Tropico

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1.7 Rooms Of Gloom

Written:holland, dozier & holland

I see a house, a house of stone
A lonely house, 'cause now you're gone
7 rooms, that's all it is
7 rooms of gloom
I live with emptiness, without your tenderness
You can take the dream i had for us, and turn that dream into
dust
I watch a phone that never rings
I watch your door that never brings
Brings you back into my life, and turn this darkness into light
I'm all alone in this house, turn this house into a home

I need your touch to comfort me
Your tender, tender arms that once held me
Without your love, your love inside
This house is just a place to run and hide
7 rooms, that's all it is
7 rooms of gloom
I live with emptiness, without your tenderness

Don't make me live from day to day
Watching a clock that ticks away
Another day, another way, another reason for me to say
I need you here, here with me
I need you darling, desperately
I'm all alone, all alone in this house that's not a home

I miss your love, i once had known
I miss your kiss that was my very, very own
In the silence that surrounds me, lonely walls - they stand
7 rooms, that's all it is
7 rooms of gloom
I live with emptiness, without your tenderness

And all the windows are painted black
I'll wait right here until you get back
I'll keep waiting, and waiting, until your face again i see
Darling, yeah hea, huh

I want you back now
I keep waiting, and waiting
I want you back now
I keep waiting, and waiting, come on back now....
I keep waiting, and waiting, and waiting, waiting, waiting,
waiting
I want you back now, whoa - now
Come on back now...


2.Art Of Letting Go


3.A Crazy World Like This

Written:n.geraldo, b.steinberg & t.kelly

Baby i forgot somethin', that's why i came home
It's somethin' i really need, i know you thought i was gone
No, it's not my gloves honey, it's not that cold today
It's nothin' i left behind, it's somethin' i got to say
I forgot to say i love you
And something else that i missed, to say how much i need you
Chorus:

In a crazy, crazy world like this
It's easy to feel all alone
You give me the strength i need to exist
Just hold me and don't let me go
In a crazy, crazy world like this

Sometimes i don't know lately, what will ease the pain?
On every corner of the street, sometimes it's all too insane
Baby you just got somethin', that's why i came home
It's somethin' i really need, an' now we can be alone

I just had to say i love you, and something else that i missed
To say how much i need you

(chorus)

It's easy to fear the unknown
I always know when fate gives a twist
You'll be there to soften the blow

In a crazy, crazy world like this - ooh, ooh
You give me the strength i need to exist
Just hold me and don't let me go

In a crazy, crazy world like this
It's easy to feel all alone
I always know when fate gives a twist
You'll be there to soften the blow

In a crazy, crazy world like this - ooh, ooh
You give me the strength i need to exist
Just hold me and don't let me go

In a crazy, crazy world like this
When all my defences are low
I always know when fate gives a twist
You'll be there to soften the blow
In a crazy, crazy world like this.....


4.Big Life

Written:neil geraldo & myron grombacher

You punch your way through a world of good intentions
People don't matter, all you want to do is win
And nothing ever comes too fast for a man of means
'cause all you want is everything
Well all right
'cause you're living the big life
Well all right
'cause you're living the big life
Whoa, ooh, ooh, ooh

Time finds you in a new green situation
Your savoir faire fits you like a second skin
And nothing ever comes too fast for a man of means
'cause all you want is everything

Well all right
'cause you're living the big life
Well all right
'cause you're living the big life

Nothing can stop you now
No one can show you how
Nothing can touch you now

Well all right
'cause you're living the big life
Well all right
'cause you're living the big life

Nothing can stop you now
No one can show you how
And nothing can touch you now

Well all right
'cause you're living the big life
Well all right
'cause you're living the big life, yeah

Well all right
'cause you're living the big life
Well all right
'cause you're living the big life

Big life
Big life
Big life


5.Diamond Field

From the top of the hill
You can see all the lights of the diamond field
The treasure buried in plain sight
Where one mans loss is another mans gain
And no one cares about anything, worth caring about

Shall we go to the diamond field tonight
Tightrope walkin', in the web of light
Shall we go the diamond field and try
To seek the fortune in their eyes

One by one the lights go out
And the diamond field begins to fade

It turns back into cement and stone
Brick and asphalt, flesh and bone

Shall we go to the diamond field tonight
Tightrope walkin', in the web of light
Shall we go the diamond field and try
To seek the fortune in their eyes

Shall we go to the diamond field tonight
Tightrope walkin', in the web of light
Electric angles move against the night
Shining in the diamond field

