[00:00:00] A Passion Play - Jethro Tull [00:03:28] "Do you still see me even here " [00:03:36] The silver cord lies on the ground [00:03:42] "And so I'm dead" the young man said [00:03:51] Over the hill not a wish away [00:03:58] My friends as one all stand aligned [00:04:05] Although their taxis came too late [00:04:11] There was a rush along the Fulham Road [00:04:20] There was a hush in the Passion Play [00:04:37] Such a sense of glowing in the aftermath [00:04:44] Ripe with rich attainments all imagined [00:04:51] Sad misdeeds in disarray [00:04:56] The sore thumb screams aloud [00:05:01] Echoing out of the Passion Play [00:05:08] All the old familiar choruses [00:05:14] Come crowding in a different key [00:05:20] Melodies decaying in sweet dissonance [00:05:29] There was a rush along the Fulham Road [00:05:38] Into the Ever-passion Play [00:06:55] And who comes here to wish me well [00:07:02] A sweetly-scented angel fell [00:07:08] She laid her head upon my disbelief [00:07:17] And bathed me with her ever-smile [00:07:25] And with a howl across the sand [00:07:32] I go escorted by a band of [00:07:39] Gentlemen in leather bound [00:07:47] NO-ONE but someone to be found [00:09:21] All along the icy wastes [00:09:23] There are faces smiling in the gloom [00:09:34] Roll up roll down Feeling unwound [00:09:38] Step into the viewing room [00:09:49] The cameras were all around [00:09:52] We've got you taped you're in the play [00:09:56] Here's your I D [00:09:57] Ideal for identifying one and all [00:10:10] Invest your life in the memory bank [00:10:13] Ours the interest and we thank you [00:10:24] The ice-cream lady wets her drawers [00:10:27] To see you in the passion play [00:13:01] Take the prize for instant pleasure [00:13:03] Captain of the cricket team [00:13:06] Public speaking in all weathers [00:13:09] A knighthood from a queen [00:13:34] All let be your best friends' telephones never [00:13:40] Cooled from the heat of your hand [00:13:45] From your hand [00:13:48] There's a line in a front-page story [00:13:54] 13 horses that also-ran also ran [00:14:12] Climb in your old umbrella [00:14:17] Does it have a nasty tear in the dome [00:14:23] And in the dome [00:14:26] But the rain only gets in sometimes [00:14:32] And the sun never leaves you alone [00:14:38] You alone you alone [00:14:44] You alone you alone you alone [00:15:56] Lover of the black [00:15:58] And white it's your first night [00:16:03] The Passion Play [00:16:04] Goes all the way spoils your insight [00:16:09] Tell me how the baby's made [00:16:13] How the lady's laid [00:16:17] Why the old dog howls in sadness [00:16:21] And your little sister's immaculate [00:16:23] Virginity wings away on the bony shoulders [00:16:27] Of a young horse named George [00:16:29] Who stole surreptitiously [00:16:31] Into her geography revision [00:16:34] The examining body examined her body [00:16:44] Actor of the low-high Q let's hear your view [00:16:51] Peek at the lines upon [00:16:53] Your sleeves since your memory won't do [00:16:57] Tell me: how the baby's graded [00:17:01] How the lady's faded [00:17:05] Why the old dogs howl with madness [00:17:58] All of this and some of [00:18:00] That's the only way to skin the cat [00:18:12] And now you've lost a skin or two [00:18:15] When you're for us and we for you [00:18:26] The dressing room is right behind [00:18:29] We've got you taped you're in the play [00:18:35] How does it feel to be in the play [00:18:38] How does it feel to play the play [00:18:42] How does it feel to be the play [00:18:51] Man of passion rise again [00:18:54] We won't cross you out [00:18:58] For we do love you like a son [00:19:01] Of that there's no doubt [00:19:05] Tell us: is it you who are [00:19:06] Here for our good cheer [00:19:13] Or are we here for the glory [00:19:16] For the story for the gory satisfaction [00:19:23] Of telling you how absolutely awful you really are [00:20:02] There was a rush along the Fulham Road [00:20:12] There was a hush in the Passion Play