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*  THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT '90                  *

*  'Freudiana'                                   *

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1. THE NIRVANA PRINCIPLE

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2. FREUDIANA

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I was alone in my room 

Feeling sorry for myself 

Call me a prophet of doom 

I could think of nothing else 

I found a Freudian book 

Gathering dust upon my shelf 

I thought I'll give it a look 

Would it hurt or would it help 



Freudiana, do you wanna be somebody 

Freudiana, do you wanna change the world 



I met the Wolfman and the Ratman 

Anna O. and Little Hans 

They were walking on a tight rope 

I never thought they had a chance 

And then a hand reached out to hold them 

Just before they tumbled down 

But I was standing in a quicksand 

And I could not feel the ground 



Freudiana, do you wanna be somebody 

Freudiana, do you wanna change the world 



I look back and I try to find 

The part of me that I don't know 

I won't stop till I see the truth 

There's such a long way to go 



I saw a picture of a stranger 

But I didn't understand 

He had a ring around his finger 

And something burning in his hand 

And I wanted him to teach me 

And I needed to believe 

But the shadows that he threw me 

Were intended to deceive 



Freudiana, do you wanna be somebody 

Freudiana, do you wanna change the world 



I look back and I try to find 

The part of me that I don't know 

I won't stop till I see the truth 

There's such a long way to go 



Freudiana, do you wanna be somebody 

Freudiana, do you wanna change the world,

Do you wanna change the world,

Do you wanna change the world,

Do you wanna change the world,

Do you wanna change the world





3. I AM A MIRROR

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Suppose I were to tell you that the meaning of dreams 

Is not all that it seems 

And the ultimate truth is a lie 

And you are just a puppet who can dance on a string 

Do you feel anything 

Would you laugh, would you care, would you cry 



But the meaning of life is a mystery 

How can anyone disagree 

And the music of life is a symphony 

Which we play in a minor key 



I am a mirror, I am a mirror, looking at me you see yourself 

I am a mirror, I am a mirror, every face is someone else 

Look at me smile and you're the clown 

And if I dance you turn around 

Look in my eyes and see your tears 

Until the music disappears 



So if you are confused and don't know which way to go 

You will certainly know 

From the moment we're living we die 

And if it's all a crazy game you don't want to play 

Tell me what you can say 

It's a joke, it's the truth, it's a lie 



But the meaning of life is a mystery 

That we don't understand so far 

And the music of life is a rhapsody 

If you're happy the way that you are 



I am a mirror, I am a mirror, looking at me you see yourself

I am a mirror, I am a mirror, every face is someone else 

Look at me smile and you're the clown 

And if I dance you turn around 

Look in my eyes and see your tears 

Until the music disappears 



And the meaning of life is a mystery 

Though we live it from day to day 

But the music of live should be harmony 

So that anyone here can play 



I am a mirror, I am a mirror, looking at me you see yourself 

I am a mirror, I am a mirror, every face is someone else 

Look at me smile and you're the clown 

And if I dance you turn around 

Look in my eyes, see your tears 

Until the music disappears

I am a mirror, I am a mirror, looking at me you see yourself 

I am a mirror, I am a mirror, every face is someone else 

Look at me smile, look at me dance, look in my eyes

Until the music disappears





4. LITTLE HANS

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Little Hans, little Hans, what do you see

The world is full of big surprises 

Little Hans, little Hans, what can they be 

They come in many shapes and sizes 



Little boys always love to play 

But something is not quite right 

Little Hans won't come out today 

He's scared of a horse that might bite 



Little Hans, little Hans, how can it be 

Your thoughts are filled with such confusion 

Little Hans, little Hans, when will you see 

You're barking up the wrong conclusion 



Professor man asks him, oh, so nicely 

Why will you not come out 

Little Hans tells him most politely 

What he is thinking about 



A ride in a tram, a lily white lamb, raspberry jam 



Little Hans, little Hans, where will you go 

The world is full of compromises 

Little Hans, little Hans, how will you know 

They come in many strange disguises 



Professor man shakes his head and wonders 

How will he work it out 

Little Hans tells him quite precisely 

What he's been dreaming about 



I jump in the bath, I make myself laugh, I ride a giraffe 



Little Hans, little Hans, I found a clue

I think I've made the right connection 

Little Hans, little Hans, all I can do 

Is give a common-sense injection 



Little boys grow up just like daddy 

Professor man has no doubt 

Little Hans goes to sleep and wonders 

What he was talking about 





5. DORA

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Dora, in the middle of the night 

