Crucifixion (Live) Lyrics

Song	Crucifixion (Live)
Artist	Phil Ochs
Album	A Hero of the Game (Live)
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[01:18.515]	And the night comes again to the circle studded sky
[01:26.773]	The stars settle slowly, in loneliness they lie
[01:34.222]	'Till the universe explodes as a falling star is raised
[01:39.552]	Planets are paralyzed, mountains are amazed
[01:44.896]	But they all glow brighter from the brilliance of the blaze
[01:51.095]	With the speed of insanity, then he dies.
[01:59.304]	In the green fields a turning, a baby is born
[02:06.393]	His cries crease the wind and mingle with the morn
[02:15.039]	An assault upon the order, the changing of the guard
[02:19.873]	Chosen for a challenge that is hopelessly hard
[02:26.386]	And the only single sound is the sighing of the stars
[02:32.355]	But to the silence and distance they are sworn
[02:39.930]	So dance dance dance
[02:44.428]	Teach us to be true
[02:47.621]	Come dance dance dance
[02:52.655]	'Cause we love you
[02:59.545]	Images of innocence charge him to go on
[03:10.263]	But the decadence of history is looking for a pawn
[03:19.729]	To a nightmare of knowledge he opens up the gate
[03:24.823]	And a blinding revelation is laid upon his plate
[03:29.725]	That beneath the greatest love is a hurricane of hate
[03:35.837]	And God help the critic of the dawn.
[03:45.400]	So he stands on the sea and shouts to the shore,
[03:52.861]	But the louder that he screams the longer he's ignored
[04:05.479]	For the wine of oblivion is drunk to the dregs
[04:10.713]	And the merchants of the masses almost have to be begged
[04:15.059]	'Till the giant is aware, someone's pulling at his leg,
[04:20.216]	And someone is tapping at the door.
[04:26.371]	To dance dance dance
[04:30.508]	Teach us to be true
[04:33.703]	Come dance dance dance
[04:38.635]	'Cause we love you
[04:45.034]	Then his message gathers meaning and it spreads across the land
[04:53.410]	The rewarding of his pain is the following of the man
[05:02.885]	But ignorance is everywhere and people have their way
[05:07.680]	Success is an enemy to the losers of the day
[05:13.035]	In the silence of the churches, who knows what they pray
[05:19.657]	For blood is the language of the band.
[05:30.303]	The Spanish bulls are beaten; the crowd is soon beguiled,
[05:38.087]	The matador is beautiful, a symphony of style
[05:46.797]	Excitement is static, passion places bets
[05:51.620]	Gracefully he bows to ovations that he gets
[05:56.650]	But the hands that are applauding are slippery with sweat
[06:02.958]	And saliva is falling from their smiles
[06:10.865]	So dance dance dance
[06:14.301]	Teach us to be true
[06:17.967]	Come dance dance dance
[06:23.041]	'Cause we love you
[06:28.214]	Then this overflow of life is crushed into a liar
[06:37.015]	The gentle soul is ripped apart and tossed into the fire.
[06:45.869]	It's death of beauty it's the victory of the night
[06:50.792]	Truth becomes a tragedy limping from the light
[06:55.640]	All the heavens are horrified, they stagger from the sight
[07:05.989]	As the cross is trembling with desire.
[07:15.035]	They say they can't believe it, it's a sacrilegious shame
[07:23.203]	Now, who would want to hurt such a hero of the game?
[07:31.933]	But you know I predicted it; I knew he had to fall
[07:37.285]	How did it happen? I hope his suffering was small.
[07:41.761]	Tell me every detail, I've got to know it all,
[07:46.903]	And do you have a picture of the pain?
[07:53.563]	So dance dance dance
[07:57.487]	Teach us to be true
[08:01.167]	Come dance dance dance
[08:05.928]	'Cause we love you
[08:11.456]	Time takes her toll and the memory fades
[08:19.415]	But his glory is broken, in the magic that he made.
[08:29.655]	Reality is ruined; there is nothing more to fear
[08:52.916]	And teaching are started, to what they want to hear
[09:01.051]	And the cry how much they missing, year after year
[09:05.812]	As they wait for a new thrill parade.
[09:15.240]	The eyes of the rebel have been branded by the blind
[09:23.284]	To the safety of sterility, the threat has been refined
[09:32.461]	The child was created to the slaughterhouse he's led
[09:40.491]	So good to be alive when the eulogy is read
[09:44.519]	The climax of emotion, the worship of the dead
[09:51.583]	And the cycle of sacrifice unwinds.
[09:58.486]	So dance dance dance
[10:02.751]	Teach us to be true
[10:06.458]	Come dance dance dance
[10:11.423]	'Cause we love you
[10:16.631]	And the night comes again to the circle studded sky
[10:25.750]	The stars settle slowly, in loneliness they lie
[10:34.261]	'Till the universe explodes as a falling star is raised
[10:39.855]	Planets are paralyzed, mountains are amazed
[10:44.520]	But they all glow brighter from the brilliance of the blaze
[10:52.152]	With the speed of insanity, then he died.

