Alan Parsons Project - The Essential Alan Parsons Project [compilation] (2007) by Alan Parsons Project (보컬) on maniadb.com

Just what you need
to make you feel better
Just what you need
to make you feel
Just what you need
to make you feel better
Just what you need
to make you feel
At the far end of your tether
And your thoughts won't
fit together
So you sleep light
or whatever
And the night goes on forever
Then your mind change
like the weather
You're in need of Doctor
Tarr and Professor Fether

Just what you need
to make you feel better
Just what you need
to make you feel
Just what you need
to make you feel better
Just what you need
to make you feel
Even clouds seem bright
and breezy
'Cause the livin' is free
and easy
See the rat race of a new way
Like you're wakin' up
to a new day
It's a wise thing
if you're clever
Take a lead from Doctor
Tarr and Professor Fether
Find the end of a rainbow
Fly wherever the winds blow
Laugh at life like a sideshow
Just what you need
to make you feel better

Satisfaction altogether
Guaranteed by Doctor
Tarr and Professor Fether
Find the end of a rainbow
Fly wherever the winds blow
Laugh at life like a sideshow
Just what you need
to make you feel better
Don't stop bringin'
the girl's round
Don't start havin' a showdown
Keep on handin' the jug'round
All that you need is wine and
good company
Just what you need
to make you feel better
Just what you need
to make you feel

If I could see the sky above
And my mind could be set free
As wild white horses
reached the shore
I'd stand alone and oversee
And if the bush
before me burns
Should I turn my eyes away
And still the voices
I can hear
As clear to me
as light of day
I believed in my dreams
Nothing could change my mind
Nothing could change my mind
Now I know what they mean
How could I be so blind

Cold sands of time
Sounds that come in the night
Shall hide what is left of me
Come from Paradise
when no one cared
I've seen clouds
in empty skies
When one kind word meant
more to me
Than all the love in Paradise
I believed in my dreams
Nothing could change my mind
Nothing can save me
Nothing can save me
Nothing can save me now
'Til I found what they mean
Nothing can save me now

If I had a mind to
I wouldn't wanna
think like you
And if I had time to
I wouldn't wanna talk to you
I don't care What you do
I wouldn't want to like you
If I was high class
I wouldn't need a buck
to pass
And if was a fall guy
I wouldn't need no alibi
I don't care What you do
I wouldn't want to
be like you

Back on the bottom line
diggin for a lousy dime
If I hit a mother lode
I'd cover anything
that showed
I don't care What you do
I wouldn't want to be like you
I don't care What you do
I wouldn't want to be like you

In a matter of a moment
Lost till the end of time
It's the evening of
another day
And the end of mine

Now the starlight
which has found me
Lost for a million years
Tries to linger as it
fills my eyes
Till it disappears
Could it be that
somebody else is
Looking into my mind
Some other place
Somewhere
Some other time
Some other place
Somewhere
Some other time

Like a mirror held before me
Large as the sky is wide
And the image is reflected
Back to the other side
Could it be
that somebody else is
Looking into my mind
Some other place
Somewhere
Some other time
Some other place
Somewhere
Some other time

Gaze at the sky
And picture a memory
Of days in your life
You knew what it
meant to be happy and free
With time on your side

Remember your daddy
When no one was wiser
Your ma used to say
That you would go further than
he ever could
With time on your side

Think of a boy with the stars
in his eye
Longing to reach them
but frightened to try
Sadly you'd say
someday someday
But day after day
The show must go on
And time slipped away
Before you could build
any castles in spain
The chance had gone by

With nothing to say
And no one to say it to
Nothing has changed
You've still got it all to do
Surely you know
The chance has gone by

Think of a boy
with the stars in his eye
Longing to reach them
but frightened to try
Sadly you'd say
someday someday
But day after day
The show must go on
And you gaze at the sky
And picture a memory of days
in your life
With time on your side
With time on your side
after day
the show must go on
day after day
the show must go on
day after day
the show must go on
day after day

