1.All I Want
Lyricist:Ian Broudie, Peter Coyle
You can't ignore or hide away
Can't escape from the things that line our way
Take it, leave it, break it
Anyway you can't get back to yesterday
All I want, all I wanna do
Is make you listen from now on
Stop what's going on, stop what's going wrong
Oh you better listen from now on
Confidence, coincidence
Call it inner sin
It's just what people say
Tomorrow's here so open up your eyes
Never hesitate
It makes me want to give you everything
Pick you up and take you home again
Hold you tight and think that now is then
Cardboard men are strong, but paper can be torn
2.Joy
Lyricist:Ian Broudie
I never meant to make you cry
A fool I was, I never meant to say goodbye
Can't you feel the pressure drop?
Can't you see the pressure's off?
Heaven's here in front of me
I can't breathe and I can't speak
Baby, I never realized
As the days and nights roll on
I've prayed for these moments since the day I was born
But oh God, baby I never realized
The joy till the joy was gone
I know I'm wrong, I know I was so blind
And worst of all I saw the tears, I saw you cry
Can't you feel the pressure drop?
Can't you see the pressure's off?
Heaven's here in front of me
I can't breathe and I can't speak
Baby I never realized
As the days and nights roll on
I've prayed for these moments since the day I was born
But oh God, baby, I never realized
The joy till the joy was gone
And you can build walls to surround you
But I'll tear down this world till I've found you
You're a treasure, believe me, I need you, come home
As the days and nights roll on
I've prayed for these moments since the day I was born
But oh God, baby I never realized
The joy till the joy was gone
And as time rolls on
I've been fighting since the day I was born
But oh God, baby I never realized
The joy till the joy was gone
Hold on, hold on, hold on
Baby I never realized
The joy till the joy was gone
Hold on, hold on, hold on
Baby I never realized
The joy till the joy was gone
3.Pure
Lyricist:Ian Broudie
Night time slows, raindrops splash rainbows
Perhaps someone you know, could sparkle and shine
As daydreams slide to colour from shadow
Picture the moonglow, that dazzles my eyes
And I love you
Just lying smiling in the dark
Shooting stars around your heart
Dreams come bouncing in your head
Pure and simple everytime
Now you're crying in your sleep
I wish you'd never learnt to weep
Don't sell the dreams you should be keeping
Pure and simple everytime
Dreams of sights, of sleigh rides in seasons
Where feelings not reasons, can make you decide
As leaves pour down, splash autumn on gardens
As colder nights harden, their moonlit delights
And I love you
Just lying smiling in the dark
Shooting stars around your heart
Dreams come bouncing in your head
Pure and simple everytime
Now you're crying in your sleep
I wish you'd never learnt to weep
Don't sell the dreams you should be keeping
Pure and simple everytime
Look at me with starry eyes
Push me up to starry skies
There's stardust in my head
Pure and simple everytime
Fresh and deep as oceans new
Shiver at the sight of you
I'll sing a softer tune
Pure and simple over you
If love's the truth then look no lies
And let me swim around your eyes
I've found a place I'll never leave
Shut my mouth and just believe
Love is the truth I realize
Not a stream of pretty lies
To use us up and waste our time
Lying smiling in the dark
Shooting stars around your heart
Dreams come bouncing in your head
Pure and simple everytime
Now you're crying in your sleep
I wish you'd never learnt to weep
Don't sell the dreams you should be keeping
Pure and simple everytime
Look at me with starry eyes
Push me up to starry skies
There's stardust in my head
Pure and simple everytime
Fresh and deep as oceans new
Shiver at the sight of you
I'll sing a softer tune
Pure and simple over you
Pure and simple just for you
4.Fools
Lyricist:Ian Broudie
The world is full of fools
Who never get it right
They don't know what to do
Just do anything you like
(Put your foot down and drive)
Oh, you're a silly thing
(Put your foot down and drive)
You're such a pretty thing
(Put your foot down and drive)
You're never gonna be like all those fools
You're going out tonight
There's nothing to lose
You're gonna give it all a try
Don't ever change
Don't ever change
No never change
Never change
You better say your prayers
A whisper to the wise
And thank your lucky stars
For coming out tonight
(Put your foot down and drive)
Oh you're a silly thing
(Put your foot down and drive)
Don't ever change
Don't ever change
No never change
Never change
When tearful eyes are open wide
They're still too blind to see
A change in style for a little while
Is only make believe
(Put your foot down and drive)
Oh you're a silly thing
(Put your foot down and drive)
You're such a pretty thing
(Put your foot down and drive)
Oh you fool you got me started
Oh you fool you got me started
Don't you ever change
5.God Help Them
Lyricist:Ian Broudie, Simpson
The storms of life will pass away
As I walk beside my Holy of Holies
The northern lights that held my gaze
Were heaven in those hellish days
And once I longed to taste them all
God help them
When they find out
That's what life is all about
The words have died upon our lips
The winds have blown disaster upon us
All my life I've braved these thorns
And weathered out the blackest storms
But once I long to taste them all
God help them
When they find out
That's what life is all about
And God help us
When we find out
That's what love is all about
Since that day, you're all I've prayed for
We're bought and paid for
But it's cost us both more
6.You Showed Me
Lyricist:Gene Clark, Roger Mcguinn
You showed me how to do
Exactly what you do
How I fell in love with you
Oh, it's true
Oh, I love you
You showed me how to say
Exactly what you say
In that very special way
Oh, it's true
You fell for me too
And when I tried it
I could see you fall
And I decided
It's not a trip at all
You taught it to me too
Exactly what you do
And now you love me too
Oh, it's true
We're in love, we two
Oh, it's true
We're in love, we two
We two
You showed me how you do
Exactly what you do
How I fell in love with you
You showed me how to say
Exactly what you say
In that very special way
You taught it to me too
Exactly what you do
And now you love me too
And now you love me too
And now you love me too
And now you love me too
...
