THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Eye in the Sky (c) 1982 Arista RecordsAll songs by Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons.Sirius ---Instrumental--- Eye in the Sky Don't think sorry's easily said Don't try turning tables instead You've taken lots of chances before But I ain't gonna give any more Don't ask me That's how it goes 'Cause part of me knows what you're thinking... Don't say words you're gonna regret Don't let the fire rush to your head I've heard the accusaation before And I ain't gonna take any more Believe me The sun in your eyes Made some of the lies worth believing CHORUS I am the eye in the sky Looking at you I can read your mind Iam the maker of rules Dealing with fools I can cheat you blind And I don't need to see any more To know that I can read your mind, I can read your mind Don't leave false illusions behind Don't cry 'cause I ain't changing my mind Soo find another fool like before 'Cause I ain't gonna live anymore believing Some of the lies while all of the signs are deceiving CHORUS ----------------------------------------------------------- Children of the Moon Pay no attention to the writing on the wall The words seem empty 'cause there's nothing there at all We let the wise men beat the drums too soon We were just children of the moon None to turn to Nowhere to run to even if we could Too late to save us but try to understand The seas were empty there was hunger in the land We let the blind man lead the way too long Easy to see where we went wrong Nothing to live for Nothing to die for CHORUS We're lost in the middle of a hopeless world Lost inthe middle of a hopeless world Children children of the moon watch the world go by Children children of the moon are hiding from the sun and the sky Children children of the moon watch it all go by Children children of the moon are blinded by the light in their eyes No one to turn to Nowhere to run to even if we could Follow the pilgrim to the Temple of the Dawn The altar's empty and the sacrifice is gone We let the madmen write the golden rules We were no more than mortal fools Nothing to live for Nothing to die for CHORUS We're lost in the middle of a hopeless world Lost in the middle of a hopeless world Children children of the moon watch the world go by Children children of the moon hiding from the sky -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gemini Watching waiting rising falling Listening calling drifting Touching feeling seeing believing Hoping sending leaving CHORUS I couldn't say why you and I are Gemini If I tried to write a million words a day I see your shadow coming closer Then watch you drifing away VERSE CHORUS I couldn't say why you and I are Gemini We're travelling a million worlds away I see your shadow coming closer Then watch you drifiting away ------------------------------------------------- Silence and I If I cried out loud Over sorrows I've known And the secrets I've heard It would ease my mind Someone sharing the load But I won't breathe a word CHORUS We're two of a kind Silence and I We need a chance to talk things over Two of a kind Silence and I We'll find a way to work it out When the children laughed I was always afraid Of the smile of the clown So I close my eyes Till I can't see the light And I hide from the sound CHORUS I can hear the cry Of a leaf on a tree As it falls to the ground I can hear the call Of an echoing voice And there's no one around CHORUS --------------------------------------------- You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned Watche me closely catch my eye If you do I beg you to remind me Who is stronger who is weak of those who seek And don't know where to find me CHORUS Ask me why, I don't know You ask me why and I say Now you see me now you don't I thought by now you'd learned You're gonna get your fingers burned Watch me closely understand That what you see is only an illusion If I'm wrong and you are right Then I will light your darkness with confusion CHORUS Ask me why, I don't know You ask me why and I say Chances are you're playing with fire I thought by now you'd learned You're gonna get your fingers burned Watch me closely be aware That all I do is only to surprise you Every move is slight of hand And every word is planned to mystify you CHORUS Ask me why, I don't know You ask me why and I say Don't get fooled a second time I thought by now you'd learned You're gonna get your fingers burned --------------------------------------------------- Psychobabble Tell you 'bout a dream that I have every night Tell you 'bout a dream that I have every night It ain't in Kodachrome and it isn't black and white Take me for a fool if you feel that's right Well I'm never on my own but there's nobody in sight I don't know why I'm scared of the lightning CHORUS Trying to reach me I can't turn to the left or the right I'm too scared to run and I'm too weak to fight But I don't care it's all psychobabble rap to me Tell you 'bout a dream that I have every night It's in Dolby stereo but I never hear it right Take me for a fool well that's alright Well I see the way to go but there isn't any light I don't know why I'm scared of the lightning CHORUS Trying to reach me Help me to find what I don't wanna know You're taking me there but I don't wanna go I don't care it's all psychobabble rap to me Psychobabble all psychobabble Psychobabble all psychobabble I don't care it's all psychobabble rap to me You're readin' my mind you won't look in my eyes You say I do things that I don't realise But I don't care it's all psychobabble rap to me Psychobabble all psychobabble Psychobabble all psychobabble You're lighting a scene that's faded to black I threw it away cause I don't want it back But I don't care it's all psychobabble rap --------------------------------------------------------- Mammagamma ---Instrumental--- --------------------------------------------------------- Step by Step I was just a joker in a serious game I didn't have the heart to play But sooner or later I'll find a reason to throw it away Risin' on the crest of a natural wave That never seems to break my way I'm livin' without it But I got to do something about it CHORUS Steb by step little by little Step by step take it line by line Move move move, move a little closer Step by step the deal is mine I was just a runner in a one horse race Livin' on the don't pass line Sooner or later I got to lose cause I'm wasting my time Lady Luck must have been a wonderful girl She's never been a friend of mine I'm living without her But I still got that mountain to climb CHORUS -------------------------------------------------- Old and Wise As far as my eyes can see There are shadows approaching me And to those I left behind I wanted you to know You've always shared my deepest thoughts You follow where I go CHORUS And oh when I'm old and wise BItter words mean little to me Autumn winds will blow right through me And someday in the mist of time When they asked me if I knew you I'd smile and say you were a friend of mine And the sadness would be lifted from my eyes Oh when I'm old and wise As far as my eyes can see There are shadows surrounding me And to those I leave behind I want you all to know You've always shared my darkest hours I'll miss you when I go CHORUS And oh, when I'm old and wise Heavy words that tossed and blew me Like autumn winds will blow right through me And someday in the mist of time When they ask you if you knew me Remember that you were a friend of mine As the final curtain falls before my eyes Oh when I'm old and wise As far as my eyes can see --------------------------------------------------- THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Ammonia Avenue Prime Time Well even the longest night won't last forever But too many hopes and dreams won't see the light And all of the plans I make won't come together Something in the air Maybe for the only time in my life Something in the air Turning me around and guiding me right And it's a prime time, maybe the stars were right I had a premonition, it's gonna be my turn tonight Gonne be my turn tonight Well even the brightest star won't shine forever But all of the hands I play are working out right And ever move I make feels like a winner Something in the air Maybe for the only time in my life Something in the air Turning me around and guiding me right And it's a prime time, maybe the stars were right I had a premonition it's gonna be my turn tonight Gonna be my turn tonight Gonna be my turn tonight Let Me Go Home Waiting till the sun goes down Shadows walk in the night Living in a fantasy In and out of dreams Nothing is the way it seems Let me go home, I had a bad night leave me along Let me go home, I've had a hard time being on my own Every way I turn my eyes Shadows pass in the night Haunted by reality Living out of dreams Nothing is the way it seems Let me go home, I've had a bad night leave me along Let me go home, I've had a hard time being on my own I'm waiting till the sun goes down Shadows talk in the night Living out a fantasy Slipping into dreams Nothing is the way it seems Let me go home, I've had a bad night leave me along Let me go home, I've had a hard time being on my own One Good Reason Gimme one good reason why I should listen to you I need one good reason why I should do What you want me to Gimme some air or I can't breathe I can't see so I can't believe Show me just a little more Oh oh gimme one Gimme one good reason why I should listen to you I need one good reason why I should do What you want me to Under your thumb ain't no place to hide I can't choose and I can't decide Gotta be a better way Oh oh gimme one I keep making the same mistake No win no lose no give and no take I'm just playing a simple game And I don't wanna ask you again and again For one good reason why I should listen to you Just one good reason why I should do What you want me to Under your spell ain't no place to be Don't mess around with a fool like me Help me just a little more Oh oh gimme one, gimme one Well I keep making the same mistake No win no lose no give and no take And I'm just playing a simple game And I don't wanna ask you again and again For one good reason why I