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It's that time again when I lose my friends
Go walkabout, I've got the bends from pressure. This is a testing time when the choise is mine Am I a fool for love or foolish with desire. You can throw him out, you can spit on him. Call what he does a sin if it makes you feel better. And I can't believe you're all I'll ever need And I need to feel that you're not holding me And the way I feel just makes me want to scream Come home, Come home, Come home Come home, Come home, Come home After thirty years I've become my fears I've become the kind of man I've always hated. I am pulled apart, and my swollen heart Has flipped out of the pan into the fire. I am in love insane with a sense of shame that I threw stones at the condemned and now I'm slated. And I don't believe you're all I'll ever need And I need to feel that you're not holding me But the way I feel just makes me want to scream Come home, Come home, Come home Come home, Come home, Come home Come home, Come home, Come home |
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| 2. |
| 4:00 |
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Where is the love
Where is the love Where is the love That everyone is talking of Where is the love Where is the love That everyone is dreaming of Come to bed Come to bed Come to bed I cannot sleep in all this heat Come to bed Come to bed This terror's all within my head Don't be deceived, no land in sight We're all adrift in this dark night We float on seas of disbelief While singing songs of pain relief Shake my body - release my soul Punish my senses - lose control This body's young but my spirit's old Scatter my ashes and let my feelings go Where is the love Where is the love Where is the love That everyone is talking of Where is the love Where is the love That everyone is dreaming of Don't be deceived, no land in sight We're all adrift in this dark night We float on seas of disbelief While singing songs of pain relief Shake my body - release my soul Punish my senses - lose control This body's young but my spirit's old Scatter my ashes and let my feelings go Shake my body - release my soul Punish my senses - lose control |
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| 3. |
| 5:48 |
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Break down the government walls.
Speak in tongues, power is money. I see our interests fall Well behind their curtain. Break down the government walls. Infiltrate our television. Break down the government walls. Time to be outspoken. I can hear the sound of falling masonry As they try to plug that leak. I am tempted by their cloak of secrecy To find out what their games are about. Ask a question and they'll talk of secret services, secrets from the people they should serve. When they can hide their crimes in a legal disguise Truth will not be seen nor heard. In Ireland they may shoot to kill without warning you Or lock you away for a while without trial. And if an honest cop gets too close to the truth of it They'll set him up in style. In style. In Chine, they murder Their youth Who are questioning How their lives are controlled. Do they have the means to rewrite history. Wipe out the genes of doubt. Bring down the government walls. Bring them down within my lifetime. Let's see the curtain drawn, see what they're concealing. Bring down the government walls. Secrecy suggests deception. Bring down the government walls. Crime to be outspoken. It's a crime to be outspoken |
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| 4. |
| 4:36 |
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You may say I'm cynical, but I say man is flawed.
He has a vague memory of life before some fall. Behaving like a reptile, but talks of walking tall. If God is in his image, the almighty must be small. God only knows. Swaggart has been caught 'with his trousers round his knees' After damning me and you to hell for eternity. Sex and power and money is the prayer of these priests, they bribe their way past Heaven's Gates and steal a set of keys. God only knows. My guru has been sleeping with adepts and with sheep while I was fucking selibate, self-righteous in belief. Yesterday he was God, now he is a creep. We fell upon each other, starving for relief. God only knows. I damn you all to hell, I speak in the name of God. I know him intimately, I speak in the name of that white haired old man in the clouds, Always a man, Dispensing lightning justice from his fingertips. As self-righteous and bigoted as those who created him. A cruel desert god with absolutely no sense of humour, How do you feel old man? How do you feel? Being spoken for by these self-righteous fanatics. Is Heaven full, oh Lord, of these babbling preachers and god-fearing bigots. Well I know where I'd rather be, Away from this cacophony. God only knows. God only knows. God only knows |
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| 5. |
| 2:55 |
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Brave face, and English illusion
Stiff lips soft and creamy inside I'm hip to your pain and confusion You can't tell how much suffering On a face that's always smiling I swore I would always be with you But now I'm afraid of your tears I fear that you might take me with you You can't tell how much suffering On a face that's always smiling I've grinned my way through beatings I've smiled my way through school But underneath this grinning Is the sadness of the fool No longer know my feelings Been fooling for too long Borne of desperation in an effort to look strong Look strong, look strong Hey there monkey face you look so strong That joke could crack you with laughter Release from the edge of despair Success is the god that I'm after In jokes, I'm a millionaire You can't tell how much suffering On a face that's always smiling |
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| 6. |
| 4:07 |
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Well they said you are as good as you look but that would be impossible.
