The Moody Blues



The sounds in my mind just come to me.....
(J. Hayward, R. Thomas)


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For My Lady
(Ray Thomas)

My boat sails stormy seas
Battles oceans filled with tears
At last my port's in view
Now that I've discovered you

Oh I'd give my life so lightly
For my gentle lady
Give it freely and completely
To my lady

As life goes drifting by
Like a breeze she'll gently sigh
And slowly bow her head
Then you'll hear her softly cry.

Words that you say when we're alone
Though actions speak louder than words
But all I can say is I love you so
To drive away all my hurt

Set sail towards the sun
Feel the warmth that's just begun
Share each and every dream
They belong to everyone



Nights In White Satin
(Jahr, Schreiber, Hayward)

Nights in white satin
never reaching the end.
Letters I've written
never meaning to send.
Beauty I'd always missed
with these eyes before.
Just what the truth is
I can't say anymore
'Cause I love you,
yes I love you,
oh, how I love you.

Gazing at people
some hand in hand
just what I'm going through
they can't understand.
Some try to tell me
thoughts they cannot defend
just what you want to be
you'll be in the end.
And I love you,
yes I love you,
oh, how I love you.



Isn't Life Strange
(John Lodge)

Isn't life strange
A turn of the page
Can read like before
Can we ask for more?
Each day passes by
How hard will man try?
The sea will not wait

You know it makes me want to cry, cry, cry-
Wish I could be in your heart
To be one with your love
Wish I could be in your eyes
Looking back there you were, and here we are.

Isn't life strange
A word we arrange
With no thought or care
Maker of despair
Each breath that we breathe
With love me must weave
To make us as one

Isn't life strange
A turn of a page
A book without light
Unless with love we write;
To throw it away
To lose just a day
The quicksand of time



The Actor
(Justin Hayward)

The curtain rises on a scene,
With someone chanting to be free.
The play unfolds before my eyes.
There stands the actor who is me.

The sleeping hours take us far,
From traffic, telephones and fear.
Put out your problems with the cat,
Escape until a bell you hear.

Our reasons are the same,
But there's no one we can blame,
For there's no where we need go,
And the only truth we know comes so easily.

The sound I have heard in your hello,
Oh darling, you're almost part of me.
Oh darling, you're all I'll ever see.

It's such a rainy afternoon,
No point in going anywhere.
The sounds just drift across my room,
I wish this feeling I could share.

It's such a rainy afternoon,
She sits and gazes from her window.
Her mind tries to recall his face,
A feeling deep inside her grows.

Our reasons are the same,
But there's no one we can blame,
For there's no where we need go,
And the only truth we know comes so easily.

The sound I have heard in your hello,
Oh darling, you're almost part of me.
Oh darling, you're all I'll ever see.
The sound I have heard in your hello,
Oh darling, you're all I'll ever see.
Oh darling, you're almost part of me.



After You Came
(Graeme Edge)

Since it began I got one dream,
And really it's my only blessing.
If I can come through then so can you,
And you will find there's no regretting.

Things you want from your life's font,
Will never let your spirit roam.
Come back to earth for what it's worth,
For you've been dreaming of a ceiling not a home.

I've been doing my best
What else can I do?
Is there something I've missed,
That will help you through?

I have reached the top of my wall,
And all I've found is another way to fall.

For some short time,
For a while you and I,
Were joined to eternity.
Then we split in two,
Back to me and you,
Like the rain rising from the sea.
Rising from the sea.

We all can see what we shall be,
But knowing's really not controlling.
With time perhaps I'll pass the traps,
And find some peace and understanding.

After you'd come and while you're gone,
You leave me guessing; It's depressing.
Never to know the way to go,
To find some time alone, a little less pressing.

So you'll just have to laugh,
When it hurts so much.
You're so far away,
And so hard to touch.

I have reached the top of my wall,
And all I've found is another way to fall.

Since it began I got one dream,
And really it's my only blessing.
If I can come through then so can you,
And you will find there's no regretting.

I've been doing my best
What else can I do?
Is there something I've missed,
That will help you through?

I have reached the top of my wall,
And all I've found is another way to fall.



New Horizons
(Justin Hayward)

I've had dreams enough for one
And I've got love enough for three
I have my hopes to comfort me
I've got my new horizons out to sea

But I'm never gonna lose your precious gift
It will always be that way
And I know I'm gonna find my own peace of mind
Someday, someway.

Where is this place that we have found
Nobody knows where we are bound
I long to hear, I need to see
Cos' I've shed tears too many for me.

On the wind, soaring free,
Spread your wings, I'm beginning to see
Out of mind, far from view
Beyond the reach, of the nightmare come true.



The Story In Your Eyes
(Justin Hayward)

I've been thinking about our fortune,
And I've decided that we're really not to blame
For the love that's deep inside us now
Is still the same

And the sound we make together
Is the music to the story in your eyes
It's been shining down upon me now
I realize

Listen to the tide slowly turning
Wash all our heartaches away
We are part of the fire that is burning
And from the ashes we can build another day

But I'm frightened for your children
And the life that we are living is in vain
And the sunshine we've been waiting for
Will turn to rain

When the final line is over
And it's certain that the curtain's gonna fall
I can hide inside your sweet sweet love
For ever more



I Know You're Out There Somewhere
(Justin Hayward)

I know you're out there somewhere
Somewhere somewhere
I know I'll find you somewhere
And somehow I'll return again to you

The mist is lifting slowly
I can see the way ahead
And I've left behind the empty streets
That once inspired my life
And the strength of the emotion
Is like thunder in the air
'Cos the promise that we made each other
Haunts me to the end

I know you're out there somewhere
Somewhere somewhere
I know you're out there somewhere
Somewhere you can hear my voice
I know I'll find you somehow
Somehow somehow
I know I'll find you somehow
And somehow I'll return again to you

The secret of your beauty
And the mystery of your soul
I've been searching for in everyone I meet
And the times I've been mistaken
It's impossible to say
And the grass is growing
Underneath our feet

The words that I remember
From my childhood still are true
That there's none so blind
As those who will not see
And to those who lack the courage
And say it's dangerous to try
Well they just don't know
That love eternal will not be denied

You know it's going to happen
I can feel you getting near
And soon we'll be returning
To the fountains of our youth
And if you wake up wondering
In the darkness I'll be there
My arms will close around you
And protect you with the truth



Driftwood
(Justin Hayward)

Just like the driftwood of a dream,
Left on the seashore of sleep.
Just like the words that wouldn't rhyme,
Lost in the desert of time.
Time waits for no one at all,
No, not even you.
You thought you'd seen it all before,
You really thought you knew.

I don't remember what was said,
In the confusion that night.
I only know what's on my mind,
What's in the future we will decide.
Time waits for no one at all,
No, not even you.
You thought you'd seen it all before,
You really thought you knew.

I've shattered the illusion, Here I am,
Of fortune and of fame. Staring out to sea.
But darling now I know you, Wondering if you'll
Life can never be the same. Ever come back to me.
Oh no, don't leave me driftwood,
On the shore.

Time waits for no one my love,
No, not even you.
You thought you'd seen it all before,
You really thought you knew.

I've shattered the illusion, Here I am,
Of fortune and of fame. Staring out to sea.
I'm waking up, I'm reaching up, Waking up, reaching up,
I'm getting up from this game. Come back to me.
Oh no, don't leave me driftwood,
On the shore.
Oh, no don't, don't leave me driftwood,
On the shore.
Whoa, no, don't leave me driftwood,
On the shore.



Talking Out Of Turn
(John Lodge)

When I took a little loving from you
Oh I, never thought about the hurting inside
But I took a little more than I should
Oh why, can't explain that I would ever
Let you slip through my fingers
Let you escape like yesterday
I would appreciate you knowing
I thought you love had come to stay

Talking out of turn
Shot to pieces
When will I learn
Talking out of turn
Shot to pieces
When will I learn

But I took a little more of you each day
When I didn't see that I was breaking you apart
With angry words of love I didn't mean
Oh why, can't believe that I would ever
Talk myself out of tomorrow
Talked like a fool to yesterday
And as the evening loses colour
Your love began to fade away

Talking out of turn
Talking out of turn

If I upset you
I didn't mean to hurt you
I didn't mean to make you cry
I don't need an alibi
To start me talking out of turn

When I took a little loving from you
Oh I, can't believe that I would ever
Let you slip through my fingers
Let you escape like yesterday
I would appreciate you knowing
I thought your love had come to stay



Question
(Justin Hayward)

Why do we never get an answer
when we're knocking at the door?
with a thousand million questions
about hate and death and war?
'cuz when we stop and look around us
there is nothing that we need
in a world of persecution
that is parting in its greed

Why do we never get an answer
when we're knocking at the door?
because the truth is hard to swallow
it's like a wall of blood before...