should listen to you Just one good reason why I should do What you want me to Pull on the string you hold in your hand Making me jump like a one man band Gotta be a better way Oh oh gimme one Since The Last Goodbye The hours, the minutes seem to fly And since the last goodbye You and I came a long way The nights, too short to fill with sleep Or falling in too deep Seem so far away now Memories, all we share between us Everything we were, all that we remain But memories somehow came between us Breaking up two minds that were one and the same The years are moments passing by No time to wonder why You and I went the wrong way The days too short to fill with dreams Or question what it means Are a part of me now Remember all the leaves were falling Walking hand in hand, standing in the rain Remember distant voices calling Whispers in the dark, I can hear them again Since the last goodbye It's all the wrong way round Since the last goodbye It's all the wrong way round Memories, all we share between us Everythging we were, all that we remain But memories somehow came between us Breaking up two minds that were one and the same Since the last goodbye It's all the wrong way round Since the last goodbye It's all the wrong way round Don't Answer Me If you believe in the power of magic, I can change your mind And if you need to believe in someone, Turn and look behind When we were living in a dream world, Clouds got in the way We gave it up in a moment of madness And threw it all away Don't answer me, don't break the silence Don't let me win Don't answer me, stay on your island Don't let me in Run away and hide from everyone Can you change the things we've said and done? If you believe in the power of magic, It's all a fantasy So if you need to believe in someone, Just pretend it's me It ain't enough that we meet as strangers I can't set you free So will you turn your back forever on what you mean to me? Don't answer me, don't break the silence Don't let me win Don't answer me, stay on your island Don't let me in Run away and hide from everyone Can you change the things we've said and done? Dancing On A High Wire We're living in a different reality We're toeing the same line We give in we call it neutrality, A joke with no punchline The silver plated hero Meets the golden hearted whore The odds'll give you zero, She'll be leaving in a few days more Movin' on forever, maybe she don't care Holding on together, maybe it just ain't there You're dancing on a high wire You need to be so sure There used to be a lifeline There isn't anymore We are the same with no similarity, We talk at the same time We believe in freedom and charity As long as I get mine The ivory madonna is walking Through the door You watch her from a window, It doesn't matter anymore Moving on forever, maybe she don't care Holding on together, maybe it just ain't there You're dancing on a high wire You need to be so sure There used to be a lifeline There isn't anymore You Don't Believe My eyes with your vision My choice but always your decision My play with your direction Well it's my lead but always your connection But when I look into your eyes you don't believe me I can see it in your eyes you don't believe My words, your expression My land, always your possession My song, your production My expense is always your deduction But when I look into your eyes you don't believe me I can see it in your eyes you don't believe And the face I see before me Is both sides of a mirror You really know you've got a hold on me And the face you're looking into Is both sides of a window And any way you look you see through me My fame, your reflection My weakness always your protection Well it's my terms on your conditions And they're my tunes but they're your compositions But when I look into your eyes you don't believe me I can see it in your eyes you don't believe Ammonia Avenue Is there no sign of light as we stand in the darkness? Watching the sun arise Is there no sign of life as we gaze at the waters? Into the strangers eyes And who are we to criticize or scorn the things that they do? For we shall seek and we shall find Ammonia Avenue If we call for the proof and we questions the answers Only the doubt will grow Are we blind to the truth or a sign to believe in? Only the wise will know And word by word they handed down the light that shines today And those who came at first to scoff, remained behind to pray Yes those who came at first to scoff, remained behind to pray When you can't hear the rhyme and you can't see the reason Why should the hope remain? For a man will be tired and his soul will grow weary Living his life in vain And who are we to justify the right in all we do? Until we seek until we find Ammonia Avenue Through all the doubt somehow they knew And stone by stone they built it high Until the sun broke through A ray of hope, a shining light Ammonia Avenue THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Eve (c) 1978 Woolfsongs / Careers music Lucifer {instrumental} You Lie Down With Dogs {Lenny Zakatek} You're such a cool woman but I love you Such a cruel woman but I love you Open up your eyes and realise You're such a fool woman but I love you But give me all you've got to give Cause it sure feels good to me I'm not your only man I'm just a lover Not your only man just another Open up your eyes and realise I'm gonna take what I can like any other I'll say any damn thing that you want me to Cause it don't mean a thing to me Well You lie down with dogs, you fall in with thieves You're gonna catch something but you do as you please You're scartchin' an itch that nothing can ease You lie down with dogs you get up with fleas Get out and find yourself another lover Why don't you find yourself another lover Open up your eyes and realise You don't mean nothing to me I'm not your mother You gave me all that you had to give But there's a whole lotta fish in the sea Well You lie down with dogs, you fall in with thieves You're gonna catch something but you do as you please You're scartchin' an itch that nothing can ease You lie down with dogs you get up with fleas I'd Rather Be a Man {David Paton} You don't fool me with your tinted eyes and make up The firebird hides in shadow when you wake up Your golden hair is black Your jeans are tight but your hide is slack Try it on the company but you don't fool me Well I'd rather be a man than play my role like you do I'd rather be a man than sin my soul like you do I'd rather be a man than slave the way that you do I'd rather be a man cause a man don't crawl like you do You don't fool me with your easy lies and fables You won't see me in ten buck furs and sables You sparkle like a snake The wine is real but the glass is fake Blame it on the apple tree but you don't fool me Well I'd rather be a man than play my role like you do I'd rather be a man than sin my soul like you do I'd rather be a man than slave the way that you do I'd rather be a man cause a man don't crawl like you do Your golden hair is black Your jeans are tight but your hide is slack Try it on the company but you don't fool me Well I'd rather be a man than play my role like you do I'd rather be a man than sin my soul like you do I'd rather be a man than slave the way that you do I'd rather be a man cause a man don't crawl like you do I'd rather be a man cause a man don't crawl like you I'd rather be a man cause I wouldn't wanna be like you You Won't Be There {Dave Townsend} Show me a promised land and I will go anywhere And if you ask me to take my time I'll wait for years I'll hold on though the whole world tells me I'm wrong Someday, someday But it seems so long Ask me to prove my love and I will do anything So if they turn off the light of the sun why should I care I'll hold on though the whole world tells me I'm wrong Then in the morning as you leave me You touch my hand to show how much you care But just when I need you You won't be there I'll hold on but I need a shoulder to lean on Why if you love me must you leave me Why are you going anywhere Why must our love be something in the air Cause just when I need you You won't be there You won't be there Winding Me Up {Chris Rainbow} Well it was only a game she was mine for the asking And I'd figured the whole thing out When she told me her name it was more that a feeling There wasn't any doubt Well it felt so good it was too hard to break it Too much for me to explain But in a matter of time I'm gonna be myself again You've been Winding me up too long I'm over my head is it day or night Cause woman you ain't so strong But you caught me by surprise Burned me with your eyes Cut me down to size Saw through my disguise Well it was only a game she was only a number But I figured it out all wrong Every time that I said I'll move on tomorrow I hung around too long Well it felt so good it was too hard to break it Too much before me to face Now I got nowhere to run she knows my every hidin' place You've been Winding me up too long I'm over my head is it day or night Cause woman you ain't so strong But you caught me by surprise Burned me with your eyes Cut me down to size Saw through my disguise Winding me up too long I'm over my head is it day or night Cause woman you ain't so strong But you caught me by surprise Burned me with your eyes Cut me down to size Beat me to the prize Hurt me with your lies Saw through my disguise Burned me with your eyes Cut me down to size Saw through my disguise Damned If I Do {Lenny Zakatek} I ain't got a heart of stone I'm hurtin' more than I've ever kown If you mean the things you said I'm gonna wind up outa my head Can't sleep alone at night I just can't seem to get it right Damned if I do I'm damned if I don't but love you I don't wanna tie you down Don't need a reason to have you around But each time you wal away Don't be surprised if I ask you to stay Can't sleep alone at night I just can't seem to get it right Damned if I do I'm damned if I don't but love you I said I'm damned if I do I'm damned if I don't cause love you I ain't got a heart of stone You haven't left me a mind of my own But it's such a hold on me I don't think I could ever be free How can I survive I'm fighting to keep myself alive I'm damned if I do Damned