ABC - Never More Than Now: The Abc Collcetion (2007) by ABC (보컬) on maniadb.com

Tears for souvenirs
Tears are not enough
Tears for shields and spears
Tears are not enough

Searching for certainty
When it's such an unstable world
Searching for something good
And I'm looking for the real McCoy
Blueprint: That says that boy meets girl
Picture: Girl meets boy
A blueprint that says that the boy meets the girl
Picture in a magazine

Yes you've shown your feelings
Yes you've shown you're tough
Said things worth believing
Tears are not enough

Slam that door, slap my face
I don't love you anymore
Dry your eyes Sink or swim
You surmise you can't win
We all make great mistakes

Would I lie
Should I lie
Could I lie to you?
Excuses had their uses
But now they're all used up, all used up

Yes you've shown your feelings
Yes you've shown you're tough
Said things worth believing
Tears are not enough

Tears for souvenirs
Tears are not enough
Tears for shields and spears
Tears are not enough

Debonair lullabies
In melodies revealed
In deep despair on lonely nights
He knows just how you feel
The slyest rhymes, the sharpest suits
In miracles made real

Like a bird in flight on a hot sweet night
You know you're right just to hold her tight
He soothes it right, makes it out of sight
And everything's good in the world tonight

When Smokey sings, I hear violins
When Smokey sings, I forget everything
As she's packing her things
As she's spreading her wings
The front door might slam
But the back door it rings
And Smokey sings, he sings

Elegance in eloquence
For sale or rent or hire
Should I say yes and match his best
Then I would be a liar
Symphonies that soothe the rage
When lovers' hearts catch fire

Like a bird in flight on a hot sweet night
You know you're right just to hold her tight
He soothes it right, makes it out of sight
And everything's good in the world tonight

When Smokey sings, I hear violins
When Smokey sings, I forget everything
As she's packing her things
As she's spreading her wings
Smashing the hell
With the heaven she brings
Then Smokey sings, he sings

(Would it be true to say)

Luther croons
Sly's the original originator
James screams
Marvin was the only innovator
But nothing can compare
Nothing can compare
When Smokey sings

When Smokey sings, I hear violins
When Smokey sings, I forget everything
As she's packing her things
As she's spreading her wings
She threw back the ring
When Smokey sings
Smokey sings
Smokey sings

From an early age
I was taught to respect
That a broken heart girl
Ain't a thing you collect

Close your eyes and say
Nothing lasts a day
You're wasting my time
Yet I love to love you

Close your eyes and say
Honour love obey
You're wasting my time
Yet I love to love you.

It's cold outside - The night love died
On the night you murdered love
It's cold outside - The night love died
On the night you murdered love.
January...February...March and April May
June July sees you go by
I see love walk away.

Didn't use a blade...
A bullet or a gun
You poisoned the moonlight
When you put out the Sun

It's cold outside - The night love died
On the night you murdered love

If I were to say to you
"Can you keep a secret?"
Would you know just what to do
Or where to keep it?
Then I say, "I love you"
And foul the situation
Hey, girl, I thought we were
The right combination

Who broke my heart?
You did, you did
Bow to the target
Blame Cupid, Cupid
You think you're smart
Stupid, stupid

Shoot that poison arrow to my heart
Shoot that poison arrow

No rhythm in cymbals
No tempo in drums
Love on arrival
She comes when she comes
Right on the target
But wide of the mark
What I thought was fire
Was only the spark
The sweetest melody
Is an unheard refrain
So lower your sights
Yeah but raise your aim
Raise your aim

Who broke my heart?
You did, you did
Bow to the target
Blame Cupid, Cupid
You think you're smart
Stupid, stupid

Shoot that poison arrow to my heart
Shoot that poison arrow

I thought you loved me
But it seems you don't care
I care enough to know
I can never love you

Who broke my heart?
You did, you did
Bow to the target
Blame Cupid
You think you're smart
That's stupid
Right from the start
When you knew we would part

Shoot that poison arrow to my heart
Shoot that poison arrow

Welcome to the great republic
Guess I should show you round
Where once I was a King, and now I am a clown

The love that we once shared, made a King of me
But now you're gone, but now you're gone
All I face is poverty

King without a heart, King without a hope
King without a woman baby
Oh, I'm a King without a crown
King without a heart, King without a hope
King without a woman baby
Oh, I'm a King without a crown

