Karn Evil 9 - Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Cold and misty morning I heard a warning borne in the
air About an age of power, where no one had an hour to spare Where the seeds have withered, silent children shivered
in the cold Now their faces captured in the lenses of the jackals
for gold
I'll be there, I'll be there, I will be there
Suffering in silence, they've all been betray They hurt them and they beat them, in a terrible way Praying for survival, at the end of the day There is no compassion for those who stay, yea
I'll be there, I'll be there, I will be there
There must be someone, who can set them free To take this sorrow from this odyssey To help the helpless and the refugee To protect what's left of humanity Can't you see, can't you see, can't you see, yea I'll be there, I'll be there, I will be there
To heal their sorrow To beg and borrow Fight tommorow
Step inside, hello, we've the most amazing show You'll enjoy it all we know Step inside, step Inside
We've got thrills and shocks, supersonic fighting cocks Leave your hammers at the box Come inside, come inside Roll up, roll up, roll up See the show
Left behind the bars, rows of Bishops' heads in jars And a bomb inside a car Spectacular, spectacular
If you follow me, there's a speciality Some tears for you to see Misery, misery, Roll up, roll up, roll up See the show
Next upon the bill, in our House of Vaudeville We've a stripper in a till What a thrill, what a thrill Not content with that, with our hands behind our backs We pull Jesus from a hat Get into that, get into that Roll up, roll up, roll up See the show
Welcome back my friends, to the show that never ends We're so glad you could attend, come inside, come inside There behind a glass there's a real blade of grass Be careful as you pass, move along, move along
Come inside the show's about to start Guaranteed to blow your head apart Rest assured you'll get your money's worth Greatest show, in Heaven and in Hell and on Earth You've got to see the show, it's a dynamo You've got to see the show, it's rock and roll, oh
Right before your eyes we pull laughter from the skies And he laughs until he cries then he dies then he dies Come inside the shows about to start Guaranteed to blow your head apart You've got to see the show, it's a dynamo You've got to see the show, it's rock and roll, oh
Soon the Gypsy Queen, in a glaze of Vaseline Will perform on guillotine What a scene, what a scene Next upon the stand, will you please extend a hand To Alexander's Ragtime Band, Dixiland, Dixiland Roll up, roll up, roll up See the show
Performing on a stool, we've a sight to make you drool Seven virgins and a mule Keep it cool, keep it cool We would like it to be known, the exhibits that were
shown were exclusively our own All our own, all our own Come and see the show, come and see the show, come and
see the show
See the show
Man alone, borne of stone Will stamp the dust of time His hands strike the flame of his soul Ties a rope to a tree and hangs the Universe Until the wind of laughter blows cold
Fear that rattles in men's ears And rears, it's hideous head Dread! Death in the wind
Man of steel pray and kneel With fever's blazing torch Thrust in the face of the night Draws a blade of compassion Kissed by countless Kings Whose jewelled trumpet words, blind his sight
Walls that no man thought would fall The altars of the just Crushed! Dust in the wind
No man yields who flowers in my ship
('The Machine' - ) "DANGER" Let the bridge computer speak
"STRANGER
LOAD YOUR PROGRAM
I AM YOURSELF"
No computer stands in my way Only blood can cancel my pain Guardians of a nuclear dawn Let the maps of war be drawn
Rejoice, glory is ours Our young men have not died in vain Their graves need no flowers The tapes have recorded their names
I am all there is "NEGATIVE
PRIMITIVE
LIMITED
I LET YOU LIVE"
But I gave you life
"WHAT ELSE COULD YOU DO"
To do what was right
"I'M PERFECT ARE YOU"