There can be few who would deny that prog rock has birthed some of the most effective, deep, overblown, out-there or whatever you want to call it lyrics. Few prog bands sing about lost loves (some do, sure, but those sort of songs are generally in the minority), and are more concentrated on the mythical, weird, offbeat and sometimes just plain completely kooky lyrics.
So, what would you say is the best, or worst, you've heard?
It's of course hard to pick the best out, but here are a few of my favourites:
"Sheathed within the Walkman, wear the halo of distortion
Aural contraceptive aborting pregnant conversation" --- Marillion, from Fugazi, title track of same album.
"If the thought processes of an individual can be permanently limited
to the point of strict conformity to an outside source of thought, the
said individual need no longer be considered as such. The enforcement
of order becomes possible for anybody with enough power to control
what is projected." --- Twelfth Night, "Fact and fiction", from, again, the album of the same name
"Here's to the lady, her eyes never sleep
With every weather that ends.
Breaking the towers and tables of land
She's holding the skies to defend
All of us.
Sometimes, sometimes
Sometimes
She cries" --- Mother Nature, Mostly Autumn from "The last bright light"
"Hey man, I'm the Sandman, and boy have I news for you!
They're gonna throw you in jail, and you know they can't fail
Cos sand is thicker than blood.
But a prison in sand is a haven in hell, for a gaol can give you a goal
And a goal can find you a role on a muddy pitch in Newcastle
Where it rains so much you can't wait for a touch of sun and sand" --- "Mad man moon", Genesis, from "A trick of the tail"
Just a few there, sure people have many more, so share!
