1. |
Santa Monica (Alt Take)
05:52
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And so I stand once again beneath the poplars
Thinking of life without yer
Some of us are saved and some of us damned ?
I remember the touch of your violent hands
Talking to myself no-one heard me
These long shadows disturb me
Life is suddenly lonely
But better than with you around me
And I’m leaving so you can’t haunt me
One bullet for your ice-cold heart
One bullet for your evil mind
I got a brand new start
Who knows what I will find ?
One last look in your black eyes
The last time in this life
And with no tears - I say goodbye
You made your big mistake
When you found out how much I could take
And now you speak like silence
You were my ideal of violence
Say goodbye to the stars above me
Is there anyone to judge me ?
Surrounded by nature’s beauty
I bury something so ugly
One bullet for your ice-cold heart
One bullet for your evil mind
I got a brand new start
Who knows what I will find ?
One last look in your black eyes
The last time in this life
And with no tears - I say goodbye
(Instrumental Theme)
Even God won’t understand yer
He’ll send you back as a black mamba
But you will be in Africa
While I’m in Santa Monica…………………
(Repeat Theme)
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2. |
Santa Monica
05:39
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And so I stand once again beneath the poplars
Thinking of life without yer
Some of us are saved and some of us damned ?
I remember the touch of your violent hands
Talking to myself no-one heard me
These long shadows disturb me
Life is suddenly lonely
But better than with you around me
And I’m leaving so you can’t haunt me
One bullet for your ice-cold heart
One bullet for your evil mind
I got a brand new start
Who knows what I will find ?
One last look in your black eyes
The last time in this life
And with no tears - I say goodbye
You made your big mistake
When you found out how much I could take
And now you speak like silence
You were my ideal of violence
Say goodbye to the stars above me
Is there anyone to judge me ?
Surrounded by nature’s beauty
I bury something so ugly
One bullet for your ice-cold heart
One bullet for your evil mind
I got a brand new start
Who knows what I will find ?
One last look in your black eyes
The last time in this life
And with no tears - I say goodbye
(Instrumental Theme)
Even God won’t understand yer
He’ll send you back as a black mamba
But you will be in Africa
While I’m in Santa Monica…………………
(Repeat Theme)
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3. |
Highway
04:04
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Use your last heartbeat – chasing your first dream
Never let it go – It won’t chase you
What did they do – to the world you knew
Time’s a thief – that much is true
Dream guitars – that cry and sing
Dream movie stars - in high heels
Dream visions – that life can bring
Time’s a thief and dreams are what it steals
Scatter me – on a highway
Let the trucks take me away
But turn around – I will be there
In your dream or in your nightmare
Second glances in a rear view mirror
Missed chances of history
Circumstances – can change your destiny
No defences - to time’s robbery
Scatter me – on an ocean green
Dark and deep – like my sleep
I’ll never sleep with the fishes
This life is sweet and delicious
You’ve come so far – it’s come to this
Tearsdrops running like piss
Scatter me – on a highway
Let the trucks take me away
But turn around – I will be there
In your dream or in your nightmare
Use your last heartbeat – chasing your first dream
Don't let it go - it wont chase you
Take your last step – onto a dance floor
This is life – give me more...............................
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4. |
Fall
03:40
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I put my head out of an aeroplane window
I saw the face of god in his Heaven
Nowhere to be and nowhere to go
A single dice can’t roll a 7
All I could do was fall fall fall fall
We’ll be hitting the drop zone soon
And I don’t want to take you down too
The moment has passed and time turned sour
Life could be over in half an hour
All I can do is fall fall fall fall
So now I only travel in dreams at night
I navigate by city lights
It’s a little tricky with an ocean to cross
But I follow boats like an albatross
All I can do is fall fall fall fall
How did I ever get so high ?
How did I learn to fly ?
I float like an electric ghost
The stars are getting close
Small talk in the small hours of small time in a small town in a small world.......small mind
The drink makes you sad – eventually
And I wish I knew more about good and less about bad
All the angels talk in whispers
And God never lets them kiss yer
But I’m ok in the stratosphere
I kinda like it up here
But all I can do is fall fall fall fall
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5. |
Fall (Alt Take)
03:49
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I put my head out of an aeroplane window
I saw the face of god in his Heaven
Nowhere to be and nowhere to go
A single dice can’t roll a 7
All I could do was fall fall fall fall
We’ll be hitting the drop zone soon
And I don’t want to take you down too
The moment has passed and time turned sour
Life could be over in half an hour
All I can do is fall fall fall fall
So now I only travel in dreams at night
I navigate by city lights
It’s a little tricky with an ocean to cross
But I follow boats like an albatross
All I can do is fall fall fall fall
How did I ever get so high ?
How did I learn to fly ?
