The Thin Wall Lyrics - Ultravox

The sound is on the visions move 

The image dance starts once again 

They shuffle with a bovine grace and glide in syncopation 

Just living lines from books we've read 

With atmospheres of days gone by 

With paper smiles 

The screenplay calls a message for the nation 

Chorus: 

And those who sneer will fade and die 

And those who laugh will surely fall 

And those who know will always feel their backs against the thin wall 

The thin wall 

Thin wall 

Grey men who speak of victory 

Shed light upon their stolen life 

They drive by night and act as if they're moved by unheard music 

To step in time and play the part 

With velvet voices smooth and cold 

Their power games a game no more 

And long the chance to use it 

(Chorus) 

And those who dance will spin and turn 

And those who wait will wait no more 

And those talk will hear the word 

And those who sneer will fade and die 

And those who laugh will surely fall 

And those who know will always feel their backs against the thin wall 

The thin wall 

Thin wall 

The thin wall (Repeat 3 times) 

And those who dance 

The thin wall 

And those who talk 

The thin wall 

And those who sneer 

The thin wall 

And those who laugh 

The thin wall 

And those who know 

The thin wall 

And those who dance 

The thin wall 

And those who wait 

The thin wall 

And those who talk 

(Fade)