Lion in Winter

Briton Riviere: Una and the Lion

Roaring against the dying light

The lion stands alone

Caught in the spell of winter dreams

He'll not give up his throne

Chain the earth and chain the sun

Break the hourglass

Make the stars fall into line

Suspend the end of time

No, not tonight

I'll not give in without a fight

And I'll rage against this wind

For even a moment more of the day

I will...

[Chorus:]

Run proud, run free

Never set the sun on me

Race hard play mean

Anger's the symphony of screams

A thousand roses on the hill

A thousand lips to taste

The darkness breathes a hateful sigh

Goes forth to murder dreams

Voices crying cold and dark

My name is in the sky

Shadows lenghten, sun sinks low

The trees are frozen gold

I won't give in!!!

This time around

Elizabeth (Lizzy) Sidal: Lady Affixing a Pennant to a Knight’s Spear

The world around us hangs in doubt 

You face a crime that we'll hear about 

To pay the cost would never be the same 

Eternal lovers we're not to blame 

There's no mistake there's no refrain 

The same surroundings that stood 

Are here again this time 

As I look around you can't be found 

To lose you I'd rather see 

The endless time of space go passing by 

This time around 

This time around 

So look around we all will be found 

In love 

The world around us hangs in doubt 

You face a crime that we'll hear about 

To pay the cost would never be the same 

Eternal lover you're not to blame 

There's no mistake there's no refrain 

The same surroundings that stood 

Are here again this time 

As I look around you can't be found 

To lose you I'd rather see 

The endless time of space go passing by 

This time around 

This time around 

To lose you I'd rather see 

The endless time of space go passing by 

Fly 

By

MCMLXXXIV/Pan's Labyrinth

Willim J. Tsamis

"Otan imoun 11 eton, ipa ston patera mou oti thelo na stamatiso tin kithara... kai o pateras mou eipe "OCHI.... giati tha to metaniosis kapia mera".... Kai touto to vradi itan afti i imera"

"When I was 11 years old, I told my father I want to stop playing the guitar... and my father told me "NO.... because there will come a day that you will regret".... This night was that day..."

Another candle burning down...

Barry Windsor Smith: Blackwater


The days of our future stand in front of us
like a row of little lit candles --
golden, warm, and lively little candles.

The days past remain behind us,
a mournful line of extinguished candles;
the ones nearest are still smoking,
cold candles, melted, and bent.

I do not want to look at them; their form saddens me,
and it saddens me to recall their first light.
I look ahead at my lit candles.

I do not want to turn back, lest I see and shudder
at how fast the dark line lengthens,

at how fast the extinguished candles multiply.

(C. Cavafy - Candles (1899))

(Heir Apparent - Another Candle)

I've seen through times of mystery
And dreamed of truth in history
I can't imagine why we'd let our lives be stole away-
For Armageddon
To be their pawns
And fear their Gods
With no free will - NO!

Another candle burning down
See the flickering light upon the ground
There'll never be a Chosen Few
The ignorant- they never knew
And now the oceans cry
From the fire in the sky
And there's nothing you can do
'Cause the world you've known is through

And now your people cry
At the rivers running dry
And there's nothing you can do
'Cause the world you've known is through

Desire- - the lust for total joy
The Fire- - a world it shall destroy
Fever- - you'll feel it in your mind-
It's the nature of your kind

Lost - the future from your view
The Cost - too high to start anew
Reason - the one thing you ignore-
Could open up the door

Another candle burning down...

Wise man

Zichy,Mihaly: Az emberi tehetetlenseg (Human Helplessness)

I sat before the wise man

In the autumn of my youth

And I told him all

The things I had to know

He said you have the future

If you need to find the truth

And in his eyes

I saw that it was so

So I came right out

And asked him

The meaning of life

And as he smiled

I saw a twinkle in his eyes

He said with all his years

There's still so much

He has to learn

And once again I saw that it was so

Keep on living, loving

Waiting your turn

It's the only way to

Ease your concern

If you want to find

Your dream, be sure

You don't wake up too soon

Or you'll find it easier

Shooting for the moon

Wise man, wise man

Which way shall I run

There's so many roads

So many ways to turn

I am like a blind man

Lost in the sun

I wanna be like you

And be a wise man too

But I'm looking for

An easy way to learn

Here comes your ghost again...

Ken Kelly: Lucy

(Judas Priest - Diamonds and Rust)

Born to kill

William-Adolphe Bouguereau: Dante and Virgil in Hell

(Ian Gillan - Born to kill)

Sleuth

(Then)


(Now)

Lonely ride tonight!

Frank Frazetta: The Rider

Terrible news....

(Northwind - Lonely ride tonight)

Did you see him with your own eyes grandma?!

