Apollo (Attic, Ionic, and Homeric Greek: Ἀπόλλων, Apollōn (gen.: Ἀπόλλωνος); Doric: Ἀπέλλων, Apellōn; Arcadocypriot: Ἀπείλων, Apeilōn; Aeolic: Ἄπλουν, Aploun; Latin: Apollō) is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in ancient Greek and Roman religion, Greco–Roman Neopaganism, and Greek and Roman mythology. The ideal of the kouros (a beardless, athletic youth), Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more. Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto, and has a twin sister, the chaste huntress Artemis. Apollo is known in Greek-influenced Etruscan mythology as Apulu.
As the patron of Delphi (Pythian Apollo), Apollo was an oracular god—the prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle. Medicine and healing are associated with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated through his son Asclepius, yet Apollo was also seen as a god who could bring ill-health and deadly plague. Amongst the god's custodial charges, Apollo became associated with dominion over colonists, and as the patron defender of herds and flocks. As the leader of the Muses (Apollon Musegetes) and director of their choir, Apollo functioned as the patron god of music and poetry. Hermes created the lyre for him, and the instrument became a common attribute of Apollo. Hymns sung to Apollo were called paeans.
Show me a place that ain't hell
If there's space, give me room to breathe
That is all that I need
For this body can't fail
And if music be the food of love
Play on, give me excess of it
Let it all out!
Please let me out of here
And I shall rise from the ashes
Grow like a rose from the ruins
There must be light in the darkness
Hope at the end of the night
Yes, I've been trying all my life to get to Heaven
But awoke in the eye of a storm
But I shall rise from the ashes
Grow from the ruins
And return back home
This is the call from the gaols
Coming up to the prisoners of pleasure
Drunk on the blood of the next generations
And I've been through many strange confusions
Splitting myself into too many faces
Now the mirror is broken, I can see the worms behind
But I shall rise from the ashes...
You may well have your ways of triumph
You may well have your ways of truth
Just gimme some room to breathe
That's all that I need
That's all that I need, me and my strange friends
Take my hand and I'll take you out of here
We all belong to the grand astral body
And there's you behind these legendary curtains
Take my hand before you wither in the crowd
I'll take you out of here
Take my hands, take my hands
This is the end of the show
I don't know, was I wrong, was I right?
Oh, love, I don't know,
I wasn't perfect for sure
But now I feel like a new-born baby
Lying in the dew of the morning,
Laughing at the sky, like a brave new Apollo
And I shall rise from the ashes
Grow like a rose from the ruins
There must be light in the darkness
Hope at the end of the night
Yes, I've been trying all my life to get to Heaven
But awoke in the eye of a storm
But I shall rise from the ashes
Grow from the ruins
And return back home
(elliott, parsons, bairnson)
Vocal john f. kennedy
Guitars ian bairnson
Drum programing stuart elliott
Let's move, Let's shake
Let's bleed, Let's fake
Let's go for broke
Let's make mistakes
Let's see, Let's win
Let's pray, Let's cheat
Let's have another dance
Let's watch our feet
Let's die in the arms
Of the girls we love
Let's sell our souls
To the man above
Let's move, Let's go
Let's hop, Let's start
Let's paint the town
Let's break a few hearts
We'll run, We'll shout
We'll thrash, we'll cry
But we'll never grow old
And we'll never die
Lying on a bed
With Apollo in my arms
Doing everything we should
And being killed by her charms
I've got Apollo in my heart
She's tearing me apart
She looks like an angel
Held here in my arms
Though I close my eyes
And I turn away
I'm not letting go
No, not at this stage
Because knowing is only half of it
No matter what they say
