B i o g r a p h y (by Wikipedia)
Salad are a UK-based alternative rock group formed in London in 1992, that included Dutch vocalist/keyboardist Marijne van der Vlugt, bassist Pete Brown, drummer Rob Wakeman (ex-Colenso Parade), and guitarist Paul Kennedy. In 1996, Charley Stone (later of Gay Dad) joined the band as a live guitarist, keyboard player and backing vocalist. Van der Vlugt had previously worked as a model, and as a video jockey for MTV Europe. The band started performing as The Merry Babes but changed to Salad in 1992, when Pete Brown was recruited on bass. Their first two releases, the Kent EP and "Diminished Clothes", were released on their own Waldorf label, gaining them significant music press coverage and leading to a deal with Island Records, initially on the 'indie' sub-label Island Red. Early singles reached the top 75 of the UK Singles Chart, with "Motorbike to Heaven" just missing out on a top 40 placing. First album, Drink Me (1995), reached No. 16 of the UK Albums Chart. The next three singles were all minor chart hits, but second album Ice Cream (1997) failed to match the success of the first. The band were dropped by Island Records and ultimately disbanded in 1998. Van der Vlugt later formed Cowboy Racer, whose song "Yellow Horse" featured on the US television show, Grey's Anatomy. Pete Brown and Rob Wakeman established the popular entertainment site, BoreMe, which Pete Brown now runs on his own. Charley Stone has gone on to play in a number of bands including The Fallen Women and The Abba Stripes. Rob Wakeman released a few Tech House and Techno singles between 1999 and 2002, including Legs With Wings on City Rockers (2002). Wakeman, together with Jo Addison, formed the band Lapwing in 1999, appearing on various compilation albums from record labels including Mind Horizon Recordings and Dishy. In 2016 Van der Vlugt and Kennedy began performing Salad songs acoustically as "Salad Undressed". They also performed their first radio session in 19 years at Phoenix FM in Brentwood. The duo, now joined by long time collaborator Donald Ross Skinner released an album entitled Good Love Bad Love in March 2018 - their first as Salad Undressed. In 2017 the band announced that they would be playing two dates as a full electric band (with original bassist Pete Brown, guitarist Charley Stone and drummer Donald Ross Skinner joining van der Vlugt and Kennedy) in London before releasing a new album as a full band in 2018.
Singles Bar - 2014-08-19 -
Kent The king of love Heaven can wait Mistress Diminished clothes Clear my name Come back tomorrow On a leash What do you say about that Planet in the ocean Problématique
Drink me - 1995-03-16 -
Motorbike to heaven Drink the elixir Granite statue Machine of menace Overhear me Shepherds' isle Muscleman Your ma Warmth of the heart Gertrude Campbell (Instrumental) Nothing happens N°1's cooking A man with a box Insomnia
Aeroplane Sadness
My Life's Crown You say you don't love me anymore baby Well I read it in the newspapers It's a pity you couldn't have told me yourself I had to read it in the marriage column of the newspapers Now they say you're getting married today To someone I've never even met And that she's calling you her pet I'm biting hard on a bullet I made back at school How I wish I was a child again Rolling around in the mud With some other good friends Making lemonade, home-made lemonade Sipping life through a straw Knocking on Lady Luck's door And I hope she's in, yeah I hope she's in How can I wear the same shirts as I used to with you You were once my life's crown But now you're Mr Euston Brown And I'm wearing a frown as big as the moon It all happened so soon What do you see, what do you see What do you see in that oafish goon I'm telling you, she's an oafish goon I'm biting hard on a bullet I made back at school Let's hope it don't go off I need you It Came Apart In My Hands It came apart in my hands Just fell apart in my hands I'll shoulder all of the blame I shouldn't play that kind of game I always knew it would Just like a good boy in school Would eat up all of his pud It came apart in my hands Twenty miles of the Rio Grande With trees and bushes thrown in What a wonderful way to start again I always knew it would In fact I'd like to point out That I always felt it should Hoy, Capitaine! It came apart in my hands Just fell apart in my hands While wondering what to do next I packed my bags and headed west It came apart in my hands Danger There's danger in your eyes When you look at me that way I've got nothing to hide behind And no disguise You're so cold When I touch your arm I feel I'm touching frozen fish in a fish farm And so I turn away, hey, hey, hey I can't say when it started You used to warm the pants off me Way back in '83 And it's true, I can show you that We've got older And you've got colder And nothing's the same anymore You've got stranger I can feel the danger That you don't love me anymore How does it feel now you're all alone All alone Where do you go when you're out of town Out of town And did you know that you've let me down And left me down I can't say when it started You used to warm the pants off me Way back in '83 And it's true, I can show you that We've got older And you've got colder And nothing's the same anymore You've got stranger I can feel the danger That you don't love me anymore Let's Go Sailing Let's go sailing in my beautiful yacht Let's go sailing 'cause you know it's all I've got Splice the mainbrace, I'll be with you tonight Look at my face even though it's not quite right Let's fo sailing the Delaware Coast Raise your glasses and make another toast Splice the mainbrace, I'll be with you tonight Look at my face It feels so fine As we sail out to Cape Cod If you were mine We'd be like two peas in a pea pod Let's go sailing on your wonderful raft Let's go sailing 'cause I know you like a laugh Splice the mainbrace, check the capstan out for fluff Look at my face The moon is white And the waves are crystal black It feels so right As we go sailing back The sails are full And the wind's north by north-west I can feel the pull Of the sea within my chest We'll feel so fine As we sail out to Cape Cod If you were mine We'd be like two peas in a pea pod Let's go sailing in my beautiful yacht Let's go sailing 'cause you know it's all I've got Splice the mainbrace, I'll be with you tonight Look at my face The sails are full And the wind's north by north-west I can feel the pull Of the sea within my chest The moon is white And the waves are crystal black It feels so right As we go sailing back I am Cuckoo I came over as a second-hand lover I didn't want no other Like a Plover I swooped down on the eggs and I took them To a nest on high My babies in the sky To a nest on high My babies in the sky I am cuckoo, like a Plover I am cuckoo I am cuckoo, like a Plover I am cuckoo I came over as a second-hand lover I didn't want no other On A Horse I have painted bright pink Hetty's stable She's the girl who always talks in Morse I saw you in that film with Betty Grable And she was sitting with you on a horse On a horse We could ride out to the coast On a horse We could even toast our love On a horse We could tip-toe through a stream And of course We'll have to visit Cheam I'm floating down his river I'm pausing on his hill My heart is all a-quiver Now I know he loves me still I know he loves me still On a horse We could ride out to the coast On a horse We could even toast our love On a horse We could tip-toe through a stream And of course We'll have to visit Cheam I love him in the morning I love him in the night I love him in the evening 'Cause he makes me feel alright He makes me feel alright On a horse We could ride out to the coast On a horse We could even toast our love On a horse We could tip-toe through a stream And of course We'll have to visit Cheam Well that was the Merry babes there with er On a Horse, littl equine song there How about trying new Purcell Washes whiter with bubbly bubble-icious Whiter than a million miles and smiles of children and child In a House I'm gonna go where the good people go You'll find me in a house At the end of the river, in a house You'll find me in a house At the end of the river I'm gonna go where the good people go I'm gonna show what the good people know You'll find me in a house At the end of the river, in a house Directly up-river, in a house With a Water Rat and a Water Mouse Never Seen The Sun Watch out 'cause he's never seen the sun Watch out 'cause he's never seen the sky Watch out, he ain't never gonna run 'Cause he's never seen the sky The sky, the sky Watch out 'cause he's never seen the sun Watch out 'cause he's never seen the sky Watch out 'cause he's never seen What it's like to be alive and well outside Golden reaper, nothing sweeter It seems to me they're all the same to you You, you Baby, baby, baby You've seen the light of day Ice cream parlour, Chicken Masala A recipe for happiness, ...ess, ...ess Watch out 'cause he's never seen the sun Watch out 'cause he's never seen the sky Watch out 'cause he's never seen What it's like to be alive and well outside Lady, maybe, maybe You've seen a brighter day Hey, come on kids Let's get down to the deck shop OK, children Let's get down to that deck shop Aeroplane Sadness When I saw a log on the fire I recognized my model aeroplane It took me three weeks to construct This ending seemed abrupt But my love for it will never ever die Though my aeroplane will never