SPELLBOUND - 1999
Release Date: April 27, 1999
Label: Frontiers Records (FR CD 014),
Mercury Records (PHCR-1678)
Producer: Gary Hughes
Tracklisting:
All songs written by Gary Hughes except where noted.
1.March of the Argonauts (Instrumental) – 2:14
2.Fear the Force – 5:36
3.Inside the Pyramid of Light – 4:17 (Hughes/Vinny Burns)
4.Spellbound – 5:15
5.We Rule the Night – 5:29
6.Remembrance for the Brave (Instrumental) – 1:18
7.Red – 4:15
8.The Alchemist – 5:09
9.Wonderland – 5:01
10.Eclipse – 4:14
11.The Phantom – 6:15
12.Till the End of Time – 4:58
NEMS version (NEMS 104) adds
13.Gimme a Piece of Your Heart – 5:39 (Hughes/Burns)
14.When Only Love Can Ease the Pain – 5:58
15.Can't Slow Down (Live version) – 6:26
Personnel:
Gary Hughes – vocals
Vinny Burns – guitars
Ged Rylands – keyboards
John Halliwell – guitars
Steve McKenna – bass guitar
Greg Morgan – drums and percussion
Jason Thanos – backing vocals
Bob Catley – backing vocals (Track 5)
Sue Willets – backing vocals (Track 5)
Rafe McKenna – backing vocals (Track 5)
Francis Cummings – violin
Susan Williamson – violin
Claire McFarlane – viola
Rebecca Whettan – cello
Mike McGoldric – uilleann pipes, low whistle and bamboo flute
Production:
Mixing – Rafe McKenna
Assistant Mixing – Audu Obaje and Dan Sprigg
Engineers – Audu Obaje
Assistant Engineer – Neil Amison
LYRICS
1. March Of The Argonauts
(Instrumental)
2. Fear The Force
The land was stark and bare
A veil of blackest night disguised our deep despair
We lived in danger here under a shadow of fear
But then the stranger came
He spoke in ancient tongue, his task was pre-ordained
He broke the sacred seal upon a box he revealed
And in the still of night his incantations lit up the sky
They mesmerized us
And from the shapes they formed emerged the great unicorn
His bare back rider on the storm
As day and night were born
The yin and yang were torn
They sail a chartered course
Each as the purest source
Of darkness and of light
In their eternal fight
The dragon knows his claws
Can’t touch the unicorn
Fear the force
A single ray of light
Disturbed the dragon’s sleep
The time has come to fight
He knew his Nemesis as it appeared from the mist
White lightning from the sky
Struck at the beast as it turned to fly
The titan cried out
Then as the Sage foretold
From black and white came the whole
As natural balance was restored
As day and night were born
The yin and yang were torn
They sail a chartered course
Each as the purest source
Of darkness and of light
In their eternal fight
The dragon knows his claws
Can’t touch the unicorn
Fear the force.
3. Inside The Pyramid Of Light
(Gary Hughes/Vinny Burns)
The warm desert winds caress and touch her skin tonight
The starts light her face, celestial embrace tonight
The Queen she bathed in incense, her daddy’s little princess
Like the Nile, she’s a sacred river
I’m like a beast to the slaughter
Gods could not have taught her what she knows
When she’s in control
Down, down, down, I dared to look into her eyes
Deeper than my soul
She read the great book of lovers, cover page to cover
Spins me like a top tonight
Inside the pyramid of light
She’ll put the desert in your soul
She is the isthmus
Standing in her light away into the night as we go
Inside the pyramid of light
Within the myriad of hold
My Cleopatra, timeless as the Nile
Mysterious and wild tonight
Inside the pyramid of light
I came from the North with legions and a cause to fight
But tall city walls could not resist the force tonight
The moment that I kissed her, “My Anthony” she whispered
When she spoke it was sweet and low
“Just treat your heart as a weakness
Hide it with the things you never show
Never let them know”
Down, down, down, I dared to look into her eyes
Deeper than my soul
She read the great book of lovers, cover page to cover
Spins me like a top tonight
Inside the pyramid of light
She’ll put the desert in your soul
She is the isthmus
Standing in her light away into the night as we go
Inside the pyramid of light
Within the myriad of hold
My Cleopatra, timeless as the Nile
Mysterious and wild tonight
Inside the pyramid of light.
