Gypsy Very 'Eavy ... Very 'Umble ... (June 1970) Mick Box /David Byron Mick Box - Guitar David Byron - Lead Vocals Ken Hensley - Keyboards Paul Newton - Bass Alex Napier - Drums I was only seventeen I fell in love with a gypsy queen She told me: "Hold on" Her father was the leading man He said: "You're not welcome on our land" And then as a foe He told me to go He took me to a little shack And put a whip across my back Then told her leave me I was out for quite a time Came back with her on my mind Sweet little girl She means all the world Oh, I want my gypsy queen Will she still be torn between Her father and lover One day I will go to him Strong enough to fight and win The kind of a man That he'll understand ... Come Away Melinda Very 'Eavy ... Very 'Umble ... (June 1970) Fred Hellerman /Fran Minkoff covers of Come Away Melinda: Hary Belafonte (1963), Judy Collins (1963), The Weavers (1963), Barry St. John (1965), Kenny Rankin (1967), Tim Rose (1967), Bobbie Gentry (1968), Velvet Fogg (1969), UFO (1970) David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Guitar Colin Wood - Keyboards Paul Newton - Bass Alex Napier - Drums Daddy, daddy, come and look See what I have found A little ways away from here While digging in the ground Come away Melinda Come in and close the door It's nothing, just a picture-book They had before the war Daddy, daddy, come and see Daddy, come and look Why, there's four or five Little Melinda girls Inside my picture book Come away Melinda Come in and close the door There were lots of little girls like you Before they had the war Oh Daddy, daddy, come and see Daddy, hurry do Why, there's someone In a pretty dress She's all grown up like you Won't you tell me why Come away Melinda Come in and close the door That someone is your Mummy You had before the war Daddy, daddy, tell me if you can Why can't things be The way they were Before the war began Come away Melinda Come in and close the door The answer lies in yesterday Before they had the war Lady In Black Salisbury (February 1971) Ken Hensley Mick Box - Guitar Ken Hensley - Lead Vocals/Guitar Paul Newton - Bass Keith Baker - Drums She came to me one morning One lonely Sunday morning Her long hair flowing In the midwinter wind I know not how she found me For in darkness I was walking And destruction lay around me From a fight I could not win Ah ah ah ... She asked me name my foe then I said the need within some men To fight and kill their brothers Without thought of love or God And I begged her give me horses To trample down my enemies So eager was my passion To devour this waste of life Ah ah ah ... But she wouldn't think of battle that Reduces men to animals So easy to begin And yet impossible to end For she's the mother of our men Who counselled me so wisely then I feared to walk alone again And asked if she would stay Ah ah ah ... Oh lady lend your hand outright And let me rest here at your side Have faith and trust In peace she said And filled my heart with life There is no strength in numbers Have no such misconception But when you need me Be assured I won't be far away Ah ah ah ... Thus having spoke she turned away And though I found no words to say I stood and watched until I saw Her black coat disappear My labour is no easier But now I know I'm not alone I find new heart each time I think upon that windy day And if one day she comes to you Drink deeply from her words so wise Take courage from her As your prize And say hello from me Ah ah ah ... July Morning Look At Yourself (October 1971) David Byron /Ken Hensley David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboards Paul Newton - Bass Ian Clarke - Drums Manfred Mann - Moog Synthesizer There I was on a July morning Looking for love With the strength Of a new day dawning And the beautiful sun At the sound Of the first bird singing I was leaving for home With the storm And the night behind me And a road of my own With the day came the resolution I'll be looking for you La la la la ... I was looking for love In the strangest places Wasn't a stone That I left unturned Must have tried more Than a thousand faces But not one was aware Of the fire that burned In my heart, in my mind, in my soul La la la la ... In my heart, in my mind, in my soul La la la la ... There I was on a July morning I was looking for love With the strength Of a new day dawning And the beautiful sun And at the sound Of the first bird singing I was leaving for home With the storm And the night behind me Yeah, and a road of my own With the day came the resolution I'll be looking for you La la la la ... Easy Livin' Demons And Wizards (May 1972) Ken Hensley David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboards Gary Thain - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums This is a thing I have Never known before It's called easy livin' This is a place I've Never seen before And I've been forgiven Easy livin' and I've been forgiven Since you've taken Your place in my heart Somewhere along the lonely road I had tried to find you Day after day on that windy road I had walked behind you Easy livin' and I've been forgiven Since you've taken Your place in my heart Waiting, watching Wishing my whole life away Dreaming, thinking Ready for my happy day And some easy livin' Traveller In Time Demons And Wizards (May 1972) Mick Box /David Byron /Lee Kerslake David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboards Gary Thain - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Every day I have to look to the sun To see where it was that I have come from I have a feeling that There must be a time When I'll get a chance to go home 'Cause I'm so tired Of being here alone But I'm just a traveller in time Trying so hard to pay for my crime If I could go back The same way I got here And see the people that I once held so near I'd do my best to Find an answer for you But first I must wait till I'm set free And I don't know How long that's gonna be 'Cause I'm a man with A whole lot on his mind Just out there somewhere Travelling in time Travelling in time I've tried for so long to find Some way of helping mankind Sunrise The Magician's Birthday (November 1972) Ken Hensley David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboards Gary Thain - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Sunrise And the new day's breakin' through The morning Of another day without you And as the hours roll by No-one's there to see me cry Except the sunrise The sunrise and you Tired