Battle Lines
John Wetton
℗ 1994
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- 1. Right Where I Wanted to Be [04:55]
- 2. Battle Lines [05:24]
- 3. Jane [04:19]
- 4. Crime of Passion [04:42]
- 5. Sand in my Hand [03:50]
- 6. Sea of Mercy [04:39]
- 7. Hold Me Now [05:58]
- 8. Space and Time [04:06]
- 9. Walking on Air [03:09]
- 10. You're Not the Only One [05:02]
Тексты:
Right Where I Wanted to Be
I have often thought of my life as fantasy That the dreams I bought did not belong to me But the grace I know as love Makes me thank my stars above… 'cause I'm Right where I wanted to be I found heaven on earth, and I set myself free There's the angel of destiny walking in front of me And I'm right where I wanted to be All the feelings that, as always, I've denied Left me chained with anger, shivering inside I was searching for a key But with eyes to blind to see… I was Right where I wanted to be I found heaven on earth, and I set myself free There's the angel of destiny walking in front of me And I'm right where I wanted to be And I'm right where I wanted to be
Battle Lines
And now I stand, forsaking pride The time has come to turn the tide I've drawn the line, I've built my wall And I won't let one more dream fall All days of innocence, I surrendered long ago Where's the wind that takes me higher The had that offers peace The heart that still gives shelter… I wanna go back to find The innocent days that I left behind I still believe they're holding ground Behind the battle lines If it takes a million miles over land and sea Gonna swim in the rivers of purity I know they still run free Behind the battle lines One more mountain I must climb I've scaled so many in my time And if the sun goes down on me The light of truth will help me see All days of innocence, I surrendered long ago Where's the voice that speaks of mercy The eyes that are not blind The love that's never ending… A vision of eternity Oh, Lord! Never take the dream from me Here I am, standing at the edge of destiny…
Jane
It's a dazzling morning With a blue sky dawning When all our sadness dies And the joy of waking To a new day taking The sleep from our eyes Sensing that you're just a breath away No shadow of doubt that will remain Jane Whenever I need a dream to hold on to Jane I can remember loving you With your spirit in me For as long as there'll be Stars up in the skies And it's never too late For this moment we'll wait All of our lives Sensing that you're just a breath away No shadow of doubt that will remain Jane Whenever I need a dream to hold on to Jane I can remember loving you I can feel you, night conceals you Waiting for me silently Jane, there's a light that shines from you No shadow of doubt that will remain Jane
Crime of Passion
And you must stand and face the tale to tell Who would think that you would take the life of one you loved so well? And no-one else could see your point of view To one and one has always been the answer two, or so I'm told How does it feel, knowing you're guilty? How does it feel, to be all on your own? With a crime of passion A game of love and hate, but it's too late There's no compassion It's just a tug of war, that's lost before it's begun. It's never won It's a crime, it's a crime And so you have to face the world alone The life you took and tore apart without a care of your own And so he gazes in your eyes so cold The love you shared, when you were young Could never heal the pain you hold So how does it feel, knowing you're guilty? How does it feel, to be all on your own, on your own? With a crime of passion A game of love and hate, but it's too late There's no compassion It's just a tug of war, that's lost before it's begun It's never won With something you held so dear How could you throw it away? Your fatal emotions win the day… How does it feel? How does it feel?
