When I first saw you it was love,
But now you went far away from me baby.
But now you're back and its driving me crazy,
I want to spend all my time with you.
You are so fun to hang around,
And I hope you think the same of me baby.
But your cigarettes are probably going to kill me,
But it's fine as long as you're on my side.
27 months ago I never thought I know,
That you would be forever in my mind.
But it's getting hard to tell. the magic in your spell
And I don't wanna be just another guy.
You probably don't have a clue,
Just what your ass can do to me baby.
Till (something)
Got to find a way to keep you around.
27 months ago I never thought I know,
That you would be forever in my mind.
But it's getting hard to tell. the magic in your spell
And I don't wanna be just another guy.
So, no matter what I say, no matter what I do,
I still can't get over you (I still can't get over you)
So, no matter what I say, no matter what I do,
I still can't get over you (I still can't get over you)
Now I'm concerned with every word I say (word I say)
I'm so messed up on you, why do I act this way?
So, no matter what I say, no matter what I do,
I still can't get over you (I still can't get over you)
So, no matter what I say, no matter what I do,
I still can't get over you (I still can't get over you)
So, no matter what I say, no matter what I do,
I still can't get over you (I still can't get over you)
So, no matter what I say, no matter what I do,
I still can't get over you (I still can't get over you)
(Bardens)
(Instrumental)
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(Bardens)
I'm in a freefall, like a snowflake falling,
Down, down, down, down, down.
I close my eyes inside my head I starfall
Helpless to the ground.
Down, down, down, down, down, oh yeah.
Smoke rings around me and bright sparks of fire
Flash by as I go.
I've got the feeling and it takes me higher
Than I'll ever know.
Go, go, go, go, go. Oooh.
(repeat)
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You know we're fighting every day,
It's as if somehow we've lost our way.
When we'd first begun, yeah, we lived as one,
Now as time goes on, we move our own way.
It's just no use in going on
When all the feeling now has gone.
You know we both have tried, yeah, we both have lied,
Now as tears subside, we move our own way.
Separation's the only way
Separation starts today
You know we're fighting every day,
It's as if somehow we've lost our way.
When we'd first begun, yeah, we lived as one,
In the time it takes to laugh,
love can turn the key.
Crystal clear the future lies
and what will be will be.
Don't hold it back,
take the chance you missed.
Don't hold it back,
fill the emptiness.
Soon the time to say farewell,
will come with no return.
Older now but wiser from
lessons we have learned.
Don't hold it back,
take the chance you missed.
Don't hold it back,
fill the emptiness.
Slip through your fingertips,
Speak from your heart don't let it
Slip through your fingertips,
Search for the feeling in it.
Don't let it -
Slip through your fingertips,
Lost if you leave too late.
All at your fingertips,
(Latimer/Schelhaas)
Look to the mirror
I can tell no lies
Time drawing nearer
Still I wonder why
You are the giver
Me I never try
Now we're together
Still I wonder why
Please can you tell me
When you're by my side
And when my eyes see
Will I wonder why
If you are with me
I can only try
To find the answer
In the words that ask the question
Why don't we know
And why don't it show
I wanna find out
Try let it all out
Andrew Latimer Guitars, Lead Vocals
Jan Schelhaas Grand Piano
Kit Watkins Mini Moog, Clavinet, Solina, Hammond C3
Colin Bass Bass, Backing Vocals
Down by the lake
a warm afternoon -
breezes carry children's balloons.
Once upon a time,
not long ago,
she lived in a house by the grove.
And she recalls the day,
when she left home...
Long good-byes,
make me so sad.
I have to leave right now.
And though I hate to go,
I know it's for the better.
Long good-byes,
make me so sad.
Forgive my leaving now.
You know I'll miss you so
and days we spent together.
Long in the day
moon on the rise -
she sighs with a smile in her eyes.
In the park,
it's late afterall,
she sits and stares at the wall.
And she recalls the day,
when she left home...
Rhayader gets ready to sail, together with the small Armada of other boats to help in the desperate rescue operation at Dunkirk.
They woke you in the night
a glare from bright headlights.
Sentry's in a row,
you watched them from a front window.
Through sleepy eyes you saw the scene,
and felt
as if a dream...
had come to life.
Caught by surprise
protection in disguise.
A high barricade,
the price too high to pay.
The late-night dancers filled the street,
and stopped
as if a dream...
had come to life
A wail and a cry,
blue lights flashing by
In shadows of the trees,
a zone runs in between.
The young-boy soldiers filled the streets
and moved
as if a dream...
had come to life.
