Freudiana

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The Nirvana Principle Freudiana I Am A Mirror Little Hans Dora Funny You Should Say That You're On Your Own Far Away From Home Let Yourself Go Beyond The Pleasure Principle The Ring Sects Therapy No One Can Love You Better Than Me Don't Let The Moment Pass Upper Me Freudiana Destiny There But For The Grace Of God

The Nirvana Principle

Instrumental Overture

Freudiana

An introduction to the world of Sigmund Freud Lead Vocal: Eric Woolfson I was alone in my room feeling sorry for myself. Call me a prophet of doom, I could think of nothing else. I found a Freudian book gathering dust upon my shelf. I thought I'll give it a look, would it hurt or would it help? Freudiana, do you want to be somebody? Freudiana, do you want to change the world? I met the Wolfman and the Ratman, Anna-O and Little Hans. They were walking on a tightrope, I never thought they had a chance. And then a hand reached out to hold them just before they tumbled down. But I was standing in a quicksand and I could not feel the ground. Freudiana, do you want to be somebody? Freudiana, do you want to change the world? I look back and try to find the part of me I don't know. I won't stop till I see the truth. There's such a long way to go. I saw a picture of a stranger but I didn't understand. He had a ring around his finger and something burning in his hand. And I wanted him to teach me and I needed to believe. But the shadows that he threw me were intended to deceive. Freudiana, do you want to be somebody? Freudiana, do you want to change the world? I look back and try to find the part of me I don't know. I won't stop till I see the truth. There's such a long way to go. Freudiana, do you want to be somebody? Freudiana, do you want to change the world? Do you wanna change the world? Do you wanna change the world? Do you wanna change the world? Do you wanna change the world?

I am a Mirror

The function of the psychoanalyst. Lead Vocal: Leo Sayer Suppose I were to tell you that the meaning of dreams is not all that it seems and the ultimate truth is a lie. And you are just a puppet who can dance on a string. Do you feel anything? Would you Laugh? Would you care? Would you cry? But the meaning of life is a mystery, how can anyone disagree? And the music of life is a symphony which we play in a minor key. I am a mirror. I am a mirror. Looking at me you see yourself I am a mirror. I am a mirror. Every face is someone else. Look at me smile and you're the clown. And if I dance you turn around. Look in my eyes and see your tears until the music disappears. So if you are confused and don't know which way to go. You will certainly know. From the moment we're living we die. And if it's all a crazy game you don't want to play Tell me what you can say. It's a joke. It's the truth. It's a lie. But the meaning of life is a mystery that we don't understand so far. And the music of life is a rhapsody if you're happy the way that you are. I am a mirror. I am a mirror. Looking at me you see yourself I am a mirror. I am a mirror. Every face is someone else. Look at me smile and you're the clown. And if I dance you turn around. Look in my eyes and see your tears until the music disappears. And the meaning of life is a mystery though we live it from day to day. But the music of life should be harmony so that anyone here can play. I am a mirror. I am a mirror. Looking at me you see yourself I am a mirror. I am a mirror. Every face is someone else. Look at me smile and you're the clown. And if I dance you turn around. Look in my eyes and see your tears until the music disappears. I am a mirror. I am a mirror. Looking at me you see yourself I am a mirror. I am a mirror. Every face is someone else. Look at me smile. Look at me dance. Look in my eyes, until the music disappears.

Little Hans

Freud's youngest patient Lead Vocal: Graham Dye Little Hans, little Hans, what do you see? The worlds is full of big surprises Little Hans, little Hans, what can they be? They come in many shapes and sizes Little boys always love to play But something is not quite right Little Hans won't come out today He's scared of a horse that might bite Little Hans, little Hans, what can it be? Your thoughts are filled with such confusion Little Hans, little Hans when will you see? You're barking up the wrong conclusion Professor man asks him oh so nicely Why will you not come out? Little Hans tells him most politely What he is thinking about A ride in a tram, a lily white lamb, raspberry jam Little Hans, little Hans, where will you go? The world is full of compromises Little Hans, little Hans, how will you know? The come in many strange disguises Professor man shakes his head and wonders How will he work it out? Little Hans tells him quite precisely What he's been dreaming about I jump in the bath, I make myself laugh, I ride a giraffe Little Hans, little Hans, I found a clue I think I've made the right connection Little Hans, little Hans, all I can do Is give a common sense injection Little boys grow up just like daddy Professor man has no doubt Little Hans goes to sleep and wonders What was he talking about

