《Mr. Sands》歌词

[00:00:00] Mr. Sands - Van Der Graaf Generator

[00:00:35] Soon as you like

[00:00:37] Ladies and gentlemen please take your seats

[00:00:41] In a moment there'll be a test of your endurance

[00:00:51] Stay in your chairs in the event of a dramatic pause

[00:00:55] Please be aware nothing gets covered by insurance

[00:01:14] One final thing

[00:01:16] Please take the trouble to read through your notes

[00:01:19] It's important that you know where you've got to go to

[00:01:24] Wait a moment

[00:01:25] Maybe the usherette'll show you

[00:01:29] Such excitement

[00:01:30] These are the hoops you've got to go through

[00:01:42] The noises off that turn you on stage whispered from the wings

[00:01:48] A stifled cough a joke that bombs

[00:01:51] A smoldering fuse wire string

[00:01:53] When Mr. sands is in the house the alarm bells start to ring

[00:02:05] Everything's in code

[00:02:07] In a world we barely know

[00:02:09] And the truth is only slowly revealed

[00:02:34] With best intentions I have strayed far off the beaten track

[00:02:40] And of attention I displayed a quite spectacular lack

[00:02:46] Now Mr. sands is in the house and the panic button's smacked

[00:03:32] Well Mr. sands is in the house commotion in the stalls

[00:03:38] And from the gods unruly shouts that echo round the hall

[00:03:44] Yes someone's let the secret out the safety curtain falls

[00:04:20] And as I look across the stage the thought that first occurs

[00:04:26] Is less that we have come of age and more that we're preserved

[00:04:32] To pass our time in different shades of ignorant reserve

[00:04:38] Everything's in code

[00:04:40] Till the moment it explodes

[00:04:43] We suspend belief get ready to go

[00:04:47] For the playout of the show

[00:04:50] Here it is for all we know

[00:04:52] Mr. sands is always ready to roll