A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers Van der Graaf Generator

[I. Eyewitness (0:00 - 2:21)]

[Verse 1]
Still waiting for my saviour, storms tear me limb from limb
My fingers feel like seaweed, I'm so far out I'm too far in
I am a lonely man, my solitude is true
My eyes have borne stark witness
And now my knights are numbered too

[Chorus]
I've seen the smiles on dead hands
The stars shine, but they're not for me

[Verse 2]
I prophesy disaster and then I count the cost
I shine but, shining, dying, I know that I am almost lost
On the table lies blank paper but my tower is built on stone
I only have blunt scissors, I only have the bluntest hone

[Chorus]
I've been the witness, and the seal of death
Lingers in the molten wax that is my head

[Segue]
When you see the skeletons of sailing-ship spars sinking low
You'll begin to wonder if the points of all the ancient myths
Are solemnly directed straight at you