Blue Öyster Cult

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Blue Öyster Cult
Imaginos cover.jpg
Artist Blue Öyster Cult
Album Imaginos
Released July 1988
Length 7:18
Writers Sandy Pearlman
Eric Bloom
Lead vocals Albert Bouchard
Donald Roeser

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Blue Öyster Cult is the eighth track from Blue Öyster Cult's eleventh studio album, Imaginos.

Lyrics[edit | edit source]

I am becalmed in virtue
Lost to nothing on a bay of dreams
Warm weather and a holocaust
The tears of God flow as I bleed

Left to die by two good friends
Abandoned me and put to sleep
On a shore where oyster beds seem plush as down
And ripe enough for the Luxor dream

Recall the dream of Luxor
How fluids will arrive
As if by call or schedule
Resume through the morning tide
Where entry is by seaweed gate
And plan the plan of dreams
To lose oneself in rebirth
In all that is, and all that seems

So, ladies, fish, and gentlemen
Here's my angled dream
See me in the blue sky bag
And meet me by the sea

The oyster boys are swimming now
To claim me back from the dead
The creatures back from vertigo
They fear to fall, but haven't fell
Will reclaim tries and try again

The oyster boys are swimming now
Hear them chatter on the tide
Of the lost and language lost
Hear them chatter on the tide
(We understand, we understand, we understand)
And so do I
(We understand, we understand)
But fright is real, and so am I

So, ladies, fish, and gentlemen
Here's my angled dream
See me in the blue sky bag
And meet me by the sea

The entry to lost vestibule
Opens on the bay
An instant shape of mercury
Lost and then retained
An instant is an eyelash
Caught on the tide
Imaginos, below this bay
And then besides

The oyster boys are swimming now
One deal is what we made
Forest keys and whirlwind cold
Green trees too and keys of gold
Even locks that won't explode
When the skies become a scroll
Having lost its interest
See, that's the deal we made
Just to join the Öyster Cult
The Blue Öyster Cult

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Trivia[edit | edit source]

TBA

Songs

Blue Öyster Cult

Transmaniacon MCI'm on the Lamb but I Ain't No SheepThen Came the Last Days of MayStairway to the StarsBefore the Kiss, a RedcapScreamsShe's as Beautiful as a FootCities on Flame with Rock and RollWorkshop of the TelescopesRedeemed

Tyranny and Mutation

The Red and the BlackO.D.'d on Life ItselfHot Rails to Hell7 Screaming Diz-BustersBaby Ice DogWings Wetted DownTeen ArcherMistress of the Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl)

Secret Treaties

Career of EvilSubhumanDominance and SubmissionME 262Cagey CretinsHarvester of EyesFlaming TelepathsAstronomy

Agents of Fortune

This Ain't the Summer of LoveTrue Confessions(Don't Fear) The ReaperE.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)The Revenge of Vera GeminiSinful LoveTattoo VampireMorning FinalTenderloinDebbie Denise

Spectres

GodzillaGolden Age of LeatherDeath Valley NightsSearchin' for CelineFireworksR. U. Ready 2 RockCelestial the QueenGoin' Through the MotionsI Love the NightNosferatu

Mirrors

Dr. MusicThe Great Sun JesterIn TheeMirrorsMoon CrazyThe VigilI Am the StormYou're Not the One (I Was Looking For)Lonely Teardrops

Cultösaurus Erectus

Black BladeMonstersDivine WindDeadlineThe Marshall PlanHungry BoysFallen AngelLips in the HillsUnknown Tongue

Fire of Unknown Origin

Fire of Unknown OriginBurnin' For YouVeteran of the Psychic WarsSole SurvivorHeavy Metal: The Black and SilverVengeance (The Pact)After DarkJoan CrawfordDon't Turn Your Back

The Revölution by Night

Take Me AwayEyes on FireShooting SharkVeinsShadow of CaliforniaFeel the ThunderLet GoDragon LadyLight Years of Love

Club Ninja

White FlagsDancin' in the RuinsMake Rock Not WarPerfect WaterSpy in the House of the NightBeat 'Em UpWhen the War ComesShadow WarriorMadness to the Method

Imaginos

I Am the One You Warned Me OfLes InvisiblesIn the Presence of Another WorldDel Rio's SongThe Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein's Castle at WeisseriaAstronomyMagna of IllusionBlue Öyster CultImaginos

Bad Channels

Demon's KissThe Horsemen Arrive

Heaven Forbid

See You In BlackHarvest MoonPower Underneath DespairX-Ray EyesHammer BackDamagedCold Gray Light of DawnReal WorldLive For MeStill Burnin'In Thee

St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings

What Is Quicksand?I'm on the LambGil Blanco CountyDonovan's MonkeyRagamuffin Dumplin'Curse of the Hidden MirrorsArthur ComicsA Fact About SneakersSt. CeciliaBonomo's Turkish Taffy

Curse of the Hidden Mirror

Dance on StiltsShowtimeThe Old Gods ReturnPocketOne Step Ahead of the DevilI Just Like to Be BadHere Comes That FeelingOut of the DarknessStone of LoveEye of the HurricaneGood to Feel Hungry

The Symbol Remains

That Was MeBox in My HeadTainted BloodNightmare EpiphanyEdge of the WorldThe MachineTrain True (Lennie's Song)The Return of St. CeciliaStand and FightFlorida ManThe AlchemistSecret RoadThere's a CrimeFight

Ghost Stories

Late Night Street FightCherrySo SupernaturalWe Gotta Get Out of This PlaceSoul JiveGunShot in the DarkThe Only ThingKick Out the JamsMoney MachineDon't Come Running to MeIf I FellRoadhouse Blues

Rarities

Steppin' RazorDouble TalkRebelSumma Cum LaudeJohn L. Sullivan

Live songs and covers

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Unreleased
(Soft White Underbelly and Stalk-Forrest Group)

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