Uriah Heep

[fox69]

"Blood On Stone"

"Blood On Stone"


His blood's on stone
It's running down the frozen wall
His hand's so cold
He's trying not to fall
Oh will he make it now
One slip and he's lost
It's his last chance for freedom
It's all that he's got

He feels good, so right
Hot sweat on a cold night
Breaking free into the wind
He's got nothing to lose - just win

He's just a runaway
He's free now and on his way

He's almost home
Just one push and he'll take this wall
It's blood on stone
From trying not to fall
He's made it now to
Where others have not
Just one last jump to freedom
Is all that he has got

 

[fox69]

"Blood Red Roses"

"Blood Red Roses"


Heavens above - what on earth has this come to
What have I done - what can I do now to show you
There's still a chance if you're ready to make up
It's not too late, cause I'm not ready to break up

I try to call, but you don't hear at all

I'm sending roses
I'm sending blood red roses
This burning in my heart is tearing me apart I'm sending roses
I'm sending blood red roses
You've got to understand that's my heart in your hand

No...
Don't walk away - we can get this heart mended
Or am I the fool - and has this love just ended

I tried to call, but you don't hear at all

I'm sending roses
I'm sending blood red roses
This burning in my heart is tearing me apart
I'm sending roses
I'm sending blood red roses

I gotta keep on trying
To stop this love from dying

You've got to understand
That my heart is in your hand

 

[fox69]

"Book Of Lies"

"Book Of Lies"


The story of my life
Was written there in front of me
The book revealed
The lines upon my face
After chapter one
The images of better times
Turned into a classic cold embrace

Just throw the book away

Through your eyes you'll write again
And the book of lies
Cuts deep into my mind
Did I steal your heart
And leave it in the rain
I'll never know, no I'll never know

It's me I recognise
Or am I getting in too deep
It's getting harder now
To turn the page
Did I read my name
Or is it just coincidence
Only what is true will cure my rage

Coming to the end
Sentences are bitter sweet
Paragraphs that leave me feeling cold
But it's all too late
The written world will always be
The essence of how well
The story's told

 

[fox69]

"Born In A Trunk"

"Born In A Trunk"


You were born in a trunk
Everyone talkin' about you
You were born in a trunk
Where would they be without you

You better move off the rails
People begin to look subways
You better move off the rails
You won't even listen to my way

I'm livin' in shame
People say I don't matter
I'm livin' in shame

You were born in a trunk
Everyone talkin' about you
You were born in a trunk
Where would they be without you

You better move off the rails
People begin to look subways
You better move off the rails
You won't even listen to my way

 

[fox69]

"Can't Keep A Good Band Down"

"Can't Keep A Good Band Down"


I can't believe y'all are still sayin'
We're a long way from rock'n'roll
You won't look for the good in the tunes we're playin'
You prefer to say we got no soul

But day after day in town after town
People say we're doin' alright
We play and we stay boogyin' down
And rockin' on into the night

It's breath and words and time you're wastin'
When you should be tryin' to have a good time
For a good few years it's been yours we've tasted
So here's a little piece of our mind

We'll roll and we'll roll and we'll roll and we'll roll
Till we run out of reason to try
If it happens you don't approve
It don't matter we won't ask why

You can't keep a good band down
You'll never find the solution
You won't stop us runnin' around
You're dealin' with an institution

We'll fill our cup with wine while you
Fill your head with high ideals
You know so much but you still can't touch
Till you find out how it feels

It'll take much more than the high and mighty
To bring down the king of the road
We could still be friends and quit this fightin'
And let the real story be told

You see you can't keep a good band down
You'll never find the solution
You won't stop us runnin' around
You're dealin' with an institution

You can't keep a good band down
You'll never find the solution
You won't stop us runnin' around
With your paragraphs of pollution

You see you can't keep a good band down
You'll never find the solution
You won't stop us runnin' around
You're dealin' with an institution

You can't keep a good band down
You'll never find the solution
You won't stop us runnin' around
With your paragraphs of pollution

You can't keep a good band down
Let me tell ya
You can't keep a good band down
Let me tell ya

 

[fox69]

"Can't Stop Singing"

"Can't Stop Singing"


I can't stop singing
I can't see the end just a new beginning
As long as I keep on trying
I'll survive just fine
Free to take my time