7.Happy
Lyricist:Ian Broudie, Ian Mcnabb
Hollow people rattle when you shake them
Precious things just shatter when you break them
Dreamers don't believe in explanation
Songbirds don't explain their intonation
A little rain may fall around you
Life and all, its turns astound you
How you felt when love first found you?
How you love to see the blue sky and to reason why?
I can't help believin', in this perfect feelin'
Like a dizzy fairground ride, senses come alive and I'm happy
Melodies collide with situation, ecstasy defines its invitation
Sweeter that a fulfilled promise, beautiful and always honest
How you feel when love surrounds you?
How you love to look in her eyes, somethin' never dies?
8.Open Goals
Lyricist:Ian Broudie, A Neville, L Nocentelli, G Porter
Woke up and smiled this morning
Wishes swam like fishes in my head
I rub my eyes as all the reasons
Chase the demons from my bed
I'm on top of the world
And it's just for a moment
I know all the right words
And I wish that I'd told you that
I know now, I know how
Come and splash in the waves
And they'll kiss you with cold
'Till you shiver and say that
You wish I would hold you
Well, I know now, I know how
Woke up and smiled this morning
Wishes swam like fishes in my head
I rubbed my eyes as all the reasons
Chase the demons from my head
Open goals that call me over
I've got to take them, don't fall over again
9.The Price
Lyricist:Ian Broudie
The honey taste still hangs on my tongue
There's so many things to tell you
But now you're gone, now you're gone
The price of the words I could never say
Was the tears washed the love away
Please, please, come back to me
The price as the smiles and the kisses fade
Was the hopes and the memories stayed
Please, please, come back to me
As I search to find the reasons to bring you home
The only words I can find to tell you are
â½I was wrong, I was wrongâ
The price of the words I could never say
Was the tears washed the love away
Please, please, come back to me
The price as the smiles and the kisses fade
Was the hopes and the memories stayed
Maybe today or maybe tomorrow
I'll have to beg you to stay
I'll be your candle
I'll show you the way
If I could find the words
To bring you back to me
The price of the words I could never say
Was the tears washed the love away
Please, please, come back to me
The price as the smiles and the kisses fade
Was the hopes and the memories stayed
Please, please, come back to me
The price of the words I could never say
Was the tears washed the love away
Please, please, come back to me
The price as the smiles and the kisses fade
Was the hopes and the memories stayed
Please, please, come back to me
10.Control The Flame
Lyricist:Ian Broudie, Peter Coyle
Just give me more than I could ever wish for
Give me more than I could ever hope to take
In one day, okay
There's always someone who can make me shiver
There's always someone who can melt the feel of ice
On my spine, in the night
Can't control, control the flame
But who the hell'd wanna calm this fever
Can't control, control desire
But who the hell'd wanna stop it now
I hear the thunder and my mind can't reason
Going under as it dances on my spine
Hold me tight, hold me tight
Must be someone who could kill this fever
But now and then I feel the fever rise and rise
Burning bright in the night
Can't control, control the flame
But who the hell'd wanna calm this fever
Can't control, control desire
But who the hell'd wanna stop it now
Night and day the heat is on, fever burns
Something strange is going on
And it makes me burn and burn
Can't control, control the flame
But who the hell'd wanna calm this fever
Can't control, control desire
But who the hell'd wanna stop it now
Can't control, control the flame
But who the hell'd wanna calm this fever
Can't control, control desire
But who the hell'd wanna stop it now
Can't control, control the flame
But who the hell'd wanna calm this fever
Can't control, control desire
But who the hell'd wanna stop it now
11.Love Explosion
Lyricist:Ian Broudie
Gone but not forgotten
Never mind how we spend our time
The hours were never lost on you
A mystery is what you are to me
Hold me tight for a million years
Your blood's in mine, it's like holy wine
Lost inside those big brown eyes
Your lips touch mine and your eyes go blind
Skin touch skin
My ups come down to the love explosion
A mission of sin
My ups come down to the love explosion
A smile of all the moments
That made me hold my breath, made me tell myself
The hours were never lost on you
A mystery is what you are to me
Hold me tight for a million years
Your blood's in mine, it's like holy wine
Lost inside those big brown eyes
Your lips touch mine and my eyes go blind
Skin touch skin
My ups come down to the love explosion
A mission of sin
My ups come down to the love explosion
I'm running on to the love explosion
Skin touch skin
My ups come down to the love explosion
A mission of sin
My ups come down to the love explosion
12.The Nearly Man
Lyricist:Ian Broudie
Down here at the bottom
When you're staring at the top
