Well Enough
Dinner Party
Verse 1
Forks on the left Grudges on the right We're seated by century Please don't make a scene That's Vincent He's been sulking since the Armada That's Marguerite She hasn't had a new thought since the fire And that's the head of the table Nobody sits there We leave it out in case he remembers us
Pre-Chorus
Smile Smile They can't hear you smiling
Chorus
Welcome to the dinner party Nobody's eating Nobody's leaving Nobody's said a single true thing since the wallpaper was new Welcome to the dinner party Pass the decanter Pass the decanter Pass the decanter (don't drink it)
Verse 2
Vincent's telling the one about the bridge Everyone laughs Everyone's laughed at this since 1650 It's not a joke anymore It's a password Marguerite says the youth today Marguerite says no respect Marguerite last left the building when the building was a field
Pre-Chorus
Nod Nod They only need you to nod
Chorus
Welcome to the dinner party Nobody's eating Nobody's leaving Nobody's said a single true thing since the wallpaper was new Welcome to the dinner party Pass the decanter Pass the decanter Pass the decanter (don't drink it)
Middle Eight
More wine for the gentleman! More centuries for the lady! Somebody get the door — no, nobody get the door, nobody has ever got the door, the door has never once been got —
Verse 3
Here's what nobody says at the table and I'm only saying it to you There's nine of them and they're tired and they're bored and they've been bored since before your grandmother They're not strong They're seated That's the whole thing That's all it's ever been
Final Chorus
Welcome to the dinner party Nobody's eating Nobody's leaving And the chairs are only chairs if you keep pulling them out Welcome to the dinner party Pass the decanter Pass the decanter Pass the deca—