The Rakes Progress Lyrics

Everything crashed His wife left him He lost all of his money And most of his friends He lay awake all night Lonely and desperate Contemplating Starting again (these chains are al...Read Full Lyrics

(music: marillion lyrics: steve hogarth & john helmer) The alarm by the bed Wring the dreams from my head It's a new day Leave the flakes in the bowl Milk unopened, I'm gone But I...Read Full Lyrics

(Derek Disck/Steve Rothery/ Pete Trewavas/ Micheal Pointer/Mark Kelly/Brian Jellyman) The rain auditions at my window Its symphony echoes in my womb My gaze scans the walls of thi...Read Full Lyrics

(Music: Marillion Lyrics: Steve Hogarth & John Helmer) You may not recall the moment that you asked me But your invitation was clear You'll pretend you've never met me But it's fa...Read Full Lyrics

(Music: Marillion Lyrics: Steve Hogarth) On top of the world like a flag on a mountain Feeling so high you can feel so alone Unable to breathe at the height that you flew Staring ...Read Full Lyrics

(... If you could only see what I've seen with your eyes) A wise man once said A flower is only A sexual organ Beauty is cruelty And evolution A wise man once said That everything ...Read Full Lyrics

(Music: Marillion Lyrics: Steve Hogarth) The cars leave their trails of hot & cold light inside my head Like burned-in long exposure pictures The wheels spin slowly backwards Stro...Read Full Lyrics

(DickKellyMosleyRotheryTrewavas) [The music for this song later became "The Release"] We are led by the light at the end of the tunnel We are guided by the fires of our burning dre...Read Full Lyrics

(lyrics: derek dick) Three boats down from the candy, vacant deckchairs on a floodlit beach Three boats down from the candy, rollers coast invade the deepest sleep Three boats dow...Read Full Lyrics

Here today Gone this afternoon Another tune We almost remember What's the story Sex and drugs again Business as usual The clock's already ticking La la la la When he was young S...Read Full Lyrics