I float like an electric ghost
The stars are getting close
Small talk in the small hours of small time in a small town in a small world.......small mind
The drink makes you sad – eventually
And I wish I knew more about good and less about bad
All the angels talk in whispers
And God never lets them kiss yer
But I’m ok in the stratosphere
I kinda like it up here
But all I can do is fall fall fall fall
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6. |
She's Too Much
04:09
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A high class voice
And high class friends
She wawks the dawg
From a Mercedes Benz
She got a sun tan in winter
And she's cool in June
but if you don't flash cash
she don't notice you
She could be my babe and I swear it's true
and I could paddle to mars in my old canoe
She believes in love at first sight
When it makes her rich overnight
Too much for you
she's killed a few
I swear it's true
Her blood is blue
she's got legs so long and heels so high
you need a pilot's licence to look her in the eye
So get your feet back down on the ground
Sophisticated lady
A cheque book baby
She likes gold bars
and movie stars
but if you can't afford the broad
you can't tame the dame
If you ain't got the credit
You'd better forget it
But she could be my babe I swear it's true
and I could take a taxi to Timbuctoo
I could get my head inside her dress
and I believe in life after death
She's too much for you
she's killed a few
I swear it's true
Her blood is blue
she's a power dresser
Your Harley won't impress her
So forget she ever showed and hit the road
She’s a perfect banker’s niece
She got a fur coat of golden fleece
If you ain't got the brass
She walks right past
If you ain't got the dough
She don't wanna know
If you ain't got the bread
You're as good as dead
And if you aint got the readies
You aint goin steady
………
But if she likes your account
she goes right down
but if you ain't got the loot
You just can't scoot
But she could be my babe I know it's right
and I can hold my breath all night
She believes in love at first sight
And if flap my arms i can fly
Too much for you
she's killed a few
I swear it's true
Her blood is blue
she's got legs so long and heels so high
you need a pilot's licence to look her in the eye
So get your feet back down - on the ground
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7. |
Highway 99
06:54
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There is a mountaintop in Sausalito - That I go to when I feel low
I like to know how high I can go – like a saint climbin’ on his halo
I like the air that – you get - up there
And there’s an alien in my window – and I’m not scared but
It’s definitely a close encounter – The Director’s cut
And I’m not scared – cos they are – everywhere
Give me a sabre of light
I don’t have much energy tonight
Not like the nights with no curtains - in our railroad room
We always knew for certain - we would fight off the gloom
We were the sentries – of the night
And I thought I’d never consider this – but here I am
Never thought I could (take this risk) steal this kiss – well maybe I can
I won’t give in – without a fight
Night dreams are easy tonight
The answer to my selfish plight
And Highway 99 runs right up to the sky
But you will cry and you can die – on Highway 99
Armies of angels assemble – right under this moon
And holy empires crumble – and about time too
Some debts the taxman never collects – it’s true
Like I never declared – that I still love you
A Yokohama fog falls and curls - Canadian snow lies over the world Verse
The old ice ages wait their turn – Summer sunshine burns
An armada of anger – is anchored off Stavanger
A Sargasso Sea of sorrow – could smother all tomorrows
The Kerry rain – runs down my lane
It’s time to decide if I will ride – on Highway 99
She sleeps in Seattle and she could be mine – there’s nowhere to hide
Virginia plains - are my domain
I should take any other road – not Highway 99
There’s many other ways I know – not Highway 99
I really love the scenery – on Highway 99
There are dark and deep ravines – on Highway 99
It is the most dangerous road – Highway 99
Where your conscience can explode – Highway 99
A year can pass in just a day – on Highway 99
Your whole life can slip away – on Highway 99
There are so many wrecks – on Highway 99
Am I gonna be the next ? – on Highway 99
Well what do you expect ? – on Highway 99
There is no life after death on Highway 99
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8. |
This Ring Is A Bullet
03:46
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This ring is a bullet
It put a hole in my heart
Don’t you argue don’t you start
If I had a trigger – I would pull it
This ring is a bullet
All the jewellery you bought me
Well I don’t want it
I don’t even want the money
If I ever pawn it
This bracelet is a snake
A snake round my arm
Venom in my veins
You did me nothing but harm
This necklace is a chain
A chain round my throat
Making me choke
I won’t ever wear it again
And this brooch is a shield
Like a sherrifs badge
It hides the way I feel
Security I never had
Your stud is burning
Left a mark on me
Some lessons take too much learning
It reminds me I’m lonely
All the jewellery you bought me
Well I don’t want it
Golden bullets
With diamond tips
This ring is a bullet
It put a hole in my heart
You’re a dark work of art
If I had a trigger – I would pull it
This ring is a bullet
Gold is heavy metal
It only drags you down
Like a summer flower’s petals
Lying on the ground
Gold is heavy metal
They make it into chains
The grave won’t be so lonely
I’ll have my secrets with me
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9. |
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This ring is a bullet
It put a hole in my heart
Don’t you argue don’t you start
If I had a trigger – I would pull it
This ring is a bullet
All the jewellery you bought me
Well I don’t want it
I don’t even want the money
If I ever pawn it
This bracelet is a snake
A snake round my arm
Venom in my veins
You did me nothing but harm
This necklace is a chain
A chain round my throat
Making me choke
I won’t ever wear it again
And this brooch is a shield
Like a sherrifs badge
It hides the way I feel
Security I never had
Your stud is burning
Left a mark on me
Some lessons take too much learning
It reminds me I’m lonely
All the jewellery you bought me
Well I don’t want it
Golden bullets
With diamond tips
This ring is a bullet
It put a hole in my heart
You’re a dark work of art
If I had a trigger – I would pull it
This ring is a bullet
Gold is heavy metal
It only drags you down
Like a summer flower’s petals
Lying on the ground
Gold is heavy metal
They make it into chains
The grave won’t be so lonely
I’ll have my secrets with me
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10. |
Wake Me Up When
04:12
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I was dreaming of those old records that you always played
Like Carousel and Brigadoon and Russ Conway
Dansette discs rolling round at 33 and a third
The worst record player - but the best music I ever heard (
I was a kid in bed with an empty head and I loved all those sounds
Pianos ringing and the angels singing all around
It’s a thousand years later but I can still remember most of the words
The worst record player - but the best music I ever heard
Wake me up when that time comes round again or your ghost is walking
I’m gonna buy a new hi-fi and leave it on every evening
And when it’s late hope to wake - to that music playing
Like Brigadoon – those old tunes take me back to you
I don’t care how loud or how many people we disturb
With the worst record player - and the best music I ever heard (
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11. |
Waiting
04:08
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There’ll be a time when you need me
When burglars invade
There’ll be a time you want me
When you’re consumed with rage
And you’ll need more of me
When you got a war to wage
You all love my simplicity
The whole world is my stage
Until then I’m just waiting
That’s what I do
It’s not frustrating
Patience is my virtue
Waiting patiently
You know where I am - you know what I do
No evil in me – is it with you
My aim is true Total quality
My aim is up to you
You need me in the wilderness You’ve loved me for centuries
When faced with a bear No need to be scared
I’m company for sentries
Stop who goes there ?
