Released: 2002 Recorded: 1975-1983 Length: Label: Spectrum |
Track List: 1. The Temple of the King - 4:42 2. Tarot Woman - 5:57 3. Stargazer - 8:25 4. Lady of the Lake - 3:39 5. Eyes of the World - 6:41 6. All Night Long (Live) - 6:41 7. Love's No Friend - 4:52 8. Spotlight Kid - 4:54 9. Stone Cold - 5:17 10. Fire Dance - 4:30 11. Weiss Heim - 5:17 |
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Line up: - Ronnie James Dio (vocals) - Joe Lynn Turner (vocals) - Ritchie Blackmore (guitar) - Micky Lee Soule (keyboards) - Tony Carey (keyboards) - Don Airey (keyboards) - Roger Glover (bass) - Bob Daisley (bass) - Jimmy Bain (bass) - Cozy Powell (drums) - Gary Driscoll (drums) |
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The Temple of the King: One day, in the year of the fox Came a time remembered well, When the strong young man of the rising sun Heard the tolling of the great black bell. One day in the year of the fox, When the bell began to ring, It meant the time had come for one to go To the temple of the king. There in the middle of the circle he stands, Searching, seeking. With just one touch of his trembling hand, The answer will be found. Daylight waits while the old man sings, Heaven help me! And then like the rush of a thousand wings, It shines upon the one. And the day has just begun. One day in the year of the fox Came a time remembered well, When the strong young man of the rising sun Heard the tolling of the great black bell. One day in the year of the fox, When the bell began to sing It meant the time had come for the one to go To the temple of the king. There in the middle of the people he stands, Seeing, feeling. With just a wave of the strong right hand, he's gone To the temple of the king. Far from the circle, at the edge of the world, He's hoping, wondering. Thinking back on the stories he's heard of What he's going to see. There, in the middle of a circle it lies. Heaven help me! Then all could see by the shine in his eyes The answer had been found. Back with the people in the circle he stands, Giving, feeling. With just one touch of a strong right hand, they know Of the temple and the king. |
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Tarot Woman: I don't wanna go Something tells me no, no, no, no But traces in the sand The lines inside my hand say go go go Beware of a place A smile on a bright shiny face I'll never return, how do you know Tarot woman, I don't know, I don't know She can take you there The entrance to the fair, my, my, my Ride the carousel Cast a magic spell, you can fly, fly Something in the air Tells me to beware, no, no, no Her love is like a knife She'll carve away your life, so go, so go |
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Stargazer: (Dio, Blackmore) High noon Oh I'd sell my soul for water Nine years' worth Of breakin' my back There's no sun in the shadow of the wizard See how he glides Why he's lighter than air Oh I see his face Where is your star Is it far, Is it far, is it far When do we leave I believe, yes, I believe In the heat and the rain With whips and chains Just to see him fly So many die We built a tower of stone With our flesh and bone Just to see him fly Don't know why Now where do we go Hot wind moving fast across the desert We feel that our time has arrived The world spins while we put his wing together A tower of stone to take him straight to the sky Oh I see his face Where is your star It is far, is it far, is it far When do we leave, yeah I believe, I believe In the heat and the rain With whips and chains Just to see him fly So many die All eyes see the figure of the wizard As he climbs to the top of the world No sound as he falls instead of rising Time standing still Then there's blood on the sand Oh I see his face Where was your star Was it far, was it far When did we leave We believe, we believe, we believe In the heat and rain With whips and chains To see him fly So many die We built a tower of stone With out flesh and bone To see him fly But why, it don't rain With all our chains, Did so many die Just to see him fly Look at my flesh and bone Now look, look, look, look Look at this tower of stone I see a rainbow rising Look there on the horizon And I'm coming home Coming home, I'm coming home Time is standing still He gave me back my will Oh, oh, oh, oh Going home I'm going home My eyes are bleeding And my heart is weeping We still hope, we still hope, oh Take me back He gave me back my will Oh, oh, oh, oh Going home I'm going home My eyes are bleeding And my heart is weeping We still hope, we still hope, oh Take me back, take me back Back to my home, oh, oh... |
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Lady of the Lake: There's a magical sound slidin' over the ground Makin' it shiver and shake And a permanent cry fallin' out of the sky Slippery and sly like a snake With a delicate move kind of shifty and smooth A shadow has covered the light Then a beam in the shade from a silvery blade Has shattered the edge of the night I know she waits below Only to rise on command When she comes for me She's got my life in her hands When a movement behind hit the side of my mind I trembled and shook it away Then another assault and I started to faulter Fibres of steel turned to clay With a bubbly turn now the water should churn And push it way from the core And a lady in white will bring sun to the night Brighter than ever before I know she waits below Only to rise on command When she comes for me She's got my life in her hands Lady of the lake There's a magical sound slidin' over the ground Makin' it shiver and shake And a permanent cry fallin' out of the sky Slippery and sly like a snake With a delicate move kind of shifty and smooth A shadow has covered the light Then a beam in the shade from a slivery blade Has shattered the edge of the night Straight down I'm swirling around Blinded and bruised by the strain There must be some way to see Diamonds out of the rain I know she waits below Only to rise on command When she comes for me She's got my life in her hands Lady of the lake |