[01:18.515]	And the night comes again to the circle studded sky
[01:26.773]	The stars settle slowly, in loneliness they lie
[01:34.222]	' Till the universe explodes as a falling star is raised
[01:39.552]	Planets are paralyzed, mountains are amazed
[01:44.896]	But they all glow brighter from the brilliance of the blaze
[01:51.095]	With the speed of insanity, then he dies.
[01:59.304]	In the green fields a turning, a baby is born
[02:06.393]	His cries crease the wind and mingle with the morn
[02:15.039]	An assault upon the order, the changing of the guard
[02:19.873]	Chosen for a challenge that is hopelessly hard
[02:26.386]	And the only single sound is the sighing of the stars
[02:32.355]	But to the silence and distance they are sworn
[02:39.930]	So dance dance dance
[02:44.428]	Teach us to be true
[02:47.621]	Come dance dance dance
[02:52.655]	' Cause we love you
[02:59.545]	Images of innocence charge him to go on
[03:10.263]	But the decadence of history is looking for a pawn
[03:19.729]	To a nightmare of knowledge he opens up the gate
[03:24.823]	And a blinding revelation is laid upon his plate
[03:29.725]	That beneath the greatest love is a hurricane of hate
[03:35.837]	And God help the critic of the dawn.
[03:45.400]	So he stands on the sea and shouts to the shore,
[03:52.861]	But the louder that he screams the longer he' s ignored
[04:05.479]	For the wine of oblivion is drunk to the dregs
[04:10.713]	And the merchants of the masses almost have to be begged
[04:15.059]	' Till the giant is aware, someone' s pulling at his leg,
[04:20.216]	And someone is tapping at the door.
[04:26.371]	To dance dance dance
[04:30.508]	Teach us to be true
[04:33.703]	Come dance dance dance
[04:38.635]	' Cause we love you
[04:45.034]	Then his message gathers meaning and it spreads across the land
[04:53.410]	The rewarding of his pain is the following of the man
[05:02.885]	But ignorance is everywhere and people have their way
[05:07.680]	Success is an enemy to the losers of the day
[05:13.035]	In the silence of the churches, who knows what they pray
[05:19.657]	For blood is the language of the band.
[05:30.303]	The Spanish bulls are beaten the crowd is soon beguiled,
[05:38.087]	The matador is beautiful, a symphony of style
[05:46.797]	Excitement is static, passion places bets
[05:51.620]	Gracefully he bows to ovations that he gets
[05:56.650]	But the hands that are applauding are slippery with sweat
[06:02.958]	And saliva is falling from their smiles
[06:10.865]	So dance dance dance
[06:14.301]	Teach us to be true
[06:17.967]	Come dance dance dance
[06:23.041]	' Cause we love you
[06:28.214]	Then this overflow of life is crushed into a liar
[06:37.015]	The gentle soul is ripped apart and tossed into the fire.
[06:45.869]	It' s death of beauty it' s the victory of the night
[06:50.792]	Truth becomes a tragedy limping from the light
[06:55.640]	All the heavens are horrified, they stagger from the sight
[07:05.989]	As the cross is trembling with desire.
[07:15.035]	They say they can' t believe it, it' s a sacrilegious shame
[07:23.203]	Now, who would want to hurt such a hero of the game?
[07:31.933]	But you know I predicted it I knew he had to fall
[07:37.285]	How did it happen? I hope his suffering was small.
[07:41.761]	Tell me every detail, I' ve got to know it all,
[07:46.903]	And do you have a picture of the pain?
[07:53.563]	So dance dance dance
[07:57.487]	Teach us to be true
[08:01.167]	Come dance dance dance
[08:05.928]	' Cause we love you
[08:11.456]	Time takes her toll and the memory fades
[08:19.415]	But his glory is broken, in the magic that he made.
[08:29.655]	Reality is ruined there is nothing more to fear
[08:52.916]	And teaching are started, to what they want to hear
[09:01.051]	And the cry how much they missing, year after year
[09:05.812]	As they wait for a new thrill parade.
[09:15.240]	The eyes of the rebel have been branded by the blind
[09:23.284]	To the safety of sterility, the threat has been refined
[09:32.461]	The child was created to the slaughterhouse he' s led
[09:40.491]	So good to be alive when the eulogy is read
[09:44.519]	The climax of emotion, the worship of the dead
[09:51.583]	And the cycle of sacrifice unwinds.
[09:58.486]	So dance dance dance
[10:02.751]	Teach us to be true
[10:06.458]	Come dance dance dance
[10:11.423]	' Cause we love you
[10:16.631]	And the night comes again to the circle studded sky
[10:25.750]	The stars settle slowly, in loneliness they lie
[10:34.261]	' Till the universe explodes as a falling star is raised
[10:39.855]	Planets are paralyzed, mountains are amazed
[10:44.520]	But they all glow brighter from the brilliance of the blaze
[10:52.152]	With the speed of insanity, then he died.

