TOTO


Isolation

(1984)



1. Carmen 3'25
(David Paich / Jeff Porcaro)
2. Lion 4'48
(David Paich / Bobby Kimball)
3. Stranger In Town 4'50
(David Paich / Jeff Porcaro)
4. Angel Don't Cry 4'24
(David Paich / Fergie Frederiksen)
5. How Does It Feel 3'51
(Steve Lukather)
6. Endless 3'43
(David Paich)
7. Isolation 4'07
(David Paich / Fergie Frederiksen / Steve Lukather)
8. Mr. Friendly 4'22
(David Paich / Fergie Frederiksen / Steve Lukather / Jeff Porcaro / Mike Porcaro)
9. Change Of Heart 4'12
(David Paich / Fergie Frederiksen)
10. Holyanna 4'16
(David Paich / Jeff Porcaro)

Total Time: 41:58


  • Fergie Frederiksen - lead & backing vocals
  • Steve Lukather - Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Lead & Backing Vocals
  • David Paich - Keyboards, Lead & Backing Vocals
  • Steve Porcaro - Keyboards
  • Mike Porcaro - Bass
  • Jeff Porcaro - Drums, Percussion

    Produced by TOTO
    Engineers: Niko Bolas, Tom Knox, John Kurlander, Greg Ladanyi
    Assistant Engineer: Richard Bosworth
    Mixing: Greg Ladanyi
    Robert Kopecky - Illustrations
    DYER KAHN, Inc - Cover Design
    Bill Murphy - Cover Design



    1. Carmen

      Last night she ran away
      Left a letter by the telephone
      She didn't take the time to say goodbye
      He knows he has to find her
      Find a way to make her come back home
      She stretched her wings and learned to fly

      Carmen
      Carmen, don't you care for me
      Carmen
      Carmen, don't you care
      Carmen, don't you care for me

      He calls but there's no answer
      Operator, ring it one more time
      He thinks of her and shuts his eyes
      She wears the ring he gave her
      Something magic, and it once was mine
      Will she be thinking of him tonight?

      Carmen
      Carmen, don't you care for me
      Carmen
      Carmen, don't you care
      Carmen, don't you care for me

      He has to find her
      I really miss that girl
      He steals into the night
      He'll go mad without her
      I'm so mad about her

      Carmen
      Carmen, don't you care for me
      Carmen
      Carmen, don't you care
      Carmen, don't you care for me

    2. Lion

      I got my feet back on the ground
      We were headed for disaster
      Woke up, I got ready for work
      You weren't around
      I was fast, but you were faster
      Such a night, feeling right
      Nothing I could say
      (Then you went away)
      Have to know, why'd you go?
      Couldn't even beg you to stay

      Lyin' in a sweat, tryin' to forget
      All of my lovin' for you girl
      Lyin' in a sweat, tryin' to forget
      All of my lovin' for you girl

      Huntress, you compell me with your eyes
      It's my heart that you're enslaving
      Serpent dance
      You really hypnotize
      To the lion's den is the road for me you're paving
      In a trance, saw you dance
      And you made romance to me
      (Don't take it away)
      Took a chance, circumstance
      And it wasn't hard to see

      Lyin' in a sweat, tryin' to forget
      All of my lovin' for you girl
      Lyin' in a sweat, tryin' to forget
      All of my lovin' for you girl

      You're the one that made me feel this way
      So alone without your smile
      You took my heart
      Left my soul to pay
      Just to watch me crawl on another smile

      Lyin' in a sweat, tryin' to forget
      All of my lovin' for you girl
      Lyin' in a sweat, tryin' to forget
      All of my lovin' for you girl

    3. Stranger In Town

      I remember it was late one night
      in the middle of a dream
      woke up in a pool of sweat
      thought I heard a scream
      Ran over to the window sill
      stuck my head out for a peek
      Dressed in black was a man I didn't recognise
      running down my back street
      My heart skipped a beat

      Chorus (2x):
      You better watch out, there's a stranger in town
      You better watch out when he comes around
      Don't make a sound

      The morning paper and the head-lines read:Danger to the queen
      Buckingham Palace better tighten things up
      The son of a bitch is mean.
      Vendors on the corner just doin' their job
      acting like nothing's new
      Scotland Yard's still looking for him
      but he doesn't leave
      a single clue

      Chorus (2x)

      You better watch out..

