Who Believes In Angels?

The Rose Of Laura Nyro

Trying hard to find your place in the crowd
Never knowing where to go once you’re there
Why do we look for the answers to life
When all that we see cuts like a knife
You wonder if it’s worth the wait when you know
That

It’s all the same
It’s such a shame
That it’s all the same

Beating every clock that ticks on a wall
We try to find the way we stumble and fall
We’ve got to understand the tricks of the trade
We’ve got to memorise the plans that we’ve made
Or else the things we know are going to fade
Because

It’s all the same
It’s such a shame
That it’s all the same

How can you believe the things that you’ve heard?
When you know deep inside it all sounds absurd
We’ve got to realise that time doesn’t last
We’re living in the future not in the past
Something has to be done it must be done fast
Because

It’s all the same
It’s such a shame
That it’s all the same

It’s such a shame
That it’s all the same

Coachie - It's All The Same (Live)

part 1

A father speaks to a silent son,
Not with warmth, but with centuries spun.
He lays a map across the flame,
With ink that speaks of blood and names.
Where rivers part what kings divide,
And gods are strangers on either side.

The empire is a mirror,
Clear in the light of the throne.
But out on the edges, it shivers,
And clouds when you're standing alone.
Your task is to polish the glass,
But never to shatter the frame.
Hold fast to the stories that last—
More grain than glory or fame.

Know the Slavs where the waters wind,
The Pechenegs leave no tracks behind.
The Rus breathe frost in the market square,
Trading silence for silk and prayer.
The Magyars ride like a stormborn flame,
Here today, tomorrow—no name.

The empire is a mirror,
Clear in the halls of command.
But fog creeps in nearer and nearer,
Where borders turn into sand.
Your task is to polish the glass,
But never to shatter the frame.
What holds is not sword or brass—
But memory, grain, and name.

Do not trust the smiling envoy,
Whose tongue drips sweeter than truth.
Measure the road not in miles, my boy,
But in loyalty, love, and proof.
A people bends not by the blade,
But water poured when vows are made.

The empire is a mirror,
A truth both heavy and wide.
Hold it steady through dust and terror,
With honor your only guide.
Your task is to polish the glass,
And carry the weight of the flame—
To serve, remember, and pass
Both the burden and the name.


part 2

A father speaks to a son,
not with warmth, but with the weight of centuries.

He shows him a map, vast in size,
The ink is heavy with borders,
where rivers divide men who do not share gods or kings.

Know the Slavs by their rivers,
the Pechenegs by their horses' shadows,
the Rus' by the frost in their breath
as they trade furs for silk in the marketplaces of empire.

The Magyars move like storm winds,
from plain to plain,
answering to no wall, no treaty,
their bows strung tight with silence and promise.
Watch their migrations as you would a fire—
distant today, near by dawn.

Do not trust the smile of envoys
whose tongues carry more gold than truth.
Measure distance not in miles,
but in days of loyalty,
in oaths broken or kept.

Here is how a people bends,
not by sword, but by baptism.
Here is how a province holds—
with grain, with coin, with memory.

The empire is a mirror:
clear in the capital,
clouded at the edges.
Your task is to polish the glass
without breaking the frame.

The Empire Is a Mirror

Among the many awards and honours bestowed upon him are six GRAMMYs, including a GRAMMY Legend award, a Tony and two Oscars, a Best British Male Artist BRIT Award, induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Kennedy Center Honor, Legend of Live Award, 13 Ivor Novello Awards between 1973 and 2001 and a knighthood from HM Queen Elizabeth II for “services to music and charitable services.” 
Elton was awarded the Companion of Honour in the 2020 New Year Honours list. The highest acknowledgement in the list, Elton became one of only 64 people to hold the honour.

The Rose Of Laura Nyro

Elton John

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