Peter Hammill
Imperial Zeppelin
[Verse 1]
Pack your bags, we're leaving
Earth, where hate is seething
Nothing's worth believing
There's no time, make up your mind!
[Chorus]
Imperial Zeppelin!
Imperial Zeppelin!
Imperial Zeppelin!
[Verse 2]
Quick, the engines are turning
Cabin lights are burning
Now there's no returning
We'll have love a mile above
[Chorus]
Imperial Zeppelin!
Imperial Zeppelin!
Imperial Zeppelin!
[Bridge]
We, the undersigned, being of sound mind
Hereby do declare:
"We henceforth pledge ourselves
Unto the power of the Upper Air"
[Interlude]
Doesn't that sound simply super
Zeppelin visions of the future?
Of course we all know very well
It wouldn't work (Every dice deserves a throw)
But what the hell? – (And when we get back home below)
We can say we had a go! (We had a go)
[Verse 3]
Overboard we are throwing
Seeds of love we are sowing
Hope to God they're growing
Flying high across the sky!
[Chorus]
Imperial Zeppelin!
Imperial Zeppelin!
Imperial Zeppelin!
[Verse 4]
We will try to do some good
I don't know why we really should
I only wish that we could!
Down below they'll see and know!
[Chorus]
Imperial Zeppelin!
Imperial Zeppelin!
Imperial Zeppelin!
Imperial Zeppelin!
Imperial Zeppelin!
Imperial Zeppelin!
[Outro]
Imperial Zeppelin
Imperial Zeppelin
Imperial Zeppelin (Ooooh, it's so imperial)
Imperial Zeppelin
Imperial Zeppelin (It's so imperial)
Imperial Zeppelin (Ooooh, it's so imperial)
Imperial Zeppelin (It's so imperial)
Imperial Zeppelin (Ooooh, it's so imperial)
Imperial Zeppelin
Imperial Zeppelin (Mmm, it's so imperial)