The Bells! The Bells!
A Ritual Mask
A ritual mask
up on the wall
furnishes his surroundings
that he thinks that's all
A ritual mask
its power still strong
a memento of his travel
that he got for a song
He got it for a song
It was the song of centures, undisturbed
it was the song of secrets and power words
it was the song of the culture, not grown immune
to the virus of progress, to the depth of the tune
The ritual mask
the evil eye
inhabits his appartment
inhabits his mind
The song of vengeance, the song of a debt repaid
the song of justice, the song of a heaven's day
the song of culture as old as the hills
(that it's uneasy to live a hole like a snake or how to kill)
The ritual mask
It won't take long
before he finds out the bargain
has turned out dreadfully wrong
Oh, he got it for a song
Critical Mass
Instrumetal
The Moebius Loop
Indicision and uncertainty
catch you now as they never have before
How come you didn't recognize
the revolving door?
Oh, you're gonna take sides
on the checkered floor
It used to be so easy
You saw everything in black and white
but when you lost track of all the moves you'd made
you lost faith in wrong and right
It doesn't seem conceivable
look what's handing in your hands
Oh, is it a trick of comprehension
or a master plan?
Oh, a change in your perspective
from the gutter now used to
How come you didn't recognize
the fiery room
How you're gonna take sides
Now you're on the moebius loop
An Endless Breath
Instrumetal
In Slow Time
Instrumetal
My Pulse
Instrumetal
The Bells! The Bells!
Instrumetal
The recording were first released in 1983 on cassete only
All pieces written by Peter Hammill
except 'In Slow Time' Hammill/Ferguson