Can it be a nightmare?
Will you wake and still be there?
So you try to run,
frightened you're the one
There's a rumour flying through the air;
Paranoia's creeping everywhere.
You're gonna raise a wall -
to draw the line.
You say you've got your reasons
I hear them all the time
You say it's talking treason
and a crime...
to question why.
Don't you know I've seen this all before?
History repeats itself once more.
I don't want to go -
and I can't stay.
You say you've got your reasons
I hear them all the time.
You say it's talking treason
and a crime...
to question why.
I don't want to be a refugee,
I just want a single guarantee.
I don't want to be a refugee,
I try to see through your eyes
But life keeps changing the view
Are we so unalike?
It's a boy's life after all.
It's a boy's life
Afterall.
Have I really forgotten
The way I felt at fifteen?
When things were taken for granted,
It's a boy's life after all...
It's a boy's life
(Latimer/John McBurnie)
You're looking nervous at the dealer
Money goes like sand
Slipping through your hands
You're leaving everything behind you
Wave it all goodbye
I can hear you cry
Wait - don't think about it
Wait - it's never too late
Wait - don't worry 'bout it
Wait - leave it all to fate
Wait
Oh no this game is like a nightmare
There can be no doubt
Luck has dealt me out
I'm only searching for the right time
Money on the line
I can hear you cry
Andrew Latimer Guitar, Backing Vocals
Jan Schelhaas Yamaha CS 80, Prophet 5, Yamaha Electric Grand Piano,2nd & 4th Moog solos
Kit Watkins Hammond C3, Solina, Yamaha Electric Grand Piano, Rhodes Piano, 1st and 3rd Moog solos
Colin Bass Bass and Lead Vocals
(Latimer/Bardens)
The sun has left the sky
Now you can close your eyes
Leave ALL the world behind until tomorrow
The dream is like a song
It leads you on and on
The piper plays his tune so you must follow
So far beyond the sky
Not knowing how or why
You realize this feeling is forever
And though another day
May steal your dreams away
You and the song will always stay together
Andrew Latimer: Guitar, Flute, Backing Vocals
Peter Bardens: Electric Piano, String Synthesizer, Moog
Doug Ferguson: Bass, Lead Vocals
Camel
Nude
The Birthday Cake
(Instrumental)
Weeks of monotony filled his life with an opposite extreme. No
longer pursued by opportunists who disguised themselves with
good intentions, his body regained strength. The government
arranged his back-pay. The mass of generation-removed
relatives ceased their dutiful visits and eventually no one came
to see the hero who had fought the longest war.
For his 50th birthday, the nursing staff organised a small
party. To make him feel at home, the festive cake has been
decorated in the form of a tropical island. Nude was visibly
moved by the occasion and yet he seemed strangely distracted.
Crazy preachers of our doom
Telling us there is no room
Not enough for all mankind
And the seas of time are all running dry
Don't they know it's a lie...
Man is born with the will to survive,
He'll not take no for an answer
He will get by, somehow he'll try,
He won't take no, never let go, no...
I hear them talk about Kingdom Come,
I hear them discuss Armageddon...
They say the hour is getting late,
But I can still hear someone say,
That is not the way...
Man is born with the will to survive,
He'll not take no for an answer.
He will get by, somehow he'll try,
They tell me you're searching for a new place, They tell me tomorrow will have a true face.
They say that I don't understand, When you speak of your summertime land -Just slow yourself down, I'm coming along.
They tell me your past often hurt you, And even your friends, they would desert you.
But now you are beginning to see, The same things have happened to me -Just slow yourself down, I'm coming along.
You tell me your dreams have been broken, And not enough words have been spoken.
The time has come to see it through.
(Latimer/Bardens/Ward)
Sleepless nights, restless days
Memories of her gentle ways
Love locked out looks for a home
A place to find a shelter from the storm
She said you are the air I breathe
The life I love, the dream I weave
Without a word, with just a touch
Now I realize you meant so much
Been awake so long
I feel like I belong
With the rain
Morning light appears
The feelings of the night
Remain
Somewhere inbetween
The waking and the dream
Feel you close to me
Andrew Latimer Guitar, Vocals
Peter Bardens Clavinet, Minimoog Electric Piano, String Synthesizer, Car Horns
Richard Sinclair Lead Vocals, Bass
Stepping outside,
there's no turning back.
Looking behind,
there's no turning back.
Nowhere to hide -
watch out for the man in drag;
she's got you tagged!
Checking all around,
there's no turning back.
