Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson
Index is from Steven Wilson’s double album Grace For Drowning. It is written from the perspective of a collector who collects obsessively, seemingly hoarding anything he can. The lyrics are largely robotic and systematic in the way they are written, and the song presents a catchy yet disturbing over...
I’m a collector, I collect anything I find
I never throw anything away that’s mine
And I’d collect you too if I was given half a chance
And trap you under the glass and add my autograph
I catalogue, I preserve, and I index
And file you into my collectible Rolodex
I keep the rubbish what other people give away
And keep all of the pieces in a metal tray
[Chorus]
Hoard
Collect
File
Index
Catalogue
Preserve
Amass
Index
I’m a collector and I’ve always been misunderstood
I like the things that people always seem to overlook
I gather up and catalogue it in a book I wrote
There’s so much now that I forget if I don’t make a note
If I collected you and put you in a little cage
I could take you out and study you every day
It isn’t easy being me, it’s kind of lonely work
My obligation to collecting is my only thirst
[Chorus] x2
Index was written by Steven Wilson.
Index was produced by Steven Wilson.
Steven Wilson released Index on Mon Sep 26 2011.