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Watcher of the skies, watcher of all
His is a world alone no world is his own He whom life can no longer surprise Raising his eyes beholds a planet unknown Creatures shaped this planet's soil Now their reign has come to end Has life again destroyed life? Do they play elsewhere, do they know More than their childhood games? Maybe the lizard's shed its tail This is the end of man's long union with Earth Judge not this race by empty remains Do you judge God by his creatures when they are dead? For now, the lizard's shed it's tail This is the end of man's long union with Earth From life alone to life as one Think not now your journey's done For though your ship be sturdy No mercy has the sea. Will you survive on the ocean of being? Come ancient children hear what I say This is my parting council for you on your way Sadly now your thoughts turn to the stars Where we have gone you know you never can go Watcher of the skies watcher of all This is your fate alone, this fate is your own |
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The path is clear, though no eyes can see
The course laid down long before And so with gods and men, the sheep remain inside their pen Though many times they've seen the way to leave He rides majestic, past homes of men Who care not or gaze with joy To see reflected there, the trees, the sky, the lily fair The scene of death is lying just below The mountain cuts off the town from view Like a cancer growth is removed by skill Let it be revealed A waterfall, his madrigal An inland sea, his symphony Undinal songs urge the sailors on 'Till lured by the siren's cry... Now as the river dissolves in sea So Neptune has claimed another soul And so with gods and men, the sheep remain inside their pen Until the shepherd leads his flock away The sands of time were eroded by The river of constant change |
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And now I stand, forsaking pride
The time has come to turn the tide I've drawn the line, I've built my wall And I won't let one more dream fall All days of innocence, I surrendered long ago Where's the wind that takes me higher The hand that offers peace The heart that still gives shelter' I wanna go back to find The innocent days that I left behind I still believe they're holding ground Behind the battle lines If it takes a million miles over land and sea Gonna swim in the rivers of purity I know they still run free Behind the battle lines One more mountain I must climb I've scaled so many in my time And if the sun goes down on me The light of truth will help me see All days of innocence, I surrendered long ago Where's the voice that speaks of mercy The eyes that are not blind The love that's never ending' I wanna go back to find The innocent days that I left behind I still believe they're holding ground Behind the battle lines If it takes a million miles over land and sea Gonna swim in the rivers of purity I know they still run free A vision of eternity Oh, Lord! Never take the dream from me Here I am, standing at the edge of destiny' I wanna go back to find The innocent days that I left behind I still believe they're holding ground Behind the battle lines If it takes a million miles over land and sea Gonna swim in the rivers of purity I know they still run free... Behind the battle lines |
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Walking along the Camino Royale
The Mississippi sighs Soft in the night when the wind starts to rise And I'm lifted high around the corner So I spin Fast as a ride at the fair Like a snake that flies through the air When I cry enough I'm fired from a gun And thrown through the doors Only the fool learns to get through Only the fool learns to get through Ahead I see candles floating in pails Each placed upon a chair Into a tent where they turn round the bend Through a kitchen leading to a staircase Now I stop Seems that I've been led astray There are no new answers today This road is blocked Only the fool learns to get through Only the fool learns to get through Only the fool learns to get through |
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The rusted chains of prison moons
Are shattered by the sun I walk a road, horizons change The tournament's begun The purple piper plays his tune The choir softly sing Three lullabies in an ancient tongue For the court of the crimson king The keeper of the city keys Put shutters on the dreams I wait outside the pilgrims' door With insufficient schemes The black queen chants the funeral march The cracked brass bells will ring To summon back the fire witch To the court of the crimson king The gardener plants an evergreen Whilst trampling on a flower I chase the wind of a prism ship To taste the sweet and sour The pattern juggler lifts his hand The orchestra begin As slowly turns the grinding wheel In the court of the crimson king On soft grey mornings widows cry The wise men share a joke I run to grasp divining signs To satisfy the hoax The yellow jester does not play But gently pulls the strings And smiles as the puppets dance In the court of the crimson king |
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I never meant to be so bad to you
One thing I said that I would never do A look from you and I would fall from grace And that would wipe this smile right from my face Do you remember when we used to dance And incidence arose from circumstance One thing lead to another we were young And we would scream together songs unsung It was the heat of the moment Telling me what a heart meant Heat of the moment showed in your eyes And now you find yourself in 82 The disco hotspots hold no charm for you You can't concern yourself with bigger things You catch a pearl and ride the dragons wings 'Cause it's the heat of the moment Heat of the moment Heat of the moment showed in your eyes And when your looks are gone and you're alone How many nights you sit beside the phone What were the things you wanted for yourself Teenage ambitions you remember well It was the heat of the moment Telling me what your heart meant Heat of the moment showed in your eyes It was the heat of the moment Heat of the moment Heat of the moment showed in your eyes |
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Veiling the nightshade bride stalks a flower revealed
Nearing the hour make haste to their threshold concealed Lost in thought in search of vision As the moon eclipsed the sun Casting the same steps glimpsing his own fate to come Melt in the dream void from which he never can run Lost in thought in search of vision As the moon eclipsed the sun Tears fill the fountains breaking their promise to heal Rippling the waters mirror an ended ideal Deep in thought but robbed of vision As the moon eclipsed the sun |
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It's one o'clock and time for lunch - dum dee dum dee dum
When the sun beats down and I lie on the bench I can always hear them talk There's always been Ethel: "Jacob, wake up, you've got to tidy your room now" And then Mr. Lewis: "Isn't it time that he was out on his own" Over the garden wall, two little love birds cuckoo to you Keep them mowing blades sharp... I know what I like And I like what I know Getting better in your wardrobe Stepping one beyond your show Sunday night, Mr. Farmer called, said: "Listen son, you're wasting time There's a future for you in the fire-escape trade Come up to town" But I remembered a voice from the past: "Gambling only pays when you're winning" I had to thank old Miss Mort for schooling a failure Keep them mowing blades sharp... I know what I like And I like what I know Getting better in your wardrobe Stepping one beyond your show I know what I like And I like what I know Getting better in your wardrobe Stepping one beyond your show When the sun beats down and I lie on the bench I can always hear them talk Me, I'm just a lawnmower You can tell me by the way I walk |
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