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The Fight Of Our Lives

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  The Fight Of Our Lives Written by Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Philips, Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw Listen on YouTube   We will not give in The game is ours to win And we came here to take our prize This is our moment now This is the fight of our lives There'll be no stopping us Keep moving forward No one can stand in our way today We will not give in This is our moment now This is the fight of our lives There'll be no stopping us Keep moving forward Nothing can stop us, no one can stop us now We will not give in

A Monster

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  A Monster Written by Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Philips, Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw  Listen on YouTube   People grow taller, the planet gets smaller each day Endless opinions, too many with so much to say Here's to the know-it-alls who have all the answers Here's to the amateurs missing their cues Here's to the land that served our ancestors Cheers to the ones with their own points of view Welcome my friends The fun never ends A Monster chasing its tail Where do we belong? Where do we call home? We'll find the peace from within We are not alone Kings in their castles look down At the people below They're so disconnected How will he ever know? Here's to the prisoners trapped in their cages Led to believe there's everything to lose Still they hold the keys the to their future Everything changes when you get to choose Welcome my friends The fun never ends A Monster chasing its tail What goes around will come around A Monster chasing its.

Reveries

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Reveries Written by Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Philips, Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich Lead Vocals by  Lawrence Gowan   Here I'm running with the elephants Gathering the evidence of my life Here I'm thinking I'm a rarity Craving popularity Just slow down Love me, love me like you know me well Believe the stories I can tell about me Help me, help me build my monument Don't worry where the money went Trust me Reveries Is that the very core of me? Reveries I'm giving it up, giving it out Reveries Is that the very heart of me? Reveries I'm giving it up, giving it out Every day Here I'm running with the Elephants Fighting all the elements in this crowd Rare birds crashing into window panes Lord I hope it rains before we spiral Reveries Is that the very core of me? Reveries I'm giving it up, giving it out Reveries Is that the very heart of me? Reveries I'm giving it up, giving it out Giving it up, giving it out Giving it up, giving it out Giving it up, giving it o

Hold Back The Darkness

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Hold Back the Darkness Written by Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Philips, Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich Lead Vocals by Lawrence Gowan Listen on YouTube   People back home, wondering how have you been It's been 29 days, have you gone out and made any friends? Do you need any money, is there anything else we can send? Please tell us you've stayed away from the darkness again I wonder if you've ever known how it feels to be free Well, one thing's for sure, you don't know what it's like to be me I'm trying to break free from these chains, won't you give me a break? Now, you just got to give me a chance to make my own mistakes And I feel no pain Nothing can touch me, and I'm gonna win And I'm not holding back, not reining it in You hold back the darkness, and I'll see the sun rise again And I feel no pain Nothing can touch me, and I'm gonna win And I'm not holding back, not reining it in You hold back the darkness, and we'll all see the sun rise

Save Us From Ourselves

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Save Us From Ourselves Written by Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Philips, Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw   [Winston Churchill] "The new world, with all its power and might Steps forth to the rescue and liberation of the old..." It was the same day in another time I felt your pain and you felt mine And all that we tried and all of our tricks Still couldn't help what couldn't be fixed Who's gonna save us from ourselves this time? One nation, indivisible, heads in the sand 'cause we weren't invisible Say your prayers, we could all use a miracle now To save us from ourselves Demonstrations, appropriations, more frustrations, tugging at your sleeve Peace and love still has the power, don't wait until your final hour to believe I said, with all that we've tried and all of our tricks Still could not help what couldn't be fixed Can anyone save us from ourselves this time? And the truth is... One nation, indivisible, heads in the sand '

Crash of the Crown

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Crash of the Crown Written by Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Philips, Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich Lead Vocals by  James Young, Lawrence Gowan, Tommy Shaw Listen on YouTube  See the waypoint On that distant blue horizon on the ocean At that place of real tranquility's devotion Where I see my life one day with you I'll be waiting When you step toward the edge I will protect you The perils of the world will not affect you I'll be there to take that dance with you I know where I'm bound It won't weigh me down With the crash of the crown When it falls to the ground I know where I'm bound It won't weigh me down With the crash of the crown When it falls to the ground And now we know what must be done We'll send a message out to everyone All you sinners All you saviors All you villains All you heroes Are you ready? Can't you see what lies before us tomorrow? There's no denying The truth will be the light Through the darkness tonight Till the walls come tumbling d

Our Wonderful Lives

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  Our Wonderful Lives Written by Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Philips, Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw Listen on YouTube   It's a brand new day And I'm tired of the uncertain I'm throwing back the curtains for some sun on my face And now she's smiling She's making up a song Gonna sing it all day long and it's a happy place Now the windows and doors Won't stay closed anymore And it feels like beginning again Now the days go by And we laugh and cry While the dark cloud hovers nearby We won't give in yet We shall not forget We still have our wonderful lives Monday morning I'm sleeping in again But I'm not giving in to those old feelings Hunker down Put it off until tomorrow I've got no time for sorrow's double dealings Oh the here and now Might get to me somehow The truth is right here for believing Now the days go by And we laugh and cry While the dark cloud hovers nearby We won't give in yet We shall not forget We still

