Blackmore's Night

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Play Minstrel Play

Underneath the harvest moon
Where the ancient shadows will play and hide...
With a ghostly tune and the devil's pride...
"Stranger" whispered all the town
Has he come to save us from Satan's hand?
Leading them away to a foreign land...
Play for me, minstrel, play
And take away our sorrows...
Play for me, minstrel, play
And we'll follow...
Hear, listen, can you hear,
The haunting melody surrounding you,
Weaving a magic spell all around you...
Danger hidden in his eyes,
We should have seen it from far away,
Wearing such a thin disguise in the light of day...
He held the answer to our prayers,
Yet it was too good to be...
Proof before our very eyes, yet we could not see

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Rainbow Blues

The rain wasn't made of water
The snow didn't have a place in the sun
So we slipped behind the rainbow
And laid back till we had done
And then the rain wasn't made of water
And the snow didn't have a place in the sun
So we slipped behind the rainbow
And laid back till we had done
Through northern lights on back streets
I told the coachman "just drive me on
It's the same old destination
But a different world to sing upon"
So he threw back his head and he counted
I got out about five to nine
And I waved at the stage door-keeper
Said "mister, get me to the stage on time"
And then the rain wasn't made of water
And the snow didn't have a place in the sun
So we slipped behind the rainbow
And laid back till we had done
I packed my ammunition
Inside the crowd was shouting "encore"
But I had a most funny feeling
It wasn't me they were shouting for
So when the tall dark lady smiled at me
I said "oh baby let us go for a ride"
And we came upon two drinks or four
And popped them oh so neatly inside
And then the rain wasn't made of water
And the snow didn't have a place in the sun
So we slipped behind the rainbow
And laid back till we had done
Let me pack you deep in my suitcase
Oh there's sure to be room for two
Or you can drive me to the airplane
But don't let me catch those rainbow blues
And then the rain wasn't made of water
And the snow didn't have a place in the sun
So we slipped behind the rainbow
And laid back till we had done
So then the rain wasn't made of water
And the snow didn't have a place in the sun
So we slipped behind the rainbow
And laid back till we had done
The rain wasn't made of water
The snow didn't have a place in the sun
The rain wasn't made of water
The snow didn't have a place in the sun

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Renaissance Faire

I was told once, by a friend of mine,
She had seen an olden sign,
She said she was not from this time,
And did I feel the same?
So I told her, "Yes", I knew her fear
As I felt the truth draw near,
Told her back three hundred years,
Was the time that I held dear...
Gather ye lords and ladies fair,
Come with me to the Renaissance Faire
Hurry now,
We're almost there...
Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la...
Through the shroud of mystery,
Turn a page of history,
Feeling more than you can see,
Down at the Renaissance Faire.
Hear the minstrels play their tunes,
They will play the whole night through,
Special songs for me and for you,
And anyone whose heart is true....
There's too many stars for one sky to hold,
Some will fall, others are sold,
As the fields turn to gold
Down at the Renaissance Faire

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Sake Of Song

The moon must be an angel
Her halo surely heaven sent
Watching from above should the bells forget to ring
And we but lonely travelers
Following a ray of light
All become the same when we begin to sing
Round and round we all go
Where we stop nobody knows
Heaven meets on the earth
For the sake of the song
For the sake of the song
Could you ever fly without the fear of falling
Does the nightbird cease just because its dawn
Could a candle burn with any less resilience
Should we never love for the fear that it may fade
Round and round we all go
Where we stop nobody knows
Heaven meets on the earth
For the sake of the song
For the sake of the song
Could you ever be just for the sake of being
Could a melody ever be wrong
Could you ever sing just for the sake of singing
Set your spirit free for the sake of the song
Round and round we all go
Where we stop nobody knows
Heaven meets on the earth
For the sake of the song
For the sake of the song (2x)

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Self Portrait

Paint me a picture and hang it on the wall
Color it darkly, the lines will start to crawl
Down...down...down
Spin me around and around...
Draw me away to the night from the day, leave not a trace to be found...
Down...down...
Nothing is real but the way that I feel and I feel like going -
Down, down down, down down, down down,
down down, down, down, down
Paint me a picture of eyes that never see
Flashes of lightning that burn for only me...
Hey, hey, hey - there's only the devil to pay...
I'm ready to go, pull me down from below
Give me a place I can lay
Hey Hey - nothing is real but the way that I feel and I feel like going
Down, down down, down down, down down,
down down, down, down, down...
Nothing is real but the way that I feel and I feel like going -
Nothing is real but the way that I feel and I feel like going
Down, down down, down down, down down,
down down, down, down, down...

