A Voice From The Past Lyrics - Marillion

A voice from the past 

Entered my head today 

Fresh & alive. Full of life, passion 

And pain. 

A voice now past. 

A beautiful soul. Gone, gone, gone. 

Speaking clearly - clearer than 

The living 

Talking perfect sense 

Used to not being understood 

While talking perfect sense to the 

Next generation 

Have we caught up yet? 

Is it time? 

I think it is. 

Enough is enough 

Enough is enough 

A voice from the past 

Entered my head today 

Tiny child sighed in my ear. 

Giving up breathing in 

Over & out 

Over & out 

Taken by bad luck & the ill fortune 

Of geography. 

Common cold. Dirty water. HIV. 

Common apathy. Common crime. 

Perfect nonsense to the next 

Generation 

Dead yet alive 

Dead yet alive 

Gone but shouting anger 

Gone but talking perfect sense 

Have we caught up yet? 

Is it time? Well I say it is. I say it is. 

Deaf & dumbed-down 

Enough is enough 

Give me a smile. Hold out your hand. 

I don't want your money 

I don't want your land 

Gimme a smile. Hold out your hand. 

I don't want your money 

I don't want your land 

I want you to wake up & do 

Something strange 

I want you to listen 

I want you to feel someone else's pain 

Someone else's pain 

Someone else's pain 

Someone else's pain. 

Deaf & dumbed-down 

Deaf & dumbed-down 

A tap with clean water