Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Paper Blood (Official Audio)

Visit our Online Store: Lyrics: Livin’ on a razor’s edge Sharper than a knife Surrender to the power of wedge Keep running for your life You don’t need no periscope You won’t need second sight It’ll come at you so fast my friend It’s thank you and goodnight Caught in the river You can’t stop the flood That’s the power of money, paper blood Ambition flies on silver wings Searching for a crown King of kings, they pull the strings Until they run you down No matter what you’ve undergone The measure of success Is how much you can charge it on American Express Caught in the river You can’t stop the flood That’s the power of money, paper blood You don’t need to drive a car And you don’t need a house And you don’t need a guiding star When living like a mouse In the presidenttial suite They’d rather see you burn Ducking and diving just to make ends meet To the point of no return Formed in 1970, Emerson, Lake & Palmer helped define and set new standards throughout one of the most ambitious and experimental periods in 20th-Century popular music. Drawn from The Nice, King Crimson, and Atomic Rooster respectively, they were hailed as progressive rock’s first supergroup. Combining driving dynamics, intricate arrangements, and virtuosic skill, between 1970 and 1978, ELP released seven studio recordings and three live albums. Such was their popularity on both sides of the Atlantic that their records repeatedly achieved Platinum status sales. Titles such as Tarkus, Trilogy, and Brain Salad Surgery created distinctive worlds that incorporated soaring themes, other-worldly timbres, yearning ballads, humorous pastiche and dramatic long-form conceptual works. While they adapted pieces by classical composers as stylistically varied as Bartok, Mussorgsky, Copland, Ginastera and Rodrigo, ELP sounded like nobody else but themselves. The trio performed live one final time at London’s High Voltage Festival in July 2010 just weeks short of their debut gig 40th anniversary. Although Keith Emerson and Greg Lake both sadly passed away in 2016, interest in ELP continues to grow, and Carl Palmer’s own band regularly performs a setlist dedicated to the unique music he helped create. ELP’s music continues to find new audiences more than 50 years from their beginning, a striking testament to the group’s irrepressible blend of energy, eclecticism, and visceral excitement. Follow ELP: Online Store: Official Website: Spotify: Apple Music: Facebook: Amazon: #emersonlakeandpalmer #elp #greglake