Listen for a sound,
there's no turning back.
Keep your head down -
watch out for the go-between!
The Cloak and Dagger Man
Follows -
Run undercover and
trust in no one you know.
Watch what you say,
there's no turning back.
Lover's will betray!
Watch out for the promise of...
(repeat chorus)
Paul Burgess: Drums
David Paton: Bass
Ton Scherpenzeel: Prophet, Juno 60
Andy Latimer: 12-String and Electric Guitar
Chris Rainbow: Vocals
(Latimer/Bardens)
Tell me everything
Don't be afraid to give yourself away
Sometimes, it's easier
Your fears melt away
And turn it all to moonshine
Words that rhyme
Still in your mind
Still in your mind
Play me anything
Maybe music is the only way
to tell me how you feel
Somehow, you'll find the way
And all the words to your song
Will carry on
Still in your mind
Still in your mind
Andrew Latimer Fretless Bass, Backing Vocals, Flute
Peter Bardens Electric Piano, Minimoog
Richard Sinclair Vocals
Andy Ward Finger Cymbals, Glockenspiel
Goodnight
tired little eyes.
Time to climb the wooden hill.
Sleep tight
safe in the night.
Wander through your dreams at will.
The stars are awake
and blinking their silvery tears on the moon.
Don't be afraid,
for carpets of magic can fly through the sky.
It will take you wherever you wish,
but come back to me
the same way that you leave.
In day or night, in dark or light,
just come back to me
the same way that you leave.
(Latimer/Bardens)
High flying glider, spread your wings
Flying high on a cloud
Born on the air, spiral around
So busy making circles
You never touch the ground
You see the sea, feel the sky
Don't know where you go when you die
Don't know the answers
To what's in my mind
Riding on the wind and turning with the tide
life takes you up, it brings you down
Changes the pain that remains
Keep moving fast, though the wind and the rain
And if the world keeps spinning round
You'll be back again
Andrew Latimer: Flute, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Lead Vocals
Peter Bardens: Piano, String Synthesizer, Organ, Electric Piano
Doug Ferguson: Bass
(Latimer/Schelhaas/Viv McAuliffe)
Neon magic, a playground for the noise
Got the boys feeling tough, acting rough
Looking for trouble?
You better mind your tongue
Having fun much too much
Chasing cars, hit and run
They try their hardest
To stand out in the crowd, talking loud
Neon girls carrousels
Show off their colours
For some local fame
That's the name (of their) game
Acting cool, out of school
You're the same
Andrew Latimer Guitars, Lead Vocals
Jan Schelhaas Yamaha Electric Grand Piano, Yamaha CS 80, Solina, Mini Moog
Kit Watkins Hammond C3, Yamaha CS 80, Solina
Colin Bass Bass
Latimer/Hoover
The light is fading
The cause invading
all the hopes that you were building
on tomorrow
Now you must go.
So stretch your wings,
as nature sings
her farewell lullabye to soothe you
through the changes
When you must go.
The gift is knowing
your strength in going
when the time has gone beyond
your heart's desire,
(Camel)
Andrew Latimer Guitar
Peter Bardens Electric Piano
Richard Sinclair Bass
Andy Ward Drums, Talking Drum, Percussion
Mel Collins All Saxophones
Martin Drover Trumpet
(Latimer)
This is just a song
to help you through the night
just like a lullabye.
And if you're not strong
and everything ain't right,
(Latimer)
Andrew Latimer Electric & Acoustic Piano, Minimoog, String Synthesizer, Fuzz Guitars, Flute
Brian Eno Minimoog, Random Notes, Electric And Acoustic Piano, Bells
Latimer/Hoover
Another day...
I might have found the words to say
all the things i meant to say.
All the years that passed between
you never understood the meaning of my way.
Another day there might have been
some other way to make
the sacrifice.
Another day...
I would try to be a friend,
you would never let me in.
If I could have it otherwise,
I'd chase the demons from your eyes to ease your soul.
But now you've reached this other side
where hopes and broken dreams can't turn the tide.
SHOUT!
to the top.
SHOUT!
through your defenses...
SHOUT!
to the top.
SHOUT!
Another day...
you might have found your destiny,
knowing that it's meant to be.
A self-effacing prodigy,
you gave it up for infamy
and fell from grace.
SHOUT!
to the top.
SHOUT!
through your pretenses...
SHOUT!
to the top.
Lay down your defenses,
SHOUT!
