The First Chapter - The Mission
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Like A Hurricane
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Once I thought I saw you in a crowded hazy bar
Dancing on the light from star to star
Far across the moon beam, I notice who you are
I saw your brown eyes turn and watch the fire
You are like a hurricane
There's calm in your eye
And I'm getting blown away
Somewhere safer where the feelings stay
I wanna love you but I'm getting blown away
Away, away, away
I'm just a dreamer and you are just a dream
And you could have me anyone to me
Before that loving you touched my lips
The perfect feeling when time just slips away between us
And the foggy trip
You are like a hurricane
There's calm in your eye
And I'm getting blown away
Somewhere safer where the feelings stay
I wanna love you but I'm getting blown away
Away, away, away
Away, away, away, away
You are just a dreamer and I am just a dream
And you could have me anyone to me
Before that loving you touched my lips
The perfect feeling when time just slips away between us
And the foggy trip
You are like a hurricane
There's calm in your eye
And I'm getting blown away
Somewhere safer where the feelings stay
I wanna love you but I'm getting blown away
Over The Hills And Far Away
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A fleeting glance upon your silken face Medusa
And you can turn my heart and soul to stone
Thank you for the memory, the lasting first impression
Thank you for the steel, that cuts to the bone
Over the hills and far away there's a place that's paradise
Where we walked, walked, walked, walked, walked on in
Talked, talked, talked, talked of sharing dreams
Up and away, where angels dread to tread
Brave rolling thunder and snow storms and pie in the sky
Tangled skein of the marriage made in heaven
Oh why did you, why did you let all the flowers die
Over the hills and far away there's a place that's heaven
Where yours was the first kiss and yours was the last kiss
Over the hills and far away there's a place that's paradise
Where we walked, walked, walked, walked, walked on in
Talked, talked, talked, talked of sharing dreams
Higher and higher with treason, clear reason, are all men guilty?
The sound of laughter ringing true, shining through your childlike eyes
Sacred hearts, epitaphs, touched by winds of change
Oh why did you, how could you let all the flowers die?
Over the hills and far away there's a place that's heaven
Where yours was the first kiss and yours was the last kiss
Over the hills and far away there's a place that's heaven
Where yours was the first kiss, the everlasting kiss
Over the hills and far away there's a place that's paradise
Where we walked, walked, walked, walked, walked on in
Talked, talked, talked, talked of sharing dreams
Naked And Savage
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The cuckoo sleeps, hungry and wild and crawling
Through the storm that breaks
Clears away the vicious and violent heat
Breathe deep, breathe long and hard
Kiss and caress the hands that feed
Love me primitive, betray my lips
And the treacherous heart, the savage breed
Hollow eyes only cry hollow tears
And the ???? flesh melts away
The scars and fears that the shameless years
Leave laughing and dancing
On a wasted and tattered dream
Cry hollow tears, stifle the totured kiss and scream
Screaming in the darkness, torn and ravaged
Spinning round in circles
And in the crazy and the howl of the naked and savage
The cuckoo sleeps, hungry and wild and crawling
Through the storm that breaks
Clears away the vicious and violent heat
Breathe deep, breathe long and hard
Kiss and caress the hands that feed
Love me primitive, betray my lips
And the treacherous heart, the savage breed
Screaming in the darkness, torn and ravaged
Spinning round in circles
And in the crazy and the howl of the naked and savage
Tarnish, taint and punish me softly
Kiss the heavens where the angels tread
Love is the corpse that crawls on dreams
Rips them apart and tears them to shreds
Screaming in the darkness, torn and ravaged
Spinning round in circles
And in the crazy and the howl of the naked and savage
Savage, savage, savage, savage
Serpents Kiss
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Foreign tongues in familiar places
Surrender the thrills to the very core
Forever young and blessed with nameless graces
A love that kills and promises more
Ash on the carpet and dust on the mirror
Chasing shadows and the dreaming comes clearer
Gasping for colour, this perfect heart
Screaming howl and the children play
Serpents kiss for the words you pray
Whiskey and the devil and the witching hour
Serpents kiss on that untouched flower