With a head full of ideas
I'm only flesh and blood
On an either down of glory
And a pillow of desire
Drifting on an ocean
And the waves wash through my mind
Something haunts us, kicks the stars from our skies
Blows the lights out with the whisperin' sighs
If you're down, down, I'm down, down
And when you're down, down, I'm down, down
Well, I was nearly me and you were nearly you
The nearly man was nothing, he was never any use
Beaten down by generations, of generations beaten down
There's nothing I can promise that my conscience will allow
Something haunts us, kicks the stars from our skies
Blows the lights out with the whisperin' sighs
If you're down, down, I'm down, down
And when you're down, down, I'm down, down
If you're down, down, I'm down, down
And when you're down, down, I'm down, down
If you're down, down, I'm down, down
And when you're down, down, I'm down, down
13.Blowing Bubbles
Lyricist:Ian Broudie
A whole night
Of talking in circles
Searching for reasons to save us
And keep it all painless
All the lies you've had to swallow
Just to face the world tomorrow
Blowing bubbles, it's the final straw
They never last too long but for a moment
There's perfection floating through an open door
But if you try to hold it then it turns to nothing
Your whole world
Can turn on a moment
Some things can come back and haunt you
But they're too late to warn you
Drinking in the dead of night
Tobacco clouds that sting your eyes
You've locked your feelings deep inside
Growing pains that never die
You need to sweep the picture clean
And start to dream another dream
And end this foggy yesterday
That still reminds you
All the lies you've had to swallow
Just to face the world tomorrow
14.A Cool Place
Lyricist:Ian Broudie
I'm not seeing very clearly
Because I'm lost in my depression
And I'm running after something
But it's in the wrong direction
If it's just a lie tell your friends
Don't make it complicated
Shake your fists at everyone
And never mind tomorrow
And you're happy
When you taste the summer madness
And run until you're breathless
And jump into the blackness
Who was the fool
Who was that fool
Who told you, it's a cool place
Such a cool place
Come on, come on
Tell me you're right
Make me believe
And tell me what it feels like
When you've fallen
To the bottom
Well, I don't think it's over
The Devil's on your shoulder
15.Marooned
Lyricist:Ian Broudie
Angels rub their eyes, a frown on their faces
The future's floating by, but I'm too tire to face it
Televisions smile and fools never doubt it
Whispers multiply, they all want to shout it
Build a ladder to the stars, the angles dry their eyes
Marooned in the sky tonight
You can turn your world to stone, build a wall till you're on
your own
You can close the window tight, but you can't keep out the night
16.Thinking Up Looking Down
Lyricist:Ian Broudie
In all your life to treasure there
The precious times and times when it's hard to care
There's moments when
They touch you with that magic touch and you shine
You've shed that skin, it's lying there
Where are you now?
I hope it's heaven there
They touch you with that magic touch and you shine
Hold on tight and dry those eyes and never cry
'Cause in this world, you're upside down
When you first come 'round
And in this world, you're upside down
When you first come 'round
But even when good seems bad
Keep trying to understand
That maybe if God's on hand
You might make it
And oh, I miss those days
All I can say is I miss those days
17.The Life Of Riley
Lyricist:Ian Broudie
Lost in the milky way
Smile at the empty sky and wait for
The moment a million chances may all collide
I'll be the guiding light
Swim to me through stars that shine down
And call to the sleeping world as they fall to earth
So, here's your life
We'll find our way
We're sailing blind
But it's certain, nothing's certain
I don't mind, I get the feeling
You'll be fine, I still believe that
In this world, we've got to find the time
For the life of Riley
From cradles and sleepless nights
You breathe in life forever
And stare at the world from deep under eiderdown
So, here's your life
We'll find our way
We're sailing blind
But it's certain, nothing's certain
I don't mind, I get the feeling
You'll be fine, I still believe that
In this world, we've got to find the time
For the first time
I don't mind, I get the feeling
You'll be fine, I still believe that
In this world, we've got to find the time
For the life of Riley
All this world is a crazy ride
So, take your seats and hold on tight
So, here's your life
We'll find our way
We're sailing blind
But it's certain, nothing's certain
I don't mind, I get the feeling
You'll be fine, I still believe that
In this world, we've got to find the time
For the first time
I don't mind, I get the feeling
You'll be fine, I still believe that
In this world, we've got to find the time
For the life of Riley
The life of Riley
The life of Riley
The life of Riley
18.Bound In A Nutshell
Lyricist:Ian Broudie
Bound in a nutshell lost in our weary eyes
We're tumbledown people leading our tumbledown lives
