Peter Hammill
Film Noir [The Margin +]
[Intro]
He casts himself as an adventurer
All foot on floor and hell for leather;
She never told him what he meant to her –
Perhaps that's for the better
She's never clearly seen dividing lines
Between real life and parts she's chosen
Confuses character and rising sign
Sex and emotion

[Verse 1]
So she waits in the caravan
At the side of the set
For the scene with her leading man
That hе'll not forget....
That he'll not forget....
That hе'll not forget....

[Pre-Chorus]
Things get crazy on location
And they had their little swing;
Only yesterday he told her
That it didn't mean a thing

[Chorus]
She's in love with the hero of the movie
But she's lost herself on some dark trip;
She's in love with being in the movie
Call for action!
This is it: the method actress and the shooting script
[Verse 2]
She waits in the caravan
For the film's final scene
Her love/hate for the action man
Will fill the silver screen....
Will fill the silver screen....
Will fill the silver screen....

[Pre-Chorus]
On the dresser is the pistol
In the chamber are the blanks
In her pocket are the bullets
With his name upon the shanks

[Chorus]
She's in love with the hero of the movie
But she's lost herself on some dark trip;
She's in love with being in the movie
Call for action!
This is it: the method actress and the shooting script

[Guitar Solo]

[Outro]
The method actress and the shooting script
The method actress and the shooting script
The method actress and the shooting script