A Ritual Mask

A Ritual Mask
upon the wall
furnishes his surroundings
and he thinks that's all
The Ritual Mask
its power still strong
a memento of his travels
that he got for a song
He got it for a song
He got it for a song
It was the song of the centuries
undisturbed
it was the song of secrets and power words
it was the song of a culture not grown immune
to the virus of progress
to the theft of the tune
The Ritual Mask
the evil eye
inhabits his apartment
inhabits his mind
with a song of vengeance
with a song of a debt repaid
with a song of justice
with a song of a hand unstayed
with a song of a culture as old as the hills
that sits uneasy on the living-room wall
like a snake about to kill
The Ritual Mask
it won't take long
before he finds out the bargain
has turned out dreadfully wrong
Oh, he got it for a song

[00:06.917]A Ritual Mask
[00:13.105]upon the wall
[00:20.152]furnishes his surroundings
[00:28.761]and he thinks that's all
[00:32.543]The Ritual Mask
[00:36.702]its power still strong
[00:40.729]a memento of his travels
[00:47.168]that he got for a song
[00:56.245]He got it for a song
[01:04.855]He got it for a song
[01:18.511]It was the song of the centuries
[01:22.855]undisturbed
[01:26.464]it was the song of secrets and power words
[01:34.527]it was the song of a culture not grown immune
[01:37.868]to the virus of progress
[01:40.914]to the theft of the tune
[02:00.882]The Ritual Mask
[02:04.727]the evil eye
[02:08.008]inhabits his apartment
[02:17.382]inhabits his mind
[02:32.977]with a song of vengeance
[02:36.587]with a song of a debt repaid
[02:39.587]with a song of justice
[02:43.182]with a song of a hand unstayed
[02:46.506]with a song of a culture as old as the hills
[02:53.494]that sits uneasy on the living-room wall
[02:57.368]like a snake about to kill
[03:14.166]The Ritual Mask
[03:20.446]it won't take long
[03:25.588]before he finds out the bargain
[03:34.650]has turned out dreadfully wrong
[03:43.494]Oh, he got it for a song