Searching for a haven, it's no favour
The fingers that shine
Heart beats quicker as the veils start to fall
I'll be craving, the pleasure's all mine
Candles flicker as the devils dance on the wall
Stroking the naked and the silence gets colder
Stuck on the ceiling and the kissing gets bolder
Biting my nails for fear of revenge
Serpents kiss and the children play
Serpents kiss for the words you pray
Serpents kiss and the witching hour
Serpents kiss on that untouched flower
Ash on the carpet and dust on the mirror
Chasing shadows and the dreaming comes clearer
Some kind of visitor and the neon street
Serpents kiss and the children play
Serpents kiss for the words you pray
Serpents kiss and the witching hour
Serpents kiss on that untouched flower
Dancing Barefoot
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She is benediction
She is addicted to thee
She is the root connection
She is connecting with me
Here I go and I don't know why I float so ceaselessly
Could it be he's taking over me
I'm dancing barefoot heading for a spin
Some strange music drags me in
Makes me come on like some heroine
She is sublimation
She is the essence of thee
She is concentrating on
He, chosen but she
Here I go and I don't know why I spin so ceaselessly
Could it be he's taking over me
I'm dancing barefoot heading for a spin
Some strange music drags me in
Makes me come on like some heroine
She is recreation
She, intoxicated by thee
She as the soul sensation and
He is levitating with she
Here I go and I don't know why I spin so ceaselessly
Until I lose my sense of gravity
I'm dancing barefoot heading for a spin
Some strange music drags me in
Makes me come on like some heroine
The Crystal Ocean
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Brother of Cain, but I'm not Abel
To see the word from the trees
I'm all at sea, come hell and high water
Before I drown, kiss me please
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake me down
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake me down
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake me down
Shake me round, and around
Shake me down
Here comes the sun, streaming through the window
Colour up the dust and making it shine
The devil's domain is the crystal ocean
Wave after wave, in time after line
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake me down
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake me down
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake me down
Shake me round and around
Shake me down
Shake me down
Shake me down
Flesh and blood, sister in crime
Cross my heart and then hope to die
The blinding lights, done with mirrors
Reach for the blade and kiss the sky
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake me down
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake me down
Shake me round and around
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake me down
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake me down
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake me down
Shake me round and around
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake me down
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake me down
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake me down
Shake me round and around
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake me down
Shake, shake, shake, shake me down
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake me down
Shake me round and around
Shake me down
Garden Of Delight
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See the dancing, laughing, naked faces
And the promise burning brightly in their eyes
This violent flesh, the cut that bleeds, the kiss that stings
Desperate snows fall from shimmering skies
So take my hand and lead me to the garden of delight
Take my hand and lead me to the garden of delight
Reflections in the windswept liquid mirror
Of the breathless world, elegance and charm
The treasured first kiss of a stranger
Enchanted, entranced me, I know you mean me no harm
So take my hand and lead me to the garden of delight
Take my hand and lead me to the garden of delight
This happy death, kissing in the playground
Senseless world, faithful to the kill
I'm playing with fire, dancing in the flames
I'm covered in burns that just won't heal
So take my hand and lead me to the garden of delight
Take my hand and lead me to the garden of delight
Of delight
So take my hand and lead me to the garden of delight
Take my hand and lead me to the garden of delight
So take my hand and lead me to the garden of delight
Take my hand and lead me to the garden of delight
Wake (RSV)
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The tryed and the trusted talk of plans
