16 - China Sky - China Sky (1988)

 

Único registro da banda China Sky, que dispensaria comentários se ao menos fosse mais reconhecida, porque esse é um dos grandes álbuns clássicos do AOR dos anos 80.

Todo o álbum tem uma ambiência muito romântica e melosa, com melodias bem feitas, linhas vocais incríveis, riffs muito bem encaixados na música (como por exemplo na faixa 'Turn on the Night') e claro, um teclado que refina muito bem o som.

A banda é ao estilo Night Ranger, Journey, Foreigner, etc. Pra quem curte guitarras distorcidas com teclados viajantes e 'riffantes' com um toque romântico, essa é a banda! China Sky tem todos os motivos para ser apreciada, é uma pena que só tenha lançado um álbum, mas vai saber dos problemas dos integrantes na época, não é?

Só pra adiantar, eles moravam em partes opostas dos Estados Unidos, apesar disso, lançaram essa obra-prima que pode lhe arrancar lágrimas se você ousar pô-lo pra tocar em seus piores momentos de tristeza e solidão, principalmente na 'All the Time e Lost in Your Love''. Ah! E a ''The Last Romantic Warrior'' dispensa comentários. Boa sorte!

 

China Sky - China Sky (1988)

Ron Perry - Vocals

Bob Ingram - Guitars

Richard Smith - Drums

Bob Marlette (Journeyman, musician and producer) - Synths / percussion duties

1. Turn On The Night
2. The Glory
3. Some Kind Of Miracle
4. Winner Takes It All
5. All The Time
6. Only The Young
7. Reckless Days
8. Lost in Your Love
9. Dancin' On The Edge
10. The Last Romantic Warrior

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1 - Turn on the Night

Punching in, punching out
Every day it's the same
No way to fight it
We're all part of this foolish game
But when the lights start to shine
on the city
And the people hit the streets
My mind starts racing faster
Than my poor heart can beat

We're gonna turn on the night
Baby, get ready
We're gonna rock 'til we fall
We're gonna turn on the night
Turn it up higher
Baby,hold on tight now
We're gonna turn on the night

Getting up,getting out
Can you hear the call of the night
So much excitement
I drink it in with satisfied delight
I get a rush when the sunlight fades
And the neon starts to glow
There's a certain rhythm to the night
That makes my adrenaline flow

We're gonna turn on the night
Baby,get ready
We're gonna rock 'til we fall
We're gonna turn on the night
Turn it up higher
Baby,hold on tight now
We're gonna turn on the night

Turn on the night - turn it on
Turn on the night - turn it on
Turn on the night - turn it on
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2 - The Glory

If the mountain is high
If the river is deep
I won't surrender
My spirit will shine
If the road's unkind
If my legs are weak
I'll keep on pushing
'Cause I've got to try

No I will not be defeated
I will not be denied

I'd give it all for the glory
I'd put,my heart,on the line
Yeah, I'd die for the glory
I'll give everything
Till the glory is mine

If the storm is rough
If the pain is great
I won't go under
I'll hold my head high
When I've had enough
When my body shakes
I'll find the strength
I'll look deep inside

No I will not be defeated
I will not be denied
I'd give it all for the glory

I'd put,my heart on the line
Yeah I'd die for the glory
I'll give everything
Till the glory is mine

No I will not be defeated
I will not be denied

I'd give it all for the glory
I'd put,my heart on the line
Yeah, I'd die for the glory
I'll give everything
Till the glory is mine

I'd give it all for the glory
I'd put,my heart on the line
Yeah I'd die for the glory
I'll give everything
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3 - Some kind of Miracle

Some kind of miracle
Some kind of miracle
Some kind of miracle
We've got to keep it together

There's a hunger raging inside me
And through your eyes i can see
you feel the same
Love is the bond holding fast
through the rest of our days
And even through the odds are against us
They're only numbers anyway
Set by a nameless few on a faceless day

If we trust what we feel inside
Our hearts will know the truth
Even if our minds have lied
I do believe it's gonna take

Some kind of miracle
Some kind of miracle
Some kind of miracle
But, if we keep it together
We'll find love in the night

Hold me tight and we'll play the hereos
Fighting back it's us against the world
Shielding our souls from the lies
and the stones that are hurled
And if we're strong we'll find what we're after
Don't you know it's never an easy road
Every hill that we climp is a sign that we've grown

