They have killed the great sun jester Who danced between the stars They have striped him of his manhood Signs of Venus and of Mars The cynics left him weapin' And the jackals left him torn ...

Build a fire for Val Jester Build a room for your love Take your time when you tell her How she lives in your blood You should've looked after her better You should've looked after her more You sh...

So here I am once more in the playground of the broken hearts One more experience, one more entry in a diary, self-penned Yet another emotional suicide overdosed on sentiment and pride Too lat...

Hallowed be the fatherland...From the old cellar's inside...Born in the days of medieval...In the holy land...Returning of the miracles...The jester's tears...Agony's the script for my requi...Returning of the miracles...Is the script already writ...Jester's tears I cry...Enclosed by the leader's spell...Still I hear the scream of thousands...Returning of the miracles...The jester's tears...Agony's the script for my requi...Returning of the miracles...Is the script already writ...Jester's tears I cry...I pay the price...Returning of the miracles...The jester's tears...Agony's the script for my requi...Returning of the miracles...Is the script already writ...Jester's tears I cry

They have killed the great sun jester ...Who danced between the stars ...The cynics left him wea...And the jackals left him to...And the jester reaches out blight ...As he can touch the stars no more ...And he took the stars in his hand ...I'm the joker of the universe ...And the hard man drag it ou...The have killed the wild eyed jester ...They have killed the fire clown ...Now is blind I seek the star light ...The dancers stiffed wit...And the madness the have driven out ...And he took the stars in his hand ...I'm the joker of the universe ...And the hard man drag it ou...The have killed the wild eyed jester ...They have killed the fire clown ...never dance between the stars again

y shoes up and down the boulevard...I'd do the things you'd want m...Like a jester in a court for two...Help me the ice is getting thin... a movie star up on the screen...I'd do the things you'd want m...Like a jester in a court for two...Like a jester in a court for two...I'd do the things you'd want m...Like a jester in a court for two...Like a jester in a court for two

The cobblestone still s...Glassy eyes behold the sight ...The one eyed jester skips and turns ...kes his way through the crowd ...While the tavern's royalty tr...The jester does another spin ...And then falls to the floor ...The ease of laughter comes so fast when you're not in a jester's shoes ...Who holds the riches ...The jester or the king? ...Or the tears that treasure...The king he sits upon h...The world's weight on h...The harlequin rushes in as his work begins for the day... ...The cobblestones still

t's so hard to be a jester ...All the time ...I'm the same when I'm bleed...And I hurt all the time deep inside ...'ve shed a tear for the lying ...A jester all the time ...I'm the same when I'm bleed...And I hurt all the time deep inside ...Enjoy the show ...t's so hard to be a jester ...All the time ...I'm the same when I'm bleed...And I hurt all the time deep inside ...t's so hard to be a jester ...All the time ...I'm the same when I'm bleed...And I hurt all the time deep inside

I walk the world back ways ...It's aways the same ballgame ...Out of the living world ...I break all the rules ...The key to an open door...Out of the living world ...So...the fool has found the golden key ...st a fool, a street jester ...The hero of society ...st a fool, a street jester ...A key to the same day ...So...the fool has found the golden key ...st a fool, a street jester ...The hero of society ...st a fool, a street jester

Bad news on the doorstep ...**The day the music died** ...Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin' this'll be the day that I die ...This'll be the day that I die ...Did you write the book of love ...If the Bible tells you so?... saw you dancin' in the gym ...The day the music died ...When the jester sang for the king and queen ...Oh and while the king was looking do...The jester stole his thorny cr...The courtroom was adjou...The quartet practiced in the park ...d we sang dirges in the dark ...The day the music died ...The birds flew off with...It landed foul on the grass ...The players tried for a...With the jester on the sidelines in a cast...Now the half-time air was s...h, but we never got the chance ...'cause the players tried to take the field ...The marching band refus...The day the music died? ...'cause fire is the devil's only friend...as I watched him on the stage ...And as the flames climbed high into the night ...To light the sacrificial right ...The day the music died ...met a girl who sang the blues ...I went down to the sacred store ...Where I'd heard the music years before ...But the man there said the music wouldn't play...And in the streets the children screamed ...The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed ...The church bells all we...And the three men I admire ...the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost- ...They caught the last train for the coast ...The day the music died

