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from Kayak - Starlight Dancer : Phantom Of The Night (1994)
Watching belly grow
There's so much I would like to know Such a strange affair Is it really there? Is it really so? Doctor knows what's best Little work and a little rest Don't misunderstand He's a clever man You can trust his test But time will come that doctors want to know What you would like Or what you would prefer A boy or a girl Then you'll look at her And not find the words Now what do you want? Daughter or son Picking the one Daughter or son Science taking giant steps It's bringing back the fun What do you want? Daughter or son? Man controlling life So afraid he might not survive If you only knew What they're doing to keep us all alive Such a big mistake To decide if we give or take Little mystery Waiting patiently For its time to wake But time will come that doctors want to know What you would like Or what you would prefer A boy or a girl Then you'll look at her And not find the words Now what do you want? Daughter or son Picking the one Daughter or son |
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from Kayak - Starlight Dancer : Phantom Of The Night (1994)
The fight is over
The war is lost and I see A lifeless soldier, staring at me Fear and despair drawing his face Left in this godforsaken place Who cares for the nameless so far from home. Which way you're going There is no room for your pride No fame, no glory - lay all aside Life is a star, drowned in the day More than a million miles away From home, from the place where my heart belongs I've been sailing the seas, travelling all the land To chase the golden sword All that time I held it here, in my very hands Till someone cut the cord I ruled the oceans, taking ships in reverse Having no peace of mind Stealing all I could find As I crossed the earth I've had my residences all over space Bridging lightyears each day Only one dream away From the cosmic stage Starlight dancer... A live performance so the whole world will see I'm aligning the stars Universal in art See the god in me Starlight dancer - that's my destiny Starlight dancer... Starlight dancer... Far from home from the place where my heart belongs Free at last- but I've never felt so alone Starless Stardust... |
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from Kayak - Starlight Dancer : Phantom Of The Night (1994)
Life was only a cloudful of rain
With the sun never shining on me Sad and lonely but then when she came She was all that I wanted to see I want you to be mine All I need is the words and the rhyme I want you to be mine Still I wonder how some things can suddenly change And yet stay the same I could never have thought life would lead me this way The image I see Is that really me To need you more each and every day? She was looking like handwoven dreams In her eyes I saw oceans of pearls There she was, I felt lost it seemed I could only be thinking of her Want you to be mine All I need is a little more time Want you to be mine Still I wonder how some things can suddenly change And yet stay the same I could never have thought life would lead me this way The image I see Is that really me To need you more each and every day? |
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from Kayak - Starlight Dancer : Phantom Of The Night (1994)
Microscope eyes
They said it wasn't normal Looking at something you're not even supposed to see World in disguise You thought it wasn't your fault Hearing the tales from the wind as it blew in the tree You've been dreaming too long You've been singing some mystery song Don't you know kid that we love you love you love you... You broke their rules As questions came more often Nobody knew about your friend in the garden outside Felt like a fool But pain was always softened By hearing the songs from the wind as it blew through the night You've been going too far One day soon you'll forget where you are Better find someone to love you love you Better make sure that your feet still touch the ground Then some silly reason Made them want to cut the old oak The only one you couldn't live without Misery Life would be A letdown. Why of all trees It had to be this one you wonder Why did it have to be your friend in sound? Life must be A letdown |
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from Kayak - Starlight Dancer : Phantom Of The Night (1994)
Watching belly grow
There’s so much I would like to know Such a strange affair Is it really there? Is it really so? Doctor knows what’s best Little work and a little rest Don’t misunderstand He’s a clever man You can trust his test But time will come that doctors want to know What you would like Or what you would prefer A boy or a girl Then you’ll look at her And not find the words Now what do you want? Daughter or son Picking the one Daughter or son Science taking giant steps It’s bringing back the fun What do you want? Daughter or son? Man controlling life So afraid he might not survive If you only knew What they’re doing to keep us all alive Such a big mistake To decide if we give or take Little mystery Waiting patiently For its time to wake But time will come that doctors want to know What you would like Or what you would prefer A boy or a girl Then you’ll look at her And not find the words Now what do you want? Daughter or son Picking the one Daughter or son. |
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from Kayak - Starlight Dancer : Phantom Of The Night (1994)
May, now the sun has slipped away
Leaving the cold Oh, how swift the night unfolds May, now that light has left the day Darkness appears Oh, let me hold you near So take my hand and trust me my love Wherever we may go Together through the world May, now the blue has turned to grey Summer fades fast Oh, how soon the leaves must fall May, now the swallows fly away Follow the sun Oh, how quickly love's undone So hurry love and take my heart Wherever you may go Alone through the world No one can touch us now We have our love And though we can't hold the summer for long May you will leave though our love carries on No one can touch you now We had our love And though the winter will come much too soon May you must fly by the silver of moon No one can touch us now We had our love And though the seasons will change much too soon May you must fly by the silver of moon |
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from Kayak - Starlight Dancer : Phantom Of The Night (1994)
A perfect life, a timeless machine
A wordless sound but what does it mean? A silly phrase in a song You know the job is easily done Oh but what can you hide When there's nothing inside If all you do is count and expect Then real life must be hard to accept You're trying hard not to show You gave in and you think we don't know We've got eyes we can see This is no way to be If ever I had to be the man Who won a war by losing his friends I'd rather lose all I had Then take everything I could get And being left alone No one to carry me home Down, going down You think that it's day but it's night Look at you now Your face is a terrible sight In a state like this it's time to turn the tide Won't you let me get you through and turn the tide? |
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from Kayak - Starlight Dancer : Phantom Of The Night (1994)
This mirror seems to be
A bottomless well A world of no return Sometimes you think it's me But how can you tell The difference between Things I said and what I meant If words are only turning jewels into stones And I don't know What it is that you want me to say Now that we've lost the way? Where do we go from here? Where do we go from here? If you feel that living this way is not the answer Where do we go from here? Days get colder Times get hard so please don't leave me now See the loner He's running out of time and reasons Where do we go from here? Where do we go from here? Though the mirror shows there's an open road It's too far to go when I've got this load on me Where do we go from here? Where do we go from here? |
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from Kayak - Starlight Dancer : Phantom Of The Night (1994)
Calling me her rock of love and I just fell for her
Yielded to that game of hearts she promised me the world Handling the ribbons with all that we did She's one in a million I've got to admit Oooh see her grace She's got winning ways Stuck on her I often think but never even try To thank her for the good times then shake hands and say goodbye I'm playing a part in a fool's masquerade Hiding inside of the world she creates Her winning ways Stir my heart and fool the rest of me Hard to see That she's got me running around Clinging to the tempting love that I've found Endlessly Longing for magical moments to be Gambling high Her image is fading, I'll constantly try To reach for the sky All I felt was carefree love, a dream beyond compare Times have really changed my dear, but you won't be aware That deep in my heart I wish you would be Only a shade for a sweet memory 'Cause your winning ways Made me living in your world a trickery Now I see That you've got me running around Imprisoned by the love I thought I had found Aimlessly Yearning for someone that she'll never be Wondering why I'm bound for her love, forever I'll try To reach for the sky... |
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from Kayak - Starlight Dancer : Phantom Of The Night (1994)
Did it occur to you
