Xanadu

Xanadu Xanadu Lyrics
1.I'm Alive

Lyricist:Jeff Lynne

I'm alive and the world shines for me today
I'm alive, suddenly I am here today
Seems like forever and a day
Thought I could never feel this way
Is this really me? I'm alive, I'm alive

I'm alive and the dawn breaks across the sky
I'm alive and the sun rises up so high
Lost in another world far away
Never another word till today
But what can I say? I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive

Suddenly came the dawn from the night
Suddenly I was born into light
How can it be real? I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive

I'm alive and the world shines for me today
I'm alive, suddenly I am here today
Seems like forever and a day
Thought I could never feel this way
Is this really me? I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive
I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive


2.Magic

Come take my hand
You should know me
I've always been in your mind
You know I will be kind
I'll be guiding you

Building your dream
Has to start now
There's no other road to take
You won't make a mistake
I'll be guiding you

You have to believe we are magic
Nothin' can stand in our way
You have to believe we are magic
Don't let your aim ever stray
And if all your hopes survive
Destiny will arrive
I'll bring all your dreams alive
For you
I'll bring all your dreams alive
For you

From where I stand
You are home free
The planets align so rare
There's promise in the air
And I'm guiding you

Through every turn
I'll be near you
I'll come anytime you call
I'll catch you when you fall
I'll be guiding you

You have to believe we are magic
Nothin' can stand in our way
You have to believe we are magic
Don't let your aim ever stray
And if all your hopes survive
Destiny will arrive
I'll bring all your dreams alive
For you
I'll bring all your dreams alive
For you

(Instrumental break)

You have to believe we are magic
Nothin' can stand in our way
You have to believe we are magic
Don't let your aim ever stray
And if all your hopes survive
Destiny will arrive
I'll bring all your dreams alive
For you
I'll bring all your dreams alive
For you


3.Evil Woman

Melpomene:Apparently, there is no success nor joy for you nor I.
And now, Clio is to be granted Xanadu!
What if I were a god, I would smite her.

Calliope: Ooo, sister, sister! You are such a . . .

Melpomene:
Evil woman

Calliope:
(Guitar noise)

Melpomene:
Evil woman

Calliope:
(Guitar)

Melpomene:
Evil woman

Calliope:
(Guitar)

Melpomene:
Evil woman

Rolled in from another town
Hit some gold, too hot to settle down
But a fool and his money soon go separate ways
And you found a fool lyin' in a daze

Both:
Ha, ha

Melpomene:
Woman
What you gonna do
You destroyed all the virtues that the Lord gave you
It's so good that you're feelin' pain
But you better get your face on board the very next train

Both:
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Evil woman, evil woman

Melpomene:
Evil woman, hey

Calliope:
Youâre an evil woman

Melpomene:
Evil woman

I know what lets do!

Calliope: What lets?

Melpomene: What lets use our muse powers and place a curse upon
our sister.
That she falls in love with this mortal!

Both:
Hey, hey, hey, hey

Calliope: What a glorious prank. We shall do the curse, she
shall be in love!
And by Zeusâ decree . . . Be put to death!

Both:
Hey, hey, hey, hey

Melpomene: Oh, come my daughter Sirens.
Come join your mother and aunt in mean-spirited melody!

Sirens:
Youâre an evil woman.

Calliope:
Evil woman how you done me wrong
But now you're trying to wail a different song

Both:
Ha, ha

Calliope:
Ah, funny how you broke me up
You made the wine now you drink a cup
I came a-runnin' every time you cried
I thought I saw love smilin' in your eyes
Ha, ha very nice to know
That you ain't got no place left to go
All:
Hey, hey, hey, hey

Sirens:
Evil woman

Melpomene:
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Sirens:
Evil woman

Calliope:
Not a nice lady!

Sirens:
Evil woman,

Melpomene:
Hey, hey, hey

Sirens:
Evil woman

All:
Evil Woman


4.Suddenly

CLIFF RICHARD:
She walks in, I'm suddenly a hero
I'm taken in, my hopes begin to rise

OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN:
Look at me, can't you tell I'd be so
Thrilled to see the message in your eyes

CLIFF RICHARD:
You make it seem I'm so close to my dream
And then suddenly it's all there

OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN:
Suddenly--

OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN and CLIFF RICHARD:
The wheels are in motion
And I, I'm ready to sail any ocean
Suddenly I don't need the answers
'Cos I, I'm ready to take all my chances with you

