The Ritual

[Part I: Progress de la Rake]

[Verse 1]
Start getting ready
It's your night on the town
And you'll be looking like a million dollars
Wanting to impress the ladies
Casual, scruffy, or straight man
Button up, button down, which way
Button up your inhibitions
Wanting to impress the ladies (Overkill)

[Chorus]
You're gonna have yourself a night
That you'll remember (Remember)
That you'll remember with a smile
When Monday morning comes to wake you with a moan (Alone)

[Verse 2]
Down in the jam you'll be rollin'
Faster than you should be going
Looking for an early warning
Wanting to survey the competition
Peacocks strutting their stuff
It's-a all a game, it's just to bluff you
Everybody talking louder
Trying to psychе the competition (Overkill)

[Chorus]
You want to find yoursеlf a woman
You'll remember (Remember)
That you'll remember with a sign
When Monday morning comes to wake you with a moan

[Post-Chorus]
Stop your dreaming
Your ship could be sinking
You'd better start moving
You can't sit there thinking

[Bridge]
The ritual, the ritual, the ritual
Hello baby, can I buy you a drink?
Haven't I seen you before on the cover of a magazine?
Looking so good
The way you look tonight
I love to watch you move
Oh, you've got it just right
Do you wanna dance?

[Interlude]
I must be dreaming, she moves like an angel
A hidden treasure waiting to be found
Don't go away
We've only met and there's so much I want to know
And want to say
Can I take you home?
I wanna take you home

[Part II: Euphoria]

[Verse 3]
Your face is soft and sleepy
It's a funny kind of smile
Drowsy with your dreaming
Do you want to stay awhile?
Pull the covers close and feel the warmth
Surrounding you (Surrounding you)

[Verse 4]
Your eyes are full of secrets
They mesmerise me so
Won't you tell me what you're thinking?
Oh, I really want to know
Whisper to me softly in the darkness
Surrounding you (Surrounding you)

[Chorus]
You're so inviting
Close to me
Like a soft warm eiderdown

[Verse 5]
Close your eyes again
Let the morning drift away
Be with me in my dreams
Won't you say you want to stay?
Pull the covers close and feel the warmth
Surrounding you (Surrounding you)

[Verse 6]
Time is moving slowly
But the day has slipped away
Oh, I wish it could be longer
There's so much I want to say
Whisper to you softly in the darkness
Surrounding you (Surrounding you)

[Chorus]
You're so inviting
Close to me
Like a soft warm eiderdown

[Outro]
I can't believe that I'm in love again
I won't believe that I'm in love again
Can't believe that I'm in love again
I won't believe that I'm in love again
I can't believe that I'm in love again
I won't believe that I'm in love again
I can't believe that I'm—

[Part III: The Rake's Progress / A Dog With Four Trees]

[Bridge]
It's the ritual, the ritual, the ritual
You start again
Hello baby, can I buy you a drink?
Didn't I see you before on the cover of a magazine?
Looking so good
The way you look tonight
I love to watch you move
Ooh, you get it just right

[Verse 7]
Wandering in a state of confusion
Looking for a new illusion
Can't you see you're on a loser?
(Trying to eliminate the rumours)
Joking like a poor comedian
Smiling like a politician
Drowning in a sea of silence
Desperate to impress the people (Overkill)

[Chorus]
You're gonna find yourself alone
And you'll remember (Remember)
And you'll remember there's a face
A funny face, a smile that haunts you through the night
Through the night

[Outro]
You're in love, you're in love
You're in love, you're in love
You're in love, you're in love
You're in love, you're in love
You're in love, you're in love
You're in love, you're in love
You're in love, you're in love
You're in love, you're in love
You're in love, you're in love
You're in love, you're in love
You're in—