1. _ Gin-soaked Boy
I'm the darkness in the light
I'm the leftness in the right
I'm the rightness in the wrong
I'm the shortness in the long
I'm the goodness in the bad
I'm the saneness in the mad
I'm the sadness in the joy
I'm the gin in the gin-soaked boy
I'm the ghost in the machine
I'm the genius in the gene
I'm the beauty in the beast
I'm the sunset in the east
I'm the ruby in the dust
I'm the trust in the mistrust
I'm the trojan horse in troy
I'm the gin in the gin-soaked boy
I'm the tiger's empty cage
I'm the mystery's final page
I'm the stranger's lonely glance
I'm the hero's only chance
I'm the undiscovered land
I'm the single grain of sand
I'm the christmas morning toy
I'm the gin in the gin-soaked boy
I'm the world you'll never see
I'm the slave you'll never free
I'm the truth you'll never know
I'm the place you'll never go
I'm the sound you'll never hear
I'm the course you'll never steer
I'm the will you'll not destroy
I'm the gin in the gin-soaked boy
I'm the half-truth in the lie
I'm the why not in the why
I'm the last roll of the die
I'm the old school in the tie
I'm the spirit in the sky
I'm the catcher in the rye
I'm the twinkle in her eye
I'm the jeff goldblum in "the fly"
Who am i?
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2. _ Birds Of Paradise Farm
My parents knew these people who
For all their faults were very nice;
They owned a farm whose "olde worlde" charm
Earned it the name of "paradise".
We came to stay one holiday,
We played croquet and burned our arms;
But i was charmed and lost for words,
When first i heard the birds of paradise farm.
Singing gay songs all the day long,
Making love to the dinner gong,
Wondering when their human friend
Would come to feed them.
I looked in the trees and in the air,
I searched the eaves of disused barns
Till finally, to my despair,
I found the caged birds in paradise farm.
Singing gay songs all the day long,
Making love to the dinner gong,
Wondering why their tiny lives
Should be spent behind iron bars.
Now "leonardo da vinci",
"st. francis of assisi"...
But "neil hannon of the see house, fivemiletown"-
Well, it doesn't sound quite right somehow!
Singing gay songs all summer long,
Making love to the dinner gong,
Wondering when their human friend
Would come to free them.
When the last day came, i took my time.
They called my name, and revved the car;
"when nature calls you must reply", they laughed,
Waving goodbye to paradise farm.
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3. _ Johnny Mathis' Feet (american Music Club)
I laid all my songs at johnny mathis' feet
I said "johnny, johnny tell me, won't you tell me how to live?
All my hopes are unravelling and i just lost my lease
On a house without love, doors or windows |
4. _ My Lovely Horse
My lovely horse, running through the field
Where are you going, with your fetlocks blowing in the wind?
I want to shower you with sugar lumps, and ride you over fences
Polish your hooves every single day, and bring you to the horse dentist
My lovely horse, you're a pony no more
Running around with a man on your back, like a train in the night...
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5. _ Last Stand In Metroland
You dress in camouflage
I hunt, you sabotage
You squat in my garage, i don't mind
I live in osterley
You live in... a tree
We live in harmony, of a kind
We're making one last stand in metroland
You're somewhere left of marx
I fancy alan clark
But when the diggers start, we both cry
So we won't be afraid
During the midnight raid
We'll man the barricades side by side, you and i
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6. _ The Heart Of Rock And Roll
Humpty-dumpty got so drunk he thought that he could sing
Now every rag and glossy mag thinks he's the next big thing
Watch the floodgates swinging open
Now the heart of rock and roll is broken
Mary, mary, only rarely have i heard such shit
But still the djs give you three plays every nine minutes
Shall the truth be left unspoken
Now the heart of rock and roll is broken?
Jack and jill popped every pill till every thrill was gone
They looked inside and could not find the will to carry on
My worst fears have re-awoken:
Now the heart of rock and roll is broken
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7. _ I've Been To A Marvellous Party (noël Coward)
You know, quite for no reason
I'm here for the season
And high as a kite |
8. _ Maryland Electric Rainstorm
Amery was bored, as he
Was usually in the countryside:
He'd walk alone, reciting poe,
Returning home through the failing light.
