Guest of Honor

Sell to me those awful things I'm buying Will you walk me through your darkest dreams I'll follow blindly Everyone take their place As we await the guest of honor Soon will be on their way With promise of a new obligation Hopeful is every face Everyone needs a sense of purpose To put up on display And cover up all those failings Sell to me those awful things I'm buying Will you walk me through your darkest dreams I'll follow blind Before the empty stage Sits an audience in wait Accept this invitation as the guest of honor Arrow on every street Everything always pointing somewhere Always so much to see Hidden behind the ordinary What do the symbols mean? Is there a puzzle to decipher? Somebody else should lead Might you be someone who could Sell to me those awful things I'm buying Will you walk me through your darkest dreams I'll follow blind Before the empty stage Sits an audience in wait Accept this invitation as the guest of honor Sell to me those awful things I'm buying Will you walk me through your darkest dreams I'll follow blind Before the empty stage Sits an audience in wait Accept this invitation as the guest of honor Everyone take their place