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SHINE ON
OUT OF THE DARKNESS
DISTANT LIGHTS PIERCE MY SLEEP
A LONG TIME IN COMING
BUT THE DARK NIGHT IS OVER NOW
I WAKE UP TO THE MORNING SUN
AND SEE A NEW WORLD COMING
I LIFT UP MY EYES TO CLEARER SKIES
AND WELCOME TO THE DAWN
CHORUS:
SHINE ON, SPIRIT OF A BOLD NEW DAY
SHINE ON, THE TURNING OF A PAGE
SHINE ON, SPIRIT OF A BOLD NEW DAY
MORNING HAS BROKEN
A NEW DAY'S WORK TO BE DONE
THE FUTURE HAS SPOKEN
TOMORROW NOW HAS BEGUN
REACH OUT , TAKE ANOTHER CHANCE
BEYOND A NEW HORIZON
ERASING THE FEARS OF ALL YESTERYEARS
CREATE A WHOLE NEW WORLD
REPEAT CHORUS
LAST NIGHT I WONDERED
WOULD THERE COME A TIME
WHEN THE WORLD WOULD BE FREE
EVERY MAN, WOMAN CHILD
LOST IN MY THOUGHTS
IT TOOK SOME TIME TO NOTICE
A LIGHT IN MY WINDOW
IT SEEMED TO BE SINGING
I FOLLOW, TO THE SONG
I FOLLOW
TELL ME WHY HAS IT TAKEN SO LONG
REPEAT CHORUS
INTO LIGHT
FLIGHT, IN THE NIGHT
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE
ON THE RUN
RUN, LEARN TO FLY
LEARN TO FEEL
LOVE IS REAL
CHORUS:
THROW ASIDE ALL YOUR REASONS WHY
HERE'S THE TIME AND THE SPACE TO TRY
LIFT YOUR EYES TO ANOTHER SKY
MAKE BELIEVE IT
AND COME INTO LIGHT
RIDE, ON THE TIDE
YOUR DREAMS WILL STAY WITH YOU
WHILE YOU DO
GO, DON'T BE AFRAID
TRY TO FEEL
LOVE IS REAL
CHORUS:
HANG YOUR HEART ON THE TRUTH YOU'LL FIND
FEAR AND HATRED CAN MAKE YOU BLIND
UNDERSTAND LOVE'S A STATE OF MIND
MAKE BELIEVE IT
AND COME INTO LIGHT
TIME STANDS ON YOUR SIDE
JUST OPEN UP YOUR HEART
MAKE A START
LEARN THE LESSON WELL
YOU'LL BE AT ONE WITH LOVE
RISE ABOVE
CHORUS:
HANG YOUR HEART ON THE TRUTH YOU'LL FIND
FEAR AND HATRED WILL MAKE YOU BLIND
UNDERSTAND LOVE'S A STATE OF MIND
MAKE BELIEVE IT
AND COME INTO LIGHT
BELIEVE IN LOVE
A PLACE
I HAVE SEEN THE WORLD IN CHANGES
I HAVE SEEN THE WORLD ON FIRE
WITNESS TO THE WORDS
BUT NEVER KNOWING WHY
I HAVE HEARD THE WORDS OF ANGER
I HAVE FELT THE WORLD IN PAIN
MANY TIMES I FEEL THE NEED TO SLIP AWAY
BUT THERE'S A PLACE I GO
A SPECIAL PLACE I KNOW
I KNOW A PLACE
I KNOW A PLACE
TURNS TO SILENCE
ALL THE WORLD IS IN PERPETUAL MOTION
ALL THE PEOPLE I KNOW
COME AND GO EVENTUALLY
I FIND IT HARD TO BE A PART OF THE COMMOTION
I GET CAUGHT UP
BECAUSE IT'S HARDER STILL
TO SET MYSELF
FREE FROM THE CHAOS
FREE FROM THE MOUNTING TENSION
I SEEK SUSPENSION
LIKE I HAVE NEVER KNOWN BEFORE
THEN COMES A MOMENT
WHEN ALL THE WORLD IS STILLNESS AND CALM
YOU COME ALONG AND EVERY SOUND
TURNS TO SILENCE
WE TAKE THE HIGH ROAD
RISING UP ALONG THE RIVER
