All That Before

I don't know if I'm cracking up or just getting careless...
is this room quite airless?
Just a minute - listen,
did you hear that knock on the door?

I'm going to have to write things down before I forget them.
I can't find my glasses, I don't know where I left them
so I can't expect to get much on the visionary score,
or did I say all that before?

Oh, stop me if you've heard this one before I get started.
I can't find my mobile and I didn't charge it,
it's a phantom target,
if I call myself I'll only get my Voicemail once more.

I wish that I could pin things down before they escaped me.
I can't find my car keys and it seems that lately
I have trouble even fitting them into the front door...
or did I say all that before?
Oh, stop me if I'm banging on trying to grab your attention.
I forget to mention I can't find my glasses
but I think I bent them when I dropped them
as I scrabbled for my phone on the floor.

It seems I can't, I can't remember,
I can't remember what I'm doing.

Although I flash that foolish grin
that seemed so winning when I came in
I'm beginning to see everyhting we've been
is going to be forgotten.

It's not a joke,
or did I say that all before I spoke?
It's not a joke,
or did I say all that before I spoke?

I can't find myself,
what I'm looking for,
and I've lost the thread
of what I said before.

Trivia about the song All That Before by Van Der Graaf Generator

On which albums was the song “All That Before” released by Van Der Graaf Generator?
Van Der Graaf Generator released the song on the albums “Trisector” in 2008, “Trisector” in 2008, and “Live At The Paradiso 14.04.07” in 2009.

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