Mike Oldfield quotes

Speak, vision of the night, Tell me why you haunt me so... Speak, heaven morning light, Whisper all my heart would know. Dawn never finds you, Gone back to where the Shadows dwell... Speak, my beloved, speak, tho' you only say farewell! (Mike Oldfield)
Somebody's out to get you Hiding in the shadows Poison arrows! Somebody's out to break you Hiding in narrows Poison arrows! View quote
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We can never be closer somehow For the moment that lasts... Is this moment now? View quote
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If it was a horrible thing I was known for, like some horrible pop song, it would annoy me, but it doesn't. I'm proud of it. View quote
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Walking on foreign ground Like a shadow Roaming in far off territory Over your shoulder Stories unfold You're searching For a sanctuary... View quote
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Holy, to me just one glance is holy One touch of your heart to me that's holy... View quote
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I want not to panic. I want to be comfortable in my body and my life. I don't want to keep thinking that I don't belong here, that I have ended up on the wrong planet, completely alienated. View quote
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And in the deepest dark You come to a maze, in the night, The fading twilight... And you shiver the glistening path Where you know you're crazy to go... View quote
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Queen and Huntress chaste and fair Now the Sun is laid to sleep Seated in the Silver Chair State in wonder Manner keep [...] Hesperus entreats Thy light Goddess excellently bright Bless us then with a wished sight Thou who mak'st the day of night... View quote
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If I open my eyes just far enough I can see what you're doing. Go on, fight to the end, it's though enough When you're on the road of ruin! View quote
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I've been waiting at this frontier And it seems like a hundred years, But I couldn't see past the gate I couldn't see past the hate. (Mike Oldfield)
What you gonna do? Time is running out on you! Anyway you choose Anyway you're gonna lose... View quote
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Treat me like I'm evil Freeze me till I'm cold Beat me till I'm feeble Grind me till I'm old Wire me till I'm tired Push me like I fall Treat me like a criminal, just a shadow on the wall! View quote
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I feel a rush in the air tonight, I can feel the Earth moving. Love is beacon, a guiding light, can't you feel the Earth moving? View quote
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Will-power, give me back some to survive, One more hour and I'm coming alive... I can see the light! And there's blue sky breaking Through the edge of the night... I can see the light! View quote
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You can't speak, you can't sleep, You daren't move, you're confused. You never talk, you can't walk You can't feel, you're not real... View quote
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You're out in the cold, Sometimes, As far as you can see, Misty. You want to run Into the sun, The road is lost, Sand shifty. But suddendly, out of the blue, Some kind of magic Pushes you through! You don't know when, How or why, But someday can take off, fly! View quote
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I'm half a crazy man Waiting for confirmation; Signs keep are changing And I need some more information. View quote
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I see a picture by the lamp's flicker... Isn't it strange how dreams fade and shimmer? View quote
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There's a new path That we found just today I was lost in the forest And you showed me the way... View quote
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Thro' many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come; 'tis grace has brought me Safe thus far, And grace will lead me home. The Lord has promis'd good to me, His Word my hope secures; He will my shield and portion be, As long as life endures. (Mike Oldfield)
She takes the rain, turns it to sun, And my soul she fills it. Where once was a desert Rivers now run, and my storms she stills it... View quote
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Feel the Earth move! Now I'm wrapped In a sweet love's arms, Reaching out for you... View quote
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My moon shines so softly On the hair of my killer Pours flowers on his head Help me, give him some shelter! Come, lie by the river Rest your head, don't you fear Sleep softly, my baby They won't find you here. View quote
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Follow the light that glows Through your bedroom window, Tonight, the fading twilight. There's a hollow deep in the woods, Where you know you're crazy to go, Not even meant to know there are... Pictures in the dark, I see all around, Voices calling underground; And I'm watching the stars since the world was found... One, two, three... View quote
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