B i o g r a p h y (by Allmusic)
One of the most pleasing pop groups of the '90s, the Cardigans specialized in sugary confections that would grow annoying very quickly if they weren't backed by solid musicianship and clever arrangements. The band's 1995 breakout album, Life, reflected the Cardigans at their most saccharine -- the sunny disposition of vocalist Nina Persson being the major argument in favor -- and critics inserted the group into the space age pop revivalist camp. the Cardigans later proved that they were more difficult to pigeonhole, however. Even the band's origins showed that their later appearance was quite misleading; two heavy metal fanatics formed the group in October 1992 in Jonkoping, Sweden. Guitarist Peter Svensson met bassist Magnus Sveningsson in a hardcore group, though he had previously trained in music theory and jazz arranging. The two later grew tired of metal and decided to form a pop band with vocalist Nina Persson -- an art-school friend who had never sung professionally -- plus keyboard player Lars-Olof Johansson and drummer Bengt Lagerberg. Emmerdale All five Cardigans moved into a small apartment in 1993 and began recording a demo tape that entered the hands of producer Tore Johansson later that year. He liked what he heard and invited the group to record at his Malmö studio.
Signed to the dance-oriented Stockholm label, the Cardigans released Emmerdale in May 1994. The single "Rise & Shine" became a hit on Swedish radio soon after the release of the LP, and a readers poll in Sweden's Slitz magazine voted Emmerdale the best album of 1994. the Cardigans spent the last half of 1994 touring Europe and recording their second album. A satirical response to their moody debut, Life showed the band at their most upbeat, including an angelic picture of Persson in an ice-skating outfit for the cover. Released in March 1995 -- with several re-recordings of songs from Emmerdale -- the album eventually sold one and a half million copies worldwide and became especially popular in Japan, where it achieved platinum status. First Band on the Moon A deal with Minty Fresh gave the Cardigans an American release of Life in spring 1996, and the group played eight sold-out shows in the U.S. that summer. The American major labels began to notice the attention, and Mercury signed them soon after. First Band on the Moon, released in September 1996, de-emphasized the pure pop in favor of abstract arrangements and some rather violent themes. Nevertheless, the infectious single "Lovefool" became a radio hit by early 1997, and First Band on the Moon eventually reached gold status in America, as well as platinum certification in Japan (just three weeks after its release). Gran Turismo Gran Turismo followed in 1998, though it lacked an obvious hit and led to a long hiatus for the band. Finally, the Cardigans returned in 2003 with Long Gone Before Daylight, marking a clear transition with confessional material closer to the singer/songwriter tradition. Super Extra Gravity followed in 2005.
Emmerdale - 1994-02-18 -
Sick & Tired Black Letter Day In the Afternoon Over the Water After All... Cloudy Sky Our Space Rise & Shine Celia Inside Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Seems Hard Last Song
Life - 1995-03-01 - European LP
Carnival Gordon's Gardenparty Daddy's Car Sick & Tired Tomorrow Rise & Shine Beautiful One Travelling With Charley Fine Celia Inside Hey! Get Out Of My Way After All… Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
War I Figured Out Plain parade Laika (Instrumental) Pooh song Mr Crowley Emmerdale (Instrumental) The Boys are Back in Town Carnival (Puck Version) Nasty sunny beam Iron Man (First Try) Blah blah blah Losers (First Try) Country hell After All... Cocktail Party Bloody Cock (Instrumental)
Losing A Friend Godspell Drip Drop Teardrop Overload I Need Some Fine Wine And You You Need To Be Nicer Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds) Little Black Cloud In The Round Holy Love Good Morning Joan And Then You Kissed Me II Bonus Tracks Give Me Your Eyes Slow Slowdown town
Emmerdale
Sick & tired
Sick, tired and homeless With no one here to sing for Tired of being weightless For all these looking good boys You can always say my attic has its charm You can always say you did no major harm You can always that summer had its charm And that you did no major harm Oh, spare me if you please Sick, tired an sleepless With no one else to shine for Sick of all my distress But I won't show I'm still poor Symptoms are so deep Something here's so wrong Nothing is complete Nowhere to belong Symptoms are so deep I think I'd better stay Here on my own So spare me if you please Black letter day I did all that I should, well all that I could But will I be clean I did all that I should, well all that I could But it isn't me All my strength is dead and gone Slept as long I could, as long as I should To find comfort here Slept as long I could, as long as I should But I still have fear All my strength is dead and gone... Black letter day All the fun has gone away Black letter day All the joy has gone away Black letter day All my strength has gone away Black letter day I drank all that I could, much more than I should In simple despair I drank all that I could, much more than I should To find someone there All my strength is dead and gone... Black letter day All the fun has gone away Black letter day All the joy has gone away Black letter day All my strength has gone away Black letter day Once upon a time there was a scientist with the nose made of silver He found that there were far too hurtless days a year that one could do without He called them black letter days and the rest is silence Well, all my strength is dead and gone... Black letter day All the fun has gone away Black letter day All the joy has gone away Black letter day All my strength has gone away Black letter day I hope monday will be a better day In the afternoon
Winter came by my bedroom today Falling in rows and covering the lane Morning shone on my windows today Passing the time I slumber away To kill all the day Stumbling up at one And put the kettle on But wheres the coffee gone In the afternoon I put the TV on But where's the drama gone In the afternoon And time is all that passes Someone came by my bedroom today Swaying around, then silently away Someone left home and my bedroom today Left by the time I slumbered away To kill all the day Some people don't hurry Don't you worry they say One day I'll be older So much colder I say This fear won't appear If I keep stumbling up at one Over the water Turn away the collar Because the blowing is dry Walk away to the harbour Before your ships will fly Slip away and the pillow Because it's falling off down Trot away and around Because your ships are found Somewhere over the water Next to a harbour Someone's eager to listen Turn away the collar Because the blowing is dry Walk away to the harbour Before your ships will fly Slip away and the pillow Because it's falling off down Trot away and around Because your ships are found Somewhere over the water Next to a harbour Someone to be in... After all ... After all you were perfectly right But I'm scaring close to insanity And on a night like this Nothing stays the same Nothing looks the same After all you were perfectly right Though our relation just split me in two And on a night like this Pieces fall apart Visions fall apart After all you were perfectly right I have never been happy before And on a night like this You can hear the words See behind the words After all you were perfectly wrong Though I thought I'd found love And on a night like this Nothing could be worse Nothing could be worse Cloudy sky I'd catch some stars for you And just for you I'd paint the grey sky blue And just for you I'd catch some stars for you And just for you I'd paint the grey sky blue And just for you So don't tell me you want the rain From a cloudy sky To wash away the pain That I've given you again I've always tried to find What satisfies your mind But I will never know Where you are to go But I want you to know Do you want a golden ring I would buy you anything I'd read some poems for you Just for you I hope they won't make you blue Like they used to do So please tell me they're like the rain From this cloudy sky To wash away the pain That I've given you again I've always tried to find What satisfies your mind Don't tell me you want the rain Don't tell me you want the rain From this cloudy sky To wash away the pain That I've given you again I've always tried to find What satisfies your mind But I will never know Where you are to go But I want you to know Do you want a golden ring I would buy you anything Our space My dear, please see my dear How we invented the fear Inside that space No one could interfere My dear, please see my dear How we invented the tears Inside that space No one could interfere Rise & shine Rise and shine Rise and shine I want to be alone for a while I want earth to breathe to me I want the waves to grow loud I want the sun to bleed down To bleed down See the waves go down See the moon alone I raise my head and whisper Rise and shine Rise and shine my sister Rise and shine Rise and shine my sister Rise and shine Rise and shine my sister Rise and shine Rise and shine I want to see the wounded moon I want the sea to break through I want it all to be gone tomorrow So I've come to say goodbye Say goodbye See the waves go down See the moon alone I raise my head and whisper Rise and shine Rise and shine my sister Rise and shine Rise and shine my sister...
