- I Think It's Going To Rain Today
- Troika
- The Last Leaf
- Lady In Black
- Minstrels In The Hall (Instrumental)
- The Temple Of The King
- Dancer And The Moon
- Galliard (Instrumental)
- The Ashgrove
- Somewhere Over The Sea (The Moon Is Shining) (Instrumental)
- The Moon Is Shining (Somewhere Over The Sea)
- The Spinner's Tale
- Carry On… Jon (Instrumental)
Dancer And The Moon (2013)
I Think It's Going To Rain Today lyrics - Blackmore's Night
(cover of Randy Newman)
Broken windows and empty hallways
A pale dead moon in the sky streaked with grey
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain
Yes I think it's going to rain
Oh I think it's going to rain... rain today
Scarecrows dressed in the latest styles
With frozen smiles to chase love away
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain... rain today
Lonely lonely
Tin can at my feet
Think I'll kick it down the street
That's the way to treat a friend
Bright before me
The signs implore me
To help the needy
And I show them the way
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain... rain today
Broken windows and empty hallways
A pale dead moon in the sky streaked with grey
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain
Yes I think it's going to rain
Oh I think it's going to rain... rain today
Troika lyrics - Blackmore's Night
There’s a place in my heart
The shadows call their home
Cold as the winds through Siberia
Where the snow lies so deep
You can’t even see the sun
Run, my Troika, run
Let the horses run free
So dark against the white
Over the field till they’re out of sight
And I am swept away
The journey has just begun
Run, my Troika, run
Oh, my mother Russia
Land of fairytales
Captured like the wind
In her silken sails
And the time rushes by
A thief in the night
Stealing my memory
Fading out the light
But I cannot forget where it is
That I come from
Run, my Troika, run
I can still see your face
The years have been kind
Dust on the pictures
Clouding up my mind
Remember me now
Not for what I may become
Run, my Troika, run
The Last Leaf lyrics - Blackmore's Night
There’s a tree in an open field
Branches reach for the sun
With the green of a thousand leaves
And a world that has just begun
The springtime is here again
Buds and blossoms abound
Promises of future days
And new life that is all around
See the last leaf shivering
As the winds did blow
Holding tight to what she knew
For fear of the unknown
Soon the spring turned to summertime
She could never deny
How she loved her home up there
In between the earth and sky
Still to drift on a summer breeze
Was to taste paradise
But that summer would turn to fall
And the autumn would turn to ice
See the last leaf shivering
As the winds did blow
Holding tight to what she knew
For fear of the unknown
In the harvest of golden days
Leaves were turning to fire
Dancing upon the autumn breeze
Like a princess on the high wire
One by one through the dancers dove
Spiralling to the ground
Carried off on a winter wind
Disappearing without a sound
See the last leaf shivering
As the winds did blow
Holding tight to what she knew
For fear of the unknown
So the last leaf took flight
As the winds did blow
Holding tight to what could be
Finally letting go
Lady In Black lyrics - Blackmore's Night
(cover of Uriah Heep)
She came to me one morning
One lonely Sunday morning
Her long hair flowing
In the midwinter wind
I know not how she found me
For in darkness I was walking
Destruction lay around me
From a fight I could not win
Ah haha haha haha
Ah haha haha
Ah haha haha haha
Ah haha haha
She asked me name my foe then
I said the need within some men
To fight and kill their brothers
Without thought of man or God
And I begged her give me horses
To trample down my enemies
So eager was my passion
To devour this waste of life
Ah haha haha haha
Ah haha haha
Ah haha haha haha
Ah haha haha
But she wouldn't think of battle that
Reduces men to animals
So easy to begin
And yet impossible to end
For she's the mother of all men
Who counselled me so wisely that
I feared to walk alone again
And asked if she would stay
Ah haha haha haha
Ah haha haha
Ah haha haha haha
Ah haha haha
Oh, lady, lend your hand, I cried
And let me rest here at your side
"Have faith and trust in me," she said
And filled my heart with life
There's no strength in numbers
I've no such misconceptions
But when you need me
Be assured, I won't be far away
Ah haha haha haha
Ah haha haha
Ah haha haha haha
Ah haha haha
Thus, having spoke, she turned away
And though I found no words to say
I stood and watched until I saw
Her black cloak disappear
My labour is no easier
But now I know I'm not alone
I'll find new heart each time
I think upon that windy day
Ah haha haha haha
Ah haha haha
Ah haha haha haha
Ah haha haha
She came to me one morning
One lonely Sunday morning
Her long hair flowing
In the midwinter wind
And if one day she comes to you
Drink deeply from her words so wise
Take courage from her as your prize
And say hello for me
The Temple Of The King lyrics - Blackmore's Night
(cover of Rainbow)
One day in the year of the fox
Came a time remembered well
When the strong young man of the rising sun
Heard the tolling of the great black bell
One day in the year of the fox
When the bell began to ring
Meant the time had come
For one to go to the temple of the king
There in the middle of the circle he stands
Searching, seeking
With just one touch of his trembling hand
The answer will be found
Daylight waits while the old man sings,
"Heaven help me."
