JOHN WETTON:   Rock Of Faith

Rock Of Faith

Sanctuary
When all hope deserted me
This will forever, always be
Something so close to me

My Rock of Faith

Pulling me

Like the heat of the sun
Calling to Mercury
Now till eternity
Before my eye

I’ll never stand alone, for I
Have the foundation stone I knew
So as my spirits rise anew
Then with all speed
To the path
That will lead
Surely back to You……

Strangely now
How the air’s getting cold
Shadows appear on the wall
The feeling of old
Lifting me up again

My Rock of Faith

And if I start to fall
I fear nothing at all…

A New Day

Outside the sun is sinking west
Something tells me I’m at the wrong address
I turn my collar to the dazzling rain
Walk through city streets, try to drown this pain

There’ll be a new day, be a new day
But there’s no time for us, to take it easy, oh no
How many times have I been on my knees?
Screaming ‘Someone, anyone, help me please!’

It’s a new day, it’s a new day
And there’s no time for us, to make it easy, oh no
Wrong side of midnight, I’ve been to hell and back
Shines a point of gold, through the veil of black
‘Cause it’s a new day, it’s a new day
And this is our time on earth, to take it easy, oh yeah

I’ve Come To Take You Home

I can’t believe it came to this
Your expression says it all
The light that frames your face is warm again
And that belies the icy coldness in your soul

I stand and gaze across the lake
Your breath is hanging in the air
The misty window pane obscures the view
Whatever happened to the blazing fire inside?

Fearlessly,
Be honest and stand up now for the man you love

Free yourself, follow every dream
Use all your courage, step into the light
Release yourself, be brave
Then just walk out of the door, nothing more…

I’ve come to take you home
I’m trying hard to take this well
And as the daylight slips away
You must know, we don’t deserve this now,
This kind of living hell
That we went through

No more living in the past
Now we have to let that go
We have to take the chance to live again
To find our way again, the path we both should know

Fearlessly,
Be honest and stand up now for the man you love

Free yourself, follow every dream
Use all your courage, step into the light
Release yourself, be brave
Then just walk out of the door, nothing more…

I’ve come to take you home

Who Will Light A Candle?

Stone walls guarding
These generations
Bound in circumstance
Blood relations

Who will light a candle?
Memories are fading
Messengers are waiting
At my door

Curtains hiding
Love’s sweet confusions
All God’s property
Fears of intrusion

Who will light a candle?
Maybe I was sleeping
Messengers are waiting
At my door

For me now there’s no love left inside of me

All creation washed out to sea
All my nightmares come to me
Over and over and over again

Pride and passion
Both shall inflame us
Till oblivion
Comes hence to claim us

Who will light a candle?
Who can tell the story?
Messengers are waiting
At my door

Nothing’s Gonna Stand In Our Way

We’re headline news
On the hour, it’s on every radio
We got to lie low
Can’t leave any clues

They’re mad as hell
Try to find us but I swear they never will
We got luck on our side
And I know we can’t lose

But I’m ready for
What they’ve got in store
They can try, but

Ain’t nothing gonna stand in our way
Nobody’s gonna stop us
So walk tall, you don’t have to be afraid
As long as I am with you,
Nothing’s gonna stand in our way

Don’t look back
It’s another life, don’t think about the past
Just look to the future
We’ll be alright

Nothing they thought of
Is stronger than our love
Let them try, ‘cause
Ain’t nothing gonna stand in our way

Nobody’s gonna stop us
So walk tall, you don’t have to be afraid
As long as I am with you,
Nothing’s gonna stand in our way

I Believe In You

There comes a time
When all you have
Can be taken from you,
And all your faith can dissolve
Into space in no time, but
I believe in you

When I look back at all the
Mountains we had to climb and
Rivers to cross which were
Just way too wide to view,
I believe in you

And now we still have the
best of our lives……

As years unfold, then I know
There will be no other love
In my life, I commit and you know it’s true
I believe in you

Take Me To The Waterline

I can see it in your eyes
Now I feel no uncertainty
Let me breathe in all your light
And stay with me, set a blaze tonight

We got nothing left to lose
Shoot the breeze and lose your shoes
Then dare to look me in the eye
Face to face, tell me there’s no lie

So have I found heaven on earth
This poor soul in torment but
Give me a moment that’s frozen alone for all time
Won’t you…

Take me down to the waterline
I’ve got so much love and so little time, won’t you
Take me down to the waterline
Won’t you take me down

I’ve been holding on so long
For the simple sight of the only one
No conscience and not one regret
That every step led me to this place

Right here and right now
It’s a long, long way home anyhow
And every star up in the sky
Says a feeling that strong
Belongs to you and I

So have I found heaven on earth
This poor soul in torment but
Give me a moment that’s frozen alone for all time
Won’t you…

Lift me up to the waterline
I’ve got so much love and so little time, won’t you
Come on lift me up at the waterline
When you take me down

I Lay Down

Save me, catch me when I fall
Let me trust in what I cannot see
Bathe me, so I feel I have it all
Then leave me here just with this memory

I lay down, and then I close my eyes
Call your name, and whisper ‘let it be’
I lay down, and when I close my eyes
Then I feel you lying next to me

Hold me, at the gates of ecstasy
In the darkest recess you can find
Please no deceit, always constancy
Your ever-changing face within my mind

I lay down, and then I close my eyes
Call your name, and whisper ‘let it be’
I lay down, and when I close my eyes
Then I feel you lying next to me

When You Were Young

When you were young did you dream?
In the shadows of your fear
Take my hand, and
They’ll all disappear from view

I Believe in You

On angels’ wings you can fly
To the heavens in the sky
Close your eyes
And you’ll know that my words are true

I Believe in You

And when the world is not right
When it seems your day is night
Come to me
Here’s a dream just to hold on to

I Believe in You

Cold Comfort

Too late to talk about
How we could work it out
I truly hope you’re happy now

So you made your choice
It seems like I lost my voice
And I can’t hear the words you say to me

Don’t need your so-called warmth of friendship
I miss the soft heat of your mouth
It’s hard to reconcile the pain that burns inside
Ain’t it funny how?
Yes, it’s all cold comfort to me……now

So you come to me
I can’t accept sympathy
You were the sun that lit my day
I know this is the end
From lovers we can’t be friends
Let’s just go our separate ways

I know I should have seen this coming
But I was lost in hopes and schemes
And your reality is so far from my dreams
Ain’t it funny how?
It’s all just cold comfort to me now

Ain’t it funny how?
It’s just all cold comfort to me now
Yes, it’s all cold comfort to me now

God Only Knows

I may not always love you
As long as there are stars above you
You’ll never need to doubt it
I’ll make you so sure about it
God only knows what I’d be without you

If you should ever leave me
Life would still go on believe me
The world would show nothing to me
So what good would living do me?
God only knows what I’d be without you

I may not always love you
As long as there are stars above you
You’ll never need to doubt it
I’ll make you so sure about it
God only knows what I’d be without you