A L B U M S

NOTHING IS WRITTEN (1991)

GHCD3 (Avalon Records)

Debut CD containing classic Prog tracks such as Room 801 and Richelieu's Prayer.

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Credits

ROY KEYWORTH: Guitars, etc.

MARK ANDREWS: A plethora of keyboards and software-related activity.

TIM ASHTON: Bass Guitar, etc.

SPENCER LUCKMAN: Drums & Percussion.

STUART NICHOLSON: Vocals, etc.

Extra vocals on Room 801 courtesy of the extra terrestrial crucial cosmic choir.

All songs written, arranged and performed by Galahad.

Produced by Steve Darrell Smith and Neal Smith.

All songs recorded and mixed at Room With a View, Dorset, England, Spring-Autumn 1990.

Music by R. Keyworth, M. Andrews, S. Luckman and T. Ashton. Lyrics by S. Nicholson.

Bark in D-minor written arranged and performed by M. Andrews.

Track Listing

1. Face to the Sun
2. Chamber of Horrors
3. Evaporation
4. Motherland
5. Room 801
6. Aqaba
7. Bark in D Minor
8. Legacy
9. The Automaton
10. Don't Lose Control
11. Richelieu's Prayer

Lyrics

[Kindly transcribed by Simon Hill of New Horizons.]

[Select a track title below to view the lyrics for that track, or scroll down from here to see the entire set.]

Face to the Sun [also en español] / Chamber of Horrors / Evaporation / Motherland / Room 801 / Aqaba / Bark in D Minor / Legacy / The Automaton / Don't Lose Control / Richelieu's Prayer

Face to the Sun

1. Otherworldly Pleasures

Mother Earth:
"Whatever you do child don't face to the Sun!"
Wise Old Wizard:
"Where do you think you are going?"
Misguided Soul:
"Away"
Wise Old Wizard:
"Where are you? We know you're out there, somewhere....."

It's getting late in the day
and I haven't heard a whisper
where are you now?
we'd like to know
as we miss you
you misguided soul
you rebellious soul
maybe you're the one who's right
perhaps we just don't understand.

2. Another Misguided Soul

well your Mother's at her wits end
your Father's disowning you
what else did you expect them to do?
you better pull yourself together
in to a better frame of mind
you're so, so, so young
with so much treasure yet to find

believe it or not we really care
believe it or not we want to see you alright
believe it or not you're a part of our life
believe it or not we want to see you alright

you're another misguided soul
changing places, changing faces
we used to know
another misguided soul
let in the light, shut out the dark
it's got to go, it's got to go
it's got to go, you know, it's got to go, go, go

it's getting late in the evening
and I stare into a flickering fire
I can see your tortured soul
rise above the funeral pyre
I hope you can keep your aching head
well above the rising tide
when will you realise
we're only on your side!

believe it or not we really care
believe it or not we want to see you alright
believe it or not you're a part of our lives
believe it or not we want to see you alright

you're another misguided soul
changing places, changing faces
we used to know
another misguided soul
let in the light, shut out the dark
it's got to go, it's got to go
it's got to go, you know, it's got to go, go, go ... take it

believe it or not we really care
believe it or not we want to see you alright
believe it or not you're a part of our lives
believe it or not we want to see you alright

you're another misguided soul
changing places, changing faces we used to know
another misguided soul
let in the light, shut out the dark, it's got to go....

 

Chamber of Horrors

(Lament to 2211)

Voices in the Chamber
murmuring on the floor
dissension on the benches
echoes around the hall
the Iron Lady bellows
the House in disarray
the opposition are seething
it's always been that way!

here, in the chamber of horrors, horrors
here, in the chamber of horrors, horrors

carefully crafted rhetoric
never straying to close to the point
so many vested interests
in the HAMMER HOUSE !
rally all your comrades
stick to your guns
agree to disagree
whatever the outcome

here, in the chamber of horrors, horrors
here, in the chamber of horrors, horrors
horrors, horrors, horrors !

welcome to my chamber
there's so much here to do
you can laugh or joke
or curse and swear
and run the country too
deep down in the belly
or your revered democracy
you can say just what you want to say
but don't you disagree with me, no ....

if you have a local problem
you can come and share it with us
we'll do our best to help you
but don't you make too much of a fuss

here, in the chamber of horrors, horrors
here, in the chamber of horrors, horrors

 

Evaporation

The last time that I saw you was on stage in a video
alive and high kicking at Hammersmith O ... so good
so good

I can close my eyes and picture movement so serene
beauty in full motion a true whimsical princess..
oh yes..

so good, so sensual
so good, so sensual, sensual, sensual ...

