Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Peter Hammill
Canonical path: /peter-hammill/the-tower
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Tower
Read The Tower lyrics by Peter Hammill on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Tower
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So: onto the familiar top steps!
In cloud-scud moonlight glow
the Tower reels.
I, the blind man,
feeling for a path I know...
don't you know that I'm only feeling for how to feel?
Rats run.
Snakes coil.
Fathers
stare out at the whispering night;
rub mud on their arms.
Spiders.
Mud boils.
Children
whimper in the human vortex;
faces glow of worms.
THUNDER
Silence.
Omens....
For pain shall come
and change shall run
down through my heart
and shake my knees
and NOW it is coming,
all around is the humming
of the World.
Too late! With my balance gone,
dead-eyed doll,
I'm falling, falling
back to where I began....
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Who performs "The Tower"?
Peter Hammill performs "The Tower", and this lyric page sits inside the Peter Hammill catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "The Tower"?
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.
Where can I find more songs by Peter Hammill?
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