The Magician's Birthday (November 1972)
Sunrise
The Magician's Birthday (November 1972)
Ken Hensley

David Byron - Lead Vocals
Mick Box - Lead Guitar
Ken Hensley - Keyboards
Gary Thain - Bass
Lee Kerslake - Drums

Sunrise
And the new day's breakin' through
The morning
Of another day without you
And as the hours roll by
No-one's there to see me cry
Except the sunrise
The sunrise and you

Tired eyes drift across the shore
Looking for love and nothing more
But as the sea rolls by
No-one's there to see me cry
Excep the sunrise
The sunrise and you

Sunrise
Bless my eyes
Catch my soul
Make me whole again

Sunrise, new day
Hear my song
I'm tired of fightin'
And foolin' around
But from now on
Till who knows when
My sword will be my pen
And I'll love you, love you
For all of my time

Sunrise
Bless my eyes
Catch my soul
Make me whole again

Sunrise ...

Spider Woman
The Magician's Birthday (November 1972)
Mick Box/David Byron/Lee Kerslake/Gary Thain

David Byron - Lead Vocals
Mick Box - Lead Guitar
Ken Hensley - Keyboards
Gary Thain - Bass
Lee Kerslake - Drums

I had a spider woman
And she was so good
She chained me
In her web so tight
I lost the freedom
Of release that night
So I stayed right by her

I dreamt I saw a blind man
Who was singing a song
About a guy who
Couldn't take no more
And the meaning of
The words he swore
Told me go find her

She was a spider woman
But she was good to me
Spider Woman
But she was good to me

I told her 'bout my vision
But she laughed in my face
So I told her go
And walk in the street
But by the time
She got past my feet
I lost control

Blind Eye
The Magician's Birthday (November 1972)
Ken Hensley

David Byron - Lead Vocals
Mick Box - Lead Guitar
Ken Hensley - Keyboards
Gary Thain - Bass
Lee Kerslake - Drums

Stranger than the sunrise
Darker than the night
Fiercer than a rainstorm
This is man's delight
This is man's delight

Weaker than a moment
And hot as any fire
Blinder than the blind eye
This is man's desire
This is man's desire

I ran to a place in the open sea
Where I pledged
My life to the sun
It was good for a while
I could laugh, I could smile
But when I woke up one day
The sun had gone

I ran to a place in the open sea
Where I pledged
My life to the sun
It was good for a while
I could laugh, I could smile
But when I woke up one day
The sun had gone

So what of my meaning
What am I trying to say
What of my caution
I'm a man anyway
I'm a man anyway
I'm a man anyway
I'm a man anyway

Echoes in the Dark
The Magician's Birthday (November 1972)
Ken Hensley

David Byron - Lead Vocals
Mick Box - Lead Guitar
Ken Hensley - Keyboards
Gary Thain - Bass
Lee Kerslake - Drums

I have heard the echoes in the dark
Dim and distant voices of the past
And I've seen so far into the night
And lingered in the land of no light

Far beyond the
Shrouded hours of dawn
Through the mist
Of daybreak I was borne
But the day was
Clouded still by night
Leaving me in the land of no light

Though I'd love to
Say hello to you
You might have to wait awhile
To say goodbye
For it must end as it began
And then start again

The day of darkness
Comes to every man
And lingers while he
Reaches out his hand
And he cannot know how it will end
Till he finds out if he has a friend
A friend ... yeah ...

Rain
The Magician's Birthday (November 1972)
Ken Hensley

Ken Hensley - Keyboards/Lead Vocals

It's raining outside
But that's not unusual
But the way that I'm feeling
Is becoming usual
I guess you could say
The clouds are moving away
Away from your days
And into mine

Now it's raining inside
It's kind of a shame
And it's getting to me
A happy man
Why should you want to
Waste all my time
The world is yours
But I am mine

Rain, rain, rain in my tears
Measuring carefully my years
Shame, shame, shame in my mind
See what you've done to my life

See what you've done to my life

Sweet Lorraine
The Magician's Birthday (November 1972)
Mick Box /David Byron /GaryThain

David Byron - Lead Vocals
Mick Box - Lead Guitar
Ken Hensley - Keyboards/Lead Vocals
Gary Thain - Bass
Lee Kerslake - Drums

Would you like to take
This magic potion with me
On a trip to a cosmic
Playground far beyond
She understands
She's been before
It's in her hands
To find the door

Sweet Lorraine
Let the party carry on
You and I will swim the sea
Sweet Lorraine
Let the party carry on
You and I can feel the breeze

There is no time, no wealth
Only I surround you
The fortune of this guide
Is simply sincerity
She understands
'Cos she's been before
It's in her hands
To find the door, so

Tales
The Magician's Birthday (November 1972)
Ken Hensley

David Byron - Lead Vocals
Mick Box - Lead Guitar
Ken Hensley - Keyboard
Gary Thain - Bass
Lee Kerslake - Drums
B.J. Cole - Pedal Steel Guitar

