Horsell Common And The Heat Ray (Early Version)
Jeff Wayne, Richard Burton
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(Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa)
(Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa)
Next morning, a crowd gathered on the common, hypnotised
By the unscrewing of the cylinder. Two feet of shining
Screw projected when, suddenly, the lid fell off
(Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa)
Two luminous, disc-like eyes appeared above the rim. A huge
Rounded bulk, larger than a bear, rose up slowly, glistening like
Wet leather. Its lipless mouth quivered and slavered, and snake-
Like tentacles writhed as the clumsy body heaved and pulsated
(Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa)
(Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa)
A few young men crept closer to the pit. A tall funnel rose, then an
Invisible ray of heat leapt from man to man and there was a bright
Glare as each was instantly turned to fire. The heat-ray swept around
Turning every tree and bush into a mass of flame, an invincible sword
Of heat. People clawed their way off the common, and I ran too
I felt I was being played with, that when I was on the very verge of
Safety, this mysterious death would leap after me, and strike me down
(Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa)
(Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa)
Later, in the dim coolness of my home, all I could swallow
Was a little wine before I sank into a restless, haunted sleep