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Too Much Thinking
A World Of Fantasy * (Triumph& Tam Patrick)
A Minor Prelude - instrumental
All The Way
Battle Cry
Overture (Procession)- instrumental
Never Surrender
When The Lights Go Down
Writing On The Wall
Epilogue (Resolution) -instrumental
Produced by Triumph &David Thoener
All songs written by Triumphexcept *
RCA Records(LP)/TRC Records(CD)
TOO MUCH THINKING
Child of tomorrow, painful is today
Fathom if you can
Burning bridges, concrete and clay
Lighting candles searching in the night
For a voice of reason
In the age of wrong am I right?
Modern visions, portray just society
Will it be righteous in time?
CHORUS:
Too much, too much thinkin' yes I know
Too much thinkin' tryin' to understand
Steal away each and everyone
Contemplate the madness
Before the deed is done
See tomorrow coming
Shake the hand of fate
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Is it all too late
Prophets of doom
Fearful of the violence
Preaching to no one at all
A WORLD OF FANTASY
I was out on my own in a great big world
Thought I'd seen it all
Then along comes a woman - a fantasy
And I took the fall
I was chasing a dream, I was fancy free
I was so naive
You were all wrapped up in a mystery
You looked good to me
And I needed love I wanted it desperately
But oh, real love, you never came to me
CHORUS:
I was lost in your world of fantasy
I was caught in your game of make-believe
I was lost in your world of fantasy
Lost in your world of fantasy
Look what you've done to me
You were drawin' me in to a spider's web
With your hungry eyes
I was under your power I was in your spell
I was hypnotized
And oh sweet love you wore such a strange disguise
So neat love the way I fell for your lies
CHORUS
All the times you lied
And all the times I cried
I'm never gonna be the same again
Lost in your world of fantasy
Look what you've done to me
A MINOR PRELUDE
(Instrumental)
ALLTHE WAY
Where there's a will, there's a way
Every dog will have his day
Those who wait are only wastin' time
Pray for wisdom - dig for gold
Can't buy freedom by selling your soul
You gotta be willin' to give them a piece of your mind
Let a clearer conscience lead you
Don't let anyone deceive you
When your heart cries out you must obey
CHORUS:
Take it all the way, we can make it
All the way, we can take it
All the way, come tomorrow, come what may
Right or wrong? You can't decide
But the loser pays and the strong survive
So take your shot, give it all you can
You better watch out, you better look around
'cause what goes up is gonna come down
Everybody lives by the law of supply and demand
Once you've set a course don't change it
Luck will come to those who chase it
Don't let anything get in your way
CHORUS
Power and glory and fortune and fame
There must be a price you must pay
Where do you go when you know that
You've gone all the way
BATTLE CRY
I'd like to re-write
History books for all time
The future, the past
Search for the rhyme
The search goes on
For truth in everyone
Numbers on the wall
Counting sad young faces, count them all
The thrill of the fight
Killing's such a noble deed
And John said, love is all we need
Should we forget
Or pause a moment to regret
Where have we been
I see things I wish I'd never seen
CHORUS:
Battle cry
Brave men never fear
Battle cry
Never shed a tear
Battle cry
All good soldiers hear the Battle cry
BRIDGE:
So many, many miles from home
Oh Lord have mercy on my soul
I think the loneliest man in the world is a soldier
Yes I know, try to believe
Political renaissance we need
It's the will of God we must heed
The image fades
To blacks & blues & subtle grey
It's modern song
The cry goes on and on
OVERTURE (Processional)
(Instrumental)
NEVER SURRENDER
Out in the streets inspiration comes hard
The joker in the deck keeps handin' me his card
Smilin' friendly he takes me in
Then breaks my back in a game I can't win
Jivin', hustlin', what's it all about?
Everybody always wants the east way out
Thirty golden pieces for the Judas kiss
What's a nice boy doin' in a place like this?
CHORUS:
Never Surrender - keep your dreams alive
Never Surrender - hold your head up high
Modern apathetics; you got plenty of nothing to say
Some are born to follow: some will make their own way
Today you found a hero tomorrow you'll forget
You're lookin' for convenient truth
you haven't found it yet
You don't make commitments no time for regrets
Easy come and easy go and easy to forget
You don't ever take responsibility
Don't you know that part of you is part of me?
CHORUS
Never surrender, it's easier said than done
But you go to finish what's already begun
Never, that's forever, seems like such a long time
But I only got one life to live - It's gonna be mine
Never surrender - we cannot be denied
Never surrender - spread your wings and fly
WHEN THE LIGHTS GO DOWN
Spotlights
Houselights ready to cue
Backstage smoke is risin'
Steamin' like a witch's brew
I want to play some rock 'n' roll
I want to sing the blues
Yes I know
I feel it comin'
Let the party roll
When the lights go down
We're ready to play the blues
When the lights go down
It's time to light, time to light, time to light the fuse
Oh no. they're screamin' like the 4th of July
Hollywood comes to your hometown
Hammers cocked and ready to fire
I've got itchy fingers
For the trigger tonight
And I'm tired of waitin', so tired
Let the party roll
WRITING ON THE WALL
I can hear it, I can feel it
And I have no choice - I answer to the call
I can see it and I believe it
There is wisdom in the writing on the wall
Shout it from the rooftops
Sing it to the sky
Stand up for one and one for all
I feel the tide is turning as I
Watch the days go down
I can read the writing on the wall
All the faceless, all the nameless
Up against the wall: they spell it out for you
Are you searchin', hopin', prayin'
Lookin' for an answer?
Can you meet the challenge risin' up at you?
The changing of the guard, means we
Welcome in the new: but
Every summer surely has a fall
The path of least resistance
Has led me right to you
(And) the writing is on the wall
CHORUS:
Writing on the wall: writing on the wall
Stand up and be counted: all for one and one for all
The writing is on the wall
I am up here walking on a tight rope
But I never pause to think that I could fall
I've got one short dance
On this planet
But I'll carve my message deep into the wall
So shout it from the rooftops
Sing it to the sky
Stand up for all one and one for all
I feel the tide is turning as I
Watch the days go down
I can read the writing on the wall
EPILOGUE (Resolution)
(Instrumental)