And then like the rush of a thousand wings
It shines upon the one
And the day had just begun, day had just begun
One day in the year of the fox
Came a time remembered well
When the strong young man of the rising sun
Heard the tolling of the great black bell
One day in the year of the fox
When the bell began to sing
It meant the time had come
For the one to go to the temple of the king
Far from the circle at the edge of the world
He's hoping, wondering
Thinking back from the stories he's heard
Of what he's going to see
Back with the people in the circle he stands
Giving, feeling
With just one touch of a strong right hand
They know of the temple and the king, temple and the king
One day in the year of the fox
Came a time remembered well
When the strong young man of the rising sun
Heard the tolling of the great black bell
Dancer And The Moon lyrics - Blackmore's Night
Here in the twilight
Under the moonlight
I feel your hungry eyes
Drums in the distance
Echoes of madness
Around the firelight
In the heartbeat of the night
Hey, hey, hey
Till the break of day
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la
Hey, hey, hey
Dance the whole night through
Nothing gets between
The dancer and the moon
Follow me closely
Arms wrapped around me
Life is a sweet, sweet wine
Glittering gold
As stories unfold
Those secrets are lost in time
To the heartbeat of the night
Master of fate
How you captivate me
Filling my one desire
Two of a kind
With one state of mind
The Ashgrove lyrics - Blackmore's Night
The ash grove, how graceful, how plainly ‘tis speaking
The wind through it playing has language for me
Whenever the light through its branches is breaking
A host of kind faces is gazing on me
The friends of my childhood again are before me
Each step wakes a memory as freely I roam
With soft whispers laden its leaves rustle o’er me
The ash grove, the ash grove again is my home
Down yonder green valley where streamlets meander
Where twilight is fading I pensively rove
Or at the bright noontide in solitude wander
And the dark shades of the lonely ash grove
It was there while the blackbird was cheerfully singing
I first met that dear one, the joy of my heart
Around us for gladness the bluebells were singing
The ash grove, the ash grove alone is my home
With soft whispers laden its leaves rustle o’er me
The ash grove, the ash grove alone is my home
The Moon Is Shining (Somewhere Over The Sea) lyrics - Blackmore's Night
The moon was shining
Somewhere over the sea
The moon was waiting
For you to return to me
I haven’t seen the day
Since you went away
The moon was shining
Somewhere over the sea
There’s been no light of day
Since you went away
Oh, the moon was shining
Somewhere over the sea
The snow was falling
Colder than winters I’ve known
The snow was falling
Icicles turning to stone
Still I wish on a star
Come back wherever you are
Oh, the snow was falling
Colder since I’ve been alone
Still I wish on a star
Come back wherever you are
Oh, the snow was falling
Colder since I’ve been alone
Oh, the stars stopped glowing
On the night that you left
Oh, the wind stopped blowing
All I could hold was my breath
Still I have to believe
You will return to me
Oh, the stars stopped glowing
On the night that you left
The Spinner's Tale lyrics - Blackmore's Night
Somewhere the leaves on the trees look like lace
Falling in shadows across your face
Sunshine and darkness in perfect harmony
Shadows now live where light used to be
A spinning where where our memories were spun
Weaving our way through the fabric of time
Winding the wheel back to where we had begun
Spinning away to when you once were mine
Here in my chamber waiting for the dawn
I turn away the curtains are drawn
Somewhere in time when the night began to fall
Just for a moment we had it all
A spinning where where our memories were spun
Weaving our way through the fabric of time
Winding the wheel back to where we had begun
Spinning away to when you once were mine
We choose our path never knowing right or wrong
Ribbons get tangled within the storm
Just like the widow was weaving her web
The spinner’s wheel holds tight to the thread
Autumn Sky (2010)
- Highland
- Vagabond (Make A Princess Of Me)
- Journeyman (Vandraren)
- Believe In Me
- Sake Of The Song
- Song And Dance (Pt II) (Instrumental)
- Celluloid Heroes
- Keeper Of The Flame
- Night At Eggersberg (Instrumental)
