What chance of meeting
So far out here
As if repeating
What's never clear
The verdant meadows
The smoky coil
The air and ether
The boiling soil
I read your novel
The names were switched
I heard you travel
You must be rich
Those distant cities
Are safe and warm
Within their walls
Of chloroform
Home
It's so far away now
Pure chance
It's so far
It's so far away now
My wife was warm
But the water was cold
And she was young
And the ocean was old
There were voices singing from under the sea
As I followed them down I felt them drowning me
What chance of meeting
So long ago
Just for a fleeting...
Ah, well you know
How unintentional
A random whim
Coincidental
A shallow thing
Home
It's so far away now
Pure chance
It's so far
It's so far away now
My wife was soft
The mountain was hard
Her skin was smooth
The rocks were scarred
There were voices singing above in the sky
As I followed them up I was prepared to die
Never Before lyrics - The Church
The streets are paved with money
Where nothing's ever sold
Rain falls while it's sunny
And sights worth more than gold
The fires alive are burning
To warm those in the fold
Like never before
Like never before
Like never before
With a portal left to be tried
And find you're not denied
Even filmed in grey at a matinee
It's like never before
Daybreak's a sign for many
Whose work is not in vain
Worth less without any
But measured not by gain
A game that all are winning
As they're guided down destiny lane
Like never before
Like never before
Like never before
With a portal left to be tried
And find you're not denied
Even filmed in grey at a matinee
It's like never before
A night pierced with stars
Like never before (never before)
And time wears the scars
Like never before (never before)
The song's sad melody
Like never before (never before)
And pain's just a memory
Like never before (never before)
Where nothing's ever sold
Rain falls while it's sunny
And sights worth more than gold
The fires alive are burning
To warm those in the fold
Like never before
Like never before
Like never before
With a portal left to be tried
And find you're not denied
Even filmed in grey at a matinee
It's like never before
Daybreak's a sign for many
Whose work is not in vain
Worth less without any
But measured not by gain
A game that all are winning
As they're guided down destiny lane
Like never before
Like never before
Like never before
With a portal left to be tried
And find you're not denied
Even filmed in grey at a matinee
It's like never before
A night pierced with stars
Like never before (never before)
And time wears the scars
Like never before (never before)
The song's sad melody
Like never before (never before)
And pain's just a memory
Like never before (never before)
Real Toggle Action lyrics - The Church
I wish that you could see yourself
I wish that you could be yourself
The things you try to do
They never benefit you
I wish that you could free yourself
You never stop to wonder why (oh no)
You're not a curious kind of guy
You got the deep space blues
You ought to change, here's a fuse
You're only happy when you're high
(High, high, high, high, be high, high)
I hoped that you could let it go
I hoped that you would come to know
We're actors in a play
Not even our own lines that we say
It's just that it's that kind of show
(High, high, high, high, be high, high)
[plus some melodic chanting]
I wish that you could be yourself
The things you try to do
They never benefit you
I wish that you could free yourself
You never stop to wonder why (oh no)
You're not a curious kind of guy
You got the deep space blues
You ought to change, here's a fuse
You're only happy when you're high
(High, high, high, high, be high, high)
I hoped that you could let it go
I hoped that you would come to know
We're actors in a play
Not even our own lines that we say
It's just that it's that kind of show
(High, high, high, high, be high, high)
[plus some melodic chanting]
Untoward lyrics - The Church
(How low)
It's further than you think so you better not let go
(Oh no)
It's better than you thought so you better take it slow, or it'll
(Un-go)
Go away from yourself well I oughta know, and I say
(Oh no)
It's further than you think so you better not let go
(Off and on)
(Mer)curial breakthrough
(Off and on)
Cold parable
(Off and on)
Coordinates locked in
(Off and on)
Journey begun
(Somehow)
I hope you get a ride 'cause it's too late for me now, so I
(Cow tow)
To any little despot with a crown upon his brow, and they
(Know how)
That's the kind of energy that nature can endow
(Off and on)
Metaphysical check-up
(Off and on)
Making them king
(Off and on)
Lifespan extensions
(Off and on)
Forever livin'
(One day)
One day I'm gonna change and I'll arrange it all my way
(One day)
One day I'll just ascend and they'll pretend I went away
(Off and on)
Natural science
(Off and on)
So you still wait
(Off and on)
Jump into neutral
(Off and on)
White spirit gate
(Off and on)
(Off and on)
It's further than you think so you better not let go
(Oh no)
It's better than you thought so you better take it slow, or it'll
(Un-go)
Go away from yourself well I oughta know, and I say
(Oh no)
It's further than you think so you better not let go
(Off and on)
(Mer)curial breakthrough
(Off and on)
Cold parable
(Off and on)
Coordinates locked in
(Off and on)
Journey begun
(Somehow)
I hope you get a ride 'cause it's too late for me now, so I
(Cow tow)
To any little despot with a crown upon his brow, and they
(Know how)
That's the kind of energy that nature can endow
(Off and on)
Metaphysical check-up
(Off and on)
Making them king
(Off and on)
Lifespan extensions
(Off and on)
Forever livin'
(One day)
One day I'm gonna change and I'll arrange it all my way
(One day)
One day I'll just ascend and they'll pretend I went away
(Off and on)
Natural science
(Off and on)
So you still wait
(Off and on)
Jump into neutral
(Off and on)
White spirit gate
(Off and on)
(Off and on)
Day 5 lyrics - The Church
Eventually
We came to a chasm dark and wide
And drifted in silence through endless anemones
In shallow dreams
Life was beginning to take a shape
Water was warm as it hastened our enemies
This kind of world will start a little colony
This kind of earth will eat a little energy
This kind of thing needs a little secrecy
After thousands of years
Our priests have predicted you would come
You with your death that appears in no photograph
You watch the night sky
We bickered like fools amongst ourselves
We sought protection in artificial youth
This kind of world will start a little colony
This kind of earth will eat a little energy
This kind of thing needs a little secrecy
This kind of thing needs a little secrecy
This kind of thing needs a little secrecy
This kind of thing needs a little secrecy
In a sickening jump
I fell through the surface of my life
And I was cut back by the hollow comraderie
The planet was still
Nothing moved as it slept in space
I pulled on my suit and exited quietly
We came to a chasm dark and wide
And drifted in silence through endless anemones
In shallow dreams
Life was beginning to take a shape
Water was warm as it hastened our enemies
This kind of world will start a little colony
This kind of earth will eat a little energy
This kind of thing needs a little secrecy
After thousands of years
Our priests have predicted you would come
You with your death that appears in no photograph
You watch the night sky
We bickered like fools amongst ourselves
We sought protection in artificial youth
This kind of world will start a little colony
This kind of earth will eat a little energy
This kind of thing needs a little secrecy
This kind of thing needs a little secrecy
This kind of thing needs a little secrecy
This kind of thing needs a little secrecy
In a sickening jump
I fell through the surface of my life
And I was cut back by the hollow comraderie
The planet was still
Nothing moved as it slept in space
I pulled on my suit and exited quietly
Song To Go... lyrics - The Church
I said he-hi
I said hello
I said a-where'd you want this little
Song to go....
I started singing
Made up some words
I sang it like a sonnet
I sang it for the birds
I sang about the distance
I sang about the time
I introduced some chaos
And tried to make it rhyme
I hope somebody listened
And heard another world
Pure haze on the better words, they were
Catching a song
A song about the fountain
A song about a day
About a song about a modern day
With a little delay
I said goodbye
I said hold on
Where did you want that little
Song to go...
I said hello
I said a-where'd you want this little
Song to go....
I started singing
Made up some words
I sang it like a sonnet
I sang it for the birds
I sang about the distance
I sang about the time
I introduced some chaos
And tried to make it rhyme
I hope somebody listened
And heard another world
Pure haze on the better words, they were
Catching a song
A song about the fountain
A song about a day
About a song about a modern day
With a little delay
I said goodbye
I said hold on
Where did you want that little
Song to go...
Snowfaller lyrics - The Church
Ice is forming 'round this heart of mine
I seen a lot of damage baby, but I won't get hurt this time
Now I got a reason
Now I got a stake
Now I gotta put you back every time you break
Left my ego in the mezzanine
Here he comes again, bustin' up my scene
Now I got a future
Now I gotta try
Now I, I gotta live for you every time you die
Imagine it's snowfaller
Bring winter, just call her
Imagine it's snowfaller
I left my ego in the mezzanine
But here he comes again, bustin' up my scheme
Now I got a future
Now I gotta try
Now I gotta live for you every time you die
Imagine it's snowfaller
Bring winter, just call her
Imagine it's snowfaller
Imagine it's snowfaller
Bring winter, just call her
Imagine it's snowfaller
I seen a lot of damage baby, but I won't get hurt this time
Now I got a reason
Now I got a stake
Now I gotta put you back every time you break
Left my ego in the mezzanine
Here he comes again, bustin' up my scene
Now I got a future
Now I gotta try
Now I, I gotta live for you every time you die
Imagine it's snowfaller
Bring winter, just call her
Imagine it's snowfaller
I left my ego in the mezzanine
But here he comes again, bustin' up my scheme
Now I got a future
Now I gotta try
Now I gotta live for you every time you die
Imagine it's snowfaller
Bring winter, just call her
Imagine it's snowfaller
Imagine it's snowfaller
Bring winter, just call her
Imagine it's snowfaller
Pantechnicon lyrics - The Church
Lost myself a picture book
Best you've never seen
Slowed half down I take a hook
Hang it on the ring
Got my head
Got my red
Got my violet-green
Just give back my old stranger
Wherever you have been
And it's all in the photographs
And it's all in the past
It's at home in the memory
It's the least and the most
Got involved in secrets
In 1943
Judged myself a player
Wherever I may be
Got my black
Got my shack
Got my rosemary
Never gonna get to Paris
Before Burgundy
And it's all in the photographs
And it's all in the past
It's at home in the memory
It's the least and the most
Saw a lot of rivers in the desert
Wandering in the trees
Thinking I was quite alone
I lectured to the breeze
Got my sap
Got my rap
Got my fiddler's threes
Never gonna get your honey
Angering the bees
And it's all in the photographs
And it's all in the past
It's at home in memory
It's the least and the most
Best you've never seen
Slowed half down I take a hook
Hang it on the ring
Got my head
Got my red
Got my violet-green
Just give back my old stranger
Wherever you have been
And it's all in the photographs
And it's all in the past
It's at home in the memory
It's the least and the most
Got involved in secrets
In 1943
Judged myself a player
Wherever I may be
Got my black
Got my shack
Got my rosemary
Never gonna get to Paris
Before Burgundy
And it's all in the photographs
And it's all in the past
It's at home in the memory
It's the least and the most
Saw a lot of rivers in the desert
Wandering in the trees
Thinking I was quite alone
I lectured to the breeze
Got my sap
Got my rap
Got my fiddler's threes
Never gonna get your honey
Angering the bees
And it's all in the photographs
And it's all in the past
It's at home in memory
It's the least and the most
Unreliable External lyrics - The Church
Come on now baby let's have a little fun tonight
2,000 long years and they're all leading up to tonight
Why'd you wanna be so cruel to me like that
But you're already near me, you already see
And you look so good tonight
Sky so black tonight
Everybody knows that you got it for free
If they catch up with ya you're gonna wanna know me
Alright
Sometimes I think I'll go crazy from the things that you say
I can't understand why you say that everything is dead
You saw the light, it was too bright, and you said
Then you turn around and you found it's me instead
Look so fine tonight
Sun is gonna shine tonight
Everybody knows that you know one of us
If they catch up with you don't make a fuss
Alright
Desired these purple vile lips in your tonight
Common steel rover maxed out like a lira tonight
Tuffunnel caaa-ves in resulting in a hurt
All my little experiments right down the drain tonight
That's alright
(That's right!)
2,000 long years and they're all leading up to tonight
Why'd you wanna be so cruel to me like that
But you're already near me, you already see
And you look so good tonight
Sky so black tonight
Everybody knows that you got it for free
If they catch up with ya you're gonna wanna know me
Alright
Sometimes I think I'll go crazy from the things that you say
I can't understand why you say that everything is dead
You saw the light, it was too bright, and you said
Then you turn around and you found it's me instead
Look so fine tonight
Sun is gonna shine tonight
Everybody knows that you know one of us
If they catch up with you don't make a fuss
Alright
Desired these purple vile lips in your tonight
Common steel rover maxed out like a lira tonight
Tuffunnel caaa-ves in resulting in a hurt
All my little experiments right down the drain tonight
That's alright
(That's right!)
Pearls lyrics - The Church
Well I hope
You're well insured
If my poor little heart
Becomes injured
And I hope
You can appreciate
When I say I'm coming early
I'm bound to be late
So don't
Change your rate
In the morning
Buildings swarming
Pearls are forming
In the seas
In the evening
Birds are leaving
In the seething
Canopy
In my time
With this name
I've been so many different men
Which one do you blame?
In my skin
With this face
I dreamt I was a dragonfly
Gone from this place
And I soared
Into the light
But I was unmade into a human
Just tonight
In the morning
Buildings swarming
Pearls are forming
In the seas
In the evening
Birds are leaving
In a seething
Canopy
You're so kind
You're so soft
And I could never see the strings
That hold you aloft
You're so vain
You're so obscure
And I wouldn't take any more of that
It might be pure
You're so in love
You're so outdoors
I wouldn't take any more of that
It isn't yours
In the morning
Buildings swarming
Pearls are forming
In the sea
In the evening
Birds are leaving
In a seething
Canopy
You're well insured
If my poor little heart
Becomes injured
And I hope
You can appreciate
When I say I'm coming early
I'm bound to be late
So don't
Change your rate
In the morning
Buildings swarming
Pearls are forming
In the seas
In the evening
Birds are leaving
In the seething
Canopy
In my time
With this name
I've been so many different men
Which one do you blame?
In my skin
With this face
I dreamt I was a dragonfly
Gone from this place
And I soared
Into the light
But I was unmade into a human
Just tonight
In the morning
Buildings swarming
Pearls are forming
In the seas
In the evening
Birds are leaving
In a seething
Canopy
You're so kind
You're so soft
And I could never see the strings
That hold you aloft
You're so vain
You're so obscure
And I wouldn't take any more of that
It might be pure
You're so in love
You're so outdoors
I wouldn't take any more of that
It isn't yours
In the morning
Buildings swarming
Pearls are forming
In the sea
In the evening
Birds are leaving
In a seething
Canopy
Saturation lyrics - The Church
Cast adrift
On these solar seas
The humble servant
Of your majesties
In the orbits tremor
The slightest string is pulled
Corral the villains
Where are the fools
And it's all in a day, a generation
When you get to the saturation
It's all down, down, down, down
If only
If only I could solve it for you
If only
If only I could dissolve it for you
You cut my hand
On a chandelier
You know what I was searchin'
For a little good cheer
In the planes above us
The slightest prick is felt
And we break down
And we just melt
And it's all in a spell incantation
When you get into penetration
It's all down, down, down, down
If only
If only I could solve it for you
If only
If only I could dissolve it for you
I'm set apart
On the broken reef
I'm as helpless
As the smallest leaf
And in the lethal jungle
The slightest sound is heard
Who are the humans?
Where are the birds?
And it's all in a miscreation
And you get to the explanation
It's all down, down, down, down
If only
If only I could solve it for you
If only
If only I could dissolve it for you
Alright!
On these solar seas
The humble servant
Of your majesties
In the orbits tremor
The slightest string is pulled
Corral the villains
Where are the fools
And it's all in a day, a generation
When you get to the saturation
It's all down, down, down, down
If only
If only I could solve it for you
If only
If only I could dissolve it for you
You cut my hand
On a chandelier
You know what I was searchin'
For a little good cheer
In the planes above us
The slightest prick is felt
And we break down
And we just melt
And it's all in a spell incantation
When you get into penetration
It's all down, down, down, down
If only
If only I could solve it for you
If only
If only I could dissolve it for you
I'm set apart
On the broken reef
I'm as helpless
As the smallest leaf
And in the lethal jungle
The slightest sound is heard
Who are the humans?
Where are the birds?
And it's all in a miscreation
And you get to the explanation
It's all down, down, down, down
If only
If only I could solve it for you
If only
If only I could dissolve it for you
Alright!
