The colour of distance• has gone The rise and rise of the spectacle has won Airmail† stretched out across the sea The leaves and grass were falling in the breeze
What happened to the blue generation Dreaming on a once-great notion Tear-proof and longing for saviour All abandoned, doomed to failure
What happened to the blue generation Dreaming on a once-great notion Tear-proof and longing for saviour All abandoned, doomed to failure
The pace of change has left us all behind I lie in bed and see remembered skies When the pen runs dry, so does life The body breaks and so we compromise
What happened to the blue generation Dreaming on a once-great notion Tear-proof and longing for saviour All abandoned, doomed to failure
What happened to the blue generation Dreaming on a once-great notion Tear-proof and longing for saviour All abandoned, doomed to failure
What happened to the blue generation So happy in a wrong rejection Dedicated without hesitation Paid the price for a pretty persuasion