The Alan Parsons Project were a British United Kingdom progressive rock band musical ensemble , active between 1975 and 1990, founded by Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons. [read more]
 


  • The Ace Of Swords
    (Instrumental)

  • The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Part 2)
    (Lead vocal - Chris Rainbow) There are unsmiling faces in fetters and chains On a wheel of perpetual motion Who belong to all races and answer all names With no show of outward emotion...

  • May Be A Price To Pay
    (Lead vocal - Elmer Gantry) Something's wrong in this House today While the Master was riding the Servants decided to play Something's wrong in this House today Something's been going on there may be a...

  • Snake Eyes
    Snake eyes Seven eleven Don't let me down boys Gimme Snake eyes Seven eleven Don't let me down tonight No don't let me down tonight Just one minute more, Give me...

  • Nothing Left To Lose
    (Lead vocal - Eric Woolfson) Nothing's good the news is bad The heat goes on and it drives you mad Scornful thoughts that fly your way You should turn away cause there's nothing more to say...

  • Games People Play
    (Lead vocal - Lenny Zakatek) Where do we go from here now that all other children are growin' up And how do we spend our lives if there's noone to lend us a hand I don't wanna live here no more, I don't wanna...

  • The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Part 1)
    (Lead vocal - Chris Rainbow) There are unsmiling faces and bright plastic chains And a wheel in perpetual motion And they follow the races and pay out the gains With no show of outward...

  • Time
    (Lead vocal - Eric Woolfson) Time, flowing like a river Time, beckoning me Who knows if we shall ever meet again If ever But time Keeps flowing like a river To the sea Goodbye my love, Maybe...

  • I Don't Wanna Go Home
    (Lead vocal - Lenny Zakatek) Go back home you damn fool Surely you know you can't win You should never have come near this place You should have stayed outside, Lookin' in It's too late to turn back...


  • Stereotomy Two
    Lead vocal - John Miles Stereotomy Oh, Stereotomy We can make it forever Do anything you want with me Do anything you want Stereotomy We can make it We can make it Do anything you want We...

  • The Real World
    Lead vocal - John Miles One more compromise I won't be making One more easy way out I won't be taking So many chances don't come twice So many eyes are made of ice One more cheating hand I won't be...

  • Chinese Whispers
    Instrumental

  • Urbania
    Instrumental

  • Limelight
    Lead vocal - Gary Brooker I can see the glow of a distant sun I can feel it inside Maybe this day could be the one I can hear the roar of a distant crowd They are waiting for me Calling my name...

  • Stereotomy
    Lead vocal - John Miles Diamond eyes That burn me and turn me to stone Crystalise And freeze me in clear monochrome Turn me to stone; do anything you want with me Turn me to stone; do anything you...

  • Where's The Walrus
    Instrumental

  • Light Of The World
    Lead vocal - Graham Dye I am just a stranger, in a promised land I am only learning a game with the rules I don't understand Going round in circles, I've been round before I can walk no more I can walk...

  • Beaujolais
    Lead vocal - Chris Rainbow No clock beside my bed Don't try to wake me No phone upon my wall Who's going to call No knock upon my door No news to shake me Nights like the one before I can't...


  • So Far Away
    (Bairnson)We say welcome to the mission Show us all what you can do We need a man with vision So we put our trust in you And now we hope sincerely That you'll do the best that you can doOh for sure it won't be easy...

  • Standing On Higher Ground
    (Lead vocal - Geoff Barradale) I know the truth But I can't say And I have to turn my head And look the other way I'm not afraid And I won't lie As long as I see no wrong I won't need to...

  • Let Yourself Go
    Maitre Charcot, the French hypnotist who influenced FreudLead Vocal: Eric WoolfsonMaitre Charcot he can send you where the winds blowLook in his eye and your mind goes into LimboThey say, he's mad as a hatterHe's no...

  • Little Hans
    Freud's youngest patientLead Vocal: Graham DyeLittle Hans, little Hans, what do you see?The worlds is full of big surprisesLittle Hans, little Hans, what can they be?They come in many shapes and sizesLittle boys...

  • Brother Up In Heaven
    (Bairnson)A boy flies for freedom But dies for the peace In the clouds, he waits for an answer But there's no releaseIt's strange here without you And it's so hard to see So brother up in heaven Please wait up for...

  • Cloudbreak
    (Instrumental)(Bairnson, Elliott, Parsons)Guitars Ian Bairnson Drums Stuart Elliott Bass Synth Ian Bairnson Keyboards Alan Parsons and Gary Sanctuary

  • Fall Free
    (Bairnson, Elliott, Parsons)What's the use of worrying If we'll be here tomarrow All we need to be is here today Don't care if you're rich Or if you have to beg and borrow You can always find a way Dive and...

