16.Medley(The Wizard/Paradise/Circle of Hands)(2001-Acoustically Driven)
Released on: 'Demons And Wizards' May 1972
THE WIZARD
He was the wizard Of a thousand kings And I chanced to meet him One night wandering He told me tales And he drank my wine Me and my magic man Kinda feeling fine
He had a cloak of gold And eyes of fire And as he spoke I felt a deep desire To free the world Of its fear and pain And help the people To feel free again
Why don't we listen to The voices in our hearts ‘Cause then I know we'd find We're not so far apart Everybody's got to be happy Everyone should sing For we know the joy of life The peace that love can bring
So spoke the wizard In his mountain home The vision of his wisdom Means we'll never be alone And I will dream of my magic night And a million silver stars That guide me with their light --------------------------------------------------- PARADISE
I feel you trying Though in my heart I know you're lying And though your love For me is dying I see you crying
It's the pain of your secret heart Bringing you to tears Filling you with fears For your mind and for your soul
I touch you softly now Borne on by hope Until the end somehow I am a man and I must keep my vow I must go on
But the wall of your secret heart Keeps my distance clear Helps my footsteps fall Back in line inside my mind
What's the use you turned me loose And left me here to cry Where's the love we talked about Where's my sunny sky
Secret hearts and sorry tales Will never help love grow Spread your wings my daunted soul The time has come to go
I will not be hurried down Or blackened by your lies I must go and find my dream And live in paradise ---------------------------------------- CIRCLE OF HANDS
Circle of hands Cold spirits plan Searching my land For an enemy Came across Love's sweet cost And in the face of beauty Evil was lost
Sky full of eyes Minds full of lies Black from their cold hearts Down to their graves Murdered the dawn Spreading their scorn Cursing the sun Of which love was born
We must keep them away Or pretty soon we'll pay And count the cost in sorrow Sacrifice - the future has it's price And today is only Yesterday's tomorrow