Ballrooms of Mars
T. Rex Lyrics

You gonna look fine
You will look exquisite and elegant

Be primed for dancing
Get ready to dance to your heart's content

You're gonna trip and glide
You will move gracefully like a bird

All on the trembling plane
In the unstable and unpredictable world

Your diamond hands
Your hands will be adorned with precious gems

Will be stacked with roses
You will hold a bouquet of roses in your hands

And wind and cars
You will feel the wind blow and hear the sound of cars

And people of the past
You will see the ghosts of people who have lived in the past

I'll call you thing
I will give you a name that suits you

Just when the moon sings
At the time when the moon is at its brightest and most beautiful

And place your face in stone
I will immortalize your likeness in a sculpture

Upon the hill of stars
On a high mountaintop that overlooks the stars

And gripped in the arms
Held tightly in the embrace

Of the changeless madman
Of the eccentric and unchanging person

We'll dance our lives away
We will dance until our lives are over

In the ballrooms of Mars
In the otherworldly dance halls on the planet Mars

You talk about day
You may speak of the daylight hours

I'm talking 'bout night time
But I am referring to the dark hours of the night

When the monsters call out
When the creatures of the night make their presence known

The names of men
And they speak the names of those who are awake

Bob Dylan knows
Bob Dylan is aware

And I bet Alan Freed did
And I'm sure Alan Freed knew too

There are things in night
There are things that happen at night

That are better not to behold
That are better left unseen and unheard

You dance
You move in rhythm to the music

With your lizard leather boots on
While wearing your boots made from reptile skin

And pull the strings
And exert control over others

That change the faces of men
Whose actions have the power to alter the course of lives

You diamond browed hag
You are a tough and fearless individual

You're a glitter-gaunt gangster
You are a flashy and glamorous criminal

John Lennon knows your name
John Lennon is familiar with who you are

And I've seen his
And I have witnessed this sight myself