Sweet Pretender Sonic Origami (September 1998) Trevor Bolder Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums I didn't see you standing there You took me by surprise In your long silk dress And those deep brown eyes I was captured by your smile But when fate put out its hand You're walking to your love How was I to resist The passion and the kiss We raised the future alone She stole my body and soul With a heart next to mine I didn't wanna face the day But I have no choice when we kiss She said Goodnight my sweet pretender Tonight we live forever One heart, one soul On the edge of the world Goodnight my sweet pretender Feels like we died together In each others arms On the edge of the world When she touched me so warm And so was her body A kiss she gave to me The name she said to pain and pleasure Time my soul rescue me But I know I'd be here on my own As soon as the sun would rise I didn't wanna face the day But I have no choice when we kiss I've dreamed of a place I know With the shadows of my past Still remain You're buried in the midst of time For always you'll be the sun that shines Shines on me Goodnight, goodnight My sweet pretender ... Perfect Little Heart Sonic Origami (September 1998) Mick Box /Phil Lanzon Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums When I think about it Does anybody win Taking for yourself and giving nothing Now that we're apart I see it wasn't really love I can ride down the road And let my soul run free You may think it over But no matter what you say You're talking to yourself And getting nowhere There ain't no second chances No reason to pretend I'm gonna ride down the road And let my soul run free Now that we've grown apart It seems so very sad Why did it turn so bad and I remember You said that all good things Must surely end Never mind all the hearts That lie broken I know I'll never make The same mistake again I doesn' matter what you say Now I think about it We all need a little time 'Cause if we ain't got love We ain't got nothing The doors are opened wide On my one and only life Gonna ride down the road And let my soul run free I know I'll never make The same mistake again But I will always be your friend Now that we've grown apart It seems so very sad Why did it turn so bad and I remember And I remember Let my soul run free Let my soul run free Did I break your perfect little heart Sweet Sugar (Over Importance Of Money) Sea Of Light (April 1995 Trevor Bolder Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums I've no time for boring things There's no religion That can make my heart sing, no They call me up Say: hey come on down We've got credit salvation All over town And I can see it everywhere I go I can hear it on my radio They keep telling me it's alright But there's one thing I don't need tonight Is their sweet sugar, poison wine I don't need these things To make me feel fine Sweet sugar, poison wine Just need your love girl, every time We don't need these Pointless things We just need to mend Our broken wings Take a look, a look What's going down We've gotta stop Before we hit the ground Yeah, we can have it Don't you know Take part in their TV show They'll keep telling us it's alright But there's one thing I don't need tonight You can't fool me It's a waste of time You're selling tears Down the credit card line, yeah But giving up is not Their frame of mind They'll find a way To break us in time Yeah, I can meet you Everywhere I go And I can hear you on my radio You keep telling me it's alright But there's one thing I don't need tonight Is your sweet sugar, poison wine I don't need these things To make me feel fine Sweet sugar, poison wine I just need your love girl, every time Sweet sugar, poison wine I don't need these things To make me feel fine Sweet sugar, poison wine Just gimme your love girl Gimme your love, gimme your love Sweet sugar, poison wine I need your love girl Yeah, all the time Sweet sugar, poison wine I just need you girl, everytime Love In Silence (Know Yourself) Sea Of Light (April 1995 Mick Box /Phil Lanzon Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums This is our world, our future These are our times I believe we have to see In silence there's no mystery The world is so busy talking What do they know They're missing out on being alive Words are turning into lies We're looking for love to guide us What do we know The truth is never to be told It's waiting there inside your soul The innocent join In fighting so easily In a world of pain and war Who knows what they're fighting for What they're fighting for Oh, what they're fighting for What they're fighting for Many rivers running out to sea One heart with a cry for love Many dreamers in a moonlit sky One sigh and they are gone Love is the only direction That leads to truth Knowing in your heart what's right You'll walk upon the sea of light There's something In love and silence That you can find Know yourself and all around Listen to the only sound Change Sonic Origami (September 1998) Mick Box /Phil Lanzon Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Once there was a man of power Had no care for human life Then one day he saw his living lie Growing all around him The wheel of change had taken over Found a love he never knew Now he teaches children what is true Gather all around him What made him choose to turn away What makes us change our mind The will to see turns you around There is no explanation why There is no rhyme or reason Just feel the love and you're alive Running around in your confusion From the cradle to the grave Ain't got time to see the world go by Where are you going Always moving round in circles Talking words that never end Standing in the grip of madness Why oh why What