Goodbye To All That Lyrics - Marillion

They try to trace her in the town 

Appeal for information on the local news 

Someone must have missed her by now 

A mother or a father or a friendly face to talk her down 

She's heading for the great escape 

Heading for the rave 

Heading for the permanent holiday ... 

I. Wave 

Hold your breath 'till you feel it begin 

Here it comes 

Do you feel that? 

Feel this? 

Get used to it 

She had the face of the Statue of Liberty 

Oh free me 

The fire and ice of Amazon and Eskimo 

Take me home 

The edge and the glance of high fashion 

Ask me about next year 

II. Mad 

Tell me I'm mad 

How should I know 

Tell me I'm mad 

I have been here for so long 

Help me paint a picture 

They say it's a lie 

Tell me I'm mad 

You're a fine one to decide 

Burn me in the fires of wild heaven 

Like it never never never would stop 

Tell me I'm mad 

Tell me I imagined that 

Was it something I didn't say? 

Or was it something I said 

Leave that stuff alone 

Use me instead 

I know I'm always falling off the edge of the world 

I got space in my bed 

You've got Egypt in your head 

I've got a headful of Troy 

Chandeliers and Charlemagne 

Fireworks and toys 

III. The Opium Den 

"Hold your breath till you feel it begin 

Here it comes 

Get used to it" 

But you sleep like a ghost with me 

It's as simple as that 

So tell me I'm mad 

Roll me up and breathe me in 

Come to my madness 

My opium den 

Come to my madness 

Make sense of it again 

IV. The Slide 

Make a drug of my senses 

I'll get you out of your head 

I'm sick for you 

Love wastes us together 

Love holds us together 

Love folds us together 

Flowers 

V. Standing in the Swing 

I don't know what you're doing here 

When there's murder on the street 

I appreciate your concern 

But don't waste your time on me 

I'm ashes on the water now 

Somewhere far away 

You think you came here just in time 

But you're twenty years too late 

You won't have long to wait 

"Easy, you said I was easy. This world sharpens teeth. Eat your words..."