Somebody here's got feelings too Or did you think that I Could easily accept the things you do I guess you didn't even wonder why Look at me now, you said A life like this will drive me mad But did you have to leave You never thought of me, I bet But I don't care no more, I'm even feeling free Working my way back to the world, working with might and mains So if you'll ever be in need of me, I'll be out of range Of all the dreams we built on jealousy Just an empty shell remains And though there's still a lot you're owing me You can keep the change Wish you were here tonight I'm lonely and dissatisfied Your absence really hurts Feels like I'm about to lose my pride It's a pain I can't put into words I'd better stay away Before your eyes lead me astray To throw me back again To where I used to spend my precious days Not to be alone was all I thought of then Working my way back to the world, working with might and mains So by the time you'll be in need of me, I'll be out of range Of all the dreams we built on jealousy Just an empty shell remains And though there's still a lot you're owing me You can keep the change |
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from Kayak - Starlight Dancer : Phantom Of The Night (1994)
With a quivering voice You spoke the word Shadow came between us Sharp as a sword Gone is my gladness And vanished my pride 'Cause luck didn't stay on our side Leaped in luxury I cried for the moon But the game is out It all ended too soon Awakening came as the belt from the blue At last from a sheen to be true CHORUS Oh my ruthless queen You would steal the treasure of my dream It's the twinkle in your eyes That took me by surprise Oh my ruthless queen I just can't accept our love has been I bear you no malice You show no remorse Love is dead and gone It was no endless source Your sudden leave was the finishing stroke Considering everything grow CHORUS Oh my ruthless queen You would steal the treasure of my dream It's the twinkle in your eyes That took me by surprise Oh my ruthless queen I just can't accept our love has been Pease don't tell me you couldn't care less Well I feel like a ship in distress Oh my ruthless queen I just can't accept our love has been |
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from Kayak - Starlight Dancer : Phantom Of The Night (1994)
Running from the scene of mischief
Scared to death when they pursued me Knowing they will catch me in the end Thought my flight had got no purpose I kept on running round in circles Finally I fell into their hands What have I done I recklessly killed someone Oh judge, it really fills my mind with grief The only thing I get is disbelief Selfish love and blind aggression Drove me to this crime of passion I was so enchanted by her looks On the verge of sheer exhaustion She evoked all these emotions Never gave me love, but only took Court can't you see That I've turned out to be The target for her feelings of revenge I'll need the best of lawyers in the land 'Cause they know every prison and they win every case But can they help forget her merciless gaze I never meant to hurt that man from the start Oh, what in the world could ease my mournful heart |
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from Kayak - Starlight Dancer : Phantom Of The Night (1994)
I can see a worried man
Paper still white, he's on a journey that will never end He's got the message, needing words, but doesn't understand The poet and the one man band No one seems to know Why life has run so low I can see a silly man Dreaming of a perfect love, a starry sky romance Living on an island, doesn't really understand The poet is a one man band Left alone to cry Poets never live until they die Life seems but a joke Love re-mending hearts that broke Isn't it a strange thing too All the words inside of you Couldn't possibly explain why you feel it's all been said before Spending your days alone and closing all doors Too far beyond your eyes you think But coming out you find they haven't gone So take your stand You'll see they all have come To join the one man band |
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from Kayak - Starlight Dancer : Phantom Of The Night (1994)
I could never understand that silly show
Life is what they call it and some people know Exactly where they're going to and where it's at What they want and even what they're gonna get When I try to match the ones that pull the strings All I so is risk my neck and sell my skin I'm feeling like an actor every word I say Prompted by a madman in a rotten play No man's land, taking shelter from the eager crowd No man's land, where my mind needs to be leveled out Here I see the madman's silhouette Standing out against the dream he's had No man's land Like oxygen I need my no man's land Prophets of the distant eye, your shallow din Slowly turns the world into a lifesize ring Where acrobats and jugglers can perform their tricks Audience longing for more thrilling kicks No man's land, between the borders of our common past No man's land, beyond the longitudes of east and west Like an outcast, rogue or refugee Victimized by my own fantasy No man's land The story's ended nowhere - no man's land |
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from Kayak - Starlight Dancer : Phantom Of The Night (1994)
Fiction or real
I don't know what I feel Though it seems I've been traveling for ages Rollers of time Overflowing my mind As the scenery suddenly changes Life held no attraction Ran out of love and luck Ever since I found the drug That leads me away on my Journey through time I wander in days gone by Bridging the years Tracing the past, I live my life reversed Time will do its magic tricks, at least the spell will break Such a shame I can't fortell when I'll be wide awake Standing on highway where a 1000 years ago Used to be nothing but Heath and a single hut Feel like a ghost Not allowed to get close Stand and stare in complete fascination People I meet Just pass on and proceed Unaware of my participation Age of strange adventures Though I cannot remain The trip was not in vain Unable to stay on my Journey through time This world used to look so fine I'll go without strife And treasure the secrets of my distant life All there's left to do is build a fortress round my dreams Seeking shelter from the world I'd rather stay unseen My body's in the present, but my mind lives in the past It's hard to understand I've come to journey's end |
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from Kayak - Starlight Dancer : Phantom Of The Night (1994)
Phantom of the Night
(Words: I. Linders / T. Scherpenzeel) A ship is setting course to sea She’s carried by the wind A voyage unto mystery Once harbour lights have dimmed A valiant toy of the waves and the tide Sails in the night The sea has many tales to tell Of all the sunken ships But trident hearts conceal them well Where man will have no grip Laughing at legends the crew shows no fear Though fate is near The waves have taken what was theirs Ships went down, but no one cares So many sailors lay buried in the deep They’ll no longer weep Have mercy on me Don’t let the sea Swallow my life Swallow my life They see the angry rollers that Are reaching up so high Her crew has gone, her sails are red The phantomship still flies On violent waves that are looming ahead Omen of death The harsh and unbelieving crew Suddenly realized all was true Just like the men who were buried in the deep They started to weep Have mercy on me Don’t let the sea Swallow my life Swallow my life Swallow my life Million anonymous were drowned Taken down Into the realm of Neptune See how she weathers every gale In full sail Doomed were the ships that came in sight Of the Phantom of the Night Of the Phantom of the Night Of the Phantom of the Night |
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from Kayak - Kayak (1974)
[1994 CD Edition Bonus Track]
The jury won't believe my words They want my alibi It's no use to convince the judge 'Cause money knows no pride Just take a good look around and soon you'll understand I do not stand no chance The traitors and the renegades They all have their excuse Their peaceful dreams in minds that hate While it's me that they accuse Just open your eyes my friend and tell me what you find Or are you going blind? Alibi Truth or lie Bars as cure give me your Alibi Live or die Prison will make of you a better man They tell me this, they tell me that Deform the truth their way One never knows just where it's at Ready to collaborate Just open your eyes my friend and tell me what you find Or are you going blind? Alibi Truth or lie Bars as cure give me your Alibi Live or die Prison will make of you a better man |
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from Kayak - Kayak (1974)
How a changing scene
Rearranging trees Signs of things to come right now A cold wintertime Days become less day A returning play Many creatures sleep right now A cold wintertime It's wintertime now Flakes whirling down down But I'm alright so I can find A way to see the bright side It's wintertime now Flakes whirling down down Yes I'm alright so I can find A way to see the bright side Silence all around Quiet is the sound Of the distant howling hound A cold wintertime Everything is free To a high degree You will give me peace of mind A cold wintertime |
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from Kayak - Kayak (1974)
[1994 CD Edition Bonus Track]
Weakens a heart As it moves on forward Going places, sweet grimaces Love is here, then disappearing Hardens the world As the echo is unheard The words seem to affect The feelings - once so pure - existing Each mountain - snow needs warmth to melt and to flow seaward Slackens the urge Leaves no mountain to be searched Until the next hill looms up Clouds the view, all memories fly Softens the smile Sometimes still moves me for a while But then remembering all the Broken mattocks, wondering why Each river running into the sea is needing falls to flow So changing times and changing scenes How could I ever say it like before: You - be my mountain too rough to subdue You - be my fountain of love - morning dew Drowned in you, to wake up so fresh and new Thus we will climb the day |
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from Kayak - Kayak (1974)
All the medley circumstances