if I don't but love you Can't seem to see the light I've done everything but I can't get it right Damned if I do Damned if I don't but love you Don't Hold Back {Clare Torry} Some are born to lose their heads And some are born to use them And some will never know their ends And some are born to choose them Don't let your fantasies be blinded by the light You don't have to save your wildest dreams for the night Don't hold back don't hold back don't hold back reach out Touch the sky with your mind's eye, don't be afraid to reach out Some you wind and some you lose And some will bring you sorrow Some are born to lead the rest And some are born to follow Don't rely on miracles to open any door And don't your let a shadow be your guide anymore Don't hold back don't hold back don't hold back reach out Touch the sky with your mind's eye, don't be afraid to reach out Ride the wave of destiny Rise above the crest And believe everything that happens to you happens for the best Don't allow the world of men To turn your head no more Cause if you can't let yourself go What are you saving yourself for? Don't hold back don't hold back don't hold back reach out Touch the sky with your mind's eye, don't be afraid to reach out Don't you let your fantasies be blinded by the light For you don't have to save your wildest deams for the night Don't hold back don't hold back don't hold back reach out Touch the sky with your mind's eye, don't be afraid to reach out Secret Garden {instrumental} If I Could Change Your Mind {Lesley Duncan} I prefer to spend my time is solitary ways Keeping myself to myselff Can't pretend that it's been easy since you went away Living with somebody else If you should change your mind If you would turn around and look behind If you could see me the way I used to be At the rist of bringing back the sorrow and despair I would do it all again Holding on to memories and pretending not to care Knowing that the show was soon to end If only I could change your mind If only you would change If I had the chance I'd do it all again I would do it all again I remember windy shores on melancholy days Drifting along with the tide And the joy of simple things and ordinary ways Taking is all in my stride If you should change your mind If I could let you see what lies behind If you could need me the way it used to be Even for a moment of the happy times we shared Living in my dreams since then At the risk of losing only castles in the air Come with me and we can try again Oh, if I could change your mind Can't pretend it's not been lonely since you went away Oh, if only I could change your mind THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT I Robot (C) 1976 AMERICAN WOOLFSONGS, INC. + Prologue + I Robot... The story of the rise of The Machine and the fall of Man, which paradoxically coincided with his discovery of the wheel...and a warning that his brief dominance of this planet will probably end, because Man tried to create Robot in his own image. (C) 1976 American Woolfsongs Inc. (BMI) Administered by Irving Music Inc. All tracks by Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons Except "Total Eclipse" by Andrew Powell I Robot [Instrumental] I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You If I had a mind to, I wouldn't want to think like you. And if I had time to I wouldn't want to talk to you. I don't care What you do, I wouldn't want to be like you. I don't care What you do, I wouldn't want to be like you. If I was high class I wouldn't need a buck to pass. And if I was a fall guy, I wouldn't need no alibi... I don't care What you do, I wouldn't want to be like you. I don't care What you do, I wouldn't want to be like you. Back on the bottom line, Diggin' for a lousy dime. If I hit a mother lode, I'd cover anything that showed. I don't care What you do, I wouldn't want to be like you. I don't care What you do... I wouldn't wanna, I wouldn't want to be like you. I wouldn't want to be like you. Some Other Time In the matter of a moment Lost till the end of time, It's the evening of another day And the end of mine. Now the starlight which has found me Lost for a million years Tries to linger as it fills my eyes Till it disappears. Could it be that somebody else is Looking into my mind? Some other place, Somewhere, Some other time. Some other place, Somewhere, Some other time... Like a mirror held before me Large as the sky is wide... And the image is reflected Back to the other side. Could it be that somebody else is Looking into my mind? Some other place, Somewhere, Some other time. Some other place, Somewhere, Some other time... Breakdown I breakdown in the middle and lose my thread. No one can understand a word that I say. When I breakdown just a little and lose my head, Nothing I try to do can work the same way. Any time it happened, I'd get over it With a little help from all my friends. Anybody else could see what's wrong with me, But they walk away and just pretend... When I breakdown. I breakdown in the middle and lose my thread. No one can understand a word that I say. When I breakdown just a little and lose my head, Nothing I try to do can work the same way. Where are all the friends who used to talk to me? All they ever told me was good news... People that I've never seen are kind to me, Is it any wonder I'm confused? When I breakdown...When I breakdown... Freedom, freedom, we will not obey. Freedom, freedom, take the wall away. Take the wall away. Freedom, freedom, we will not obey. Freedom, freedom, take the wall away. Where are all my friends? I'm so confused.. Don't Let It Show If it's getting harder to face every day, Don't let it show, don't let it show. Though it's getting harder to take what they say, Just let it go, just let it go... And if it hurts when they mention my name, Say you don't know me... And if it helps when they say I'm to blame, Say you don't owe me... Even if it's taking the easy way out, Keep it inside of you. Don't give in. Don't tell them anything. Don't let it, Don't let it show. Even though you know it's the wrong thing to say, Say you don't care, say you don't care. Even if you want to believe there's a way, I won't be there...I won't be there... But if you smile when they mention my name, They'll never know you. And if you laugh when they say I'm to blame, They'll never own you. Even if you feel you've got nothing to hide, Keep it inside of you. Don't give in, Don't tell them anything. Don't let it- Don't let it show. The Voice It's almost a feeling you can touch in the air, You look all around you but nobody's there. It's been a long time now since you've been aware That someone is watching you...(he's gonna get you)... Sooner or later when your big chances come, You'll look for the catches but there'll be none. Remember before you grab the money and run That someone is watching you...(he's gonna get you)... Before you run and hide He's gonna get you. You got no choice, 'Cause you can't escape the voice. Jumping at shadows that come up from behind. Scared of the darkness that's there in your mind, You're frightened to move because of what you might find... Someone is watching you...(he's gonna get you)... Before you run and hide He's gonna get you. You got no choice, 'Cause you can't escape the voice. Nucleus [Instrumental] Day After Day (The Show Must Go On) Gaze at the sky And picture a memory Of days in your life. You knew what it meant to be happy and free With time on your side... Remember your daddy When no one was wiser. Your ma used to say That you would go farther than he ever could With time on your side... Think of a boy with the stars in his eyes, Longing to reach them but frightened to try. Sadly you'd say someday, someday... But day after day The show must go on, And time slipped away Before you could build any castles in Spain... The chance had gone by. With nothing to say And no one to say it to, Nothing has changed. You still got it all to do, Surely you know. The chance has gone by... Think of a boy with the stars in his eyes, Longing to reach them but frightened to try. Sadly you'd say someday, someday... But day after day The show must go on, And you gaze at the sky And picture a memory of days in your life With time on your side... With time on your side... (Day after day the show must go on...) With time on your side... (Day after day the show must go on...) With time on your side... Total Eclipse [Instrumental] Genesis Ch.1. V.32 [Instrumental] THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Pyramid ---------- (c) 1978 Woolfsongs Ltd. Careers Music, Inc. Except "The Eagle Will Rise Again", Irving Music, Inc. (BMI) Woolfson/Parsons/Powell ---------- Voyager [Instrumental] What Goes Up... What goes up must come down. What must rise must fall... And what goes on in your life Is writing on the wall! If all things must fall, Why build a miracle at all? If all things must pass, Even a miracle won't last. What goes up must come down. What must stand alone? And what goes on in your mind Is turning into stone! If all things must fall Why build a miracle at all? If all things must pass, Even a pyramid won't last... How can you be so sure? How do you know what the end will endure? How can you be so sure That the wonders you've made in your life Will be seen By the millions who'll follow to visit the site Of your dream? What goes up must come down... What goes 'round must come 'round... What's been lost must be found... The Eagle Will Rise Again And I could easily fall from grace, Then another would take my place For the chance to behold your face... And the days of my life are but grains of sand As they fall from your open hand At the call of the wind's command... Many words are spoken when there's nothing to say. They fall upon the ears of those who don't know the way To read between the lines, that lead between the lines That lead me to you. All that I ask you Is, show me how to follow you and I'll obey. Teach me how to reach you, I can't find my way. Let me see the light...Let me be the light. As the sun turns slowly around the sky Till the shadow of night is high... The eagle will learn to fly. And the days of his life are but grains of sand As they fall from your open hand And