Scales of an angel
Wings of a snake
Living here in the future

With the racket that you make

Memory of a scream

Heart of the flame
Talking in a lark's tongue
And more of the same


Green ice is on the melt
Just the way the dead have felt

Nothing like the way my name is spelt
But I belt it out anyway


Darkness returning
My torch keeps on burning for you
In the life you keep on spurning

Everything is hurting me

Mouth of a river

The fingers of a flute
The trees get used for rifles
Growing lovely shoots


Around the captain's table
The silent diners slept

In the white of morning
The distance slowly crept


And the ice in my glass
And the hit of the past
And the great icy blast

I pass it on to you

Darkness returning

My torch keeps on burning for you
In the life you keep on spurning
Everything is hurting me

'Thing is hurting me

Words of a mute

The passion of a rock
Waking early on an Easter Sunday
Just before the @@#!


The motion of a statue
The honour of a rat

The street was almost empty
But then you saw through that


And the ice in the box
Falling off the shelf in blocks
Down at the docks

Well I was shocked not to be discovered

Darkness returning

My torch keeps on burning for you
In the life you keep on spurning
Everything is hurting me


Strength of a lamb
The shape of a cloud

The eyes of the star
Cruelty of a crowd


This afternoon is crushing down
The bars are all closed today lady
Middle of town is a long way down

I'd hate to see you break your crown

And the ice in my drink

My drink in your lap
Just a process in a trap
I'll slap it out of you

Slap it out of you

Music of the snow
Tempts the flake
Nature, you don't know

A nice delicious ache

The conscience of a fox
Love about the size of a shoe box
The school of hard knocks

They box it out of me

The ice in my throat
A message in the note
Just like a sinking boat

You coat yourself with sympathy

Darkness returning
My torch keeps on burning for you
In the life you keep on spurning

Everything is hurting me 'thing is hurting me