Victor lyrics
by Victor



(W.H. Auden)Victor was a little baby, into this world he came:His father took him on his knee and said:' Don't dishonour the familyname.' Victor looked up at his father- loked up with big round eyes:His father said:' Victor, my only son, don't you ever tell lies.'It was a frosty December, it wsn't the season for fruits;His father fell dead of heart disease while lacing up his boots.It was a frosty December when into his grave he sank;His uncle found Victor a post as a cashier in the Midlands Countiesbank.It was a frosty December Victor was only eighteen.But his figures were neat and his margins straight and his cuffs werealways clean.He took a room at the Peveril, a respectableboarding-house: And Timewatched Victor day after day as a cat willwatch a mouse.Victor went up to his bedroom, set the alarm bell;Climbed into his bed, took his bible and read of happend to Jezebel.It was the First of April, Anna to the Peveril came;Her eyes, her lips, her breasts, her hips and her smile set menaflame. It was the Second of April, she was wearing a coat of fur;Victor met her upon the stairs and fell in love with her.The first time he made his proposal, she laughed, said:' I'll neverwed':The second time there was a pause, then she shook her head. Annalooked at the mirror, pouted and gave a frown; Said;'Victor's as dullas a wet afternoon but I've got to settle down.'The third time hemade his proposal, as they walked by the Reservoir,She gave him a kiss like a blowon the head, said,'You are my heart'sdesire.'They married early in August, she said;'Kiss me, you funnyboy':Victor took her in his arms and said:'O my Helen of Troy.'The clerks were talking of Anna, the door was just ajar:One said:'Poor old Victor, but where ignorance is bliss, etcetera.'Victor looked up at the sunset as he stood there all alone; Cried:'Areyou in Heaven, Father ?', but the sky said'Address not known.'Victor looked up at the mountains, the mountains all covered withsnow;Cried:'Are you pleased with me, Father ?' and the answer cameback,No.Victor came to the forest, cried:'Father, will she ever betrue ?'And the oaks and the beeches shook their heads and theyanswered:' Not to you.'Victor came to the meadow where the wind wentsweeping by: Cried:' O Father, I love her so,' but the wind said:' Shemust die.'Victor came to the river running so deep and so still;Crying:' O Father, what shall I do ?' and the river answered:' Kill.'Anna was sitting at table, drawing cards from a pack;Anna was sitting at table waiting for her husband to come back.Victor stood in the doorway, he didn't utter a word;She said:'What's the matter, darling ?' he behaved as if he hadn'theard.There was a voice in his left ear, there was a voice in theright,There was a voice at the base of his skull saying:'She must dietonight.'Victor picked up a carving knife, his features were set anddrawn, Said;'Anna, it would have been better for you if you had notbeen born.'Anna jumped up from the table, Anna started to scream,But Victor cam slowly after her like a horror in a dream.She dodged behind the sofa, she tore down a curtain rod,But Victor came slowly after her, said' Prepare to meet Thy God.'He stood there above the body, he stood there holding the knife;And the blood ran down the stairs and sang; ' I am the Resurrectionand the Life.'They tapped Victor on the shoulder, they took him awayin a van;He sat as quiet as a lump of moss saying; ' I am the Son ofMan.'Victor sat in a cornerMaking a woman of clay.Saying:' I am Alpha and Omega, I shall comeTo judge the earth one day.'