I'VE BEEN THERE ONCE BEFORE (Pete Ham)
[from Keyhole Street: Demos 1966-67 CD - recorded 1967 - released U.S. 2013]

I had a sleep last night that scared me
Upon a strange and distant shore
And though I feel 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
But I know that 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 hungry flame
I hear the sound of voices calling (calling)
C'mon, Pete, up now (calling)
Wake up, Pete (calling)
(Calling)
(Help!)
(Aghhh)
(Noooo)
(Aghhh)
(Help!)

lyrics transcribed by Tom Brennan,
corrections by Dan Matovina

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