Magnum (UK) : Spirit - a History

Hard Rock / United-Kingdom
(1998 - Recall 2cd)
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DISC 1

1. ONLY A MEMORY

Well he was born
His father's pride and joy
His young life scored
Before it began
Dressed up in blue
His mother's only boy
Someday this child
Would have to be a man

He went to school
Shiny and white as pearl
They did not teach
The things he should learn
Things he would need in this deceitful world
Which way to run or which way to turn

He became strong
Everyone looked to him
One of the boys
A beacon in the night
And when he spoke
People would gather in
They would stay close
He'd make them feel alright

One one precious life
Only a memory tonight
One one precious life
Only a memory to light
The years of tenderness
Make them burn bright

He wasn't scared
He had no fear at all
Said his goodbyes
And marched off to war
As he looked back
He heard his mother call
Said she be waiting
At Heaven's door

Soon to be killed
Left on a muddy field
All of his thoughts
Were scattered just like seed
He never knew
Threw up his arms and reeled
He felt no pain
His heart start to bleed

One one precious life
Only a memory tonight
One one precious life
Only a memory to light
The years of tenderness
Make them burn bright
Only a memory tonight

One one one precious life
Only a memory to light
The years of tenderness
Make them burn, burn, burn


2. JUST LIKE AN ARROW

We talk endlessly, don't get anywhere
Born in reality, cradled in care
If you needed me or mistreated me
Won't you still be there

And those lonely nights, when you find it hard
Losing your appetite, breaking apart
If you needed me or mistreated me
Don't break my heart

It goes deep my love, only for you
Just like an arrow
It goes deep my love, only for you
Just like an arrow
Straight through your heart


3. ON A STORYTELLER'S NIGHT

There's a stormlamp on the table
Throwing shadows to the gable
And you swallow if your able
On a storyteller's night

From the poor house chimes indifferent
Seven towers seven sisters
Every blackheart walks the distance
On a storyteller's night

Try to sleep on your pillow and dream
Sleep in God's children to keep
Though we all lose track of time
Disappears like faded lines

Keep your night light burning
I'll come through the wind and rain
Keep your night light burning
I'll be with you once again

There's a chill wind at your back door
And the fire cracks on the damp floor
You hear footsteps but you're not sure
On a storyteller's night

See the night sky supernova
Chase the cold moon passing over
Start the dragon's fire to smoulder
On a storyteller's night


4. LES MORTS DANSANTS

Cannons roared in the valley they thundered
While the guns lit up the night
Then it rained and both sides wondered
Who is wrong and who is right

On the wire like a ragged old scarecrow
Bloody hands and broken back
When they fire see him pirouette solo
Jump in time to the rat a tat

What a night though it's one of seven
What a night for the dancing dead
What a night to be called to heaven
What a picture to fill your head

By the wall in a silouette standing
Through a flash of sudden light
Cigarette from his mouth just hanging
Paper square to his heart pinned tight

Gather round reluctant marksmen
One of them to take his life
With a smile he gives them pardon
Leaves the dark and takes the light

What a night though it's one of seven
What a night for the dancing dead
What a night to be called to heaven
What a picture to fill your head

They dispatch their precious cargo
Knock him back right off his feet
And they pray may no one follow
Better still to face the beast

When the field has become a garden
And the wall has stood the test
Children play and the dogs run barking
Who would think or who would guess

What a night though it's one of seven
What a night for the dancing dead
What a night to be called to heaven
What a picture to fill your head


5. THE LAST DANCE

The last dance might be your last chance
Over your shoulder you turn and you glance
They walk past still no one has asked
Feeling much older the evening has crashed

Don't surrender don't you cry
Another lonely night you've had enough
Another lonely night is one too much
Another lonely night might just give up

The last dance you hide your empty hands
No one comes near you
The noise of the band
You can't talk so you get up and walk
All that you've been through
It's not like you thought

Don't surrender don't you cry
Another lonely night you've had enough
Another lonely night is one too much
Another lonely night might just give up


