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

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"Experiment IV"


The Whole Story
 Written by Kate Bush 





 We were working secretly 


 For the military. 


 We only know in theory 


 What we are doing: 


 Music made for pleasure, 


 Music made to thrill. 


 It was music we were making here until 






      They told us 


      All they wanted 


      Was a sound that could kill someone 


      From a distance. 


      So we go ahead, 


      And the meters are over in the red. 


      It's a mistake in the making. 






           It could feel like falling in love. 


           It could feel so bad. 


           But it could feel so good. 


           It could sing you to sleep-- 


 ("I'll bet my mum's gonna give me a little toy instrument!")*



           But that dream is your enemy. 






 We won't be there to be blamed. 


 We won't be there to snitch. 


 I just pray that someone there 


 Can hit the switch. 






      But they told us 


      All they wanted 


      Was a sound that could kill someone 


      From a distance. 


      So we go ahead, 


      And the meters are over in the red. 


      It's a mistake we've made. 






      And the public are warned to stay off. 




[*--"I'll bet my mum's gonna give me a little toy instrument": 
This line is only a guess. There is still no certainty that real words  are
spoken here at all. Many people hear some, however, and during the  Wogan Show
performance of this song a face (possibly Paddy's) appears  on a computer
monitor during this line, mouthing something.]






©1986 Kate Bush Music Ltd.