Oh Lieutenant I am lonely; I come to the vacuum with a void inside of me
And now in amongst the darkness on the nights when I can’t sleep
I know the arms of consolation are imaginary
But oh, the unmoored heart yearns to glide, rudderless,
Stars will be my guide, I need a tall ship to steer them by
I always did love, the uniform, Malcolm
Oh Malcolm in the armoury; you obviate my longing with your weapons jargonry
For I have been on Twitter there’s no jobs for PhDs
ECR like rented cars; the stars, are out of reach
But oh, the unmoored heart yearns to glide, rudderless,
Stars will be my guide, I need a tall ship to steer them by
I always did love, a dark horse, Malcolm
Oh Malcolm I’m in solidarity; with the striking on the campus find a picket line for me
Oh Malcolm I once dreamed I’d be an astronaut
But I’m a no-plan rocket man, never have been caught
And I wish they would stop asking why I don’t want babies
But if you were only real I’d surely love to test your tactical expertise
But oh, the unmoored heart yearns to glide, rudderless,
Stars will be my guide, I need a tall ship to steer them by
I always did love, the uniform, Malcolm
I always did love, a shy man, Malcolm,
I always did love, a stoic, oh
I always did love, an illusion
Malcolm