The guests are stood in silenceThey stare and drink their wineOn the wall the canvas hangsFrozen there in timeThey marvel at the beautyThe horror and despairAt the wake of the medusaNo one shed a tearSit my friends and listenPut your glasses downSit my friends and listenTo the voices of the drownedIn the moonlight’s ghostly glowI waken in a dreamOnce more upon that raft I standUpon a raging seaIn my ears the moans and screamsOf the dying ringSomewhere in the darknessThe siren softly singsOut there in the waves she standsAnd smiling there she callsAs the lightning cracks the skyThe wind begins to howlThe architects of our doomAround their tables sitAnd in their thrones of powerCondemn those they’ve cast adriftEchoes down the city streetTheir harpies laughter ringsWaiting for the curtain callOblivious in the wingsThe casket is emptyAbandon ye all hopeThey ran off with the moneyAnd left us with the ropeThe Pogues – The Wake Of The Medusa, 1990