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A&M Records released Dive in 1993.  The lyrics are included in the booklet but there are mistakes.  I've typed these lyrics out by what I hear on the disc. 
















 

Dive

Music: Peterson

Words from "Whale Nation" by Heathcote Williams

(0:52)

 

From space, the planet is blue

From space, the planet is the territory

Not of humans, but of the whale

 

Captain Nemo

Music: Holmberg

Lyrics: Lancelot

(5:16)

 

Under the surface, so crystal clear

Everyone was really tense

Waiting down there

He had his own world just like I had mine

We'll go separate ways til the next time

There are no words to say

(There are no words to say)

As my friend swims away

(As my friend swims away)

 

Refrain:

Captain Nemo said, "Okay"

(Five, four, three, two, one)

Then I raised my hand and waved

Captain Nemo went away

(Love me when Im gone)

Left me all alone, Nemo's going home

 

And as I watched him, police boats approached

An alien force haunting us like ghosts

"Wish I could stay here and play for a while

But I must be on my way"

The warmest of smiles

Then he dived into waves among the other whales

 

Refrain (x4)

 

The Second Element

Music: Schwarz, Peterson, Meissner

Lyrics: Peterson, Weiss

(4:14)

 

Eyes were glancing

Hopes set high

But just another day went by

Tears are falling

Like never before

And still she's staring at the door

Broken promise

 Will you understand?

My heart is in your little hand

I hear you call my name

 

Refrain:

And always you'll be

Blood and soul part of me

The second element

I am longing for you

 

And always you'll see

That you reflect on me

My second element

Are you missing me, too?

 

Time keeps moving

She's in so deep and she cries herself to sleep

Angels dancing

In the night

And she cuddles up real tight

Childrens laughter

Sunny day

Never more, I go away

Just like an endless dream

 

Refrain (x2)

 

Ship Of Fools

Music: Peterson

Lyrics: Peterson, Andrews

(2:23)

 

Remember the day

When I first set my eyes on you and

You said the same

Seemed like everything was right for us

 

Endless nights of loving

All my doubts and fears went away

So tell me what went wrong

Now I need you

 

Refrain:

Do anything to get to you

'Cos were riding on a ship of fools

 

Now you're not the same

And all thats left are memories of

The times that we had

Seems like it always had to end this way

 

But now I know your secrets

And the time is right to tell,

To tell me what went wrong

Can you hear me?

 

Refrain (x2)

 

Once In A Lifetime

Music: Peterson, Schwarz

Lyrics: Peterson, Brightman

(4:21)

 

Cuando anochezca

Te esperare

Quiero volverte loco esta noche

Con la luna llena

Te esperare

Hoy moriras entre mis brazos

Nunca soņaste algo igual

 

Let me dive in

To pools of sin

Wet black leather on my skin

Show me the floor

Lay down the law

I need to taste you more

 

Refrain 1:

Then I feel your sea

Raining down on me

Can this be my once in a lifetime?

Hell's at heaven's door

As I need you more

You know you're my once in a lifetime

 

Todo tu cuerpo temblara

Pero esta vez, es realidad

Aunque el tiempo pase

Nunca, nunca lo olividaras

Sera

Solo una vez en tu vida

 

When you take me

And make me cry

Then I feel you satisfy

Show me the cage

It's all the rage

And lock it up

 

Refrain 2:

Found a part of me

That's a mystery

That will be just once in a lifetime

When the moon is high

Passion never dies

Will you want me for all a lifetime?

 

Once in a lifetime

Once in a lifetime

Once in a lifetime

 

Giving you my soul

Letting you control

Took away a part of my lifetime

Memories of you

Left me black and blue

Now I know you're once in a lifetime

 

Refrain 1 & 2 (x2)

 

 

Cape Horn

Music: Peterson, Wehr

Dialogue from "Mutiny On The Bounty"

(0:49)

 

"It was like riding a cork over a waterfall, sir,

And wind is not the name for what blows in your face,

It's something made of iron,

Swings at you from the west,

Never changing, day in and day out,

With seas as high as the mainmast.

We had lifelines rigged

Everywhere, sir, and

There were still sixteen men washed overboard."

             

  "Cold?"

 

                "Three men froze in the yards, frozen stiff, sir.

Couldn't get them down without cutting

Their fingers loose from the shrouds

I was lucky..."

 

A Salty Dog

Music: Brooker

Lyrics: Reid

(3:49)

 

All hands on deck

We'll run afloat

I heard the captain cry

Explore the ship

Replace the cook

Let no one leave alive

Across the straits

Around the horn

How far can sailors fly?

 

A twisted path

A tortured course

And no one left alive

 

We sailed for parts

Unknown to man

Where ships come home to die

No lofty peak

Nor fortress bold

Could match our captain's eye

 

Upon the seventh sea sick day

We made our port of call

Sand so white

And seas so blue

No mortal place at all

 

We fired the gun

And burned the mast

And rowed from ship to shore

The captain cried

We sailors wept

Our tears were tears of joy

 

How many moons

And many Junes

Have passed since we made land?

