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| 2. |
| 4:59 | 
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Standing at the end of the horizon
Looking at another setting sun Nature gave us all these toys to play with But we've abused them, each and every one They stretched the chord, snapped the wire Lit the fuse but can't retire We're going to the wall of fire Tip-toeing on the great high wire Let's have a real fire The city slickers built the great illusion Now they're the first to crumble in the sun Now we're going through the wall Let's see the flames before we fall We're going through the wall of fire Let's have a real fire Tip-toeing on the great high wire Through the wall of fire We drove on many rocky roads together Through the storms and hurricanes we rode Unified so no one could destroy us We stretched the bounds But always kept the code Liberals shout and cause concern Forget next week while we all burn Let's run right through the wall of fire Let's have a real fire Death-defying while the flames grow higher Through the wall of fire Let's go through the wall of fire Running through the wall of fire |
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| 3. |
| 5:02 |
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Drift away, just drift away
Sometimes I wish I could just drift away They say there's gonna be a river of blood It's apocalypse now So we're waiting for the flood The ice is gonna melt, the water gonna rise And we'll all go to hell So they're keeping us advised While the dollar falls down The yen gonna climb It's a moral decline And I'm losing my mind I think I'll just drift away To that island of my dreams Live in total fantasy Close my eyes and drift away Back in the real world There's tension everywhere And the smell of fear Keeps hanging around and polluting the air The man on the news is going over the top Now he'll say anything so his show don't flop Wall Street's down, so what And according to astute market analysis The world's gonna stop they shout the story to the nation Pass on the panic to the population This is the end of civilization It's all over now: Meanwhile, I just drift away To my island in the sun Imaginary paradise, perfection Sometimes I wish I could just drift away Drift away (drift away) Drift away (drift away) Drift away (drift away) Now all the politicians are running out of hope They've burned all their bridges Now they just can't cope And who do we blame now we're all going broke? It's that man over there Who's hanging from a rope Newsmen winding up the nation A little bad news helps circulation Pass on the panic to the population It's all over, it's all over It's all over now Times like this, I just drift away To my tropical fantasy Living on coconuts growing on the trees Sometimes I wish I could just drift away Drift away, drift away, drift away It's apocalypse now, drift away Rivers of blood, drift away And the man on the news is going over the top |
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| 4. |
| 4:52 |
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I'm a drifter who has lost his way
And I'm still searching for my dream A wandering nomad with no home to stay Just like a gypsy or a refugee Lookin' at another sign for another town Wondering if I'm ever gonna settle down Or am I gonna keep on searchin' |
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| 5. |
| 5:15 |
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Everybody got something hidden
In a darkness deep inside Everybody gotta fatal flaw Everybody got something to hide Take a look into my eyes See the fear and silent cries - phobia Deep inside, take another look at it - phobia Everybody got a phobia Take another look, what you got - phobia There are alleyways of your psyche That have gotta be analyzed Psychological penetration Of the fear you cannot hide There's a key to a door to be opened And I wanna take a look inside And in the darkest shadow of your mind What you gonna find? Phobia Out under a technicolor ray It all disappears on a bright, sunny day But even on a crowded street Somebody you might meet Might trigger a of phobia Strikes again, fear of fire and being buried alive Dizzy heights, wire coat hangers Things that crawl and go bump in the night - phobia Fear of germs Creepy crawlies that make you squirm - phobia Images of long ago, memories that you hardly know A minor childhood incident Triggering something deep below Spiders' webs and black cats Cockroaches and sewer rats Full moons and witches hats Creepy crawlies, vampire bats - phobia I'm talking about phobia Crowded rooms, too many faces Suffocation, open spaces Everybody gotta weird sensation That they wanna keep trapped inside Maybe it's a sexual deviation Hiding beneath a respectable guise If you are of this persuasion There is just one explanation - phobia Started out a long time ago - phobia When you were small you may have seen a sight But you were too young to know - phobia What you got - phobia Everybody got phobia, what you got - phobia Everybody got phobia, take another look, what you got? Everybody got phobia, what you got? Phobia |