Will you wait for me 

Till the morning sun shines bright 

For it's all a dream 

And it's only make believe 



Dora, oh it hurts to hear you say 

You're all alone 

And the pain won't go away 

But it's all a dream 

And it's only make believe 



Listening, through the hours of the day 

Waiting for the night to end 

Thinking, though it's not for me to say 

When will I see you again 

When will I see you again 



Forget the lies they whisper in your ear 

And every superstitious word you hear 

Dora, though the truth is hard to face 

And the fantasy 

Is not easy to replace 

It is all a dream 

And it's only make believe 



Oh, I keep thinking 

Of the words I shouldn't say 

When will I see you again 

When will I see you again 



And every doubt they whisper in your ear 

And all the half-forgotten past you fear 

One day will fade away and disappear 



Dora, in the middle of the night 

Do you wait for me 

Where the morning sun shines bright 

Is it all a dream 

Is it only make believe 



Is it all a thread 

Of the tangled web you weave 

Is it all a dream 

Is it only make believe 





6. FUNNY YOU SHOULD SAY THAT

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Well it's funny you should say that

It's a most peculiar thing

Yes it's funny you should say that



I was talking to a man

And I saw he wore a ring

Yes it's funny you should say that



And I told him of a dream

Where I caught and ate a whale

Then I woke up feeling hungry, he said



Thats a curious tale

For a dream contains a wish 

In this case a giant fish 

As the pressure you were under 

Might have woken you from slumber 

To relieve the pangs of hunger 

You just dreamed yourself a dish 



Well it's funny you should say that 

It's a most peculiar thing 

Yes it's funny you should say that 



For I also met a man 

And he also wore a ring 

Yes it's funny you should say that 



And I told him of a dream 

Where the sun was at its height 

But my toes were blocks of ice, he said:



Let me get this right 

You are tall and so your feet 

Must protrude beyond the sheet 

While you sleep they're unprotected 

The discomfort is detected

And it's just as I suspected 

You were trying to dream some heat 



But there are six white wolves 

In the dead of the night 

On the branch of a tree 



And they have such big eyes 

And they're shining so bright 

All the better to see 



And they have such big ears 

All the better to hear 

And they're listening to me 



And they have such sharp teeth 

All the better to eat 

And they're looking at me 



Well it's funny you should say that 

It's a most peculiar thing 

Yes it's funny you should say that 



I was speaking to a man 

But I don't recall a ring 

Yes it's funny you should say that 



And I told him of a dream 

Where I turned into a snail 

And he said:



It is simplicity 

To follow such a trail 

For this creature takes his shell 

Anywhere that he may roam 

But work must keep you on the move 

You fear your wife may disapprove 

So in the dream you just remove 

And take along your home 



If I step on a line 

Something will happen 

There are rats in a jar 

Something terrible will happen 



And they have such big eyes 

And they're shining so bright 

All the better to see 



And they have such sharp teeth 

All the better to eat 

And they're looking at me 



Tell me what do they want 

Tell me what can they be 

Tell me what does it mean 

Tell me what do you see 



Fantasia 

Nothing is what it seems 

Fantasia 

A world that's made out of dreams 

Fantasia 

Nothing is what it seems 

Fantasia 



Well it's funny you should say that 

It's a most peculiar thing 

Yes it's funny you should say that 



Though I haven't met this man 

So he didn't wear a ring 

It's so funny you should say that 



If I told him of a dream 

Where I turned into a hat 

That was round and made of fur, would he say:



