Reach The Beach

The Fixx Reach The Beach Lyrics
1.One Thing Leads to Another

Lyricist:Alfred Agius, Cyril Curnin, Peter Greenall, James West Oram,
Adam Terence Woods

The deception with tact
Just what are you trying to say
You've got a blank face, which irritates
Communicate, pull out your party piece

You see dimensions in two
State your case with black or white
But when one little cross leads to shots, grit your teeth
You run for cover so discreet

Why don't they do what they say, say what you mean
Oh well, one thing leads to another
You told me something wrong
I know I listen too long one thing leads to another

The impression that you sell
Passes in and out like a scent
But the long face that you see
Comes from living close to your fears

This is up, then I'm up but you're running out of sight
You've see no name on the walls and when one little bump
Leads to shock miss a beat
You run for cover and there's heat

Why don't they do what they say, say what they mean
One thing leads to another
You told me something wrong
I know I listen too long one thing leads to another
Yeah, yeah, yeah

One thing leads to another

Then it's easy to believe
Somebody's been lying to me
But when the wrong word goes in the right ear
I know you've been lying to me

It's getting rough, off the cuff
I've got to say enough's enough
Bigger the harder he falls but when the wrong antidote
Is like a bulge on the throat you run for cover in the heat

Why don't they do what they say, say what they mean
One thing leads to another
You told me something wrong
I know I listen too long but then one thing leads to another
Yeah, yeah

One thing leads to another
One thing leads to another
One thing leads to another
...


2.Outside

Lyricist:Agies, Curnin, Greenall, West-oram, Woods

Outside
I stretch the mind that hides within
New pride
I lose four walls that keep me tied

Outside
I breathe new air that reaches me
Fresh tide
Does all the cleansing life can give

Tongue-tied
No words will match this point of view
Chastise
I don't belong as no-one owns

Washing, flowing, taking
All my fears away
Rushing, blowing, touching
Gives all life a grace

Washing, flowing, taking
All my fears away
Outside

Outside
I stretch the mind that hides within
New pride
I lose four walls that keep me tied

Washing, flowing, taking
All these fears away
Rushing, blowing, touching
Gives my life a grace

Washing, flowing, taking
All these fears away
Outside


3.Opinions

Lyricist:Agies, Curnin, Greenall, West-oram, Woods

Watching, waiting
Playing, who's who
Don't play to win
To be second to you

The door will open
When I suffer enough
Who'll hold this hand
When the going gets rough?

Such good intentions
Always nipped in the bud
What do you expect?
Well, you never could
If I stop laughing
Just to be at your door, oh

Always opinions
Turning you round
Always opinions
Turning you down

I don't play chess
But I could play with you
Not much impressed
Not who do you do
I saw it coming
You saw it his way

Always opinions
Turning you round
Always opinions
Turning you down

Never decisions, oh
Letting me know
Always conditions
Turning you round

I want you to draw the line
Why can't you
Make up your mind?
I know about you
But what about me? Yeah

Excuses all the time
Blew away with 'High insight'
No more good advice
So what about me? Yeah
I'm playing who's who, ooh, ooh

Who would have thought
This would turn into fact
The door's wide open
You've lost your act
I saw it coming
You saw in his way

Always opinions
Turning you round
Always opinions
Turning you down

Never decisions, oh
Letting me know
Always conditions
Turning you round

So now you've taken over
I'm playing who's who
I'm playing who's who


4.Saved By Zero

Lyricist:Agies, Curnin, Greenall, West-oram, Woods

Maybe someday
Saved by Zero
I'll be more together
Stretched by fewer

Thoughts that leave me
Chasing after
My dream disowns me
Loaded with danger

So maybe I'll win
Saved by Zero
Just maybe I'll win
Saved by Zero

Holding onto
Words that teach me
I will conquer
Space around me

Maybe I'll win
Saved by Zero
Just maybe I'll win
Saved by Zero

Maybe I'll win
Saved by Zero
Saved by Zero

Surrounded me

I have no O's
Surrounded me

Maybe I'll win
Saved by Zero
Just maybe I'll win
Saved by Zero

Maybe I'll win
Saved by Zero


5.Liner

Lyricist:Agies, Curnin, Greenall, West-oram, Woods

Liner, it was a fantasy sea cruise
It was a bet destined to lose
Across the waves, what was he thinking?
Sea shore, he had a wet foot in the sand
He was holding U.N. plans
Across the waves, what was he thinking?