And seeing her is believing
From miles and miles away
She's closed her eyes
And she's turned away
She's letting go
And I know she'll say
Let's die in the arms
Of the girls we love
Let's sell our souls
Let's move, let's shake
let's bleed, let's fake
let's go for broke
let's make mistakes
let's see, let's win
let's pray, let's cheat
let's have another dance
let's watch our feet
Let's die in the arms
of the girls we love
let's sell our souls
to the man above
Let's move, let's go
let's hop, let's start
let's paint the town
let's break a few hearts
we'll run we'll should
we'll thrash, we'll cry
but we'll never grow old
and we'll never die
Lying on a bed
with Apollo in my arms
doing everything we shouldn't
and being killed by her charms
I've got Apollo in my heart
she's tearing me apart
she looks like an angel
held here in my arms
though I close my eyes
and I turn away
I'm not letting go
no, not at this stage
because knowing is only half of it
no matter what they way
and seeing her is believing
from miles and miles away
she's closed her eyes
and she's turned away
she's letting go
and I know she'll say
Let's die in the arms
of the girls we love
let's sell our souls
I'm thinking of a number between everything and two
I'm thinking of a number between everything and two
She said, you can find a space between my arms if you will stay
Like if we ignore the systems, they'll just blink out and quickly go away
She said," I'll keep all the signals that you send home to me
And I'll meet you back here on the ground"
It's lift off, lift off again, she's pissed off, pissed off again
Moonlight brings me back again this day
And I know if she had a way, I'd always be through
And tethered to a glass ring, she keeps beside the phone
And never ever stepping out into
Blankness and darkness like underneath the leaf
Have settled on me here and scraped away the sound
She said, you can find a place inside my heart if you will stay
And I need you back here on the ground
It's lift off, lift off again, she's pissed off, pissed off again
Moonlight brings me back again this day
And I know if she had a way, I'd always be through
And tethered to a glass ring, she keeps beside the phone
And never ever stepping out into
I'm thinking of a number between everything and two
And moonlight brings me back again this day
And I know if she had a way, I'd always be through
And tethered to a glass ring, she keeps beside the phone
And never ever stepping out into
And moonlight brings me back again this day
And I don't feel a thing here anymore
The strings of information slowing to a stop
The tether's end is slipping from its knot, I'm stretching out in two
I'm thinking of a number between everything and two
I'm thinking of a number between everything and two
Bokura no umarete kuru zutto zutto mae ni wa mou
APORO juu-ichi gou wa tsuki ni ittatte iu no ni
Minna ga CHIEKKU ireteru gentei no kimi no udedokei wa DEJITARU shiyou
Sorette boku no yori hayaku susumutte hontou kai? tada kowareteru
Sora wo oou kyodai na koukoku tou ni wa
BIJIN ga imi arigena bishou
Akai akai kuchibeni desaa
*Bokura no umaretekuru zutto zutto mae ni wa mou
APORO juu-ichi gou wa tsuki ni ittatte iu no ni
Bokura wa kono machi ga mada JANGURU datta goro kara
Kawara nai ai no katachi sagashiteru
Daitouryou no namae nante sa oboete nakute mo ne ii keredo
Semete jibun no shinjiteta yume gurai wa dou ni ka oboeteite
Chika wo meguru jouhou ni furi mawasareru no wa
BIJON ga aimai nan deshou
Ataman naka BAGUCchatte saa
Bokura no umaretekuru motto motto mae ni wa mou
APORO keikaku wa SUTAATO shite itan daro?
Honki de tsuki ni ikoutte kangaetan darou ne
Nandaka ai no risou mitai da ne
Kono mama no SUPIIDO de sekai ga mawattara
APORO hyaku gou wa doko made yukerun daro?
Hanare banare ni natta kanashii koibito-tachi no
RAVU.E.MEERU.FUROMU.BIINASU nante suteki ne
"i'd like to know.. are you really ready for some super dynamite soul?
Then thank you, because now, it's star time!"
