Hallowed Be Thy Name - ELP

Works Vol. 1 (1977)
http://www.amazon.com/Works-Vol-Emerson-Lake-Palmer/dp/B0000033P4/ref=sr_1_2?...
LYRIC:
Hallowed Be Thy Name [Emerson, Lake & Palmer]
(Lake, Sinfield)

There may be an om in moment
But there's very few folk in focus
Not the first, not the last, not the least.
You needn't be well to be wealthy
But you've got to be whole to be holy
Fetch the rope, fetch the clock, fetch the priest.
Oh this planet of ours is a mess
I bet Heaven's the same
Look the madman said, "Son,
As a friend, tell me what's in a name,"
Hallowed be thy name.

I give you the state of statesmen
And the key to what motivates them
On the left, on the right, on the nail
Still I don't see a man in a mansion
That an accurate pen won't puncture
Go to town, go to hell, go to jail.
And there's bars and saloons
Where the jukebox plays blues in the night
Till the madman says "Son,
Time to go we could both use some light"
And thy will be done.

We live in an age of cages
The tale of an ape escaping
In the search for some truth he can use
But many a drunk got drunker
And mostly a thinker, thunker
Set the place, set the time, set the fuse,
The optimist laughed and the pessimist cried in his wine
And the madman said "Son,
Take a word they'll all wake given time"
Let thy kingdom come

The madman and I got drunker
Till both thought the other thank you
And we laughed all the way to the stars
The optimist asked for a taste of the pessimist's wine
And the madman said "Son,
How do you feel?" I said "Me? I feel fine
Lead me into temptation
Into temptation
I said into temptation
I need my allocation of recreation
I want a revelation in degradation
No hesitation, give me variation, give me inspiration..."

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[Cascabel40]

This song is in Works Vol 1 (black label)...Not 2 (White label)...

[JehanneDeLys]

@Cascabel40 Can't you read, mate? As I've already told another commenter below: this IS "Works Vol 1" on CD (original recording reissued) & with that WHITE cover. I own the bloody thing, OK!

[Cascabel40]

@JehanneDeLys But the original edition is black, to create confusion ... put that information in the title, so do not bother to answer .... Greetings!

[JehanneDeLys]

@Cascabel40 The title is the SONG, the album information is right there in my NOTES, with a LINK to it on AMAZON to see or buy the CD. Can't get much clearer than that, FFS!

[crimsonkng]

Geez, people. Take a chill pill. I couldn't read that it says "1." Sorry, I'm old. ;-)

[JehanneDeLys]

@crimsonkng No problem, mate! LOL You missed my wink too, eh? I'm just so used to no-it-all teens with attitude on here, that's all.

But hey, I'm older than you so that won't fly! Don't ya know what David Bowie said about that: "You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old" :p

[Kriejtiw]

Iron Maiden who?

[Orlor]

Always liked the wordplay on this song.

[birdsmachine]

@npbelly i saw the live version, yes, its great!!!

[npbelly]

@birdsmachine : You know this for sure? How so? Thanks for answering, man! It does sound like stuff that Keith could do. I'm amazed this piano part isn't more talked about. How did you find out??

[birdsmachine]

@npbelly keith emerson

[npbelly]

But who played piano??

[dieselheart001]

@Orlor it's quite clever.

[dieselheart001]

the 2 dislikers have failed to use their allocation of recreation and need to GO TO HELL.

[dieselheart001]

"The madman and got drunker

'Til both thought the other "Thank you!"

And we laughed

All the way to the stars...

That is EPIC.

[argangediv]

Why are there very few in focus? Maybe there is an ohm sweet ohm in a moment. But there are definitely very few folk in focus.

[probrojeffro]

Even though they didn't put out many recordings, there's very few weak moments never mind songs.