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Studio Album 4 | 1981 | Worlds Apart [European release]

Tracks:

CD[LP|MC]

1.[1A] On The Loose 4:11

           (Music: SAGA | Lyrics: M.Sadler)

2.[2A] Time’s Up 4:03

           (Music: SAGA | Lyrics: J.Crichton)

3.[3A] Wind Him Up 5:46

           (Music: SAGA | Lyrics: J.Crichton)

4.[4A] Amnesia 3:27

           (Music: SAGA | Lyrics: M.Sadler)

5.[5A] Framed 5:37

           (Music: SAGA | Lyrics: M.Sadler)

6.[1B] The Interview 3:47

           (Music: J.Crichton, M.Sadler | Lyrics: M.Sadler)

7.[2B] No Regrets (Chapter Five) 4:38

           (Music: J.Crichton, M.Sadler | Lyrics: J.Crichton)

8.[3B] Conversations 4:44

           (Music: SAGA | Lyrics: J.Crichton, M.Sadler)

9.[4B] No Stranger (Chapter Eight) 7:05

           (Music: J.Crichton, M.Sadler | Lyrics: J.Crichton)

CD total time 41:58 (Polydor)

Studio album 4 | 1981 | Worlds Apart [US release]

Tracks:  [Tracklist in different order to European release]

CD[LP|MC]

1.[1A] On The Loose 4:10

           (Music: SAGA | Lyrics: M.Sadler)

2.[2A] Wind Him Up 5:45

           (Music: SAGA | Lyrics: J.Crichton)

3.[3A] Amnesia 3:10

           (Music: SAGA | Lyrics: M.Sadler)

4.[4A] Framed 5:40

           (Music: SAGA | Lyrics: M.Sadler)

5.[5A] Time’s Up 4:15

           (Music: SAGA | Lyrics: J.Crichton)

6.[1B] The Interview 3:50

           (Music: J.Crichton, M.Sadler | Lyrics: M.Sadler)

7.[2B] No Regrets (Chapter Five) 4:41

           (Music: J.Crichton, M.Sadler | Lyrics: J.Crichton)

8.[3B] Conversations 4:44

           (Music: SAGA | Lyrics: J.Crichton, M.Sadler)

9.[4B] No Stranger (Chapter Eight) 7:04

           (Music: J.Crichton, M.Sadler | Lyrics: J.Crichton)

CD total time 41:59 (Portrait)

Michael Sadler - Lead Vocals|Keyboards

Jim Crichton   - Bass|Keyboards

Jim Gilmour    - Lead Keyboards|Vocals|Clarinet [Lead Vocal on ‘No Regrets’]

Ian Crichton   - All Guitars

Steve Negus    - Drums|Percussion|Simmons Electronic Drums

All Songs written by SAGA except*

(C)1981 Pocket Music

All rights reserved. Used by permission.

*The Interview (M.Sadler, J.Crichton)

*No Regrets - Chapter V (J.Crichton, M.Sadler)

*No Stranger - Chapter VIII (J.Crichton, M.Sadler)

Produced by Rupert Hine

Published by Pocket Music

Recorded at The Farmyard, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England

Recording engineer: Stephen W.Taylor | Assisted by Ian Morais & David Rolfe

Design and Art Direction - Shoot That Tiger! London, England

[Bonaire] Cover photo by David Kennedy | Liner photos by Frank Griffin & Brian Harmes

[Portrait]Cover photo by David Kennedy | Star photo : Shostal Associates

[Polydor] Map illustration by Paul Cemmick | Photography by Collin Barker

Management by Clive Corcoran and Zoran Busic for CBM

(P)&(C)1981 Corcoran-Busic Management Inc.