The apollo (4x)
[kid capri]
The apollo a place, where performers perform
Before you got on the stage you would all be warned
About if you're good enough, to rock the place
But if you wasn't they would throw beer cans in your face
Well it was a, amateur night, a group dressed in white
Didn't think it was spectacular but they were alright
Kept sayin to myself, I wish it was me
That was on the stage doin my r-a-p
Well uh, anyway we go back to the days
When james brown used to have, the crowd amazed
He used to come out, dancin, just doin his work
And when he screamed, all the ladies went bezerk
Slidin across the stage like he was runnin on oil
Shoes, shinin bright like aluminum foil
Women was fallin out, innocent to ?
He said, "please please" then started rappin
You only seen one show you couldn't stay to see another
Of the singin godfather number one soul brother
Events like this happened all the time
At the place that was known to be, one of a kind
It's the apollo
The apollo (4x)
[kid] it's the apollo!
The apollo (3x)
The ap..
[kid capri]
The apollo yes a legend in it's time
The place is so fly that I wish it was mine
I mean the line was so long but people did not care
Just as long as they knew, they could get in there
On wednesday's, amateur night was cool
And you could, go to see what other artists could do
Nothin but black stars, risin to the top
Now you see what's takin over, we call it hip-hop
The apollo, no other, could ever compete
When you look down and I see people movin their feet
When the stage used to rise all the people went nuts
And no one ever kept their big mouth shut
They used to, scream and yell, raise a whole lot of hell
Hang off the balcony and sometimes they fell
It's a tradition, so whatta ya do? I don't know
You get a ticket take yourself to the apollo, hey
The showbiz cafe, was right next door
Leave, from the apollo and you party some more
You can go many places to have a show
But no matter where you went you always seemed to go
To the apollo
To the apollo!
Uhh.. (the apollo) .. ..
To the apollo!
And let me break it down for you one time
Hey the a for artist, the p for people
O for outstanding, l - for legal
And the other l-o is for the low-down shame
For the ones, that tried, to destroy the name
So whatever you do, you can never forget
About the place, that always kept you drippin with sweat
From dancin and prancin and jumpin up and down
Everytime you turned around a new show was in town
It's the place, that everybody would always go
And I called it, the famous apollo
It's the apollo
It's the apollo! (the apollo) uhh!
The apollo (4x)
[kid]it's the apollo, come on!
The apollo (3x)
[kid]uhh!
The apollo (2x)
[kid]it's the apollo!
The apollo (2x)
Pardon me but you’re slurring your speech now
Apart from your abrasive breath
Your teeth are whiter than your lies
Cause and effect, the higher you fly the higher you are falling from
What happened to a little even handedness? What happened to a little fucking faithfulness?
What are you hanging onto?
Place your hand in mine. Be still. I will show you out, I will show you out
Brace yourself this time. Be still. I will show you out, I will show you out
I want your heart your severed soul
I want your heart and I want it gold
I want your heart, I want your soul
I want your throat but it can’t be sewn back together
Darling I’m split forever. Whether you say you want me or you say you thought you knew
Where are your scars (Where are your scars)
Place your hand in mine. Be still. I will show you out, I will show you out
Brace yourself this time. Be still. I will show you out, I will show you out
Give me a reason to bring forth your hope
How can I tell if you’re really afloat?
Where are you scars (They’re on your heart)
And honestly it seems to me that all the opportunities I’ve found just don’t stick around
And honestly it seems to me that honesty can never be found while she’s around
And honestly it seems to me that all the opportunities I ever get a chance to seize just end with me upon my knees. Asking for some truth but she’s an actress (She’s an actress) She an actress (She’s an actress)
What an actress she can be
And honestly it seems to me that all the opportunities I’ve found just don’t stick around
For miles you’ve walked reaching for the top
Counting every step you take, while counting every trip you make
The keeper waits at the top for you. Has is taken you this long to write the lighthouse keepers song?
