Galahad

Liberte Fraternite Egalite

"Stubborn resistance was met in some places"

Hiding in the the catacombs
Lying low in the labyrinths
Beneath the shattered city streets
The sleepers lie in wait
Taking improbable chances
When opportunities arise
Pitching wits against selected hits
Never toeing olliciallines

Infiltrate. agitate, exacerbate, manipulate
Eradicate, decimate, retaliate, annihilate

We will never surrender

Men, women and children
From every walk of life
Using any means available with which to fight
Proudly preserving the integrity of their nation
Vichy France could never be our ultimate identity
Never

Invalidate, facilitate, emancipate, consolidate
Identify, rectify, pacify, unify

Our spirit never shall be broken

Watch out
Take cover
Someone's been talking
They're on their way
They're armed to the teeth
Machine guns on motor bikes
A Panzer division
Crawling with soldiers in broad daylight
No subtlety here
Our daily injection of fear

I want you to search
Every nook and cranny high and low
To flush out these rebels and deal with them accordingly
Quick return once again to the secret passages
Candlelight in hand, Safe and Sound, Gone to Ground
Keep the noise down.... Sssh!
Outmanoeuvred once again
Ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! hee! hee! hee! hee! hee!
We will yet be free!
Foiled again, foiled again
You've been recalled again

Gabardines and greatcoats
Mingle in the shadows
Animated figures, of dubious origins
Loiter in the corners
Looking for the fallers
Stench of cigarettes hangs heavy in the air
Stella slips slowly through nervous throats
Who is who? Nobody knows
Who is who? Nobody knows

Informers, incognito
Heroes and martyrs to be
Shuffle, avoiding the enemy
Everybody is under cover
Everyone is wary of each other
Who is who? Nobody knows
Who is who?

Another pale moon rises
Another blood red sun sets
Another hard day gone
Another nervous night to come
Survival guaranteed
At least until tomorrow
Who knows what a new dawn will bring
A New Era?

All becomes clearer
In the end

Part One: Even The Brightest Burn

We had it good in the eighties
Everything coming up roses
We were drowning in success
Only dealing with the best
Really couldn't care about the rest
They meant nothing to us

MONEY POWER GREED

Porsche 911, penthouse over the Thames
We had everything we desired
But the bubble had to burst
Unless we gave out first
We never thought it was an option

SELF-DECEIT SELF-CORRUPT

We live and learn
Even the brightest burn
We live and learn
Each of us has our turn
We rage and scorn
Don't even know we are born
We live and learn
Even the brightest burn

Sure enough the big bang came
We were finally out of the game
Dizzy heights that we had scaled
Proved too much - we'd finally failed
Nothing left but rubble and dust

But now it all seems like
A perfect blessing in disguise
A learning experience
To which we are now wise

SELF-REALISATION
REGAINING SELF-ESTEEM

We live and learn
Even the brightest burn
We live and learn
Each of us has our turn
We rage and scorn
Don't even know we are born
We live and learn
Even the brightest burn

But now I've got all in a better perspective
Now I'm back, jiving in the real world
I've got the love of a family and friends
Self-respect and happiness
Nothing more, nothing less
It's all that matters to me

Part Two - Learning Curve

Learning curve
Learning curve
Rising, falling, arcing
Learning curve

With the first trick of dawn
Tranquility drowns amid the morning song
As the sun cracks the sky
Shadows live another hour
Until they're killed of by the clouds
Waiting with invisible patience
For our star to shine once again

Hillsides changing shade and shape
Silhouettes slow dance across
The fields, the valleys, the meadows of the chase
A predator hovers in the air
A predator sleeps in the long grass
Whilst all the innocents are unaware
This is the chase
This is the chase

A kestrel hovers over a babbling brook
And the hounds they hound
And the fox takes a look
He's running for cover in the trees
And still the fleas they cling
They're biting for life, chasing for life, chasing for life
Chasing desires, chasing ideals
Chasing the way that we feel
Chasing the grass that is oh so green on the other side
Chasing our dreams, in what we believe
This the chase, this the chase
The chase, the chase, the chase
The chase, the chase, the chase
This the chase

As unexpected vision in a faraway foreign land
You took away my heart
But I couldn't take your hand
Floating on the mist by a willow-lined lake
You played the part of temptress
Or was it just my mistake?

To the backdrop of a chateau
And an antiquated mill
You enchanted my soul
And I was captured until
I realised that fate was never on my side
Then you drifted out of view
And the moment's magic died

Je croyais t'avoir vue
Je suis sur que je t'ai vue
Mais non, je sais que je t'ai vue
Je t'ai vu

I saw you

Or were you just a passing shadow
Or were you just a passing dream
Tell me, were you just a passing shadow
Or were you just a broken dream

Or were you just apassing shadow
Or were you just a broken dream

We put the fate of the human race in the hands of cold machines
They have no perception of compassion or hat it would really mean
If data caused the buttons to be pushed we'd all be blown away
Self destruction is the 'in' cause for the human race....