are you saying How can we choose to run away How do we change our mind See the perception turn around There is no explanation why There is no rhyme or reason Just feel the love and you're alive Realise this understanding Move before it gets too late Take this chance Or life will pass you by This is the only way We must pull ourselves together There's so much we must explain Got to teach the children what is true There is no other way Why did we choose to turn away Why did we change our mind The will to see turns you around There is no explanation why There is no rhyme or reason Just feel the love and you're alive The incredible gift of life Where the fire within burns bright Every moment we live is true And the spirit is all in you Fear Of Falling (False Trust) Sea Of Light (April 1995 Trevor Bolder Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums I've been standing here Waiting for you But I don't quite know What I'm gonna do So I drag my heels and I scratch the dust And I rub my hands So I can feel my blood I see the rain clouds forming The dream is disappearing And I need it more than you But you've got the power with you You told me lies to protect the truth But you won't admit What you're really gonna do So you hold me to ransom Every chance you get And you tie me down So I'm a broken man I see the future fading The dream is disappearing And I need it more than you But you've got the power with you Your words are out of touch But they don't help me much 'Cause I fear the fear of falling You seem to hear no warning Your words are out of touch This dream won't come to much 'Cause I fear the fear of falling Why can't you hear me calling Forever calling You change the rules The colour of your skin And then slam the door So I can't reach in I've tried so hard to be heard So you think you know it all But I'll steal the last word I've watched the daylight fading The dream is disappearing And I need it more than you But you've got the power with you Your words are out of touch But they don't help me much 'Cause I fear the fear of falling You seem to hear no warning Your words are out of touch Your dream won't come to much 'Cause I fear the fear of falling Why can't you hear my warning Your words are out of touch This dream won't come to much 'Cause I fear the fear of falling Don't you hear my warning Your words are out of touch This dream won't come to much 'Cause I fear the fear of falling Don't you hear me calling The dream is disappearing 'Cause you've got The power with you So here we are This dream has gone too far ... Shelter from the Rain Sonic Origami (September 1998) Trevor Bolder When our hearts were young We put our hands into the flames Felt the heat from our emotions We had fire in our veins All those night we'd spend Alone in your room Though my silent thoughts I still remember We would use the power of love Free our souls in endless love We would sacrifice Our hopes and dreams Because without love Our world would surely die When our hearts were young We never thought that Life would change Now the seasons go on Oh why do we shelter from the rain And all those nights we'd spend Alone in your room Through my silent thoughts I still remember When our hearts were young We had fire in our veins And each time we touched We'd melt in the flames When our hearts were young We knew pleasure, we knew plain But each time we kissed We'd burn in the flames Feel the fire in our veins When our hearts were young ... Between Two Worlds A song dedicated to Gary Thain and David Byron (R.I.P.) Sonic Origami (September 1998) Mick Box /Phil Lanzon Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums You're not the only one Amongst the saints and sinners There are those that we can see And those no longer with us To take that walk again With someone you were close to On stage in the other world tonight And there are many Who will say it's speculation We need to focus on The sleeping generation The healing vision That extends beyond the pain Will take you there and back again Aaaah ... Aaaah ... I can remember You were no stranger As you came to me Dreamers walking And in that moment Between two worlds I saw the furthest star Exploding all around you Aaaah ... Aaaah ... And through the journey You spoke in silence And you made it clear Walk in peace now Then you touched me Revealing all upon your way inside The burning fountain of time Of time ... Of time ... Of time ... Of time ... A time so real as the one We share each day The same dimension Just a heartbeat away In every part of you There's so much exploration Out on the edge of space and time Aaaah ... Aaaah ... Aaaah ... Aaaah ... Fires Of Hell (Your Only Son) (The Futility Of War) Sea Of Light (April 1995 Trevor Bolder Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Oh, I was born your only son And I will think of you Before this day is done The fires of hell surround me now So I must fight for freedom Against their raging guns In all my life I never said How much I loved you In all this time I never really said I cared This war is wrong and so I write these words Before I give my life to the Somme In all my life I never said How much I loved you In all this time I never really knew you The fires of hell surround me, oh The guns of hell will Take my breath away From my life this day The fires of hell surround me, oh The words I say Must never disappear Keep them locked inside your heart I can hear the piper's song And it will play for me Before this day is done So I will hold my head up high If I must give my life To stop their raging guns Oh, I was born your only son And I thank god for that and That that will be done Everything In Life Sonic Origami (September 1998) Mick Box /Phil Lanzon /Trevor Bolder /Lee Kerslake Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums It doesn't matter what you say The cards are in your favour We don't need no magic ride To take you far away Just give it a silent thought And you will find the power 'Cause everything in life Will tell you something Yeah everything in life can set you free Can you remember a distant dream That holds your real attention You don't need a preacher's word To know what's going on The secret is all aboard The wings of your perception Stand up and fight your troubled mind Wait no longer See the power in your life Disbelievers come on strong Lost in self importance They don't know an average man Can see this mystery Jump into the twilight world And gather your awareness Across The Miles Sonic Origami (September 1998) J. Peterick /F. Sullivan When I'm all alone on a distant path And my ticket home Has been torn in half Oh, I can hear your voice girl I can feel your touch Across the miles tonight On the road again will it always be That the dream has changed On its way to reality Oh but the thought of you Strange how it pulls me through Across the miles tonight And I am sending you this message Through the wires tonight Just close your eyes and hold on tight And here I am concentrating girl With all my might Now the sound of your laughter Trails off through the midnight sky As the miles go by cities come and go When you close your eyes And listen to the radio Girl can you hear my song The signal is clear and strong Across the miles tonight And I am sending you this message Through the wires tonight Just close your eyes and hold on tight And here I am concentrating girl With all my might Now the sound of your laughter Trails off across the miles Logical Progression (New Perceptions) Sea Of Light (April 1995 Mick Box /Phil Lanzon Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums You say her love has gone forever And something has Gone from your soul It's left you so cold Though you wish You had the answer The question is always untold Always on hold What's in the mirror What do you see It's a logical progression When you think that You lost all that time It's all in your mind What's in the mirror What do you see Lay down now and close your eyes It's only just begun 'Cause mind and body Flow in perpetual motion Set free all your memories They're tearing you apart 'Cause you know that Love is the only direction That reputation that you live by Says something about what's inside Nowhere to hide There is no amount of heartache That could ever Wash over this burning Forever learning Look in the mirror Will you do it all again You got time on your side You know you'll find The truth within you You got time on your side As the seconds tick away Love is waiting for you You got time on your side You say her love has gone forever And the image has left you so cold Still in your soul There's no way You're gonna turn back You'll never wash over this burning Forever learning Look in the mirror Will you do it all again Lay down now and close your eyes It's only just begun 'Cause mind and body Flow in perpetual motion You got time on your side As the seconds tick away Love is waiting for you Time Of Revelation (Moving To A Fantasy World) Sea Of Light (April 1995 Mick Box /Phil Lanzon Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Won't you take A chance my brother Follow me to a time of revelation Can't you see that Destiny will take a turn And show you There's no need to fight 'Cause you know it's right And I finally see where I'm going I finally know what I'm knowing Now our journey's only just begun You won't need to ask forgiveness What you find Will be your inspiration You don't have to pray for glory All is equal, no more pain You know it's true, it's up to you 'Cause I finally see where I'm going I finally know what I'm knowing Now our journey's only just begun Over the bridge Where you start to believe Down at the edge of the rainbow Dark is the night But we've seen another time Follow the light of the shadow Right or wrong, there is no reason There will be no hidden destination With the strength that you discover You can show the way How it was meant to be For all to see 'Cause I finally know What I'm knowing I finally see where I'm going Now our journey's only just begun Only The Young Sonic Origami (September 1998) Trevor Bolder Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums I havent' listened to a word you've said I've been wandering inside my head Don't care what you think of me You only see what you want to see So here I am in my paradise In my heaven everything is alright Only the young stay young I said Speaks the kid inside my head Only the young stay young inside Only the young - only the young Only the young - only the young I've been around for a long time Losing my way but not my mind So I drink and play you along But who cares when the fire burns on So I'm out here in my paradise It's my heaven and it feels so right Only the young stay young I said Speaks the kid inside my head Only the young stay young inside Only the young stay young I said Speaks the kid inside my head Only the young stay young at heart Only the young - only the young Only the young - only the young Live your life - in this time We've only today - drink life's wine Don't be fooled Don't believe what they say Don't believe what they say I havent' listened to a word you've said Say what you like You're not in my head Time goes with each breath we take It rules the world the day we awake So here I sit here in my paradise Don't give a damn everything is alright Across The Miles Sonic Origami (September 1998) J. Peterick /F. Sullivan When I'm all alone on a distant path And my ticket home