Squonk Songtext
von Steve Hackett

Life, a portal, lies on
Not flesh now, flesh nor bone
A red rag hangs from an open mouth
Alive and breathing, but a little dead in the middle
A tugging and a pulling, he will go
All the king′s horses and all the king's men
Could never pull the smile off my face
He′s a sly one, he's a shy one, wanted to be too
Scared to be left out on his own
He hasn't a, hasn′t a friend to play with out in the darkening
The pressure on him, the buckler wears the fool high
And all the while, in perfect time
His tears are falling on the ground
And if you don′t stand up, you don't stand a chance
You don′t stand a chance
Go a little faster now, you might get there in time


Mirror, mirror on the wall
His heart was broken long before he ever came to you
Stop your tears from falling
The train will leave, it's very clear for all to see at night
All to see at night
′Cause they come at night
This is not a season
That was the difference when you don't know your reasons
The one in red, we are, are stone
And not took into the forest
But all are not huntsmen who can blow
The huntsman′s old, and by the look of this one
He's not got much to fear
Here I am, I'm mirrorless and frightening
I′ve come too much faster to yours
Listen to me, listen to me, don′t you run away now
I am a friend, I really would like to walk with you
Making noises not a merry man would make
Oh, I'll track you and I′ll kick you into my sack
You better watch out, you better watch out
I've got you, I′ve got you, you'll never get away

Walking home that night
The sack across my back
The sound of stopping on my shoulder
And suddenly it stopped
I opened up the sack, all that I had
A pool of bubble-scented tears
Just a pool of tears
Just a pool of tears

All in all, you are a very dying race
Blazing fresh upon a cruel world
You never had the things you thought you should have had
But you might get them now
And all the while, in perfect time
Your tears are falling on the ground