John WETTON


Raised In Captivity

(2011)



1. Lost for Words 4'59
(John Wetton / Billy Sherwood)
2. Raised In Captivity 6'09
(John Wetton / Billy Sherwood / Robert Fripp)
3. Goodbye Elsinore 4'44
(John Wetton / Billy Sherwood)
4. The Last Night Of My Life 5'54
(John Wetton / Billy Sherwood)
5. We Stay Together (Bonus Track) 4'27
(John Wetton / Billy Sherwood)
6. The Human Condition 5'23
(John Wetton / Billy Sherwood)
7. Steffi's Ring 2'37
(John Wetton)
8. The Devil And The Opera House 6'51
(John Wetton / Billy Sherwood / Richard Palmer-James)
9. New Star Rising 4'34
(John Wetton / Billy Sherwood)
10. Don't Misunderstand Me 3'43
(John Wetton / Billy Sherwood)
11. Mighty Rivers 5'20
(John Wetton / Billy Sherwood)

Total Time: 54:41


The Players:

  • John Wetton - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards
  • Billy Sherwood - Guitars, Drums, Percussion

    Outstanding guest Artists:

  • Mick Box - Guitar solo, "New Star Rising"
  • Geoff Downes - Keyboard solo, "Goodbye Elsinore", "Steffi's Ring"
  • Steve Hackett - Guitar solo, "Goodbye Elsinore"
  • Eddie Jobson - Violin, "The Devil and the Opera House"
  • Tony Kaye - Hammond Organ, "Human Condition", "Don't Misunderstand Me"
  • Alex Machacek - Guitar solo, "The Last Night of my Life"
  • Steve Morse: Guitar solo, "Lost for Words"

    Produced by Billy Sherwood
    Management: Martin Darvill, QEDG, Liscombe Park, LU7 OGE, UK
    Cover / Booklet Concepts by: John Wetton
    Artwork/photography by Michael Inns and Karen Gladwell at
    MIXED IMAGES Ltd.
    Accountant: Richard Rosenberg at
    SRLV London,
    US Accountant: Mark Donenfeld
    Legal: Mishcon de Reya

    All Songs Written by Wetton / Sherwood
    Except: "Steffi's Ring" by Wetton
    "Raised In Captivity" by Wetton / Sherwood / Fripp and "The Devil And The Opera House" by Wetton / Sherwood / Palmer-James

    All Songs Published by WILLOW SONGS Ltd. / BACKYARD LEVITATION. Inc.
    Except: "Raised In Captivity" by WILLOW SONGS / BACKYARD LEVITATION, Inc, / CRIMSON MUSIC / UMG Ltd.
    "The Devil And The Opera House" by WILLOW SONGS / BACKYARD LEVITATION INC / GEMA
    "Mighty Rivers" by Yoav Goren, Gil Talmi, Anneke van Giersbergen Publisher Yogo Music (BMI)
    Track Courtesy Jeffrey Fayman

    Special Thanks:

    Martin Darvill for patience, understanding and management, Dylan W, ΚΡ Crain, Michi Sherwood, Rick Nelson, Kim Dancha, Ellie Schwartz, Kevin White, Babicz acoustic guitars, AKG, Sennheiser microphones, Zon Guitars, foquito Mas. Tweddle, Frang and Ronan, a new generation of inspiration, Dr. Jill Broffman /Beverley Hills Clinic, JWhairbyHazel, www.21stcenturyhairdesignbournetnouth.com

    Billy Sherwood would like to give a very special thanks to Michi and Ethan t Sherwood for all their love and support. Derek Shulman and Leonardo Pavkovic @ 2 PLUS MANAGEMENt, BABICZ Guitars.

    Recorded at CircaHQ Studios, Woodland Hills, California, January 2011
    Recorded for
    John WETTON Ltd. ©2011
    Mastered by Dave at
    CHANNEL FUSE MEDIA Mastering STUDIOS


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    1. Lost for Words

      Sweet surrender on your slippery slide I'm a street offender moving to the winning side It scares me senseless that I'm tongue-tied and neglected todo incommunicado absolutely speechless
      Back at Pete's apartment overlooking Portman Square lacking in the speech department reason why I'm there Black stretch limo and a dodgy politician looking like a helpless dead duck terribly bad luck
      Going round and round/ barking up the wrong tree Searching high and low/ underneath the back seat Going round and round Always landing upside down
      Lost for words/ And never knowing what to say Lost for words/ And does it matter anyway? Lost for words/ 'Cos when I think it's over Always there going round and round, going up and down, going round and round All this talking without a sound
      I'm not urging any virgin I'm determined to be patient but it's hard to be pragmatic when the train has left the station I'm gonna need the service of the lexicon magician dancing on a very fine line definitely out there...
      Going round and round/ where on earth
      Could I be?
      Searching high and low/ running down a back street Going round and round Always landing upside down

