Icculus Lyrics - Phish

We already played that 

We're going to lighten it up a bit 

We're going to lighten it up a bit 

This really isn't a stupid song 

This is a special song 

This is an important song 

This is a dance song 

This is 

This is Red Rocks 

This is the edge 

No really this is a song about 

We want to get serious here now that we have your attention 

We want to talk about 

We want to talk about an important man 

Who could have an important effect 

On everybody in this room's lives 

If they were willing to take the chance 

To let this person into their hearts and their views 

Because this is a special man 

This man was a great philosopher many years ago 

And this man wrote a great book 

For this is the author of The Helping Friendly Book 

The book that could change your life 

The way it changed ours 

And I hope that someday 

That you, you people will all have the chance 

To read The Helping Friendly Book 

And experience the wisdom 

Of the great, the great and knowledgeable 

Man who wrote The Helping Friendly Book 

Because he is, the great and knowledgeable 

He is the one, the only author of The Helping Friendly Book 

He is the man 

The great man 

The only, the special 

His name is 

The author of The Helping Friendly Book 

He is the great 

The knowledgeable, the one and the only 

The great, the knowledgeable 

Person who wrote The Helping Friendly Book 

His name could only be 

The one, the only, the only, the special 

The author of The Helping Friendly Book 

He wrote the fucking book, okay 

He wrote the book 

His name was Icculus 

Written by the great and knowledgeable Icculus 

Yeah, our children are old enough to read Icculus 

A cold and lonely night 

Running the pace of her fright 

Look at her face tonight 

Thank you