Sadness of surrounding senses All the things around me Did hurt me Gently parents came to reason End of disapproving seasons Now they understand For gradually They get to know me Attitudes of mind decay as Tempers tend to be more gay, yes Light comes into life For you and me Generation gap is fading All suspicions disappearing Now they understand For gradually They get to know me |
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from Kayak - Kayak (1974)
I hope this thing ain't done
Before I wrote it to my heart, you know The problem's always to be new But this is just a thing I do When it's late I don't write serenades to you When eyes don't see and ears don't hear Then there is nothing left to feel, you know It must be pretty hard to judge When it's not understood and then To get paid I can't write serenades to you |
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from Kayak - Kayak (1974)
[1994 CD Edition Bonus Track]
A love so sweet Then interrupted - such a cruelty, what distress... Who'd comfort him When after having won and served the king he lost his mistress? 'Oh will you always wait for me Until the war has set me free?' And then a last goodbye... Woe and alas Lost in their sadness and their lonely hearts, as tears console them Spending their days Weeping and mourning they would pine way, no arms to hold them 'Oh will she still be waiting there A maid like her, so young, so fair' A soldier far from home (A soldier all alone) Although his heart secretly cried Too hard to brave the lonely nights Then he returned Tired of the war, oh how his inside burnt with love and passion Finding her gone Lost in the world but forced to carry on, no life reflections 'How could I think she'd wait for me A pretty girl like her?' So he Cried no woe and alas |
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from Kayak - Kayak (1974)
Dr. Sadon has succeeded
Demonstration never seen No brain transplanting needed You can get a thinking machine No I.Q. will set the rules For money to protect your life When you think you're worse than fools Dr. Sadon takes a knife Trust in the machine Trust in the machine... |
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from Kayak - Kayak (1974)
As you behold the man amid the city hall
Eliminating ugly sounds, to get the right control He's said to be the master of the dancing waves Just making all things ready now No troubles left and That's when it starts His master's noise He's always everywhere on places where you need him To lend an easy helping hand, he's everybody's friend He's fading the final sounds and so the end is here The audience is cheering but The show is over That's when it stops His master's noise |
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from Kayak - Classics (2001)
The fight is over
The war is lost and I see A lifeless soldier, staring at me Fear and despair drawing his face Left in this godforsaken place Who cares for the nameless so far from home. Which way you're going There is no room for your pride No fame, no glory - lay all aside Life is a star, drowned in the day More than a million miles away From home, from the place where my heart belongs I've been sailing the seas, travelling all the land To chase the golden sword All that time I held it here, in my very hands Till someone cut the cord I ruled the oceans, taking ships in reverse Having no peace of mind Stealing all I could find As I crossed the earth I've had my residences all over space Bridging lightyears each day Only one dream away From the cosmic stage Starlight dancer... A live performance so the whole world will see I'm aligning the stars Universal in art See the god in me Starlight dancer - that's my destiny Starlight dancer... Starlight dancer... Far from home from the place where my heart belongs Free at last- but I've never felt so alone Starless Stardust... |
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from Kayak - Classics (2001)
Ruthless queen
With a quivering voice You spoke the word Shadow came between us Sharp as a sword Gone is my gladness And vanished my pride 'Cause luck didn't stay on our side Leaped in luxury I cried for the moon But the game is out It all ended too soon Awakening came as the belt from the blue At last from a sheen to be true CHORUS Oh my ruthless queen You would steal the treasure of my dream It's the twinkle in your eyes That took me by surprise Oh my ruthless queen I just can't accept our love has been I bear you no malice You show no remorse Love is dead and gone It was no endless source Your sudden leave was the finishing stroke Considering everything grow CHORUS Oh my ruthless queen You would steal the treasure of my dream It's the twinkle in your eyes That took me by surprise Oh my ruthless queen I just can't accept our love has been Pease don't tell me you couldn't care less Well I feel like a ship in distress Oh my ruthless queen I just can't accept our love has been |
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Listen I'm no poet I'll show it by the words that I write
Holy inspiration respect for the creation in spite Sometimes it takes hours to write one word on paper To note something down in time to the music Found a nice solution no revolution but it will do If you don't enjoy it I'm sorry but it's not meant for you Arrogance's rampant now words don't rhyme too well Lyrics like impots, only dictionary doggerel |
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from Kayak - Classics (2001)
Remember Noah wrought his ship
A long long time ago It's blessed that he ever did No one believed his warnings, Laughing, shrugging shoulders Asking: 'Is there any need of it?' They found out they were wrong and he was right As the waters rose the cresting tide sealed their fate It's such an old but true cliche To say our days our numbered Life for us is really through There's only one way out and That's to build a spaceship God knows where it's gonna lead us to I'll be your captain leader hero saint guide and king The one who had this brilliant idea I'll be happy to accept all medals For having saved all millons following me We'll sail the second Ark, tickets are cheap You can alway choose a window seat if you wish Let other people snicker, silly fools When they come to grip with nature's rules We'll be gone Are you still asking me if I would take the risk You must have lost your mind It may be the chance for a lifetime... We'll sail the second Ark, tickets are cheap You can alway choose a window seat if you wish Let other people snicker, silly fools When they come to grip with nature's rules We'll be gone Are you still asking me if I would take the risk You must have lost your mind It may be the chance for a lifeline |
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Phantom of the Night
(Words: I. Linders / T. Scherpenzeel) A ship is setting course to sea She’s carried by the wind A voyage unto mystery Once harbour lights have dimmed A valiant toy of the waves and the tide Sails in the night The sea has many tales to tell Of all the sunken ships But trident hearts conceal them well Where man will have no grip Laughing at legends the crew shows no fear Though fate is near The waves have taken what was theirs Ships went down, but no one cares So many sailors lay buried in the deep They’ll no longer weep Have mercy on me Don’t let the sea Swallow my life Swallow my life They see the angry rollers that Are reaching up so high Her crew has gone, her sails are red The phantomship still flies On violent waves that are looming ahead Omen of death The harsh and unbelieving crew Suddenly realized all was true Just like the men who were buried in the deep They started to weep Have mercy on me Don’t let the sea Swallow my life Swallow my life Swallow my life Million anonymous were drowned Taken down Into the realm of Neptune See how she weathers every gale In full sail Doomed were the ships that came in sight Of the Phantom of the Night Of the Phantom of the Night Of the Phantom of the Night |
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from Kayak - Classics (2001)
Life was only a cloudful of rain
With the sun never shining on me Sad and lonely but then when she came She was all that I wanted to see I want you to be mine All I need is the words and the rhyme I want you to be mine Still I wonder how some things can suddenly change And yet stay the same I could never have thought life would lead me this way The image I see Is that really me To need you more each and every day? She was looking like handwoven dreams In her eyes I saw oceans of pearls There she was, I felt lost it seemed I could only be thinking of her Want you to be mine All I need is a little more time Want you to be mine Still I wonder how some things can suddenly change And yet stay the same I could never have thought life would lead me this way The image I see Is that really me To need you more each and every day? |
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See how she moves with perfect grace
Her jet-black eyes behold his face She steals his heart and gives her own In order to possess the throne A willful queen yet so alone ... Once he whispered: "You're the light of my life" Come what may I'll make you my wife In the end Gentle maiden, you were born to be loved You will sooth me when times get too tough Loyal Nan Why did he push aside the one we adore? Caught in the web of that vain Boleyn whore For that vixen drives him wild People scorned her, said his choice wasn't right Loved their king but they hated his bride Who just smiled Your sweet appearance always brings me delight Whenever I'm lonely at night You'll be there I'll make sure that you'll rule over the earth Dear Anne if you only gave birth To an heir You played the lute and sang him a song Weeping for his first stillborn son Now you know you're in disgrace Seeking comfort, immersed in sad memories You will die but he'll never be free For the rest of his days Cause he'll hear your voice in every song Your vision will haunt him when you are gone Echoes of your mocking laugh His sons will die so your death just won't be in vain For your daughter she will reign On your behalf |
