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Mike Batt Lyrics black & underlined ... instrumental
Jack's room (Katie
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Katie Melua / Crawling up a hill (mCD) #3/2004
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Jack's room (Katie Melua / Mike Batt) Sunday, and mum was cleaning up Jack's room I could call it, the beginning of this household's doom After knowing her son for 18 years, She did not expect to find these items here. In Jack's room, behind the cupboard, She finds pretty stockings & dresses & heels. In Jack's room, behind the cupboard She finds pretty dresses & heels. Down the stairs in a confused state of mind. Mother tells dad, our son has something to hide As he follows her back up to Jack's room Really not knowing what to presume. In Jack's room behind the cupboard They find pretty stockings & dresses & heels In Jack's room behind the cupboard, They find pretty dresses & heels. And now Jack is walking home Thinks there is nothing wrong He even stops to buy some flowers For his dearest folks, cause they're such a joke They want to clean his room for hours And now Jack's in a confused state of mind Mother asks him, he doesn't know how to reply Then dad suddenly, goes bright red And says, I’ve got something to confess In Jack's room behind the cupboard They're my pretty stockings & dresses & heels In Jack's room, behind the cupboard They're my pretty dresses & heels. In Jack's room, behind the cupboard They're my pretty stockings & dresses & heels In Jack's room, behind the cupboard They're my pretty dresses & heels
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Joker's
song ??? Junk mail Then you left, didn’t even leave a note Saved yourself, didn’t spare my pain, Now I know how it feels to hit the wall, I’ll never fall again; Refrain: And the junk mail still comes for you, And reminds me of a life I need to forget. The junk mail still comes for you, And reminds me of a life I need to forget. Gazing down on the busy street below, From my room where the walls are grey; Don’t know how I will ever get myself Through another day. [Refrain] I poured some wine, and I poured a glass for you, I should know that I just need one. And last night I lit two cigarettes, Forgetting that you’d gone. [Refrain] |
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Lady
of the dawn Refrain: Lady of the dawn, you opened up my sleeping eyes, I never knew that I was born. Well, I like you for your body, but I love you 'cause you're wise, I am your prisoner, oh my lady of the dawn. You are the dealer, In this strange, uncertain game, Take my cards and deal again, I can feel my life is changing. Woman, Now you've taught me how to learn, Teach me to earn The love you give to me, The love you give to me. [Refrain] I was waiting, In the darkness of the night, Only now I see the light Softly shining in the silence. Woman, If you really hold the key, Turn it for me, And help me understand, And help me understand. [Refrain] (When you're) Losing your way in the rain When the colours of morning have faded away, And you don't know where the road is leading, The edge of the sky turns from blue into grey, And there's nothing to ease the pain [Garfunkel: And you wish that you never came] When you're losing your way in the rain. Sometimes I'm right Oh, and sometimes I'm wrong; But I'm aching now and sinking slowly, And I know in my mind that I have to keep on, [Garfunkel &Schwarzhaupt: And I know in my mind that we have to keep on,] But it just doesn't seem the same When you're losing your way in the rain. Don't want to go back there again, When you see how far you've come, [Garfunkel &Schwarzhaupt: When you see how far we've come,] Trying not to feel lonely and waiting for the sun. There are times when you're weak, There are times when you're strong, There are times when you are in confusion. And sometimes you feel your direction is wrong It's not easy to take the strain When you're losing your way in the rain. . |
Let
it be in your arms Refrain: There was no sound but the rhythm of your breathing, No sound at all on that lonely night, And never in my life have I believed it more than then, That people live again, But when I die, let it be in your arms. There were no words, just a silent understanding, No words could say what we always knew, And I don't want to go, but I believe that when I do, I will be with you, And when I die, let it be in your arms. I was there when the cold wind cut you like a knife As you walked with me on the high hills of my life. [Refrain] When I die, let it be in your arms. Life after John Refrain: John. I’m sorry for the delay, I thought I would write anyway. Now you’re gone and there’s nothing to say. But I made the big breakthrough today, I’ve discovered the fact that there’s life after John. John, it’s nothing deep or profound, But I think I’ve finally found What was wrong Now that you’re not around. I’m up here with my feet off the ground When I’d never have thought There’d be li’fe after John. Life after John. And though it feels like a shame to start again I know the future won’t be the same as the years that have gone, Life goes on... John, if you had stayed here at home, Maybe I’d never have known How strong I can be on my own, And though sometimes I still feel alone, I’ve discovered the fact that there’s life after John. Life after John. [Refrain] Life after John, life after John, life after John. |