(Ow, ow-ow-ow-ow! Ow, ow-ow-ow-ow!)Yeah, yeah, yeah! How can you be sitting there
Telling me that you care -That you care? When every time I look around, The people suffer in the suffering
In everyway, in everywhere.
Say: na-na-na-na-na (na-na, na-na!): We're the survivors, yes: the Black survivors! I tell you what: some people got everything; Some people got nothing; Some people got hopes and dreams; Some people got ways and means.
Na-na-na-na-na (na-na, na-na!): We're the survivors, yes: the Black survivors! Yes, we're the survivors, like Daniel out of the lions' den(Black survivors) Survivors, survivors! So I Idren, I sistren, A-which way will we choose? We better hurry; oh, hurry; oh, hurry; wo, now!'Cause we got no time to lose.
Some people got facts and claims; Some people got pride and shame; Some people got the plots and schemes; Some people got no aim it seems! Na-na-na-na-na, na-na, na! We're the survivors, yes: the Black survivors! Tell you what: we're the survivors, yeah! - the Black survivors, yeah! We're the survivors, like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego(Black survivors), Thrown in the fire, but-a never get burn.
So I Idren, I-sistren, The preaching and talkin' is done; We've gotta live up, wo now, wo now! -'Cause the Father's time has come.
Some people put the best outside; Some people keep the best inside; Some people can't stand up strong; Some people won't wait for long.(Na-na-na-na-na!) Na-na-na, na-na-na na! We're the survivors
In this age of technological inhumanity (Black survival), Scientific atrocity (survivors), Atomic misphilosophy (Black survival), Nuclear misenergy (survivors): It's a world that forces lifelong insecurity (Black survival).
Together now:(Na-na-na-na-na!) Na na-na na na! (Na na-na na na!)We're the survivors, yeah! We're the survivors! Yes, the Black survivors! We're the survivors: A good man is never honoured (survivors)in his own yountry (Black survival).
Nothing change, nothing strange (survivors).
Nothing change, nothing strange (Black survivors).
We got to survive, y'all! (survivors) - /fadeout/
[*Sleeve notes: But to live as one equal in the eyes
Latimer/Hoover
Watching the bobbins,
go up and down.
Fine Irish linen
for a ladies gown.
One shirt a penny,
seven in a tag;
ten hours a day
and her heart begins to drag.
This never ending cycle goes on.
But she promised she would never stay...
for long.
Rocking the treadle,
ache in her soul.
She keeps the rhythm
and it takes a toll.
Threading the needle,
strains in her eyes.
Old withered fingers
steal her young girl's pride
She's saving every penny she earns,
because the passion for her freedom
When she meets Rhayader she too is fleftened, but her concern for the Snow Goose overcomes her fear.
They tell me you're searching for a new place,
They tell me tomorrow will have a true face.
They say that I don't understand,
When you speak of your summertime land –
Just slow yourself down, I'm coming along.
They tell me your past often hurt you,
And even your friends, they would desert you.
But now you are beginning to see,
The same things have happened to me –
Just slow yourself down, I'm coming along.
You tell me your dreams have been broken,
And not enough words have been spoken.
The time has come to see it through.
Slow down 'coz I'm coming with you –
Well I'm walking this lonely street
but I'm far from bein' alone
'Cause everyone I meet,
has nowhere to call home.
So they move on
from day to day,
just to stand in a line.
Well my mother she comes to me
and begs me not to fight.
For the sake of the family,
I have to stay out of sight.
So I move on
from day to day,
just to stand in a line.
On the road again
for a job I never find.
People talking...
as if we're not their kind.
I got a handbill,
says there's work up here.
Left my homeland...
and paid a price too dear.
I've come to the end of the line
there's too many men,
despair in their faces...
Each one of us hoping to find a life,
a home, a dream...
within the line.
I ain't helpless --
I just need a hand.
These are hard times,
for every kind of man.
I've come to the end of the line
there's too many men,
despair in their faces.
Each one of us hoping to find
a life, a home, a dream
a place to be.
It was the very edge of summer
the air was thin the sky more pale
Dusty roads I remember
Oh so well...
The winds of future blew around us
The owners came to tell their tale,
feelin' like a piece of paper
in a gale.
Go West, go West.
where there's fruit in every place
a smile on every face...
Go West, go West...
Where there's work (so I'm told)
California's never cold,
so Go West...
We sold part' our lives
for 18 dollars...
Bought a Hudson Super-6
Travelled on down the highway
with no rest...
Childhood memories behind us
Grown-up feelings lie ahead,
Asked my Dad why we're going
and he said...