6. SHOOT

You take a dangerous line
Holding a loaded gun
It's just a matter of time
Before you hurt someone
So keep your running shoes close
And sing your rebel song
Then disappear like a ghost
The hunter won't be long
Don't you know there's no forgiving
Like a rabbit on the run
When you have to go on living
By the gun ...
Well go on shoot
Someone cries that's the beginning
Go on shoot
Justify the blood you're spilling
Come on and shoot
Show the world that you're not kidding
All gathered deep in the earth
A careless light betrays
Be feared the Devil he's at work
No place to end your days
To hold the balance of the fight
And scream your hearts desire
Don't give the automatic right
To quench the holy fire
Don't you know there's no forgiving
Like a rabbit on the run
When you have to go on living
By the gun ...
Shoot
Someone cries that's the beginning
Go on shoot
Justify the blood you're spilling
Come on shoot
Come on shoot
Someone cries that's the beginning
Go on shoot
Justify the blood you're spilling
Yeah
Show the world show the world
Yeah
Justify the blood you're spilling
NowShow the world you're not kidding


7. THE PRIZE

There are no secrets under the sun
All our troubles are rolled into one
Early warning get ready to run
But it's hard to see clear
For we might disappear
With the prize hardly won

When books and theories daily contest
It's like a welcome from the chapel of rest
No salvation no one is blessed
While in private we shake
There's no time to make
One small request

No more winners or losers
To talk into the night
No more beggars or choosers
They're drawn into the fight
They don't belong
The race is on


8. LONELY NIGHTS

I'm looking for someone
In this old crazy world tonight
I can't take this heartbreak
In this old crazy world tonight

I'm feeling so empty
In this old crazy world tonight
I'm restless defenceless
In this unholy world tonight

I never learn

O lonely night
Disappear
O lonely night
Don't you come around here
O lonely night
Lonely lonely night

I'm waiting for something
To put these foolish things to right
Protected accepted
I need it now I need it right

I'm feeling so empty
In this old lonely world's tonight
I'm restless defenceless
In this unholy world tonight

For love we burn
We never learn
We never learn

O lonely night
Disappear
O lonely night
Don't you come around here
O lonely night

O lonely night
Disappear
O lonely night
Don't you come around here
O lonely night


9. NEED A LOT OF LOVE

A soldier cut loose in Saigon
He used to be a farmer just like anyone
A soldier cut loose in Saigon
Even to his father he's a violent son

Someone built a wall in Berlin
Not to keep them out but to keep them in
Someone built a wall in Berlin
A permanent reminder of what's happening

We need a lot of love
Got to take a lot of pain
You can watch the river flood
But get washed away the same
Oh we know that things don't last
So we use the guiding tracks
Through the deadly ring of flame

Smoking in a room in Lebanon
The hotels serving but the hospital is gone
Choking in a room in Lebanon
Many people hurting still the telephones on

Standing on a street in Belfast
A city of division widows in black
Standing on a street in Belfast
Crunching of the feet on the broken glass

We need a lot of love
Got to take a lot of pain
You can watch the river flood
But get washed away the same
Oh we know that things don't last
So we use the guiding tracks
Through the deadly ring of flame

We need a lot of love
Got to take a lot of pain
You can watch the river flood
But get washed away the same
Oh we know that things don't last
So we use the guiding tracks
Through the deadly ring of flame


10. ONE NIGHT OF PASSION

The wheels of fortune
Have snapped your fragile thread
One night of passion
Upset your cultured head
But it's okay it's just the fashion

You walk the high roads
Look down upon yourself
Your eyes concealing
Your heart cries out for help
But it's okay it's just a feeling

Someone
Somewhere
Is taking note how you care
Hold on

Your cold tradition
Surrounds you like a wall
Ttoo much to carry
Celestial paramour
You run down persecution alley

Your expectations
The best you ever had
The thought of giving
Is that so really bad
That's just the way it's part of living


11. SOLDIER OF THE LINE

Soldier of the line how does it feel
You're far away from home polishing steel
The sun moves in between the mountain and sky
As dawn puts out its fingers splitting them wide

Soldier of the line what do you know
About the other side, they never show
They must be well disguised biding their time
Their armour well prepared so nothing will shine

Soldier of the line would you kill me
There's something in your eyes stopping you see
They're cloudy and you turn your head away
What's that rolling down your face, are you OK?

