OMD - Christine

Existing version on RUclips is incomplete and only in 240p quality. A heartbreaking song that Andy McCluskey has said is about "a girl who works in a strip club in Manhattan, because she's got no other way of supporting herself". Towards the end of the tale, she chooses to "leave her son and daughter" as the river "pulls her under". RIP Christine.
As the sun descends too quickly
Behind the distant city
She will ride under the water
She will leave her son and daughter
Reduced to lying naked
To feed those she holds sacred
She is bare of clothes and beauty
On display in her nudity
If someone calls her name out
All she ever hears are cars
Through the window in the bathroom
Through the broken glass and bars
Seeking comfort in the wallet
Where she placed the eighty dollars
When the last one has departed
She can slide into the darkness
And slowly down the river
The current pulls her under
And it bathes her in its splendour
Is unmoved by her surrender
And faint through the water
The lights like brittle stars
Someone called her name out
She no longer hears the cars
Christine...

[@johnrichardson5713]

Outstanding songwriting, this track has it all going on!!

[@agentblue52]

Love this song, one of a few great OMD tracks from the 90's

[@maggio1900]

Just perfect 👍