Breath of life, breath of life
Could make our engines roar
We're far from power, north of desire
High and dry, hoping you'll send us
From your mouth instead of lies
A kiss of life for sleeping giants
Broken, bound and battered, freezing on picket lines
A colder frost can shatter and chain us for all our lives
But a breath of life
Can make our engines roar
We're far from power, north of desire
Tired and bound by all these lies
As step by step, open tired eyes
A kiss of life for sleeping giants
They spin our world from cruel to kind
And make our futures a downward slide
The strong get strong but still want more
But day by day the giants thaw
Tomorrow must be calling with an open door
There's no one left to start our revolution anymore
We need some flames
To burn down every door
We're far from power, north of desire
High and dry, hoping you'll send us
From your mouth instead of lies
A kiss of life for sleeping giants
We're far from power, north of desire
Tired and bound by all these lies
As step by step, open tired eyes
And a kiss of life for sleeping giants
A kiss of life for sleeping giants
A kiss of life for sleeping giants
A kiss of life for sleeping giants
19.Sense
Lyricist:Ian Broudie, Terry Hall
I'm flying high on something beautiful and aimless
It's got a name but I prefer to call it nameless
It comes and goes leaves me on a bed of splinters
Feels like I'm living in a town closed down for winter
The taste of love, the more you get, the more you want
And all because the only reason is just because
It all makes sense when you're near
It all makes sense
I'm standing high on tiptoes, looking over fences
Waiting for somebody like you to kiss me, senseless
I've had a bellyfull of faces drawn in sadness
I want to jump deep into tides of loving madness
20.Tingle Tangle
Lyricist:Ian Broudie
The tingle as you spin that web of lies
Leads to a tangle that hurts, the more you try
Fighting in the bathroom
Holding back the tears can make you blind
Screaming at the new moon
To swallow up the sky
Only time can melt the ice cream clown
And frozen tears come rolling down
The tingle as you first look in those eyes
Leads to a tangle of paper chains for life
Now, do you feel the same way too?
After all this time, could you feel the same way too, could you?
Only time can melt the ice cream clown
His frozen tears pour down
I've had enough of paper lies
A giant breath can blow the whole world down
21.Where Flowers Fade
Lyricist:Ian Broudie, Terry Hall
I'm pushed and pulled and shunted
Man handled and man hunted by those faceless names
You've got nine lives, I've got eight
I just can't wait to lock the door and throw the keys away
I'll call as soon as it's all over, let's wait until the world
is sober
The world is wide, Manhattan chase, misguided missiles spin in
space
Fell like a sundial in the shade where flowers fade
I feel like the poor relation
Passing through and empty station on an empty track
I'm half poverty, half oysters
No morals, tarnished laurels going nowhere fast
You don't get smoke without a fire, next time I'll vote for
Billy Liar
The world is wide, Manhattan chase, misguided missiles spin in
space
Feel like a sundial in the shade where flowers fade
The world is wide, Manhattan chase, misguided missiles spin in
space
Feel like a sundial in the shade where flowers fade
I hate liars, I hate cheats, waving flags and saving nations
Goodbye love, goodbye peace, I hate war, it ruins conversation
I hate liars, I hate cheats, waving flags and saving nations
Goodbye love, goodbye peace, I hate war, it ruins conversation
I hate liars, I hate cheats, goodbye love
I hate liars, I hate cheats, waving flags and saving nations
Goodbye love, goodbye peace, I hate war, it ruins conversation
I hate liars, I hate cheats, waving flags and saving nations
Goodbye love, goodbye peace, I hate war, it ruins conversation
22.Marvellous
Lyricist:Ian Broudie
Oh, you had to fit but you're fit to drop
Open up the window and jump into the blue
Things could be marvelous, things could be fabulous
You need a push, I'll push you off
Open up the window and jump into the blue
Things could be marvelous soon
Oh well, these are the days and this is the life
There'll always be something on your mind
You'll never quite find, won't you ever make your mind up?
Oh, you had to hit 'til you hit the top
Open up the window and jump into the blue
Things could be marvelous, things could be fabulous soon
Oh, well these are the days and this is the life
There'll always be something on your mind
You'll never quite find, won't you ever make your mind up?
Now you'll never be sure, if this is the time, if this is the
moment
The end of the line, you'll never decide
You used to know but now you've forgotten
You sit there and wait for the phone to ring, when are they
going to call
Are they ever going to call you at all but then, oh
Things could be marvelous, things could be fabulous soon
Oh, well these are the days and this is the life
There'll always be something on your mind
You'll never quite find, won't you ever make your mind up?