Master, past and present
Heartless wordplay, and dreams of revenge
Living on the edge, the razor edge, living on the razor edge
One day we'll look back at this
And laugh and laugh and we'll die laughing
One day we'll look back at this and laugh
Pillar of wisdom and soul of iron
Alone, in the crumbling tower of power
All your friends are dead and buried, they died laughing
All your friends are dead and buried
My heart would bleed for you if I wasn't a victim
My heart should bleed for you
Circumstance, eternal, forever
For the love of god, it's a crying shame
For the love of god
Treasure the moments touched with joy
But the remember the moments, tarnished and stained
For you, sunshine, for you
It's a taste of your own medicine
God's own medicine for you
Wake, wake for you
Wake for you
Wake, wake for you my precious
Wake for you
Children - The Mission
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Beyond The Pale
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Cold still waters running deep
Pale before the eyes
Ravaged
By the hands that feed
Thunder clouds the skies
Drifting with the tide
Floating with the stream
The howling winds have gathered strength
From a whisper to a scream
Sell me down the river
And out to sea
Cast me adrift and set me to sail
Just one last kiss before raising hell
Beyond the pale
Beyond the pale
Heed to Neptune's calling deceived in fable and lore
Learn from treacherous bibles
Of murder, hate and war
Searching for the tears
In an ocean of rain
The yearning of the raging sea beckons once again
Sell me down the river
And out to sea
Cast me adrift and set me to sail
Just one last kiss before raising hell
Beyond the pale
Beyond the pale
Gathering of the storm
And the winds are blowing wild
Sweeping over cross and creed, country, colour and child
Mother nature cries for love
Her children lost at sea
And as the waves take me away
Say a prayer for liberty
Sell me down the river
And out to sea
Cast me adrift and set me to sail
Just one last kiss before raising hell
Beyond the pale
Beyond the pale
Beyond the pale
Beyond the pale
A Wing and A Prayer
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Gypsy in my blood
And I lie where the myth is sold
Cross my palm with silver
And I'll give you my heart of gold
Steal away my crystal ball
And bring me in from the cold
And it's fair to say there's no comfort here
No hands to hold and treasure dear
You could very well be the very death of me
Crawling 'round your floor
On my hands and knees
All caution to the wind
Taken by the breeze
No grave concern for repercussion
No room for talk or brave discussion
Well I never
But the devil may care
I'm coming in
On a wing and a prayer
Snowbound daze
Leaves me high and dry
And I swear there's more to me than meets your hollow eyes
Throw me a line I'm sinking fast
I'm not yet willing to die
My secret's safe with you I trust
Show me faith and give me dust
Well I never
But the devil may care
I'm coming in
On a wing and a prayer
The devil always fools
With the best laid plans
And never can I meet
With all your choice demands
It goes against the grain
To place my life in your hands
I'll take the flak if you'll take the blame
Well I never
But the devil may care
I'm coming in
On a wing and a prayer
Well I never
But the devil may care
I'm coming in
On a wing and a prayer
Heaven On Earth
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Ever
There's oceans between us
Take to the sea, take to the sea
There's heaven before us
Float on the waves, float on the waves
Pale moon lay belief on me,
Mother come give me birth
You give me heaven,
And I'll promise you the earth
Heaven
Lays on your pillow,
Sleep in your eyes, sleep in your eyes
Lays in the waiting
Steal every moment, hold every breath
Gentle heart beat as one,
Dream for the beauty of birth
You give me heaven
And I'll promise you the earth
I'll die for you, if the time ever came,
I'll kill for you and shoulder the blame,
I'd cry for you and never feel shame,
For the child is within you,
For the child is within
Precious
I want the earth for you
Precious
I hold out my hands to touch the sky
And only the pure go to heaven
Suffer the child unto you
Forever more
Heaven on earth
Bless me my godess of love
For all your blessing is worth
You give me heaven and I promise you the earth
I pray for the second coming
Worship you for the first
You give me heaven and I give you the earth
You give me heaven and I give you the earth
You gave me heaven and I give you the earth
Tower Of Strength
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You raise me up
When I'm on the floor
You see me through
When I'm lonely and scared
