Holy Diver - Steve 'n' Seagulls

It’s the same old song

You’ve gotta be somewhere at sometime

They never let you fly

It’s like broken glass

You get cut before you see it

So open up your eyes

You’ve got desire

So let it out

You’ve got the fire

Stand up and shout-shout

You’ve got wings of steel

But they never really move you

You only seem to crawl

You’ve been nailed to the wheel

But never really turning

You know you’ve got to want it all

You’ve got desire

So let it out

You’ve got the fire

Stand up and shout

You are the strongest chain

And not just some reflection

So never hide again

You are the driver

You own the road

You are the fire go on explode

You’ve got desire

So let it out

You’ve got the power

Stand up and shout

Holy Diver

You’ve been down too long in the midnight sea

Oh what’s becoming of me

Ride the tiger

You can see his stripes but you know he’s clean

Oh don’t you see what I mean

Gotta get away

Holy Diver

Shiny diamonds

Like the eyes of a cat in the black and blue

Something is coming for you

Race for the morning

You can hide in the sun 'till you see the light

Oh we will pray it’s all right

Gotta get away-get away

Between the velvet lies

There’s a truth that’s hard as steel

The vision never dies

Life’s a never ending wheel

Holy Diver

You’re the star of the masquerade

No need to look so afraid

Jump on the tiger

You can feel his heart but you know he’s mean

Some light can never be seen

Holy Diver

You’ve been down too long in the midnight sea

Oh what’s becoming of me

Ride the tiger

You can see his stripes but you know he’s clean

Oh don’t you see what I mean

Gotta get away

Holy Diver

She was straight from Hell

But you never could tell

Cause you were blinded by her light

She could crack your brain

With magic pain

And turn a paler shade of white

(Well) I was on the free

Just me and me

And just about to sail

When I heard the voice

Said you got a choice

The hammer or the nail

You’ll be ridin'

You’ll be ridin' on the gypsy

Well I rolled the bones

To see who’d own

My mind and what’s within

And it’s a given rule

That we’re all fools

And need to have a little sin

So I’m ridin'

I’ve been ridin' on the gypsy

On the gypsy queen

She was straight from Hell

But you never could tell

Cause you were blinded by the light

So she cracked my brain

With magic pain

And turned my left around to right, right

So I’m ridin'

Yes I’m ridin'

I’m still ridin' on the gypsy

On the gypsy queen

Looking inside of yourself

You might see someone you don’t know

Maybe it’s just what you need

Letting the river in you flow

You can sail away to the sun

And let it burn you while you can

Or walk a long bloody road

Like the hero who never ran

You’ll feel it

You’ll feel it

You’ll feel the rush of it all

Flying away int the clouds

You know you’re loosing your control

Finding you way in the dark

Like some poor forgotten soul

You’ll feel it

You’ll see it

You’ll feel the rush of the city lights

You’ll feel it

I see it in your eyes, you’re

Caught in the middle

Just like the way you’ve always been

Caught in the middle

Helpless again

Looking inside of yourself

You might see someone you don’t know

Maybe it’s just what you need

Letting the river I know that’s in you flow

You’ll feel it

You’ll see it

You’ll feel the rush of thunder

You’ll feel it

I see it in your eyes, you’re

Caught in the middle

Just like the way you’ve always been

Caught in the middle

Helpless again

Don’t talk to strangers

Mmmmh

Don’t talk to strangers

'Cause they’re only there to do you harm

Don’t write in starlight

'Cause the words may come out real

Don’t hide in doorways

You may find the key that opens up your soul

Don’t go to heaven

'Cause it’s really only hell

Don’t smell the flowers

They’re an evil drug to make you lose your mind

Don’t dream of women

'Cause they only bring you down

Hey you, you know me, you’ve touched me, I’m real

I’m forever the one that lets you look and see and

Feel me

I’m danger — I’m the stranger

And I, I’m darkness, I’m anger, I’m pain

I am master

The evil song you sing inside your brain

Drive you insane

Don’t talk

Don’t let them inside your mind, yeah

Run away, run away, go!

