Ian Anderson - A Pa**ion Play lyrics

Lifebeats Instrumental part Prelude Instrumental part The Silver Cord "Do you still see me even here?" (The silver cord lies on the ground.) "And so I'm dead", the young man said - over the hill (not a wish away) My friends (as one) all stand aligned, although their taxis came too late There was a rush along the Fulham Road There was a hush in the Pa**ion Play Such a sense of glowing in the aftermath ripe with rich attainments All imagined sad misdeeds in disarray the sore thumb screams aloud Echoing out of the Pa**ion Play All the old familiar choruses come crowding in a different key: Melodies decaying in sweet dissonance There was a rush along the Fulham Road Into the Ever-pa**ion Play And who comes here to wish me well? A sweetly-scented angel fell She laid her head upon my disbelief And bathed me with her ever-smile And with a howl across the sand I go escorted by a band of gentlemen in leather bound NO-ONE (but someone to be found) Re-Assuring Tune Instrumental part Memory Bank All along the icy wastes there are faces smiling in the gloom Roll up roll down, Feeling unwound? Step into the viewing room The cameras were all around. We've got you taped; you're in the play Here's your I.D. (Ideal for identifying one and all.) Invest your life in the memory bank; ours the interest and we thank you The ice-cream lady wets her drawers, to see you in the pa**ion play Take the prize for instant pleasure Captain of the cricket team Public speaking in all weathers A knighthood from a queen Best Friends All of your best friends' telephones never cooled from the heat of your hand There's a line in a front-page story, 13 horses that also-ran Climb in your old umbrella Does it have a nasty tear in the dome? But the rain only gets in sometimes and the sun never leaves you alone Critique Oblique Lover of the black and white it's your first night The Pa**ion Play, goes all the way, spoils your insight Tell me how the baby's made, how the lady's laid Why the old dog howls in sadness And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away On the bony shoulders of a young horse named George Who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision (The examining body examined her body.) Actor of the low-high Q, let's hear your view Peek at the lines upon your sleeves since your memory won't do Tell me: how the baby's graded, how the lady's faded Why the old dogs howl with madness All of this and some of that's the only way to skin the cat And now you've lost a skin or two, you're for us and we for you The dressing room is right behind We've got you taped, you're in the play How does it feel to be in the play? How does it feel to play the play? How does it feel to be the play? Man of pa**ion rise again, we won't cross you out: For we do love you like a son, of that there's no doubt Tell us: is it you who are here for our good cheer? Or are we here for the glory, for the story, for the gory satisfaction Of telling you how absolutely awful you really are? There was a rush along the Fulham Road There was a hush in the Pa**ion Play Forest Dance No.1 Instrumental part