Bad news on the door step,...The day, the music, died. ...Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die. ...Did you write the book of love ...If the bible tells you so.... saw you dancin' in the gym. ...The day, the music, died....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....When the jester sang for the king and queen...Oh and while the king was looking do...The jester stole his thorny cr...The courtroom was adjou...The quartet practiced in the park ...d we sang dirges in the dark, ...The day, the music, died....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....The birds flew off with...It landed foul on the grass. ...The players tried for a...With the jester on the sidelines in a cast...Now the half-time air was s...While the sergeants played a ...Oh but we never got the chance. ...As the players tried to take the field...The marching band refus...the day, the music, died?...Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....Because fire is the devils only friend....as I watched him on the stage,...And as the flames climbed high into the night...To light the sacrificial rite...The day, the music, died....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....met a girl who sang the blues ...I went down to the sacred store...Where I'd heard the music years before...But the man there said the music wouldn't play...And in the streets the children screamed,...The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed....The church bells all we...And the three men I admire ...The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost, ...They caught the last train for the coast, ...The day, the music, died....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry...ingin' this will be the day that I die.

Bad news on the door step,...The day, the music, died. ...Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die. ...Did you write the book of love ...If the bible tells you so.... saw you dancin' in the gym. ...The day, the music, died....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....When the jester sang for the king and queen...Oh and while the king was looking do...The jester stole his thorny cr...The courtroom was adjou...The quartet practiced in the park ...d we sang dirges in the dark, ...The day, the music, died....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....The birds flew off with...It landed foul on the grass. ...The players tried for a...With the jester on the sidelines in a cast...Now the half-time air was s...While the sergeants played a ...Oh but we never got the chance. ...As the players tried to take the field...The marching band refus...the day, the music, died?...Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....Because fire is the devils only friend....as I watched him on the stage,...And as the flames climbed high into the night...To light the sacrificial rite...The day, the music, died....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....met a girl who sang the blues ...I went down to the sacred store...Where I'd heard the music years before...But the man there said the music wouldn't play...And in the streets the children screamed,...The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed....The church bells all we...And the three men I admire ...The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost, ...They caught the last train for the coast, ...The day, the music, died....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry...ingin' this will be the day that I die.

Bad news on the door step,...The day, the music, died. ...Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die. ...Did you write the book of love ...If the bible tells you so.... saw you dancin' in the gym. ...The day, the music, died....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....When the jester sang for the king and queen...Oh and while the king was looking do...The jester stole his thorny cr...The courtroom was adjou...The quartet practiced in the park ...d we sang dirges in the dark, ...The day, the music, died....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....The birds flew off with...It landed foul on the grass. ...The players tried for a...With the jester on the sidelines in a cast...Now the half-time air was s...While the sergeants played a ...Oh but we never got the chance. ...As the players tried to take the field...The marching band refus...the day, the music, died?...Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....Because fire is the devils only friend....as I watched him on the stage,...And as the flames climbed high into the night...To light the sacrificial rite...The day, the music, died....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....met a girl who sang the blues ...I went down to the sacred store...Where I'd heard the music years before...But the man there said the music wouldn't play...And in the streets the children screamed,...The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed....The church bells all we...And the three men I admire ...The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost, ...They caught the last train for the coast, ...The day, the music, died....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry...ingin' this will be the day that I die.

Bad news on the doorstep...**The day the music died**...Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry...Singin' this'll be the day that I die...This'll be the day that I die...Did you write the book of love...If the Bible tells you so?... saw you dancin' in the gym...The day the music died...When the jester sang for the king and queen...Oh and while the king was looking do...The jester stole his thorny cr...The courtroom was adjou...The quartet practiced in the park...d we sang dirges in the dark...The day the music died...The birds flew off with...It landed foul on the grass...The players tried for a...With the jester on the sidelines in a cast...Now the half-time air was s...h, but we never got the chance...Cause the players tried to take the field...The marching band refus...The day the music died?...Cause fire is the devil's only friend...as I watched him on the stage...And as the flames climbed high into the night...To light the sacrificial rite...The day the music died...met a girl who sang the blues...I went down to the sacred store...Where I'd heard the music years before...But the man there said the music wouldn't play...And in the streets the children screamed...The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed...The church bells all we...And the three men I admire ...the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost-...They caught the last train for the coast...The day the music died