For you look better than the face of God on a sunny day. You look good enough to eat but I've had a bellyful And now I have this bill I don't wanna pay. How was it for you. Do you really need that drink to disarm defences. Can you never face the flak when you're in control. Well I don't believe my luck I am defenceless. Do with me what you want but don't tell a soul. Don't tell my soul. How was it for you If you ain't out of your head can you ever enjoy yourself. But if you ain't ni your head then who's at home? I'm so possessed by sex I could destroy my health. We could be dancing over coals and we'd never know. We'd never know. How was it for you. Where did you get those clothes Are you sure they're still fashionable? The sell-by date on the label says says '68. Where did you steal those riffs and that bad attitude You are travelling back in time to an altered state. How was it for you. Was it as good as it was for me Well that's the best it's ever been And you're the best I've ever seen How was it for you How was it for you |
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| 4:06 |
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I'll sing myself to sleep
A song from the darkest hour Secrets I can't keep Inside of the day Swing from high to deep Extremes of sweet and sour Hope that God exists I hope I pray Drawn by the undertow My life is out of control I believe this wave will bear my weight So let it flow Oh sit down Sit down next to me Sit down, down, down, down, down In sympathy Now I'm relieved to hear That you've been to some far out places It's hard to carry on When you feel all alone Now I've swung back down again It's worse than it was before If I hadn't seen such riches I could live with being poor Oh sit down Sit down next to me Sit down, down, down, down, down In sympathy Those who feel the breath of sadness Sit down next to me Those who find they're touched by madness Sit down next to me Those who find themselves ridiculous Sit down next to me Love, in fear, in hate, in tears Down Down Oh sit down Sit down next to me Sit down, down, down, down, down In sympathy Oh sit down Sit down next to me Sit down, down, down, down, down In sympathy Down |
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| 8. |
| 6:14 |
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there's a knocking at my window
not two for yes, but one for no some spirit is unsatisfied from watching her world spin out of control at night she goes walking around her old home objecting to how it's all changed she prefers her arrangements to the ones which we made walking the ghost walking the ghost walkin the ghost there's baggage on my shoulders making me stoop, bending my frame my neck is crooked, lopsided I will never be tall again at night she goes walking around her old home you can feel so much sadness locked up in her bones I can feel so much sadness locked up in her bones walking the ghost walking the ghost walking the ghost walking the ghost I'm sensitive to unkindness stab in the back, burn in the ribs I need your fingers to straighten my flesh I hope your fingers are kind Hope, fingers walking the ghost walking the ghost walking the ghost walking the ghost I can feel someone is with me now, pulling me on, whispering advice, poking in my back, singing prophecies, winged shadows, words on a breeze I'm picking up I'm picking up I'm picking up your message and I'm trying to hear with all the noise around here with all the noise around here I can't hear any clearer I can't hear any clearer I can't hear any clearer I can't hear any clearer I can't stop my head from ringing I can't stop my head from ringing I can't stop my head from ringing and there's fingers in my hair stuck in my back lifting up my skin shifting skin, shifting skin shedding my skin and I'm leaving it behind I'm leaving it behind and I'm walking my ghost I am walking my ghost my ghost my ghost my ghost my ghost |
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| 9. |
| 7:54 |
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Heart of gold. Heart of gold. Heart of gold.
One body in my mother's belly Chinese dolls, box in boxes. How do you sail the ship from the bottle? How do you sail the ship from the bottle? Heart of gold. Heart of gold. Heart of gold. Gold, gold mother. Gold, gold, gold mother. I can see the head now. Between her legs now. Purple headed alien. Water logged old man. In the blood silence. In the blood silence. Silence. Silence; Cry for me mother. Cry for me my mother. Crimean mother. Cry me another. My feet and hands won't work! My feet and hands won't work! In my baby's body My brand new baby's body. I'll suck my fingers red. I'll suck my fingers red. In my baby's body. My brand new baby's body. I can see the head now. Between her legs now. Purple headed alien. Water logged old man. In the blood silence. In the blood silence. Silence. Silence. Silence. Shut up. In the bright lights, and harsh sounds, there's a man In green ceremonial robes and a mask, dipping a straw through your nose. Mouthwash of meconium. Lungs full of meconium. Heart full of meconium. Meconium. Meconium. Chinese dolls. Box in boxes. Chinese dolls. Box in boxes. I'll go out the same way I came in Chinese dolls. Box in boxes. And everything you touch. And everything you love. And everything you touch Turns to gold. As precious as, As rich as, As dear as, As strong as, As hard as Gold. Mother Past the boundaries of all pain. You journey to the edge of death, in search of a child. Gold mother there's only one. Gold mother and she's mine. She's all mine. Shut up. Let's hear it. Shut up |
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| 3:49 |
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The view from here's breathtaking
