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Mike Batt Lyrics black & underlined ... instrumental Sad bit after Gordon is sacked - Keep the Aspidistra flying #19-1998 | |
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Sailing ships from heaven And she played the harmonium down by the sea, Singing, "God save the USA and God save me", And though God never had, she believed him to be On his way. She had lived out in Paris before Paris fell, Singing, "When will I hear again from Jean-Michel?" And she prayed for his soul and she hoped he was well Anyway. Refrain: Hold on, for the sailing ships from heaven won't be long. Play on, till the sailing ships from heaven come along. And she laughed, "Don't be sad like the boys in the trees; They're only waiting for the world to freeze." She said, "When they were young they went down on their knees For my love." Refrain: And she walked on the beach in the wind and the rain, Singing, "Why don't you ask me why I feel no pain? And the reason that keeps me from going insane? - It's my love." [2 x Refrain] Something in the shadows There’s something in the shadows, waiting. I hope I am hallucinating. I can hear it breathing now, it’s crawling around. There is something watching me again from a crack in the rocks: Take me home, Wake me up or turn me off. Daylight is no consolation, It feels so dark. My heart has started palpitating. I still hear something respirating. I think I might have seen its eyes, I cannot be shure, There is something watching me again from a crack in the rocks: Take me home, Wake me up or turn me off. Take me home, Wake me up or turn me off. Secret Symphony You’re like a secret symphony that was created just for me Some knowing mind some guiding hand Must have designed, must have planned it. You’re like a garden in a land Of barren rock and lonely sand, Where rain can fall Where grass can grow, And through it all, I can love you so. Isn’t it strange but it’s only a feeling, Isn’t it weird it feels like I’m stealing your soul? Isn’t it wild, this world we know now? It's gonna be fine wherever we go now You’re like a prayer I was scared to say The one who might have got away Somebody worth all I‘ve had to face No one on earth could replace you. You’re like a secret symphony that was created just for me Some knowing mind some guiding hand Must have designed, must have planned it. Sometimes when I’m dreaming All the friends I believed in, I believed in for a while. They had their flair, They had their style. But nobody quite Got it right; Nobody knew Just how it feels to be Me. Refrain: But sometimes when I’m dreaming, (And I dreamed a lot these days) I need someone who understands, Who leads me through the haze It’s only when I’m dreaming That I fall in love for real, But I wake up screaming, Sometimes when I’m dreaming. And it’s now that I need a friend, I reach out for the phone, Nobody’s there, nobody’s home. Though it may not be right, To give up the fight, I’m sailing away, Now I’m on my own Alone. [Refrain] But sometimes... But I wake up screaming, Sometimes when I’m dreaming. Short back and sides Well I used to have long hair, right to the floor The chicks used to love me and come back for more Then I met a girl with big green eyes She said "I only love boys with short back and sides" Get your hair cut boy - uhuhuhu Oh give me short back and sides Oh give me short back and sides, Give me short back and sides Or my baby won't love me no more Well I went to the barber's, I sat in a chair, I said "I love that little doll and so I just don't care" But when he started snipping there was tears in my eyes I said "I hope she's gonna like me with my short back and sides" Got my hair cut, girl - uhuhuhu Oh short back and sides, short back and sides Oh give me short back and sides Or my baby won't love me no more Looked out the window from the barber's chair Just as he finished shaving off all my hair But what should I see but the big green eyes Of my girlfriend walking with some long-haired guys She was laughing at me - uhuhuhu With my short back and sides, short back and sides I've got short back and sides Now nobody loves me no more I've got short back and sides, short back and sides I've got short back and sides Now nobody loves me no more Somewhere in the same hotel (Katie Melua / Mike Batt) Somewhere in the same hotel, Was it in the bar? I saw you once, but I don’t know who you are. I don’t usually obsess, but I confess, I wish I knew you well. All I know is, here I am and there you are, somewhere in the same hotel. Somewhere in the same hotel, Yesterday we passed again, And I thought you looked my way. I don’t want for this to be a fantasy, But as far as I can tell, You’re alone just like me, here at night, somewhere in the same hotel. Maybe you’re in the next room? Or just across the hall? Maybe somebody’s waiting, At home for you to call? I’m yearning in the morning light, Of the dawning day, Cos we missed our chance, And I have to go away. I don’t even know you’re name? But all the same, I hope you’re sleeping well, If you’re still there all alone, Cos I’m no longer, Somewhere in the same hotel. Summertime city In the cool light of the dawn when the sky wakes and the sun shines on the boulevard, In the town where I was born I am sitting thinking about you, wondering where you are. Darling, I got the sun but when it shines I know I need you. So baby get down (Get down, get down to the Summertime City.) Come on down to the Summertime City. Baby get down. (Get down, to the Summertime City.) Come on down to the Summertime Sound. Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, Kick off your shoes 'cos Summertime City, ain't got the summertime blues. I was lying alone on the beach with the warm sound of the sea moving behind me. But I knew you were out of reach and it seemed the sun was shining just to remind me. Baby, without you, you know it might as well be raining. So baby get down (Get down, get down to the Summertime City.) Come on down to the Summertime City. Baby get down. (Get down, to the Summertime City.) Come on down to the Summertime Sound. Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, Kick off your shoes 'cos Summertime City, ain't got the summertime blues. Baby get down (Get down, get down to the Summertime City.) Come on down to the Summertime City. Baby get down. (Get down, to the Summertime City.) Come on down to the Summertime Sound. Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, Kick off your shoes 'cos Summertime City, ain't got the summertime blues. Summertime City, ain't got the summertime blues. Summertime City, ain't got the summertime blues. Summertime City, ain't got the summertime blues. Summertime City, ain't got the summertime blues. |
Scary films Scary films don’t scare me now, That you’re around. Since you been around; Nowadays I never cry, When the monster kills the guy, And the psychopathic wife kills the husband with a knife. Hey baby, thanks for clearing my dreams, Of all those horror scenes, Which crept in uninvited. I’m in love and I’m so excited, Hey baby, thanks for clearing my dreams. Scary films just make me smile, When you are here. When you are here. In your arms I’m not afraid, When the aliens invade. And the vampire’s just a joke, ‘Cause I know he’s just a bloke. Hey baby, thanks for clearing my dreams, Of all those horror scenes, Which crept in uninvited. I’m in love and I’m so excited, Hey baby, thanks for clearing my dreams. Zombies marching through the mist, Make me think of being kissed. And I don’t care when peoples’ heads, End up being torn to shreds. Hey baby, thanks for clearing my dreams, Of all those horror scenes, Which crept in uninvited. I’m in love and I’m so excited, Hey baby, thanks for clearing my dreams. Thanks for clearing my dreams Sea of flames Sailing on a sea of flames Sailing on a sea of flames I know would be better than losing you I would rather be drowning in a sea of flames Than lose your love Than lose your love When you reach out to touch me and you call my name Then I know That I don't wanna lose you Aah, dadada da-dah da dah da-daah Sailing on a sea of flames Sailing on a sea of flames I know would be better than losing you When you wake in the morning and I see your face I'm alive I'm alive And I would rather be stranded in the fields of space Than lose your love Oh I don't wanna lose you Aah, dadada da-dah da dah da-daah Sailing on a sea of flames Sailing on a sea of flames I know would be better than losing you (BREAK) Sailing on a sea of flames Sailing on a sea of flames I know would be better than losing you Sailing on a sea of flames Sailing on a sea of flames I know would be better than losing you Sailing on a sea of flames Sailing on a sea of flames I know would be better than losing you Lyrics transmitted by Darrell Maclaine-Jones. Thank You! She's against the law ? Shooting star (lyrics by Don Black) ? Shy boy I'm sittin' in the window of a street café, Watchin' you walking by each day, It seems that you always wanna look my way Hey, you can't deny, boy, You're such a shy boy. So good looking you seem to be But you're too tongue-tied to say hi to me, You could make it happen so easily Woah, I'll tell you why boy, 'Cos I'm looking for a shy boy Most guys advertise By making eyes and telling lies If you only knew, You could make your dreams come true All you gotta do is ask me to If this was a quiz on a TV show And the prize was a guy who would love me so Whatever they ask, the answer I know Hey, my reply boy Is gimme a shy boy. Most guys advertise By making eyes and telling lies If you only knew You could make your dreams come true All you gotta do is ask me to Some guys act a bit too sure And maybe you're thinkin' that less is more But Honey, you still gotta knock on my door Hey, just try boy, And you could be my boy I'll tell you why boy I'm looking for a shy boy, Just try boy, you're such a shy boy Sinking like a stone ? Soldier’s song The smoke was slowly rising as the light began to fade, There were fires on the skyline from some distant border raid, And I was riding out at seventeen to join my first brigade Many years ago. And I chanced upon a farmhouse where the woman took me in, She gave me food and wine; she gave me shelter from the wind. She delayed me from my regiment, and service of my king Many years ago. Refrain: And she said: "Soldier, before I lose you to the fight, Oh my soldier, I'll make a man of you tonight." She took me over in the fading fire-glow, On that wild and misty night she was my woman. And when I rose next morning I was gone before she stirred, I tore myself away from there and left without a word, The sound of distant infantry was the only thing I heard On that morning. And in that day I aged ten years and died a thousend deaths, I learned the feel of frozen steel and fear within my breast, But the lesson