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Spanish Night

Silent she rose from cold desert sand
Painted in shadows, a dark caravan...
Quiet as a wisper, with moves like a cat
She rules like a stromcloud, her eyes glowing black
Oh, and they cry Malaguena
Wait for me, Malaguena
I remeber it well...
Oh, and they cry Malaguena
Wait for me, Malaguena
I remeber it well...
Oh, too well...
And so they rode on wings of the song
Spinning in silence, the worls was their own..
Two lovers locked in the armes of the dance
Freedom begins with a game or chance...
Oh, and they cry Malaguena
Wait for me, Malaguena
I remeber it well...
Oh, and they cry Malaguena
Wait for me, Malaguena
I remeber it well...
Oh, too well...
And now they rise like a wave on the sea
Lost in the rythm, and ever they'll be...
Oh, and they cry Malaguena
Wait for me, Malaguena
I remeber it well...
Oh, and they cry Malaguena
Wait for me, Malaguena
I remeber it well...
Oh, too well...

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Storm

A timeless and forgotten place
The moon and sun in endless chase
Each in quiet surrender
As the other reigns the sky
The midnight hour begins to laugh
A summer evenings epitaph
The winds are getting crazy
As the storm begins to rise
Wild were the winds that came
In the thunder and the rain
Nothing ever could contain
The rising of the storm
In the wings of ebony
Darkened waves fill the trees
Wild winds of warning
Echo through the air
Follow the storm, Ive got to get out of there
Follow the storm as you take to the sky
Follow the storm now its all so chrystal clear,
Follow the storm as the storm begins to rise
She seems to come from everywhere
Welcome to the dragons lair
Fingers running through your hair
She asks you out to play
In all natures sorcery
The most bewitching entity
Hell can have no fury
Like the rising of the storm

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The Clock Ticks On

As the wind chimes play along the breeze
Singing songs to stir the soul,
Rainbow colours entwined in fairytales
On the maypole...
Sing the songs of lands from far away,
Other times and another place,
The wind can carry us all away from here
Charmed in her embrace...
Leaves turn to red, the nights are getting colder,
Seasons will change, the clock ticks on...
Leaves fill the trees as the days are getting warmer,
Days turn to years, the clock ticks on....
A cloak and dagger, no fear of freedom
When hearts beat in another time,
Ever changing, the clock ticks on,
If only in your mind...
The wind has died and the chimes are still again
The trees stand tall as they cover me in shade
In the mirror a maiden stares at me
As the secret fades...
And though the clock ticks on to the future
It's in the past my heart will stay
In a time so far from me
I'll return someday

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The Times They Are Changing

Come gather 'round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone.
If your time to you
Is worth savin'
Then you better start swimmin'
Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'
Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall
For he who gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There's a battle outside and its ragin'.
An'll soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'.
The line it is drawn
The curse it is cast
The slow one now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The order is
Rapidly fadin'.
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'.
Come gather 'round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone.
If your time to you
Is worth savin'
Then you better start swimmin'
Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'
Oh, the times they are a-changin'.
Yeah the times they are a-changin'.
Oh, the times they are a-changin'.

