Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)

Time

Comprarlo

I have a message from another time


Twilight
The visions dancing in my mind,
The early dawn the shades of time
Twilight crawling through my windowpane

Am I awake or do I dream,
The strangest pictures I have seen,
Night is day and twilight´s gone away

With your head held high and your scarlet lies,
You came down to me from the open skies,
It´s either real or it´s a dream
There´s nothing that is in between

CHORUS
Twilight, I only meant to stay a while
Twilight, I gave you time to steal my mind
Away from me

Across the night I saw your face
You disappeared without a trace
You brought me here but can you take me back

Inside the image of your light
That now is day and once was night
You lead me here and then you go away

REPEAT CHORUS

You brought me here, but can you take me back again

With your head held high and your scarlet lies,
You came down to me from the open skies,
It´s either real or it´s a dream
There´s nothing that is in between

REPEAT CHORUS

Twilight, I only meant to stay a while
Twilight, I only meant to stay a while
Twilight, Twilight, Twilight, Twilight


Yours Truly, 2095
2095, 2095, 2095, 2095
I love you, sincerely
Yours truly, yours truly

I sent a message to another time,
But as the days unwind -- this I just can´t believe,
I sent a note across another plane,
Maybe it´s all a game -- but this I just can´t conceive

Can you hear me?

I drive the very latest Hover car,
I don´t know where you are
But I miss you so much till then,
I met someone who looks a lot like you,
She does the things you do,
But she is an IBM

2095, 2095, 2095, 2095
I love you, sincerely
Yours truly, yours truly

She´s only programmed to be very nice,
But she´s as cold as ice,
Whenever I get too near,
She tells me that she likes me very much,
But when I try to touch,
She makes it all too clear

She is the latest in technology,
Almost mythology,
But she has a heart of stone,
She has an I.Q. of 1001,
She has a jump suit on,
And she´s also a telephone

2095, 2095, 2095, 2095
I love you, sincerely
Yours truly, yours truly

CHORUS
Is that what you want -- is it what you want
Is it what you really want -- is it what you really want
Is that what you want -- is it what you want
Is it what you really want

I realize that it must seem so strange,
That time has rearranged,
But time has the final word,
She knows I think of you, she reads my mind,
She tries to be unkind,
She knows nothing of our world

Although her memory banks overflow
No one would ever know,
For all she says: "Is that what you want?"
Maybe one day I´ll feel her cold embrace
And kiss her interface,
Until then, I´ll leave her alone

I love you, sincerely
Yours truly, yours truly

REPEAT CHORUS

"Is that what you want?"


Ticket to the Moon
Remember the good old 1980´s,
When things were so uncomplicated,
I wish I could go back there again,
And everything could be the same

I´ve got a ticket to the moon,
I´ll be leaving here any day soon,
Yeah, I´ve got a ticket to the moon,
But I´d rather see the sunrise in your eyes

Got a ticket to the moon,
I´ll be rising high above the earth so soon,
And the tears I cry might turn into the rain,
That gently falls upon your window,
You´ll never know

CHORUS
Ticket to the moon (ticket to the moon)
Ticket to the moon (ticket to the moon)
Ticket to the moon (ticket to the moon)

Fly, fly through a troubled sky,
Up to a new world shining bright, oh, oh

Flying high above,
Soaring madly through the mysteries that come,
Wondering sadly if the ways that led me here,
Could turn around and I would see you there,
Standing there (and I would see you there, waiting)

Ticket to the moon
Flight leaves here today from Satellite 2,
As the minutes go by what shall I do,
I paid the fare what more can I say,
It´s just one way (only one way)


Way Life's Meant to Be
Well, I came a long way to be here today
And I left you so long on this avenue,
And here I stand in the strangest land
Not knowing what to say or do
As I gaze around at these strangers in town,
I guess the only stranger is me,
And I wonder, yes I wonder,
Yes, I wonder, oh, I wonder,
Is this the way life´s meant to be

Although it´s only a day since I was taken away
And left standing here looking in wonder,
(It´s your life, it´s your life)
Ah, the ground at my feet maybe it´s just the old street,
But everything that I know lies under,
(It´s your life, it´s your life)
And when I see what they´ve done
To this place that was home,
Shame is all that I feel,
Oh, and I wonder, oh, I wonder,
Yes, I wonder (wonder, wonder, wonder, wonder)
Is this the way life´s meant to be

Too late, too late to cry, the people say,
Too late for you, too late for me
You´ve come so far, now you know everything my friend
Look and see the wonders of our world

And I wonder, oh, I wonder,
Yes, I wonder, yes, I wonder,
Is this the way life´s meant to be

As I wander around this wreck of a town
Where people never speak aloud
With its ivory towers and its plastic flowers
I wish I was back in 1981
Just to see your face instead of this place
Now I know what you mean to me,
And I wonder, oh, I wonder,
Yes, I wonder, yes, I wonder,
Is this the way life´s meant to be

And I wonder, oh, I wonder,
Yes, I wonder, wonder, wonder, wonder
Is this the way life´s meant to be

Ooohh, I wonder
Oh, I wonder, wonder, wonder
Is this the way life´s meant to be?
Oh, is this the way life´s meant to be?
Mmmmm, is this the way life´s meant to be?
I wanna know now
Is this the way life´s meant to be?