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| 6. |
| 5:03 |
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Standing by the elevator
Feeling gloomy and down Waiting for the flashing light To lift me up from the ground Then the elevator opened And I saw her standing there She had to be a young executive She looked so corporate and clean And I thought I'd seen her somewhere before On the cover of a magazine I didn't think she'd even look at me Or bother to glance my way But she actually smiled at me and said Hi-ya handsome, have a good day: I must be dreaming if she looks at me I gotta be dreaming, is it a fantasy Now I've got positive emotions Buzzing 'round every molecule in me I gotta be dreaming, is it reality But over and over I live that memory Was it real or only a dream La la la la Was it my imagination playing tricks on me When she looked my way Maybe she took me for somebody else Whatever it was, it made my day, hey hey I wake up in the morning Smiling with anticipation Suddenly I feel alive Face the world with expectation I must be dreaming this world is a better place Was my imagination playing tricks on me Was it real or only a dream? I see a great big sunset Where only clouds used to be Was it all an illusion, is it fantasy If it's just a dream It's good enough for me, yeah yeah Waiting by the elevator Feeling optimistic and keen Waiting for my executive goddess to appear as if in a dream Then the elevator opened She was talking to another guy And I tried to say hello to her But I failed to even catch her eye Then everybody crowded inside And I sadly stood my ground Thinking life's just like that elevator It takes you up and brings you down Was it only an illusion Was it real or only a dream |
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| 4:36 |
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Walking 'round this metropolis
With its buildings that reach to the clouds There must be millions of people out there Walking 'round with their heads bowed This city kills me, but it thrills me Now something's gone and held up the crowd They're pointing at a man standing high on a ledge And somebody just cried out loud Don't look down at the people below, oh Don't look down It's a long way to fall and I'd sure like to know What made it happen, sure makes you think Must have been something special To send him to the brink Down here on the sidewalk, he's clearly in view Then a voice shouts up to him Try thinking it through but whatever you do Don't look down At the people below, oh Don't look down, things might start looking up You just never know He's heard the cries of the lunatics facing defeat The cheers of the winners Who are dancing in the street Perhaps the crime and corruption finally got through And the violence of the city Just broke him in two Now a voice from the queue shouts Don't look down At the people below, oh Don't look down, things might start looking up You just never know Don't look down, don't look down Down here on the sidewalk It's stopped all our lives People are talking instead of just walking by Before this happened it was just another day Now people are talking instead of walking away Now we're gripped by this tragedy Our blood starts to pump as we all shout together Don't jump, don't jump Don't look down At the people below, oh Don't look down, things might start looking up You just never know Don't look down, we all shouted out, oh Don't look down It's a long way to fall and I'd sure like to know What made it happen, guess we'll never know Now the sun's come out Looks like he's standing on a rainbow He's in the heavens, I'm standing on the ground Saying don't look down |
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| 8. |
| 4:46 |
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Babies being born every day
In a world where there's so much to discover All the babies crying out from the womb Not much room, can I come out mother? Mama, can you hear me call? Don't drop me now Cos it's a long way to fall Mama, I can hear all the sounds Outside it's like a battleground And I'm afraid to fall down Into the great big nowhere Papa's had a skin full of beer Mama, don't let him into here Baby, baby Babies being born Different hormones and genes There's so many of us out there How was I conceived Was it love, was I meant Or was I just an accident Mama, what I sense from outside It's a world full of fear And there's nowhere to hide Mama, I feel safe between these walls And I'm so scared of heights And it's a long way to fall Into the great big nowhere Maybe Papa's getting pressure from his peers Are you straight, are you queer So he made me, baby Babies being born, some are rich, some are poor But they're innocent and unprepared Little girls and boys, didn't ask to be born But they're always popping out there falling into the great big nowhere Mama, I know that once upon a time You and Papa were rich When you were both in your prime Mama, now you got the pains And I know it's nearly time But I don't want to join the crowd I see standing in line Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby Babies being induced, no excuse, what's the use So they're always popping out there Babies didn't wanna be born Ill equipped, running loose But they're innocent and unprepared Mama, now you are showing all the signs But is your world upside-down On its head just like mine Mama, now your ambition is mine Don't make me over Achieve too much in my time Oh Mama, please don't make me climb Mama |