Nothing wrong with that 

As I sit here in my chair 

I can see your growth is spare 

And it is my observation 

That this caused you much frustration 

So you dreamed a consolation 

To replace a loss of hair 



I'm going to be a mother 

I'm going to have a child 



But there are six white wolves 

In the dead of the night 

On the branch of a tree 



There are wolves in the tree 

But the tree never grew 

There are rats in the jar 

But the curse wasn't true 



Fantasia 

Nothing is what it seems 

Fantasia 

A world that is made out of dreams

Fantasia 

Nothing is what it seems 

Fantasia 

Fantasia 

A world that's clean out of dreams 





7. YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN

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Do you know who I am 

Do you know where you are 

Are you where you want to be 



Do you see what you like 

Do you like what you see 

Do you think a need in you 

Can fulfill a need in me 



You're on your own, you're on your own 

In a no man's land 

In a danger zone 

You're on your own, you're on your own 

And you can't turn back 

And you can't find your way home 



Do you know who you are 

Do you know what you want 

Can you see me as I am 



Do you think you're a lion 

And I am a lamb 

That you came in here a boy 

And you're going out a man 



You're on your own, you're on your own 

And there's no way out 

Of the danger zone 

You're on your own, you're on your own 

And your only friend 

Has a heart of stone 



And now you are alone my friend 

And I must set you free 

And you must face the world outside 

And find your destiny 



You're on your own, you're on your own 

In a no man's land 

In a danger zone 

You're on your own, you're on your own 

And your only friend

Has a heart of stone 



You're on your own, you're on your own 

And there's no way out 

Of the danger zone 

You're on your own, you're on your own 

Just a lonely child 

And you can't find your way home 





8. FAR AWAY FROM HOME

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We've come so far 

To hear the words 

Of hope and consolation 

With no star to guide us through the night 



Through many realms of fantasy 

We wander and we roam 

Far away from home 



Then all of those 

We held so dear 

Grew tired of understanding 

And we dream through the endless night alone 

What sun can light this darkness 

And what hand remove this stone 



Far away, far away 

Like a leaf that the wind has blown 

Far away, far away 

Far away from home 

Far away from home 



All that I am 

What I've become 

Will I ever find my place in the sun 



What sun can light this darkness 

And what hand remove this stone 



Far away, far away 

Will I ever find my place in the sun 



Far away 

I could be happy then 

Far away 

I'll find Jerusalem 

Far away from home 

Far away from home





9. LET YOURSELF GO

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Maitre Charcot he can send you where the winds blow 

Look in his eye and your mind goes into limbo 

They say, he's mad as a hatter 

He's no medicine man 

Let yourself go, let yourself go, let yourself go 

Let yourself go, let yourself go, let yourself go 



Maitre Charcot he can teach you what you don't know 

Look in his eye and the clock runs out of tempo 

He knows, it's mind over matter 

You'll fit the palm of his hand 

Let yourself go, let yourself go, let yourself go 



It doesn't need too much explaining 

It doesn't seem to be so hard 

You just count to ten and then back again 

And before too long you won't know where you are 



Maitre Charcot he will catch you if you let go 

Look in his eyes and your thoughts go into slow motion 

You glide, like birds of a feather 

He flies higher than you 

Let yourself go, let yourself go, let yourself go 



For any doubt you have remaining 

Let me remind you once again 

You just close your eyes as the eagle flies 

And before you know you won't feel any pain, any pain 



I'd like to stay here forever, who needs the hullabaloo? 

Let yourself go, let yourself go, let yourself go

Let yourself go, let yourself go, let yourself go

Let yourself go, let yourself go, let yourself go





10. BEYOND THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE

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11. THE RING

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Round your finger 

Token of the love we give one another 

Music of the future that we'll discover 

Promises to keep more than any other 

Symbolising all that we share 



The ring is magic 

The ring is power 

Like a candle in the dark for everyone 

The ring is madness 

The ring is fire 

And it burns with all the brightness of the sun 



In a circle 

Living in a world in perpetual motion 

Turning with the tide of the restless ocean 

Spinning on the wheel of your own emotion 

Riding on a wild carousel 

You'll be turning round and round 

Round and round we go 



Promises, promises, promises, promises 



Round your finger 

After all the years that we've been together 

Walking in the sun and stormy weather 

Sharing in a moment to last forever 

Memories and dreams without end 



The ring is magic 

The ring is power 

And it finds you in the darkness of the night 

The ring is madness 

The ring is fire 

And it guides you when you're blinded by the light 



The ring is magic 

The ring is power 

Like a candle in the dark for everyone 

The ring is madness 

The ring is fire 

And it burns with all the brightness of the sun 



The ring is magic, magic, fire, fire 

The ring is mine 





12. SECTS THERAPY

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I was lonely and depressed 

Having fled the family home 

When I met an old acquaintance 

I had only barely known 



And I told her over tea 

Of my worries and my woes 

And a morbid fear of eating beans 

In tightly fitting clothes 



And she said psychoanalysis was just the thing for me 

And she knew a mayfair analyst I really ought to see 

(Ought to see, that we really ought to see)



So I went round to his rooms 

And he saw me right away 

Though he asked a sum of money I could ill afford to pay 



But I lay down on the couch 

By a bowl of flaccid flowers 

And I talked and talked and talked and talked 

For hours and hours and hours 



And he told me tales of Oedipus with great authority 

And then he asked me if my mother 

Wore stiletto heels and rubber 

And I realised that this poor soul 

Was more confused than me 

(Confused than me, he was more confused than me)



Well the shock was so profound 

That I fled into the strand 

Where I saw a Hare Krishna group 

And joined in with the band 



This was just the life for me 

Free of worldly goods and care 

And I chanted and I ranted 

Round and round Trafalgar Square 



I converted tens of thousands and they joined us then and there 



But the baghwan was so jealous 

That he called me over-zealous 

Then he threw me out 

When I refused to cut off all my hair 

Bloody cheek...



(Dr. Ruth, Dr. Ruth, why not write to Dr. Ruth?) 



So I wrote to Doctor Ruth 

And she helpfully proposed

I should join a nudist colony 

And throw away my clothes 



All that sun upon my flesh 

Would set my libido free 

And would guarentee much more of 'it' 

Whatever 'it' may be 



But I didn't feel that I was quite equipped for such a life 



Fair of skin just like my sisters 

Too much sun would give me blisters 

So I think I'll turn the whole thing in 



And go home to my wife 



Oh, she is a funny woman!