      Lost for words/ And never knowing what to say Lost
      for words/ And does it matter anyway?
      Lost for words/ When I think it's over
      Always there going round and round, going up
      and down, going round and round All this talking
      without a sound
      Going round and round/ because I stutter and I'm tongue-tied Searching high and low/ I'm always living on the outside Going round and round Always landing upside down
      Lost for words/ And never knowing what to say Lost for words/ And does it matter anyway? Lost for words/ 'Cos when I think it's over, here we go again
      Lost for words/ And never knowing what to say Lost
      for words/ And does it matter anyway?
      Lost for words/ 'Cos when I think it's over, here we
      go again
      Always there going round and round, going up and down, going round and round All this talking without a sound

    2. Raised In Captivity

      I was born in a dark room without a door A tiny cage with a Black Widow on the floor And things did not improve as I became a boy Circumstance would leave a hunger to destroy
      Spinning, sinning, losing, winning Rising, falling, calling...
      Ooh,
      Should I be banished to the dark side for all time?
      Am I to blame for what was done to me?
      Is there a reason for just what I came to be?
      Yes, I was raised in captivity
      When the fear had disappeared I found a way
      Of getting worse, and more detached from every day
      All excuses, alibis and self-defense
      Came to nothing in the face of evidence .
      Spinning, sinning, losing, winning Rising, falling, calling...
      Ooh,
      Should I be banished to the dark side for all time? Am I to blame for what was done to me? Is there a reason for just what I came to be?
      'Cos, I was raised in captivity

    3. Goodbye Elsinore

      My direction was chosen, as we sailed from Elsinore
      The harbour was frozen,
      in my heart I could feel no more
      The'Hamlet'was cutting, and the sails were billowing,
      My past there meant nothing, for today I was willing,
      and ready for service
      With the sun rising in the east, conditions were perfect,
      I was destined to find peace
      The sky of the future was looking much brighter now,
      Waves of emotion, would carry me on somehow...
      My direction was chosen, as we sailed from Elsinore
      And the life that was broken, I can leave it in Elsinore No words be spoken, I can move on and close the door What does it matter, this horizon lies unexplored Start a new chapter, turn the page on what was before
      Give me one reason,
      why my crime cannot die back there
      If I could change things, if I could, then I would,
      but I'll carry this burden to the grave and to hell, I'm sure
      Can I be certain, that the ghost dies in Elsinore?
      Goodbye, Elsinore

    4. The Last Night Of My Life

      Taking a walk outside to feel the breeze The fog is lifting now, so I can see Darker shapes are moving out of sight As I cross the line into the light
      I couldn't seem to be, or see, or feel a single thing
      It's good to be back on an even keel To finally know what is and isn't real The twilight that was there is leaving me Revealing all that I could never see
      I couldn't seem to be, or see, or feel a single thing
      You just would not believe what a state I was in
      It's so good to be alive
      Time for a celebration
      Like it's the last night of my life
      Chaos ruled within my life again It took away my dignity, and then Just when I was lying on the floor Love arrived, and fear was there no more
      I couldn't seem to be, or see, or feel a single thing
      You just would not believe what a state I was in
      It's so good to be alive
      Time for a celebration
      Like it's the last night of my life

    5. We Stay Together (Bonus Track)

      You're very close to me now,
      I can hardly breathe
      You're all that matters right now, and you're all
      I need
      And I know
      (Let's spend tonight together)
      Whatever happens here, I'm sure
      We stay together
      Let's spend tonight together
      We stay together
      Let's spend our lives together
      Andifyouaskme, I'm sure you're the only one I just can't wait anymore, I've been holding on
      And I know
      (Let's spend tonight together) Whatever happens here, I'm sure
      We stay together
      Let's spend tonight together
      We stay together
      Let's spend our lives together
      Spend tonight together Spend our lives together We stay

    6. The Human Condition

      I wonder what is wrong with me
      Sometimes I feel this world's become a living hell
      Everywhere I turn there is a wall
      And I've fallen to the bottom of a well
      There could never be a remedy
      When my malady goes from bad to worse
      A Holy pardon carried by a Seraphim
      From the paradise from where I am cursed
      'Cos I'm so tired, it's never gonna turn around I'm so tired, of livin' in a lockdown...
      The Human Condition The Human Condition
      I got five cool million in Nigeria Even got an email from the President! When I tried to buy a tanker in Liberia Man, I couldn't even raise my rent When the sirens stun suburbia And the thin line has turned a paler blue when danger looks you in the eyes again, well, you know what you gotta do!
      'Cos I'm so tired, it's never gonna turn around I'm so tired, of livin' in a lockdown...
      The Human Condition The Human Condition

