Lou Reed - Power And Glory Pat II (Magic Transformation) Lyrics
Lou Reed Power And Glory Pat II (Magic Transformation)

Power And Glory Pat II (Magic Transformation)

Lou Reed


Lyrics Power And Glory Pat II (Magic Transformation) - Lou Reed




I was visited by the power and the glory
I was visited by a majestic hymn
Great bolts of lightning
Lightning up the sky
Electricity flowing through my veins
I was captured by a larger moment
I was seized by divinity's hot breath
Gorged like a lion on experience
Powerful from life
I wanted all of it, all of it, all of it
Not some of it
All of it, all of it
Not just some of it, but all of it
I saw a man turn into a bird
I saw a bird turn into a tiger
I saw a man hang from a cliff by the tips of his toes
In the jungles of the Amazon
I saw a man put a red-hot needle through his eye
Turn into a crow and fly through the trees
Swallows hot coals and breathe out flames
And I wanted this to happen to me
Oh, I wanted this to happen to me
I wanted all of it, all of it, all of it
Not some of it
All of it, all of it
Not just some of it, but all of it
And say that this man saw the moon vanish into his pocket
We saw the stars disappear from sight
We saw him walk across water into the sun while bathed in eternal light
We spewed out questions, waiting for answers
Creating legends, religions and myths
Books, stories, movies and plays
All trying to explain this
I wanted all of it, all of it, all of it
Not some of it
All of it, all of it
Not just some of it, but all of it
I saw a great man turn into a little child
The cancer reduced him to dust
His voice growing weak as he fought for his life
With a bravery stronger than lust
I saw isotopes introduced into his lungs
Trying to stop the cancerous spread
And it made me think of Leda and the swan
And gold being made from lead
The same power that burned Hiroshima
Causing three-legged babies and death
Shrunk to the size of a nickel
To help him regain his breath
And I was struck by the power and the glory
I was visited by a majestic him
Great bolts of lightning shooting up his veins
As the radiation flowed through him
He wanted all of it, all of it, all of it
Not just some of it
All of it, all of it
Not just some of it, but all of it



Writer(s): Lou Reed, Michael Rathke


Lou Reed - The Sire Years: The Solo Collection
Album The Sire Years: The Solo Collection
date of release
25-03-2014

1 Strawman
2 Dirty Blvd.
3 Rouge
4 Overture
5 Dorita (The Spirit)
6 A Thousand Departed Friends
7 Guardian Angel
8 Who Am I? (Tripitena's Song)
9 Vanishing Act
10 Broadway Song
11 Balloon
12 The Valley of Unrest
13 Big Sky
14 Rock Minuet
15 Tatters
16 Modern Dance
17 Ecstasy
18 Mystic Child
19 Paranoia Key of E
20 Hang on to Your Emotions
21 Trade In
22 NYC Man
23 Egg Cream
24 Good Evening Mr. Waldheim
25 Hold On
26 Sick Of You
27 Beginning of a Great Adventure
28 There Is No Time
29 Endless Cycle
30 Romeo Had Juliette
31 Hop Frog (feat. David Bowie)
32 Perfect Day
33 Xmas In February
34 Call On Me
35 Baton Rouge
36 Future Farmers Of America
37 Change
38 Warrior King - Revenge
39 Mad
40 Into The Divine - Live Version
41 White Prism
42 Talking Book - Live Version
43 Turning Time Around
44 Dreamin' - Escape
45 Perfect Day (Live Version)
46 Dirty Blvd. (Live Version)
47 What's Good (The Thesis)
48 Busload of Faith
49 The Bed
50 The Raven
51 Set the Twilight Reeling
52 Kicks (Live Version)
53 Riptide
54 The Kids (Live Version)
55 Coney Island Baby (Live Version)
56 Riptide (Live Version)
57 Harry's Circumcision - Reverie Gone Astray
58 Original Wrapper (Live Version)
59 Guilty (feat. Ornette Coleman)
60 Halloween Parade
61 Last Great American Whale
62 Dime Store Mystery
63 Power and Glory - The Situation
64 Magician - Internally
65 Sword of Damocles - Externally
66 Goodby Mass (In a Chapel Bodily Termination)
67 Cremation (Ashes to Ashes)
68 No Chance - Regret
69 Gassed And Stoned - Loss
70 Power And Glory Pat II (Magic Transformation)
71 Magic And Loss (Summation)
72 Finish Line
73 Sex With Your Parents (Motherfucker) Part II - Live
74 Hookywooky
75 The Proposition
76 Adventurer
77 I'll Be Your Mirror (Live Version)
78 Vicious (Live Version)
79 Busload Of Faith - Live Version
80 New Sensations - Live Version
81 Why Do You Talk (Live Version)
82 Sex With Your Parents (Motherfucker) Part II (Recorded Live July 4th, 1995)
83 Like A Possum
84 Edgar Allan
85 Blind Rage
86 Burning Embers
87 Science Of The Mind
88 Tripitena's Speech




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