Darker Shade of Black - Blackmore's Night & Joe Lynn Turner

When I fade to the dark there is no turning back I'm afraid of my heart cause it's darker than the black Oh woah woah woah Oh woah woah woah Oh woah woah woah I fell out Gotta figure this one out by myself now These wounds, they are not healing like before I got a feeling you gotta get out of the house I gotta put myself to sleep. How? 'Cause I haven't slept for over a year now No hope for my poor soul Inside this house of wolves where I Hold my heart of stone That's where the sickness lies and it's Eating through my bones So please you gotta run 'cause I poison everything I touch When I fade to the dark there is no turning back I'm afraid of my heart 'cause it's darker than black I'm awake, I'm awake But the night won't let me go (Bring it on) Oh woah woah woah Somehow I've had it from the start I can't calm down Don't tell me you can't see it in my eyes No hope for my poor soul Inside this house of wolves where I Hold my heart of stone That's where the sickness lies and it's Eating through my bones It's useless to cry I'm running out of time When I fade to the dark there is no turning back I'm afraid of my heart 'cause it's darker than black I'm awake, I'm awake But the night won't let me go (Bring it on) Oh woah woah woah Walls come in close You're keeping me away from the sunlight Somewhere by the shadows I was never yours to save, this is my fight Lights go low You look like everything that I left behind Would you hold my heart of stone? 'Cause in the end I could not let you go Walls come in close You're keeping me away from the sunlight Somewhere by the shadows This is my fight When I fade to the dark there is no turning back I'm afraid of my heart 'cause it's darker than black I'm awake, I'm awake But the night won't let me go When I fade to the dark there is no turning back I'm afraid of my heart 'cause it's darker than black I'm awake, I'm awake But the night won't let me go Oh woah woah woah Oh woah woah woah Night won't let me go

Sax men just get my motor purring You fall for 'em, and you love 'em! And the next thing you know They're borrowing money from you and spending it on other girls Then one morning, you wake up And all that's left behind is a couple of chipped reeds And a tube of toothpaste, all squeezed out But then I meet the next one And I'm lost all over again! I hear a trumpet singing And the moonlight fills the sky A trombone whispers softly And the clouds keep driftin' by But when a saxophone starts moaning Well, the moon drops out of view To bring a darker shade of blue I hear a piano twinklin' And the stars all fill the night A bassline starts a-climbin' To make sure the stars shine bright But when a saxophone starts crying That's when nighttime takes its cue To turn a darker shade of blue A ukulele strummin' Is a carefree kind of sound It smiles and makes me do the same But no one floats forever, yeah And when I hit the ground A tenor sax is who's to blame A violin will warm you From the dusk come to the dawn The drums are like a friend who I can always count upon Oh, but a sax is just a man That blows a kiss and then he's gone! Like a train that's only passing through That leaves you lonely at the station Called a darker shade of blue! Oh, yeah A sax is like a siren And it's one I know too well But still I never listen And every time I fall! Every time I fall! So keep the music playing From the heart and on the stand 'Cause life's a long hard road, yeah But it's better with a band! And when a saxophone starts wailing I pray someone lend a hand Before he breaks my aching heart in two The lesson I keep learning Is let the brass keep burning To keep the night from turning To a darker shade of blue!

I was told once by a friend of mine She had seen an olden sign She said was not from this time And did I feel the same So I told her yes, I knew her fear As I felt the truth draw near Told her back three hundred years Was the time that I held dear Gather ye lords and ladies fair Come with me to the Renaissance Faire Hurry now, we're almost there Fa-la-la-la-la-la, la-la, la-la Through the shroud of mystery Turn a page of history Feeling more than you can see Down at the Renaissance Faire Hear the minstrels play their tunes They will play the whole night through Special songs for me and for you And anyone whose heart is true Gather ye lords and ladies fair Come with me to the Renaissance Faire Hurry now, we're almost there Fa-la-la-la-la-la, la-la, la-la There's too many stars for one sky to hold Some will fall, others are sold As the fields turn to gold Down at the Renaissance Faire Gather ye lords and ladies fair Come with me to the Renaissance Faire Hurry now, we're almost there Fa-la-la-la-la-la, la-la, la-la Gather ye lords and ladies fair Come with me to the Renaissance Faire Hurry now, we're almost there La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la, la-la Come with me to the Renaissance Faire La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la, la-la Come with me to the Renaissance Faire La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la, la-la Come with me to the Renaissance Faire