If we trust what we feel inside
Our hearts will know the truth
Even if our minds have lied
I do believe it's gonna take
Some kind of miracle
Some kind of miracle
Some kind of miracle
But,if we keep it together
We'll find love in the night

And if we trust what we feel inside
Our hearts will find the strength
Even if our eyes have cried
I do believe it's gonna take

Some kind of miracle
Some kind of miracle
Some kind of miracle
But, if we keep it together
We'll find love in the night
Some kind of miracle
Some kind of miracle
Some kind of miracle
But, if we keep it together
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4 - Winner takes it all

I see you beside him
And I set you in my sites
I'm a sleek and hungry predator
Stalking in the night

I take what I want girl
And i want you
And if I have to steal you away
Then that's what I'm gonna do

In the fight for love,the winner takes it all
In the fight for love,hearts are gonna fall
In the fight for love,the winner takes it all

The fire of innocence
Is burning in your eyes
Burning to set you free
What you need you can't deny

Whatever it takes girl
I'm gonna get to you
Nothing can stand in our way
You'll be mine before the night is through

In the fight for love,the winner takes it all
In the fight for love,hearts are gonna fall
In the fight for love,the winner takes it all

You know that I'm the one
That can make you feel alive
All's fair in love and war
And only the strong survive

In the fight for love,hearts are gonna fall
In the fight for love,the winner takes it all

In the fight for love,the winner takes it all
In the fight for love,hearts are gonna fall
In the fight for love,the winner takes it all

In the fight for love,the winner takes it all
In the fight for love,hearts are gonna fall
In the fight for love,the winner takes it all

In the fight for love,hearts are gonna fall
In the fight for love,the winner takes it all
In the fight for love,hearts are gonna fall
We'll find love in the night
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5 - All the Time

How can I begin to try tell you
All the things I've kept inside for oh so long
But I can't hold back these feelings any longer
'Cause baby they are runnin' deep and strong

Like a wayward ship I was driftin' out to nowhere
I couldn't find the shoreline through the storm
But through it all I knew that you'd be waiting
You always were my harbor,you kept me safe and warm

And all the time,through my wild and reckless years
You never stopped believin' baby,
it's as if you always knew
All the time,you were fighting back the tears
Your faith was never weakened
Your love remained as strong asit was true
And forever you will always be my life
You were right there all the time

With all the hurt I know I must have caused you
Never once did you give up on me
And now it's mine to show you a new mornin'
With all I am swear to be everything you need

And all the time,through my wild and reckless years
You never stopped believin'baby,
it's as if you always knew
All the time,you were fighting back the tears
Your faith was never weakened
Your love remained as strong as it was true
And you know I'll always love you all my life
'Cause you were right there all the time

And girl we're gonna find forever
You know I'm gonna take you there

All the time,through my wild and reckless years
You never stopped believin',baby,
it's as if you always knew
All the time,you were fighting back the tears
Your faith was never weakened
Your love remained as strong as it was true
And forever you will always be my life
'Cause you were right there all the time
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6 - Only the Young

I've got a fire in my heart
A desire that tears me apart
Deep inside I burn to be free
Waiting for a chance to run
To fly and touch the sun
And somewhere out there lies the key

I've got to keep my dreams alive
I've got to live,not just survive
And when I see my day arrive
I'll take my step toward heaven
And reach for the sky

Only the young know what I'm feeling
Only the young can understand
The dreams I can't pay for I'll be stealing
When will this hurt start healing

Four glass walls I live behind
And all the reasons are unclear
Alone on a hilltop high
Watching as the days go by
I scream but no one seems to hear

I've got to find my destiny
Cut the chains,break myself free
Against the tide of hypocrisy
I'll take a step toward heaven
And reach for the sky

Only the young,know what I'm feeling
Only the young can understand
The dreams I can't pay for I'll be stealing
When will this hurt start healing

Only the young
Only the young
Only the young know what I'm feeling
Only the young can understand
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7 - Reckless days

I used to think that love was a
myth or an outright lie
Everytime I throught I'd found it,it passed me by
I used to hide in the shadows just to avoid the pain
Of my silly emotions playin'tricks on my heart again

