The Conductor
by The Faint· from Danse Macabre
confident with your back to the audience./ tremelo strings begin with your gesturing wrist./ start the orchestra slow with an elegant aire./ then a circular sweep crescendoing swell./ leo slatikin, dohnanyi, previne, depaur/ your arms are calling out./ they wave like a swarm of sound./ you pull the sound from scores of notes,/ you step the stage and take control./ you're conducting verese in a moment of silence./ your body directs a pulse of wind./ von karajan, hampton, menuhin, levine/ your arms are calling out,/ they wave like a swarm of sound./ you pull the sounds from scores of notes,/ you step the stage and take control./ control