Song Lyrics

Threshold would produce new albums and deliver them to London/Decca who acted as distributor. The group attempted to build Threshold into a major label by developing new talent - most notably the UK hard rock band Trapeze and the Portland, Oregon classical-acoustic sextet Providence - but these efforts proved unsuccessful and the Moodies eventually returned to more traditional recording contracts. Please click here to download Moody Blues Moving Mountains Mp3

The cool of the evening,
The strange unknown of the night,
The warmth of the morning,
The graceful bird in its flight.
Well, don’t be afraid of the world.
Let me take you by the hand:
We can move mountains.
The gift of tomorrow,
The friends we’ve left far behind,
The ones we remember
Their love will fill our minds.
We don’t turn back,
Don’t look back,
Let me take you by the hand:
We can move mountains.

‘Cause the sands of time
Are on our side.
Put your hand in mine,
Let our fortunes ride.
We’ll sail away
On a wave of love.
Let the four winds blow
From heaven above.

The wind of the water
Seems to whisper soft in my ear.
The call of the ocean
Across the waves I can hear.
Don’t be afraid of the world,
Let me take you by the hand:
We can move mountains.

‘Cause the sands of time
Are on our side.
Put your hand in mine,
Let our fortunes ride.
We’ll sail away
On a wave of love.
Let the four winds blow
From heaven above.

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The Moodies were also among the pioneers of the idea that a successful rock band could promote itself through its own label, following the Beatles’ creation of Apple Records. After their On the Threshold of a Dream album (1969), they created Threshold Records, prompted in part by disputes with London/Deram over album design costs (their gatefold record jackets and expensive cover art were not popular with company executives). Please click here to download The Best Is Yet To Come Moody Blues Mp3

Where did we go wrong?
We had all the magic to put us on our way
And all the tragedy that we ever wanna see
But you know I’m right
When I say
The best is yet to come.
Where did we go wrong?
Was is so enlightening we couldn’t find our way
And all so frightening
We couldn’t see which way to move?
Well, you know I’m right
When I say
The best is yet to come.

And if you leave me now
Like you say you might,
Oh please don’t leave now
‘Cause I know if you do
None of this will come true.

Where do we go now,
Now your heart is aching
And leadin’ you astray?
And, me, I’m burning up
Trying to get you to stay
‘Cause you know I’m right
When I say
The best is yet to come
And you know
The best is still to come.

And if you leave me now
Like you say you might,
Oh please don’t leave now
‘Cause I know if you do
None of this will come true, so…

Where did we go wrong?
We had all the magic to put us on our way
And all the tragedy that we ever wanna see
But you know I’m right
When I say
The best is yet to come
And you know
The best is still to come.

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In late 1972, a re-issue of the five-year-old “Nights In White Satin” became the Moody Blues’ biggest U.S. hit, soaring to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming a certified million-seller; the song had “bubbled under” the Hot 100 charts on its original release. The song also returned to the UK charts, reaching #9, ten places higher than its original release in 1967. Please click here to download Moody Blues Slings And Arrows Mp3

Slings and arrows, slings and arrows
Slings and arrows, slings and arrows
No chance for a second chance
When the arrows start to fly
No way is an easy way
To say goodbye
No dream is ever lost
If you never cease to try
Never thought you would walk away
From my side
I just can’t hide from
Slings and arrows, slings and arrows
Slings and arrows, slings and arrows

Life is ever changing
Nothing stays the same
Nothing in this whole wide world
Can turn us back again
Cos where we’re standing now
Is the point of no return
Looking back on a world
that’s got to learn
You just can’t hide from
Slings and arrows, slings and arrows
Slings and arrows, slings and arrows

Love is the shield
When you’re standing
With your back to the wall
And if you turn around
And walk away
You’re never gonna lose
Cos love conquers all

No chance for a second chance
When the arrows start to fly
No way is an easy way
To say goodbye
No dream is ever lost
If you never cease to try
Never thought you would walk away
From my side
I just can’t hide from
Slings and arrows, slings and arrows
Slings and arrows, slings and arrows

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For their next two albums, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971) and Seventh Sojourn (1972) (that reached #1 in both the UK and the U.S.), the band returned to their signature orchestral sound which, while difficult to reproduce in concert, had become their trademark. Edge, the long standing drummer-poet, started writing lyrics intended to be sung, rather than verses to be spoken. Please click here to download Moody Blues The Other Side Of Life Mp3

The Atmosphere
On the streets tonight
Is the driving beat
Of the world
The word down here
On the streets tonight
Is the truest music
You’ve heard
So take your share
Of the gifts that are there
They all belong to you
And come what may
At the break of each day
We all begin anew once more
We all begin anew