4. Spellbound
Midnight chimes and the full moon climbs
But the clock is not alone
Something stirs in the west wing tower
Passion undiscovered isn’t flesh and bone
Until you turn it on
I wake up when my sweat turns cold
And she’s calling out my name
For there in the room like a strange apparition
Stands the kind of woman who can ease my pain
I just can’t fight it alone
Spellbound, in the breathless heat of night I’m falling
Spellbound, by the supernatural love I’ve found
Spellbound, for with every beat my heart is calling
Can you feel my desire
This restless soul
Her every touch turns me on so much
Every kiss time and time again
And when she moves every curve is a vision
Now I know I never want tonight to end
My fantasy, my reality
Spellbound, in the breathless heat of night I’m falling
Spellbound, by the supernatural love I’ve found
Spellbound, for with every beat my heart is calling
Can you feel my desire
This restless soul…
Spellbound, in the breathless heat of night I’m falling
Spellbound, when the power of love comes crashing down
Spellbound, when she brings me to my knees I’m crawling
Putting furl on the fire
She takes control
She’s by my side when the cruel sunrise
Makes me watch her melt away
But we can be together if it takes until forever
Lady, I’ll be waiting when the daylight fades
When the daylight fades
And night falls, I’m not alone
Spellbound, in the breathless heat of night I’m falling
Spellbound, by the supernatural love I’ve found
Spellbound, for with every beat my heart is calling
Can you feel my desire.
5. We Rule The Night
We rule the night, we rule by day
For we believe in time-honoured ways
We fight for truth, that peace may reign
We hold the scales of justice, keepers of the faith
We rule the night… ten thousand voices
We rule the night… like tameless horses
We rule the night, with fire and flame
Those who resist us lie in our wake
So sound asleep our children dream
Safe in the arms of something far beyond belief
This flag is battletorn, we rule the night
We conquered by the sword, we rule the night
From the dark to the light we roar
Like a thunderstorm
We rule the night
Our sacred race was born, we rule the night
Immortal dogs of war, we rule the night
And we stand by the oath we swore
‘Till the last one falls, we rule the night
We rule the night, protect our homes
Pure were the righteous against our foes
Our blades are stained, their blood remains
As a remembrance of the lives we had to take
To rule the night… This rock of ages
We rule the night… As battle rages
We rule the night
This flag is battletorn, we rule the night
We conquered by the sword, we rule the night
From the dark to the light we roar
Like a thunderstorm
We rule the night
Our sacred race was born, we rule the night
Immortal dogs of war, we rule the night
And we stand by the oath we swore
‘Till the last one falls, we rule the night
To the brave that have gone before
To the yet unborn
We rule the night…
6. Remembrance For The Brave (Instrumental)
7. Red
The mist rolling in from the lochs to the Spey
Will rise from the valleys as the dawn comes again
We stand here together and prepare for the fray
When today could leave our history in flames
I look on the faces that oppression has grayed
The scars deep within that mark a lifetime in chains
The stark legacies of a nation have changed
As the history book begins another page
The strong urge to fight that was never overcome
The spirit burning bright that we shielded from the Huns
The lost mother tongue never spoken in the light
Will echo in their ears tonight
For now the last cry of battle has returned to the glens
The clan fires are burning in the highlands again
We’ll fight ‘till the flag of freedom flies overhead
‘Till the evil-hearted tyranny is dead
And the colour of the battlefield is red
From east where the mountains meet the sea to the west
We are legion united by the cause from the rest
They won’t find us wanting when our steel’s to the test
I know every man and boy will give his best
We stare with defiance and our eyes are ablaze
We will kill any man who tries to stand in our way
We’ll cut out their hearts and send them back where they came
For our claymores will send them to the grave
They can’t turn the tide, now the battle has begun
The devil take the man, when his soul is on the run
The land will return to her long forgotten sons
To cherish in our hearts tonight
For now the last cry of battle has returned to the glens
The clan fires are burning in the highlands again
It’s time for the million cast aside to be free
For we’ll drive oppression back into the sea
We’ll die for the children and wives we defend
The lives and the memories of the proud-hearted men
We’ll fight ‘till the flag of freedom files overhead
‘Till the evil-hearted tyranny is dead
And the colour of the battlefield is red.
8. The Alchemist
Like a satellite breaking orbit to the sun
So another day is over and the night has just begun
For in his timeless eyes, there is so much to be done
When the past is just a memory and the future’s yet to come
His castle on the mountain shades the land below
And no-one dares to doubt him
For not so long ago
The Alchemist looked down from towers above this town
He summoned forth the lightning, brought it crashing to the ground
The power in his hands cast a shadow on this land
Earth, water, fire and air succumb and bow to his command
Old Malachi stands the last in line
The secrets with him die
He lives his life protecting what he can
An honest man
He shines brighter light than you’ve ever known before
He protected us for centuries
Delivered us from war
Because of Malachi, there’s a haven from the storm
There’s a place we can discover what the future has in store
But such fear surrounds the fortress
That no-one ever goes
For there you’ll find the sorcerer the centuries have known
The Alchemist looked down from towers above this town
He summoned forth the lightning, brought it crashing to the ground
The power in his hands cast a shadow on this land
Earth, water, fire and air succumb and bow to his command
Old Malachi stands the last in line
The secrets with him die
He lives his life protecting what he can
An honest man.