Until the day that I met you baby
Then I began to believe
My head stared to spin
From the shock that my heart received

Ooh reckless days,breathless nights
I can't think since I found you
Ooh reckless days,breathless nights
Ooh it feels so right when you're here with me
Oh reckless days

I used to lie awake at night feelin' empty inside
I wish I had a penny saved for every time I cried

And from the moment , I met you,
baby,I've been lost in a daze
I just know that I love you in a million ways

Ooh reckless days,breathless nights
I can't think since I found you
Ooh reckless days, breathless nights
Ooh it feels so right when you<#re here with me
Oh reckless days

And from the moment I met you,
I've been lost in a daze
I just know I love you in a million ways

Ooh reckless days,breathless nights
I can't think since I found you
Ooh reckless days,breathless nights
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8 - Lost in your love

There's a feeling I get when I look in your eyes
It's like I'm seeing forever
And I can't feel the ground,as you're pulling me in
Never been so close to heaven

And I can't stop from falling
Don't want to stop falling

Now I'm lost in your love,I don't want to be found
When you take me so high, I don't wanna come down
From your love,stayin' right where I am
As long as I can,let me wander,lost in your love

I don't feel like a stranger,and that makes me afraid
'Cause I never felt this way before
I don't know where I'm going,but I'm taking this chance
I have resisted,baby,all that I can

But I can't stop from falling
Don't wanna stop falling

Now I'm lost in your love,I don't want to be found
When you take me so high, I don't wanna come down
From your love,stayin' right where I am
As long as I can,let me wander,lost in your love

Lying in your arms tonight,the world disappears
I wanna know how long I've spent here

Now I'm lost in your love,I don't want to be found
When you take me so high,I don't wanna come down
From your love,stayin' right where I am
As long as I can,let me wander,lost in your love

Now I'm lost in your love,I don't want to be found
When you take me so high,I don't wanna come down
From your love,stayin' right where I am
As long as I can,let me wander, lost in your love
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9 - Dancin' on the Edge

I look at you,you look at me
It's clear that,we've been thinkin' the same thing
If we steal away in the dead of the night
Heaven could be ours for the taking

The heat's intense,I'm burning up
The night is still and black
Take my hand,close my eyes
There's too much at stake now
There's no turning back

We've been dancin' on the edge of the fire
We just can't fight this need we're feelin'
breakin' down the walls of desire
They'll come tumblin' down
Baby,they'll come tumblin' down

Alone in the dark,heart beats aloud
Sweetest thing that I've ever heard
It's our moment now,don't utter a sound
Actions speak louder than words

The heat's intense,I', burning up
The night is still and black
Take my hand,close your eyes
There's too much at stake now
There's no turning back

We've been dancin' on the edge of the fire
WE just can't fight this need we're feelin'
Breakin' down the walls of desire
They'll come tumblin' down
Baby,they'll come tumblin' down

Ooh,the heat's intense,I'm burning up
The night is still and black
Take my hand,close your eyes
There's too much at stake now
There's no turning back

We've been dancin' on the edge of the fire
We just can't fight this need we're feelin'
Breakin'down the walls of desire
They'll come tumblin' down
Baby, they'll come tumblin' down
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10 - The last romantic Warrior

Through the dusty pages of my memory
I recall the first time she appeared
Was a misty morning when she came into my life
Like the last snow of winter,my fears had disappeared
An Angel lost from heaven,trying to find her way
I could see the desperation in her eyes
I was the last romantic warrior
and I would be her guide
It happened a long time ago
Under a china sky

China sky
Pictures in my mind
Of days gone by
Under a china sky
China sky

Like a nightingale she sung to me a gentle melody
Was the sweetest sound that I have ever known
Suddenly I felt that I was falling like the rain
Right before my eyes she was gone
Now I've been searching all my life
for what I lost that day
And I swear I hear her song on summer nights
I'm the last romantic warrior,my dream will never die
And one day I will find her there
Under a china sky

China sky
Pictures in my mind
Of days gone by
Under a china sky
A china sky

I close my eyes and I can hear your song
Echoes of the past that stay with me
And I will always keep alive the magic of that china sky
'Cause you'll live on forever in my dreams
Oh,you'll live on forever in my dreams