Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Karn evil 9 first & third impression
Cold and misty morning, I heard a warning borne in the airAbout an age of power where no one had an hour to spare,Where the seeds have withered, silent children shivered, in the coldNow their faces captured in the lenses of the jackals for gold.I'll be thereI'll be thereI 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 thereI'll be thereI will be there.There must be someone who can set them free:To take their sorrow from this odysseyTo help the helpless and the refugeeTo protect what's left of humanity.Can't you seeCan't you seeCan't you see.I'll be thereI'll be thereSongtexteI will be there;To heal their sorrowTo beg and borrowFight tommorow.Step inside! Hello! We've the most amazing showYou'll enjoy it all we knowStep inside! Step Inside!We've got thrills and shocks, supersonic fighting cocks.Leave your hammers at the boxCome Inside! Come Inside!Roll up! Roll up! Roll up!See the show!Left behind the bars, rows of Bishops' heads in jarsand a bomb inside a carSpectacular! Spectacular!If you follow me there's a specialitysome tears for you to seeMisery, misery,Roll up! Roll up! Roll up!See the show!Next upon the bill in our House of VaudevilleWe've a stripper in a tillWhat 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 endsWe're so glad you could attendCome inside! Come inside!There behind a glass is a real blade of grassbe careful as you pass.Move along! Move along!Come inside, the show's about to startguaranteed to blow your head apartRest assured you'll get your money's worthThe 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 ....Soon the Gypsy Queen in a glaze of VaselineWill perform on guillotineWhat a scene! What a scene!Next upon the stand will you please extend a handto Alexander's Ragtime BandRoll up! Roll up! Roll up!See the show!Performing on a stool we've a sight to make you droolSeven virgins and a muleKeep it cool. Keep it cool.We would like it to be known the exhibits that were shownwere 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!---------------------------------------Karn evil 9 second impression(instrumental)---------------------------------------Man alone; born of stone;Will stamp the dust of timeHis hands strike the flame of his soul;Ties a rope to a tree and hangs the UniverseUntil the winds of laughter blows cold.Fear that rattles in men's earsAnd rears it's hideous headDread .... Death .... in the wind ....Man of steel pray and kneelWith fever's blazing torchThrust in the face of the night;Draws a blade if compassionKissed by countless KingsWhose jewelled trumpet words blind his sight.Walls that no man thought would fallThe altars of the justCrushed .... Dust .... in the wind ....No man yields who flies in my shipDanger!Let the bridge computer speakStranger!Load your program. I am yourself.No computer stands in my wayOnly blood can cancel my painGuardians of a new clear dawnLet the maps of war be drawn.Rejoice! Glory is ours!Our young men have not died in vain,Their graves need no flowersThe tapes have recorded their names.I am all there isNegative! Primitive! Limited! I let you live!But I gave you lifeWhat else could you do?To do what was rightI'm perfect! Are you? Aus Songtexte Mania