@ official lyric sheet only has this:
438 backwards
@ unofficial transcription,
@ by «K. Fritz Ruehr»
@ and devout agnostic
@ follows:
E- Edward
P- other person, possibly Phil.
@ note: the two people often interrupted each other or talked at the
@ same time. In this case I tried to order their lines so that the
@ beginnings are in chronological order and they make the most sense.
@ Anything included in was indistinct or uncertain
@ Things included in [] are sounds not made by the indicated speaker.
E- Look, I have conclusive proof that the new number of the Beast is 834.
P- What do you mean, 834?
E- He appeared to me in a vision..
P- Rubbish!
E- He was dressed in white… he had angel’s eyes.
P- A beast in white?
E- Well, he’s a clean beast really, he uses Ajax in his bath.
P- Is he that type of beast?
E- Oh, he’s a devilish beast.
P- I thought his number was 666.
E- 666, well, everybody knew the number was 666. You know, it’s all
The who made films about it and…
P- They got too many, uh, callers then, I suppose?
E- It’s boring really, you know [P- yeah], it’s like Gregory peck and I
Hate Gregory Peck, he’s a real bastard
P- I know what you mean, actually, uh,
E- I mean he’s just one of those stupid film stars and he uh..
[background shout: nognio scuffnit taur!]
E- Nognio scuffnit taur
P- What was that?
E- Nognio scuffnit TAUR!
P- I don’t understand at all.
E- That’s really stupid [background: nognio scuffnit taur!] I … I
Can’t understand you.. speaking garbage!
P- Are you talking backwards, is someone talking backwards over there?
E- I mean some people just [background: nognio scuffnit taur!]
P- Some people are just, uh, like that, you know?
E- Some, some people just talk nothing but garbage, really,
P- I know, yeah I know the feeling.
E- you know, I mean, you know, I was walking down the street [P- were
You?] and someone yelled «zhnithniak» at me…
P- zhnithniak?
E- …and it was a really peculiar thing to say, it just didn’t make
Any sense at all…
P- Well, you know some strange people though don’t you though,
Really, when it comes down to it.
E- ahh who knows … peculiar ..
P- I know.
E- Y’know, sort of angels, beasts… Y’know, some goblins came along
In these hobnailed boo-
P- It’s a strange old world, isn’t it… yeah shall we have a cup of
Tea?
E- Oh, I’d love some tea, actually, yes, ‘ts, yes a … Mm ahhh … I
Do like, I do love tea… bang on a cup, actually, where’s a spoon?
Oh, that’s great, thanks [tea noises, spoon banging, etc]
P- Find it very hard to swallow, actually, when I’m uh
E- Any other spurious noises we could make, it… Is there any other
Sort of sounds that we could could make… that would sound totally
Convincing, that this is… a real conversation?
P- Well, we could try the … uh, yeah, try to set fire to somebody.
[Edward finishes talking]
P- What would Graham sound like when you set fire to him?
E- Oh, I think he’d scream a bit, actually, y’know, sort of.
P- Mm, would he scream, Graham?
E- Yeah, w… w.. would he go «Nognio scuffnit taur?»
P- heh heh … he might well do, you never know.
E- I mean, yeah, ha ha … HA HA .. yeah, it’s quite possible, really,
But…
P- guitar solo, you know.
E- Ha ha, y’know, no..
P- Tends to be pouring his heart out to the world now…
E- Well there’s my keyboards too, actually.
P- Oh yeah?
E- Y’know, y, you don’t care about my keyboards at all.
P- Oh, I ignore your keyboards.
E- I know…
P- I’ve always- I’ve always ignored your keyboards.
E- n’ he, that, that bastard doesn’t know, I mean, what a
Bastard—What do you think about keyboards,