Aqua
Asia
℗ 1992 Intercord Record Service IRS 986 959
℗ 1992 Great Pyramid Records 35819: USA
Aqua is the fourth studio album by the progressive rock band Asia, released in 1992. The lineup changed slightly since Astra in 1985. The new lineup consisted of John Payne (bassist/vocalist) and Al Pitrelli (guitarist), together with founder Geoffrey Downes (keyboardist/vocalist). Carl Palmer (drums) and Steve Howe (guitarist), both also co-founders of the band, guest. |
- 1. Aqua (Part 1) [02:26]
- 2. Who will Stop the Rain? [04:35]
- 3. Back in Town [04:09]
- 4. Love under Fire [05:14]
- 5. Someday [05:48]
- 6. Little Rich Boy [04:37]
- 7. The Voice of Reason [05:36]
- 8. Lay down your Arms [04:15]
- 9. Crime of the Heart [05:57]
- 10. A Far Cry [05:29]
- 11. Don't Call Me [04:55]
- 12. Heaven on Earth [04:53]
- 13. Aqua (Part 2) [02:10]
Участие в альбоме:
- Geoffrey Downes: keyboards, vocals
- Steve Howe: guitar
- Carl Palmer: drums
- John Payne: bass, vocals
- Al Pitrelli: guitar
- Anthony Glynne: guitar
- Scott Gorham: guitar
- Mats Johanson: guitar solo (9)
- Simon Phillips: drums
Тексты:
Who will Stop the Rain?
This problem is insoluble The answers seem impossible The logic ceases to exist Emotion is the beat we miss I stand on a world Where dreams, realities, existence are the same We take from the mother's skin But the world is not to blame Who tells the wind which way to blow? I wonder who will stop the rain The rocks that hold the secrets, they don't know So who can stop the rain? We've lost the path for all we know Now tell me when will it start again? And as the old man lifts his hands Please can you stop the rain? Stars fall far away Like they never did before A new moon shining Like it never will again Who tells the wind which way to blow? I wonder who will stop the rain The rocks that hold the secrets, they don't know So who can stop the rain? We've lost the path for all we know Now tell me when will it start again? And as the old man lifts his hands Please can you stop the rain? Desert white cloud Spirits they sing Rain falls from the big sky Onto broken wing There is no sense in turning back To wash the debris from the track World without fears without rhyme We fought for peace within our time Who tells the wind which way to blow? I wonder who will stop the rain The rocks that hold the secrets, they don't know So who can stop the rain? We've lost the path for all we know Now tell me when will it start again? And as the old man lifts his hands Please can you stop the rain?
Back in Town
Wheels turn - smoke rise Chrome wings - low ride Freeway - red line To city lights electric I glide If there's escape from your illusion You gotta break the whole constitution Concrete - touch sky Main street - dogs lie Steel bird - black tie Is this what they call the freedom you buy? Look at him behind the delusion All you hear is the voice of confusion The bad boy's back The bad boy's back in town The bad boy's back Don't you shoot him down Wheels spin - ace high No win - no life One world - truth lies Love's just a word on a red neon sign If there's escape from the conclusion You gotta shake the whole institution The bad boy's back The bad boy's back in town The bad boy's back Don't you shoot him down If there's escape from your illusion You gotta break the whole constitution The bad boy's back The bad boy's back in town The bad boy's back Don't you shoot him down
Love under Fire
Love under fire We stand in the flame Now and forever After the rain When is forever? You can take it from me It may be never C'est la vie Love under fire And we stand in the flame Now and forever After the rain When is forever? You can take it from me It may be never Just wait and see You can hide in the jungle You can climb up a tree You can scan the horizon Tell me what you see? As cold as a mountain With a heart that can freeze There's a storm on the water With every heart that she seas Love under fire
Someday
Don't want to live in another world Don't want to dream of another girl That's the way it was meant to be I couldn't sleep through the lonely night I just cried till the morning It's not the way it was meant to be Someday you may find somebody else Someday love my shine on you Someday you may find the one You didn't leave me, you ran away Couldn't face what you had to say It's not the way it was meant to be Now you can live in your other world Me, i've found me another girl And that's the way it was meant to be Someday you may find somebody else Someday love my shine on you Someday you may find the one When I dream, I dream of one world But I know there's no such place If I could ever find that one girl In my world, in my world Someday you may find somebody else Someday love my shine on you Someday you may find the one
Little Rich Boy
Don't read "Marx" He's a clean cut guy Just the dream On a TV eye If you swim In the dark You lose a hand When you feed the shark Little rich boy, she's gonna find you Little rich boy Little rich boy, those claws will blind you Just a little rich boy She got hooks In your veins Feel the pleasure Kill the pain Drop a pearl See the dragon fly Crack the diamond Do you still feel high? Little rich boy, she's gonna find you Little rich boy Little rich boy, those claws will blind you Just a little rich boy
The Voice of Reason