  • I Am A Mirror
    The function of the psychoanalyst.Lead Vocal: Leo SayerSuppose 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...

  • Blue Blue Sky I
    (Bairnson)I only know what I can see So I imagine what could be Where the horizon cuts the air Look for me out thereSomeday I'll touch the blue blue sky Someday I'll touch the blue blue skyVocal Eric Stewart Acoustic...

  • Re-Jigue
    Instrumental[PARSONS/POWELL]

  • The Tell-Tale Heart
    Lead Vocal: Arthur BrownYou should have seen himLying alone in helpless silence in the nightYou should have seen himYou would have seen his eye reflecting in the lightSo for the old manAshes to ashes, earth to earth...

  • Dreamscape
    Instrumental[PARSONS]

  • Blue Blue Sky II
    (Bairnson)I only know what I can see So I imagine what could be Where the horizon cuts the air Look for me out thereSomeday I'll touch the blue blue sky Someday I'll touch the blue blue skyIf I could kiss the Earth...

  • Sects Therapy
    A health warning on some possible pitfalls of psychologyLead Vocal: Frankie HowerdI was lonely and depressedHaving fled the family homeWhen I met an old acquaintanceI had only barely knownAnd I told her over teaOf my...

  • The Ring
    The surprising gift given by Freud to his followersLead Vocal: Eric StewartRound your fingerToken of the love we give one anotherMusic of the future that we'll discoverPromises to keep more than any otherSymbolising...

  • The Raven
    Lead Vocal: Alan Parsons, Leonard WhitingThe clock struck midnightAnd through my sleepingI heard a tapping at my doorI looked but nothing lay in the darknessAnd so I turned inside once moreTo my amazementThere stood...

  • Blown By The Wind
    (Bairnson)All along the shoreline There are footprints by the sea They head into the distance... Then they lead right back to me I made the break to freedom Now I'm following the dream You're never going to get here...

  • The Cask Of Amontillado
    Lead Vocal: John MilesBy the last breath of the four winds that blowI'll have revenge upon FortunatoSmile in his face I'll say "come let us goI've a cask of Amontillado"Sheltered inside from the cold of the...

  • Funny You Should Say That
    The interpretation of dreamsLead Vocal: The Flying PicketsWell it's funny you should say thatIt's a most peculiar thingYes it's funny you should say thatI was talking to a manAnd I saw he wore a ringYes it's funny you...

  • La Sagrada Familia
    (Lead vocal - John Miles) Who knows where the read may lead us, only a fool would say Who knows if we'll meet along the way Follow the brightest star as far as the brave may dare What will we find when we...

  • No One Can Love You Better Than Me
    The Oedipus complexLead Vocals: Kiki Dee, Marti Webb, Gary Howard, Eric WoolfsonI am the universal motherThe heart of the familyWhen you are born in your innocent worldYou will depend on meMine are the arms to rock...

  • Money Talks
    (Lead vocal - John Miles) Money don't grow on a money tree The more you take the less for me Money don't buy what you really need It make an iceman cry, a stoneman bleed But when you get right down to...

  • Far Away From Home
    The lament of the Wolfman, the Ratman and the Judge who together with Dora and little Hans, comprise Freud's five classic cases.Lead Vocal: The Flying PicketsWe've come so farTo hear the wordsOf hope and...

  • Siren Song
    [BAIRNSON/MUSKER]Days go byAdrift upon a rolling skyThe miracles escape my eyesBut I still hopeTime, regretIs this as good as life can get?It's only when the spirit sets me free I copeIf I seek in every cornerIf I...

  • Inside Looking Out
    (Lead vocal - Eric Woolfson) To touch the sky A dreamer must be Someone who has more imagination than me To reach the stars A dreamer must fly Somehow he must live more of a lifetime than I For...

  • (The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether
    Lead Vocal: John MilesJust what you need to make you feel betterJust what you need to make you feelJust what you need to make you feel betterJust what you need to make you feelAt the far end of your tetherAnd your...

  • Paseo De Gracia
    Instrumental

  • Jigue
    Instrumental[PARSONS/POWELL]

  • You're On Your Own
    The mother and son relationshipLead Vocal: Kiki DeeDo you know who I amDo you know where you areAre you where you want to beDo you see what you likeDo you like what you seeDo you think a need in youCan fulfill a need...