WE CLIMB A MOUNTAINTOP
FAR ABOVE THE RUSH TO THE SEA
LOOKING DOWN WE SEE THE WATERS
FLOWING BY US
CATCH A BREATH AND REST AWHILE THERE
AS YOU STAND NEXT TO ME
FREE FROM THE CURRENT
FREE FROM THE RACE OF TIME AND TIDE
FASTER AND FASTER
WE WATCH THE WORLD JUST PASS US BY
AND IN THAT MOMENT
WHEN ALL THE WORLD IS STILLNESS AND CALM
YOU COME ALONG AND EVERY SOUND
TURNS TO SILENCE
STOP THE WORLD, COME WITH ME
SLIP AWAY TO A PLACE
WHERE OUR LOVE WILL SURROUND US
STOP THE WORLD, COME WITH ME
SLIP AWAY TO A PLACE
WHERE THERE'S NOTHING BUT LOVE AROUND US
EVERY FEAR WILL BE FORGOTTEN
LOCKED OUTSIDE
SAFE FOR ALL TIME
TAKE ME AWAY FROM ALL THIS TROUBLE AND CONFUSION
TAKE ME APART FROM HERE
AND PUT ME BACK TOGETHER AGAIN
I NEED YOU NOW TO SET ME FREE FROM THE ILLUSION
I'M WAITING FOR A TIME WE'LL BOTH BE HERE
TOGETHER, AND THEN
COMES A MOMENT
WE STAND ALONE TOGETHER
LOVE YOU FOREVER
WITH EVERY BREATH AND BEAT OF MY HEART
AND IN THAT MOMENT
WHEN ALL THE WORLD IS STILLNESS AND CALM
YOU COME ALONG AND EVERY SOUND
FOR A HUNDRED MILES AROUND
TURNS TO SILENCE
OVER AND OVER
IN MY MIND I STILL HEAR YOU
BUT THEY DON'T PLAY YOU ANY MORE
THERE NEVER WAS SUCH A SWEET SOUND
EVER BEFORE
ON THAT DAY I LOOK BACK ON
MY FACE WAS AS A CHILD'S THEN
I'VE NEVER HEARD SUCH SWEET MUSIC
EVER AGAIN
THE FIRST TIME I HEARD YOU
THE SECOND I REALIZED THE SOUND
EACH NOTE RINGING CLEAR THROUGH
CHORUS:
OVER AND OVER AND OVER
MELODY DANCING INSIDE MY HEAD
I CATCH MYSELF FALLING
OVER AND OVER
SO MANY ROADS HAVE I TRAVELLED
WITH AN EYE TURNED TOWARDS THE WEST
A SUN IN SEARCH OF DIRECTION
ON AN INFINITE QUEST
YOU BRING TO LIFE LOVE AND MERCY
A SENSE OF PEACE SO RARELY FOUND
FOR SOULS IN NEED OF REDEMPTION
ETERNITY BOUND
EACH TIME I START OUT
SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING, SOMEWHERE
I HEAR YOUR VOICE CRY OUT
CHORUS:
OVER AND OVER AND OVER
SONG SINGER SINGING INSIDE MY HEAD
I CATCH MYSELF FALLING
OVER AND OVER
CREATE A SONG THAT NEVER DIES
REFLECTED SHINING SOUL INSIDE
THROUGH EVERY DAY AND EACH DARK NIGHT
CREATE A SONG THAT TAKES US - OVER
CHORUS
DON'T WALK AWAY
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE WRITING ON THE WALL
LAST SCENE, THE HERO TAKES A FALL
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE DISTANT
FREIGHT TRAIN WHISTLE BLOW
HEARD A WHISPER CALL,
" IT'S TIME TO GO"
CHORUS:
TAKE ME BY THE HAND
HOLD ON NOW
WE'LL DANCE ACROSS THE WATER
TRY TO UNDERSTAND
DON'T WALK AWAY
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THE FATHER, MOTHER, SON