Go West, Go West
Where there's fruit in every place
a smile on every face...
Go West, Go West...
Where there's work (so I'm told)
California's never cold... so,
(Latimer/Bardens/Ward)
She is my first love
Graceful in all her ways
Folding the hillside
Turning the sky from night into day
She won't fail to take my breath away
So soft this silence
She brings before the dawn
A time of twilight
When all the world waits to be reborn
Nobody knows her name
No one knows how she came to be here at all
Giving her loving
Hoping to everyone
Old as the hills
Young just like the rising sun over fields
That lie away beneath her feet
Ev'ry time we meet
She takes my breath away
Andrew Latimer Guitars
Peter Bardens Keyboards
Richard Sinclair Lead Vocals, Bass
Mel Collins Soprano Saxophone, Flutes
Wake-up,
Wake-up, wake-up
Signs tell the time
you're wasting.
Wake up
wake-up, wake-up
Life you will find
is changing.
O the city life,
endless confusion.
Hanging on too tight,
to this illusion...
I'm not what I appear to be.
I couldn't take the honesty,
It seemed to be...
too easy for reality.
O the city life,
what have I come to?
Faces in the night,
friendly to fool you.
I always try to justify,
the way I am and wonder why
I couldn't be...
Latimer/Hoover
One day I'm up next day i'm down,
I run from duck to dawn.
The paranoia seizes me
the nightmares carry on.
I'm looking on the bright side
You're looking on the wrong side
You really don't know which side
A devious dream in my mind.
But there is no way out and yesss
the dye is casting thin
Between the line and razor edge
They crystalise the end.
I'm looking on the dark side
You're looking on the outside
You'll never know what's inside
A face to erase what you find
I know what I'm doing
I'm feeling so fine now
Sorry I worried you.
Thumbs up truly,
I'm okay I though today
I haven't had a drink for, say,
an age, and yes I'm feeling fit
a day in which I'm never sick
with both ends on the candle lit.
There is no way out and
I can never be my friend.
The enemy i fear is me,
Latimer/Hoover
Searching for fragments
of old yesterday,
I stand at the edge
of my childhood to find,
I long for the shadows
Have you seen the Mystic Queen
Riding in her limousine
Over hills and dales 'til morning...
If you like I'll take you there
Find some colours you can wear
Colours that you've only seen while sleeping
Have you seen the Mystic Queen
Riding in her limousine
Over hills and dales 'til morning...
If you like I'll take you there
Find some colours you can wear
(Latimer/Bardens)
Time on your hands
You doodle the day
Shuffle your feet
And turn on the news
To hear what they might say
They've made a machine
A new fangled device
They're lighting the fuse
There's no need to worry
Your world will be alright
Time for a smoke
A pint and a joke
You muddle on through
Silently screaming
"What can I do?"
Till time trips you out
Larking about
Blows you away
High as a kite
On a windy day
Andrew Latimer Guitar
Peter Bardens Electric Piano, Organ, String Synthesizer
Richard Sinclair Bass, Vocals
Andy Ward Drums, Money, Percussion
Every Sunday morning, before daybreak
Down upon the farm, on the fishpond
All the little ducks, they go paddling
Look out goldfish your for breakfast
Sunday morning hear the churchbells ringing
High up in the trees the birds were singing
In the dewey grass spiders spinning
Rooster calls and cocks his doodle
All around the farm animals stirring
Through the morning mist the bulls are beefing
In the grassy meadows cows are munching
Daisy Bell it's time for milking
There's such a lot to be done on the farm
In the sunshine, and when it's lunchtime
It's hop down the pub for a pint
Back on the tractor to finish the plowing
Standing all alone, Fred the scarecrow
Hasn't got a clue how the wheat grows
Doesn't mind the rain, hates the cold though
Specially when those icewinds blow snow
All along the lane, bees are buzzing
Little furry things in hedgerows scurrying
In amongst the corn the bunnies are bouncing
Must have springs upon their feet
Behind the cowshed
The plowman is taking a peek
At the farmer's daughter
Who's hanging her undies in the sun
Better get on your boots and join us
Down on the farm
Down here on the farm
It's a lovely day for country walking
The vicar's on his bike, Billy's skateboarding
The farmer and his dog out back shooting
The gun goes off and hits the tweeting (or: its stopped tweeting)
Lots of smelly stinks around the farmyard
Great big pile of sh.t behind the rhubarb
Sitting in his pram, baby bunting
Does a *BURP* and starts his grunting
Give him a drink, he's gone pink
Wants his mummy, needs changing I think
Such a lot can be done on the farm
In the sunshine
And when it's lunchtime
It's hop down the pub for a pint
Sneak out the backway with Nelly the barmaid
(Latimer)
Peter Bardens: Synthesizers
(Latimer/Bardens)
We are sailing in a ship that's got no sails
We are riding on a train right off the rails
We are in an old sedan that's lost a wheel
But it makes no difference to the way we feel
It's been a long time - seems like a lifetime
To be where we are
Take a little tumble, fall and maybe stumble
Now we've gone so far
All along the highways of the sun
No one knows how far it is we have to go
Because every step we take reveals some more
But we'll keep right on as far as the eye can see
Over there where land and sky appear to be
Crusing down the highways of the sun
All along the highways of the sun
Andrew Latimer Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Peter Bardens El & Ac Piano, Organ, Minimoog, String Synthesizer
Richard Sinclair Bass
Andy Ward Drums, Percussion
Latimer/Hoover
I am one of seven brothers.
