Gospel of Dismay

Let's hope this time
We can get this band back together again

You join the underground cabaret today
Well, hey there, tell me your name
You try to run and tell the world
But you're stranded in a darkened cave
Oh, Henry, we hate you the same
So listen up, my friend
There's more that meets the eye
You power up the studio and
Bring them to life now play the beat that
Trickles through the halls
Or else your life is nevermore
Don't worry chum
It's not the music that dies
Now listen up, our life support machine
Was brought to life by remarkable hands
Forget about the Hell we've seen
The time has come to revive our band
So bang the drums to a rhythm
Captivating the beat
And press the keys on the
Piano for the ritual, please
The song's alive with the
Night, with your help, we'll revive
The Devil's advocate is staring
Right through your lies

You're just retuning our old strings tonight
I hope you turn on the light now

Can I get an amen in here? (Amen)
You see the magic of art
It would tear you apart if you knew
Can I get an amen in here? (Amen)
This magic is fueled by your heart
But the dreams in his eyes were untrue
He had bigger plans for the band
By demand, we came back to this darkened cell
You're gonna break us out of this Hell

We've been stars since the rhythm days
But our instruments have all grown tired
And in the end, our only dream was to dance
They took the dance away and we got retired
But that was long ago
We have a new change of face
We turned it up a couple notches
With a brand new pace
You think they all just
Erased us, betrayed us, enslaved us
But the deed is done and now
We want to get out now listen up
Ain't it nice to be underground
With a good ol' friend like
Me? A friend like me, yeah
So you notice that sign, we ain't lying
But sit down and take a seat, take a seat
There's an exit for sure
But that's for shmucks
But a little bit of ink and a couple of bucks
We could reopen the curtains and
Show off the strut
But for goodness sake, you gotta just believe

You're just retuning our old strings tonight
I hope you turn on the light now

Can I get an amen in here? (Amen)
You see the magic of art
It would tear you apart if you knew
Can I get an amen in here? (Amen)
This magic is fueled by your heart
But the dreams in his eyes were untrue
He had bigger plans for the band
By demand, we came back to this darkened cell
You're gonna break us out

Go to sleep, my little sheep
It's time to rest your head
Whether alive or dead
I am the keeper of the key
That will set us all free
I bring the demon back to life
(Bring the demon back to life)
There's a song I sing that
Shows us the light
Even in the lighter side of Hell
We sing with delight
Play the notes that I require
This will please my desires
You have given me the tools
To restart this fire
There's a twisted fate that controls
Us and betrays us
My friends have a death wish and all
Of this is him to blame
Now we've brought him to his knees
Your only hope to escape this
Is to embrace this
We need your help to keep this demon at bay
Let's end this today

You're the conductor of
This performance now, henry
Will you take their word or ours?
Golly, I hope this works
You turned on this machine
Now you have to believe

Can I get an amen in here?
(Can I get an amen?)
You see the magic of art (Of art)
It would tear you apart if you knew
Can I get an amen in here?
(Can I get an amen in here?)
This magic is fueled by your heart
(Your heart)
But the dreams in his eyes were untrue
(Untrue) he had bigger plans for the band
By demand, we came back to this world of grey
Welcome to the gospel of dismay
Welcome to the gospel of dismay