No — no

Don’t let them in your mind

Protect your soul

Don’t dance in darkness

You may stumble and you’re sure to fall

Don’t write in starlight

'Cause the words may come out real

Don’t talk to strangers

'Cause they’re only there to make you sad

Don’t dream of women

'Cause they’ll only bring you down

Yeah

Run, run, run, run away!

Hanging from the cobwebs in you mind

It looks like a long, long way to fall

No one ever told me life was kind

I guess I never heard it, never heard it all

Living in a world of make believe

I can hide behind what’s real

But wearing your emotions on your sleeve

And they all know what you feel

And here it comes again

Straight through the heart

Straight through the heart

Oh, never tell a secret with your eyes

It’s the eyes that let you down

Tell a little truth with many lies

It’s the only way I’ve found

Oh here it comes again

Straight through the heart

Straight through the heart

Shout to the wind

How can you hurt me this way

Oh once it begins

It looks like it’s coming to stay

Hanging from the cobwebs in your mind

It looks like a long, long way to fall

No one ever told me life was kind

I Guess I never heard it, never heard it all, no!

But here it comes again

Straight through the heart

Straight through the heart

Straight through the heart

Here it comes again

Straight through the heart

In the middle of the heart

Now don’t stand still, they’ll get you

Right through your heart

And here it comes, here it comes again

Straight through the heart

If your circle stays unbroken

Then you’re a lucky man

Cause it never, never, never has for me

In the palace of the virgin

Lies the chalice of the soul

And it’s likely you might find the answer there

She had fourteen years of teenage tears

And never a helping hand

She had fourteen more of rain before

She saw the sight of land

She was a photograph just ripped in half

A smile inside a frown

And the the light, the answer right

Inside her coming down

I can go away

I can leave here

I can be invisible

He was just eighteen and in-between

A lady and a man

His daddie’s girl in momma’s world

And that was when he ran

You know the word confused has been abused

But that’s just what he was

And then the spark inside the dark

The answer came because it said

You can go away

You can leave here

You can be invisible

Well I grew up quick and I felt the kick

Of life upon a stage

So I bought the book and took a fast look

At just the very last page

It was a single word that I’d just heard

From the two that came before

The only way to really stay

Is to walk right out the door

You can go away

You can leave here

You can be invisible

You can go away

You can leave here

You can be invisible

You can go away

Lord you know it’s right to leave here

So I just become invisible

When there’s lightning — it always bring me down

Cause it’s free and I see that it’s me

Who’s lost and never found

I cry for magic — I feel it dancing in the light

But it was cold — I lost my hold

To the shadows of the night

There’s no sign of the morning coming

You’ve been left on your own

Like a Rainbow in the Dark

Do your demons — do they ever let you go

When you’ve tried — do they hide -deep inside

Is it someone that you know

You’re a picture — just an image caught in time

We’re a lie — you and I

We’re words without a rhyme

There’s no sign of the morning coming

You’ve been left on your own

Like a Rainbow in the Dark

When there’s lightning — it always brings me down

Cause it’s free and I see that it’s me

Who’s lost and never found

Feel the magic -feel it dancing in the air

But it’s fear — and you’ll hear

It calling you beware

There’s no sign of the morning coming

There’s no sight of the day

You’ve been left on your own

Like a Rainbow in the Dark

Shame on the night

For places I’ve been

And what I’ve seen

For giving me the strangest dreams

But you never really know just what they mean

So oh shame on the night

Shame on you

You’ve stolen the day

Snatched it away

But I saw the sky

An I never want to die

Now you know the reason why

Oh shame on the night

You don’t care what you’ve done

So I think I’d better run

Shame on the sun

For the light you sold

I’ve lost my hold

On the magic flame

But now I know your name

Oh lord just go the way you came again

Oh shame on the night

You don’t care what you’ve done

So I know I’d better run

Shame on the night

For places I’ve been

And what I’ve seen

For giving me the strangest dreams

But you never really know just what they mean

So oh shame on the night

You don’t care what you’ve done

Here I go I’ve got to run

I don’t wanna go

Something tells me no, no, no, no

But traces in the sand

The lines inside my hand Say go, go, go

Beware of a place

A smile of a pride shiny face

I’ll never return up to your love

Tarot woman

I don’t know

I don’t know

She can take you there

The answer’s to the fear

Mine, mine, mine

Like a carousel

And cast a magic spell

You can fly, fly

Beware of a place

A smile of a pride shining face

I’ll never return up to your love

Tarot woman but I don’t know

I don’t know

I don’t know

I don’t know

Something in the air

Tells me to beware, no, no, no

Her love is like a knife

Should cut away your life

So go, go, go

Beware of a place

A smile of a pride shining face

I’ll never return up to your love

Tarot woman, I don’t know

I don’t know

I don’t know

Hey, I don’t know

If there isn’t light when no one sees

Then how can I know what you might believe?

A story told that can’t be real

Somehow must reflect the truth we feel, yeah

Fade away, fade away

Vanish into small

Fade away, fade away

Break the crystal ball — OH!

It’s the sign

Feels like the time!

On a small world, west of wonder

Somewhere, nowhere all

There’s a rainbow that will shimmer

When the summer falls

If an echo darts in dancer

When it hears a certain song

Then the beast is free to wander

But never is seen around

And it’s the Sign of the Southern Cross

It’s the Sign of the Southern Cross

All right

Sail away

To the sign

Oh

From the book, the word is spoken

Whispers from forgotten psalms

Gather all around the young ones

They will make us strong

Reach above your dreams of pleasure

Given life to those who died

Look beyond your own horizons

Sail the ship of signs

And it’s the Sign of the Southern Cross

It’s the Sign of the Southern Cross

Fade away, fade away

Break the crystal ball

Fade away, fade away

I can’t accept it anymore

On a real world, west of wonder

Somewhere, nowhere all

There’s a rainbow, see it shimmer

When the summer falls

From the book, the word is spoken

Whispers from forgotten psalms

Gather all around the young ones

They will make us strong!

It’s the Sign of the Southern Cross

It’s the Sign of the Southern Cross

Don’t live for pleasure

Make life your treasure

Fade away!

Eight miles high, about to fall

And no one there to catch you

Look for the sign, the time

The Sign of the Southern Cross, yeah

Johnny was a dark child

He was promised to us all

But riders in the night, can lift you out of sight

When they call

Sally was a princess

She was chosen for the crown

But chains can’t stop the sound

Of one night in the city

One night looking pretty

Then someone opened doorways

And Johnny slipped away

Running for the bright, where dark is always light

But there’s no day

The princess saw the dark child

And the dark child said her name

Come steal away, we’ll play the game

Do you watch, do you see, do you know the people in me

I’m the bite, I’m the bark, I’m the scream

Are you poor, are you sure, are you holy, are you pure

I can tell you tales you just might not believe

One night in the city, one night looking pretty

One night in the city, one night looking pretty

The children shared the wonder

Of the leather and the lace

But one child went away, and one child stayed to play

For one night in the city

One night looking pretty

One night in the city

One night looking pretty

Look away from the sea

I can take you anywhere

Spend a vision with me

A chase with the wind

Move closer to me

I can make you anyone

I think you’re ready to see

The gates of Babylon

The power of what has been before

Rises to trap you within

A magic carpet ride a genie maybe more

A city of heavenly sin

Sleep with the devil and then you must pay

Sleep with the devil and the devil will take you away

Oh gates of Babylon

You can see but you’re blind

Someone turned the sun around

But you can see in your mind

The gates of Babylon

You’re riding the endless caravan

Bonded and sold as a slave

A sabre dance removing all the veils

Getting as good as you gave

Sleep with the devil and then you must pay

Sleep with the devil and the devil will take you away

Look away from the sea

I can take you anywhere

Spend a vision with me

A chase with the wind

Move closer to me

I can make you anyone

I think you’re ready to see

The gates of Babylon

The power of what has been before

Rises to trap you within

A magic carpet ride a genie maybe more

A city of heavenly sin

Sleep with the devil and then you must pay

Sleep with the devil and the devil will take you away

Black gates of Babylon

The devil is me

And I’m holding the key

To the gates of sweet hell

Babylon

Sing me a song, you’re a singer

Do me a wrong, you’re a bringer of evil

The Devil is never a maker

The less that you give, you’re a taker

So it’s on and on and on, it’s Heaven and Hell, oh well

The lover of life’s not a sinner

The ending is just a beginner

The closer you get to the meaning

The sooner you’ll know that you’re dreaming

So it’s on and on and on, oh it’s on and on and on

It goes on and on and on, Heaven and Hell

I can tell, fool, fool!

