AFRICA UNITE Ziya po ya ya, pa pa ya pa! Ti da lee, na po po pu du loo! Ste na peh na na po po ro po! Africa unite: 'Cause we're moving right out of Babylon, And we're going to our Father's land, yea ea. How good and how pleasant it would be before God and man, yea eah! To see the unification of all Africans, yeah! As it's been said a'ready, let it be done, yeah! We are the children of the Rastaman; We are the children of the Iyaman. So o, Africa unite: 'Cause the children (Africa unite) wanna come home. Africa unite: 'Cause we're moving right out of Babylon, yea, And we're grooving to our Father's land, yea ea. How good and how pleasant it would be before God and man To see the unification of all Rastaman, yeah. As it's been said a'ready, let it be done! I tell you who we are under the sun: We are the children of the Rastaman; We are the children of the Iyaman. So o: Africa unite, Afri Africa unite, yeah! Unite for the benefit (Africa unite) for the benefit of your people! Unite for it's later (Africa unite) than you think! Unite for the benefit (Africa unite) of my children! Unite for it's later (Africa uniting) than you think! Africa awaits (Africa unite) its creators! Africa awaiting (Africa uniting) its Creator! Africa, you're my (Africa unite) forefather cornerstone! Unite for the Africans (Africa uniting) abroad! Unite for the Africans (Africa unite) a yard! AFRICAN HERBSMAN All twinklin' lee Can't see the right rose when the streams abate The old slave men might grind slow But it grinds fine, yeah African herbsman, why linger on? Just concentrate, 'cause heaven lives on Greet I eth slave men will look with a scorn With a transplanted heart (yes, how quick they had to part) (... how quick they had to part) The remembrance of today Is the sad feelin' of tomorrow (... how quick ...) Oh (... part), oh yeah African herbsman, seize your time I'm takin' illusion on the edge of my mind I'm takin' losers down thru my life Down thru my life, yeah (yes, how quick they had to part) (... how quick they had to part) Dideh part, yes, they part In remembrance of today (... how quick they had to part) African herbsman, why linger on? Just concentrate, 'cause your heaven lives on Greet I eth slave men will look with a scorn With a transplanted heart, yes, how (... quick they have to part) (... how quick they have to part) In remembrance of today Brings sad feelings of tomorrow (Yes, how quick they have to ...) Lead me on, oh, Lord, I pray to you (African herbsman) (African herbsman) African, African herbsman ... ALL IN ONE Bend down low Let me tell you what I know now Bend down low Let me tell you what I know, what I know, what I know Long time, we no have no nice time Doo yoo doo dun doo, yeah, think about that Long, long, long, long time, we no have no nice time Doo yoo doo dun doo, yeah, think about that, mm One love, one heart Let's get together and feel alright One love, hear my plea, one heart Give thanks and praise to the Lord, and I will feel alright Simmer down, you lickin' too hot, so Simmer down, soon you'll get dropped, so Simmer down, man, you hear what I say? After he Breaks your heart Then you'll be sad, so sad And then your teardrops start I tell you, then you'll know how It hurts to be alone Oh, what a (... feeling ...), what a feeling (... be blue) Oh, what a feeling, oh, what a feeling (Oh, what a feeling to be blue) Have you ever had a lonesome feeling? This was cause thru love and affection This was cause thru love and affection This was cause thru love and affection Mm, feel them spirit I'm gonna put it on Feel them spirit I'm gonna put it on Yes, my friend We're in the streets again Yes, my friend Dem set we free again ... AMBUSH IN THE NIGHT (Ooh wee, ooh wee, ooh wa!) See them fighting for power (ooh wee, ooh wee, ooh wa!), But they know not the hour (ooh wee, ooh wee, ooh wa!),; So they bribing with their guns, spare parts and money, Trying to belittle our Integrity now. They say what we know Is just what they teach us; And we're so ignorant 'Cause every time they can reach us (shoobe, doo wa) Through political strategy (shoo be, doo wa); They keep us hungry (shoobe, doo wa), And when you gonna get some food (shoobe, doo wa), Your brother got to be your enemy, we e ell! Ambush in the night, All guns aiming at me; Ambush in the night, They opened fire on me now. Ambush in the night, Protected by His Majesty. Ooh wee, ooh wee. Ooh wa ooh! (Ooh wee) Ooh wee, ooh wee (ooh wa), Ooh wa! Ooh wee, ooh wee, ooh wa ooh! Ooh wee, ooh wee, ooh wa ah! Well, what we know Is not what they tell us; We're not ignorant, I mean it, And they just cannot touch us; Through the powers of the Most I (shoobe, doo wa), We keep on surfacin' (shoobe, doo wa); Thru the powers of the Most I (shoobe, doo wa), We keep on survivin'. Yeah, this ambush in the night Planned by society; Ambush in the night; They tryin' to conquer me; Ambush in the night Anyt'ing money can bring; Ambush in the night Planned by society; Ambush in the night BABYLON SYSTEM We refuse to be What you wanted us to be; We are what we are: That's the way (way) it's going to be. You don't know! You can't educate I For no equal opportunity: (Talkin' 'bout my freedom) Talkin' 'bout my freedom, People freedom (freedom) and liberty! Yeah, we've been trodding on the winepress much too long: Rebel, rebel! Yes, we've been trodding on the winepress much too long: Rebel, rebel! Babylon system is the vampire, yea! (vampire) Suckin' the children day by day, yeah! Me say: de Babylon system is the vampire, falling empire, Suckin' the blood of the sufferers, yea ea ea ea e ah! Building church and university, wo o ooh, yeah! Deceiving the people continually, yea ea! Me say them graduatin' thieves and murderers; Look out now: they suckin' the blood of the sufferers (sufferers). Yea ea ea! (sufferers) Tell the children the truth; Tell the children the truth; Tell the children the truth right now! Come on and tell the children the truth; Tell the children the truth; Tell the children the truth; Tell the children the truth; Come on and tell the children the truth. 'Cause 'cause we've been trodding on ya winepress much too long: Rebel, rebel! And we've been taken for granted much too long: Rebel, rebel now! (Trodding on the winepress) Trodding on the winepress (rebel): got to rebel, y'all (rebel)! We've been trodding on the winepress much too long ye e ah! (rebel) Yea e ah! (rebel) Yeah! Yeah! From the very day we left the shores (trodding on the winepress) Of our Father's land (rebel), We've been trampled on (rebel), Oh now! (we've been oppressed, yeah!) Lord, Lord, go to ... BAD CARD You a go tired fe see me face; Can't get me out of the race. Oh, man, you said I'm in your place And then you draw bad cyard A make you draw bad cyard, And then you draw bad cyard. Propaganda spreading over my name; Say you wanna bring another life to shame. Oh, man, you just a playing a game And then you draw bad cyard (draw bad cyard); A make you draw bad cyard (draw bad cyard); A make you draw bad cyard. I want to disturb my neighbour, 'Cause I'm feelin' so right; I want to turn up my disco, Blow them to full watts tonight, eh! In a rub a dub style, in a rub a dub style, In a rub a dub style, in a rub a dub style. 'Cause we guarding the palace so majestic; Guarding the palace so realistic! Them a go tired to see we face (oh yeah!), Me say them can't get we out of the race; Oh, man, it's just a big disgrace. The way you draw bad cyard (draw bad cyard); The way you make wrong moves (make wrong moves); The way you draw bad cyard (draw bad cyard); A make you draw bad cyard (draw bad cyard); A make you draw bad cyard In a rub a dub style, rub a dub style, In a rub a dub style BEND DOWN LOW Bend down low, let me tell you what I know now; Bend down low, let me tell you what I know. Oh! Fisherman row to reap what you sow now; Oh, tell you all I know (Oo oh!), you've got to let me go now (Oo oh!), And all you've got to do: (Bend down low) Oh yeah! Let me tell you what I know; Bend down low, let me tell you what I know. Oh yeah! You keep on knockin', but you can't come in. I get to understand you been livin' in sin, But if you love me, woman, walk right in. I've got a notch for your safety pin, But bend down low. Instrumental break Keep on knockin', but you can't come in. I get to understand you been livin' in sin, But walk right in, woman, sit right down. I will keep on lovin' you; I play the clown. But bend down low, baby, let me tell you what I know; Bend down low, let me tell you what I know, yeah! Let me tell you, baby! Let me tell ya Knock on, babe! Just won't let ya in! You been livin' in sin. Knock on! BLACKMAN REDEMPTION Woy a, Natty Congo: A Dreadlock Congo I! Woy a, Natty Congo: A Blackman Redemption! Woy yo, yo oo wo oo! A Blackman Redemption! Woy yo, wo oo wo oo! No need no need to get jumpy; No need and a no need to get bumpy, And a no need and a no need to get bumpy; No nee nee nee nee nee nee nee need to get jumpy! Youth and youth agree to: Cool runnings; can you dig it? Cool runnings; yeah, one more time! A beg ya: Cool runnings; can you stop it? Cool runnings: Spread out, spread out, Spread out, spread out. Tell you about the Blackman Redemption; can you dig it? (Oh, yeah!) A Blackman Redemption; can you stop it? Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no! Coming from the root of King David Through to the line of Solomon, His Imperial Majesty is the Power of Authority: Spread out, spread out, Spread out, spread out, Spread out, spread out, Spread, spread out. Instrumental break No need no need no need to get jumpy, And a no need and a no need to walk away. Let me tell bout ya: Cool runnings, can you dig it? Cool runnings: it's one more time we want it; Cool runnings; Cool runnings; Spread out, spread out, Spread out, spread out, Spread out. Spread out, spread out. Spread out, spread out. BRAIN WASHING Ooh ooh Old Mr. Joe, he build a house away On top of some hill Old Mr. Joe knew he had to go, so he He got right down and wrote bank will He say now, here's to mother hen And her chicken, Lord have mercy now Master, will you take a roll in the mud Like you know you should? The old barnyard, the old barnyard Birds and the chick, ooh wee Who's got to watch out for brother mongoose With his top hap and walking stick? It's just the poor's brain washing (Poor's ...) They told me a long time ago, It's just the poor's brain washing, ooh wee (Poor's brain washing) Now look at a thing like this Cinderella and her long lost fellow In the midnight hour, she lost her silver slipper Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall While Jack and Jill had themselves a fall It's just the poor's (... brain washing) And I don't need it no longer (... washing) It's just the poor's brain washing Coming through to a poor man's child, ooh wee, look at this Little Miss Muffet she sat on a tuffet While Little Red Riding Hood delivered her grandmom's food Ooh wee ooh wee Ooh wee, look at one more thing like this The cow jumping over the moon While the dish got jealous, he grabbed the handy spoon It's just the poor's brain washing And I don't need it no longer, I don't want it no longer I don't need it no longer (...washing) And I don't care for no more brain washing (... washing) ... BUFFALO SOLDIER Buffalo Soldier, Dreadlock Rasta: There was a Buffalo Soldier in the heart of America, Stolen from Africa, brought to America, Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival. I mean it, when I analyze the stench To me it makes a lot of sense: How the Dreadlock Rasta was the Buffalo Soldier, And he was taken from Africa, brought to America, Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival. Said he was a Buffalo Soldier, Dreadlock Rasta Buffalo Soldier in the heart of America. If you know your history, Then you would know where you coming from, Then you wouldn't have to ask me, Who the 'eck do I think I am. I'm just a Buffalo Soldier in the heart of America, Stolen from Africa, brought to America, Said he was fighting on arrival, fighting for survival; Said he was a Buffalo Soldier win the war for America. Dreadie, woy yoy yoy, woy yoy yoy yoy, Woy yoy yoy yoy, yoy yoy yoy yoy! Woy yoy yoy, woy yoy yoy yoy, Woy yoy yoy yoy, yoy yoy yoy yoy! Buffalo Soldier troddin' through the land, wo ho ooh! Said he wanna ran, then you wanna hand, Troddin' through the land, yea hea, yea ea. Said he was a Buffalo Soldier win the war for America; Buffalo Soldier, Dreadlock Rasta, Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival; Driven from the mainland to the heart of the Caribbean. Singing, woy yoy yoy, woy yoy yoy yoy, Woy yoy yoy yoy, yoy yoy yoy yoy! Woy yoy yoy, woy yoy yoy yoy, Woy yoy yoy yoy, yoy yoy yoy yoy! Troddin' through San Juan in the arms of America; Troddin' through Jamaica, a Buffalo Soldier Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival: Buffalo Soldier, Dreadlock Rasta. Woy yoy yoy, woy yoy yoy yoy, Woy yoy yoy yoy, yoy yoy yoy yoy! Woy yoy yoy, woy yoy yoy yoy, Woy yoy yoy yoy, yoy yoy yoy yoy! BURNIN' AND LOOTIN' This morning I woke up in a curfew; O God, I was a prisoner, too yeah! Could not recognize the faces standing over me; They were all dressed in uniforms of brutality. Eh! How many rivers do we have to cross, Before we can talk to the boss? Eh! All that we got, it seems we have lost; We must have really paid the cost. (That's why we gonna be) Burnin' and a lootin' tonight; (Say we gonna burn and loot) Burnin' and a lootin' tonight; (One more thing) Burnin' all pollution tonight; (Oh, yeah, yeah) Burnin' all illusion tonight. Oh, stop them! Give me the food and let me grow; Let the Roots Man take a blow. All them drugs gonna make you slow now; It's not the music of the ghetto. Eh! Weeping and a wailin' tonight; (Who can stop the tears?) Weeping and a wailin' tonight; (We've been suffering these long, long a years!) Weeping and a wailin' tonight (Will you say cheer?) Weeping and a wailin' tonight (But where?) Give me the food and let me grow; Let the Roots Man take a blow. I must say: all them all them drugs gonna make you slow; It's not the music of the ghetto. We gonna be burning and a looting tonight; (To survive, yeah!) Burning and a looting tonight; (Save your baby lives) Burning all pollution tonight; (Pollution, yeah, yeah!) Burning all illusion tonight (Lord a, Lord a, Lord a, Lord!) Burning and a looting tonight; Burning and a looting tonight; Burning all pollution tonight. CHANT DOWN BABYLON Come we go burn down Babylon one more time (Come we go burn down Babylon one more time); Come we go chant down Babylon one more time (Come we go chant down Babylon); For them soft! Yes, them soft! (ah yoy!) Them soft! Yes, them soft! (ah yoy!) So come we go chant down Babylon one more time (Come we go chant down Babylon)! Men see their dreams and aspiration a Crumble in front of their face, And all of their wicked intention To destroy the human race. And how I know and how I know and that's how I know: A Reggae Music, mek we chant down Babylon; With music, mek we chant down Babylon; This music, mek we chant down Babylon; This music, come we chant down Babylon. Come we go chant down Babylon one more time (Come we go chant down Babylon one more time); Come we go chant down Babylon one more time (Come we go chant down Babylon); For them soft! Yes, them soft! (ah yoy!) Them soft! Me say, Them soft! (ah yoy!) So come we go chant down Babylon one more time (Come we go chant down Babylon)! Me say, Music you're music you're the key, Talk to who? Please talk to me, Bring the voice of of the Rastaman, Communicating to 'cating to everyone. How I (know) how I know, how I (know) how I know And that's how I know: A Reggae Music, chant down chant down chant down Babylon, Chant down Babylon, chant down Babylon, Chant down Babylon! Reggae Music, chant down Babylon! Reggae Music, chant down Babylon! Reggae Music, chant down Babylon! Reggae Music! (chant down Babylon) COMING IN FROM THE COLD In this life, in this life, in this life, In this, oh sweet life: We're (we're coming in from the cold); We're coming in (coming in), coming in (coming in), coming in (coming in), coming in (coming in), Coming in from the cold. It's you it's you it's you I'm talkin' to Well, you (it's you) you (it's you) you I'm talking to now. Why do you look so sad and forsaken? When one door is closed, don't you know other is open? Would you let the system make you kill your brotherman? No, no, no, no, no, no! No, Dread, no! Would you make the system make you kill your brotherman? (No, Dread, no!) Would you make the system get on top of your head again? (No, Dread, no!) Well, the biggest man you ever did see was was just a baby. In this life (in this life), In this (in this life, oh sweet life): Coming in from the cold; We're coming in (coming in), coming in a (coming in), coming in (coming in), ooh! (coming in) Coming in from the cold! It's life (it's life), it's life (it's life), it's life (it's life): it's wa well! coming in from the cold! We're coming in (coming in), coming in (coming in) ooh (coming in), hey! (coming in), Coming in from the cold! It's you you you I'm talking Well, yes, you, bilyabong! (it's you); ew! you I'm talking to now. We e ell, why do you look so look so look so sad look so sad and forsaken? Don't you know: When one door is closed when one door is closed, many more is open? We e e ell, would you let the system get on top of your head again? No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, Dread, no! Would you let the system make you kill your brotherman? No, Dread, no! We e e ell, would you make the system get on top of your head again? (No, Dread, no!) No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! Well, the biggest biggest man you ever ever Did a see was a was a once a baby. In this life, in this life, in this life, In this, oh, sweet life, We're (coming in from the cold) from the cold! We're coming in (coming in), coming in (coming in), coming in (coming in), wo o! Yea ea eah! Coming in from the cold We're coming in a, coming in a, coming in a, coming in a! Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yea ea ea eah! Coming in from the cold Coming in (coming in), coming in (coming in) (coming in) (coming in) (coming in) from the from the cold! CONCRETE JUNGLE No sun will shine in my day today; (no sun will shine) The high yellow moon won't come out to play: (that high yellow moon won't come out to play) I said (darkness) darkness has covered my light, (and the stage) And the stage my day into night, yeah. Where is the love to be found? (oo ooh ooh) Won't someone tell me? 'Cause my (sweet life) life must be somewhere to be found (must be somewhere for me) Instead of concrete jungle (la la la!), Where the living is harder (la la!). Concrete jungle (la la la!): Man you got to do your (la la la!) best. Wo ooh, yeah. No chains around my feet, But I'm not free, oh ooh! I know I am bound here in captivity; G'yeah, now (never, never) I've never known happiness; (never, never) I've never known what sweet caress is Still, I'll be always laughing like a clown; Won't someone help me? 'Cause I (sweet life) I've got to pick myself from off the ground (must be somewhere for me), he yeah! In this a concrete jungle (la la la!): I said, what do you cry for me (la la!) now, o oh! Concrete jungle (la la la!), ah, won't you let me be (la la la!), now. Hey! Oh, now! Guitar solo I said that life (sweet life) it must be somewhere to be found (must be somewhere for me) Oh, instead: concrete jungle (la la!) collusion (la la!) confusion (confusion). Eh! Concrete jungle (la la!): baby, you've got it in. Concrete jungle (la la la!), now. Eh! Concrete jungle (la la la!). What do you stand(?) for me (la la!), now? COULD YOU BE LOVED Could you be loved and be loved? Could you be loved and be loved? Don't let them fool ya, Or even try to school ya! Oh, no! We've got a mind of our own, So go to hell if what you're thinking is not right! Love would never leave us alone, A yin the darkness there must come out to light. Could you be loved and be loved? Could you be loved, wo now! and be loved? (The road of life is rocky and you may stumble too, So while you point your fingers someone else is judging you) Love your brotherman! (Could you be could you be could you be loved? Could you be could you be loved? Could you be could you be could you be loved? Could you be could you be loved?) Don't let them change ya, oh! Or even rearrange ya! Oh, no! We've got a life to live. They say: only only only the fittest of the fittest shall survive Stay alive! Eh! Could you be loved and be loved? Could you be loved, wo now! and be loved? (You ain't gonna miss your water until your well runs dry; No matter how you treat him, the man will never be satisfied.) Say something! (Could you be could you be could you be loved? Could you be could you be loved?) Say something! Say something! (Could you be could you be could you be loved?) Say something! (Could you be could you be loved?) Say something! Say something! (Say something!) Say something! Say something! (Could you be loved?) Say something! Say something! Reggae, reggae! Say something! Rockers, rockers! Say something! Reggae, reggae! Say something! Rockers, rockers! Say something! (Could you be loved?) Say something! Uh! Say something! Come on! Say something! (Could you be could you be could you be loved?) Say something! (Could you be could you be loved?) Say something! (Could you be could you be could you be loved?) Say something! (Could you be could you be loved?) CRY TO ME (Ooh ooh, hoo hoo hoo! Ooh ooh hoo hoo!) Cry to me, now; You gonna cry to me, yeah! You're gonna walk back through the heartaches; You're gonna walk back through the pain; (Shed those) Shed those lonely teardrops: The reaction of your cheating game. You got to cry to me, now! You're gonna cry cry cry to me, yeah! Yeah! Lord knows how I get from the heartaches; Lord that leadeth me, yeah! And now I'm by the still water. You've got to cry to me, yea ea eah! You gonna cry to me now; You've got to cry cry cry to me, yeah! You're gonna spend those lonely hours. You're gonna shed those lonely tears; (Walk back) Walk back through the heartaches; (Walk back) Walk back through the pain; (Shed those) Shed those lonely teardrops: The reaction of your cheating game. You're gonna to cry to me, now! You got to cry cry cry to me, yeah! Saying, (don't know) don't know know how I get from the heartaches; (Lord that) Lord that leadeth me, yeah eah eah! (Shed those lonely teardrops) Now I'm by the still water; (The reaction of your cheating game) Gonna cry to me now, hey! (Cry) Cry (Cry) Cry DON'T ROCK THE BOAT Huh, please don't you rock my boat 'Cause I don't want my boat to be rockin' anyhow Please don't you rock my boat, no 'Cause I don't want my boat to be rockin' I'm tellin' you that, oh, ooh aah, I like it a like a this Can you miss? And you should know, ooh aah, when I like it a like a this Am I really it? Ooh yeah You satis satis satisfy my soul, morning time Evening cold, fy my soul Yes, I've been a tellin' you, bake me the sweetest cakes I'm happy inside all the time Oh, can't you see what you've done for me? Yeah You make me feel like when we bend them new corners We feel like sweepstake winners, yeah When we bend them new corners We feel like sweepstake winners And I said, oh, ooh aah, I like it a like a this Yes, I do And you should know, ooh aah, when I like it a like a this I've got it, just can't miss, ooh Satis satisfy my soul, darlin' Make me love you in the morning time, yeah If ever I treated you bad, make it up to me one time 'Cause I'm happy inside all the time I want you beside me, yeah, to be mine One thing you've got to do, is when a we holding hands together You've got to know that we love, a love each other, yeah And if every time you should walk away from me now Uh, you'll now I need your sympathy, yeah Can you see? Do you believe me? Oh, darlin', darlin', I'm callin', callin' Satisfy my soul, satisfy my soul Never, never, never give it up now All in the same boat Rockin' on the same route We gotta get together, join each other And can't you see what I've got for you? Yeah I'm happy, happy, happy, happy, happy, and not you can turn me blue now Come a little closer, satisfy my ... DUPPY CONQUEROR Yes, me friend, me friend Dem set me free again Yes, me friend, me friend Me deh 'pon street again The bars Yes, I've been accused Wrongly abused now But through the powers of the Most High They've got to turn me loose Yes, me friend, me good friend Dem set me free again, mm Yes, me friend Dem turn me loose again (Yes, me friend) Me friend, me friend, me friend We deh a street again Yes, me friend, me friend, me friend Dem set me free again Excuse me while I light my spliff; (spliff) Good God, I gotta take a lift: (lift) From reality I just can't drift; (drift) That's why I am staying with this riff. (riff) Take it easy (easy skankin');; Lord, I take it easy! (easy skankin');; Take it easy (easy skankin');; Got to take it easy (easy skankin');. See: we're takin' it easy (ooh wah da da da) We taking it slow, (ooh wah da da da) Takin' it easy (easy); Got to take it slow (slow slow) So take it easy (easy skankin' da da da da da da) Wo oh, take it easy (easy skankin'); Take it easy (easy skankin' da da da da da da) Take it easy. (easy skankin'); Excuse me while I light my spliff; (spliff) Oh, God, I gotta take a lift: (lift) From reality I just can't drift; (drift) That's why I am staying with this riff. (riff) Take it easy (takin' it easy); Got to take it easy (takin' it slow); Take it easy (takin' it easy); Skanky, take it easy (takin' it slow). Tell you what: herb for my wine; (ooh wa da da da) Honey for my strong drink; (ooh wa da da da) Herb for my wine; (ooh wa da da da) Honey for my strong drink. I shake it easy (takin' it easy); Skanky, take it easy (skankin' it slow); Take it (takin' it easy) easy; Take it (skankin' it slow) easy; Take it easy (takin' it easy); Oh oh ooh! (skankin' it slow); Little bit easier (takin' it easy); Skanky, take it easy (skankin' it slow). Take it easy! Take it easy! Take it easy! EXODUS Exodus: Movement of Jah people! Oh oh oh, yea eah! ....... Men and people will fight ya down (Tell me why!) When ya see Jah light. (Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!) Let me tell you if you're not wrong; (Then, why?) Everything is all right. So we gonna walk all right! through de roads of creation: We the generation (Tell me why!) (Trod through great tribulation) trod through great tribulation. Exodus, all right! Movement of Jah people! Oh, yeah! O oo, yeah! All right! Exodus: Movement of Jah people! Oh, yeah! Yeah yeah yeah, well! Uh! Open your eyes and look within: Are you satisfied (with the life you're living)? Uh! We know where we're going, uh! We know where we're from. We're leaving Babylon, We're going to our Father land. 2, 3, 4: Exodus: movement of Jah people! Oh, yeah! (Movement of Jah people!) Send us another brother Moses! (Movement of Jah people!) From across the Red Sea! (Movement of Jah people!) Send us another brother Moses! (Movement of Jah people!) From across the Red Sea! Movement of Jah people! Instrumental break Exodus, all right! Oo oo ooh! Oo ooh! Movement of Jah people! Oh, yeah! Exodus! Exodus! All right! Exodus! Now, now, now, now! Exodus! Exodus! Oh, yea ea ea ea ea ea eah! Exodus! Exodus! All right! Exodus! Uh uh uh uh! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Open your eyes and look within: Are you satisfied with the life you're living? We know where we're going; We know where we're from. We're leaving Babylon, y'all! We're going to our Father's land. Exodus, all right! Movement of Jah people! Exodus: movement of Jah people! Movement of Jah people! Movement of Jah people! Movement of Jah people! Movement of Jah people! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Jah come to break downpression, Rule equality, Wipe away transgression, Set the captives free. Exodus, all right, all right! Movement of Jah people! Oh, yeah! Exodus: movement of Jah people! Oh, now, now, now, now! Movement of Jah people! Movement of Jah people! Movement of Jah people! Movement of Jah people! Movement of Jah people! Movement of Jah people! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Uh uh uh uh! Move(ment of Jah people)! Move(ment of Jah people)! Move(ment of Jah people)! Move(ment of Jah people)! Movement of Jah people! Move(ment of Jah people)! Move(ment of Jah people)! Movement of Jah people! Movement of Jah people! Movement of Jah people! FOREVER LOVING JAH Wo o o o! Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya! Woy oh! Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah! Oh! (We'll be forever loving Jah; We'll be forever loving Jah!) Some they say see them walking up the street; They say we're going wrong to all the people we meet; But a we won't worry, we won't shed no tears: We found a way to cast away the fears, Forever, yeah! (We'll be forever loving Jah) We'll be forever! (We'll be forever loving Jah) Forever, yes, and forever! (We'll be forever loving Jah) There'll be no end. So, old man river, don't cry for me; A have got a running stream of love you see. So, no matter what stages oh stages Stages stages they put us through, We'll never be blue No matter what rages, oh rages, Changes rages they put us through, We'll never be blue: We'll be forever, yeah! (We'll be forever loving Jah) We'll be forever! (We'll be forever loving Jah) Forever, and ever, yes, and forever! (We'll be forever loving Jah) 'Cause there is no end. 'Cause only a fool lean upon Lean upon his own misunderstanding, oh ho, oh, yeah! And then what has been hidden From the wise and the prudent Been revealed to the babe and the suckling In everyt'ing, in every way, I say, yeah! (We'll be forever loving Jah) We'll be forever! (We'll be forever loving Jah) 'Cause just like a tree planted planted by the rivers of water That bringeth forth fruits bringeth forth fruits in due season; Everything in life got its purpose, Find its reason in every season, Forever, yeah! (We'll be forever loving Jah) We'll be forever! (We'll be forever loving Jah) On and on and on! (We'll be forever loving Jah) We'll be forever, yes, yes we'll be forever. (We'll be forever loving Jah) FUSSING AND FIGHTING Why's this fussing and a fighting? I wanna know, Lord, I wanna know Why's this bumping and a boring? I wanna know, Lord, I wanna know now We should really love each other (love each other) In peace and harmony (peace and harmony), ooh Instead, we're fussing and fighting (fussing and fighting) And them workin' iniquity (... iniquity) Why's this fussing and a fighting? I wanna know, Lord, I wanna know (... know), I wanna know now Why's this cheating and backbiting? (I wanna know ...) I wanna know, oh, Lord, I wanna know now (Stop your fussing and fighting, stop your fussing and fighting) (Stop your fussing and fighting, stop your fussing and fighting) We should really love each other (love each other) In peace and harmony (peace and harmony) Instead, instead, we're fussing and fighting (fussing and fighting) Like we ain't supposed to be (... supposed to be), tell me why Why's this fussing and a fighting? I wanna know, Lord, I wanna know, someone, please Why's this (... bumping and ...) bumping and boring? (I wanna ...) I wanna know (... I wanna know), Lord, tell me now ... GET UP, STAND UP Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights! Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights! Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights! Get up, stand up: don't give up the fight! Preacherman, don't tell me, Heaven is under the earth. I know you don't know What life is really worth. It's not all that glitters is gold; 'Alf the story has never been told: So now you see the light, eh! Stand up for your rights. Come on! Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights! Get up, stand up: don't give up the fight! Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights! Get up, stand up: don't give up the fight! Most people think, Great God will come from the skies, Take away everything And make everybody feel high. But if you know what life is worth, You will look for yours on earth: And now you see the light, You stand up for your rights. Jah! Get up, stand up! (Jah, Jah!) Stand up for your rights! (Oh hoo!) Get up, stand up! (Get up, stand up!) Don't give up the fight! (Life is your right!) Get up, stand up! (So we can't give up the fight!) Stand up for your rights! (Lord, Lord!) Get up, stand up! (Keep on struggling on!) Don't give up the fight! (Yeah!) We sick an' tired of a your ism skism game Dyin' 'n' goin' to heaven in a Jesus' name, Lord. We know when we understand: Almighty God is a living man. You can fool some people sometimes, But you can't fool all the people all the time. So now we see the light (What you gonna do?), We gonna stand up for our rights! (Yeah, yeah, yeah!) So you better: Get up, stand up! (In the morning! Git it up!) Stand up for your rights! (Stand up for our rights!) Get up, stand up! Don't give up the fight! (Don't give it up, don't give it up!) Get up, stand up! (Get up, stand up!) Stand up for your rights! (Get up, stand up!) Get up, stand up! ( ... ) Don't give up the fight! (Get up, stand up!) Get up, stand up! ( ... ) Stand up for your rights! Get up, stand up! Don't give up the fight! GIVE THANKS AND PRAISES Give thanks and praises to the Most I (Jah!); Give thanks and praises so high (so high). He will not deceive us my brethren; He will only lead us again (again): Oh, take that veil from off of your eyes; Look into the future of realize. Noah had three sons, Ham, Shem and Japhet (Ham, Shem and Japhet); And in Ham is known to be the Prophet. Glory to Jah, the Prophet is come (through all these ages); Glory to Jah, the Prophet has come (through all these stages). When my soul was hurtin' deep within, And I'm worrying to be free, desperately, yeah. So guide and protect I'n'I, O Jah Jah, Through all these ages; Guide and protect I'n'I, O Jah Jah, Through all these stages. Rastafari is his Name (Jah!) Rastafari is his Name (Jah!). If Jah didn't love I (love I), If I didn't love I (love I), If Jah didn't love I (love I), If I didn't love I, Would I be around today? Would I be around to say: Give thanks and praises, give thanks and praises; Give thanks and praises, give thanks and praises; Give thanks and praises, give thanks and praises. GUILTINESS Guiltiness (talkin' 'bout guiltiness) Pressed on their conscience. Oh yeah. And they live their lives (they live their lives) On false pretence everyday each and everyday. Yeah. These are the big fish Who always try to eat down the small fish, just the small fish. I tell you what: they would do anything To materialize their every wish. Oh yeah eah eah eah. Say: Woe to the downpressors: They'll eat the bread of sorrow! Woe to the downpressors: They'll eat the bread of sad tomorrow! Woe to the downpressors: They'll eat the bread of sorrow! Oh, yeah eah! Oh, yeah eah eah eah! Guiltiness Pressed on their conscience. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. These are the big fish Who always try to eat down the small fish, just the small fish. I tell you what: they would do anything To materialize their every wish. Oh, yeah eah eah eah eah eah. But: Woe to the downpressors: They'll eat the bread of sorrow! Woe to the downpressors: They'll eat the bread of sad tomorrow! Woe to the downpressors: They'll eat the bread of sad tomorrow! Oh, yeah eah! Oh yeah e e e e e! Guiltiness. Oh yeah. Ah! They'll eat the bread of sorrow everyday I KNOW Wo, man, deh you are! When the race gets hard to run, It means you just can't take the pace. When it's time to have your fun, You find the tears run on down through your face, Then you stop and think a little: Are you the victim of the system? Anyday now they gon' let you down; Remember, Natty will be there To see you through. (I) And ain't it good to know (know) now: Jah will be waiting there. (I) Ain't it doggone good to know (know) , you all; Jah will be waiting there. Wait in Summer, wait in Spring, Wait in Autumn, Winter thing, [*Tribe] goes up, all the tribe goes down: Bring my children from the end of d'earth Many a time I sit and wonder why This race so so very hard to run, Then I say to my soul: take courage, Battle to be won, Like a ship that's tossed and driven, Battered by the angry sea, yea eah! Say the tide of time was raging; Don't let the fury fall on me, no, no! (I) 'Cause I know (know) know: Jah will be waiting there; (I) Ain't it good to know (know) now: Jah will be waiting there. Wo oo o oo o! Ooh, yeah! Lost and found, who speak I give; Lost and found, who speak I give; Speak I give, lost and found. Lost and found, who speak I give; Lost and found, who speak I give I SHOT THE SHERIFF (I shot the sheriff But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no! Oh! I shot the sheriff But I didn't shoot no deputy, ooh, ooh, oo ooh.) Yeah! All around in my home town, They're tryin' to track me down; They say they want to bring me in guilty For the killing of a deputy, For the life of a deputy. But I say: Oh, now, now. Oh! (I shot the sheriff.) the sheriff. (But I swear it was in selfdefence.) Oh, no! (Ooh, ooh, oo oh) Yeah! I say: I shot the sheriff Oh, Lord! (And they say it is a capital offence.) Yeah! (Ooh, ooh, oo oh) Yeah! Sheriff John Brown always hated me, For what, I don't know: Every time I plant a seed, He said kill it before it grow He said kill them before they grow. And so: Read it in the news: (I shot the sheriff.) Oh, Lord! (But I swear it was in self defence.) Where was the deputy? (Oo oo oh) I say: I shot the sheriff, But I swear it was in selfdefence. (Oo oh) Yeah! Freedom came my way one day And I started out of town, yeah! All of a sudden I saw sheriff John Brown Aiming to shoot me down, So I shot I shot I shot him down and I say: If I am guilty I will pay. (I shot the sheriff,) But I say (But I didn't shoot no deputy), I didn't shoot no deputy (oh, no oh), oh no! (I shot the sheriff.) I did! But I didn't shoot no deputy. Oh! (Oo oo ooh) Reflexes had got the better of me And what is to be must be: Every day the bucket a go a well, One day the bottom a go drop out, One day the bottom a go drop out. I say: I I I I shot the sheriff. Lord, I didn't shot the deputy. Yeah! I I (shot the sheriff) But I didn't shoot no deputy, yeah! No, yeah! IS THIS LOVE I wanna love you and treat you right; I wanna love you every day and every night: We'll be together with a roof right over our heads; We'll share the shelter of my single bed; We'll share the same room, yeah! for Jah provide the bread. Is this love is this love is this love Is this love that I'm feelin'? Is this love is this love is this love Is this love that I'm feelin'? I wanna know wanna know wanna know now! I got to know got to know got to know now! I I I I I I I I I I'm willing and able, So I throw my cards on your table! I wanna love you I wanna love and treat love and treat you right; I wanna love you every day and every night: We'll be together, yeah! with a roof right over our heads; We'll share the shelter, yeah, oh now! of my single bed; We'll share the same room, yeah! for Jah provide the bread. Is this love is this love is this love Is this love that I'm feelin'? Is this love is this love is this love Is this love that I'm feelin'? Wo o o oah! Oh yes, I know; yes, I know yes, I know now! Yes, I know; yes, I know yes, I know now! I I I I I I I I I I'm willing and able, So I throw my cards on your table! See: I wanna love ya, I wanna love and treat ya love and treat ya right. I wanna love you every day and every night: We'll be together, with a roof right over our heads! We'll share the shelter of my single bed; We'll share the same room, yeah! Jah provide the bread. We'll share the shelter of my single bed JAMMIN' Ooh, yeah! All right! We're jammin': I wanna jam it wid you. We're jammin', jammin', And I hope you like jammin', too. Ain't no rules, ain't no vow, we can do it anyhow: I'n'I will see you through, 'Cos everyday we pay the price with a little sacrifice, Jammin' till the jam is through. We're jammin' To think that jammin' was a thing of the past; We're jammin', And I hope this jam is gonna last. No bullet can stop us now, we neither beg nor we won't bow; Neither can be bought nor sold. We all defend the right; Jah Jah children must unite: Your life is worth much more than gold. We're jammin' (jammin', jammin', jammin'); And we're jammin' in the name of the Lord; We're jammin' (jammin', jammin', jammin');, We're jammin' right straight from Yah. Yeh! Holy Mount Zion; Holy Mount Zion: Jah sitteth in Mount Zion And rules all creation. Yeah, we're we're jammin' (wotcha wa), Wotcha wa wa wa, we're jammin' (wotcha wa), See, I wanna jam it wid you We're jammin' (jammin', jammin', jammin'); I'm jammed: I hope you're jammin', too. Jam's about my pride and truth I cannot hide To keep you satisfied. True love that now exist is the love I can't resist, So jam by my side. We're Jammin' (jammin', jammin', jammin');, yeah eah eah! I wanna jam it wid you. We're jammin', we're jammin', we're jammin', we're jammin', We're jammin', we're jammin', we're jammin', we're jammin'; Hope you like jammin', too. We're jammin', we're jammin' (jammin');, We're jammin', we're jammin' (jammin');. I wanna (I wanna jam it wid you) I wanna I wanna jam wid you now. Jammin', jammin' (hope you like jammin' too). Eh eh! I hope you like jammin', I hope you like jammin', 'Cause (I wanna jam it wid you). I wanna ... wid you. I like I hope you I hope you like jammin', too. I wanna jam it; I wanna jam it. JOHNNY WAS (Wo o o o! Wo o o o! Wooo!) Woman hold her head and cry, 'Cause her son had been shot down in the street and died From a stray bullet. Woman hold her head and cry; Explaining to her was a passerby Who saw the woman cry (cry) Wondering how can she work it out, Now she knows that the wages of sin is death, yeah! Gift of Jah is life. (life) She cried: Ah um, I I know! Johnny was a good man, I I know! (never did a thing wrong) Johnny was a good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good man , (Johnny was good man) she cried she crie ie ie ie ie ie ie ied! Wo ooh! Woman hold her head and cry, As her son had been shot down in the street and died Just because of the system. (system) Woman hold her head and cry; Comforting her I was passing by. She complained, then she cry: Oh ooh wo ah, cry (ah ah), yeah, I know now (ah ah), no I know, I know now: (Johnny was a good man) Said I know, mm mm mm mm mm. (Never did a thing wrong) Ah! Ah! (Johnny was a good man) Can a woman tender care, she cried, (Never did a thing wrong) Cease towards the child she bear? (Johnny was a good man) Wo ho ho ooh! Woman cry, woman (Never did a thing wrong) She cried, wo oh! She cried, yeah! (Johnny was a good man) Can a woman tender care Cease towards the child she bear? (Never did a thing wrong) Wo now, cry! (Johnny was a good man) JUMP NYABINGHI (Hallelu Jah!) (Hallelu Jah!) Love to see when ya move in the rhythm; I love to see, when you're dancin' from within! It gives great joy to feel such sweet togetherness, Everyone doin' and they're doing their best Huh, it remind I of the days in Jericho, When we troddin' down Jericho walls: These are the days when we'll trod t'rough Babylon, (na na, na na) Gonna trod until Babylon falls. Sing your song yah! (Jump, jump, jump,) Nyabinghi! ... (Jump, jump, jump,) Nyabinghi! (Jump, jump, jump,) Nyabinghi! ... (Jump, jump, jump,) Nyabinghi! We've got the herb (got it!), We've got the herb (got it!), We've got the herb (got it!), So hand I the suru board, 'Cause most of all we ain't got nothing to lose. We e e ey! (Jump, jump, jump,) Nyabinghi! (Jump, jump, jump,) Nyabinghi! A little bit loud[er]! (Jump, jump, jump,) Nyabinghi! (Jump, jump, jump, Nyabinghi!) Love to see when ya groove with the riddim, 'Cause I love to when you're dancing from within! It gives great joy to see such sweet togetherness, 'Cause everyone's doin' and they're doing their best. 'Cause it remind me of the days in Jericho When we troddin' down Jericho walls! These are the days when we'll trod through Babylon, We keep on troddin' until Babylon falls! (Jump, jump, jump,) Nyabinghi! (Jump, jump, jump,) Nyabinghi! (Jump, jump, jump,) Nyabinghi! KAYA Wake up and turn me loose Wake up and turn me loose Wake up and turn me loose For the rain is falling Got to have kaya now Got to have kaya now Got to have kaya now For the rain is falling I'm so high, I even touch the sky Above the falling rain I feel so good in my neighbourhood, so Here I come again Got to have kaya now Got to have kaya now Got to have kaya now For the rain is falling Feelin' irie I Feelin' irie I Feelin' irie I 'Cause I have some kaya now I feel so high, I even touch the sky Above the falling rain I feel so good in my neighbourhood, so Here I come again Got to have kaya now Got to have kaya now Got to have kaya now, Lord For the rain is falling (Kaya now, kaya, kaya) Huh KEEP ON MOVING Lord, I've got to keep on moving Lord, I've got to get on down Lord, I've got to keep on moving Where I can't be found Lord, they're coming after me I've been accused for the killin' Lord knows I didn't do For hangin' me, they are willin', yeah, yeah And that's why I've got to get on thru Lord, they're coming after me (a one more time) (I say) Lord, I've got to keep on moving Lord, I've got to get on down Lord, I've got to keep on moving Where I can't be found Lord, they're coming after me (Now, listen) I've got two boys and a woman They're just gonna suffer now Lord, forgive me for not goin' back But I'll be there anyhow I'll be there anyhow (one more time) (I say) Lord, I've got to keep on moving Lord, I've got to get on down Lord, I've got to keep on moving Where I can't be found Lord, they're coming after me Now, maybe someday I'll find a piece of land Somewhere not by near anyone Then I'll send for my love, love, love, love, sweet woman And my two grown up son My two grown up son (yeah, yeah ...) (I say now) Lord I've got to keep on moving ... LIVELY UP YOURSELF Lively up yourself and don't be no drag Lively up yourself, 'cause this is the other bag Hey, lively up yourself and don't be no drag You lively up yourself, dig it, the other bag Hey, you rock so, you rock so, like you never did before You dip so, you dip so, and you can dip thru my door You come so, you come so, oh yeah, like I do adore you You skank so, you skank so, and a I can assure you You can lively up yourself and don't be no drag Hey, you lively up yourself, can you dig it? Hey (you rock so, you rock so), like you never did before You dip so, you dip so, can you dig it? You lively up yourself and don't be no drag You lively up yourself, 'cause this is the other bag Hey, lively up yourself Lively up yourself, other bag Can you dig it? Can you dig it? ... MIDNIGHT RAVERS Do do do. Do do do. Do do do. (You can't tell the woman from the man) No, I say you can't, 'cause they're dressed in the same pollution; (dressed in the same pollution) Their mind is confused with confusion With their problems since they've no solution: They become the midnight ravers. Someone say: (Please, don't let me down!) Oh, please, don't let me ee ya bab, oh, please don't let me down! (Midnight) Midnight ravers! (ravers) Midnight ravers! (Please don't) Oh, please, please, don't let me down, down, down, down, down! Don't let me down; Don't let me down. I see ten thousand chariots (ah ah ah ah) And they coming without horses; (coming without horses) The riders they cover their face, (ah ah ah ah) So you couldn't make them out in smoky place (make them out in smoky places) In that musical stampede, where everyone is doing their thing. Musical stampede people swingin'; Musical stampede. Someone say: People, ride on! (keep a ridin'!) (keep a ridin'!) Ride on! (keep a ridin'!) Midnight ravers! People, ride on! (keep a ridin'!) (keep a ridin'!) Ride on! (keep a ridin'!) Midnight ravers! I can't tell my woman from the man: She is dressed in the same pollution; (dressed in the same pollution) Her mind is confused with confusion: To my problem seems there's never never no solution! I've become a night life raver And I'm beggin' you, (please) please, please oh, beel ya ba ba please don't ya let me down! (Night life ravers) Night life ravers! Night life ravers! Oh, please, please, please, please, don't let me down. Don't let me down; Don't let me down! I see ten thousand chariots (ah ah ah ah) And they coming without horses; (coming without horses) The riders they cover their face, (ah ah ah ah) So you couldn't make them out in smoky place In that musical stampede, oh! It's the musical stampede. Ride on! It's the musical stampede, some preacher say! People ride on! (keep a ridin'!) (keep a ridin'!) Ride on! (keep a ridin'!) Midnight ravers! A ride on! (keep a ridin'!) (keep a ridin'!) Ride on! (keep a ridin'!) Midnight ravers! Ride on, y'all! (keep a ridin'!) (keep a ridin'!) Ride on! (keep a ridin'!) Midnight ravers! Ride on! (keep a ridin'!) (keep a ridin'!) Don't let me down, midnight ravers! (keep a ridin'!) Midnight ravers, don't let me down! (keep a ridin'!) Don't let me down don't let me down! (keep a ridin'!) Well, I'm comin'! I got too much talkin' MISTY MORNING Misty mornin', don't see no sun; I know you're out there somewhere having fun. There is one mystery yea ea eah I just can't express: To give your more, to receive your less. One of my good friend said, in a reggae riddim, Don't jump in the water, if you can't swim. The power of philosophy yea ea eah floats through my head Light like a feather, heavy as lead; Light like a feather, heavy as lead, yeah. See no sun! Oh. Time has come, I want you I want you to straighten out my tomorrow! Uh. I want I want I want you (tomorrow). Oh, wo ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah! I want you to straighten out my (tomorrow)! Misty (morning) mornin', don't see no sun; I know you're out there somewhere having fun. Mysteries I just can't express: How can you ever give your more to receive your less? Like my good friend said, in a reggae riddim: You can't jump you can't jump in the water, if you can't swim. I want you (I want you) I want you to straighten out my today My tomorrow my my my my my (I want you to straighten out my tomorrow). On a misty morning, uh! (I want you to straighten out my tomorrow). Oh oh oh oh oh oh! (I want you to straighten out my tomorrow) Straighten out my tomorrow my tomorrow! Need some straightenin' out! (I want you to straighten out my tomorrow) Mist! Mm. (I want) Mist! (you to straighten out my tomorrow) Misty! Oh! (I want you to straighten out my tomorrow) NATTY DREAD Dread, Natty Dread now, (Natty Dread) Dreadlock Congo Bongo I. (Natty Dread) Natty Dreadlock in a Babylon: (Natty Dread) A dreadlock Congo Bongo I. (Natty Dread) Eh! Children get your culture (Natty Dreadlock) And don't stay there and gesture, a ah, (Natty Dreadlock) Or the battle will be hotter (Natty Dreadlock) And you won't get no supper. (Natty Dreadlock) Natty Dread, Natty Dread, now; (Natty Dread) A dreadlock Congo Bongo I. (Natty Dread) Natty Dreadlock in a Babylon (Natty Dread) Roots Natty, Roots Natty! (Natty Dread) Then I walk up the first street, (Natty Dreadlock) And then I walk up the second street to see. (Natty Dreadlock) Then I trod on through third street, (Natty Dreadlock) And then I talk to some Dread on fourth street. (Natty Dreadlock) Natty Dreadlock in a fifth street, (Natty Dreadlock) And then I skip one fence to sixth street. (Natty Dreadlock) I've got to reach seventh street: (Natty Dreadlock) Natty Dreadlock Bingy Bongo I (Natty Dread) Natty dread, Natty Dread, now, (Natty Dread) Roots Natty Congo I. (Natty Dread) Oh, Natty, Natty, Natty 21,000 miles away from home, yeah! Oh, Natty, Natty, And that's a long way For Natty to be from home. Don't care what the world seh; (Natty Dread) I'n'I couldn't never go astray. (Natty Dread) Just like a bright and sunny day: (Natty Dread) Oh, we're gonna have things our way. (Natty Dread) Natty Dread, Natty Dreadlock, (Natty Dreadlock) Dreadlock Congo Bongo I. (Natty Dreadlock) Don't care what the world seh; (Natty Dreadlock) I'n'I gonna have things our way. (Natty Dreadlock) If a egg Natty in a the red (Natty Dreadlock) If a egg Natty in a the red. (Natty Dreadlock) Natty Dread, Natty Dreadlock. NATURAL MYSTIC There's a natural mystic blowing through the air; If you listen carefully now you will hear. This could be the first trumpet, might as well be the last: Many more will have to suffer, Many more will have to die don't ask me why. Things are not the way they used to be, I won't tell no lie; One and all have to face reality now. 'Though I've tried to find the answer to all the questions they ask. 'Though I know it's impossible to go livin' through the past Don't tell no lie. There's a natural mystic blowing through the air Can't keep them down If you listen carefully now you will hear. There's a natural mystic blowing through the air. This could be the first trumpet, might as well be the last: Many more will have to suffer, Many more will have to die don't ask me why. There's a natural mystic blowing through the air I won't tell no lie; If you listen carefully now you will hear: There's a natural mystic blowing through the air. Such a natural mystic blowing through the air; There's a natural mystic blowing through the air; Such a natural mystic blowing through the air; Such a natural mystic blowing through the air; Such a natural mystic blowing through the air. NIGHT SHIFT The sun shall not smite I by day, Nor the moon by night; And everything that I do Shall be upfull and right. And if it's all night, It got to be all right! If it's all night, Got to be all right! Your mamma won't lose this one; You're the lucky one under the sun. If you make me move, Then you know you got the groove: All night, it's all right! All night, yeah! It's all right! Working on a forklift In the night shift; Working on a night shift, With the forklift, from A.M. (Did you say that? Why did you say that?) to P.M. (Working all night!) Working on a night shift, yeah! (Did you say that? Why did you say that? Upfull and right!) Well, if it's (all night!) if it's (all right!) all night (all night!) Warehouse (all right!), You're empty, yeah! Go around the corner, Bring your goods! Go around the other corner, Bring your suitcases. (All night!) By the sweat of my brow, (All right!) Eat your bread! (All night!) By the sweat of my brow, (All right!) Eat your bread! All night (all night)! All right (all right)! All night (all night)! All right (all right)! Oh, yeah! (moon by night) Why did you say that? Oh, yeah! (Upfull and right!) Working on a night shift With the forklift. (Moon by night!) Working on the night shift, Oh, yeah! (Upfull and right!) NO MORE TROUBLE (We don't need) No, we don't need (no more trouble) no more trouble! (We don't need no more trouble) Wo! Oh oh oh! (We don't need) We don't need no (no more) trouble! We don't need no trouble! (We don't need no more trouble) Make love and not war! 'Cause we don't need no trouble. What we need is love (love) To guide and protect us on. (on) If you hope good down from above, (love) Help the weak if you are strong now. (love) We don't need no trouble; What we need is love. Oh, no! We don't need we don't need no more trouble! Lord knows, we don't need no trouble! (We don't need) We don't need trouble (no more trouble) no more trouble no more trouble! Seek happiness! (...) Oh, ...! Come on, you all and speak of love. (...) Oh, yeah! We don't need no trouble; What we need is love, now. (What we need is love!) (We don't need) Oh, we don't need no more trouble! We don't need, no we don't need no trouble! We don't (need) no, brothers and sisters ... (no more trouble!) We don't need no trouble; we don't need no trouble! We don't need no trouble! What we need is love! We don't need we don't need no more we don't need no more trouble we don't need no more trouble! Trouble we don't need (we don't need), (We don't need) Lord, knows! we don't need no more war (no more trouble). No more trouble we don't need no more more trouble! NO WOMAN NO CRY No, woman, no cry; No, woman, no cry; No, woman, no cry; No, woman, no cry. 'Cause 'cause 'cause I remember when a we used to sit In a government yard in Trenchtown, Oba obaserving the 'ypocrites yeah! Mingle with the good people we meet, yeah! Good friends we have, oh, good friends we have lost Along the way, yeah! In this great future, you can't forget your past; So dry your tears, I seh. Yeah! No, woman, no cry; No, woman, no cry. Eh, yeah! A little darlin', don't shed no tears: No, woman, no cry. Eh! Said said said I remember when we used to sit In the government yard in Trenchtown, yeah! And then Georgie would make the fire lights, I seh, logwood burnin' through the nights, yeah! Then we would cook cornmeal porridge, say, Of which I'll share with you, yeah! My feet is my only carriage And so I've got to push on through. Oh, while I'm gone, Everything's gonna be all right! Everything's gonna be all right! Everything's gonna be all right, yeah! Everything's gonna be all right! Everything's gonna be all right a! Everything's gonna be all right! Everything's gonna be all right, yeah! Everything's gonna be all right! So no, woman, no cry; No, woman, no cry. I seh, O little O little darlin', don't shed no tears; No, woman, no cry, eh. No, woman no, woman no, woman, no cry; No, woman, no cry. One more time I got to say: O little little darlin', please don't shed no tears; No, woman, no cry. ONE DROP Oo oo ooh, yea ah. Wo yoy! Wo yoy! Wo yoy! Wo yoy yoy yoy! Feel it in the one drop; And we'll still find time to rap; We're makin' the one stop, The generation gap; Now feel this drumbeat As it beats within, Playin' a riddim, Resisting against the system, ooh wee! I know Jah's never let us down; Pull your rights from wrong (I know Jah would never let us down) Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no! They made their world so hard (so hard): Every day we got to keep on fighting (fighting); They made their world so hard (so hard): Every day the people are dyin' (dying), yeah! (It dread, dread) For hunger (dread, dread) and starvation (dread, dread, dread, dread), Lamentation (dread dread), But read it in Revelation (dread, dread, dread, dread): You'll find your redemption And then you give us the teachings of His Majesty, For we no want no devil philosophy; A you fe give us the teachings of His Majesty, A we no want no devil philosophy: Feel it in the one drop; And we still find time to rap; We're making the one stop, And we filling the gap: So feel this drumbeat As it beats within Playing a riddim, uh! Fighting against ism and skism, Singing: I know Jah's never let us down; Pull your rights from wrong: I know Jah's never let us down. Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no! They made their world so hard Every day (we got to keep on fighting), every day; They made their world so hard Every day (the people are dying), eh! (dread, dread, it dread, dread) Oh, whoa! Make dem a go on so: (dread, dread, it dread on dread) Ah, whoa! (dread, dread) I'll walk (it dread, dread) Ah, whoa! Frighten dem, ah whoa! (dread, dread) Ah, whoa! Frighten dem, eh! Give us the teachings of His Majesty with a stick up! We no want no devil philosophy. Can you hear? Give us the teachings of His Majesty, For we no want no devil philosophy. We feel it in the one drop; you're lucky! For we still got time to rap, And we're making the one stop Let me tell ya: this generation gap. So feel this drumbeat; I tell you what: it's beating within Feel you heart playing a riddim ONE LOVE One Love! One Heart! Let's get together and feel all right. Hear the children cryin' (One Love!); Hear the children cryin' (One Heart!), Sayin': give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right; Sayin': let's get together and feel all right. Wo wo wo wo wo! Let them all pass all their dirty remarks (One Love!); There is one question I'd really love to ask (One Heart!): Is there a place for the hopeless sinner, Who has hurt all mankind just to save his own beliefs? One Love! What about the one heart? One Heart! What about ? Let's get together and feel all right As it was in the beginning (One Love!); So shall it be in the end (One Heart!), All right! Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right; Let's get together and feel all right. One more thing! Let's get together to fight this Holy Armagiddyon (One Love!), So when the Man comes there will be no, no doom (One Song!). Have pity on those whose chances grows t'inner; There ain't no hiding place from the Father of Creation. Sayin': One Love! What about the One Heart? (One Heart!) What about the ? Let's get together and feel all right. I'm pleadin' to mankind! (One Love!); Oh, Lord! (One Heart) Wo ooh! Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right; Let's get together and feel all right. Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right; Let's get together and feel all right. PASS IT ON What your hands do, It's your own eyes that've seen. So won't you judge your actions To make sure the results are clean? It's your own conscience That is gonna remind you That it's your heart and nobody else's That is gonna judge. Be not selfish in your doings: Pass it on. (Pass it on, children) Help your brothers (help them) in their needs: Pass it on. Live for yourself and you will live in vain; Live for others, you will live again. In the kingdom of Jah, Man shall reign. Pass it on; Pass it on; Pass it on; Pass it on. What's in the darkness Must be revealed to light. We're not here to judge what's good from bad But to do the things that are right. On a hot, sunny day, Follow the shadows for rescue. But as the day grows old, I know the sun is gonna find you. Be not selfish in your doings: Pass it on. Help your brothers in their needs: Pass it on. Live for yourself, you will live in vain; Live for others, you will live again. In the kingdom of Jah, Man shall reign. Pass it on; Pass it on; Pass it on; Pass it on. (Pass it on) PIMPER'S PARADISE She love to party, have a good time; She looks so hearty, feeling fine; She loves to smoke, sometime shiftin' coke; She'll be laughin' when there ain't no joke. A pimper's paradise: that's all she was now; A pimper's paradise: that's all she was; A pimper's paradise: that's all she was now; Pimper's paradise: that's all she was. (Every need got an ego to feed; Every need got an ego to feed.) She loves to model up in the latest fashion (oo bee doo be doo); She's in the scramble and she moves with passion (oo bee doo be doo), She's getting high, trying to fly the sky (oo bee doo be doo)! Eh! Now she is bluesing when there ain't no blues. Wo o o oh! A pimper's paradise: that's all she was now; A pimper's paradise: that's all she was, oh ho ho ho ho! A pimper's paradise: that's all she was now; A pimper's paradise: that's all she was. (Every need got an ego to feed; Every need got an ego to feed.) Wo ho o oh! A pimper's paradise: that's all she was now, wo oo o oo! Wo oh! A pimper's paradise: that's all she was. We e e ell a! A pimper's paradise: I'm sorry for the victim now; Oh, now soon their (pimper's paradise) soon their heads soon their Soon their very heads will bow. (Pimper's paradise) Don't lose track don't lose track of yourself, oh no! (Pimper's paradise) Don't be just a stock a stock on the shelf stock on the shelf, oh oh! (Pimper's paradise) that's all she was now. Wo oo o oo o oo ... POSITIVE VIBRATION Live if you want to live (Rastaman vibration, yeah! Positive!) That's what we got to give! (I'n'I vibration yeah! Positive) Got to have a good vibe! (Iyaman Iration, yeah! Irie ites!) Wo wo ooh! (Positive vibration, yeah! Positive!) If you get down and you quarrel everyday, You're saying prayers to the devils, I say. Wo oh ooh! Why not help one another on the way? Make it much easier. (Just a little bit easier) Say you just can't live that negative way, If you know what I mean; Make way for the positive day, 'Cause it's news (new day) news and days New time (new time), and if it's a new feelin' (new feelin');, yeah! Said it's a new sign (new sign): Oh, what a new day! Pickin' up? Are you pickin' up now? Jah love Jah love (protect us); Jah love Jah love (protect us); Jah love Jah love (protect us). Rastaman vibration, yeah! (Positive!) I'n'I vibration, yeah! (Positive!) Uh huh huh, a yeah! Iyaman Iration, yeah! (Irie ites!) Wo oo oh! *Positive vibration, yeah! (Positive!) Pickin' up? Are you pickin' up now? Pickin' up? Are you pickin' up now? Pickin' up? (Jah love, Jah love ) Are you pickin' (protect us!) up now? Pickin' up? (Jah love, Jah love ) Are you pickin' (protect us!) up now? Pickin' up? (Jah love, Jah love ) Are you pickin' (protect us!) up now? Pickin' up? Are you pickin' up now? PUT IT ON Feel them spirit Feel them spirit Feel them spirit Lord, I thank you Lord, I thank you Feel alright now Feel alright now Feel alright now Lord, I thank you Lord, I thank you I'm gonna put it on, I put it on already I'm gonna put it on, and it was steady I'm gonna put it on, put it on again Good Lord, help me Good Lord, help me I'm not boastin' I'm not boastin' I'm not boastin' Feel like toastin' Feel like toastin' I rule my destiny, yeah I rule my destiny I rule my destiny Lord, I thank you, yeah Lord, I thank you No more cryin' No more cryin' No more cryin' Good Lord, hear me Good Lord ... PUT IT ON Feel them spirit Feel them spirit Feel them spirit Lord, I thank you Lord, I thank you Feel alright now Feel alright now Feel alright now Lord, I thank you Lord, I thank you I'm gonna put it on, I put it on already I'm gonna put it on, and it was steady I'm gonna put it on, put it on again Good Lord, help me Good Lord, help me I'm not boastin' I'm not boastin' I'm not boastin' Feel like toastin' Feel like toastin' I rule my destiny, yeah I rule my destiny I rule my destiny Lord, I thank you, yeah Lord, I thank you No more cryin' No more cryin' No more cryin' Good Lord, hear me Good Lord ... RASTA MAN CHANT Hear the words of the Rastaman say: Babylon, you throne gone down, gone down; Babylon, you throne gone down. Said I hear the words of the Iyaman say: Babylon, you throne gone down, gone down; Babylon, you throne gone down. Short instrumental break And I hear the angel with the seven seals say: Babylon throne gone down, gone down; Babylon throne gone down. Short instrumental break I say fly away home to Zion (fly away home); I say fly away home to Zion (fly away home). One bright morning when my work is over, Man will fly away home. Short instrumental break One bright morning when my work is over, Man will fly away home. One bright morning when my work is over, Man will fly away home. Say one bright morning when my work is over, Man will fly away home. RASTAMAN LIVE UP! Rastaman, live up! Bongoman, don't give up! Congoman, live up, yeah! Binghi man don't give up! Keep your culture: Don't be afraid of the vulture! Grow your dreadlock: Don't be afraid of the wolf pack! Rastaman, live up! Binghi man, don't give up! Congoman, live up, yeah! Bongoman, don't give up! David slew Goliath with a sling and a stone; Samson slew the Philistines with a donkey jawbone: Iyaman, live up! Rastaman, don't give up! Binghi man, live up! Congoman, don't give up! Trodding through creation in a irie meditation; Seen many visions in a this yah Armagiddyon: Rastaman, live up! Congoman, don't give up! Rastaman, live up, yeah! Natty Dread, no give up! Saw it in the beginning, so shall it be in this iwa; And they fallen in confusion, well a just a step from Babel Tower Rastaman live up! Congoman, no give up! Rastaman live up, yeah! Congoman, no give up! Grow your dreadlocks; Don't be afraid of the wolf pack! A tell you, one man a walkin'; And a billion man a sparkin'. Rastaman, live up! Binghi man, don't give up! Don't give up, don't give up, don't give up! RAT RACE Uh! Ya too rude! Uh! Eh! What a rat race! Oh, what a rat race! Oh, what a rat race! Oh, what a rat race! This is the rat race! Rat race! (Rat race!) Some a lawful, some a bastard, some a jacket: Oh, what a rat race, yeah! Rat race! Some a gorgon a, some a hooligan a, some a guine gog a In this 'ere rat race, yeah! Rat race! I'm singin' that When the cat's away, The mice will play. Political voilence fill ya city, ye ah! Don't involve Rasta in your say say; Rasta don't work for no C.I.A. Rat race, rat race, rat race! Rat race, I'm sayin': When you think is peace and safety: A sudden destruction. Collective security for surety, ye ah! Don't forget your history; Know your destiny: In the abundance of water, The fool is thirsty. Rat race, rat race, rat race! Rat race! Oh, it's a disgrace To see the human race In a rat race, rat race! You got the horse race; You got the dog race; You got the human race; But this is a rat race, rat race! REAL SITUATION Check out the real situation: Nation war against nation. Where did it all begin? When will it end? Well, it seems like: total destruction the only solution, And there ain't no use: no one can stop them now. Ain't no use: nobody can stop them now. Give them an inch, they take a yard; Give them a yard, they take a mile (ooh); Once a man and twice a child And everything is just for a while. It seems like: total destruction the only solution, And there ain't no use: no one can stop them now. There ain't no use: no one can stop them now; Ain't no use: no one can stop them now; There ain't no use: no one can stop them now. Check in the real situation (check it out, check it out): Nation fight against nation Where did it all begin? Wo oo o o oh! Where will it end? Well, it seems like: total destruction the only solution. Mmm, no use: can't stop them; W'ain't no use: ya can't stop them; Ain't no use: no one can't stop them now; Can't stop them now (no one can't stop them now). There ain't no use: no one can't stop them now. Everybody strugglin': ain't no use ain't no use Ain't no use you even try; Ain't no use: got to say 'bye 'bye! Ain't no use! Ain't no ain't no use: no one can stop them now (No one can stop them now) REBEL MUSIC (Do do do do do do do! Do do do do do do do! I rebel music; I rebel music.) Why can't we roam (oh oh oh oh) this open country? (open country) Oh, why can't we be what we wanna be? (oh oh oh oh oh) We want to be free. (wanna be free) 3 o'clock roadblock curfew, And I've got to throw away Yes, I've got to throw away A yes a, but I've got to throw away My little herb stalk! I (rebel music) yeah, I'm tellin' you! (I) I rebel music (rebel music). Oh ooh! Take my soul (oh oh oh oh oh) and suss and suss me out (suss me out). Oh ooh! Check my life (oh oh oh oh oh), if I am in doubt (I'm in doubt); I'm tellin': 3 o'clock roadblock roadblock roadblock, And Hey, Mr. Cop! Ain't got no (hey) hey! (hey, Mr Cop) (What ya sayin' down there?) (hey) hey! (hey, Mr Cop) Ain't got no birth certificate on me now. Instrumental break (I rebel music) (I rebel music) (oh oh oh oh oh) (open country) (oh oh oh) (Do do do!) I (rebel music) yeah, I'm tellin' you! (I) I rebel music (rebel music). Oh ooh! Take my soul (oh oh oh oh oh) and suss and suss me out (suss me out). Oh ooh! Check my life (oh oh oh oh oh), if I am in doubt (I'm in doubt); I'm tellin': 3 o'clock roadblock roadblock roadblock, And Hey, Mr. Cop! Ain't got no (hey) hey! (hey, Mr Cop) (What ya sayin' down there?) (hey) hey! (hey, Mr Cop) Ain't got no birth certificate on me now. REDEMPTION SONG Old pirates, yes, they rob I; Sold I to the merchant ships, Minutes after they took I From the bottomless pit. But my hand was made strong By the 'and of the Almighty. We forward in this generation Triumphantly. Won't you help to sing These songs of freedom? 'Cause all I ever have: Redemption songs; Redemption songs. Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our minds. Have no fear for atomic energy, 'Cause none of them can stop the time. How long shall they kill our prophets, While we stand aside and look? Ooh! Some say it's just a part of it: We've got to fulfil de book. Won't you help to sing These songs of freedom? 'Cause all I ever have: Redemption songs; Redemption songs; Redemption songs. /Guitar break/ Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our mind. Wo! Have no fear for atomic energy, 'Cause none of them a can a stop a the time. How long shall they kill our prophets, While we stand aside and look? Yes, some say it's just a part of it: We've got to fulfil de book. Won't you help to sing Dese songs of freedom? 'Cause all I ever had: Redemption songs All I ever had: Redemption songs: These songs of freedom, Songs of freedom. REDEMPTION SONG Old pirates, yes, they rob I; Sold I to the merchant ships, Minutes after they took I From the bottomless pit. But my hand was made strong By the 'and of the Almighty. We forward in this generation Triumphantly. Won't you help to sing These songs of freedom? 'Cause all I ever have: Redemption songs; Redemption songs. Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our minds. Have no fear for atomic energy, 'Cause none of them can stop the time. How long shall they kill our prophets, While we stand aside and look? Ooh! Some say it's just a part of it: We've got to fulfil de book. Won't you help to sing These songs of freedom? 'Cause all I ever have: Redemption songs; Redemption songs; Redemption songs. /Guitar break/ Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our mind. Wo! Have no fear for atomic energy, 'Cause none of them a can a stop a the time. How long shall they kill our prophets, While we stand aside and look? Yes, some say it's just a part of it: We've got to fulfil de book. Won't you help to sing Dese songs of freedom? 'Cause all I ever had: Redemption songs All I ever had: Redemption songs: These songs of freedom, Songs of freedom. REVOLUTION Revelation reveals the truth revelation. (revolution, revolution, revolution oooo doo doo doo doo) (revolution oooo doo doo doo doo) It takes a revolution (revolution) to make a solution; (doo doo doo doo) Too much confusion (aaa aaah), so much frustration, eh! I don't wanna live in the park (live in the park); Can't trust no shadows after dark (shadows after dark), yeah eh! So, my friend, I wish that you could see, Like a bird in the tree, the prisoners must be free, yeah! (free) Never make a politician (aaa aaah) grant you a favour; (doo doo doo doo) They will always want (aaa aaah) to control you forever, eh! (forever, forever) So if a fire make it burn (make it burn, make it burn) And if a blood make ya run (make ya run, run, run), Rasta de 'pon top (aaa aaah), can't you see? (doo doo doo doo) So you can't predict the flop. Eh eh! (doo doo doo doo) We got lightning (lightning), thunder (thunder), brimstone (brimstone) and fire fire (fire, fire); Lightning (lightning), thunder (thunder), brr brimstone (brimstone) and fire fiyah fire fiyah! (fire, fire) Kill, cramp and paralyze all weak at conception; (aaa aaah, doo doo doo doo) Wipe them out of creation (creation), yeah eah! (creation) Wa Jah, Jah, Jah! Wa Jah, Jah, Jah! (creation) Wa Jah, Jah, Jah! (creation) Oh! Let i'es is i'es (i'es), in i'es is black (i'es), In i'es is red (i'es), in i'es is dread. Let righteousness cover the earth Like the water (aaa aaah) cover the sea, yeah! Yeah! Lightning (lightning), doo doo doo (thunder), doo doo doo (brimstone), doo doo doo (fire, fire); A lightning (lightning), thunder (thunder), brimstone (brimstone) and fire. RIDE NATTY RIDE Rub, rub, rubby doo day; Rum pum pum a rum pum pum pum! Dready got a job to do And he's got to fulfill that mission To see his hurt is their greatest ambition, yeah! But a we will survive in this world of competition, 'Cause no matter what they do Natty keep on comin'through, And no matter what they say ay ay ay, Natty de deh every day. yeah! Natty Dread rides again, Through the mystics of tomorrow, Natty Dread rides again: Have no fear, have no sorrow, yeah! All and all you see a gwan Is to fight against Rastaman. So they build their world in great confusion To force on us the devil's illusion. But the stone that the builder refuse Shall be the head cornerstone, And no matter what game they play, Eh, we got something they could never take away; We got something they could never take away: And it's the fire (fire), it's the fire (fire) That's burning down everything: Feel that fire (fire), the fire (fire); Only the birds have their wings, yeah! No time to be deceived. Oh, brothers, you should know and not believe: Jah say this judgement it could never be with water, No water could put out this fire (fire): This fire (fire), this fire (fire), This fire (fire), a yaga y'all! Ride, Natty, ride! Go deh, Dready, go deh, 'Cause now the fire is out of control, Panic in the city, wicked weeping for their gold! Everywhere this fiyah is burning, Destroying and melting their gold, Destroying and waisting their souls. Go ride, Natty, ride! Go deh, Dready! Go deh! Tell you what: now the people gather on the beach And the leader try to make a speech, But the Dreadies understandin' that it's too late: Fire is burning; Man, pull your own weight! Fiyah is burning; Man, pull your own weight! Natty Dread rides again (Natty Dread rides again); And me say, Go deh, Dready! Go deh! (go deh, go deh) Oh ride, Natty, ride! (Dread rides again) And go deh, Dready! (Go deh, go deh) Ridin' through the storm, Riding through the calm (go deh, go deh). Oh ride, Natty, ride! Go deh, Dready, go deh! Ride, Natty, ride! Go deh, Dready, do deh! RIDING HIGH You've been riding You've been riding quite a while, child (keep on riding, keep on riding) You've been jiving Like a peacock, that's your style (keep on jiving), ooh (keep on jiving) Now I remember the days in school There wasn't a time when you didn't treat me cruel Ooh, wait till I get my hooks on you I'll show you what a fisherman can do You're riding Been riding quite a while, child (keep on riding, keep on riding) You've been jiving Like a peacock, that's your style (keep on jiving), ooh wee (keep on jiving) I say now, you always try to hurt me in the end In the presence of all our good, good friends But the patient man always win Now I'll just wait till you give in You've been riding You've been riding quite a while (keep on riding), keep on, ride (keep on riding) You've been jiving Like a peacock, that's your style (keep on jiving ...), ooh wee, alright (... on jiving) At Christmas, more like an Easter bunny Just like a rabbit, you're always on the run But wait till I get my trap on you I'll see where you gonna run to Wait till I get my trap on you Then I'll see where you gonna run to You've been riding You've been riding quite a while (keep on riding), keep on, ride (keep on riding) You've been jiving Like a peacock, that's your style (keep on jiving), ooh wee (keep on jiving) (So riding on my own) I need your love tonight (Riding on my own) A when you hold me right ... ROCK IT BABY Baby, baby, we've got a date; (ooh hoo, ooh hoo) Oh, baby, baby, don't you be late. Oh, baby! I'll meet you at your house at a quarter to eight. (ooh hoo, ooh hoo) Oh, darlin', baby, baby, just you have some faith! I promise you, we're gonna (rock it, baby; rock it, baby, tonight); To (rock it, baby; rock it, baby, tonight); Gonna (rock it, baby; rock it, baby, tonight); Baby, (rock it, baby; rock it, baby, tonight). Wo oh, na na na, na na na, na na! Oh, we walk through the pale moonlight With our love that is right. Oh, my, my, my, ye ah! Oh, so happy we will be Sharing the love tha y is free! (Got to get together, babe, tonight!) Oh, darlin', say we got to get together, baby, (tonight); Say we got to get together, babe, (tonight). Get together, babe! Got to get together, babe, (tonight)! Baby, we've got a date, don't you remember? Baby, baby, don't you be late. Please don't forget: I'll meet you at your house at a quarter to eight. Oh, baby! Baby, baby, just you have some faith! Wo, now! Say we gonna rock it rockin'! (Rock it, baby; rock it, baby, tonight.) Say we (rock it, baby; rock it, baby, tonight). We gonna (rock it, baby), wo! (Rock it, baby, tonight.) Say we (rock it, baby) eh! (Rock it, baby, tonight.) Say we got to get together, babe, (tonight). Baby, baby, wo! (Say we got to get together, babe, tonight!) Say we got to get together, babe, (tonight). Are you sure ...? (Say we got to get together, babe, tonight). Wo! Guitar solo (Rock it, baby; rock it, baby, tonight); (Rock it, baby; rock it, baby, tonight); Gonna (rock it, baby), baby; (Rock it, baby, tonight!) Eh! (Rock it, baby( oh, baby! (Rock it, baby, tonight!) Oh! (Got to get together, babe, tonight!) Got to get together, babe, (tonight). Say we (got to get together, babe, tonight). (Got to get together, babe) Eh! Oh oh, baby! (tonight) Oh, baby, baby, we've got that date (Rock it, baby; rock it, baby, tonight) (Rock it, baby; rock it, baby, tonight) Baby, baby, don't you be late! (Rock it, baby; rock it, baby, tonight; rock it, baby; rock it, baby, tonight!) Oh, now! I'll meet you at your house at a quarter to eight. (Rock it, baby; rock it, baby, tonight; rock it, baby; rock it, baby, tonight!) Oh, darlin'! ROOTS, ROCK, REGGAE Play I some music: (dis a) reggae music! Play I some music: (dis a) reggae music! Roots, rock, reggae: dis a reggae music! Roots, rock, reggae: dis a reggae music! Hey, Mister Music, sure sounds good to me! I can't refuse it: what to be got to be. Feel like dancing, dance 'cause we are free; Feel like dancing, come dance with me! Roots, rock, reggae: dis a reggae music! Roots, rock, reggae, yeah! Dis a reggae music! Play I some music: dis a reggae music! Play I some music: dis a reggae music! Play I on the R&B wo oh! Want all my people to see: We're bubblin' on the Top 100, just like a mighty dread! Play I on the R&B; want all my people to see: We bubblin' on the Top 100, just like a mighty dread! Roots, rock, reggae: dis a reggae music! Uh uh! Roots, rock, reggae, ee mi duba! Dis a reggae music! Play I some music: (dis a reggae music!) Play I some music: (dis a reggae music!) /Saxophone solo/ (Dis a reggae music!) (Dis a reggae music!) Play I on the R&B; I want all my people to see: (doo doo doo doo!) We bubblin' on the Top 100, just like a mighty dread! (doo doo doo doo!) Play I some music: (dis a) reggae music! Play I some music: (dis a) reggae music! (Dis a reggae music!) (Dis a reggae music!) RUNNING AWAY Ya running and ya running And ya running away. Ya running and ya running And ya running away. Ya running and ya running And ya running away. Ya running and ya running, But ya can't run away from yourself Can't run away from yourself Can't run away from yourself Can't run away from yourself Can't run away from yourself Can't run away from yourself. Ya must have done (must have done), Somet'in' wrong (something wrong). Said: ya must have done (must have done), Wo! Somet'in' wrong (something wrong). Why you can't find the Place where you belong? Do do do do do do do do do (running away); Do do do do do do do do do (running away); Do do do do do do do do do (running away); Do do do do do do do do do (running away); Do do do do do do do do do (running away). Every man thinketh his Burden is the heaviest (heaviest). Every man thinketh his Burden is the heaviest (heaviest). Ya still mean it: Who feels it knows it, Lord; Who feels it knows it, Lord; Who feels it knows it, Lord; Who feels it knows it, Lord. Ya running and ya running And ya running away. Ya running and ya running And ya running away. Ya running and ya running And ya running away. Ya running and ya running But ya can't run away from yourself. Could ya run away from yourself? Can you run away from yourself? Can't run away from yourself! Can't run away from yourself! Yeah eah eah eah from yourself. Brr you must have done somet'in' Somet'in' somet'in' somet'in' Somet'in' ya don't want nobody to know about: Ya must have, Lord somet'in' wrong, What ya must have done ya must have done somet'in' wrong. Why you can't find where you belong? Well, well, well, well, ya running away, heh, no Ya running away, ooh, no, no, no, I'm not (running away), no, don't say that don't say that, 'Cause (running away) I'm not running away, ooh! (running away) I've got to protect my life, (running away) And I don't want to live with no strife. (running away) It is better to live on the housetop (running away) Than to live in a house full of confusion. (running away) So, I made my decision and I left ya; (running away) Now you comin' to tell me (running away) That I'm runnin' away. (running away) But it's not true, (running away) I am not runnin' away. (running away) SATISFY MY SOUL Oh, please don't you rock my boat (don't rock my boat) 'Cause I don't want my boat to be rockin' (don't rock my boat) Oh, please don't you rock my boat (don't rock my boat) 'Cause I don't want my boat to be rockin' (don't rock my boat) I'm telling you that, oh, oh ooh, wo o wo! I like it like it this (I like it like this, I like it like this) So keep it steady, like this. (I like it like this) And you should know you should know by now: I like it (I like it like this), I like it like this (I like it like this, I like it like this), I like it like this, ooh yeah! (I like it like this) (Satisfy my soul) You satisfy my soul (satisfy my soul); You satisfy my soul (satisfy my soul). Every little action (satisfy my soul), there's a reaction (satisfy my soul). Oh, can't you see what you've done for me, oh, yeah! I am happy inside all all of the time. Wo oo o oo! When we (bend) bend a new corner, I feel like a (sweep) sweepstake winner. When I meet you around the corner (round the corner), You make me feel like a sweepstake winner (a sweep a sweepstake winner). Whoa, child! Can't you see? You must believe me! Oh darling, darling, I'm calling, calling: Can't you see? Why won't you believe me? Oh, darling, darling, I'm calling, calling (calling, calling, calling, calling) When I meet you around the corner, Oh, I said, Baby, never let me be a loner , And then you hold me tight, you make me feel all right. Yes, when you hold me tight, you made me feel all right. Whoa, honey, can't you see? Don't you believe me? Oh, darling, darling, I'm callin', callin': Can't you see? Why won't you believe me? Oh, darling, darling, I'm callin', callin' (calling, calling, calling, calling). Satisfy my soul satisfy my soul satisfy my soul satisfy my soul: That's all I want you to do, that's all I'll take from you: Satisfy my soul, satisfy my soul. SHE'S GONE My woman is gone (woman is gone), my woman is gone (woman is gone). She had left me a note hanging on my door: She say she couldn't take it, she couldn't take any more. The pressure around me just couldn't see; She felt like a prisoner who needs to be free. Fools have tried, yeah wisemen have failed: Oh, listen to me, honey: life could never be another jail. Still we know now: we'll never see smoke without fire And everyone you see has a heart desire. She's gone (she's gone), she's gone (she's gone), she's gone (she's gone), she's gone, ye ah! Oh, mocking bird, have you ever heard, Words that I never heard? Oh, mocking bird, have you ever heard, Words that I never heard? She made it through the exit (she just couldn't take it); She made it through the exit (she just couldn't make it). And, oh, my children, if you see me cryin': My woman is gone. If you see me if you see me if you see me if you see me cryin' If you see me if you see me if you see me if you see me cryin': She's gone (she's gone), she's gone (she's gone), she's gone, ye ah! Oh, mocking bird, have you ever heard, Words that I never heard? Oh, mocking bird, have you ever heard, Words that I never heard? She's gone (she's gone), she's gone (she's gone), she's gone (she's gone) SLAVE DRIVER Ooh ooh oo ooh. Oo oo ooh! Oo oo ooh. Slave driver, the table is turn; (catch a fire) Catch a fire, so you can get burn, now. (catch a fire) Slave driver, the table is turn; (catch a fire) Catch a fire: gonna get burn. (catch a fire) Wo, now! Ev'rytime I hear the crack of a whip, My blood runs cold. I remember on the slave ship, How they brutalize the very souls. Today they say that we are free, Only to be chained in poverty. Good God, I think it's illiteracy; It's only a machine that makes money. Slave driver, the table is turn, y'all. Ooh ooh oo ooh. Slave driver, uh! The table is turn, baby, now; (catch a fire) Catch a fire, so you can get burn, baby, now. (catch a fire) Slave driver, the table is turn, y'all; (catch a fire) Catch a fire: so you can get burn, now. (catch a fire) Ev'rytime I hear the crack of a whip, My blood runs cold. I remember on the slave ship, How they brutalize the very soul. O God, have mercy on our souls! Oh, slave driver, the table is turn, y'all; (catch a fire) Catch a fire, so you can get burn. (catch a fire) Slave driver, the table is turn, y'all; (catch a fire) Catch a fire ... SLAVE DRIVER Ooh ooh oo ooh. Oo oo ooh! Oo oo ooh. Slave driver, the table is turn; (catch a fire) Catch a fire, so you can get burn, now. (catch a fire) Slave driver, the table is turn; (catch a fire) Catch a fire: gonna get burn. (catch a fire) Wo, now! Ev'rytime I hear the crack of a whip, My blood runs cold. I remember on the slave ship, How they brutalize the very souls. Today they say that we are free, Only to be chained in poverty. Good God, I think it's illiteracy; It's only a machine that makes money. Slave driver, the table is turn, y'all. Ooh ooh oo ooh. Slave driver, uh! The table is turn, baby, now; (catch a fire) Catch a fire, so you can get burn, baby, now. (catch a fire) Slave driver, the table is turn, y'all; (catch a fire) Catch a fire: so you can get burn, now. (catch a fire) Ev'rytime I hear the crack of a whip, My blood runs cold. I remember on the slave ship, How they brutalize the very soul. O God, have mercy on our souls! Oh, slave driver, the table is turn, y'all; (catch a fire) Catch a fire, so you can get burn. (catch a fire) Slave driver, the table is turn, y'all; (catch a fire) Catch a fire ... SMALL AXE Why boasteth thyself Oh, evil men Playing smart And not being clever? I said, you're working iniquity To achieve vanity (if a so a so) But the goodness of Jah, Jah I dureth for I ver So if you are the big tree We are the small axe Ready to cut you down (well sharp) To cut you down These are the words Of my master, keep on tellin' me No weak heart Shall prosper And whosoever diggeth a pit Shall fall in it, fall in it And whosoever diggeth a pit Shall fall in it (... fall in it) If you are the big tree, let me tell you that We are the small axe, sharp and ready Ready to cut you down (well sharp) To cut you down (To cut you down) (To cut you down) These are the words Of my master, tellin' me that No weak heart Shall prosper And whosoever diggeth a pit Shall fall in it, uh, bury in it And whosoever diggeth a pit Shall bury in it, uh (... bury in it) If you are the big, big tree We are the small axe Ready to cut you down (well sharp) To cut you down If you are the big, big tree, let me tell you that We are the small axe Ready to cut you down (well sharp) To cut you down Sharpened ... SO JAH SEH So Jah seh, Not one of my seeds Shall sit in the sidewalk And beg bread. (No, they can't and you know that they won't!) So Jah seh, Not one of my seeds Shall sit in the sidewalk And beg your bread. (No, they can't and you know that they won't!) And verily, verily, I'm saying unto thee, 'I Inite oneself and love Imanity.' 'Cause puss and dog they get together: What's wrong with loving one another? Puss and dog they get together: What's wrong with you my brother? So Jah seh, Ye are the sheep of my pasture; So verily, thou shall be very well. So Jah seh yeah! Ye are the sheep of my pasture; So verily, thou shall be very well, yeah! And down here in the ghetto, And down here we suffer. But I'n'I a hang on in there And I'n'I, I naw leggo; I'n'I a hang on in there and I'n'I, I naw leggo. For so Jah seh yeah! I'm gone to prepare a place, That where I am thou shall abide, yeah! So Jah seh, Fear not for mighty dread, 'Cause I'll be there at your side. And and down there down there in the ghetto And down there we suffer But I'n'I a hang on in there And I'n'I, I naw leggo. But I'n'I a hang on in there And I'n'I, I naw leggo; So Jah seh. SO MUCH THINGS TO SAY Ooh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! Ooh yeah, yeah! They got so much things to say right now; They got so much things to say. They got so much things to say right now; They got so much things to say. Eh! But I'll never forget no way: they crucified Je sus Christ; I'll never forget no way: they stole Marcus Garvey for rights. Oo ooh! I'll never forget no way: they turned their back on Paul Bogle. Hey ey! So don't you forget (no way) your youth, who you are and where you stand in the struggle. They go so very, so very, so very, so very, so very, so very, so very, so very, so very, so very, so very everything they say so much to say. They got so much things to say, so much things to say. I'n'I nah come to fight flesh and blood, But spiritual wickedness in 'igh and low places. So while they fight you down, Stand firm and give Jah thanks and praises. 'Cos I'n'I no expect to be justified by the laws of men by the laws of men. Oh, true they have found me guilty, But through through Jah proved my innocency. Oh, when the rain fall, fall, fall now, It don't fall on one man's housetop. Remember that: When the rain fall, It don't fall on one man's housetop. They singin': so very much, so very much, oh so very much, so very, very They got so much things to say right now; yeah, they got so much things to say. Hey, but I'n'I I'n'I nah come to fight flesh and blood, But spiritual wickedness in 'igh and low places. So while, so while, so while they fight you down, Stand firm and give Jah thanks and praises. I'n'I no expect to be justified by the laws of men by the laws of men. Oh, hey through Jah to prove my innocency, I told you wicked think they found me guilty. They got la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la; la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la; la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la; la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la they la very much all the time. So much things to say, rumour about, they got so much without humour, they don't know what they're doin', yeah. SO MUCH TROUBLE IN THE WORLD So much trouble in the world; So much trouble in the world. Bless my eyes this morning; Jah sun is on the rise once again. The way earthly thin's are goin', Anything can happen. You see men sailing on their ego trip, Blast off on their spaceship, Million miles from reality: No care for you, no care for me. So much trouble in the world; So much trouble in the world. All you got to do: give a little (give a little), Give a little (give a little), give a little (give a little)! One more time, ye ah! (give a little) Ye ah! (give a little) Ye ah! (give a little) Yeah! So you think you've found the solution, But it's just another illusion! (So before you check out this tide), Don't leave another cornerstone Standing there behind, eh eh eh eh! We've got to face the day; (Ooh) Ooh wee, come what may: We the street people talkin', Yeah, we the people strugglin'. Instrumental break Now they sitting on a time bomb; (Bomb bomb bomb! Bomb bomb bomb!) Now I know the time has come: (Bomb bomb bomb! Bomb bomb bomb!) What goes on up is coming on down, (Bomb bomb bomb! Bomb bomb bomb!) Goes around and comes around. (Bomb bomb bomb! Bomb bomb bomb!) So much trouble in the world; So much trouble in the world; So much trouble in the world. There is so much trouble (so much trouble in the world); There is so much trouble; There is so much trouble (so much in the world); There is so much trouble; There is so much trouble in the world (so much trouble in the world); There is (so much in the world); (So much trouble in the world) STAND ALONE There you are, cryin' again But your loveliness won't cover your shame There you are, you're takin' true love And while you're takin' true love, you given the blame (How could I ...) Could I be so wrong To think that we could get along? Days I wasted with you, child If I count there'll be a million or two Now I stand alone through the memories That haunts me, that haunt Yeah, and I walk alone through the rhapsodies That taunts me, that taunts me, me There you are, cryin' again But your loveline ness won't cover your shame There you are, you're takin' true love And while you're takin' true love, given the blame (How could I ...) How could I be so wrong To think that we could get along? Days I wasted with you, child If I count there'll be a million or two Now I stand alone through the memories That haunts me, that haunts (... me) And I walk alone through the rhapsodies That taunts me, that taunts me Now, there you are, cryin' again But your loveline ness won't cover your sham ame, hey There you are, you're takin' true lo love While you're takin' true lo love, given the blame (How could I ...) How could I ... STIFF NECKED FOOLS Stiff necked fools, you think you are cool To deny me for simplicity. Yes, you have gone for so long With your love for vanity now. Yes, you have got the wrong interpretation Mixed up with vain imagination. So take Jah Sun, and Jah Moon, And Jah Rain, and Jah Stars, And forever, yes, erase your fantasy, yea eah! The lips of the righteous teach many, But fools die for want of wisdom. The rich man's wealth is in his city; The righteous' wealth is in his Holy Place. So take Jah Sun, and Jah Moon, And Jah Rain, and Jah Stars, And forever, yes, erase your fantasy, yeah! Destruction of the poor is in their poverty; Destruction of the soul is vanity, yeah! So stiff necked fools, you think you are cool To deny me for simplicity, yea ea eah! Yes, you have gone gone for so long With your love for vanity now. But I don't wanna rule ya! I don't wanna fool ya! I don't wanna school ya: Things you you might never know about! Yes, you have got the wrong interpretation Mixed up with vain vain imagination: Stiff necked fools, you think you are cool To deny me for, o ooh, simplicity. STIR IT UP Stir it up; little darlin', stir it up. Come on, baby. Come on and stir it up: little darlin', stir it up. O oh! It's been a long, long time, yeah! (stir it, stir it, stir it together) Since I got you on my mind. (ooh ooh ooh ooh) Oh oh! Now you are here (stir it, stir it, stir it together), I said, it's so clear There's so much we could do, baby, (ooh ooh ooh ooh) Just me and you. Come on and stir it up; ..., little darlin'! Stir it up; come on, baby! Come on and stir it up, yeah! Little darlin', stir it up! O oh! I'll push the wood (stir it, stir it, stir it together), then I blaze ya fire; Then I'll satisfy your heart's desire. (ooh ooh ooh ooh) Said, I stir it every (stir it, stir it, stir it together), every minute: All you got to do, baby, (ooh ooh ooh ooh) Is keep it in, eh! (Stir it up) Oh, little darlin', Stir it up; ..., baby! Come on and stir it up, oh oh oh! Little darlin', stir it up! Wo oh! Mm, now, now. Quench me when I'm thirsty; Come on and cool me down, baby, when I'm hot. (ooh ooh ooh ooh) Your recipe is, darlin' is so tasty, When you show and stir your pot. (ooh ooh ooh ooh) So: stir it up, oh! Little darlin', stir it up; wo, now! Come on and stir it up, oh ah! Little darlin', stir it up! Guitar solo Oh, little darlin', stir it up. Come on, babe! Come on and stir it up, wo o a! Little darlin', stir it up! Stick with me, baby! Come on, come on and stir it up, oh oh! Little darlin', stir it up. STOP THAT TRAIN Stop that train: I'm leavin' today! Stop that train: I'm leavin' anyway! Stop that train: I'm leavin'. And I said: It won't be too long whether I'm right or wrong; I said, it won't be too long whether I'm right or wrong. All my good life I've been a lonely man, Teachin' my people who don't understand; And even though I tried my best, I still can't find no happiness. So I got to say: Stop that train: I'm leavin' oh, baby now! Stop that train: I'm leavin' don't care what you say! Stop that train: I'm leavin'. And I said: It won't be too long whether I'm right or wrong; Said, it won't be too long whether I'm right or wrong. Some goin' east; and a some goin' west, Some stand aside to try their best. Some livin' big, but the most is livin' small:: They just can't even find no food at all. I mean, stop it: Stop that train: I'm leavin' leavin', mm hmm. Stop that train: I'm leavin' I don't mind! Stop that train: I'm leavin'. And I said: It won't be too long whether I'm right or wrong; I said it won't be too long whether I'm right or wrong. Stop that train: I'm leavin' leavin'! Stop that train: I'm leavin' can't take it! Stop that train: I'm leavin' got to be better! It won't be too long whether I'm right or wrong; I said it won't be too long whether I'm right or wrong. SUN IS SHINING Sun is shining, the weather is sweet, yeah Make you wanna move your dancing feet now To the rescue, here I am Want you to know, y'all, can you understand? When the mornin' gather the rainbow, yeah, yeah Want you to know, I'm a rainbow too now To the rescue, here I am Want you to know, y'all, can you, can you, can you understand? Sun is shining, the weather is sweet now Make you wanna move your dancing feet, yeah But to the rescue, here I am Want you to know just if you can, here I stand, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no Can you understand me now, baby? Do you believe me? SUN IS SHINING ...... Wo o wo! Sun is shinin', the weather is sweet; Make you want to move your dancin' feet: To the rescue, here I am! Want you to know, y'all, where I stand! Instrumental break (Monday morning) Here I am! Want you to know (Tuesday evening) just if you can Where I stand. (Wednesday morning) Tell myself a new day is risin'; (Thursday evening) get on the rise a new day is dawnin'. (Friday morning) Here I am! (Saturday evening) Want you to know just Want you to know just where I stand! When the morning gathers the rainbow, Want you to know, I'm a rainbow, too. So, to the rescue, here I am! Want you to know just if you can Where I (stand) know know know know know know know know. Guitar solo We'll lift our heads and give Jah praises a! We'll lift our heads and give Jah praises, yea eah! (Sun is shining, the weather is sweet now Make you want to move your dancing feet) So, to the rescue, here I am! Want you to know just if you can Where I (stand) know know know know where I stand (Monday morning), scoo be doop scoop scoop! Tuesday evening, scoo be doop scoop scoop! Wednesday morning, scoo be doop scoop scoop! Thursday evening, scoo be doop scoop scoop! Friday morning, scoo be doop scoop scoop! Saturday evening, scoo be doop scoop scoop! So, to the rescue to the rescue to the rescue, all right! And so ... Instrumental break Awake from your sleep and slumber: Today could bring your lucky number, er er! Sun is shining (and the weather is sweet) Sun is shining (and the weather is sweet) Sun is shining (and the weather is sweet) Sun is shining (and the weather is sweet) SURVIVAL (Ow, ow ow ow ow! Ow, ow ow ow ow!) Yeah, yeah, yeah! How can you be sitting there Telling me that you care That you care? When every time I look around, The people suffer in the suffering In everyway, in everywhere. Say: na na na na na (na na, na na!): We're the survivors, yes: the Black survivors! I tell you what: some people got everything; Some people got nothing; Some people got hopes and dreams; Some people got ways and means. Na na na na na (na na, na na!): We're the survivors, yes: the Black survivors! Yes, we're the survivors, like Daniel out of the lions' den (Black survivors) Survivors, survivors! So I Idren, I sistren, A which way will we choose? We better hurry; oh, hurry; oh, hurry; wo, now! 'Cause we got no time to lose. Some people got facts and claims; Some people got pride and shame; Some people got the plots and schemes; Some people got no aim it seems! Na na na na na, na na, na! We're the survivors, yes: the Black survivors! Tell you what: we're the survivors, yeah! the Black survivors, yeah! We're the survivors, like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego (Black survivors), Thrown in the fire, but a never get burn. So I Idren, I sistren, The preaching and talkin' is done; We've gotta live up, wo now, wo now! 'Cause the Father's time has come. Some people put the best outside; Some people keep the best inside; Some people can't stand up strong; Some people won't wait for long. (Na na na na na!) Na na na, na na na na! We're the survivors In this age of technological inhumanity (Black survival), Scientific atrocity (survivors), Atomic misphilosophy (Black survival), Nuclear misenergy (survivors): It's a world that forces lifelong insecurity (Black survival). Together now: (Na na na na na!) Na na na na na! (Na na na na na!) We're the survivors, yeah! We're the survivors! Yes, the Black survivors! We're the survivors: A good man is never honoured (survivors) in his own yountry (Black survival). Nothing change, nothing strange (survivors). Nothing change, nothing strange (Black survivors). We got to survive, y'all! (survivors) TALKIN' BLUES Yeah! Oh, yeah! Now! Cold ground was my bed last night (bed last night) And rock was my pillow, too; (doo oo oo oo oo!) Cold ground was my bed last night (bed last night) And rock was my pillow, too. Yeah! I'm saying: talkin' blues (talkin' blues), talkin' blues (talkin' blues); They say your feet is just too big for your shoes. (shoe oo oo oo oo) Talkin' blues (talkin' blues), talkin' blues (talkin' blues): Your feet is just too big for your shoes. (shoe oo oo oo oo) Yeah, I've been down on the rock for so long, (so long) I seem to wear a permanent screw; (screw oo oo oo oo) I've been down on the rock for so long, (so long) I seem to wear a permanent screw. (screw oo oo oo oo) But a I I'm gonna stare in the sun, Let the rays shine in my eyes. I I'm a gonna take a just a one step more 'Cause I feel like bombin' a church Now now that you know that the preacher is lyin'. So who's gonna stay at home When when the freedom fighters are fighting? Talkin' blues (talkin' blues), talkin' blues (talkin' blues): They say your feet is just too big for your shoes, woe oh oh oh! Talkin' blues (talkin' blues), keep on talkin' blues (talkin' blues); They say you hear what they say Didn't you hear? Cold ground was my bed (bed last night), Rockstone rockstone rockstone was my pillow; Cold ground was my bed last night (bed last night), And rock was my pillow, too. Sayin': (talkin' blues, talkin' blues): I seem to wear a permanent screw permanent screw. Talkin' blues (talkin' blues), talkin' blues (talkin' blues): Feet is just too big for your shoes. (shoe oo oo oo oo) THE HEATHEN De heathen back dey 'pon de wall! De heathen back, yeah, 'pon de wall! De heathen back dey 'pon de wall! De heathen back, yeah, 'pon de wall! Rise up fallen fighters; Rise and take your stance again. 'Tis he who fight and run away Live to fight another day. With de heathen back dey 'pon de wall! De heathen back, yeah, 'pon de wall! De heathen back dey 'pon de wall! De heathen back, yeah, 'pon de wall! As a man sow, shall he reap And I know that talk is cheap. But the hotter the battle A the sweeter Jah victory. With de heathen back dey 'pon de wall! De heathen back, yeah, 'pon de wall! De heathen back dey 'pon de wall! De heathen back, yeah, 'pon de wall! Guitar solo De heathen back dey 'pon de wall! De heathen back, yeah, 'pon de wall! De heathen back dey 'pon de wall! De heathen back, yeah, 'pon de wall! Rise up, fallen fighters: Rise and take your stance again. 'Tis he who fight and run away Live to fight another day. De heathen back dey 'pon de wall! De heathen back, yeah, 'pon de wall! De heathen back dey 'pon de wall! De heathen back, yeah, 'pon de wall! De heathen back dey 'pon de wall! De heathen back, yeah, 'pon de wall! De heathen back dey 'pon de wall! De heathen back, yeah, 'pon de wall! De heathen back dey 'pon de wall! De heathen back, yeah, 'pon de wall! De heathen back dey 'pon de wall! De heathen back, yeah, 'pon de wall! THEM BELLY FULL Na na na na na na na na; Na na na na na na na na; Na na na na na na na na; Na na na na na na na na. Them belly full, but we hungry; A hungry mob is a angry mob. A rain a fall, but the dirt it tough; A yot a yook, but d' yood no 'nough. You're gonna dance to Jah music, dance; We're gonna dance to Jah music, dance, oh ooh! Forget your troubles and dance! Forget your sorrows and dance! Forget your sickness and dance! Forget your weakness and dance! Cost of livin' gets so high, Rich and poor they start to cry: Now the weak must get strong; They say, Oh, what a tribulation! Them belly full, but we hungry; A hungry mob is a angry mob. A rain a fall, but the dirt it tough; A pot a yook, but d' yood* no 'nough. We're gonna chuck to Jah music chuckin'; We're chuckin' to Jah music we're chuckin'. Guitar solo A belly full, but them hungry; A hungry mob is a angry mob. A rain a fall, but the dirt it tough; A pot a cook, but d' food* no 'nough. A hungry man is a angry man; A rain a fall, but the dirt it tough; A pot a yook, but you no 'nough' A rain a fall, but the dirt it tough. A pot a cook, but you no 'nough; A hungry mob is a angry mob; A hungry mob is a angry mob. THERE SHE GOES There she goes with the pieces from my heart There she goes and now my teardrops start And ere I go once again Tru deese loonely eartaches and pain That s all remain all remain Now I know love is a guessin game She goes with the pieces from my heart There she goes and now my teardrops start Who s gonna put back the pieces to my broken heart Once again once again now I know this could be the end And she gone with the pieces of my heart There she goes and now my teardrops start And here I go once again Tru deese loonely eartaches and pains That s all remain Now I know this could be the end She goes wid de pieces from my eart There she goes and now my teardrops start THREE LITTLE BIRDS Don't worry about a thing, 'Cause every little thing gonna be all right. Singin': Don't worry about a thing, 'Cause every little thing gonna be all right! Rise up this mornin', Smiled with the risin' sun, Three little birds Pitch by my doorstep Singin' sweet songs Of melodies pure and true, Sayin', ( This is my message to you ou ou: ) Singin': Don't worry 'bout a thing, 'Cause every little thing gonna be all right. Singin': Don't worry (don't worry) 'bout a thing, 'Cause every little thing gonna be all right! Rise up this mornin', Smiled with the risin' sun, Three little birds Pitch by my doorstep Singin' sweet songs Of melodies pure and true, Sayin', This is my message to you ou ou: Singin': Don't worry about a thing, worry about a thing, oh! Every little thing gonna be all right. Don't worry! Singin': Don't worry about a thing I won't worry! 'Cause every little thing gonna be all right. Singin': Don't worry about a thing, 'Cause every little thing gonna be all right I won't worry! Singin': Don't worry about a thing, 'Cause every little thing gonna be all right. Singin': Don't worry about a thing, oh no! 'Cause every little thing gonna be all right! TIME WILL TELL Mm mm mm mm mm hm! Ooh oo oo oo er. Mm mm mm. Jah would never give the power to a baldhead Run come crucify the Dread. Time alone oh, time will tell: Think you're in heaven, but ya living in hell; Think you're in heaven, but ya living in hell; Think you're in heaven, but ya living in hell. Time alone oh, time will tell: Ya think you're in heaven, but ya living in hell. Back them up; oh, not the brothers, But the ones who sets 'em up. Time alone oh, time will tell: Think you're in heaven, but ya living in hell; Think you're in heaven, but ya living in hell; Think you're in heaven, but ya living in hell. Time alone oh, time will tell: Ya think you're in heaven, but ya living in hell. Mm mm. Mm mm. Oh, ma ................... Oh, ma ................... Oh, ma children are cryin'. Oh, children, weep no more! Oh, ma sycamore tree, saw the freedom tree. All you ... have spoke: Oh, children, weep no more; Weep no more: children, weep no more! Jah would never give the power to a baldhead Run come crucify the Dread. Time alone oh, time will tell: Think you're in heaven, but ya living in hell; Think you're in heaven, but ya living in hell; Think you're in heaven, but ya living in hell. Time alone oh, time will tell: Think you're in heaven, but ya living in hell. TOP RANKIN' They don't want to see us unite: All they want us to do is keep on fussing and fighting. They don't want to see us live together: All they want us to do is keep on killing one another. Top rankin', top rankin': Are you skankin' (skankin', skankin');? Are you skankin' (skankin', skankin');? Wo ho, top rankin' (top rankin');, 'Ow, did you mean what you say now? Are you 'ow are you (rankin', rankin'); are ya Lord, Lord, Lord! (skankin', skankin');? They say the blood runs; And it runs through our line, And our hearts, heart of hearts divine, eh! And John saw them comin', ooh! a with the truth From an ancient time. The brotherly love (brotherly love), the sisterly love (sisterly love) I feel this morning; I feel this morning: Brotherly love (brotherly love), the sisterly love (sisterly love) I feel this morning, this morning. Hey! They don't want us to unite: All they want us to do is keep on fussing and fighting. They don't want to see us live together; All they want us to do is keep on killing one another. Top rankin' (top rankin');! Did ya mean what you say now (top rankin');? Are you skankin' (skankin', skankin');? Are you skankin' (skankin', skankin');? Top rankin' (top ranking), Did you (top rankin'); mean what you say (top rankin');? Are you (rankin', rankin)? Are you (skankin', skankin');? Top rankin' (top rankin');; Top rankin' (top rankin');; Are you (skankin', skankin');? 'Ow are you (skankin', skankin');? TURN YOUR LIGHTS DOWN LOW Turn your lights down low And pull your window curtains; Oh, let Jah moon come shining in Into our life again, Sayin': ooh, it's been a long, long (long, long, long, long) time; I kept this message for you, girl, But it seems I was never on time; Still I wanna get through to you, girlie, On time on time. I want to give you some love (good, good lovin');; I want to give you some good, good lovin' (good, good lovin');. Oh, I oh, I oh, I, Say, I want to give you some good, good lovin' (good, good lovin');: Turn your lights down low; Never try to resist, oh no! Oh, let my love come tumbling in Into our life again, Sayin': ooh, I love ya! And I want you to know right now, I love ya! And I want you to know right now, 'Cause I that I I want to give you some love, oh ooh! I want to give you some good, good lovin'; Oh, I I want to give you some love; Sayin': I want to give you some good, good lovin': Turn your lights down low, wo oh! Never never try to resist, oh no! Ooh, let my love ooh, let my love come tumbling in Into our life again. Oh, I want to give you some good, good lovin' (good, good lovin');. WAITING IN VAIN 1, 2, 3: I don't wanna wait in vain for your love; I don't wanna wait in vain for your love. From the very first time I rest my eyes on you, girl, My heart says follow t'rough. But I know, now, that I'm way down on your line, But the waitin' feel is fine: So don't treat me like a puppet on a string, 'Cause I know I have to do my thing. Don't talk to me as if you think I'm dumb; I wanna know when you're gonna come soon. I don't wanna wait in vain for your love; I don't wanna wait in vain for your love; I don't wanna wait in vain for your love, 'Cause if summer is here, I'm still waiting there; Winter is here, And I'm still waiting there. Guitar solo Like I said: It's been three years since I'm knockin' on your door, And I still can knock some more: Ooh girl, ooh girl, is it feasible? I wanna know now, for I to knock some more. Ya see, in life I know there's lots of grief, But your love is my relief: Tears in my eyes burn tears in my eyes burn While I'm waiting while I'm waiting for my turn, See! I don't wanna wait in vain for your love; I don't wanna wait in vain for your love; I don't wanna wait in vain for your love; I don't wanna wait in vain for your love; I don't wanna wait in vain for your love, oh! I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna wait in vain. I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna wait in vain. No, I don't wanna (I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna wait in vain) No I no I (I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna wait in vain) No, no no, I, no, I (I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna wait in vain) It's your love that I'm waiting on (I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna wait in vain); It's me love that you're running from. It's Jah love that I'm waiting on (I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna wait in vain); It's me love that you're running from. 1, 2, 3: I don't wanna wait in vain for your love; I don't wanna wait in vain for your love. From the very first time I rest my eyes on you, girl, My heart says follow t'rough. But I know, now, that I'm way down on your line, But the waitin' feel is fine: So don't treat me like a puppet on a string, 'Cause I know I have to do my thing. Don't talk to me as if you think I'm dumb; I wanna know when you're gonna come soon. I don't wanna wait in vain for your love; I don't wanna wait in vain for your love; I don't wanna wait in vain for your love, 'Cause if summer is here, I'm still waiting there; Winter is here, And I'm still waiting there. Guitar solo Like I said: It's been three years since I'm knockin' on your door, And I still can knock some more: Ooh girl, ooh girl, is it feasible? I wanna know now, for I to knock some more. Ya see, in life I know there's lots of grief, But your love is my relief: Tears in my eyes burn tears in my eyes burn While I'm waiting while I'm waiting for my turn, See! I don't wanna wait in vain for your love; I don't wanna wait in vain for your love; I don't wanna wait in vain for your love; I don't wanna wait in vain for your love; I don't wanna wait in vain for your love, oh! I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna wait in vain. I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna wait in vain. No, I don't wanna (I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna wait in vain) No I no I (I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna wait in vain) No, no no, I, no, I (I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna wait in vain) It's your love that I'm waiting on (I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna wait in vain); It's me love that you're running from. It's Jah love that I'm waiting on (I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna wait in vain); It's me love that you're running from. WAKE UP AND LIVE One, two, three, four! Wake up and live, y'all, Wake up and live! Wake up and live now! Wake up and live! Life is one big road with lots of signs, So when you riding through the ruts, don't you complicate your mind: Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy! Don't bury your thoughts; put your vision to reality, yeah! All together now: Wake up and live (wake up and live, y'all), Wake up and live (wake up and live), wake up and wake up and live, yeah! (wake up and live now), Wake up and (wake up and live) wake up and live! Rise ye mighty people, ye ah! There's work to be done, So let's do it a little by little: Rise from your sleepless slumber! Yes, yeah! Yes, yeah! We're more than sand on the seashore, We're more than numbers. All together now: Wake up and live now, y'all! (Wake up and live) Wake up and live! Wake up and live, y'all! (Wake up and live) Wake up and live now! You see, one one cocoa full a basket, Whey they use you live big today: tomorrow you buried in a casket. One one cocoa full a basket, yeah, yes! Whey they use you live big today: tomorrow you bury in a casket. W'all together now: (Wake up and live now!) Wake up and live! Oh! Yeah eah! (Wake up and live!) Uh! (Wake up and live now!) Wake up and live! (Wake up and live) Keep on playin'! (Wake up and live, y'all) Uh! Yeah! Yeah! (Wake up and live!) (Wake up and live now!) (Wake up and live!) Break it down! / Saxophone solo Come on, man! How is it feelin' over there? (Wake up and live now) All right! (Wake up and live!) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Uh! Come on, man! You gotta wake up and live! Saxophone solo / Life is one big road with lots of signs, yes! So when you riding through the ruts, don't you complicate your mind: Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy! Don't bury your thoughts; put your dream to reality, yeah! W'all together now: (Wake up and live, y'all) (Wake up and live!) Wake up and live, yea eah! (Wake up and live now!) (Wake up and live!) Wake up and live now! (Wake up and live) Wo oh! Wake up and live now! Wake up and live WANT MORE Now you get what you want, Do you want more? (want more) Now you get what you want, Do you want more? (want more) You think it's the end, But it's just the beginning. You think it's the end, But it's just the beginning. Go down back biter, down back bite; down back biter, down back bite! Down back biter, down back biter; down back biter, down back bite! They stab you in the back And they claim that you're not looking. But Jah have them in the region In the valley of decision. They stab you in the back And they claim that you're not looking. But Jah have them in the region In the valley of decision In the valley of decision. Go down back biter, down back bite, down back biter, down back bite! Now you get, what you want, Do you want more? Now you get, what you want, Do you want more? Now you get, what you want, Do you want more? You think it's the end: Do you want more? Guitar solo Go down back biter, down back bite, down back biter, down back bite! Go down back biter, down back bite, down back biter, down back bite! They stab you in the back And they claim that you're not looking. But Jah have them in the region In the valley of decision. Now: what you want? Want more? Want more? Now: what you get? Want more? Want more? Now Now: do you want more? You think it's the end: (think it's the end) Do you want more? (want more) (you think it's the end) WANT MORE Now you get what you want, Do you want more? (want more) Now you get what you want, Do you want more? (want more) You think it's the end, But it's just the beginning. You think it's the end, But it's just the beginning. Go down back biter, down back bite; down back biter, down back bite! Down back biter, down back biter; down back biter, down back bite! They stab you in the back And they claim that you're not looking. But Jah have them in the region In the valley of decision. They stab you in the back And they claim that you're not looking. But Jah have them in the region In the valley of decision In the valley of decision. Go down back biter, down back bite, down back biter, down back bite! Now you get, what you want, Do you want more? Now you get, what you want, Do you want more? Now you get, what you want, Do you want more? You think it's the end: Do you want more? Guitar solo Go down back biter, down back bite, down back biter, down back bite! Go down back biter, down back bite, down back biter, down back bite! They stab you in the back And they claim that you're not looking. But Jah have them in the region In the valley of decision. Now: what you want? Want more? Want more? Now: what you get? Want more? Want more? Now Now: do you want more? You think it's the end: (think it's the end) Do you want more? (want more) (you think it's the end) Instrumental break (Now: what you want? Want more? Want more? Now: what you get? Want more? Want more?) WAR Until the philosophy which hold one race superior And another Inferior Is finally And permanently Discredited And abandoned Everywhere is war Me say war. That until there no longer First class and second class citizens of any nation Until the colour of a man's skin Is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes Me say war. That until the basic human rights Are equally guaranteed to all, Without regard to race Dis a war. That until that day The dream of lasting peace, World citizenship Rule of international morality Will remain in but a fleeting illusion to be pursued, But never attained Now everywhere is war war. And until the ignoble and unhappy regimes that hold our brothers in Angola, In Mozambique, South Africa Sub human bondage Have been toppled, Utterly destroyed Well, everywhere is war Me say war. War in the east, War in the west, War up north, War down south War war Rumours of war. And until that day, The African continent Will not know peace, We Africans will fight we find it necessary And we know we shall win As we are confident In the victory Of good over evil Good over evil, yeah! Good over evil Good over evil, yeah! Good over evil Good over evil, yeah! WAR Until the philosophy which hold one race superior And another Inferior Is finally And permanently Discredited And abandoned Everywhere is war Me say war. That until there no longer First class and second class citizens of any nation Until the colour of a man's skin Is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes Me say war. That until the basic human rights Are equally guaranteed to all, Without regard to race Dis a war. That until that day The dream of lasting peace, World citizenship Rule of international morality Will remain in but a fleeting illusion to be pursued, But never attained Now everywhere is war war. And until the ignoble and unhappy regimes that hold our brothers in Angola, In Mozambique, South Africa Sub human bondage Have been toppled, Utterly destroyed Well, everywhere is war Me say war. War in the east, War in the west, War up north, War down south War war Rumours of war. And until that day, The African continent Will not know peace, We Africans will fight we find it necessary And we know we shall win As we are confident In the victory Of good over evil Good over evil, yeah! Good over evil Good over evil, yeah! Good over evil Good over evil, yeah! WAR Until the philosophy which hold one race superior And another Inferior Is finally And permanently Discredited And abandoned Everywhere is war Me say war. That until there no longer First class and second class citizens of any nation Until the colour of a man's skin Is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes Me say war. That until the basic human rights Are equally guaranteed to all, Without regard to race Dis a war. That until that day The dream of lasting peace, World citizenship Rule of international morality Will remain in but a fleeting illusion to be pursued, But never attained Now everywhere is war war. And until the ignoble and unhappy regimes that hold our brothers in Angola, In Mozambique, South Africa Sub human bondage Have been toppled, Utterly destroyed Well, everywhere is war Me say war. War in the east, War in the west, War up north, War down south War war Rumours of war. And until that day, The African continent Will not know peace, We Africans will fight we find it necessary And we know we shall win As we are confident In the victory Of good over evil Good over evil, yeah! Good over evil Good over evil, yeah! Good over evil Good over evil, yeah! WAR Until the philosophy which hold one race superior And another Inferior Is finally And permanently Discredited And abandoned Everywhere is war Me say war. That until there no longer First class and second class citizens of any nation Until the colour of a man's skin Is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes Me say war. That until the basic human rights Are equally guaranteed to all, Without regard to race Dis a war. That until that day The dream of lasting peace, World citizenship Rule of international morality Will remain in but a fleeting illusion to be pursued, But never attained Now everywhere is war war. And until the ignoble and unhappy regimes that hold our brothers in Angola, In Mozambique, South Africa Sub human bondage Have been toppled, Utterly destroyed Well, everywhere is war Me say war. War in the east, War in the west, War up north, War down south War war Rumours of war. And until that day, The African continent Will not know peace, We Africans will fight we find it necessary And we know we shall win As we are confident In the victory Of good over evil Good over evil, yeah! Good over evil Good over evil, yeah! Good over evil Good over evil, yeah! WE AND DEM We no know how we and dem a go work this out, oy! We no know how we and dem a go work it out. But someone will 'ave to pay For the innocent blood That they shed every day, Oh, children, mark my word; It's what the Bible say, yeah! yeah! Oh, we no know how we and dem a go work this out; We no know how we and dem a go work it out. But in the beginning Jah created everythin' (oo oo oo oo ooh), Givin' man dominion over all things. But now it's too late, You see, men has lost their faith (oo oo oo oo ooh), hey ey hey! Eating up all the flesh from off the earth, eh! We no know how we and dem a go work this out (we no know); We no know how we and dem a go work this out (no, we don't know); Dub da dub da dub! Dub a dippidi doop de doo! Nim a nummany num na noo! Num a nummana num da nay! Dippy dippy dippy: dip de dub de day! Dip a dubbada dub da day! But I say: we no know how we and dem a go work it out: them a flesh and bone! We no know how we and dem a go work it out. But we now have no friends In a high society, yea a eah! We no have no friends; Oh, mark my identity; We no have no friends. Oh oh! Yeah! We no know how we and dem a go work this out (no, we no know); We no know how we and dem a go work this out (we no know); We no know how we and dem a go work it out (no, we don't know); (We no know how we and dem a go work this out.) Rasta! (We no know how we and dem a go work this out.) Ilyabom! WHO THE CAP FIT Man to man is so unjust, children: Ya don't know who to trust. Your worst enemy could be your best friend, And your best friend your worse enemy. Some will eat and drink with you, Then behind them su su 'pon you. Only your friend know your secrets, So only he could reveal it. And who the cap fit, let them wear it! Who the cap fit, let them wear it! Said I throw me corn, me no call no fowl; I saying, Cook cook cook, cluk cluk cluk. Some will hate you, pretend they love you now, Then behind they try to eliminate you. But who Jah bless, no one curse; Thank God, we're past the worse. Hypocrites and parasites Will come up and take a bite. And if your night should turn to day, A lot of people would run away. And who the stock fit let them wear it! Who the (cap fit) let them (wear it)! And then a gonna throw me corn, And then a gonna call no fowl, And then a gonna Cook cook cook, cluk cluk cluk. Instrumental break Some will eat and drink with you, Then behind them su su 'pon you, yeah! And if night should turn to day, now, A lot of people would run away, yeah! And who the cap fit, let them wear it! Who the cap fit, let them wear it! Throw me corn, me no call no fowl; A saying: Cook cook cook, cluk cluk cluk. ... : Cook cook cook, cluk cluk cluk. Throw me corn (cook cook cook); Me call no fowl (cluk cluk cluk) WHO THE CAP FIT Man to man is so unjust, children: Ya don't know who to trust. Your worst enemy could be your best friend, And your best friend your worse enemy. Some will eat and drink with you, Then behind them su su 'pon you. Only your friend know your secrets, So only he could reveal it. And who the cap fit, let them wear it! Who the cap fit, let them wear it! Said I throw me corn, me no call no fowl; I saying, Cook cook cook, cluk cluk cluk. Some will hate you, pretend they love you now, Then behind they try to eliminate you. But who Jah bless, no one curse; Thank God, we're past the worse. Hypocrites and parasites Will come up and take a bite. And if your night should turn to day, A lot of people would run away. And who the stock fit let them wear it! Who the (cap fit) let them (wear it)! And then a gonna throw me corn, And then a gonna call no fowl, And then a gonna Cook cook cook, cluk cluk cluk. Instrumental break Some will eat and drink with you, Then behind them su su 'pon you, yeah! And if night should turn to day, now, A lot of people would run away, yeah! And who the cap fit, let them wear it! Who the cap fit, let them wear it! Throw me corn, me no call no fowl; A saying: Cook cook cook, cluk cluk cluk. ... : Cook cook cook, cluk cluk cluk. Throw me corn (cook cook cook); Me call no fowl (cluk cluk cluk) WORK We, Jah people, can make it work; Come together and make it work, yeah! We can make it work; We can make it work. Five days to go: working for the next day; Four days to go: working for the next day; Say we got: three days to go now: working for the next day; Two days to go (ooh): working for the next day, yeah. Say we got: one day to go: working for the Every day is work work work work! We can make it work; We can make it work. Short guitar break We, Jah people, can make it work; Come together and make it work. We can make it work; We can make it work. We got: five days to go work, oh! working for the next day, eh! Four days to go: working for the Three days to go now: working for the next day, yeah! Two days to go: working for the next day Say we got: one day to go now: working for Every day is work, wotcha wa! (Work!) I work in the mid day sun; (Work!) I work till the evening come! (Work!) If ya ain't got nothing to do! (Work!) Ooh ooh ooh oo oo ooh! (Work!) ZIMBABWE Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny, And in this judgement there is no partiality. So arm in arms, with arms, we'll fight this little struggle, 'Cause that's the only way we can overcome our little trouble. Brother, you're right, you're right, You're right, you're right, you're so right! We gon' fight (we gon' fight), we'll have to fight (we gon' fight), We gonna fight (we gon' fight), fight for our rights! Natty Dread it in a (Zimbabwe); Set it up in (Zimbabwe); Mash it up a in a Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe); Africans a liberate (Zimbabwe), yeah. No more internal power struggle; We come together to overcome the little trouble. Soon we'll find out who is the real revolutionary, 'Cause I don't want my people to be contrary. And, brother, you're right, you're right, You're right, you're right, you're so right! We'll 'ave to fight (we gon' fight), we gonna fight (we gon' fight) We'll 'ave to fight (we gon' fight), fighting for our rights! Mash it up in a (Zimbabwe); Natty trash it in a (Zimbabwe); Africans a liberate Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe); I'n'I a liberate Zimbabwe. (Brother, you're right,) you're right, You're right, you're right, you're so right! We gon' fight (we gon' fight), we'll 'ave to fight (we gon' fight), We gonna fight (we gon' fight), fighting for our rights! To divide and rule could only tear us apart; In everyman chest, mm there beats a heart. So soon we'll find out who is the real revolutionaries; And I don't want my people to be tricked by mercenaries. Brother, you're right, you're right, You're right, you're right, you're so right! We'll 'ave to fight (we gon' fight), we gonna fight (we gon' fight), We'll 'ave to fight (we gon' fight), fighting for our rights! Natty trash it in a Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe); Mash it up in a Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe); Set it up in a Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe); Africans a liberate Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe); Africans a liberate Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe); Natty dub it in a Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe). Set it up in a Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe); Africans a liberate Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe); Every man got a right to decide his own destiny Soul train is coming our way; A BOX FOR BLACK PAUL Who'll build a box for Black Paul? Ah'm enquirin on behalf of his soul Ah'd be beholdin to ya all For a lil information, just a little indication Just who'll dig the hole? When ya done ransackin' his room grabbin any damn thing that shines, throw the scraps down on the street Like all his books and his notes. All his books and his notes and All the junk that he wrote the whole fucken lot right up in smoke Ain't there nuthin sacred anymore Won't someone will build a box for Black Paul? And their shootin off his guns and their shootin off their mouths saying 'Fuck with us ... and die!' 'Fuck with us ... and die!' (Let's see that rat of fear go scuttle in their skulls) 'Cover that eye! Cover that frozen eye!' Black puppet, in a heap up against the stoning wall Black puppet, go to sleep, ma ma won't scold ya anymore Armies of ants, wade up the lil red streams they're headin for the mother pool O lord, it's cruel! O man it's hot! O man it's hot and And some of them ants they just climb to the spot Who threw the first stone at Black Paul? 'Don't ask us', say the critics and the hacks The pen pushers and the quacks 'We jes cum to git dah facks!' 'We jes cum to git dah facks!' Hey, hey, hey, hey... Here is the hammer, that built the scaffold, and built the box... Here is the shovel, that dug the hole, in this ground of rocks... And here is the pile of stones! and for each one planted, God only knows, a blood rose grown... These are the true Demon Flowers! These are the true Demon Flowers! Stand back everyone! Blood black everyone! Who'll build a box for Black Paul? Who'll carry it up the hill? 'Not I', said the widow, adjusting her veil 'Ah will not drive the nail Or cart his puppet body home, For ah done that one hundred times before, Yeah! ah done that one hundred times or more, And why should ah dress his wounds? When he has wounded my dress, nightly, Right across the floor' Who'll build a box for Black Paul? Who'll carry it up the hill? Who'll bury it in the black soil? And from the woods and the thickets Come the ghosts of his victims 'We love you!' 'Ah love you!' 'and this will not hurt a bit, Outta my eyes was your rise to full glory Spring up from the corp of life we'll go up, up, up, up, up into Death up, up, up, up, inhale its breath O yes, Death favours those that favor Death' Here is the stone, and this is the inscription it bare: 'Below Lies Black Paul, Under The Upper... But Above and Beyond The Surface Flat Fall There.' And all the angels come on down, And all you men and women crowd around And all the old widows weeping into their skirts And all the lil gals and the lil Boys And the scribes with their pens poised All the hullaballoo, all the norse All the hullaballoo, all the noise All the hullaballoo, all of the noise clears his throat of black blood singin Black Paul like a lonely boy... We e e ll, ah have cried one thousand tears Ah've cried a thousand tears, its true And the next stormy night you know, That ah'm still cryin them for you Well, ah had a gal she was so sweet, Red dress, and long red hair hangin down And heaven yes ain't heaven Without that lil girl hangin around Well, ya know ah've beenn a bad man and Lord knows ah done some good things too But ah confess, my soul will never rest Until you've, until you've build Until you've built a box for my gal, too. my gal, too my gal, too AIN'T GONNA RAIN ANYMORE Once there came a storm in the form of a girl It blew to pieces my snug little world Sometimes I swear I can still hear her howl Down through the wreckage and the ruins And it ain't gonna rain anymore Now my baby's gone And it ain't gonna rain anymore Now my baby's gone Now the storm has passed over me I'm left to drift on a dead calm sea And watch her forever through the cracks in the beams Nailed across the doorways of the bedrooms of my dreams And it ain't gonna rain anymore Now my baby's gone And it ain't gonna rain anymore Now my baby's gone Now I got no one to hold Now I am all alone again It ain't too hot but it ain't too cold And there is no sign of rain And it ain't gonna rain anymore Now my baby's gone And it ain't gonna rain anymore Now my baby's gone And I'm Here I'm on my own She ain't coming back no more She ain't coming back no more She ain't coming back no more Say what you will, I don't care And it ain't gonna rain anymore Now my baby's gone, yeah And it ain't gonna rain anymore Now my baby has gone ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES And what costume shall the poor girl wear To all tomorrow's parties A hand me down dress from who knows where To all tomorrow's parties And where will she go and what shall she do When midnight comes around She'll turn once more to Sunday's gown And cry behind the door And what costume shall the poor girl wear To all tomorrow's parties Why silks and plumes of yesterday's gowns To all tomorrow's parties And what shall she do with Thursday's rags When Monday comes around She'll turn once more to Sunday's clown And cry behind the door And what costume shall the poor girl wear To all tomorrow's parties For Thursday's child is Sunday's clown For whom none will go mourning A blackened shroud, a hand me down gown Of rags and silks, a costume Fit for one who sits and cries For all tomorrow's parties AND NO MORE SHALL WE PART And no more shall we part It will no longer be necessary And no more will I say, dear heart I am alone and she has left me And no more shall we part The contracts are drawn up, the ring is locked upon the finger And never again will my letters start Sadly, or in the depths of winter And no more shall we part All the hatchets have been buried now And all of birds will sing to your beautiful heart Upon the bough And no more shall we part Your chain of command has been silenced now And all of those birds would've sung to your beautiful heart Anyhow Lord, stay by me Don't go down I will never be free If I'm not free now Lord, stay by me Don't go down I never was free What are you talking about? For no more shall we part And no more shall we part AS I SAT SADLY BY HER SIDE As I sat sadly by her side At the window, through the glass She stroked a kitten in her lap And we watched the world as it fell past Softly she spoke these words to me And with brand new eyes, open wide We pressed our faces to the glass As I sat sadly by her side She said, Father, mother, sister, brother, Uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, Soldier, sailor, physician, labourer, Actor, scientist, mechanic, priest Earth and moon and sun and stars Planets and comets with tails blazing All are there forever falling Falling lovely and amazing Then she smiled and turned to me And waited for me to reply Her hair was falling down her shoulders As I sat sadly by her side As I sat sadly by her side The kitten she did gently pass Over to me and again we pressed Our different faces to the glass That may be very well , I said But watch the one falling in the street See him gesture to his neighbours See him trampled beneath their feet All outward motion connects to nothing For each is concerned with their immediate need Witness the man reaching up from the gutter See the other one stumbling on who can not see With trembling hand I turned toward her And pushed the hair out of her eyes The kitten jumped back to her lap As I sat sadly by her side Then she drew the curtains down And said, When will you ever learn That what happens there beyond the glass Is simply none of your concern? God has given you but one heart You are not a home for the hearts of your brothers And God does not care for your benevolence Anymore than he cares for the lack of it in others Nor does he care for you to sit At windows in judgement of the world He created While sorrows pile up around you Ugly, useless and over inflated At which she turned her head away Great tears leaping from her eyes I could not wipe the smile from my face As I sat sadly by her side AVALANCHE I stepped into an avalanche It covered up my soul When I am not this hunchback that you see I sleep beneath the golden hill You who wish to conquer pain You must learn to serve me well You strike my side by accident As you go down to your goal This cripple here that you clothe and feed Is neither starved nor cold He does not ask for your company Not at the centre, the centre of the world I who am on a pedestal You did not raise me there Your laws do not compel me now To kneel grotesque and bare For I myself am the pedestal For this ugly hump at which you stare You who wish to conquer pain You must learn what makes me kind The crumbs of love that you offer me Are the crumbs I've left behind Your pain is no credential here It's just a shadow of my wound I have begun to ask for you I who have no greed I have begun to long for you I who have no need You say you've gone away from me But I can feel you when you breathe Do not dress in those rags for me I know you are not poor And do not love me quite so fiercely now When you know that you are not sure It is your turn, my beloved one It is your flesh that I wear BABE, I M ON FIRE Father says it, mother says it Sister says it, brother says it Uncle says it, Auntie says it Everyone at the party says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The horse says it, the pig says it The judge in his wig says it The fox and the rabbit And the nun in her habit says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire My mate Bill Gates says it The President of the United States says it The slacker and the worker The girl in her burqa says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The general with his tank says it The man at the bank says it The soldier with his rocket And the mouse in my pocket says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The drug addled wreck With a needle in his neck says it The drunk says it, punk says it The brave Buddhist monk says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire Hit me up, baby, and knock me down Drop what you re doing and come around We can hold hands till the sun goes down Cause I know That you And I Can be Together Cause I love you The blind referee says it The unlucky amputee says it The giant killer bee Landing on my knee says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The cop with his breathalyser The paddy with his fertiliser The man in the basement That s getting a taste for it says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The fucked up Rastafarian says it The dribbling libertarian says it The sweet little Goth With the ears of cloth says Babe, I m on fire Babe I m on fire The cross over country singer says it The hump backed bell ringer says it The swinger, the flinger The outraged right winger says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The man going hiking says it The misunderstood Viking says it The man at the rodeo And the lonely old Eskimo says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The mild little Christian says it The wild Sonny Liston says it The pimp and the gimp And the guy with the limp says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The blind piano tuner says it The Las Vegas crooner says it The hooligan mooner Holding a schooner says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The Chinese contortionist says it The backyard abortionist says it The poor Pakistani With his lamb Bhirriani says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The hopeless defendant says it The toilet attendant says it The pornographer, the stenographer The fashion photographer says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The college professor says it The vicious cross dresser says it Grandma and Grandpa In the back of the car says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The hack at the doorstep says it The midwife with her forceps says it The demented young lady Who is roasting her baby On the fire Babe, I m on fire The athlete with his hernia says it Picasso with his Guernica says it My wife with her furniture Everybody! Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The laughing hyena says it The homesick polish cleaner says it The man from the Klan With a torch in his hand says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The Chinese herbologist says it The Christian apologist says it The dog and the frog Sitting on a log says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The foxhunting toff says it The horrible moth says it The doomed homosexual With the persistent cough says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The Papist with his soul says it The rapist on a roll says it Jack says it, Jill says it As they roll down the hill Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The clever circus flea says it The sailor on the sea says it The man from the Daily Mail With his dead refugee says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The hymen busting Zulu says it The proud kangaroo says it The koala, the echidna And the platypus too says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The disgraced country vicar says it The crazed guitar picker says it The beatnik, the peacenik The apparachick says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The deranged midnight stalker says it Garcia Lorca says it The hit man, Walt Whitman And the haliototic talker says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The wine taster with his nose says it The fireman with his hose says it The pedestrian, the equestrian The tap dancer with his toes says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The beast in the beauty pageant The pimply real estate agent The beach comber, the roamer The girl in a coma says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The old rock n roller With his two seater stroller And the fan in the van With the abominable plan says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The menstruating Jewess says it The nervous stewardess says it The hijacker, the backpacker The cunning safecracker says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The sports commentator says it The old alligator says it The tennis pro with his racquet The loon in the straight jacket Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The butcher with his cleaver says it The mad basket weaver says it The jaded boxing writer And the glass jawed fighter says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The old town cryer says it The inveterate liar says it The pilchard, the bream And the trout in the stream Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The war correspondent says it The enthused and the despondent says it The electrician, the mortician And the man going fishin says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The cattleman from Down Under says it The patriot with his plunder says it Watching a boat of full of refugees Sinking into the sea Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The silicone junky says it The corporate flunky says it The Italian designer With his rickshaw in China says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The trucker with his juggernaut says it The lost astronaut says it The share cropper, the bent copper The compulsive shopper says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire The Viennese vampire says it The cowboy round his campfire says it The game show panellist The Jungian analyst says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire Warren says it, Blixa says it The lighting guy and mixer says it Mick says it, Marty says it Everyone at the party says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on Fire The hairy arachnophobic says it The scary agoraphobic says it The mother, the brother And the decomposing lover says Babe, I m on fire Babe, I m on fire Chorus BLACK BETTY Look a look a yonder (3x) Well the sun done gone The captain can't hold her (3x) The way I do now Ada got a gold mine (3x) Way above her knees The shiv (?) is golden (3x) Above her knees Look a look a yonder (3x) Well the sun done gone Wohoh, Black Betty, bam e lam (2x) Black Betty had a baby, bam e lam (2x) Damn thing was crazy, bam e lam (2x) Wohoh, Black Betty, bam e lam (2x) Oh, Betty Black Betty, bam e lam (2x) Black Betty had a baby, bam e lam (2x) Damn thing was crazy, bam e lam (2x) Black Betty didn't mind, bam e lam (2x) Damn thing was blind, bam e lam (2x) Wohoh, Black Betty, bam e lam (2x) Black Betty, Black Betty, bam e lam (2x) Jump steady Black Betty, bam e lam (2x) That Monday, I was arrested Tuesday, I locked up in jail Wednesday baby, my trial's tested On Thursday, nobody could blow my bail Yes, I'm almost done (3x) And I ain't gonna yell against no bells On Monday, baby I went a walking Tuesday, I .... asked to go On Wednesday I sat down a talking On Thursday she hock all a my clothes Yes, I'm almost done (3x) And I ain't gonna .... no more BLACK CROW KING Mmmmm Mmmmm Mmmmm I am the black crow king Mmmmm Mmmmm Mmmmm I am the black crow king Keeper of the nodding corn Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! All the hammers are a talking All the nails are a singing So sweet and low You can hear it in the valley Where live the lame and the blind They climb the hill out of its belly They leave with mean black boots on I just made a simple gesture They jumped up and nailed it to my shadow My gesture was a hooker You know, my shadow's made of timber. And the storm is a rolling And the storm is a rolling All down on me And I'm still here rolling after everybody's gone And I'm still here rolling after everybody's gone Ah'm still here rolling and I'm left on my own The blackbirds have all gone! Everyone's rolled on! I am the black crow king Keeper of the trodden corn I am the king Won't say it again And the rain, it raineth daily Lord And wash away my clothes I surrender up my arms To a company of crows I am the black crow king I won't say it again And all the thorns are a crowning King ruby on each spine And the spears are a sailing O my o my And the storm is a rolling And the storm is a rolling All down on me And I'm still here rolling after everybody's gone And I'm still here rolling after everybody's gone I'm still here rolling and left on my own Those blackbirds they have all flown and I am on my own I am the black crow king Keeper of the forgotten corn The King! The King! I'm the king of nuthin' at all The hammers are a talking The nails are a singing The thorns are a crowning him The spears are a sailing The crows are a mocking The corn is a nodding The storm is a rolling The storm is a rolling The storm is a rolling down The storm is a rolling down The storm is a rolling Down on me Rolling down on me Rolling down on me BLACK HAIR Last night my kisses were banked in black hair And in my bed, my lover, her hair was midnight black And all her mystery dwelled within her black hair And her black hair framed a happy heart shaped face And heavy hooded eyes inside her black hair Shined at me frome the depths of her hair of deepest black While my fingers pushed into her straight black hair Pulling her black hair back from her happy heart shaped face To kiss her milk white throat, a dark curtain of black hair Smothered me, my lover with her beautiful black hair The smell of it is heavy. It is charged with life On my fingers the smell of her deep black hair Full of all my whispered words, her black hair And wet with tears and good byes, her hair of deepest black All my tears cried against her milk white throat Hidden behind the curtain of her beautiful black hair As deep as ink and black, black as the deepest sea The smell of her black hair upon my pillow Where her head and all its black hair did rest Today she took a train to the West Today she took a train to the West Today she took a train to the West BLESS HIS EVER LOVING HEART Bless his ever loving heart Only he knows who you are He may seem so very far Bless his ever loving heart And when your feeling sad And everywhere you look you can't believe the things you see When it all comes down so bad And beauty lies exhausted in the streets Hold his ever loving hand Even when you do not understand Sorrow has it's (?? natural ??) end Hold his ever loving hand And when your feeling low And everyone you meet you can't believe the things they say When there's no place left to go Where someone isn't moving you a little further down the way Bless his ever loving heart What you do is what you are When it all comes down so hard Bless his ever loving heart Hold his ever loving hand When it seems you ain t got a friend Only he knows who you are and what you are Bless his ever loving heart Bless his ever loving heart BLIND LEMON JEFFERSON Blind Lemon Jefferson is a coming Tap tap tappin with his cane Blind Lemon Jefferson is a coming Tap tap tappin with his cane His last ditch lies down the road of trials Down the road of trials Half filled with rain O Sycamore, Sycamore! Stretch your arms across the storm Down fly two greasy brother crows They hop'n'bop They hop'n'bop They hop'n'bop Like the tax man come to call They go knock knock! Knock knock! Hop'n'bop hop'n'bop They slap a death writ on his door Here come the Judgement train Git on board! And turn that big black engine home O let's roll! Let's roll! Down the tunnel The terrible tunnel of his world Waiting at his final station Like a bigger blacker third bird O let's roll! Let's roll! O his road is dark and lonely He don't drive no Cadillac O his road is dark and holy He don't drive no Cadillac If that sky serves as his eyes Then that moons a cataract Let's roll! Yeah let's roll! BRING IT ON This garden that I built for you That you sit in now and yearn I will never leave it, dear I could not bear to return And find it all untended With the trees all bended low This garden is our home, dear And I got nowhere else to go So bring it on Bring it on Every little tear Bring it on Every useless fear Bring it on All your shattered dreams And I ll scatter them into the sea Into the sea The geraniums on your window sill The carnations, dear, and the daffodil Well, they re ordinary flowers But they long for the light of your touch And of your trembling will Ah, you re trembling still And I am trembling too To be perfectly honest I don t know Quite what else to do So bring it on Bring it on Every neglected dream Bring it on Every little scheme Bring it on Every little fear And I ll make them disappear So bring it on, bring it on Bring it on Every little thing Bring it on Every tiny fear Bring it on Every shattered dream And I ll scatter them into the sea BROMPTON ORATORY Up those stone steps I climb Hail this joyful day's return Into its great shadowed vault I go Hail the Pentecostal morn The reading is from Luke 24 Where Christ returns to his loved ones I look at the stone apostles Think that it's alright for some And I wish that I was made of stone So that I would not have to see A beauty impossible to define A beauty impossible to believe A beauty impossible to endure The blood imparted in little sips The smell of you still on my hands As I bring the cup up to my lips No God up in the sky No devil beneath the sea Could do the job that you did, baby Of bringing me to my knees Outside I sit on the stone steps With nothing much to do Forlorn and exhausted, baby By the absence of you BROMPTON ORATORY Up those stone steps I climb Hail this joyful day's return Into its great shadowed vault I go Hail the Pentecostal morn The reading is from Luke 24 Where Christ returns to his loved ones I look at the stone apostles Think that it's alright for some And I wish that I was made of stone So that I would not have to see A beauty impossible to define A beauty impossible to believe A beauty impossible to endure The blood imparted in little sips The smell of you still on my hands As I bring the cup up to my lips No God up in the sky No devil beneath the sea Could do the job that you did, baby Of bringing me to my knees Outside I sit on the stone steps With nothing much to do Forlorn and exhausted, baby By the absence of you BROTHER, MY CUP IS EMPTY Brother, my cup is empty And I haven't got a penny For to buy no more whiskey I have to go home I am the captain of my pain Tis the bit, the bridle, The trashing cane The stirrup, the harness The whipping mane The pickled eye The shrinking brain O brother, buy me one more drink I'll explain the nature of my pain Yes, let me tell you once again I am the captain of my pain O brother, my cup is empty And I haven't got a penny For to buy no more whiskey I have to go home I cannot blame it all on her To blame her all would be a lie For many a night I lay awake And wished that I could watch her die To see her accusing finger spurt To see flies swarm her hateful eye To watch her groaning in the dirt To see her clicking tongue crack dry O brother, buy me one more drink One more drink and then goodbye And do not mock me when I say Let's drink one more before I die O brother, my cup is empty And I haven't got a penny For to buy no more whiskey I have to go home Well I've been sliding down on rainbows Well I've been swinging from the stars Now this wretch in beggars clothing Bangs his cup across the bars Look, this cup of mine is empty! Seems I've misplaced my desires Seems I'm sweeping up the ashes Of all my former fires So brother, be a brother And fill this tiny cup of mine And please, sir, make it whiskey For I have no head for wine O brother, my cup is empty And I haven't got a penny For to buy no more whiskey I have to go home I counted up my blessings And counted only one One tiny little blessing And now that blessings gone So buy me one more drink, my brother Then I'm taking to the road Yes, I'm taking to the rain I'm taking to the snow O my friend, my only brother Do not let the party grieve So throw a dollar onto the bar Now kiss my ass and leave O brother, my cup is empty And I haven't got a penny For to buy no more whiskey I have to go home BROTHER, MY CUP IS EMPTY Brother, my cup is empty And I haven't got a penny For to buy no more whiskey I have to go home I am the captain of my pain Tis the bit, the bridle, The trashing cane The stirrup, the harness The whipping mane The pickled eye The shrinking brain O brother, buy me one more drink I'll explain the nature of my pain Yes, let me tell you once again I am the captain of my pain O brother, my cup is empty And I haven't got a penny For to buy no more whiskey I have to go home I cannot blame it all on her To blame her all would be a lie For many a night I lay awake And wished that I could watch her die To see her accusing finger spurt To see flies swarm her hateful eye To watch her groaning in the dirt To see her clicking tongue crack dry O brother, buy me one more drink One more drink and then goodbye And do not mock me when I say Let's drink one more before I die O brother, my cup is empty And I haven't got a penny For to buy no more whiskey I have to go home Well I've been sliding down on rainbows Well I've been swinging from the stars Now this wretch in beggars clothing Bangs his cup across the bars Look, this cup of mine is empty! Seems I've misplaced my desires Seems I'm sweeping up the ashes Of all my former fires So brother, be a brother And fill this tiny cup of mine And please, sir, make it whiskey For I have no head for wine O brother, my cup is empty And I haven't got a penny For to buy no more whiskey I have to go home I counted up my blessings And counted only one One tiny little blessing And now that blessings gone So buy me one more drink, my brother Then I'm taking to the road Yes, I'm taking to the rain I'm taking to the snow O my friend, my only brother Do not let the party grieve So throw a dollar onto the bar Now kiss my ass and leave O brother, my cup is empty And I haven't got a penny For to buy no more whiskey I have to go home BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX By the time I get to Phoenix, she'll be rising And she'll find that note that I left hanging on the door And she'll laugh when she reads the part That says: I'm leaving Cause I've left that girl so many times before And by the time I get to Albuquerque, she'll be working And she'll take off time just to give me a call And she'll hear that phone keep right on ringing and ringing On the wall, yeah oh, that's all And by the time I make Oklahoma, she'll be sleeping She'll turn softly in her sleep and call my name out low And then she'll cry just to think that I'd really leave her, I left her But time after time after time I tried to tell her so But she just didn't know That I would really go That I would really go CABIN FEVER! The Captain's fore arm like bunched up rope with A N I T A wrigglin' free on a skull'n'dagger and a portrait of Christ, nailed to an anchor etched into his upper... O o o' Cabin Fever! O o o' Cabin Fever! Slams his fucken tin dish down Our Captain, takes time to crush Some Bloo Bottles glowin in his gruel with a lump in his throat, and lumpy mush Thumbing a scrapbook stuck up with clag and a morbid lump of Love in his flags. Done is the Missing, now all that remain Is to sail forever, upon the stain Cabin Fever! O o o' Cabin Fever! The captain's free hand is a cleaver which he fashions his beard, n' he rations his jerkey! and carves his peg outa the finest mahagony! Or was it Ebony? etc... Tallies up his loneliness, notch by notch For the sea offers nuthin to hold or touch Notch by notch, winter by winter Notch x notch, winter x winter Now his leg is whittled, right down to a splinter O o Cabin Fever! O o o Cabin Fever! O the rollin sea still rollin on! She's everywhere! now that she's gone! Gone! Gone! O Cabin Fever! O Cabin Fever! Welcome to his table, Beloved Unconscious Raisin her host of hair from her crooks and strugglin to summony one of her looks! His arm now like coiled s s s snakes Whips all the bottles that he's drunken, like crystal skittles about the cabin, of a ship they'd been sailing Five years sunken... etc... CHRISTINA THE ASTONISHING Christina the Astonishing Lived a long time ago She was stricken with a seizure At the age of twenty two They took her body in a coffin To a tiny church in Liege Where she sprang up from the coffin Just after the Agnus Dei She soared up to the rafters Perched on a beam up there Cried The stink of human sin Is more that I can bear Christina the Astonishing Was the most astonishing of all She prayed balanced on a hurdle Or curled up into a ball She fled to remote places Climbed towers and trees and walls To escape the stench of human corruption Into an oven she did crawl O Christina the Astonishing Behaved in a terrifying way She would run wildly through the streets Jump in the Meusse and swim away O Christina the Astonishing Behaved in terrifying manner Died at the age of seventy four In the convent of St Anna CITY OF REFUGE You better run You better run and run and run You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You stand before your maker In a state of shame Bacause your robes are covered in mud While your kneel at the feet Of a woman of the street The gutters will run with blood They will run with blood! You better run, you better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run, you better run You better run to the City of Refuge In the days of madness My brother, my sister When you're dragged toward the Hell mouth You will beg at the end But there ain't gonna be one, friend For the grave will spew you out It will spew you out! You better run, you better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run, you better run You better run to the City of Refuge You'll be working in the darkness Against your fellow man And you'll find you're called to come forth So you'll scrub and you'll scrub But the trouble is, bud The blood it won't wash off No, it won't come off! You better run, you better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run, you better run You better run and run and run You better run to the City of Refuge CROW JANE Crow Jane Crow Jane Crow Jane Horrors in her head That her tongue dare not name She lives alone by the river The rolling rivers of pain Crow Jane Crow Jane Crow Jane Ah hah huh There is one shining eye on a hard hat The company closed down the mine Winking on waters they came Twenty hard hats, twenty eyes In her clapboard shack Only six foot by five They killed all her whiskey And poured their pistols dry Crow Jane Crow Jane Crow Jane Ah hah huh Seems you've remembered How to sleep, how to sleep The house dogs are in your turnips And your yard dogs are running all over the street Crow Jane Crow Jane Crow Jane Ah hah huh O Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson Why you close up shop so late? Just fitted out a girl who looked like a bird Measured .32, .44, .38 I asked that girl which road she was taking Said she was walking the road of hate But she stopped on a coal trolley up to New Haven Population: 48 Crow Jane Crow Jane Crow Jane Ah hah huh Your guns are drunk and smoking They've followed you right back to your gate Laughing all the way back from the new town Population, now, 28 Crow Jane Crow Jane Crow Jane Ah hah huh DARKER WITH THE DAY As so with that, I thought I'd take a final walk The tide of public opinion had started to abate The neighbours, bless them, had turned out to be all talk I could see their frightened faces peering at me trough the gate I was looking for an end to this, for some kind of closure Time moved so rapidly, I had no hope of keeping track of it I thought of my friends who had died of exposure And I remembered other ones who had died from the lack of it And in my best shoes I started falling forward down the street I stopped at a church and jostled trough the crowd And love followed just behind me panting at my feet At the steeple tore the stomach from a lonely little cloud Inside I sat, seeking the presence of a God I searched trough the pictures in a leather bound book I found a woolly lamb dozing in an issue of blood And a gilled Jesus shivering on a fisherman's hook Babe It seems so long Since you've been gone away And I Just got to say That it grows darker with the day Back on the street I saw a great big smiling sun It was a Good day and an Evil day and all was bright and new And it seemed to me that most destruction was beeing done By those who could not choose between the two Amateurs, dilettantes, hacks, cowboya, clones The streets groan with little Caesars, Napoleons and cunts With their building blocks and their tiny plastic phones Counting on their fingers, with crumbs down their fronts I passed by your garden, saw you with your flowers The Mangolias, Camellias and Azaleas so sweet And I stood there invisible in the panicking crowds You looked so beatiful in the rising heat I smell smoke, see little fires bursting on the lawns People carry on regardless, listening to their hands Great cracks appear in the pavement, the earth yawns Bored and disgusted, to do us down Babe It seems so long Since you've been gone And I Just got to say That it grows darker with the day These streets are frozen now I come and go Full of a longing for something I do not know My father sits slumped in the deepening snow As I search, in and out, above, about, below Babe It seems so long Since you went away And I Just got to say That it grows darker with the day DEAD MAN IN MY BED She sat in a wicker chair, her eyes they were downcast She breathed in the future, by breathing out the past The die is done, the die is shook, the die is duly cast There is a dead man in my bed, she said That smile you see upon his face It s been there for many days There s a dead man in my bed I ain t been feeling that good too much no more, she said, I swear She pointed at the bedroom door and said I ain t going in there She leaped out of her seat and screamed someone s not concentrating here There is a dead man in my bed, she said I ain t speaking metaphorically His eyes are open but he cannot see There s a dead man in my bed The leaves outside the window waved, all brown, they were, and falling Even I could tell the atmosphere in here was utterly appalling The phone it rang incessantly but nobody was calling There s a dead man in my bed, she said And though he keeps on taking notes I swear this ain t some kind of hoax Dead man in my bed Now she s in the kitchen, rattling those pots and pans I d cook him something nice, she said, but he refuses to wash his hands He used to be so good to me, now he smells so fucking bad There is a dead man in my bed, she said I keep poking at him with my stick But his skin is just so fucking thick There s a dead man in my bed We ve gotta get it all together We ve gotta get it all together We ve gotta get it all together We ve gotta get it all together DEANNA O DEANNA O Deanna! O DEANNA Sweet Deanna! O DEANNA You know you are my friend, yeah O DEANNA And I ain't down here for your money I ain't down here for your love I ain't down here for your love or money I'm down here for your soul No carpet on the floor And the winding cloth holds many moths Around your Ku Klux furniture I cum of death head in your frock We discuss the murder plan We discuss murder and the murder act Murder takes the wheel of your Cadillac And death climbs in the back O DEANNA This is a car O DEANNA This is a gun O DEANNA And this a day number one O DEANNA Our little crimeworn histories Black and smoking christmas trees And honey, it ain't mystery Why you're a mystery to me We will eat out of their pantries And their parlours Ashy leaving in their beds And we'll unload into their heads On this mean season This little angel that I squeezin' She ain't been mean to me O DEANNA O Deanna! O DEANNA You are my friend and my partner O DEANNA On this house on the hill O DEANNA And I ain't down here for your money I ain't down here for your love I ain't down here for your love or money I'm down here for your soul O DEANNA I am a knocking O DEANNA With my toolbox and my stocking O DEANNA And I'll meet you on the corner O DEANNA Yes, you point it like a finger O DEANNA And squeeze its little thing O DEANNA Feel its kick, hear its bang And let no worry about its issue Don't worry about where its been and don't worry about where it hits Cause it just ain't yours to sin O DEANNA No it just ain't your to sin O DEANNA Sweet Deanna O DEANNA And we ain't getting any younger O DEANNA And I don't intend gettin' any older O DEANNA The sun a hump at my shoulder O DEANNA O Deanna! O DEANNA Sweet Deanna O DEANNA And I ain't down here for your money I ain't down here for your love I ain't down here for your love of money I'm down here for your soul DEANNA O DEANNA O Deanna! O DEANNA Sweet Deanna! O DEANNA You know you are my friend, yeah O DEANNA And I ain't down here for your money I ain't down here for your love I ain't down here for your love or money I'm down here for your soul No carpet on the floor And the winding cloth holds many moths Around your Ku Klux furniture I cum of death head in your frock We discuss the murder plan We discuss murder and the murder act Murder takes the wheel of your Cadillac And death climbs in the back O DEANNA This is a car O DEANNA This is a gun O DEANNA And this a day number one O DEANNA Our little crimeworn histories Black and smoking christmas trees And honey, it ain't mystery Why you're a mystery to me We will eat out of their pantries And their parlours Ashy leaving in their beds And we'll unload into their heads On this mean season This little angel that I squeezin' She ain't been mean to me O DEANNA O Deanna! O DEANNA You are my friend and my partner O DEANNA On this house on the hill O DEANNA And I ain't down here for your money I ain't down here for your love I ain't down here for your love or money I'm down here for your soul O DEANNA I am a knocking O DEANNA With my toolbox and my stocking O DEANNA And I'll meet you on the corner O DEANNA Yes, you point it like a finger O DEANNA And squeeze its little thing O DEANNA Feel its kick, hear its bang And let no worry about its issue Don't worry about where its been and don't worry about where it hits Cause it just ain't yours to sin O DEANNA No it just ain't your to sin O DEANNA Sweet Deanna O DEANNA And we ain't getting any younger O DEANNA And I don't intend gettin' any older O DEANNA The sun a hump at my shoulder O DEANNA O Deanna! O DEANNA Sweet Deanna O DEANNA And I ain't down here for your money I ain't down here for your love I ain't down here for your love of money I'm down here for your soul DEANNA O DEANNA O Deanna! O DEANNA Sweet Deanna! O DEANNA You know you are my friend, yeah O DEANNA And I ain't down here for your money I ain't down here for your love I ain't down here for your love or money I'm down here for your soul No carpet on the floor And the winding cloth holds many moths Around your Ku Klux furniture I cum of death head in your frock We discuss the murder plan We discuss murder and the murder act Murder takes the wheel of your Cadillac And death climbs in the back O DEANNA This is a car O DEANNA This is a gun O DEANNA And this a day number one O DEANNA Our little crimeworn histories Black and smoking christmas trees And honey, it ain't mystery Why you're a mystery to me We will eat out of their pantries And their parlours Ashy leaving in their beds And we'll unload into their heads On this mean season This little angel that I squeezin' She ain't been mean to me O DEANNA O Deanna! O DEANNA You are my friend and my partner O DEANNA On this house on the hill O DEANNA And I ain't down here for your money I ain't down here for your love I ain't down here for your love or money I'm down here for your soul O DEANNA I am a knocking O DEANNA With my toolbox and my stocking O DEANNA And I'll meet you on the corner O DEANNA Yes, you point it like a finger O DEANNA And squeeze its little thing O DEANNA Feel its kick, hear its bang And let no worry about its issue Don't worry about where its been and don't worry about where it hits Cause it just ain't yours to sin O DEANNA No it just ain't your to sin O DEANNA Sweet Deanna O DEANNA And we ain't getting any younger O DEANNA And I don't intend gettin' any older O DEANNA The sun a hump at my shoulder O DEANNA O Deanna! O DEANNA Sweet Deanna O DEANNA And I ain't down here for your money I ain't down here for your love I ain't down here for your love of money I'm down here for your soul DEATH IS NOT THE END When you're sad and when you're lonely And you haven't got a friend Just remember that death is not the end And all that you held sacred Falls down and does not mend Just remember that death is not the end Not the end, not the end Just remember that death is not the end When you're standing on the crossroads That you cannot comprehend Just remember that death is not the end And all your dreams have vanished And you don't know what's up the bend Just remember that death is not the end Not the end, not the end Just remember that death is not the end When the storm clouds gather round you And heavy rains descend Just remember that death is not the end And there's no one there to comfort you With a helping hand to lend Just remember that death is not the end Not the end, not the end Just remember that death is not the end For the tree of life is growing Where the spirit never dies And the bright light of salvation Up in dark and empty skies When the cities are on fire With the burning flesh of men Just remember that death is not the end When you search in vain to find Some law abiding citizen Just remember that death is not the end Not the end, not the end Just remember that death is not the end Not the end, not the end Just remember that death is not the end FAR FROM ME For you dear, I was born For you I was raised up For you I've lived and for you I will die For you I am dying now You were my mad little lover In a world where everybody fucks everybody else over You who are so far from me Far from me So far from me Way across some cold neurotic sea Far from me I would talk to you of all matter of things With a smile you would reply Then the sun would leave your pretty face And you'd retreat from the front of your eyes I keep hearing that you're doing best I hope your heart beats happy in your infant breast You are so far from me Far from me Far from me There is no knowledge but i know it There's nothing to learn from that vacant voice That sails to me across the line From the ridiculous to the sublime It's good to hear you're doing so well But really can't you find somebody else that you can ring and tell Did you ever Care for me? Were you ever There for me? So far from me You told me you'd stick by me Through the thick and through the thin Those were your very words My fair weather friend You were my brave hearted lover At the first taste of trouble went running back to mother So far from me Far from me Suspended in your bleak and fishless sea Far from me Far from me FIFTEEN FEET OF PURE WHITE SNOW Where is Mona? She's long gone Where is Mary? She's taken her along But they haven't put their mittens on And there's fifteen feet of pure white snow? Where is Michael? Where is Mark? Where is Mathew Now it's getting dark? Where is John? They are all out back Under fifteen feet of pure white snow Would you please put down that telephone We're under fifteen feet of pure white snow I waved to my neighbour My neighbour waved to me But my neighbour Is my enemy I kept waving my arms Till I could not see Under fifteen feet of pure white snow Is anybody Out there please? It's too quiet in here And I'm beginning to freeze I've got icicles hanging From my knees Under fifteen feet of pure white snow Is there anybody here who feels this low? Under fifteen feet of pure white snow Raise your hands up to the sky Raise your hands up to the sky Raise your hands up to the sky Is it any wonder? Oh my Lord Oh my Lord Oh my Lord Oh my Lord Doctor, Doctor I'm going mad This is the worst day I've ever had I can't remember Ever feeling this bad Under fifteen feet of pure white snow Where's my nurse I need some healing I've been paralysed By a lack of feeling I can't even find Anything worth stealing Under fifteen feet of pure white snow Is there anyone else here who doesn't know? We're under fifteen feet of pure white snow Raise your hands up to the sky Raise your hands up to the sky Raise your hands up to the sky Is it any wonder? Oh my Lord Oh my Lord Oh my Lord Oh my Lord Save Yourself! Help Yourself! Save Yourself! Help Yourself! Save Yourself! Help Yourself! Save Yourself! Help Yourself! FOI NA CRUZ Foi na cruz, foi na cruz Que um dia Meus pecados castigados em Jesus Foi na cruz Que um dia Foi na cruz Love comes a knocking Comes a knocking upon our door But you, you and me, love We don't live here any more Foi na cruz, foi na cruz Que um dia Meus pecados castigados em Jesus Foi na cruz Que um dia Foi na cruz A little sleep, a little slumber A little folding of the hands to sleep A little love, a little hate, babe A little trickery and deceit Foi na cruz, foi na cruz Que um dia Meus pecados castigados em Jesus Foi na cruz Que um dia Foi na cruz Dream on 'till you can dream no more For all our grand plans, babe Will be dreams forever more Foi na cruz, foi na cruz Que um dia Meus pecados castigados em Jesus Foi na cruz Que um dia Foi na cruz (Repeat) FROM HER TO ETERNITY Ah wanna tell ya 'bout a girl You know, she lives in room 29 Why... Why... that's the one right up top a mine Ah start to cry, Ah start to cry O Ah hear her walkin' Walkin' barefoot cross the floor boards All thru this lonesome night Ah hear her crying too. Hot tears come splashin on down Leaking thru the cracks, Down upon my face, Ah catch'em in my mouth! Ah catch'em in my mouth! Ah catch'em in my mouth! Walk'n'cry Walk'n'cry y!!! From her to eternity! From her to eternity! From her to eternity! Ah read her diary on her sheets Scrutinizin' every lil bit of dirt Tore out a page'n'stufft it inside my shirt Fled outa the window, And shinning it down the vine Outa her night mare, and back into mine Mine! O Mine! From her to eternity! From her to eternity! From her to eternity! Cry! Cry! CRY! She's wearing them bloo stockens, ah bet! and standin' like this with my ear to the ceiling Listen, Ah know it must sound absurd but Ah can hear the most melancholy sound Ah ever heard! Walk'n'cry! Kneel'n'cry y! From her to eternity! From her to eternity! O tell me why? O tell me why? Oh Why? Why? Why? O tell me why and don't tell me a lie! Why the ceiling still shakes? Shakes! Shakes! Shakes! Why the fixtures turn to serpents and snakes? This desire to possess her is a wound and its naggin at me like a shrew but, Ah know, that to possess her Is, therefore, not to desire her. O o o then ya know, that lil girl would just have to go! Go! Go o o! From her to eternity! From her to eternity! [Repeat] FROM HER TO ETERNITY Ah wanna tell ya 'bout a girl You know, she lives in room 29 Why... Why... that's the one right up top a mine Ah start to cry, Ah start to cry O Ah hear her walkin' Walkin' barefoot cross the floor boards All thru this lonesome night Ah hear her crying too. Hot tears come splashin on down Leaking thru the cracks, Down upon my face, Ah catch'em in my mouth! Ah catch'em in my mouth! Ah catch'em in my mouth! Walk'n'cry Walk'n'cry y!!! From her to eternity! From her to eternity! From her to eternity! Ah read her diary on her sheets Scrutinizin' every lil bit of dirt Tore out a page'n'stufft it inside my shirt Fled outa the window, And shinning it down the vine Outa her night mare, and back into mine Mine! O Mine! From her to eternity! From her to eternity! From her to eternity! Cry! Cry! CRY! She's wearing them bloo stockens, ah bet! and standin' like this with my ear to the ceiling Listen, Ah know it must sound absurd but Ah can hear the most melancholy sound Ah ever heard! Walk'n'cry! Kneel'n'cry y! From her to eternity! From her to eternity! O tell me why? O tell me why? Oh Why? Why? Why? O tell me why and don't tell me a lie! Why the ceiling still shakes? Shakes! Shakes! Shakes! Why the fixtures turn to serpents and snakes? This desire to possess her is a wound and its naggin at me like a shrew but, Ah know, that to possess her Is, therefore, not to desire her. O o o then ya know, that lil girl would just have to go! Go! Go o o! From her to eternity! From her to eternity! [Repeat] FROM HER TO ETERNITY Ah wanna tell ya 'bout a girl You know, she lives in room 29 Why... Why... that's the one right up top a mine Ah start to cry, Ah start to cry O Ah hear her walkin' Walkin' barefoot cross the floor boards All thru this lonesome night Ah hear her crying too. Hot tears come splashin on down Leaking thru the cracks, Down upon my face, Ah catch'em in my mouth! Ah catch'em in my mouth! Ah catch'em in my mouth! Walk'n'cry Walk'n'cry y!!! From her to eternity! From her to eternity! From her to eternity! Ah read her diary on her sheets Scrutinizin' every lil bit of dirt Tore out a page'n'stufft it inside my shirt Fled outa the window, And shinning it down the vine Outa her night mare, and back into mine Mine! O Mine! From her to eternity! From her to eternity! From her to eternity! Cry! Cry! CRY! She's wearing them bloo stockens, ah bet! and standin' like this with my ear to the ceiling Listen, Ah know it must sound absurd but Ah can hear the most melancholy sound Ah ever heard! Walk'n'cry! Kneel'n'cry y! From her to eternity! From her to eternity! O tell me why? O tell me why? Oh Why? Why? Why? O tell me why and don't tell me a lie! Why the ceiling still shakes? Shakes! Shakes! Shakes! Why the fixtures turn to serpents and snakes? This desire to possess her is a wound and its naggin at me like a shrew but, Ah know, that to possess her Is, therefore, not to desire her. O o o then ya know, that lil girl would just have to go! Go! Go o o! From her to eternity! From her to eternity! [Repeat] GATES TO THE GARDEN Past the ivy covered windows of The Angel Down Athenaeum Lane to the cathedral Trough the churchyard I wandered Sat for a spell there and I pondered My back to the gates of the garden My back to the gates of the garden My back to the gates of the garden Fugitive fathers, sickly infants, decent mothers Runaways and suicidal lovers Assorted boxes of ordinary bones Of aborted plans and sudden shattered hopes In unlucky rows, up to the gates of the garden In unhappy rows, up to the gates of the garden In unlucky rows, up to the gates of the garden Won't you meet me at the gates Won't you meet me at the gates Won't you meet me at the gates To the garden Beneath the creeping shadow of the tower The bell from St.Edmunds informs me of the hour I turn to find you waiting there for me In sunlight and I see the way that you breathe Alive and leaning on the gates of the garden Alive and leaning on the gates of the garden Alive and leaning on the gates of the garden Leave these ancient places to the angels Let the saints attend to their keeping of the cathedrals And leave the dead beneath the ground so cold For God is in this hand that I hold As we open up the gates of the garden Won't you meet me at the gates Won't you meet me at the gates Won't you meet me at the gates To the garden GOD IS IN THE HOUSE We've laid the cables and the wires We've split the wood and stoked the fires We've lit our town so there is no Place for crime to hide Our little church is painted white And in the safety of the night We all go quiet as a mouse For the word is out God is in the house God is in the house God is in the house No cause for worry now God is in the house Moral sneaks in the White House Computer geeks in the school house Drug freaks in the crack house We don't have that stuff here We have a tiny little Force But we need them of course For the kittens in the trees And at night we are on our knees As quiet as a mouse For God is in the house God is in the house God is in the house And no one's left in doubt God is in the house Homos roaming the streets in packs Queer bashers with tyre jacks Lesbian counter attacks That stuff is for the big cities Our town is very pretty We have a pretty little square We have a woman for a mayor Our policy is firm but fair Now that God is in the house God is in the house God is in the house Any day now He'll come out God is in the house Well meaning little therapists Goose stepping twelve stepping Tetotalitarianists The tipsy, the reeling and the drop down pissed We got no time for that stuff here Zero crime and no fear We've bred all our kittens white So you can see them in the night And at night we're on our knees As quiet as a mouse Since the word got out From the North down to the South For no one's left in doubt There's no fear about If we all hold hands and very quietly shout Hallelujah God is in the house God is in the house Oh I wish He would come out God is in the house GREEN EYES Kiss me again, rekiss me and kiss me Slip your frigid hands beneath my shirt This useless old fucker with his twinkling cunt Doesn't care if he gets hurt Green eyes, Green eyes Green eyes, Green eyes If it were but a matter of faith If it were measured in petitions and prayer She would materialise, all fleshed out But it is not, nor do I care Green eyes, Green eyes Green eyes, Green eyes So hold me and hold me, don't tell me your name This morning will be wiser than this evening is Then leave me to my enemied dreams And be quiet as you are leaving, Miss Green eyes... Green eyes, Green eyes Green eyes, Green eyes Green eyes, Green eyes GRIEF CAME RIDING A grief came riding On the wind Up the sun on river Thames I was sittin' on the bank with my mouth open When I felt it entering I began thinkin' about our wedding day And how love was a vow I was thinkin' about the chamber door Only we can enter now I began thinkin' about our ancient friends And of kissin them goodbye And then the wind blew under Battersea bridge And a tear broke from my eye I started thinkin' about London And nothing good ever came from this town and if the Thames weren t so filthy I would jump in the river and drown Don't be afraid Come on down I'm just sittin' here And thinking of love A grief came riding On the wind Up the river where the bridges crouch Blowin people back and fall From the marital bed to the psychiatric couch Blowin' people far apart Blowin' others so they collide Blowin some poor bastard right out of the water blowin another one over the side Hear the ancient iron bridge And listen to it groan with the weight of a thousand people Leavin' or returning home To their failures To their bordoms To their husbands And their wife s who are carving them up for dinner before they even arrive Don't be afraid Come on down I'm just sittin' here And thinkin' of love And look they just blow the water See the saviour of the human race Where the fishes and the frogs Has found his final resting place Don't be afraid Come on down I'm just sittin' here Thinkin' of love HALLEJUJAH On the first day of May I took to the road I'd been staring out the window most of the morning I'd watched the rain claw at the glass And a vicious wind blew hard and fast I should have taken it as a warning As a warning As a warning As a warning I'd given my nurse the weekend off My meals were ill prepared My typewriter had turned mute as a tomb And my piano crouched in the corner of my room With all its teeth bared All its teeth bared All its teeth bared All its teeth bared. Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah I left my house without my coat Something my nurse would not have allowed And I took the small roads out of town And I passed a cow and the cow was brown And my pyjamas clung to me like a shroud Like a shroud Like a shroud Like a shroud There rose before me a little house With all hope and dreams kept within A woman's voice close to my ear Said, Why don't you come in here? You looked soaked to the skin Soaked to the skin Soaked to the skin Soaked to the skin Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah I turned to the woman and the woman was young I extended a hearty salutation But I knew if my nurse had been here She would never in a thousand years Permit me to accept that invitation Invitation That invitation That invitation Now, you might think it wise to risk it all Throw caution to the reckless wind But with her hot cocoa and her medication My nurse had been my one salvation So I turned back home I turned back home I turned back home Singing my song Hallelujah The tears are welling in my eyes again Hallelujah I need twenty big buckets to catch them in Hallelujah And twenty pretty girls to carry them down Hallelujah And twenty deep holes to bury them in Hallelujah The tears are welling in my eyes again Hallelujah I need twenty big buckets to catch them in Hallelujah And twenty pretty girls to carry them down Hallelujah And twenty deep holes to bury them in HARD ON FOR LOVE It is for she that the cherry bleeds That the moon is steeped in mild nad blood That I steal like a robber From her altar of love O money lender! O clover gender! I am the fiend hid in her skirts And it's as hot as hell in here Coming at her as I am from above Hard on for love hard on for love Hard on for love hard on for love Well, I swear I seen that girl before Like she walked straight outa the book of Leveticus But they can stone me with stones I don't care Just as long as I can get to kiss Those gypsy lips! Gypsy lips! My aim is to hit this Miss And I'm moving in (I'm moving in) Coming at her like Lazarus from above Hard on for love hard on for love Hard on for love hard on for love The Lord is my shepard I shall not want The Lord is my shepard I shall not want But he ledeth me like a lamb to the lips Of the mouth of the valley of the whadow of death I am his rod and his staff I am his sceptre and shaft And she is heaven and hell At whose gates I ain't been delivered I'm gunna give the gates a shove Hard on for love hard on for love Hard on for love hard on for love And her breasts rise and fall Breast rise and fall Breast rise and fall Breast rise and fall And just when I'm about to get my hands on her Just when I'm about to get my hands on her Just when I'm about to get my hands on her Just when I'm about to get my hands on her You are beautiful! O dove! Hard on for love hard on for love Hard on for love hard on for love Just when I'm about to get my hands on her Just when I'm about to get my hands on her Her breasts rise and fall Her breasts rise and fall Just when I'm about to get my hands on her Just when I'm about to get my hands on her Hard on for love hard on for love Hard on for love hard on for love HE WANT S YOU In his boat and through the dark he rowed Chained to oar and the night and the wind that blowed Horribly ?round his ears Under the bridge and into your dreams he soars While you lie alone in that idea free sleep of yours That you ve been sleeping now for years And he wants you He wants you He is straight and he is true Ooh hoo hoo Beneath the hanging cliffs and under the many stars where He will move, all amongst your tangled hair And deep into the sea And you will wake and walk and draw the blind And feel some presence there behind And turn to see what that may be Oh, babe, it s me And he wants you He wants you He is straight and he is true Ooh hoo hoo HENRY LEE Get down, get down, little Henry Lee And stay all night with me You won't find a girl in this damn world That will compare with me And the wind did howl and the wind did blow La la la la la La la la la lee A little bird lit down on Henry Lee I can't get down and I won't get down And stay all night with thee For the girl I have in that merry green land I love far better than thee And the wind did howl and the wind did blow La la la la la La la la la lee A little bird lit down on Henry Lee She leaned herself against a fence Just for a kiss or two And with a little pen knife held in her hand She plugged him through and through And the wind did roar and the wind did moan La la la la la La la la la lee A little bird lit down on Henry Lee Come take him by his lilly white hands Come take him by his feet And throw him in this deep deep well Which is more than one hundred feet And the wind did howl and the wind did blow La la la la la La la la la lee A little bird lit down on Henry Lee Lie there, lie there, little Henry Lee Till the flesh drops from your bones For the girl you have in that merry green land Can wait forever for you to come home And the wind did howl and the wind did moan La la la la la La la la la lee A little bird lit down on Henry Lee HENRY LEE Get down, get down, little Henry Lee And stay all night with me You won't find a girl in this damn world That will compare with me And the wind did howl and the wind did blow La la la la la La la la la lee A little bird lit down on Henry Lee I can't get down and I won't get down And stay all night with thee For the girl I have in that merry green land I love far better than thee And the wind did howl and the wind did blow La la la la la La la la la lee A little bird lit down on Henry Lee She leaned herself against a fence Just for a kiss or two And with a little pen knife held in her hand She plugged him through and through And the wind did roar and the wind did moan La la la la la La la la la lee A little bird lit down on Henry Lee Come take him by his lilly white hands Come take him by his feet And throw him in this deep deep well Which is more than one hundred feet And the wind did howl and the wind did blow La la la la la La la la la lee A little bird lit down on Henry Lee Lie there, lie there, little Henry Lee Till the flesh drops from your bones For the girl you have in that merry green land Can wait forever for you to come home And the wind did howl and the wind did moan La la la la la La la la la lee A little bird lit down on Henry Lee HEY JOE Hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand? Hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand? I'm gonna shoot my baby, I caught her messin round with another man Hey Joe, I heard you shot your baby down Hey Joe, I heard you shot your baby down Yes I did I shot her, I went and put her in the ground Hey Joe, where you gonna run to now? Hey Joe, where you gonna run to now? I'm heading way down South where I can be free I'm heading Mexico way, no hangman's about to put a leash around me I DO LOVE HER SO (LIME TREE ARBOUR) The boatman calls from the lake A lone loon dives upon the water I put my hand over her Down in the lime tree arbour The wind in the trees is whispering Whispering low that I love her She puts her hand over mine Down in the lime tree arbour Through every breath that I breathe And every place I go There is hand that protects me And I do love her so There will always be suffering It flows through life like water I put my hand over hers Down in the lime tree arbour The boatman he has gone And the loons have flown for cover She puts her hand over mine Down in the lime tree arbour Through every word that I speak And every thing I know There is hand that protects me And I do love her so I DO LOVE HER SO (LIME TREE ARBOUR) The boatman calls from the lake A lone loon dives upon the water I put my hand over her Down in the lime tree arbour The wind in the trees is whispering Whispering low that I love her She puts her hand over mine Down in the lime tree arbour Through every breath that I breathe And every place I go There is hand that protects me And I do love her so There will always be suffering It flows through life like water I put my hand over hers Down in the lime tree arbour The boatman he has gone And the loons have flown for cover She puts her hand over mine Down in the lime tree arbour Through every word that I speak And every thing I know There is hand that protects me And I do love her so I HAD A DREAM, JOE I had a dream I had a dream I had a dream, Joe I had a dream, Joe You were standing in the middle of an open road I had a dream, Joe Your hands were raised up to the sky And your mouth was covered in foam I had a dream, Joe A shadowy Jesus flitted from tree to tree I had a dream, Joe And a society of whores stuck needles in an image of me I had a dream, Joe It was Autumn time and thickly fell the leaves And in that dream, Joe A pimp in seersucker suit sucked a toothpick And pointed his finger at me I had a dream, I had a dream, I had a dream, Joe I opened my eyes, Joe The night had been a giant, dribbling and pacing the boards I opened my eyes, Joe All your letters and cards stacked up against the door I opened my eyes, Joe The morning light came slowly tumbling through the crack In the window, Joe And I thought of you and I felt like I was lugging A body on my back I had a dream, I had a dream, I had a dream, Joe Where did you go, Joe? On that endless, senseless, demented drift Where did you go, Joe? Into the woods, into the trees, where you move and shift Where did you go, Joe? All dressed up in your ridiculous seersucker suit Where did you go, Joe? With that strew of wreckage Forever at the heel of your boot I had a dream I had a dream I had a dream, Joe I had a dream I had a dream I had a dream, Joe I LET LOVE IN Despair and Deception, Love's ugly little twins Came a knocking on my door, I let them in Darling, you're the punishment for all of my former sins I let love in I let love in The door it opened just a crack, but Love was shrewed and bold My life flashed before my eyes, it was a horror to behold A life sentence sweeping confetti from the floor of a concrete hole I let love in I let love in I let love in I let love in Well I've been bound and gagged and I've been terrorized And I've been castrated and I've been lobotomized But never has my tormenter come in such a cunning disguise I let love in I let love in I let love in I let love in O Lord, tell me what I done Please don't leave me here alone Where are my friends? My friends are gone O Lord, tell me what I done Please don't leave me here alone Where are my friends? My friends are gone I let love in I let love in So if you're sitting all alone and hear a knocking at you door and the air is full of promises, well buddy, you've been warned Far worse to be Love's lover than the lover that Love has scorned I let love in I let love in I let love in I let love in I let love in I let love in I let love in I let love in I LET LOVE IN Despair and Deception, Love's ugly little twins Came a knocking on my door, I let them in Darling, you're the punishment for all of my former sins I let love in I let love in The door it opened just a crack, but Love was shrewed and bold My life flashed before my eyes, it was a horror to behold A life sentence sweeping confetti from the floor of a concrete hole I let love in I let love in I let love in I let love in Well I've been bound and gagged and I've been terrorized And I've been castrated and I've been lobotomized But never has my tormenter come in such a cunning disguise I let love in I let love in I let love in I let love in O Lord, tell me what I done Please don't leave me here alone Where are my friends? My friends are gone O Lord, tell me what I done Please don't leave me here alone Where are my friends? My friends are gone I let love in I let love in So if you're sitting all alone and hear a knocking at you door and the air is full of promises, well buddy, you've been warned Far worse to be Love's lover than the lover that Love has scorned I let love in I let love in I let love in I let love in I let love in I let love in I let love in I let love in I'M GONNA KILL THAT WOMAN Yeah, my baby left me this morning And I don't care now, I don't care what the people say Yeah, I did everything that I could, everything I could, Lord knows I did everything I could I tried to satisfy her worried mind, that's what I did You know she was nothing but trouble, trouble She keep me worried all the time God knows her movements are killing me Yeah, my baby stayed out all night long, all night long She keep me worried all the time Yeah, I lay down last night I was thinking Must I kill that woman? Must I kill that woman? Oh Lord I get down on my knees They tell me God forgivin' everything you do But I don't care what the people say I'm gonna kill that woman, I'm gonna kill that woman, God knows I'm gonna get down on my knees IDIOT PRAYER They're taking me down, my friend And as they uskher me off to my end Will I bid you adieu? Or will I be seeing you soon? If what they say around here is true Then we'll meet again Me and you My time is at hand, my dove They're gunna pass me to that house above Is Heaven just for victims, dear? Where only those in pain go? Well it takes two to tango We will meet again, my love I know If you're in Heaven then you'll forgive me, dear Because that's what they do up there If you're in Hell, then what can I say You probably deserved in anyway I guess I'm gunna find out any day For we'll meet again And there'll be Hell to pay Your face comes to me from the depths, dear Your silent mouth mouths, 'Yes , dear Dark red and big with blood They're gunna shut me down, my love They're gunna launch me into the stars Well, all things come to pass Glory hallelujah This prayer is for you, my love Sent on the wings of a dove An idiot prayer of empty words Love, dear, is strictly for the birds We each get what we deserve My little snow white dove Rest assured IN THE GHETTO As the snow flies On a cold and grey Chicago morn A poor little baby child is born in the ghetto And his mama cries Cause there's one thing that she don't need Is another little hungry mouth to feed in the ghetto Oh people don't you understand This child needs a helping hand He's gonna grow to be an angry young man some day Take a look at you and me Are we that blind to see? Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way? And the world turns And the hungry little boy with the runny nose Plays in the streets as the cold wind blows in the ghetto And his hunger burns So he starts to roam the streets at night And he learns how to steal and he learns how to fight in the ghetto Then one night in desperation The young man breaks away He buys a gun and steals a car He tries to run but he don't get far And his mama cries A crowd gathers round an angry young man Face down in the street with a gun in his hand in the ghetto Oh people don't you understand This child needs a helping hand He's gonna grow to be an angry young man some day Take a look at you and me Are we that blind to see? Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way? And as her young man dies On a cold and grey Chicago morn Another little baby child is born in the ghetto INTO MY ARMS I don't believe in an interventionist God But I know, darling, that you do But if I did I would kneel down and ask Him Not to intervene when it came to you Not to touch a hair on your head To leave you as you are And if He felt He had to direct you Then direct you into my arms Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms And I don't believe in the existence of angels But looking at you I wonder if that's true But if I did I would summon them together And ask them to watch over you To each burn a candle for you To make bright and clear your path And to walk, like Christ, in grace and love And guide you into my arms Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms And I believe in Love And I know that you do too And I believe in some kind of path That we can walk down, me and you So keep your candlew burning And make her journey bright and pure That she will keep returning Always and evermore Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms INTO MY ARMS I don't believe in an interventionist God But I know, darling, that you do But if I did I would kneel down and ask Him Not to intervene when it came to you Not to touch a hair on your head To leave you as you are And if He felt He had to direct you Then direct you into my arms Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms And I don't believe in the existence of angels But looking at you I wonder if that's true But if I did I would summon them together And ask them to watch over you To each burn a candle for you To make bright and clear your path And to walk, like Christ, in grace and love And guide you into my arms Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms And I believe in Love And I know that you do too And I believe in some kind of path That we can walk down, me and you So keep your candlew burning And make her journey bright and pure That she will keep returning Always and evermore Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms JACK THE RIPPER I got a woman She rules my house with an iron fist I got a woman She rules my house with an iron fist She screams out Jack the Ripper Every time I try to give that girl a kiss I got a woman She strikes me down with a fist of lead I got a woman She strikes me down with a fist of lead We bed in a bucket of butcher's knives A awake with a hatchet hanging over my head Well you know the story of the viper It's long and lean with poison tooth Yeah, you know the story of the viper It's long and lean with poison tooth Well they're hissing under the floorboards Hanging down in bunches from my roof I got a woman She just hollers what she wants from where she is I got a woman She just hollers what she wants from where she is She screams out Jack the Ripper Every time I try to give that girl a kiss JACK THE RIPPER I got a woman She rules my house with an iron fist I got a woman She rules my house with an iron fist She screams out Jack the Ripper Every time I try to give that girl a kiss I got a woman She strikes me down with a fist of lead I got a woman She strikes me down with a fist of lead We bed in a bucket of butcher's knives A awake with a hatchet hanging over my head Well you know the story of the viper It's long and lean with poison tooth Yeah, you know the story of the viper It's long and lean with poison tooth Well they're hissing under the floorboards Hanging down in bunches from my roof I got a woman She just hollers what she wants from where she is I got a woman She just hollers what she wants from where she is She screams out Jack the Ripper Every time I try to give that girl a kiss JACK'S SHADOW They dragged Jack and his shadow From the hole And the bulb that burned above him Did shine both day and night And his shadow learned to love his Little darks and greater light And the sun it shined And the sun it shined And the sun it shined A little longer Jack wept and kissed his shadow Goodbye Spat from their dirty dungeons Into a truly different din Shat from their institutions Into a fully different din And his shadow soon became a wife And children plagued his latter life Until one night he took a skinning knife And stole into the town And tracked his shadow down Said the shadow to Jack Henry What's wrong? Jack said A home is not a hole And shwdow, you're just a gallow that I hang my body from O Shadow, your a shackle from wich my time is never done Then he peeled his shadow off in strips He peeled his shadow off in strips Then kneeled his shadow on some steps And cried What have I done? And the sun it shined And the sun it shined I say Love is blind And is it any wonder?! And is it any wonder?! Jacked and his damned shadow Is gone And though each one of us are want to duly mourn And though each one of us are want to duly mourn 'Tis done in brighter corners now 'Tis done in brighter corners now Now that Jack's black shadow's gone And the sun it shined And the sun it shined And the sun it shined A little stronger I swear, love is blind Ooh, love is blind Yeah, love is blind And is it any wonder? 'Tis done in brighter corners now 'Tis done in brighter corners now Now that Jack's black shadow's gone Etcetera Etcetera JANGLING JACK Jangling Jack Goes Yackety Yack Visits the home of the brave Hails a fat yellow cab Jack wanna celebrate Jack wanna big drink Driver drops him at a bar Called the Rinky Dink Jack pushes through the door And crosses the floor Tips his hat to a man Grinning in the corner Going Do da do Do da do Says, I'm Jangling Jack I go Do da do I wanna Rinky Dink Special I wanna little umbrella too Jack flops on his stool Sees the grinning man laugh So Jack laughs back Jack raises his glass Says, God bless this country And everything in it The losers and the winners The good guys and the sinners The grinning man says, Buddy It's all Yackety Yack Whips out a little black pistol Shoots a bullet in Jack Jangling Jack Do Da Do Do Da Do Jangling Jack How do you Do Da Do Jangling Jack Flies off his seat Crashes through the door Lands in a heap on the street Hears his mother's voice Going, Do do do Jack is shouting Mummy is that you? He sees the berserk city Sees the dead stacked in piles Sees the screaming crowd Screams, Where am I? Going Do da do Going Do da do Well Jangling Jack As a matter of fact Crawls through the crowd Back into the bar Jack crawls to his stool Jack drags himself up Falls back down on his arse In a puddle of blood Going Goodbye Mummy Goodbye Goodbye Jack doubles over And he vomits and dies Going Do do do Going Do do do JESUS MET THE WOMAN AT THE WELL Jesus met the woman at the well Jesus met the woman at the well And he told her, everything that she'd done, that she'd done And he said, woman, look a here woman, Tell me where is your husband? She said whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, I don't have one He said, woman, look a here woman, They tell me you have five husbands And that man you have now sure ain't one She went running, crying, God help me She said whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, you must be the prophet Because you told me everything that I've done JOHN FINN'S WIFE Well the night was deep and the night was dark And I was at the old dance hall on the edge of town Some big ceremony was going down Dancers writhed and squirmed and then, Came apart and then writhed again Like squirming flies on a pin In the heat and in the din Yes, in the heat and in the din I fell to thinking about brand new wife of mad John Finn Well, midnite came and clock did strike And in she came, did John Finn's wife With legs like scissors and butcher's knives A tattooed breast and flaming eyes And a crimson carnation in her teeth Carving her way through the dance floor And I'm standing over by the bandstand Every eye gaping on John Finn's wife Yeah, every eye gaping on John Finn's wife Now John Finn's wife was something of a mystery In a town where to share a sworn secret was a solemn duty I had brass knuckles and a bolo knife Over near the bandstand with John Finn's wife She got perfumed breasts and raven hair Sprinkled with wedding confettis And a gang of garrotters were all giving me stares Armed, as they were, with machetes And the night through the window was full of lights Winking and awatching at John Finns' wife Winking and awatching at John Finns' wife Next came the cops, all out on the town But it don't look like no trouble there As they head for the bar in their lumpy suits And I slip my hand between the thighs of John Finn's wife And they seemed to yawn awake, her things It was a warm and very ferocious night The moon full of blood and light And my eyes grew small and my eyes grew tight As I plotted in the ear of John Finns' wife Enter John Finn in his shrunken suit With his quick black eyes and black cheroot With his filled down teeth and a hobnail boot And his fists full of pistols in his pockets Aiming at me and aiming at his wife The band fall silent fearing for their lives And with fear in my guts like tangled twine Cause all I got is brass knuckles and a bolo knife And mad John Finns' wife is all And the three of us walk out of the hall Now the night bore down upon us all You could hear the crickets in the thickets call And guns did flare and guns did bawl And I planted my bolo knife in the neck Of mad John Finn. I took his wretched life Now I'm over near the bandstand Every hand moving on John Finns' wife Every hand moving on John Finns' wife And John Finns' wife Took all the flowers down From her hair And threw them on the ground And the flies did hum And the flies did buzz around Poor John Finn Lying dead upon the ground Lying dead upon the ground JOHN FINN'S WIFE Well the night was deep and the night was dark And I was at the old dance hall on the edge of town Some big ceremony was going down Dancers writhed and squirmed and then, Came apart and then writhed again Like squirming flies on a pin In the heat and in the din Yes, in the heat and in the din I fell to thinking about brand new wife of mad John Finn Well, midnite came and clock did strike And in she came, did John Finn's wife With legs like scissors and butcher's knives A tattooed breast and flaming eyes And a crimson carnation in her teeth Carving her way through the dance floor And I'm standing over by the bandstand Every eye gaping on John Finn's wife Yeah, every eye gaping on John Finn's wife Now John Finn's wife was something of a mystery In a town where to share a sworn secret was a solemn duty I had brass knuckles and a bolo knife Over near the bandstand with John Finn's wife She got perfumed breasts and raven hair Sprinkled with wedding confettis And a gang of garrotters were all giving me stares Armed, as they were, with machetes And the night through the window was full of lights Winking and awatching at John Finns' wife Winking and awatching at John Finns' wife Next came the cops, all out on the town But it don't look like no trouble there As they head for the bar in their lumpy suits And I slip my hand between the thighs of John Finn's wife And they seemed to yawn awake, her things It was a warm and very ferocious night The moon full of blood and light And my eyes grew small and my eyes grew tight As I plotted in the ear of John Finns' wife Enter John Finn in his shrunken suit With his quick black eyes and black cheroot With his filled down teeth and a hobnail boot And his fists full of pistols in his pockets Aiming at me and aiming at his wife The band fall silent fearing for their lives And with fear in my guts like tangled twine Cause all I got is brass knuckles and a bolo knife And mad John Finns' wife is all And the three of us walk out of the hall Now the night bore down upon us all You could hear the crickets in the thickets call And guns did flare and guns did bawl And I planted my bolo knife in the neck Of mad John Finn. I took his wretched life Now I'm over near the bandstand Every hand moving on John Finns' wife Every hand moving on John Finns' wife And John Finns' wife Took all the flowers down From her hair And threw them on the ground And the flies did hum And the flies did buzz around Poor John Finn Lying dead upon the ground Lying dead upon the ground KING KONG KITCHEE KITCHEE KI MI O (Can you turn me up a bit?) King kong kitchee kitchee ki mi o [4 times and throughout song] Well frog went a courtin' and he did ride With a sword and a pistol by his side And he rode 'til he came to Miss Mouse's door And then he knelt right down upon the floor He said, Little Miss Mouse, will you marry me Way down yonder in the hollow tree With an owl and a bat and a bumblebee? (Shoop shoop, shoop shoop) Miss Mouse had suitors, three or four And they came rushing through the door Well they grabbed Miss Mouse and began to fight In the hollow tree; it was a terrible night Yeah, Little Miss Mouse, will you marry me Way down yonder in the hollow tree With an owl and a bat and a bumblebee? Yeah! Yeah! Mr Frog threw her suitors to the floor And with his sword and his pistol he killed them all And they went to the vicar the very next day And they left on their honeymoon right away Oh glory, glory, glory be Way down yonder in the hollow tree With an owl and a bat and a bumblebee KNOCKIN' ON JOE These chains of sorrow, they are heavy, it is true And these locks cannot be broken, no, not with one thousand keys O Jailer, you drag a ball n chain you cannot see You can lay your burden on me You can lay your burden down on me You can lay your burden down upon me But you cannot lay down your memory Woooo wooo wooo Woooo wooo wooo Here I go! Knockin on Joe! This square foot of sky will be mine til I die Knocking on Joe Woooo wooo wooo All down the row Knockin on Joe O Warden I surrender to you Your fists can't hurt me anymore You know, these hands will never mop your dirty Death Row floors O Preacher, come closer, you don't scare me anymore Just tell Nancy not to come here Just tell her not to come here anymore Tell Nancy not to come And let me die in the memory of those arms O woo woo woo Woo woo woo All down the row Knockin on Joe O you kings of halls and ends of halls You will die within these walls And I'll go, down the row Knockin on Joe O Nancy's body is a coffin, she wears my tombstone at her head O Nancy's body is a coffin, she wears my tombstone at her head She wears her body like a coffin She wears a dress of gold and red She wears a dress of gold and red She wears a dress of red and gold Grave looters at my coffin before my body's even cold It's a door for when I go Knockin on Joe These hands will never mop your dirty Death Row floors No! You can hide! You can run! O but your trial is yet to come O you can run! You can hide! But you have yet to be tried! You can lay your burdens down here You can lay your burden down Knockin on Joe You can lay your burden upon me You can lay your burden upon me Knockin on Joe You can lay it down here You can bring your burden down Knockin on Joe You can't hurt me anymore You can't hurt me anymore Knockin on Joe LAMENT I've seen your fairground hair, your seaside eyes Your vampire tooth, your little truth Your tiny lies I know your trembling hand, your guilty prize Your sleeping limbs, your foreign hymns Your midnight cries So dry your eyes And turn your head away Now there's nothing more to say Now you're gone away I know your trail of tears, your slip of hand Your monkey paw, your monkey claw And your monkey hand I've seen your trick of blood, your trap of fire Your ancient wound, your scarlet moon And your jailhouse smile So dry your eyes And turn your head away Now there's nothing more to say Now you're gone away I'll miss your urchin smile, your orphan tears Your shining prize, your tiny cries Your little fears I'll miss your fairground hair, your seaside eyes Your vampire tooth, your little truth And your tiny lies So dry your eyes And turn your head away Now there's nothing more to say Now you're gone away (Repeat) LAY ME LOW They're gonna lay me low (Lay me low) They're gonna sink me in the snow They're gonna throw back their heads and crow When I go They're gonna jump and shout (Lay me low) They're gonna wave their arms about All the stories will come out When I go All the stars will glow bright (Lay me low) And my friends will give up the fight They'll see my work in a different light When I go They'll try telephoning my mother (Lay me low) But they'll end up getting my brother Who'll spill the story on some long gone lover That I hardly know Hats off to the man On top of the world Come crawl up here, baby And I'll show you how it works If you wanna be my friend And you wanna repent And you want it all to end And you wanna know when Well do it now don't care how Take your final bow Make a stand Take my hand And blow it all to hell They gonna inform the police chief (Lay me low) Who'll breathe a sigh of relief He'll say I was a malanderer, a badlander, and a thief When I go They will interview my teachers (Lay me low) Who'll say I was one of God's sorrier creatures There'll print informative six page features When I go They'll bang a big old gong (Lay me low) The motorcade will be ten miles long The world will join together for a farewell song When they put me down below They'll sound a fluegelhorn (Lay me low) And the sea will rage, and the sky will storm All man and beast will mourn When I go Hats off to the man On top of the world Come crawl up here, baby And we can watch this damn thing turn If you wanna be my friend And you wanna repent And you want it all to end And you wanna know when Well do it now Do it now Take a long last bow Take my hand Make a stand And blow it all to hell Lay me low... When I go... LITTLE EMPTY BOAT You found me at some party You thought I'd understand You barreled over to me With a drink in each hand I respect your beliefs, girl, And I consider you a friend, But I've already been born once, I don't wanna to be born again. Your knowledge is impressive And your argument is good But I am the resurrection, babe, And you're standing on my foot! But my little boat is empty It don't go And my oar is broken It don't row, row, row But my little boat is empty It don't go And my oar is broken It don't row, row, row (Row!) Your tiny little face Keeps yapping in the gloom Seven steps behind me With your dustpan and broom. I couldn't help but imagine you All postured and prone But there's a little guy on my shoulder Says I should go home alone. You keep leaning in on me And you're looking pretty pissed That grave you've dug between your legs Is hard to resist. But my little boat is empty It don't go And my oar is broken It don't row, row, row But my little boat is empty It don't go And my oar is broken It don't row, row, row Give to God what belongs to God And give the rest to me Tell our gracious host to fuck himself It's time for us to leave. But my little boat is empty It don't go And my oar is broken It don't row, row, row But my little boat is empty It don't go And my oar is broken It don't row, row, row Row...row...row...row... LONG BLACK VEIL She walks these hills in a long black veil She visits my grave when the night winds wail Nobody knows, nobody sees Nobody knows but me Ten years ago, on a cold dark night Someone was killed 'neath the Town Hall light There were few at the scene, but they all agreed That the slayer who ran looked a lot like me The judge he said: Son, what is your alibi If you were somewhere else, then you won't have to die But I spoke not a word though it meant my life For I'd been in the arms of my best friends wife Now the scaffold is high and eternity is near She stood in the crowd but shed not a tear But sometimes at night when the cold winds moan In a long black veil she cries on my bones LONG TIME MAN Yeah, they came to take me away Said I'd be sitting here for the rest of my life But I don't really care I shot my wife And brother, I can't even remember the reason why Oh, it makes a long time man feel bad Yeah, it makes a long time man feel bad Well I ain't had no love since I don't know when It sure makes a long time man feel bad We was down in Jacksonville A cold winter night My baby and I, we began to fight I heated up, and I grabbed my gun I get so cold on those nights down south She was laying in a pool right there on the kitchen floor She looked up at me and began to smile Her gasping words: Baby, I love you Then she closed those baby blue eyes (chorus, and variations) Sometimes I hear you call my name in the dead of the night I ain't had those arms around me I ain't had those lips, those lips, around me It sure makes a long time man feel bad So bad LOVE LETTER I hold this letter in my hand A plea, a petition, a kind of prayer I hope it does as I have planned Losing her again is more than I can bear I kiss the cold, white envelope I press my lips against her name Two hundred words. We live in hope The sky hangs heavy with rain Love Letter Love Letter Go get her Go get her Love Letter Love Letter Go tell her Go tell her A wicked wind whips up the hill A handful of hopeful words I love her and I always will The sky is ready to burst Said something I did not mean to say Said something I did not mean to say Said something I did not mean to say It all came out the wrong way Love Letter Love letter Go get her Go get her Love Letter Love letter Go tell her Go tell her Rain your kisses down upon me Rain your kisses down in storms And for all who'll come before me In your slowly fading forms I'm going out of my mind Will leave me standing in The rain with a letter and a prayer Whispered on the wind Come back to me Come back to me O baby please come back to me LOVELY CREATURE There she stands, this lovely creature There she stands, there she stands With her hair full of ribbons And green gloves on her hands So I asked this lovely creature Yes, I asked. Yes I asked Would she walk with me a while Through this night so fast She took my hand, this lovely creature Yes , she said, Yes , she said Yes, I'll walk with you a while It was a joyful man she led Over hills, this lovely creature Over mountains, over ranges By great pyramids and sphinxs We met drifters and strangers Oh the sands, my lovely creature And the mad, moaning winds At night the deserts writhed With diabolical things Through the night, through the night The wind lashed and it whipped me When I got home, my lovely creature She was no longer with me Somewhere she lies, this lovely creature Beneath the slow drifting sands With her hair full of ribbons And green gloves on her hands LOVERMAN There's a devil waiting outside your door (How much longer?) There's a devil waiting outside your door It is bucking and braying and pawing at the floor And he's howling with pain and crawling up the walls There's a devil waiting outside your door He's weak with evil and broken by the world He's shouting your name and he's asking for more There's a devil waiting outside your door Loverman! Since the world began Forever, Amen Till end of time Take off that dress I'm coming down I'm your loverman Cause I am what I am what I am what I am L is for LOVE, baby O is for ONLY you that I do V is for loving VIRTUALLY all that you are E is for loving almost EVERYTHING that you do R is for RAPE me M is for MURDER me A is for ANSWERING all of my prayers N is for KNOWING your loverman's going to be the answer to all of yours Loverman! Till the bitter end While empires burn down Forever and ever and ever and ever Amen I'm your loverman So help me, baby So help me Cause I am what I am what I am what I am I'll be your loverman! There's a devil crawling along your floor There's a devil crawling along your floor With a trembling heart, he's coming through your door With his straining sex in his jumping paw There's a devil crawling along your floor And he's old and he's stupid and he's hungry and he's sore And he's lame and he's blind and he's dirty and he's poor Give him more There's a devil crawling along your floor Loverman! Here I stand Forever, Amen Cause I am what I am what I am what I am Forgive me, baby My hands are tied And I got no choice No, I got no choice at all I'll say it again L is for LOVE, baby O is for O yes I do V is for VIRTUE, so I ain't gonna hurt you E is for EVEN if you want me to R is for RENDER unto me, baby M is for that which is MINE A is for ANY old how, darling N is for ANY old time I'll be your loverman! I got a masterplan To take off your dress And be your man Seize the throne Seize the mantle Seize the crown Cause I am what I am What I am what I am I'm your loverman! There's a devil lying by your side You might think he's asleep but look at his eyes He wants you, baby, to be his bride There's a devil lying by your side Loverman! Loverman! LUCY Last night I lay trembling The moon it was low It was the end of love Of misery and woe Then suddenly above me Her face buried in light Came a vision of beauty All covered in white Now the bell tower is ringing And the night has stole past O Lucy, can you hear me? Wherever you rest I'll love her forever I'll love her for all time I'll love her till the stars Fall down from the sky Now the bell tower is ringing And I shake on the floor O Lucy, can you hear me? When I call and call Now the bell tower is ringing And the moon it is high O Lucy, can you hear me When I cry and cry and cry MERCY I stood in the water In the middle month of winter My camel skin was torture I was in a state of nature The wind, sir, it was wicked I was so alone Just as I predicted My followers were gone And I cried Mercy' Have mercy upon me And I got down on my knees Thrown into a dungeon Bread and water was my portion Faith my only weapon To rest the devil's legion The speak hole would slide open A viper's voice would plead Thick with innuendo Syphilis and Greed And she cried Mercy' Have mercy upon me And I told her to get down on her knees In a garden full of roses My hands, tied behind me My cousin was working miracles I wondered if he'd find me The moon was turned toward me Like a platter made of gold My death, it almost bored me So often was it told And I cried Mercy' I cried mercy on me Cryind Mercy' Have mercy on me MUDDY WATER Mary, grab the baby, the river's rising Muddy water taking back the land The old frame house, she can't take a one more beating Ain't no use to stay and make a stand Well the morning light shows water in the valley Daddy's grave just went below the line Things to say, you just can't take em with ya This flood will swallow all you've left behind Won't be back to start all over Cause what I felt before is gone Mary, take the child, the river's rising Muddy water taking back my home The road is gone, there's just one way to leave here Turn my back on what I've left below Shifting land, broken farms around me Muddy water's changing all I know It's hard to say just what I'm losing Ain't never felt so all alone Mary, take the child, the river's rising Muddy water taking back my home Won't be back to start all over Cause what I felt before is gone Mary, take the child, the river's rising Muddy water's changing all I know Muddy water's changing all I know Lord, this muddy water is taking back my home NEW MORNING One morn I awakened A new sun was shining The sky was a Kingdom All covered in blood The moon and the stars Where the troops that lay conquered Like fruit left to wither Poor spiritual food And the spears of bright sun All brave with it conquest Did hover unearthly In banners of fire I kneit in the garden Awash with the dawning And a voice came so brightly I covered my eyes Thank you for giving This bright new morning So steeped seemed the evening In darkness and blood There'll be no sadness There'll be no sorrow There'll be no road too narrow There'll be a new day And it's today For us NEW MORNING One morn I awakened A new sun was shining The sky was a Kingdom All covered in blood The moon and the stars Where the troops that lay conquered Like fruit left to wither Poor spiritual food And the spears of bright sun All brave with it conquest Did hover unearthly In banners of fire I kneit in the garden Awash with the dawning And a voice came so brightly I covered my eyes Thank you for giving This bright new morning So steeped seemed the evening In darkness and blood There'll be no sadness There'll be no sorrow There'll be no road too narrow There'll be a new day And it's today For us NOBODY'S BABY NOW I've searched the holy books I tried to unravel the mystery of Jesus Christ, the saviour I've read the poets and the analysts Searched through the books on human behaviour I travelled this world around For an answer that refused to be found I don't know why and I don't know how But she's nobody's baby now I loved her then and I guess I love her still Hers is the face I see when a certain mood moves in She lives in my blood and skin Her wild feral stare, her dark hair Her winter lips as cold as stone Yeah, I was her man But there are some things love won't allow I held her hand but I don't hold it now I don't know why and I don't know how But she's nobody's baby now This is her dress that I loved best With the blue quilted violets across the breast And these are my many letters Torn to pieces by her long fingered hand I was her cruel hearted man And though I've tried to lay her ghost down She's moving through me, even now I don't know why and I don't know how But she's nobody's baby now She's nobody's baby now Nobody's baby now She's nobody's baby now NOBODY'S BABY NOW I've searched the holy books I tried to unravel the mystery of Jesus Christ, the saviour I've read the poets and the analysts Searched through the books on human behaviour I travelled this world around For an answer that refused to be found I don't know why and I don't know how But she's nobody's baby now I loved her then and I guess I love her still Hers is the face I see when a certain mood moves in She lives in my blood and skin Her wild feral stare, her dark hair Her winter lips as cold as stone Yeah, I was her man But there are some things love won't allow I held her hand but I don't hold it now I don't know why and I don't know how But she's nobody's baby now This is her dress that I loved best With the blue quilted violets across the breast And these are my many letters Torn to pieces by her long fingered hand I was her cruel hearted man And though I've tried to lay her ghost down She's moving through me, even now I don't know why and I don't know how But she's nobody's baby now She's nobody's baby now Nobody's baby now She's nobody's baby now O'MALLEY'S BAR I am tall and I am thin Of an enviable hight And I've been known to be quite handsome In a certain angle and in certain light Well I entered into O'Malley's Said, O'Malley I have a thirst O'Malley merely smiled at me Said You wouldn't be the first I knocked on the bar and pointed To a bottle on the shelf And as O'Malley poured me out a drink I sniffed and crossed myself My hand decided that the time was nigh And for a moment it slipped from view And when it returned, it fairly burned With confidence anew Well the thunder from my steely fist Made all the glasses jangle When I shot him, I was so handsome It was the light, it was the angle Huh! Hmmmmmm Neighbours! I cried, Friends! I screamed I banged my fist upon the bar I bear no grudge against you! And my dick felt long and hard I am the man for which no God waits But for which the whole world yearns I'm marked by darkness and by blood And one thousand powder burns Well, you know those fish with the swollen lips That clean the ocean floor When I looked at poor O'Malley's wife That's exactly what I saw I jammed the barrel under her chin And her face looked raw and vicious Her head it landed in the sink With all the dirty dishes Her little daughter Siobhan Pulled beers from dusk till down And amongst the townfolk she was a bit of a joke But she pulled the best beer in town I swooped magnificent upon her As she sat shivering in her grief Like the Madonna painted on the church house wall In whale's blood and banana leaf Her throat it crumbled in my fist And I spun heroically around To see Caffrey rising from his seat I shot that mother fucker down Mmmmmmmmmm Yeah Yeah Yeah I have no free will , I sang As I flew about the murder Mrs. Richard Holmes, she screamed You really should have heard her I sang and I laughed, I howled and I wept I panted like a pup I blew a hole in Mrs. Richard Holmes And her husband stupidly stood up As he screamed, You are an evil man And I paused a while to wonder If I have no free will then how can I Be morally culpable, I wonder I shot Richard Holmes in the stomach And gingerly he sat down And he whispered weirdly, No offense And then lay upon the ground None taken , I replied to him To which he gave a little cough With blazing wings I neatly aimed And blew his head completely off I've lived in this town for thirty years And to no one I am a stranger And I put new bullets in my gun Chamber upon chamber And I turned my gun on the bird like Mr. Brookes I thought of Saint Francis and his sparrows And as I shot down the youthful Richardson It was St. Sebastian I thought of, and his arrows Hhhhhhhhhh Mmmmmmmmmmmm I said, I want to introduce myself And I am glad that all you came And I leapt upon the bar And shouted out my name Well Jerry Bellows, he hugged his stool Closed his eyes and shrugged and laughed And with an ashtray as big as a fucking really big brick I split his head in half His blood spilled across the bar Like a steaming scarlet brook And I knelt at it's edge on the counter Wiped the tears away and looked Well, the light in there was blinding Full of God and ghosts of truth I smiled at Henry Davenport Who made an attempt to move Well, from the position I was standing The strangest thing I ever saw The bullet entered through the top of his chest And blew his bowels out on the floor Well I floated down the counter Showing no remorse I shot a hole in Kathleen Carpenter Recently divorced But remorse i felt and remorse I had It clung to every thing From the raven's hair upon my head To the feathers on my wings Remorse sqeezed my hand in it's fradulent claw With it's golden hairless chest And I glided through the bodies And killed the fat man Vincent West Who sat quietly in his chair A man become a child And I raised the gun up to his head Executioner style He made no attempt to resist So fat and dull and lazy Did you know I lived in your street? I said And he looked at me as though I were crazy O , he said, I had no idea And he grew as quiet as a mouse And the roar of the pistol when it went off Near blew that hat right off the house Hmmmmmm Uh Uh Well, I caught my eye in the mirror And gave it a long and loving inspection There stands some kind of man , I roared And there did, in the reflection My hair combed back like a raven's wing My muscles hard and tight And curling from the business end of my gun Was a query mark of cordite Well I spun to the left, I spun to the right And I spun to the left again Fear me! Fear me! Fear me! But no one did cause they were dead Huh! Hmmmmmmmmm And then there were the police sirens wailing And a bull horn squelched and blared Drop your weapons and come out With your hands held in the air Well, I checked the chamber of my gun Saw I had one final bullet left My hand, it looked almost human As I raised it to my head Drop your weapon and come out! Keep your hands above your head! I had one one long hard think about dying And did exactly what they said There must have been fifty cops out there In a circle around O'Malley's bar Don't shoot , I cried, I'm a man unarmed! So they put me in their car And they sped me away from that terrible scene And I glanced out of the window Saw O'Malley's bar, saw the cops and the cars And I started counting on my fingers Aaaaaah One Aaaaaah Two Aaaaaah Three Aaaaaaah Four O'Malley's bar O'Malley's bar OH MY LORD I thought I'd take a walk today It's a mistake I sometimes make My children lay asleep in bed My wife lay wide awake I kissed her softly on the brow I tried not to make a sound But with stony eyes she looked at me And gently squeezed my hand Call it a premonition, call it a crazy vision Call it intuition, something learned from mother But when she looked up at me, I could clearly see The Sword of Damocles hanging directly above her Oh Lord Oh my Lord Oh Lord How have I offended thee? Wrap your tender arms around me Oh Lord Oh Lord Oh My Lord They called at me through the fence They were not making any sense They claimed that I had lost the plot Kept saying that I was not The man I used to be They held their babes aloft Threw marsh mellows at the Security And said that I'd grown soft Call it intuition, call it a creeping suspicion, But their words of derision meant they hardly knew me For even I could see in the way they looked at me The Spear of Destiny sticking right through me Oh Lord Oh my lord Oh Lord How have I offended thee? Wrap your tender arms round me Oh Lord Oh lord Oh My Lord Now I'm at the hairdressers People watch me as they move past A guy wearing plastic antlers Presses his bum against the glass Now I'm down on my hands and knees And it's so fucking hot! Someone cries, What are you looking for? I scream, The plot, the plot! I grab my telephone, I call my wife at home She screams, Leave us alone! I say, Hey, it's only me The hairdresser with his scissors, he holds up the mirror I look back and shiver; I can't even believe what I can see Be mindful of the prayers you send Pray hard but pray with care For the tears that you are crying now Are just your answered prayers The ladders of life that we scale merrily Move mysteriously around So that when you think you're climbing up, man In fact you're climbing down Into the hollows of glamour, where with spikes and hammer With telescopic camera, they chose to turn the screw Oh I hate them, Ma! Oh I hate them, Pa! Oh I hate them all for what they went and done to you Oh Lord Oh my Lord Oh Lord How have I offended thee? Wrap your tender arms round me Oh Lord Oh Lord Oh My Lord PAPA WON'T LEAVE YOU, HENRY I went out walking the other day The wind hung wet around my neck My head it rung with screams and groans From the night I spent amongst her bones I passed beside the mission house Where that mad old buzzard, the reverend, Shrieked and flapped about life after your dead Well, I thought about my friend, Michel How they rolled him in linoleum And shot him in the neck A bloody halo, like a think bubble Circling his head And I bellowed at the firmament Looks like the rains are hear to stay And the rain pissed down upon me And washed me all away Saying Papa won't leave you, Henry Papa won't leave you, Boy Papa won't leave you, Henry Papa won't leave you, Boy Well, the road is long And the road is hard And many fall by the side But Papa won't leave you, Henry So there ain't no need to cry And I went on down the road He went on down the road And I went on down the road He went on down the road Well, the moon it looked exhausted Like something you should pity Spent an age spotted Above the sizzling wires of the city Well, it reminded me of her face Her bleached and hungry eyes Her hair was like a curtain Falling open with the laughter And closing with the lies But the ghost of her still lingers on Though she's passed through me And is gone The slum dogs, they are barking And the rain children on the streets And the tears that we will weep today Will all be washed away By the tears that we will weep again tomorrow Papa won't leave you, Henry Papa won't leave you, Boy Papa won't leave you, Henry Papa won't leave you, Boy For the road is long And the road is hard And many fall by the side But Papa won't leave you, Henry So there ain't no need to cry And I went on down the road He went on down the road And I went on down the road He went on down the road And I came upon a little house A little house upon a hill And I entered through, the curtain hissed Into the house with its blood red bowels Where wet lipped women with greasy fists Crawled the ceilings and the walls They filled me full of drink And led me round the rooms Naked and cold and grinning Until everything went black And I came down spinning I awoke so drunk and full of rage That I could hardly speak A fag in a whale bone corset Draping his dick across my cheek And its into the shame And its into a guilt And its into the fucking fray And the walls ran red around me A warm arterial spray Saying Papa won't leave you, Henry Papa won't leave you, Boy Papa won't leave you, Henry Papa won't leave you, Boy Well, the night is dark And the night is deep And its jaws are open wide But Papa won't leave you, Henry So there ain't no need to cry And I went on down the road He went on down the road And I went on down the road He went on down the road It's the rainy season where I'm living Death comes leaping out of every doorway Wasting you for money, for your clothes And for your nothing Entire towns being washed away Favelas exploding on inflammable spillways Lynch mobs, death squads, babies being born without brains The mad heat and the relentless rains And if you stick your arm into that hole It comes out sheared off to the bone And with her kisses bubbling on my lips I swiped the rain and nearly missed And I went on down the road He went on down the road Singing Papa won't leave you, Henry Papa won't leave you, Boy Papa won't leave you, Henry Papa won't leave you, Boy Well, the road is long And the road is hard And many fall by the side But Papa won't leave you, Henry So there ain't no need to cry And I went on down the road He went on down the road And I went on down the road He went on down the road Bent Beneath my heavy load Under his heavy load Yeah, I went on down the road Yeah, he went on down the road Woah, woah Woah, woah Woah, woah Woah, woah And I went on down that road PAPA WON'T LEAVE YOU, HENRY I went out walking the other day The wind hung wet around my neck My head it rung with screams and groans From the night I spent amongst her bones I passed beside the mission house Where that mad old buzzard, the reverend, Shrieked and flapped about life after your dead Well, I thought about my friend, Michel How they rolled him in linoleum And shot him in the neck A bloody halo, like a think bubble Circling his head And I bellowed at the firmament Looks like the rains are hear to stay And the rain pissed down upon me And washed me all away Saying Papa won't leave you, Henry Papa won't leave you, Boy Papa won't leave you, Henry Papa won't leave you, Boy Well, the road is long And the road is hard And many fall by the side But Papa won't leave you, Henry So there ain't no need to cry And I went on down the road He went on down the road And I went on down the road He went on down the road Well, the moon it looked exhausted Like something you should pity Spent an age spotted Above the sizzling wires of the city Well, it reminded me of her face Her bleached and hungry eyes Her hair was like a curtain Falling open with the laughter And closing with the lies But the ghost of her still lingers on Though she's passed through me And is gone The slum dogs, they are barking And the rain children on the streets And the tears that we will weep today Will all be washed away By the tears that we will weep again tomorrow Papa won't leave you, Henry Papa won't leave you, Boy Papa won't leave you, Henry Papa won't leave you, Boy For the road is long And the road is hard And many fall by the side But Papa won't leave you, Henry So there ain't no need to cry And I went on down the road He went on down the road And I went on down the road He went on down the road And I came upon a little house A little house upon a hill And I entered through, the curtain hissed Into the house with its blood red bowels Where wet lipped women with greasy fists Crawled the ceilings and the walls They filled me full of drink And led me round the rooms Naked and cold and grinning Until everything went black And I came down spinning I awoke so drunk and full of rage That I could hardly speak A fag in a whale bone corset Draping his dick across my cheek And its into the shame And its into a guilt And its into the fucking fray And the walls ran red around me A warm arterial spray Saying Papa won't leave you, Henry Papa won't leave you, Boy Papa won't leave you, Henry Papa won't leave you, Boy Well, the night is dark And the night is deep And its jaws are open wide But Papa won't leave you, Henry So there ain't no need to cry And I went on down the road He went on down the road And I went on down the road He went on down the road It's the rainy season where I'm living Death comes leaping out of every doorway Wasting you for money, for your clothes And for your nothing Entire towns being washed away Favelas exploding on inflammable spillways Lynch mobs, death squads, babies being born without brains The mad heat and the relentless rains And if you stick your arm into that hole It comes out sheared off to the bone And with her kisses bubbling on my lips I swiped the rain and nearly missed And I went on down the road He went on down the road Singing Papa won't leave you, Henry Papa won't leave you, Boy Papa won't leave you, Henry Papa won't leave you, Boy Well, the road is long And the road is hard And many fall by the side But Papa won't leave you, Henry So there ain't no need to cry And I went on down the road He went on down the road And I went on down the road He went on down the road Bent Beneath my heavy load Under his heavy load Yeah, I went on down the road Yeah, he went on down the road Woah, woah Woah, woah Woah, woah Woah, woah And I went on down that road PEOPLE AIN'T NO GOOD People just ain't no good I think that's welll understood You can see it everywhere you look People just ain't no good We were married under cherry trees Under blossom we made pour vows All the blossoms come sailing down Through the streets and through the playgrounds The sun would stream on the sheets Awoken by the morning bird We'd buy the Sunday newspapers And never read a single word People they ain't no good People they ain't no good People they ain't no good Seasons came, Seasons went The winter stripped the blossoms bare A different tree now lines the streets Shaking its fists in the air The winter slammed us like a fist The windows rattling in the gales To which she drew the curtains Made out of her wedding veils People they ain't no good People they ain't no good People they ain't no good at all To our love send a dozen white lilies To our love send a coffin of wood To our love let aal the pink eyed pigeons coo That people they just ain't no good To our love send back all the letters To our love a valentine of blood To our love let all the jilted lovers cry That people they just ain't no good It ain't that in their hearts they're bad They can comfort you, some even try They nurse you when you're ill of health They bury you when you go and die It ain't that in their hearts they're bad They'd stick by you if they could But that's just bullshit People just ain't no good People they ain't no good People they ain't no good People they ain't no good People they ain't no good at all PLAIN GOLD RING RED RIGHT HAND Take a litle walk to the edge of town Go across the tracks Where the viaduct looms, like a bird of doom As it shifts and cracks Where secrets lie in the border fires, in the humming wires Hey man, you know you're never coming back Past the square, past the bridge, past the mills, past the stacks On a gathering storm comes a tall handsome man In a dusty black coat with a red right hand He'll wrap you in his arms, tell you that you've been a good boy He'll rekindle all the dreams it took you a lifetime to destroy He'll reach deep into the hole, heal your shrinking soul Hey buddy, you know you're never ever coming back He's a god, he's a man, he's a ghost, he's a guru They're whispering his name through this disappearing land But hidden in his coat is a red right hand You ain't got no money? He'll get you some You ain't got no car? He'll get you one You ain't got no self respect, you feel like an insect Well don't you worry buddy, cause here he comes Through the ghettos and the barrio and the bowery and the slum A shadow is cast wherever he stands Stacks of green paper in his red right hand (Organ solo) You'll see him in your nightmares, you'll see him in your dreams He'll appear out of nowhere but he ain't what he seems You'll see him in your head, on the TV screen And hey buddy, I'm warning you to turn it off He's a ghost, he's a god, he's a man, he's a guru You're one microscopic cog in his catastrophic plan Designed and directed by his red right hand (Organ solo) Extra verse from DJ Spooky Remix (From Scream 2 Soundtrack): He'll extend his hand, real slowly for a shake You'll see it coming toward you, real slowly for a shake (Grabbing at your peril buddy?) cause you know you ain't getting near much as he will take. He's a... He's mumbling words you can't understand He's mumbling word behind his red right hand. RED RIGHT HAND Take a litle walk to the edge of town Go across the tracks Where the viaduct looms, like a bird of doom As it shifts and cracks Where secrets lie in the border fires, in the humming wires Hey man, you know you're never coming back Past the square, past the bridge, past the mills, past the stacks On a gathering storm comes a tall handsome man In a dusty black coat with a red right hand He'll wrap you in his arms, tell you that you've been a good boy He'll rekindle all the dreams it took you a lifetime to destroy He'll reach deep into the hole, heal your shrinking soul Hey buddy, you know you're never ever coming back He's a god, he's a man, he's a ghost, he's a guru They're whispering his name through this disappearing land But hidden in his coat is a red right hand You ain't got no money? He'll get you some You ain't got no car? He'll get you one You ain't got no self respect, you feel like an insect Well don't you worry buddy, cause here he comes Through the ghettos and the barrio and the bowery and the slum A shadow is cast wherever he stands Stacks of green paper in his red right hand (Organ solo) You'll see him in your nightmares, you'll see him in your dreams He'll appear out of nowhere but he ain't what he seems You'll see him in your head, on the TV screen And hey buddy, I'm warning you to turn it off He's a ghost, he's a god, he's a man, he's a guru You're one microscopic cog in his catastrophic plan Designed and directed by his red right hand (Organ solo) Extra verse from DJ Spooky Remix (From Scream 2 Soundtrack): He'll extend his hand, real slowly for a shake You'll see it coming toward you, real slowly for a shake (Grabbing at your peril buddy?) cause you know you ain't getting near much as he will take. He's a... He's mumbling words you can't understand He's mumbling word behind his red right hand. RIGHT NOW I'M A ROAMING When I get home, I'm gunna clean up my house When I get home, I'm gunna kick out that mouse When I get home, I'm gunna put things in order but right now, right right now, right now I'm a roaming When I get home, I'm gunna make that call When I get home, I'm gunna talk it through When I get home, I'm gunna straighten it out but right now, right now, right now I'm a roaming When I get home, I'm gunna give up the booze When I get home, I'm gunna get me some food When I get home, I'm gunna quit them drugs but right now, right now, right now I'm a roaming When I get home, I'm gunna call my mother When I get home, I'm gunna cook her some dinner When I get home, I'm gunna invite my brothers but right now, right right now, right now I'm a roaming When I get home, I'm gunna see my little boy When I get home, I'm buy him a little toy When I get home, he's gunna jump for joy but right now, right right now, right now I'm a roaming When I get home, I'm gunna unpack my bags When I get home, I'm gunna waash these dirty rags When I get home, I'm gunna pack 'em up again but I'm gunna go, I'm gunna go, I'm gunna go right back roaming. RIGHT OUT OF YOUR HAND Please forgive me If I appear unkind But any fool can tell you It s all in your mind Down in the meadow The old lion stirs Puts his hand ?cross his mouth He has no use for words Poor little girl With your handful of snow Poor little girl Had no way to know And you ve got me eating You ve got me eating You ve got me eating Right out of your hand I mean you no harm When I tell you you re blind Give a sucker an even break He ll lose it all, every time The airborne starlings circle Over the frozen fields The hollyhocks hang harmlessly And the old lion yields And you ve got me eating You ve got me eating You ve got me eating Right out of your hand ROCK OF GIBRALTAR Let me say this to you I ll be steadfast and true And my love will never falter The sea would crash about us The waves would lash about us I ll be your Rock of Gibraltar Sometimes it s hard And we re both caught off guard But there s nothing I would ever alter The wind could howl round our ears For the next thousand years I d still be your Rock of Gibraltar The best thing I done Was to make you the one Who I d walk with down to the altar You d stand by me And together we d be That great, steady Rock of Gibraltar Under the big yellow moon On our honeymoon I took you on a trip to Malta And all through the night You held me so tight Your great, steady Rock of Gibraltar Could the powers that be Ever foresee That things could so utterly alter? All the plans that we laid Could soon be betrayed Betrayed like the Rock of Gibraltar RUNNING SCARED Just running scared, each place we go So afraid, that he might show Yeah, running scared, what would I do If he came back and wanted you? Just running scared, feeling low Running scared that you love him so Just running scared, afraid to lose If he came back, which one would you choose? And then all at once, he was standing there So sure of himself, his head in the air While my heart was breaking, which one would it be? Then you turned round and walked right out on me SAD WATERS Down the road I look and there runs Mary Hair of gold and lips like cherries We go down to the river where the willows weep Take a naked root for a lovers seat That rose out of the bitten soil But sound to the ground by creeping ivy coils O Mary you have seduced my soul And I don't know right from wrong Forever a hostage of your child's world And then I ran my tin cup heart along The prison of her ribs And with a toss of her curls That little girl goes wading in Rollin her dress up past her knee Turning these waters into wine Then she platted all the willow vines Mary in the shallows laughing Over where the carp dart Spooked by the new shadows that she cast Across these sad waters and across my heart SAINT HUCK Born of the river, Born of its ever changing, never changing murky water Oh riverboat just rollin' along through the great great greasy city Huck standing like a Saint, upon its deck If ya wanna catch a Saint, then bait ya hook, let's take a walk... 