Luyện nghe bài hát 2112 (Live At Hammersmith Odeon - February 20, 1978)

I.

"And the shall inherit the earth."

II. Temples of

...(The massive walls of the temples rise from the)
(heart of every federation city. I always been awed)
(by them, to think that every facet of every life is)
(regulated and directed within!)
(Our books, our music)
(Our work and play are all after by the benevolent)
(Wisdom of the Priests)...

We've taken care of
From you read and to songs you sing
The that give pleasure to your eyes.
one for all and all for one
We together, common sons.
Never to wonder how or why.

We are the of the Temples of Syrinx
Our great computers fill our halls.
We are the Priests of the of Syrinx
All the of life are held within our walls.

Look around world we made
Equality, our in trade.
and join the Brotherhood of Man.
Oh, what a contented world.
Let the banners be
Hold the Red Star proudly in hand.

We are the Priests of the Temples of
Our computers fill our hallowed halls.
We are the of the Temples of Syrinx
All the gifts of life are held our walls.

III.
...(Behind my waterfall, in the little room that was)
(hidden beneath the cave, I found it. I brushed the)
(dust of the years, and picked it up, holding it in)
(my hands. I had no what it might be, but it was)
(beautiful)...
...(I learned to lay my across the wires, and to turn)
(the to make them sound differently. As I struck the)
(wires with my other hand, I my first harmonious)
(sounds, and my own music!)
(How different it be)
(from the of the temples! I cant wait to tell the)
(Priests it!)...

What can this strange be?
When I touch it, it gives a sound.
It's got wires that and give music.
can this thing be that I found?

See how it sings like a sad
And screams out its pain.
that build high like a mountain
Or notes that fall gently rain.

I can't wait to share new wonder
The will all see its light.
Let all make their own music
The Priests praise my on this night.

IV.
...(In the silence as I finished playing, I looked up)
(o a circle of grim, expressionless faces. brown)
(rose to his feet, and his somnolent echoed)
(throughout the temple hall)...
...(Instead of the grateful joy I expected, they were)
(words of quiet rejection! of praise, sullen)
(dismissal. I watched in and horror as father brown)
(ground my instrument to splinters beneath his)
(feet)...

I know it's most unusual to before you so
But I've found an ancient miracle I thought you should know.

to my music, and hear what it can do.
There's here as strong as life
I know that it will you.

Yes, we know, it's new, it's just a waste of time.
We have no for ancient ways, the world is doing fine.

Another toy help destroy the elder race of man!
Forget about your whim, it doesn't fit the plan.

I can't you're saying, these things just can't be true.
Our world use this beauty, just think what we might do.
Listen to my music, and hear it can do.
There's something as strong as life
I know that it will you.

Don't annoy us further, we have our to do.
Just about the average -- what use have they for you?

Another toy will destroy the elder race of man.
Forget about your silly whim, it fit the plan.

V. The Dream

...(I it was a dream, but even now it all seems so)
(vivid to me. yet I see the beckoning hand of the)
(Oracle as he at the summit of the staircase)...
...(I see the incredible beauty of the sculptured cities)
(and the pure spirit of man in the lives and works)
(of this world. I was overwhelmed by both and)
(understanding as I saw a different way to life)
(A way that had been crushed by the federation ago.)
(I saw now how life had become with the loss)
(of all things)...

I wandered though the silent streets
And into a fitful sleep.
Escape to realms the night
Dream, you show me the light?

I stand a spiral stair
An confronts me there.
He leads me on light away
Through astral nights, galactic

I see the works of hands
That grace this strange and land.
I see the hand of man
With mind and open eyes.

They left the planet ago
The race still learn and grow.
Their power grows purpose strong
To claim the home where belong.
Home, to tear the down...
Home, to change...

VI.
...(I not left this cave for days now, it has become)
(my last refuge in my total despair. I have only the of)
(the waterfall to comfort me now. I can no live)
(under the of the federation, but there is no other)
(place to go. My last is that with my death I may pass)
(into the of my dream, and know peace at last)...

The sleep is in my eyes
The is still in my head.
I a sigh and sadly smile
And lie a in bed.
I wish that it might come to
Not like all my dreams.
Just of what my life might be
In a world like I seen.
I don't I can carry on
Carry on this cold and life.
Oh, no...
My are low in the depths of despair...
My lifeblood over...

VII. Finale
Attention, all Planets of the Federation...
Attention, all Planets of the Federation...
Attention, all of the Solar Federation.
We have control.
We assumed control.
We have control.