My visions all surrounding. The humans look like insects. There is only one way down. But it's cold and lonely in this stratosphere Gliding through the darkness. Where is my craft leading to Am I damned or blessed? Don't let go on top of the world. Don't let go on top of the world. Will my good friends desert me Or will they prove themselves? Are my demands all greedy Or are they what I need? If I will not be faithful I must accept betrayal. When your turn comes to leave me Will my free ways have failed? Don't let go on top of the world. Don't let go on top of the world. I'll meet you inside this hollow world I'll meet you inside Hollow world, hollow world It's a long way down It's a long way down And I'm so cold |
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| 7:03 |
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Oh it's late it's late it's late show
Oh it's late it's a late it's a late show I'm afraid of loneliness swallowing me I'm afraid of loneliness swallowing me swallowing me Bow down, bow down with someone Bow down, bow down with somewhere It's It's It's better than me It's It's It's better than me I'm afraid of loneliness swallowing me I'm afraid of loneliness swallowing me swallowing me Bow down, bow down with somewhere Bow down, bow down with someone It's It's It's better than me It's It's It's better than me Oh, it's a late show it's it's it's a late show I'm afraid of loneliness swallowing me I'm afraid of loneliness swallowing me Hula-hey-ray, hula-hey-rey Hula-hey-ray, hula-hey-rey Hula-hey-ray, hula-hey-rey Hula-hey-ray Are you swallowing me? Are you swallowing me? Are you swallowing me? Are you swallowing me? Swallowing me Swallowing me Swallowing me Swallowing me |
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| 12. |
| 4:06 |
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Hang on, she said. I am ignoring all your late night calls I'd prefer to sleep, that feel so small I have this feeling I'm about to crumble and fall. Are you going to the discotheque Cigarettes, perfume, drink and sweat I'd prefer a good book and you in bed. Hang on, she said. Why are we fighting when we should be close to a wedding Which would be better than most. We should be in our hearts Not at our throats. Hang on, she said Now I can feel that you're mad with me Is it justified or imaginary Tell me one day How you would like me to be. Living with you is a dangerous flame You sweep me away, and then you drive me insane. Keep your distance. I'm looking for someone to blame. Hang on, she said. Be a good friend tonight. Understand, see it from my side. Be a good friend tonight, One day you will see me in better light. Hang on, she said |
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| 13. |
| 7:48 |
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It's that time again when I lose my friends Go walkabout, I've got the bends from pressure. This is a testing time when the choise is mine Am I a fool for love or foolish with desire. You can throw him out, you can spit on him. Call what he does a sin if it makes you feel better. And I can't believe you're all I'll ever need And I need to feel that you're not holding me And the way I feel just makes me want to scream Come home, Come home, Come home Come home, Come home, Come home After thirty years I've become my fears I've become the kind of man I've always hated. I am pulled apart, and my swollen heart Has flipped out of the pan into the fire. I am in love insane with a sense of shame that I threw stones at the condemned and now I'm slated. And I don't believe you're all I'll ever need And I need to feel that you're not holding me But the way I feel just makes me want to scream Come home, Come home, Come home Come home, Come home, Come home Come home, Come home, Come home |
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| 3:31 |
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Where is the love Where is the love Where is the love That everyone is talking of Where is the love Where is the love That everyone is dreaming of Come to bed Come to bed Come to bed I cannot sleep in all this heat Come to bed Come to bed This terror's all within my head Don't be deceived, no land in sight We're all adrift in this dark night We float on seas of disbelief While singing songs of pain relief Shake my body - release my soul Punish my senses - lose control This body's young but my spirit's old Scatter my ashes and let my feelings go Where is the love Where is the love Where is the love That everyone is talking of Where is the love Where is the love That everyone is dreaming of Don't be deceived, no land in sight We're all adrift in this dark night We float on seas of disbelief While singing songs of pain relief Shake my body - release my soul Punish my senses - lose control This body's young but my spirit's old Scatter my ashes and let my feelings go Shake my body - release my soul Punish my senses - lose control |
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| 9:31 |
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I'll sing myself to sleep A song from the darkest hour Secrets I can't keep Inside of the day Swing from high to deep Extremes of sweet and sour Hope that God exists I hope I pray Drawn by the undertow My life is out of control I believe this wave will bear my weight So let it flow Oh sit down Sit down next to me Sit down, down, down, down, down In sympathy Now I'm relieved to hear That you've been to some far out places It's hard to carry on When you feel all alone Now I've swung back down again It's worse than it was before If I hadn't seen such riches I could live with being poor Oh sit down Sit down next to me Sit down, down, down, down, down In sympathy Those who feel the breath of sadness Sit down next to me Those who find they're touched by madness Sit down next to me Those who find themselves ridiculous Sit down next to me Love, in fear, in hate, in tears Down Down Oh sit down Sit down next to me Sit down, down, down, down, down In sympathy Oh sit down Sit down next to me Sit down, down, down, down, down In sympathy Down |
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