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Pompeii Lyrics by Peter Hammill

Nadir’s Big Chance

1975

[Verse 1]
The golden dream, the seat of all decorum
A satellite to match the light of Rome;
Its silver children chatter in the Forum
The bath-house, and the brothels, and their homes
About the latest fashions for their clothes
Across the Tyrrhenian Sea comes drifting
A song that none of them have ever known

[Verse 2]
The golden dream that holds back all the hours
For the ladies in their Dionysian rites
The blonde heads all garlanded with flowers
Wine and love and laughter through the night
In constant masque and pageant, constant flight
The ground below them whispers in a murmur
Of passion that is hotter yet than white

[Verse 3]
The golden dream, the city of all cities
Its towers piercing into azure sky
Whose hand is dealt, regardless of all pity
Condemned to martyrdom, but not to die
Two lovers look up from their hidden bower
The wine has stood too long and it turns sour

[Outro]
I see the tall and bending of the streets
But now they echo only leather tourist feet
And waking, ashen, grey-blue blinding death
Your sudden winding-sheet

About “Pompeii” by Peter Hammill

Read the complete lyrics to "Pompeii" by Peter Hammill from the album "Nadir’s Big Chance" in 1975. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Rock, Aa (Check Description), UK.

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"Pompeii" is credited to Peter Hammill. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Pompeii" appears on "Nadir’s Big Chance" in 1975.

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