What goes up
must come down
What must rise
must fall
And what goes on in your life
Is writing on the wall
If all things must fall
Why build a miracle at all
If all things must pass
Even a miracle wont last
What goes up
must come down
What must stand alone
And what goes on
in your mind
Is turning into stone
If all things must fall
Why build a miracle at all
If all things must pass
Even a pyramid wont last

How can you be so sure
How do you know
what the earth will endure
How can you be so sure
That the wonders
you've made in you life
Will be seen
By the millions
who'll follow
to visit the site
Of your dream
What goes up
must come down
What goes round
must come round
Whats been lost
must be found

To touch the sky A dreamer must be Someone who has more Imagination than me To reach the stars A dreamer must fly Somehow he must live more of a Lifetime than I For sands of time won't wait And it may be too late Now it is the hour and the moment Don't let the chance go by Your ship is sailing with the high Tide And all your dreams are on the Inside On the inside looking out, on the Inside, looking out Looking out, looking out, looking Out To change the world A dreamer must be Someone who has more Determination than me To free his sould A dreamer must fly Somewhere he must find a better Reason than I The hands of time won't wait And we may be too late Now is the hour and the moment Don't let a day pass by You ship is sailing with the high Tide You could be standing on the Inside On the inside looking out, on the Inside, looking out On the inside looking out, on the Inside, looking out Looking out, looking out, looking Out

I ain't got a
heart of stone
I'm hurtin' more now
than I've ever known
If you mean
the things you said
I'm gonna wind up
outa my head
Can't sleep alone at night
I just can't seem
to get it right
Damned if I do
Damned if I don't
but I love you
I don't want to tie you down
Don't need a reason
to have you around
But each time you walk away
Don't be suprised
if I ask you to stay
Can't sleep alone at night
I just can't seem to
get it right
Damned if I do
And I'm damned
if I don't but I love you
I said I'm damned if I do
And I'm damned
if I don't cause I love you

I ain't got a heart of stone
You haven't left me a
mind of my own
But it's got
such a hold on me
I don't think
I could ever be free
How can I survive
I'm fighting
to keep myself alive
I'm damned if I do
Damned if I don't
but I love you
Can't seem to see the light
I've done everything
but I can't get it right
Damned if I do
Damned if I don't
but I love you

Where do we go
from here now
that all other
children are growin up
And how do we
spend our lives
if theres noone
to lend us a hand

I dont wanna live
here no more
I dont wanna stay
Aint gonna spend
the rest of my life
quietly fading away
Games people play
you take it or you leave it
Things that they say
honor brite
If I promise you
the moon and the stars
would you believe it
Games people play
in the middle of the night
Where do we go from here now
that all of the children
have grown up
And how do we
spend our lives
knowin nobody
gives us a damn

I dont wanna live
here no more
I dont wanna stay
Aint gonna spend
the rest of my life
quietly fading away
Games people play
you take it or you leave it
Things that they say
just dont make it right
If Im telling you
the truth right now
do you believe it
Games people play
in the middle of the night

Games people play
you take it or you leave it
Things that they say
honor brite
If I promise you
the moon and the stars
would you believe it
Games people play in
the middle of the night
Games people play
you take it or you leave it
Things that they say
just dont make it right
If Im telling you
the truth right now
do you believe it
Games people play
in the middle of the night

Time
Flowing like a river
Time
Beckoning me
Who knows when we
shall meet again
If ever
But time
Keeps flowing like a river
To the sea
Goodbye my love
Maybe for forever
Goodbye my love
The tide waits for me
Who knows when we shall
meet again
If ever
But time
Keeps flowing like a river
on and on
To the sea to the sea
Till its gone forever
Gone forever
Gone forevermore

Goodbye my friends
goodbye my love
Maybe for forever
Goodbye my friends
The stars wait for me
Who knows when
we shall meet again
If ever
But time
Keeps flowing like a river
on and on
To the sea to the sea
Till its gone forever
Gone forever
Gone forevermore

