Archiva 2 [compilation]
Asia
℗ 1996 Resurgence Records LV 105
Archiva, really is a very pop-oriented album. Asia was an intriguing band when it began, always based solidly in pop traditions, but also with a good deal of progressive rock leanings. This album shows little of that prog flair, except in brief moments. However, the inclusion of the Steve Howe solo "Ginger" — a definite gem — is one good reason to own this album. Geoff Downes and John Payne are featured on all tracks; there are several other musicians present here as well, most notably Howe. |
- 1. Obsession [04:57]
- 2. Moon under the Water [04:02]
- 3. Love Like the Video [03:53]
- 4. Don't Come to Me [04:53]
- 5. The Smoke That Thunders [03:28]
- 6. Satellite Blues [04:47]
- 7. Showdown [04:47]
- 8. That Season [04:52]
- 9. Can't Tell These Walls [04:05]
- 10. The Higher You Climb [03:25]
- 11. Right to Cry [03:35]
- 12. Armenia [05:02]
Тексты:
Obsession
Can I feel your hair soft on wet skin Deep inside I bleed from the blade within Can I reach the burning, burning moon Can I change this madness, lust consume Breathing out and breathing in - begin Suddenly I wake from a calling sweat Blood red water on my head Was I only dreaming the flesh so real What would another good sin reveal Breathing out and breathing in I can't fight the drug within Feel the first hit to the heart You're my shot, your my obsession Hear the voices say I can't turn and walk away - yeah You're my shot, your my obsession Hear the voices Oh - how I need to hold onto fire to win Pumping through my veins love's adrenalin Can you hear those voices Breathing out and breathing in I can't fight the drug within Feel the first hit to the heart You're my shot, your my obsession Hear the voices say I can't turn and walk away - yeah You're my shot, your my obsession Hear the voices say
Moon under the Water
In the movement of the waves Feel the rushing of the wind You're in everything I see Like a visionaries dream Preaching to the silence It's waiting for me Like a moon under the water There's a sky under the sea This world is like an ocean An it's drowning me There's a moon under the water Throw a stone into the pool See the ripples run forever And, time, for longer still See the moon under the water And the sky under the sea This world is like an ocean An it's drowning me There's a moon under the water There's a sky under the sea
Love Like the Video
She sends her smile by satellite Steaming up the screen at night Got the mouth, knows how to squeeze Every line of make-believe In the flesh, just like a dream Fingers touch the fantasy To hold so close, her lips near mine Bodies on the borderline Oh, when the lights went down I held my breath But she held the freeze frame Love like the video Why can't she love like the video Captured hot on thirty-five Tempting all to idolise Leading lady, pleading man Picture post, L.A., Cannes Every take is just like the first Every fake so well rehearsed Passions are the cruelest part Deception in the coolest heart Oh, when the lights went down I held my breath But she held the freeze frame Love like the video Why can't she love like the video
Don't Come to Me
Walking down the avenue Every step I take I see you There's nothing more that I can do To hold back from crying It's not that I don't have the time To hear your voice would only cost a dime I'm gonna save myself a dime And you know why 'Cos in the night, when you're alone And there is no one you can turn to As you're reaching for the phone Don't come to me I won't be there you see You turned this heart to stone Now you'll walk alone So don't come to me How did I get left this way? I must have been born yesterday Every single word you'd say Were lies, lies, lies Still walking down that avenue Every step I take I see you There's nothing more that I can do To hold back from crying Don't come to me 'Cos I won't be there you see You turned this heart to stone Now you'll walk alone So don't come to me
Satellite Blues
Hey you, you're walking down a New York street Feel the tension in the midday heat You're walking on blood TV, it's all there on a Japanese screen East, West, there's no in between Now, we just love "The Reds" Everything is now because the past is dead You've got to look forward if you want to get ahead What kind of person sells a young person drugs? You bring them up good but don't call them thugs Third world stories, well they make the news It's a five minute wonder, call it... Satellite blues Any way the wind blows Dive, dive! Underground is just the place to be So cool, it keeps the city clean Now walk on by I said "Walk, walk, don't run!" Don't you know you've got to follow the signs? This life's so cruel, so cruel to be kind It's a one-way street You've got to live on the edge just to make a big deal This life's big fun, man, it's like a roulette wheel What kind of world would let these children die? There's so much money we could all retire We could all live happily if we choose But it's a five minute wonder, call it... Satellite blues Any way the wind blows
Showdown
She cried to the southern wind About a love that was sure to end Every dream in her heart was gone Headin' for a showdown Bad dreamer, what's your name Looks like we're ridin' on the same train Looks as though there'll be more pain There's gonna be a showdown And it's rainin all over the world It's raining all over the world Tonight, the longest night She came to me like a friend She blew in on a southern wind Now my heart is turned to stone again There's gonna be a showdown Save me, oh save me It's unreal, the suffering There's gonna be a showdown And it's rainin all over the world It's raining all over the world Tonight the longest night
That Season
I told her, I'd hold her All through that first cold winter Defend her, protect her From our darkest demons Then spring came, our world changed We found a different corner Still heading, still searching For what we had that season I thought I was so strong, a man on a blue mountain The sword in my hand, but my thoughts in the clouds then See them Hear them I would never change another day If that season was the one to stay I swear I'd never change another day Ten years now, I've waited For that coldest winter No whiter, no wiser And all we hear is thunder I thought I was so strong, a father on a mountain The sword in my hand, but my thoughts in the clouds then See them Hear them I would never change another day If that season was the one to stay I swear I'd never change another day I would never change another day If that season was the one to stay I swear I'd never change another day Ten years now, I've waited For that coldest winter No wiser, no whiter Oh how I miss that season
Can't Tell These Walls
You said time would heal all the scars inside, But hurt seems to grow not die No matter how I try I regret the things that I've said Can't forget the words you misread that night I know I was unkind Sitting here all alone How I wish I could change the past Feelings hidden, unshown Behind the mask Can't stop the rain from falling Can't stop the world from turning Can't take the cold, the hurting Can't tell these walls I'm missing you Fallen down, can I pick myself up from the ground? Look at the face of this clown I've tried to hide the tears Sitting here all alone How I wish I could change the past Is there ever a chance? Still the river flows Can't stop the rain from falling Can't stop the world from turning Can't take the cold, the hurting Can't tell these walls I'm missing you
The Higher You Climb
There is no comeback from the big divide Maybe there's a future to be found waiting on the other side If it's illusion, then what is real? In life's confusion, take what you can Fight it till you reach the goal. And the higher you climb you can fall But never look down And the faster you run, it's a crawl To the end of the line. Seems all directions lead to one place There are no signposts guiding me It takes a long time to see And the higher you climb you can fall But never look down And the faster you run, it's a crawl To the end of the line. The age of reason has come and gone The changing seasons move on and on until you reach the goal And the higher you climb you can fall But never look down And the faster you run, it's a crawl To the end of the line.
Right to Cry
He kept it all inside - alive and screaming Tears were not his style, his pride was leading I watched the light dancing on the sea As it turned to grey Oh, how I wish that the tide would soon return Someday, someday I've a right to cry That's not giving in Scars from you and I, scars we kept within There's a right to cry, it's not giving up With my right to cry, now I've had enough It's hard to break the bones of life, of living A side you'll never show, let go, don't need it Hold on, hold on, hold on I can see in your eyes and I know how you're going to feel I watched the light dancing on the sea As it turned to grey Oh, how I wish that the tide would soon return Someday, someday I've a right to cry That's not giving in Scars from you and I, scars we kept within There's a right to cry, it's not giving up With my right to cry, now I've had enough