Another Heart Breaks

Instrumental


Rain Is Falling
(Rain rain, go away, come again another day)

Early in the morning,
The sun was up and the sky was very blue,
Without a warning,
As I looked out, my thoughts returned to you,
A noise in the city made the children run,
And hide themselves away,
And thunder boomed and lightning filled the sky

Looking from this window,
A thousand rivers running past my door,
Standing on an island,
Looking for someone upon the shore,
I cane see it very clearly, nothing´s really changed,
Then lightning strikes across an empty sky

CHORUS
Ooohh, the rain is falling,
Ooohh, the rain is falling,
Ooohh, the rain is falling,
Will it wash away those lonely tears

(It´s raining, it´s pouring, the old man is snoring)

With their brand new time transporter,
They´ll think maybe I fought to get away,
But with all their great inventions,
And all their good intentions, here I stay,
Down on the corner where the sun had shone,
The people gathered round,
Then scattered as the raindrops hit the ground

REPEAT CHORUS

(It´s raining, it´s pouring, the old man is snoring)

REPEAT CHORUS

(It´s raining, it´s pouring, the old man is snoring)
(Rain rain, go away, come again another day)


From the End of the World
Oh you, you´re so hard to get to
Oh you, you don´t wanna play
You were no better before
I sent a letter before
I sent a dream to you last night
From the end of the world

Oh you, you keep me hangin´ ´round and ´round and ´round and ´round
Oh you, look at the trouble I´ve found
You were no better before
I sent a letter before
I sent a dream to you last night
From the end of the world

I saw you last night but you couldn´t answer
You were a lonely little sidewalk dancer
When I woke up I could not stand it
You were gone but I got to hand it to you

Solo

Dream to you last night
From the end of the world

Oh please, if this is a game I wish someone would win
Oh please just let it fly to be upon the wind
You were no better before
I sent a letter before
I sent a dream to you baby last night
From the end of the world

You were no better before
I sent a letter before
I sent a dream to you baby last night
From the end of the world

I sent a dream to you baby last night
From the end of the world
I sent a dream to you, babe
From the end of the world

I sent a dream...
To you baby...
From the end of the world


Lights Go Down
One day, I gotta get out of here
I gotta make everything clear
I gotta see you, oh, oh

I know, the way that I feel is wrong, so wrong
But I gotta carry on
When you ain´t around

CHORUS
I believe things are going wrong
And the night goes on and on
All your dreams have flown away
And the sun won´t shine today
The lights go down (I want you, baby)
The lights go down (I need you, baby)
The lights go down
And there´s no one around

I know, you´re waiting so close to me
But how will you ever see
As time rolls away

Lonely, but trying to be so proud
And just as I turn around
The lights go down

REPEAT CHORUS

The lights go down (I want you, baby)
The lights go down (I need you, baby)
The lights go down
And there´s no one around


Here Is the News
Here is the news
Coming to you every hour upon the hour
(Here is the news)
The weather´s fine but there may be a meteor shower

Here is the news
A cure´s been found for good old rocket lag
(Here is the news)
Someone left their life behind in a plastic bag

Here is the news
Here is the news
Here is the news

("Spaceworkers dispute in London today.
A lightning strike by air shuttle officers
led to over 2,000 passengers being held up
for up to 10 hours to board flights...")

("Ten Eurotechnicians were today sentenced
by the justice computer to be banished for life
to the prison satellite Penal One...")

Here is the news
Another action filled adventure
(Here is the news)
All the worst from the world convention

Here is the news (the very latest)
Here is the news
Here is the news
Here is the news

("... shares of Roboko Development are now climbing...")
("... a very great friend of mine...")
("... our regular scheduled programs...")
("... the latest report from the people down there...")
("... a tiny little detail...")
("... I´d like to say hello to everybody...")

Here is the news
I wanna go home, I want my baby back
(Here is the news)
I wanna go back

Here is the news
Somebody has broken out of Satellite 2
(Here is the news....)
Look very carefully, it may be you, you, you, you

("... the energy counsel today announced...")
("... the archbishop is waving to the crowds...")
("... the World Broadcasting Authority today announced...")
("... I think that´s going to be alright, you´ll have to wait & see...")
("... I´ll call you back later...")

Here is the news


21st Century Man
A penny in your pocket
Suitcase in your hand
They won´t get you very far
Now you´re a 21st century man

Fly across the city
Rise above the land
You can do ´most anything
Now you´re a 21st century man

Though you ride on the wheels of tomorrow (tomorrow)
You still wander the fields of your sorrow
What will it bring?

One day you´re a hero
Next day you´re a clown
There´s nothing that is in between
Now you´re a 21st century man

You should be so happy
You should be so glad
So why are you so lonely
You 21st century man

You stepped out of a dream
Believing everything was gone
Return with what you´ve learned
They´ll kiss the ground you walk upon

Things ain´t how you thought they were
Nothing have you planned
So pick up your penny and your suitcase
You´re not a 21st century man

Though you ride on the wheels of tomorrow (tomorrow)
You still wander the fields of your sorrow (sorrow)
Tomorrow, 21st century man
21st century man
21st century man


Hold on Tight
Hold on tight to your dream
Hold on tight to your dream
When you see your ship go sailing
When you feel your heart is breaking
Hold on tight to your dream

It´s a long time to be gone
Time just rolls on and on
When you need a shoulder to cry on
When you get so sick of trying
Just hold on tight to your dream

CHORUS
When you get so down that you can´t get up
And you want so much but you´re all out of luck
When you´re so downhearted and misunderstood
Just over & over & over you could

Accroches-toi a ton reve
Accroches-toi a ton reve
Quand tu vois ton bateau partir
Quand tu sents -- ton coeur se briser
Accroches-toi a ton reve

REPEAT CHORUS

Hold on tight to your dream
Hold on tight to your dream
When you see the shadows falling
When you hear that cold wind calling
Hold on tight to your dream

Oh, yeah
Hold on tight to your dream
Yeah, hold on tight
To your dream


Epilogue
You should be so happy
You should be so glad
21st century man

Though you ride on the wheels of tomorrow
You still wander the fields of your sorrow