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Finding the treasures that lay hidden in my lonely cave
Holding the secrets which were born inside this crystal grave I'm the seeker my mind's my tool Call me magician or fool... There's a place in the hills Where I practice my skills Bard of the unseen, a prophet- I'm Merlin My dreams are real I've seen it all in the stars I've heard it all in the wind There's a voice in the dark Making me answer the sign Only the Gods choose the time For the voice in the dark Take a look at the Falcon make sure that I'll follow its trail Leading through the Wild Forest, you know he's in search of the Grail I'm Merlin I know how to cope When visions appear in my globe The sorcerer in the black robe I am Merlin Though my face is a mask yet I know what's my task I'll be guardian of Arthur, the regent, the future king The fire of wisdom reveals me everything The mirror flashed, a vision passed As I heard voices sing... I'm always living alone An ancient cave is my home See the look in my eyes They think I'm a mysterious man Cause people do all they can To avoid evil eyes Making signs just to ward off enchantment but don't be afraid If you're ever in need of me I'll surely come to your aid I'vce been given the gift of the Sight I'm Merlin the Child of the Light My power can strike people blind I am Merlin |
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from Kayak - Classics (2001)
Water and sand
An horizon beyond my view Alone I stand Hearing silence - it's calling you There is a reason to be here and cry I know the ocean will understand why I'm feeling the way I do Tasting the salt And the wind cries her name again Sharp and so cold Makes me feel I have lost a friend There is a reason that I'll never know I couldn't follow where you had to go And I can't comprehend The wind blows away my fears The ocean will drown all my tears Cause I've got to survive Though I need your loving here Seagull &endash; Take my love wherever you may fly Seagull - Carry all my feelings for her To a place somewhere in the sky |
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Sweet Marjorie she's talking to me
I only say she's right Knowing her that's the only way not to be here all night Sweet Marjorie don't talk to me Your eyes outshine the stars Don't break the spell by saing love is just a farce She tells me I don't understand her point of view And I admit I really think so too My arguments don't ever seem to reach her 'No politics now, please' - but here we go again She says now this is where we disagree You've got to open up your eyes and see To live a periscope life like that I'll tell you where I'm at You maybe better off dead She's so extreme, she won't let me dream Won't let me love and caress I'm always told to look around and conclude this world's a mess Sweet Marjorie, she's dining with me I say let's order some food Although the system's wrong- the menu's looking good I know the whole world fights and kills and hates But lady must that always spoil our dates I can't imagine that the world would end If I would eat my steak now that it's warm |
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from Kayak - Merlin (1998)
Finding the treasures that lay hidden in my lonely cave
Holding the secrets which were born inside this crystal grave I'm the seeker my mind's my tool Call me magician or fool... There's a place in the hills Where I practice my skills Bard of the unseen, a prophet- I'm Merlin My dreams are real I've seen it all in the stars I've heard it all in the wind There's a voice in the dark Making me answer the sign Only the Gods choose the time For the voice in the dark Take a look at the Falcon make sure that I'll follow its trail Leading through the Wild Forest, you know he's in search of the Grail I'm Merlin I know how to cope When visions appear in my globe The sorcerer in the black robe I am Merlin Though my face is a mask yet I know what's my task I'll be guardian of Arthur, the regent, the future king The fire of wisdom reveals me everything The mirror flashed, a vision passed As I heard voices sing... I'm always living alone An ancient cave is my home See the look in my eyes They think I'm a mysterious man Cause people do all they can To avoid evil eyes Making signs just to ward off enchantment but don't be afraid If you're ever in need of me I'll surely come to your aid I'vce been given the gift of the Sight I'm Merlin the Child of the Light My power can strike people blind I am Merlin |
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from Kayak - Merlin (1998)
Tintagel Castle, stronghold of king and refugee
Untouched by battles, armour of rocks high above the sea Silhouette sculptured by men and the winds Impregnable fortress, where legend begins Like a memory? Listen - I'll tell you the plan that's been made Dreamed by the gods, the dispensers of fate Waiting for you, Tintagel Night Soon you will fall and in your darkness we'll hide We shall go when the time is right Tintagel Castle, royal the love inside its walls I am the Falcon answering as the Dragon calls Ruler of knights let your wish be fulfilled Follow the tides, feel no anguish or guilt This was meant to be It was my mission to open the gate Guiding two ignorant servants of fate Then you appeared, Tintagel morn' Calm like the sea after a long raging storm Waiting for the child to be born... |
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from Kayak - Merlin (1998)
I've fashioned a sword, put it into a stone
I've sent it afloat, then the sea took it In the perilous chapel it waits For Arthur to raise it in front of you all With this token of power the nation won't fall It will shield you from evil and hate The Dragon died on that night, pointing out his successor The hidden son to all unknown, came to fight the agressor The knights must be convinced Challenging the prince He'll bring you peace and victory, so why all the harshness He'll unite the Kings and rule the land, bringing light after darkness But nobles won't accept until he proves the fact That the true King alone Can draw the sword from the stone Reaching out for the jewelled hilt, oh its burning like fire To take the sword and claim their rights is their only desire But failure shows them why There's more than meets the eye Arthur holds Excalibur, the invincible weapon To fight the wrong and serve the right, I know he'll make it happen This sword will make him stronger Never to be conquered Now the heir to the throne Has drawn the sword from the stone Now the King's unsurpassed as a leader of man There's a scar from his past which he'll bear till the end Like a curse it will last His own blood wants revenge |
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from Kayak - Merlin (1998)
Calling on your gift of eyes you're so confused
By this vague and trembling vision, how it hurts to face the truth? A reality you must accept, there's nowhere you can hide For everything will happen as the Gods have deviced You'll obey You'll move with the winds and confide in the sea The madman of the forest, just a ghost of what you once have been The King's enchanter Watching this comet with the Dragon's tail If the Falcon has to fall then let the rules of men prevail You're nothing but a wanderer obsessed by your dreams They're turning into nightmares 'cause the image you've seen Makes you scared You'll vanish like music to live on in song Lingering on the edge of life but still the world will never shun The King's enchanter |
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from Kayak - Merlin (1998)
You, my lady
You have saved me from solitude My dreams never could Come, then maybe I will teach you my magic arts The tale of the stars I've chosen you so listen to my song Love has stronger wings than reason Niniane, my lady of the lake Time has come for you to take my place The voice has fallen mute The fire has died within me I've lost the Sight, but who will mind If you'll succeed me The secrets remain locked in your heart forever My future's yours Sweet lady of the lake You betrayed me Stole my power- I was misled You took all I had What posessed me When I put all my trust in you Could not see you through Living on this isolated height Deprived of love, but I'll be alright Niniane, you've cast a spell on me A tortured man, why won't you set me free I'm buried alive Shut in this case of darkness There's no escape here from my grave My skills can't save me The legend will grow and I will withdraw forever But down my cheeks the melting sorrows flow? Feel the magic See your visions and dream your dreams You know what they mean I'm your spirit Just a word, just a breeze of air I'll always be there... |
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from Kayak - Merlin (1998)
Water and sand
An horizon beyond my view Alone I stand Hearing silence - it's calling you There is a reason to be here and cry I know the ocean will understand why I'm feeling the way I do Tasting the salt And the wind cries her name again Sharp and so cold Makes me feel I have lost a friend There is a reason that I'll never know I couldn't follow where you had to go And I can't comprehend The wind blows away my fears The ocean will drown all my tears Cause I've got to survive Though I need your loving here Seagull &endash; Take my love wherever you may fly Seagull - Carry all my feelings for her To a place somewhere in the sky |
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from Kayak - Merlin (1998)
Your car got stuck and it's nobody's fault but your own
