See the pretty painted faces, moving
See the girlies, laces, frilly, waving
Watch the bright eyes, shallow, glistening
Hear the silence in the theatre, listening
Crunch the paper cups beneath your feet
See the dust and feel the heat
Rivers flowing, people gathering
Buzzing, bustling, cursing, laughing
Rolling up to see the show
Will it go or will it go?
Moving swiftly now the doors are open,
Empty faces filling seats,
Now in the House become possessed
Anticipating a night's success
The lights dim low, the scene is set
Then like the manic demons screeching
Comes the catastrophic wail beseeching
Lights are flashing - voices raising higher
And now the night is under way!
The yelling, loudest at the last
Like a climax, soon is past....
And out they spit into the streets
Leaving rows of empty seats
Take it down and get them out
Get them in tomorrow night
Tomorrow there's another show
Will it go or will it go?
Human League - 3rd Dec '81, when I was working at the Royal Court
See the girlies, laces, frilly, waving
Watch the bright eyes, shallow, glistening
Hear the silence in the theatre, listening
Crunch the paper cups beneath your feet
See the dust and feel the heat
Rivers flowing, people gathering
Buzzing, bustling, cursing, laughing
Rolling up to see the show
Will it go or will it go?
Moving swiftly now the doors are open,
Empty faces filling seats,
Now in the House become possessed
Anticipating a night's success
The lights dim low, the scene is set
Then like the manic demons screeching
Comes the catastrophic wail beseeching
Lights are flashing - voices raising higher
And now the night is under way!
The yelling, loudest at the last
Like a climax, soon is past....
And out they spit into the streets
Leaving rows of empty seats
Take it down and get them out
Get them in tomorrow night
Tomorrow there's another show
Will it go or will it go?
Human League - 3rd Dec '81, when I was working at the Royal Court
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