*** Thanx a lot to Lovely girl (!) who corrected a mistake *** Celia inside You don't want the sun to shine in So you turn the curtains down Your eyes still don't show me a thing And you don't feel it's sunny outside You don't want no joy for a while But you stay up late at night It hurts you that she's still alive So you'll raise flowerbeds inside But she, she won't get bothered at all She's just watching the water at fall So you should give them just what they need Water and poetry 'Cause she will not bother at all She's just watching the water at fall You should give them just what they need 'Cause she will not bother at all But you won't say you're not adored By her beauty, celia inside You don't want to feel her at all But who's that fellowman of hers With who, your dear celia moved And they'll sleep happily inside But you won't say you're not adored By her beauty and her purity And her lovely, celia inside Sabbath bloody sabbath You've seen life through distorted eyes You know you had to learn The execution of your mind You really had to turn The race is run the book is read The end begins to show The truth is out, the lies are old But you don't want to know Nobody will ever let you know When you ask the reasons why They just tell you that you're on your own Fill your head all full of lies The people who have crippled you You want to see them burn The gates of life have closed on you And now there's just no return Nobody will ever let you know When you ask the reasons why They just tell you that you're on your own Fill your head all full of lies Seems hard Seems hard to understand I think no one can Not anyone I know No, wait I think I know One who does At least that's what he says And what I mean is what I say But I've got thoughts left anyway Seems hard to understand I'm not sure myself Sure of what to think I know I should trust myself At least that's what he says Seems hard to understand I think no one did Not anyone I knew Well, I thought I knew One who did It was only as he said... Last song The night she died in the rented room As the whole town was sleeping She held her breath like a star in bloom Could burn down tomorrow The summer breeze was caressing me As I walked through the market The golden light of a friend beside Had died out for good No, nothing can amaze me 'Cause everything's behind me No, nothing else can please me Since all I had has been set free The night before in the dining room I recall it now She said "I fear for you my love 'Cause I'll soon be leaving" The autumn comes just like other years But I won't see the signs The sun above's sowing magic seeds But it wants someone back
Life Carnival I will never know 'Cause you will never show Come on and love me now Come on and love me now Carnival came by my town today Bright lights from giantwheels Fall on the alleyways And I'm here By my door Waiting for you I will never know 'Cause you will never show Come on and love me now Come on and love me now I hear sounds of lovers Barrel organs, mothers I would like to take you Down there Just to make you mine In a merry-go-round Gordon's gardenparty You in brown checked suit Said my dress was very cute I found you found me Dancing in this melody Heavenly! We were swinging on so nice Bubbly pink champagne on ice Nancy, Jacques Closeau and Claire I believe they all were there Having the time of their lives You had Rose's lime Mixed with vodka, I had wine People having fun Cocktails in the evening sun Give me one! We were swinging on so nice Bubbly pink champagne on ice Nancy, Jacques Closeau and Claire I believe they all were there Having the time of their lives La la la do de do de do Daddy's car We took off that sunny day Packed our things and went away Me and friends in daddy's car To find out how summers are Found a card to send from wherever we went From Luxembourg to Rome From Berlin to the moon From Paris to Lausanne From Athens to the sun Our car became a spacecraft Flashing through the world Crashed down in Amsterdam We'll take off some rainy day Pack our things and go away Families and hotelbars To find out how summers are Find a card to send to some really old friends From Luxembourg to Rome From Berlin to the moon From Paris to Lausanne From Athens to the sun Our car became a spacecraft Flashing through the world Crashed down in Amsterdam Sick & tired Sick, tired and homeless With no one here to sing for Tired of being weightless For all these looking good boys You can always say my attic has its charm You can always say you did no major harm You can always that summer had its charm And that you did no major harm Oh, spare me if you please Sick, tired an sleepless With no one else to shine for Sick of all my distress But I won't show I'm still poor Symptoms are so deep Something here's so wrong Nothing is complete Nowhere to belong Symptoms are so deep I think I'd better stay Here on my own So spare me if you please
*** Thanx a lot to Daniel who corrected a mistake *** Tomorrow
Someone's thinking of her A fifteen hour trip away Life is so much slower Than a charter trip delay Tomorrow, she won't feel half of this Tomorrow morning is a sugar kiss Tomorrow, heavenly no sorrow She will lose gravity Tomorrow... Someone's thinking of the her Trough the hazy scenery Life is blue as water When you're missing somebody Tomorrow, she won't feel half of this Tomorrow morning is a sugar kiss Tomorrow, heavenly no sorrow She will lose gravity Tomorrow... Rise & shine I want to be alone for a while I want earth to breathe to me I want the waves to grow loud I want the sun to bleed down See the waves go down See the moon alone See the world unshown I raise my head and whisper Rise and shine Rise and shine my sister I want to see the wounded moon I want the sea to break through I want it all to be gone tomorrow So I've come too say goodbye... Beautiful one Rise in the morning Shine til the dawning Smooth dreams in leaves Raised in a teacup Sticked down to sleep Like an envelope Filled up with words for you Wrapped up in curls Sweet as the summer Cheek soft as a fur Graze in a slumber Beautiful wonderboy Soft beams from an early sun On my truly beautiful one Shimmer from a Saturday sun On my truly beautiful one Rise in the morning Shine til the dawning Bright up from sleep Lost in the blankets Chased in like salt Roses & candybars Coffee & old cigars Stretched out to breathe Down from the rooftops Sticked down to sleep Like an envelope Filled up with words for you Soft beams from an early sun On my truly beautiful one Shimmer from a Saturday sun On my truly beautiful one Rise in the morning Beautiful wonderboy
*** Thanx a lot to Chippy for this one ***
Travelling with Charley Once he gets a mystic call Jump into his motorcar Once we're rolling down the road He's forgotten where to go Travelling with Charley My detective darling My agent hasn't solved a case My agent never finds a trace But Charley has always style Charley is always nice Poor Charley He would be nothing without me Once I clear his memory But he'll crash into a tree Once we're getting to the place Someone else has solved the case Travelling with Charley My detective darling My agent hasn't solved a case My agent never finds a trace But Charley has always style Charley is always nice Poor Charley He would be nothing without me But I do love him Fine Upon a roof below the moon Nearby a park-bench in the sun Upon the stairway to your room Why won't you wrap your life around Those certain words I just found I wear your golden ring inside Suits me very fine I wear your golden heart in mine Suits me very fine A backseat sofa in the dark Upon a viewpoint in our town Nearby a fountain in a park Why won't you wrap your life around Those certain words I just found I wear your golden ring inside Suits me very fine I wear your golden heart in mine Suits me very fine I wear your golden heart in mine And life is very fine
Celia Inside You don't want the sun to shine in So you turn the curtains down Your eyes still don't show me a thing And you don't feel it's sunny outside You don't want no joy for a while But you stay up late at night It hurts you that she's still alive So you'll raise flowerbeds inside But she, she won't get bothered at all She's just watching the water at fall So you should give them just what they need Water and poetry 'Cause she will not bother at all She's just watching the water at fall You should give them just what they need 'Cause she will not bother at all But you won't say you're not adored By her beauty, celia inside You don't want to feel her at all But who's that fellowman of hers With who, your dear celia moved And they'll sleep happily inside But you won't say you're not adored By her beauty and her purity And her lovely, celia inside Hey! Get out of my way Listen baby Thoughts has crossed my mind And it's clear now You are not my kind Oh! I've tried boy Better ways to say What I feel now It seems you plan to stay But I won't waste a day So I say... Hey! get out of my way Hey! hey! hey! You've always been in my way Hear now honey I'll be good to you If you stay gone Far out of my view I'm sick and tired Of your dramatic ways And when I think of All those wasted days I shake loose of your laces And say... Hey! get out of my way Hey! hey! hey! You've always been in my way This is all that I will say This is all that I will do I'm not in love with you! After All... After all you were perfectly right But I'm scaring close to insanity And on a night like this Nothing stays the same Nothing looks the same After all you were perfectly right Though our relation just split me in two And on a night like this Pieces fall apart Visions fall apart After all you were perfectly right I have never been happy before And on a night like this You can hear the words See behind the words After all you were perfectly wrong Though I thought I'd found love And on a night like this Nothing could be worse Nothing could be worse Sabbath Bloody Sabbath You've seen life through distorted eyes You know you had to learn The execution of your mind You really had to turn The race is run the book is read The end begins to show The truth is out, the lies are old But you don't want to know Nobody will ever let you know When you ask the reasons why They just tell you that you're on your own Fill your head all full of lies The people who have crippled you You want to see them burn The gates of life have closed on you And now there's just no return Nobody will ever let you know When you ask the reasons why They just tell you that you're on your own Fill your head all full of lies