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| Mad, mad men Mad, mad men Wild, wild women And crazy girls (Chorus) It’s always the mad, mad men The wild, wild women Who change the world Oscar – he was a wayward child No one could foresee him fail With his pen he went a little while And ended up in wedding jail Looking at the world through cold steel bars Lying in a gutter but looking at the stars Mad, mad men And wild, wild women And crazy girls (Chorus) Joan of Arc seemed like a ditsy then Claiming she was from the lord But she won her battle and she made her name She must’ve had a magic soul Then somebody shouted heresy She went up in flames and down in history Mad, mad men And wild, wild women And crazy girls (Chorus) Ooh you know it don’t even matter You can be as mad as a hatter too And you can climb that ladder To the top! Mad, mad men And wild, wild women And crazy girls (Chorus) Who change the world Madhouse Rag All night long she was sitting in a deckchair writing her name in the snow. The wind had brushed all her sins away and the rain was beginning to blow. Help me baby I need a hand cos I feel like blowing a fuse, Doing the Madhouse Rag Right in the middle of the freeway, Madhouse Rag. Everything you tell me is hearsay. It ain't no use. Nobody's getting any younger. Madhouse Rag, Help me do the Madhouse, help me do the Madhouse Rag. Well I woke next day to the sound of a candle flickering up from above. Somebody had to take the bull by the handle to keep me from falling in love. Education don't mean a thing when you ain't got nothing to lose. When you're doing the Madhouse Rag Right in the middle of the freeway, Madhouse Rag. Everybody wants to be the deejay. It ain't no use. Nobody's getting any younger. Madhouse Rag, Oh no! Help me do the Madhouse Rag. Madhouse Rag Right in the middle of the freeway, Madhouse Rag. Everybody wants to be the deejay. It ain't no use. Nobody's getting any younger. Madhouse Rag, Help me do the Madhouse, help me do the Madhouse Rag. Oh no! Help me do the Madhouse Rag. Oh yeah! Help me do the Madhouse Rag. Mary goes round What do you think I can see? The end of the day, is fading away. What do you think it could be? Invading my mind and leaving behind, A picture of tomorrow. Mary goes round and round (Mary goes round and round) Mary goes round and round (Mary goes round and round) Mary goes round and round my memory now. Look at this light in her hair, I see her in there, I see her again. All of the fun of the fair, The light has gone out, there's no-one about, I wish that I could follow. Mary goes round and round (Mary goes round and round) Mary goes round and round (Mary goes round and round) Mary goes round and round my memory now. [6-times] Mary goes round and round (Mary goes round and round) Mary Pickford (used to eat roses) Mary Pickford used to eat roses Thought that they’d make her beautiful and they did, One supposes. Douglas Fairbanks, he was so handsome, He wore a moustache, Must-a had much cash, too, Worth a king’s ransom, Charlie Chaplin, he was invited, When these artists became united. When these artists became united. David Griffith worked as an extra, Then as a stagehand, Until they let him be A director Dave was brave, a mover and shaker, A true pioneer, He seemed to show no fear, A real film maker Just like Chaplin, he was invited, When these artists became united. When these artists became united. They tied the knot together, Groom and bride couldn’t hide their pleasure. They tried to pick fair weather, But love died, didn’t last forever. Mary Pickford used to eat roses, Thought that they’d make her beautiful and they did, One supposes. Douglas Fairbanks, he was so handsome, He wore a moustache, Must-a had much cash too, Worth a king’s ransom. Charlie Chaplin, he was invited, When these artists became united. When these artists became united. When these artists became united. Meanwhile back at my heart Now that you’ve really spelled it out I try not to think about the love that I am losing, For your know this thing is not of my chosing, And I still see your face everywhere I go. If I should meet you in the street, I’ll try to be discreet, I’ll never show my feelings; I’ll just smile because I’m scared of revealing Everything to you (As if you didn’t know) Refrain: Meanwhile, back at my heart I’m waiting for life to start again, I’m trying to get you out of my system, My head says „smile“, But my heart won’t listen. Meanwhile deep in my soul, I’m trying to gain control again. You see me playing a role, but I’m falling apart Meanwhile back at my heart. Now that it’s all come to an end, I’ll have you as a friend Where once you were my lover, But it’s gonna take some time to recover, It’s hard to break away From what we used to be. ‘Til then I’ll lie and I’ll pretend, I’ll try not to descend to selfishness and sorrow, I won’t think of yesterday but tomorrow, I’ll laugh and tell my friends I’m lucky to be free... [Refrain] |