LOOKING BACK
THINKING YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE
WHO COULD DREAM BIG DREAMS
TAKE THE WORLD BY STORM
BIG DREAMS ALONE CAN'T KEEP YOU WARM
CHORUS:
TAKE ME BY THE HAND
SIDE BY SIDE
WE'LL TURN ANOTHER CORNER
WE WILL MAKE OUR STAND
DON'T WALK AWAY
FAR FROM THE CITY
THE FUTURE TAKES FLIGHT
WE'LL FIND OUR PLACE SOMEWHERE
MAYBE TOMORROW, MAYBE TONIGHT
LIKE AWAKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A DREAM
THINGS ARE NEVER QUITE THE WAY THEY SEEM
SO IF YOU'RE TRULY ON THE RUN TO FIND A BRIGHTER DAY
THE SUN SHINES BRIGHT RIGHT HERE
DON'T WALK AWAY
CHORUS:
TAKE ME BY THE HAND
HOLD ON NOW
WE'LL DANCE UPON THE WATER
WE WILL MAKE OUR STAND
DON'T WALK AWAY
OUT THERE
LOST AMONG THE STARS AT NIGHT
I START TO WONDER
FAR BEYOND THE DYING RAYS
OF EVERY SETTING SUN
I GAZE UPON THE MOON AND SENSE
THE SPELL I'M UNDER
OPEN UP A DOOR AND ASK
ARE WE THE ONLY ONES ?
IN THE DAYS THAT LIE AHEAD
WE SENSE THE DARKNESS FALLING
WE KNOW WE MUST UNLOCK THE ANSWER
BEFORE THE FUTURE'S FINAL CALLING
IS ANYONE OUT THERE ?
CAST UPON THE WAVES OF TIME
IN ALL DIRECTIONS
LONG AGO WE SAILED ACROSS
THE VAST CELESTIAL SEAS
STRANDED ON THE EARTHLY SHORE
WE SEEK CONNECTION
LANDLOCKED SAILORS OF THE SUN
STILL SENSE THE MYSTERY
THROUGH THE DEPTHS OF TIMELESS TIME
WE LONG TO HEAR THE STORY
TOSSED BETWEEN THE HEART AND MIND
THE UNIVERSE, IN ALL ITS GLORY
IS ANYONE OUT THERE ?
MAYBE WE'LL FIND OUT
OUT IN THE NIGHT
WHERE THE ANSWER CAN SEEM SO CLEAR
IT TOUCHES MY SOUL
JUST AS SURE AS I'M STANDING HERE
TAKES ME AWAY
IN THE PRESENCE OF MAJESTY
YESTERDAY, THERE CAME A WARNING CALL
ABOUT TOMORROW AND THE FEAR OF CHANGE FOR ALL
BUT TODAY, I LOOK AROUND ME AND I KNOW
CHANGE WE MUST, OR WE MUST GO
I BELIEVE IT, I CAN FEEL IT
I KNOW THAT WE'LL FIND THE ANSWER
JUST UP AHEAD, WHERE A NEW DAWN IS RISING BEFORE US
LOST AMONG A BILLION STARS
WE WATCH AND WONDER
HOPING FOR AN OPEN DOOR
TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF TRUTH
A SIMPLE PRAYER IS WAITING THERE
FOR HEARTS TO FOLLOW
SOMEWHERE OUT BEYOND THE STARS
NEW HOPE FOR ME AND YOU
TAKE US TO A DEEPER SPACE
AND SET OUR HEARTS A-SOARING
TAKE US TO A HIGHER PLACE
A UNIVERSE OF HOPE AND GLORY
SOMEONE IS OUT THERE
OF THAT THERE IS NO DOUBT
SOMEONE IS OUT THERE
AND I KNOW WE'LL FIND OUT
IT'S IN OUR MINDS, IT'S IN OUR SOULS, IT'S IN OUR HEARTS
THE STORY TOLD ( THE TRUTH UNFOLDS )
ALL WE NEED
WALKING THE MILES
DOWN THE HIGHWAY OF A LIFE
LONG WINDING ROAD
THROUGH THE HEART OF THE DARK NIGHT