And I'm feeling true to the written word
And you're true to me
And still I need more
It would tear me apart
To feel no one ever cared
For me
For me
For me
You are a tower of strength to me
You stand firm and proud
When the wind blows in your face
And when the sun shines in your eyes
You just turn your head away
To me
To me
To me
You are a tower of strength to me
You rescue me
You are my faith
My hope
My liberty
And when there is darkness all around
You shine bright for me
You are the guiding light
To me
To me
To me
You are a tower of strength to me
You are all passion and heart
When I lay in your embrace
And heaven is in your kiss
Salvation lies just a touch away
To me
To me
To me
You are a tower of strength to me
Kingdom Come
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Desert rat cry me wolf
Shedding skin upon you lips
I pray
For the love of madness
for the hand that takes the grip
And we close our eyes
To forgive and forget
And we close our eyes
To forgive and forget
With bated breath for the kingdom come
With bated breath for the kingdom come
I build myself a brave asylum
And ask all the madmen to play host
And when the colours all fade away
It's time for us to give the ghost
Give up the ghost
And we close our eyes
To dream a while
And we close our eyes
To dream a while
Dream a while
With bated breath for the kingdom come
With bated breath for the kingdom come
And while we're talking in tongeus
Of animal behaviour
With a flick of the wrist you could've broken my heat
And done yourself a favour
And I cry in the heat
For the promised and given
The hand I once would trust
Now for the love of heaven
You won't see me
See me for dust
And we close our eyeas
To love again
And we close our eyes
To love again
Love again
With bated breath for the kingdom come
With bated breath for the kingdom come
With bated breath for the kingdom come
With bated breath for the kingdom come
Breathe
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I'm living in the hope
Of a breath to be shared
It's all I've ever watned
It's all I ever dared
So breathe
Breathe deep
Breathe
Breathe long and hard
Breathe with me
Breathe with me
Child's Play
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Dust is the one
She provides all the fun
And we're all falling down in a heap on the floor
We're falling around
Pleading for more
And shell shocked eyes keep shooting their lies
As she lays down the law and the god given line
She lays down the law
We cut it fine
This is child's play
This is child's play
Snow in Berlin and she freezes my skuin
Pick up a thought
And she gets out of hand
Perish a thought
And she makes demands
With her tongue and her frown
She dresses me down
She bleeds me dry and tears me to shreds
Bleds me dry
And leaves me for dead
This is child's play
This is child's play
Child's play
Child's play
Child's play
She never says die and she never asks why
One thing she's learned is she's kind to be cruel
One thing she's learned
It's better to serve than to rule
This is child's play
This is child's play
This is child's play
This is child's play
Children at play
Child's play
Children at play
Child's play
Black Mountain Mist
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Listen
To the silence
Of the breaking of my heart
From a lowly vale
To the rolling hills
You and I
Lie worlds apart
Time is catching my breath
As love bleeds slowly to death
Black mountain mist
Take me back again
Black mountain mist
Come carry me home
And sleep
Is stirring dreams
Of innocence and yesterday
When the sun shone bright
And high in the sky
And we lived in hope
Of come what may
Forever with laughter we cried
And the truth is never could we have lied
Black mountain mist
Take me back again
Black mountain mist
Come carry me home
And when the rain comes
To clear away the mist
Feel it's caress
Feel it's embrace
Feel it's wasting kiss
Black mountain mist
Take me back again
Black mountain mist
Come carry me home
Black mountain mist
Come carry me carry me home
Carry me carry me home
Heat
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Let me lay waste with gentle persuasion
Let me lay down
To sweat in the heat
On the back of beyond we laugh at all reason
And in the light of it all
There's no need to retreat
And the heat comes down
And the heat comes down
And hand in hand
We melt in the heat
We melt in the heat
We melt in the heat
We melt in the heat
Save for the asking forture favours the brave
Let me take strength
From the child in your eyes
And between the lines we dance into the mirror
And a grateful embrace
Layes in wait for the sun to rise
And the heat comes down
And the heat comes down
And hand in hand
We melt in the heat
We melt in the heat
We melt in the heat