You need more than muscle
When your arms are bare
With me in your pocket
You are safe everywhere
Give me ammunition
It’s your decision
I offer protection
From all insurrection
Life is safer - for both of us
Pull the trigger feel the buzz
My aim is true
My aim is up to you
If you desire – I can be vicious
There was a liar - said life is precious
I never make mistakes
And I do as I’m told
If you don’t like someone
I can stop them getting old
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12. |
Gravity
03:59
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There must be some mathematical beauty
A brutal empire can’t crush
Some unification theory
Space and time is twisted enough
All the planets spin around
We are prisoners of the ground
Gravity holds us all down
We got tablets of stone
And we got rulers on their thrones
But the Queen dropped her crown
It’s broken on the ground
Gravity drags us all down
Birds might fly
High in the sky
But everything falls
Nobody knows why
I don’t need St Teresa’s heart in a glass
I got a lover’s heart to trespass
I watch every flake of snow
Settle on the cold ground below
Gravity drags us down don’t you know
All the planets spin around
We are prisoners of the ground
Gravity holds us all down
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13. |
Party Like A Demon
05:26
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Well give me the devil’s music
Keep the groove and don’t lose it
One minute you’re here and then you’re gone
So party like a demon all night long
My Daddy said “You’re going wrong
You fly too close to the sun
You fly too high and too long
When you fall you will be gone”
You gotta party like a demon
Party like a demon all night long
You gotta party like a demon til you’re gone
I don’t got much to take pride in
But prides no good when you’re gone
I’m slippin and slidin’
Into hell and beyond
Well will you pass me the bottle ?
So let’s enjoy the time
And will you pass me the whore ?
So will you pass me the wine ?
One minute you’re here and then you’re gone
If this is life do I only get one ?
I’m gonna take some more
Well they call me Mr Six Gun
I’m ready all night long
You gotta party like a demon til you’re gone
Party like a demon
Life is a wound and it’s bleedin
You gotta party like a demon
All night long
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14. |
Nothing Outside Of Today
03:17
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All time is trapped tonight
And we got it all
So let's put real life outside
Under the stars in the sky
They ain’t ever gonna fade
They ain’t ever gonna fall
And there’s nothing outside of today
Nothing at all
This life means nothing to me
It's just like a movie
If they ever want to sue me
I don't got nothing to fear.
Because the moment that you try
That's the moment when you start to die
Don’t ask me why
'Cos it’s god’s idea
Stars won't ever fade away
They won't ever fall
There is nothing outside of today
Nothing at all
Is there a fate that time delays?
Well it's too late to change your ways
Throw my star into the night sky
Teach my soul and spirit to fly
The limitation of this life
Is in the body and not the mind
Stars will never fade away
They won't ever fall
There is nothing outside of today
Nothing at all
There is nothing outside of today
Nothing at all
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15. |
Time
03:47
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This is the crazy song
Because all of your love is gone
This is like a world gone wrong
This is the world where I belong
This is the world where I belong
And I'm stuck in the Starlight City
I want to fight but nobody will hit me
My girlfriend just told me
This life is so lonely
If I love you only
Time can’t change me
I change time
And I’m runnin’ like a Baskerville hound
Time is travelling all the way down
I’m still as fast as ultrasound
Catching up with the world spinning round
Catching up with the world just spinning around
Time can’t change me
Cos I change time
Time can't change me
I change time all the time
Cold twilight all along this street
I've got shadows that begin at my feet
But I've still got my speed
I got my fog, my pearls, my amphetamine
Got my brown bag - I got my morphine
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16. |
Pacific Heights
04:32
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When you’re lost in the night
In Pacific Heights
And nothing turns out right
And everything you do
Turns to the blues
And your brain just blew a fuse
When the crazy neighbourhood command
Can’t understand
Why you’re waiting for a new escape plan
So only the brave die slowly
So lost and so lonely
Live a life so lowly
If only, if only, if only, if only
(Break)
My phasor set to kill
Death can be such a bitter pill
Tell me your last wish if you will?
In orbit round a dim star
Upholding intergalactic law
With silver spurs and a tin star
If I could fly in the sky I know I’d fall over
But if you buy me a pint then I’ll buy you another
And another, and another, and another
So only the brave die slowly
So lost and so lonely
Live a life so lowly
If only, if only, if only, if only
(Break)
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17. |
Sick For The Sixties
04:05
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When the future belonged to the left
Well now there is nothing left
I never ever thought I'd ever get this far
In my old jelly mould car
Morris minor mirror memories show us what we left behind
Before we wasted all that time
And the old generation
Are still longing for their dance band days
Steam train railway station
Taking us all away
We're sick for the sixties
Do you think they miss me?
Build a time machine to take me back
And I won’t ever miss the CD
I won’t miss reality TV
I'm going to build model aircraft fighters
Well why were the winters much whiter?
In this dream mirror where I look
Was life ever that good?
So blame it on the transistor
Or blame it on ambition
Greed is a whore and you can’t resist her
Blame it all on Bob Dylan
We're sick for the sixties
Do you think they miss me?
Build a time machine to take me back
And I won’t ever miss the CD
I won’t miss reality TV
I'm going to go to university
I'll get a grant and I'll do it for free
And I might save the dead Kennedies
Be in a band with Dave Dee, Dozy and Beaky
And then I might fly up to the moon
But most of all I don't want to grow up too soon
When the future belonged to the left
And now there is nothing left
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18. |
Stealing Stars
04:21
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The night breeze is a welcome guest - it carries the scent of your breath
The only freedom for this slave tonight is death
And I am Spartacus - and I'm nailed on my cross
All that’s left of us - is the time we lost
Do you believe in ghosts like you're never alone?
Can you hear footsteps following you on your way home?
And do moments like these - always end too soon?
