A Simple Song
(Airey, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice)
Time it does not matter
But time is all we have
To think about
The road it has no end
Crossroads every turn
And so it goes
Once you sang
A simple song
It got confused
Went on too long
Why does the promise fade
You lie on the bed you made
Stranger than fiction
Further from the truth
Beyond imagination
Seeds have taken root
Wild as a dream could be
From black and white
To blue and red
Golden circles
Float above your head
Once you sang
A simple song
It got confused
And now it’s gone
Weirdistan
(Airey, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice)
We travel through time and meet on a stretch of sand
You’re from up north and I live in wonderland
Dear neighbour of mine we’re centuries, light years apart
You carry no flame but you’re visible in the dark
Way across the border all those people waving flags
Sending me encouragement but I can’t move
Something holds me back
The man in the moon is looking the other way
And while he’s distracted we turn to another page
No questions of guilt it seems like we’re just out of sync
You do what you will and I will do what I think
Imagine when you wake up scratch your head and everything’s changed
Nothing’s where you left it your normality’s been rearranged
It’s beautiful
Oh yes it’s beautiful
Leave our skin as we merge into one
It’s beautiful.
Oh yes it’s beautiful
It’s beautiful, beautiful
Oh yes it’s beautiful
Beautiful
Out of Hand
(Airey, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice)
Shiny silver faces
Coloured paper falling into their hands
Never to be seen again
It must have been a one night stand
Up until the dawn
I could have sworn that everything was alright
Thieving bastards stole my life
And legged it off into the night
It’s a dirty business
It’s a dirty game
Everybody different
But they’re all the same
They draw you in
You hear a siren call
Build you up
So they can see you fall
You’ve seen it all before
Been there since time began
You know what’s coming next
Everything gets out of hand
They’ve got the lot and god knows what
They think that they deserve even more
Psychopathic tendencies
They’ve got a lot to answer for
Scratch my back and I’ll stab yours
No wonder it’s a universal sickness
Who are they you well might ask
Come with me and you can be my witness
It’s a dirty business
It’s a crying shame
You blink your eye
And all the laws have changed
They draw you in
You hear a siren call
Build you up
So they can see you fall
You’ve seen it all before
Been there since time began
You know what’s coming next
Everything gets out of hand
It’s a dirty business
It’s a crying shame
You blink your eye
And all the laws have changed
They say the vulture
Is a bird of prey No-one told me
It would come this way
You’ve seen it all before
Been there since time began
You know what’s coming next
Everything
Everything gets out of hand
Hell to Pay
(Airey, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice)
Take pity on two-tone Eddie
His hair was never right
He used to be cool with a glint in his eye
But he lost it overnight
The spinning world is changing things are rearranging
But Eddie says to me
Nothing wrong with the way it was
That’s way it’s meant to be
Up the revolution
We’re all prepared to die
Up the revolution
That was the battle cry
There’s gonna be hell
Hell to pay
There’s gonna be hell
Hell to pay
Eddie was a die-hard rebel
In the good old days of way back when
A cigarette was cool and all the kids in school
Could read and count to ten
Everyone said he had a future bright
Of that there was no doubt
He never could make us understand
What the rebellion was all about
Up the revolution
We’re all prepared to die
Up the revolution
That was the battle cry
There’s gonna be hell
Hell to pay
There’s gonna be hell
Hell to pay
Two-tone Eddie drew up battle plans
For making love not war
Everybody laughed at the fighting in the street
From behind a guarded door
It came to nothing when it all went down
And the band began to play
Another plan, put your head in the sand
Live to fight another day
Up the revolution
We’re all prepared to die
Up the revolution
That was our battle cry
There’s gonna be hell
Hell to pay
There’s gonna be hell
Hell to pay
Bodyline
(Airey, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice)
I’ve been watching you dancing
All night long
Your legs go on forever
Exquisite synchronicity
But they never
Stay together
My head is spinning
Keeping focus
On my whirling dervish
I don’t know who you are
But I’m enslaved
And at your service
It’s your bodyline
A moving silhouette
Bodyline
When you do that pirouette
It’s your bodyline
Clearly defined
It’s your bodyline
A perfect outline so divine
Chillin’ at the fire-pit
Lost in a haze of smoke
My eyes are poppin’
Back-light shines
Through your gossamer gown
No wonder my jaw is droppin’
Gropin’ in the dark
For any excuse
Forgive me this intrusion – no
Everything’s fine
Just as it is
Wouldn’t wanna be disillusioned
It’s your bodyline
A perfect outline so divine
Your bodyline
My oh my oh my oh my
Your bodyline
Clearly defined
It’s your bodyline
Animal attraction
Will bring me to your knees
Sensual distraction
Is what I need
Above and Beyond
(Airey, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice)
Light up a candle
Start one for me
Let it float on the water
Right down to the sea
Draw back your curtain
Wave me goodbye
Lift up your arms
And look up to the sky
Start me a candle
Keep it alight