Carry your weight, Follow this straight
Lantern in hands, fencing everything you can
Keeping on hand on your back and leaving one hand to defend
The towers tall enough but you’ll make it up with your love in hand and your song to send
For miles you’ve walked (Reaching for the top)
Counting every step you take while counting every trip you make (Every breath you take)
The keeper waits at the top for you
Tread on, Boldly Go
Tread on, where no one has gone
Carry your weight, Follow this straight
For miles you’ve walked reaching for the top
Counting every step you take, while counting every trip you make
The keeper waits at the top for you.
The sound of oceans crashing downs stays your feet upon the ground
For miles you’ve walked reaching for the top
Has is taken you this long to write the lighthouse keepers song?
Carry your weight (Carry your weight)
THE CALLING
I see the road, yeah it’s dark
I see your suffering and…. (Despite all this)
I feel you closing in on me
Despite all this, I feel you closing in on me
This is for me and you, please don’t make me choose
I swear I’ll make it worth it
(Oh God) Where should it go?
Am I to look at you (At you), or fight all this
Oh god where should I go, Am I to look to you
I have nowhere to run
I don’t know where to go, it seems I, it seems I’ve lost my course
The stars are signaling me, towards another city, to another town to tell me how
(God) Am I wasting time?
(God) Should I back down?
(Don’t) Let me fall behind
(We rise) We rise in time
(We rise) We rise in time
Despite all this, I feel you closer now
But all of this, it makes me wonder how
Despite all this (Despite all this), I feel you closer now
But all of this (But all of this), It makes me wonder how
The stars are signaling me, towards another city, to another town to tell me how
SIREN
Break me if I’m made of glass, you’ve tied me down and bound my hands
For what it’s worth (For what it’s worth) I needed you
But it’s that cycle that’s drawing the map, now
I can’t figure out, where we are now, where we are now
Bend me backwards, Comb your hair
Follow your heart and not your head; it’s where you went….
Follow your heart and not your head; it’s where you went….
(Wrong) Follow your heart and not your head; it’s where you went….
(You leave me screaming, why should I live through this)
Follow your heart and not your head; it’s where you went….
(Why waste my energy, Why waste your energy)
And now if you’re ready, let’s get back to where things were
This siren song is singing softly it calls me back to where we were born
(It calls me) It calls me so softly, it came so quickly
But now it’s so far away
Follow your heart and not your head; it’s where you went….
Follow your heart and not your head; it’s where you went….
(Wrong) Follow your heart and not your head; it’s where you went….
(Bend me backwards, Comb your hair)
Follow your heart and not your head; it’s where you went….
(Bend me backwards, Comb your hair)
Like a summerbreeze
it charge to feel so high
Sun comes over me
spread my wings and fly
The world is colourized
emotions oversized
Runnin through my venes
WHAT HAS ELAPSED
Remember, when nothing could hurt us. No one could touch us then
Remember, when nothing could hurt us. No one could touch us then
There’s something in the air that takes me back to those times of clarity (It brings me back to those times)
Remember when we couldn’t part our hands
For so long now I’ve longed for then
All of your feelings have gone to the roof, have gone to the roof
(Let’s reach back) This conscious state of me is killing cares
But time is fast and I’m ready to end this
All of your feeling have gone to the roof, have gone to the roof
Deal me the better hand and I’ll sit tight, but peace means war and death means life
We stand on our own two legs; we hold our backs up straight
We stand on our own two legs; we hold our backs up straight
Remember, when nothing could hurt us no one could touch us then
Forever, I thought I was perched on the highest point of what I couldn’t be
What are we feeling, I know now
All of your feelings have gone to the roof, have gone to the roof
All of your feelings are coming down on me, coming down on me
All of your feelings are coming down on me, coming down on me
Remember, when nothing could hurt us. No one could touch us then
Remember, when nothing could hurt us. No one could touch us then
(All of your feelings have gone to the roof, have gone to the roof)
(Forever, I thought I was perched on the highest point of what I couldn’t be)
Wake the confined and you’ll find me there
When you're next to me I feel
That my love for you is real
Spread your wings and start to fly
Our love we can't deny
This is not reality
This is love and fantasy
Will you set your feelings free
Your feelings free
In my dreams
I can feel you
In my dreams
I am near you
For your love
I would die
In my dreams
There is no lie
In my dreams (x2)
I can feel you (x2)
In my dreams (x2)
I am near you (x2)
For your love (x2)
I would die (x2)
In my dreams (x2)
We've been together yesterday,
you tried to find the only way.
