Fight Fire With Fire Dino Elefante, John Elefante Album: Drastic Measures 1983 You're the only one Let the light shine in Cause it's letting me go To your heart It's time to get in Oh there's nothing to lose Cause it's already lost In a runaway world of confusion I'm not gonna take it That's why I fight fire with fire Oh I'm burning inside and my head is a crying Fire with fire I don't wanna lose this baby desire Standing alone, in a crowded room You can feel the chill in the air I'm shaking woah I'm miles away I wanna cry out loud I'm gonna fight 'til the end I wont let it take me alive And you're gonna fight fire with fire Oh I'm burning inside and my head is a crying Fire with fire and i don't wanna lose this baby desire Fire with fire oh I'm outta control and I want you to know Fire with fire I'm never gonna lose this baby desire Fire with fire Oh I'm burning inside and my head is a crying Fire with fire I'm never gonna lose this baby desire Fire with fire I'm under control and I want you to know I'm fighting Fire with fire oh oh ohhh oh oh Fire Everybody's My Friend D. Elefante, J. Elefante Album: Drastic Measures 1983 Someone calls out my name They ask me how I've been So what's it like in the big time? Will you be my friend Have you met Mick Jagger? Ringo, George or Paul? Do you have my number? Will you give me a call? 4 o'clock in the morning I hear the telephone ring It's the voice of a stranger saying I like the way you sing They all want to know Do you make a lot of money? They all want to know Will you change your name? They all want to know What's it like to be a rock star? Everybody wants to know if they can hang around Everybody's my friend, hello, hello Everybody's my friend, hello, hello Everybody wants to have a little piece of the action Everybody wants to get into the show Everybody falls in love with the main attraction Everybody wants to know if they can hang around Everybody's my friend, hello, hello Everybody's my friend, hello, hello Some people they that I'm changing They say I'm not the same But they don't understand me There's so much more to flame They all want to know Do you make a lot of money? They all want to know Will you change your name? They all want to know What's it like to be a rock star? Everybody wants to know if they can hang around Mainstream Kerry Livgren Album: Drastic Measures 1983 Overkill, have you had your fill Come to expect it Off the wall, too short or too tall System rejects it Lost the handle, what's it all been for? Tired of trying, seeing so much more It's so predictable and everybody judges by the numbers that you're selling Just crank 'em out on the assembly line and chart 'em higher (higher, higher) Just keep it simple boys it's gonna be alright as long as you're inside the Mainstream, are we moving too far away Is it worth it if it doesn't pay The centerline is status quo, it's Mainstream If you stay within the tried and true You'll remain among the chosen few Survive another year The market is dead, accounts in the red Media saturation We're deep in a rut, the arteries cut Sensory deprivation Really loved it, didn't earn a cent No one's buying your experiment It's so predictable and everybody judges by the numbers that you're selling Just crank 'em out on the assembly line and chart 'em higher (higher, higher) Just keep it simple boys it's gonna be alright as long as you're inside the Mainstream, are we moving too far away Is it worth it if it doesn't pay The centerline is status quo, it's Mainstream For the masses in Consumerland Give 'em everything that they demand Survive another year Corporate mold, packaged and sold, 16 to 30 Jobbers and racks, they're movin' in stacks Tactics are dirty We're in business, what else is it for? Profit motive, welcome to the war It's so predictable and everybody judges by the numbers that you're selling Just crank 'em out on the assembly line and chart 'em higher (higher, higher) Just keep it simple boys it's gonna be alright as long as you're inside the Mainstream, are we moving too far away Is it worth it if it doesn't pay The centerline is status quo, it's Mainstream Just be careful not to rearrange And don't let 'em catch you getting strange Survive another year Andi J. Elefante Album: Drastic Measures 1983 Andi won't dance Andi won't sing Andi won't play She sits in her room, hiding away, hiding away She hasn't a friend They think she's a boy, they leave her alone But what they don't know Andi has dreams, all of her own Yea, she wants to be a lady Can anyone see? That's she's trapped inside a little boy's body She's waiting For the dream of her life To be a lady That's all she wants to be Andi you're not just anyone Don't be ashamed Open the door, don't hide away Your dreams will awaken Andi you're not just anyone Don't take the blame Though you're scared and all alone You'll be there someday Oh Andi, you're old enough to know Don't ask me why The leaves they fall down from the trees But in the spring, they come again Yes, they come again Oh Andi, don't be afraid Oh Andi Andi can you hear me? Will you come out on your own? Oh the voice in the distance Saying don't be afraid, Andi I will make you somebody I will make you a lady The dream of your life A lady, is what you will be Andi you're not just anyone Don't be ashamed Open the door, don't hide away Your dreams will awaken Going Through The Motions D. Elefante, J. Elefante Album: Drastic Measures 1983 Standing in line At the usual time With a dollar and a dime Are you going through the motions? Do you wear the latest style? Can you guarantee a smile? Won't you stop and talk awhile? Are you going through the motions And is your day just a reflection of the day before? Don't you ever stop and wonder if there's something more? Do you really mean to