THAT TRIP SO MANY YEARS ON
MAKES WOODSTOCK NATION SEEM A LONG TIME GONE
OLD HIPPY DREAMER
HE SITS BY THE FIRE
SURFING THE NET
CAN'T QUENCH HIS DESIRE FOR THE LIFE
THAT HE KNEW LONG AGO
WHEN HIS WORLD WAS STILL YOUNG AND BOLD
NOT LIKE THE OLD DAYS
HIS BIG IDEAS ARE SHATTERED
TALKING OF " OLD FRIENDS" AND " THE HEART OF THE MATTER"
SAME OLD FEARS RINGING TRUE
ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE….. AND YOU
CHORUS:
ALL HE NEEDS IS TO LOOK INTO HIS HEART
AND FIND THE PLACE HE LEFT THERE LONG AGO
THOUGH TIMES HAVE CHANGED
THE TRUTH REMAINS THE SAME
SING OUT LOUD
AND LET HIS DREAMS UNFOLD
NEXT WE CUT TO AN EX FLOWER CHILD
LOST IN HER OWN WORLD
HER MEMORIES RUN WILD THROUGH THE NIGHT
SHE'S GOT TIME ON HER MIND
ALL THE FACES SHE LEFT BEHIND
THINKING BACK ON THINGS THAT THEY SAID
LIKE MARLEY'S CHAINS
THEY RATTLE IN HER HEAD
WORDS OF LOVE TURNING ROUND
SATISFACTION SHE NEVER FOUND
CHORUS:
ALL SHE NEEDS IS TO LOOK INTO HER HEART
AND FIND THE PLACE SHE LEFT THERE LONG AGO
UNLOCK THE CHAINS
THE PASSION STILL REMAINS
THE ENDING OF A STORY STILL UNTOLD
WE LONG SO MUCH FOR SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN
SOMETHING TO BE PART OF
BUT SOMEONE ONCE SAID
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE
WHEN THE COCK CROWS THREE TIMES
TO WHO DO WE ANSWER
WHO'LL WRITE THE CHECK
TO PAY FOR THE DANCE THAT WE'VE DONE
WHEN ALL THE MUSIC HAS DIED
YOU CAN DANCE
BUT YOU CANNOT HIDE
CHORUS:
ALL WE NEED IS TO LOOK INTO OUR HEARTS
AND FIND THAT PLACE WE LEFT THERE LONG AGO
THOUGH TIMES DO CHANGE
THE TRUTH WE KNEW REMAINS THE SAME
SING OUT LOUD
AND LET YOUR DREAMS UNFOLD
ALL WE NEED, IT'S ALL WE NEED
WATCHING, HOPING, WAITING
LOVE GENERATION
LOST HORIZONS ALONG THE WAY
BEYOND YESTERDAY
FACE TOMORROW
BRIDGES BURNING BEHIND
FROM THE DEPTHS OF MY MIND
I REMEMBER THE DAY
I SAW YOU STANDING THERE
REFLECTING THE LOVE
SHINING OUT THE WORLD OVER
CHORUS:
WATCHING, HOPING, WAITING
FOR A SIGN ALONG THE WAY
LOST LOVE RECREATING
SHINE A LIGHT MY WAY
AND CARRY ME HOME
LIFE LIKE A RIVER
RAGING ON TO THE OPEN SEA
BEYOND DESTINY
WEARY TRAVELLERS
HUDDLE CLOSELY IN KIND
COMMON COMFORT THEY FIND
BUT STANDING ALONE
FAR APART FROM THE REST
I CAN STILL SEE YOUR FACE
AND I'M OBSESSED BY THE VISION
REPEAT CHORUS
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
I HOLD TIGHT TO YOUR VISION
AND I CALL OUT YOUR NAME
WITH A LOVE SO STRONG
IT WON'T BE VERY LONG
WE'LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN
TIL THEN, WHEN THE WORLD IS RIGHT
