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	Reason	Trippin' Down the Rabbit Hole	Black Lotus
	Father Time	Spectre (Ghost Dancer)	Black Widow
	Whisper in the Wind	Jack of All Trades	Sandstorm
	Chimera	Disaster Man


	Notes


	Reason (Very bassy riffs, fast, but not racing tempo, unchanging through song) I break off all these chains right here. I'm gonna do it all my way. I'm not gonna listen to fools, no more. I won't be taken by you. I don't wanna hear the things you say. An' I don't need those games you play. I've heard everything I need to hear. I don't wanna go down that road, again... (Strummed chord riff) I'm not a pusher askin' for a gift, now. I'm not a lier lookin' for a chump, now. I'm not a lost without a home, now. I ain't gonna crawl down on my knees, now. (Riff on high fretted low strings) I've been everywhere. I've seen everything. I know everything that's said. I am everyone. I am everywhere. I walk down the road again... (Low soloish riff) (Verse riff) Stickin' one foot in front o'the other. I'm lookin' for the home of my brothers. It's been four years passed today. Since the dawn rose to a bright new day. I been sleepin' here in the street. I can't remember anyone I meet. Some day soon I'll be lyin' under stone. I don't wanna go down that road, again... (Pre-chorus riff) I'm not a gambler lookin' for a score, now. I'm not a runner cruisin' for a war, now. I'm not cryin' cuz' I'm all alone, now. I'm gonna stand up for what I am now. (Chorus riff) I've been everywhere. I've seen everything. I know everything that's said. I am everyone. I am everywhere. I walk down the road again... (Low soloish riff, slightly different) (Verse Riff) It's been so long since I ain't slept alone. Six long years since I had a home. Been run and done the runnin' from "I do". I never cared about what happens the day after. Yeah, I lost my way out in the County of Dust. It's been so long since I knew how to trust. Now I'll do what for me I must. I don't wanna go down that road, again... (Pre-chorus riff) I'm not a dreamer with my head in the clouds, now. I'm not a beggar askin' for a treat, now. I'm not a stalker hidin' from the world, now. I'm not gonna be pushed down again, now. (Chorus riff) I've been everywhere. I've seen everything. I walk down that road again. I am everyone. I am everywhere. I can't escape my escape, oh no. (Low soloish riff, starts like first one, then gets faster and wilder) I've been everywhere. I've seen everything. I know everything that's said. I am everyone. I am everywhere. I walk down the road again...
	Father Time (Bassline like Cosmo Canyon) The book of time is open to all. Many times will the hammer fall. Don't look away, don't close your eyes. Don't turn your back as the firelight dies. Walk with the prohpets in a far away land. Stand on the mount and raise a hand. Call out in the dark to light the way. Count the souls while night turns to day. Look, the eyes stare back from hollow shells. The voice cries up from the deep dark well. Save the child though you may die. Wipe the tears from the widows' eyes. The book of time is open to all. Many times will the hammer fall. Don't look away, don't close your eyes. Don't turn your back as the firelight dies. The stamp of boots in the scarlet snow. A pistol lies in the nest of a crow. There's been a thousand wars on this field alone. The bodies burn where the hate has grown. Lying in the gutter late at night. Millions of dreams died to this sight. In ages past, a drink would burn. Still today, we never learn. The book of time is open to all. A hundred times, we've heard the call. Don't turn your head, don't try to hide. The wheel just turns as the firelight dies. (Bridge) Over and over, it happens again. Over and over, the follies of men. Over and under, the cries of a babe. Under and over, he's orphaned today. (Slow solo) (Spoken) Who controls the past, controls the future. Who controls the present, controls the past. (Chorus riff) The book of time lies here for us all. It's not hidden away, not behind a wall. Don't lock it up, don't forget the past. Our world today will never last. The book of time is written in blood. In "I"s and "you"s and "what's done is done". The pages turn, a small voice says. "What's forgotten once will happen again."
