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I am becalmed in virtue,
Lost to nothing on a bay of dreams.
Warm weather- holocaust,
The tears of God flow as I bleed.

Left to die by two good friends,
Abandoned me and put to sleep.
On a shore where oyster beds,
Seem plush as down,
And ripe enough for the Luxor dream.

Recall the dream of Luxor,
How fluids will arrive.
As if by call or schedule,
Resume through the morning tide.
Where entry is by seaweed gate,
And plan the plan of dreams,
To lose oneself in rebirth,
In all that is and all that seems.

So ladies, fish, and gentlemen,
Here’s my angled dream,
See me in the blue sky bag,
And meet me by the sea.

The Oyster Boys are swimming now,
To claim me back from the dead.
The creatures back from vertigo,
They fear to fall but haven’t fell,
Will reclaim tries and try again.

The Oyster Boys are swimming now,
Hear them chatter on the tide;
Of the lost and language lost,
Hear them chatter on the tide.

We understand, We understand, We understand,
And so do I,
We understand, We understand,
But fright is real, and so am I.

So ladies, fish, and gentlemen,
Here’s my angled dream,
See me in the blue sky bag,
And meet me by the sea.

The entry to lost vestibule,
Opens on the bay.
An instant shape of Mercury,
Lost and then retained.
An instant is an eyelash,
Caught on the tide.
Imaginos!
Below this bay, and then beside...

The Oyster Boys are swimming now,
One deal is what we made.
Forest keys and Whirlwind cold,
Green keys too and keys of gold.
Even locks that won’t explode,
When the skies become a scroll.
Having lost it’s entrance...
See that’s the deal we made,
Just to join the Oyster Cult,
The Blue Oyster Cult

We understand, we understand, we understand
(Blue Oyster Cult)
(repeat til end)
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asuyuka On Aug 15, 2005
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The 4th song in the chronological order of the Imaginos saga. This is when Imaginos is left to die on a beach and the Blue Oyster Cult, basically aliens but also somehow related to the gods worshipped by Native American civilizations before Cortez, offer to save his life if he will become their minion on earth. Imaginos has no choice but to agree and it is because of this that he carries out his negative influences on the history of mankind.

I still wonder if there isn't a hint of Lewis Carroll's Walrus and the Carpenter referenced. "Left to die by to good friends." The Walrus and the Carpenter befriended the oysters and in what to the oysters would be a holocaust, ate them.

Cover art for Blue Oyster Cult lyrics by Blue Öyster Cult

Since we've already got the meaning, it's time for mindless babble!

I like this a lot better than "Subhuman" from Secret Treaties, in large part because it's easier to understand the words, and the lyrics to both of them (but this one especially) are just so ... cool.