Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Unconscious Life, artist - Peter Hammill. Date of issue: 31.12.2005
Song language: English
The Unconscious Life |
| I’m in command, |
| I’m in control, |
| I am the captain of my soul. |
| Still, I’m uncertain in one major role… |
| Oh, I drift through the unconscious life, |
| Shift through the unconscious life, |
| Lift up my unconscious eyes: |
| Beyond all normal pain and pleasure |
| We should treasure the unconscious life. |
| We’ve got our reasons for most things we do, |
| We could surely rationalise them through. |
| A false ring of confidence |
| Would characterise us true — |
| Oh, we’re deep in the unconscious life |
| Asleep in the unconscious life, |
| Peeping through unconscious eyes. |
| Beyond all normal pain and pleasure |
| We should treasure, |
| Treasure the unconscious, |
| Treasure the unconscious life. |
| Something makes me nervous, |
| Something makes me twitch, |
| Something makes me scratch that Pavlovian itch, |
| (Wonder what that is now???) |
| Someone that I barely know must unpick the stitch |
| To unravel the unconscious life, |
| Travel the unconscious life, |
| Gather the unconscious eye… |
| Far from shedding light on any motive |
| The candle is votive when it burns at both ends. |
| I’m not in command, |
| I’m out of control, |
| I am the Ship’s Boy of my soul… |
| Oh, we drift through the unconscious life, |
| Shift through the unconscious life, |
| Live through the unconscious life |