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Return

by Airbridge

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    28 minutes of listening held within the wonderful artwork of Chris Hylton. There is a 6-page booklet that contains all the lyrics and those essential "thanks", especially to Stephen J Bennett (No Man, Henry Fool, LaHost) whose generosity with his time and skill was paramount.

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1.
Hmm, village huddled in the wild wood Things were simpler by far. Tribal elders and a priesthood Time was measured by the stars. Flames … flick across the face of night. Yeah, but it’s a long way to the dawn So turn your eyes to the coming of the light Feel the flame of life re-kindled and re-born. Feel it lift a thousand souls – feel it stir a thousand hearts. Tales by ancient prophets told of a spirit that would guide us through the dark. Yeah, but did you hear those funny stories, Rumours spreading from the East? Hmm, but some of them get pretty gory Called a man the Prince of Peace; hung him up like bits of meat. Still it lifts a thousand souls – feel it stir a thousand hearts. Tales by ancient prophets told of a spirit that would guide us through the dark. * Now it’s the big box office thrill And if you thought you loved your neighbours, now’s the time to pay the bill. Ring the changes on the till Let the healthy prophets guide us through the dark. Yeah, but hey! Our old friend has changed his face Shined his shoes, picked up the pace, Father Christmas joined the race – Spaceman comes with tales to tell – ringing on his solstice bells Don’t you wish it could be Christmas every day? * Yeah, but don’t you feel a touch of something? Something older that we are? All those long forgotten voices crying out across the ages Time so vast that it was measured by the stars.
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Who Pays the Ferryman? (Dowdeswell-Allaway) Who pays the ferryman for you On life’s great journey? Who’ll cover the costs That you’ll entail? Who is responsible for you Through life’s great upsets? Who will comfort you When you fail? It’s easy to look outside for The reasons and causes For all those troubles You endure. When you learn that it’s not that way, You’ll realise that you’ve already paid. And you realise that life is for you, Is there for you to make. And you realise that it’s so simple, It’s there for you to take When you realise that life is worth it, It’s there for you to take. When you realise it can be so simple, It’s there for you to make. It happens that you think you’ve lost it, All darkness around you, And all that you hear is grey. The stress and the torment of each Everyday occurrence; So normal that sometimes you could scream. The tears they dry up but your Blank eyes go on staring. You’re holding your breath to stop the tears. When you learn that it’s not that way Because you realise that you’ve already paid. Chorus When you learn that it’s not that way Because you realise that you’ve already paid. And you realise that life is for you, Is there for you to make. And you realise that it’s so simple, It’s there for you to take. And that is life, the bitter and the sweetness, The lightness and the shade. And you realise you are the Ferryman, You’ve already paid your way. When you realise that life is worth it, It’s there for you to take. When you realise it can be so simple, It’s there for you to make.
3.
To Absent Friends (Bedini) I have watched you grow around me, all you children of the Gods And was guided by the light in which you stand. Comes the day that I must leave you (Times I wish I could have stayed) But there’s something I must make you understand. Remember how we played the lines of fantasy and truth Finding stillness in the fury of the stage? Like the silence born of thunder there was laughter in your fears And I wish you peace as you strut and fret your way. Spin a coin for luck, my friend For our fame and fortune – [come the day!] But when times are hard, and tomorrows never come These things we’ve shared – so come what may. Well we had dreams and we had nightmares of the cards our future held Now the dealer lets his patterned numbers fall, And if the tides to the affairs of men must leave me high and dry Those things I hold most dear lie with you all. I have grown to love you all, and I hear your laughter still As a stranger road before me must unwind.
4.
Quiet Sky 08:13
Quiet Sky (Bedini) Need to break out of my solitude – step out into the bitter, city night. There’s a place down on the corner Where they’ve got real ale, conversation, light. Or maybe I’ll keep wandering beneath the quiet sky – Yeah, watch those lean and hungry buildings stretching upwards For the quiet sky. Well I spent 25 years hanging in there, hanging on for that lucky day. Just holding on and praying for the breaks That never came my way. … was that someone at my shoulder? In the corner of my eye? I could have sworn someone was following beneath the quiet sky. * Yeah, well I am not what you take me for. There is more to me than meets the eye. ‘cause in a world of perfect darkness I was a fire-fly! But now I watch ambition’s lights fade and I wonder why I even tried. Oh, just another lost soul wandering beneath the quiet sky. Well did you ever get the feeling someone’s watching From the quiet sky?

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This ep is the first official release for 30 years. We selected the 4 tracks to represent the range of music that prog allows and that we enjoy creating.

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released July 8, 2013

Producer: Stephen J Bennett
Engineers: Toby Butchart and Giles Pratt
Cover concept: Millie Bedini
Cover art: Chris Hylton

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