Mike Oldfield

[Torrent Maniak]

On Horseback

On Horseback




I like beer, and I like cheese
I like the smell of a westerly breeze
But what I like more than all of these
Is to be on horseback
Chorus
Hey and away we go
Through the grass, across the snow
Big brown beastie, big brown face
I'd rather be with you than flying through space.
I like thunder, and I like rain
And open fires, and roaring flames.
But if the thunder's in my brain,
I'd like to be on horseback
Some like the city, some the noise
Some make chaos, and others, toys.
But if I was to have the choice,
I'd rather be on horseback.

Chorus
Some find it strange to be here,
On this small planet, and who knows where.
But when it's strange and full of fear,
It's nice to be on horseback.
Some are short, and others tall,
Some hit their heads against the wall.
But it doesn't really matter at all,
When you happen to be on horseback.
Chorus
So if you you feel a little glum,
To Hergest Ridge you should come.
In summer, winter, rain or sun,
It's good to be on horseback.
Chorus
Chorus
You know, I'd rather be on horseback.
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[Torrent Maniak]

Orabidoo

Orabidoo





Watch the skys dawning on you
Soaring over country land
Message comes from Kathmandu
Sky is blue and clear

program your outing
gaze at clouds in this window pane
where is your wish going
the wind in control to [...]

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O-ra-bi-bi
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O-ra-bi-bi
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O
O-ra-bi-bi
O-ra-bi-bi-ba
O-ra-bi-bi
O-ra-bi-ba-ba
O-ra-bi-bi-ba-be

lazing in the sun we glide
soon you come from watch
touched you save me just in time
storm is out to catch
program your chartering
gaze at clouds in this window pane
stay patched through onto me
crawling into trouble that's plain

O
O-ra-bi-bi
O-ra-bi-bi-ba
O-ra-bi-bi
O-ra-bi-ba-ba
O-ra-bi-bi-ba-be

O
O-ra-bi-bi
O-ra-bi-bi-ba
O-ra-bi-bi
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O-ra-bi-bi-ba-be

watch-out storms in kathmandu

calling from country air
mes-sage comes from kathmandu
sky is blue and clear

program your outing
watching now your system for rains
[...] is forty story
{ Musical collage with "dou dou dou" sample-chant }
[don't come in again like that it isn't funny
and I can pay someone else to make your mistakes]

Oh island of the soul
Valleys hushed and white with snow
Ireland's eye - you linger with me 'til the day I die
Oh how it hurts to go

The waters ebb and flow
The changing seasons come and go
Ireland's eye - forever reaching up into the sky
Oh how I'll miss you so
The sunlight dancing on your rocky shores
The moonlight playing upon the water
Your memory will stay with me forever-more
Wherever I may roam
Stay with my dreams I will see you
Safe in my heart I will keep you
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[Torrent Maniak]

Pictures In The Dark

Pictures In The Dark




Follow the light that glows through your bedroom window
Tonight
tonight
the fading twilight.
There's a hollow deep in the woods where you know you're crazy
To go
to go
not even meant to know - there are

Pictures in the dark I see all around

Voices calling underground

And I'm watching the stars since the world was found.
One
two
three -

Pictures in the dark I see - Morpheus comes to me.
Pictures in the dark I see - Aurora sets you free.

And in the deepest dark you come to amazing
The night
the night
the fading twilight.
And you shiver the glistening path where you know you're crazy
To go

to go
not even meant to know - there are
Pictures in the dark I see all around
. . .

These nights will never end - you can only fly in your dreams -
Midnight will be your friend - drift away on starlight beams -
Clocks are ticking the night away -
you can only fly until the dawn ascends.

Pictures in the dark I see - Morpheus comes to me.
Pictures in the dark I see - Aurora sets you free.
The moon shines starlight beams
and you'll be flying in your dreams.

Pictures in the dark I see - Morpheus comes to me. . . .
Pictures in the dark I see - Morpheus comes to me.
Pictures in the dark I see - Aurora sets you free.

