30.Whatever You Want
He's a company man, your right hand
13 years and counting, no detectable ambition
A model of efficiency, far as you can see
He knows every loophole, the art of fine print
Massages the numbers 'til they fit
And every time you ask him for another vanishing act
He half-smiles as if to say
Whatever you want is fine by me
Never a real moment together but she understands
You're an important man, another late night
Don't know if you're coming home or when
She's alone again
But she goes on curating your domestic museum
She disappears in her loyalty
She is a dress wearing a face in the doorway
Opening her arms out to you
Whatever you want is fine by me
No one would dare to question you
Oh no, no one would dare to stand up
But in the night she leaves the papers in a tidy pile
Evidence for her reasons
And in the night he takes the main accounts
And pulls the files, detailing every treason
I am the last one you'd ever suspect of setting the fire
But as you switch on your TV tomorrow morning
You'll hear me saying quietly
Whatever you want is fine by me
Whatever you say, I'll do what you ask me
Whatever you say but do you know who's listening?
Whatever you say, you know it's over
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