BRIAN MAY - BACK TO THE LIGHT (1992)
Little baby sweetly sleep, do not stir
We will bring a coat of fur
We will rock you, rock you, rock you
We will rock you, rock you, rock you
Far, far from the light hear the night creatures call
With a cold breath they howl
All the hollow hours they're calling you
I'll be there no matter what your going through
In the dark I care I'm holding on, I'm hoping on
It's still the same old me inside
Back to the Light, back to the streets that are paved with gold
Back to the Light, back to the land where the sunshine heals my soul
Deep deep in the night when the world fills with tears
And the wind blows, colder and colder it grows
And the fire dims with the same old fears
I'll be there though maybe you don't hear me babe
I still care no matter when, I'll still be there
When you make it to the other side
I'm going back, back to the Light
Back to the light, back to the streets that are paved with gold
Back to the Light, goin' back to the land where the sunshine heals my soul
On and on, searching for a clearer view
Winning and losing an inner war, wonder what we do it for
Though the road seems never ending
Hold on to the hope I'm sending through
No matter what your going through, in the dark I care
I'm holding on, believe it, we'll be walking in the light
'Cos they'll be no place left to hide
Back to the Light, back to the streets that are paved with gold
Back to the Light, I'm goin' back to land where the sunshine heals my soul
Yeah yeah yeah
Back to the light
Ooh, let me tell you now
Mama's in love, papa's in love
It's such a shame they don't love each other
Papa's in a jam, mama's throwin' pans
The games up, it's time to run for cover
Everybody's cryin' but they can't stop hopin'
Everybody's lookin' for the door that's open
Mama's makin' heat to keep the old fire smokin'
Papa's hangin' on to his old love token
You got to love but you ain't got style
You want your freedom but in a while
You're lost children but you know for sure
You gotta find out who your love is for
Oh baby life ain't what it used to be
Your telling me, not since you've been hanging round here
Mama what you screaming for, acting like a demon for
And hey mama quit wavin' them hands in the air
What? Don't talk to me that way
Well I don't see no reason to raise your voice to me
You put fat in the fire, you got meat for brains
Well, you don't give me comfort and a man's gotta get it somewhere
Ooh, that's a shame, yeah, well
Well, Mama's hangin onto every word that's spoken
But papa's hangin on to his old love token
That's what it is, here it goes babe
Oh I don't wanna leave you mama
And I don't wanna leave you papa
Long haired women gonna turn you to stone
You can't beat them, cause you need 'em
You gotta live, you gotta love
Your love token's gotta fit like a glove
Listen to the story 'bout a dream that's broken
You gotta keep a hold of your old love token
Oh, I don't wanna leave you mama
Oh, I don't wanna leave you papa
No I don't wanna leave, no I don't wanna leave
No I don't wanna leave, no I don't wanna leave you alone
But I'm gonna have to babe, yeah yeah
There's a pain in my brain, confusion in my heart
My blood's fit for bursting my body apart
I'm gonna ride, ride the night into the morning sun
Gonna make my resurrection, no more of this crap
Got a whole new direction, ain't no turning back
Resurrection is a-gonna come
Yeah, my spirit is weeping, for freedom it cries
Been scraping my living, in the Valley of Lies
Gonna ride the night into the morning sun
Yeah, I'm a victim of a victim of a conspiracy
From a corpum derelictum, gonna fly and be free
The resurrection is a-gonna come, yeah
Clear the vision, heal the system, sins forgiven, rise
Clear the vision, heal the system, sins forgiven, rise
Ride the night, yes I know I'm still alive
Gonna ride the night, yeah I'm gonna ride
Gonna rise again in the morning light
There's no sense in my counting, the price of those years
There's too many heartaches, and too many tears
Gotta ride the night into the morning sun
Yes, I thought I was dreaming, but the East is ablaze
With the promise of the future, those heavenly days
Ride the night into the morning sun
Ride the night into the morning sun
'Cos the resurrection is a-gonna come
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm just the pieces of the man I used to be
Too many bitter tears are raining down on me
I'm far away from home
And I've been facing this alone for much too long
I feel like no-one ever told the truth to me
About growing up and what a struggle it would be
In my tangled state of mind
I've been looking back to find where I went wrong
Too much love will kill you if you can't make up your mind
Torn between the lover and the love you leave behind
You're headed for disaster 'cos you never read the signs
