About face:
Release date: March 5th, 1984
Click on the song to see the lyrics
Until we sleep (gilmour)
Murder (gilmour)
Love on the air (gilmour)
Blue light (gilmour)
Out of the blue (gilmour)
All lovers are deranged
(gilmour/townshend)
You know i'm right
(gilmour)
Cruise (gilmour)
Let's get metaphysical
(gilmour)
Near the end (gilmour)
LYRICS:
Dance, to the movement of the stars
Sing till the walls around us ring
Pray that it never fades away
Until we sleep
Feast, go ahead now, take your fill
Drink, till the room begins to
sway
Play, and your cares will blow
away
Until we sleep
Into a deep and dreamless sleep
our spirits fall
And what we sow we cannot reap
nor keep at all
Work, though the work will break
your back
Rest, hope to feel your spirits
rise
But the years, have cut you down
to size
Now go to sleep
Into a deep and dreamless sleep
our spirits fall
And what we sow we cannot reap
nor keep at all
Some of them standing, some were
waiting in the line
As if there was something that
they thought they might find
Taking some strength from the feelings
that always were shared
And in the background, the eyes
that just stared
What was it brought you out here
in the dark?
Was it your only way of making
your mark
Did you get rid of all the voices
in your head?
Do you now miss them and the things
that they said?
On your own admission you raised
up the knife
And you brought it down ending
another man's life
When it was done you just threw
down the blade
While the red blood spread wider
like the anger you made
I don't want this anger that's burning
in me
It's something from which it's
so hard to be free
But none of the tears that we cry
in sorrow or rage
Can make any difference, or turn
back the page
Love on the air
I keep transmitting but reception
is hazy
I don't get an answer
Keep sending it faster
Always knew it was crazy
To put my love on the air.
No one will hurt me again
No one will cause me to lie
No one will control me by pain
No one will cause me to cry
I was looking for love
In wandering eyes
Like a ship trying to fix on a
beacon
I learned how to sigh
On the ribbon and wires
It's a habit that's so hard to
weaken
No one will ever manipulate
Make me promise to do or die
No one can make me hesitate
What can I lose if they try
I was looking for love
Like the very first time
Didn't realize love never left
me
Contradicted - conspired
I connived and designed
Nothing on earth could arrest me.
Reception is hazy
When you put your love on the air
Always knew it was crazy
To put my love on the air
But I only communicate
When I put my love on the air
You don't have to consummate
Love on the air
She's a blue light, yes it cannot
be denied
She will give you back your pride
She squeezes, she freezes, she
does what she pleases
But she says she thinks of others,
all the time
You must rise to her defense when
she's in danger
Turn around and you're looking
at a stranger
She steals your savings from under
your bed
And leads you into places even
angels fear to tread
She's a blue light
She's not amused, when you're trying
to upstage her
So you choose to do nothing to
enrage her
'Cause under her mantle you feel
safe from the cold
And you're safe from the danger
of ever growing old
She's a blue light
Out of the blue on the wings of
a dove
A messenger comes, with the beating
of drums
It's not a message of love
Our children are born, and we keep
them
They must have the right, to live
in the light
To be safe from the storm
Out of the blue, with wings on his
heels
A messenger comes, bearing regrets
For the time that he steals
But steal it he will, my children's
and mine
Against our desires, against all
our needs
Our blood spilled like wine
Over and over we call . . . no one
hears
And further and further and further
we fall
And though we pray that we soon
will awake
It is clear, that it's no dream
at all
Our lives are at stake
I cannot believe, nor even pretend
That the thunder I hear, will just
disappear
And the nightmare will end
So hold back the fire, because this
music is true
When all's said and done, the ending
will come
From out of the blue
All Lovers Are Deranged (Gilmour)
It takes a fool to phone a fool
When both have said it all
We make the rule, bemoan the rule
That neither one should call
But love that was
Is love that is
Demands to always be unchanged
But then all lovers are deranged.
We walk away with memories
And clutch them to our hearts
We're disembodied entities
We move in fits and starts
For burning wine
Intoxicates,
And takes all caution in its flames
All lovers are deranged.
You know that you don't really fall
in love
Unless you're seventeen
The break of day will make your
spirits fly
But you can't know what it means
Unless you're seventeen.
It takes a fight to start a fight
And differences remain
We have the right to think we're
right
We're addicts feigning shame
For love recalled
Is love reborn
We're determined to relive the
pain
But then lovers are deranged.
You can scream and shout with all
your might
Dig in your heels and hold on tight
Either you are wrong or I am right
You speak the lines you've overheard
The ring of truth in every word
You know you're right and
that's absurd
We really seem to have a problem
here
But it is you or me
Whatever I have going through my
mind
You always have to disagree
It's just a matter of opinions
It's not a simple fact
Why don't you try to see the other
side
Don't turn your back
Now we survey this silent battleground
Recriminations all around
And still no compromise is found
Now we really have a problem
And it won't just disappear
And all the friends we thought
we could rely on
Just want to whisper in my ear
"It's just a matter of opinions
You know you keep both in sight
Why should you bother with the
other side
When you know yours is right."
Cruise you are making me sing
Now you have taken me under your
wing
Cruise, we both know you're the
best
How can they say you're like all
the rest
Cruise, we're both traveling so
far
Burning out fast like a shooting
star
Cruise I feel sure that your song
will be sung
And will ring in the ears of everyone
Saving our children, saving our
land
Protecting us from things we can't
understand
Power and Glory, Justice and Right
I'm sure that you'll help us to
see the light
And the love that you radiate will
keep us warm
And help us to weather the storm
Cruise, you have taken me in
And just when I've got you under
my skin
You start ignoring the fears I
have felt
'Cause you know you can always
make my poor heart melt
Please don't take what I'm saying
amiss
Or misunderstand at a time such
as this
Because if such close friends should
ever fall out
What would there be left worth
fighting about
Power and glory, justice and right
I'm sure that you'll help them
to see the light
Will you save our children, will
you save our land
And protect us from all the things
we can't understand?
Power and glory and justice for
all
Who will we turn to when your hard
rain falls?
Let's Get Metaphysical (Gilmour)
(Instrumental)
Near The End(Gilmour)
And when you fell you're near the
end
Will you just turn it over and
start again
Is there a stirring in your heart
As the time comes when we will
have to part?
And when you fell you're near the
end
And there's a stranger where once
was a friend
And you are left without a word
Only the whispers that you've overheard
Standing in silence, holding my
breath
Disconnected and dry
And though I'm certain that there's
nothing left
To hold on to, to give or to try
Some things never change, no don't
ever change
And I'm feeling the cold
Thinking that we're getting older
and wiser
When we're just getting old
And when you feel you're near the
end
And what once burned so bright
is growing dim?
And when you see what's been achieved
Is there a feeling that you've
been deceived?
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