Roisin Murphy

Lip Service

Roisin Murphy


Where have you heard
I told the world you are a perfect gentleman?
It shows, and everyone knows
But I suppose I could shout it out again
Can't stop bigging you up
Telling the world that you're my world, you are my king
Sure, I want you to know that I love you so
Cause it's like everyone knows but you
And look, it won't take too long 'fore I write a song
And I mention again that you're a swell
Hell of a guy, so strong and true

These lips are in your service
It's sooner than you deserve
I will spend a lifetime on it
Never find the word to say

I hope I don't embarrass you
Sharing the special things you do
But if I don't, like, burst to joy
Never be known to be good
If I said it once, it's been a million times
You are the object of my lip service
My homage to you

How can I explain, what can I say
And somehow not go all the way?
If you don't know by now that you hold the power
Then you will sometime today
Look, you don't seem to know
I'm making a show of myself to make a point
Fine, it's all in, when I get the talk I write endless lines about you
Then I still understand
Try to explain all of the things I vaguely knew
I keep bigging you up
And I won't give up until you understand it's true
I see everyone now, but my little boy is just a

Glazing over
They heard it all before
My lips are in your service for now