      Who's this man who fell out of the sky?
      What's he done and where's he live?
      How can a man who's a criminal be a hero to the kids?
      The old couple swear that the Riper's back
      they say it's him all right.
      The young girl says it's Jesus and he won't be back again
      tonight
      I wonder who's right ?

      Chorus

      You better watch out...

    4. Angel Don't Cry

      Uncanny woman
      You weaved your spell on me
      I was taken by the look in your eyes
      For all the wrong reasons
      You must have been a spiteful child
      Full of anger
      Raised by the hand of a duchess, a mother and a heathen

      You laid your tender trap of crystals and wine
      Your neck was sweetly laced with a scent I did not mind

      I can't lie
      I can't lie
      I can't lie
      Angel don't cry
      Angel don't cry

      Queen of darkness
      You got your way with me
      You caressed ev'ry part of me soul
      You got what you were after
      A savage and an angel
      You innocently hunger for love
      Still shivering from the coldness of you laughter

      You laid your tender trap of crystals and wine
      Your neck was sweetly laced with a scent I did not mind

      I can't lie
      I can't lie
      I can't lie
      Angel don't cry
      Angel don't cry
      No, angel don't cry
      Angel don't cry
      No, no, no

    5. How Does It Feel

      Morning's here
      I feel so far away
      It seems like I felt this before
      All alone
      Sun burns my skin
      I can't live with pain anymore
      And with you on my mind
      Thinking of all that we've said
      Were they just words
      We'll live to regret
      Why won't you stay?

      How does it feel
      To make me fall apart
      Could this be love
      Or just a broken heart
      How do you feel
      When you see me cryin' again

      Times have changed
      Is love at an end?
      What makes us wonder why?
      Rearranged
      Just pretend
      I can't stand the thought of goodbyes
      And with you on my mind
      Thinking of all that we've said
      Were they just words
      We'll live to regret
      Why won't you stay?

      How does it feel
      To make me fall apart
      Could this be love
      Or just a broken heart
      How do you feel
      When you see me cryin' again

      How does it feel
      To make me fall apart
      Could this be love
      Or just a broken heart
      How do you feel
      When you see me cryin' again

    6. Endless

      You better wrap yourself around me
      It's a miracle that you've found me
      I can't fool myself any longer
      We're both willing, young and able
      Let's put our cards on the table
      This feelin's gettin' stronger
      I see the sunlit tears in your eyes again
      Now I realize
      Maybe it's the right time
      Oh, maybe you're the right one
      Ooh, and now I understand
      You could've slipped through my hands
      Well, I just can't wait anymore
      There's a chance we can make it
      We just gotta take it

      Endless are the nights
      I stay with you
      Endless are the dreams
      You made come true
      Forever in my arms
      You're the reason tonight our love is endless

      We better get ourselves together
      Before we hit bad weather
      And we can't go any further
      Won't you give me some affection
      Point me in the right direction
      This storm is blowin' harder
      Here comes that voice deep inside again
      And it says to me
      That maybe it's the right thing
      Oh, maybe you're the right one
      Ooh, and now I understand
      You could've slipped through my hands
      Well, I just can't wait anymore
      There's a chance we can make it
      We just gotta take it

      Endless are the nights
      I stay with you
      Endless are the dreams
      You made come true
      Forever in my arms
      You're the reason tonight our love is endless

    7. Isolation

      I'm stranded here in a dream and there's no ticket back
      I feel a cold wind blowin', my future looks black
      You left me here and you've taken all my yesterdays
      I guess to stand alone is the price that I pay
      Now look what you've done to me
      Because we just disagree
      I'm out here alone and it's you that I'm waiting for

      Can't go livin' without you, girl
      It doesn't matter what you say or do, girl
      Can't go livin' without you, girl
      Isolation

