Mellotron Scratch

[Verse 1]
A tiny flame inside my hand
A compromise I never planned
Unravel out the finer strands

[Pre-Chorus]
And I'm looking at a blank page now
Should I fill it up with words somehow?

[Verse 2]
I whispered something in her ear
I bare my soul, but she don't hear

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 3]
I lay her gently on my clothes
She will leave me, yes, I know

[Pre-Chorus]
And I'm looking at a blank page now
Should I fill it up with words somehow?

[Chorus]
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

[Instrumental Break]

[Outro]
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...