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SAXON LYRICS
"And the Bands Played On" (1981 Single)
1. And the Bands Played On
2. Hungry Years
3. Heavy Metal Thunder
1. And the Bands Played On
Just before dawn in the cold light
We came out of the night
A great expectation from the man who ran the show
Will it rain, will it snow, will it shine, we don't know
Are there clouds up in the sky
We sat in the sun, woah-oh-oh
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
See the people, feel the power
There was sixty thousand there
Just like thunder the crowds began to roar
Where you there, did ya know, did ya see all the show
There was magic in the air
We sat in the sun woah-oh-oh
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
See the rainbow shining brightly
Shooting rockets to the sky
Making music and it rolled on through the night
You could hear on the air rock n' roll everywhere
We were strangers in the night
We sat in the sun woah-oh-oh
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
2. Hungry Years
They came down from the north
To the plough they were scorched
In the footsteps of a man who'd been before
Right up from the street
Came the ranks of unemployed
They'd everything to gain but none to lose
They searched the hungry years
For the triumphs, for the tears
It's a chance they had to take
They were waiting for a break
They searched the hungry years
For the triumphs, for the tears
Some make it to the stars
Playing rock 'n' roll guitars
They ran into the lights
Into the muse, into the fights
The system tried to change and understand them
The business world is deep
For a percentage of the heat
There was magic in their eyes
They couldn't see the lies
They searched the hungry years
For the triumphs, for the tears
It's a chance they had to take
They were waiting for a break
They searched the hungry years
For the triumphs, for the tears
Some make it to the stars
Playing rock 'n' roll guitars
Some take the fame
And some take the blame
Maybe they will and maybe they won't
Tonight...
Ya know the world's another stage
Full of heartache full of rage
The system tried to change and understand them
But the business world is deep
For a percentage of the heat
The magic in their eyes
They watched it slowly die
They searched the hungry years
For the triumphs, for the tears
It's a chance they had to take
They were waiting for a break
They searched the hungry years
For the triumphs, for the tears
Some make it to the stars
Playing rock 'n' roll guitars
Playing rock 'n' roll guitars
Woo-hoo-hoo
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, hungry years
They've left the hungry years
Woo-hoo-hoo
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, hungry years
Rock 'n' roll guitars in their hungry years
3. Heavy Metal Thunder
If you're talking a flight
At the speed of light
You're shaking your heads to the band
If you're there on your horse
But you're not on the force
We're taking this place to the ground
In the heat of the night
When you're fists are alight
Forged on anvils of steel
If your body's on fire
About to expire
We go to the threshold of pain
Pull your heads back
Hold your hands high
Shake your body
If it's too loud
And you're burning hot
Fill your heads with heavy metal thunder
Heavy metal thunder
On the wings of an eagle
You're hoping to fly
Holding your hands to the sky
In a blue sea of denim
Checkin' the band
With your banners and scarves heln on high
If you think something more
You'll come down to the front
Don't sit there and do as they say
We're an army of thousands
Surrounded by light
Tearing this place to the ground
Pull your heads back
Hold your hands high
Shake your body
If it's too loud
And you're burning hot
Fill your heads with heavy metal thunder
Heavy metal thunder
Pull your heads back
Hold your hands high
Shake your body
If it's too loud
And you're burning hot
Fill your heads with heavy metal thunder
Heavy metal thunder
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