| Song | The Final Reel |
| Artist | Van Der Graaf Generator |
| Album | Trisector |
| Download | Image LRC TXT |
| Jack and Gillian, facing their decline, | |
| take to the dance floor for one final time. | |
| Who'd deny them this last shot? | |
| Taking a twirl, are they in the final reel – | |
| or not? | |
| Jack and Gillian, walking hand in hand, | |
| disappearing along the shining strand. | |
| Who'd deny them this state of grace? | |
| So we find them with not a single hair out of place, | |
| picture-perfect, matching pace for pace, | |
| her head on his shoulder, his arm around her waist. | |
| But if you put them on the spot | |
| what would they say? | |
| Are they in the final reel or what? | |
| Sayonara, tschüss, adieu, farewell. | |
| Will we meet again? No-one can tell, | |
| not the manner, not the time. | |
| No-one can hide, no-one leaves the final reel behind. | |
| Jack turns to Gillian, misty-eyed, | |
| and presses the pills in her hand. | |
| All they've got left is the downhill slide | |
| so they'd better act while they can. | |
| This much they know, | |
| they're not in the final reel alone. | |
| This much they know, | |
| they'll not leave the final reel alone. | |
| They take the dive, | |
| no-one leaves the final reel alive. |
| Jack and Gillian, facing their decline, | |
| take to the dance floor for one final time. | |
| Who' d deny them this last shot? | |
| Taking a twirl, are they in the final reel | |
| or not? | |
| Jack and Gillian, walking hand in hand, | |
| disappearing along the shining strand. | |
| Who' d deny them this state of grace? | |
| So we find them with not a single hair out of place, | |
| pictureperfect, matching pace for pace, | |
| her head on his shoulder, his arm around her waist. | |
| But if you put them on the spot | |
| what would they say? | |
| Are they in the final reel or what? | |
| Sayonara, tschü ss, adieu, farewell. | |
| Will we meet again? Noone can tell, | |
| not the manner, not the time. | |
| Noone can hide, noone leaves the final reel behind. | |
| Jack turns to Gillian, mistyeyed, | |
| and presses the pills in her hand. | |
| All they' ve got left is the downhill slide | |
| so they' d better act while they can. | |
| This much they know, | |
| they' re not in the final reel alone. | |
| This much they know, | |
| they' ll not leave the final reel alone. | |
| They take the dive, | |
| noone leaves the final reel alive. |
| Jack and Gillian, facing their decline, | |
| take to the dance floor for one final time. | |
| Who' d deny them this last shot? | |
| Taking a twirl, are they in the final reel | |
| or not? | |
| Jack and Gillian, walking hand in hand, | |
| disappearing along the shining strand. | |
| Who' d deny them this state of grace? | |
| So we find them with not a single hair out of place, | |
| pictureperfect, matching pace for pace, | |
| her head on his shoulder, his arm around her waist. | |
| But if you put them on the spot | |
| what would they say? | |
| Are they in the final reel or what? | |
| Sayonara, tschü ss, adieu, farewell. | |
| Will we meet again? Noone can tell, | |
| not the manner, not the time. | |
| Noone can hide, noone leaves the final reel behind. | |
| Jack turns to Gillian, mistyeyed, | |
| and presses the pills in her hand. | |
| All they' ve got left is the downhill slide | |
| so they' d better act while they can. | |
| This much they know, | |
| they' re not in the final reel alone. | |
| This much they know, | |
| they' ll not leave the final reel alone. | |
| They take the dive, | |
| noone leaves the final reel alive. |