We melt in the heat
Please don't take it hard when
I give myself to you
And love will come easy
When you deign to swallow my pride
Before I ever touch your lips
You promise the very earth to me
And tender hearts and broken down
When you take me deep inside
And the heat comes down
And the heat comes down
And hand in hand
We melt in the heat
We melt in the heat
We melt in the heat
We melt in the heat
We melt in the heat
We melt in the heat
We melt in the heat
Melt in the heat
Hymn (For America)
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I've felt the heat
In the city of Angels
Dust up on high
And the worse for wear
I've seen the lights
Going down on sunset
Madmen running loose
There's murder in the air
So this is America
Love colder than death
Working the streets
Love doesn't come cheap
So I learn how to steal
Religion for sale
Buy my way into heaven
Sell my soul for a trick
It's not worth a great deal
So this is America
I remember her smile and her virgin heart
I remember her tears tearing me apart
I remember my hands helpless and tied
As they led her away I remember I cried
I've put my life
In the hands of a scream
Small talked and less
With legends to be
But I carried a torch
For the child forbidden
And when the heat closed in
They crucified me
So this is America
Dreams don't come easy
Without any sleep
Laid wide eyed and weary
On this damned bed of nails
I hit the freeway
And step on the speed
Head for the desert
When madness prevails
So this is America
God bless you America
God bless you America
God bless you America
God bless you
America
Gods Own Medicine - The Mission
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Wasteland
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There's a crystal view from my window
And I can see years to come
I live for the burn and the sting of pleasure
I live for the sword, the steel, and the gun
I can tear down the walls, storm the barricades
Run to the place where the frightened crawl
Desire lurks beyond good and evil
So dance on the graves where the hallowed fall
Over this land
All over this wasteland
Over this land
All over this wasteland
You can touch, but please keep your distance
You're innocent and pure and with no shame
The spirit is willing, and the flesh is great
Your teasing, you torment with the pleasure of pain
Over this land
All over this wasteland
Over this land
All over this wasteland
Heaven and Hell, I know them well
But I haven't yet made my choice
I'm feeling dead 'cause I'm shouting loud
And no one can hear my voice
Walking the tightwire, can't look down
Strung out high, above you all
Fateful wind blows through this land
Howls my name, heralds my fall
Over this land
All over this wasteland
Over this land
All over this wasteland
Bridges Burning
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Snow blind, dog tired
Snow blind, and barb wired
Last chance in the jungle trance
And the fast step of the monkey dance craze
War paint, misty days and dizzy faint
Keeping the faith, spinning turning
Watch the flames
Of bridges burning
Turning colours and shedding skin
Shining brightly, thick and thin
Mirror of Gods, legend and myth
The fatal charm of the treasure
Gift wrapped and heaven sent
So trapped on islands of intent
Avenging angel of the wild and yearning
Stoke the flames
Of bridges burning
It's burning me over
Bridges burning
Burning, drives me wild
Yearning for the small child
Blind men cry, but shed no tears
See no evil, speak in tongues
And hear you say, Lovers Leap
'Cos there's no other way across waters deep
Feel the fire and the fool is learning
To run from the flames
Of bridges burning
Garden Of Delight
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I see your dancing, laughing, naked
Sweet and pretty face
And the promise, burning brightly
In your crystal-shot eyes
Your savage, and violent flesh,
The cut that bleeds, the kiss that stings
The shooting up stars and desperate snows
That fall from shimmering skies, so
Take my hand and lead me
To the Garden of Delight
Take my hand and lead me
To the Garden of Delight
Revelation is laid, and reflects
On the windswept liquid mirror
Of this breathless world, this happy death
This elegance in charm
The treasured first fleeting touch of a gracious stranger
Encharmed me and entranced me
I know you can do me no harm, so
Take my hand and lead me
To the Garden of Delight
Take my hand and lead me
To the Garden of Delight
We're playing with fire, dancing in the flames
And we're covered in burns that may never heal
And angels may come, and angels may go
But it's heaven on earth when you
Take my hand and lead me
To the Garden of Delight
Take my hand and lead me
To the Garden of Delight
Stay With Me