Now you'll never be sure if this is the time, if this is the
moment
The end of the line, you'll never decide
You used to know but now you've forgotten
A submarine got stuck to the bottom
These are the days so wake up
'Cause this is the time and you know I'm right
23.Change
Lyricist:Ian Broudie
The world is full of fools
Who never get it right
You don't know what to do
So you do anything you like
Put your foot down and drive
(Oh, you're a silly thing)
Put your foot down and drive
(You're such a pretty thing)
Put your foot down and drive
You never gonna to be like all those fools
You're going out tonight
There's nothing to lose
You're gonna give it all a try
Don't you ever change
(Change)
Don't ever change
(Never change)
No never change
(Never change)
Never change
(Don't ever change)
You better say your prayers
A whisper to the wise
And thank your lucky stars
For coming out tonight
Put your foot down and drive
(Oh, you're a silly thing)
Put your foot down and drive
Don't you ever change
(Change)
Don't ever change
(Never change)
No never change
(Never change)
Never change
(Don't ever change)
When tearful eyes are open wide
They're still too blind to see
A change in style for a little while
Is only make believe
Put your foot down and drive
(Oh, you're a silly thing)
Put your foot down and drive
(You're such a pretty thing)
Put your foot down and drive
You're never satisfied
So look for something new
There's nothing to find
And nothing you can do
Don't you ever change
(Change)
Don't ever change
(Never change)
No never change
(Never change)
Never change
(Don't ever change)
Oh, you finally got me started
Oh, you finally got me started
Oh, you finally got me started
24.Like You Do
Lyricist:Ian Zachary Broudie, Terence Edward Hall
You have to cut right through all the Pepsi lies
And hold on tight, it's a stormy ride
To get through to what you do, like you do
From wheels that never turn and lessons never learned
Searching for a space where dreams will never burn
Through the twists and turns, it's a funny world
Are you the king of cool with a secret sign
Or the king of fools in a pack of lies?
Get through to what you do, like you do
From keys that never wind, a place without a time
Wishing on a star that's never gonna shine
Through the twists and turns, it's a funny world
Get through to what you do, like you do
From wheels that never turn, lessons never learned
Searching for a space where dreams will never burn
Through the twists and turns, it's a funny world
Be everything you are, cherish what is true
Celebrate with those who need to be with you
Through the twists and turns, it's a funny world
Through the twists and turns, it's a funny world
(Through the twists and turns)
Through the twists and turns, it's a funny world
(Through the twists and turns)
Through the twists and turns, it's a funny world
(Through the twists and turns)
Through the twists and turns, it's a funny world
(Through the twists and turns)
25.Don't Let Go
Lyricist:Ian Broudie
Hold tight, all night
And don't let go
My head's light, my hands are tied
I won't let go
Tonight, crystal lights
Surround me
Like stars that pour in a waterfall
As love comes down
I found rainbows where you go, I go
I'm stuck on you, yes, I'm stuck like glue
From kisses to blows
In our eyes it shows
Pleasure meets paradise
And it won't let go
It's so nice, butterflies
Don't let go
Tonight, no thunder clouds
In my skies
In silver chains
The summer rain comes pouring down
I found rainbows where you go, I go
I'm stuck on you, yes, I'm stuck like glue
From kisses to blows
In our eyes it shows
Here it comes, here it comes again
I remember now and then
It's like a long-lost friend
Here it comes again
It's alright, I know I'm right
Don't let go
Hold your breath and don't forget
Don't let go
I found rainbows where you go, I go
I'm stuck on you, yes, I'm stuck like glue
From kisses to blows
In our eyes it shows
From kisses to blows
In our eyes it shows
26.A Small Slice Of Heaven
Lyricist:Ian Broudie, Terry Hall
The voice of reason
Is rhyming with treason today
The laughing Devil
Is chasing the angels away
The dog is barking, the baby's crying
The rainy days are multiplying
She says, 'It's time to make decisions'
Then turns on breakfast television
Life's a trial
But who did you leave behind
When a small slice of heaven's
All you could ever hope to find
The opera isn't over
Until the fat lady sings
Then she walks into town
And pawns her eternity ring
She's leaving home, a dream in her pocket
And a photograph in a silver locket
The party's over, she's not stopping
She's sick of lying, through with crying
Life's a trial
But who did you leave behind
When a small slice of heaven's
All you could ever hope to find
She's leaving home, a dream in her pockets
The photograph in a silver locket
The sky is open and clouds are fading
And that small slice of heaven's waiting
Life's a trial
But who did you leave behind
When a small slice of heaven's
All you could ever hope to find
Life's a trial
But who did you leave behind
When a small slice of heaven's
All you could ever hope to find
27.Three Lions '98 (Original Version)
Lyricist:David Lionel Baddiel, Ian Zachary Broudie, Frank Skinner
We still believe, we still believe
We still believe, we still believe
It's coming home, it's coming home
It's coming, it's coming home
It's coming home, it's coming home
It's coming, football's coming home