Releases: Oct 01 1981 (Vinyl,MC) | 1985,87,94 (CD) | 2003 (CD, Remastered by Steve Negus)

          Jul 09 2021 [US|CA] (CD+LP ‘earMusic reissue’ remastered by Eike Freese/Chameleon Studios, Hamburg)

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On The Loose

One day you feel quite stable

The next you’re comin’ off the wall

But I think that you should warn me

If you start heading for a fall

I see the problem start

I watch the tension grow

I see you keeping it to yourself

And then instead of reaching conclusions

I see you reaching for something else

No one can stop you now

Tonight you’re on the loose

No one to tell you how

Tonight you’re on the loose

I see no harm or danger in escaping

If the method suits the style

We put the mind on idle

And let the others take it for awhile

When the pace is too fast

And I think I won’t last

You know where I’ll be found

I’ll be standing here beside myself

Getting ready for the final round

No one can stop me now

Tonight I’m on the loose

No one to tell me how

Tonight I’m on the loose

The time we feel most stable

Is the time we’re comin’ off the wall

And there’s every indication

We may be heading for the fall

So let the problems start

And let the tension grow

We’ll be keeping it to ourselves

And while they’re bussy reaching their conclusions

We’ll be reaching for something else

No one can stop us now

Tonight we’re on the loose

No one to tell us how

Tonight we’re on the loose

Time’s Up

I spend half of each day just eying the clock

And dream of all things I’d like to do

‘n nothing ever changes from day to day

I’ve just been guarding this desk for you

It’s a mayday, it’s a mayday,

There must be something else I could do

It’s a mayday, it’s a mayday,

Instead of guarding this desk for you

Time’s up!

You’ve been wishing your life away

Time’s up!

You’ve been wishing your life away

I’m getting very tired of waiting for the weekend

Then there’s nothing when it comes around

I need a little more excitement, give me some adventure

I don’t know how you’ve held me this long

It’s a mayday, it’s a mayday,

Time just marches on

It’s a mayday, it’s a mayday,

I don’t know how you’ve hels me this long

Time’s up!

You’ve been wishing your life away

(You’ve been wishing your life away)

Time’s up!

You’ve been wishing your life away

Chances are chances and I know I’ve had a few

But at the time it just seemed wrong

Now I’m sitting here wondering, waiting

Watching out his window

And I’m sure my day will come

It’s a mayday, it’s a mayday

Time just marches on

It’s a mayday, it’s a mayday

And I know my day will come

(Chorus)

Time’s up!

…

Wind Him Up

Aldo’s standing at his table

And he’s wondering if he’s able

To pick the number right this time

He watches as the wheel stops spinning

Sees the number that is winning

As he reaches for his glass of wine

Once he starts it’s hard to stop

He’s keepin’ up a pace like a tight wound clock

Be sure you don’t step his way

He’ll keep those numbers rolling

This may be his last day

As all the bets are taken

Aldo lights a smoke, he’s shakin’

From carnation right to the ground

He knows tonight holds one last chance

‘n gives the wheel a final glance

Slippery fingers drop the money down

Once he starts it’s hard to stop

He’s keepin’ up a pace like a tight wound clock

And as he leaves the table, ‘No luck today’

You can rest assured

He’s comin’ back to try again

Wind him up, he can’t stop

He’s wound up tight just like the clock

That’s winding its second hand down

Wind him up, he can’t stop

He keeps on going ‘round the clock

He’s winding his second hand down

Wind him up, he won’t stop

He’s wound up tight just like the clock

That’s winding its second hand down

Wind him up, he won’t stop

He keeps on going ‘round the clock

He’s winding his second hand down

Wind him up, he can’t stop

He’s wound up tight just like the clock

That’s winding its second hand down

Wind him up, he can’t stop

He keeps on going ‘round the clock

He’s winding his second hand …

Amnesia

A certain time, a certain face

In a very unfamiliar place

Was it really that long ago?

I don’t think so!

Oh no! Oh no!

There’s only total strangers everywhere I go

I’m so confused, I think I’m loosing it …

I live with amnesia

I live with amnesia

I live with amnesia

Dancing with the shadows of my memory

I live with amnesia

Dancing with the shadows of my memory

The future was looking bright

But now everything’s black and white

Is it true, that I didn’t have far to go?

I don’t think so!

Oh no! Oh no!

