The Black Album

The Damned The Black Album Lyrics
1.Wait For The Blackout

Don't you ask me to come out
When the sun does shine
Beter stay here with curtains drawn
In darkness you'll be mine
(chorus)
Let's wait for the blackout
The light is too bright
Let's wait for the blackout
Wait for the night
Well welcome to my basement flat
No windows to see through
With darkness closing in my friend
We both know what to do

Repeat chorus
Come lay with me upon the earth
That keeps us both alive
No living thing has lasted here
Yet we shall both survive

Repeat chorus
In darkness there is no sin
Light only brings the fear
Nothing to corrupt the eyes
There is no vision here
At first you may find it strange
But do not go away
The darkness holds the power
That you won't find in the day
There is no vision here
There is no vision here


2.Lively Arts

I'm gonna stay in bed all day
I'm not gonna hear a word you say
It's gonna be a life of style for me
Electric blankets,pillows,fire,and tv
Chorus:
Take a look outside
Those lively arts are on the slide
And culture's just a bore
When you're angry ,young and poor
But if i got my way
Those idle rich would pay
When the discussion starts
On the lively arts
I'm gonna be a lazy slob
Stuff the folks and sod the job
And tell the foreman that i'm ill
And in a week i'll be here still
Yes i will
Repeat chorus


3.Silly Kids Games

I just want my fortune now
I don't care where or when or how
I don't want the dustbin or a cuddly toy
I'm going for the jackpot
Boy oh boy oh boy
Chorus :
See me on the box
See me winning lots of loot oh yeah
Silly kids games grabbing cash
Off that old coot oh yeah
Now i've got the replys to all the questions
There's just on thing that i should mention
When i win all the loot don't you have no fear
I'm gonna take my hols in kampuchea,yeah
Repeat chorus
And it's,it's been a pleasure
Thanks a million
I hope you liked the show
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la laaaaa laaaaa


4.Drinking About My Baby

I was yours and you were mine
We were together all the time
We had sun and happy days
Living together in our lazy ways
Chorus:
Drinking about my baby
Drinking about her all the time
Drinking about my baby
Drinking about her all the time
I was so happy to see you
You're so clever to find
I don't want to leave you
You're my special someone
Repeat chorus
(solo)
I can see just where i am
Sitting in a lonely bar
One armed bandits,friends of yours
Keep asking where you are
Drinking and thinking and drinking woh oh
Repeat to fade


5.Twisted Nerve

I hear cries and whispers in the night
But i know that i was in the right
Hear footsteps echo behind me as i walk
People listening when i talk
Chorus:

No room for error no room for mistakes
No time for friends it's for your own sake
It's for your own sake
Go to the window and what do i see ?
Killers face looking at me
Go to the window and what do i see ?
No room for feelings
Careless talk costs lives
Cold as the cold war front
The red star life
I see faces when there's no-one there
Memories that,i don't need to share
Repeat chorus
Go to the window,what do i see
Go to the window
The killer is me
It's meeeeeeeee
It's meeeeeeeee

(whispers :)
Twist and turn,twist and turn,twist and turn


6.Hit Or Miss

Met on the dance floor of the palais de danse
Feelin kinda lonley thought i'd take a chance
I never thought it would turn out like this
Another case of hit or miss
I gave you everything that money could buy
Things for your wardrobe things to get you high
I never wanted you to bring it back
I didn't see you stab me in the back
Another hit or miss another hit or miss
Another chance of hit or miss
Another hit or miss another hit or miss
And i was looking for a kiss
When you were fallen i put up with a lot
I took your cheating i took all you got
The sun was setting for what he had got
You took my money spent the whole damn lot
Another hit or miss another hit or miss
Another chance of hit or miss
Another hit or miss another hit or miss
And i was looking for a kiss
Why does it always end like this ?
Why does it always end like this
Another hit or miss another hit or miss
Another chance of hit or miss
Another hit or miss another hit or miss
And i was looking for a kiss
Dont be beaten dont you feel so down
About the rumours that you put around
I think i'll call this girl who lives nearby
Take her down and have another try
Another hit or miss another hit or miss
Anothr chance of hit or miss
Another hit or miss another hit or miss
And i was looking for a kiss
(repeat to fade)


7.Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde

I' m normal outside
He's evil inside
I'm dr jekyll and
He's mr hyde
I try to be true
He tries to be cruel
I'll hold you gently but
He'll smother you
My clothes will impress you
And my claws will undress you
I'm normal outside
He's evil inside
I'm dr jekyll and
He's mr hyde
My charms will beguile you
And my arms will defile you
Me...i'm on the sie of the angels
But the devil is my best friend
Sin is a way of life
Saints are for suckers
Welcome to the underworld
I start where nightmares end
Two for the price of one
Two....for the price of....one ?
I'm normal outside
He's evil inside
I'm dr jekyll and
He's mr hyde
I try to be true
He tries to be cruel
I'll hold you gently but
He'll smother you
My clothes will impress you
And my claws will undress you