Heading South lyrics - The Church
The wind in the wireless
Smell of the neon
Rustle our papers
Starlight broke down
Alone in the backseats
Rain on the windshield
Face in the rain drops
Mist rolling in
We're heading south
We're heading south again
We're heading south
Heading south again
Lightning is frozen
TV's gone haywire
The traffic on Broadway
The sound of the moon
Golden impression
This certain explosion
The price of a ticket
Beating a drum
We're heading south
Heading south again
We're heading south
Heading south again
Romeo vacuum
Cyrillic adaption
Smooth application
Tomorrow vision
Ending abruptly
I stop for a moment
Possible outcome
Rational thought
We're heading south
We're heading south again
We're heading south
Heading south again
Smell of the neon
Rustle our papers
Starlight broke down
Alone in the backseats
Rain on the windshield
Face in the rain drops
Mist rolling in
We're heading south
We're heading south again
We're heading south
Heading south again
Lightning is frozen
TV's gone haywire
The traffic on Broadway
The sound of the moon
Golden impression
This certain explosion
The price of a ticket
Beating a drum
We're heading south
Heading south again
We're heading south
Heading south again
Romeo vacuum
Cyrillic adaption
Smooth application
Tomorrow vision
Ending abruptly
I stop for a moment
Possible outcome
Rational thought
We're heading south
We're heading south again
We're heading south
Heading south again
Ionian Blues lyrics - The Church
Shapeless thing in the wine dark sea
Amphitrite's currents bring my love home to me
And it's over and over in the brine
Just like a man run out of time
And I'm crashing in the surf
Then I'm lying in the earth
Thunderclouds rend the sky
Old Earth-shaker won't be happy till I die
Been sitting here, Calypso, nearly seven long years
The hour of my release steadily nears
And I'm playing on your lyre
Then I'm burning in the fire
Amphitrite's currents bring my love home to me
And it's over and over in the brine
Just like a man run out of time
And I'm crashing in the surf
Then I'm lying in the earth
Thunderclouds rend the sky
Old Earth-shaker won't be happy till I die
Been sitting here, Calypso, nearly seven long years
The hour of my release steadily nears
And I'm playing on your lyre
Then I'm burning in the fire
Anthem X lyrics - The Church
According to evidence
We all descended from god's magnificence
The holy world, a diamond tower
We are the sirens of this ruined lie
Oh you fools, glow glorious
Return the fire that was stolen from us
A million things must come and pass
We are the casing and the cover and the cast
Come inside, pull you down
Let light and music and honor be born
My golden ones who dare to fight
You stand against the fabrications of the night
Writing tunes with much revere
Preserved by people and cut and battered here
Take those blows, stand your ground
Or wander lost and never to be found
We all descended from god's magnificence
The holy world, a diamond tower
We are the sirens of this ruined lie
Oh you fools, glow glorious
Return the fire that was stolen from us
A million things must come and pass
We are the casing and the cover and the cast
Come inside, pull you down
Let light and music and honor be born
My golden ones who dare to fight
You stand against the fabrications of the night
Writing tunes with much revere
Preserved by people and cut and battered here
Take those blows, stand your ground
Or wander lost and never to be found
Night Sequence lyrics - The Church
Another warm chlorinated night
The pool throws blue light
The harbor sprawling in the garden
The spirit of the earth
Coming up through the ground
Tonight there is no weather
As if out here
You're on a set
Of painted on yachts
Fake glittering stars
The pool turns out to be blue cellophane
The grass is actually paper
The camera moves in
We detach from our unit
Actors uncertain
He motions to someone out of view
Shares a joke
And accepts a drink
From some accomplice
Sipping quiet he's waiting for his monologue
Mynah birds still whirr and click
But all else is still and listening
A makeup girl does his hair and disappears
The actor is actually playing you
We dissolve in close
He finishes his drink
He begins, ahh
'A long time ago...'
He leaves off
Someone hands him a phone
Something terrible has occurred
Is this part of the story?
The audience may at this point choose
If you want a happy ending
Then you may jump to another story
If you wanted to see some more of the yachts
They'll be back in other scenes
Yeah!
If you think you can move along a little faster
Here we go...
The actor is having an argument
We overhear:
'Bu... But... But that's... but that's not possible!
I... I... I know, but why... but when... why wouldn't know...
They'll never know... but why wouldn't... I...
Cue in music
Moonlight Sonata
Sped up with some subtle disco beat
Bring up more starry light
Let a zephyr blow through this garden
A woman appears on the set
It's that famous actress who is the actor's girlfriend in real life
But who is actually also playing your wife in this film
They embrace
She takes the phone from the actor
And dismisses the crew
We're left dangling
We can't wait to find out
If, how, why
If, how, why
We think about the nature of performance
And we see the garden darken
Clouds now cover the stars
The yacht's completely gone
The harbor was a projection
Actress was a hologram
The garden was a stage
Aww, the night is suddenly gone
We're blinking in the sudden light
People push past
The air is filled with smoke, perfume, sweat
Voices shout, some whisper
A cab pulls up
Now this is strange
We climb inside
The actor is in there
He slides over begrudgingly
Wow, he really looks like you close up
We begin our journey
Him on one side, you on the other
I fall asleep
Ha! When I awake I'm confused
Who is who?
Who is who?
Who is who?
Who is who?
The driver turns around
'This would be your stop'
And the cab stops
You get out
We drive on
The actor decides to act like you
He mimics your lazy minions
He has perfected your accent
His makeup and hair are amazing
Even from here
I can't believe they even knew where you live
We pull up outside your house
The actress playing your wife comes out
Out of your house
Carrying a phone
She climbs in the front seat
She hands you I mean, the actor the phone
You deny everything
I mean the actor
No, but that's not true
That's just not true
Cars speed past
The hum of the city
Song of the day
The actor hangs up
On closer examination the phone is a prop
He reads from a script all but concealed
Why?
Why did you give Kilbey my number?
She answers with:
'Maybe this is an imposter
Kilbey is your friend, what do you mean?'
[He replies:]
'I feel like he's watching us all the time
Incorporating us into one of his songs
Writing about our lives
In his dispassionate way'
The cab turns into Cleveland Street
The driver turns around
'Just after these lights then'
There's so much I would like to ask the actress
I lean forward to say something
The taxi stops
We climb out
We come to a warehouse
We go in where they are making a film
We go in where they are making a film
We go in where they are making a film
The garden
A harbor
The pool
The chlorine
The alcohol
A hot night is invoked
A breeze maker emits a gentle breeze
The recorded sounds of a distant drunken party
People, laughter, drifting on the air
Woozy music
Glasses clinking
Ice tinkling
Yachts on the harbor
People on board waving to us
Drinking
Laughing
Waving
Summer
Holiday
Night
Antics
Rockets go up
Framing the bridge
Push out of the crowd
Crowd of extras and wardrobe people
Some wearing swimming costumes
Some in evening wear
More fireworks
More fireworks
Their soft explosions thumping the night
Revelry
Abandonment
Music swelling up
Credits roll
You leave the premises
The pool throws blue light
The harbor sprawling in the garden
The spirit of the earth
Coming up through the ground
Tonight there is no weather
As if out here
You're on a set
Of painted on yachts
Fake glittering stars
The pool turns out to be blue cellophane
The grass is actually paper
The camera moves in
We detach from our unit
Actors uncertain
He motions to someone out of view
Shares a joke
And accepts a drink
From some accomplice
Sipping quiet he's waiting for his monologue
Mynah birds still whirr and click
But all else is still and listening
A makeup girl does his hair and disappears
The actor is actually playing you
We dissolve in close
He finishes his drink
He begins, ahh
'A long time ago...'
He leaves off
Someone hands him a phone
Something terrible has occurred
Is this part of the story?
The audience may at this point choose
If you want a happy ending
Then you may jump to another story
If you wanted to see some more of the yachts
They'll be back in other scenes
Yeah!
If you think you can move along a little faster
Here we go...
The actor is having an argument
We overhear:
'Bu... But... But that's... but that's not possible!
I... I... I know, but why... but when... why wouldn't know...
They'll never know... but why wouldn't... I...
Cue in music
Moonlight Sonata
Sped up with some subtle disco beat
Bring up more starry light
Let a zephyr blow through this garden
A woman appears on the set
It's that famous actress who is the actor's girlfriend in real life
But who is actually also playing your wife in this film
They embrace
She takes the phone from the actor
And dismisses the crew
We're left dangling
We can't wait to find out
If, how, why
If, how, why
We think about the nature of performance
And we see the garden darken
Clouds now cover the stars
The yacht's completely gone
The harbor was a projection
Actress was a hologram
The garden was a stage
Aww, the night is suddenly gone
We're blinking in the sudden light
People push past
The air is filled with smoke, perfume, sweat
Voices shout, some whisper
A cab pulls up
Now this is strange
We climb inside
The actor is in there
He slides over begrudgingly
Wow, he really looks like you close up
We begin our journey
Him on one side, you on the other
I fall asleep
Ha! When I awake I'm confused
Who is who?
Who is who?
Who is who?
Who is who?
The driver turns around
'This would be your stop'
And the cab stops
You get out
We drive on
The actor decides to act like you
He mimics your lazy minions
He has perfected your accent
His makeup and hair are amazing
Even from here
I can't believe they even knew where you live
We pull up outside your house
The actress playing your wife comes out
Out of your house
Carrying a phone
She climbs in the front seat
She hands you I mean, the actor the phone
You deny everything
I mean the actor
No, but that's not true
That's just not true
Cars speed past
The hum of the city
Song of the day
The actor hangs up
On closer examination the phone is a prop
He reads from a script all but concealed
Why?
Why did you give Kilbey my number?
She answers with:
'Maybe this is an imposter
Kilbey is your friend, what do you mean?'
[He replies:]
'I feel like he's watching us all the time
Incorporating us into one of his songs
Writing about our lives
In his dispassionate way'
The cab turns into Cleveland Street
The driver turns around
'Just after these lights then'
There's so much I would like to ask the actress
I lean forward to say something
The taxi stops
We climb out
We come to a warehouse
We go in where they are making a film
We go in where they are making a film
We go in where they are making a film
The garden
A harbor
The pool
The chlorine
The alcohol
A hot night is invoked
A breeze maker emits a gentle breeze
The recorded sounds of a distant drunken party
People, laughter, drifting on the air
Woozy music
Glasses clinking
Ice tinkling
Yachts on the harbor
People on board waving to us
Drinking
Laughing
Waving
Summer
Holiday
Night
Antics
Rockets go up
Framing the bridge
Push out of the crowd
Crowd of extras and wardrobe people
Some wearing swimming costumes
Some in evening wear
More fireworks
More fireworks
Their soft explosions thumping the night
Revelry
Abandonment
Music swelling up
Credits roll
You leave the premises
I Don't Know lyrics - The Church
I don't know what people say now
Walk away next Tuesday now
I don't know if you've been told
All that glitters is not cold
Mmm, and I don't know how you do it
After all, you've been through it
Well I don't know how you're feelin'
After all you've had to deal with
Well I don't know if all that's true
and I'm still me you're still you
Well I don't know what I should try, man
I'd like to live before I die, man
That's it
Walk away next Tuesday now
I don't know if you've been told
All that glitters is not cold
Mmm, and I don't know how you do it
After all, you've been through it
Well I don't know how you're feelin'
After all you've had to deal with
Well I don't know if all that's true
and I'm still me you're still you
Well I don't know what I should try, man
I'd like to live before I die, man
That's it
Jazz lyrics - The Church
Sometimes the morning elongates and waits around for you to show
Across the road I watch some episode of some new morning show
And it shows me how strange life can be if you're really free
And if you're really free how come you put these chains on me
Why can't you tell me it's alright
These doubts to lead on my delight
They took the color from my sight
I need the real jazz tonight
Still half asleep and not half awake
Half in the darkness just for your sake
Roaming the corridors in my mind
Looking for a door I can never find
Looking for a war that nobody wins
Trying to find a Bible when nobody sins
Searching for a lover who got what you has
Running from the blues, jonesin' for jazz
Sometimes the evening disappears and steers itself into the past
Across the fields I cool my heels 'cause it feels like it could last
And it lasts for a lifetime then it's high time to be gone
And if you're really gone why even sing this song
Why can't you tell me it's alright
These doubts to lead on my delight
They took the color from my sight
I need the real jazz tonight
Across the road I watch some episode of some new morning show
And it shows me how strange life can be if you're really free
And if you're really free how come you put these chains on me
Why can't you tell me it's alright
These doubts to lead on my delight
They took the color from my sight
I need the real jazz tonight
Still half asleep and not half awake
Half in the darkness just for your sake
Roaming the corridors in my mind
Looking for a door I can never find
Looking for a war that nobody wins
Trying to find a Bible when nobody sins
Searching for a lover who got what you has
Running from the blues, jonesin' for jazz
Sometimes the evening disappears and steers itself into the past
Across the fields I cool my heels 'cause it feels like it could last
And it lasts for a lifetime then it's high time to be gone
And if you're really gone why even sing this song
Why can't you tell me it's alright
These doubts to lead on my delight
They took the color from my sight
I need the real jazz tonight
Hitspacebar lyrics - The Church
The phone is ringing
The phone is ringing
The phone is ringing
The wires are bare
Avarice lime
You're hardly there
Your engines searching
The plonk is sour
The pizza's cold in wee small hour
What will it take, get you to wake up
Avarice lime
Shake it up
Hit space bar headache
The lights are on
The neighbour's place
You see her back
You see his face
You see the knife
You see the tear
You feel the shot
You're really there
What will it take to get you to wake up
Avarice lime
Shake it up
Hit space bar headache
The phone is ringing
The phone is ringing
The wires are bare
Avarice lime
You're hardly there
Your engines searching
The plonk is sour
The pizza's cold in wee small hour
What will it take, get you to wake up
Avarice lime
Shake it up
Hit space bar headache
The lights are on
The neighbour's place
You see her back
You see his face
You see the knife
You see the tear
You feel the shot
You're really there
What will it take to get you to wake up
Avarice lime
Shake it up
Hit space bar headache
Crash / Ride lyrics - The Church
Everything is something else these days
Dedicated to neutrality
I am the lord of all I survey
This stuff is top quality
Every day is somewhere else this time
I'm driving in a film down a French boulevard
I'm waiting in a cafe on old South Head Road
I'm chopping up guitars with Nic Hard
Fighting against the nods and the hopeless sods
Everything before the crash ride it out
Drumming up a little crowd, we played and bowed
Everyone is someone else tonight
I'm just singing down this long black wire
I'm drifting with the clock towards the bruised midnight
Where the stars and crows conspire
Fighting against the odds, and the hopeless sods
Everything before the crash ride it out
Drumming up a little crowd, we played and bowed
Everything before the crash ride it out
Fighting against the odds, and the hopeless sods
Everything before the crash ride it out
Drumming up a little crowd, we played and bowed
Everything before the crash ride it out
Fighting against the odds, and the hopeless sods
Everything before the crash ride it out
We played and bowed
Dedicated to neutrality
I am the lord of all I survey
This stuff is top quality
Every day is somewhere else this time
I'm driving in a film down a French boulevard
I'm waiting in a cafe on old South Head Road
I'm chopping up guitars with Nic Hard
Fighting against the nods and the hopeless sods
Everything before the crash ride it out
Drumming up a little crowd, we played and bowed
Everyone is someone else tonight
I'm just singing down this long black wire
I'm drifting with the clock towards the bruised midnight
Where the stars and crows conspire
Fighting against the odds, and the hopeless sods
Everything before the crash ride it out
Drumming up a little crowd, we played and bowed
Everything before the crash ride it out
Fighting against the odds, and the hopeless sods
Everything before the crash ride it out
Drumming up a little crowd, we played and bowed
Everything before the crash ride it out
Fighting against the odds, and the hopeless sods
Everything before the crash ride it out
We played and bowed
Tel Aviv lyrics - The Church
Well
She took me outside
And I was listening to her voice
I could tell ya
She said some things she may regret
And some things she may rejoice
Just like the fruits of sorrow
Dying on the vine
I too partook its bitter taste
And I shined
Just at that moment
Before God intervenes, yeah
Some kind asylum
Wide awake in Tel Aviv
When you fall into evil moods
And the spirits mock you in the radio static
Then you better hope the dope don't make you
Telepathetic
Just like the seeds of ruin
With its sickly blooms
I lost the good fight every day
In these rooms
She took me outside
And I was listening to her voice
I could tell ya
She said some things she may regret
And some things she may rejoice
Just like the fruits of sorrow
Dying on the vine
I too partook its bitter taste
And I shined
Just at that moment
Before God intervenes, yeah
Some kind asylum
Wide awake in Tel Aviv
When you fall into evil moods
And the spirits mock you in the radio static
Then you better hope the dope don't make you
Telepathetic
Just like the seeds of ruin
With its sickly blooms
I lost the good fight every day
In these rooms
Nervous Breakthrough lyrics - The Church
I don't know your name
I saw you from a distance
I thought I'd try to break through
We weren't gonna come
Now here we are all suddenly
And it's never what you think
Anyhow that's yesterday
When you was half a world away
If you're not brave imagine me
In the void of metamorphoses
Anyhow let's do it now
I must sustain myself somehow
It's so nice to be here
I'm thinking I could stay a while
Nice to eat, I mean meet someone new
You're so soft
And tender and so splendid
Come highly recommended
If you were me what would you...
Anyway that's yesterday
When you were half a world away
If you're not brave imagine me
In the void of metamorphoses
Anyhow let's do it now
I must sustain myself somehow
Why do you look so angry with me now
Have I said something true?
