instrumental demos 1987

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instrumental demos 1987

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instrumental demos 1987

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instrumental demos 1987

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instrumental demos 1987

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instrumental demos 1987

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instrumental demos 1987

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instrumental demos 1987

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instrumental demos 1987

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early charlie demos 1987

i can remember when,
in the unity of our five-day sessions
not even once did we hear the siren song
what kind of imagination
asleep in some lyrical coma
who's vain futile memory
could have been so wrong?

you can make a fortune in lies
you can keep a giant alive
you can ride the red
until everybody smiles

a trifling euphoria
was such an untimely religion
maybe your life can explain
the reason for my indecision
here is a poor man
the heart of this monster creation
he said we both will be heroes
and i was led into temptation

you can make a fortune in lies
you can keep a giant alive
you can ride the red
until everybody smiles

can you show me your gold
and your silver?
a hero in frozen water

"for the first time in a long time...
everything was right in my world...     [sample from a television prison  ]
and then i woke up..."                  [documentary.                     ]

now you've made a fortune in lies
and you kept a giant alive
you rode the red
you rode the red
				

early charlie demos 1987

i touched with one
who made me run
away from my own soul...
in this world with its
many illusions
we are moving like mice through a maze

and now i find
what's left behind
has served to make me whole
full of doubt, deception, and delusion
seeking purpose to all earthly days

i search within
beneath a skin
that bears both pleasure and pain
in a world full of constant confusion
i will not be a par to the craze

in the afterlife
will dark be bright?
will cold be warm?
will the day have no night?
in the afterlife?
will the blind have sight?
in the afterlife.

behind closed eyes
some comfort lies
in knowing the truth never spoken
through this world with its
hidden conclusion
we'll keep moving like mice through a maze

in the afterlife
will dark be bright?
will cold be warm?
will the day have no night?
in the afterlife?
will the blind have sight?
in the afterlife.

in the afterlife
will dark be bright?
will cold be warm?
  will the day have no night?
in the afterlife?
will the blind have sight?
in the afterlife.
				

early charlie demos 1987

watching my window i was led like a child
as the roadway lamplights
misguided my mind through the night
a shadow of limits
we were racing the rain
my hands held the wheel
my eyes tried to hold their place

there must have been a time
when i thought that you were watching
it had to be when my senses lost control
i thought i'd slipped away
i thought i could still feel us moving
it must have been a cloud
no bigger than a man's hand

every reason i risk my life
to come back to you
is locked behind your door
you're my immunity
outside i watched you burn
heavy hearts were bleeding
a cry for help, a familiar voice
my melting hands streaked the glass

as i walked away
i wondered what had really happened
had i run out of time
did i push myself too far
as my last step fell
i felt my hands upon the wheel
had i come back to life
or did i ever leave at all
in higher lives
we seem to be
always a moment too late
we're past the time
when we looked on
now we're
the ones who help to set the sun
this time for real
i locked the door behind me
my mind was still a wreck
from what i saw
for when my hands are still
i'll recognize the message
never again will my senses lose control
in higher lives
we seem to be
always a moment too late
we're past the time
when we looked on
now we're
the ones who help to set the sun
				

wdadu pre-production demos 1988

i can remember when,
in the unity of our five-day sessions
not even once did we hear the siren song
what kind of imagination
asleep in some lyrical coma
who's vain futile memory
could have been so wrong?

you can make a fortune in lies
you can keep a giant alive
you can ride the red
until everybody smiles

a trifling euphoria
was such an untimely religion
maybe your life can explain
the reason for my indecision
here is a poor man
the heart of this monster creation
he said we both will be heroes
and i was led into temptation

you can make a fortune in lies
you can keep a giant alive
you can ride the red
until everybody smiles

can you show me your gold
and your silver?
a hero in frozen water

"for the first time in a long time...
everything was right in my world...     [sample from a television prison  ]
and then i woke up..."                  [documentary.                     ]

now you've made a fortune in lies
and you kept a giant alive
you rode the red
you rode the red
				

wdadu pre-production demos 1988

i touched with one
who made me run
away from my own soul...
in this world with its
many illusions
we are moving like mice through a maze

and now i find
what's left behind
has served to make me whole
full of doubt, deception, and delusion
seeking purpose to all earthly days

i search within
beneath a skin
that bears both pleasure and pain
in a world full of constant confusion
i will not be a par to the craze

in the afterlife
will dark be bright?
will cold be warm?
will the day have no night?
in the afterlife?
will the blind have sight?
in the afterlife.

