Prodigal Stranger

The night surrounds me
I can't turn back the hands of time
When i look around me
My thoughts are of the lonely kind
Such a game of high stakes
We gambled and then we lost
We were fools to believe
That we could beat the odds

But the story always ends the same
(you can't turn back the page)
Trying to relive ev'ry moment as it came
(you can't turn back the page)
But it always ends the same
You can't turn back the page

The night surrounds me
I try and get you off my mind
But still... still it hounds me
If i could see you one more time
In a moment of madness
We gambled and the we lost
Now we live in the shadows
And pay the cost

And the story always ends the same
(you can't turn back the page)
Trying to relive ev'ry moment as it came
(you can't turn back the page)
But it always ends the same
You can't turn back the page

The judgement's been set
The jury retired
The court's now in recess
The plea's been denied

And the story always ends the same
(you can't turn back the page)
Trying to relive ev'ry moment as it came
(you can't turn back the page)
But it always ends the same
You can't turn back the page

(brooker / fisher / reid)

We were young, we were brave, we were true, we were strong
Far away the bombs an' the buildings explodin'
There was no way out
It was black, it was white, we had so much to say
Right or wrong... the truth won't fade away

We had our hopes, we had our dreams, we were young, we were old
We saw our future self-destructing: there were roles that we played
Some were good, some were bad: there was so much to say
Right or wrong... the truth won't fade away

(g.brooker / k.reid / m.noble)

Rings around the crescent moon
Passions rise from basement rooms
Fountains play and worlds collide
We gently swing and sway from side to side

Dancers in perpetual motion
Slip an' sliding across the floor
Ships our on a moonlit ocean
Sailin' t'ward a distant shore

Star-crossed lovers they spoon and swim
The laughing gods they just reel them in
Hostages they're tempting fate
See them wait down on the line to take the bait

Dancers in perpetual motion
Slip an' sliding across the floor
Ships our on a moonlit ocean
Sailin' t'ward a distant shore

The simple stuff we build our dreams upon
Waxing, waning, now it's almost gone
Passion plays the sweetest tune
These velvet days are gone far too soon

Dancers in perpetual motion
Slip an' sliding across the floor
Ships our on a moonlit ocean
Sailin' t'ward a distant shore

We spend our nights on silken sheets
We play for gold but not for keeps
Dancers in perpetual motion
Slip an' sliding across the floor
Ships our on a moonlit ocean
Sailin' t'ward a distant shore

(g.brooker / k.reid / m.fisher)

You and me got a chance to make things right
The writing... the writing's on the wall
You and me got a chance to turn things 'round
We got no time... the future's slipping
Through our hands

Learn to fly
Where eagles only dare to try
We're on the wing
We dare to win
We see the future and we're gonna make it
Learn to live
You know you got so much to give
It's in the air
It's everywhere
We got a vision and we're gonna claim it

You and me we can't turn back at all
The die is cast... (you know) the deal is done
You and me we knew this day would come
And now it's here... the journey's just begun

Learn to fly
Where eagles only dare to try
We're on the wing
We dare to win
We see the future and we're gonna make it
Learn to live
You know you got so much to give
It's in the air
It's everywhere
We got a vision and we're gonna claim it

(brooker / reid)

Zika nor nama ... hesah!

Through this hourglass
Sands are running fast
In deserted plains
Kingdoms write their names
On these burning sands
Kingdoms show their hands
In these killing fields
Soldiers show their steel
The men who play the gods of war
They stay behind the guarded door
And hostages who seek release
They're crying out to keep the peace

Holding on... holding on
One day we will be free, one day if we're strong
Holding on... holding on
Through the shadows cast to a brighter day

In these fields of stone
Far away from home
In this vale of tears
The men who play the gods of war
They stay behind the guarded door
Religious leaders teachin' hate
Praise the war and call it fate

(g.brooker / k.reid / m.noble)

There was trouble in the air
Just a subtle hint of danger
And a woman dressed in black
Out lookin' for a stranger
Well she took me to her room
Where she offered me a wager
She promised me the moon
So i took a chance

Yes i played the king of hearts
Put my cards out on the table
I thought the odds were in my favour
But she laid the ace of spades
An' i wound up where i started
The king of hearts no more
But the king of the broken-hearted

She cut the deck one more
By the light of thirteen candles
She said, "the winner takes it all --
Is that too much for you to handle?
So i wandered through my playing cards
And tried to understand her
I was lookin' for a face
It was right there in my hand

Yes i played the king of hearts
Put my cards out on the table
I thought the odds were in my favour
But she laid the ace of spades
An' i wound up where i started
The king of hearts no more
But the king of the broken-hearted