Market day in Guernica My children played a skipping game On market day in Guernica On market day before they came Before they came to Guernica. I search my soul but cannot start to find forgiveness in my heart. My little ones no longer play In Guernica on market day. My father wore his linen suit On market day in Guernica He always sold the finest fruit Before they came to Guernica Now there's no way to let him know How much I loved and miss him so I watched as he was blown away In Guernica on market day. Away Away All blown away My children played a skipping game On market day in Guernica On market day before they came Before they came to Guernica. I search my soul but cannot start To find forgiveness in my heart. My little ones no longer play in Guernica On market day. Midnight sun And since she had invited me, I took her by the hand, Though who she was or what she was I’ll never understand. And only then I realised that we were not alone, I was about to meet the strangest people I have ever known. I could not count the images that danced before my eyes, The harlequins that laughed and grinned beneath the balmy skies, And squadrons of ventriloquists who lurched from left to right, I began to hope this masquerade was going to last all night. And she said Refrain: “Take my love, do not waste your chance I am the leader of the Midnight Dance. Give me love, let your feelings come, And I will take you to the Midnight Sun. Midnight Sun; Midnight Sun.“ They came from all directions in a breathless dissaray, And I knew I’d have to join them as they journeyed on their way. The constables were calling from the edges of the lake, Trying to persuade me I was making a mistake, But she said: [Refrain] They came with torches flaming and burning, Through the night to the distance far away. And later on, I found that I was standing on a hill, Surrounded by the fantasies that hypnotized me still. The air was full of voices and the sky was full of light, As she turned to me again upon that long midsummer night. And she said [Refrain] Mona I have spent some heavy nights, like every sailor, And I know some seedy ways to spend my pay. I've been arrested in the streets, I've been drunk along the beaches of Marseilles. And you know that when I left, I said I loved you, But you think I've got a girl in every town, When the hidden harbour whores Whisper softly from their doors, I turn them down. Refrain: Mona, will you help me to unload my contraband? I've been saving it for you. I've ignored the crimson daughters on the quays of Amsterdam, And that's not an easy thing to do. I keep away from the girls in San Francisco, 'Cause I know my self-control won't last for long, And a man could lose his head With a little help from the hookers of Hong Kong. And as I sail across these endless oceans I think of you each mile along the way, And I tell myself this boat that I'm sailing on Will bring me back one day. [Refrain] Mr. Poem People I have known call me Mr Poem, Dreamy and alone, I know where I'm going. But my thoughts are not in keeping with the world around. You know, I know, where I'm going and my thoughts are sound. Hello they say and how are you today? Yes, Mr Poem, sing us a song, Please mister, sing us a short or long song. Sing us a song, Please mister, sing us a short or long song. People talk of me, the parsnip wine is flowing, Popularity, they call me Mr Poem. All these people aren't in keeping with my simple mind, But the thoughts I used to have are far away behind. Hello they say your fame has made you gay. Yes, Mr Poem, sing us a song, Please mister, sing us a short or long song. Sing us a song, Please mister, sing us a short or long song. Sing us a song, Mr Poem, sing us a short or long song. Sing us a song, Mr Poem, sing us a short or long song. My aphrodisiac is you Some people say That oysters make you come on strong, But I don’t buy it, I don’t believe my diet turns me on. Won’t take no pills, That’s the last thing that I need to do, I can’t deny it, my aphrodisiac is you. Alright, I could sniff some powdered rhino horn, And go to bed in rubber gloves. But I don’t need no stimulation, Potions, balms or embrocation, I’m in love, In other words: Don’t smoke no grass, Or opium from old Hong Kong, That hubble-bubble Just makes me see you double All night long. Don’t waste my time With Spanish fly and roots to chew, They cause me trouble, Because my aphrodisiac is you. Alright, I could sniff some powdered rhino horn, And go to bed in rubber gloves. But I don’t need no stimulation, Potions, balms or embrocation, I’m in love, In other words: Some people like To read the khama sutra first, But I don’t need it I think if I should read it I’d be worse; Don’t ask me why, ’Cause baby, I ain’t got a clue. I just concede it, My aphrodisiac is you.