It's ok, I really didn't mean it
Really didn't matter to me
Anyway that's yesterday
When you were half a world away
If you're not brave imagine me
In the void of metamorphoses
Anyhow let's do it now
I must sustain myself somehow
I saw you from a distance
I thought I'd try to break through
We weren't gonna come
Now here we are all suddenly
And it's never what you think
Anyhow that's yesterday
When you was half a world away
If you're not brave imagine me
In the void of metamorphoses
Anyhow let's do it now
I must sustain myself somehow
It's so nice to be here
I'm thinking I could stay a while
Nice to eat, I mean meet someone new
You're so soft
And tender and so splendid
Come highly recommended
If you were me what would you...
Anyway that's yesterday
When you were half a world away
If you're not brave imagine me
In the void of metamorphoses
Anyhow let's do it now
I must sustain myself somehow
Why do you look so angry with me now
Have I said something true?
It's ok, I really didn't mean it
Really didn't matter to me
Anyway that's yesterday
When you were half a world away
If you're not brave imagine me
In the void of metamorphoses
Anyhow let's do it now
I must sustain myself somehow
The Illusion Mysteries lyrics - The Church
It was May Day in Arcadia
Everyone was there
Knocking back a sticky wine
Music in the air
Night caught in the trees
And the moonbeams safely under my thumb
Right down by the river
Its unmade bed come to be undone
Yeah, you should have seen us
Yeah, you should have been there
It was payday in Illyria
I think you know the deal
I was so touched by your concern
At least that's how I feel
So drink, drink up a little
Stories remind me of some other time
Think, think up a little
Something for the glorious summertime
Should have seen us
Yeah, should have been there
Well it was Thursday in Bohemia
The contract had been signed
50% guaranteed, or something
A good swift kick behind
Fly, the sky is your friend
And its holding you up again and again
High over the night
Where I labour and write this song once over again
Should have seen us
Yeah, should have been there
Well, it was May Day in Arcadia
Everyone was there
Knocking back a sticky wine
And music in the air
Everyone was there
Knocking back a sticky wine
Music in the air
Night caught in the trees
And the moonbeams safely under my thumb
Right down by the river
Its unmade bed come to be undone
Yeah, you should have seen us
Yeah, you should have been there
It was payday in Illyria
I think you know the deal
I was so touched by your concern
At least that's how I feel
So drink, drink up a little
Stories remind me of some other time
Think, think up a little
Something for the glorious summertime
Should have seen us
Yeah, should have been there
Well it was Thursday in Bohemia
The contract had been signed
50% guaranteed, or something
A good swift kick behind
Fly, the sky is your friend
And its holding you up again and again
High over the night
Where I labour and write this song once over again
Should have seen us
Yeah, should have been there
Well, it was May Day in Arcadia
Everyone was there
Knocking back a sticky wine
And music in the air
Cantilever lyrics - The Church
You and I
Something else
So afraid, doubtful light
You and I
On our own
So full blown in the night
A for the angles and the algorithms
B for your brains, what ya did with 'em
C, see what we've done, see what we've become
Delightful, delicious and divine
You and I
So exposed
Flaring out into white
You and I
I suppose
Never quite getting it right
E for the elite and the easy way
F for the phantom limb you still obey
G, gee I feel weird, I feel strange
Holy, horrific, and hard
I don't know what you want to be
I only know how I adore thee
Remembering times I was on the inside
And I ran to your side
You helped me to hide
The trap was so smooth
Up the back in your booth
With a bird in your hand
A hand on your heart
The stuff that we did
The stuff that we hid
The stuff that we drank
And the blank that we drew
It was always me
It was almost you
I don't know what you want to do now
I only know nothing you won't allow
Think about it when I'm after a bit
And I'm down in the dumps and I'm needing a hit
And your cut was so clean
The split was so fair
The water was green
When you came up for air
And the things that we saw
The things that were true
The things that we wore
It was always me
It was almost you
Remembering times I was on the inside
And I ran to your side
You helped me to hide
The trap was so smooth
Up the back in your booth
With a bird in your hand
A hand on your heart
The stuff that we did
The stuff that we hid
The stuff that we drank
And the blank that we drew
Something else
So afraid, doubtful light
You and I
On our own
So full blown in the night
A for the angles and the algorithms
B for your brains, what ya did with 'em
C, see what we've done, see what we've become
Delightful, delicious and divine
You and I
So exposed
Flaring out into white
You and I
I suppose
Never quite getting it right
E for the elite and the easy way
F for the phantom limb you still obey
G, gee I feel weird, I feel strange
Holy, horrific, and hard
I don't know what you want to be
I only know how I adore thee
Remembering times I was on the inside
And I ran to your side
You helped me to hide
The trap was so smooth
Up the back in your booth
With a bird in your hand
A hand on your heart
The stuff that we did
The stuff that we hid
The stuff that we drank
And the blank that we drew
It was always me
It was almost you
I don't know what you want to do now
I only know nothing you won't allow
Think about it when I'm after a bit
And I'm down in the dumps and I'm needing a hit
And your cut was so clean
The split was so fair
The water was green
When you came up for air
And the things that we saw
The things that were true
The things that we wore
It was always me
It was almost you
Remembering times I was on the inside
And I ran to your side
You helped me to hide
The trap was so smooth
Up the back in your booth
With a bird in your hand
A hand on your heart
The stuff that we did
The stuff that we hid
The stuff that we drank
And the blank that we drew
Sealine lyrics - The Church
The minute the sting penetrates your finger
You're strapped to the pain like an angry stranger
The moment the rain freezes in the gutter
Come the flaming birds and their hideous matter
The second the claw lifts up your chin
I'm alone in your head and you can't get in
Somebody said that it's all for you
It's a miracle, let it alter you
But I will not follow you to the sea line
Somebody went and turned it on for you
Revelation baby, you're beautiful
But I will not follow you to the sea line
The instant the transfer hits your account
And it's deep in the black, and just one way out
The morning the storm rolled to the coast
We were down to the shake, and our silent throats
The evening the trees lash at the window
The roots curl up, strangle the candles
Somebody said that it's all for you
It's a miracle, let it alter you
But I will not follow you to the sea line
Somebody went and turned it on for you
Revelation baby, you're beautiful
But I will not follow you to the sea line
(To the sea line)
It's a miracle, let it alter you
Revelation baby, you're beautiful
To the sea line
You're strapped to the pain like an angry stranger
The moment the rain freezes in the gutter
Come the flaming birds and their hideous matter
The second the claw lifts up your chin
I'm alone in your head and you can't get in
Somebody said that it's all for you
It's a miracle, let it alter you
But I will not follow you to the sea line
Somebody went and turned it on for you
Revelation baby, you're beautiful
But I will not follow you to the sea line
The instant the transfer hits your account
And it's deep in the black, and just one way out
The morning the storm rolled to the coast
We were down to the shake, and our silent throats
The evening the trees lash at the window
The roots curl up, strangle the candles
Somebody said that it's all for you
It's a miracle, let it alter you
But I will not follow you to the sea line
Somebody went and turned it on for you
Revelation baby, you're beautiful
But I will not follow you to the sea line
(To the sea line)
It's a miracle, let it alter you
Revelation baby, you're beautiful
To the sea line
Song In Space lyrics - The Church
(1-2-3...)
(1-2-3-4!)
You
You wake up late
Yet you're asleep
Inside a dream
Then
You feel something
Superimposed
Upon your thoughts
They say that in the future every man and woman will be a star
And everybody's shining and it's blinding and they don't see too far
You can't spend the whole song in space
Next
You move outside
You feel grey rain
Upon your skin
In
The muted hush
The raindrops crash
The seconds roar
They say we're all assembled from the tiny pieces of the red shift
The elevator's later but it's swifter to just wait for a lift
You can't spend the whole song in space
(Yeah!)
Life
The new frontier
An interlude
Eternity
You
You drink some wine
You had a smoke
You got to smile
They say that at the speed of light the particles all get quite excited
But out here in this universe it's bursting and we're all so delighted
You can't spend the whole song...
You can't spend the whole song in space
(1-2-3-4!)
You
You wake up late
Yet you're asleep
Inside a dream
Then
You feel something
Superimposed
Upon your thoughts
They say that in the future every man and woman will be a star
And everybody's shining and it's blinding and they don't see too far
You can't spend the whole song in space
Next
You move outside
You feel grey rain
Upon your skin
In
The muted hush
The raindrops crash
The seconds roar
They say we're all assembled from the tiny pieces of the red shift
The elevator's later but it's swifter to just wait for a lift
You can't spend the whole song in space
(Yeah!)
Life
The new frontier
An interlude
Eternity
You
You drink some wine
You had a smoke
You got to smile
They say that at the speed of light the particles all get quite excited
But out here in this universe it's bursting and we're all so delighted
You can't spend the whole song...
You can't spend the whole song in space
The Theatre And Its Double lyrics - The Church
Baby I know there's people out there starving
Baby don't go, you got the wrong idea
Baby don't say there's people out there laughing
Baby that way it's gonna take me years
You're blowing hot and cold
I want you heart and soul
A critique of pure reason won't give me what you stole
Some day I think that nothing outside matters
Some day you blink, and you miss a thousand years
Some day I pray, fawning dumbly to my betters
Some day you stay till the audience appears
You're blowing hot and cold
I want you heart and soul
A critique of pure reason won't give me what you stole
Baby don't go, you got the wrong idea
Baby don't say there's people out there laughing
Baby that way it's gonna take me years
You're blowing hot and cold
I want you heart and soul
A critique of pure reason won't give me what you stole
Some day I think that nothing outside matters
Some day you blink, and you miss a thousand years
Some day I pray, fawning dumbly to my betters
Some day you stay till the audience appears
You're blowing hot and cold
I want you heart and soul
A critique of pure reason won't give me what you stole
Telepath lyrics - The Church
You got no reason to go
I'll make it up, I don't know
You got no reason to stay
Anyway, anyday
The flowers down the side of the house this morning
The tiny wheels within the whorl
A date pulled backwards and then left drowning
So the future can uncurl
You got no reason to laugh
Lead you down telepath
You've got no reason to cry
Anyhow, anywhy
The women by the shore in the night are leaving
The angry dawn that slyly grins
The soulscraper air that the boys are breathing
Assembled parts, tiny sins
You got no reason to live
Pheremone
You got no reason to die
Anyhow, anytime
The music and the traffic and the rain are blending
The water meters, the fire escapes
Children in the present moment unending
Nobody knows their former shapes
You got no reason to live
Pheremone
You got no reason to die
Anyhow, anytime
I'll make it up, I don't know
You got no reason to stay
Anyway, anyday
The flowers down the side of the house this morning
The tiny wheels within the whorl
A date pulled backwards and then left drowning
So the future can uncurl
You got no reason to laugh
Lead you down telepath
You've got no reason to cry
Anyhow, anywhy
The women by the shore in the night are leaving
The angry dawn that slyly grins
The soulscraper air that the boys are breathing
Assembled parts, tiny sins
You got no reason to live
Pheremone
You got no reason to die
Anyhow, anytime
The music and the traffic and the rain are blending
The water meters, the fire escapes
Children in the present moment unending
Nobody knows their former shapes
You got no reason to live
Pheremone
You got no reason to die
Anyhow, anytime
See Your Lights lyrics - The Church
Come down
Come down, come to me
She's somewhere sliding through me
Even thought I can't believe it
If I look in the earth, receive you
How come I see you
I'm never coming down
From the ceiling sister, losing life
We're spinning down and down
Watch the medium, sister
Gonna flow a note/Come flow now through yourself
I hate to love you now baby on my own I see you
You have to haunt yourself
How come I see your lights
They keep paralyzing me
Try a little light on me
Everything's so bright
How come I see your lights in me
Winding your way through this room full of flesh
Science, sexuality, the heat of your breath
Each bead of sweat, the message is sent
And army of hips, and trenches to defend
You can call your name/court a young maid again and again
Wear out your welcome, and escape on a train
Slither on up to a shining star
Concern yourself with the weird and bizarre
Disappear like smoke in a cold night sky
With a warm soft throb and a flash of light
How come I see your lights
They keep paralyzing me
Hey, try a little light on me
Everything's so bright
How come you see your lights in me
Come away, come away
Come away, come away
(How come I see your lights)
Come down, come to me
She's somewhere sliding through me
Even thought I can't believe it
If I look in the earth, receive you
How come I see you
I'm never coming down
From the ceiling sister, losing life
We're spinning down and down
Watch the medium, sister
Gonna flow a note/Come flow now through yourself
I hate to love you now baby on my own I see you
You have to haunt yourself
How come I see your lights
They keep paralyzing me
Try a little light on me
Everything's so bright
How come I see your lights in me
Winding your way through this room full of flesh
Science, sexuality, the heat of your breath
Each bead of sweat, the message is sent
And army of hips, and trenches to defend
You can call your name/court a young maid again and again
Wear out your welcome, and escape on a train
Slither on up to a shining star
Concern yourself with the weird and bizarre
Disappear like smoke in a cold night sky
With a warm soft throb and a flash of light
How come I see your lights
They keep paralyzing me
Hey, try a little light on me
Everything's so bright
How come you see your lights in me
Come away, come away
Come away, come away
(How come I see your lights)
Lay Low lyrics - The Church
They say that it's inevitable
They say it's uniform
They say it's undetectable
Do you know who is your foe
How to lay low in a storm
How to lay low
How to stay out
They'll put your pain before philosophy
You'll put the number on for everyone to see
How to stay low
How to lay out
They say it's unavoidable
You say it's necessary
They say it's unforgettable
How to lay low
How to lay out
They'll burn up entering your atmosphere
They'll be obvious to anyone down here
How to stay low
How to lay out
Do you know who is your foe
How to lay low in a storm
How to lay low
How to stay out
They say it's uniform
They say it's undetectable
Do you know who is your foe
How to lay low in a storm
How to lay low
How to stay out
They'll put your pain before philosophy
You'll put the number on for everyone to see
How to stay low
How to lay out
They say it's unavoidable
You say it's necessary
They say it's unforgettable
How to lay low
How to lay out
They'll burn up entering your atmosphere
They'll be obvious to anyone down here
How to stay low
How to lay out
Do you know who is your foe
How to lay low in a storm
How to lay low
How to stay out
Maya lyrics - The Crush
When, how did you notice
Why, what can't you see
Yeah, if that's all the difference it makes
Yeah, it makes it all different for me
Now you're lost in this moment
Now outside of time
Now, now you remember it all
How, now that reminds me
Well, what can you do now
When everything's done now
And we really need something out there
All this is just Maya to me
Why, what can't you see
Yeah, if that's all the difference it makes
Yeah, it makes it all different for me
Now you're lost in this moment
Now outside of time
Now, now you remember it all
How, now that reminds me
Well, what can you do now
When everything's done now
And we really need something out there
All this is just Maya to me
Appalatia lyrics - The Church
Appalatia
You're such a beautiful high
Applicator/At the gates of
A pale blue desire
Cloudy in my memory
Like one long moment can be
Such a godly gift
(You're such a beautiful high)
Turning favor on
Every day I'm watching you
Learning our love song
In this way it's changing you
Fascination, your secrets of life/alive
In the ascending, brings on an ultimate smile
Water in the lamplight
Danced along this shared night
Singing with the star shine
Until the morning sun blind
Burning slowly on
Everyday I'm missing you
Yearning not for long
Searching everywhere, I'm gaining you
You're such a beautiful high
Such a beautiful high
Water in the lamplight
Danced along this shared night
Singing with the star shine
Until the morning sun blind
Journey up and on
Every day becoming you
Burning as you lay
(Searching the world)
On this day becoming you
(I'll search beneath the world)
This'll be your shelter
Someone must have built it
Leave her and I felt her
A river and a delta
You're such a beautiful high
Applicator/At the gates of
A pale blue desire
Cloudy in my memory
Like one long moment can be
Such a godly gift
(You're such a beautiful high)
Turning favor on
Every day I'm watching you
Learning our love song
In this way it's changing you
Fascination, your secrets of life/alive
In the ascending, brings on an ultimate smile
Water in the lamplight
Danced along this shared night
Singing with the star shine
Until the morning sun blind
Burning slowly on
Everyday I'm missing you
Yearning not for long
Searching everywhere, I'm gaining you
You're such a beautiful high
Such a beautiful high
Water in the lamplight
Danced along this shared night
Singing with the star shine
Until the morning sun blind
Journey up and on
Every day becoming you
Burning as you lay
(Searching the world)
On this day becoming you
(I'll search beneath the world)
This'll be your shelter
Someone must have built it
Leave her and I felt her
A river and a delta
June lyrics - The Church
June arrives Rumoured days
Days of willing it to be
In the nest
Futures hatch
It's such a lovely thing to see
Oh my God
Like an angel moon
What fortune
Like a child
In a field
So it grows, so it yields
June is here
There is love
In the background constantly
From the west
Lights go out
It's such a lonely thing to see
Oh my Lord
Talk of devils soon
What fortune
Like the fruit
In a seed
So it grows
So it needs
Oh my soul
So like her cocoon
Long gone June
Her dark sides
Her bare fields
As she knows
As she feels
Days of willing it to be
In the nest
Futures hatch
It's such a lovely thing to see
Oh my God
Like an angel moon
What fortune
Like a child
In a field
So it grows, so it yields
June is here
There is love
In the background constantly
From the west
Lights go out
It's such a lonely thing to see
Oh my Lord
Talk of devils soon
What fortune
Like the fruit
In a seed
So it grows
So it needs
Oh my soul
So like her cocoon
Long gone June
Her dark sides
Her bare fields
As she knows
As she feels
Don't You Fall lyrics - The Church
Babe this city is a mouth
Set to swallow ya
What you doing in this town?