First band on the moon Your new cuckoo I saw you there I stopped and stared The curly girlie smiled You really were Too close to her And people just went by I saw your face And her embrace Your whisper in her ear I know the score 'Cause I've heard it before I read your lips with fear Your words were clear (you said) La-la-la-la-la-la Let's say forever, let's say it's true La-la-la-la-la-la- Let's come together, me and you La-la-la-la-la-la Your new cuckoo Been it Baby boy Your face is pretty and your life's a toy Master man I'm never better than your latest plan Poor donee What are you gonna try to be Where are you gonna go without me now I've been your mother, I've been your father Who can ask me for more I've been your sister, I've been your mistress Maybe I was your whore Who can ask me for more Superstar I've tried to educate your childish heart I made your bed And I was in it when your faith was dead Poor donee What are you gonna try to be Where are you gonna go without me now Sweetiepie I'm your personal pro, you know You know what number to try when to cry Heartbreaker No, not again Oh, what a man Just who I thought that I wanted to have Oh, don't do that Don't use that bat That's all it takes to make me falling flat No, not again A loser I am I love you tonight You are my knight Cure and assure and make me feel alright Tomorrow you'll find I'm not around But don't be uptight 'Cause I loved you last night Vacant and free Yeah, that is me Just tell me how and I'll please you for free Tell me I'm good I know I'm bad Lies make me feel fine although it is sad Oh, not again Not one more man Happy meal II Arrange my books in order Make up some nice stories to amuse you Make things look smart and easy Shape up the place Hungry for the meeting The dinner we'll be eating Wine that we'll be drinking And kinky thoughts I'm thinking All because of you And now I've found a partner No one can be happier than I am And now I've found a new friend No one can be happier than me Prepare a meal with candles Sweet wine and strings Chosen for the purpose Then take a bath with bubbles Shape up my face Eager for the meeting The dinner we'll be eating Wine that we'll be drinking And kinky thoughts I'm thinking All because of you Never recover How I always memorize Every single misery And I seem to glorify Everything inside of me And the hero never dies If the lover hides Between the sheets There' no escape 'Cause you can't sleep And then you'll see You're just like me... That's what you called waste of time I'll be waiting down the line That's what you called waste of time Waiting for your valentine That's what you called waste of time I know where your hero hides That's why you don't sleep tonight That's what I call life With a hero in the past You hang on to history Such a loss will always last And there's no recovery And the hero never dies If the lover hides Between the sheets There' no escape 'Cause you can't sleep And then you'll see You're just like me... That's what you called waste of time I'll be waiting down the line That's what you called waste of time Waiting for your valentine That's what you called waste of time I know where your hero hides That's why you don't sleep tonight That's what I call, that's what you call That's what I call, that's what you call That's what I call, that's what you call That's what I call, that's what you call life That's what you called waste of time That's what you called waste of time That's what you called waste of time That's why you don't sleep tonight Waiting for your valentine Step on me Oh, I think you're standing on my left foot It's hurting, but that's ok 'Cause I'm in your way You'll break that foot that You're standing on I'll walk with the other one Do what you want to do what you want to Be what you want to be what you want to Go on and step on me You're free to have everything You can see, all that you want to be Do what you want with me Oh, I think you're spinning inside my head I think of you all the day 'Cause you're in my way Oh, I think you're holding the heart of mine Squeeze it apart, that's fine Go ahead and step on me Lovefool Dear, I fear we're facing a problem You love me no longer, I know and Maybe there is nothing that I can do To make you do Mama tells me I shouldn't bother That I ought to stick to another man A man that surely deserves me But I think you do! So I cry and I pray and I beg Love me love me Say that you love me Fool me fool me Go on and fool me Love me love me Pretend that you love me Leave me leave me Just say that you need me So I cry and I beg for you to Love me love me Say that you love me Leave me leave me Just say that you need me I can't care 'bout anything but you... Lately I have desperately pondered, Spent my nights awake and I wonder What I could have done in another way To make you stay Reason will not lead to solution I will end up lost in confusion I don't care if you really care As long as you don't go So I cry, I pray and I beg Love me love me Say that you love me Fool me fool me Go on and fool me Love me love me Pretend that you love me Leave me leave me Just say that you need me So I cry and I beg for you to Love me love me Say that you love me Leave me leave me Just say that you need me I can't care 'bout anything but you Anything but you Love me love me Say that you love me Fool me fool me Go on and fool me Love me love me I know that you need me I can't care 'bout anything but you Losers Close your eyes
Look at all these losers You find them everywhere They're fucked up and annoying But somehow you seem to care It's easier to laugh But something makes you stick around You can't watch from above And keep your ten toes in the sand You wish that you were special I'm just like you Close your eyes That'll be the day you'll find those lies Fold your ears That'll be the day that you will hear Close your eyes That'll be the day you'll find those lies That'll be the day that you Get back home It's lonely to be strange And you would never tell That you're one of these itches You know it much too well Losers are your weakness They will always touch your heart You're touching me as well 'Cause I have always been a part You wish that you were special I'm just like you You're just like me We're just like them They're just like us Close your eyes That'll be the day you'll find those lies Fold your ears That'll be the day that you will hear Close your eyes That'll be the day you'll find those lies Fold your ears That'll be the day that you will hear That'll be the day you Get back home
Iron man I'm Iron Mind
Has he lost his mind Can he see or is he blind Can he walk at all Or if he moves will he fall Is he alive or dead Has he thoughts within his head We'll just pass him there Why should we even care Oh Iron Man He was turned to steel In that great magnetic field When he travelled time For the future of mankind Now the time is here For Iron Man to spread fear Vengeance from the grave Kills the people he once saved Nobody wants him He just stares at the world Planning his vengeance That he will soon unfold No, nobody wants him They just turn their heads And nobody helps him Now he has his revenge Heavy boots of lead Fills his victims full of dread Running as fast as they can Iron Man lives again!
*** Thanx a lot to Lovelygirl who corrected a mistake *** Great divide There's a monster growing in our heads Raised up on the wicked things we've said A great divide between us now Something we should know There's something to remember And something to forget As long as we remember There's something to regret Something we should know There's a mountain higher than we knew It's high but such a bitter view A great divide between us now Something we should know A great divide between us now On different sides of a great divide Choke A common line I close my eyes But couldn't let it go The perfect time I dropped my guard And lost but won somehow It's rather sad It feels like we've never Made it together since One word ahead And you'd be dead I held you in my throat I stumble by Attached to you I couldn't let it go It's rather sad It's really sad It feels like we've never Made it together since We'll never have the guts to discover We'll choke on it and die...
Gran Turismo Paralyzed This is where your sanity gives in And love begins Never lose your grip Don't trip Don't fall You'll lose it all The sweetest way to die It lies deep inside You can not hide It's the meanest fire Oh, it's a strange desire You can not lie That's a needless fight This is where your sanity gives in And love begins Never lose your grip Don't trip Don't fall You'll lose it all The sweetest way to die When your blood runs dry You're paralyzed It will eat your mind Did you hold it back It comes to you in slow attacks It's the meanest fire This is where your sanity gives in And love begins Never lose your grip Don't trip Don't fall You'll lose it all This is where your sanity gives in And love begins Never lose your grip Don't trip Don't fall You'll lose it all This is where your sanity gives in And love begins Never lose your grip Don't trip Don't fall You'll lose it all The sweetest way to die Erase / Rewind Hey, what did you hear me say You know the difference it makes What did you hear me say Yes, I said it's fine before But I don't think so no more I said it's fine before I've changed my mind I take it back Erase and rewind 'Cause I've been changing my mind I've changed my mind So where did you see me go It's not the right way, you know Where did you see me go No, it's not that I don't know I just don't want it to grow It's not that I don't know I've changed my mind I take it back Erase and rewind 'Cause I've been changing my mind Erase and rewind 'Cause I've been changing my mind Erase and rewind 'Cause I've been changing my mind Erase and rewind 'Cause I've been changing my mind I've changed my mind Explode Ease your trouble We'll pay them double Not to look at you for a while And you rely on What you get high on And you last just as long as it serves you Explode or implode Explode or implode We will take care of it Explode or implode Explode or implode We will take care of it Yes, we will carry you 'Cause you're deserted What's good, you hurt it And it kills you it keeps you alive So give it up In a world of puppets It's a shame what they do to us all Explode or implode Explode or implode We will take care of it Explode or implode Explode or implode We will take care of it Yes, we will carry you Can we do anything for you now Explode or implode Explode or implode We will take care of it Explode or implode Explode or implode We will take care of it Yes, we will carry you Starter This is a start That I know I'll believe in So I'm leavin' everything behind Keeping the parts That I know I'll be needing And I breed to be a better kind And I'm leavin' everyone behind This is the age When my past should be gone But it's just stronger than the aims I have Turning the pages I used to hang on to I was young and I have changed my mind And I'm leaving everything behind New beginning again A bit closer New beginning again A little bit closer New beginning again A bit closer to the end New beginning again A little bit closer to the end This is the time It's a delicate line To the beginning of what's yet to come Lifetimes of changes A strange generation Explanations never come in time So I'm leavin' everything behind New beginning again A bit closer New beginning again A little bit closer New beginning again A bit closer to the end New beginning again A litle bit closer to the end New beginning again A litle bit closer to the end