(Lead vocal - Eric Woolfson)
Don't think sorry's easily said
Don't try turning tables instead
You've taken lots of Chances before
But I'm not gonna give anymore
Don't ask me
That's how it goes
Cause part of me knows what you're thinkin'

Don't say words you're gonna regret
Don't let the fire rush to your head
I've heard the accusation before
And I ain't gonna take any more
Believe me
The sun in your Eyes
Made some of the lies worth believing

Chorus:
I am the eye in the sky
Looking at you
I can read your mind
I am the maker of rules
Dealing with fools
I can cheat you blind
And I don't need to see any more
To know that
I can read your mind, I can read your mind

Don't leave false illusions behind
Don't Cry cause I ain't chnaging my mind
So find another fool like before
Cause I ain't gonna live anymore believing
Some of the lies while all of the Signs are deceiving

(chorus)

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Written By PARSONS WOOLFSON
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Don't think that
sorry's easily said
Don't try turning
tables instead
You've taken lots
of chances before
But I ain't gonna
give any more
Don't ask me
That's how it goes
'Cause part of me knows
what you're thinking
Don't say words you're
gonna regret
Don't let the fire
rush to your head
I've heard the
accusation before
And I ain't gonna
take any more
Believe me
The sun in your eyes
Made some of the lies
worth believing
I am the eye in the sky
Looking at you
I can read your mind
I am the maker of rules
Dealing with fools
I can cheat you blind
And I don't need to
see any more
To know that
I can read your mind
I can read your mind

I can read your mind
Don't leave false
illusions behind
Don't cry 'cause
I ain't changing my mind
So find another fool
like before
'Cause I ain't gonna
live anymore believing
Some of the lies while
all of the
signs are deceiving
I am the eye in the sky
Looking at you
I can read your mind
I am the maker of rules
Dealing with fools
I can cheat you blind
And I don't need to
see any more
To know that
I can read your mind
I can read your mind
I can read your mind
I can read your mind
I am the eye in the sky
Looking at you
I can read your mind
I am the maker of rules
Dealing with fools
I can cheat you blind
And I don't need to
see any more
To know that
I can read your mind
I can read your mind
I can read your mind
I can read your mind

If I cried out loud
Over sorrows Ive known
And the secrets Ive heard
It would ease my mind
Someone sharing the load
But I wont breathe a word
Were two of a kind
Silence and i
We need a chance
to talk things over
Two of a kind
Silence and i
Well find a way
to work it out

While the children laughed
I was always afraid
Of the smile of the clown
So I close my eyes
Till I cant see the light
And I hide from the sound
Were two of a kind
Silence and i
We need a chance
to talk things over
Two of a kind
Silence and i
Well find a way
to work it out

I can hear the cry
Of the leaf on a tree
As it falls to the ground
I can hear the call
Of an echoing voice
And theres no one around
Were two of a kind
Silence and i
We need a chance
to talk things over
Two of a kind
Silence and i
Well find a way
to work it out

As far as my eyes can see

There are shadows
approaching me
And to those I left behind
I wanted you to know
You've always
shared my deepest thoughts
You follow where I go
And oh
when I'm old and wise
Bitter words mean
little to me
Autumn winds will
blow right through me
And someday
in the mist of time
When they asked me
if I knew you
I'd smile and say
you were a friend of mine
And the sadness would be
lifted from my eyes
Oh when I'm old and wise
As far as my eyes can see

There are shadows
surrounding me
And to those I leave behind
I want you all to know
You've always shared my
darkest hours
I'll miss you when I go
And oh
when I'm old and wise
Heavy words that
tossed and blew me
Like autumn winds that will
blow right through me
And someday
in the mist of time
When they ask you
if you knew me
Remember that
you were a frined of mine
As the final curtain falls
before my eyes
Oh when I'm old and wise
As far as my eyes can see

