Magicians Birthday

Uriah Heep Magicians Birthday Lyrics
1.Blind Eye

Lyricist:Hensley Kenneth William David

Stranger than the sunrise
Darker than the night
Fiercer than a rainstorm
This is man's delight
This is man's delight

Weaker than a moment
And hot as any fire
Blinder than the blind eye
This is man's desire
This is man's desire

I ran to a place in the open sea
Where I pledged my life to the sun
It was good for a while
I could laugh, I could smile
But when I woke up one day
The sun had gone

I ran to a place in the open sea
Where I pledged my whole life to the sun
It was good for a while
I could laugh, I could smile
But when I woke up one day
The sun had gone, had gone
Had gone, had gone, had gone, had gone

So, what of my meaning?
What am I trying to say?
What of my caution?
I'm a man anyway
I'm a man anyway

I'm a man anyway
I'm a man anyway
I'm a man anyway
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2.Echoes in the Dark

Lyricist:Hensley Kenneth William David

I have heard the echoes in the dark
Dim and distant voices of the past
And I've seen so far into the night
And lingered in the land of no light

Far beyond the
Shrouded hours of dawn
Through the mist
Of daybreak I was borne
But the day was
Clouded still by night
Leaving me in the land of no light

Though I'd love to
Say hello to you
You might have to wait awhile
To say goodbye
For it must end as it began
And then start again

The day of darkness
Comes to every man
And lingers while he
Reaches out his hand
And he cannot know how it will end
Till he finds out if he has a friend
A friend


3.Rain

Lyricist:Kenneth William Hensley

It's rainin' outside but that's not unusual
But the way that I'm feelin's becoming usual
I guess you could say, the clouds are movin' away
Away from your days and into mine

Now, it's rainin' inside, it's kind of a shame
And it's gettin' to me, a happy man
And why should you want to waste all my time
The world is yours but I am mine

Rain, rain, rain in my tears, measuring carefully my years
Shame, shame, shame in my mind, see what you've done to my life
Rain, rain, rain in my tears, measuring carefully my years
Shame, shame, shame in my mind, see what you've done to my life
See what you've done to my life


4.Spider Woman

Lyricist:Box Michael Frederick, Byron David, Kerslake Lee Gary, Thain
Gary

I had a spider woman
And she was so good
She chained me
In her web so tight
I lost the freedom
Of release that night
So I stayed right by her

I dreamt I saw a blind man
Who was singin' a song
About a guy who
Couldn't take no more
And the meaning of
The words he swore
Told me go find her yea

She was a spider woman
But she was good to me
Spider woman
But she was good to me
She won't fly

I told her 'bout my vision
But she laughed in my face
So I told her go
And walk in the street
But by the time
She got past my feet
I lost control

She was a spider woman
But she was good to me
Spider woman
But she was good to me
Spider woman
But she was good to me
Spider woman
But she was good to me


5.Sunrise

Lyricist:Ken Hensley

Sunrise and the new day breakin' through
A morning of another day without you
And as the hours roll by
No one's there to see me cry
Except the sunrise, the sunrise and you

Tired eyes drift across the shore
Looking for love and nothing more
But as the sea rolls by
No one's there to see me cry
Except the sunrise, the sunrise and you

Sunrise, bless my eyes
Catch my soul
Make me whole again

Sunrise, new day hear my song
I'm tired of fightin' and foolin' around
But from now till who knows when
My sword will be my friend
And I'll love you, love you for all of my time

Sunrise, bless my eyes
Catch my soul
Make me whole again

Sunrise, bless my eyes
Catch my soul
Make me whole again

Sunrise, bless my eyes
Catch my soul
Make me whole again
Sunrise


6.Sweet Lorraine

Lyricist:Michael Frederick Box, David John Byron, Gary Mervyn Thain

Would you like to take this magic potion with me
On a trip to a cosmic playground far beyond
She understands, she's been before
It's in her hands to find the door

Sweet Lorraine, let the party carry on
You and I will swim the sea
Sweet Lorraine, let the party carry on
You and I can feel the breeze

There is no time, no wealth, only I surround you
The fortune of this guide is simply sincerity
She understands, â~cause she's been before
It's in her hands to find the door, so

Sweet Lorraine, let the party carry on
You and I will swim the sea
Sweet Lorraine, let the party carry on
You and I can feel the breeze

Sweet Lorraine, let the party carry on
You and I will swim the sea
Sweet Lorraine, let the party carry on
You and I can feel the breeze

Sweet Lorraine, let the party carry on
You and I will swim the sea
Sweet Lorraine, let the party carry on
You and I can feel the breeze

Sweet Lorraine
Sweet Lorraine
Sweet Lorraine
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7.Tales

Lyricist:Hensley Kenneth William David

We told our tales as we sat under morning's sleepy sky
With all the colors of the sunrise shining in our eyes
One, then another with a story of yesterday's life
Or of a lover who had gone in a moment of strife

No thought of sleep ever dwells upon the wise man's mind
Some task or audience stealing every moment of his time
Thus we have learned to live while mortal men stand waiting to
die
How can we do what must be done in just one short life

And if you ask then you must know
If you still doubt you should be told
It was not we that made it so
It was by those who went before

And there you sit tomorrow's child
So full of love, so full of life
But you must rise to meet the day
Lest you become another tale

And there you sit tomorrow's child
So full of love, so full of life
But you must rise to meet the day
Lest you become another tale
Another tale, another tale, another tale


8.The Magician's Birthday

Lyricist:Hensley Kenneth William David

In the magic garden, some were singing, some were dancing
While the midnight moon shone brightly overhead
The stars so gayly glistened and the sphinx in silence listened
To the magician tell of lives that he has led

Let the bells of freedom ring
Songs of love to Friday's king

Let's all go to the magician's birthday
It's in the forest but not so far away
Much to do and so much to say
While we listen to the oaken orchestra play

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear magician, happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you

And at the dead of midnight, as we watched the dancing firelight
The air grew cold and seemed to dour the flame
The fire died, the music faded, filled with fear of death we
waited
For now we knew some evil was to blame

I challenge you, I challenge you all
For all you own and all you know
And by all the powers of darkness
I will steal what is mine

Surrender now or face my spite
I catch you, it may be Friday night
But did you know this day also number thirteen

First, I give you fire
I turn your fire into a sleepy stream
Yes, now I give you nightmares
From your horror I'll create a dream

You cannot fight me, for I have the sword of Hades
But one thing you can't see
My answer is simply an impenetrable fortress of love, love

The fear went as quickly as it came
The air was clear, the fire burned again
The flames leapt beyond the glade, the swan sang to greet the
day
And then we knew that
Love will fly
Love will fly
Love will fly
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