tell me that you're satisfied? Are you for real or are you going through the motions? Heresay, theresay Everything is fine Are you running out of time? Going through the motions Some things never change Easy chair, nine to five Get ahead, stay alive Are you going through the motions And is your day just a reflection of the day before? Don't you ever stop and wonder if there's something more? Do you really mean to tell me that you're satisfied? Are you for real or are you going through the motions? Stop and take a look around you Don't say it isn't there People going through the motions Everywhere I know it isn't easy It gets tougher every day But we keep going through the motions Anyway Going through the motions Get Rich D. Elefante, J. Elefante Album: Drastic Measures 1983 Columbus sailed the ocean blue To see what he would fine With visions of another world They said he'd lost his mind But when he told them of the land he'd found A land so rich with gold To get the treasures on the other side They left the lad of old to Get rich now Get rich now Get rich now Get rich now Napoleon thought that he could be The ruler of it all The things he wanted were so very big But he was very small They spread the word throughout the land That he would soon be king But his greed and pride got in the way And he lost everything to Get rich now Get rich now Get rich now Get rich now Oh the president and the generals Are getting ready for a war The only thing that they don't know Is what they're fighting for They shine their suits of armor And they tell us to prepare While they take wealth and freedom And just leave us standing there Get rich now Don't Take Your Love Away D. Elefante, J. Elefante Album: Drastic Measures 1983 You can take away the money Take away the flame Take away the things that I possess You can take all my dreams away The things that I need to survive You can have it all Don't ever, don't ever take your love away Don't ever, don't ever take your love away Don't ever, don't ever take your love away Don't, take your love away Don't The years are passing by me Like a fast train that's here and gone It's gone Where they go, I just don't know But I don't care 'Cause there's something 'round the bend And it's waiting there for me So don't ever take it away 'Cause nothing means a thing unless you're here To live without your love's my only fear I just want to let you know I can't make it on my own Don't ever, don't ever take your love away Don't ever, don't ever take your love away Don't ever, don't ever take your love away Don't, take your love away Don't Never before have I needed something so bad I never thought I'd be willing to give up so much The way that I feel when I look in your eyes, I want you So don't take away what I need more than anything else Don't take your love away End Of The Age Livgren Album: Drastic Measures 1983 When the light dies down and you blood runs cold Then you know what you fear most is growing old The clock winds down and the bells will toll For the dawn that follows may require your soul Through the narrows there are few who pass Only the chosen enter in Seek your calling while it may be found For the sand in the hourglass is falling We hang in the balance one by one Turn from you ways the voice is calling And fear the end of the age Now the evil deed never goes unseen And the wisdom of your wise men is unclean For the pride of life and the lust for gain Is a sickness of the heart, the Mark of Cain Through the narrows there are few who pass Only the chosen enter in Seek your calling while it may be found For the sand in the hourglass is falling We hang in the balance one by one Turn from you ways the voice is calling And fear the end of the age Sword and shield, the right hand of power's Protecting us, directing us He'll reveal the glory that's only His own With a fire in the sky When the mountains fall and the heavens roar Then the reign of man will end forevermore And the fools who believed in their empty ways Will be witness to a world that's set ablaze Incident On A Bridge Livgren Album: Drastic Measures 1983 It began in the underground, with visions of light and sound The music revealing the deepest passion Around us a river raged, still I knew that the scene was staged Awaiting the consequence, I don't believe in accidents It's all too real, all these things we feel As the years go by, things intensify And I know, for each life there is a reason And I know, for each time there is a season Now the bridge leads on, to a brighter dawn It's waiting for me We were tied by a bond of fate, in our hearts we could feel the weight Carried along by the winds of fortune The outcome was never known, and our purpose was never shown. 'Til everything fell in place, the words on the wall we could not erase It's all too real, all these things we feel As the years go by, things intensify And I know, for each life there is a reason And I know, for each time there is a season Now the bridge leads on, to a brighter dawn It's waiting for me Each piece is arranged, the puzzle's complete Victory's taste is so bittersweet No regrets for the time that was lost For it all comes out in the end And the prize is worth all the tears that it cost For the stairway you ascend Drawing us near It's where we belong The world has a lot to give, but it's worthless if you don't live And life only comes from the one who made it When I look back and see the plan, when I retrace the race we ran The course was so clear and true, each bridge that we crossed led me straight to you It's all too real, all these things we feel As the years go by, things intensify And I know, for each life there is a reason And I know, for each time there is a season Now the bridge leads on, to a brighter dawn It's waiting for me |