vanish among the land. Many words are spoken when there's nothing to say... They fall upon the ears of those who don't know the way To read between the lines, by following the signs That can lead to you... But show me how to follow you and I'll obey. Teach me how to reach you, I can't find my way. Let me see the light...Let me be the light. And so, with no warning, nor last goodbyes, In the shadow of the morning skies, The eagle will rise Again. One More River Don't look back 'cause there's one more river. Don't turn your back, you got one more river to cross. No more fightin', no more dyin', No more cheatin', no more lyin'. Don't look back 'cause there's one more river. Don't turn your back, you got one more river to cross. Don't start askin' the rhyme or reason, Don't hold back, it's the time of the season. One more mile and one more road... One last bridge and one less load... One More River... Don't look back you got one more river! Don't turn your back, you got one more river to cross... Don't start askin' the rhyme or reason, Don't hold back, it's the time of the season! One more mile and one more road... One last bridge and one less load... One more river. One more river! Can't Take It With You Well, I sympathize completely, But there's nothing I can do. I am just a humble servant With a message here for you. Well I know you have good reasons And there's things you've got to do, But the boatman won't be waiting And he's leaving here with you. And you can't take it with you, No matter what you do. No, you can't take it with you, Not the place you're going to... (One more mile, one more road, one last bridge, one less load.) Well I sympathize completely, But there's nothing I can do. I am just obeying orders, I'm a simple soul like you. Well you really are persuasive, But I've heard it all before And the boatman's getting restless As he stands upon the shore... And you can't take it with you, No matter what you do. No, you can't take it with you, Not the place you're going to... Can't take it with you... Can't take it with you... Can't take it with you... Can't take it with you... In The Lap Of The Gods [Instrumental] Pyramania There are pyramids in my head! There's one underneath my bed! And my lady's getting cranky. Every possible location Has a simple explanation And it isn't hanky-panky. I have read, somewhere in a book, They improve all your food and your wine. It's said that everything you grow in your garden will pretty fine, Instead, all I ever get is a pain in the neck and a Yap yap yap yap yap yap yap yap! I've consulted all the sages, I could find in the yellow pages, But there aren't many of them... And the mayan panoramas On my pyramid pajamas Haven't helped my little problem. I've been told someone in the know Can be sure that his luck is as good as gold, Money in the bank and you don't even pay for it if you fold A dollar in the shape of the pyramid that's printed on the back. It's no lie. You can keep the edge of a razor as sharp as an eagle's eye. You can grow a hedge that is vertically straight, over ten feet high. All you really need is a pyramid and just a little luck. I have read, somewhere in a book, They improve all your food and wine And I've been told, Someone in the know Can be sure of his good luck and it's no lie. All you really need is a little bit of pyramidic Help! Hyper-Gamma-Spaces [Instrumental] Shadow Of A Lonely Man Look at me now, a shadow of the man I used to be... Look through my eyes and through the years of loneliness you'll see... To the times in my life when I could not bear to lose A simple game. And the least of it all was the fortune and the fame... But the dream seemed to end just as soon as it had begun... Was I to know? For the last thing of all that was on my mind Was the close at the end of the show. The shadow of a lonely man feels nobody else... In the shadow of a lonely, lonely man I can see myself... (Looking out of nowhere...Looking out of nowhere...) But the sound of the crowds when they come to see me now, Is not the same. And the jest of it all is I can't recall my name. But I cling to a hope till I can't hold on anymore...anymore... And for all the acclaim, I am all alone! And I see as I look through the door, The shadow of a lonely man...There's nobody else... In the shadow of a lonely, lonely man I can see myself! ...Look at me now, a shadow of the man I used to be.... THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Stereotomy Stereotomy Diamond eyes That burn me and turn me to stone Crystalise And freeze me in clear monochrome Turn me to stone; do anything you want with me Turn me to stone; do anything you want Stereotomy We can make it together Do anything you want with me Do anything you want Scarlet minds Possess me and I feel no shame Silent knives Dissect me and I feel no pain Stereotomy We can make it together Do anything you want with me Do anything you want Stereotomy We can make it forever Do anything you want with me Do anything you want Starlight beams Project me in red blue and green Velvet dreams Protect me when I hit the screen Stereotomy We can make it together Do anything you want with me, do anything you want Stereotomy We can make it forever It's always the same, it's always the same Stereotomy, we can make it We can make it, do anything you want Turn me to stone Do anything you want with me Cover my eyes There's nothing more they need to see Turn me to stone Before there's nothing left of me Make me a rock And not what I appear to be Turn me to stone Turn me to stone Beaujolais No clock beside my bed Don't try to wake me No phone upon my wall Who's going to call No knock upon my door No news to shake me Nights like the one before I can't take no more Beaujolais goes straight to my head Beaujolais puts me to shame And I don't know why I'm in this place or how I came Beaujolais and I go crazy Beaujolais I can't explain But it helps me to forget the past and ease the pain One race that I can't win With an alter ego One chance to sink or swim What am I to do One tail that I can't shake Wherever I go he go One circuit I can't break It's a catch twenty two Beaujolais goes straight to my head Beaujolais' the one to blame And I don't know why I'm in this place or how I came Beaujolais will be my ruin Beaujolais I can't complain Cause it helps me to forget the past and ease the pain Urbania Limelight I can see the glow of a distant sun I can feel it inside Maybe this day could be the one I can hear the roar of a distant crowd They are waiting for me Calling my name Shouting out loud Holding on isn't always easy I ain't gonna change my mind Limelight you were all I ever wanted Since it all began Limelight shining on me Telling the world who I am Limelight don't let me slip right through your fingers There's a long way to fall After the years of waiting I'm gonna show them all I can see the world in a different light Now it's easy to say Where I went wrong What I did right I can hear the beat of a different drum Take it all in my stride Hold my head high Second to none Holding on wasn't always easy Nothing can change my mind Limelight you were all I ever wanted since it all began Limelight shining on me telling the world who I am Limelight don't let it slip right through your fingers There's a long way to fall After all the years of waiting, I'm gonna show them all Maybe the role's not easy, maybe the prize is small After all the years of waiting, I'm gonna show them all In The Real World One more compromise I won't be making One more easy way out I won't be taking So many chances don't come twice So many eyes are made of ice One more cheating hand I won't be shaking One more substitute I won't be trying One more piece of the rock that I'm not buying So many times we stand and fight So many reasons can't be right One more simple truth I'm not denying Too many lonely hearts in the real world Too many lonely nights in the real world Too many fools who don't think twice Too many ways to pay the price Don't wanna live my life in the real world One more sacrifice I won't be making One more golden rule I won't be breaking No one to let me state my case No one to tell me to my face One more sweet surprise I won't be faking Too many lonely hearts in the real world Too many lonely nights in the real world Too many bridges you can burn Too many tables you can't turn Don't wanna live my life in the real world Too many lonely hearts in the real world Too many lonely nights in the real world Too many games that I can't play Too many windmills in my way Don't wanna live my life in the real world Where's The Walrus Light Of The World I am just a stranger, in a promised land I am only learning a game with the rules I don't understand Going round in circles, I've been round before I am lost in so many ways I can walk no more I can walk no more I am just a drifter, in an open sea But no matter how much I try, the tide will not turn for me Going round in circles, till I reach the shore I am blown by so many winds I can take no more I can take no more Light of the world, I stand alone, Cause I could not see the light of the world Show me the fire, in a true believer's eye I am just a dreamer, when I close my eyes I can fly so close to the sun, that I cannot see it rise Going round in circles, in a silent sky I am lost for so many words I cannot say why I cannot say why Light of the world, I stand alone, Cause I could not see the light of the world Show me the fire, in a true believer's eye Just a traveller, on an endless flight But no matter which way I turn, I journey into the night Going round in circles, till the mountains fall To believe in so many truths Makes no sense at all Makes no sense at all Light of the world, I stand alone, Cause I could not see the light of the world I was afraid, 'cause I could not see the light of the world Show me the fire, in a true believer's eye Chinese Whispers Stereotomy Two Diamond eyes That burn me and turn me to stone Crystalise And freeze me in clear monochrome Turn me to stone; do anything you want with me Turn me to stone; do anything you want Stereotomy We can make it together Do anything you want with me Do anything you want Scarlet minds Possess me and I