“I say good night-night
I tuck him in tight.
But things are not right.”

—  Kate Bush

Song lyrics, Never for Ever (1980)
Context: I say good night-night
I tuck him in tight.
But things are not right.
What is this? An infant kiss
That sends my body tingling?

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