All Secrets Known
1. All Secrets Known 9.20 (Edwards/ Wilsher)
2. Nothing Comes Too Easy 6.03 (Bradley/Edwards)
3. Freedom (i.Liberta ii. La Fuga) 7.53 (Edwards)
4. Will We Ever Know 8.30 (Edwards)
5. Seven Days 6.50 (Edwards)
6. Rising Tide 6.40 (Bradley/Edwards)
7. Rain 4.22 (Edwards)
8. Bigger Lie 12.30 (Edwards/Rowe)
All Secrets Known
My life has been kind as I witness others fall
Standing on the edge of time to hear the distant call
But what if I could change anything
Open my mind by tuning in
To the music of the Earth
What if I found the ancient ones
Calling the gods as it begun
What’s that knowledge worth
And I could be master of everything I see
They would worship me
And I, I could rule the world
With all the secrets known
I could stand alone
Feelings without meanings confusion in the air
Changing rearranging the order everywhere
So I could end the everwar
Tyrants and despots would be no more
We would live in peace
Land and the sea are clean again
Birds and the beasts are free and then
Death of Earth can cease
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And I could be master of everything I see
They would worship me
And I, I could rule the world
With all the secrets known
I could stand alone
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All the secrets known
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So follow as I call
Together we stand tall
Cos we can change it all
So stand with me or fall
A wonderous synth adventure from Rob to kick off the album beautifully enhanced by Mr. Les Penning, the voice of God.
Ther's a funny story about how he came to be voicing the intro, we had originally used a sample of a speech online and had sort permission to use it, however the subject material of the song wasn't inline with the provider and they suggested lyric changes to the song.....true story.....we declined their advice and ultimately the results are far better than the original demo idea.
Nothing Comes Too Easy
He’s living his life for the moment
Just kicking about in his space
He’s often indifferent
To the trouble he makes
Hey, but it’s all right
He’s reached an accord
Where blame is blameless
And less is always more
Nothing comes too easy
But easy comes to fast
Happiness is a journey
Not a destination passed
Takes him time to reckon it
Youth runs the double edge
Sharper still the promised land
That resides within his head
Open arms and wonder
Emotions wear thin on his sleeve
A carrier of conscience
What you have is what you believe
Nothing comes too easy
But easy comes too fast
Happiness is the journey
Not a destination passed
So give it up for the moment
Because we got to make it last
Holding onto the real thing
Is an everlasting task
In hindsight we might change so much
We’d open doors that were never closed
Another path some other road
Changes come and we turn on a whim
Our demons by our side
The angels let go
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Nothing comes too easy
But easy comes too fast
Happiness is the journey
Not a destination passed
So give it up for the moment
Because we got to make it last
Holding onto the real thing
Is an everlasting task
Lyrics written by commander Bradley (Jim) and very fine they are too.
Basically enjoy the moment, live in the present.
There's a hint of Geddy influence on this song, a thunderous bassline from The Mighty Mr Rowe.
Freedom
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Free I can get away
I can ride the trail for another day
The hangman’s noose will seem far away
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Days seem to come and go
My eyes can’t see and my mind don’t know
When I kiss the sky I can leave the show
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Freedom
Christ are you looking down
My thirst is strong can you help me now
The lizard’s eye sees me stumble on
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One dead horse and I’m on my own
No snap of rope or a pauper’s stone
So dry my skin and bleach my bones
Freedom
A song about a bandit on the run in the wild west. The song was coming together about the time Ennio Morricone passed away, so it seemed fitting that some sort of tribute was made, hence the song intro Liberta.
I've had the riff kicking about for a while and someone said it sounded a bit cowboyish......so I thought I'd run with the idea.
Will We Ever Know
What if our science had lied to hide the truth about our place
And we’re the visitors an alien race
Travelled the universe through light and dark and time and space
The shepherds flock we hold the coded trace
Will we ever know will we ever know the truth
Will we ever know will we ever know the truth
So the cosmic farmers harvest us for music art and love
Look up to the skies you’ll see them up above
So far advanced that their logic don’t allow them to create
And so they farm us for beauty that we make
Will we ever know will we ever know the truth
Will we ever know will we ever know the truth
So we start our journey to the stars past the moon and on past Mars
Jupiter and Saturn are now gone Pluto and then Voyager and on
Will we ever know
Will we ever know the truth
(Robot: We are the aliens we must travel through space and time
we must find our fathers the creators of the human race
let the cosmic journey begin)
On the good ship Battenberg Captain Cake is who we serve
Orion’s Belt and Sirius B
The Mighty Ra in time for tea
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Will we ever know
Will we ever know the truth
Ok ancient alien fans, this ones for you. The tale of genetic manipulation of early man by an alien species that harvest us for our non-logical creativity, ultimately evolving and searching for our creators as a cyborg race.
An accidental odd timing on this and a nod to flying teapots.
Do you like Battenberg?