Ridin' the moon in the midnight sky
I can see through the man who lies with his eyes
And the real thing that's wrong is he has no song to lean on
So I'll take my time just to give you my rhyme
To try to be sure and open the door
'Cause there's much more to life than a day and a night to dream on

I can't stop singing
I can't see the end just a new beginning
As long as I keep on trying
I'll survive just fine
Free to take my time

Now I ain't confessin' to some kind of blessin'
I'm trying to say why I'm happy today
I'm not preachin', teachin', makin' some speech in dedication
'Cause it's no good me sayin' where the blame should be layin'
For with that kind of reason it comes out the same
With an ear to the ground each day I found inspiration

I can't stop singing
I can't see the end just a new beginning
As long as I keep on trying
I'll survive just fine
Free to take my time

I can't stop singing
I can't see the end just a new beginning
As long as I keep on trying
I'll survive just fine
Free to take my time
[repeat to fade]

 

[fox69]

"Carry On"

"Carry On"


What can I do what can I say
Do I have to stand and watch you walk away
I know there's got to be a better way
I just can't go on living for today

I thought I heard a voice out on the wind
And I'm sure I heard it say I'd find a friend
And it said I'd find the answers in the end
All I gotta do is carry on

Carry on carry on the time is flyin'
You need another love maybe another town
Carry on carry on
Don't wait until your hope is gone
When you last chance comes around

I'm gonna keep on looking I won't quit
Aggravation, it ain't gonna hurt a bit
And I believe that I have seen the last of it
There's nothing left to do but carry on

 

[fox69]

"Change"

"Change"


Once there was a man of power
Had no care for human life
Then one day he saw his living lie
Growing all around him
The wheel of change had taken over
Found a love he never knew
Now he teaches children what is true
Gather all around him

What made him choose to turn away
What makes us change our mind
The will to see turns you around
There is no explanation why
There is no rhyme or reason
Just feel the love and you're alive

Running around in your confusion
From the cradle to the grave
Ain't got time to see the world go by
Where are you going
Always moving round in circles
Talking words that never end
Standing in the grip of madness
Why oh why
What are you saying

How can we choose to run away
How do we change our mind
See the perception turn around
There is no explanation why
There is no rhyme or reason
Just feel the love and you're alive

Realise this understanding
Move before it gets too late
Take this chance
Or life will pass you by
This is the only way
We must pull ourselves together
There's so much we must explain
Got to teach the children what is true
There is no other way

Why did we choose to turn away
Why did we change our mind
The will to see turns you around
There is no explanation why
There is no rhyme or reason
Just feel the love and you're alive

The incredible gift of life
Where the fire within burns bright
Every moment we live is true
And the spirit is all in you

 

[fox69]

"Chasing Shadows"

"Chasing Shadows"


Seen from the shadows
Deep in the night
I know you're near
But you're nowhere in sight
Seen from the darkness
Down in the streets
I hear your footsteps
I hear your heartbeat
Oh, I can hear your heartbeat

A misty corner
Away from the light
I know you're near
But you're nowhere in sight
On my shoulder
I feel you're near
I feel you moving
But you never appear

Chasing shadows
Chasing something I can't see
Chasing shadows
Will I ever be free
Chasing shadows
Enter to take this pain away
Chasing shadows
I'm just a victim of the night
The night

Hooked in darkness
You play at your game
I hear you breathing
Call at your name
Closer, closer, I feel you so near
You're just a shadow
But you never appear

Shadows in the night

Seen from the darkness
Deep in the night
I know you're here
You're nowhere in sight
On my shoulder
I know you're near
I feel you moving
Will you ever appear

 

[fox69]

"Cheat 'N' Lie"

"Cheat 'N' Lie"


Well, it seems that I've been cheated
And it would appear that I've been lied to
All the promises that you repeated
Were never destined to come true.
When I stop to think how I once trusted you,
It's harder still to bear this doubt.
I'm an innocent victim of heartbreaking circumstances,
And I still can't get it figured out.

All you did was cheat and lie
Now you've gone and made me cry
My heart is heavy and I just can't get it straight,
Just the way you made me feel,
A wound that only time can heal.
Won't you take a little time to show me my mistake.