Lightbulb Sun lyrics

[Written by Steven Wilson]

Six of one a half a dozen

Black guitars and plastic blues
Hide behind a wall of nothing

Nothing said and nothing new

4 Chords that made a million

You belong there on the cover

You are the emperor in new clothes

A man who thinks he owns the future

Will sell your vacuum with his prose

4 Chords that made a million

[Lyrics - Wilson, music - Edwin, Wilson]

This is a hate song just meant for you
I thought that I'd write it down while I still could

I hope when you hear this you'll want to sue

Oh it's a lonely life in my empty bed

And it's a quiet life that leaks from my head

These are the last rites

The line is dead

Yes, I'm hearing voices too

And I'm more cut up than you

[Written by Steven Wilson]

The letters pile up in the hallway
Junk mail and bills from the catalogues

And the neighbours have guessed 'cos I've cancelled the milk

And they don't hear your voice through the walls anymore

How is your life today ?

I was kissed on the cheek by a cold mouth

While the taxi was waiting like a getaway car

Each second seems like a lifetime

[Written by Steven Wilson]

So see how long I can last
You can pretend that I don't exist for you

And I can laugh about it now

But I hated every minute

I was waiting for your email

And each day that you forgot to call

Just made me feel so low

So low

Christmas 1998

I tried to call

I just couldn't wait

And your message was out of date

So I left my voice on your machine

[Written by Steven Wilson]

The sun is a light bulb

A candle's a treat
The curtains stay closed now

On my little retreat

And I'll only take medicine

If it's followed by sweets

A sickly pink liquid

That puts me to sleep

My head beats a better way

Tomorrow a better day

And I can watch TV

While I'm wrapped up in bed

And mother makes sure that

I'm watered and fed

[part 1 - Wilson / part 2 (instrumental) - Barbieri, Edwin, Maitland, Wilson]

You think I deserve this

You said I was stupid
All my thoughts are like coal

But Russia on ice is burning a hole

Can't stop myself drinking

Can't stop being me

If I call will you come and will you save me ?

I see the whole thing come down

I blow it to the ground

[Written by Steven Wilson]

You move in waves

You never retrace
Your newest craze

Straight out of the Face by the bed unread

I'm left behind

Like all the others

Some fall for you

It doesn't make much difference if they do

She changes every time you look

By summer it was all gone - now she's moved on

She called you every other day

[Written by Steven Wilson]

I was pretending to be floating strong

But I was sinking
In to still water

Eyes closed

All of the rest will flow

Then out of darkness I found I could still feel

Something good

Out of the woods

Eyes closed

All of the rest will flow

One simple thing that I never could see

But now I know

All of the rest will flow

[Written by Steven Wilson]

Tied - tied to a time
When we knew that the sun would shine

And you were all smiles

And we could just talk for a while...

Of where we would be when the future comes

And how you would paint while I wrote my songs

If I could find you

And tell you about my life

Or maybe just write

And remind you of when we would dream...

[Written by Steven Wilson]

[a) Winding Shot (Summer 1981)]

If you fall asleep with me

You can dream and drowse

The miuntes turn to hours

We could climb a tree or two

And watch the sun go down

Upon our sleepy town

After all the time I spent with you

Summer went away

And we just weren't the same

It's just you and me alone

Not grown ups but not kids