℗ 1986 Epic Records EPC 26467 / © CBS Records
«Balance of Power» was the last studio album by the ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA for a period of over 15 years (until «Zoom» was released in 2001). By this time KELLY GROUCUTT had departed and the group was pared down to a trio, with JEFF LYNNE handling bass (in addition to his usual guitar work) and more dabbling with electronic percussion and synthesisers. ELO played some live concerts in the UK and Europe (their last for fifteen years), and in one UK show GEORGE HARRISON performed as guest guitarist. |
Oh, I know it's strange But I think that it's about to change So I'll take the chance To get back into the straight again Heaven only knows (I'm really on the level) Heaven only knows (I'm trying to find a way) Heaven only knows (I'm walking down the straight & lonely road today) Now the sun will shine And I'm gonna work it out this time And before the light All I gotta take is one more night. Heaven only knows (I'm really on the level) Heaven only knows (I'm trying to find a way) Heaven only knows (I'm walking down the straight & lonely road today) As the hours go by I can only wonder why You can change your mind But you never change the price. Heaven only knows (I'm really on the level) Heaven only knows (I'm trying to find a way) Heaven only knows (I'm walking down the straight & lonely road today)
Night after night I try to make it all fit together Night after night I see you as someone I remember You took me by surprise Opened up my eyes Now we gotta talk this over. Can it really be so serious? To be all broken up and delirious I guess we've really been out of touch But can it really be so serious? Day after day I know it's not the way that you wanted it Day after day I try to find the key, but it don't fit But you know how it is No matter what I did We gotta talk it over. Can it really be so serious? To be all broken up and delirious I guess we've really been out of touch But can it really be so serious? Tonight, tonight I'm thinking over everything you said to me Tonight, tonight I'm sorry, but I just didn't see And now it's up to you There's nothing else to do We've gotta talk it over. Can it really be so serious? To be all broken up and delirious I guess we've really been out of touch But can it really be so serious?
It's out of control (out of control) And there's nothing I can do now Out of control (out of control) Swimming softly through the blue now And look beyond these walls As the meaning starts to dawn It's getting to the point Getting to the point. It's out of control (nothing I can do) Like a fire that keeps on burning And nobody knows (what I'm going through) And the thoughts just keep returning And all you had to say Was that you were gonna stay It's getting to the point Getting to the point. It's getting to the point Where nobody can stop it now It's getting to the point Of no return And all that I can do Is stand and watch it now Watch it burn, burn, burn It's getting to the point Where reasons are forgotten It's getting to the point Where no one knows And all that I can do Is say I'm sorry But that's the way it goes... Forever is a long, long way Forever takes your breath away I'd like to talk about it, try to understand It's getting to the point Getting to the point. It's getting to the point Where nobody can stop it now It's getting to the point Of no return And all that I can do Is stand and watch it now Watch it burn, burn, burn It's getting to the point Where reasons are forgotten It's getting to the point Where no one knows And all that I can do Is say I'm sorry But that's the way it goes...
I don't know I don't know what's on your mind I thought everything was fine But it was my surprise. I don't know I don't know what's going on Something surely must be wrong You're living secret lives. Living secret lives, secret lives And I wonder where she goes to in the night In secret lives. Wish I knew, wish I knew where I fit in Wish that I knew everything About your secret lives. If it means,if it means that much to you I don't want to stop the things you do I don't need alibis. Living secret lives, secret lives And I wonder where she goes to in the night In secret lives. I don't care, I don't care what goes on there So long as one day I can share Share your secret lives. Living secret lives, secret lives And I wonder where she goes to in the night In secret lives.
Dear Jo: I don't know where to begin so I'll just hello Dear Jo: Is it so much better now you're on your own? (Is it alright?) You never believed in yourself (Is it alright?) But now that you're free, does it help? Is it alright? Now that you've got what you want? And is it alright? Now that you're back where you belong? Dear Jo: Are you living it up every place you go? Dear Jo: If you're having a hard time it sure don't show (Is it alright?) You couldn't hold on in your mind. (Is it alright?) Now is it okay, is it fine? Is it alright? Now that you've got what you want? And is it alright? Now that you're back where you belong? Dear Jo: Can you believe that it's been so long? Dear Jo: Just thought I'd write and let you know (Is it alright?) You never believed in yourself (Is it alright?) But now that you're free, does it help? Is it alright? Now that you've got what you want? And is it alright? Now that you're back where you belong? Is it alright? Is it alright with you? Is it alright? Is it alright with you?