I'll remember till they lay to my rest Keeps returning. [Refrain] "Soldier, before I lose you... And when the dice of war were thrown and victory was won, My drunken young compatriots went out to have their fun, And there was no single house they did not burn or over-run, On that evening. So I rode out to that place again as hard as I could ride, But I found her by the trail along the lonely mountainside, In the hands of those brave friends of mine she suffered and she died, Many years ago. [Refrain] "Soldier, before I lose you... Straight to DVD (Mike Batt / Katie Melua) If they made a movie bout you and me It would go straight to DVD Though the music’s good, but the acting’s not There ain’t no dialogue and there ain’t no plot If they made a film about me and you It would never get a good review You act so smooth in the steamy scenes But there ain’t no fire you don’t know what it means The movie of you and me would go straight to DVD The story of you and me would go straight to DVD Would it be a movie bout love or war We don’t even know what we’re fighting for It was sometimes good and sometimes great But mostly now it’s like a boring date The movie of you and me would go straight to DVD The story of you and me would go straight to DVD Now there are no surprises the temperature rarely rises Maybe we’re just pretending there’ll be a happy ending If they made a movie bout you and me It would go straight to DVD Though the music’s good but the acting’s not There ain’t no dialogue and there ain’t no plot The movie of you and me would go straight to DVD The story of you and me would go straight to DVD Sunshine saturday (Seaside Special) ??? Surrender to the sun I have been outmanoeuvred And I have been invaded, I have been overrun and infiltrated, I have offered strong resistance But you’ve brought me to my knees. You can lock me in your dungeon, You can throw away the keys. Refrain: Ooh, it’s easy, to surrender When your time has come. Ooh, don’t leave me, When the night surrenders to the sun. Oh, we have cried the tears, We have sustained the bruises. Ant though I say „you win“, Nobody loses. I have tried to turn around And I have tried to walk away, But the love that flows between us Is growing stronger every day. [2 x Refrain] |
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| Thank you, stars Some call it faith, some call it love. Some call it guidance from above. You are the reason we found ours, So thank you stars. Some people think it's far away, Some know it's with them everyday. You are the reason we found ours, So thank you stars. There are no winds that can blow it away on the air, When they try to blow it away 's when you know it will always be there. To some it's the strength to be apart, To some it's a feeling in the heart. And when you're out there on your own, it's the way back home. There are no winds that can blow it away on the air, When they try to blow it away 's when you know it will always be there. Some call it faith, some call it love. Some call it guidance from above. You are the reason we found ours, So thank you stars. Thank you stars, Thank you stars, Thank you stars. The face / The woman in the fairground I’m loosing track of time As I make my way It seems no time at all Since yesterday. It must be many hours ago I remember I was falling slowly, And I seemed to be staring at a face, A face with no emotion. It filled the sky from east to west And north to south. One heavy eye was slowly opening. One heavy eye was slowly opening. And just as I noticed that the face seemed familiar, It smiled; and disappeared. And though I remember everything I can’t remember anything. I found myself in an old fairground. Nobody around, just the sound of the wind. Some bits of paper blowing on the ground Made me look round, And there she was Standing so silently. She said: “So you finally appeared: I was beginning to presume You would never come: Take my hand and I’ll take you to the sun“. Esa Clase De Locura (The Closest Thing To Crazy) Como se pueden imponer Los sueños a la realidad Cómo puede doler la piel De placer y de soledad Cómo me puedes dar razón Y no dejarme ver la luz Cómo puedo morirme yo Cómo puedes matarme tú Refrain: Es esa clase de locura que me sienta bien A sentir amor, vuelvo a la niñez La misma clase de locura que no tiene fin Nunca estuve loca, ahora sí Y sé muy bien que la locura para mi Es sufrir y disfrutar la vida junto a ti... Cómo me puedes lastimar Y luego darme tanto amor Es tan fácil hacer llorar Y tan dulce pedir perdón Cómo me obligas a tener Un corazón tan infantil Cómo puedo seguir de pie? Y olvidarme de ser feliz [Refrain] The house of the clown Some people think I'm a mad man, Some people think I'm a clown. But nobody knows where the joker goes, In the night when the sun goes down. So, even if you look like an angel, I won't let you get too close, 'Cos it's a long, long, long way round, And there ain't no signs to the house of the clown. It's a long, long, long way round, You'll never find your way to the house of the clown. Well I met her down at the edge of town, I said, I don't wanna know your name. You can dance to the sound of the circus ground, But I ain't gonna play no games. But she said she just wanted to laugh with me, But she didn't get a chance to try. 'Cos it's a long, long, long way round, And there ain't no signs to the house of the clown. It's a long, long, long way round, You'll never find your way to the house of the clown. But she said she just wanted to laugh with me, She didn't get a chance to try. 