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Adrian Belew Here Lyrics
1.May 1, 1990

I lived inside a tear
Time magnified my fear
That the world around me
Was only getting more severe

On may 1, 1990
Something changed inside me
And i saw the stars align
And i knew that it was meant to be

I didn't know at the time
My heart was on the line
But the world was turning
And suddenly the sun was shining

On may 1, 1990
Something changed inside me
And i saw the stars align
And i knew that it was meant to be

In a city by the sun

Maybe when you saw me then
You thought i had the world at my feet
Maybe when you looked again
You saw how i was empty
In a city by the sun

On may 1, 1990
Something changed inside me
And i saw the stars align
And i knew that it was meant to be

In a city by the sun


2.I See You

(belew/rice)

Only a week ago today
I sat on a plane and flew away
I see you everywhere i go
I dropped my bag in the hotel hall
I thought i heard your voice through the wall
I see you everywhere i go

The autobahn i ride
I see your eyes on the signs ahead

And as i sat beside the seine
A boat went past and i saw you wave
I see you everywhere i go

When i went to sleep in japan
I saw your face on the ceiling fan
I see you everywhere i go

Reminds me who i am
A stranger in a stranger land

When i went to sleep in japan
I saw your face on the ceiling fan
I see you everywhere i go

The bullet train i ride
I see your eyes on the signs ahead

And as i'm landing back in the states
A hundred of you waiting at the gate
I see you in the streets
I see you in my sleep
I see you everywhere i go


3.Survival In The Wild

Underneath a burning sky
The tenants of the fire
Sit in silence as they ponder
Survival in the wild

With our love to keep us up
There is nothing in the world
That can knock us down
We can take whatever comes
If we face it hand in hand
We can stand our ground

Just a couple of kids with clouds in our heads
Trying to swim upstream; trying to make it good
But it happened so fast; when disaster came
That a river of teardrops couldn't wash it away

How do we now view ourselves,
Sitting victims in a shelter needing help?
How do we now regain control
Over the remnants of our life without a home?

If a bomb had hit us, nothing less would remain
Not a wall to lean on; not a fork or a plate
But at least we made it out and we're still alive
And we're starting over now in the middle of the night

It's a matter of time; a struggle to survive
But it doesn't need to be a lonely fight
If we stand by each other
We'll be sure of our survival in the wild

Underneath a burning sky
The tenants of the fire
Sit in silence as they ponder
Survival in the wild


4.Fly

I know i should feel welcome here
Way up in the atmosphere
But i am afraid
And if i land on earth again
I'll be happy just to cut my face
While i shave

Now the sky is floating by
But i am not a cloud
And i've decided
I was not designed to fly

After all, i'm only sand
To irritate the oyster and
To wait for a pearl
And even though i must concede
Greatness has eluded me
I'd still miss the world

And i would have regrets
Were i to pirouette inside a metal jet
And i am not prepared
To sprout a pair of wings and fly


5.Never Enough

Hold me down
I'm a wounded man
Give me all your love
Give me everything
Breathe me in
Like a piece of sky
On a bed of flowers
On the longest night,
It's never enough

Come and kiss me again and again
I won't stop until you tell me when,
It's never enough

Quiet me
In the burning heat
I'm a thirsty man
Give me all you have
Whisper to me
Tell me everything
Come and pour my wine
Just one more time,
It's never enough

Come and kiss me and hold my hand
I want to love you again and again,
It's never enough

Give me love, give me all your love
Give me everything, cause it's never enough


6.Peace On Earth

The day is blue, there's nothing to do
But watch the sad review of life going by...

All the broken people in a world of hurt
And all the hungry people crying in the dirt
All the living people dying to be free
From all the suffering in between

I turn my eyes away from it all
But still a wall of pain resides in me
Turn on the news, the killing continues
And there but for the grace of god go i

All the worried people hiding in their cages
And all the homeless people lying on the pavement
All the desperate people clinging to their greed
While all the lonely people close their eyes to dream...