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Under A Violet Moon

Dancing to the feel of the drum
Leave this world behind
We'll have a drink and toast to ourselves
Under a violet moon
Tudor Rose with the hair in curls
Will make you turn and stare
Try to steal a kiss at the bridge
Under a violet moon
Raise your hats and your glasses too
We will dance the whole night through
We're going back to a time we knew
Under a violet moon
Cheers to the Knights and days of olde
the beggars and the thieves
Living in an enchanted wood
Under a violet moon
Fortune teller what to you see
Future in a card
Share your secreds, tell them to me
Under a violet moon
Close your eyes and lose yourself
In a medieval mood
Taste the trasure and sing the tunes
Under a violet moon
Tis my delight on a shiny night
The season of the year
To keep the lanterns burning bright
Under a violet moon

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Village On The Sand

I saw three ships a-sailing in from across the sea
Strangers nere were welcome but for curiosity
But come they did and when they did ready they did stand
And things would never be the same
In our village on the sand
When the ships pulled in to dock the villagers did hide
When trouble came it usually was brought upon the tide
When the pirates disembarked they were making plans
And from then on things were not the same
In our village on the sand
The smugglers cam into your town and many sought to run
I stood my ground bravely and came face to face with one
Time and travel on the seas weathered face and hand
He was different than the others in
My village on the sand
He told me of the years hed spent on the stormy seas
Then he spoke of a poets words of philosophy
And when he had to leave again he asked me for my hand
And I knew that Id never see again
My village on the sand

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Waiting Just For You

They say that its always darkest right before the dawn
They say that I must be strong just to carry on
But they dont know that I would wait my whole lifetime through
Because you know, my love, that Id be waiting just for you
There you stood, amazing shining for the whole world to see
And I knew an angel had been sent to watch over me
So Ill be here waiting, hoping, dreaming, loving you
Because I know, my love, that you do love me too

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Way To Mandalay

I wandered down the pathway, through the misty moor
Like I knew he did a thousand times before
Voices seem to echo "Come talk with me a while
Just around the corner, just another mile..."
I had heard the stories, her legend served her well
A mystic's myth or fable, truth or fairy tale
A raggle taggle gypsy , with a toothless smile
Said "Sit with me my darling, let's talk a little while..."
*And the road goes on, seeming ever longer on the Way to Mandalay
And the road goes on, forever will I wander on the Way to Mandalay...
The mile went on forever, the minutes turned to days
Could I have been misguided by the mystic's ways?
The moment lasts forever, at least it does for me
Caught between what happened and what could never be...

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Where Are We Going From Here

On a long road, miles to go
Its winding and cold and its covered with snow
But I ask you what we all want to know
Where are we going from here...
Lines on my face , lines on my hands
Lead to a future I don't understand
Some things don't go as they're planned...
Where are we going from here...
Tracing the trails through the mirrors of time
Spinning in circles with riddles in rhyme
We lose our way, tryingto find
Searching to find our way home...
Trying to find our way home...
As the day dies, with tears in our eyes
There's too few hellos and too many goodbyes
Silence answers our cries...where are we going from here...
We're all on this road, with miles to go
Braving new pathways into the unknown
But who do you ask, when no one really knows
Where we are going from here...

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Wind In The Willows

As I went a walking
One morning in Spring
I met with some travelers
On an old country lane
One was an old man
The second a maid
The third was a young boy who smiled as he said
With the wind in the willows
The birds in the sky
There's a bright sun to warm us wherever we lie...
We have bread and fishes and a jug of red wine
To share on our journey with all of mankind.
So I asked them to tell me their names and their race
So I could remember each smile on their face
Our names, they mean nothing...
They change throughout time
So come sit beside us and share in our wine
With the wind in the willows
The birds in the sky
There's a bright sun to warm us wherever we lie...
We have bread and fishes and a jug of red wine
To share on our journey with all of mankind.
So I sat down beside them
With flowers all around
We et from a mantle
Spread out on the ground
They told me of prophets
And peoples and kings
And all of the one god that knows everything
We're traveling to Glaston
Over England's green lanes
To hear of men's troubles
To hear of their pains
We travel the wide world
Over land and the sea
To tell all the people
How they can be free...
With the wind in the willows
The birds in the sky
There's a bright sun to warm us wherever we lie...
We have bread and fishes and a jug of red wine
To share on our journey with all of mankind.
So sadly I left them
On that old country lane
For I knew that I'd never see them again
One was an old man
The second a maid
The third was a young boy who smiled as he said...
With the wind in the willows
The birds in the sky
There's a bright sun to warm us wherever we lie...
We have bread and fishes and a jug of red wine
To share on our journey with all of mankind.