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| 1. |
| 3:15 | 
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Oh Mother dear
What a night this has been I awoke in the light of a vision in white The prettiest girl that I have ever seen Lately my love, said the lady in white I have watched from afar, but love draws me near Now take my hand, hold tight, Mother dear Do you know what this could mean, Mother dear? Was it just another dream..... in the night? Mother dear, on that same silver night Saw a figure in black by the lady in white He said his name was death, was he right? Do you know what this could mean, Mother dear? Was it just another dream..... in the night? Do you know what this could mean, Mother dear? Was it just another dream..... in the night? Mother dear, what a night this has been It's so cold by your side, no don't cry, can't you see? Won't you listen to me please, Mother dear Was it just another dream, Mother dear? |
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| 2. |
| 5:25 |
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Let's come on and get together
Like the sky gets to the sea Just taking some time on Let's come on and make it better Let's make everybody see Just taking some time on For those who feel inclined To talk about the hideen feelings of their mind Let's come on and get together Let's come on and get together Like the sky with the sea Like the sky with the sea Just taking some time on Let's come on and tell the story Of the way it used to be Just taking some time on Let's come on and sing a song now Of the days when we were free Just taking some time on For those who feel inclined To talk about the hideen feelings of their mind Let's come on and get together Let's come on and get together Like the sky with the sea Like the sky with the sea Just taking some time on Let's come on the feeling's right now We want everyone to be Just taking some time on Let's come on and get together Like the sky gets to the sea Just taking some time on For those who feel inclined To talk about the hideen feelings of their mind Let's come on and get together Let's come on and get together Like the sky with the sea Like the sky with the sea Just taking some time on |
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| 3. |
| 2:32 |
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Early morning
It's cold and the sun is white For I was born in The darkness before the light Of a new day A new way of living Of giving delight And if you pay Then you may be slipping Back into the night Then all knowing With words and with pen I write Of the growing Of things that are in my sight Early evening It's cold and the moon is bright And I believe in The darkness before the light Of a new day A new way of living Of giving delight And if you pay Then you may be slipping Back into the night |
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| 4. |
| 3:04 |
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Brother Thrush, how you fly so high
Way up in the clouds The trees resound with open arms for one so rare Brother Man just can't compare When we're sitting on the banks of the sunshine We hear your song High above the living Brother gull, see him soar the sky He's so pleased to be Buoyant and triumphant on the raging sea Backing nature, feeling free Loving nature, rest your head Hear the message, man is dead See the cities fall While Brother Bird still... flies! Brother Lark, see him wake the day See him fly on by Above the streets now empty to his mournful cry Brother Man just heaves a sigh When we're sitting on the banks of the sunshine We hear your song High above the living Yes, we hear your song... |
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| 5. |
| 2:31 |
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And with the dawn she changes
Her voice in different ranges The torn and tattered pages For all I've done, poor wages Satisfied, I never lied Say goodbye I couldn't try Destroy her cards and letters Act like I never met her Hardest of all, forget her Until my heart is better Satisfied, I never lied Say goodbye I couldn't try And with the dawn she changes Her voice in different ranges The torn and tattered pages For all I've done, poor wages Satisfied, I never lied Say goodbye I couldn't try |
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| 6. |
| 6:41 |
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Rain, sea, surf, sand, clouds and sky
Hush now baby, don't you cry There's a mocking bird Singing songs in the trees There's a mocking bird Singing songs Just for you and me Rain, sea, surf, sand, clouds and sky Time will see your tears run dry There's a mocking bird Singing songs in the trees There's a mocking bird Singing songs Just for you and me Rain, sea, surf, sand, clouds and sun Bless the tears of love now gone There's a mocking bird Singing songs in the trees There's a mocking bird Singing songs Singing just for me... |
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| 7. |
| 3:46 |
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Vanessa Simmons, funny kind of name
Young and yet wise, only a child Wake up in the morning, frown across your face I know your name, but not your place Wish I could show you how to live your life But I'm not sure which one of us is right God only knows the tears I've cried Vanessa Simmons, funny kind of name Have you got life wrong, is it just a game? Wake up in the morning, find a friend at night Friends are hard to find, especially at night Wish I could show you how to live your life But I'm not sure which one of us is right God only knows, and He's the one that shows, the tears I've cried And if I asked you for the sun, would you not say "Light's not the only way to be"? And if I asked you for your love, would you not say "Love is not what you want from me"? And would I not be right To sit alone and wonder every night? Vanessa Simmons, funny kind of name Young and yet wise, only a child Wish I could show you how to live your life But I'm not sure which one of us is right God only knows, and He's the one that shows, the tears I've cried |
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| 8. |
| 4:14 |
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She comes up with the morning sun
And tells me life has just begun Oh what it is to be young And in the early evening light She brings me flowers from the sun Oh what it is to be young And if you see her you will know She's like a shadow Falling softly on the snow And in the early evening light She brings me flowers for the night Oh what it is to be young |
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| 9. |
| 8:22 |
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She said, "Why don't you
Come and stay with me Far away from people we know? We could live our lives together Happiness wherever we go" And I will always love her And I will always care And I will always love her Wasn't long before she grew tired of me And the life she thought would redeem All the love she'd thrown away as a child All the things she thought she had seen And I will always love her And I will always care And I will always love her - instrumental break - And I will always love her And I will always care And I will always love her |