Sand in my Hand
You know you sell your soul Every time you lose control Is it Heaven here on earth? And you go through madness On your way to sadness It seems your prayers are never heard Well, if you wanna get high again Hit the sky again Girl, that's up to you For all this time, Marianne You've been sand in my hand I'll keep holding on But until you understand You're still sand in my hand You throw it all away You live to die one more day And I know you're going down So every night you look Try every trick in your book But the time is running out So if you wanna get high again Hit the sky again There's nothing I can do… All this time, Marianne You've been sand in my hand I'll keep holding on Until all my strength has gone Don't be sand in my hand
Sea of Mercy
Dirty linen, in the cupboard Don't want it on my back Muddy water, in the system The monkey jumped the sack I'm looking for future love, who can I turn to? Looking for paradise, in the heartland Looking to everyone, who could be anyone Better turn around, turn around Don't drive that hammer down Rise up - in a sea of mercy Stand up - with the tree of life Rise up - in a sea of mercy Better gimme some, gimme some, gimme some air Sea of mercy Never had no shoeshine, worth the money Too much dust around Fishing with the wrong line, no milk and honey In this dried up ground I'm looking for sanctuary, where can I turn to? Looking for Shangri-La, in the heartland Looking to everyone, father and mother's son Turn around, turn around Lay that weapon down Now I can sleep, with my conscience for a pillow 'Cause this tomorrow, I'm sure I'm gonna see If there are streams, that only dreamers follow Then say goodbye, goodbye to me
Hold Me Now
Here ends another day My emotions locked away And my darkness is complete as the midnight sky You steal my confidence My smile is my defense And I turn my face, so you won't see me cry How can you be so cold, and so out of control? As you pour salt into my deepest cut of all My shattered heart, in pieces now And I'm gazing at the fragments of my life Hold me now, maybe just pretend I could be someone that you might have loved before Hold me now, and let me believe in a kiss that means nothing to you… 'Cause it means the world to me Lord above, you sanctify your love And the barrier you built, forces you not to care Break down that door, take my hand if nothing more So when I'm falling, then I know that someone's there I wondered a thousand times, if I could love again But I will overcome, what I can comprehend The honesty I offer you Is as naked as your fear of loving me Hold me now, let it never end Hold me like you've never done before Hold me now, we don't have to pretend Smash the chains and throw them to the floor Hold me now, and let me believe that a kiss is the way it should be… 'Cause it means the world to me It means the world to me
Space and Time
Just a face, I saw for a moment Flashing eyes, inscribed on my soul I reach to you, through another dimension So if you feel a shiver, you'll know I can see you clearer and clearer Through the mist like a beacon's light You reflect in a distant mirror Moving through space and time tonight I am calling you, can you hear me? All alone on a midnight flight Is it foolish to think that feelings flow Through space and time tonight? It chills the air, like the feeling of danger A presence felt, an ethereal light A silhouette, the scent of a stranger I know it's you, with me tonight I can see you clearer and clearer Concentrate with all your might You reflect in a distant mirror Altering space and time tonight I am calling you, can you reach me? All alone on a midnight flight Is it foolish to think that feelings flow Through space and time tonight? I am thinking about you right now I'll arrive with the morning light It's a message I rush to you, alone Through space and time tonight Tell me do you believe in what can't be explained? What our reason will not allow Moving out of this world, passing through space and time To a love that is here and now…
Walking on Air
I'm walking on air, down a smoky corridor I'm barely aware, this is no dream I felt you were there, you spoke to me, beware of What I saw, yes I'm sure, I want more, And I'm walking on air Oily, dark and blue, the picture hangs in front of you Don't turn around, this is for real The walls of this place, imprisoning your pretty face I'm sure, what I saw, is no more and I'm walking on air I'm floating, I'm falling, I'm silently calling Adrift on an ocean, on waves of emotion I'm following the light, through centuries of endless light The soporific sky, the moon and the stars To Morpheus I fly, he holds me in a twilight that we share, in his lair If I dare, we'll go walking on air I'm floating, I'm falling, I'm silently calling Adrift on an ocean, on waves of emotion Say a prayer for me, in solace and sincerity Then sip your holy wine out of the silver spoon And when my soul shall rise, then realize you live with what you swore, and before, any more of your talking Feel a chill, at the door, it's just me And I'm walking on air…
You're Not the Only One
I see you now in the dead of night The shadows closing in You lie and wait for the morning light You'll just survive till then Loneliness only means you harm So try to raise a smile Don't you know that your open arms Can bridge a thousand miles? When there's no end to it all Try to surrender Let yourself fall and just Try to remember You're not the only one who feels pain Open your heart and live again The rule you depend upon From this day on You're not the only one Throw back the shutters and unlock the spell Let sunshine light your face The growing fears that you know so well Will vanish into space You're not the only one who needs faith Climbing the face of the unknown To tell you you're not alone And, above all else You're not the only one Free yourself Take a good look around There's a lot of love to be found Love will not let you down…