Waterboys

I wish I was a fisherman
tumblin' on the seas
far away from dry land
and it's bitter memories
castin' out my sweet line
with abandonment and love
no ceiling bearin' down on me
save the starry sky above
with light in my head
with you in my arms...
i wish i was the brakeman
on a hurtlin fevered train
crashin head long into the heartland
like a cannon in the rain
with the feelin of the sleepers
and the burnin of the coal
countin the towns flashin by
and a night that's full of soul
with light in my head
with you in my arms...

And I know I will be loosened
from the bonds that hold me fast
and the chains all around me
will fall away at last
and on that grand and fateful day
I will take thee in my hand
I will ride on a train
I will be the fisherman
With light in my head
You in my arms...

Light in my head
You in my arms...

Light in my head
You...

With light in my head
You in my arms...

I've burned my bridges
and I'm free at last
All my chains are
in the past
The new life starts here

(I was trying to get happy
I thought it was hard
Until I found that
in my own back yard
The new life starts here)

The day is wide open
the sky is blue
The world is a miracle
and so are you
The new life starts here

My papers arrived
stamped and complete
All previous dispatches
are obsolete
The new life starts here

I can see my way so clear
rejoice for...
The new life starts here

There's a war in the Gulf
but it ain't in my head
I just declared a state of
peace instead
The new life starts here

(Tempters and tricksters
banging at my door
I'm not fighting with them
anymore
The new life starts here

Users, abusers,
banging at my door
I'm not fighting with them
anymore
The new life starts here

Tempsters and tricksters
wondering how
To seize my attention
they cannot touch me now
The new life starts here)

Generals, Presidents
how do you do?
I can make it with or
without you
The new life starts here

I can see my way so clear
rejoice for...
The new life starts here

Are you under the Mercy?
Are you under attack?
Are you going forward?
Are you going back?
The new life starts here

(Are you coming to grips?
Are you coming apart?
Are you listening to fear?
Or to your heart?
The new life starts here

Are you building heaven
or are you building hell?
When that great day comes
will you be able to tell?
The new life s

I dreamed myself from the sultry plains
to the old green square back in old Maybole
Rode the wind up to Stornaway
paused at the peak, pacified my soul
Caught the bus at the faery fort
made it to the mansion on the Boyne
See I come around to the ancient ways
I took a tip from the buddha boy

I just found god
I just found god
I just found god where he always was

We came down from the hill of dreams
Bernadette, mother earth and you and me
through Carraroe, down the wildwood side
blinding out eyes in the shallow seas
Drank fire with the King of the Blues,
plugged in to the medicine way
Took a long last look at Crazy Horse
push now for a golden age

I just found god
I just found god
I just found god where he always was

I found myself on the roof of the world
just waiting for to get my wings
Strange angel in the changing light
said

I'm preparing to fly
under my own steam
I'm preparing to fly
into a dream

I'm in love all over again
I'm head over heels
I can't even begin
to tell you how it feels
She lives on a rock
surrounded by light
She's young and she's wild
and she's treating me right

I'm preparing to fly
under my own steam
I'm preparing to fly
into a dream

I shed some light
I change my address
I haven't felt so great
since I first went west
I've got brilliant intentions
unthinkable plans
I've got sparks and electric shocks
just exploding from my hands

I'm preparing to fly
under my own steam
I'm preparing to fly
into a dream

I'm back in the saddle
I'm out in the clear
I got no regrets
I've got nothing to fear
I've battled my demons
come out on top
I'm gonna love you as hard as I can
never gonna stop

I'm preparing to fly
under my own steam
I'm preparing to fly
into a dream

I stood upon the balcony with my brand new bride
the clink of bells came drifting down the mountainside
When in our sight something moved
- lightning eyed and cloven hooved -
The great god Pan is alive!

He moves amid the modern world in disguise
it's possible to look into his immortal eyes
He's like a man you'd meet anyplace
Until you recognise that ancient face
The great god Pan is alive!

At sea on a ship in a thunder storm
on the very night that Christ was born
A sailor heard from overhead
a mighty voice cry

Corn Circles
appearing all over the land
Corn Circles
appearing all over the land
Nobody knows where they come from
nobody understands


Corn Circles
mysterious symbols in the fields
Corn Circles
mysterious symbols in the fields
No one knows - are they phony
or maybe are they real?


Corn Circles!
Corn Circles!

Corn Circles
is somebody playing a trick?
Corn Circles
Pixies, witches, hoaxers
take your pick
Throw a few theories out there
see what sticks!

Corn Circles!
Corn Circles!

Corn Circles
patterns in the gold
Corn Circles
pretty patterns in the gold
Like something out of the future
or something very old

Corn Circles!
Corn Circles!

I'm gonna suffer for you no longer
I'm gonna suffer for you no more
I'm gonna write you out of my life
and shut the door

You tried to drive a wedge between me and my friends
You pushed me to the edge time and again
I've been living in your shade since I can't remember when
Now I'm bringing this charade to an end

I'm gonna suffer for you no longer
I'm gonna suffer for you no more
I'm gonna write you out of my life
and shut the door

There was subtlety and skill in your manipulative ways
You chipped away my will so you could make me stay
You soothed me with your voice until I obeyed
but I'm making my own choice from today

You used the tongue of love like a boxer uses fists
You contained me like a glove or a creeping cloak of mist
You guaranteed the stars but there always was a twist
Now I see you as you are - Egotist !

