The song Martyrs and Madmen is performed by Roger Daltrey in the album named Gold in the year 2006 .
(Steve G Swindells)
Random faces populate dark of pockets of my brain,
lonely tortured heroes with dark eyes all full of pain.
People crying out for blood to keep them entertained,
I can't hold back no more I can't keep anything contained.
I'm captured, excited, so scared I'm sinking.
The silence, I'm frightened, I can't help thinking of those
martyrs and madmen, they were rebels in their day.
And the world made them sad men, because it wouldn't go away.
Martyrs and madmen, oh martyrs and madmen.
Now I'm tempted by the game, I'm thrown into the ring.
And if I turn out like they did I must do everything
to stop myself from turning into someone I don't know,
sitting in some hotel room with fires down below.
I'm taking my fight there, I see them screaming
I'm waking, from nightmares, I can't help dreaming
of those martyrs and madmen, they were rebels in their day.
And the world made them sad men, because it wouldn't go away.
Martyrs and madmen, martyrs and madmen.
There's no escaping alcohol, or needles, straws and spoons.
The only saving grace is someone breaking their cocoon.
Are they destined to die lonely, is it all some master plan,
to hope that in some twenty years someone might understand?
Oh, martyrs and madmen, Oh, martyrs and madmen...
I'm captured, exited, so scared I'm sinking.
The silence, I'm frightened, I can't help thinking of those
martyrs and madmen, they were rebels in their day.
And the world made them sad men, because it wouldn't go away.
Martyrs and madmen.
Steve G Swindells.
Roger Daltrey - Gold
- One Man Band
- Way of the World
- Thinking
- There Is Love
- Giving It All Away
- Come And) Get Your Love
- Avenging Annie
- One of the Boys
- Martyrs and Madmen
- Say It Ain't So Joe
- Parting Would Be Painless
- Pride You Hide
- Behind Blue Eyes
- Won't Get Fooled Again
- Lover's Storm
- Pig Must Die
- Who's Gonna Walk on Water?
- Love Is
- Blues Man Road
- Baba O'Riley
- Pinball Wizard
- Real Me
- Child of Mine
- Born to Run
- Second Out