Deep In The Heartland
on the long night watch you are surrounded by darkness
and so your spirits feel tired
so many around you deeply down in the dream world
of the skins they have acquired

walking along the lines and contours where the pathway goes
you stumble on non-places in the darkness and bang my nose

deep in the heartland
the painted window is breaking
deep in the heartland
the house that holds it is shaking

solid things seem to disappear
down the grid they pour
if references lead us nowhere
what are they for

deep in the heartland
the painted window is breaking
deep in the heartland
the house that holds it is shaking

falling apart

big men drive you crazy, put their lies inside your head
the voices of confusion even follow you to bed
if you've seen something not exactly hidden
but someone's been trying
we've all seen things officially denied
someone's been lying!

deep in the heartland
the painted window is breaking
deep in the heartland
the house that holds it is shaking

Notes
Lyrics written by Geoff Mann.
Unreleased; played live several times in 1983. The lyrics of this song are comparable to Not On The Map, but the music is very different. The slower music of Not On The Map was later used for Blondon Fair.