When you're lonely and you’re howling at the moon
Well I've been in your mind and I know what you've been dreaming of
So I take my time - I don’t need to be in love
I got stolen stars inside of my mind - I got memories I rewind
They were all my crimes - now I gotta do my time
I see clouds rolling by - I see rain in a distant sky
I’m so glad that I learned to fly but I never meant to get this high
Memories like these leave you in orbit for a lifetime
Like a sad country ghost over a Nashville Skyline
Those old records spin around inside of my mind
Music is the key to travelling back in time
Well I've been in your mind and I know what you've been dreaming of
So I take my time and I don’t want to be in love
I got stolen stars inside of my mind - like memories I rewind
They were all my crimes - now I gotta do the time
And I see clouds rolling by and rain from a fallen sky
I’m so glad that I learned to fly but I never meant to get this high
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19. |
Cowboy Drunk
03:34
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I’m wishing I was back in Manchester
Having a drink with my ancestor
There was not that much to do
But we could always have a few
Now here I am so far out of my comfort zone
I never did want to wind up quite this all alone
Well maybe I should contact home
But I ain't got no mobile telephone
I’m a cowboy drunk
I’m a lone wolf
I lean to the left, I piss to the right
Well hey little baby I can drink all night
But people call me a C...
Crazy guy
They don't ever say why
My heart's so heavy - my head's so light
And here I am in a bar listening to music
And all the people all dancing to it
Well not me me cos I'm just on the piss
And I don't even know what day it is
I’m a cowboy drunk
Yeah I’m a lone wolf
I lean to the left and piss to the right
Well hey little baby I drink all night
And people call me a C...
Crazy guy
I don’t ever know why
My heart is heavy - my head is light
I’m a cowboy drunk
Yeah I’m a pisshead punk
I gravitate to the left - urinate to the right
I'm a cider samurai
And everybody says he's a C...
Crazy guy
They don't ever say why
My heart is heavy - my head is light
My head is light
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20. |
Illinois
04:22
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Synchronicity brought you back to me
But then it took you away
You disappeared when time turned weird
I couldn’t think what to say
Some kind of mental void
I was destroyed
I hope you weren’t annoyed
But I’m going to find you again one day
And no mistake
No hiding place can ever remain
Outside of my gaze
Going to Illinois I got a bullet to deploy
Law breaking woman broke my heart
She’s hanging around on the wrong side of town
She’s hiding in the dark
First we find her
And then we remind her
That this is just the start
We're going to find you again one day
And no mistake
No hiding place can ever remain
Outside of my gaze
There's no getting away
You’re in the dark matter
I can feel your pull
And this is never over
'Til my dream skull is full
Your space is empty
And my time is curved
Your fates have sent me
My orbit swerved
Calling down a curse pick you up in my hearse
The traffic's getting worse
We’ve been driving round this lowdown town
Now it’s nearly sundown
I've got my eyes on
An event horizon
And it's coming my way
I’m going to find you again one day
No mistake
No hiding place can ever remain
Outside of my gaze
We're surfing in on a gravity wave
Get out of the way
'Cos nothing on Earth can get in our way
We're coming today
Going to Illinois I got a bullet to deploy
Law breaking woman broke my heart
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21. |
Illinois (Alt Take)
04:43
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Synchronicity brought you back to me
But then it took you away
You disappeared when time turned weird
I couldn’t think what to say
Some kind of mental void
I was destroyed
I hope you weren’t annoyed
But I’m going to find you again one day
And no mistake
No hiding place can ever remain
Outside of my gaze
Going to Illinois I got a bullet to deploy
Law breaking woman broke my heart
She’s hanging around on the wrong side of town
She’s hiding in the dark
First we find her
And then we remind her
That this is just the start
We're going to find you again one day
And no mistake
No hiding place can ever remain
Outside of my gaze
There's no getting away
You’re in the dark matter
I can feel your pull
And this is never over
'Til my dream skull is full
Your space is empty
And my time is curved
Your fates have sent me
My orbit swerved
Calling down a curse pick you up in my hearse
The traffic's getting worse
We’ve been driving round this lowdown town
Now it’s nearly sundown
I've got my eyes on
An event horizon
And it's coming my way
I’m going to find you again one day
No mistake
No hiding place can ever remain
Outside of my gaze
We're surfing in on a gravity wave
Get out of the way
'Cos nothing on Earth can get in our way
We're coming today
Going to Illinois I got a bullet to deploy
Law breaking woman broke my heart
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22. |
Prison Ground
03:09
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I spit on the graveyard wall
When I’m walking to town
That's where your spirit crawls
Under the prison ground
Frost sparkles all around
Like diamonds in the dark
Does it get to six feet down?
And does it warm your cold heart?
