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Senses Working Overtime Lyrics by XTC
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- Recording: “Senses Working Overtime” is credited to XTC.
- Released: Jan 2, 2026 on “The Hits Album: 80s New Wave”.
- Length: The recording runs 4:32.
- Genre: Filed under Rock.
- Lyrics: This page has 69 lyric lines and 70 timed cues.
- Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
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Senses Working Overtime lyrics by XTC
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0:08Hey, hey
0:09The clouds are whey
0:11There's straw for the donkeys
0:12And the innocents can all sleep safely
0:16All sleep safely
0:22My, my
0:23Sun is pie
0:25There's fodder for the cannons
0:27And the guilty ones can all sleep safely
0:32All sleep safely
0:37And all the world is football shaped
0:41It's just for me to kick in space
0:45And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste
0:48And I've got one, two, three, four, five
0:52Senses working overtime
0:56Trying to take this all in
0:59I've got one, two, three, four, five
1:03Senses working overtime
1:07Trying to taste the difference
1:09'Tween the lemons and limes
1:11The pain and the pleasure
1:14And the church bells softly chime
1:25Hey, hey
1:26Night fights day
1:28There's food for the thinkers
1:29And the innocents can all live slowly
1:34All live slowly
1:39My, my
1:41The sky will cry
1:42Jewels for the thirsty
1:44And the guilty one's can all die slowly
1:49All die slowly
1:55And all the world is biscuit shaped
1:58It's just for me to feed my face
2:02And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste
2:05And I've got one, two, three, four, five
2:09Senses working overtime
2:13Trying to take this all in
2:17I've got one, two, three, four, five
2:20Senses working overtime
2:25Trying to taste the difference
2:27'Tween the lemons and limes
2:29The pain and the pleasure
2:30And the church bells softly chime
2:43And birds might fall from black skies
2:48And bullies might give you black eyes
2:57And busses might skid on black ice
3:05But to me, it's very very beautiful (England's glory!)
3:16Beautiful (A striking beauty!)
3:38And all the world is football shaped
3:41It's just for me to kick in space
3:45And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste
3:48And I've got one, two, three, four, five
3:53Senses working overtime
3:57Trying to take this all in
4:01I've got one, two, three, four, five
4:04Senses working overtime
4:08Trying to tell the difference
4:10'Tween the goods and crimes
4:12Dirt or treasure
4:14And there's one, two, three, four, five
4:17Senses working overtime
4:21Trying to take this all in
4:25I've got one, two, three, four, five
4:28Senses working overtime
4:33Trying to taste the difference
4:34'Tween the lemons and limes
4:36The pain and the pleasure
4:38And the church bells softly chime
4:43♪
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Senses Working Overtime song profile
For “Senses Working Overtime,” the words performed by XTC are paired with the recording details used to distinguish this version. Continue with more XTC lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other Rock song lyrics.
- Jan 2, 2026Released
- 4:32Length
- 69Lyric lines
- 70Timed cues
- 275sTimed span
- Lyric record matched as “Senses Working Overtime” by XTC
- 70 ordered lyric timestamps verified
- Karaoke follow-along playback enabled
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Release record
The matched recording is associated with “The Hits Album: 80s New Wave.” Available release data dates this recording to 2026-01-02. The duration attached to the recording is 4:32.
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- Album / release
- The Hits Album: 80s New Wave
- Released
- 2026-01-02
- Length
- 4:32
- Recording source
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