Tears for heroes
Dressed in grey
No plans for final day
Stay in bed drift away
It could have been all
Songs in the street
It was nearly complete
It was nearly so sweet
And now I'm singing, Three lions on a shirt
Jules Rimet still gleaming
No more years of hurt
No more need for dreaming
Talk about football coming home
And then one night in Rome
We were strong
We had grown
And now I see
Ince ready for war
Gaza good as before
Shearer certain to score
And Psycho screaming, Three lions on a shirt
Jules Rimet still gleaming
No more years of hurt
No more need for dreaming
We can dance Noby's dance
We could dance it in France
It's coming home, it's coming home
It's coming, football's coming home
It's coming home, it's coming home
It's coming, football's coming home
It's coming home, it's coming home
It's coming, football's coming home
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28.Brain Drain
Lyricist:Ian Broudie
Sometimes I feel really glad
Looking back at the fun we've had
But sometimes I want so much more
Than this tug of war, I'm longing for
Swinging scenes in magazines
They're just distant dreams now
Some say it feels really bad
When those vicious tongues begin to wag
But somehow all those paper lies
Just anaesthetise the passers by
The faceless clowns that put me down
Don't bring me down
I'm lost inside this brain drain, taking me over
Somehow, I get to play the fame game
Lost inside this brain drain, I used to long for
A call to action, a strange attraction
Somehow I'm not ready for
Feeling bored and wanting more
The radio plays like a uniform
And dips you brains in chloroform
They're so concerned, the spoken word
Seems so absurd
I'm lost inside this brain drain, taking me over
Somehow, I get to play the fame game
Lost inside this brain drain, I used to long for
A call to action, a strange attraction
It's never the way it goes
Just in time, too late to know
I've realized, I'm lost inside, I'm mesmerized
I'm lost inside this brain drain, taking me over
Somehow, I get to play the fame game
Lost inside this brain drain, I used to long for
29.Fingers And Thumbs
Lyricist:Broudie Ian Zachary
I'm all fingers and thumbs, I don't know what I've done
It's always the same, it won't quite fall into place
You say, I wish you'd stay â~cos I'm missing you
And I say, everyday I'm going to think of you
If I'm a million miles away, you're still always on my mind
You're thinking for yourself I can see
And nothing seems the way it's supposed to be
I'm all fingers and thumbs, I don't know what I've done
Instead of making me glad it's driving me mad
I know it won't be the same in a year or two
Sometime you won't mind if I'm gone
What'd you make of it all, when your world is so small
All the answers to find as the future unwinds
30.Lucky You
Lyricist:Broudie Ian Zachary, Hall Terence Edward
You're lying again
You say you don't but then you do
I'm trying again
To build a wall around your heart
Then break it through to you
You make it happen
Everything's blue now, oh, lucky you
Oh, lucky you
There''s nothing to lose
And if it's really true, oh, lucky you
You're chasing the moon
Reaching out to touch the stars
But you land too soon
What will it take to make you see
The way things really are?
You've got this far
So, let it happen
Everything's blue now, oh, lucky you
Oh, lucky you
There's nothing to lose
So, if it's really true, oh, lucky you
You're lying again
Give it up and tell the truth
You can't stop the rain
It's gonna fall on every roof
I've got the proof
And only you can make it happen
Everything's blue now, oh, lucky you
Oh, lucky you
There's nothing to lose
And if it's really true, oh, lucky you
Oh, lucky you
Oh, lucky you
Oh, lucky you
Oh, lucky you
31.Ready Or Not
Lyricist:Broudie Ian Zachary
You know I can't stay home
With all this time to kill
Oh God, I can't sit still tonight
I've gotta make some noise
I'm jumping up and down
Got to get out now, gotta shout out loud
Oh, you make me feel alright
It's like the tipper most, topper most high
Oh, it's you, you, you
Crack up your face and give us a smile
'Cos tonight I just wanna go wild
I've got a million thoughts
And when I've thought them all
I'll find a million more tonight
And when I'm feeling sad
You know it's such a drag
Then I get so mad and then I feel so bad
Oh, you make me feel alright
It's like the tipper most, topper most high
Crack up your face and give us a smile
Oh it's you, you, you
Ready or not
Here we go till we drop
Don't be square
Fix your face and grow your hair
Oh, you make me feel alright
It's like the tipper most, topper most high
'Cos tonight I just wanna be wild
Oh, it's you, you, you
Ready or not
Here we go till we drop
Don't be square
Fix your face and grow your hair
Here, now, anywhere
32.Imaginary Friends
Lyricist:Broudie Ian Zachary, Jones Nicholas Allen
He's moving into an art deco pad
To swell the ranks of the clinically sad
Shaking off the past with a change of address
But keeps his telephone number and hopes for the best
He makes a list of all his favorite friends
Then leaves his footprints on the steps
That shine with tears that he has wept
Again and again and again and again
He bought his clothes from a skateboard boutique
Hung around in places where nobody speaks
He got on line to an Internet club
Played trivial pursuits with the goddess of love
And counted his imaginary friends
