The Extraordinaires - Zeus on the Mountainside lyrics

A ghost in my room Admires the evening bloom A midnite parade of my children at play Each one so bright! Casting a silver light A soft serenade at the end of an age Wings don't mend easy when men are so greedy And so this owl growls old as you leave me, but oh! The wonders that lie on the opposite side "Man versus the Whale" Watch those men claw at the sails The whale, splashing about He gave off a shout and let fly his tail The men, forming the ranks, they huddled with shanks And threw from the rails One, soon became more Resting the beast, forever more Zeus on the mountainside Tossing his bolts of light A blatant barrage boast the sounds of applause And I on that mountainside A voyeur with jealous eyes I studied his flaws and began sabotage. Stealing his secrets I reeled at the sweetness And so he turned and I laughed at his weakness, but oh He smote me and left me with no business plan "Man versus the Whale" Watch those men claw at the sails The whale, splashing about He gave off a shout and let fly his tail The men, forming the ranks, they huddled with shanks And threw from the rails One, soon became more Resting the beast, forever more What's in a statue a plaque or a black suit But things you'll have to arrange in the back room A strange and terrible lie that you'll chase your whole life Trust me the glory was only rewarding Until I realized the praise was so boring So strange it could never equate to this soft serenade "Man versus the Whale" Watch those men claw at the sails The whale, splashing about He gave off a shout and let fly his tail The men, forming the ranks, they huddled with shanks And threw from the rails One, soon became more Resting the beast, forever more