Song Lyrics Van Der Graaf Generator - The Emperor In His War-Room    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> V>> Van Der Graaf Generator Singer Lyrics [Van Der Graaf Generator other resources]>> The Emperor In His War-Room Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Van Der Graaf Generator Music Title/Track: The Emperor In His War-Room Theme ID: 920 Album: N/A i. THE EMPEROR Standing in the space that holds the silent lace of night away from you You think that you can hold the searing, moulten gold between your fingers ... But it slips through, tearing tendons as it goes, exposing the white of a knuckle ... flesh-and-metal forming letters in the mould. Cradling you gun, after choosing the ones you think should die- Lying on the hill ... crawling over the windowsill into your living-room They stare out, glass-eyed aimless heads, bodies torn by vultures .. you are the man whose hands are rank with the smell of death. Saviour of the Fallen, Protector of the Weak, Friend of the Tall Ones, Keeper of the Peace ... Ah, but it is the only way you know ..... Looking out to sea, a flattened plane of weeds which bear no living You crush life in your fist as your heart is kissed by the lips of death Ghosts betray you, ghosts betray you, in the night they steal your eye from its socket ... and the ball hangs fallen on your cheek. Complaining tongues are stilled; a thousand mouths are filled with rusting metal. Your face a shade of green; somehow you try to speak through all the garbage in your mouth But it won't come out, and you cannot frame the words as your stepson throws your fame into the flames and you are burned. Saviour of the Fallen, Protector of the Weak, Friend of the Tall Ones, Keeper of the Peace. Ah, but it is the only way you know .......... ii. THE ROOM Live by sword and you shall die so, All your power shall come to nought, every life you take is part of your own, death, not power, is what you've bought. Cringing in your room as the outriders of doom step on your threshold; Begging for your life as the impartial knife sinks in your screaming flesh ... without malice, merely taking murder's toll, you must pay the price of hate, and that price is your soul .... Live in peace or die forever in your war-room. Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Whatever Would Robert Have Said?, When She Comes, White Hammer, Wondering, Alle Duizend Redenen, Alles Of Niets, De Keuzes Die Je Maakt, De Stilte Valt Zo Hard, De Zon Achterna, Dromendief, Een Keer Alles, Een Licht Dat Schijnt in De Morgen, Er Zit Iets in De Weg, Film Van 1 Seconde, Half Zeven, Half Zeven (630 830 1000), Het Gaat Voorbij, Het Nieuwe Spel, Laat Het Los, Meer Dan Een Ander, Mijn Held Zijn, Pijn, Stap Voor Stap, Stil In Mij, Stip Aan De Hemel, Twee Soorten Sneeuw, Voel Dat Ik Leef, Volle Maan, Werk Het in De Hand, Zenderruis and Testbeeld, Zenderruis Testbeeld, Zoet Zacht, Zonder Haar, 5150, A Apolitical Blues, A.F.U. (Naturally Wired), Aftershock, AFU Naturally Wired, Aint Talkin Bout Love, Aint Talkin Bout Love, Aint Talking Bout Love, Aint Talkin bout Love, All Apolitical Blues, Amsterdam, And The Cradle Will Rock..., Atomic Punk, Ballot Or The Bulett, Ballot or the Bullet, BALLOT OR THE BULLET Album Van Halen 3, Beautiful Girls, Other Van Der Graaf Generator song Lyrics A Place To Survive Lyrics A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers Lyrics A Plague Of Lighthouse-Keepers(i) Eyewitness Lyrics A Plague Of Lighthouse-Keepers(iii) Eyewitness Lyrics A Plague Of Lighthouse-Keepers(iv) SHM Lyrics A Plague Of Lighthouse-Keepers(v) Presence Of The Night Lyrics A Plague Of Lighthouse-Keepers(viii) The Clot Thickens Lyrics A Plague Of Lighthouse-Keepers:(i) Eyewitness Lyrics A Plague Of Lighthouse-Keepers:(iii) Eyewitness Lyrics A Plague Of Lighthouse-Keepers:(ix) Lands End (Sineline Lyrics A Plague Of Lighthouse-Keepers:(vii) (Custards) Last St Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Van Dik Hout Lyrics Van Halen Lyrics Van Hunt Lyrics Van Morrison Lyrics Van Ronk Dave Lyrics Van Veen Herman Lyrics Herman Van Veen Lyrics Vanda Vanda Lyrics Vandals Lyrics Vandals, The Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy