ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
01-GAMES PEOPLE PLAY – Si m
Alan Parsons Project
Where do we go from here
now that all other children are growin' up
And how do we spend our lives
if there's no-one to lend us a hand
I don't wanna live here no more,
I don't wanna stay
Ain't gonna spend the rest of my life,
Quietly fading away
Games people play, You take it or you leave it
Things that they say, Honor Brite
If I promise you the Moon and the Stars,
Would you believe it
Games people play in the middle of the night
Where do we go from here
now that all of the children have grown up
And how do we spend our time
knowin' nobody gives us a damn
I don't wanna live here no more,
I don't wanna stay
Ain't gonna spend the rest of my life,
Quietly fading away
Games people play, You take it or leave it
Things that they say, Just don't make it right
If I'm tellin' you the truth right now,
do you believe it
Games people play in the middle of the night
Games people play, You take it or you leave it
Things that they say, Honor Brite
If I promise you the Moon and the Stars,
Would you believe it
Games people play in the middle of the night
Games people play, You take it or leave it
Things that they say, Just don't make it right
If I'm tellin' you the truth right now,
do you believe it
Games people play in the middle of the night
02-DON’T ANSWER ME – Do M
Alan Parsons Project
If you believe in the power of magic,
I can change your mind
And if you need to believe in someone,
Turn and look behind
When we were living in a dream world,
Clouds got in the way
We gave it up in a moment of madness
And threw it all away
Don't answer me,
don't break the silence
Don't let me win
Don't answer me,
stay on your island
Don't let me in
Run away and hide from everyone
Can you change the things we've said and done?
If you believe in the power of magic,
It's all a fantasy
So if you need to believe in someone,
Just pretend it's me
It ain't enough that we meet as strangers
I can't set you free
So will you turn your back forever on
what you mean to me?
Don't answer me,
don't break the silence
Don't let me win
Don't answer me,
stay on your island
Don't let me in
Run away and hide from everyone
Can you change the things we've said and done?
03-I CAN READ YOUR MIND (EYE IN THE SKY) – Si m
Alan Parsons Project
Don’t think sorry easily said
Don’t try turning tables instead
You’ve taken lots of chances before
But I’m not gonna give anymore
Don’t ask me
That’s how it goes
Cause part of me knows what you’re thinkin’
Don’t say words you’re gonna regret
Don’t let the fire rush to your head
I’ve heard the accusation before
And I ain’t gonna take any more
Believe me
The sun in your eyes
Made some of the lies worth believing
I am the eye in the sky
Looking at you
I can read your mind
I am the maker of rules
Dealing with fools
I can cheat you blind
And I don’t need to see any more
To know that
I can read your mind (looking at you)(X4)
Don’t leave false illusions behind
Don’t cry cause I ain’t changing my mind
So find another fool like before
Cause I ain’t gonna live anymore believing
Some of the lies while all of the signs are deceiving
I am the eye in the sky
Looking at you
I can read your mind
I am the maker of rules
Dealing with fools
I can cheat you blind
And I don’t need to see any more
To know that
I can read your mind (looking at you) (x4)
I am the eye in the sky
Looking at you
I can read your mind
I am the maker of rules
Dealing with fools
I can cheat you blind
I can read your mind (lookin at you) (x4)
04-NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE – C1 La M
Alan Parsons Project
Nothing's good the news is bad
The heat goes on and it drives you mad
Scornful thoughts that fly your way
You should turn away
'cause there's nothing more to say
You gave the best you had to give
You only have one life to live
You fought so hard you were a slave
After all you gave
there was nothing left to save
You've got nothing left to lose
(you've got nothing left to lose)
No you've got nothing left to lose
(who'd wanna be standing in your shoes)
You read the book you turn the page
You change your life in a thousand ways
The dawn of reason lights your eyes
With the key you realise
To the kingdom of the wise
You've got nothing left to lose
(you've got nothing left to lose)
