2008 – Phoenix

Never Again[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] [break] I saw the universe, I held it in my hand[break] The planets and the stars, merely grains of sand[break] The darkness that I knew is no more[break] The sun will shine for me, of that I can be sure[break] [break] This is the day, the day of my ascendance[break] A time for life, a time for independence[break] [break] NEVER AGAIN will I bear arms against my brother[break] NEVER AGAIN will I dishonour anyone[break] NEVER AGAIN will I wish evil on another[break] NEVER AGAIN will I spill blood of any mother’s son[break] [break] The age of Gemini, a dazzling creation[break] A new enlightenment, a great illumination[break] Dark acts of history must never be repeated[break] I know I must treat you, the way I’d be treated[break] [break] This is the day, the day of liberation[break] A time for life, for new regeneration[break] [break] NEVER AGAIN will I bear arms against my brother[break] NEVER AGAIN will I dishonour anyone[break] NEVER AGAIN will I wish evil on another[break] NEVER AGAIN will I spill blood of any mother’s son[break] [break] I’m climbing now, I’m gaining altitude[break] And now my hands can feel the grip[break] My head is spinning with a synergy[break] The power that takes me up and up[break] [break] NEVER AGAIN will I bear arms against my brother[break] NEVER AGAIN will I dishonour anyone[break] NEVER AGAIN will I wish evil on another[break] NEVER AGAIN will I spill blood of any mother’s son[break] [break] [break] Nothing’s Forever[break] (Wetton)[break] [break] Last night I roamed in San Francisco[break] Tomorrow Shibuya is my home[break] I will be waiting in the darkness[break] In the pouring rain[break] And always I’m alone[break] [break] Walking the streets of New York City[break] Light years away from where I’m born[break] I study the faces of the people[break] While I’m standing in the shadows[break] Of their fi nal dawn[break] [break] You know that NOTHING’S FOREVER[break] It’s just for today[break] Can’t live for the future, forget yesterday[break] And hold on to life, for in moments it can fade away[break] [break] Maybe I’m following too closely[break] Sometimes you feel you’ve had enough[break] Make the most of what you have today[break] Just hope and pray, for those you really love[break] [break] You know that NOTHING’S FOREVER[break] It’s just for today[break] Can’t live for the future, forget yesterday[break] [break] Nothing from nothing is nothing, Amen, so I say[break] NOTHING’S FOREVER[break] [break] Ashes to ashes[break] [break] [break] Heroine[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] I hold the razor blade up to my face[break] I feel the pulse beneath my skin[break] The crimson line describes the outer trace[break] Of my broken heart within[break] [break] I thought I was invincible[break] Until the sky fell down on me[break] [break] You are my HEROINE, do with me what you will[break] This is no time to die, no time to kill[break] My heroine, my lover to the end[break] You give me life again, you are my heroine[break] [break] I turn my mind back not so long ago[break] When I was cast upon the ground[break] Then utter chaos rained into my life[break] What I had lost, could not be found[break] [break] I thought I’d lived forever[break] My time on earth had ceased to be[break] [break] You are my HEROINE, do with me what you will[break] This is no time to die, no time to kill[break] [break] The gentle waves of rolling sea[break] Washing my demons from me[break] You are my HEROINE, all that matters to me.[break] [break] I may have loved you for a thousand years[break] But then you’ve known that all along[break] I always saw you as an eagle high in the sky[break] So tell me why[break] Only you, hold the key to set me free….[break] [break] I thought I saw eternity[break] With my own eyes too blind to see[break] You are my HEROINE, do with me what you will[break] This is no time to die, no time to kill[break] My HEROINE, my lover to the end[break] You give me life again, with peace you send[break] The gentle waves of rolling sea[break] To wash all the demons from me[break] [break] You are my HEROINE,[break] All that matters to me…[break] [break] [break] Sleeping Giant Parts 1 & 2[break] (Downes)[break] [break] No Way Back[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] [break] Push forward again, I reach the[break] Point of zero return[break] No condemnation remains[break] No more bridges to burn[break] [break] A hell of a deal, to keep what I feel inside[break] There’s nowhere to run, there’s nowhere to hide,[break] and there’s[break] NO WAY BACK, NO WAY BACK[break] NO WAY BACK[break] [break] A progressive disease[break] Takes me out of the door[break] That’s when I grab the keys, and I,[break] I slam my foot to the floor[break] [break] Step on the gas, smash through the barricade[break] I’m closing my eyes, cause I don’t wanna see, ‘cos there’s[break] NO WAY BACK, NO WAY BACK[break] NO WAY BACK[break] [break] Keep on