The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Part 3 Quiz

Answer: The chef

Trapped among the rocks, alone in the dark, he begins to give up. The "chef" is likely a reference to his maker, although it was Gabriel who "cooked" up this mess for him. The song "Anyway" begins with the sorrowful lines:

"All the pumping's nearly over for my sweet heart,
This is the one for me,
Time to meet the chef,
O boy! Running man is out of death."

Answer: Train

The pale horse is a traditional symbol of death. Apparently, he feels his death is approaching with a little more urgency.

"Anyway, they say she comes on a pale horse,
But I'm sure I hear a train.
O boy! I don't even feel no pain.
I guess I must be driving myself insane!"

Answer: Death

Gabriel refers to this meeting in his usual tongue-in-cheek way as "a chance of a lifetime". Death, disguised as the Supernatural Anaesthetist produces a cannister, and has Rael take a puff. Death then disappears by walking through a wall.

"If he wants you to snuff it,
All he has to do is puff it"

According to Gabriel in the liner notes, Death likes meeting people and wants to travel.

Answer: A chandelier

This is the opening to the song "The Lamia", the last non-instrumental song of Side 3 of the double album.

"The scent grows richer, he knows he must be near,
He finds a long passageway lit by chandelier.
Each step he takes, the perfumes change
From familiar fragrance to flavours strange."

Answer: Snakes

I promised you snakes in Part 2, and here they are. They're the Lamia of course, and in the liner notes they're described as follows:

"Three snakelike creatures are swimming towards Rael. Each reptilian creature has the diminutive head and breasts of a beautiful woman. His horror gives way to infatuation as their soft green eyes show their welcome."

Answer: They die

They die and float on the surface. Rael consumes their flesh, which is definitely not weird at all. Fear not for our three slithering serpentine seņoritas, though. As we're about to learn, the Lamia will be back for the next weary spelunker exploring this crazy maze. The pink pool turns an icy blue as Rael departs.

"Their faces are convulsed in mortal pains.
The fairest cries, 'We all have loved you Rael'."
Each empty snakelike body floats,
Silent sorrow in empty boats.
A sickly sourness fills the room,
The bitter harvest of a dying bloom."

Answer: Eyeballs perched on melty stalks

Rael's new friend here will not win any beauty pageants, as he shakes Rael's hand with a "slippery handshake".

"His skin's all covered in slimy lumps.
With lips that slide across each chin.
His twisted limbs like rubber stumps
Are waved in welcome say 'Please join in.'"

Answer: Rael looks like them now

Rael, having gone through the same ritual back at the pool with the Lamia is now himself one of the Slippermen, with the same appearance. Gabriel was known for his outlandish costumes on stage, but his Slipperman costume is definitely worth looking up.

"We, like you, have tasted love.
Don't be alarmed at what you see,
You yourself are just the same
As what you see in me.

Me, like you? like that!"

Answer: John

Of course, it's Brother John. He's always there for you when you don't need him and sidling off when you do. Nevertheless, Rael is happy to see John and goes up to talk to him.

The Slipperman says:

"You better watch it son, your sentence has only just begun
You better run and join your brother John."

Answer: Doktor Dyper

In order to restore John and Rael to normal, they must visit Doktor Dyper and have a certain procedure performed. However, we'll have to get to the "shoobedoobe" in the next quiz.

"You're in the colony of Slippermen.
There's no who? why? what? or when?
You get out if you've got the gripe
To see, Doktor Dyper, reformed sniper - he'll whip off your windscreen wiper"