Jeannie Lewis - "The Crucifixion" (1976)
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00:00And the night comes again to the circle-studded sky
00:20The stars settle slowly, in loneliness they lie
00:29Till the universe explodes as the falling star is raised
00:35Planets are paralyzed, the mountains are amazed
00:40But they all glow brighter from the brilliance of the blaze
00:45With the speed of insanity then he dies
00:51In a green field returning, a baby is born
00:59His cries crease the wind and mingle with the morn
01:07And assault upon the order, the changing of the guard
01:13Chosen for a challenge that is hopelessly hard
01:19When the only single sound is the sighing of the stars
01:24But to the silence of distance may a swarm
01:30So dance, dance, dance, teach us to be true
01:38Come dance, dance, dance, cause we love you
01:50Images of innocence charge him to go on
01:58But the decadence of destiny is looking for a pawn
02:06To the nightmare of knowledge he opens up the gate
02:12Blinding revelation is laid upon his plate
02:17That beneath the greatest love there's a hurricane of hate
02:23And God helped the critic of the dawn
02:28So he stands on the sea and he shouts to the shore
02:36But the louder that he screams the longer he's ignored
02:45For the wine of oblivion is drunk to the drakes
02:50And the merchants of the masses almost have to be begged
02:55But the giant is aware someone's pulling at his leg
03:01And someone is tapping at the door
03:06So dance, dance, dance, teach us to be true
03:14Come dance, dance, dance, cause we love you
03:25When his message gathers meaning as it spreads across the land
03:37The rewarding of his pain is the following of the man
03:46But ignorance is everywhere and people have their way
03:52Success is an enemy to the losers of the day
03:57In the shadows of the churches no one knows what they pray
04:02But blood is the language of defense
04:23The Spanish bulls are beaten, the crowd to beguile
04:31A matador is beautiful, a symphony of stars
04:39Excitement is ecstatic, passion places bets
04:45Gracefully he bows to ovations that he gets
04:50But the hands that are applauding are slippery with sweat
04:55And survivors falling from their smiles
05:00So dance, dance, dance, teach us to be true
05:08Come dance, dance, dance, cause we love you
05:20When this old flaw of life is crushed into life
05:47The gentle soul is ripped apart and cast into the fire
05:55First a smile of dejection at the nearness of the night
06:01Truth becomes a tragedy glimpsing from the light
06:06All the heavens are horrified, they stagger from the sight
06:11As a cross is trembling with desire
06:16They say they can't meet it, it's a sacrilegious shame
06:24Now who would want to hurt such a hero of the game
06:32But you know I predicted it, I knew he had to fall
06:39How did it happen, all this suffering was small
06:44Tell me every detail, for I've gotta know it all
06:49And do you have a picture of the pain
06:54So dance, dance, dance, teach us to be true
07:03Come dance, dance, dance, cause we love you
07:14Time takes its toll, memories fade
07:21But his glory has grown in the magic that he made
07:30Reality is ruined, it's afraid from the fear
07:36Drama is distorted to what they want to hear
07:41Swimming in their sorrows and the twisting of a tear
07:47As they wait for the new thrill parade
07:52Yes the eyes of the rebel are branded by the blind
08:00To the safety of sterility the thread has been refined
08:08The child was created to the slaughterhouse he's led
08:14So good to be alive when the eulogies are read
08:20The climax of emotion, the worship of the dead
08:25As a cycle of the sacrifice unwinds
08:31So dance, dance, dance, teach us to be true
08:39Come dance, dance, dance, cause we love you
08:50And the night comes again to the circle studded sky
08:59The stars settle slowly in loneliness they lie
09:07Till the universe explodes as the falling star is raised
09:13Planets are paralyzed, the mountains are amazed
09:18But they all glow brighter from the brilliance of the blaze
09:23With the speed of insanity then he dies
09:31Cause we love you
09:47Cause we love you