Got up to ten, lost count and then
Went out to walk the streets
Till God knows when
He met a girl who liked a bit of a laugh
He gained the youth, he'd forgotten to have
So now they mess about with things that are highly illegal
Often get mistaken for interesting people
And no-one ever seems to ring their bell
But do they care, well, do they hell
They're gonna kiss and never tell
Again and again and again and again
33.Waiting For Today To Happen
Lyricist:Ian Broudie, Nicky Wire
The usual dreams, the usual schemes
Same lost feelings, same bad day dreams
So unreal and delirious
I'm out of breath and I'm out of luck
Sometimes when I wake up slowly
Paralyzed by the fears within me
Waiting for today to happen
Waiting for a vague impression
Waiting for today to happen
Waiting here with nothing but disaster
Nailed tight to this bed forever
Turn out the lights, tomorrow, whatever
I'm all hung over here with sleep
All I want to do is dream and dream and dream
Just lie down and never leave
Put myself here at your knees
Sometimes when I wake up slowly
Paralyzed by the fears within me
Waiting for today to happen
Waiting for a vague impression
Waiting for today to happen
Waiting here with nothing but disaster
Nailed tight to this bed forever
Turn out the light tomorrow, whatever
Sometimes when I wake up slowly
Paralyzed by the fears within me
Waiting for today to happen
Waiting for a vague impression
Waiting for today to happen
Waiting here with nothing but disaster
34.Touch And Go
Lyricist:Ian Broudie
A smile to break the ice
Can I know your name?
If you say no and it's touch and go
Nothing would have been the same
Oh, was it star dust or just lust?
Well, one touch is just not enough
Faces change but somewhere in the passing crowd
The face you just can't live without
Nothing's changed but nothing seems the same
Remembering a thousand things I meant to say
The past's a sea of boys and girls who disappeared without a
word
All friends of mine who had their time then drifted away
Delights, dizzy heights
Will you change your name?
If you say no and it's touch and go
Nothing's going to seem the same
Oh, but the stars are out, they're shining down
They whisper through the passing clouds
Don't be scared the wind will come, blow you home
Don't be afraid 'cos you're not alone
Nothing's changed but nothing seems the same
Remembering a thousand things I meant to say
The past's a sea of boys and girls who disappeared without a
word
All friends of mine who had their time then drifted away
Tell it to me one more time
Oh, 'cos I'll never get to feel the same way, tonight
I'll remember every line, every line
I'll never get to hear the same words not twice
Nothing's changed but nothing seems the same
Remembering a thousand things I meant to say
The past's a sea of boys and girls who disappeared without a
word
All friends of mine who had their time then drifted away
Remember all the Mersey skies on rainy streets
I spent the night with friends of mine
Who had their time then drifted away
35.My Best Day
Lyricist:Broudie Ian Zachary, Moyet Genevieve Alison Jane
He said, â½I'm not dead but don't wake me ever
'Cos I may have to think this throughâ
She said she's changed her mind
And I didn't try to put it right
Though I've every reason to
I don't know, she wouldn't say
Exactly when she intends to mince
Her light fantastic my way
And make my very best day
Let me tell you the way it will always be
He'll see it all but he won't see me
And didn't I give him every sign
That his best days are leaving me behind
Later if it's her, you can say I've gone away
I get nowhere peachy keen
You tell her next week
And maybe find out where they're going
So I know where I should be
She's got a nerve and that's okay but I want to hear
When she's finally got something decent to say
Could be my very best day
Let me tell you the way it will always be
He'll see it all but he won't see me
And didn't I give him every sign
That his best days are leaving me behind
What exactly do you want me to say?
No, I don't feel good for you
And you can get that girl out of my face
I don't enjoy her like you do
And this is the way it will always be
He's seen it all but he won't see me
And how do I show him diamond skies
When all he has are best days in his eyes
36.Telling Tales
Lyricist:Ian Broudie
With frozen hands and feet on smoky days
I wish I'd kept more of those things you gave me
Snow melts on your palm
A bigger coat to keep us warm
Nothing's like it was before but this is worth it after all
Day in, day out, goodnight all, this is us now
Day in, day out, goodnight all, this is us now
37.Why Why Why
Lyricist:Broudie Ian Zachary
If you try
You will find
You will find
What you need
Do you like
What you see
When you find
What you need?
(Why, why, why)
(Why, why, why)
If you try
You will find
You will find
What you need
Do you like
What you see
When you find
What you need?
38.Fishes On The Line
Lyricist:Ian Broudie
The fish is on the line
He's wriggled off this time
And now he's free
The fish is doing well
But only time will tell
So he needs to find out why
He shouldn't try
Does she even care if he's not there?
Oh I don't believe in this at all
There must be so much more
No, I didn't mean what I just said
I meant something else instead
The fish is under the spell
He wonders how he fell
But he never found out why
He didn't try
Does she even care if he's not there?
