God bless Tony Clarkin… a true musician, songwriter and master lyricist. He will be sadly missed by many Magnum devotees…. Keep the night light burning wherever you are Tone!! 🙏🔥
It was the day that war broke out Everyone seemed excited While young men boasted And talked of great times Dark clouds gathered On the Maginot line Sisters and fathers Brothers and sons All said goodbye It seemed so much fun We'll be finished by Christmas Back home by the fire Perish the distance The bombs and the wire Don't wake the lion Don't wake the lion Don't wake the lion There's a firework show tonight Eveyone's been invited There's mud on faces With frightened white eyes And some won't make it Through the thunderous noise Powerful and angry Answer the guns All through the night Relief never comes It's criminal deception Sets man against man Indicting reflection A devious plan Don't wake the lion Don't wake the lion Don't wake the lion Father don't you leave Brother don't go Can't live without you, no Don't go, don't go Hear what they're saying Come the freeze You'd better hold on tight And while your praying On your knees Prepare to stand and fight Someone keeps saying It's written in a book So keep yourself in line But you're betraying With every nervous look That now it's killing time And from the morning to the night We tried They said it all would turn out right They lied, yes they lied Too old to die young Too big to cry Too old to die young To say goodbye Too old to die young Too big to cry, mama Too old to die young To say goodbye Above the raging evening sky Will never be the same While necks are straining Those hidden eyes Shoot out another flame And from the morning to the night We tried They said it all would turn out right They lied Yes, they lied, lied Too old to die young Too big to cry Too old to die young To say goodbye Too old to die young Too big to cry, mama Too old to die young To say goodbye While the angels sleep tonight Some of us will be hoping That someone understands Who started this fight Thrown down on foreign shores So far out of sight Don't wake the lion Don't wake the lion It was the day that war broke out Everyone seemed excited While young men boasted And talked of great times Dark clouds gathered It was a change for all times Sisters and fathers Brothers and sons All said goodbye It seemed so much fun We'll be finished by Christmas Back home by the fire Perish the distance The bombs and the wire Don't wake the lion Don't wake the lion Don't wake the lion Don't you wake the lion
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RIP Tony Carkin, you penned some of the finest rock songs ever written.
A grossly underrated band
God bless Tony Clarkin… a true musician, songwriter and master lyricist. He will be sadly missed by many Magnum devotees…. Keep the night light burning wherever you are Tone!! 🙏🔥
One of their best songs ever.
It was the day that war broke out
Everyone seemed excited
While young men boasted
And talked of great times
Dark clouds gathered
On the Maginot line
Sisters and fathers
Brothers and sons
All said goodbye
It seemed so much fun
We'll be finished by Christmas
Back home by the fire
Perish the distance
The bombs and the wire
Don't wake the lion
Don't wake the lion
Don't wake the lion
There's a firework show tonight
Eveyone's been invited
There's mud on faces
With frightened white eyes
And some won't make it
Through the thunderous noise
Powerful and angry
Answer the guns
All through the night
Relief never comes
It's criminal deception
Sets man against man
Indicting reflection
A devious plan
Don't wake the lion
Don't wake the lion
Don't wake the lion
Father don't you leave
Brother don't go
Can't live without you, no
Don't go, don't go
Hear what they're saying
Come the freeze
You'd better hold on tight
And while your praying
On your knees
Prepare to stand and fight
Someone keeps saying
It's written in a book
So keep yourself in line
But you're betraying
With every nervous look
That now it's killing time
And from the morning to the night
We tried
They said it all would turn out right
They lied, yes they lied
Too old to die young
Too big to cry
Too old to die young
To say goodbye
Too old to die young
Too big to cry, mama
Too old to die young
To say goodbye
Above the raging evening sky
Will never be the same
While necks are straining
Those hidden eyes
Shoot out another flame
And from the morning to the night
We tried
They said it all would turn out right
They lied
Yes, they lied, lied
Too old to die young
Too big to cry
Too old to die young
To say goodbye
Too old to die young
Too big to cry, mama
Too old to die young
To say goodbye
While the angels sleep tonight
Some of us will be hoping
That someone understands
Who started this fight
Thrown down on foreign shores
So far out of sight
Don't wake the lion
Don't wake the lion
It was the day that war broke out
Everyone seemed excited
While young men boasted
And talked of great times
Dark clouds gathered
It was a change for all times
Sisters and fathers
Brothers and sons
All said goodbye
It seemed so much fun
We'll be finished by Christmas
Back home by the fire
Perish the distance
The bombs and the wire
Don't wake the lion
Don't wake the lion
Don't wake the lion
Don't you wake the lion
Leyendas !!! No hay más que decir
They are awesome... saw them live on this tour back in the day. Cracking band.
Einfach Klasse! Ich Jahrgang 1958.Gruß Johann Kohler
The perfect anthem
Breathtaking.......... RIP Toni Clarkin.
One of the greatest anti-war songs ever written (probably only rivalled by Les Morts Dansant!)
This sounds for me as a mix of scorpions and marillion... Beautifull composition
Amazing