THE FUTURE IS BLACK
in the streets of San Francisco up in
Washington, D.C.
there’s a movement that’s crossing all the lines
while we speed into the future,
the deceiver plants the seeds
and he hides from you the truth behind the lies
the blind will lead the blind
into the valley of sorrow
into the night they will ride
if you look behind the secrets,
in between the lust and greed
you will see the motives coming from the heart
in the shadows of division,
in the cracks of human pride
we only fight for what we cannot hide
the blind will lead the blind
into the valley of sorrow
into the night they will ride
can’t you see there’s a levy of tears in my eyes
and I don’t know if I can hold back
take the trouble and pain that my two eyes have seen
and I know that the future is black
look at you now
look at you now, baby
the future is black
there’s no turning back
the future is black
(solo)
see the world spinning out of control
one look in the past the future won’t last
can’t you see there’s a levy of tears in my eyes
and I don’t know if I can hold back
take the trouble and pain that my two eyes have seen
and I know that the future is black
look at you now
look at you now, baby
the future is black
there’s no turning back
the future is black
FLY AWAY
when
you’re lost inside the dead of night
you
can hear the city rage
another
one kills and another one dies
and
another one shares the pain
see
the murder and the rape and a cop on the take
don’t
you know that it never ends
the
sun will rise and the sun will set
but
there’s madness in the hearts of men
caught
in the circle with no end in sight
better
turn yourself another page
I’m
sick and tired of all the hopeless talk
‘cuz
nothing’s ever gonna’ change
think
I’ll fly away into the setting sun
away
from the dark of the night
‘cuz
the only time that I feel alright is with you
caught
in the middle of an endless fight
it
comes down to time and chance
got
a lot or a little, better enjoy life
‘cuz you don’t know whether love or hate
is
waiting outside your door
so
you better pray, there’s no delay
from
the one that’s worth living for
gonna’
fly away into the setting sun
away
from the dark and the night
‘cuz
this crazy world lives under the gun
it’s
only a matter of time
gonna’
fly away into the setting sun
away
from the dark and the night
‘cuz
the only time that I feel alright is with you
(solo)
stuck
in the middle in the dead of night
you
can hear the city rage
better
turn yourself another page
generations
come, generations go
nothing’s
ever gonna change
gonna’
fly away into the setting sun
where
the light was praying for their lives
WARRIOR
I
could see the city lights
then
they turned to black
then
I heard a sirens crying sounding out ATTACK!
I
could see the rockets glare
shooting
in the night
everyone
was praying for their lives
am
I dreaming
I
don’t believe it
am
I wrong or right
then
I heard a voice say in the night
I’m
a warrior, take my hand!
let
me lead you to the promised land
I’m
a warrior, take my hand!
I’m
a soldier under his command
then
I saw this blinding light
I
heard a sonic boom
I
could feel the earth shake in the doom
I
couldn’t see him
but
I could feel him
lift
me to the sky
I
could hear the voice that saved my life
I’m
a warrior, take my hand!
let
me lead you to the promised land
I’m
a warrior, take my hand!
I’m
a soldier under his command
(solo)
am
I dreaming
I
don’t believe it
am
I wrong or right
then
I heard a voice say in the night
I’m
a warrior, take my hand!
let
me lead you to the promised land
I’m
a warrior, take my hand!
I’m
a soldier under his command
I’m
a warrior
take
my hand!