'Cos it's a long, long, long way round, And there ain't no signs to the house of the clown. It's a long, long, long way round, You'll never find your way to the house of the clown. 'Cos it's a long, long, long way round, And there ain't no signs to the house of the clown. It's a long, long, long way round, You'll never find your way to the house of the clown. It's a long, long, long way round, And there ain't no signs to the house of the clown. It's a long, long, long way round, You'll never find your way to the house of the clown. The Humphrey song The lion of Kandahar Refrain: Avenging angels or devils in disguise, To each the same applies, All strangers are Russian spies to the Lion of Kandahar. All promises and words of love are lies, There is no compromise, Seen through the eyes of the Lion of Kandahar. [Instrumental section] Resist, delay, deny; They will not break you now, though still they try. One day they may understand, This is the way God planned it. [Refrain] Old man, three times my age, But still you cry like me with tears of rage. The loving heart learns to hate, No words can compensate now. [Refrain] - [Guitar solo] - [Refrain] - [Instrumental section] The ride to Agadir We rode in the morning, Casablanca to the west. On the Atlas Mountain Foothills leading down to Marakesh. For Mohammed and Marocco we had taken up our guns, For the ashes of our fathers and the children of our sons. For the ashes of our fathers and the children of our sons. In the dry winds of summer we were sharpening the blades. We were riding to act upon the promise we had made. With the fist and the dagger, with the rifle and the lance, We will suffer no intrusion from the infidels of France. We will suffer no intrusion from the infidels of France. Refrain: We could wait no more, In the burning sands On the ride to Agadir. Like the dogs of war, For the future of this land On the ride to Agadir. Though they were waiting, and they were fifty to our ten, They were easily outnumbered by a smaller force of men. As the darkness was falling they were soon to realise, We were going to relieve them of their God-forsaken lives. We were going to relieve them of their God-forsaken lives. [Refrain] Repeat Verse 1 The smile Here we are again, it's the old cliché. Surrounded by strangers and Sloan Street Rangers, At the end of another boring day, in paradise. Across a crowded room, there are no words that I can say. So I'm sending you out a signal that we're soon gonna have to slip away. Refrain: It's all in the smile, the love I give to you. I can't conceal the way I feel, it's all in the smile. It's all in the eyes, the way I look at you, Nobody knows but you and me, nobody hears, nobody sees. It's all in the smile. Out across the square, we make our getaway. From the rows of Mercedes and the night club ladies, And we hope that they all enjoy their stay, in paradise. So here we are again, playing the games that people play. There's a feeling that flows between us but I don't think I even have to say. [Refrain] It's all in the eyes, the way I look at you, Nobody knows but you and me, nobody hears, nobody sees. It's all in the smile. It's all in the eyes, It's all in the smile. It's all in the eyes, It's all in the smile. The walls of the world The sun is only shining like it always does, But I never noticed it in the sky before. And you don't need to worry, 'cause I need your love, my friend. There's a strong kind of feeling when I know you're near, Nobody alive can take it away from me; And I feel like I've known you for a thousand years. Bring it out into the light. 'Cause I think I'm gonna write It on the walls of the world, So everyone will know today The love I hold for you. I will write it on the walls of the world, So that the sun won't fade away The words I say to you, I love you. And I know I'm not a loser when I'm on my own, I could be miles away in another land, And it keeps me together when I'm far from home, I won't keep it out of sight: And I think I'm gonna write It on the walls of the world, So everyone will know today The love I hold for you. I will write it on the walls of the world, So that the sun won't fade away The words I say to you, I love you. The winds of change We can't go on any more with this notion, Just saving up to buy a ball and chain; Seems it's all arranged. You can't buy time and you can't buy emotion, What have you and I been waiting for? Refrain: The winds of change are blowing hard in our direction, We can't go back and we can't stand still; The winds of change may try to blow away my affection, But they never will. They say in your life there's a tide for the taking, And if you wait, they say it goes away; It just flows away. I know it may be a mistake we are making, But if we don't try, we'll never know. [Refrain] The winners Helena (A.M. Kaufmann) When you try to go so high, Don’t look down, Don’t even think of falling, As it all goes madly by, You keep on, Just as you always do. By ready to risk it all, Though I’ll never let you fall If you’re here with me Just remember Refrain: We will be the winners Whoever may try to divide or come between us We will be the winners, Whatever they say as they try to bring us down There’s nothing they can do to me and you my friend, We will be the winners in the end. James (Joey Tempest) There’ll be