eyes drift across the shore Looking for love and nothing more But as the sea rolls by No-one's there to see me cry Excep the sunrise The sunrise and you Sunrise Bless my eyes Catch my soul Make me whole again Sunrise, new day Hear my song I'm tired of fightin' And foolin' around But from now on Till who knows when My sword will be my pen And I'll love you, love you For all of my time Sunrise Bless my eyes Catch my soul Make me whole again Sunrise ... Blind Eye The Magician's Birthday (November 1972) Ken Hensley David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboards Gary Thain - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Stranger than the sunrise Darker than the night Fiercer than a rainstorm This is man's delight This is man's delight Weaker than a moment And hot as any fire Blinder than the blind eye This is man's desire This is man's desire I ran to a place in the open sea Where I pledged My life to the sun It was good for a while I could laugh, I could smile But when I woke up one day The sun had gone I ran to a place in the open sea Where I pledged My life to the sun It was good for a while I could laugh, I could smile But when I woke up one day The sun had gone So what of my meaning What am I trying to say What of my caution I'm a man anyway I'm a man anyway I'm a man anyway I'm a man anyway Rain The Magician's Birthday (November 1972) Ken Hensley Ken Hensley - Keyboards/Lead Vocals It's raining outside But that's not unusual But the way that I'm feeling Is becoming usual I guess you could say The clouds are moving away Away from your days And into mine Now it's raining inside It's kind of a shame And it's getting to me A happy man Why should you want to Waste all my time The world is yours But I am mine Rain, rain, rain in my tears Measuring carefully my years Shame, shame, shame in my mind See what you've done to my life See what you've done to my life Stealin' Sweet Freedom (September 1973) Ken Hensley David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Gary Thain - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Take me across the water 'Cause I need some place to hide I done the rancher's daughter And I sure did hurt his pride Well, there's a Hundred miles of desert Lies between his hide and mine I don't need no food And no water, Lord 'Cos I'm running out of time Fightin', killin', wine and women Gonna put me to my grave Runnin', hidin', losin', cryin' Nothing left to save but my life Stood on a ridge And shunned religion Thinking the world was mine I made my break and a big mistake Stealin', when I Should've been buyin' All that fightin', killin' Wine and those women Gonna put me to an early grave Runnin', hidin', losin', cryin' Nothing left to save but my life, life ... So I stood on a ridge And shunned religion Thinking the world was mine I made my break and a big mistake Stealin', when I should've been buyin' I was stealin' When I should've been buyin' I was stealin' When I should've been buyin' Stealin', when I should've been buyin' I was stealin' ... Sweet Freedom Sweet Freedom (September 1973) Ken Hensley David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Gary Thain - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums As you look around you Do you like what you see? Though it sometimes Makes you lonely Do you like being free? And are you sure you'll be okay Without my company? I just want you to be happy Even if it's not with me Sweet sweet freedom Sweet sweet sweet Will the line between all this And my love ever meet Sweet sweet Freedom Sweet sweet sweet What I'm really tryin' to say Is that I will be around Should you find that after all You can't get by With what you found Oh, it wasn't just my heart you took And gently tossed into the sea Though it's hard to find The words I need - I guess it was me Will the line between all this And my love ever gonna meet Sweet sweet Freedom Sweet sweet sweet Wonderworld Wonderworld (June 1974) Ken Hensley David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Gary Thain - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums We freely speak of dreams We marvel at what they conceal But in my wonderworld Each sleeping vision is so real So I believe and hope That all the things I see May one day bring Such truth and peace As we can feel Free from this waking world Deep in sleep's mystery My will is free to wander Free to wander carelessly At times it's not so far From what we call reality And at times I know I wonder If it all could come true Oh, Mr. Wonderworld Don't be afraid 'Cause dreams were made Were made to dim the light The torment day can bring And leave you free To laugh aloud and hear Your heart bells ring Oh, oh, Mr. Wonderworld Wonderworld Oh, Mr. Wonderworld Don't be afraid 'Cause your dreams were made They were made to dim the light The torment day can bring And leave you free To laugh aloud and hear Your heart bells ring Oh, oh, Mr. Wonderworld Mr. Wonderworld Mr. Wonderworld The Easy Road Wonderworld (June 1974) Ken Hensley David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Gary Thain - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums If you're looking for a place You can fly together And you're really afraid of What you're leaving behind Take the easiest road But take care my brother For you'll never find peace With a troubled mind Far better to love each other Than to worry so deeply 'Bout the place you're in And far better to kiss her softly Than lookin' back on a love You'll never have again Time's as fickle as The sky in winter And two hearts always Were better than one Love has the wings Of a tireless angel She'll stay beside you Till the day is done La la la la la ... You'll never have again No no no, never again You'll never have again Return To Fantasy Return To Fantasy (May 1975) Ken Hensley /David Byron David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard John Wetton - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Searching every day Looking every way trying to make a connection To find a piece of the action Like a hungry poet Who doesn't know He is close to perfection Choice is the question Moonlight night After moonlight night Side by side They will see us ride But if they cared to look Then they would see It's our return to fantasy Fantasy, fantasy … Can you understand That in every man There's a need to unwind That's never been defined Somewhere deep within There's another being You are somehow abusing By the person you're using