Into a great tree a small worm did go
It wormed its way inwards and soon it did grow
The tree was unhappy but what could it do?
It stood there in silence: the worm grew and grew

the_wreck_of_the_hesperus

(Fisher / Reid)

We'll hoist a hand, becalmed upon a troubled sea
'Make haste to your funeral,' cries the Valkyrie
We'll hoist a hand or drown amidst this stormy sea


quite_rightly_so

For you - whose eyes were opened wide
Whilst mine refused to see
I'm sore in need of saving grace
Be kind and humour me
I'm lost amidst a sea of wheat
Where peop

new_lamps_for_old

The end of the evening, unable to cope
Unique entertainment no longer a joke
The close of the picture, the end of the show
Merciless torment, torturous blow
New lamps for

cerdes_(outside_the_gates_of)


she_wandered_through_the_garden_fence

(Brooker / Reid)

She wandered through the garden fence
and said, 'I've brought at great expense
a potion guaranteed to bring
relief from all your suffering.'


conquistador

Conquistador your stallion stands in need of company
And like some angel's haloed brow
You reek of purity
I see your armor plated breast
Has long since lost its sheen

skip_softly_(my_moonbeams)


song_for_a_dreamer

I will meet you on the other side of the moon
The doctors say they must operate soon
But there's no knowing what they'll find when they open up the wound
I will meet you on the

fool’s_gold


last_train_to_niagara

Spoken: a man gets on a train and starts having thoughts about his past, and a lot of references to old procol harum songs go through his head.)

'i'd been wandering around manhattan

all_this_and_more

(Brooker / Reid)

It's not that I'm so cheerful, though I'll always raise a smile
and if at times my nonsense rhymes then I'll stand trial
My friends are all around me but

pandora’s_box


crucifiction_lane

(Trower / Reid)

You'd better listen anybody, 'cos I'm gonna make it clear
that my life is unimportant; what I've done I did through fear
There's a river running through m

beyond_the_pale

Who will search for holy grail
Past the edge beyond the veil
Who will come beyond the light
Far from reach beyond all sight
Who will share this bitter cup
Let the wi