Karn Evil 9

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 betrayed
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
I'll be there
I'll be there
I will be there

There must be someone who can set them free
To take their 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

I'll be there
I'll be there
I will be there
To heal their sorrow
To beg and borrow
Fight tomorrow

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
And 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 is a real blade of grass
Be careful as you pass
Move along, move along

Come inside, the shows about to start
Guaranteed to blow your head apart
Rest assured you'll get your moneys worth
The greatest show in heaven, hell or earth
You've got to see the show, it's a dynamo
You've got to see the show, it's rock and roll

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 show's 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

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 Alexanders ragtime band
Dixie land, Dixie land
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
We're 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, born 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 winds of laughter blows cold
Fear that rattles in men's ears
And rears its 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 flies in my ship
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 new clear 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?