    7. Steffi's Ring

      Steffi's ring is of silver and gold Entwined in an old lovers' knot And with the tenet she strives to upholi. Never tries to be something she's not
      Oh, Steffi's ring
      Steffi's robe is of silken velour
      A shade of deepest vermilion
      Its folds offer haven for rich and for poor
      Regardless of creed or opinion
      Oh, Steffi's ring
      Steffi's ring is of silver and gold Imbued with an arcane inscription "Live every day as if'twere your last" The motto is etched with conviction
      Oh, Steff's ring

    8. The Devil And The Opera House



      You left the grey(ness) behind Life was in monochrome Or were you just colour blind Lost in the dark at home
      Somehow the illness became the cure
      And fever ran high -
      In the chords of an overture
      For the beast and the belle of the ball
      Someone is waiting / And he says he knows you well All those who need him / Have a long sad tale to tell There is a treaty / And a bargain to renew Between the devil / And the opera house and you
      Love was a curse (un)til now
      Held in a heavy hand
      Claiming much more than you ever would allow
      Ignoring all you planned
      Somehow you learn to embrace the night
      With eyes open wide -
      So whenever you face the light
      You'll be ready for your curtain call
      Someone is waiting / And he says he knows you well All those who need him / Have a long sad tale to tell There is a treaty / And a bargain to renew Between the devil / And the opera house and you
      Majesty reigns on (the) stage Floats in a perfume cloud Voices rejoice in the wonders of the age You never felt so proud
      Somehow you're flying above the sun Your wings are on fire-But you won't be the only one To discover how far you must fall
      Someone is waiting /
      And he says he knows you well
      All those who need him /
      Have a long sad tale to tell
      There is a treaty /
      And a bargain to renew
      Between the devil /
      And the opera house and you
      Someone is waiting /
      With a blessing in disguise
      Look to the heavens /
      And a smile you recognise
      Will offer comfort/
      And a bargain to renew
      Between the devil /
      And the opera house and you

    9. New Star Rising

      I have waited a long time just to be with you now Lonely night and a lifetime on the telephone line Just when I don't see it coming, it falls right out of the sky
      I have waited a long time, and you're here with me now
      And it's looking like a...
      New Star Rising New Star Rising
      Just when I don't see it coming, it's there before my eyes I have waited a long time, and you're here with me now
      It's the dawn of a new day, and that feeling has wings See my life in a new way, and the joy that it brings
      Just when I don't see it coming, it's there before my eyes I have waited a long time, and you're here with me now
      And it's looking like a...
      New Star Rising New Star Rising
      Just when I don't see it coming, it's there before my eyes I have waited a long time, and you're here with me now Staring at the horizon, it's there before my eyes
      Just when I don't see it coming, it falls right out of the sky Just when I don't see it coming, is when I don't have to try
      I have waited a long time, and you're here with me now
      There's gonna be a...>

    10. Don't Misunderstand Me

      Truth, pure honesty I long to live a life in the light again A dove, white as the snow to show me What to do, for I will not rest till then
      That's all you need to know
      I will be with you wherever you go
      Don't misunderstand me, oh no
      It's too easy
      Just deal with me straight from the heart
      Don't be underhand with me, please
      It is clear that the truth will be all we need
      To know...
      Now, our future is here, decided
      We move on, determined and with respect
      So, together and undivided
      We are one, for this world, and in the next
      How did this come to be?
      This is the moment for you and for me
      Don't misunderstand me, oh no
      It's too easy
      Just deal with me straight from the heart
      Don't be underhand with me, please
      It is clear that the truth will be all we need
      Open-hearted and open-minded Two can be as one Face to face and undivided When all is said and done ...

    11. Mighty Rivers

      Precious life, now I Bring you into my world Fear, love and pain Are your guides
      Can I provide a sanctuary, To shield you From a world That preys
      Angels from heaven pray
      See your children through the day
      For knowing the coming
      Tomorrow's ways
      Demons await
      Where the mighty rivers run
      Children, sail on!
      Head for home -through the wild, night Sail on... Sail on
      Mother, Will you Guide my Homeland?

      Father, Now my Life's in Your Hands...
      Demons await
      Where the mighty rivers run
      Children, sail on

      Holy angels Rest on high For tomorrow Sanctify!