Well if it seems to be real, it’s illusion

For every moment of truth, there’s confusion in life

Love can be seen as the answer, but nobody bleeds for the dancer

And it’s on and on, on and on and on…

They say that life’s a carousel

Spinning fast, you’ve got to ride it well

The world is full of Kings and Queens

Who blind your eyes and steal your dreams

It’s Heaven and Hell, oh well

And they’ll tell you black is really white

The moon is just the sun at night

And when you walk in golden halls

You get to keep the gold that falls

It’s Heaven and Hell, oh no!

Fool, fool!

You’ve got to bleed for the dancer!

Fool, fool!

Look for the answer!

Fool, fool, fool!

I’m a wheel, I’m a wheel

I can roll, I can feel

And you can’t stop me turning

Cause I’m the sun, I’m the sun

I can move, I can run

But you’ll never stop me burning

Come down with fire

Lift my spirit higher

Someone’s screaming my name

Come and make me holy again

I’m the man on the silver mountain

I’m the man on the silver mountain

I’m the day, I’m the day

I can show you the way

And look, I’m right beside you

I’m the night, I’m the night

I’m the dark and the light

With eyes that see inside you

Come down with fire

Lift my spirit higher

Someone’s screaming my name

Come and make me holy again

I’m the man on the silver mountain

I’m the man on the silver mountain

Come down with fire

And lift my spirit higher

Someone’s screaming my name

Come and make me holy again

Well, I can help you, you know I can

I’m the man on the silver mountain

I’m the man on the silver mountain

Just look at me and listen

I’m the man, the man, give you my hand

I’m the man on the silver mountain

Come down with fire

And lift your spirit higher

I’m the man on the mountain

The man on the silver mountain

I’m the night, the light

The black and the white

The man on the silver mountain

At the end of a dream

If you know what I mean

When the mist just starts to clear

In a similar way

At the end of today

I could feel the sound of writing on the wall

It cries for you

It’s the least that you can do

Like a spiral on the wind

I can hear it screamin' in my mind

Long live rock and roll

Long live rock n' roll

Long live rock and roll

In a different time

When the words didn’t rhyme

You could never quite be sure

Then on with the change

It was simple but strange

And you knew the feeling seemed to say it all

It cries for you

It’s the least that you can do

Like a spiral on the wind

I can hear it screamin' in my mind

Long live rock and roll

Long live rock n' roll

Long live rock and roll

If you suddenly see

What has happened to me

You should spread the word around

And tell everyone here

That it’s perfectly clear

They can sail above it all on what they’ve found

It cries for you

It’s the best that you can do

Like a sound that’s everywhere

I can hear it screamin' through the air

Long live rock and roll

Long live rock n' roll

Long live rock and roll

You watch their faces

You’ll see the traces

Of the things they want to be

But only we can see

They come for killing

They leave and still it seems

The cloud that’s left behind

Oh, can penetrate your mind

But sail on, sing a song, carry on

Cause We Rock, We Rock, We Rock, We Rock

We pray to someone

But when it’s said and done

It’s really all the same

With just a different name

So many voices

All giving choices

If we listen they will say

Oh, we can find the way

But we’ll sail on, sing a song, carry on

Cause We Rock, We Rock, We Rock, We Rock

We Rock, We Rock, We Rock, We Rock

We Rock!

We Rock

You watch their faces

You’ll see the traces

Of the things they want to be

But only we can see

They come for killing

They leave and still it seems

The cloud that’s left behind

Can penetrate your mind

Sail on, sing a song, carry on

Cause We Rock, We Rock, We Rock, We Rock

We Rock, We Rock, We Rock, We Rock

Ride out — stand and shout — carry on

Sail on — Sing your song — carry on

Cause We Rock, We Rock, see how We Rock

We Rock

That’s rock

We Rock

We Rock