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Advance the Spark

from THE FULL ENGLISH by JUDGE SMITH

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ADVANCE THE SPARK

Advance the spark
Put pedal to the metal
The gale blows, but let’s hoist all the sails.
Advance the spark
Tie down the governor
This rocket-sled has left the rails.

Advance the spark
Burn rubber on the speedway
The aircraft shakes, full-throttle in the shallow dive.
Advance the spark
Tie down the governor
And no one’s coming out alive.

I should have known, once I was moving
I should have known I’d get the taste
I should have known I’d soon be living
For the wind in my face.
I should have known I’d fall in love
I should have known I’d do it fast
I should have known there’d be a problem
You’re built for speed, I’m built to last.

Advance the spark
But I can’t hold her, Captain
Warp 9.5, the core is going to blow.
Advance the spark
Tie down the governor
Let’s see how fast this thing will go.

Advance the spark
The Cresta run is waiting
And Houston’s Go for main stage engine start.
Advance the spark
And throw the stopwatch away
There’s nothing faster than the heart.

I should have known, once I was moving
I should have known I’d get the taste
I should have known I’d soon be living
For that look on your face.
I should have known I’d fall in love
I should have known I’d do it fast
I should have known there’d be a problem
You’re built for speed, I’m built to last.

Advance the spark
Your spark comes back to meet me
The petrol washes all around the cockpit floor.
Advance the spark
The kiss, the conflagration
And nothing matters
Nothing matters
And nothing matters any more.

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from THE FULL ENGLISH, released May 1, 2020

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JUDGE SMITH Glastonbury, UK

Judge Smith co-founded the band Van der Graaf Generator in 1967 with Peter Hammill, & has since been involved in many music projects as writer, composer or performer. He has written stage musicals, classical & rock libretti, songs for television & a book on Life after Death; directed a prize-winning short film, & released fourteen CDs & two DVDs. He was born in 1948 & lives near Glastonbury, UK. ... more

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