van der graaf generator - a plague of lighthouse keepers: (custard's) last stand lyrics

lighthouses might house the key
but can i reach the door?

i want to walk on the sea
so that i may better find a shore...
but how can i ever keep my feet dry?
i scan the horizon
i must keep my eyes on all parts of me.

looking back on the years
it seems that i have lost my way:
like a dog in the night, i have run to a manger
now i am the stranger i stay in.
all of the grief i have seen
leaves me chasing solitary peace;
but i hold experience in my head...
i'm too close to the light
i don't think i see right, for i blind me...