Dora

Another of Freud's patients Lead Vocal : Eric Woolfson Dora, in the middle of the night will you wait for me Till the morning sun shines bright For it's all a dream And it's only make believe Dora, oh it hurts to hear you say You are all alone And the pain won't go away But it's all a dream And it's only make believe Listening through the hours of the day Waiting for the night to end Thinking, though it's not for me to say When will I see you again When will I see you again Forget the lies they whisper in your ear And every superstitious word you hear Dora, though the truth is hard to face And the fantasy Is not easy to replace It is all a dream And it's only make believe Oh, I keep thinking Of the words I shouldn't say When will I see you again When will I see you again And every doubt they whisper in your ear And all the half-forgotten past you fear One day will fade away and disappear Dora, in the middle of the night Do you wait for me where the morning sun shines bright Is it all a dream Is it only make believe Is it all a thread Of the tangled web you weave Is it all a dream Is it only make believe

Funny You Should Say That

The interpretation of dreams Lead Vocal: The Flying Pickets Well it's funny you should say that It's a most peculiar thing Yes it's funny you should say that I was talking to a man And I saw he wore a ring Yes it's funny you should say that And I told him of a dream Where I caught and ate a whale Then I woke up feeling hungry, he said Thats a curious tale For a dream contains a wish In this case a giant fish As the pressure you were under Might have woken you from slumber To relieve the pangs of hunger You just dreamed yourself a dish Well it's funny you should say that It's a most peculiar thing Yes it's funny you should say that For I also met a man And he also wore a ring Yes it's funny you should say that And I told him of a dream Where the sun was at its height But my toes were blocks of ice, he said Let me get this right You are tall and so your feet Must protrude beyond the sheet While you sleep they're unprotected That discomfort is detected And it's just as I suspected You were trying to dream some heat But there are six white wolves In the dead of the night On the branch of a tree And they have such big eyes And they're shining so bright All the better to see And they have such big ears All the better to hear And they're listening to me And they have such sharp teeth All the better to eat And they're looking at me Well it's funny you should say that It's a most peculiar thing Yes it's funny you should say that I was speaking to a man But I don't recall a ring Yes it's funny you should say that And I told him of a dream Where I turned into a snail and he said it is simplicity To follow such a trail For this creature takes his shell Anywhere that he may roam But work must keep you on the move You fear your wife may disapprove So like a snail you just remove And take along your home If I step on a line Something will happen There are rats in a jar Something will happen And they have such big eyes And they're shining so bright All the better to see And they have such sharp teeth All the better to eat And they're looking at me Tell me what do they want Tell me what can they be Tell me what does it mean Tell me what do you see Fantasia Nothing is what it seems Fantasia A world that's made out of dreams Fantasia Nothing is what it seems Fantasia Well it's funny you should say that It's a most peculiar thing Yes it's funny you should say that Though I haven't met this man So he didn't wear a ring It's so funny you should say that If I told him of a dream Where I turned into a hat That was round and made of fur, would he say Nothing wrong with that As I sit here in my chair I can see your growth is spare And it is my observation That this caused you much frustration So you dreamed of consolation To replace the loss of hair I'm going to be a mother I'm going to have a child There are wolves in the tree But the tree never grew There are rats in the jar But the curse wasn't true Fantasia Nothing is what it seems Fantasia A world that's made out of dreams Fantasia Nothing is what it seems Fantasia A world that's made out of dreams

You're on Your Own

The mother and son relationship Lead Vocal: Kiki Dee Do you know who I am Do you know where you are Are you where you want to be Do you see what you like Do you like what you see Do you think a need in you Can fulfill a need in me You're on your own, you're on your own In a no man's land In a danger zone You're on your own, you're on your own And you cant turn back And you can't find your way home Do you know who you are Do you know what you want Can you see me as I am Do you think you're a lion And I'm a lamb That you came in here a boy And you're going out a man You're on your own, you're on your own And there's no way out Of the Danger zone You're on your own, you're on your own And your only friend Is a heart of stone And now you are alone my friend And I must set you free And you must face the world outside And find your destiny You're on your own, you're on your own In a no man's land In a danger zone You're on your own, you're on your own And your only friend has a heart of stone You're on your own, you're on your own And there's no way out Of the Danger zone You're on your own, you're on your own Just a lonely child And you can't find your way home