Hanging Around I wonder what it's like Seeing through your eyes You've offered me to have a try But I was always late The filters that I use Give me an an excuse I take away what's real I feel it and it blows my fuse I hang around For another round I'm hanging around For another round I'm hanging on To the same old song I hang around For another round Until something stops me I wonder what it's like Walking by your side To think before I talk And to move at the same speed as you walk I want to have a weight To keep me in your state I'm watching from above I love it but it's not for me I hang around For another round I'm hanging around For another round I'm hanging on To the same old song I hang around For another round Until something stops me Higher I'm glad you came around today I sure need a good companion I'm losing it but you're the same Without you I move at random Abusing you 'cause you're a friend And there's no Jesus here to explain And take me higher Come take me higher Come take me high above our time Take me higher Oh take me higher Come take me high above our time We'll make it out of here... Oh yeah You justify, you're not afraid And I won't feel like this forever You wait with me, because you know There's so much more than this before we go To take us higher Come take us higher Come take us high above our time Take us higher Oh take us higher Come take us high above our time We'll make it out of here Come take us out of here Take us anywhere... Oh yeah Take us higher Come take us higher Come take us high above our time Take us higher Oh take us higher Come take us high above our time We'll make it out of here Oh yeah Marvel Hill Strange to be on Marvel Hill I've walked some years to find I know there is a piece to fill The gap I have in mind No, nothing's here, I close my eyes It's on the other side And what I've worked so hard to gain I'd gladly give away 'Cause I don't need this I don't need it I need more A postcard from where life's a thrill On top of Marvel Hill But I don't need this I don't need it I need more No, I don't need this Too good to be true Too good to ignore I don't need this I need so much more It's too much to ask for My Favourite Game I don't know what you're looking for You haven't found it baby, that's for sure You rip me up and spread me all around In the dust of the deed of time And this is not a case of lust, you see It's not a matter of you versus me It's fine the way you want me on your own But in the end it's always me alone And I'm losing my favourite game You're losing your mind again I'm losing my baby Losing my favourite game I only know what I've been working for Another you so I could love you more I really thought that I could take you there But my experiment is not getting us anywhere I had a vision I could turn you right A stupid mission and a lethal fight I should have seen it when my hope was new My heart is black and my body is blue And I'm losing my favourite game You're losing your mind again I'm losing my favourite game You're losing your mind again I'm losing my baby Losing my favourite game I'm losing my favourite game You're losing your mind again I've tried I've tried But you're still the same I'm losing my baby You're losing a saviour and a saint Do You Believe Do you really think That love is gonna save the world Well, I don't think so I just don't think so Do you really think That love is gonna save your soul Well I sure hope so Oh, I really really hope so But I don't think so Do you really think That love is gonna save the world Well, I don't think so I just don't think so Do you really think That love is gonna save your soul Well I sure hope so Oh, yes I really really hope so But I don't think so Junk Of The Hearts We never chose to part In this stupid play I never felt by heart That I could behave The way the roles were made I know that I've done you wrong But you're hard to please When your faith is gone And when you can't believe I'm on my hands and knees The junk of the hearts The junk of the hearts The junk of the hearts It's the junk of the hearts The junk of the hearts It's the junk of the hearts I've given all of me And you crave for more Weird how this makes us feel Insecure That's what friends are for The junk of the hearts The junk of the hearts The junk of the hearts It's the junk of the hearts The junk of the hearts It's the junk of the hearts
The other side of the mood
War ( A Life Less Ordinary's Soundtrack ) Oh, come crush me now Don't leave No one has won this war This time No, don't sleep tonight I'm hurt and ready for fire Don't leave me up Alarmed and ready to die Come on, it's war, come on Come on, come on, come on Come on, it's war, come on Please, I'm almost done Don't retreat I've loaded my gun With blood, with... Hear the dust roll over the floor Why must you sleep? Come crush me now I'm armed And ready to die Come on, it's war, come on Come on, come on, come on Come on, it's war, come on Come crush me now Come on, fight me, come on Come on, it's war, come on You look so peaceful when you sleep Beautiful creep It's such an easy way to choose you lose It's getting late Come on, it's war, come on Come crush me now Come on, come on, come on Come on, fight me, come on Come on, come on, come on Come on, it's war, come on Come crush me now Come on, come on, come on Come on, it's war, come on You look so peaceful when you sleep Beautiful creep It's such an easy way to choose you lose *** Great thanx to Rafet & Miss Kitty & Tre341 & Finula for this one ***
I Figured Out He showed me around To be found alone He cleaned his room On his own to be known So, I figured out With no doubt What he was about In his room On his own You say "don't worry" But did you ever see us What he does, bothers You say "don't worry" But did you ever see us What he does, bothers...
Plain Parade Plain parade Well, where is all the profit laid Plain parade Well, maybe we have lost our way Some are lone Sickly running from Something so wrong And nowhere to belong Plain parade Well, when will I be repaid Plain parade I might join you on another day Some are lone Sickly running from Something so wrong And nowhere to belong All you've given me is sadness Proof enough to feel I'm loveless I wish that I could manage better now And find a place that I can settle down
Pooh Song When the cats and dogs are falling I'm recalling you You said I'd be bored today And I don't know what I want to do Wise eyes telling twice Dance like penguins on my table Ain't my kind of joy On every Friday night I'm just whistling on a song When I'm out of milk and honey I'm recalling you When my walls are closing in I always have a place to go Wise eyes tell me twice Dance like penguins on my table Ain't my kind of joy On every Friday night I'm just whistling on a song (Songs I know, songs we wrote) I'm just whistling on a song (Songs I know, songs we wrote) I'm just whistling on a song (Songs I know, songs we wrote together) (Songs I know) I'm just whistling on a song When my world is far too evil I'm recalling you Things are hard to understand There's a little that I really know Wise eyes telling twice Dance like penguins on my table Ain't my kind of joy Every Friday night I'm just whistling on a song (Songs I know, songs we wrote) I'm just whistling on a song (Songs I know, songs we wrote) I'm just whistling on a song (Songs I know, songs we wrote together) (Songs I know) I'm just whistling on a song I'm just whistling on a song...
*** Thanx a lot to Itaj & Pigi & Laura for this one ***
Mr Crowley ( Ozzy Osbourne ) Mr. Crowley, what went on in your head Mr. Crowley, did you talk with the dead Your life style to me seemed so tragic With the thrill of it all You fooled all the people with magic You waited on Satan's call Mr. Charming, did you think you were pure Mr. Alarming, in nocturnal rapport Uncovering things that were sacred manifest on this Earth Conceived in the eye of a secret And they scattered the afterbirth Mr. Crowley, won't you ride my white horse Mr. Crowley, it's symbolic of course Approaching a time that is classic I hear maidens call Approaching a time that is drastic Standing with their backs to the wall Was it polemically sent l wanna know what you meant I wanna know I wanna know what you meant The boys are back in town ( Philip Lynott of Thin Lizzy ) Guess who just got back today? Those wild-eyed boys that had been away Haven't changed, haven't much to say But man, I still think those cats are great They were asking if you were around How you was, where you could be found I told them you were living downtown Driving all the old men crazy The boys are back in town You know the chick that used to dance a lot Every night she'd be on the floor shaking what she'd got Man when I tell you she was cool, she was red hot I mean she was steaming That night over at Johnny's place Well this chick got up and she slapped Johnny's face Man we just fell about the place If that chick don't want to know, forget her Friday night they'll be dressed to kill Down at Dino's bar and grill The drink will flow and blood will spill If the boys want to fight, you'd better let them That jukebox in the corner blasting out my favorite song The nights are getting warmer, it won't be long It won't be long till summer comes Now that the boys are here again The boys are back in town
Carnival (Puck Version) Carnival came by my town today Bright lights from giantwheels Fall on the alleyways And I'm here By my door Waiting for you I will never know 'Cause you will never show Come on and love me now Come on and love me now I will never know 'Cause you will never show Come on and love me now Come on and love me now Come on and love me now I here sounds of lovers Barrel organs, 'cause mothers I would like to take you Down there Just to make you mine In a merry-go-rou I will never know 'Cause you will never show Come on and love me now Come on and love me now I will never know 'Cause you will never show Come on and love me now Come on and love me now Come on and love me now
*** Thanx a lot to Fernando for this one ***
Nasty Sunny Beam I can't get out of bed Can't get my dreams out Of my sleepy head I open up my eyes And wonder where you are But soon I realize That you're not real And I am In between of day and dream Life and death a lazy stream In between of day and dream Hello, goodbye You nasty sunny beam I try to seal my mind Get back to where you were You were that perfect kind You drove me crazy somewhere In between of day and dream Life and death a lazy stream In between of day and dream Hello, goodbye You nasty sunny beam I'm floating down again And my world is a syrup waterfall I can't remember when Or where or why In between of day and dream Life and death a lazy stream In between of day and dream Hello, goodbye You nasty sunny beam
Iron man I'm Iron Mind Has he lost his mind Can he see or is he blind Can he walk at all Or if he moves will he fall Is he alive or dead Has he thoughts within his head We'll just pass him there Why should we even care Oh Iron Man He was turned to steel In that great magnetic field When he travelled time For the future of mankind Now the time is here For Iron Man to spread fear Vengeance from the grave Kills the people he once saved Nobody wants him He just stares at the world Planning his vengeance That he will soon unfold No, nobody wants him They just turn their heads And nobody helps him Now he has his revenge Heavy boots of lead Fills his victims full of dread Running as fast as they can Iron Man lives again!
