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  1. Sunrise
  2. Spider Woman
  3. Blind Eye
  4. Echoes In The Dark
  5. Rain
  6. Sweet Lorainne
  7. Tales
  8. The Magician's Birthday
  9. Silver White Man (instrumental) (Byron)
  10. Crystal Ball

  1. Sunrise (Hensley)

    Aaah, aaah
    Aaah, aaah oooh

    Sunrise, and the new day's breakin' through
    The morning of another day without you
    And as the hours roll by
    No-one's there to see me cry
    Except the sunrise...
    The sunrise and you.

    Aaah, aaah
    Aaah, aaah oooh

    Tired eyes drift across the shore
    Looking for love and nothing more
    But as the sea rolls by
    No-one's there to see me cry
    Except the sunrise...
    The sunrise and you.

    Sunrise, - bless my eyes,
    Catch my soul - make me whole
    - Again.

    Sunrise, new day, hear my song
    I am tired of fightin' and foolin' around
    But from now till who knows when
    My sword will be my pen
    And I'll love you, love ya
    For all of my time.

    Sunrise, - bless my eyes
    Catch my soul and make me whole
    - Again.

    So sunrise, - bless my eyes
    Catch my soul - make me whole
    - Again.

    Sunrise, - bless my eyes
    Catch my soul - make me whole
    - Again.
    Sunrise.

  2. Spider Woman (Box/Byron/Kerslake/Thain)

    I had a Spider Woman and she was so good
    She chained me in her web so tight
    I lost the freedom of release that night
    So I stayed right by her

    I dreamt I saw a blind man who was singing a song
    About a guy who couldn't take no more
    And the meaning of the words he swore
    Told me go find her yeah

    She was a Spider Woman, but she was good to me
    Spider Woman, but she was good to me
    She went down.

    I told her 'bout my vision
    But she laughed in my face
    So I told her go and walk in the street
    But by the time she got past my feet
    I lost control

    She was a Spider Woman, but she was good to me
    Spider Woman, but she was good to me
    Spider Woman, but she was good to me
    Spider Woman, but she was good to me
    Spider Woman, but she was good to me
    Spider Woman, but she was good to me

  3. Blind Eye (Hensley)

    Stranger than the sunrise
    Darker than the night
    Fiercer than a rainstorm
    This is man's delight
    This is man's delight.

    Weaker than a moment
    And hot as any fire
    Blinder than the blind eye
    This is man's desire
    This is man's desire.

    I ran to a place in the open sea
    Where I pledged my life to the sun
    But when I woke up one day the sun
    Had gone.

    I ran to a place in the open sea
    Where I pledged my whole life to the sun
    It was good for a while, I could laugh, I could smile
    But when I woke up one day the sun
    Had gone.
    Had gone had gone had gone had gone

    So what of my meaning
    What am I trying to say
    What of my caution
    ...I'm a man anyway, I'm a man anyway
    I'm a man anyway, I'm a man anyway
    I'm a man anyway, I'm a man anyway.
    (repeat to fade)

  4. Echoes In The Dark (Hensley)

    I have heard the echoes in the dark
    Dim and distant voices of the past
    And I've seen so far into the night
    And lingered in the land of no light.

    Far beyond the shrouded hours of dawn
    Through the mist of daybreak I was born
    But the day was clouded still by night
    Leaving me in the land of no light.

    Though I'd love to
    Say hello to you
    You might have to wait a while to say
    Goodbye
    For it must end as it began
    And then start again.

    The day of darkness comes to every man
    And lingers while he reaches out his hand
    And he cannot know how it will end
    Till he finds out if he has a friend...
    A friend...
    A friend...
    A friend.

