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Moody Blues Seventh Sojourn
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Seventh Sojourn 1972 Produced by: Tony Clarke Cover: Phil Travers Photography: David Wedgebury Label: Threshold/London Ray Thomas (Soprano Sax, harmonica, flute, vocals) Mike Pinder (vocal, keyboards) Justin Hayward (vocals, guitar) John Lodge (vocal bass) Graeme Edge (drums) |
SIDE 1
I woke today, I was crying Lost in a lost world So many people are dying Lost in a lost world Some of them are living an illusion Bounded by the darkness of their minds In their eyes it's nation, against nation, against nation With racial pride Sounds... Thinking only of themselves They shun the light (shun the light) They think they're right (think they're right) Living in their empty shells Oh, can you see their bodies thrashing (so many people, so many people) Crashing down around their feet Angry people in the street Telling them they've had their fill Of politics, people who kill Grow... the seed of evolution (so many people, so many people) Revolution everyone It's just another form of gun To do again what they have done Let all our brothers come and get some (so many people, so many people) Everywhere you go you see them searching Everywhere you turn you feel the pain Everyone is looking for the answers Well look again, come on my friend Love will find us in the end Come on my friend (on my friend) We've got to bend (got to bend) Down on our knees and say a prayer Oh, can you see the world is pining (so many people, so many people) Pining for someone who really cares enough to share his love With all of us so we can be An ever loving family Have we forgotten who loves who (so many people, so many people) Children from a family tree That's longer than a centipede Started long ago when you and I Where only love.... (so many people, so many people) I woke today, I was crying Lost in a lost world So many people are dying Lost in a lost world So many people, so many people People lost in a lost world So many people, so many people People lost in a lost worldNew Horizons
Well I've had dreams enough for one And I've got love enough for three I have my hopes to comfort me I got my new horizons out to sea But I'm never going to lose your precious gift It will always be that way Cos I know I'm going to find my own peace of mind Someday... Where is this place that we have found Nobody knows where we are bound I long to hear, I need to see Cos I've shed tears too many for me But I'm never going to lose your precious gift It will always be that way Cos I know I'm going to find my own peace of mind Someday... On the wind soaring free Spread your wings I'm beginning to see Out of mind far from view Beyond the reach of a nightmare come true Well I've had dreams enough for one And I got love enough for three I have my hopes to comfort me I got my new horizons out to sea But I'm never going to lose your precious gift It will always be that way Cos I know I'm going to find my own peace of mind Someday... Someway...For My Lady
My boat sails stormy seas Battles oceans filled with tears At last my port's in view Now that I've discovered you Oh I'd give my life so lightly For my gentle lady Give it freely and completely To my lady As life goes drifting by Like a breeze she'll gently sigh And slowly bow her head Then you'll hear her softly cry. Oh I'd give my life so lightly For my gentle lady Give it freely and completely To my lady Words that you say when we're alone Though actions speak louder than words But all I can say is I love you so To drive away all my hurt Oh I'd give my life so lightly For my gentle lady Give it freely and completely To my lady Set sail before the sun Feel the warmth that's just begun Share each and every dream They belong to everyone. Oh I'd give my life so lightly For my gentle lady Give it freely and completely To my ladyIsn't Life Strange
Isn't life strange A turn of the page Can read like before Can we ask for more? Each day passes by How hard man will try? The sea will not wait You know it makes me want to cry, cry, cry - Wished I could be in your heart To be one with your love Wished I could be in your eyes Looking back there you were, and here we are. Isn't love strange A word we arrange With no thought or care Maker of despair Each breath that we breathe With love we must weave To make us as one You know it makes me want to cry, cry, cry - Wished I could be in your heart To be one with your love Wished I could be in your eyes Looking back there you were, and here we are. Isn't life strange A turn of the page A book without light Unless with love we write; To throw it away To lose just a day The quicksand of time You know it makes me want to cry, cry, cry - Wished I could be in your heart To be one with your love Wished I could be in your eyes Looking back there you were
SIDE 2
You And MeThere's a leafless tree in Asia Under the sun there's a homeless man There's a forest fire in the valley Where the story all began What will be our last thought? Do you think it's coming soon? Will it be a comfort Or the pain of a burning wound? All we are trying to say Is we are all we've got You and me just cannot fail If we never, never stop You're an ocean full of faces And you know that we believe We're just a wave that drifts around you Singing all our hopes and dreams We look around in wonder At the work that has been done By the visions of our father Touched by his loving son All we are trying to say Is we are all we've got You and me just cannot fail If we never, never stop All we are trying to say Is we are all we've got You and me just cannot fail If we never, never stop You and me just cannot fail If we never, ever, never, ever stopThe Land Of Make Believe
We're living in a land of make believe And trying no to let it show Maybe in that land of make believe Heartaches can turn into joy We're breathing in the smoke of high and low We're taking up a lot of room Somewhere in the dark and silent night Our prayer will be heard Make it soon So fly little bird Up into the clear blue sky And carry the word Love's the only reason why Open all the shutters on your windows Unlock all the locks upon your doors Brush away the cobwebs from your day-dreams No secrets come between us anymore Oh, say it's true Only love can see you through You know our love can't hurt you We're living in a land of make believe And trying no to let it show... Maybe in that land of make believe Heartaches can turn into joy We're breathing in the smoke of high and low We're taking up a lot of room Somewhere in the dark and lonely night Our prayer will be heard Make it soon So fly little bird Up into the clear blue sky And carry the word Love's the only reason why... Open all the shutters on your windows Unlock all the locks upon your doors Brush away the cobwebs from your day-dreams No secrets come between us anymore Oh, say it's true Only love can see you through You know our love can't hurt youWhen Your A Free Man
Time... quickly passes by If only we could talk again Someday I know I'll see you smiling When you're a free man again High... on a mountain side We laughed and talked of things to come Someway I know I'll see you shining When we're all free men again You left your country for peace of mind And something tells me you're doin' alright How are the children and Rosemarie I long to see you And be in your company Someday I know I'll see you smiling When you're a free man again I often wonder why Our world has gone so far astray Someway I know I'll see you shining When we're all free men again You gave love freely to those with tears Your eyes were sad then you saw the need You know that love lasts for eternity Let's be God's children And live in perfect peace Peace perfect peace Perfect peace Peace Someway I know I'll see you shining When you're a free man When we're all free men again When you're a free manI'm Just A Singer (In A Rock & Roll Band)
I'm just a wandering on the face of this earth Meeting so many people Who are trying to be free And while I'm traveling I hear so many words Language barriers broken Now we've found the key And if you want the wind of change To blow about you And you're the only other person to know, don't tell me I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band. A thousand pictures can be drawn from one word Only who is the artist We got to agree A thousand miles can lead so many ways Just to know who is driving What a help it would be So if you want this world of yours To turn about you And you can see exactly what to do Please tell me I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band. How can we understand Riots by the people for the people Who are only destroying themselves And when you see a frightened Person who is frightened by the People who are scorching this earth. I'm just a wandering on the face of this earth Meeting so many people Who are trying to be free And while I'm traveling I hear so many words Language barriers broken Now we've found the key And if you want the wind of change To blow about you And you're the only other person to know, don't tell me I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band. How can we understand Riots by the people for the people Who are only destroying themselves And when you see a frightened Person who is frightened by the People who are scorching this earth. Music is the traveller crossing our world Meeting so many people bridging the seas I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band. We're just the singers in a rock and roll band. I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band...