Forget to refill, now it's night and you're all alone No living soul within a mile or ten Someone will come, but you don't know when Now all you've got's that faithful boogie heart You got no money and you got no place to go No gas, no booze, no girl, but just an old radio Then you don't have to worry how to spend the night Because you know it's gonna be alright And you may feel you've not been all that smart You still got your boogie heart Whenever you feel down and out Sorrow's leaving you in doubt Know that if you want to make it Then find a heart and take it 'Cause you just can't do without You still got your boogie heart And all you need is that boogie heart |
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from Kayak - Merlin (1998)
I tried to hide from the fire
But there's no place that I can go I tried to feel no desire But I only felt my love grow I need you so, without you I can't go on My life has got no direction You know I'm helpless from the moment you're gone I need you're loving and affection So I want you to stay and you know that I'll do Anything that you want me to Can't afford to lose Can't afford to lose your loving I can't afford to lose Can't afford to lose your loving I can't afford to lose Some people change their lovers and friends Just like old shoes and cigarettes Running around, their chase never ends Always trying to find their match No more illusions, got my feet on the ground 'Cause I'm chained by your attraction I couldn't live alone, I want you around Because I need your protection So I beg you to stay and you know that I'll do Anything that you want me to Can't afford to lose Can't afford to lose your loving I can't afford to lose Can't afford to lose your loving I can't afford to lose |
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from Kayak - Merlin (1998)
There was a time I could freely breathe the air
No matter where I went, you would always be there Carry me when I felt so tired I would almost fall Did we speak and did I hear your name? Feel no shame Feel no pain Wordless my poem, like a footprint in the snow Telling you more than you'd even care to know Passion came, I could not defend myself from you Did we dance and did we think the same Dream of fame Feel no pain Finally losing the fight we'd hoped to win Climbing too high, then the air got poor and thin Too late to turn back and too far run for cover, tell me Did we touch and did we play the game Take the blame Feel no pain Now should we take it as it is What lesson did we learn from this Though many dreams are lies untold I see a world as pure as gold Out there Istill believe it can be done To dance the rite of perfect song I tell myself this is a lie 'Cause masked dancers never cry Nor care I can't believe the things you've said What happened to the dreams we've had It must be some conspiracy Of love and hate and jealousy I don't know Your silken face still painted white A frozen mask, your hands are tied Cold winds blow The words will never come out right A frozen heart, still deep inside Love's aglow... |
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from Kayak - Eyewitness (1982)
In this puzzling case - a deadly hit and run
I've been accused of things I haven't done Lured into a trap at first I was confused But step by step I'll prove that they're all wrong The one who knows it wasn't me Will turn up soon to make them see It's all a lie I'm sure you've got the wrong guy Eyewitness tell them the things that you saw Don't fool me don't say you just can't recall Eyewitness you know my chances are bad Wish you would tell them they've all been misled This mess of intrigue of bribe and perjury Who set me up, who played that trick on me Don't step out of line don't beat around the bush I think it's time that you revealed the truth Although you know it wasn't me Let me refresh your memory There's much at stake Don't make a dreadful mistake Eyewitness tell them the things that you say Don't fool me don't say you just can't recall Eyewitness you know my chances are bad Wish you would tell them they've all been misled |
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from Kayak - Eyewitness (1982)
Sweet Marjorie she's talking to me
I only say she's right Knowing her that's the only way not to be here all night Sweet Marjorie don't talk to me Your eyes outshine the stars Don't break the spell by saing love is just a farce She tells me I don't understand her point of view And I admit I really think so too My arguments don't ever seem to reach her 'No politics now, please' - but here we go again She says now this is where we disagree You've got to open up your eyes and see To live a periscope life like that I'll tell you where I'm at You maybe better off dead She's so extreme, she won't let me dream Won't let me love and caress I'm always told to look around and conclude this world's a mess Sweet Marjorie, she's dining with me I say let's order some food Although the system's wrong- the menu's looking good I know the whole world fights and kills and hates But lady must that always spoil our dates I can't imagine that the world would end If I would eat my steak now that it's warm |
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from Kayak - Eyewitness (1982)
Ruthless queen
With a quivering voice You spoke the word Shadow came between us Sharp as a sword Gone is my gladness And vanished my pride 'Cause luck didn't stay on our side Leaped in luxury I cried for the moon But the game is out It all ended too soon Awakening came as the belt from the blue At last from a sheen to be true CHORUS Oh my ruthless queen You would steal the treasure of my dream It's the twinkle in your eyes That took me by surprise Oh my ruthless queen I just can't accept our love has been I bear you no malice You show no remorse Love is dead and gone It was no endless source Your sudden leave was the finishing stroke Considering everything grow CHORUS Oh my ruthless queen You would steal the treasure of my dream It's the twinkle in your eyes That took me by surprise Oh my ruthless queen I just can't accept our love has been Pease don't tell me you couldn't care less Well I feel like a ship in distress Oh my ruthless queen I just can't accept our love has been |
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from Kayak - Eyewitness (1982)
Life was only a cloudful of rain
With the sun never shining on me Sad and lonely but then when she came She was all that I wanted to see I want you to be mine All I need is the words and the rhyme I want you to be mine Still I wonder how some things can suddenly change And yet stay the same I could never have thought life would lead me this way The image I see Is that really me To need you more each and every day? She was looking like handwoven dreams In her eyes I saw oceans of pearls There she was, I felt lost it seemed I could only be thinking of her Want you to be mine All I need is a little more time Want you to be mine Still I wonder how some things can suddenly change And yet stay the same I could never have thought life would lead me this way The image I see Is that really me To need you more each and every day? |
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from Kayak - Eyewitness (1982)
Listen I'm no poet I'll show it by the words that I write
Holy inspiration respect for the creation in spite Sometimes it takes hours to write one word on paper To note something down in time to the music Found a nice solution no revolution but it will do If you don't enjoy it I'm sorry but it's not meant for you Arrogance's rampant now words don't rhyme too well Lyrics like impots, only dictionary doggerel |
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from Kayak - Eyewitness (1982)
Remember Noah wrought his ship
A long long time ago It's blessed that he ever did No one believed his warnings, Laughing, shrugging shoulders Asking: 'Is there any need of it?' They found out they were wrong and he was right As the waters rose the cresting tide sealed their fate It's such an old but true cliche To say our days our numbered Life for us is really through There's only one way out and That's to build a spaceship God knows where it's gonna lead us to I'll be your captain leader hero saint guide and king The one who had this brilliant idea I'll be happy to accept all medals For having saved all millons following me We'll sail the second Ark, tickets are cheap You can alway choose a window seat if you wish Let other people snicker, silly fools When they come to grip with nature's rules We'll be gone Are you still asking me if I would take the risk You must have lost your mind It may be the chance for a lifetime... We'll sail the second Ark, tickets are cheap You can alway choose a window seat if you wish Let other people snicker, silly fools When they come to grip with nature's rules We'll be gone Are you still asking me if I would take the risk You must have lost your mind It may be the chance for a lifeline |
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from Kayak - Eyewitness (1982)
The motions we make
Turning circles Human satellites Still tied to the world down below The road that we take May seem endless But we feel inside Love's a river and we'll make it flow Only you and I know Only you and I know How to find our own ways To that small hiding place Where no one can go The secret we share Like a treasure Is a different love It's a feeling we don't want to show The reason we care You can't measure But it's not enough Seeds of love need a good ground to grow Only you and I know Only you and I know That the distance between us Won't shatter the dream We had long ago Only you and I know Only you and I know How to find our own ways To that small hiding place Where no one can go. Only you and I know Only you and I know |
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from Kayak - Eyewitness (1982)
Calling me her rock of love and I just fell for her