From the album 'tropico'


6.Invincible

This bloody road remains a mystery
This sudden darkness fills the air
What are we waiting for?
Won't anybody help us?
What are we waiting for?
We can't afford to be innocent
Stand up and face the enemy
It's a do or die situation
We will be invincible

This shattered dream you cannot justify
We're gonna scream until we're satisified
What are we running for?
We've got the right to be angry
What are we running for?
When there's no where we can run to anymore

We can't afford to be innocent
Stand up and face the enemy
It's a do or die situation
We will be invincible
And with the power of conviction
There is no sacrifice
It's a do or die situation
We will be invincible

Won't anybody help us?
What are we running for?
When there's no where, no where we can run to anymore

We can't afford to be innocent
Stand up and face the enemy
It's a do or die situation
We will be invincible
And with the power of conviction
There is no sacrifice
It's a do or die situation
We will be invincible


7.Le Bel Age

Written:robert tepper & guy marshall

There comes a time, when you should see things clear
Free from my innocence, there is no circumstance too severe
Only the need for us, for us to believe again
There is a time, temptation's on the run
Dreamer you've had your way
Soldier you've had your day, in the sun
Now it's time, for us to begin again

Chorus:

Le bel age
Only our love will remain
Le bel age
Close to the truth once again

There comes a time (there comes a time)
When you must find your way
Begger has made his bed
Wrapped in a silhoutte, of gold and gray
Now it's time, yes it's time, for us to begin again

(repeat chorus twice)

Standing so close to me, the possibility
To change our destiny, i see it perfectly, moving so naturally
Nothing can stand in our way

(repeat chorus three times)

Le bel age
Only our love will remain (only)
Le bel age (only our love, only our love)
Close to the truth once again

(repeat chorus)

Le bel age (le bel age)
Le bel age


8.Love In The Ice Age

Written:charlie ciordano, myron grombacher

It's a cold world that we live in all the people say
That this world is gettin' colder day by day
Too little warmth left in our lives
I don't know if what the people say is true
But i noticed there's a change in you
Too little warmth left in your eyes

I am freezing, no love in this ice age
Whoa, whoa
I am freezing, there's no love in this ice age
Whoa, whoa

There is friction without fire when the passions spent
As we shiver in the winter of our discontent
So little love left in our lives

Now we're standing in the shadows of a fading sun
Words like weapons, the cold war touches everyone
So little love left in our eyes

I am freezing, no love in this ice age
Whoa, whoa
I am freezing, there's no love in this ice age
Whoa, whoa

Feeling the chill that comes with the pain
Love in the ice age

I am freezing, no love in this ice age
Whoa, whoa
I am freezing, there's no love in this ice age
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa


9.Ooh Ooh Song

Written:niel geraldo & pat giraldo

Just when we think we conquered it
It seems we lose the fight again
But there's just no stoppin' it
It's like a bad dream that never ends
It puts up walls between us
That get harder, and harder, and harder, and harder, and harder
To remove
But we let it continue, like people in love always do
Ooh - ooh
Ooh - ooh
Ooh - ooh

Lets not pretend that we're unique
Coz everybody's tasted loves illusion
We try to hide the fact that we
Got lost between the choas and confusion
And the love we feel
Is gettin' deeper, and deeper, and deeper, and deeper, and
deeper
By the minute

But we let it slip away
Coz we don't know a good thing while we're in it

Ooh - ooh
Ooh - ooh
Ooh - ooh

(ending background vocal:
'y el amor que sentimos es mas profundo'
'the love that we feel is deeper')


10.Outlaw Blues

Written:niel geraldo & myron grombacher

It was rainin' in heaven when you went down
You were better than the best
Stayed a notch above the rest
It was rainin' in heaven when you went down

Your mother cried, said she told you so
But you touched the devil and couldn't let go
(yeah)
No one controls the outlaw

You wrote the story with the movie in mind
An angel face with a criminal side
Celebraed as the rebel kind
The outlaw

I wonder if you knew
They would turn your bad deeds into good
Paint you as a modern robinhood

It's high noon
Everywhere you go
And the guilt you feel is the weary soul
(yeah)
Of the outlaw

Hearts weren't made to be ruled
And rules weren't made to be broken
It's cold and lonely at the end of your life
And nobody sleeps 'til they turn out the lights
For the outlaw

Where you gonna go, where you gonna hide
It's cold and lonely for the outlaw
Where you gonna go, where you gonna hide
As the outlaw


