[Verse 1]
In the light before the dawn
Shadows snake in my peripheral
Mesmerise me, bring it on
Heart beats with fear here in the theatre of my soul

[Chorus]
You see, I hope it will go on an' on
And when the curtain call is done
Morning always comes

[Verse 2]
It was a fine time to be born
De-mob happy street and free milk for us all
It was the right place to be sure
Those dreaming spires and, yeah, oh so pastoral

[Chorus]
But let's hope it's not just luck and strange
A one-off peaceful golden age
That's a dark thought in the dark

[Bridge]
Seek what you won't find, that is a wasted life
Or so the Ancients dropped by to tell me
They drank me dry but my, oh my, so far
Ah-ha

[Verse 3]
Quite the time to be a boy
Six-string masters of an expanding universe
It was a high time to be sure
Soaring and free from the bounds of the Earth

[Chorus]
But let's hope it's not just luck and strange
A one-off peaceful golden age
That's a dark thought in the dark

[Bridge]
Time for this mortal man to love the child that holds my hand
And the woman who smiles when I embrace her
These eyes stay dry but my, oh my, guitar
Ah-ha

[Outro: Instrumental]

[Verse]
So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell
Blue skies from pain
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail
A smile from a veil
Do you think you can tell
And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts
Hot ashes for trees? Hot air for a cool breeze
Cold comfort for change
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have you found? The same old fears
Wish you were here

[Verse 1]
Broke an early promise
Put trust in an unknown
Fell headlong into the arms
Of the first that stirred me

[Verse 2]
Unsteadied a steady heart
And took me to a place I've never been
A place I've never been since

[Verse 3]
Stopped hoping at an early age
Stopped guessing at an early age
Start accepting things from day one
And then things can't go too wrong

[Verse 4]
Just let them walk all over you
Laugh through the punches and the pain
Let the life-blood drain away from you
They're right, you're wrong

[Verse 5]
And you can see it in the way they look at you
Feel it in the way they treat you
Always the last to know
Always the first to leave

[Verse 6]
And when the sky begins to fall
The blame - all along in you - is yours
Wakes you with a fever at five
Your guardian angel gives up the ghost

[Verse 5]
And you can see it in the way they look at you
Feel it in the way they treat you
Always the last to know
Always the first to leave

[Verse 4]
Just let them walk all over you (They're right, you're wrong)
Laugh through the punches and the pain (They're right, you're wrong)
Let the life-blood drain away from you (They're right, you're wrong)
They're right, you're wrong

[Outro: Guitar Solo]

[Instrumental Intro]

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 1]
The sweet smell of a great sorrow lies over the land
Plumes of smoke rise and merge into the leaden sky
A man lies and dreams of green fields and rivers
But awakes to a morning with no reason for waking
He's haunted by the memory of a lost paradise
In his youth or a dream, he can't be precise
He's chained forever to a world that's departed
It's not enough, it's not enough

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 2]
His blood has frozen and curdled with fright
His knees have trembled and given way in the night
His hand has weakened at the moment of truth
His step has faltered

[Bridge]
One world, one soul
Time pass, the river roll

[Interlude]
(It's not enough, it's not enough)

[Verse 3]
And he talks to the river of lost love and dedication
And silent replies that swirl invitation
Flow dark and troubled to an oily sea
A grim intimation of what is to be
There's an unceasing wind that blows through this night
And there's dust in my eyes, that blinds my sight
And silence that speaks so much louder than words
Of promises broken

[Guitar Solo]