Hold back those tears from your eye
Don't show those feelings inside
You're in a murderous playground
War games on a castle wall
You're in a murderous playground
Crossed out if you dare to fall

Soldier of the line it isn't fair
You're bleeding deep inside nobody cares
Your flag and lance stand proud splintered and red
No movement in the field, the crows will be fed

Soldier of the line you've come to the end
You'll never get to see your mother again
Some unfamiliar place you're going to stay
An unremembered name an unforgettable day


12. ENDLESS LOVE

You're a believer of the wayward call
Heavens above what comes with that
No crystal gazing on an empty shore
Don't dip your eyes don't turn your back

You make no promises when you break their hearts
Your magic power turns them to dust
You're off and running long before it starts
That's what you do to stay untouched

No endless love can't find no endless
No endless love can't find no endless love tonight
No endless love can't find no endless love

I've turned the corner and there's no one there
You've peeled your shadow off the wait
I've crossed the border and so please be aware
I'm never sure of you at all


13. ALL ENGLANDS EYES

Not forsaken
Another heart
They like taken
In foreign parts
Someone breakin'
Another heart
They lie waitin'
In foreign parts
Old England's skies
Turn black and she cries
Wet again
All England's eyes
Turn black and they cry
Yet again
Standing over
Another heart
Winds blow colder
In foreign parts
And the nameless
The sacred heart
Come to claim us
From foreign parts


14. KINGDOM OF MADNESS

When the night is on the run and your dreams are almost Gone
Seas of fire snatch your soul, beast of morning then unfold
In a whirlpool sadness creeps, shadows walk with silent Feet
Is there something in the air, turns your hope into Despair?
Despair!

Ooh, oh, kingdom of madness - you've got me undone
Oh, kingdom of madness - you've really begun
Oh, kingdom of madness - you've got me on the run

When the night is on the run and your dreams are almost Gone
Seas of fire snatch your soul, beast of morning then Unfold, ooh, yeah!
Take your hands away from me, leave my eyes, so I can see
It's not pleasure that you seek, you destroy the ones who Are weak
Ooh, yes, you do!

Oh, kingdom of madness - you've got me undone
Oh, kingdom of madness - you've really begun
Oh, kingdom of madness - you've got me on the run

The minstrel sings as he looks at me but he doesn't make a Sound
And a lovely time is had by all as the jester plays around
Everyone's laughing, everyone's laughing, everyone's Laughing at me!

Oh, kingdom of madness - you've got me undone
Oh, kingdom of madness - you've really begun
Oh, kingdom of madness - you've got me on the run

Oh, kingdom of madness - you've got me undone
Oh, kingdom of madness - you've really begun
Oh, kingdom of madness - you've got me on the run...


15. STEEL YOUR HEART

I never had a chance
Once I put my eyes on you
Too old to play romance
Said nothing that made sense to you

You took me by surprise
Breaking out is hard that's true
It started from inside
No telling what the heart will do

Steal your heart
And you'll never recover
Steal your heart
You won't look to another
Steal your heart
And you will never recover

You had me from the start
Doesn't matter wrong or right
You can't do the things by half
Tomorrow is another night


DISC 2 (LIVE)

1. LOVE IS A STRANGER

There's a time you will remember
Not too many years gone by
When the flame became an ember
Truth became a lie
Kiss them all and say goodbye

And in our minds we have been tempted
Every man would be a king
Some imagined, some invented
Freedom on the wing
We had a dream for everything

Have you heard, love's a stranger in this cruel world
Have you heard, there's a danger you might get hurt

I won't take down the road that you can't follow
Or desert you on a sea of dreams
And I won't promise you the world is yours tomorrow
I won't leave you, nothing's bad as it may seem

You can choose but you can't borrow
From the bible or the gun
One's salvation, one is sorrow
Justice will be done
And make its claim on everyone

Have you heard, love's a stranger in this cruel world
Have you heard, there's a danger you might get hurt