Hell hath no fury (Hell hath no fury)
Like a woman scorned (Like a woman scorned)
But heaven don't boast, no heaven don't boast
The jewel, the pretty jewel I just pawned (I just pawned)

Every cloud has a silver lining (Every dog has its day)
Oh, but I guess the sun stopped shining (shining, shining)
On the day you went away

King without a heart, King without a hope
King without a woman baby
Oh, I'm a King without a crown
King without a heart, King without a hope
King without a woman baby
Oh, I'm a King without a crown
King without a heart, King without a hope
King without a woman baby
Yes, I'm a King (King), King without a crown

Bathed in former glory, deposed from my throne
How do I get to tell my story
When all get's your answerphone, but you ain't home

With the love you gave, I felt like royalty
But now you're face to face, face to face
With one ex-member of the aristocracy

King without a heart, King without a hope
King without a woman, baby
Oh, I'm a King without a crown
King without a heart, King without a hope
King without a woman, baby
Oh, I'm a King without a crown
King without a heart, King without a hope
King without a woman, baby
Yes, I'm a King (King), King without a crown

There's no need to feel down
Yeah, just take a look around
You'll see a man who's just a man, nothing more
A King without a crown

Was it rage or regret
Or the love I was feeling
In this age - who's perfect... are you?
Wasn't made to forget
This moment worth stealing
Was it rage or regret or the two
Every morning when I wake up
Wake up dreaming then... wake up dreaming
Build a temple from you fragrance
Build a chapel in your heart
Do you really understand
Do you feel the need to try
Do you even care for me
Do you ever wonder why
Rage and then regret
'Bout as real as real can get
Rage and then regret
Through the violence the angry silence
Does our love grow strong or die
A parachute or a pilot's licence
Do we fall in love or fly
Do you really understand
Do you feel the need to try
Do you even care for me
Do you ever wonder why
Rage and then regret
'Bout as real as real can get
Rage and then regret
The harder we come
The harder we fall
The harder it is to stand tall
The more that we fight
The more that we brawl
The more we're alike - that's all... that's all
Rage and then regret
'Bout as real as real can get
Rage and then regret
Rage and then regret
'Bout as real as real can get
There are things you don't forget
Anger cools to idle threats

When your world is full of strange arrangements
And gravity won't pull you through
You know you're missing out on something
Well that something depends on you

All I'm saying, it takes a lot to love you
All I'm doing, you know it's true
All I mean now, there's one thing
Yes one thing that turns this grey sky to blue

That's the look, that's the look
The look of love

When your girl has left you out on the pavement (Goodbye)
Then your dreams fall apart at the seams
Your reason for living's your reason for leaving
Don't ask me what it means

Who's got the look? I don't know the answer to that question
Where's the look? If I knew I would tell you
What's the look? Look for your information
Yes there's one thing, the one thing that still holds true (What's that?)

That's the look, that's the look
The look of love

If you judge a book by the cover
Then you'd judge the look by the lover
I hope you'll soon recover
Me I go from one extreme to another

And though my friends just might ask me
They say "Martin maybe one day you'll find true love"
I say "Maybe, there must be a solution
To the one thing, the one thing, we can't find"

That's the look, that's the look
The look of love
That's the look, that's the look
The look of love
That's the look, that's the look
The Look of love

When the postman don't call on Valentine's day
And Santa Claus don't come on a Christmas Day
That umbrella won't work on a rainy day
Don't ask me, I already know
When they find you beached on the barrier reef
And the only pleasure treasured is in map relief
The choice is yours, sure, saint or thief
Don't ask me I already know
When they baked your cake in little slices,
Kept your eyes on rising prices,
Wound up winning booby prizes;
I'm sure you'd like to think you know what life is
Find destiny through magazines
Liplicking, unzipping
Harpers and Queens
From here to eternity,
Without in-betweens,
Don't ask me, I already know
With your heart on parade and your heart on parole
I hope you find a sucker to buy that mink stole
School for scandal,
Guess who's enrolled?
So ask me, I already know
When they find you beached on the barrier reef
When the postman don't call on Valentine's Day
When the only pleasure treasured is in map relief
When you don't tell the truth, that's the price you pay
When I'm shaking a hand, I'm clenching a fist
If you gave me a pound for the moments I missed
And I got dancing lessons for all the lips I shoulda kissed
I'd be a millionaire
I'd be a Fred Astaire

Why make the past your sacred cow?
I guess you've changed, you've changed and how
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Fruit's grown rotten on the bough
Reap what you sow, with a counterfeit plough
Yeah, yeah, yeah

