John Wetton

Did you fight your evil demons
Or did you walk away in tears
Did you hold your head within your hands
After all those years?

Did you tell them of your story?
How you fought till you were done
At the end of the day when you'd had your say
Well, the big guns won

When you talked to me of glory
I know you held your banners high
But for all the good it did you
You made a grown man cry

And for those of us who loved you
And couldn't bear to see the pain
When the lights went out inside you
Something died in vain

It was you against the world
With a wounded heart you'd try to be a woman
A fragile little bird
With the wings that wouldn't fly
You denied yourself the childhood you deserved
It was you against the world
And you were just a little girl

Could you think about forgiveness
Could you find it in your heart
To release all the anger you feel
And make a brave new start

To forget about your battles
There's no shame in your defeat
Love will only make you stronger
Make your life complete

And be that little girl
For soon enough you will become a woman
High above the world
So precious and so proud
Your wings soar through the cloud towards your freedom
But remember, mighty bird
When you were just a little girl
And it was you against the world

Gazing at our sunrise
Reflected in your clear eyes
Misty morning forest smoke fires

Make our way through the broken day
I couldn't stand to stay
Without you

We must keep moving
While the light is clearing
Leaving your dark world behind you

You have to run
Life is just begun
I'll never be alone
Without you

One chilling thought
Come screaming through the dark
I saw a yellow moon at midnight

And now you woke
Glowing in the smoke
I'm suddenly alone
Without you

Wanting things the way they used to be
You don't know what that can do to me
One more day, maybe never
Might as well be forever

Outside the light,fading as I write
And another night reminds me

As I sleep, memory that I keep
It's just another night
Without you

It seems so long
I've been holding on
Since I felt my arms around you

Time will go, both of us will know
Never be a day
Without you

Wishing, hoping
How can I keep coping
'Til I know your wish is to be with me

You go, I know
You were the one who told me so
I'm wishing you lying in my arms

Sad, so sad
It's written across my face
My tears leave no trace
They fall and disappear

Mad, so mad
Leaving you on your own
Your right to disown me
Will always be so clear

Wishing, so long
How can I keep holding on
When this song is wishing you home again

Sad, so sad
It's written across my face
My tears leave no trace
They fall and disappear

Mad, so mad
Leaving you on your own
Your right to disown me
Will always be so clear

Wishing
Wishing
Wishing

Wishing, so long
How can I keep holding on
When this song is wishing you home again

Wishing
Wishing
Wishing

It was a lie
Nothing was real
Just a disguise you're using
You're using still

When you meet preaacher man
Remind him of your fear
Over which you operate
Operate control

When the truth is recalled
The evidence resound
It's the price you'll pay
On the rebound

CHORUS
Wish I'd known all along
What you're running from
Wish I'd now all along
You can't choose between weak or strong

But you're not there
To turn the key
On your own two feet
Two feet on the ground

Get a grip right on
To the situation
Try to choose what
You choose to ignore

CHORUS

Your time has come
It's not too late
Don't hesitate
Hesitate
Hesitate

Wish I'd known all along
What you're running from
Wish I'd known all along
What you're running from

When the present destroys the past

CHORUS

When the present destroys the past
When the present destroys the past

They decorated all the generals
Who fought the wars behind the lines
They had forgotten all the soldiers
The brandy put them way behind the times

Insanity has found its way to TV screens
Vision seems impossible to me
They fight {they fight} for king {for king} and country
I never would have thought this in my

{chorus}
Wildest dreams
Wildest dreams
Wildest dreams
Wildest dreams

The evening comes, we sit and watch the VJs
Clips and rushes come from who knows where
From Washington across to California
With fighting breaking out in Leicester Square

We see the soldiers moving on to victory
And children trampled under marching feet
They fight {they fight} for king {for king} and country
How many millions will they put to sleep?

{chorus}
Fly away...

No, not in this world
No, not in the next
No, not in my wildest dreams

They recommended euthanasia
For non-conformists anywhere
Some men's dreams for others turn to nightmares
This never would have happened in my

{chorus}
Fly away...

