1970년대 가장 인기있는 영국 하드록 밴드로 손꼽히는 Wishbone Ash는 그 무엇보다도 트윈 리드기타가 이끌어내는 아름다운 멜로디와 하드록의 분위기다. 1966년 'Empty Vessels'라는 이름으로 출발해 1970년 처음으로 'Wishbone Ash'라는 밴드명과 동명의 음반을 출시한 이후 현재까지 40년이 넘는 세월을 꾸준한 음반 발매와 콘서트를 통해 팬들과 만나고 있다. 'Illuminations'는 이 밴드의 결성 30년을 맞이하던 1996년에 발매된 음반이다. .... ....
The eagle soars and echoes my name, Cliff face, granite grain, Black stone, shining gem - Don't want to fall in no devil's den. You're thrown a line, so you hold on tight. So many wonders to be seen. It don't come easy and you work to be free - There is no guarantee.
You're on your own, Trying your best not to fall. You're on your own, Trying to make sense of it all.
Golden path, land of dreams, Enchanted kingdom Not all it seems. Royal realm, rules within. A sacred journey, where to begin? You could be home tending the fire,
You could nothing at all, But if you want to reach for something higher You gotta scale that wall.
You're on your own....
Jagged edge meets the sky, Crystal vision flows on by. As you reach for the stars, Then you find who you really are. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Nothing ever stays the same. You search your soul, as yet untamed,it can bring you pleasure or pain.
Living in the shadow of darkness And wondering why. Knowing that there but for fortune Go you and i. Temptation has turned you And twisted the knife. The world that we bought into Is no longer mine.
Love lost, you pay the cost of a lonely way - This time you chose to go too far.
How does it feel to be on top of the world? Looking around, you see the ground below. How does it feel to be on top of the world? Living a life that only you can know.
Say goodbye to the old days, They're over and gone. Facing up to the realization That we've got to move on. This love and attraction Has taken it's toll. Your lies and illusions Left me out in the cold.
Love lost, you pay the cost of a lonely way - This time you chose to go too far.
Any fool must surely know You plant a seed and it will grow, But only if you tend it well. It's as the wise men so do tell. The end will justify the means And all the riches of your dreams, But don't be tempted on the way. It's as the wise men so do say.
Like trees, children change As they twist and turn. You suffer alone for the peace that you yearn. You can weep and moan, feel the need to run, But you're leaving behind a loaded gun.
Times are changing, we'll soon be facing A story yet unknown. Don't deny it, we can't defy it. It'll happen on it's own. The past behind us, there to remind us Of what could be again. Fact or fiction, deep intuition Of wondering how and when. Once in a thousand years The secrets of the past Will change the way we see.
Across the ocean, the world's emotions
Are in and out of time. The changing seasons, no rhyme or reason, The choices, cruel or kind. One day it's clear, then clouds appear 'cause nothing stays the same. The thoughts that have conditioned you, It's how you play the game.
But then the day will come around We'll turn the world upside down.
The grey mist ushers in the day. A beggar walks along the king's highway. Where does he come from? who can tell? They can't escape the gaze they know so well.
The dream came true in far off lands. He always knew she'd understand.
The march of time her love did wane.
Another's crime played on the lady's pain, And now the ring shines in her hand. Who's the stranger with her wedding band?
With faith so true, robbed of his lands He always knew she'd understand.
Go ahead and cry and weep and moan - You know the blame is all your own. You paid your money and you made a choice. A world out there's waiting to be shown. Stuck in conformity, something wrong with that. Searching for sanity, I'm not falling in that trap.
The way you're going, you'll travel alone 'cause I'll never stay in the comfort zone.
You didn't roll the dice, you didn't take the shot, You're all wrapped up in what you got. You're crying about the way you feel To the music of your spinning wheels.
Keep your distance, you'll never know how it feels. I've been to places that took my mind away from me. Your aiming questions opens the wound that just won't heal. I'm just a man that uncle sam gave the dark side of the deal. So much for the constitution and the home of the free, Fighting for a nation that's brought me to my knees. Wherever I go, people wanna know Who's that mystery man? I stand all alone, my name carved in stone. I'm the mystery man.
Out in the jungle, I didn't know then what I know now. Out in the jungle, I faced the danger next to me. Deep in the trenches I could have died, it was understood.
I couldn't cry, too afraid to show the fear.
Wherever I go, people wanna know Who's that mystery man? I stand all alone, my name carved in stone. I'm the mystery man.
Wherever I go, people wanna know Who's that mystery man? I'm living the pain and stuck with that name, The mystery man.
There's a light in the distance burning faithfully. Can't you show your resistance to the enemy? Make your way under cover of night. You brave bad weather and you hold on tight. See the light in the distance burning faithfully.
Why don't you see it burn, it's plain as day. When will you ever learn that it's better this way. You point a finger and you turn your back - There's no disguise for the faith you lack. There's a light in the distance burning faithfully.
The pale blue yonder is calling me. These days I wonder where you'll go And what you'll be.
Wait out the storm, that's all that you can do. Praying for dawn, let the bell ring true.