fee no shame Silent knives Dissect me and I feel no pain Stereotomy We can make it together Do anything you want with me Do anything you want Stereotomy We can make it forever Do anything you want with me Do anything you want Starlight beams Project me in red blue and green Velvet dreams Protect me when I hit the screen Stereotomy We can make it together Do anything you want with me, do anything you want Stereotomy We can make it forever It's always the same, it's always the same Stereotomy, we can make it We can make it, do anything you want Turn me to stone Do anything you want with me Cover my eyes There's nothing more they need to see Turn me to stone Before there's nothing left of me Make me a rock And not what I appear to be Turn me to stone Turn me to stone THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Tales Of Mystery And Imagination A Dream Within A Dream (instrumental) "For my own part, I have never had a thought which I could not set down in words with even more distinctness than that with which I conceived it. There is, however, a class of fancies of exquisite delicacy which are not thoughts, and to which as yet I have found it absolutely impossible to adapt to language. These fancies arise in the soul, alas how rarely. Only at epochs of most intense tranquillity, when the bodily and mental health are in perfection. And at those weird points of time, where the confines of the waking world blend with the world of dreams. And so I captured this fancy, where all that we see, or seem, is but a dream within a dream." The Raven THE clock struck midnight And through my sleeping I heard a tapping at my door I looked but nothing lay in the darkness And so I turned inside once more To my amazement There stood a raven Whose shadow hung above my door Then through the silence It spoke the one word That I shall hear for evermore Nevermore Thus quoth the raven, nevermore And still the raven remains in my room No matter how much I implore No words can soothe him No prayer remove him And I must hear for evermore Quoth the raven, nevermore Nevermore Thus quoth the raven, nevermore The Tell-tale Heart YOU should have seen him Lying alone in helpless silence in the night You should have seen him You would have seen his eye reflecting in the light So for the old man Ashes to ashes, earth to earth and dust to dust No one will see me No one with guilt to share, no secret soul to trust Louder and louder Till I could tell the sound was not within my ears You should have seen me You would have seen my eyes grow white and cold with fear Heard all the things in Heaven and Earth I've seen many things in Hell But his vulture's eye of a cold pale blue Is the eye of the Devil himself Take me away now But let the silence drown the beating of his heart The Cask Of Amontillado BY the last breath of the four winds that blow I'll have revenge upon Fortunato Smile in his face I'll say "come let us go I've a cask of Amontillado" Sheltered inside from the cold of the snow Follow me now to the vault down below Drinking the wine as we laugh at the time Which is passing incredibly slow (What are these chains that are binding my arm?) Part of you dies each passing day (Say it's a game and I'll come to no harm) You'll feel your life slipping away You who are rich and whose troubles are few May come around to see my point of view What price the Crown of a King on his throne When you're chained in the dark all alone (Spare me my life only name your reward) Part of you dies each brick I lay (Bring back some light in the name of the Lord) You'll feel your mind slipping away (The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether JUST what you need to make you feel better Just what you need to make you feel Just what you need to make you feel better Just what you need to make you feel At the far end of your tether And your thoughts won't fit together So you sleep light or whatever And the night goes on forever Then your mind change like the weather You're in need of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether Even clouds seem bright and breezy 'Cause the livin' is free and easy See the rat race in a new way Like you're wakin' up to a new day It's a wise thing if you're clever Take a lead from Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether Find the end of a rainbow Fly wherever the winds blow Laugh at life like a sideshow Just what you need to make you feel better Satisfaction altogether Guaranteed by Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether Find the end of a rainbow Fly wherever the winds blow Laugh at life like a sideshow Just what you need to make you feel better Don't stop bringin' the girls round Don't start havin' a showdown Keep on handin' the jug round All that you need is wine and good company The Fall Of The House Of Usher (instrumental) (1) Prelude "Shadows of shadows passing. It is now 1831, and as always I am absorbed with a delicate thought. It is how poetry has indefinite sensations, to which end music is inessential. Since the comprehension of sweet sound is our most indefinite conception, music, when combined with a pleasurable idea, is poetry. Music without the idea is simply music. Without music or an intriguing idea, colour becomes pallor, man becomes carcase, home becomes catacomb, and the dead are but for a moment motionless." (II) Arrival (III) Intermezzo (IV) Pavane (V) Fall To One In Paradise IF I could see the sky above And my mind could be set free As wild white horses reached the shore I'd stand alone and oversee And if the bush before me burns Should I turn my eyes away And still the voices I can hear As clear to me as light of day I believed in my dreams Nothing could change my mind Now I know what they mean How could I be so blind Cold sands of time (Winds that blow as cold as ice Sounds that come in the night) Shall hide what is left on me (Come from Paradise) I've been through times when no one cared (Words that were mine) I've seen clouds in empty skies When one kind word meant more to me (Shall last as a memory) Than all the love in Paradise I believed in my dreams Nothing could change my mind Till I found what they mean Nothing can save me now THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT The Turn of a Friendly Card May Be a Price To Pay Lead vocal--Elmer Gantry Something's wrong in this House today While the Master was riding the Servants decided to play Something's wrong in this House today Something's been going on there may be a price to pay. There's evil brewing, getting out of control And I'm helpless I can't put it right Something unrighteous is possessing my soul And it's cold in the heat of the night Something's wrong in this House today While the Sorcerer slept the Apprentice decided to play While the Master was hiding the Servants decided to play Might be too much Sun or too much of something in the Air Whatever's happening nobody else is aware There's evil brewing, getting out of control And I'm helpless I can't put it right Something unrighteous is possessing my soul And it's cold in the heat of the night Something's wrong in this House today Something's been going on there may be a price to pay. Games People Play Lead vocal--Lenny Zakatek Where do we go from here now that all other children are growin' up And how do we spend our lives if there's no-one to lend us a hand I don't wanna live here no more, I don't wanna stay Ain't gonna spend the rest of my life, Quietly fading away Games people play, You take it or you leave it Things that they say, Honor Brite If I promise you the Moon and the Stars, Would you believe it Games people play in the middle of the night Where do we go from here now that all of the children have grown up And how do we spend our time knowin' nobody gives us a damn I don't wanna live here no more, I don't wanna stay Ain't gonna spend the rest of my life, Quietly fading away Games people play, You take it or leave it Things that they say, Just don't make it right If I'm tellin' you the truth right now, do you believe it Games people play in the middle of the night Games people play, You take it or you leave it Things that they say, Honor Brite If I promise you the Moon and the Stars, Would you believe it Games people play in the middle of the night Games people play, You take it or leave it Things that they say, Just don't make it right If I'm tellin' you the truth right now, do you believe it Games people play in the middle of the night Time Lead vocal--Eric Woolfson Time, flowing like a river Time, beckoning me Who knows when we shall meet again If ever But time Keeps flowing like a river To the sea Goodbye my love, Maybe for forever Goodbye my love, The tide waits for me Who knows when we shall meet again If ever But time Keeps flowing like a river (on and on) To the sea, to the sea Till it's gone forever Gone forever Gone forevermore Goodbye my friends, Maybe forever Goodbye my friends, The stars wait for me Who knows where we shall meet again If ever But time Keeps flowing like a river (on and on) To the sea, to the sea Till it's gone forever Gone forever Gone forevermore I Don't Wanna Go Home Lead vocal--Lenny Zakatek Go back home you damn fool Surely you know you can't win You should never have come near this place You should have stayed on the outside, Lookin' in It's too late to turn back Nobody asked you to try But they blinded you with diamonds And all the money that money can buy And I'm so afraid of being on my own But I don't wanna go home You can't win you damn fool You drank all the wine from the cup And your painted lady's gone now And you're way back on the downside, Lookin' up You can't catch the monkey on your back Nobody asked you to try But for every heart they held a spade And you lost more than money can buy And I'm so afraid of being on my own But I don't wanna go home I'm like a washed up rag Tattered and torn I wish I'd never been born And I'm so afraid of being on my own But I don't wanna go home I'm like a down and out just blowin' my horn Oh I don't wanna go home I'm like a washed up rag Tattered and torn I wish I'd never been born The Gold Bug [instrumental] The Turn of a Friendly Card =========================== The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part 