Digital, digital, digital man, eroding our emotions
Cynical, cynical, cynical man, his feelings disappear

The Automaton

Robot mentalities, attracting high positions
I hope this does not rub off on the younger generation
Awareness is more widespread than at any time before
With media power very much to the fore

Cynical, cynical, cynical man, when will he realise?
Digital, digital, digital man, will never understand

Sometimes technology advances
Are not always desired
Sometimes there comes a point
When it all gets too cold
Drained of all our instincts
Our common senses are reeling
Microchip revolution
But someone left out the feeling

I hope the higher echelons in science don't wrap
Themselves in their own little galaxies of knowledge
I hope that they maintain some semblance of their inner sanity
Don't digitise too far, digital man will never understand

Digital, digital, digital man, his conscience evaporates
Cynical, cynical, cynical man, has sterilised his faith
Digital, digital, digital man, when will he realise?
Digital, clinical, cynical man, will never understand!

Don't digitise too far

I can feel the surface tension mounting
Digging down into my skin, into my bones
Seeping through into my blood, into my flesh
Malignant, indignant of my state of mind

Putting on the pressure

My resistance is waning
There seems to be no way that I can win against
This human condition, feeling guilty for our kind
Though there's no need I know
It's just the way the operator runs my show

He's putting on the pressure

Like a time bomb, I'm primed to explode
Some time in the future, depends on how heavy the load
But don't worry, it's not going to blow for a while
Maybe when a decision is reached
At the end of my internal trial...

Mortar bombs and festive songs
Don't mix too well at Christmas time
This pantomime has lost its humour
I heard a rumour of Peace On Our Earth
It was lost in a dirge of plastic explosives
Blowing sky high the blood red roses
That were left on the doorstep of another young lover
Who, after all, was just one of our brothers
One of our brothers

There just vivid pictures on a TV screen
Of reality and what has been
This is no John Wayne movie
This is everyday violence for free!
And I'll say a prayer in the church of compassion
Miracles have been known to happen, haven't they?
So I've been told

It could have been me
It could have been you
It could have been me
It could have been anyone of you

They're putting on the pressure
They put you under pressure
They're putting on the pressure
They never let go
Never let go
Never!

Ninth floor, Hotel Metropole
High security, protecting another world
Ten thousand reports of the unexplained
And to this day that is how they remain
Official denials, mass cover-ups
No unauthorised personnel
This door is kept tightly shut!

Shut, shut, shut, shut
Tightly shut, kept shut
Shut, shut, shut, shut

This is Room 801
You're looking at Room 801
Here in Room 801
The legendary room 801
801...

White lights, getting brighter
Then fading, disappear
A distant drone, getting louder
Then fading, disappear
Radio interference, no logical explanation
An unusual blip on the radar screen
It's too large for a man made flying machine

Yes we know, we know
They know, they know
We all know, we know
They know, they know
We all know, yes we all know

This is Room 801
You're looking at room 801
Here in Room 801
You're looking at Room 801
801...

From the Air Ministry
To the DDI
From the MOD
To the CIA
All information classified
Not available to you or I
From Salandin to Kilgallen
From Gaydon to Lakenheath

What are we to believe?
What are we to believe?
What should we believe?
What the hell should we believe?
Tell me!

Will we ever solve these mysteries?
What lies within Room 801?

"I am convinced that these objects do exist
They are not manufactured by any nation on earth
I can therefore see no alternative to believing
That they come from some extra-terrestrial source!"

1. Otherworldly Pleasures

Mother Earth: "Whatever you do child don't face to the Sun!"
Wise Old Wizard: "Where do you think you are going?"
Misguided Soul: "Away"
Wise Old Wizard: "Where are you? We know you're out there, somewhere....."

It's getting late in the day
And I haven't heard a whisper
Where are you now?
We'd like to know
As we miss you
You misguided soul
You rebellious soul
Maybe you're the one who's right
Perhaps we just don't understand.

2. Another Misguided Soul

Well your mother's at her wits end
Your father's disowning you
What else did you expect them to do?
You better pull yourself together
In to a better frame of mind
You're so, so, so young
With so much treasure yet to find

Believe it or not we really care
Believe it or not we want to see you alright
Believe it or not you're a part of our life
Believe it or not we want to see you alright

You're another misguided soul
Changing places, changing faces
We used to know
Another misguided soul
Let in the light, shut out the dark
It's got to go, it's got to go
It's got to go, you know, it's got to go, go, go

It's getting late in the evening
And I stare into a flickering fire
I can see your tortured soul
Rise above the funeral pyre
I hope you can keep your aching head
Well above the rising tide
When will you realise
We're only on your side!

