[Verse]
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

[Chorus]
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...

[Verse]
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

[Chorus]
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...