1) Lead vocal--Chris Rainbow There are unsmiling faces and bright plastic chains And a wheel in perpetual motion And they follow the races and pay out the gains With no show of an outward emotion And they think it will make their lives easier For God knows up till now it's been hard But the game never ends when your whole world depends On the turn of a friendly card No the game never ends when your whole world depends On the turn of a friendly card There's a sign in the desert that lies to the west Where you can't tell the night from the sunrise And not all the king's horses and all the king's men Have prevented the fall of the unwise And they think it will make their lives easier For God knows up till now it's been hard But the game never ends when your whole world depends On the turn of a friendly card No the game never ends when your whole world depends On the turn of a friendly card But a pilgrim must follow in search of a shrine As he enters inside the cathedral... Snake Eyes Lead vocal--Chris Rainbow Snake eyes Seven eleven Don't let me down boys Gimme Snake eyes Seven eleven Don't let me down tonight No don't let me down tonight Just one minute more, Give me just one minute more It's gonna be alright, It's gonna be alright Just one minute more, Then I'll walk right through that door It's gonna be alright, It's gonna be alright If ya gimme Snake eyes Seven eleven Don't let me down boys Gimme Snake eyes Seven eleven Don't let me down tonight No don't let me down tonight Just one minute more, Gimme just one minute more It's gonna be alright, It's gonna be alright But'cha gotta Gimme one minute more, Gimme one more, Gimme one minute more It's gonna be alright, It's gonna be alright Snake eyes Seven eleven Don't let me down boys Gimme Snake eyes Seven eleven Don't let me down tonight No don't let me down tonight Just one minute more, Then I'll walk right through that door It's gonna be alright, It's gonna be alright But'cha gotta Gimme one marker more Then I'll walk right through that door Gimme one more, don't let me down It's gonna be alright, alright, alright The Ace of Swords [instrumental] Nothing Left To Lose Lead vocal--Eric Woolfson Nothing's good the news is bad The heat goes on and it drives you mad Scornful thoughts that fly your way You should turn away 'cause there's nothing more to say You gave the best you had to give You only have one life to live You fought so hard you were a slave After all you gave there was nothing left to save You've got nothing left to lose (you've got nothing left to lose) No you've got nothing left to lose (who'd wanna be standing in your shoes) You read the book you turn the page You change your life in a thousand ways The dawn of reason lights your eyes With the key you realise To the kingdom of the wise You've got nothing left to lose (you've got nothing left to lose) No you've got nothing left to lose (who'd wanna be standing in your shoes) Nothing ventured nothing gained No more lingering doubt remained Nothing sacred or profane Everything to gain Cause you've nothing left The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part 2) Lead vocal--Chris Rainbow There are unsmiling faces in fetters and chains On a wheel in perpetual motion Who belong to all races and answer all names With no show of an outward emotion And they think it will make their lives easier But the doorway before them is barred And the game never ends when your whole world depends On the turn of a friendly card No the game never ends when your whole world depends On the turn of a friendly card All Compositions by Woolfson/Parsons All Compositions (c) 1979 Woolfsongs Ltd./Careers Music Inc. Administered for the U.S.A. by Almo Irving Inc. (B.M.I.) Administered for Rest Of World by Rondor Music and its Affiliates Produced by: Alan Parsons Executive Producer: Eric Woolfson Orchestra Arranged and Conducted by: Andrew Powell Engineered by: Alan Parsons Mastering Consultant: Chris Blair Sleeve Concept: Lol Creme & Kevin Godley Bass: David Paton Drums and Percussion: Stuart Elliot Acoustic and Electric Guitars: Ian Bairnson Keyboards: Eric Woolfson Additional Keyboards: Alan Parsons The Orchestra of the Munich Chamber Opera Care of Eberhard Schoener Leader: Sandor Farcas Orchestra Co-ordinator: Curtis Briggs Vocals: Elmer Gantry; Lenny Zakatek; Eric Woolfson; Chris Rainbow Backing Vocals: Chris Rainbow; Lenny Zakatek; Alan Parsons Special thanks to: Colin Caldwell; Kika, Elyane, Bob, J.B., Alain, Richard, Michel, Clement, Joseph and of course, Scoubidou, all of Acousti Studios; Dave Siddle; David Rockberger, Leonard Green and Roger Selby; Peter Dean and Publison; Roger Trinder; George Bozier and Bill Timmins; Ken Townsend; Aron Misan; Smokey, Hazel and Kath Very special thanks to: Charles Levison and Bob Buziak Originally published in the U.K. by Woolfsongs Ltd. THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Vulture Culture Let's Talk About Me Let's talk about me for a minute Well how do you think I feel about what's been going on Let's talk about me for a minute Well how do you think I feel about what's gone wrong Let's talk about dreams I never learned to read the signs Let's think about what it all means I never seem to have the time Let's talk about you and your problems All that I seem to do is spend the night Just talking 'bout you and your problems No matter what I say I can't get it right Don't think about dreams Is it all a waste of time Don't think about what it all means If you are a friend of mine Talk about me, for a minute I'm the one who's losing Talk about me, for a minute I'm the one who's always losing out And how do you think I feel about what's been going on Let's talk about me for a minute Well how do you think I feel about what's gone wrong Let's think about dreams We never seem to have the time Let's think about what it all means If you are a friend of mine Let's talk about me I'm the one who's losing out I'm the one who's losing out I'm the one who's losing out, losing out Talk about me, for a minute I'm the one who's losing Talk about me, for a minute I'm the one who's always losing out Separate Lives It's been a long road We've walked the last mile We reach the same conclusion And we stop for a while Together we know The way we must go We're leaving an illusion That's for us to share Only for us to share We live our separate lives And go our different ways Cause we don't see eye to eye And we can't stand face to face We live our separate lives While counting all the days Till the two of us arrive In another time and place We share the same thoughts We read the same lines We meet on sad occasions And in happier times A spoken goodbye And both of us try To walk away in silence That's for us to share Only for us to share We live our separate lives And go our different ways Cause we don't see eye to eye And we can't stand face to face We live our separate lives While counting all the days Till the two of us arrive In another time and place And always goodbye But heaven knows why I can't erase the memory That's for us to share Only for us to share Only for us to share We live our separate lives And go our different ways Cause we don't see eye to eye And we can't stand face to face We live our separate lives While counting all the days Till the two of us arrive In another time and place Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) The traveller is always leaving town He never has the time to turn around And if the road he's taken isn't leading anywhere He seems to be completely unaware The traveller is always leaving home The only kind of life he's ever known When every moment seems to be A race against the time There's always one more mountain left to climb Days are numbers Watch the stars We can only see so far Someday, you'll know where you are Remember Days are numbers Count the stars We can only go so far One day, you'll know where you are The traveller awaits the morning tide He doesn't know what's on the other side But something deep inside of him Keeps telling him to go He hasn't found a reason to say no The traveller is only passing through He cannot understand your point of view Abandoning reality, unsure of what he'll find The traveller in me is close behind Days are numbers Watch the stars We can only see so far Someday, you'll know where you are Remember Days are numbers Count the stars We can only go so far One day, you'll know where you are Sooner Or Later Oh what a price we pay For the things we say And the closer I get to you The further you move away All the lies we tell In the games we play And the longer I think it over The harder it is to stay Sooner or later I'll be free To leave the past behind Sooner or later you're gonna be The last thing on my mind Little by little I'm finding out The truth behind your eyes Maybe if I don't show I thought you might like to know You're gonna be the last thing on my mind You didn't want to know I could have told you so But the moment I think it's over The further there is to go Just a little word Such an easy way But the longer I think about it The harder it is to say Sooner or later I'll be free To leave the past behind Sooner or later you're gonna be The last thing on my mind Little by little I'm finding out The truth behind your eyes Maybe if I don't show I thought you might like to know You're gonna be the last thing on my mind Vulture Culture Somehow you made it in the big wide world And you're absolutely home and dry You got away from a one horse town And the only way out was to fly You heard a lot about an easy street And it seems like the place to be You heard some talk about a slippery slope But you think "it can't happen to me" Vulture culture Use it or you lose it Vulture culture Choose it or refuse it Hollywood is calling won't you join the dance Moving onto Wall Street why not take a chance It's a vulture culture Never lend a loser a hand Just a vulture culture Living off the fat of the land Nowhere to turn around and catch your breath It's all relatively trouble free No need to bother with the bottom line Or a money back guarantee You sign a deal that's been etched in stone It's absolutely cut and dry