'O come to me!, O come to me!' is what the dirty city say to Huck... HUCK woah woah, woah woah! woah woah, woah woah! Saint Huck! Huck! Straight in the arms of the city goes Huck, down the beckonin' streets of op po tunity whistling his favorite river song... And a bad blind nigger at the piano Buts a sinister blooo lilt into that sing a long Huck senses somthing's wrong! Sirens wail in the city, and lil Ulysses turn to putty and Ol Man River's got a bone to pick! and our boy's hardly got a bone to suck! He go, woah woah, woah woah! woah woah, woah woah! Saint Huck! Huck! The mo o o on, its huge cycloptic eye watches the city streets contract twist and cripple and crack. Saint Huck goes on a dog's leg now Saint Huck goes on a dog's leg now You know the story! Ya wake up one morning and you find you're a thug blowing smoke rings in some dive Ya fingers hot and itchin, ya cracking ya knuckles Ya bull neck bristling... Still Huck he ventures on whistling, and Death reckons Huckleberry's time is up, O woah woah woah! Saint Huck! O woah woah woah! Saint Huck! Huck! Yonder go Huck, minus pocket watch an' wallet gone Skin shrink wraps his skeleton No wonder he gets thinner, what with his cold'n'skinny dinners! Saint Huck a Saint Elvis, Saint Huck a Saint Elvis O you recall the song ya used to sing a long Shifting the river trade on that ol' steamer Life is but a dream! But ya traded in the Mighty ol' man River for the Dirty ol' Man Latrine! The brothel shift The hustle'n'the bustle and the green backs rustle And all the sexy cash And the randy cars And the two dollar fucks O o o ya outa luck, ya outa luck Woah woah woah woah Saint Huck! Huck! This is the track of deception leads to the heart of despair Huck whistles like he just don't care but in the pocket of the jacket is a chamber Lead pellets sleeps in there Wake Up! Now Huck whistles and he kneels and he lays down there See ya huck, good luck A smoke ring hovers above his head And the rats and the dogs and the men all come and put a bullet through his eye and the drip and the drip and the drip of the Mississippi cryin' And Saint Huck hears his own Mississippi just rollin' by him Woah woah woah woah Woah woah woah woah Saint Huck! Saint Huck! Saint Huck! Woah woah woah woah Woah woah woah woah Saint Huck! Saint Huck! Saint Huck! Woah woah woah woah SAY GOODBYE TO THE LITTLE GIRL TREE O say goodbye to the little girl tree O you know that I must say goodbye To the little girl tree This wall I built around you Is made out of stone lies O little girl the truth would be An axe in thee O father look to your daughter Brick of grief and stricken morter With this ring This silver hoop of wire I bind your maiden mainstem Just to keep you as a child O say goodbye to the little girl tree O you know that I must say goodbye To my little girl tree How fast your candy bones Reached out for me I must say goodbye to your brittle bones Crying out for me O you know that I must say goodbye O goodbye Even though you will betray me The very minute that I leave O say goodbye to the little girl tree O Lord you know that I must say goodbye To that little girl tree I rise up her girl child lumps and slipping knots Into her laden boughs And amongst her roping limbs Like a swollen neck vein branching Into smaller lesser veins That must all just sing and say goodbye And let her blossom veils fly Her velvet gown Down down down Down down down Down down down and goodbye For you know that I must say goodbye To a rhythm softly tortured Of a motion back and forth Thats a rhythm sweetly tortured O that's the rhythm of the orchard And you know that I must say goodbye To that little girl tree O goodbye Yes goodbye For you know that I must die Down down down Down down down Down down down and goodbye For you know that I must die Yes you know that I must die O o you know that I must die SCUM Well, I lived with one Well, I lived with one, I lived with two, I even lived with a third I wanna tell you about number one He was a miserable shitwringing turd Like he reminded me of some evil gnome Shakin hands was like shakin a hot, fat, oily bone Holdin on for far too long Yes he took me in, he took me in He said that I looked pale and thin I told him he looked fat His lips were red and lickin wet His house was roastin hot In fact it was a fuckin slum Scum! Scum! Well then he hooked up with some slut from the same game Black snow! Black snow! Cocksuckstress, and I should know Mean and vicious, her microphone always smelled suspicious His and herpes bath towel type If you know what I mean I could not look at him, worm He'd be takin a shower and who should walk in He was the epitome of their type Her middle name was Welcome, his was Wipe Scum! Scum! Well you're on the shit list Thrust and twist, twist and screw You gave me a bad review And maybe you think that it's all just water under the bridge Well my UNfriend, I'm the type that holds a grudge I'm your creator I think you fuckin traitor, chronic masturbator, Shitlicker, user, self abuser, jigger jigger! What rock did you crawl from? Which ..... did you come? You Judas, Brutus, Vitus, Scum! Hey four eyes, come That's right, it's a gun Face is bubble, blood, and ...... street Snowman with six holes clean into his fat fuckin guts Psychotic drama mounts Guts well deep then a spring is fount (?) I unload into his eyes Blood springs Dead snow Blue skies SHE FELL AWAY Once she lay open like a road Carbed apart the madness that I stumbled from But she fell away She fell away Shed me like a skin She fell away Left me holding everything Once the road lay open like a girl And we drank and laughed and threw the bottle over But she fell away She fell away I did not see the cracks form As I knelt to pray I did not see the crevice yawn, no Sometimes At night I feel the end it is at hand My pistol going crazy in my hand For she fell away O she fell away Walked me th the brink The fell away I did not see her fall To better days Sometimes I wonder was she ever there at all She fell away She fell away She fell away SHE PASSED BY MY WINDOW She passed by my window Her eyes were all aglow And bent to pick her glove she d dropped From the bright and brittle snow Nature had spoken it in the Spring With apple, plum and brand new pear Have you time for my company? No, I said, I have none to spare You gotta sanctify my love You gotta sanctify my love You gotta sanctify my love I ain t no lover boy For apple, plum and brand new pear Soon wither on the ground She slapped the snow from off her glove And moved on without a sound You gotta sanctify my love You gotta sanctify my love You gotta sanctify my love I ain t no lover boy SLEEPING ANALEAH Yesterday the sun was shining but you're finding the sun it Don't shine all the time A winter day suddenly came your way And you ran into your mind Sleeping Analeah, Weeping Analeah Do you think you're ready for me? Oh and yesterday is gone forever and ever, never To be again You looked for the sunshine, that brought warmth to your mind But find only rain Sleeping Analeah, Weeping Analeah No, you're not ready for me But when yesterday becomes a memory, a memory That we uncovered in time If you still remember that cold September I reigned in your mind Sleeping Analeah, Weeping Analeah Then you'd be ready for me SLOWLY GOES THE NIGHT Lover, lover, goodbye So slowly goes the night I trace the print of your body with my hand Like the map of some forbidden land I trace the ghosts of your bones With my trembling hand Dark is my night But darker is my day yeah I must've been blind Out of my mind Not to read the warning signs How goes it? It goes lonely Goes slowly So slowly goes the night Ten lonely days, ten lonely nights I watch the moon get flayed anew Until the moom becomes the skinning tool I send the skins of my sins out to cover and comfort you I know of a Heaven And honey I know of a Hell yeah I hang my head In my bed And remember what you said One evening, I'm leaving And I laughed and checked her breathing And said darling Go slowly through the knight O baby, I feel the heal of time I wake to find you sitting here Cutting tangels out of your hair Singing a song that's all wrong Hey, but that's alright, I don't care O darling forgive me For all the misery yeah I embrace an empty space And your laughing song it fades Where goes it? It goes some place Where it's lonely And black as the night Come back, darling and put things right I hang my head and cry cry cry Darling, all night I try To cease on a reason for this mad mad season The nights, they are so long now I can't remember it being light Call it sleep, call it death, call it what you like But only sleep, dear Only sleep brings you back to life yeah I hang my head I toss and I sweat I never never can forget How goes it? I'm going, but slowly slowly going And we both know that it's gonna be alright But it ain't you who has to cry cry cry Ten lonely days, ten lonely nights Since you left my side side side SOMETHING'S GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART Something's gotten hold of my heart Keeping my soul and my senses apart Something's gotten into my life Cutting its way through my dreams like a knife Turning me up and turning me down Making me smile and making me frown In a world that was small I once lived in a time there was peace with no trouble at all But then you came my way And a feeling unknown shook my heart, made me want you to stay All of my nights and all of my days I gotta tell you now Something's gotten hold of my hand Dragging my soul to a beautiful land Something has invaded my nights Painting my sleep with a colour so bright Changing the grey and changing the blue Scarlet for me and scarlet for you I've got to know if this is the real thing I've got to know what's making my heart sing You smile and I am lost for a lifetime Each minute spent with you is the right time Every hour, every day You touch me and my mind goes astray SONG OF JOY Have mercy on me, sir Allow me to impose on you I have no place to stay And my bones are cold right through I will tell you a story Of a man and his family And I swear that it is true Ten years ago I met a girl named Joy She was a sweet and happy thing Her eyes were bright blue jewels And we were married in the spring I had no idea what happiness and little love could bring Or what life had in store But all things move toward their end All things move toward their their end On that you can be sure La la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la Then one morning I awoke to find her weeping And for many days to follow She grew so sad and lonely Became Joy in name only Within her breast there launched an unnamed sorrow And a dark and grim force set sail Farewell happy fields Where joy forever dwells * Hail horrors hail * Was it an act of contrition or some awful premonition As if she saw into the heart of her final blood soaked night Those lunatic eyes, that hungry kitchen knife Ah, I see sir, that I have your attention! Well, could it be? How often I've asked that question Well, then in quick succession We had babies, one, two, three We called them Hilda, Hattie and Holly They were their mother's children Their eyes were bright blue jewels And they were quiet as a mouse There was no laughter in the house No, not from Hilda, Hattie or Holly No wonder , people said, poor mother Joy's so melancholy Well, one night there came a visitor to our little home I was visiting a sick friend I was a doctor then Joy and the girls were on their own La la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la Joy had been bound with electrical tape In her mouth a gag She'd been stabbed repeatedly And stuffed into a sleeping bag In their very cots my girls were robbed of their lives Method of murder much the same as my wife's Method of murder much the same as my wife's It was midnight when I arrived home Said to the police on the telephone Someone's taken four innocent lives They never caught the man He's still on the loose It seems he has done many many more Quotes John Milton on the walls in the victim's blood The police are investigating at tremendous cost In my house he wrote his red right hand That, I'm told is from Paradise Lost The wind round here gets wicked cold But my story is nearly told I fear the morning will bring quite a frost And so I've left my home I drift from land to land I am upon your step and you are a family man Outside the vultures wheel The wolves howl, the serpents hiss And to extend this small favour, friend Would be the sum of earthly bliss Do you reckon me a friend? The sun to me is dark And silent as the moon Do you, sir, have a room? Are you beckoning me in? La la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la SORROW'S CHILD Sorrow's child sits by the river Sorrow's child hears not the water Sorrow's child sits by the river Sorrow's child hears not the water And just when it seems as though You've got strength enough to stand Sorrow's child all weak and strange Stands waiting at your hand Sorrow's child steps in the water Sorrow's child you follow after Sorrow's child wades in deeper Sorrow's child invites you under And just when you thought as though All your tears were wept and done Sorrow's child grieves not what has passed But all the past still yet to come Sorrow's child sits by the water Sorrow's child your arms enfold her Sorrow's child you're loathe to befriend her Sorrow's child but in sorrow surrender And just when is seems as though All your tears were at an end Sorrow's child lifts up her hand And she brings it down again STAGGER LEE It was back in '32 when times were hard He had a Colt .45 and a deck of cards Stagger Lee He wore rat drawn shoes and an old stetson hat Had a '28 Ford, had payments on that Stagger Lee His woman threw him out in the ice and snow And told him, Never ever come back no more Stagger Lee So he walked through the rain and he walked through the mud Till he came to a place called The Bucket Of Blood Stagger Lee He said Mr Motherfucker, you know who I am The barkeeper said, No, and I don't give a good goddamn To Stagger Lee He said, Well bartender, it's plain to see I'm that bad motherfucker called Stagger Lee Mr. Stagger Lee Barkeep said, Yeah, I've heard your name down the way And I kick motherfucking asses like you every day Mr Stagger Lee Well those were the last words that the barkeep said 'Cause Stag put four holes in his motherfucking head Just then in came a broad called Nellie Brown Was known to make more money than any bitch in town She struts across the bar, hitching up her skirt Over to Stagger Lee, she starts to flirt With Stagger Lee She saw the barkeep, said, O God, he can't be dead! Stag said, Well, just count the holes in the motherfucker's head She said, You ain't look like you scored in quite a time. Why not come to my pad? It won't cost you a dime Mr. Stagger Lee But there's something I have to say before you begin You'll have to be gone before my man Billy Dilly comes in, Mr. Stagger Lee I'll stay here till Billy comes in, till time comes to pass And furthermore I'll fuck Billy in his motherfucking ass Said Stagger Lee I'm a bad motherfucker, don't you know And I'll crawl over fifty good pussies just to get one fat boy's asshole Said Stagger Lee Just then Billy Dilly rolls in and he says, You must be That bad motherfucker called Stagger Lee Stagger Lee Yeah, I'm Stagger Lee and you better get down on your knees And suck my dick, because If you don't you're gonna be dead Said Stagger Lee Billy dropped down and slobbered on his head And Stag filled him full of lead Oh yeah. STILL IN LOVE The cops are hanging around the house The cars outside look like they ve got the blues The moon don t know if it s day or night Everybody s creeping around with plastic covers on their shoes You re making coffee for everyone concerned Someone points to this and someone points to that Everyone is saying that you should lie down But you ain t having none of that And I say to the sleepy summer rain With a complete absence of pain You might think I m crazy But I m still in love with you Hide your eyes, hide your tears, Hide your face, my love Hide your ribbons, hide your bows Hide your coloured cotton gloves Hide your trinkets, hide your treasures Hide your neatly scissored locks Hide your memories, hide them all Stuff them in a cardboard box Or throw them into the street below Leave them to the wind and the rain and the snow For you might think I m crazy But I m still in love with you Call me up, baby, and I will answer your call Call me up but remember I am no use to you at all Now, you re standing at the top of the stairs One hand on the banister, a flower in your hair The other one resting on your hip Without a solitary care I fall to sleep in the summer rain With no single memory of pain And you might think I m crazy But I m still in love with you STRAIGHT TO YOU All the towers of ivory are crumbling And the swallows have sharpened their beaks This is the time of our great undoing This is the time that I'll come running Straight to you For I am captured Straight to you For I am captured One more time The light in our window is fading The candle gutters on the ledge Well now sorrow, it comes a stealing And I'll cry, girl, but I'll come a running Straight to you For I am captured Straight to you For I am captured Once again Gone are the days of rainbows Gone are the nights of swinging from the stars For the sea will swallow up the mountains And the sky will throw thunder bolts and sparks Straight at you But I'll come a running Straight to you But I'll come a running One more time Heaven has denied us its kingdom The saints are drunk howling at the moon The chariots of angels are colliding Well, I'll run, babe, but I'll come running Straight to you For I am captured Straight to you For I am captured One more time STRAIGHT TO YOU All the towers of ivory are crumbling And the swallows have sharpened their beaks This is the time of our great undoing This is the time that I'll come running Straight to you For I am captured Straight to you For I am captured One more time The light in our window is fading The candle gutters on the ledge Well now sorrow, it comes a stealing And I'll cry, girl, but I'll come a running Straight to you For I am captured Straight to you For I am captured Once again Gone are the days of rainbows Gone are the nights of swinging from the stars For the sea will swallow up the mountains And the sky will throw thunder bolts and sparks Straight at you But I'll come a running Straight to you But I'll come a running One more time Heaven has denied us its kingdom The saints are drunk howling at the moon The chariots of angels are colliding Well, I'll run, babe, but I'll come running Straight to you For I am captured Straight to you For I am captured One more time STRANGER THAN KINDNESS Stranger than kindness Bottled light from hotels Spilling everything Wet hand from the volcano Sobers your skin Stranger than Kindness 0nYou caress yourself And grind my soft cold bones below Your map of desire Burned in your flesh Even a fool can come A strange lit stair And find a rope hanging there Stranger than kindness Keys rain like heaven's hair There is no home there is no bread We sit at the gate and scratch The gaunt fruit of passion Dies in the light Stranger than kindness Your sleeping hands journey The loiter Stranger than kindness You hold me so carelessy close Tell me I'm dirty Stranger than kindness STRANGER THAN KINDNESS Stranger than kindness Bottled light from hotels Spilling everything Wet hand from the volcano Sobers your skin Stranger than Kindness 0nYou caress yourself And grind my soft cold bones below Your map of desire Burned in your flesh Even a fool can come A strange lit stair And find a rope hanging there Stranger than kindness Keys rain like heaven's hair There is no home there is no bread We sit at the gate and scratch The gaunt fruit of passion Dies in the light Stranger than kindness Your sleeping hands journey The loiter Stranger than kindness You hold me so carelessy close Tell me I'm dirty Stranger than kindness SUGAR SUGAR SUGAR Sugar Sugar Sugar That man is bad The road he drives you down O sugar its a drag That road it twists That road is crossed Its down that road A lot of little girls go lost Sugar Sugar Sugar Keep on driving on Until the City of right Becomes the City of wrong That stretch is long You'll sleep and slide That stretch will find you Gagged and tied The hunter lies In a lowly ditch His eyes they sting And his fingers twitch You'll be his queen for the night But the morning you'll wake With the Lords and high ladies Of the bottom of the lake Sugar sugar sugar That man is wild And sugar, you know That you're merely a child He will laugh And hang your sheets to see The tokens of your virginity Sugar sugar sugar Honey you're so sweet And beside you baby Nothing can complete Sugar sugar sugar Honey your so sweet But beside you baby A bad man sleeps You better pray baby Pray baby, pray baby You better pray You better pray, baby Pray, baby, pray baby You better pray baby Sugar sugar sugar That man is bad And that's the bottom baby Coming right up ahead You can smell his fear You can smell his love As he wipes his mouth On your altar cloth Sugar sugar sugar Try to understand I'm an angel of God I'm your guardian He smells you innocence And like a dog he comes And like all the dogs he is I shut him down Sugar sugar sugar I can't explain Must I kill that cocksucker Everyday You better pray baby, pray baby, pray baby You better pray your daddy he ain't far away You better pray baby pray baby pray baby You better pray your daddy's come to take you away You better pray baby, pray baby, pray baby You better pray o tender prey baby tender prey You better pray tender pray baby tender prey SUNDAY'S SLAVE Sunday's got a slave Monday's got one too Sunday's got a slave Monday's got one too Our sufferings are countless Our pleasures are motley few Spend all day digging my grave Now go get Sunday's slave Tuesday sleeps in a stable Wednesday's in a chains Tuesday gathers up the crumbs under the table Wednesday dare not complain My heart has collapsed on the tracks of a run a way train Just whisper his name And here comes Sunday's slave The hands in the stable are willing and able to pay If you feel at a loss, man, just who is the boss man Ask the blood of one of its bad days For his nerve is to serve but the sevice is a mockery He insists that he piss in your fist But he still takes the money anyway The master's a bastard But don't tell Sunday's slave Thursday's angered the master O.K. so Friday's gonna pay Thursday's angered the master Yeah, so Friday's gonna pay One night on the rack and he's back saddling up Saturday You can only whisper his name But not on Sundays Never on Sundays O Not on Sunday's slave SWEETHEART COME Come over here, babe It ain't that bad I don't claim to understand The troubles that you've had But the dogs you say they fed you to Lay their muzzles in your lap And the lions that they led you to Lie down and take a nap The ones you fear are wind and air And I love you without measure It seems we can be happy now Be it better late than never Sweetheart, come Sweetheart, come Sweetheart, come Sweetheart, come to me The burdens that you carry now Are not of your creation So let's not weep for their evil deeds But for their lack of imagination Today's the time for courage, babe Tomorrow can be for forgiving And if he touches you again with his stupid hands His life won't be worth living Sweetheart, come Sweetheart, come Sweetheart, come Sweetheart, come to me Walk with me now under the stars For it's a clear and easy pleasure And be happy in my company For I love you without measure Walk with me now under the stars It's a safe and easy pleasure It seems we can be happy now It's late but it ain't never It's late but it ain't never It's late but it ain't never THE BALLAD OF ROBERT MOORE AND BETTY COLTRANE There was a thick set man with frog eyes who was standing by the door and a little bald man with wing nut ears was waiting in the car Well Robert Moore passed the frog eyed man as he walked into the bar, and Betty Coltrane she jumped under her table. What's your pleasure? asked the barman he had a face like boiled meat There's a girl called Betty Coltrane that I have come to see But I ain't seen that girl 'round here for more than a week and Betty Coltrane she hid beneath the table. Well, then in came a sailior with mermaids tattooed on his arms, Followed by the man with the wing nut ears who was waitin' in the car Well, Robert Moore sensed trouble, he'd seen it comin' from afar and Betty Coltrain she gasped beneath the table. Well, the sailor said I'm looking for my wife, they call her Betty Coltrain! The frog eyed man said That can't be; that's my wife's maiden name. And the man with the wing nut ears said, Hey, I married her back in Spain! and Betty Coltrain crossed herself beneath the table. Well, Robert Moore stepped up and said That woman is my wife. and he drew a silver pistol and a wicked bowie knife; And he shot the man with the wing nut ears straight between the eyes and Betty Coltrain, she moaned under the table. The frog eyed man jumped at Robert Moore, who stabbed him in the chest and as Mister Frog eyes died he said Betty, your the girl that I loved best! The sailor pulled a razor, Robert blasted it to bits And Betty, I know you're under the table. Well have no fear, said Robert Moore, I do not want to hurt you! Never a woman did'na love me half as much as you. You are the blessed' sun, girl and you are the sacred moon. and Betty shot his legs out from under the table! Well, Robert Moore went down heavy with a crash upon the floor and over to his trashin' body Betty Coltrain she did crawl. She put the gun to the back of head and pulled the trigger once more and blew his brains out all over the table! Well Betty stood up and shook her head and waved the smoke away. Said, I'm sorry Mr Barman to leave your place this way. As she emptied out their wallets she said, I'll collect my severence pay. and then she winked and threw a dollar on the table. THE CARNIVAL IS OVER Say goodbye, my one true lover And we'll steal a lover's song How it breaks my heart to leave you Now the carnival has gone Oh my love, the dawn is breaking And my tears are falling rain For the carnival is over We may never meet again Like a drum my heart was beating And your kiss was sweet as wine But the joys of love are fleeting For Pierrot and Columbine Now the cloak of night is falling This will be our last goodbye Though the carnival is over I will love you till I die THE CARNY And no one saw the carny go And the weeks flew by Until they moved on the show Leaving his caravan behind It was parked out on the south east ridge And as the company crossed the bridge With the first rain filling the bone dry river bed It shone, just so, upon the edge Dog boy, atlas, half man, the geeks, the hired hands There was not one among them that did not cas an eye behind In the hope that the carny would return to his own kind And the carny had a horse, all skin and bone A bow backed nag, that he named Sorrow How it is buried in a shallow grave In the then parched meadow And the dwarves were given the task of digging the ditch And laying the nag's carcass in the ground And boss Bellini, waving his smoking pistol around saying The nag is dead meat We caint afford to carry dead weight The whole company standing about Not making a sound And turning to dwarves perched on the enclosure gate The boss says Bury this lump of crow bait And thean the rain came Everybody running for their wagons Tying all the canvas flaps down The mangy cats crowling in ther cages The bird girl flapping and squawking around The whole valley reeking of wet beast Wet beast and rotten hay Freak and brute creation Packed up and on their way The three dwarves peering from their wagon's hind Moses says to Noah We shoulda dugga deepa one Their grizzled faces like dying moons Still dirty from the digging done And as the company passed from the valley Into a higher ground The rain beat on the ridge and on the meadow And on the mound Until nothing was left, nothing at all Except the body of Sorrow That rose in time To float upon the surface of the eaten soil And a murder of crows did circle round First one, then the others flapping blackly down And the carny's van still sat upon the edge Tilting slowly as the firm ground turned to sludge And the rain it hammered down And no one saw the carny go I say it's funny how things go THE CARNY And no one saw the carny go And the weeks flew by Until they moved on the show Leaving his caravan behind It was parked out on the south east ridge And as the company crossed the bridge With the first rain filling the bone dry river bed It shone, just so, upon the edge Dog boy, atlas, half man, the geeks, the hired hands There was not one among them that did not cas an eye behind In the hope that the carny would return to his own kind And the carny had a horse, all skin and bone A bow backed nag, that he named Sorrow How it is buried in a shallow grave In the then parched meadow And the dwarves were given the task of digging the ditch And laying the nag's carcass in the ground And boss Bellini, waving his smoking pistol around saying The nag is dead meat We caint afford to carry dead weight The whole company standing about Not making a sound And turning to dwarves perched on the enclosure gate The boss says Bury this lump of crow bait And thean the rain came Everybody running for their wagons Tying all the canvas flaps down The mangy cats crowling in ther cages The bird girl flapping and squawking around The whole valley reeking of wet beast Wet beast and rotten hay Freak and brute creation Packed up and on their way The three dwarves peering from their wagon's hind Moses says to Noah We shoulda dugga deepa one Their grizzled faces like dying moons Still dirty from the digging done And as the company passed from the valley Into a higher ground The rain beat on the ridge and on the meadow And on the mound Until nothing was left, nothing at all Except the body of Sorrow That rose in time To float upon the surface of the eaten soil And a murder of crows did circle round First one, then the others flapping blackly down And the carny's van still sat upon the edge Tilting slowly as the firm ground turned to sludge And the rain it hammered down And no one saw the carny go I say it's funny how things go THE CURSE OF MILLHAVEN I live in a town called Millhaven And it's small and it's mean and it's cold But if you come around just as the sun goes down You can watch the whole town turn to gold It's around about then that I used to go a roaming Singing La la la la La la la lie All God's children they all gotta die My name is Loretta but I prefer Lottie I'm closing in on my fifteenth year And if you think you have seen a pair of eyes more green Then you sure didn't see them around here My hair is yellow and I'm always a combing La la la la La la la lie Mama often told me we all got to die You must have heard about The Curse Of Millhaven How last Christmas Bill Blake's little boy didn't come home They found him next week in One Mile Creek His head bashed in and his pockets full of stones Well, just imagine all the wailing and moaning La la la la La la la lie Even little Billy Blake's boy, he had to die Then Professor O'Rye from Millhaven High Found nailed to his door his prize winning terrier Then next day the old fool brought little Biko to school And we all had to watch as he buried her His eulogy to Biko had all the tears a flowing La la la la La la la lie Even God's little creatures, they have to die Our little town fell into a state of shock A lot of people were saying things that made little sense Then the next thing you know the head of Handyman Joe Was found in the fountain of the Mayor's residence Foul play can really get a small town going La la la la La la la lie Even God's children all have to die Then, in a cruel twist of fate, old Mrs Colgate Was stabbed but the job was not complete The last thing she said before the cops pronounced her dead Was, My killer is Loretta and she lives across the street! Twenty cops burst through my door without even phoning La la la la La la la lie The young ones, the old ones, they all gotta die Yes, it is I, Lottie. The Curse Of Millhaven I've struck horror in the heart of this town Like my eyes ain't green and my hair ain't yellow It's more like the other way around I gotta pretty little mouth underneath all the foaming La la la la La la la lie Sooner or later we all gotta die Since I was no bigger than a weavil they've been saying I was evil That if bad was a boot that I'd fit it That I'm a wicked young lady, but I've been trying hard lately O fuck it! I'm a monster! I admit it! It makes me so mad my blood really starts a going La la la la La la la lie Mama always told me that we all gotta die Yeah, I drowned the Blakey kid, stabbed Mrs. Colgate, I admit Did the handyman with his circular saw in his garden shed But I never crucified little Biko, that was two junior high school psychos Stinky Bohoon and his friend with the pumpkin sized head I'll sing to the lot, now you got me going La la la la La la la lie All God's children have all gotta die There were all the others, all our sisters and brothers You assumed were accidents, best forgotten Recall the children who broke through the ice on Lake Tahoo? Everyone assumed the Warning signs had followed them to the bottom Well, they're underneath the house where I do quite a bit of stowing La la la la La la la lie Even twenty little children, they had to die And the fire of '91 that razed the Bella Vista slum There was the biggest shit fight this country's ever seen Insurance companies ruined, land lords getting sued All cause of wee girl with a can of gasoline Those flames really roared when the wind started blowing La la la la La la la lie Rich man, poor man, all got to die Well I confessed to all these crimes and they put me on trial I was laughing when they took me away Off to the asylum in an old black Mariah It ain't home, but you know, it's fucking better than jail It ain't such bad old place to have a home in La la la la La la la lie All God's children they all gotta die Now I got shrinks that will not rest with their endless Rorschach tests I keep telling them they're out to get me They ask me if I feel remorse and I answer, Why of course! There is so much more I could have done if they'd let me! So it's Rorschach and Prozac and everything is groovy Singing La la la la La la la lie All God's children they all have to die La la la la La la la lie I'm happy as a lark and everything is fine Singing La la la la La la la lie Yeah, everything is groovy and everything is fine Singing La la la la La la la lie All God's children they gotta die THE GOOD SON One more man gone One more man gone One more man is gone The good son walks into the field He is a tiller, he has a tiller's hands But down in his heart now He lays down his queer plans Against his brother and against his family Yet he worships his brother And he worships his mother But it's his father, he says, is an unfair man The good son The good son The good son The good son has sat and often wept Beneath a malign star by which he's kept And the night time in which he's wrapped Speaks of good and speaks of evil And he calls to his mother And he calls to his father But they are deaf in the shadows Of his brother's truancy The good son The good son The good son The good son And he curses his mother And he curses his father And he curses his virtue like an unclean thing The good son The good son The good son One more man gone One more man gone One more man One more man gone One more man gone One more man One more man gone One more man gone One more man (Repeat) THE GOOD SON One more man gone One more man gone One more man is gone The good son walks into the field He is a tiller, he has a tiller's hands But down in his heart now He lays down his queer plans Against his brother and against his family Yet he worships his brother And he worships his mother But it's his father, he says, is an unfair man The good son The good son The good son The good son has sat and often wept Beneath a malign star by which he's kept And the night time in which he's wrapped Speaks of good and speaks of evil And he calls to his mother And he calls to his father But they are deaf in the shadows Of his brother's truancy The good son The good son The good son The good son And he curses his mother And he curses his father And he curses his virtue like an unclean thing The good son The good son The good son One more man gone One more man gone One more man One more man gone One more man gone One more man One more man gone One more man gone One more man (Repeat) THE HAMMER SONG I set out on monday The night was cold and vast And my brother slept And though I left quite quietly My father raged and raged And my mother wept Now, my life was like a river All sucked into the ground And then the hammer came down Lord, the hammer came down Many miles did I roam Through the ice and through the snow My horse died on the seventh day I stumbled into a city Where the people tried to kill me And I ran in shame Then I came upon a river And I laid my saddle down And then the hammer came down Lord, the hammer came down It knocked me to the ground And I said, Please, please Take me back to my home town Lord, the hammer came down Now I've been made weak by visions Many visions did I see All through the night On the seventh hour an angel came With many snakes in all his hands And I fled in fright I pushed off into the river And the water came around And then the hammer came down Lord, the hammer came down And it did not make a sound And I said, Please, please Take me back to my home ground Lord, the hammer came down THE HAMMER SONG Oh please don't send me out Said the man with the hammer, hammering the anvil I been walking on a road of rocks And I keep on hammering, keep on hammering, keep on hammering, Hammering the anvil Don't let the sun go down Said the man with the fire, firing the furnace I been buried in the snow And I keep on firing, keep on firing, keep on firing, Firing the furnace Oh don't talk to me Said the man with the chisel, chiseling the surface I been sleeping far too long And I keep on chiseling, keep on chiseling, keep on chiseling, Chiseling the surface I don't know what you mean Said the man with the shovel, shoveling the ashes I been digging in the frozen ground And I keep on shoveling, keep on shoveling, keep on shoveling, Shoveling the ashes Shoveling the ashes Chiseling the surface Firing the furnace Hammering the anvil THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS They found Mary Bellows cuffed to the bed With a rag in her mouth and a bullet in her head O poor Mary Bellows She'd grown up hungry, she'd grown up poor She left her home in Arkansas O poor Mary Bellows She wanted to see the deep blue sea She travelled across Tennessee O poor Mary Bellows She met a man along the way He introduced himself as Richard Slade O poor Mary Bellows Poor Mary thought that she might die When she saw the ocean for the first time O poor Mary Bellows She checked into a cheap little place Richard Slade carried in her old suitcase O poor Mary Bellows I'm a good girl, sir , she said to him I couldn't possibly permit you in O poor Mary Bellows Slade tipped his hat and winked his eye And turned away without goodbye O poor Mary Bellows She sat on her bed and thought of home With the sea breeze whistling all alone O poor Mary Bellows In hope and loneliness she crossed the floor And undid the latch on the front door O poor Mary Bellows They found her the next day cuffed to the bed A rag in her mouth and a bullet in her head O poor Mary Bellows So mothers keep your girls at home Don't let them journey all alone Tell them this world is full of danger And to shun the company of strangers O poor Mary Bellows O poor Mary Bellows THE LOOM OF THE LAND It was the dirty end of winter Along the loom of the land When I walked with sweet Sally Hand upon hand And the wind it bit bitter For a boy of no means With no shoes on his feet And a knife in his jeans Along the loom of the land The mission bells peeled From the tower at Saint Mary's Down to Reprobate Fields And I saw that the world Was all blessed and bright And Sally breathed softly In the majestic night O baby please don't cry And try to keep Your little hand upon my shoulder Now go to sleep The elms and the poplars Were turning their backs Past the rumbling station We followed the tracks We found an untrodden path And followed it down The moon in the sky Like a dislodged crown My hands they burned In the folds of her coat Breathing milky white air From deep in her throat O baby please don't cry And try to keep Your little head upon my shoulder Now go to sleep I told Sally in whispers I'll never bring you harm Her breast it was small And warm in my palm I told her the moon Was a magical thing That it shone gold in winter And silver in spring And we walked and walked Across the endless sands Just me and my Sally Along the loom of the land O baby please don't cry And try to keep Your little head upon my shoulder Now go to sleep THE MERCY SEAT It began when they come took me from my home And put me in Dead Row, Of which I am nearly wholly innocent, you know. And I'll say it again I..am..not..afraid..to..die. I began to warm and chill To objects and their fields, A ragged cup, a twisted mop The face of Jesus in my soup Those sinister dinner meals The meal trolley's wicked wheels A hooked bone rising from my food All things either good or ungood. And the mercy seat is waiting And I think my head is burning And in a way I'm yearning To be done with all this measuring of truth. An eye for an eye A tooth for a tooth And anyway I told the truth And I'm not afraid to die. Interpret signs and catalogue A blackened tooth, a scarlet fog. The walls are bad. Black. Bottom kind. They are sick breath at my hind They are sick breath at my hind They are sick breath at my hind They are sick breath gathering at my hind I hear stories from the chamber How Christ was born into a manger And like some ragged stranger Died upon the cross And might I say it seems so fitting in its way He was a carpenter by trade Or at least that's what I'm told Like my good hand I tatooed E.V.I.L. across it's brother's fist That filthy five! They did nothing to challenge or resist. In Heaven His throne is made of gold The ark of his Testament is stowed A throne from which I'm told All history does unfold. Down here it's made of wood and wire And my body is on fire And God is never far away. Into the mercy seat I climb My head is shaved, my head is wired And like a moth that tries To enter the bright eye I go shuffling out of life Just to hide in death awhile And anyway I never lied. My kill hand is called E.V.I.L. Wears a wedding band that's G.O.O.D. Tis a long suffering shackle Collaring all that rebel blood. And the mercy seat is waiting And I think my head is burning And in a way I'm yearning To be done with all this measuring of truth. An eye for an eye And a tooth for a tooth And anyway I told the truth And I'm not afraid to die. And the mercy seat is burning And I think my head is glowing And in a way I'm hoping To be done with all this weighing up of truth. An eye for an eye And a tooth for a tooth And I've got nothing left to lose And I'm not afraid to die. And the mercy seat is glowing And I think my head is smoking And in a way I'm hoping To be done with all this looks of disbelief. An eye for an eye And a tooth for a tooth And anyway there was no proof Nor a motive why. And the mercy seat is smoking And I think my head is melting And in a way I'm helping To be done with all this twisted of the truth. A lie for a lie And a truth for a truth And I've got nothing left to lose And I'm not afraid to die. And the mercy seat is melting And I think my blood is boiling And in a way I'm spoiling All the fun with all this truth and consequence. An eye for an eye And a truth for a truth And anyway I told the truth And I'm not afraid to die. And the mercy seat is waiting And I think my head is burning And in a way I'm yearning To be done with all this measuring of proof. A life for a life And a truth for a truth And anyway there was no proof But I'm not afraid to tell a lie. And the mercy seat is waiting And I think my head is burning And in a way I'm yearning To be done with all this measuring of truth. An eye for an eye And a truth for a truth And anyway I told the truth But I'm afraid I told a lie. THE MERCY SEAT It began when they come took me from my home And put me in Dead Row, Of which I am nearly wholly innocent, you know. And I'll say it again I..am..not..afraid..to..die. I began to warm and chill To objects and their fields, A ragged cup, a twisted mop The face of Jesus in my soup Those sinister dinner meals The meal trolley's wicked wheels A hooked bone rising from my food All things either good or ungood. And the mercy seat is waiting And I think my head is burning And in a way I'm yearning To be done with all this measuring of truth. An eye for an eye A tooth for a tooth And anyway I told the truth And I'm not afraid to die. Interpret signs and catalogue A blackened tooth, a scarlet fog. The walls are bad. Black. Bottom kind. They are sick breath at my hind They are sick breath at my hind They are sick breath at my hind They are sick breath gathering at my hind I hear stories from the chamber How Christ was born into a manger And like some ragged stranger Died upon the cross And might I say it seems so fitting in its way He was a carpenter by trade Or at least that's what I'm told Like my good hand I tatooed E.V.I.L. across it's brother's fist That filthy five! They did nothing to challenge or resist. In Heaven His throne is made of gold The ark of his Testament is stowed A throne from which I'm told All history does unfold. Down here it's made of wood and wire And my body is on fire And God is never far away. Into the mercy seat I climb My head is shaved, my head is wired And like a moth that tries To enter the bright eye I go shuffling out of life Just to hide in death awhile And anyway I never lied. My kill hand is called E.V.I.L. Wears a wedding band that's G.O.O.D. Tis a long suffering shackle Collaring all that rebel blood. And the mercy seat is waiting And I think my head is burning And in a way I'm yearning To be done with all this measuring of truth. An eye for an eye And a tooth for a tooth And anyway I told the truth And I'm not afraid to die. And the mercy seat is burning And I think my head is glowing And in a way I'm hoping To be done with all this weighing up of truth. An eye for an eye And a tooth for a tooth And I've got nothing left to lose And I'm not afraid to die. And the mercy seat is glowing And I think my head is smoking And in a way I'm hoping To be done with all this looks of disbelief. An eye for an eye And a tooth for a tooth And anyway there was no proof Nor a motive why. And the mercy seat is smoking And I think my head is melting And in a way I'm helping To be done with all this twisted of the truth. A lie for a lie And a truth for a truth And I've got nothing left to lose And I'm not afraid to die. And the mercy seat is melting And I think my blood is boiling And in a way I'm spoiling All the fun with all this truth and consequence. An eye for an eye And a truth for a truth And anyway I told the truth And I'm not afraid to die. And the mercy seat is waiting And I think my head is burning And in a way I'm yearning To be done with all this measuring of proof. A life for a life And a truth for a truth And anyway there was no proof But I'm not afraid to tell a lie. And the mercy seat is waiting And I think my head is burning And in a way I'm yearning To be done with all this measuring of truth. An eye for an eye And a truth for a truth And anyway I told the truth But I'm afraid I told a lie. THE MERCY SEAT It began when they come took me from my home And put me in Dead Row, Of which I am nearly wholly innocent, you know. And I'll say it again I..am..not..afraid..to..die. I began to warm and chill To objects and their fields, A ragged cup, a twisted mop The face of Jesus in my soup Those sinister dinner meals The meal trolley's wicked wheels A hooked bone rising from my food All things either good or ungood. And the mercy seat is waiting And I think my head is burning And in a way I'm yearning To be done with all this measuring of truth. An eye for an eye A tooth for a tooth And anyway I told the truth And I'm not afraid to die. Interpret signs and catalogue A blackened tooth, a scarlet fog. The walls are bad. Black. Bottom kind. They are sick breath at my hind They are sick breath at my hind They are sick breath at my hind They are sick breath gathering at my hind I hear stories from the chamber How Christ was born into a manger And like some ragged stranger Died upon the cross And might I say it seems so fitting in its way He was a carpenter by trade Or at least that's what I'm told Like my good hand I tatooed E.V.I.L. across it's brother's fist That filthy five! They did nothing to challenge or resist. In Heaven His throne is made of gold The ark of his Testament is stowed A throne from which I'm told All history does unfold. Down here it's made of wood and wire And my body is on fire And God is never far away. Into the mercy seat I climb My head is shaved, my head is wired And like a moth that tries To enter the bright eye I go shuffling out of life Just to hide in death awhile And anyway I never lied. My kill hand is called E.V.I.L. Wears a wedding band that's G.O.O.D. Tis a long suffering shackle Collaring all that rebel blood. And the mercy seat is waiting And I think my head is burning And in a way I'm yearning To be done with all this measuring of truth. An eye for an eye And a tooth for a tooth And anyway I told the truth And I'm not afraid to die. And the mercy seat is burning And I think my head is glowing And in a way I'm hoping To be done with all this weighing up of truth. An eye for an eye And a tooth for a tooth And I've got nothing left to lose And I'm not afraid to die. And the mercy seat is glowing And I think my head is smoking And in a way I'm hoping To be done with all this looks of disbelief. An eye for an eye And a tooth for a tooth And anyway there was no proof Nor a motive why. And the mercy seat is smoking And I think my head is melting And in a way I'm helping To be done with all this twisted of the truth. A lie for a lie And a truth for a truth And I've got nothing left to lose And I'm not afraid to die. And the mercy seat is melting And I think my blood is boiling And in a way I'm spoiling All the fun with all this truth and consequence. An eye for an eye And a truth for a truth And anyway I told the truth And I'm not afraid to die. And the mercy seat is waiting And I think my head is burning And in a way I'm yearning To be done with all this measuring of proof. A life for a life And a truth for a truth And anyway there was no proof But I'm not afraid to tell a lie. And the mercy seat is waiting And I think my head is burning And in a way I'm yearning To be done with all this measuring of truth. An eye for an eye And a truth for a truth And anyway I told the truth But I'm afraid I told a lie. THE MOON IS IN THE GUTTER The moon is in the gutter And the stars wash down the sink I am the king of the blues I scape the clay off my shoes And wade down the gutter and the moon The moon blinds my eye with opal cataracts As I cut through the saw mills and the stacks, Leaping over the gully where I would one day take Lucy Then wash up my hands in the gutter and the moon. Such a long way from home, just me and The moon is in the gutter All my plans are flushed down the drain I wander lonely as a cloud Over memories at her mound Then lie down in the bitter gutter moon. THE SHIP SONG Come sail your ships around me And burn your bridges down We make a little history, baby Every time you come around Come loose your dogs upon me And let your hair hang down You are a little mystery to me Every time you come around We talk about it all night long We define our moral ground But when I crawl into your arms Everything comes tumbling down Come sail your ships around me And burn your bridges down We make a little history, baby Every time you come around Your face has fallen sad now For you know the time is nigh When I must remove your wings And you, you must try to fly Come sail your ships around me And burn your bridges down We make a little history, baby Every time you come around Come loose your dogs upon me And let your hair hang down You are a little mystery to me Every time you come around THE SHIP SONG Come sail your ships around me And burn your bridges down We make a little history, baby Every time you come around Come loose your dogs upon me And let your hair hang down You are a little mystery to me Every time you come around We talk about it all night long We define our moral ground But when I crawl into your arms Everything comes tumbling down Come sail your ships around me And burn your bridges down We make a little history, baby Every time you come around Your face has fallen sad now For you know the time is nigh When I must remove your wings And you, you must try to fly Come sail your ships around me And burn your bridges down We make a little history, baby Every time you come around Come loose your dogs upon me And let your hair hang down You are a little mystery to me Every time you come around THE SHIP SONG Come sail your ships around me And burn your bridges down We make a little history, baby Every time you come around Come loose your dogs upon me And let your hair hang down You are a little mystery to me Every time you come around We talk about it all night long We define our moral ground But when I crawl into your arms Everything comes tumbling down Come sail your ships around me And burn your bridges down We make a little history, baby Every time you come around Your face has fallen sad now For you know the time is nigh When I must remove your wings And you, you must try to fly Come sail your ships around me And burn your bridges down We make a little history, baby Every time you come around Come loose your dogs upon me And let your hair hang down You are a little mystery to me Every time you come around THE SINGER As I walk these narrow streets Where a million passin feet have trod before me With my guitar in my hand Suddenly I realize nobody knows me Where yesterday the multitude Screamed and cried my name out for a song Today the streets are empty And the crowds have all gone home I pass a million houses But there is no place that I belong All I knew to give you Was song after song after song All the truths I tried to tell you Were as distant to you as the moon Born 200 years too late And 200 years too soon I'm a child of this age Locked into the pages of your book And when I am but dust and clay And all the children stop to take a look Will they marvel at the miracles I did perform And the heights I did aspire Or will they tear out the pages of the book To light a fire With the rain on my face There is no place that I belong Did you forget this fucking singer so soon? And did you forget my song? THE SIX STRINGS THAT DREW BLOOD Guitar thug blew into town His eyes like wheels spinnin' round Jerkin off at every sound Layin' all his crosses down O yeah He got Six Strings The Six Strings that drew blood The bar is full of Holy Joes A Holy hole a whole aria Around the neck of our consumptive rose is the root of all his sorrows O yeah He got Six Strings Six Strings that drew blood A Holy hole a whole aria Six Strings that drew blood In the bathroom under cover He turns on one tap to discover He's smashed his teeth out on the other Well he look in the mirror and say don't fuck me brother Cause I got Six Strings Six Strings that drew blood Numbin' the runt of reputation they call rat fame Top E as a tourniquet A low tune whistles across his grave Forever the master and the slave of his Six Strings A Holy hole a whole aria Six Strings that drew blood THE SORROWFUL WIFE I married my wife on the day of the eclipse Our friends awarded her courage with gifts Now as the nights grow longer and the season shifts I look to my sorrowful wife Who is quietly tending her flowers Who is quietly tending her ..... The water is high on the beckoning river I made her a promise I could not deliver And the cry of the birds sends a terrible shiver Through me and my sorrowful wife Who is shifting the furniture around Who is shifting the furniture around Now we sit beneath the knotted Yew And the bluebells bob around our shoes The task of remembering the telltale clues Goes to my lovely, my sorrowful wife Who is counting the days on her fingers Who is counting the days on her ..... Come on and help me babe Come on now Help me babe I was blind The grass here grows long and high Twists right up to the sky White clouds roll on by Come on now and help me babe I was blind I was a fool babe I was blind Come on now A loose wind last night blew down Black trees bent to the ground Their blossoms made such a sound That I could not hear myself think babe Come on now And help me babe Help me now I was blind I was a fool THE WEEPING SONG Go son, go down to the water And see the women weeping there Then go up into the mountains The men, they are weeping too Father, why are all the women weeping? They are weeping for their men Then why are all the men there weeping? They are weeping back at them This is a weeping song A song in which to weep While all the men and women sleep This is a weeping song But I won't be weeping long Father, why are all the children weeping? They are merely crying son O, are they merely crying, father? Yes, true weeping is yet to come This is a weeping song A song in which to weep While all the men and women sleep This is a weeping song But I won't be weeping long O father tell me, are you weeping? Your face seems wet to touch O then I'm so sorry, father I never thought I hurt you so much This is a weeping song A song in which to weep While we rock ourselves to sleep This is a weeping song But I won't be weeping long But I won't be weeping long But I won't be weeping long But I won't be weeping long THE WEEPING SONG Go son, go down to the water And see the women weeping there Then go up into the mountains The men, they are weeping too Father, why are all the women weeping? They are weeping for their men Then why are all the men there weeping? They are weeping back at them This is a weeping song A song in which to weep While all the men and women sleep This is a weeping song But I won't be weeping long Father, why are all the children weeping? They are merely crying son O, are they merely crying, father? Yes, true weeping is yet to come This is a weeping song A song in which to weep While all the men and women sleep This is a weeping song But I won't be weeping long O father tell me, are you weeping? Your face seems wet to touch O then I'm so sorry, father I never thought I hurt you so much This is a weeping song A song in which to weep While we rock ourselves to sleep This is a weeping song But I won't be weeping long But I won't be weeping long But I won't be weeping long But I won't be weeping long THE WEEPING SONG Go son, go down to the water And see the women weeping there Then go up into the mountains The men, they are weeping too Father, why are all the women weeping? They are weeping for their men Then why are all the men there weeping? They are weeping back at them This is a weeping song A song in which to weep While all the men and women sleep This is a weeping song But I won't be weeping long Father, why are all the children weeping? They are merely crying son O, are they merely crying, father? Yes, true weeping is yet to come This is a weeping song A song in which to weep While all the men and women sleep This is a weeping song But I won't be weeping long O father tell me, are you weeping? Your face seems wet to touch O then I'm so sorry, father I never thought I hurt you so much This is a weeping song A song in which to weep While we rock ourselves to sleep This is a weeping song But I won't be weeping long But I won't be weeping long But I won't be weeping long But I won't be weeping long THE WILLOW GARDEN Down in the willow garden, me and my love did meet And as we sat a courting, my love fell off to sleep I had a bottle of burgundy wine; my love, she did not know And so I poisoned that dear little girl along the banks below Along the banks below I drew my saber through her; it was a bloody night I threw her in the river, which was a dreadful sight My father often told me that money would set me free And so I murdered that dear little girl whose name was Rose Connelly Whose name was Rose Connelly My father sits at his cabin door wiping his tear dimmed eyes His only son soon should walk to yonder scaffold high My race is run beneath the sun; the scaffold now waits for me For I did murder that dear little girl whose name was Rose Connelly Whose name was Rose Connelly Whose name was Rose Connelly THE WITNESS SONG Yeah, yeah Well, well I took a walk down to the port Where strangers meet and do consort All blinkered with desire And a winter fog moved thickly on A winter fog moved thickly on A winter fog moved thickly on Now, who will be the witness When the fog's too thick to see And I saw a friend beside a wall Her hands were raised in supplication And her face I could not see at all And I raised my hands in rage And brought them down again And we entered through the eastern door And I entered through the eastern door And she entered through the eastern door Now, who will be the witness When you're all to blind to see O yes, yes, yes And time gets somewhat muddled here But no matter, no matter Here come the events all tumbling down Now, beyond the wall was a great garden Into which we passed Me and my friend And the place was all overgrown with weeds And behold from its centre there rose a great fountain The fountain with the healing waters And we knelt down by the rim And I dipped my hand in And she dipped her hand in too And I said Are you healed? And she said Well are you healed? And I said Yes, I'm healed And she said Well, yes I'm healed then too And I said Babe, you are a liar Babe, you are a liar Babe, you are a liar, too Now, who will be the witness When you're all to healed to see And I kissed her once, I kissed her twice And made my way to leave her And she raised her hand up to her face And brought it down again I said That gesture, it will haunt me That gesture it will haunt me And I left there by the eastern door She left there by the western door Now, who will be the witness there When you're blind and you can't see Who will be the witness there When you're all so clean and you cannot see Who will be the witness there When your friends are everywhere Who will be the witness there And your enemies have ceased to care (Ad lib) THERE IS A KINGDOM Just like a bird that sings up the sun In a dawn so very dark Such is my faith for you Such is my faith And all the world's darkness can't swallow up A single spark Such is my love for you Such is my love There is a kingdom There is a king And he lives without And he lives within The starry heavens above me The moral law within So the world appears So the world appears This day so sweet It will never come again So the world appears Through this mist of tears There is a kingdom There is a king And he lives without And he lives within THERE IS A TOWN There is a town Where I was born Far far away Across the sea And in that town Where I was born I would dream That one day I would leave And cross the sea And so it goes And so it seems That God lives only in our dreams In our dreams And now I live In this town I walk these dark streets Up and down, up and down Under a dark sky And I dream That one day I ll go back home And so it goes And so it seems That God lives only in our dreams In our dreams THIRSTY DOG I know you've heard it all before But I'm sorry for this three year war For the setting up of camps and wire and trenches I'm sorry for the other night I know sorry it don't make it right I'm sorry for things I can't even mention I'm sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry I'm sitting feeling sorry in the Thirsty Dog I'm sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry I'm feeling very sorry in the Thirsty Dog You keep nailing me back into my box I'm sorry I keep popping back up With my crazy mouth and jangling jester's cap I'm sorry I ever wrote that book I'm sorry for the way I look But there ain't a lot that I can do about that I'm sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry I'm sitting feeling sorry in the Thirsty Dog I'm sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry I'm feeling very sorry in the Thirsty Dog I'm sorry about the hospital Some things are unforgivable That things simply cannot be forgiven I was not equipped to know how to care And on the occassions I came up for air I saw my life and wondered what the hell I had been living I'm sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry I'm sitting feeling sorry in the Thirsty Dog I'm sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry I'm feeling very very sorry in the Thirsty Dog I'm sorry about all your friends I hope they'll speak to me again I said before I'd pay for all the damages I'm sorry it's just rotten luck I'm sorry I've forgotten how to fuck It's just that I think my heart and soul are kind of famished I'm sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry I'm sitting feeling sorry in the Thirsty Dog I'm sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry I'm feeling very sorry in the Thirsty Dog Forgive me, baby but don't worry Love is always having to say you're sorry And I am, from my head down to my shoes I'm sorry that I'm always pissed I'm sorry that I exist And when I look into your eyes I can see you're sorry too I'm sorry, sorry, sorry I'm sitting feeling sorry in the Thirsty Dog I'm sorry, sorry, sorry I'm feeling very sorry in the Thirsty Dog I'm sorry, sorry, sorry I'm feeling very thirsty in the Sorry Dog I'm sorry, sorry, sorry I'm feeling very sorry in the Thirsty Dog TRAIN LONG SUFFERING Woo wooooooo Woo! In the name of pain! (In the name of pain and suffering) In the name of pain! (In the name of pain and suffering) There comes a train! (There comes a train) Yeah! A long black train (There comes a train) Lord, a long black train Woo woo! Woo woo! Punched from the tunnel (The tunnel of love is long and lonely) Engines steaming like a fist (A fistful of memories) Into the jolly jaw of morning (Yeah! O yeah!) O baby it gets smashed! (You know that it gets smashed) O baby it gets smashed! (You know that it gets smashed) I kick every goddamn splinter Into all the looking eyes in the world Into all the laughing eyes Of all the girls in the world Oooooo woooooh She ain't never comin back She ain't never comin back She ain't never comin back She ain't never comin back And the name of the pain is... And the name of the pain is... And the name of the pain is... And the name of the pain is... The name of the pain is A train long suffering On rails of pain (On rails of pain and suffering) There comes a train (There comes a train long suffering) On rails of pain (On rails of pain and suffering) O baby blow its whistle in the rain Woo oo Woo! Woo oo Woo! Who's the engine driver? (The engine drivers over yonder) His name is Memory (His name is Memory) O Memory is his name (Woooooo wo!) Destination: Misery (Pain and misery) O pain and misery (Pain and misery) O pain and misery Hey! Hey! (Pain and misery) Hey! That's a sad lookin sack! Oooh that's a sad lookin sack! And the name of the pain is... And the name of the pain is... Ooh the name of the pain is A train long suffering There is a train! (It's got a name) Yeah! It's a train long suffering O Lord a train! (A long black train) Lord! Of pain and suffering Each night so black (O yeah! So black) And in the darkness of my sack I'm missing you baby (I'm missing you) And I just dunno what to do (dunno what to do) (Train long suffering) (Train long suffering) (Train long suffering) (Train long suffering) O she ain't never comin back O she ain't never comin back O she ain't never comin back O she ain't never comin back And the name of the pain is... And the name of the pain is... The name of the train is... The name of the train is Pain and suffering TUPELO Looka yonder! Looka yonder! Looka yonder! A big black cloud come! A big black cloud come! O comes to Tupelo. Comes to Tupelo Yonder on the horizon Yonder on the horizon Stopped at the mighty river Stopped at the mighty river and Sucked the damn thing dry Tupelo o o, O Tupelo In a valley hides a town called Tupelo Distant thunder rumble. Distant thunder rumble Rumble hungry like the Beast The Beast it cometh, cometh down The Beast it cometh, cometh down Wo wo wo o o Tupelo bound. Tupelo o o. Yeah Tupelo The Beast it cometh, Tupelo bound Why the hen won't lay no egg Can't get that cock to crow The nag is spooked and crazy O God help Tupelo! O God help Tupelo! O God help Tupelo! O God help Tupelo! Ya can say these streets are rivers Ya can call these rivers streets Ya can tell ya self ya dreaming buddy But no sleep runs this deep No! No sleep runs this deep No sleep runs this deep Women at their windows Rain crashing on the pane Writing in the frost Tupelos' shame. Tupelo's shame O God help Tupelo! O God help Tupelo! O go to sleep lil children The sandmans on his way O go to sleep lil children The sandmans in his way But the lil children know They listen to the beating of their blood listen to the beating of their blood listen to the beating of their blood listen to the beating of their blood They listen to the beating of their blood The sandman's mud! The sandman's mud! And the black rain come down the black rain come down the black rain come down Water water everywhere Where no bird can fly no fish can swim Where no bird can fly no fish can swim No fish can swim Until The King is born! Until The King is born! In Tupelo! Tupelo o o! Til The King is born in Tupelo! In a clap board shack with a roof of tin Where the rain came down and leaked within A young mother frozen on a concrete floor With a bottle and a box and a cradle of straw Tupelo o o! O Tupelo! With a bottle and a box and a cradle of straw Well Saturday gives what Sunday steals And a child is born on his brothers heels Come Sunday morn the first born dead In a shoebox tied with a ribbon of red Tupelo o o! Hey Tupelo! In a shoebox buried with a ribbon of red O ma ma rock you lil' one slow O ma ma rock your baby O ma ma rock your lil' one slow O God help Tupelo! O God help Tupelo! Mama rock your lil' one slow The lil one will walk on Tupelo The lil one will walk on Tupelo Black rain come down, Black rain come down Tupelo o o! Yeah Tupelo! And carry the burden of Tupelo Tupelo o o! O Tupelo! Yeah! The King will walk on Tupelo! Tupelo o o! O Tupelo! He carried the burden outa Tupelo! Tupelo o o! Hey Tupelo! [Repeat] You will reap just what you sow TUPELO Looka yonder! Looka yonder! Looka yonder! A big black cloud come! A big black cloud come! O comes to Tupelo. Comes to Tupelo Yonder on the horizon Yonder on the horizon Stopped at the mighty river Stopped at the mighty river and Sucked the damn thing dry Tupelo o o, O Tupelo In a valley hides a town called Tupelo Distant thunder rumble. Distant thunder rumble Rumble hungry like the Beast The Beast it cometh, cometh down The Beast it cometh, cometh down Wo wo wo o o Tupelo bound. Tupelo o o. Yeah Tupelo The Beast it cometh, Tupelo bound Why the hen won't lay no egg Can't get that cock to crow The nag is spooked and crazy O God help Tupelo! O God help Tupelo! O God help Tupelo! O God help Tupelo! Ya can say these streets are rivers Ya can call these rivers streets Ya can tell ya self ya dreaming buddy But no sleep runs this deep No! No sleep runs this deep No sleep runs this deep Women at their windows Rain crashing on the pane Writing in the frost Tupelos' shame. Tupelo's shame O God help Tupelo! O God help Tupelo! O go to sleep lil children The sandmans on his way O go to sleep lil children The sandmans in his way But the lil children know They listen to the beating of their blood listen to the beating of their blood listen to the beating of their blood listen to the beating of their blood They listen to the beating of their blood The sandman's mud! The sandman's mud! And the black rain come down the black rain come down the black rain come down Water water everywhere Where no bird can fly no fish can swim Where no bird can fly no fish can swim No fish can swim Until The King is born! Until The King is born! In Tupelo! Tupelo o o! Til The King is born in Tupelo! In a clap board shack with a roof of tin Where the rain came down and leaked within A young mother frozen on a concrete floor With a bottle and a box and a cradle of straw Tupelo o o! O Tupelo! With a bottle and a box and a cradle of straw Well Saturday gives what Sunday steals And a child is born on his brothers heels Come Sunday morn the first born dead In a shoebox tied with a ribbon of red Tupelo o o! Hey Tupelo! In a shoebox buried with a ribbon of red O ma ma rock you lil' one slow O ma ma rock your baby O ma ma rock your lil' one slow O God help Tupelo! O God help Tupelo! Mama rock your lil' one slow The lil one will walk on Tupelo The lil one will walk on Tupelo Black rain come down, Black rain come down Tupelo o o! Yeah Tupelo! And carry the burden of Tupelo Tupelo o o! O Tupelo! Yeah! The King will walk on Tupelo! Tupelo o o! O Tupelo! He carried the burden outa Tupelo! Tupelo o o! Hey Tupelo! [Repeat] You will reap just what you sow TUPELO Looka yonder! Looka yonder! Looka yonder! A big black cloud come! A big black cloud come! O comes to Tupelo. Comes to Tupelo Yonder on the horizon Yonder on the horizon Stopped at the mighty river Stopped at the mighty river and Sucked the damn thing dry Tupelo o o, O Tupelo In a valley hides a town called Tupelo Distant thunder rumble. Distant thunder rumble Rumble hungry like the Beast The Beast it cometh, cometh down The Beast it cometh, cometh down Wo wo wo o o Tupelo bound. Tupelo o o. Yeah Tupelo The Beast it cometh, Tupelo bound Why the hen won't lay no egg Can't get that cock to crow The nag is spooked and crazy O God help Tupelo! O God help Tupelo! O God help Tupelo! O God help Tupelo! Ya can say these streets are rivers Ya can call these rivers streets Ya can tell ya self ya dreaming buddy But no sleep runs this deep No! No sleep runs this deep No sleep runs this deep Women at their windows Rain crashing on the pane Writing in the frost Tupelos' shame. Tupelo's shame O God help Tupelo! O God help Tupelo! O go to sleep lil children The sandmans on his way O go to sleep lil children The sandmans in his way But the lil children know They listen to the beating of their blood listen to the beating of their blood listen to the beating of their blood listen to the beating of their blood They listen to the beating of their blood The sandman's mud! The sandman's mud! And the black rain come down the black rain come down the black rain come down Water water everywhere Where no bird can fly no fish can swim Where no bird can fly no fish can swim No fish can swim Until The King is born! Until The King is born! In Tupelo! Tupelo o o! Til The King is born in Tupelo! In a clap board shack with a roof of tin Where the rain came down and leaked within A young mother frozen on a concrete floor With a bottle and a box and a cradle of straw Tupelo o o! O Tupelo! With a bottle and a box and a cradle of straw Well Saturday gives what Sunday steals And a child is born on his brothers heels Come Sunday morn the first born dead In a shoebox tied with a ribbon of red Tupelo o o! Hey Tupelo! In a shoebox buried with a ribbon of red O ma ma rock you lil' one slow O ma ma rock your baby O ma ma rock your lil' one slow O God help Tupelo! O God help Tupelo! Mama rock your lil' one slow The lil one will walk on Tupelo The lil one will walk on Tupelo Black rain come down, Black rain come down Tupelo o o! Yeah Tupelo! And carry the burden of Tupelo Tupelo o o! O Tupelo! Yeah! The King will walk on Tupelo! Tupelo o o! O Tupelo! He carried the burden outa Tupelo! Tupelo o o! Hey Tupelo! [Repeat] You will reap just what you sow UP JUMPED THE DEVIL O My O My What a wretched life I was born on the day That my poor mother died I was cut from her belly With a stanley knife My daddy did a jig With the drunk midwife Who's that younder all in flames Dragging behind him a sack of chains Who's that younder all in flames Up jumped the Devil and he staked his claim O poor heart I was doomed from the start Doomed to play The villians part I was the baddest Johnny In the apple cart My blood was blacker Than the of a dead nun's heart Who's that milling on the courthouse steps Nailing my face to the hitching fence Who's that milling on the courthouse steps Up jumped the Devil and off he crept O no O no Where could I go With my hump of trouble And my sack of woe To the digs and deserts of Mexico Where my neck was safe from the lynching rope Who's that younder laughing at me Like I was the brunt of some hilarity Who's that younder laughing at me Up jumped the Devil 1, 2, 3 Ha Ha Ha Ha How lucky we were We hit the cathouse And sampled their whares We got as drunk As a couple of Czars One night I spat out My lucky stars Who's that dancing on the jailhouse roof Stamping on the ramping with a cloven hoof Who's that dancing on the jailhouse roof Up jumped the Devil and said Here is your man and I got a proof O no don't go O no O slow down Joe The righteous part I straight as an arrow Take a walk And you'll find it too narrow Too narrow for the likes of me Who's that hanging from the gallow tree His eyes are hollow but he looks like me Who's that swinging from the gallow tree Up jumped the Devil and took my soul from me Down we go Down we go Down we go The Devil and me Down we go down down down Hell fire and flames Down we go Down we go To Eternity Down we go We go down down down Down we go we go down down down Down we go the Devil and me to Eternity We go down down down down down ad inferno WANTED MAN I'm a wanted man, wanted man... I'm wanted, I'm a wanted man... Oh yeah... yeah... ah honey, I'm a wanted man I'm a wanted man in California, I'm a wanted man in Buffalo I'm a wanted man in Kansas City, I'm a wanted man in Ohio I'm a wanted man in Mississippi, they want me in old Cheyenne Wherever you may look tonight, you will see this wanted man I might be in Colorado or Georgia by the sea, Working for some man who may not know at all who I might be If you ever see me comin' and you know justa who I am, Don't breathe a word to no one buddy, 'cause I'm a wanted man Wanted man in Albuquerque, wanted man in Syracuse, Wanted man in Tallahassee, wanted man in Baton Rouge, Wanted man in Arizona, wanted man in Galveston, Wanted man in El Dorado, this wanted man's in great demand If you ever catch me sleepin', just see the price flashin' 'bove my head, Well take look again my friend, that's a gun pointed at your head Wanted man by Lucy Watson, wanted man by Jesse Brown, Wanted man by Nellie Johnson, wanted man in this next town Wanted man by the Boller(?) Sisters, wanted man by Kid Galahad Hey Darlin' don't you tell me you don't want me, cause I'm a wanted man A wanted man who's lost his will to live, a wanted man who won't lay down, There's a woman kneelin' on my grave, pushin' daisies in the ground Wanted man in the Windy City, wanted man in Tennessee, Wanted man in Broken Arrow, wanted man in Wounded Knee Wanted man in Jackson Town, Wanted man in El Passo, I got bounties on my head in towns I wouldn't ever think to go Wanted Man in Arizona, wanted man in Louisville, Wanted man deep in Death Valley, wanted man up in the Hollywood Hill If the Devil comes collectin', cause he doesn't know I'm a wanted man, he'd better wear a six gun on his hip and hold another in his hand If you love the wanted man, you best hold him while you can, cause you're gonna wake up one mornin' and find the man you wanted, he is gone Wanted man in New York City, wanted man in San Anton' Wanted man down in Lorado, wanted man in Tupelo Wanted man in the state of Texas, wanted man in the state of Maine This wanted man's in the state of leavin' ya baby, jumpin' on a midnight train Wanted man in every courthouse, wanted man in a many saloons, Wanted man is a ghost in hundred homes, a shadow in a thousand rooms Wanted man down in St. Louis, wanted man in New Orleans Wanted man in Mussel(?) Bay, wanted man in Cripple Creek Wanted man in Detroit City, wanted man in San Anton' But there's one place I'm not wanted lord, it's the place that I call home Wanted man... Wanted man... If the devil comes collectin' he better hold a six gun in his hand WATCHING ALICE Alice wakes It is morning She is yawning As she walks about the room Her hair falls down her breast She is naked and it is June Standing at the window I wonder if she knows that I can see Watching Alice rise year after year Up in her palace, she's captive there Alice's body Is golden brown Her hair hangs down As she stoops to conquer me First she pulls her stocking on And then the church bell chimes Alice climbes into her uniform The zippers on the side Watching Alice dressing in her room It's so depressing, it's cruel Watching Alice dressing in her room It's so depressing, it's true WE CAME ALONG THIS ROAD I left by the back door With my wife's lover's smoking gun I don't know what I was hoping for I hit the road at a run I was your lover I was your man There never was no other I was your friend Till we came along this road Till we came along this road Till we came along this road I ain't sent you no letters, Ma But I'm looking quite a trip The world spinning beneath me, Ma Guns blazing at my hip You were my lover You were my friend There never was no other On whom I could depend Then we came along this road We came along this road We came along this road WELL OF MISERY Along crags and sunless cracks I go Up rib of rock, donw spine of stone I dare not slumber where the night winds whistle Lest her creeping soul clutch this heart of thistle O the same God that abandon'd her Has in turn abandon'd me And softenin' the turf with my tears I dug a Well of Misery And, in that Well of Misery Hangs a bucket fulla Sorrow It swings slow an' achin' like a bell Its toll is dead and hollow Down that well lies the long lost dress of my lil floatin girl That muffles a tear that you let fall All down that Well of Misery Put ya shoulder to the handle, if ya dare and hoist that bucket, hither Lord, crank'n'hoist'n'hoist'n'crank Till ya muscles waste'n'wither O the same God that abandon'd her Has in turn abandon'd me Deep in the Desert of Despair I wait at the Well of Misery WEST COUNTRY GIRL With a crooked smile and a heart shaped face Comes from the West country where the birds sing bass She's got a house big heart where we all live And plead and council and forgive Her widow's peak, her lips I've kissed Her glove of bones at her wrist That I have held in my hand Her Spanish fly and her monkey gland Her Godly body and its fourteen stations That I have embraced, her palpitations Her unborn baby crying, Mummy Amongst the rubble of her body Her lovely lidded eyes I've sipped Her fingernails, all pink and chipped Her accent which I'm told is broad That I have heard and has been poured Into my human heart and filled me With love, up to the brim, and killed me And rebuilt me back anew With something to look forward to Well, who could ask much more than that? A West country girl with a big fat cat That looks into her eyes of green And meows, He loves you , then meows again WHEN I FIRST CAME TO TOWN When I first came to town All the people gathered round They bought me drinks Lord, how they quickly changed their tune When I first came to town People took me round from end to end Like someone may take round a friend O how quickly they changed their tune Suspicion and dark murmurs surround me Everywhere I go they confound me As though the blood on my hands Is there for every citizen to see O sweet Jesus There is no turning back There is always one more town A little further down the track And from my window, across the tracks I watch the juicers burn their fires And in that light Their faces leer at me How I wish they'd just let me be When I first came to town Their favours were for free Now even the doors of the whores of this town Are closed to me I search the mirror And I try to see Why the people of this town Have washed their hands of me O sweet Jesus There is no turning back There is always one more town A little further down the track O lord, every god damn turn I take I fear the noose, I fear the stake For there is no bone They did not break In all the towns I've been before Well those that sin against me are snuffed out I know from every day that I live God damn the day that I was born The night that forced me from the womb And god damn this town For I am leaving now But one day I will return And the people of this town will surely see Just how quickly the tables turn O sweet Jesus This really is the end There is always one more town A little further round the end WHERE DO WE GO NOW BUT NOWHERE I remember a girl so very well The carnival drums all mad in the air Grim reapers and skeletons and a missionary bell O where do we go now but nowhere In a colonial hotel we fucked up the sun And then we fucked it down again Well the sun comes up and the sun goes down Going round and round to nowhere The kitten that padded and purred on my lap Now swipes at my face with the paw of a bear I turn the other cheek and you lay into that O where do we go now but nowhere O wake up, my love, my lover wake up O wake up, my love, my lover wake up Across clinical benches with nothing to talk Breathing tea and biscuits and the Serenity Prayer While the bones of our child crumble like chalk O where do we go now but nowhere I remember a girl so bold and so bright Loose limbed and laughing and brazen and bare Sits gnawing her knuckles in the chemical light O where do we go now but nowhere You come for me now with a cake that you've made Ravaged avenger with a clip in your hair Full of glass and bleach and my old razorblades O where do we go now but nowhere O wake up, my love, my lover wake up O wake up, my love, my lover wake up If they'd give me my clothes back then I could go home From this fresh, this clean, antiseptic air Behind the locked gates an old donkey moans O where do we go now but nowhere Around the duck pond we grimly mope Gloomily and mournfully we go rounds again And one more doomed time and without much hope Going round and around to nowhere From the balcony we watched the carnival band The crack of the drum a little child did scare I can still feel his tiny fingers pressed in my hand O where do we go now but nowhere If I could relive one day of my life If I could relive just a single one You on the balcony, my future wife O who could have known, but no one O wake up, my love, my lover make up O wake up, my love, my lover make up WHERE THE WILD ROSES GROW They call me The Wild Rose But my name was Elisa Day Why they call me it I do not know For my name was Elisa Day From the first day I saw her I knew she was the one She stared in my eyes and smiled For her lips were the colour of the roses That grew down the river, all bloody and wild When he knocked on my door and entered the room My trembling subsided in his sure embrace He would be my first man, and with a careful hand He wiped at the tears that ran down my face On the second day I brought her a flower She was more beautiful than any woman I'd seen I said, Do you know where the wild roses grow So sweet and scarlet and free? On the second day he came with a single red rose Said: Will you give me your loss and your sorrow I nodded my head, as I lay on the bed He said, If I show you the roses, will you follow? On the third day he took me to the river He showed me the roses and we kissed And the last thing I heard was a muttered word As he knelt (stood smiling) above me with a rock in his fist On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow And she lay on the bank, the wind light as a thief And I kissed her goodbye, said, All beauty must die And lent down and planted a rose between her teeth Chorus WHERE THE WILD ROSES GROW They call me The Wild Rose But my name was Elisa Day Why they call me it I do not know For my name was Elisa Day From the first day I saw her I knew she was the one She stared in my eyes and smiled For her lips were the colour of the roses That grew down the river, all bloody and wild When he knocked on my door and entered the room My trembling subsided in his sure embrace He would be my first man, and with a careful hand He wiped at the tears that ran down my face On the second day I brought her a flower She was more beautiful than any woman I'd seen I said, Do you know where the wild roses grow So sweet and scarlet and free? On the second day he came with a single red rose Said: Will you give me your loss and your sorrow I nodded my head, as I lay on the bed He said, If I show you the roses, will you follow? On the third day he took me to the river He showed me the roses and we kissed And the last thing I heard was a muttered word As he knelt (stood smiling) above me with a rock in his fist On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow And she lay on the bank, the wind light as a thief And I kissed her goodbye, said, All beauty must die And lent down and planted a rose between her teeth Chorus WINGS OFF FLIES She loves me, she loves me not She loves me, she loves me not She loves me, she loves me not We e ll, ah've spent seven days and seven nights tryin to get sunk in this brine Don't turn on ya water works 'cause ah got me a pair of water wings, right?! Insects suicide against the window, and my heart goes out to those lil flies There's a buzzin in my ear but it's more of her black mail, ham shakespeare lies Wings off Flies, She loves me, she loves me not. O o o o oh she loves me not!! Lord, Ah've discovered the recipe of Heaven ya git solitude and ya mix with sanctuary and silence, then bake it! Listen, I plead guilty to misanthropy so hang me! Ah'd appreciate it!! Witness her gate crash my tiny hell with some obscene tete a tete, If ya wanna talk to me about Love'n'Pain consult my ulcer, it'd be happy to co operate Wings off Flies, she loves me, loves me not Uh hey, Joe! Another outa do the job. Time to drown our lil fire, ya can keep the ashes, Now bye bye, bye, bye, see ya in a pigs eye! Ah will be one, in need of no one In this, my deepest dive... Fill'er up, Joe... Hey! Ah am obliged! Ah am olbiged! Wings off Flies, She loves me, she loves me not Wings off Flies etc... ad infinitum Welcome the solitary flyer ya see it land on the rim of my glass it's going around and around and around look I just don't have the heart to hurt a fly I grabbed it in my paw snatched it up and then I held it to my ear could hear it scream could hear it scream and scream and scream till it screamed not... Hey Joe, ya know anything about this scream? WONDERFUL LIFE Come in, babe Across these purple fields The sun has sunk behind you Across these purple fields That idiot boy in the corner Is speaking deviated truths Come on, admit it, babe It s a wonderful life If you can find it If you can find it If you can find it It s a wonderful life that you bring Ooh it s a wonderful thing Speak our secret into your hands And hold it in between Plunge your hands into the water And drown it in the sea There will be nothing between us, baby But the air that we breathe Don t cry It s a wonderful, wonderful life If you can find it If you can find it If you can find it It s a wonderful life that you bring It s a wonderful, wonderful thing We can build our dungeons in the air And sit and cry the blues We can stomp across this world With nails hammered through our shoes We can join that troubled Who criticise and accuse It don t matter much We got nothing much to lose But this wonderful life If you can find it And when you find it And when you find it It s a wonderful life that you bring It s a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful thing Sometimes our secrets are all we ve got With our lives we must defend Sometimes the air between us, babe Is unbearably thin Sometimes it s wise to lay down your gloves And just give in Come in, come in Come in, come in To this wonderful life If you can find it And if you find it It s a wonderful life that you bring It s a wonderful, wonderful thing It s a wonderful life It s a wonderful life YOUR FUNERAL... MY TRIAL I am a crooked man And I've walked a crooked mile Night, the shameless widow Doffed her weeds, in a pile The stars all winked at me They shamed a child Your funeral, my trial A thousand Marys lured me To feathered beds and fields of glover Bird with crooked wing cast It's wicked shadow over A bauble moon did mock And trinket stars did smile Your funeral, my trial Here I am, little lamb... Let all the bells in whoredom ring All the crooked bitches that she was (Mongers of pain) Saw the moon Become a fang Your funeral, my trial 1959 Listen to my story. Got two tales to tell. One of fallen glory. One of vanity. The world's roof was raging, but we were looking fine; 'Cause we built that thing and it grew wings, in Nineteen Fifty Nine. Wisdom was a teapot; Pouring from above. Desolation angels Served it up with Love. Ignitin'[g strife] like every form of light, then moved by bold design, slid in that thing and it grew wings, in Nineteen Fifty Nine. It was Blood, shining in the Sun; First: Freedom! Speeding the american claim: Freedom; Freedom; Freedom; Freedom! China was the tempest; [And] Madness overflowed. [The] Lama was a young man, and [he] watched his world in flames. Taking Glory down by the edge of clouds; It was a cryin'[g] shame. Another lost horizon. Tibet the fallen star. Wisdom and compassion Crushed, in the land of Shangri La. But in the land of the Impala, honey, well, we were lookin' Fine, 'cause we built that thing and it grew wings; In Nineteen Fifty Nine. 'Cause we built that thing and it grew wings; In Nineteen Fifty Nine. It was the best of times, it's [was] the worst of times; In 1959; 1959; 1959; 1959; 1959; 1959; 1959. It was the best of times; It was the worst of times. [In] Nineteen Fifty Nine. 1959 Listen to my story. Got two tales to tell. One of fallen glory. One of vanity. The world's roof was raging, but we were looking fine; 'Cause we built that thing and it grew wings, in Nineteen Fifty Nine. Wisdom was a teapot; Pouring from above. Desolation angels Served it up with Love. Ignitin'[g strife] like every form of light, then moved by bold design, slid in that thing and it grew wings, in Nineteen Fifty Nine. It was Blood, shining in the Sun; First: Freedom! Speeding the american claim: Freedom; Freedom; Freedom; Freedom! China was the tempest; [And] Madness overflowed. [The] Lama was a young man, and [he] watched his world in flames. Taking Glory down by the edge of clouds; It was a cryin'[g] shame. Another lost horizon. Tibet the fallen star. Wisdom and compassion Crushed, in the land of Shangri La. But in the land of the Impala, honey, well, we were lookin' Fine, 'cause we built that thing and it grew wings; In Nineteen Fifty Nine. 