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[Torrent Maniak]

Shadow On The Wall

Shadow On The Wall




Shadow on the wall
Shadow on the wall
Shadow on the wall
Shadow on the wall
Like a shadow on the wall

Treat me like a prisoner
Treat me like a fool
Treat me like a loser
Use me as a tool
Face me till I'm hungry
Push me in the cold
Treat me like a criminal
Just a shadow on the wall

Shadow on the wall
Shadow on the wall
Shadow on the wall
Shadow on the wall
Like a shadow on the wall

Treat me like I'm evil
Freeze me till I'm cold
Beat me till I'm feeble

Grab me till I'm old
Fry me till I'm tired
Push me till I fall
Treat me like a criminal
Just a shadow on the wall

Shadow on the wall
Shadow on the wall
Shadow on the wall
Shadow on the wall
Like a shadow on the wall

Shadow on the wall
Shadow on the wall
Like a shadow on the wall
Shadow on the wall
Shadow on the wall
Like a shadow on the wall
Shadow on the wall
Shadow on the wall
Like a shadow on the wall
Shadow on the wall
Shadow on the wall
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[Torrent Maniak]

The Time Has Come

The Time Has Come





A thousand years they waited for
someone who would be true
and now the empty years have passed
the sunlight shines anew
Chorus
Someone who knows no fear
I feel him near
The child was born to be a king, a king,
And The Time Has Come
He tamed the wild wind when he passed

the birds and beasts he knew
until he came to rest at last
the tall gates he passed through
Bridge Chorus
And now the story's just begun
A thousand years to stay
We wake each morning with the sun
To live our dreams away
Bridge Chorus
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[Torrent Maniak]

To France

To France


Taking on water
sailing a restless sea from a memory
a fantasy.
The wind carries into white water

Far from the islands
don't you know you're
Never going to get to France. Mary Queen of chance will they find you.
Never going to get to France
could a new romance ever bind you.
Walking on foreign grounds like a shadow

Roaming in far off territory over your shoulder stories unfold

Your searching for sanctuary
you know you're
Never going to get to France. Mary Oueen of chance will they find you. . . .

I see a picture by the lamps flicker

Isn't it strange how dreams fade and shimmer.
Never going to get to France. Mary Queen of chance will they find you. . . .
I see a picture by the lamps flicker
. . .
Never going to get to France. Mary Queen of chance will they find you. . . .
Never going to get to France. Mary Queen of chance will they find you. . . .
Never going to get to France. Mary Queen of chance will they find you. . . .
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[Torrent Maniak]

Tricks Of The Light

Tricks Of The Light





I'm half a crazy man waiting for confirmation.
Signs keep changing and I need some more information.
Some tricks of the light you never know.
Make a flickering midnight light into a glow.
It's a trick of the light. It's a trick of the light.
Something tells me how her bright blue eyes are smiling.
She turns her head
now will she
wqn't she deny him?
Some tricks of the light you never know.
Make a flickering midnight light into a glow.
And the spark that you saw so bright was just for show.
Could it ever have tunied out right
you'll never know.
It's a trick of the light. It's a trick of the light.
She turns
she takes his hand
breaking his concentration.
She burns at his command makes some transfiguration.
Some tricks of the light you never know. . . .
Could it ever have turned out right now? - It's a trick of the light.
There is something you'll never know. - It's a trick of the light.
Could it ever have tunied out right now? - It's a trick of the light.
There is something you'll never know. - It's a trick of the light. . . .
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[Torrent Maniak]

When The Night's On Fire

When The Night's On Fire




I was hoping, could you be my inspiration
whatever should become in the candlelight
I was dreaming, was it my imagination
tomorrow never comes in the candlelight
When the night's on fire
do you need love's arms to hold you
it's a flame there burns no finer
when you see one bird
there's another watching over
and the two can fly much higher
I was listening, to the wind that walks the hours
I never would have heard
in the candlelight
I was hoping, would you shelter me from showers
I believe every word in the candlelight
When the night's on fire and you burn
like a flame that's burning in the rain
do you need somewhere to turn
when you see one bird
it's the two that fly higher
and a second in heaven's worth whole life's
trouble and trial
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