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Living With the Big Lie (Live At La Cigale Theatre, Paris, 29th April 1994) (2018 Michael...
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Marillion
Marillion
Performer
Ian Mosley
Ian Mosley
Drums
Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
Keyboards
Steve Hogarth
Steve Hogarth
Vocals
Steve Rothery
Steve Rothery
Guitar
Peter Trewavas
Peter Trewavas
Bass Guitar
Michael Hunter
Michael Hunter
Remixer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ian Mosley
Ian Mosley
Composer
Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
Songwriter
Steve Hogarth
Steve Hogarth
Composer
Steve Rothery
Steve Rothery
Composer
Peter Trewavas
Peter Trewavas
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Marillion
Marillion
Producer
Andrea Wright
Andrea Wright
Assistant Engineer
Chris Hedge
Chris Hedge
Assistant Engineer
Michael Hunter
Michael Hunter
Mixing Engineer
Niall Flynn
Niall Flynn
Assistant Engineer
Dave Meegan
Dave Meegan
Producer

Lyrics

It all began with the bright light
The bright light and the noise
The chaos of the senses and the scream of desire
Touching and being touched
A million loose ends to tie up
Ticking of the clock and the cradle rock
The colours stand still
And then they move around
Comin' in and out of focus upside down
Empty winter trees
How space feels Love of the soft ... flowers and the sky
One fine day
The chaos subsides
Bleeds into awareness
And a lifetime of surprise
The beauty of your mother's eyes
The pain when you fall
You drink it in and marvel at it all
But you never really figure it out
You get used to it
The babble of the family
And the dumb TV
Roar of the traffic and the thunder of jets
Chemicals in the water
Drugs in the food
The heat of the kitchen and the beat of the system
The attitude of authority
The laws and the rules
Hit me square in the face, first morning at school
The heroes and the zeroes
The first love of my life
When to kiss and to kick and to keep your head down when they're choosing the sides
I was never any good at it
I was terrified most of the time
I never got over it
I got used to it
Alone in the city at seventeen
With the hollow, the lonely
The drowning and the drowned
I was made to feel worthless
The wretched and the mean
Beat me up like a weapon
I can't run away from or find a way round
Holdin' on, holdin' on
The greed and the missiles
Exploding somewhere every day
Hideous dark secrets under the sea and in holes in the ground
The cold war's gone
Those bastards'll find us another one
They're here to protect you, don't you know?
So get used to it Get used to it!
The clash of religions
The loaded prayers
Information
The face of starvation and the state of the nation
The sense that it's useless
And the fear to try
Not believing the leaders, the media that feeds us
Living with the big lie
You get used to it
Written by: Ian Mosley, Mark Kelly, Peter Trewavas, Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery

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