Five of us must leave and start again.
In this land of Saints and Martyrs,
Tears of sadness hide within the rain.
So fare thee well, Remember me...
Sail from the Harbour of Tearss
I can hear my father calling
'Godspeed, my son,
wherever you may go'
He looked so small
down on the quayside.
A man I guess
I'll never really know. Goodbye, lad... I'll miss you,
though I don't show it.
I am a farmer of the land,
I'm not a man of words.
Forgive me my failing,
you never knew me.
Godspeed wherever you may go...
So fare thee well,
Remember me...
When he rides, my fears subside,
for darkness turns once more to light.
through the skies, his white horse flies,
to find a land beyond the night.
Once he wore grey, he fell and slipped away
from everybody's sight.
the wizard of them all, came back from his fall
this time wearing white.
He has a certain air, as if he's never there,
but somehow far away.
and though he seems afar, like a distant star.
Latimer
When i'm on my own
and out of my mind
I realise how i've grown,
and changed my old line
Learning how to give
and not be afraid,
of the place where I live
and mistakes I have made
You are the one
changing my life.
You are the one
making it right.
You are the one
warming my nights -
You are the one.
You are the one
giving me all.
You are the one
opening doors.
You are the one
hearing my call -
You are the one.
looking 'round I can see
you are still here
Not in sight but in me
Can you hear the thunder?
Can you feel the rain, it pours,
Nail down all your windows
And barricade the doors
Mother nature's fury takes you by the hand
Showing all but mercy
Wreaking death upon the land
Caught in the eye of the storm
Did the heaven just open and fall?
We are caught in the eye of the storm
All that's left are just bodies to mourn
Can you see the lightning?
Can you feel the wind, it soars
Pack up your belongings, let chaos take control
(Take control! )
Mother nature's fury takes you by the hand
Rip this world to pieces
Bid farewell to all you know
Caught in the eye of the storm
Did the heavens just open and fall?
We are caught in the eye of the storm
All that's left are just bodies to mourn
Yeah!
Caught in the eye of the storm
Caught in the eye of the storm
Caught in the eye of the storm
Can you hear the thunder?
Can you feel the rain, it pours
Melt down all your windows
That barricade the doors
Mother nature's fury takes you by the hand
Showing all but mercy
Wreaking death upon the land
Caught in the eye of the storm
Did the heaven just open and fall?
We are caught in the eye of the storm
All that's left are just bodies to mourn
(Latimer/Bardens/Ward)
Out of the mist rising
Ten thousand navajo braves
Shining like golden eagles in flight
Climbing high on the plains
Born of the Earth set free
To run away with the sun
So free to sing in tune with the world
Gladly dance for the rain
So many moons have flown
Now all your ghosts dance the long shadows
War cries that died on your lips
Echo above the plains
Andrew Latimer Guitar, Lead Vocals
Peter Bardens Keyboards
Richard Sinclair Bass
Traditional Gaelic/John Morris
In this quiet place I stand alone,
from my homeland far away.
And my empty heart cannot recall,
the forgotten dreams that brought me joy
Had I ways to shed the wasted years,
I would travel to my kin.
and with strength and faith in God above,
You've made your decision to leave
there's no turning 'round.
Now that you've got a reprieve,
you must stand your ground.
Some of the others are weak,
so you must be strong
$155 won't last very long...
Ma, will we make out,
do you think that this old car
will last?
Pa, is there some doubt,
if our bad luck will
stay in the past?
Well I'm hoping it's so,
but you can't really know til the end.
They tell me that all things must change
but they begin again.
