I'VE BEEN THERE ONCE BEFORE (Pete Ham)
[Iveys demo from "94 Baker Street - The Pop Psych Sounds of the Apple Era, 1967-1969" CD - recorded 1967 - released U.S. 2003]
[Iveys demo from "Golden Delicious Demos (1966-69)" CD - recorded 1967 - released U.S. 2022]

I had a dream last night that scared me
Upon a strange and distant shore
Although I know inside, it can't be
I know that I've been there before

I've never been there in the daytime
I might have been there in the night
Although I know it was no playtime
In fact, I've never known such fright

I know that I have been there once before
Although it's in the future, I am sure

They fly by in their tight formation
Each model dwarfs the ones before
Metallic birds in their migration
I know a few will fly no more

A supersonic flying Delta
A flying Fortress at its side
Spectators flee in holy terror
As they watch the two collide

I know that I have been there once before
Although it's in the future, I am sure

A day-long second and they're falling
A plume of smoke, a sheet of flame
I hear the sound of voices calling (calling)

[instrumental break (simulating the sound of planes flying with alien-like sounds and fades out)].

lyrics transcribed by Tom Brennan
corrections thanks to Dan Matovina

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