Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging [Live] Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]When all this revolution is over, he sits down on a highly polished floor while his dizziness fades [Am]away. It is an empty modern [G]hallway and [Am]the dreamdoll saleslady sits at the recept[G]ion desk. Without prompting she goes into her rap: "This is the Grand [C]Parade of Lifeless Packaging, those you are about to see are all i[G]n for servicing, except for a small quantity of our new product,
in the [C]second gallery. It is all the stock re[G]quired to cover the existing arrangements of the enterprise. [C]Different batches are distributed to area operat[G]ors, and there are plenty of opportunities for the large investor. [C]They stretch from the costly care-conditioned to to [Bb]the most reasonable mal-nutritioned. We find [F]here that everyone's looks become them. Ex[Bb]cept for the low market mal-nutritioned, each is provided [F]with a guarantee for a successful birth and trouble free infancy. There is however [Bb]only a small amount of variable [F]choice potential - not too far from the mean differential. You see, the [Bb]roof has predetermined the limits of ac
tion of any group of pack[F]ages, but individuals may move [Bb]off the path
if their diversion[D]s are counter-balanced by by others."
"It's the last great adventure left to mankind"
[C]- Screams a drooping lady
[D]offering her dream dolls at less

[Verse 2]
than extortionate prices,
and as [C]the notes and coins are
[D]taken out
I'm taken in, to the factory floor.
for the Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging
[Bb]- All ready to use
the [D]Grand Parade of Lifeless

[Verse 3]
Packaging
- I just [C]need a fuse.
Got [G]people stocked

[Verse 4]
in [C]every shade,
[G]Must be doing well [C]with trade.
[G]Stamped, addressed, in [C]odd fatality.
That [G]evens out their [C]personality.
With [Bb]profit potential marked by a sign,
[F]I can rec[Bb]ognize some of the production line,
[F]No bit[Bb]e at all in lab[F]or bondage,
Just [Bb]wrinkled wrappers or
human bandage.
[D]Grand Parade

[Verse 5]
of Lifeless Packaging
[C]- All ready to use
it's the Grand [D]Parade
of Lifeless Packaging
- I just need a fuse.

[Verse 6]
As he wanders along the line of packages, Rael notices a familiarity in some of their faces. [D]He finally comes upon some of the members of [Dm]his old gang and worries about [D]his own safety. Running out through the factory floor,
he catches sight of his [Dm]brother John with a number [G]9 stamped on his forehead.

[Verse 7]
The hall runs like [G]clockwork
[Am]Their hand[G]s mark out
[Am]the [G]time;
Empty in their fullness
[Am]Like a froze[G]n pant[Am]omime.
[Bb]Everyone's a sales repres[F]entative
[Bb]Wearing slogans in their[F] shrin[Bb]e.
Dishing out fail [F]safe superlative,
[Bb]Brother John is No. 9.

[Verse 8]
it's the [D]Grand Parade of
[Dm]Lifeless Packaging
[D]- All ready to use[Dm][Bb][Dm]
[D]it's the Grand Parade of
[Dm]Lifeless Packaging
[C]- I[D] just need a f[Dm]use.[C]
[G]The

[Verse 9]
decor on the ceil[D]ing
has planned [G]out their future [C]day[Am]
[C]I s[G]ee no sign of free wil[Am]l,
so I [G]guess I have to pay,
[C]pay my [Bb]way,
for [F]the [Bb]Gran[F]d Pa[Bb]rade
[F][Bb]
[Dm]it's [D]the Grand Parade of
[Dm]Lifeless Packaging
[D]- All ready to use[Dm][Bb][Dm]
it's the [D]Grand Parade of
[Bb]Lifeless [Dm]Packaging
[D]- I just need a fus[Dm]e.

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