Whirlwind – 18th November 1985

In a whirlwind of psychotic dreams
Comes the echo of sadistic screams
Dancing through the stars too far away to see
Floating ever onward in anxiety

You’ve buried your problems – deep inside your head
Keep your eyes closed – and scream in dread
Clasp your hands tight – you have sinned
You’ll be consumed – in a whirlwind

Travelling through the blue and into the red
Your skin is itching and beginning to shed
Let us pray, for you have sinned
Let us dance into the whirlwind

Into the vortex, your body falls
Dropping away towards your master’s calls
whistling around your body, dirty coils of dust
Now you are in doubt about your master’s trust

You’ve burning the problem – deep inside your head
You’ve cut the strings – but this is final thread
Hold yourself tight – you have sinned
But you can free yourself – from the whirlwind

Castle In The Sky – 3rd November 1985

My mind is always saying, I’ve gotta leave this place
Take that alcohol to help me keep the pace
But one day I decided and I just up and went
And forgot about the wasted days I’ve spent

I took a trip, took me far away
Closed my eyes, woke up another day
I took a trip, took me up so high
Took me up to a castle in the sky

The sun came out to shine that day
I rode a rainbow, took me far away
Chase the gold that shone before my eyes
I stretched out to reach that richest prize

I saw the nights in armour as a maiden calls
I just stare in horror as she falls
Now I am returning from the castle in the sky
I sit back and wonder if I’ll die

Thrasher In The Toilet – 25th September 1985

Trash in the pit
Thrasher in the toilet
Trash in the pit
Thrasher in the toilet

One the floor
In the dirt
Feel the pain
Begin to hurt

On the floor
Beer and piss
Violence smells
Just like this

On the floor
Grunt and groan
Boots don’t hear
Agonised moans

Trash in the pit
Tread in the shit
Violence will spoil it
Thrash in the toilet

12th Mar 2025 – Us punks thrashing in the pit was violent but fun and friendly. No one got hurt that much, and there was definitely no malice involved. That seemed to be changing at the bigger venues around this time and inspired this write.

Under The Sun – 1st September 1985

Under the sun, I watch everyone
I see that fun that’s going on
I see the time-wasters hanging on
Waiting for something that just won’t come

Under the sun, I see the young
Waiting for the moon to come
Hoping the sun will just move on
So they can have their fun

Under the sun, in a cloudless sky
The earth is now parched and dry
I take a glance at the passers-by
But he’s got the sun in his eye

Under the sun, I watch the decay
Eating the earth away
Under the sun, I sweat away
Under the sun, another day