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The Riddle

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The Riddle was released on January 1, 1984 by UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) as a part of the album The Riddle

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Nik Kershaw

Vocals

Tim Moore

Keyboards

Andy Richards

Keyboards

Paul Wickens

Synthesizer Programming

Dennis Smith

Bass Guitar

Charlie Morgan

Drums

Pandit Dinesh

Percussion

Stuart Curtis

Horn

Dave Land

Horn

Sheri Kershaw

Background Vocals

Don Snow

Background Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Nik Kershaw

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Peter Collins

Producer

Julian Mendelsohn

Julian Mendelsohn

Engineer

Dave Meegan

Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I've got two strong arms

Blessings of Babylon

Time to carry on and try

For sins and false alarms

So to America the brave

Wise men save

[Chorus]

Near a tree by a river there's a hole in the ground

Where an old man of Aran goes around and around

And his mind is a beacon in the veil of the night

For a strange kind of fashion there's a wrong and a right

But he'll never, never fight over you

[Verse 2]

I got plans for us

Nights in the scullery and days instead of me

I only know what to discuss

Oh, for anything but light

Wise men fighting over you

It's not me you see

Pieces of valentine and just a song of mine

To keep from burnin' history

Seasons of gasoline and gold

Wise men fold

[Chorus]

Near a tree by a river there's a hole in the ground

Where an old man of Aran goes around and around

And his mind is a beacon in the veil of the night

For a strange kind of fashion there's a wrong and a right

But he'll never, never fight over you

[Bridge]

I got time to kill

Sly looks in corridors without a plan of yours

A blackbird sings on bluebird hill

Thanks to the calling of the wild

Wise men's child

[Chorus]

Near a tree by a river there's a hole in the ground

Where an old man of Aran goes around and around

And his mind is a beacon in the veil of the night

For a strange kind of fashion there's a wrong and a right

He'll never, never fight

Near a tree by a river there's a hole in the ground

Where an old man of Aran goes around and around

And his mind is a beacon in the veil of the night

For a strange kind of fashion there's a wrong and a right

He'll never, never fight over you

No, he'll never, never fight over you

Written by: Nik Kershaw

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