Jethro Tull - A Pa**ion Play lyrics

''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). 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 wet 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. All 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. 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.