We're living in a world of hurt
Living in a world of hurt
All the angry people fighting in the streets
While all the children pray
For peace on earth


7.Burned By The Fire We Make

And when man gained dominion
Over land and the oceans
He began to harm the planet
With his asphalt and his toxins
And to lay the forest bare
And to poison even the air
And he killed every beast
And taught the seas how to bleed

Burned by the fire we make,
What a shame

Then the winds gave in
And the rain knew no season
And the sun came to beat
On a land of sand and diseases
And when god looked down
On the earth and saw it was broken
Then the tears of god fell down
Through a hole in the ozone

Burned by the fire we make
What a shame

This is the nature of the human race
To kill off anything that gets in our way
Poor mother earth we disfigured her face
Man is the maker of his own disgrace

Burned by the fire we make
What a shame


8.Dream Life

Can you see me as your heart sees
Not apart from you, but a part of you
And remember me as the man i am
Not the things i do or faults i have
And when you lie asleep at night
I'm beside you in your dream life
And when you open up your eyes
If you think of me...

Know i am compromised,
Fighting time and a busy life
And nothing seems to come easily
But i'll be there when you need me...
And when you walk along the street
And the wind blows like a memory
If you should wake up suddenly
And you think of me...

History is full of hurt and tears
But nothing worse than the fear,
I'm forgotten
Most of all i want to say
I hope you find your own way
And never quit but remember this
Life is quick; make the most of it
And when you lie asleep at night
I'm beside you in your dream life
And when you open up your eyes
If you think of me...


9.Here

When the smoke had settled
From the angry fires
That burned away part of my life
Then i thought i was standing
On the edge of time
But through the haze
I saw a light

I don't know what it was
I thought i'd find
Nothing left under the stars
I swam across the sky
And pushed the clouds aside
To find you there with my heart
I've come a million miles to be with you
I swam across the sky
Here i am

Here...underneath the sun
Here...we're the only ones
Here
And when i see your face
It lights another day
And all my broken pieces
Fall into place

I've come a million miles to be with you
I swam across the sky
Here i am


10.Brave New World

What a brave new world we live in
What amazing changes we're seeing
When science and man go hand in hand
What a brave new world we live in

Sometimes i think of the advantages we have
Over the people in the past
There is no end to all the choices we can make
And the miracles we use everyday

What a brave new world we live in
What amazing changes we're seeing
When science and man go hand in hand
What a brave new world we live in

Sometimes we look at all the problems we face
And we can only complain
But look around at the advances we've made
After all we used to live in a cave

What a brave new world we live in
What amazing changes we're seeing
We live in the sky and people can fly
What amazing things we try

Technology is a double-edged sword
Especially when it's used for the weapons of war
But when you think about the progress we've made
To cure a disease or travel into space
Or simply pick up the phone and talk around the globe
What amazing powers we hold

What a brave new world
When science and man go hand in hand
What a brave new world we live in


11.Futurevision

Color futurevision

Red...for the angry young skinhead
With a gun stuck down his pants
And his hands wrapped around a gasoline can
Blue...for the cruel nude tattoo
With a dagger slashing a heart in two
And the words 'i'm cool, so screw you', yeah

I hope we can see there's more than one side
I know there's no such thing as race, just a human race
I hope we can see the world is not black and white

Color futurevision

Green...for the hatred of the mean people
And the victims they mistreat who could just as easily
Be you or me
Violet...for the violence of a riot
And the gunfire police siren
Cars burning and people dying

I hope we can see there's more than one side
I know there's no such thing as race, just a human race
I hope we can see the world is not black and white

Color futurevision

Black...for a black man on a black rock
On a black night when america forgot
To say 'it's alright to be who you are'
White...for the white robe of jesus christ
Whose message was each one of us
Is equal in the eyes of god

Color futurevision


12.Postcard From Holland

In holland there is a table
In front of me
With cafe' au lait
And some kind of cookie
Outside the window
There's a wide and gentle canal
Two swans swim in it,
In their mirror images
They must be in love.

The handsome holland people
Ride ecological bikes
Or sometimes their dogs
Might take them along for a hike,
I stood by the tall ships
And stepped in some old dutch dog shit,
It began to rain
A strange enchanted mist
And i love the cookies here
I could live forever here
With you.