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Take a litle walk to the edge of town
Go across the tracks
Where the viaduct looms,
like a bird of doom
As it shifts and cracks
Where secrets lie in the border fires,
in the humming wires
Hey man, you know
you're never coming back
Past the square, past the bridge,
past the mills, past the stacks
On a gathering storm comes
a tall handsome man
In a dusty black coat with
a red right hand


He'll wrap you in his arms,
tell you that you've been a good boy
He'll rekindle all the dreams
it took you a lifetime to destroy
He'll reach deep into the hole,
heal your shrinking soul
Hey buddy, you know you're
never ever coming back
He's a god, he's a man,
he's a ghost, he's a guru
They're whispering his name
through this disappearing land
But hidden in his coat
is a red right hand


You ain't got no money?
He'll get you some
You ain't got no car? He'll get you one
You ain't got no self-respect,
you feel like an insect
Well don't you worry buddy,
cause here he comes
Through the ghettos and the barrio
and the bowery and the slum
A shadow is cast wherever he stands
Stacks of green paper in his
red right hand


(Organ solo)


You'll see him in your nightmares,
you'll see him in your dreams
He'll appear out of nowhere but
he ain't what he seems
You'll see him in your head,
on the TV screen
And hey buddy, I'm warning
you to turn it off
He's a ghost, he's a god,
he's a man, he's a guru
You're one microscopic cog
in his catastrophic plan
Designed and directed by
his red right hand


(Organ solo)

Extra verse from DJ Spooky Remix (From Scream 2 Soundtrack):
He'll extend his hand, real slowly for a shake
You'll see it coming toward you, real slowly for a shake
(Grabbing at your peril buddy?) cause you know you ain't
getting near much as he will take.


He's a...

He's mumbling words you can't understand
He's mumbling word behind his red right hand.
Take a litle walk to the edge of town   Go across the tracks   Where the viaduct looms,   like a bird of doom   As it shifts and cracks   Where secrets lie in the border fires,   in the humming wires   Hey man, you know   you're never coming back   Past the square, past the bridge,   past the mills, past the stacks   On a gathering storm comes   a tall handsome man   In a dusty black coat with   a red right hand         He'll wrap you in his arms,   tell you that you've been a good boy   He'll rekindle all the dreams   it took you a lifetime to destroy   He'll reach deep into the hole,   heal your shrinking soul   Hey buddy, you know you're   never ever coming back   He's a god, he's a man,   he's a ghost, he's a guru   They're whispering his name   through this disappearing land   But hidden in his coat   is a red right hand         You ain't got no money?   He'll get you some   You ain't got no car? He'll get you one   You ain't got no self-respect,   you feel like an insect   Well don't you worry buddy,   cause here he comes   Through the ghettos and the barrio   and the bowery and the slum   A shadow is cast wherever he stands   Stacks of green paper in his   red right hand         (Organ solo)         You'll see him in your nightmares,   you'll see him in your dreams   He'll appear out of nowhere but   he ain't what he seems   You'll see him in your head,   on the TV screen   And hey buddy, I'm warning   you to turn it off   He's a ghost, he's a god,   he's a man, he's a guru   You're one microscopic cog   in his catastrophic plan   Designed and directed by   his red right hand         (Organ solo)      Extra verse from DJ Spooky Remix (From Scream 2 Soundtrack):   He'll extend his hand, real slowly for a shake   You'll see it coming toward you, real slowly for a shake   (Grabbing at your peril buddy?) cause you know you ain't   getting near much as he will take.         He's a...      He's mumbling words you can't understand   He's mumbling word behind his red right hand.