Exile on Princes Street [#]

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Marillion are a British rock band, formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, in 1979. Their recorded studio output since 1982 is composed of seventeen albums generally regarded in two distinct eras, delineated by the departure of original frontman Fish in late 1988, and the subsequent arrival of replacement Steve Hogarth in early 1989. All four albums released with Fish were commercial successes, and the band released eleven Top 40 hits on the UK Singles Chart, including 1985's "Kayleigh", which reached No. 2 and became their biggest hit single. more »

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1987

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Due to the nature of this demo, no printed lyrics exist, and as such, those below may be incorrect. 
I saw a blue umbrella in Princes Street Garden 
Heading out west for the Lothian Road 
An evening news stuffed deep in the pocket 

Little did I know that even a heavy load 
I found us walking Grierson's dockyards 
Where the only thing working was foreign film crews 
Making an impressive documentary 

For the big news 
To the satellite 
And all we're left with is the black black oil 
With a sense of pride and identity 

The waters left behind we shouldn't forget 
Laid low in the books of history 
I saw the starlings wheel round Georgian spires 
Gathering on patrol in the skies 

In the distance burns the flame of Grangemouth 
And the dream is lost 
Everything what it could inspire 
From the take you know there is no distance 

How we talk about in the secret affairs 
Taking our ride into the distance 
To be what it was or could have been 
What I should have said 

And all we're left with is the black black oil 
With a strong sense of national pride 
'Till we take some more steps to unity 
Take it back to me 

Take it back 
In a city run out of luck 
And all we're left with is the black, black oil 
With a strong sense of national pride 

Calling the ... for identity 
What it meant to me, what I said 
What we could have had 
I saw a blue umbrella in Princes Street Garden 

Heading out west for the Lothian Road 
An evening news stuck deep in the pocket 
Little did I know that he'd fall 
Carrying a heavy load 

And all we're left with is the black black oil 
With a strong sense of national pride 
Calling a name in the sake of unity 
What it means to me you'll never know 

You'll never know 
I see myself forced in servant exile 
Turning around at another's command 
All I want to see is identity 

What I could have been 
What I did 
Could have been 
Internal exile 

Internal exile

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