No you've got nothing left to lose
(who'd wanna be standing in your shoes)
Nothing ventured nothing gained
No more lingering doubt remained
Nothing sacred or profane
Everything to gain
Cause you've nothing left…
Instrumental end
05-TIME – C1 Re M
Alan Parsons Project
Time, flowing like a river
Time, beckoning me
Who knows when we shall meet again
If ever
But time Keeps
flowing like a river
To the sea
Goodbye my love,
Maybe for forever
Goodbye my love,
The tide waits for me
Who knows when we shall meet again
If ever
But time
Keeps flowing like a river (on and on)
To the sea, to the sea
06-SNAKE EYES – La m
Alan Parsons Project
Snake eyes Seven eleven
Don't let me down boys
(Gimme) Snake eyes Seven eleven
Don't let me down tonight
No don't let me down tonight
Just one minute more, Give me
just one minute more
It's gonna be alright,
It's gonna be alright
Just one minute more, Then
I'll walk right through that door
It's gonna be alright,
It's gonna be alright
If ya gimme
Snake eyes Seven eleven
Don't let me down boys
Gimme Snake eyes Seven eleven
Don't let me down tonight
No don't let me down tonight
Just one minute more, Gimme
just one minute more
It's gonna be alright,
It's gonna be alright
But'cha gotta
Gimme one minute more, Gimme one more,
Gimme one minute more
It's gonna be alright,
It's gonna be alright
Snake eyes Seven eleven
Don't let me down boys
Snake eyes Seven eleven
Don't let me down tonight
No don't let me down tonight
GUITAR BREAK
Just one minute more,
Then I'll walk right through that door
It's gonna be alright,
It's gonna be alright
But'cha gotta
Gimme one marker more
Then I'll walk right through that door
Gimme one more, don't let me down
It's gonna be alright, alright, alright
07-THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD – Re m
Alan Parsons Project
There are unsmiling faces
and bright plastic chains
And a wheel in perpetual motion
And they follow the races
and pay out the gains
With no show of an outward emotion
And they think
it will make their lives easier
For God knows
up till now it's been hard
But the game never ends
when your whole world depends
On the turn of a friendly card
No the game never ends
when your whole world depends
On the turn... of a friendly... card
GUITAR END
08-THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO – C1 Si m
Alan Parsons
By the last breath of the four winds that blow
I'll have revenge upon Fortunato
Smile in his face I'll say "come let us go
I've a cask of Amontillado"
Sheltered inside from the cold of the snow
Follow me now to the vault down below
Drinking the wine as we laugh at the time
Which is passing incredibly slow
(What are these chains that are binding my arm?)
Part of you dies each passing day
(Say it's a game and I'll come to no harm)
You'll feel your life slipping away
BREAK
You who are rich and whose troubles are few
May come around to see my point of view
What price the Crown of a King on his throne
When you're chained in the dark all alone
(Spare me my life only name your reward)
Part of you dies each brick I lay
(Bring back some light in the name of the Lord)
You'll feel your mind slipping away
09-YOU DON’T BELIEVE – C1 Si m
Alan Parsons Project
My eyes
with your vision
My choice
but always your decision
My play
with your direction
Well it's my lead
but always your connection
But when I look into your eyes
you don't believe me
I can see it in your eyes
you don't believe
My words,
your expression
My land,
always your possession
My song,
your production
My expense
is always your deduction
But when I look into your eyes
you don't believe me
I can see it in your eyes
you don't believe
*And the face I see before me
Is both sides of a mirror
You really know
you've got a hold on me
And the face you're looking into
Is both sides of a window
And any way you look
you see through me
My fame,
your reflection
My weakness
always your protection
Well it's my terms
on your conditions
And they're my tunes
but they're your compositions
But when I look into your eyes
you don't believe me
I can see it in your eyes
you don't believe
10-AMMONIA AVENUE – C1 La m
Alan Parsons
Is there no sign of light
as we stand in the darkness?
Watching the sun arise
Is there no sign of life
as we gaze at the waters?
Into the strangers eyes
And who are we
to criticize
or scorn the things that they do?
