Ceci n'est pas une Album Cover 當 Storm Thorgerson 與 René Magritte 交會 近代視覺文化期末報告 醫學系二年級 19901005 劉一宏 做為一個搖滾樂──尤其是前衛搖滾(Progressive rock)樂迷，不可能不認識 像是 Pink Floyd、Muse、Biffy Clyro、The Mars Volta、The Cranberries、Dream Theater……等世界知名的天團，這些樂團不僅著重在複雜與新穎的音樂結構，更 追求完美地透過視覺藝術呈現音樂意涵，其中專輯封面最直接決定了樂團形象與 風格。而為這些挑剔的前衛搖滾樂團設計專輯封面的，就是英國的平面設計大師 Storm Thorgerson。 Storm Thorgerson(左圖)生於 1944 年，是英國 藝術設計群 Hipgnosis 的主要成員。與 Hipgnosis 一同寫成《Walk Away René》(1978)和《The Goodbye Look》(1982)討論他們自己的作品，與同 期的 Roger Dean 出版了一系列書籍《Album Cover Album》，專門介紹並收錄各大專輯封面。其後更 成立自己的工作室 StormStudios。除了封面設計 以外，Storm 也參與不少樂團影片設計，包含 Yes、 Paul Young、Interferon，至今他仍然活躍。 觸發 Storm 的繪畫大師 - Magritte 他的作品強烈地受到比利時超現實藝術家 René Magritte 影響，這也是為什 麼筆者要以「Ceci n'est pas une Album Cover」來命名本篇。在進一步介紹 Storm 的作品以前，我們不妨先概略了解 Magritte 的創作理念。 與其稱 Magritte 為一位藝術家，不妨稱他為一位「思想家」──「我只不過 恰好是用繪畫來溝通思想罷了。」他終其一生都致力於顛覆我們熟悉的感覺與習 慣，審判真實世界，並賦予既存的物品新的可能性，不斷變化、操作它們，直到 發現它們的命運為止。比方 1926 年《失落的騎士》(下圖最左)中的騎士就不停 地被重複取材與變化，甚至到 1960 年《伊卡洛斯的童年》(下圖最右)都有出現。 人們，尤其是藝評家們，嘗試著想從 Magritte 的作品當中找出象徵意義，因 為他的作品裡看起來充滿了許多符號語言。但 Magritte 本人並不喜歡這點：「無 論是有意識或無意識地把我的畫作跟象徵主義畫上等號，都是要忽視它真正的本 質。」他的繪畫大多是觀察的呈現或排列，而非對於世界的解釋。他甚至主張： 「不要接受任何對世界的解釋，無論是透過機會或是決定論。……我們對世界有 責任，但這並不表示我們可以決定任何事。」 Magritte 的畫作很早就影響了 Storm。由於 Magritte 不像其他超現實主義者 那樣追求實驗性的技巧與風格的創新，而是專研於捕捉靈感與實際的物體，而且 這些呈現都是顯而易見的，很多還富有趣味性，這深深觸動了 Storm。他認為這 屬於一種單純的靈感啟發，包含畫面上與構思上的。 虛實之間 – 談 Storm 的創作理念 他自述 Magritte 對他最大的影響是對於詭奇(oddity, or oddness)的追求以及 事物的並置(juxtaposition)和對照(contrariness)。然而，Magritte 是在繪畫中玩味 「現實」，但又並非純然的現實；而 Storm 則堅持要做「真的事情」──呈現扭 曲現實的虛幻景象，但一切都得用真實的事物作為素材，並不只是「畫得像」而 已。因此，Storm 工作時常常不是在電腦上，而是帶著一台相機和一大批人手與 布景去外拍。拍攝 Pink Floyd《Animals》的封面時，團隊就製作了一隻真正的飛 天大型充氣豬，並控制它漂浮到想要的位置。他認為單是用繪畫或電腦模擬出的 東西，終究不過是種幻想而已，與現實有既存的差距，無法直接用所描繪的真實 衝擊到觀者；相反地，攝影則能辦到這點。 左上圖為《Animal》的專輯封面，右上圖為飛天豬 Algie 的真貌。發電廠的煙囪構成一隻四腳朝天倒臥 的豬，與飛天豬相互呼應。經過這一戰後，Algie 以各式各樣的大小頻繁出現在 Pink Floyd 的演唱會中。 Storm 熱愛賦予作品一種意義上「刻意的未明感」(intentional ambiguity)。這 點與 Magritte 十分契合。他說：「You know what it is, but not why it is. You might know what it is, but not how it is.」他做的事情只是組合並陳列真實的事物而已， 而透過他的景象，將引發觀者去思索「why」以及「how」 。但與 Magritte 不同的 地方是，Storm 並不排斥觀者去做象徵意義的探索和詮釋，而某種程度上他甚至 希望觀者能不斷重複這樣追尋的過程。他理想中的封面設計除了與音樂相互契合 以外，還要能迫使買 CD 的人「look again」 ，當他們再次看到這張專輯的封面時， 可以自己問自己：「這封面太奇怪了，到底是什麼意思？」 值得一提的是，與他長年合作、最主要的樂團夥伴 Pink Floyd，也是如此對 音樂的內涵來要求的。他們都在追尋一種哲學上反覆辯證的過程。 Magritte Storm! - 當 Storm 遇上 Magritte 有不少的前衛搖滾樂迷喜歡蒐集許多張專輯然後將他們排在一起，就像是 Storm 為 Pink Floyd《A Foot In The Door》設計的封 面一樣，腳上踩著一整系列的 Pink Floyd 專輯封面 想必是人生一大樂事。不過一旦將 Storm 的作品跟 Magritte 的作品放在一起玩味，那又是全然不同的 視覺體驗了。Storm 從 Magritte 的作品中汲取靈 感，揉和音樂的意境重新設置，產生出全新的樣 貌！這就是所謂的 Magritte Storm！ 其一是利用畫中的空間分隔影像，將影像重新組合。Pink Floyd 《Ummagumma》(上圖左)中，有個放置相片的框，但相框中放的是「現實」的 影像。當然它也在提醒你這一切可能都是假的，是張專輯封面而不是所謂的現 實。這和 Magritte 的《Representation》(上圖右)概念相同。不過《Representation》 中影像是一模一樣的，而《Ummagumma》則有所差異，每層相框裡的人物雖然 配置雷同，但四人是不停輪流換位的，「現實」中最右側的人到第一層相框後變 成坐在椅子上，以此順序輪轉著。這個影像其實是把樂團音樂的多層次具現化， 而在每一層中團員所扮演的角色不同，以各自的特色互相調和與拮抗創造出豐富 多變的音樂。 Deepest Blue《Is It A Sin》(上圖左)則是另一種運用的模式。