Blah Blah Blah Hi, how are you I'm pretty fine Your eyes are red, well I am tired Please stay away from what is mine Blah blah blah blah blah blah My, I never thought of seeing you here I'm really glad to meet you darling Where did we lose it, will you call All we ever say Is blah blah blah blah blah We feel safe With blah blah blah blah blah No one's hurt No one's weird So all we ever say Is blah blah blah blah blah Don't try to reach me I am numb And I don't want to look inside you So let's just talk about the times (Like normal people do!)
Losers ( First try )
All these losers Everywhere They annoy me Still I care You wish that you were special I'm just like you Close your eyes That'll be the day you'll find those lies Fold your ears That'll be the day that you will hear That'll be the day Get back home Moved by weirdoes My weak, weak heart I will always Be a part You wish that you were special I'm just like you Close your eyes That'll be the day you'll find those lies Fold your ears That'll be the day that you will hear That'll be the day Get back home
Country Hell Such a foolish thing What a way to be I couldn't stay in here And it's not right to leave I couldn't tell you how But all the things I feel Have their qualities If you fall apart Fall into my arms One uneasy morning Doesn't make me leave Such a simple thing What a way to say I couldn't help myself For my foolish ways You couldn't tell me how But all the things you feel Have their qualities
Long gone before daylight
*** Thanx a lot to Stephanie for this one ***
Communication For twenty seven years I've been trying To believe and confide in Different people I found Some of them got closer than others And some wouldn't even bother And then you came around I didn't really know what to call you You didn't know me at all But I was happy to explain I never really knew how to move you So I tried to intrude through The little holes in your veins And I saw you But that's not an invitation That's all I get If this is communication I disconnect I've seen you, I know you But I don't know how to connect So I disconnect You always seem to know where to find me And I'm still here behind you In the corner of your eye I'll never really learn how to love you But I know that I love you Through the hole in the sky Where I see you And that's not an invitation That's all I get If this is communication I disconnect I've seen you, I know you But I don't know how to connect So I disconnect Well, this is an invitation It's not a threat If you want communication That's what you get I'm talking and talking But I don't know how to connect And I hold A record for being patient With your kind of hesitation I need you, you want me But I don't know how to connect So I disconnect I disconnect
*** Thanx a lot to Mircea for this one *** You're The Storm Oh it's healing bang bang bang I can hear your cannons call You've been aiming at my land Your hungry hammer is falling And if you want me I'm your country I'm an angel bored like hell And you're a devil meaning well You steal my lines and you strike me dumb Come raise your flag upon me And if you want me I'm your country If you win me I'm forever Oh Yeah Cause you're the storm that I've been needing and all this peace has been deceiving I like the sweet life and the silence But it's the storm that I believe in Come and conquer and drop your bombs Cross my borders and kill the calm Bear your fangs and burn my wings I hear bullets singing And if you want me I'm your country If you win me I'm forever Oh Yeah 'Cause you're the storm that I've been needing And all this peace has been deceiving I need some wind to get me sailing So it's the storm that I believe in You fill my heart you keep me breathing 'Cause you're the storm that I believe in And if you want me I'm your country
*** Thanx a lot to Mircea & Oana & Vincent for this one ***
A Good Horse It takes no match to give me a spark Now I'm trying out another heart I've been whining 'bout a fresh start I found myself a good horse Hey! I spurred it over quicksand And I rode it through a hollow land I fed it with a shaky hand I found myself a strong horse These are the promises I can keep These are the promises I can keep To live like I must And ride with the dust in my face In grace I found myself a good horse Yes, I found myself a strong horse But things remained no different than before Oh These are the promises I can keep Yes, These are the promises I can keep To live like I must And ride with the dust in my face These are the promises I can keep Oh These are the promises I can keep These are the promises I can keep To live like I must And ride with the dust in my face In grace In grace In grace
*** Thanx a lot to Mircea & Bev for this one *** And Then You Kissed Me Man, I've had a few But they wouldn't quite blow me like you You gave me your name and signed With a halo around my eye And it hit me like never before That love is a powerful force Yes, it struck me that love is a sport So I pushed you a little bit more Love, you're news to me You're a little bit more that I thought you'd be A mole in my well-fed lawn You're a nightmare beating the dawn Oh, it hit me like never before That love is a powerful force Yes, it struck me that love is a sport So I pushed you a little bit more Blue, blue, black and blue Red blood sticks like glue True love is cruel love Red blood's a power fuel Sweet love, tasty blood My heart overfloods Oh you hit me! Yeah, you hit me really hard Man you hit me! Yeah, you hit me right in the heart Lord I've had my deal But I never quite knew how it feels When love makes you wake up sore With fists that are ready for more And it hit me that love is a game Like in war, no one can be blamed Yes, it struck me that love is a sport So I pushed you a little bit more Oh, blue, blue, black and blue Red blood sticks like glue True love is cruel love Red blood's a power fuel Sweet love, tasty blood My heart overfloods Man, you hit me! Yeah, you hit me really hard Baby, you hit me! Yeah, you punched me right in the heart And then you kissed me And then you hit me... And then you kissed me And then you hit me Oh you haunt me with your violent heartbeat at night Oh you strike me with your silence baby, tonight Why you haunt me with your violence baby, come hit me! You haunt me with your violent heartbeat
*** Thanx a lot to Mircea & Bev & Fulhasch for this one ***
Couldn't care less
Oh, my heart can't carry much more It's really, really aching and sore My heart don't care anymore I really can't bear more My hands don't work like before I shiver and I scrape at your door My heart can't carry much more But you couldn't care less, could you Your face don't look like before It's really not like yours anymore Your eyes don't like me no more They quiver and they shift to the floor My heart don't beat like before It's never been this slow No,my blood don't flow anymore And you couldn't care less, could you Could we stop and sleep for a spell We can turn this ditch into a well And send that old devil back to hell But we really don't care, do we Baby, let's stop and sleep for a spell We can turn this ditch into a well And send that old devil back to hell Your back's not straight like before You really shouldn't carry me no more I'm much too heavy for you I'm really quite a mess, yes We just don't care anymore We're crooked and we're cut to the core We're just not there anymore But we really don't care, do we No, we couldn't care less... We couldn't care less... Could we?
