Killing an Arab
from The Peel Session, Three Imaginary Boys,
Boys Don't Cry, Concert, and Staring at the Sea

Standing on the beach
With a gun in my hand
Staring at the sea
Staring at the sand
Staring down the barrel
At the Arab on the ground
See his open mouth
But here no sound

I'm alive
I'm dead
I'm a stranger
Killing an Arab

I can turn and walk away
Or I can fire the gun
Staring at the sky
Staring at the sun
Whichever I choice
It amounts to the same

Absolutely nothing

I'm alive
I'm dead
I'm the stranger
Killing an Arab

Feel the steel butt jump
Smooth in my hand
Staring at the sea
Staring at the sand
Staring at myself
Reflected in the eyes
Of a dead man on the beach

The dead man
On the beach

I'm alive
I'm dead
I'm the stranger
Killing an Arab

The Peel Session
Three Imaginary Boys
Boys Don't Cry
Concert
Staring at the Sea
Lyrics