	Whisper in the Wind (Opening a bit like Battle of Evermore) (Bassy, slow riff, rather peaceful, with light keyboard behind) {A} Whisper in the wind, Ride into the darkness. Glide along the grass, Sing into the rain. (Follows lyrical rhythm) {B} Sleep the night in the gilded glade. Howl at the moon in the starry sky. Dance forever 'round the open flame. Call the name and the spirits fly. (Riff A) Whisper in the wind, Spread your wings and fly. Brush against your fingertips, And race into the dark. (Riff B) Glide above the trees' embrace. Listen to the eagle's call. Dance with druids and sing all night. And open up your mind. (Riff A) Whisper in the wind, Walk down in the footsteps. With the grass between your toes, And dance the night away. (Bridge) (I) I watch over the shadows. (I) I stand atop the sea. (I) I feel the blood and the hearts that beat. (I) I am the voice inside. (I) I am the cry at night. (I) I know what you've done and my eyes see all. (Riff B) Walk in the paths of ancient man. Hear the ancestors and heed them well. The owl and the fox will guide your steps. But remember to bow your head. (Riff A) Whisper in the wind, Bathe in Elven starlight. Sing into the rain, And hear... my whisper... in the wind... (Riff A continues, with guitar or keyboard doing lyrical rhythm of A, fade to end)
	Chimera Crunching, crackling, a casket's claws. Grabbing, growling, grown in the grass. Taking, twisting, turning the time. Warring, wanting, waking the world. Aging, ancient, asking the ashes. Raging, roaring, ripping the realm. Master, maker, the monster's mane. Creature's coming, crashing it calls. The thunder flash across the sky. The rain sprites dance before they die. Ride once again on pegasus' might. The lion's head will rise tonight. Stamping, smashing, show sorrow and shame. Bleating, braying, burning in brine. Waking, walking, warring in white. Racing, running, the realness of wrath. Anger, amber, all are aghast. Beating, breaking, the burdon's to blame. Harrow, hallow, the heat and the horns. Ugly, unleash, under and up. The thunder flash across the sky. The rain sprites dance before they die. Ride once again on pegasus' might. The old goat's face will smile tonight. (Solo) Twisting, turning, tasting the tears. Never, knowing, nocturnal niche. Hissing, hearing, horror on high. Creeping, crashing, creating a crime. Slinking, slith'ring, secret that sears. Seeking, spying, searching the stars. Wonton, willful, whisp'ring the word. Demon, devil, down in the dirt. The thunder flash across the sky. The rain sprites dance before they die. Ride once again on pegasus' might. The serpent's eyes shine again tonight.
	Trippin' Down the Rabbit Hole (Very chugging heavy riff) It was 2015 when the earthquakes came. It was 2015 when the cities blazed. It was time to end and the world's bereft. It was time to end and there's no hope left. The rockets fell and the skies turned black. The rockets fell and there was no going back. There was just one light in the burning rain. There was just one light and it's time... to try again. (Faster tweaked verse riff) Bury your hope in a crystal blade. Count again 'till the chosen one's day. The emp'ror plans to grasp it all. Tread with care... 'cause you're about to fall. (Twangy heavy riff) Trippin' down the rabbit hole. Yes, trippin' down the rabbit hole. (Blank line) Yeah, here it comes again. (Verse riff) Hear the magics deep within the stream. Hear the magics and feel their fear. Make a sacrifice and seal it with a kiss. Make a sacrifice and make your wish. The demons dance in a faraway place. The demons dance for the whole human race. Deep in the forest there's an evil pain. Deep in the forest see the hunter... try again. (Pre-chorus riff) Run far away to the crater's edge. The old one's right behind you again. The rumble of the land and you hear the call. Don't believe your eyes... 'cause you're about to fall. (Chorus riff) Slippin' down the rabbit hole. Yes, slippin' down the rabbit hole. (Blank line) Yeah, here it comes again. (Solo) (Chorus riff) Trippin' down the rabbit hole. Yes, trippin' down the rabbit hole. (Blank line) Yeah, here it comes again. (Verse riff) High up in the hills there's Loki chained. High up in the hills there's a sad refrain. The snow falls hard but all must die. The snow falls hard but don't you cry. Sharpen up your spears as you go to war. Sharpen up your spears, time for blood and gore. Cry in the night but the children went. Cry in the night and the nightmares... try again. (Pre-chorus riff) Trade an eye for the sight of the mind. A crack of thunder as the hammers fly. Run smack up against eternity's wall. The land now cracks... and you're about to fall. (Chorus riff) Fallin' down the rabbit hole. Yes, fallin' down the rabbit hole. (Blank line) Yeah, here it comes again. 'Cause Alice is... Trippin' down the rabbit hole. Yes she's slippin' down the rabbit hole. And she's fallin' down the rabbit hole. Yeah, but it'll never come again.