  • Closer To Heaven
    (Lead vocal - Eric Woolfson) Rising and falling lighter than air Silently calling no one is there Oh, bird that is flying so high and so free Closer to heaven than you and me Voices of strangers keep me...

  • Destiny
    A brief reminder of realityLead Vocal: Chris RainbowAnd now you are alone my friendAnd I must set you freeAnd you must face the world outsideAnd find your destiny

  • I Can't Look Down
    (Bairnson)Another passenger "Your baggage thank you sir" I don't wanna go What am I doing here I feel so sick with fear God don't let it showI must control myself You must control me tooCover my eyes cause I'm so high...

  • Dora
    Another of Freud's patientsLead Vocal : Eric WoolfsonDora, in the middle of the nightwill you wait for meTill the morning sun shine brightFor it's all a dreamAnd it's only make believeDora, oh it hurts to hear you...

  • Beyond The Pleasure Principle
    Instrumental. The title comes from one of Freud's books

  • Too Late
    (Lead vocal - Lenny Zakatek) When you were standing in the rain I gave you shelter When I was knocking on your door you gave me none Well I don't make that kind of deal with anybody And I won't be that...

  • Back Against The Wall
    [BAIRNSON]Stand up, and with your hand on the BibleTell the truth to one and all'Cause you know that feelingWhen you've got your back against the wall.My God, it's only Tuesday tomorrowAnd "Loved One's" gone and blown...

  • Oh Life (There Must Be More)
    [PACK/PARSONS]Waves roll outOut to seaTasting the saltwaterTears upon her cheekMorning breaksShe's not thereWho could ever find her?Who would even care?No one heardNo one cameNo angel of mercyAppears to know her...

  • Mr. Time
    [ELLIOT/COPLAND/DRISCOLL]Stealing a moment from Mr. TimeHe rocks in his chair like a shiny dimeBut it's all for show, all for show.Wearing your name and a number or twoWhen the minute's up, so are youBut everybody...

  • Turn It Up
    [Bairnson]It's no good believing in somebody elseIf you can't believe in yourselfYou give them the reason to take all the power and wealthIt's no good you trying to sit on the fenceAnd hope that the trouble will...

  • To One Paradise
    Lead Vocal: Terry SylvesterIf I could see the sky aboveAnd my mind could be set freeAs wild white horses reached the shoreI'd stand alone and overseeAnd if the bush before me burnsShould I turn my eyes awayAnd still...

  • One Day To Fly
    (Elliott, English)Where does a dream belong Locked in the mind on the edge of time Like a ship lost in a storm How do we find the key Longing to see, through the artist's eye Maybe only birds can flyThe man must be...

  • Wine From The Water
    [Parsons/Bairnson]You can take me up, you can wind me downThere's no escape, but I'll never drownNo wires or strings, No rough and smoothJust fire and stings, Watch me closely, Watch my every moveI can count your...

  • The Fall Of The House Of Usher
    (Instrumental)(i) Prelude(ii) Arrival(iii) Intermezzo(iv) Pavane(v) Fall

  • The Three Of Me
    [Pack/Powell]There's a voice on the phoneWho just called in to say"Mr. Jones isn't homeHe'll be gone for the day"So he pulls down the blindTo adjust his disguiseBut it's all in his mindWhich he proudly deniesI turn...

  • The Nirvana Principle
    Instrumental Overture

  • There But For The Grace Of God
    An anthem to the human conditionLead Vocal: John MilesWhat kind of madness rule the world todayWhat earthly reason holding swayThere is no heaven at allFor some may weepAnd some may sleepWhile some may riseAnd some...

  • Too Close To The Sun
    (Parsons, Bairnson, Elliott)There must be a thousand ways Holding us within this maze Every path we take leads us astray Comfort me my only son Till the day my work is done There's no earthly reason we should stayAnd...

  • Don't Let The Moment Pass
    A picture of romantic idealismLead Vocal: Marti WebbThis golden day will be mineFor every moment in timeIf time should lose her wayA symphony in the nightOf stars that dance in the lightAnd music far awayThey say...

  • Apollo (Instrumental)
    (Elliott, Parsons, Bairnson)Vocal John F. Kennedy Guitars Ian Bairnson Drum programing Stuart Elliott Keyboards Gary Sanctuary, Richard Cottle, Stuart Elliott, and Alan Parsons

  • Freudiana
    Instrumental version

  • Breakaway
    Instrumental[PARSONS]

  • Upper Me
    The Ego and the IdLead Vocal: Eric StewartThe time has come the wild one saidWhen we must all decideWe cannot carry on this wayAnd so we must divideThe road before us runs both waysSo which one do you chooseBut all...