tears along the way, Don’t look back In times of pain and darkness We will never let them say We gave in; They’ll know we gave it all. Nobody can take away The feeling we feel today If you are here with me Just remember [2 x Refrain / Helena & James] We will be the winners in the end. Too close to heaven Refrain: We came too close to heaven, We strayed too far from the real world. We came too close, now I can never fall in love again. And though I tried to forget you, I know I'll never forget you. We came too close, we took each other too close to heaven. Too close to heaven. Nobody likes losing but why did we lose it all? Sometimes the higher you fly, the harder you fall. It's oh so confusing but one thing I'll always know, We tried so hard and lost each other along the way. We didn't just let go. [Refrain] We saw it so clearly, the view from the very top. But sometimes, the better the view, the steeper the drop. We made it so nearly. It seems only yesterday. I can't explain though life goes on I still think of you. You'll never fade away. [Refrain] [5 times] Too close to heaven. |
The aftermath 2 x Refrain: Caravans, Oh, my soul is on the run, Overland, I am flying; Caravans, Moving out into the sun, Oh, I don't know where I'm going, but I'm going. The bit that I don’t get The bit that I don’t get, is how it changed so fast How it changed from “we will always be together“ To “it will never last.“ The writing on the wall I hadn’t seen it yet When you told me you were tired of it all That’s the bit that I don’t get. So call me a fool, I do, but no longer the fool Beside you and I’m learning from the pain Won’t be doing that again. The bit that I don’t get, is how it changed so fast How it changed from “we will always be together“ To “it will never last.“ The writing on the wall I hadn’t seen it yet When you told me you were tired of it all That’s the bit that I don’t get. People break up everyday But I never thought I would wake up to hear you say “Forever“ now means “never!“ The bit that I don’t get, is how it changed so fast How it changed from “we will always be together“ To “it will never last.“ The writing on the wall I hadn’t seen it yet When you told me you were tired of it all That’s the bit that I don’t get. The closest thing to crazy How can I think I'm standing strong, Yet feel the air beneath my feet? How can happiness feel so wrong? How can misery feel so sweet? How can you let me watch you sleep, Then break my dreams the way you do? How can I have got in so deep? Why did I fall in love with you? Refrain: This is the closest thing to crazy I have ever been Feeling twenty-two, acting seventeen, This is the nearest thing to crazy I have ever known, I was never crazy on my own: And now I know that there's a link between the two, Being close to craziness and being close to you. How can you make me fall apart Then break my fall with loving lies? It's so easy to break a heart; It's so easy to close your eyes. How can you treat me like a child Yet like a child I yearn from you? How can anyone feel so wild? How can anyone feel so blue? [Refrain] The ears of the city These crowded streets are full of people on htier own. You are a stranger everywhere you go. Nobody speaks in case some hidden microphone. Should find them out. They never smile, They look right through you with a silence in their eyes; And if you try, To ask a question they will give you Only one reply: Refrain: Don’t ask me for a quote, I cannot speak, In the street, I’d be a fool For you know when the Ears Of The City are listening to you. Don’t ask me for my time, I cannot stay In the street, Go away, Don’t you know that the Ears Of The City are listening to you. And then they turn and quickly walk the other way. They will not wait, don’t wanna get involved . Someone is listening to everything they say So they don’t talk. Keeping away from conversation is the one way to survive, And if you just say, you want the time of day Then answer with the same reply: [Refrain] The flame burns on She is proud, she is bright, She is loud, she's a dancer in the night, She is faithful and strong And I know that the flame burns on... Refrain: There is no feeling better than this There is no way to get higher. There's a flame burning deep in my soul And my whole body's on fire, And the flame burns on... She is warm, she is sane, She's a storm, she's a dancer in the rain But she likes to belong And she knows that the flame burns on... [2 x Refrain] The last thing that we need Helena (A.M. Kaufmann) There he was, it’s such a silly way to meet; In the supermarket On the corner of the street, Standing there In that ordinary place It happened that we first came face to face. James (Joey Tempest) I was a thousand miles away, My thoughts were somewhere else that day, But there she was As I wandered slowly by, In the supermarket I accidentally caught her eye. Helena That was all, a fleeting glance; No thoughts of real romance. Helena & John Still we talked And we agreed to meet again John Though I’ve had enough of women Helena And I’ve had enough of men Helena & John Both of us concede, To be lovers is the last thing that we need. Helena In any case my opera friends would never understand, He is the singer in a band. The night I dreamed I was awake Strangely, my dream goes, and then I knew you were gone from me, Called me, your voice spoke, and brought me back to reality. And as the light began to break, I dreamed