For we shall seek
and we shall find
Ammonia Avenue
If we call for the proof
and we questions the answers
Only the doubt will grow
Are we blind to the truth
or a sign to believe in?
Only the wise will know
And word by word
they handed down
the light that shines today
And those who came
at first to scoff,
remained behind to pray
Yes those who came
at first to scoff,
remained behind to pray
-BREAK-
When you can't hear the rhyme
and you can't see the reason
Why should the hope remain?
For a man will be tired
and his soul will grow weary
Living his life in vain
And who are we
to justify
the right in all we do?
Until we seek
until we find
Ammonia Avenue
*Through all the doubt...
somehow they knew...
And stone by stone
they built it high
Until the sun broke through
A ray of hope,
a shining light
Ammonia Avenue
11-THE RAVEN – La m
Alan Parsons
The clock struck midnight
And through my sleeping
I heard a tapping at my door
I looked but nothing
lay in the darkness
And so I turned inside once more
To my amazement
There stood a raven
Whose shadow hung above my door
Then through the darkness
It spoke that one word
That I shall hear forever more
Nevermore...
12-DAYS ARE NUMBERS – Do M
Alan Parsons Project
The traveller is always leaving town
He never has the time to turn around
And if the road hes taken isn’t leading anywhere
He seems to be completely unaware
The traveller is always leaving home
The only kind of life hes ever known
When every moment seems to be
A race against the time
Theres always one more mountain left to climb
Days... are numbers
Watch the stars
We can only see so far
Someday..., youll know where you are
Remember
Days… are numbers
Count the stars
We can only go so far
One day..., youll know where you are
The traveller awaits the morning tide
He doesnt know whats on the other side
But something deep inside of him
Keeps telling him to go
He hasnt found a reason to say no
The traveller is only passing through
He cannot understand your point of view
Abandoning reality, unsure of what hell find
The traveller in me is close behind
Days… are numbers
Watch the stars
We can only see so far
Someday…, youll know where you are
Remember
Days… are numbers
Count the stars
We can only go so far
One day…, youll know where you are
13-OLD AND WISE – La m
Alan Parsons Project
As far as my eyes can see
There are shadows approaching me
And to those I left behind
I wanted you to know
You’ve always shared my deepest thoughts
You follow where I go
And oh,
when I’m old and wise
Bitter words mean little to me
Autumn winds will blow right through me
And someday
in the mist of time
When they ask me if I knew you
I’d smile and say you were a friend of mine
And the sadness would be
lifted from my eyes
Oh, when I’m old and wise
As far as my eyes can see
There are shadows surrounding me
And to those I leave behind
I want you all to know
You’ve always shared my darkest hours
I’ll miss you when I go
And oh,
when I’m old and wise
Heavy words that tossed and blew me
Like autumn winds will blow right through me
And someday
in the mist of time
When they ask you if you knew me
Remember that you were a friend of mine
As the final curtain falls
before my eyes
Oh, when I’m old and wise
As far as my eyes can see…
14-PRIME TIME – La M
Alan Parsons Project
Well even the longest night
won't last forever
But too many hopes and dreams
won't see the light
And all of the plans I make
won't come together
Something in the air
Maybe for the only time in my life
Something in the air
Turning me around and guiding me right
And it's a prime time,
maybe the stars were right
I had a premonition,
it's gonna be my turn tonight
Gonna be my turn tonight
Well even the brightest star
won't shine forever
But all of the hands I play
are working out right
And every move I make
feels like a winner
Something in the air
Maybe for the only time in my life
Something in the air
Turning me around and guiding me right
And it's a prime time,
maybe the stars were right
I had a premonition,
it's gonna be my turn tonight
Gonna be my turn tonight
Gonna be my turn tonight
15-WHAT GOES UP – Mi m
Alan Parsons Project
What goes up,
must come down
What must rise, must fall
And what goes on
in your life
Is writing on the wall…
If all things must fall
Why build a miracle
at all
If all things must pass
Even a miracle
won't last
What goes up,
must come down
What must stand alone?