There's a silence in the city There's nobody around And everyone that we knew Moved to higher ground. There's a shadow hanging overhead It lingers there alone Changing all we ever knew The changes start to show. There's a sorrow about to fall There's a sorrow about to fall. There's a new sound in the wires And ears are to the ground And everything that once was ours Has slowly turned around. Something happened to the seasons Started falling with the rain And something changed forever We gotta find a way. There's a sorrow about to fall There's a sorrow about to fall. There's people in the photographs But they all had to run They went away to somewhere Beyond the setting sun. There's a sorrow about to fall There's a sorrow about to fall.
I watch the cars move I watch the lights up on the window I walk along the street I'm only thinking of you I watch the clock staring from the wall It hardly moves at all It's you I'm waiting for. Without someone I can depend on I'm lost without someone As I go on, I hope you're remembering I'm lost without someone. All alone, no one around I watch the shadows falling faster The city lights begin to glow And then I start to realize I count the hours as they slip away Into another day Wondering where you'll stay. Without someone I can depend on I'm lost without someone As I go on, I hope you're remembering I'm lost without someone. Still watching the cars move Still watching the lights upon the window I'm walking down the street I'm only thinking of you I hear the night as it calls to me It plays a symphony It says you're gone from me. Without someone I can depend on I'm lost without someone As I go on, I hope you're remembering I'm lost without someone.
Somebody told her that there was a place like heaven Across the water on a 747 Yeah, we're living in In a modern world. And pretty soon she's really got the notion Of flying out across the big blue ocean Yeah, we're living in In a modern world. Talk is cheap on satellite But all I get is -static- Information, I'm still here Re-dial on automatic. Calling America (can't get a message through) Calling America (that's what she said to do) Calling America (that's where she has to be) Calling America (she left a number for me) Calling America. But I'm just talking to a satellite Twenty thousand miles up in the sky each night Yeah, we're living in In a modern world. All I had to do was pick up the phone I'm out in space, trying to talk to someone Yeah, we're living in In a modern world. She left a number I could call But no one's there, no one at all There must be something going wrong That number just rings on and on. Calling America (can't get a message through) Calling America (that's what she said to do) Calling America (that's where she has to be) Calling America (she left a number for me) Calling America. Said she'd call when she'd been gone a while Guess she's missing me across the miles Yeah, we're living in In a modern world. Calling America (can't get a message through) Calling America (that's what she said to do) Calling America (that's where she has to be) Calling America (she left a number for me) Calling America.
Bye bye, pretty woman I've got to leave you now I find you never really cared. Stand back, take a look at you You couldn't care if you wanted to You keep saying it's gonna change But every time it comes back again It's a merry-go-round. Endless lies shine in your eyes. It's alright, count to ten It will all be better then It's alright, the world will go away. Stand back, take a look at you You couldn't care if you wanted to You keep saying it's gonna change But every time it comes back again It's a merry-go-round. Endless lies shine in your eyes. Endless lies, I can see it in your eyes The heartbreak is, if you could only see That's not the way it's supposed to be Endless tears that flowed through the years You take it all, and then you take some more Then you come running back to me. Play on, pretty music Play on and on for me Shine on, silver stars Over the sea. Endless lies, I can see it in your eyes The heartbreak is, if you could only see That's not the way it's supposed to be. Endless lies shine in your eyes.
The sun still shines way up above But it don't matter now because The dream is gone The dream is just a memory (oh, yeah) If you see my dream, send it back home to me. The stars still glow up in the night But somehow, they don't seem so bright The dream is gone The dream is just a memory (oh, yeah) If you see my dream, send it back home to me. 'Cos I've been waiting for a long, long time Thought I'd found a way Now I just wait for someone to call I'm waiting for it every day. Send it — on the wires Send it — on a plane Send it — on an express But send it back to me again. The music plays so loud and clear But somehow I can't make you hear The dream is gone The dream is just a memory (oh, yeah) If you see my dream, send it back home to me. When you get what you want, it's a long way down And you can see for miles around When you lose it, nothing is for real If you see my dream, send it back to me. Send it — on the wires Send it — on a plane Send it — on an express But send it back to me again.