All aboard before the storm
They've never seen a place like this before
Island in a forgotten latitude
And with colonial attitude
They took the chance for repossession

Grey skies there were no palm trees in the wind
And when a saint starts hiding sins
It's all aboard whilst peace is sinking

All aboard before the storm
Crossing swords before the dawn
Seen before, back in an infant's dream
Like a rubber duck, floating in the bath
So I sailed away on their time, Liner
Taking young lives in their prime, Liner

Harbor, I saw a flag waving goodbye
I saw a soldier's baby cry
What's it all for, that's what I'm thinking
Inside, I must he lacking true insight
Because I always sleep at night
Across the waves whilst men are

All aboard before the storm
Crossing swords before the dawn
Seen before back in an infant's dream
Like a rubber duck, floating in the bath
So I sailed away on their time, Liner
Taking young lives in their prime, Liner

Liner, to a distant shore
All aboard before the storm


6.One Thing Leads to Another (Extended Version)

Lyricist:Alfred Agius, Cyril Curnin, Peter Greenall, James West Oram,
Adam Terence Woods

The deception with tact
Just what are you trying to say
You've got a blank face, which irritates
Communicate, pull out your party piece

You see dimensions in two
State your case with black or white
But when one little cross
Leads to shots, grit your teeth
You run for cover so discreet

Why don't they?
Do what they say, say what you mean
Oh well, one thing leads to another
You told me something wrong
I know I listen too long
But then one thing leads to another

The impression that you sell
Passes in and out like a scent
But the long face that you see
Comes from living close to your fears

If this is up, then I'm up
But you're running out of sight
You've seen your name on the walls
And when one little bump
Leads to shock, miss a beat
You run for cover and there's heat

Why don't they?
Do what they say, say what they mean
One thing leads to another
You told me something wrong
I know I listen too long
But then one thing leads to another
Yeah, yeah, yeah

One thing, one thing leads to another
Then it's easy to believe
Somebody's been lying to me
But when the wrong word goes in the right ear
I know you've been lying to me

It's getting rough, off the cuff
I've got to say enough's enough
Bigger the harder he falls
But when the wrong antidote
Is like a bulge on the throat
You run for cover in the heat

Why don't they?
Do what they say, say what they mean
One thing leads to another
You told me something wrong
I know I listen too long
But then one thing leads to another, yeah, yeah

One thing, one thing leads to another
One thing, one thing leads to another
One thing, one thing leads to another
...


7.Running

Lyricist:Agies, Curnin, Greenall, West-oram, Woods

I only wanted the truth, looking into
No more feelings of doubt
Then someone showed me the root of all evil
When all the lights were out

Shallow sleep, just leaning
Am I leaving the game?
I must be dreamin' lots of undercover
Dreams are always the same

When the nights close in
When the nights close
Well it's another night
I waste at the opera

With a permanent friend
I should have taken
Direction much sooner
Another night in the air

If the lights came on
If the lights came on
I'd switch myself
With someone else

Then I'd shake myself
Things start to happen when I
Things start to happen when
Things start

Oh, I can see myself running
But I'm standing still
And I can hear myself screaming
But there's no sound

Oh, when I wake up crying
Life brings me down
But it's not worth losing, until' it's found
Oh, I can see my way home, home

I close my eyes and I'm back by the ocean
My hair feels wet
I'm on the brink of a lifelong ambition
Whatever dream comes next

I'm the seat of a hearse and guess who's driving
I'm with you all the way
I hear the step of a fool, who's coming?
All night, never day

Then the lights come on
The the lights come on
I switch myself
With someone else

Then I shake myself
Things start to happen when I
Things start to happen when
Things start

I can see myself running
But I'm standing still
I can hear myself screaming
But there's no sound

When I wake up crying
Life brings me down
No it's not worth losing, until' it's found
Oh, I can see my way home

I'm at a house, all the windows are broken
It's where I once used to live
I must be losing, all my undercover
Dreaming always the same

I can see myself running
Still
See myself running
I switch myself
Running
I switch myself
Running

I switch myself
Running
I switch myself
Running
I switch myself
Running
I switch myself


