Not long ago I went through the gate of dreams I came to the famous City of Destruction Where now a shuttle runs to the Emerald City With air miles and big group reductions So I went to the ticket office where Evangelist sat And reserved seats through credit card calls I said ' How does it feel now they changed your job?' He said 'Now I don't feel anything at all'
As we moved off I looked down on the Myre of Despair From a bridge that passed a thousand miles above Its legs were made of books that they'd thrown into the mud And the books were of philosophy and love As we reached the Hill of Difficulty, we waited for a climb They'd dug a tunnel through the center of the stone And with the excess rock, well the valley became landfill Where once you'd had to walk down there alone
All aboard, all aboard the Celestial Shuttle For a journey free of care, for a journey free of trouble All aboard, all aboard the Celestial Shuttle For all those who seek the truth but don't have the time to get there Don't have the time to get there
The train ride felt so smooth that I put my feet up Barely noticing the motion of the carriage The stewardess was Prudence with her sister Charity For fifteen grand they'd sell their hands in marriage And just as we were entering the Valley of Death I expected to be plunged into the darkness But the company had floodlit the underground gloom Taken care not to make this place seem joyless
All aboard, all aboard the Celestial Shuttle For a journey free of care, for a journey free of trouble All aboard, all aboard the Celestial Shuttle For all those with the money, just tender up the fare
It looked like we stopped at the mouth of Hell itself But they said it was a now-extinct volcano And if you'd seen the demons seemed to emanate from there You'd have taken the guidebook at its say so But some of my companions they would not get back in They'd heard that heaven it was vastly over-rated The weather here was warmer, and drinking was allowed And they thought they'd see us come back here much later
All aboard, all aboard the Celestial Shuttle For a journey free of care, for a journey free of trouble All aboard, all aboard the Celestial Shuttle You could be home by now, if you lived there
After boarding no new passengers we went upon our way Past the place where Pope and Pagan ruled with terror But now the giant Scientology had eaten them for breakfast And bought all the property around her At a city called Vanity we stayed for the night Where one's every whim was catered for and sated The shuttle brought prosperity and business in its wake