- Strawberry Girl
- All The Fun Of The Fair
- Darkness
- Dance Of The Darkness (Instrumental)
- Health To The Company
- Barbara Allen
Highland lyrics - Blackmore's Night
(originally by One More Time)
Looking out and I'm wondering where I am
While I'm stuck in the daily traffic jam
I decide to get out and leave the world behind me
Everywhere there are people passing by
Empty faces and not a friendly smile
Under stress, loneliness, a part of our city
Now I finally have decided
I will leave it all behind
And discover something better
And l know where I will find
Find a place of harmony, of laughter and of dreams
It you want me, that is where I'll be
I'll be waiting on the Highland
With its wonderful serenity
Where the stars glow and the brooks flow
That's my way of life
When the mountains on the Highland
And the nature is surrounding me
When the wind blows
That's all I need, all I need
On the highland when I was a child
l would play with my friends and we were wild
And we all loved the moors, the nature and it's freedom
And we went for ghost hunt in the mist
l remember the first time I got kissed
By the shy neighbour guy, who whispered "be my girlfriend"
But I longed for some excitement
So l travelled 'round the world
After that I settled down and
l became a city girl
Want to parties every night and lived intensively
Now l know it's not a life for me
I'll be waiting on the Highland
With it's wonderful serenity
Where the stars glow and the brooks flow
That's my way of life
When the mountains on the Highland
And the nature is surrounding me
When the wind blows
that's all I need
On the Highland, on the Highland, you will see
Oh my darling, I would hate to leave it whitout you
I'm sure you love the highland too
If you join me I can promise
You'll stay until eternity
I'll be waiting on the Highland
With it's wonderful serenity
Where the stars glow and the brooks flow
That's my way of life
When the mountains on the Highland
And the nature is surrounding me
When the wind blows
that's all I need
On the Highland
On the highland
All the mountains on the highland are embracing
and surrounding me
Vagabond (Make A Princess Of Me) lyrics - Blackmore's Night
There's been many a crooked path
That has ended me here
Tired, broken and wearing rags
Wild eyed with fear
There's much more to this vagabond
Than the eye can see
You can see me through different eyes
Make a princess of me
Door to door with her heavy heart
Try to stave off the cold
In the distance a gypsy cart
Filled with thieves and rogues
There's much more to this vagabond
Than the eye can see
You can see me through different eyes
Make a princess of me
Sing for supper and sing for pence
A song's all I have to give
With a fiddle and with no rest
Singing only to live
There's much more to this vagabond
Than the eye can see
You can see me through different eyes
Make a princess of me
Through the window a golden glow
Families gather round
Here outside it starts to snow
Silence the only sound
There's much more to this vagabond
Than the eye can see
You can see me through different eyes
Make a princess of me
All can see me through different eyes
make a princess of me
Journeyman (Vandraren) lyrics - Blackmore's Night
(originally by Nordman)
Many years I've been away from home
I have faced too many battles
Hours here upon the endless road
Have left me bruised and battered
I have heard the secrets of the streets,
But I keep them to myself
On display, but here inside my soul
Like a trophy on a shelf
Hand upon my heart I know
The moon will light my way
Ohh my friend, the winding road
Will the life of a journeyman never change?
'Round a corner, down a narrow trail,
My boots are wearing thin
I can feel the heat upon my back
The sun against my skin
Far away I could have sworn I heard
The ringing of a bell
Through the miles you know it's hard to tell
When it's you against yourself
Hand upon my heart I know
The moon will light my way
Ohh my friend, the winding road
Will the life of a journeyman never change?
None of us will ever know
What lies around the bend
All the world becomes your home
On a road that never ends
Hand upon my heart I know
The moon will light my way
Ohh my friend, the winding road
Will the life of a journeyman never change?
Hand upon my heart I know
The moon will light my way
Ohh my friend, the winding road
Will the life of a journeyman never change?