Baby, baby, baby, let’s investigate
The other side of life tonight
The lovers and the fighters
And the risks they take
Are on the other side of life tonight
Let’s loose our way
Go completely astray
And find ourselves again
You know the only way to get there
Is to take that step
To the other side of life tonight

The atmosphere
On the streets tonight
Is the driving beat
Of the world
The word down here
On the streets tonight
Is the truest music
You’ve heard
So take your share
Of the gifts that are there
They all belong to you
And come what may
At the break of each day
We all begin anew once more
We all begin anew

Baby, baby, baby, let’s investigate
The other side of life tonight
The lovers and the fighters
And the risks they take
Are on the other side of life tonight
Let’s loose our way
Go completely astray
And find ourselves again
You know the only way to get there
Is to take that step
To the other side of life tonight

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This album, reaching #3 in the American charts and #1 in the British charts, was indicative of the band’s growing success in America. Justin Hayward began an artful exploration of guitar tone through the use of numerous effects pedals and fuzz-boxes, and developed for himself a very melodic buzzing guitar-solo sound.Please click here to download Moody Blues I Know Youre Out There Somewhere Mp3

Just because it’s raining here
It doesn’t mean the sun isn’t shining

Somewhere else for someone
You have loved
But who’s not near you anymore

When your love is on the run
Don’t fall apart at what’s begun
It’s just the healing process
Of your heart

When your dream has lost it’s cause
Don’t waste your time in closing doors
You’ll be the last to know
When love has gone

Love is on the run
Love is on the run
Love is on the run
Love is on the run from me

Love is on the run
Love is on the run
Love is on the run from me

Couldn’t find the words to say I love you
Couldn’t fight the hurt of holding on
Couldn’t hope
Couldn’t dream
Couldn’t see tomorrow
With out your love
I can’t go on

Love is on the run
Love is on the run
Love is on the run
Love is on the run from me

When your love is on the run
Don’t fall apart at what’s begun
It’s just the healing process
Of your heart

When your dream has lost it’s cause
Don’t waste your time in closing doors
You’ll be the last to know
When love has gone

Love is on the run
Love is on the run
Love is on the run from me

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Although the Moodies had by now defined a somewhat psychedelic style and helped to define the progressive rock (then also known as ‘art rock’) sound, the group decided for a while to record only albums that could be played in concert, losing some of their full-blown sound for their next album, A Question of Balance (1970). Please click here to download Moody Blues Tuesday Afternoon Mp3

Tuesday afternoon.
I’m just beginning to see,
Now I’m on my way.
It doesn’t matter to me,
Chasing the clouds away.
Something calls to me.
The trees are drawing me near,
I’ve got to find out why.
Those gentle voices I hear
Explain it all with a sigh.

I’m looking at myself, reflections of my mind.
It’s just the kind of day to leave myself behind.
So gently swaying through the fairy-land of love,

If you could just come with me and see the beauty of
Tuesday afternoon.
Tuesday afternoon.

Tuesday afternoon.
I’m just beginning to see,
Now I’m on my way.
It doesn’t matter to me,
Chasing the clouds away.

Something calls to me.
The trees are drawing me near,
I’ve got to find out why.
Those gentle voices I hear
Explain it all with a sigh.

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The band’s music continued to become more complex and symphonic, with heavy amounts of reverb on the vocal tracks, resulting in 1969’s To Our Children’s Children’s Children - a concept album based around the band’s celebration of the first moon landing. The album reportedly even went to the moon on Apollo space missions. (According to the booklet in the 4-disc anthology “Time Traveler”) [citation needed] The album closes with the fan-favorite ‘Watching and Waiting’, composed by Ray Thomas and Justin Hayward. Please click here to download Moody Blues Knights In White Satin Mp3

nights in white satin
never reaching the end
letters ive written
never meaning to send
beauty id always missed
with these eyes before
just what the truth is
i cant say anymore

cause i love you
yes i love you
i love you

gazing at people
some hand in hand
just what im going through
they cant understand
some try to tell me
thoughts they cannot defend
just what you want to be
you will be in the end

and i love you
yes i love you
i love you

nights in white satin
never reaching the end
letters ive written
never meaning to send
beauty ive always missed
with these eyes before
just what the truth is
i cant say anymore

cause i love you
yes i love you
i love you

cause i love you
yes i love you
i love you

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Justin Hayward began playing sitar and incorporating it into Moody Blues music, having been inspired by George Harrison. Graeme Edge found a significant secondary role in the band as a writer of poetry, and nearly all of their early albums from the late 60’s begin with Mike Pinder reciting poems by Edge that were conceptually related to the lyrics of the songs that would follow.  Please click here to download Moody Blues In Your Wildest Dreams Mp3

