Skylon -

After the fire

After the storm

Post-war London

Six years on

At the side of the Thames:

Skylon…

Broken walls

An end to all good things

Open skies

Seen through roofless houses

But down by the Thames

Three-hundred feet above the river

Soaring higher than church spires:

Skylon…

Rising up before me;

Floating in midair

I lost myself in wonder

It was something from Dan Dare

A vision of the future

A beacon in the night sky

A promise of much better days

A new Jerusalem

Looking up at Skylon

Lost in a dream of impossible things

A brave new world to come

Underneath the Skylon

Colours in a grey world

A pick-me-up for the nation

The work of giants

Here in London Town…

Bells fall silent

Thrown to the ground

Books are burning

Fired at low tide

But down by the Thames

Mighty marvels will arise

Science lighting up the dark nights:

Skylon…

A vision of the future

Rising at the water’s edge

The turning wheels of industry

Invention and makers of wonder

We’ll be the new Elizabethans

Explorers of distant land

Make ourselves a better place

A new Jerusalem

Looking up at Skylon

Lost in a dream of impossible things

A brave new world to come

Underneath the Skylon

Colours in a grey world

A pick-me-up for the nation

The work of giants

Here in London Town…