Seven Days
Looking up looking down
I can see the faces following me I own the stage
I control everything your every emotion
Make you feel young or look at your age
Laugh with me cry with me wipe back the tears
Think of mortality if I should die
Can you guess who I am good guy or bad guy
All is revealed you knew all the time
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And I’ll dance with the ghosts of the past‘ til the dwarves lock me up in a box
And I’ll kill the puppets with axes and saws
‘Til the puppet master carries me off
And we all had a good time some of us bought chocolate and sweets
And we all had a fun time but some of us like sinister treats
All we had was seven days
‘Til the walls fell down
All we had was seven days
‘Til the generals came round
All we had was seven days
‘Til the soldiers brokeloose
All we had was seven days
‘Til our necks found the noose
Spectors and inspectors
Trainers and their trains
Honey pots and money pots
Draining out their drains
Mind games and rhyme games
Savilles in a row
now then now then
For a medal and a bow
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All we had was seven days
‘Til the walls fell down
All we had was seven days
‘Til the generals came round
All we had was seven days
‘Til the soldiers brokeloose
All we had was seven days
‘Til our necks found the noose
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Inspired by the imagery of Terry Gilliam films, particularly Time Bandits, the section with Napoleon is watching the performance in the theatre.
Also the darker side of the song referencing the closed nature of organisations in their final days...absolutely no reference to the BBC in the seventies.
Rising Tide
Trying to escape from the rising tide
Brothers and sisters are by my side
Senses tell me I’m out of time
Trying to run when you cannot walk
Trying to shout when you cannot talk
Holding on for a second chance
Trying to escape from the downward slide
Easier still just to run and hide
Senses tell me I’m doing fine
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But oh it’s along way
A long way from home
And oh it’s a long way
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Trying to escape from the hurt inside
A thousand wrongs and the rights divide
Senses tell me I’m out of time
Praying hard for the strangers glance
A brief connection that hope demands
Senses tell me to search inside
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But oh it’s along way
A long way from home
And oh it’s a long way
We hold fear in such high grace
The rising waters sooth our pain
A momentary change of season
Without hope in such a place
The rising tide will come again
A momentary lapse of reason
But oh it’s along way
A long way from home
And oh it’s a long way
This one was conceived around the tragedy of cockle pickers killed by an incoming tide, a lyrical collaboration with Jim.
A favourite of Nick Lloyd, who's outstanding engineering work on this album even led to the photo above, in a bid to get "less nose in the mix"
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Rain
I’ve felt the rain fall on my face
I’ve climbed a mountain to a secret place
I’ve heard the waves break on the shore
And been to islands where no one has gone before
But I can’t begin to tell you
There’s nothing I can say
I can’t describe the feeling that I’m feeling
Seeing you today
I’ve seen the sun rise in the east
I’ve sat with elders invited to the feast
I’ve seen an eagle flying high
I’ve watched a comet race across the sky
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But I can’t begin to tell you
There’s nothing I can say
I can’t describe the feeling that I’m feeling
Seeing you today
And as the daylight wakes me
What wonders will it bring
From the simplest pleasure to a wondrous thing
And with this time we’re given
We all have got a role
To find the wonder in another’s soul
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And all of mankind’s grand designs cannot compare
And all that nature can provide cannot prepare
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So I can’t begin to tell you
There’s nothing I can say
I can’t describe the feeling that I’m feeling
Seeing you today
Inspired by the birth of my beautiful daughter, all the amazing experiences I've had, places I've been and things I've seen can't compare to that moment.
One for all you parents out there.
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Bigger Lie
There’s a hint that these centuries of pain
Have been played out before but all in vain
And when you look back at what has come to pass
It’s clear to see that nothing lasts
Oh what a waste of time
Oh what a waste of time
We need a bigger lie
Sometimes when you watch someone breathing their last
You can see life passes by all too fast
Though your sadness makes you hope for something more
The truth is that death has closed the door
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Oh what a waste of time
Oh what a waste of yours and mine
We need a bigger lie
Why can’t we see that whilst watching TV we are just dithering
Or wasting away the best hours of the day sat at a desk
One day there’s a knock and you realise with shock that your snivelling
Has all been for nought and that rap at the door was your call to rest
Sitting here next to myself It’s all become clear to me
The passage of time whilst somehow sublime
Seems a farce and nothing ever lasts
Our shadows like hounds, hunting us down
Sent to follow us, they want to consume
Though seemingly unstoppable and most highly improbable
Our misplaced faith still shines through
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Oh what a waste of time
Oh what a waste of time
We need a bigger lie
If JC’s so good where the fuck’s his next book when’s the movie release
The last one was cool but do you think that we’re fools it was hardly War and Peace
We enjoyed the last show but that was some time ago and that shit has grown old
At least with Thomas Hardy though the plot was kinda tardy but OK ‘til his wife got sold
We put a man on the moon we need a bigger lie
It was a weather balloon we need a bigger lie
It doesn’t feel any pain we need a bigger lie
We’re not controlling the rain we need a bigger lie
The towers fell as you saw we need a bigger lie
There’s no one above the law we need a bigger lie
We didn’t shoot JFK we need a bigger lie
We’ll find a cure one day we need a bigger lie
No one’s been here before we need a bigger lie
No other planets we’re sure we need a bigger lie
They were all built by man we need a bigger lie
There’s no hidden plan we need a bigger lie
A collaboration inspired by Dave's lyrics about control, conformity and conspiracy.
Musically it's not hard to see a Floyd influence but with Ra twist.
Thanks to Joanne, Murph and Dennis for their dialogue and putting up with my questions on conspiracy theories, it was fun.