I won't take down the road that you can't follow
Or desert you on a sea of dreams
And I won't promise you the world is yours tomorrow
I won't leave you, nothing's bad as it may seem


2. TWO HEARTS

Send my love
On the telephone
No one answers
No one's home
Call after call
I just get nothing at all

Dirty feelings
They can't be right
Try again
For tomorrow night
No luck at all
Has got me walking the walls

Good love
Forsaken
Two hearts
One breaking

Good love
Mistaken
Two hearts
One achin'


3. HOW FAR JERUSALEM

They are the victims of the night
Ride against the wind born to loose the fight
They fill the doorways they come far
Holding what they bring details on a card
And on a rainy night like this
Someone shuts the door goodbye on there lips

There is no charity from where they come
There's nothing left to be
In stark reality thy will be done
For you and for me

How far Jerusalem before the heart breaks down
No kings amongst them cold feet in London town
How far Jerusalem oh broken hearted clown
We stand among them cold feet in London town

They are in search of Liberty's trail
Equal in their eyes faces drawn and pale
So many hearts have gone before
Probably ignored crashing to the floor
They are the victims of the night
Ride against the wind born to loose the fight
There is no charity from where they come
There's nothing left to be
In stark reality thy will be done
For you and for me

How far Jerusalem before the heart breaks down
No kings amongst them cold feet in London town
How far Jerusalem oh broken hearted clown
We stand among them cold feet in London town

How far Jerusalem before the heart breaks down
No kings amongst them cold feet in London town
How far Jerusalem oh broken hearted clown
We stand among them cold feet in London town

Ahhhhh. How far Jerusalem


4. THE TALL SHIPS

Daybreak and they'll be waiting, nervous out in the cold
Searching the blue horizon, praying they'll soon be home
Sweethearts, parents and lovers, hear them say

The tall ships are coming in
They ride like a ghost on the tide
They come way down from rio
The tall ships are coming in
Fifty-nine days without land
Six thousand miles, way down from rio
And they travelled by the stars
Guided on the way by the southern cross

Under sugar loaf mountain, down in boto fargo bay
Christ on corco vado, all seems so far away
Close by, all point skyward, five fingers of god

The tall ships are coming in
They ride like a ghost on the tide
They come way down from rio
The tall ships are coming in
Fifty-nine days without land
Six thousand miles, way down from rio
And they travelled by the stars
Guided on the way by the southern cross

Sweethearts, parents and lovers, hear them say

The tall ships are coming in
They ride like a ghost on the tide
They come way down from rio
The tall ships are coming in
Fifty-nine days without land
Six thousand miles, way down from rio
And they travelled by the stars
Guided on the way by the southern cross


5. SPIRIT

Don't place your trust in foolish promises sworn
Nor cryptic message scrawled upon every wall
Street corner justice beware
The spirit will find you always be fair
The shallow verse once read means nothing at all
Nor fearful gestures made for instant recall
In lies your heart will not share
The spirit inside used without care

The spirit that guides you follow it through
To the spirit inside you always be true
You know you'll despair
If the spirit inside is used without care

The battlefield of glory pales into rust
The river flows much thicker fed by each thrust
No beast alive does compare
The spirit beside you everywhere
Let not your head be turned by tainted reward
And dreams of fortune won forever to hoard
Your conscience could not repair
The spirit inside used without care

'Cause it will be your shelter, help you how to decide
And it will be your helper should your loyalties divide

The ash of pages swept before the cruel wind
The loss of choices praises no-one will sing
No clues to how you will fare
The spirit implores you tread where you dare
The dust lies thick on casket rich or quite poor
Distinction disappears the worm both deplore
The candle burns out once more
But the spirit inside you won't be ignored


6. DAYS OF NO TRUST

Pray to the future
Look to the past
Face the accuser
Freeze in our tracks
So many children
Have fallen from grace
The door should be open
No scorn or disgrace

Keys have been stolen
Treasure is lost
Lesson is golden
Hearts have been crossed
So here's to the heros
Come one and come all
Without them well who knows
Well who knows at all

In these days of no trust
Evermore hostility
We're all living under the same old sky
We're all living telling the same old lie
In these days of no trust

