Album sleeve artwork for his four Marillion albums and most of his solo albums has been done by Mark Wilkinson.
Fish is not to be confused with Phish, Chris Squire (“The Fish”), Barry Melton ("the Fish" of Country Joe & the Fish), Grossa or Bradley Fish.
He has worked with many other artists, including Tony Banks (Genesis) and Arjen Anthony Lucassen’s (Ayreon) as the Highlander in Into the Electric Castle.
2. Fish is a Chinese experimental electronic musician.
3. fish is the name of a Soundcloud account used by electronic musician Gupi.
Plague of Ghosts: Wake Up Call
Fish Lyrics
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I found a home in the darkness, found a home in the darkness, found a home in the darkness,
Empty stomach empty head a body fills a vacant bed,
And the thunder rolls by, and the rains come, and the days gone and I wonder where I am.
Found a place in the darkness, found a home in the darkness, in the darkness, home, in the darkness.
A crowded room of passers by and in the shadows strangers cry, and the ghosts try to hide,
When the rains come, when the storms form, when I wonder who I am in the darkness,
Home.
Digging deep in the darkness, digging it deep down deep down deep down digging it
Deep in the darkness, digging it deep, down deep, down, deep down digging it
Deep in the darkness, digging it deep, down, down, down, down, digging it
Deep in the darkness, digging it down, deep down, deep, down deep digging it
We watched an insect stray to the edge of its world, a lily pad stretched over a green mirror
In which the ghost carp swirl like clouds before a storm.
This is the season of the rains,
This is incoming.
And when it came their was no cover, no place to hide,
Vision blurred, hard to breathe, trying hard to hold onto something thats real.
Nothing left, nowhere to go, no open road its washed away by swollen streams,
Carried off downriver with all my broken dreams.
Digging deep in the darkness, digging it deep, down deep down deep, deep, digging it
Deep in the darkness, digging it deep down, down, down, down digging it
Deep in the darkness, digging it deep, digging it digging it, digging it,
Deep in the darkness, digging it deep down, deep down, deep down, digging it.
A tethered goat bleats from the corner of the graveyard where the lizards hang motionless as the angels of stone above them, their broken wings throwing long shadows into the grass where the scorpions hide.
The tigers are running out of jungle.
In the end I was tired of being asked if I could say that I was happy now,
As if you need me to convince you that everythings ok.
Would you take me back?
Digging deep in the darkness, digging it deep, down deep, down deep, deep digging it
Deep in the darkness, digging it deep, down, down, down, down, down, digging it,
Deep in the darkness, digging it deep, deep down, deep, deep, digging it,
Deep in the darkness, down, down, down, down, down, down digging it.
Are you happy now? you keep asking, asking am I happy now?
Why cant you tell me that Im happy now? are you happy now?
Happy now? happy now?
2. chocolate frogs
The bloated corpses of unsolved murders and old revolutions, pirouette and dance amongst the swirls and eddies in their final procession down the muddy river to the delta where theyre thrown up by the surf onto sterile beaches or are trapped in the roots of mangrove cathedrals of the islands that gather in the bay.
These are the first arrivals on this new horizon that will be coveted by strangers who will deposit themselves on these shores to build towers to the heavens. the storm will come and the rains will fall and remove their dreams and hopes once again to the waters that surround them. and while they pray the frogs will chant in the darkness
A heid full of chocolate frogs, a body full of rush, a pocketful of shrapnel and a skinfull of bush,
An eyefull of the future and a belly full of the past, how beautiful the present when you know it cannae last.
A tumblerful of voddie, two fingers in a glass, a handful of promises, a heart full of remorse,
Mindful of your manners when youre brought down to your knees,
A heid full of chocolate frogs is all you gave to me,
Thats all you gave to me, thats all you gave to me,
A spoonful of miracles a nostril full of dust a lung full of virginia the needs we have we must,
A pill to put your heart right a nose out for a deal for a heid full of chocolate frogs what can you give to me?
What did you give to me?
What did you give to me?
What did you give to me?
3- waving at stars.
You cracked up too soon before the punchline hit home and at the end of the joke did you notice that no-one was laughing with you.
You were out on your own,
Waving at trains, waving at cars, waving from bars, waving from aeroplanes,
Might as well be waving at stars,
You called out her name as the darkness hit home, raised up your zippo and opened the skies till the crowd melts away, at the end of the day, you ran out of light,
Praying for rain, praying for signs, praying for time, praying for endless night, might as well be wishing on stars
4. raingods dancing
Empty churches, empty pews, in the subway nothing moves and the static on the radio is drowning out the sound of raingods dancing,
Empty playgrounds, empty bars, I cant remember how it was before the flood when all I had to do was recognise the love thats trapped inside.
I gave it all, I took it back and in the end theres nothing left except a shell surrounding emptiness and loneliness, a core of pain,
I see my pathway shining.
Raingods with zippos, a tinman hides a broken heart,
Raingods with zippos, he knows the flame has gone that soon hell fall apart,
So I lay me down to lie and with the rain my lullaby I drift away to dreamless sleep, leave behind a life that died, a victim of a plague of ghosts
I was wrapped up in my guilt buried deep within my memories, a shelter of self-pity that I know the rain will wash away, I sense the storm arriving.
Raingods with zippos, a tin man rusts away and slowly falls apart,
Raingods with zippos and all he leaves behind a bleeding broken heart.