And what goes on,
in your mind
Is turning into stone…
If all things must fall
Why build a miracle
at all
If all things must pass
Even a pyramid
won't last
Guitar & Sinth solo
How can you be so sure?
How do you know what the earth will endure?
How can you be so sure?
That the wonders you've made
in you life Will be seen
By the millions who'll follow
to visit the site
Of your dream?
What goes up,
must come down
What goes round,
must come round
What's been lost,
must be found
16-I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE LIKE YOU - Mi m
Alan Parsons Project
If I had a mind to,
I wouldn't want to think like you.
And if I had time to
I wouldn't want to talk to you.
I don't care
What you do,
I wouldn't want to be like you.
I don't care
What you do,
I wouldn't want to be like you.
If I was high class
I wouldn't need a buck to pass.
And if I was a fall guy,
I wouldn't need no alibi...
I don't care
What you do,
I wouldn't want to be like you.
GUITAR BREAK
Back on the bottom line,
Diggin' for a lousy dime.
If I hit a mother lode,
I'd cover anything that showed.
I don't care
What you do,
I wouldn't want to be like you.
I don't care
What you do...
I wouldn't wanna,
I wouldn't want to be like you.
I wouldn't want to be like you.
17-SOME OTHER TIME - La m
Alan Parsons Project
Guitar & flute intro
In the matter of a moment
Lost till the end of time.
It's the evening of another
Day And the end of mine.
Now the starlight which has found me
Lost for a million years
Tries to linger as it fills my eyes
Till it disappears.
Could it be
that somebody else is
Looking into my mind?
Some other place,
Somewhere,
Some other time.
Some other place,
Somewhere,
Some other time...
18-DON'T LET IT SHOW – Do M
Alan Parsons Project
Church Organ intro
If it's getting harder to face every day,
Don't let it show,
don't let it show.
Though it's getting harder to take what they say,
Just let it go,
just let it go...
And if it hurts when they mention my name,
Say you don't know me...
And if it helps when they say I'm to blame,
Say you don't owe me...
Uuuuh…
Even if it's taking the easy way out,
Keep it inside of you. Don't give in.
Don't tell them anything.
Don't let it,
Don't let it show.
Even though you know it's the wrong thing to say,
Say you don't care,
say you don't care.
Even if you want to believe there's a way,
I won't be there...
I won't be there...
But if you smile when they mention my name,
They'll never know you.
And if you laugh when they say I'm to blame,
They'll never own you.
Even if you feel you've got nothing to hide,
Keep it inside of you. Don't give in,
Don't tell them anything.
Don't let it-
Don't let it show.
19-THE VOICE – Si m
Alan Parsons Project
It's almost a feeling
you can touch in the air,
You look all around you
but nobody's there.
It's been a long time
now since you've been aware
That someone is watching you...
(he's gonna get you)...
Sooner or later
when your big chances come,
You'll look for the catches
but there'll be none.
Remember before you
grab the money and run
That someone is watching you...
(he's gonna get you)...
Before you run and hide
He's gonna get you.
You got no choice,
'Cause you can't escape the voice.
Jumping at shadows
that come up from behind.
Scared of the darkness
that's there in your mind,
You're frightened to move
because of what you might find...
Someone is watching you...
(he's gonna get you)...
Before you run and hide
He's gonna get you.
You got no choice,
'Cause you can't escape the voice.