Once upon a time
Once when you were mine
I remember skies
Reflected in your eyes
I wonder where you are
I wonder if you
Think about me
Once upon a time
In your wildest dreams

Once the world was new
Our bodies felt the morning dew
That greets the brand new day
We couldn’t tear ourselves away
I wonder if you care
I wonder if you still remember
Once upon a time
In your wildest dreams

And when the music plays
And when the worlds are
Touched with sorrow
When the music plays
I hear the sound
I had to follow
Once upon a time

Once beneath the stars
The universe was ours
Love was all we Knew
And all I knew was you
I wonder if you know
I wonder if you
Think about it
Once upon a time
In your wildest dreams

And when the music plays
And when the words are
Touched with sorrow
When the music plays
And when the music plays
I hear the sound
I had to follow
Once upon a time

Once upon a time
Once when you were mine
I remember skies
Mirrored in your eyes
I wonder where you are
I wonder if you
Think about me
Once upon a time
In your wildest dreams

In your wildest dreams
In your wildest dreams

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The album plus two singles, “Nights in White Satin” and “Forever Afternoon” (more commonly referred to as “Tuesday Afternoon”), became massively popular, as was the 1968 follow-up LP, In Search of the Lost Chord. Also included on this album is the song “Legend of a Mind”, a song written by Ray Thomas in tribute to LSD guru Timothy Leary which encompassed a masterful flute solo performed by Thomas. Please click here to download Say It With Love The Moody Blues Mp3

I’ve been thinking
The way people do
‘Bout the things that matter
To me and you
I’ve decided
To do what I can
And to find the kind of man
I really am
I can see the world from here
And it sometimes makes me
Want to disappear
Back to nature
That’s where we belong
And with just one truth I’ve found
You can’t go wrong
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
Whatever you say
Say, say, say
Say it with love.

I remember
A long time ago
When I heard those guitars
That I worship so
I was captured
I wanted to stay
And to hear that kind of music
Everyday
Heard the songs
Around the world
Saw the smiling faces
On the boys and girls
I was destined
To play come what may
And there’s just one thing
I knew I had to say
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
Whatever you say
Say, say, say
Say it with love.

Underneath
A sea of doubt
There’s a million voices shouting
Let me out, let me out
When we go
We never return
‘Cos there’s just one lesson
That we got to learn
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
Whatever you say
Say, say, say
Say it with love
Say it with love
Say it with love
Say it with love
Say it with love.
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However, it was to become one of the most successful commercial releases of all time. Decca producer Tony Clarke was chosen to produce the album and the Moodies carried on a durable working relationship with Clarke who would end up producing all of their albums and singles for the next eleven years. Engineer Derek Varnals would also contribute heavily to the creation of the early Moodies’ studio sound. Please click here to download Moody Blues Say What You Mean Mp3

Say what you mean
Mean what you say
Say what you mean
Mean what you say
Think about the words
That you’re using
Speak for yourself
Say what’s on your mind
Think about the life
That you’re choosing
Whenever you need somebody
Whenever you’re looking
For somebody who knows
When trouble won’t leave you alone.

Say what you mean
Mean what you say
Look into the world of tomorrow
Say what you want
Want what is true
Check out of the room
Full of sorrow
I’m ready to take you with me
I’m ready to be the one
Who’s there by your side
When you’ve just got
Nowhere to hide.

And oh,
The angels will walk with you
Whenever you need them
Yeah, the glory that comes with love
Yeah, yeah, yeah
And oh,
The treasure that waits for us
Whenever we need it
Now, I just can’t hold it back
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

The work and the pain
The thunder and the rain
The word of the earth has been spoken
The bird on the wing
Free as the wind
Knowing that the spell
Has been broken
Now you can laugh with meaning
Now you can throw away
The cloak of disguise
As you turn your face
To the sky

The blue of the night
The secrets of the light
The touch of the hand
That can lead you
I known you recognize
The shiver of surprise
Then you realize
That he’s seen you
Into the strange unknown of love
Standing before me
How your nakedness shows
Now I just can’t leave you alone

Ah oh,
I’m ready to take you now
Whenever you want to go
Yeah, my heart is there for you
Yeah, yeah, yeah
And oh,
The glory that comes with love
For always and ever, now
Now you can feel me love
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Say what you mean, mean what you say
Tell me about the love that you’re feeling
Say what you mean what you say

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