	Spectre (Ghost Dancer) (Pounding, rhythmic beat) It's just a moment, past the stroke of midnight, she takes a step and then a twirl. I sit entranced, by the blazing light, that burns so brightly in the night. Do you feel the magic in the air... (Rising chorus riff, like Damaged) I feel the tension start to build. I hear the night begin to fill. I see the crackle starts to blaze. And I see the spectre through my daze. (Verse riff) It's just a heartbeat, and the pounding, I can feel, feel excitement start to build. Just a swish, of her tiny feet, and there's nothing here right now. Can you hear the music in the air... (Chorus riff) I feel the tension in my heart. I see the dance begin to start. A dancer from a far off time. She turns and her gaze meets mine. (Strong bassline with wild drum solo) I can feel it in my bones! I can tell it's all she knows! I must stand and join her... I must race around the fire... Light! I must dance forever! I know this one endeavor! I'm lost inside this thing. I must dance and sing... Tonight! (Verse riff) It's just a moment, and I dance beside her, now she whispers dreams inside my ear. She takes my hand, and there's only music, in my mind, and we dance the night away. I can never leave this place... (Chorus riff) I feel the tension in the air. I see the sun, but I don't care. I found a place to curl inside. I belonged before I even tried. (Solo) (Very quiet verse riff) It's just a moment, and the dawn is rising, oh her eyes are drawing out a tear. I reach for her, but her body's gone, it fades and there's nothing there to touch. Have I lost her forever... (Chorus riff) I feel the tension now is gone. I stand alone bathed in the dawn. There is no one here but me. What a spectre I have seen. I feel the tension when I sleep. I see her face call from the deep. I must find my way to her. I feel my heart now stirrs. I feel the tension in my wings. I've taken flight and heard her sing. I'll seek the morning, noon, and night. To see it all set right, oh yeah... (Short solo over chorus riff) (Drum solo over chorus riff, fades at end)
	Jack of All Trades (Fast) With a flash of the lights and a song in the night, With a twist of his hand and a shout from the band. With the call from the sea and a zombie scream, With leap and a jump and wink of his eye, He dances... Oh, he dances... With the tap of a drum and a low bass strum, With a leap so high you could see the sky. With the strings to his hand and the fall of the sand, With a smile and a grin and a song to sing, He dances... Yes, he dances... (Very lead guitar part, not quite solo, but lead) (Speedy, like Sign of the Cross, with the riff after each stanza) Do you see him up there, do you see him go? Do you know who he is, can you hear his name? He climbs up high, he'll touch the wind. Where is he from, how did he get here? He's the Jack of All Trades, he's the wizard one. He knows all our names, he calls the clouds. Standing up there with the laughing man, Playing a song as he dances the night. (Solo) (Same riff) The Jack of All Trades climbs down the ground. Do you see he's a man, like you and me? He'll hold out his hand, a smile to give. Hear what he says, there's secrets he will share. They whisper his name, and they shout it out. The Jack of All Trades just smiles and turns. There's six men up there, and a demon voice. Just song to sing, and dream to bring. (Short solo) (First riff) With a flash of the lights and a song in the night, With a twist of his hand and a shout from the band. With the call from the sea and a zombie scream, With leap and a jump and wink of his eye, He dances... Oh, he dances... With a smile in his sight, and a star in the night, With a flick of his wrist and lady luck's kiss. With the jester to bless and the moon's caress, With the zombie's cry and the wings to fly, He dances... Oh yes... He dances... (Second riff takes over, continues, and fades) (Jingle-jangle end)
	Disaster Man (Heavy, pretty fast riffs, single riff song) (Spoken) Never what you know... Told myself it's time to go. Broken bones that never heal. I killed the man that brought me woe. I killed him and I made him kneel. Sword in hand, shotgun on back. I'm off to find the land of gold. Say a prayer when I attack. And now a head lands in a hole. (Chorus riff) Yeah... It's more than you know Yeah... It's never what you know Last night I burned a church to the ground. Desciple of evil sits on my back. On my head's a bloody crown. And there's a few new skulls here in my sack. The howl of the moon runs in my blood. A curse upon this world of man. I live the lie, what's done is done. I do everything just because I can. (Chorus riff) Yeah... It's more than you know Yeah... My fate is more than you know (Solo) (Chorus riff) Yeah... It's more than you know Yeah... It's more than you'll ever know Caught in the web of lies and truth. Hunted in the land of law. I'm dangerous and so uncooth. I do my work until I'm raw. Every step is tread with fire. And every thought is filled with death. My lips are like those of a liar. And hear my words in your last breath. (Chorus riff) Yeah... It's more than you know Yeah... It's never what you know Yeah... It's more than you know Yeah... My fate is more than you know Yeah... It's more than you know Yeah... It's more than you'll ever know Yeah... It's more than you know Yeah... It's never what you know
	Black Lotus (Light tinkly riff) Every time you open your eyes, An' every time, when you speak the lies. Every night, when you're all alone. Every sight, that is not your own. Do you hear the whispers around your mind? Do you know the answers inside your cries? Can you speak the truth, so deep inside? Will there be a time, when the sun shines just for you? (Arpeggio riff, slowly climbing) (Faster riff) So this is what it's like, to live inside a lie. So this is how it feels, when yourself is denied. Is this what you want, can you keep this face? Is there ever ever ever a way... Can't you feel the pain... (Chorus rff) Black Lotus, singing in the rain. A flower, fragile, feeling pain. A picture of a light gone dark. A song never sung, but never lost... (Verse riff) Is this how it is, living only inside? Is this how it feels, you should never cry. Is this why you hide, step into the sun. Will it ever ever ever be gone... Always there all along... (Chorus rff) Black Lotus, singing in the rain. A flower, fragile, feeling pain. A picture of a light gone dark. A song never sung, but never lost... (Verse riff) (Solo over verse riff) (Chorus riff) Black Lotus, come and sit by me. A flower, wilting, never seen. A picture lost and locked up tight. A song that we'll sing, into the night... Black Lotus, singing in the rain. A flower, fragile, feeling pain. A picture of a light gone dark. A song never sung, but never lost...