Constantine XI Palaeologos

(Video made by me. Narration by my late grandma. Music by Eleftheroi. Art by N. Gyzis)

She said "Kiss me, kiss me, kiss me"...

(Terry Hall - Forever J )

A monologue on Vanitas...

William Dyce: Omnia Vanitas

O cloud-pale eyelids, dream-dimmed eyes,
The poets labouring all their days
To build a perfect beauty in rhyme
Are overthrown by a woman's gaze....
(W.B.Yeats)

Proud, on the war we 're standing

Donato Giancola: Faramir at Osgiliath


No Moonlight Darkness, Night
Hearing Howls Prepare To Fight
Devil Smiles Wants Your Life
Too Much Blood Look At His Knife

Being Soldier 40 Years
Are You Ready Death Appears
Memories And Dreams Kept Inside
Hell And Heaven Seek And Hide

Proud On The War We're Standing
Proud All The Time
The Star Of Our Land Is Shining
On Mainland

Living Proud All Those Years
Lying Dead Without Fears
Battle Spoils Of The Wars
Reminds To Us The Immortal Souls

(Sarissa: Macedonian Army)

Melody and Mist

Sir Edward John Poynter: Melody and mist

In the early morning just at daybreak

I am faced with the steps that I must take

And I know we can't be together

No, not today, tomorrow or forever

As in a dream I turn for a moment

I feel the joy of that our love meant

It hurts to know that we can't be together

Not today, tomorrow or forever

I can only dream now of New York and Paris

And of the days in my grand Moscow palace

I won't forget, I will always remember

Though you are gone, not just for now but forever

We will never forget, Hallelujah, Hallelujah ...

Don't say goodbye my love, our hearts sadly yearning

Can it be true you won't be returning

The way you said we cannot be together

No, not today, tomorrow or forever

And I will live for you in every lonely place

In every moment's sleep I will see your face

But as I reach out and try to touch your hand

You're not there, Oh God, how can I understand

And so farewell to a love so forsaken

A sad hello to the steps fate has taken

The cards are down, we cannot be together

But I will treasure your memory forever

The book is closed now, we cannot be together

But in our hearts we'll have each other forever

We'll live apart with love together forever

We'll live apart but love together forever

(Ken Hensley - Romance)

Alive but dead...

Arthur Hughes: The Pained Heart (aka 'Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more')

As I walk the streets I feel no pain,

There is no love or hate, can¹t see no certain state I¹m in.

And a hog laid itself on my heart

Like this misty morning as this cloudy day begins.

Still I wonder should I be afraid

About what¹s happening and how long has it been - don¹t know.

Why did come this shadow in my head

Like I have lost my soul, like I¹m alive but dead.

As I walk the streets I feel no fear,

Although I notice that there is no feeling anymore.

And I try to send my mind back to the times

When I was able to live something to the core.

Dark, dark as the grave, my heart is dead,

I¹m just a slave to what they¹ve said. (this decay)

Still I¹m alive but I feel dead.

Dark, dark as the grave, my heart is dead

I¹m just a slave to when you call. (my disease)

Still I¹m alive but I must be dead.

Alive but dead

Can¹t fill my head

Darkness, there¹s darkness everywhere

You gotta help me out of here,

I don¹t want to stay alive without the capability to feel!

Can't let you go

George Frederic Watts: Orpheus and Eurydice

Day after day I keep waking up

To find that you're slipping away

Night after night

I can't fight the emptiness inside

Nothing I can say

Now I know you're turning me away

You're wearing a disguise

You don't have to hide cause

The truth is in your eyes tonight

I don't want to live a lie

But I don't want to say goodbye

And I can't let you go even though it's over

I just can't let you go

Though your love is growing colder

One look in my eyes and you'd realize

That you got my heart in your hands

Won't you let me know something more

Where did we go wrong?

I don't want to fight

All I want to do is try to understand

I'm reaching out for you babe

What can I do

I've been holding on so long

I don't want to live a lie

But I don't want to say goodbye

I can't let you go

Even though it's over

I just can't let you go

I feel your love is growing colder

I don't want to live a lie

But I don't want to say goodbye

I want you by my side

And I can't let you go

Even though it's over

I just can't let you go

I feel your love is growing colder

I can't let you go even though it's over

Don't let me be misunderstood

Frank Cadogan Cowper: Vanity

Baby, do you understand me now?

Sometimes I feel a little mad

But don't you know that no one alive can always be an angel

When things go wrong I feel real bad.