At the right time you'll be mine,
and our love will always shine,
tell me when will you be mine.
chorus:
dance will u dance with me all night,
your arms will hold me tight,
we'll dance until the the mornin' light.
oohhhhhh oh oh oho hhhhhhhh
chorus (x2)
oohhhhhh oh oh oho hhhhhhhh
I hope you come and find my heart,
I've always loved you from the start.
At the right time you'll be mine,
and our love will always shine.
Baby say that you'll be mine.
chorus (x2)
oohhhhhh oh oh oho hhhhhhhh
(dance with me all nigh-t)
I’ll say this for the first time, we’re not heading up we’re falling down
And it’s killing me, on and on
Words flying back and forth come on silence
It’s what I need, it’s what we need
Love let me be, bury it under your
Cover the sea, with your storm
We only know what we long for (save me)
Bury it under your skin
Only if we knew it all
I’ll say this for the last time, we’re not heading up we’re falling down
And it’s killing me, on and on
Words flying back and forth come on silence
It’s what I need, it’s what we need
BORDERLINE
Unplug this Cathodic, from the way of the world
We are, we are the happening
We are the happening, we are the cause
We are, we are the antidote
We are, we are the cause
What will become of us?
Show me an un-apathetic world where we were told to wash our hands
We would understand?
Is someone hearing me right, why can’t we open our eyes?
How long must we become the very thing were running from
Is someone hearing me right, why can’t we open our eyes?
And see what we’ve become; and see what we have done
Is someone hearing me right, why don’t we just open our eyes?
We are the end
How long must we become the very thing were running from
We are the end
Is someone hearing me right, why can’t we just open our eyes?
We are the cause, we are the end
We are the cause
Is someone hearing me right, why can’t we open our eyes?
How long must we become the very thing were running from
Is someone hearing me right, why can’t we open our eyes?
ON EDGE
What is the reason for all of this? It seems this life is not enough for me
We take for granted, everything (everything)
(So) So simple this life is (so) so quickly we throw our heart (so quickly), and loose what we know (what we know)
(We can’t) We can’t wash this away (not this time) not this time, and no not this time
Let it go, just let it go
Just let it go
You thought you had me exactly where you wanted me, but you’re not strong enough for me
We take for granted, everything
Let’s get this over with, you mean nothing to me
You sit there smiling
Your time is on the edge and it’s all you have
UNDERTOW
The tier takes to the water it throws me out into the sea.
For long, I've been wondering what we're singing for, what we're reaching for.
How long will it take to find what we're reaching for what we're singing for?
This all seems so clouded now; just get me back to the surface. Back to the surface.
I can't see where we're headed now, unless we want it all. Unless you want it all.
Show me what is waiting at the top of our lungs.
And we'll sing out what's sitting at the tips of our tongues.
Carefully we calm the sea. It's showing me what we can be.
This time we have to push forward. We have to face everything. This time we have to push through.
To satisfy our longings.
Show me what is waiting at the top of our lungs.
And we'll sing out what's sitting at the tips of our tongues.
The waves come down.
With every push to the bottom we know that the only place left to go is home.
The undertow it lets me go.
We're heading back to the surface, back to the surface.
We're heading back to the surface again.
Show me what we're singing for and I'll show you what we are dreaming for.
(Dreaming for) the tide is pulling out; we're standing up, and singing out loud.
We're singing out. This all seems so glaring now.
We're headed back to the surface.
Back to the surface. I can see where we're headed now.