@ALBUM: demons.and.wizards Uriah Heep The Magician's Birthday @SONG: Sunrise Sunrise, and the new day's breaking through. The morning of another day without you. And as the hours roll by noone's there to see me cry except the sunrise, the sunrise and you. Tired eyes drift across the shore. Looking for love and nothing more. But as the sea rolls by noone's there to see me cry except the sunrise, the sunrise and you. Sunrise, bless my eyes. Catch my soul, make me whole again. Sunrise, new day heed my song. I'm tired of fighting and fooling around. But from now until who knows when? My sword will be my friend. And I'll love you...love ya for all of my time. Sunrise, bless my eyes. Catch my soul, make me whole again. (Repeat) Sunrise. @SONG: Spider Woman I had a spider woman and she was so good she chained me in her web so tight. I lost the freedom of release that night so I stayed right by her. I dreamt I saw her fly-man who was singing a song about a guy who couldn't take no more. And the meaning of the words he swore told me go find her. She was a spider woman, she was good to me. Spider woman, and she was good to me. She went down... I told her about my vision but she laughed in my face so I told her go and walk in the street. But by the time she got past my feet I lost control. She was a spider woman, she was good to me. Spider woman, and she was good to me. Spider woman, she was good to me. Spider woman, and she was good to me. @SONG: Blind Eye Stranger than the sunrise. Darker than the night. Fiercer than a rain storm. This is men's delight. This is men's delight. Weaker than a moment and hot as any fire. Blinder than the blind eye. This is men's desire. This is men's desire. I ran to a place in the open sea where I pledged my life to the sun. It was good for a while, I could laugh, I could smile, but when I woke up one day the sun had gone. I ran to a place in the open sea where I pledged my whole life to the sun. It was good for a while, I could laugh, I could smile, but when I woke up one day the sun had gone. So what of my meaning? What am I trying to say? What of my caution? I'm a man anyway. I'm a man anyway. (Repeat and Fade) @SONG: Echoes In The Dark I have heard the echoes in the dark. The dim and distant voices of the past. And I've seen so far into the night, and lingered in the land of no light. Far beyond the shrouded hours of dawn. Through the mist of day break I was borne. But the day was clouded still by night, leaving me in the land of no light. Though I'd love to say hello to you, you might have to wait a while to say goodbye. For it must end as it begins and then start again. The day of darkness comes to every man and lingers while he reaches out his hand. And he cannot know how it will end till he finds out if he has a friend. A friend, a friend, friend. @SONG: Rain It's raining outside, but thats not unusual. But the way that I'm feeling's becoming usual. I guess you could say the clouds are moving away, away from your days, and into mine. Now it's raining inside, and it's kind of a shame. And it's getting to me - a happy man. Why should you want to waste all of my time? The world is yours, but I am mine. Rain, rain, rain in my tears, measuring carefully my years. Shame, shame, shame in my mind. See what you've done to my life. Rain, rain, rain in my tears, measuring carefully my years. Shame, shame, shame in my mind. See what you've done to my life. @SONG: Sweet Lorraine Wouldn't you like to take this magic potion with me? On a trip to a cosmic playground far beyond? She understands, she's been there before. It's in her hands to find the door. Sweet Lorraine, let the party carry on. You and I will swim the sea. Sweet Lorraine, let the party carry on. You and I can feel the breeze. There is no time, no wealth, only I surround you. The fortune of this guide is simply sincerity. She understands, 'cause she's been there before. It's in her hands to find the door. So Sweet Lorraine, let the party carry on. You and I will swim the sea. Sweet Lorraine, let the party carry on. You and I can feel the breeze. (Repeat) Sweet Lorraine Sweet Lorraine (Repeat and Fade) @SONG: Tales We told our tales as we sat under morning's sleepy sky. With all the colors of the sunrise shining in our eyes. One then another with a story of yesterday's lies. Or of a lover who had gone in a moment of strife. No thought of sleep ever dwells upon the wise man's mind. Some task or audience stealing every moment of his time. Thus we have learned to live while mortal men stand waiting to die. How can we do what must be done in just one short life. And if you ask then you must know. If you still doubt you should be told. It was not we that made it so. It was by those who went before. And there you sit tomorrow's child. So full of love, so full of life. But you must rise to meet the day, lest you become another tale. And there you sit tomorrow's child. So full of love, so full of life. But you must rise to meet the day, lest you become another tale. @SONG: The Magician's Birthday In the magic garden, some were singing, some were dancing, while the midnight moon shone brightly overhead. The stars so gayly glistened and the sphinx in silence listened to the magician tell of lives that he has led. Let the bells of freedom ring. Songs of love to Friday's king. Let's all go to the magician's birthday. It's in the forest but not so far away. Much to do and so much to say, while we listen to the oaken orchestra play. Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you. (Happy birthday - you magician, happy birthday to you.) (Repeat) And at the dead of midnight, as we watched the dancing firelight, the air grew cold and seemed to dour the flame. The fire died, the music faded, filled with fear of death we waited, for now we knew some evil was to blame. I challenge you, I challenge you all for all you own and all you know and by all the powers of darkness I will steal what is mine. Surrender now or face my spite. I catch you: It may be Friday night, but did you know this day also number thirteen. First I give you fire... I turn your fire into a sleepy stream. yes! Now I give you nightmares. From your horror I'll create a dream. You cannot fight me, for I have the sword of Hades. But one thing you can't see, my answer is simply an impenatrable fortress of love. The fear went as quickly as it came. The air was clear, the fire burned again. The flames leapt beyond the glade, the swan sang to greet the day. And then we knew that love will fly.