Listen to the motor and the road
and how does it feel?
Listen with your ears and your hands
on the steering wheel.
Ma, will we make out,
do you think that this old car will last?
Pa, is there some doubt,
if our bad luck will stay in the past?
Listen now boys,
what your ma has told you
there is no way we can tell...
We've got to face this road together
and have some faith
in ourselves.
Ma, will we make out,
do you think that this old car will last?
Pa, is there some doubt,
if our bad luck will
stay in the past?
Tell me no lies,
has peace arrived...
or, is this some kind of joke?
What a surprise,
you don't realise...
there's some things you don't own.
Can you disguise,
can you simplify...
this change you put me through?
Can you revive,
and will i survive...
this life you've brought me to?
Physically and emotionally exhausted, nude was confined to a
sea-side resort nursing home.
Rhayader ferries many stranded soldiers to safety until at last he is hit, and the Snow Goose is seen circling low over the spot where the little boat has gone down.
I smoked a pack of cigarettes before midday
I coughed up a lung around one
I can't see a thing through my eyes that sting
I can't remember having so much fun
I've never had so much fun
Can't drink the water in Sydney
Can't eat the food in Japan
Can't breath the air in Los Angeles
but a million people think they can
These wankers filled up with hatred
Why expect any less
They can't decide about genocide
I think it's time that they took a rest
I try to compensate blindly for mistakes
Try to make things right
For all my redemption I've the best intentions
But it's always ending up in a fight
You are not my friend
Never felt bad lending a hand
I think you hoped I wouldn't be in a band
Broken ashtray I can always replace
I saw a pearl of wisdom
in the spirit of a man
as he saved
the day he lost.
Time will say I told you so
if we look back in regret.
Never give a day away.
It won't return the same again.
Nothing can last
there are no second chances.
Never give a day away.
(Latimer/Bardens/Ward)
Andrew Latimer 6 and 12 string Guitars, Bass
Peter Bardens Electric Piano, Minimoog, String Synthesizer
Andy Ward Drums, Whistle, Tunisian Clay Drums
Mel Collins Alto Saxophone
Martin Drover Flugelhorn
Here's that feeling once again
Across the room you turn and then
Smile - I've known that smile before
Yes we've been friends for sure
Dreams and memories so clear
Share the love that we once had
Let the music carry on
Keep on dancing
Summer nights - here on that shoreline
Meet again - and drink that wine
This old wine - still thinking of you
Missing all the things you do
Here in the falling rain
Once again we play love's game
Keep on dancing
You cast that magic
Déjà-vu - it's in your stars
They reveal - you know the answer
They are true - so for a while
Let's renew all those lovers' ties
Summer lightning in your eyes
It keeps on dancing
I've always known love
Would return to lighten the darkest day
We will meet again
Further on in later lifetime
Past the skyline, I'll always be your friend
Send my love to you
And the two friends went home.
No need for words, they are as one.
And now summer's over,
All across this barren land,
elder voices tell
stories of a desert ghost.
The legend of a man
swallowed by the sand.
High upon the red dunes,
a prophet in the wind...
a vision like a mirage,
rises from a man
swallowed by the sand.
Fading...
into the shadows
of the legend
you became.
Fading...
into the mystery
and the romance
Latimer/Hoover
Where have you come from,
where have you been?
How can you know
unless you begin?
Turn around,
giving more than you take.
Lost and found
in the past.
The chance of a lifetime
is passing you by.
Use it or lose it
in the wink of an eye.
Turn around,
giving more than you take.
Lost and found
With the departure of the Snow Goose, Fritha no longer visits the lighthouse and Rhayader is once more alone with the melancholy sounds of the marshes.
(Latimer/Bardens)
Andrew Latimer Guitars, Pan Pipes
Peter Bardens Minimoog, String Synth
Richard Sinclair Bass
Andy Ward Drums
Feel a chill in the dark,
twilight falls.
Feel the beat of your heart,
danger calls.
Up to the rooftop, out in the rain...
Well I'm planning it out,
day by day.
There's no room for doubt,
just one way.
Up to the rooftop, out in the rain...
And I'm looking out over West Berlin.
Feeling freer now than I've ever been.
When the sun sets over West Berlin,
I'll be leaving,
I can't come back again.
And I'm looking out over West Berlin,
West Berlin.
In the flood of the light,
safety will shine.
We'll be high out of sight,
on steel cable line.
Love, are you awake or are you sleeping?
I'm so excited I could die...
starting out our lives.
Must make some plans for the future
now we need to settle down...
make a home our own.