behind closed eyes
some comfort lies
in knowing the truth never spoken
through this world with its
hidden conclusion
we'll keep moving like mice through a maze

in the afterlife
will dark be bright?
will cold be warm?
will the day have no night?
in the afterlife?
will the blind have sight?
in the afterlife.

in the afterlife
will dark be bright?
will cold be warm?
  will the day have no night?
in the afterlife?
will the blind have sight?
in the afterlife.
				

wdadu pre-production demos 1988

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wdadu pre-production demos 1988

a suited man smiled said:
'it's just a matter of time
you can have the world at your feet by tomorrow
just sign on this line.'
hold tight... limelight!
approaching the paramount
with the sun in our eyes
fearing family ties, legalies, compromise

in a dimly lit room with a stool as his stage
a dream-stricken prince of a pauper's descent
haunts the eavesdropping silence
that presses his window
as he sweats a performance
to an audience that ticks on the walls

to the practical observer
it's just a matter of time
'you can deviate from the commonplace
only to fall back in line.'
i understand mine's a risky plan
and your system can't miss
but is security after all a cause
or symptom of happiness?

brave, yet afraid, his eyes on horizon
in a steady-set gaze
a mariner soon from an open cocoon
takes a moment to summon his courage
to stifle his grave apprehension and
trembling, approaches the surf
a father's benediction as his hopeful son departs
to brave the sea of rage and conquer at all costs

lingers in his memory
and visions still surviving in a logic-proof shell
that should have been held sacred, safe and hidden well
are compromised in usury
with every rising sun that yields no sight of land
the hesitation cultivates within the tired man
and rumors spread of mutiny
and though the time will come when dream and day unite
tonight the only consolation causing him to fight
is fearless faith in destiny

even when plan fall to pieces
i can still find the courage
with promise i've found in my faith

likely or not, it's a dream that we keep
and at odds with our senses we'll climb
but if faith is the answer, we've already reached it
and if spirit's a sign
then it's only a matter of time
only a matter of time
				

wdadu pre-production demos 1988

watching my window i was led like a child
as the roadway lamplights
misguided my mind through the night
a shadow of limits
we were racing the rain
my hands held the wheel
my eyes tried to hold their place

there must have been a time
when i thought that you were watching
it had to be when my senses lost control
i thought i'd slipped away
i thought i could still feel us moving
it must have been a cloud
no bigger than a man's hand

every reason i risk my life
to come back to you
is locked behind your door
you're my immunity
outside i watched you burn
heavy hearts were bleeding
a cry for help, a familiar voice
my melting hands streaked the glass

as i walked away
i wondered what had really happened
had i run out of time
did i push myself too far
as my last step fell
i felt my hands upon the wheel
had i come back to life
or did i ever leave at all
in higher lives
we seem to be
always a moment too late
we're past the time
when we looked on
now we're
the ones who help to set the sun
this time for real
i locked the door behind me
my mind was still a wreck
from what i saw
for when my hands are still
i'll recognize the message
never again will my senses lose control
in higher lives
we seem to be
always a moment too late
we're past the time
when we looked on
now we're
the ones who help to set the sun
				

wdadu pre-production demos 1988

an angel's kiss now fallen
descending scarlet cuts the sky
faded names left on the wall
honor the fighting leave life to die
remembered is the sacrifice but
no praisal of blood still flowing
who were the leaders?
what controlled the killing hand
that caused this mourning?
   crossing over...
					

lowered deep into the sea
being awaits to cleanse his soul
senses weakening time is still
motionless by stiffening cold

the wheels race back and
scorch his mind
traveling all to find the land
revelation warms a touch
and now, he will begin to
understand
					

extended a view to yesterday
manifestation for none the same
walking amidst a frightening still
no sound, no smoke, no scorching
flames
   he is risen...

