On A Day Like Today...

Rowland Stuart Howard (24 October 1959 – 30 December 2009)

Sleep Alone

First I shut down the stars because

You said they ruled us

Then I took out Mars

He was the cruelest

His lover followed suit

By way of suicide

And the others stood there silent

As I dealt out peace of mind

Shut me up

Shut me down

Stop me if you can

My love, I'll show you nothing

I'm a misanthropic man

Shut me up

Shut me down

Stop me if you can

My love, I'll show you nothing

I'm a misanthropic man

Shut me up

Shut me down

Stop me if you can

My love, I'm less than nothing

I'm a misanthropic man

This is a journey

To the edge of the night

I've got no companions

Only Celine's on my side

Don't need nothing from no-one

The needle's in the red

Nothing to lose

Everything's dead

Shut me up

Shut me down

Stop me if you can

My love, I'll show you nothing

I'm a misanthropic man

Shut me up

Shut me down

Stop me if you can

My love, I'm less than nothing

I'm a misanthropic man

The sky is empty

The earth as still as stone

Nothing stands above me

Now I can sleep alone