Well even the longest night
won't last forever
But too many hopes
and dreams won't see the light
And all of the plans
I make won't come together
Something in the air
Maybe for the
only time in my life
Something in the air
Turning me around
and guiding me right
And it's a prime time
maybe the stars were right
I had a premonition
it's gonna be my turn tonight
Gonne be my turn tonight
Well even the brightest star
won't shine forever
But all of the hands
I play are working out right
And ever move
I make feels like a winner
Something in the air
Maybe for the
only time in my life
Something in the air
Turning me around
and guiding me right
And it's a prime time
maybe the stars were right
I had a premonition
it's gonna be my turn tonight
Gonna be my turn tonight
Gonna be my turn tonight
Gonna be my turn tonight

Something in the air

Something in the air
And it's a prime time
maybe the stars were right
I had a premonition
it's gonna be my turn tonight
Gonna be my turn tonight
Gonna be my turn tonight
Gonna be my turn tonight

Is there no sign of light
as we stand in the darkness
Watching the sun arise
Is there no sign of life as
we gaze at the waters
Into the strangers eyes
And who are we to criticize
or scorn the things
that they do
For we shall seek
and we shall find
Ammonia Avenue
If we call for the proof and
we questions the answers
Only the doubt will grow
Are we blind to the truth
or a sign to believe in
Only the wise will know
And word by word
they handed down the light
that shines today
And those who came
at first to scoff
remained behind to pray

and those who came
at first to scoff
remained behind to pray

When you can't hear the rhyme
and you can't see the reason
Why should the hope remain
For a man will be tired
and his soul will grow weary
Living his life in vain
And who are we
to justify the right
in all we do
Until we seek until
we find Ammonia Avenue
Through all the doubt
somehow they knew
And stone by stone
they built it high
Until the sun broke through
A ray of hope
a shining light
Ammonia Avenue

If you believe in
the power of magic
I can change your mind
And if you need to
believe in someone
Turn and look behind
When we were living
in a dream world
Clouds got in the way
We gave it up in
a moment of madness
And threw it all away
Don't answer me
don't break the silence
Don't let me win
Don't answer me
stay on your island
Don't let me in
Run away and hide
from everyone
Can you change the things
we've said and done
If you believe in
the power of magic
It's all a fantasy
So if you need to
believe in someone
Just pretend it's me
It ain't enough that
we meet as strangers
I can't set you free
So will you turn
your back forever on
What you mean to me
Don't answer me
don't break the silence
Don't let me win
Don't answer me
stay on your island
Don't let me in
Run away and hide
from everyone
Can you change the things
we've said and done

Don't answer me
don't break the silence
Don't let me win
Don't answer me
stay on your island
Don't let me in
Run away and
hide from everyone
Don't answer me
don't break the silence
Don't let me win
Don't answer me
stay on your island
Don't let me in
Can you change the things
we've said and done
Don't answer me
don't break the silence
Don't let me win

Let's talk about me for a minute
Well how do you think
I feel about what's been going on
Let's talk about me for a minute
Well how do you think
I feel about what's gone wrong
Let's talk about dreams
I never learned to read the signs
Let's think about what it all means
I never seem to have the time
Let's talk about you and your problems
All that I seem to do is spend the night
Just talking 'bout you and your problems
No matter what I say I can't get it right
Don't think about dreams
Is it all a waste of time
Don't think about what it all means
If you are a friend of mine
Talk about me, for a minute
I'm the one who's losing
Talk about me, for a minute
I'm the one who's always losing out
And how do you think
I feel about what's been going on
Let's talk about me for a minute
Well how do you think
I feel about what's gone wrong
Let's think about dreams
We never seem to have the time
Let's talk about what it all means
If you are a friend of mine
Let's talk about me
I'm the one who's losing out
I'm the one who's losing out
I'm the one who's losing out, losing out
Talk about me, for a minute
I'm the one who's losing
Talk about me, for a minute
I'm the one who's always losing out

The traveller is
always leaving town
He never has the
time to turn around
And if the road he's taken
isn't leading anywhere
He seems to be
completely unaware
The traveller is
always leaving home
The only kind of life
he's ever known
When every moment
seems to be
A race against the time
There's always
one more mountain
left to climb
Days are numbers
Watch the stars
We can only see so far
Someday
you'll know where you are
Remember
Days are numbers
Count the stars
We can only go so far
One day
you'll know where you are

