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(lowe/springs/tennant)
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At night it hits me cold
There's so much more to life than i'll ever know
I look around and i realise
It's time to make a move, though you won't sympathise

Stars collect overhead
They look down on the channel and our lives grown dead
Cars pass on through the night
How do you get to heaven if you never try?

New life, new love
Where's the heart i was dreaming of?
I need a new hope, new dream
Another heart in a different scene

Make a firm decision, it's time to go
That's for you to find out and for me to know
No more hard times or petty crimes
Forget that life i have left behind

The night goes by
Leaving you behind me, as i fly
Then rise, the day and night sky
How do you get to heaven if you never try?

New life, new love
Where's the heart i was dreaming of?
I need a new hope, new dream
Another heart in a different scene

A new life, it's so hard to find
A new love, it's so hard to find

The night goes by
Leaving you behind me, as i fly
There lies the day in that sky
How do you get to heaven if you never try?

New life, new love
Where's the heart i was dreaming of?
I need a new hope, new dream
Another heart in a different scene

New life, new love
Where's the heart i was dreaming of?
I need a new hope, new dream
Another heart in a different scene

(tennant/lowe)
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The man who's escorting don juan to his bride
Knows he is courting an impudent pride
Think of his jealousy, oh, where will he hide?
The man who's escorting don juan to his bride

The man who will cover for don juan's old soothsayer
Films for a warner brother or mister goldwyn-mayer
Think of his starlet, how much will he pay her?
The man who will cover for don juan's old soothsayer

An impasse has been reached with the teacher of the rich
To quit would be discreet and swift
But you know that i can't do that
It would be a disaster
It would be a disaster

I've got this sinking feeling, i'm not dreaming
We'll be sorry soon

(hahahahaha)

At the end of the day, when everyone's resigned
To the heart of the matter and the measures in mind
King zog's back from holiday, mary lupescu's grey
And king alexander is dead in marseilles

An impasse has been reached with the teacher of the rich,
To quit would be discrete and swift
But you know that i can't do that
It would be a disaster
It would be a disaster

I've got this sinking feeling, i'm not dreaming
We'll be sorry soon.

(hahahahaha)

(tennant/lowe)
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(ooh ah ah ooh ah ah ooh ah ooh) [hello]
(ooh ah ah ooh ah ah ooh ah ooh)
(ooh ah ah ooh ah ah ooh ah ooh)
(ooh ah ah ooh ah ah ooh ah ooh) [dahhhling - mmwah!]
[how dare you? do you know who i am?]
[you look fabulous! - mmwah!]

I know what you think
It's clear as mud in your eyes
We're the plastic poseurs and prostitutes
You've obviously come to despise

But you don't know nothing
You're not hot enough to matter
You don't understand it's the glamorous life
A dream that no one can shatter

We're shameless
We will do anything
To get our fifteen minutes of fame
We have no integrity
We're ready to crawl
To obtain celebrity
We'll do anything at all

I'm ambitious
Believe me, i'm going to be big
I'm a slave to glamour
Applause and clamour
My makeup, my wardrobe, my wigs

Don't call me pathetic
I'm harder than you'll ever guess
Relentlessly tough, for when the going gets rough
The tough get their picture in the press

We're shameless
We will do anything
To get our fifteen minutes of fame
We have no integrity
We're ready to crawl
To obtain celebrity
We'll do anything at all

(anything, anything, anything at all)
(we'll do anything, anything, anything at all)
(we'll do anything, anything, anything at all)
(we'll do anything, anything, anything at all)
[it's going perfectly alright]
[how dare you? do you know who i am?]
[it's an absolute disgrace]

Tell me you love me
Admit it, you're really impressed
Would it not amuse you
For me to seduce you
Have you ever seen me undressed?