Far Away from Home

The lament of the Wolfman, the Ratman and the Judge who together with Dora and little Hans, comprise Freud's five classic cases. Lead Vocal: The Flying Pickets We've come so far To hear the words Of hope and consolation With no star to guide us through the night Through many realms of fantasy We wander and we roam Far away from home Then all of those We held so dear Grew tired of understanding And we dream through the endless nights alone What sun can light this darkness And what hand remove this stone Far away, far away Like a leaf that the wind has blown Far away, far away Far away from home Far away from home All that I am What I've become Will I ever find my place in the sun What sun can light this darkness And what hand remove this stone Far away, far away Will I ever find my place in the sun Far away, Far away I could be happy then Far away I'll find Jerusalem Far away from home Far away from home

Let Yourself Go

Maitre Charcot, the French hypnotist who influenced Freud Lead Vocal: Eric Woolfson Maitre Charcot he can send you where the winds blow Look in his eye and your mind goes into Limbo They say, he's mad as a hatter He's no medicine man Let yourself go, let yourself go, let yourself go Let yourself go, let yourself go, let yourself go Maitre Charcot he can teach you what you don't know Look in his eye and the clock runs out of tempo He knows, it's mind over matter You'll fit in the palm of his hand Let yourself go, let yourself go, let yourself go You're gonna lose control It's gonna soothe your soul It doesn't need too much explaining It doesn't seem to be so hard You just count to ten and then back again And before too long you won't know where you are Maitre Charcot he will catch you if you let go Look in his eyes and your thoughts go into slow motion You glide, like birds of a feather He flies higher than you Let yourself go, let yourself go, let yourself go For any doubts you have remaining Let me remind you once again You just close you eyes as the eagle flies and before you know you won't feel any pain, any pain I'd like to stay here forever, who needs the hullabaloo? Let yourself go, let yourself go, let yourself go Let yourself go, let yourself go, let yourself go Let yourself go, let yourself go, let yourself go

Beyond the Pleasure Principle

Instrumental. The title comes from one of Freud's books

The Ring

The surprising gift given by Freud to his followers Lead Vocal: Eric Stewart Round your finger Token of the love we give one another Music of the future that we'll discover Promises to keep more than any other Symbolising all that we share The ring is magic The ring is power Like a candle in the dark for everyone to see The ring is madness The ring is fire And it burns with all the brightness of the sun In a circle Living in a world of perpetual motion Turning with the tide of a restless ocean Spinning on the wheel of your own emotion Ridin on a wild carrousel You'll be turning round and round Round and round we go Promises, promises, promises, promises Round your finger After all the years we've been together Walking in the sun and stormy weather Sharing in a moment to last forever Memories and dreams without end The ring is magic The ring is power And it finds you in the darkness of the night The ring is madness The ring is fire And it guides you when you're blinded by the light The ring is magic The ring is power Like a candle in the dark for all to see The ring is madness The ring is fire And it burns with all the brightness of the sun The ring is magic, magic, fire, fire The ring is mine