  5. Rain (Hensley)

    It's raining outside but that's not unusual
    But the way that I'm feeling is becoming usual
    I guess you could say
    The clouds are moving away
    Away from your days
    And into mine

    Now it's raining inside and that's kind of a shame
    And it's getting to me, a happy man
    And why should you want to
    Waste all my time
    The world is yours
    But I am mine

    Rain, rain, rain, in my tears
    Measuring carefully my years
    Shame, shame, shame, in my mind
    See what you've done to my life

    Rain, rain, rain, in my tears
    Measuring carefully my years
    Shame, shame, shame, in my mind
    See what you've done to my life
    See what you've done to my life

  6. Sweet Lorraine (Box/Byron/Thain)

    Would you like to take this magic potion with me
    On a trip to a cosmic playground far beyond
    She understands, she's been before
    It's in her hands to find the door

    Sweet Lorraine let the party carry on
    You and I will swim the sea
    Sweet Lorraine let the party carry on
    You and I can feel the breeze

    There is no time, no wealth only I surround you
    The fortune of this guide is simply sincerity
    She understands 'cause she's been before
    It's in her hands to find the door so

    Sweet Lorraine let the party carry on
    You and I will swim the sea
    Sweet Lorraine let the party carry on
    You and I can feel the breeze

    Sweet Lorraine let the party carry on
    You and I will swim the sea
    Sweet Lorraine let the party carry on
    You and I can feel the breeze

    Sweet Lorraine let the party carry on
    You and I will swim the sea
    Sweet Lorraine let the party carry on
    You and I can feel the breeze

    Sweet Lorraine
    Sweet Lorraine
    (repeat and adlib to fade)

  7. Tales (Hensley)

    We told our tales as we sat under
    Morning's sleepy sky
    With all the colours of the sunrise
    Shining in our eyes.

    One, then another, with a story of yesterday's lives
    Or of a lover who had gone in a
    Moment of strife.

    No thought of sleep ever dwells upon
    The wise man's mind
    Some task or audience stealing every
    Moment of his time.

    Thus we have learned to live
    While mortal men stand waiting to die.
    How can we do what must be done in
    Just one short life.

    And if you ask, then you must know.
    If you still doubt, you should be told.
    It was not we that made it so.
    It was by those who went before.

    And there you sit, tomorrow's child
    So full of love, so full of life
    But you must rise to meet the day
    Lest you become another tale

    And there you sit, tomorrow's child
    So full of love, so full of life
    But you must rise to meet the day
    Lest you become another tale

    Another tale, another tale
    Another tale

  8. The Magician's Birthday (Hensley/Box/Kerslake)

    In the magic garden
    Some were singing, some were dancing
    While the midnight moon shone brightly overhead.

    The stars so gaily glistened
    And the sphinx in silence listened to
    The magician tell of lives that he had led.

    Let the bells of freedom ring
    Songs of love to Friday's king.

    Let's all go to the magician's birthday
    It's in the forest, but not so far away
    Much to do and so much to say
    While we listened to the orchid orchestra play.

    Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you
    Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you
    Happy birthday dear magician, happy birthday to you
    Happy birthday to you (dear magician), happy birthday to you
    Happy birthday to you (dear magician), happy birthday to you
    Happy birthday to you (dear magician), happy birthday to you.

    Then at the dead of midnight
    As we watched the dancing firelight
    The air grew cold and seemed to dull the flame.
    The fire died, the music faded
    Filled with fear of death we waited
    For now we knew some evil was to blame.

    I challenge you, I challenge you all
    For all you own and all you know
    And by all the powers of darkness I will
    Steal what is mine

    Surrender now or face my spite
    I grant you it may be Friday night
    But did you know this day
    Also numbers thirteen.

    First I give you fire
    I turn your fire into a sleepy stream
    Yes but now I give you nightmares
    From your horror I'll create a dream

    You cannot fight me for I have the sword of hate
    But one thing you can't see, my answer is simply
    An impenetrable fortress
    Of love - love - love.....

    FINALE
    The fear went as quickly as it came
    The air was clear, the fire burned again
    The flames leapt, the organ played
    The swans sang to greet the day

    And then we knew that
    Love will find love will find love will find
    Love will find love will find love will find
    Love.....

  9. Crystal Ball (Thain)

    Do we live our lives in moderation?
    Does this appear when you're around?
    And the deeper in debt
    The harder the bet
    Your thoughts are one of a clown

    Look out before you sign
    Your soul away
    The crystal ball, it seems
    Is not reading to - reading today

    Does the time seem right
    For some rethinking?
    It seems a gift that you have
    Are you living a dream
    Of express progress?
    It’s just a thought that you have

    Oh, you should’ve know better
    When the warning light was lit
    As it did for others
    You preach a sermon
    When you talk of the Messiah
    We are yet to discover

    Thinkin’, lovin’, feelin’
    But disbelievin’ ...

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