No, not in this world
No, not in the next
No, not in my wildest dreams

This problem is insoluble
The answers seem impossible
The logic ceases to exit
Emotion is the beat we miss

I stand on a world
Where dreams, realities, existence are the same
We take from our mother? skin
But the world is not to blame

Who tells the wind which way to blow ?
I wonder who will stop the rain
The rocks that hold the secrets, they don? know
So who can stop the rain ?
We?e lost the path for all we know
Now tell me when will it start again ?
And as the old man lifts his hands
Please can you stop the rain

Stars fall far away
Like they never did before
A new moon shining
Like it never will again

Desert white cloud
Spirits they sing
Rain falls from the big sky
Onto broken wing

There is no sense in turning back
To wash the d?bris from the track
World without reason without rhyme
We fought for peace within our time

I heard you on the radio
Some other time
From some forgotten studio
Way down the line
So long, so long I've waited now
To hear you again
That song, that song will still remain
Become an old friend
And now, the tears are in my eyes
The sound you can't disguise
The truth comes back from lies
And all I want to hear

Voice of America, ooh, America
Voice of America, ooh, America

And then you came in stereo
Calling to me
And so I watch the videos
Across the T.V.
That sound, still ringing in my ears
From a decade ago
Around, around my head, the sound from my radio
I thought, that after all these years
The tears, the growing fears
That I would never hear
Never again

Voice of America, ooh, America
Voice of America, ooh, America

Wetton/Downes)

This evening really came as some surprise
It showed me just how little faith
I think back when you couldn't criticize
You sure were glad to see my face

But now your TRUE COLORS are giving away
^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ( not on album )
your lies
TRUE COLORS seeing them in your eyes

For you the tables
sic
turned full circle now
And all those people you call friends
See who defends you when you're down again
Don't count on money-spinners then

They could be my TRUE COLORS maybe
^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^ ( not on album )
you'll see them then
TRUE COLORS twisting the knife again

You did what you wanted to do
I lived to fight another day
I know what I want you to do,
just
pack your bags
( ^^^^ in song, not liner )
and get away

Too Late
by Asia




I say, no way
You've gone and stepped across that fine line
I cried, you lied
I tried, maybe a thousand times before
I can't take no more

{chorus}
Too late
You let the sun go down
Too late
You changed direction
Too late
For you to turn around
We tried everything

Move on, so long
Two side to every story
You told, good nights
bad days, time to go out separate ways
I can't say no more

Fate looks certain but there's nothing guaranteed
Want for nothing, but is nothing what you need?
Always pushing but you're never satisfied
I did believe you 'til I found out that you lied

{chorus}
Time and time again
Time and time again again

For what I give you I get nothing in return
Can't forgive you watching all your bridges burn
All day long I sat and watched you do it wrong
Have to say that's how you did it all along

{chorus}

But others wouldn't see things you could only see
And someone showed you, then why was it always me
You knew the limit you were always out of bounds
How could I trust you when I caught you messing 'round

{chorus}

Invisible sun cast your shadow over me
As wind cuts like a knife
Catapulting me from life with you
Waiting on an empty street, hiding from the sun

And in one place or another
All my memories still remain
You've been taken from my eyes
But you're running through my veins

Down corridors of rocks and sand
It's littered and it's torn
The wear and tear from dusk till dawn
Waiting on an empty street, hiding from the sun

And in one place or another
All my memories still remain
You've been taken from my eyes
But you're running through my veins
You've been taken from my eyes
But you're running through my veins

This treasure can be anyone's
To believe in only one
It's not a foolish thing, there's no comparison
Waiting on an empty street, hiding from the sun

And in one place or another
All my memories still remain
You've been taken from my eyes
But you're running through my veins

You've been taken from my eyes
But you're running through my veins
You've been taken from my eyes
But you're running through my veins

Through my veins, through my veins
Through my veins, through my veins
Through my veins, through my veins
Through my veins

Nothing ventured nothing gained
Tired and washed out by the pain
Do we share this problem, will it slip away ?
Or do we fight another day ?
Was I looking for a friend ?
One I count on ?ill the end
Is there something that I didn? do ?
Does it all begin with you ?

