Devil's Daughter
Return To Fantasy (May 1975)
David Byron /Mick Box /Ken Hensley /Lee Kerslake

I don't believe in your kind of affection
Your taking me in the wrong direction
Don't give me none of that holy water
Comin'on like you're the Devil's daughter

Just take me to your chapel
Show me to your leader
Take me to your chapel
I wanna meet your leader 
Come on

How do you find the time to exist
I've got to keep my
Strength of mind to resist
Don't give me none of
That holy water
Comin' on like you're
The Devil's daughter

Where do you come from and where do you go
Can I touch without havin' to know
Don't give me none of
That holy water
Comin' on like you're
The Devil's daughter

Come on now 
Come on now take me there


Stealin'
Sweet Freedom (September 1973)
Ken Hensley

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' ...

Bad Bad Man
Raging Silence (May 1989)
Phil Lanzon

In this supermarket city
Among the native smiles
You have to pay for attention
And do the best you can
There's a raging silence
And it's charged with action
Got no time for weakness
'Cause I'm a bad bad man

Down the streets of darkness
Where they know my name
Lies a force of evil
And a destructive plan
There's no time for questions
When you run into danger
Don't get too close to me
'Cause I'm a bad bad man

I'm working for the L.A. division
To stop the inner city collision
I'm bringing law and order
To the twenty-first century

I don't care for politics
You can keep your point of view
You'd be better off without it
I got my own bad plan

A tough cop has a lonely existence
A reputation of
The highest resistance
A mean runner bringing order
To the twenty-first century

I don't believe in passion
Don't believe in feelings
I take peace from the wicked
Run and hide while you can
I got no time for small talk
Got no time for off-the-wall talk
Don't care who I tread on
'Cause I'm a bad bad man

Bad bad man, I'm a bad bad man ...


Rainbow Demon
Demons And Wizards (May 1972)
Ken Hensley

There rides the rainbow demon
On his horse of crimson fire
Black shadows are following closely
On the heels of his desire

Ridin' on in the mist of morning
No one dared to stand in his way
Possessed by some distant calling
Riding on through night and day

Rainbow demon
Pick up your heart and run
Rainbow demon
Lives for his sword and his gun


Words In The Distance
(Love Awareness)
Sea Of Light (April 1995)
Mick Box /Phil Lanzon

Dancing with danger and
Tears in my eyes
Love ain't no stranger
So many goodbyes
Words in the distance
Are calling me

Just when I thought
I could make a a new start
Here comes another fire
Burning in my heart
Words in the distance
Are calling me

And to get to heaven
You gotta go through hell
I cut my heart on the wishing well

You know that I'm crazy
I'm just a fool
To say I love I love I love you
You know that I'm crazy, just a fool
To say I love I love I love you

My senses burning from
The heat of your skin
Deeper than deep
I feel you movin' in, oh
Words in the distance
Are calling me

You know that I'm crazy
I'm just a fool
To say I love I love I love you, well
You know that I'm crazy, just a fool
To say I love I love I love you
I love you

I hold this moment of magic
I hold it in my hand
A single moment of heaven

Don't you know that I'm crazy
I'm just a fool
To say I love I love I love you, yeah
You know that I'm crazy, just a fool
To say I love I love I love you

Don't you know I love you baby
Can't you feel it in my heart, yeah
And I don't know what to say, no
Well I've got a fire in my soul
I don't know which way to go
Or I don't know what to do, no


The Wizard
Demons And Wizards (May 1972)
Mark Clarke /Ken Hensley

He was the wizard
Of a thousand kings
And I chanced to meet him
One night wandering
He told me tales
And he drank my wine
Me and my magic man
Kinda feeling fine 

He had a cloak of gold
And eyes of fire
And as he spoke
I felt a deep desire
To free the world
Of its fear and pain
And help the people
To feel free again

Why don't we listen to
The voices in our hearts
'Cause then I know we'd find
We're not so far apart
Everybody's got to be happy
Everyone should sing
For we know the joy of life
The peace that love can bring 

So spoke the wizard
In his mountain home
The vision of his wisdom
Means we'll never be alone
And I will dream of my magic night
And a million silver stars
That guide me with their light


Circle of Hands
Demons And Wizards (May 1972)
Ken Hensley

Circle of hands
Cold spirits plan
Searching my land
For an enemy
Came across
Love's sweet cost
And in the face of beauty
Evil was lost

Sky full of eyes
Minds full of lies
Black from their cold hearts
Down to their graves
Murdered the dawn
Spreading their scorn
Cursing the sun
Of which love was born

We must keep them away
Or pretty soon we'll pay
And count the cost in sorrow
Sacrifice - the future has it's price
And today is only
Yesterday's tomorrow

Tomorrow ...


Gypsy
Very 'Eavy ... Very 'Umble ... (June 1970)
Mick Box /David Byron

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 ...


Look At Yourself
Look At Yourself (October 1971)
Ken Hensley

I see you running
Don't know what
You're running from
Nobody's coming
What'd you do that was so wrong

Look back and turn back
Look at yourself
Don't be afraid, just
Look at yourself

If you need assistance
Or if all you need is love
There's no point in hiding
Tell me what you're frightened of

You've got a friend, just
Look at yourself
Don't be afraid, just
Look at yourself


Lady In Black
Salisbury (February 1971)
Ken Hensley

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 ...