that I was wide awake, Refrain: Everything was falling down around me, and no-one found me, And you were gone forever and I thought my heart would break, The night I dreamed I was awake. Freely, in darkness, I feel you back in my arms again. Drifting, through warm sand, or riding out on a midnight train. And all the time we've been apart, there's just one dream that broke my heart. [Refrain] [musical break] [Refrain] The night I dreamed I was awake. And you were gone forever, the night I dreamed I was awake. The night I dreamed I was awake. You were gone forever the night I dreamed I was awake. The view from a hill Like the view from a hill, I can see you and me, Like the view from a hill, it's so easy to see. Here's where we belong, I feel it so strong And I see it so clear, as I always will, Like the view from a hill. Like the bird in the sky, I can see us below. As it all passes by, I believe that I know. This feeling of love, seen from above, Goes on and on, and it always will, Like the view from a hill. One day we may want to know: Where did our short lives go? How soon will it end? How strong will it grow? Like the view from a hill, I can see through the tears, Like the view from a hill, I can see down the years. Here's where we belong, I feel it so strong And I see it so clear as I always will, Like the view from a hill. Like the view from a hill, I can see you and me, Like the view from a hill, it's so easy to see. Here's where we belong, I feel it so strong And I see it so clear as I always will, Like the view from a hill. Like the view from a hill. Like the view from a hill. The Vile Bros Mountain Band We are the Vile Brothers Mountain Band, We are the Vile Brothers Mountain Band, oh yeah, We are the Vile Brothers Mountain Band. The songs we write are fantastic and We are the best lyricists in the land, oh yeah, We are the Vile Brothers Mountain Band. [Instrumental break] You'd be amazed at our vocal technique, We've studied music for nearly a week, oh yeah, We are the Vile Brothers Mountain Band. Give it to me. We are the Vile Brothers Mountain Band, We are the Vile Brothers Mountain Band, oh yeah, We are the Vile Brothers Mountain Band. We are the Vile Brothers, We are the Vile Brothers, We are the Vile Brothers, We are the Vile Brothers Mountain Band. The war song of the Urpneys Refrain: Born to the sound of marching feet, Trained as a military elite, Each of us drilled and singled ou to be An Urpney. Cream of the Urpney single males, Fit for the fight and hard as nails, Never afraid and each one proud to be An Urpney. Nobody goes where Urpneys dare, Ruthless and deadly, firm but fair, Out in the night we spoil for a fight, No wimps are we, We're braver than you'd think we would be, And we're brighter than the average fighter, That's why we all are Urpneys! We are the Lord of Nightmare's troops, Feared and revered by Wuts and Noops! Enemy armies always turn and flee From Urpneys [Refrain] Nobody goes where Urpneys dare, Ruthless and deadly, firm but fair, Out in the night we spoil for a fight, No wimps are we, We're braver than you'd think we would be, And we're brighter than the average fighter, That's why we all are Urpneys! [Instrumental break] Born to the sound of marching feet, Trained as a military elite, Each of us drilled and singled ou to be An Urpney. Cream of the Urpney single males, Fit for the fight and hard as nails, Never afraid and each one proud to be An Urpney. Nobody goes where Urpneys dare, Ruthless and deadly, firm but fair, Out in the night we spoil for a fight, No wimps are we, We're braver than you'd think we would be, And we're brighter than the average fighter, That's why we all are Urpneys! We all are Urpneys! Tiger in the night You are the tiger burning bright Deep in the forest of my night * You are the one who keeps me strong in this world You sleep by the silent cooling streams Down in the darkness of my dreams All of my life I never knew You were the dream I'd see come true You are the tiger burning bright I was the one who looked so hard I could not see. Now I could never live without the love you give to me. I lived like a wild and lonely soul, Lost in a dream beyond control. You were the one who brought me home down to earth. For you are the tiger burning bright Deep in the forest of my night All of my life I never knew You were the dream I'd see come true You are the tiger burning bright * a little bit alike William Blake's (1757-1827) "The Tiger" ("The Tyger") Tiger, tiger, burning bright, In the forest of the night, ... Two bare feet (Katie Melua / Mike Batt) Dancing cat and dancing mouse Down behind the Hyatt House You don’t need no food to eat All you need is two bare feet Clock-house cuckoos drinking wine Racing through those traffic signs But walking out on Lazy Street All you need is two bare feet Two, two, two bare feet Two, two, two bare feet Crocodiles of sun-soaked kids In sexy sandals, heaven forbid. For kisses good enough to eat all you need is two bare feet Two, two, two bare feet Two, two, two bare feet Two, two, two bare feet Two, two, two bare feet Dancing cat and dancing mouse Down behind the Hyatt House You don’t need no food to eat All you need is two bare feet Two, two, two bare feet Two, two, two bare feet Crazy cat and crazy mouse Down behind the Hyatt House! Two, two, two bare feet Two, two, two bare feet Two, two, two bare feet Two, two, two bare feet |