20-THE TELL-TALE HEART – C1 Si m
Alan Parsons Project
Uuuuaaaah…
You should have seen him
Lying alone in helpless silence in the night
You should have seen him
You would have seen
his eye reflecting in the light
GUITAR BREAK
So for the old man
Ashes to ashes, earth to earth and dust to dust
No one will see me
No one with guilt to share,
no secret soul to trust
SLOW:
And he won't be found at all
Not a trace to mark his fall
Nor a stain upon the wall
Louder and louder
Till I could tell the sound was not within my ears
You should have seen me
You would have seen my eyes grow white and cold with fear
Heard all the things in Heaven and Earth
I've seen many things in Hell
But his vulture's eye of a cold pale blue
Is the eye of the Devil himself
Take me away now
But let the silence drown the beating of his heart
(I can't go on
Let me be free from wretched sea that I can not see
Please let me be free)
21-THE SYSTEM OF DR. TARR – C1 Si m
Alan Parsons Project
Just what you need to make you feel better
Just what you need to make you feel
Just what you need to make you feel better
Just what you need to make you feel
At the far end of your tether
And your thoughts won't fit together
So you sleep light or whatever
And the night goes on forever
Then your mind change like the weather
You're in need of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
Even clouds seem bright and breezy
'Cause the livin' is free and easy
See the rat race in a new way
Like you're wakin' up to a new day
It's a wise thing if you're clever
Take a lead from Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
*Find the end of a rainbow
Fly wherever the winds blow
Laugh at life like a sideshow
Just what you need to make you feel better
GUITAR BREAK
Satisfaction altogether
Guaranteed by Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
Find the end of a rainbow
Fly wherever the winds blow
Laugh at life like a sideshow
Just what you need to make you feel better
Don't stop bringin' the girls round
Don't start havin' a showdown
Keep on handin' the jug round
All that you need is wine and good company
22-TO ONE IN PARADISE – Mi M
Alan Parsons Project
If I could see the sky above
And my mind could be set free
As wild white horses reached the shore
I'd stand alone and oversee
And if the bush before me burns
Should I turn my eyes away
And still the voices I can hear
As clear to me as light of day
I believed in my dreams
Nothing could change my mind
Now I know what they mean
How could I be so blind
Cold sands of time
(Winds that blow as cold as ice
Sounds that come in the night)
Shall hide
what is left on me
(Come from Paradise)
I've been through times
when no one cared
(Words that were mine)
I've seen clouds in empty skies
When one kind word meant more to me
(Shall last as a memory)
Than all the love in Paradise
I believed in my dreams
Nothing could change my mind
Till I found what they mean
Nothing can save me now
23-MAY BE A PRICE TO PAY – C1 Mi m
The Alan Parsons Project
INTRO
Something's wrong
in this house today
While the master was riding
the servants decided to play
Something's wrong
in this house today
Something's been going on
there may be a price to pay
There's evil brewing,
getting out of control
And I'm helpless
I can't put it right
Something's unrighteous
is possessing my soul
And it's cold
in the heat of the night
Something's wrong
in this house today
While the sorcerer slept
the apprentice decided to play
ORCHESTRAL BREAK
While the master was hiding
the servants decided to play
Might be too much sun
or too much of something in the air
Whatever's happening
nobody else is aware
There's evil brewing,
getting out of control
And I'm helpless
I can't put it right
Something's unrighteous
is possessing my soul
And it's cold
in the heat of the night
Something's wrong
in this house today
Something's been going on
there may be a price to pay
24-DANCING ON A HIGHWIRE – Re M
The Alan Parsons Project
We're living in a different reality,
we're toeing the same line
We give in we call it neutrality,
a joke with no punchline
The silver plated hero
meets the golden hearted whore
The odds'll give you zero
She'll be leaving in a few days more
Movin' on forever,
maybe she don't care
Holding on together,
maybe it just ain't there
You're dancing on a high wire
you need to be so sure
There used to be a lifeline,
there isn't anymore
We are the same with no similarity,
we talk at the same time
We believe in freedom and charity
as long as I get mine
The ivory madonna
is walking through the door
You watch her from a window,
it doesn't matter anymore
Moving on forever,
maybe she don't care
Holding on together,
maybe it just ain't there
You're dancing on a high wire,
you need to be so sure
There used to be a life-line,
there isn't anymore
(Solo : Ian Bairnson)
Movin' on forever,
maybe she don't care
Holding on together,
maybe it just ain't there
You're dancing on a high wire,
you need to be so sure
There used to be a life-line,
there isn't anymore (X2)