Easy Livin'
Demons And Wizards (May 1972)
Ken Hensley

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'


Sail The Rivers
Album: Sea Of Light (1995) (studio track from Sea Of Light Sessions)
Trevor Bolder

Would you give me
One more chance
If I agree to your demands
Or will you turn the knife
Keep me in pain till
I can't take no more
Would you take the breath of my life
Or are you lookin' for something
I never do right
I should be the one to let go
I could free your body and soul

So here we stand
Like actors in a play
On an empty stage
Not knowin' what to say
I tried so hard to get through to you
'Cos don't you know I still need you
Oh, I need you

If I ask for one more night
Would you let me bathe in your light
Would you let me cover you up
And wrap myself around you
So you feel my love
Is this just the heat of the day
Or am I really feelin' this way
I see your silent tears
Before the storm
I feel the breeze
From a love that's gone

You've always walked
On the open sand
You'd risk it all so
I'd reach out my hand
I tried so hard to hold on to you
'Cos don't you know I still need you

Sail the river and drift away
Find yourself on another day
Don't reach out
You have to hold me in bay
‘Cos I will always follow you
Take a knife and cut me down
Spill my blood
Watch it fall to the ground
There's no way to turn me around
'Cos I will always follow you
Be a part of you

If I was to offer my life
I'd give it up just to
Bathe in your light
And you could have it
You could have it all
My heart, my body, my soul
Is this just the heat of the day
Or am I really feelin' this way
I wipe away the tears
Before the storm
I feel the breeze
From a love that's gone

So here we stand
Nothing left to say
I give it all but you turn me away
I tried so hard to get through to you

Sail the river and drift away
Find yourself on another day
Sail the river and drift away
'Cos I will always follow you
I will always be a part of you

Sail the river and drift away
Sail the river and drift away
Sail the river ...


Between Two Worlds
Sonic Origami (September 1998)
Mick Box /Phil Lanzon

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

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

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 ...

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

Against The Odds
(The Way Of Life That Must Change)
Sea Of Light (April 1995
Mick Box /Phil Lanzon

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
 

Sweet Sugar
(Over Importance Of Money)
Sea Of Light (April 1995)
Trevor Bolder

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


Time Of Revelation
(Moving To A Fantasy World)
Sea Of Light (April 1995)
Mick Box /Phil Lanzon

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

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 ...


Fear Of Falling
(False Trust)
Sea Of Light (April 1995)
Trevor Bolder

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 ...


Words In The Distance
(Love Awareness)
Sea Of Light (April 1995)
Mick Box /Phil Lanzon

Dancing with danger and
Tears in my eyes
Love ain't no stranger
So many goodbyes
Words in the distance
Are calling me

Just when I thought
I could make a a new start
Here comes another fire
Burning in my heart
Words in the distance
Are calling me

And to get to heaven
You gotta go through hell
I cut my heart on the wishing well

You know that I'm crazy
I'm just a fool
To say I love I love I love you
You know that I'm crazy, just a fool
To say I love I love I love you

My senses burning from
The heat of your skin
Deeper than deep
I feel you movin' in, oh
Words in the distance
Are calling me

You know that I'm crazy
I'm just a fool
To say I love I love I love you, well
You know that I'm crazy, just a fool
To say I love I love I love you
I love you

I hold this moment of magic
I hold it in my hand
A single moment of heaven

Don't you know that I'm crazy
I'm just a fool
To say I love I love I love you, yeah
You know that I'm crazy, just a fool
To say I love I love I love you

Don't you know I love you baby
Can't you feel it in my heart, yeah
And I don't know what to say, no
Well I've got a fire in my soul
I don't know which way to go
Or I don't know what to do, no


Fires Of Hell (Your Only Son)
(The Futility Of War)
Sea Of Light (April 1995)
Trevor Bolder

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


Dream On
(Being In Love)
Sea Of Light (April 1995)
Trevor Bolder

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

In The Moment
Sonic Origami (September 1998)
Mick Box /Phil Lanzon

Here we are
Once more in a world full of fantasy
Dream again
You need to believe in a future
That's bright as the sun
Shining there for you
Shining there for me
I am the mountain high, I am the sea

In the moment you take possession
It'll all disappear and there's the lesson
And the minute you think it's over
Say the word and your dream
Is coming back

All the way
I followed the road that was real to me
And suddenly
You take it for granted
And things don't turn out
Like you planned
When you think you've found
What is good and true
Through the open door
It can really turn on you

So here we are
We look for the light in so many eyes
And in our life
When hope starts to fade
There's a strength that
We give to each other
Walking in the sky over everyone
Head above the coulds
As we're touching the sun 


Change
Sonic Origami (September 1998)
Mick Box /Phil Lanzon

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 


Everything In Life
Sonic Origami (September 1998)
Mick Box /Phil Lanzon /Trevor Bolder /Lee Kerslake

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

Feels Like
Sonic Origami (September 1998)
Mick Box /Phil Lanzon

I can feel your sadness
From what I said to you
I'm drinking my forgiveness
So restless and confused
I don't know what I see
But it looks a lot like love
Showing me something
Deeper then deep in my soul

And it makes me feel like
I'm at the point of no return - feels like
I'm at the point
It makes me feel like
I'm at the point of no return - feels like
I'm at the point

I was drifting through the days
With nowhere else to turn
I finally discovered
How much I have to learn
I shouldn't be afraid
For you to bring my love
Taking me somewhere
Deeper than deep in my soul

This time my heart will lead the way
To win the game you'got to play

You love me like a lover
I see it in your face
No need to think it over
No need to run the race
I don't know if you planned it
But you're driving me insane
Telling me something
Over and over again


The Golden Palace
Sonic Origami (September 1998)
Mick Box /Phil Lanzon

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