Just Remember (R.I.P. Mike Baker)

Today, or actually Wednesday, was a sad day for most prog metal fans: Mike Baker, founding member and vocalist from Shadow Gallery, passed away because of a heart attack, at the young age of 45. He was an amazing and powerful singer, obviously one that will be obviously missed if Shadow Gallery decides to keep on with the band for a next album. There's nothing much I can say from this guy, just: R.I.P. Mike.

I'll add some Shadow Gallery songs today ... And well, I'll pass on the comments this time ...

Dont Ever Cry, Just Remember - Shadow Gallery

I must have stood for hours 
The mist of dawn still rising 
Brushing from my face 
Cold tears of finally knowing 
The world that we had twisted 
The years of strength and glory 
Were wicked and obscene 
And there we stood so proud 
What legends we must be 
Really something to behold Lord 
So irresponsible 
With the powers of creation 
A princess crowned in jewels 
Robed in the finest cloth 
Dauntlessly invincible 
So perfect so unreal 

In one great moment judgements fallen 
Babylon no longer there 
Gone are her streets her giant towers 
Disappeared into thin air 
Don't ever cry just remember 

It must have been my mood 
I'm usually much stronger now 
I know there's just one way 
And this is how it has to be 
There was poison in our thoughts 
And there was hatred in our eyes 
Suddenly something came 
Something made it right 
We purged our hearts and souls 
And we saw through children's eyes 
Not stifled by the pain 
Not blinded by our 
Human nature don't you see at all 
The wisdom of our suffering 
The lies behind our ways 
The reasons for the end 

From the moment I was raptured 
Babylonia disappeared 
I now return here a survivor 
The rest have vanished to thin air 
Don't ever cry just remember 

The wind blows cold tonight 
No lamplights from no windows 
I am sure enough alone 
And I am sure enough alive 
So through eternity 
The gift of light gets passed along 
to those of us who saw 
What the rest could never see 
Born to a fallen world 
Longing for a morning star 
Held on high 
For me 
As this vision comes to close 
The last footsteps ever wonder here 
They echo in my mind 
Never to return 

All is done and slowly fading 
Babylon she once stood there 
I walked her streets I climbed her mountains 
I disappear into thin air 
Don't ever cry just remember

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Shadow_Gallery_-_Crystalline Dream

Hold onto these 
Memories I grant you 
The gifts of our lives 
Lost in the sands of time 
Deserts forever 
Relentlessly barren 
I crossed them all 
In the blink of an eye 
I command light and solar winds 
To transport me 
The deepest assurance 
I speak with my mind 
Caves of glass 
Shatter before me 
The wheels are in motion 
Forever they turn 
And are carved in the great book of life 
There in your room 
Alone in the shadows 
I smashed down the walls 
And set you free 
I carry the torch 
That trembles the mountains 
Seen visions of power 
Beyond all belief 
You close your eyes 
I reach out and touch you 
Reflections in pools 
The deepest of dreams 
Rumors of war 
Rage in your heart now 
The wheels are in motion 
Together we turn them 
Come down with fire 
I want to love you want to take you into my heart 
We'll cruise the starways 
And from the moment that we touch our love turns into a crystalline dream 
Fly where your dreams go 
With open eyes it's the dawn and you're alive 
No time or space here 
I walk in castles of gold 
Our love turns into a crystalline dream

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Act III - Comfort Me - Shadow Gallery

I look into your blue eyes deep pools I had no idea
I know hunted down from coast to coast
Circumstance prevailed it was hard on us both.
I've run hard, I'm so tired from the chase
So desperately I'm aching
The waning of the starlight
Embers turn to ash as I fade.

And now you're next to me
I beg you baby please don't go
End of the road for me
I'll just hold you close
Just hold you close
End of the mystery a gift from heaven on this day
Your touch to comfort me
Just comfort me

Your sheltering soul not a moment too soon
You're a sweet tourniquet
For my soul lies rife with open wounds
And yes I thought as I closed my eyes
I saw phantom apparitions dance
And are we really safe on our own
Or are they out there watching
Right now I don't want to care at all
Just like a silent song
Just reach out your hands and take hold
Take hold
When the limit of your pain
Exceeds the mercies of your love
It's time to cease and release and just fly

And now you've come to me
A sanctuary borne of love
Honest sincerity I'll just hold you close
Just hold you close
It's in the way you move
A phoenix risen on this day
Your touch to comfort me
Just comfort me

I disrobe my burdens and I lay them at your feet
So much about this world I'd just as soon they keep
Their faces melt reflections on the wind
Or are they out there watching
As time stands still this Christmas Day

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Well, I wanted to end this post with Shadow Gallery's best song IMO, but well there's only one video (and no tracks) for this one...I'll have to upload it in a bit, for the audio of the video sometimes mixes with video itself ... and well that sucks ... (I hope they don't ban my new account for one song...)

Remember I painted pictures of you
And I never found my way out
I spent a lifetime of dreams in
the fields of your eyes
Lay me down when the rain covers you
And I'm afraid of the emptiness holding my thoughts
I see blue I see grey all the while

And when the night comes again I'll
hold my hands to the skies
I've got a dream of home I've got a dream of home
And when the winter comes calling
turn my face to the wind
I've got a dream of home I've got a dream
Of Alaska

Your name is whispered with the breath of my soul
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In a hope that I'll never let fade
Between the mist on the waves and the blue of the sky
I threw a rose to the sea in your name
Now listen
Somewhere tonight there are tears on the wind
Are they yours are they mine I don't know

I'm crying out to the sky
I hope you're with me tonight
I've got a dream of home I've got a dream of home
And now the eatrh is left wanting
Turn my face to the wind
I've got a dream of home I've got a dream
Of Alaska

All through my life I stood tall as the sky
Hold to the things that I knew were so real
All I could feel
Strange how it goes how it comes to an end
Lord take your hand
Take you home once again

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EDIT (11.01.08): I'm adding another song to this post: 'Deeper Than Life' to the count... 

On the run from 
Suicide 
Love breeches 
Temptation 
On the edge boy 
What's inside 
You better look 
You better run and hide 
Storms coming 
A hurricane 
Tear the roof from the 
The foundation 
Crystal ball smashed again 
It's all there in the balance 
Hanging 

Wrong time to not regret your actions 
These are dangerous roads that we travel tonight 
I'm tuning into you your eyes are faintly glowing 
Can't you see the truth my mind is deeper than life 
It's a strange dream and I know you're in it 
Clinging to a rainbow by your fingernails 
I'm shining bright as a star my thoughts become electric 
Cause my soul is alive 
It's deeper than life 
Than life 

No time 
For real life 
You're heading 
For deep trouble 
Star tripping 
Red line 
All engines 
At full throttle 
Lost balance 
On such a dream 
Wasted love on your 
Precious money 
Look around 
Time to scream 
You hit the skids 
At the speed of light now 

Fill all of that emptiness with the blood I've shed 
It's the spirit of life 
Don't build your dreams on the treasures of man 
They'll drag you away 
It's a deadly lie 

Sad song why don't they ever listen 
It's the gift of love that helps to keep us alive 
You miss the point again and it's your last horizon 
Can't you see the truth my mind is deeper than life 
I'm a strong man yes I can see the future 
And it's good or bad and nowhere in between 
You can't just spin the wheel you've got to ride on lightning 
Cause your soul is alive 
It's deeper than life 
Than life