Tiger In A Spotlight Lyrics

(Emerson, Lake, Palmer, Sinfield)

Ba*s - playing in my face - grabbin' the elastic
Drums - listen here she comes - hammerin' the plastic
Keys - I play 'em all with ease - Freeze! Your shakin' at the knees
You're doin' somethin' drastic - chasin' the fantastic...
To dine with tigers in the sky
But did you ever stop to wonder why?
Man - living in a can - skippin' with a suit-case
Frail - living in a gale - slipping on a blue face
Claws - are scratching at the doors - Pause: If you don't lose your oars
You're trippin' on a shoe lace - racin' to each new place...
To screw your shadow in the sky
But did you ever stop to wonder why?

Sun - help me when I run - bleedin' from the moonlight
Nurse - help me with a verse - I need to sing the tune right
Days - I wasted in the maze - Raise your eyes above the ways
To keep a silver spoon bright - fly up to balloon height...
To ride the spotlight in the sky
But did you ever stop to wonder why?

Emerson Lake & Palmer - Works, Vol. 2

May 1996

1. Tiger In A Spotlight
2. When The Apple Blossoms Bloom In The Windmills Of Your Mind I'll Be Your Valentine
3. Bullfrog
4. Brain Salad Surgery
5. Barrelhouse Shake-Down
6. Watching Over You
7. So Far To Fall
8. Maple Leaf Rag
9. Close But Not Touching
10. Show Me The Way To Go Home