8.Sick Of This And That

I say youre messing me around
And you say its gettin outa hand
I'm sick of the country
Sick of the town
Im sick of the future
It;s gettin me down
I say the future's gonna last
You say there's nothin in the past
I'm sick of the government
Sick of the police
Sick of the boredom
I want release
I can recall a strange event
I gave you nothing with my compliments
A discontent that efferents an emptiness
And nothingness that's heaven sent
(solo)
I say ,and you say
I say, and you say
I say
Its getting me down


9.History Of The World Part 1

I just hit the ground ,boy have i arrived
Tell the dinosaurs,they just wont survive
So i fell,and you just laughed
You think that i canr satnd
To see me trip this way
You think i'm second hand
I have seen it all,she's the only one
She belongs to me,i'm the lonely one
Counting sheep and swatting flies
You think there's no more left
Talk is cheap,how many lies
Sustain a single breath ?
Adam chance and zorro
Take them with a pinch of salt
Sad about tomorrow
Sorry,but it's not my fault
While they were shoting at the moon
Somebody croaked and no-one heard
Whats a sin or two in the history of the world
Some one said to me 'why d'ya play so loud?'
What d' you want from me
You corrupt the crowd
Miles of print you'd think we'd thought of
Nothing else
There's more important things than ink and
Decibels
Leave it to tomorrow
Corporal clott and stalingrad
They're the ones to follow
Theyre the ones,that make me glad
No-one alive and no-one left
Nobody cares or aint you heard
Looks like i'll take my dying breath
In the history of the world
The history.........of the world...........part one


10.13th Floor Vendetta(His Master's Delight)

The organ plays til midnight on maldine square tonight
The dancers dance with a fever and delight
His brow is tense but ,his hands never shake
Revenge has come sweetly
And death is his mate
The organ plays til midnight
Note perfect like clockwork
Perfect,precise and a slave
To the masters demands
Two souls locked together for all eternity
Soon to be one our work is nearly over
But who is the victim
And who is the innocent
The organ plays til midnight
Note perfect like clockwork
Perfect,precise and a slave
To the masters demands


11.Therapy

Therapy
Plug me in straight again
Who needs this voltage food
Who needs therapy
Who needs this filthy room at night
Who says give up without a fight
Who gets their answers out of books
Dirty men with their dirty looks
Therapy
For clones with their barclaycards
Pension books and mortgage minds
Pay for this therapy who needs this filthy room at night
Who says give up without a fight
Who gets their answers out of books
Dirty men with their dirty looks
What d'you need in your room at night ?
Therapy?
Thats right
What d' you get when you kill that light ?
Therapy
Thats right
What d'you get when it all goes wrong ?
Therapy?
Thats right
Who needs therapy all night long ?
I do !!!
I dream of pavements
Of pavements cold and grey
Cheerful,laughter on a lovely day
I dream of pavements
They wont go away
I dream of pavements


12.Curtain Call

Can you taste the grit between your teeth
The heat of the lights
The crack of the whip
The snapping sound of someones nerves
If you pay you get
What you deserve
We're coming up from the deep
The lizard sheds it's skin
Night obliterates the day
And all the fun begins
Shadow boxing with yourself
Just seems to get you nowhere
You dont want to cheat
When playing solitaire
The faces come alive
Try and focus and be one
Never let it be said that
The jester comes undone
A reckless gambling pace
With time enough to borrow
Time enough to measure
All of our tomorrows
Curtain call and lights grow dim
Tragedy, love all lie within
Each player takes his chance to play
Lives to fight another day
We're coming up from the deep
The lizard sheds its skin
Night obliterates the day
And all the fun begins
Shadow boxing with yourself
Just seems to get you nowhere
You dont want to cheat
When playing solitaire
Curtain call and lights grow dim
Tragedy ,love all lie within
Each player takes his chance to play
And lives to fight another day
What boundaries to cross
What chances for the taking
Stepping in the angels way
Not to be forsaken
Curtain call and lights go dim
Tragedy,love all lie within
Each player takes his chance to play
And lives to fight
Lives to fight
Another day
Another day
Another day
No more will i roam
My childish dreams i'll soon outgrow
But here we stand
In our own theatreland
Curtain call
About to fall
We're coming up from the deep
The lizard sheds its skin
Night obliterates the day
And all the fun begins
Shadow boxing with yourself just
Seems to get you nowhere
You dont want to cheat
When playing solitaire
Curtain call and lights grow dim
Tragedy , love all lie within
Each player takes his chance
To play and lives to fight
Another day
We're coming up from the deep
The lizard sheds its skin
The night obliterates the day
And all the fun begins
Shadow boxing with yourself
Just seems to get you nowhere
You dont want to cheat
When playing solitaire
Curtain call and lights grow dim
Tragedy,love all lie within
Each player takes his chance to play
And lives to fight,lives to fight ,another day
Another day
Another day