So take my hand, you'll fall
Don't you fall
Don't you fall
All the windows full of eyes
Always watching ya
Underneath these cracked black skies
We can't be seen at all
Don't you fall
Don't you fall
Empty houses full of sounds
Always haunting ya
And there is no hallowed ground
So just watch out, you'll fall
Don't you fall (don't you, don't you, don't you fa-all)
Don't you fall (da-don't you, don't you)
(Don't you fall)
Set to swallow ya
What you doing in this town?
So take my hand, you'll fall
Don't you fall
Don't you fall
All the windows full of eyes
Always watching ya
Underneath these cracked black skies
We can't be seen at all
Don't you fall
Don't you fall
Empty houses full of sounds
Always haunting ya
And there is no hallowed ground
So just watch out, you'll fall
Don't you fall (don't you, don't you, don't you fa-all)
Don't you fall (da-don't you, don't you)
(Don't you fall)
I Kept Everything lyrics - The Church
I kept everything
Mornings and days paraded through space
And stripped of all their meaning
I saved everything
But this afternoon I just ran out of room
I haven't got the foggiest
Yeah (yeah, yeah) let me get this straight
If it's a matter of luck (yeah, yeah)
Or a matter of fate
I'm a tiny little flash in a damaged universe
You know what makes it bettter only makes it worse
Trying to find you
Try to remind you
Trying to find you
I see everything
Glitter and glamour, the bitter, the hammer
That smashes up the evening
I heard everything
Buzzes and creaks, cymbals and shrieks
I haven't got the feeling left
Wait (yeah, yeah)
Let me sort this out
If it's a question of faith (yeah, yeah)
Or a question of doubt
You're an undiscovered wonder in a desolated place
I wonder who's representing you, handling your case
Trying to find you
Try to remind you
Trying to find you
(Yeah, yeah)
(Trying to find you) (Oh, oh)
Mornings and days paraded through space
And stripped of all their meaning
I saved everything
But this afternoon I just ran out of room
I haven't got the foggiest
Yeah (yeah, yeah) let me get this straight
If it's a matter of luck (yeah, yeah)
Or a matter of fate
I'm a tiny little flash in a damaged universe
You know what makes it bettter only makes it worse
Trying to find you
Try to remind you
Trying to find you
I see everything
Glitter and glamour, the bitter, the hammer
That smashes up the evening
I heard everything
Buzzes and creaks, cymbals and shrieks
I haven't got the feeling left
Wait (yeah, yeah)
Let me sort this out
If it's a question of faith (yeah, yeah)
Or a question of doubt
You're an undiscovered wonder in a desolated place
I wonder who's representing you, handling your case
Trying to find you
Try to remind you
Trying to find you
(Yeah, yeah)
(Trying to find you) (Oh, oh)
Nothing Seeker lyrics - The Church
I'm sorry if I come across as thoughtless
I'm happy if I come across at all
It's useless when the ending becomes endless
I'm early 'cause there's no where else to go
I hope you don't think that I'm angry
I hope you don't think that I'm wrong
I hope you don't think that I'm frightened
I hope you think that I belong
It's funny that I seem to be so careless
I'm certain that it's easy to be sure
It's always when the night has been nightmareless
It's not as if we ever lived before
I hope you don't think that I'm brutal
I hope you don't think that I'm dumb
I hope you don't think that I'm different
I hope you think that I'm welcome
(I'm sorry if I come across as thoughtless
I'm happy if I come across at all
It's useless when the ending becomes endless
I love you 'cause there's no where else to go)
I'm happy if I come across at all
It's useless when the ending becomes endless
I'm early 'cause there's no where else to go
I hope you don't think that I'm angry
I hope you don't think that I'm wrong
I hope you don't think that I'm frightened
I hope you think that I belong
It's funny that I seem to be so careless
I'm certain that it's easy to be sure
It's always when the night has been nightmareless
It's not as if we ever lived before
I hope you don't think that I'm brutal
I hope you don't think that I'm dumb
I hope you don't think that I'm different
I hope you think that I'm welcome
(I'm sorry if I come across as thoughtless
I'm happy if I come across at all
It's useless when the ending becomes endless
I love you 'cause there's no where else to go)
Reversal lyrics - The Church
Wonder who's taken you
Now God has forsaken you
I thought I was waking you
I see I'm just shaking you
There's no fear in the heaven, the sky
Accidentally born, same when you die
I pledge my allegiance to the flesh and the stone
I wander this garden alone
Wonder who's taken you
Must have mistaken you
Nobody's making you
The pressure that's breaking you
The dirt that is caking you
There's no fear in the heaven, the sky
Accidentally born, same when you die
I pledge my allegiance to the flesh and the stone
I wander this garden alone
Well I have some in a minute if you got it
Try to look so very distant on your bonnet
I'm not expecting you to like it or try it
But I'll have a little something if you buy it
There's no fear in the heaven, the sky
Accidentally born, same when you die
I pledge my allegiance to the flesh and the stone
I wander this garden...
(Wonder who's taken you
Must have mistaken you
I thought I was waking you
I see I'm just shaking you)
Now God has forsaken you
I thought I was waking you
I see I'm just shaking you
There's no fear in the heaven, the sky
Accidentally born, same when you die
I pledge my allegiance to the flesh and the stone
I wander this garden alone
Wonder who's taken you
Must have mistaken you
Nobody's making you
The pressure that's breaking you
The dirt that is caking you
There's no fear in the heaven, the sky
Accidentally born, same when you die
I pledge my allegiance to the flesh and the stone
I wander this garden alone
Well I have some in a minute if you got it
Try to look so very distant on your bonnet
I'm not expecting you to like it or try it
But I'll have a little something if you buy it
There's no fear in the heaven, the sky
Accidentally born, same when you die
I pledge my allegiance to the flesh and the stone
I wander this garden...
(Wonder who's taken you
Must have mistaken you
I thought I was waking you
I see I'm just shaking you)
Summer lyrics - The Church
At the sea, in the sand
You were free to my hand
As we touched behind the wind
Left so much outside our skin
You never stay in all four dimensions
You never ever return when you're gone
One more summer in surf city
Solarized recollection
Well the sun and its rays
Are as one throughout space
And my mind's always on you
First a light, I'll break through
You never stay in all four dimensions
You never ever return when you're gone
One lonely summer in surf city
Solarized recollection
What a night to start writing about this
Tall palms grasp the summer clouds
And anchor the stormy sky to the ground
Outside the ghosts of Jaguars and Impalas
Roll along the still warm roads
Leaving damp marks where they had passed
The air it hisses as they go
It stands aside with a decisive sigh
It reaches for this back's fleeting [?]
This night aches with memory
You were free to my hand
As we touched behind the wind
Left so much outside our skin
You never stay in all four dimensions
You never ever return when you're gone
One more summer in surf city
Solarized recollection
Well the sun and its rays
Are as one throughout space
And my mind's always on you
First a light, I'll break through
You never stay in all four dimensions
You never ever return when you're gone
One lonely summer in surf city
Solarized recollection
What a night to start writing about this
Tall palms grasp the summer clouds
And anchor the stormy sky to the ground
Outside the ghosts of Jaguars and Impalas
Roll along the still warm roads
Leaving damp marks where they had passed
The air it hisses as they go
It stands aside with a decisive sigh
It reaches for this back's fleeting [?]
This night aches with memory
1St Woman On The Moon lyrics - The Church
Nothing
[R] Nothing moving
Nothing moving
At first there's only nothing
Shadows echoes dream of being in a procession
[L] A procession
[R] Woman helpless slowly hatching, only moved yeah (1:38)
[L] Woman helpless slowly watching, hardly moving
[R] Longing for... [L] Quit longing...
Longing for a chance at a sweet life
[R] ...the sweet life [L] ...for a chance
Feelings changing shifting weather
[L] For a chance, rusted weather
Quiet mornings something swimming through the mornings
The sunlight filtered through the water in the rock pools
Human creature worn this shadow
[R] Human creature worn this shadow
[L] Sunlight filtered through the water in the rock pools
Fragmented figment
[L] Needs to sleep, livin', risin', to the surface
[R] Need for shelter, need for fire
[L] Human creature worn this shadow, fragmented figment, need for shelter
[R] Need for shelter, need for fire, pulling on her cardboard body
Need for shelter, need for fire
Pulling on, calls her body
[R] Wasting nothing in the morning
Astral mirror, touching, tasting, wasting nothing
[L] Wasting nothing in that morning
Remember living in the valley
Something angry, something hurts me
Remember blood-dripped clouds at sunset
As the night crept like a panther
[R] Desert blazing, ego conquering, palace gardens, woman singing
Desert blazing, ego conquering, palace gardens, women singing
[R] Singing to me, singing softly, about nothing
Singing... of nothing
[R] Waiting for us, waiting for us, only nothing
[L] Waiting for us
Came before us, all around us, waiting for us
Waiting for us
Waiting for us, only noth... only nothing
[R] Nothing moving
Nothing moving
At first there's only nothing
Shadows echoes dream of being in a procession
[L] A procession
[R] Woman helpless slowly hatching, only moved yeah (1:38)
[L] Woman helpless slowly watching, hardly moving
[R] Longing for... [L] Quit longing...
Longing for a chance at a sweet life
[R] ...the sweet life [L] ...for a chance
Feelings changing shifting weather
[L] For a chance, rusted weather
Quiet mornings something swimming through the mornings
The sunlight filtered through the water in the rock pools
Human creature worn this shadow
[R] Human creature worn this shadow
[L] Sunlight filtered through the water in the rock pools
Fragmented figment
[L] Needs to sleep, livin', risin', to the surface
[R] Need for shelter, need for fire
[L] Human creature worn this shadow, fragmented figment, need for shelter
[R] Need for shelter, need for fire, pulling on her cardboard body
Need for shelter, need for fire
Pulling on, calls her body
[R] Wasting nothing in the morning
Astral mirror, touching, tasting, wasting nothing
[L] Wasting nothing in that morning
Remember living in the valley
Something angry, something hurts me
Remember blood-dripped clouds at sunset
As the night crept like a panther
[R] Desert blazing, ego conquering, palace gardens, woman singing
Desert blazing, ego conquering, palace gardens, women singing
[R] Singing to me, singing softly, about nothing
Singing... of nothing
[R] Waiting for us, waiting for us, only nothing
[L] Waiting for us
Came before us, all around us, waiting for us
Waiting for us
Waiting for us, only noth... only nothing
Espionage lyrics - The Church
An autumn afternoon
Spent in the Secret City
These final chapters should have
Been left out of the story
In the apartment
The atmosphere hovers heavy
Zip up my black suede boots
I am almost ready
The hidden cameras
Function so discretely
As your images refract
(She) acted sad, sweetly
Loving you is easy
Especially espionage
Counterpoint agents
Suave and debonair
Leather shoulder holsters
And your breasts are bare
Adriatic hotel rooms
Smell of cordite and cologne
Systematic killer
From the Interzone
The Daimler's parked outside
Ready for your departure
Naturally we'll deny you
If you should be captured
Loving you is easy
Especially espionage
The double-crossed, the Doublethink
Got you doublegazed
Got you out of trouble
Back in Budapest
Something in the shadows
A blurry, grainy face
Can't hold on for long enough
So I can get a trace
I love it when you're naked
But for camouflage
Loving you is easy
Especially espionage
Spent in the Secret City
These final chapters should have
Been left out of the story
In the apartment
The atmosphere hovers heavy
Zip up my black suede boots
I am almost ready
The hidden cameras
Function so discretely
As your images refract
(She) acted sad, sweetly
Loving you is easy
Especially espionage
Counterpoint agents
Suave and debonair
Leather shoulder holsters
And your breasts are bare
Adriatic hotel rooms
Smell of cordite and cologne
Systematic killer
From the Interzone
The Daimler's parked outside
Ready for your departure
Naturally we'll deny you
If you should be captured
Loving you is easy
Especially espionage
The double-crossed, the Doublethink
Got you doublegazed
Got you out of trouble
Back in Budapest
Something in the shadows
A blurry, grainy face
Can't hold on for long enough
So I can get a trace
I love it when you're naked
But for camouflage
Loving you is easy
Especially espionage
Reward lyrics - The Church
The waking sun on a desert plain
The polar star in the sky again
Your open eyes beam out the surprise from them
You're our reward
So unpredictable
So delectable
So undetectable
Unsuspectable
You're our reward
There's nothing else after all
You're our reward
[R - with many echos]
I still hear her laughter
Come see every laughter
Nothing still matters
The future's scattered
If it's the tactic
It's just fantastic
Pure elation
Simply anticipation
It's the suggestion
It's the eternal question
(Wasn't feeling possible here and now) (2:39) [very faint]
(Leopard bones...) (2:46) [in low distorted voice]
Waiting and wanting, not knowing what for
The meaning we're standing outside the door
Of everyday living or ways the feeling was more
You're our reward
So unpredictable
So delectable
So undetectable
Unsuspectable
You're our reward
You're our reward
I still hear her laughter
You're our reward
Nothing else matters
You're our reward / [R] The future is scattered
If it's the tactic
You're our reward / [R] It's just fantastic
Pure elation
You're our reward / [R] You're the anticipation
It's the suggestion
You're our reward
Of the eternal question
[R]
I still hear her laughter
Nothing else matters
The future's scattered
If it's the tactic
It's just fantastic
Pure elation
Anticipation
It's the suggestion
To know the eternal question
To know the eternal question
The polar star in the sky again
Your open eyes beam out the surprise from them
You're our reward
So unpredictable
So delectable
So undetectable
Unsuspectable
You're our reward
There's nothing else after all
You're our reward
[R - with many echos]
I still hear her laughter
Come see every laughter
Nothing still matters
The future's scattered
If it's the tactic
It's just fantastic
Pure elation
Simply anticipation
It's the suggestion
It's the eternal question
(Wasn't feeling possible here and now) (2:39) [very faint]
(Leopard bones...) (2:46) [in low distorted voice]
Waiting and wanting, not knowing what for
The meaning we're standing outside the door
Of everyday living or ways the feeling was more
You're our reward
So unpredictable
So delectable
So undetectable
Unsuspectable
You're our reward
You're our reward
I still hear her laughter
You're our reward
Nothing else matters
You're our reward / [R] The future is scattered
If it's the tactic
You're our reward / [R] It's just fantastic
Pure elation
You're our reward / [R] You're the anticipation
It's the suggestion
You're our reward
Of the eternal question
[R]
I still hear her laughter
Nothing else matters
The future's scattered
If it's the tactic
It's just fantastic
Pure elation
Anticipation
It's the suggestion
To know the eternal question
To know the eternal question
There You Go lyrics - The Church
If you think that light's too pretty for you
You should step outside your skin for a moment or two
Desert winds come howling down empty boulevards
Blowing like sick minstrels when the dust is too hot
You thought you were a stranger in your opportunity clothes
But the sun makes it all hazy and it doesn't half show
You thought you were an actor with an amusing part
You danced the bossa nova with your celluloid heart
You looked into the mirror and laughed at your face
Someone else was watching and handling your case
You think that it's easy with the drugs and guitars
You like to be backstage and in the star's car
There you go
Summertime, oblivious through noise and the heat
Crowded room where you can't find your feet
All the seals are broken at a quarter to two
But you don't even recognize who you're taking to
When they said you're ready you took a swing
But it was empty, you didn't hit a thing
When they said you're ready you hung on tight
But balance is elusive as you run down the night
There you go
Don't throw away your tickets yet, there's probably more
You just never know what you're hanging in for
Everybody told you you're the one in the know
So that's the way, let's do it, there you go
There you go
You should step outside your skin for a moment or two
Desert winds come howling down empty boulevards
Blowing like sick minstrels when the dust is too hot
You thought you were a stranger in your opportunity clothes
But the sun makes it all hazy and it doesn't half show
You thought you were an actor with an amusing part
You danced the bossa nova with your celluloid heart
You looked into the mirror and laughed at your face
Someone else was watching and handling your case
You think that it's easy with the drugs and guitars
You like to be backstage and in the star's car
There you go
Summertime, oblivious through noise and the heat
Crowded room where you can't find your feet
All the seals are broken at a quarter to two
But you don't even recognize who you're taking to
When they said you're ready you took a swing
But it was empty, you didn't hit a thing
When they said you're ready you hung on tight
But balance is elusive as you run down the night
There you go
Don't throw away your tickets yet, there's probably more
You just never know what you're hanging in for
Everybody told you you're the one in the know
So that's the way, let's do it, there you go
There you go
Night Flower lyrics - The Church
A tired old clown
In the big end of town
Take one last look
The sun is going down
I never noticed things
But now I see it all
The roar of the planets
The silence 'round this song
Scratched into the surface
Midnight surely coming
Metal on soft metal
Sliding, grinding, humming
This shambles of a city
Stumbles to its knees
Desecrates the evening
And falls into the sea
In the big end of town
Take one last look
The sun is going down
I never noticed things
But now I see it all
The roar of the planets
The silence 'round this song
Scratched into the surface
Midnight surely coming
Metal on soft metal
Sliding, grinding, humming
This shambles of a city
Stumbles to its knees
Desecrates the evening
And falls into the sea
Twin Stars lyrics - The Church
She's got two tiny stars in her eyes
She's got the blessings in disguise
And just like the rain and the snow
And takes them with her everywhere she goes
She's got two tiny stars in her eyes
And she's got miracles in her head
She's got pleasure on demand
Just like the soft summer rain
Soothes the earth at the end of the day
She's got two tiny stars in her eyes
She's got the blessings in disguise
And just like the rain and the snow
And takes them with her everywhere she goes
She's got two tiny stars in her eyes
And she's got miracles in her head
She's got pleasure on demand
Just like the soft summer rain
Soothes the earth at the end of the day
She's got two tiny stars in her eyes
Intro lyrics - The Church
Next up is a band that formed in Australia back in 1980. And they've evolved since then. They're not your usual pop-rock band. As a matter of fact, this band's music is much more rich and detailed and nuanced as you'll soon find out. They've been recording their new album which is called "After Everything Now This." It's been in the works for the last couple of years. And it's a great treat to welcome for the first time... The Church.
