From: mfrose@ais.org (Martin Rose)
Subject: Re: Looking for TRANSFORMERS lyrics
Organization: UMCC
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 17:54:06 GMT

In article <1k2da5INN6fs@aludra.usc.edu> rjung@aludra.usc.edu (Robert A. Jung) writes:
>>Am looking for the lyrics to the songs "Dare" and "Nothing's Going to Stand
>>in Our Way" from the soundtrack of TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE. Please e-mail
>>copies if you have 'em, thanks.

In article <1993Jan26.172706.19416@wam.umd.edu> vgriscep@wam.umd.edu (VGR (Craig Pell)) writes:
>I'm guessing that no one has them, so, I'm gonna start hashing them out here,
>as we did with the title theme.  Disclaimer:  this is from memory.

I am helping you, Groo! :)

>"Dare":
>
>Sometimes when your hopes have all been shattered, there's nowhere to turn;
> wonder how you keep goin'!
 ^- You
>Think of all the things that really matter, all the chances you've earned (?);
                                           ^^^and         (yes, that sounds OK)
>The fire in your heart is growin'!
>
>You can fly if you try leavin' the past behind,
>Heaven only knows what you might find...
>
>Dare!  Dare to believe you can survive;
>You hold the future in your hands!
>Dare!  Dare to keep all your dreams alive;
>It's gonna      take a stand...
      ^^^^^time to
>You can win if you dare!
>
>Everybody's tryin' to break your spirit, keepin' you down;
>Seems like it's been forever!
>There's an early force (?), 'cause you're just healin',
There's another voice, if you will just hear it (?),
>                                                sayin' it's the last round;
>Looks like it's now or never!
>
>Out of the darkness, you stumble into the light,
>Fighting for the things you know are right...
>
>Dare!  Dare to believe you can survive;
The power is there at your command!
>Dare!  Dare to keep all your dreams alive;
>It's gonna      take a stand...
      ^^^^^time to
>You can win if you dare! (dare! dare! dare! <echoing>)
>
>(instrumental bridge)
>
>(these final choruses are probably out of order)
>Dare!  Dare to believe you can survive;
>You hold the future in your hands!
>Dare!  Dare to keep all your dreams alive;
>The power is there at your command!
Oh, oh, oh, Dare!  Dare to keep all your love alive;
Dare to be all that you can be!
>Dare!  There is a place where dreams survive;
>It's gonna move on to victory!
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
      toting you off (? and I do mean ? here...yours sounds better)
>Dare!

Mostly right, but I have a couple differences-of-opinion on some of the
less-clear lines, and a couple outright corrections.

>As for "Nothing's gonna Stand in Our Way," I don't even want to try it.
>Well, not yet.  I'll let someone else, someone who currently has it with
>'em, try it.

You're kidding, right?  Even WITH the album on hand, I would no sooner try
this than attempt to understand the lyrics to "Instruments of Destruction"
(which is a fun song, despite its sheer incomprehensibility :) ).
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