Has been torn in half Oh, I can hear your voice girl I can feel your touch Across the miles tonight On the road again will it always be That the dream has changed On its way to reality Oh but the thought of you Strange how it pulls me through Across the miles tonight And I am sending you this message Through the wires tonight Just close your eyes and hold on tight And here I am concentrating girl With all my might Now the sound of your laughter Trails off through the midnight sky As the miles go by cities come and go When you close your eyes And listen to the radio Girl can you hear my song The signal is clear and strong Across the miles tonight And I am sending you this message Through the wires tonight Just close your eyes and hold on tight And here I am concentrating girl With all my might Now the sound of your laughter Trails off across the miles Mistress Of All Time (Enlightened Woman) Sea Of Light (April 1995 Phil Lanzon Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums She dances on the seven seas Dances on the ocean Sunlight on her golden hair Shapes of pure emotion Her voice is heard like Crystal words across the sky She moves just like an angel She's the mistress of all time Her sun pours down like liquid gold To chase away the sorrows Her clothes are like a million stars Made of tears and rainbows And all the while Her senses smile into my life She moves just like an angel She's a mistress of all time Just like the restless To a mission bell I must run to her Meet her everywhere As her music fills the universe She leaves the dancing visions Of her image on the water And precious stones upon the shore From every distant corner Like diamonds in the light They shine beyond the stars She moves just like an angel She's the mistress of all time She dances on the seven seas Dances on the ocean Sunlight on her golden hair Shapes of pure emotion Her voice is heard like Crystal words across the sky She moves me like an angel She's the mistress of all time She moves me like an angel A voice of pure emotion Her tears are like a rainbow Spirit Of Freedom (Realising The New World) Sea Of Light (April 1995 Mick Box /Phil Lanzon Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums I know instinctively When something is right With no one there to save me You came into my life The words you whispered Still echo in my mind Forget about tomorrow Forget about time So good to be alive and touch The spirit of freedom - in your soul So good to breathe the air and Feel that life is worth living There's no time to waste in this life There's no time at all So good to see the truth and touch The spirit of freedom I never thought that I could ever feel this way To see the warmest sunlight On a cold and rainy day Dawn wakes the silence And I know that I can't wait To hear the words I wanna say again and again So good to be alive and touch The spirit of freedom - in your soul So good to breathe the air and Feel that life is worth living There's no time to waste in this life There's no time at all There's no time to waste in this life There's no time at all So good to be alive and touch The spirit of freedom - in your soul So good to breathe the air and Feel that life is worth living There's no time to waste in this life There's no time at all So good to be alive and touch The spirit of freedom - in your soul Universal Wheels (Natures Retalliation) Sea Of Light (April 1995 Mick Box /Phil Lanzon Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums All the fields are Smoke and flame, fire in the sky It's a state of emergency Much more than meets the eye Just hide away your tears There are many more hidden fears As the universal wheels Go round n' round n' round Rivers of pollution Taking life from living things Running out of oxygen There is no way to win We ignore the signs of nature Got to learn to live beside her As the universal wheels Go round n' round n' round Better take good care of All the things you say and do Round n' round n' round ... Look out for the warning sign Now it's up to you There's a mighty eight point six Waiting in the ground When she opens up This world will humble to the sound There is only one real power Creating life by the hour See the universal wheels See the universal wheels See the universal wheels Go round n' round n' round ... Question Sonic Origami (September 1998) Mick Box /Phil Lanzon There's a lie that runs Across the human race There's a truth that draws A tear upon your face A child is crying and it echoes All over the world If we try to find some Deep communication Bring an end to war And start a new creation From the truth inside It's waiting, it's waiting Suddenly then The clearest voice will call Feeling the air You have no choice at all Can I ask the question to you Do you know who you are Do you know what we're doing here Try to see the way from within 'Cause it isn't outside Let your honesty see it clear Why does anger fit our hearts With missconception Turn us inside out in every direction From the truth inside That's waiting, it's waiting Follow the voice That lives inside your heart Never the choice That tears your world apart Can I ask the question again Do you know who you are Do you know what we're doing here Try to see the way from within 'Cause it isn't outside Let your honesty see it clear Take a walk and be A wave upon the ocean Touch the sky and Feel our spirit in motion This is the love inside That's waiting, just waiting Suddenly everything Is there to see You can be everything You want to be I gotta ask the question again Do you know who you are Do you know what we're doing here Try to see the way from within 'Cause it isn't outside Let your honesty see it clear Are you ready to go my love Are you ready