*** Thanx a lot to Spark & Mircea for this one ***
Please Sister With a sampled heartbeat and a stolen soul I sold my songs to have my fortune told And it said : "You should know that love will never die But see how it kills you in the blink of an eye" I know of love as hot white light That knocks you down and then leaves you dry Oh, how can it be, sweet mama tell me why Why all love's disciples have to wither and die Please sister help me, come on, do what you should Please give me something, I'm not doing so good I'm gone, done wrong, is there nothing you can say Please sister help me, I'm not feeling OK Give me belief that my time will come And a toll-free helpline if I find someone But she said : "You gave away what you never really had And now your purse is empty, I can see why you're sad" Oh, please sister help me, come on, do what you should Please give me something, I'm not doing so good I'm gone, done wrong, is there nothing you can say Please sister help me, can you make me feel OK So if it's true that love will never die Then why do the lovers work so hard to stay alive Please... Oh, please sister, help me! Please, give me something Oh... Please sister, you know I do what I can Oh, sweet mama please just send me a man 'Cause I'm gone, gone, is there nothing you can give? Please sister, help me, I just need some love to live Just a little love to live And a little love to sing
*** Thanx a lot to Mircea & Duaa for this one *** For What It's Worth
(one, two, three, four) Hey baby, come 'round Keep holding me down And I'll be keeping you up tonight A four-letter word got stuck in my head The dirtiest word that I've ever said It's making me feel alright For what it's worth, I love you And what is worse, I really do For what it's worth, I'm gonna run, run, run 'Til the sweetness gets to you And what is worse, I love you Hey please baby, come back There'll be no more lovin' attacks And I'll be keeping it cool tonight The four-letter word is out of my head Come on around, get back in my bed Keep making me feel alright For what it's worth, I like you And what is worse, I really do Things have been worse And we had fun, fun, fun 'Til I said "I love you" And what is worse, I really do For what is worth, I love you And what is worse, I really do, oh For what it's worth, I love you And what is worse, I really do, oh For what it's worth, I love you And what is worse, I really do
*** Thanx a lot to Mircea for this one ***
Lead me into the night
I went too far, yes I came too close I drove away the one that I loved the most Now I ride the tide on a boat made of sand I'm sailing for another to guide me to land And lead me into the night Please drive away the light 'Cause I've been blinded by glitter and gold My eyes need to rest from this light And sleep well at night I travelled east and I travelled west And I found a boy with a heart on his chest I ran aground, my ship left to rust Yes, I found a guide in the city of lust To lead me into the night Oh, please drive away the light Although my mother will never understand I walk with him away from the light And into the night Oh, you, you, you, it's gotta be you You, oh you, it's gotta be you True, true, it's true, it's gotta be you You, oh you, it's gotta be you To lead me into the night Well I went too far and I came too close I drove away the first one and now he's a ghost And I went adrift on a boat made of sand It was leaking like a sieve, but I made it to land He leads me into the night He drives away the light He makes the darkness seem bright And walks with me into the night Away from the light
Live And Learn I came home in the morning And everything was gone Oh, what have I done I dropped dead in the hallway Cursing the dawn Oh come on sun Why must I burn I'm just trying to learn I stared into the light To kill some of my pain It was all in vain 'Cause no senses remained But an ache in my body And regret on my mind But I'll be fine 'Cause I live and I learn Yes, I live and I learn If you live you will learn And I live and I learn Got kicked in the head So I started a fight 'Cause I knew I was right But I learned I was wrong I remember a slaughter I remember I fought Fought for the money I'd brought I got blistered and burned And lost what I'd earned But I lived and I learned Yes, I lived and I learned I've got, I've got it now I've got, I've got it now (She's got, she's got it now!) I've got, I've got it now She's got it now I've got, I've got it now (She's got, she's got it now!) I came to on a corner With some help from a man Goddamn I don't seem to have learned That a lady in need is guilty indeed So I paid and got laid in return And I don't know what I've learned Well, you get what you give And hell, yes, I lived But if you live as you learn I don't think I can learn Oh, with the sun in my eyes, surprise! I'm living a life But I don't seem to learn No, I don't think I can learn
*** Thanx a lot to Mircea & Bev for this one *** Feathers And Down So you're tryin' to do what they did Your friends that turned to liquid And got lost in a sea Now you're drowning me With your talk of four-leaf clovers You turn to rocks and omen To beat the ambient harm That is bruising your karma Oh, I wish my arms were wider I wish that I could hide you So you can rest and repair Without the blanket of sorrow The thick and the gray Your blanket of woe Is so heavy and stained And it only weighs you down Oh... So you thought that getting sober Would mean your life was over I don't think it's that bad I don't think it's that sad Just you sleep a little, baby Leave the world alone and later If you wake up alive That old blanket of sorrow Could be feathers and down Your blanket of woe Would leave you alone And I could love you 'til you drown Come to me, let's drown Come baby, let's drown In feathers and down
*** Thanx a lot to Mircea & Bev for this one ***
03.45 : No Sleep It's way too late to think of Someone I would call now The neon signs got tired Red eye flights help the stars out I'm safe in a corner Just hours before me I'm waking with the roaches The world has surrendered I'm dating ancient ghosts (the ones I made friends with) The comfort of fireflies Long gone before daylight And if I had one wish fulfilled tonight I'd ask for the sun to never rise If God lent his voice to me to speak I'd say: "Go to bed, World!" I've always been too lame To see what's before me And I know nothing sweeter than Champagne from last new year's Sweet music in my ears And a night full of no fear But If I had one wish fulfilled tonight I'd ask for the sun to never rise If God passed the mike to me to speak I'd say: "Stay in bed, World... Sleep in peace!"
*** Thanx a lot to JC & Mircea for this one ***
If There Is A Chance The music's playing on But something's wrong Something's gone The major's turning blue And so did you So did you I'm noticing the dirt And it hurts that you left You really had to go So you say So you say Birds leave their nests And they fly There's nobody left here but i If there is a chance Just one in this world That we'll ever dance Again as it turns If there is a chance If there is a way There's one record left That you haven't heard The neighbours had to move Go away Go away I can't afford to leave So i'll stay I have to stay Birds know it's best To fly And not stick around and cry If there is a chance Just one in this world That we'll ever dance Again as it turns If there is a chance If there is a way There's one record left That you haven't heard And i'll keep it spinning...
*** Thanx a lot to Troels for this one ***
Hold me
Hold me, don't ever leave me Know me, never believe me Stay here but don't get too near me Leave me, leave me alone But don't ever let me go Show me, but don't ever teach me Touch me, don't try to reach me Hold me but don't ever keep me Baby, don't ever let me in And don't let me win 'Cause i leave myself to you Yes, i release myself with you I believe in me and you So don't ever say you do Love me, try not to need me Need me but don't let the greed in Feel free but don't ever leave me Give in, don't ever let me No, don't ever let me win Hold me, don't ever leave me Ask me but don't ever make me Save me, don't ever forsake me Call me but don't ever say my name Know what you do 'Cause i leave myself to you Yes i release myself with you I believe in me and you So don't ever say you do Don't let me win Just hold me And you say "nina nina ninana...." Now how can i let you go? Hold me, don't ever leave me Love me but don't ever let me No, don't ever let me win
For the boys
Burn it all and break your home This one's for the boys You're a vain and shameless man But hell, i love your voice Skinny fingers and mumbling mouths I'd like to mark your words 'Cause sometimes i don't trust you When you're singing Of love and play It's the story of you Losing to your daydream You dancing with a smokescreen Goin'under with your daydream In the wake of the big machine Honey honey and money and man All my lonely boys Easy with the slight of hand You're talking sweet 'Bout the pain and the ladies And sometimes you look ugly When you're happy And sometimes you look better When you're down A real good song It's the story of you Losing to your daydream You dancing with a smokescreen Goin' under with your daydream You're sliding through the big sleep Man, you can sing Like you're tryin' to break my heart And you can hate And you can blame it on the stars You're strung up in your guitar You're strung out on who you are Now come on boys, it's time you let it go See me losing to your daydream See me dancing with your smokescreen Going under with your daydream In the wake of the big machine In the wake of the big machine In the wake of the big machine
*** Thanx a lot to Freakshow6 for this one ***
Super Extra Gravity
*** Thanx a lot to Appleblossom & Gary for these lyrics ***
Losing a friend You're losing a friend You got it all wrong It’s not about revenge But you're losing a friend I didn't see it coming With my head stuck in the sand But now I’m losing a friend And it's keeping me up It's the ribbons I tied I would rather just die Go to hell and crawl back Than let you go You're losing a friend You jeopardize me Bad bad blood on your hands And see, you're losing a friend I'm fickle and I’m vain And you trick me over and over again And now I’m losing you And it's killing me It's the strings that I tie I would rather just die Go to hell and crawl back Then let it all go My mistake To lose you Oh no, oh no! So this the end now I'm losing you Oh, look at you! Look what you're wasting You're losing a friend Oh no, oh no! I'm losing a friend Oh, oh oh no Godspell I've heard about a great big swindle I read about it in a book The book flew out the window Was later found by thieves and crooks And now they're singing hallelujah I'm wondering just what did they find They say "what's it to ya?" Just take a place in line And wait So I wait I wait And wait And I... I’m one of the few survivors In a drawer labeled "lost and found" Moon travelers and deep sea divers Whose oxygen supply ran out Now maybe if their gods be willing They'll give us something, fill our empty cups Sit down in the boat, don’t spill it Or we'll just have to line back up And wait So we wait We wait And wait Yes we wait And we wait We will wait We will wait 'Til we... You can hear it in the beat they march to And you can feel the earth shake when they start to dance You can tell by the way they move you It's not murder, it's an act of faith, baby And as the world moves faster Whiplashing us round and round It's quite a slow disaster But people keep on falling down As they wait We wait Yeah! And we wait We wait And we wait we wait Hallelujah!
