They’ve been asking   You’ve been doing lately   Where have you been?      So you were standing all alone on the corner in your coat   I only ever took you with some soap   The jacket keeps you warm but you're still cold   I know there's no point in changing Emily   Finally found you washed up in your boat   Streams and tears and bruises round your throat   No longer self-assured and overboard   The blinkers never fitted quite right   Emily      Chorus: They’ve been asking   You’ve been doing lately   Where have you been?      So I know you think   You’ve seen everything they sent us here to see   Hate to see you lose hope for meaning   There’s a line to tread without getting too deep   There’s a lot of water to tread in the open sea   You’ll find we lose our way so we can find it back   When we return we return to a clearer path   Lessons in the soil that’s on the track   You know that we’d always love to have you back      Chorus: They’ve been asking   You’ve been doing lately   Where have you been?   Where are you hiding?      So come with me   Always try to keep your head held high   Treat the ones you love like you might die   It might be the last day you’re alive   There are no second chances round here   And you’ll see skeletons in the closet where they hang   Ghosts that walk your hallways in their gangs   The clowns that laughed at you when you first sang   No longer hold no relevance around here      Chorus: They’ve been asking   You’ve been doing lately   Where have you been   Where are you hiding?      So much promise    Thrown upon us this year   I need you here   Emily