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TOO MUCH THINKING Words and music by Triumph
Child of tomorrow Painful is today Fathom if you can Burning bridges, concrete and clay Lighting candles
Searching in the night For a voice of reason In the age of wrong am I right? Modern visions Portray just society Will it be righteous in time?
CHORUS:
Too much, too much thinkin' yes I know Too much thinkin' tryin' to understand
Steal away Each and everyone Contemplate the madness Before the deed is done
See tomorrow coming Shake the hand of fate Mirror, mirror on the wall Is it all too late Prophets of doom Fearful of the violence Preaching to no one at all
A WORLD OF FANTASY Words and music by Triumph and Tam Partick
I was out on my own in a great big world
Thought I'd seen it all Then along comes a woman - a fantasy And I took the fall
I was chasing a dream, I was fancy free I was so naive
You were all wrapped up in a mystery You looked good to me
And I needed love I wanted it desperately But oh, real love, you never came to me CHORUS:
I was lost in your world of fantasy I was caught in your game of make-believe I was lost in your world of fantasy
Lost in your world of fantasy
Look what you've done to me
You were drawin' me in to a spider's web With your hungry eyes I was under your power I was in your spell I was hypnotized
And oh sweet love: you wore such a strange disguise So neat love: the way I fell for your lies
CHORUS
All the times you lied And all the times I cried
I'm never gonna be the same again
Lost in your world of fanasy Look what you've done to me
A MINOR PRELUDE Music by Rik Emmett
Instrumental
ALL THE WAY Words and music by Triumph
Where there's a will, there's a way Every dog will have his day
Those who wait are only wastin' time
Pray for wisdom - dig for gold Can't buy freedom by selling your soul You gotta be willin' to give them a piece of your mind
Let a clearer conscience lead you Don't let anyone deceive you When your heart cries out you must obey
CHORUS: Take it all the way, we can make it
All the way, we can take it All the way, come tomorrow, come what may
Right or wrong? You can't decide But the loser pays and the strong survive
So take your shot, give it all you can
You better watch out, you better look around 'cause what goes up is gonna come down Everybody lives by the law of supply and demand
Once you've set a course don't change it Luck will come to those who chase it Don't let anything get in your way
CHORUS
Power and glory and fortune and fame There must be a price you must pay Where do you go when you know that you've gone all the way All the way
BATTLE CRY Words and music by Triumph
I'd like to re-write
History books for all time The future, the past Search for the rhyme The search goes on For truth in everyone Numbers on the wall
Counting sad young faces, count them all
The thrill of the fight Killing's such a noble deed And John said Love is all we need Should we forget
Or pause a moment to regret Where have we been I see things I wish I'd never seen
CHORUS: Battle cry Brave men never fear Battle cry Never shed a tear
Battle cry All good soldiers hear the Battle cry
BRIDGE: So many, many miles from home Oh Lord have mercy on my soul
I think the loneliest man in the world is a soldier
Yes I know, try to believe Political renaissance we need It's the will of God That we must heed
The image fades To blacks and blues and subtle grey It's modern song The cry goes on and on
OVERTURE (Processional) Music by Triumph
Instrumental
NEVER SURRENDER Words and music by Triumph
Out in the streets inspiration comes hard The joker in the deck keeps handin' me his card
Smilin' friendly he takes me in Then breaks my back in a game I can't win Jivin', hustiln', what's it all about? Everybody always wants the east way out
Thirty golden pieces for the Judas kiss What's a nice boy doin' in a place like this?
CHORUS: Never Surrender - keep your dreams alive
Never Surrender - hold your head up high
Modern apathetics; you got plenty of nothing to say Some are born to follow: some will make their own way
Today you found a hero tomorrow you'll forget You're lookin' for convenient truth you haven't found it yet You don't make commitments no time for regrets
Easy come and easy go and easy to forget You don't ever take responsibility Don't you know that part of you is part of me
CHORUS
Never Surrender, it's easier said than done But you go to finish what's already begun Never, that's forever, seems like such a long time
But I only got one life to live - It's gonna be mine
Never Surrender - we cannot be denied Never Surrender - spread your wings and fly
WHEN THE LIGHTS GO DOWN Words and music by Triumph
Spotlights Houselights ready to cue Backstage smoke is risin' Steamin' like a witch's brew
I want to play some rock 'n' roll I want to sing the blues Yes I know I feel it comin' Let the party roll
When the lights go down
We're ready to play the blues When the lights go down It's time to light, time to light, time to light the fuse
Oh no They're screamin' like the 4th of July
Hollywood comes to your hometown Hammers cocked and ready to fire I've got itchy fingers For the trigger tonight And I'm tired of waitin' So tired
Let the party roll
WRITING ON THE WALL Words and music by Triumph
I can hear it
I can fee it And I have no choice - I answer the call I can see it And I believe it There is wisdom in the writing on the wall
Shout it from the rooftops
Sing it to the sky Stand up for one and one for all I feel the tide is turning as I Watch the days go down I can read the writing on the wall
All the faceless And all the nameless Up against the wall: they spell it out for you Are you searchin', hopin', prayin' Lookin' for an answer?
Can you meet the challenge risin' up at you?
The changing of the guard, means we Welcome in the new: but Every summer surely has a fall
The path of least resistance Has led me right to you (And) the writing is on the wall
CHORUS: Writing on the wall: writing on the wall
Stand up and be counted: all for one and one for all The writing is on the wall
I am up here Walking on a tight rope But I Never pause to think That I could fall
I've got one short dance On this planet But I'll carve my message deep into the wall
So shout it from the rooftops Sing it to the sky
Stand up for all one and one for all I feel the tide is turning as I Watch the days go down I can read the writing on the wall
EPILOGUE (Resolution) Music by Triumph
Instrumental
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