CHORUS
So how did I, Oh I
Give you reason ?
But how did I, Oh I
Give you reason ?

After all the fallen tears
When we wake the taken dream
Who let the water slowly draw away ?
All the colours that we made

CHORUS

To give you reason, to change the river? flow
To give you reason, to point the bone
To give you reason, go set your spirit free
I don? know, I don? know why

Is there nothing I can say ?
Is there nothing I can do, girl ?
Didn? mean to break your life
Didn? mean to burn your world, no

CHORUS

You can keep the silver band
You can have the memories, girl
Now as 'Pilate' cleans the hands
It? no more to do with me, no

CHORUS

So how did I, Oh I
Give you reason ?
Let the voice of reason say:

Wetton)

I saw you standing hand in hand
And now you come to me, the solitary man
And I know what made us live
Such ordinary lives
The where to go the who to see
No one could sympathize
THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES
THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES

And I've become a rolling stone
I don't know where to go or what to call my own
But I can see that black horizon looming
ever close to view
It's over now it's not my fault
See how this feels for you
THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES
Now there's no one to sympathize
Now it's too late, you realized
Now that no one can sympathize, now that
THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES

2nd

But I never thought I'd see you
Standing there with him
So don't come crying back to me

Shine, shine, the light of good works shine
The watch before the city gates depicted in their prime
That golden light all grimy now
Three hundred years have passed
The worthy Captain and his squad of troopers standing fast
The artist knew their faces well
The husbands of his lady friends
His creditors and councillors
In armour bright, the merchant men
Official moments of the guild
In poses keen from bygone days
The city fathers frozen there
Upon the canvas dark with age
The smell of paint, a flask of wine
And turn those faces all to me
The blunderbuss and halberd-shaft
And Dutch respectability
They make their entrance one by one
Defenders of that way of life
The redbrick home, the bourgeoisie
Guitar lessons for the wife

So many years we suffered here
Our country racked with Spanish wars
Now comes a chance to find ourselves
And quiet reigns behind our doors
We think about posterity again
And so the pride of little men
The burghers good and true
Still living through the painter's hand
Request you all to understand

Shine, shine,
the light of good works shine
The watch before the city gates
depicted in their prime
That golden light all grimy now
Three hundred years have passed
The worthy Captain and
his squad of troopers standing fast

The artist knew their faces well
The husbands of his lady friends
His creditors and councillors
In armour bright, the merchant men

Official moments of the guild
In poses keen from bygone days
The city fathers frozen there
Upon the canvas dark with age

The smell of paint, a flask of wine
And turn those faces all to me
The blunderbuss and halberd-shaft
And Dutch respectability

They make their entrance one by one
Defenders of that way of life
The redbrick home, the bourgeoisie
Guitar lessons for the wife

So many years we suffered here
Our country racked with Spanish wars
Now comes a chance to find ourselves
And quiet reigns behind our doors
We think about posterity again

And so the pride of little men
The burghers good and true
Still living through the painter's hand
Request you all to understand

Health-food faggot with a bartered bride
Likes to comb his hair with a dipper ride
Once had a friend with a cloven foot
Once he called the tune in a chequered quit

Great Deceiver

In the door on the floor in a paper bag
There's a shoe-shine boy with a gin-shop slag
She raised him up and she called him son
And she canonised the ground that he walked upon

Great Deceiver

Cigarettes, ice cream, figurines of the Virgin Mary
Cigarettes, ice cream, figurines of the Virgin Mary

Cigarettes, ice cream, cadillacs blue jeans

In the night he's a star in the Milky Way
He's a man of the world by the light of day
A golden smile and a proposition
And the breath of God smells of sweet sedition

Great Deceiver

Sing hymns make love get high fall dead
He'll bring his perfume to your bed
He'll charm your life 'til the cold winds blow
Then he'll sell your dreams to a picture show

Cigarettes, ice cream, figurines of the Virgin Mary
Cigarettes, ice cream, figurines of the Virgin Mary

Cadillacs, blue jeans, dixieland playing on the ferry
Cadillacs, blues jeans, drop a glass full of antique sherry

Wetton/Downes)

Standing alone in solitude
Holding your head in your hands
Tears play like rain on your fingertips
Who but yourself is to blame?
How could I offer sympathy
When all I feel is pure rejection

I was the first one to really know your name
And you were the first one for me
But everyone knew but me
You were the first one to ever let me down
And I was just THE LAST TO KNOW

I was the fool who trusted you
No evil thoughts in my mind
When I see you standing there with him
( actually, "When I saw you going out with him" )
Who can I blame, for this deception?

