Текст песни «Legendary Pink Dots - Go Ask Alice»

@ official lyric sheet only has this:
438 backwards

@ unofficial transcription,
@ by "K. Fritz Ruehr"
@ and devout agnostic
@ follows:

E- Edward
P- other person, possibly Phil.

@ note: the two people often interrupted each other or talked at the
@ same time. In this case I tried to order their lines so that the
@ beginnings are in chronological order and they make the most sense.
@ Anything included in <> was indistinct or uncertain
@ Things included in [] are sounds not made by the indicated speaker.

E- Look, I have conclusive proof that the new number of the Beast is 834.
P- What do you mean, 834?
E- He appeared to me in a vision..
P- Rubbish!
E- He was dressed in white... he had angel's eyes.
P- A beast in white?
E- Well, he's a clean beast really, he uses Ajax in his bath.
P- Is he that type of beast?
E- Oh, he's a devilish beast.
P- I thought his number was 666.
E- 666, well, everybody knew the number was 666. You know, it's all
the who made films about it and...
P- They got too many, uh, callers then, I suppose?
E- It's boring really, you know [P- yeah], it's like Gregory peck and I
hate Gregory Peck, he's a real bastard
P- I know what you mean, actually, uh,
E- I mean he's just one of those stupid film stars and he uh..

[background shout: nognio scuffnit taur!]

E- Nognio scuffnit taur
P- What was that?
E- Nognio scuffnit TAUR!
P- I don't understand at all.
E- That's really stupid [background: nognio scuffnit taur!] I ... I
can't understand you.. speaking garbage!
P- Are you talking backwards, is someone talking backwards over there?
E- I mean some people just [background: nognio scuffnit taur!]
P- Some people are just, uh, like that, you know?
E- Some, some people just talk nothing but garbage, really,
P- I know, yeah I know the feeling.
E- you know, I mean, you know, I was walking down the street [P- were
you?] and someone yelled "zhnithniak" at me...
P- zhnithniak?
E- ...and it was a really peculiar thing to say, it just didn't make
any sense at all...
P- Well, you know some strange people though don't you though,
really, when it comes down to it.
E- ahh who knows ... peculiar ..
P- I know.
E- Y'know, sort of angels, beasts... Y'know, some goblins came along
in these hobnailed boo-
P- It's a strange old world, isn't it... yeah shall we have a cup of
tea?
E- Oh, I'd love some tea, actually, yes, 'ts, yes a ... Mm ahhh ... I
do like, I do love tea... bang on a cup, actually, where's a spoon?
Oh, that's great, thanks [tea noises, spoon banging, etc]
P- Find it very hard to swallow, actually, when I'm uh
E- Any other spurious noises we could make, it... Is there any other
sort of sounds that we could could make... that would sound totally
convincing, that this is... a real conversation?
P- Well, we could try the ... uh, yeah, try to set fire to somebody.
[Edward finishes talking]
P- What would Graham sound like when you set fire to him?
E- Oh, I think he'd scream a bit, actually, y'know, sort of.
P- Mm, would he scream, Graham?
E- Yeah, w... w.. would he go "Nognio scuffnit taur?"
P- heh heh ... he might well do, you never know.
E- I mean, yeah, ha ha ... HA HA .. yeah, it's quite possible, really,
but...
P- this is a bit sacreligious right through
young guitar solo, you know.
E- Ha ha, y'know, no..
P- Tends to be pouring his heart out to the world now...
E- Well there's my keyboards too, actually.
P- Oh yeah?
E- Y'know, y, you don't care about my keyboards at all.
P- Oh, I ignore your keyboards.
E- I know...
P- I've always- I've always ignored your keyboards.
E- n' he, that, that bastard doesn't know, I mean, what a
bastard--What do you think about keyboards,
[pause, possibly a response beyond mic range]
E- Oh, cheek!
P- Sound better backwards, anyway, give you that.
E- I'm really annoyed, actually... I li- I like them forwards.
P- Bloody long track, isn't it? Really goes on.
E- Incredibly long... I know, but ... that's life really, y'know ...
P- "Dorca," what's that? ... what?
E- Dorca?
P- dorca.
E- I, I don't understand... don't understand your BANTER, old chap.
P- I dunno. It's... it's ending now, I think, thank goodness.
E- Y'know, it, it see- it seems quite likely it's actually finishing
now... hehehehe...