I testi di NOW What?! 6-12

[GIORGIO.MARCATO]

Blood from a Stone

(Airey, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice)

There's a shadow in the hole
Where my door used to be
You never give up
You want more out of me
Come on in
Help yourself
Scratch around
Look at these empty shelves
Nothing left
That I can see
Except a string of beads
And some old potpourri

You rip flesh from the bone
You suck blood from a stone

I will consider
A life of crime
So I can feed
These kids of mine
And should I falter
Should I fail
Spend the rest of my days
In some stinking jail
I will know
Who left me empty inside
Stripped of my dignity
Low and dry

You left me nothing
But I don't care

You rip flesh from the bone
You suck blood from a stone

You robbed me blind
Without a gun
How can you sleep
After what you've done
There's nothing but darkness
Deep in your soul
There's no reflection
It's dark and it's cold

You rip flesh from the bone
You suck blood from a stone


Above and Beyond

(Airey, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice)

Light up a candle
Start one for me
Let it float on the water
Right down to the sea

Draw back your curtain
Wave me goodbye
Lift up your arms
And look up to the sky

Start me a candle
Keep it alight
Put it there in the window
And I'll come back tonight

Touch me in the darkness
I'll send you a sign
Give me your loving
And I'll give you mine

I may be leaving
But I won't be gone
I'll be there when you want me
Above and Beyond

Nothing I can tell you
It's all up to you
I'll be here if you need me
Am I getting through

Rest on your sadness
And tomorrow we'll find
That souls having touched
Are forever entwined

I may be leaving
But not for too long
I'll be there when you want me
Above and Beyond



Uncommon Man

(Airey, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice)

Things fall together in time
Who said you can't have it all
The beast in the room
Heavy kind of feeling
It's got to be twenty foot tall
But the man is standing high
Oh, oh, oh it's good to be king

Standing together again
Everyone's starting to sway
Up on a hill
Close to the sky
Oh it's a fabulous day
And the man is walking tall
Oh, oh, oh it's good to be king

Bow your head
The carriage is waiting
To take you away

Remember the feeling
Remember the day
Believe what you're seeing
As the ladies-in-waiting drift away

It's good to be king
Ah it's good to be king
It's good to be king
Yes it's good to be king


Après Vous

(Airey, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice)

You should'a been there at the start of the game
To witness to what we said
Me Steve and the usual bull
'Bout the awesome night ahead
Well that was the plan you understand
The prospect for our mission
Nothing could possibly go awry
Until we lost our inhibition

Then we hit the Red Lights
And the Michelin girls
Another life
Another world
Well you go ahead
I'll quench my thirst
Après vous
You saw her first

Things got looser as they tend to do
More liquefied confusion
As we displayed our skills of romance
And the art of self-delusion
We were the chosen few and our confidence grew
Depends on where you're standing
Despite what you think it's only a blink
Between take-off and landing

Red Lights
And Michelin girls
Another life
Another world
Well you go ahead
I'll quench my thirst
Après vous
You saw her first

C'mon man
Fill your boots
It's a bust
So what can you do
Yes, I know that she wants me too
But I can't jump the queue
So après vous


All the Time in the World

(Airey, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice)

There's still a long way to go
And the nights are closing in
But if I'd travelled any faster babe
Lord knows where I might have been
Right from those early days I put my faith
In the axle - not the wheels
Like old Zeno's toytus
With Achilles snapping at my heels

Don't worry
There's no hurry
Here we are with all the time in the world

I could have been a high-flying dealer
But I have no desire for speed
I could have been a wide receiver
But I've got everything I need
And so I watch the world go racing by
Tearing up the street
I lay back in the long grass
Take it easy and rest my feet

Don't worry
You know there's no hurry
Here we are with all the time in the world

No-one ever held me back
No-one ever put me in chains
No-one ever saw me racing ahead
No-one had to tug on my reins
As everybody knows, I may be slow
But I never quit
Sometimes - on a good day - I sit and think
Sometimes I just sit

Don't worry
Relax there's no hurry
Here we are with all the time in the world


Vincent Price

(Airey, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice)

Lightning flashing
On a heavy iron gate
Scares me to death
But I just can't wait

Deep in the dungeon
There's a rattling of chains
Mad Dr Phibes
Gonna eat my brains

It feels so good to be afraid
Vincent Price is back again

Heart pumping louder
The music's out of time
The vampire's dying
He's got to have wine

Red blood dripping
She doesn't have a prayer
I know it's not real
But I just don't care

It feels so good to be afraid
Vincent Price is back again

I want seven screaming virgins
On a sacrificial altar
Howling dogs
Creaking doors
And Zombies to die for


First Sign of Madness

(Airey, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice)

Somebody tell me
Why I'm talking to myself
I never listen to a word I say
Nor does anyone else
Somebody ask me
If I have any doubt
Maybe yes, maybe no
It's something to think about

The first sign of madness
Is talking to yourself
When I'm deep in conversation
Boy it sure is hard to tell
You're gonna have to put me down
You don't know where I've been
You can't imagine in your wildest dreams
The kind of shit we're in

Rambling on again
No-one's listening
On and on again
Don't believe a single word

[drago]

Ci aggiungo pure questa pur non essendo "loro":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZlao_oUIc4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiYCKrtUqjc
"It'll Be Me"
(originally by Jerry Lee Lewis)

Well, if you hear somebody knockin' on your door
If you see something crawlin' across the floor
Baby, it'll be me, and I'll be lookin' for you

If you see a head a-peepin' from a crawdad hole
If you see somebody climbin' up a telephone pole
Baby, it'll be me, and I'll be lookin' for you

Gonna look on the mountain and in the deep blue sea
Gonna search all the forests and look in every tree

Well, if you feel somethin' heavy on your fishing hook
If you see a funny face in your comic book
Baby, it'll be me, and I'll be lookin' for you

Gonna look in the city where the lights are blue
Gonna search the countryside, all the haystacks, too

If you see somebody lookin' in all the cars
If you see a rocketship on its way to Mars
Baby, it'll be me, and I'll be lookin' for you