ever fly I made that aeroplane from Balsa wood The wings were stiff, the camouflage was good I'd hoped to fly it in the park Before it got too dark And my love for it will never ever die Though my aeroplane will never ever fly But alas it's gone Buried in the garden Next to Rover with his bone And his mind And sometimes I wonder Did I really cry Aeroplanes, aeroplanes Why are you treating me this way Aeroplanes, aeroplanes You've left me feeling everything is grey And though I am only nine I speak three languages and drink italian wine Jim, you are my father's friend Is this the bitter end For my love for you will never ever die Though my age is low and yours is fairly high But alas you're off Flying to Australia With your girlfriend by your side And in your mind And sometimes I wonder Will I really cry Aeroplanes, aeroplanes Why are you treating me this way Aeroplanes, aeroplanes You've left me feeling everything is grey But alas it's gone Buried in the garden Next to Rover with his bone And his mind And sometimes I wonder Did I really cry Aeroplanes, aeroplanes Why are you treating me this way Aeroplanes, aeroplanes I'm going to pack my bags and run away Aeroplanes, aeroplanes Why are you treating me this way Aeroplanes, aeroplanes There's nothing that will make me want to stay Babble Babble! Babble! I've Got Some Honey I've got some honey But it's not the kind of honey that you eat I've got some honey But it's not the kind of honey that you buy in the shops I've got some honey Gonna be your sugar daddy take you out on the town tonight I've got some money Gonna take you out dancing, get you under the spotlight Honey, honey, honey Money, money, money Honey, honey, honey I'm gonna buy your love I've got some honey But it's not the kind of honey that you eat I've got some honey But it's not the kind of honey that you buy in the shops I've got some money Gonna buy you a new dress 'cause your old dress stinks I've got some money And it doesn't matter if I'm ugly 'cause money buys everything Honey, honey, honey Money, money, money Honey, honey, honey I'm gonna buy your love Honey, honey, honey Money, money, money Honey, honey, honey I'm gonna buy your love Take it Away One, two, three, four Are you ever happy, did you ever know The inside of a shoehorn is meant to glow It's meant to glow Are you ever lonely, have you ever seen A Morphy Richards kettle with a silver sheen That gives off steam Take it away, take it away, take it away Right away from here Take it away, take it away, take it away Keep the gangway clear Is it even worth it, has it been pre-planned You're hitching up your eyebrows, do you understand We're undermanned, so Take it away, take it away, take it away Right away from here Take it away, take it away, take it away Keep the gangway clear Wim Wenders amazing expanding suspenders Are crying out to be hung up to dry Are you ever happy, did you ever know The inside of a shoehorn is meant to glow It's meant to glow So, take it away, take it away, take it away Right away from here Take it away, take it away, take it away Right away from here Take it away, take it away, take it away Right away from here Take it away, take it away, take it away Keep the gangway clear Where you been I've had such a wonderful life I've see laughter and I've seen tears Audiences with the Royals Washed behind my ears I really need to know where you been I really need to know where you been Ah, I really need to know where you been I really need to know where you been Relaxed by placid lakes I've climbed the highest mountains I've worn furs and fakes I've swam in crystal fountains I really need to know where you been I really need to know where you been Ah, I really need to know where you been I really need to know where you been I've starred alongside Errol Flynn Eaten breakfast with Mae West I've seen a heap of jewellery Oh yeah I really need to know where you been I really need to know where you been Ah, I really need to know where you been I really need to know where you been Where you been, where you been, yeah I really need to know where you been I really need to know where you been Ah, I really need to know where you been I really need to know where you been I've lived with Turks in Helium balloons When I was working for the C.I.A. I've seen my face reflected in the poshest spoons I like to hang out in L.A. You don't say I really need to know where you been I really need to know where you been Ah, I really need to know where you been I said I really need to know where you been Sally Sally Sally Sally, Sally, Sally Sally don't you waltz in the dark Sally, Sally, Sally Sally please don't dance in that park Is that a bus pass in your pocket Or are you trying to elope Is that a boyfriend in your cupboard Or have you given up hope It's been sixteen long years It's been sixteen long years It's been sixteen long years It's been sixteen long years Since I heard from you Sally, Sally, Sally I hear you're opening a new boutique Sally, Sally, Sally I hope your sandals don't leak Is that a chicken in your freezer Or part of your boyfriend Bill Is that a chicken in your freezer And are you sure you're not ill It's been sixteen long years It's been sixteen long years It's been sixteen long years It's been sixteen long years Since I heard from you It's been sixteen long years It's been sixteen long years It's been sixteen long years It's been sixteen long years Since I heard from you Sally, Sally, Sally Sally don't you hide in the grass Sally, Sally, Sally Sally don't be so middle class Is that a fish tank in your pocket Or are you trying to elope Is that a Beechnut in your fish tank Or have you given up hope It's been sixteen long years It's been sixteen long years It's been sixteen long years It's been sixteen long years Since I heard from you Melanie From Another Planet Nobody knows where you've come from Nobody knows where you've been The only thing that anyone can tell us Is what you've seen We picked her up at the apartment She'd climbed up a drainpipe or two We put some but drink inside her And she went blue It turned out to be her natural hue anyway Now we've been lovers for six years now Anbd everything's rosy and pink But ask Melanie about her childhood And she'll just wink Yes she will I'm looking forward forward to Christmas And Christmas looks forward to me We sit around and open our presents By the free Daft people know what they want from life She's a woman and I'm a man She's Melanie from another planet She's Melanie, oh yeah She's unusually partial to fruit Especially pears She's Melanie from another planet She's Melanie, oh yeah She's unusually partial to fruit Especially pears Hector the Horse Hector the horse was a funny old horse He looked like an angel Hector the horse as a matter of course Worked on a treadmill I should have known from the start He was not very smart But he looked like an angel That's Hector the horse, the funny old horse Who worked on a treadmill Yet somewhere in his world Hector was a girl Yes somewhere in his world Hector was a girl Yes somewhere in his world Hector was a girl Oh yes somewhere in his world He was such a pretty girl Hector the horse was a funny old horse He looked like an angel Hector the horse as a matter of course Worked on a treadmill I should have known from the start When I looked at his chart That his whole life was dreadful That's Hector the horse, the comedy horse Who looked like an angel Yet somewhere in his world Hector was a girl Yes somewhere in his world Hector was a girl Yes somewhere in his world Hector was a girl Oh yes somewhere in his world He was such a pretty girl Yet somewhere in his world Hector was a girl Yes somewhere in his world Hector was a girl Yes somewhere in his world Hector was a girl Oh yes somewhere in his world He was such a pretty girl Hector the horse Hector the horse Hector the horse Hector the horse... (Police Constable Jim McNab) Ok Hector come out with your hands up We've got you surrounded It's no good running We've read your dossier Hector This time we're gonna put you in chains And you're gonna go down for a very long time We're gonna have you hoof-clamped Hector That's Hector the Horse Hector the horse Hector the horse... This is Police Constable Jim McNab Signing off for MTV
Singles Bar
Kent
(Kent EP)
Casanova you had it all, but you had to die one day Duchess Topless you had it all, but you had to cry one day Cry one day, cry one day Why don't you live in a house in Kent Spend all your money in Brent Why don't you live in a house in Kent And don't ever move Why don't you live in a house in Kent Believe that it's heaven sent Live in a house in Kent And don't ever move Senôr Picasso you had it all, but you had to die one day Brandon Marlow you had it all, but you got to cry one day Cry one day, cry one day Why don't you live in a house in Kent Spend all your money in Brent Why don't you live in a house in Kent And don't ever move Why don't you live in a house in Kent Believe that it's heaven sent Live in a house in Kent And don't ever move Move, move, move ... All you comedians you made us laugh, but you got to die one day And cathedrals standing tall, well you got to fall some day Fall some day, fall some day Why don't you live in a house in Kent Spend all your money in Brent Why don't you live in a house in Kent And don't ever move Why don't you live in a house in Kent Believe that it's heaven sent Live in a house in Kent And don't ever move Move, move, move...
