Lyrics Mr. Sands (Live) - Van Der Graaf Generator
Soon
as
you
like,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
please
take
your
seats.
In
a
moment
there′ll
be
a
test
of
your
endurance.
Stay
in
your
chairs
in
the
event
of
a
dramatic
pause
Please
be
aware
nothing
gets
covered
by
insurance.
One
final
thing:
Please
take
the
trouble
to
read
through
your
notes,
It's
important
that
you
know
where
you′ve
got
to
go
to.
Wait
a
moment,
maybe
the
usherette'll
show
you.
Such
excitement,
these
are
the
hoops
you've
got
to
go
through...
The
noises
off
that
turn
you
on
stage
whispered
from
the
wings,
A
stifled
cough,
a
joke
that
bombs,
a
smoldering
fuse
wire
string.
When
Mr.
Sands
is
in
the
house
the
alarm
bells
start
to
ring.
Everything′s
in
code
In
a
world
we
barely
know
And
the
truth
is
only
slowly
revealed...
With
best
intentions
I
have
strayed
far
off
the
beaten
track
And
of
attention
I
displayed
a
quite
spectacular
lack.
Now
Mr.
Sands
is
in
the
house
and
the
panic
button′s
smacked.
Well,
Mr.
Sands
is
in
the
house:
commotion
in
the
stalls
And,
from
the
gods,
unruly
shouts
that
echo
round
the
hall
Yes,
someone's
let
the
secret
out...
the
safety
curtain
falls.
And
as
I
look
across
the
stage
the
thought
that
first
occurs
Is
less
that
we
have
come
of
age
and
more
that
we′re
preserved
To
pass
our
time
in
different
shades
of
ignorant
reserve.
Everything's
in
code
Till
the
moment
it
explodes
We
suspend
belief,
get
ready
to
go
For
the
playout
of
the
show
-
Here
it
is
for
all
we
know
Mr
Sands
is
always
ready
to
roll
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