Stars were deep in darkness
That you painted on the skies
You were the one that drowned us
In the pisswater of your lies
So bury me with another name
In a cloak and with a knife
I’m scared that I might meet you again
In the afterlife
I wore your necklace
I wore it with no pride
And the devil he never left us
He was at your side
You poisoned my body
You said I was yours to lend
You said I was your property
When you lent me to your friends
The shivers of your dark demands
Are still shaking in my hands
I’m know you will understand
I need another man
So bury me with another name
In a cloak and with a knife
I’m scared that I might meet you again
In the afterlife
Again, I’ll never be your whore
Again, I’ll never be your wife
I don't ever want to see you again
Not even in the afterlife
Not even in the afterlife
Not even in the afterlife
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23. |
Around Here
03:58
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There’s a sadness around you today
You got the Black Dog on your trail
We gotta keep him at bay
Around here
Cos we need good memories to keep
I get bad dreams if I’m asleep
And it’s hard to stay awake
Around here
High ideals hide dirty work
Ugliness in beauty lurks
There’s a heart of darkness
Around here
Darkness at the heart of the empire
Politicians just walking the wire
Church has a crooked spire
Around here
He’s got a ruthless criminal mind
Hidden behind those eyes that shine
He’s a fierce killer with a heart of ice
I was talking to Doctor Death
We were discussing my last breath
He said "you got a few years yet"
Around here
But we still own your bones
You are gonna die but - all alone
You’re too well known
Around here
You got a grim fate in China
When a doomed ocean liner
Out of control and heading your way
You’re on a beach in Ty-Phai
This high moon drives me crazy
These timetables delay me
Nobody ever even pays me
Around here
We're on the run - we're always high
We're night shadow on the sky
We've got a darkness in our eyes
We got a darkness in our eyes
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24. |
$1400
03:58
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Well I got 14 hundred and 14 dollars and 14 cents
It is my life saving and I don’t know where it went
They told me to leave town but I'm a resident
But what do you know - I never went
And I just keep moving
Lawmen on my trail and on my mind
I like the cemetery on Halloween
I like chemistry - gives me a mind full of dreams
I got a Kawasaki - runs on K-1 Kerosene
No body catches me cos It's a getaway machine
And I just keep moving
All the lawmen in the world are on my trail
I look after myself and I don’t carry no pistol
Just a phaser gun on stun and a referee’s whistle
To use on all the people who talk and they don't ever listen
And I run fifteen miles before I'm out of condition
And I just keep moving
Lawmen on my trail and on my mind
Sons of bitches they just keep on coming
But I keep one bullet behind
Yeah I keep one bullet behind
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25. |
Crazy God
06:12
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G, C
Give me fresh enemies – I need a new war zone Em, C, D
I know I’m a dreamer – and I’m the only one
I take my orders – from evil spirits
Life is not for the fainthearted – and I got to live it
Gravity waves – pull us around Bm, Em, Bm, Em
I got a close relationship with the ground C, D,.................. Em, C, D
I’m working for the agency – Versace and Versace
But don’t designer label me – I’m an independent entity
It’s a bit arty farty - for me – not my kinda party – don’t start me
Crazy crazy .......I’m crazy alright G, C, D....G, C, D
And there’s a Crazy God in his heaven tonight G, C, D,....G, C, D
I told you – again and again and again and again and again.................... G, C,...G, C
God loves crazy people – he makes so many of them G, C,......G, C.......D
Some situations necessitate – anti-gravity
And I’m learning to levitate – whole cities
I think it will fascinate – the military
So I’d really appreciate – your confidentiality
Gravity waves – at my command
I rule the seas and I rule the land
I see fires – in my new glasses
And I see wires – lowdown informers
I got no secrets – I don’t want no-one to know
And I got no places – I don’t want no-one to go
I’m crazy crazy .......I’m crazy alright
And there’s a Crazy God in his heaven tonight
I told you – again and again and again and again and again....................
God loves crazy people – he makes so many of them
Crazy God is in his heaven - He’s got things to do
He’s got crazy ideas for me - and crazy ideas for you
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26. |
In Bruges
04:17
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Well she taught me how to party
With whores and dwarves in Bruges
One kiss was all it took to start me
Now I got something for her that’s huge
And I think that I’m in love
But I can’t say for sure
That kind of thing is complicated stuff
But all I know is I never felt like this before
My Daddy never told me
Goodbye is the cruelest sound
Women like that are always deadly
Take your heart and nail it to the ground
Well now the sky is upside down
And my life is back to front
And my head is spinning round and round
She's the only thing that I want
But my Daddy never told me
Goodbye is the cruelest sound
Women like that are always deadly
Take your heart and nail it to the ground
Take your brain and wash it
Take your soul - crush it
Take your mouth - kiss on it
Take your heart and piss on it
Well it looks like my nightmare worst fear
That bitch would one day disappear
Now it's kinda like a dream come true
It's the only nightmare I knew
But my Daddy never told me
Goodbye is the cruelest sound
Women like that are always deadly
Take your heart and nail it to the ground
Take your brain - wash it
Take your soul and crush it
Take your mouth - kiss on it
And take your heart and piss on it
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27. |
Come Running
03:08
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What if positivity can't save you?
When gravity makes you crawl?
What if electricity betrays you?
When you got to make your one last call?
When you feeling that lonely when you feel that all alone
God’s looking for you with a nuclear drone
And all your tablets have turned to stone
Come running – come running to me
Come running right back to me
What if your religion is a ball and chain?
What if it never ever brings you back again?
And what if the next world is just the same?
None of your memories remain
What if x-rays can see your thought dreams?
What if they’re featured in a medical magazine?
What if the doctor prescribes you pity?
Because you can’t handle eternity
So if you're feeling that lonely if you're feeling that all alone
God’s looking for you with a nuclear drone
And all your tablets have turned to stone
Come running – come running to me
Come running right back to me
When a Sultan casts you into a dungeon
When you need an equation you can depend on
When you got good reason to join the foreign legion
Come running – come running to me
Come running right back - come running right back
Come running right back to me
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28. |
Nothing You Can Do
03:25
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Like you’re falling from a thousand miles
Like you lost your teeth and still want to smile
Unconscious pilot in a nose dive
Now you’re dead you want to be alive
Nothing you can do
Nothing you can do
Like an outlaw with no alibi
Like a black cloud in a summer sky
Like a witness telling a lie
Or like a gun in the hand of a jealous guy
Nothing you can do
Nothing you can do
Well watch the stars revolve around a nighttime sky
And feel the gravity every time you try to fly
There is nothing you can do
A roulette wheel is bound to lose
I'm telling you all of this bad news
The worst thing is - it's true
You're falling from a thousand miles
No Samaritan you can dial
You’re walking down the aisle
And your wedding dress just went out of style
Underwater in a locked car
At the bottom of a reservoir
On a planet so far
Out of orbit round a black star
Nothing you can do
Nothing you can do
There is nothing you can do
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29. |
Hypnosis
03:52
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It’s takin place - In a purple haze
Listen to what I say - As you drift away
Watch my swinging gold watch - You’re gonna like it a lot
I’m taking control - Of your body and soul
I was a superhero – but I quit G, B, C, G
I was a hitman – ‘till I got hit G, B, C, G
Now I’m a mind reader – I got your mind and I’m lookin at it G, B, C, D
You can’t resist G, C
You know you can’t resist
No woman can resist
My hypnosis
Riff x2
So you can relax - You know I’m gonna bring you back
I will count to ten – Snap my fingers and thenn
You will feel secure - No worries anymore
The future is my design - No point in you tryin...