It's not the way that you say it when you do those things to me
it's more the way that you mean it when you tell me what will be
and when you stop and think about it
you won't believe it's true
that all the love you've been giving
has all been meant for you

I'm looking for someone to change my life
I'm looking for a miracle in my life
but if you could see what it's done to me
to lose the love I knew
that safely leads me through...

between the silence of the mountains and the crashing of the sea
there lies a land I once lived in
and she's waiting there for me
but in the grey of the morning
my mind becomes confused
between the dead, and the sleeping,
and the road that I must choose

I'm looking for someone to change my life
I'm looking for a miracle in my life
and if you could see what it's done to me
to lose the love I knew
could safely lead me to
the land that I once knew
the land as we grow old
the secrets of our soul

It's not the way that you say it when you do those things to me
it's more the way you really mean it when you tell me what will be

Why do we never get an answer
when we're knocking at the door?
with a thousand million questions
about hate and death and war
but when we stop and look around us
there is nothing that we need
in a world of persecution
that is parting in its greed



Voices In The Sky
(Justin Hayward)

Bluebird, flying high,
Tell me what you sing.
If you could talk to me,
What news would you bring
Of voices in the sky?

Nightingale, hovering high,
Harmonize the wind.
Darkness, your symphony,
I can hear you sing
Of voices in the sky.

Just what is happening to me?
I lie awake to the sound of the sea
Calling to me.

Old man, passing by,
Tell me what you sing.
Though your voice be faint,
I am listening.
Voices in the sky.

Children with a skipping rope,
Tell me what you sing.
Play time is nearly gone,
Bell's about to ring.
Voices in the sky.



Never Comes The Day
(Justin Hayward)

Work away today, work away tomorrow.
Never comes the day for my love and me.
I feel her gently sighing as the evening slips away.
If only you knew what's inside of me now
You wouldn't want to know me somehow,
But You will love me tonight,
We alone will be alright,
In the end

Give just a little bit more
Take a little bit less
From each other tonight
Admit what you're feeling
And see what's in front of you,
It's never out of your sight.
We all know it's true,
You know it's true,
We all know it's true.



It's Cold Outside Of Your Heart
(Justin Hayward)

The harder I try
Seems the further I fall
The deeper my love seems to be
And I know that I
Never doubted at all
That someone was waiting for me
Then out of the blue
It was over
And how did you think I would survive

Cos it's cold outside
Yes it's cold outside of your heart
Yes it's cold outside
Yes it's cold outside of your heart
I never thought it could happen to me
Like the one that gets you
That you just don't see
And now I don't want to be free
I thought it was always to be
That someone was waiting for me

The longer the shadows
Become in my life
The colder the breeze seems to be
The days roll on by
Still I can't quite believe
That someone's not waiting for me

The flame of desire
Is still burning
The warmth of your body close to mine

Cos it's cold outside
Yes it's cold outside of your heart
Yes it's cold outside
Yes it's cold outside of your heart
It's a big world to face all alone
And I'm begging you now just to come on home
Cos I, I don't want to be free
I thought it was always to be
That someone was waiting for me
You know that it's you that I need
You see I refuse to believe
That someone's not waiting for me



Sorry
(Ray Thomas)

Just look at me now
Because I'm tired of yelling
Look at me now
It's only me I'm selling
I'm not willing to trade
My life to make the sale
You turn me around
You put me down
Look at me now

I'm hanging out my heart to dry
For the last time
I'll tell you the reason why
It's for the last time

Laid-back uptown turnaround people - lie
Laid-back uptown turnaround people - wear disguises
Sorry, a word they only use too late
Sorry is a word that only ever means forgive my yesterdays (Sorry)
Laid-back uptown turnaround people - lie (uptown people lie)
Laid-back uptown turnaround people - wear disguises
And sorry that's a word they only use too late
Sorry is a word that only ever means forgive my yesterdays (Sorry)

Here I am loving you
You're laying there so quietly
I can feel your breath upon my skin
Afterglow came suddenly
With you it always did

I'm hanging out my heart to dry (Look at me now)
For the last time
I'll tell you the reason why (Look at me now)
It's for the last time
Laid-back uptown turnaround people - lie (Look at me now)
Laid-back uptown turnaround people - wear disguises
(Look at me now)

They say sorry that's a word
They only use too late
Sorry is a word that only ever means
Forgive my yesterdays (Sorry)

(Uptown people lie)
Laid-back uptown turnaround people - wear disguises
They say sorry (laid-back turnaround people)
That's a word they only use too late (uptown people lie)
Sorry is a word that only means forgive
(laid-back turnaround people)
(Sorry)


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