The Machine Stops - Standing In The Light

I found the air Down here in the chambers You warned me of danger But i want to stop this – for a moment There must be someone – in the open Waiting for the starlight Rendezvous at midnight I want to touch them – and to love them And we’ll be there – when […]

People - Standing In The Light

I’m forever struck By the people in this town And the way they go about their world Have they given up All the fun they used to have in adolescent xanadu Everything is too much time and trouble They must be seen as being respectable They’re too busy with their social climbing Waiting for a […]

I Want Eyes - Standing In The Light

It’s late i know but i can’t sleep Peace of mind is hard to keep I saw it on the news today A thousand lives just blown away I want eyes I want eyes Another page in history But the why is still a mystery Won’t you come so we can talk this through Do […]

Standing In The Light - Standing In The Light

A summer’s day in sixty-eight Sunlight through a window falls across the page A young boy tries to concentrate His mind would rather fly beyond the classroom cage He can take the teacher’s voice Turn it into music from another place All the other kids don’t have that choice Hanging on to every word the […]

A Pharaoh’s Dream (of Endless Time) - Standing In The Light

Last night i dreamt that ra was holding up a mirror To my heart but all was darkness so i prayed to all the gods that i might see And as they showed me my mortality the hidden-one Revealed himself in voice alone and spoke in condescending tones to me "you are the pharoah you […]

Dance On Heavy Weather - Standing In The Light

Take a chance – and dance It’s a chance – dance All across the world there’s people high on confrontation And they try to solve their problems burning up the nation Turn the whole world upside down and leave it in confusion But still we get no answers using yesterday’s solutions We are the ones, […]

Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind - Standing In The Light

I remember your goodbye And the late december sky Seems so long ago You were standing on the quay And you blew a kiss to me I was sad to go The ship began to pull away Then i heard a stranger say It’s sad to see true lovers part ’cause sometimes lovers feel a […]

The Sun Goes Down - Standing In The Light

Though i live on the edge time is on my side All the doors to my life are open wide Just as long as the wheels keep on turning ’round I will live for the groove ’til the sun goes down Living it up, living it up I can feel it Living it up Is […]

Micro-kid - Standing In The Light

Pushing all the buttons Trying to come to something Flying with his feet on the ground Full of dreams and visions In a world of indecision He ain’t around to be pushed around Been a long time coming on – take a look at him now And the days of if are gone – ’cause […]