Obscured By Clouds

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Songs:

01. Obscured by Clouds

01. Obscured by Clouds

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bridges burning brightly

merging with the shadow

flickering between the lines

stolen moments

floating softly on the air

borne on wings of fire

and climbing higher

ancient bonds are breaking

leaving all and changing sides

dreaming of a new day

cast aside the other way

magic vision stirring

kindled by the burning flames

lie in her eyes

the door that stands ajar

the walls that once were high

beyond the gilded cage

beyond the reach of time

the moment is at hand

she breaks the golden band

come on my friends let's make for the hills

they say there's gold and I'm looking for thrills

you can get your hands on whatever we find

'cause I'm only coming along for the ride

well you go on your own way and I'll go mine

I don't care if we get there on time

everybody's searching for something they say

I'll get my kicks on the way

over the mountains across the sea

who knows what may be waiting for me

I could sail forever to strange sounding names

faces of people and places don't change

all I have to do is just close my eyes to see

the sea gulls wheeling in the far distant skies

all I wanna tell you all I wanna say

is count me in on the journey

don't expect me to stay

heaven sent the promised land

looks alright from where I stand

'cause I'm the man

on the outside looking in

waiting on the first step

show me where the sky is kept

point me down the right line

'cause it's time

to let me in from the cold

turn my lead into the gold

'cause there's a chill wind

blowing in my soul

and I think I'm growing old

flash ... the readies ... wot's ... uh the deal

got to make it to the next meal

try to keep up with the turning of the wheel

mile after mile stone after stone

you turn to speak but you're alone

million miles from home

you're on your own

fire bright by candle light

with her by my side

if she prefers we need never stir again

someone sent the promised land

well I grabbed it with both hands

now I'm the man

on the inside looking out

hear me shout come on in

what's the news where you've been

'cause there's no wind left in my soul

and I've grown old

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07. Childhood's End 

you shout in your sleep

perhaps the price was just too steep

is your onscience at rest

if once put to the test

you awake with a start

to just the beating of your heart

just one man beneath the sky

just two ears just two eyes

you set sail across the sea

of long past thoughts and memories

childhood's end your fantasies

merge with harsh realities

and then as the sail is hoist

you find your eyes are growing moist

and all the fears never voiced

say you have to make the final choice

who are you and who am I

to say we know the reason why

Some are born and some men die

beneath the infinite sky

there'll be war and there'll be peace

but everything one day will cease

all the iron turned to rust

all the proud men turned to dust

so all things time will mend

so this song will end

one two three four

the memories of a man in his old age

are the deeds of a man in his prime

you shuffle in the gloom of the sick room

and talk to yourself as you die

life is a short warm moment

and death is a long cold rest

you get your chance to try

in the twinkling of an eye

eighty years with luck or even less

so all aboard for the american tour

and maybe you'll make it to the top

but mind how you go

and I can tell you 'cos I know

you may find it hard to get off

but you are the angel of death

and I'm the dead man's son

he was buried like a mole in a fox-hole

and everyone's still on the run

and who is the master of foxhounds

and who says the hunt is begun

and who calls the tune in the courtroom

and who beats the funeral drum

stay

and help me to end the day

and if you don't mind

we'll break a bottle of wine

stick around

and maybe we'll put one down

'cause I want to find

what lies behind those eyes

midnight blue burning gold

a yellow moon is growing cold

I rise

looking through my morning eyes

surprised to find

you by my side

rack my brain and

try to remember your name

to find the words

to tell you goodbye

morning due new born day

midnight blue turned to grey

midnight blue burning gold

a yellow moon is growing cold

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