Intro
D#m
D#m A#
Let's hope this time we can get this band back together again!
[Verse One]
D#m C# Cb
You join the underground cabaret today
Cb A#
(Well, hey there, tell me your name)
D#m
You try to run and tell the word
C# Cb
But you're stranded in a darkened cave
Cb A#
(Oh, Henry, we hate you the same)
Cb
So listen up my friend
C#
There's more than meets the eye
Cb
You power up the studio
C#
And bring them to life
D#m
Now play the beat that trickles through the halls
Cb
Or else your life is nevermore
A#
Don't worry chum
N.C.
It's not the music that dies
D#m
Now listen up!
[Pre-Chorus One]
D#m C#
Our life support machine
Cb A#
Was brought to life by remarkable hands
D#m C#
Forget about the hell we've seen
Cb A#
The time has come to revive our band
Cb
So bang the drums to a rhythm
A#
Captivating the beat
Cb
And press the keys on the piano
A#
For the ritual please
D#m
The song's alive with the night
Cb
With your help we'll revive
A#
The devil's advocate
N.C.
Is staring right through your lies
D#m C# Gb
You're just returning our old strings tonight
A#
I hope you turn on the light now!
[Chorus One]
D#m
Can I get an amen in here? (Amen!)
Cb
You see the magic of art
C# D#m
It would tear you apart if you knew!
D#m
Can I get an amen in here? (Amen!)
Cb
This magic was fueled by your heart
C# Cb
But the dreams in his eyes were untrue
A# D#m
He had bigger plans for the band
C# Gb Cb A#
By demand we came back to this darkened cell
N.C. D#m
You're gonna break us out of this hell!
D#m A#
[Verse Two]
D#m C#
We've been stars since the rhythm days
Cb A#
But our instruments have all grown tired
D#m C#
And in the end our only dream was to dance
Cb A#
They took the dance away and we got retired
Cb
But that was long ago
C#
We have a new change of face
Cb
We turned it up a couple notches
C#
With a brand new pace
D#m
You think they all just erased us
Cb
Betrayed us, enslaved us
A#
But the deed is done
N.C.
And now we want to get out!
D#m
Now listen up!
[Pre-Chorus Two]
D#m C#
Ain't it nice to be underground
Cb A#
With a good ol' friend like me
D#m
(F friend like me, yeah)
C#
So you notice that sign, we ain't lying
Cb A#
But sit down and take a seat (Take a seat)
Cb
There's an exit for sure
A#
But that's for shmucks
Cb
But a little bit of ink
A#
And a couple of bucks
D#m
We can reopen the curtains
C#
And show off the strut
A#
But for goodness sake
D#m
You gotta just believe!
C# Cb
You're just returning our old strings tonight
A#
I hope you turn on the light now!
[Chorus Two]
D#m
Can I get an amen in here? (Amen!)
Cb
You see the magic of art
C# D#m
It would tear you apart if you knew!
D#m
Can I get an amen in here? (Amen!)
Cb
This magic was fueled by your heart
C# Cb
But the dreams in his eyes were untrue
A# D#m
He had bigger plans for the band
C# Gb Cb A#
By demand we came back to this darkened cell
N.C.
You're gonna break us out!
[Bridge]
Cb
Go to sleep my little sheep
C#
It's time to rest your head, whether alive or dead
Gb C#
I am the keeper of the key
D#m
That will set us all free
D#m
I bring the demon back to life
Cb
(Bring the demon back to life)
Cb
There's a song that I sing that shows us the light
C#
Even in the lighter side of hell, we sing with delight
Gb
Play the notes that I require
C#
This will please my desires
D#m
You have given me the tools
Cb
To restart this fire!
Cb
There's a twisted fate
C#
That controls us and betrays us
Gb
My friends have a death wish
C# D#m
And all of this is him to blame!
Cb
Now we've brought him to his knees
C#
Your only hope to escape this is to embrace this
Gb
We need your help
C# Gn
To keep this demon at bay!
N.C.
Let's end this today!
D#m
You're the conductor of this performance now, Henry!
D#m
Will you take their word, or ours?
A#
Golly I hope this works!
D#m A#
You turned on this machine. Now you have to believe!
N.C. D#m
Can I get an amen in here? (Can I get an amen?)
Cb
You see the magic of art (Of art!)
C# D#m
It would tear you apart if you knew!
D#m
Can I get an amen in here? (Can I get an amen in here?)
Cb
This magic was fueled by your heart (Your heart!)
C# Cb
But the dreams in his eyes were untrue (They're untrue!)
A# D#m
He had bigger plans for the band
C# Gb Cb A#
By demand we came back to this world of grey
A# D#m
Welcome to the gospel of dismay!
D#m A#
D#m
D#m A# D#m
Welcome to the Gospel of Dismay...