Yielded to that game of hearts she promised me the world Handling the ribbons with all that we did She's one in a million I've got to admit Oooh see her grace She's got winning ways Stuck on her I often think but never even try To thank her for the good times then shake hands and say goodbye I'm playing a part in a fool's masquerade Hiding inside of the world she creates Her winning ways Stir my heart and fool the rest of me Hard to see That she's got me running around Clinging to the tempting love that I've found Endlessly Longing for magical moments to be Gambling high Her image is fading, I'll constantly try To reach for the sky All I felt was carefree love, a dream beyond compare Times have really changed my dear, but you won't be aware That deep in my heart I wish you would be Only a shade for a sweet memory 'Cause your winning ways Made me living in your world a trickery Now I see That you've got me running around Imprisoned by the love I thought I had found Aimlessly Yearning for someone that she'll never be Wondering why I'm bound for her love, forever I'll try To reach for the sky... |
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from Kayak - Eyewitness (1982)
The fight is over
The war is lost and I see A lifeless soldier, staring at me Fear and despair drawing his face Left in this godforsaken place Who cares for the nameless so far from home. Which way you're going There is no room for your pride No fame, no glory - lay all aside Life is a star, drowned in the day More than a million miles away From home, from the place where my heart belongs I've been sailing the seas, travelling all the land To chase the golden sword All that time I held it here, in my very hands Till someone cut the cord I ruled the oceans, taking ships in reverse Having no peace of mind Stealing all I could find As I crossed the earth I've had my residences all over space Bridging lightyears each day Only one dream away From the cosmic stage Starlight dancer... A live performance so the whole world will see I'm aligning the stars Universal in art See the god in me Starlight dancer - that's my destiny Starlight dancer... Starlight dancer... Far from home from the place where my heart belongs Free at last- but I've never felt so alone Starless Stardust... |
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from Kayak - Night Vision (2002)
Icarus you must have watched the skies
Over a thousand times Icarus why still expose your eyes To what they'll never see Can never be You won't get a better deal Icarus these wings are not for real Was it me who said you'd never fall If you could read the signs Icarus, I don't remember all These words- now meant to be Disarming me So there's only one way out Even though you'll never learn to live without We've got no control, we're part of the Lost in a maze and looking for answers The gods play their game, concealing their hand Building a strategy, taking their chances They show you their schemes of promise and hope Then they break down your dreams and hand you the rope These are the lines, such are the rules Stick to the road that you've gotta follow Don't me misled by jokers and fools Their image is false and their prophesy's hollow They poisoned the rains Polluted the sky Now they lock you in chains And tell you to fly Icarus you have observed the stars Untill daylight dawned Oh Icarus if we could reach as far As half the universe Free as birds But you won't make it on your own No one safely makes that journey all alone It's a perfect world - but confusing my soul There's no escape and no prospect of winning Surrounded by walls - entrapped in a Where head is tail and the end's the beginning They lie and they cheat Deny what you know Only driven by greed When you least expect it they deal you the final blow Things can not be changed Life can't be undone You will fly too close to the sun And you lose it all You're bound to fall again Icarus - you must have watched the skies Over a thousand times Icarus why still expose your eyes To what they'll never see Can never be Now you found the one way out Can you tell me what it's really all about Things can not be changed Life can't be undone You will fly too close to the sun Like you did before So will many more Do in times to come Icarus this game simply can't be won |
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from Kayak - Night Vision (2002)
(Faith is unconditional
I believe in miracles Memories are fictional I believe in miracles) I've been searching for answers While carefully hiding my tracks I tried hard not to remember But the memories keep flooding back Is anybody there Won't anybody listen Can anybody hear what I'm trying to explain Is anyone aware It's only superstition Life reduced to fear where evil has no name Miracle man You said you want to change the world and then Miracle man Turn back the wheels of time Where can we run to, where can we hide Finally lay down our arms, not knowing Who is your ally and whom should we fight Who can we trust to make the wrong seem right Unconditional surrender To the laws that keep you under a spell Offering a shortcut to heaven But leading us straight into hell Is anybody there Does anybody listen Can't anybody see who is really in command Is anyone aware There is no dream, and there's no vision He's only playing mindgames that no one understands Miracle man How can we ever face the world again Miracle man Now turn back the wheels of time Miracle man What have you done... |
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from Kayak - Night Vision (2002)
He wanted your love
Claiming a single night of passion But when push came to shove You didn't keep your promise Turning his desire to obsession Did you believe you could lead him on Like you said And he would simply take his loss Forgive and forget Just like that You betrayed his trust You played and lost For the world's gone deaf To the tales that you're telling Now isn't it sad ? Oh Cassandra You ignited the fire Did you know your fate was sealed When you backed out off the deal Oh Cassandra The world's sweetest liar There's no one to believe your warnings And destiny was changed by just one kiss Did you believe you could lead him on Like you said And he would simply take his loss Forgive and forget Just like that You betrayed his trust You played and lost For the world's gone deaf To the tales that you're telling Now who's been misled? Oh Cassandra You ignited the fire When you backed out on your word The gift became a curse Oh Cassandra The world's sweetest liar How can anyone believe your warnings If destiny is changed by just one kiss |
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from Kayak - Night Vision (2002)
The time had come for you to go
And my whole world came crashing down around me Could hardly sleep and breathe Just thinking how it could have been If only you were here tonight Which way to turn when fate steps in When love is gone and loneliness surrounds me Keep staring at the ceiling Hoping that it's just a dream That you've never really left my life You gave me shelter when no one would Your arms around me once felt so good When I lost all direction you showed the way Never imagined I'd be losing you one day Not even in a million years Alone at night I feel the urge To cry out loud I'm missing you like crazy A thousand questions left There's just no way I can accept That you're not coming back to me You gave me shelter when noone would Your arms around me once felt so good When I lost all direction you showed the way I couldn't bear the thought of losing you one day Not even in a million years You gave me shelter when noone would Your arms around me once felt so good When I lost all direction you showed the way You've made my longing for you stronger every day So how could I forget you even in a million years (for Hans) |
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from Kayak - Night Vision (2002)
Tell me what's left to believe in
Tell me how to change my mind Appearances can be deceiving But they'll never stand the test of time Wondering whether to move on Hold you close or let you go There always is a price to pay And I'm gonna hurt you either way It's water for guns Water for guns Running out on love's recourses Torn between two equal forces Water for guns Water for guns One step forward two steps back Impossible to get back on track again Virtually acting like strangers At a crossroads in our lives Constantly living in danger Off what will happen when two worlds collide Could not live with or without you We've got our backs against the wall Crying out in desperation It's a no-win situation Water for guns Trading water for guns No escape in isolation No room for negotiation Water for guns Water for guns You still make my heart beat faster Though I know that we won't last its Water for guns... |
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from Kayak - Night Vision (2002)
A bolted door and a prison cell
Turned his life into a living hell It seems like fiction but he knows for a fact She only did a disappearing act He's doing time For a phoney crime She set her trap and played him for a fool That's the way of the world Where you get what you deserve That's the way of the world Never thought she'd have the nerve That's the way of the world That's the way of the world It's payback time for the years she's lost He's had his fun, but wonders at what cost The plan has worked, they're convinced she's dead By far the best laugh she's ever had But he's not amused 'cause he's wrongly accused Still he must admit she surely played it cool That's the way of the world She's a villian in disguise That's the way of the world Pulling the wool over his eyes That's the way of the world Yes the way of the world Who's gonna believe him when the truth really sounds too absurd She and her lover simply fell off the face of the earth He's making the headlines While she's spending her days at the beach A new face, a new A passport to paradise That's the way of the world |
