1. ONE FIRST OF APRIL

a/ Prologue

This Is A Story, It's Not Fantasy
Let Up To Us To Relate
One First Of April, Some Years Ago
Striver Steps Out Of His House
Springtime Sun Is Shining Down On The City
He Has To Take The Subway, Oh What A Pity

Puffing Publicity On Every Wall
Proclaiming The Best Way Of Life
It's Squandermania, It Is A Creed
You Must Believe Unreserved
Striver's Mind Is Somewhere Else In The Office
He Does Not Yet Know That He Will Be Flied Away

Life's A Gallop When You Play The Game
It's Oppressing When You're Being Screwed
Got To Learn It, So We'll Tell You Now
It'll Be The Day To File You Away
When Somebody Else Meets Your Soul
Don't Be Ashamed, You're Not To Blame
It's Gonna Come To All Of Us

Hey Mister Striver, You're All Alone
Down In The Dark
Le Jeu S'en Fait Et Rien Ne Va Plus Now
Are You Prepared ?
Prepared To Leave Your Presence
It's Just A Habit Of Convenience
To Keep The Old World Turning
We Mankind Still Are Learning
It Happened To Charlemagne
As Well As Monsieur Charles De Gaulle
And It Will Happen To You
Don't Worry You Are Not Alone
But If You Are Not Willing
You'll Have To Be !

b/ Physical And Mental Short Circuit

Life's A Gallop When You Play The Game
It's Oppressing When You're Being Screwed
Got To Learn It, So We'll Tell You Now
It'll Be The Day To File You Away
When Somebody Else Meets Your Soul
Don't Be Ashamed, You're Not To Blame
It's Gonna Come To All Of Us

See Mister Striver, Seems Quite Upset
Just Can't Believe
Oh What In Hell Is Happening ?
It Seems To Be A Strange Thing
An Icy Voice Had Spoken
Out Of The Dark As Black As Pitch
Why Should It Be His Turn Now
Why Him, Why Him, Why To Him ?

He Gets Out Of The Door
Of His Nonsmoking Compartment
Nervously, Violently
Hurrying Along The Subterranean Metal
There Seems To Be A Duct Leading Upwards
Towards A Small Light
A Flight Of Winding Stairs
An Iron Door
A Passage
Another Door
Daylight
People !

c/ Subterranean Escape

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2. BEEDEEPEES

a/ Film Of Life

Now, The Sands Are Running Out Slowly
As He Runs Along The Living Crowded Street
He's Just Like A House On Fire
Magnetized By The Old Mansion On The Hill
It Seems Somebody's Waiting There For Him
Looks Like A Movie House
He'll Be The Only One To See The Show
To Tell Him What Could Be
Lights Are Dimmed By Hands Unseen
His Face Appears On The Screen
First Blurred
Then Clearly
Now The Film Of Life Will Show
What You Never Realized
Until You Got Your Call
Life Is Just A Lucky Chance
As Long As You Take Time
To Take Care Of Your Soul

First, There Is A Scene From His Childhood
Then His Face Covered With Measles Everywhere
Yes, He Really Can Remember
Lightly Off, Barely Escaping Polio
That Happened When He Was A Little Boy
But He Could See It Now
Talk Of The Devil And He Will Appear
To Tell You What Might Be
Film Fate Of Him, You Or Me
The Back Door Possibility
First Blurred
Then Clearly
As The Film Of Life Goes On
You Can See Acts You've Played
But Did Not Realize
Showing It Is Touch-And-Go
With Our Lives Sometimes
But We Don't Think Of It

b/ Childhood Flash-Back

When - That Strange Performance Was Over
Someone Came, His Name Was Mister Scheleton
He Said:"You've Been A Bureaucratic Man
Without A Human Trait
You Have To Die As Your Life's Meaningless
Your Own Fault, So Listen
I'll Do A Special With You ‘Cause Your
Train Is Long Overdue
You Will Be
Surrendered
To The Close-Meshed Nets Of Law
They Always Find A Reason
To Put Out A Soul
Maybe Health And Life Depend
On The Regime You're In
And On Your Attitude

Our Hero's Lost Himself In A Maze
He Comes Forward To A Trial
Not Knowing How Or Why

He Is The Accused Right There In The Dock
Jury Talks About Him
In Terms He Never Heard

