THE COLOUR OUT OF SPACE
(C. Anderson)

VERSE 1
West of Arkham, the hills rise wild
Where did the tangled trees arise.
	And soft lives dwell;
	They did not know
	How angels fail
	And fools will go.
There fell from out forbidden skies ...

Chromatic metal on the storm
Plunged beside the well.
Cryptic matter magnetized,
It's glow resolving down

From formless realms of sunless night
That undimensioned rainbow burns:
The colour (colour!)
Out of space!

VERSE 2
In the valley slow the poison grows.
A bitter harvest where the colour sows.
	Then flowers show
	A wicked hue
	And pale decay
	Blooms out anew.
The helpless senses fall away ....

Madness now, the screaming mind.
Brittle greying cries.
Mutant form and deadly draw.
That emanating force

From formless realms of sunless night
That undimensioned rainbow burns:
The colour (colour!)
Out of space!

Spacey section
Lost in the void
Beyond the wall of night
Where trees bend black
Away from killing light.
The night is long
With a thousand tears;
The night is old
With a thousand fears.

The last freezing sun
Burns a flame untold
Where desperate minds
Sing soft whispers cold.
Ride the sky
To it’s end.
Ride to death
Your lifelong friend.

Spoken [extemporize along these lines:]
Nothing .... Nothing!   the colour .... it burns!   cold .... wet!     but burning ....
It lives in the well ..... I can see it!    Like a smoke ,,, an awful mist .... it shines in the night!
It sucks out the life .... everything!   Everything!    everything alive .....
Into that stone ,,,, It came in the stone .....  with seeds   ... and it grew ....
It beats down your mind .... and sucks up your life!    burns you!   draws you in ... into the well!
Evil water .... Evil water!     You can’t get away .... it’s just a colour .... but it will do more ....
It comes from a place where things aren’t as they are here .......
[ends with scream]

Backing vocals under the above spoken section
The colour out of space ... [repeat ad nauseum]

VERSE 3
West of Arkham the trees wave wild.
The swelling light nameless to the eyes.
	Where soft death comes,
	They never knew.
	The demon shade
	With strength anew.
The power drawn, it homeward flies ....

Shrieking colours rend the sky.
Kaleidoscope distorts.
Fearsome fire to Cygnus flies,
Yet some fearful spark remains

From formless realms of sunless night
That undimensioned rainbow burns:
The colour (colour!)
Out of space!