在 Magritte 的《The Human Condition》中，畫布作為現實景象的延展，充分暗示著整幅畫的不真實； 而《Is It A Sin》用相同的手法詮釋相反的概念──畫框所框住的是現實世界，而 人物突破畫框自畫中走出後的世界，依舊是現實，表達歌曲中的男主角面臨失戀 的情境：對於主角而言，先前的兩人世界是如此真實，他們確實的在真實世界中 呼吸，兩人的情感如畫框一般帶給兩人一種非現實的美感；而終手持畫框的女主 角先意識到了情感(畫框)的破裂，跳出那個世界並告訴男主角他也該離去了，男 主角這才被「真正的現實」擁抱。而所謂真正的現實也不過就跟之前相同罷了， 只是情感不再甜蜜而強烈地綁住兩人而已。 Magritte 付出大量的心力在事物的再組成。《The Natural Graces》(上圖中)和 《The domain of Arnheim》(上圖右)以及其系列的畫作中，鳥不是從蛋中孵化， 而是由草葉中誕生、承襲草葉的質地，或是與山巒融為一體。Storm 也如 Magritte 一樣醉心於事物構成的試驗。為 Pink Floyd 宣傳所做的《Tree Of Half Life》(上圖 左)中，一棵枯萎殆盡的樹聳立在平原之上，看來生命已經走入尾聲，但遠觀整 棵樹卻形成了一個人頭的側面，靜靜凝視著天空。這正好詮釋了 Pink Floyd 一貫 的風格：自晦暗的生命底層吸取養分，由頹廢中散發人心的光輝，因為悲劇而成 就偉大的人類。另外 Moodswings《Psychedelicatessen》(下圖左)，如同其字面一 般，闡釋著「精神美食」的主題。圖片中是由無數人臉組成的大型頭像，暗喻著 人類精神的集合體，並且以歡愉的暖色系作為背景，呼應著專輯中以近似於歇斯 底里作為基調曲風和歌詞的樂曲。 上圖右是 Muse《Butterflies And Hurricanes》的封面。專輯中同名曲寫的主 題正是當時流行的名詞「蝴蝶效應」，但 Muse 將歌詞強悍地寫成厭世主義者對 於世界的反撲與復仇，即便起始的力量微薄，透過這蝴蝶效應就能颳起世界性的 大風暴。Storm 精準地抓住了這個概念，把蝴蝶與雲的材質融為一體，圖中充斥 著蝴蝶形狀的雲朵，正是象徵著厭世主義者造成效應的集結，而一切的風起雲湧 全都由最左端的小小蝴蝶帶領著。畫面中還有個即將形成、貌似異議分子代表的 標誌，強烈地印象正如軍徽一般鎮壓著觀者的視覺。 Storm 為美國前衛搖滾樂團 The Mars Volta 做的《Frances The Mute》(上圖左、 中)時，結合了音樂的靈感來源與 Magritte 的《The Lovers》(前頁圖右)元素。 《Frances The Mute》的創作內容，源自於在一輛二手轎車上找到的一本作者不 明日記。從日記中透露作者是被收養的，窮其一生尋找著他的生父母；而他同時 也為女友死亡造成的精神疾病所苦。按照這本日記中的內容與性格便寫成了這張 專輯。這與 Magritte 的許多點不謀而合：Magritte 14 歲時，母親淹死了，她的屍 體被找到時，睡衣纏在她的臉上；這或多或少影響了 Magritte，使其創作《The Lovers》時，情人蒙著臉。而對於這幅畫作意義的眾多解釋之一，則是熱戀中的 情人之間即使互不相見，也時時刻刻能念著對方的面容。Storm 將「蒙臉」的元 素與轎車結合，產生了非常豐富的多義性。兩輛車上的兩人可以是父母與孩子， 也可以是情人；意義可以解釋為孩子對於父母、情人之間的強烈思念與渴望重 逢，也可以是無情地呈現出天人永隔的感慨，或者單純是種無名氏的默默，甚至 可以指涉在大社會下小人物受困境所苦卻無法發聲、無人聽聞。一系列的設計使 得聽眾在欣賞音樂的同時，也能反覆玩味圖像的意涵！ 在 Pink Floyd《Wish You Were Here》(上排左、中與下排左、中)，Storm 設計 了 4 張圖片。有趣的是，在剛開始與樂團討論圖像設計時，不僅 Storm 不清楚專 輯的歌詞蘊含了什麼哲學，連 Pink Floyd 自己都無法解釋。因此他們選擇去尋找 潛藏在專輯中的「暗流」(undercurrent)，就是樂曲背後撼動人心的那股力量。由 於實在是意義太多元，簡短的歌詞就已經包納了許多人的性格面(甚至還包含作 詞者精神疾病的詮釋)，他們選擇使用古希臘哲學中構成世界所有物質的四元素 「氣水火土」(air, water, fire, earth)來表達，並且盡可能聚焦在「未竟的存在」 (unfulfilled presence)。圖像中的主角都不完整，並且用各種方法嘗試建構出「完 整的樣貌」 ： 「氣」的圖像中，透明的襯布好像是貼在一個裸女的正面，上半部是 胸、中間是腰，下半部是臀部與大腿，但人物的本身卻缺乏實體；「水」的圖像 中，在平廣的湖面上只看得見下半身，利用湖面的倒影連結兩個下半身而成為「一 個人」 ，但依然缺少上半身； 「火」的圖像中，火燒比喻著存在的殆盡與受盡折磨， 而另一個人卻只是伸出市儈的手，一邊仍用機械般冰冷的看著眼前的人燃燒著； 「土」的圖像中，販賣 CD 的人將貼滿 Pink Floyd 專輯貼紙的皮箱踩在沙漠上， 但不僅圖片下部附註的文字告訴你「這不是只皮箱」(Ceci n'est pas une boite)， 暗示眼前的事物就只是個非現實的假象而已，連畫中的人物都缺乏軀體，只有一 張沒有五官的臉，著實是虛無的聚合體。其中「火」與「土」的圖片分別援用了 Magritte 的《The Discovery Of Fire》和《The The Treachery Of Images》，將其靈感 賦予了更深刻的意義。 「土」的圖片甚至連人像都採用 Magritte「戴禮 帽的男人」的形象。戴禮帽的男人像是謬賽(Robert Musil)《沒有特質的男人》(The Man Without Qualities) 中的阿里奇，蘇西‧蓋伯利克(Suzi Gablik)在《Magritte》 中寫道： 「他像一個可以放棄世界的人一樣放棄了他的 特質」、「似乎是活在觀念史而不是活在世界歷史中的 人物」、「暗示人被迫過著違反天性的生活」、「平靜而 疏離的凝視這個世界，強烈表現出一種世界性的厭惡 感，而在那裏連任何補充性的愛好傾向都沒有」 。由此 不難看出 Storm 選用這個形象的強烈動機，對於一張 上圖為 Magritte《The Pilgrim》 寫盡人性悲歌與掙扎的專輯而言，一個絕對客觀、批 ，將戴禮帽的男人的面孔與衣物 判卻又絕對疏離的形體，真是再適合不過了。 分離，是 Storm 靈感的雛型之一。 當然，對於「戴禮帽男人」的熱愛也充分的嶄露在 Storm 的其他作品之中。 相關的作品數量非常多，在此僅舉 Alan Parsons《Try Anything More》(上圖左、 中)和 Magritte 的《Familiar Objects》(上圖右)相比較。同樣是一群神秘的、身著 整齊黑色西裝的男子，每人也各自有其對應的事物，Magritte《Familiar Objects》 中物件違反重力原則的定位在這些人臉孔的正前方。誠如其畫名「熟悉的物件」 ， 這些物件應是指這些男人所熟悉的物件，至於男人與物件的關係，任何進一步的 推斷都只是臆測。在 Alan Parsons《Try Anything More》中則是六人以不知從何處 伸出的繩索綁住腳踝，倒吊在一片乾涸的礫漠中，遠處還可看見模糊的、像是六 人對照的六個裸體以一樣的形式倒吊著。倒吊強化了這群人詭異、疏離的感覺， 每個人僵直的肢體更讓人覺得他們的存在與無生物沒有兩樣。然而這些人也有各 自所「熟悉的物件」，都是專輯中出現過的事物，時鐘是〈Mr. Time〉中的時間 之神、輪子在〈I’m Talking To You〉中象徵關係與命運的輪轉、黃金色的面具則 在〈Siren Song〉中象徵渴望幻想中的新世界面對更多新事物等。將左中兩圖對 照來看，其中一人在兩幅圖中分別是男性與女性，則是〈Oh Life〉中提到的女性， 同時也很可能是〈The Three Of Me〉中，將三個自我中的其中一個想像成的女性。 剩下的兩人沒有清楚的暗示，可能是〈Turn It Up〉中面對困境卻噤嚅退縮的主角， 白色物體則可能是在〈Wine From The Water〉中象徵所有物質。Storm 藉由這些 象徵，來呈現音樂中的自我對話與哲學思考，聽者只有聽過專輯中的歌曲──也 就是這群人的故事──再重新審視封面，才能尋找出其中的意義。 結語： Let’s play with reality! 即便這麼多幅介於現實與非現實 之間的畫作，處處都可見超現實主義 大師 Magritte 的蹤跡，但 Storm 依然 強調他並不是一個超現實主義者。 「我 們所做的東西大部分都是『真實』─ ─我們做雕像、我們做特技、我們製 造事件，而不是『超現實』 。」並且他 也表示他做這些事物最原初的動機都 是為了好玩，好玩才是重點，而不像 超現實主義者那樣追尋夢境的具現、 探討性慾、女人與潛意識。這跟 Magritte 又相互契合了：「我們的作品 不是用來解夢的。……『夢』不是讓你 上圖是 Storm 為 Whitley Heights 做的 Cover Photo。 睡著，而是要把你弄醒。」Magritte 當然，這也都是用真實物件拍出來的。 曾經這麼說。 Storm 則總是精確地讓我們的意識停止在清醒與睡夢之間的模糊地帶。不論 是單純感到新奇，或是陷入一種自我辯證的過程，他都只是想要我們在那個模糊 地帶玩一場遊戲罷了！ 後記 為了比較 Storm Thorgerson 與 René Magritte，其實筆者蒐集了六十多幅圖 片，幅幅都十分精彩，恍若看見兩位哲學大師的相互對話，但礙於篇幅與時間的 問題，無法將所有的圖片都羅列出來，甚是可惜。而筆者作為一位搖滾樂迷，原 本也想將搖滾樂界哲人 Pink Floyd 的哲學思考與音樂一併介紹，就留待他文吧！ 參考資料 [1]Storm Thorgerson 官方網站(圖片資料) http://www.stormthorgerson.com/ [2]René Magritte(圖片資料) http://www.wikipaintings.org/en/rene-magritte [3]Suzi Gablik 著，項幼榕譯，(1999)。《馬格利特 Magritte》。臺北市：遠流。 [4] TateShots: Storm Thorgerson on Magritte (影片資料) http://www.tate.org.uk/context-comment/video/tateshots-storm-thorgerson-on-ma gritte [5]Cool Hunting - Storm Thorgerson http://www.coolhunting.com/culture/storm-thorgerson.php 附件：未入載圖片(僅節錄) Ceci n'est pas une Album Cover 當 Storm Thorgerson 與 René Magritte 交會 附件：未入載圖片(僅節錄) Muse – Absolution, Muse - Uprising Pink, Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason V.S. Golconde Alan Parsons – The Raven, Alan Parsons - Luciferama Live V.S. The Masterpiece or the Mysteries of the Horizon, The Great War The Cranberries - Promises Ethnix – Thirteen V.S. The Pleasure Principle Deepest Blue - Late September V.S. p.159 129 Collective Invention Pink Floyd – Pulse, The Scorpions - Eye To Eye V.S. False Mirror The blank signature Blinker The Star - August Everywhere Biffy Clyro - Machines V.S. The double secret Biffy Clyro - Saturday Super House V.S. Eternity Deepest Blue – Shooting Star V.S. The amorous perpective The Mars Volta - The Widow V.S. Not to be reproduced Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon 30th Anniversary Biffy Clyro - Living Is a Problem Because Everything Dies V.S. The month of the grape harvest The Mars Volta – Televators 附件：引用歌曲相關歌詞 Ceci n'est pas une Album Cover 當 Storm Thorgerson 與 René Magritte 交會 附件：引用歌曲相關歌詞 Deepest Blues – Is It A Sin? Is it a sin to love again I cannot win this pain's not fair And yes i climed the highest mountain And yes i painted you a pretty sky Now you say its ove Forgot to tell you I am sorry Never had the time to lie Now its like a sad old story Why do lovers always cry I never had the time to worry Never had the time to try Now you say its over Is it a sin to love again You broke me in This won't repair And yes I fell for you so madly deeply And yes I wannt to hold you by my side Now you say its ove Forgot to tell.... And yes I want to tell you I am angry And yes I need to look you in the eye Now you say its over Fogot to tell .... Muse - Butterflies And Hurricanes Change everything you are And everything you were Your number has been called Fights and battles have begun Revenge will surely come Your hard times are ahead Best, You've got to be the best You've got to change the world And use this chance to be heard Your time is now Change everything you are And everything you were Your number has been called Fights and battles have begun Revenge will surely come Your hard times are ahead Best, You've got to be the best You've got to change the world And use this chance to be heard Your time is now Don't let yourself down Don't let yourself go Your last chance has arrived Best, You've got to be the best You've got to change the world And use this chance to be heard Your time is now The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute A. In thirteen seconds B. Nineteen sank, while six would swim C. Five would grow and one was dead “It’s been thirteen seconds Since you all last said I’ve become the apparition You predicted for my death You said that flirting brings you Closer to the end You can bait into the water But you’ll never get the hint And like a stain of bricks goes Dancing by your head Plucked from an icebox Grafted on my skin My coat has hid the marks Mink hits the shovel fix Near the sway of pendulums Boar abrasions and a kiss” She said, “I’ll never let them hurt you I’ll never let them in What you took from me is mine What is mine I’ll never give” Mascara glass in the molar weeds Herash,a serpent infancy His eye patch pussed a gap of sand Into his shine a sedative More and more the dirt collects You’ll never find her body now Her closet festered in a secret air Blonde underneath a blackened hair He never knew the colony Gestated in his bed Mingle with the carnivores you’ve something both in common now Till one day his wasted breath Swollen throat and karma debt Set foot inside a parlor, to find her drunken by receipts He held her by the ankles Gutted at the nave, yes gutted and depraves He tied a rope around her legs And let her hang for seven days [Chorus] This never happened, but I saw you leave, And crawl into a bed of broken windows Pink Folyd – Wish You Were Here So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell, Blue skys from pain. Can you tell a green field From a cold steel rail? A smile from a veil? Do you think you can tell? Did they get you to trade Your heros for ghosts? Hot ashes for trees? Hot air for a cool breeze? Cold comfort for change? And did you exchange A walk on part in the war For a lead role in a cage? How I wish, how I wish you were here. We're just two lost souls Swimming in a fish bowl, Year after year, Running over the same old ground. What have we found? The same old fears. Wish you were here. I do not own anything. Alan Parsons - Mr. Time Stealing a moment from Mr. Time He rocks in his chair like a shiny dime But it's all for show, all for show. Wearing your name and a number or two When the minute's up, so are you But everybody knows, everybody knows. Watching the hour from the light in his eyes, He waits for your soul to come in from the sky But it's lost below, lost below. Turning the Wheel of your destiny round, When the motion stops - no more sound, Does anybody care, anybody care. Where's the man, where's the child Wrapped together side by side. Who can tell you what to do, When Mr. Time has come for you. See the truth, hear the lies, Can there be no compromise And who can tell you what they knew, When Mr. Time has come for you. Is it a feeling of deja vu? When he points his finger calling you Is it illusion? Just an illusion Picking up seconds that fall to his feet He blows them away as rocks on his seat, Cool as his smile, his smile. Where's the man, where's the child Wrapped together side by side. Who can tell you what to do, When Mr. Time has come for you See the truth, hear the lies, Can there be no compromise And who can tell you what they knew, When Mr. Time has come for you. Alan Parsons - I’m Talking To You Somehow you fell out of time Boy you lost your place in line But don't even try To drag me down too I'm talkin' to you, I'm talkin' to you One star rises, one falls from the sky You're still hiding the way you feel inside One word closer to things we need to say One cut deeper to tear the past away You think I don't know your mind But I know fools don't change with time Until the warning signs Come out to the blue I'm talkin' to you, I'm talkin' to you One light's burning - another fades away Don't stand watching your dream go down in flames One step closer, the door is open wide Come tomorrow we'll see the other side On and on until we change Everything remains the same On and on until we learn On and on the wheel will turn ... Wounded words and eyes that lie You won't let your demons die Take a look inside Or you're gonna lose I'm talkin' to you, I'm talkin' to you I'm talkin' to you Whatever you do, the last laugh's on you On and on until we change Everything remains the same On and on until we learn On and on the wheel will turn ... Somehow you fell out of time Boy you lost your place in line ... One star rises one star falls Do you even care at all? ... this time I'm talkin' to you I'm talkin' to you Alan Parsons - Siren Song Days go by Adrift upon a rolling sky The miracles escape my eyes But i still hope Time, regret Is this as good as life can get? It's only when the spirit sets me free i cope If i seek in every corner If i search in every doorway When the water turns to wine will i