ELO Album

Just on the border of your waking mind,
There lies another time,
Where darkness and 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.

Just on the border of your waking mind...
There lies another time...
Where darkness and light are one...
And as your tread the halls of sanity...
You feel so glad to be...
Unable to go beyond...
I have a message from another time...

The visions dancing in my mind
The early dawn
The shades of time
Twilight crawling through my window pane

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 flies
You can't help to be
from the open skies

It's either real or it's a dream
There's nothing that is in between

Twilight
I only meant to stay a while
Twilight
I gave you time to steal my mind

Away from meeeeee

Across the light I saw your face
You disappeared without a trace
You brought me here but can you take me back

Inside the image of you light
What!
That now is day and once was night
What!
You leave me here and then you go away

It's either real or its a dream
there's nothing that is in between

TWILIGHT! TWILIGHT! TWILIGHT!

I gave you time to steal my mind
Away from meeeeee

You brought me here but
can you take me back again

With your head held high
and your scarlet flies
You can't help to be
from the open skies

It's either real or it's a dream
There's nothing that is in between

TWILIGHT!
I only meant to stay awhile
TWILIGHT!
I gave you time to steal my mind

TWILIGHT!
I only meant to stay awhile
TWILIGHT!
I only meant to stay awhile

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 send 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 Hover car,
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 of stone.
She has an IQ of 1,001,
She has a jumpsuit on,
And she's also a telephone.

2095, 2095, 2095, 2095,
I love you, sincerely,
Yours truly, yours truly.

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 realise that it must seem to 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,
Till then I'll leave her alone.

I love you, sincerely,
Yours truly, yours truly.

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?

"Is that what you want?"

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.

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)...

Ticket to the Moon (ticket to the Moon),
Ticket to the Moon (ticket to the Moon),
Ticket to the Moon (ticket to the Moon).

Ticket to the Moon (ticket to the Moon),
Ticket to the Moon (ticket to the Moon),
Ticket to the Moon (ticket to the Moon),
Ticket to the Moon (ticket to the Moon),
Ticket to the Moon (ticket to the Moon),
Ticket to the Moon (ticket to the Moon)...

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.
Ooh, 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.

Ooh, I wonder,
Oh, I wonder, wonder, wonder
Is this the way life's meant to be.

Oh, oh, is this the way life's meant to be?
Mmm-mmm, 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, another heart breaks.

Another heart breaks, another heart breaks.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

Another heart breaks, another heart breaks.

(Rain, rain, go away, come again another day.)

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 can see it very clearly,
Nothing's really changed,
Then lightning strikes across an empty sky.

Ooh, the rain is falling.
Ooh, the rain is falling.
Ooh, 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.

Ooh, the rain is falling.
Ooh, the rain is falling.
I said, ooh, the rain is falling.
Will it wash away the lonely tears?

(It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring.)

Ooh, the rain is falling.
I said, ooh, the rain is falling.
Ooh, rain keeps on falling, falling.
Will it wash away the lonely tears?

(It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring.)
(Rain, rain, go away, come again another day.)

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 you last night
From the end of the world.

Oh, you, you keep me hangin' 'round and 'round
And 'round and 'round.
Oh, you, look at the trouble I've found.
You were no better before (oh-oh),
I sent a letter before (yeah-yeah),
I sent a dream to you 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.

Oh-oh, yeah-yeah,
Dream to you last night
From the end of the world.

Oh, please, if this is a game, I wish someone would win.
Oh, please, just let it fly to be upon the wind.
You were no better before (oh-oh),
I sent a letter before (yeah-yeah),
I sent a dream to you, baby, last night
From the end of the world.

You were no better before (oh-oh, oh-oh),
I sent a letter before (yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah),
I sent a dream to you, baby, 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, baby, last night
From the end of the world.

I sent a dream to you, baby,
From the end of the world.

"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.

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.

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.

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.

The lights go down (I want you, baby),
The lights go down (I need you, baby),
The lights go down (I want you, baby),
The lights go down (I need you, baby)...

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 dispute in London today. A lightning
strike by air shuttle officers led to over two thousand
passengers being held up for up to ten hours to board flights..."

"Ten Eurotechnicians were today sentenced by the justice computer
to be banished for life to the prison satellite Penal One, One, 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 climbing to the..."
"...A very great friend of mine..."
"...Our regular scheduled programs..."
"...The latest report from the people down there..."
"...A tiny little detail..."
"...I'd like to 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 and see...
I'll call you back later..."

Here is the news,
Here is the news,
Here is the news...

A penny in your pocket
Suitcase in your hand
They won't get you very far
Now your a twenty-first century man
Fly across the city
Rise above the land
You can do most anything
Now you a 21st century man

Though you ride on the wheels of tommorow
You still wander the fields of your sorrow

One day your a hero
Next day, your a clown
There's nothing that is in between
Now your 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
Your'e not a 21st century man

Though you ride on the wheels of tomorrow
You still wander the fields of your sorrow
Tomorrow
21st century man
21st century man

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 on 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 on 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.

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.
Let me come here and stay,
The world is full of sorrow.

Time, time, time, time...

"Do you remember," you said to me,
"That you would wait, wait for me eternally?"
I've been wondering, and I've been hoping
You're still the same, only you can say
I'll be so glad to be back with you
I'll do anything you want me to.

That's what I want, I'll be so happy, back home.

I see your light shine in my window
And I know I am coming home
And as the light grows, grows ever brighter
I see your face, you are alone
And when I tell you all the things I have seen
You'll say that, darling, you must have been dreaming.

That's what I want, I'll be so happy, back home.

Electric visions have crossed, strange decisions have crossed
I thank the stars above me, I have someone to love me
That's what I want, I'll be so happy, back home.

Believe me, baby, when I say
I wish I never, never, never, never, never be away
For the things that I see
Be meant for the eyes of a time
And when we walk alone together
That's how I want it to be, want it to be forever.

That's what I want, I'll be so happy
That's what I want, I'll be so happy
That's what I want, I'd be so happy, back home.

Far beyond the things you see
Time rolls on eternally
Got a thing about it
Just can't live without it.

Sitting there inside your mind
Just waiting for the clock to chime
On a lonely line
Stood a lonely man

No pictures on an empty wall
No body there no one at all
Just echoes in the ivory halls
When time stood still.

Days line up outside the door
Thought time had stopped there was no more
Been a lonely world
Such a lonely world.

No pictures on an empty wall
No Toulouse, Vincent or Pablo
Just echoes in the ivory halls
When time stood still.

No big machine or April showers
No submarines, no plastic flowers
Just echoes in the ivory towers
When time stood still
When time stood still
When time stood still
When time stood still.

I wander through a town
A town I knew so well, but it seems so strange
The wind blows cold
I remember when I thought your street was paved with gold
I walked along the street
A street I walked along many times before
The things have changed
Everything I knew was gone or rearranged.

Julie don't live here anymore
She moved away many years before
How can it be, this I can't believe
Julie don't live here anymore.

I walked up to your door
Last night I saw your face in the window
But it was different now
The lonely light where we used to be quite gone
I though about your smile
Your laughing eyes and the things you said to me
I felt so sorry for you
For all the nights we spent hanging around with nothing else to do.

Julie don't live here anymore
She moved away many years before
How can it be, this I can't believe
Julie don't live here anymore.

Julie don't live here anymore
She moved away many years before
How can it be, this I can't believe
Julie don't live here anymore
Julie don't live here anymore
Julie don't live here anymore
Julie don't live here anymore...