Put it there in the window
And I’ll come back tonight
Touch me in the darkness
I’ll send you a sign
Give me your loving
And I’ll give you mine
I may be leaving
But I won’t be gone
I’ll be there when you want me
Above and Beyond
Nothing I can tell you
It’s all up to you
I’ll be here if you need me
Am I getting through
Rest on your sadness
And tomorrow we’ll find
That souls having touched
Are forever entwined
I may be leaving
But not for too long
I’ll be there when you want me
Above and Beyond
Blood from a Stone
(Airey, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice)
There’s a shadow in the hole
Where my door used to be
You never give up
You want more out of me
Come on in
Help yourself
Scratch around
Look at these empty shelves
Nothing left
That I can see
Except a string of beads
And some old potpourri
You rip flesh from the bone
You suck blood from a stone
I will consider
A life of crime
So I can feed
These kids of mine
And should I falter
Should I fail
Spend the rest of my days
In some stinking jail
I will know
Who left me empty inside
Stripped of my dignity
Low and dry
You left me nothing
But I don’t care
You rip flesh from the bone
You suck blood from a stone
You robbed me blind
Without a gun
How can you sleep
After what you’ve done
There’s nothing but darkness
Deep in your soul
There’s no reflection
It’s dark and it’s cold
You rip flesh from the bone
You suck blood from a stone
Uncommon Man
(Airey, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice)
Things fall together in time
Who said you can’t have it all
The beast in the room
Heavy kind of feeling
It’s got to be twenty foot tall
But the man is standing high
Oh, oh, oh it’s good to be king
Standing together again
Everyone’s starting to sway
Up on a hill
Close to the sky
Oh it’s a fabulous day
And the man is walking tall
Oh, oh, oh it’s good to be king
Bow your head
The carriage is waiting
To take you away
Remember the feeling
Remember the day
Believe what you’re seeing
As the ladies-in-waiting drift away
It’s good to be king
Ah it’s good to be king
It’s good to be king
Yes it’s good to be king
Après Vous
(Airey, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice)
You should’a been there at the start of the game
To witness to what we said
Me Steve and the usual bull
‘Bout the awesome night ahead
Well that was the plan you understand
The prospect for our mission
Nothing could possibly go awry
Until we lost our inhibition
Then we hit the Red Lights
And the Michelin girls
Another life
Another world
Well you go ahead
I’ll quench my thirst
Après vous
You saw her first
Things got looser as they tend to do
More liquefied confusion
As we displayed our skills of romance
And the art of self-delusion
We were the chosen few and our confidence grew
Depends on where you’re standing
Despite what you think it’s only a blink
Between take-off and landing
Red Lights
And Michelin girls
Another life
Another world
Well you go ahead
I’ll quench my thirst
Après vous
You saw her first
C’mon man
Fill your boots
It’s a bust
So what can you do
Yes, I know that she wants me too
But I can’t jump the queue
So après vous
All the Time in the World
(Airey, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice)
There’s still a long way to go
And the nights are closing in
But if I’d travelled any faster babe
Lord knows where I might have been
Right from those early days I put my faith
In the axle – not the wheels
Like old Zeno’s toytus
With Achilles snapping at my heels
Don’t worry
There’s no hurry
Here we are with all the time in the world
I could have been a high-flying dealer
But I have no desire for speed
I could have been a wide receiver
But I’ve got everything I need
And so I watch the world go racing by
Tearing up the street
I lay back in the long grass
Take it easy and rest my feet
Don’t worry
You know there’s no hurry
Here we are with all the time in the world
No-one ever held me back
No-one ever put me in chains
No-one ever saw me racing ahead
No-one had to tug on my reins
As everybody knows, I may be slow
But I never quit
Sometimes – on a good day – I sit and think
Sometimes I just sit
Don’t worry
Relax there’s no hurry
Here we are with all the time in the world
Vincent Price
(Airey, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice)
Lightning flashing
On a heavy iron gate
Scares me to death
But I just can’t wait
Deep in the dungeon
There’s a rattling of chains
Mad Dr Phibes
Gonna eat my brains
It feels so good to be afraid
Vincent Price is back again
Heart pumping louder
The music’s out of time
The vampire’s dying
He’s got to have wine
Red blood dripping
She doesn’t have a prayer
I know it’s not real
But I just don’t care
It feels so good to be afraid
Vincent Price is back again
I want seven screaming virgins
On a sacrificial altar
Howling dogs
Creaking doors
And Zombies to die for
*** I’ll Be Gone bonus tracks, I could not find ***
First Sign of Madness
(Airey, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice)
Somebody tell me
Why I’m talking to myself
I never listen to a word I say
Nor does anyone else
Somebody ask me
If I have any doubt
Maybe yes, maybe no
It’s something to think about
The first sign of madness
Is talking to yourself
When I’m deep in conversation
Boy it sure is hard to tell
You’re gonna have to put me down
You don’t know where I’ve been
You can’t imagine in your wildest dreams
The kind of shit we’re in
Rambling on again
No-one’s listening
On and on again
Don’t believe a single word