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felt less like dancing Never felt less like dancing Never felt more like hiding myself away Never felt so great Never felt more weeping Never felt more like sneaking away Creeping away to crawl (Chorus) I have to confess I never felt less like dancing Oh I know we should come to expect Everything could be read And you have to protect yourself So how come I wasn’t ready to see When so obviously You were falling for somebody else I never felt less like dancing Never felt more like hiding myself away Never felt so great I never felt more weeping Never felt more like sneaking away Creeping away to crawl (Chorus) I have to confess I never felt less like dancing How come I wasn’t ready to see When so obviously You were falling for somebody else I never felt less like dancing Never felt more like hiding myself away Never felt so great I never felt more weeping Never felt more like sneaking away Creeping away to crawl (Chorus) (Chorus) I have to confess I never felt less like dancing New terrain And then I find myself in the shadow of the sun, Unable to explain my feelings clearly. But I know I’m flying through a space, That’s filled with strong sensations. Hear me now, And don’t forget me If I don’t return. I do not recognise the ground below, It’s new terrain. I cannot hear a single sound below It seems so strange, It seems so strange. Each time I take a look around below The scene’s the same. There isn’t anybody down below It seems a shame Such a shame. How many days will I have to fly ‘Til I get there? (Wherever I’m going to). How will I know if I have arrived When I get there? (I wanna be there soon). The more I search for meanings, the less I understand, For all I know it might be just a stage I’m going through. And though I thought that I was dreaming when it all began, The further on I go, The more I get the feeling that it’s true; So Dad, Don’t wait up for me, I think I’ll be a long time coming home. Not only for a time James (Joey Tempest) I’ve said I love her, and I do Not only in a way, Not only for a time And I could never live without her in my life. Helena (A.M. Kaufmann) I know he loves me, and it’s real From the things he says, From the things he does, And I could never live without him in my life.