That was then but this is now

More sacrifices than an Aztec priest
Standing here straining at that leash
All fall down
Can't complain, musn't grumble
Help yourself to another peace of apple crumble
And consequently:
Hearts of oak are charged and blistered
Russians should be baby-sitted
Americans enlisted

That was then but this is now
That was then but this is now
That was then but this is now

A mongoose can smile at a cobra
But that cobra will always be a snake
Diamante can shine like a diamond
But you know, like I know
That rock will be fake
It's the real thing
The real thing
Nothing but the real thing
It's real
You can xerox the Mona Lisa
Deadpan Da Vinci in every detail
Might beat customs on a home-made visa
But false papers
Only gets you in jail
It's the real thing
The real thing
Nothing but the real thing
It's real
Life wears a smile on its face
But it comes with a sting in its tail
Make believe fables have their place
But only a fool. Only a fool
Believes fairy tales
I heard all the lies that they tell ya
"Phone me baby. The cheque's in the mail"
Well as fantasy. It may please ya
As the real thing
It does nothing but fail
It's the real thing
The real thing
Nothing but the real thing
It's real
It's the real thing
The real thing
Nothing but the real thing
It's real

Cock a snoot,

Loop the loop,

Hock the hula-hoop,

But now it yo-yo'd back again

Shiver me timbers,

Just jumped ship with a little faith

We could win the championship

Parachute substitute, problem is it's soooo cute

Workless, cashless, hungry and in debt

Outta house, outta home, outta pocket

They persuade you,

That they made you then betrayed you

And they blame you with the power of persuasion

The power of persuasion

The power of persuasion

The power of persuasion

You bought the troll,

You bought the gonk,

You took it home, and put it on a pedestal

We needed a saviour,



But from it's behaviour

Why did it have to be so extra-terrestrial?

Tax deductible. cash corruptible,

Never the less another poolswinner

Penniless dog tooth check,

Cash and carry find a girl,

Settle down and marry

They persuade you,

That they made you

The proclaim,

And they'll maim you with the power of persuasion

The power of persuasion

The power of persuasion

The power of persuasion

I sold the eskimo snow

Build the skyline outta playdo

Persuading you that monochrome is dayglo

With the power of persuasion

Sun beats hard
On Sunset Boulevard
Much harder still
In Notting Hill
A northwind blows
And carries me home
Carries my heart, carries my soul
When cool silks they turn to suede
When young dreams are torn and frayed
The South feels so cold and grey
Today! Today the North's too many miles away
Today! Today I got to get away
I'm driving north
I'm heading home
I'm driving back
To the place I once belonged
It's all gone silent
The light begins to fade
One man unplugs
The penny arcade
And carries me home
Carries my heart, carries my soul
I'm driving north
I'm heading home
I'm driving back
To the place I once belonged
One sweet bouquet
The flowers strewn
The petals scattered
Here in the North
No dreams are shattered
I'm driving north
I'm heading home
I'm driving back
To the place I once belonged
No we don't feel angry
No we don't feel betrayed
Unlike our fathers
We don't remember better days
No we don't feel angry
No we don't feel betrayed
We just live
In this day and age

Here they come,

Slumming their way outta the ja'causezi,

Well, I've lived in a slum, sugar plum,

Hit and run

And it did not amuse me

There they go,

Moving around on the radio,

Well I've been on that show,

Reap and sow, feed and grow

And it did not amuse me

Hey citizen! hey american!

Hey russian! hey citizen!

Beauty stab,

When the good things in life

Have all grown bad,

The cat's out the bag

Smash and grab, burn the flag

And didn't it fool me throw it out,

It's not worth the paper it's written on

No ifs and buts,

Spending cuts, cheaper smut,

They say they could use me



All through summer,

There's no glamour in the slammer,

No glamour in the slammer,

Until you make a run

All through summer, the splendours

Pretty slender

The splendours pretty slender

Until you make a run

Here they come,

Slumming their way out of the ja'causezi,

Well I've lived in a slum, sugar plum,

Hit and run and it did not amuse me

There they go,

Grooving around on the radio

Well I've been on that show, reap and sow

Feed and grow, and it didn't amuse me

Hey villager! hey citizen!

Hey countryman! hey, now listen!

Hey chinaman! hey european!

Hey russian! hey american!

Hey cowboy! hey indian!

Hey anyway! hey, hey, hey citizen!