We're shameless
We will do anything
To get our fifteen minutes of fame (give me fifteen minutes)
We have no integrity
We're ready to crawl
To obtain celebrity
We'll do anything at all

We're shameless
We will do anything
To get our fifteen minutes of fame (give me fifteen minutes)
We have no integrity
We're ready to crawl to obtain celebrity
We'll do anything
With anyone
Go absolutely anywhere
For anything
At all

(ooh ah ah ooh ah ah ooh ah ooh) [i'm terribly sorry]
(ooh ah ah ooh ah ah ooh ah ooh)
(ooh ah ah ooh ah ah ooh ah ooh)
(ooh ah ah ooh ah ah ooh ah ooh)
(ooh ah ah ooh ah ah ooh ah ooh)
(ooh ah ah ooh ah ah ooh ah ooh)
(ooh ah ah ooh ah ah ooh ah ooh)
(ooh ah ah ooh ah ah ooh ah ooh)

(tennant/lowe)
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It seems to me there's something serious beginning
A new approach found to the meaning of life
Deny that happiness is open as an option
And disappointment disappears over night

Say that love is an impossible dream
Face the facts, that's what it's always been
Relax, what you see is what you've seen
What you get, is a new philosophy

(that's what you got, that's what you get)
(that's what you got, that's what you get)

Miserablism, is is and isn't isn't
Miserablism, is is and isn't isn't

Meanwhile your life is still directed as a drama
With realism on the sparsest of sets
Every performance tends to reach the same conclusion
No happy endings but a message to depress
Saying life is an impossible scheme
That's the point of this philosophy

Miserablism, is is and isn't isn't
Miserablism, is is and isn't isn't

But if is wasn't, and isn't were
You can't be sure, but you might find ecstasy

(oh no)

Just for the sake of it, make sure you're always frowning
(get get get)
It shows the world that you've got substance and depth
You know, life is an impossible scheme
And love an imperceptible dream

(that's what you got, that's what you get)
(that's what you got, that's what you get)

Miserablism, is is and isn't isn't
Miserablism, is is and isn't isn't
Miserablism, is is and isn't isn't
Miserablism, is is and isn't isn't
Miserablism, is is and isn't isn't
Miserablism, is is and isn't isn't
Miserable

(tennant/lowe)
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Ooooooh oooooh

Lawrence in the desert, how was he to know
Under so much pressure from the men back home?

Play with fire, you must be mad
Are you only jack the lad?
Play with guns, you must be bad
Or hiding something, jack!

Telling lies in public, breaking codes at home
Underneath the blankets, for another role

Tell these lies, you must be mad
Are you only jack the lad?
To feast with panthers every night
You must be careful, jack!

Don't let them try to restrain you
This is your only religion
Don't let them try to detain you
You're not the only fool

We all fall, even jack the lad
We all fall, even jack the lad
Will fall

Philby in the desert
Looking for a phone
Waiting on the pavement
For a call from home

Play with fire, you must be mad
Are you only jack the lad?
Turn your back on friends you had
They must have hurt you, jack!

Don't let them try to restrain you
This is your only religion
Don't let them try to detain you
You're not the only fool

We all fall, even jack the lad
We all fall, even jack the lad

Don't let them try to restrain you
This is your only religion
Don't let them try to detain you
You're not the only fool

We all fall, even jack the lad
We all fall, even jack the lad
Will fall...

(tennant/lowe)
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I went looking for someone i couldn't find
Staring at faces by the serpentine
Walking slowly, i realised
You'd been and gone - i know you lied
That's my impression
That's my impression
That's my impression
That's my impression

The wind was chilly and the sky was dull
I went for shelter to the temple
Once inside i couldn't believe my eyes
You'd been and gone - i know you lied
That's my impression
That's my impression
That's my impression
That's my impression

Go to a club - you think i'll be there
I don't go 'cause i'm not a member
You said you went to apologise
It's plain to me that's one more lie
That's my impression
That's my impression
That's my impression (impression)
That's my impression

I went looking for someone i couldn't find
Staring at faces by the serpentine
Walking slowly, i realised
You'd been and gone - i know you lied
That's my impression
That's my impression
That's my impression
That's my impression
It's an expression
And a suggestion
I learned my lesson
That's my impression
That's my impression (impression)
That's my impression
That's my impression (impression)
I learned my lesson

I went looking for someone i couldn't find
Staring at faces by the serpentine
Walking slowly i - realised
You'd been and gone - i know
You lied - that's my impression
I know you lied
And that's my impression
That's my impression
My impression
That's my impression

(tennant/lowe)
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There's been some speculation about a recent invitation
There's been some speculation about a recent invitation
What's your game?
What's his name?

