@ALBUM: SOFTSWORD - KING JOHN AND THE MAGNA CHARTER by RICK WAKEMAN SPECIAL THANKS to Armando Betancourt , who transcripted these lyrics. Comments and corrections will be appreciated. Let me know if you want more information about this album. Marcos Aurelio de Mello - mello@dainf.cefetpr.br ************************************************************* 1. 'Magna Charter' Write the rules for the games we play Carved in stone for a future time Broken pieces thrown away Broken pieces that are mine Hope in words so nearly true Peaceful times are long unseen Promises I give to you Only I know what they mean Charter for a freedom lost Made by man who knows not why Leaving youth to count the cost They only suffer times gone by It would never be the same If ruler lived beyond his past He would have to live his game And speed of truth is never fast Should there ever be a charter With words to change the course of man To give us peace and hope and understanding And take us back to where it all began The sword is still the only answer The loudest sound that can be heard The scream of silence as the fear grows stronger Hear the people Cry to no-one No-one hears their words And so Time moves on A war Waged in words With Kings and Church and common man But no winner Or beginner Can understand the battle plan But the battle never lasts long Even though it is an old song And the singer never sings the same old verse Turn the melody to war chant Change the flowers into warplants Kill them all Just to swell the purse Pray to the Father Peace ever after Only love Up above Glory to the war So for peace we wage a war As in war we fight for peace Death to all, be rich or poor Comes in such a bloody feast Will they meet in a future time? Will it happen yet again? Only God knows the truth they say Only He is ahead of our time Where is the charter made for love? Where is the charter for killing war? Sadly hidden in the warrior's glove Making light for ever more Magna Charter shows a path Over which no truth can stray Floating as a neutral craft along its way Should there ever be a charter With words to change the course of man To give us peace and hope and understanding And take us back to where it all began The sword is still the only answer The loudest sound that can be heard The screams of silence as the fear grows stronger Hear the people Cry to no-one No-one hears their words 2. 'After Prayers' Hold me In the morning While the stillness is there Whisper Gentle lover Whisper to me you still care Touch me Touch me gently I need you I need you there So hold me Every morning With just love in the air Never want to lose you again Never handle the pain Of anybody else In your life Again but me Never want to cry anymore Never weep as my tears Run deep in rivers of regret Through my life Looking for you Call me Call me in the morning I need you I need you to set me free Help me Help to save me Throw the lifelines of love to me Come to me and hold me Remember what you told me Only you can open me Dreaming is for sleeping Loving is for keeping on Never try to fight love Love Call me In the morning Don't try to fight me Please don't try I only want to hold you Hold you closely Then I want to love you Until I die I pray You know I pray a lot To give you everything, everything I've got Then I have to stop And wait, wait for you to answer Listen, listen to me Listen once for me Whisper Or call me Or shout to me Or shout love Take me in the morning The loving stillness Everywhere I want you I want to hold you Hold you every morning A love to share So just call me Call me in the morning My answer After prayers Call me In the morning Call me After prayers Oh love Love you in the morning After prayers 3. 'Battle Sonata' (Instrumental) 4. 'The Siege' Run, run looking for a place Looking for a place to hide your face Feelings all hidden inside your heart With a well tuned love receiver It's not easy to deceive her Under siege the timer's set to start Slow fuse moving Let the passion burn Don't let the flame go out It won't relight Here we go Sound battle stations Line up soldiers, fight for love Sound the trumpet Victory in sight Under siege with arrows Firing love all over the fortresses defending divine right To fight for love And love Love under fire All hope eternal wounded But my pain is not forever Forever more Now my love Under siege retreating Keep the love heart beating Its drum defying all that you hate Shout out for a real love Find a place for real love A place that never ever wants for fear to conquer Morning glory Taste the fruits of victory Life has won the war of love Battle over No more time for hatred Just goodness coming from above The fuse expiring Leaving love fires burning And heating all the passion inside with love With love 5. 'Rochester Collage' (Reprise) (Instrumental) 6. 'The Story Of Love (King John)' The warmth of your love Can burn a way into a lost, Icy cold heart Change at will And melt man into man And turn his head slowly to love Slowly to love A Queen for a King To give the touch of a young Young woman to sing Love to the people But when she's not there How soon the heart hardens to stone But what of the man engulfed in love? But for just brief moments in time Lost in space with eyes everywhere My friends That is the story of love And if you want to I can tell you of the pain to follow And of the innocent And not the guilty who will suffer But you won't listen As the person we are talking to is you Hey, calm down, main man No longer are you in control Bow down to the power of love A never ending starring role Queen of hearts The heart is king No-one wants to be the clown A deep breath for the power of love As the walls come tumbling down But the man still fights For the right to be King of England To lord over all With a rod of iron and steel But caught in the trap of love by chance Nobody gives him a second glance Not a nice way to get caught Within the turning wheel Hear love squeal Fire coming out With every single word that's said With the force of the source that's working In the secret passage of your head So sail away Golden day So that love can paint the hate clouds red There's a main frame above That's the mainstay of our love (If you ever want to go and find it) Our love is the right term For looking for a right turn towards love (If you ever need to find it) The man with the arrows is firing at you and me No good diving He can fire at land or sea Attack Launch Fire Fire Fire your love Fire your love at the plan Turn him out Burn him out To the passion of a molten fire Hold on Release now I said now, now, now, now, now! A King for a Queen A Queen for a King A song built of love A love meant to sing A heart now sold A heart now won A heart on fire A love as one And if you want to I can tell you of the pain to follow And of the innocent And not the guilty who will suffer But you won't listen As the person we are talking to is The person living inside you 7. 'March Of Time' (Instrumental) 8. 'Don't Fly Away' After all is said and done Well, I have lost you And you have won It's all over and that's for sure Now you are rich And I am poor Crying It's no good crying You'd feel the same way If you were me Trying I'm really trying But there's no hope No hope for me Don't fly away Even though you won't stay Lonely So lonely Imprisoned, but free Don't fly away Even though you won't stay One day you'll come home Lost without her All alone And I'll be waiting right here for you Ever faithful Ever true I should be crying It's no good crying You'd feel the same way If you were me Trying I'm really trying But there's no real hope No hope for me I feel love In the air It's all around me Everywhere And our love song is there to sing Sing the game The game to win Game of love Game of love Fly away the game of love Fly away my love Fly away Fly away Game to win Fly away Game of love Game of love Game of love Game of love 9. 'Isabella' (Instrumental) 10. 'Softsword' (Gemshorn) (Instrumental) 11. 'Hymn Of Hope' Saviour Save me My soul needs love But you can see of the need in me A flame of your desiring Help me reach for the path of peace And hide my tears whilst crying Lord