CLIFF RICHARD:
And how can I feel you're all that matters
I'd rely on anything you say
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN:
I'll take care that no illusions shatter
If you dare to say what you should say
CLIFF RICHARD:
You make it seem I'm so close to my dream
And then suddenly it's all there

OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN:
Suddenly--

OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN and CLIFF RICHARD:
The wheels are in motion
And I, I'm ready to sail any ocean
Suddenly I don't need the answers
'Cos I, I'm ready to take all my chances with you

CLIFF RICHARD:
Why do I feel so alive when you're near,
There's no way any hurt can get

OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN and CLIFF RICHARD:
Longing to spend
Every moment of the day with you--
With you

OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN:
Suddenly--

OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN and CLIFF RICHARD:
The wheels are in motion
And I, I'm ready to sail any ocean
Suddenly I don't need the answers
'Cos I, I'm ready to take all my chances with you


5.Whenever You re Away From Me


GENE KELLY:
No other face could take you off my mind
You're so refined
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN:
You're much too kind
I have to warn you I'm never gonna set you free
'Cause I was born to love you for eternity

GENE KELLY and OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN:
Whenever you're away from me
Wherever you go
You're never far away from me
I want you to know
I only have to close my eyes dear
And suddenly I'm where you are
You better never stray
'Cos I'll never be far away

GENE KELLY:
On every breeze I seem to hear your name
My heart's aflame

OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN:
I feel the same
I'd fall apart dear
If you let the feelin' end
Don't break a heart dear
Nobody else could mend

GENE KELLY and OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN:
Whenever you're away from me
Wherever you go
You're never far away from me
I want you to know
I only have to close my eyes dear
And suddenly I'm where you are
You better never stray
'Cos I'll never be far away

(Instrumental break)

GENE KELLY and OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN:
Whenever you're away from me
Wherever you go
You're never far away from me
I want you to know
I only have to close my eyes dear
And suddenly I'm where you are
You better never stray
'Cos I'll never be far away
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN:
You better never stray,
'Cos I'll never be far away


6.Dancin

GIRLS:
Anybody blue
Anybody needin' someone too
Anyone feelin' cold,
No one there
You can hold
Don't wait to get old and gray
I'm gonna blow all the clouds away
'Cos there is nothing I would rather do

Forget about the blues tonight,
Sweet thing
Forget about the rules tonight
Sweet thing
I wanna dance with you
Until the sun comes creepin' through
I wanna dance with you
I won't stop pleasin' you
Ah...

Honey for awhile
Give a girl a chance to show some style
If you got no love to spare
Tell me lies
I don't care
You better believe that I
I know some moves that we've got to try
'Cos there is nothing I would rather do

Forget about the blues tonight,
Sweet thing
Forget about the rules tonight
Sweet thing
I wanna dance with you
Until the sun comes creepin' through
I wanna dance with you
I won't stop pleasin' you
Ah...

THE TUBES:
Lover I want to let you know
I won't take a back seat
Ain't willin' to let you go
I won't take a back seat
Don't wanna hear what you want
It's gotta be all my way
And I'm makin' sure you stay to see
I'm really a selfish man
I've gotta get right to it
And lover tonight I'm thinkin' of me

Lover
I won't take a back seat tonight
Oooh...
Lover gettin' on my two feet tonight
Oooh...
Got some dancin' to do
Got some dancin' to do
Got some dancin' to do,
Got some dancin' to do

Can't let anyone get to you
I won't take a back seat
Let me show you what I can do
I won't take a back seat
It ain't funny to fool with me
I'd be a sad loser
You're gettin' me mad using me
You tried puttin' a spell on me
'Cos I had a strange feelin'
You'd better get down to healin' me

Lover
I won't take a back seat tonight
Oooh...
Lover gettin' on my two feet tonight
Oooh...
Got some dancin' to do
Got some dancin' to do
Got some dancin' to do,
Got some dancin' to do

GIRLS: THE TUBES:
Aaah...
Forget about the blues tonight, Lover
Sweet thing I won't take a back seat tonight
Forget about the rules tonight Oooh...
Sweet thing Lover gettin' on my two feet tonight
I wanna dance with you Oooh...Got some dancin' to do
Until the sun comes creepin' through Got some dancin' to do
I wanna dance with you Got some dancin' to do
I won't stop pleasin' you Got some dancin' to do


Forget about the blues tonight, Lover
Sweet thing I won't take a back seat tonight
Forget about the rules tonight Oooh...
Sweet thing Lover gettin' on my two feet tonight
I wanna dance with you Oooh...Got some dancin' to do
Until the sun comes creepin' through Got some dancin' to do
I wanna dance with you Got some dancin' to do
I won't stop pleasin' you Got some dancin' to do
Ah...