evaporation, evaporation, where did you go to?
where did you go?
evaporation, evaporation, I've really missed you
so much

although a decade has passed I still think of you
it only seems like yesterday

I know you are no child but I can feel your innocence
when I visualise, in my mind, in my head, ooh yes!
I doubt if you'll ever know me
but it would warm so much if you did, oh if you did
you take all my breath away and send my pulse a racing
into overdrive, you do.. without fail

so good, so sensual
so good, so sensual, sensual

evaporation, evaporation, where did you go to?
where did you go?
evaporation, evaporation, I've really missed you
so much

not so much as a whisper you further the enigma
although it seems like yesterday

if only I could talk to you
if only I could meet you
if only we could harmonise together
if only I could sing with you
if only I could breath you
maybe we could harmonise together !

evaporation, evaporation, where did you go to?
where did you go?
evaporation, evaporation, I've really missed you
so much
evaporation, evaporation, it's good to see you back again
in the fold
evaporation, evaporation, I've really missed you
so much

don't stay too long
don't evaporate
don't evaporate........

 

Motherland

A wave of humility
is sweeping across from the East
former hard line heroes
have been humbled to their knees
corridors of power
echo with rumours of change
proving nothing in our history
forever stays the same

silent revolution not a general to be heard
people power talking the power of the spoken word
quiet revolution a peaceful a peaceful pragmatic approach
real people power - a subject not often broached

the puppet master pulls the strings
the marionettes are weaving
in and out, side to side
to escape their master's teasing
but the voice of reason from the Motherland
is holding to it's course
weeding out dissension
and silencing the hawks

silent revolution not a general to be heard
people power talking the power of the spoken word
quiet revolution a peaceful a peaceful pragmatic approach
real people power - a subject not often broached

reform, react, a clearer, brighter destiny
reform, react, a safer world for you and for me
armchair observers might not get the whole picture
but who understands everything there is to understand
the mere thought of hope and increased democracy
is reward enough in itself, well we'll see
but what of the ordinary people?
the one's who've had to suffer
who've lived with austerity
and never had the priviliged pleasures!

silent revolution not a general to be heard
people power talking the power of the spoken word
quiet revolution a peaceful a peaceful pragmatic approach
real people power - a subject not often broached
constructive revolution building blocks to a better life
people power talking time has come to turn the tide

turn it, turn it, turn it, turn it, turn it, turn it......

 

Room 801

Ninth floor, Hotel Metropole
high security, protecting another world
10,000 reports of the unexplained
and to this day that is how they remain
official denials, mass cover-ups
NO UNAUTHORISED PERSONNEL
this door is kept tightly SHUT!

shut, shut, shut, shut
tightly shut, kept shut
shut, shut, shut, shut

this is Room 801
you're looking at Room 801
here in Room 801
the legendary Room 801
801....

white lights, getting brighter
then fading, disappear
a distant drone, getting louder
then fading disappear
radio interference, no logical explanation
an unusual blip, on the radar screen
it's too large for a man made flying machine

yes we know, we know
they know, they know
we all know, they know
yes we know, we know
they know, they know
we all know, yes we all know ...

this is Room 801
you're looking at Room 801
here in Room 801
you're looking at Room 801
801....

from the Air Ministry
to the D.D.I
from the M.O.D
to the C.I.A
all information classified
not available to you or I
from Salandin to Kilgallen
from Gaydon to Lakenheath

what are we to believe ?
what are we to believe ?
what should we believe ?
just what the hell should we believe?
TELL ME

"will we ever solve these mysteries
that lie within Room 801....."

"I AM CONVINCED THAT THESE OBJECTS DO EXIST,
THEY ARE NOT MANUFACTURED BY ANY NATION
ON EARTH. I CAN THEREFORE, SEE NO
ALTERNATIVE TO BELIEVING THAT THEY COME
FROM SOME EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL SOURCE.......!"

 

Aqaba (A Matter of Going!)

Out on your own in the dessert
under a raging Sun
with only the will to succeed
that keeps you moving on
fighting for rights of a people
that you will never know
fighting for freedom of a country
which you were never born to

It's only a matter of going
we're only biding our time
It's only a matter of going
we're only taking our time

Your inadvertent teachings
of perseverance and valour
shows of inner strength
in a very 'English manner'
pure grit and determination
backing up your ideals
as you ride out to liberate
AQABA will be free...!

It's only a matter of going
we're only biding our time
It's only a matter of going
we're only taking our time

AQABA, AQABA, AQABA, AQABA
It's only, it's only, it's only
a matter of going
a matter of going
going

"The aggressor shall be destroyed"

NOTHING IS WRITTEN!