working the room[break] And the end is in sight[break] Something unknown propels me now[break] Leading me to the light[break] [break] I got to be free it’s life on the edge for me[break] The harder it gets, the harder I try…and there’s[break] NO WAY BACK, NO WAY BACK[break] NO WAY BACK[break] [break] You’re going too far, way over the line[break] You’re raising the bar, no soft landing this time[break] We stand on the edge, this time is sink or swim[break] We’re spreading out wing and we’re learning to fl y[break] …and there’s[break] NO WAY BACK, NO WAY BACK[break] NO WAY BACK[break] NO WAY BACK[break] [break] It’s life on the edge for me[break] [break] [break] Alibis[break] (Downes/Howe/Palmer/Wetton)[break] [break] This time, you know just what I’m saying[break] But you could never give a damn[break] Or so it seems[break] [break] It’s a fine line with this game that you’re playing[break] And you could always turn around[break] Go running for home[break] [break] ALIBIS, little lies[break] Procrastination[break] Secrecy, duplicity[break] The end of your ALIBIS[break] [break] Something I could always believe in[break] Suddenly just disappeared[break] It’s all over now[break] [break] ALIBIS, little lies[break] Procrastination[break] Secrecy, duplicity[break] The end of your ALIBIS[break] [break] Goodbye your tiny whispers of comfort[break] Never the victim of circumstance[break] You had me deceived[break] [break] So Jodie, maybe this is the last time[break] That I will ever speak your name[break] I’m going home[break] [break] ALIBIS, little lies[break] Procrastination[break] Secrecy, duplicity[break] The end of your ALIBIS[break] [break] [break] [break] I Will Remember You[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] [break] Somewhere I’ll see you again[break] These words are true[break] Inside I carry a fl ame[break] It burns for you[break] [break] Sometimes I reach for you[break] But you’re not there[break] The place you take me to[break] I know not where[break] [break] In dreams, you come to me[break] I’m never free[break] For I know wherever I go, whatever I do,[break] I WILL REMEMBER YOU[break] [break] Locked in my memory[break] Your silhouette[break] The only face I see[break] I can’t forget[break] [break] In dreams, you come to me[break] I’m never free[break] For I know wherever I go, whatever I do,[break] I WILL REMEMBER YOU[break] [break] And if I should light a candle[break] For all the others I’ve known[break] No matter how I try[break] You’re there before my eye[break] And the thought will never subside, forever[break] I WILL REMEMBER YOU[break] [break] These streets and these houses[break] All of the places I’ve seen[break] If I run from you, no matter what I do[break] The fi re will always survive[break] The embers are still alive, and[break] I WILL REMEMBER YOU[break] [break] And if I should light a candle[break] For all the others I’ve known[break] No matter how I try[break] You’re there before my eye[break] And the thought will never subside, forever[break] I WILL REMEMBER YOU[break] [break] These streets and these houses[break] All of the places I’ve been[break] If I run from you, no matter what I do[break] The fi re will always survive[break] The embers are still alive, and[break] I WILL REMEMBER YOU[break] [break] [break] Shadow of a Doubt[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] [break] Words trip from my tongue[break] Saying “be strong, always be strong”[break] Scenes flash past my eyes[break] Telling me here is where we belong[break] [break] If you believe, what I believe[break] Then we’re home,[break] Yeah, we’re home[break] [break] I should have seen it coming[break] I could have worked it out[break] Your feminine mentality[break] Reveals the things I cannot see[break] I should have seen it coming[break] I could have worked it out[break] The danger signs have left my mind,[break] It’s way beyond a[break] SHADOW OF A DOUBT[break] [break] So, it won’t be long[break] Stay with me now, this can’t be wrong[break] It’s our right, to fly to the stars[break] Just for one night, this world is ours[break] [break] If you believe what I believe[break] Then we’re home[break] Yeah, we’re home[break] [break] I should have seen it coming[break] I could have worked it out[break] Your feminine mentality[break] Reveals the things I cannot see[break] I should have seen it coming[break] I could have worked it out[break] The danger signs have left my mind,[break] It’s way beyond a[break] SHADOW OF A DOUBT[break] [break] [break] [break] Parallel Worlds[break] (Wetton)[break] [break] Vortex[break] (Downes)[break] [break] Deya[break] (Howe)[break] [break] There’s a vision I see[break] A reflection of me[break] In a fragment[break] [break] That is frozen in time[break] On a luminous line[break] For a moment[break] [break] And somewhere deep in the night[break] There’s a girl[break] And she feels how I feel[break] ‘Cause we’re living in PARALLEL WORLDS[break] [break] Seems like she’ll never know[break] How my solitude grows[break] And