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The closer you get, the thinner the ice
The cracks begin to appear
If you push it too far, the eggshells will break
And good friends become enemies
Behind the veil of a Smile
Darkness takes hold
All reason is extinguished
Behind the veil of a smile
Bitterness ensues
No light of reason shall pass through
Festering in dark corners
Fermenting in the shiraz
The twisted cogs are turning faster
Conspiracy theories gain momentum
Misunderstandings become battles
Behind the veil of a Smile
Darkness takes hold
All reason is extinguished
Behind the veil of a Smile
Bitterness ensues
No light shall pass through
Behind the veil of a Smile
Resentment takes a tight grip
All reason is extinguished
Behind the veil of a smile
Bitterness ensues
No light of reason shall pass through
Thoughts become twisted, reality slowly disappears
Irrational emotions taking hold
And suddenly with an ill-advised click of the mouse
The touch paper is lit and this time bomb explodes
Friendships lie in tatters
Break the veil, you’ve got to break the veil
Break the veil, you’ve got to break the veil
Behind the veil of a Smile
Darkness takes hold
All reason is extinguished
Behind the veil of a smile
Bitterness ensues
No light shall pass through
Break down this veil of a smile
Smash it to pieces
Regain rationality
Break down this veil of as smile
Smash it to smithereens
Regain reality
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Everything's Changed
07:39
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It only takes a second, it only takes a heart beat
Another random action, a few small chosen words
Maybe something on the TV, a conversation you have heard
Something may happen to you, that you cannot explain
It can change your life, it can change your life
Everything’s changed and nothing will ever be the same again, the same again
Everything’s changed and nothing will ever be the same again, the same again
Everything’s changed
A misplaced comment, too many words spoken
Somebody over hearing, who shouldn’t have been there
A heartfelt loving letter, left in the wrong location
Opened by a daughter, results in devastation
It can change your life, it can change your life
Everything’s changed and nothing will ever be the same again, the same again
Everything’s changed and nothing will ever be the same again, the same again
Everything’s changed,
Everything’s changed,
Nothing, nothing will ever be the same
Nothing will be the same ever again…ever again
So many good intentions, thinking of what is best
But instead, it all goes wrong, leaving an unholy mess
Actions mean consequences
Sometimes there’s no turning back
A plain unassuming envelope left on the mantelpiece
Innocuous enough or so it would seem
But in the hands of the wrong person
It’ll tear you apart
It’ll shatter all your dreams
It can change your life, it can change your life
Everything’s changed and nothing will ever be the same again, the same again
Everything’s changed and nothing will ever be the same again, the same again
Everything’s changed and nothing will ever be the same again, the same again
The same again
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3. |
Shadow in the Corner
05:28
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Shadow
Shadow
There’s a shadow following me
Shadow
Shadow
He is my past, my present and my future
He is my conscience and holds all my thoughts
He knows where I’m going before I have a clue
He is my guiding light, my one and only truth
There’s a shadow in the corner
He’s sitting there looking at me
He’s hanging over my shoulder
Though I can only sense and cannot see
My one and only truth
Coincidences, circumstances
Random or pre-ordained, who really knows?
Instinctive or considered, Impulsive or contemplative
Is it kismet or is it the luck of the draw?
There’s a shadow in the corner
He’s sitting there looking at me
He’s hanging over my shoulder
Though I can only sense and cannot see
There’s something behind me
I can’t quite make it out
Shadow
Shadow
There’s a shadow following me
Shadow
Shadow
There’s a shadow following me
There’s a shadow in the corner
He’s sitting there looking at me
He’s hanging over my shoulder
Though I can only sense, I cannot see
There’s a shadow in the corner
He’s sitting there looking at me
He’s hanging over my shoulder
Though I can only sense, I cannot see
My only truth
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The big boys, with their big toys and they’re shooting up the world
They’re looking for a theatre which happens to be close to you
You are part of the performance, you are part of the script
And the scary thing is, there’s nothing you can do
These big boys, these bully boys, will take away your homes
They have no real compassion despite their twisted rhetoric
They’ll squeeze you and they’ll choke you if you show an ounce of dissent
They’ll burn you and they’ll torture you all in the name of peace
Question, question, who drew the random lines in the sand?
Question, question, who divided this sacred land?
Friend become foe and fragile alliances crumble
All hell breaks loose, the power struggles begin
They tell us this, they tell that, it’s all a pack of lies
Greed is rife, life is cheap so many more lies
Lies, lies, lies, lies
Lies, lies, lies, lies
Lies, lies, lies, lies, lies
They tell us this, they tell that, it’s all a pack of lies
Greed is rife, life is cheap so many more will die
Die, die, die, die
Die, die, die, die
Die, die, die, die, die
Why? Why? Why? Why?
Why? Why? Why? Why?
Why so many lies?
Lies, lies, lies, lies
Lies, lies, lies, lies
Why so many lies?
I like to think I’m full of love but I’m no dove and I’ll fight if I have to
The big boys and their big toys, tearing the world apart
The big boys and their big toys and this could just be the start
So many wasted resources
So much wasted time
So much pointless posturing
So many needless war crimes
We reap what we sow
Meddling with the status quo
Will we never learn?