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Nine million bicycles There are nine million bicycles in Bejing, that's a fact It's a thing we can't deny Like the fact that I will love you 'til I die We are twelve billion light years from the edge, that's a guess No one can ever say it's true But I know that I will always be with you I'm warmed by the fire of your love every day So don't call me a liar just believe everything that I say... There are six billion people in the world, more or less, And it makes me feel quite small But you're the one I love the most of all Iinterlude We're high on a wire with world in a sight And I'll never tire Of the love that you give me every night There are nine million bicycles in Beijing, that's a fact It's a thing we can't deny Like the fact that I will love you 'til I die And there are nine million bicycles in Beijing And you know that I will love you 'til I die the scientific correct 2nd verse by Simon Singh... We are 13.7 billion light-years from the edge of the observable universe, That's a good estimate with well-defined error bars, (Scientists say it's true, but acknowledge that it may be refined) And with the available information, I predict that I will always be with you and the translation to German... Wir sind 13,7 Milliarden Lichtjahre vom Rande des beobachtbaren Universums entfernt, Das ist eine begründete Schätzung innerhalb präzis definierter Fehlergrenzen, (Die Wissenschaftler sagen, es sei wahr, geben aber zu, dass die Schätzung noch verfeinert werden kann) Und mit der mir zur Verfügung stehenden Information sage ich voraus, dass ich immer mit dir zusammensein werde. |
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| Oceans Darling I still remember you, though you had to be free. Thinking of you is all I do, do you think about me? Bring me back to our dreamland times, when we ran by the shore. Carry me to the stars again, take me up there once more. Oceans may keep you far away so let it be. But oceans may bring you back one day, back home to me. I close my eyes and I picture you, and it brings me to tears. To think about what I put you through, during all of those years. Oceans may keep you far away so let it be. But oceans may bring you back one day, back home to me. . |
Only
for a time
Verse 1: Helena (A.M. Kaufmann) I know he loves me, and it’s real; From the things he says, From the things he does And I could never live without him in my life. Verse 2: John (Thomas Hampson) I said I love her, and I do; But only in a way Only for a time And I can’t bring myself to say it may not last. Verse 3: But living for the present moment Things are good, things are fine I am hers, she is mine But only for a time. [Verse 1] [Verse 3] Helena: I know he loves me, and it’s real; From the things he says, John: Only in a way Helena: From the things he does John: Only for a time Helena: And I could never live without him in my life.
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| Part One Below the southern snowline on the slopes of Chang Chenmo, She had built her hacienda far above the sleeping plain, Where she weathered the crescendo and the sweet diminuendo Of the rain. It used to rain so slowly in the old days, When she and I used to to talk until the daylight. And the taste of Belladonna drifted on the air, And the milkman used to sing, 'La la la la la, Bring out your dead'. She had spent her early years in the villages of Egypt, Teaching chicken-hearted children the artihmetic of love. She told them of the pharaos And they danced a few Boleros In the sun. Dogs were laughing sadly in the trees, Always laughing sadly in the trees. Dogs were laughing sadly in the trees, Always laughing sadly in the trees. And the milkman used to sing, 'La la la la la, La la la la la, Bring out your dead, Bring out your dead'. Part Four And the milkman used to sing, 'La la la la la, La la la la la, Bring out your dead, Bring out your dead'. And the milkman used to sing, 'La la la la la, La la la la la.' She used to wear snapdragon in her hair, to bring us luck. And we gambled with the fishermen on Friday nights. Ooh, we had some nights to remember, and I do. Ooh, we had some nights to remember, and I do. There were beehives on the .... down along the shore where the seagulls flew. And she whispered to me secretly, an no-one knew. Ooh, we had some nights to remember, and I do. Ooh, we had some nights to remember, and I do. Pictures on a video screen I open up one eye and I can see A million T.V. screens from wall to wall And as I look again it seems to me My picture is projected on them all. From far away I see my body now I can follow every movement that I make But I can’t remember where I am or how, Or wether I am dreaming or awake. Refrain: Sooner or later, I’ll believe the world’s not round, I’ll turn up the vision, turn up the sound. For I have discovered that I’m not what I seem, I’m only a picture on a video screen. And sooner or later, when the night comes rolling down, Fear and confusion are all around; I know that the problems And the nightmares that I dream Are only pictures on a video screen. And as I rise to get myself another drink, It seems like I’m some distance from my brain. I’m looking down and I begin to think This must be what it’s like to go insane. [Refrain] And sooner or later, ... Sooner or later, I’ll believe the world’s not round, I’ll turn up the vision, turn up the sound. For I have discovered that I’m not what I seem, I’m only a picture on a video screen. |