sipping his poison the raven sings
yet another to add more bodies fallen
king from below
this one controls
the killing hand that caused this mourning.
   is it all over?
   is it all over?
					

evil genius this secret plan
mercy dealt with the losing hand
will he ever fall?
can he end it all?
our savior must make his stand.

only a prophet of years to come
wanting mortality i'm all alone
he heard my voice
it was my choice
i've stopped the killing hand.
					

when i go back again
will it be the same?
i've stopped the cries
but now they know my name

the sea is calling me
my spirit must return
as i get closer,
was it really worth
what i have learned?

i'm in the valley
and the saddened chimes i hear
race toward the wall to find
one more name appears.

no one is left now
my one and only land
i laugh at what i've done
i am the killing hand.
					

wdadu pre-production demos 1988

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xmas demos 1988

if i'd started from the top
and worked my way down
there'd be no reason
to live forever
to live forever

the starvation has turned
me outside in
and the wind has blown
me halfway across the world
across the world

why was i born
in an age of distrust
i'd offer some change
for a photograph

it will always stay the same
always be the same

until i show a desire for revenge
my hunger will waste me to sleep
as long as i have to die in the attempt
then there'll be no reason
to live forever

until i show a desire for revenge
as long as i have to die in the attempt
if i have to die in the attempt
then there is no reason
no reason
no reason
to live forever

to live forever
				

xmas demos 1988

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xmas demos 1988

once there was a way to get back homeward
once there was a way to get back home
sleep pretty darling do not cry
and i will sing a lullaby

golden slumbers fill your eyes
smiles awake you when you rise
sleep pretty darling do not cry
and i will sing a lullaby

once there was a way to get back homeward
once there was a way to get back home
sleep pretty darling do not cry
and i will sing a lullaby
					

boy, you're gonna carry that weight
carry that weight a long time
boy, you're gonna carry that weight
carry that weight a long time

i never give you my pillow
i only send you my invitation
and in the middle of the celebrations
i break down

boy, you're gonna carry that weight
carry that weight a long time
boy, you're gonna carry that weight
carry that weight a long time

yeah, all right!
are you gonna be in my dreams, tonight?

and in the end
the love you take
is equal to the love you lend
					

xmas demos 1988

o holy night
the stars are brightly shining
it 'tis the night of our dear savior's birth
long lay the world in sin and error pining
'til he appeared and the soul felt its worth.
a prayer of hope the weary world rejoices
for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn

fall on your knees
oh hear the angel voices
oh night divine
oh night, when christ was born

truly he taught us to love one another
his law is love and his gospel is peace
chains shall he break for the slave is our brother
and in his name all oppression shall cease
sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
let all within us praise his holy name.

fall on your knees
oh hear the angel voices
oh night divine
oh night, when christ was born
oh night divine
oh night, when christ was born
oh night, when christ was born
when christ was born
				

xmas demos 1988

heaven
a place within your eyes
forever i wear
this second hand disguise
in time to find your world
this lifetime disappears
yes we understand
in space but not in time
my guardian is here
i can't understand
imagine wanting nothing more
the angel you've been sending for
now just don't turn away...
dreamer
reaching in and finding out
a vision
i must capture it somehow
the first light
that cast a spell to later cry
will always remain
this force of life
it's power in a look of fire
was calling your name
don't you feel it?
yes, believe it
it's time to set emotions straight
this space is wasting a dream
and it can't wait

here i am
cross this bridge and come my way
the answer to a prayer
a light for us to share
in all our glory
someday
we will hold our lives as one
and i will carry you
until our kingdom come
can't you hear me?

disbelief
is why the spirit falls below
one to one
is all the faith one needs to grow
this tension i feel
is it really fair?
one of you will have to leave here
these words will break the line
that ties our worlds together
and i will never go
remember having dreams to share?
we've been taught to hide our fear
but now you can't turn away...
				

xmas demos 1988