Too much love will kill you every time
I'm just the shadow of the man I used to be
And it seems like there's no way out of this for me
I used to bring you sunshine, now all I ever do is bring you down
How would it be if you were standing in my shoes
Can't you see it's impossible to choose
No there's no making sense of it
Every way I go I'm bound to lose
Too much love will kill you just as sure as none at all
It'll drain the power that's in you
Make you plead and scream and crawl
And the pain will make you crazy
You're the victim of your crime
Too much love will kill you every time
Too much love will kill you, it'll make your life and lie
Yes, too much love will kill you and you won't understand why
You'd give your life, you'd sell your soul
But here it comes again too much love will kill you
In the end, in the end
Woh - everything I do I do for you
We touch and you're afraid of me
And we burn and now I'm at your feet
High speed, but you know you're in safe hands
In the dark we make a brighter light
From one spark to the horizon wide
We trust, and together we tame the land, yeah
You'd be forgiven if you think you're dreaming
But we're working night and day to make a dream come through, yeah
Everything I do is driven by you
Oh come on babe
Oh well it's tough to make a journey through
The right stuff is dead ahead of you and me
And you know we still got time
Hold on tight to the driving wheel
This ride is really out of line
Raw deal, but there's no other that's worth a dime
You know I love you but you drive me crazy
'Cos you're saying all the things I want to say to you
Everything I do is driven by you
Everything we do, everything we do
Everything we do, everything we do
Everything we do is driven by you
Inner children lost their way
Now they know the price you pay
I'm holding on to life with you
'Cos life without you just won't do
Driven by you
You know we're never gonna know who's dreaming
But we're working night and day to make a dream come true
Everything I do is driven by you
Everything we do, everything we do, everything we do
Everything we do, everything we do, everything we do
Everything we do is driven by, driven by, driven by you
Ooooh everything I dooo, I do for you
I look at your picture, I'm nothin' but blue
I'm hearing you whisper, the way you used to do
And I can't stop wondering just how things might have been
No I'm nothin' but blue
My life has no rhythm, somehow it's out of tune
I keep trying to tell them, we'll be seeing them soon
But the truth keeps rushing back
Guess you know what I mean
No I'm nothin' but blue, no I'm nothin' but blue
No use in crying, that ain't what you would do
No living or dying, we'll just keep on fighting through
No I can't stop my wondering
'Bout all those things that might have been
No I'm nothin' but blue, no I'm nothin' but blue
Nothin' but blue
You take me to the party, you put me on the stand
You're pumpin' up my heart to the beatin' of the band
You toss it in the air and you don't care where it lands
You take it, you break it, you're hurtin' me
Because I wasn't prepared
I couldn't go where you dared
You got my whole soul bared
I never knew that you cared
No it just ain't fair
I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared
I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared
You take me out to dinner and you swallow me whole
You're nothin but a sinner with a dark black soul
I figured I could handle you but I'm just a toy
You're gettin bolder and bolder, you're just a bad bad boy
Because I wasn't prepared, I'm scared, I'm scared)
I couldn't go where you dared, I'm scared, I'm scared
You got my whole soul bared, I'm so so scared
I never knew that you cared, yeah yeah yeah
I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared
I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared
What you starin at, you're such a scaredy cat
When I know that I just can't fight it
So what you starin at, you're such a scaredy cat
'Cos I'm only scared that maybe I might like it
Chaos karaoke-do your own thing but try the following
I'm scared to move, I'm scared of standing still
I'm scared to change, I'm scared to stay the same
I'm so scared I want to die
I'm scared of dying
I'm scared of not being liked, not being loved
I'm scared to be alone
I'm scared of being with people
I'm scared of disapproval
I'm scared of life
I'm scared to lose what I have built
I'm scared of feeling scared
I'm scared of being ugly, being boring, being dull
I'm scared of my thoughts
I'm scared of being found out
I'm scared of Steven Berkoff
I'm scared to dance, I'm scared to speak, to sing
I'm scared my body's awkward, the wrong shape, wrong smell
I'm scared to say what I think
I'm scared to say no, or yes too often
I'm scared of disappointing
I'm scared of losing control
