River of Dreams es un álbum de Billy Joel, publicado en 1993 por Columbia. El disco incluye 10 canciones, entre ellas «No Man's Land», «The Great Wall of China», «Blonde Over Blue» y «A Minor Variation».
Sobre el álbum
El álbum River of Dreams de 1993 es, hasta la fecha, el último trabajo de estudio con material pop/rock de Billy Joel. Con este disco el artista parece cerrar un ciclo, entregando una obra de una gran profundidad lírica y una notable diversidad musical. De esta manera, el álbum explora temas como la fe, la duda, el amor duradero y la búsqueda de la paz interior, con una madurez y una sinceridad conmovedoras.
El sonido del disco es muy variado, con la canción titular incorporando influencias del góspel y otros temas adentrándose en el rock más clásico. "River of Dreams" se siente como un testamento, la obra de un artista que hace balance de su vida. Pese al éxito masivo que obtuvo, con varias nominaciones al Grammy, el álbum funciona como un elegante y reflexivo epílogo a una de las carreras más brillantes de la historia del pop.
Listado de Canciones
- No Man's Land
- The Great Wall of China
Letra
Advice is cheap you can take it from me It's your's to keep cause opinions are free Nobody knows about the trouble I've seen Nobody's perfect, mister, nobody's clean It coasts too much and takes too long to find out too late Some words aren't heard 'til after they're spoken Your role was protective, your soul was too defective Some people just don't have a heart to be broken We could've gone all the way to the Great Wall of China If you only had a little more faith in me In lieu of diamonds, gold, and platinum reminders will still shine bright All the king's men and all the king's horse Can't put you together the way you used to be We could have been standing on the Great Wall Of China You take a piece of whatever you touch Too many pieces means you're touching too much You never win if you can't play it straight You only beat me if you get me to hate It must be so lonely to think that you have only Somebody elses life to live if they let you I ain't too selective, but it don't take no detective To find out how fast your friends will forget you We could have gone all the way to the Great Wall of China Now all you're going to be is history Help yourself, it's all you can eat at the Empire Diner tonight You coulda had class, you coulda been a contender Charlie, you shoulda looked out for me You could have been standing, standing on the Great Wall of China This was not your calling, just look how far you've fallen I heard your story, man, you've got to be joking Keep things in perspective, this is my true objective Why tear this heart out if it's only been broken? We could've gone all the way to the Great Wall of China If you only had a little more faith in me In lieu of diamonds, gold, and platinum reminders will still shine bright All the king's men and all the king's horse Can't put you together the way you used to be We could have been standing on the Great Wall Of China - Blonde Over Blue
Letra
Some days when I'm far away In a lonely room in a cold seclusion Some nights when I'm wound so tight There is no release, there is no solution In hell there's a big hotel Where the bar just closed and the windows never open No phone so you can't call home And the TV works, but the clicker is broken But in the darkness I see your light turned on You know my weakness, you know how I respond to CHORUS Blonde over blue Your hands are cold, your eyes are fire Blonde over blue They shine as though you're burning inside One word from you is all I need to be inspired Blonde over blue I need your inspiration tonight These days there's a million ways To be pulled and torn, to be misdirected These times there are sins and crimes On the morning shows for the disconnected I look and I write my book And I walk away with the wrong impressions I don't care 'cause I've done my share And I need some time for my own obsessions It doesn't matter, I've let that life go by It's been forgotten 'cause all I wanted was you CHORUS These days not a damn soul prays And there is no faith 'cause there's nothing to believe in These days only good luck pays If we don't get paid then we try to get even I look and I write my book And I have my say and I draw conclusions Some nights when I'm wound so tight There is no release, there is no solution But in the darkness I see your light turned on You know my weakness, you know how I respond to CHORUS - A Minor Variation
Letra
Some days I have to give right in to the blues Despite how I try to keep fightin' It's a sure shot I'm going to lose And I'll tell you why You think I'm crazy It's such a sad composition But can you blame me For what's been causing my bad disposition? Ain't nothing new with my blue situation And nothing's fine, it's just a minor variation When troubles want to find me, I ain't hard to find They know where I am Like a hungry pack of wolves when it's feeding time They tear up a man And it's a strange thing "Cause now it don't really matter More of the same thing Don't even hurt it's been part of the pattern But still in all it's a small consulation I just define it as a minor variation Ain't now way to fight 'em darling Ain't no way around 'em baby Ain't now way to take 'em honey Nowhere to hide and believe me I've tried to shake 'em I'm getting to the point where I don't feel the pain And I've had enough I'm ready for the next time it hits me again "Cause I've gotten tough It doesn't faze me And now I've made my decision I may be crazy It's not as though I don't know that condition Until I'm through with this blue situation Pass me the wine, it's just a minor variation Ain't nobody's business, baby Ain't nobody's worry darlin' Ain't nobody's problem No way to win when you've already been forgotten And it's a strange thing "Cause now it don't really matter More of the same thing Don't even hurt, it's a part of the pattern Until I'm through with this blue situation Pass me the wine, it's just a minor variation - Shades of Grey
Letra