One day, he'd gone some miles along
A new road, when on an old man's bad advice
He left to cross the woods, but just
Got totally lost, and then
The maryland electric rainstorm broke
Over his head, making him wet, upset, then
The maryland electric rainstorm broke everything
Soaked through his skin, into his heart and soul
Suddenly, no more trees |
9. _ Vapour Trail (ride)
First you look so strong
Then you fade away
The sun will blind my eyes
I love you anyway
Thirsty for your smile
I watch you for a while
You are a vapour trail
In a deep blue sky
Tremble with a sigh
Glitter in your eye
You seem to come and go
I never seem to know
And all my time
Is yours as much as mine
We never have enough
Time to show our love
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10. _ Too Young To Die
Too young to die, but too old to survive
I've spent too long trying to write this song
The tune is okay, but the words are all wrong
Maybe it's time for a change
I've lived a lie since the day i arrived
Building my dreams |
11. _ Postcard To Rosie
There's a young lady called rosie;
She is my west country girl.
I promised her that no matter
Where i should go in the world,
I'd send a postcard to her...
I'll send a postcard from paris,
Paraguay, prague and peru |
12. _ London Irish
They sit, and watch the clouds go by
And make believe it's irish skies
They love the sun, but pray for rain
They drink to take away the pain
The london streets are paved with gold
For the london irish
You gain the world and you lose your soul
Well if your picture is seen on the cover of every magazine
And every tv screen, will there be anything left
Of the london irish?
They say they will return again,
But they won't say exactly when...
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13. _ Radioactivity (kraftwerk)
Radioactivity
Is in the air for you and me
Radioactivity
Discovered by madame curie
Radioactivity
Tune in to the melody
Radio aktivität
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14. _ Overstrand
I reside in prince of wales drive
In a mansion block named "primrose"
With constant hot water it's got all it oughta
Behind victorian windows
But nonetheless, i must confess
I'm looking for something grander |
15. _ Life's What You Make It (talk Talk)
Baby, life's what you make it |
16. _ Everybody Knows (except You)
I told the stars above about the one i love
I told the morning sun, yeah i'm telling everyone
I told my mum and dad, they seemed to understand
And i'll get through to you if it's the last thing that i do
Everybody knows that i love you
Everybody knows that i need you
Everybody knows that i do except you
I told all of my friends again and again and again
I drove them round the bend so now you're my only friend
I told the passers by, i made a small boy cry
And i'll get through to you if it's the last thing that i do
Everybody knows i live for you
Everybody knows i adore you
Everybody knows that it's true except you
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17. _ Motorway To Damascus
Daybreak on the motorway to damascus
A heavenly angel flagged me down
And asked for a ride into town
For god's sake, on the motorway to damascus
This heavenly angel, wise and pure, proceeded with a guided tour:
"behold! a shining city of silver grey and white,
Of solar-panelled rooftops glinting in the light
And wind-power generators turning soundlessly through the night"
Mid-day on the motorway to damascus
The heavenly angel flapped its wings
And told me more exciting things
Like how one day this motorway to damascus
Would disappear without trace, the unsustainable replaced
"behold! the new new forest in four hundred shades of green
Stretching out before us where it always should have been
A botanical thesaurus for as far as the eye can see"
Nightfall on the motorway to damascus
The heavenly angel looked at me
And said "well, what's it gonna be?
The long haul, or the shorter way to damascus?
Choose with care and you will find that one day there will come a time
When the silhouetted ruins of the crumbling cooling towers
Are but ivy-clad reminders of a long-forgotten power"
Must the monkeys leave gibraltar's rock and ravens flee the tower
Before we look and see ourselves for what we really are?
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18. _ The Dead Only Quickly (the Magnetic Fields)
Priests and fools say
We are but animate clay
Rude vessels
Housing immortal souls
But the dead only quickly decay
They don't go about being born and reborn
And rising and falling like souffl |
19. _ Famous (the Magnetic Fields)
I know you've tried
I know you've cried
I know you've died a little inside, but...
Baby you could be famous
You could see your marble face all around
Baby you could be famous
If you could just get out of this town
Just get out of this town now
Baby you could be famous
You could sell the world a new look and sound
Baby you could be famous
If you could just get out of this town
Just get out of this town now
You sold your soul to rock 'n' roll
Gave up control
But here's your loophole:
You are the queen of every scene
You are the king of everything
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20. _ Make It Easy On Yourself (scott Walker)
If you really love him and there's nothing that i can do
Don't try to spare my feelings, just tell me that we're through
And make it easy on yourself, 'cos breaking up is so very hard to do
If the way i hold you can't compare to his caress
No words of consolation will make me miss you less,
My darling.. if this is goodbye, i just know i'm gonna cry,
So run to him before you start crying too...