(
)

(

Made of sand, made of sand
In the wink of an eye my soul is turnin'
In your hand, in your hand.
Are you goin' away with no word of farewell
Will there be not a trace left behind?
Well I should have loved you better,
Didn't mean to be unkind
You know that was the last thing on my mind.
You've got reasons a-plenty for goin'
This I know, this I know
For the weeds have been steadily growin'
Please don't go, please don't go.
Are you goin' away with no word of farewell
Will there be not a trace left behind?
I could have loved you better,
Didn't mean to be unkind
You know that was the last thing on my mind.
As I lie in my bed in the mornin'
Without you, without you
Each song in my breast dies of bornin'
Without you, without you
Are you goin' away with no word of farewell
Will there be not a trace left behind?
Well I should have loved you better,
Didn't mean to be unkind
You know that was the last thing on my mind.

Wetton/Downes)

You walk tall, got your head in the clouds
You talk soft, but you're thinking aloud
And you know, exactly what you want

You box shy, you're hard to get
You got the face that I can't forget
And I know, I know the heat goes on

I know that THE HEAT GOES ON
I know that THE HEAT GOES ON

You play tight, you're nobody's fool
Not cold, but I know that you're cool
Look at you, I know the heat goes on

Now tell me, with your hand on your heart
That you knew, you were right from the start
And you know, you knew it all along

You know that THE HEAT GOES ON
You know that THE HEAT GOES ON

Times to decide
Times that I've lied
Problems will never be solved
Which way is wrong?
Which could be right?
This heat will always go on
On and on

2nd

BETA (Side two begins

Health-food faggot with a bartered bride
Likes to comb his hair with a dipper ride
Once had a friend with a cloven foot
Once he called the tune in a chequered quit
Great Deceiver
In the door on the floor in a paper bag
There's a shoe-shine boy with a gin-shop slag
She raised him up and she called him son
And she canonised the ground that he walked upon
Great Deceiver
Cigarettes, ice cream, figurines of the Virgin Mary
Cigarettes, ice cream, cadillacs blue jeans
In the night he's a star in the Milky Way
He's a man of the world by the light of day
A golden smile and a proposition
And the breath of God smells of sweet sedition
Great Deceiver
Sing hymns make love get high fall dead
He'll bring his perfume to your bed
He'll charm your life 'til the cold winds blow
Then he'll sell your dreams to a picture show
Cigarettes, ice cream, figurines of the Virgin Mary
Cadillacs, blue jeans, dixieland playing on the ferry
Cigarettes, ice cream, figurines of the Virgin Mary
Cadillacs, blues jeans, drop a glass full of antique sherry
Cigarettes, ice cream, figurines of the Virgin Mary
Cadillacs, blues jeans, drop a glass full of antique sherry
Cigarettes, ice cream, figurines of the Virgin Mary
Cadillacs, blues jeans, drop a glass full of antique sherry

Her fingers feel the air
The mantle now so bare
From green then into brown
Lie scattered all around
We hope they will return
Like those before did learn
Now that their summer's gone
We have to carry on

Till we rise, I just can't wait
Now tell me, who are you
To judge my fate?

Chorus:
Oh, the rain burns on
Now that summer's gone
Oh, the wind blows strong
Now that summer's gone

Across the fields we ran
To emerald castles, banned
By rule of modern man
Who built a winterland
Then as the seasons change
He'll fly and hide away
Above a cloud of words
On wings of gold I heard

We must rise, it's not too late
Now tell me, who are you
To change our fate?