It's only a matter of going
we're only biding our time
It's only a matter of going
we're only taking our time.....

 

Legacy

Yet another tragedy
and it seems so close to here
destroying innocent young lives
for some it's been a career
you can see it in the vacant expressions
numb from the pain of abuse
crying out for compassion
their is no excuse for this

I could not believe my eyes
when I realised I'd witnessed such a scene
from the start of the nineties

huddled naked and cold
backed into a corner
confused and unaware
like holy lambs at the slaughter
that this could be their lives
for many years to come
we could turn the other cheek
and nothing would be done

but my faith in human spirit
has risen once again
when I hear of all the offers
that are flooding in
ordinary people taking on a role
where old 'Nic had failed
in his infinite wisdom

'we welcome you with open arms
knowing now that you will be free from harm'

yes, my faith in human spirit
has risen once again
knowing that there are people
who really still care
we take you all to our hearts
so that you may make a brand new start
and forget all the suffering
but, we must not forget those
who are still before this legacy of evil
it's got to be vanquished!

 

The Automaton

We put the fate of the Human race
in the hands of cold machines
they have no perception of compassion
or hat it would really mean
if data caused the buttons to be pushed
we'd all be blown away
self destruction is the 'in' cause
for the Human race....

digital, digital, digital man, eroding our emotions
cynical, cynical, cynical man, his feelings disappear

the AUTOMATON

Robot mentalities, attracting high positions
I hope this does not rub off on the younger generation
awareness is more widespread than at any time before
with media power very much to the fore

cynical, cynical, cynical man, when will he realise?
digital, digital, digital man, will never understand

sometimes technology advances
are not always desired
sometimes there comes a point
when it all gets too cold
drained of all our instincts
our common senses are reeling
microchip revolution
but someone left out the feeling

I hope the higher echelons in science don't wrap
themselves in their own little galaxies of knowledge
I hope that they maintain some semblance of their inner sanity
don't digitise too far, digital man will never understand

digital, digital, digital man, his conscience evaporates
cynical, cynical, cynical man, has sterilised his faith
digital, digital, digital man, when will he realise?
digital, clinical, cynical man, will never understand!

DON'T DIGITISE TOO FAR ....

 

Don’t Lose Control

It's so damp in here and I've lost all my reasons
it's so cold in here and now I'm shivering, shivering
it's so dark in here and I've lost all my direction
I don't know quite where I stand anymore

but I will win through, though I think I need you now
I will overcome the pain, that you put me through
yes, I will survive and overcome the heartache
that you put me through
that you put me through
I will overcome it

I've lost all my senses, can't see or feel the right way
and my vision is blurred, I have no balance left at all
it's still so dark in here, I've got to find my lost direction
before I lose control for good.....

but I will win through, though I think I need you now
I will overcome the pain, that you put me through
yes, I will survive and overcome the heartache
that you put me through
that you put me through
I will overcome it

I've got to rise up again, leave the embers to cool
got to walk out of here, in one piece, I will win through
because I'm leaving this time, going to find a new way
of living......
yes, I'm leaving for good, because I know just where
my interests lie, and that's not with you, no
that's not with you, no..

yes I will win through, though I think I need you now
I will overcome the pain, that you put me through
yes, I will survive, I will overcome the heartache
that you put me through

whatever you do, whatever you say, wherever you go
don't you lose control
don't you lose control
don't lose it
don't lose it
don't lose it!

 

Richelieu’s Prayer

I can feel the surface tensions mounting
digging down into my skin, into my bones
seeping through into my blood, into my flesh
malignant, indignant, of my state of mind

putting on the pressure

my resistance is waning
there seems to be no way that I can win against
this human condition, feeling guilty for our kind
though there's no need I know
It's just the way the operator runs my show

he's putting on the pressure

like a time bomb, I'm primed to explode
some time in the future, depends on how heavy the load
but don't worry, it's not going to blow for a while
maybe when a decision is made
at the end of my internal trial...

mortar bombs and festive songs don't mix to well at
Christmas time. This pantomime has lost it's humour,
I heard a rumour of PEACE ON OUR EARTH, but it was
lost in a dirge of plastic explosives blowing sky high the
blood red roses that were left on the doorstep of another
young lover, who, after all was just one of our brothers
one of our brothers

there just vivid pictures on a T.V. screen of reality and
what has been. This is no John Wayne movie, this is
everyday violence for free! I'll say a prayer in the church
of compassion, for miracles have been known to happen
haven't they? So I've been told

it could have been me, it could have been you
it could have been me, it could have been any one of you

they're putting on the pressure
putting on the pressure
putting on the pressure
they never let go never let go
never let go never let go
never!