The Waterboys - Let It Happen lyrics

Such a sad procession, winding down the lane And what a strange impression is branded on my brain A band was playing -- endless, mindless It was like a hooligan's lament It was dumb, but it was timeless I still don't know what it meant And whatever needs to happen Let it happen, let it be Through all I am protected Grace is effected Over me Behold the lights of London! The skipper said that his hands shook His aura eaten by his jealously and all the d** he took He said "This is the real world buddy! Toughen up your a**, or it'll break. " I said "I'm not your buddy, buddy And your real world is a fake. " (Here comes the peace campaigner She says the end justifies her means Her words so full of reason fell like napalm on my dreams I said "Peace is not a word, never!" She calls me traitor, I just grin I said "You've gotta live it every moment Or else you're just s**ing wind") And whatever needs to happen Let it happen, let it be Through all I am protected Grace is effected Over me (The dj casts his malediction As the wedding guests appear It was as cruel as any fiction I still carry the souvenir) / (The dj took his vengeance As the wedding guests arrived There was malice in his handshake Quicksand in his eyes) As he slunk across the courtyard From far off I heard a horn Somewhere in the bleak mid-distance Something beautiful is born And whatever needs to happen Let it happen, let it be Through all I am protected Grace is effected Over me I stumbled down a street of shadows A black alleluia split the night (Prostitutes / Anarchists) and priests were playing stripjack Underneath the cruel lamplight I came upon a weeping soldier He said "I'm all washed up now, huh" But when I glanced across his shoulder He held a royal flush And whatever needs to happen Let it happen, let it be Through all I am protected Grace is effected Over me I'm still here, I'm still wheeling I'm who I thought I was, or just about I'll be walking down this boulevard Until my legs give out Thoughts like storms and seas are raging I know it is a matter of degree But it's not the world outside that's changing It's me! And whatever needs to happen Let it happen, let it be Through all I am protected Grace is effected Over me Over me Over me Over me Over me Over me Over me Grace is effected Over me