believe? If i navigate the river Would you take me to your island? Sing a siren song so i can never leave Long and wide Eternity from side to side Lead me through the rapids Guide me to the shore There's a place That's far beyond this time and space When each of us comes face to face with something more If i open up the channel Will you send me information If you tune me to your station, i'll receive If i navigate the river Would you take me to your island Sing a siren song so i can never leave Plans can fail But only fail to understand The pyramid will turn to sand and i'll be here ...i will be here Alan Parsons - Oh Life Waves roll out Out to sea Tasting the saltwater Tears upon her cheek Morning breaks She's not there Who could ever find her? Who would even care? No one heard No one came No angel of mercy Appears to know her name Where is hope When words fail All the colours running Inside when life turns pale In the dock the boats are harboured Where the water's cold and still Oh life, she cries, I've lost the will >From the bridge she sees a lifetime Being washed upon the shore Oh life, she cries There must be more... Tides roll in Waters rise Any chance of reason Only clouds her eyes Arms of grace She won't feel All the wounds inside her That time can never heal The city lights shine seaward Swirling in a trance Her eyes upon the water Alone in her last dance >From the docks the boats are leaving As she cries into the dawn "Oh life, I'm barely holding on" And she sees her future falling Til it finds the ocean floor Oh life, she cries There must be more There must be more And with the early light She'll sail into the clear The winds are all behind her The hour's almost here >From the bridge she hears the voices Turn into a roar Oh life she cries There must be more On the dock her soul is sinking But her spirit longs to soar Oh life, she cries There must be more There must be more There must be more Oh life I'm barely holding on There must be more There must be more Oh life there must be something more Alan Parsons - The Three Of Me There's a voice on the phone Who just called in to say "mr. jones isn't home He'll be gone for the day" So he pulls down the blind To adjust his disguise But it's all in his mind Which he proudly denies I turn the boat back from the weir Where to go from here I can't hide from each face I see Looking out from behind them is me I'm attempting to guess What they meant when they said "mr. jones and his guest Won't be using the bed" So if I take the rap While they stay out of sight I can spring from the trap When the timing is right One minute I think I know what I mean The next I hear voices inside disagree Why are they laughing at me? So I pick up the phone Someone's asking of me Is the real mister jones Mister one, two or three? So I say that they're not But it's not as I say 'cos they're all that I've got And I can't get away As alice waves us through the glass Are we home at