I'm scared of pain, I'm scared of hurting, being hurt
I'm scared this will go on 'til I die
I'm scared of losing my home, my love, my kids, my kids, my kids
I'm scared my heart will break
I'm scared of losing myself
I'm scared of finding myself
Because there might be no one there at all
I'm scared of the unknown future
I'm scared to make a wrong turn
I'm scared of the dark
I'm scared of failing
I'm scared it may be all for nothing
You take me to the limit, you push me to the brink
You left me with the blues when you found me in the pink
You know just what you're sayin but your metaphors stink
I gotta lick it, or stick it or this is the end
Because I wasn't prepared
I couldn't go where you dared
You got my whole soul bared
I never knew that you cared
I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared
I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared
Instrumental
If you got time to stay and listen to my story
Just a moment of your life is all I need
Don't say we should be parted 'cos we only just got started
Let your heart rule your head tonight
There's a full moon shinin' on the water
There's a warm breeze blowin' off the sea
And when my pulse starts a racin'
I know life is for the tastin'
Let your heart rule your head tonight
Let your heart rule your head, let your heart rule your head
Let your heart rule your head tonight
When your whole world is sinkin, come to my way of thinkin'
Let your heart rule your head tonight
It's been so long since I've put my arms around you
And I don't know if it's real or it's a dream
But don't pussy foot about it
Shout it, just can't live without it!
Let your heart rule your head tonight
Let your heart rule your head, let your heart rule your head
Let your heart rule your head tonight
When your whole world is sinkin' come to my way of thinkin'
Let your heart rule your head tonight
You're starin at my face as though I'm crazy
When I tell you that I need you everyday
Can't you see that I love you pretty baby
And ol' time don't ever stop tickin' away, yeah
Well your mama don't mind and your papa don't mind
But you'll never be mine if you're thinkin' all the time
We can work it out right when I'm holding you tight
We can make it tonight 'cos it ain't no crime
Don't let the moment slip away
Don't think about it, do it, yeah
Well I know that we're in a time of changes
And in love there is danger everywhere
But consider every portion ehen you've taken your precautions
Let your heart let your heart
Let your heart let your heart
Let your heart, let your heart, let your heart
Let your heart rule your head, let your heart rule your head
Let your heart rule your head tonight
When your whole world is sinkin' come to my way of thinkin'
Let your heart rule your head tonight
Let your heart rule your head, let your heart rule your head
Let your heart rule your head tonight
When your whole world is sinkin' come to my way of thinkin'
Let your heart rule your head tonight
Let your heart rule your head tonight
I did not know you, our lives never touched
'Til the day they gathered, to bid you farewell
And they painted your picture and as I looked around
I felt I saw you in the words and the sound
Your talent came flowing, through the stories they tell
And through the faces of those who loved you so well
Your life gave them a treasure, a piece of themselves
Something they carry, and still serves them well
Just one life, just one life, just one life
That is born, and is, and is gone, just one life
And I'm so glad to know you, as I know you now
Perhaps inside you, you were messed up like me
But to them you were whole and strong and a friend in their need
And what you left behind you and what swept over me
Says that your life's work rolls on and on, a piece of eternity
Just one life, just one life, just one life
That is born, and is, and is gone, just one life
Did you ever have a chance to find out
What life is all about
I did not know you, our lives never touched
'Til the day we gathered, to say our farewell
Goodbye sunshine I'm on my way
I'll be long time gone by the break of day
Tell everyone that I'm gonna find it
There ain't nothin' gonna stop me
Rollin' over, rollin' over, rollin' over, rollin' over
Save all your loving 'till I get home
To the sweetest lovin' sunshine that I've ever known
Tell everyone that I'm gonna find it
There ain't nothin' gonna stop me
Rollin' over, rollin' over, rollin' over, rollin' over
Shak-do-way, yeah-yeah-yeah
Shak-do-way, yeah-yeah-yeah
Save all your loving 'till I get home
To the sweetest lovin' sunshine that I've ever known
Tell everyone that I'm gonna find it
There ain't nothin' gonna stop me
Rollin' over, rollin' over, rollin' over, rollin' over
Rollin' over, shak-do-way
Rollin' over, yeah-yeah-yeah
See the fur to keep you warm
Softly round your tiny form