Is it your inclination to accept this invitation?
Is it your inclination to accept this invitation?
What's your game?

Going away with someone new
Yesterday i went there too
Going away with someone new
Yesterday i went there too

There's been some speculation about a recent invitation
There's been some speculation about a recent invitation
What's your game?
What's his name?

Is it your inclination to accept this invitation?
Is it your inclination to accept this invitation?
What's your game?

Going away with someone new
Yesterday i went there too
Going away with someone new
Yesterday i went there too

(tennant/lowe)
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I don't care what you've said, and i mean it
I don't care what you've shared, 'cause i've seen it
Who's to judge if you're wrong? this is a bad time
Just as long as you break his heart and not mine

Tell him you're a liar, tell him i'm a saint
Say it's much too early, or just too late
Tell him that you're weak, beg him to be strong
Say you're very sorry but you were wrong

Do i have to? don't say!
Do i need to love you?
Do i have to? don't say!
Do i need to love you?

It's a fatal mistake, and you know it
That you're dying to make; you'll pay for it
It's already too late, go on, admit it

Tell him it's a problem, tell him it's too hard
Say you've phoned your best friend and scotland yard
Swear that there'll be murder, tell him that i'm ill
Say you know it's blackmail, but that don't kill

Do i have to? don't say!
Do i need to love you?
Do i have to? don't say
That i need to love you?
Do i have to? oh, don't say!
Do i need to love you?
Do i have to? don't say
Do i need to love you?

I know what you assume about me
I hurt, but do i have to bleed?

Do i have to? don't say!
Do i need to love you?
Do i have to? don't say!
Do i need to love you?

Do i have to? don't say!
Do i need to love you?
Do i have to? don't say
That i need to love you?

Do i have to?
Do i have to?
Don't say
Do i have to?
Love you?

(tennant/lowe)
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A windy day
The cars in slow formation
Not far away
A final destination
One mother's son
His father's distant gaze, regretting
Where they went wrong
He always found it too upsetting

Me and my friend
We lived our lives completely
From start to end
You and your friend, so sweetly
With strength and pride
In spite of everything, and swimming
Against the tide
To obstinately hope of winning

And at the end
Your funny uncle staring
At all your friends
With military bearing
And stopped to stand
To smile and speak of you directly
Goodbye, shake hands
Like you did everything correctly

To wipe away the tears
No more pain, no fear
No sorrow or dying
No waiting or crying
These former things have passed away
Another life begins today

(tennant/lowe)
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Are you feeling alright?
It's easy, we've been there before
But it feels like the flight
Of the von trapps, does that mean it's war?
Oh no,
From my head to my toes
I'm in love with you
Do you think it shows?

We're meant to be friends
That's what it says in the script
Is it really the end
If, sometimes, i stray just a bit?
Oh no,
It should be poetry, not prose
I'm in love with you
Do you think it shows?

And everyone knows when they look at us
'course they do, it must be obvious
I never told you, now i suppose
That you're the only one who doesn't know

You were different when
We met in an ordinary way
I didn't intend
To interrupt your own shadowplay
Oh no,
I won't upset the status quo
I'm in love with you
Do you think it shows?

