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Artist: Peter Hammill
Canonical path: /peter-hammill/sign
Related lyric paths: 6
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Sign
Read Sign lyrics by Peter Hammill on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Sign
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Wrong drink to order
Suspicion grows
Wrong situation
Oh, no-one knows where you've gone to
In the pagan night
And the neon reflections
Spread cadmium white.
You came here looking for something
But this wasn't it, quite
Hey, take a polaroid, exit
And well you might
Sign the picture, get out of the frame
Sign the picture, and throw it away
Sign the picture, sign the picture
Throw the picture away
Now she turns her attention
And her camera on you
This could be all of the moments
That you'll ever live through
Oh, but your heart beats the rythm
Of primeval tattoo
I hear you make your excuses
As you usually do
Sign the picture, get out of the frame
Sign the picture, and throw it away
Sign the picture, sign the picture
Throw the picture away
... Although it's going to come back
You've got a certain knack
Of making of such things
Auspicious signs
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Peter Hammill performs "Sign", and this lyric page sits inside the Peter Hammill catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "Sign"?
Yes. The related section below points to The Institute Of Mental Health, Burning and A Headlong Stretch: iii. The Twelve with a short reason for opening each page next.
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