Into The Valley - Skids

Into the Valley

Song by The Skids

Into the valley, betrothed and divine
Realization's no virtue, but who can define
Why soldiers go marching, those masses in line?
This disease is catching from victory to stone

(Ahoy! Ahoy!) Land, sea and sky
(Ahoy! Ahoy!) Boy, man, and soldier
(Ahoy! Ahoy!) Deceived and then punctured
(Ahoy! Ahoy!) Long may they die

Out of concealment, blank- and stark-eyed
Why so uncertain? Our culture deceives
Prophesized, brainwashed, tomorrow's demise
All systems failing, the placards unroll

(Ahoy! Ahoy!) Land, sea and sky
(Ahoy! Ahoy!) Boy, man, and soldier
(Ahoy! Ahoy!) Deceived and then punctured
(Ahoy! Ahoy!) Long may they die

Time for the audit, gatherin' trial
La-da-la la-la la-la da-la-la
La-da-la la-la la-la da-la-la
Collector's dilemma, positioned and filed

(Ahoy! Ahoy!) Land, sea, and sky
(Ahoy! Ahoy!) Boy, man, and soldier
(Ahoy! Ahoy!) Deceived and then punctured
(Ahoy! Ahoy!) Long may they die

(Into the valley) Betrothed and divine
Realization's no virtue, but who can define
Why soldiers go marchin', those masses in line?
This disease is catching from victory to stone
La-da-la la-la la-la da-la-la
La-da-la la-la la-la da-la-la

Into the valley, betrothed and divine
La-da-la la-la la-la da-la-la
La-da-la la-la la-la da-la-la

Into the valley …

Released on
February 16, 1979
Producer David Batchelor
Writers Stuart Adamson & Richard Jobson