You still can't believe That you'd accept the reprieve Despite the excitement of the sound That detached you from the crowd When the foliage recedes Contracting one more disease Hidden in the fog that engulfs and surrounds What was lost has now…

Do you remember waiting patiently outside When the delivery to the shop had just arrived The special moment after months of speculation As you saw the final cover the first time Held aloft you felt the weight Like a trophy you had won You didn…

Ten stubbed out Embassy lay scattered on the floor The silhouette behind the curtain disappeared from sight once more Listening in again Listening in again The target reappeared, this time his luck was in The microwave detector read the password…

So you feel like singing All your friends say you'll go far Be a star You'd cut your arm off for those yesses Sell your soul for just one more But what for You know it's only karaoke Fake plastic art It's OK you've got your mentors And they really…

Walking through fields in winter Cold breath in the air The thorny gap where The path that leads to the river Crosses over the lea And then heads out to the sea When the fading light mutates into night And you can't go home because you've got…

When you speak Random words projected out When you hear All ignored except the shout Claiming that you want to be One of the last to shake the tree When you see And your eyes reflect the past When you feel But the question's not yet asked As…

When you sat in all the cheap seats With the money that you paid I recall the optimism Then the contempt that you displayed I had nothing to say to you On the day you lied When they had to clear the harbour To drain the sewage that was there…

It's six in the morning but it feels like it's ten The pain in your head has returned once again It was your answer, your bounty, your prayer You consumed more than you were aware (Chorus) What goes up must come down Denial overcomes the doubt…

With the flick of a switch when the light ran away And the last scraps of daylight abandoned Instead of feeling secure inside the cozy retreat There were noises just outside on the landing When the shadows crept through the deepening gloom A twinkle…

You shouldn't try to keep your secrets And then just run off to confess I'm sure you've got your own reasons To fight the movement to suppress Acting parts in your own theatre But going blind under the spotlight (Chorus) Even though it's all…