I can see very well
There's a boat on the reef with a broken back
And I can see it very well
There's a joke and I know it very well
It's one of those that I told you long ago
Take my word I'm a madman don't you know
Once a fool had a good part in the play
If it's so would I still be here today
It's quite peculiar in a funny sort of way
They think it's very funny everything I say
Get a load of him, he's so insane
You better get your coat dear
It looks like rain [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/e/elton_john/madman_across_the_water.html ]
We'll come again next Thursday afternoon
The In-laws hope they'll see you very soon
But is it in your conscience that you're after
Another glimpse of the madman across the water
I can see very well
There's a boat on the reef with a broken back
And I can see it very well
There's a joke and I know it very well
It's one of those that I told you long ago
Take my word I'm a madman don't you know
The ground's a long way down but I need more
Is the nightmare black
Or are the windows painted
Will they come again next week
Can my mind really take it
I think this is about insanity, not sure why, i guess the wife died tragically and the man went nuts, possibly he was involved in the death and only he knows? 'its in his conscience" tho this is a bit of a reach/ the inlaws come to see him still- in the asylum, a boat on the reef w a broken back is a euphism for insanity, nightmare, windows painted= isolationsism
by Unregistered on Apr 28th 2012 12:35 am
Wondered about this for years, though i guess in the modern terms, we'd just put it down to the unspoken recognition of an "elephant in the room"...