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from Kayak - Night Vision (2002)
Can't shake the feeling I may finally lose you
You say you're sorry but your heart's with another Can't help believing we'll survive if we choose to And stop denying what we mean to eachother Could you stand up and tell me you no longer love me Would you break down and say That there's just nothing left If you want me to tell you to hold me forever Let me break down the walls Won't you show you the way to your heart Burning your bridges seems the only solution Try to forget me but the memory lingers You won't admit it but you're struck by confusion Our love's too good to let it slip through our fingers Could you stand up and tell me you no longer love me Would you break down and say That there's just nothing left Look me straight in the eye Let me show you the way to my heart |
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from Kayak - Night Vision (2002)
It's a religion without a God
Determines behaviour To keep all peas within one pod And call it our saviour 'Cause praying proves no benefit There's smouldering stakes to show for it And for every abuse There's a perfect excuse Tradition Noone asks for evidence That's rather convenient Stupidity's a preference For being obedient Hang on to what you've got You silly superstitious lot Boy meets girl Girl loves boy, Family planning Just like the old folks Just like before Shame on the mother Baby's a girl Staining the family honour Has done her No good Ten commandments counting for Eleven expectations All your worries disappear Free of guilt and free of fear So we're fighting the bull As it pays to be cruel Tradition Memories Devoted to the past History Caught up on you at last I can't live without you Boy meets girl Girl wants boy Boy wants girl Girl's unsure Family values Just like before The boy is alright The girl is a whore It's a religion without a God Determines behaviour To keep all peas within one pod And call it our saviour 'Cause praying proves no benefit There's smouldering stakes to show for it The way that we choose Is a perfect excuse Tradition Tradition Tradition |
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from Kayak - Night Vision (2002)
The very moment that I set eyes on you I returned to the land of the living
It's like a replay of our first rendez-vous Like a long trip down memory lane No use concealing what is plain to see You're still the best thing that ever happen to me But now it's too late Don't make me want you all over again Breaking my heart like before I don't believe I can take anymore 'cause I love you You left me then 'cause you had to be free so I sheltered my heart from the hurting You took away all that mattered to me Everything worth living for Now I've won the battle and I made it through Just as I finally got over you You show up once more Don't make me want you all over again Breaking my heart like before I don't believe I can take anymore 'cause I love you You make it sound so easy Gotta give it all we've got But I know you're bound to leave me Believe me Don't make me want you all over again Breaking my heart like before I really don't think I can take anymore 'cause I love you Don't make me need you all over again 24 Hours a day Gotta ask you to go before I beg you to stay 'cause I love you Don't make me need you all over again Making the same mistake twice It's the hour of truth in a liftetime of lies Do I love you, really love you |
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from Kayak - Night Vision (2002)
In showing her affection
I'm made her middle man She promised me protection And money in the bank She said she'd never leave me Or just the odd break So I was getting greedy 'Cause she's got what it takes And I take what I'm given Come to me, come to me Talent is no guarantee Come to me, come to me Help me save my energy I'm bending over backwards Just to satisfy her soul All she ever gave to me Was life without parole She took me for a dander Told stories on the way 'Bout the goose and the gander And when she's gonna pay She treats me like a hostage And takes me for a fool I guess that's what I am now 'Cause she's got what it takes And she takes what she's given... Come to me, come to me Talent is no guarantee Come to me, come to me Help me save my energy I'm bending over backwards Just to satisfy her soul All she ever gave to me Was life without parole Time, I'm doing time, I'm doing fine But I've got to be prepared For going it alone In time, I'm doing time, I'm doing fine But my prison won't be shared When she goes out on her own |
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from Kayak - Night Vision (2002)
You say you really love me
But you fail to make me understand While pretending that I can't be bothered I know I'll never let you touch my soul again Easier said than done So I'm telling myself that I'm strong Telling the world that all is fine That I'd rather live with feelings of regret Than make you think I'd ever want you back How many roads do you want me to travel How do I live through these tears How many heartbreaks and dreams to unravel And words that I don't wanna hear I know you'll stop at nothing To show me that my heart is weak Even if it is, I'm only left to wonder If love means always having to turn the other cheek It's easier said than done And who am I trying to con Believing that it just takes time To feel no more stirrings of regret To forget how much I want you back How many roads do you want me to travel And how do I live through these tears How many heartaches and dreams to unravel Before I'd even let you come near How many nights till I see past tomorrow And how do I banish the tears Don't let me drown in an ocean of sorrow Pushing aside all my fears |
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from Kayak - Night Vision (2002)
Friends used to warn me about you and your hidden agenda
But I would not listen and stubbornly turned a blind eye I wanted to believe we were a match made in heaven While all of the time you were really bleeding me dry People like you are bad news Now it's time to pay your dues Goodbye & good riddance We're much better off apart Goodbye & good riddance I've cut you out of my heart Goodbye & good riddance Mistook you for a friend Goodbye & good riddance Don't ever wanna see your face or hear your voice again I'm counting my blessings now that you're out of the picture Such an arrogance to think that you can't be missed With every stunt that you pull you' re only sinking lower and lower Underneath all that silly charm you're a pretty cold fish Why don't you give up the fight And just get on with your life A dirty trick always has your name on it But I just refused to see You've made your bed so lie in it And don't come crying back to me, me, me... Goodbye & good riddance To bad rubbish Goodbye & good riddance To bad rubbish |
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from Kayak - Night Vision (2002)
(Bonus Track In Japan)
She wakes up from a dream Reliving every scene Still real inside her sleepy head These images so clear Soon fade and disappear Then slowly she gets out of bed While the night turns into day Never before has she been so lonely Watching blackness turn to grey Never again will she feel this lonely Only waiting for a call She's going to leave a note A message that she wrote To anyone who cares to read There is not much to say She's gonna be okay She knows when to admit defeat So the day turns into night Never before has she been so lonely She's preparing for her flight 'cos never again will she feel this lonely With her suitcase standing in the hall Can't wait forever for that reassuring call And for once she's in control Slipping back into a dream... |
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from Kayak - See See The Sun (1997)
All my life I've been searching for a dream, in
All my dreams I've been searching for a life All the things I buried deep inside All the places where I tried to hide And I don't know if it's you I'm looking for I'm only trying to find the reason for it all Suddenly a strange light is coming in Beams of love brighten everything All the things I've always liked to say Rolling out in such an easy way And I don't know if it's you I'm looking for I'm only trying to find the reason for it all |
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from Kayak - See See The Sun (1997)
Listen I'm no poet I'll show it by the words that I write
Holy inspiration respect for the creation in spite Sometimes it takes hours to write one word on paper To note something down in time to the music Found a nice solution no revolution but it will do If you don't enjoy it I'm sorry but it's not meant for you Arrogance's rampant now words don't rhyme too well Lyrics like impots, only dictionary doggerel |
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from Kayak - See See The Sun (1997)
[1994 CD Edition Bonus Track]
The ocean is the world The sea the source of birth I hear it's calling me We've almost run aground And take a look around It's very clear to see We're on a ship of mouldy wood The wheel is broken and our course ain't good So people understand there's no way back, all hands on deck We gotta leave this sinking wreck So members of the crew Watch everything you do Your Captain ain't no god Don't trust the boatswain too Cuz he's corrupt like you Our ship's just all we've go We're on a ship of mouldy wood The wheel is broken and our course ain't good So people understand there's no way back, all hands on deck We gotta leave this sinking wreck. Hey! Do you see what's happening do you understand the code: SOS Save our souls, save the lives of our people Our children, men and wives |
