[rev. Apr. 21, 2015]
Switch on your amplifier
And put a record on
Lay back on your pillow
And hear your favorite song
Feel the music breathe
And sing the melody
Read the sleeve notes through
What the musicians do
And when you've found the groove
Or if the lyrics soothe
Concentrate and listen really close
Forget the radio
Send the DJ home
You're better on your own
Forget the radio
All my favorite records
I never see or hear
And here's The Plague of Zombies
For Power and Career
Andy Partridge, Robert Wyatt
You hear it you buy it
The tail seems to wag the dog
The music's thick, lost in the fog
Without analysis
This is all we wish
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Forget the radio
Send the DJ home
You're better on your own
Forget the radio
Forget the radio
Send the DJ home
You're better on your own
Forget the radio
Forget the radio
Send the DJ home
Send the DJ home
Send the DJ home
Forget the radio
[rev. Apr. 21, 2015]
If you sway
In the breeze of moving reeds
Swim away
Then fly out in the universe with grace
Softly down
You lose a feather from your snow
There's no sound
Just whispers from the waters you have found
Wings of silk
Curves of beauty to behold
Face of milk
Oh my swan the gift of you unfolds
Unfolds
Unfolds
White opaque
Fabled goddess drifts and dreams
In your wake
Astounded by the wonders that you make
You glide by
I stay loyal to my queen
Don't have to try
Swans they stay together all their lives
Raise your head
Stroke your neck that's soft and long
Have I said
Oh my swan the gift of you I want
I want
I want
Wings of silk
Curves of beauty to behold
Face of milk
Oh my swan the gift of you unfolds
Unfolds
Unfolds
Unfolds
[rev. Apr. 21, 2015]
Well I want to tell you
Things I've seen
I never knew you then
I think about the things you did
I wish that I knew when
But I want to think about you now
I never left you long
Though the things you said you did
Do not fit into this song
I'm wondering if I'll ever see you
Wondering if I can
Wondering if I'll ever see you
I think I will I can, 'cause I'm...
Wondering, wondering out loud
Wondering, wondering out loud for you
Wondering, wondering out loud
Wondering, wondering out loud
Sometimes when I think about you
Lying on your own
I still think I'm gonna love you
Gonna take you home
I still think things about you
I know I haven't seen
Perhaps these things will come and tell me
What I really mean
But I think about you every morning
Even when you're gone
I think about you and your heart
Think about how long, I'll be...
Wondering, wondering out loud
Wondering, wondering out loud for you
Wondering, wondering out loud
Wondering, wondering out loud
But I think about you every morning
Even when you're gone
I think about you and your heart
And think about how long, I'll be...
Wondering, wondering out loud
Wondering, wondering out loud for you
Wondering, wondering out loud
Wondering, wondering out loud
Wondering out loud
Wondering, for you
[rev. Apr. 21, 2015]
After the party with wine in your hair
There's a shot in the dark
So you'll fall in despair
And you've chipped your tooth
So you whistle when you speak
And there's tunes in your head
Till the end of the week
The feast in your hair is up to a swing
But whoever you touch
You don't feel anything
So you brush off the cobwebs
That seal you up
To get past the part
With the crack in your cup
Farewell Saturday, love tomorrow
Always the next day
For to find sanctuary
For there's unkept promises
Crimes and jealousies
Always the next day
For to find sanctuary
Then a slice of the silence
Remains on the bed
As the hue of the sun
Whispers heat to the dead
And the glow won't wash off
When you're already gone
And you lock all the doors
Where the silence just shone
A sip of green poison that jades your blood
Till the blue of your veins
Turns as brown as the mud
The continental shift in your
Earthquake heart
It isn't a cure
But at least it's a start
Farewell Saturday, love tomorrow
Always the next day
For to find sanctuary
For there's unkept promises
Crimes and jealousies
Always the next day
For to find sanctuary
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
[rev. Apr. 21, 2015]
Only stones
That skim across the surface of the sea
I have thrown
To see if Neptune sends them back to me
If you talk
Then words will only splinter into sound