Common Ground

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Common Ground Written by Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Philips, Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich Lead Vocals by  Lawrence Gowan, Tommy Shaw  Listen on YouTube   It was just a fleeting moment, on a long lost night We both were so determined that our way was right Now the days of our confusion have no end in sight Can we ever find our way back From that long lost night? Once, we all believed     ( When we were young) That our dreams could rise     ( Were those all lies?) But it's just so hard to see Through each other's eyes It was just a fleeting moment Did our dreams take flight? Can we ever find our way back From the long lost night? It was just a fleeting moment On a long lost night We both were so determined That our way was right Now the days of our confusion Have no end in sight Can we ever find our way back From that long, long, long lost night? When we get together On common ground Then no one will ever Come and take us down When we get together On common ground Then no one will ever

Sound The Alarm

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  Sound the Alarm Written by Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Philips, Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw Listen on YouTube  Sound the alarm Let the world around you know The time has come for us to go Is it too late to make amends? Sound the alarm Look at all that we've been through And all the things we meant to do But the time just flew by Sound the alarm Take shelter with the ones you love Maybe someday we can rise above And all be safe from harm There's no future in the way it was We may never know just what it was But if tomorrow brings a better day Sound the alarm It's all clеar! Darkness is falling A new way is calling Hope is alivе and We have survived again There's no future in the way it was We may never know just what it was But when tomorrow brings a better day Sound the alarm It's all clear!

Long Live The King

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Long Live The King Written by Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Philips, Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich Lead Vocals by  Tommy Shaw Listen on YouTube   Locked in the tower of the castle wall, there's a stranger Waiting for his day And things that he'd say To bring down the old one High above the ranks of greed and confusion Almost half asleep, in the belly of the beast Awaits a Monster The King is dead And the world is set on fire And we all scream, "long live the king!" Long live the king Long live the king There's an army of a million men at the gate Looking for a war to wage Like an actor with no stage Or someone to feed them Thеre is no beginning and therе is no end All just take the seat Stuck there on repeat And they'll do it again and again and again and again I said "yeah!" The king is dead And the world is set on fire And we all scream, long live the king Long live the king Long live the king

Lost At Sea

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Lost at Sea Written by Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Philips, Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich Lead Vocals by  Lawrence Gowan I had a dream about the ocean I was somewhere lost at sea When I heard somebody calling Come to me I assumed it must be Neptune Luring me into the deep When I woke to hear my own voice Calling from my sleep From my sleep

Coming Out The Other Side

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Coming Out The Other Side Written by Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Philips, Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich Lead Vocals by  Lawrence Gowan Listen on YouTube   As the sun shines through the trees And I feel that summer breeze Gotta get up off my knees and seize the day Sometimes it's hard to see Through the fogginess in me But the truth lies far away and in between I think we found our way Coming out the other side Now it's just another day Coming out the other side I think we found our way Coming out the other side Now it's just another day Coming out the other side...

To Those

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To Those Written by Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Philips, Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich Lead Vocals by Lawrence Gowan Listen on YouTube   To those who do survive Find beauty in your lives Don't be afraid of love Stand up and rise above If young men could send the old ones to war There'd soon be peace forevermore Take their mansions and seize their gold What kind of criminal would be so bold? Can't deny To those who do survive Find beauty in your lives Don't be afraid of love Stand up and rise above Come in here with a message that's clear And cuts through all of the clattеr We have faith in the human racе Not a shadow who's mad as a hatter And he's not fooling anyone anymore To those who do survive Find beauty in your lives Don't be afraid of love Stand up and rise above...

Another Farewell / Stream

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Another Farewell Written by Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Philips, Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich Listen on YouTube  (instrumental) Stream Written by Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Philips, Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw Listen on YouTube   Strangers leaving footprints in the snow The day is coming and everybody knows Pressure's building, something's gonna blow The sun is rising, the rooster's gonna crow Please don't wake me from this sweet dream Floating on a stream Sunshine beaming down on my face Staring into space Staring into space Staring into space

Age of Entropia

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  Age of Entropia Written by Styx Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw Listen on YouTube  Wait for the time When a door swings open wide And they ride like the wind But still then... Hide yourself away, now Hide yourself away Behold the shadow of what you might become If you choose to stay Hide yourself away, now Hide yourself away Behold the shadow of what you might become If you choose to stay Hide yourself away, now Hide yourself away Behold the shadow of what you might become If you choose to stay Wait for the time...