Chorus

Sundown dazzling day
Gold through my eyes
But my eyes turned within
Only see
Starless and bible black

Ice blue silver sky
Fades into grey
To a grey hope that oh years to be
Starless and bible black

Old friend charity
Cruel twisted smile
And the smile signals emptiness
For me
Starless and bible black

Sundown dazzling day
Gold through my eyes
But my eyes turned within only see
Starless and bible black

Old friend charity
Cruel twisted smile
And the smile signals emptiness for me
Starless and bible black

Ice blue silver sky
Fades into grey
To a grey hope that all yearns to be
Starless and bible black

Don? want to live in another world
Don? want to dream of another girl
That? the way it was meant to be

I couldn? sleep through the lonely night
I just cried till the morning
It? not the way it was meant to be

CHORUS
Someday you may find somebody else
Someday love may shine on you
Someday you may find the one

You didn? leave me, you ran away
Couldn? face what you had to say
It? not the way it was meant to be

Now you can live in your other world
Me, I?e found me another girl
And that? the way that it has to be

CHORUS

When I dream, I dream of one world
But I know there? no such place
If I could ever find that one girl
In my world, in my world

CHORUS

When I ran from the hounds of hell
Twist my foot, I nearly fell
I was lucky I was alive
One look back I could have died

{chorus}
I was the sole survivor
Sole survivor
Sole survivor
Solitary fighter

When I saw it I was amazed
One time glory right in my gaze
I saw the sorrow, I saw the joy
Right in the darkness none could destroy

{chorus}

And from the wreckage I will arise
Cast the ashes back in their eyes
See the fire, I will defend
Just keep on burning right to the end

{chorus}

Out from St. Louis
I wasn't choosy
I just wanted to get
Back on the road
I hitched in cars
And worked in bars
Lookin' for a place
To lay down my load

I met a lady, a shady lady
And someone told her
I was all on my own
She poured a beer
And said when I'm finished here
Hang around 멵ause
I'm taking you home

Don't worry
I'll treat you all right
Don't worry
You can stay all night
I thought it was any easy ride
But I didn't know where
I was until I got inside

She said, ok sonny
Give me your money
And don't start any foolin' around
I said what, I said what
Don't you think you're
Turning me upside down

She said, I don't care
I've been everywhere
And I've not been looking for you
But I'll take you in
And give you a spin
You'll know some tricks
By the time we get through

Shady lady
You want it all your own way
Shady lady
You won't let go of your prey
Shady lady
Eat me up and spit me out
But let's get started now
I know what you're talking about

Now in the morning
As the day was dawning
Shady asked me if
I'd stay there awhile
I said stay, baby no way
But I couldn't keep myself
From a smile

I said now no bye-bye뭩
Go in and dry your eyes
That ain't fittin'
For a lady like you
Why not be smart
And give your life another start
But take care now
Whatever you do

Shady lady
I'm on my way
Shady lady
We'll meet again one day
And don't worry 'cause when we do
I'm gonna make sure
That there ain't
Very much left of you

Words trip from my tongue
Saying, "be strong, always be strong"
Scenes flash past my eyes
Telling me here is the where we belong

If you believe what I believe
Then we're home, yeah, we're home

CHORUS
I should have seen it coming
I could have worked it out
Your feminine mentality
Reveals the things I cannot see
I should have seen it coming
I could have worked it out
The danger signs have left my mind
It's way beyond a shadow of a doubt

So it won't be long
Stay with me now, where you belong
It's our right to fly to the stars
Just for one night this world is ours

If you believe what I believe
Then we're home, yeah, we're home

CHORUS

CHORUS
CHORUS

When you wake, I'll be gone
Just a space, an empty chair
And I know, I was wrong
Just one more time, then I'll be gone

Who stopped the sky from falling?
Who held you back from harm?
Who stood as walls were falling?
A call still guides us on

Chorus:
It's a sad situation
And no one's to blame
I'ts a sad situation
Now you're gone
It's a sad situation
Which someday may change
It's a sad situation
Now you're gone

In the dawn, turn the page
We stand alone, as the lions rage
I suppose we'll move on
A fight of minds, that still breathe strong

Who stopped the sky from falling?
Who held you back from harm?
WHo held you close when hurting?
Who keeps the doves of hope?

