The Glass

Cast

• John Thaw
• Sarah Lancashire
• Joe McFadden
• Philip Bird
• Paul Jesson
• Emily Joyce
• Julia St. John
• Kiran Hocking
• Gawn Grainger
• Bruce McGregor
• Joanna David
• Jonathan Ryland
• Kammy Darweish
• James Vaughan
• Nicholas Monu
• C.J. Ranger
• Peter Moreton

• Season 1
• Episode 1: (#1.1)
  UK:27 May 2001...
• Episode 2: (#1.2)
  UK:3 June 2001...
• Episode 3: (#1.3)
  UK:10 June 2001...
• Episode 4: (#1.4)
  UK:17 June 2001...
• Episode 5: (#1.5)
  UK:24 June 2001...
• Episode 6: (#1.6)
  UK:1 July 2001...

• Glass - Hank Williams, Jr.
• Glass - Incubus
• Glass - Ingrid Michaelson
• Glass - Gavin Degraw
• Glass - King Missile
• Glass - Joy Division
• Glass - Gang of Four
• Glass - Bat For Lashes
• Glass - Jennifer Grassman
• Glass - Thompson Square

You walk in a tavern and you order yourself a drink
And wonder if she brings the glass
You try to imagine what kind of person had a drink from at last
Was he a rich man who stopped in on his way to make another big business deal
Or maybe just a poor man in old clothes who spent his last hard earned dollar bill
Was he dreamin' of his future or drawnin' his past or maybe just spendin' some time
A meetin' his sweetheart or somebody's wife
Or a barmaid he couldn't get off his mind
How many times did he refill the glass or just how long did he stay
And just how much money did he leave behind before he finally went on his way
Did he drink up the groceries or maybe the rent or even the baby's new pair of shoes
And what kind of music I wonder did he use to play
I'm sure his selection was the blues
This glass has been held in the hands of a hundred or so at one time
And been pressed to the lips of the fairest young girl
Who sat there sippin' on beer whiskey or wine
God just what would happened if this glass could talk and let the secret come true
I guess it's better that he'd never learned it might mean trouble for you

If I had a dime for every time you walked away,
I could afford to not give a shit
and buy a drink and drown the day
But your pockets, they are empty,
yeh, and mine are times two
So why not make an about-face,
and accept the love I send to you?
You're never gonna be content if you font try,
try to see outside your line.
There you go, you did it again!
You act as if there's binder on your eyes.
Should I apologize if what I say burns your ears and stains
your eyes?!
Oh, did I crack your shell?
When it falls away, you'll see we exist as well!
Like a bottle with the cork stuck,
your true ingredients trapped inside.
Through the cloudy glass we catch a glimpse of you,
I guess the hard shell represents your pride.
Oh, if only it could be different
we could uncover the you, you deny.
Between two, a small discrepancy,
one complicates and one simplifies.
TAKE THOSE FUCKING BLINDERS OFF YOUR EYES!!
So if I had a dime for every time you walked away,
you could bet your bottom dollar that

Rolled around on kitchen floors.
Tied my tongue in pretty bows with yours.
And now we pass and just like glass
I see through you, you see through me like I'm not there.
You could make my head swerve.
Used to know my every curve.
And now we meet on a street,
And I am blind. I can not find the heart I gave to you.
Sometimes what we think we really want we don't.
Sometimes what we think we want we really don't.
Sometimes what we think we love we don't.
And I am blind. I can not find the heart I gave to you.
And when we meet on a street,

Fool you made the girl fall in love
You said those beautiful things
She thought you spoke things you mean
Caress her skin like it's glass
She hears your voice making plans
And she just breaks in your hands
You don't wanna see somebody beg
As you feel her heart surrender you begin to fall
How do you say that something's through
When it never even started, at least not for you
She's dreaming back on the past
Every opinion agreed
Doesn't know what to believe
It must have been for a cause
Our lives have so many doors
Don't think about him anymore
But it was the kiss, it took me away
It's like he knew that I am fragile
He handled me like glass
And knowing this I know that he'll get his
But I don't want the man to suffer
Not the way I am
'Cause deep down I know that he's glass too
And it really doesn't matter until it's happenin' to you

Hey hey look at me hey hey i'm phillip glass hey look at me over here hey
hey hey einstein hey get off the beach hey einstein hey hey look hey hey