  • A Dream Within A Dream
    (Instrumental)

  • I'm Talkin' To You
    [PACK/POWELL]Somehow you fell out of timeBoy you lost your place in lineBut don't even tryTo drag me down tooI'm talkin' to you, I'm talkin' to youOne star rises, one falls from the skyYou're still hiding the way you...


  • Somebody Out There
    Colin Blunstone - Lead VocalMaybe I'm imagining the things they say about meMaybe there is really nothing there at allStanding in the middle while the rumours fly around meHiding from a shadow on an empty wallWhen my...

  • The Same Old Sun
    Eric Woolfson - Lead VocalTell me what to doNow the light in my life is gone from meIs it always the sameIs the night never endingTell me what to doAll the hopes and the dreams went wrong for meThere's a smile on my...

  • Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)
    Chris Rainbow - Lead VocalsThe traveller is always leaving townHe never has the time to turn aroundAnd if the road he's taken isn't leading anywhereHe seems to be completely unawareThe traveller is always leaving...

  • Separate Lives
    Eric Woolfson - Lead VocalIt's been a long roadWe've walked the last mileWe reach the same conclusionAnd we stop for a whileTogether we knowThe way we must goWe're leaving an illusionThat's for us to shareOnly for us...

  • Sooner Or Later
    Eric Woolfson - Lead VocalOh what a price we payFor the things we sayAnd the closer I get to youThe further you move awayAll the lies we tellIn the games we playAnd the longer I think it overThe harder it is to...

  • Vulture Culture
    Lenny Zakatek - Lead VocalSomehow you made it in the big wide worldAnd you're absolutely home and dryYou got away from a one horse townAnd the only way out was to flyYou heard a lot about an easy streetAnd it seems...

  • Let's Talk About Me
    David Paton - Lead VocalLet's talk about me for a minuteWell how do you thinkI feel about what's been going onLet's talk about me for a minuteWell how do you thinkI feel about what's gone wrongLet's talk about dreamsI...

  • Hawkeye
    (Instrumental)


  • Don't Answer Me
    (Eric Woolfson - Lead Vocal)If you believe in the power magic,I can change your mindAnd if you need to believe in someone,Turn and look behindWhen we were living in a dream world,Clouds got in the wayWe gave it up in...

  • Let Me Go Home
    (Lenny Zakatek - Lead Vocal)Waiting till the sun goes downShadows walk in the nightLiving in a fantasyIn and out of drea***othing is the way it seemsLet me go home,I had a bad night leave me aloneLet me go home,I've...

  • One Good Reason
    (Eric Woolfson - Lead Vocal)Gimme one good reason why I should listen to youI need one good reason why I should doWhat you want me toGimme some air or I can't breatheI can't see so I can't believeShow me just a little...

  • Since The Last Goodbye
    (Chris Rainbow - Lead Vocal)The hours, the minutes seem to flyAnd since the last goodbyeYou and I came a long wayThe nights, too short to fill with sleepOr falling in too deepSeem so far away nowMemories, all we share...

  • Pipeline
    (Instrumental)

  • Prime Time
    (Eric Woolfson - Lead Vocal)Well even the longest night won't last foreverBut too many hopes and dreams won't see the lightAnd all of the plans I make won't come togetherSomething in the airMaybe for the only time in...

  • You Don't Believe
    (Lenny Zakatek - Lead Vocal)My eyes with your visionMy choice but always your decisionMy play with your directionWell it's my lead but always your connectionBut when I look into your eyes you don't believe meBI can...

  • Ammonia Avenue
    (Eric Woolfson - Lead Vocal)Is there no sign of light as we stand in the darkness?Watching the sun ariseIs there no sign of life as we gaze at the waters?Into the strangers eyesAnd who are we to criticize or scorn the...

  • Dancing On A High Wire
    (Colin Blunstone - Lead Vocal)We're living in a different realityWe're toeing the same lineWe give in we call it neutrality,A joke with no punchlineThe silver plated heroMeets the golden hearted whoreThe odds'll give...


  • Pyramania
    Lead Vocal: Jack HarrisThere are pyramids in my headThere's one underneath my beadAnd my lady's getting crankyEvery possible locationHas a simple explanationAnd it isn't hanky-pankyI had readSomewhere in a book, they...

  • Shadow Of A Lonely Man
    Lead Vocal: John MilesLook at me now, a shadow of the man I used to beLook through my eyes and through the years of lonliness you'll seeTo the times in my life when I could not stand to lose, a simple gameAnd the...

