The Empty Room - Ray Davies

In a room called desolation

That resembles a Tomb

It’s here we find our hero

The subject of this tune

He gets up from the table

He walks across the room

He looks out of the window

At the clouds of gloom

He turns and sees a mirror

Reflecting someone he once knew

He feels his nose and mouth

And whispers who are you?

No memories to haunt him

No ghost to exorcise

No pictures on the table

To bring sentimental tears to his eyes

The past belongs to those possessions

Obligations and the ties

Forced on him so long ago

Now he’s waving them goodbye

And he doesn’t feel pathetic

He’s not such a loser after all

That empty room can’t torture him

'Cos he’s dispossessed it all

Everybody needs an empty room

Nostalgic memories, they’ll drive you to doom

Lose all of those attachments start again, and very soon

You’ll find yourself just thinking of the life in front of you

Be happy and contented in that empty room

Everybody needs an empty room

Those nostalgic memories, they’ll drive you to doom

Lose all of those attachments start again, and very soon

You’ll find yourself just thinking of the life in front of you

Be happy and contented in that empty room