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Eyes of the World: I see the innocent victims Fighting to get to his door No chain of events Can shackle him down He's not there anymore Evil moves, evil ways with his back to the wall evil mind looking down Without seeing at all You ain't got a lot to say Judging by the things you do If only you could see the tears of pain In the eyes of the world Dust to dust by the million Broken dreams in the ground Aching hearts with the half dreams of hope When their spirits are down Evil takes, evil kills With no shame or concern Killing me, killing you Watch the end of the burn Maybe you don't understand We don't need you anymore If only you could see the tears of pain In the eyes of the world And damn the name of religion For the hate in our soul For the blind and the sick in the heart War has taken it's toll Evil moves, evil ways With his back to the wall Evil mind, looking down Without seeing at all Eyes of the world Don't wanna, don't wanna cry no more Eyes of the world In the eyes Eyes of the world You ain't got a lot to say Eyes of the world Why's it have to be this way Eyes of the world Oh Eyes of the world We don't need you anymore Eyes of the world If only you could feel the tears of pain In the eyes of the world |
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All Night Long: You're walking up with your eyes on me It's looking good but I just don't know I need a girl who can keep her head all night long You didn't come just to see the show I guess you know what you want to see The way you smile lets me know I can't go wrong I wanna touch you, wanna feel you I wanna make you mine I wanna love you all night long I wanna be with you all night long I wanna love you all night long I wanna be with you all night long I saw you standing there by the stage Your black stockings and your see-through dress You mouth is open but I don't want to hear you say good night You're sorta young but you;re overage I don't care cos I like you're style Don't know about your brain but you look alright I wanna touch you, wanna feel you I wanna make you mine Chorus You're mind is dirty but your hands are clean You're short of class but your legs are long I can't stand to spend another night on my own Hey girl would you like some wine? What's your name are you by yourself? Are you the one, what's your sign, can I take you home? I wanna touch you, wanna feel you Wanna make you mine |
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Love's No Friend: Well I don't need much But I need a friend Or did you got time for me Ain't no trouble with you're always down To find a friend in misery But that's alright That's alright Ain't gonna fall for the line That's alright That's alright Don't need no sun to shine When love's no friend of mine I've been so down I've been on my knees Just don't seem to feel no pain Natural loser I've been on the run Got no shelter from the rain That's alright That's alright Ain't gonna fall for the line That's alright That's alright Don't need no sun to shine No cause love's no friend of mine I learned to live with a cloud above my head Got no shame, got no pride If you need affection Don't knock on my door Got no feelings left inside But that's alright Yes, That's alright Ain't gonna fall for the line That's alright That's alright Don't need no sun to shine Cause love's no friend Cause love's no friend Ah no friend of mine Love's no friend of mine |
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Spotlight Kid: (Blackmore, Glover) You don't know what's happening, you want to go home but there's nowhere to hide you walk out on stage, your first time alone the crowd's going wild and you feel so alive you could stand up and take this all night they love you but you're in love with the spotlight you're the spotlight kid Jokers and women they hang 'round your door they're all part of the scene just like a junkie you've got to have more it's a pleasure machine and you fly every DAY but the dressing room mirror don't lie they love you but you're in love with the spotlight you're the spotlight kid Your audience died, faded away leaving you on the stage it's been so many years since that first matinee it seems like an age encore one more time for the ghosts of the past in your mind they love you but you're in love with the spotlight you're the spotlight kid you're living in a dream you're the spotlight kid you're in love with the spotlight |
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Stone Cold: Every night I have the same old dream 'bout you and me and what's in between So many changes, so many lies Try to run, try to hick From everything that I feel inside But I can't escape you, or your frozen eyes... Searching in the darkness Fading out of sight Love was here and gone like a thief in the night... Stone Cold... And I knew you so well Stone Cold Can't break away from your spell Another dark and empty night It was wrong I wanna make it night But you are so distant, so far away Your words like ice fall on the ground breaking the silence without a sound Oh familiar strangers, with nothing to say Searching in the darkness Fading out of sight Love was here and gone like a thief in the night Stone Cold... And I thought I knew you so well... Stone Cold... I can't break away from your spell... You leave me Stone Cold Searching in the darkness Fading out of sight Love was here and like a thief in the night Stone Cold... And I thought I knew you so well You Stone Cold... yeah I can't break away from your spell You Stone Cold... baby I thought I knew you so well You're Stone cold... Ice cold... Can't break away from your spell (You put me in the deep freeze) (Oh baby don't you leave me) (Stone... Cold, your leavin' me cold) Stone Cold... I thought I knew you so well Stone Cold... Can't break away from your spell |
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Fire Dance: (Turner, Blackmore, Glover, Rosenthal) Visions of artemis Goddess of the moonlight The spell remains unbroken The lost and wrong now will begin the rite of the fire dance Standing strong and steady Waiting for the right sign The helix has risen Now we have no choice but to drink the wine For now is the time of the fire dance fire dance Black hearted woman Creature of the deep night darkness in your soul I'm hungry and searching to find the light Now you're insight You have control I am in your power The bell has tolled I know the hour is near As I burn with fear of the fire dance fire dance Gypsy Queen you are my desire You are real oh that inspires me you own my destiny dharuba's voice the wind is calling I have no choice For I am falling again and again Oh Again into the flames of the fire dance oh yes I am oh oh fire dance fire dance fire dance |