Release: September 18, 2019
Phil Vincent: all lead and harmony vocals and lyrical enhancements
Peter Cox: all instruments, additional voices on Delta Hours, Change The World and Into the Lion’s Den, and all songs and lyrics
Special guest: Vince O’Regan; guitar solos 1,2,3 and 5 on Trading Places and all solos on Into The Lion’s Den
PRODUCED BY Peter Cox
RECORDED AT Down The Road NL and The Musik Room USA. Vince recorded his playing in the UK.
MIXED AND MASTERED BY Peter Cox at Down The Road NL.
COVER ART & BOOKLET DESIGN BY C.A. Beckston / Blekkmark Design Studio
Lyrics:
1 DELTA HOURS
Goldie fills a chair
he rubs the belly fat
another can of beer
taste that raunchy cigarette
he always knows a joke
sometimes even two
he smiles when we laugh loud
he guards the plans we drew
always good distraction
nurse a chain reaction
knees upon the floor
open every door
saved by mind protection
Goldie is helping out
holding cases high
clutching into overdrive
as the babes go passing by
no worries spoil the mind
following his ..eh..nose
handy randy’s on the road
where ever the journey goes
always good distraction
nurse a chain reaction
feet on the floor
open every door
saved by mind protection
hey hooter alert (NO !)
oops batteries are empty (you don’t say !)
put that stick down, release that frown
and get back, get back, get back (wring that neck)
sometimes is detention
beyond one’s comprehension
after the delta hours
you watch the dying flowers
save me mind protection
always good distraction
nurse a chain reaction
feet off the floor
open every door
saved by soul protection
2 CHANGE THE WORLD
do you think we can change the world ?……
hey I’m dreaming out loud
to many sorrow I see
am I alone in the crowd
there’s too many aching I feel
there has to be another way
will we be able to find it one day
do you think we can change the world
make it into a better place
do you think we can change the world
until happiness is written all over the face of the earth
so now I’m wandering around
between the acid rain trees
am I alone in the crowd
another incurable disease
will we be able to twist our fate
better hurry before it’s too late
do you think we can change the world
make it into a better place
do you think we can change the world
maybe unite the human race
do you think we can change the world
until happiness is written all over the face of the earth
so we think that we are God
He creates and we destroy
we think we rule the earth
drifting away from joy
only when we’re united
we will survive the war
will this dream inside of me
ever become reality
will this dream inside
ever become reality
do you think we can change the world
make it into a better place
do you think we can change the world
maybe unite the human race
do you think we can change the world
until happiness is written all over the face of the earth
do you think we can change the world
3 SPRING IS COMING
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4 INTO THE LION’S DEN
hell has frozen over
that day you said goodbye
baby you’re so damn hot
the way you wink your eye
you won’t be overrated
no one compares to you
the question in my mind
is how do I get through
into the lion’s den, with a full moon fever
crawling on my knees I spy on you
into the lion’s den, like Bagdad’s thief
I can’t help but wish that you would want me too
heaven must have cried
the day you went downstairs
the light has slowly died
by lack of your blond hair
adrenalin is pumping
I can’t sleep at night
I’d better stop right now
the news is getting tight
into the lion’s den, with a full moon fever
crawling on my knees I spy on you
into the lion’s den, like Bagdad’s thief
like the snake was a sinner I still want you
here I am
desperately in love
but will you reach out your hand, yeah
here I stand
shaking all over
please say something, I’m at your command
(…into the lion’s den….grrr
oh sorry, did I interrupt ? may I scratch your back ?
love your hair…how ’bout a drink huh?
oh, you naughty pussy……..cat!)
into the lion’s den, with a full moon fever
crawling on my knees I spy on you
into the lion’s den, like Bagdad’s thief
I can’t help but wish that you would want me too
into the lion’s den, with a full moon fever
crawling on my knees I spy on you
into the lion’s den, like Bagdad’s thief
like the snake was a sinner I still want you
please say something
5 RAIN IN MAY
here I am
drawing sketches and memories
time goes by
changing who I used to be
it’s cold and I hang my head low
it’s cold I don’t know where to go
when it rains
I remember your smile
your vivid eyes
your caring heart
oh how I want to hold you again
forgot the words
I learned by heart
I remain in silence
and take the road to nowhere
so cold my heart beats so slow
so cold my heart I need to know
here I am
fighting this feeling of being alone
the darkness gets hold
some never grow old
and I wonder
is this the end of the show
when it rains
I remember your smile
your vivid eyes
your caring heart
oh how I want to hold you again
someday we will be together
I let my heart shout
I turn out the light
I fade into night
in my heart I know
I miss you
6 EYEWITNESS
this must be some joke
I saw myself on the evening news
wanted for murder
no this just can’t be true
someone’s made an awful mistake
can I pull myself through
say it ain’t so
it’s so impossible
I don’t know the place or the face
the bullet or the gun
but still it’s me they chase
someone’s made a deadly mistake
how can I win this race
be my eyewitness
it wasn’t meant to be like this
please won’t you testify
be the angel at my side
say it ain’t so
baby help me please, tell them what they’ve done
we were together that night, dreaming of the sun
we made love, don’t you remember
end this nightmare before I enter
I don’t wanna die innocent and young
holding you tight, dreaming of the sun
dreaming of the sun
be my eyewitness
it wasn’t meant to be like this
please won’t you testify
be the angel at my side
say it ain’t so
that’s me on the evening news
wanted for murder
no! this just can’t be true
no one left to help me survive
can I push myself through
be my eyewitness
it wasn’t meant to be like this
please won’t you testify
be the angel at my side
be my eyewitness
I didn’t mean it to be like this
why don’t you testify
you’re the angel at my side
7 Circles
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8 A SILENT CRY
what does it take to sing a silent cry?