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21. _ Little Acts Of Kindness
Little acts of kindness
Make us all feel better
Unexpected flowers
Unrequested letter
So when somebody calls you
Give a friendly answer
And when somebody fails to call
Remember that we've all been there before
Little acts of kindness
Ill-conceived and reckless
Stay in bed this morning
Let me make you breakfast
So when somebody needs you
Do your best to help them
Cos when somebody needs your help
Remember |
22. _ With Whom To Dance (the Magnetic Fields)
Moons in june
I've given up on that stuff
Arms have charms but
I've no hope of falling in love
The rest of life pales in significance
I'm looking for somebody with whom to dance
With whom to dance?
Rings and strings
What use have i for these things?
Bells and carousels
I'd just be fooling myself
And you, you look like heaven
An angel who stepped from a dream
777 times lovelier than anything i've ever seen
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23. _ Love Is Lighter Than Air (the Magnetic Fields)
Summer, summer, summer slowly turned into fall
Me and my baby doll never went to the beach
Somewhere, somewhere, somewhere was a place we could run
On the sand with the sun always just out of reach
Somewhere sunny summer's marching to a different drummer, singing
"summer, summer, summer's gonna turn into fall,
You and your baby doll better go to the beach"
'cos love is lighter than air
It floats away if you let go
Love is lighter than air
Rising through the falling snow.
A crime, crime, crime, sin and illness is time
Neither reason nor rhyme can obstruct his bad dance
The nasty little swine slipped us mickeys in wine
Wove his hair into twine and then tied up our hands
We're forced to watch him wriggle
And endure his fulsome giggle
And his mime, mime, mime,
Unforgivable mime |
24. _ Untitled Melody (edwyn Collins)
You're so transparent, i can guess without question
You need something or other to cover your expression
I bought you some sunspecs from the local hipsters' store
I need you more or less, you need me more and more
I'm so transparent, you can guess without question
I need something or other to cover my expression
Buy me some sunspecs, the kind of ones you wore
From the local hipsters' store
You need me more or less, i need you more and more
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25. _ There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (the Smiths)
Take me out tonight
Where there's music and there's people who are young and alive
Driving in your car
I never never want to go home, because i haven't got one anymore
Take me out tonight
Because i want to see people and i want to see lights
Driving in your car
Oh please don't drop me home, because it's not my home
It's their home, and i'm welcome no more
And if a double-decker bus crashes into us
To die by your side is such a heavenly way to die
And if a ten tonne truck kills the both of us
To die by your side, well, the pleasure and the privilege is mine
Take me out tonight
Oh take me anywhere, i don't care
And in a darkened underpass i thought oh god, my chance has come at last
(but then a strange fear gripped me and i just couldn't ask)
Take me out tonight
Take me anywhere, i don't care
Just driving in your car
I never never want to go home, because i haven't got one
I haven't got one...
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26. _ Hate My Way (throwing Muses)
I could be a smack freak
And hate society
I could hate god
And blame dad
I might be in a holocaust
Hate hitler
Might not have a child
And hate school
I could be a sad lover
And hate death
I could be a neuro
And hate sweat
No
I hate my way
I make you in to some
I can't rise above the church
I'm caught in a jungle
Vines tangle my hands
I'm always so hot and it's hot in here
I say it's all right
My pillow screams too
But so does my kitchen
And water
And my shoes
And the road
I have a gun in my head
I'm invisible
I can't find the ice
A slug
I'm tv
I hate
A boy was tangled in his bike forever
A girl was missing two fingers
Gerry ann was confused
Mr. huberty
Had a gun in his head
So i sit up late in the morning
And ask myself again
How do they kill children?
And why do i want to die?
They can no longer move,
I can no longer be still...
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27. _ Comme Beaucoup De Messieurs (with French Humourist Valerie Lemercier)
N: quand je t'ai connu
V: tu citais boris vian, camus
V: le nez dans tes songbooks
N: et toi qui te prenais pour zouc
N+v: ensuite on a vielli
V: tu t'es durci
N: j'ai vu alfie
N: je sais c'est quelque brutal
N: mais la nature est animale...
N: et pourtant
N+v: qui ne dit mot consent a la chair
N+v: comme ces couverts offerts dans les stations shell
N: et plus je les caresse plus je me dis que
V: tu es comme beaucoup de messieurs
V: neil, t'en souvient-il?
V: tu disais savoir faire la cour
V: mais moi
N: quoi toujours toi?
V: tu m'enivrais de mots d'amour
N: plus maintenant car j'ai cede
N: au style de vie je lassais
V: a d'qautres hommes moins chic que toi
N: ce genres de types qui suscitent chez filles des emois
N: et pourtant
N+v: comme beaucoup de messieurs.
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