Chorus

{chorus}
Rock and roll dream
Not what it seems
Who is the dreamer now?

When I see the faces from the limousine
No chance of our survival
Armed forces, guardians of the law
Awaiting our arrival

They all are young
We all were young
And I've seen this place before
Open up the door
Let us in

All the things I've seen
Words I said, I didn't mean
Feelings, I took for granted
But now reality
One thing we could never see
Everything, we always wanted

They all are young
We all were young
And I've seen this place before
Open up the door
Let us in

{chorus}

If I had the choice
Words came through my voice
I should have left unspoken
Now it's obvious
Clear to all of us
The dream that now is broken

Take the stage tonight
Go face the lights
With this image you should keep
You're crying in your sleep
Tonight

{chorus}

{chorus}
Rock and roll dream
Not what it seems
Who is the dreamer now?

When I see the faces from the limousine
No chance of our survival
Armed forces, guardians of the law
Awaiting our arrival

They all are young
We all were young
And I've seen this place before
Open up the door
Let us in

All the things I've seen
Words I said, I didn't mean
Feelings, I took for granted
But now reality
One thing we could never see
Everything, we always wanted

They all are young
We all were young
And I've seen this place before
Open up the door
Let us in

{chorus}

If I had the choice
Words came through my voice
I should have left unspoken
Now it's obvious
Clear to all of us
The dream that now is broken

Take the stage tonight
Go face the lights
With this image you should keep
You're crying in your sleep
Tonight

{chorus}

It happened in an open field
Down in a southern state
And no one knows the reason why
Some would say it's hate
They shot the guy who sold the dogs
It came as some surprise
And to a lady standing there
Brought sadness to her eyes

She's a rock and roll widow living in this town
Another rock and roll widow since they gunned him down

The heat of day still hung around
As night began to fall
The sheriff came up from the town
In answer to the call
The band played on in darkness
Not knowing what to do
As people ran from side to side
Just looking for a clue

Searching every day
Looking every way
Trying to make a connection
To find a piece of the action
Like a hungry poet
Who doesn't know
He is close to perfection
Choice is the question

Moonlight night
After moonlight night
Side by side
They will see us ride
But if they cared to look
Then they would see
It's our return to fantasy
Fantasy, fantasy ?

Can you understand
That in every man
There's a need to unwind
That's never been defined
Somewhere deep within
There's another being
You are somehow abusing
By the person you're using

Moonlight night
After moonlight night
Side by side
They will see us ride
But if they cared to look
Then they would see
It's just our return to fantasy
Fantasy, fantasy ?

Travelling faster than lightening
Closer than ever before
We can go on for you
And take you nearer to
The legend of mystery
From the beginning of time
Dreaming... time ... dreaming
We can return to
The land of the good and the kind
Time... dreaming... time... dreaming
Why don't you come to our party
And open your minds

In another place
There's a newer face
Like an unfinished painting
Your creator is waiting
The brush and pen describe
What it is inside
That will set your mind thinking
While the others are sinking

Searching every day
Looking every way
Trying to make a connection
To find a piece of the action
Like a hungry poet
Who doesn't know
He is close to perfection
Choice is the question

Moonlight night
After moonlight night
Side by side
They will see us ride
But if they cared to look
Then they would see
It's our return to fantasy
Fantasy, fantasy ?

Can you understand
That in every man
There's a need to unwind
That's never been defined
Somewhere deep within
There's another being
You are somehow abusing
By the person you're using

Moonlight night
After moonlight night
Side by side
They will see us ride
But if they cared to look
Then they would see
It's just our return to fantasy
Fantasy, fantasy ?

Travelling faster than lightening
Closer than ever before
We can go on for you
And take you nearer to
The legend of mystery
From the beginning of time
Dreaming... time ... dreaming
We can return to
The land of the good and the kind
Time... dreaming... time... dreaming
Why don't you come to our party
And open your minds

In another place
There's a newer face
Like an unfinished painting
Your creator is waiting
The brush and pen describe
What it is inside
That will set your mind thinking
While the others are sinking

Searching every day
Looking every way
Trying to make a connection
To find a piece of the action
Like a hungry poet
Who doesn't know
He is close to perfection
Choice is the question

Moonlight night
After moonlight night
Side by side
They will see us ride
But if they cared to look
Then they would see
It's our return to fantasy
Fantasy, fantasy ?