Where's the sun
When all your conversations shadow bound
Time waits for you
And I do too
Wind in the curtains
I am so certain
Did I hear your silky tune
Tapped on my window
You make the night glow
Then you're gone like the
Waves towards the moon
Presence felt
I can't see you but I know you're there
It's like you melt
And disappear like water in the air
Just a glimpse
Somewhere in the corner of my eye
Upon your lips
I will settle like a butterfly
Time waits for you
And I do too
Wind in the curtains
I am so certain
Did I hear your silky tune
Tapped on my window
You make the night glow
Then you're gone like the
Waves towards the moon
Wind in the curtains
I am so certain
Did I hear your silky tune
Tapped on my window
You make the night glow
Then you're gone like the
Waves towards the moon
Wind in the curtains
I am so certain
Did I hear your silky tune
Tapped on my window
You make the night glow
Then you're gone like the
Waves towards the moon
[rev. Apr. 21, 2015]
Sky fell on your face
Smothered you in blue
And when you shook it off
Your history fell through
Another chapter gone
Your character's alive
They live inside your head
They make you laugh and...
Time has come
Upon the sinking of the sun
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Blushing in the wind
Roasting by the fire
Lying in your bed
As solitude conspires
Shakes you till you sleep
Doesn't leave you long
Pretends to be your friend
When suddenly you're
Falling hands
Shifting secrets of the sands
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Time has come
Upon the sinking of the sun
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
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Well I wonder if you'll ever see me dancing
In a reggae club in Stockholm in the day
Will the sky be blue and the snow still be falling
Will the night belong to someone else today
Will you be there
If I'm fucking up so badly, but I love you
If the journey's looking dark, will I return
Will the night time come and take the days away from you
Will the shadows fly in uniform and burn
Will you be there
I don't think so
I know so
I don't think so
I don't think so
I know so
I don't think so
The tragedy of everything you mentioned
And it's the truth that's in your words that really hurts
When I look into your eyes I see the love has gone
And I don't know if it's for better or for worse
Will you be there
I don't think so
I don't think so
I don't think so
I don't think so
I don't think so
I don't think so
Even though the night is looking handsome
And the stars are looking pretty in the sky
Even though we dream that we will be there
Do you think that we will be there when we die
Will we be there
I don't think so
I don't think so
I don't think so
I don't think so
I don't think so
I don't think so
I don't think so
I don't think so
I don't think so
I don't think so
I don't think so
I don't think so
[rev. Apr. 21, 2015]
On this walk
Interlocking fingers
On this day
The devil cringes
Death is crying
He can't have us
Pity him
Angels gather
Watching us
Us
The bride of the light
Trailing petals and passion
This gigantic bite
Of peace and compassion
Delirious beckoning
The soft and bejeweled
The breeze in the heat
First cooled then fueled
A necklace of grace
'Round the heart of your face
All commotion and fuss
And they're watching us
Up in heaven
Silhouettes of gods
In butterflies wings
Delicate nods
As we touch
Near the jaws of envy
As we sway
To the dance you send me
Watching us
Us
In a goblet of wine
Sipping mutual pleasure
And the gold of the rim
Frames our endeavor
At the foot of the throne
With it's flowers and fruits
Like a pack of cards
That only has suits
A tremor of tears
From a satisfied heart
All commotion and fuss
And they're watching us
The bride of the light
Trailing petals and passion
This gigantic bite
Of peace and compassion
Delirious beckoning
The soft and bejeweled
The breeze in the heat
First cooled then fueled
A necklace of grace
'Round the heart of your face
All commotion and fuss
And they're watching us
[rev. Apr. 21, 2015]
Diamonds and snow
And crystals that grow
A tune in the trees
That hangs on the breeze
And you bring my love to me
You bring my love to me
If I had a choice of an angel's voice
If I could empower
For one single hour
Then you'd bring your love to me
You'd bring your love to me
