Experiment IV

Written by：Kate Bush

We were working secretly

For the military

Our experiment in sound

Was nearly ready to begin

We only know in theory

What we are doing

Music made for pleasure

Music made to thrill

It was music we were making here until

They told us

All they wanted

Was a sound that could kill someone

From a distance

So we go ahead

And the meters are over in the red

It's a mistake in the making

From the painful cry of mothers

To the terrifying scream

We recorded it and put it into our machine

Then they told us

All they wanted

Was a sound that could kill someone

From a distance

So we go ahead

And the meters are over in the red

It's a mistake in the making

It could feel like falling in love

It could feel so bad

But it could feel so good

It could sing you to sleep

I'll bet my mum's gonna give me a little toy instrument

But that dream is your enemy

We won't be there to be blamed

We won't be there to snitch

I just pray that someone there

Can hit the switch

But they told us

All they wanted

Was a sound that could kill someone

From a distance

So we go ahead

And the meters are over in the red

It's a mistake we've made

And the public are warned to stay off