Moribund The Burgermeister Lyrics by Peter Gabriel

Moribund The Burgermeister Lyrics

    Caught the chaos in the market square
    I don't know what, i don't know why, but something's wrong down there
    Their bodies twistin' and turnin' in a thousand ways
    The eyes all rollin' round and round into a distant gaze
    Ah, look at that crowd!

    Some are jumping up in the air--say "we're drowning in a torrent of blood!"
    Others going down on their knees, seen a saviour coming out of the mud
    Oh mother! it's eating out my soul
    Destroying law and order, i'm gonna lose control
    What can i do to stop this plague, spread by sight alone
    Just a glimpse and then a quiver, then they shiver to the bone
    Ah, look at them go!

    Bunderschaft, you going daft? better seal off the castle grounds
    "this is moribund, the burgermeister, i'm going to keep this monster down,
    Somebody sent the subversive element; going to chase it out of town."
    No-one will tell what all this is about
    But i will find out.

    This thing's outrageous, i tell you on the level
    It's really so contagious must be the work of the devil
    You better go now, pick up the pipers, tell them to play
    Seems the music keeps them quiet, there is no other way.
    Ah, close the doors!

    "we've tried potions and waxen dolls, but none of us could find any cures,"
    Mother please, is it just a disease, that has them breaking all my laws,
    Check if you can disconnect the effect and i'll go after the cause
    No-one will tell what this is about
    But i will find out
    I will.

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