Cat's Eye/Yellow Fever (BBC Peel Session) - Van Der Graaf Generator

I was walking in the evening, I was

Looking for something good, clean, fine,

Pure, straight, but instead I found

The bunker wall and gate.

It was open: I was free.

I gave a

Token guarantee, though I later knew I

Had promised more — with an I.O.U.

I

Could scarcely score my way… Oh

But I herald Apocalypse anyway!

I

Was a prime believer in the faith

Of 'I' :yellow fever in the cat’s eye.

I/And it’s everything you

Want, own, love, hate, touch, dream,

Trust;

and it’s everything you need.

I got a heart like a rochet, I

Was out of control, I’d cleaned out

My pockets for some luck to show…

Really looking like a hopeless case,

I found it in my hand, it was

The Angry Ace.

He wants to talk to

Me, one on one, he wants to give

Me his professional opinion… but

I’m running;

I just can’t wait, I

Haven’t got a moment to anticipate,

Yes, I’m running, I just can’t stop,

I’ve got to get to the bottom just to

Get to the top, I’ve got the dark

Alleys and the open skies, I got

The yellow fever from the cat’s eye.

Oh — I’ll let you know how it goes

In the ninth life.