Gospel of Dismay

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