PUT DOUBT OUTSIDE YOUR MIND
YOU HAVE TO BE SURE
JUST GIVE YOUR WORD TO ME
YOU MUST BELIEVE WITH ALL YOUR HEART
THAT LOVE CAN ENDURE
BUT THE NIGHT'S SO LONG AND COLD
WITH A MIND OF ITS OWN
WHERE LOVE CAN BE BOUGHT AND SOLD
OVERPOWERING DEVOTION
DON'T TURN AWAY
I WILL ALWAYS BE THERE
JUST HOLD OUT YOUR HAND
TAKE MY LOVE NOW , FOREVER
REPEAT CHORUS
CLOSER
STAND BY FOR ACTION NOW
IT'S COMING YOUR WAY
OPEN YOUR EYES
YOU'VE GOT A LOT TO LEARN
WAR CAN ATTRACT YOU
LIKE A MOTH TO A FLAME
YOU THINK YOU'RE READY
JUST CAN'T WAIT YOUR TURN
CHORUS:
CLOSER, CAN YOU FEEL THE DARKNESS COMING
CLOSER, THE CHOICE IS YOURS FOR THE MAKING
CLOSER, CAN YOU FEEL THE COLD WINDS BLOWING
CLOSER,
TRUTH BE TOLD, YOU MUST HOLD OUT FOR LOVE
YOU'VE HEARD THE STORIES
OF ADVENTURES GONE BY
THE PATH OF GLORY
SHINES BRIGHT IN YOUR EYES
WHAT OF THE HEARTS AND SOULS
LOST ON THE WAY
THE PRICE OF GLORY
JUST TOO HIGH TO PAY
REPEAT CHORUS:
TRUTH CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IN THIS STRANGE AND HOSTILE WORLD
IN WHICH WE LIVE
TRUTH, THE ANSWER TO ALL QUESTIONS
PROOF POSITIVE
YOU ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER
IS TO GIVE MORE THAN YOU TAKE
THAT'S HOW YOU MAKE
A BETTER WORLD , AND SO
YOU MUST HOLD OUT FOR LOVE
WAR IS JUST A SHOT AWAY
HATE WILL ONLY TURN YOU COLDER
FORCED TO FACE A WORLD OF PAIN
HOPE IS JUST A DREAM AWAY
PEACE AND TRUST CAN STILL GROW STRONGER
IF YOU CROSS THAT BRIDGE OF LOVE TODAY
JUST CROSS THAT BRIDGE
THE ANSWER IS
IN FRONT OF YOU
BRING IT HOME
YOU MUST HOLD OUT FOR LOVE
CHORUS:
CLOSER, CAN YOU FEEL THE DARKNESS COMING
CLOSER, THE CHOICE IS YOURS FOR THE MAKING
CLOSER, GET THE WORLD TOGETHER, BRING IT
CLOSER,
TRUTH BE TOLD, YOU MUST HOLD OUT FOR LOVE
MASTERS OF TIME
TIME ON OUR HANDS,
NO NEED TO HURRY
WE JUST SIT HERE AND WATCH
AS THE WORLD PASSES BY
LOST IN A SCENE
A STILL LIFE BETWEEN
WHAT WE KNOW OF THE WORLD
AND WE HOPE IT COULD BE
ON A RIVER OF DREAMS, IN AN OCEAN OF TIME
OUR LIVES ARE AN ILLUSION FLOATING BY
MASTERS OF TIME
MASTERS OF NOTHING
SCATTERING SEASONS
THAT CANNOT BE REPLACED
GIVE US THIS DAY
PLEASE GIVE US THIS MOMENT
BUT WAKE US IN TIME
FOR THE LAST RUNNING RACE
IN THIS INSTANT OF TIME, THIS MOMENT SUBLIME
TO BE HERE, LOST IN THE NIGHT
AND AWAKEN TO THE BRIGHT , BRIGHT LIGHT OF DAY
MATTER OF TIME
LONG AGO A MAN TOLD A STORY ABOUT A SHINING DREAM
FROM THE MOUNTAINTOP WHERE HE STOOD
A NEW WORLD HE HAD FORSEEN
BUT THE WORLD WAS NOT READY THEN
A GENERATION WONDERING WHEN
WOULD WE EVER LEARN IN THE END ?