And everyone knows when they look at us
'course they do, it must be obvious
You've never asked me, and i'm surprised
That you're the only one who hasn't tried

Everyone knows when they look at us
'course they do, it must be obvious
I never asked you, now i suppose
That you're the only one who doesn't know

Aah
When they look at us
It must be obvious
Oooh

(tennant/lowe)
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Think again - remember what we said
Promises - how we both forget
Even now i see it in your eyes
When and why, and where was paradise?
Something's been and gone
When all is said and done; we were wrong
Was that what it was?
Was that what it was?

Think again - remember what you said
You'd never leave - if you did i wouldn't care
I never dared to ring you up and ask you why
Too proud to beg or hear you cry
Something's been and gone
When all is said and done; we were wrong
Was that what it was?
Was that what it was?

I don't need any more in my life
Did you need something more in your life?
Was that what it was?
Was - that - what it was?

Something's been and gone
When all is said and done; we were wrong
Was that what it was?
Was that what it was?

(tennant/lowe)
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(excited)
(excited)

(excited excited excited excited)
(excited excited excited excited)

(i get excited)
(i get excited)

We're both in the gutter, that's no surprise
What does it matter, when i look in your eyes?
We've lost all our money, we're thrown out of bars
We're lying in the gutter, but we're looking at the stars

I get excited, you get excited too (excited) (i get excited)
I get excited, you get excited too (excited) (i get excited)

I hear the sound of the subway, the sigh of the heat
The click of the visitors' heels on the street
The rattle of the taxi, the scream of the cars
The clatter of the dustbin and the beat of my heart

I get excited, you get excited too (excited) (i get excited)
I get excited, you get excited too (excited) (i get excited)
I don't know why, i don't know why (i get excited)
I don't know why, i don't know why
(excited excited excited excited)
(excited excited excited excited)

You're in my soul
My body moves to your control
Baby, i've been thinking about you
All night long, and the neighbours are talking

I don't know why, i don't know why (excited) (i get excited)
I don't know why, i don't know why
(excited) (i get excited)

We're both in the gutter, that's no surprise
What does it matter, when i look in your eyes?
We've lost all our money, we're thrown out of bars
We're lying in the gutter, but we're looking at the stars

I get excited, you get excited too (excited) (i get excited)
I get excited, you get excited too (excited) (i get excited)
I don't know why, i don't know why (i get excited)
I don't know why, i don't know why
(excited excited excited excited)
(excited excited excited excited)
(ooooooooh)

I get excited, you get excited too (excited) (i get excited)
I get excited, you get excited too (excited) (i get excited)
I don't know why, i don't know why (i get excited)
I don't know why, i don't know why (i get excited)
I get excited, you get excited too

(coward)
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I believe in doing what i can
In crying when i must
In laughing when i choose

Hey ho if love were all
I should be lonely

I believe the more you love a man
The more you give your trust
The more you're bound to lose
Although when shadows fall
I think if only
Somebody splendid really needed me
Someone affectionate and dear
Chaos would be ended if i knew that he
Wanted to have me near
But i believe that since my life began
The most i've had is just a talent to amuse
Hey ho if love were all
Hey ho if love were all

(tennant/lowe)
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(whisper whisper whisper whisper)
Whisper 'round the town,
'cause you're my friend and that's the end
For you're the only one in town
Who they will beg to hang around with
You're so beautiful and calm
But with an attitude that says:
"hands-off, you're just not good enough"

Every boy and man feeling lonely
Can't understand why you'd be with me
Furthermore, we laugh and we draw
More attention everyday, so they say:

(girlfriend) bet she's not your girlfriend, oh no,
(oh oh oh girlfriend) you better make her happy
(oh oh oh girlfriend) bet she's not your girlfriend, oh no,
(oh oh oh girlfriend) you better make her happy

Well, that says maybe, in a way, but it's okay
We are touche', while they stare in front of us
They draw away, as if to say:
"who are these people anyway?
How dare they confront us?"

