The Who - Eminence Front

The sun shines and people forget

The spray flies as the speedboat glides

And people forget, forget they're hiding

The girls smile and people forget

The snow packs as the skier tracks

People forget, forget they're hiding

Behind an eminence front

Eminence front, it's a put on

It's an eminence front

It's an eminence front, it's a put on

An eminence front, eminence front, it's a put on

Eminence front

It's an eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on

It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on

Come on join the party, dress to kill

Won't you come and join the party

Dress to kill? Dress to kill

Drinks flow, people forget

That big wheel spins, the hair thins

People forget, forget they're hiding

The news slows, people forget

The shares crash, hopes are dashed

People forget, forget they're hiding

Behind an eminence front

An eminence front, it's a put on

It's just an eminence front

An eminence front, it's a put on

An eminence front, an eminence front, it's a put on

Eminence front

It's an eminence front, it's a put on

It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on

Come on join the party, dress to

Come on join the party, dress to

Come on join the party, dress to

Come on join the party, dress to kill

Dress yourself to kill

eminence | ˈemənəns |

noun

1 fame or recognized superiority, especially within a particular sphere or profession: her eminence in cinematography.

• an important, influential, or distinguished person: the Lord Chancellor canvassed the views of various legal eminences.

• (His/Your Eminence) a title given to a Roman Catholic cardinal, or used in addressing him: His Eminence, Thomas Cardinal Wolsey.

front | frənt |

noun

3 [in singular] an appearance or form of behavior assumed by a person to conceal their genuine feelings: she put on a brave front.

• a person or organization serving as a cover for subversive or illegal activities: the CIA identified the company as a front for a terrorist group.

The bold emphasis in the lyrics is mine.

Basically, here's what Pete's telling you. We're faking superiority thru an appearance of moral authority. To join us be prepared to kill. Don't worry, no one will notice anything wrong, because - "People forget."

Those are the club rules. The club's shoe color is red. BTW, the song's vocalist, Peter Townsend, was busted for child porn.

The more you know.