I’LL WAIT
they
say in time that all my wounds will heal
but
they don’t know all the pain I feel
so
I ask you now, won’t you be my guide
and
maybe hold me to the end of time
and
if I look into your eyes
what
will I see
will
it be the answer the the mystery
I’ll
wait for you tonight
I’ll
wait with open arms
and
if it takes forever
to
make it right
I’ll
wait to ‘til the end of time
I’ll
wait for you
a
painted picture says a thousand words
I
see the colors, but I never learn
I
ask you this, have I gone too far
or
am I reaching for a shooting star
and
if I look into your eyes
what
will I see
will
it be the answer to the mystery
I’ll
wait for you tonight
I’ll
wait with open arms
and
if it takes forever
to
make it right
I’ll
wait to ‘til the end of time
I’ll
wait for you
(solo)
I’ll
wait for you tonight
I’ll
wait with open arms
and
if it takes forever
to
make it right
I’ll
wait to ‘til the end of time
I’ll
wait for you tonight
I’ll
wait with open arms
and
if it takes forever
to
make it right
I’ll
wait to ‘til the end of time
I’ll
wait for you
HOLD THE LINE
I
see you standing in your garden full of stone
wrapped
around your heart so you will never be alone
can’t
you see I want to give you all you need
don’t
you know by now
there’s
no future in the past when life goes by so fast-
just
hold the line (hold the line)
life’s
a journey til the end of time (hold the line)
and
soon the sun will rise
your
sanctuary is hanging from a chain
wrapped
around your neck
,
but it won’t take away the pain
seems
to me you don’t know what to believe
you
should know by now
when
the sands of wasted time leave you high and dry-
just
hold the line (hold the line)
life’s
a journey til the end of time (hold the line)
and
soon the sun will rise
the
end of time (hold the line)
soon
the sun will shine just hold the line (hold the line)
life’s
a journey til
the
end of time (hold the line)
soon
the sun will shine just hold the line (hold the line)
you’ve
got to hold on
hold
on, hold the line
SOMETHING’S WRONG WITH THE WORLD
TODAY
the
beggar on the street, it’s enough to make you weep
he
wants something he can shoot through his veins
tearing
up the place when the heart begins to race
and
the needle fills the great escape
selling
neverland, build your house upon the sand
with
your feet planted deep in the grave
wasting
precious time, trying to kill his empty mind
and
his spirit’s dying on the way
your
life is just a mist before the late autumn breeze
there’s
got to be a reason for the air we breathe
where’s
the wrong with the share
where’s
the hope, we need to care
where’s
the faith in our society
something’s
wrong with the world today
something’s
wrong with the world today
shooting
in the park, raping in the dark
child
abuse going on and on
stealing
everywhere and no one seems to care
fornication
running all around
trying
to find a reason for the things that we do
no
one’s got a minute when there’s nothing to prove
trying
to find a reason for the things that we do
no
one’s got a minute when there’s nothing to prove
where’s
the love we need to share
where’s
the hope, we need to care
where’s
the faith in our society
find
the justice and the law
where’s
the peace, where has it gone
who’s
the jury of our sanity
something’s
wrong with the world today
something’s
wrong with the world today
(solo)
something’s
wrong with the world today
something’s
wrong with the world today
ANSWER TO THE MASTER
you
keep on running, been lonely for too long
out
on the boulevard, the hammer’s coming down
you
feel the pressure, the fire in the storm
you
need another way, a shelter from the war
let
me take you past the fears inside your mind
let
me take you to the mansion in the sky
answer
to the master, gonna’ bring you to your knees
breakaway
the chains, he will give you rest
answer
to the master, when we reach our destiny
every
knee shall bow, every toungue confess
do
you remember the power of the flame
your
mama told you that love will never end
you
used to tell me there’s freedom in the sky
you’re
staying down too long, it’s time for you to fly
let
me take you past the limits of your mind
let
me take you to the mansion in the sky
answer
to the master, gonna bring you to your knees
breakaway
the chains, he will give you rest
answer
to the master, when we reach our destiny
every
knee shall bow, every tongue confess
(solo)
answer
to the master, gonna’ bring you to your knees
breakaway
the chains, he will give you rest
answer
to the master, when we reach our destiny
every
knee shall bow, every tongue confess
answer
to the master, gonn’ bring you to your knees
breakaway
the chains, he will give you rest
answer
to the master, when we reach our destiny
every
knee shall bow, every tongue confess
answer
to the master, gonna’ bring you to your knees
breakaway
the chains, he will set you free
HUNGRY DAYS
I
was a young boy when I heard the music call
staring
at the concert stage my spirit craved it all
blinded
by the spotlight, seduction rules the game
sold
my soul to rock and roll,
there’s
no one else to blame
I
still feel the power
I
still feel it knocking at my door
hungry
days
I
remember hungry days
now
I’m a young man I see a different light
shining
down upon me, there’s no fear, no end in sight
music
is the magic and money is the slave
standing
on the solid rock now
nothing
seems the same
I
still feel the power
I
still hear it knocking at my door
hungry
days!
I
still remember hungry days
searching
for my only fantasy
hungry
days, oh, remember hungry days
time
forever slips away
THE KING IS RISING
every
morning on the evening news
I
hear the same ol’ story someone singing the blues
disaster
striking out and you’re not ready
California
quakes and the Midwest floods
see
the hurricanes and the Malibu mud
ice
and snow, you know it drives you crazy
I
hear the prophet of the modern day
shouting
out from the side of the stage
the
kind is rising
will
you be ready to stand up and fight
there’s
feeling all across the land
times
are tough--getting way out of hand
crime
is on the run and there’s no safety
war
in the streets, the economy
nothing
stays the same and there’s nothing for me
everybody’s
frantic for the sure thing
I
see the prophet of the modern day
stepping
out from society’s cage
the
king is rising
will
you be ready to stand up and fight
the
king is rising
will
you be ready to lay down your life
I
don’t think he’ll take any longer, no,
I
don’t think he’ll take any more
(solo)
the
king is rising
will
you be ready to stand up and fight
the
king is rising
will
you be ready to lay down your life