Drip drop teardrop
I'm gonna watch you while you get me wrong I'm gonna sing until you hate this song I'm gonna tell you in my sweetest voice I'm gonna choose you 'cause you have no choice This funny thing we've got Is never gonna stop Oh no I'm gonna take you to the wilderness I'm gonna show you things you might have missed I'm gonna kiss the parts that you have lost It's gonna cost you but you might hurt less This funny thing we got Is never gonna stop This funny thing we got Is never gonna stop Until drip drop teardrop Will we ever learn I'm gonna work 'til we get it on I'm gonna love you 'til we get along And when your ears and your eyes are sore I'm gonna love you just a little bit more This funny thing we got Is never gonna stop This funny thing we got Is never gonna stop Until drip drop teardrop Will we ever Will we ever Will we ever learn
Overload Overload Oh what a match we are! As we romance along Towards the firescape Open fire Forever in your arms Splendid time we have Doing what I dread Oh my lord Can I buy some time I'm learning to dance Dum-ditty-dance I'm dancing, ok? Overlord Lord of the underworld Full-of-wonder-girl As we twist and twirl Hot and dry High in my cloven heels This is how real love feels As we prance and die Oh my lord Such a fancy fire As we dance You sure can dance Dance dance You I will never forget I hope you'll remember me later We're swimming in a puddle of sweat I'm hot baby, don't burn your fingers I'm tenderly served on your plate The band must continue to play So we dance I love to dance Baby dance with me Yeah I can dance To love is to dance Now dance me home I need some fine wine and you, you need to be nicer (Sit, good dog, stay, bad dog, down, roll over) Well, here's a good man and a pretty young girl Tryin' to play together somehow I'm wasting my life, you're changing the world, I get drunk and watch your head grow It's the good times that we shared And the bad times that we'll have It's the good times And the bad times that we had Well, it's been a long slow collision, I'm a pitbull, you're a dog, Baby you're foul in clear conditions But you're handsome in the fog So I need some fine wine And you, you need to be nicer For the good times And the bad times that we'll have Sometimes we talk over dinner like old friends 'Til I go and kill the bottle I go off over any old thing Break your heart and raise a glass or ten To the good times that we shared And the bad times that we'll have To the good times And the bad times that we've had Well, it's been a long slow collision, I'm a pitbull, you're a dog, Baby you're foul in clear conditions But you're handsome in the fog So I need some fine wine And you, you need to be nicer For the good times And the bad times we know will come, yeah I need some fine wine And you, you need to be nicer We need to be nicer You and me For the good times and the bad time that we had Good times, bad times Sweet wine, bad wine Good cop, bad cop, Lapdog, bad dog (Sit.) Don't blame your daughter (diamonds) Don't blame your daughter That's just sentimental And don't blame your mum For all that you've done wrong Your daddy's is not guilty You came out a little faulty And the factory closed So you can't hold them liable You come from an island You're cutting diamonds With a rubber knife Your autograph's is worthless So don't send me letters And don't mail me cash 'Cause your money is no good What's left in your mattress Is holes and lack of love left Some hair from a horse And none of it is yours, man You come from an island You're cutting diamonds With a rubbery knife And the song you sing today Wasn't always in your head The words you try to say Are the ones you should've said They're glistening like diamonds Go out and find them But don't blame your daughter Read me your tombstone Tell me you're sorry Fax me your will You owe me something still Blood is like water The bath that you poured me Has drained and is gone Don't blame it on your son And the song you sing today Wasn't always in your head The words you try to say Are the ones you should've said They're glistening like diamonds Go out and find them, boy! The world is full of diamonds Go out and find them But don't blame your daughter Little Black Cloud A black cloud's hanging over the town tonight But I don't mind I don't mind There's a cold breeze cutting through the summer air But I'm not scared I don't care 'Cause we dance the night away Let's dance the night away, yeah! The black cloud's whispering into my ear But I don't hear I won't hear 'Cause the arms that hold me want an eye to eye He's touching me And I don't mind As we dance the night away Let's dance the night away Oh yeah! The music wants me tonight What time will you let me down I look pretty good tonight Oh yeah! Little black cloud Little black cloud I don't wanna go home The black cloud's circling over me tonight But I don't mind And you don't mind If you're cold I'll tell you it's the summer breeze Just dance with me We'll be alright Oh yeah! Te music wants me tonight What time will you let me down I look pretty great tonight Oh yeah! Little black cloud Little black cloud I'm not done yet Hey, look at me! The music wants me tonight What time will you let me down I look pretty great tonight Oh yeah! Little black cloud Little black cloud I don't wanna go home I'm not done yet I'm not done yet In The Round I am young and I'm alive I want to talk about things I am young and I own my life I need to talk about it, baby I am one but I asked for two I didn't get anything This puppet's lonely without you It's tough to walk without strings I do my dance in the round I'm right on track but this state is frail You slip out and redail I do my dance in the round So people clap your hands Clap your hands I wanna do it right this time I wanna step in time I wanna do it right this time, yeah! Clap your hands I gotta get it right this time I wanna step in time I wanna do it right this time I do my dance in the round I am young, coming at you live People gonna talk about me When I'm done, please hang me high For everybody to see 'Cause I do my dance in the round So people clap your hands I wanna get it right I'm dyin' to get it right I wanna get it right I'm dyin' to get it right Holy Love When you love I can feel your love Shooting holes in my stupid pride When you love I don't fear your love Of all the angels you're the most divine Holy love You can really have anything you want from me Anything you ask me to, I'll do We can live in poverty or prosperity Anything impossible, I'll try You can really have everything you ask And I'll be intimate with you Giving everything over To making everything right Holy love When you love I can feel your love Shooting holes in my stupid pride When you love I don't fear your love Of all the angels you're the most divine Holy love You can really make anyone you want of me Anyone you need tonight, I'll be Whether you want empathy, animosity An enemy or company, call me I can even be nothing if you ask I'll turn invisible for you I'm the bird on your shoulder Singing psalms through the night Of holy love When you love I can feel your love Throwing rocks through the windows of a monastery Love Makes me feel the super extra gravity Of god, yeah! And live When you love I can feel your love Of all the angels you're the most divine Good Morning Joan Good morning Joan Now pick up your phone It was bad but just a dream And you are remembered Put on something pretty Go back to the city In the town the sky's just space No starlight in your face Listen to Eve She's got stuff up her sleeve To her there's no excuse You've gotta use before you get used Or talk to Louise She knows all about freezing She got lost in early May And now it's December I'd call on you if I could If you were less like me I would Good morning Joan Did you wake up alone Did you dream you woke up happy With a phonebook full of names Just forget about Mary She says everything's scary She got locked inside her skin Get near her, she'll drag you in I'd call on you if I could If you were less like me I would Save you from this if I could If I were less like you, god knows I would (Save you from this) Spare us all this shit But you're all just like me so I quit! My name is yours Can I sleep on your floor See, my heroes changed their minds And I lost my numbers And Then You Kissed Me II Slowdancing tight My barren heart and I Your name used to taste so sweet Then you beat the love right out of me It's a mystery how people behave! How we long for a life as a slave When he kissed me I gladly gave in To a fight nobody could win Man, he left me blue And if I could, I would do it too I tell you now like I told you before Love is a powerful force And it's a mystery how people behave! How we long for a life as a slave And tumble into any open arms That will only ever do you harm Oh, you you, it's always you The best kisser that I ever knew True love is cruel love Not much to be proud of Nerve-wrecking acrobatic backwards bend All for a happy end It's a mystery how people behave! How we worry ourselves to the grave When he kissed me I lost everything Then I got up and did it again Oh you you, it's always you The hardest hitter that I ever knew True love is cruel love Not much to be proud of Ass-kissing mercy-missing faithless friend All for a happy end
Bonus Tracks
Give me your eyes
(Bonus track)
Oh girl, look at yourself, what have you done What have you become Well, I couldn't say Slow down and think of your heart, where do you go Now, how am I supposed to know, I'm always looking away Give me your eyes so I can see me straight Give me your eyes I can't tell night from day Give me your eyes so I can see me straight Give me your eyes and watch me walk away Yeah, yeah, yeah I took a look at myself Nothing inside Except for cigarettes and wine where there should be a life You've been watching me for a while and you like what you see It's in the eyes of the beholder Now give them to me Give me your eyes so I can see me straight Give me your eyes that seem to light my face Yeah, yeah, yeah Oh mirror, mirror upon the wall Who is the fairest of them all Mirror, mirror made no reply Mirror went black and cracked from side to side Yeah, yeah, yeah Oh girl, look at yourself, what have you done What have you become You know the camera don't lie Give me your eyes so I can see me straight Give me your eyes I can't tell night from day Come give me your eyes so I can see me straight Give me your eyes and watch me walk away Yeah! Give me your eyes Give me your eyes Yeah, yeah, yeah! Slow
( Bonus track )
