Gospel of Dismay

You joined the underground cabaret today

Oh hey there, tell me your name

You try to run and tell the world

But you're stranded in a darkened cave

Oh Henry we hate you the same

So listen up my friend

There's more that meets the eye

You power up the studio

And bring them 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 brought to life by remarkable hands

Forget about the hell we've seen

The time has come to revive our band

So bang the drums to a rhythm

Captivating the 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 returning our old strings tonight

I hope you turn up the light now

Can I get an amen in here? (AMEN)

You see the magic of art

It would tear you apart if you knew

Can I get an amen in here? (AMEN)

This magic is fueled by your heart

But the dreams in his eyes were untrue He had bigger plans for the band

By demand

We came back to his darkened cell

You're going to 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

They took the dance away we got retired

But that was long ago

We have a new chance of face

We've turned it up a couple notches with a brand new pace

You think that 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 underground

With a good ol' friend like me

So you notice that sign, we ain't lying

But sit down and take a seat

There's an exit for sure

But that's for shmucks

But 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 returning our old strings tonight

I hope you turn up the light now

Can I get an amen in here? (AMEN)

You see the magic of art

It would tear you apart if you knew

Can I get an amen in here? (AMEN)

This magic is fueled by your heart

But the dreams in his eyes were untrue He had bigger plans for the band

By demand

We came back to his darkened cell

You're going to 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

There's a song 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 desire

You have given me the tools to restart this fire

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 brought him to his knees

Your 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 performance now Henry

Will you take their word, or ours

Golly I hope this works

You turned on this machine

Now you have to 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 is fueled by your heart

But the dreams in his eyes 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