On The Other Side Kerry Livgren Album: Monolith (May 1979) The empty page before me now, the pen is in my hand The words don't come so easy but I'm trying I'm searching for a melody or some forgotten line They can slip away from us so quickly Don't be unkind I'm not complaining I only feel it needs explaining Though I've said it all before I'll say it once again (one more time) Everyone needs something to believe in So turn around, turn around it's on the other side Feel the sound, feel the sound, it's coming from deep inside It will fill you with emotion, if you let it be your guide so Turn around; turn around, it's on the other side I'm waiting for the day to end another to begin Somehow I've forgotten what it stood for I look into your face and see the searching in your eyes I will he your servant till the end The music plays, and for a moment I feel That all there days an so fulfilling Though I've said it all before I'll say it once again (one more time) Everyone needs something to believe in Desperation shows its ugly face in many ways No one can escape the times we live in The answers are so simple and we all know where to look But it's easier to just avoid the question And if I seem too inconclusive It's just because it's so elusive Though I've said it all before I'll say it once again (one more time) Everyone needs something to believe in People Of The South Wind Kerry Livgren Album: Monolith (May 1979) There are some who can still remember All the things that we used to do. But the days of our youth were numbered And the ones who survive it are few. Oh, I can still see the smiling faces When the times were so good All in the old familiar places I'd go back ifI could ( to the) People of the South Wind. People of the Southern Wind. It's the People of the Wind, I got to be there again. Well, it's a hard thing to face the music. But it's something everybody has got to do. So I hope that I can always remember All the crazy times we had to go through. Now it's a dream that is slowly fading. And I don't want it to go. All of the memories are evading And I want you to know (it's the) People of the South Wind. People of the Southern Wind. It's the People of the Wind, I got to be there again. Now we've traveled across the oceans And we've seen what there is to see. But I guess it's not the proper solution Cause it's all about the same to me. Now I look back and it makes me wonder Why we just couldn't see All of the battles we fought and won there And wish that I could be with the People of the Wind I want to see'em again It's where we used to be free And that's the place for me. It's just a state of mind A thing that's so hard to find With the People of the Wind. Angels Have Fallen Steve Walsh Album: Monolith (May 1979) Angels have fallen, fallen from heaven, where did they go No one could save them no one forgave them their chance to know When I hear them below I think how it is to be weary Children are restless they know what can happen when men are vain Talking in riddles won't keep them from knowing you've gone insane They know a few will try to gain by trying to live like their teachers Save me for now, save me forever Hold me so close, I can't bear to go There's darkness around me or is it within me You're living forever, I'm dying so slow Inside a window that leads to your conscience you'll see, you'll hear People are talking maybe you know them, they know you're near Masking themselves from fear and asking themselves who their friends are Save me for now, save me forever Hold me so close, I can't bear to go There's darkness around me or is it within me You're living forever, I'm dying so slow Well you say that you've been here in this life and time You say it's no good here, but you say that so fine You reach for your winnings, an angelic excuse Round them you act humble, still you never refuse You better tell all your people to watch for a sign Make them glad they are living in this life and time The angels have fallen, they've all gone away It's you that must find them by living each day How My Soul Cries Out For You Steve Walsh Album: Monolith (May 1979) The night was cold, was deja-vu I went on thinking we were too How my soul cries out for you To many places we once knew To many faces, still no clue How my soul cries out for you I didn't think I needed you when I got out on my own Dead set on having my way I was convinced that I was right and you were wrong Then I started thinkin' to myself Well maybe what they say is true How could we get so turned around when you needed me As much as I needed you... I tried to get you on the phone No one answered, no one answered at home I heard that you thought we were through Somethin' I had, somethin' I had to do and How my soul cries for you How my soul cries out for you It cries for love that we once knew How my soul cries out for you A Glimpse Of Home Kerry Livgren Album: Monolith (May 1979) When I was very young so many songs were sung So much wasted time on an uphill climb But you where always there, a feeling in the air There was nothing to fear you were so near Now you are here once again As I stand in your presence I can feel the quiet patience of your gaze Like an old superstition You are haunting all my dreams and waking days All my life I knew you were waiting, revelation anticipating All is well, the search is over, let the truth be known Let it be shown (give me a glimpse of home) There's no resisting you among the chosen few It's hard to be sure, it's hard to endure And when I hear your voice I know I have the choice To pursue an ideal, something so real Now I've got nothing to lose As I see your reflection All the answers I desire become so clear Like a page that is turning I can look into the future without fear You're in my rock and roll, you're in my very soul Though it's heavy to bear, it's a feeling so rare And it's a mystery, the way it's meant to be Can we ever know, we're moving so slow There ain't enough time in the world As I reach up the ladder There is something ever higher to perceive Like a fire that is burning In my heart I know I surely must believe Away From You Steve Walsh Album: Monolith (May 1979) The mist of time is still concealing The vision that I seek Those who died have all borne witness If only they would speak Now and then we've all been given A glimpse of bygone days I'd give all to see it clearly Not shrouded in the haze Yet I saw it all inside me, for a moment Were you with me? Have we done it all before, is there really so much more? Each man has a memory Much more than the eye can see Yet still others linger deep inside you Haunting thoughts of pain and joy divide you Look beyond your eyes At the dark and moody skies For they're standing in your way And I feel the light of day Now the earth gives forth its secrets Held in mountain sea and plain They have never been forgotten Only locked inside my brain While I slept I had a vision, I remember You were with me We have done it all before, in our minds behind the door Stay Out Of Trouble Robby Steinhardt /Steve Walsh /Rich Williams Album: Monolith (May 1979) Used to think about what I would grow up to be Good or bad, right or wrong, it was no harm to me Was a time in my life when I wish I'd have known You can't gamble with fate, you might end up alone Meet me where the feeling is high, let the sound surround you Meet me at the top of the sky, where the colors fly around you Well, I'm lost in a world of dismay But nothin' can take me away from you Left you back while I worked very hard to succeed All the distance I've gone makes it hard to believe You and I were so close, now we're so far apart And I remember the feeling we shared in our heart Meet me where the feeling is high, let the sound surround you Meet me at the top of the sky, where the colors fly around you Well, I'm lost in a world of dismay But nothin' can take me away from you Again and again you return to haunt me in my dreams See your eyes, how they glisten, your hair how it gleams And I know I will miss you when you have to go I return to my place until nights lets me know Meet me where the feeling is high, let the sound surround you Meet me at the top of the sky, where the colors fly around you Well, I'm lost in a world of dismay But nothin' can take me away from you Reason To Be Kerry Livgren Album: Monolith (May 1979) When the sun is in the mid sky, he wears a golden crown And he soaks the world with sunshine as he makes another round It's been a faster yeard than yesterday, all things that I had planned And when I think I might be gaining I'm in the sunshine once again Well I walk the road of life among the strong, among the weak And I ask them for the shortcut to the answers that I seek But it seems nobody understands what is and what will be Oh, the questions of my childhood weave a web of mystery Can you get me through these changes? Well I sure don't know about life, but one thng for sure All I need is you babe, we got to get the golden key to unlock the door I don't need to face a world of disillusion I've come to one conclusion that I know you know is true In the game of silent searching the cost of love is rising And I'm just now realizing I'd be better off with you It's a game that I've been living, now I Need to know what's real Can you help me find the answers, can you tell the way I feel? Will you stay with me forever, just stay with me tonight And we can talk about tomorrow if it all works out alright |