Seen It @ The Feelmore lyrics - The Church
Hey man, think it through now
Why don't you stay for a while
Eve and Aurora gonna come on over
Know they'll make you smile
You should've seen it coming
Been coming for some time
You've got your broken heart
And I got mine
Yeah
You ain't gonna tell me that you were a saint
Every time you two were apart
You blew your chance
So face the music and dance
You should've seen it coming
Been coming for some time
You've got your broken heart
I got mine
I got mine
I got mine
You should've seen it coming
You've got your broken heart
And I feel fine (feel so fine)
Yeah (feel so fine)
(feel so fine)
(feel so fine)
Why don't you stay for a while
Eve and Aurora gonna come on over
Know they'll make you smile
You should've seen it coming
Been coming for some time
You've got your broken heart
And I got mine
Yeah
You ain't gonna tell me that you were a saint
Every time you two were apart
You blew your chance
So face the music and dance
You should've seen it coming
Been coming for some time
You've got your broken heart
I got mine
I got mine
I got mine
You should've seen it coming
You've got your broken heart
And I feel fine (feel so fine)
Yeah (feel so fine)
(feel so fine)
(feel so fine)
Stay All Night (Kings Mix) lyrics - The Church
(I am a sailor...did not find me)
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know where you go
I don't know, I don't know why I loved you so
You said it was alright
It stayed with me all night
It stayed with me all night
I don't think, I don't think I've ever been to the brink
I don't think, I don't think I'll have another drink
You said it was enough
Then you called my bluff
You said it was too hard
You took out your trump card
You said it was alright
It stayed with me all night
It stayed with me all night
I don't care, I don't care, I don't care where you are
I don't care, I don't care, I don't care who you are
You said it was too hard
You took out your trump card
You said it was alright
It stayed with me all night
It stayed with me all night
I don't guess the answer will be yes
I don't guess you can't
I don't guess you can't
The answer will be yes
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know where you go
I don't know, I don't know why I loved you so
You said it was alright
It stayed with me all night
It stayed with me all night
I don't think, I don't think I've ever been to the brink
I don't think, I don't think I'll have another drink
You said it was enough
Then you called my bluff
You said it was too hard
You took out your trump card
You said it was alright
It stayed with me all night
It stayed with me all night
I don't care, I don't care, I don't care where you are
I don't care, I don't care, I don't care who you are
You said it was too hard
You took out your trump card
You said it was alright
It stayed with me all night
It stayed with me all night
I don't guess the answer will be yes
I don't guess you can't
I don't guess you can't
The answer will be yes
Radiant 1934 Remix lyrics - The Church
[Foreign radio transmissions throughout - Spanish/Russian sounding]
When a cloudy morning rain touched our little town
Three small sisters and a friend walking in the fields
A strange light in the sky blotting out the sun
Whatever happens next changes all our lives
And the children ran home sobbing and half blind
Said our lady has a message for mankind
Frightened and bewildered, not making any sense
Dazzled by the virgin's radiance
And the icons in the church crying tears of blood
The water in the wells curing all who drank
Pilgrim lunatics arrive in a ragged stream
In the fields around the village sprang up tents
People from the outside world want more evidence
Four tired children questioned day and night
All they can remember is her blinding light
So the circus drifts away and the noise dies down
Life goes on as before all the people came
And the children never say what her message was
And the children ran home sobbing and half blind
Said our lady has a message for mankind
Frightened and bewildered, not making any sense
Dazzled by the virgin in her radiance
Radiance
Radiance
When a cloudy morning rain touched our little town
Three small sisters and a friend walking in the fields
A strange light in the sky blotting out the sun
Whatever happens next changes all our lives
And the children ran home sobbing and half blind
Said our lady has a message for mankind
Frightened and bewildered, not making any sense
Dazzled by the virgin's radiance
And the icons in the church crying tears of blood
The water in the wells curing all who drank
Pilgrim lunatics arrive in a ragged stream
In the fields around the village sprang up tents
People from the outside world want more evidence
Four tired children questioned day and night
All they can remember is her blinding light
So the circus drifts away and the noise dies down
Life goes on as before all the people came
And the children never say what her message was
And the children ran home sobbing and half blind
Said our lady has a message for mankind
Frightened and bewildered, not making any sense
Dazzled by the virgin in her radiance
Radiance
Radiance
Replated / Chromium lyrics - The Church
[Chromium]
Silver needles
Golden eagles
Frightened faces
Basket cases
Jags and riches
Queens and witches
Electric mantras
And tight-fitting dreams
Never been so high
Gilded flowers
Long-lost hours
Morning programs
With fake suntans
Meet a maniac in the cul-de-sac
Otherwise it's this ennui
All this waiting brings me down
All those colors bring me around
Never been so high ([L] Never been so high) ([R] Chromium platin')
Never been so high ([L] Never been so low) ([R] All this waiting brings me down)
Never been so high ([L] Never been so high) ([R] Suffocatin')
([L] Never been so low) ([R] All those colors bring me around)
Broken records
Faded labels
Songs to sing to
When you were young
A tattooed pierced arm
Fresh and perfumed
Switch your prison
Fly away
All this waiting brings me down
All those colors bring me around
Broken records
[In the background is sung the gilded flowers stanza]
Never been so high (Never been so high)
Never been so high (Never been so low)
Never been so high (Never been so high)
(Never been so low)
And jewels on your fingers
Tears in your dresses
Fabulous mansions
And damp little rooms
This one will shrink me
This one will grow me
Human to sleeping
Reality looms
[Closes with repeated line too distorted to make out - could be "this ennui"]
Silver needles
Golden eagles
Frightened faces
Basket cases
Jags and riches
Queens and witches
Electric mantras
And tight-fitting dreams
Never been so high
Gilded flowers
Long-lost hours
Morning programs
With fake suntans
Meet a maniac in the cul-de-sac
Otherwise it's this ennui
All this waiting brings me down
All those colors bring me around
Never been so high ([L] Never been so high) ([R] Chromium platin')
Never been so high ([L] Never been so low) ([R] All this waiting brings me down)
Never been so high ([L] Never been so high) ([R] Suffocatin')
([L] Never been so low) ([R] All those colors bring me around)
Broken records
Faded labels
Songs to sing to
When you were young
A tattooed pierced arm
Fresh and perfumed
Switch your prison
Fly away
All this waiting brings me down
All those colors bring me around
Broken records
[In the background is sung the gilded flowers stanza]
Never been so high (Never been so high)
Never been so high (Never been so low)
Never been so high (Never been so high)
(Never been so low)
And jewels on your fingers
Tears in your dresses
Fabulous mansions
And damp little rooms
This one will shrink me
This one will grow me
Human to sleeping
Reality looms
[Closes with repeated line too distorted to make out - could be "this ennui"]
Distant X Unseen lyrics - The Church
Sitting in the shadows and the evening oscillating
Feeling light and feeling like it's a-gonna change
Hoping for a moment for some gentle consolation
Waiting at the station where the treats are out of range
She's sitting in a carriage being jostled by the motion
Overhearing conversation, the grinding of the steel
Scenes fly past the curtains that the darkness paints uncertain
And memories are meaningless, her motives are concealed
Through countrysides and mountains and the village by the ocean
Where the stranger's waiting for her in the plushness of his car
Winding and rewinding, pushing all directions
Till the limit of implosions, which is never very far
All I ever wanted to see
Was just invisible to me
Out there in the distance the horizon meets resistance
The summer falls down drunken on the longest of the days
Rushing past the ruins of the churches and the Porsches
Reflected in the mirrors and the echoes in the haze
He drums impatient fingers on the chrome and on the leather
Running through the reasons in the corners of his mind
Sifting tiny diamonds on his shaky mental islands
Where he often claims asylum from the structures left behind
All I ever wanted to see
Was just invisible to me
The wind blows through the headstones and the maelstrom's making music
The melody reminds us the girl's still far away
Asleep in her compartment, dreaming of the darkness
As the train speeds on the darkness to the approaching day
All I ever wanted to see
Was just invisible to me
Feeling light and feeling like it's a-gonna change
Hoping for a moment for some gentle consolation
Waiting at the station where the treats are out of range
She's sitting in a carriage being jostled by the motion
Overhearing conversation, the grinding of the steel
Scenes fly past the curtains that the darkness paints uncertain
And memories are meaningless, her motives are concealed
Through countrysides and mountains and the village by the ocean
Where the stranger's waiting for her in the plushness of his car
Winding and rewinding, pushing all directions
Till the limit of implosions, which is never very far
All I ever wanted to see
Was just invisible to me
Out there in the distance the horizon meets resistance
The summer falls down drunken on the longest of the days
Rushing past the ruins of the churches and the Porsches
Reflected in the mirrors and the echoes in the haze
He drums impatient fingers on the chrome and on the leather
Running through the reasons in the corners of his mind
Sifting tiny diamonds on his shaky mental islands
Where he often claims asylum from the structures left behind
All I ever wanted to see
Was just invisible to me
The wind blows through the headstones and the maelstrom's making music
The melody reminds us the girl's still far away
Asleep in her compartment, dreaming of the darkness
As the train speeds on the darkness to the approaching day
All I ever wanted to see
Was just invisible to me
Let Y=X (Survival Mix) lyrics - The Church
I don't wanna
I don't wanna
I don't wanna be by myself
Be left on a shelf
Oh yeah
Your one and only life
Ripped from the earth with these bare hands
You dare
Question the ritual
Despite continual
Threats of "gonna get you all"
Nightmare
We ride for miles and miles
Following the howling of our prey
Out there
Reload our yellow rigs
Scrambling for shelter
Dig a void, decay
1 for the cockpit blues
2 for the Panzer crews
3 for the vast and molten sky
4 for the failed talks
5 for the knives and forks
6 for forbidden kicks
All the yobbos in the sticks
1 for the flaming sun
2 for the location
3 for the martyrs and the stars
4 for the wind and sand
5 so you understand, so you understand
[Many overlapping voices from here on]
[Female] ...system overload ...data in time, time, time, time...
[Kilbey] One, two, three, four
[Kilbey] Enjoy that?
[Female] Yeah, I did
Soon as the [?]
[Kilbey] You should be able to tell that
[Female] Well now I know
[Kilbey] And now you're going to notice it
How could he survive for that long ([Koppes] magazines, education)
How could he survive for that long
I don't wanna
I don't wanna be by myself
Be left on a shelf
Oh yeah
Your one and only life
Ripped from the earth with these bare hands
You dare
Question the ritual
Despite continual
Threats of "gonna get you all"
Nightmare
We ride for miles and miles
Following the howling of our prey
Out there
Reload our yellow rigs
Scrambling for shelter
Dig a void, decay
1 for the cockpit blues
2 for the Panzer crews
3 for the vast and molten sky
4 for the failed talks
5 for the knives and forks
6 for forbidden kicks
All the yobbos in the sticks
1 for the flaming sun
2 for the location
3 for the martyrs and the stars
4 for the wind and sand
5 so you understand, so you understand
[Many overlapping voices from here on]
[Female] ...system overload ...data in time, time, time, time...
[Kilbey] One, two, three, four
[Kilbey] Enjoy that?
[Female] Yeah, I did
Soon as the [?]
[Kilbey] You should be able to tell that
[Female] Well now I know
[Kilbey] And now you're going to notice it
How could he survive for that long ([Koppes] magazines, education)
How could he survive for that long
Sleepless.night@reality.net lyrics - The Church
Are you the same [?]
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah...
When you're gone
When you're gone
I couldn't see a way out
When you sleep
Watch you sleep
When you smile
When you're gone
No more tracks for me to run on
When you're gone
I couldn't see a way out
When you sleep
Never know the vigil I keep
To watch you sleep
When you smile
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah...
When you're gone
When you're gone
I couldn't see a way out
When you sleep
Watch you sleep
When you smile
When you're gone
No more tracks for me to run on
When you're gone
I couldn't see a way out
When you sleep
Never know the vigil I keep
To watch you sleep
When you smile
Earthfriend (Version) lyrics - The Church
(All right) Earth man
(All right) Earth man
Ahhh, Earth man
Ahhh, Earth man
All right
Night friends
Coming through the mirror
Sliding down the light
Night friends
Arriving in the garden
Stay with me tonight
Night friends
Night friends
Watching, you've been watching from a second in our century
As the minutes gain momentum like a bird, man
Watching, you've been waiting
For the other worlds to sync up to our own
Reaching, we've been reaching through the nonexistent surface
It separates our doubles from the soul man
Trying, we've been trying
To make contact with nothings all alone
(All right) Earth man
Ahhh, Earth man
Ahhh, Earth man
All right
Night friends
Coming through the mirror
Sliding down the light
Night friends
Arriving in the garden
Stay with me tonight
Night friends
Night friends
Watching, you've been watching from a second in our century
As the minutes gain momentum like a bird, man
Watching, you've been waiting
For the other worlds to sync up to our own
Reaching, we've been reaching through the nonexistent surface
It separates our doubles from the soul man
Trying, we've been trying
To make contact with nothings all alone
Down: Nostalgia And Everything After lyrics - The Church
Now that it's over I find myself leaving
The sound permeate in all directions at once
I never said goodbye to the family, lovers
Brothers and daughters, the rest of the bunch
It seems so strange that the things I was chasing
Have all evaporated like a distant dream
Petty ambition, petty obstruction
Something in between
(After the after everything, after the after everything now this)
Here is a child playing in a garden
Here is an old man with a broken heart
Here comes a train to take you away
It all goes round and round and comes back to the start
I was never really sure what I was waiting for
When the moment came I was looking away
Obsessed with a past, scared of the future
Never took the time to be here today
(After the after everything, after everything now this)
After everything now this happens
It's not a grand illusion, it's a stupid little trick
The show must go on, these people have paid
You're standing in the wings feeling kinda sick
Never really sure what you were waiting for
When the moment came you just couldn't choose
The fog sweeps down over the marine city
Standing backstage trying to pull on your shoes
(After the everything now this, after everything now this)
The sound permeate in all directions at once
I never said goodbye to the family, lovers
Brothers and daughters, the rest of the bunch
It seems so strange that the things I was chasing
Have all evaporated like a distant dream
Petty ambition, petty obstruction
Something in between
(After the after everything, after the after everything now this)
Here is a child playing in a garden
Here is an old man with a broken heart
Here comes a train to take you away
It all goes round and round and comes back to the start
I was never really sure what I was waiting for
When the moment came I was looking away
Obsessed with a past, scared of the future
Never took the time to be here today
(After the after everything, after everything now this)
After everything now this happens
It's not a grand illusion, it's a stupid little trick
The show must go on, these people have paid
You're standing in the wings feeling kinda sick
Never really sure what you were waiting for
When the moment came you just couldn't choose
The fog sweeps down over the marine city
Standing backstage trying to pull on your shoes
(After the everything now this, after everything now this)
Numbers lyrics - The Church
Oh yeah
Your one and only life
Ripped from the earth with these bare hands
You dare
Question the ritual
Despite continual
Threats of "gonna get you all"
1 law for the officers
1 for the gentlemen
2 bad you 3 know what it's 4
5 for this awful dive
6 for the genetics
7 for the lucky pricks who went into heaven
Nightmare
We ride for miles and miles
Following the howling of our prey
Out there
Reload our yellow rigs
Scrambling for shelter
Dig a void, decay
1 for the flaming sun
2 for the location
3 for the martyrs and the stars
4 for the wind and sand
5 so you understand
6 for the slips 'twixt the cup and the lips
["Come on!" is thrown in after the last singing of this verse.]