She gets turned on by barbed wire!

Yes, ooh!







13. NO ONE CAN LOVE YOU BETTER THAN ME

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I am the universal mother 

The heart of the family 

When you are born in your innocent world 

You will depend on me 

Mine are the arms to rock you 

When you're scared of the dark of the night 

But soft though the lips of a girl may be 

No one can love you better than me

Better than me



But somewhere in the darkness there's a wall of silence 

That hides the love away, that hides the love away 



I am the universal father 

The head of the family 

When you imagine a man of the world 

He will be just like me 

I am the lord and master 

My word is the royal decree 

I stand by the side of the woman I love 

No one can love her better than me 



I am the universal son 

The pride of the family 

I shine like the stars in my mother's eyes 

She can believe in me 

I am the young pretender 

With fire to bring to the fight 

But strong as another's arms may be 

No one can love her better than me 



But somewhere in the darkness there's a wall of silence,

A wall of silence 

And sometimes in the night there is a wall of silence

Don't take the love away, don't take the love away

Don't take the love away, don't take the love away

Don't take the love away



No one can love you better than me

No one can love you better than me

No one can love you better than me

No one can love you better than me

No one can love you better than me



I am the universal daughter,

The flower of the family.

When you are rocked by the ways of the world,

I'll be the sanctuary.

Mine are the arms to hold you.

Just look in my eyes and see

I stand by the side of the man I love.

No one can love you better than me.



I am the universal mother,

The heart of the family.

I am the daughter.

When you imagine a man of the world,

He will be just like me.

I am the son.

Mine are the arms to hold you.

My word is the royal decree.

I stand by the side of the one I love.

No one can love you, no one can love you,

No one can love you better than me.





14. DON'T LET THE MOMENT PASS

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This golden day will be mine 

For every moment in time 

If time should lose her way 



A symphony in the night 

Of stars that dance in the light 

And music far away 



They say that love is but a dance 

Don't let the music fade away 

Don't let the moment pass 



Without a reason or rhyme 

The sweet bouquet of the wine 

Will vanish in the air 



The innocence of the rose 

She leaves wherever she goes 

For all the world to share 



Some days when clouds are drifting by 

I open my eyes to watch them go 

And wonder where they fly 



Some nights Orion runs too fast 

I look to the stars as if to say 

Don't let the moment pass 



But soon a golden age is past 

Just when it seemed that miracles 

Where not too much to ask 



And though the world may turn too fast 

If it should seem like paradise 

Don't let the moment pass 



Don't let the moment pass 





15. UPPER ME

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The time has come the wild one said 

When we must all decide 

We cannot carry on this way 

And so we must divide 

The road before us runs both ways 

So which one do you choose 

But all will not go well if you refuse 



What becomes of the upper me when the fire burns in my mind 

How can I leave my Ego behind 

I return to another me or I lose the will to survive 

How can I keep my hero alive 



It seems to me the wise one said 

That mountains are so high 

The river is too deep to cross 

And none of us can fly 

But I believe that compromise 

Is what is needed here 

Or surely we become the things we fear 



But the good in me don't wanna believe 

That the evil me is so 

And a voice somewhere said do as you please 

But the upper me said no, no, no, no, no, no 



What becomes of the upper me when the fire burns in my mind 

How can I leave my Ego behind 

I return to another me or I lose the will to survive 

How can I keep my hero alive 



But the good in me don't wanna believe 

That the evil me is so 

And a voice somewhere said do as you please 

But the upper me said no, no, no, no, no, no 



What becomes of the upper me when the fire burns in my mind 

How can I leave my Ego behind 

I return to another me or I lose the will to survive 

How can I keep my hero alive 



What becomes of the upper me when the fire burns in my mind 

How can I leave my Ego behind...





16. FREUDIANA

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17. DESTINY

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And now you are alone my friend 

And I must set you free 

And you must face the world outside 

And find your destiny





18. THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD

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What kind of madness rules the world today 

What earthly reason holding sway 

There is no heaven at all 

For some may weep 

And some may sleep 

While some may rise 

And some may fall 



No one is an island 

No one born alone 

No man can turn the tide of fortune on his own 

Though some may dare to try 



Say there but for the grace of God go you my friend 

Say there but for the grace of God go I 

Go I 



And so we live in lives of fantasy 

And dream of dreams that hold the key 

And we all follow like sheep 

We thread the path 

That leads to thee 

We seek the soul that is not ours to keep 



No one is an island 

No one born alone 

No man can turn the tide of fortune on his own 

Though some may bravely try 



Say there but for the grace of God go you my friend 

Say there but for the grace of God go I 

Go I



Say there but for the grace of God go you my friend 

Say there but for the grace of God go I 

Go I