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Bad People - The Songs

by Max Morpheus

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1.
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)
2.
Santa Monica 05:39
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)
3.
Highway 04:04
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...............................
4.
Fall 03:40
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
5.
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
6.
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
7.
Highway 99 06:54
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 …………………………………………………………
8.
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
9.
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
10.
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 (
11.
Waiting 04:08
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
12.
Gravity 03:59
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
13.
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
14.
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
15.
Time 03:47
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
16.
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)
17.
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
18.
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
19.
Cowboy Drunk 03:34
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
20.
Illinois 04:22
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
21.
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
22.
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
23.
Around Here 03:58
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
24.
$1400 03:58
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
25.
Crazy God 06:12
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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In Bruges 04:17
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
27.
Come Running 03:08
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
28.
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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Hypnosis 03:52
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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Speed Gun 03:45
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ghost Radar 04:14
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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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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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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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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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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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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"Bad People" is the first book of The Skulk Rock Trilogy.
It's a Rock & Roll Fairytale for the 21st Century.

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released June 4, 2017

Robert T. Morrow – Guitar & Vocals
Andrew ‘El Capitano’ Cutts – Bass Guitar
Pat "The Power" Freyne
Derek ‘The Hat’ Heather – Drums (Tracks 1,3,19-20,23-24)
Nigel ‘T-Bone’ Rennison – Drums (Tracks 2,4-18,21-22,25)
‘Tennessee’ Tommy Stead – Harmonica (Tracks 4,14,16)
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