9. Wonderland
It’s not always what we planned
Sometimes our broken dreams are far away lands
Never knowing where we stand
We’re holding on to something
Burning our hands
Didn’t we run before we walked
Nothing designed to break our fall
So don’t you understand, time is an ocean
And every life a grain of sand
Daybreak crossed a morning sky
Too late for the tears you cried
It’s not always in your hands
For time along can understand it all
In Wonderland
It burns like fire, shines like gold
It pays to listen to your heart and your soul
For we are stronger than we know
So if you find true love then never let go
We’re not at liberty to force
The evolutionary course
So don’t you understand love is the potion
But there are those who taste it all
Daybreak crossed a morning sky
Too late for the tears you cried
It’s not always in your hands
For time alone can understand it all
In Wonderland
Someday this will all subside
You wake, then you’ll realize
It’s not always in your hands
For time alone can understand it all
In Wonderland
Don’t you understand I’ll be your shoulder
And I will answer when you call
Daybreak crossed a morning sky
Too late for the tears you cried
It’s not always in your hands
For time alone can understand it all
In Wonderland
Someday this will all subside
You wake, then you’ll realize
It’s not always in your hands
For time alone can understand it all
In Wonderland
10. Eclipse
We chart the lands of make-believe
We proved the earth was flat
Masters of the briny deep
Clear skies to rough and stormy seas
I’ve seen most everything
But tonight’s a mystery
Suddenly the moon began to disappear
Just a ring of fire remained
Swallowed in the sky, this black unsleeping eye
Watching a world away
What in the world has happened here?
Midsummer’s moon has disappeared
What in the world has happened here?
This evil source is drawing near
What in the world has happened here?
These things I can’t explain
What in the world?
Our listless sails have lost the wind
We’re prey to anything
Every sound is deafening
Whatever stirred the restless deep
Began by surfacing
Miles away and closing in
As they went away the waves begin again
Growing with intensity
There on the horizon loomed our fatal destiny
What in the world has happened here?
This crystal ball sees only tears
What in the world has happened here?
So unprepared to face our fears
What in the world has happened here?
Braced for the tidal wave
What in the world… This fatal miracle?
I surrender, I surrender
We’re not prepared to face our fears…
11. The Phantom
This is my legacy of pain
Condemned to darkness for a thousand years
I thought I’ve learned I can disguise my tears
Inside the memory lingers on
Out on the cliffs I watch the waves
Incessant pounding like my funeral drum.
Now every semblance of my heart is gone
They show how empty I’ve become
I wasn’t ready, my lifetime on God’s earth had only begun
I was the victim of Death’s catastrophic mistake
No man sees the hands of the clock
When his moment has come, it’s not death that he fears
No man ever knows what he’s got
Till he can’t see the light for the tears
She was the one I lost in vain
She was the love I left behind that day
There were so many things I didn’t say
I’ll never have the chance again
I feel the rain upon my face
It just can’t wash away a thousand years
And though I try so hard to hide my tears
Inside your memory lingers on
I wasn’t ready, I thought that my life here had only begun
There was too much in my life just to take it away
No man sees the hands of the clock
When his moment has come, it’s not death that he fears
No man ever knows what he’s got
Till he can’t see the light for the tears
I feel the rain upon my face
I just can’t wash away a thousand years
And though I try so hard to hide my tears
Inside your memory lingers on.
12. Till The End Of Time
Girl I love you more than words can say
If I lost you then my heart would break
You are part of every breath I take
‘Till the end of time
Girl I never want this night to end
You’re my everything, my only friend
I will never love this way again
‘Till the end of time
End of time, end of time
I love you so, I can’t let go
No I wouldn’t even try
So tonight, don’t you cry
This heart and soul you have and hold
‘Till the end of time
There are moments in our nights and days
When the world can seem so far away
Here beside you where I want to stay
‘Till the end of time
It’s your love I’ve got that sees me through
Girl I want to caress and possess you
If you asked me then I’d have to choose
‘Till the end of time
End of time, end of time
I love you so, I can’t let go
No I wouldn’t even try
So tonight don’t you cry
This heart and soul you have and hold
‘Till the end of time
I love you so
No matter where you go
‘Till the end of time…