Every boy and man feeling lonely
Can't understand why you'd be with me
Furthermore, we laugh and we draw
More attention everyday, so they say:

(girlfriend) bet she's not your girlfriend, oh no,
(oh oh oh girlfriend) you better make her happy
(oh oh oh girlfriend) bet she's not your girlfriend, oh no,
(oh oh oh girlfriend) you better make her happy

Oh no no no
Oh no no no
(girlfriend oh oh oh girlfriend
Oh oh oh girlfriend oh oh oh girlfriend)

I'd rather die, than satisfy their curiousity
I'm kind of shy and dry, and verging on ugly
They wonder what that i have got, that they have not
They'll never understand that none of that matters

Every boy and man feeling lonely
Can't understand why you'd be with me
Furthermore, we laugh and we draw
More attention everyday, so they say:

(girlfriend) bet she's not your girlfriend, oh no,
(oh oh oh girlfriend) you better make her happy
(oh oh oh girlfriend) bet she's not your girlfriend, oh no,
(oh oh oh girlfriend) you better make her happy

(oh oh oh girlfriend oh oh oh girlfriend
Oh oh oh girlfriend)
Bet she's not your, bet she's not your,
Bet she's not your,bet she's not your,
(oh oh oh girlfriend)
Bet she's not your girlfriend, oh no

(oh oh oh girlfriend) bet she's not your girlfriend
(oh oh oh girlfriend) you better make her happy
(oh oh oh girlfriend) bet she's not your girlfriend
(oh oh oh girlfriend) you better make her happy

Bet she's not your girlfriend

(tennant/lowe)
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Do it (do it do it do it do it do it...)
Do it do it do it do it do it do it do it do it...
Do it now do it now do it now do it now do it now do it now do it now
Do it (do it do it do it do it...)

Late on tuesday evening, such a commotion in the street
Someone broke a window, and someone's head got beat
A wave of breaking bottles, crashed across the city street
And someone got arrested, for the breach of the peace

If you wanna walk (walk walk walk walk)
Don't talk (talk talk talk talk)
Do it! (do it do it do it do it do it do it do it)

If you wanna earn (earn earn earn earn)
Learn (learn learn learn)
How to do it! (do it do it do it do it do it do it do it)

And if you wanna ride (ride ride ride ride)
Don't hide (don't hide)
Do it! (do it do it do it do it do it do it do it do it)

If you wanna stay (stay stay stay)
Don't say (say say say)
Prove it! (prove it prove it prove it prove it prove it prove it)

How much longer are you gonna sit and talk to me?
You got so many problems and a split personality
You want to see a doctor before our love is tested
How much longer a man could get arrested?

If you wanna walk (walk walk walk walk)
Don't talk (talk talk talk talk)
Do it! (do it do it do it do it do it do it do it)

If you wanna earn (earn earn earn earn)
Learn (learn learn learn learn)
How to do it! (do it do it do it do it do it)

And if you wanna ride (ride ride ride ride)
Don't hide (hide hide hide hide hide)
Do it! (do it do it do it do it do it do it)

And if you wanna stay (stay stay stay)
Don't say (say say say)
Prove it! (prove it prove it prove it prove it prove it prove it)

You've got your health, you've got everything, that's what my doctor said
You may not have much cash, but you've got a roof over your head
Of course i said i loved you, not just 'cause you insisted
How much longer a man could get arrested?

If you wanna walk (walk walk walk walk)
Don't talk (talk talk talk talk)
Do it! (do it do it do it do it do it do it do it)

If you wanna earn (earn earn earn earn)
Learn (learn learn learn learn)
How to do it! (do it do it do it do it do it do it)

If you wanna ride
Don't hide
Do it! (do it do it do it do it do it do it)

If you wanna stay (stay stay stay stay stay)
Don't say (say say say say say say)
Do it! (do it do it)
Do it! (do it do it do it do it do it do it)

Why don't, why don't we do it now?
Do it now?
Why don't, why don't we do it now?
Why don't we do it now?

Why don't, why don't we do it now?
Why don't we do it now?
Why don't we do it now?