Chinese Envoy Songtext
von John Cale

She was a princess, much lower than people thought
A master of nothing, a mistress of something she thought
(Master of nothing, master of nothing)

She could talk about things that never mattered ever
In one person′s miserable life after another
She could talk to the French and Germans at will
They'd never listen (master of nothing)
(Master of nothing, master of nothing)
They never will

The Chinese envoy was here, was here but left (whoa)
The Chinese envoy was here, was here but left (whoa)


Calling out her name, you′d be surprised at what came
Galloping out of the darkness just like furniture
We'd have lost it all if it hadn't been for Cardinal Richelieu
And all his courtiers

The Chinese envoy was here, was here but left (whoa)
The Chinese envoy was here, was here but left (whoa)

You said you never leave
You said you never leave
You said you never leave again
To be with you

The Chinese envoy was here, was here but left (whoa)
The Chinese envoy was here, was here but left (whoa)
The Chinese envoy was here, was here but left (whoa)
The Chinese envoy was here, was here but left (whoa)
In his broken-hearted, broken-hearted, broken-hearted pagoda