Believe it or not we really care
Believe it or not we want to see you alright
Believe it or not you're a part of our lives
Believe it or not we want to see you alright

You're another misguided soul
Changing places, changing faces
We used to know
Another misguided soul
Let in the light, shut out the dark
It's got to go, it's got to go
It's got to go, you know, it's got to go, go, go ... take it

Believe it or not we really care
Believe it or not we want to see you alright
Believe it or not you're a part of our lives
Believe it or not we want to see you alright

You're another misguided soul
Changing places, changing faces we used to know
Another misguided soul
Let in the light, shut out the dark, it's got to go....

It's so damp in here and I've lost all my reasons
It's so cold in here and now I'm shivering, shivering
It's so dark in here and I've lost all my direction
And I don't know quite where I stand anymore

But I will win through, though I think I need you now
I will overcome the pain that you put me through
Yes, I will survive, I will overcome the heartache
That you put me through
That you put me through
I will overcome it

I've lost all my senses, I can't see or feel the right way
And my vision is blurred and I have no balance left at all
And it's still so dark in here, I've got to find my lost direction
Before I lose control for good

But I will win through, though I think I need you now
I will overcome the pain that you put me through
Yes, I will survive, I will overcome the heartache
That you put me through
That you put me through
I will overcome it

I've got to rise up again
Leave the embers to cool
I've got to walk out of here
In one piece, I will win through
Because I'm leaving this time
Going to find a new way of living
Yes, I'm leaving for good
Because I know just where my interests lie
And that's not with you, no
That's not with you, no

Yes I will win through, though I think I need you now
I will overcome the pain that you put me through
Yes, I will survive, I will overcome the heartache
That you put me through

Whatever you do, whatever you say, wherever you go
Don't you lose control
Don't you lose control
Don't lose it

As unexpected vision in a faraway foreign land
You took away my heart
But I couldn't take your hand
Floating on the mist by a willow-lined lake
You played the part of temptress
Or was it just my mistake?

To the backdrop of a chateau
And an antiquated mill
You enchanted my soul
And I was captured until
I realised that fate was never on my side
Then you drifted out of view
And the moment's magic died

Je croyais t'avoir vue
Je suis sur que je t'ai vue
Mais non, je sais que je t'ai vue
Je t'ai vu

I saw you

Or were you just a passing shadow
Or were you just a passing dream
Tell me, were you just a passing shadow
Or were you just a broken dream

Or were you just apassing shadow
Or were you just a broken dream

Ninth floor, Hotel Metropole
High security, protecting another world
Ten thousand reports of the unexplained
And to this day that is how they remain
Official denials, mass cover-ups
No unauthorised personnel
This door is kept tightly shut!

Shut, shut, shut, shut
Tightly shut, kept shut
Shut, shut, shut, shut

This is Room 801
You're looking at Room 801
Here in Room 801
The legendary room 801
801...

White lights, getting brighter
Then fading, disappear
A distant drone, getting louder
Then fading, disappear
Radio interference, no logical explanation
An unusual blip on the radar screen
It's too large for a man made flying machine

Yes we know, we know
They know, they know
We all know, we know
They know, they know
We all know, yes we all know

This is Room 801
You're looking at room 801
Here in Room 801
You're looking at Room 801
801...

From the Air Ministry
To the DDI
From the MOD
To the CIA
All information classified
Not available to you or I
From Salandin to Kilgallen
From Gaydon to Lakenheath

What are we to believe?
What are we to believe?
What should we believe?
What the hell should we believe?
Tell me!

Will we ever solve these mysteries?
What lies within Room 801?

"I am convinced that these objects do exist
They are not manufactured by any nation on earth
I can therefore see no alternative to believing
That they come from some extra-terrestrial source!"

We're never in, we're never out
We're always roundabout
We're never far, we're never near
We're always not quite here
We're never up, we're never down
We're ever changing sound... chaser...

Here today, here tomorrow
Gone today, gone tomorrow

Amaranth, you're the overseer of all
Never gonna fall
Amaranth, eternally lie, never gonna die
You're timeless
You're never gonna fade
You've got no need to pray
Timeless
Wish I could be like you
Forever blessed with life

We never win, we never lose
We always battle through
We climb up high, we lay down low
But we never follow the flow
We never arrive and we never depart
We're not seen as modern
But we're state of the art

Here today, here tomorrow
Gone today, gone tomorrow

Amaranth, sitting pretty in the mud
Took your chance and survived the flood
Amaranth, mocking flesh and blood
Though I don't disagree
You're timeless
Well, you've seen it all before
What lies behind that door
Timeless
Watching us fade
We're gonna tear it all apart

I lie awake at night
Empty, for fear of another worldly nightmare

We journeyed through green valleys
And along the rivers of life
In search of a holy chalice
To provide us all with the wisdom
That we may need to conquer
Our darkest thoughts and emotions
Never once looking behind us
For fear of loss in our faith
But we never lost our faith

What, what?
You don't believe in us?
You fools!