Sects Therapy

A health warning on some possible pitfalls of psychology Lead Vocal: Frankie Howerd I was lonely and depressed Having fled the family home When I met an old acquaintance I had only barely known And I told her over tea Of my worries and my woes And a morbid fear of eating beans In tightly fitting clothes And she said psychoanalysis was just the thing for me And she knew a mayfair analyst I really ought to see So I went round to his rooms And he saw me right away Though he asked a sum of money I could ill afford to pay But I lay down on the couch By a bowl of flaccid flowers And I talked and talked and talked and talked For hours and hours and hours And he told me tales of oedipus with great authority And then he asked me if my mother Wore stiletto heels and rubber And I realised that this poor soul Was more confused than me Well the shock was so profound That I fled into the strand Where I saw a hare krishna group And joined in with the band This was just the life for me Free of worldly goods and care And I chanted and I ranted Round and round trafalgar square I converted tens of thousands and they joined us then and there But the bagwan was so jealous That he called me over zealous Then he threw me out When I refused to cut off all my hair - bloody cheek! (Dr. Ruth, Dr. Ruth, why not write to Dr. Ruth?) So I wrote to Dr. Ruth And she helpfully proposed I should join a nudist colony And throw away my clothes All that sun upon my flesh Would set my libido free And would guarentee much more of it Whatever 'it' may be But I didn't feel that I was quite equipped for such a life Fair of skin just like my sisters Too much sun would give me blisters So I think I'll turn the whole thing in And go home to the wife Oh, she is a funny woman - she gets turned on by barbed wire!

No One Can Love You Better Than Me

The Oedipus complex Lead Vocals: Kiki Dee, Marti Webb, Gary Howard, Eric Woolfson I am the universal mother The heart of the family When you are born in your innocent world You will depend on me Mine are the arms to rock you When you're scared of the dark of the night But soft though the lips of a girl might be No one can love you better than me But somewhere in the dark there is a wall of silence That hides the love away, that hides the love away I am the universal father The head of the family When you imagine a man of the world He will be just like me I am the lord and master My word is the royal decree I stand by the side of the woman I love No one can love her better than me I am the universal son The pride of the family I shine like the stars in my mother's eyes She can believe in me I am the young pretender With fire to bring to the fight But strong as anothers arms may be No one can love her better than me But somewhere in the dark there is a wall of silence And sometimes in the night there is a wall of silence Don't take the love away, don't take the love away No one can love you better than me No one can love you better than me No one can love you No one can love you better than me

Don't Let The Moment Pass

A picture of romantic idealism Lead Vocal: Marti Webb This golden day will be mine For every moment in time If time should lose her way A symphony in the night Of stars that dance in the light And music far away They say that love is but a dance Don't let the music fade away Don't let the moment pass Without a reason or rhyme The sweet bouquet of the wine Will vanish in the air The innocence of the rose She leaves where ever she goes For all the world to share Some days when clouds are drifting by I open my eyes to watch them go And wonder where they fly Some nights Orion runs too fast I look to the stars as if to say Don't let the moment pass But soon a golden age is past Just when it seemed that miracles Where not too much to ask And though the world may turn too fast If it should seem like paradise Don't let the moment pass Don't let the moment pass

Upper Me

The Ego and the Id Lead Vocal: Eric Stewart The time has come the wild one said When we must all decide We cannot carry on this way And so we must divide The road before us runs both ways So which one do you choose But all will not go well if you refuse What becomes of the upper me when the fire burns in my mind How can I leave my Ego behind I return to another me or I lose the will to survive How can I keep my hero alive It seems to me the wise one said That mountains are so high The river is too deep to cross And none of us can fly But I believe that compromise Is what is needed here Or surely we become the things we fear But the good in me don't wanna believe That the evil me is so And a voice somewhere said do as you please But the upper me said no, no, no, no, no, no What becomes of the upper me when the fire burns in my mind How can I leave my Ego behind I return to another me or I lose the will to survive How can I keep my hero alive To survive How can I keep my hero alive

Freudiana

Instrumental version

Destiny

A brief reminder of reality Lead Vocal: Chris Rainbow And now you are alone my friend And I must set you free And you must face the world outside And find your destiny

There But For The Grace Of God

An anthem to the human condition Lead Vocal: John Miles What kind of madness rules the world today What earthly reason holding sway There is no heaven at all For some may weep And some may sleep While some may rise And some of us may fall No one is an island No one born alone No man can turn the tide of fortune on his own Though some may dare to try Say there but for the grace of God go you my friend Say there but for the grace of God go I Go I And so we live in lives of fantasy And dream of dreams that hold the key And we all follow like sheep We tread the path that leads to Thee We seek the soul that is not ours to keep No one is an island No one born alone No man can turn the tide of fortune on his own Though some may bravely try Say there but for the grace of God go you my friend Say there but for the grace of God go I Go I Say there but for the grace of God go you my friend Say there but for the grace of God go I Go I