Anchorage

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 cock

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