 Salty dog

The seamans log

Your witness, my own hand

 

Siren

Music: Peterson

(Instrumental)

(1:14)

 

Seven Seas

Music: Peterson

Lyrics: Peterson, Andrews

(4:09)

 

Waters deep

And waters blue

That gently flows

From me to you

 

The colored voice

Its vibrant tones

The hidden force

Of the big crystal blue

 

And by the light

Of the silvery moon

The wild horses

Come running home

 

Miles apart

But still entwined

I like to think

That you sit here too

 

And let your thoughts

And let your soul

Be gently lulled

By whats in front of you

 

Too many a shore

And the distant land

The seas unite

Bringing me to you

 

(Repeat first 3 stanzas)

 

Johnny Wanna Live

Music: Peterson, Cretu

Lyrics: Cretu, Hirschburger

(4:40)

 

I got something on my mind

Makes me sad and makes me cry ~ oh no

Johnny wanna live

 

Just an ordinary day

An animal will pass away ~ oh no

Johnny wanna live

 

Who's to say he got no rights

Even not a right to life

Don't know why it leaves you cold

Don't know how to make it show ~ oh no

Johnny wanna live

Johnny wanna live

 

Got to give his skin away

 For coats they wear on summer days ~ oh no

Johnny wanna live

 

Beauty aid and all the rest

Come directly from a test ~ oh no

Johnny wanna live

 

Through his eyes I look inside his heart

He can feel like me and you

Can't defend himself cause he can't talk

And this is I why I talk to you

 

Johnny isn't just a name

He stands for every creatures pain ~ oh no

Johnny wanna live

Johnny wanna live

 

Go and try to look inside his heart

You can find your own mistakes

Try to hide them thinking he can't talk

But he can read them in your face

 

Tell me why it leaves you cold

I swear

I'm gonna make it show ~ oh no

Johnny wanna live

Johnny wanna live

(repeated numerous times)

 

By Now

Music: Schwarz, Meissner, Peterson

Lyrics: Schwarz, Brightman

(3:23)

 

I look in your eyes and

I see a little bit of heaven in view

I face your disguise and

I see you running too

 

A teardrop of silence

That's dissipating in an ocean of blue

So let me dive under

In memory of you

(In memory of you)

 

Refrain:

By now it's loving and affection

By now it's love

(I think you better run, you better come)

By now it's loving and affection, baby

By now it's love

(I think you better run, better come)

 

And will you still see me

When I am lying under heavenly skies

And will you still feel me

When I reach out to you

 

And when its all over

Just let me dive into the

Pools of your eyes

And then I'll float timeless

Into a part of you

 

Refrain (x3)

 

Island

Music: Peterson

Lyrics: Peterson, Andrews

(4:22)

 

What is life revealing?

But base reality

Take it how you want to

Nothing comes for free

We go all around believing

In perfect harmony

Who tells us thats the right way?

Just open up and see

 

Refrain:

Like living on an island

I'm lost, no land in sight

Like living on an island

I'm drifting without end

Somehow believe in this dream of life

Like living on an island

 

Never ending questions

A trip through darkened space

Sometimes getting nearer

To questions asked with grace

But in the end it's all believing

In whichever way you will

The answer or the mystery

Once black is now too white

 

Refrain (x2)

 

Like living on an island

I'm lost, no land in sight

Like living on an island

I'm drifting without end

 

When It Rains In America

Music: Schwarz, Meissner, Peterson

Lyrics: Peterson, Schwarz, Brightman

(3:42)

 

Do you wanna feel freedom?

Do you wanna see sun and rain?

 

Do you wanna be near me?

Do you wanna light up the way?

A strange magical feeling

That maybe baby well find someday

 

I thought I heard you laughing

I never wanted to make you cry

I only needed a reason

To see a teardrop caught in your eye

Cause lovin' you keeps me from the storm

When it rains in America

 

There's a place we can run to

Far away from the city stare

Where the ocean's a desert

But the wind still blows in your hair

Where we can watch the sun go down

When it rains in America

 

When it rains in America

When it rains in America

When it rains in America

 

Cause loving you keeps me from the storm

When it rains in America

(repeat x9)

 

La Mer

Music: Peterson

Lyrics: Peterson, Brightman

(3:33)

 

Ancient unknown mammals

On a stormy sea

Like Buddha in the water

A velvet energy

 

As the night takes over

The spirits of the deep

Marvel at his majesty

The whale is in his sleep

 

Refrain:

 La mer

You're shimmering through

La mer

Magnificent blue

 

Shimmering through the water

In search of sanctuary

Currents travel faster

In alien territory

 

Dancing in the distance

In a puff of spray

In a single moment

The dolphin glides away

 

Refrain (x2)

 

 La mer

 

The Second Element 2

Music: Peterson, Schwarz, Meissner

Lyrics: Peterson, Pirs

(4:47)

 

Burning fire

A light in the dark

Shining day and night for me

Flowing water

The source of our life

Covering the world in blue

Gentle air blowing

Caressing my face

Carry me into dreams of love

The endless symphony

 

Refrain 1:

Wasn't it you

Who was filling my dreams?

The second element

Everywhere you are rife

 

Wasn't it you

Who was filling the streams?

The second element

With the power of life

 

Creeks are winding

Just seeking their way

Hardly tryin to reach the sea

Raindrops falling

From skies to the earth

Bringing life to you and me

Lakes of silence

A magical sound

Keeping secrets in the ground

A perfect harmony

 

Refrain 2:

Wasn't it you

Who was breaking the light?

The second element

And the rainbows arise

 

Wasn't it you

Who was standing the fight?

The second element

From the earth to the skies

 

Wasn't it you, who was filling my dreams?

Oh, wasn't it you, who was filling the streams?

Wasn't it you, who was breaking the light?

Wasn't it you?

 

Total Time: 51:43
















Keyboards: Frank Peterson, Matthais Meissner, Michael Wehr, Sarah Brightman

Guitars: Peter Weihe

Additional Guitars: Tom Leonhardt, Thomas Schwarz, Gunther Laudahn

Bass: Ben Huellenkremer

Drums & Percussion: Udo Dahmen, Frank Peterson

Backing Vocals: Sarah Brightman, Gunther Laudahn, Thomas Schwarz, Frank Peterson, The Sisters of Oz, The London Community Gospel Choir, The A.L.W. Tour Ensemble