Song
Embassy Lament
Richard Bryan, Steven Brooks, Mark Fleming, Michael Steffan, Cantabile, Josh Groban
Highlights from Chess In Concert (Live), 2009, EnglishLyrics
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CIVIL SERVANTS
Oh my dear, how boring, he's defecting
Just like all the others, he's expecting
Us to be impressed with what he's done here
But he
Hasn't stopped to think about the paperwork
His gesture causes
We've an embassy to run here
If these people can't strike blows for freedom
With a valid visa, we don't need 'em
If we seem offhand then please remember
This is nothing very special
He's the fourth we've had since last November
Who do these foreign chappies think they are?
CIVIL SERVANT #1
And when he's safely in the West
He'll be the subject to discuss
The media will lionize him
Fame and fortune plus
CIVIL SERVANTS
No one will recall it's thanks to us
CIVIL SERVANT #1, spoken
You have a wife?
ANATOLY, spoken
Yes
CIVIL SERVANT #3, spoken
You have two children?
ANATOLY, spoken
Yes
CIVIL SERVANT #2, spoken
And they're not coming with you?
ANATOLY, spoken
No, not for the moment
CIVIL SERVANT #4, spoken
You play chess. You are good at it?
CIVIL SERVANT #4, spoken
Oh. I hear you're world champion
ANATOLY, spoken
Since yesterday
CIVIL SERVANTS, spoken
That's still good
CIVIL SERVANTS
Have you an appointment with the consul?
If you don't we know what his response'll
Be, he will not see you, with respect it
Buggers up his very taxing schedule
Pushing peace and understanding
Let us hope this won't affect it
Far too many jokers cross the border
Not a single document in order
Russia must be empty
Though we're all for
Basic human rights it makes you wonder
What they built the Berlin Wall for—
Who do these foreign chappies think they are?
And when you've filled in all the forms
And been passed clear of all disease
Debriefed, debugged, de-drugged, disarmed
And disinfected, please
Don't forget the guys who cut your keys
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