[Incomprehensible]
Yeah, yeah

Shake the ghost within you
If the bombs don't get you
And the band played on
And a halo round your hair

And a universal love
And the band played on
They got themselves to blame

And the golden sons and daughters
At the end of every party

Played on, played on

When jealous guys break down and cry

They were comin' up for air
It's the greatest gift of all
Spirits of the city
Yeah, the band played on
I wanna keep on keepin' on
The room was gettin' hotter
There's a coolness under fire
And the questions there were many
There was power in the darkness
You've got to get it right

Yes, the band played on
And the dream still lingers on
And the band played on
All the power in the land
Take courage in the night
Get up, meet up the rising sun
Hear the singer sing his song
There was violence in the night

[Incomprehensible]
I was born to live, I was born to die
Help you understand
But the brave they die just once
You've got to get it right

[Incomprehensible]
Yeah, the band played on

So every dreamer pass me by
Played on, played on
If the bombs don't get you
And someone hit the light
I wanna die, I wanna live again
With a fix me Jesus stare in his eyes

I was driven by some hidden hand
All those things inside your head
With the queen of soul and the king of light
And the band played on
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I'll roll with you tonight
Were callin' out my name
Pull me through to the shadow land
Still the band played on

This is the moment of your life
All those dreams inside your head
So walk to me, talk to me

'Cos the old days they're the dying days
Like how can you survive
They say a coward dies a thousand times

Said I've got things to offer you
And the band played on
May his heart stay young forever
When it's the moment you've been waitin' for
And the new day's just begun
Hold me now, spectre of love
And the band played on
You were standin' with your back to me
Played on, played on