Nothing ventured nothing gained Tired and washed out by the pain Do we share this problem, will it slip away? Or do we fight another day? Was I looking for a friend? One I could on 'til the end Is there something that I didn't do? Does it all begin with you? So how did I, Oh I Give you reason? But how did I, Oh I Give you reason? After all the fallen tears When we wake the token dream Who let the water slowly draw away? All the colours we made So how did I, Oh I Give you reason? But how did I, Oh I Give you reason? To give you reason, to change the river's flow To give you reason, to point the bone To give you reason, to set your spirit free I don't know, I don't know why Is there nothing I can say? Is there nothing I can do, girl? Didn't mean to break your life Didn't mean to burn your world, no So how did I, Oh I Give you reason? But how did I, Oh I Give you reason? You can keep the silver band You can have the memories, girl Now as 'Pilate' cleans the hands It's no more to do with me, no So how did I, Oh I Give you reason? But how did I, Oh I Give you reason? So how did I, Oh I Give you reason? Let's the voice of reason say:
Lay down your Arms
We used to live in a better world Where sky and water were free We point the finger We point the gun Is that the way it should be? We rape the land And we tear the skin Burn the blood In the stone To fuel the fire of a selfish mind Do you want to live here alone? Lay down your arms - surrender You know you'll never get out of here Lay down your arms - remember No force - you'd better lay down your gun Such are the sins of humanity Dark is the air that we breathe A war to hide in society Don't close your eyes to deceive Too many promises Too may tears Where does the future lie If we burn away the years We can make this a better world Where sky and water are free So give the hand without the gun That's the way it will be Lay down your arms - surrender You know you'll never get out of here Lay down your arms - remember No force - you'd better lay down your gun
Crime of the Heart
Dreams that have melted now frozen like statues Under the surface here lies the unknown Love has a way of disguising its purpose Seeing your pain my hand goes out to you You should have known better than to trust him How the pain shines through your eyes Nothing hits harder than a crime of the heart It breaks you up and it tears you apart You just want to die, you've been so abused Now you know how it feels to be used Nothing hurts harder than a crime of the heart I'm such a fool, I should have known from the start I saw it coming and I feel i'm to blame But love don't give in I watch your face as you stare into distance Eyes filled with tears that look so far away Deep in your heart can you feel a resistance? Love it just happens there's no-one to blame You should have known better than to sacrifice The stained-glass soul you hide Nothing hits harder than a crime of the heart It's the kind of feeling that pulls you apart There's no where to run, there's nothing to say You never knew that you could feel this way Nothing hurts harder than a crime of the heart I could have told you he was wrong from the start I'm not guilty, but I feel i'm to blame My love won't give in Crime of the heart
A Far Cry
In the dead of night On the wings of the wind I hear the ocean bell With a flash of light In the beat of the dark The sound I know so well I shall never forget you It's been so long I should never have left you The call so strong It's a far cry from a wild world It want to get back to you Such a long road, to the homeland I must make my way to a far cry From the chords of the earth To the depths of the sea I will return As I look to the hill Through the eyes of the storm I touch the flame I shall never forget you It's been so long I should never have left you The call so strong It's a far cry from a wild world It want to get back to you Such a long road, to the homeland I must make my way to a far cry It's such a far cry
Don't Call Me
You know I'll never understand your reasons I gave you all the love that I could give Now i'm sitting on a plane to take me far away I've got to find a new place to live It used to feel so good when you stood beside me How can you forget the words you said? Things like: I'm gonna stay with you forever Will always echo in my head Don't call me, don't call me, no more If this plane ride lasts forever I couldn't quite get over you We spent too much time together I can't believe we're through Don't call me, don't call me, no more
Heaven on Earth
I am caught in the heat Hold your head as you sleep How can I close my eyes watching you Such a fever inside from emotions within Burning the night with the truth Sweetest poison - positive attraction Raging in my mind Oh if you walk away You'll take the life from me Oh if you walk away You'll take the air I breathe Life would be lonely More than you'll ever know 'Cos you've put all heaven on earth I hear the sound of your voice On the breach of the wind I feel the touch of an angel Next to my skin It cuts so deep inside It draws out the life Harder with every time Sweetest poison - positive attraction Raging in my mind Oh if you walk away You'll take the life from me Oh if you walk away You'll take the air I breathe Life would be lonely More than you'll ever know 'Cos you've put all heaven on earth