There’s so much information that I know I know I’m so confuesd, I think I’m losing it …

I live with amnesia

I live with amnesia

I live with amnesia

Dancing with the shadows of my memory

I live with amnesia

Dancing with the shadows of my memory

I live with amnesia

Dancing with the shadows of my memory

I live with amnesia

Dancing with the shadows of my memory

Framed

Early morning intrusion

The accusations spelt conclusions

I’ve been under suspicion

Now my fate was their decesion

That’s why they took me away

Midnight courtroom confusion

The sentence of guaranteed seclusion

(no more Ernie Bilko)

Next day found me in isolation

Working on my rehabilation

I’ve been framed

Have you no shame?

Yes, but I’ve been framed … again!

I’ve been framed

No, you’re to blame

No! I’ve been framed … again!

I’ve been framed

You’re taking the blame

Yes, but I’ve been framed … again!

I’ve been framed

No, you’re to bllame

No! I’ve been framed … again!

Two weeks later I saw the daylight

No way of knowing who to credit

(for the education)

Confused and anxious, I started walking

Next time I’ll watch just who I’m talking to

I’d been framed

Had you no shame?

Yes, but I’d been framed … again!

I’d been framed

No, you’re to blame

No! I’d been framed … again!

I’d been framed

You took the blame

Yes, but I’d been framed … again!

I’d been framed

No, you’re to blame

No! I’d been framed … again!

I’d been framed

I’d been framed, again!

I’d been framed

I’d been framed, again!

The Interview

Good afternoon! May I introduce myself?

With a story to be told you may need help

I know you were a headline for some time

But now you’re part of motionless mime

Lights have dimmed and times have changed

And the world is watching a different stage

Don’t you think it’s time we had a younger face?

You can slip away with no disgrace

So tell me …

How long should we wait around

Don’t understand, when you’re down we’re down?

The memory of lasting fame

Is better fed on returns, no shame

So tell me …

There’s one thing I must know

Tell me why you can’t let go

There’s one thing I must know

Tell me, why won’t you let go

How long do you think you’ll last

Living with a continuous past

As you stare at us we say,

‘You’re looking less like me each day!’

And there’s one thing I must know

Tell me why you can’t let go

There’s one thing we must know

Tell me, why won’t you let go?

Tell me

Why can’t you let go?

Tell me

Why can’t we let go?

Tell me

Why can’t you let go?

Tell me

Why can’t we let go?

(Repeat)

No Regrets (Chapter Five)

Far down below

He could see the scars

Left from the night before

Shadows of strength

That once stood firmly

Now laying in waste everywhere

An echo of planned

Resistant pounding

Still hanging thick in the air

A sudden arrival

No sound of warning

No time, no time

To prepare

As the clouds

Continued to open

Each vision was hard to believe

A horizon

Minimal motion

As far as the eye could see

His yesterday held

So much promise

His today only misbelief

And now the tast of reconstruction

Salvaging all they could see

Can you say there’s no regrets?

Conversations

Hahaha…

Conversations

Conversations

Conversations

Whadayawanna talk about?

Whadayawanna talk about?

Conversations

Conversations

No Stranger (Chapter Eight)

I’ve tried to tell you

You better, you better, you better be careful

Right down the line

And I am no stranger

It wasn’t long ago, so very long ago

I was one of your kind

You’d better stop the runing ‘round and listen

‘Cause when the lights come up

I’ll have my eye on you

Once you mistook me

For the menace, the menace

Oh, if you’d only known

And that last confrontation

Was just a warning, so that you’d know what would happen

If you push me to far

You’d better stop the runing ‘round and listen

‘Cause when the lights come up

I’ll have my eye on you

I see a cloudless sky before me

I’m searching for the ones, I’m searching for the ones

Who’d like to leave this all far behind them

And when I find you all we’ll fade away

Maybe I’ll be back, maybe I’ll be back

In some other way

You’d better stop the runing ‘round and listen

‘Cause when the lights come up

I’ll have my eye on you

I’ve got my eyes on you

Now we’re standing on the sidelines

Just watching how you play

With the toys that seem to outgrow you

I suppose we’ll have to miss

What you’ll decide to do

In a blink of an eye

It comes back to you