Can you understand
That in every man
There's a need to unwind
That's never been defined
Somewhere deep within
There's another being
You are somehow abusing
By the person you're using

Moonlight night
After moonlight night
Side by side
They will see us ride
But if they cared to look
Then they would see
It's just our return to fantasy
Fantasy, fantasy ?

Travelling faster than lightening
Closer than ever before
We can go on for you
And take you nearer to
The legend of mystery
From the beginning of time
Dreaming... time ... dreaming
We can return to
The land of the good and the kind
Time... dreaming... time... dreaming
Why don't you come to our party
And open your minds

In another place
There's a newer face
Like an unfinished painting
Your creator is waiting
The brush and pen describe
What it is inside
That will set your mind thinking
While the others are sinking

The battlefield, the smoke has cleared
Silence in sight, the blood lies deep
Look from the hills, the valley calls
Six hundred fall, a lost to all

Someday, somewhere, ever calling
One time, one life, ever falling

Chorus:
And will you remember
The flowers in the fields?
And will you remember
The loss of one so dear
And will you remember
Through the mist of lies?
Remember
Their spirit never dies
Remember

Out of the skies, and into the green
Fuelled by the lies, paid by soul

Soldier, hero, well 'Uncle Sam'
He don't wanna know

Chorus

King Crimson은 시인인 피터신필드가 참여한 초기 앨범이 매우 독특한데, In the Court of Crimson King은 가장 많이 회자되는 앨범이고, Red 앨범도 좋습니다. 사실 킹크림슨은 2000년대까지 꾸준하게 괜찮은 앨범을 냈기 때문에 차근차근 다 들어보시는 것도 좋겠네요.

It's down your wire, it's on your screen
Pirate satellite, next to MTV
Insert your hand, subscription free
It's reality

Put on the suit, connect the chord
Free mind of city life, just ecstasy
Don't block the flow, only you can see
Your reality

And as the programme runs surely to the screen
You can't hold back, you're in

Reality - so virtual
Reality - machinery
Designed by me, but physical
Reality, just anything you want to see

Is it wrong it's in your mind
Banned by the chosen ones, how they rule your life
Exit that page, enter brave new world
From reality

And as the programme runs surely to the screen
You can't hold back, you're in

Reality - so virtual
Reality - machinery
Designed by me, but physical
Reality, just anything you want to see

> Theres a vision I see
A reflection of me
In a fragment

That is frozen in time
On a luminous line
For a moment

And somewhere deep in the night
Theres a girl
And she feels how I feel
Cause were living in PARALLEL WORLDS

Seems like shell never know
How my solitude grows
And I shudder

To think I cant touch
What Im craving so much
For I love her

Somewhere deep in the night
Theres a girl
And she feels how I feel
Cause were living in PARALLEL WORLDS

If our only chance was in today
Let it lift us up above some way
As the evening shadows fall
I'll confide in you once more

Over, over and over again
We will resolve our true destiny
Only through Love, our passage guaranteed
Let it lift me up above

We are on a journey, to where we can't be sure
When we are as one, it opens every door
I don't want to take you across the great divide
This horizon's nearer, much easier to find

Let it lift me up above

Don't taint this ground
With the colour of the past
Are the sounds in bloom with you?
'Cause you seem like
An orchard of mines
Just take one step at a time

CHORUS
Oh, and you seem to break like time
So fragile on the inside
You climb these grapevines
Would you look now
Unto this pit of me on the ground?
And you wander through these
To climb these grapevines

Vines

I'll say it to be proud
Won't have my life turned upside down
Says the man with some gold-forged plan
Of life so incomplete
Like weights strapped around my feet
Tread careful, one step at a time

CHORUS

BRIDGE
To know, to feel
To play me once again
Do you denote
From what we feel?
Do you not know?

BRIDGE

I see you've played the game
Do you denote?