Morning Final

"Morning Final" is the eighth track from Blue Öyster Cult's fourth studio album, Agents of Fortune. Its lyrics describe a murder inside a subway station.

Blue Öyster Cult

 * Eric Bloom - lead vocals, guitar, percussion
 * Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser - lead guitar, vocals, synthesizer, percussion
 * Allen Lanier - keyboards, guitar, bass, vocals
 * Joe Bouchard - bass, piano, vocals
 * Albert Bouchard - drums, vocals, guitar, percussion, harmonica

Production

 * David Lucas - producer, engineer
 * Murray Krugman - producer, engineer
 * Sandy Pearlman - producer, engineer
 * Shelly Yakus - engineer
 * Andy Abrams - engineer
 * Tony Stevens - mastering
 * John Berg - design
 * Andy Engel - design
 * Lynn Curlee - cover art

Lyrics
He cast a grim shadow Through the busy street Said he was a junkie And he punctuated his walk with a gun

Motiveless murder The papers screamed The cops all said The crowd was iced by the sight

Oh, baby, don’t it make you feel so bad Dark clouds are over the street After what I read I can hardly feel my heart My heart beat

Oh, baby, don’t it make you feel so bad Dark clouds are over the street After what I read I can hardly feel my heart My heart beat

Down the subway stairs After him they leapt An echo snap and scream of fire The hot pursuit was done For the last time he felt the light And gave up his last fight

Oh, baby, don’t it make you feel so bad Dark clouds are over the street After what I read I can hardly feel my heart My heart beat

Paper! Paper! Extra! Man killed in subway! No motive for it! Extra! Read all about it! Paper! Police say no motive for murder in subway! Paper! Read all about it! Paper Mister?

Trivia

 * The defunct Blue Öyster Cult fanzine Morning Final shares its name with this song.