Takes
Lyrics
[verse]
Is this the real world, or a dream I made
A shadow standing where a man once stayed
Caught in the current, torn between two skies
I looked in the mirror, didn't trust my eyes
Mama, I did something I can't erase
A moment of anger wiped the smile off my face
The night keeps turning, and it never ends
I lost a stranger who I called my friend
[verse]
Mama, my whole road had just been drawn
But now I've gone and thrown away the dawn
Mama, ooh, I let the anger win
And now I'm left to face the state I'm in
If the morning comes and I'm still lost
Just let me go and count what it has cost
[chorus]
Too late, the hour's calling
A cold wind climbs my spine
The weight sits on my mind
I'm turning to the door now, I have got to leave
Gotta walk into the dark and meet the truth
[bridge]
Thunder and lightning, tearing me apart
A phantom orchestra inside my heart
Galileo watches, spinning in the dark
Figaro, Figaro, chasing every spark
Is this a comedy or tragedy for me
Spare me the sentence, won't you set me free
[verse]
So you think you'll break me, leave me here to cry
So you think you'll shake me, watch me say goodbye
Baby, can't you see, I never meant you harm
Any way the wind blows carries off the storm
[chorus]
None of it will hold me when the night is long
None of it will keep me, only this last song
Any way the wind blows
[bridge]
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah
Any way the wind blows
Model notes (creation log)
## Metadata
**Caption:** progressive rock, operatic vocals, multi-part suite, 1975, theatrical, 72 bpm, duet vocal
**BPM:** 90
**Duration:** 180.0s
**Key:** D minor
**Time Signature:** 4

## Lyrics
[verse]
Is this the real world, or a dream I made
A shadow standing where a man once stayed
Caught in the current, torn between two skies
I looked in the mirror, didn't trust my eyes
Mama, I did something I can't erase
A moment of anger wiped the smile off my face
The night keeps turning, and it never ends
I lost a stranger who I called my friend

[verse]
Mama, my whole road had just been drawn
But now I've gone and thrown away the dawn
Mama, ooh, I let the anger win
And now I'm left to face the state I'm in
If the morning comes and I'm still lost
Just let me go and count what it has cost

[chorus]
Too late, the hour's calling
A cold wind climbs my spine
The weight sits on my mind
I'm turning to the door now, I have got to leave
Gotta walk into the dark and meet the truth

[bridge]
Thunder and lightning, tearing me apart
A phantom orchestra inside my heart
Galileo watches, spinning in the dark
Figaro, Figaro, chasing every spark
Is this a comedy or tragedy for me
Spare me the sentence, won't you set me free

[verse]
So you think you'll break me, leave me here to cry
So you think you'll shake me, watch me say goodbye
Baby, can't you see, I never meant you harm
Any way the wind blows carries off the storm

[chorus]
None of it will hold me when the night is long
None of it will keep me, only this last song
Any way the wind blows

[bridge]
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah
Any way the wind blows