Lyrics Hallowed Be Thy Name - Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Hallowed Be Thy Name

There may be an «om"in moment
But there’s very few folk in focus-
Not the first, not the last, not the least
You needn’t be well to be wealthy
But you’ve got to be whole, to be Holy
Fetch the rope, fetch the clock, fetch the priest.
Oh this planet of ours is a mess
I bet Heaven’s the same
Look, the madman said, «Son, as a friend
Tell me what’s in a name?»
Hallowed by thy name
I give you the state of statesmen
And the key to what motivates them
On the left, on the right, on the nail.
Sill I don’t see a man in a mansion
That an accurate pen won’t puncture
Go to town, go to Hell, go to jail.
And there’s bars and saloons
Where the jukebox plays blues in the night.
Till the madman says «Son,
Time to go, we could both use some light»
And thy will be done.
We live in an age of cages
The tale of an ape escaping
In the search for some truth he can use.
But many a drunk got drunker
And mostly a thinker, thunker
Set the place, set the time, set the fuse!
The optimist laughed, and the pessimist cried in his wine
And the madman said «Son,
Take a word, they’ll all wake given time»
Let thy Kingdom come.
The madman and I got drunker
Told both thought the other thank you
And we laughed all the way to the stars
The optimist asked for a taste of the pessimist’s wine
And the madman said «Son,
How’dyou feel?"I said «Me? I feel fine
Lead me into temptation
Into temptation
I said into temptation
I need my allocation
Of recreation
I want a revelation
In degredation
No hesitation
Give me variation
Give me inspiration
Celebration…
Elevation…