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in the dark My eyes are open, My feet are off the ground. My ears are aching, My head is full of sounds. Refrain: It’s no joke When you’re floating in the night That starts at the left and continues to the right; Begins at the back and continues to the front; Starts at the bottom and continues to the top; All I can hear is voices in the dark, I can get to sleep at night no more. All I can hear is voices in the dark, I can get to sleep at night no more. My hands are shaking, I can’t put out the light. So tired of waiting, Can’t sleep at all tonight. [Refrain] |
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for a wave I know I make for places that they say I'll never reach, But sometimes I'm so aimless that I drift back to the beach, And they are times I float around for days, Waiting for a wave. And when the hurricanes begin, out on the sea, No-one tries to sail into the wind harder than me, But they are times I float around for days, Waiting for a wave. Weather and closedown The weather report for the night says It will be stormy. The man who told me this just left the T.V. screen. My television receiver is Sickeningly flickering before me. I must remember to turn it off before God Save The Queen. Welcome to Wormtown Welcome to Wormtown where the twilight glows Bananas dipped in marmalade and cherry blossom grows I’ve heard they speak in gobbledegook but no-one really knows Next time you’re feeling down Take a trip to old Wormtown. The pilot of the Sputnik is a matchstick mouse He’ll monetise your ride, he has financial nowse, From up there you’ll see all the way to Tony Blackburn’s house Next time you’re feeling blue Come along to Wormtown, do. Anti-disestablishmentarianism would be wrong To teach the folks in Wormtown coz it’s far too long Take a strong umbrella coz you won’t believe When it’s raining baked potatoes every Christmas Eve Or hide beneath the rhubarb till it’s safe to leave Yeah man those spuds rain down On Christmas Eve in old Wormtown. Welcome to Wormtown where the moonlight rays Make you think of love sublime and Laurel & Hardy days Rhododendron dodecohedrons are the latest craze Put on your favourite gown Come along to old Wormtown. It’s a diddly omnishambles but it seems ok Flamingos on your forecourt only want to play You leave them cheesy biscuits they will never go away Oh you’ll never see a frown Once you get to old Wormtown Flocci nauci nihinipilification would be wrong It’s hard to be epistemological on this song Welcome to Wormtown where the twilight glows Bananas dipped in marmalade and cherry blossom grows I’ve heard they speak in gobbledegook but no-one really knows Next time you’re feeling down Take a trip to old Wormtown. Next time you’re feeling blue Take a trip to old Wormtown, do. Lyrics recorded in wrtiting by Gareth Bramley (UK) and corrected by Mike Batt - Thanks to you! Wendy Wendy, I set my eyes on you today. Wendy, and when my friends come out to play. I won't be there having fun, I'll be here, thinking of you, Wendy. Ly, ly ly la, Ly, ly ly la, Ly, ly ly la, One day a girl I hold in high regard, My Wendy, is gonna step inside my yard. 'Til that day, I'll be here, on my own, thinking of you, Wendy. Ly, ly ly la, Ly, ly ly la, Ly, ly ly la. 'Til that day, I'll be here, on my own, thinking of you, Wendy. Ly, ly ly la, Ly, ly ly la, Ly, ly ly la. Whatever you believe If I told you today there's a god living on the moon You wouldn't have to believe a word I say You would always have the right to think I'm crazy And if I choose to pray that the pain will be over soon Nobody else in the world can take away What I think and what I feel Noone can sway me Refrain: Whatever you believe Whatever love, whatever planet rules your heart I won't try to make it fall apart Whatever makes you strong, Whatever lines you choose to live your life along I will never say you're right or wrong Even if I don't believe whatever you believe What happens when you're sure that I'm wrong and you know you're right You think you've found what we've all been searching for And you want to change the world around to spite me. 2x [Refrain] What it says on the tin How can I say it? Where do I begin, Everything you are is just what it says on the tin. Words that were honest, spoken from the heart, Everything you did was just what you said from the start. You are the angel with whom I would gladly live in sin, Thanks for being exactly what it says on the tin. I never doubted, and though I never shouted from the roof, All about it, I’m with you every day as living proof. Ain’t gonna lose now, such a lot to win, ‘Cos I will always know you’re just what it says on the tin. You are the angel with whom I would gladly live in sin, Thanks for being exactly what it says on the tin. I never doubted, and though I never shouted from the roof, All about it, I’m with you every day as living proof. Ain’t gonna lose now, such a lot to win, ‘Cos I will always know you’re just what it says on the tin. You’re just what it says on the tin. Just what it says on the tin. Winter song When the silence wakes you, when your nights are long, When the world forsakes you please be strong. Nothing hurts you forever, it will fade away, And the sky will be blue again, one day. Refrain: No matter how cold the winter, no matter how deep the snow, We will be warm again and the grass will grow. No matter where life may take us, no matter how hard they try, They will not break us, you and I. When it's dark inside you, when your flame is low, I will be beside you, you will know. Let it fall all around you, let the cold winds cry, Let the old winds of yesterday blow by. 2 x [Refrain] No matter how cold the winter, no matter how deep the snow, We will be warm again and the grass will grow. No matter where life may take us, no matter how hard they try, They will not break us, you and I. You and I. |