And we'd kiss and entwine
For all time
Garlands of flowers
And sweet springtime showers
Your hair in the clouds
Your tresses unwound
And you bring your love to me
You bring your love to me
The patterns and shapes
That fall into place
The light of the moon
That shows me your face
And you bring my love to me
You bring my love to me
And we'd kiss and entwine
For all time
For all time
For all time
[rev. Apr. 21, 2015]
You told me you were coming after five
If I'm alive, after five
I told you it'd be better after eight
When it's too late, after eight
And if you hear a floorboard creak
Be sure that it's not me
My feet won't touch the carpet
Now the world has set me free
If you wanna be there in good time
Get off the line and drink your wine
If you don't think you'll make it, it's okay
Gone tomorrow here today
And if silence is what shocks you
It's just a different kind of noise
It's bad for you, but it's good for me
I didn't have much choice
[rev. Apr. 21, 2015]
Life's a rolling stone
Are you prepared to be alone
To go to battle with your mind
But can your head put up a fight
All those wires coming out of you
Don't confuse them
Yellow, pink and blue
Gracious turn you inside out
Chasing all your demons out
Just knowing disconnects their hold
You warm up as they die in the cold
All those wires crossed inside of you
Thoughts don't tire
Don't tangle yellow, pink and blue
All those wires coming out of you
Don't confuse them
Yellow, pink and blue
Hair hanging loose in grief
Come turn over your new leaf
Put your money on your self
Let me suck on all your wealth
Heaven's upstairs
First door on the right
Don't stay under
Just make sure your grip is tight
All those wires coming out of you
Don't confuse them
Yellow, pink and blue
[rev. Apr. 21, 2015]
Electrifying lighting
Arcs around your face
Blood red lips and cream skin
Blue eyes make my head swim
Let me sip your bouquet
Rubies in the Beaujolais
1929, you're my vintage wine
Moisture on your top lip
Playing with a grape pip
And you're as soft as a Sunday
Beauty's in your resume
Let me breathe your aroma
You shook my heart from it's coma
1929, you're my vintage wine
1929, you're my vintage wine
You released a depth charge
Like a miracle, a mirage
A silver thread of moonlight
A golden box of sunlight
Something special on the wine list
Impossible to resist
And what really grabs me
Is when you open up your Chablis
1929, you're my vintage wine
1929, you're my vintage wine
1929
1929
1929
1929, you're my vintage wine
[rev. Apr. 21, 2015]
There's a twisted piece of jagged metal
A broken show and a rusting kettle
A bed of sand in which to lie
A clear blue sea in which to die
And as the breath slips from your lungs
There's no more words on your swollen tongue
And fishes pick your melting flesh
Living on your recent death
Dawn has promised you your dreams
And mentioned not your unheard screams
Set your course in your sky blue boat
You couldn't guess you wouldn't float
Who could sink such pretty craft
You jeered and rolled and shrugged and laughed
How vicious can a coloured reef
Bear its sharp and yellow teeth
Too beautiful day to die
Too memorable to be forgotten
A sea of tears to wave goodbye
A silent wreck to haunt the bottom
The ripples whimper on the surface
Jellyfish, transparent purses
Their sting the strength of hoarded gold
The gifts they'd buy remain unsold
So what's the worth of the dead's desires
When waterlogged are life's cold fires
With seaweed hair and barnacle bones
In the powerless court on a seashell throne
Back on land your loved ones wait
For news that saunters in too late
Their salty tears mix with the sea
As they wait for all eternity
And later all that is recovered
A defiant ring that graced your lover
But to the sea now he is wed
In a ceremony of the dead
Too beautiful day to die
Too memorable to be forgotten
A sea of tears to wave goodbye
A silent wreck to haunt the bottom
[rev. Apr. 21, 2015]
One day in the attic
I became ecstatic
Never such a photograph I'd seen
Although the picture faded
And the light up there was shaded
I held onto the stranger's face and dreamed
The air was still and musty
And all the treasures dusty
I climbed back down the ladder to the hall
The steps were weak and creaking
My heart I felt was breaking
I fell down and I landed on the floor
What is her name?