Ba ba baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Taa! Ba ba baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Taa! Some things were perfectly clear, seen with the vision of youth No doubts and nothing to fear, I claimed the corner on truth These days it's harder to say I know what I'm fighting for My faith is falling away I'm not that sure anymore Shades of grey wherever I go The more I find out the less that I know Black and white is how it should be But shades of grey are the colors I see Ba ba baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Taa! Ba ba baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Taa! Once there were trenches and walls and one point of every view Fight 'til the other man falls Kill him before he kills you These days the edges are blurred, I'm old and tired of war I hear the other man's words I'm not that sure anymore Shades of grey are all that I find When I look to the enemy line Black and white was so easy for me But shades of grey are the colors I see Ba ba baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Taa! Ba ba baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Taa! Now with the wisdom of years I try to reason things out And the only people I fear are those who never have doubts Save us all from arrogant men, and all the causes they're for I won't be righteous again I'm not that sure anymore Shades of grey are all that I find When I look to the enemy line There ain't no rainbows shining on me Shades of grey are the colors I see Shades of grey wherever I go The more I find out the less that I know There ain't no rainbows shining on me Shades of grey are the colors I see (guitar solo) Ba ba baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Taa! Ba ba baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Taa! - All About Soul
She waits for me at night, she waits for me in silence She gives me all her tenderness and takes away my pain And so far she hasn't run, though I swear she's had her moments She still believes in miracles while others cry in vain It's all about soul It's all about faith and a deeper devotion It's all about soul 'Cause under the love is a stronger emotion She's got to be strong 'Cause so many things getting out of control Should drive her away So why does she stay? It's all about soul She turns to me sometimes and asks me what I'm dreaming And I realize I must have gone a million miles away And I ask her how she knew to reach out for me that moment And she smiles because it's understood there are no words to say It's all about soul It's all about knowing what someone is feeling The woman's got soul The power of love and the power of healing This life isn't fair It's gonna get dark, it's gonna get cold You've got to be tough, but that ain't enough It's all about soul There are people who have lost every trace of human kindness There are many who have fallen, there are some who still survive She comes to me at night and she tells me her desires And she gives me all the love I need to keep my faith alive It's all about soul It's all about joy that comes out of sorrow It's all about soul Who's standing now and who's standing tomorrow You've got to be hard Hard as the rock in that old rock 'n' roll But that's only part, you know in your heart It's all about soul - Lullaby (Goodnight, My Angel)
Vídeo
- The River of Dreams
- Two Thousand Years
Letra
In the beginning There was the cold and the night Prophets and angels gave us the fire and the light Man was triumphant Armed with the faith and the will Even the darkest ages couldn't kill Too many kingdoms Too many flags on the field So many battles, so many wounds to be healed Time is relentless Only true love perseveres It's been a long time and now I'm with you After two thousand years This is our moment Here at the crossroads of time We hope our children carry our dreams down the line They are the vintage What kind of life will they live? Is this a curse or a blessing that we give? Sometimes I wonder Why are we so blind to fate? Without compassion, there can be no end to hate No end to sorrow Caused by the same endless fears Why can't we learn from all we've been through After two thousand years? There will be miracles After the last war is won Science and poetry rule in the new world to come Prophets and angels Gave us the power to see What an amazing future there will be And in the evening After the fire and the light One thing is certain: Nothing can hold back the night Time is relentless And as the past disappears We're on the verge of all things new We are two thousand years - Famous Last Words
Letra
Sitting here in Avalon, looking at the pouring rain Summertime has come and gone and everybody's home again Closing down for the season, I found the last of the souvenirs I can still taste the wedding cake and it's sweet after all these years These are the last words I have to say That's why this took so long to write There will be other words some other day But that's the story of my life There's comfort in my coffee cup and apples in the early fall They're pulling all the moorings up and gathering at the Legion Hall They swept away all the streamers after the Labor Day parade Nothing left for a dream now, only one final serenade And these are the last words I have to say Before another age goes by With all those other songs I'll have to play But that's the story of my life And it's so clear standing here where I am Ain't that what justice is for? Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn anymore Stack the chairs on the table tops Hang the sheets on the chandeliers It slows down but it never stops Ain't it sweet after all these years And these are the last words I have to say It's always hard to say goodbye But now it's time to put this book away And that's the story of my life These are the last words I have to say That's why this took so long to write There will be other words some other day Ain't that the story of my life These are the last words I have to say Before another age goes by With all those other songs I'll have to play Ain't that the story of my life