For if you perish
Then I will wither
You are my spirit
We will fade together
I will guide you
Never fail you
Keep you breathing
Spare your lives
Through whatever may come your way
Through wars and famine
Disease and flooding
I will always be at your side

And your love lies bleeding
Swamped by fear and misunderstanding
But our resolve and constant searching
Will nourish our dreams and keep us thriving

Sit tight, under the strip light
You've got to keep calm
You'll be alright
Hold your head up, open up wide
So that I can see, what lies inside

5 4 3 2
And now we're gunning for you
Extractions required
This may make you feel a little tired

Now I'm drowning in the daylight
I'm staring at the ceiling
And I look into my nurses eyes
The kindest eyes I'll see today
I'll see today

Needle sharp, don't carp
We've got to make a start
You know I've got a heart
Now just sit still
Don't move
I'm closing in now
It's coming through

Now you're feeling numb
Your senses, they all disappear
I'll just turn on the power
With a flick of the switch
And we're ready to begin

I'm drowning in the daylight
I'm staring at the ceiling
I look into my nurses eyes
The kindest eyes I'll see today
I'll see today

I hear the sound of a drill edging closer
Making contact with my inner self
Though I feel no pain

I'm aching from the stillness of being laid up here all this time
But I'm sure he knows what he is doing
Doesn't he?
I hope so

Now I'm drowning in the daylight
Staring at the ceiling
I look into my nurses eyes
The kindest eyes I'll see today
I'll see today

The kindest eyes
The kindest eyes
The kindest eyes that I'll see today
The kindest eyes
The kindest eyes
The kindest eyes that I'll see today

Hush now baby, please don't cry
Everything is going to be alright
I'll make sure our secret never gets out
Of that I know there is no doubt

One whisper from you
And I know I'll go down
Four times life
And I'll be out for the count
So hush now baby, don't say a word
For if you do they'll think it quite absurd

It's ridiculous, preposterous
It just couldn't happen here, no way!
Could it?

For I am a man of standing
And you are but a disturbed child
So who do you think they are going to believe...
Who?

Sad boy sits a'weeping on his bed
Thinking about what the principal did
Thinking of his friends and Mum and Dad
And the loving life that he once had
But now it's been replaced by the seediest show
And no one it seems even wanted to know

I'd like to climb inside
Your warped and evil mind
Taking a sharp knife
To the Devil's cancer festering within you

The pain that I provide
Will make you realise
That your conscience
Will be racked with guilt forever

EXORCISING DEMONS

I'd like to climb inside
Your godforsaken soul
And tear out your jaded heart

EXORCISING DEMONS

Such a shame you have to live
Paid for the state
I'd rather see you dead
Though I know it's much too late

EXORCISING DEMONS

Young man sits a'pondering alone
Coming to terms with the ghost of his past
Psychological scars
Are never going to heal
The pain subsides as the years go by
Now that he is older
And has grown much stronger
Maybe he's got the will to live again

Exorcise those demons once and for all

It's getting late in the evening
And the party is almost over
A quarter to three, we are alcohol free
And the music's faded away

It's just you and me sinking further into the sofa
Everybody's gone to say hello to the moon

Drifting together into the realms
Of another dimension
Where nothing is ever
Quite as it appears to be

Always the unexpected
Lurking, around every corner

Now it seems we are standing on the middleground
A no man's land, hearing unfamiliar sounds
My vulnerability, it's scaring me
I'm not so sure about this middleground

Everything is calm
The sounds have all disappeared
Get back on the tracks you know
There really is nothing to fear

As long as we stay on the path that leads to ecstasy
Comforting each other, and our minds will be free

And now it seems we're caught up in the middleground
A no man's land hearing unfamiliar sounds
My sensibility, it's deserting me
Not so sure about this middleground
Now I feel trapped in the middleground
It's plain to see, it's not easy
When you're caught in the middleground

Julius Caesar beware of the Ides
They are coming to get you
And the house on the hill, is feeling quite ill
Too many spirits you know!

Poor old Canute cannot hold back the sea
Keeps getting confused between reality and fantasy...

And now it seems we're leaving the middleground
Rising above the chaos on which we're staring down
Moving further into the distance
Now we're flying away from the middleground
Towards the morning and more familiar sounds
Not so keen on this great divide
Got to keep well clear of the middleground

It's quarter to nine and time to rise, again