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| 10. |
| 3:20 |
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Child of God was born today
The child of woman just slipped away The child of man knelt down to pray And the children of the earth Didn't know it was the day of Creation, creation, creation One thousand years or maybe more Since they first set eyes on that foreign shore The grass was green and the water pure They turned the key and opened the door To a nation, nation, nation Child of God says love your brother Take him by the hand Child of God says love your neighbour Make him understand Child of God says love your sister Take her by the hand Child of God says love your neighbour Make him understand Make him understand All believers gather round Press your faces to the ground Lift your voices to the sound Of all the others who have found Salvation, salvation, salvation Salvation, salvation, salvation Child of God says love your brother Take him by the hand Child of God says love your neighbour Make him understand Child of God says love your sister Take her by the hand Child of God says love your neighbour Make him understand Make him understand Salvation, salvation, salvation Salvation, salvation, salvation Salvation, salvation, salvation Salvation, salvation, salvation |
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| 11. |
| 5:04 |
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Get up, get up, get up, child
Get off your knees Take it, take it, take it, I'm easy We're here to please Put your hands in the air Put your feet on the ground Put your mind in a dream 'Cause there's nothing we ain't seen Good love child You know what I mean Good love child You've got to keep it clean Good love child Gonna steal the scene Make love, make love, make love, child And make it mean Take love, take love, take love, child And keep it clean Put your hands in the air Put your feet on the ground Put your mind in a dream 'Cause there's nothing we ain't seen Good love child You know what I mean Good love child You've got to keep it clean Good love child Gonna steal the scene Get up, get up, get up, child Get off your knees Take it, take it, take it, I'm easy It's here to squeeze Put your hands in the air Put your feet on the ground Put your mind in a dream 'Cause there's nothing we ain't seen Good love child You know what I mean Good love child You've got to keep it clean Good love child Gonna steal the scene |
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| 12. |
| 2:52 |
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I once loved a lady who did change into a child
I saw the light of day shine in her eyes I loved her like a baby and I raised her to the sky It seems the light of day did pass me by Now she walks along the seashore And she listens to the sea But I can't say if she ever thinks of me If I were of the ocean Or a wave upon the sand Or just a drop of water in her hand A pebble or a broken shell A rock upon the shore I doubt if I could love her any more Now she walks along the seashore And she listens to the sea And I can't say if she ever thinks of me No I can't say if she ever thinks of me |
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| 13. |
| 3:59 |
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Didn't anybody see his hand move faster
Than the lightning in his eyes Oh! what a cold surprise the flying horses cried And didn't anybody want to ask the calliope To call the tune The flying horses crooned but did not know The Medicine Man sits on the stage Eats fire and water, earth and air while we all stare The silver blade burns bright And tells us to beware Of mirrored passages that throw a thousand images Of younger days The wheel spins slower as it calls us back to play Round and round now we go Shout your name to the wind As it spins by your side Coloured lights echo as the sound slips on by Could that have been me? |
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| 5:17 |
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Here I sit watching the day out
No-one beside me who may doubt All of the words that I could chose to say So listen, believe, or be gone from this day I need a friend to walk with me And sit in the shade of an old tree To think nothing much, just agree with my thoughts To say nothing much, never tell what I ought Watching the people pass by now They just don't know why or know how They don't seem to care about all that I've seen They just walk on by never knowing I've been Sitting up here where I'm wind blown Only to ask and to be shown Things that would make you believe what I say I'll tell you myself and I'll show you some day |
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| 15. |
| 5:17 |
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John's vision of armageddon literally closes the album with a bang! The references in the lyric to a stained-glass window ("one great wall of coloured parts") and "the multi-coloured cross left standing through it all" add to the apocalyptic feel of the song, which was a live favourite for many years, particularly in the days of the band's concerts with the orchestra.
Lyrics: The eyes of night march slowly by The last grain falls The kneeling man just sighs Protected by the one great wall Of coloured parts He probes his clouded mind If he takes a look around him Is there nothing left to see Is there nothing left at all After the day With trembling hands he wipes his eyes He tries to stand But does not feel the need The morning sun shines on The multicoloured cross Left standing through it all If he takes a look around him Is there nothing left to see Is there nothing left at all After the day If he takes a look around him Is there nothing left to see Is there nothing left at all After the day |
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| 7:20 |
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The moon is making patterns on the water
Why it is I just can't say I'm not old enough or wise enough to wonder I don't think about the magic that I'm under Oh moonwater, running out like silver from my eyes Oh moonwater, running out like silver from my eyes You'll find me in the twilight on the mountain When the sun shines on the lake I'm a child of darkness lost among the thunder Where the shafts of moonlight break the sky asunder Oh moonwater, running out like silver from my eyes Oh moonwater, running out like silver from my eyes |
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| 17. |
| 4:49 |
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Bye, bye, bye
The time has come round again, my friend A life and some time I just gotta spend So bye bye, my friend See you again My mind in my pocket The sun in my eye There's gold in the mountains The streams run by So see you again Swing low, swing high Talk of the times, the love and the laughing I'll come back to you in the spring, little lapwing 'Till then, bye bye |
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