The traveller awaits
the morning tide
He doesn't know
what's on the other side
But something
deep inside of him
Keeps telling him to go
He hasn't found
a reason to say no
The traveller is
only passing through
He cannot understand
your point of view
Abandoning reality
unsure of what he'll find
The traveller in
me is close behind
Days are numbers
Watch the stars
We can only see so far
Someday
you'll know where you are

Remember
Days are numbers
Count the stars
We can only go so far
One day
you'll know where you are
Remember
Days are numbers
Watch the stars
We can only see so far
Someday
you'll know where you are

Diamond eyes
That burn me and
turn me to stone
Crystalise
And freeze me in
clear monochrome
Turn me to stone
do anything you
want with me
Turn me to stone
do anything you want
Stereotomy
We can make it together
Do anything you want with me
Do anything you want

Scarlet minds
Possess me and
I feel no shame
Silent knives
Dissect me and I feel no pain
Stereotomy
We can make it together
Do anything you want with me
Do anything you want
Stereotomy
We can make it forever
Do anything you want with me
Do anything you want

Starlight beams
Project me in
red blue and green
Velvet dreams
Protect me when
I hit the screen
Stereotomy
We can make it together
Do anything you want with me
do anything you want
Stereotomy
We can make it forever
It's always the same
it's always the same
Stereotomy
we can make it
We can make it
do anything you want
Turn me to stone
Do anything you want with me
Cover my eyes
There's nothing more
they need to see
Turn me to stone
Before there's nothing left of me
Make me a rock
And not what I appear to be
Turn me to stone

I can see the glow
of a distant sun
I can feel it inside
Maybe this day
could be the one
I can hear the roar
of a distant crowd
They are waiting for me
Calling my name
Shouting out loud

Holding on isn't always easy
I ain't gonna change my mind
Limelight you were
all I ever wanted
Since it all began
Limelight shining on me
Telling the world who I am
Limelight don't let me
slip right through your fingers
There's a long way to fall
After the years of waiting
I'm gonna show them all
I can see the world
in a different light
Now it's easy to say
Where I went wrong
What I did right
I can hear the beat
of a different drum
Take it all in my stride
Hold my head high
Second to none

Holding on wasn't always easy
Nothing can change my mind
Limelight
you were all I ever wanted
since it all began
Limelight
shining on me telling the
world who I am
Limelight
don't let it slip right
through your fingers
There's a long way to fall
After all the years of waiting
I'm gonna show them all

Maybe the role's not easy
maybe the prize is small
After all the years of waiting
I'm gonna show them all

I know the truth
But I can't say
And I have to turn my head
And look the other way
I'm not afraid
And I won't lie
As long as I see no wrong
I won't need to testify
I see the world
And I'm looking from
a high place
Way above it all
Standing on higher ground
I breathe the air
While they're running
in a rat race
Way above it all
Standing on higher ground
I feel the blow
But I don't speak
And I have to close my eyes
Pretending I'm asleep
Well I see the tears
But I don't cry
As long as I do no wrong
I don't need an alibi
I see the world
And I'm looking from
a high place
Way above it all
Standing on higher ground
I breathe the air
While they're running
in a rat race
Way above it all
Standing on higher ground

Way above it all
Way above it all
how you are
Standing on higher ground
Way above it all
Way above it all
There you are
Standing on higher ground
I see the world
And I'm looking from
a high place
Way above it all
Standing on higher ground
I breathe the air
While they're running
in a rat race
Standing on higher ground
I see the world
And I'm looking from
a high place
Way above it all
Standing on higher ground
Way above it all
I breathe the air
While they're running
in a rat race
Way above it all
Standing on higher ground
I see the world
And I'm looking from
a high place
Way above it all
Way above it all
I breathe the air
While they're running
in a rat race
Way above it all
Standing on higher ground
Way above it all
I see the world
And I'm looking from
a high place
Way above it all
Standing on higher ground