Believe In Me lyrics - Blackmore's Night
It's a reflection that you see in me
But I know it's not reality
Beneath the glitter and behind all the lace
Do you see my face?
I'll be the mirror, the spaces in between
It's not the truth, it's just a dream
I guess we all have to believe in something
In anything
Do you love me just the way I am?
Do you need me? Will you take a chance?
Do you see me for all that I can be
Do you believe, believe in me?
Sometimes you need to be lost just to be found
You need to go to come back around
You need to set somebody free for them to return
You live and learn
Do you love me just the way I am?
Do you need me? Will you take a chance?
Do you see me for all that I can be
Do you believe, believe in me?
I've heard it said that true love is blind
All this is just a state of mind
If you're not looking you will never find
You'll be left behind
Do you love me just the way I am?
Do you need me? Will you take my hand?
Maybe you'll see through the mystery
Do you believe
Do you love me just the way I am?
Do you need me? Will you take a chance?
Maybe you'll see all that I can be
Do you believe, believe in me?
Sake Of The Song lyrics - Blackmore's Night
The moon must be an angel, her halo surely heaven sent
Watching from above should the bells forget to ring
And we but lonely travelers, following a ray of light
All become the same when we begin to sing
Round and round we all go
Where we stop nobody knows
Heaven meets on the earth
For the sake of the song
For the sake of the song
Could you ever fly without the fear of falling?
Does the night bird cease just because it's dawn?
Could a candle burn with any less resilience?
Should we never love for the fear that it may fade?
Round and round we all go
Where we stop nobody knows
Heaven meets on the earth
For the sake of the song
For the sake of the song
Could you ever be just for the sake of being?
Could a melody ever be wrong?
Could you ever sing just for the sake of singing?
Set your spirit free for the sake of the song
Round and round we all go
Where we stop nobody knows
Heaven meets on the earth
For the sake of the song
Round and round we all go
Where we stop nobody knows
Heaven meets on the earth
For the sake of the song
For the sake of the song
For the sake of the song
Celluloid Heroes lyrics - Blackmore's Night
(originally by The Kinks)
Everybody’s a dreamer and everybody’s a star
And everybody’s in movies it doesn’t matter who you are
There are stars in every city in every house and on every street
And if you walk down Hollywood Boulevard their names are written in concrete
Don’t step on Greta Garbo as you walk down the boulevard
She looks so weak and fragile that’s why she tried to be so hard
But they turned her into a princess and they sat her on a throne
But she turned her back on stardom because she wanted to be alone
Ref: You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard
Some that you recognise some that you’ve hardly even heard of
People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame
Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain
If you covered him with garbage George Sanders would still have style
And if you stamped on Mickey Rooney he would still turn round and smile
But don’t tread on dearest Marilyn ’cos she’s not very tough
She should have been made of iron or steel but she was only flesh and blood
Ref: You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard
Some that you recognise some that you’ve hardly even heard of
People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame
Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain [2x]
Rudolph Valentino looks very much alive
And he looks up ladies’ dresses as they sadly pass him by
Avoid stepping on Bela Lugosi ’cause he’s liable to turn and bite
But stand close by Bette Davis because hers was such a lonely life
I wish my life was a non stop hollywood movie show
A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain
And celluloid heroes never really die.
Everybody’s a dreamer and everybody’s a star
And everybody’s in show biz it doesn’t matter who you are
And those who are successful be always on your guard,
Success walks hand in hand with failure along Hollywood Boulevard.