No Speech For Defence, No Protest At All
The Judge Did Not Dilly-Dally
Sent Him To The Wall

Is It Still A Film Or Reality ?
Striver's Lost The Thread
Not Knowing That's His Beedeepee

Lost – Not Knowing Where Or What He's Passing By
He – Has Had His Chips They're Tasting Weird
Smell – The Air Of Strange Incense Which Fills The Hall
Why – Can't Mister Striver Perceive
The Back Door Possibility ?

c/ Legal Labyrinth

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3. FUTILE PRAYER

Please Be My Friend
And Take As Garment All My Skin
I Want To Lend
What I Can Give
Someone Well Known To My Soul

Lighten My Night
I Want To Know What I've Done Wrong
Do You And I Play Hide-And-Seek
Someone Well Known To My Soul

We'll Reveal The Mystery Of The End
That's Impending While My Thoughts Transcend

Places Well Known To My Dreams

We Will Comprehend What We Call Time
And We'll See If It's Really Sublime

Is It A Dream Or Is It True ?


4. BEHIND GREY WALLS

When He's Sitting Behind Grey Walls So Naked
All The Barbed Wires Round His Life
Twisted Into A Rope Without Compassion For Him
Give A Fool Enough Rope And He'll Hang Himself

For The Jailers It's Clear They Act In The Law's Name
They Can't Conceive What's Right, What's Wrong Indeed
Wretched Figures Through Spyholes Ghostly Echoes Announce
The Trap Door To Hell Can't Be Far Away

Striver Stands, Lies And Sits In His Cell And Is Full Of Fear
When Someone Unlocks His Cell Without An Actual Key
Scheleton's Eyes Are Smiling, The Smile Of Eternity
He Enters The Room In Order To Explain What's Coming:
Now The Die Is Cast, It Is On The Record
Call It Fate, Call It Death
It's Just A Time Game

Can You See What It Means To Be Called To Account
To Be Called To Account By Society
They've Got Their Codes And Ethics, Logic Laws
But They Don't Give A Single Damn For Me

Striver Stood, Lay And Sat In His Cell And Was Full Of Fear
When Someone Unlocked His Cell Without An Actual Key
Scheleton's Eyes Are Smiling, The Smile Of Eternity
He Entered The Room In Order To Explain What Was Coming
Now The Die Is Cast, It Is On The Record
Call It Fate, Call It Death
It Is Just A Time Game

They've Got Their Codes And Ethics, Logic Laws
They've Got Their Codes And Ethics, Logic Laws
They've Got Their Codes And Ethics, Logic Laws
But They Don't Give A Single Damn For Me


4. LA CIGUENA DE ZARAGOZA: THE FARROCKAWAY ROPEDANCER / LE MOINEAU DE PARIS / CHA CHA D'AMOUR

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5. BEHIND GREY WALLS

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6. NO TIME TO DIE

Now You May Asked, What We Forecast
Do Not Plough Sand, Make Your Own Stand
Just A Story, Without Glory
Prophesying, No More Dying
When You Meet Your Mister Scheloton
Tell Him That You Know Him Well
He Will Smile And Perhaps Wink At You
Watch His Electric Spell

Up Mountainsides, Having No Guides
Down The Valleys, Over Big Seas
Stream Of Changes, It Deranges
Time Is My Grass, Got No Mantras
Deathless Ditty – Sung Forever
For The City – For The City-Man

Beedeepees Are Doors So Hard To Find
Do Not Seek Them, Better Not To Mind
When Your Brain Is Working You'll Be Fine
(Death's Gonna Come To All Of Us)
Got To Watch Your Body, Or Else You Die
(Ashes To Ashes, Dust To Dust)

No Time To Die, To Die Today (To Die Today)
Now It's The Time To Disobey (To Disobey)
Tell Him You Got No Time To Stay (No Time To Stay)
We Have To Stay Anyway So Everyday Play !

No Time To Die, To Die Today (To Die Today)
Now It's The Time To Disobey (To Disobey)
Tell Him You Got No Time To Stay (No Time To Stay)
We Have To Stay Everyday Anyway
We Have To Stay Everyday Anyway
We Have To Stay Everyday Anyway
We Have To Stay Everyday Anyway