1 for the cockpit blues
2 for the Panzer crews
3 for the vast and molten sky
4 for the failed talks
5 for the knives and forks
6 for forbidden kicks
All the yobbos in the sticks
[Steve may be saying "10" after the last verse.]
[Female voice:]
[C:] ...10011...10011...
[R:] 10011...zeroes...
[L:] ...Mac AV, system overload, the audio engine was not able to process all the required data in time, time, time, time...
Your one and only life
Ripped from the earth with these bare hands
You dare
Question the ritual
Despite continual
Threats of "gonna get you all"
1 law for the officers
1 for the gentlemen
2 bad you 3 know what it's 4
5 for this awful dive
6 for the genetics
7 for the lucky pricks who went into heaven
Nightmare
We ride for miles and miles
Following the howling of our prey
Out there
Reload our yellow rigs
Scrambling for shelter
Dig a void, decay
1 for the flaming sun
2 for the location
3 for the martyrs and the stars
4 for the wind and sand
5 so you understand
6 for the slips 'twixt the cup and the lips
["Come on!" is thrown in after the last singing of this verse.]
1 for the cockpit blues
2 for the Panzer crews
3 for the vast and molten sky
4 for the failed talks
5 for the knives and forks
6 for forbidden kicks
All the yobbos in the sticks
[Steve may be saying "10" after the last verse.]
[Female voice:]
[C:] ...10011...10011...
[R:] 10011...zeroes...
[L:] ...Mac AV, system overload, the audio engine was not able to process all the required data in time, time, time, time...
After Everything lyrics - The Church
Now that it's over I find myself leaving
The sound permeate in all directions at once
I never said goodbye to the family, lovers
Brothers and daughters, the rest of the bunch
It seems so strange that the things I was chasing
Have all evaporated like a distant dream
Petty ambition, petty obstruction
Something in between
I really thought it would go on forever
Never believed they would sever the ties
All of the questions remaining unanswered
A stranger's reflection in a stranger's eyes
Here is a child playing in a garden
Here is an old man with a broken heart
Here comes a train to take you away
It all goes round and round and comes back to the start
I was never really sure what I was waiting for
When the moment came I was looking away
Obsessed with a past, scared of the future
Never took the time to be here today
After everything now this happens
It's not a grand illusion, it's a stupid little trick
The show must go on, these people have paid
You're standing in the wings feeling kinda sick
Never really sure what you were waiting for
When the moment came you just couldn't choose
The fog sweeps down over the marine city
Standing backstage trying to pull on your shoes
The sound permeate in all directions at once
I never said goodbye to the family, lovers
Brothers and daughters, the rest of the bunch
It seems so strange that the things I was chasing
Have all evaporated like a distant dream
Petty ambition, petty obstruction
Something in between
I really thought it would go on forever
Never believed they would sever the ties
All of the questions remaining unanswered
A stranger's reflection in a stranger's eyes
Here is a child playing in a garden
Here is an old man with a broken heart
Here comes a train to take you away
It all goes round and round and comes back to the start
I was never really sure what I was waiting for
When the moment came I was looking away
Obsessed with a past, scared of the future
Never took the time to be here today
After everything now this happens
It's not a grand illusion, it's a stupid little trick
The show must go on, these people have paid
You're standing in the wings feeling kinda sick
Never really sure what you were waiting for
When the moment came you just couldn't choose
The fog sweeps down over the marine city
Standing backstage trying to pull on your shoes
The Awful Ache lyrics - The Church
Esmerelda falls in love every Saturday
And on Sunday morning don't remember a thing
And the gringos are all saints of the latter day, that's the way
And it takes a little pain out of the sting
Holy water tastes as sweet as wine
Holy wine tastes just like blood
She's drinking for loss, for the man on the cross
She says no more, the awful ache
And in her bedroom there's a mirror there
Sometimes it don't reflect a thing
And from the street he sees her silhouette
And he can't forget
That her kisses are as sweet as wine
And her kisses taste like myrrh
Her love is lost, like the man on the cross
And no more, the awful ache
Esmerelda walks on down to the cemet'ry
And he's waiting for her in the shade
With the angels and the sad old trees, patiently
But she walks right past his grave
She's crying for loss, for the man on the cross
She says no more, the awful ache
She's crying for loss, and the man on the cross
She says no more, the awful ache
And on Sunday morning don't remember a thing
And the gringos are all saints of the latter day, that's the way
And it takes a little pain out of the sting
Holy water tastes as sweet as wine
Holy wine tastes just like blood
She's drinking for loss, for the man on the cross
She says no more, the awful ache
And in her bedroom there's a mirror there
Sometimes it don't reflect a thing
And from the street he sees her silhouette
And he can't forget
That her kisses are as sweet as wine
And her kisses taste like myrrh
Her love is lost, like the man on the cross
And no more, the awful ache
Esmerelda walks on down to the cemet'ry
And he's waiting for her in the shade
With the angels and the sad old trees, patiently
But she walks right past his grave
She's crying for loss, for the man on the cross
She says no more, the awful ache
She's crying for loss, and the man on the cross
She says no more, the awful ache
Song For The Asking lyrics - The Church
(I am a sailor on the water, did not find me through the dark)
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know where you go
I don't know, I don't know why I loved you so
You said it was alright
It stayed with me all night
I don't care, I don't care, I don't care where you are
I don't care, (I don't care), I don't care, I don't care who you are
You said it was too hard
You took out your trump card
Song for the asking
Song for you obviously
Song for a singer
Song for a B movie
Song for the asking
Song for you and me
I don't think, (I don't think), I don't think I've ever been to the brink
I don't think, (I don't think), I don't think I'll have another drink
You said it was enough
Then you called my bluff
Song for the asking
Song for you especially
Song for the singer
Song for a B movie
Song for the asking
Song for you and the sea
I don't guess, I don't guess the answer will be yes
I don't guess, (I don't guess), I don't guess you can't wait to undress
You said it was ready
I held myself steady
Song for the asking
Song for you especially
Song full of nothing
Song for the royalty
Song for the asking
Song for you and the sea
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know where you go
I don't know, I don't know why I loved you so
You said it was alright
It stayed with me all night
I don't care, I don't care, I don't care where you are
I don't care, (I don't care), I don't care, I don't care who you are
You said it was too hard
You took out your trump card
Song for the asking
Song for you obviously
Song for a singer
Song for a B movie
Song for the asking
Song for you and me
I don't think, (I don't think), I don't think I've ever been to the brink
I don't think, (I don't think), I don't think I'll have another drink
You said it was enough
Then you called my bluff
Song for the asking
Song for you especially
Song for the singer
Song for a B movie
Song for the asking
Song for you and the sea
I don't guess, I don't guess the answer will be yes
I don't guess, (I don't guess), I don't guess you can't wait to undress
You said it was ready
I held myself steady
Song for the asking
Song for you especially
Song full of nothing
Song for the royalty
Song for the asking
Song for you and the sea
Chromium lyrics - The Church
Silver needles
Golden eagles
Frightened faces
Basket cases
Jags and riches
Queens and witches
Electric mantras
And tight-fitting dreams
Never been so high
Never been so low
Never been so high
Gilded flowers
Long-lost hours
Morning programs
With fake suntans
Meet a maniac in the cul-de-sac
Otherwise it's this ennui
Chromium platin'
All this waiting brings me down
Suffocatin'
All those colors bring me around
Broken records
Faded labels
Songs to sing to
When you were young
A tattooed pierced arm
Fresh and perfumed
Switch your prison
Fly away
And jewels on your fingers
Tears in your dresses
Fabulous mansions
And damp little rooms
This one will shrink me
This one will grow me
Cue me to sleep
And reality looms
Golden eagles
Frightened faces
Basket cases
Jags and riches
Queens and witches
Electric mantras
And tight-fitting dreams
Never been so high
Never been so low
Never been so high
Gilded flowers
Long-lost hours
Morning programs
With fake suntans
Meet a maniac in the cul-de-sac
Otherwise it's this ennui
Chromium platin'
All this waiting brings me down
Suffocatin'
All those colors bring me around
Broken records
Faded labels
Songs to sing to
When you were young
A tattooed pierced arm
Fresh and perfumed
Switch your prison
Fly away
And jewels on your fingers
Tears in your dresses
Fabulous mansions
And damp little rooms
This one will shrink me
This one will grow me
Cue me to sleep
And reality looms
Radiance lyrics - The Church
When a cloudy morning rain touched our little town
Three small sisters and a friend walking in the fields
A strange light in the sky blotting out the sun
Whatever happens next changes all our lives
And the children ran home sobbing and half blind
Said our lady has a message for mankind
Frightened and bewildered, not making any sense
Dazzled by the virgin's radiance
And the icons in the church crying tears of blood
The water in the wells curing all who drank
Pilgrim lunatics arrive in a ragged stream
In the fields around the village sprang up tents
People from the outside world want more evidence
Four tired children questioned day and night
All they can remember is her blinding light
So the circus drifts away and the noise dies down
Life goes on as before all the people came
And the children never say what her message was
And the children ran home sobbing and half blind
Said our lady has a message for mankind
Frightened and bewildered, not making any sense
Dazzled by the virgin in her radiance
People from the outside world want more evidence
Three small sisters and a friend walking in the fields
A strange light in the sky blotting out the sun
Whatever happens next changes all our lives
And the children ran home sobbing and half blind
Said our lady has a message for mankind
Frightened and bewildered, not making any sense
Dazzled by the virgin's radiance
And the icons in the church crying tears of blood
The water in the wells curing all who drank
Pilgrim lunatics arrive in a ragged stream
In the fields around the village sprang up tents
People from the outside world want more evidence
Four tired children questioned day and night
All they can remember is her blinding light
So the circus drifts away and the noise dies down
Life goes on as before all the people came
And the children never say what her message was
And the children ran home sobbing and half blind
Said our lady has a message for mankind
Frightened and bewildered, not making any sense
Dazzled by the virgin in her radiance
People from the outside world want more evidence
Reprieve lyrics - The Church
[Slow]
When you're gone
And no more tracks for me to run on
When you're gone
I couldn't see a way out
You show me I was wrong
When you sleep
You never know the vigil I keep
Watch you sleep
Peaceful like a Buddha
Yeah you're miles deep
When you smile
It makes the whole damn thing worthwhile
When you smile
Reprieve is gonna come down
We'll live awhile in a while
[Rockin']
When you're gone
No more tracks for me to run on
When you're gone
Couldn't see a way that I was wrong
When you sleep
You never know the vigil I keep
Watch you sleep
Peaceful like the Buddha
You're so deep
When you smile
It makes the whole damn thing worthwhile
When you smile
Reprieve is gonna come down a little while
Reprieve is gonna come down a little while
[Mellow]
When you're gone
No more tracks for me to run on
When you're gone
I couldn't see a way out
You show me I was wrong
When you sleep
You never know the vigil I keep
To watch you sleep
Peaceful like the Buddha
You're miles deep
When you smile
It makes the whole damn thing worthwhile
'Cause when you smile
Reprieve is gonna come down
We'll live the while
When you're gone
And no more tracks for me to run on
When you're gone
I couldn't see a way out
You show me I was wrong
When you sleep
You never know the vigil I keep
Watch you sleep
Peaceful like a Buddha
Yeah you're miles deep
When you smile
It makes the whole damn thing worthwhile
When you smile
Reprieve is gonna come down
We'll live awhile in a while
[Rockin']
When you're gone
No more tracks for me to run on
When you're gone
Couldn't see a way that I was wrong
When you sleep
You never know the vigil I keep
Watch you sleep
Peaceful like the Buddha
You're so deep
When you smile
It makes the whole damn thing worthwhile
When you smile
Reprieve is gonna come down a little while
Reprieve is gonna come down a little while
[Mellow]
When you're gone
No more tracks for me to run on
When you're gone
I couldn't see a way out
You show me I was wrong
When you sleep
You never know the vigil I keep
To watch you sleep
Peaceful like the Buddha
You're miles deep
When you smile
It makes the whole damn thing worthwhile
'Cause when you smile
Reprieve is gonna come down
We'll live the while
Night Friends lyrics - The Church
Night friends
Coming through the mirror
Sliding down the light
Night friends
Arriving in the garden
Stay with me tonight
Night friends
Watching, you've been watching from a second in our century
As the minutes gain momentum like a bird, man
Watching, you've been waiting
For the other worlds to sync up to our own
Reaching, you've been reaching through the nonexistent surface
It separates our doubles from this soul man
Trying, we've been trying
To make contact with night friends so alone
Watching, you've been watching from a second in our century
As the minutes gain momentum like a bird, man
Waiting, we've been waiting
For other worlds to sync up to our own
Reaching, you've been reaching through the nonexistent surface
It separates our doubles from the soul man
Trying, we've been trying
To make contact with night friends so alone
Loving, we've been loving
But sometimes hate is better
You can't keep out the killers with love, man
Hating, we've been hating
But only love can heal up the hate (all right)
Coming through the mirror
Sliding down the light
Night friends
Arriving in the garden
Stay with me tonight
Night friends
Watching, you've been watching from a second in our century
As the minutes gain momentum like a bird, man
Watching, you've been waiting
For the other worlds to sync up to our own
Reaching, you've been reaching through the nonexistent surface
It separates our doubles from this soul man
Trying, we've been trying
To make contact with night friends so alone
Watching, you've been watching from a second in our century
As the minutes gain momentum like a bird, man
Waiting, we've been waiting
For other worlds to sync up to our own
Reaching, you've been reaching through the nonexistent surface
It separates our doubles from the soul man
Trying, we've been trying
To make contact with night friends so alone
Loving, we've been loving
But sometimes hate is better
You can't keep out the killers with love, man
Hating, we've been hating
But only love can heal up the hate (all right)
Seen It Coming lyrics - The Church
Hey man, think it through now
Why don't you stay for a while
Eve and Aurora gonna come on over
Know they're gonna make make you smile
And cool your heels
I know just how it feels
You should've seen it coming
Been coming for some time
You've got your broken heart
And I've got mine
Yeah, she said it's over
But it was over right from the start
You ain't gonna tell me that you were a saint
Every time you two were apart
You blew your chance
So face the music and dance
You should've seen it coming
Been coming for some time
You've got your broken heart
I've got mine
You've got your broken heart
I've got mine
You should've seen it coming
...some time
You've got your broken heart
And I feel fine (feel so fine)
Talk about it (feel so fine)
Why don't you stay for a while
Eve and Aurora gonna come on over
Know they're gonna make make you smile
And cool your heels
I know just how it feels
You should've seen it coming
Been coming for some time
You've got your broken heart
And I've got mine
Yeah, she said it's over
But it was over right from the start
You ain't gonna tell me that you were a saint
Every time you two were apart
You blew your chance
So face the music and dance
You should've seen it coming
Been coming for some time
You've got your broken heart
I've got mine
You've got your broken heart
I've got mine
You should've seen it coming
...some time
You've got your broken heart
And I feel fine (feel so fine)
Talk about it (feel so fine)
Invisible lyrics - The Church
Sitting in the shadows and the evening oscillating
Feeling light and fading like it's never gonna change
Hoping for a moment for some gentle consolation
Waiting at the station where the trains are out of range
She's sitting in a carriage being jostled by the motion
Overhearing conversation, the grinding of the steel
Scenes fly past the curtains that the darkness paints uncertain
And memories are meaningless, her motives are concealed
Through countrysides and mountains and the village by the ocean
Where the stranger's waiting for her in the plushness of his car
Winding and rewinding, pushing all directions
Till the limit of implosions, which is never very far
All I ever wanted to see
Was just invisible to me
Out there in the distance the horizon meets resistance
The summer falls down drunken on the longest of the days
Rushing past the ruins of the churches and the Porsches
Reflected in the mirrors and the echoes and the haze
He drums impatient fingers on the chrome and on the leather
Running through the reasons in the corners of his mind
Sifting tiny diamonds on his shaky mental islands
Where he often claims asylum from the structures left behind
The wind blows through the headstones and the milestones making music
The melody reminds us the girl's still far away
Asleep in her compartment, dreaming of the darkness
As the train speeds on regardless to the approaching day
All I ever wanted to see
Was just invisible to me
Feeling light and fading like it's never gonna change
Hoping for a moment for some gentle consolation
Waiting at the station where the trains are out of range
She's sitting in a carriage being jostled by the motion
Overhearing conversation, the grinding of the steel
Scenes fly past the curtains that the darkness paints uncertain
And memories are meaningless, her motives are concealed
Through countrysides and mountains and the village by the ocean
Where the stranger's waiting for her in the plushness of his car
Winding and rewinding, pushing all directions
Till the limit of implosions, which is never very far
All I ever wanted to see
Was just invisible to me
Out there in the distance the horizon meets resistance
The summer falls down drunken on the longest of the days
Rushing past the ruins of the churches and the Porsches
Reflected in the mirrors and the echoes and the haze
He drums impatient fingers on the chrome and on the leather
Running through the reasons in the corners of his mind
Sifting tiny diamonds on his shaky mental islands
Where he often claims asylum from the structures left behind
The wind blows through the headstones and the milestones making music
The melody reminds us the girl's still far away
Asleep in her compartment, dreaming of the darkness
As the train speeds on regardless to the approaching day
All I ever wanted to see
Was just invisible to me
The Faith Healer lyrics - The Church
(originally by Alex Harvey)
If your body's feelin' bad
And it's the only one you have
You want to take away the pain
And go out walkin' in the rain
You watch the flowers go to bed
Ask the man inside your head
Your spirit never have to grieve
All ya got to do's believe
The faith healer
The faith healer
All ya got to do is feel
Your body gonna start to heal
Fingertips and holy fire
Everlasting sweet desire
It don't matter what the doctor said
The healer man will sail away
Immortality for who
The miracles come to you
The faith healer
The faith healer
Can I put my hands on you?