Keeper Of The Flame lyrics - Blackmore's Night
Once was a legend of old
In the time of days long ago
The clattering beat of a horse on the street
He appeared from the fog like a ghost
I could feel him heading this way
A storm was filling the air
If the truth be told, when the winds blow cold
They are warning you to beware
No, the wild cannot be tamed
Keeper of the flame
We wondered what devil is this
Who appears from out of the mist
With a crack of a whip, and a wave of his fist
He was cursed and I was bewitched
Haunted by seeing his face
Through the mirror the smoke and the haze
So hard to see, through the dark mystery
The illusion was part of the game
Be careful of what you wish for
And make sure when it knocks at your door
It's what you need, not some fantasy
That will haunt you forever more
Let it be what you need, not some fantasy
That will haunt you forever more
Strawberry Girl lyrics - Blackmore's Night
Through the long days of summer
Where the air was as sweet as perfume
We walked through the golden meadows
And danced by the light of the moon
She was a lonely angel
Sitting there by the side of the road
On the edge of the forest
That's where the wild things grow
And blue skies of promise opened before us
There in her eyes are the dreams of the world
Blue skies of promise rained down upon us
Life is so sweet with a strawberry girl
In her hand was a basket
Sticks and branches were woven as one
She smiled bright like a child
Bright as the afternoon sun
It was filled with her treasures
A whole cradle of nature's bounty
Wild flowers were chosen
To lay amongst the forest berries
And blue skies of promise opened before us
There in her eyes are the dreams of the world
Blue skies of promise rained down upon us
Life is so sweet with a strawberry girl
"It's a great day for a gatherer
You can say that I told you so
In these uncertain days
It's the simple things you need the most"
And blue skies of promise opened before us
There in her eyes are the dreams of the world
Blue skies of promise rained down upon us
Life is so sweet with a strawberry girl
Blue skies of promise opened before us
There in her eyes are the dreams of the world
Blue skies of promise rained down upon us
Life is so sweet with a strawberry girl
All The Fun Of The Fair lyrics - Blackmore's Night
In and out of a thousand stories
Here I stand somewhere in between
Kings and queens knights and glory
Flash before my eyes unseen
Laughing and loving and living for summer
Dancing romancing the moon like a lover
Secrets and mysteries kept undercover
All in the fun of the faire
I have entered through the gates
To see the queen in her finery
Playing chess with the king of spades
It's all part of the fantasy
Painted ladies with haunted eyes
Dance for you as they hypnotize
I can feel your heart beat faster
When the gypsy becomes your master
I see you but you're not the same
The eye can see what it wants to see
Through the veil anything can change
You can be what you want to be
Darkness lyrics - Blackmore's Night
Once upon a dark autumn night
I was so very far from sleep
I longed to walk beneath the stars
Into the wood so dark and deep
Neither myth nor fairy tale
could keep me from the path to the maze
But eyes upon me I could feel
Hidden in the shadows watching always
Something in the darkness pulled me deeper
Something in the madness eased my mind
Was I awake or was I dreaming
Cut the strings that bind me to mankind
Once while I was sitting in my room
One cold and silver winter's day
I could hear another worldly call
try as I might I could'nt turn away
Something in the darkness pulled me deeper
Something in the madness eased my mind
Was I awake or was I dreaming
Cut the strings that bind me to mankind
Somewhere in between the moss and the stone
The wind and the wood became my home
I layed myself down upon the green
when the ivy overgrew I could never leave
Something in the darkness pulled me deeper
Something in the madness eased my mind
Was I awake or was I dreaming
Cut the strings that bind me to mankind
Something in the darkness pulled me deeper
Something in the madness eased my mind
Was I awake or was I dreaming
Cut the strings that bind me to mankind
Health To The Company lyrics - Blackmore's Night
Kind friends and companions, come join me in rhyme
Come lift up your voices in chorus with mine
Let us drink and be merry all grief to refrain
For we may or might never meet here again
Here's a health to the company and one to my lass
Let us drink and be merry all out of one glass
Let us drink and be merry all grief to refrain
For we may or might never meet here again
Our ship lies at harbour she's ready to dock
I wish her safe landing without any shock
And if we should meet again by land or by sea
I will always remember your kindness to me
My footsteps may falter my wit it may fail
My course may be challenged by November gale
Ere fortune shall prove to be friend or be foe
You will always be with me wherever I go
Barbara Allen lyrics - Blackmore's Night
Twas in the merry month of May
When green buds all were swelling
Sweet William on his death bed lay
For love of Barbara Allen
He sent his servant unto her
To the place where she was dwelling
Saying you must come to his bedside now,
If your name be Barbara Allen
So slowly slowly she got up
And slowly she drew nigh him
And the only words to him did say
"Young man I think you're dying"
As she walked slowly o'er the field
She heard the death bells knelling
And with every stroke it seemed to say
Hard hearted Barbara Allen
Oh mother, oh mother make my bed
Make it both long and narrow
Sweet William died for me today
I will die for him tomorrow
They buried her in the old churchyard
They buried him beside her
And from his grave grew a red red rose
And from her grave a green briar
They grew and grew to the steeple top
Till they could grow no higher
And there they tied in a true love's knot
Red rose around green briar
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