To resist Bm, C x3
This is how it is
Looking into an abyss
It’s hypnosis G, C
I was a superhero – but I quit
I was a hitman – ‘till I got hit
Now I’m a mind reader – I got your mind and I’m lookin at it
You can’t resist
You know you can’t resist
No woman can resist
My hypnosis
New Riff x2 Em, G, C, D
You are feeling sleepy Em, C,
I know I’m sounding creepy........................ Bm, C
But I hope you understand G, C
That I am in command
You are in safe hands
I got no evil plans
It’s hypnosis
It’s just hypnosis
Hypnosis
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30. |
Speed Gun
03:45
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Time like a pack of wolves
Gravity like an avalanche
These are problems I can’t solve
And I’m not the only one
Cinema in the back of my mind
Life has taken all of my time
Memories malinger
Like death’s cold finger
We been hit by a speed gun - speed gun
Time is a - policewoman
We’re all on the run
You get caught and your time’s gone
Time bomb - time bomb – time bomb
It’s a big explosion
Weapon of mass destruction
Fall asleep and you wake up
Fall asleep and you wake up
Fall asleep and you wake up gone
Memorie erased - and gone for good
.By time’s fell hand defaced - in cold cold blood
I’m giving you a clue
Everything I say is true
And I’m not tellin you
The lies you want to hear ?
How did I ever get in this condition ?
The last thing I remember was the foetal position
Listen to your mother’s lullabye
In a care home waitin’ to die
I don’t think of that - just you
Our time bomb was for two
We can still escape
Better not leave it too late
We been hit by a speed gun - speed gun
Time is a - policewoman
We’re all on the run
They are after everyone
Time bomb - time bomb – time bomb
It’s a big explosion
Weapon of mass destruction
Fall asleep and you wake up
Fall asleep and you wake up
Fall asleep and you wake up gone
Better not leave it too late
Better not leave it too late
Better not leave it too late ............
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31. |
Hound Dog Man
05:45
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There was a tear in my eye but it dried
I said goodbye but I lied
Hear me howling like a wolf - like a wolf inside of the night
Hound dog dreams they don't ever turn out right
They told me to leave town but I'm still around
So I make sure I'm never found
My hound dog heart it's beating without no sound
I bury all my hound dog bones deep underground
I’m a hound dog - I’m a hound dog man
I’m coming for you as fast as I can
I’m a hound dog - I’m a hound dog man
And I’m coming for you as fast as I can
I walk by rivers and I drink from lakes
I watch and I wait until I get my breaks
And I’m always - I'm always on the take
I still got fifteen million dollars to make
Ice turning black there's no turning back on this highway
This ain't no place for a cry baby
Fate is a gambler - he can deal you a bad hand
You always got to have an alternative plan
I’m stepping off a plane in your neighbourhood
I can make my way through the darkest wood
Now I’m on a ship and the stars look good
I’ve got your scent - I can smell your blood
'Cos I’m a hound dog - I’m a hound dog man
I’m coming for you just as fast as I can
I’m a hound dog - I’m a hound dog man
I’m coming for you as fast
I’m coming for you as fast
I’m coming for you as fast as I ever can
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32. |
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33. |
Hound Dog Man (Alt Take)
04:44
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There was a tear in my eye but it dried
I said goodbye but I lied
Hear me howling like a wolf - like a wolf inside of the night
Hound dog dreams they don't ever turn out right
They told me to leave town but I'm still around
So I make sure I'm never found
My hound dog heart it's beating without no sound
I bury all my hound dog bones deep underground
I’m a hound dog - I’m a hound dog man
I’m coming for you as fast as I can
I’m a hound dog - I’m a hound dog man
And I’m coming for you as fast as I can
I walk by rivers and I drink from lakes
I watch and I wait until I get my breaks
And I’m always - I'm always on the take
I still got fifteen million dollars to make
Ice turning black there's no turning back on this highway
This ain't no place for a cry baby
Fate is a gambler - he can deal you a bad hand
You always got to have an alternative plan
I’m stepping off a plane in your neighbourhood
I can make my way through the darkest wood
Now I’m on a ship and the stars look good
I’ve got your scent - I can smell your blood
'Cos I’m a hound dog - I’m a hound dog man
I’m coming for you just as fast as I can
I’m a hound dog - I’m a hound dog man
I’m coming for you as fast
I’m coming for you as fast
I’m coming for you as fast as I ever can
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34. |
Park And Ride
04:31
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Why don’t you and I try park and ride
All you gotta do is step outside
Come and see what I got
It’s waiting outside in the parking lot
I got a line laid out on the dash
Cos baby you got that touch of class
You got time and I got cash
You are a fine piece of ass
Why don’t we try – park and ride
Time is never on your side
How do you know if you never tried ?
So c'mon let's go Park and ride
I got a Gold Buick Six
I like to ride and I need my fix
My bullshit – is bonafide
I’m the only prophet who never lied
Why don’t we try – park and ride
Time is never on your side
How do you know if you never tried ?
Why don’t you and I try – Park and ride
When I got my black Cadillac
I told my Daddy I’m not comin back
There’s a highway right outside
The stars will be my guide
Why don’t we try – park and ride
Time is never on your side
How do you know if you never tried ?
Let's you and I – Park and ride
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35. |
Last Pistol Shot
03:36
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The rain beats on a hotel window pane G, B
And laughter in the street below Em, A
Life goes on like a hurricane G, B
But for me it moves so slow Em, C........
One more dream and one more pill G, B
I’m thinking back – what I had and what I got Em, C
The clock ticks but time stands still G, Bm:, C
I’m looking down the barrel D............................................................
Of my last pistol shot
I wish that the stars would turn around
My dreams are all twisted
My gravity is sinking down
And time is telling me that I never existed
The world is turning still
I’m looking at your picture and I still like it a lot
I’m still here but I’m still ill
I’m looking down the barrel D............................................................
Of my last pistol shot
Well nothing ever comes back Em, C
It’s a one way track B, C
A one way ticket on a fast train express terminating next stop and that is that Em....Riff Down...C, D
So pass me a pencil
As you pass the pistol
I need to get a message
To anyone who cares to listen
The world don’t owe me a thing
I won and I wasted a lot
I’m not crying and I’m not complaining (Now there’s a black star rising)
I’m looking down the barrel D............................................................