The king of love
Diminished clothes (Disminished Clothes)
It's nautical with weirdos The cinema stays dry The underground its heroes They're queueing up, my oh my The polythene wigwam ritual She's got a blue bikini Two kisses and you're captive Like something from Fred Fellini The need to play grew up with the admiring Of those in diminished clothes They're marching in defiant They carry their flags on high The military hatchet people Are giving their battle cry There's Latin sounds on Sunday With caramel crêpes at large We haven't got a drift net For happenings free of charge The need to play grew up with the admiring Of those in diminished clothes
Clear my name
(Disminished Clothes) I have to clear my name My name has been defamed The bastards got me now, now I have to run away It's been a feteful day I'd better learn to pray, to pray Clear my name on this fateful day Clear my name on this fateful day You know the heavy crew They're playing nearby you Peddling themselves, peddling themselves Clear my name on this fateful day Clear my name on this fateful day
Come back tomorrow (Disminished Clothes)
Come on baby - I want your milt Come back tomorrow, I won't be getting home till then Come back tomorrow, we'll trip the light fantastic in my bed Don't you know that it's true, my hair was an igloo Built from varnish and glue All the love in the world could never heal it Come round tomorrow, Take my advice and bring a silver comb If you still love me, we'll sit a while between the shows And they said that it's true, Brighton pier holds a message for you All the seagulls that fly there whisper it softly Well you got to wear it out, one false move will let it fall out Yeah you gotta let it out, don't leave it hanging all about And if your heartbeats are round you'll know that you are breathing All these thoughts are profound, They take us up to touch the ceiling Come back tomorrow, we'll trip the light fantastic in my bed
On a leash
(On a Leash EP) I ripped your picture off the wall, I put it on a leash I ripped your picture off the wall Yes indeed how come you never sent my letters home You left them in the trash When I sent you my best wishes, you only did a dash I took your picture off the wall, I put it on my leash When you wrote my epitaph, did you have to be so beefy Did you have to be so beefy, did you have to be so beefy Beefy, beefy I ripped your picture off the wall I put it on a leash You know the fact that you're so tall I have to reach from underneath No you don't know what I do You just stake a claim on booze You say you will be in the news You just stake a claim on blues And when I tell you I'm no friend You just go round and round the bend And everyone's a little mad On a voyage round their dad I ripped your picture off the wall I put it on a leash Perhaps I wasn't there at all When you were underneath How come you never called me your best friend You leftme on the wall When we went skating on that icy pond You seemed to help me fall No you don't know what I do You just stake a claim on booze You say you will be in the news You just stake a claim on blues And when I tell you I'm no friend You just go round and round the bend And everyone's a little mad On a voyage round their dad I ripped your picture off the wall I put it on a leash
What do you say about that
(On a Leash EP) I met a man yesterday The sludge of love was in his way What do you say about that What do you say What do you say about that Say you what do What do you say about that Hey what do you mean What do you say about that Gimme shelter I met a man yesterday He fell over yesterday Sludge was in his way The sludge of love I hear you say What do you say about that What do you say What do you say about that Say you what do What do you say about that Where are you coming from Well hang loose girl Lada, lada, give me your lada Lada, lada, give me your lada What do you say about that What do you say What do you say about that What do you say What do you say about that Say what do you do What do you say about that How do you do What do you say about that @\^@\``-[ What do you say about that Larry touché What do you say about that Gary toupé What do you say about that Barry cliché Well, swing it Swing it baby
Planet in the ocean
(On a Leash EP) Somebody told me there's a planet in the ocean We call it love of the girl But we don't wanna be the potion It's such a savoury world There's a planet in the ocean They call it love of the girl Such a commotion Cos it's apparently curled Dichotomy It's all around me now It's all around me now I'll wait for you somewhere Well there's a planet in the ocean They call it love of the girl Did you bring the suntan lotion And the parasol furled In the ocean It's a terrible world Careful with the axis This planet's love of the girl Dichotomy It's all around me now It's all around me now I'll wait for you somewhere
Problématique
(On a Leash EP) I don't have a problem, why don't you come to me I don't have a problem, do you believe in me I don't have a problem, but always say please I don't have a problem, now get down on your knees I don't have a problem, with les valseuses i don't have a problem, do you, do you Mesdames et Messieurs, Fumer interdit Les valseuses du facteur, Mesdames et Messieurs "Votre" bagage s'il vous plait, J'ai le cafard comme tu vois La boulangerie se trouve tout droit La maison est jolie, L'oiseau chante avec les doigts trois fois Ecoutez, le chat s'est assis sur le tapis Merci, now down on your knees And always say please I don't have a problem Why don't you come to me I don't have a problem
Drink me
Motorbike to heaven
I'm gonna drive my motorbike to heaven I'm gonna slice a lemon in two And when the charcoal's burning bright We'll be there, in heaven I'm gonna fly my motorbike to you I don't know why But I've got a good idea that we'll meet again some day It makes me cry There's a memory of you standing in the woods And then they sigh Cos they've got a good idea that my hair is full of ferns I'm gonna shine my hair in blooms Because my mind is full of you I think I'm gonna dust my room Cos there's a notice in my head I'm gonna shine my bike instead Cos that's what the notice said I'm gonna drive my motorbike to heaven I'm gonna slice a lemon in two And when the charcoal's burning bright We'll be there, in heaven I'm gonna fly my motorbike to you I don't know why But I've got a good idea that we'll meet again some day It makes me cry You're standing on a yacht and I don't know what to say I dreamt last night We were playing kiss and tell then I watched you fly away Well there's a diamond in my car And it's shining like a star I feel I'm coming home to you Cos there's a message in my soup And it could be like yesterday I wish you'd never gone away Repeat 2nd and 3rd verses Drink the elixir
The ground is getting frosty Then small drops of mint on my scarf My lifespan is an unknown I've never strayed far from the path I'll wrap myself in bandages And leopard skin and bandages And nobody will bother me I'll wrap myself in bandages Till it gets ridiculous And nobody will bother me Drink the Elixir With Saturn on the stopwatch There's hope for me yet on this Earth But Venus had an off day A century's gone by since my birth I'll wrap myself in bandages...
