Pendragon - The Masquerade Overture lyrics
Tracks 01. The Masquerade Overture
02. As Good As Gold 03. Paintbox 04. The Pursuit Of Excellence 05. Guardian Of My Soul 06. The Shadow 07. Masters Of Illusion 10. Schizo 11. The King Of The Castle (The Shadow Part 2) 01. The Masquerade Overture
Quando le stelle iniziano a cadere
Il nostro respiro vicino come un giorno d'estate Apro gli occhi e guardo il cielo e sogno la notte buia nel sonno passione unisono Quando le stelle iniziano a cadere Il nostro respiro vicino come un giorno d'estate Apro gli occhi e guardo il cielo e sogno la notte buia nel sonno passione unisono 02. As Good As Gold
As the stars begin to fall away
Our breath as close as a summer's day I open my eyes and look up to the skies and I dream A moment of magic as we lay As candles flicker and the shadows play I open my eyes and look up to the skies and I dream Dream that a new life will be born Kicking and screaming into the world Tolerance threshold low Bowing to demands of a guilty conscience And out of your control Innocent eyes tell forgivable lies In a spirit that's so pure Marching into the madness of youth And no hope of a cure He's trying he's fighting all the laws of gravity No signs of achievement no responsibility In a world of his own Cos the right of the world pushed him oh too far But his Mother always said he was good as gold Cos the right of the world pushed him oh too far But his Mother always said he was good as gold Cos the right of the world pushed him oh too far But his Mother always said he was good as gold Tricking and scheming into the world Flying his flag so high From the turret of a battle tank Drowned out by his own war cry He's trying he's fighting all the laws of gravity No signs of achievement no responsibility In a world of his own Cos the right of the world pushed him oh too far But his Mother always said he was good as gold 03. Paintbox
Painting pictures of a thousand different paths
We sketch an outline of a love that hopes to last Casting a wand over imaginary hopes And close our eyes so we don't fell the ebb and flow And paintbox you are my only hope Of covering the faded past and starting out once more With a fortune in new colours new hopes to inspire I paint the path I want to take and paint a life of fire Marking out our lives full of different plans Excitedly we hold the key to change our hearts and hands We climb the hill to see if green fields lie beyond Only to realise they've faded now and gone And paintbox you are my only hope Of covering the faded past and starting out once more With a fortune in new colours new hopes to inspire I paint the path I want to take and paint a life of fire Painting pictures of a thousand different paths We sketch an outline of a love that hopes to last Casting a wand over imaginary hopes And close our eyes so we don't fell the ebb and flow And paintbox you are my only hope Of covering the faded past and starting out once more With a fortune in new colours new hopes to inspire I paint the path I want to take and paint a life of fire 04. The Pursuit Of Excellence
I come from a poor homespun family
Who left for America in 1918 But I feel undeterred because of the wealth that I have In other ways in pursuit of excellence despite what they say I worked on the land played music And worked with my hands When I closed my door I found I was no longer poor And I followed my dreams to the ends of the earth In pursuit of excellence and this great thing of worth 05. Guardian Of My Soul
Did you ever fly too high on the wings of hope?
Did you ever realise that time was always on your side? Did you ever dive too deep into the sea of love? Did you ever break the bread? And was the madness only in your head? And guardian of my soul who carried me when it was cold And the thoughts that flew so high Feeling fearless feeling bold Did you ever fly too high on the wings of hope? Did you ever realise that the answers stood before your eyes? And guardian of my soul who carried me when it was cold (in times when I flew too close to the heart of the sun) And the thoughts that flew so high Feeling fearless feeling bold (at time when I flew too close to the heart) We had nights of magic in our eyes Days of thunder rolling by Feeling like we'd never die And guardian of my soul who carried me when it was cold (in times when I flew too close to the heart of the sun) And the thoughts that flew so high Feeling fearless feeling bold (at time when I flew too close to the heart) And the demons wake while the mannequin sleeps All the ticking and the tocking of the clock that weeps And the demons wake while the mannequin sleeps And I pray the Lord my soul to keep The wave of lust as always is the thorn that's in your side The whore of Babylon waiting in a doorway To mug you and your pride Judge jury and executioner all laughing in the face of trust Standing in the dock while the angry faces mock And strip you of all lust All your dreams and illusions now shattered Trampled under foot crawling on the floor in tatters Sentenced passed and destined To wear the sackcloth for the evils of the world Standing over me the good and bad that go unseen Influence and lull me into false security A cocktail of spiritual alchemy I take the bait so carelessly The all seeing lead the blind the deaf and dumb Careless and boundary free Picking at the scars of society Off with his head cried those ill at ease The sober and the sane Forgotten by time itself Washed up too drunk and on the shelf But a thorn in the side of the civilised world The elders and the right So locked alone in a white padded cell No one can hear you so go ahead and yell Out of sight and out of mind You're just one of the army that fell Who is it? Who goes there? But how unwelcomes is wisdom when it brings no profit to the wise Speaking out in riddles and lashing out with tongues you tell me The truth lies before my eyes But who is this enemy unseen? The face that hides behind the masquerade? Like the circus marching back into town you tell me You can't see it in the rain You can't taste it in the air you breath you tell me You'll never fly that far away These dreamers have their ways On wide wings they fly away You can't see it in the wind You can't feel it in the rain In every beat of your heart Every word that's spoken in vain 06. The Shadow
I'll come dancing through your door with hands out to the poor