'Cause we built that thing and it grew wings; In Nineteen Fifty Nine. It was the best of times, it's [was] the worst of times; In 1959; 1959; 1959; 1959; 1959; 1959; 1959. It was the best of times; It was the worst of times. [In] Nineteen Fifty Nine. ABOUT A BOY Toward another he has gone to breathe an air beyond his own toward a wisdom beyond the shelf toward a dream that dreams itself about a boy beyond it all about a boy beyond it all from the forest from the foam from the field that he had known toward a river twice as blessed toward the inn of happiness about a boy beyond it all about a boy beyond it all from a chaos raging sweet from the deep and dismal street toward another kind of peace toward the great emptiness about a boy beyond it all about a boy beyond it all [ ] I stood among them I stood alone boy boy just a boy just a little boy [ ] just a little boy who will never grow AIN'T IT STRANGE Down in Vineland there's a clubhouse, Girl in white dress, boy shoot white stuff Oh, don't you know that anyone can join And they come and they call and they fall on the floor Don't you see when you're looking at me That I'll never end transcend transcend Ain't it strange oh oh oh Ain't it strange oh oh oh Come and join me, I implore thee, I impure thee, come explore me. Oh, don't you know that anyone can come And they come and they call and they crawl on the floor. Don't you see when you're looking at me That I'll never end transcend transcend Ain't it strange oh oh oh Ain't it strange oh oh oh True, true, who are you ? Who, who am I ? Oh da oh da oh da oh da oh da oh da Down in Vineland there's a clubhouse, Girl in white dress, boy shoot white stuff. Oh, don't you know that anyone can come And they come and they call and they fall on the floor Don't you see when you're looking at me That I'll never end transcend transcend. Ain't it strange oh oh oh Ain't it strange oh oh oh Do you go to the temple tonight ? Oh no, I don't think so Do you not go to the palace of answers with me Marie? Oh no, I don't think so, no See when they offer me book of gold, I know soon still that platinum is coming And when I look inside of your temple It looks just like the inside of anyone one man, And when he beckons his finger to me, Well, I move in another direction, I move in another dimension I move in another dimension oh oh oh I spin, I spiral, and I splatter Hand of God, I feel the finger, Hand of God, and I start to whirl And I whirl, and I whirl, Don't get dizzy, do not fall now, Turn, God, God (strange) Go, go on, go like a dervish, Turn, God, (strange) make a move Turn, Lord, (strange) I don't get nervous Oh I just move in another dimension Come move in another dimension Come move in another dimension Come move in another dimension oh oh oh Strange strange Do you go to the temple tonight ? Oh no, I don't think so, no We'll go to the pagoda The palace of answers with me, Marie Oh no, I don't believe so, no See when they offer me book of gold, I know soon still that platinum is coming And when I look inside of your temple It looks just like the inside of anyone one man And when he beckons his finger to me, Well, I move in another dimension I move in another dimension I move in another dimension oh oh oh AIN'T IT STRANGE Down in Vineland there's a clubhouse, Girl in white dress, boy shoot white stuff Oh, don't you know that anyone can join And they come and they call and they fall on the floor Don't you see when you're looking at me That I'll never end transcend transcend Ain't it strange oh oh oh Ain't it strange oh oh oh Come and join me, I implore thee, I impure thee, come explore me. Oh, don't you know that anyone can come And they come and they call and they crawl on the floor. Don't you see when you're looking at me That I'll never end transcend transcend Ain't it strange oh oh oh Ain't it strange oh oh oh True, true, who are you ? Who, who am I ? Oh da oh da oh da oh da oh da oh da Down in Vineland there's a clubhouse, Girl in white dress, boy shoot white stuff. Oh, don't you know that anyone can come And they come and they call and they fall on the floor Don't you see when you're looking at me That I'll never end transcend transcend. Ain't it strange oh oh oh Ain't it strange oh oh oh Do you go to the temple tonight ? Oh no, I don't think so Do you not go to the palace of answers with me Marie? Oh no, I don't think so, no See when they offer me book of gold, I know soon still that platinum is coming And when I look inside of your temple It looks just like the inside of anyone one man, And when he beckons his finger to me, Well, I move in another direction, I move in another dimension I move in another dimension oh oh oh I spin, I spiral, and I splatter Hand of God, I feel the finger, Hand of God, and I start to whirl And I whirl, and I whirl, Don't get dizzy, do not fall now, Turn, God, God (strange) Go, go on, go like a dervish, Turn, God, (strange) make a move Turn, Lord, (strange) I don't get nervous Oh I just move in another dimension Come move in another dimension Come move in another dimension Come move in another dimension oh oh oh Strange strange Do you go to the temple tonight ? Oh no, I don't think so, no We'll go to the pagoda The palace of answers with me, Marie Oh no, I don't believe so, no See when they offer me book of gold, I know soon still that platinum is coming And when I look inside of your temple It looks just like the inside of anyone one man And when he beckons his finger to me, Well, I move in another dimension I move in another dimension I move in another dimension oh oh oh ASK THE ANGELS Moooooove! Ask the angels who they're calling, Go ask the angels if they're calling to thee Ask the angels while they're falling Who that person could possibly be And I know you got the feeling, You know, I feel it crawl across the floor And I know it got you reelin' And honey honey the call is for war And it's wild wild wild wild. Everybody got the feelin' You know the feeling and it's stronger each day Everybody wants to be reelin' And baby baby I'll show you the way And I know it's hard sometimes, You got a piece and hit across the sky And I know it's hard sometimes And world war is the battle cry And it's wild wild wild wild Across the country through the fields You know I see it written 'cross the sky People rising from the highway And war war is the battle cry And it's wild wild wild wild. Armageddon, it's gotten No savior jailer can take it from me World ending, it's just beginning And rock and roll is what I'm born to be And it's wild wild wild wild Wild wild wild wild X3 Ask the angels if they're startin' to move Comin' in droves in from L.A. Ask the angels if they're starting to groove Lightning as armor and it's today It's wild wild wild wild Wild wild wild wild X3 ASK THE ANGELS Moooooove! Ask the angels who they're calling, Go ask the angels if they're calling to thee Ask the angels while they're falling Who that person could possibly be And I know you got the feeling, You know, I feel it crawl across the floor And I know it got you reelin' And honey honey the call is for war And it's wild wild wild wild. Everybody got the feelin' You know the feeling and it's stronger each day Everybody wants to be reelin' And baby baby I'll show you the way And I know it's hard sometimes, You got a piece and hit across the sky And I know it's hard sometimes And world war is the battle cry And it's wild wild wild wild Across the country through the fields You know I see it written 'cross the sky People rising from the highway And war war is the battle cry And it's wild wild wild wild. Armageddon, it's gotten No savior jailer can take it from me World ending, it's just beginning And rock and roll is what I'm born to be And it's wild wild wild wild Wild wild wild wild X3 Ask the angels if they're startin' to move Comin' in droves in from L.A. Ask the angels if they're starting to groove Lightning as armor and it's today It's wild wild wild wild Wild wild wild wild X3 BABELOGUE I haven't fucked much with the past, but I've fucked plenty with the future. Over the skin of silk are scars from the splinters of stations and walls I've caressed. A stage is like each bolt of wood, like a log of Helen, is my pleasure. I would measure the success of a night by the way by the way by the amount of piss and seed I could exude over the columns that nestled the P.A. Some nights I'd surprise everybody by skipping off with a skirt of green net sewed over with flat metallic circles which dazzled and flashed. The lights were violet and white. I had an ornamental veil, but I couldn't bear to use it. When my hair was cropped, I craved covering, but now my hair itself is a veil, and the scalp inside is a scalp of a crazy and sleepy Comanche lies beneath this netting of the skin. I wake up. I am lying peacefully I am lying peacefully and my knees are open to the sun. I desire him, and he is absolutely ready to seize me. In heart I am a Moslem; in heart I am an American; In heart I am Moslem, in heart I'm an American artist, and I have no guilt. I seek pleasure. I seek the nerves under your skin. The narrow archway; the layers; the scroll of ancient lettuce. We worship the flaw, the belly, the belly, the mole on the belly of an exquisite whore. He spared the child and spoiled the rod. I have not sold myself to God. BABELOGUE I haven't fucked much with the past, but I've fucked plenty with the future. Over the skin of silk are scars from the splinters of stations and walls I've caressed. A stage is like each bolt of wood, like a log of Helen, is my pleasure. I would measure the success of a night by the way by the way by the amount of piss and seed I could exude over the columns that nestled the P.A. Some nights I'd surprise everybody by skipping off with a skirt of green net sewed over with flat metallic circles which dazzled and flashed. The lights were violet and white. I had an ornamental veil, but I couldn't bear to use it. When my hair was cropped, I craved covering, but now my hair itself is a veil, and the scalp inside is a scalp of a crazy and sleepy Comanche lies beneath this netting of the skin. I wake up. I am lying peacefully I am lying peacefully and my knees are open to the sun. I desire him, and he is absolutely ready to seize me. In heart I am a Moslem; in heart I am an American; In heart I am Moslem, in heart I'm an American artist, and I have no guilt. I seek pleasure. I seek the nerves under your skin. The narrow archway; the layers; the scroll of ancient lettuce. We worship the flaw, the belly, the belly, the mole on the belly of an exquisite whore. He spared the child and spoiled the rod. I have not sold myself to God. BECAUSE THE NIGHT take me now baby here as I am pull me close, try and understand desire is hunger is the fire I breathe love is a banquet on which we feed come on now try and understand the way I feel when I'm in your hands take my hand come undercover they can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now because the night belongs to lovers because the night belongs to lust because the night belongs to lovers because the night belongs to us have I doubt when I'm alone love is a ring, the telephone love is an angel disguised as lust here in our bed until the morning comes come on now try and understand the way I feel under your command take my hand as the sun descends they can't touch you now, can't touch you now, can't touch you now because the night belongs to lovers ... with love we sleep with doubt the vicious circle turn and burns without you I cannot live forgive, the yearning burning I believe it's time, too real to feel so touch me now, touch me now, touch me now because the night belongs to lovers ... because tonight there are two lovers if we believe in the night we trust because tonight there are two lovers ... BECAUSE THE NIGHT take me now baby here as I am pull me close, try and understand desire is hunger is the fire I breathe love is a banquet on which we feed come on now try and understand the way I feel when I'm in your hands take my hand come undercover they can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now because the night belongs to lovers because the night belongs to lust because the night belongs to lovers because the night belongs to us have I doubt when I'm alone love is a ring, the telephone love is an angel disguised as lust here in our bed until the morning comes come on now try and understand the way I feel under your command take my hand as the sun descends they can't touch you now, can't touch you now, can't touch you now because the night belongs to lovers ... with love we sleep with doubt the vicious circle turn and burns without you I cannot live forgive, the yearning burning I believe it's time, too real to feel so touch me now, touch me now, touch me now because the night belongs to lovers ... because tonight there are two lovers if we believe in the night we trust because tonight there are two lovers ... BECAUSE THE NIGHT take me now baby here as I am pull me close, try and understand desire is hunger is the fire I breathe love is a banquet on which we feed come on now try and understand the way I feel when I'm in your hands take my hand come undercover they can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now because the night belongs to lovers because the night belongs to lust because the night belongs to lovers because the night belongs to us have I doubt when I'm alone love is a ring, the telephone love is an angel disguised as lust here in our bed until the morning comes come on now try and understand the way I feel under your command take my hand as the sun descends they can't touch you now, can't touch you now, can't touch you now because the night belongs to lovers ... with love we sleep with doubt the vicious circle turn and burns without you I cannot live forgive, the yearning burning I believe it's time, too real to feel so touch me now, touch me now, touch me now because the night belongs to lovers ... because tonight there are two lovers if we believe in the night we trust because tonight there are two lovers ... BENEATH THE SOUTHERN CROSS Oh to be not anyone gone this maze of being skin oh to cry not any cry so mournful that the dove just laughs the steadfast gasps oh to owe not anyone nothing to be not here but here forsaking equatorial bliss who walked through the callow mist dressed in scraps who walked the curve of the world whose bone scraped whose flesh unfurled who grieves not anyone gone to greet lame the inspired sky amazed to stumble where gods get lost beneath the southern cross BENEATH THE SOUTHERN CROSS Oh to be not anyone gone this maze of being skin oh to cry not any cry so mournful that the dove just laughs the steadfast gasps oh to owe not anyone nothing to be not here but here forsaking equatorial bliss who walked through the callow mist dressed in scraps who walked the curve of the world whose bone scraped whose flesh unfurled who grieves not anyone gone to greet lame the inspired sky amazed to stumble where gods get lost beneath the southern cross BIRDLAND His father died and left him a little farm in New England. All the long black funeral cars left the scene And the boy was just standing there alone Looking at the shiny red tractor Him and his daddy used to sit inside And circle the blue fields and grease the night. It was if someone had spread butter on all the fine points of the stars 'Cause when he looked up they started to slip. Then he put his head in the crux of his arm And he started to drift, drift to the belly of a ship, Let the ship slide open, and he went inside of it And saw his daddy 'hind the control board streamin' beads of light, He saw his daddy 'hind the control board, And he was very different tonight 'Cause he was not human, he was not human. And then the little boy's face lit up with such naked joy That the sun burned around his lids and his eyes were like two suns, White lids, white opals, seeing everything just a little bit too clearly And he looked around and there was no black ship in sight, No black funeral cars, nothing except for him the raven And fell on his knees and looked up and cried out, No, daddy, don't leave me here alone, Take me up, daddy, to the belly of your ship, Let the ship slide open and I'll go inside of it Where you're not human, you are not human. But nobody heard the boy's cry of alarm. Nobody there 'cept for the birds around the New England farm And they gathered in all directions, like roses they scattered And they were like compass grass coming together into the head of a shaman bouquet Slit in his nose and all the others went shooting And he saw the lights of traffic beckoning like the hands of Blake Grabbing at his cheeks, taking out his neck, All his limbs, everything was twisted and he said, I won't give up, won't give up, don't let me give up, I won't give up, come here, let me go up fast, Take me up quick, take me up, up to the belly of a ship And the ship slides open and I go inside of it where I am not human. I am helium raven and this movie is mine, So he cried out as he stretched the sky, Pushing it all out like latex cartoon, am I all alone in this generation ? We'll just be dreaming of animation night and day And won't let up, won't let up and I see them coming in, Oh, I couldn't hear them before, but I hear 'em now, It's a radar scope in all silver and all platinum lights Moving in like black ships, they were moving in, streams of them, And he put up his hands and he said, It's me, it's me, I'll give you my eyes, take me up, oh now please take me up, I'm helium raven waitin' for you, please take me up, Don't let me here, the son, the sign, the cross, Like the shape of a tortured woman, the true shape of a tortured woman, The mother standing in the doorway letting her sons No longer presidents but prophets They're all dreaming they're gonna bear the prophet, He's gonna run through the fields dreaming in animation It's all gonna split his skull It's gonna come out like a black bouquet shining Like a fist that's gonna shoot them up Like light, like Mohammed Boxer Take them up up up up up up Oh, let's go up, up, take me up, I'll go up, I'm going up, I'm going up Take me up, I'm going up, I'll go up there Go up go up go up go up up up up up up up Up, up to the belly of a ship. Let the ship slide open and we'll go inside of it Where we are not human, we're not human. Well, there was sand, there were tiles, The sun had melted the sand and it coagulated Like a river of glass When it hardened he looked at the surface He saw his face And where there were eyes were just two white opals, two white opals, Where there were eyes there were just two white opals And he looked up and the rays shot And he saw raven comin' in And he crawled on his back and he went up Up up up up up up Sha da do wop, da shaman do way, sha da do wop, da shaman do way, Sha da do wop, da shaman do way, sha da do wop, da shaman do way, Sha da do wop, da shaman do way, We like birdland. BIRDLAND His father died and left him a little farm in New England. All the long black funeral cars left the scene And the boy was just standing there alone Looking at the shiny red tractor Him and his daddy used to sit inside And circle the blue fields and grease the night. It was if someone had spread butter on all the fine points of the stars 'Cause when he looked up they started to slip. Then he put his head in the crux of his arm And he started to drift, drift to the belly of a ship, Let the ship slide open, and he went inside of it And saw his daddy 'hind the control board streamin' beads of light, He saw his daddy 'hind the control board, And he was very different tonight 'Cause he was not human, he was not human. And then the little boy's face lit up with such naked joy That the sun burned around his lids and his eyes were like two suns, White lids, white opals, seeing everything just a little bit too clearly And he looked around and there was no black ship in sight, No black funeral cars, nothing except for him the raven And fell on his knees and looked up and cried out, No, daddy, don't leave me here alone, Take me up, daddy, to the belly of your ship, Let the ship slide open and I'll go inside of it Where you're not human, you are not human. But nobody heard the boy's cry of alarm. Nobody there 'cept for the birds around the New England farm And they gathered in all directions, like roses they scattered And they were like compass grass coming together into the head of a shaman bouquet Slit in his nose and all the others went shooting And he saw the lights of traffic beckoning like the hands of Blake Grabbing at his cheeks, taking out his neck, All his limbs, everything was twisted and he said, I won't give up, won't give up, don't let me give up, I won't give up, come here, let me go up fast, Take me up quick, take me up, up to the belly of a ship And the ship slides open and I go inside of it where I am not human. I am helium raven and this movie is mine, So he cried out as he stretched the sky, Pushing it all out like latex cartoon, am I all alone in this generation ? We'll just be dreaming of animation night and day And won't let up, won't let up and I see them coming in, Oh, I couldn't hear them before, but I hear 'em now, It's a radar scope in all silver and all platinum lights Moving in like black ships, they were moving in, streams of them, And he put up his hands and he said, It's me, it's me, I'll give you my eyes, take me up, oh now please take me up, I'm helium raven waitin' for you, please take me up, Don't let me here, the son, the sign, the cross, Like the shape of a tortured woman, the true shape of a tortured woman, The mother standing in the doorway letting her sons No longer presidents but prophets They're all dreaming they're gonna bear the prophet, He's gonna run through the fields dreaming in animation It's all gonna split his skull It's gonna come out like a black bouquet shining Like a fist that's gonna shoot them up Like light, like Mohammed Boxer Take them up up up up up up Oh, let's go up, up, take me up, I'll go up, I'm going up, I'm going up Take me up, I'm going up, I'll go up there Go up go up go up go up up up up up up up Up, up to the belly of a ship. Let the ship slide open and we'll go inside of it Where we are not human, we're not human. Well, there was sand, there were tiles, The sun had melted the sand and it coagulated Like a river of glass When it hardened he looked at the surface He saw his face And where there were eyes were just two white opals, two white opals, Where there were eyes there were just two white opals And he looked up and the rays shot And he saw raven comin' in And he crawled on his back and he went up Up up up up up up Sha da do wop, da shaman do way, sha da do wop, da shaman do way, Sha da do wop, da shaman do way, sha da do wop, da shaman do way, Sha da do wop, da shaman do way, We like birdland. BLUE POLES Mother as I write the sun dissolves Blood life streaming cross my hand And these words, these words Hope dashed immortal hope Hope streaking the canvas sky Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write We joined the long caravan Hungry dreaming going west Just for work just to get a job And we never got lucky We just forged on And the dust the endless dust Like a plague it covered everything Hal fell with the fever And mother I did what I could Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write We prayed we prayed for rain I never wanted to see the sun again All my dresses you made by hand We left behind on the road Hal died in my arms We buried him by the river Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write BOY CRIED WOLF Oh the story's told been told retold From the sacred scriptures to the tabloids All the fuss and fight none above a whisper The soul of gold the belly of a boy Well they drew him from the forest Like they draw blood Tied him to a tree like St. Sebastian And he turned his head and let the arrows fly Through the trees, the trees The ornamental leaves Boy cried wolf Wolf don't come Wolf within Boy cried wolf In the ancient mold they're dancing down Calling to the moon but it don't answer And they fell on their knees and passed the bowl around And the blood the blood the sacramental blood Boy cried wolf Wolf don't come Wolf within Boy cried wolf I am the body I am the stream I am the wake of everything They bring me flowers that are myself Garlands of blood that are myself Slain the lamb that is himself Torn reborn the cries of our dismay Are nothing to the wind but whose to mind Kings are lifted up and kings are thrown Lost received retrieved The human tide Innocence had its day Innocence had its day Innocence innocence BOY CRIED WOLF Oh the story's told been told retold From the sacred scriptures to the tabloids All the fuss and fight none above a whisper The soul of gold the belly of a boy Well they drew him from the forest Like they draw blood Tied him to a tree like St. Sebastian And he turned his head and let the arrows fly Through the trees, the trees The ornamental leaves Boy cried wolf Wolf don't come Wolf within Boy cried wolf In the ancient mold they're dancing down Calling to the moon but it don't answer And they fell on their knees and passed the bowl around And the blood the blood the sacramental blood Boy cried wolf Wolf don't come Wolf within Boy cried wolf I am the body I am the stream I am the wake of everything They bring me flowers that are myself Garlands of blood that are myself Slain the lamb that is himself Torn reborn the cries of our dismay Are nothing to the wind but whose to mind Kings are lifted up and kings are thrown Lost received retrieved The human tide Innocence had its day Innocence had its day Innocence innocence BREAK IT UP Car stopped in a clearing, Ribbon of life, it was nearing. I saw the boy break out of his skin. My heart turned over and I crawled in. He cried, Break it up, oh I don't understand, Break it up, I can't comprehend. Break it up, oh, I want to feel you. Break it up, don't talk to me that way, I'm not listening. Snow started falling, I could hear the angel calling. We rolled on the ground, he stretched out his wings. The boy flew away and he started to sing. He sang, Break it up, oh, I don't understand. Break it up, I can't comprehend. Break it up, oh, I want to feel you. Break it up, don't look at me. The sky was raging, the boy disappeared, I fell on my knee Atmosphere broke up, the boy reappeared. I cried, Take me please! Ice, it was shining. I could feel my heart, it was melting. I tore off my clothes, I danced on my shoes. I ripped my skin open and then I broke through. I cried, Break it up, oh, now I understand. Break it up, and I want to go. Break it up, oh please take me with you. Break it up, I can feel it breaking, I can feel it breaking, I can feel it breaking, I can feel, I can feel, I can feel, I can feel. So break it up, oh now I'm coming with you. Break it up, now I'm gonna go. Break it up, oh, feel me, I'm coming. Break it up, break it up, break it up, Break it up, break it up, break it up, Oh, break it up, break it up, break it up Break it up, break it up, break it on up Break it up, break it on up, up, up Break it, break it, break it, break it Break it on up, break it up, Break it up, break it up, break it up ... BROKEN FLAG Nodding tho the lamp's lit low, nod for passers underground. To and fro she's darning, and the land is weeping red and pale. Weeping yarn from Algiers. Weeping yarn from Algiers. Weaving tho the eyes are pale, what will rend will also mend. The sifting cloth is binding, and the dream she weaves will never end. For we're marching toward Algiers. For we're marching toward Algiers. Lullaby tho baby's gone. Lullaby a broken song. Oh, the cradle was our call. When it rocked we carried on. And we marched on toward Algiers. For we're marching toward Algiers We're still marching for Algiers. Marching, marching for Algiers. Not to hail a barren sky. Sifting cloth is weeping red. The mourning veil is waving high a field of stars and tears we've shed. In the sky a broken flag, children wave and raise their arms. We'll be gone but they'll go on and on and on and on and on. CARTWHEELS Come my one, look at the world Bird beast butterfly Girls sing notes of heaven Birds lift them up to the sky Spring is departing Spring is departing Her thoughts are darting like a rabbit Like a rabbit 'cross the moon Shines of light over your hair As boys croon Pretty in pink It makes me wonder What could ever bring you down I see tears falling From those eyes of brown Hearing a voice, you turn your head You vanish into the mist Of your thoughts And I Want to grasp What brings you down Open up those eyes of brown The world is changing Your heart is growing Hearing a voice you turn your head Girls turn by ones, by twos Notes pour bad and tender Eradicate your blues The good world The good world Come my one, look around you Bird, beast, butterfly Girls sing notes from heaven Birds lift them up to the sky I see brown eyes That see girls turning Girls turning Cartwheels The good world The good whirl The good world The good whirl Come my one, look at your world Don't let it bring you down Come on open for me Those eyes of brown I see girls turning Cartwheels Cartwheels Cartwheels... CASH Here we go around again Curve of life spiraling Everything we've ever known As the seed of life gets blown And the miracle of time When will that time just end Remember, you decide Take that vow Grab that ring It's not a whim Not a whim When you be cashing in Try to turn your life around And all the things you do resound And then you can't loose control Say your time has come and then Hard to pinpoint find the seam Where that one time ends Where that time begins Remember, you decide Take that vow Take a stand Grab that ring It's not a whim It's not a whim It's only time That you're cashing in In the white noise of desire We can't hear a single thing Floating round the fragile bough Afflictions of the human soul Its beauty immaterial You decide Stand along The fallen ones Take revenge Defeated sons Rend that coat From seam to seam It's only time It's only time That you spend You spend It's only time You spend Its only time You spend It's only life That you're cashing in CHINA BIRD One fine day these words I pray Will breathe a truth Within yourself upon a shelf A life anew So many roads It's hard to know what to do All your dreams All it seems Is as you choose For destiny my china bird Is calling for you The world turns The flame burns Bright and true Near and far Where you are Guiding you china bird The open skies Are yearning for you If they say it's not that way Hold your view With my love fly above A light anew Oh spread your wings The open sky Is calling to you china bird My heart is yearning for you If you fly away I'll be waiting come what may All my love a fragile ray For you for you CITIZEN SHIP I was nothing. It didn't matter to me. Ah, there were tags all over my sleeve. There was water outside the windows and children in the streets [ ] rats with tags. Ain't got a passport. Ain't got my real name. Ain't got a chance, sport, at fortune and fame. And I walk these endless streets, won't you give me a lift. A lift. A lift. On your citizen ship. They were rioting in Chicago, movement in L.A. Sixty eight it broke up the yardbirds. We were broke as well. Took it underground, M.C. borderline, up against the wall. The wall. The wall. Show your papers, boy. Citizen ship we got mem'ries. Stateless, they got shame. Cast adrift from the citizen ship, lifeline denied, exiled this castaway. Blind alley in New York City, in a foreign embrace. If you're hungry you're not too particular about what you'll taste. Men in uniform gave me vinegar, spoon of misery. But what the hell, I fell, I fell. It doesn't matter to me. Citizen ship we got mem'ries Citizen ship, we got pain. Cast adrift from the citizen ship, lifeline denied, exiled this castaway. I was caught like a moth with its wings outta sync. Cut the chord. Overboard. Just a refugee. Lady liberty, lend a hand to me, I've been cast adrift. Adrift. Adrift. Adrift. Adrift. Adrift. Adrift. On the citizen ship we got mem'ries Citizen ship, we got pain. Lose your grip on the citizen ship, you're cast, you're cast away. On the citizen ship you got mem'ry. Citizen ship you got pain. Citizen ship you got identity. A name. A name. A name. . . What's your name, son? What's your name? . . . What's your name? [ ] Nothing. I got nothing. [ ] Jersey. Give me your tired, your poor Give me your huddled masses your wartorn [ ] Give me your wartorn and your [ ] Lift up your [ ] unto me. Ah, mythology. COME BACK LITTLE SHEBA Come back little Sheba I hear them calling Open your ears Awake from thy sleep High above The stars are falling Open your arms And you shall receive The lights of the city So bold and flashing All of its riches Imparted to thee Robes of saffron Robes of standing A road of crimson Spread at your feet Your robes of standing Your robes of saffron Your road of crimson All pleasing to me But close your lights Close your gates I must arise My flock awaits Farewell little Sheba I hear them a'calling Here is your staff Tend to thy sheep Good wishes be with you If that be your calling Farewell little Sheba Arise and take leave DANCING BAREFOOT she is benediction she is addicted to thee she is the root connection she is connecting with he here I go and I don't know why I fell so ceaselessly could it be he's taking over me... I'm dancing barefoot heading for a spin some strange music draws me in makes me come on like some heroin/e she is sublimation she is the essence of thee she is concentrating on he, who is chosen by she here I go and I don't know why I spin so ceaselessly, could it be he's taking over me... she is re creation she, intoxicated by thee she has the slow sensation that he is levitating with she ... here I go and I don't know why, I spin so ceaselessly, 'til I lose my sense of gravity... (oh god I fell for you ...) the plot of our life sweats in the dark like a face the mystery of childbirth, of childhood itself grave visitations what is it that calls to us? why must we pray screaming? why must not death be redefined? we shut our eyes we stretch out our arms and whirl on a pane of glass an afixiation a fix on anything the line of life the limb of a tree the hands of he and the promise that s/he is blessed among women. (oh god I fell for you ...) DANCING BAREFOOT she is benediction she is addicted to thee she is the root connection she is connecting with he here I go and I don't know why I fell so ceaselessly could it be he's taking over me... I'm dancing barefoot heading for a spin some strange music draws me in makes me come on like some heroin/e she is sublimation she is the essence of thee she is concentrating on he, who is chosen by she here I go and I don't know why I spin so ceaselessly, could it be he's taking over me... she is re creation she, intoxicated by thee she has the slow sensation that he is levitating with she ... here I go and I don't know why, I spin so ceaselessly, 'til I lose my sense of gravity... (oh god I fell for you ...) the plot of our life sweats in the dark like a face the mystery of childbirth, of childhood itself grave visitations what is it that calls to us? why must we pray screaming? why must not death be redefined? we shut our eyes we stretch out our arms and whirl on a pane of glass an afixiation a fix on anything the line of life the limb of a tree the hands of he and the promise that s/he is blessed among women. (oh god I fell for you ...) DEAD CITY This dead city longs to be This dead city longs to be free Seven screaming horses Melt down in the sun Building scenes on empty dreams And smoking them one by one This dead city longs to be This dead city longs to be living Is it any wonder there's squalor in the sun With their broken schemes and their lotteries They never get nowhere Is it any wonder they're spitting at the sun God's parasites in abandoned sites and they never have much fun If I was a blind man Would you see for me Or would you confuse The nature of my blues And refuse a hand to me Is it any wonder crying in the sun Is it any wonder I'm crying in the sun Well I built my dreams on your empty scenes Now I'm burning them one by one This damn city this dead city Immortal city Motor city Suc cess city Longs to be Longs to be Free Free Free DEAD CITY This dead city longs to be This dead city longs to be free Seven screaming horses Melt down in the sun Building scenes on empty dreams And smoking them one by one This dead city longs to be This dead city longs to be living Is it any wonder there's squalor in the sun With their broken schemes and their lotteries They never get nowhere Is it any wonder they're spitting at the sun God's parasites in abandoned sites and they never have much fun If I was a blind man Would you see for me Or would you confuse The nature of my blues And refuse a hand to me Is it any wonder crying in the sun Is it any wonder I'm crying in the sun Well I built my dreams on your empty scenes Now I'm burning them one by one This damn city this dead city Immortal city Motor city Suc cess city Longs to be Longs to be Free Free Free DEAD TO THE WORLD Dead to the world my body was sleeping on my mind was nothing at all come a mist an aire so appealing I'm here a whispering you summouned I called I formed me a presence whose aspect was changing oh he would shift he would not shift at all we sat for a while he was very engaging and when he was gone I was gone on a smile With a strange way of walking and a strange way of breathing more lives than a cat that let me astray all in all he captured my heart dead to the world and just slipped away I heard me a music that drew me to dancing lo I turned under his spell I opened my coat but he never came closer I bolted the door and whispered oh well With a strange way of walking and a strange way of breathing more lives than a cat that let me astray all in all he captured my heart dead to the world and just slipped away I laid in the rushes the air was upon me wondering well I just couldn't discern will he come back come back to me oh I whispered will you ever return I was feeling sensations in no dictionary he was less than a breath of shimmer and smoke the life in his fingers unwound my existence dead to the world alive I awoke With a strange way of walking and a strange way of breathing less than a breath of shimmer and smoke the life in his fingers unwound my existence dead to the world alive I awoke alive I awoke alive alive I awoke alive I awoke alive I awoke alive I awoke I awoke alive I awoke alive alive o alive alive o DEATH SINGING In the straw colored light In light rapidly changing On a life rapidly fading Have you seen death singing Have you seen death singing With a throat smooth as a lamb Yet dry as a branch not snapping He throws back his head And he does not sing a thing mournful Have you seen death singing Have you seen death singing Have you seen death singing In the straw colored light He sings a black embrade And white opals swimming In a child's leather purse Have you seen death swimming Have you seen death swimming With a throat smooth as a lamb Yet dry as a branch not snapping He throws back his head And he does not sing a thing mournful Have you seen death singing Have you seen death singing Have you seen death singing In the straw colored light He sings of youth enraged And the burning of Atlanta And these viral times And May ribbons streaming And straw colored curls a turning A mother's vain delight And woe to the sun And woe to the young Another hearse is drawn Have you seen death singing In the straw colored light DISTANT FINGERS When, when will you be landing? When, when will you return? Feel, feel my heart expanding You and your alien arms All my earthly dreams are shattered, I'm so tired I quit Take me forever, it doesn't matter Deep inside of your ship. La, la la la la la landing. Please, oh oh won't you return? Feel, see your blue lights are flashing, You and your alien arms Deep in the forest I whirl like I did as a little girl Let my eyes rise in the sky looking for you Oh you know, I would go anywhere at all 'Cause no star is too far with you, with you La, la la la la la landing. Please, oh oh won't you return? Feel, feel my heart expanding, You and your alien arms All my earthly dreams are shattered, I'm so tired I quit Take me forever, it doesn't matter Deep inside of your ship Land, land Oh I am waiting for you, Oh I am waiting for you, oh I am waiting for you, Waiting for you to take me up by my starry spine Ohhhh ohhhh with your distant fingers Oh I'm waiting for you, waiting for you, Oh I am waiting for you DISTANT FINGERS When, when will you be landing? When, when will you return? Feel, feel my heart expanding You and your alien arms All my earthly dreams are shattered, I'm so tired I quit Take me forever, it doesn't matter Deep inside of your ship. La, la la la la la landing. Please, oh oh won't you return? Feel, see your blue lights are flashing, You and your alien arms Deep in the forest I whirl like I did as a little girl Let my eyes rise in the sky looking for you Oh you know, I would go anywhere at all 'Cause no star is too far with you, with you La, la la la la la landing. Please, oh oh won't you return? Feel, feel my heart expanding, You and your alien arms All my earthly dreams are shattered, I'm so tired I quit Take me forever, it doesn't matter Deep inside of your ship Land, land Oh I am waiting for you, Oh I am waiting for you, oh I am waiting for you, Waiting for you to take me up by my starry spine Ohhhh ohhhh with your distant fingers Oh I'm waiting for you, waiting for you, Oh I am waiting for you DON'T SAY NOTHING Lower the thing the skin of a cat Skin it to the left just laying there No other thing is luck like that And you set it said it said nothing Went to the party very discouraged I watched the litter pile like a wall I looked at the river just couldn't forgive it It was ladened with all kinds of shit Still I admit that I didn't say nothing I turned my back walked away Got to face the fact that I didn't say nothing Everyone was dancing I stood over in the corner I was listening they were saying this and saying that And putting this one down but nothing was delivered Nothing good was coming I just stood there I couldn't believe it but I didn't say nothing I walked the floor then I looked away Got to face the fact that I didn't say nothing How long how long will we make do Maybe it's time to break on through Gonna lift my skirts gonna straighten up Gonna get well I'm gonna do something Gonna face the fact gonna give it back And I'm gonna do something won't hold my tongue Won't hold the thought won't hold the card Well I'm gonna do something Oh my brain I got to complain You can refrain but I'm gonna do something How long how long will we make do Maybe it's time to break on through Out in the desert I saw that old cat skinned I saw it floating in the river I saw and no one seemed to mind They sat there they sat there watching the sun I saw it float away and I watched the buildings crumble Like dust in the hand and we watched the sun Spread its wings and fly away And in the mountains a cry echoes Don't say nothing Don't say nothing no Don't say nothing no DREAM OF LIFE Na na na na na Na na na na na I'm with you always You're ever on my mind In a light to last a whole life through Each way I turn the sense of you surrounds in every step I take In all I do Your thoughts your schemes captivate my dreams Everlasting, ever new Sea returns to sea And sky to sky In a life of dream am I When I'm with you Deep in my heart How the presence of you shines In a light to last a whole life through I recall the wonder of it all Each dream of life I'll share with you Sea returns to sea And sky to sky In a life of dream am I When I'm with you I'm with you always You're ever on my mind In a light to last a whole life through The hand above turns those leaves of love All and all a timeless view Each dream of life Flung from paradise Everlasting, ever new Dream of Life Dream Of Life Na na na na na EASTER Easter Sunday, we were walking. Easter Sunday, we were talking. Isabel, my little one, take my hand. Time has come. Isabella, all is glowing. Isabella, all is knowing. And my heart, Isabella. And my head, Isabella. Frederick and Vitalie, savior dwells inside of thee. Oh, the path leads to the sun. Brother, sister, time has come. Isabella, all is glowing. Isabella, all is knowing. Isabella, we are dying. Isabella, we are rising. I am the spring, the holy ground, the endless seed of mystery, the thorn, the veil, the face of grace, the brazen image, the thief of sleep, the ambassador of dreams, the prince of peace. I am the sword, the wound, the stain. Scorned transfigured child of Cain. I rend, I end, I return. Again I am the salt, the bitter laugh. I am the gas in a womb of light, the evening star, the ball of sight that leads that sheds the tears of Christ dying and drying as I rise tonight. Isabella, we are rising. Isabella, we are rising . . . ELEGIE I just don't know what to do tonight, My head is aching as I drink and breathe Memory falls like cream in my bones, moving on my own. There must be something I can dream tonight, The air is filled with the moves of you, All the fire is frozen yet still I have the will, ooh, ah. Trumpets, violins, I hear them in the distance And my skin emits a ray, but I think it's sad, it's much too bad That our friends can't be with us today. FAREWELL REEL It's been a hard time and when it rains it rains on me the sky just opens and when it rains it pours I walk alone assaulted it seems by tears from heaven and darling I can't help thinking those tears are yours Our wild love came from above and wilder still is the wind that howls like a voice that knows it's gone cause darling you died and well I cried but I'll get by salute our love and send you a smile and move on So darling farewell all will be well and then all will be fine the children will rise strong and happy be sure cause your love flows and the corn still grows and God only knows we're only given as much as the heart can endure But I don't know why but when it rains it rains on me the sky just opens and when it rains it pours But I look up and a rainbow appears like a smile from heaven and darling I can't help thinking that smile is yours FIREFLIES I been walking wherefore am I walking I been walking If you see me walking a walking a walking if you see me walking Don't avert your eyes don't turn away don't turn away I'm coming to you oh oh oh oh oh oh oh to you Living in steps till I can rest living in steps till I'm blessed by you I and I alone can but do for you to twist in my hand the thorn of thy youth to draw thy seed to turn in birth thy sighs (living in steps) thy moans till we can rest living in steps till I'm by you all I ever wanted I and I alone I will wash your feet and dry them with my hair I will give to you every other tear thy breath thy spear thy season of mirth seven steps until I can rest seven steps til I am blessed by you all I ever wanted I wanted I wanted all I ever wanted I wanted for you oh wo wo ... oh wo wo ... all I ever wanted I wanted for you five steps till I can rest five steps till I'm blessed by you four steps till I can rest four steps till I'm blessed by you all I ever wanted I wanted I wanted all I ever wanted I wanted for you I and I alone ghost of thy ghost walk I will walk a burning stem to illume thy night (three steps...) blood of my blood bone of my bone (three steps...) can but do for you I and I alone two steps till I can rest two steps till I'm blessed by you oh oh oh ... can but do for you I and I alone oh oh oh ... FREDERICK hi hello wake from thy sleep god has granted thy soul to keep all of the power and all of the gain is entwined in a single name Frederick name of care fast asleep in a room somewhere guardian angels/up above on the one I love. i am calling as the young thrush caught in the crest astonished tie death on this night of wonder on this night I know i would give all if you called to say hello. high! high! hey hey rejoin to me as the light fades my soul surrenders in my glove take this message my dove to the one I love. FREDERICK hi hello wake from thy sleep god has granted thy soul to keep all of the power and all of the gain is entwined in a single name Frederick name of care fast asleep in a room somewhere guardian angels/up above on the one I love. i am calling as the young thrush caught in the crest astonished tie death on this night of wonder on this night I know i would give all if you called to say hello. high! high! hey hey rejoin to me as the light fades my soul surrenders in my glove take this message my dove to the one I love. FREE MONEY Every night before I go to sleep Find a ticket, win a lottery, Scoop the pearls up from the sea Cash them in and buy you all the things you need. Every night before I rest my head See those dollar bills go swirling 'round my bed. I know they're stolen, but I don't feel bad. I take that money, buy you things you never had. Oh, baby, it would mean so much to me, Oh, baby, to buy you all the things you need for free. I'll buy you a jet plane, baby, Get you on a higher plane to a jet stream And take you through the stratosphere And check out the planets there and then take you down Deep where it's hot, hot in Arabia, babia, then cool, cold fields of snow And we'll roll, dream, roll, dream, roll, roll, dream, dream. When we dream it, when we dream it, when we dream it, We'll dream it, dream it for free, free money, Free money, free money, free money, free money, free money, free money. Every night before I go to sleep Find a ticket, win a lottery. Every night before I rest my head See those dollar bills go swirling 'round my bed. Oh, baby, it would mean so much to me, Baby, I know our troubles will be gone. Oh, I know our troubles will be gone, goin' gone If we dream, dream, dream for free. And when we dream it, when we dream it, when we dream it, Let's dream it, we'll dream it for free, free money, Free money, free money, free money, X7 Free money, free money, free money, free. FREE MONEY Every night before I go to sleep Find a ticket, win a lottery, Scoop the pearls up from the sea Cash them in and buy you all the things you need. Every night before I rest my head See those dollar bills go swirling 'round my bed. I know they're stolen, but I don't feel bad. I take that money, buy you things you never had. Oh, baby, it would mean so much to me, Oh, baby, to buy you all the things you need for free. I'll buy you a jet plane, baby, Get you on a higher plane to a jet stream And take you through the stratosphere And check out the planets there and then take you down Deep where it's hot, hot in Arabia, babia, then cool, cold fields of snow And we'll roll, dream, roll, dream, roll, roll, dream, dream. When we dream it, when we dream it, when we dream it, We'll dream it, dream it for free, free money, Free money, free money, free money, free money, free money, free money. Every night before I go to sleep Find a ticket, win a lottery. Every night before I rest my head See those dollar bills go swirling 'round my bed. Oh, baby, it would mean so much to me, Baby, I know our troubles will be gone. Oh, I know our troubles will be gone, goin' gone If we dream, dream, dream for free. And when we dream it, when we dream it, when we dream it, Let's dream it, we'll dream it for free, free money, Free money, free money, free money, X7 Free money, free money, free money, free. FREE MONEY Every night before I go to sleep Find a ticket, win a lottery, Scoop the pearls up from the sea Cash them in and buy you all the things you need. Every night before I rest my head See those dollar bills go swirling 'round my bed. I know they're stolen, but I don't feel bad. I take that money, buy you things you never had. Oh, baby, it would mean so much to me, Oh, baby, to buy you all the things you need for free. I'll buy you a jet plane, baby, Get you on a higher plane to a jet stream And take you through the stratosphere And check out the planets there and then take you down Deep where it's hot, hot in Arabia, babia, then cool, cold fields of snow And we'll roll, dream, roll, dream, roll, roll, dream, dream. When we dream it, when we dream it, when we dream it, We'll dream it, dream it for free, free money, Free money, free money, free money, free money, free money, free money. Every night before I go to sleep Find a ticket, win a lottery. Every night before I rest my head See those dollar bills go swirling 'round my bed. Oh, baby, it would mean so much to me, Baby, I know our troubles will be gone. Oh, I know our troubles will be gone, goin' gone If we dream, dream, dream for free. And when we dream it, when we dream it, when we dream it, Let's dream it, we'll dream it for free, free money, Free money, free money, free money, X7 Free money, free money, free money, free. GANDHI /Ray/Shanahan/Daugherty) I had a dream Mr. King If you'll beg my pardon I was trespassing A sacred garden And the blossoms fell And they dropped like candy And nature cried Gandhi Gandhi And nature cried Gandhi Gandhi When he was a boy He was afraid of the dark His mother would fast And pray at his feet And the lamp burned as he slept Slept as he dreamed He was dreaming of his sisters Dressed in white muslin Dressed in white muslin Dancing in a ring He was afraid of the dark And the lamp burned And his mother fasted And prayed as he slept Dreaming of blossoms They were burning his throat He had eaten flowers Fell burning Flowers fell burning From the young girls' hair He was whispering Into his god's ear Let the children be so Let the children be so And the lamplight flickered flickered And his mother withered like Job And he lay there dreaming And the blossoms fell And Tilak's trumpet Proceeded to call And the blossoms fell And they dropped like candy And the people cried Gandhi Gandhi... I had a dream Mr. King If you'll beg my pardon I was trespassing The sacred garden And the blossoms fell Well, they dropped like candy And nature cried Gandhi Gandhi Hey little man Awake from your slumber Get 'em with the numbers Get 'em with the numbers He was frail and shy And the cast of his mind Was mercurial Was mercurial As the sacred verbs Scrawled In the dust On the floor On the floor Long live revolution And the spinning wheel And a handful of salt And a handful of salt The untouchables Dropped like candy They called to him Gandhi Gandhi The children of god With hands full of candy They called to him Gandhi Gandhi Feel our woes Man of the giving Rejoin the living Rejoin the living Awake from the net Where you've been sleeping And their climbing climbing The flowing hair And the golden flowers Of the young girls Well they dropped all around They dropped like candy And people cried Gandhi Gandhi Awake little man Awake from your slumber And get 'em with the numbers Get 'em with the numbers One Two Three Four hundred Thousand million people People People... Awake from your slumber Awake from your slumber Awake from your slumber And get 'em with the numbers Get 'em with the numbers Long live revolution And the spinning wheel Awake awake Is the mighty appeal Oh, people awake Awake from your slumber And get 'em with the numbers Get 'em with the numbers I had a dream Mr. King If you'll beg my pardon I was trespassing The sacred garden And the blossoms fell Dropped like candy And nature called Gandhi Gandhi Gandhi Gandhi Awake from your slumber Awake from your slumber And get 'em with the numbers Get 'em with the numbers GHOST DANCE We shall live again, we shall live. What is it children that falls from the sky ? Tayi, taya, tayi, aye aye. Mannah from Heaven from the most high, Food from the father, tayi, taye aye. We shall live again, we shall live again, We shall live again, shake out the ghost dance. Peace to your brother, give and take peace, Tayi, taya, it leaves two feet One foot extended, snake to the ground, Wave up the Earth, one turn around. We shall live again, we shall live again, We shall live again, shake out the ghost dance. Stretch out your arms now tip and swing, Rude up thy bird, tayi, tayi. Threw out your shoe over the soil, Dust off the words that shaped from the tale. We shall live again, we shall live again, We shall live again, shake out the ghost dance. Here we are, Father, Lord, Holy Ghost, Bread of your bread, ghost of your host, We are the tears that fall from your eyes, Word of your word, cry of your cry. We shall live again, we shall live again, We shall live again. What is it, Father, in your eye, What is this wisdom, eyes of God, That makes me feel just what I need. You used to fly me the way to speed. What is it, Father, holy that night ? What is it, Father, that moves to the right ? What is it, Father, that is waiting in Heaven ? What is it, Father, that shapes from your hand ? What is it, Father, that makes me spin around ? What is it, Father, that brings me down What is it, Father, you can't tell what I like. What is it, Father, I just ride into space What is it, Father, I can tell you one night What is it, Father, I can tell what I like What is it, Father, are you into shape What is it, Father, are you calling today What is it, Father ... [ ] GHOST DANCE We shall live again, we shall live. What is it children that falls from the sky ? Tayi, taya, tayi, aye aye. Mannah from Heaven from the most high, Food from the father, tayi, taye aye. We shall live again, we shall live again, We shall live again, shake out the ghost dance. Peace to your brother, give and take peace, Tayi, taya, it leaves two feet One foot extended, snake to the ground, Wave up the Earth, one turn around. We shall live again, we shall live again, We shall live again, shake out the ghost dance. Stretch out your arms now tip and swing, Rude up thy bird, tayi, tayi. Threw out your shoe over the soil, Dust off the words that shaped from the tale. We shall live again, we shall live again, We shall live again, shake out the ghost dance. Here we are, Father, Lord, Holy Ghost, Bread of your bread, ghost of your host, We are the tears that fall from your eyes, Word of your word, cry of your cry. We shall live again, we shall live again, We shall live again. What is it, Father, in your eye, What is this wisdom, eyes of God, That makes me feel just what I need. You used to fly me the way to speed. What is it, Father, holy that night ? What is it, Father, that moves to the right ? What is it, Father, that is waiting in Heaven ? What is it, Father, that shapes from your hand ? What is it, Father, that makes me spin around ? What is it, Father, that brings me down What is it, Father, you can't tell what I like. What is it, Father, I just ride into space What is it, Father, I can tell you one night What is it, Father, I can tell what I like What is it, Father, are you into shape What is it, Father, are you calling today What is it, Father ... [ ] GLITTER IN THEIR EYES It's been a while since I've seen your face It's been a while since I've walked this place I see the monkeys riding on their bikes Racing through the impossible night You say you're feeling like a new tree Man they'll cut you from limb to limb Pick your pocket with such delight Shake it to the right Shake it in the light Oh can't you see the glitter The glitter in their eyes Oh can't you see the glitter The glitter in their eyes Genius stalking in new shoes Have you got WTO blues Dust of diamonds Making you sneeze Kids on rollers ready for Running through the junkyards Breezing through the halls Racing through the malls Walking through the walls They'll strip your mind Just for fun Quoth the raven Yum yum yum Children children everywhere Selling souls for souvenirs They've been sold out like as not Just for chunks of Ankgor Vat They'll trade you up Trade you down Your body a commodity Our sacred stage Has been defaced Replaced to grace The marketplace Dow is jonesing at the bit 42nd Disney Street Ragged hearts unraveling Look out kids The gleam the gleam All that glitters Is not all that glitters Is not all that glitters GLITTER IN THEIR EYES It's been a while since I've seen your face It's been a while since I've walked this place I see the monkeys riding on their bikes Racing through the impossible night You say you're feeling like a new tree Man they'll cut you from limb to limb Pick your pocket with such delight Shake it to the right Shake it in the light Oh can't you see the glitter The glitter in their eyes Oh can't you see the glitter The glitter in their eyes Genius stalking in new shoes Have you got WTO blues Dust of diamonds Making you sneeze Kids on rollers ready for Running through the junkyards Breezing through the halls Racing through the malls Walking through the walls They'll strip your mind Just for fun Quoth the raven Yum yum yum Children children everywhere Selling souls for souvenirs They've been sold out like as not Just for chunks of Ankgor Vat They'll trade you up Trade you down Your body a commodity Our sacred stage Has been defaced Replaced to grace The marketplace Dow is jonesing at the bit 42nd Disney Street Ragged hearts unraveling Look out kids The gleam the gleam All that glitters Is not all that glitters Is not all that glitters GLORIA Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine meltin' in a pot of thieves wild card up my sleeve thick heart of stone my sins my own they belong to me, me people say beware! but I don't care the words are just rules and regulations to me, me I I walk in a room, you know I look so proud I'm movin' in this here atmosphere, well, anything's allowed and I go to this here party and I just get bored until I look out the window, see a sweet young thing humpin' on the parking meter, leanin' on the parking meter oh, she looks so good, oh, she looks so fine and I got this crazy feeling and then I'm gonna ah ah make her mine ooh I'll put my spell on her here she comes walkin' down the street here she comes comin' through my door here she comes crawlin' up my stair here she comes waltzin' through the hall in a pretty red dress and oh, she looks so good, oh, she looks so fine and I got this crazy feeling that I'm gonna ah ah make her mine and then I hear this knockin' on my door hear this knockin' on my door and I look up into the big tower clock and say, oh my God here's midnight! and my baby is walkin' through the door leanin' on my couch she whispers to me and I take the big plunge and oh, she was so good and oh, she was so fine and I'm gonna tell the world that I just ah ah made her mine and I said darling, tell me your name, she told me her name she whispered to me, she told me her name and her name is, and her name is, and her name is, and her name is G L O R I A G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria I was at the stadium There were twenty thousand girls called their names out to me Marie and Ruth but to tell you the truth I didn't hear them I didn't see I let my eyes rise to the big tower clock and I heard those bells chimin' in my heart going ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong. ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong counting the time, then you came to my room and you whispered to me and we took the big plunge and oh. you were so good, oh, you were so fine and I gotta tell the world that I make her mine make her mine make her mine make her mine make her mine make her mine G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria, G L O R I A Gloria and the tower bells chime, ding dong they chime they're singing, Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine. Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A, Gloria G L O R I A, G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria, G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria, G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria . GLORIA Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine meltin' in a pot of thieves wild card up my sleeve thick heart of stone my sins my own they belong to me, me people say beware! but I don't care the words are just rules and regulations to me, me I I walk in a room, you know I look so proud I'm movin' in this here atmosphere, well, anything's allowed and I go to this here party and I just get bored until I look out the window, see a sweet young thing humpin' on the parking meter, leanin' on the parking meter oh, she looks so good, oh, she looks so fine and I got this crazy feeling and then I'm gonna ah ah make her mine ooh I'll put my spell on her here she comes walkin' down the street here she comes comin' through my door here she comes crawlin' up my stair here she comes waltzin' through the hall in a pretty red dress and oh, she looks so good, oh, she looks so fine and I got this crazy feeling that I'm gonna ah ah make her mine and then I hear this knockin' on my door hear this knockin' on my door and I look up into the big tower clock and say, oh my God here's midnight! and my baby is walkin' through the door leanin' on my couch she whispers to me and I take the big plunge and oh, she was so good and oh, she was so fine and I'm gonna tell the world that I just ah ah made her mine and I said darling, tell me your name, she told me her name she whispered to me, she told me her name and her name is, and her name is, and her name is, and her name is G L O R I A G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria I was at the stadium There were twenty thousand girls called their names out to me Marie and Ruth but to tell you the truth I didn't hear them I didn't see I let my eyes rise to the big tower clock and I heard those bells chimin' in my heart going ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong. ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong counting the time, then you came to my room and you whispered to me and we took the big plunge and oh. you were so good, oh, you were so fine and I gotta tell the world that I make her mine make her mine make her mine make her mine make her mine make her mine G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria, G L O R I A Gloria and the tower bells chime, ding dong they chime they're singing, Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine. Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A, Gloria G L O R I A, G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria, G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria, G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria . GLORIA Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine meltin' in a pot of thieves wild card up my sleeve thick heart of stone my sins my own they belong to me, me people say beware! but I don't care the words are just rules and regulations to me, me I I walk in a room, you know I look so proud I'm movin' in this here atmosphere, well, anything's allowed and I go to this here party and I just get bored until I look out the window, see a sweet young thing humpin' on the parking meter, leanin' on the parking meter oh, she looks so good, oh, she looks so fine and I got this crazy feeling and then I'm gonna ah ah make her mine ooh I'll put my spell on her here she comes walkin' down the street here she comes comin' through my door here she comes crawlin' up my stair here she comes waltzin' through the hall in a pretty red dress and oh, she looks so good, oh, she looks so fine and I got this crazy feeling that I'm gonna ah ah make her mine and then I hear this knockin' on my door hear this knockin' on my door and I look up into the big tower clock and say, oh my God here's midnight! and my baby is walkin' through the door leanin' on my couch she whispers to me and I take the big plunge and oh, she was so good and oh, she was so fine and I'm gonna tell the world that I just ah ah made her mine and I said darling, tell me your name, she told me her name she whispered to me, she told me her name and her name is, and her name is, and her name is, and her name is G L O R I A G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria I was at the stadium There were twenty thousand girls called their names out to me Marie and Ruth but to tell you the truth I didn't hear them I didn't see I let my eyes rise to the big tower clock and I heard those bells chimin' in my heart going ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong. ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong counting the time, then you came to my room and you whispered to me and we took the big plunge and oh. you were so good, oh, you were so fine and I gotta tell the world that I make her mine make her mine make her mine make her mine make her mine make her mine G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria, G L O R I A Gloria and the tower bells chime, ding dong they chime they're singing, Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine. Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A, Gloria G L O R I A, G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria, G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria, G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria G L O R I A Gloria . GOING UNDER Sun is rising on the water Light is dancing again Let's go under where the sun beams Let's go under my friend Are we sleeping Are we dreaming Are we dancing again Is it heaven Crack it open and we'll slide down its stream We can hold on (I'm sure) To the sea's foaming mane It will serve us We'll surface and we'll plunge back again Sun is rising on the water Light is dancing like a flame There's no burning where the sun beams Oh it's such a lovely game Does the sea dream (I'm sure) We are here, we attend We are bells on the shore where the tolling suspends Who will decide the shape of things The shift of being Who will perceive When life is new Shall we divide and become another Who is due for gift upon gift Who will decide Shall we swim over and over The curve of a wing Its destination ever changing Sun is rising on the water Light is dancing like a flame Let's go waltzing on the water Let's go under again Let's go under Going under GONE AGAIN Hey now man's own kin we commend into the wind grateful arms grateful limbs grateful soul he's gone again I have a winter's tale how vagrant hearts relent prevail sow their seed into the wind seize the sky and they're gone again fame is fleeting God is nigh we raise our arms to him on night we shoot our flint into the sun we bless our spoils and we're gone we're gone Hey now man's own kin we commend into the wind grateful arms grateful limbs grateful heart he's gone again Here a man man's own kin he turned his back and his own people shot him and he fell on his knees before the burning plane and he beheld fields of gold his land his sun and he arose his blood aflame the clouds pressed with hand prints stained one last breath the sky is high the hungry earth the empty vein the ashes rain death's own bed man's own kin into the wind one last breath hole in life love knot tied braid undone child born the hollow horn warrior cried a warrior died one last breath lick of flame spirit moaned spirit shed the heavens fed man's own kin grips the sky and he's gone again Hey now man's own kin we lay down into the wind grateful arms grateful limbs grateful heart he's gone again Hey now man's own kin he ascends into the wind grateful heart grateful limbs grateful man he's gone again GONE AGAIN Hey now man's own kin we commend into the wind grateful arms grateful limbs grateful soul he's gone again I have a winter's tale how vagrant hearts relent prevail sow their seed into the wind seize the sky and they're gone again fame is fleeting God is nigh we raise our arms to him on night we shoot our flint into the sun we bless our spoils and we're gone we're gone Hey now man's own kin we commend into the wind grateful arms grateful limbs grateful heart he's gone again Here a man man's own kin he turned his back and his own people shot him and he fell on his knees before the burning plane and he beheld fields of gold his land his sun and he arose his blood aflame the clouds pressed with hand prints stained one last breath the sky is high the hungry earth the empty vein the ashes rain death's own bed man's own kin into the wind one last breath hole in life love knot tied braid undone child born the hollow horn warrior cried a warrior died one last breath lick of flame spirit moaned spirit shed the heavens fed man's own kin grips the sky and he's gone again Hey now man's own kin we lay down into the wind grateful arms grateful limbs grateful heart he's gone again Hey now man's own kin he ascends into the wind grateful heart grateful limbs grateful man he's gone again GONE PIE Hey there Come and take a walk with me Stroll into infinity We'll stroll along Until the dawn is gone Midnight take it to the twilight Just a little slice of light Let's turn it off and on off and on Strolling ain't it wonderful Into a light that lingers On and on, on and on Strolling ain't it wonderful Stars fall for we two Bathed in a light of our own Oh life Much too great to sacrifice Come and have another slice Ah life goes on and on Oh life May you live a long life May you live a long life May you live a long life GRATEFUL Ours is just another skin That simply slips away You can rise above it It will shed easily It all will come out fine I've learned it line by line One common wire One silver thread All that you desire Rolls on ahead Like a ship in a bottle Held up to the sun Sails ain't going nowhere You can count every one Until it crashes unto the earth And simply slips away You can hide in the open Or just disappear Ours is just a craving And a twist of the wrist Will undo the stopper With abrupt tenderness Die little sparrow And awake Singing It all will come out fine I've learned it line by line One common wire One silver thread All that you desire Rolls on ahead GUNG HO /Kaye/Shanahan/Daugherty) On a field of red one gold star Raised above his head Raised above his head He was not like any other He was just like any other And the song they bled Was a hymn to him Awake my little one The seed of revolution Sewn in the sleeve Of cloth humbly worn Where others are adorned Above the northern plain The great birds fly With great wings Over the paddy fields And the people kneel And the men they toil Yet not for their own And the children are hungry And the wheel groans There before a grass hut A young boy stood His mother lay dead His sisters cried for bread And within his young heart The seed of revolution sewn In cloth humbly worn While others are adorned And he grew into a man Not like any other Just like any other One small man A beard the color of rice A face the color of tea Who shared the misery Of other men in chains With shackles on his feet Escaped the guillotine Who fought against Colonialism imperialism Who remained awake While others slept Who penned like Jefferson Let independence ring And the cart of justice turns Slow and bitterly And the people were crying Plant that seed that seed And they crawled on their bellies Beneath the giant beast And filled the carts with bodies Where once had been their crops And the great birds swarm Spread their wings overhead And his mother dead And the typhoons and the rain The jungles in flames And the orange sun None could be more beautiful Than Vietnam Nothing was more beautiful Than Vietnam And his heart stopped beating And the wheel kept turning And the words he bled Were a hymn to them I have served the whole people I have served my whole country And as I leave this world May you suffer union And my great affection Limitless as sky Filled with golden stars The question is raised Raised above his head Was he of his word Was he a good man For his image fills the southern heart With none but bitterness And the people keep crying And the men keep dying And it's so beautiful So beautiful Give me one more turn Give me one more turn One more turn of the wheel One more revolution One more turn of the wheel HIGHER LEARNING HYMN When I am troubled in the night he comes to comfort me. He wills me thru the darkness and the empty child is free to take his hand his sacred heart the heart that breaks the dawn. Amen. And when I think I've had my fill he fills up again. JUBILEE /Daugherty) Oh glad day to celebrate 'Neath the cloudless sky Air so sweet Water pure Fields ripe with rye Come one, come all Gather round Discard your Sunday shoes Come on now Oh my land Be a jubilee Come on girl Come on boy Be a jubilee Oh my land Oh my good People don't be shy Weave the birth of harmony With children's happy cries Hand in hand We're dancing around In a freedom ring Come on now Oh my land Be a jubilee Come on girl Come on boy Be a jubilee We will never fade away Doves shall multiply Yet I see hawks circling the sky Scattering our glad day With debt and despair What good hour Will restore our troubled air? Come on people Gather round You know what to do Come on people Oh my land What be troubling Oh my land What be troubling What be troubling What be troubling you We are love and the future We stand in the midst of fury and weariness Who dreams of joy and radiance? Who dreams of war and sacrifice? Our sacred realms are being squeezed Curtailing civil liberties Recruit the dreams that sing to thee Let freedom ring Freedom ring Freedom ring Jubilee Oh my land Oh glad day Oh my land Hear our cry Freedom ring Oh glad day Oh my land Jubilee Jubilee KIMBERLY The wall is high, the black barn, The babe in my arms in her swaddling clothes And I know soon that the sky will split And the planets will shift, Balls of jade will drop and existence will stop. Little sister, the sky is falling, I don't mind, I don't mind. Little sister, the fates are calling on you. Ah, here I stand again in this old 'lectric whirlwind, The sea rushes up my knees like flame And I feel like just some misplaced Joan Of Arc And the cause is you lookin' up at me. Oh baby, I remember when you were born, It was dawn and the storm settled in my belly And I rolled in the grass and I spit out the gas And I lit a match and the void went flash And the sky split and the planets hit, Balls of jade dropped and existence stopped, stopped, stop, stop. Little sister, the sky is falling, I don't mind, I don't mind. Little sister, the fates are calling on you. I was goin' crazy, so crazy I knew I could break through with you, So with one hand I rocked you and with one heart I reached for you. Ah, I knew your youth was for the takin', fire on a mental plane, So I ran through the fields as the bats with their baby vein faces Burst from the barn and flames in a violent violet sky, And I fell on my knees and pressed you against me. Your soul was like a network of spittle, Like glass balls movin' in like cold streams of logic, And I prayed as the lightning attacked That something will make it go crack, something will make it go crack, Something will make it go crack, something will make it go crack. The palm trees fall into the sea, It doesn't matter much to me As long as you're safe, Kimberly. And I can gaze deep Into your starry eyes, baby, looking deep in your eyes, baby, Looking deep in your eyes, baby, looking deep in your eyes, baby, Into your starry eyes, oh. Oh, in your starry eyes, baby, Looking deep in your eyes, baby, looking deep in your eyes, baby, oh. Oh, looking deep in your eyes, baby, Into your starry eyes, baby, looking deep in your eyes, baby LAND The boy was in the hallway drinking a glass of tea From the other end of the hallway a rhythm was generating Another boy was sliding up the hallway He merged perfectly with the hallway, He merged perfectly, the mirror in the hallway The boy looked at Johnny, Johnny wanted to run, but the movie kept moving as planned The boy took Johnny, he pushed him against the locker, He drove it in, he drove it home, he drove it deep in Johnny The boy disappeared, Johnny fell on his knees, started crashing his head against the locker, started crashing his head against the locker, started laughing hysterically When suddenly Johnny gets the feeling he's being surrounded by horses, horses, horses, horses coming in in all directions white shining silver studs with their nose in flames, He saw horses, horses, horses, horses, horses, horses, horses, horses. Do you know how to pony like bony maroney Do you know how to twist, well it goes like this, it goes like this Baby mash potato, do the alligator, do the alligator And you twist the twister like your baby sister I want your baby sister, give me your baby sister, dig your baby sister Rise up on her knees, do the sweet pea, do the sweet pee pee, Roll down on her back, got to lose control, got to lose control, Got to lose control and then you take control, Then you're rolled down on your back and you like it like that, Like it like that, like it like that, like it like that, Then you do the watusi, yeah do the watusi Life is filled with holes, Johnny's laying there, his sperm coffin Angel looks down at him and says, Oh, pretty boy, Can't you show me nothing but surrender ? Johnny gets up, takes off his leather jacket, Taped to his chest there's the answer, You got pen knives and jack knives and Switchblades preferred, switchblades preferred Then he cries, then he screams, saying Life is full of pain, I'm cruisin' through my brain And I fill my nose with snow and go Rimbaud, Go Rimbaud, go Rimbaud, And go Johnny go, and do the watusi, oh do the watusi There's a little place, a place called space It's a pretty little place, it's across the tracks, Across the tracks and the name of the place is you like it like that, You like it like that, you like it like that, you like it like that, And the name of the band is the Twistelettes, Twistelettes, Twistelettes, Twistelettes, Twistelettes, Twistelettes, Twistelettes, Twistelettes Baby calm down, better calm down, In the night, in the eye of the forest There's a mare black and shining with yellow hair, I put my fingers through her silken hair and found a stair, I didn't waste time, I just walked right up and saw that up there there is a sea up there there is a sea up there there is a sea the sea's the possibility There is no land but the land (up there is just a sea of possibilities) There is no sea but the sea (up there is a wall of possibilities) There is no keeper but the key (up there there are several walls of possibilities) Except for one who seizes possibilities, one who seizes possibilities. (up there) I seize the first possibility, is the sea around me I was standing there with my legs spread like a sailor (in a sea of possibilities) I felt his hand on my knee (on the screen) And I looked at Johnny and handed him a branch of cold flame (in the heart of man) The waves were coming in like Arabian stallions Gradually lapping into sea horses He picked up the blade and he pressed it against his smooth throat (the spoon) And let it deep in (the veins) Dip in to the sea, to the sea of possibilities It started hardening Dip in to the sea, to the sea of possibilities It started hardening in my hand And I felt the arrows of desire I put my hand inside his cranium, oh we had such a brainiac amour But no more, no more, I gotta move from my mind to the area (go Rimbaud go Rimbaud go Rimbaud) And go Johnny go and do the watusi, Yeah do the watusi, do the watusi ... Shined open coiled snakes white and shiny twirling and encircling Our lives are now entwined, we will fall yes we're together twining Your nerves, your mane of the black shining horse And my fingers all entwined through the air, I could feel it, it was the hair going through my fingers, (I feel it I feel it I feel it I feel it) The hairs were like wires going through my body I I that's how I that's how I I died (at that Tower of Babel they knew what they were after) (they knew what they were after) [Everything on the current] moved up I tried to stop it, but it was too warm, too unbelievably smooth, Like playing in the sea, in the sea of possibility, the possibility Was a blade, a shiny blade, I hold the key to the sea of possibilities There's no land but the land looked at my hands, and there's a red stream that went streaming through the sands like fingers, like arteries, like fingers (how much fits between the eyes of a horse?) He lay, pressing it against his throat (your eyes) He opened his throat (your eyes) His vocal chords started shooting like (of a horse) mad pituitary glands The scream he made (and my heart) was so high (my heart) pitched that nobody heard, No one heard that cry, No one heard (Johnny) the butterfly flapping in his throat, (His fingers) Nobody heard, he was on that bed, it was like a sea of jelly, And so he seized the first (his vocal chords shot up) (possibility) (like mad pituitary glands) It was a black tube, he felt himself disintegrate (there is nothing happening at all) and go inside the black tube, so when he looked out into the steep saw this sweet young thing (Fender one) Humping on the parking meter, leaning on the parking meter In the sheets there was a man dancing around to the simple Rock & roll song LAST CALL In a mansion high the young man stood Ready to join his companions good Outside the scent of magnolia blossoms Down streets of gold the children were racing Just another wandering soul Adrift among the stars Just another human heart Led, led away He put his shoes on and he laid down Outside the clouds were swiftly gathering He drained his cup and his stirred the mixture And he closed his eyes as his conscience whispered Just another wandering soul Adrift among the stars Just another human heart Led, led away Misgivings unspoken he joined his companions His face covered over in a mansion high Outside the children gazed in wonder At the quickening sky then slowly disbanded Thirty nine wandering souls Adrift among the stars Thirty nine human hearts Led, led away His burning skin cooled by angels Swallowing sorrows excretion It's all excretion Felled by his hand of the mind of another man Who makes the decisions Lends no provisions for mere eternal rides Learning of course every alien force Even Christ yearns to be To possess the skin And bone the blood of man Who tends the flock who breaks the bread Who makes his own choices Won't listen to voices Accept no false teachers False preachers, good deeders With their hands out stretched To be filled with your money Your mind, your heart, your imagination Sympathy, empathy Acknowledge all man as fellow creation But don't follow him Don't be led away LIBBIE'S SONG If it wasn't for your golden hair I would not be belonely If it wasn't for your golden hair I would not be alone If it wasn't for your piercing stare I would not be belonely If it wasn't for your piercing stare I would not be alone I would not waltz in a widow's line What was yours would not be mine If it wasn't for your golden hair I would not be alone You courted me with princely airs Said you'd love me only Kiss the ribbons in my hair Said darling come and fly Flower of the Calvary You swept me off my saddle Lifted me into your life A soldier's wife was I You marched proudly for the horn I prayed for your swift return I waited for you so forlorn 'Ere to be alone I longed for you, I longed to die I was so belonely The pillow's bare by my side And yet I shall abide For heaven has aset for me Companion for eternity So kiss the ribbons in my hair Say darling come and fly If it wasn't for your golden hair I would not be alonely If it wasn't for your golden hair LO AND BEHOLDEN I was alone and content in my world Dancing on air You sent to me a message that said I like your style Will you come to the temple tonight And dance for me there I pledge to you all that you wish The moon and the stars Lo and beholden Why don't you give it up Lo and beholden Come on you know it's true Lo and beholden Oh I'm beholden to you In the palace there was wild reverie And the look in your eyes As I dropped veil after veil Was drunken desire The dove calls and God notes it all The naked truth Here is my veil the seventh and last It will cost you Lo and beholden Why don't you give it up Lo and beholden Come on you know it's true Lo and beholden Oh I'm beholden to you The royal word has passed The prophet's head is all I ask For beauty and the naked truth It will cost you Lo and beholden Why don't you give it up Lo and beholden Come on you know it's true Lo and beholden Oh I'm beholden to you LOOKING FOR YOU (I WAS) In the medieval night 'Twas love's design And the sky was open like a Valentine All the lacy lights Where wishes fall And like Shakespeare's child I wished on them all Ahh to be your destiny was all that I pursued I could see the sights from the lofty heights But my heart obscured the view I was looking for you Looking for you What could I do I was looking for you Along the black river The ambassador jewels And you were reflected in all that I saw In the towers of gold In the wheel and wing Gripping my senses like an ancient claim Many is the time I knelt in the light appealing to all that I know Guide my eyes and steps that I may find love true Refrain Come on darlin' All that hearts desire was written before us In the medieval fire It was love's design In the glittering stars Like Shakespeare's child To be where you are From the Portobello Road To the Port of Marseilles Where the dervish turns Where the wild goats play Looking for you I was MEMENTO MORI the fans were whirlin' like the blades of a 'copter liftin' into the skies above some foreign land soaked with the bodies of so many friends. Johnny waved he was on his way home he waved goodbye to his comrades in arms, and all the twisted things he'd seen. he waved goodbye and the blades hit something maybe just Fate, but the blades hit the 'copter went up in flames and Johnny never went marchin' home Johnny never went marchin' home they took his name and they carved it on a slab of marble with several thousand other names all the fallen idols the apples of their mother's eye just another name meanwhile back on that burning shore Johnny's comrades stood speechless they looked with uh uh uh uh disbelieving eyes as those bits of metal and the embers the embers of his eyes fanned out into the air black dust flames oh Johnny! some day they'll make a movie about you and in the making of that movie some mad apocalypse it will become even stranger than the simple act just a boy going up up up just a boy going up in flames in the smoke just another life just another breath and who'll remember oh eternity now as eternal as a sheet of marble eternal as a slab on a green hill and your name and all your fallen brothers and all the ones not cut all the ones remembered only in the hearts a mother a father a brother a sister a lover a son a daughter shall not shall not fade shall not fade your ancestors salute you and the gods of your ancestors salute you having having been formed by the minds of your ancestors the gods of your ancestors salute you having been formed by your ancestors the gods of your ancestors salute you they draw you in they draw you through they draw they draw you through that golden door mornin' boy [come on in boy] we remember you we conceived of you we conceived of your breath we conceived of the whole human race and we conceived it to be a beautiful thing like a tulip bending in the wind sometimes it comes back to us in the form of a handful of dust comes back in the form of a smitten child our raped daughters, ah the broken bones souls cleaved from hearts they come back to us and our hands are filled with their rotting tissues but we turn not our backs we press our lips into their cancer into the dust into the remains of each one and that love is there and will greet you, will greet you mornin' boy [come on in boy] it's eternal love well here, go ahead, run through that flame awww man, running through your mind you took a cat, you took a life, you took it by the tail and you swirled it around your head and you thrashed it, you smashed the life out of it and you knew that it would be your own but you wanted to feel, you wanted to feel it die because you know you would feel your own you would feel your own but you're remembered! you're remembered! you're remembered DEAD! you're remembered DEAD! you're remembered DEAD! we remember we remember we remember everything everything MOTHER ROSE Mother rose Every little morn' To tend to me There she stood Waiting by the door Selflessly Took my hand Took it with a smile tenderly Mother rose Every little morn' To tend to me Now's the time To turn the view Now that I have you And I'll rise Every little morn' To tend to thee When you rise Open up your eyes You will see There I'll be Waiting by the door Come to me Take my hand Look into your heart There I'll be Now's the time To turn the view Now that I have you Now's the time To turn the view Now that I have you Roses growing by my door Climbing up the vine All the thorns and pain obscured Roses shall divine Where we feel no pain And the love inside Where roses climb Roses shall divine Roses shall divine Holy mother Mother of gold Mother with stories Told and retold She felt our tears Heard our sighs And turned to gold Before our eyes She rose into the light She rose into the light She rose into the light MY BLAKEAN YEAR In my Blakean year I was so disposed Toward a mission yet unclear Advancing pole by pole Fortune breathed into my ear Mouthed a simple ode One road is paved in gold One road is just a road In my Blakean year Such a woeful schism The pain of our existence Was not as I envisioned Boots that trudged from track to track Worn down to the sole One road is paved in gold One road is just a road Boots that tramped from track to track Worn down to the sole One road was paved in gold One road was just a road In my Blakean year Temptation but a hiss Just a shallow spear Robed in cowardice Brace yourself for bitter flack For a life sublime A labyrinth of riches Never shall unwind The threads that bind the pilgrim's sack Are stitched into the Blakean back So throw off your stupid cloak Embrace all that you fear For joy shall conquer all despair In my Blakean year So throw off your stupid cloak Embrace all that you fear For joy shall conquer all despair In my Blakean year MY MADRIGAL We waltzed beneath motionless skies all heaven's glory turned in your eyes we expressed such sweet vows oh till death do us part oh till death do us part oh oh We waltzed beneath God's point of view knowing no ending to our rendezvous we expressed such sweet vows oh till death do us part oh till death do us part oh oh oh till death do us part oh till death do us part oh oh We waltzed beneath motionless skies all heaven's glory turned in your eyes you pledged me your heart till death do us part you pledged me your heart till death do us part till death do us part NEW PARTY You say hey The state of the union Is fine fine fine I got the feeling that you're lying Lying lying lying I think we need Think we're gonna need A new party They say to me They say what's the word I say it's thunderbird I say it's thunderbird Why don't you Fly fly fly Fly away hey And while you're at it Why don't you Fertilize my lawn Why don't you Fertilize my lawn With what's running from your mouth Running from your mouth Hey listen here We got to get off Our ass or get burned The world's troubles Are a global concern Does your child have Fresh water to drink Wherever you are Wherever you are you're invited To think about this When in the course Of human events It becomes necessary To take things into your own hands To take the water from the well And declare it tainted by greed We got to surely clean it up Clean our house Our inner house Our outer house Left right And hey by the way The human event Is the party of the century And you're all invited It's where you are Wherever you are 'Cause this party Is for everyone And the price of admission Is love one another Love brother NOTES TO THE FUTURE Listen my children and you shall hear The sound of your own steps The sound of your hereafter Memory awaits and turns to greet you Draping its banner across your wrists Wake up arms Delicate feet For as one to march the streets Each alone, each part of another Your steps shall ring Shall raise the cloud And they that will hear will hear Will hear voice of the one And the one and the one As it has never been uttered before For something greater yet to come Then the hour of the prophets And their great cities For the people of Ninevah Fell to their knees Heeding the cry of Jonah United Covering themselves in sackcloth and ashes And called to their god And all their hearts were as one heart. And all their voices were as one voice. God heard them and his mind was moved. Yet something greater will come to pass. And who will call? And what will they call? Will they call to God? The air? The fowl? It will not matter, if the call is true. They shall call and this is known. One voice and each another Shall enter the dead, the living flower, Enter forms that we know not. To be felt by sea, By air, By earth And shall be an elemental pledge. This is our birthright. This is our charge. And we have given over to others. And they have not done well And the forests mourn. The leaves fall. Swaddling babes watch and wonder As the fathers of our spirit nations Dance in the street in celebration As the mountains turn pale from Their nuclear hand And they have not done well Now my children You must overturn the tables Deliver the future from material rule For only one rule should be considered The eleventh commandment To love one another And this is our covenant across your wrist This offering is yours To adorn, adore To bury To burn Upon a mound To hail To set away It is merely a cloth, Merely our colors, Invested with the blood of the people All their hopes and dreams. Our flag It has its excellence Yet it is nothing It shall not be a tyranny above us Nor should god Nor love Nor nature Yet we hold as our pleasure this tender honor That we acknowledge the individual And the common ground formed And if our cloth be raised and lowered Half mast What does it tell us? That an individual has passed Is saluted And mourned by his countrymen. This ritual extends to us all. For we are all the individual. No unknown. No insignificant one Nor insignificant labor Nor insignificant act of charity Each has a story to be told and retold Which shall be a glowing thread In the fabric of Man And the children shall march And bring the colors forward Investing within them The redeeming blood Of their revolutionary hearts. ONE VOICE In the garden of consciousness In fertile mind there lies the dormant seed When blooming as charity Conscience breathes a sigh of relief The confessions of sleep The awakening seed Moved by love to serve We celebrate all Merit in life Ah, the confessions of sleep Unfolding peace As we extend According to need And you will hear the call All action great and small Received joyfully Heaven abounds Let love resound If he be mute Give him a bell If he be blind, an eye It he be down, a hand Lift up your voice Lift up your voice Lift up your voice Give of your mind one mind Give of your heart one heart Give of your voice One voice PATHS THAT CROSS Speak to me Speak to me heart I feel a needing to bridge the clouds Softly go A way I wish to know A way I wish to know Oh you'll ride Surely dance In a ring Backwards and forwards Those who seek feel the glow A glow we will all know A glow we will all know On that day Filled with grace And the heart's communion Steps we take Steps we trace Into the light of reunion Paths that cross will cross again Paths that cross will cross again Speak to me Speak to me shadow I spin from the wheel nothing at all Save the need the need to weave A silk of souls that whisper whisper A silk of souls that whispers to me Speak to me heart all things renew hearts will mend round the bend Paths that cross cross again Paths that cross will cross again Rise up hold the reins We'll meet again I don't know when Hold tight bye bye Paths that cross will cross again Paths that cross Will cross again PATHS THAT CROSS Speak to me Speak to me heart I feel a needing to bridge the clouds Softly go A way I wish to know A way I wish to know Oh you'll ride Surely dance In a ring Backwards and forwards Those who seek feel the glow A glow we will all know A glow we will all know On that day Filled with grace And the heart's communion Steps we take Steps we trace Into the light of reunion Paths that cross will cross again Paths that cross will cross again Speak to me Speak to me shadow I spin from the wheel nothing at all Save the need the need to weave A silk of souls that whisper whisper A silk of souls that whispers to me Speak to me heart all things renew hearts will mend round the bend Paths that cross cross again Paths that cross will cross again Rise up hold the reins We'll meet again I don't know when Hold tight bye bye Paths that cross will cross again Paths that cross Will cross again PEACEABLE KINGDOM Yesterday I saw you standing there With your hand against the pane Looking out the window At the rain And I wanted to tell you That your tears were not in vain But I guess we both knew We'd never be the same Never be the same Why must we hide all these feelings inside? Lions and lambs shall abide Maybe one day we'll be strong enough To build it back again Build the peaceable kingdom Back again Build it back again Why must we hide all these feelings inside? Lions and lambs shall abide Maybe one day we'll be strong enough To build it back again Build the peaceable kingdom Back again Maybe one day we'll be strong enough To build it back again Build the peaceable kingdom Build it back again Build the peaceable kingdom Build it back again PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER I was dreaming in my dreaming of an aspect bright and fair and my sleeping it was broken but my dream it lingered near in the form of shining valleys where the pure air recognized and my senses newly opened I awakened to the cry that the people / have the power to redeem / the work of fools upon the meek / the graces shower it's decreed / the people rule The people have the power The people have the power The people have the power The people have the power Vengeful aspects became suspect and bending low as if to hear and the armies ceased advancing because the people had their ear and the shepherds and the soldiers lay beneath the stars exchanging visions and laying arms to waste / in the dust in the form of / shining valleys where the pure air / recognized and my senses / newly opened I awakened / to the cry Refrain Where there were deserts I saw fountains like cream the waters rise and we strolled there together with none to laugh or criticize and the leopard and the lamb lay together truly bound I was hoping in my hoping to recall what I had found I was dreaming in my dreaming god knows / a purer view as I surrender to my sleeping I commit my dream to you Refrain The power to dream / to rule to wrestle the world from fools it's decreed the people rule it's decreed the people rule LISTEN I believe everything we dream can come to pass through our union we can turn the world around we can turn the earth's revolution we have the power People have the power ... PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER I was dreaming in my dreaming of an aspect bright and fair and my sleeping it was broken but my dream it lingered near in the form of shining valleys where the pure air recognized and my senses newly opened I awakened to the cry that the people / have the power to redeem / the work of fools upon the meek / the graces shower it's decreed / the people rule The people have the power The people have the power The people have the power The people have the power Vengeful aspects became suspect and bending low as if to hear and the armies ceased advancing because the people had their ear and the shepherds and the soldiers lay beneath the stars exchanging visions and laying arms to waste / in the dust in the form of / shining valleys where the pure air / recognized and my senses / newly opened I awakened / to the cry Refrain Where there were deserts I saw fountains like cream the waters rise and we strolled there together with none to laugh or criticize and the leopard and the lamb lay together truly bound I was hoping in my hoping to recall what I had found I was dreaming in my dreaming god knows / a purer view as I surrender to my sleeping I commit my dream to you Refrain The power to dream / to rule to wrestle the world from fools it's decreed the people rule it's decreed the people rule LISTEN I believe everything we dream can come to pass through our union we can turn the world around we can turn the earth's revolution we have the power People have the power ... PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER I was dreaming in my dreaming of an aspect bright and fair and my sleeping it was broken but my dream it lingered near in the form of shining valleys where the pure air recognized and my senses newly opened I awakened to the cry that the people / have the power to redeem / the work of fools upon the meek / the graces shower it's decreed / the people rule The people have the power The people have the power The people have the power The people have the power Vengeful aspects became suspect and bending low as if to hear and the armies ceased advancing because the people had their ear and the shepherds and the soldiers lay beneath the stars exchanging visions and laying arms to waste / in the dust in the form of / shining valleys where the pure air / recognized and my senses / newly opened I awakened / to the cry Refrain Where there were deserts I saw fountains like cream the waters rise and we strolled there together with none to laugh or criticize and the leopard and the lamb lay together truly bound I was hoping in my hoping to recall what I had found I was dreaming in my dreaming god knows / a purer view as I surrender to my sleeping I commit my dream to you Refrain The power to dream / to rule to wrestle the world from fools it's decreed the people rule it's decreed the people rule LISTEN I believe everything we dream can come to pass through our union we can turn the world around we can turn the earth's revolution we have the power People have the power ... PERSUASION (F. Smith/P. Smith) What is the system that gets around Recruits hearts with its timeless rhythm The young glow but old men know It's all a part of some crazy schism Coming on like the dawn unrelenting light Streets thick with its radiating It's all aglow but we all know True love is so complicated Feeling funny don't know why On a plane circling high Equation persuasion It's just persuasion What is the body that has nobody Go through life with nobody at all It come and go where the wind blow When persuasion come to call Got me reeling don't know why I'm on a plane circling high Equation persuasion Got the feeling I'm running in place Caught in the orbit of the human race Equation persuasion It's just persuasion It's jut persuasion It's just persuasion What is the body that has nobody What is the rise without the fall What is illusion without beauty What is the system that's no system at all Hey scout there's no equation You can't prepare for the heart's invasion You can't prepare for the heart's invasion Love is its own PISS FACTORY Sixteen and time to pay off I got this job in a piss factory inspecting pipe Forty hours thirty six dollars a week But it's a paycheck, Jack. It's so hot in here, hot like Sahara You could faint in the heat But these bitches are just too lame to understand Too goddamned grateful to get this job To know they're getting screwed up the ass All these women they got no teeth or gum or cranium And the way they suck hot sausage But me well I wasn't sayin' too much neither I was moral school girl hard working asshole I figured I was speedo motorcycle I had to earn my dough, had to earn my dough But no you gotta, you gotta [relate, babe,] You gotta find the rhythm within Floor boss slides up to me and he says Hey sister, you just movin' too fast, You screwin' up the quota, You doin' your piece work too fast, Now you get off your mustang sally You ain't goin' nowhere, you ain't goin' nowhere. I lay back. I get my nerve up. I take a swig of Romilar And walk up to hot shit Dot Hook and I say Hey, hey sister it don't matter whether I do labor fast or slow, There's always more labor after. She's real Catholic, see. She fingers her cross and she says There's one reason. There's one reason. You do it my way or I push your face in. We knee you in the john if you don't get off your get off your mustang Sally, If you don't shake it up baby. Shake it up, baby. Twist & shout Oh that I could will a radio here. James Brown singing I Lost Someone or the Jesters and the Paragons And Georgie Woods the guy with the goods and Guided Missiles ... But no, I got nothin', no diversion, no window, Nothing here but a porthole in the plaster, in the plaster, Where I look down, look at sweet Theresa's convent All those nurses, all those nuns scattin' 'round With their bloom hoods like cats in mourning. Oh to me they, you know, to me they look pretty damn free down there Down there not having crystal smooth Not having to smooth those hands against hot steel Not having to worry about the [inspeed] the dogma the [inspeed] of labor They look pretty damn free down there, And the way they smell, the way they smell And here I gotta be up here smellin' Dot Hook's midwife sweat I would rather smell the way boys smell Oh those schoolboys the way their legs flap under the desks in study hall That odor rising roses and ammonia And way their dicks droop like lilacs Or the way they smell that forbidden acrid smell But no I got, I got pink clammy lady in my nostril Her against the wheel me against the wheel Oh slow motion inspection is drivin' me insane In steel next to Dot Hook oh we may look the same Shoulder to shoulder sweatin' 110 degrees But I will never faint, I will never faint They laugh and they expect me to faint but I will never faint I refuse to lose, I refuse to fall down Because you see it's the monotony that's got to me Every afternoon like the last one Every afternoon like a rerun next to Dot Hook And yeah we look the same Both pumpin' steel, both sweatin' But you know she got nothin' to hide And I got something to hide here called desire I got something to hide here called desire And I will get out of here You know the fiery potion is just about to come In my nose is the taste of sugar And I got nothin' to hide here save desire And I'm gonna go, I'm gonna get out of here I'm gonna get out of here, I'm gonna get on that train, I'm gonna go on that train and go to New York City I'm gonna be somebody, I'm gonna get on that train, go to New York City, I'm gonna be so bad I'm gonna be a big star and I will never return, Never return, no, never return, to burn out in this piss factory And I will travel light. Oh, watch me now. PISSING IN A RIVER Pissing in a river, watching it rise Tattoo fingers shy away from me Voices voices mesmerize Voices voices beckoning sea Come come come come back come back Come back come back come back Spoke of a wheel, tip of a spoon Mouth of a cave, I'm a slave I'm free. When are you coming ? Hope you come soon Fingers, fingers encircling thee Come come come come come come Come come come come come come for me oh My bowels are empty, excreting your soul What more can I give you ? Baby I don't know What more can I give you to make this thing grow? Don't turn your back now, I'm talking to you Should I pursue a path so twisted ? Should I crawl defeated and gifted ? Should I go the length of a river [The royal, the throne, the cry me a river] Everything I've done, I've done for you Oh I give my life for you. Every move I made I move to you, And I came like a magnet for you now. What about it, you're gonna leave me, What about it, you don't need me, What about it, I can't live without you, What about it, I never doubted you What about it ? What about it ? What about it ? What about it ? Should I pursue a path so twisted ? Should I crawl defeated and gifted ? Should I go the length of a river, [The royal, the throne, the cry me a river] What about it, what about it, what about it ? Oh, I'm pissing in a river. PISSING IN A RIVER Pissing in a river, watching it rise Tattoo fingers shy away from me Voices voices mesmerize Voices voices beckoning sea Come come come come back come back Come back come back come back Spoke of a wheel, tip of a spoon Mouth of a cave, I'm a slave I'm free. When are you coming ? Hope you come soon Fingers, fingers encircling thee Come come come come come come Come come come come come come for me oh My bowels are empty, excreting your soul What more can I give you ? Baby I don't know What more can I give you to make this thing grow? Don't turn your back now, I'm talking to you Should I pursue a path so twisted ? Should I crawl defeated and gifted ? Should I go the length of a river [The royal, the throne, the cry me a river] Everything I've done, I've done for you Oh I give my life for you. Every move I made I move to you, And I came like a magnet for you now. What about it, you're gonna leave me, What about it, you don't need me, What about it, I can't live without you, What about it, I never doubted you What about it ? What about it ? What about it ? What about it ? Should I pursue a path so twisted ? Should I crawl defeated and gifted ? Should I go the length of a river, [The royal, the throne, the cry me a river] What about it, what about it, what about it ? Oh, I'm pissing in a river. POPPIES He's delighted to love me, but you know, I just don't know what to say to him. I just don't know. Heard it on the radio, it's no good Heard it on the radio, it's news to me When she gets something, it's understood Baby's got somethin' she's not used to Down, down, poppy, yeah Down, down, poppy, yeah Goin' on the corner, I'm gonna score Baby wants somethin', she's in the mood to Baby wants somethin', I want more When I don't get it, I get blue, blue Down, down, and it's really comin', really comin', Down, down, poppy, yeah Goin' on the corner, I'm gonna score Baby's got somethin', gonna get through, through When I want somethin' I want more, Heard it on the radio, there's nothin' I can do do I'm in the mood to And I'm a woman and an individual And I want rockin' real slow I wanna hear it on the radio I wanna hear it, I wanna score (poppies) I wanna hear it on the radio Baby got it but baby want more On the radio, heard it on the radio Baby got it but baby want more [babble] Heard it on the radio Won't be no need for layin' in the road Tonight I'm goin' out, oh yeah Baby got it but baby want more She won't need it any more [babble] Although she was tense and lean in the sun Splintered like a country Gently pulled his finger Everything is soakin' and spread with butter Their flowers on an average [on the seed?] And then they laid her on the table She connected with the inhaler And the needle shiftin' like crazy, She was, she was completely still. It was like a painting of a vase, She just lay there and the gas traveled fast Through the dorsal spine and down and around (I want more) The anal cavity, her cranium (I wanna score) Just, it was really great, man, The gas had inflicted her entire spine With the elements of a voluptuous disease With a green vapor, made her feet light Baby want more Baby was it in the closet. Baby get it there, baby tag it, Baby got it and baby begged for it, baby I don't think (after station) there's any station (I remember when) Quite as interesting to me (baby worship something) As the 12th station (laughin' at the flowers) I tuned in (to the tower) too many centuries Were calling to me And I spin, come down thru time Oh, watch them say you're too high And I swim through Hear it on the radio, goddamn in my radio, Hear it on the radio, hear it on the radio [babble] one long ecstatic pure sensation restriction started excreting, started excreting, ah exhilarating bottomless pit Hey Sheba, hey Salome, hey Venus eclipsin' my way ah. Her vessel, every woman is a vessel, is evasive, is aquatic. Everyone, silver ecstatic, platinum disk spinning PRIVILEGE (SET ME FREE) I see it all before me: the days of love and torment; the nights of rock and roll. I see it all before me. Sometimes my spirit's empty; don't have the will to go on. I wish someone would send me energy. Give me something. Give me something to give. Oh, God, give me something: a reason to live. My body is aching. Don't want sympathy. Come on. Come and love me. Come on. Set me free. Set me free. The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures. He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul. He leadeth me through the path of righteousness for His name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me. Hey, Lord, I'm waitin' for you. Oh, God, I'm waitin' for you; waitin' to open Your ninety eight wounds and be Thee, be Thee. Lead me, oh, lead me. Leave me something. Leave me something to live. Oh, God, give me something: a reason to live. I don't want no handout; no, not sympathy. Come on. Come and love me. Come on. Set me free. Set me free. Come on. Set me free Set me free . . . Oh, I'm so young, so goddamn young. Oh, I'm so young, so goddamn young. Oh, I'm so young, so goddamn. Set me free. In the presence of my enemies, Thou anointest my head with oil. My cup runneth over. Surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Ah, damn, goddamn, goddamn, goddamn. Here I am. PRIVILEGE (SET ME FREE) I see it all before me: the days of love and torment; the nights of rock and roll. I see it all before me. Sometimes my spirit's empty; don't have the will to go on. I wish someone would send me energy. Give me something. Give me something to give. Oh, God, give me something: a reason to live. My body is aching. Don't want sympathy. Come on. Come and love me. Come on. Set me free. Set me free. The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures. He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul. He leadeth me through the path of righteousness for His name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me. Hey, Lord, I'm waitin' for you. Oh, God, I'm waitin' for you; waitin' to open Your ninety eight wounds and be Thee, be Thee. Lead me, oh, lead me. Leave me something. Leave me something to live. Oh, God, give me something: a reason to live. I don't want no handout; no, not sympathy. Come on. Come and love me. Come on. Set me free. Set me free. Come on. Set me free Set me free . . . Oh, I'm so young, so goddamn young. Oh, I'm so young, so goddamn young. Oh, I'm so young, so goddamn. Set me free. In the presence of my enemies, Thou anointest my head with oil. My cup runneth over. Surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Ah, damn, goddamn, goddamn, goddamn. Here I am. PUMPING (MY HEART) Oh I see you stare spi pi pi pi pi pi (spiraling) up there and ho, Oh, into the center of my brain, and baby come, baby go And free the hurricane, oh, I go into the center of the airplane Baby gotta move to the center of my pain And my heart starts pumping, my fists start pumping Upset, total abandon, you know I love you so Total abandon, ooh, walla walla walla, Oh I see you stare spi pi pi pi pi pi (spiraling) up there and ho, Oh, into the center of my brain and baby come, baby go And free the hurricane, oh I go into the center of the airplane, Baby gotta box in the center of the ring And my heart starts pumping, my fists start pumping Upset, total abandon, you know I love you so. Total abandon, ooh wah Oh I go into the center of the airplane, Baby gotta go to the center of my brain And my heart starts pumping, my fists start pumping, Got no recollection of my past reflection, So I'm free to move in the resurrection. My heart starts pumping, my fists start pumping, My heart pumping, my heart pumping, my heart pumping Coming in the airport, coming in the sea, Coming in the garden, got a conscious stream, Coming in a washroom, coming on a plane, Coming in a force field, coming in my brain And my heart, my heart, Total abandon, total abandon, total abandon, Total abandon, total abandon, total abandon, Total abandon Oh I go into the center of the airplane, Baby gotta move to the center of my brain, My heart Oh RADIO BAGHDAD Suffer not Your neighbor's affliction Suffer not Your neighbor's paralysis But extend your hand Extend your hand Lest you vanish in the city And be but a trace Just a vanished ghost And your legacy All the things you knew Science, mathematics, thought Severely weakened Like irrigation systems In the tired veins forming From the Tigris and Euphrates In the realm of peace All the world revolved All the world revolved Around a perfect circle City of Baghdad City of scholars Empirical humble Center of the world City in ashes City of Baghdad City of Baghdad Abrasive aloof Oh, in Mesopotamia Aloofness ran deep Deep in the veins of the great rivers That form the base Of Eden And the tree The tree of knowledge Held up its arms To the sky All the branches of knowledge All the branches of knowledge Cradling Cradling Civilization In the realm of peace All the world revolved Around a perfect circle Oh Baghdad Center of the world City of ashes With its great mosques Erupting from the mouth of god Rising from the ashes like a speckled bird Splayed against the mosaic sky Oh, clouds around We created the zero But we mean nothing to you You would believe That we are just some mystical tale We are just a swollen belly That gave birth to Sinbad, Scheherazade We gave birth Oh, oh, to the zero The perfect number We invented the zero And we mean nothing to you Our children run through the streets And you sent your flames Your shooting stars Shock and awe Shock and awe Like some, some Imagined warrior production Twenty first century No chivalry involved No Bushido Oh, the code of the West Long gone Never been Where does it lie? You came, you came Through the west Annihilated a people And you come to us But we are older than you You come you wanna You wanna come and rob the cradle Of civilization And you read yet you read You read Genesis You read of the tree You read of the tree Beget by god That raised its branches into the sky Every branch of knowledge Of the cradle of civilization Of the banks of the Tigris and the Euphrates Oh, in Mesopotamia Aloofness ran deep The face of Eve turning What sky did she see What garden beneath her feet The one you drill You drill Pulling the blood of the earth Little droplets of oil for bracelets Little jewels Sapphires You make bracelets Round your own world We are weeping tears Rubies We offer them to you We are just Your Arabian nightmare We invented the zero But we mean nothing to you Your Arabian nightmare City of stars City of scholarship Science City of ideas City of light City City of ashes That the great Caliph Walked through His naked feet formed a circle And they built a city A perfect city of Baghdad In the realm of peace And all the world revolved And they invented And they mean nothing to you Nothing to you Nothing Go to sleep Go to sleep my child Go to sleep And I'll sing you a lullaby A lullaby for our city A lullaby of Baghdad Go to sleep Sleep my child Sleep Sleep... Run Run... You sent your lights Your bombs You sent them down on our city Shock and awe Like some crazy t.v. show They're robbing the cradle of civilization They're robbing the cradle of civilization They're robbing the cradle of civilization Suffer not The paralysis of your neighbor Suffer not But extend your hand RAVENS Common fortune seeks us all and slips our binding rings we'll turn our heads and make us reel we'll bare our arms as wings before our feet a feather drifts beyond us it will fall cause time will bid and make us rise make ravens of us all My love he breathed the air of kings yet fell beneath his luck and in his heart a yearning yet before his time time shook all the gifts that God had gave and those by fate denied gone to where all treasures laid and where the raven flies oh there are places I agree where I have yet to roam the Egyptian field the arctic sea where shadows haunt and moan but none but sky I have to go should I return to thee gone to where the feather flies to all eternity but for a time I got more time till I a raven be cause time will bid and make us rise make ravens of us all and time will bid and make us fly make ravens of us all and time will bid and make us fly make ravens of us all REDONDO BEACH Late afternoon, dreaming hotel We just had the quarrel that sent you away. I was looking for you, are you gone gone ? Called you on the phone, another dimension. Well, you never returned, oh you know what I mean. I went looking for you, are you gone, gone ? Down by the ocean it was so dismal, Women all standing with a shock on their faces. Sad description, oh I was looking for you. Everyone was singing, girl is washed up On Redondo Beach and everyone is so sad. I was looking for you, are you gone gone ? Pretty little girl, everyone cried. She was the victim of sweet suicide. I went looking for you, are you gone gone ? Down by the ocean it was so dismal, Women all standing with shock on their faces. Sad description, oh I was looking for you. Desk clerk told me girl was washed up, Was small, an angel with apple blonde hair, now. I went looking for you, are you gone gone ? Picked up my key, didn't reply. Went to my room, started to cry. You were small, an angel, are you gone gone ? Down by the ocean it was so dismal. I was just standing with shock on my face. The hearse pulled away, and the girl that had died, it was you. You'll never return into my arms 'cause you were gone gone. Never return into my arms 'cause you were gone gone. Gone gone, gone gone, good bye. REDONDO BEACH Late afternoon, dreaming hotel We just had the quarrel that sent you away. I was looking for you, are you gone gone ? Called you on the phone, another dimension. Well, you never returned, oh you know what I mean. I went looking for you, are you gone, gone ? Down by the ocean it was so dismal, Women all standing with a shock on their faces. Sad description, oh I was looking for you. Everyone was singing, girl is washed up On Redondo Beach and everyone is so sad. I was looking for you, are you gone gone ? Pretty little girl, everyone cried. She was the victim of sweet suicide. I went looking for you, are you gone gone ? Down by the ocean it was so dismal, Women all standing with shock on their faces. Sad description, oh I was looking for you. Desk clerk told me girl was washed up, Was small, an angel with apple blonde hair, now. I went looking for you, are you gone gone ? Picked up my key, didn't reply. Went to my room, started to cry. You were small, an angel, are you gone gone ? Down by the ocean it was so dismal. I was just standing with shock on my face. The hearse pulled away, and the girl that had died, it was you. You'll never return into my arms 'cause you were gone gone. Never return into my arms 'cause you were gone gone. Gone gone, gone gone, good bye. REVENGE I feel upset. Let's do some celebrating. Come on honey, don't hesitate now. Needed you, you withdrew, I was so forsaken. Ah, but now the tables have turned, my move. I believe I'll be taking my revenge. Sweet revenge. I thought you were some perfect read out. Some d digital delay had obscured and phased my view of the wicked hand you played. Ah, the sands and hands of time have run out, run out, ah you better face it. Ah, this thing's run amok, this luck I do know how to replace it with revenge. Oh, sweet revenge. I gave you a wristwatch, baby. You wouldn't even give me the time of day. You want to know what makes me tick. Now it's me that's got precious little to say. For the ghosts of our love have dried have died. There's no use faking it. Ah, the spirits gonna close in on you tonight. High time I was taking my revenge. Sweet revenge. Revenge. Revenge. all the gold and silver couldn't measure up my love for you. it's so immaterial. i don't wait around for you. [ ] [ ] nobody gets anything. nobody gets nothing. no [ ] don't leave me no space in your little boat you ain't gonna need no you ain't gonna need no little boat you are living on my time my dear. Revenge. Sweet revenge. Sweet sweet revenge. . . ROCK 'N' ROLL NIGGER Baby was a black sheep. Baby was a whore. Baby got big and baby get bigger. Baby get something. Baby get more. Baby, baby, baby was a rock and roll nigger. Oh, look around you, all around you, riding on a copper wave. Do you like the world around you? Are you ready to behave? Outside of society, they're waitin' for me. Outside of society, that's where I want to be. (Lenny!) Baby was a black sheep. Baby was a whore. You know she got big. Well, she's gonna get bigger. Baby got a hand; got a finger on the trigger. Baby, baby, baby is a rock and roll nigger. Outside of society, that's where I want to be. Outside of society, they're waitin' for me. (those who have suffered, understand suffering, and thereby extend their hand the storm that brings harm also makes fertile blessed is the grass and herb and the true thorn and light) I was lost in a valley of pleasure. I was lost in the infinite sea. I was lost, and measure for measure, love spewed from the heart of me. I was lost, and the cost, and the cost didn't matter to me. I was lost, and the cost was to be outside society. Jimi Hendrix was a nigger. Jesus Christ and Grandma, too. Jackson Pollock was a nigger. Nigger, nigger, nigger, nigger, nigger, nigger, nigger. Outside of society, they're waitin' for me. Outside of society, if you're looking, that's where you'll find me. Outside of society, they're waitin' for me. Outside of society. (Repeat) ROCK 'N' ROLL NIGGER Baby was a black sheep. Baby was a whore. Baby got big and baby get bigger. Baby get something. Baby get more. Baby, baby, baby was a rock and roll nigger. Oh, look around you, all around you, riding on a copper wave. Do you like the world around you? Are you ready to behave? Outside of society, they're waitin' for me. Outside of society, that's where I want to be. (Lenny!) Baby was a black sheep. Baby was a whore. You know she got big. Well, she's gonna get bigger. Baby got a hand; got a finger on the trigger. Baby, baby, baby is a rock and roll nigger. Outside of society, that's where I want to be. Outside of society, they're waitin' for me. (those who have suffered, understand suffering, and thereby extend their hand the storm that brings harm also makes fertile blessed is the grass and herb and the true thorn and light) I was lost in a valley of pleasure. I was lost in the infinite sea. I was lost, and measure for measure, love spewed from the heart of me. I was lost, and the cost, and the cost didn't matter to me. I was lost, and the cost was to be outside society. Jimi Hendrix was a nigger. Jesus Christ and Grandma, too. Jackson Pollock was a nigger. Nigger, nigger, nigger, nigger, nigger, nigger, nigger. Outside of society, they're waitin' for me. Outside of society, if you're looking, that's where you'll find me. Outside of society, they're waitin' for me. Outside of society. (Repeat) SEVEN WAYS OF GOING I've got seven ways of going, seven wheres to be, seven sweet disguises, seven ways of serving Thee. Lord, I do extol Thee, for Thou has lifted me. Woke me up and shook me out of mine iniquity. Oh, I was undulating in the lewd impostered night. Steeped in a dream to rend the seams to redeem the rock of right. Swept through the seas of Galilee and the Seven Hills of Rome. Seven sins were wrung from the sight of me, lo I turned my neck toward home. Ah, I opened up my arms to You, and we spun from life to life, 'til you loosened me and let me go toward the everlasting light. In this big step I am taking seven seizures for the true. I got seven ways of going, seven ways of serving You. As I move thru seven levels As I move upon the slate As I declare to you The number of my moves As I speculate the eighth Seeking love without exception A light upon the swarm Seeking love without exception A saint in any form. SO YOU WANT TO BE (A ROCK 'N' ROLL STAR) so you want to be a rock & roll star well listen now to what I say get yourself an electric guitar and take some time and learn how to play and when hair's combed right and your pants are tight it's gonna be all right with time you go downtown to the agent man he won't let you down sell your soul to the company they're all waiting there to sell plastic wares and in a week or two if you make the charts the girls will tear you apart what you pay for these riches and fame well it's all a vicious game you're a little insane what you get is the public acclaim don't forget who you are you're a rock & roll star na na na na na . . . hey you. come here. get up. ah, this is the era where everybody creates. recognize my face? they call me broken glass. that's because of the sound [ ] [ ] what you pay for all these riches and fame well it's all a vicious game you're a little insane. well you're a little insane oh a little insane 'cause the thing that you gain is the public acclaim don't forget who you are don't forget who you are don't forget who you are you're a rock & roll star SPACE MONKEY Blood on the T.V., ten o'clock news. Souls are invaded, heart in a groove. Beatin' and beatin' so outta time. What's the mad matter with the church chimes? Here comes a stranger up on Ninth Avenue. Leanin' green tower, indiscreet view. Over the cloud, over the bridge, sensitive muscle, sensitive ridge of my space monkey. Sign of the time time Space monkey, so outta line line. Space monkey, sort of divine. And he's mine, mine, all mine. Pierre Clementi, snot full o' cocaine. The sexual streets, why it's all so insane. Humans are running, lavender room. Hoverin' liquid, move over moon for my space monkey. Sign of the time time Space monkey, sort of divine vine Space monkey, so out of line and he's mine, mine, oh he's mine (spoken) A stranger comes up to him; hands him an old, rusty Polaroid. It starts crumbling in his hands. He says, Oh man, I don't get the picture. This is no picture. This is just...this just a...this just a... This is my jack knife. This is my jack knife. This is my jack knife. This is my jack. [shriek] Rude excavation, landin' site. Boy hesitatin', jack knife. He rips his leg open, so out of time. Blood and light runnin'. It's all like a dream. Light of my life, he's dressed in flame. It's all so predestined. It's all such a game for my space monkey. Sign of the time time. Space monkey, sort of divine vine. Space monkey, so out of line and it's all just space, just space. There he is, up in a tree. Oh, I hear him callin' down to me. That banana shaped object ain't no banana. It's a bright, yellow U.F.O. And he's coming to get me. Here I go. Up, up, up, up, up, up, up ,up, up ... Oh, goodbye mama. I'll never do dishes again. Here I go from my body. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Help! SPELL Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! The world is holy! The soul is holy! The skin is holy! The nose is holy! The tongue and cock and hand and asshole holy! Everything is holy! everybody's holy! everywhere is holy! everyday is in eternity! Everyman's an angel! The bum's as holy as the seraphim! the madman is holy as you my soul are holy! The typewriter is holy the poem is holy the voice is holy the hearers are holy the ecstasy is holy! Holy Peter holy Allen holy Solomon holy Lucien holy Kerouac holy Huncke holy Burroughs holy Cassady holy the unknown buggered and suffering beggars holy the hideous human angels! Holy my mother in the insane asylum! Holy the cocks of the grandfathers of Kansas! Holy the groaning saxophone! Holy the bop apocalypse! Holy the jazzbands marijuana hipsters peace & junk & drums! Holy the solitudes of skyscrapers and pavements! Holy the cafeterias filled with the millions! Holy the mysterious rivers of tears under the streets! Holy the lone juggernaut! Holy the vast lamb of the middle class! Holy the crazy shepherds of rebellion Who digs Los Angeles IS Los Angeles! Holy New York Holy San Francisco Holy Peoria & Seattle Holy Paris Holy Tangiers Holy Moscow Holy Istanbul! Holy time in eternity holy eternity in time holy the clocks in space holy the fourth dimension holy the fifth International holy the Angel in Moloch! Holy the sea holy the desert holy the railroad holy the locomotive holy the visions holy the hallucinations holy the miracles holy the eyeball holy the abyss! Holy forgiveness! mercy! charity! faith! Holy! Ours! bodies! suffering! magnanimity! Holy the supernatural extra brilliant intelligent kindness of the soul! SPELL Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! The world is holy! The soul is holy! The skin is holy! The nose is holy! The tongue and cock and hand and asshole holy! Everything is holy! everybody's holy! everywhere is holy! everyday is in eternity! Everyman's an angel! The bum's as holy as the seraphim! the madman is holy as you my soul are holy! The typewriter is holy the poem is holy the voice is holy the hearers are holy the ecstasy is holy! Holy Peter holy Allen holy Solomon holy Lucien holy Kerouac holy Huncke holy Burroughs holy Cassady holy the unknown buggered and suffering beggars holy the hideous human angels! Holy my mother in the insane asylum! Holy the cocks of the grandfathers of Kansas! Holy the groaning saxophone! Holy the bop apocalypse! Holy the jazzbands marijuana hipsters peace & junk & drums! Holy the solitudes of skyscrapers and pavements! Holy the cafeterias filled with the millions! Holy the mysterious rivers of tears under the streets! Holy the lone juggernaut! Holy the vast lamb of the middle class! Holy the crazy shepherds of rebellion Who digs Los Angeles IS Los Angeles! Holy New York Holy San Francisco Holy Peoria & Seattle Holy Paris Holy Tangiers Holy Moscow Holy Istanbul! Holy time in eternity holy eternity in time holy the clocks in space holy the fourth dimension holy the fifth International holy the Angel in Moloch! Holy the sea holy the desert holy the railroad holy the locomotive holy the visions holy the hallucinations holy the miracles holy the eyeball holy the abyss! Holy forgiveness! mercy! charity! faith! Holy! Ours! bodies! suffering! magnanimity! Holy the supernatural extra brilliant intelligent kindness of the soul! STRANGE MESSENGERS I looked upon the book of life Tracing the lines of face after face Looking down at their naked feet Bound in chains bound in chains Chains of leather chains of gold We knew it was wrong but we looked away And paraded them down the colonial streets And that's how they became enslaved They came across on the great ships Mothers separated from their babes Husbands stood on the auction block Bound in chains bound in chains Chains of leather chains of gold Men knew it was wrong but they looked away And led them to toil in fields of white As they turned their necks to a bitter landscape Oh the people I hear them calling Am I not a man and a brother Am I not a woman and a sister History sends us such strange messengers They come down through time To embrace to enrage And in their arms even stranger fruit And they swing from the trees With their vision in flames Ropes of leather ropes of gold Men knew it was wrong but they looked away Messengers swinging from twisted rope As they turned their necks to a bitter landscape Oh the people I hear them calling Am I not a man and a brother Am I not a woman and a siste r We will be heard we will be heard STRIDE OF THE MIND I took a walk out to the sun But I just, just couldn't take it I followed a dream It was circular But I just, just could not fake it Step to the left the left the left Step to the right the right the right Pick up the sign the sign the sign For a stride of the mind the mind Simon of the desert blew into town On the scalding tail of a bright cold wind Slipped through the sand Footprints emerged Where no one was walking Simon had been Dropped from heaven To a ready made world Said I'm no Sufi But I'll give it a whirl We booked passage on the Book of the Dead Time to travel Simon said Step to the left the left the left Step to the right the right the right Pick up the sign the sign the sign On the stride of the mind the mind the mind Come on move where dreams increase Where every man is a masterpiece If you want to be counted As another kind And you're true, pursue Stride of the mind the mind the mind... He bowed three times Removed his fez Pointed to heaven And Simon says The mind the mind the mind Pick up the sign the mind the mind It's a vertical climb the climb the climb Stride of the mind the mind the mind Pick up the sign the sign the sign It's a vertical climb the climb Take it in stride SUMMER CANNIBALS I was down in Georgia nothing was as real as the street beneath my feet descending into air The cauldron was a bubbling the flesh was lean and the women moved forward like piranhas in a stream they spread themselves before me an offering so sweet and they beckoned and they beckoned come on darling eat Eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat you eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat They circled around me natives in a ring and I saw their souls a withering like snakes in chains and they wrapped themselves around me ummm what a treat and they rattled their tales hissin' come on let's eat Eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat you eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat I felt a rising in my throat the girls a saying grace and the air the viscous air pressed against my face and it all got too damn much for me just got too damn rough and I pushed away my plate and said boys I've had enough and I laid upon the table another piece of meat and I opened up my veins to them and said come on eat Eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat you eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat you eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat you eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat Cause I was down in Georgia nothing was as real as the street beneath my feet descending into hell So eat eat eat you eat eat eat you eat eat eat eat eat eat SUMMER CANNIBALS I was down in Georgia nothing was as real as the street beneath my feet descending into air The cauldron was a bubbling the flesh was lean and the women moved forward like piranhas in a stream they spread themselves before me an offering so sweet and they beckoned and they beckoned come on darling eat Eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat you eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat They circled around me natives in a ring and I saw their souls a withering like snakes in chains and they wrapped themselves around me ummm what a treat and they rattled their tales hissin' come on let's eat Eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat you eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat I felt a rising in my throat the girls a saying grace and the air the viscous air pressed against my face and it all got too damn much for me just got too damn rough and I pushed away my plate and said boys I've had enough and I laid upon the table another piece of meat and I opened up my veins to them and said come on eat Eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat you eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat you eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat you eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat Cause I was down in Georgia nothing was as real as the street beneath my feet descending into hell So eat eat eat you eat eat eat you eat eat eat eat eat eat SUMMER CANNIBALS I was down in Georgia nothing was as real as the street beneath my feet descending into air The cauldron was a bubbling the flesh was lean and the women moved forward like piranhas in a stream they spread themselves before me an offering so sweet and they beckoned and they beckoned come on darling eat Eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat you eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat They circled around me natives in a ring and I saw their souls a withering like snakes in chains and they wrapped themselves around me ummm what a treat and they rattled their tales hissin' come on let's eat Eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat you eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat I felt a rising in my throat the girls a saying grace and the air the viscous air pressed against my face and it all got too damn much for me just got too damn rough and I pushed away my plate and said boys I've had enough and I laid upon the table another piece of meat and I opened up my veins to them and said come on eat Eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat you eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat you eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat you eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat Cause I was down in Georgia nothing was as real as the street beneath my feet descending into hell So eat eat eat you eat eat eat you eat eat eat eat eat eat THE JACKSON SONG Little blue dreamer go to sleep Let's close our eyes and call the deep slumbering land that just begins When day is done and little dreamers spin First take my hand now let it go Little blue boy you're on your own Little blue wings as those feet fly Little blue shoes that walk across the sky May your path be your own But I'm with you And each day you'll grow He'll be there too And someday when you go We'll follow you As you go, as you go Little blue star that offers light Little blue bird that offers flight Little blue path where those feet fall Little blue dreamer won't you dream it all Refrain And in your travels you will see Warrior wings remember Daddy And if a mama bird you see Folding her wings will you remember me As you go, as you go As you go, as you go THE WICKED MESSENGER (Bob Dylan) There was a wicked messenger From Eli he did come, With a mind that multiplied The smallest matter. When questioned who had sent for him, He answered with his thumb, For his tongue it could not speak, but only flatter. He stayed behind the assembly hall, It was there he made his bed, Oftentimes he could be seen returning. Until one day he just appeared With a note in his hand which read, The soles of my feet, I swear they're burning. Oh, the leaves began to fallin' And the seas began to part, And the people that confronted him were many. And he was told but these few words, Which opened up his heart, If ye cannot bring good news, then don't bring any. TILL VICTORY Raise the sky. We got to fly over the land, over the sea. Fate unwinds and if we die, souls arise. God, do not seize me please, till victory. Take arms. Take aim. Be without shame No one to bow to, to vow to, to blame. Legions of light, virtuous flight. Ignite, excite. And you will see us coming, V formation, through the sky. Film survives. Eyes cry. On the hill, hear us call through a realm of sound. Oh, oh oh. Down and down. Down and round, oh, down and round. Round and round, oh, round and round. Rend the veil and we shall sail. The nail, the grail: That's all behind thee. In deed, in creed, the curve of our speed. And we believe that we will raise the sky. We got to fly over the land, over the sea. Fate unwinds and if we die, souls arise. God, do not seize me please, till victory. Victory. Till victory. [repeat] TILL VICTORY Raise the sky. We got to fly over the land, over the sea. Fate unwinds and if we die, souls arise. God, do not seize me please, till victory. Take arms. Take aim. Be without shame No one to bow to, to vow to, to blame. Legions of light, virtuous flight. Ignite, excite. And you will see us coming, V formation, through the sky. Film survives. Eyes cry. On the hill, hear us call through a realm of sound. Oh, oh oh. Down and down. Down and round, oh, down and round. Round and round, oh, round and round. Rend the veil and we shall sail. The nail, the grail: That's all behind thee. In deed, in creed, the curve of our speed. And we believe that we will raise the sky. We got to fly over the land, over the sea. Fate unwinds and if we die, souls arise. God, do not seize me please, till victory. Victory. Till victory. [repeat] TRAMPIN' I'm trampin', trampin' Try'n a make heaven my home I'm trampin trampin Try'n a make heaven my home... I've never been to heaven But I've been told Try'n a make heaven my home That the streets up there Are paved with gold Try'n a make heaven my home I'm trampin trampin Try'n a make heaven my home I'm trampin trampin Try'n a make heaven my home... TRESPASSES Life is designed With unfinished lines That another sings Each story unfolds Like it was gold Upon a ragged wing The bold and the fair Suffer their share He whispered to his kin All of my debts Left with regrets I'm sorry for everything Trespasses stretch like broken fences Winding as they may Trespasses stretch like broken fences Hope to mend them one day And she pinned back her hair Shouldered with care The burdens that were his Mending the coat That hung on the post In heart remembering Trespasses stretch like broken fences Winding as they may Trespasses stretch like broken fences Hope to mend them one day And her time was to come Called to her son This your song to sing All of our debts Wove with regrets Upon a golden string And he found the old coat Hung on a post Like a ragged wing And took as his own The sewn and unsown Joyfully whistling UP THERE DOWN THERE Up there There's a ball of fire Some call it the spirit Some call it the sun Its energies are not for hire It serves man / It serves everyone Down there where Jonah wails in the healing water in the ready depths Twisting like silver swans No line of death no boundaries Up there The eye is hollow / The eye is winking The winds ablaze / Angels howling The sphinx awakens / But what can she say You'd be amazed Down there Your days are numbers Nothing to fear There will be trumpets There will be silence In the end the end Will be here just here Ahh the borders of heaven Are zipped up tight tonight The abstract streets The lights like some switched on Mondrian Cats like us are obsolete Hey Man don't breathe on my feet Thieves, poets we're inside out And everybody's a soldier Angels howl at those abstract lights And the borders of heaven Are zipped up tight tonight Up there There's a ball of fire Some call it the spirit Some call it the sun Its energies are not for hire It serves man / It serves everyone The air we breathe The flame of wisdom The earth we grind The beckoning sea It's no mystery / Not sentimental Ahh the equation / It's all elemental The world is restless Heaven in flux / Angels appear From the bright storm Out of the shadows Up there, down there But what can we say Man's been forewarned All communion is not holy Even those that fall They can prophet understanding It's all for man / It's for everyone It's up there, down there Everywhere / Everywhere Time for communion / Time for communion Talking communion ... UPRIGHT COME Hail brother The distant thunder Is nothing but hearts Beating as one Dance of a million On God's pavilion Come come Beat on your drum Awake people arise Awake upright come Fortune is falling like Tears from the skies Open your eyes Hail sister Come on over To shape reshape Things to come Bow your head Raise your lantern Come come Beat on your drum Awake people arise Awake upright come Fortune is falling like Tears from the skies Open your eyes United action is what we need Time to say that everything is going to be Wasted icons wasted lives Like war obsolete Awake people arise Awake upright come Fortune is falling like Tears from the skies Open your eyes These are the times The times of our own These are the shapes The world we formed Swift is the arrow Dark is the thorn The slate is clean The future awaits Awake WAITING UNDERGROUND If you believe all your hope is gone down the drain of your humankind the time has arrived you'll be waiting here as I was in a snow white shroud waiting underground there by the ridge be a gathering beneath the pilgrim moon where we shall await the beat of your feet hammering the earth where the great ones tremble in their snow white shrouds waiting underground if you seek the kingdom come, come along waiting by the ridge there'll be a gathering beneath the pilgrim moon where the [railroad] thunders oh where we shall await the beat of your feet hammering the earth and as the earth resounds where the great ones tremble and your humankind becomes as one and then we will arise in our snow white shrouds when we'll be as one but until that day we will just await in our snow white shrouds waiting underground in our snow white shrouds waiting underground Waiting underground X6 WANDER I GO WAVE hi. hi. i was running after you for a long time. i i was watching you from. . . actually I've watched you for a long time. i like to watch you when you're walking back and forth on the beach. and the way your the way your cloth looks. i like i like to see the edges the bottom of it get all wet when you're walking near the water there. it's real nice to talk to you. i didn't. i i i i i . . . how are you? how are you? (oh albino) i saw i saw you from your balcony window and you were standing there waving at everybody it was really great because there was about a billion people there, but when i was waving to you, uh, the way your face was, it was so, the way your face was it made me feel exactly like we're it's not that you were just waving to me, but that we were we were waving to each other. really it was really wonderful i really felt happy it really made me happy and. um. i. i just wanted to thank you because you you really really you made me you made me feel good and oh i, it's nothing. i um. i. well i'm just clumsy. yeah. no, it's just a bandaid. no, it's ok. oh no, i'm always doing something's always happening to me yeah. well. i'll be seein' ya. goodbye. bye. wave thou art pretty. wave thou art high wave thou are music wave thou are white (oh albino) (oh albino) wave thou art high (wave thou art pretty) wave to the city wave goodbye. goodbye sir. goodbye papa. WE THREE (Every Sunday I will go down to the bar and leave him the guitar.) You say you want me. I want another. Say you dream of me. Dream of your brother. Oh, the stars shine so suspiciously for we three. You said when you were with me that nothing made you high. We drank all night together and you began to cry so recklessly. Baby, please, don't take my hope away from me. You say you want me. I want another, baby. You say you wish for me. Wish for your brother. Oh, the dice roll so deceptively for we three. It was just another Saturday and ev'rything was in the key of A. And I lit a cigarette for your brother. And he turned and heard me say so desp'rately, Baby, please, don't take my hope away from me. You say you want me. I want another. You say you pray for me. Pray for your brother. Oh, the way that I see him is the way I see myself. So please stand back now and let time tell you. Oh, can't you see that time is the key that will unlock the destiny of we three? Every night on sep'rate stars, before we go to sleep, we pray so breathlessly. Baby, please, don't take my hope away from me. WHEN DOVES CRY WHERE DUTY CALLS In a room in Lebanon they silently slept They were dreaming crazy dreams in foreign alphabet Lucky young boys cross on the main The driver was approaching the American zone The waving of hands The tiniest train They never dreamed they'd never wake again Voice of the Swarm We follow we fall Some kneel for priests Some wail at walls Flag on a match head God or the law And they'll all go together Where duty calls United children Child of Iran Parallel prayers Baseball Koran I'll protect Mama I'll lie awake I'll die for Allah In a holy war I'll be a ranger I'll guard the streams I'll be a soldier A sleeping Marine Refrain In the heart of the ancient Ali smiles In the soul of the desert the sun blooms Awake into the glare of all out little wars Who pray to return to salute the coming and dying of the moon Oh sleeping sun Assassin in prayer laid a compass deep Exploding dawn and himself as well Their eyes for his eyes Their breath for his breath All to his end And a room in Lebanon Dust of scenes Erase and blend May the blanket of Kings Cover them and him Forgive them Father They know not what they do From the vast portals of their consciousness they're calling to you WHIRL AWAY Hello friend I've come a calling passively stationed active patrol sliding in at high noon like some reluctant sheriff not want to get involved in it all who stands guard for each other why must we guard anything at all anything at all from the earth's four corners the people are calling forming equations but the questions are hard all men are brothers killing each other and mother earth is wringing in wonder who stands guard for each other why must we guard anything at all anything at all whirl away now X3 whirl away there's a cross on the road there's a great mill turning some seeking answers some born to dancers you can hold on the blade and turn around forever be flung into space into another kind of grace who stands guard for each other why must we guard anything at all anything at all whirl away now X3 whirl away whirl away now X3 whirl away [?] some giveth their hand some giveth their land some giveth their life you lay in the fields of grain the staff of life all around you but yet you, you will cut someone down for their possessions some material thing and our children are being blown away like wishes in the wind for the sake of their coat or the colors of their coat or the color of their skin or the name on their shoes and the mother cries Why they taken my son? and the father wonders Are they taking my boy? he extended his hand he gave them his land he gave them his bread he gave them his heart said hello friend hello friend X4 WING I was a wing in heaven blue soared over the ocean soared over Spain and I was free needed nobody it was beautiful it was beautiful I was a pawn didn't have a move didn't have nowhere that I could go but I was free I needed nobody it was beautiful it was beautiful and if there's one thing could do for you you'd be a wing in heaven blue I was a vision in another eye and they saw nothing no future at all yet I was free I needed nobody it was beautiful it was beautiful and if there's one thing could do for you you'd be a wing in heaven blue and if there's one thing could do for you you'd be a wing in heaven blue and if there's one thing could do for you you'd be a wing in heaven blue WING I was a wing in heaven blue soared over the ocean soared over Spain and I was free needed nobody it was beautiful it was beautiful I was a pawn didn't have a move didn't have nowhere that I could go but I was free I needed nobody it was beautiful it was beautiful and if there's one thing could do for you you'd be a wing in heaven blue I was a vision in another eye and they saw nothing no future at all yet I was free I needed nobody it was beautiful it was beautiful and if there's one thing could do for you you'd be a wing in heaven blue and if there's one thing could do for you you'd be a wing in heaven blue and if there's one thing could do for you you'd be a wing in heaven blue '87 AND CRY It's just a one dollar secret A lover's secrets in the UK Torn apart in the UK In the dribble of May Day '87 and Cry '87 and Cry And there's nothing inside And there's nothing in mind And only you Rocket on thru the sky It couldn't be done without dogs It couldn't be once without us '87 and Cry '87 and Cry When the days were the days were the days boys When blue ties were for the biggy guys Frannie dressing down for the enemy You saw him hangin' on the enemy And there's no one in love And there's nowhere to scream And only you Race on to wonder where It couldn't be done without dogs It couldn't be once without us '87 and Cry '87 and Cry You can't make love with money You can't make mistakes with babies Nothing looked good on you That's how I liked you best Now you're ready for the real McCoy Deep in the heart of Cupid Murders on the heels of love Just the ghost of a story Just a one dollar secret Baby these were the sounds Baby these were the sounds And only you Whisper these things aren't true It couldn't be done with dogs It couldn't be once without us '87 and Cry '87 and Cry 1984 Someday they won t let you, so now you must agree The times they are a telling, and the changing isn t free You ve read it in the tea leaves, and the tracks are on TV Beware the savage jaw Of 1984 They ll split your pretty cranium, and fill it full of air And tell that you re eighty, but brother, you won t care You ll be shooting up on anything, tomorrow s neverthere Beware the savage jaw Of 1984 Come see, come see, remember me? We played out an all night movie role You said it would last, but I guess we enrolled In 1984 (who could ask for more) 1984 (who could ask for mor or or or ore) (Mor or or or ore) I m looking for a vehicle, I m looking for a ride I m looking for a party, I m looking for a side I m looking for the treason that I knew in 65 Beware the savage jaw Of 1984 1984 (ad lib) 5.15 THE ANGELS HAVE GONE () 5:15 I'm changing trains This little town Let me down This foreign rain Brings me down 5:15 Train overdue Angels have gone No ticket I'm jumping tracks I'm changing towns We never talk anymore Forever I will adore you 5:15 All of my life Angels have gone I'm changing trains Angels like them Thin on the ground All of my life All legs and wings Strange sandy eyes 5:15 Train overdue Angels have gone We never talk anymore Forever I will adore you Cold station All of my life Forever I'm out here forever A BETTER FUTURE () Please don't tear this world asunder Please take back this fear we're under I demand a better future Or I might just stop wanting you I might just stop wanting you Please make sure we get tomorrow All this pain and all the sorrow I demand a better future Or I might just stop needing you I might just stop needing you Give my children sunny smile Give them moon and cloudless sky I demand a better future Or I might just stop loving you, loving you, loving you When we talk, we talk to you When we walk, we walk to you From factory to field How many tears must fall Down there below Nothing is moving Oo o I might just stop wanting you I might just stop needing you I might just stop loving you I demand a better future I demand a better future I demand a better future For I might just stop loving you, loving you, loving you I demand a better future I demand a better future I demand a better future For I might just stop loving you, loving you, loving you I demand a better future A BIG HURT To meet her once just to know it through and through I know, I know But it ain't finished till the fat lady sings I know, I know How can I help you? You're just a wanna be I'm a believer You're a sex receiver And me with a big hurt You know I had a big hurt From the very start I'm hurting so bad 'Cause you're my roommate from hell Got to take some blows on the stepping stones Speak in extremes It'll save you time You were a saint abroad But a devil at home Come on here, woo woo And kiss it for me To meet her once just to know it through and through I know, I know Even a glass eye in a duck's ass can see that I know, I know How can I help you? I'm hit with a big hurt You know I had A great big hurt From the very start I'm hurting so bad And here come the indians oooo Kiss it for me, woo woo Kiss it for me Woo woo, kiss it for me Come on here, woo woo Kiss it for me Kiss it where it counts Kiss it for me Come on here, woo woo Woo woo, woo woo, woo woo, woo woo Kiss it for me A FOGGY DAY IN LONDON TOWN I was a stranger in the city Out of town were the people I knew I had that feeling of self pity What to do? What to do? What to do? The outlook was decidedly blue But as I walked through the foggy streets alone It turned out to be the luckiest day I've known A foggy day in London Town Had me low and had me down I viewed the morning with alarm The British Museum had lost its charm How long, I wondered, could this thing last? But the age of miracles hadn't passed, For, suddenly, I saw you there And through foggy London Town The sun was shining everywhere. A SMALL PLOT OF LAND / Kizilcay/Campbell Lyrics: Bowie) Poor soul Spit upon that Poor soul He never knew what hit him And it hit him so Poor dunce He pushed back the pigmen The Barbs laughed The fool is dead Poor dunce He's less than within us The brains talk But the will to live is dead And prayer can't travel so far these days The talk of your life Standing so near To innocent eyes Poor dunce Swings thru the tunnels And claws his way Is small life so manic Are these really the days Poor dunce Poor dunce VERSE Poor soul Poor soul Poor soul ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS I've nothing much to offer There's nothing much to take I'm an absolute beginner And I'm absolutely sane As long as we're together The rest can go to hell I absolutely love you But we're absolute beginners With eyes completely open But nervous all the same If our love song Could fly over mountains Could laugh at the ocean (2nd time)sail over heartaches Just like the films There's no reason To feel all the hard times To lay down the hard lines It's absolutely true Nothing much could happen Nothing we can't shake Oh we're absolute beginners With nothing much at stake As long as you're still smiling There's nothing more I need I absolutely love you But we're absolute beginners But if my love is your love We're certain to succeed CHORUS ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (John Lennon Paul McCartney) Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup They slither wildly as they slip away Across the universe Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind Possessing and caressing me CHORUS (twice) Nothing s gonna change my world Nothing s gonna change my world Images of broken light which dance before me like a Million eyes They call me on and on Across the universe Thoughts meander like the restless wind inside a letter box They tumble blindly as they make their way Across the universe CHORUS 1 (twice) Sounds of laughter, shades of life are ringing through my open ears Inciting and inviting me Limitless undying love, which shines around me like a million suns It calls me on and on and on Across the universe CHORUS (twice) AFRAID () I wish I was smarter I got so lost on the shore I wish I was taller Things really matter to me But I put my face in tomorrow I believe we're not alone I believe in Beatles I believe my little soul has grown And I'm still so afraid Yes, I'm still so afraid Yea, I'm still so afraid on my own On my own What made my life so wonderful? What made me feel so bad? I used to wake up the ocean I used to walk on clouds If I put faith in medication If I can smile a crooked smile If I can talk on television If I can walk an empty mile Then I won't feel afraid No, I won't feel afraid I won't be Be afraid Anymore Anymore Anymore AFRICAN NIGHT FLIGHT African nightmare one time Mormon More men fall in Hullabaloo men I slide to the nearest bar Undermine chairman I went too far Bent on a windfall rent a sony Wonder how the dollar went down Gotta get a word to Elizabeth's father Hey no, he wished me well CHORUS 1 (two times) Seemed like another day I could fly into the eye of god on high CHORUS 2 (two times) His burning eye will see me through One of these days, one of these days Gotta get a word through one of these days CHORUS 3 (two times) Asanti habari habari habari Asanti nabana nabana nabana Getting in mood for a Mombassa night flight Pushing my luck, gonna fly like a mad thing Bare strip takeoff skimming over Rhino Born in slumber less than peace Struggle with a child whose screaming dreaming Drowned by the props all steely sunshine Sick of you, sick of me Lust for the free life Quashed and maimed Like a valuable loved one Left unnamed CHORUS 1 (two times) Over the bushland over the trees Wise like Orangutan that was me CHORUS 2 (two times) CHORUS 3 (repeat ad inf.) AFRICAN NIGHT FLIGHT (Lyrics by Bowie Music by Bowie/Eno) African nightmare one time Mormon More men fall in Hullabaloo men I slide to the nearest bar Undermine chairman I went too far Bent on a windfall rent a sony Wonder how the dollar went down Gotta get a word to Elizabeth's father Hey no, he wished me well Seemed like another day I could fly into the eye of god on high His burning eye will see me through One of these days, one of these days Gotta get a word through one of these days Asanti habari habari habari Asanti nabana nabana nabana Getting in mood for a Mombassa night flight Pushing my luck, gonna fly like a mad thing Bare strip takeoff skimming over Rhino Born in slumber less than peace Struggle with a child whose screaming dreaming Drowned by the props all steely sunshine Sick of you, sick of me Lust for the free life Quashed and maimed Like a valuable loved one Left unnamed Seemed like another day I could fly into the eye of god on high Over the bushland over the trees Wise like Orangutan that was me His burning eye will see me through One of these days, one of these days Gotta get a word through one of these days Asanti habari habari habari Asanti nabana nabana nabana AFTER ALL Please trip them gently, they don't like to fall, Oh by jingo There's no room for anger, we're all very small, Oh by jingo We're painting our faces and dressing in thoughts from the skies, From paradise But they think that we're holding a secretive ball. Won't someone invite them They're just taller children, that's all, after all Man is an obstacle, sad as the clown, Oh by jingo So hold on to nothing, and he won't let you down, Oh by jingo Some people are marching together and some on their own Quite alone Others are running, the smaller ones crawl But some sit in silence, they're just older children That's all, after all I sing with impertinence, shading impermanent chords, with my words I've borrowed your time and I'm sorry I called But the thought just occurred that we're nobody's children At all, after all Live till your rebirth and do what you will, Oh by jingo Forget all I've said, please bear me no ill, Oh by jingo After all, after all ALADDIN SANE (1913 1938 197?) Watching him dash away, swinging an old bouquet dead roses Sake and strange divine Uh h h uh h uh you'll make it Passionate bright young things, takes him away to war don't fake it Saddening glissando strings Uh h h uh h uh you'll make it Who'll love Aladdin Sane Battle cries and champagne just in time for sunrise Who'll love Aladdin Sane Motor sensational, Paris or maybe hell I'm waiting Clutches of sad remains Waits for Aladdin Sane you'll make it Who'll love Aladdin Sane Millions weep a fountain, just in case of sunrise Who'll love Aladdin Sane We'll love Aladdin Sane Love Aladdin Sane Who'll love Aladdin Sane Millions weep a fountain, just in case of sunrise Who'll love Aladdin Sane We'll love Aladdin Sane We'll love Aladdin Sane ALGERIA TOUCHSHRIEK My name is Mr. Touchshriek Of Touchshriek with mail over and fantasy My shop sells egg shells off the shesores and empty females I'm thinking of leasing the room above my shop To a Mr. Walloff Domburg A reject from the world wide Internet He's a broken man I'm also a broken man It would be nice to have company We could have great conversations Looking through windows for demons And watching the young advance in all electric Some of the houses around here still have inhabitants in them I'm not sure if they're from this country or not I don't get to speak much to anyone or that sort of thing If I had another broken name Oh, I dream of something like that ALL THE MADMAN Day after day They send my friends away To mansions cold and grey To the far side of town Where the thin men stalk the streets While the sane stay underground Day after day They tell me I can go They tell me I can blow To the far side of town Where it's pointless to be high 'Cause it's such a long way down So I tell them that I can fly, I will scream, I will break my arm I will do me harm Here I stand, foot in hand, talking to my wall I'm not quite right at all...am I? Don't set me free, I'm as heavy as can be Just my librium and me And my E.S.T. makes three 'Cause I'd rather stay here With all the madmen Than perish with the sadmen roaming free And I'd rather play here With all the madmen For I'm quite content they're all as sane as me (Where can the horizon lie When a nation hides Its organic minds in a cellar...dark and grim They must be very dim) Day after day They take some brain away Then turn my face around To the far side of town And tell me that it's real Then ask me how I feel Here I stand, foot in hand, talking to my wall I'm not quite right at all Don't set me free, I'm as helpless as can be My libido's split on me Gimme some good 'ole lobotomy 'Cause I'd rather stay here With all the madmen Than perish with the sadmen Roaming free And I'd rather play here With all the madmen For I'm quite content They're all as sane as me Zane, Zane, Zane Ouvre le Chien (rpt) ALL THE YOUNG DUDES Well Billy rapped all night about his suicide How he'd kick it in the head when he was twenty five Speed jive don't want to stay alive When you're twenty five And Wendy's stealing clothes from Marks and Sparks (unlocked cars) And Freedy's got spots (zits) from ripping off the stars from his face Funky little boat race Television man is crazy saying we're juvenile deliquent wrecks Oh man I need TV when I got T Rex Oh brother you guessed I'm a dude dad All the young dudes (Hey dudes) Carry the news (Where are ya) Boogaloo dudes (Stand up Come on) Carry the news All the young dudes (I want to hear you) Carry the news (I want to see you) Boogaloo dudes (And I want to talk to you all of you) Carry the news Now Lucy looks sweet 'cause he dresses like a queen But he can kick like a mule it's a real mean team But we can love oh yes we can love And my brother's back at home with his Beatles and his Stones We never got it off on that revolution stuff What a drag too many snags Now I've drunk a lot of wine and I'm feeling fine Got to race some cat to bed Oh is there concrete all around Or is it in my head Yeah I'm a dude dad All the young dudes (Hey dudes) Carry the news (Where are ya) Boogaloo dudes (Stand up) Carry the news All the young dudes (I want to hear ya) Carry the news (I want to see you) Boogaloo dudes (And I want to relate to you) Carry the news All the young dudes (What dudes) Carry the news (Let's hear the news come on) Boogaloo dudes (I want to kick you) Carry the news All the young dudes (Hey you there with the glasses) Carry the news (I want you) Boogaloo dudes (I want you at the front) Carry the news (Now you all his friends) All the young dudes (Now you bring him down cause I want him) Carry the news Boogaloo dudes (I want him right here bring him come on) Carry the news (Bring him here you go) All the young dudes (I've wanted to do this for years) Carry the news (There you go) Boogaloo dudes (How do you feel) Carry the news ALWAYS CRASHING IN THE SAME CAR Every chance, every chance that I take I take it on the road Those kilometres and the red lights I was always looking left and right Oh, but I'm always crashing in the same car Jasmine, I saw you peeping As I pushed my foot down to the floor I was going round and round the hotel garage Must have been touching close to 94 Oh, but I'm always crashing in the same car AMAZING (D.Bowie/R.Gabrels) I'm lazy You're crazy, girl Stay by my side I'm scared you'll Meet someone In whom you'll confide Life's still a dream Your love's amazing Since I found you My life's amazing I pledge you You'll never be blue There's too much at stake to be down My nightmare Rooted here watching you go Divine in both our lives My life's a roll Go go go And it's amazing AMLAPURA Hey hey it's the tall sail on On a beach reach for Java Make way for to Java Watching for Boogies Hey hey it's a dreaming I would burn you if you should die Hey hey I would burn too If you should lie upon that bamboo pyre I dream of Amlapura Never saw in all my life a more shining jewel I dream of Amlapura Of an ocean or dream of a princess in stone Hey hey golden roses around A rajah's mouth Hey hey all the dead children buried standing A flying Dutchman Smoking gun and spice wind AMSTERDAM In the port of Amsterdam There's a sailor who sings Of the dream that he brings From the wide open sea In the port of Amsterdam There's a sailor who sleeps While the river bank weeps To the old willow tree In the port of Amsterdam There's a sailor who dies Full of beer, full of cries In a drunken town fight In the port of Amsterdam There's a sailor who's born On a hot muggy morn By the dawn's early light In the port of Amsterdam Where the sailors all meet There's a sailor who eats Only fish heads and tails And he'll show you his teeth That have rotten too soon That can haul up the sails That can swallow the moon And he yells to the cook With his arms open wide Hey, bring me more fish Throw it down by my side And he wants so to belch But he's too full to try So he stands up and laughs And he zip up his fly In the port of Amsterdam You can see sailors dance Paunches bursting their pants Grinding women to porch They've forgotten the tune That their whiskey voice croaked Splitting the night With the roar of their jokes And they turn and they dance And they laugh and they lust Till the rancid sound of the accordion bursts And then out of the night With their pride in their pants And the sluts that they tow Underneath the street lamps In the port of Amsterdam There's a sailor who drinks And he drinks and he drinks And he drinks once again He'll drink to the health Of the whores of Amsterdam Who've given their bodies To a thousand other men Yeah, they've bargained their virtue Their goodness all gone For a few dirty coins Well he just can't go on Throws his nose to the sky And he aims it up above And he pisses like I cry On the unfaithful love In the port of Amsterdam In the port of Amsterdam AN OCCASIONAL DREAM I recall how we lived On the corner of a bed And we'd speak of a Swedish room Of hessian and wood And we'd talk with our eyes Of the sweetness in our lives And tomorrows of rich surprise... Some things we could do In our madness We burnt one hundred days Time takes time to pass And I still hold some ashes to me An Occasional Dream And we'd sleep, oh so close But not really close our eyes 'Tween the sheets of summer bathed in blue... Gently weeping nights It was long, long ago And I can't touch your name For the days of fate were strong for you... Danced you far from me In my madness I see your face in mine I keep a photograph It burns my wall with time Time An Occasional Dream Of mine An Occasional Dream Of mine An Occasional Dream Of mine ANDY WARHOL Like to take a cement fix Be a standing cinema Dress my friends up just for show See them as they really are Put a peephole in my brain Two New Pence to have a go I'd like to be a gallery Put you all inside my show Andy Warhol looks a scream Hang him on my wall Andy Warhol, Silver Screen Can't tell them apart at all Andy walking, Andy tired Andy take a little snooze Tie him up when he's fast asleep Send him on a pleasant cruise When he wakes up on the sea Be sure to think of me and you He'll think about paint and he'll think about glue What a jolly boring thing to do ANYWAY, ANYHOW, ANYWHERE (Pete Townshend/Roger Daltrey) I can go anyway (way I choose) I can live anyhow (win or lose) I can go anywhere (for something new) Anyway, anyhow, anywhere I choose I can do anything (right or wrong) I can talk anyhow (and get along) I don't care anyway (I never lose) Anyway, anyhow, anywhere I choose Nothing gets in my way Not even locked doors Don't follow the lines that been laid before I get along anyway I care Anyway, anyhow, anywhere Anyway, anyway I choose I wanna go Do it myself, do it myself, Anyway, anyway I choose AS THE WORLD FALLS DOWN () There's such a sad love Deep in your eyes, a kind of pale jewel Open and closed within your eyes I'll place the sky within your eyes There's such a fooled heart Beating so fast in search of new dreams A love that will last within your heart I'll place the moon within your heart As the pain sweeps through Makes no sense for you Every thrill has gone Wasn't too much fun at all But I'll be there for you oo oo As the world falls down Falling (As the world) Falling down Falling in love I'll paint you mornings of gold I'll spin you Valentine evenings Though we're strangers till now We're choosing the path between the stars I'll leave my love between the stars Falling (As the world) Falling down Falling As the world falls down Falling (x3) Falling in love As the world falls down (down) Falling Falling (x2) Falling in love As the world falls down Falling (x3) Makes no sense at all Makes no sense to fall Falling As the world falls down Falling Falling Falling in love As the world falls down (down) Falling Falling Falling in love ASHES TO ASHES Do you remember a guy that's been In such an early song I've heard a rumour from Ground Control Oh no, don't say it's true They got a message from the Action Man I'm happy, hope you're happy too I've loved all I've needed to love Sordid details following The shrieking of nothing is killing Just pictures of Jap girls in synthesis and I Ain't got no money and I ain't got no hair But I'm hoping to kick but the planet it's glowing Ashes to ashes, funk to funky We know Major Tom's 4 a junkie Strung out in heaven's high Hitting an all time low Time and again I tell myself I'll stay clean tonight But the little green wheels are following me Oh no, not again I'm stuck with a valuable friend I'm happy, hope you're happy too One flash of light but no smoking pistol I never done good things I never done bad things I never did anything out of the blue, Want an axe to break the ice Wanna come down right now My mother said to get things done You'd better not mess with Major Tom BABY CAN DANCE (D.Bowie) I'm rolling out of the ferris wheel No one looks and no one feels But the baby can the baby can The way it feels just feeling you Holding out and falling out But the baby can the baby can I'm the jumping man I'm the jumping man But baby can float Baby can drown Baby can touch her toes Toss her hair Make you feel you're going nowhere Baby can dance Baby can dance Baby can walk around the town Attract a man and cut him down I'm the shadow man the jumping jack The man who can and don't look back But the baby can the baby can I'm rolling out of the ferris wheel No one looks and no one feels But the baby can the baby can And the way it feels I'm feeling you Everyday is far away Everyday, everyday It's over now It's over now BABY GRACE (A HORRID CASSETTE) / Kizilcay/Campbell Lyrics: Bowie) Test, testing, testing This, hmmm, Grace is my name And and I was...um... It was that phot... a fading photograph of a patch..., a patchwork quilt. And they've put me on these... Ramona put me on these interest drugs So I'm thinking very too bit too fast like a brain hatch And ah they won't let me see anybody If I want to sometimes ... and I ask I can still hear some pop...popular musics and aftershocks. (Ahhh choo) See I've been watching a television of um... in the homelands That's the new homelands and um that's all I can remember And now they just want me to be quiet And I think something is going to be horrid BABY LOVES THAT WAY [Baby loves that way] Yes, she does, yes, she does [Baby loves that way] Oh, I love my baby [Baby loves that way] Ooh, I gotta take her [Baby loves that way] Yep, I love her Baby likes to go outside, so I let her Wants to fool with other guys, so I let her Wants to be bad, so I let her be bad But fooling around, it will make me sad She fools around with other boys and treat me like an unwanted toy [Baby loves that way] Oh, I love my baby [Baby loves that way] Ooh, she does too much to me [Baby loves that way] And I can't think too much of her [Baby loves that way] Gotta take her, gotta take her Gonna better leave her alone, put you down son Treating her real fine, thus I'm home being a loner J eanny's my babe and that's alright, yeah She treats me good, each and every night She fools around with other boys and treat me like an unwanted toy [Baby loves that way] I love my baby [Baby loves that way] Ooh, she's too much [Baby loves that way] Yes she does, yes she does [Baby loves that way] [Baby loves that way] I love my baby [Baby loves that way] Yeah, she's too much, yeah yeah [Baby loves that way] Ooh, I think she can live with me [Baby loves that way] Love her, love her, love her Baby likes to go outside, so I let her Wants to fool with other guys, so I let her Wants to be bad, so I let her be bad But fooling around, it will make me sad She clings around with all the boys, who treat her like a modern toy [Baby loves that way] Obviously this is the end [Baby loves that way] Gotta take her [Baby loves that way] Ooh yeah [Baby loves that way] Can't do enough [Baby loves that way] BABY UNIVERSAL Baby Baby Baby Baby Baby (getting) Baby (care) Baby (talking) Baby (well) Baby (thinking) Baby (walk) Baby (lost) Baby (found) Baby (getting) Baby (care) Baby (talking) Baby (well) Baby (thinking) Baby (walk) Baby (lost) Baby (found) Baby (getting) Baby (care) Baby (talking) Baby (well) Baby (thinking) Baby (walk) Baby (lost) Baby (found) Now that he has no sense of destination Now he's running for the love of speed When the child goes bad it's no cause for celebration Like Jimmy Dean he don't talk back to me Failures as fathers, Mothers to chaos No baby, no baby, no baby no Hallo humans can you feel me thinking I assume you're seeing everything I'm thinking Hallo humans nothing starts tomorrow I'm the baby now Baby (repeat to end of chorus) (getting) (care) (talking) (well) (thinking) (walk) (lost) (found) Baby Universe Baby Universe Baby Universal (Talking well) (Talking well) A speck of dust just settled in my eye It doesn't matter I've seen everything anyway Failures as fathers, Mothers to chaos No baby, no baby, no baby no Baby (repeat to end of chorus) (getting) (care) (talking) (well) (thinking) (walk) (lost) (found) Baby Universe Baby Universe Baby Universal (Talking well) (Talking well) BANG BANG (Pop/Kraal) Wow this ain't the right thing to do so let's go Young girls they know what they're after Young girls don't kiss me goodbye Rockets shooting up into space Buildings they rise to the skies Bang Bang I got mine Bang Bang reach for the sky I keep a good friend on videotape He'll drive his sports car until it's too late But we'll have a hot time on the town tonight Cause love is my bet and it's the best yet Bang Bang I got mine Bang Bang sun don't shine Bang Bang you all angels Bang Bang now you all ought to be in pictures Oh girl Oh girl my problems can't follow me Phone calls I take my machine I wander lonely to the sea Lonely Ha Ha what does it mean Bang Bang I got mine Bang Bang and you are next in line Bang Bang reach for the sky Bang Bang sun don't shine Rise buildings Rise to the sky Young girls they know what they're after I said, young girls don't kiss me goodbye BATTLE FOR BRITAIN (THE LETTER) My, my, the time do fly When it's in another pair of hands And a loser I will be For I've never been a winner in my life I got used to stressing pain I used the sucker pills to pity for the self Oh, it's the animal in me But I'd rather be a beggarman on the shelf Don't be so forlorn, it's just the payoff It's the rain before the storm On a better day, I'll take you by the hand And I'll walk you through the doors Don't be so forlorn, it's just the payoff It's the rain before the storm Don't you let my letter get you down Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you My, my, but time do fly When it's in another pair of pants And illusion I will be For I've never been a sinner, la di da Don't be so forlorn, it's just the payoff It's the rain before the storm Don't you let my letter get you down Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you Don't you let my letter get you down, down, down, down Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you Don't you let my letter get you down, down, down, down BE MY WIFE Sometimes you get so lonely Sometimes you get nowhere I've lived all over the world I've left every place Please be mine Share my life Stay with me Be my wife Sometimes you get so lonely Sometimes you get nowhere I've lived all over the world I've left every place Please be mine Share my life Stay with me Be my wife Sometimes you get so lonely BEAT OF YOUR DRUM Photograph king, watches you go Fashions may change, heaven knows, but you still leave a stain on me Supplement queen, your colours may fade Seasons may change, weather blows, but you still leave a mark on me Wrong negative fades never the twain, reckless and tame I like the beat of your drum I like to look in your eyes I like to look thru your things I'd like to beat on your drum I like the smell of your flesh I like the dirt that you dish I like the clothes that you wear I'd like to beat on your drum Disco brat follow the pack Watching you peel, heaven knows, prison can't hold all this greedy intention Vanity's child picture you now Music may change hi di ho keen to follow your nose Wrong love out of tune Sweet is the night, bright light destroys me I like the beat of your drum I like to look in your eyes I like to look thru your things I'd like to beat on your drum I like the smell of your flesh I like the dirt that you dish I like the clothes that you wear I'd like to beat on your drum I'd like to beat on your drum I'd like to beat on your drum I like your face in the crowd I'd like to beat on your drum I'd like to beat on your drum I'd like to beat on your drum I'd like to blow on your horn I'd like to beat on your drum BECAUSE YOU'RE YOUNG Psychodelicate girl come out to play Little metal faced boy don't stay away They're so war torn and resigned she can't talk any more What are they trying to prove? What would they like to find? It's love back to front and no sides like I say These pieces are broken like I say These pieces are broken Hope I'm wrong but I know Because you're young you'll meet a stranger some night Because you're young what could be nicer for you and it makes me sad So I'll dance my life away A million dreams, a million scars He punishes hard was loving her such a crime She took back everything she said Left him nearly out of his mind They're people I know people I love They seem so unhappy dead or alive It's love back to front and no sides like I say These pieces are broken like I say These pieces are broken Hope I'm wrong but I know A million dreams A million scars A million (repeat ad inf.) BETTY WRONG Gabrels) Till the sun blisters and sprays And every lamb ceases to graze When the kiss of the comb Tears my face from the bone I'll be your light When the shadows fall down the walls Then life will be done And it just won't matter at all I was carved from a hand Nurtured on grime, goodwill and screams Now your breath fills my step Now there is you till life is gone I'll roll your ball Till the stars can't make me cry Then life will be done And it just won't matter at all Not at all When the kiss of the comb Tears my face BIG BROTHER Don t talk of dust and roses Or should we powder our noses? Don t live for last year s capers Give me steel, give me steel, give me pulsars unreal He ll build a glass asylum With just a hint of mayhem He ll build a better whirlpool We ll be living from sin, then we can really begin Please saviour, saviour, show us Hear me, I m graphically yours Someone to claim us, someone to follow Someone to shame us, some brave Apollo Someone to fool us, someone like you We want you Big Brother, Big Brother I know you think you re awful square But you made everyone and you ve been every where Lord, I d take an overdose if you knew what s going down CHORUS (3 times) We want you Big Brother BLACK COUNTRY ROCK Pack a pack horse up and rest up here on Black Country Rock You never know, you might find it here on Black Country Rock Some say the view is crazy But you may adopt another point of view So if it's much too hazy You can leave my friend and me with fond adieu BLACK TIE WHITE NOISE Getting my facts from a Benetton ad I'm lookin' thru African eyes Lit by the glare of an L.A. fire I've got a face, not just my race, Bang Bang I've got you babe Sun comes up and the man goes down And the woman comes again Just an hour or so to be safe from fear Then we jump thru hoops, we're divisible now, just disappear We reach out over race and hold each other's hands Then die in the flames singing we shall overcome Whoa! What's going on? There'll be some blood no doubt about it But we'll come thru don't doubt it I look into your eyes and I know you won't kill me You won't kill me You won't kill me But I look into your eyes And I wonder sometimes Oh Lord, just let him see me Lord, Lord just let him hear me Let him call me brother Let him put his arms around me Let him put his hands together. Reach over race and hold each other's hands Walk thru the nite thinking we are the world Woa! What's going on? There'll be some blood no doubt about it But we'll come thru don't doubt it I look into your eyes and I know you won't kill me You won't kill me You won't kill me But I wonder why Yes, and I wonder why sometimes They'll show us how to break the rules But never how to make the rules Reduce us down to witless punks Facist cries both black and white, who's got the blood, who's got the gun. Putting on the black tie, cranking out the white noise (Just a fool!) BLEED LIKE A CRAZE, DAD Shine shine shine (x6) Bleeds like a craze, Dad These are the craze Easy come, come, gotta back In the valley of the dead man walks How they drank from the jazz Astral, Kestrel, Fed into the featherfall Fed him on a pencil carving You will never get Shine shine shine Bleed like a craze, Dad These are the craze Shine shine shine Bleed like a craze, Dad These are the craze Seek for a leather journey Never stopped to think about Hollywood King Kong Domino on the side Street light, looking right Looking to the parlous parlours Party on the dead Put a net through his headache Shine shine shine (x3) Blee eed, bleed like a craze, Dad These are the craze Living on a movie All the Shirley/Charley films on film Come together, party Footnote on the footstone Shine shine shine Bleeds like a craze, Dad These are the craze Shine shine shine Shine shine shine CHORUS (x6) Bleed like a craze, Dad These are the craze BLUE JEAN Blue Jean I just met me a girl named Blue Jean Blue Jean she got a camouflaged face and no money Remember they always let you down when you need 'em Oh, Blue Jean is heaven any sweeter than Blue Jean She got a police bike She got a turned up nose Sometimes I feel like (Oh, the whole human race) Jazzin' for Blue Jean (Oh, and when my Blue Jean's blue) Blue Jean can send me (Oh, somebody send me) Somebody send me (Oh, somebody send me) One day I'm gonna write a poem in a letter One day I'm gonna get that faculty together Remember that everybody has to wait in line Blue Jean look out world you know I've got mine She got Latin roots She got everything BOYS KEEP SWINGING (Lyrics by Bowie Music By Bowie/Eno) Heaven loves ya The clouds part for ya Nothing stands in your way When you're a boy Clothes always fit ya Life is a pop of the cherry When you're a boy When you're a boy You can wear a uniform When you're a boy Other boys check you out You get a girl These are your favourite things When you're a boy Boys Boys Boys keep swinging Boys always work it out Uncage the colours Unfurl the flag Luck just kissed you hello When you're a boy They'll never clone ya You're always first on the line When you're a boy When you're a boy You can buy a home of your own When you're a boy Learn to drive and everything You'll get your share When you're a boy Boys Boys Boys keep swinging Boys always work it out BOYS KEEP SWINGING Heaven loves ya The clouds part for ya Nothing stands in your way When you're a boy Clothes always fit ya Life is a pop of the cherry When you're a boy When you're a boy You can wear a uniform When you're a boy Other boys check you out You get a girl These are your favourite things When you're a boy Boys Boys Boys keep swinging Boys always work it out Uncage the colours Unfurl the flag Luck just kissed you hello When you're a boy They'll never clone ya You're always first on the line When you're a boy When you're a boy You can buy a home of your own When you're a boy Learn to drive and everything You'll get your share When you're a boy Boys Boys Boys keep swinging Boys always work it out BREAKING GLASS /Murray) Baby, I've been breaking glass In your room again Listen Don't look at the carpet, I drew something awful on it See You're such a wonderful person But you got problems oh oh oh oh I'll never touch you BRING ME THE DISCO KING You promised me the ending would be clear You'd let me know when the time was now Don't let me know when you're opening the door Stab me in the dark, let me disappear Memories that flutter like bats out of hell Stab you from the city spires Life wasn't worth the balance Or the crumpled paper it was written on Don't let me know we're invisible Don't let me know we're invisible Hot cash days that you trailed around Cold cold nights under chrome and glass Led me down river of perfumed limbs Sent me to the streets with the good time girls Don't let me know we're invisible Don't let me know we're invisible We could dance, dance, dance thru' the fire Dance, dance, dance thru' the fire Feed me no lies I don't know about you, I don't know about you Breathe through the years I don't know about you, I don't know about you Bring me the disco king I don't know about you, I don't know about you Dead or alive, bring me the disco king Bring me the disco king, bring me the disco king Bring me the disco king Spin offs with those who slept like corpses Damp morning rays in the stiff bad clubs Killing time in the '70s Smelling of love through the moist winds Don't let me know when you're opening the door Close me in the dark, let me disappear Soon there'll be nothing left of me Nothing left to release Dance, dance, dance thru' the fire Dance, dance, dance thru' the fire Feed me no lies I don't know about you, I don't know about you Breathe through the years I don't know about you, I don't know about you Bring me the disco king I don't know about you, I don't know about you Dead or alive, bring me the disco king Bring me the disco king Bring me the disco king, bring me the disco king Bring me the disco king, bring me the disco king Bring me the disco king, bring me the disco king BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA Living in lies by the railway line Pushing the hair from my eyes Elvis is English and climbs the hills Can't tell the bullshit from the lies Screaming along in South London Vicious but ready to learn Sometimes I fear that the whole world is queer Sometimes but always in vain So I'll wait until we're sane Wait until we're blessed and all the same Full of blood, loving life and all it's got to give Englishman going insane Down on my knees in suburbia Down on myself in every way With great expectations I change all my clothes Mustn't grumble at silver and gold Screaming above Central London Never bored, so I'll never get old Day after Day after Day Day after Zane, Zane, Zane Ouvre le chien Day after Day Day after Zane, Zane, Zane Ouvre le chien Day after BUS STOP (D.Bowie/R.Gabrels) There's a cry that is heard in the city From Vivian at Pentecost Lane A shriekin' and dancing till 4 am Another night of muscles and pain I love you despite your convinctions That god never laughs at my jokes I'm a young man at odds with the bible But I don't pretend faith never works When we're down on our knees Prayin' at the bus stop Now Jesus he came in a vision And offered redemption from sin I'm not sayin' that I don't believe you But are you sure that it really was him I've been told that it could've been blue cheese Or the meal that we ate down the road Hallelujah CACTUS (Francis Black) Sitting here wishing on a cement floor Just wishing that i had just something you wore I put it on when I go lonely Will you take off your dress and send it to me? I miss your kissin' and i miss your head And a letter in your writing doesn't mean you're not dead Just run outside in the desert heat Make your dress all wet and send it to me I miss your soup and I miss your bread And a letter in your writing doesn't mean you're not dead So spill your breakfast and drip your wine Just wear that dress when you dine D A V I D So, sitting here wishing on a cement floor Just wishing that i had just something you wore Bloody your hands on a cactus tree Wipe'em on your dress and send it to me Sitting here wishing on a cement floor Just wishing that i had just something you wore CAN YOU HEAR ME Once we were lovers, can they understand? Closer than others I was your, I was your man Don t talk of heartaches, ohh, I remember them all When I m checking you out one day, to see if I m Faking it all Can you hear me? Can you feel me inside? Show your love, love Take it in right (take it in right) Take it in right (take it in right) There s been many others (Oo oo oo oohh) so many times Sixty new cities, an what do I, what do I What do I find? I want love so badly, I want you most of all You know, it s harder to take it from anyone It s harder to fall Can you hear me call ya? Well, can you hear me? (yeah) Can you feel me inside (I do) Show your love, show your sweet, sweet love Show me your love Take it in right (take it in right) Take it in right, yeah (take it in right) Take it in right to your love life, baby Take it in right to your love life Take it in right, take it in right, right to your love life Take it in right, ah Take it in, take it in right Right down, right down (Why don t you take it?) Mmmm, why don t you take it? (Right to your heart) Can you hear me? (Why don t you take it?) Can you feel me? (Why don t you take it?) Can you? Take it in right (Why don t you take it?) Wuhh, right down, right down (Right to your heart) Can you take it? Feel me? (Why don t you take it?) Down, to right down (Why don t you take it?) To your heart (Why don t you take it?) To your heart (Right to your heart) Take it down, take it down (Why don t you take it? Why don t you take it?) Take it in right (Right to your heart) CAN'T HELP THINKING ABOUT ME Question time that says I brought dishonor My head's bowed in shame It seems that I've blackened the family name Mother says that she can't stand the neighbors' talking I've gotta pack my bags, leave this home, start walking, yeah I'm guilty I wish that I was sorry this time I wish that I could pay for my crime I can't help thinking about me Remember when we used to go to church on Sundays I lay awake at night, terrified of school on Mondays Oh, but it's too late now I wish I was a child againI wish I felt secure again I can't help thinking about me As I pass a recreation ground I remember my friends, always been found and I can't I can't help thinking about me Now I leave them all in the never never land The station seems so cold, the ticket's in my hand My girl calls my name Hi Dave Drop in, see you around, come back If you're this way again Oh, I'm on my own I've got a long way to go I hope I make it on my own I can't help thinking about me CANDIDATE I ll make you a deal, like any other candidate We ll pretend we re walking home cause your future s at stake My set is amazing, it even smells like a street There s a bar at the end where I can meet you and your friend Someone scrawled on the wall I smell the blood of les tricoteuses Who wrote up scandals in other bars I m having so much fun with the poisonous people Spreading rumours and lies and stories they made up Some make you sing and some make you scream One makes you wish that you d never been seen But there s a shop on the corner that s selling papier mach Making bullet proof faces, Charlie Manson, Cassius Clay If you want it, boys, get it here, thing So you scream out of line I want you! I need you! Anyone out there? Any time? Tres butch little number whines Hey dirty, I want you When it s good, it s really good, and when it s bad I go to pieces If you want it, boys, get it here, thing Well, on the street where you live I could not hold up my head For I put all I have in another bed On another floor, in the back of a car In the cellar like a church with the door ajar Well, I guess we ve must be looking for a different kind But we can t stop trying til we break up our minds Til the sun drips blood on the seedy young knights Who press you on the ground while shaking in fright I guess we could cruise down one more time With you by my side, it should be fine We ll buy some drugs and watch a band Then jump in the river holding hands CAT PEOPLE (PUTTING OUT FIRE) (Giorgio Moroder/) See these eyes so green I can stare for a thousand years Colder than the moon It's been so long And I've been putting out fire With gasoline Feel my blood enraged It's just the fear of losing you Don't you know my name Well, you been so long See these eyes so red Red like jungle burning bright Those who feel me near Pull the blinds and change their minds It's been so long Still this pulsing night A plague I call a heartbeat Just be still with me Ya wouldn't believe what I've been thru You've been so long Well it's been so long And I've been putting out fire with gasoline putting out fire with gasoline See these tears so blue An ageless heart that can never mend These tears can never dry A judgement made can never bend See these eyes so green I can stare for a thousand years Just be still with me You wouldn't believe what I've been thru You've been so long Well, it's been so long And I've been putting out fire with gasoline putting out fire with gasoline CHANGES I still don't know what I was waiting for And my time was running wild A million dead end streets Every time I thought I'd got it made It seemed the taste was not so sweet So I turned myself to face me But I've never caught a glimpse Of how the others must see the faker I'm much too fast to take that test Ch ch ch ch Changes (Turn and face the stranger) Ch ch Changes Don't want to be a richer man Ch ch ch ch Changes (Turn and face the stranger) Ch ch Changes Just gonna have to be a different man Time may change me But I can't trace time I watch the ripples change their size But never leave the stream Of warm impermanence and So the days float through my eyes But still the days seem the same And these children that you spit on As they try to change their worlds Are immune to your consultations They're quite aware of what they're going through Ch ch ch ch Changes (Turn and face the stranger) Ch ch Changes Don't tell them to grow up and out of it Ch ch ch ch Changes (Turn and face the stranger) Ch ch Changes Where's your shame You've left us up to our necks in it Time may change me But you can't trace time Strange fascination, fascinating me Changes are taking the pace I'm going through Ch ch ch ch Changes (Turn and face the stranger) Ch ch Changes Oh, look out you rock 'n rollers Ch ch ch ch Changes (Turn and face the stranger) Ch ch Changes Pretty soon you're gonna get a little older Time may change me But I can't trace time I said that time may change me But I can't trace time CHANT OF THE EVER CIRCLING SKELETAL FAMILY (6 times) Brother Ooh ooh Shake it up, shake it up Move it up, move it up Bro bro bro bro bro bro bro bro bro (repeat ad inf.) CHILLY DOWN () When the sun goes down (when the sun goes down) And the bats are back to bed (and the bats are back) The brothers come 'round (the brothers come 'round) I get out of my dirty bed (my dirty bed) I shake my pretty little head (I shake my pretty little head) Tap my pretty little feet (tap my pretty little feet) Feeling brighter than sunlight Louder than thunder (oh) Bouncing like a yo yo, wooh (oh) Don't got no problems (no problems) Ain't got no suitcase (no suitcase) Ain't got no clothes to worry about (no clothes to worry about) Ain't got no real estate or jewelry or gold mines to hang me up. I just throw in my hand (throw in my hand) With the chilliest bunch in the land (in the land) They don't look much (oh) They sure chilly chilly (oh) They positively glow glow, huh (oh) Chilly down with the fire gang Think small with the fire gang (It's the only way) Bad hep with the fire gang (a smile a day keeps the doctor away) When your thing gets wild Chilly down Chilly down with the fire gang (Hey, I'm a wild child) Act tall with the fire gang (whoo, walk tall) Good times, bad food (yeah) When your thing gets wild Chilly down, chilly down Drive you crazy, really lazy, eye rollin', funky strollin', ball playin' Hip swayin', trouble makin', booty shakin', tripping, passing, jumping Bouncing, drivin', stylin', creeping, pouncing, shoutin', screamin' Double dealin', rockin', rollin', and a reelin' With the mackin' sex appealin'. Can you dig our groovy feelin'? So when things get too tough (get too tough) And your chin is dragging on the ground (dragging on the ground) And even down looks up (down looks up) Bad luck heh heh, We can show you a good time (show you a good time) And we don't charge nothin' (nothin' at all) Just strut your nasty stuff, Wiggle in the middle yeh Get the town talkin', fire gang Chilly down with the fire gang (think small) Think small with the fire gang Bad hep with the fire gang (hey, listen up) When your thing gets wild Chilly down Chilly down with the fire gang (hey, shake your pretty little head) Think small with the fire gang (tap your pretty little feet) Good times, bad food (come on, come on) When your thing gets wild Chilly down Chilly down with the fire gang (wooh) Think small with the fire gang Bad hep with the fire gang CHINA GIRL Pop) I could escape this feeling with my China girl I feel a wreck without my little China girl I hear her heart beating loud as thunder Saw they stars crashing I'm a mess without my little China girl Wake up mornings where's my little China girl I hear her heart's beating loud as thunder Saw they stars crashing down I feel a tragic like I'm Marlon Brando When I look at my china girl I could pretend that nothing really meant too much When I look at my China girl I stumble into town just like a sacred cow Visions of swasticas in my head Plans for everyone It's in the white of my eyes My little China girl You shouldn't mess with me I'll ruin everything you are I'll give you television I'll give you eyes of blue I'll give you man who wants to rule the world And when I get excited My little China girl says Oh baby just you shut your mouth She says sh sh shhh COME AND BUY MY TOYS Smiling girls and rosy boys Come and buy my little toys Monkeys made of gingerbread And sugar horses painted red Rich men s children running past Their fathers dressed in hose Golden hair and mud of many acres on their shoes Gazing eyes and running wild Past the stocks and over stiles Kiss the window merry child But come and buy my toys You ve watched your father plough the field with a ram s horn Sowed it wide with peppercorn and furrowed with a bramble thorn Reaped it with a sharpened scyth, threshed it with a quill The miller told your father that he d work it with the greatest will Now your watching s over you must play with girls and boys Leave the parsley on the stalls Come and buy my toys You shall own a cambric shirt You shall work your father s land But now you shall play in the market square Till you ll be a man Smiling girls and rosy boys Come and buy my little toys Monkeys made of gingerbread And sugar horses painted red CONVERSATION PIECE I took this walk to ease my mind To find out what's gnawing at me Wouldn't think, to look at me, That I've spent a lot of time in education It all seems so long ago I'm a thinker, not a talker I've no one to talk to, anyway I can't see the road for the rain in my eyes Ahhh huh, h...uh, huh I live above the grocers store, Owned by an Austrian He often calls me down to eat And he jokes about his broken English, Tries to be a friend to me But for all my years of reading conversation, I stand without a word to say I can't see the bridge For the rain in my eyes Ahhh huh, h...uh, huh And the world is full of life Full of folk who don't know me And they walk in twos or threes or more While the light that shines above the grocer's store Investigates my face so rudely And my essays lying scattered on the floor Fulfill their needs just by being there And my hands shake, my head hurts, my voice sticks inside my throat I'm invisible and dumb No one will recall me And I can't see the water Through the tears in my ey y yes Ahhh huh, h...uh, huh CRACK CITY (D.Bowie) Oh come all you children Don't grab that scabby hand It belongs to Mr. Sniff and tell It belongs to the candyman Don't whore your little bodies To the worms of paradise Like Everest it's fatal Its peaks are cold as ice They're riding on the subways They're riding on the streets They'll ride you down to the gutters They'll ride you off your feet Gonna hit Crack City (Hit Crack City) Piss on the icon monsters Whose guitars bequeath you pain They'll face you down to their level With their addictions and their fast lanes Corrupt with shaky visions And crack and coke and alcohol They're just a bunch of assholes With buttholes for their brains You can't keep on riding The pain you know so well They'll ride you down to the gutter They'll ride you down to hell And you the master dealer May death be on your brow May razors slash your mainline I'm calling you out right now May all your vilest nightmares Consume your shrunken head May the ho ho hounds of paranoia Dance upon your stinking bed Don't look at me you fuckhead This nation's turning blue Its stink it fouls the highways Its filth it sticks like glue They'll bury you in velvet And place you underground The hatred of yourself And the sufferings that conspire To take your little body and throw it to the fools And the hounds that rip your flesh Only your mind can take you out of this Only your mind or death I'm riding on the subway The subway down to hell I've finished with this journey I seem to know it well CRACKED ACTOR I've come on a few years from my Hollywood Highs The best of the last, the cleanest star they ever had I'm stiff on my legend, the films that I made Forget that I'm fifty cause you just got paid Crack, baby, crack, show me you're real Smack, baby, smack, is that all that you feel Suck, baby, suck, give me your head Before you start professing that you're knocking me dead You caught yourself a trick down on Sunset and Vine But since he pinned you baby you're a porcupine You sold me illusions for a sack full of cheques You've made a bad connection 'cause I just want your sex CRIMINAL WORLD (Peter Godwin/Duncan Browne/Sean Lyons) You never told me of your other faces You were the widow of a wild cat And now I know about your special kisses And I know you know where that's at I guess I recognize your destination I think I see beneath your make up What you want is sort of separation This is no ordinary This is no ordinary (ah, ah, ah) What a criminal world The boys are like baby faced girls What a criminal girl She'll show you where to shoot your gun What a typical mother's son The only thing that she enjoys Is a criminal worl Where the girls are like baby faced boys You've got a very heavy reputation But no one knows about your low life I know a way to find a situation And hold a candle to your high life disguise You caught me kneeling at your sister's door That was no ordinary stick up I'm well aware just what you're looking for I am no ordinary I am no ordinary (ah, ah, ah) What a criminal world The boys are like baby faced girls What a criminal girl She'll show you where to shoot your gun What a typical mother's son The only thing that she enjoys Is a criminal world Where the girls are like baby faced boys CYGNET COMMITTEE I bless you madly, sadly as I tie my shoes I love you badly, Just in time, at times, I guess Because of you I need to rest Because it's you that sets the test So much has gone and little is new And as the sparrow sings Dawn chorus for Someone else to hear The Thinker sits alone growing older And so bitter I gave Them life I gave Them all They drained my very soul ...dry I crushed my heart to ease Their pains No thought for me remains there Nothing can They spare What of me? Who praised Their efforts to be free? Words of strength and care and sympathy I opened doors that would have blocked Their way I braved Their cause to guide, for little pay I ravaged at my finance just for Those Those whose claims were steeped in peace, tranquility Those who said a new world, new ways ever free Those whose promises stretched in hope and grace for me I bless you madly, sadly as I tie my shoes I love you badly, just in time, at times, I guess Because of you I need to rest, oh yes Because it's you that sets the test So much has gone and little is new And as the sunrise stream Flickers on me, My friends talk Of glory, untold dream, where all is God and God is just a word We had a friend, a talking man Who spoke of many powers that he had Not of the best of men, but Ours We used him We let him use his powers We let him fill Our needs Now We are strong And the road is coming to its end Now the damned have no time to make amends No purse of token fortune stands in Our way The silent guns of love will blast the sky We broke the ruptured structure built of age Our weapons were the tongues of crying rage Where money stood We planted seeds of rebirth And stabbed the backs of fathers Sons of dirt Infiltrated business cesspools Hating through Our sleeves Yea, and We slit the Catholic throat Stoned the poor on slogans such as 'Wish You Could Hear' 'Love Is All We Need' 'Kick Out The Jams' 'Kick Out Your Mother' 'Cut Up Your Friend' 'Screw Up Your Brother or He'll Get You In the End' And We Know the Flag of Love is from Above And We Can Force You to Be Free And We Can Force You to Believe And I close my eyes and tighten up my brain For I once read a book in which the lovers were slain For they knew not the words of the Free States' refrain It said: I believe in the Power of Good I Believe in the State of Love I Will Fight For the Right to be Right I Will Kill for the Good of the Fight for the Right to be Right And I open my eyes to look around And I see a child laid slain on the ground As a love machine lumbers through desolation rows Ploughing down man, woman, listening to its command But not hearing anymore Not hearing anymore Just the shrieks from the old rich And I Want to Believe In the madness that calls 'Now' And I want to Believe That a light's shining through Somehow And I Want to Believe And You Want to Believe And We Want to Believe And We Want to Live Oh, We Want to Live We Want to Live We Want to Live We Want to Live We Want to Live We Want to Live I Want to Live I Want to Live I Want to Live I Want to Live I Want to Live I Want to Live Live Live Live D.J. (Lyrics by Bowie Music by Bowie/Eno/Alomar) I'm home, lost my job, and incurably ill You think this is easy realism I've got a girl out there, I suppose I think she's dancing Feel like Dan Dare lies down I think she's dancing, what do I know? I am a D.J., I am what I play Can't turn around no, can't turn around I am a D.J., I am what I play Can't turn around no, can't turn around I am a D.J., I am what I play I got believers (kiss kiss) Believing me One more weekend of lights and evening faces Fast food, living nostalgia Humble pie or bitter fruit I am a D.J., I am what I play Can't turn around no, can't turn around no I am a D.J., I am what I say Can't turn around no, can't turn around, I am a D.J., I am what I play I've got believers (kiss kiss) Believing me I am a D.J., I am what I play Can turn around no, can't turn around I am a D.J., I am what I play Can turn around no, can't turn around I am a D.J., I am what I play Can turn around no (kiss kiss) Time flies when you're having fun Break his heart, break her heart He used to be my boss and now he is a puppet dancer I am a D.J., and I've got believers I've got believers I've got believers I've got believers in me I've got believers I am a D.J., I am what I play I am a D.J. DANCING WITH THE BIG BOYS /Alomar) Something's going on in society (Dancing with the big boys) You chew your fingers and stare at the floor (Dancing with the big boys) One wrong word and you're out of sync Talking bout a hands on policy (Big boys) Death to the trees (Dancing with the big boys) They weren't bad, they weren't brave Nothing is embarrassing (Dancing with the big boys) There are too many people, too much belief (Dancing with the big boys) Where there's trouble there's poetry (Dancing with the big boys) Your family is a football team (Big boys) This dot marks your location (Dancing with the big boys) Loneliness in a free society (Dancing with the big boys) (Big boys) This can be embarrassing (Big boys) (Dancing with the big boys) (Big boys) (Big boys) DAY IN DAY OUT Day In Day Out Stay In Fade Out Day In Oo Oo Day Out Oo Oo Oo She was born in a handbag Love left on a doorstep What she lacks is a backup Nothing seems to make a dent Gonna find her some money honey Try to pay her rent That's the kind of protection everyone is shouting about Day In Day Out Stay In Fade Out Day In Oo Oo Day Out Oo Oo Oo First thing she learns is she's a citizen Some things they turn out right When you're under the USA Something rings a bell and it's all over She's going out her way Stealing for that one good rush Day In Day Out Stay In Fade Out She could use a little money She's hangin' on his arms like a cheap suit She's got no money, honey She's on the other side Oh come on little baby Late night, big town, police, shake down Oo Oo Oo Oo Day In Day Out Stay In Fade Out Oo Oo Oo Oo Day In Day Out Stay In Fade Out She's got a ticket to nowhere She's gonna take a train ride Nobody knows her, or knows her name She's in the pocket of a home boy Oo she's gonna take her a shotgun Pow Spin the grail spin the drug She's gonna make them well aware She's an angry gal Day In Day Out Stay In Fade Out Suddenly there's angels everywhere Angels in a ton of sound And they shootin' her down Shootin her with video drugs bullets and promises DAYS Hold me tight Keep me cool Going mad Don't know what to do Do I need a friend? Well, I need one now All the days of my life All the days of my life All the days I owe you All I've done I've done for me All you gave You gave for free I gave nothing in return And there's little left of me All the days of my life All the days of my life All the days I owe you In red eyed pain I'm knocking on your door again My crazy brain in tangles Pleading for your gentle voice Those storms keep pounding through my head and heart I pray you'll soothe my sorry soul All the days of my life All the days of my life All the days I owe you All the days of my life All the days of my life All the days I owe you All the days of my life All the days of my life All the days I owe you DEAD AGAINST IT And when she drowns Within and in the fizzy gin, begins to sigh Good god or My I cry and die and lie beside She is the apple in my eye She talked to god I couldn't cope Or'd hope eloped A dope she roped This salty lie And when she's dreaming, I believe And when she's reading, I retreat Can't believe her Telling me she's dead again Telling me she's dead against it And deep my wound Within for every second chance it was deign torn From deep within, despite the rain, my words are worn She loves to talk into the phone No matter who No matter when No matter where No better than the faulty line DEAD MAN WALKING He swivels his head Tears his eyes from the screen As his past puts him back in Atlantic City There's not even a demon in Heaven or Hell Is it all just human disguise As I walk down the aisle And I'm gone gone gone Now I'm older than movies Let me dance away Now I'm wiser than dreams Let me fly fly fly While I'm touching tomorrow And I know who's there When silhouettes fall And I'm gone Like I'm dancing on angels And I'm gone through a crack in the past Like a dead man walking Like a dead man walking Two young men dancing under the lamplight Shaking their sex and their bones And the boys that we were An alien nation in therapy Sliding naked and new Like a bad tempered child On a rain slicked street And I'm gone gone gone And I'm older than movies Oh let me dance dance dance Now I'm wiser than dreams Let me fly fly fly While I'm touching tomorrow And I know who's there When silhouettes fall And I'm gone And I'm gone, like I'm dancing on angels And I'm gone, through the crack in the past Like a dead man walking Like a dead man walking Like a dead man Like a dead man walking And I'm gone gone gone Let me dance dance dance And I'm gone gone gone Let me dance dance dance And I'm gone, like I'm dancing on angels And I'm gone, through a crack in the past Like a dead man walking Like a dead man walking DIAMOND DOGS As they pulled you out of the oxygen tent You asked for the latest party With your silicone hump and your ten inch stump Dressed like a priest you was Todd Browning s freak you was Crawling down the alley on your hands and knee I m sure you re not protected, for it s plain to see The Diamond Dogs are poachers and they hide behind trees Hunt you to the ground they will, mannequins with kill appeal (Will they come?) I ll keep a friend serene (Will they come?) Oh baby, come unto me (Will they come?) Well, she s come, been and gone. Come out of the garden, baby You ll catch your death in the fog Young girl, they call them the Diamond Dogs The Halloween Jack is a real cool cat And he lives on top of Manhattan Chase The elevator s broke, so he slides down a rope Onto the street below, oh Tarzie, go man go Meet his little hussy with his ghost town approach Her face is sans feature, but she wears a Dali brooch Sweetly reminiscent, something mother used to bake Wrecked up and paralyzed, Diamond Dogs are sableized In the year of the scavenger, the season of the bitch Sashay on the boardwalk, scurry to the Ditch Just another future song, lonely little kitsch (There s gonna be sorrow) try and wake up tomorrow Ooh, call them the Diamond Dogs (x2) Bow wow, woof woof, bow wow, wow Call them the Diamond Dogs (ad lib) Keep cool Diamond Dogs rule, OK Beware of the Diamond Dogs (repeat) DJ I'm home, lost my job, and incurably ill You think this is easy, realism I've got a girl out there, I suppose I think she's dancing Feel like Dan Dare lies down I think she's dancing, what do I know? I am a D.J., I am what I play Can't turn around no, can't turn around, no, oh, ooh I am a D.J., I am what I play Can't turn around no, can't turn around, no, oh no I am a D.J., I am what I play I got believers (kiss kiss) Believing me, oh One more, weekend, of lights and evening faces Fast food, living nostalgia Humble pie or bitter fruit I am a D.J., I am what I play Can't turn around no, can't turn around no, ooh I am a D.J., I am what I say Can't turn around no, can't turn around, ooh I am a D.J., I am what I play I've got believers (kiss kiss) Believing me I am a D.J., I am what I play Can turn around no, can't turn around I am a D.J., I am what I play Can turn around no, can't turn around I am a D.J., I am what I play Can turn around no (kiss kiss) Time flies when you're having fun Break his heart, break her heart He used to be my boss and now he is a puppet dancer I am a D.J., and I've got believers I've got believers I've got believers I've got believers in me I've got believers I am a D.J., I am what I play I am a D.J. DODO Now we can talk in confidence Did you guess that we've been done wrong? Lies jump in queue to be first in line Such a shameless design Ah, thinks he's well screened from the man at the top It's a shame that his children disagree They coolly decide to sell him down the line Daddy's brainwashing time He's a dodo, no no, didn't hear it from me He's a dodo, no no, didn't hear it from me She's quite enthralled with her childhood of yore When a unit was a figure, not a she When lovers chose each other, now the perks are due Another memo to screw She's a dodo, no no, didn't hear it from me She's a dodo, no no, didn't hear it from me Can you wipe your nose my child Without them slotting in your file a photograph? Can you sleep alone at night? Wake to find the scorching light of neighbour Jim He's come to turn you in Another dodo, no no, didn't hear it from me Another dodo, no no, didn't hear it from me Ah, another do do, no, didn't hear itdo do, do do DON T LET ME DOWN AND DOWN (Tahra / Valmont) Still I keep my love for you No place to hide no way to fall Nowhere to lie no world so wide I'm sick and tired of telling you Don't let me down and down and down Don't let me down and down and down I know there's something in the wind That crazy balance of my mind What kind of fool are you and I? Scared to death and tell me why I'm sick and tired of telling you Don't let me down and down and down Don't let me down and down and down Still I keep my love for you You made a date with destiny You jog jog in my memory You haunt in mind not fade away I'm sick and tired of telling you Don't let me down and down and down Don't let me down and down and down I'm sick and tired of telling you Still I keep my love for you No place to hide, no way to fall Nowhere to lie no world so wide I'm sick and tired of telling you Don't let me down and down and down Don't let me down and down and down DON'T BRING ME DOWN (Johnnie Dee) I'm on my own, nowhere to roam I tell you baby, don't want no home I wander round, feet off the ground I even go from town to town I said I think this rock is grand Say I'll be your man Don't bring me down, don't bring me down I met this chick, the other day And then to me, she said she'll stay I get this pad, just like a cave And then we'll have, our living made And then I'll lead her on the ground My head is spinning round Don't bring me down, don't bring me down I, I, I, I, I need a lover 'cause someone new And then to her I will be true I'll buy her furs and pretty things I'll even buy a wedding ring But until then I'll ?settle down? Say I'll be your man Don't bring me down, don't bring me down Until then I'll ?settle down? Say I'll be your man Don't bring me down, don't bring me down Don't bring me down DON'T LOOK DOWN (Pop/Williamson) Don't look down They're making sorta crazy sounds Don't look down, no Don't know who else came to kneel On this empty battlefield But when I hear that crazy sound, I don't look down From Central Park to shanty town I always hear that crazy sound From New York to shanty town There's always something else Don't look down, no I went this morning to the cemetery To see old Rudy Valentino buried Lipstick traces on his name He never looked down 'Cause they were making crazy sounds From Central Park to shanty town He always heard that crazy sound There's always something else Don't look down, no When I see you standing there I can't see the clothes you wear I just hear that crazy sound And I can't look down From Central Park to shanty town I've always heard that crazy sound From New York to shanty town There's always something else Don't look down, no Don't look down Don't look, don't look down No I won't be bored I won't be there Look at life it's no piece of cake When I hear that crazy sound I don't look down From Central Park to shanty town I always hear that crazy sound From New York to shanty town There's always something else Don't look down Don't look down, no Well, don't look, don't look down DRIVE IN SATURDAY Let me put my arms around your head Gee, it's hot, let's go to bed Don't forget to turn on the light Don't laugh babe, it'll be alright Pour me out another phone I'll ring and see if your friends are home Perhaps the strange ones in the dome Can lend us a book we can read up alone And try to get it on like once before When people stared in Jagger's eyes and scored Like the video films we saw His name was always Buddy And he'd shrug and ask to stay She'd sigh like Twig the Wonder Kid And turn her face away She's uncertain if she likes him But she knows she really loves him It's a crash course for the ravers It's a Drive in Saturday Jung the foreman prayed at work That neither hands nor limbs would burst It's hard enough to keep formation amid this fall out saturation Cursing at the Astronette 8 Who stands in steel by his cabinet He's crashing out with Sylvian The Bureau Supply for ageing men With snorting head he gazes to the shore Which once had raised a sea that raged no more Like the video films we saw It's a Drive in Saturday (repeat) EIGHT LINE POEM The tactful cactus by your window Surveys the prairie of your room The mobile spins to its collision Clara puts her head between her paws They've opened shops down West side Will all the cacti find a home But the key to the city Is in the sun that pins the branches to the sky EVERYONE SAYS HI () Said you took a big trip They said you moved away Happened oh, so quietly They say Shoulda took a picture Something I could keep Buy a little frame Something cheap For you Everyone says hi Said you sailed a big ship Said you sailed away Didn't know the right thing To say I'd love to get a letter Like to know what's what Hope the weather's good And it's not too hot For you Everyone says hi Everyone says hi Everyone says Don't stay in a sad place Where they don't care how you are Everyone says hi If the money is lousy You can always come home We can do the old things We can do all the bad things If the food gets you leery You can always phone We could do all the good things We could do it, we could do it, we could do it Don't stay in a bad place Where they don't care how you are Everyone says hi Everyone says hi Everyone says hi And the girl next door And the guy upstairs Everyone says hi And your mum and dad Everyone says hi And your big fat dog Everyone says hi Everyone says hi Hi hi hi hi EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT (Crouch/Konrad/Stavely/James/Karlson) Oh, little baby You know I've been away Oh, little baby You know I'll come today Don't you know that Everything's alright (everything's alright) Everything's alright Everything's alright (everything's alright, babe) Let me hold your hand and be your loving man (all night) Let me hold your hand and be your loving man (all night) Let me hold your hand and be your loving man (all night, alright!) Oh, little baby You know I feel so good Oh, little baby I never knew I could And don't you know that Everything's alright (everything's alright, babe) Everything's alright Everything's alright (everything's alright, babe) Let me give you loving like nobody can (all night) (x2) Let me give you loving like nobody can (all night, alright!) Let me hold your hand and be your loving man No, no, no, no, no, that's a loving you (Must have been you, I'm gonna all night loving you) No, no, no, no, no I'll be good for you Everything's alright (everything's alright, babe) Everything's alright Everything's alright (everything's alright, babe) Let me give you loving like nobody can (all night) (x2) Let me give you loving like nobody can (all night, alright!) Everything's alright Everything's alright Oooh FALL DOG BOMBS THE MOON Hope little girl Come blow me away I don't care much I win anyway Just a dog I'm God damn rich An exploding man When I talk in the night There's oil on my hands What a dog Fall dog is cruel and smart Smart time breaks the heart Fall dog bombs the moon Devil in a market place Devil in your bleeding face Fall dog bombs the moon What a dog There's always a moron Someone to hate A corporate tie A wig and a date Just a dog These blackest of years That have no sound No shape, no depth No underground What a dog Fall dog is cruel and smart Smart time breaks the heart Fall dog bombs the moon A devil in a market place A devil in your bleeding face Fall dog bombs the moon What a dog FAME /Alomar) Fame, makes a man take things over Fame, lets him loose, hard to swallow Fame, puts you there where things are hollow Fame Fame, it s not your brain, it s just the flame That burns your change to keep you insane Fame Fame, what you like is in the limo Fame, what you get is no tomorrow Fame, what you need you have to borrow Fame Fame, Nein! It s mine! is just his line To bind your time, it drives you to, crime Fame Could it be the best, could it be? Really be, really, babe? Could it be, my babe, could it, babe? Really, really? Is it any wonder I reject you first? Fame, fame, fame, fame Is it any wonder you are too cool to fool Fame Fame, bully for you, chilly for me Got to get a rain check on pain Fame Fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame Fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame Fame, fame, fame Fame What s your name? (whispered): Feeling so gay, feeling gay? Brings so much pain? FANTASTIC VOYAGE (Lyrics by Bowie Music by Bowie/Eno) In the event that this fantastic voyage Should turn to erosion and we never get old Remember it's true, dignity is valuable But our lives are valuable too We're learning to live with somebody's depression And I don't want to live with somebody's depression We'll get by, I suppose It's a very modern world, but nobody's perfect It's a moving world, but that's no reason To shoot some of those missiles Think of us as fatherless scum It won't be forgotten 'Cause we'll never say anything nice again, will we? And the wrong words make you listen In this criminal world Remember it's true, loyalty is valuable But our lives are valuable too We're learning to live with somebody's depression And I don't want to live with somebody's depression We'll get by I suppose But any sudden movement I've got to write it down They wipe out an entire race and I've got to write it down But I'm still getting educated but I've got to write it down And it won't be forgotten 'Cause I'll never say anything nice again, how can I? FANTASTIC VOYAGE In the event that this fantastic voyage Should turn to erosion and we never get old Remember it's true, dignity is valuable But our lives are valuable too We're learning to live with somebody's depression And I don't want to live with somebody's depression We'll get by, I suppose It's a very modern world, but nobody's perfect It's a moving world, but that's no reason To shoot some of those missiles Think of us as fatherless scum It won't be forgotten 'Cause we'll never say anything nice again, will we? And the wrong words make you listen In this criminal world Remember it's true, loyalty is valuable But our lives are valuable too We're learning to live with somebody's depression And I don't want to live with somebody's depression We'll get by I suppose But any sudden movement I've got to write it down They wipe out an entire race and I've got to write it down But I'm still getting educated but I've got to write it down And it won't be forgotten 'Cause I'll never say anything nice again, how can I? FASCINATION (words by Bowie and Luther Vandross / music by Luther Vandross) Got to use her Every time I feel fascination I just can t stand still, I ve got to use her Every time I think of what she pulled me through, dear Fascination moves sweeping near me Still I take ya (Fascination) fascination (sho nuff) fascination (takes a part of me) takes a part of me (Can a heart beat) can a heart beat (live in a fever) live in a fever? (raging inside of me?) (Fascination) fascination (oh, yeah) oh yeah (takes a part of me) takes a part of me (I can t help it) I can t help it (I ve got to use her) got to use her (every time, ooh) Fascination comes around (Ooh oo ooh) (Fascination) Your soul is calling Like when I m walking Seems that everywhere I turn I hope you re waiting for me I know that people think That I m a little crazy Ohh, better sex is fun I think I like fascination Still, tick CHORUS (twice) ad lib FASHION There's a brand new dance but I don't know its name That people from bad homes do again and again It's big and it's bland full of tension and fear They do it over there but we don't do it here Fashion! Turn to the left Fashion! Turn to the right Oooh, fashion! We are the goon squad and we're coming to town Beep beep Beep beep Listen to me don't listen to me Talk to me don't talk to me Dance with me don't dance with me, no Beep beep There's a brand new talk, but it's not very clear That people from good homes are talking this year It's loud and tasteless and I've heard it before You shout it while you're dancing on the whole dance floor Oh bop, fashion Listen to me don't listen to me Talk to me don't talk to me Dance with me don't dance with me, no Beep beep Beep beep Oh, bop, do do do do do do do do Fa fa fa fa fashion Oh, bop, do do do do do do do do Fa fa fa fa fashion La la la la la la la la FILL YOUR HEART (Rose/Williams) Fill your heart with love today Don't play the game of time Things that happened in the past Only happened in your Mind Only in your Mind Forget your Mind And you'll be free yea' The writing's on the wall Free yea'. And you can know it all If you choose. Just remember Lovers never lose 'Cause they are Free of thoughts unpure (sic) And of thoughts unkind Gentleness clears the soul Love cleans the mind And makes it Free. Happiness is happening The dragons have been bled Gentleness is everywhere Fear's just in your Head Only in your Head Fear is in your Head Only in your Head So Forget your Head And you'll be free The writing's on the wall Free yea'. And you can know it all If you choose. Just remember Lovers never lose 'Cause they are free of thoughts unpure And of thoughts unkind Gentleness clears the soul Love cleans the mind And makes it Free!! Free yea'. Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah (repeat) FIVE YEARS Pushing thru the market square so many mothers sighing News had just come over, we had five years left to cry in News guy wept and told us earth was really dying Cried so much his face was wet then I knew he was not lying I heard telephones, opera house, favourite melodies I saw boys, toys electric irons and T.V.'s My brain hurt like a warehouse it had no room to spare I had to cram so many things to store everything in there And all the fat skinny people, and all the tall short people And all the nobody people, and all the somebody people I never thought I'd need so many people A girl my age went off her head hit some tiny children If the black hadn't a pulled her off, I think she would have killed them A soldier with a broken arm, fixed his stare to the wheel of a Cadillac A cop knelt and kissed the feet of a priest and a queer threw up at the sight of that I think I saw you in an ice cream parlour drinking milk shakes cold and long Smiling and waving and looking so fine don't think you knew you were in this song And it was cold and it rained so I felt like an actor And I thought of Ma and I wanted to get back there Your face, your race, the way that you talk I kiss you, you're beautiful, I want you to walk We've got five years, stuck on my eyes We've got five years, what a surprise We've got five years, my brain hurts a lot We've got five years, that's all we've got FRIDAY ON MY MIND (Young/Vanda) Monday morning feels so bad Everybody seems to nag me Coming Tuesday I feel better Even my old man looks good Wednesday just don't go Thursday goes too slow I've got Friday on my mind (See my baby) Gonna have fun in the city (feel like fucking you) (Do my baby screw) Be with my girl she's so pretty (all I want to do) (I'll go crazy) She looks fine tonight (zoom zoom zoom) She is out of sight to me (so divine) (Tonight) I spend my bread (Tonight) I lose my head (Tonight) I've got to get tonight Monday I have Friday on my mind Do the five day drag once more (Monday blue) There is nothing else that bugs me More than working for the rich men (poor man, beggar man, thief) Hey I'll change that scene one day Today I might be mad Tomorrow I'll be glad 'Cause I'll have Friday on my mind (See my baby) (feel like fucking you) Gonna have fun (zoom zoom zoom) Be with my girl (repeat ad lib.) FUTURE LEGEND And in the death As the last few corpses lay rotting on the slimy thoroughfare The shutters lifted in inches in Temperance Building High on Poacher s Hill And red, mutant eyes gaze down on Hunger City No more big wheels Fleas the size of rats sucked on rats the size of cats And ten thousand peoploids split into small tribes Coverting the highest of the sterile skyscrapers Like packs of dogs assaulting the glass fronts of Love Me Avenue Ripping and rewrapping mink and shiny silver fox, now legwarmers Family badge of sapphire and cracked emerald Any day now The Year of the Diamond Dogs This ain t Rock n Roll This is Genocide GEMINI SPACESHIP (Legendary Stardust Cowboy) I took a trip on a gemini spacecraft And I thought about you I passed through the shadow of Jupiter And I thought about you I shot my spacegun And boy, I really felt blue Two or three flying saucers Parked under the stars The winding stream Moon shining down On some little town And with each beam The same old dream I took a trip on a gemini spacecraft And I thought about you I shot my spacegun And I thought about you I pulled down my sun visor Boy, I really felt blue You jumped into your Gemini I jumped into mine We'll orbit the moon For just one time Tomorrow night Tomorrow night Will you hold hands With me in the moonlight I took a trip in a gemini spacecraft And I thought about you I shot my spacegun And I thought about you I took I took a walk in space Boy, I really felt blue Well, I peeked through the crack And I looked way back The stardust trail Leading back to you What did I do What could I do Yes what did I do Well I thought about you I thought about you Took a trip on a gemini spacecraft Thought about you GLASS SPIDER Up until one century ago there lived, In the Zi Duang province of eastern country A glass like spider Having devoured its prey it would drape the skeletons over its web In weeks creating a macabre Shrine of remains Its web was also unique in that it had many layers Like floors in a building At the top of this palace like place, assembled with almost apparent Care, were tiny, shining objects, glass, beads, dew drops One could almost call it an altar When the breeze blew thru this construction It produced sounds of wailing, crying Tiny wails, tiny cries The baby spiders would get scared and search frantically for their mother. But the Glass Spider would have long gone, having known that the babies Would survive somehow on their own. Oh The Glass Spider had blue eyes almost like a human's. They shed tears at the wintered turn of the centuries. Don't you hear this wasted cry, Life is over you (Mummy come back 'cause the water's all gone) But you've seen who's in heaven. Is there anyone in hell (Mummy come back 'cause it's dark now) Take care, take care. (Mummy come back 'cause the water's all gone) Somewhere she glows divine. Somewhere she wakes alone. But you, you've promise in your lovin' eye. God it's dark now. Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah Gone, Gone the water's all gone Mummy come back 'cause the water's all gone Stay low on the ground, fire can drive you, savage and afraid Spitting the dawn, come come come along before the animals awake Run, run, we've been moving all night, rivers to the left. If your mother don't love you then the riverbed might Gone, gone, the water's all gone Mummy come back 'cause the water's all gone Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah Gone gone the water's all gone Mummy come back 'cause the water's all gone GOD KNOWS I'M GOOD I was walking through the counters of a national concern And a cash machine was spitting by my shoulder And I saw the multitude of faces, honest, rich and clean As the merchandise exchanged and money roared And a woman hot with worry slyly slipped a tin of stewing steak Into the paper bag at her side And her face was white with fear in case her actions were observed So she closed her eyes to keep her conscience blind Crying God knows I'm good God knows I'm good God knows I'm good God may look the other way today God knows I'm good God knows I'm good God knows I'm good God may look the other way today Then she moved toward the exit clutching tightly at her paper bag Perspiration trickled down her forehead And her heart it leapt inside her as the hand laid on her shoulder She was led away bewildered and amazed Through her deafened ears the cash machines were shrieking on the counter As her escort asked her softly for her name And a crowd of honest people rushed to help a tired old lady Who had fainted to the whirling wooden floor Crying God knows I'm good God knows I'm good God knows I'm good Surely God won't look the other way God knows I'm good God knows I'm good God knows I'm good Surely God won't look the other way GOD ONLY KNOWS (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher) If you should ever leave me My life would still go on believe me The world could show nothing to me So what good would living do me God only knows what I'd be without you I may not always love you But as long as there are stars above you You'll never need to doubt it I'll make you so sure about it God only knows what I'd be without you GOLDEN YEARS Golden years, gold, whop, whop, whop Golden years, gold, whop, whop, whop Golden years, gold, whop, whop, whop Don't let me hear you say life's taking you nowhere, angel Come get up my baby Look at that sky, life's begun Nights are warm and the days are young Come get up my baby There's my baby lost that's all Once I'm begging you save her little soul Golden years, gold, whop, whop, whop Come get up my baby Last night they loved you, opening doors and pulling some strings, angel Come get up my baby In walked luck and you looked in time Never look back, walk tall, act fine Come get up my baby I'll stick with you baby for a thousand years Nothing's gonna touch you in these golden years, gold Golden years, gold whop whop whop Come get up my baby Some of these days, and it won't be long Gonna drive back down where you once belonged In the back of a dream car twenty foot long Don't cry my sweet, don't break my heart Doing all right, but you gotta get smart Wish upon, wish upon, day upon day, I believe oh lord I believe all the way Come get up my baby Don't let me hear you say life's taking you nowhere, angel Come get up my baby Run for the shadows, run for the shadows Run for the shadows in these golden years I'll stick with you baby for a thousand years Nothing's gonna touch you in these golden years, gold Golden years, gold whop whop whop (Repeat) GOODBYE MR. ED . Sales/T. Sales) The ghost of Manhattoes Shrieking as they fall From AT&T Someone sees it all Goodbye Mr. Ed Andy's skull enshrined In a shopping mall near Queens Someone sees it all Icarus takes his pratfall Bruegel on his head Goodbye Mr. Ed Four and twenty black kids Some of them are blind Someone sees it all Tolerance of violence By the fellows with no heads Goodbye Mr. Ed CHORUS (twice) Some things are so big They make no sense Histories so small People are so dense Someone sees it all Goodbye Mr. Ed Never mind the Pistols They laid the Golem eggs Others came to hatch them Outside the pale Someone sees it all Goodbye Mr. Ed HALLO SPACEBOY Bowie) (Hallo) Spaceboy, you're sleepy now Your silhouette is so stationary You're released but your custody calls And I want to be free Don't you want to be free Do you like girls or boys It's confusing these days But Moondust will cover you Cover you This chaos is killing me So bye bye love Yeah bye bye love Bye bye love Yeah bye bye love This chaos is killing me And the chaos is calling me Yeah bye bye love This chaos is killing me (x2) Yeah bye bye love Bye bye love Good time love Be sweet sweet dove Bye bye spaceboy Bye bye love Moondust will cover you (repeat ad. inf) HANG ON TO YOURSELF Well she's a tongue twisting storm, she will come to the show tonight Praying to the light machine She wants my honey not my money she's a funky thigh collector Layin' on 'lectric dreams So come on, come on we've really got a good thing going Well come on, well come on If you think we're gonna make it You better hang on to yourself We can't dance, we don't talk much We just ball and play But then we move like tigers on vaseline Well the bitter comes out better on a stolen guitar You're the blessed, we're the Spiders from Mars CHORUS (x3) Come on, ah, come on, ah (repeat ad inf.) HEATHEN () Steel on the skyline Sky made of glass Made for a real world All things must pass Oo o Waiting for something Looking for someone Is there no reason? Have I stared too long? Oo oOo o You say you'll leave me And when the sun is low And the rays high I can see it now I can feel it die Oo oOo o HEAVEN'S IN HERE (D.Bowie) Baby I dream between the blade and the tongue Of the rose on your cheek, the wounded and dumb We stumble and fall we stumble and fall Skin on skin but there's heaven in... Heaven's in here (x2) Among the twilight and stars Like a rocket to mars Heaven in here The first and the last are telling it all Telling you loud but selling it small I'm taking a swing at this shadow of mine Crucifix hangs an' my heart's in my mouth .... But it's here Heaven in one sigh Heaven in two eyes Heaven lies between your marbled thighs The rustle of your falling gown We stumble and fall like tragedy falls We stumble and twirl there's heaven in here We stumble and fall uncertain we fall Flesh on flesh but there's heaven in... Heaven's in here You'll dance to my tongue we'll dance on the sun We're the twilight and stars There's heaven in here HERE COMES THE NIGHT (Bert Berns) Ohhhhh... here it comes Here comes the night Yeah, here comes the night Oh, yeah (here comes the night) I can see right out my window walking down the street my girl With another guy His arms around her like it used to be with me Oh it makes me want to die Yeah, here it comes Here comes the night Yeah, here comes the night Yeah... (here comes the night) There they go, funny how they look so good together Wonder what is wrong with me Why can't I accept the fact she's chosen him And simply let them be? Oh she's with him they're turning down the lights Now he's holding her the way I used to do I can see her closing her eyes and telling him lies Exactly like she told me too CHORUS (repeat ad inf.) HEROES I, I will be king And you, you will be queen Though nothing will drive them away We can beat them, just for one day We can be Heroes, just for one day And you, you can be mean And I, I'll drink all the time 'Cause we're lovers, and that is a fact Yes we're lovers, and that is that Though nothing, will keep us together We could steal time, just for one day We can be Heroes, for ever and ever What d'you say? I, I wish you could swim Like the dolphins, like dolphins can swim Though nothing, nothing will keep us together We can beat them, for ever and ever Oh we can be Heroes, just for one day I, I will be king And you, you will be queen Though nothing will drive them away We can be Heroes, just for one day We can be us, just for one day I, I can remember (I remember) Standing, by the wall (by the wall) And the guns shot above our heads (over our heads) And we kissed, as though nothing could fall (nothing could fall) And the shame was on the other side Oh we can beat them, for ever and ever Then we could be Heroes, just for one day We can be Heroes We can be Heroes We can be Heroes Just for one day We can be Heroes We're nothing, and nothing will help us Maybe we're lying, then you better not stay But we could be safer, just for one day Oh oh oh ohh, oh oh oh ohh, just for one day HURT I hurt myself today To see if I still feel I focus on the pain The only thing that's real The needle tears a hole The old familiar sting Try to kill it all away But I remember everything What have I become? My sweetest friend Everyone I know Goes away in the end You could have it all My empire of dirt I will let you down I will make you hurt I wear my crown of shit On my liar's chair Full of broken thoughts I cannot repair Beneath the stain of time The feeling disappears You are someone else I am still right here What have I become? My sweetest friend Everyone I know Goes away in the end You could have it all My empire of dirt I will let you down I will make you hurt If I could start again A million miles away I would keep myself I would find a way I CAN'T EXPLAIN (Pete Townshend) New feeling inside It's a hot certain kind I feel hot and cold Down in my soul, baby I can't explain Going out of my mind Dizzy in the head, and I'm feeling blue Things you say well maybe they're true I get funny dreams again and again Knows what it means, but Can't explain I think it's love Say it to you When I feel blue I can't explain, no, I can't explain You know I can't explain I'm going out of my mind Well I'm a worried guy But I can't explain I CAN'T READ (D.Bowie/R.Gabrels) I can't read and I can't write down I don't know a book from countdown I don't care which shadow gets me All I've got is someone's face Money goes to money heaven Bodies go to body hell I just cough, catch the chase Switch the channel watch the police car I can't read shit anymore I just sit back and ignore I just can't get it right, can't get it right I can't read shit I can't read shit When you see a famous smile No matter where you run your mile To be right in that photograph Andy where's my fifteen minutes I FEEL FREE (Bruce/Brown) Dear when I dance with you We move like the sea You, you're all I want to know I feel free I feel free CHORUS (2 times) I can walk down the street there's no one there the pavement is one huge crowd I can drive down the road my eyes can't see but my mind wants to cry out loud I feel free Dance floor is like the sea The ceiling is the sky You're the sun, and as you shine on me I feel free (3 times) I HAVE NOT BEEN TO OXFORD TOWN Bowie) Baby Grace is the victim She was 14 years of age And the wheels are turning, turning For the finger points at me All's well But I have not been to Oxford Town All's well No I have not been to Oxford Town Toll the bell Pay the private eye All's well 20th century dies And the prison priests are decent My attorney seems sincere I fear my days are numbered Lord get me out of here All's well But I have not been to Oxford Town All's well But I have not been to Oxford Town This is your shadow on my wall This is my flesh and blood This is what I could've been And the wheels are turning and turning As the 20th century dies If I had not ripped the fabric If time had not stood still If I had not met Ramona If I'd only paid my bill All's well But I have not been to Oxford Town All's well But I have not been to Oxford Town This is my bunk with two sheets This is my food though foul This is what I could have been CHORUS (ad lib.) I KEEP FORGETTING (Leiber/Stoller) I keep forgetting you don't love me no more I keep forgetting you don't want me no more I keep forgetting that you told me that you Didn't want me around any more But these stupid old feet Just head for your street Like they've done so many times before And this stubborn old fist On the end of my wrist Keeps a knocking on your front door I keep forgetting you don't love me no more I keep forgetting you don't want me no more I keep forgetting bout those heartbreaking nights And those heartbreaking things That you said Though I know in my heart We're drifting apart I can't believe that our love is dead Though it's plain as can be That you're finished with me I just can't get it through my head I KNOW IT'S GONNA HAPPEN SOMEDAY (Morrissey) My love wherever you are Whatever you are, don't lose faith I know it's gonna happen someday to you Please wait Please wait Wait, don't lose faith You say that the day never arrives And it's never seemed so far away But I know it's gonna happen someday to you Please wait Please wait Wait, don't lose faith Please wait Please wait Please, don't lose faith Don't lose faith You say that the day never arrives And it seems so far away But I know it's gonna happen someday Someday to you To you Please wait I WISH YOU WOULD (Billy Arnold) Early in the morning by the break of day That's when my baby went away Come back baby I wish you would This crying and grieving won't do me no good Hugging and a kissing, late at night You know pretty baby it feels just right Come back baby what you're trying to do? Turning on me and some other men too Come back baby give me one more chance You know I still love you gonna give you romance Yeah, romance all night long In my arms, oh yeah Hey pretty baby I love you so You know pretty baby it hurts me to see you go Oh yeah (repeat ad inf.) I WOULD BE YOUR SLAVE () Walking in the snowy street Let me understand Drifting down a silent park Stumbling over land Open up your heart to me Show me who you are And I would be your slave Do you sleep in quietude? Do you walk in peace? Do you laugh out loud at me? No one else that is free Open up your heart to me Show me all you are And I would be your slave I don't sit around and wait I don't give a damn I don't see the point at all No footprints in the sand I bet you laugh out loud at me A chance to strike me down Give me peace of mind at last Show me all you are Open up your heart to me And I would be your slave I don't sit and wait I don't give a damn I don't see the point at all No footprints in the sand I would give you all my love Nothing else is free Open up your heart to me And I would be your slave I'M AFRAID OF THE AMERICANS Uh uh uh uh, uh, uh uh uh uh uh Johnny's in America No tricks at the wheel Uh uh uh uh, uh, uh uh uh uh uh Nobody needs anyone They don't even just pretend Uh uh uh uh, uh, uh uh uh uh uh Johnny's in America I'm afraid of Americans I'm afraid of the world I'm afraid I can't help it I'm afraid I can't I'm afraid of Americans Johnny's in America Uh uh uh uh, uh, uh uh uh uh uh Johnny wants a plane Johnny wants to suck on a Coke Johnny wants a woman Johnny wants to think of a joke Uh uh uh uh, uh, uh uh uh uh uh Johnny's in America Uh uh uh uh, uh, uh uh uh uh uh I'm afraid of Americans Uh uh uh uh, uh, uh uh uh uh uh Johnny's in America Johnny looks up at the stars Johnny combs his hair And Johnny wants pussy in cars Johnny's in America, uh uh uh uh, uh, uh uh uh uh uh I'm afraid of Americans Dummy's an American Dummy's an American Yeah, I'm afraid of Americans I'm afraid of the words I'm afraid I can't help it I'm afraid I can't I'm afraid of Americans Johnny's an American Johnny's an American Johnny's an American, uh uh uh uh, uh, uh uh uh uh uh I'M DERANGED Bowie) Funny how secrets travel I'd start to believe if I were to bleed Thin skies, the man chains his hands held high Cruise me blond Cruise me babe A blond belief beyond beyond beyond No return No return I'm deranged Deranged my love I'm deranged down down down So cruise me babe cruise me baby And the rain sets in It's the angel man I'm deranged Cruise me cruise me cruise me babe The clutch of life and the fist of love Over your head Big deal Salaam Be real deranged Salaam Before we reel I'm deranged CHORUS (two times) Cruise me cruise me cruise me babe I'm deranged I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU (Nei Young) (I've been looking, I've been looking) (I've been looking, I've been looking) I've been looking For a woman To save my life Not to beg or to borrow A woman with a feeling of loosing once or twice Who knows how it could be Be tomorrow I've been waiting for you And you've been coming to me For such a long time now For such a long time now A woman with a feeling Of loosing once or twice Who knows how it could be Be tomorrow I've been waiting for you And you've been coming to me For such a long time now For such a long time now For such a long time now For such a long time now IF I'M DREAMING MY LIFE Was she never there? Was she ever? Was it air she breathed? At the wrong time All the flowers so From the gallery with the hymns of night Singing come to me At the wrong time On the wrong day All the lights are fading now If I'm dreaming all my life Just one living chance When the mother sighs When the father steps aside At the wrong time Was she never here? Was she ever? Was it air she breathed? At the wrong time On the wrong day All the lights are fading now If I'm dreaming all my life If I'm dreaming all my life away Dreaming my life Dreaming my (x3) Dreaming my life Dreaming my life, away (oh ho) Repeat IF THERE IS SOMETHING (Ferry) If there is something That I might find Look around corners Try to find peace of mind, I say Where would you go If you were me? Trying to keep a straight course is not easy Somebody special Looking at me Same kind of reaction Wanted to cry with me If there are many Too easy to say When it's love It's just a game ame ame ame I would do anything for you I would come all day I would swim all the oceans blue I would walk a thousand miles Reveal my secrets More than enough for me to share I will put roses around your door Sit in the garden Growing potatoes by the score Shake your head girl, with your ponytail Takes me right back [when you were young] Throw your precious gifts into the air Watch them fall down [when you were young] Your love could feel you put them on the ground It used to fall apart [when you were young] Your love could feel you put them on the ground The hills were higher [when you were young] Your love could feel you put them on the ground The trees were taller then [when you were young] Your love could feel you put them on the ground The grass was greener [when you were young] Your love could feel you put them on the ground It used to fall apart [when you were young] IT AIN T EASY (Ron Davies) When you climb to the top of the mountain Look out over the sea Think about the places perhaps, where a young man could be Then you jump back down to the rooftops Look out over the town Think about all of the strange things circulating round It ain't easy, it ain't easy It ain't easy to get to heaven when you're going down Well all the people have got their problems That ain't nothing new With the help of the good Lord We can all pull on through We can all pull on through Get there in the end Sometimes it'll take you right up and sometimes down again Satisfaction, satisfaction Keep me satisfied I've got the love of a Hoochie Koochie woman She calling from inside She's a calling from inside Trying to get to you All the woman really wants you can give her something too CHORUS (x2) IT'S NO GAME (PART 1) 1 2 1 2 2 Shiruetto ya kage ga kakumei o miteiru Mo tengoku no giyu no kaidan wa nai2 Silhouettes and shadows watch the revolution No more free steps to heaven It's no game Ore genjitsu kara shime dasare Nani ga okkote irunoka wakara nai Doko ni kyokun wa arunoka Hitobito wa yubi o orareteiru Konna dokusaisha ni iyashime rareru nowa kanashii I am bored from the event I really don't understand the situation And it's no game Documentaries on refugees Couples 'gainst the target You throw a rock against the road And it breaks into pieces Draw the blinds on yesterday, and it's all so much scarier Put a bullet in my brain, and it makes all the papers 2 Nammin no kiroku eiga Hyoteki o se ni shita koibito tachi Michi ni ishi o nage reba Kona gona ni kudake Kino ni huta o sureba Kyohu wa masu Ore no atama ni tama o buchi kome ba Shinbun wa kaki tateru So where's the moral when people have their fingers broken2 To be insulted by these fascists it's so degrading And it's no game Shut up! Shutu IT'S NO GAME (PART 2) Silhouettes and shadows watch the revolution No more free steps to heaven Just walkie talkie heaven or hearth Just big heads and drums full speed and pagan And it's no game I am barred from the event I really don't understand the situation So where's the moral People have their fingers broken To be insulted by these fascists it's so degrading And it's no game Documentaries on refugees, couples 'gainst the target Throw a rock against the road, and it breaks into pieces Draw the blinds on yesterday, and it's all so much scarier Put a bullet in my brain, and it makes all the papers And it's no game Children round the world, put camel shit on the walls They're making carpets on treadmills, or garbage sorting And it's no game JANINE Oh my love, Janine I'm helpless for your smile Like a Polish wanderer I travel ever onwards to your land And were it not just for the jewels, I'd close your hand Your strange demand To 'collocate' my mind Scares me into gloom You're too intense I'll have to keep you in your place I've no defence I've got to keep my veil on my face Janine, Janine, you'd like to know me well But I've got things inside my head That even I can't face Janine, Janine, you'd like to crash my walls But if you take an axe to me You'll kill another man Not me at all You're fey, Janine A tripper to the last But if I catch you standing on my toes I'll have a right to shout you down For you're a lazy stream In which my thoughts would drown So stay, Janine And we can glide along I've caught your wings for laughs I'm not obliged to read you statements of the year So take your glasses off And don't act so sincere Janine, Janine, you'd like to know me well But I've got things inside my head That even I can't face Janine, Janine, you'd like to crash my walls But if you take an axe to me You'll kill another man Not me at all JOHN, I'M ONLY DANCING Well, Annie's pretty neat, she always eats her meat Joe is awful strong, bet your life he's putting us on Oh lordy, oh lordy, you know I need some loving I'm moving, touch me! (CHORUS) John, I'm only dancing She turns me on, but I'm only dancing She turns me on, don't get me wrong I'm only dancing Oh shadow love was quick and clean, life's a well thumbed machine I saw you watching from the stairs, you're everyone that ever cared Oh lordy, oh lordy, you know I need some loving I'm moving, touch me! CHORUS (x2) Dancing, won't someone dance with me? Touch me! Ohhh! JOIN THE GANG Let me introduce you to the gang Johnny plays the sitar, he s an existentialist Once he had a name, now he plays our game You won t feel so good now that you ve joined the gang Molly is the model in the ads Crazy clothes and acid full of soul and crazy hip Someone switched her on, then her beam went wrong Cause she can t switch off, now that she s joined the gang Arthur is a singer with a band Arthur drinks two bottles just before he goes on stage Look at Arthur rave, all the kids are paid They want to see the croaking man who joined the band You won t be alone, we ve all got beery grins It s a big illusion but at least you re in At least you re in This club s called The Webb, it s this month s pick Next month we shall find a place where prices aren t so stiff 15 bob a coke, fraid that s past a joke This is how to spend now that you ve joined a gang This is what to do now that you re here Sit round doing nothing all together very fast Psychedelic stars, throwing down cigars They re picking up the joints now that they ve joined the gang JUMP (THEY SAY) When comes the shaking man A nation in his eyes Striped with blood and emblazed tattoo Streaking cathedral spire They say he has no brain They say he has no mood They say he was born again They say look at him climb They say 'Jump' They say he has two gods They say he has no fear They say he has no eyes They say he has no mouth They say hey that's really something They feel he should get some time I say he should watch his ass My friend don't listen to the crowd They say 'Jump' Got to believe somebody Got to believe KINGDOM COME (Verlaine) Well I walked in the pouring rain And I heard a voice that cries It's all in vain The voice of doom was shining in my room I just need one day somewhere far away Lord I just need one day Well I'll be breaking these rocks And cutting this hay Yes I'll be breaking these rocks What's my price to pay? Well the river's so muddy, but it may come clear And I know too well what's keeping me here I'm just the slave of a burning ray Oh give me the night, I can't take another sight Please, please give me the night Sun keeps beating down on me, wall's a mile high Up in the tower they're watching me hoping I'm gonna die I won't be breaking no rocks I said I won't be breaking no rocks (I won't be breaking no rocks) (I won't be breaking no rocks) (I won't be breaking no rocks) When the kingdom comes KOOKS CHORUS (x2) Will you stay in our Lovers' Story If you stay you won't be sorry 'Cause we believe in you Soon you'll grow so take a chance With a couple of Kooks Hung up on romancing We bought a lot of things to keep you warm and dry And a funny old crib on which the paint won't dry I bought you a pair of shoes A trumpet you can blow And a book of rules On what to say to people when they pick on you 'Cause if you stay with us you're gonna be pretty Kookie too And if you ever have to go to school Remember how they messed up this old fool Don't pick fights with the bullies or the cads 'Cause I'm not much cop at punching other people's Dads And if the homework brings you down Then we'll throw it on the fire And take the car downtown CHORUS (repeat ad inf.) LADY GRINNING SOUL She'll come, she'll go. She'll lay belief on you Skin sweet with musky oil The lady from another grinning soul Cologne she'll wear. Silver and Americard She'll drive a beetle car And beat you down at cool Canasta And when the clothes are strewn don't be afraid of the room Touch the fullness of her breast. Feel the love of her caress She will be your living end She'll come, she'll go. She'll lay belief on you But she won't stake her life on you How can life become her point of view And when the clothes are strewn don't be afraid of the room Touch the fullness of her breast. Feel the love of her caress She will be your living end (repeat) LADY STARDUST People stared at the makeup on his face Laughed at his long black hair, his animal grace The boy in the bright blue jeans Jumped up on the stage And lady stardust sang his songs Of darkness and disgrace And he was alright, the band was altogether Yes he was alright, the song went on forever And he was awful nice Really quite out of sight (second time: really quite paradise) And he sang all night long Femme fatales emerged from shadows To watch this creature fair Boys stood upon their chairs To make their point of view I smiled sadly for a love I could not obey Lady Stardust sang his songs Of darkness and dismay Oh how I sighed When they asked if I knew his name Get some pussy now! LAW (EARTHLING ON FIRE) I don't want knowledge, I want certainty In the street a man shouts out loud A wallet drops and money flies into the midday sun With the sound, with the sound, with the sound of the ground Oh I get a little bit afraid Sometimes Earthlings on fire With the sound, with the sound, with the sound of the ground Sure I get a little bit afraid Sometimes Earthlings on fire I don't want knowledge, I want certainty In a house a man drops dead As he hits the floor he sighs What a morning Sometimes Earthlings on fire Oh I get a little bit afraid Sometimes I don't want knowledge, I want certainty Oh I get a little bit afraid Sometimes I don't want knowledge, I want certainty I don't want knowledge LEON TAKES US OUTSIDE / Kizilcay/Campbell Lyrics: Bowie) Valentines Day, 25, June, 16th, Wednesday, July 6th, 20, 0, 20, 15, Martin Luther King Day, June 18th, June 6th, Wednesday, August 18th, 9th, 1999, 12, Nicholas, August, Wednesday, 13th, Sunday, 5th, March, October, January, October 13th, Wednesday, Martin Luther King Day, afternoon, in view of nothing, 20, 0, 1, late winter, Martin Luther King Day, 12, 16, August, Wednesday, 13th, Friday, 7, June. LET'S DANCE Let's dance put on your red shoes and dance the blues Let's dance to the song they're playin' on the radio Let's sway while color lights up your face Let's sway sway through the crowd to an empty space If you say run, I'll run with you If you say hide, we'll hide Because my love for you Would break my heart in two If you should fall Into my arms And tremble like a flower Let's dance for fear your grace should fall Let's dance for fear tonight is all Let's sway you could look into my eyes Let's sway under the moonlight, this serious moonlight If you say run, I'll run with you If you say hide, we'll hide Because my love for you Would break my heart in two If you should fall Into my arms And tremble like a flower Let's dance put on your red shoes and dance the blues Let's dance to the song they're playin' on the radio Let's sway you could look into my eyes Let's sway under the moonlight, this serious moonlight LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER Well, don't you worry 'bout what's been on my mind I'm in no hurry I can take my time I'm going red and my tongue's getting tired Out of my head and my mouth's getting dry I'm h h h high Let's spend the night together Now I need you more than ever Let's spend the night together now I feel so strong that I can't disguise, oh my Well, I just can't apologise, no Don't hang me up but don't let me down We could have fun just by fooling around, and around and around Oh, You know I'm smiling baby You need some guiding baby I'm just deciding baby This doesn't happen to me every day No excuses I've got anyway, heh I'll satisfy your every need And I'll know you'll satisfy me, oh my my my my my Let's spend the night together Now I need you more than ever (x3) Let's spend the night together They said we were too young Our kind of love was no fun But our love comes from above Do it! Let's make love Hoo! LETTER TO HERMIONE The hand that wrote this letter Sweeps the pillow clean So rest your head and read a treasured dream I care for no one else but you I tear my soul to cease the pain I think maybe you feel the same What can we do? I'm not quite sure what we're supposed to do So I've been writing just for you They say your life is going very well They say you sparkle like a different girl But something tells me that you hide When all the world is warm and tired You cry a little in the dark Well so do I I'm not quite sure what you're supposed to say But I can see it's not okay He makes you laugh He brings you out in style He treats you well And makes you up real fine And when he's strong He's strong for you And when you kiss It's something new But did you ever call my name Just by mistake? I'm not quite sure what I'm supposed to do So I'll just write some love to you LIFE ON MARS It's a god awful small affair To the girl with the mousy hair But her mummy is yelling No And her daddy has told her to go But her friend is nowhere to be seen Now she walks through her sunken dream To the seat with the clearest view And she's hooked to the silver screen But the film is a saddening bore For she's lived it ten times or more She could spit in the eyes of fools As they ask her to focus on Sailors fighting in the dance hall Oh man! Look at those cavemen go It's the freakiest show Take a look at the Lawman Beating up the wrong guy Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know He's in the best selling show Is there life on Mars? It's on Amerika's tortured brow That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow Now the workers have struck for fame 'Cause Lennon's on sale again See the mice in their million hordes From Ibeza to the Norfolk Broads Rule Britannia is out of bounds To my mother, my dog, and clowns But the film is a saddening bore 'Cause I wrote it ten times or more It's about to be writ again As I ask you to focus on Dring dring dring...... (Mind the phone) LITTLE WONDER Stinky weather, Fat shaky hands Dopey morning Doc, Grumpy gnomes Little wonder then, little wonder You little wonder, little wonder you Big screen dolls, tits and explosions Sleepytime, Bashful but nude Little wonder then, little wonder You little wonder, little wonder you I'm getting it Intergalactic, see me to be you It's all in the tablets, Sneezy Bhutan Little wonder then, little wonder You little wonder, little wonder you Mars happy nation, sit on my karma Dame meditation, take me away Little wonder then, little wonder You little wonder, little wonder you Sending me so far away, so far away So far away, so far away So far away, so so far away So far away, so far away So far away, so so far away Little wonder You little wonder, you Little wonder You little wonder you LOOK BACK IN ANGER (Lyrics by Bowie Music by Bowie/Eno) You know who I am, he said The speaker was an angel He coughed and shook his crumpled wings Closed his eyes and moved his lips It's time we should be going (Waiting so long, I've been waiting so, waiting so) Look back in anger, driven by the night Till you come (Waiting so long, I've been waiting so, waiting so) Look back in anger, see it in my eyes Till you come No one seemed to hear him So he leafed through a magazine And, yawning, rubbed the sleep away Very sane he seemed to me (Waiting so long, I've been waiting so, waiting so) Look back in anger, driven by the night Till you come (Waiting so long, I've been waiting so, waiting so) Look back in anger, feel it in my voice Till you come (Waiting so long, ahhh...) (Waiting so long, I've been waiting so, waiting so) (repeat ad inf.) LOOK BACK IN ANGER You know who I am, he said The speaker was an angel He coughed and shook his crumpled wings Closed his eyes and moved his lips It's time we should be going (Waiting so long, I've been waiting so, waiting so) Look back in anger, driven by the night Till you come (Waiting so long, I've been waiting so, waiting so) Look back in anger, see it in my eyes Till you come No one seemed to hear him So he leafed through a magazine And, yawning, rubbed the sleep away Very sane he seemed to me (Waiting so long, I've been waiting so, waiting so) Look back in anger, driven by the night Till you come (Waiting so long, I've been waiting so, waiting so) Look back in anger, feel it in my voice Till you come (Waiting so long, ahhh...) (Waiting so long, I've been waiting so, waiting so) (repeat ad inf.) LOOKING FOR SATELLITES REFRAIN Nowhere Shampoo TV Come back Boy's own Slim tie Showdown Can't stop Where do we go from here? There's something in the sky Shining in the light Spinning and far away Satellite Satellite Satellite Satellite Looking for satellites Looking for satellites Where do we go to now? There's nothing in our eyes As lonely as a moon Misty and far away Satellite Satellite Satellite Satellite Looking satellites Looking satellites Where do we go from here? LOOKING FOR WATER Silver leaves are spinning round Take my hand as we go down and down and down Looking for water But I lost God in a New York minute Don't know about you but my heart's not in it (Looking looking looking) I'm looking for water I'm looking for water (Looking looking looking) I can't breathe the air Can't raise the fight 'Cause all we've got left is a beat in the night And I'm Looking for water Looking for water Looking for water Looking looking Take my hand as we go down and down Leave it all behind nothing will be found I'm looking for water I'm looking for water Looking for water (Looking looking) I'm looking for water Looking everywhere Looking for water Looking here and there I'm looking for water I'm looking for water Looking for water (Looking looking) I can't live in this cage I can't eat this candy To the ends of the Earth To this pain in my head The look in your eyes That never means never The dawns early light Baby dumb is forever (Looking looking) (Looking looking) Looking for water (Looking looking) I'm looking for water Looking for water (Looking looking) I'm looking for water Looking for water (Looking looking) I'm looking for water Looking for water (Looking looking) I'm looking for water Looking for water (Looking looking) I'm looking for water Looking for water LOVE YOU TILL TUESDAY Just look through your window, look who sits outside Little me is waiting, standing through the night When you ll walk through your door I ll wave my flag and shout Oh, beautiful baby My burning desire started on Sunday Give me your heart and I ll love you till Tuesday Da da da dum (x4) Who s that hiding in the apple tree, clinging to a branch Don t be afraid it s only me, hoping for a little romance If you lie beneath my shade, I ll keep you nice and cool Oh, beatiful baby I was very lonely till I met you on Sunday My passion s never ending and I ll love you till Tuesday Da da da dum (x7) Let the wind blow through your hair, be nice to the big blue sea Don t be afraid of the man in the moon, because it s only me I shall always watch you until my love runs dry Oh, beautiful baby My heart s a flame, I ll love you till Tuesday My head s in a whirl and I ll love you till Tuesday Love, love, love, love you till Tuesday (x2) Da da da dum (x11) Well, I might stretch it till Wednesday LOVING THE ALIEN Watching them come and go The Templars and the Saracens They're travelling the holy land Opening telegrams Torture comes and torture goes Knights who'd give you anything They bear the cross of Coeur de Leon Salvation for the mirror blind But if you pray all your sins are hooked upon the sky Pray and the heathen lie will disappear Prayers they hide the saddest view (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) And your prayers they break the sky in two (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) You pray til the break of dawn (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) And you'll believe you're loving the alien (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) Thinking of a different time Palestine a modern problem Bounty and your wealth in land Terror in a best laid plan Watching them come and go Tomorrows and the yesterdays Christians and the unbelievers Hanging by the cross and nail LUCY CAN'T DANCE Lucy I know what you're going to going to do Oh Lucy look what you're doing I'm doing it too Now you're looking for God in exciting new ways I say trust Him at once which is something these days Lucy can't dance to the noise but she knows what the noise can do (x2) Did the world just explode? Don't recognize anyone But you've still got me under your thumb Lucy can't dance to the noise but she knows what the noise can do Pursuing your frenzy in Ritz or Savoy In this sexual noise, vicious chords offer joy You live and you die in the blink of an eye Well I can't make you dance Dance to the noise Lucy can't dance but she knows what the noise can do (x2) Dance to the noise Lucy I know what you're going to going to do But you can't buy me off in this serial world Who who who died and made you material girl? Lucy can't dance to the noise but she knows what the noise can do So I'll spin while my lunatic lyric goes wrong Guess I'll put all my eggs in a postmodern song Lucy can't dance to the noise but she knows what the noise can do Or this shallow orb mugged by reality Just a few simple words like I love you, I need you Live and you die in the blink of an eye Still I can't make you dance Dance to the noise Lucy can't dance but she knows what the noise can do MAGIC DANCE () You remind me of the baby What baby? the baby with the power What power? power of voodoo Who do? you do Do what? remind me of the baby I saw my baby, crying hard as babe could cry What could I do? My baby's love had gone And left my baby blue Nobody knew: What kind of magic spell to use? Slime and snails Or puppy dogs' tails Thunder or lightning Then baby said Dance, magic dance (dance magic, dance) Dance, magic dance (dance magic, dance) Put that baby spell on me Jump, magic jump (jump magic, jump) Jump, magic jump (jump magic, jump) Put that magic jump on me Slap that baby, make him free I saw my baby, trying hard as babe could try What could I do? My baby's fun had gone And left my baby blue Nobody knew Dance, magic dance (dance magic, dance) (x4) Jump, magic jump (jump magic, jump) (x2) Put that baby spell on me You remind me of the baby What baby? the baby with the power What power? power of voodoo Who do? you do Do what? remind me of the baby Dance, magic dance, ooh ooh ooh Dance magic, dance magic, ooh ooh ooh Dance magic What kind of magic spell to use? Slime and snails Or puppy dogs' tails Thunder or lightning Something frightening Dance, magic dance Dance, magic dance Put that baby spell on me Jump, magic jump (x2) Put that magic jump on me Slap that baby make him free Dance, magic dance (dance, magic dance) (x4) Jump, magic jump (jump, magic jump) Jump, magic jump Put that magic jump on me Slap that baby Dance, magic dance (dance, magic dance) (x2) Dance, magic dance Slap that slap that baby make him free Dance, magic dance (dance, magic dance) (repeat ad lib) MAID OF BOND STREET This girl is made of lipstick Powder and paint Sees the picture of herself Every magazine on every shelf This girl is maid of bond street Hailing cabs, lunches with executives Gleaming teeth sip aperitifs This girl is a lonely girl Takes the train from Paddington to Oxford Circus Buys the Daily News But passengers don t smile at her, don t smile at her This girl is made of loneliness A broken heart For the boy she once knew Doesn t want to know her any more And this girl is a lonely girl Everything she wants is hers But she can t make it with the boy she really wants to be with All the time, to love, all the time This boy is made of envy Jealousy He doesn t have a limousine Really wants to be a star himself This girl, her world is made of flashlights and films Her cares are scraps on the cutting room floor And maids of bond street drive round in chauffered cars Maids of Bond street picture clothes, eyes of star Maids of Bond street shouldn t have worldly cares Maids of Bond street shouldn t have love affairs MEMORY OF A FREE FESTIVAL The Children of the summer's end Gathered in the dampened grass We played Our songs and felt the London sky Resting on our hands It was God's land It was ragged and naive It was Heaven Touch, We touched the very soul Of holding each and every life We claimed the very source of joy ran through It didn't, but it seemed that way I kissed a lot of people that day Oh, to capture just one drop of all the ecstasy that swept that afternoon To paint that love upon a white balloon And fly it from the topest top of all the tops That man has pushed beyond his brain Satori must be something just the same We scanned the skies with rainbow eyes and saw machines of every shape and size We talked with tall Venusians passing through And Peter tried to climb aboard but the Captain shook his head And away they soared Climbing through the ivory vibrant cloud Someone passed some bliss among the crowd And We walked back to the road, unchained The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party. MIRACLE GOODNIGHT Burning up each others' love, burning up our lives Tried all kinds of working out, miracle goodnight Future full and empty knocking on my door Ragged limbed and hungry mama Miracle no more (Skin tell me) turn it around (Head tell me) make it alright (Nobody dancing) Morning star you're beautiful, yellow dime on high Spin you round my little room, miracle goodnight Evening flower all alone, pazanane capeche Haven't got a death wish, just want a little more (Skin tell me) turn it around (Head tell me) make it all right (Nobody dancing) miracle goodnight (Breath tell me) turn it around (Heart tell me) make it all right (Nobody dancing) it was only make believe I wish I was a sailor a thousand miles from here I wished I had a future, anywhere I love you in the morning sun, I love you in my dreams I love the sound of making love, the feeling of your skin The corner of your eyes, I long forevermore I never want to say goodnight, miracle goodnight Don't want to know the past, I want to know the real deal I really don't want to know that The less we know, the better we feel Morning star you're beautiful, yellow diamond high Spinning around my little room, miracle (Skin tell me) turn it around (Moon tell me) make it alright (Nobody dancing) it was only make believe (Eyes tell me) turn it around (News tell me) make it alright (Nobody dancing) MODERN LOVE I know when to go out And when to stay in Get things done (spoken) I catch a paper boy But things don't really change I'm standing in the wind But I never wave bye bye But I try I try There's no sign of life It's just the power to charm I'm lying in the rain But I never wave bye bye But I try I try Never gonna fall for Modern Love walks beside me Modern Love walks on by Modern Love gets me to the Church on Time Church on Time terrifies me Church on Time makes me party Church on Time puts my trust in God and Man God and Man no confessions God and Man no religion God and Man don't believe in Modern Love MOONAGE DAYDREAM I'm an alligator, I'm a mama papa coming for you I'm the space invader, I'll be a rock 'n' rollin' bitch for you Keep your mouth shut, you're squawking like a pink monkey bird And I'm busting up my brains for the words Keep your 'lectric eye on me babe Put your ray gun to my head Press your space face close to mine, love Freak out in a moonage daydream oh yeah! Don't fake it baby, lay the real thing on me The church of man, love Is such a holy place to be Make me baby, make me know you really care Make me jump into the air Keep your 'lectric eye on me babe Put your ray gun to my head Press your space face close to mine, love Freak out in a moonage daydream oh yeah! Freak out, far out, in out MOVE ON Sometimes I feel That I need to move on So I pack a bag And move on Move on Well I might take a train Or sail at dawn Might take a girl When I move on When I move on Somewhere, someone's calling me When the chips are down I'm just a travelling man Maybe it's just a trick of the mind, but Somewhere there's a morning sky Bluer than her eyes Somewhere there's an ocean Innocent and wild Africa is sleepy people Russia has its horsemen Spent some nights in old Kyoto Sleeping on the matted ground Cyprus is my island When the going's rough I would love to find you Somewhere in a place like that Somewhere, someone's calling me When the chips are down I stumble like a blind man Can't forget you Can't forget you Feeling like a shadow Drifting like a leaf I stumble like a blind man Can't forget you Can't forget you Can't forget you Can't forget you MOVE ON Sometimes I feel The need to move on So I pack a bag And move on Move on Well I might take a train Or sail at dawn Might take a girl When I move on When I move on Somewhere, someone's calling me When the chips are down I'm just a travelling man Maybe it's just a trick of the mind, but Somewhere there's a morning sky Bluer than her eyes Somewhere there's an ocean Innocent and wild Africa is sleepy people Russia has its horsemen Spent some nights in old Kyoto Sleeping on the matted ground Cyprus is my island When the going's rough I would love to find you Somewhere in a place like that Somewhere, someone's calling me When the chips are down I stumble like a blind man Can't forget you Can't forget you Feeling like a shadow Drifting like a leaf I stumble like a blind man Can't forget you Can't forget you Can't forget you Can't forget you MY DEATH My death waits like an old rou So confident I'll go his way Whistle to him and the passing time My death waits like a bible truth At the funeral of my youth Weep loud for that and the passing time My death waits like a witch at night As surely as our love is bright Let's not think about the passing time But what ever lies behind the door There is nothing much to do Angel or devil, I don't care For in front of that door, there is you My death waits like a beggar blind Who sees the world through an unlit mind Throw him a dime for the passing time My death waits there between your thighs Your cool fingers will close my eyes Let's not think of that and the passing time My death waits to allow my friends A few good times before it ends So let's drink to that and the passing time My death waits there among the leaves In magicians' mysterious sleeves Rabbits and dogs and the passing time My death waits there among the flowers Where the blackest shadow, blackest shadow cowers Let's pick lilacs for the passing time My death waits there in a double bed Sails of oblivion at my head So pull up the sheets against the passing time CHORUS NATHAN ADLER / Kizilcay/Campbell Lyrics: Bowie) Old Touchschriek was the main nameserver Suspected of being a shoulder surfer But he didn't know from shit About challenge response systems Now Ramona A Stone we know was selling interest drugs She got males all hung up on her mind filters She was if you don't mind me saying so an update demon Now Leon He couldn't wait for 12 o'clock midnight He jumps up on the stage With a criss criss machete And slashes around cutting a zero on everything I mean a zero in the fabric of time itself Was this a suspect? I says to myself Woa! Quelle courage! Oh wait, I'm getting ahead of myself Let me take you back to when it all began NATURE BOY There was a boy, a very strange enchanted boy they say he wandered very far, very far over land and sea, a little shy and sad of eye, but very wise was he and then one day, a magic day, he passed my way and while he spoke of many things, fools and kings, this he said to me, The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved NEIGHBOROUGH THREAT Down where your paint is cracking Look down your backstairs buddy Somebody's living there and He don't really feel the weather And he don't share your pleasures No he don't share your pleasures Look at his eyes Did you see his crazy eyes You're so surprised he don't run to catch your ash Everybody always wants to kiss your trash You can't help him Nobody can Now that he knows There's nothing to get Will you still place your bet On the neighbourhood threat Somewhere a baby's bleeding Somewhere a mother's needing Outside a boy is lying But mostly he is crying And he just shouts in anger You'll find him interesting Look at his eyes Did you see his crazy eyes You're so surprised he doesn't build for you Everybody always wants to run with you NEVER GET OLD Better take care Think I better go, better get a room Better take care of me Again and again I think about this and I think about personal history Better take care I breathe so deep when the movie gets real When the star turns round Again and again He looks me in the eye says he's got his mind on a countdown 3 2 1 Forever I'm screaming that I'm gonna be living on till the end of time Forever The sky splits open to a dull red skull My head hangs low 'cause it's all over now And there's never gonna be enough money And there's never gonna be enough drugs And I'm never ever gonna get old There's never gonna be enough bullets There's never gonna be enough sex And I'm never ever gonna get old So I'm never ever gonna get high And I'm never ever gonna get low And I'm never ever gonna get old Better take care The moon flows on to the edges of the world because of you Again and again And I'm awake in an age of light living it because of you Better take care I'm looking at the future solid as a rock because of you Again and again Wanna be here and I wanna be there Living just like you, living just like me Forever Putting on my gloves and bury my bones in the marshland Forever Think about my soul but I don't need a thing just the ring of the bell in the pure clean air And I'm running down the street of life And I'm never gonna let you die And I'm never ever gonna get old And I'm never ever gonna get I'm never ever gonna get I'm never ever gonna get old And I'm never ever gonna get And I'm never ever gonna get Never ever gonna get old NEVER LET ME DOWN When I believed in nothing I called her name Trapped in a high dollar joint in some place I called her name And though my days are slipping by And nights so cruel I thought I'd die She danced her little dance 'till it made me cry She was shakin' like this honey doing that When I needed soul revival I called your name When I was falling to pieces I screamed in pain Your soothing hand that turned me round A love so real swept over me You danced your little dance 'till it made me cry You were shakin' like this honey doing that Never let me down She never let me down Never let me down She never let me down When all your faith is failing Call my name When you've got nothing coming Call my name I'll be strong for all it takes I'll cover your head till the bad stuff breaks I'll dance my little dance till it makes you smile Shaking like this honey doing that Never let you down I'll never let you down I'll never let you down I'll never let you down NEW ANGELS OF PROMISE New Angels of Promise We despair We are the dead dreams We take the blame Take us to the edge of time Take us to the edge of time We are the fabulous lovers I'm a blind man and she's my eyes Suspicious minds You didn't feel us coming In this lonely crowd, it's always time (x2) New Angels of Promise we despise Don't fall apart now We are the silent ones Take us to the edge of time Take us to the edge of time We are the tabular lovers We listen to the storm NEW KILLER STAR See the great white scar Over Battery Park Then a flare glides over But I won't look at that scar Oh, my nuclear baby Oh, my idiot trance All my idiot questions Let's face the music and dance Don't ever say I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready I'll never say I'm better, I'm better, I'm better Don't ever say I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready I'll never said I'm better, I'm better, I'm better, I'm better than you All the corners of the buildings Who but we remember these? The sidewalks and trees I'm thinking now I got a better way I discovered a star I got a better way Ready, set, go I got a better way A new killer star I got a better way Ready, set, go I got a better way The stars in your eyes I got a better way Ready, set, go I got a better way I discovered a star I got a better way Ready, set, go See my life in a comic Like the way they did the Bible With the bubbles and action The little details in colour First a horseback bomber Just a small thin chance Like seeing Jesus on Dateline Let's face the music and dance Don't ever say I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready I'll never said I'm better, I'm better, I'm better Don't ever say I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready I'll never said I'm better, I'm better, I'm better, I'm better than you All the corners of the buildings Who but we remember these? The sidewalks and trees I'm thinking now I got a better way I discovered a star I got a better way Ready, set, go I got a better way A new killer star I got a better way Ready, set, go I got a better way The stars in your eyes I got a better way Ready, set, go I got a better way I discovered a star I got a better way Ready, set, go I got a better way I got a better way Ready, set, go I got a better way I got a better way Ready, set, go I got a better way Oooh oo I got a better way Ready, set, go NEW YORK'S IN LOVE Do you see that thing I'm sure it's love Would you do one thing New York's in love The city grew wings in the back of the night The clouds are stuck like candy floss She sees the rich trash having all the fun Makes her wonder where they get the energy from There's nothing you can do to her This city's all clean and waiting I don't mean to wait too long But this joint can't get much higher New York's in love With her big green eyes And her long blonde hair New York's in flames New York's in love With the way she talks And the way she walks New York's in love Goo Goo Goo Goo Goo Goo My, oh my, it's a tom tom beat No one knows they've had their day We can dance and we can see the singles swing Everybody's waiting for the Go Go Boys. You're turned to stone by the family It's now the dead speak to the living Nothing left here but a raging blaze I don't mean to wait too long NITE FLIGHTS (Engels) There's no hold The moving has come through The danger passing you Turns its face into the heat and runs the tunnels It's so cold The dark dug up by dogs The stiches torn and broke The raw meat fist you choke Has hit the bloodlite Glass traps open and close on nite flights Broken necks feather weights press the walls Be my love, we will be gods on nite flights With only one promise, only one way to fall Glass traps open and close on nite flights Broken necks feather weights press the walls Be my love, we will be gods on nite flights With only one promise, only one way to call On nite flights Only one way to fall NO CONTROL Bowie) Stay away from the future Back away from the light It's all deranged no control Sit tight in your corner Don't tell God your plans It's all deranged No control If I could control tomorrow's haze The darkened shore wouldn't bother me If I can't control the web we weave My life will be lost in the fallen leaves Every single move's uncertain Don't tell God your plans It's all deranged No control I should live my life on bended knee If I can't control my destiny You've gotta have a scheme You've gotta have a plan In the world of today, for tomorrow's man No control Stay away from the future Don't tell God your plans It's all deranged No control Forbidden words, deafen me In memory, no control See how far a sinful man Burns his tracks, his bloody robes You've gotta have a scheme You've gotta have a plan In the world of today, for tomorrow's man I should live my life on bended knee If I can't control my destiny No control I can't believe I've no control It's all deranged I can't believe I've no control It's all deranged Deranged Deranged OH! YOU PRETTY THINGS Wake up you sleepy head Put on some clothes, shake up your bed Put another log on the fire for me I've made some breakfast and coffee Look out my window and what do I see A crack in the sky and a hand reaching down to me All the nightmares came today And it looks as though they're here to stay What are we coming to No room for me, no fun for you I think about a world to come Where the books were found by the Golden ones Written in pain, written in awe By a puzzled man who questioned What we were here for All the strangers came today And it looks as though they're here to stay Oh You Pretty Things Don't you know you're driving your Mamas and Papas insane Oh You Pretty Things Don't you know you're driving your Mamas and Papas insane Let me make it plain (second time: Let me say it again) You gotta make way for the Homo Superior Look at your children See their faces in golden rays Don't kid yourself they belong to you They're the start of a coming race The earth is a bitch We've finished our news Homo Sapiens have outgrown their use All the strangers came today And it looks as though they're here to stay ONE SHOT /H. Sales/T. Sales) Ooo oo oo oh, oo oo oo oh Ooo oo oo oh, oo oo ooo The last days were the meanest Leanest days of our lives You threw me the pieces I started the fire One thing led to a dead end One shot put her away, hey hey Look out on a green world Windows and wives No bedroom to run to No miracle jive no conversation Then nothing meant nothing Ten dollars tore us apart One thing led to a dead end One shot put her away One day nothing meant nothing Ten dollars tore us apart One thing led to a dead end One shot put her away The last days were the meanest Leanest days of our lives One thing led to a dead end One shot further away Look out on a green world Windows and wives No bedroom to run to No miracle jive no conversation Hot love is the dearest No money can buy She burnt like a spitfire One shot put her away One shot put her away, heh heh One shot put her away, uh huh huh, uh huh huh Oo oo oo oh, uh huh huh, uh huh huh Oo oo oo oh, uh huh huh, uh huh huh Oo oo oo oh, uh huh huh, uh huh huh Oo oo oo oh, uh huh huh, uh huh huh Oo oo oo oh, uh huh huh One shot put her away OPENING TITLES (/Trevor Jones) It's only forever Not long at all Lost and lonely No one can blame you For walking away Too much rejection No love injection Life can be easy It's not always swell Don't tell me truth hurts, little girl 'Cause it hurts like hell (echo: hurts like hell) But down in the underground You'll find someone true Down in the underground A land serene A crystal moon, ah ,ah It's only forever It's not long at all Lost and lonely That's underground Underground OUTSIDE Bowie) Now. Not tomorrow. Yesterday Not tomorrow It happens today The damage today They fall on today They beat on the outside And I'll stand by you Now. Not tomorrow It's happening now Not tomorrow It's happening now The crazed in the hot zone The mental and diva's hands The fisting of life To the music outside To the music outside It happens outside The music is outside It's happening outside The music is outside It's happening now Not tomorrow Yesterday Not tomorrow The music is outside It's happening outside The music is outside The music is outside Outside Outside Outside PABLO PICASSO Swinging on the back porch Jumping off a big log Pablo's feeling better now Hanging by his finger nails Swinging on the back porch Jumping off a big log Pablo's feeling better now Hanging by his finger nails Well some people try to pick up girls They get called assholes This never happened to Pablo Picasso The girls would turn the colour of a juicy avocado When he would drive down their street in his El Dorado He could walk down your street Girls could not resist his stare So Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole Not like you Wow! Swinging on the back porch Jumping off a big log Pablo's feeling better now Hanging by his finger nails Swinging on the back porch Jumping off a big log Pablo's feeling better now Hanging by his finger nails He could walk down your street And girls could not resist his stare Pablo Picasso never got called an asshole Well the girls would turn the colour of a juicy avocado When he would drive down their street in his El Dorado Well he was only 5'3 But girls could not resist his stare Pablo Picasso never got called an asshole Not in New York Wow! Swinging on the back porch Jumping off a big log Pablo's feeling better now Hanging by his finger nails Swinging on the back porch Jumping off a big log Pablo's feeling better now Hanging by his picture nails PALLAS ATHENA God is on top of it all That's all We are we are we are PANIC IN DETROIT He looked a lot like Che Guevara, drove a diesel van Kept his gun in quiet seclusion, such a humble man The only survivor of the National People's Gang Panic in Detroit, I asked for an autograph He wanted to stay home, I wish someone would phone Panic in Detroit He laughed at accidental sirens that broke the evening gloom The police had warned of repercussions They followed none too soon A trickle of strangers were all that were left alive Panic in Detroit, I asked for an autograph He wanted to stay home, I wish someone would phone Panic in Detroit Putting on some clothes I made my way to school And I found my teacher crouching in his overalls I screamed and ran to smash my favorite slot machine And jumped the silent cars that slept at traffic lights Having scored a trillion dollars, made a run back home Found him slumped across the table. A gun and me alone I ran to the window. Looked for a plane or two Panic in Detroit. He'd left me an autograph Let me collect dust. I wish someone would phone Panic in Detroit PLEASE MR. GRAVEDIGGER There s a little churchyard just along the way It used to be Lambeth s finest array Of tombstones, epitaphs, wreaths, flowers all that jazz Til the war come along and someone dropped a bomb on the lot And in this little yard, there s a little old man With a little shovel in his little bitty hand He seems to spend all his days puffing fags and digging graves He hates the reverend vicar and he lives all alone in his home Ah choo, excuse me Please Mr. Gravedigger, don t feel ashamed As you dig little holes for the dead and the maimed Please Mr. Gravedigger, I couldn t care If you found a golden locket full of some girl s hair And you put it in your pocket God, it s pouring down Her mother doesn t know about your sentimental joy She thinks it s down below with the rest of her toys And Ma wouldn t understand, so I won t tell So keep your golden locket all safely hid away in your pocket Yes, Mr. GD, you see me every day Standing in the same spot by a certain grave Mary Ann was only 10 and full of life and oh so gay And I was the wicked man who took her life away Very selfish, oh God No, Mr. GD, you won t tell And just to make sure that you keep it to yourself I ve started digging holes myself And this one here s for you Lifted our girl, she apparently doesn t know of it Hello misses, thought she d be a little girl Bloody obscene, catch pneumonia or something in this rain PRETTY THING (D.Bowie) Think about the good things Think about the bad things Think about a reason to see you tonight Something getting hard when you rock it up Something getting hot when you rock it up Pretty little girl let your sweet thing sway Never gonna treat you wrong Tie you down pretend you're Madonna Never gonna treat you wrong Oh you pretty thing Shake your pretty thng Gimme that pretty thing Think about the love thing Think about the sex thing Think about you holding me, taking me down Something getting hard when you rock it up Something getting hot when you rock it up Pretty little girl let your sweet thing sway Never gonna do you wrong Strip you down and take you to pieces Always gonna love this song Oh you pretty thing Feel that pretty thing Suck that pretty thing PRISONER OF LOVE (D.Bowie/T.Sales/H.Sales/R.Gabrels) Don't look back Whatever it takes to save your life I've believed I belonged to you for a long time And my heart says no, no one but you Like a rescue on a darkened street Love walked into town I was a victim of my own self persecution I'm a prisoner of love but I'm coming up for air Now don't be fooled by fools who promise you The world and all that glitters more fool you I'm such a hungry man that I beg you over and over and over and over And I might take any highway to be there with you Even the best men shiver in their beds I'm loving you above everything I have I'm a prisoner of love just stay square Like a sermon on a blues guitar Love walked into town I was drowning so slowly One step in front of your shadow I'm a prisoner of love but I'm coming up for air I smell the sickness sown in this city It drives me to hide you, yea, even deceive you I'm so afraid for you that I'll break any thug that maps out your passage to ruin Even the best men shiver in their beds I'm loving you above everything I have I'm a prisoner of love just stay square QUEEN BITCH I'm up on the eleventh floor And I'm watching the cruisers below My heart's in the basement My weekend's at an all time low He's down on the street And he's trying hard to pull sister Flo 'Cause she's hoping to score So I can't see her letting him go Walk out of her heart Walk out of her mind She's so swishy in her satin and tat In her frock coat and bipperty bopperty hat Oh God, I could do better than that She's an old time ambassador Of sweet talking, night walking games And she's known in the darkest clubs For pushing ahead of the dames If she says she can do it Then she can do it, she don't make false claims But she's a Queen, and such are queens That your laughter is sucked in their brains Now she's leading him on And she'll lay him right down But it could have been me Yes, it could have been me Why didn't I say, why didn't I say, no, no, no So I lay down a while And I look at my hotel wall Oh the cot is so cold It don't feel like no bed at all Yeah I lay down a while And I look at my hotel wall But he's down on the street So I throw both his bags down the hall And I'm phoning a cab 'Cause my stomach feels small There's a taste in my mouth And it's no taste at all It could have been me Oh yeah, it could have been me Why didn't I say, Why didn't I say, no, no, no QUICKSAND I'm closer to the Golden Dawn Immersed in Crowley's uniform Of imagery I'm living in a silent film Portraying Himmler's sacred realm Of dream reality I'm frightened by the total goal Drawing to the ragged hole And I ain't got the power anymore No I ain't got the power anymore I'm the twisted name on Garbo's eyes Living proof of Churchill's lies I'm destiny I'm torn between the light and dark Where others see their targets Divine symmetry Should I kiss the viper's fang Or herald loud the death of Man I'm sinking in the quicksand of my thought And I ain't got the power anymore Don't believe in yourself Don't deceive with belief Knowledge comes with death's release I'm not a prophet or a stone age man Just a mortal with the potential of a superman I'm living on I'm tethered to the logic of Homo Sapien Can't take my eyes from the great salvation Of bullshit faith If I don't explain what you ought to know You can tell me all about it On, the next Bardo I'm sinking in the quicksand of my thought And I ain't got the power anymore RAMONA A. STONE / I AM WITH NAME / Kizilcay/Campbell Lyrics: Bowie) I was Ramona A. Stone I started with no enemies of my own I was an artiste In a tunnel But I've been having a mid life crisis And I've been dreaming in a sleep And ape men with metal parts I've spat upon deeply felt age I've hid my hearts in And I hate the funny colored english We'll creep together you and I For I know who the small friends are I am with name, I am with name I am Ramona A Stone A night fear female Good timing drone I am with name, I am with name I am with name, I am with name I am Ramona A Stone She should say: twitch & stream It'll end in chrome Night of the female good time drone I am with name I am Ramona A Stone She should say: I am with name I am Ramona A Stone A person who loses a name Feels anxiety descending Left at the crossroads, between the centuries A millenium fetish I am with name, I am with name I am Ramona A Stone I am with name Night fear female Good timing drone I am with name I am Ramona A Stone I am Ramona A Stone [Give it to me one more time!] 7 Anxiety descending Anxiety descending REALITY Tragic youth was looking young and sexy The tragic youth was wearing tattered black jeans Bearing arms and flaunting all her mischief The tragic youth was going down on me And I swear Woo hoo Yes I swear I built a wall of sound to separate us And hid among the junk of wretched highs I sped from Planet X to Planet Alpha Struggling for reality Ha ha ha ha Woo hoo Ha ha ha ha Whoo hoo Hey, now my sight is failing in this twilight Da da da da da da da da da Now my death is more than just a sad song Da da da da da da da da da And I swear Woo hoo Yes I swear Woo hoo I still don't remember how this happened I still don't get the wherefores and the whys I look for sense but I get next to nothing Hey boy welcome to reality Ha ha ha ha Woo hoo I've been right and I've been wrong Now I'm back where I started from Never looked over reality's shoulder Ha ha ha ha Huh ha ha ha Woo hoo Huh ha ha Wooh Woo hoo Wooh REBEL REBEL You ve got your mother in a whirl She s not sure if you re a boy or a girl Hey babe, your hair s alright Hey babe, let s go out tonight You like me, and I like it all We like dancing and we look divine You love bands when they re playing hard You want more and you want it fast They put you down, they say I m wrong You tacky thing, you put them on Rebel Rebel, you ve torn your dress Rebel Rebel, your face is a mess Rebel Rebel, how could they know? Hot tramp, I love you so! Don t ya? You ve torn your dress, your face is a mess You can t get enough, but enough ain t the test You ve got your transmission and your live wire You got your cue line and a handful of ludes You wanna be there when they count up the dudes And I love your dress You re a juvenile success Because your face is a mess So how could they know? I said, how could they know? So what you wanna know Calamity s child, Where d you wanna go? What can I do for you? Looks like you ve been there too Cause you ve torn your dress And your face is a mess Ooo, your face is a mess Ooo, ooo, so how could they know? Eh, eh, how could they know? RED MONEY Oh, can you feel it in the way That a man is not a man? Can you see it in the sky That the landscape is too high? Like a nervous disease And it's been there all along It will tumble from the sky It's been there all along Project cancelled Tumbling central Red Money Can you hear it fall Can you hear it well Can you hear it at all I was really feeling good Reet Petite and how d'ya do Then I got the small red box And I didn't know what to do 'Cause my fingers could not grope And I could not give it away And I knew I must not drop it Stop it, take it away Project cancelled Tumbling central Red Money Project cancelled Tumbling central Red Money Can you hear it at all Can you hear it at all Red Money (four times) Such responsibility It's up to you and me RED MONEY Oh, can you feel it in the way That a man is not a man? Can you see it in the sky That the landscape is too high? Like a nervous disease And it's been there all along It will tumble from the sky It's been there all along Project cancelled Tumbling central Red Money Can you hear it fall Can you hear it well Can you hear it at all I was really feeling good Reet Petite and how d'ya do Then I got the small red box And I didn't know what to do 'Cause my fingers could not grope And I could not give it away And I knew I must not drop it Stop it, take it away Project cancelled Tumbling central Red Money Project cancelled Tumbling central Red Money Can you hear it at all Can you hear it at all Red Money (four times) Such responsibility It's up to you and me RED SAILS Feel a bit roughed up, feel a bit frightened Nearly pin it down some time Red sail action wake up in the wrong town Boy, I really get around Thunder ocean Thunder ocean Red sails take me, make me sail along Red sails, and a mast so tall Red sails Red sails Do you remember we another person Green and black and red and so scared Graffiti on the wall kept us all in tune Bringing us all back home Red sails Thunder ocean Red sails Sailor can't dance like you, ooh, yooou Ahh, red sail Red sail action Red sail Some reaction Action boy seen living under neon Struggle with a foreign tongue Red sails make him strong Action make him sail along Life stands still and stares The hinterland, the hinterland We're gonna sail to the hinterland And it's far far, far far far, far far far away Its a far far, far far far, fa da, da da da 1 2 3 4 Ooooooo RED SAILS (Lyrics by Bowie Music by Bowie/Eno) Feel a bit roughed up, feel a bit frightened Nearly pin it down some time Red sail action wake up in the wrong town Boy, I really get around Thunder ocean Thunder ocean Red sails take me, make me sail along Red sails, and a mast so tall Red sails Red sails Do you remember we another person Green and black and red and so scared Graffiti on the wall keep us all in tune Bringing us all back home Red sails Thunder ocean Red sails Sailor can't dance like you Red sail Red sail action Red sail Some reaction Action boy seen living under neon Struggle with a foreign tongue Red sails make him strong Action make him sail along Life stands still and stares The hinterland, the hinterland We're gonna sail to the hinterland And it's far far, far far far, far far far away Its a far far, far far far, fa da, da da da 1 2 3 4 Ooooooo REPETITION Johnny is a man And he's bigger than you But his overheads are high And he looks straight through when you ask him how the kids are He'll get home around seven 'Cause the chevy's real old And he could have had a cadillac If the school had taught him right And he could have married Anne with the blue silk blouse He could have married Anne with the blue silk blouse And the food is on the table But the food is cold (Don't hit her) Can't you even cook? What's the good of me working when you can't damn cook? Well Johnny is a man And he's bigger than her I guess the bruises won't show If she wears long sleeves But the space in her eyes shows through And he could have married Anne with the blue silk blouse He could have married Anne with the blue silk blouse Shows through Shows through Shows through REPETITION Johnny is a man And he's bigger than you But his overheads are high And he looks straight through when you ask him how the kids are He'll get home around seven 'Cause the chevy's real old And he could have had a cadillac If the school had taught him right And he could have married Anne with the blue silk blouse He could have married Anne with the blue silk blouse And the food is on the table But the food is cold Don't hit her Can't you even cook? What's the good of me working when you can't damn cook? Well Johnny is a man And he's bigger than her I guess the bruises won't show If she wears long sleeves But the space in her eyes shows through And he could have married Anne with the blue silk blouse He could have married Anne with the blue silk blouse Shows through Shows through Shows through REPTILE She spreads herself wide open to let the insects in She leaves a trail of honey to show me where she's been She has the blood of reptile just underneath her skin Seeds from a thousand others drip down from within Oh my beautiful liar Oh my precious whore My disease my infection I am so impure Devils speak of the ways in which she'll manifest Angels bleed from the tainted touch of my caress Need to contaminate to alleviate this loneliness I now know the depths I reach are limitless Oh my beautiful liar Oh my precious whore My disease my infection I am so impure RICOCHET Like weeds on a rockface waiting for the scythe Ricochet Ricochet The world is on a corner waiting for jobs Ricochet Ricochet Turn the holy pictures so they face the wall And who can bear to be forgotten And who can bear to be forgotten March of flowers March of dimes These are the prisons, these are the crimes Men wait for news while thousands are still asleep Dreaming of tramlines, factories, pieces of machinery Mine shafts, things like that March of flowers March of dimes These are the prisons, these are the crimes Sound of thunder, sound of gold Sound of the devil breaking parole Ricochet It's not the end of the world Sound of thunder, sound of gold Sound of the devil breaking parole Ricochet Ricochet These are the prisons, these are the crimes Teaching life in a violent new way Ricochet Ricochet Turn the holy pictures so they face the wall And who can bear to be forgotten And who can bear to be forgotten March of flowers, march of dimes These are the prisons, these are the crimes Early, before the sun, they struggle off to the gates In their secret fearful places they see their lives Unravelling before them March of flowers, march of dimes These are the prisons, these are the crimes Sound of thunder, sound of gold Sound of the devil breaking parole Ricochet it's not the end of the world But when they get home, damp eyed and weary They smile and crush their children to their heaving chests Making unfulfillable promises For who can bear to be forgotten RIGHT CHORUS 1 Taking it all the right way Keeping it in the back Taking it all the right way Never no turning back Never need, no Never no turning back CHORUS 2 Flying in just a sweet place Coming inside and safe Flying in just a sweet place Never been known to fail Never been, no Never been known to fail Wishing you, wishing that sometimes (sometimes) Doing it, doing it right, til (doing it) one time (one time) Gets you when you re down (nobody, nobody, do it again, get off) Ahhh, sometimes, doing Wishing sometimes (give it back) Up there, up there (giving it) Oh, my darling (No) Ah, my darling, (giving it) ah (up there) why? Gimme, gimme, up there, (yeah) gimme, doing Taking with me (sometimes) Loving it, doing it (right) til (take it) one time Gimme (doing it) Giving it (giving it back) CHORUS 1 (3 times) CHORUS 2 CHORUS 1 (repeat ad lib) Never no turning back Never, never, never ROCK 'N' ROLL SUICIDE Time takes a cigarette, puts it in your mouth You pull on your finger, then another finger, then your cigarette The wall to wall is calling, it lingers, then you forget Ohhh, you're a rock 'n' roll suicide You're too old to lose it, too young to choose it And the clock waits so patiently on your song You walk past a cafe but you don't eat when you've lived too long Oh, no, no, no, you're a rock 'n' roll suciide Chev brakes are snarling as you stumble across the road But the day breaks instead so you hurry home Don't let the sun blast your shadow Don't let the milk float ride your mind You're so natural religiously unkind Oh no love! you're not alone You're watching yourself but you're too unfair You got your head all tangled up but if I could only make you care Oh no love! you're not alone No matter what or who you've been No matter when or where you've seen All the knives seem to lacerate your brain I've had my share, I'll help you with the pain You're not alone Just turn on with me and you're not alone Let's turn on with me and you're not alone Let's turn on and be not alone Gimme your hands cause you're wonderful (x2) Oh gimme your hands. ROCK N ROLL WITH ME (Words by Bowie, music by Bowie/Peace) You always were the one that knew They sold us for the likes of you I always wanted new surroundings A room to rent while the lizards lay crying in the heat Trying to remember who to meet I would take a foxy kind of stand While tens of thousands found me in demand When you rock n roll with me No one else I d rather be Nobody here can do it for me I m in tears again When you rock n roll with me Gentle hearts are counted down The queue is out of sight and out of sounds Me, I m out of breath, but not quite doubting I ve found a door which lets me out! CHORUS (x3) ROSALYN (Jimmy Duncan/Bill Farley) Hey Rosalyn, tell me where you've been Hey Rosalyn, tell me where you've been All the night and all the day Hide and seek's the game you play Treat me as sure as sin Oh Rosalyn, yeah Rosalyn VERSE Hey Rosalyn, you're the girl for me Hey Rosalyn, you're the girl for me When I'm holding you so tight It's so hard to say goodnight It's you that I love now can't you see? Do you really love me, do you love me true Do you really love me Rosalyn? Yeah gotta know, yeah gotta know Yeah gotta know Rosalyn VERSE Yeah gotta know, yeah gotta know Yeah gotta know Rosalyn Rosalyn Yeah Rosalyn, Rosalyn, Rosalyn, Rosalyn, ooh yeah, ah RUBBER BAND Rubber band There s a rubber band that plays tunes out of tune In the library garden Sunday afternoon While a little chappie waves a golden wand Rubber band In 1910 I was so handsome and so strong My moustache was stiffly waxed and one foot long And I loved a girl while you played teatime tunes Dear Rubber band, you re playing my tunes out of tune, oh Rubber band, Won t you play a haunting theme again to me While I eat my scones and drink my cup of tea The sun is warm but it s a lonely afternoon Oh, play that theme Rubber band How I wish that I could join your Rubber band We could play in lively parks throughout the land And one Sunday afternoon I d find my love Rubber band In 14 18 war I went to sea Thought my Sunday love was waiting home for me And now she s married to the leader of the band, oh (spoken) Oh sob I hope you break your baton RUN (K.Armstrong/D.Bowie) Wish I were a sailor Crossing an azure sea Under leaden skies Under your eyes But I can't see too far With these animal eyes Can't hold my breath Without your voice An' I'm danger prone I'll be bound I'll be fast as hell Without your touch An' I'll run run run run run An' I'll run run run run run Without your love I'm a goldman I'm a soaring tower And it's cold in here Without your love Trouble in here trouble out there Mainline problems till you no longer care Get a long low life it's duty bound No hope no life no you ah ha I duck the shots tilt the world I talk myself crazy shoot the breeze Shout to live shoot to kill Double up in pain I'm on my knees RUNNING GUN BLUES I count the corpses on my left, I find I'm not so tidy So I better get away, better make it today I've cut twenty three down since Friday But I can't control it, my face is drawn My instinct still emotes it I slash them cold, I kill them dead I broke the gooks, I cracked their heads I'll bomb them out from under the beds But now I've got the running gun blues It seems the peacefuls stopped the war Left generals squashed and stifled But I'll slip out again tonight Cause they haven't taken back my rifle For I promote oblivion And I'll plug a few civilians I'll slash them cold, I'll kill them dead I'll break them gooks, I'll crack their heads I'll slice them till they're running red But now I've got the running gun blues SACRIFICE YOURSELF (D.Bowie/T.Sales/H.Sales) Some days he feels so empty Just a talking head Married to a Klingon Who could cream him in the press God could detonate him God's the one we pick to curse us And 35 years pass him Like an evening at the circus Don't sacrifice yourself Sacrifice yourself Surprise yourself Don't sacrifice yourself There it is, the look, the winner you Once talked of being Give her one last kiss and Dive right out the window screaming No truth decent, It was summer from the waist down She blew the troops right off your feet She tells you she's God's grammy Her, the only game in town, a queen of competence Blind in front of mirrors, proving nothings says a lot Wham bam thank you Charlie Vanity is all You wander lonely to the scene A crawling up the walls SAVIOUR MACHINE President Joe once had a dream The world held his hand, gave their pledge So he told them his scheme for a Saviour Machine They called it the Prayer, its answer was law Its logic stopped war, gave them food How they adored till it cried in its boredom 'Please don't believe in me, please disagree with me Life is too easy, a plague seems quite feasible now or maybe a war, or I may kill you all Don't let me stay, don't let me stay My logic says burn so send me away Your minds are too green, I despise all I've seen You can't stake your lives on a Saviour Machine I need you flying, and I'll show that dying Is living beyond reason, sacred dimension of time I perceive every sign, I can steal every mind Don't let me stay, don't let me stay My logic says burn so send me away Your minds are too green, I despise all I've seen You can't stake your lives on a Saviour Machine SCARY MONSTERS (AND SUPER CREEPS) She had an horror of rooms she was tired you can't hide beat When I looked in her eyes they were blue but nobody home She could've been a killer if she didn't walk the way she do, and she do She opened strange doors that we'd never close again She began to wail jealousies scream Waiting at the light know what I mean CHORUS (twice) Scary monsters, super creeps Keep me running, running scared She asked me to stay and I stole her room She asked for my love and I gave her a dangerous mind Now she's stupid in the street and she can't socialise Well I love the little girl and I'll love her till the day she dies She wails Jimmy's guitar sound jealousies scream Waiting at the light know what I mean CHORUS (twice) CHORUS (twice) Run, Run, Run (ad lib) SCREAM LIKE A BABY Well I wouldn't buy no merchandise And I wouldn't go to war And I mixed with other colours But the nurse doesn't care And I hide under blankets Or did I run away I really can't remember Last time I saw the light of day But I remember Sam 'cause he was like me Scream like a baby Sam was a gun And I never knew his last name And we never had no fun Well they came down hard on the faggots And they came down hard on the street They came down harder on Sam And they all knew he was beat He was thrown into the wagon Blindfolded, chains, and they stomped on us And took away our clothes and things And pumped us full of strange drugs And oh I saw Sam falling Spitting in their eyes But now I lay me down to sleep And now I close my eyes Now I'm learning to be a part of soc society No athletic program, no discipline, no book He just sat in the backseat swearing he'd seek revenge But he jumped into the furnace Singing old songs we loved CHORUS (twice) SEE EMILY PLAY (Syd Barrett) Emily tries but misunderstands She's often inclined to borrow somebody's dreams 'til tomorrow There is no other day Let's try it another way You'll lose your mind and play Free games for May See Emily play Soon after dark Emily cries Gazing at trees in sorrow hardly a sound 'til tomorrow Put on a gown that touches the ground Float on a river for ever and ever Emily SELL ME A COAT La la la la la la, la la la la la la la A winter s day, a bitter snowflake on my face My summer girl takes little backward steps away Jack Frost took her hand and left me, Jack Frost ain t so cool Sell me a coat with buttons of silver Sell me a coat that s red or gold Sell me a coat with little patch pockets Sell me a coat cause I feel cold And when she smiles, the ice forgets to melt away Not like before, her smile was warming yesterday See the trees like silver candy, feel my icy hand See my eyes, my window pane See my tears like gentle rain That s a memory of the summer day CHORUS (twice) La la la la la la (repeat) SEVEN I forgot what my father said I forgot what he said I forgot what my mother said as we layed upon your bed A city full of flowers a city full of rain I got seven days to live my life or seven ways to die I forgot what my brother said I forgot what he said I don't regret anything at all I remember how he wept On a bridge of violent people I was small enough to cry I got seven days to live my life or seven ways to die Hold my face before you still my trembling heart Seven days to live my life or seven ways to die The Gods forgot they've made me so I forgot them to I listen to the shadows I play among their graves My heart is never broken my patience never tried I got seven days to live my life or seven ways to die Seven days to live my life or seven ways to die Seven SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET Are you OK? You've been shot in the head And I'm holding your brains The old woman said So I drink in the shadows Of an evening sky See nothing at all The stars look so special And the snow looks so old The frail form is drifting Beyond the orc's zone Time to question the mountain Why pigs can fly It's nothing at all I praise to you Nothing ever goes away I praise to you Nothing ever goes I praise to you I praise to you Nothing ever goes away I praise to you Nothing ever goes I praise to you Nothing ever goes away I praise to you Nothing ever goes, nothing ever goes Nothing SEX AND THE CHURCH Though the idea of convulsion/confession? is said to be The union of christ and his bride The christian It's all very puzzling Sex and the church (x3) And the church...and the church All the great mystic religions Put strong emphasis, on The redeeming spiritual qualities Of sex...of sex Christianity Has been pretty modern About sex Of sex (x4) Sex and the church (x3) Sex...sex I think there is a union Between the flesh and the spirit Sex and the church (x2) All religions' mother (spoken) VERSE (twice) Give me the freedom of spirit And the joys of the flesh And sex...sex... Sex and the church CHORUS (twice) Sex and the church (x3) And the church...and the church Sex Sex Sex and the church (x3) Sex...sex...sex Sex Sex and the church (x3) Sex...sex SHADOW MAN There's a man back a ways Who believes at where he is And there's a girl Up ahead who says she knows And the street overflows With the folk who understand But for the guy who can't be seen He's the Shadow Man And the Shadow Man is close at hand Take a turn and see his smile Made of nothing but loneliness Just take a walk and be a friend To the Shadow Man You can call him Joe, you can call him Sam You should call and see who answers For he promises to come running, guided by the truth But the Shadow Man is really you Look in his eyes and see your reflection Look to the stars and see his eyes He'll show you tomorrow, he'll show you the sorrows Of what you did today You can call him foe, you can call him friend You should call and see who answers For he knows your eyes are drawn to the road ahead And the Shadow Man is waiting round the bend Oh, the Shadow Man Ohooooo oooo Shadow man, shadow man It's really you, it's really you, it's really you He's the shadow man Oh yeah Shadow man Shadow Man Is waiting up ahead Shadow Man Waiting up ahead Is waiting up ahead SHAKE IT I feel like a sail boat Adrift on the sea It's a brand new day So when you gonna phone me I could take you to heaven I could spin you to hell But I'll take you to New York It's the place that I know well Sitting on a flagstone talking to a faceless girl Wondering what to say but my eyes do the talking so well I duck and I sway What's my line Shoot at a full moon What's my line What's my line Shake it baby Cause love is the answer Love's talking to me I'd scream and I'll fight for you You're better than money We're the kind of people who can shake it if we're feeling blue When I'm feeling disconnected well I sure know what to do Shake it baby SHAPES OF THINGS Shapes of things before my eyes Just teach me to despise Will time make man more wise Here within my lonely frame My eyes just hurt my brain But will it seem the same (Come tomorrow), will I be older (Come tomorrow), maybe a soldier (Come tomorrow), may I be bolder than today Now the trees are almost green But will they still be seen When time and tide have been Boy into your passing hands Please don't destroy these lands Don't make them desert sands Soon I hope that I will find A seed within my mind That won't disgrace my kind SHE S GOT MEDALS She d walk through the door and she d set up the drinks on the house She played a good game of darts, and the men slapped her back And never took her out She wore a trenchcoat khaki Her hobnail boots were full of holes She s got medals Her mother called her Mary, she changed her name to Tommy, she s a one, oh She went and joined the army, passed the medical Don t ask me how it s done They sent her to the front line Fighting for her country s name She s got medals She got very tired of picking up girls Cleaning her gun and shaving her curls Then the enemy dropped a bomb Survivors there were none People say that when the moon is full and all the stars have gone to bed You can see her ghost but that s a lie because the naughty woman isn t dead She deserted on the previous morning Replaced her uniform with dresses silk and green Called herself Eileen Came to London town Now she s settled down She s got medals SHE SHOOK ME COLD We met upon a hill, the night was cool and still She sucked my dormant will Mother, she blew my brain, I will go back again My God, she shook me cold I had no time to spare, I grabbed her golden hair And threw her to the ground Father, she craved my head, Oh Lord, the things she said My God, she should be told I was very smart, broke the gentle hearts Of many young virgins I was quick on the ball, left them so lonely They'd just give up trying Then she took my head, smashed it up Kept my young blood rising Crushed me mercilessly, kept me going around So she didn't know I crave her so o o I'll give my love in vain, to reach that peak again We met upon a hill Mother, she blew my brain, I will go back again My God, she shook me cold SHE'LL DRIVE THE BIG CAR She waited by the moon She was sick with fear and cold She felt too old for all of this Of course she never showed She lugged her suitcase to the bus Melted home through the snow North along riverside She slips beneath the sheets A husbands quiet devoted wife But strangers sad and nervous By the dawns early light Loves lies like a dead cloud On a shabby, yellow lawn Up on riverside She'll drive the big car He'll sit behind She'll keep an eye on Jessica South along the Hudson She'll turn the radio high Find a station playing sad, sad soul Just a little bit louder now South along the Hudson yea Just a little bit faster now Just a little bit louder now Just a little bit angry now South along the Hudson, yea And she'll drive the big car And talk herself insane Just a little bit louder now Just a little bit angry now Way back when Millennium Meant racing to the light He promised her a dream life He'd take her back to street life Away from violent water With its Cormorants and leaves Up on riverside She'll drive the big car But he'll sit behind Bursting her bubbles of Ludlow and Grand South along the Hudson She'll turn the radio way up high Find a station playing sad, sad soul Just a little bit louder now South along the Hudson Just a little bit faster now Just a little bit louder now Just a little bit angry now South along the Hudson, yea Just a little bit faster now Just a little bit louder now Just a little bit angry now South along the Hudson, yea She'll drive the big car He'll sit behind She'll keep an eye on Jessica Just a little bit faster now Just a little bit faster now SHINING STAR (MAKIN' MY LOVE) Eddie boy lit like paraffin spending two weeks in a crack house Burns on his brain like Chernobyl Dean was seen with a two bag purchase He was lying dead on his mother's bed Someone for pray for till I met you Life is like a broken arrow memory a swingin' door I could be your great misfortune I can make you happy every day of your life Making my love like a shining star takin' my love just a touch too far Tessie turns tricks with a soul like ice cause love left holes And four swell kids breaking her heart I've got windows, I've seen much vice, I've touched down with vermin, Cowardice, lice, And I say Nobody cares what you do please be yourself to death I could be your great misfortune But you'll never find a, bet you'll never find a better man. Making my love like a shining star Taking my love just a touch too far. Peter met Frank formed a dummy run gang Worked heist or hit for 10 g's flat Blew heads outta shape for the name of Trotsky, Sinn Fein, Hitler cashdown No hope heroes cover the page with debts in hell And fingers in blood Poor little bodies all covered in scabs threw it all away Another life in the grave Another life in the grave Life is like a broken arrow memory a swingin' door I could be your great misfortune Well I could make you happy every goddamn single day of your life Making my love like a shining star Like a shining star Baby that's what you are Like a shining star Making my love like a shining star Taking my love Just a touch too far SHOPPING FOR GIRLS Between the dead ring ash of extreme defence The lonely groups of company boys Snapping pictures of scrawny limbs and toothy grins These are children riding naked on their tourist pals While the hollows that pass for eyes swell from withdrawal And he lies on a mattress in a rat infested room Talking 'bout his family and the cold back home Between the dull cold eyes and the mind unstable None over here reads the papers pal 'tween the dull cold eyes and the mind unstable He's a clean trick and he's shopping for girls A small black someone jumps over the crazy white guard Cranking up the volume of a Michael Jackson song Where the frangipani scents the air She mouths a word that breaks his stare He grunts his reply in a garrulous croak That's a mighty big word for a nine year old Shopping for girls, shopping for girls You gaze down into her eyes for a million miles You wanna give her a name and a clean rag doll SILLY BOY BLUE Montains of Lhasa are feeling the rain People are walking the Botella lanes Preacher takes the school One boy breaks a rule Silly boy blue, silly boy blue Yak butter statues that melt in sun Cannot dissolve all the work you ve not down A chela likes to feel That his overself pays the bill Silly boy blue, silly boy blue You wish and wish, and wish again You ve tried so hard to fly You ll never leave your body now You ve got to wait to die La la la la la la la la la la (x2) La la la la la (x2) Silly boy blue, silly boy blue Child of the Tibet, you re a gift from the sun Reincarnation of one better man The homeward road is long You ve left your prayers and song Silly boy blue, silly boy blue Silly boy blue, silly boy blue SLIP AWAY () Oogie waits for just another day Drags his bones to see the Yankees play Bones Boy talks and flickers gray Oh, they slip away Once a time they nearly might have been Bones and Oogie on a silver screen No one knew what they could do Except for me and you They slip away They slip away Don't forget to keep your head warm Twinkle twinkle Uncle Floyd Watching all the world and war torn How I wonder where you are Oo o Sailing over Coney Island Twinkle twinkle Uncle Floyd We were dumb but you were fun, boy How I wonder where you are Oo o Oogie knew there's never ever time Some of us will always stay behind Down in space it's always 1982 The joke we always knew Oo oo What'sa matter with you C'mon, let's go Slip away Oo o Don't forget to keep your head warm Twinkle twinkle Uncle Floyd Watching all the world and war torn How I wonder where you are Oo o Sailing over Coney Island Twinkle twinkle Uncle Floyd We were dumb but you were fun, boy How I wonder where you are Oo o Sailing SLOW BURN () Here shall we live in this terrible town Where the price for our minds shall squeeze them tight like a fist And the walls shall have eyes And the doors shall have ears But we'll dance in their dark And they'll play with our lives Like a Slow Burn Leading us on and on and on Like a Slow Burn Turning us round and round and round Hark who are we So small in times such as these Slow Burn Slow Burn Oh, these are the days These are the strangest of all These are the nights These are the darkest to fall But who knows? Echoes in tenement halls Who knows? Though the years spare them all Like a Slow Burn Leading us on and on and on Like a Slow Burn Twirling us round and round and upside down There's fear overhead There's fear overground Slow Burn Slow Burn Like a Slow Burn Leading us on and on and on Like a Slow Burn Turning us round and round and round And here are we At the center of it all Slow Burn Slow Burn Slow Burn SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME He s everybody s token, on everybody s wall Blessing all the papers, thanking one and all Hugging all the babies, kissing all the ladies Knowing all that you think about from writing on the wall He s so divine, his soul shines Breaks the night, sleep tight His ever loving face smiles on the whole human race He says I m somebody He s got his eye on your soul, his hand on your heart He says Don t hurry, baby Somebody up there (somebody) likes me He s the savage son of the TV tube Planets wrote the day was due All the wisest men around Predicted that a man was found Who looked a lot like you and me, yeah Everyone with sense could see Nothing left his eye unmoved, he Had the plan, he had to use He s so divine, his soul shines Breaks the night, sleep tight His ever loving face smiles on the whole human race He says I m somebody He s got his eye on your soul, his hand on your heart He says Don t hurry, baby Somebody up there (somebody) likes me Somebody plays my song in tune Makes me, makes me, makes me stronger for you, babe Was a way when we were young, that Any man was judged by what he d done But now you pick them on the screen (what they look like) Where they ve been CHORUS 2 He s got his eye on your soul, his hand on your heart He says Don t hurry, baby Somebody up there (somebody) likes me Leaders come, they hate all the people know That given time, the leaders go Tell me, can they hold you under their spell Can they walk and hold you as well as a Smile like Valentino? Could he sell you anything? Keep your eyes on your soul, keep your hand on your heart He says Don t hurry, baby Somebody up there (somebody) likes me Somebody (somebody) somebody (somebody Yeah, can t remember (somebody) peace so well Oh, space to ramble, (somebody, somebody) space to boogie Soul shine (Ooh ooh) So divine Somebody (ooh ooh, somebody) Soul shine (Ooh ooh) So divine Somebody (ooh ooh) Somebody, somebody, somebody ad lib SOMETHING IN THE AIR Your coat and hat are gone I really can't look at your little empty shelf A ragged teddy bear It feels like we never had a chance Don't look me in the eye We lay in each others arms But the room is just an empty space I guess we lived it out Something in the air We smiled too fast then can't think of a thing to say Lived with the best times Left with the worst I've danced with you too long Nothing left to say Let's take what we can I know you hold your head up high We've raced for the last time A place of no return And there's something in the air Something in my eye I've danced with you too long Something in the air Something in my eye Abracadoo I lose you We can't avoid the clash The big mistake Now we're gona pay and pay The sentence of our lives Can't believe I'm asking you to go We used what we could To get the things we want But we lost each other on the way I guess you know I never wanted anyone more than you Lived all our best times Left with the worst I've danced with you to long Say what you will But there's something in the air Raced for the last time Well I know you hold your head up high There's nothing we have to say There's nothing in my eyes But there's something in the air Something in my eye I've danced with you too long There's something I have to say There's something in the air Something in my eye I've danced with you too long SONG FOR BOB DYLAN Oh, hear this Robert Zimmerman I wrote a song for you About a strange young man called Dylan With a voice like sand and glue His words of truthful vengeance They could pin us to the floor Brought a few more people on And put the fear in a whole lot more Ah, Here she comes Here she comes Here she comes again The same old painted lady From the brow of a superbrain She'll scratch this world to pieces As she comes on like a friend But a couple of songs From your old scrapbook Could send her home again You gave your heart to every bedsit room At least a picture on my wall And you sat behind a million pair of eyes And told them how they saw Then we lost your train of thought The paintings are all your own While troubles are rising We'd rather be scared Together than alone Ah, Here she comes...etc. Now hear this Robert Zimmerman Though I don't suppose we'll meet Ask your good friend Dylan If he'd gaze a while down the old street Tell him we've lost his poems So they're writing on the walls Give us back our unity Give us back our family You're every nation's refugee Don't leave us with their sanity Ah, Here she comes....etc. SORROW (Feldman/Goldstein/Gottehrer) With your long blonde hair and your eyes of blue The only thing I ever got from you was sorrow Sorrow You acted funny trying to spend my money You're out there playing your high class games of sorrow Sorrow You never do what you know you oughta Something tells me you're a Devil's daughter Sorrow, sorrow Ahhhh, ah, ahhhh I tried to find her 'Cause I can't resist her (I tried to find her) I never knew just how much I missed her Sorrow Sorrow With your long blonde hair and your eyes of blue The only thing I ever got from you was sorrow Sorrow Oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh, oh oh With your long blonde hair I couldn't sleep last night With your long blonde hair SORRY (H. Sales) Time is tight love always gets in the way I'm sorry Didn't mean to hurt you but I always do I'm sorry I'm so sorry I'm so sorry I'm sorry You know I am Well my eyes are pinned and my money's spent I'm sorry You know I'm sorry I wouldn't do for me what I would for you Would you forgive me I'm sorry I'm so sorry I guess I've thrown it away I've thrown it away Didn't mean to do it that way I'm sorry Time is so tight And I mean it if I say I'm so sorry I didn't mean to hurt you I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sor rrr ry You know I am SOUL LOVE Stone love she kneels before the grave A brave son who gave his life to save the slogans That hovers between the headstone and her eyes For they penetrate her grieving New love a boy and girl are talking New words that only they can share in New words a love so strong it tears their hearts To sleep through the fleeting hours of morning Love is careless in its choosing Sweeping over cross a baby Love descends on those defenceless Idiot love will spark the fusion Inspirations have I none Just to touch the flaming dove All I have is my love of love And love is not loving Soul love the priest that tastes the word and Told of love and how my God on high is All love though reaching up my loneliness evolves By the blindness that surrounds him SOUND AND VISION Don't you wonder sometimes 'Bout sound and vision Blue, blue, electric blue That's the colour of my room Where I will live Blue, blue Pale blinds drawn all day Nothing to do, nothing to say Blue, blue I will sit right down, Waiting for the gift of sound and vision And I will sing, waiting for the gift of sound and vision Drifting into my solitude, over my head Don't you wonder sometimes 'Bout sound and vision SPACE ODDITY Ground Control to Major Tom Ground Control to Major Tom Take your protein pills and put your helmet on Ground Control to Major Tom Commencing countdown, engines on Check ignition and may God's love be with you (spoken) Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two, One, Liftoff This is Ground Control to Major Tom You've really made the grade And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare This is Major Tom to Ground Control I'm stepping through the door And I'm floating in a most peculiar way And the stars look very different today For here Am I sitting in a tin can Far above the world Planet Earth is blue And there's nothing I can do Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles I'm feeling very still And I think my spaceship knows which way to go Tell my wife I love her very much she knows Ground Control to Major Tom Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you.... Here am I floating round my tin can Far above the Moon Planet Earth is blue And there's nothing I can do. STAR Tony went to fight in Belfast Rudi stayed at home to starve I could make it all worthwhile as a rock & roll star Bevan tried to change the nation Sonny wants to turn the world, well he can tell you that he tried I could make a transformation as a rock & roll star CHORUS (x2) So inviting so enticing to play the part I could play the wild mutation as a rock & roll star I could do with the money I'm so wiped out with things as they are I'd send my photograph to my honey and I'd c'mon like a regular superstar I could fall asleep at night as a rock & roll star I could fall in love all right as a rock & roll star STARMAN Didn't know what time it was and the lights were low I leaned back on my radio Some cat was layin' down some rock 'n' roll 'lotta soul, he said Then the loud sound did seem to fade Came back like a slow voice on a wave of phase That weren't no D.J. that was hazy cosmic jive There's a starman waiting in the sky He'd like to come and meet us But he thinks he'd blow our minds There's a starman waiting in the sky He's told us not to blow it Cause he knows it's all worthwhile He told me: Let the children lose it Let the children use it Let all the children boogie I had to phone someone so I picked on you Hey, that's far out so you heard him too! Switch on the TV we may pick him up on channel two Look out your window I can see his light If we can sparkle he may land tonight Don't tell your poppa or he'll get us locked up in fright CHORUS (x2) La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la STATESIDE (H. Sales/Bowie) I'm going home I've been gone much too long She said she missed me Since I been gone I'll be back soon Ain't no doubt 'Cause she said she wanted my loving, my loving CHORUS (Twice) No holding back I'm going home No holding back I'm going home I'm going stateside with my convictions I said I'm coming home soon I don't know when It will be sometime soon Sooner than I thought I'd be I thought I'd be I thought I'd be stateside sooner than later Marilyn inflatables home on the range Where the living is easy on a horse with no name Kennedy convertibles home on the range Where the suffering comes easy on a blonde with no brain I'm going stateside I'm going stateside I'm going home It's been so long She said she missed me And all the fun we've had I think it be the best way She said she missed me in Every, every way, so CHORUS (twice) I've been gone so long I've been gone, I've been gone I'm missing you Marilyn inflatables home on the range Where the living is easy on a horse with no name Kennedy convertibles home on the range Where the suffering comes easy on a ten dollar raise I'm going stateside I'm going stateside STATION TO STATION The return of the Thin White Duke throwing darts in lovers' eyes Here are we one magical moment Such is the stuff from where dreams are woven Bending sound Dredging the ocean lost in my circle Here am I Flashing no colour tall in this room overlooking the ocean Here are we One magical movement from Kether to Malkuth 1 There are you You drive like a demon from station to station The return of the Thin White Duke throwing darts in lovers' eyes (x2) The return of the Thin White Duke, making sure white stains Once there were mountains on mountains And once there were sunbirds to soar with And once I could never be down Got to keep searching and searching Oh what will I be believing and who will connect me with love? Wonder who wonder who wonder when Have you sought fortune evasive and shy? Drink to the men who protect you and I Drink drink drain your glass raise your glass high CHORUS 1 It's not the side effects of the cocaine I'm thinking that it must be love It's too late to be grateful It's too late to be late again It's too late to be hateful The european cannon is here I must be only one in a million I won't let the day pass without her It's too late to be grateful It's too late to be late again It's too late to be hateful The European cannon is here Should I believe that I've been stricken? Does my face show some kind of glow? It's too late to be grateful It's too late to be late again It's too late to be hateful The european cannon is here, yes it's here It's too late (5 times) The European cannon is here It's too late (repeat ab inf) STAY This week dragged past me so slowly The days fell on their knees Maybe I'll take something to help me Hope someone takes after me I guess there's always some change in the weather This time I know we could get it together If I did casually mention tonight That would be crazy tonight Stay that's what I meant to say or do something But what I never say is stay this time I really meant to so bad this time 'Cause you can never really tell When somebody wants something you want too Heart wrecker, heart wrecker, make me delight Right is so vague when it brings someone new This time tomorrow I'll know what to do I know it's happened to you Stay that's what I meant to say or do something But what I never say is stay this time I really meant to so bad this time 'Cause you can never really tell When somebody Wants something or wants to stay STRANGERS WHEN WE MEET All my friends Now seem so thin and frail Slinky secrets Hotter than the sun No peachy prayers No trendy rechauff I'm with you So I can't go on All my violence Raining tears upon the sheet I'm bewildered/resentful For we're strangers when we meet Blank screen TV Preening ourselves in the snow Forget my name But I'm over you Blended sunrise And it's a dying world Humming Rheingold We scavenge up our clothes Cold tired fingers Tapping out your memories Halfway sadness Dazzled by the new Your embrace Was all that I feared That whirling room We trade by vendu Steely resolve Is falling from me My poor soul All bruised passivity All your regrets Ride rough shod over me I'm so glad That we're strangers when we meet I'm so thankful That we're strangers when we meet I'm in clover For we're strangers when we meet Heel head over And we're strangers when we meet SUBTERRANEANS Share bride failing star Care line care line care line care line driving me Shirley, Shirley, Shirley own Share bride failing star SUFFRAGETTE CITY Hey man, oh leave me alone you know Hey man, oh Henry, get off the phone, I gotta Hey man, I gotta straighten my face This mellow thighed chick Just put my spine out of place Hey man, my schooldays insane Hey man, my work's down the drain Hey man, well she's a total blam blam She said she had to squeeze it but she... then she... (CHORUS) Oh don't lean on me man Cause you can't afford the ticket I'm back on Suffragette City Oh don't lean on me man Cause you ain't got time to check it You know my Suffragette City Is outta sight...she's all right Hey man, Henry, don't be unkind, go away Hey man, I can't take you this time, no way Hey man, droogie don't crash here There's only room for one and here she comes Here she comes A Suffragette City, a Suffragette City I'm back on Suffragette City (x2) Suffragette City Ohhh, Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am! Suffragette City (ad lib) SUNDAY () Nothing remains We could run when the rain slows Look for the cars or signs of life Where the heat goes Look for the drifters We should crawl under the bracken Look for the shafts of light on the road Where the heat goes Everything has changed For in truth, it's the beginning of nothing And nothing has changed Everything has changed For in truth, it's the beginning of an end And nothing has changed And everything has changed (first voice) In your fear Of what we have become Take to the fire Now we must burn All that we are Rise together Through these clouds As on wings (2nd voice) In your fear, seek only peace In you fear, seek only love In your fear, seek only peace In you fear, seek only love In your fear, in your fear As on wings This is the trip And this is the business we take This is our number All my trials, Lord Will be remembered Everything has changed SURVIVE Got Oh my, naked eyes I should have kept you I should have tried I should have been a wiser kind of guy I miss you Give me wings Give me space Give me money for a change of face These noisy rooms and passion pants I loved you Where's the morning in my life? Where's the sense in staying right? Who said time is on my side? I've got ears and eyes and nothing in my life But I survive your naked eyes I'll survive You alone across the floor You and me and nothing more You're the great mistake I never made I never lied to you, I hated when you lied But I'll survive your naked eyes I'll survive Beatle boys, all snowy white Razzle dazzle clubs every night Wish I'd sent a Valentine I love you I'll survive Naked eyes I'll survive I'll survive My naked eyes I'll survive SWEET HEAD I tried to break away from you From the spics and blacks and the gum you chew Where the posters are torn by the muggin' gangs By the faggy parks and the burnt out vans I've got ninety nine years of laying in the dark and I'm far too young to lie I've got ninety nine ways to play my guitar it's going to pay me before I die So bob your sweet head Brother Ziggy going to play I'm just about the best you can hear Gonna rock it in your head Shazam! and come ball With my guitar and me soprano We can give you sweet head I'm tough as glass and clean as night Well if looks can love we can love all right I'm your rubber peacock angelic whore I'm a wrought iron face upon the wall I had ninety nine years of murder called life and I'm running away from it all I got a bedroom, every mirror in town they're going to claim me if I fall Sweet head, give you sweet head (spoken: while ya down there) See my eyes of blocked emotion, see my tremble, see my fall Traumatics thick and fast, your faith in me can last Besides I'm known to lay you, one and all Look south the way your mother dwells If she knew what's going down, she'd give you hell I'm the kind of man she warned me of Till there was rock, you only had god You and I have a mutual vow We both like young, and we both like loud I got pretty shoes, and I'm kid and proud I'm street side out with my ear to the crowd Move along, sir! SWEET THING It s safe in the city, to love in a doorway To wrangle some screens from the door And isn t it me, putting pain in a stranger? Like a portrait in flesh, who trails on a leash Will you see that I m scared and I m lonely? So I ll break up my room, and yawn and I Run to the centre of things Where the knowing one says Boys, boys, its a sweet thing Boys, boys, its a sweet thing, sweet thing If you want it, boys, get it here, thing Cause hope, boys, is a cheap thing, cheap thing I m glad that you re older than me Makes me feel important and free Does that make you smile, isn t that me? I m in your way, and I ll steal every moment If his trade is a curse, then I ll bless you And turn to the crossroads, and hamburgers, and... SWEET THING (REPRISE) If you want it, boys, get it here thing Cause hope, boys, is a cheap thing, cheap thing Is it nice in your snow storm, freezing your brain? Do you think that your face looks the same? Then let it be, it s all I ever wanted It s a street with a deal, and a taste It s got claws, it s got me, it s got you TEENAGE WILDLIFE Well, how come you only want tomorrow With its promise of something hard to do A real life adventure worth more than pieces of gold Blue skies above and sun on your arms strength in your stride And hope in those squeaky clean eyes You'll get chilly receptions everywhere you go Blinded with desire guess the season is on So you train by shadow boxing, search for the truth But it's all, but it's all used up Break open your million dollar weapon And you push , still you push, still you push your luck A broken nosed mogul are you One of the new wave boys9 Same old thing in brand new drag Comes sweeping into view, oh ooh As ugly as a teenage millionaire Pretending it's a whizz kid world You'll take me aside, and say Well, David, what shall I do? They wait for me in the hallway I'll say Don't ask me, I don't know any hallways But they move in numbers and they've got me in a corner I feel like a group of one, no no They can't do this to me I'm not some piece of teenage wildlife Those midwives to history put on their bloody robes The word is that the hunted one is out there on his own You're alone for maybe the last time And you breathe for a long time Then you howl like a wolf in a trap And you daren't look behind You fall to the ground like a leaf from the tree And look up one time at that vast blue sky Scream out aloud as they shoot you down No no, I'm not a piece of teenage wildlife I'm not a piece of teenage wildlife And no one will have seen and no one will confess The fingerprints will prove that you coudn't pass the test There'll be others on the line filing past, who'll whisper low I miss you he really had to go Well each to his own, he was Another piece of teenage wildlife, oh oh oh ohh Another piece of teenage wildlife, oh oh oh ohh Another piece of teenage wild... Wild Wild Wild TELLING LIES Gorgeous girls are bound to meet To talk of stars and kings and feet Through the chromosomes of space and time Me I'm fast like bad infection Gasping for my resurrection Swear to me in times of war and stress Telling lies, telling lies Telling lies, telling lies Telling lies [Ooh, ah, visionary] [Ooh, ah, missionary] Telling lies [Feels like something's gonna happen this year] Telling lies [Ooh, ah, visionary] [Ooh, ah, missionary] Telling lies [Feels like something's gonna happen this year] Telling lies . Shadow falls in shrinking smiles See me poised at the happy games Standing in the mouth of all that's pure Come straggling in your tattered remnants You'll come to me in tears and rain I'm your future, I'm tomorrow, I'm the end THE BEWLAY BROTHERS And so the story goes they wore the clothes They said the things to make it seem improbable The whale of a lie like they hope it was And the Goodmen of Tomorrow Had their feet in the wallow And their heads of Brawn were nicer shorn And how they bought their positions with saccharin and trust And the world was asleep to our latent fuss Sighing, the swirl through the streets Like the crust of the sun The Bewlay Brothers In our Wings that Bark Flashing teeth of Brass Standing tall in the dark Oh, And we were Gone Hanging out with your Dwarf Men We were so turned on By your lack of conclusions I was Stone and he was Wax So he could scream, and still relax, unbelievable And we frightened the small children away And our talk was old and dust would flow Thru our veins and Lo! it was midnight Back o' the kitchen door Like the grim face on the Cathedral floor And the solid book we wrote Cannot be found today And it was Stalking time for the Moonboys The Bewlay Brothers With our backs on the arch In the Devil may be here But He can't sing about that Oh, And we were Gone Real Cool Traders We were so Turned On You thought we were Fakers Now the dress is hung, the ticket pawned The Factor Max that proved the fact Is melted down And woven on the edging of my pillow Now my Brother lays upon the Rocks He could be dead, He could be not He could be You He's Camelian, Comedian, Corinthian and Caricature Shooting up Pie in the Sky The Bewlay Brothers In the feeble and the Bad The Bewlay Brothers In the Blessed and Cold In the Crutch hungry Dark Was where we flayed our Mark Oh, and we were Gone Kings of Oblivion We were so Turned On In the Mind Warp Pavilion Lay me place and bake me Pie I'm starving for me Gravy Leave my shoes, and door unlocked I might just slip away Just for the Day, Hey! Please come Away, Hey! (repeat ad inf.) THE DIARY OF NATHAN ADLER THE DREAMERS Black eyed ravens They spiral down They tilt his head back To the flame filled sunset Rise their guns high As the darken falls These are the days, boys Shallow man Shallow man Eats in the doorways With his head inclined And he's always in decline No one heals anymore So he shrinks as they ride Under vermillion sky So it goes Just a searcher Lonely soul The last of the dreamers Shallow man Shallow man Speaks to the shadows Moves his trembling hands And he's always a little late For the dawning of the day So it goes Just a searcher Lonely soul The last of the dreamers THE HEART'S FILTHY LESSON THE HEART'S FILTHY LESSON / Kizilcay/Campbell Lyrics: Bowie) (Heart's filthy lesson) There's always the Diamond friendly Sitting in the Laugh Motel The Heart's filthy lesson With her hundred miles to hell Oh, Ramona if there was only something between us If there was only something between us Other than our clothes Something in our skies Something in our skies Something in our blood Something in our skies Paddy, Paddy Who's been wearing Miranda's clothes? It's the Heart's filthy lesson Heart's filthy lesson Heart's filthy lesson Falls upon deaf ears (Heart's filthy lesson) It's the Heart's filthy lesson Heart's filthy lesson Heart's filthy lesson Falls upon deaf ears Falls upon dead ears (Heart's filthy lesson) Oh Ramona, if there was only some kind of future (x2) And these cerulean skies Something in our skies (x2) Something in our blood Something in our skies Paddy, Paddy? Paddy oh Paddy, I think I've lost my way (Heart's filthy lesson, Heart's filthy lesson) I'm already five years older I'm already in my grave (Heart's filthy lesson, Heart's filthy lesson) I'm already (x3) (Heart's filthy lesson, Heart's filthy lesson) Will you carry me? Oh Paddy, I think I've lost my way Paddy, what a fantastic death abyss (2) (Heart's filthy lesson) It's the Heart's filthy lesson Tell the others (Heart's filthy lesson) It's the Heart's filthy lesson Paddy, What a fantastic death abyss Tell the others (Heart's filthy lesson) It's the Heart's filthy lesson Paddy, what a fantasic death abyss (Heart's filthy lesson) It's the Heart's filthy lesson Tell the others THE JEAN GENIE A small Jean Genie snuck off to the city Strung out on lasers and slash back blazers Ate all your razors while pulling the waiters Talking bout Monroe and walking on Snow White 19 New York's a go go 19 and everything tastes right Poor little Greenie The Jean Genie lives on his back The Jean Genie loves chimney stacks He's outrageous, he screams and he bawls Jean Genie let yourself go! Sits like a man but he smiles like a reptile She loves him, she loves him but just for a short while She'll scratch in the sand, won't let go his hand He says he's a beautician and sells you nutrition And keeps all your dead hair for making up underwear Poor little Greenie He's so simple minded he can't drive his module He bites on the neon and sleeps in the capsule Loves to be loved, loves to be loved CHORUS (x2) THE LAST THING YOU SHOULD DO What have you been doing to yourself It's the last thing you should do Nobody laughs any more It's the worst thing you can do Save the last dance for me Catch the last bus with me Give the last kiss to me It's the safest thing to do Yeah! Yeah! THE LITTLE BOMBARDIER War made him a soldier Little Frankie Mear Peace left him a loser The little bombardier Lines of worry appeared with age Unskilled hands that knew no trade Spent his time in the picture house The little bombardier Frankie drank his money The little that he made Told his woes to no man Friendless, lonely days Then one day, in the ABC Four bright eyes gazed longinly At the ice cream in the hand of The little bombardier Sunshine entered our Frankie s days Gone his worries, his hopeless maze His life was fun and his life was full of joy Two young children had changed his aims He gave them toffees and played their games He brought them presents with every coins he made Then two gentlemen called him Asked him for his name Why was he friends with the children Were they just a game? Leave them alone or we ll get sore We ve had blokes like you in the station before The hand of authority said no more to The little bombardier Packed his bags, his heart in pain Wiped a tear, caught a train Not to be seen in the town again THE LONELIEST GUY Streets damp and warm Empty smell metal Weeds between buildings Pictures on my hard drive But I'm the luckiest guy Not the loneliest guy Steam under floor Shards by the mirrors frame Clouds green and low No sign, no nothing now But I'm the luckiest guy Not the loneliest guy All the pages that have turned All the errors left unlearned, oh Well I'm the luckiest guy Not the loneliest guy In the world Not me Not me THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD We passed upon the stair, we spoke of was and when Although I wasn't there, he said I was his friend Which came as some surprise I spoke into his eyes I thought you died alone, a long long time ago Oh no, not me I never lost control You're face to face With The Man Who Sold The World I laughed and shook his hand, and made my way back home I searched for form and land, for years and years I roamed I gazed a gazely stare at all the millions here We must have died alone, a long long time ago Who knows? not me We never lost control You're face to face With the Man who Sold the World THE MOTEL For we're living in a safety zone Don't be holding back from me We're living from hour to hour down here And we'll take it when we can It's a kind of living which recognises The death of the odourless man When nothing is vanity nothing's too slow It's not Eden but it's no sham There is no hell There is no shame There is no hell Like an old hell There is no hell And it's lights up, boys Lights up boys Explosion falls upon deaf ears While we're swimming in a sea of sham Living in the shadow of vanity A complex fashion for a simple man And there is no hell And there is no shame And there is no hell Like an old hell There is no hell And the silence flies on its brief flight A razor sharp crap shoot affair And we light up our lives And there's no more of me exploding you Re exposing you Like everybody do Re exploding you I don't know what to use Make somebody move Me exploding Me exploding you THE PRETTIEST STAR Cold fire, you've got everything but cold fire You will be my rest and peace child I moved up to take a place near you So tired, it's the sky that makes you feel tired It's a trick to make you see wide It can all but break your heart in pieces Staying back in your memory Are the movies in the past How you moved is all it takes To sing a song of when I loved The Prettiest Star One day though it might as well be someday You and I will rise up all the way All because of what you are The Prettiest Star One day though it might as well be someday You and I will rise up all the way All because of what you are The Prettiest Star THE PRETTY THINGS ARE GOING TO HELL What to do? What to say? What to wear on a sunny day? Who the phone? Who to fight? Who to dance with on a sunday night? I'm reaching the very edge you know Reaching the very edge I'm going to the other side this time Reaching the very edge You're still breathing but you don't know why Life's a bit and sometimes you die You're still breathing but you just can't tell Don't hold your breath But the pretty things are going to hell I am a drug, I am a dragon I am your best jazz you ever seen I am the dragon, I am the sky I am the blood at the corner of your eye I found the secrets I found gold I find you out before you grow old I find you out before you grow old What is eternal? What is damned? What is clay and what is sand? Who to diss? Who to trust? Who to listen to? Who to suss? I'm reaching the very edge you know I'm reaching the very edge I'm going to the other side this time I'm reaching the very edge I am the dragon, I am the drug I am your best jazz you've ever heard I am the dragon, I'm the sky I am the blood at the corner of your eye I found the secrets I found gold I found you out before you grow old I found you out before you grow old The pretty things are going to hell They wore it out but they wore it well THE SUPERMEN When all the world was very young And mountain magic heavy hung The supermen would walk in file Guardians of a loveless isle And gloomy browed with superfear their tragic endless lives Could heave nor sigh In solemn, perverse serenity, wondrous beings chained to life Strange games they would play then No death for the perfect men Life rolls into one for them So softly a supergod cries Where all were minds in uni thought Power weird by mystics taught No pain, no joy, no power too great Colossal strength to grasp a fate Where sad eyed mermen tossed in slumbers Nightmare dreams no mortal mind could hold A man would tear his brother's flesh, a chance to die To turn to mold. Far out in the red sky Far out from the sad eyes Strange, mad celebration So softly a supergod cries Far out in the red sky Far out from the sad eyes Strange, mad celebration So softly a supergod dies THE WEDDING SONG These are silver wings These are golden eyes These are floating clouds Angel for life Dreaming alone and I feel that someone Listens to me Angel for life These are silver wings These are golden eyes These are floating clouds Angel for life Heaven is smiling down, heaven's girl in a wedding gown I'm gonna be so good, just like a good boy should I'm gonna change my ways Angel for life Of all the saints alive Don't I feel like a saint alive She's not mine for eternity Though I'll never fly so high I'm smiling I believe in magic Angel for life THE WIDTH OF A CIRCLE In the corner of the morning in the past I would sit and blame the master first and last All the roads were straight and narrow And the prayers were small and yellow And the rumour spread that I was aging fast Then I ran across a monster who was sleeping by a tree. And I looked and frowned and the monster was me Well, I said hello and I said hello And I asked Why not? and I replied I don't know So we asked a simple black bird, who was happy as can be And he laughed insane and quipped KAHLIL GIBRAN So I cried for all the others till the day was nearly through For I realized that God's a young man too So I said So long and I waved Bye bye And I smashed my soul and traded my mind Got laid by a young bordello I was vaguely half asleep For which my reputation swept back home in drag And the moral of this magic spell Negotiates my hide When God did take my logic for a ride (Riding along) He swallowed his pride and puckered his lips And showed me the leather belt round his hips My knees were shaking my cheeks aflame He said You'll never go down to the Gods again (Turn around,go back!) He struck the ground a cavern appeared And I smelt the burning pit of fear We crashed a thousand yards below I said Do it again, do it again (Turn around,go back!) His nebulous body swayed above His tongue swollen with devil's love The snake and I, a venom high I said Do it again, do it again (Turn around, go back!) Breathe, breathe, breathe deeply And I was seething, breathing deeply Spitting sentry, horned and tailed Waiting for you THE WILD EYED BOY FROM FREECLOUD Solemn faced The village settles down Undetected by the stars And the hangman plays the mandolin before he goes to sleep And the last thing on his mind Is the Wild Eyed Boy imprisoned 'Neath the covered wooden shaft Folds the rope Into its bag Blows his pipe of smolders Blankets smoke into the room And the day will end for some As the night begins for one Staring through the message in his eyes Lies a solitary son From the mountain called Freecloud Where the eagle dare not fly And the patience in his sigh Gives no indication For the townsmen to decide So the village Dreadful yawns Pronouncing gross diversion As the label for the dog Oh It's the madness in his eyes As he breaks the night to cry: It's really Me Really You And really Me It's so hard for us to really be Really You And really Me You'll lose me though I'm always really free And the mountain moved its eyes To the world of realize Where the snow had saved a place For the Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud And the village Dreadful cried As the rope began to rise For the smile stayed on the face Of the Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud And the women once proud Clutched the heart of the crowd As the boulders smashed down from the mountain's hand And the Magic in the stare Of the Wild Eyed Boy said Stop, Freecloud They won't think to cut me down But the cottages fell Like a playing card hell And the tears on the face Of the Wise Boy Came tumbling down To the rumbling ground And the missionary mystic of peace/love Stumbled to cry among the clouds Kicking back the pebbles From the Freecloud mountain Track. THERE IS A HAPPY LAND There is a happy land where only children live They don t have the time to learn the ways Of you sir, Mr. Grownup There s a special place in the rhubarb fields underneath the leaves It s a secret place and adults aren t allowed there Mr. Grownup, Go away sir Charlie Brown got s half a crown, he s gonna buy a kite Jimmy s ill with chicken pox, and Tommy s learned to ride his bike Tiny Tim sings prayers and hymns, he s so small we don t notice him He gets in the way but we always let him play with us Mother calls, but we don t hear There s lots more things to do It s only 5 o clock, and we re not tired yet But we will be, very shortly Sissy Steven plays with girls, someone made him cry Tony climbed a tree and fell, trying hard to touch the sky Tommy lit a fire one day, nearly burned the field away Tommy s mum found out, but he put the blame on me and Ray There is a happy land where only children live You ve had your chance and now the doors are closed sir, Mr. Grownup Go away sir Boo, de boo, de boo, de boo dup THIS IS NOT AMERICA This is not America, sha la la la la A little piece of you The little peace in me Will die [This is not a miracle] For this is not America Blossom fails to bloom This season Promise not to stare Too long [This is not America] For this is not the miracle There was a time A storm that blew so pure For this could be the biggest sky And I could have The faintest idea [For this is not America, sha la la la la, sha la la la la, sha la la la la This is not america, no, this is not, sha la la la la] Snowman melting From the inside Falcon spirals To the ground [This could be the biggest sky] So bloody red Tomorrow's clouds A little piece of you The little piece in me Will die [This could be a miracle] For this is not America There was a time A wind that blew so young For this could be the biggest sky And I could have the faintest idea [For this