Granite statue
Sitting in a garden with a face like a granite statue I am winter solstice waiting like a granite statue Just like a granite statue I will come when the weather's fine Just like a granite statue I want to know what's on your mind Every single time that I come here I can't tell you what I feel I am so polite to you and courteous I know that it's not real I long to grab a hold of you and take you in my arms tonight But when I feel I'm going to my courage flies away and I turn cold Just like a granite statue I will come when the weather's fine Just like a granite statue I want to know what's on your mind Just like a granite statue Statue, is that you, statue Just like a granite statue I will come when the weather's fine But I'm a granite statue And I know you'll not ever be mine Just like a granite statue Statue, is that you, statue... Machine of menace
I'm versatile, Removable I'm reversible, So edible I'm the Machine of Menace You put me in your place So go on, the pleasure's mine I gotta see your face You put me in your place So go on, I gotta see your face I'm versatile, I'm flexible I'm physical, Quite murderous I'm the Machine of Menace Chorus Show me your face I gotta see your face Cos you put me in your place So go on, the pleasure's mine I gotta see your face Incurable, Rememberable, I'm increasable In fact delectable, Machine of Menace Overhear me
The Bechstein was our lifeline We could see our faces in the shine And know it wasn't over You never said you loved me Even when we crowded out the children from the sofa I hope you overhear me I hope you overhear me When I'm uttering my name for you In case collected copies of The Times get faded before ninety nine The trunk will stay locked shut In the garden the ritual was acted out under every tree Shame my favourite scenes were cut Shepherds' isle Don't take me there tonight To the Sheperd's Isle They say there's people walking in towelling dressing gowns Awaiting trial I don't want to go I don't need to know I don't want to go, a-ha... The hounds hunt in fives Gnashing teeth will eat you alive So board this boat with me Why so shaky, can't you see? Chorus Come all ye faithful Tractor salesmen from hell And when we're walking walking We know we don't walk too well I feel like crumbling buildings With dust on the windowsills It's such a mindless island I feel like paying boredom bills This boredom really kills
Muscleman
He's a muscleman, such a muscleman Muscle up to him, He'll let you rub his tan He's a muscleman, such a muscleman Muscle in with him, he'll let you hold his hand I'm now an apple that suits me fine And I'm out of line, but we'll all be fine And now I'm knackered and feeling kind But I'm not even worth a dime And that suits me fine, and that suits me fine He's a muscleman, such a muscleman Muscle up to him, He'll let you rub his tan He's a muscleman, such a muscleman Muscle in with him, he'll let you hold his hand He's a muscleman, such a muscleman He's a muscleman, yeah, he's my muscleman I'm not an apple in a line I'm that way inclined For God's sake be mine And please don't go blind 'Cause I've got this apple And it needs a habit And now I'm out of time But you're a friend of mine And we'll both be fine And not out of line Again you'll be mine And that suits me fine Yeah that suits me fine He's a muscleman... He's my muscleman Your ma
I've got an itch that I can't fix I'm gonna get your mother to mix me a drink Just think She takes my hand to put it up her skirt I'll call you up to dish the dirt on her So it doesn't reoccur Your Ma will do it I don't know where to hide Before I know it her hand's inside I know the damage that she can do with her hands untied I try to keep her on hubbie's work But if I don't stop she'll think I'm a jerk A jerk Chorus Go on! Upper grade... I've got a problem with someone's mum But she relieves me of my daily humdrum And while I stand there taking off her dress I guess I'm in a mess Cos she wants a boy with the teenage drive And knock his socks off his teenage life And then I remember - She's your daddy's wife Warmth of the hearth
Say it's not so I can't even chant in the bath I'm so alone I'm coming home I need the warmth of the hearth The antique phone Here comes the hearth We're almost there baby I'm on the path Missing you already Here comes the hearth We're almost there baby On the path Say it's not so Many's the dog that we've sent on the way Down below I'm coming I need the warmth of the flames On my bones Nothing happens
Waiting upstate in the pines There's a man Whose arms are twisted round the vines Looking out for her to show But she's late The sound of the crickets all around In the heat In the heat They say you'll sell your body to the heat So he takes his muslin bag To the well Runs his fingers through his hair He's unwell Then the sea comes into view And he moves downhill Meets his car down by the bay Drives away Chorus Come on now - gotta take it in your stride... Well a fugitive can run but he can't hide Nothing happens in the town Nothing moves A lone mosquito settles down On a shoe N°1's cooking
Everyone is twisted Except the girl with the funny tattoo on her ankle Funny tattoo on her knee, (I wish it was me) Money and pleasure make me tick, Enough to make you sick She's a modern muse, With a mixed up bruise Whichever way you're looking No.1's the one that's cooking But we've all got our place, This planet's got its funny ways We just have a good time, (They have a bad time) It's just awful doing nothing, When everything's so fine Treading on a fragile line, We can't ignore the suffering (But we do) Chorus And when the leaves turn brown I hope I've still got my feet on the ground It's too easy to feel guilty Basically it's got to be said, That anyone with a pretty head Could save the world instead, And I'm a guilty girlish thing But charity makes my ego ring Chorus And all that is just twisted A man with a box In the 1920s a man with a box came to stay In the 1930s the man with a box went away In the 1940s a man with a box went beserk In the 1950s the man with a box left for work A man with a box could be loving and he knows it But a man with a box don't work that way A man with a box could be loving if he tried it But his rainclouds are permanently grey In the 1960s a man with a box opened up In the 1970s the man with a box drained his cup In the 1980s a man with a box came along And in the 1990s a man with a box wrote this song Chorus A man with a box made a train escape from Euston While his butterflies went wild in the woods The police report stated that every year at Margate The daisies grew a different shade of brown Man... Insomnia
Some say I'm ill Sick as a parrot, bone-chilled How does my face look today? Don a smart cane in a dandy way My head is full I cannot think Slip downstairs for a secret lemonade drink Lemonade drink Sleep cures everything Sleep cures, if it's deep enough Sleep cures everything but insomnia Insomnia Money - a modern factor A quick rub down or a chiropractor I kid you, you kid me Take a close look at the family tree Sex dreams, nightmares Wake me up to the fact that nobody cares Nobody cares Chorus I go out like a light Clutch the heart of the night I go out like a light Clutch the heart of the night Yoga turns, watering plants Even a flapping limb dance Anything but the job in hand Gotta lift my head clean out of the sand Out of the sand Icecream
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Stacey has informed me that The 60's borrowed 20's fashion I've lost all sense of city taste I'll pick out all my favourite garms And wear them with the tightest passion I've lost the feeling in my face The Jeweller blew me away With his demands of green To circle fingers in gold I'll need a man less mean I'm leaving pink for UV to see Getting into flowers it seems Birds a current living hobby I needn't dress for the wild of life It's pointless to complete with petals Collars flapping, never take off So de-wing with my pocket knife The Jeweller blew me away With his demands of green To circle fingers in gold I'll need a man less mean I'm leaving pink for UV to see The Jeweller blew me away With his demands of green To circle fingers in gold I'll need a man less mean I'm leaving pink for UV to see X2 Yeah yeah Step outside the house and leg it into town It's snowing now, the air is growing cold I rubbed the dirt and stared in through the windowpane I almost lost my mind - ooh yeah They take you home and show you the street Yeah yeah yeah yeah Got a lot of places where your friends all meet Yeah yeah yeah yeah And I don't care if you got long air Yeah yeah yeah yeah Your mum's all right when she's out of the fight She says you is mine but I don't know that's right Go into the public house and drink them blind Get kicked out and wake up in the road When I peered inside with my binoculars I almost lost my mind - ooh yeah They take you home and show you the street Yeah yeah yeah yeah Got a lot of places where your friends all meet Yeah yeah yeah yeah And I don't care if you got long air Yeah yeah yeah yeah Your mum's all right when she's out of the fight She says you is mine but I don't know that's right They take you home and show you the street Yeah yeah yeah yeah Got a lot of places where your friends all meet Yeah yeah yeah yeah And I don't care if you got long air Yeah yeah yeah yeah Your mum's all right when she's out of the fight She says you is mine but I don't know that's right Written by a man Get a boy with a toy He'll never cease to amaze you And every time he makes you smile He'll never cease to please you So get a boy as a toy He'll never cease to amaze you And every time he makes you smile He'll never cease to please you And when he leaves you having pleased you He'll never cease to move you Now when he calls at your door He'll never cease to lose you He was written by a man Come and get it if you can He was written by a man On the side of a far grand grander plan He was written by a man Come and get