Warsaw They tell me that she's alright in Warsaw, But I don't believe anything they say. I remember some crazy nights in Warsaw, And it only seems like yesterday. We tried to break away. Refrain: In Warsaw, a heart is breaking. And now there's nothing we can do, In Warsaw, she will be waiting, But I can't go back again, To Warsaw. We knew at the start that it wouldn't be easy, But we didn't think it would be so bad. She gave up her heart and soul just to please me, And I gave her everything I had. Everything I had. [Refrain] [Instrumental break] [Refrain] Warsaw, Warsaw, Warsaw, Warsaw . . . When you taught me how to dance performed by Katie Melua music by Nigel Westlake and Mike Batt / lyrics by Mike Batt and Richard Maltby Jr. When you taught me how to dance Years ago, with misty eyes Every step and silent glance Every move, a sweet surprise Someone must have taught you well To beguile and to entrance For that night you cast your spell And you taught me how to dance Like reflections in a lake I recall what went before As I give, I'll learn to take And will be alone no more Other lights may light my way I may even find romance But I won't forget that night When you taught me how to dance Cold winds blow But on those hills you'll find me And I know You're walking right behind me When you taught me how to dance Years ago, with misty eyes Every step and silent glance Every move, a sweet surprise Someone must have taught you well To beguile and to entrance For that night you cast your spell And you taught me how to dance Where does the ocean go? (Katie Melua / Mike & Luke Batt) Through a cloudy haze on the sun lit sea We waved them away from the southern key 17 hands but the one in charge Was one fine man from the bio sauvage Mon cher, senior keep c’est Caesar I try not to show him the tear in my eye I send my love I’ll wait for you Farewell sweet boy from the one by you (Chorus) Where does the ocean go? Should I let it take me? Any second they may wake me Does anybody know? Where does the ocean go? I knew back then as I always known That say this pray is traitor’s law But the ship went down off the coast of Spain I read the letter, felt his pain (Chorus) Some days I walk on the harbor side And I watch the sea and the rising tide And I see him there like a sand mirage My last man in the moon du sauvage (Chorus) Does anybody know? Where does the ocean go? Who was the fool? Why did this desolation pick on me tonight? Why does this friendly room Seem like a tomb without you? You were my inspiration, you were my guiding light You were the one I knew would see me through... Refrain: Who was the fool who said that only women bleed? 'Cause I am the fool who knows it isn't true; Who was the fool who said that love is all you need? I've got love but it's no good to me 'cause it's love for you. In my imagination I still see you here, And in this empty place I see your face beside me. You're my hallucination, soon to disappear, Only the pain I feel is there for real... [Refrain] [Instrumental solo] [Refrain] Why do I feel so good? So here am I, travelling still, To I don’t know where. Out on my own, travelling still, Spinning in the air. And if it’s true that I am only a figment of someone’s imagination, Why do I feel so good tonight? Why do I feel so good tonight? Why do I feel anything at all? And if it’s true that I am only a figment of someone’s imagination, Why do I feel so good tonight? Why do I feel so good tonight? Why do I feel anything at all? Won’t give in Don’t know what is happening to me But I do not give up easily. I can take it on the chin, Won’t give in. |
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You can really rock and roll me (Mike Batt) Well there were cats in the alley and the juke box was playing my tune And when I looked out the window there were hound dogs barking at the moon Creep into my jungle well you know what I mean Come and get me if you want me Refrain: Oooo my baby you can rock’n’roll me My baby you can really rock’n’roll me (repeat) I was the sister of the sun like a fox on the run in the morning You were a shadow in the night and you really didn’t give me any warning Evil creeping baby you can take it from me I can really rock’n’roll you [Refrain] INSTRUMENTAL BREAK [Refrain] |
You would have been a rock n' roller Refrain: You would have been a rock'n'roller. You would have been a rock'n'roller. And I think I would've loved you baby, If you had been a rock'n'roller. Some people like Vivaldi with their lemonade, But me I'm into everything from Beethoven to Slade, If you were living with your long-haired wig, You'd really pack the rainbow every time you did a gig. Every time you did a gig. [Refrain] You were born too early to be one of my pals, But I whistle all your symphonies in airport terminals. You took a dive when you had no friends, But you would have made a fortune baby after you were dead. Baby after you were dead. [3 x Refrain] |
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