Sarah or Jane?
Constance or Charmaine?
What is her name?
Where is she from?
Rebecca or Yvonne?
Sabrina or Siobhan?
Where has she gone?
Sat down in the kitchen
Inventing tales of fiction
About this beauty I held in my hand
Around her throat a locket
Her hands were in her pocket
And soon my heart had issued a command
In her eyes was sorrow
Her thoughts though I could follow
Her cheeks were pale as moonbeams in the sky
Her mouth it makes me wonder
Inside I felt like thunder
I'd guess her name or at least though I would try
What is her name?
Sarah or Jane?
Constance or Charmaine?
What is her name?
Where is she from?
Rebecca or Yvonne?
Sabrina or Siobhan?
Where has she gone?
What is her name?
Sarah or Jane?
Constance or Charmaine?
What is her name?
Where is she from?
Rebecca or Yvonne?
Sabrina or Siobhan?
Where has she gone?
What is her name?
Sarah or Jane?
Constance or Charmaine?
What is her name?
What is her name?
[rev. Apr. 21, 2015]
Turn the page as you do
See I'm staring at you
Carry on if I'm gone
Not for long and it's true
If I fall through the cracks
And the shards of the glass
That litter the floor
All these things I'll ignore
All that remains
Is to start up again
So we do, going to, me and you
Take a queen from the pack
Put her heart on your back
Take a quill from a bird
Write you name though absurd
Though I caught your attention
And with hardly a mention
'Tween the sip of your drink
And your moment to think
All that remains
Is to number your page
So you do, going to, I love you
[rev. June 13, 2019]
President rides on a big black motorbike
All his aides on the plane sipping glasses of champagne
And it seems to be fair with a wind in his hair
And it's all he can do to turn lies into truth
Kings in the wings painting all the scenery
And the cheap seats are the best
And the rich well they're badly dressed
With their clothes full of holes
All the world is switching roles
With the priests in their cloisters
Eating caviar and oysters
When the queen's in her jeans
Shopping for the groceries
And the prince hardly frowns
As the beggar wears his crown
Makes you wonder in this dream
If these opposites of things could ever be
Dances out of time
In a stumbling chorus line
And the police steal the jewels
As the thieves goes by the rules
And the fireman lights a match
He's a pyromaniac
Then the ambulance is late
And when it comes it won't wait
So if the sun didn't burn and the butter wouldn't churn
And if the birds they couldn't fly and the children didn't cry
So then where would we be in a life of certainty
When you take what is truth, it's only up to me and you
And the queen's in her jeans
Shopping for the groceries
And the prince hardly frowns
As the beggar wears his crown
Makes you wonder in this dream
If these opposites of things could ever be
[rev. Apr. 21, 2015]
I was thinking as I stared into a stream
And dusk fell into darkness through the trees
And time just disappeared with the light
My thoughts had spanned from daytime into night
Well there's a valley full of tears which I must swim
And sometimes I am drowning from within
But you cast a light out to my heart
Have tied together that which fell apart
Can I tell you I love you one more time
As the day leaves your impression on my mind
Is a dream still a dream when it's come true
And strides into the room dressed up as you
Can I pour you another glass of wine
It's lain here unopened for some time
Well I've been keeping it for birthdays or New Year's
To celebrate a lifetime of my fears
When all was lost and faith had passed me by
And the thought of love was reason just to cry
And descending like an angel from above
Was the stream of light that's you my love
Can I tell you I love you one more time
As the day leaves your impression on my mind
Is a dream still a dream when it's come true
And strides into the room dressed up as you
Can I tell you I love you one more time
As the day leaves your impression on my mind
Is a dream still a dream when it's come true
And strides into the room dressed up as you