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Return of the Lydia
12:53
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i) Return of The Lydia (part 1)
We turned the key again and slipped out of the everglide
And there before us was the world
A planet like no other we had ever seen
Blue and beautiful beyond all words
And as we touched the outer atmosphere we cried
And the Lydia shone brightly in the dark
We hoped her heatshield would see us through
Too late for final dramas now
The ride was rough and it seemed that all was lost
Then the ground came up to meet us much too soon
And we crashed out across the desert plain
The hatch came open and we were still alive
ii) What do you say to an Alien?
They sent us on a quest for knowledge
For worlds with alien life
Go find us a nice new planet
That we can colonise
What do you say to an alien if you’re lost for words?
Hello, my name is Mike, and I’m from planet Earth
So many barren rocks
Strung out across the arm
Dead worlds, poison gas
And aliens that mean no harm
What do you say to an alien if you’re lost for words?
Hello, my name is Mike, and I’m here to take your world
In the end we couldn’t do it, we couldn’t invade their world
We left them there on their planet, and went to Betelgeuse instead
In the end we couldn’t do it, we couldn’t invade their world
We left them there on their planet, and went to Betelgeuse instead
They sent us searching for something we already have
Looking for an Avalon so we can mess up that
But there’s only one world, only one Earth
We may have screwed it up but there’s only one Earth
So what do you say to an alien if you’re lost for words?
Hello, my name is Mike, and I’m from planet Earth
What do you say to an alien if you know your words?
Hello, my name is Mike, and I’m going back to Earth
iii) Return of The Lydia (part 2)
And so at last we walked along that stony road once more
The road that led down to the sea
Across the causeway arm in arm, united in the dawn
To the castle by the rock
And so we knelt before them and returned the key
Entrusted in our hands so long ago
Our days had passed, the quest was over
The Lydia now a wreck laid out across the rusting plain
We were so sad as we left the rock that day
And then we joined our hands together once more
And said those words one final time
“To the Galaxy and Beyond!”
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2. |
Dying to Live
10:36
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Hastening to battle glory
This is now our nation’s story
You will die in freedom now
But only so we can live
Stepping on the arduous road
Your fate will live in song forever
The rumbling of the distant guns
Together we will overcome
Your path laid out before you
As you bravely march along
You can hear the trumpet call
Patriotic to the cause
We cannot live in chains forever
Overcoming all together
You must struggle on
And the people will be free
Glory to the revolution
It is now the one solution
Some of you may not survive
Because we are dying to live
She stood there smiling in the Spanish square
Decaying architecture of another age
But these are the words she said
“The trouble with this country is all of its heroes are dead”
Diving boats and government yachts
Partying with the tourists for all they’ve got
And though they’re proud but poor
They’re stuck in a glorious past, now the people want more
Now that we are free, why can’t we be free
We’re stranded in our land, and we’re dying to live
Symbols of power in the midday sun
Banners of the leaders of the revolution
But these are the words she said
“The trouble with this country is all of its heroes are dead”
Now that we are free, why can’t we be free
We’re stranded in our land, and we’re dying to live
She stood there smiling in the Spanish square
Decaying architecture of another age
But these are the words she said
“The trouble with this country is all of its heroes are dead”
Now that we are free, why can’t we be free
We’re stranded in our land, and we’re dying to live
Now that we are free, why can’t we be free
We’re stranded in our land, and we’re dying to live
Hastening to battle glory
This is now our nation’s story
You will die in freedom now
But only so we can live
Stepping on the arduous road
Your fate will live in song forever
We cannot live in chains forever
Overcoming all together
You must struggle on
And the people will be free
Glory to the revolution
It is now the one solution
Some of you may not survive
Because we are dying to live
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3. |
My People
09:38
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The moving of the mountain, the flowing of the desert sands,
The never ending stream that picks me up and makes me what I am,
So many times I’ve touched the earth, felt the rhythm,
So many times I’ve walked these roads, never knowing this was my home
Who are my people?
What is their land?
Who are my people?
Where do we stand?
They’ve scattered to the wind like seeds that have fallen to the ground,
They’ve taken to the seas to make their mark upon the world,
I pass them in the street but we are strangers, we look the other way,
In another age we’d have been brothers and we’d be heard to say,
These are my people, these are my kin.
The stories and the legends, handed down like gold from son to son,
Back through the mists of ages, back to a time when we were one,
I’ve often stepped from stone to stone, across the river,
I’ve often seen those waters flow, turning pebbles as they go.
Who are my people?
What is their land?
Who are my people?
Where do we stand?
They’ve scattered to the wind like seeds that have fallen to the ground,
They’ve taken to the seas to make their mark upon the world,
I pass them in the street but we are strangers, we look the other way,
In another age we’d have been brothers and we’d be heard to say,
These are my people, these are my kin.
Who are my people?
What is their land?
Who are my people?
Where do we stand?
These are my people,
These are my kin,
These are my people,
These are my kin.
