Extreme

Dawn wakes the silence of a fainted lullaby
Day breaks the eyelid from a song sung in my eye
Night rests in peace as the sun mourns the sky
And all is accounted for sheep, over a horizon I

Rise, rise 'n shine
A new day is coming
Rise, rise in time
For every thing's under the sun

And when you see a south wind blow
Forecasting, you will know
A hot day, will be on the way
(Foolish one)
You analyze the earth and the sky
I ask you why you can't analyze the signs
Of the present time

I had a dream, not unlike the one from old
Of a man king, whose head was made of gold
Stand castles of sand
Weather sundials rise 'n fall
Chasing wind through your hands
'Til water runs dry the well

Dream, Daniel dream
For what's yet to come
See, Daniel see
For every thing's under the sun

And in the west, a cloud appears
For shadows of a coming shower near
Oh, so near
(Hypocrites)
You analyze the earth and the sky
I ask you why you can't analyze the signs
Of the present time?

Vanity
Yes, all is vanity
Vanity
Yes, all is futility

For one that dies, another's born
Where laughter's heard, comforters mourn
There's a time for everything
A song for love, even abhor
An olive branch or a winter's war
There's a time for everything
Under the sun
Under the sun

Rise, rise 'n shine
A new day is coming
Rise, rise in time
For every thing's under the sun

(Rise) A new day is coming
When there's the time for everything under the sun
You know a time for everything under the sun
Because a new day is gonna be begun

Sun

Extreme is an American rock band, currently headed by frontman Gary Cherone and guitarist Nuno Bettencourt. The band reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s with original line-up Gary Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt, Paul Geary and Patrick Badger.

Among some of Extreme’s musical influences are Van Halen, Queen, Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin. The band played at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992. Geary left the group in 1994 to form an artist management company, and Cherone joined Van Halen in 1996. The band has described their music as “funky metal” in the early days, but it would evolve much more in the mid-1990s by blending classic rock influences with post-grunge and alternative rock.

They have released five studio albums, two EPs (in Japan) and two compilation albums since their formation. The band was one of the most successful rock acts of the early 1990s, selling over 10 million albums worldwide. Extreme achieved their greatest success with their 1990 album Pornograffitti, which peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200, and was certified gold in May 1991 and double platinum in October 1992. That album featured the acoustic ballad single “More Than Words”, which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.

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III Sides to Every Story

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III Sides to Every Story (1992)

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III Sides to Every Story