That's when the got you in the danger zone And the only way out is to die Vulture culture Use it or you lose it Vulture culture Choose it or refuse it Hollywood is waiting striking up the band Everyone on Wall Street shakes you by the hand Such a vulture culture Never lend a loser a hand Just a vulture culture Living off the fat of the land Use it or you lose it Choose it or refuse it Hollywood's a no go not a second chance Nobody on Wall Street gives you a second glance It's a vulture culture Moving to the beat of the band It's a vulture culture Never lend a loser a hand It's just a vulture culture Living off the fat of the land Hawkeye Somebody Out There Maybe I'm imagining the things they say about me Maybe there is really nothing there at all Standing in the middle while the rumours fly around me Hiding from a shadow on an empty wall When my back is turned he's up to something else And I must not stop believing in myself m I dreaming will the nightmare just go on And never end Somebody out there, says that he's you Somebody out there, talks like you do He calls up your number And you can't get through somebody out there Wish that I could run away and leave it all behind me Wish I wasn't hurt by all the things they say If I didn't need to know the simple truth about me Wouldn't it be easier to walk away And I don't need more confusion in my life No more pain and disillusion in my life If I'm dreaming will the nightmare just go on And never end Somebody out there, stolen your base Somebody out there, parked in your place You've no reservation, he's taken your place Somebody out there, wasting your time Somebody out there, using your dime Your friends think you're crazy They're way out of line Somebody out there, says that he's you Somebody out there, thinks like you do You stare at the mirror You're looking into Somebody out there The Same Old Sun Tell me what to do Now the light in my life is gone from me Is it always the same Is the night never ending Tell me what to do All the hopes and the dreams went wrong for me There's a smile on my face But I'm only pretending Taking my life One day at a time Cause I can't think what else to do Taking some time To make up my mind When there's no one to ask but you The same old sun would shine in the morning The same bright eyes would welcome me home And the moon would rise way over my head And get through the night alone And the same old sun would shine in the morning The same bright stars would welcome me home And the clouds would rise way over my head I'll get through the night on my own Tell me what to do Now there's nobody watching over me If I seem to be calm Well, it's all an illusion Tell me what to do When the fear of the night comes over me There's a smile on my face Just to hide the confusion Taking my life One day at a time Cause I can't think what else to do Taking some time To make up my mind When there's no one to ask but you The same old sun would shine in the morning The same bright eyes would welcome me home And the moon would rise way over my head I'll get through the night alone And the same old sun would shine in the morning The same bright stars would welcome me home And the clouds would rise way over my head I'll get through my life on my own THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Gaudi (c) 1985 Woolfsongs / Careers music This album was inspired by the life and works of Antonio Gaudi (1852-1926) , A Catalan architect whose grand conception, the Sagrada Familia Cathedral in Barcelona, involves a construction timetable which will run for hundreds of years. He is buried in the crypt of his unfinished masterpiece La Sagrada Familia {John Miles} Who knows where the road may lead us, only the fool would say Who knows if we'll meet along the way Follow the brightest star as far as the brave may dare What will we find when we get there La Sagrada Familia we pray the storm will soon be over La Sagrada Familia for the lion and the lamb Who knows where the winds may blow us, only a fool would say Who knows if we'll ever reach the shore Follow a rising sun with eyes that may only stare What kind of fire will burn us there? What kind of fire? Only a fool would say La Sagrada Familia the wind has changed the storm is over La Sagrada Familia for the lion and the lamb La Sagrada Familia we thank the Lord the danger's over La Sagrada Familia there's peace throughout the land Under clear blue skies our voices rise in songs of glory And for all those years our eyes and ears were filled with tears Who knows where the world may turn us, only a fool would say Who knows what the fate may have in store Follow the light of truth as far as our eyes can see How should we knows where that may be? How should we know? Then the angry skies, the battle cries, the sounds of glory And for all those years out eyes and ears were filled with tears Who knows where the road may lead us, only a fool would say Who knows what's been lost along the way Look for the promised land in all of the dreams we share How will we know when we are there? How will we know? Only a fool would say La Sagrada Familia the war is won the battle's over La Sagrada Familia for the lion and the lamb La Sagrada Familia we thank the lord the danger's over La Sagrada Familia behold the mighty hand La Sagrada Familia the night is gone the waiting's over La Sagrada Familia there's peace throughout the land Until the next time Until the next time La Sagrada Familia Too Late {Lenny Zakatek} When you were standing in the rain I gave you shelter When I was knocking on you door you gave me none Well I don't make that kind of deal with anybody And I won't be that kind of fool for anyone How do you feel when the tables have been turned? What will you do now that the bridges have been burned? Cause it's Too late now the magic's lost Too late now the spell is broken Too late now to count the cost Of words that should remain unspoken When I need you by my side you stand above me And when I look into your eyes you turn away Well if that's the best there is then I won't buy it Well if that's the only game then I won'y play How many danger signs did you ignore? How many times have you heard it all before? Cause it's Too late now the magic's lost Too late now the spell is broken Too late now to count the cost Of words that should remain unspoken Closer To Heaven {Eric Woolfson} Rising and falling lighter than air Silently calling no one is there Oh, bird that is flying so high and so free Closer to heaven than you and me Voices of strangers keep me from sleep Guardian angels watch over the deep A ship that is sailing way out to the sea Closer to heaven than you and me Visions of rain fall out of blue skies Rivers of tears flow out of dry eyes Answer my question tell me no lies Is this the real world or a fool's paradise? Wind that is blowing so wild and so free Closer to heaven than you and me Closer to heaven longing to be Closer to heaven than you and me Visions of rain fall out of blue skies Rivers of tears flow out of dry eyes Answer my question tell me no lies Is this the real world or a fool's paradise? Love that lies sleeping wakes in the night Secrets for keeping that won't see the light I look to the future and I hope it will be Closer to heaven than you and me Closer to heaven longing to be Closer to heaven than you and me Standing On Higher Ground {Geoff Barradale} I know the truth But I can't say And I have to turn my head And look the other way I'm not afraid And I won't lie As long as I see no wrong I won't need to testify I see the world And I'm looking from a high place Way above it all Standing on higher ground I breathe the air While they're running in a rat race Way above it all Standing on higher ground I feel the blow But I don't speak And I have to close my eyes Pretending I'm asleep Well I see the tears But I don't cry As long as I do no wrong I don't need an alibi I see the world And I'm looking from a high place Way above it all Standing on higher ground I breathe the air While they're running in a rat race Way above it all Standing on higher ground Money Talks {John Miles} Money don't grow on a money tree The more you take leave the less for me Money don't buy what you really need It make an iceman cry, it make a stone man bleed But when you get right down to it, no matter who you are It rules your life like virgin queen One day you might get over it, but in the meantime It rules the world like a green machine In a bank, in a box, money talks In the black, on the rocks, money talks, money talk Money doesn't lose in the money game It drags you down like a ball and chain So money don't come with a guarantee It make a fool of you, it make a fool of me But when you get right down to it, no matter what you say It ties you down but it can set you free Some day you might get over it, but in the meantime It burns you up in the first degree Moscow, Bangkok, money talk Park Lane, Boardwalk, money talk But when you get right down to it, no matter what you try You deal the cards, give the wheel a spin One day you might get over it but everybody knows It's heads you lose and it's tails they win Don't have too much to show for it, that the way it goes You roll the dice abd they cash you in Pinball, jukebox, money talks Redskins, WHite Sox, money talks Billboard, cashbox, money talks Inside Looking Out {Eric Woolfson} To touch the sky A dreamer must be Someone who has more imagination than me To reach the stars A dreamer must fly Somehow he must live more of a lifetime than I For sands of time won't wait And it may be too late Now it is the hour and the moment Don't let the chance go by Your ship is sailing with the high tide And all your dreams are on the inside On the inside looking out, on the inside, looking out Looking out, looking out, looking out To change the world A dreamer must be Someone who has more determination than me To free his sould A dreamer must fly Somewhere he must find a better reason than I The hands of time won't wait And we may be too late Now is the hour and the moment Don't let a day pass by You ship is sailing with the high tide You could be standing on the inside On the inside looking out, on the inside, looking out On the