Unexpecting mother,
Doesn't know what to do,
When everything just falls to the ground, ohh,
He runs to find some cover,
He doesn't have a clue,
That his friend will never be found,
When he's informed, that he,
Will never see the boy,
Will never see the boy,
You'll never see him open his eyes,
We'll never see the boy,
Never see the boy,
You'll only hear his heavenly cries,
Ohh, yeah, ohhhh, ohhhhh, ohhhh,

Thinking of the past,
It's all over now,
Mother nature's striked once again,
It happened oh so fast,
Now the question's how,
How could they let that building descend,
Ohh, yeah, ohhhh,
You will never see the boy,
You will never see the boy,
You will never see him open his eyes,
You will never see the boy,
Never see the boy,
You'll only hear his heavenly cries,
Ohh, yeah, ohhhh, ohhhhh, ohhhh,
Yeah, no no, no ohhh,

After your life, I leave, I'm dead,
Leading me off through the night,
If he's born again, I need you to find,
Need you to find, where he is.

I've been waitin' on the fault line
Let the needle take me on
I'll be standing with my dyin' bell
If you care to come along
Racin' with the risin' tide to my father's door
Racin' with the risin' tide to my father's door

I've been lyin' in the bright lights
See my shadow from below
Never wanted from another man
Never wanted from my own
Drownin' in the risin' tide in my father's door
Drownin' in the risin' tide in my father's door

Through a window to the last mile
Little picture on the wall
From the banks on the far side
See the lights come ashore
Racin' from the risin' tide to my father's door
Racin' from the risin' tide to my father's door
Racin' with the risin' tide to my father's door

I felt you cut free turning cold shoulders to me
Growing blame lines communicating lies
Nothing more to trust fallacies of love
Killing all that holds you

Bring me back to this, what you said, useless
Leave me I'll shed my skin these scars will mend

Don't worry about me the heart's supposed to bleed
Purity is drained
Help each other die
I see it, I see it in your eyes
Killing all that holds you

Bring me back to this, what you said, useless
Leave me I'll shed my skin these scars will mend

Eyes twitch and lies itch of nervous
Eyes twitch and lies itch of nervous endings
Innocence is ugly, in the one who is guilty

Bring me back to this, what you said, useless
Leave me I'll shed my skin these scars will mend

(Blackmore/Lord/Simper/Paice)

Recorded when we heard that we were going to be in L.A. at earthquake time. The drum track was recorded first (with organ) and then reversed.
(instrumental)