	Black Widow (Rhythmically spoken) With a nasty grin and blood red eyes, She turns her face up to the sky. Listen close, you'll hear no beat, But she'll pull in, close for a treat. Dressed in black, with looks that kill, She'll wrap you in and break your will. She's a spider yeah, she waits in the night, Bringing sorrow, she kills without a fight. (Some kind of riff, leading into the next segment) (Verse rff) The Black Widow lurks on the silent graves. She preys on saints and crying babes. She'll cast a spell on you and take your mind away. (Some kind of cool riff between verse lines) The Black Widow steals everything she owns. She waits 'till night, and the feeling's grown. She'll listen in your ear and take your mind away... (Chorus riff) She's hiding in an ancient web. She's got the taste of hunger again. She's hunting now, to claim a soul. She's spotted you, done before you know. (Verse riff) The Black Widow took another man today. She lead him home and now he's pray. She whispered secrets in his ear and took his mind away. (Cool riff) The Black Widow sings in the dead of night. She's a siren born to give a fright. Her song will spin your heart and take your mind away... (Chorus riff) She's hiding in an ancient web. She's got the taste of hunger again. She's hunting now, to claim a soul. She's spotted you, done before you know. (Verse riff) The Black Widow sits in a tower of glass. She's all alone, with no time to pass. Every love she takes, she bites and takes their lives away. (Cool riff) The Black Widow sings inside my heart. She's evil but we can't be apart. I'm caught in her spell and she's taken my mind away... (Chorus riff) She's pulled me in her ancient web. She's got the taste of hunger again. She's hunting now, to claim my soul. She's spotted me, yes, before I know. She's hiding in an ancient web. She's got the taste of hunger again. She's hunting now, to claim a soul. She's spotted you, done before you know.
	Sandstorm Run to the hills and hide out of sight. One if by day and two if by night. The prophet is coming and he's bringing the flame. The power of sand, and the time's gonna change. We've lives in the heel of the crimson babe. Cursed to the sun by the emp'ror's blade. We've lain in wait for the witch's son. Now through the night all the blood will run. (Softer acoustic riff) When I was a child, they spoke his name. Like a star that fell from the sky. I would stare at the sky and dream of the rain. And would I see it before I would die? The song rises high, call his name. The Desert Mouse stands tall. The shout came up from the southern land. The sandstorm rises high. With the wind at my back and smile on my face. I ride the beasts in the night. A challenge is called in the caves today. A stranger must learn to fight. The song rises high, call his name. The Desert Mouse stands tall. The shout came up from the southern land. The sandstorm blocks out the sun. (Acoustic Solo) (Opening riff) Hide in the caves and shut out the light. One if by day and two if by night. The sandstorm is coming and shaking the land. The ripples of change are deep in the sand. (Heavier chorus) The song rises high, call his name. The Desert Mouse stands tall. The shout came up from the southern land. The sandstorm up in the sky. (Heavy verse riff) Now I'm a man, I sail the sands. Freedom is coming tonight. Break down the gates, there the old lord stands. The empire's in its twilight. (Solo) (Opening riff) Hide in the caves and shut out the light. One if by day and two if by night. The sandstorm is coming and shaking the land. The ripples of change are deep in the sand. (Heavier chorus) The song rises high, call his name. The Desert Mouse stands tall. The shout came up from the southern land. Right the sandstorm into the night!

All lyrics copyright Johnny Benjamin.