to be my love Are you ready to die for love I Hear Voices Sonic Origami (September 1998) Trevor Bolder Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums I feel the pressure Pushing down on me Can't face the world Can't change the things I see I got my hands in my pockets Staring at the walls Can nobody help me To escape from it all I hear voices in my head They taunt me Can't lock them out Inside my thoughts They breathe in me I got my hands in my pockets Screaming at the walls Can nobody help me To escape from it all I've got to run to be free Break the chains round my heart Take away the pain and the joy Release the man from the boy Run to be free, run from the heart Life will take you where it goes You can offer me salvation Feed me when I call Don't talk to me of sanity When I'm not quite here at all I've touched the sun I felt its warmth in me So you will never take away my dignity Cause I've got my hands in my pockets Fighting for my cause Can nobody help me To escape from it all Run to be free Break the chains round my heart Life will take you where it goes Run to be free Run from the heart Heartless Land Sonic Origami (September 1998) Mick Box /Phil Lanzon /Matthew Lanzon Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums I know the world is full of light So why can't things just work out right Oh take me, take me From this heartless land It used to be so full of love But now it's only push and shove Oh take me, take me From this heartless land Just a breath of new life Into an empty sky From deep inside, where love must lie No need to play the perfect fool Stand up for love, break the rule Oh come with me You know that you can I see the sky, I see the ground What's in between must now be found There is no life Inside this heartless land Just a breath of new life Into an empty sky Somewhere in your soul Where love must lie And I say ... come to the light Everyday is getting closer To your sweet surrender Out of the cold 'Cause I found a way That we can fly forever With direction and peace of mind The river will flow Come to the light, my love 'Cause I need you here I need you here tonight The chains of love they run so deep But the hand that writes the law is weak Oh take me, take me From this heartless land 'Cause it's the place the broken go The place that we don't want to know There is no love Inside this heartless land Dream On (Being In Love) Sea Of Light (April 1995 Trevor Bolder Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Been travelling this road for so long My eyes are tired but I carry on The sun lays down its golden threads I need a place to rest my head Although I am far from home now My soul's with you It's hard to be out here on my own So far away, so far from home I need to touch and feel your skin To live this dream in sleep again Although I am far from home now My soul's with you So dream on, dream on Freedom comes with timeless sleep Dream on, dream on In the arms of night Your silent shadow gently speaks Dream on, dream on This hotel room's a lonely place It's a one night cell I must escape So I drink away my loneliness So I can sleep and dream again Although I am far from home now My soul's with you And as I fall into The darkness of the night You come to rescue me to Shield me in your light I feel your touch The softness of your skin You hold me close before The day breaks in This dream's so true My heart it beats, it beats It beats for you, for you Although I am far from home now My soul's with you So dream on, dream on Freedom comes with timeless sleep Dream on, dream on In the arms of night Your silent shadow gently speaks So dream on, dream on Dream on, dream on So dream on, dream on Dream on The Golden Palace Sonic Origami (September 1998) Mick Box /Phil Lanzon Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Locked behind the door Taken by force But I'm not guilty of the crime How can this be real What is aganst the law To say what's on your mind Then I see your face So warm as it comforts me And tells me I am not alone Pray for me tonight Give me the strength of love To help me cross the virgin snow I will run till daybreak My tears will fade away They'll never take me again No I'm never going back 'Cause when I get to the golden palace Everything will surely be so clear Can we give ourselves Like a mother to her child They took a part of me Whenever I think of it I shiver to the bone The scar is on my heart When will the crimes of Inhumanity be known I am only one voice I will not fade away So many are silent But I will never look back 'Cause when I get to the golden palace Everything will surely disappear The snow has gone at last I'm out of the shadows and into the sun And then I see you smile Angel of mercy The fight has jus begun I can hear them calling Across the frozen land The world will hear us You know it's never too late 'Cause when we get To the golden palace The memory will surely be so clear Against The Odds (The Way Of Life That Must Change) Sea Of Light (April 1995 Mick Box /Phil Lanzon Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums In the court of kings I look around My blood runs cold, I close my eyes Out of my head a vision flows I'll make the rules I need For my survival, for my survival I pull the strings, you take the glory I load the gun, you shoot me down I'm on the edge about to fall Destructive power will make you Lose your mind, use your mind Trapped inside my nightmare You are there As I turn I feel your evil stare We give our life, invest in time To only fools who take controll I spend another cold day in hell Against the odds I fight For my survival, for my survival Your useless life gets crushed Into the ground The time has come To turn it all around |