11.Painted Desert

Written:neil geraldo & myron grombacher

I hear your heartbeat but you're never there
Like a mirage, you haunt me everywhere
All day long
I burn for you, lonely in the night
I tried to live alone, but i just can't get it right
Ya' know that, this town's like a painted desert
Dead heat, movin' in the city
I'm lost in a painted desert
In a painted desert without you

I've done some thinkin', now that you're not here
I know your reasons, and they're still not clear
All i'm sure of is what i got to lose
I tried to be a better loser, but it's just no use

Ya' know that this town's like a painted desert
Dead heat, movin' in the city
I'm lost in a painted desert
In a painted desert without you

Walkin' in the sundown, i search in vain
Waitin' on the wind that whispers out your name
Through concrete canyons echoing a world of other faces
No direction looks like home
Where is my oasis?

Ya' know that this town's like a painted desert
Dead heat, movin' in the city
I'm lost in a painted desert
In a painted desert without you
In a painted desert without you
Where is my oasis?


12.Red Vision

Written:neil geraldo & myron grombacher

Firewalkers feel no pain from the coals
Ruled by passion beyond their control
Vengeance is king in the zone of red vision
Sparks fly and tempers flair
You see the enemy everywhere
Hate shines like burning bridges in your eyes
In love and war we stand alone
Trustin' nothin' but our own, red vision

Anger sharpens your point of view
Fans the fire in and around you
Farenheit in the realm of your senses
In love and war we stand alone
Trusting nothing but our own, red vision

Mind like a steel trap, heart like a prison
With tears of rage, we burn in our red vision

Once again, i'll walk the coals
Tiptoe through the minefields of your soul
I've come to take you home

Red vision
Red vision
Red vision
Red vision

Oh, red vision.......


13.Run Between The Raindrops

Written:neil geraldo & myron grombacher

It's always one thing or another, seems like we never get ahead
Reaching out for the brass ring, and landing in the dirt instead
We can't get past yesterday, we're only counting down from ten
It seems like every move we make, brings us back where we began
You've gotta run between the raindrops
If you wanna see the sun
Run, run, run, between the raindrops
Run between the raindrops, if you wanna see the sun
Run, run, run, - run baby run

Somewhere there's a sun that's shining
Somewhere we'll find a life that's good
Some way i'm gonna make it happen
Just like you always knew i could

We're treading water on a river of tears
And i don't know what to do
I can take a beating, but i ain't gonna let it happen to you,
you

You've gotta run between the raindrops
If you wanna see the sun
Run, run, run, between the raindrops
Run between the raindrops, if you wanna see the sun
You gotta run, run, run, - run baby run

We're treading water on a river of tears
And i don't know what to do

You've gotta run between the raindrops
If you wanna see the sun
Run, run, run, between the raindrops
Run between the raindrops, if you wanna see the sun
Run, run, run, - run baby run

Run between the raindrops, if you wanna see the sun
You gotta run, run, run, - run baby run

You gotta run, run, run, - run baby run


14.Sex As A Weapon

Written:tom kelly & billy steinberg

You really do know how to strut that stuff (strut that stuff)
You really do know how to act tough (act tough)
Your body's just like a centerfold
A fantasy (a fantasy), anyone would want to hold
Chorus:

Stop using sex as a weapon
Stop using sex as a weapon
You know you're already my obsession
Stop (stop) using sex as a weapon
Love is more than a one way reflection
Stop (stop) using sex as a weapon

With looks that kill and a mind that's twisted (twisted)
I don't know why i can't resist it (resist it)
I tell myself look the other way (other way)
When you want me to (when you want me to)
I, i always stay

(chorus)

You play with desire like it was a toy (toy)
How much affection can you destroy?
You wrap my heart around your little finger
Sex, sex, sex, sex, sex, sex, sex as a weapon

Stop using sex as a weapon
Stop using sex

(chorus)

Stop using sex as a weapon
Stop using sex as a weapon
Stop using sex
Stop using sex as a weapon
Stop using sex (stop using sex, stop using sex)
Sex as a weapon, as a weapon


15.Suburban King

Written:niel geraldo & billy steinberg

The alarm clock rings but you don't move
But the wife gets up and puts on her uniform
You hear her in the bathroom
Cause she's got that nagging cough
You put your head under the pillow
To forget you've been laid off
Suburban king
Suburban king
You had it printed on your van
Cause it had a pretty ring
Suburban king

The union man said you'd be recalled
But the company up and moved to taiwan
You counted on the pension plan
But you were out of luck
The union says you only qualify
For twenty-five bucks