8.Privilege

Lyricist:Agies, Curnin, Greenall, West-oram, Woods

So correct me if I'm wrong
Though a day's twenty four hours long
How come you feel unwired and disconnected
Draw attention to yourself
Is your life a living hell?
Change your act, re-write the script the way you planned it

Radio news reports
Truth and fact distorts
And the world's majority is understated
If the views are on your mind
It's the wavelength you must find
Be prepared to hold your weight

Privilege you have the right
If you're on the frequency, yeah
If you're on the frequency, ooh yeah
So when you say that
There's always something else to do
There must be one thing you can try
There's always something else to do

When a week has just three days
It's the young that always pay
But who keeps the cold at bay with understanding
If there's a dying urge inside
To release forgotten pride
Don't rely on words of gloom, don't be disjointed

Privilege you have the right
If you're on the frequency, yeah
If you're on the frequency, ooh yeah
So when you say that
There's always something else to do
There must be one thing we can try
There's always something else to do

Heretic the witch was right
She had the frequency
She had the frequency
She has the potency
She has the potency
Energy the time is right
She had the frequency
To fight for decency

Privilege you have the right
If you're on the frequency, yeah
If you're on the frequency, ooh yeah
So when you say that
There's never anything to do
There must be one thing you can try
There's always something else to do

How?
How I begin, tell me how, how?
I tune in, tell me how, how?
When do I tune in for now?

Draw attention to yourself
Are you tuned into the show?
She had the frequency
She has the potency

She had the frequency
She has the potency


9.The Sign of Fire

Lyricist:Agies, Curnin, Greenall, West-oram, Woods

Heart of stone, I tried to reach you
Of the altar stone, I tried to warn you
But you were not alone you wouldn't take the call
You wear brimstone I tried to warm you

Always the same desire

After the tone they try to storm you
You are a voice alone and who dares to question
Forgotten at home how do you live with
Do you wear brimstone give me the call

Always the sign is fire
I'm being drawn by the heat
Always the same desire, hot

Through the telephone I tried to reach you
But if you're not alone I know your life is torn
I see your lover's tomb why don't you mention
To me whenever I call I'll try to warm you

Always the sign is fire
I'm being drawn by the heat
Always the same desire

You're not alone, always the sign is fire
Heart of stone, always the sign is fire
You're not alone, always the sign is fire
Heart of stone, always the sign is fire

You're not alone, always the sign is fire
Heart of stone, always the sign is fire


10.Saved By Zero (Extended Version)

Lyricist:Agies, Curnin, Greenall, West-oram, Woods

Maybe, someday
Saved by zero
I'll be all together
Stretched by fewer

Knowing, caring
Gone with chosen
As I live another
Turning time distorts

Maybe I'll win
Saved by zero
Maybe I'll win
Saved by zero

Showing, seeing
Thanking, giving

So maybe I'll win
Saved by zero
Maybe I'll win
Saved by zero

Maybe I'll win
Saved by zero
Maybe I'll win
Saved by zero

Saved by zero
Saved by zero

So maybe I'll win
Saved by zero
Maybe I'll win
Saved by zero

Maybe I'll win
Saved by zero
Maybe I'll win
Saved by zero

Saved by, saved by
Saved, saved by zero

Maybe, someday I'll win
Maybe, someday I will win
Maybe, someday I'll win
No, maybe, someday I will win

Saved by, saved by
Saved, saved by zero
Saved by, saved by
Saved, saved by zero

Saved by, saved by
Saved, saved by zero
Saved by, saved by
Saved, saved by zero

Saved by, saved by
Saved, saved by zero
Saved by, saved by
Saved, saved by zero

Saved by, saved by
Saved, saved by zero
Saved by, saved by
Saved, saved by zero


11.Deeper and Deeper (Long Version)

Lyricist:C Curnin, J West-oram

Talking about stealing the show
No one would know
Talking about stealing the show
When they're all letting go
Take a look at the witch

See the twitch in her eye
Tell me what did she feel
Is this the way of the world
To take the boy and a girl
Show them lying is real

Then I see the edge I look, I fall
When I get deeper and deeper
The more I see the more I fall
No place to hide, I better take the call
I get deeper and deeper

