OUT OF THE SILENT PLANET

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OUT OF THE SILENT PLANET

(Gers/Dickinson/Harris)

 

Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are

Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are

Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are

Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are

 

Withered hands, withered bodies begging for salvation

Deserted by the hand of gods of their own creation

Nations cry underneath decaying skies above

You are guilty, the punishment is death for all who live

The punishment is death for all who live

 

Out of the silent planet, dreams of desolation

Out of the silent planet, come the demons of creation

Out of the silent planet, dreams of desolation

Out of the silent planet, come the demons of creation
 
The killing fields, the grinding wheels crushed by equilibrium

Separate lives no more disguise, no more second chances

Haggard wisdom spitting out the bitter taste of hate

I accuse you before you know the crime it's all too late

Before you know the crime it's all too late
 
Out of the silent planet, dreams of desolation

Out of the silent planet, come the demons of creation

Out of the silent planet, dreams of desolation

Out of the silent planet, come the demons of creation

 

Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are

Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are
 
Out of the silent planet, dreams of desolation

Out of the silent planet, come the demons of creation

Out of the silent planet, dreams of desolation

Out of the silent planet, come the demons of creation
 

Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are

Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are

Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are

Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are

 
Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are

Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are

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WASTED YEARS

(Smith)

 

From the coast of gold across the seven seas

I'm travellin' on far and wide

But now it all seems I'm just a stranger to myself
And all the things I sometimes do it isn't me but someone else
 

I close my eyes and think of home

Another city goes by in the night
Ain't it funny how it is, You never miss it 'til it's gone away
And my heart is lying there and will be 'til my dying day
 
So understand
Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years
Face up make your stand and realise you're living in the golden years
 
Too much time on my hands, I got you on my mind
Can't ease this pain so easily
When you can't find the words to say it's hard to make it through another day
And it just makes me wanna cry and throw my hands up to the sky
 
So understand
Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years
Face up make your stand and realise you're living in the golden years

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ACES HIGH

(Harris)

There goes the siren that warns of the air raid, then comes the sound of the guns sending flak
Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne, got to get up for the coming attack
Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines, remove all the wheel blocks there's no time to waste
Gathering speed as we head down the runway, gotta airborne before it's too late
Running, scrambling, flying
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Won't you run, live to fly, fly to live, aces high
Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers, let off a sharp burst and then turn away
Roll over spin round to come in behind them, move to their blindsides and firing again
Bandits at 8 o'clock move in behind us, ten ME-109's out of the sun
Ascending and turning our spitfires to face them, heading straight for them I press down my guns
Rolling, turning, diving
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Rolling, turning, diving
Rolling, turning, diving
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Won't you run, live to fly, fly to live, aces high

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