Please don’t fall in love Refrain: I know that you’re with him just now as I write, I know you need someone to hold you at night, But I’m begging you, baby, please don’t fall in love. I knew it might happen, when I was away And now that it’s happened I just want to say That I’m begging you, baby, please don’t fall in love. I’m usually strong, but I’m feeling so weak, It wells up inside me, I cry when I speak. But the more I call you on the phone, The more I feel alone And the less we have to say. [Refrain] We kissed at the airport, we said we could wait, I believe it is we who determine our fate; And I love you more than I can say Don’t throw it all away, Don’t let it go by. [Refrain] Portishead radio Refrain: Portishead Radio, Portishead Radio, Get me my girl on the line. Portishead Radio, Portishead Radio, I'm having to wait a long time. Yankee Romeo Sierra Tango, Yankee Romeo Sierra Tango. Golf Hotel to Foxtrot Lima Sierra, Golf Hotel to Foxtrot Lima Sierra. Portishead, this is Mike Sierra Zulu Juliet, I've been trying hard but I can't get through. Portishead, I am running out of channels on the set, If you have a heart I appeal to you. [Refrain] Yankee Romeo Sierra Tango, Yankee Romeo Sierra Tango. Golf Hotel to Foxtrot Lima Sierra, Golf Hotel to Foxtrot Lima Sierra. Portishead, I don't think you've even heard a word I've said, I don't think you've heard anything at all. Portishead, when I try to tune to you, the line is dead, Am I beating my head against a wall? [Refrain] Whisky Papa, Whisky Papa, Papa Quebec, Whisky Papa, Whisky Papa, Papa Quebec. I'm rolling with a mistral wind That blows me home too slowly. I'm waiting for an answer, [Refrain]
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Railway
hotel We went to the room and we bolted the door, The bass from the jukebox was coming through the floor, And out through the walls we could still hear the roar of the trains. Was this all the comfort we get for our sins? No candles, no waiters, no soft violins? A dirty electric convector plugged into the mains. Refrain: I had wanted much mor for the first night with you, But the railway hotel was the best I could do, I knew the Savoy would have suited you well, But the best I could do was the railway hotel. Away in the sky were the lights of a jet, Burning in the night like a slow cigarette. The lamp in the street threw a soft silhouette on the wall. And though it was crumbling and rundown and dead A chair and a sink and an old single bed, The love we began and the things that we said, I recall. [Refrain] Run like the wind There's an eagle in the eastern sky, turning in the wind; Out across the evening, resting on the wing. If I had the wings of an eagle there'd be no holding me I'd be free, sailing free. // B.Dickson: I'd be free, sane and free. Refrain: One day soon I'm gonna run like the wind, one day soon Gonna break away from everything, one day soon Nothing in the world's gonna pull me back and nothing's gonna keep me in Gonna run like the wind. And if you should tell me you want to hold me down, Before the glow of morning, I'll be gone without a sound. The more you try to keep me in the less you will succeed Sailing free, sailing free. // B.Dickson: Sane and free, sane and free. [2 x Refrain] |
Ring
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Strange and strong; Bad dreams of burning love gone wrong. Driven by desire- Fight fire with fire, blade with blade, And curse the games that once you played Between the sheets, Where you made your big mistake... So lie awake, my darling, lie awake, You know you'll never escape Thr ring of scorpio. Brave and tall, The one we never thought could fall, Beaten and betrayed; The deals you made in foreign lands, Smile on your face, blood on your hands; You've had it all, There's no more trust for you to break... Refrain: So lie awake, my darling, lie awake, You know you'll never escape Thr ring of scorpio. You know you never can break The ring of scorpio. [Instrumental section] [Refrain] Running with a dream Refrain: James (Joey Tempest) Running with a dream, Burning deep inside. Don’t let them bring you down, Don’t let this chance go by. Helena (A.M. Kaufmann) Running with a dream Only we can show How far this road will lead And what it means To be running with a dream. James Sometimes it seems like you’ve got it all And everybody wants a share; Helena Sometimes your back is against the wall And nobody seems to care. James We’ve tried so hard and we’ve come so far, We are the ones who don’t give in; James & Helena The world will take us for what we are, Whether we lose or win, When we’re... [Refrain] James We’ve tried so hard and we’ve come so far, We are the ones who don’t give in; James & Helena The world will take us for what we are, Whether we lose or win. [Refrain]
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