The Duelist

Lyrics

[Spoken Intro: Jarvis Cocker and Charlotte Gainsbourg] 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 [Verse 1: Jarvis Cocker and Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jarvis Cocker] In the time it takes a handkerchief to fall to the ground One of our lives will be over Brocade waistcoat catches glints of morning light Silk damask swathed in bottle green memories [Chorus: Jarvis Cocker and Charlotte Gainsbourg] We've traveled from station to station We now approach our final destination The only way to awake you was to slap your face So stand up straight and let me take one final taste of you [Spoken Interlude: Charlotte Gainsbourg] Before we walk the agreed number of paces And turn to face our fate The coup de grace delivered so delicately You always had such exquisite taste [Verse 2: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jarvis Cocker, Both] Morning sky stretched tight as a drum Tension released in an instant Brocade waistcoat flecked with blood in the golden light You were dead before you even hit the ground [Chorus: Jarvis Cocker and Charlotte Gainsbourg] We've traveled from station to station Now we've reached our final destination Watch all trace of colour draining from your face Stood to take my final taste, one final taste of you [Spoken Outro: Jarvis Cocker, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Both] And ice crystals always have six points Though every one's unique They melt on the tongue and no one's ever counted them all But you've tried You You So cool and calculated A real cold fish So measure this So measure this 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15