Electric Light Orcestra - "Time"

Song List: * Prologue (1:16) * Twilight 3:42) * Yours Truly, 2095 (3:11) * Ticket To The Moon (4:07) * The Way Life's Meant To Be (3:48) * Another Heart Breaks (4:38) * Rain Is Falling (3:55) * From The End Of The World (3:16) * The Lights Go Down (3:33) * Here Is The News (3:50) * 21st Century Man (4:03) * Hold On Tight (3:18) * Epilogue (1:31) Lyrics Prologue (Jeff Lynne) Just on the border of your waking mind There lies... Another time Where darkness & light are one And as you tread the halls of sanity You feel so glad to be Unable to go beyond I have a message From another time... Twilight (Jeff Lynne) The visions dancing in my mind The early dawn, the shades of time Twilight crawling through my windowpane Am I awake or do I dream? The strangest pictures I have seen Night is day and twilight's gone away With your head held high and your scarlet lies You came down to me from the open skies It's either real or it's a dream There's nothing that is in between... [CHORUS:] Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile Twilight, I gave you time to steal my mind Away from me. Across the night I saw your face You disappeared without a trace You brought me here, but can you take me back? Inside the image of your light That now is day and once was night You lead me here and then you go away. [REPEAT CHORUS] (You brought me here, but can you take me back again?) With your head held high and your scarlet lies You came down to me from the open skies [REPEAT CHORUS] Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile Twilight, twilight, twilight, twilight. Yours Truly, 2095 (Jeff Lynne) [2095, 2095, 2095, 2095 I love you, sincerely Yours truly, yours truly...] I sent a message to another time But as the days unwind, this I just can't believe I sent a note across another plane Maybe it's all a game, but this I just can't conceive. [Can you hear me?] I drive the very latest hovercar I don't know where you are But I miss you so much till then I met someone who looks a lot like you She does the things you do But she is an IBM. 2095, 2095, 2095, 2095 I love you, sincerely Yours truly, yours truly... She's only programmed to be very nice But she's as cold as ice Whenever I get too near She tells me that she likes me very much But when I try to touch She makes it all too clear. She is the latest in technology Almost mythology But she has a heart stone She has an I.Q. of 1001 She has a jumpsuit on And she's also a telephone. 2095, 2095, 2095, 2095 I love you, sincerely Yours truly, yours truly... [CHORUS:] Is that what you want? (Is it what you want?) Is it what you really want? (Is it what you really want?) Is that what you want? (Is it what you want?) Is it what you really want? I realize that it must seem so strange That time has rearranged But time has the final word She knows I think of you, she reads my mind She tries to be unkind She knows nothing of our world Although her memory banks overflow No one would ever know For all she says: "Is that what you want?" Maybe one day I'll feel her cold embrace And kiss her interface 'Til then, I'll leave her alone. I love you, sincerely Yours truly, yours truly... [REPEAT CHORUS] "Is that what you want?" Ticket to the Moon (Jeff Lynne) Remember the good old 1980s? When things were so uncomplicated? I wish I could go back there again And everything could be the same. I've got a ticket to the moon I'll be leaving here any day soon Yeah, I've got a ticket to the moon But I'd rather see the sunrise in your eyes. Got a ticket to the moon I'll be rising high above the earth so soon And the tears I cry might turn into the rain That gently falls upon your window You'll never know. [CHORUS:] Ticket to the moon (ticket to the moon) Ticket to the moon (ticket to the moon) Ticket to the moon (ticket to the moon). Fly, fly through a troubled sky Up to a new world shining bright, oh, oh. Flying high above Soaring madly through the mysteries that come Wondering sadly if the ways that led me here Could turn around and I would see you there Standing there (and I would see you there, waiting...) Ticket to the moon Flight leaves here today from Satellite Two As the minutes go by, what should I do? I paid the fare, what more can I say? It's just one way (only one way)... [REPEAT CHORUS] [REPEAT CHORUS] The Way Life's Meant to Be (Jeff Lynne) Well, I came a long way to be here today And I left you so long on this avenue And here I stand in the strangest land Not knowing what to say or do As I gaze around at these strangers in town I guess the only stranger is me And I wonder (yes, I wonder) Yes, I wonder (oh, I wonder) Is this the way life's meant to be? Although it's only a day since I was taken away And left standing here looking in wonder (It's your life, it's your life) Ah, the ground at my feet, maybe it's just the old street But everything that I know lies under (It's your life, it's your life) And when I see what they've done To this place that was home Shame is all that I feel Oh, and I wonder (oh, I wonder) Yes, I wonder (wonder, wonder, wonder, wonder) Is this the way life's meant to be? Too late, too late to cry The people say Too late for you, too late for me You've come so far, now you know everything my friend Look and see the wonders of our world... And I wonder (oh, I wonder) Yes, I wonder (yes, I wonder) Is this the way life's meant to be? As I wander around this wreck of a town Where people never speak aloud With its ivory towers and its plastic flowers I wish I was back in 1981 Just to see your face instead of this place Now I know what you mean to me And I wonder (oh, I wonder) Yes, I wonder (yes, I wonder) Is this the way life's meant to be? And I wonder (oh, I wonder) Yes, I wonder, wonder, wonder, wonder Is this the way life's meant to be? Ooohh, I wonder Oh, I wonder, wonder, wonder Is this the way life's meant to be? Oh, is this the way life's meant to be? Mmmmm, is this the way life's meant to be? I wanna know now Is this the way life's meant to be? Another Heart Breaks (Jeff Lynne) Another heart breaks, another heart breaks Another heart breaks, another heart breaks Another heart breaks, another heart breaks. Rain is Falling (Jeff Lynne) Early in the morning The sun was up and the sky was very blue Without a warning As I looked out, my thoughts returned to you. A noise in the city made the children run And hide themselves away And thunder