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| 4:19 |
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Everybody is a victim of society
Comedy, tragedy, vaudeville and variety Pantomime players in the grand tradition Winners and losers till the intermission Girl, I know the world's a stage That's what the poet said But I think our weird relationship Is way above my head I'll be your Casanova whipping by If that's what you desire But once I start performing I can't easily retire I'll swing on a trapeze I'll jump through hoops And I'll eat fire Be a human cannon ball And walk on the high wire Put on make-up, wear a wig I'll be your tragic clown But once you've got me up there I can't easily come down Don't drive me over the edge of it Can't you see I've got mixed-up emotions Joined the crowd just to be part of it That was the start of it Oh, now I'm over the edge (Don't drive me over the edge of it) Oh, over the edge The world is turning upside-down Civilization's dead, over the edge Economic turmoil, now the world is in the red Democracy's a shadow of its former glory Law and orders broken-down End of story My next door neighbour's totally snapped He's gone over the edge He's putting up barbed wire barricades Around the garden hedge And planting land mines on the lawn He's gone barmy According to his wife, he's formed a secret army Ever since he got laid off Something inside snapped His wife says he's gone 'round the twist Now there's no turning back All night he waits in the garden shed For the enemy to attack A suburban vigilante Dressed up in a union jack He's over the edge, oh, over the edge Don't drive me over the edge of it Woman, you are gonna drive me Totally over the edge Is it yes or is it no Are you gonna take the pledge The pressures of society are getting to your brain And forced you to act weird And put me under all this strain But don't drive me over the edge of it Stop while I've still got emotions Joined the crowd, just to be part of it That was the start of it Oh, over the edge Don't drive me over the edge of it Everybody is a victim of society Comedy, tragedy Vaudeville, variety Pantomime players in the grand tradition Forced into roles that leave them totally driven Right over the edge |
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| 5:59 |
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Look at us here today
Lots of talking with nothing to say And if I seem somewhat vague It's because I'm somewhat afraid I'm surviving, that's all I am I'm surviving to be a better man I'm surviving, that's my plan Just surviving Yesterday, I was sure But today I don't know anymore Thought I was brave till I saw My frightened reflection in a dark corridor Now I'm surviving to be a better man I'm surviving with an emotional plan I'm surviving, so please understand I'm surviving, surviving There are millions of people out there Trying to get by in a world that don't care People smiling through clouds of despair Protecting the wounds until they repair They're surviving the best way they can They are surviving every woman and man Just surviving with an emotion plan So keep surviving Maybe it's my shattered pride That's why I get scared of emotional ties Don't let them in, otherwise You'll smile like a fool But you'll be hurting inside So I'm surviving through the insecurity I am surviving, I got hope inside of me So I'm smiling through all the insanity I'm surviving, surviving I was moved by the way that you said Don't be afraid, I won't leave you for dead You took my soul and mixed up my head You left me alive You should have killed me instead Now I'm surviving, that's all I am I'm surviving to be a better man I'm surviving, that's my plan I'm surviving, surviving Surviving |
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| 3:31 |
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They want your mind and your body
But they don't understand And don't care much about it Gotta work for your country Society's built on concrete and money If this room was to vanish And the toys of man turned to civilized dust There'd still be you and me, honey With our history gone But the spirit lives on Build those highways, build those cars On a planet full of scrap metal There'd better be life on Mars It's alright, it's alright If you don't think about it It's alright If you don't look at it, it's alright How time slips away Live by the Good Book That's what the wise men say But where does it leave us Were they right or were they wrong Gotta have hope, gotta carry on It's alright, it's alright It's alright, it's alright They want your soul and your spirit Make them understand These things they never can have Gotta work for your family A community built on trust, not money If this town was to vanish And the office blocks were just turned into ashes They'd be you and me, honey With the will to survive And the spirit lives on Build those factories Plants and cars On a planet so desecrated There'd better be life on Mars It's alright, it's alright If you don't think about it It's alright If you don't look at it, it's alright How time slips away Live by the Good Book That's what the wise men say But where does it leave us Were they right or were they wrong Gotta have hope Gotta carry on It's alright, it's alright |