Slow, slow, slow There is something you need to know There's a feeling I don't understand Here it comes again Glow, glow, glow There was love ten seconds ago In it's place, now a tiny pain It comes again There'll be rain on our wedding day And the chapel will be mud and clay There'll be rain on our wedding day Gray be the sky I don't know why Slow, slow, slow Easy come and easy go It seems your ring is sliding off my hand Do you understand? No, no, no In every breathe you're dragging me low In every movement the chill sustains Here it comes again There'll be rain on our wedding day Rotting roses in my bouquet There'll be rain on our wedding day Gray be the sky Too late to cry Slow, slow, slow... Slowdown town
Should come snow But we got rain and it's leaking in I think of Paris How that ugly tower stands through years of wind Now don't it seem like we're living in a slowdown town I feel like we're living in a slowdown town And on and on it goes On and on it goes Billions of people be happy living like the way we do With the world in our hands Believing that we're small and true But sometimes I feel like we're living in a slowdown town Yes I feel like we're living in a slowdown town And on and on it goes I'll be here And the wind and the rain will be Tearing down the building over me I'll be here In my tower of mistrust I built this myself with nails that don't rust Don't you feel like we're living in a slowdown town Oh honey, I feel like we're living in a slowdown town So people, come on, let's just blow it and get out of this damn town Or on and on it goes Or on and on it goes
Non Albums tracks
Changes (BBC Radio 2 Session / Ozzy Osbourne cover / Live And Learn EP) I feel unhappy I feel so sad I've lost the best friend That I ever had He was my man I loved him so But it's too late now I've let him go I'm going through changes I'm going through changes We shared the years We shared each day In love together We found a way But soon the world Had its evil way My heart was blinded And love went astray I'm going through changes I'm going through changes It took so long To realize And I can still hear His last goodbyes And now all my days Are filled with tears I wish I could go back And change these years I'm going through changes I'm going through changes I'm going through changes
*** Thanx a lot to Jose for this one ***
Closing time It's closing time, and a wellknown fact Is that life is very short It's closing time says the band And it seems that life is very short The baker in town was fat as a cow At the end of the day he ate all remains The baker in town was murdered one day An order was left of 200 pies We've all got some vice After closing time So this is it! The carnival is now heading for a new town We hope you enjoyed the show The party at Gordon's developed into a chaos But the report says no one was hurt And we've also heard that Charley actually did solve the case The gruesome killing of the bakerman Finally, the clown left the circus to become a plumber He says: "Suits me just fine, and life is very fine And this is closing time" It's closing time, and a well known fact Is that life is very short It's closing time says the band, And it seems that life is very short La lalala lala lalala La lala la la la La lalala lala lalalala La lala la la la Life - greatest of all Life - strongest of all But at the same time, most delicate time could well end in a moment
Sie ist ein Modell und sie sieht gut aus Ich nehme sie heut' gerne mit zu mir nach Haus Sie wirkt so kuehl, and sie kommt niemand 'ran Doch vor der Kamera da zeigt sie was sie kann Sie trinkt im Nachtklub immer Sekt (korrekt) Und hat hier alle Maenner abgecheckt Im Scheinwerferlicht ihr junges Laecheln strahlt Sie sieht gut aus und Schoenheit wird bezahlt Sie stellt sich zu Schau fuer das Konsumprodukt Und wird von millionen Augen angeguckt Ihr neues Titelbild ist einfach Fabelhaft Ich muss sie wiedersehen, ich weiss sie hat's geschaft
The Model She's a model and she's looking good I'd like to take her to my place She's working coolly, she won't be touched by anyone Though, before the camera she shows what she can do In the night club she's drinking only Champagne And has checked out every man In the floodlight her young smiles glitter She's looking good, and beauty will be paid She exposes herself for consumer products And is being seen by millions of eyes Her new cover is simply gorgeous I must see her again, I know she's made it
Deuce ( X-files the Movie Soundtrack ) I am afraid of you now Now that you left me Nothing to say Not much now Now that you left me Now that you left me Now that you left me Just for how long Did you know before you left me? Nothing to do It's up to you To use it against me Use it against me Now that you left me You are ahead of me now Because you left me Words that I said All yours now Use it against me You have erased me Now that you left me I'll be gone I'll be gone I'll be gone I'll be gone I'll be gone I'll be gone I'll be gone I'll be gone *** Another great thanx to Rafet For this one ***
Downbound Train (Live at Popstad Festival '04 / The Cardigans & Nicke Borg / Bruce Springsteen cover) [Nicke] I had a job, I had a girl I had something going, mister, in this world I got laid off down at the lumber yard Our love went bad, times got hard Now I work down at the car wash Where all it ever does is rain Don't you feel like you're a rider on a downbound train? [Nina] I just said, "Joe, I gotta go We had it once, we ain't got it anymore" I packed my bags, left you behind I bought a ticket on the Central Line Nights as I sleep, I hear that whistle whining I feel your kiss in the misty rain And I feel like I'm a rider on a downbound train [Nicke] Last night I heard your voice You were crying, crying, you were so alone [Nina] I said my love never died And I'm waiting for you at home [Nicke] Put on my jacket, I ran through the woods I ran till I thought my chest would explode There in the clearing, beyond the highway In the moonlight, our wedding house shone [Nicke & Nina] I rushed through the yard I burst through the front door, my head pounding hard Up the stairs I climbed The room was dark, our bed was empty Then I heard that long whistle whine And I dropped to my knees, hung my head and cried Now I swing a sledge hammer on a railroad gang Knocking down them cross ties, working in the rain Now, don't it feel like you're a rider on a downbound train? Now, don't it feel like you're a rider on a downbound train? Now, don't it feel (don't it feel) Like you're a rider (like you're a rider) Don't it feel like you're a rider Don't it feel like you're a rider on a downbound train?
Hold Me (Mini Version) (Long Gone Before Day Light hidden track) Hold me, don't ever leave me Lead me but don't let the greed in Stay here but don't get too near me Leave me, leave me alone But don't ever let me go
I need some fine wine and you, you need to be nicer
( Peter's demo ) I had a child I had a boy It would go pretty in this world It’s alright for you to learn From the saints that passed in our lives It’s the good times that we shared And the bad times that we had It’s the good times and the bad times that we had And it’s been a long and cold December And I wish I had some time Sometimes I feel to remember From the saints that passed in our lives I need some fine wine and you You need to be nicer For the good times and the bad times that we had Good times, bad times...
Pikebubbles My dad, the best dad that I've had Don't care about nothing He's not even working He's not only my dad The best friend that I've had Don't think he's a mad dad His dad, is sleeping with boots on It makes me start wonder 'Cause there is no thunder According to my dad Don't think he's a mad dad It's only some tigers he's got in our shed My dad, the best dad that I've had Lies under the table He's wearing his bathrobe He's listening to lovesongs His dad won't go to the woodshed Thinks bugs will attack him According to my dad It's only some tigers he's got in our shed
Such a bad comedown
('Version 1' - 1998 recording)
I danced for a while And my moves would make you smile Oh, I loved you then My dear chemical lover You veiled me in your haze Like a puppet in your lace Amazing disgrace From your silverspoon substance You took me away, made monday a saturday You stained me with love And left me in dirty laundry But I left my ground for a minute Your body in my veins Your power is what remains You know I never had Such a bad, bad comedown You took me away, made monday a saturday You stained me with love And left me in dirty laundry But I was happy and pretty I floated and I touched your neck, Billy Sky My oh my... You took pride in my fuck-up I've been cursed and i've been hailed I had a shot and I've inhaled But I never had Such a bad, bad comedown Such a bad, bad comedown Such a bad, bad comedown
Sunday circus song
He's lonely Sitting by the mirror Awaken by the horses In circles Running in the circus His red nose Looking damaged in the mirror Cause no one has replaced it He's dressed now Ready to make fun of He loves sundays In every place Where his circus stays He loves sundays (sundays, sundays) He loves sundays In every place Where his circus stays He loves sundays (sundays, sundays, sundays) He's lonely He is sitting by the mirror Still broken Undressed now Ready for a new town He loves sundays In every place Where his circus stays He loves sundays (sundays, sundays) He loves sundays In every place Where his circus stays He loves sundays (sundays, sundays, sundays) They love his show Their favourite part That gives them a laugh They love his show Their favourite part Relaxes their hearts He loves sundays In every place Where his circus stays He loves sundays (sundays, sundays) He loves sundays In every place Where his circus stays He loves sundays (sundays, sundays) He loves sundays He loves sundays (sundays, sundays, sundays)
*** Thanx a lot to Finula for this one ***
The Road We've gone a long way So why don't we stay here The hour is late And this ain't a bad place So why don't we stay The road's an old friend, we've walked it forever And wandered away Away... Got dirt in my eyes And ran out of water, conversations ran dry We got lost in the highway We're stuck in the north now So why don't we stay The road is my friend, but friends are forever And roads like to bend Bend... We've gone a long way... No radio stations, No signal to send The road is my friend But this is the end The end...
You're The Storm (First Demo) We are living in one country And we are living in one country We are holding on forever Oh yeah… And it's the storm that I believe in ??? And in my heart, in my emotion And it's the ocean that I believe in And we are living in one country We are holding on forever Oh yeah… And it's the storm that I believe in ??? And in my heart, in my emotion And it's the ocean that I believe in We are living in one country