Annie Haslam Imperial Phase Lyrics by The Mountain Goats
Six years’ hard labor on the heavy blues
They haggled and bargained when we gave them the news
One more long shift, then free to do as we please
Stay home and stare at the trees
Crystal-clear transmission
In January ’71 at the audition
Maybe you don’t recall
But Renaissance played at Carnegie Hall
Maybe you don’t recall
But Renaissance played at Carnegie Hall
Can’t have the heavy drinking, there’s bills to be paid
Money to be made
And no, before you ask, it isn’t all about greed
But you can’t do what you like if you can’t get what you need
Find where you fit in, make some wishes
Maybe get a little ambitious
Maybe you don’t recall
But Renaissance played at Carnegie Hall
Maybe you don’t recall
But Renaissance played at Carnegie Hall
I don’t know if any footage survives
But I can picture Annie Haslam onstage
They played their most popular song
And then another one that was 29 minutes long
Maybe you don’t recall
But Renaissance played at Carnegie Hall
Maybe you don’t recall
But Renaissance played at Carnegie Hall
Maybe you don’t recall
But Renaissance played at Carnegie Hall
Maybe you don’t recall
But Renaissance played at Carnegie Hall
