From
Gillan (The Japanese Album) (1978) by
Ian Gillan
Street Theatre [Instrumental] (Towns) - 2:36
Instrumental
Secret of the Dance (Gillan/Towns) - 2:48
I saw her in the gloom
As she moved across the room
The animal was burning in her eye
She took him by the hand
But he didn't understand her
He wouldn't be the one to satisfy
Got to wait no mistake
I've got to take my chance
Be there beware
The secret of the dance
I moved a little closer
So maybe i could show her
The way i felt the way i knew
It was more than a game
I was getting loaded
So i touched her and exploded
That was it i knew my life
Would never be the same
It's too late i can't escape
I went and blew my chance
And so i'll never know
The secret of the dance.
As she dances
Feel her power
Notice how her
Thighs entrance
And draw you to
The secret of the dance
I'm Your Man (Gillan/Towns) - 4:21
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Dead of Night (Gillan/Towns) - 4:07
As we went to the door
I was asking for more
So she reached out and turned off the light
Then her daddy called
To mind the lecherous lout
Who was a monster in the dead of night
So i went away home
Feeling hurt and alone
And frustrated in the dead of night
Then i called her at dawn
And we made love on the lawn
'Cos her daddy thought it was alright
Danger to the girl at night
In the morning it will be alright
Don't do it in the dead of night
Tomorrow it should be alright
In the birmingham mail
They reported a whale
They'd discovered in the dead of night
In the local canal
It was found by a pal
Of the bloke who'd lost it from his bike
We can say it again
If it doesn't make sense
But never in the dead of night
If we wait until dawn
When the reason is born
We can see it better in the light
Dreaming in the dead of night
In the morning it will be alright
Screaming in the dead of night
Tomorrow it will be alright
Fighting Man (Towns) - 7:33
There's a man
Living on the kind of street that makes you wonder
Got a face that tells the life of city thunder
Here's the man
In his hand
Is a gun that says he doesn't need a reason
And there's no-one gonna take away the freedom
In his hand
He's a bad mistake
Got no heart to hate
Got a mind that can
He's a fighter's fighting man
He's got style
Got a reputation no-one dares to question
Gives you promises if you should ever mention
He's got style
Got a road
Stretches straight between the eyes of any hero
Through the heart of many fools who try it's zero
Down the road
Fighter's fighting man
He's got arms of steel
He's got hands that kill
Got a mind that can
He's a fighter's fighting man
Message in a Bottle (Gillan/Towns) - 3:07
I was born in a bar in '45
It's sure a wonder this boy's alive
I feel no pain but i'm getting so dry
Take me to a brewery and leave me there to die
I went to chicago they put me in a bed
I turned bright yellow they thought that i was dead
For the next six months they said avoid temptation
I said fine i'll drink in moderation
One bottle a day - of scotland's finest
If i learned to love and i learned to sing
I would know a little bit of everything
I put a message in a bottle i was stranded on a rock
Send another gallon 'cos i'm running out of stock
I can see you in my little bottle
You are laughing and i am too
When you're empty and i'm gone
Then they will laugh
And throw us both away
Not Weird Enough (Gillan/Towns) - 3:47
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Bringing Joanna Back (Gillan/Towns) - 3:37
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Abbey of Thelema (Gillan/Towns) - 4:54
She opened her eyes with a look of surprise
And she started to cry
She remembered the dream, which wasn't a dream
Abbey of Thelema
Going to another place, running in another race,
She tried to do what she would, that was the law she understood
I was on another plane, she was out alone again
Scarlet women ride the beast
Ready willing to join the feast
She will enjoy the feast (repeat this line 3 times)
If she follows the law, then she can sure open any door
If not for the fruit, it's not for the food
Shantan makes the rule
(Repeat second verse 2 times)
Back in the Game (Gillan/Towns) - 5:24
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Vengeance (Gillan/Towns) - 3:26
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Move With the Times (Gillan/McCoy/Towns) - 4:58
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Sleeping on the Job (Gillan/Towns) - 3:09
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Roller (Gillan/Towns) - 4:03
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