(These lyrics were originally from Andrew Marvick's The Garden.)

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"Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake"

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Written by Kate Bush

Emma's come down.

She's stopped the light

Shining out of her eyes.

Emma's been run out on.

She's breaking down

In so many places,

Stuck in low gear ⁽¹⁾

Because of her fears

Of the skidding wheels,

(The skid of her wheels she feels.)

Skidding wheels,

(The skid of her wheels she feels.)

Spinning wheels.

(Wheel-skidding feeling.)

Her heart is there,

But they've greased the road.

Her heart is out there,

But she's no control.

Oh, come on, you've got to use your flow.

You know what it's like, and you know you want to go.

Don't drive too slowly.

Don't put your blues where your shoes should be.

Don't put your foot on the heartbrake.

(She's losing, she's losing, she's losing, she's losing...)

She's losing that inner flame.

It was burning bright,

But she's losing the light fast.

She's only herself to blame.

Well, take care of yourself, ⁽²⁾

And remember Georgie.

But she's so O.D.'d on weeping

She can harDLy see

That she's dropping beads.

(Red, red glass is bleeding.)

Dropping beads.

(Red, red glass is bleeding.)

Dropping beads.

(Red, red on the parquet.)

Her heart is there, ⁽³⁾

But they've greased the road.

Her heart is out there,

But she's no control.

Oh, come on, you've got to use your flow.

You know what it's like, and you know you want to go.

Don't drive too slowly.

Don't put your blues where your shoes should be.

Don't put your foot on the heartbrake.

1. --A demo version has this line as "Stuck in low gears."
2. --The demo version has this line as "Remember them," (?) "And remember Georgie."
3. --The demo has this line as "Her heart is out there" both times.

©1978 Kate Bush Music/EMI Music Publ. Ltd.

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