[01:18.515]	And the night comes again to the circle studded sky
[01:26.773]	The stars settle slowly, in loneliness they lie
[01:34.222]	' Till the universe explodes as a falling star is raised
[01:39.552]	Planets are paralyzed, mountains are amazed
[01:44.896]	But they all glow brighter from the brilliance of the blaze
[01:51.095]	With the speed of insanity, then he dies.
[01:59.304]	In the green fields a turning, a baby is born
[02:06.393]	His cries crease the wind and mingle with the morn
[02:15.039]	An assault upon the order, the changing of the guard
[02:19.873]	Chosen for a challenge that is hopelessly hard
[02:26.386]	And the only single sound is the sighing of the stars
[02:32.355]	But to the silence and distance they are sworn
[02:39.930]	So dance dance dance
[02:44.428]	Teach us to be true
[02:47.621]	Come dance dance dance
[02:52.655]	' Cause we love you
[02:59.545]	Images of innocence charge him to go on
[03:10.263]	But the decadence of history is looking for a pawn
[03:19.729]	To a nightmare of knowledge he opens up the gate
[03:24.823]	And a blinding revelation is laid upon his plate
[03:29.725]	That beneath the greatest love is a hurricane of hate
[03:35.837]	And God help the critic of the dawn.
[03:45.400]	So he stands on the sea and shouts to the shore,
[03:52.861]	But the louder that he screams the longer he' s ignored
[04:05.479]	For the wine of oblivion is drunk to the dregs
[04:10.713]	And the merchants of the masses almost have to be begged
[04:15.059]	' Till the giant is aware, someone' s pulling at his leg,
[04:20.216]	And someone is tapping at the door.
[04:26.371]	To dance dance dance
[04:30.508]	Teach us to be true
[04:33.703]	Come dance dance dance
[04:38.635]	' Cause we love you
[04:45.034]	Then his message gathers meaning and it spreads across the land
[04:53.410]	The rewarding of his pain is the following of the man
[05:02.885]	But ignorance is everywhere and people have their way
[05:07.680]	Success is an enemy to the losers of the day
[05:13.035]	In the silence of the churches, who knows what they pray
[05:19.657]	For blood is the language of the band.
[05:30.303]	The Spanish bulls are beaten the crowd is soon beguiled,
[05:38.087]	The matador is beautiful, a symphony of style
[05:46.797]	Excitement is static, passion places bets
[05:51.620]	Gracefully he bows to ovations that he gets
[05:56.650]	But the hands that are applauding are slippery with sweat
[06:02.958]	And saliva is falling from their smiles
[06:10.865]	So dance dance dance
[06:14.301]	Teach us to be true
[06:17.967]	Come dance dance dance
[06:23.041]	' Cause we love you
[06:28.214]	Then this overflow of life is crushed into a liar
[06:37.015]	The gentle soul is ripped apart and tossed into the fire.
[06:45.869]	It' s death of beauty it' s the victory of the night
[06:50.792]	Truth becomes a tragedy limping from the light
[06:55.640]	All the heavens are horrified, they stagger from the sight
[07:05.989]	As the cross is trembling with desire.
[07:15.035]	They say they can' t believe it, it' s a sacrilegious shame
[07:23.203]	Now, who would want to hurt such a hero of the game?
[07:31.933]	But you know I predicted it I knew he had to fall
[07:37.285]	How did it happen? I hope his suffering was small.
[07:41.761]	Tell me every detail, I' ve got to know it all,
[07:46.903]	And do you have a picture of the pain?
[07:53.563]	So dance dance dance
[07:57.487]	Teach us to be true
[08:01.167]	Come dance dance dance
[08:05.928]	' Cause we love you
[08:11.456]	Time takes her toll and the memory fades
[08:19.415]	But his glory is broken, in the magic that he made.
[08:29.655]	Reality is ruined there is nothing more to fear
[08:52.916]	And teaching are started, to what they want to hear
[09:01.051]	And the cry how much they missing, year after year
[09:05.812]	As they wait for a new thrill parade.
[09:15.240]	The eyes of the rebel have been branded by the blind
[09:23.284]	To the safety of sterility, the threat has been refined
[09:32.461]	The child was created to the slaughterhouse he' s led
[09:40.491]	So good to be alive when the eulogy is read
[09:44.519]	The climax of emotion, the worship of the dead
[09:51.583]	And the cycle of sacrifice unwinds.
[09:58.486]	So dance dance dance
[10:02.751]	Teach us to be true
[10:06.458]	Come dance dance dance
[10:11.423]	' Cause we love you
[10:16.631]	And the night comes again to the circle studded sky
[10:25.750]	The stars settle slowly, in loneliness they lie
[10:34.261]	' Till the universe explodes as a falling star is raised
[10:39.855]	Planets are paralyzed, mountains are amazed
[10:44.520]	But they all glow brighter from the brilliance of the blaze
[10:52.152]	With the speed of insanity, then he died.

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