it if you can If you wanna play then play it safe Into his hand of this man and his plan Get a boy plus a toy He'll never cease to amaze you And when he smiles he takes his time He'll never cease to please you And when he leaves you having pleased you He'll never cease to move you Now all the time he gets annoyed Find someone who loves you So never mind if you find that He's walked out on you Now when he calls at your door He'll never cease to lose you He was written by a man Come and get it if you can He was written by a man On the side of a far grand grander plan He was written by a man Come and get it if you can On a count of eight let's participate With this man and his plan He was written by a man Come and get it if you can He was written by a man On the side of a far grand grander plan He was written by a man Come and get it if you can If you wanna play then play it safe Into his hand of this man and his plan Broken bird The backroom card game under smoky mobiles The lift attendent who's been riding for miles Safari season is upon us once more The lion's share to the man by the door She twists her body like a broken bird And staggers to the lift without a single word Her taking leave of the spinning room Leaves rain unwatched under eyeing moon In third floor peace dwelling on he fate She dents the side of the bed with her sparrow weight She twists her body like a broken bird And cranes her neck down slowly to the water As luck would have it she desired that man So she threw away hearts to weaken her hand The winner in a grey suit fills the frame Unaware that she's still playing her game She twists her body like a broken bird As waves roll up the shore and break softly Wanna be free And you say that you wanna be free But you can't cos you're looking at me Hold you tight in my arms and you'll see I am the one Awake in sweat, the air is hot and thick And the pillow's wet, I'm feeling kind of sick You're lying there alive and breathing deep Your frown is tight - you've been thinking in your sleep And you say that you wanna be free But you can't cos you're looking at me Hold you tight in my arms and you'll see I am the one I'll hold you down with promises and threats Remind you how it was when we first met Let's take a boat to tha dark side of the lake And share a joke cos there's music in the trees And you say that you wanna be free Well you can't cos you're looking at me Hold you tight in my arms and you'll see I am the one I was the one - the oyster to your pearl I've loved you more than a thousand other girls So we'll sing our song - it's been haunting us for years Spin me to the sun and we'll kiss the world our cheers And you say that you wanna be free But you can't cos you're looking at me Hold you tight in my arms and you'll see I am the one A size more woman than her It's a magical phase I'm going through But it means so little without you Hold my hand and we'll feel better Let's go outside as the sky goes redder Other girls don't do it this way And you knew it otherwise why would you have stayed All the things that the world keeps bringing They're very nice but they just mean nothing Oh - I loved you so But now I'm back on my feet My life is really sweet So don't come begging for more Cos all I'll do is slam the door No - you've sunk too low She's got a wardrobe to please Thinks you're the bee's knees And she may have a pretty purr But I'm a size more woman than her It's a magical phase I'm going through Never been so happy without you Her eyes are blue but her lipstick's faded Her teeth are nice but her skin is jaded She's got a front but I'll tell you this much Underneath is a token cleavage Got to steer round her lips while kissing And that's no joke cos her lips are missing Oh - I wish you'd go After all you got a girl But now you know full well That she can't even count to three So who's sorry now, well not me Oh - I wish she'd go She's got a taster for you Loves all that you do But you can't rest your head in her curves Cos I'm a size more woman than her ..... Cardboy king Wait until the caller ends The conversation with his mother Then take his place inside the box And plaster one wall then the other Pictures do the work of words Adverts for the modern lover He's the cardboy king And he's distributing as always The girls can stay indoors And then he visits them in turn Take a daily risk of up to A grand and half as much again He's mapped out his career of sorts But going nowhere no matter how many men Will his heart shack up with any of Polly, Tanya, Kim or Pen Dear old Pen He's the cardboy king And he's distributing as always The girls can stay indoors And then he visits them in turn Messing up the BT decor Till they've fallen on the floor Messing up the BT decro Till they've fallen on the floor It doesn't go down popular With the generation libido free Catch him in the act and they will Throw him over their collective knee But seeing wrinkle echo wrinkle Wouldn't that be lovely ? Lovely He's the cardboy king And he's distributing as always The girls can stay indoors And then he visits them in turn He's the cardboy king And he's distributing as always Always distributing He's the cardboy king And he's distributing as always The girls can stay indoors Namedrops You don't even know your name You get on a bicycle And bend the frame Samson in a cage Gave him some wine and Danish Man, was he depraved Raindrops, teardrops Give me some real food Like out on the balcony Hamish in a den Now that I'm seventeen He must be ten You don't seem to love me any more I gave you my word of honour You sprinkled your path with gravel Angels fell from the sky You don't even know your name You get on a bicycle I get on a plane Namedrops on a hill Perhaps in a distant valley They'll be still You don't seem to love me any more I gave you my word of honour You sprinkled your path with gravel Angels fell from the sky You don't seem to love me any more I gave you my word of honour You sprinkled your path with gravel Angels fell from the sky Namedrops on a hill Perhaps in a distant valley They'll be still Foreign cow So she waltzes by Her sky is as high as sky The apple of her eye She doesn't even try She knows she's a foreign cow She knows it and how She knows she's a foreign cow She knows it and how You give them shit And they take it Spend a little energy just for kicks But remember for a second That you're not Bill Hicks Give a little bit You know there's time for it Give a little bit You know you want it Give a little bit You know you're gonna be sick Of slapping everyone around Freedom is the key Just how free do you wanna be She's taken it too far Now she wants a bigger car She knows she's a foreign cow She knows it and how She knows she's a foreign cow She knows it and how Royalty doesn't make you sound Spend a little money on a house in town Don't you know your face is ugly When you pull that frown Give a little bit You know there's time for it Give a little bit You know you want it Give a little bit You know you're gonna be sick Of slapping everyone around I want a piece of that pie And no-one's gonna take it away And if you cross my path You know I'm gonna hate you You know I'm gonna hate you all day Give a little bit You know there's time for it Give a little bit You know you want it Give a little bit You know you're gonna be sick Of slapping everyone around Give a little bit You know there's time for it Give a little bit You know you want it Give a little bit You know you're gonna be sick Of slapping everyone around X3 Terrible day It's a terrible day for you Cos he's left you feeling blue All alone all alone all alone - you're all alone All alone all alone all alone - the seeds are sown Well the seeds are sown Of discontent And you're washed your hands of the incident Washed your hands It's a terrible day for you Cos he's run away with someone new All alone all alone all alone - you're all alone All alone all alone all alone - the seeds are sown Oh yeah the seeds are sown Of discontent And you've put your bedsit up for rent All alone all alone all alone - you're all alone All alone all alone all alone - Your hopes have flown Yeah your hopes have flown Well your hopes have flown Into air Cos you throught you had a life to share Life to share Wolves over washington Space looks good today It doesn't realy change Looking up from 5th street The moon's within your range Space looks good today Take us for a ride I can see the big apple And it's 50 wings wide Wolves over Washington Fly with me tonight The streets of New York want you Fly with me tonight Space looks good today It's a jester ride on the giant slide Is that a manicure or do they just grow that way ? Space looks good today A card game on the way Our glasses reflect everything When's the big day ? Wolves over Washington Fly with me tonight The streets of New York want you Fly with me tonight Wolves over Washington Fly with me tonight The streets of New York want you Fly with me tonight Space looks good today I'm glad we're on our way If we get there really quick We can call ourselves Aerodynamic Wolves over Washington Fly with me tonight The streets of New York want you Fly with me tonight The sky's our terminal Hit the mission abort button Coitus interruptus Tried to leave the world free spinning Someone surely stopped us Wait a day Second engine is OK Here we go again One more delay Couldn't think what to say This is no test We've been told The sky's our terminal There's a message come through from my other home It's my daughter's birthday If I feel over the moon about that special new I'd end up in a worse way Wait a day Second engine is OK Here we go again One more delay Couldn't think what to say This is no test We've been told The sky's our terminal X2 Hit the mission abort button Coitus interruptus Tried to leave the world free spinning Someone surely stopped us Wait a day Second engine is OK Here we go again One more delay Couldn't think what to say This is no test We've been told The sky's our terminal X4 ...