Of my last pistol shot
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36. |
The Floating Ghost
05:23
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I’m looking from a window and I can’t see a tree
I’m in a desert city in the land of luxury
A woman in a fur coat is walkin’ up the street
She got the light in her eyes but she can’t see me
I am the floating ghost
That no-one ever knows
And I go places no-one ever goes
I arrive from the skies and I float away untouched
To the heart of the stars where all light is crushed
All the night time sounds - I conduct
I’m the genius that was always overlooked
Float over Mexico
Float over Idaho (Cullercoats)
I float anywhere I want to go
I am – The Floating Ghost
I am – The Floating Ghost
I look down on this earth – from way up high
I don’t understand – how I can fly
I got eyes so wide – there ain’t no place to hide
You can lock your doors but I just float inside
I am the floating ghost
That no-one ever knows
And I go places no-one ever goes
Float in the summer heat
Float over Downing Street
I float in the places old ghosts meet
And I trail the Taliban
And I view the Vatican
And I piss in the Palace of Buckingham
I am – The Floating Ghost
I am – The Floating Ghost
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37. |
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I’m looking from a window and I can’t see a tree
I’m in a desert city in the land of luxury
A woman in a fur coat is walkin’ up the street
She got the light in her eyes but she can’t see me
I am the floating ghost
That no-one ever knows
And I go places no-one ever goes
I arrive from the skies and I float away untouched
To the heart of the stars where all light is crushed
All the night time sounds - I conduct
I’m the genius that was always overlooked
Float over Mexico
Float over Idaho (Cullercoats)
I float anywhere I want to go
I am – The Floating Ghost
I am – The Floating Ghost
I look down on this earth – from way up high
I don’t understand – how I can fly
I got eyes so wide – there ain’t no place to hide
You can lock your doors but I just float inside
I am the floating ghost
That no-one ever knows
And I go places no-one ever goes
Float in the summer heat
Float over Downing Street
I float in the places old ghosts meet
And I trail the Taliban
And I view the Vatican
And I piss in the Palace of Buckingham
I am – The Floating Ghost
I am – The Floating Ghost
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38. |
Ghost Radar
04:14
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I got a phone with ghost radar
Man they're everywhere
There was one in the back of my car
When I was going somewhere
The darkness of the next world
It don’t screen my sight
'Cos I’m on a 6th sense network
My phone is fully charged tonight
Ghost Radar
I know where they are
There were two in my backyard
When I switched on
Yeah when I switched on
My Ghost Radar
My Ghost Radar
They don’t need no tickets
And they don’t need no doors
They ain't scared of no traffic
They don’t need no cars
And I heard it on the news today
A dead man got up and walked away
I’m sitting on a high window bay
As life and death pass me by
Ghost Radar
I know where they are
There were two in my backyard
When I switched on
Yeah when I switched on
My Ghost Radar
My Ghost Radar
And If you're lonely at night
Switch on Ghost Radar
A ghostly light
Is not very far
Magnetic disturbances talking to me
Talking to me
Do you feel like you’re never alone?
Do you hear footsteps following you home?
Is it like a dream you’ve always known?
Do you get a mystery message on your phone?
It's Ghost Radar
It's just Ghost Radar
Ghost Radar
It's just Ghost Radar
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39. |
Ghost Radar (Alt Take)
03:40
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I got a phone with ghost radar
Man they're everywhere
There was one in the back of my car
When I was going somewhere
The darkness of the next world
It don’t screen my sight
'Cos I’m on a 6th sense network
My phone is fully charged tonight
Ghost Radar
I know where they are
There were two in my backyard
When I switched on
Yeah when I switched on
My Ghost Radar
My Ghost Radar
They don’t need no tickets
And they don’t need no doors
They ain't scared of no traffic
They don’t need no cars
And I heard it on the news today
A dead man got up and walked away
I’m sitting on a high window bay
As life and death pass me by
Ghost Radar
I know where they are
There were two in my backyard
When I switched on
Yeah when I switched on
My Ghost Radar
My Ghost Radar
And If you're lonely at night
Switch on Ghost Radar
A ghostly light
Is not very far
Magnetic disturbances talking to me
Talking to me
Do you feel like you’re never alone?
Do you hear footsteps following you home?
Is it like a dream you’ve always known?
Do you get a mystery message on your phone?
It's Ghost Radar
It's just Ghost Radar
Ghost Radar
It's just Ghost Radar
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40. |
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I got a phone with ghost radar
Man they're everywhere
There was one in the back of my car
When I was going somewhere
The darkness of the next world
It don’t screen my sight
'Cos I’m on a 6th sense network
My phone is fully charged tonight
Ghost Radar
I know where they are
There were two in my backyard
When I switched on
Yeah when I switched on
My Ghost Radar
My Ghost Radar
They don’t need no tickets
And they don’t need no doors
They ain't scared of no traffic
They don’t need no cars
And I heard it on the news today
A dead man got up and walked away
I’m sitting on a high window bay
As life and death pass me by
Ghost Radar
I know where they are
There were two in my backyard
When I switched on
Yeah when I switched on
My Ghost Radar
My Ghost Radar
And If you're lonely at night
Switch on Ghost Radar
A ghostly light
Is not very far
Magnetic disturbances talking to me
Talking to me
Do you feel like you’re never alone?
Do you hear footsteps following you home?
Is it like a dream you’ve always known?
Do you get a mystery message on your phone?
