1. WATCHER OF THE SKIES



Watcher of the skies watcher of all
His is a world alone no world is his own,
He whom life can no longer surprise,
Raising his eyes beholds a planet unknown.

Creatures shaped this planet’s soil,
Now their reign has come to an end,
Has life again destroyed life,
Do they play elsewhere, do they know
More than their childhood games?
Maybe the lizard’s shed it’s tail,
This is the end of man’s long union with earth.

Judge not this race by empty remains
Do you judge God by his creatures when they are dead?
For now, the lizard’s shed it’s tail
This is the end of man’s long union with earth.

From life alone to life as one,
Think not now your journey’s done
For though your ship be sturdy, no
Mercy has the sea,
Will you survive on the ocean of being?
Come ancient children hear what I say
This is my parting council for you on your way.

Sadly now your thoughts turn to the stars
Where we have gone you know you never can go.
Watcher of the skies watcher of all
This is your fate alone, this fate is your own.




2. GET EM OUT BE FRIDAY


John pebble of styx enterprises


Get em out by friday!

You dont get paid till the last ones well on his way.

Get em out by friday!

Its important that we keep to schedule, there must be no delay.


Mark hall of styx enterprises (otherwise known as the winkler)

I represent a firm of gentlemen who recently purchased this

House and all the others in the road,

In the interest of humanity weve found a better place for you

To go, go-woh, go-woh


Mrs. barrow (a tenant)

Oh no, this I cant believe,

Oh mary, theyre asking us to leave.


Mr. pebble

Get em out by friday!

Ive told you before, s good many gone if we let them stay.

And if it isnt easy,

You can squeeze a little grease and our troubles will soon run away.


Mrs. barrow

After all this time, they ask us to leave,

And I told them we could pay double the rent.

I dont know why it seemed so funny,

Seeing as how theyd take more money.

The winkler called again, he came here this morning,

With four hundred pounds and a photograph of the place he has found.

A block of flats with central heating.

I think were going to find it hard.


Mr. pebble

Now weve got them!

Ive always said that cash cash cash can do anything well.

Work can be rewarding

When a flash of intuition is a gift that helps you

Excel-sell-sell-sell.


Mr. hall

Here we are in harlow new town, did you recognise your block

Across the square, over there,

Sadly since last time we spoke, weve found weve had to raise

The rent again,

Just a bit.


Mrs. barrow

Oh no, this I cant believe

Oh mary, and we agreed to leave.


(a passage of time)

18/9/2012 t.v. flash on all dial-a-program services


This is an announcement from genetic control:

It is my sad duty to inform you of a four foot restriction on

Humanoid height.


Extract from coversation of joe ordinary in local puborama

I hear the directors of genetic control have been buying all the

Properties that have recently been sold, taking risks oh so bold.

Its said now that people will be shorter in height,

They can fit twice as many in the same building site.

(they say its alright),

Beginning with the tenants of the town of harlow,

In the interest of humanity, theyve been told they must go,

Told they must go-go-go-go.


Sir john de pebble of united blacksprings international

I think Ive fixed a new deal

A dozen properties - well buy at five and sell at thirty four,

Some are still inhabited,

Its time to send the winkler to see them,

Hell have to work some more.


Memo from satin peter of rock development ltd.

With land in your hand, youll be happy on earth

Then invest in the church for your heaven.



3. THE RETURN OF THE GIANT HOGWEED


Turn and run
Nothing can stop them
Around every river and canal their
Power is growing
Stamp them out
We must destroy them
They infiltrate each city with their thick dark warning odour
They are invincible
They seem immune to all our herbicidal battering

Long ago in the Russian hills
A Victorian explorer found the regal Hogweed by a marsh
He captured it and brought it home
Botanical creature stirs, seeking revenge
Royal beast did not forget
He came home to London
And made a present of the Hogweed to the Royal Gardens at Kew

Waste no time
They are approaching
Hurry now, we must protect ourselves and find some shelter
Strike by night
They are defenceless
They all need the sun to photosensitize their venom
Still they're invincible
Still they're immune to all our herbicidal battering

Fashionable country gentlemen had some cultivated wild gardens
In which they innocently planted the Giant Hogweed throughout the land
Botanical creature stirs, seeking revenge
Royal beast did not forget
Soon they escaped, spreading their seed
Preparing for an onslaught
Threatening the human race

Mighty Hogweed is avenged
Human bodies soon will know anger
Kill them with your Hogweed hairs



4. THE MUSICAL BOX



Play me Old King Cole
That I may join with you
All your hearts now seem so far from me
It hardly seems to matter now

And the nurse will tell you lies
Of a kingdom beyond the skies
But I am lost within this half-world
It hardly seems to matter now

Play me my song
Here it comes again
Play me my song
Here it comes again

Just a little bit
Just a little bit more time
Time left to live out my life

Play me my song
Here it comes again
Play me my song
Here it comes again

Old King Cole was a merry old soul
And a merry old soul was he
So he called for his pipe
And he called for his bowl
And he called for his fiddlers three

The clock, tick tock
On the mantelpiece
And I want
And I feel
And I know
And I touch
The wall

She's a lady, she's got time
Brush back your hair
And let me get to know your face

She's a lady, she is mine
Brush back your hair
And let me get to know your flesh

I've been waiting here for so long
And all the time that passed me by
It doesn't seem to matter now

You stand there with your fixed expression
Casting doubt on all I have to say
Why don't you touch me, touch me
Why don't you touch me, touch me
Touch me now, now, now, now, now
Now, now, now, now, now
Now, now, now, now, now
Now, now, now, now, now ...



5. THE KNIFE


Tell me my life is about to begin
Tell me that I'm a hero
Promise me all of your violent dreams
Light up your body with anger

Now, in this ugly world
It is time to destroy all this evil
Now, when I give a word
Are you ready to fight for your freedom ?

NOW

Stand up and fight, for you know we are right
We must strike at the lies, that have spread like disease through our minds
Soon we'll have power, every soldier will rest
And we'll spread out our kindness to all who our love now deserve

Some of you are going to die
Martyrs of course to the freedom that I shall provide

I'll give you the names of those you must kill
All must die with their children
Carry their heads to the palace of old
Hang them, hang them, let the blood flow

Now, in this ugly world
Breaking the chains around us
Now, the crusade has begun
Give us a land fit for heroes

NOW

Stand up and fight, for you know we are right
We must strike at the lies, that have spread like disease through our minds
Soon we'll have power, every soldier will rest
And we'll spread out our kindness to all who our love now deserve

We are only wanting freedom ?