Wire & Glass (Six Songs From A Mini-Opera)

- Sound Round -

I'm young in my camper van
The world feels old and new
I fear the future man
As I take in the view
Don't know where to head to now
I give up? Go back?
My friends are all dead now
Or stifled in the sack

Sound round, feel the ground
Feel the pulse that we have found
Breathe in, feel the spin
Where's the dream that we were in?
Sound round, feel the ground
Feel the pulse that we have found

Sound round, feel the ground
Feel the pulse that we have found
Breathe in, feel the spin
Where's the dream that we were in?
Sound round, feel the ground
Feel the pulse that we have found

I'm young in my camper van
The world feels old and new
I fear the future man
As I take in the view

- Pick Up the Peace -

Now I'm in the ether
Look down at time
I see three children
Prepare to walk the line

I see them older
When life is done
I was a loser
At the game they won

Come on let's try to pick up the peace
You and I on our hands and knees
Come on let's try to pick up, pick up the peace

Come on let's try to touch the Fleece
You and I on our hands and knees
Come on let's try to pick up, pick up the peace

How do old people forget
That the wars we've seen
Are about me longing for you
You longing for me?
You longing for me?

- Endless Wire -

We found this pile of paper
Written by that ether man
He hatched a mad old caper
He had a mad old plan

He'd turn us into music
He'd show us to our portals
He gathered wire and angels
To entertain immortals

Out on the endless, endless
Out on the endless wire
Out on the endless, endless
Out on the endless, endless
Endless, endless wire

Out on the endless, endless
Out on the endless wire
Out on the endless, endless
Out on the endless wire

- We Got a Hit -

We got our folks together
We broke down barriers
We found a dream to dream
We were the carriers

We got rich and famous
Papers at our door
We talked a load of crap
They wanted more

We got a hit (Good news, we got a hit)
We got a hit (Good news, we got a hit)
We got a hit (Good news, we got a hit)
We got a hit (Good news, we-)
We got a hit
We got a hit
We got a hit
We got a hit

We got our folks together
We broke down barriers
We found a dream to dream
We were the carriers
We were the carriers

We got a hit (Good news, we got a hit)
We got a hit (Good news, we-)

- They Made My Dream Come True -

People died where I performed
People cried when Glass deformed
Shots rang out as the singer yawned
The band played on until the dawn

Lies and drunks and drugs and fools
Tricks and stunts disguise the tools
Was the victim dead, was there blood in pools
Was this not part of show-biz rules?

They made my dream come true
They made my dream come true
They made my dream come true

- Mirror Door -

If you don't hear me, how can I tell you
If you don't listen, why should I speak
If you're indifferent, how can I reach you
Just because you're angry don't assume I'm weak

Howling Wolf and old Link Wray
Dave Van Ronk and Doris Day
Bobby Darin, Brownie McGhee
Elvis, Buddy and Eddie C

Music makes me, makes me strong
Strong vibrations, make me long
Long for a place where I belong
You will find me in this song

Who will walk through the mirror door
Will there be music, or will there be war
Will we be rich, or will we be poor
Who will walk through the mirror door

Who will walk through the mirror door
Will there be music, or will there be war
Will we be rich, or will we be poor
Who will walk through the mirror door

A thousand angels, a million children
Fire and fear in a suicide eye
Golden stairway to a Zeppelin heaven
Rolling thunder under a New York sky

Frank 'n' Ella, Ray 'What'd I Say'
Johnny Cash and Johnnie Ray
Amadeus and Ludwig Van
Henry, Johann and the Doo-Dah Band

We are here in celebration
This music's gonna make us strong
We climb up high, to the golden station
Curtis Mayfield ain't waiting long

Get on board!

Who will walk through the mirror door
Will there be music, or will there be war
Will we be rich, or will we be poor
Who will walk through the mirror door

Who will walk through the mirror door
Will there be music, or will there be war
Will we be rich, or will we be poor
Who will walk through the mirror door
The mirror door, the mirror door

Howling Wolf and old Link Wray
Dave Van Ronk and Doris Day
Bobby Darin, Brownie McGhee
Elvis, Buddy and Eddie C

Frank 'n' Ella, Ray 'What'd I Say'
Johnny Cash and Johnnie Ray
Amadeus and Ludwig Van
Henry, Johann and the Doo-Dah Band

Keep on climbing