Good Love Bad Love
Being Human Being human It's very strange Being human It's all the rage Being human So very strange I've tried a lot of things But this is off the page Being human It's got the lot Being human Honey's in the pot Being human Feeling hot I've tried a lot of things But I'm glad of what I've got Where to go What to do So many choices Open to you It's not original You know we've been here before It's not original It's all been done before Take me to the floor I've tried a lot of things But this is off the page Being human What a stroke of luck Must try harder to catch up Catching up with you I'm on your side Gotta do this hand in hand To enjoy the ride Evergreen I hear you calling out to me Your voice is soothing as can be As it rides a million miles crying out my name It's softly singing on the breeze You don't have to save me I'm an evergreen My leaves are never down I'm an evergreen We parted badly yesterday We'd partied madly through the day And when the fun was through we went our separate ways Our love was damaged in the haze You don't have to save me I'm an evergreen My leaves are never down I'm an evergreen You don't have to save me I'll tell you once again I'm an evergreen Save me Save me I see my sister ride to me She ride across the rising sea She can ride a million miles And still she won't be free I see my sister ride to me You don't have to save me I'm an evergreen My leaves are never down I'm an evergreen You don't have to save me You don't have to save me You don't have to save me I'm an evergreen You don't have to save me I'll tell you once again I'm an evergreen I'll tell you once again I'm an evergreen You don't have to save me I'm an evergreen You don't have to save me You don't have to save me I'll tell you once again I'm an evergreen Relationship Dust Relationship dust You're beginning to count the cost How to split the records up There's a question Who's gonna get the steely Dan Here's a clue I am Betrayal of trust Had to be an outlet for that lust How to cleave the kitchenware Pots and pans silverware Her's a hint I don't care I'll eat my meals off paper plates Relationship dust Let's dissect it Let's dissect it Relationship dust Must we Where did it all go wrong There's a query, there's a query Was it when I wrote this stupid song No because you hadn't done Relationship dust You're beginning to count the cost How to split the bookshelf up There's a question Who's gonna keep the invisible man Her's a clue I am Well I'll eat my meals off paper plates Relationship dust Let's dissect it Let's dissect it Relationship dust Must we Where did it all go wrong There's a query, there's a query Was it when I wrote this stupid song No because you hadn't done She's right Nowhere Near You think I like you You're nowhere near And if you think it's friendship What do you think I'm doing here Because I love you, love you, love you, love you And if you think I like you You're nowhere near You're nowhere near You're nowhere near You're nowhere near Please believe me Let me make it clear Please believe me Let me make it clear Let's go away Get away from here To a far off paradise That's nowhere near Because I love you, love you, love you, love you And if you think I just like you You're nowhere near You're nowhere near You're nowhere near You're nowhere near Please believe me Let me make it clear Please believe me Let me make it clear You're nowhere near You're nowhere near You're nowhere near Please believe me Let me make it clear Please believe me Let me make it clear You think I like you You're nowhere near And if you think it's just friendship Door You say you don't love me no more You say you don't love me no more I look at my watch Can't believe that it stopped 'Cause you say you don't love me no more You open the door with your eyes You open the door with your eyes 'Cause you've got a way to make me obey When you open the door it's goodbye Now I'm outside I'm trying to understand Just what it is That you've got planned Are you holding Are you holding Another sucker's hand Now I'm walking past your front door Yes I'm walking past your front door I used to go in now my life's in the bin So I walk right on by that old door Now I'm outside I'm trying to understand Just what it is That you've got planned Are you holding Are you holding Another sucker's hand I love the doctor We were meant to be together That's what I told the doctor We were meant to ski together That's what I told him If only he could see I've got a blameless history We were meant to be together The doc and me I love the doctor It's true He can write me out a script to chase away the blues Yes, I love the doctor It's true He can write me out a script to elevate my mood We could have some good times together Me and the doctor Life could be sublime together That's what I told him If only he could see His smile sets me free We were meant to be together The doc and me 'Cause I love the doctor It's true He can write me out a script to chase away the blues Yes, I love the doctor It's true He can write me out a script to elevate my mood We were meant to be together That's what I told the doctor We were meant to see each other On neutral ground If only he could see We got matching geography We were meant to be together The doc and me Yes, I love the doctor It's true He can write me out a script to chase away the blues Yes, I love the doctor It's true He can write me out a script to elevate my mood I love the doctor It's true He can write me out a script to chase away the blues Yes, I love the doctor It's true He can write me out a script to chase away the blues Moonshine Going down to the dark side of the town Gonna get down to the bad side of the tracks I wanna meet you there at the Prickly Pear There's some things I'd like to tell you When we're down there Wanna whisper in your ear All the things I know you wanna hear Like how I'm gonna whisk you away To the other side of the railroad tracks Some bright and sunny day But in the meantime I got some moonshine in my sack And once you've tasted it There's no going back See how the moon shine All through the night time Glowing in our bed See how the moon shine All through the night time Glowing in our heads Your mama, your mama Your mama Your mama won't like it But I wanna take you away from here Your papa He despises me But let me make this clear I love you baby I'll love you for a thousand years But in the meantime I got some moonshine in my sack And once you've tasted it There's no going back See how the moon shine All through the night time Glowing in our bed See how the moon shine All through the night time Glowing in our heads See how the moon shine All through the night time Glowing in our bed See how the moon shine All through the night time Glowing in our heads See how the moon shine All through the night time Glowing in our heads See how the moon shine All through the night time Glowing in our heads We'll never meet We'll never meet And it's breaking me in two We'll never meet What am I gonna do I've seen you in the street And I've seen you on the screen But never anywhere In between I've followed you I've followed your career I take great interest In the way you appear I keep thinking, We'll never meet I keep thinking, We'll never meet I keep thinking I'll never know what it's like to miss you I've got your gallery Of images I wear your jewellery Your jewellery I keep thinking, We'll never meet I keep thinking, We'll never meet I keep thinking I'll never know what it's like to miss you I keep thinking, We'll never meet I keep thinking, We'll never meet I keep thinking I'll never know what it's like to miss you I keep thinking, We'll never meet I keep thinking, We'll never meet I keep thinking I'll never know what it's like to miss you Princes & Fools Sometimes I wonder what it's all about I sit and ponder to work it out Let's not disagree Let's not disagree When I first met you You made me shout That shout of gladness has petered out Let's not disagree Let's not disagree Let's not disagree Let's not disagree Of all the princes And all the fools I choose you But I don't understand the rules You put me through What's your agenda Is it written down I'll be your princess Will you be my clown Let's not disagree Let's not disagree Let's not disagree Let's not disagree Yeah, yeah Of all the princes And all the fools I choose you But I don't understand the rules You put me through Blue Cold Eyes With your blue cold eyes You freeze me to the wall I'm in a state Can't get nothing done at all Since we first me It's always been the same I feel like a pawn In your game Your blue cold eyes Have got me on the run Away from myself Oh, what have I become Since we first me You've had me in your grip But here's the thing It doesn't hurt a bit I'm not free But maybe that's the way it's gotta be How your blue cold eyes Have cast their spell I've become the person You know so well Since we last met I've fathomed out your game And what I'm scenting Is a rose by any other name I'm not free But maybe that's the way it's gotta be I'm not free But maybe that's the way it's gotta be Yeah Well I'm not free 'Cause I find it hard to disagree With your blue cold eyes Have cast their spell I've become the person You know so well I'm not free But maybe that's the way it's gotta be With your blue cold eyes Hyacinth I met you in the garden Down by the wishing well As soon as I saw yoru violet eyes I could tell Over by the clocktower I could feel the pealing bell When I fell into your violet eyes I could tell I could tell you were the special one Let me raise you on a plinth Let me raise you on a plinth Hyacinth, hyacinth Let me raise you on a plinth Let me raise you on a plinth Hyacinth, hyacinth The garden warm and hazy The sky appears in blue All the birds were softly sleeping in the trees I lay with you that evening Upon the summer lawn And when I heard your golden song I knew you were the one I could tell you were the special one Let me raise you on a plinth Let me raise you on a plinth Hyacinth, hyacinth Let me raise you on a plinth Let me raise you on a plinth Hyacinth, hyacinth I could tell you were the special one Let me raise you on a plinth Let me raise you on a plinth Hyacinth, hyacinth Let me raise you on a plinth Let me raise you on a plinth Hyacinth, hyacinth Fine I've been through the wars I came out the other side Been through the wars I'm so glad to be alive I'm so glad I'm so glad to be alive I've been in a nightmare It seemed real at the time Now I've awoken It's gonna turn out fine It's gonna It's gonna turn out fine Now that you are mine And the sun is in the sky And the moon is on my side The darkness has gone I'm out in the open air The colours flow back They are in everything I'm so glad I'm so glad to be alive I've been through the wars And I've seen the other side Found I don't need anyone I'm ready to just move on Because love make me strong And fun don't last too long And eventually I'd like to turn out fine To where the sun is in the sky And I no longer need to lie to myself