  • One More River
    Lead Vocal: Lenny ZakatekDon't look back cause there's one more riverDon't turn your back you got one more river to crossNo more fightin' and no more dyin'No more cheatin' and no more lyin'Don't look back cause...

  • The Eagle Will Rise Again
    Lead Vocal: Colin BlunstoneAnd I could easily fall from graceThen another would take my placeFor the chance to behold your faceAs the days of my life are but grains of sandAs they fall from your open handAt the call...

  • What Goes Up...
    Lead Vocal: David PatonWhat goes up, must come downWhat must rise, must fallAnd what goes on in your lifeIs writing on the wallIf all things must fallWhy build a miracle at allIf all things must passEven a miracle...

  • Voyager
    Instrumental

  • Hyper-Gamma-Spaces
    Instrumental

  • In The Lap Of The Gods
    Instrumental

  • Can't Take It With You
    Lead Vocal: Dean FordWell I sympathise completely but there's nothing I can doI am just a humble servant with a message here for youWell I know you have good reasons and there's things you've got to doBut the boatman...


  • Gemini
    (Lead vocal - Chris Rainbow) Watching waiting rising falling Listening calling Drifting Touching feeling seeing believing Hoping sending leaving I couldn't say why you and I are gemini If I tried to...

  • Psychobabble
    (Lead vocal - Elmer Gantry) Tell you 'bout a dream that I have every night Tell you 'bout a Dream that I have every night It ain't kodachrome and it isn't black and white Take me for a fool if you feel...

  • Sirius
    (Instrumental)

  • You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned
    (Lead vocal - Lenny Zakatek) Watch me closely catch my eye If you do I Beg you to remind me Who is stronger who is Weak of those who seek And don't know where to find me Ask me why, I don't know You...

  • Silence And I
    (Lead vocal - Eric Woolfson) If I cried out loud over sorrows I've Known And the secrets I've heard It would ease my mind Someone sharing the load But I won't breathe a word We're two of a kind...

  • Eye In The Sky
    (Lead vocal - Eric Woolfson) Don't think sorry's easily said Don't try turning tables instead You've taken lots of Chances before But I'm not gonna give anymore Don't ask me That's how it goes...

  • Old And Wise
    (Lead vocal - Colin Bluntstone) As far as my eyes can see There are Shadows approaching me And to those I left behind I wanted you to Know You've always shared my deepest thoughts You follow where I...

  • Step By Step
    (Lead vocal - Lenny Zakatek) I was just a joker in a serious game I Didn't have the Heart to play But sooner or later I'll find a reason to throw it away Risin' on the crest of a natural wave That...

  • Children Of The Moon
    (Lead vocal - David Paton) Pay no attention to the writing on the wall The words seem Empty cause there's nothing there at all We let the wise men beat the Drums too soon We were just children of the moon...

  • Mammagamma
    (Instrumental)


  • Secret Garden
    (Instrumental)

  • Winding Me Up
    (Lead vocal - Chris Rainbow) Well it was only a game she was mine for the asking And I'd figured the whole thing out When she told me her name it was more than a feeling There wasn't any doubt Well it...

  • Lucifer
    (Instrumental)

  • I'd Rather Be Man
    (Lead vocal - David Paton) You don't fool me with your tinted eyes and make-up The firebird hides in shadow when you wake up Your golden hair is black Your jeans are tight but your hide is slack Try it...

  • Damned If I Do
    (Lead vocal - Lenny Zakatek) I ain't got a heart of stone I'm hurtin' more now than I've ever known If you mean the things you said I'm gonna wind up outa my head Can't sleep alone at night I just...

  • If I Could Change Your Mind
    (Lead vocal - Lesley Duncan) I prefer to spend my time in solitary ways Keeping myself to myself Can't pretend that it's been easy since you went away Living with somebody else If you should change your...

  • You Won't Be There
    (Lead vocal - Dave Townsend) Show me a promised land and I will go anywhere And if you ask me to take my time I'll wait for years I'll hold on though the whole world tells me I'm wrong Someday, someday...

  • You Lie Down With Dogs
    (Lead vocal - Lenny Zakatek) You're such a cool woman but I love you Such a cruel woman but I love you Open up your eyes and realise You're such a fool woman but I love you But you give me all that...

  • Don't Hold Back
    (Lead vocal - Clare Torry) Some are born to lose their heads And some are born to use them And some will never know their ends And some are born to choose them Don't let your fantasies be blinded by the...



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