7.Strange Magic

Kira:Sonny, I think youâre wonderful!

Calliope: Now, sister?

Melpomene: Now, sister.

You're sailing softly through the sun
in a broken stone age dawn.
You fly so high.

I got a

Calliope/Melpomene:
Strange magic,
oh, what a strange magic,
oh, it's a strange magic.
Got a strange magic,
got a strange magic.

Kira:
Oh, I'm never gonna be the same again,
now I've seen the way that it's got to end,sweet dream, sweet
dream.

Calliope/Melpomene:
Strange magic,
oh, what a strange magic,
oh, it's a strange magic.
Got a strange magic,
got a strange magic.

It's magic, it's magic, it's magic.

Strange magic,
oh, what a strange magic,
oh, it's a strange magic.
Got a . . .

Kira: Ay, look at the time.


8.All Over the World

Lyricist:J Lynne

One, two, three, four

Everybody all around the world
Gotta tell you what I just heard
There's gonna be a party all over the world

I got a message on the radio
But where it came from I don't really know
And I heard these voices calling all over the world

All over the world
Everybody got the word
Everybody everywhere is gonna feel tonight

Everybody walkin' down the street
Everybody movin' to the beat
They're gonna get hot down in the USA
(New York, Detroit, L.A.)

We're gonna take a trip across the sea
Everybody come along with me
We're gonna hit the night down in gay Paree

All over the world
Everybody got the word
Everybody everywhere is gonna feel tonight

London, Hamburg, Paris, Rome
Rio, Hong Kong, Tokyo
LA, New York, Amsterdam
Monte Carlo, Shard End

All over the world
Everybody got the word
Everybody everywhere is gonna feel tonight

Everybody all around the world
Gotta tell you what I just heard
Everybody walkin' down the street

I know a place where we all can meet
Everybody gonna have a good time
Everybody will shine till the daylight

All over the world
Everybody got the word
Everybody everywhere is gonna feel tonight

All over the world
Everybody get the word
All over the world
Everybody get the word

All over the world
Everybody get the word


9.Don't Walk Away

Lyricist:Jeff Lynne

Why do I say, 'Don't walk away'?
You'll be the way you were before
When you don't want me anymore

Don't turn around, don't ever leave
A lonely room where empty days
Are gathering to meet me when you're gone, gone
How in the world will I go on?

(Don't walk away)
All you gotta do is stay
(Don't walk away)
All you gotta do is stay
(Don't walk away)

Don't walk away
(Don't walk away)
Don't say goodbye
(Don't say goodbye)
Don't turn around
(Don't turn around)
Don't let it die
(Don't let it die)

When shadows fall
(When shadows fall)
When day is done
(When day is done)
All through the night
(All through the night)
All of my life
(All of my life)
Don't walk away

Is it a dream? When will it end?
When everything we've ever known
Has ended and I'm all alone
Where will I go? Where will I be?
The feelings that I've never shown
Maybe I'll find the answer when you're gone, gone
How in the world will I go on?

(Don't walk away)
All you gotta do is stay
(Don't walk away)
All you gotta do is stay
(Don't walk away)

Don't walk away
(Don't walk away)
Don't say goodbye
(Don't say goodbye)
Don't turn around
(Don't turn around)
Don't let it die
(Don't let it die)

When shadows fall
(When shadows fall)
When day is done
(When day is done)
All through the night
(All through the night)
All of my life
(All of my life)

(Don't walk away)
Don't walk away
(Don't walk away)
Don't say goodbye
(Don't say goodbye)
Don't turn around
(Don't turn around)
Don't let it die
(Don't let it die)

When shadows fall
(When shadows fall)
When day is done
(When day is done)
All through the night
(All through the night)
All of my life
(All of my life)

Don't walk away
(Don't walk away)
Don't say goodbye
(Don't say goodbye)
Don't turn around
(Don't turn around)
Don't let it die
(Don't let it die)

When shadows fall
(When shadows fall)
When day is done
(When day is done)
All through the night
(All through the night)
All of my life
(All of my life)
Don't walk away


10.Fool

Clio:So afford me a moment of clarity.
You donât believe that I am a muse,
but you do believe my sisters placed a curse on you?
Well fie upon you, Sonny Malone!

Melpomene: Fie!

Calliope: Yeah, fie!

Clio: Fie. For you are such a fool! I can no longer use words to
express it!

Calliope: Tell him!

Melpomene: Tell him in a song!

