Porcupine Tree - Mellotron Scratch lyrics

A tiny flame inside my hand
A compromise I never planned
Unravel out the finer strands

And I'm looking at a blank page now
Should I fill it up with words somehow?

I whispered something in her ear
I bare my soul, but she don't hear

The scratching of a Mellotron
It always seemed to make her cry
Well, maybe she remembers us
Collecting space up in the sky

The scratching of a Mellotron
It always seemed to make her cry
Nothing rises from my feet of clay
But it's OK
Red mist spreads across my fingertips
Ardour slips

I lay her gently on my clothes
She will leave me, yes, I know

And I'm looking at a blank page now
Should I fill it up with words somehow?

The scratching of a Mellotron
It always seemed to make her cry
Well, maybe she remembers us
Collecting space up in the sky

The scratching of a Mellotron
It always seemed to make her cry
Nothing rises from my feet of clay
But it's OK
Red mist spreads across my fingertips
Ardour slips
Don't look at me with your mother's eyes
Or your killer smile sing a lullaby
Well, maybe she remembers us
Collecting space up in the sky
Nothing rises from my feet of clay
But it's OK
Red mist spreads across my fingertips
Ardour slips
Don't look at me with your mother's eyes
Or your killer smile sing a lullaby

Don't look back into black
Don't let the memory or the
Sound drag you down
Don't look back into black
Don't let the memory or the
Sound drag you down

Don't look back into black
To end as friends - so painful
Don't let the memory or the
Sound drag you down
Don't look back into black
To end as friends - so painful
Don't let the memory or the
Sound drag you down

Don't look back into black
To end as friends - so painful
Don't look down, shut it down
- don't look down, shut it down
Don't let the memory or the
Sound drag you down
Don't look down, shut it down
- don't look down, shut it down
Don't look back into black
To end as friends - so painful
Don't look down, shut it down
- don't look down, shut it down
Don't let the memory or the
Sound drag you down
Don't look down, shut it down
- don't look down, shut it down
Don't look back into black
To end as friends - so painful
Don't look down, shut it down
- don't look down, shut it down
Don't let the memory or the
Sound drag you down
Don't look down, shut it down
- don't look down, shut it down