it’s quite a great mind feeder
life is what you make it
though it seems at times
everyone’s against you
some days it feels like
everything’s going wrong
life and how to survive it
that’s the message in this song
sometimes you think that
all is upside down
in the morning you wish
for your dreams to come true
and turn it all around
what does it take – to walk on water
what does it take – to talk to the sky
what does it take – to bring in the mountain
what does it take – to sing a silent cry
sometimes you might think that
all is upside down
in the morning you wish
for your dreams to come true
and turn it all around
what does it take – to walk on water
what does it take – to talk to the sky
what does it take – to bring in the mountain
what does it take – to sing a silent cry
I know it’s tough
to find the strength to keep it going
I know it’s rough
to find the way to smooth things out
when the walls crumble down
you’ve got to build a safer home
try to turn your life around
cause you know you’re not alone
oh baby, you know you’re not alone
oh baby got to build a safer home
what does it take – to walk on water
what does it take – to talk to the sky
what does it take – to bring in the mountain
what does it take – to sing a silent cry
9 AUTUMN SKY
here in the autumn sky
seduction is the key
fake news rules
turning us into fools
we are colour blind
we are deaf and dumb
so irresponsible
never thinking of what we’ve done
here in the autumn sky
adrenaline’s flying high
when the shadows move
dark lords seek their groove
here in the autumn sky
distraction is the key
only when you go dark
you finally start to see
it’s a mystery
why we fail to see
held in captivity
but born to be free
here in the autumn sky
a phenomenon is rising high
a bundle of energy
bringing change for you and me
we are colour blind
we are deaf and dumb
unrecognisable
or are we just plain numb
it’s a mystery
why we fail to see
held in captivity
but born to be free
it’s a mystery
how we let it be
ruled by mediocrity
but born to be free
fake news rules
turning us into fools
it’s a mystery
why we fail to see
held in captivity
but born to be free
it’s a mystery
how we let it be
ruled by mediocrity
but born to be free
10 TRADING PLACES
seems like something has changed
but not for the better
feels like someone strange
to make things sadder
but I don’t care at all
seems like something new
but not for long
but only for the few
this feels so wrong
but I don’t care at all
unexplained are mysteries
lines from shouting faces
unexplained are mysteries
thoughts from trading places
feels like something has changed
flowing into danger
it feels somehow strange
to sense the anger
but I don’t care at all
some places are burning
between the valleys of the rock
world keeps on turning
taking every shock
but I don’t care at all no
I don’t care at all
unexplained are mysteries
lines from shouting faces
unexplained are mysteries
thoughts from trading places
unexplained are casualties
the premonition of life
unexplained are words believed
to cut you like a knife
but who cares?
11 STORM IN NOVEMBER
storm in November
I always laughed about it
howling wind in the chimney
the ticking of the rain
the cracking of the stairs
I smiled as I went to bed
steamin’ up some heat
in the elevator of dreams
macho girl in leather
the dark side of love it seems
storm in November
I never cried about it
this shivering feeling
you wanna hold on to
you gotta grab it tight
cause you got nothing to lose
picking up the beat
in a field of broken dreams
moving in the shadows
or is it make believe
don’t care about the pouring rain
just keep me there in your heart
I only fear a love in vain
can tear this shelter apart
storm in November
it means nothing to me
you lose your umbrella
the waving of the trees
watch the hats go by
in the wink of an eye
fallen to your knees
in a field of broken dreams
moving through the shadows
or is it make believe
at this landmark up high
I see a turning point
I feel the soft words whispered
as emotions passing by
on the wings of a breeze
washes my fears away
take my honest hand
and never say goodbye
I don’t care about the pouring rain
just keep me there in your heart
I only fear a love in vain
can tear this shelter apart
12 On The Edge Of Winter
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