Marillion Lyrics

Album: Afraid of Sunlight

King Lyrics

(Music: Marillion Lyrics: Steve Hogarth & John Helmer)

How long can you stand 

Tightening up 

Avoiding the fight

Avoiding the truth

Tighten the smile 

Tighten the lie 

Will you get what you want 

To be cursed with your dreams 

I hope for your sake

Something gets in the way

How long can you stand

Living under the lens

The kiss of success 

The ensuing, all consuming, mess

Message of love

They arrive everyday

People you touch 

Wasting away 

People you don't know

Give you no choice

And you're sick to your stomach

At the sound of your voice

And the shape of your face 

And the sound of your name

They send you pictures of yourself 

It's someone you don't know 

And they call you a genius 

Cause you're easier to sell 

But the fire in your belly 

That gave you the songs

Is suddenly gone 

And you feel like a fake 

Is that what you want?

I hope for your sake.. 

You've got what it takes 

You've got what it takes 

You've got what it takes 

To be spoilt to death