Suburban king
Suburban king
You had it printed on your van
Cause it had a pretty ring
Suburban king
Suburban king

Your american dream didn't mean a thing
Suburban king


16.Takin' It Back

Written:niel geraldo & pat giraldo

When they found you, you were driven and hungry
You were playin' for your life then
You were livin' for the chance to be heard
What they promised, what they offered
Was more than you'd ever hoped for
To walk away, ya' know that would've been absurd
And talk about absurdity, it was madness
It was everything in excess
It was too much, too many, and too little time
It was faceless people in jackets and ties
Who thought of you when they made love to their wives
Somehow, it wasn't what you had in mind

Chorus:

Tell 'em you're takin' it back
So they might as well get used to the idea
You're takin' it back, those cooperation days are over
You got no one to blame but yourself
So don't put it on nobody else
Put it behind you, start over, today

There were parties and photos and televised award shows
And covers of magazines
There was gold and platinum and everyone was smiling
You were coming apart at the seems
There were jerk offs too numerous to mention
When everybody shared the dream
But when it came time to share the nightmare
They were conveniently nowhere to be seen

(chorus)

Oh they'll argue what they gave you was exactly what you wanted
And just to be fair, ya' know that some of it's true
That's why ya' gotta be careful, 'bout your wishes
Take your time and think 'em over
Sometimes those wishes just might come true

Tell 'em you're takin' it back
So they might as well get used to the idea
You're takin' it back, those cooperation days are over
Tell 'em you've had enough, and if they don't like it it's tough
You're takin' it back, those cooperation days are over
You're takin' it back
Tell 'em you're takin' it back


17.Temporary Heroes

Written:n. trevesick & j. clee

I've seen all the downfalls
Temporary heroes (whoa)
Misguided direction
Longing for perfection (whoa)
Love and pain
Only for the foolish
Once again
Try to hide what's there inside
I'm the same, temporary hero
Who's to blame

Rituals and movements
Much too soon improvements
Hide many scars)
Others and ours
Too late to discover
This untainted love is
Destined to be)
A sad memory

Love and pain
Only for the foolish
Once again
Try to hide what's there inside
I'm the same, temporary hero
Who's to blame

So you take your chances
Watchful of the glances
But don't turn away
Though the wounds are healing
Don't tell me the feelings the same

Love and pain
Only for the foolish
Once again
Try to hide what's there inside
I'm the same, temporary hero
Who's to blame


18.Walking In The Underground

Written:neil geraldo & myron grombacher

Cold sweat, sweat it out in the land of the midnight sun
Walk it off - sort it out, figure out what you're running from
I'm all alone on the outside of town
It's a wild night at the carnival of souls
They're strong armed in neon and out of control
It's late at night and no one's around
Walking in the underground

Night calls, and the sound marks the start of the masquerade
Sirens flash, stains the glass as you pass in the street parade
Loose change losers are double parked
Faces marked like cards at the bottom of the deck
Readin' the future no one expects
They don't look up as they shuffle down

Walking in the underground
Walking in the underground
Walking in the underground

Cold sweat, sweat it out in the land of the midnight sun
Walk it off - sort it out, figure out what you're running from
Nobody's children, more lost than found
Play in the shadows like beautiful dolls
Backlit in moonlight, steppin' on stars
A silent dance to an empty sound

Walking in the underground
Walking in the underground
Ooh, walking in the underground

Yeah walkin' ooh, ooh, ooh,
Walk on
Ooh, ooh.........
Yeah, yeah.......


19.We Belong

Written:d. navarro & r. lowen

We belong, we belong to the light
Many times i've tried to tell you
Many times i've cried alone
Always i'm surprised how well you
Cut my feelings to the bone

Don't want to leave you really
I've invested too much time
To give you up that easy
To the doubts that complicate your mind

Chorus:

We belong to the light
We belong to the thunder
We belong to the sound of the words
We've both fallen under
Whatever we deny or embrace
For worse or for better
We belong, we belong
We belong together

Maybe it's a sign of weakness
When i don't know what to say
Maybe i just wouldn't know
What to do with my strength anyway
Have we become a habit
Do we distort the facts
Now there's no looking forward
Now there's no turning back
When you say

(chorus)

Close your eyes and try to sleep now
Close your eyes and try to dream
Clear your mind and do your best
To try and wash the palette clean
We can't begin to know it
How much we really care
I hear your voice inside me
I see your face everywhere
Still you say

(chorus)