I'm just a soul whose intentions are good

Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

Baby, sometimes I'm so carefree

With a joy that's hard to hide

And sometimes it seems that, all I have to do is worry

And then you're bound to see my other side

I'm just a soul whose intentions are good

Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

If I seem edgy, I want you to know,

That I never mean to take it out on you

Life has its problems, and I get my share,

And that's one thing I never mean to do

Cause I love you,

Oh,

Oh, oh, oh, baby - don't you know I'm human

I have thoughts like any other one

Sometimes I find myself, Lord, regretting

Some foolish thing, some little simple thing I've done

I'm just a soul whose intentions are good

Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

Yes, I'm just a soul whose intentions are good

Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

Yes, I'm just a soul whose intentions are good

Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

Yes, I'm just a soul whose intentions are good

These Boots Are Made for Walkin'

And ask ye why these sad tears stream?

Frederick William Pomeroy: The Nymph of Loch Awe

And ask ye why these sad tears stream?

Why these wan eyes are dim with weeping?

I had a dream–a lovely dream,

Of her that in the grave is sleeping.

I saw her as ’twas yesterday,

The bloom upon her cheek still glowing;

And round her play’d a golden ray,

And on her brows were gay flowers blowing.

With angel-hand she swept a lyre,

A garland red with roses bound it;

Its strings were wreath’d with lambent fire

And amaranth was woven round it.

I saw her mid the realms of light,

In everlasting radiance gleaming;

Co-equal with the seraphs bright,

Mid thousand thousand angels beaming.

I strove to reach her, when, behold,

Those fairy forms of bliss Elysian,

And all that rich scene wrapt in gold,

Faded in air–a lovely vision!

And I awoke, but oh! to me

That waking hour was doubly weary;

And yet I could not envy thee,

Although so blest, and I so dreary.

(Alfred Lord Tennyson)


Saint-Saëns : "Introduction et Rondo capriccioso"

Chemical Wedding

William Blake: The great red dragon and the woman clothed with the sun

Will you dream with me tonight?!

John Anster Fitzgerald: The Artist's Dream

There's a faerie in my head and I call her Lady Rosenred

Why she came there I don't know, no I don't know

We wander worlds sometimes

Green forests, stars and stories

A secret time under three moons

We walk the clouds at times

And ride on dragon faeries

A drink with friends under three moons

Say will you dream with me tonight, under moonlit skies

We run the hills sometimes

Do battles upon evil

A bard so sings within the shadows

We turn the ghosts around

And jam with angry mages

A silent dream within the shadows

Say will you dream with me tonight, under moonlit skies

And then we turn around

And find all forests gone

And find all stars and stories gone

And then we turn around

And find all faeries gone

And find all dragons faeries gone

Say will you dream with me tonight 

(Lake of tears - Lady Rosenred)

Rise or fall

Frank Cadogan Cowper: The Legend of Sir Perceval

(Leatherwolf - Rise or Fall)

Maybe next time...

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema: Hero

We should work it out...

Boris Vallejo: Mistress

What happens when the curtain falls

And the last note is struck

Who in world do I wake up for

And to who do I make my love

I cried for you with the forest

Beg my soul but nobody heard

I cried a thousands songs for you 're all into one

And now i can't remember a single word

Music stops and the world keeps spinning round

I favour you and I should work it out

Wish we could work it out

Come on baby

Wish we could work it out

Let's work it out

Wish we could work it out

I ditch you darling

Work it out

I think we should work it out

Well it's clear you've lost your love for me

And you lost for another girl's heart

But who's gonna clean your mess or put you to bed

When you've been drinking too much

I'm hoping any moment i wake to find this is all this is all been a dream

You all over in your king size bed

Babe I'm your sleeping I'm your sleeping queen

Music stops and the world keeps spinning round

I favour you and i should work it out

Wish we could work it out

Come on baby

Wish we could work it out

We can work it out

Wish we could work it out

I need you darling

Wish we could work it out

Come on work it out

I wanna scream

Babe I wanna scream

Run for your life!

Milo Manara: Vampirella

(Jack Starr - Run for your life)

Demetra at the Island of love

John William Goodward: Greek Goddess Demetra (the tambourine girl)

70.000 sorrows...

Barry Windsor Smith: A young knight

... 70.000 tears

Righteous Glory!

Donato Giancola: Joan of Arc

She is watching

From on high

She knows who lives or dies

She will take me to the sky

Should darkness be my fate

Then let me fall among brave

In battle I shall die

In righteous glory I abide

In righteous glory she'll come to me tonight

She will carry me across the other side

My brothers wait

Odin knows my name

In the hall of the slain

She takes me through the clouds

To another place and time

Holds me in her arms

Immortal and divine

On hooves of thunder

Her white horse parts the sky

Take me to Valhalla

Valkyrie mine

In righteous glory she'll come to me tonight

She will carry me across the other side

My brothers wait

Odin knows my name

In the hall of the slain

(Manowar - Righteous Glory)