Oh, I don't believe in this at all
There must be so much more
No, I didn't mean what I just said
I meant something else instead
So sometime, it's hard to think
It's like you're mind is on the blink
You sink deep and time just flew
39.Sugar Coated Iceberg
Lyricist:Broudie Ian Zachary, Jones Nicholas Allen
I don't care what songs you sing
Or how you think of all those pointless things
Sweet nothings what you bring
So fly away on sugar coated wings
I'm sinking deep, I'm going under
That sugar coated
Iceberg tastes so sweet until you tumble
Those sugar coated lies
All those tricky things you said
On angel wings, they're flying round my head
You were cheap but I was sold
I should forget you but I won't be told
I'm sinking deep, I'm going under
That sugar coated
Iceberg tastes so sweet until you tumble
Those sugar coated lies
Sweet and sour, as gold and coal
A sugar iceberg stole my soul
And hid it deep inside my heart
Threw it through me like a poison dart
I'm sinking deep, I'm going under
That sugar coated
Iceberg tastes so sweet until you tumble
Those sugar coated lies
My little sweet sugar coated iceberg
You melt beneath my feet
You shook me up, but then I tumbled
Those sugar coated lies
Sugar coated iceberg
Sugar coated iceberg
Sugar coated iceberg
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40.Feeling Lazy
Lyricist:Broudie Ian Zachary, Mc Nabb Robert Ian
Mr Johnson's car gets the weekend shine
And it's so fine
Music plays on radios
And Lisa in the garden singing to the washing line
Well, never mind
People do the strangest things
Our English sky may well cry
Housewives talk, but I'm so bored
Oh, did you love that lazy feeling?
(Do you love that lazy feeling?)
So do you feel like sleeping?
(Let the world go by)
Mr Bentley yawns, he hates the daily grind
So it's goodnight, a thousand sleepy heads on pillows
Monday start all over, Tuesday safe behind your blinds
Come on over, we can spend an hour or two
Our English sky may well cry
Housewives talk, but I'm so bored
We spent a perfect day and talked the hours away
Just drifting through the streets and melting in the heart
Oh, do you love that lazy feeling?
(Do you love that lazy feeling?)
So do you feel like sleeping?
(Let the world go by)
Do you feel like sleeping?
Do you feel like sleeping?
41.What If...
Lyricist:Broudie Ian Zachary, Jones Nicholas Allen
You've been away so long, too long
What's wrong with us today?
We're running out of funny things to say
Home, I'm almost glad we made it
I never thought we'd see the day
What if now, after all
What if everything you've got made you want more
What if now, after all you're still not sure
Remember, when a thought
Could last forever and a day
Let's get back to waking up that way
Love, I'm almost glad we've made it
I never thought we'd see the day
What if now, after all
What if everything you've got made you want more
What if now, after all you're still not sure
But before you slip, take a friendly tip
From a friendly face on a sinking ship
Don't ever doubt it, scream and shout it out
After all
What if everything you've got made you want more
What if now, after all you're still not sure
What if now, after all
What if everything you've got made you want more
What if now, after all you're still not sure
What if now, after all
What if everything you've got made you want more
What if now, after all you're still not sure
What if now, after all
What if everything you've got made you want more
What if now, after all you're still not sure
42.What You Say
Lyricist:Ian Broudie, Terence Edward Hall
Say what you say
Say what you say
Say what you say
Say what you say
When I last saw you
You called, called my name out loud
If I'd have heard you, you know
I would have blown away those clouds
Blown away those clouds
Say what you say
To get you through another day
Say what you say
Hold out those arms
Until you get to where you are
Say what you say
You talk of leaving
Without a thought of where to go
So your hearts bleeding again
You've got to let that river flow
Anywhere it goes, anywhere it goes
Everything you see, everything you see
Until they let you be, until they let you be
Until they let you be
Say what you say
To get you through another day
Say what you say
Hold out those arms
Until you get to where you are
Find a place that you're gonna feel
Everything about you is for real
Say what you say
To get you through another day
Say what you say
Hold out those arms
Until you get to where you are
Say what you say
Say what you say
Say what you say
...
43.Punch & Judy
Lyricist:Ian Broudie
Baby's eyes are black
She's taken all the clothes
She's never coming back
The yes turned into no
Oh, you know
You've made a fool of everyone
Turn around and take a bow
But everyone's gone
(Look at you)
Hiding in the corner
Wishing you were somewhere new
Nothing is forever
We're not so clever now
You say I'll never learn
I've been around the world
You thought I'd never heard
Oh, you know
I've let you down like everyone
I messed around and took a bow
But everyone's gone
(Look at you)
Standing on the corner
Wishing you were somewhere new
I promise, it's the last time
I lie to you
Oh, you know
You've made a fool of everyone
Turn around and take a bow
But everyone's gone
(Look at you)
Hiding in the corner
Wishing you were somewhere new
We didn't have the patience
Punch & Judy do
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