last For tomorrow they'll be here you see Locked away safe inside there with me 'cos tomorrow they'll be here you'll see Locked away safe inside they're with me One minute I think I know what I mean The next I hear voices inside disagree Why are they laughing at me? Alan Parsons - Turn It Up It's no good believing in somebody else If you can't believe in yourself You give them the reason to take all the power and wealth It's no good you trying to sit on the fence And hope that the trouble will pass 'Cause sitting on fenses can make you a pain in the ass If there's something you find to believe in Then the message must get through So don't just sit in silence When you know what to do Turn it up. Turn it up, make it louder Turn it up. Turn it up, make it louder There's no conversation if nobody speaks And nothing gets done in the end There's no confrontation when fantasy makes you its friend So much injustice, too many lies We don't have to look very far But nothing will change if we leave things the way that they are If there's something you find to believe in Then the message must get through So don't just sit in silence When you know what to do Turn it up. Turn it up, make it louder Turn it up. Turn it up, make it louder Alan Parsons - Wine From The Water You can take me up, you can wind me down There's no escape, but I'll never drown No wires or strings, No rough and smooth Just fires and stings, Watch me closely, Watch my every move I can count your money while I check your hand And you know I just can't lose Wine from the water, Gold from a tree I wouldn't fool you, There's nothing up my sleeve Look for a mirror, There's nothing there I get rings out of nowhere, Money from thin air I can break these chains, While I'm upside down Well it may seem strange, I don't hit the ground Now you see my hand, Is quicker than your eye You should know by now, What you see here, all of it's a lie I can count your money while I check your hand And you know I just can't lose Wine from the water, Gold from a tree I wouldn't fool you, There's nothing up my sleeve Think of a number, I'll get it right Throw me in the river, Tie my hands up tight I can wind you up, I can turn you round No cunning stunts, till the lady's found No coils or springs, just nice and smooth No Knaves or Kings, Find the lady, Watch my every move I can count your money while I check your hand And you know I just can't lose Wine from the water, Gold from a tree I wouldn't fool you, There's nothing up my sleeve Look for a mirror, No, nothing there I get rings out of nowhere, Money from thin air Wine from the water, Gold from a tree Now I wouldn't fool you, There's nothing up my sleeve Think of a number, I'll get it right You can throw me in the river, Tie my hands up tight Wine from the water, Gold from a tree Now I wouldn't fool you, There's nothing up my sleeve Look for a mirror, There's nothing there I get rings out of nowhere, Money from thin air