And you won't know my name but you will play my game And thought your eyes will sleep, sleep so very deep It can't keep me from your door Like a vampire I will call And when the Sandman comes to you at last I'll take the reins Like a river flowing south A virus coursing through your blood Bursting its bank and over the land Washing away the grains of sand And after all the faded years I look in the mirror on the edge of tears It seems I might have finally seen That haunting shadow was really me There's a man who's followed me just about all of my life Being to you what I couldn't be I call him my insecurity He was strong when I was weak Spoke out loud when I couldn't speak He takes you hand from your carriage And kisses you under the silver moon Taken by his charm hand on arm This white knight of gestures can never do wrong I ran and I ran to go as far as I can Looking over my shoulders But always seeing that man Running after me on the horizon forever He takes you hand from your carriage And kisses you under the silver moon Taken by his charm hand on arm This white knight of gestures can never do wrong Shining bright a silver light On the long tall shadows of the night Spiraling down and out of control I know it's a dream but I can't let go Cries for help fall on stony ground There's so much noise I can't hear a sound Forever falling and I can't sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep Looking for somewhere that's home to me now The king of the castle and his sacred cow I've travelled the world and by chance this is how The lies became true Between me and you Free spirit I've travelled so follow me now [x3] I'll come dancing through your door With hands out to the poor You won't suspect at all Like a vampire I will call 07. Masters Of Illusion
On the far west reaches of your mind all of the things you've done so far
Will come to you for evermore and I am here to make sure Lightning strikes right between your eyes As you walk the plank for all those lies, for all those lies I'm not the welcome guest but the price must be paid and I'm here to stay I'm the master of illusion the master of disguise Making worlds disappear right before your very eyes Everyday I hide away in honesty and discipline No good to anyone least of all myself I can always pull a neat trick from the hat Breaking all the rules and treading on the fools Kick out the weak with the Rollers and the pools I follow the river of gold as it flows and will always be at your side Offering a hand that holds the future to your dreams But I stay when I know I should go I'm the master of illusion a master of surprise Ready to pounce on the weak and the weary should they dare close their eyes Milking those with needs who'll never see the woods for the trees Everyday I hide away in honesty and discipline No good to anyone least of all myself I can always pull a neat trick from the hat Breaking all the rules and treading on the fools Kick out the weak with the Rollers and the pools I follow the river of gold as it flows and will always be at your side Offering a hand that holds the future to your dreams But I stay when I know I should go Standing face to face daggers drawn at dawn You dreamt of kings and queens You were only a pawn in the patchwork quilt of life Thrown in the ring to fight The serpent on the left of me the lamb stands to the right Standing face to face daggers to the death Like a thief in the night Stealing your last breath Hypnotised by sorcery Mesmerised by treachery You have the heart you have the will But does your conscience fight you still? Misdemeanour it was only by default that you got this far The road ahead is a path of hot coals dragging you back to the start For he that has the wisdom will see throught the masquerade Now the cold winds blow Where there was once only warmth As the day comes to an end and I must go Take my hand one last time Hold it so close to your faint heart Part of me is dying with you I can't stay anymore The book is closed As the cold hail rains down on you And your whole life flashes right before your very eyes So it comes as no surprise I sympathise But I can't let you go my childhood friend And as your final hour comes to the fore A light as bright the sun penetrates my eyes I'm the master of illusion a master a disguise And you won't fear the world anymore? 10. Schizo
If I were to lead you
If I were to need you and we started again You're not the only one who's always torn between two minds Ravaged by the loneliness and ever present time on your hands Mindblown and schizo is where we are Climbing hills and popping the pills has it got this far? Standing in a crowd voices shouting out aloud your name You're not the only one who's stumbled a hard path Now you look at me and laugh If I were to leave you If I should believe you would it all turn out fine You living in your world A gulf of difference between And me alone with the madness living in mine You're not the only one who's always torn between two minds Ravaged by the loneliness and ever present time on your hands Mindblown and schizo that's where we are Climbing hills and popping the pills has it got this far? Standing in a crowd voices shouting out aloud your name You're not the only one who's stumbled a hard path Now you look at me and laugh You're not the only one who's always torn between two minds Ravaged by the loneliness and ever present time on your hands Mindblown and schizo that's where we are Climbing hills and popping the pills has it got this far? Standing in a crowd voices shouting out aloud your name You're not the only one who's stumbled a hard path Now you look at me and laugh 11. The King Of The Castle (The Shadow Part 2)
Crossing the wastelands to carry me home
Holding the last breath of faith to the end Rising from ashes my task is now done I took the vows My only bows Looking for somewhere that's home to me now The king of the castle and his sacred cow I travelled the world and by chance this is how The lies became true Between me and you Free spirit I've travelled, so follow me now Held by the raging and powerful sea Never threw up my hands to accept the defeat Long nights of questions, no answers to hold A heart of gold My kindred soul Looking for somewhere that's home to me now The king of the castle and his sacred cow I travelled the world and by chance this is how The lies became true Between me and you Free spirit I've travelled, so follow me no |