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Books and covers and part time lovers
Spinning in rooms in cities of rust
I'm stranded, struck out on this line
There's smoke and fire and steel and wire
And glass and spire and dust
One to the floor at dawn with lips tied and drawn
Sleepless nights spent, with angels heaven sent
Stay with me, lay with me, lay down by my side
Stay with me, lay with me, take me deep inside
Lay with me, stay with me, lay with me
Stay, with me
Stay, with me
All of us lying there in the dreams
Speak of days and another place
I wander as the gypsy under a beckoning moon
Speak of time, and another face
They would in languid cry a fleeting furtive sigh
From the cradle to the grave love to desire and crave
Stay with me, lay with me, lay down by my side
Stay with me, lay with me, take me deep inside
Lay with me, stay with me, lay with me
Stay, with me
Stay, with me
I'll laugh for you, and I'll dance for you
But don't ask me to shed any tears when I have to go
You are a joy and a pleasure to love and to hold
Your promises, are as pure as the driven snow
Passing shapes in the night the touch distraut and light
As you brightly shine, your love tonight is mine
Stay with me, lay with me, lay down by my side
Stay with me, lay with me, take me deep inside
Lay with me, stay with me, lay with me
Stay, with me
Stay, with me
Blood Brother
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I gave you flowers and you gave me faith
We are minds and hearts that move as one
Chameleon, warrior, gypsy and brave
Turn our eyes to the heart of the rising sun
You and me, we are blood brothers
You and me, we are blood brothers
Blood brother, lay down your life for me
Lay down your love for me
Kiss by kiss, touch by touch
We talk of clouds that walked
You took my hand and walked me through the rain
An act of love, mission and tender mercy
We stood tall and proud together we can't get hurt again
You and me, we are blood brothers
You and me, we are blood brothers
Blood brother, lay down your life for me
Lay down your love for me
We pull your punch and we gave them hell
The feelings dry and the chains will tell
Manors and sand and seas and land and with the winds to come
And we rose again to win the war to rule and reign and harvest soil
Hands held high, stars in the sky and we kissed the ever faithful lome
I spray???, your love
Father, you're a good man and honest man, a saint not heard
Mother, I wish I could tell you I love you
Sister, you're a goddess and I want you to take me to Heaven
Blood brother, you're a hand in my heart and your innocents lay battered and bleeding
You and me, we are blood brothers
You and me, we are blood brothers
Blood brother, lay down your life for me
Blood brother, lay down your love for me
God, I feel so strong but I just want to break down and cry
God, I feel so strong but I just want to break down and cry
God, I feel so strong but I just want to break down and cry
God, I feel so strong but I just want to break down and cry
Let Sleeping Dogs Die
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There's the crime of passion
And the crime of revenge
But the worst crime of all
Is the crime of regret
Speak of the devil
And the devil may speak of you
Why can we
Let sleeping dogs die
Deep, it cuts deep
And the affection it grows
And heaven only knows
What you were to earth
And the giving birth
To the giving rounds of judgement
And by fact of reason you accuse of treason
Claim betrayal to the Holy Ghost
Of the sacred past
Its fading fast and forever
You took my hand
And turned it over
Why can't we let sleeping dogs die
No devil so dark
As the devil I knew
There's no love lost
And no reason why
Talk, of faith you talk
But you were the one intent on stun
You took my glory and pride
Sanctity defied
And you never knew
What the gods could bring
By playing the game
Of whose to blame
It gets harder all the time
To put my trust in you
So reverence please
Let sleeping dogs die
Let sleeping dogs die
Let sleeping dogs die
Sacrilege
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Terror strewn across the floor
Fate creeps under the creaking door
Say farewell to the solid days
Arms held out for the needle haze
Scars, scars start to show
But don't, don't despair for the shame I know
Bible for the loving damned
Religion for the pagan man
Faith and prayer for the chosen few
Mystic shades of violent hues
Blood, blood on my cheeks
And the taste
The taste of ash kills cross my tongue
Sacrilege, burning on the funeral pyre
Sacrilege, toss and turn on the cross to burn
Rape and pillage the sacred word
Heart of darkness ground and stirred
Rite of passage, reckless woe
Fruit for being and ritual slow???