Was is it the smell of the oil
And the sweat and the toil
That makes living unreal
Was it the man in the suit
Or the man with a flute
And tell me what did he steal

Is it beginning to break
Can you see the mistake
Tell me nowhere to go
Was it a fool's blood
In the wrong neighborhood
And what price did he pay

Then I see the edge I look, I fall
I get deeper and deeper
The more I see the more I fall
No place to hide, I better take the call
I get deeper and deeper

Do I make you see what I mean
Tell me what do I say
I have no voice for freedom or choice
But what do you say

So I'm talking about stealing the show
No one would know
Oh, I'm talking about stealing the show
When they're all letting go

Then I see the edge I look, I fall
And I get deeper and deeper
The more I see the more I fall
No place to hide, I better take the call
I get deeper and deeper

Then I see the edge I look, I fall
And I get deeper and deeper
The more I see the more I fall
No place to hide, I better take the call
I get deeper and deeper, oh, oh

I see the edge, I look, I fall
No place to hide, you better take the call
I see the edge, I look, I fall
No place to hide, you better take the call
I see the edge, I look, I fall
No place to hide, you better take the call

I see the edge, I look, I fall
No place to hide, you better take the call
I see the edge, I look, I fall
No place to hide, you better take the call
I see the edge, I look, I fall

Can I see the edge I look, I fall
I get deeper and deeper
The more I see the more I fall
No place to hide, I better take the call
I get deeper and deeper


12.Changing

Lyricist:Agies, Curnin, Greenall, West-oram, Woods

Chased by fools in a world of their own
Pushing aside all the signs that inspire
Avoiding the art to create a new issue
Someone with handcuffs who's chained to the past

If I'm changing then I'm changing
Take off your mask there's no place in my desk file
For someone who reasons
Regardless of new styles

Settled on a handshake, my first mistake
It's my life and I say, 'What for this, this what for?'
I don't need those looks so pick your face off the floor
Justice may prove we should wait not provoke
To entertain must we stick to the rules?
If I'm changing oh won't you please let go?

Trapped by rules in a world that could breathe
Choking the spark, that creates, am I signing a new lease?
Ask yourself why? Before raising dead issues
You are someone who's lost touch and died in the clasp

I settled for a handshake, my first mistake
It's my life and I say, 'What for this, this what for?'
I don't need those looks so pick your face off the floor
Justice may say we should wait not provoke
To entertain must we stick to the rules?
If I'm changing oh won't you please let go?

Oh won't you please let go?
Oh won't you please let go?
Oh won't you please let go?

If I'm changing, changing, changing, please let go
If I'm changing, changing, changing, please let go
If I'm changing, changing, changing, please let go


13.Going Overboard

So it's flotsam and jetsam
You leave the ship
Sinking slowly
When you do the plank
But it's a bridge talk for deathtrap
So aquanautic
But I'm anchored, electric
Release the jib

CHORUS
I'm going overboard
Over the side
I'm going overboard
Over the side

When the Bombay sets sail
On a coconut float
Drifting so aimlessly
When the engine chokes
Devoted, alerted
You thank my pipeline
When the coast guard has a safeguard
Reveals the twist

CHORUS

There's one thing for sure
True love in the tide
I'm going overboard
Slipping

You got a party on a poop deck
Live under the flag
I got a cocktail and I'm full sail
Completes the trip
You take your life into your own hands
You do your party piece
I took my life into my own hands
I left that ship

CHORUS

There's one thing for sure
Over the side
I fell in love with an oar
True love in the tide


14.Reach the Beach

Passing time has no surprise
When pleasure found is my resource
Should I lose my lover's eyes
Then secrecy will hide my course

Forgotten lies aim to distract me
This mono mind must not connect
Purer nature will contain me
Free fall in air I will surpass
When I'm falling, calling, I return
Floating closer to your shore

I start to drift with the tide
Maybe I'll reach, I'll reach the beach
My heart is sealed watertight
Maybe I'll reach. I'll reach the beach

When in your eyes I see the sign
A teasing passion for a desperate man
Should I lose my lover's eyes
Then secrecy will hide my course
When I'm feeling too sure, then I drown
Floating closer to your shore

I start to drift with the tide
Maybe I'll reach, I'll reach the beach
My heart is sealed watertight
Maybe I'll reach, I'll reach the beach