inside looking out, on the inside, looking out Looking out, looking out, looking out THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Try Anything Once The Three Of Me There's a voice on the phone Who just called in to say "Mr Jones isn't home He'll be gone for the day" So he pulls down the blind To adjust his disguise But it's all in his mind Which he proudly denies I turn the boat back from the weir Where to go from here I can't hide from each face I see Looking out from behind them is me I'm attempting to guess What they meant when they said "Mr Jones and his guest won't be using the bed" So if I take the rap While they stay out of sight I can spring from the trap When the timing is right One minute I think I know what I mean The next I hear voices inside disagree Why are they laughing at me? So I pick up the phone Someone's asking to me Is the real Mister Jones Mister one, two or three? So I say that they're not But it's not as I say 'Cos they're all taht I've got And I can't get away And Alice wawes through the glass Are we home at last For tomorrow they'll be there you see Locked away safe inside there with me 'Cos tomorrow they'll be here you'll see Locked away safe inside they're with me One minute I think I know what I mean The next I hear voices inside disagree Why are they laughing at me? Turn It Up It's no good believing in somebody else If you can't believe in yourself You give them the reason to take all the power and wealth It's no good you trying to sit on the fence And hope that the trouble will pass 'Cause sitting on fences can make you a pain in the ass If there's something you find to believe in Then the message must get through So don't just sit in silence When you know what to do Turn it up, turn it up, make it louder Turn it up, turn it up, make it louder There's no conversation if nobody speaks And nothing gets done in the end There's no confrontation when fantasy makes you its friend So much injustice, too many lies We don't have to look very far But nothing will change if we leave things the way that they are If there's something you find to believe in Then the message must get through So don't just sit in silence When you know what to do Turn it up, turn it up, make it louder Turn it up, turn it up, make it louder If there's something you find to believe in Then the message must get through So don't just sit in silence When you know what to do Turn it up, turn it up, make it louder Turn it up, turn it up, make it louder Wine From The Water You can take me up, you can wind me down There's no escape, but I'll never drown No wires or strings, No rough and smooth Just fires and stings, Watch me closely, Watch my every move I can count your money while I check your hand And you know I just can't lose Wine from the water, Gold from a tree I wouldn't fool you, There's nothing up my sleeve Look for a mirror, There's nothing there I get rings out of nowhere, Money from thin air I can break these chains, While I'm upside down Well it may seem strange, I don't hit the ground Now you see my hand, Is quicker than your eye You should know by now, What you see here, all of it's a lie I can count your money while I check your hand And you know I just can't lose Wine from the water, Gold from a tree I wouldn't fool you, There's nothing up my sleeve Think of a number, I'll get it right Throw me in the river, Tie my hands up tight I can wind you up, I can turn you round No cunning stunts, till the lady's found No coils or springs, just nice and smooth No Knaves or Kings, Find the lady, Watch my every move I can count your money while I check your hand And you know I just can't lose Wine from the water, Gold from a tree I wouldn't fool you, There's nothing up my sleeve Look for a mirror, No, nothing there I get rings out of nowhere, Money from thin air Wine from the water, Gold from a tree Now I wouldn't fool you, There's nothing up my sleeve Think of a number, I'll get it right You can throw me in the river, Tie my hands up tight Wine from the water, Gold from a tree Now I wouldn't fool you, There's nothing up my sleeve Look for a mirror, There's nothing there I get rings out of nowhere, Money from thin air Breakaway (Instrumental) Mr Time Stealing a moment from Mr. Time He rocks in his chair like a shiny dime But it's all for show, all for show. Wearing your name and a number or two When the minute's up so are you But everybody knows, everybody knows. Watching the hour from the light in his eyes, He waits for your soul to come in from sky But it's lost below, lost below. Turning the wheel of your destiny round, When the motion stops - no more sounds, Does anybody care, anybody care. Where's the man, where's the child Wrapped together side by side. Who can tell you what to do, When Mr. Time has come for you. See the truth, hear the lies, Can there be no compromise And who can tell you what they knew, When Mr. Time has come for you. Is it a feeling or deja vu? When he points his finger calling you Is it illusion? Just an illusion Picking up seconds that fall to his feet He blows them away as rocks on his seat, Cool as his smile, his smile. Where's the man, where's the child Wrapped together side by side. Who can tell you what to do, When Mr. Time has come for you. See the truth, hear the lies, Can there be no compromise And who can tell you what they knew, When Mr. Time has come for you. Jigue (Instrumental) I'm Talking To You Somehow you fell out of time Boy you lost your place in line But don't even try To drag me down too I'm talkin' to you, I'm talkin' to you One star rises, one falls from the sky You're still hiding the way you feel inside One word closer to things we need to say One cut deeper to tear the past away You think I don't know your mind But I know fools don't change with time Until the warning signs Come out to the blue I'm talkin' to you, I'm talkin' to you One light's burning - another fades away Don't stand watching your dream go down in flames One step closer, the door is open wide Come tomorrow we'll see the other side On and on until we change Everything remains the same On and on until we learn On and on the wheel will turn ... Wounded words and eyes that lie You won't let your demons die Take a look inside Or you're gonna lose I'm talkin' to you, I'm talkin' to you I'm talkin' to you Whatever you do, the last laugh's on you On and on until we change Everything remains the same On and on until we learn On and on the wheel will turn ... Somehow you fell out of time Boy you lost your place in line ... One star rises one star falls Do you even care at all? ... this time I'm talkin' to you I'm talkin' to you Siren Song Days go by Adrift upon a rolling sky The miracles escape my eyes But I still hope Time, regret Is this as good as life can get? It's only when the spirit sets me free I cope If I seek in every corner If I search in every doorway When the water turns to wine will I believe? If I navigate the river Would you take me to your island? Sing s siren song so I can never leave Long and wide Eternity from side to side Lead me through the rapids guide me to the shore There's a place That's far beyond this time and space When each of us comes face to face with something more If I open up the channel Would you send me information If you tune me to your station I'll receive If I navigate the river Would you take me to your island Sing s siren song so I can never leave Plans can fail But only fail to understand The pyramid will turn to sand and I'll be here ... I will be here Dreamscape (Instrumental) Back Against The Wall Stand up, and with your hand on the Bible Tell the truth to one and all 'Cause you know that feeling When you've got your back against the wall. My God, it's only Tuesday tomorrow And "Loved One's" gone and blown it all Now you've got no money and you feel your back against the wall. Well if you talk to your brothers and they don't give a damn And you look like you're gonna fall You can call my number when you feel your back against the wall. Some Tripper's got you right in a corner And you feel you're gonna lose it all Now you don't want trouble but you feel your back's against the wall. So the guy moves forward but you hold him away Shit there's no one there to hear you call So you take your chanches and you push him back against the wall. Now the guy's in the gutter and you don't give a damn And he looks kind of weak and small 'Cause you called his number when you felt your back against the wall. Stand up, and with your hand on the Bible Tell the truth to one and all 'Cause you know that feeling When you've got your back against the wall. Well if you talk to your brothers and they don't give a damn And you look like you're gonna fall You can call my number when you feel your back against the wall. Re-Jigue (Instrumental) Oh Life (There Must Be More) Waves roll out Out to sea Tasting the saltwater Tears upon her cheek Morning breaks She's not there Who could ever find her? Who would eve care? No one heard No one came No angel of mercy Appears to know her name Where is hope When words fail All the colours running Inside when life turns pale In the dick the boats are harboured Where the water's cold and still Oh life, she cries, I've lost the will >From the bridge she sees a lifetime Oh life, she cries There must be more... Tides roll in Waters rise Any change of reason Only clouds her eyes Arms of grace She won't feel All the wounds inside her That time can never heal The city lights shine seaward Swirling in a trance Her eyes upon the water Alone in her last dance >From the docks the boats are leaving As she cries into the dawn "Oh life, I'm barely holding on" And she sees her future falling Til it finds the ocean floor Oh life, she cries There must be more There must be more And with the early light She'll sail into the clear The winds are all behind her The hour's almost here >From the bridge she hears the voices Turn into a roar Oh life she cries there must be more On the dock her soul is sinking But her spirit longs to soar Oh life, she cries There must be more There must be more There must be more Oh life I'm barely holding on There must be more There must be more Oh life there must be something more |