(part ii) the wake -up call (make it happen)
In the end I found beginnings, not a vision, a wake up call,
Raised from the dead by a beating heart and at last I can see it all
And my eyes were opened to the darkness, in my hand a burning flame,
A spark of life to touch the fuse and blow these clouds away,
I can make it happen, if I want to,
Make it happen, if I try,
Forgive, forget, forever never means as much as it does today,
Make it happen, we can make it happen, we can make it happen.
When I wake up, will you be there? it can never be the same.
If we can take our lives slowly, step by step, we can be dancing in the rain,
We can make it happen, we can make it happen, make it happen,
Forgive, forget, forever means today, make it happen, we can make it happen,
We can make it happen, forgive, forget, forever means today,
Make it happen.
Plague of ghosts/chocolate frogs/ wishing on stars/raingods dancing including subsections written by derek w dick/tony turrell and mark daghorn 1998 copyright fishy music ltd
The lyrics to Fish's song "Plague of Ghosts: Wake Up Call" describe the journey of a person who has found a home in darkness and is searching for something more. The first section, titled "Old Haunts," describes the emptiness felt by the singer as they try to find their way in the darkness. The rains and storms represent the struggles faced by the singer as they try to find their way. The second section, titled "Digging Deep," describes the singer's search for meaning, as they dig deeper into the darkness to find answers. The verse about the tethered goat bleating in the graveyard provides an eerie image of death and decay. The third section, titled "The Wake-Up Call," is a turning point for the singer, as they realize that they can make a change and start anew. The lyrics encourage the listener to forgive and forget, and to make things happen.
Line by Line Meaning
I found a home in the darkness, found a home in the darkness, found a home in the darkness,
I have found comfort in a place of emptiness and loneliness that is the darkness.
Empty stomach empty head a body fills a vacant bed,
I am empty and lonely with nothing to nourish me but my own physical body in a lifeless bed.
And the thunder rolls by, and the rains come, and the days gone and I wonder where I am.
Amidst the thunder and rain, I have lost my way and feel lost in the darkness.
Found a place in the darkness, found a home in the darkness, in the darkness, home, in the darkness.
In my loneliness, I have found a place to call home in the darkness.
A crowded room of passers by and in the shadows strangers cry, and the ghosts try to hide, When the rains come, when the storms form, when I wonder who I am in the darkness, Home.
Even in a crowded room, I feel alone and witness unknown people hiding from the storm while I question my own identity in the darkness.
Digging deep in the darkness, digging it deep down deep down deep down digging it Deep in the darkness, digging it deep, down deep, down, deep down digging it Deep in the darkness, digging it deep, down, down, down, down, digging it Deep in the darkness, digging it down, deep down, deep, down deep digging it
In the darkness, I am digging deep within myself, passionately searching for answers that will guide me in the right direction.
We watched an insect stray to the edge of its world, a lily pad stretched over a green mirror In which the ghost carp swirl like clouds before a storm.
Observing an insect on the edge of its own world embodied in water, where spirits hide and swim like clouds before a storm.
The bloated corpses of unsolved murders and old revolutions, pirouette and dance amongst the swirls and eddies in their final procession down the muddy river to the delta where theyre thrown up by the surf onto sterile beaches or are trapped in the roots of mangrove cathedrals of the islands that gather in the bay.
The corpses of unsolved murders and failed revolutions swirl and dance in a muddy river and end up on beaches or trapped in mangroves in the bay.
You cracked up too soon before the punchline hit home and at the end of the joke did you notice that no-one was laughing with you.
You tried to find humor in life too early, but you end up realizing that nobody laughs with you.
Waving at trains, waving at cars, waving from bars, waving from aeroplanes, Might as well be waving at stars, You called out her name as the darkness hit home, raised up your zippo and opened the skies till the crowd melts away, at the end of the day, you ran out of light, Praying for rain, praying for signs, praying for time, praying for endless night, might as well be wishing on stars
Waving at transportation, waving from different places in life, but it's as if you are just wishing on stars. Suffering from the darkness, calling out to a lost love, and ultimately running out of hope and light, hoping for something to make life better, even if it is just a wish upon a star.
Empty churches, empty pews, in the subway nothing moves and the static on the radio is drowning out the sound of raingods dancing,
The world is slowly becoming empty and lifeless, and the sound of the rain is a reminder of the loneliness that surrounds us.
I gave it all, I took it back and in the end theres nothing left except a shell surrounding emptiness and loneliness, a core of pain, I see my pathway shining.
I gave everything, took it all back, and now there is nothing left but emptiness and pain with a glimmer of hope for the future.
Raingods with zippos, a tinman hides a broken heart, Raingods with zippos, he knows the flame has gone that soon hell fall apart,
The gods of rain try to bring light to broken hearts, but they know that it will soon give way to destruction.
In the end I found beginnings, not a vision, a wake up call, Raised from the dead by a beating heart and at last I can see it all And my eyes were opened to the darkness, in my hand a burning flame, A spark of life to touch the fuse and blow these clouds away, I can make it happen, if I want to, Make it happen, if I try,
After despair and emptiness, I finally find hope and start anew with a fresh perspective to chase my dreams and overcome the darkness.
When I wake up, will you be there? it can never be the same. If we can take our lives slowly, step by step, we can be dancing in the rain,
After everything I've been through, I wonder if I'll be able to find happiness again, but if we take things slowly, one step at a time, we can still enjoy life's moments.
We can make it happen, forgive, forget, forever means today, make it happen, we can make it happen, We can make it happen, forgive, forget, forever means today, Make it happen.
Let us move forward and make something of ourselves, forgive the past, and embrace the future by taking action today.
Contributed by Lucas S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.