boomed and lightning filled the sky. Looking from this window A thousand rivers running past my door Standing on an island Looking for someone upon the shore I cane see it very clearly, nothing's really changed Then lightning strikes across an empty sky. [CHORUS:] Ooohh, the rain is falling Ooohh, the rain is falling Ooohh, the rain is falling Will it wash away the lonely tears? [It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring] With their brand new time transporter They'll think maybe I fought to get away But with all their great inventions And all their good intentions, here I stay Down on the corner where the sun had shone The people gathered round Then scattered as the raindrops hit the ground. [REPEAT CHORUS] [It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring] [REPEAT CHORUS] [Rain rain, go away Come again another day...] From the End of the World (Jeff Lynne) Oh you, you're so hard to get to Oh you, you don't wanna play You were no better before I sent a letter before I sent a dream to last night From the end of the world. Oh you, you keep me hanging round & round & round & round Oh you, look at the trouble I've found You were no better before I sent a letter before I sent a dream to last night From the end of the world. I saw you last night, but you couldn't answer You were a lonely little sidewalk dancer When I woke up I could not stand it You were gone, but I got to hand it to you. Dream to you last night From the end of the world. Oh please, if this is a game I wish someone would win Please, just let her fly to be upon the wind You were no better before I sent a letter before I sent a dream to last night From the end of the world. You were no better before I sent a letter before I sent a dream to you last night From the end of the world. I sent a dream to you baby, last night From the end of the world I sent a dream to you, babe From the end of the world. I sent a dream... To you baby... From the end of the world. The Lights Go Down (Jeff Lynne) [The lights go down...] One day I gotta get out of here I gotta make everything clear I gotta see you, oh, oh. I know The way that I feel is wrong, so wrong But I gotta carry on When you ain't around. [CHORUS:] I believe things are going wrong And the night goes on and on All your dreams have flown away And the sun won't shine today. The lights go down (I want you, baby) The lights go down (I need you, baby) The lights go down And there's no one around. I know You're waiting so close to me But how will you ever see As time rolls away? Lonely But trying to be so proud And just as I turn around The lights go down. [REPEAT CHORUS] The lights go down (I want you, baby) The lights go down (I need you, baby) The lights go down And there's no one around... Here is the News (Jeff Lynne) Here is the news Coming to you every hour on the hour (Here is the news) The weather's fine but there may be a meteor shower. Here is the news A cure's been found for good old rocket lag (Here is the news) Someone left their life behind in a plastic bag. Here is the news Here is the news Here is the news. ["Spaceworkers arrived in London today as a last minute strike by air shuttle officers led to over 2,000 passengers being held down for up to 10 hours to board flights..."] ["Ten eurotechnicians were today sentenced by the justice computer to be banished for life to the prison satellite Penal One..."] Here is the news Another action filled adventure (Here is the news) All the worst from the world convention. Here is the news (the very latest) Here is the news Here is the news Here is the news ["... shares of Roboko Development are now..."] ["... a very great friend of mine..."] ["... our regularly scheduled programs..."] ["... the latest report from the people down there..."] ["... a tiny little detail..."] ["... and say hello to everybody..."] Here is the news I wanna go home, I want my baby back (Here is the news) I wanna go back! Here is the news Somebody has broken out of Satellite Two (Here is the news) Look very carefully, it may be you, you, you, you... ["... the energy counsel today announced...] ["... the archbishop is waving to the crowds..."] ["... the World Broadcasting Authority today announced..."] ["... I think that's going to be alright, you'll have to wait & see..."] ["... I'll call you back later..."] Here is the news. 21st Century Man (Jeff Lynne) A penny in your pocket Suitcase in your hand They won't get you very far Now you're a 21st century man. Fly across the city Rise above the land You can do 'most anything Now you're a 21st century man. Though you ride on the wheels of tomorrow (tomorrow) You still wander the fields of your sorrow What will it bring? One day you're a hero Next day you're a clown There's nothing that is in between Now you're a 21st century man. You should be so happy You should be so glad So why are you so lonely You 21st century man? You stepped out of a dream Believing everything was gone Return with what you've learned They'll kiss the ground you walk upon. Things ain't how you thought they were Nothing have you planned So pick up your penny and your suitcase You're not a 21st century man. Though you ride on the wheels of tomorrow You still wander the fields of your sorrow (sorrow) Tomorrow, 21st century man 21st century man 21st century man... Hold on Tight (Jeff Lynne) Hold on tight to your dream Hold on tight to your dream When you see your ship go sailing When you feel your heart is breaking Hold tight to your dream. It's a long time to be gone Time just rolls on and on When you need a shoulder to cry on When you get so sick of trying Just hold tight to your dream [CHORUS:] When you get so down that you can't get up And you want so much but you're all out of luck When you're so downhearted and misunderstood Just over & over & over you could Accroches-toi a ton reve Accroches-toi a ton reve Quand tu vois ton bateau partir Quand tu sents -- ton coeur se briser Accroches-toi a ton reve. [REPEAT CHORUS] Hold on tight to your dream Hold on tight to your dream When you see the shadows falling When you hear that cold wind calling Hold on tight to your dream. Oh, yeah Hold on tight to your dream Yeah, hold on tight... To your dream. Epilogue (Jeff Lynne) You should be so happy You should be so glad 21st century man. Though you ride on the wheels of tomorrow You still wander the fields of your sorrow. Time, time, time, time...