So here we are drifting on an open sea
So here we are for all we know
But then again we know
For all we know, you know, you know

With all the power that I possess
Let's match their money with our own finesse
Why should we ever have to settle for less?
Why does this message always have to be...

S.O.S.
S.O.S.
S.O.S.
One cool million for one cool caress

So here we are still drifting on an open sea
So here we are for all we know
But then again we know
For all we know, you know, you know

With all the power that I possess
Let's match their money with our own finesse
Why should we ever have to settle for less?
Why does this message always have to be...

S.O.S.
S.O.S.
S.O.S.
One cool million for one so possessed

I had dreams and crazy schemes
Never felt this way before
I had days when I god raged
Never felt like this before
Endless nights that end in flights
Now I feel love
Never. Never. Never more than now
Never. Never. Never more than now
Never more than now
Paralysed by vicious lies
Never felt this way before
Seen hope die and grown men cry
Never felt like this before
Shed lonely tears and heartfelt fears
Now I feel love
Never. Never. Never more than now
Never. Never. Never more than now
A thing of beauty
Lasts forever
Stretches through all time
Every endeavour
No matter how hard
They might try
To build you up
And to bleed you dry
Never lose love. Never
Never lose love. Never
Ever, ever, ever
Never. Never. Never more than now
Never. Never. Never more than now

Rick and wealthy canvas
Clustered up in jewels
Finding all your heavyweights
Are featherweights and fools
Broken all your promises
Broken all your paper plates
Clustered in gold
Crusted in gold
Heavy and hollow
Look at the shape we're in
Find us here
Paper thin
Heavy and humble
Look at the shape we're in
Find us here
Paper thin
In origami cities
In nations built on sand
Love got bent right outta shape
Things got outta hand
Polystyrene skylines
Papier mache smiles
Rusted and bruised
Tarnished and frail
Heavy and hollow
Look at the shape we're in
Find us here
Paper thin
Heavy and humble
Look at the shape we're in
Find us here
Paper thin, paper thin, paper thin...
Stars scrape the moon
And the moon scrapes the sky
We stand beneath
Wondering why
Stars scrape the moon
And the moon scrapes the sky
We stand beneath
Wondering why, wondering why
Paper buys the men
The men that make to bomb
The bomb that makes this world
Paper thin!
Money markets crumble
Gentle as a drum
But if you see me stumble, I'm
Paper thin!
Life is but a fragile thing
So delicate and pure
An accolade bestowed on us
Paper thin
So contemplate the skull
The skull beneath the skin
One day we all die, we're
Paper thin!
Bury your destruction
In your last battle hymn
The barriers between us, make 'em all
Paper thin! Paper thin!
Paper thin! Paper thin!
Underneath the paper moon
The sky is paper thin
Torn into a thousand shreds
So let the solar system in
Rick and wealthy canvas
Clustered up in jewels
Finding all your heavyweights
Are featherweights and fools
In origami cities
In nations built on sand
Love got bent right outta shape
Nothing ends as planned
And it's all - Paper thin
Paper thin. Paper thin

The message is perfectly simple
The meaning is clear
Don't ever stray too far
And don't disappear
No, don't disappear

Ever had that feeling
Almost broke in two
Said that you were leaving
Like you do, you do

All my dreams came true last night
All my hopes and fears
All my dreams came true once more
In tears, in tears

Be near me, be near
Be near me, be near
Be near

Never had that feeling
Until I first met you
Never felt like kneeling
Now I do, yes I do
Yes, I do, ooh

All my dreams came true last night
All my hopes and fears
All my dreams came true once more
In tears, in tears

Be near me, be near
Be near me, be near
Oh, be near me, be near
Be near, be near

The message is perfectly simple
The meaning is clear
Don't ever stray too far
And don't disappear
No, don't disappear

Be near me, be near
Be near me, be near
Be near me, be near

Be near me, be near
What's your reputation?
Ecstasy
What's your inclination?
Next to me

Politician puppets a-preaching in high high place
Trying to hide the fear written on their faces
Facing a future
Liquidating hope
Freezing the fire
Your dreams go up in smoke

Carry the weight of this world
You're gonna do more harm than good
You're gonna lose yourself in responsibility

Don't blame your heart
Don't blame your soul
Don't blame your lack of self control
Lay the blame on me
Don't blame the sun
Don't blame the sky
Blame yourself and I'll ask why
Lay the blame on me

Bossa Nova bandits thieves and self proclaimers
Leading a life of crime designed to entertain us