The Salad Way
You Got The Job The golden kisses of summer Keep me going through winter I store them up in my treehouse You got the job You could do that for a living With all the joy that you're giving It's eternal springtime You got the job Just like a bear flipping its paws Collecting nuts for us from the forest floor You've already won - it's a win-win, isn't it So don't fret - you got the job You got the job, you got the job You got the J-O-B You got the job, you got the job I think you know by now: You got the job The classic shape of your jawline Keeps me going in the daytime Have some faith in your good self You got the job You're my soul companion (You're my soul) Choosing hues with you is my passion I'll meet you down the Tate Modern (You're my soul) You got the job Just like a bear flipping its paws Collecting nuts for us from the forest floor You've already won - it's a win-win, isn't it So don't fret - you got the job You got the job, yhou got the job You got the J-O-B You got the job, you got the job I think you know by now: You got the job You got the job, yhou got the job You got the J-O-B You got the job, you got the job I think you know by now: You got the job What you gonna do now you got the job What you gonna do now you got the job You got the job, you got the job I think you know by now: You got the job Job In The Dark When it's dark you'll hear me playing clarinet When it's dark, when it's dark, when it's dark, yeah Under the stars, gonna catch them with my big net Big net In the dark you'll hear me playing clarinet I'm the guy who decided to try I'm the guy, I'm the guy, I'm the guy, yeah To try his hand at some things he hasn't mastered yet I'm the guy, I'm the guy, I'm the guy, yeah That's why you find me sitting playing clarinet Under the constellations with my big net You think you know me, but you're in the dark The light's on in my head, but you're in the dark Yes, you're in the dark This is the verse that hasn't been written yet It's the verse, it's the verse, it's the verse, yeah Take out your pens and your stationery set Reset In the dark you'll hear me playing clarinet I'm the guy who decided to try I'm the guy, I'm the guy, I'm the guy, yeah To try his hand at some things he hasn't mastered yet Not yet That's why you find me sitting playing clarinet Under the constellations with my big net You think you know me, but you're in the dark The light's on in my head, but you're in the dark Yes, you're in the dark And do you think that I've learnt anything Am I making this clarinet sing You think you know me, but you're in the dark The light's on in my head, but you're in the dark Yes, you're in the dark And if it's raining hard you can find me indoors Locked in with my clarinet My clarinet, my clarinet Details Details Details, details Details, details Details - whatcha gonna do about the Details, details - how d'you think I feel about the Details, details - here you go again with all your details Everything you look at Everything you hear Fills me with fear Offloading all your pointless points It makes me lose the will to think Why do you have to fill each space Until there's no more air to breathe Because of all your Details - whatcha gonna do about the Details, details - how d'you think I feel about the Details, details - here you go again with all your details Everything you're saying It's going in my ear Filling me with fear Mansplaining all your stupid points It makes me want to eat my face Why do you have to ramble on Until I'm fed up with your song Offloading all your pointless points It makes me lose the will to think Why do you have to fill each space Until there's no more air to breathe Because of all your Details Details Details, details Details, details I'm sick of all your details Your Face I've been staring at the wall And it's been staring back at me I'm so glad we got rid of the TV I've been walking the old canal And it's been walking me There's so much to like Since we ditched the bike I just gotta be there every morning To see your face as it emerges from night Just to see your face I've been singing this song Since the song started singing me And I hope you'll agree that it's OK Of all the people in my life You got the most life in your veins So you won't mind me saying Again, again, again I just gotta be there every morning To see your face as it catches the light Just to see your face Just to see your face I just gotta be there every morning To see your face as it catches my sight Just to see your face Just to see your face, yeah Just to see your face Your face Your face Vadim's Slipper I've been drinking rain again from Vadim's slipper Met him on the train again going home Sometimes we share the route to Casablanca I see the muscles in his face getting tighter Change "What's going on, Vadim?" I say to him Change "Why the tense moves on your brow? Are you feeling the algorithms Or is it something more important? What's going on, Vadim?", I say When I'm down at Milou's Burger Bar I lick the paint, I taste the tar You gotta get with your neighbourhood And if I don't, you don't, who would Change Get with your neighbourhood Get with your neighbourhood Get with your neighbourhood Get with your neighbourhood Change I've been washing tears again from Vadim's slipper Bumped into him in Washington Square Throwing down some dice, blowing up a storm The fascination in their faces kept me warm Change "How do you do it, Vadim?" I say to him Change "You always seem to shake a seven" He looks at me with cockatoo eyes And I know I've met my match "How do you do it, Vadim?", I say When I'm down at Mama Brown's Diner I feel the surfaces, check the angles You've gotta feel a sense of womanhood And if I don't, you don't, who would Change Feel a sense of womanhood Feel a sense of womanhood Feel a sense of womanhood Of womanhood, all right Change Merryland There was a place called Merryland I used to live there Picked up the keys from a killer whale Two eyes, no legs, big grin Transparent swimming pool Out in the sea That killer whale was a-hanging around Two eyes, no legs, big grin There's a shark trainer Standing with his back to the grounds Looking away as the ship comes down He doesn't wanna get involved He's heading out of town Wants to be elsewhere when the ship comes down Meanwhile in another place and time Sarcastic duck attempts pantomime Two eyes, two legs, big grin We are the players in Merryland Are you coming down Are you prepared to lend a hand Two hands, some cash, no frowns Confusion reings oh-oh oh-oh Confusion reigns oh-oh oh-oh But it never rains in Merryland There's a shark trainer Standing with his back to the grounds Looking away as the ship comes down His wife loves him, she loves his badge And that's OK - he's got a spare one in the garage There was a place called Merryland I used to live there Until the ship came down Welcome To My World I want to be alone Inside my ice cream cone Ignore the ringing phone Let it ring for hours The landscape of the night Fills me with strange delight The darkness feels so right And I see colours in it In 1978 New language on my plate Difficult to relate Welcome to my world When I can't face reality I lose myself in TV It's one way to be free Illuminates my eyes Welcome to my world Step right in, but take your shoes off Welcome to my world Step right in, but take your shoes off Welcome to my world Step right in, but take your shoes off Welcome to my world Step right in, but take your shoes off Ride fearless through the night On a horse that feels no fright We're in our second flight We're meant to be together Then let's take a walk outside Bathe in the sun's light Everything will be right Welcome to my world Don't Expect Things Not To Be Scary You can't put a date on a good thing If you've got metal fatigue There's other music out there Running at different speeds Don't hold back Can't hold back All your costumes and your face Don't hold back Never hold back Things that got you to this place You can't hide from what they're saying Your happy face and sad one too Zip one open and the other falls out Looking to tell the truth Don't hold back Can't hold back All the stories in your face Don't hold back Never hold back Climb out of your make-up case Don't pin your hopes on things not being scary That's what I've learnt How d'you think I've got as far as where I've got Which isn't very far, I admit Don't hold back Can't hold back All your costumes and your face Don't hold back Never hold back Things that got you to this place Don't expect things not to be scary Don't expect things not to be scary Don't expect things not to be scary Don't expect things not to be scary Don't expect things not to be scary Don't expect things not to be scary Don't expect things not to be scary Don't expect things not to be scary Don't expect things not to be scary Under The Wrapping Paper You got a present for me Oh what can it be Under the wrapping paper What's under the wrapping paper As I breathe and as I see I never realised what would be Under the wrapping paper What's under the wrapping paper As I live and as I breathe I hope you'll never leave me Under the wrapping paper Way under the wrapping paper All we see and all we hear All the voices in our ears Go under the wrapping paper Deep under the wrapping paper And that thing called rock and roll That came to fumigate our souls It went under the wrapping paper We'll open it later I worry about child labour But I needed a T-shirt Put it in a paper bag You can recycle that later Go under the wrapping paper Under the wrapping paper Under the wrapping paper Under the wrapping paper Go under the wrapping paper Under the wrapping paper Under the wrapping paper Under the wrapping paper As I live and as I breathe I hope you'll never leave me Under the the wrapping paper Way under the wrapping paper Go under the wrapping paper Under the wrapping paper Under the wrapping paper Under the wrapping paper The Inside Of My Head I'm living in a place I don't want to be It's called the inside of my head Look in my eyes - can't you see Wanna be someone else instead My folks ran off when I was three That really did it for my mind So come on in - entrance is free You might be entranced if you could see The inside of my head The inside of my head My logical thoughts have all gone to