And music recorded
Might influence dreams
But headlines are courted
By stretch limosines
Pictures of plenty
Are stuck to the wall
For heads that are empty
Brains on the floor
Can't take any more

Someone is shouting
Revolution is here
He'll climb any mountain
For his selfish career
The truth's not a curtain
To be drawn back and forth
It's a flame that keeps burning
Everlasting tourch

In these days of no trust
Evermore hostility
We're all living under the same old sky
We're all living telling the same old lie
In these days of no trust


7. WILD SWAN

Wild swan, follow the river,
Don't fly through dangerous skies

On and on,
From bow and quiver,
Ride over mountains so high

Over fields and the ruin of castles,
Into the evening we soar

City lights begin to sparkle like diamonds thrown to the Floor

Fly home, it's just me and you, your only son
Fly home, I've been waiting to, the time has come
Oh, fly home, it's just me and you, your only son
Fly home, I've been waiting to, the time has come
Oh, time has come...

Yeah! - Coming home...

Oh! - Coming home...

Wild swan, follow the river,
Don't fly through dangerous skies
Oh, on and on, from bow and quiver,
Ride over mountains so high

Oh, ooh, out to sea on the wings of heaven,
Where silver cuts like a knife

Say farewell to the ships of the ocean,
We travel into the night

Oh!

Listen, fly home, it's just me and you, your only son
Fly home, I've been waiting to, the time has come
Fly home, it's just me and you, your only son
Fly home, I've been waiting to, the time has come
Fly home, it's just me and you
(Me and you) your only son

Fly home, I've been waiting to
(I've been waiting to) time has come

Oh! - I'm coming home...

I'm coming home...

Coming home...

I'm coming home...

Coming home...

Coming home...

Coming home...


8. START TALKING LOVE

Just another broken heart
Any fool can see
Though we're living worlds apart
You're still next to me

I'm never gonna give you up
Never wanna make you cry
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna say goodbye

Just another lonely night
I'm missing you again
Nothing ever turns out right
So when's it gonna end

I'm never gonna give you up
Never wanna make you cry
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna say goodbye

When you start talkin' love
You know that I'd run through the night
To be with you
Talk about love
It's a walk from the dark to the light
To be with you
Start talking love
Talk about love

You left me with a broken heart
Any fool can see
Now we're ling worlds apart
Guess it was meant to be

I'm never gonna give you up
Never wanna make you cry
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna say goodbye

When you start talkin' love
You know that I'd run through the night
To be with you
Talk about love
It's a walk from the dark to the light
To be with you
Start talking love
Talk about love


9. VIGILANTE

Racing in the shadows, the pounding of the feet
While the old men get to praying and the children try to Sleep

Just another promise, they don't really care
Cause the movement on the border's got the people running Scared

Standing on the corner, never got things done
If you leave you're front door open, you'll be the foolish One

No misunderstanding, no honour among thieves
It's a sorry situation, a gun is all you need

I said go call the vigilante...
He'll turn this place upside down
Go call the vigilante...
He don't get kicked around

Hold on, there's a new way a comin'
Looks like he's arriving tonight
There's no more hiding or running
There's no more walking on ice

Standing on the corner, never got things done
If you leave you're front door open, you'll be the foolish One

No misunderstanding, no honour among thieves
It's a sorry situation, a gun is all you need

I said go call the vigilante...
He'll turn this place upside down
Go call the vigilante...
He don't get kicked around

Hold on, there's a new way a comin'
Looks like he's arriving tonight
There's no more hiding or running
There's no more walking on ice

Racing in the shadows, the pounding of the feet
While the old men get to praying and the children try to Sleep

Just another promise, they don't really care
Cause the movement on the border's got the people running Scared

I said go call the vigilante...
He'll turn this place upside down
Go call the vigilante...
He don't get kicked around, kicked around

Hold on, there's a new way a comin'
Looks like he's arriving tonight
There's no more hiding or running
There's no more walking on ice

I said hold on, there's a new way a comin'
Looks like he's arriving tonight
There's no more hiding or running
There's no more walking on ice, oh!