Clio:
Fool

Melpomene/Calliope:
Fool, Fool

Clio:
Whatever you do you remind me

Melpomene:
Fool

Calliope:
Fool

Clio:
Fool

Melpomene/Calliope:
Fool, Fool

Clio:
Wherever you go you won't find me

Melpomene:
Fool

Calliope:
Fool

Clio:
I'm really
Clio/Melpomene/Calliope:
Down on love

Clio:
So

Clio/Melpomene/Calliope:
Save on your smile

Clio:
Fool

Clio/Melpomene/Calliope:
I won't be needin' any, not for a while

Clio:
I'm really

Clio/Melpomene/Calliope:
Down on love

Clio:
So

Clio/Melpomene/Calliope:
Save on your smile

Clio:
Fool

Clio/Melpomene/Calliope:
I won't be needin' any, not for a while

Clio:
Fool, fool

Melpomene/Calliope:
Fool, fool

Clio:
Fool, fool

Melpomene/Calliope:
Fool

Clio/Melpomene/Calliope:
Fool! Fool

(Instrumental)

Clio:
Fool

Melpomene/Calliope:
Fool, Fool

Clio:
Wherever you go you're a loser

Melpomene:
Fool

Calliope:
Fool

Clio:
Such a fool

Melpomene/Calliope:
Fool, Fool

Clio:
I want you to know you're a loser

Melpomene:
Fool

Calliope:
Fool

Clio:
I'm really

Clio/Melpomene/Calliope:
Down on love

Clio:
So

Clio/Melpomene/Calliope:
Save on your smile

Clio:
Fool
I won't be needin' any, not for a while

Clio:
I'm really

Clio/Melpomene/Calliope:
Down on love

Clio:
So

Clio/Melpomene/Calliope:
Save on your smile

Clio:
Fool

Clio/Melpomene/Calliope:
I won't be needin' any, not for a while

Clio/Melpomene/Calliope:
Fool! Fool! Fool!


11.The Fall

Lyricist:Jeff Lynne

I see the early glow
I hear you say hello
I watch the shadows fall
I don't see you at all

It's a lie, it's a lie
(I don't believe it's so)

I see the autumn rain
Falling on my window pane
I hear you say goodbye
I see a tear in your eye

It's a lie, it's a lie
(I don't believe it's so)
Our love couldn't go wrong
How could I know, I was only dreaming
And now, now that you're gone
I will go on really believing, I take the fall

I see you slip away
Into another day
There's no one else around
I watch the sun go down

It's a lie, it's a lie
(I don't believe it's so)
Our love couldn't go wrong
How could I know, I was only dreaming
And now, now that you're gone
I will go on really believing, I take the fall

I take the fall
I see you in a dream
You turn and start to go
I call to you once more
Guess that I'm takin' the fall

It's a lie, it's a lie
(I don't believe it's so)
Our love couldn't go wrong
How could I know, I was only dreaming
And now, now that you're gone
I will go on really believing

Our love couldn't go wrong
How could I know, I was only dreaming
And now, now that you're gone
I will go on really believing, I take the fall


12.Suspended in Time

A child and a fool in one
So sure I could need no one
My heart always on the run to nowhere
Now as you're holding me
My heart is reminding me
That now I could never be without you

But how can our love succeed
A miracle is what we need
And so I appeal to you
To keep me suspended in time with you
Don't let this moment die
I get a feeling when I'm with you
None of the rules apply
But I know for certain
Goodbye is a crime
So love if you need me
Suspend me in time

Wasted the time away
Holding our love at bay
Now I can't last a day without you
Your smile is a thrill to see
Eyes hold me tenderly
They'll shine in my memory forever

But how can our love succeed
A miracle is what we need
And so I appeal to you
To keep me suspended in time with you
Don't let this moment die
I get a feeling when I'm with you
None of the rules apply
But I know for certain
Goodbye is a crime
So love if you need me
Suspend me in time
In time


13.Have You Never Been Mellow?

There was a time when I was in a hurry as you are
I was like you
There was a day when I just had to tell my point of view
I was like you
Now I don't mean to make you frown
No, I just want you to slow down

Have you never been mellow?
Have you never tried to find a comfort from inside you?
Have you never been happy just to hear your song?
Have you never let someone else be strong?

Running around as you do with your head up in the clouds
I was like you
Never had time to lay back, kick your shoes off, close your eyes
I was like you
Now you're not hard to understand
You need someone to hold your hand

Have you never been mellow?
Have you never tried to find a comfort from inside you?
Have you never been happy just to hear your song?
Have you never let someone else be strong?