The song title is derived from the Mysterons, a species from Mars who are the antagonists/villains in the classic 1967-1968 British TV show, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.
[Intro]
Portishead
Portishead
Portishead
[Verse 1]
Inside, you're pretending
Crimes have been swept aside
Somewhere
Where they can forget
[Verse 2]
Divine upper reaches
Still holding on
This ocean
Will not be grasped
[Chorus]
All for nothing
Did you really want
Did you really want
Did you really want
Did you really want
[Verse 3]
Refuse to surrender
Strung out until ripped apart
Who dares
Who dares to condemn?
[Chorus]
All for nothing
Did you really want
Did you really want
Did you really want
Did you really want
Mysterons was written by Geoff Barrow & Beth Gibbons & Adrian Utley.
Mysterons was produced by Portishead & Adrian Utley.
Portishead released Mysterons on Mon Aug 22 1994.
Barrow: Barry Gray and his orchestra wrote and recorded the music for Thunderbirds, Stingray, Captain Scarlet. They were puppets, but they had the most amazing spacecrafts and dark music, and they had a full massive orchestral score.
Utley: I think the Barry Gray had the biggest orchestra. He alway...