Oh, I said, hold on, there's a new way a comin'
Looks like he's arriving tonight
There's no more hiding or running
There's no more walking on, walking on ice

Hold on, hold on
Looks like he's arriving tonight
There's no more hiding or running
There's no more walking on ice, oh!

No! - No! - No! - No! - No! - No! - No! - No! - No!

Vigilante - vigilante man!
Vigilante - call the vigilante man!
Vigilante - vigilante man!
Vigilante - call the vigilante man!
Vigilante - vigilante man!
Vigilante - go call the vigilante man!
Vigilante - vigilante man!
Vigilante - call the vigilante, vigilante man!
Vigilante - vigilante man!


10. TELL TALE EYES

She gives it everything she's got
I believe it's going to be a lot
'Cause deep in her heart
She's got a steam hammer pumping - keeps jumping
You know - you know - you know - you know
There's nothing in the world
That makes you feel that something

She don't know she's got the key
But she's working at it desperately
You can tell by her walk
She's just a natural lover - no cover
You know - you know - you know - you know
There's nothing in the world
Compares or makes you suffer

Like the feel of a woman, feel of a woman
Feel of a woman, leaves me defenceless
Like the tears of a woman and those tell tale eyes
Tears of a woman, still leaves me helpless

She gives it everything she's got
I believe it's going to be a lot
'Cause deep in her heart
She's got a steam hammer pumping - keeps jumping
You know - you know - you know - you know
There's nothing in the world
That makes you feel that something

Like the feel of a woman, feel of a woman
Feel of a woman, leaves me defenceless
Like the tears of a woman, and those tell tale eyes
Tears of a woman, still leaves me helpless


11. THE LAST DANCE

The last dance might be your last chance
Over your shoulder you turn and you glance
They walk past still no one has asked
Feeling much older the evening has crashed

Don't surrender don't you cry
Another lonely night you've had enough
Another lonely night is one too much
Another lonely night might just give up

The last dance you hide your empty hands
No one comes near you
the noise of the band
You can't talk so you get up and walk
All that you've been through
It's not like you thought

Don't surrender don't you cry
Another lonely night you've had enough
Another lonely night is one too much
Another lonely night might just give up


12. ONLY IN AMERICA

There's a rainbow on Sunset Boulevard,
Made of tears from Hollywood.
People praying for their Green Card,
Pay to play,
Work for food.

Swear alleigance every morning,
It's another sunny day,
Well it's murder on the freeway,
Someone's life gets blown away.

There's a pirate on the radio,
There's a preacher on TV.
Call the C.I.A Big Daddio,
Tell the White House I'll be free.

Only in America
Only in America
Only in America
Only in America

Tijuana 'cross the border,
Eat the worm see paradise,
Education in Las Vegas,
Cut the cards and roll the dice

People come to California,
And they aim to do it right.
Every waitress a performer,
You'll be famous overnight


13. YOU'RE THE ONE

You`re The OneI won't be home tonight
I got your news but I feel all right
I'm gonna take this town
I'm gonna turn it upside down
You won't tell me no more lies
Won't need no alibis

You're the one, you're the one who walked out on me
You're the one, you're the one who yelled victory
Things have changed, now that you're gone
Don't you know you're the one?
You're the one, you're the one who'll be history

Don't want your love anymore
Don't wanna hear you knocking on my door
So don't you come back tonight
Everything'll be locked up tight

What's a man supposed to do
I won't be cryin' over you

You're the one, you're the one who walked out on me
You're the one, you're the one who yelled victory
Things have changed, now that you're gone
Don't you know you're the one?
You're the one, you're the one who'll be history

You won't tell me no more lies, won't need no alibis

You're the one, you're the one who walked out on me
You're the one, you're the one who yelled victory
Things have changed, now that you're gone
Don't you know you're the one?

You're the one, you're the one who'll be history
You're the one, you're the one who'll be history

Don't need to tell you
You're the one, you're the one who'll be history
I won't be cryin' over you

(You're, you're the one)

You're the one, what's a man supposed to do
You're the one, you're the one who'll be history

You`re The One


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