[Intro, spoken]
This is a song called "Circus Of Death.” It tells the true story of a circus we met. The first two verses concern the actual arrival at Heathrow Airport of Commissioner Steve McGarrett. The third emotionally describes a map showing the range of the circus. The fourth and fifth were extracted from an article in the Guardian of March the 19th, 1962. The last is a shortwave radio message from the last man on Earth
[Verse 1]
Nine o'clock flight from Hawaii
The Trident is just touching down
We're waiting hеre on the tarmac
McGarrett is wеaring a frown
[Verse 2]
He's here to help with a problem
A blood-spattered curse on our land
Please cast your eye over this map, sir
This business is quite out of hand
[Verse 3]
The circus of death is approaching
It's pathway is painted in red
Before it the frightened and helpless
Behind it a trail of the dead
[Verse 4]
The narcotic that forges their union
Is a substance known only to one
To the clown it is known as "Dominion"
It's a secret that he'll give to none
[Verse 5]
The drug which gives the clown power
Means the circus can never be stopped
And his dream can go on unhindered
Till the last human being has dropped
[Verse 6]
Spare me and my family
I've done you no wrong
Go away, please let us be
I've known you for too long
This is a song called "Circus Of Death.” It tells the true story of a circus we met. The first two verses concern the actual arrival at Heathrow Airport of Commissioner Steve McGarrett. The third emotionally describes a map showing the range of the circus. The fourth and fifth were extracted from an article in the Guardian of March the 19th, 1962. The last is a shortwave radio message from the last man on Earth
[Verse 1]
Nine o'clock flight from Hawaii
The Trident is just touching down
We're waiting hеre on the tarmac
McGarrett is wеaring a frown
[Verse 2]
He's here to help with a problem
A blood-spattered curse on our land
Please cast your eye over this map, sir
This business is quite out of hand
[Verse 3]
The circus of death is approaching
It's pathway is painted in red
Before it the frightened and helpless
Behind it a trail of the dead
[Verse 4]
The narcotic that forges their union
Is a substance known only to one
To the clown it is known as "Dominion"
It's a secret that he'll give to none
[Verse 5]
The drug which gives the clown power
Means the circus can never be stopped
And his dream can go on unhindered
Till the last human being has dropped
[Verse 6]
Spare me and my family
I've done you no wrong
Go away, please let us be
I've known you for too long
more tracks from the album
Reproduction
- The Path Of Least Resistance
- The Dignity of Labour, Part 4
- The Dignity of Labour, Part 3
- The Dignity of Labour, Part 2
- The Dignity of Labour, Part 1
- Introducing
- The Word Before Last
- Austerity / Girl One (Medley)
- Being Boiled (Fast Version)
- Morale... You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling
- Circus Of Death
- Almost Medieval
- Empire State Human
- Blind Youth
- Zero As A Limit
- Circus of Death (Fast Version)
From the album
- Reproduction (1979)
The Human League popular songs
- Don’t You Want Me
- Human
- Love Action
- The Sound Of The Crowd
- (Keep Feeling) Fascination
- Fascination
- Sky
- (Keep Feeling) Fascination (Improvisation)
- Egomaniac
- 122.3 BPM
- Love On The Run
- Rock ‘n’ Roll / Night Clubbing
- Get Carter
- Love Is All That Matters
- The Sign
- Tom Baker
- Life on Your Own (Extended Version)
- Boys and Girls
- Are You Ever Coming Back?
- Rock Me Again And Again And Again And Again…
- Morale... You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling
- Rebound
- Do Or Die
- The Sound of the Crowd (extended Family vocal mix)