Can I put my hands on you?
Faith, and hope and charity
Simple relativity
He can make you understand
All you gotta take, his hand
Remember what somebody said
Ask the man inside your head
Fingertips and holy fire
Everlasting sweet desire
If your body's feelin' bad
And it's the only one you have
You want to take away the pain
And go out walkin' in the rain
You watch the flowers go to bed
Ask the man inside your head
Your spirit never have to grieve
All ya got to do's believe
The faith healer
The faith healer
All ya got to do is feel
Your body gonna start to heal
Fingertips and holy fire
Everlasting sweet desire
It don't matter what the doctor said
The healer man will sail away
Immortality for who
The miracles come to you
The faith healer
The faith healer
Can I put my hands on you?
Can I put my hands on you?
Faith, and hope and charity
Simple relativity
He can make you understand
All you gotta take, his hand
Remember what somebody said
Ask the man inside your head
Fingertips and holy fire
Everlasting sweet desire
It's All Too Much lyrics - The Church
(originally by The Beatles)
It's all too much
When I look into your eyes
Your love is there for me
The deeper that I go inside
The more there is to see
It's all too much for me to take
The love that's shining all around you
And everywhere, it's what you make
For me to take, it's all too much
Floating down the sea of time
From life to life with me
Makes no difference where you are
Or where you'd like to be
It's all too much for me to take
The love that's shining all around you
And all the world is birthday cake
So take a piece but not too much
Set me on a silver sun
Where I know that I'm free
Show me that I'm everywhere
And get me home for tea
It's all to much for me to see
A love that's shining all around here
The more I learn, the less I know
And what I do is all too much
It's all too much for me to take
The love that's shining all around here
And everything is what you make
For me to take, it's all too much
(It's all too much)
We're gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
Then we'll take you higher
Good God!
With your long blond hair and your eyes of brown
With your long blond hair and your eyes of brown
Too much
Too much
It's all too much
When I look into your eyes
Your love is there for me
The deeper that I go inside
The more there is to see
It's all too much for me to take
The love that's shining all around you
And everywhere, it's what you make
For me to take, it's all too much
Floating down the sea of time
From life to life with me
Makes no difference where you are
Or where you'd like to be
It's all too much for me to take
The love that's shining all around you
And all the world is birthday cake
So take a piece but not too much
Set me on a silver sun
Where I know that I'm free
Show me that I'm everywhere
And get me home for tea
It's all to much for me to see
A love that's shining all around here
The more I learn, the less I know
And what I do is all too much
It's all too much for me to take
The love that's shining all around here
And everything is what you make
For me to take, it's all too much
(It's all too much)
We're gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
Then we'll take you higher
Good God!
With your long blond hair and your eyes of brown
With your long blond hair and your eyes of brown
Too much
Too much
Hiroshima Mon Amour lyrics - The Church
(originally by Ultravox)
Somehow we drifted off too far
Communicate like distant stars
Splintered voices down the phone
The sunlit dust, the smell of roses drifts, oh no
Someone waits behind the door
Hiroshima mon amour
Riding inter-city trains
Dressed in European grey
Riding out to echo beach
A million memories in the trees and sands, oh no
How can I ever let them go?
Hiroshima mon amour
Deep beneath the autumn lake
Where only echoes penetrate
Walk through polaroids of the past
Futures fused like shattered glass, the suns so low
Turns our silhouettes to gold
Hiroshima mon amour
Somehow we drifted off too far
Communicate like distant stars
Splintered voices down the phone
The sunlit dust, the smell of roses drifts, oh no
Someone waits behind the door
Hiroshima mon amour
Riding inter-city trains
Dressed in European grey
Riding out to echo beach
A million memories in the trees and sands, oh no
How can I ever let them go?
Hiroshima mon amour
Deep beneath the autumn lake
Where only echoes penetrate
Walk through polaroids of the past
Futures fused like shattered glass, the suns so low
Turns our silhouettes to gold
Hiroshima mon amour
The Porpoise Song lyrics - The Church
(originally by The Monkees)
My, my, the clock in the sky is pounding away
There's so much to say
A face, a voice, an overdub has no choice
And it cannot rejoice
Wanting to see, to know and to be
Crying to the sky
And the porpoise is waiting good-bye, good-bye
good-bye, good-bye, good-bye
Clicks, clacks
Riding the backs of giraffes for laughs is alright for a while
The ego sings of castles and kings and things
That go with a life of style
Wanting to feel, to know what is real
Living is a lie
And the porpoise is laughing good-bye, good-bye
Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye
Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye
Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye
My, my, the clock in the sky is pounding away
There's so much to say
A face, a voice, an overdub has no choice
And it cannot rejoice
Wanting to see, to know and to be
Crying to the sky
And the porpoise is waiting good-bye, good-bye
good-bye, good-bye, good-bye
Clicks, clacks
Riding the backs of giraffes for laughs is alright for a while
The ego sings of castles and kings and things
That go with a life of style
Wanting to feel, to know what is real
Living is a lie
And the porpoise is laughing good-bye, good-bye
Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye
Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye
Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye
Decadence lyrics - The Church
(originally by Kevin Ayers)
Watch her out there on display
Dancing in her sleepy way
And all her visions start to play
The icicles of our decay, Marlene
Drink it to Marlene
Fading flowers in her hair
She's suffering from wear and tear
She lies in waterfalls of dreams
And doesn't question what it means, Marlene
We drink it to Marlene
And all along the desert shore
She wanders further evermore
The only thing that's left to try
She says to live I have to die, Marlene
We drink it to Marlene
Marlene
We drink it to Marlene
She whispers sadly, "Well I might"
And holds herself so very tight
Then jumping from an unknown height
She merges with the liquid night, Marlene
Marlene
We drink it to Marlene
Her lovers wrap her mist in furs
And tell her what she has is hers
But when they take her by the hand
She slips back in the desert sand
Our Marlene
We drink it to Marlene
Marlene
But what she leaves is made of glass
And lovers worship as they pass
And each one says, "Well, now she's mine"
But all drink solitary wine
Marlene
Marlene
Fare thee well
Fare thee well
Marlene
Marlene
Watch her out there on display
Dancing in her sleepy way
And all her visions start to play
The icicles of our decay, Marlene
Drink it to Marlene
Fading flowers in her hair
She's suffering from wear and tear
She lies in waterfalls of dreams
And doesn't question what it means, Marlene
We drink it to Marlene
And all along the desert shore
She wanders further evermore
The only thing that's left to try
She says to live I have to die, Marlene
We drink it to Marlene
Marlene
We drink it to Marlene
She whispers sadly, "Well I might"
And holds herself so very tight
Then jumping from an unknown height
She merges with the liquid night, Marlene
Marlene
We drink it to Marlene
Her lovers wrap her mist in furs
And tell her what she has is hers
But when they take her by the hand
She slips back in the desert sand
Our Marlene
We drink it to Marlene
Marlene
But what she leaves is made of glass
And lovers worship as they pass
And each one says, "Well, now she's mine"
But all drink solitary wine
Marlene
Marlene
Fare thee well
Fare thee well
Marlene
Marlene
The Endless Sea lyrics - The Church
(originally by Iggy Pop)
Oh babe, what a place to be
In the service of the bourgeoisie
Where can my believers be
I want to jump into the endless sea
Ohh, the endless sea (endless)
Ohh, the endless sea (endless)
I want to jump into the endless sea (endless)
Feel it wash all over me
The brother says a dirty sky (endless)
Full of fumes and liquors (endless)
A little girl, a little guy (endless)
This air couldn't get much thicker
Ohh, the endless sea (endless)
Ohh, the endless sea (endless)
I want to jump into the endless sea (endless)
Ohh, the endless sea
And when you die for the red
You think you're gonna break
You know you've been good
It's just a phony undertake
You better go home daddy
You better go home daddy
I think you better go home buddy
You better go home buddy
Oh babe, what a place to be
In the service of the bourgeoisie
Where can my believers be
I want to jump into the endless sea
Ohh, the endless sea (endless)
Ohh, the endless sea (endless)
I want to jump into the endless sea (endless)
Feel it wash all over me
The brother says a dirty sky (endless)
Full of fumes and liquors (endless)
A little girl, a little guy (endless)
This air couldn't get much thicker
Ohh, the endless sea (endless)
Ohh, the endless sea (endless)
I want to jump into the endless sea (endless)
Ohh, the endless sea
And when you die for the red
You think you're gonna break
You know you've been good
It's just a phony undertake
You better go home daddy
You better go home daddy
I think you better go home buddy
You better go home buddy
Friction lyrics - The Church
(originally by Television)
I knew it musta been some big set-up
All the action just would not let up
It's justa little bit back from the main road
Where the silence spreads and the men dig holes
I begin to spin the tale
You complain about my diction
It gives me friction
It gives me friction
But I like friction
My eyes are like telescopes
I see it all backwards, but who wants hope?
If I ever catch that ventriloquist
I'll squeeze his head right into my fist
Something comes a-crashin' in
What is it, what's the prediction?
I'll bet you it's friction
I'll bet you it's friction
But I like friction
How'd the snake get out of the skin?
All it took was a little friction
Stop this head motion and set sail
You know all us boys gonna wind up in jail
And I don't wanna grow up
It's too much contradiction
And too much friction
And too much friction
I'm crazy about friction
F - r - i - c - t- i - o - n
Friction
Friction
I knew it musta been some big set-up
All the action just would not let up
It's justa little bit back from the main road
Where the silence spreads and the men dig holes
I begin to spin the tale
You complain about my diction
It gives me friction
It gives me friction
But I like friction
My eyes are like telescopes
I see it all backwards, but who wants hope?
If I ever catch that ventriloquist
I'll squeeze his head right into my fist
Something comes a-crashin' in
What is it, what's the prediction?
I'll bet you it's friction
I'll bet you it's friction
But I like friction
How'd the snake get out of the skin?
All it took was a little friction
Stop this head motion and set sail
You know all us boys gonna wind up in jail
And I don't wanna grow up
It's too much contradiction
And too much friction
And too much friction
I'm crazy about friction
F - r - i - c - t- i - o - n
Friction
Friction
All The Young Dudes lyrics - The Church
(originally by Mott The Hoople)
Well, Billy rapped all night about his suicide
How he kick it in the head when he reached twenty-five
Speed jive, don't want to stay alive
When you're twenty-five
And Wendy's stealing clothes from Marks and Sparks
And Freedy's got spots from ripping off the stars from his face
Funky little boat race
Now, the television man is crazy saying we're juvenile delinquent wrecks
Oh man, I need TV when I got T Rex
Oh brother you guessed
All the young dudes
Carry the news
Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news
Now Lucy looks sweet cause she dresses like a queen
And she can kick like a mule, it's a real mean team
But we can love, oh yeah, we can love
And my brother's back at home with his Beatles and his Stones
We never got it off on that revolution stuff
What a drag, too many snags
Now I've drunk a lot of wine and I'm feeling fine
Gonna race some cat to bed
Is this concrete all around
Or is it in my head?
Oh brother you you guessed
All the young dudes (Hey, dudes!)
Carry the news (Stand up!)
Boogaloo dudes (I want to kiss you!)
Carry the news
All the young dudes (I want to talk to you!)
Carry the news (I want to see you, dudes!)
Boogaloo dudes (laughter)
Carry the news (I want to kiss you!)
All the young dudes (Stand up!)
Carry the news (I want to kiss you!)
Boogaloo dudes (laughter)
Carry the news (I want to talk to you, dudes!)
All the young dudes (Stand up!)
Carry the news (What dudes!)
Boogaloo dudes (I want to kiss you!)
Carry the news (Ahh, I want to see you, dudes!)
All the young dudes (Ah, I want to talk to you!)
Carry the news (What dudes!)
Boogaloo dudes (I want to kiss you!)
Carry the news (I want to kiss you)
All the young dudes (Yeah, do you know what I'm...what I'm talking about?)
Carry the news (I want to kiss you)
Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news (Stand up!)
All the young dudes (I want to talk to dudes!)
(I want to see!)
Well, Billy rapped all night about his suicide
How he kick it in the head when he reached twenty-five
Speed jive, don't want to stay alive
When you're twenty-five
And Wendy's stealing clothes from Marks and Sparks
And Freedy's got spots from ripping off the stars from his face
Funky little boat race
Now, the television man is crazy saying we're juvenile delinquent wrecks
Oh man, I need TV when I got T Rex
Oh brother you guessed
All the young dudes
Carry the news
Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news
Now Lucy looks sweet cause she dresses like a queen
And she can kick like a mule, it's a real mean team
But we can love, oh yeah, we can love
And my brother's back at home with his Beatles and his Stones
We never got it off on that revolution stuff
What a drag, too many snags
Now I've drunk a lot of wine and I'm feeling fine
Gonna race some cat to bed
Is this concrete all around
Or is it in my head?
Oh brother you you guessed
All the young dudes (Hey, dudes!)
Carry the news (Stand up!)
Boogaloo dudes (I want to kiss you!)
Carry the news
All the young dudes (I want to talk to you!)
Carry the news (I want to see you, dudes!)
Boogaloo dudes (laughter)
Carry the news (I want to kiss you!)
All the young dudes (Stand up!)
Carry the news (I want to kiss you!)
Boogaloo dudes (laughter)
Carry the news (I want to talk to you, dudes!)
All the young dudes (Stand up!)
Carry the news (What dudes!)
Boogaloo dudes (I want to kiss you!)
Carry the news (Ahh, I want to see you, dudes!)
All the young dudes (Ah, I want to talk to you!)
Carry the news (What dudes!)
Boogaloo dudes (I want to kiss you!)
Carry the news (I want to kiss you)
All the young dudes (Yeah, do you know what I'm...what I'm talking about?)
Carry the news (I want to kiss you)
Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news (Stand up!)
All the young dudes (I want to talk to dudes!)
(I want to see!)
Silver Machine lyrics - The Church
(originally by Hawkwind)
I, I just took a ride
On a silver machine
And I'm still feeling mean
Oh, do you want to ride
See yourself going by
The other side of the sky
You gotta know where I've been
And it flies sideways through time
It's an electric line
To all the Zodiac signs
I got a silver machine (silver machine)
I got a silver machine (silver machine)
I got a silver machine (silver machine)
In my silver machine
It flies out of a dream
It's antiseptically clean
You gotta know what I mean
Oh, do you want to ride
See yourself going by
The other side of the sky
In a silver machine
Silver machine!
Silver machine!
I, I just took a ride
On a silver machine
And I'm still feeling mean
Oh, do you want to ride
See yourself going by
The other side of the sky
You gotta know where I've been
And it flies sideways through time
It's an electric line
To all the Zodiac signs
I got a silver machine (silver machine)
I got a silver machine (silver machine)
I got a silver machine (silver machine)
In my silver machine
It flies out of a dream
It's antiseptically clean
You gotta know what I mean
Oh, do you want to ride
See yourself going by
The other side of the sky
In a silver machine
Silver machine!
Silver machine!
