- Votes:
- Composers:
- Mark Kelly
- Peter Trewavas
- Steve Hogarth
- Stephen Rothery
- Ian Mosley
 
- Genres:
- Rock
 
- Tags:
- art rock
- british
- progressive
- progressive rock
 
- See also:
Marillion - Quartz lyrics
I can imagine nothing more tedious
 Than trying to have fun with you again
 Maybe it's just something in my mind
 But I hate feeling like I'm trying all the time
 It's a kind of lie
 When we pretend that we're still friends
 I'm sure you're not exactly short of people to
 Hang out and laugh at your jokes
 Tell you you look great
 You wouldn't want me around
 Making it all feel "forced "
 ..and "put down"
 And every time I smile to wonder if I'm laughin' at you
 And with every little grin you don't want to be wonderin'
 Just exactly what it is I'm taking pleasure in
 Although I always said
 We were basically the same and all one
 All one
 It's so easy to persuade myself
 I'm clockwork and you're quartz
 I guess that irony
 Will surely be
 The death of me
 And every time I smile d'you wonder if I'm laughin' at you?
 And with every little grin you don't want to be wonderin'..
 Although I always said
 We were basically the same and all one
 All one
 It's so easy to persuade myself
 I'm clockwork and you're quartz
 You're only happy when you're oiled and jewelled
 You're only happy when you wind me up and I know
 You're so reliable it isn't true
 And it's so easy for me to break downMarillion - Quartz - http://motolyrics.com/marillion/quartz-lyrics.html
 If I could jump a ride between the skin and silicon then
 We could join hands and understand. hallelujah!
 But I listen
 To the ticking
 I guess we're worlds apart ...
 It's so hard
 So hard
 I know there's no going back
 And you know there's no going back
 You're only happy when you're oiled and jewelled
 You're only happy when you're oiled and jewelled
 You're never happy
 I need maintenance
 I need patience
 I'm not foolproof
 I'm not waterproof
 I'm not shockproof
 Bombproof
 Bulletproof
 Fireproof
 Leakproof
 Childproof
 Stainproof
 Pressureproof
 I know I told myself
 We're all basically the same and all one all one
 Y'know sometimes I just can't help myself
 I'm clockwork and you're quartz
 I'm clockwork and you're quartz
 I know I never get the balance right
 And turn up half an hour late night after night
 And being totally dependable is so very commendable
 Although you're never wrong
 One of these days.. you're just gonna stop.