What we gonna do when the baby comes?
It won't be long.
Love, am I awake or am I dreaming?
I'm so excited I could cry.
At times I'm so afraid.
Say you'll get a job
and never leave us...
Though I know you'll make it right,
Find a better life.
What we gonna do when the baby comes?
It won't be long.
Don't you ever go,
say you'll never leave
Promise you won't ever leave.
Don't leave me,
We need you.
Rose
I will try to settle down but
I can't tell the future
Rose
I will try to stay around but
I don't know the future
Oh Rose,
you'll never know,
just how much I need
you so.
Oh Rose, you'll never see
Just how much you mean
to me
But Rose,
This road is so hard and long
There's a fox on the hill
and he's standing still,
as if he's trying to hide.
My horse is going after him,
he thinks he'll easily catch him
but the Tod is sly.
Lazy days and crazy ways,
the sun is high and I'm feelin' fine.
(and so is ol' Dart)
My horse is unconcerned
as he takes a tricky turn
on the heels of the fox.
But as we come around,
Mr. Tod is off the ground
smiling down from the rocks.
Crazy days and lazy ways,
the sun is nigh and I'm feelin' high.
(it's only rock and roll)
"Well, I'm an artful dodger"
said the fox,
"they never catch me, no!
I lead them all a merry dance".
"I see you're on a pleasure run,
out to have a bit of fun...
perhaps you'd like a game of chance?"
"So may I propose a little game
...if you'll agree.
I wager you'll never catch me!"
And in a flash,
the fox flipped his tail,
my horse took the bit,
and the chase was on...
Now we're back on the hill
we're going faster still.
and we're nose to nose.
Well my horse is going faster
but the fox is going past us,
laughing as he goes!
Crazy daisy, lazy crasy,
Matching Mole; a toad in the hole;
(it's only fox and foal).
I'm just a happy fox and clearly,
you're just foal at heart.
I hope we meet again.
You've made me
oh, such a happy fox.
Sail, sail away,
There you go,
To a place you know.
Why not let me come along,
I won't tell no one.
Now our bodies have entwined,
Touch me with your mind.
Your dreams are a mystery,
Please share them with me.
Curiosity is killing me,
I just got to know.
Curiosity is killing me,
I just got to know
Where, tell me where,
Where are you sailing...
Sail, sail away,
There you go,
To a place you know.
Why not let me come along,
I won't tell no one.
Sail, sail away,
Sail, sail away,
Sail, sail away,
While the Snow Goose gradually gains strength, tended to by Rhayader and visited by Fritha, a strong bond of affection grows between the three of them.
The townsfolk react coldly towards Rhayader because of his odd appearance. But their fear is mixed with curiosity for he has a noble bearing.
As Rhayader departs, leaving Fritha behind he cannot prevent the Snow Goose following him out across the channel and left into the heart of battle.
Latimer
I was born in '49,
in a family of four.
Father had his own band
just after the war.
My brother and I had a radio
and every night we'd share,
waves from Luxembourg
that came though the air.
Days were full of music
and nights were the same.
And though the songs are different now
some things never change...
I can't explain the way I feel.
Why, event to this day,
I steel love the sound of that red guitar.
It takes my breath away
and goes straight...
to my heart.
Straight to my heart.
(Latimer/Bardens)
Andrew Latimer Pizzicato Guitars, Glockenspiel, Treated Piano
Peter Bardens String Synthesizer, Minimoog
He lives in an old lighthouse on the Essex marshes, caring for the wild birds.
Came on!!
Get your tickets here
There is plenty of room inside
So get your tickets here
Don't delay
Step this way
The Snow Goose swept off course by a sea storm just reaches the Essex coast. Fritha finds her exhausted and wounded on the beach and gently cradles her, for she has heard that nearby lives a man who is a great healer of birds.
One day high above the horizon appears the familiar shape of the great white bird. Rhayader in his joy sends for Fritha.
When she left the room
her perfume filled the air.
Thirty years gone
it's still there.
How I love to breathe
the air she left behind.
This trick of fortune
fills my mind.
Simple pleasures,
silver treasures.
Take me far, far away...
Faded roses on
a table set for two.
An open window
shares my view.
Out among the fields,
breezes dance and play.
Tender mercies
soothe my day.
Simple pleasures,
silver treasures,
Fritha realizing somehow that Rhayader will not return and is still looking out to sea when she spies the Snow Goose. She is filled with a sweet sadness as she follows her princess home in as if to land only to fly away, out of sight lost forever.
