He also produced the hugely successful Year Of The Cat album with Al Stewart and two albums with American progressive rock band Ambrosia. In 1975 he met Eric Woolfson who not only became his manager, but joined forces with Alan as a songwriting and performing partner for what became known as The Alan Parsons Project. The APP’s debut album, Tales Of Mystery And Imagination, based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, paved the way for a signing to Clive Davis’ newly launched Arista label and a string of hit albums, namely I Robot (1977), Pyramid (1978), The Turn of a Friendly Card (1980), Eye in the Sky (1982), Ammonia Avenue (1984), Vulture Culture (1985), Stereotomy (1986) and Gaudi (1987). A brief venture into musical theatre resulted in Freudiana in 1990.The show ran for over a year in the historic Theater An Der Wien in Vienna. Eric and Alan then went separate ways. Eric devoted his career to the musical theatre while Parsons felt the need to bring his music to the live concert stage and to continue to record conceptual symphonic rock music. With his long-standing previous APP collaborators, guitarist Ian Bairnson, drummer Stuart Elliott and orchestral arranger Andrew Powell, Alan dropped the "Project" identity for Alan Parsons - Try Anything Once in 1994. The partnership continued for On Air in 1996 and The Time Machine in 1999. During this time the first incarnation of "Alan Parsons Live Project" toured to sell-out audiences throughout the globe.
Following Alan’s relocation to California, a new Live Project band was formed in 2003. The album A Valid Path, Alan’s foray into Electronica was released in 2004 and featured Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, The Crystal Method, Shpongle, Uberzone, PJ Olsson and Alan’s son, Jeremy. 2008 saw the reissue of all the Alan Parsons Project albums in expanded form, containing never-before-heard bonus material and a 2-CD compilation called The Essential Collection. One of the most familiar Project tracks is Sirius, perhaps best known as the Chicago Bulls theme and more recently as walk-on music for The New Orleans Saints at their triumphant Superbowl game in 2010.
Alan’s latest venture is an instructional series about recording called The Art And Science Of Sound Recording. See www.artandscienceofsound.com. All Our Yesterdays, a song written especially for the series, features some of LA’s finest musicians and a rare performance by Alan on lead vocals. Alan lives in Santa Barbara, California with his wife Lisa and her two daughters, Tabitha and Brittni, four dogs, a lop-eared rabbit, and an 18-hand Clydesdale called Dante.
I'm Talkin' To You
Alan Parsons Lyrics
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Boy you lost your place in line
But don't even try
To drag me down too
I'm talkin' to you, I'm talkin' to you
One star rises, one falls from the sky
You're still hiding the way you feel inside
One cut deeper to tear the past away
You think I don't know your mind
But I know fools don't change with time
Until the warning signs
Come out to the blue
I'm talkin' to you, I'm talkin' to you
One light's burning - another fades away
Don't stand watching your dream go down in flames
One step closer, the door is open wide
Come tomorrow we'll see the other side
On and on until we change
Everything remains the same
On and on until we learn
On and on the wheel will turn ...
Wounded words and eyes that lie
You won't let your demons die
Take a look inside
Or you're gonna lose
I'm talkin' to you, I'm talkin' to you
I'm talkin' to you
Whatever you do, the last laugh's on you
On and on until we change
Everything remains the same
On and on until we learn
On and on the wheel will turn ...
Somehow you fell out of time
Boy you lost your place in line ...
One star rises one star falls
Do you even care at all? ... this time
I'm talkin' to you
I'm talkin' to you
The song "I'm Talkin' To You" by Alan Parsons is about trying to reach out and connect with someone who is lost and stuck in their own world. The lyrics describe someone who has lost their place in the world and is struggling to move forward, but instead of trying to bring others down with them, the singer is attempting to reach out and help them find their way back. The lyrics make several references to stars rising and falling, symbolizing the passage of time and the inevitability of change. The chorus repeats the line "I'm talkin' to you," emphasizing the singer's desire to connect and communicate with this person.
The song's verses describe the struggle of trying to help someone who is lost, while the chorus seems to be encouraging them to take action and make changes in their life before it's too late. The final lines serve as a warning that if they don't make changes, they will be the ones to suffer the consequences.
Overall, "I'm Talkin' To You" is a heartfelt plea to reach out and connect with someone who has lost their way, with a message of hope that change is possible and that the future can be brighter.
Line by Line Meaning
Somehow you fell out of time
You have lost your way and sense of direction in life
Boy you lost your place in line
You have fallen behind in your goals and aspirations
But don't even try
Don't bother trying to drag me down with you
To drag me down too
To bring me to your level of despair
I'm talkin' to you, I'm talkin' to you
I'm addressing you directly and earnestly
One star rises, one falls from the sky
The cycle of life continues, with successes and failures
You're still hiding the way you feel inside
You're not being honest with yourself and others about your emotions
One word closer to things we need to say
Every step we take brings us closer to the truth
One cut deeper to tear the past away
The pain of letting go is a necessary part of moving on
You think I don't know your mind
You believe that I cannot understand you
But I know fools don't change with time
I realize that some people are beyond redemption
Until the warning signs
Until the tell-tale signals of trouble appear
Come out to the blue
Out of nowhere, unexpectedly
One light's burning - another fades away
Success and failure are both transient
Don't stand watching your dream go down in flames
Don't let your hopes and aspirations be destroyed before your eyes
One step closer, the door is open wide
Every action we take brings us nearer to our goals
Come tomorrow we'll see the other side
In time, we will emerge from our troubles
On and on until we change
The cycle of life continues until we make improvements
Everything remains the same
Until we alter our ways, nothing will change
On and on until we learn
We must keep striving until we gain wisdom
On and on the wheel will turn ...
Life will always present new challenges and opportunities, and the cycle continues
Wounded words and eyes that lie
Your words and actions belie your true feelings
You won't let your demons die
You're unwilling to let go of your past traumas
Take a look inside
Examine yourself and your motivations
Or you're gonna lose
Otherwise, you will suffer the consequences
Whatever you do, the last laugh's on you
You will ultimately be responsible for your own fate
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ALAN PARSONS, ANDREW POWELL, DAVID PACK, IAN BAIRNSON, STUART ALEXANDER ELLIOT
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