Artist: Peter Hammill
Lyrics of Artist: Peter Hammill
Lyrics of Artist: Peter Hammill
[Lyric] This Side of the Looking Glass The Love Songs (Peter Hammill)
[Verse 1] The stars in the heavens still shine up above me: How lovely they'd seem if you were with me But you're gone through the looking-glass And I am left to pass these nights alone [Verse 2] I'm lost, I'm dumb, I'm blind I am drunk with sadness Sunk by madness The wave overwhelms me The mirror repels me The echo of your laugh Drifts through...Learn MorerockPeter Hammill[Lyric] Door - Live (Peter Hammill)
[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] He's a blind man, crouching by the pavement Only seeing with his third eye And clutching at the astral shadows Of every passer-by [Verse 2] He's a wise man, trumping all the answers; She's a wild girl, trying to keep his feet on the floor In whispered physical litanies: Please, stay away from the door [Verse 3] Oh,...Learn MorerockPeter Hammill[Lyric] This Side of the Looking Glass (Peter Hammill)
[Verse 1] The stars in the heavens still shine up above me: How lovely they'd seem if you were with me But you're gone through the looking-glass And I am left to pass these nights alone [Verse 2] I'm lost, I'm dumb, I'm blind I am drunk with sadness Sunk by madness The wave overwhelms me The mirror repels me The echo of your laugh Drifts through...Learn MorerockPeter Hammill[Lyric] Central Hotel - Live (Peter Hammill)
[Spoken Intro] Aight, this is another song from Sitting Targets and it's called Central Hotel [Instrumetal Intro] [Verse 1] I found myself lying on the balcony Stripling terror, naked to the bone; The secret asteroid jungle nearly done for me – I saw it all just a moment ago [Chorus 1] I know I'd better watch out For the Central Hotel... Oh, but...Learn MorerockPeter Hammill[Lyric] Just Good Friends The Love Songs (Peter Hammill)
[Verse 1] Drawing back the curtains Sluggish city daylight in the afternoon... Here's that special silence Just before you walk out of the hotel room Each time we're so close I assume That we'll never be again [Refrain 1] Oh, how long must we pretend [Verse 2] A casual affair is all that you can spare From your emotional change; A calendar of...Learn MorepopPeter Hammill[Lyric] This Side of the Looking Glass - Alternate Take (Peter Hammill)
[Verse 1] The stars in the heavens still shine up above me: How lovely they'd seem if you were with me But you're gone through the looking-glass And I am left to pass these nights alone [Verse 2] I'm lost, I'm dumb, I'm blind I am drunk with sadness Sunk by madness The wave overwhelms me The mirror repels me The echo of your laugh Drifts through...Learn MorerockPeter Hammill[Lyric] The Spirit - Live (Peter Hammill)
[Instrumental Intro] [Spoken Intro] [?] [Instrumental] [Guitar Solo 1] [Verse 1] Such distance to the tips of the fingers The ganglion loom jerks inside; The body gets steadily stranger [Refrain 1] But the spirit survives [Guitar Solo 2] [Verse 2] That sharp halogen flash jars the eyeball The limbs pump in overdrive; The body gets steadily...Learn MorerockPeter Hammill[Lyric] White Dot (Peter Hammill)
Nothing is like anything else Everything's the same Our progress punctuated By a series of coincidence To form a logical chain Nothing is like everything else Like anything you name Pomposity unpunctured We're approaching a velocity Of escape from our mortal frames So nothing is like anything else So everything's designed We're utterly dependent...Learn MorepopPeter Hammill[Lyric] My Room - Live (Peter Hammill)
[Verse 1] Searching for diamonds in the sulphur mine Leaning on props that are rotten Hoping for anything, looking for a sign That I am not forgotten; [Verse 2] Lost in a labyrinth of future mystery Tracing my steps, all mistaken Trusting to everything, praying it can be That I am not forsaken [Instrumental] [Bridge 1] I wait by the...Learn MorerockPeter Hammill[Lyric] Dont Tell Me The Love Songs (Peter Hammill)
[Verse 1] You don't have to say a thing The silence is sweet; We've been together today In a way we might never repeat Oh, your head on the pillow The distance in your eyes – Already you might be Rehearsing the word "Goodbye" [Chorus] When the evening comes of this perfect day When the shadows run will you look away Will you slip away? Don't tell...Learn MorerockPeter Hammill