Into the Sun by Mekons Lyrics

[Chorus]
I am the pipe that others play
Sound and silence crumble away
The vessel shattered on the day
When sound and silence crumble away

[Verse 1]
Oh, paradise bird spirals down
Plucks it's feathers for a shroud
Black as midnight minus one
Build a pyramid in the sun

[Chorus]
I am the pipe that others play
Sound and silence crumble away
The vessel shattered on the day
When sound and silence crumble away

[Verse 2]
So soft beteen your toes
Beneath this pleasing cobalt dome
Creep and shift on the never-never
Into the edges of forever
[Chorus]
I am the pipe that others play
Sound and silence crumble away
The vessel shattered on the day
When sound and silence crumble away
I am the pipe that others play
Sound and silence crumble away
The vessel shattered on the day
When sound and silence crumble away

[Verse 3]
Put on some armor, the galaxy explodes
Pick up the pointed stick, the galaxy explodes
There's a world inside each grain of sand
Clogs the gears and fills the water tanks

[Refrain]
I am the pipe that others play
Sound and silence crumble away

[Verse 4]
Put on the night vision goggles, the galaxy explodes
I know which way to go, we know the galaxy explodes
We're looking inward, blocking out the sun
Whistle down the wind, rattling eardrums
Smoke of the shadows, tunnel through time
The old snake charmer is on the line
Run it up the flagpole, the galaxy explodes
Send up another flare, another scare, the galaxy explodes
[Refrain]
I am the pipe that others play
Sound and silence crumble away (The galaxy explodes)

[Verse 5]
There is the moment when we cease to move
Remain aloof, we have nothing to prove

[Chorus]
I am the pipe that others play
Sound and silence crumble away
The vessel shattered on the day
When sound and silence crumble away
I am the pipe that others play
Sound and silence crumble away
The vessel shattered on the day
When sound and silence crumble away