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| 4:01 |
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Isn't it strange meeting you here
Two old friends Just sitting down quietly drinking a beer But knowing your past the way that I do After all this time I'm surprised You'd even come to this rendezvous They say you went and moved across the border So it's hard to believe That you're sitting here with me tonight I know you're on the run, you shouldn't be here But do you feel the fear When you meet an old friend and the enemy's near It's strange we always go to church on Sundays After getting right out of it on a Saturday night And if we stay here too long, I know that we'll quarrel And end up having a fight Just a couple of losers putting the world to right Just two people having a beer But on either side there is so much anger And so much fear Just two people trying to get by But we're torn apart Because of different pressures From different sides I hear you're on the run from law and order But you had to show up 'Cos you knew it was a matter of pride But beliefs aside, religion apart Did you ever think about all the suffering you caused And all the broken hearts? The word is out that you are the informer Who gave me away without so much as a fight So be a good friend And let me take you quietly without a fight I'll be the one who's Gonna take you home tonight I'll be the one who's Gonna take you home tonight |
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| 6:06 |
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You keep on accusing me
Of making your life misery But if that's not abusing me, what isn't You wanna be my friend, well it's too late My love for you has turned to hate And I think that it's a permanent condition You say you wanna make the peace Smile an |
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| 4:03 |
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That's life in the big city
You beg for mercy but you got no pity Low-life zero mentality Vandalized victims of depravity Fast food, take-out mentality Where the dogs eat the dogs And the innocent bleed The city can't cope and the cops don't care There's |
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| 4:00 |
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A hopeful adventure
Got missionary ways Could start in the jungle Feel this way Search for an answer Over land and over sea All the mountains Of promised opportunities I cried out but you were lost In a corporate position So money's the solution Curing a |
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| 4:11 |
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Like a seed that is sewn
All the children are scattered By a breeze that is blown Now the crops are all scattered We are torn, we are shattered Now some of us are barmy and battered And the fields where we gathered Are overgrown in weeds and in tatters Through it all we were scattered To the fields we are scattered From the day we are born To grow wild and sleep rough Till from the earth we are torn And a soul that is free Can live on eternally And the spirit can live on Though it's scattered in the world beyond And I've been out of my mind Ever since she's been gone I look around that empty room No sight nor sound She's left so soon She's out of view But the I find Those scattered clues she left behind A photograph with a smiling face A cigarette stubbed out on the fireplace A coffee cup with her lipstick stains I guess I'll never see her again Now my life is all scattered Ever since she's been gone I feel older, I feel fatter I feel the blues coming on We get bruised We get battered But we'll pick up the pieces that scattered And with emotional glue We're gonna stick together, body and mind Ever since she went away I've been alone to contemplate Time and space and why world's move While sitting in my solitude I've watched the stars and wondered why They're scattered up there in the sky And is she up there out of view On some higher platitude I wish I knew Wish I could prove The reason why this life on earth Is scattered like the universe I'm scattered here and scattered there Bits of me scattered everywhere To the fields we are scattered Then from the dust we are born We survive somewhat battered To a new life, a new dawn IN the end what will it matter There'll only be my ashes to scatter And all the logical answers To a worrying mind Will be scattered in time Beaten and battered To the earth you are scattered You're going home so what does it matter To an atomic mind Scattered here while you travel time |
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