Karn Evil 9 First Impression Lyrics - Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Cold and misty morning, I heard a warning borne in the air 

About an age of power where no one had an hour to spare, 

Where the seeds have withered, silent children shivered, in the cold 

Now their faces captured in the lenses of the jackals for gold. 

I'll be there 

I'll be there 

I 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 there 

I'll be there 

I will be there. 

There must be someone who can set them free: 

To take their sorrow from this odyssey 

To help the helpless and the refugee 

To protect what's left of humanity. 

Can't you see 

Can't you see 

Can't you see. 

I'll be there 

I'll be there 

I will be there; 

To heal their sorrow 

To beg and borrow 

Fight tommorow. 

Step inside! hello! we've the most amazing show 

You'll enjoy it all we know 

Step inside! step inside! 

We've got thrills and shocks, supersonic fighting cocks. 

Leave your hammers at the box 

Come inside! come inside! 

Roll up! roll up! roll up! 

See the show! 

Left behind the bars, rows of bishops' heads in jars 

And a bomb inside a car 

Spectacular! spectacular! 

If you follow me there's a speciality 

Some tears for you to see 

Misery, misery, 

Roll up! roll up! roll up! 

See the show! 

Next upon the bill in our house of vaudeville 

We've a stripper in a till 

What 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 ends 

We're so glad you could attend 

Come inside! come inside! 

There behind a glass is a real blade of grass 

Be careful as you pass. 

Move along! move along! 

Come inside, the show's about to start 

Guaranteed to blow your head apart 

Rest assured you'll get your money's worth 

The 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 .... 

Right before your eyes we pull laughter from the skies 

And he laughs until he cries, then he dies, then he dies 

Come inside, the show's about to start 

It's guaranteed to blow your head apart 

You've got to see the show, it's a dynamo 

You've got to see the show, it's rock and roll, oh! 

Soon the gypsy queen in a glaze of vaseline 

Will perform on guillotine 

What a scene! what a scene! 

Next upon the stand will you please extend a hand 

To alexander's ragtime band 

Roll up! roll up! roll up! 

See the show! 

Performing on a stool we've a sight to make you drool 

Seven virgins and a mule 

Keep it cool. keep it cool. 

We would like it to be known the exhibits that were shown 

Were 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!