      I close my eyes and you're dancin' in the moonlight with me
      I try to touch you, but you, you had to get free
      I turned around and you're nowhere left in sight
      I'm just a lone survivor, you know it ain't right
      Now look what you've done to me
      Because we just disagree
      I'm out here alone and it's you that I'm waiting for

      Can't go livin' without you, girl
      You know that I'll be waiting here for you, girl
      Can't go livin' without you, girl
      Isolation

      I remember holding you just yesterday
      But your memory is all that I have today
      We were talking 'bout promises we once had made
      But you never came back
      Why'd you run away
      (You ran away)

      Can't go livin' without you, girl
      It doesn't matter what you say or do
      Can't go livin' without you, girl
      Isolation
      Girl, I'm so isolated
      Can't go livin' without you, girl, oh
      Girl, you know I'm gonna wait for you
      Can't go livin' without you, girl
      Isolation

    8. Mr.friendly

      Get out I won't even listen
      I can't hear a single word you say
      Enough of your intimidation
      Don't tell me 'bout the price I pay
      Take off don't want your kind of trouble
      Don't wanna see you hangin' 'round my place
      It's late and here's the situation
      I never wanna see your face

      You just drag me down
      And I've got the scars to show
      I think you oughta know

      You got the best of me
      Mister Friendly
      You got the best of me

      Don't ask can't promise any favors
      Don't want to owe you in anything again
      Bad luck it's your occupation
      Can't you see you are your own worst friend
      I'm gone the masquerade is over
      I'm cashin' in the silver tray
      So long I can't buy this evil game you play

      You just drag me down
      And I've got the scars to show
      I think you oughta know

      You got the best of me
      Mister Friendly
      You got the best of me

      He's standing in your way
      You smile like it's okay
      Knowing you'll show him somehow
      You're running out of time
      Too late to change your mind
      No one can save you now

      You got the best of me
      Mister Friendly
      You got the best of me

    9. Change Of Heart

      I've got your letter stating I'm the only one
      Are you forgetting all the damage that I've done
      I am waiting, contemplating why you changed your mind
      Can't push my luck, good ones are getting hard to find

      I'm wond'ring now if everything will be the same
      I feel so empty knowing I'm the one to blame
      And all along I never thought I stood a chance
      Those lonely hours, mem'ries of you did enhance

      Deep in the night when I need you so
      You are the light; I can't let you go
      You've been the one from the very start
      You've got the power, girl, the change of my heart
      You've got the power, girl, the change of my heart

      The timing's right for all our diff'rences to end
      We've gone so far from all the places that we've been
      My heart is telling me that you're my closest friend
      It's alright, hold on tight, and do it all again

      Deep in the night when I need you so
      You are the light; I can't let you go
      You've been the one from the very start
      You've got the power, girl, the change of my heart
      You've got the power, girl, the change of my heart

      (instrumental break)

      Deep in the night when I need you so
      You are the light; I can't let you go
      You've been the one from the very start
      You've got the power, girl, the change of my heart
      You've got the power, girl, the change of my heart
      You've got the power, girl, the change of my heart
      You've got the power, girl, the change of my heart
      You've got the power, girl, the change of my heart
      You've got the power, girl, the change of my heart
      (..until fade out..)

    10. Holyanna

      Your hair's a mess
      You better put on a dress
      And get your feet back on the ground
      You fix your eyes
      For some city guys
      Who wouldn't save you if you drowned
      You hang on Forty-second street
      And do your homework in the bar
      Saint Helen says you're missin' school
      And I'm wond'rin' where you are

      Holyanna
      Holyanna
      Girl, what you do to me
      Holyanna
      Holyanna
      Girl, you're a blue-eyed mystery

      You read your books
      Until nobody looks
      And then you slip out after dark
      You steal my love
      Then say you're sorry
      And do your penance in the park
      You fooled your mother when you skipped ballet
      To paint your face for the midnight show
      And in the morning you knelt beside your bed
      And prayed she'd never know

      Holyanna
      Holyanna
      Girl, what you do to me
      Holyanna
      Holyanna
      Girl, you're a blue-eyed mystery

      Holyanna
      Holyanna
      Girl, what you do to me
      Holyanna
      Holyanna
      Girl, you're a blue-eyed mystery