LYRICS
TO SLEEP, PERCHANCE TO DREAM
In the water by the jetty sits a boat to sail the sea
Sailor Sam is in the tavern a Rocky Bay man is he
While creatures nibble at the moorings
Gnawing ropes already frayed
And seaweed strands knot their hands
To take you through the salt sea spray
A fish whistles in the water
The King of Crabs in lair unseen
Merboy guides by Royal order
Of the Octopus Queen
Sea horse guards take you under
From the serpents shiny back
Into the ancient city hiding
Below the foamy salt sea wrack
I don't want to wake at all
I like it where I've been
I don't want to wake at all
Life is just a dream
There you play on the shoreline
Sailing in your small rowboat
Something glides beneath the water
And pulls you seawards by the rope
Through white horses prancing proudly
In the mist where creatures play
Across the roaring mighty ocean
To a place so far away
OCEAN JEWEL
See the spinning gulls
In the dreams of shipwrecked sailors
Screaming their songs
Like waves upon the shore
Listen to them cry
Like lost souls in torment
Slaves to the ocean's mighty roar
And beneath the emerald waves
There's a shining world of beauty
Littered with the bones of men
Both foolish and brave
What stories could they tell
Of the riches and the treasures
There shines a jewel
For every single wave
The ocean is wide
So deep and dark and blue
But the mysteries it may hide
Will never outshine you
THE LONELY AVIATOR
The lonely aviator sings his favourite song
Floating though the clouds of another world
All his friends and loved ones are memories that fade
With every passing moment of everyday
The sound of the engines, lull him as he flies
Across mighty oceans and through the alien skies
Above lands uncharted he wings his weary way
While in the rolling cloudbanks, exotic creatures play
Calling out his name, in voices cold and thin
While the earth below waits to welcome him
I am the lonely aviator
lost in the canyons of the sky
I am the lonely aviator
Waiting for the day my engines die
The lonely aviator, lost in the winds of time
Flies through the skies of another world
He stars at the horizon, always out of reach
Doomed to fly alone for eternity
He wonders what strange marvels will pass beneath the wings
Of his fragile skyplane and the aviator sings
LOOK AT HER EYES
Look at her eyes, what do you see?
A glimpse of what she used to be
Look at her eyes, is there a smile
Reflections of a golden child
Look at her eyes, so deep and so dark
What misery lies in her heart.
Look at her eyes, what do you see?
What she wants you can never be
Her secrets could she tell you
Memories of days long gone by
Never to return, will we ever learn
Look at her eyes sparkle with tears
You bring back all of her fears
MIDNIGHT SUN
The sky grows dark, shadows crawl.
A fire burns low, with a flame so small.
I'm waiting for you, waiting for you,
'neath the midnight sun.
The silent breath of the frosty wind,
The sluggish sea no longer sings.
I'm waiting for you, waiting for you,
'neath the midnight sun.
The swollen clouds, heavy and grey,
The frozen stars to guide your way.
I'm waiting for you, waiting for you,
'neath the midnight sun.
I'm waiting for you, ah ah ah ah,
'neath the midnight sun, ah ah ah ah.
The frozen stars to show you the way
. I'm waiting for you, ah ah ah ah,
'neath the midnight sun.
WHAT DO THEY SAY?
You sleep softly as they talk to you
Dreams are like clouds floating out of view
You see secrets written on their face
Memories of another time and place
And, you know the walls are whispering
But what do they say?
They won't go away
Statues standing in a sea of night
They cry far from the shores of light
That is not dead which can eternal lie
And with strange eons even death may die
There is a world in the deepest dark
You dance with the piper in the park
All alone you sit in your silent room
Knowing that soon they will come for you
HEART OF STONE
The winter frost at night tries to conquer you
Both wind and rain they try to break you too
Like ivy growing slowly up a wall
In time will cause the largest stone to fall
And like the ocean as it washes mountains into sand
Lies can break the heart of anyone
Stone can stand the test of time for countless years
But I can't stand another night like this
NIGHTMARES IN THE SKY
Raise your eyes up to the sky
And watch the shadows creep across the stone
The children of Medusa glare
At the people made of flesh and bone
We don't see them but they see us
Frozen in the glare of the sun
Sightless eyes forever stare
Waiting for the shades of night to come
As we pass below we do not see
Their faces grinning constantly
Insane with rage from another age
In the rain the howl and they cry
Nightmares in the sky
Nightmares in the sky
Dreamlike demons that cannot die
Watching us with a million eyes
Nightmares in the sky
REMEMBER
He walks into the little town
Where children play their games
Watching as their paper boats
Go sailing down the drain
From the hills he's come to see
What memories remain
But down here in the town he has no name
A broken toy of painted wood
Forgotten on the street
As he walks by he picks it up
And sets it on its feet
Everywhere strangers stare
It all turns out the same
On one wants to know he has no name
Remember oh oh
Remember oh oh
Remember when this town was your home
As he leaves the little town
Of memories behind
He hears the laughing echoes
Of a distant time
Up there in the hills
The old men play their games
He's slept a hundred years he has no name
SHOOTING STAR
I sit alone in the cold of the night
Through the clouds I see a light falling
Coming down in a blaze of white
Maybe it's just a satellite stalling
Gonna make a wish tonight
On a shooting star that burns so bright and true
Seconds pass, the trail fades
The heavens return to familiar shades of blue
A blaze of glory, then it's gone
I don't think I can ever be that strong
LOOKING GLASS WORLD
I gaze into the mirror
I stare into the past,
I gaze into the depths
Of my favourite looking glass
Remember when I held you
I was your Tuesday girl
But now you're trapped forever
In my looking glass world
Secrets hanging on the wall
Dust floating slowly by
And when I see your face
It makes me want to cry
Your lips they plead for mercy
But from the frame no sound is heard
So now we're together
In my looking glass world
I gaze into the mirror
You're standing at my side
Trapped in there forever
Stuck on the inside
You know how much I love you
It is something you have learned
Now you're all alone
In my looking glass world
THE DARKEST HOUR
You shut your eyes and you wait
In the night for sleep to come
Hiding your fears in the yellow light
Waiting for sleep to come
And it's always the darkest hour
Before the dawn
When the curtain of dreams
Hangs grey and torn
And you know why
You shut your eyes and you pray
In the night for peace to come
Hiding your fears in the pale moonlight
Waiting for peace to come
And it's always the darkest hour
Before the dawn
When the curtain of dreams
Hangs grey and torn
And you know why
But when the sun shines bright in the morning
And reflects on the chrome of the cars
You listen for the nightwinds calling
By the light of a million stars
And you bloom in the night
Just like a desert flower
Keeping all of your secrets
For the darkest hour
And you know why