Moonlight night After moonlight night Side by side They will see us ride But if they cared to look Then they would see It's just our return to fantasy Fantasy ... Fantasy … Travelling faster than lightening Closer than ever before We can go on for you And take you nearer to The legend of mystery From the beginning of time Dreaming ... time ... dreaming We can return to The land of the good and the kind Time ... dreaming ... time ... dreaming Why don't you come to our party And open your minds In another place There's a newer face Like an unfinished painting Your creator is waiting The brush and pen describe What it is inside That will set your mind thinking While the others are sinking Why Did You Go Return To Fantasy (May 1975) Mick Box /David Byron /Ken Hensley/ Lee Kerslake David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard John Wetton - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums B.J. Cole - Pedal Steel Guitar I woke up today With my head in daze 'Cause my love had gone With nothing to do Just to dream about you And how we went wrong But oh, why did you go I loved you so, didn't you know I walk into town With my head hangin' down tryin' to hide my pain The people I meet As I float down the street Tell me try again When I remember how good it was It makes me cry 'Cause my life's been Turned upside down All I want is someone But how do you say Please will you stay Please will you stay I'll settle down to a life Of a clown to remain alive I'll work till I bleed And if I can succeed Maybe I'll survive Come Back To Me Fallen Angel (September 1978) Lee Kerslake / Ken Hensley John Lawton - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Alone again, I feel so alone again With this emptiness I just can't hide Picture me with a broken heart See the tears run down my face Everything I had has gone Everything is gone Loneliness still lingering on Everything I thought was mine Come back to me Can't we try it one more time Come back to me I know I'll find another love in time But you'll always be there In the back of my mind The power of love Can bring such pain I still love you, I just love you Alone again, I'm so alone again With nothing but you on my mind Can't you see What you've done to my life What can I do to To win you back again Everything I had has gone Everything is gone Loneliness still lingering on Everything I thought was mine Come back to me Can't we try it one more time Come back to me Come back to me Take a piece of my heart Baby come back to me Come back to me Don't you know that I love you Come back to me Baby come back to me Don't you know that I love you Come back to me More Fool You Raging Silence (May 1989) Mick Box /Phil Lanzon Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums I held the rope so tightly As she climbed Down from her room We said we'd make our getaway Underneath the moon I always will remember The night that we left home And the words of warning Ringing in my ears More fool you, more fool me ... New job, new friends and a family In a house on the sunny side We played on the wheel of fortune But it was me that took the ride It didn't work between us I had to give it all away And in the end I knew it had to be If I've told you once Then I've told you twice But I'll tell you once again Now she's taken away Most everything And I've lost my only friend Different World Album: Different World (February 1991) Mick Box /Phil Lanzon Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums You can't stop a man from learning I could write the book of love Captured moments there Between me and you Then I had the thought of leavin' It was a voice inside my head Telling me I got to have the strength To see it through And I know it's Gonna break your heart And I know it's Gonna break your heart I'm living in a different world And as I slip away I see you fade to black and white I'm living in a different world With all my hopes and dreams I drift off in the night I'm alone but I'm not lonely I found something that I never had Laying back in the easy chair Is not the life for me You think I'm your one and only But you gamble with a restless man In the end I've found the way That we can both be free I'm living in a different world And as I slip away I see you fade to black and white I'm living in a different world With all my hopes and dreams I disappear into the night I'm living in a different world And as I slip away I see you fade to black and white I'm living in a different world With all my hopes and dreams I'm living in a different world And as I slip away I'm living in a different world With all my hopes and dreams I disappear into the night Cross That Line Album: Different World (February 1991) Mick Box /Phil Lanzon Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitars Phil Lanzon - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums What do you say To a talk over dinner Though we haven't Spoken for a while This time I won't take no For an answer You can't hide forever From your only son Let's take a seat Right here by the window I remember how you like the view Now look me in the eye The truth I wanna hear The time is right There's a shadow hanging Over me tonight Tell me what you did now Even though it hurts to say It's always been a mystery Locked behind the door Tell me is it true now Do you need the heart to say it I always did my best for you Don't you lie Don't you lie no more You tought me the way To be a winner And never to play On the losing side I guess that I turned out The way you always planned So hard to cross that line But the words have got to come From you this time Tell me what you did now Even though it hurts to say It's always been a mystery Locked behind the door Tell me is it true now Do you need the heart to say it I always did my best for you Don't you lie Don't you lie no more So hard to cross that line But the words have got to come From you this time Tell me what you did now Even though it hurts to say It's always been a mystery Locked behind the door Tell me is it true now Do you need the heart to say it I always did my best for you Don't you lie Don't you lie, don't you lie no more 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 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 ... 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 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 ... 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 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 |