is not America, sha la la la] THRU THESE ARCHITET'S EYES Stomping along on this big Phillip Johnson Is delay just wasting my time Looking across at Richard Rogers Scheming dreams to blow both their minds It's difficult you see To give up baby To leave a job When you know You know the money's from day to day All the majesty of a city landscape All the soaring days in our lives All the concrete dreams in my mind's eye All the joy I see Thru these architect's eyes Cold winter bleeds on the girders of Babel This stone boy watching the crawling land Rings of flesh and the towers of iron The steaming caves and the rocks and the sand Stomping along on this big Phillip Johnson Is delay just wasting my time It's difficult you see To give up baby These summer scumholes This goddamned starving life It's difficult you see It's difficult you see THURSDAY'S CHILD All of my life I've tried so hard Doing my best with what I had Nothing much happened all the same Something about me stood apart A whisper of hope that seemed to fail Maybe I'm born right out of my time Breaking my life in two Throw me tomorrow Now that I've really got a chance Throw me tomorrow Everything's falling into place Throw me tomorrow Seeing my past to let it go Throw me tomorrow Only for you I don't regret That I was Thursday's child Monday Tuesday Wednesday born I was Monday Tuesday Wednesday born I was Thursday's child Sometimes I cried my heart to sleep Shuffling days and lonesome nights Sometimes my courage fell to my feet Lucky old sun is in my sky Nothing prepared me for your smile Lighting the darkness of my soul Innocence in your arms TIME Time He's waiting in the wings He speaks of senseless things His script is you and me boys Time He flexes like a whore Falls wanking to the floor His trick is you and me, boy Time In Quaaludes and red wine Demanding Billy Dolls And other friends of mine Take your time The sniper in the brain, regurgitating drain Incestuous and vain, and many other last names I look at my watch it say 9:25 and I think Oh God I'm still alive We should be on by now (x2) La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la (repeat) You are not a victim You just scream with boredom You are not evicting time Chimes Goddamn, you're looking old You'll freeze and catch a cold 'Cause you've left your coat behind Take your time Breaking up is hard, but keeping dark is hateful I had so many dreams, I had so many breakthroughs But you, my love, were kind, but love has left you dreamless The door to dreams was closed. Your park was real dreamless Perhaps you're smiling now, smiling through this darkness But all I had to give was the guilt for dreaming We should be on by now (x5) La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la (repeat) Yeah, time! TIME WILL CRAWL I've never sailed on a sea I would not challenge a giant I could not take on the church Time will crawl Till the 21st century lose I know a government man He was as blind as the moon He saw the sun in the night He took a top gun pilot and he He made him fly thru a hole Till he grew real old And he never came down He just flew till he burst Time will crawl Till our mouths run dry Time will crawl Till our feet grow small Time will crawl Till our tails fall off Time will crawl till the 21st century lose I saw a black black stream Full of white eyed fish And a drowning man With no eyes at all I felt a warm warm breeze That melted metal and steel I got a bad migraine That lasted three long years And the pills that I took Made my fingers disappear Time will crawl, time will crawl Time will crawl Till the 21st century lose You were a talented child You came to live in our town We never bothered to scream When your mask came off We only smelt the gas As we lay down to sleep Time will crawl and our heads bowed down Time will crawl and our eyes fall out Time will crawl and the streets run red Time will crawl till the 21st century lose Time will crawl and our mouths run dry Time will crawl and our feet grow small Time will crawl and our tails fall off Time will crawl till the 21st century lose Time will crawl and our heads bowed down Time will crawl and our eyes fall out Time will crawl and the streets run red Time will crawl till the 21st century lose For the crazy child We'll give every life For the crackpot notion TIN MACHINE (D.Bowie/T.Sales/H.Sales/R.Gabrels) Tin machine Tin machine Take me anywhere somewhere without alcohol Or goons with muddy hair Tin machine Tin machine Tin machine Tin machine The zombies that I pass The guy that beats his baby up The preachers and their past Tin machine Tin machine Tin machine Baby doll Baby doll Clarity and prayer There's more than money moving here There's mindless maggot glare Working horrors humping Tories Spittle on their chins Carving up my children's future Read 'em pal and grin Raging raging raging Burning in my room C'mon and get a good idea C'mon and get it soon I'm waiting on the fire escape I'm not exactly well I'm neither red nor black nor white I'm grey and blown to hell Tin machine Tin machine Make some new computer thing That puts me on the moon Not this psycho time bomb planet Poised to meet its maker Shake a leg Tin machine Tin machine One sick deathless duty to remain Endangered species They reach right out to touch someone Then wash their crusty hands Tin machine Tin machine Baby doll Baby doll Blue suede tuneless wonders Mass confusion faithless blues Night that spews out watchmen Mopping up another fortune Fractured words and branca sonic Anger trapped behind locked doors And right between the eyes TONIGHT I saw my baby She was turning blue I knew that soon Her young life was through And so I got down on my knees Down by her bed And these are the words To her I said Everything will be alright tonight Everything will be alright tonight No one moves No one talks No one thinks No one walks tonight Tonight Everyone will be alright tonight Everyone will be alright tonight No one moves No one talks No one thinks No one walks tonight Tonight I am gonna love you till the end I will love you till I reach the end I will love you till I die I will see you in the sky Tonight TOO DIZZY There's too much talking for a night drive Too much mist in front of my eyes I'm trying not to lose control But you're just pushin' for a fight You look trapped, turn the radio on Too much smoke, air conditioning gone But I'm helpless in love with you But you're just looking , looking for a break Is it love or is it what Who's this guy I'm gonna blow away What kind of love is he giving you I'm a dizzy's what I'm trying to say Too Dizzy You can't have a lover Too Dizzy It's me and no other I'm a bad loser I'm a shakin' in anger Too Dizzy you can't have no lover 2nd time: Don't come any harder Don't come any closer You can go on dreaming every night But I'm not letting you out of my sight I'm a ten times the man than any guy around But you're just itchin' twitchin' itchin' for a break There's too much talking for a night drive Too much mist in front of my eyes But I'm helpless in love with you But you're just looking for a break TRY SOME, BUY SOME Way back in time Someone said try some I tried some Now buy some, I bought some... Oh oh oh After a while When I had tried them, denied them I opened my eyes and I saw you... Not a thing did I have Not a thing did I see 'Till I called on your love And your love came to me Oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh ohhh Through my life I've seen grey sky, met big fry Seen them die to get high... Ohhh And when it seemed that I would only be lonely I opened my eyes and I saw you Not a thing did I feel Not a thing did I know 'Till I called on your love And your love sure did grow Oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh ohhh Won't you try some Baby won't you buy some Won't you try some Baby won't you buy some Oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh ohhh TUMBLE AND TWIRL I've seen the city I took the next flight For Borneo They say it's pretty I like the tee shirts In Borneo Some wear Bob Marley Others in Playboy Or Duvalier Make the last plane come Let me rise through the cloudy above With a book on Borneo Strangers come and go It's such a waste of time Problems far behind Another day But even in springtime It's a rich slice of life So send me a letter I'll reply with a broken spear That dusky mulatto In nylons and tattoos Hot juice in coke bottles We dance in the sand Well, they twirl and they tumble Yes, they twirl and they tumble Well, I'll twirl and I'll tumble I've been to Leon's He's got nine daughters And a stereo They say that Leon Watches from the tree tops In Borneo When the road is mud Everything stops with a thud That's the way it goes down yonder in Borneo Far beneath his mansion There's an open drain Sending all the sewage down the hill But when the general shows movies No one hesitates To sneak from the jungle They laugh and they mumble Enjoying the show And that dusky mulatto Hot juice in coke bottles In Blue Jeans and tattoos Well, they twirl and they tumble Yes, they twirl and they tumble Well, I'll twirl and I'll tumble I like the free world They say it's pretty This time of year They tumble and twirl (x2) I'll tumble and twirl They twirl and they tumble (x2) I like the free world (x2) They say it's pretty This time of year (x2) TVC15 Up every evening 'bout half eight or nine I give my complete attention to a very good friend of mine He's quadraphonic, he's a, he's got more channels So hologramic, oh my T V C one five I brought my baby home, she She sat around forlorn She saw my T V C one five, baby's gone, she She crawled right in, oh my She crawled right in my So hologramic, oh my T V C one five Oh, so demonic, oh my T V C one five Maybe if I pray every, each night I sit there pleading Send back my dream test baby, She's my main feature My T V C one five, he, he just Stares back unblinking So hologramic, oh my T V C one five One of these nights I may just Jump down that rainbow way, be with my baby, then We'll spend some time together So hologramic, oh my T V C one five My baby's in there someplace Love's rating in the sky So hologramic, oh my T V C one five Transition Transmission Transition Transmission Oh my T V C one five, oh oh, T V C one five Oh my T V C one five, oh oh, T V C one five Oh my T V C one five, oh oh, T V C one five Oh my T V C one five, oh oh, T V C one five UNCLE ARTHUR Strikes the bell for 5 o'clock, Uncle Arthur closes shop Screws the tops on all the bottles, turns the lights out, locks it up Climbs across his bike and he's away Cycles past the gasworks, past the river, down the high street Back to mother, it's another empty day Uncle Arthur likes his mommy Uncle Arthur still reads comics Uncle Arthur follows Batman Round and round the rumours fly, how he ran away from Mum On his 32nd birthday, told her that he'd found a chum Mother cried and raved and yelled and fussed Arthur left her no illusion, brought the girl round, save confusion Sally was the real thing, not just lust Uncle Arthur vanished quickly Uncle Arthur and his new bride Uncle Arthur follows Sally Round and round goes Arthur's head, hasn't eaten well for days Little Sally may be lovely, but cooking leaves her in a maze Uncle Arthur packed his bags and fled Back to mother, all's forgiven, serving in the family shop He gets his pocket money, he's well fed Uncle Arthur past the gasworks Uncle Arthur past the river Uncle Arthur down the high street Uncle Arthur follows mother UNDER PRESSURE Pressure pushing down on me Pressing down on you no man ask for Under pressure That burns a building down Splits a family in two Puts people on streets It's the terror of knowing What this world is about Watching some good friends Screaming let me out Pray tomorrow gets me higher Pressure on people People on the streets Chipping around kick my brains on the floor These are the days It never rains but it pours People on streets People on streets It's the terror of knowing What this world is about Watching some good friends screaming let me out Pray tomorrow gets me higher Pressure on people People on the streets Turned away from it all like a blind man Sat on a fence but it don't work Keep coming up with love but it's so slashed and torn Why Love Insanity laughs under pressure we're cracking Can't we give ourselves one more chance Why can't we give love that one more chance Why can't we give love Cause love's such an old fashioned word And love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night And love dares to change our way of caring about ourselves This is our last dance This is our last dance This is ourselves Under Pressure Under Pressure Pressure UNDER THE GOD (D.Bowie) Skin dance back a the condo Skin heads getting to school Beating on Blacks with a baseball bat Racism back in rule White trash picking up Nazi flags While you was gone, there was war This is the West, get used to it They put a swastika over the door Under the God Under the God One step over the red line Under the God Under the God Ten steps into the crazy Washington heads in the toilet bowl Don't see supremicist hate Right wing dicks in their boiler suits Picking out who to annihilate Toxic jungle of Uzi trails Tribesmen just wouldn't live here Fascist flare is fashion cool Well, you're dead you just ain't buried (yet) As the walls came tumbling down So, the secrets that we shared I believed you by the palace gates. Now the savage days are here Under the gods Crazy eyed man with a shot gun Hot headed creep with a knife Love and peace and harmony Love you could cut with a knife UNDERGROUND () No one can blame you For walking away Too much rejection No love injection Life can be easy It's not always swell Don't tell me truth hurts, little girl 'Cause it hurts like hell (echo) But down in the underground (oh oh oh oh oh) You'll find someone true (down underground) Down in the underground (oh oh oh oh oh) A land serene (oh oh oh oh) A crystal moon, ah, ah It's only forever Not long at all Lost and lonely That's underground Underground Daddy, daddy, get me out of here (heard about a place today) I, I'm underground (nothing never hurts again) Heard about a place today (daddy, get me out of here) Where nothing never hurts again (wanna go underground) Daddy, daddy, get me out of here (wanna go underground) I, I'm underground (get me underground) Sister, sister, please take me down (daddy, get me out of here) I, I'm underground (wanna go underground) Daddy, daddy, get me out of here No one can blame you For walking away Too much rejection No love injection But down in the underground (oh oh oh oh oh) You'll find someone true (down underground) Down in the underground (oh oh oh oh oh) A land serene (oh oh oh oh) A crystal moon, ah, ah It's only (echo) It's only forever It's not long at all Lost and lonely That's underground Underground Daddy, daddy, get me out of here Heard about a place today (heard about a place today) Nothing never hurts again (nothing never hurts again) Daddy, daddy, get me out of here (daddy, get me out of here) I'm, I'm underground (wanna go underground) Sister, sister, please take me down (wanna go underground) I'm, I'm underground (get me underground) Daddy, daddy, get me out Wanna live underground Wanna live underground (underground) Wanna live underground Wanna live underground (underground) Wanna live underground Wanna live underground (wanna live underground) (x3) Daddy, daddy, get me out of here (get me underground, now get me underground) I'm, I'm underground (get me underground, now get me underground)) Sister, sister please take me down (now get me underground) I'm, I'm underground (now get me underground) I, I'm underground (now get me underground) I, I'm underground (now get me underground) Daddy, daddy, get me (heard about a place today, where nothing never hurts again) (x2) (Heard about a place today, wanna live underground) (x2) Wanna live underground (heard about a place today, wanna live, wanna live underground) (x3) Sister, sister, take me down (heard about a place today, wanna live, wanna live underground) (x2) UNTITLED NO.1 In mornings she's so regal that the valley sighs In the chilly sea that killed her real slow Now we're swimming up farther with the doll by our sides Fill the cup with these sleepy souls Shimi Kapoor It's clear that some things never take Shimi Kapoor Please, heal these tears Shimi Kapoor She will feel like at tea, make me laugh all along With such feats like sex only brought upon Oh lady, oh baby, maybe I'll live my lies alone Jesus, up here, hear me, I, up up up ?? Please heal these tears Some things never Never never UNWASHED AND SOMEWHAT SLIGHTLY DAZED Spy, spy, pretty girl I see you see me through your window Don't turn your nose up Well, you can if you need to, you won't be the first or last It must strain you to look down so far from your father's house And I know what a louse like me in his house could do for you I'm the Cream Of the Great Utopia Dream And you're the gleam In the depths of your banker's spleen I'm a phallus in pigtails And there's blood on my nose And my tissue is rotting Where the rats chew my bones And my eye sockets empty See nothing but pain I keep having this brainstorm About twelve times a day So now, you could spend the morning walking with me, quite amazed As I'm Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed I got eyes in my backside That see electric tomatoes On credit card rye bread There are children in washrooms Holding hands with a queen And my heads full of murders Where only killers scream So now you could spend the morning talking with me quite amazed Look out, I'm raving mad and Somewhat Slightly Dazed Now you run from your window To the porcelain bowl And you're sick from your ears To the red parquet floor And the Braque on the wall Slides down your front And eats through your belly It's very catching So now, you should spend the mornings lying to your father quite amazed About the strange Unwashed and Happily Slightly Dazed. UP THE HILL BACKWARDS The vacuum created by the arrival of freedom And the possibilities it seems to offer It's got nothing to do with you, if one can grasp it It's got nothing to do with you, if one can grasp it A series of shocks sneakers fall apart Earth keeps on rolling witnesses falling It's got nothing to do with you, if one can grasp it It's got nothing to do with you, if one can grasp it Yeah, yeah, yeah up the hill backwards It'll be alright ooo ooo While we sleep they go to work We're legally crippled it's the death of love It's got nothing to do with you, if one can grasp it It's got nothing to do with you, if one can grasp it More idols than realities I'm OK, you're so so Yeah, yeah, yeah up the hill backwards It'll be alright ooo ooo VELVET GOLDMINE You got crazy legs, you got amazin' head You got rings on your fingers and your hair's hot red You got the width of my tongue name on the sun I clutch you close to my breast Cause you're the only one, who uses school to pleasure You make me act real gone, you make me troll along I had to ravish your capsule, suck you dry Feel the teeth in your bones, heal ya head with my own Why if I don't have you whole, is that your final love? Here all together Velvet goldmine, you stroke me like the rain Snake it, take it, panther princess you must stay Velvet goldmine, naked on your chain I'll be your king volcano right for you again and again My velvet goldmine You're my taste, my trip, I'll be your master zip I'll chop your hair off for kicks, you'll make me jump to my feet So you'll give me your hand, give me your sound Let my sea wash your face, I'm falling, I can't stand Oooh! Clutch your makeup! Oh! Shoot you down, bang bang (hum) Velvet Goldmine (repeat) VIDEO CRIME (D.Bowie/T.Sales/H.Sales) Ain't got room for charity Me, I'm crawling with no cash Me, I'm looking for hot flesh This skeleton's mine Chop it up Chop it up Blood on video video crime Video crime Needles and pins and video crime Video crime I've got dollars I've got sense Wonder where the Third World went Ain't got time for honeymoon (chop it up) Trash Time Bundy, Death Row Chic (chop it up) Haunt this street from half past ten (chop it up) Blood on video video crime Video crime Needles and pins and video crime Video crime Late night cannibal cripples decay Just can't tear my eyes away Ain't got no room for charity (this skeleton's mine) Ain't got room for Hollywood (chop it up) Me, I'm crawling with no cash (chop it up) Blood on video video crime Video crime Needles and pins and video crime Video crime I've got dollars I've got sense Wonder where the Third World went VOYEUR OF UTTER DESTRUCTION (AS BEAUTY) : Bowie) Turn, and turn again (x2) I shake And stare at the sun Till my eyes burn I shake At the mothers brutal vermin I shake And stare at the watery moon With the same desire As the sober Philistine And I shake (Turn and turn again) Worm, the pain and blade Turn and turn again The screw Is a tightening Atrocity I shake For the reeking flesh Is as romantic as hell The need To have seen it all The Voyeur of Utter Destruction As beauty I shake Turn and turn again I shake Turn and turn again I shake(x3) Research has pierced All extremes of my sex Call it a day Call it a day Needle point life Blinds the will to be next Call it a day (repeat) Today (repeat ad. inf) WAITING FOR THE MAN I'm waiting for the man Twenty six dollars in my hand Up to Lexington, One Two Five So sick and dirty more dead than alive I'm waiting for the man Hey white boy, what you doing uptown? Hey white boy, you're chasing all the women around Oh pardon me sir it's furthest from my mind I'm just looking for a good friend of mine I'm waiting for the man Here he comes, he's all dressed in black PR shoes, and a big straw hat He's never early, he's always late First thing you learn is that you've always got to wait I'm waiting for the man Brown stone building and three flights of stairs Nobody stops you 'cause nobody cares He's got the works and he gives you sweet taste But then you've got to split because you've got no time to waste I'm waiting for the man Baby don't you holler, darling don't you scream and shout I'm feeling good, I'm going to work it on out I'm feeling good, I'm feeling so fine Until tomorrow but that's just another time I'm waiting for the man I'm waiting for the man Twenty six dollars lying there in my hand Up to Lexington, One Two Five So sick and dirty more dead than alive I'm waiting for the man WARSZAWA Mmmm mm mm ommm Sula vie dilejo Mmmm mm mm ommm Sula vie milejo Mmm omm Cheli venco deho Cheli venco deho Malio Mmmm mm mm ommm Helibo seyoman Cheli venco raero Malio Malio WATCH THAT MAN Shakey threw a party that lasted all night Everybody drank a lot of something nice There was an old fashioned band of married men Looking up to me for encouragement it was so so The ladies looked bad but the music was sad No one took their eyes off Lorraine She shimmered and she strolled like a Chicago moll Her feathers looked better and better it was so so Yea! it was time to unfreeze When the Reverend Alabaster danced on his knees Slam! so it wasn't a game Cracking all the mirrors in shame Watch that man!3 Oh honey, watch that man He talks like a jerk but he could eat you with a fork and spoon Watch that man! Oh honey, watch that man He walks like a jerk But he's only taking care of the room Must be in tune A Benny Goodman 1fan painted holes in his hands So Shakey hung him up to dry The pundits3were joking the manholes were smoking And every bottle battled with the reason why The girl on the phone wouldn't leave me alone A throw back from someone's LP A lemon in a bag played the Tiger Rag3 And the bodies on the screen stopped bleeding Yeah! I was shaking like a leaf For I couldn't understand the conversation Yeah! I ran to the street, looking for information Watch that man (repeat ad inf.) WE ARE HUNGRY MEN (spoken) Here is the news According the latest world population survey The figures have reached danger point, my god London 15 million 75 thousand New York 80 million Paris 15 million and 30 China 1000 million Billington Spa: lots My studies include suffragy I formed my own society To study the power of fecundity The world will overpopulate Unless you claim infertility So who will buy a drink for me, your Messiah We are not your friends We don t give a damn for what you re saying We re here to live our lives I propose to give the pill Free of charge to those that feel That they are not infertible The crops of few, the cattle gun There s only one way to linger on So who will buy a drink for me, your Messiah (spoken) Achtung, achtung, these are your orders Anyone found guilty of consuming more than their allotted amount of air Will be slaughtered and cremated One only cubic foot of air is I have prepared a document, legalising mass abortion We will turn a blind eye to infanticide You don t seem to hear me clear Do I talk about your sphere? Let me explain my project dear Show you how I ll save the world Or let it die within the year Why do you look that way at me, your messiah We are hungry men We don t give a damn for what you re saying We re here to eat you WE ARE THE DEAD Something kind of hit me today I looked at you and wondered if you saw things my way People will hold us to blame It hit me today, it hit me today We re taking it hard all the time Why don t we pass it by? Just reply, you ve changed your mind We re fighting with the eyes of the blind Taking it hard, taking it hard Yet now We feel that we are papers, choking on you nightly They tell me Son, we want you, be elusive, but don t walk far For we re breaking in the new boys, deceive your next of kin For you re dancing where the dogs decay, defecating ecstasy You re just an ally of the leecher Locator for the virgin King, but I love you in your fuck me pumps And your nimble dress that trails Oh, dress yourself, my urchin one, for I hear them on the rails Because of all we ve seen, because of all we ve said We are the dead One thing kind of touched me today I looked at you and counted all the times we had laid Pressing our love through the night Knowing it s right, knowing it s right Now I m hoping some one will care Living on the breath of a hope to be shared Trusting on the sons of our love That someone will care, someone will care But now We re today s scrambled creatures, locked in tomorrow s double feature Heaven s on the pillow, its silence competes with hell It s a twenty four hour service, guaranteed to make you tell And the streets are full of press men Bent on getting hung and buried And the legendary curtains are drawn round Baby Bankrupt Who sucks you while you re sleeping It s the theater of financiers Count them, fifty round a table White and dressed to kill Oh caress yourself, my juicy For my hands have all but withered Oh dress yourself my urchin one, for I hear them on the stairs Because of all we ve seen, because of all we ve said We are the dead We are the dead We are the dead WE PRICK YOU Bowie) White boys falling on the fires of night (I wish you'd tell, I wish you'd tell) Flesh punks burning in their glue Revolution comes in the strangest way (I wish you'd tell, I wish you'd tell) I'd rather be inside you CHORUS 1 (twice) Tell the truth (x3) We prick you we prick you we prick you (You show respect even if you disagree You show respect) Mama can I kiss you daddy can I ***you (we wish you well, we wish you well) Innocence passed me by Wanna be screwing when the nightmare comes (I wish you well, I wish you well) Wanna come quick and die CHORUS 1 (twice) All the little rose kissed foxy girls Shoes, shoes, little white shoes Where have all the flowers gone All the little fragile champion boys Toys, toys, little black toys Dripping on the end of a gun (Even if you disagree) CHORUS 1 (twice) Shoes, shoes, little white shoes (even if you disagree, even if you disagree) Toys, toys, little black toys Wish you well, wish you well Shoes, shoes, little white shoes Wish you well, wish you well WHAT IN THE WORLD You're just a little girl with grey eyes Never mind, say something Wait until the crowd cries Oh, wait until the crowd cries You're just a little girl with grey eyes So deep in your room, You never leave your room Something deep inside of me Yearning deep inside of me Talking through the gloom What in the world can you do What in the world can you do I'm in the mood for your love For your love For your love I'm just a little bit afraid of you Cause love won't make you cry But, wait until the crowd goes Oh, wait until the crowd goes I'm just a little bit afraid of you So deep in your room, You never leave your room Something deep inside of me Yearning deep inside of me Talking through the gloom What in the world can I do What in the world can I do I'm in the mood for your love For your love For your love Oh, what you gonna say? Oh, what you gonna do? Ah, what you gonna be? To the real me to the real me Ahhhh, ahhhh, ahhhh, ahhhh (repeat ad inf.) WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING? /Grant) Grown inside a plastic box Micro thoughts and safety locks Hearts become outdated clocks Ticking in your mind CHORUS What's really happening? what tore us apart? What's really happening? What's really happening? what tore us apart? What's really happening? Now it's time to close our eyes Now it's time to say goodbye Now it's time to face the lie That we'd never cry CHORUS All the clouds are made of glass And they're slowly sinking Falling like the shattered past Were we built to last? WHEN I LIVE MY DREAM When I live my dream, I ll take you with me Riding on a golden horse We ll live within my castle, with people there to serve you Happy at the sound of your voice Baby, I ll slay a dragon for you Or banish wicked giants from the land But you will find, that nothing in my dream can hurt you We will only love each other as forever When I live my dream When I live my dream, I ll forgive the things you ve told me And the empty man you left behind It s a broken heart that dreams, it s a broken heart you left me Only love can live in my dream I ll wish, and the thunder clouds will vanish Wish, and the storm will fade away Wish again, and you will stand before me while the sky will paint an ouverture And trees will play the rhythm of my dream When I live my dream, please be there to meet me Let me be the one to understand When I live my dream, I ll forget the hurt you gave Then we can live in our new land Till the day my dream cascades around me I m content to let you pass me by Till that day, you ll run to many other men But let them know it s just for now Tell them that I ve got a dream And tell them you re the starring role Tell them I m a dreaming kind of guy And I m going to make my dream Tell them I will live my dream Tell them they can laugh at me But don t forget your date with me When I live my dream WHEN THE BOYS COME MARCHING HOME How to make amends for the things they said The girls avoid the stormy sky But I and my cloudy face Will be gone, high tailing out of here Is the lights a blazing in their lonely town? I love the little cars at dawn But I and my heathen heart Will be lain upon some foreign shore Here's the saddest Joe on the corner of the town Listen to the words! he cries I love him in his craziness, his tatters and his courage He'll thumb his nose at the straight and true When the boys come marching home They'll fly his rags from the highest tree When the boys come marching home (when the boys come marching home) (home, marching home) Aching for some innocence and peace of mind While the moon pulls up its net of souls The sun presses down on my brave new world But, in truth, i don't feel brave at all. Leave it all behind me to the townies and the wags The kids who never learned to smile While I and the cobbled nag I ride Stumble down another weary mile Here's to those who cluster, Walking through the wars The girls who never close 'til dawn They rag upon the feeble And they swan around the stronger But their eyes are fixed on the edge of town When the boys come marching home They'll slide from view tiny, two by two When the boys come marching home (home, marching home) (home, marching home) When the boys come marching home (when the boys come marching home) Boys come marching home (home, marching home) (home, when the boys come marching home) (home, marching home) (home) (when the boys come marching home) WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD TIMES GONE (Ray Davies) In my life I've never stopped to worry about a thing Opened up and shouted out and never tried to see Wondering if I'd done wrong Will this depression last for long Won't you tell me Where have all the good times gone Where have all the good times gone Where have all the good times gone Once we had an easy ride and always felt the same Time was on our side and I had everything to gain Let it be like yesterday Please let me have happy days Ma and Pa looked back on all the things they used to do Didn't have no money and they always told the truth Daddy didn't have no toys And Mummy didn't need no boys Yesterday was such an easy game for you to play But let's face it things are so much easier today Guess you need some bringing down Get your feet back on the ground WHITE LIGHT WHITE HEAT White light White light going messin' up my mind White light And don't you know it's gonna make me go blind White heat Oh, white heat, it tickle me down to my toes White light Lord have mercy, white light have it goodness knows White light White light going messin' up my brain White light Oh, white light it's gonna drive me insane White heat Oh, white heat, it tickle me down to my toes White light Oh, white light, I said now, goodness knows Do it Ooohhh ooohhh, white light Oh, I surely do love to watch that stuff drip itself in Ooohhh ooohhh, white light Watch that side, watch that side Don't you know gonna be dead and dried Ooohhh ooohhh, white heat Yeah foxy mama, watching me walking down the street Ooohhh ooohhh, white light Come upside your head Gonna make you dead hang on your street White light White light movin' me between my brain White light White light gonna make you go insane White heat Oh, white heat, it tickle me down to my toes White light Oh, white light, I said now, goodness knows White light Oh, white light, it lightens up my eyes White light Don't you know it fills me up with surprise White heat Oh, white heat, tickle me down to my toes White light Oh, white light, I'll tell you now, goodness knows Now work it Ooohhh ooohhh, white light Oh, she surely do move speed Ooohhh ooohhh, white light Watch that speed freak, watch that speed freak Yeah, we're gonna go and make it every week Ooohhh ooohhh, white heat Oh, sputter mutter Everybody's gonna go and kill their mother Ooohhh ooohhh, white light Here she comes, here she comes Everybody get it gonna make me run Do it WILD IS THE WIND (Tiomkin/Washington) Love me, love me, love me, say you do Let me fly away with you For my love is like the wind, and wild is the wind Wild is the wind Give me more than one caress, satisfy this hungriness Let the wind blow through your heart For wild is the wind, wild is the wind You touch me, I hear the sound of mandolins You kiss me With your kiss my life begins You're spring to me, all things to me Don't you know, you're life itself! Like the leaf clings to the tree, Oh, my darling, cling to me For we're like creatures of the wind, and wild is the wind Wild is the wind Like the leaf clings to the tree, Oh, my darling, cling to me For we're like creatures in the wind, and wild is the wind Wild is the wind WIN Me, I hope that I m crazy I feel you driving and you re only the wheel Slow down, let someone love you Ohh, I ve never touched you since I started to feel If there s nothing to hide me Then you ve never seen me hanging naked and wired Somebody lied, I say it s hip To be alive Now your smile is wearing (spreading?) thin Seems you re trying not to lose Since I m not supposed to win All you ve got to do is win Me, I m fresh on your pages Secret thinker sometimes listening aloud Life lies dumb on its heroes Wear your wound with honor, make someone proud Someone like you should not be allowed To start any fires Now your smile is wearing (spreading?) thin Seems you re trying not to lose Since I m not supposed to win All you ve got to do is win WISHFUL BEGINNINGS Bowie) Cruising around me the flames burn my body Wishful beginnings Does this remind them again & again You're a sorry little girl You're a sorry little girl Please hide, for the pain must feel like snow You're a sorry little girl Sorry little girl Please hide from the kiss and the bite Shame burns Breathing in, breathing out Breathing in only doubt The pain must feel like snow I'm no longer your golden boy Sorry little girl I'm sorry little girl The pain must feel like snow There you go Cover me, cover me We flew on the wings We were deep in the dead air And this one will never go down We had such wishful beginnings But we lived unbearable lives I'm sorry little girl Sorry little girl So so sorry little girl The pain must feel like snow There you go There you go WITHIN YOU () How you turned my world, you precious thing You starve and near exhaust me Everything I've done, I've done for you I move the stars for no one You've run so long You've run so far Your eyes can be so cruel Just as I can be so cruel Though I do believe in you Yes I do Live without the sunlight Love without your heartbeat I, I can't live within you I can't live within you (sigh) I, I can't live within you WITHOUT YOU Just when I'm ready to throw in my hand Just when the best things in life are gone I look into my eyes There's no smoke without fire You're exactly who I want to be with Without you What could I do And when I'm willing to call it a day Just when I won't take another chance I hold your hand There's no smoke without fire Woman I love you Without you What would I do WOOD JACKSON Jackson made twenty tapes in a day To give away A give away And he play The tunes they'd call creative when they're running out of names Heaven knows he's really torn it now But the names it hurt poor Jackson stopped the haters in his way Heaven knows he's for it Sha a a me! Hey hey He was never quite unsure but really sane Wants to play Jackson stole twenty souls in a day To take away A take away He takes away And no complaints Heart's upon his sleeve and his blade Wood jackson took the beating every day, given out, passed away, another way Hey hey Just wants to play And how he played The mob they bleed and tremble when they're running after life Heaven knows he's really torn it now The words that killed Wood Jackson's friends were written on the wall Heaven knows he's for it Shame! Just wants to play It's a shame Shame It's a shame Wants to play It's a shame It's a shame Just wants to play WORD ON A WING In this age of grand illusion You walked into my life out of my dreams I don't need another change Still you forced away into my scheme of things You say we're growing, growing heart and soul In this age of grand illusion You walked into my life out of my dreams Sweet name, you're born once again for me Sweet name, you're born once again for me Oh sweet name, I call you again You're born once again for me Just because I believe don't mean I don't think as well Don't have to question everything in heaven or hell Lord, I kneel and offer you my word on a wing And I'm trying hard to fit among your scheme of things It's safer than a strange land But I still care for myself And I don't stand in my own light Lord, lord, my prayer flies like a word on a wing My prayer flies like a word on a wing Does my prayer fit in with your scheme of things? In this age of grand illusion You walked into my life out of my dreams Sweet name, you're born once again for me Just as long as I can see, I'll never stop this vision flowing I look twice and you're still flowing Just as long as I can walk I'll walk beside you, I'm alive in you Sweet name, you're born once again for me And I'm ready to shape the scheme of things Ooh, ready to shape the scheme of things (5 times) WORKING CLASS HERO (J.Lennon) As soon as you're born they make you feel small By giving you no time instead of it all Till the pain is so big you feel nothing at all A working class hero is something to be They hurt you at home and they hit you at school They hate you if your clever and they despise a fool Till you're so fucking crazy you can follow their rules A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be When they've tortured and scared you for 20 odd years Then they expect you to pick a career When you can't really function you're so full of fear A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be Keep you doped with religion and sex and TV And you think you're so clever and classless and free But you're still fucking peasants as far as I can see A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be There's room at the top they are telling you still But first you must learn how to smile as you kill If you want to be like the folks on the hill A working class hero is something to be If you want to be a hero just follow me If you want to be a hero well just follow me YASSASSIN Yassassin I'm not a moody guy Yassassin I walk without a sound Yassassin Just a working man, no judge of men Yassassin But such a life I've never known We came from the farmlands To live in this city We walked proud and lustful In this resonant world You want to fight But I don't want to leave Or drift away Look at this no second glances Look at this no value of love Look at this just sun and steel Look at this then look at us If there's someone in charge Then listen to me Don't say nothing's wrong 'Cause I've got a love And she's afeared You want to fight But I don't want to leave Or drift away Yassassin, Yassassin, Yassassin YASSASSIN (Turkish for: Long Live) Yassassin I'm not a moody guy Yassassin I walk without a sound Yassassin Just a working man, no judge of men Yassassin But such a life I've never known We came from the farmlands To live in this city We walked proud and lustful In this resonant world You want to fight But I don't want to leave Or drift away Look at this no second glances Look at this no value of love Look at this just sun and steel Look at this then look at us If there's someone in charge Then listen to me Don't say nothing's wrong 'Cause I've got a love And she's afeared You want to fight But I don't want to leave Or drift away Yassassin, Yassassin, Yassassin YOU BELONG IN ROCK 'N' ROLL Just the twinkling lights of heaven Two reflections on the sparkling water Hand in hand in love with love uh huh I love the cheap things that you say a say You belong in rock 'n roll You belong in rock 'n roll You belong in rock 'n roll Well so do I I love how she moves me It makes me feel alright, alright, alright, alright I'm a hurt, I'm a hurt, I'm a hurting I'm a man with a beat in my pocket I'm going down to the rhythm of love I love the bad luck that you bring You belong in rock 'n roll You belong in rock 'n roll You belong in rock 'n roll Well so do I Alone on a mean street It makes me feel on fire, on fire, on fire, on fire, on fire... On fire, on fire, on fire, on fire, on fire I love the cheap street in your walk, uh huh You belong in rock 'n roll You belong in rock 'n roll Well so do I I love how she moves me It makes me feel alright, alright, alright, alright, alright... Oh oh! YOU CAN'T TALK /H. Sales/T. Sales) Beauty shrieks Beast in booties Coming home so lay the table Look at you calling shots Call you over under out I was under, backwards, forwards Holding hands in the dark Kissing some, kissing cousins Kissing this Over under out Over under out Over under out You can't talk You can't see me drowning You can't talk I don't see you swimming You can't talk You want go your way You can't talk I know you don't love me Look at this heart's a poppin' Guess it's over Crazy action mine's a breakin' Guess it's over (Here we go) Oh oh oh Beauty shrieks 'Beast in booties' Coming home so lay the table Look at you calling shots Call you over under out I was under, backwards, forwards Holding hands in the dark Kissing some, kissing cousins Kissing this CHORUS (twice) You can't talk (twice) I know you don't love me (repeat ad inf) YOU'VE BEEN AROUND Where's the pain in the violent night? I'm depressed by the grin I stay over many years I should have thought of that For the love of the money Like a black hearted violin It's the nature of being It's too many lonely nights I can't tell bad from wrong I can't pass you by Too exchanging You've been around But you've changed me Where the flesh meets the spirit world Where the traffic is thin I slip from a vacant view I should have thought of that And the sound of tomorrow Like a black hearted vile thing Like the silence of tension It's too many lonely nights I can't tell good from bad I can't pass you by Too exchanging You've been around But you've changed me You've been around Can't pass you by You've been around But you've changed me Ch ch ch ch ch ch change! Too exchanging You've been around but you've changed me You've been around can't pass you by YOU'VE GOT THE HABIT OF LEAVING You've got a habit of leaving me And you've got a habit of deserting me Sometimes I cry Sometimes I'm so sad Sometimes I'm so glad, so glad You could go on if you wanted to, wanted to, wanted to Wanted to Oh If you wanted to, yeah Oh huh You've got a habit of leaving me And you've got a habit of deserting me Sometimes I cry Sometimes I'm so sad Sometimes I'm so glad, so glad You could go on if you wanted to, wanted, wanted to Wanted to, ooh yeah, yeah Oh, if you wanted to If you wanted to, yeah, yeah Wanted to YOUNG AMERICANS They pulled in just behind the bridge He lays her down, he frowns Gee my life s a funny thing, am I still too young? He kissed her then and there She took his ring, took his babies It took him minutes, took her nowhere Heaven knows, she d have taken anything, but CHORUS (She) All night She wants the young American Young American, young American, she wants the young American All right She wants the young American Scanning life through the picture window She finds the slinky vagabond He coughs as he passes her Ford Mustang, but Heaven forbid, she ll take anything But the freak, and his type, all for nothing He misses a step and cuts his hand, but Showing nothing, he swoops like a song She cries Where have all Papa s heroes gone? CHORUS (She) All the way from Washington Her bread winner begs off the bathroom floor We live for just these twenty years Do we have to die for the fifty more? CHORUS (HE) All night He wants the young American Young American, young American, he wants the young American All right He wants the young American Do you remember, your President Nixon? Do you remember, the bills you have to pay? Or even yesterday? Have been the un American? Just you and your idol sing falsetto bout Leather, leather everywhere, and Not a myth left from the ghetto Well, well, well, would you carry a razor In case, just in case of depression? Sit on your hands on a bus of survivors Blushing at all the afro Sheeners Ain t that close to love? Well, ain t that poster love? Well, it ain t that Barbie doll Her hearts have been broken just like you CHORUS (YOU) All night You want the young American Young American, young American, you want the young American All right You want the young American You ain t a pimp and you ain t a hustler A pimp s got a Cadi and a lady got a Chrysler Black s got respect, and white s got his soul train Mama s got cramps, and look at your hands ache (I heard the news today, oh boy) I got a suite and you got defeat Ain t there a man who can say no more? And, ain t there a woman I can sock on the jaw? And, ain t there a child I can hold without judging? Ain t there a pen that will write before they die? Ain t you proud that you ve still got faces? Ain t there one damn song that can make me break down and cry? All night I want the young American Young American, young American, I want the young American All right I want the young American ZEROES [Ladies and Gentlemen [Tonight, yes, the Zeroes will be singing for you!] Yeah Yeah (x4) You've arrived in the land of a thousand different names And the fabulous sons have crashed their planes in flames Now tomorrow's back claiming redemption is on your heels And a toothless past is asking you how it feels And me my little red Corvette has driven by My fair weather heart has fallen in My rainy day girl is feeling down And she tells me that the world is spinning round I say the dream was all for you You're nobody else Tonight the Zeroes were singing for you Yeah Yeah Yeah Hi, can I walk you home again today Gotta get forgive and forget hey hey Something good is happening I don't know what it is Don't you know we're back on trial again today And it's breaking wine for you Hell it's only 'cause you're true Someone outtimed my heart Stopping and preaching and letting love in You are my moon, you are my sun Heaven knows what you are Tonight the Zeroes are singing for you Yes they were Tonight the Zeroes were singing for you Tonight the Zeroes were singing for you Doesn't matter what you try to do Doesn't matter what you try to do Doesn't matter where you try to go Doesn't matter who we really are ZIGGY STARDUST Ziggy played guitar, jamming good with Wierd and Gilly, The Spiders from Mars. He played it left hand, but made it too far, Became the special man, then we were Ziggy s Band. Ziggy really sang, screwed up eyes and screwed down hairdo Like some cat from Japan, he could lick em by smiling He could leave me to hang Came on so loaded man, well hung and snow white tan. So where were the spiders while the fly tried to break our balls Just the beer light to guide us, So we bitched about his fans and should we crush his sweet hands ? Ziggy played for time, jiving us that we were Voodoo The kids was just crass, he was the naz With God given ass He took it all too far but boy could he play guitar. Making love with his ego Ziggy sucked up into his mind Like a leper messiah When the kids had killed the rnan I had to break up the band 2 2 5 Are you such a dreamer? To put the world to rights? I'll stay home forever Where two & two always makes up five I'll lay down the tracks Sandbag & hide January has April's showers And two & two always makes up five It's the devil's way now There is no way out You can scream & you can shout It is too late now Because You have not been paying attention I try to sing along I get it all wrong Ezeepeezeeeezeepeeezee NOT I swat em like flies but Like flies the burgers Keep coming back NOT Maybe not All hail to the thief But I am not! Don't question my authority or put me in the dock Cozimnot! Go & tell the king that The sky is falling in When it's not Maybe not. (ahh diddums.) A PUNCHUP AT A WEDDING no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no i don't know why you bother nothing's ever good enough for you i was there and it wasn't like that you came here just to start a fight you had to piss on our parade you had to shred our big day you had to ruin it for all concerned in a drunken punchup at a wedding. hypocrite opportunist don't infect me with your poison a bully in a china shop when i turn round stay frozen to the spot. you had to piss on our parade you had to shred our big day you had to ruin it for all concerned in a drunken punchup at a wedding. the pointless snide remarks of hammerheaded sharks the pot will call the kettle black in a drunken punchup at a wedding. no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no A REMINDER If I get old, I will not give in But if I do, remind me of this. Remind me that, once I was free, Once I was cool, once I was me. And if I sat down, and crossed my arms, Hold me into, this song. Knock me out, smash out my brains, If I take a chair, start to talk shit..... If I get old, remind me of this: That night we kissed, and I really meant it. Whatever happens, if we're still speaking. Pick up the phone, play me this song. AIRBAG In the next world war in a jack knifed juggernaut I am born again In the neon sign scrolling up and down I am born again In an interstellar burst I am back to save the universe In a deep deep sleep of the innocent I am born again In a fast german car I'm amazed that I survived An airbag saved my life In an interstellar burst I am back to save the universe In an interstellar burst I am back to save the universe AMNESIAC / MORNING BELL Morning bell Morning bell Light another candle Release me Release me You can keep the furniture A bump on the head Coming down the chimney Release me Release me Yeah.. Release me Release me Where'd you park the car? Where'd you park the car? Clothes are all over the furniture And I might as well I might as well Sleepy jack the fire drill Run around around around around around.. Cut the kids in half Cut the kids in half Cut the kids in half ANYONE CAN PLAY GUITAR Destiny... destiny protect me from the world Destiny... hold my hand, protect me from the world Here we are, with our running and confusion And I don't see no confusion anywhere As the world does turn And if London burns I'll be standing on the beach with my guitar I wanna be in a band When I get to heaven Anyone can play guitar and they won't be a nothing anymore Grow my hair... grow my hair I am Jim Morrison Grow my hair... I wanna be wanna be wanna be Jim Morrison Here we are, with our running and confusion And I don't see no confusion anywhere As the world does turn And if London burns I'll be standing on the beach with my guitar I wanna be in a band When I get to heaven Anyone can play guitar and they won't be a nothing anymore BACKDRIFTS We're rotten fruit We're damaged goods What the hell, we've got nothing more to lose One gust and we will probably crumble We're backdrifters This far but no further I'm hanging off a branch I'm teetering on the brink Oh honey sweet So full of sleep I'm backsliding You fell into our arms You fell into our arms We tried but there was nothing we could do Nothing we could do All evidence has been buried All tapes have been erased But your footsteps give you away So you're backtracking Ah ah ah You fell into our arms You fell into our arms We tried but there was nothing we could do Nothing we could do You fell into our, ah You fell into a We're rotten fruit We're damaged goods What the hell, we've got nothing more to lose One gust and we will probably crumble We're backdrifters BANANA CO. Oh, banana co. We really love you and we need you And oh, banana co. We'd really love to believe you, but Everything's underground We gotta dig it up somehow Yeah yeah Oh, she said no go She said she'd like to She's seen you But no, no ho go She says if you die then we all do Everything's burning down We gotta dig it up somehow Yeah yeah And everything's underground We gotta dig it up somehow Yeah yeah BIG BOOTS (AKA MAN O WAR) Drift all you like From ocean to ocean Search the whole world But drunken confessions And hijacked affairs will Just make you more alone If you come home I'll bake you a cake Made of all their eyes I wish you could see me Dressed for the kill What a nasty surprise You're my man o war And the worms will come for you Big Boots So unplug the phones Stop all the taps It all comes flooding back From poisoned cloud To poisoned dwarf What a nasty surprise You're my man o war And the worms will come for you Big boots Yeah the worms will come for you Big boots BIG IDEAS (AKA NUDE) Don't get any big ideas they're not gonna happen You paint your house white and feel the noise but they'll be something missing Just when you've found it, it's gone Just when you feel it, you don't ?? Don't get any big ideas they're not going to happen You'll go to hell for what your dirty mind is thinking Just when you've found it, its gone Just when you feel it, you don't ?? Sometimes Thom adds this verse when performing: She stands stark naked and she beckons you to bed don't go, you'll only want to come back again BISHOP'S ROBES Dressed in bishop's robes Terrifies me still In bishop's robes Bastard headmaster I am not going back I am not going back I am not going back Children taught to kill, to tear themselves to bits On playing fields Dressed in bishop's robes I am not going back I am not going back I am not going back BLACK STAR i get home from work and you're still standing in your dressing gown well what am i to do? i know all the things around your head and what they do to you. what are we coming to? what are we gonna do? blame it on the black star blame it on the falling sky blame it on the satellite that beams me home. the troubled words of a troubled mind i try to understand what is eating you. i try to stay awake but its 58hrs since that i last slept with you. what are we coming to? i just don't know anymore. i get on the train and I just stand about now that i don't think of you. i keep falling over i keep passing out when i see a face like you. what am i coming to? im gonna melt down. BLOW OUT In my mind [ ?? ] All the time killin' what I feel And everything I took All I took while she [ ?? ] All I took while she was crying Just a start... And everything I took All I took while she [ ?? ] All I took while she was crying I infuse just in case I blow out I am plain just in case I crack up Everything I took turns to stone All I took while she [ ?? ] All I took while she was crying BONES I don't wanna a be krippled kracked shoulders wrists knees and back ground to dust and ash crawling on all fours. when you've got to feel it in your bones. Now i can't climb the stairs pieces missing everywhere prozak painkillersss. when you've got to feel it in your bones. and i used to fly like Peter Pan all the children flew when i touched their hands. BULLET PROOF..I WISH I WAS limb by limb and tooth by tooth tearing up inside of me everyday everyhour wish that i was bullet proof. wax me mould me heat the pins and stab them in you have turned me into this just wish that it was bullet proof. so pay me money and take a shot lead fill the hole in me i could burst a million bubbles all surrogate & bullet proof. CLIMBING UP THE WALLS I am the key to the lock in your house, that keeps your toys in the basement And if you get too far inside, you'll only see my reflection It's always best when the light is off, I am the pick in the ice Do not cry out or hit the alarm, we're friends till we die And either way you turn, I'll be there, open up your skull I'll be there, climbing up the walls It's always best when the light is off, it's always better on the outside Fifteen blows to the back of my head, fifteen blows to your mind So tuck the kids in safe tonight, shut the eyes in the cupboard So not cry out or hit the alarm, you'll get the loneliest feeling That either way you turn, I'll be there, open up your skull I'll be there, climbing up the walls Climb up the walls. climb up the walls COKE BABIES Easy living Easy hold Easy teething Easy fold Easy listening Easy love Easy answers To easy questions Easy tumble Easy fall Easy rumble Easy doll I get up on Easy love I get up on Easy questions CREEP When you were here before Couldn't look you in the eye You're just like an angel Your skin makes me cry You float like a feather In a beautiful world And I wish I was special You're so fuckin' special But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo. What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here. I don't care if it hurts I want to have control I want a perfect body I want a perfect soul I want you to notice When I'm not around You're so fuckin' special I wish I was special But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo. What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here. She's running out again, She's running out She's run run run running out... Whatever makes you happy Whatever you want You're so fuckin' special I wish I was special... But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo, What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here. I don't belong here. CUTTOOTH I wanna be in the wallpaper Or run away to the foreign legion I wanna be in the wallpaper Or run away to the foreign legion And as the tanks roll into town As the tanks roll into town A little bit of knowledge will destroy you A little bit of knowledge will destroy you As the tanks roll into town As the tanks roll into town A little bit of knowledge will destroy you A little bit of knowledge will destroy you I dont know why I feel so tongue tied I dont know why I feel so skinned alive Hold you till the arms are sore Until you cannot feel it any more Hold you till the arms are sore Until you find an open door I built you up to pull you down Tie you to your feet, and watch you drown A little bit of knowledge will destroy you A little bit of knowledge will destroy you I built you up to pull you down Tie you to the stake, and watch you crying out I dont know why I feel so tongue tied I dont know why I feel so skinned alive I'll find another skin to wear I'll find another skin to wear DOLLARS AND CENTS There are things to talk about Be constructive There are weapons, we can use Be constructive With your blues Even when they tore the wall down Even when they tore the wall down Why don't you quiet down? Why won't you quiet down? Why don't you quiet down? Why won't you quiet down? ?? We are the dollar and cents EL PRESIDENT It came from the skies It burst throught the gates With no mercy or disguise With their hearts set out in flames I know I've seen the master plan Well I'm just a man I'm not giving in All the people understand For they all fell down and prayed I know I've seen the master plan They've killed the president They've killed the president It came from the skies In all shades of green We can always justify We can measure up your dreams I know I've seen the master plan They've killed the president They've killed the president They've killed the president They've killed the president They've killed the president They've killed the president I'm just a man ELECTIONEERING I will stop, I will stop at nothing Say the right things, when electioneering I trust I can rely on your vote When I go forwards, you go backwards, somewhere we will meet When I go forwards, you go backwards, and somewhere we will meet Riot shields, voodoo economics, it's, it's just business Cattle prods and the IMF, I trust I can rely on your vote. When I go forwards, you go backwards, somewhere we will meet When I go forwards, you go backwards, somewhere we will meet EVERYTHING IN ITS RIGHT PLACE Kid A, Kid A Kid A, Kid A Everything Everything Everything Everything in its right place In its right place In its right place In its right place Yesterday I woke up sucking a lemon Yesterday I woke up sucking a lemon Yesterday I woke up sucking a lemon Yesterday I woke up sucking a lemon Everything Everything Everything Everything in its right place In its right place In its right place Right place I've got two colours in my head I've got two colours in my head What was that you tried to say? What was that you tried to say? Tried to say Tried to say Tried to say Tried to say Everything in its right place... EXIT MUSIC (FOR A FILM) Wake from your sleep The drying of your tears, today we escape, we escape Pack and get dressed, before your father hears us, before, all hell breaks loose Breathe, keep breathing, don't lose your nerve, breathe, keep breathing I can't do this alone Sing us a song, a song to keep us warm, there's such a chill, such a chill You can laugh a spineless laugh We hope your rules and wisdom choke you now we are one in everlasting peace We hope that you choke, that you choke We hope that you choke, that you choke We hope that you choke, that you choke FAITHLESS, THE WONDER BOY I've had these jeans since i was born And now they're ripped and now they're torn And all my friends have skateboards I want the toys of other boys I want a knife and a gun and things But mom and dad will not give in And i can't put the needle in Can't put the needle in I can't put the needle in No I can't put the needle in Can't put the needle in Can't put the needle in And now I know just what it is It's called disease and it's got my head It always runs where I hide Too scared too talk, too scared to try Too scared to know the reasons why And all my friends say bye bye And i can't put the needle in Can't put the needle in Can't put the needle in No I can't put the needle in Can't put the needle in Can't put the needle in And i can't put the needle in Can't put the needle in Can't put the needle in No I can't put the needle in Can't put the needle in Can't put the needle in FAKE PLASTIC TREES HEr green plastiC wateringcan for her fake chineserubberplant in the fake plastic earth. that she bought from a rubber man in a town full of rubber PlanS to get rid of itself, it wears her out. SHe lives with a broken man, a cracked polystyreneman who just crumbles and burns. He used to do surgery for girls in the eighties but GRAVITY always wins and it wears him out. She Looks like the real thing. She tastes like the real thing, my fake plastic love. But I Can't Help The Feeling. I Could Blow Through The Ceiling. If I Just Turn And RUN. and it wears me out. If i could be who you wanted all the time.. FAST TRACK (Instrumental) FITTER HAPPIER Fitter, happier, more productive, comfortable, not drinking too much Regular exercise at the gym, 3 days a week Getting on better with your associate employee contemporaries at ease Eating well, no more microwave dinners and saturated fats A patient better driver, a safer car, baby smiling in back seat Sleeping well, no bad dreams, no paranoia Careful to all animals, never washing spiders down the plughole Keep in contact with old friends, enjoy a drink now and then Will frequently check credit at moral bank, hole in wall Favors for favors, fond but not in love Charity standing orders on sundays ring road supermarket No killing moths or putting boiling water on the ants Car wash, also on sundays, no longer afraid of the dark or midday shadows Nothing so ridiculously teenage and desperate nothing so childish At a better pace, slower and more calculated, no chance of escape Now self employed, concerned, but powerless An empowered and informed member of society, pragmatism not idealism Will not cry in public, less chance of illness, tires that grip in the wet Shot of baby strapped in back seat, a good memory still cries at a good film Still kisses with saliva, no longer empty and frantic like a cat tied to a stick That's driven into frozen winter shit, the ability to laugh at weakness Calm fitter, healthier and more productive a pig in a cage on antibiotics FOG There's a little child Running round this house And he never leaves He will never leave And the fog comes up from the sewers And glows in the dark Baby alligators in the sewers grow up fast Grow up fast Anything you want it can be done How did you go bad? Did you go bad? Did you go bad? Somethings will never wash away Did you go bad? Did you go bad? FOLLOW ME AROUND I see you in the dark falling down the fast lane calling out to me oh that's where i'll be crawling out to me crawling out to me you follow me around you follow me around you follow me around you follow me around even when your coming down and i'll take you for a walk then i can see you I'm feeling it coming down you follow me around you follow me around you follow me around you follow me around I feel it I feel it GAGGING ORDER I know what you're thinking But I'm not your property No matter what you say No matter what you say Move along, there's nothing left to see Just a body, nothing left to see A couple more for breakfast A little more for tea Just to take the edge off Just to take the edge off Move along, there's nothing left to see Just a body, pouring down the street Move along, there's nothing left to see Just a body, nothing left to see Move along GO TO SLEEP Something for the rag and bone man Over my dead body Something big is gonna happen Over my dead body Someone's son or someone's daughter Over my dead body This is how I end up getting sucked in Over my dead body I'm gonna go to sleep Let this wash all over me We don't wanna wake monster taking over Tiptoe round tie him down We don't want the loonies taking over Tiptoe round tie them down May pretty horses Come to you As you sleep I'm gonna go to sleep Let this wash All over me HIGH & DRY two jumps in a week i bet you think that's pretty clever don't you boy. flying on your motorcycle. watching all the ground beneath you drop. you'd kill yourself for recognition. kill yourself to never ever stop. you broke another mirror.you're turning into something you are not. drying up in conversation you will be the one who cannot talk. all your insides fall to pieces. you just sit there wishing you could still make love. they're the ones who'll hate you when you think you've got the world all sussed out. they're the ones who'll spit at you. you will be the one screaming out. it's the best thing that you ever had. HOW CAN YOU BE SURE? Seen all good things and bad Running down the hill All so Battered and Brought to the ground I am hungry again I am drunk again With all the money I owe to my friends When i'm like this how can you be smiling Saying How can you be sure? How can you be sure? If you walk out the door Will I see you again? If so much of me lies in your eyes I am hungry again I am drunk again With all the money I owe to my friends When I'm like this how can you be smiling saying how can you be sure? (I don't want you anymore) How can you be sure? (I don't want you anymore) How can you be sure? (I don't want you anymore) How can you be sure? I don't want you I don't want you anymore I don't want you I don't want you anymore HOW DO YOU? His banner is twistin' He knows what he wants He wants to be looked at He wants to be loved He wants us to listen He wants us to leave And he was a stupid baby Turned into a powerful freak How do you? How do you? How do you? He's just like his mother But we showed him respect He's a dangerous bigot But we always forget And he's just like his daddy Cuz he cheats on his friends And he steals anybody's Any way that he can How do you? How do you? How do you? HOW I MADE MILLIONS i was stronger i was better picked you out now don't say a word no don't yell out never mind let you out led you back stay on sit down let it fall let it fall let it fall let it fall HOW TO DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY That there That's not me I go Where I please I walk through walls I float down the Liffey I'm not here This isn't happening I'm not here I'm not here In a little while I'll be gone The moment's already passed Yeah it's gone And I'm not here This isn't happening I'm not here I'm not here Strobe lights and blown speakers Fireworks and hurricanes I'm not here This isn't happening I'm not here I'm not here HUNTING BEARS (Instrumental) I AM A WICKED CHILD Mother mary come to me Cause I am a wicked child I have sinned and I am so confused and I am a wicked child I am a wicked child I am the devils son and I wish I could be good for you I walk a crooked mile but I wish I could be good I wish I could be good If I could have kept the straight and narrow If I could have kept the straight and narrow And not have broke your heart Not have broke your heart Now I wake up in the night Lying on my bed It's tugging at my arms and legs Like I was a marionette Send baby Jesus Surely it is time Send baby jesus Let him radiate his light Radiate his light lyrics from 24 03 2000 webcast: I am the devils son and I wish I could be good for you and make you satisfied if I could keep on the straight and narrow and not have broke your heartwicked child and I am a wicked child I am a wicked child and I am a wicked child I am a wicked child and I am a wicked child I am a wicked child and I am a wicked child I am a wicked child because I am a wicked child and I deserve to go to hell and I am a wicked child I am a wicked child and I am a wicked child & I am a wicked child and I am a wicked child I am a.. I AM CITIZEN INSANE (Instrumental) I CAN'T Please forget the words that I just blurted out It wasn't me, it was a strange and creepy doubt They keep drivin' in my cage There's nothing in this world to keep the time Even though I might, Even though I try, I can't See the things that keep, keep me uninvolved Silly words that I, that I can't live without If you give up on me now, I'll be gutted like I've never been before Even though I might, Even though I try, I can't If you give up on me now, I'll be gutted like I've never been before Even though I might, Even though I try, I can't I MIGHT BE WRONG I might be wrong I might be wrong I could have sworn I saw a light coming on I used to think I used to think There is no future left at all I used to think Open up, begin again Let's go down the waterfall Think about the good times And never look back Never look back What would I do? What would I do? If I did not have you? Open up, let me in Let's go down the waterfall Have ourselves a good time It's nothing at all Nothing at all Nothing at all I PROMISE i won't run from home i promise, even when i get bored i promise, even when you lock me out i promise, i say my prayers every night i promise i don't wish that i'm strict i promise, the tantrums and a shitty job i promise, even when the ship is, i promise tie me to the rotten deck i'll promise i won't run away no more i promise even when i get bored i promise even when you lock me out i promise i say my prayers every night i promise i won't run away no more i promise wrecked I WILL I will lay me down in a bunker underground I won't let this happen to my children meet the real world coming out of your shell With white elephants sitting ducks I will rise up Little babies' eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes Little babies' eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes Little babies' eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes Little babies' eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes IDIOTEQUE Who's in a bunker? Who's in a bunker? Women and children first And the children first And the children I'll laugh until my head comes off I'll swallow till I burst Until I burst Until I Who's in a bunker? Who's in a bunker? I have seen too much I haven't seen enough You haven't seen it I'll laugh until my head comes off Women and children first And children first And children Here I'm alive Everything all of the time Here I'm alive Everything all of the time Ice age coming Ice age coming Let me hear both sides Let me hear both sides Let me hear both Ice age coming Ice age coming Throw it in the fire Throw it in the fire Throw it on the We're not scaremongering This is really happening Happening We're not scaremongering This is really happening Happening Mobiles skwrking Mobiles chirping Take the money run Take the money run Take the money Here I'm alive Everything all of the time Here I'm alive Everything all of the time Here I'm alive Everything all of the time Here I'm alive Everything all of the time The first of the children IN LIMBO Being the first in the Irish Sea I got a message I can't read Another message I can't read Being the first in the Irish Sea I got a message I can't read Another message I can't read I'm on your side Nowhere to hide Trapdoors that open I spiral down You're living in a fantasy You're living in a fantasy I'm lost at sea Don't bother me I've lost my way I've lost my way You're living in a fantasy You're living in a fantasy You're living in a fantasy This beautiful world Being the first in the Irish Sea I got a message I can't read Another message I can't read INDIA RUBBER Did it all for you to say You never wanted me that way Now the dogs have had their meat I think i will go plug in the mains I tumble like a cloud Before you burn in hell I suffocate myself into your hair Will the sparrow make her smile I'm instantly your biggest fan How was i to know that you practised it before hand? I tumble like a cloud Before you burn in hell I suffocate myself into your hair INNOCENTS CIVILIAN INSIDE MY HEAD What do you want from me? Now you got me Now my fingers bleed Now they're staring at me I'm a coward now I hold my peace Now you tie me up to your feather bed And I twist and turn in a chinese burn You won't let go You won't let go You're inside my head Inside my head What do you want from me? Now you got me Now my energy you suck from me And I'm holding on for dear life Quit smothering me Quit laughing at me I've got a disease An English disease It won't let go It won't let go You're inside my head Inside my head What did you put in that syringe? Whatever you really said to him? Is sitting there, inside of me And you bother me You posess me You're there again Ahead of me And I won't let go I won't let go You're inside my head Inside my head Inside my head Inside my head JUST can't get the stink off, he's been hanging around for days. comes like a comet, suckered you but not your friends. one day he'll get to you, teach you how to be a holy cow. don't get my sympathy hanging out the 15th floor. you've changed the locks 3 times, he still comes reeling through the door. and soon he'll get to you, teach you how to get to purest hell. you do it to yourself you do and that's what really hurts is you do it to yourself just you, you and no one else you do it to yourself. KARMA POLICE Karma Police, arrest this man, he talks in maths He buzzes like a fridge, he's like a detuned radio Karma Police, arrest this girl, her hitler hairdo, is making me feel ill And we have crashed her party This is what you get, this is what you get This is what you get, when you mess with us Karma Police, I've given all I can, it's not enough I've given all I can, but we're still on the payroll This is what you get, this is what you get This is what you get, when you mess with us And for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself And for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself For a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself KID A I slipped away I slipped on a little white lie We've got heads on sticks You've got ventriloquists We've got heads on sticks You've got ventriloquists Standing in the shadows at the end of my bed Standing in the shadows at the end of my bed Standing in the shadows at the end of my bed Standing in the shadows at the end of my bed Rats and children follow me out of town Rats and children follow me out of their homes Watch it KILLER CARS To hard on the brakes again, What if these brakes just give in? What if they don't get outta the way? What if there's someone overtaking? I'm going out on a little drive, and it could be the last time I see you alive There could be an idiot on the road, The only kick in life is pumping that steel. Lock me up in the back of the trunk, packed with foam and blind drunk. They won't ever catch me alive, cause they all drive.. Don't die on the motorway, The moon would freeze, the plants would die, I couldn't cope if you crashed today, All the things I forgot to say, I'm going out on the little drive, and it could be the last time I see you alive, There could be an idiot on the road, the only kick in life if pumping that steel, Lock me up in the back of the trunk, packed with foam and blind drunk. They won't ever catch me alive, cause they all drive... Killer Cars.. yeah.. Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey, hey.. hey.. Wrap me up in the back of a trunk, packed with foam and blind drunk. They won't ever catch me alive, cause they all drive... Killer Cars... They all drive... Killer Cars They all driiiive....... Killer Cars KINETIC You're being took for a ride Plain, old and lazy Please keep moving Better keep moving Don't fall asleep at the wheel I'll wait for you but you never came Please keep moving Better keep moving Please keep moving Better keep moving Kinetic Kinetic Kinetic... KNIVES OUT I want you to know He's not coming back Look into my eyes I'm not coming back So knives out Catch the mouse Don't look down Shove it in your mouth If you'd been a dog They would've drowned you at birth Look into my eyes It's the only way you'll know I'm telling the truth So knives out Cook him up Squash his head Put him in the pot I want you to know He's not coming back He's bloated and frozen Still there's no point in letting it go to waste So knives out Catch the mouse Squash his head Put him in the pot LAST FLOWERS TILL THE HOSPITAL LET DOWN Transport, motorways and tram lines Starting and then stopping, taking off and landing The emptiest of feelings disappointed people clinging onto bottles and When it comes its so so disappointing Let down and hanging around Crushed like a bug in the ground Let down and hanging around Shell smashed, juices flowing wings twitch, legs are going Don't get sentimental, it always ends up drivel One day I'm going to grow wings A chemical reaction, hysterical and useless hysterical and Let down and hanging around Crushed like a bug in the ground Let down and hanging around let down again You know, you know where you are with you, know where you are With floor collapses floating, bouncing back and one day I am gonna grow wings A chemical reaction, hysterical and useless hysterical and Let down and hanging around Crushed like a bug in the ground Let down and hanging around LEWIS (MISTREATED) Bummed out again Buy early business friend The smell of fear is bigger than you think Hey don't do it Do it Change seem to fit In the end you just feel sick And then you choke on an anesthetic Hey don't do it Lewis Lewis Save yourself the pain You'll never get there Lewis Save yourself the pain It never really matters here We never noticed We never understood He just get crushed to fit He never even smile At the best, it's the best, It's the best day I know Lewis Save yourself the pain You'll never get there Lewis Save yourself the pain It never really matters here Lewis Mistreated I call you blue Lewis Mistreated I call you blue I don't wanna talk about it I don't wanna talk about it I don't wanna talk about Lewis! Lewis! Lewis! I don't wanna talk about it Lewis! Lewis! Lewis! LIFE IN A GLASS HOUSE Once again, she is smashing up her house again She is throwing things through windows She is mad at someone else again, It is now a broken home Once again, I am so low with my only friend He is smashing up his house again You are throwing things at me again And I'm wrecked up all inside Well if I stop that singing now and shout Well if I stop that singing to you friend Well if I stop that singing now and shout Someone is standing there There I'm home, once the feet inside shout it out Once a beating when I make my way out Once a beating when I'm home inside There is nothing wrong at all Well if I stop that singing now and shout Well if I stop that singing to you friend Well if I stop that singing now and shout Someone is standing there LIFT this is the place. sit down, your safe now. you've been stuck in a lift. we've been trying to reach you, thom. this is the place. it won't hurt, it will not hurt a scent of recognition. a face you never loved. empty all your pockets. cause it's time to go home. this is the place. remembering all the things you always see you've been stuck in a lift. in the belly of a whale at the bottom of the ocean a scent of recognition. a face you never loved. empty all your pockets. it's time to come home. today is the first day of the rest of your days. so lighten up, squirt. LIKE SPINNING PLATES Why do we play these foolish games? Only consolations You feed me to the lions I didn't need at all And this just feels like spinning plates I'm living in cloud cuckoo land And this just feels like spinning plates My body is floating down the muddy river LOZENGE OF LOVE I am gone Everybody's waiting And these fruit Just a twist of poison I won't be alone When you're running in me I can't stay Like i'm somewhere always I need more A restless body cracks and rolls I won't have the strength When you're running in me LUCKY I'm on a roll, I'm on a roll, this time, I feel my luck could change Kill me Sarah, kill me again with love, it's gonna be a glorious day Pull me out of the aircrash, pull me out of the wreck, cause I'm your superhero We are standing on the edge The head of state is calling my name but I, I don't have time for you It's gonna be a glorius day, I feel my luck could change Pull me out of the aircrash, pull me out of the wreck, cause I'm your superhero We are standing on the edge, we are standing on the edge We are standing on the edge LULL you stopped the crowd i cried out to break the spell you waved and smiled i just snapped and lost control distracted by irrelevance the stress and the tension (the stress and the tension) i'm in a lull there's nothing more dull than talking talking 'bout yourself but what i meant to say i'm sorry that i lost control distraeted by irrelevance the stress and the tension crawling through the keyhole well i'm in a lull LURGEE I feel better, I feel better now you've gone I got better, I got better, I got strong I feel better, I feel better, now there's nothing wrong I got better, I got better, I got strong Tell me something, Tell me something I don't know Tell me one thing, Tell me one thing, let it go I got something, I got something heaven knows I got something, I got something I don't know MAN O WAR drift all you like from ocean to ocean search the whole worid drunken confessione and hijacks and films just make you moan alone if you come home i'll make you a cake lay your velvet eyes i wish i couid see you just when i kill you're my man o war and the worms will eat you whole so unplug your phone stop all the chatter it all comes flooding back from poisoned clouds to poison the world you're my man o war and the worms will eat you whole, my love and the worms will eat your home you whole my love MAQUILADORA Here it comes, Here it comes, I can feel the hills exploding Exploding gracefully Burning up the freeway Here it comes Grass is green at the edge of the bubble Beautiful gets into beautiful trouble And it seems to fall out of the sky and come down on you. Oh baby burn Fast die younger Burns rubber Useless rockers From England Good times Had by all Just swallow your guilt and your crutches Blue and white birds stop and hide on the pedal Interstate fire walk staright down the middle, And it seems to fall out of the sky and come down on you Oh baby burn MEETING IN THE AISLE (Instrumental) MELATONIN Don't forget, that you are our son. Now go back to bed. We just know that you'll do well You won't come to harm. Death to all who stand in your way, Wake my dear. METTING IN THE AISLE (Instrumental) MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION Was always waiting for the crush The car to drive right through the shops To call in sick and late at work And take a holiday Was always tangled up in knots To keep myself from speaking up But no one's listening anyway Just trying to bribe me And if it's alright Then what are we doing here? And if it's alright This place is gassed by fear And if it's alright I'll tell you cos you never understand And if it's alright I'll beg you 'Cause I'm a begging kind of man Today I wrote a bad cheque Packed a bag and took a jet And no one's looking anyway I hope you miss me (Sometimes I think maybe I'm making a big mistake) MOLASSES Shake hands Genocide Molasses Jet powered caravans Molasses I'm too good You're stuck on Rent free earthquake zone Molasses I need someone else's glasses. Starving waitresses in plasters, Fat houseflies Genocide We've been stitched up Molasses MORNING BELL The morning bell The morning bell Had a null encounter Release me Release me You can keep the furniture A bump on the head Howling down the chimney Release me Release me Please Release me Release me Where'd you park the car Where'd you park the car Clothes are all alone with the furniture Now I might as well I might as well Sleepy jack the fire drill Running around around around... Cut the kids in half Cut the kids in half Cut the kids in half I wanted to tell you but you never listened You never understand I wanted to tell you but you never listened You never understand Cos I'm walking walking walking... The lights are on but nobody's home Everybody wants to be a The lights are on but nobody's home Everybody wants to be a singer Walking walking walking... The lights are on but nobody's at home Everybody wants to be a Everyone wants to be a friend Nobody wants to be a singer Walking walking walking... MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK Red wine and sleeping pills Help me get back to your arms Cheap sex and sad films Help me get back where I belong I think you're crazy, maybe I think you're crazy, maybe Stop sending letters Letters always get burned It's not like the movies They fed us on little white lies I think you're crazy, maybe I think you're crazy, maybe I will see you in the next life MY IRON LUNG faith your driving me away you do it everyday you don't mean it but it hurts like HELL my brain says im receiving pain a lack of oxygen from my life sup[poRT my IrOn lUng. weRe too young to fall asleep too cynical to speak we are loosing it can't you tell? we scratch our eternal itch our twentieth century bitch and we are gratEful for our irOn lUng. suck suck your teenage thumb toilet trained anddumb (whe n the powrr runs out we'll just humm) this this is our new s ong just like the last one a total w.a.s.t.e. of time. my irOn lUng. MYXOMATOSIS the mongrel cat came home holding half a head Proceeded to show it off to all his new found friends he said i been where i liked i slept with who i liked she ate me up for breakfast and screwed me in a vice and now i don't know why i feel so tongue tied i sat in the cupboard and wrote it down in neat they were cheering and waving cheering and waving twitching and salivating like with myxomatosis but it got edited fucked up strangled, beaten up used as a photo in Time magazine buried in a burning black hole in Devon i don t know why i feel so tongue tied don t know why i feel so skinned alive. My thoughts are misguided and a little naive I twitch and i salivate like with myxomatosis you should put me in a home or you should put me down I got myxomatosis I got myxomatosis now no one likes a smart arse but we all like stars that wasn't my intention, I did it for a reason it must have got mixed up strangled, beaten up i got myxomatosis i got myxomatosis i don t know why i feel so tongue tied NICE DREAM they love me like i was a brother they protect me listen to me they dug me my very own garden gave me sunshine made me happy. nice dream. i call up my friend the good angel but she's out with her ansaphone she says she would love to come help but the sea would electrocute us all. nice dream. if you think that you're strong enough if you think you belong enough. nice dream. NO RIPCORD Soul destroyed with clever toys for little boys It's inevitable, inevitable, it's a soul destroyed You feel it till you're dry You feel it till you've had enough And you don't understand No Ripcord, no ripcord No Ripcord, no ripcord Airplane, do I mean what I mean It's inevitable, inevitable, oh airplane A thousand miles an hour The politics of power See you don't understand No Ripcord, no ripcord No Ripcord, no ripcord la la la la... The answer to your prayers [ ?? ] No Ripcord, no ripcord No Ripcord, no ripcord NO SURPRISES A heart that's full up like a landfill, a job that slowly kills you, bruises that won't heal You were so tired, happy, bring down the government, they don't, they don't speak for her I'll take the quiet life, a handshake of carbon monoxide No alarms and no surprises, no alarms and no surprises No alarms and no surprises Silent, silent This is my final fit, my final bellyache with No alarms and no surprises, no alarms and no surprises No alarms and no surprises, please Such a pretty house, such a pretty garden No alarms and no surprises, no alarms and no surprises No alarms and no surprises, please NO SURPRISES [EARLY VERSION] He was sick of his clock stopping, wind it up that girl stayed sleeping next to him. watch stops, the batteries run down he started his broken sentenee, no alarms... the watch stops, the batteries run down. he started his broken sentence, no alarms and no surprises... he was sick of her excuses to not take off her dress when he beat her in the bathroom. he was sick of his clock stopping, wind it up no alarms and no surprises... no alarms and no surprises... no alarms and no surprises please. NO SURPRISES [UARLY VERSION] he was sick of his clock stopping, wind it up that girl stayed sleeping next to him. watch stops, the batteries run down he started his broken sentenee, no alarms... the watch stops, the batteries run down. he started his broken sentence, no alarms and no surprises... he was sick of her excuses to not take off her dress when he beat her in the bathroom. he was sick of his clock stopping, wind it up no alarms and no surprises... no alarms and no surprises... no alarms and no surprises please. NO SURPRISES PLEASE he was sick of his clock stopping wind it up, that girls stayed sleeping next to him watch stops, the batteries run down he started his broken sentence, no alarms... the watch stops, the batteries run down, he started his broken sentence, no alarms and no surprises... he was sick of her excuses to not take off her dress when bleedin' in the bathroom he was sick of his clock stopping, wind it up no alarms an no surprises... no alarms an no surprises... no alarms an no surprises, please NOTHING TOUCHES ME nothing touches me man these walls are three feet thick wouldn't take one of them little drills to get through i try to make her listen when i turn away she's split i try to make her listen when i turn away she's split she went... nothing touches me nothing touches me now nothing touches me man no matter how you split sticks and stones can get through bones so i've given up looking out of it i try to make her listen when i turn away she's split i try to make her listen when i turn away shes split she went... nothing touches me now laugh if you can, at me now OPTIMISTIC Flies are buzzing round my head Vultures circling the dead Picking up every last crumb The big fish eat the little ones The big fish eat the little ones Not my problem, give me some You can try the best you can If you try the best you can The best you can is good enough If you try the best you can If you try the best you can The best you can is good enough This one's optimistic This one went to market This one just came out of the swamp This one dropped a payload Fodder for the animals Living on animal farm If you try the best you can If you try the best you can The best you can is good enough If you try the best you can If you try the best you can The best you can is good enough I'd really like to help you, man I'd really like to help you, man And now this messed up millionaire Floating around on a prison ship If you try the best you can If you try the best you can The best you can is good enough If you can try the best you can If you try the best you can Dinosaurs ruling the earth Dinosaurs ruling the earth Dinosaurs ruling the earth PACKT LIKE SARDINES IN A CRUSHED TIN BOX After years of waiting nothing came As your life flashed before your eyes You realize I'm a reasonable man Get off, get off, get off my case (x2) I'm a reasonable man Get off my case Get off my case After years of waiting After years of waiting nothing came And you realize you're looking, Looking in the wrong place I'm a reasonable man Get off my case (x2) I'm a reasonable man Get off my case (x2) I'm a reasonable man Get off my case (x3) After years of waiting You're a reasonable man Get off our case (x3) I'm a reasonable man, Get off my case (x3) I'm a reasonable man, Get off my case (x3) I'm a reasonable man, Get off my case (x3) PALO ALTO In a city of the future, it is hard to consentrate. Meet the boss, meet the wife, everybody's happy, everyone is made for life. In a city of the future, it is difficult to find a space. I'm to busy to see you, you're to busy to wait. Well I'm ok, how are you? Thanks for asking Thanks for asking. Well I'm ok, how are you? We hope that you are ok too. Everyone of those days, when the sky is californian blue. A beautiful bombshell, I throw myself into my world Two day, I've been waiting for so long. Well I'm ok, how are you? Thanks for asking Thanks for asking. Well I'm ok, how are you? We hope that you are ok too PAPERBAG WRITER Blow into this paper bag Go home and stop grinning at everyone Blow into this paper bag Go home and stop grinning at everyone It was nice when it lasted but now it's gone It was nice when it lasted but now it's gone Blow into this paper bag Take your armor off, you're not under attack Take your armor off, you're not under attack Come on, come on Blow into this paper bag Go home and stop grinning at everyone Blow into this paper bag Go home and stop grinning at everyone They were honeybees on a blade of grass Take your armor off, you're not under attack Blow into this paper bag Blow into this paper bag PARANOID ANDROID Please could you stop the noise I'm trying to get some rest? From all the unborn chicken voices in my head What's that, what's that When I am king you will be first against the wall With your opinion which is of no consequence at all What's that, what's that Ambition makes you look pretty ugly Kicking squealing gucci little piggy You don't remember, you don't remember, why don't you remember my name Off with his head man, off with his head man Why don't you remember my name? I guess he does Rain down, rain down, come on rain down on me From a great height, from a great height, height Rain down, rain down, come on rain down on me From a great height, from a great height, height (repeats 3rd time, underneath vocals are:) That's it sir, you're leaving, the crackle of pig skin, the dust and the screaming The yuppies networking the panic, the vomit, the panic, the vomit God loves his children, God loves his children, yeah PEARLY How do you get your teeth so pearly? dewdrop dentures white washed fences she runs from the third world pearly vanilla (feel it crawl to me) milkshakes (crawl back again) from hard rock (whatever you say) cafes (it won't go away) that's where (I feel it crawl to me) she got her (crawl back again) sweet tooth (it won't go away) for white boys (whatever you say) she runs from the third world pearly PERMANENT DAYLIGHT Loose ropes still tied knots I can't believe that i returned loose threads still they sew It's just i can't believe that we returned Let's get out Out Will you come out with me? PHILLIPA CHICKEN i got wings, i got arms, i got shrinks i got bombs, i got guns, i got brains so there's no point in your warbird she's no point in denying i got guns, i got bombs, i got brains and i won't fall for you take me up to a warmer place i got eggs, i got feathers, i got brains and there's no point in your warbird she's no point in denying i got bombs, i got guns, i got brains and i won't fall for you... i got brains, i got feathers, i got hands, i got friends, i got ammo, i got plans so there's no point in your warbird she's no point in denying i got guns, i got arms, i got plans and i won't fall for you and i won't fly for you... PLANET TELEX you can force it but it will not come. you can taste it but it will not form. you can crush it but it's always here. you can crush it but it's always near chasing you home saying everything is broken everyone is broken. you can force it but it will stay stung. you can crush it as dry as a bone. you can walk it straight home from school. you can kiss it you can break all the rules but still everything is broken, everyone is broken. why can't you forget? POLYETHYLENE (PARTS 1 & 2) go. Disjointed we scare ourselves with all that we wanna be. Just got paid and now you're going, how long should you be? If I get scared, I just call you. And I, miss your glow as I unsettle, Oh I'll always feel, I'll always be. right. One, two, three, four. So sell your skin tie, and come and live with me. Leukemia, schizophrenia, polyethylene. There is no significant risk to your health. She used to be beautiful once as well. Plastic bag, middle class, polyethylene. Decaffeinate, unleaded, keep all surfaces clean. If you don't believe in it, sell your soul. If you don't get into it, no one will. Oh...... Oh........ POP IS DEAD Oh no, pop is dead Long live pop. It died an ugly death, By back catalogue. And know you know it gets you nowhere, And now you know you realise. Oh no, pop is dead It just gave up, We raise the dead but they won't stand up. And radio have salmonella, And now you know you gotta die. It left this message for us. So what, pop is dead, it's no great loss So many face lifts, it's face flew off. The Emperor he has no clothes on, And his skin is pealing off. Oh no, pop is dead, long live pop, One final lot of coke to jerk him off... Jack him off.. He left this message for us. He left this message for us. He left this message for us. PROVE YOURSELF I can't afford to breathe in this town Nowhere to sit with out a gun in my hand Look back up to the cathode ray... I'm better off dead I'm better off dead I'm better off... Prove yourself Prove yourself Prove yourself I want to breathe, I want to grow I say I want it but I don't know how I look, I bleed, I beg and pray I'm better off dead I'm better off dead I'm better off... Prove yourself Prove yourself Prove yourself I'm better off dead I'm better off dead I'm better off... Prove yourself... PULL / PULK REVOLVING DOORS There are barn doors And there are revolving doors Doors on the rudders of big ships We are revolving doors There are doors that open by themselves There are sliding doors And there are secret doors There are doors that lock And doors that don't There are doors that let you in And out But never open But they are trapdoors That you can't come back from PUNCHDRUNK LOVESICK SINGALONG I wrapped you inside my coat When they came to fire upon the house I didn't feel pain Cause no one can touch me Now that i'm held in your smile A beautiful girl A beautiful girl Can turn your world into doubt Sell me a car that goes Sell me a house that stands Oh I never cared before I never cared before I never cared before Before Before Before A beautiful girl A beautiful girl Can turn your world into doubt A beautiful girl A beautiful girl Can turn you world into doubt Yeah I stood in front of her face When the first bullet Was shot PYRAMID SONG I jumped in the river and what did I see? Black eyed angels swam with me A moon full of stars and astral cars All the things I used to see All my lovers were there with me All my past and futures And we all went to heaven in a little row boat There was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt I jumped into the river Black eyed angels swam with me A moon full of stars and astral cars And all the things I used to see All my lovers were there with me All my past and futures And we all went to heaven in a little row boat There was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt There was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt There was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt RABBIT IN YOUR HEADLIGHTS I'm a rabbit in your headlights Scared of the spotlight You don't come to visit I'm stuck on this bed Thin rubber gloves She laughs when she's crying She cries when she's laughing Fat bloody fingers are sucking your soul away I'm a rabbit in your headlights Christian suburbanite Washed down the toilet Money to burn Fat bloody fingers are sucking your soul away If you're frightened of dying and then you hold on You'll see devils tearing your life away But, if you've made your peace Then the devils are really angels Freeing you from the Earth... from the Earth White worms on the underground Caught between stations Butter fingers I'm losing my patience I'm a rabbit in your headlights Christian suburbanite You got money to burn Fat bloody fingers are sucking your soul away... away... away.. RATTLESNAKE RECKONER feeling pulled apart by horses. fobbed off with lame shite excuses. feeling pulled apart by horses. reckoner papapa reckoner papapapa reckoner papapapa reckoner i ve no sons and i have no daughters feeling pulled apart by horses. inseckt bites. machine gun cameras your not asleep your not dreaming this is not a dream. this here is the reckoner papapa reckoner papapapa reckoner papapapa reckoner reckoner papapa reckoner papapapa REMYXOMATOSIS The mongrel cat came home holding half a head Proceeded to show it off to all his new found friends he said i been where i liked i slept with who i liked she ate me up for breakfast and screwed me in a vice and now i don't know why i feel so tongue tied i sat in the cupboard and wrote it down in neat they were cheering and waving cheering and waving twitching and salivating like with myxomatosis but it got edited fucked up strangled, beaten up used as a photo in Time magazine buried in a burning black hole in Devon i don t know why i feel so tongue tied don t know why i feel so skinned alive. My thoughts are misguided and a little naive I twitch and i salivate like with myxomatosis you should put me in a home or you should put me down I got myxomatosis I got myxomatosis now no one likes a smart arse but we all like stars that wasn't my intention, I did it for a reason it must have got mixed up strangled, beaten up i got myxomatosis i got myxomatosis i don t know why i feel so tongue tied SAIL TO THE MOON I sucked the moon I spoke too soon And how much did it cost? I was dropped from moonbeams And sailed on shooting stars Maybe you'll Be president But know right from wrong Or in the flood You'll build an Ark And sail us to the moon Sail us to the moon Sail to the moon SCATTERBRAIN I'm walking out in a force ten gale. birds thrown around, bullets for hail. the roof is pulling off by its fingernails. your voice is rapping on my window sill yesterday's headlines blown by the wind. yesterday's people end up scatterbrain. then any fool can easy pick a hole. (I only wish I could fall in) a moving target in a firing range. somewhere I'm not scatterbrain. somewhere I'm not scatterbrain. lightning fuse powercut. scatterbrain SIT DOWN, STAND UP Sit down, stand up Sit down, stand up Walk into the jaws of hell (sit down, stand up) Walk into the jaws of hell (sit down, stand up) Anytime (sit down) Anytime (stand up) Sit down, stand up Sit down, stand up We can wipe you out anytime (sit down, stand up) We can wipe you out (sit down, stand up) Anytime Anytime Stand up, sit down The rain drops (repeated) STOP WHISPERING And the wise man said I don't wanna hear your voice And the thin man said I don't wanna hear your voice And they're cursing me And they won't let me be There's nothing to say And there's nothing to do Stop whispering, start shouting Stop whispering, start shouting And my mother said Let me spit on you son some more And the [? building ?] said Let me spit on your face some more And the feeling is That there's something wrong Cuz I can't find the words And I can't find the song Stop whispering, start shouting Stop whispering, start shouting They said, I have a complaint Can't remember what it is That's why I'm here Stop whispering, start shouting Stop whispering, start shouting STREET SPIRIT (FADE OUT) rows of houses all bearing down on me i can feel their blue hands touching me all these things in all positions all these things will one day take control and fade out again and fade out this machine will will not communicate these thoughts and the strain i am under be a world child form a circle before we all go under and fade out again and fade out again cracked eggs dead birds scream as they fight for life i can feel death can see it's beady eyes all these things into frution all these things we'll one day swallow whole and fade out again and fade out again. STUPID CAR I find it hard To drive your stupid car I find it hard Cause I never get that far And you put my brain in overload And I can't change gears I cannot see the road You got concrete eyes And I cannot see your face And I failed in life Cause you crushed me with your hands And you put my brain in overload I can't change gears I cannot see the road SUBTERRANEAN HOMESICK ALIEN The breath of the morning I keep forgetting the smell of the warm summer air I live in a town where you can't smell a thing You watch your feet for cracks in the pavement Up above aliens hover making home movies for the folks back home Of all these weird creatures who lock up their spirits Drill holes in themselves and live for their secrets They're all uptight, uptight, uptight, uptight I wish that they'd swoop down in the country lane late at night when I'm driving Take me onboard their beautiful ship show me the weird world as I'd love to see it I'd tell all my friends but they'd never believe me They'd think that I'd finally lost it completely I'd show them the stars and the meaning of life they'd shut me away But I'll be all right, all right I'm all right, all right I'm just uptight, uptight, uptight, uptight SULK you bite through the big wall the big wall bites back you sit there and sulk sit there and bawl you are so pretty when you're on your knees disinfected eager to please sometimes you sulk sometimes you burn god rest your soul when the loving comes and we've already gone just like your dad you'll never change each time it comes it eats me alive i try to behave but it eats me alive so i declare a holiday fall asleep drift away. TALK SHOW HOST I want to I want to be someone else or I'll explode Floating upon this surface for the birds The birds The birds You want me? Fucking well come and find me I'll be waiting With a gun and a pack of sandwiches And nothing Nothing Nothing Nothing You want me? Well come and break the door down You want me? Fucking come and break the door down I'm ready I'm ready I'm ready I'm ready I'm ready THE AMAZING SOUNDS OF ORGY I want to see you smile again Like diamonds in the dust The amazing sound of the killing hordes The day the banks collapse on us Cease this endless chattering Like everything is fine When sorry is not good enough Sit in the back while no one drives So glad you're mine THE BENDS where do we go from here? the words are coming out all wierd where are you now when i need you? alone on an aeroplane falling asleep against the window pane my blood will THICKEN. i need to wash myself again to hide all the dirt and pain i'd be scared that there's nothing underneath and who are my real friends? have they all got the bends? am i really sinking this low? my baby's got the bends we don't have any real friends i'm just lying in a bar with my drip feed on talking to my girlfriend waiting for something to happen and i wish it was the sixties i wish i could be happy i wish i wish i wish that something would happen.. where do we go from here? the words are coming out all wierd where are you now when i need you? they brought in the CIA the tanks and the whole marines to blow me away to blow me sky high. my baby's got the bends we don't have any real friends i'm just lying in a bar with my drip feed on talking to my girlfriend waiting for something to happen and i wish it was the sixties i wish i could be happy i wish i wish i wish that something would happen i want to live and breathe i want to be part of the human race where do we go from here? the words are coming out all wierd where are you now when i need you? THE CHAINS THE GLOAMING Genie let out the bottle It is now the witching hour Genie let out the bottle It is now the witching hour Murderers you're murderers We are not the same as you Genie let out the bottle Funny haha funny how When the walls bend When the walls bend With your breathing With your breathing When the walls bend When the walls bend With your breathing With your breathing With your breathing They will suck you down To the otherside They will suck you down To the otherside They will suck you down To the otherside They will suck you down To the otherside To the shadows blue and red To the shadows blue and red Your alarm bells Your alarm bells To the shadows blue and red To the shadows blue and red Your alarm bells Your alarm bells Should be ringing This is the gloaming THE NATIONAL ANTHEM Everyone Everyone around here Everyone is so near What's going on? What's going on? Everyone Everyone is so near Everyone has got the fear What's going on? What's going on? What's going on? What's going on? What's going on? THE TOURIST It barks at no one else but me like it's seen a ghost I guess it seen the sparks, a flowing no one else would know Hey man slow down, slow down, idiot slow down, slow down Sometimes I get overcharged that's when you see sparks You ask me where the hell I'm going at thousand feet per second? Hey man, slow down, slow down, idiot slow down, slow down Hey man, slow down, slow down, idiot slow down, slow down. THE TRICKSTER Rust in the mountains Rust in the brain The air is sacred here In spite of your claim Up on the roof tops Out of reach Trickster is meaningless Trickster is weak He's talking out the world Talking out the world Hey Hey Hey This is only halfway Hey Hey Hey This is only halfway I wanted you so bad And I couldn't say All things fall apart We wanted out so bad We couldn't say These things fall apart We're talking out the world Talking out the world Hey Hey Hey This is only halfway Hey Hey Hey This is only halfway Truant kids a can of brick dust worms Who do not want to climb down from Their chestnut tree Long white gloves Police tread carefully Escaped from the zoo The perfect child facsimile It's Talking out the world Talking out the world THERE THERE in pitch dark i go walking in your landscape. broken branches trip me as i speak. just because you feel it doesnt mean it's there. just because you feel it doesnt mean it's there. there's always a siren singing you to shipwreck. (don't reach out, don't reach out) steer away from these rocks we'd be a walking disaster. (don't reach out, don't reach out) just because you feel it doesn't mean it's there. (there's someone on your shoulder) just because you feel it doesn't mean it's there. (there's someone on your shoulder) there there why so green and lonely? heaven sent you to me. we are accidents waiting waiting to happen. we are accidents waiting waiting to happen. THINKING ABOUT YOU Been thinking about you, the way I cut your hair Your eyes are on my wall, your teeth are over there But I'm still no one, and you're my star What do you care? Been thinking about you, and there's no rest Should I still love you, still see you in bed When I'm playing with myself? What do you care when the other men are far, far better? All the things you got, all the things you need I bought you cigarettes, and pried the company to come and see you, honey I've been thinking about you, so how can you sleep? Those people aren't your friends, they're paid to kiss your feet They don't know what I know. Why should you care when I'm not there? Been thinking about you, and there's no rest Should I still love you, still see you in bed When I'm playing with myself? What do you care when I'm not there? All the things you got that you'll never need all the things you got I bled and I bleed to please you Been thinking about you... THIS MESS WE'RE IN Can you hear them? The helicopters? I m in New York No need for words now We sit in silence You look me In the eye directly You met me I think it s Wednesday The evening The mess we re in and The city sun sets over me Night and day I dream of Making love To you now baby Love making On screen Impossible dream And I have seen The sunrise Over the river The freeway Reminding Of this mess we re in and The city sun sets over me What were you wanting? I just want to say Don t ever change now baby And thank you I don t think we ll ever meet again And you must leave now Before the sunrise Above skyscrapers The sin and The mess we re in and The city sun sets over me TRANS ATLANTIC DRAWL I was born for your magazines For your magazines I am trapped in the society page Of your magazines Of your magazines I don't know what it means Do you see light at the end of the tunnel? At the end of the tunnel? Do you see light at the end of the tunnel? At the end of the tunnel? At the end of the tunnel? TREEFINGERS (Instrumental) TRUE LOVE WAITS i'll drown my beliefs to have you be in peace i'll dress like your niece to wash your swollen feet just don't leave don't leave and true love waits in haunted attics and true love wins on lollipops and crisps just don't leave don't leave i'm not living i'm just killing time your tiny hands your crazy kiss and smile just lonely, longing UP ON THE LADDER monster in the ?????? trapped in our birth space a man sleep timing the mixture of mother craze all the right moves and in the right percent watch my dog, a puppet looking as it's seen a strain give me an answer give me a line i've been climbing up this high i've been wasting my time climb up the ladder up the ladder up climb, climb up the ladder up the ladder up on the ladder it's my time to escape up on the ladder away from your mistake up on the ladder to call out the pain up on the ladder you're all the fucking same oh, you let the people down you let the people down you let the people down oh, you let the people down you let the people down you let the people down VEGETABLE I never wanted anything like this I worked hard, tried hard I ran around in domestic bliss I fought hard, died long Every time you're running out of here Every time you're running I get the fear I never wanted any broken bones Scarred face, no home Your words surround me and asphyxiate And I burn all hate Every time you're running out on me Every time you're running I can see I'm not a vegetable I will not control myself I spit on the hand that feeds me I will not control myself The waters spray, the waters roll all over me The waters spray, the waters roll on this tired [?] I'm not a vegetable I will not control myself I spit on the hand that feeds me I will not control myself WE SUCK YOUNG BLOOD are you hungry? are you sick? are you begging for a break? are you sweet? are you fresh? are you strung up by the wrists? we want the young blood are you fracturing? are you torn at the seams? would you do anything? flea bitten? motheaten? we suck young blood we suck young blood won't let the creeping ivy won't let the nervous bury me our veins are thin our rivers poisoned we want the sweet meats we want the young blood WHERE BLUEBIRDS FLY (Instrumental) WHERE I END AND YOU BEGIN there's a gap in between there's a gap where we meet where i end and you begin and i'm sorry for us the dinosaurs roam the earth the sky turns green where i end and you begin i am up in the clouds i am up in the clouds and i can't and i can't come down i can watch but not take part where i end and where you start where you, you left me alone you left me alone. X' will mark the place like parting the waves like a house falling in the sea. i will eat you all alive i will eat you all alive i will eat you all alive i will eat you all alive there'll be no more lies there'll be no more lies there'll be no more lies there'll be no more lies WICKED PEOPLE Go to hell come to me For I am a wicked child I sin and I so confuse And I am a wicked child I am a wicked child I am the devil's son And I wish I could be good Keep you satisfied Yeah I wish I could be good I wish I could be good Go to hell and come to me For I am a wicked child I sin and I so confuse Yeah I am a wicked child I am a wicked child ????? I wanna be good I wanna be good. WOLF AT THE DOOR Drag him out the window dragging out your dead singing i miss you snakes and ladders flip the lid out pops the cracker smacks you in the head knifes you in the neck kicks you in the teeth steel toe caps takes all your credit cards step up get the gunge get the eggs get the flan in the face the flan in the face the flan in the face dance you fucker dance you fucker don't you dare don't you dare don't you flan in the face take it with the love its given take it with a pinch of salt take it to the taxman let me back let me back i promise to be good don't look in the mirror at the face you don't recognize help me call the doctor put me inside put me inside put me inside put me inside put me inside i keep the wolf from the door but he calls me up calls me on the phone tells me all the ways that he's gonna mess me up steal all my children if i don't pay the ransom but i'll never see him again if i squeal to the cops walking like a giant crane and with my x ray eyes i strip you naked in a tight little world and are you on the list? stepford wives who are we to complain? investments and dealers investments and dealers cold wives and mistresses. cold wives and sunday papers. city boys in 1st class don't know we're born just know someone else is gonna come and clean it up born and raised for the job oh I wish you'd get up go over get up go over and turn this tape off. i keep the wolf from the door but he calls me up calls me on the phone tells me all the ways that hes gonna mess me up steal all my children if i don't pay the ransom but i'll never see him again if i squeal to the cops WORRYWORT You don't wanna talk to me, You don't wanna say the words, You try to get off the hook, You try to get off the hook. Sprawling on a pin, Hanging off the hook, Trying to get yourself away, Trying to get yourself away. There's no use dwelling on, On what might have been, Just think of all the fun, You could be having. We know the way you talk, We know what you want, We know what you want, What you really wanted. Take a look around, There's candles on the cake, On what might have been, The road you should have took, Mistakes mistaken There's no use dwelling on, No use dwelling on. It's such a beautiful day, It's such a beautiful day, Find yourself a ????, Go and get some rest. It's such a beautiful day. It's such a beautiful day. Go up to the mic, Go up to the mic, Go and get some rest. YES I AM I resent you calling I resent your voice I resent that I Don't have a choice Anywhere I go You are always there Outside the car Or in my hair I think I've been here before Yes I've been here before The last time you locked All the doors And I resent you calling I resent your voice I resent that I Don't have a choice And yes I am Yes I am I think I've told you once I think I needed advice You were such a help That's very nice I think I've been here before Yes I've been here before But this time I kick Down your door Yes I am Yes I am YOU You are the sun the moon and stars ah you... and I could never run away from you You try but what could get out of things? and why should I believe myself? not you? It's like the world is gonna end so soon and why should I believe myself? Yeah... You, me, and everything caught in the fire I can see you drowning caught in the fire YOU AND WHOSE ARMY? Come on, come on You think you drive me crazy Come on, come on You and whose army? You and your cronies Come on, come on Holy roman empire Come on if you think Come on if you think You can take us all on You can take us all on You and whose army? You and your cronies You forget so easily You ought to know You ought to know Oh so sad Oh so sad Oh so sad You ought to know You ought to know I'm so sad I'm so sad I'm so sad.. YOU NEVER WASH UP AFTER YOURSELF I must get out once in a while Everything is starting to die The dust settles, the worms dig Spiders crawl over the bed I must get out once in a while I eat all day and now I'm fat Yesterday's meal is hugging the plate You never wash up after yourself A LITTLE EACH DAY Took a walk down under the street Never thought that I'd see the day I would meet Came and whispered in my ear But I treid to pretend that I didn't hear Turned my head and I walked away I treid to forget what they had to say Put on a smile and I tried to hide But I couldn't keep myself from crying inside Oh I...So I turned my head and I walked away Oh I...And I tried to forget what he had to say Oh I...And I chalked it up as another day Oh I say...I died a little today Took a journey through my brain And they saw the scars and they felt my pain Saw the things I din't want to find Knew the dreams I had over a bottle of wine Thought if I lied I was oigng to win But they said the battle wouldn't even begin Thought about the lies that I said to myself But I knew it's too late