The Same Stardust

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The Same Stardust Written by Styx Lead Vocals by Lawrence Gowan, Tommy Shaw Listen on YouTube   Cool down, walk away Pull yourself together Live to fight another day Walk away, walk away from hate My sisters, my brothers Let's keep fighting for each other You and me and those before us We're all made from the same stardust Tears, flames can drag you down Want to fight every battle Be wise, open up your eyes Find your feet, walk away from me My sisters, my brothers Let's keep fighting for each other You and me, even those before us We're all made from the same stardust If we could give enough If we could sacrifice Turn our backs on the things we cherish 'til our blood runs cold as ice But we're not made that way We can't be played that way And we are not afraid To speak our minds 'cause we're here to stay My sisters, my brothers Let's keep fighting for each other You and me, even those before us We're all made from the same stardust The same s

Hello Goodbye [Dennis DeYoung]

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Hello Goodbye Written by  Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung  Two nine back in sixty four I watched it all from my front room door In the winter of our discontent Four lads sounding heaven sent Singin' yeah, yeah The girls were a-shriekin' Yeah, yeah, yeah We was eight days a-weekin' Ooh ooh Singing yeah, yeah It was all so excitin' Yeah, yeah, yeah We was Hard Days a Nightin' Ooh ooh We bought tickets to ride down to strawberry fields On a Magical Bus where nothing was real And we learned every note every word every song As John and I sang along As John and I sang along Hello goodbye Hello goodbye Hello goodbye So the whole world formed a band And played a million one night stands Down the road towards Penny Lane Hey Jude was our refrain And they played on The world was explodin' They played on Bare foot Abbey Roadin' Ooh ooh And we knew in a flash they were second to none Round the moon and the stars, we'd follow the sun From Rome to Hague to

Land of the Living [Dennis DeYoung]

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Land of the Living Written by  Dennis DeYoung  and Jim Peterik Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung  It's good to be back in the land of the living Good to be back Good to be back in the land of the living Good to be back There's a seismic shift A powerful lift In the atmosphere And the whole world rocks Feeling after shocks Whenever you're near I wasn't living just existing Till the moment I saw your face Then the strongest of all emotions Hit me by surprise right between the eyes Resurrecting and I realize You're taking me back To the land of the living You're taking me back You're taking me back To the land of the living You're taking me back Taking me back, taking me back Well baby you're loving me back to life Up on higher ground From the lost and found You rescued me And restored my faith In all of the things That I could be In a galaxy filled with planets In a world of mystery When you looked in my direction From Venus to Mars we counted the stars An

The Last Guitar Hero [Dennis DeYoung]

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The Last Guitar Hero Written by  Dennis DeYoung  and Jim Peterik Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung The music plays for free tonight From the corporate parasites Living off the blood of the creators The player stands there all alone Works his fingers to the bone Everywhere he looks nothing but traitors Whatever skill that you posses The new machine makes you second best Their working hard you know it's true To find an app to replace you You're the last guitar hero With the tools of your trade The last guitar hero Genuine hand made The last guitar hero With your big old Marshall stack Gone like a record store And never coming back Never coming back They say that change is here to stay Hell that's what they said yesterday But who can tell which way this wind is blowing Were travelling past the speed of light We're nothing more than bits and bytes Does anybody know where this things going Is there a place for you and me Beyond the lure of technology They're counting beans y

Your Saving Grace [Dennis DeYoung]

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Your Saving Grace  Written by  Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung Flying into solitude Slowly losing altitude When my engine stalled And I began to fall Suddenly I couldn't steer No parachute or landing gear Gone in the dead of night So I said my prayers and suddenly I saw a light Shining in the clouds above Showing me a kind of love That I'd never known And I wonder how my heart could ever thank you You saved me When I was barely breathing You saved me When I was lost in space And you healed me Where would I be without you 'Cause you raised mе up by The light of your saving grace Your saving grace Thе light of your saving grace Your saving grace And I can't explain Even in the pouring rain How your guiding hand Helped me safely land So I'm standing here Having shed my final tear Knowing that I'm letting go To all the things I realize I can't control And I will survive Certain that to be alive Is all that we know And I don't know how my heart c

Proof of Heaven [Dennis DeYoung]

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Proof of Heaven  Written by  Dennis DeYoung  and Jim Peterik Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung  and Jim Peterik Tell me all you know Whisper in my ear The secrets of the universe We're dying all to hear I promise not to tell Well, maybe just my wife Please explain the mystery They call the afterlife ’Cause I believe, I believe I tell myself everyday When I look around, I see A world in disarray But I keep on hoping, I keep on hoping We search for proof of heaven We seek the sacred light We kneel with saints and sinners Hoping for the black and white We look for guardian angels We pray for saving grace We search for proof of heaven In every stranger's face And tell me one more thing Why all this mystery Are there any more like us Out in distant galaxies 'Cause everyone I know (Everyone I know) From here to who-knows-where Wants to know the reasons why Oh, life can be unfair But I believe, I believe I tell myself everyday (Everyday) But when I look around, I see A world that’s go