Bad news on the door step,...The day, the music, died. ...Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die. ...Did you write the book of love ...If the bible tells you so.... saw you dancin' in the gym. ...The day, the music, died....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....When the jester sang for the king and queen...Oh and while the king was looking do...The jester stole his thorny cr...The courtroom was adjou...The quartet practiced in the park ...d we sang dirges in the dark, ...The day, the music, died....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....The birds flew off with...It landed foul on the grass. ...The players tried for a...With the jester on the sidelines in a cast...Now the half-time air was s...While the sergeants played a ...Oh but we never got the chance. ...As the players tried to take the field...The marching band refus...the day, the music, died?...Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....Because fire is the devils only friend....as I watched him on the stage,...And as the flames climbed high into the night...To light the sacrificial rite...The day, the music, died....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....met a girl who sang the blues ...I went down to the sacred store...Where I'd heard the music years before...But the man there said the music wouldn't play...And in the streets the children screamed,...The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed....The church bells all we...And the three men I admire ...The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost, ...They caught the last train for the coast, ...The day, the music, died....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry...ingin' this will be the day that I die.

Bad news on the door step,...The day, the music, died. ...Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die. ...Did you write the book of love ...If the bible tells you so.... saw you dancin' in the gym. ...The day, the music, died....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....When the jester sang for the king and queen...Oh and while the king was looking do...The jester stole his thorny cr...The courtroom was adjou...The quartet practiced in the park ...d we sang dirges in the dark, ...The day, the music, died....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....The birds flew off with...It landed foul on the grass. ...The players tried for a...With the jester on the sidelines in a cast...Now the half-time air was s...While the sergeants played a ...Oh but we never got the chance. ...As the players tried to take the field...The marching band refus...the day, the music, died?...Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....Because fire is the devils only friend....as I watched him on the stage,...And as the flames climbed high into the night...To light the sacrificial rite...The day, the music, died....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....met a girl who sang the blues ...I went down to the sacred store...Where I'd heard the music years before...But the man there said the music wouldn't play...And in the streets the children screamed,...The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed....The church bells all we...And the three men I admire ...The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost, ...They caught the last train for the coast, ...The day, the music, died....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry ...Singin this will be the day that I die....This will be the day that I die....Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry...ingin' this will be the day that I die.

Guinevere of the royal court of Arth...The rustle of her gown on the marble staircase, ...The jester he sleeps but the raven he peeps ...Through the dark foreboding skies of the royal domain. ...-coloured wine from the vineyards of Charle...Is sipped by the queen's lips and so...Indigo eyes in the flickering candleli...Such is the silence o'er royal ...The jester he sleeps but the raven he peeps ...Through the dark foreboding skies of the royal domain. ...Guinevere of the royal court of Arth...The rustle of her gown on the marble staircase, ...The jester he sleeps but the raven he peeps ...Through the dark foreboding skies of the royal domain

Bad news on the doorstep; ...The day the music died. ...Drove my chevy to the levee, ...But the levee was dry. ...ingin', "this'll be the day that I die. ..."this'll be the day that I die." ...Did you write the book of love, ...If the Bible tells you so?... saw you dancin' in the gym. ...The day the music died. ...Drove my chevy to the levee, ...But the levee was dry. ...ingin', "this'll be the day that I die. ..."this'll be the day that I die." ...When the jester sang for the king and queen, ...Oh, and while the king was looking do...The jester stole his thorny cr...The courtroom was adjou...The quartet practiced in the park, ...d we sang dirges in the dark ...The day the music died. ...Drove my chevy to the levee, ...But the levee was dry. ...ingin', "this'll be the day that I die. ..."this'll be the day that I die." ...The birds flew off with...It landed foul on the grass. ...The players tried for a...With the jester on the sidelines in a cast...Now the half-time air was s...While the sergeants played a ...h, but we never got the chance! ...`cause the players tried to take the field; ...The marching band refus...The day the music died? ...Drove my chevy to the levee, ...But the levee was dry. ...ingin', "this'll be the day that I die. ..."this'll be the day that I die." ...Cause fire is the devil's only friend...as I watched him on the stage ...And as the flames climbed high into the night ...To light the sacrificial rite, ...The day the music died ...Drove my chevy to the levee, ...But the levee was dry. ...ingin', "this'll be the day that I die. ..."this'll be the day that I die." ...met a girl who sang the blues ...I went down to the sacred store ...Where I'd heard the music years before,...But the man there said the music wouldn't play...And in the streets: the children screamed, ...The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed. ...The church bells all we...And the three men I admire ...The father, son, and the holy ghost, ...They caught the last train for the coast ...The day the music died. ...Drove my chevy to the levee, ...But the levee was dry. ...ingin', "this'll be the day that I die. ..."this'll be the day that I die." ...Drove my chevy to the levee, ...But the levee was dry. ...ingin', "this'll be the day that I die."