I'm gonna suffer for you no longer
I'm gonna suffer for you no more
I'm gonna write you out of my life
and shut the door

I've got a ticket in my hand and I must be moving on
but I want you to understand that from the moment I am gone
I release and let you go - you owe nothing now to me
I'm not angry anymore - I'm free !

I'm gonna suffer for you no longer
I'm gonna suffer for you no more
I'm gonna write you out of my life
and shut the door

Winter winter on the way
bitter cold she bring
Winter winter on the way
hard and deadly thing
Winter winter on the way
everybody sing
Winter winter on the way
and after winter...

Behold the flashing waters
A cloven dancing jet,
That from the milk-white marble
For ever foam and fret;
Far off in drowsy valleys
Where the meadow saffrons blow,
The feet of summer dabble
In their coiling calm and slow.
The banks are worn forever
By a people sadly gay:
A Titan with loud laughter,
Made them of fire clay.
Go ask the springing flowers,
And the flowing air above,
What are the twin-born waters,
And they'll answer Death and Love.

With wreaths of withered flowers
Two lonely spirits wait
With wreaths of withered flowers
'Fore paradise's gate.
They may not pass the portal
Poor earth-enkindled pair,
Though sad is many a spirit
To pass and leave them there
Still staring at their flowers,
That dull and faded are.
If one should rise beside thee,
The other is not far.
Go ask the youngest angel,
She will say with bated breath,
By the door of Mary's garden
Are the spirits Love and Death.

spiritual life
spiritual city
spiritual wife
spiritual work
spiritual war
spiritual people
spiritual law

Hey Ho sk'doodle-addle-o
Spiritual City gonna watch you grow
Hey Ho sk'doodle-addle-o
Spiritual City gonna watch you grow

Spiritual call
spiritual tie
spiritual seeker
spiritual high
spiritual need
spiritual thirst
spiritual beauty
spiritual birth

Hey Ho sk'doodle-addle-o
Spiritual City gonna watch you grow
Hey Ho sk'doodle-addle-o
Spiritual City gonna watch you grow

Spiritual child
spiritual man
spiritual power
spiritual land
spiritual love
spiritual rage
spiritual vision
spiritual age

Hey Ho sk'doodle-addle-o
Spiritual City gonna watch you grow
Hey Ho sk'doodle-addle-o
Spiritual City gonna watch you grow

Blood of the world, Mother of mine
gonna see you rise higher in time
Blood of the world, Mother of mine
gonna see you rise higher in time
Blood of the world, Mother of mine
gonna see you rise higher in time
Blood of the world, mother of mine
open your eyes and let 'em shine !

blowing my mind
Stoning me blind
in the mid-summertime
Mist in the hollows
and clothes on the line
Blowing my...
blowing my...

Wonders of Lewis
blowing my mind
Five after midnight
and the sun still shines
Standing stones
all in a line
Blowing my...
blowing my...
Mind!

I dreamed about Jimi Hendrix
he came back for one day
was born weepin' out of an egg
the mid-wife said
and straight away began to pray
with lifted head

He spent the early hours
communing with the morning stars
and then he came over to my house
where he tried out my guitar

He was young and black and beautiful
big eyed, perfect skin an'
he played my guitar like a lightning storm
like twirlin' feathers in the wind
he could make it sound like the end of the world
a fire, the flick of a knife
he could squeeze it slow and masterful
like the hand that brought the world to life

Together we strolled in sculptured gardens
passed the sleepy afternoon
maids were dartin' back and forth
from a window came a violin tune
angels, dressed as nurses toyed with playin' cards
looters sprung from prisons filled the yard

A yellow sun hung low and dawned,
and as it dipped
Jimi stood up straight, grinned
and shook his velvet hips

Callin' himself King Electric
in the evening he went wild
played on a dozen stages
in the clubs of New York -
lit the city end to end
wired it up, fired it up
scarved, bejewelled, long-legged, snake-limbed
athletic, driven, dangerous

He made all Manhattan shake
and every street and sidewalk quake
his stratocaster caused the mighty Empire State
to vibrate
his whammy bar caused shock-eyed punks from
Hackensack and Yonkers
raised on speed, metal and rap
to enter trance and levitate

He played Purple Haze and Pyramid,
Voodoo Child and Sin-E,
Up From the Skies and Storm Free
in King Tut's Wah-Wah hut

He did a forty-two minute
cosmic rise i

Drop your guns
and hear the news
The war is won
and we've called a truce
The key is found
and the circle complete
And the higher ground
is beneath our feet

Like the turn of a page
or a change of gear
A brand new age
is already here
And even while
men pursue their doom
A magical child
is kicking in the womb

I'm preparing for birth
I'm not the only one
I'm a part of the Earth
I'm a drop of the Sun
I'm in step with the stars
I'm in a league with the land
I'm a functioning part of the Master's Plan!

sometimes i feel i've got to
run away
i've got to
get away
from the pain you drive into the heart of me
the love we share
seems to go nowhere
and i've lost my light
for i toss and turn i can't sleep at night
once i ran to you
now i'll run from you
this tainted love you've given
i give you all a girl could give you
take my tears and that's not nearly all
tainted love
now i know i've got to
run away
i've got to
get away
you don't really want any more from me
to make things right
you need someone to hold you tight
and you think love is to pray
but i'm sorry i don't pray that way
once i ran to you
now i'll run from you
this tainted love you've given
i give you all a girl could give you
take my tears and that's not nearly all
tainted love
don't touch me please
i cannot stand the way you tease
i love you though you hurt me so
now it's time you pack your things and go
tainted love
tainted love
touch me baby
tainted love
don't touch me with your tainted love
tainted love