Hearts fail - young hearts fail
Anytime - pressurised
Overheat - overtired
Take it quick - take it neat
Clasp your hands - touch your feet
Take it quick - take it neat --
Hearts fail - young hearts fail
Anytime - wearing down
On the run - underground
Put your hand where it's safe
Leave your hand where it's safe
Do it again
Do it again and again and again --
Anytime - that's your right
Told ya we should do it again
Overheat - overtired
Don't you wish to do it again --
Anytime - that's all right
Don't you wish to do it again --
I bet you wish you do it again
Do it again --
In the Genetic demo version the previous verse is replaced by:
Anytime - that's your right
Bet you wish you'd done it again
Anytime - that's your right
Turn around and do it again --
Do it again - do it again
Do it again and again and again --

Look through the window (and what do you see?)
Look through the window (and what do you see?)
Look through the window (and what do you see?)
I'm looking through a pain of glass
I'm so restless (I'm as bored as a cat)
I'm so restless (I'm as bored as a cat)
I'm so restless (I'm as bored as a cat)
We'll talk about this and we talk about that
Light myself (a cigarette)
Light myself (a cigarette)
Light myself (a cigarette)
Nicotine really goes to my head
If your feeling all in take some aspirin
If you feel in a mess put your head on a head rest
Your back on a back rest your arm on a arm rest
Your leg on a leg rest your bed on a bed rest
Your foot on a foot rest if you're feeling all in take some aspirin
or some paracetamol
Always thought life should be so easy
It seems that I have misunderstood
Nothing I do can seem to please me
What I say don't sound so good

I will rise now
And go about the city
In the street's broadways I seek
Him whom my soul loveth
Went over the sea
What did I find
A thousand crystal towers
A hundred emerald cities
And the hand of the watchman
In the night sky
Points to my beloved
A knight in crystal armour
And I tried to hold him
I tried for the creed
I'll make a suit of colours
To stop the blinding mirrors
Sew a cape of red and gold
Stifled up the beam
With the perfect armour
With a perfect dream
To be made of glass
When two suns are shining
The battle becomes blinding
To be made of glass
But we ride tonight, tonight, tonight, we ride
And with two suns spinning
At two different speeds
Was born a hot, white diamond
Burning through the rainbow
Flames fell into orbit
To hold eternally
Two heavenly spirits
That just wouldn't seem
To be made of glass
When two suns are shining
The battle becomes blinding
To be made of glass
But we ride tonight, tonight, tonight, we ride

How like glass my heart is shattered
Broken pieces on my floor,
Memories of love are tainted
Despair opens wide his door,
Calling me, "Child, I'll embrace you
Like your father never could,
I will hold you fast forever
Like your father never would."
Looking back I see the traces
Of the cold undercurrent
Living lies to hide the cruelty
All the years of fear I spent
Wondering if I was alone
In this sea of agony,
Thinking maybe I was crazy,
Wishing that I wasn't me.
Only now I cross the border
Leaving Wonderland behind,
But the shadow still hangs over
As the twisted lies unwind,
Memories I reinterpret
Reading hate into the smiles,
Reading lies into promises
As his lust my trust defiles.
Here witness my bitter anguish
My heart poured out like red wine
All the tears and fears and anger
Betrayal words can't define
Bruised and lied to, pushed to hatred
Now the hatred melts away
All I'm left with is a dream of

Tryin' to live and love
With a heart that can't be broken
Is like tryin' to see the light
With eyes that can't be opened
Yeah, we both carry baggage
We picked up on our way
So if you love me, do it gently
And I will do the same
We may shine, we may shatter
We may be pickin' up the pieces here on after
We are fragile, we are human
We are shaped by the light we let through us
But we break fast 'cause we are glass
'Cause we are glass
I'll let you look inside me
Through the stains and through the cracks
And in the darkness of this moment
You see the good in that
But try not to judge me
'Cause we've walked down different paths
But it brought us here together
So I won't take that back
We may shine, we may shatter
We may be pickin' up the pieces here on after
We are fragile, we are human
We are shaped by the light we let through us
But we break fast 'cause we are glass
We might be all in water
This could be a big mistake
We might burn like gasoline and fire
It's a chance we'll have to take
We may shine, we may shatter
We may be pickin' up the pieces here on after
We are fragile, we are human
And we are shaped by the light we let through us
But we break fast 'cause we are glass