Cortez The Killer lyrics - The Church
(originally by Neil Young)
He came dancing across the water
With galleons and his guns
Looking for the new world
A palace in the sun
On the shore lay Montezuma
With his cocoa leaves and his pearls
In his halls he often wondered
With the secrets of the worlds
And his subjects gathered 'round him
Like the leaves around a tree
In their coats of many colors
For the angry gods to see
And the women all were beautiful
The men were tall and strong
He offered life in sacrifice
So that others could go on
War was just a legend
Hate was quite unknown
And the people worked together
And they lifted many stones
And they carried them to the flatlands
And they died along the way
But they raised up with their bare hands
What we still can't do today
And I know she's living there
She loves me to this day
I still don't know where
Or how I lost my way
He came dancing across the water
Cortez, Cortez
What a killer
What a killer
He came dancing across the water
With galleons and his guns
Looking for the new world
A palace in the sun
On the shore lay Montezuma
With his cocoa leaves and his pearls
In his halls he often wondered
With the secrets of the worlds
And his subjects gathered 'round him
Like the leaves around a tree
In their coats of many colors
For the angry gods to see
And the women all were beautiful
The men were tall and strong
He offered life in sacrifice
So that others could go on
War was just a legend
Hate was quite unknown
And the people worked together
And they lifted many stones
And they carried them to the flatlands
And they died along the way
But they raised up with their bare hands
What we still can't do today
And I know she's living there
She loves me to this day
I still don't know where
Or how I lost my way
He came dancing across the water
Cortez, Cortez
What a killer
What a killer
Anaesthesia lyrics - The Church
I remember going out yeah
Everything is spinning round
Remember feeling like I'd drowned
Behind the veil is a sea yeah
Only entered into chemically
Anaesthesia down so deep
Anaesthesia's numbing
Anaesthesia's coming to you
I don't know why
Seems like I'm flying
On the ground, in the air
Slow-mo don't know
I can't stop or go
Where's the show, where
I got a feeling about someone
I do not know where
So many things need fixing everywhere
Anaesthesia tells me "slow down a little more"
She says "why not sleep a little more"
And tiptoe softly to the door
Anaesthesia's numbing
Anaesthesia's coming to you
I don't know why
Seems like I'm flying
On the ground, in the air
Anaesthesia's soothing
Anaesthesia's moving with you
I don't know how
It seems like now
It seems like never to me
I remember going out yeah
Everything was spinning round
Remember feeling like I'd drowned
Anaesthesia's numbing
Anaesthesia's coming to you
I don't know why
Seems like I'm flying
On the ground, in the air
Anaesthesia's soothing
Anaesthesia's moving with me
I don't know how
It seems like now
It seems like never to me
Anaesthesia's soothing
Anaesthesia's moving
Everything is spinning round
Remember feeling like I'd drowned
Behind the veil is a sea yeah
Only entered into chemically
Anaesthesia down so deep
Anaesthesia's numbing
Anaesthesia's coming to you
I don't know why
Seems like I'm flying
On the ground, in the air
Slow-mo don't know
I can't stop or go
Where's the show, where
I got a feeling about someone
I do not know where
So many things need fixing everywhere
Anaesthesia tells me "slow down a little more"
She says "why not sleep a little more"
And tiptoe softly to the door
Anaesthesia's numbing
Anaesthesia's coming to you
I don't know why
Seems like I'm flying
On the ground, in the air
Anaesthesia's soothing
Anaesthesia's moving with you
I don't know how
It seems like now
It seems like never to me
I remember going out yeah
Everything was spinning round
Remember feeling like I'd drowned
Anaesthesia's numbing
Anaesthesia's coming to you
I don't know why
Seems like I'm flying
On the ground, in the air
Anaesthesia's soothing
Anaesthesia's moving with me
I don't know how
It seems like now
It seems like never to me
Anaesthesia's soothing
Anaesthesia's moving
Ricochet lyrics - The Church
After the demise of our beloved leader
Everybody knew that something had to give
Cassandra she told me
But no-one would believe her
I wish I had helped her more than I did
We tried to overcome the threat of the monster
We tried to kneel down and call up the beast
Maria she told me
That her kid had just appeared one day
I just can't tell who I adore the least
The rivers run astray
Ricochet
Night feels just like day
Ricochet
And everybody just walk away
In one side of my mind resides a controller
In one side of my mind revolves a relief
And one pain in my brain remains unchanged
I say you cannot explain the grief
Once in a while when the wind has slowed it down
Me and the girls visit struggle town
There's a shop down there
Selling skulls and powder
But don't ask any questions about her
You can't be a lover if you want to keep on using
What are you using that's stronger than the love
Sometimes I'm knocked out by the damage that you're doing
Knocked out, locked out, push comes to shove
Listen to the wind tearing at the windows
Watching how the white moon melts into the cloud
Important little tyrants, impotent little pharaohs
Man of sorrows lost into the crowd
The rivers run astray
Ricochet
And light feels just like day
Ricochet
And everybody walk away
So if the ladies ask you over to play
Just beware of the ricochet
Everybody knew that something had to give
Cassandra she told me
But no-one would believe her
I wish I had helped her more than I did
We tried to overcome the threat of the monster
We tried to kneel down and call up the beast
Maria she told me
That her kid had just appeared one day
I just can't tell who I adore the least
The rivers run astray
Ricochet
Night feels just like day
Ricochet
And everybody just walk away
In one side of my mind resides a controller
In one side of my mind revolves a relief
And one pain in my brain remains unchanged
I say you cannot explain the grief
Once in a while when the wind has slowed it down
Me and the girls visit struggle town
There's a shop down there
Selling skulls and powder
But don't ask any questions about her
You can't be a lover if you want to keep on using
What are you using that's stronger than the love
Sometimes I'm knocked out by the damage that you're doing
Knocked out, locked out, push comes to shove
Listen to the wind tearing at the windows
Watching how the white moon melts into the cloud
Important little tyrants, impotent little pharaohs
Man of sorrows lost into the crowd
The rivers run astray
Ricochet
And light feels just like day
Ricochet
And everybody walk away
So if the ladies ask you over to play
Just beware of the ricochet
Louisiana lyrics - The Church
Empty birdcage in her room
Curtains pulled against the moon
Follow her down to Louisiana
Hotel room with the bedside manner
God I've got to get back soon
She wriggles like a fish in a net
Details you can never forget
One thing or another
Never anybody considering the regret
That's my story
Cost a fortune
Louisiana
Black rain falling in the night
Strangers meet in the lamp light
Once in her life Louisiana
Standing alone out on the veranda
Christ I must have been a sight
She struggles like a leaf in the wind
Waiting for the music to begin
One thing or another
Always missed another lover
What a state I'm in
That's my story
Nothing special
Louisiana
Billy moved to Abilene
Lou is searching for morphine
Next stop is Louisiana
No one there with a welcome banner
I don't suppose that they're too keen
She juggled her gentlemen friends
And suddenly the war ends
Coming home finding other men in hiding
Biding her lonely weekends
What a story
Cast of thousands
Louisiana
Empty birdcage in her room
Shadows shrunk against the moon
Follow her down to Louisiana
Hotel room with the bedside manner
God I've got to get back soon
God I've got to get back soon
God I've got to get back soon
Curtains pulled against the moon
Follow her down to Louisiana
Hotel room with the bedside manner
God I've got to get back soon
She wriggles like a fish in a net
Details you can never forget
One thing or another
Never anybody considering the regret
That's my story
Cost a fortune
Louisiana
Black rain falling in the night
Strangers meet in the lamp light
Once in her life Louisiana
Standing alone out on the veranda
Christ I must have been a sight
She struggles like a leaf in the wind
Waiting for the music to begin
One thing or another
Always missed another lover
What a state I'm in
That's my story
Nothing special
Louisiana
Billy moved to Abilene
Lou is searching for morphine
Next stop is Louisiana
No one there with a welcome banner
I don't suppose that they're too keen
She juggled her gentlemen friends
And suddenly the war ends
Coming home finding other men in hiding
Biding her lonely weekends
What a story
Cast of thousands
Louisiana
Empty birdcage in her room
Shadows shrunk against the moon
Follow her down to Louisiana
Hotel room with the bedside manner
God I've got to get back soon
God I've got to get back soon
God I've got to get back soon
The Great Machine lyrics - The Church
A thousand beggars cram the streets
You hit so deep into the sheets
Pontoons buckle jungle beats
The day they turned off the great machine
The overworld so slow with ice
Contrary to the committees advice
Oh baby did you look so nice
The day they turned off the great machine
The gardens choke with bursting blooms
Weddings frozen melted grooms
Chasing you through endless rooms
The day they turned off the great machine
The shadows run for phantom trains
Slowly blowing out their brains
Society dames down the drains
The day they turned off the great machine
(The day they turned off the great machine)
Well I'm waiting for you in the square
Everyone was meeting there
Everyone, yeah, there, but unaware
The day they turned off the great machine
(The day they turned off the great machine)
You hit so deep into the sheets
Pontoons buckle jungle beats
The day they turned off the great machine
The overworld so slow with ice
Contrary to the committees advice
Oh baby did you look so nice
The day they turned off the great machine
The gardens choke with bursting blooms
Weddings frozen melted grooms
Chasing you through endless rooms
The day they turned off the great machine
The shadows run for phantom trains
Slowly blowing out their brains
Society dames down the drains
The day they turned off the great machine
(The day they turned off the great machine)
Well I'm waiting for you in the square
Everyone was meeting there
Everyone, yeah, there, but unaware
The day they turned off the great machine
(The day they turned off the great machine)
No Certainty Attached lyrics - The Church
You can't confuse me
You can't take me on as you are
You don't dare refuse me
'cause I know where in the garden you buried your star
Slow it down, low down
You better break it up
No certainty attached
Slow it down, low down
No certainty attached
Crows in the armor
You feel tiny pangs of pain
I thought you were the cat's pajamas
Is there something here should be explained
Slow it down, low down
You better take it off
No certainty attached
Slow it down, low down
No certainty attached
I'll keep on riding on my star
I'll hold on to it's icy edge
I'll keep on crashing out of space
I'll keep on...
Girls in the windows
Windows in the houses in the streets
Street street streets in the city
City in the country from the clouds
Slow it down, low down
You better break it up
No certainty attached
Slow it down, low down
No certainty attached
Slow it down, low down
Slow it down, low down
We're gonna rise above it all
We're gonna pull the curtain back
We're gonna drop right out the sky
We're gonna...
You can't take me on as you are
You don't dare refuse me
'cause I know where in the garden you buried your star
Slow it down, low down
You better break it up
No certainty attached
Slow it down, low down
No certainty attached
Crows in the armor
You feel tiny pangs of pain
I thought you were the cat's pajamas
Is there something here should be explained
Slow it down, low down
You better take it off
No certainty attached
Slow it down, low down
No certainty attached
I'll keep on riding on my star
I'll hold on to it's icy edge
I'll keep on crashing out of space
I'll keep on...
Girls in the windows
Windows in the houses in the streets
Street street streets in the city
City in the country from the clouds
Slow it down, low down
You better break it up
No certainty attached
Slow it down, low down
No certainty attached
Slow it down, low down
Slow it down, low down
We're gonna rise above it all
We're gonna pull the curtain back
We're gonna drop right out the sky
We're gonna...
Tranquility lyrics - The Chruch
I heard about Maria, she hated the rat race
And she escaped to a beautiful place
Birds of neo-paradise groove in the trees
The name of her town is Tranquility
Protected by her mantra
Following the formula
In the sun thy will be done
And chasing her rainbows
Talking with the animals
Who say "You see, it's Tranquility"
Under shifting dimensions horizon returns
Smoke in the distance as Babylon burns
Summer in the river scattering the net
And long to remember that it hasn't happened yet
Protected by her mantra
Following the orchestra
In the sun thy will be done
Chasing her rainbows
Talking with the animals
Who say "You see, it's Tranquility"
Protected by her mantra
Following the nebula
In the sun thy will be done
Chasing her rainbows
Talking with the animals
Who say "You see, it's Tranquility"
Boys I've had enough
There's no more smooth just rough
Don't go looking for me
Leave me
In Tranquility
And she escaped to a beautiful place
Birds of neo-paradise groove in the trees
The name of her town is Tranquility
Protected by her mantra
Following the formula
In the sun thy will be done
And chasing her rainbows
Talking with the animals
Who say "You see, it's Tranquility"
Under shifting dimensions horizon returns
Smoke in the distance as Babylon burns
Summer in the river scattering the net
And long to remember that it hasn't happened yet
Protected by her mantra
Following the orchestra
In the sun thy will be done
Chasing her rainbows
Talking with the animals
Who say "You see, it's Tranquility"
Protected by her mantra
Following the nebula
In the sun thy will be done
Chasing her rainbows
Talking with the animals
Who say "You see, it's Tranquility"
Boys I've had enough
There's no more smooth just rough
Don't go looking for me
Leave me
In Tranquility
Buffalo lyrics - The Church
Snow came up Friday, I gotta go
Spending winter up in Buffalo
Someone I met there is calling me so
You've got to escape the blues man, don't you know
Days of sinking summer packed up and gone
Nothing helps me, there's nothing wrong
It was so pleasant, incandescent, it's over now
We should get going
Lady I know there, name of Christina
The six lonely lifetimes since I've seen her
She takes you places your heart cannot go
During the winter up in Buffalo
Days by her fire, dazed in the glow
Winter surrounds us up in Buffalo
Days of drowsy pleasure in the afternoon dark
We drift together, we drift apart
She's got the wherewithal, she's got the knowledge
It's wonderful
I should be going
Out there the Snow Queen is kidnapping boys
Her block-of-ice heart tunes out the noise
And soft in the bedroom her eyes indigo
Sleeping in the winter in Buffalo
Down in Buffalo
Spending winter up in Buffalo
Someone I met there is calling me so
You've got to escape the blues man, don't you know
Days of sinking summer packed up and gone
Nothing helps me, there's nothing wrong
It was so pleasant, incandescent, it's over now
We should get going
Lady I know there, name of Christina
The six lonely lifetimes since I've seen her
She takes you places your heart cannot go
During the winter up in Buffalo
Days by her fire, dazed in the glow
Winter surrounds us up in Buffalo
Days of drowsy pleasure in the afternoon dark
We drift together, we drift apart
She's got the wherewithal, she's got the knowledge
It's wonderful
I should be going
Out there the Snow Queen is kidnapping boys
Her block-of-ice heart tunes out the noise
And soft in the bedroom her eyes indigo
Sleeping in the winter in Buffalo
Down in Buffalo
This Is It lyrics - The Church
He had a room in the best part of town
He got a chocolate on his eiderdown
Staring out over roofs at the Cross
Suppose he must have felt somewhat at loss
This is it, oh
This is it
And this is it, oh baby
And this is it
You couldn't say he was feeling very vibed
What had the quack in London prescribed
You couldn't really say he seemed to care
Sometimes he acted, he wasn't anywhere
This is it, oh baby
This is it
This is it, oh
This is it
Watching things you put up start to crash
Even though you've got a fistful of cash
Watching the future it bursts on through
I was one of those who used to envy you
I knew a wise man who didn't own a thing
I knew a happy man who made me feel sad
You never know what the other guy is thinking
Too bad
Sometimes you come upon a fork in the road
What was waiting there he never could have known
Split-second difference, one tiny percent
Yeah, he came and he went
This is it, oh baby
This is it
This is it, oh
This is it
He got a chocolate on his eiderdown
Staring out over roofs at the Cross
Suppose he must have felt somewhat at loss
This is it, oh
This is it
And this is it, oh baby
And this is it
You couldn't say he was feeling very vibed
What had the quack in London prescribed
You couldn't really say he seemed to care
Sometimes he acted, he wasn't anywhere
This is it, oh baby
This is it
This is it, oh
This is it
Watching things you put up start to crash
Even though you've got a fistful of cash
Watching the future it bursts on through
I was one of those who used to envy you
I knew a wise man who didn't own a thing
I knew a happy man who made me feel sad
You never know what the other guy is thinking
Too bad
Sometimes you come upon a fork in the road
What was waiting there he never could have known
Split-second difference, one tiny percent
Yeah, he came and he went
This is it, oh baby
This is it
This is it, oh
This is it
Another Earth lyrics - The Church
At the back of your mind
Where you hide your real self
Lay down your head
You see her once more
She wants the moon and stars
She, she needs some time and space
She (wants another Earth) (Bastard Universe)
(Wants another Earth) (hear it coming now)
She wants the moon and stars
At the end of the day
When the light is so soft
You take off your mask
See she's never around
She wants the moon and stars
She, she wants the world to end
She (wants another Earth) (Bastard Universe)
(Wants another Earth) (hear it coming now)
She wants the moon and stars
She, she wants the world to end
She, she needs some time and space
She, she wants another Earth
She needs some time and space
She wants another Earth
Where you hide your real self
Lay down your head
You see her once more
She wants the moon and stars
She, she needs some time and space
She (wants another Earth) (Bastard Universe)
(Wants another Earth) (hear it coming now)
She wants the moon and stars
At the end of the day
When the light is so soft
You take off your mask
See she's never around
She wants the moon and stars
She, she wants the world to end
She (wants another Earth) (Bastard Universe)
(Wants another Earth) (hear it coming now)
She wants the moon and stars
She, she wants the world to end
She, she needs some time and space
She, she wants another Earth
She needs some time and space
She wants another Earth
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