His aura eaten by his jealously
Underneath the cruel lamplight
I came upon a weeping soldier
I'm still here, I'm still wheeling
She says the end justifies her means
A band was playing, endless, mindless
And whatever needs to happen
Her words so full of reason fell
Through all I am protected
It was as cruel as any fiction
But it's not the world outside that's changing
Like napalm on my dreams
I said, "You've gotta live it every moment
And whatever needs to happen
I still don't know what it meant
Grace is effected over me
He held a royal flush
And your real world is a fake"
Something beautiful is born
Over me, over me
Over me, over me
The skipper said that his hands shook
There was malice in his handshake
Through all I am protected
Over me, over me
I said, "Peace is not a word, never"
Let it happen, let it be
Here comes the peace campaigner
But when I glanced across his shoulder
It's me
Let it happen, let it be
Toughen up your ass, or it'll break"
The DJ took his vengeance
Behold the lights of London
Let it happen, let it be
Until my legs give out
I said, "I'm not your buddy, buddy
Quicksand in his eyes
Grace is effected over me
Grace is effected over me
I'll be walking down this boulevard
Through all I am protected
Grace is effected over me
I still carry the souvenir
And what a strange impression
Through all I am protected
As the wedding guests appear
Thoughts like storms and seas are raging
Through all I am protected
And all the drugs he took
And whatever needs to happen
Somewhere in the bleak mid-distance
From far off I heard a horn
She calls me traitor, I just grin
I stumbled down a street of shadows
And whatever needs to happen
[Unverified] and priests were playing strip jack
Let it happen, let it be
Let it happen, let it be
It was dumb, but it was timeless
The DJ casts his malediction
A black alleluia split the night
Is branded on my brain
I'm who I thought I was, or just about
He said, "I'm all washed up now, huh"
And whatever needs to happen
He said, "This is the real world buddy
Or else you're just sucking wind"
It was like a hooligan's lament
Grace is effected over me
I know it is a matter of degree
As he slunk across the courtyard
As the wedding guests arrived