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4. |
Go the Drifter
04:56
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Wandered as far as I can go today
Can’t go no further I’m tired
Packed up my bags and left my home today
The day before I got fired
Go the Drifter
Go far
Never sailed the seven seas
I’ve travelled far
Had about as much as I can take
Of those laughing rainbow boys
There’s a song for every moment
I’m sitting here waiting for the choice
Go the Drifter
Go far
Never sailed the seven seas
I’ve travelled far
I know I’m sad but I’m honest
And don’t really have a care
The folks that pass beneath my window
Are butterflies and sparrows in the sky
Go the Drifter
Go far
Never sailed the seven seas
I’ve travelled far
Go the Drifter
Go far
Never sailed the seven seas
I’ve travelled far
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5. |
Crystalwell
11:39
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An Oak and Elm tree stand beside the Crystalwell
And on the bank above a willow drops down to the water
There came a stranger from outside
He didn’t know what resides in the magic of the waters
The sun was high up in the sky, the day was hot
And he was tired and weary and his thirst was strong
He cupped his hands and bent, he drank the water there
Ooo Ahhh, Oooo Ahhh
The guardian of the well stepped forth, to tell her tale
She told him of the magic of the spell
“If a man drinks first before his wife he will be fine
But if his wife drinks first his life will be cursed”
Drinking from the Crystalwell where witches dance by night
There’s no warning of the spell there waiting
Drinking from the Crystalwell, beware before you drink
A sip may change your life, if you believe it
Another time another place, a special day
And love was in the air and all his dreams were coming true
Marrying the queen of the may, it seemed like she came
From the mountains of the Moon
Then later they passed their time with tales, she spoke to him
A story of her childhood faraway, to tell
She was from a valley lush and green, beside a Crystalwell
Ooo Ahhh, Oooo Ahhh
Then he remembered the guardian of the well
She told him of the magic of the spell
“If a man drinks first before his wife he will be fine
But if his wife drinks first his life will be cursed”
Drinking from the Crystalwell where witches dance by night
There’s no warning of the spell there waiting
Drinking from the Crystalwell, beware before you drink
A sip may change your life, if you believe it
Drinking from the Crystalwell where witches dance by night
There’s no warning of the spell there waiting
Drinking from the Crystalwell, beware before you drink
A sip may change your life, if you believe
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In these days of uncertain times
We can’t change ‘til we know our minds
And the course we’re on is known
There can be no perversity
No moves on our destiny
And the fate of all we know
You can never know how fast I go
If you can see me standing there
Just as soon as you know my speed
I’m in a position of uncertainty
In this land of undefined lies
We can’t move ‘til we compromise
And the balance that we decide
Inertia and inactivity
No straight lines just apathy
But the truth we’ll come to know
You can never know how fast I go
If you can see me standing there
Just as soon as you know my speed
I’m in a position of uncertainty
Are you for real or a passing wave
Am I your friend or simply a craze
Can you not see that I’m on the run
I’m here but moving and all at once
I’m crashing out of your orbit
You can never know how fast I go
If you can see me standing there
Just as soon as you know my speed
I’m in a position of uncertainty
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7. |
The Meeting of the Ways
10:23
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The parting of the ways and the setting of the sun,
So sad in many ways that we were apart,
Seemed like life itself was tearing us apart,
Time forsake our dreams for many a year
And it can’t be that far to the north desert star
Where you and I will meet again one day,
There’s no need for words; inside we converse.
I’ll see you at the meeting of the ways
And the love that you made was there in your heart,
You passed it on down for all to see,
And the love that I took has stayed with me,
Now I’ve passed it on down for eternity
And it can’t be that far to the north desert star
Where you and I will meet again one day,
There’s no need for words; inside we converse.
I’ll see you at the meeting of the ways
The sunlight falls on the shadow lands,
We greet the dawn like long lost friends,
And you’re for me and I’m for you,
The road leads down from the desert plain
The parting of the ways and the setting of the sun,
So sad in many ways that we were apart,
Seemed like life itself was tearing us apart,
Time forsake our dreams for many a year
The sunlight falls on the shadow lands,
We greet the dawn like long lost friends,
And you’re for me and I’m for you,
The road leads down from the desert plain
The parting of the ways and the setting of the sun,
So sad in many ways that we were apart,
Seemed like life itself was tearing us apart,
Time forsake our dreams for many a year
And it can’t be that far to the north desert star
Where you and I will meet again one day,
There’s no need for words; inside we converse.
I’ll see you at the meeting of the ways
The parting of the ways, the setting of the sun,
The falling of the leaves in autumn days,
Many paths we took some long and others short,
No one could ever know we’d meet again,
One day there’ll be a time,
The rising of the streams will show the way,
And we will follow paths until they join as one,
And then there’ll be a meeting of the ways
The sunlight falls on the shadow lands,
We greet the dawn like long lost friends,
And you’re for me and I’m for you,
The road leads down from the desert plain
The sunlight falls on the shadow lands,
We greet the dawn like long lost friends,
And you’re for me and I’m for you,
Into the valley where we’ll meet again
You’re for me and I’m for you,
Yeh, you’re for me and I’m for you,
You’re for me and I’m for you,
Yeh, you’re for me and I’m for you,
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The Tirith London, UK
The Tirith are one of the new UK-based Progressive / Classic Rock Bands. The band has a long history stretching back to the 70s, the present band reformed in 2010 and have been playing festivals and select gigs since 2011. The band is known for playing a wide variety of music within the Progressive genre and beyond. ... more
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