The poor and the needy
The rich and the privileged
Opening up a great divide
When all we needs a bridge

Carry the weight of this world
You're gonna do more harm than good
You're gonna lose yourself in responsibility

Don't blame your heart
Don't blame your soul
Don't blame your lack of self control
Lay the blame on me
Don't blame the sun
Don't blame the sky
Blame yourself and I'll ask why
Lay the blame on me

Carry the weight of this world
You're gonna do more harm than good
You're gonna lose yourself in responsibility

Don't blame your heart
Don't blame your soul
Don't blame your lack of self control
Lay the blame on me
Don't blame the sun
Don't blame the sky
Blame yourself and I'll ask why
Lay the blame on me

Don't blame your heart
Don't blame your soul
Don't blame your lack of self control
Lay the blame on me

It'll never happen until you remove
Until you flatten your 10-20-30-40-15 storey halo

Bottle blondes and beach boys
Might marvel at the size
But honey something that big
You now the best don't advertise

Has no-one ever told you
You gotta body build to last?
But with that 15 storey deadstop
You're going nowhere, and fast

10-20-30-40! 15 storey halo!
10-20-30-40! 15 storeys high!
10-20-30-40! 15 storey halo
10-20-30-40? 7 miles wide
7 miles wide!

"Ask a judge and jury
Joe find me 12 just men
We're gonna bottle up their fury
Make sure don't happen again"

All the rebel boys got payrolled
Now they're queuing outside the bank
Like 14 carat playboys
On a trans-cool trans-world tramp

10-20-30-40! 15 storey halo!
10-20-30-40! 15 storeys high!
10-20-30-40! 15 storey halo
10-20-30-40? 7 miles wide
7 miles wide!

And so you meet this guy
A regular gala-had
A real house-trained barbarian
And so you drop him
Like a bad habit
But anything that comes along
You grab it

Oh we're all waiting
For a saving grace
Hands that soothe
Hands that smoothe the human race
Yes we're all waiting
For a saving grace
Hands that soothe
Hands that smoothe the human race

Let me take you to Trafalgar Square
Let me take you there
Every street's a fashion catwalk
Everyone's debonair
Let me take you to Piccadilly
I guess it leads somewhere

Tower over centuries, tower over London
Tower up and frankly I'm amazed
What's done cannot be undone, not here, not in London
What's done can never be erased

So, tower up, it's those little things
Make life interesting, Tower of London
Tower up, wasting time
Your's and mine, Tower of London

Let me take you to St. James' Square
Let me groove you there
Diplomats get target practice in the open air
Psychobillies, they scream blue murder
Then they hit Mayfair

Tower over centuries, tower over London
Tower up and frankly I'm amazed
What's done cannot be undone, not here, not in London
What's done can never be erased

So, tower up, it's those little things
Make life interesting, Tower of London
Tower up, wasting time
Your's and mine, Tower of London

London, London

So, tower up, it's those little things
Make life interesting, Tower of London
Tower up, wasting time
Precious time, Tower of London

Tower up, I'll meet you there
I'll be there, Tower of London
New York, don't make me laugh
I've seen photographs, Tower of London

My pride my joy
My chance to taste happiness
My girl my boy
Take me to the place I love best
All night I'll pray
I'll sing it like a symphony
Teach me each day
Simple things in life are free

Be my, be my, be my
Arc of divinity
Be my, be my, be my
Peace and tranquility

I find my smile
With you another sinewy
It drives me wild
I'm thankful for the world you give me
Much more than gold
More than jewels in Tiffany's
Once more I'm told
Simple things in life are free

Be my, be my, be my
Arc of divinity
Be my, be my, be my
Peace and tranquility
Be my, be my, be my
Peace in this world

Well you took me home
And you took me back
But deep down inside
The feeling just died and I...
Couldn't see why

From indigo to royal blue
I travel far but no one will do
Anytime, anyplace
Every shape every face brings...
Memories of you

Blue to be blue
To be blue
Ocean blue

Fair weather friends might drift away
When summer ends and skies burn grey
So I walk to the ocean -
Pilot these shores. Just...
Thinking of you

It's time we kissed the clouds goodbye
From now on in, it's strictly blue sky
Come rain and shine
The outlook is still fine... I'm
Thinking of you

Blue to be blue
To be blue
Ocean blue

I stand at the head of the queue
There's mutiny's every crew
Wishin' and wonderin' 'bout you - Ocean blue