to find the help A LITTLE EACH DAY [Mike Muir] Took a walk down under the street Never thought that I'd see the day I would meet Came and whispered in my ear But I tried to pretend that I didn't hear Turned my head and walked away And I tried to forget what they had to say Put on a smile and I tried to hide But I couldn't keep myself from crying inside Oh, I...So I turned my head and I walked away Oh, I...And I tried to forget what he had to say Oh, I...And I chalked it up as another day Oh, I say...I died a little today Took a journey through my brain And they saw the scars and they felt my pain Saw the things I didn't want to find Knew the dreams I had over a bottle of wine Thought if I lied I was going to win But they said the battle wouldn't even begin Thought about the lies that I said to myself But I knew it's too late to find the help I die a little each day ACCEPT MY SACRIFICE No destination set I daze along till something finds me Where I've been I'm not sure I cannot see the tears, they blind me You know that something ain't right It's a sacrifice Why must I pay this price Accept my sacrifice An emptiness so full I cap it off with expectations A sight not to behold I cover all in explanations It's a sacrifice No no no no no It's a sacrifice a sacrifice Sailing off of course, directions lost There is no exit The captain's abandoned ship, now mutiny How could I suspect this It's a sacrifice, it's a sacrifice, accept my sacrifice It's a sacrifice, it's a sacrifice, it's a sacrifice Accept my sacrifice AIN'T GONNA TAKE IT [Muir, Paul, Pleasants] Ain't gonna take it Amymore [3x's] Don't mess with my head don't mess with my head Don't mess with my head don't mess with my mind Now you messed with me the very last time Well I'm mad as hell hell that's the truth For someone like you I got no use [Chorus:] Ain't gonna take it Anymore [3X's] It's a quarter to pain half past hate I got to get moving cause I'm running late It was all thought out, but now I'm breaking the pain In a moment we'll find out who's the man Well you should have stopped and seen that I'm not the one Now there's no stopping what's got to get done You shouldn't have messed with my head You shouldn't have messed with my mind And now you'll find out about cyco time [Chorus:] Ain't gonna take it Anymore You picked at my soul you picked at my brain You pushed my button like I'm a video game You picked at my head you picked at my mind But now you've picked on me the very last time Cause I'm heavy on my mind and I'm light on my feet That's just the sad facts thats not conceit You picked at my head you picked at my mind But now you've picked on me the very last time Ain't gonna take it Ain't gonna take it Ain't gonna take it [Chorus:] Ain't gonna take it Anymore [3X's] ALONE I scream at the sky, it's easier than crying I'm shyish when I'm shouting out loud I feel so alone in a room full of people I'm loudist when I'm in a crowd I'm alone, and nobody hears me Can't nobody heal me, won't somebody help me I'm alone, I just need Someone to take my hand and pick me up when I'm feeling down Someone to take my heart and give it a home Someone to be with me and help me through the times when I'm down and lonely Someone to be with me when I'm alone I'm alone, all alone Alone is the way I live, it's not the way I want it but you know You can't give in, alone is the way I feel, it's so hard to understand Why I've got to be alone If you look in my heart you'd see it I'm trying to be something better If you look in my heart you'd feel it I've got to keep moving on If you look in my heart you'd know it I'm just trying to make my world better If you look in my heart you'd see it I got to do it alone I've been down, I've been down I've been down, down, down so low I've been lost, so lost with no place left to go I've had emotions, emotions that you better hope you never know Sometimes it feels like I just can't take no more If you look in my heart you'd see it I'm trying to be something better If you look in my heart you'd feel it I've got to keep moving on If you look in my heart you'd know it I'm just trying to make my world better If you look in my heart you'd see it I got to do it alone Seems like things just keep getting further out of hand Why can't for once things just go as I plan How dare you, how dare you tell me that you understand Let me tell you straight out, there ain't nobody here that can I'm all alone, I'm so alone, to be alone, just leave me alone If you look in my heart you'll see it If you look in my heart you'd feel it If you look in my heart you'd know it I'm not trying to make no one bitter I'm just alone, leave me alone, alone alone, now leave me I've lived in places that you wouldn't never ever want to be Places where for a minute you couldn't ever stand to be I've seen things, I've seen things you'd never want to see SO what gives, what gives you the right to be the judge of me I'm all alone, I'm so alone, to be alone, just leave me alone A room full of people, can't nobody help me, I'm alone I just need someone to take my hand and pick me up when I'm Feeling down, when I'm down Someone to take my heart and give it a home, when I'm down Someone to be with me and help me through the times I'm down and lonely, when I'm down Someone to be with me when I'm alone I'm alone, all alone Alone is the way I live, it's not the way I want it but I Know I can't give in Alone is the way I feel, there ain't nothing quite as sad as A person that's alone ANIMAL BENEDICTION Oh yea, back again. Hope you've enjoyed our little excursions. Tipping, toeing thru the mind of a muthafucka that need's a little fuck'n stomping on. Yea, but don't take it wrong, see we ain't trying to tell you how to think, we're just trying to get you to think. And we ain't trying to control nobody, we want the people (individually speaking) to be in control, to know who they are and what they want to be. Yea, and question authority, what the fuck but not for sake of argument, but because you took the time to analyze it and you found a better fuck'n way, not just a fuck'n excuse to complain. And beware of people who try to use you as statistic to back their claims of power, that use you simply as a vehicle to get themselves where they want to, with no reference to your best interest except for their disclaimer that their best interest is your best interest. And remember... cool is only 3 letters away from fool! BERSERK! [Mike Muir/Brooks Wackerman/Dean Pleasants] Berserk... Berserk...berserk...berserk... Berserk...Sometimes my mind doesn't work Berserk... Berserk...berserk...berserk... Berserk...Sometimes my mind doesn't work Berserk... Berserk...berserk...berserk... Sometimes...sometimes... Sometimes...sometimes... Sometimes...sometimes... Sometimes...sometimes... Sometimes...sometimes... Sometimes...sometimes... Sometimes...sometimes... Sometimes...sometimes... Sometimes my mind doesn't work...he heh... Berserk... Berserk...berserk...berserk... Berserk! Berserk! Berserk! Berserk! My luck's been rotten and I am feeling like shit I'll feel much better when I find someone to hit Ready for contact I need someone to attack Lock on a target, now I know who I'll jack Berserk! Berserk! Berserk! Berserk! Berserk! Don't you want to dance with me? Berserk! Won't you come to dance with me? Berserk! Don't you want to dance with me? Berserk! Won't you come to dance with me? Berserk...Who says? Berserk...Who says? Berserk...Who says? Berserk...Who says? Berserk...Who says? Berserk...Who says? Berserk...Who says? Berserk...Who says? Who says that pain has to hurt? Berserk... Berserk... Who says that pain has to hurt? Berserk... Berserk...berserk...berserk... Berserk! Berserk! Berserk! Berserk! I'm sick of talking, I've got nothing to say I'm mad as hell which means I'm ready to play Got in my way, yeah you must be a fool Knocked out your teeth but it's nothing personal Berserk! Berserk! Berserk! Berserk! Berserk! Now everybody wants to dance! Berserk! Don't you want to come and dance? Berserk! Now everybody loves to dance! Berserk! Won't you want to come and dance? Berserk! Berserk... Berserk! Berserk... Berserk! Berserk... Berserk! Berserk... Berserk! Now everybody wants to dance! Berserk! Don't you want to come and dance? Berserk! Now everybody loves to dance! Berserk! Won't you want to come and dance? BUILT TO SURVIVE [Muir] You've heard about the war in my head And I've been known to wake the dead I'm not evil just possessed to skate And feeling like shit, just don't feel great Built to survive, Built to survive, Built to survive, I'm built, I'm built, I'm built to survive So much time spent alone And I'm still searching for my home Built to survive, Built to survive, Built to survive, I'm built, I'm built, I'm built to survive Had my scrapes with the law Is that your mommy that I saw ? They tried to ban us from L.A. But every dog has his day Built to survive, Built to survive, Built to survive, I'm built, I'm built, I'm built to survive And we're built to survive It's 1999 and going cyco's all that's on my mind Controlled by hatred lost again What I don't need is a friend I want more you fascist pig We are family, we live to live Built to survive, Built to survive, Built to survive, I'm built, I'm built, I'm built to survive BULLENIUM CAN'T STOP There's a place I try to go, so far from here I close my eyes, I try to, to disappear I look around in my own way But what I see I never, never really know I wander 'round until I feel it coming on and then it's It's time to go I don't want to be here, falling out of place Confusion's the consensus, fighting for my space Can't stop the running, can't stop the running The runaway emotions in me Now you got them running, can't stop the running The runaway emotions in me I lived it, I live it, it's not easy to say I felt it, I feel it, it's just another day It scares me, why does it dare me You know it aint a fair fight Pain overtakes me, it tries to break me You know that something aint right Now you got them running, can't stop the running The runaway emotions in me Now you got them running, can't stop the running The runaway emotions in me Set my body free They don't make no seatbelt for the mind. So I can't fasten up for this ride... Running away, can't stop the runaway emotions Not right, can't fight Can't stop the runaway emotions Fighting, hiding, can't stop the runaway emotions Hypnotized, paralyzed Can't stop the runaway emotions Can't stop the running, can't stop the running The runaway emotions in me Now you got them running, can't stop the running The runaway emotions I hate it, I hate me, like my consistency I've seen it, I see it, I'm talking literally So much lying, too much denying It's time to face the facts You can't help me These cards were dealt me Play out the final act Now you got them running, can't stop the running The runaway emotions in me You got them running, can't stop the running The runaway emotions in me Set my body free Oh no, you really done it this time Can't stop the runaway emotions Can't stop the runaway emotions There's a place I try to go, so far from here I close my eyes but I can't, can't disappear CHARLIE MONROE CHILDREN OF THE BORED CHOOSING MY OWN WAY OF LIFE My life People don't try to tell me how to live my life Don't try to fill me up with false hopes and lies Show me the truth they say they'll show the light Don't try to tell me I'm wrong when I know I'm right Cause I don't need it, I don't need it, all I need is Choosin' my own way, choosin' my own way of life I'm mad as hell and I ain't gonna take it And if you think I am I think you're fuckin' mistaken Lock me in, but you can't lock me out You can cut off my tongue, but I'll still scream and shout Choosin' my own way of life what up? Cause I'm choosin' my own way of life I'd rather have a penny than a heart of gold I'd rather die young than do as I'm told I was never one to turn down a fight I gotta sleep all day so I can rage rage rage all night Hell I don't need it, I don't need it, all I need is My destination is my own decision Living fast is my only religion Trust no one cause I'm no fuckin' fool Learn on my own I don't need no school Choosin' my own way of life what up Choosin' my own way of life straight out Choosin' my own way of life ain't it my life Choosin' my own way of life and I don't need nobody else CONTROLLED BY HATRED I see the world it slips so far away Looking back on yesterday Leaves me nothing more to say Terror reigns my world, Lord please tell me why I'm on my knees, I start to cry I live my life, that's another lie Controlled by hatred It feels good, I'm not proud to say But I'll just put off my guilt, it can wait another fuckin' day I search you out and now you're right within my reach And now you'll learn a lesson only I can teach Now I'm chking it, now I'm checking out Now I start to scream, it's what it's all about, shout it out Can you swee what it's all about, shout it out Now you know what I'm all about So you can chalk up another soul that's lost Calculate the social cost You know not what's inside of me Raging mad insanity Scrambled brains I got a toasted mind Look in my heart therein no goodness are you gonna find I turned my back to all responsibility I got no place for all your sensitivity Now I'm checking out, now I'm checking in, now I star to pray Just another fuckin' sin, why can't I ever win? Seems like I never win, it's a sin after sin after sin Why can't I ever win? Who am I? I feel no pain I clsoe my ears and now I see so clear I slip away just left all fear Not a sound, but still I hear Controlled by hatred And now the world it slips so far away Looking back on yesterday Leave me nothing more to say Controlled by hatred I didn't think that I could ever try Now tears of joy I start to cry I free my soul and now I fly Controlled by hatred The hooterman goes What's your name? he goes What's your name? he goes What's your name? he goes You know my name, you know my name! What's your name? my name is terror! What's your name? my name is pain! What's your name? and you're my reason I'm controlled by hate, controlled, controlled by hate My hate It's gonna gotta gonna gotta gonna gotta get better It's gonna gotta gonna gotta gonna gotta get better I'ts gonna gotta gonna gotta gonna gotta get better Now the world, my whole world's controlled by hatred The world, my whole world's controlled by hatred Who am I? I feel no pain! Could it be? I've gone insane. Controlled by hatred! CYCO Cyco cyco cyco cyco Cyco cyco cyco cyco Born cyco it's the way I was meant to be Live cyco it's the only life for me Burning burning burning burning Burning burning burning burning Burning up can't you see But it's the only life for me I'm burning up, the fire blazes inside Out of control, so now you better hide Run around the corner But the corner never ends You scream out, beg, shout But the nightmare never ends You turn around but you just see What you saw before Spin around, fall down Now you see no more Raging raging raging raging Raging raging raging raging Raging mad that may be But it's the only life for me I'm raging mad and soon you will know I'm burning up from my head to toe Cyco cyco cyco cyco Cyco cyco cyco cyco It's the only life I know I was born to cyco I'm cyco and my mind it starts to bend Out of control, it seems to be the trend Born to be cyco CYCO SPEAK CYCO VISION [Muir, Clark] You tell me what I wanna hear I hear it all with my ears But that won't do me any use So I use my eyes to see the truth I've got CYCO VISION I use CYCO VISION I said CYCO VISION I see with CYCO VISION It doesn't matter what you say ... bullshit It only matters what you do ... no shit You cannot take the easy way out with me 'cause I got cyco vision You put a smile on your face To try and hide behind your lies But it just magnifies the pain in your soul that I see with my CYCO VISION When you think with all your might You change right to wrong and wrong to right But it stays the same to me 'cause I got cyco vision DEPRESSION AND ANGUISH Travels thru my veins poisoning my soul Makes me hate myself, makes my anger blow Suffocates the hope eats away my will Traps in all the hate depression And I don't wanna feel this way but I can't stop it at all And I don't wanna hurt no more but I can't stop it at all And I don't wanna lie here numb but I can't stop it at all And I don't wanna have to give in but I can't stop it at all Depression it's got me I fought it it whupped me Depression and anguish the poison's inside me Why can't I just make it end I'm tired of feeling this way Why can't I just let me be I'm tired of feeling this way Why can't I just have a break I'm tired of feeling this way Why can't I just go away I'm tired of feeling this... Depression and anguish the battle can't take this Depression is poison the damage is all done And I don't deserve this oh, no And I don't wanna feel this no Digs into my heart roots sprout thru my brain Plants it's ugly thoughts growing wild again Shuts all systems off, locks me in a haze Traps in all the hate depression And I don't have the strength to scream, but here it comes again And I don't have the sense to cry, but here it comes again And I don't have the will to fight, but here it comes again And I don't have the choice to quit, and here it comes again Depression and anguish the battle can't take this Depression is poison the damage is done Depression it's got me I fight it but why me Depression and anguish the poison's inside me DISCO'S OUT, MURDER'S IN Extra, extra, read all about it! News flash, read all about it! Here comes another scam and don't you doubt it May make you laugh, but it aint funny I can't believe the things they do for money Another show that needs to get rated Just gotta alittle bit more hatred We interrupt this program to tell you Disco's out, Murder's in Kill it! Goody, goody, another commotion One more time, in slow motion The mountain wont come to Mohammad Let's keep our fingers crossed and maybe we'll bomb it La da de da da de de da da All kind of la de fuckin' das Disco's out, Murder's in If you wanna go far, we'll make you a star Not looking for filler, just a serial killer! It's got to be violent to make it a highlight If we show it enough Well, everyone will think it's alright Disco's out, Murder's in Kill it! Kill it! DON'T GIVE A FUCK! I don't give a shit I don't give a fuck I don't give a shit We don't give a fuck Your opinion don't mean shit to me And your shit is about to fall Your rationale isn't rational Like bungie jumping off a 6 foot wall I don't give a shit Your right and wrong to me is all wrong And you'll pay if you do me wrong Politically correct means tag along stupid And I don't ever tag along We don't give a fuck What I am is who I am and I'm proud of who I am C'est la vie cause to me comes naturally I don't give a shit I ain't afraid of the present I ain't ashamed of my past And my future's locked in real tight I don't give a shit The guns aren't loaded and the fists aren't clenched But I've taken up a brand new fight I don't give a fuck Hip ain't hip and cool ain't cool But a fool is definitely a fool New ain't new it is just new to you But the truth is sad that's true I don't give a shit I don't give a fuck We don't give a fuck, no! DON'T GIVE ME YOUR NOTHIN' [] Don't you give me give me give me your borrowed time Don't you give me give me give me your recycled line Who do you think you are? You must think you're something Don't you give me give me give me you're here to help me Got to get with the program, I don't need no charity I don't need shit and you ain't nothing And if I made a perfect world you'd be gone Don't give me give me give me your misguided help Don't give me your nothin', I can do it myself Well I don't want shit and I don't need nothing Don't you give me give me give me your look of concern I don't need your meddling when you gonna learn Well you ain't shit and you ain't nothin' Well I just made my perfect world oops you're gone Well now you know what it feels like not to belong so long So don't you give me give me give me your nothing no Don't you give me give me give me your nothing no Don't you give me give me give me your nothing no Don't give me your second hand sympathy Don't give me your nothin', just let me be Who do you think you are? You must think you're something Don't you give me give me give me your worried tone You can't fool me with that crap just leave me alone And I don't need it, I don't need nothing Now I have a perfect world, now you're gone oh oh oh Don't give me your nothin', don't give me your nothin' Don't give me give me give me that What did I do? You don't have to do nothing, you're just being you I'll tell you why, you ain't nothing If you make your perfect world you will find The only place that's perfect is in your mind What's perfect for you is like a hell for me Two perfect worlds, it just cannot possibly be oh oh oh oh Don't give me your nothin' Don't give me give me give me your I'll be there I don't believe how you lie, you don't care Don't give me your shit, don't give me your nothin' Don't give me give me give me your I love you They just are words and the words ain't true You're full of shit, your words mean nothing ANd I just made my perfect world, now you're gone And in my perfect world your perfect world don't belong so long No no don't give me your nothin' No no don't give me your nothin' No no don't give me your nothin' No no don't give me your nothin' EMOTION NO. 13 I wish so hard that I could be just like the ...one you want me to But it doesn't seem to work though I'm trying. I try so hard to do what's right, to be so good, ...to make you proud, but it never seems to satisfy you. It's just the person that you want,...it's not the person that I am. The conflict inside's horrifying. I want so much for you to think of me as a person ...that deserves your respect & attention. I wonder if I'll ever do the things you want...(the way you want) When I don't even know what I want yet. It's not that I'm rebelling against the person you are It's just that I don't know who I am. All I know is it hurts, oh how it hurts Oh God, do you know how I'm hurting? There's an emotion in me. There's an emotion in me Emotion No. 13 Look into my eyes, you'll see I'm not lying. Emotion No. 13 easy cryin' Don't ask me how I know, but I'm dying Emotion No. 13 blows my mind away Emotion No. 13, it blows me away Look into my eyes, you'll see I'm not... Emotion No. 13, says I'm... Don't ask me how I know, but I think I'm... Don't ask me how I know, but I think I'm dying,...dying, dy ing, dying All I know is it hurts, oh how it hurts Oh God do you know how I'm hurting? There's an emotion in me, there's an emotion in me Emotion No. 13 Look into my eyes, you'll see I'm not lying Emotion No. 13, feels like I'm dying EVIL Evil evil evil You make me feel so Evil evil evil You make me wanna get I tried to shield my soul from you But your evil sleeped on thru Cause you're evil I tried to hide in thought but I always end up caught Thinking about getting evil evil I don't know why I fight this feeling When I should take it out on you Evil evil evil You make my thoughts turn to Evil evil evil You make me wanna get Delaying the suspense, destroy all innocence And my thoughts turn to evil evil Cooking up the hate du jour, the symptom is the cure And I'm gonna get evil evil It's the last thing that I wanted But it's the first thing I should get Make mine evil locked in evil As my resistance is spent my actions get all bent And it's time to get evil evil My morals reach the junction Where my conscience stops its function And I'm gonna get evil evil It's the last thing I was thinking So it's thing that I'll do Evil evil evil evil FASCIST PIG Tense atmosphere in the air Riot written everywhere Riot squads coming from over there Time to go home if you're square Riot squad, bash their heads Kick their ass until they're dead I want to be a fascist pig Love to fight, what a thrill We don't stop until we kill I want to be a fascist pig Throw a bottle in the air Put them up to their dare We'll just laugh while they stare Let them hit us, see if we care! Get attacked by them You'll never heal They'll rob your conscience Your sanity they'll steal They'll beat your brains until they spill That's the fascist favorite meal! FASCIST PIG Tense atmosphere in the air Riot written everywhere Riot squads coming from over there Time to go home if you're square Riot squad bas their heads Kick their ass until they're dead I want to be a fascist pig Love to fight what a thrill We don't stop until we kill I want to be a fascist pig Throw a bottle in the air Put them up to their dare We'll just laugh while they stare Let them hit me see if I care Get attacked by them You'll never heal They'll rob your conscience Your sanity they'll steal They'll beat your brains until they spill That's the fascist favorite meal FEEDING THE ADDICTION [Mike Muir/Mike Clark] Taste like addiction Smells like addiction This is addiction Feeding the addiction Feeding the addiction Feeding the addiction You haven't eaten in days and your gums are bleeding Swearing to God the pipe's all you're needing It's robbing or stealing or turning a trick You do whatever it takes to suck on the Devil's dick The more you feed it, the harder it is to tame Taking in the Beast, playing it like a game Lying to yourself saying the same old shit I don't need it, I just don't want to quit Taste like addiction Smells like addiction This is addiction Feeding the addiction Feeding the addiction Feeding the addiction The hunger of addiction calls There's nothing romantic about going through withdrawals You're craving a sample well, here's just a taste Picking and scratching the scabs on your face Your life support system's a syringe Killing a piece of your soul every time you binge Praying to God and begging for forgiveness Knowing damn well that you can't keep going on like this This is addiction Feed the addiction This is addiction Taste like addiction Smells like addiction This is addiction I won't give up the plot but here's a few surprises Muscle spasms, you're puking as your temperature rises Led off to slaughter like a heard of cattle The demons inside have won the battle The Devil takes another soul to burn What does it take for another fool to learn The ritual's over as another one dies The ritual begins as another one tries It's a feeding time... It's your feeding time It's a feeding time... It's your feeding time It's a feeding time... It's your feeding time It's a feeding time... Feeding...the monster! Cursing at God and praying to die... Cursing at God and praying to die... Cursing at God and begging to die... Cursing at God and begging to die... Taste like addiction Smells like addiction This is addiction Feeding the addiction Feeding the addiction Feeding the addiction Cursing at God and praying to die... Cursing at God and praying to die... FEEL LIKE SHIT...DEJA VU Don't you tell me that I'm dreaming 'cause I've been here before But that don't mean that I want to be from here anymore! Cause I feel like shit but who are you to say I don't know I had to have a right to feel this way I feel like shit time after time So don't be trying to tell me it's all in my mind I feel like shit but you don't really care Except my God he used a four letter word in there I feel like shit what am I to you? I feel like shit. Deja vu! And when I feel like shit, I feel like shit! I feel like shit I'm sorry to say Do you fuckin' think I like feeling this way I feel like shit what do you expect me to do I feel like shit, deja vu! This ain't my imagination Lost all thoughts and concentration Time goes on day after day But still If feel the same fuckin' way! Feel like shit, deja vu! Always feeling out of place Hiding behind a smiling face There just ain't no pretty words Can't you see it fuckin' hurts! You know I feel like shit deja vu Feel like shit deja vu Feel like shit deja vu And when I feel like shit I feel like shit FREE YOUR SOUL... AND SAVE MY MIND FREEDUMB [Muir, Paul, Pleasants, Clark] Peace through politics is a fallacy that does not exist Freedom, Freedom, Freedom, Freedom Where's your freedom? We got your freedumb Get your freedom, I got your freedom Truth is hard sell but I know what goes over well Lies and cheap and free so the profit margin works exceptionally Where's your freedumb I got your freedom Get your freedumb we got your freedom FUCKED UP JUST RIGHT Yea won't you come and get me I can feel your fear Yea so if you think you're lucky I'll be right here! Ain't no right if there ain't no wrong And you're wrong to think I'll do you right Yea I'm fucked up baby, fucked up just right Yea won't you come and stop me I can sense your fear Yea so if you think you've got it I'll be right there Ain't no bad if there ain't no good And it's good to know I get you bad Yea I'm fucked up baby, fucked up just right Fucked up just right fucked up that's right Yea won't you come and hate me I can smell your fear Yea so if you're feeling crazy, I'll be right there Ain't no hot if there ain't no cool And it's cool to know I get you hot Yea I'm fucked up baby, fucked up just right Yea won't you come and hurt me I can taste your fear Yea so if you got a death wish I'll be right here Ain't no right if there ain't no wrong And you're wrong to think I'll do you right Yea I'm fucked up baby, fucked up just right It makes no fuck'n sense that makes no sense to me Can't make no fuck'n sense that makes no sense to me You make no fuck'n sense that make no sense to me Fucked up just right! GAIGAN GO HOME [Muir, Wackerman] Teach me and I'll teach you If you need a hand I'll give you two Respect me and I'll respect you Disrespect me and I will destroy you Gaigan kaera Gaigan go home Don't come back Don't come back Hope for the best expect the worst This life it ain't no curse Respect me and I'll respect you Challenge me and I will destroy you Gaigan go home Don't come back Don't come back if you ain't suicidal Gaigan go home watch what you say watch what you do Cause I can give it back times ten to you You challenge me so I will destroy you Gaigan kaere Gaigan go home Gaigan kaera GET WHACKED I'm tired of always doing as I'm told Your shit is starting to grow really old I'm sick of dealing with all your crap You pushed me too hard now you'll watch me snap Whack, whack what's wrong with your head? I can't believe a fuckin' word you've said Whack, whack what are you dead? Permanently done, gone to bed Whack, whack out of your mind I think you'll like it if you try it some time Whack, whack if you look you'll find I'm whacked, I'm whacked, I'm whacked get whacked I'm whacked, you're whacked Let's go it's whack time Get whacked gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme some whack time Get whacked all I need, I need, I need, I need is some whack time Get whacked get whacked Ain't nobody gonna tell me what to do I'm gonna save my best whack for you Bbust out hard in a brand new way Now every second is a psycho day I'm whacked and I don't care no more I'm whacked right down to the core I'm whacked like never before I'm whacked, I'm whacked, I'm whacked, I'm whacked Get whacked, won't you follow me Get whacked, what fun it'll be Get whacked, and do it naturally Get whacked, get whacked, get whacked, get whacked It's whack time! Whack time get whacked Whack time get whacked, get whacked, get whacked Whack time Get whacked, get whacked, get whacked It's whack time! Get whacked I'm whacked, you're whacked, let's go it's whack time Get whacked gimmee, gimmee, gimmee, gimmee, gimmee some whack time Get whacked all I need, I need, I need, I need is some whack time Get whacked get whacked You don't want none you got that right When I get whacked it's not a pretty sight One quarter scottish, three quarter insane Ay, think I've gone a little flat in the brain Whack, whack what you got in your head Another word, another lie that you've said Whack, whack your mind is dead Permanently done, gone to bed Whack, whack what do you know? This ain't no script, this ain't no picture show Whack, whack up away and go Get whacked! It's whack time get whacked! Won't you see me later you'll see me right now If you think I'm crazy I'll show you just how I know what's scaring you the most about me This mo fo be getting whacked naturally Get whacked GIVE IT REVOLUTION Throughout all time and history The world's been mauled tyranny Now we're refusing to take it The worst evil the world has saw Were crimes defended by the law Deny our rights and we'll break it You got to break the chains that hold you down Crush the tyrants to the groud Freedom cannot be legislated We'll bow down to no other one The Father and His Son They can't deny what he's created Most wars never should have been thought But this is a war that must be fought We'll take a wrong and we'll right it The greatest weapon of the fascist Is the tolerance of the pacifist We've got to stand up and fight it We'll give it You got to give it revolution, give it revolution We're gonna give it revolution, give it revolution You got to give it revolution, give it revolution We're gonna give it revolution Well you can put a bullet in my head But you can't kill a word I've said You got the disease, I got the solution No matter how much or more you try, you can never ever make this martyr die I give it revolution Revolution! You could put a bullet in my head But you can't kill a word I've said Give it revolution No matter how or what you try You can never ever make a martyr die Give it revolution Revolution GO SKATE! (POSSESSED TO SKATE '97) [Louiche Mayorga/Mike Muir] Let's skate! Seemed like such an innocent toy He was an All American boy Got a skate at eight years old Now the story can be told Beware he's possessed to skate! Skating takes him up in height He's a pilot on a modern flight See him flying through the air Well if he don't land then he don't care Cause he rips he rips When he skates he skates He never hesitates... He's the wizard on the wheels He's a modern gladiator and he ain't got no fears So skate! He shoots the pool like a launching pad If it ain't insane then you can't get rad Skating is all that's on his mind Well he's skating radical all the time Cause he rips he rips When he skates he skates He never hesitates... He's the demon on the wheels He's like a modern gladiator and he ain't got no fears So skate! Possessed to skate! Looks like a magic carpet ride Six foot airiels inverts backside Optical illusion it must be Well he redefines insanity Cause he rips he rips When he skates he skates He never hesitates... He's the wizard on the wheels He's a modern gladiator and he ain't got no fears So skate! Doesn't understand why you'd wanna walk Ain't got time to sit and talk Used to be just like you and me Now he's an outcast of society Beware he's possessed to skate! Possessed to skate! Possessed to skate! Possessed to skate! Possessed to skate! Possessed to skate! Possessed to skate! Possessed to skate! GO'N BREAKDOWN Quieres chigaso, conmigo, tu lo tienes Por vida y por muerte holmes! Breakdown a motherfuckin' breakdown Breakdown ain't that a bitch! If you like magic, here's a trick Snap my finger, now I'm a lunatic Ain't no threat straight out fact go head up you'll get jac ked! Went to school at u. of hell, favorite course was kill and tell Gratuated head of class, majored in kickin' ass Did hard time to get my master, wrote the book on personal disaster I don't need to phd to be a doctor of fuckin' misery Psycho's insane, they say I lost my brain, but I gave it away If my mind's gone bad don't go off feeling sad cause I chose it that way Cause it's a breakdown, I'm go'n breakdown, I'm gonna break Ain't no you can do Cause it's a breakdown, a motherfuckin' breakdown, gonna Break you in fuckin' two What you got, come and show me Think I won't, you don't know me Live or die, it's all the same, life or death, it's just a game Make you an offer you can't refuse, pull out the gat, sorry you lose Put a disclaimer on the crypt, sorry holmes, finger slipped I broke a main now it's headed for my brain and my mind goes Thumpty thump thump Pinned shot eyes, don't come as no surprise it ain't no dance The bump and the dump Cause it's a breakdown, I'm go'n breakdown, I'm gonna break Ain't no you can do Cause it's a breakdown, a motherfuckin' breakdown, who said that Nightmares don't come true? Breakdown, breakdown, breakdown Stick out your head I'll stick out my finger Kick you in the balls now you're a soprano singer Rush to my head, whacked and hyper Now it's time to pay the piper, time to pay the piper Thought you were smart, now you're lying in a cart, you ain't Resting six feet below Your reservation ain't got no hesitations you don't need to Pack no bag where you go Breakdown, I'm gonna breakdown, I'm gonna break ain't no you can do Cause it's a breakdown, a motherfuckin' breakdown, I'm gonna Break you in fuckin' two Cruise the streets on a hustle, show 'em what's up, flex the muscle Whacked out mind on a roll, leaving behind a violent toll Don't take no chemist to understand the equation ak47, a litt le persuasion Your fear is like a compliment, now you're the production of my environment Don't flap no lip, don't shoot that crap Timebomb for brain don't know when I snap Breakdown My strategy I do a psycho attack, you know my set I'm a maniac Breakdown Do as they say when in rome, blast the sucka then get home Breakdown Concussion to the skull, jugular severed chalk it up another 187 Breakdown Breakdown, breakdown, breakdown, breakdown Jack be nimble, jack be quick Fuck you jack, I be a lunatic GOT MUTATION GOTTA KILL CAPTAIN STUPID Ah damn, we got a lot of stupid people Doing a lot of stupid things Thinking alot of stupid thoughts And if you want to see one Just look in the mirror Gotta kill Capt. Stupid, can't you see him? Today we start the new way, we're Suicidal Gotta kill the old way, we'll make it better Won't you join our mission, don't be stupid Got to kill Capt. Stupid Got to kill Capt. Stupid Brother killing brothers, what up with that? Can't you see there laughing, that aint funny Babies making babies, that aint love You just got screwed over, get some respect Got to kill Capt. Stupid Got to kill Capt. Stupid And I don't understand why People be bringin' Capt. Stupid in there lives Treating him like a super hero Glorifying him when he aint nothing but a super punk And you see, you're the one who's gonna have to stop him 'Cause you're the one that started him Oh, what's that? So, now you say life sucks Well, ninety nine percent of it's What you make of it... So if your life sucks, you suck What's that crap you're smoking, playing the fool Waste your life for nothing, when your something What the hell you thinking, mind pollution Got to get back control, it's your life fool Got to kill Capt. Stupid Got to kill Capt. Stupid What's that now? Ah, so you're scared to do something about it Well, you better be scared not to do something about it 'Cause if you don't kill Capt. Stupis Capt. Stupid gonna kill you! Got to kill Capt. Stupid fool GOTTA KILL CAPTAIN STUPID [Mike Muir/Mike Clark] Ah damn, we got a lot of stupid people Doing a lot of stupid things Thinking a lot of stpuid thoughts And if you want to see one Just look in the mirror Gotta kill Captain Stupid, can't you see him Today we start the new way, we're Suicidal Gotta kill the old way, we'll make it better Won't you join our mission, don't be stupid Got to kill Captain Stupid Got to kill Captain Stupid Brothers killing brothers, what up with that? Can't you see they're laughing, that ain't funny Babies making babies, that ain't love You just got screwed over, get some respect Got to kill Captain Stupid Got to kill Captain Stupid Got to kill Captain Stupid Got to kill Captain Stupid Kill him, kill him, kill him Gotta kill Captain Stupid Kill him, kill him, kill him Gotta kill Captain Stupid Kill him, kill him, kill him Gotta kill Captain Stupid Kill him, kill him, kill him And I don't understand why People be bringin' Captain Stupid in their lives Treating him like a superhero Glorifying him when he ain't nothing but a superpunk And you see, you're the one who's gonna have to stop him 'Cause you're the one that started him Oh, what's that? So now you say life sucks Well, ninety nine percent of it's What you make of it... So if your life sucks, you suck What's that crap you're smoking, playing the fool Waste your life for nothing, when you're something What the hell you thinking, mind pollution Got to get back control, it's your life fool Got to kill Captain Stupid Got to kill Captain Stupid Got to kill Captain Stupid Got to kill Captain Stupid Kill him, kill him, kill him Gotta kill Captain Stupid I gotta, you gotta, I gotta Gotta kill Captain Stupid Kill him, kill him, kill him Gotta kill Captain Stupid I gotta, you gotta, I gotta Gotta kill Captain Stupid What's that now? Ah, so you're scared to do something about it Well, you better be scared not to do something about it Because if you don't kill Captain Stupid Captain Stupid gonna kill you Got to kill Captain Stupid...fool HALF WAY UP MY HEAD [Muir, Pleasants] I don't know what is it But I'm acting like I know I don't like what I see But I never let it show You can not understand What you were not meant to find So I lock it in a vault Halfway up my head Halfway up my head Halfway up head Halfway up my head that's where it got stuck If you're trying to change me well you're just out of luck I know what I am and how I must be Halfway up my head [Chorus:] Halfway up my head It got stuck Halfway up my head Halfway up my head in a back of a file I put up a front with a wink and a smile All of the things that you've done and you've said Halfway up my head Halfway up my head When I don't know what to think Then I don't know what to say When I don't know what to do I still do it anyway So if I sound confused You're listening all wrong I take it piece by piece And I cut what gets to long Halfway up my head Halfway up my head That's where it got lost Don't like what you said so the message got tossed You can not lock up what was meant to run free The spirit in me, the spirit in me I don't ask for no help and I won't HEARING VOICES I got home kind of late last night My mind wasn't clear, but I could tell something wasn't right So silent I could hear my heart pump But then I heard a sound that made me jump I tried to get real brave, tried to look around I tried to find out where came that sound The re I looked, the less I could see But the voices keep calling, calling out to me I hear voices when I'm all alone Hearing voices but there's nobody home Hear the voices could it be they're calling out to me Hearing voices I look, why can't I see I hear voices can't stop those voices It happened again the very next day I still couldn't understand what they were trying to say Could only get the courage to open up one eye Couldn't see nothing, but the voices they don't lie I searched and searched but not a soul I found Pretty damn sure no one was around The more I looked the less I could see Then I realized the voices were calling from me Are they demons or are they angels or am I crazy Now the voices I start to understand They have to do with the master plan You think about what you'd do Cause one day the voices will be calling out to you The voices I hear now I know are true They come not from one but they come from two The real point is what I'm missing From which voice will I listen I hear voices Hearing voices Do you hear the voices? Can't stop the voices HEAVEN [Muir, Clark] I'm so excited today I'm gonna die But I'm going to heaven so there's no reason to cry God says he loves me and I love him too Yes I have struggled, but but now suffering's through I don't want you to cry I just wanna say I'm so excited today I'm gonna die But I'll live forever so it's not really goodbye God has a plan for me and a plan for you So there's no reason to cry There's no reason to cry Cause I'm going to heaven I'm going to heaven Yes I'm going to heaven I'm going to heaven Over head such a shinning light As playful angels hover in flight In the blindingly brilliant pure white A sensation so peacefully My soul rises separates from my body The pearly gates I can now clearly see I've gone to heaven Hallelujah I'm so excited again I'll never die I'm up heaven so there's no reason to cry HIPPIE KILLERS [Muir] You're not educated you're just regulated You're not educated you're just regulated So if you're tired of getting pissed on Until you get yourself our system We don't need your help no way we're OK Anarchy for me, fascism for you anarchy for me, means fascism for you We don't need no rules anarchy Suicidal punx We don't need no rules no way Wedon't need no rule no way, we're OK We're hippie killers We're hippie killers We're hippie killers No drugs smoke or drink Hippies suck that's what I think politicians I don't buy it Try to contain us, we're gonna riot The original hippie killers You're not regulated You're just not educated You're not regulated You're just not educated So if you're tired of getting pissed on You better get yourself our system We don't no rules no way we're OK We don't need no rules no way We don't need your rules no way, anarchy We're the original hippie killers We're hippie killers We're hippie killers We're hippie killers No pills, trips or hipie weed Suicidal's all that I need Truth, respect and lots of pride in us they live, in you they died We're hippie killers We're hippie killers We're hippie killers, anarchy for me We're hippie killers, fascism for you We're hippie killers, anarchy for me We're hippie killers, fascism for you We don't need no rules no way ! Anarchy suicidal style HOME HOW WILL I LAUGH TOMORROW Here I sit and watch my world come crumbling down I cry for help but no one's around Silently screaming I bang my head against the wall It seems like no one cares at all Always an emotion, but how can I explain How can I explain Kind of like the scent of a rose With words I can't explain The same with my pain Caught up in emotion Goes over my head Goes over my head Sometimes I got to think to myself is this life or death Am I living or am I dead The clock keeps ticking but nothing else seems to change Problems never solved, just rearranged And when I think about all the times that I've had So few good So many bad I search for personality and I look for things I can not see Love and peace flash through my mind Pain and hate are all I find Find no hope in nothing new Never had a dream come true Lies and hate and agony Thru my eyes that's all I see If I'm gonna cry Will you wipe away my tears? If I'm gonna die Lord please take away my fear Before I drown in sorrow Last thing that I'll say How will I laugh tommorow If I can't even smile today Today today when I can't even smile today Today today when I can't even smile today How will I laugh tommorow when I can't even smile today How will I laugh tommorow when I can't even smile today HOW WILL I LAUGH TOMORROW [Mike Clark/Mike Muir] Here I sit and watch my world come crumbling down I cry for help but no one's around Silently screaming as I bang my head against the wall It seems like no one cares at all Always an emotion, but how can I explain; how can I explain? Kind of like the scent of a rose, with words I can't explain, the same with my pain Caught up in emotion, goes over my head; goes over my head! Sometimes I got to think to myself is this life or death, am I living or am I dead The clock keeps ticking, but nothing else seems to change Problems never solved, just rearranged And when I think about all the times that I've had Some were good most were bad I search for personality and I look for things I cannot see Love and peace flash through my mind; pain and hate is all I find Find no hope in nothing new and I never had a dream come true Lies and hate and agony; thru my eyes that's all I see If I'm gonna cry, will you wipe away my tears? And if I'm gonna die, Lord please take away my fear Before I drown in sorrow, I just want to say; How will I laugh tomorrow, when I can't even smile today Today today; when I can't even smile today Today today; when I can't even smile today How will I laugh tomorrow, when I can't even smile today How will I laugh tomorrow, when I can't even smile today You think it's so funny... ...laugh at this! So when I look outside my room I see the world, but not the reason What is done to me is not fair You call it fair I call it treason But I don't know what to do Give me a sign I'll take whatever But if you want me here I am Ain't gonna die forever And I tried to hold ya But you just turned away And I tried to tell ya But not a word I say I cried out so loudly But you just covered your ears And gave me all the signs That you don't want my tears So if you want me here I am I sit and wait your decision But my body fights my mind I headed straight for a collision So am I getting near or am I still Looking in all the wrong places But the only thing that seems to change Are the looks on the faces... Doesn't anyone...seems like no one cares at all I search for personality and look for things I cannot see Does anyone even care at all? Love and peace flash through my mind; pain and hate is all I find Seems like no one cares at all Find no hope in nothing new and I never had a dream come true Does anyone even care at all? Lies and hate and agony; thru my eyes that's all I see Seems like no one cares at all How will I laugh tomorrow? How will I laugh tomorrow? How will I laugh tomorrow? How will I laugh tomorrow, when I can't even smile today Today today; when I can't even smile today Today today; when I can't even smile today How will I laugh tomorrow, when I can't even smile today How will I laugh tomorrow, when I can't even smile today... HOW WILL I LAUGH TOMORROW (HEAVY EMOTION VERSION) Here I sit and watch my world come crumbling down (Crumbling down) I cry for help but no one's around Silently screaming as I bang my head against the wall (Against the wall) It seems like no one cares at all Always an emotion, but how can I explain; how can I explain? Kind of like the scent of a rose, with words I can't explain, the same with my pain Caught up in emotion, goes over my head; (Goes over my head) Sometimes I got to think to myself is this life or death, am I living or am I The clock keeps ticking, but nothing else seems to change (Seems to change) Problems never solved, just rearranged And then I think about all the times that I've had (That I ve had) Some were good I search for personality. I look for things I couldn t see Peace and love flash through my mind but pain and hate is all I ever would find Find no hope in nothing new and I never ever had a dream come true Lies and hate and agony; through my eyes that's all I see If I'm gonna cry, will you wipe away my tears? And if I'm gonna die, Lord please take away my fear Before I drown in sorrow, Well I just want to say; How will I laugh tomorrow, when I can't even smile today Today (today) today; when I can't even smile today Today (today) today; when I can't even smile today Today (today) today; when I can't even smile today Today (today) today; when I can't even smile today You think something s funny... If you wanna laugh... why don t you laugh at this? So when I look outside my room I see the world, but not the reason What is done to me is not fair You call it fair I call it treason But I know not what to do Give me a sign I'll take whatever But if you want me here I am Ain't gonna die forever And I tried to hold ya But you just turned away And I tried to tell ya But not a word I say I cried out so loudly But you just covered your ears I gave you all the signs, but you ignored my tears So if you want me here I am I sit here waiting for your decision But my body fights my mind I headed straight for a collision So am I getting near or am I still Looking in all the wrong places But the only thing that seems to change Are the looks on the faces... And I try to hold ya And I try to tell ya And I gotta And I gotta, and I gotta, and I gotta, and I gotta, and I gotta, and I gotta, and I gotta, Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta How will I laugh tomorrow? (How will I, How will I, How will I) How will I laugh tomorrow? (How will I, How will I, How will I) How will I laugh tomorrow? (How will I, How will I, How will I) How will I laugh tomorrow? (How will I, How will I, How will I) When I can t even smile Can t even smile I can t even smile today When I can t even smile Can t even smile I can t even I can t even smile today Smile today But I can t even smile How will I laugh tomorrow? Doesn't anyone...It seems like no one cares at all Doesn t anyone even care at all It seems like no one cares at all Doesn t anyone even care at all It seems like no one cares at all How will I laugh tomorrow? How will I laugh tomorrow? How will I laugh tomorrow? How will I laugh tomorrow? When I can t even smile today Today (today) today; when I can't even smile today Today (today) today; when I can't even smile today Today (today) today; when I can't even smile today Today (today) today; when I can't even smile today HUMAN GUINEA PIG [] [From F.N.G. compilation, 1992] Lying on my back, wheeled under blinding light Shackled restraints resist my attempted fight The scalpels hovers over me, the incision is made Once again they're watching me, no new sensation, just frustration They said it was for science But I'm the human guinea pig The guinea pig The guinea pig The guinea pig The guinea pig The guinea pig My sleep has been altered, I open my eyes The nightmare continues, I see through their lies The papers keep turning, the tests never ends Once again they're watching me, no new sensation, just frustration They said it was for science But I feel like the human guinea pig Time may have passed on, but I won't soon forget The old sensation, pure frustration of a human guinea, guinea pig I AIN'T LIKE YOU [Muir] Too much time on my hands Too much salt in my wounds Too much pain in my heart Too many things to regret I've been thinking The cause of my confession I've been thinking The cause of my oppression I've been thinking What's causing my depression I've been thinking Because of my depression Won't do that change again Continuous lies never end I'd hate myself if I thought like you I'd have to hate myself to do the things you do Cause I ain't like you I ain't like you Too much getting no where Too much waiting to see Too many lies have been told Too many things thought in my head I've been thinking The cause of my confession I've been thinking The cause of my oppression I've been thinking What's causing my depression I've been thinking Because of my depression Stand up small hypocrite Your full of lies your full of shit I hate myself sometimes that's true But I can't hate myself enough to be like you I ain't like you I ain't like you I ain't like you I ain't like you Dirty job rearrange Smoke it up just taken change I can not hate myself I can not hate myself enough to be like you I FEEL YOUR PAIN AND I SURVIVE [Rocky George/Mike Muir] Survive You can not stand a single word I say But you manage to hear every word anyway Your eyes they always seem to be fixed on me But not for love but for money You say nothing yet I still hear I am the thing that you most fear I cause the pain deep in your heart O, how I love to tear your world apart Well I feel your pain and I survive And I survive I see your anger, I can hardly wait How it feels so good to cause you such hate Tried to ignore me. Thought I'd go away But I'm back for good. I'm here to stay You thought that you could get the best of me To put me down, it seemed, so easily I take such pride in the work I do You hoped I'd fail but I'm not like you I feel your pain so I survive I SAW YOUR MOMMY Yesterday, as I went out of the house I saw a body lying down quiet as a mouse Lying face down in the sewer I got up closer and realized that I knew her All her organs coming from her inside Slashed up skin sliced up hide Turned her over and saw the tire tracks on her head That's when I realized she was dead I saw your mommy and your mommy's dead I saw your mommy and your mommy's dead Twisted body chopped off feet Her body was minced meat Bugs crawling on her arms She's dead, can't do no harm Gnarled up legs, broken and bent Her last breath has been spent I saw your mommy and your mommy's dead I watched her as she bled Chewed off toes on her chopped off feet I took a picture cause I thought it was neat But the thing I like seeing the best Was the rodents using her hair as a nest I saw your mommy and your mommy's dead I saw your mommy and your mommy's dead I saw your mommy nnd your mommy's dead I saw her lying in a pool of red I think it's the greatest thing I'll ever see Your dead mommy lying in front of me I'll always remember her lying dead on the floor I hope she dies twenty times more I saw your mommy and your mommy is dead I saw your mommy and your mommy is dead I SAW YOUR MOMMY Yesterday as I went out of the house I saw a body lying down quiet as a mouse She was lying face down in the sewer What you do I got up closer and realized that I knew her What you see All her organs comingfrom her inside That's nasty Slashed up skin, sliced up hide Tell me some more Turned her over and saw the tire tracks on her head Then what That's when I realized she was dead Twisted body, chopped off feet her body was minced meat Bust crawling on her arms She's dead can't do no harm Gnarled up legs, broken and bent Her last breath has been spent I wonder how much you had to pay To get your mom killed in such a bloody way I saw your mommy and your mommy's dead I watched her as she bled Well she had Chewed off toes on her chopped off feet Say what? I took a picture 'cause I thought it was neat That's cold But the thing I like seeing the best What's that Was the rodents using her hair as a nest Damn I saw your mommy and your mommy's dead I saw your mommy and your mommy's dead I know it is your allowance that you'll really miss But make it look good at her funeral and give her a kiss I saw your mommy and your mommy's dead I saw her lying in a pool of read And she doesn't know how to swim I think it's the greatest thing I'll ever see What's that? Your dead mommy lying in front of me I'll always remember her lying dead on the floor I hope she dies twenty times more I saw your mommy and your mommy is dead I saw your mommy and your mommy is dead I saw her, I saw her...mommy I saw your mommy I SAW YOUR MOMMY [Mike Muir] Yesterday as I went out of the house I saw her body lying down as quiet as a mouse She was lying face down in the sewer What you do I got up closer and realized that I knew her What you see All her organs coming from her inside That's nasty Slashed up skin, sliced up hide Tell me some more I turned her over and saw the tire tracks on her head Then what That's when I realized she was dead Twisted body, chopped off feet Her body was minced meat Bust crawling on her arms She's dead can't do no harm Gnarled up legs, broken and bent Her last breath has been spent I wonder how much you had to pay To get your mom killed in such a bloody way I saw your mommy and your mommy's dead I watched her as she bled Well she had Chewed off toes on her chopped off feet Say what? I took a picture 'cause I thought it was neat That's cold But the thing I like seeing the best What's that Were the rodents using her hair as a nest Damn I saw your mommy and your mommy's dead Say what? I saw your mommy and your mommy's dead Twisted body, chopped off feet Her body was minced meat Bust crawling on her arms She's dead can't do no harm Gnarled up legs, broken and bent Her last breath has been spent I know it is your allowance that you'll really miss But make it look good at her funeral and give her little kiss I saw your mommy and your mommy's dead I saw her lying in a pool of red And she don't know how to swim I think it's the greatest thing I'll ever see What's that? Your dead mommy lying in front of me Ba doo be do I'll always remember her lying dead on the floor Ba doo be va I hope she dies twenty times more I saw your mommy and your mommy is dead I saw your mommy and your mommy is dead Twisted body, chopped off feet Her body was minced meat Bust crawling on her arms She's dead can't do no harm Gnarled up legs, broken and bent Her last breath has been spent I wonder how much you had to pay To get your mom killed in such a bloody way I saw her, I saw her...mommy I saw your mommy I SHOT REAGAN I shot Reagan I shot Sadat I'm gonna shoot you dead in heaven you'll rot You're gonna rot in heaven, hear an Angels voice You're too bad for hell although it's your first choice Rot in heaven, you're too bad for hell Rot in heaven, cause you're forgiven in hell I shot Lennon, I shot the Pope I shot the devil now you ain't got no hope You're gonna rot in heaven, hear an Angels voice You're too bad for hell although it's your first choice I SHOT THE DEVIL I shot Reagan, I shot Sadat I'm gonna shot you dead in heaven you'll rot You're gonna rot in heave, hear an angel's voice You're too bad for hell, although it's you first choice Rot in heave, you're too bad for hell Rot in heaven, cause you're fogiven in hell I shot Lennon, I shot the Pope I shot the devil, now you ain't got no hope You're gonna rot in heaven, hear an angel's voice You're too bad for hell although it's your first choice I WANNA GET SICK [Muit, Pleasants, Clark] I hurt myself so I can heal myself I wanna get sick I hate myself so I can love myself I wanna get sick I, I wanna release, I wanna get ill, I wanna get sick I, I wanna go off, I wanna get ill I wanna get sick I feel my best when I am at worst I wanna get sick I fight myself to make peace with myself I wanna get sick I, I wanna go off, I wanna get ill I wanna get sick Sick sick sick bbb get sick, ya get sick I confuse myself to understand myself I wanna get sick I punish myself to replenish myself I wanna get sick I, I wanna release, I wanna get ill, I wanna get sick I, I wanna go off, I wanna get ill I wanna get sick Get sick get sick get sick I WANT MORE Don't wanna pump nobody's gas I want more Don't wanna kiss my bosses ass I want more Don't wanna take the first job I find I want more Don't wanna dig coal out of a mine I want more Slaving in a factory a different kind of insanity Feels like I'm locked in a cage Working like a maniac, gave myself a heart attack For a job that pays minimum wage Don't wanna work at the golden arches I want more Don't wanna wash rich mans cars I want more Don't wanna be nobody's gardener I want more Don't wanna be a garbage man I want more I WANT MORE [Mike Muir/Mayorga] In times of trouble fall to my knees and I look to the sky Cause me, me I want more The classification of our heart's a sin Cause me, me I want more Don't wanna pump nobody's gas I want more Don't wanna kiss my boss's ass I want more Don't wanna take the first job I find I want more Don't wanna dig coal out of a mine I want more Slaving in a factory, a differnt kind of insanity Feels like I'm locked in a cage Working like a maniac, gave myself a heart attack For a job that pays minimum wage Don't wanna work at the golden arches I want more Don't wanna was no rich man's cars I want more Don't wanna be nobody's gardener I want more Don't wanna be no garbage man I want more I sit and reflect about all that I've learned and all that I've seen Cause me me I want more The memories come and they go away Cause me me I want more Don't wanna pump nobody's gas I want more Don't wanna kiss my boss's ass I want more Don't wanna take the first job I find I want more Don't wanna dig coal out of a mine I want more I want more I WASN'T MEANT TO FEEL THIS / ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL [Mike Muir] What's he saying? Yeah...just...a little...closer... What's he doing? It was, I know, by the corner...yeah Sitting in the darkness...yeah I didn't see it, but I know It tries to hide sometimes, he he he But it can't fool me...no Because I had this thing, it's the way I see The way I see when my eyes are closed A conscenception of misconception It's really quite, shall we say... The really beautiful thing! This is certain things that I've come to find In my communications that never existed Certain understandings that I've come to realize...yeah But I don't believe it...no Not for second! It wasn't really truthful in the ways that I, that I, that I, that... They're here right now...yeah I wasn't meant to feel this... I wasn't meant to feel this... I wasn't meant to feel this way I wasn't meant to feel this... ... Counting on nothing............Uuuuuuuh... The numbers get higher.........Ai ai ai ai ai... Blinded by reason..............Uuuh ah uuuh ah... You're asleep at the wheel.....Yeeeeeea... Ai ai ai ai ai ai ai... Ai ai ai ai ai ai ai... Confused understanding......... With a slip...for the hold.....Ai ai ai ai ai... Squeeze past the pressure...... You're asleep at the wheel..... A magical moment Is it...too much of a good thing Recycled in memory Was it...too much of a good thing Why can't you remember Is it...too much of a good thing Preserved in its danger You're all asleep at the wheel... Blank stare and a whisper, blank stare and a whisper But who are the judges, who are you judging? I thought you'd be different, I thought you'd be different You're all asleep at the wheel, you're asleep at the wheel A special assignment Is it...too much of a good thing Unlocked under pressure Was it...too much of a good thing Confined unforgiveness Is it...too much of a good thing A new kind of danger You're all asleep at the wheel... Ai ai ai ai ai ai ai... Ai ai ai ai ai ai ai... Hope in revision...............Uuuuuuuh... Slight miscalculation..........Ai ai ai ai ai... It all goes in stages..........Uuuh ah uuuh ah... You're asleep at the wheel.....Yeeeeeea... Ai ai ai ai ai ai ai... Ai ai ai ai ai ai ai... Ai ai ai ai ai ai ai... Ai ai ai ai ai ai ai... A blank stare and a whisper.... I thought you were different... But who are you judging........ I thought you were different... You're asleep at the wheel... I WASN'T MENT TO FEEL THIS WAY/ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL Counting on nothing,the numbers get higher Blinded by reason, you're asleep at the wheel Confused understanding, with a slip for the hold Squeeze past the pressure, you're asleep at the wheel A magical moment Is it too much of a good thing Recycled in memory was It too much of a good thing Why can't you remember Is it too much of a good thing Preserved in it's danger You're asleep at the wheel Blank stare and a whisper, but who are you judging I thought you were different You're asleep at the wheel A special assignment Is it too much of a good thing Unlocked underpressure Was it too much of a good thing Confined unforgiveness Is it too much of a good thing A new kind of danger, you're asleep at the wheel Hope in revision, slight miscalculation It all goes in stages, you're asleep at the wheel A blank stare and a whisper I thought you were different But who are you judging I thought you were different You're asleep at the wheel I WOULDN'T MIND I wouldn't mind. Every messed up feeling has its day Every screwed up person gets revenge Every jacked up moment will come back Every twisted thought will have its shot I wouldn't mind seeing you shaken with fear I wouldn't mind hearing you screaming in pain I wouldn't mind hearing you cry like a baby I wouldn't mind hearing you beggin' for your life Makes me feel the joy rise thru my soul Makes me think that there's hape after all Makes me wanna shout and jump for joy Makes me feel the purpose after all I wouldn't mind seeing you shaken with fear I wouldn't mind seeing you screamin' in pain I wouldn't mind seeing you dead! I wouldn't mind.I wouldn't mind. I wouldn't mind seeing blood squirting from your veins I wouldn't mind hearing you beg for your life I wouldn't mind.I wouldn't mind seeing you dead I'LL BUY MYSELF [Muir, Clark] Quack quack wop woop I'm about to get my thrill And I don't it from no funny ass pill I'm about to straight break loose I could fight it but it ain't no use I'm about it this far away From going off and making someone pay I'm about to buy myself Quack quack wop woop I'm about to toss and turn No sleep tonight I got a lesson to learn I'm about to throw a fit I can't seem to find the time to quit I'm about ready to roll Light on my feet with my gutted soul I'm about to get my thrill Anyway I will I'll buy, I'll buy myself I ain't got, I got noone else I'll buy, I'll buy myself When i go on sale I'm about 105 Died years ago, but I'm still alive I'm about 17 It's time to reinvent the punk rock scene I'm about one inch small When it seems that's noone cares at all I'm about to buy myself Quack quack wop woop I'LL HATE YOU BETTER In this world without harmony Where there's no peace and there's no sanity I can still survive and survive peacefully Until that moment when you crash down on me Cause I'll I'll hate you better Cause I'll I'll hate you better You better watch how you direct your hate Or you'll receive part of my natural trait Before you send off, you just better wait Cause I aint got time not to retaliate I'll, I'll hate you better I'll hate you better I'm not trying to threaten or to decieve I'm just enlightening you so you wont be niave I'll tell you one thing that you better believe My hate is better to give than to receive I'll, I'll hate you better I'll IF I DON'T WAKE UP Why do I wake up in the morning nothing's changed since the day of my birth Why do I wake up in the morning I make no difference on this earth Strength has left has to be something has died inside of me If I don't wake up in the morning at my funeral would anyone care If I don't wake up in the morning would anyone even be there You can put me down you can put me out, you can try to ignore But now you're gonna hear me when I shout WAKE UP Why should I wake up in the morning it be just another wasted day Why should I wake up in the morning don't do nothing right anyway That was then not anymore now I go blasting out the door I'm gonna wake up in the morning I'll prove you wrong I will not fail I'm gonna wake up in the morning I'm gonna blaze a brand new trail Might not be smart, but if I'm strong I know for sure no one ever will prove me wrong INSTITUTIONALIZED Sometimes I try to do things and it just doesn't work out the way I wanted to. I get real frustrated and I try hard to do it and I take my time and it doesn't work out the way I wanted to. It's like I concentrate real hard and it doesn't work out Everything I do and everything I try never turns out It's like I need time to figure these things out But there's always someone there going Hey Mike: You know we've been noticing you've been having a lot of problems lately.You know, maybe you should get away and maybe you should talk about it, maybe you'll feel a lot better And I go: No it's okay, you know I'll figure it out, just leave me alone I'll figure it out. You know I'll just work by myself. And they go: Well you know if you want to talk about it I'll be here you know and you'll probably feel a lot better if you talk about it. And I go: No I don't want to I'm okay, I'll figure it out myself and they just keep bugging me and they just keep bugging me and it builds up inside and it builds up inside. So you're gonna be institutionalized You'll come out brainwashed with bloodshot eyes You won't have any say They'll brainwash you until you see their way. I'm not crazy institutionalized You're the one who's crazy institutionalized You're driving me crazy institutionalized They stuck me in an institution Said it was the only solution to give me the needed professional help to protect me from the enemy, myself I was in my room and I was just like staring at the wall thinking about everything but then again I was thinking about nothing And then my mom came in and I didn't even know she was there she called my name and I didn't even hear it, and then she started screaming MIKE! MIKE! And I go: What, what's the matter And she goes: What's the matter with you? I go: There's nothing wrong mom. And she goes: Don't tell me that, you're on drugs! And I go: No mom I'm not on drugs I'm okay, I was just thinking you know, why don't you get me a pepsi. And she goes: NO you're on drugs! I go: Mom I'm okay, I'm just thinking. She goes: No you're not thinking, you're on drugs! Normal people don't act that way! I go: Mom just give me a Pepsi please All I want is a Pepsi, and she wouldn't give it to me All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi, and she wouldn't give it to me. Just a Pepsi. They give you a white shirt with long sleeves Tied around you're back, you're treated like thieves Drug you up because they're lazy It's too much work to help a crazy I'm not crazy institutionalized You're the one who's crazy institutionalized You're driving me crazy institutionalized They stuck me in an institution Said it was the only solution To give me the needed professional help To protect me from the enemy, myself I was sitting in my room and my mom and my dad came in and they pulled up achair and they sat down, they go: Mike, we need to talk to you And I go: Okay what's the matter They go: Me and your mom have been noticing lately that you've been having a lot of problems, you've been going off for no reason and we're afraid you're gonna hurt somebody, we're afraid you're gonna hurt yourself. So we decided that it would be in your interest if we put you somewhere where you could get the help that you need. And I go: Wait, what do you mean, what are you talking about, we decided!? My best interest?! How can you know what's my best interest is? How can you say what my best interest is? What are you trying to say, I'm crazy? When I went to your schools, I went to your churches, I went to your institutional learning facilities?! So how can you say I'm crazy. They say they're gonna fix my brain Alleviate my suffering and my pain But by the time they fix my head Mentally I'll be dead I'm not crazy institutionalized You're the one who's crazy institutionalized You're driving me crazy institutionalized They stuck me in an institution Said it was the only solution To give me the needed professional help To protect me from the enemy, myself It doesn't matter how's this childs play planned to turn out anyhow. INSTITUTIONALIZED [Mike Muir/Mayorga] So you're gonna be institutionalized You'll come out brainwashed with bloodshot eyes You won't have any say They'll brainwash you until you see their way They stuck me in an institution Said it was the only solution To give me the needed professional help To protect from the enemy myself They give you a white shirt with long sleeves Tied around your back, you're treated like thieves Drug you up because they're lazy It's too much work to help a crazy They say they're gonna fix my brain Alleviate my suffering and my pain But by the time they fix my head Mentally I'll be dead INSTITUTIONALIZED [Mike Muir/Louiche Mayorga] Sometimes I try to do things, and it just don't turn out the way I wanted to and I get real frustrated, it's like, I take my time and I try real hard, but no matter what I do and no matter what I try it never works out, it's like I concentrate on it real hard, but it never works out, it's like I need some time to figure these things out, but there's always someone there going: Hey Mike, you know, we been noticing you've been having alot of problems lately, you know, and like maybe you should talk about it, you'd feel alot better. And I go: No, it's ok, I now have some problems, I'll figure it out myself, just leave me alone I'll figure it out. And they go: Why don't you talk about it, you'll feel alot better? And I go: No, I don't want to, just leave me alone, I'll figure it out myself! And they keep on bugging me and it builds up inside, it builds up inside... So you're gonna be institutionalized You'll come out brainwashed with bloodshot eyes You won't have any say They'll brainwash you until you see their way I'm not crazy institutionalized You're the one who's crazy institutionalized You're driving me crazy institutionalized They stuck me in an institution Said it was the only solution To give me the needed professional help To protect me from the enemy, myself I was sitting in my room, and I was like staring at the walls thinking about everything but then again I was thinking about nothing, and then my mom came in and I didn't notice she was there and she calls my name and I didn't hear her and then she started screaming: Mike, Mike! And I go: What, what's the matter? She goes: What's the matter with you? I say: Nothing mom. She goes: Don't tell me nothing, you're on drugs! I go: No mom, I'm not on drugs, I'm ok, I'm just thinking, you know, why don't you get me a Pepsi? She goes: No, you're on drugs, you're crazy, normal people won't be acting that way! I go: Mom, I'm all right, I'm just thinking, you know, so why don't you, like give me a Pepsi? And she goes: No, you're crazy! All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi, and she wouldn't give it to me, just one Pepsi. They give you a white shirt with long sleeves Tied around you're back, you're treated like thieves Drug you up because they're lazy It's too much work to help a crazy I'm not crazy institutionalized You're the one who's crazy institutionalized You're driving me crazy institutionalized They stuck me in an institution Said it was the only solution To give me the needed professional help To protect me from the enemy, myself I was sitting in my room and my mom and my dad came in and they pulled up a chair and they sat down, they go: Mike, we need to talk to you. And I said: Okay, what's the matter? They go: Well me and your mom, we been noticing lately you've been having alot of problems, and you haven't been acting like yourself, and we're afraid that you're going to hurt somebody, and we're afraid that you're gonna hurt yourself, so we decided that it would be in your best interest if we put you somewhere where you could get the help that you need... And I said: Wait, what are we talking about?! We decided?! My best interest?! How can you know, how can you say what my best interest is? What are you trying to say? I'm crazy? When I went to your schools, I went to your churches, I went to your institutional learning facilities. So how can you say that I'm crazy? They say they're gonna fix my brain Alleviate my suffering and my pain But by the time they fix my head Mentally I'll be dead I'm not crazy institutionalized You're the one who's crazy institutionalized You're driving me crazy institutionalized They stuck me in an institution Said it was the only solution To give me the needed professional help To protect me from the enemy, myself It doesn't matter how's this childs play planned to turn out anyhow. INVOCATION Oh yea, know that shit. Sounds so good I wanna... right along. Yea this is K Sui, Cyco Miko here, giving you the easy muthafuck'n listening sounds for the hard of muthafuck'n hearing. Yea, busting out on a whole new perspektive to lock you upside your head. Get your mind working. Cause you know it ain't working like it should be. It's time to think... not think like you think you think... that ain't thinking, that's just justifying your inability to accomplish the things that you're not willing to work for. So right now time to dig into fuck'n trench. Get a little cyco. Cause you gotta fuck'n be crazy to believe in yourself! So what anyone else says... fuck it! I don't give a fuck! IT'S GOING DOWN It's going down in my dark side My mind starts sweating, my heart It starts a chain reaction That's how the pain it all starts It's going down where no one can see It's a sad sad sight The feeling just gets stronger I see you, I just put on a smile I try to cover it up But I can't take it too much longer Time stands still, as I lie in place I try to block out the pitch In my head that keeps ringing So I pound and pound on myself I try to wake myself up But I can't cause I'm not dreaming It's going down in my dark side With no release or escape Doesn't believe in forgiveness It's an emotional rape It's going down where no one can see It's a sad sad sight No suspense as what will follow Fractured terror fills my peace Shocks my senses Leave me empty sad and hollow Time stands still, as I lie in place I try to block out the pitch In my head that keeps ringing So I pound and pound on myself I try to wake myself up But I can't cause I'm not dreaming It's goin' down it's goin' down It's goin' down it's goin' down It's goin' down it's goin' down It's goin' down it's goin' It's goin' down It's going down in my dark side Shivers and shakes through my soul Ration surveys the damage There's nothing left to control It's going down now, I'm face to face With the hollowness That echoes in this darkness How can I fight when I cannot see what to fight Reluctantly how can I even stop this All hell is breaking loose Now panic rules as emotions blaze on fire I'm goin' down down down down down I'm goin' down I'm so damn tired It's goin' down it's goin' down It's goin' down it's goin' down It's goin' down it's goin' down It's goin' down it's goin' It's goin' down It's goin' down in my darkside IT'S NOT EASY Easy easy, it's not easy To say what I feel when nothing seems real Not easy, it's not easy To be someone's friend when the pain it never ends Not easy, it's not easy To keep up the fight when nothing turns out right Easy I got to take it easy, I got to take it easy Easy it's not easy to open your heart when love's torn it apart Easy it's not easy to hold your head high when you want to sit and cry Easy it's not easy to fall on your knees and say Lord help me please Easy I got to take it easy, Oh please, please, please easy Easy easy it's not easy Gotta gotta take it easy It's not easy It's never easy JOIN THE ARMY [Louiche/Mike Muir] I got a story to tell, now listen up real well Pay attention this way to what I got to say Took it to the street, rap to the people we meet Now we're rocking out hard to the Suicidal beat Tried to deny our right, so we're putting up a fight Just doing our thang, they tried to call it a gang Saw the way we look, that's all that it took That's all she wrote, they had their scapegoat Dressed down, homeboyz, minority join the Army We're the few, we're the proud, we like to jam it loud The music we play won't have it any other way We're armed to the bone with our music and our tone Recruiting on the street fwith the sound of our beat Growing larger every day and every time we play Don't need no college plan, we're just a hard rocking band We like our music to please but we ain't gonna appease No pressure's too much to make us change our touch Hardcore, metal, the new wave We're not a gang join the Army Don't be no fool, don't let your prejudice rule Don't judge y your fear, judge us by your ear Can't believe every word of every story that you've heard Just play the song, I know you'll start to rock along Well I don't care 'bout the clothes you wear It's the size of your heart, not the length of your hair Don't make no difference to me, the color that you be Black, white or brown, it's all the same to me Well if you still don't believe you best get up and leave Do what you must do, but this ain't the place for you You got no right but if you start a fight We'll be rockin' your head but with our fists instead I'll fight it with the band, right down till the end Ask anyone I've met, this ain't no idle threat Don't flap no fit and it won't come to this Bust as for me, I'm down with the Army New YHork, London, Venice Why join a gang? Join the Army Suicidal rock join the Army Suicidal rock join the Army Suicidal rock join the Army Suicidal rock join the Army Suicidal rock I want you to join the Army S.T. JOIN THE NEW ARMY [Louiche Mayorga/Mike Muir] S.T.! Listen up real well, I got a story to tell Pay attention this way to what I've got to say Took it to the street, rap to the people we meet We're rocking out hard to the Suicidal beat Tried to deny our right, so we put up a fight Just doing our thang, they tried to call it a gang Saw the way we look, and that's all that it took All that they wrote, they had their scapegoat Dressed down... Homeboyz... Minority... Join the Army! Join the New Army! The S.T. Army! Join the New Army! We're the few, we're the proud, we like to jam it loud The music we play won't have it any other way We're armed to the bone with our music and our tone Recruiting on the street to the sound of our beat Growing larger every day and every time we play Don't need no college plan, we're just a hard rocking band We like our music to please but we ain't gonna appease No pressure's too much to make us change our touch Hardcore... Punk rock... The Cyco way... Join the Army! Join the New Army! The S.T. Army! Join the New Army! Don't be no fool, don't let your prejudice rule Don't judge by your fear, judge us by your ear Can't believe every word of every story you've heard Just play the song, I know you'll start to rock along Well I don't care 'bout the clothes you wear It's the size of your heart, not the length of your hair Don't make no difference to me, the color that you be Black, white or brown, it's all the same to me Join the Army... Join the Army... The Suicidal Army! Join the Army... Suicidal! S.T.! Well if you still don't believe you best get up and leave Do what you must do, but this ain't the place for you You got no right but if you start a fight We'll be rockin' your head but with our fists instead I'll fight it with the band, right down till the end Ask anyone I've met, this ain't no idle threat Don't flap no lip and it won't come to hip But as for me, I'm down with the Army New York... Paris... Venice... S.M., Westside...Suicidal! Join the New Army! The S.T. Army! Join the New Army! The S.T. Army! Suicidal punk...join the New Army Suicidal punk...the S.T. Army Suicidal punk...join the New Army Suicidal punk...I WANT YOU TO...the Suicidal Army S.T.! JUST ANOTHER LOVE SONG Well I just had to turn off the radio But not before I heard thirteen songs about love in a row Well I don't know what the next song's gonna be But I know how the words are gonna go They'll be singing Oh baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby I love you so So won't everybody sing along cause her comes just another love song I need you like I need a hole in my head I need someone to steal my money and wish I were dead I need someone to always put me down And everywhere I go she wants to hang around Do you really even think dreams come true Do you really even think you'll find something wonderful and new Do you really even think someone's waiting for you Do you really even thiink that love is near Do you really even think it's me dear Do you really even think I want to hear but I still say I won't fall in love today I need a chick who's got expensive taste Who's not afraid of whose money she wastes You expect me to buy you a diamond ring! Well I suspect I'll buy you not a thing! Well I could tell you you're the only one I love And how your eyes sparkle like the stars above And that I carry a picture of you in my heart And as long as we live we'll never be apart And that you're the most important person in my life But I can't handle a girlfriend, how am I gonna handle a wife Love hate love hate love hate love hate love hate love hate love hate love hate I love, love, love to hate you but I'd hate, hate, hate to love you I could promise all my love to you But that would take me only a second or two And if you're waiting to be my one and only You're gonna find out what it's like to be awfully lonely Your song was alright for awhile But now your tune's gone out of style You want to cuddle and hug all night But I'm going out with my friends tonight And I don't need someone to act like my mother I already have one I don't need another But she sure looks fine After a bottle of wine And she's out of sight When my mind's not right And I'll promise you anything dear LOOKING IN YOUR EYES [Louiche/Mike Muir] I see destruction as it rages through your veins I see depression as it fills your heart with pain I see the cure you found, your artificial peace I see your body rot, your solution now has it's feast And now I look, I look in your eyes Looking in your eyes Looking in your eyes Looking in your eyes Looking in your eyes What I see in your eyes I can see, they tell no lies Looking in your eyes I see salvation oh so close, but yet so far I see the gilmmering of the holy star I see your future, it's a nightmare and I lie But you refused my help, now I have no more strength to try Now I see, I see the lies Looking in your eyes In your eyes I see the lies What I see in your eyes I can see, you tell no lies Looking in your eyes Looking through my eyes Well I would die for you I've died enough now I'm through But one day you will see What won't but what should B T F. Please stay. LOST AGAIN Lost it! I'm caught in a rage Like an animal locked in a cage Now I look into the barrel of a gauge doom! Made me into a fool Experimented on me like an animal Turned me into a common criminal criminal! I lost it, but I gotta get with it Motherfucker, now you're gonna get it I ain't one that'll sit and forget it I got into a war I can never win Where the nightmare never ends And I don't know what I'm saying Got into a war with reality That motherfucker it was waiting for me And I lost again! I lost again! Took my dreams, ya left them there shattered Took my hopes, ya dug in them and they splattered Took my mind like it didn't even matter Entered a world that I didn't belong Thought I could take it but I stayed too long Thought I could handle it, boy was I wrong! Fighting a war I can never win Where the nightmare never ends And I'm not into playing Got into a war with reality That motherfucker it was waiting for me And I lost again! Lost it! Lost again! Lost it! Lost again! Lost it! Lost again! I lost it! I went to war with reality That motherfucker he was waiting for me I never thought that this could happen to me damn! Down so low that I can't no higher When I was burning you put wood on the fire You ain't nothing but a goddamn liar liar! Took all my strength now I tremble and drop You got to be down to go over the top Oh, god can't you make the laughter stop? Died in a war I could never win Where the nightmare never ever ends And I lost again Got into a war with reality That motherfucker it was waiting for me And I lost again! Liar, killer! Lost again! I lost! Murder, killer! Hell I lost again! No! No! Cleanse me from your evil You broke your promises! What did I do to deserve this? No one to save me from it! Oh, lord plese have mercy And now I've come to see it Something's gone wrong with me I guess I got lost in reality Hell I lost again! Sure ain't easy, hell I lost again! LOVE VS LONELINESS How can you love someone If you think that you're no one When you mistreat yourself, and think it's all you deserve Cause it's so hard to care Is this or is it loneliness? How can you demand respect when you have no respect? When you abuse your body, never mind your mind And you're your own worst victim There'll be no love just loneliness Why do you force a smile when you know all the while That you're burning inside, but don't want no one to know The hell that you're in As love turns to loneliness How can you sleep at night? When you know it's not alright When you wake up in the morning, nothin' has changed If you do nothin' about it Love becomes loneliness Love vs loneliness, love vs loneliness And when you're down and you think you need something The temptations so hard to resist But what you grab sure ain't what you needed That's not love it's loneliness And when you're lonely and think you need someone The plot a painful twist There ain't no one that can make you feel like someone Only you can cure loneliness How can you be confident when you're all wrong with it When you know what you're doing and you're doing it wrong It's no misunderstanding This ain't love this is loneliness How can you love someone if you think that you're no one? LOVELY Screwed up people everywhere, but I ain't got time to care I feel lovely, la la la lovely All kind of souls down to the curb, but me help, don't be absurd I feel lovely, la la la lovely Cause it's a problem of society, if it don't affect me and I feel lovely As long as I feel lovely yea Oh so lovely! Ans I'm not guilty of your abuse, see it's all self induced and I feel lovely Everything's so lovely All your kind are like a pollution, look 'em up quick that's The solution lovely Wouldn't that be lovely? So tipper babe don't you remember me? Now I'm kinder, gentler and so happy It's lovely! La la la as long as I feel lovely, yea La la la and I feel lovely, yea La la la and everything is la la la la la la la la lovely La la la La la la la la la lovely Everything is so lovely I think I'll throw a party Won't you come along darling? It's a surprise party for me Simply because I feel lovely! If everything's so lovely... then why don't I, why don't I, Why don't I, why don't I feel lovely? Lovely, la la la lovely, la la la lovely, la la la lovely LOVELY [Mike Muir/Mike Clark/Robert Trujillo] Lovely, la la la la la la lovely! Screwed up people everywhere, but I ain't got time to care I feel lovely, lovely... Ha! La la lovely, oh oh... All kinds of souls down to the curb, but me help? Don't be absurd I feel lovely, lovely... La la la lovely, oh oh... Cause it's not a problem of society, if...it don't affect me And I feel lovely, lovely... As long as I feel lovely, yea...oh so lovely! And I'm not guilty of your abuse, see it's all self induced And I feel lovely, lovely... Everything's so lovely, la la la lovely, oh oh... All your kind are like a pollution, look 'em up quick that's the solution Lovely! Lovely... Wouldn't that be lovely? Everything is lovely, oh yea... So Tipper babe don't you remember me? Now I'm kinder, gentler and so happy It's lovely, lovely... La la la...as long as I feel lovely, yea La la la...and I feel lovely, yea, yea, yea La la la...and everything is la la la la la la la la la la la la la la lovely La la la... La la la... La la la... La la la... La la la... La la la lovely La la la... La la la lovely La la la... La la la lovely La la la... La la la lovely Everything's so lovely, yea I think I'll throw a party Won't you come along darling? It's a surprise party for me Simply because I feel lovely! If everything's so lovely, yea...then why don't I, why don't I, Why don't I, why don't I feel lovely? Lovely, la la la la...lovely, la la la la...lovely, la la la lovely MASTER OF NO MERCY Fuck it! He's a carrier of death, a stork in reverse He blesses you with sickness Cause love is a curse The arsening in your Koolaid, the bomb in your mail, He disappears in motion But leaves a bloody trail Drop to your knees, humble you pray But can't put off your judgment day There's a knock at your door, who could it be? You got a new friend that's gonna set you free He's making a list, he's checking it twice No amount of money's gonna stop this vice No mercy, no mercy, no mercy. You want mercy? No fuckin' mercy! Oh no With the wink of an eye, a snap of the finger Now the smell of death is all that lingers A doctor of death with a PhD, a specialist in pure misery See you fucked with him even though you knew And now your worst nightmares all come true You scream and shout you beg and plead But he's got your soul and that's all that he needs He's the master, master of no mercy, no mercy, no mercy MEMORIES OF TOMORROW B 1 bombers in flight Trident missles in the air MX missles underground Protect us till we're dead Memories of tomorrow too late for sorrow Push the button Kiss good bye the nuclear arsenal A bombs flying off their ramps Nuclear bombs explode Radio active people Search for medicine Pray for shelter Kill for food Mass starvation Contaminated water Destroyed cities Mutilated bodies I'll kill myself I'd rather die If you could see in the future You'd know why MEMORIES OF TOMORROW B 1 bombers in flight Trident missiles in the air MX missiles underground Protect us till we're dead Memories of tomorrow too late for sorrow Push the button Kiss goodbye the nuclear arsenal A bombs flying off their ramps Nuclear bombs explode Radioactive people Search for medicine Pray for shelter Kill for food Mass starvation Contaminated water Destroyed cities Mutilated bodies I'll kill myself I'd rather die If you could see in the future You'd know why Memories of tomorrow MONOPOLY ON SORROW There's a cold wind in the winter of my mind A season that last through all changes in time I try so hard sometimes I wish there was a raincheck on tommorow Not ready to deal with what I don't wanna find Struggling on, just to hold on I just wanna know, why is it me? In a tear there is a message from the heart Detached from the good, it's hope gone astray I cry so hard sometimes Too scared to think what will bring tommorow Already much more than I can handle today I can't breathe, suffocate as I'm buried by hate And so sadly I learn, there's no justice to fate I just wanna know why is it me? Losing the race with thoughts out of place I just wanna, know why is it me? You aint got a monopoly on sorrow You know plenty has made it my way You aint got a monopoly on sorrow There's plenty that feel just the same There's a pain so insane that I fight but can't tame And my mind battles on as my body lies lame I can't feel the feel but it feels like it hurts I can't feel the feel but it feels like it hurts I can't feel the feel but it feels like it hurts I can't feel the feel but it feels like it hurts Hurts, hurts And I know that I know I don't know that I know It just would stay clear then I'd see and I'd go I just wanna know why it's me Aint got a monopoly on sorrow You, you, you aint got no no, you aint got no no You aint got no no, you aint got no no There's no monopoly on sorrow No monopoly on sorrow No monopoly on sorrow No monopoly on sorrow no no no You ain't got no no no, you ain't got no no no You ain't got no no no, you ain't got no no no No monopoly on sorrow Monopoly on sorrow Monopoly on sorrow No no no no no You ain't got no, no no no no You ain't got no, no no no no You ain't got no, no no no no You ain't got no monopoly on sorrow NAKED [Muir] I'm harmless won't you help me I'm sickness only you can heal me I promise that I always be there I'm naked under my clothes I'm feeling naked I feel naked My heart's bleeding why don't you help me I'm screaming but still nobody hears Helpless and naked Helpless and naked Helpless and naked Naked, naked, naked, I'm naked I'm harmless till I hate you I'm tasteless that's why I'm with you I'm sensless even on payday I'm naked under my clothes You saw me naked, you saw me naked I'm saddned by all my failures It's a good thing I real good things I don't try I miss you whenever I'm with you Cause I thought that, I thought that you were someone else I saw you naked, I saw you naked, I saw you naked, Naked under our clothes We're all naked under our clothes NO BULLSHIT No bullshit I hate the things you believe Your truth is built upon lies I can't believe in a trend I won't be living no lie No bullshit I hate everything you say I ain't got time for your shit I refused to be played I won't be living no lie No bullshit! That's where I stand No bullshit! That's how I'm living my life No bullshit I hate the way that you are I can't believe in your ways I refuse to be hip I won't be living your lie NO FUCK'N PROBLEM You talk your shit, but I ain't listenin' And I don't do no ass kiss'n Now here's the point that you've been missing No fuck'n problem at all Ain't got no fuck'n problem, I got no fuck'n problem at all You ain't alive if you ain't livin' You waste your life whining and sniveling So buckle up cause now I'm driving No fuck'n problem at all You think you know everything and more But a surprise you'll be in for Add it all up and you got no score No fuck'n problem at all You play the part that I got no use Don't mean a thing cause you got no juice I live in peace I don't need a truce No fuck'n problem at all I got a piece but not to the puzzle No time to think staring down a muzzle I rise above and watch you fizzle No fuck'n problem at all NO FUCK'N PROBLEM [Mike Muir/Mike Clark] You talk your shit, but I ain't listenin' And I don't do no ass kiss'n Now here's the point that you've been missin' No fuck'n problem at all Ain't got no fuck'n problem I got no fuck'n problem at all Ain't got no fuck'n problem I got no fuck'n problem at all You ain't alive, if you ain't livin' You waste your life whinin' and snivelin' So buckle up cause now I'm drivin' No fuck'n problem at all Ain't got no fuck'n problem I got no fuck'n problem at all Ain't got no fuck'n problem I got no fuck'n problem at all No fuck'n problem at all No fuck'n problem... You think you know everything and more But a surprise you'll be in for Add it all up and you got no score No fuck'n problem at all You play the part, that I got no use Don't mean a thing cause you got no juice I live in a peace, I don't need a truce No fuck'n problem at all No fuck'n problem at all No fuck'n problem at all No fuck'n problem at all No fuck'n problem... I got a piece, but not to the puzzle No time to think staring down a muzzle I rise above and watch you fizzle No fuck'n problem at all NO MORE NO LESS No More No Less It takes more than A just making a fist, it takes more than just getting pist You gotta make your stand and resist You Gotta Resist or You'll cease to exist No More, No Less No more No less No more No freakin less No more Not a Penny less We're taking what we deserve, Aint setting for second best How can you see what I see when everybodys coming down on me How can you twist the list and expect me not resist Ha ha ha How can you explain all the pain that goes terrorizing my brain? Now you'll face a man that understands that violence is the best plan its cyco time again! No more No less No more No freakin less No more Not a Penny less We're taking what we deserve, Aint setting for second best No more No less No more No freakin less No more Not a Penny less No more No Less! How can you call it cheating if we're too smart to get caught Come on everybody let's show them what the fuck we got Its time to get cyco let's tear this mutha out Anytime, anywhere, without a doubt, we're gonna take you out! NO NAME, NO WORDS [Louiche/Mike Muir] I close my eyes, yet I still see I can not hide from what's inside of me I hear my thoughts, but they're not clear And now I tremble with fear No one can tell me what's sane You see the tears I cry But you can't feel my pain No title can classify me I'm a person with feelings A number I refuse to be Don't try to live my life You cannot talk for me Now I'm on the brink, brink of insanity Sometimes I stare into space I try to think about another place Where happiness I'll see I'll find a place for me and find some sanity Sometimes I look at you And I wonder what will I do Will my mind stay intact How will I react, will I do any harm to you Open my eyes, but I can't see Maybe the hatred has blinded me There's not a sound, yet I still hear Now the pain is so clear Sometimes I stop to think Or maybe my thinking just stops Doesn't matter anyway No one hears what I say, I'm on the brink of insanity Well I know him but not his name In everyone, yet not the same Play with the cards i'm dealt, worse I never felt I'm playing a sick man's game NOBODY HEARS I talk through my eyes, the words pouring down Nobody hears You ask me what's wrong, but what can I say Nobody hears I try to tell you, I try to show you How else can I tell you, how else can I show you? I'm screaming inside, why can't you hear? Nobody hears You're looking right through me like I'm not here Nobody hears When the last tear falls down Nothing gets waqshed away Another plea put to rest As nobody hears, nobody hears So what did I do to you That makes you run from me Now I'm sitting here screaming inside myself Don't understand why nobody hears You figured it, you shaped it to your perfection Nobody hears Subtracted my feelings from this equation Nobody hears Is it all in my mind Then it would be easy to find So what did I do to you That makes you run from me Now I'm sitting here screaming inside myself Don't understand why nobody hears So if it's all, if it's all in my mind Then wouldn't it, wouldn't it Wouldn't it be so easy to find So what do I have to do To make you comfort me Now I'm sitting here screaming inside myself Don't understand why nobody hears So I'm sitting here screaming inside myself Well I'm sitting here crying inside myself So I'm sittin here screaming to nobody else Don't understand why nobody hears And nobody hears, nobody hears, nobody hears NOBODY HEARS [Mike Muir/Rocky George] I talk through my eyes, the words pourin' down Nobody hears You ask me what's wrong, but what can I say Nobody hears I try to tell you, I try to show you How else can I tell you, how else can I show you I'm screaming inside, why can't you hear Nobody hears You're looking right through me, like I'm not here Nobody hears When the last tear falls down Nothing gets washed away Another plea put to rest As nobody hears, nobody hears So what did I do to you That makes you run from me Now I'm sitting here screaming inside myself Don't understand why nobody hears You figured it out, shaped it to your perfection Nobody hears Subtracted my feelings from the equation Nobody hears Is it all in my mind, all in my mind Then it would be easy to find, easy to find When the last tear falls down Nothing gets washed away Another plea put to rest As nobody hears, nobody hears So what did I do to you That makes you run from me Now I'm sitting here screaming inside myself Don't understand why nobody hears So if it's all, if it's all in my mind Then wouldn't it, wouldn't it, wouldn't it be so easy to find When the last tear falls down Nothing gets washed away Another plea put to rest As nobody hears, nobody hears So what do I have to do To make you comfort me Now I'm sitting here screaming inside myself Don't understand why nobody hears So I'm sitting here screaming inside myself Well I'm sitting here crying inside myself So I'm sitting here screaming to nobody else Don't understand why nobody hears And nobody hears, nobody hears, nobody hears Nobody hears... ONE TOO MANY TIMES Never good at talking, so many things I couldn't say But those thoughts never went away And I'm sure you remember, said that all I wanted was sympathy, Now add this to your memory Too many times I felt so sad and lonely Too many times I needed someone there Too many times I tried to tell you something Too many times It seemed like no one cared And I don't like asking and it's not easy to say... I never learned how to pray So if you have a moment it means so much to me oh can't you see... If you'd just say a prayer for me Too many times I didn't even have a second Too many times you thought I was much too strong Too many times you said the feeling wouldn't last forever Too many times I proved you so damn wrong Saw the changes thought they'd go away do you still remember that day Can't really fault you only have myself to blame... But do you still feel the same Do ya, do ya, do ya, do ya, do ya? But I waited so long for someone to take my hand, and say they understand And I waited so long for someone to show the way to make a better day and I waited so long for someone to spare a kiss for the love I miss And I waited so long for you to looke me in the eye And say it's worth another try But yo keep me waiting waiting too many times You keep me waiting, one too many, one too many, one too many times, Too many times One too many one too many one too many times too many times Can't you see yo keep me waiting one too many times PLEDGE YOUR ALLEGIANCE ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST I never said I don't like religion I just don't like TV You say I got a bad attitude around you that comes naturally You say I need more compassion I can forgive, I just can't forget You say control my temper but when I feel like shit, I feel like shit Cause I was born to be ST And I'll always be ST Don't get down on me ST Cause I'm down OG ST Not afraid to die ST Just you promise me ST Yo got to carry on ST You gotta carry on ST Why can't I ask any questions if what you say is true Am I supposed to believe everything or just everything said by you? And how can you call me stupid when you don't understand what I say And how can you call me evil have you spoken to God today And what did He say? As long as your heart beats pledge your allegiance You can call me ugly but I still dress the way I choose How you gonna judge me you've never taken a walk in my shoes Why don't you ever trust me when I'm smiling is it a sin to have fun? And why should I repent when there's nothin' wrong with anything that I've done Pledge your allegiance Suicidal Suicidal Suicidal PLEDGE YOUR ALLEGIANCE [Louiche Mayorga/Mike Muir] ST... ST... ST... ST... I never said I don't like religion, I just don't like TV You say I got a bad attitude, around you that comes naturally You say I need more compassion, I can forgive, I just can't forget You say control my temper, but when I feel like shit, I feel like shit Cause I was born to be ST! And it'll always be ST! Don't get down on me ST! Cause I'm down OG ST! Why can't I ask any questions of what you say is true Am I supposed to believe anything or just everything said by you? And how can you call me stupid when you don't understand what I say And how can you call me evil, have you spoken to God today; and what did He say? Cause I was born to be ST! And it'll always be ST! Don't get down on me ST! Cause I'm down OG ST! Not afraid to die ST! Just you promise me ST! You got to carry on ST! You gotta carry on ST! As long as your heart beats...pledge your allegiance! ST... ST... ST... ST... You can call me ugly, but I still dress the way I choose How you gonna judge me; you've never taken a walk in my shoes Why don't you ever trust me when I'm smiling; is it a sin to have fun? And why should I repent when there's nothin' wrong with anything that I've done Cause I was born to be ST! It'll always be ST! Don't get down on me ST! Cause I'm down OG ST! Not afraid to die ST! You gotta promise me ST! You got to carry on ST! You gotta carry on ST! Pledge your allegiance Pledge your allegiance Pledge your allegiance Pledge your allegiance Pledge your allegiance Pledge your allegiance Pledge your allegiance Pledge your allegiance Suicidal... Suicidal... Suicidal... Suicidal... Suicidal... Suicidal... Suicidal... Suicidal... Suicidal... Suicidal... Suicidal... Suicidal... POP SONGS I hate Pop Songs They think they're clever, I think they're wrong I hate bubble gum punk They got the look but the music is junk I hate anyone that savors The foul stench of this months flavor And hell is a place that you can go If you like disco or techno Pop songs Pop songs Pop songs Pop songs Hi boys and girls come on and get happy I hate Puff Daddy And his friend the dead fatty I hate the grateful dead But I'll be grateful when the rest of them are dead I feel like I'm on pins and needles How many bands can rip off the Beatles? And every day there is another Band that got big by playing a cover I hate pop songs I hate pop songs I hate pop songs I hate pop songs lala, lala, lalalalalalalala I hate Celine Dion Titanic Song makes me wanna moan And if I hear another love ballad I think I'm gonna have to toss my salad and I hate teen idols they got signed by old farts with fancy titles There's nothing worse at least to me Than stupid lyrics with a lame ass melody I hate pop songs, pop songs I hate pop songs, pop songs I hate pop songs, pop songs I hate pop songs, pop songs Pop songs, I hate pop songs Pop songs, I hate pop songs POSSESSED When I go down the street The people watch me shiver and shake I'm a prisoner of a demon I think my head's about to break It stays with me wherever I go I can't break away from its hold This must be my punishment For selling my soul Too much pressure, my pulse is rising My heart is pounding, my head really hurts I can't take it, all this pressure From all these things inside of me Everywhere I look I see them Everywhere I go they're at What did I do to deserve this Why won't they just leave my body Are they people or are they spirits Do they belong to the human race Why do they want me so bad Why won't they come out of their hiding place i can't see them, but I know they're here i can feel it in my veins All this pressure on my body Is causing all my strength to drain Am I crazy, or am I insane Or have I already lost my mind Is it real, or is it fake Or am I in a permanent bind Am I in power or am I a slave Who in hell is in control Am I still living, or am I dead Do I still have a soul I know I can't keep going this way I have to give my mind some leisure If I keep on going like this I never again will taste pleasure If they will not break the oath I will have to disband I have lost all control this thing has now taken command POSSESSED When I go down the street The people watch me shiver and shake I'm a prisoner of a demon I think my head's about to break it stays with me wherever I go I can't break away from its hold This must be punishment For selling my soul Too much pressure my pulse is rising My heart is pounding my head really hurts I can't take it all this pressure From all these things inside of me Everywhere I look I see them Everywhere I go they're at What did I do to deserve this Why won't they just leave my body Are they people or are they spirits Do they belong to the human race Why do they want me so bad Why won't they come out of their hiding place I can't see them but I know they're here I can feel it in my veins All this pressure on my body Is causing all my strength to drain Am I crazy or am I insane Or have I already lost my mind Is it real or is it fake Or am I in a permanent bind Am I in power or am I a slave Who in the hell is in control Am I still living or am I dead Do I still have a soul I know I can't keep going this way I have to give my mind some leisure If I keep on going like this I never again will taste pleasure If they will not break the oath I will have to disband I have lost all control This thing has now taken command Possessed POSSESSED TO SKATE [Louiche/Mike Muir] Let's skate! Seemed like such an innocent toy He was the All American boy Got a skate at eight years old Now the story can be told Beware he's possessed to skate! Skating takes him up in height He's a pilot on a modern flight See him flying through the air If he don't land then he don't care Cause he rips he rips When he skates he skates Cause he never hesitates He's the wizard on the wheels Like a modern gladiator ain't got no fears So skate He shoots the pool like a launching pad If it ain't insane then you can't get rad Skating is all that's on his mind He's skating radical all the time Beware he's possessed to skate! Looks like a magic carpet ride Six foot airiels inverts backside Optical illusion it must be He redefines insanity Doesn't understand why you'd wanna walk Ain't got time to sit and talk Used to be just like you and me Now he's an outcast of society Beware he's possessed to skate! And the skating's getting radical PUBLIC DISSENSION REFUSE SCREAM OUT [Muir] Pressures charging try to stall Pound my head against the wall I've been feelings this for way to long I've been fighting this for way too long Something's bout to happen get out of my way Something's better happen get out of my way [Chorus:] Scream and shout let it out Rip it out Scream and shout Scream and shout let it out Break it out Scream and out Scream out [5X's] Hypnotized, Analyzed A sorry attempt to sanitize When I've been feelings this for way too long When I've been fighting this for way too long I guess I'll do it my way your's don't work I'm left to do it my way your's don't work SELF DESTRUCT SEND ME YOUR MONEY Lights, camera, silence on the set Tape rolling, 3 2 1 action Welcome to the church of Suicidal We'll have a service and wonderful recital But before we go on, there's something I must mention An important message I must bring to your attention I was in meditation and prayer last night I was awakened by a shining bright light Over head, a glorious spirit He gave me a message and you all need to hear it Send me your money , that's what he said He said to Send me your money Now if you can only send a dollar or two There aint a hell of alot I can do for you But, if you want to see heaven's door Make a check out for five hundred or more Send me your money , do you here what I'm saying? Send me your money Now give me some bass, um yea that's how he likes it Now give me some silence, for all you sinners Now give me some bass, yea that was funky Now take them on home Brother Clark, send me your ...money Here comes another con hiding behind a collar His only god is the almighty dollar He aint no prophet, he aint no healer He's just a two bit goddamn money stealer Send me your money Send it, you got to send it Send me your money You hear what I'm saying? Send it, send it Send me your money Now how much you give is your own choice But to me it's the difference between a prosche and a Rolls Royce I want you to make it hurt when you dig into your pocket I want you to make it hurt! We'll take cash, we'll take checks We'll take credit cards, we'll take jewelry We'll take your momma's dentures if they got gold in them So whose gonna be the next king of the fakers Whose gonna take the place of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker? See my momma, she didn't raise no fool Cause you can't put a price on a miracle Amen SEND ME YOUR MONEY [Mike Muir] Lights, camera, silence on the set Tape rolling, 3 2 1 action Welcome to the Church of Suicidal We'll have a sermon and a wonderful recital But before we go on there's something I must mention An important message I must bring to your attention I was in meditation and prayer last night I was awakened by a shining bright light Overhead a glorious spirit, he gave me a message and you all need to hear it Send me your money, that's what he said He said to Send me your money Now if you can only send a dollar or two There ain't a hell of a lot I can promise to you But if you wants to see heaven's door Make out a check for five hundreds or more Send me your money , do you hear what I said? Send me your money Now give me some bass, um yea that's how he like it Now let's have some silence, for all you sinners Now give me more bass, yea that was funky Now take them on home Brother Clark, send me your money Here comes another con hiding behind a collar His only God is the almighty dollar He ain't no prophet, he ain't no healer He's just a two bit goddamn money stealer Send me your money Send it, you got to send it Send me your money You hear what I'm saying? You got to send it, send it Send me your money Now how much you give is your own choice But to me it is the difference between a Porsche and a Rolls Royce I want you to make it hurt when you dig into your pocket Cause it makes me feel so good to watch my profits rocket Send me your money Now dig in deep, dig real deep into your pocket I want you to make it hurt! We'll take cash, we'll take checks We'll take credit cards, we'll take jewelry We'll take your momma's dentures if they got gold in them So whose gonna be the new king of the fakers Whose gonna take the place of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker? See my momma, she didn't raise no fool Cause you can't put a price on a miricle Amen SORRY ?! Seems like such a long time ago, but I don't know if I'm ever gonna let her go. I remember the first time that I met her, I knew she was the one. There couldn't be anybody better. Well, I was lost when I looked in her eyes Well those eyes, those eyes, they made me realize... Sorry...I didn't know what was to be Sorry...I could not see Sorry...Lord how could this be Sorry...It's raining down on me Well, I know it sounds crazy to say. But, in everything I do, I think about that day. Last time I talked to her was on the telephone. She said I know it's been a while, but I don't feel like being alone. I slammed down the phone on the last thing I'd hear her say. Now it's getting harder to live with it every day and I pray, I pray that you can hear me say Sorry...I could not see Sorry...It don't seem fair to me Sorry...Lord, how could this be Sorry...It's raining right down on me Not a day goes by when I do not sit and wonder why this had to be. It don't seem fair to me. No no, it don't seem fair to me. The more I wish and pray, the more it seems I waste away. But it would mean oh so much if I could just reach out and our hands would touch and if I'd just go back again and do it all over it'd have a happy end. I know exactly the way I would start. I'd send her a letter straight from my heart. It doesn't seem fair, why can't I forgive. She was so strung out, she didn't even have a chance to live and it's oh so hard to forgive. Sometimes people think I don't know what to say because I'm looking out in space, but inside I'm praying and I pray, I pray, I pray, pray, pray and then I think about the day she died. About that night and in the morning. I cry cry cry and I try, I try to understand Sorry...I didn't know what was to be Sorry...It don't seem fair to me Sorry...Lord I'll always be Sorry...She died but it's killing me Wondering about that time when it'll be my day And I wonder what I'll do and what she'll say and if I'll have the courage to stay And I'll start by looking her straight in the eye and telling her that I'm Sorry START YOUR BRAIN STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART SU CASA ES MI CASA The ticking you hear is your life passing you by ... Do you feel you're not taken serious? That your input is brushed aside? That you can get no respect That people may even be laughing behind your back Does this make you question your self worth? Well it should ... because you're worthless! Now take the case of the new age cyco Confident, commanding respect Taking whatever he wants, from wherever it is I've been thinking, so to speak Knees are shaking, tired and weak I've been wondering, who I am I've been wondering where I am Su casa es mi casa, porque estoy muy loco If you have one, I'll have one too Not another, the one I took from you! Add my numbers, add it up I guess I got it ... give it up! Su casa es mi casa, porque estoy muy loco Now you've had some time to think Why don't you look in the mirror, tell me what you see Nah not on the outside, look inside, deep inside The true ugliness Not the self created coloured hair, piercings hanging out everywhere The stuff you try to cover up and deny So there's a reason for everything Now you let the reason out Rising up, I feel it coming, let 'em know it's time! I'm still wondering, why I am Coughing up blood, spitting up phlegm So much anger, hostility Biting and kicking, inside of me I'm fully cyco, partly hexed Makes me wonder, who is next You need not worry, about what I am But you better worry, about where I am! Su casa es mi casa No quieres chingar conmigo The ticking you hear is your life passing you by ... SUBLIMINAL Flashing pictures on my screen Shown too quickly to be seen Does not register in my conscious mind Propaganda of another kind They're Fucking with me subliminaily They're Fucking with me subliminally Danger Nightmare Doomsday Nightmare Murder Nightmare Nightmare, Nightmare Watching T.V. I start to cry For no reason I don't know why Could it be from messages on my TV Which I'm getting subliminally? Mind control the easiest way Sponsered by the C.I.A. It's a weapon you cannot see It's propaganda subliminally SUBLIMINAL Flashing pictures on my screen Shown too quickly to be seen Does not register in my conscious mind Propaganda of another kind They're fucking with me subliminally They're fucking with me subliminally Danger nightmare Doomsday nightmare Murder nightmare Nightmare nightmare Watching TV, I start to cry For no reason, I don't know why Could it be from messages on my TV Which I'm getting subliminally? They're fucking with me subliminally They're fucking with me subliminally Mind control the easiest way Sponsored by the CIA It's a weapon you cannot see It's propaganda subliminally They're f