 Lyrics from the song "Kayleigh" were etched into paving stones in Market Square in Galashiels in 2012; the lines ‘stilettoes in the snow’, and ‘moon-washed college halls’ were inspired by Fish’s girlfriend of the time who was at the Scottish College of Textiles in Galashiels in the 1980s.Many of Fish's later works contain lengthy spoken-word lyrics, shorter examples of which can be heard on earlier Marillion albums.Fish has collaborated with Genesis founder Tony Banks on his "Still" and "Soundtracks" albums, singing on the tracks "Shortcut to Somewhere", "Angel Face" and "Another Murder of a Day", co-writing the latter.