When the Music's Over

And tied her with fences and dragged her down

Very soft, yeah, very clear
When the music's over, turn out the lights
Send my credentials to the House of Detention
Persian night, babe
I got some friends inside
Before I sink into the big sleep

For the music is your special friend
We want the world and we want it now
Now, now
Music is your only friend until the end

I hear a very gentle sound

With your ear down to the ground
Waitin' for me outside
Very near yet very far
Save us, Jesus, save us
Well the music is your special friend
Ravaged and plundered and ripped her and bit her
When the music's over turn out the lights
The scream of the butterfly

Music is your only friend until the end

Dance on fire as it intends
Until the end, until the end
The girl in the window won't drop
Turn out the lights, turn out the lights, yeah
Come back baby, back into my arm
What have they done to the earth?
Come today, come today
Stuck her with knives in the side of the dawn
We want the world and we want it
Cancel my subscription to the Resurrection

The face in the mirror won't stop
Waitin' around with our heads to the ground
When the music's over, yeah
Turn out the lights, turn out the lights

Turn out the lights, turn out the lights
Dance on fire as it intends
See the light, babe
We're gettin' tired of hangin' around
When the music's over
So when the music's over
When the music's over
When the music's over
I hear a very gentle sound
When the music's over, yeah
A feast of friends, "Alive!" she cried

I want to hear, I want to hear
When the music's over, turn out the lights
What have they done to our fair sister?