And you, what can you do?
And I, I say there's nothing you can do to stop this
Sacrilege, burning on the funeral pyre
Sacrilege, toss and turn on the cross to burn
Terror strewn across the floor
Fate creeps under the creaking door
Say farewell to the solid days
Arms held out for the needle haze
Scars, scars start to show
But don't, don't despair for the shame I know
Sacrilege, burning on the funeral pyre
Sacrilege, toss and turn on the cross to burn
Dance On Glass
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Run you ragged
Torn and Jagged
Sharp tongued, ripped and ragged
Couldn't find the party line
Gee whiz, it's happy time
Mirror, mirror, reflects me hazy
The heat's on, I'm running round crazy
Here's the road, didn't miss a trick
While you trash the punch and kick
I'll kiss the lips that sealed your fate
I'll bring you flowers and place them on your grave
Dreaming of colours, swamped in dust
Sweet dreams all covered in rust
Looking at heaven, gladdest ghosts seen
Turn to kill this crazy dream
You are revered for your work with ink and mirrors
You are renouned for bringing me steel and power
So dance, dance, dance on
Dance, dance, dance, dance on glass
Dance, dance, dance on
Dance, dance, dance
Dance on glass
Shadow Boxing, mild and meek
Send me flowers, tongue in cheek
Medicine man cast a spell
Head spins round, kiss and tell
So dance, dance, dance on
Dance, dance, dance, dance on glass
Dance, dance, dance on
Dance, dance, dance
Dance on glass
Cheeks on fire, dance on glass
A touch of magic, a hint of class
Dress in leather, play in the dark
Pain and torture leave their mark
Take no prisoners, smash the light
Lunatic fringe, kiss and bite
Wild promise, cheeks are red
Battle cry, and then it's off to bed
You've taken my heart and ripped it from my sleeve
Hold it in your hands
Grip your fingers and it starts to bleed
So dance, dance, dance on
Dance, dance, dance, dance on glass
Dance, dance, dance on
Dance, dance, dance,
Dance on glass
You shudder at a touch
And The Dance Goes On
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It's no shot in the dark
And no trick of the lights
You tease me, adore me
Talking dirty, sitting pretty
Lay me down and annoint my wounds
Dust up, bust up, let's get down to the nitty-gritty
You call on favours promised and sworn
Changing names and changing places
The blade digs deep
And the cut begins to sting
There's more to this than reason
Or the old familiar rhythm and rhyme
Take me shake me lead me
To the floor and hey let's swing
And the dance goes on
And the dance goes on and on
And the dance goes on
And the dance goes on and on and on and on
We're going up in flames
We're burning up in a blaze of glory
Don't put fire into the hands
Of the weak and faint, the weak and frail
Tripping the light fantastic
Let's celebrate our great escape
For goodness sake, it's all the same
The sinner and saint, heaven and hell
And the dance goes on
And the dance goes on and on
And the dance goes on
And the dance goes on and on and on and on
We're going up in flames
We're burning up in a blaze of glory
Don't put fire into the hands
Of the weak and faint, the weak and frail
Tripping the light fantastic
Let's celebrate our great escape
For goodness sake, it's all the same
The sinner and saint, heaven and hell
And the dance goes on
And the dance goes on and on
And the dance goes on
And the dance goes on and on and on and on
Severina
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She's got her head in the clouds
She's got the stars in her eyes
She's dancing with a dream in her heart
She's got the wind in her hair
Moonchild shining bright
And she's dancing, with a dream in her heart
Severina, Severina
She believes in angels
She believes in will of the Gods
And she's dancing amongst the magic dust
She believes in the midnight trance
She believes in love is the law
And she's dancing amongst the magic dust
Severina, Severina
Star child
Baby born of heaven
Severina, Severina
She's got a heart full of promise
She's got a hand in her heart
She's dancing by the light of the moon