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from Kayak - See See The Sun (1997)
[1994 CD Edition Bonus Track]
Cosmic greensleeves matter in a dream Take some time to get a wet sunbeam To take over control Other stubborn meat Handy like a seat, A hole ... Treshold story all along the night Liquid fish and sea is shining bright To get into a ball Other stubborn meat Handy like a seat, A hole... |
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from Kayak - See See The Sun (1997)
Nowadays it's so hard to be straight and sincere
Show me you are, show me you're not what you make me think of you Living on the battlefield between love and fear So many things, so many people inside are above you In fact there's no difference between dope and the pope Which I expect, will be neglected by many progressive What at last keeps men alive, it's only the hope Hope for a life, hope for a life without ruling aggressive |
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from Kayak - See See The Sun (1997)
The one-legged ballerina threw the crowd into a rapture
Her pirouttes made people talk about it ever after The painter and his guide dog make their millions by deception Their audience is mute, you know belief allows no questions Once every year It's easy to hear The fair is in town And the crowd will come down It's all right just as long as emptiness hides behind slogans While afterwards the promises they don't even seem broken No arguments make blind men see, it's more than their retina But I don't really care - let them adore their ballerina Fairs dare to show attractions so crazy Cheers after bows like cheers when you're hazy Have a good time and see others smile Be heedless of mime, just happy for some time |
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from Kayak - See See The Sun (1997)
[1994 CD Edition Bonus Track]
Silly names and laughter Gloomy thoughts while waiting for the train Meant to ride forever Torture minds to find a catchy name What does it take, to sell a pretty song Takes weeks of thinking, seeming twice as long Notes to feed the hungry Somehow it's unfair, but there's no way Systems to be buried Damage to the image, save our fame What does it take, to sell a pretty song Takes weeks of thinking, seeming twice as long After all those years, still want to be like them Seems like paradise, an unreal promised land Searching for the meaning Interwoven truth and nonsense tales Head against the ceiling Try to make some music out of scales |
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from Kayak - See See The Sun (1997)
Yes I feel like a mammoth today
Like I'm going to die Yes it seems I am lost anyway And I'm finding out why Maybe tomorrow - stone age arrival Maybe tomorrow - I'll be alright Have you been like a mammoth sometimes Do you know what you felt Dare you speak about the social crimes You can feel the ice melt Maybe tomorrow - stone age arrival Maybe tomorrow - I'll be alright |
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from Kayak - See See The Sun (1997)
Then when a breeze blows
Goes a guest to my glass It's the bare dazing dust Trust in tensile force The source of resistance has always been given Certainly take the hardness of a willow tree It is concealed in the nature of things Cheerful dancing feet Meet the surface of earth With a spring so strong Long ago the same The fame of all matter created by God Why do I have to wonder when a chair replies It is concealed in the nature of things Feel the charm of you the chain will be bound Weakness by sweetness- oh Where are you tonight, the moon is round Clear cloudless sky - and then we'll see See the sun constantly run In a circle |
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from Kayak - Close To The Fire (2005)
When shadows fall
Over the valleys Beneath the clouds that obscure the sun Who can recall A dream, once it's over And everything's been said and done If I could hold you in my arms just one more time If I could simply take away the distance between our minds Forget the sadness in your eyes The bitterness and lies No love can hold When hearts grow cold We find ourselves Losing a treasure We never knew we had - 'till it was gone I still want to hold you in my arms just one more time And simply kiss away the distance between our minds Forget the sadness in your eyes The secrets and the lies No love can hold When hearts grow cold |
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from Kayak - Close To The Fire (2005)
A voice in the night, a face on the wall
And a thousand candles burning He tries to look away but he's losing control He's feeling so alone Floating away into places unknown Being haunted by desire Is he a master of fate or just a captive soul That shivers to the bone But it's all in the mind's eye Don't cry - Just a trick of the light It's only a dream, child Awake in the night Don't worry anymore, cause it will be alright Seeing it all in the blink of an eye That the world will soon be changing As the two-faced man shows his evil side In this barren future land But it's all in the mind's eye Don't cry - Just a trick of the night It's only a dream, child Awake in the night Don't worry anymore, cause it will be alright |
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from Kayak - Close To The Fire (2005)
She holds you in her sweet embrace
Divine and fragrant, Intoxicating The promise of life Watching the world with an innocent soul Moving so gently As if dancing with God She comes and wears a different dress With the seasons changing, Colours cascading In a fountain of light Touches the heart but never is what you've seen Or am I mistaken Is she more than a dream Withing a dream Morning tells its cruel tale The winds have changed, the tide is turning Her breath becomes a dying gale Her voice a lonely echo in our ears She planned her trick, her foul deceit We all knew the ending The snake and the apple Just two pawns in her game No moral no choice Between and sinner and saint Ashes to ashes, Only leaving a name, A frozen flame |
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from Kayak - Close To The Fire (2005)
Any words to say you'll love me
Till the end of time Don't mean much Don't do much Don't mean much at all No words can reassure me What I mean to you Just a touch Simple touch Just a touch would do You got me losing my mind You got me wasting my time You got me holding the line I know I can't take it for granted Forever No-one really knows what it means Almost obscene Forever Everytime we're lost for words Seems an absurdity Forever and ever... Love or leave me, spare me all About the way to go No effect Cheap effect No effect at all Temptation- should I stay Or should I take the fall No respect I object No respect at all You got me losing control You got me playing my role You make me hide in my hole I know I can't take it for granted Forever No-one really knows what it means Almost obscene Forever Everytime we're lost for words Seems an absurdity Forever Anytime, anyplace, anywhere I go Nothing seems perpetual The only cycle's rise and fall Anytime, anyplace, anywhere I go Forever and ever... |
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from Kayak - Close To The Fire (2005)
Face to face
Eye to eye Soul to soul Heart to heart We talk like strangers talk But I know you just don't hear a word I say When we touch when we make love I can feel your heart is miles and miles away Is it my imagination The fear of losing you Oh love your passion is fading There's nothing we can do We're eye to eye Heart to heart But worlds apart We still share the same brass bed But our nights are getting colder every time Gone the love that we once had And we know we've lost it somewhere down the line I wonder am I mistaken Though the writing's on the wall This crazy game that we're playing While we're heading for a fall When we're eye to eye Heart to heart But worlds apart Can't find a cure nor remedy But it's clear that any fool can see That the ground beneath our feet is shaking I thought I was the only one Now I guess I'm just the lonely one Only you can stop this heart from breaking Remember it's all yours for the taking Face to face Eye to eye Soul to soul Heart to heart |
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from Kayak - Close To The Fire (2005)
Crusader
Tell me where you've been Tell me were you're going Invader From a time unseen You know they changed the rules Who will listen to the things you say When your words are only feathers in the wind Crusader No more good and bad In this world of strangers Don't wait now Till there's no way back To your world of fools Who believes the mighty sword When the truth appears like bullets from a gun Where can you run Who's ever gonna know your face When you're only casting shadows on the wall Who do you call |
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from Kayak - Close To The Fire (2005)
I could have said it doesn't matter
I could have said I didn't mind And that we're free Cause love is more than jealousy But darling you and I know better No use in saying all is fine If only one mistake Can lead us so astray We've been dancing on a cloud Afraid to be the odd one out To stand alone in the night Forget your foolish pride He said But she said Two wrongs don't make a right You could have said it wasn't easy You could have told me little lies Oh no, you made me pay And that's a game that two can play But inside my heart was freezing No more tears to fill my eyes I couldn't understand I felt like going 'round the bend We've been chasing crazy dreams Only to find out what it means To stand alone in the night Forget your foolish pride He said But she said Two wrongs don't make a right I still want you near to me My world is making no more sense Why do I still want you here with me Ooh, when your love tastes just like revenge |
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