We told our tales as we sat under
Morning's sleepy sky
With all the colours of
The sunrise shining in our eyes

One, then another
With a story of yesterday's life
Or of a lover who had
Gone in a moment of strife

No thought of sleep ever dwells
Upon the wise man's mind
Some task or audience
Stealing every moment of his time

Thus we have learned to live
While mortal men
Stand waiting to die
How can we do what must be done
In just one short life

And if you ask
Then you must know
If you still doubt
You should be told
It was not we
That made it so
It was by those
Who went before

And there you sit
Tomorrow's child
So full of love
So full of life
But you must rise
To meet the day
Lest you become another tale

Another tale ...


The Magician's Birthday
The Magician's Birthday (November 1972)
Mick Box /Ken Hensley /Lee Kerslake

David Byron - Lead Vocals
Mick Box - Lead Guitar
Ken Hensley - Keyboard
Gary Thain - Bass
Lee Kerslake - Drums

In the magic garden
Some were singing
Some were dancing
While the midnight moon
Shone brightly overhead

The stars so gaily glistened
And the sphinx in silence listened to
The magician tell of 
Lives that he had led

Let the bells of freedom ring
Songs of love to Friday's king

Let's all go to
The magician's birthday
It's in a forest
But not so far away
Much to do
And so much to say
While we listened to
The orchid orchestra play

Happy Birthay to you ...
Happy Birthday to magician 
Happy Birthday to you ...

Then at the dead of midnight
As we watched the dancing firelight
The air grew cold
And seemed to dull the flame
The fire died
The music faded
Filled with fear of death we waited
For now we knew
Some evil was to blame

I challenge you
I challenge you all
For all you own
And all you know
And by all the powers of darkness 
I will steal what is mine

Surrender now or face my spite
I grant you it may be Friday night
But did you know this day
Also numbers thirteen

First I'll give you fire
I turn your fire into a sleepy stream
Yes, now I give you nightmares
From your horror I'll create a dream

You cannot fight me
For I have the sword of hate
But one thing you can't see
My answer is simply
An impenetrable fortress
Of love ... love ... love ...

The fear went as quickly as it came
The air was clear
The fire burned again
The flames leapt
The organ played
The swans sang
To greet the day
And then we knew that
Love will find love will find love ...

Crystal Ball
The Magician's Birthday (November 1972)
(out-take)
Gary Thain

David Byron - Lead Vocals
Mick Box - Lead Guitar
Ken Hensley - Keyboard
Gary Thain - Bass
Lee Kerslake - Drums

Do we live our lives in moderation?
Does this appear when you're around?
And the deeper in debt
The harder the bet
Your thoughts are one of a clown

Look out before you sign
Your soul away
The crystal ball, it seems
Is not reading to - reading today

Does the time seem right
For some rethinking?
It seems a gift that you have
Are you living a dream
Of express progress?
It's just a thought that you have

Oh, you should've know better
When the warning light was lit
As it did for others
You preach a sermon
When you talk of the Messiah
We are yet to discover

Thinkin', lovin', feelin'
But disbelievin'


Silver White Man
The Magician's Birthday (November 1972)
(out-take)
David Byron

David Byron - Lead Vocals
Mick Box - Lead Guitar
Ken Hensley - Keyboard
Gary Thain - Bass
Lee Kerslake - Drums

Just looking around the sky
And trying to reason why
The feeling is right
For someone to appear
He's never been seen before
But he's somewhere out there, I'm sure
And he talks in a whisper
That most don't even hear

A silver white man
On a silver white horse
And I hope that he's coming to meet me
A silver white man
On a silver white horse
And I'll hope he'll be able to greet me

A silver white man ...

He watches us night and day
Whatever we do or say
His only concern is
Rightning all the wrong
Because of the way they decreed
He must stay on his silver white steed
Try to find out the people who belong

A silver white man 
On a silver white horse
And I hope that he's coming to see me
A silver white man
On a silver white horse
And I hope he'll be able to see me

A silver white man ...

Proud Words
The Magician's Birthday (November 1972)
(out-take) recorded at Demons And Wizards sessions
Ken Hensley
(alternate version)

David Byron - Lead Vocals
Mick Box - Lead Guitar
Ken Hensley - Keyboard
Gary Thain - Bass
Lee Kerslake - Drums

Stand up and fight 
Or you'll lose your right 
Do you wanna stand in a line 
Fightin' hard to hold on to your mind 

Seek and you'll find 
Proud words on a dusty shelf 
Find and you'll seek 
Keep on keepin' on helpin' yourself 

When the wind of trouble comes 
Put away all battledrums 
And stand up and fight 

Stand up and fight 
Don't stand in a line 
Hold on to your mind 
Stand up and fight 
Stand up and fight 
Don't stand in a line 
Hold on to your mind