It's Ghost Radar
It's just Ghost Radar
Ghost Radar
It's just Ghost Radar
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41. |
The Lists Of Love
05:58
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I want to stay in the lists of love
Want to be there when push comes to shove
‘Cos I’m a heart angel from above
And you’re all I’m thinking of
You’re all I’m thinking of
I’ll summon all the magic shadows tonight
Discover other tracks and tricks of the light
You cut a heart-shaped hole in my soul
I can’t ever die and I can’t even get old
Well if blood should rain on England’s green
Sands of time from across the sea
And it’s evil and it could come to be
Mostly I think of you and me
And I want to stay in the lists of love
And I want to be there when push comes to shove
Because I’m a heart angel from above
You’re what I’m thinking of
You’re all I’m thinking of
Got no time for a pension plan
I might be old but I was once a man
This is not a heart that love deserts
This is not a love that just comes in spurts
If I finally admit defeat
My ghost is gonna sniff around your sheets
And my dark desires they can’t be destroyed
I’m gonna be touching you across the void
And I want to stay in the lists of love
And I want to be there when push comes to shove
Because I’m a heart angel from above
You’re what I’m thinking of
You’re all I’m thinking of
Time takes my eyes and makes them blurred
A passing year is just a four letter word
But time will come when time turns back
And all my dreams they will be intact
‘Cos you’re nailed on my memory
Crucified right across my heart
Time has been, all time has gone
Of all I’ve seen you’re still the one
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42. |
Lists of Love (Alt Take)
04:19
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I want to stay in the lists of love
Want to be there when push comes to shove
‘Cos I’m a heart angel from above
And you’re all I’m thinking of
You’re all I’m thinking of
I’ll summon all the magic shadows tonight
Discover other tracks and tricks of the light
You cut a heart-shaped hole in my soul
I can’t ever die and I can’t even get old
Well if blood should rain on England’s green
Sands of time from across the sea
And it’s evil and it could come to be
Mostly I think of you and me
And I want to stay in the lists of love
And I want to be there when push comes to shove
Because I’m a heart angel from above
You’re what I’m thinking of
You’re all I’m thinking of
Got no time for a pension plan
I might be old but I was once a man
This is not a heart that love deserts
This is not a love that just comes in spurts
If I finally admit defeat
My ghost is gonna sniff around your sheets
And my dark desires they can’t be destroyed
I’m gonna be touching you across the void
And I want to stay in the lists of love
And I want to be there when push comes to shove
Because I’m a heart angel from above
You’re what I’m thinking of
You’re all I’m thinking of
Time takes my eyes and makes them blurred
A passing year is just a four letter word
But time will come when time turns back
And all my dreams they will be intact
‘Cos you’re nailed on my memory
Crucified right across my heart
Time has been, all time has gone
Of all I’ve seen you’re still the one
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43. |
Litopia Review
12:46
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44. |
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45. |
Bad People Speed Gun
08:15
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46. |
Bad People - James
05:03
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47. |
|
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Nothing Outside Of Today
All time is trapped tonight
And we got it all
Put real life outside
Under the stars in the sky
They ain’t ever gonna fade away
They ain’t ever gonna fall
There’s nothing outside of today
Nothing at all
This life is nothing to me
That life is like a movie
They all want to sue me
But I got nothing to fear.
The moment that you try
Is the moment you start to die
Don’t ask me why
It’s God’s idea
Stars never fade away
They never fall
There’s nothing outside of today
Nothing at all
Is there a fate
Time just delays
And we’re too late
To change our ways
Throw my star into the night sky
Teach my thoughts to fly
The limitations of this life
Are in the body not the mind
Stars never fade away
They never fall
There’s nothing outside of today
Nothing at all
James thinks to himself, “Wow, this is one of our best gigs?”
He loves his guitar sound and the electricity returning from the audience. The extrovert dancer moves to a position in front of him and smiles as he rips his guitar break. Why has he let his expectations of Felicia turning up to a gig spoil his enjoyment of the last few SF gigs? The rest of The Dirtkickers are right. He needs to forget her. He smiles at the dancer now.
As the audience sway with the music, he notices a ripple of faces turn as though a tidal current through the crowd. Slowly the ‘disturbance’ moves forward past the bar area. Finally, the crowd seems to part and Felicia appears. James feels a shock of electricity. Her presence alters the equilibrium of the whole room. A strange phenomenon to behold as a zone seems to establish around her. Men look but look away in case she turns them to stone. The atmosphere seems to change as the extrovert dancer no longer rules the room.
As the song ends Mike Remo thanks the audience and informs them of the next gig. James immediately leaves the stage and goes to Felicia.
“Hiya, you made it.”
“Only just, it would appear.”
“Well I’m glad you made it. Can I get you a drink?”
“A cold beer would be great.”
James gets the beers and sits with Felicia. He is nervous.
“Great to seat you. I mean see you.”
Felicia laughs confidently, “I do so love your accent. What brings a Scotchman to San Francisco?”
“Hey, I’m English.”
“Isn’t it the same?”
“Fuck no. They are strange.”
Felicia looks puzzled.
“I’ll explain on our 3rd date?” (James grows in confidence).
Felicia laughs, “It’s a deal. For our 2nd date you can take me to a party? It’s up in The Heights”
“OK. When is it?”
She laughs, “It’s now. As in tonight.”
Mike Remo looks over at James as he packs away his saxophone. He smiles. He takes time out and walks over. He waves his finger at Felicia, “Susanville. I never forget a face.”, he looks at James, “Jimmy English, we’ll take your rig back to HQ and see you Sunday?”
James smiles at him. As Mike walks away Felicia sparkles, “Looks like you’re a free agent? 2nd date it is then?”
She tosses her head back as she smiles. The shockwave it creates ripples his thoughts. It seems to slow down time. Whiplash waves slowly traverse the length of her dark hair scattering light across her cheeks. A wayward strand crosses her forehead until her slender finger slips under it and herds it back into line.
“Well I’m not usually that easy. But if you insist?”
She stares at him for two million years but he never gets bored. Never even blinks. She smiles, her eyes dance and sparkle, he begins to map the fall and curl of her hair.
Eventually, she speaks, “OK, let’s go.”
Most things other than Felicia drain from his mind although he does excuse himself to go over and pack his guitar into its case. He smiles at TMan and The Gnome and gives them the Skulk Rock Salute, and then the finger, smiling. He wanders through the bar with Felicia, feeling the jealousy waves from men (they want to be with her) and women (they want to be like her).
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