SOMEONE ANSWERED , " SOMEDAY SOON"
CHORUS:
IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME
AND TIME IS A TEACHER FOR THOSE WHO FOLLOW
A VERY TALL MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB
BUT IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME
WITH THE MAN THE DREAM WAS LOST
THE PROMISE GONE ASTRAY
IN A NATION SO TEMPEST TOSSED
A MOVEMENT LOST IT'S WAY
AS THE WORLD SEEMED SUDDENLY COLD
A GENERATION' S DREAM LEFT ON HOLD
WOULD WE FIND A CURE FOR THE SOUL
SOMEONE ANSWERED, "SOMEDAY SOON"
CHORUS:
IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME
AND TIME IS A HEALER OF PROMISES BROKEN
WE'RE WATCHING FOR A SIGN
BECAUSE IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME
WE HAVE WATCHED AS THE MADNESS SURROUNDED US
FOR NEARLY HALF A HUNDRED YEARS
AS THE FORCES OF DARKNESS CONFOUNDED US
DESTROYING VISIONS OF A NEW FRONTIER
WE OVERCAME ALL THE HATRED AND FEAR SOMEHOW
ON THE MOUNTAINTOP THE DREAM STILL STANDS
WE WANTED THE WORLD, WELL WE'VE GOT IT NOW
WE HOLD THE ANSWER RIGHT HERE IN OUR HANDS
I BELIEVE THE POWER OF LOVE IS STILL NEAR AT HAND
I BELIEVE WE CAN WALK TOGETHER… INTO THE PROMISED LAND
LOOKING DEEP INSIDE MY SON'S EYES
I SEE THE MAGIC OF DREAMING IS STILL ALIVE
WATCHING FOR THAT DAY TO ARRIVE
SOMEDAY SOON. SOMEDAY SOON
CHORUS:
IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME
AND TIME IS A RIVER THAT'S RAGING ONWARD
LEAVING THE MADNESS BEHIND
AND IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME
SOUL DREAMERS…THE DREAM BEGINS WITH YOU AND ME
HEART BELIEVERS… ONE MORE MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB
LEAVE THE MADNESS BEHIND
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME
AURORA
(FOR BRIAN, CARL AND DENNIS)
YOU'RE A VAGABOND CHILD
A SHOOTING STAR
WILD, ON YOUR OWN
THOUGH YOU'RE DONE WITH THE MAD TIMES
THE RAMBLING CAN STILL HAUNT YOUR SOUL
ALL YOUR LIFE AURORA
WINDBLOWN, DRIFTING
ALWAYS ON THE RUN
AS YOU WATCH FROM THE SHORELINE
DUSK SETTLES OVER THE SEA
SHADOWS GROW LONGER
BUT YOU WILL NOT GO QUIETLY
ALL YOUR LIFE AURORA
YOU'VE LONGED TO TOUCH THE SUN
CHORUS:
THOSE DAYS ARE GONE FOR NOW
THEY MAY BE LOST FOREVER
BUT STILL YOU DREAM AT NIGHT
IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE HEAVEN
HOME THROUGH THE DARKNESS
YOU'LL FIND YOUR WAY
SIT DOWN BESIDE ME
AND WE'LL SING OF BETTER DAYS
DAYS TO REMEMBER
HAIL TO THEM AND LONG MAY THEY RUN
HAIL TO TOMORROW
THE BLESSING OF DAYS STILL TO COME
SHINE YOUR LIGHT,AURORA
SHINE ON, LIKE THE SUN
CHORUS:
SO KEEP YOUR DREAMS ALIVE
AND WAVE THEM HIGH FOREVER
FOR LOVE WILL LIGHT THE WAY
TO LIVE YOUR LIFE LIKE
HEAVEN, HEAVEN
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