Helpless, as our precious world burns, burns, burns….
Bickering, blaming, shouting, flaming
Question, question, who drew the random lines in the sand?
Question, question, who divided this sacred land?
How about you show some humanitarian traits?
For once in your power crazed lives
So many wasted resources
So much wasted time
So much pointless posturing
So many needless war crimes
All you self-righteous, megalomaniacs you will all be damned
And your dark empires will never last
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5. |
The Long Goodbye
13:08
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Standing in a place that I should know
But it doesn’t seem at all familiar
I dare not move for a moment
Whilst I’m trying to get some kind of bearing
To recognize these shapes and these shadows
I can see and thought I knew
Now panic is setting in as I still can’t work it out
And a mass of jumbled thoughts are running through my head
Confusing and so disorientating
And suddenly everything has all gone blank
Recognition and communication systems appear to be failing
The wiring inside me is slowly becoming faulty
My being is slowly disappearing
I’m filling up this thing that makes the water go hot
To make some drinks for people in another room whose names escape me
I know that I should know them but I don’t recognize their faces
Even the words and the conversations seem so alien to me
I don’t know who I am
I can’t even recall my name
I don’t know what I’ve ever done
I don’t know where I’ve come from
Although I feel warm and cozy in what I think is my home
So many people around me are giving me so much love and affection
But it makes me feel so nervous as I don’t know who I can trust
Constantly Feeling anxious, constantly feeling afraid and alone
I don’t know who I am
I can’t even recall my name
I don’t know what I’ve ever done
I don’t know where I’ve come from
No, I don’t know who I am
I don’t even know about my history
I can’t even think about my future
I am just here in the now and that is all
In rare moments of lucidity which pepper my universe of darkness
Trying to piece together a world that I once knew, embraced and loved
Trying to remember and picture those in my life who loved me too
I hope so much that they are the ones who surround me now until I leave for the last time
I don't remember, I don't recall
I got no memory of anything at all
Anything at all
Goodnight
Goodbye……
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6. |
Darker Days
07:45
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The ground beneath my feet is getting ever softer
The fog is enveloping me and getting ever thicker
The forest is closing in and getting ever darker
My path is slowly disappearing and getting ever narrower
Look out, look out, be careful where you step
Darker Days are coming our way
Be careful where you tread and what you say
Darker days are racing this way
Be careful what you do and who you flay
Falling, falling, I can’t stop falling
Calling out, I’m calling out, but no-one is listening
I’m standing on the precipice
Looking down in to an endless canyon
Something is trying push me
And I’m struggling to resist
Got to take a step back but it seems I cannot move
I need urgent assistance to help pull me back from the brink
Look out, look out, got to watch where I go
Darker Days are coming our way
Be careful where you tread and what you say
Darker days are racing this way
Don’t become someone else’s prey
Darker Days are coming our way
Be careful where you tread and what you say
Darker days are racing this way
Be careful who you trust or you could pay
Falling, falling, I feel like I’m falling
Calling out, I’m calling out, but no-one is listening
We are heading out of winter, every day is getting lighter
But still it seems everything is still getting darker
I feel that I’m in some kind of self-inflicted isolation
I know I’ve got to try and get out of this scary situation
But something in my mind is trying to stop me
I must try and destroy this killing negativity
I’m tired of all these darker days
I’m tired of all these darker days
Darker Days are coming our way
Be careful where you tread and what you say
Darker days are racing this way
Don’t become someone else’s prey
Darker Days are coming our way
Be careful where you tread and what you say
Darker days are racing this way
Be careful who you trust or you could pay
And then suddenly, quite unexpectedly, out in the distance I see a little light
It’s just a pale pin spot but it’s burning so bright
As I move forward the mist is slowly clearing
And the fear inside of me is slowly disappearing
Darker days are burning away
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7. |
Open Water
04:08
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Out here there are no tides
Out here in the wide-open sea
Although its beauty is to behold
Nothing is happening and I’m getting so cold
Opportunities to escape
Range from few to nothing at all
No sign of passing ships
No phone to make that call
And I’m trapped in open water, feeling bedraggled and becalmed
I’m not drowning but I’m not moving and I’m feeling quite alarmed
I look to the horizon
To see if a vessel is in sight
But there is nothing in my eyeline
I don’t feel so water tight
And the sun is beating down now
My head is getting hot
But my toes are frightfully cold
I’m just a little insignificant dot
And I’m trapped in open water, feeling bedraggled and becalmed
I’m not drowning but I’m not moving and I’m feeling quite, yes I’m feeling quite alarmed
Not sure how long I can survive
Treading water in this blue
My body strength is waning
I’m not sure that I can pull through
Then suddenly my eyes can see
And I’m back again in my other reality
I’ve survived yet another day
On dry land
Oh lucky me, oh lucky me
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GALAHAD Dorset, UK
Long established English Progressive Rock band. Released 12 studio, 5 live (3 of which are a CD/DVD combo) 9 compilation/related project albums up to 2023.
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