War Of The Worlds - Jeff Wayne - The Spirit of Man
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The Spirit of Man

I suddenly noticed the body of a parson lying on the ground in a ruined churchyard. I felt unable to leave him to the mercy of the red week, and decided to bury him, decently.

Beth: Nathaniel! Nathaniel!

The parson's eyes flickered open. He was alive!

Beth: Nathaniel, I saw the church burst into flame, are you all right?

Nathaniel: Don't touch me!

Beth: But it's me, Beth! Your wife!

Nathaniel: No! You're one of them- a devil!

Beth: He's delirious!

Nathaniel: Lies! I saw the devil's sign!

Beth: What are you saying?

Nathaniel: The green flash in the sky. His demons were here all along, in our hearts and souls, just waiting for a sign from Him. And now they're destroying our world!

Beth: But they're not devils, they're Martians.

Journalist: We must leave here.

Beth: Look, a house still standing, come Nathaniel, quickly.

We took shelter in a cottage, and black smoke spread, hemming us in. Then a fighting machine came across the field spraying jets of steam that turned the smoke into thick, black dust.

Martians: Ulla!

Beth: Dear God, help us!

Nathaniel: The voice of the Devil is heard in our land!

The Spirit of Man

Nathaniel

Listen, do you hear them drawing near

In their search for the sinners?

Feeding on the power of our fear

And the evil within us?

In carnation of Satan's creation of all that we dread

When the demons arrive those alive will be better off dead

Beth

There must be something worth living for

There must be something worth trying for

Even something worth dying for

And if one man can stand tall

There must be hope for us all

Somewhere, somewhere in the spirit of man

Nathaniel

Once, there was a time when I believed

Without hesitation

That the power of love and truth could conquer all

In the name of salvation

Tell me what kind of weapon is love when it comes to the fight?

And just how much protection is truth against all Satan's might?

Beth

There must be something worth living for

There must be something worth trying for

Even some things worth dying for

And if one man could stand tall

There must be some hope for us all

Somewhere, somewhere in the spirit of man

Beth: People loved you, and trusted you, came to you for help...

Nathaniel: Didn't I warn them this would happen? Be on your guard, I said, for the Evil One never rests... I said exorcise the devil! But no, they wouldn't listen, the demons inside them grew and grew, until Satan gave his signal and destroyed the world we knew!

Beth No Nathaniel, oh no Nathaniel,

No Nathaniel, no, there must be more to life,

There has to be a way that we can

Restore to life the love we used to know

(No,) Nathaniel, no, there must be more to life,

There has to be a way that we can

Restore to life the light that we have lost

Nathaniel

Now darkness has descended on our land

And all your prayers cannot save us

Like fools we've let the devil take command

Of the souls that God gave us

To the altar of evil like lambs to the slaughter were led

When the demons arrive the survivors will envy the dead!

Beth

There must be something worth living for

Nathaniel: No, there is nothing!

Beth

There must be something worth trying for

Nathaniel: I don't believe it's so!

Beth

Even something worth dying for

If just one man could stand tall

There would be some hope for us all,

Somewhere, somewhere in the spirit of man

Nathaniel: Forget about goodness and mercy, they're gone! Didn't I warn them? Pray, I said! Destr