bed I walk the town in a semi daze Can't take everything in Are people happy or sad to see me Am I self-centred again So come on in - entrance is free You might be entranced if you could see The inside of my head The inside of my head My logical thoughts have all gone to bed I'm living in a place I don't want to be It's called the inside of my head Look in my eyes - can't you see Wanna be someone else instead So come on in - entrance is free You might be entranced if you could see The inside of my head The inside of my head The inside of my head My logical thoughts have all gone to bed Wayward Thinking There you are, you look so good You look so good with your wayward thinking All I can see is you right there 'Cause you're so there with your wayward thinking The way you play it makes everything OK The way you say it cracks my day Scrape me off the floor 'Cause I've seen you once before There you are, you look so fine You look divine with your wayward thinking I'm so aware of you right there I have to say, you're in the moment The way you use it makes everything OK The things you choose to say Scrape me off the door You're impossible to ignore You're so wayward That's what I like about you You're so wayward So join the front of the queue The way you play it makes everything OK The way you say it cracks my day Scrape me off the floor 'Cause I've seen you once before There you are, you look so fine You look so good with your wayward thinking Lovesick Energy I wanna taste it, I wanna taste it I wanna taste your lovesick energy I gotta taste it, I gotta taste it I gotta taste your lovesick energy Emptiness is a hole in the heart I wanna taste your lovesick energy Loneliness can tear your apart I wanna taste your lovesick energy I wanna taste it, I wanna taste it I wanna taste your lovesick energy I gotta taste it, I gotta taste it I gotta taste your lovesick energy Too many people are scared of love I wanna taste yor lovesick energy That lightning strike is like a bolt from above I wanna taste your lovesick energy I wanna taste it, I wanna taste it I wanna taste your lovesick energy I gotta taste it, I gotta taste it I gotta taste your lovesick energy I wanna taste it, I wanna taste it I wanna taste your lovesick energy I gotta taste it, I gotta taste it I gotta taste your lovesick energy Some people try to do their best to depress I wanna taste your lovesick energy They say you're the worst, I know you're the best I wanna taste your lovesick energy I wanna taste it, I wanna taste it I wanna taste your lovesick energy I gotta taste it, I gotta taste it I gotta taste your lovesick energy What I want is you What I want is you I'm so on I can't turn off I wanna taste your lovesick energy When I'm with you I'm like the hands on a clock I wanna taste your lovesick energy This is the place where I came in I wanna taste your lovesick energy And now it's time to go out again I wanna taste your lovesick energy I wanna taste it, I wanna taste it I wanna taste your lovesick energy I gotta taste it, I gotta taste it I gotta taste your lovesick energy I wanna taste it, I wanna taste it I wanna taste your lovesick energy Time To Escape Love will take you away And don't let it fade It can make your day My love will do you no harm There's not enough air I want you to stay It's time to escape Escape Make time to escape Escape Escape Find time to escape Love, la la, will take you away Feel the breeze through the hay This could be the day My love will take you away From the dark tidal wave Washing over your face It's time to escape Escape Make time to escape Escape My love will take you away From the dark tidal wave Washing over your face It's time to escape Escape Escape Escape
Non Albums Tracks
Bridesmaids' gimmicks (Cardboy king EP Part 1) You just give me Bridesmaids' gimmicks There's a glacé cherry On your wedding cake Your ex-boyfriend's crying In the background Hiding behind The easter candle Glasgow italian ice cream family Makes you feel better in the rain Driving around in a musical van Helps you hide the pain I wish I could be home for easter To light the votive candle But all I do is paint my toes This family's too hard to handle You just give me Bridesmaids' gimmicks Silver tin foil and ribbons and lace Confetti and painted faces *** A great thanx to Oba For this one ***
Decade of the brain (I want you EP Part 1) Since the many sided coin Went up into the air And never came back down That's when I got scared It's the decade of the brain But whose? Pick up empty matter grey That's blown a fuse Since the many sided coin Fell into the lap of The gods at the party That's when I relaxed *** A great thanx to Oba For this one ***
Down at monty's (Cardboy king EP Part 1) The biggest laugh to be had in town Is down at monty's The paint is drying on the skirting board The place is empty I use the submarine ashtray So it feels wanted Nicotine stains will once again Coat walls at monty's But what is this apologetic fanfare? I hope there's life after death Backstage at the aftermath The manager's pat In two years from now Who knows where you're at The jokes are hanging saliva Off his spent mouth His lines on public lips North west and east and south The biggest laugh to be had in town Was down at monty's The paint's dried and it's curling up The joint lies empty *** A great thanx to Oba For this one ***
Dream A Little Dream ( Help LP - With Terry Hall ) Marijne : Stars shining bright above you, Night breezes seem to whisper, "I love you"; Birds singin' in the sycamore tree; Dream a little dream of me... Terry Hall : Say "nighty-night" and kiss me, Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me; While I'm alone and blue as can be, Dream a little dream of me... Marijne : Stars fading, but I linger on, dear, Still craving your kiss; I'm longing to linger til dawn, dear, Just saying this: Terry Hall : Sweet dreams til sun beams find you, Sweet dreams that leave our worries behind you; But in your dreams, whatever they be, Dream a little dream of me Marijne & Terry Hall : Stars fading, but I linger on, dear, Still craving your kiss; I'm longing to linger til dawn dear, Just saying this: Marijne & Terry Hall : Sweet dreams til sun beams find you, Sweet dreams that leave our worries far behind you; But in your dreams, whatever they be, Dream a little dream of me. *** A great thanx to Rafet For this one ***
Love song (Yeah yeah EP Part 2) I'm just so beside myself With my endless love for you Love for you Can't respond to things I see or touch The way I normally do Normally do I can't seem to get on without you I'm so glad you're here All I need is a nice cup of tea And a comedy A comedy Keeps me up there with the stars With my feet on the ground No one else around When I walk beside you in the dark I know I'll love you For ever When I put my hand upon your shoulder Feel it moving Moving closer *** A great thanx to Oba For this one ***
One imitation smile (Cardboy king EP Part 2) I can sleep in a chair When the air is close And the book is hardly started You know I never pray But i might one day For those around departed One imitation smile Curls round your glass I can see through white wine One imitation smile Curls round your lips I can see right through you I'm modelled in wax But in good hands now I'll burn up at both ends Half dead with fatigue In a social storm I can gather all my close friends I get the heaviest blues And the shortest fuse When the glutton party beckons My rattle is a draw On the restaurant floor They'll soon be up for seconds Right through *** A great thanx to Oba For this one ***
One in the bag (I want you EP Part 2) There's one in the bag For the laughing hag There's one in the bag For the fool on the hill And one in the bag for you There's one in the bag for you There's one in the school For the laughing moose And one in the leg for you Yeah there's one in the head For the laughing moose And everyone's herring fool Mary's vineyard of toys Will open my eyes to her joys As I walk down her path Her eyes beckon me to her bath Oh, oh, I am in love with her But there's one in the bag For the laughing hag *** A great thanx to Oba For this one ***
Palm trees on the moon (Yeah yeah EP Part 1) Stick palm trees on the moon Eradicate the gloom The place needs clearing up and dusting down We'll sunbathe through the day And sip on chardonnay Until the earth comes up Then we'll bed down I was first one in the line The waiting taking time I counted two suns up And one moon down Ticket number one Ticket number two (I'm a loony passenger with you) Ticket number one Ticket number two Gonna stick those plastic green fantastic Palm trees on the moon Devoid of coconut I'll shout across to you "What weather here!" i'll want to tell my friends when the holidaying ends that they should book up early for next year Postcard send it fast class! *** A great thanx to Oba For this one ***
Party (Yeah yeah EP Part 2) Party, take her to the party Give the girl some smarties She's the lucky one now Banging banging party Footprints on the carpet The people look enticing The pillows look inviting Pull up her pyjamas Her pyjamas Forgetting her own simon Talking to the doorman Wants to take him surfing She thinks he is Keanu She gets what she deserves He's a lucky fella Toes are touching tiles now Touching in the bathroom In the bathroom Party At the party I guess you're wondering Why I asked you here today Party, she gets through her candy Brings her girlfriend mandy Hope she loosens up now Before the midnight hour Get him in the shower Wants to be deflowered She likes watching parties *** A great thanx to Oba For this one ***
Sleepwalking (Yeah yeah EP Part 1) I walk about and then I wake up I scream and shout before I wake up But the thing is I'm aware of this hell You go to bed waiting for my yell You ask me questions and I reply It's an obsession, you ask me why You don't understand I'm in sleepwalking land Just leave me alone or give me a hand They call it sleepwalking I'd say it's more like bedroom stalking I'm gonna hurt someone I've been sleepwalking I'd say it's more like bedroom stalking The harm has been done I've been asleep generating heat And suddenly I'm out in the street I feel blue, I am you Up against the wall out across the hall Next time it won't be such a close call They call it sleepwalking I'd say it's more like bedroom stalking I'm gonna hurt someone I've been sleepwalking I'd say it's more like bedroom stalking It's the weirdest thing I've done I've been sleepwalking My mouth now does it own talking Don't know where I'm coming from I've been sleepwalking My mouth now does it own talking Tomorrow should be fun *** A great thanx to Oba For this one ***