I shudder[break] [break] To think I can’t touch[break] What I’m craving so much[break] For I love her[break] [break] Somewhere deep in the night[break] There’s a girl[break] And she feels how I feel[break] ‘Cause we’re living in PARALLEL WORLDS[break] [break] [break] [break] Wish I’d Known All Along[break] (Howe)[break] [break] It was a lie, nothing was real[break] Just a disguise you’re using, you’re using still[break] [break] When you meet the preacher man[break] Remind him of your fear[break] Over which you operate, operate control[break] [break] When the truth is recalled[break] The evidence resound[break] It’s the price you’ll pay[break] On the rebound[break] [break] WISH I’D KNOWN ALL ALONG[break] What you’re running from[break] Wish I’d known all along[break] You can’t choose between weak or strong[break] [break] But you’re not there, to turn the key[break] On your own two feet, two feet on the ground[break] [break] Get a grip right on, to the situation[break] Try to choose what you choose to ignore[break] [break] WISH I’D KNOWN ALL ALONG[break] What you’re running from[break] Wish I’d known all along[break] You can’t choose between weak or strong[break] [break] Your time has come, it’s not too late,[break] Don’t hesitate[break] [break] WISH I’D KNOWN ALL ALONG[break] What you’re running from[break] WISH I’D KNOWN ALL ALONG[break] What you’re running from[break] When the present destroys the past[break] [break] [break] [break] Orchard of Mines[break] (Fayman/Pursey)[break] [break] Don’t taint this ground[break] With the colour of the past[break] Are the sounds in bloom with you[break] Cos you seem like an ORCHARD OF MINES[break] Just take one step at a time[break] [break] Oh[break] And you seem to break like time[break] So fragile on the inside[break] You climb these grapevines[break] Would you look now[break] Unto this pit of me on the ground[break] And you wander through these[break] To climb these grapevines,[break] Vines[break] [break] I’ll say it to be proud[break] Won’t have my life turned upside down[break] Says the man with some gold forged plan[break] Of life so incomplete[break] Like weights strapped around my feet[break] Tread careful one step at a time[break] [break] Oh[break] And you seem to break like time[break] So fragile on the inside[break] You climb these grapevines[break] Would you look now[break] Unto this pit of me on the ground[break] And you wander through these[break] To climb these grapevines[break] [break] To know to feel to play me once again[break] Do you denote from what we feel[break] Do you not know[break] I see you’ve played the game[break] Do you denote[break] [break] Can you feel once again[break] You feel[break] YOU![break] [break] To know to feel to play me once again[break] Do you denote from what we feel[break] Do you not know[break] I see you’ve played the game[break] Do you denote[break] Can you feel once again[break] You feel[break] YOU![break] [break] [break] [break] Over and Over[break] (Howe)[break] [break] If our only chance was in today[break] Let it lift us, up above someway[break] As the evening shadows fall[break] I’ll confide in you once more[break] [break] Over, over and over again[break] We will resolve our true destiny[break] Only through Love, our passage guaranteed[break] Let it lift me up above[break] [break] We are on a journey, to where we can’t be sure[break] When we are as one, It opens every door[break] I don’t want to take you, across the great divide [break] This horizon’s nearer, much easier to find[break] [break] Let it lift me up above[break] [break] [break] [break] An Extraordinary Life[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] [break] A perfect day, or so I say[break] From where I’m standing[break] This rollercoaster ride, fate will decide[break] The ending[break] [break] Love everlasting, or lost on the way[break] The smiles and the frowns, the ups and downs[break] Of fortune turning[break] The twists and turns, the lessons learned[break] The bridges burning[break] [break] Nights to remember and never forget[break] [break] Go, seize the day[break] Wake up and say[break] This is an[break] EXTRAORDINARY LIFE[break] Enjoy today[break] Come what may[break] This is an[break] EXTRAORDINARY LIFE[break] [break] I gave it all, my cards have fallen[break] But I’m still alive[break] And in the end, believe my friend[break] I will survive[break] [break] Glory and heartache, and some of the joy[break] [break] Go, seize the day[break] Wake up and say[break] This is an[break] EXTRAORDINARY LIFE[break] Enjoy today[break] Come what may[break] This is an[break] EXTRAORDINARY LIFE[break] [break] All of the good times, and all of the bad[break] Responsibility is totally[break] Mine I know[break] I rightly stand accused[break] But I believe that I can change[break] Yes I can change my world[break] [break] Go, seize the day[break] Wake up and say[break] This is an[break] EXTRAORDINARY LIFE[break] Enjoy today[break] Come what may[break] This is an[break] EXTRAORDINARY LIFE