She's got a head full of secrets
Sworn to the faith of love under will
And she's dancing by the light of the moon
Severina, Severina
She's a gift to the gods and she's dancing
Severina, Severina
Severina
Love Me To Death
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Let me come inside your ivory tower
Let me come inside your hallowed walls
God, it's heaven in here
Fix me with your hand of praise
Fix me with your touch of precious thrills
Your fingers dance across my skin
Reaching out for the pride of man
Hand in hand, flesh in flesh
We're walking through the fire of love
Breath by breath, and flame by flame
We burn 'til the sun rises and shines hot
Love come gushing, love runs free
My love comes all over you
My love comes for you
Love me to death, my flower
Run bare fur through my hair
Naked on my lips
Love me to death, my precious
Smother me in kisses
Drown me with your waves of falling sweetness
Hold me dear, bury me deep
Bless me with your word of savage honour
We love more by fate than design
So give me your hand and I'll gladly give you my life
A flower, that sways in the breeze
You must be stronger than the winds that blow you away
Blow you away
Love me to death, my precious
Run bare fur through my hair
Dance wild on my lips
Love me to death, my flower
Lay me down on your bed of petals
Cover me with your honey, my blossom
Love me to death
Love me to death
Love me to death, my flower
Love me to death, my treasure
Run bare fur through my hair
Dance wild on my lips
Love me to death, my precious
Love me to death, my love
Tarnish, taint and punish me softly
Softly love me to death
Love me to death
Island In A Stream
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The silver moon and a singing breeze
I'm walking out under the stars
Light a cigarette, and watch the smoke
As it chases my dreams away
I turn and gaze out to the sea
And watch as the waves come tumbling in
Off in the distance an angel cries
As the ship of the line comes into bay
I'm just an island in a stream
I'm all at sea, come rescue me
I'm just an island in a stream
I'm all at sea, come rescue me
Building castles, and flying flags
And my lips begin to sting
I feel the sand, beneath my feet
And my hallowing heart begins to sing
The flashing light warns of danger here
But the ship come on, sailing in
I run for the shores, and away to hide
I need a time and a place to think
I'm just an island in a stream
I'm all at sea, come rescue me
I'm just an island in a stream
I'm all at sea, come rescue me
I look around to find a friend for life
Seeking refuge in your arms
Splinters of ice, thin, sharp, and cold
Pierce my freezing skin
I was scared of your embrace
You show me a grave new world
And against the tide and dashed on the rocks
The ship of the line comes on in
I'm just an island in a stream
I'm all at sea, come rescue me
I'm just an island in a stream
I'm all at sea, come rescue me
I'm just an island in a stream
I'm all at sea, come rescue me
I'm just an island in a stream
I'm all at sea, come rescue me
Carved In Sand - The Mission
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Lyrics originally typed by: kwr@acuvax.acu.edu
Reformatted for the Mission homepage by
Mission Homepage, http://www.strath.ac.uk/~aeu95317/mission.html
Amelia
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Daddy says "Come and sit on my knee"
Daddy says "You're the only girl for me"
'Cos Amelia, "You're Daddy's favourite girl"
Amelia, "Daddy loves his little girl"
Daddy comes in the dark of night
Daddy say "Don't be scared, it'll be alright"
Amelia, "Daddy hates to see you cry"
Amelia, "You're the apple of Daddy's eye"
Daddy says "Dry your tears and give me a smile"
Daddy says "If you're good I'll hold you awhile"
'Cos Amelia, "You're Daddy's precious girl"
Amelia, "Daddy loves to love his little girl"
"Daddy, tell me Daddy,
Is this really love?"
Daddy says "Don't tell Mama what I did to you"
Daddy says "If you do I'll beat you black and blue"
'Cos Amelia, "You make Daddy feel like a man"
Amelia, "Daddy loves you more than Mummy can"
"Daddy, tell me, Daddy
How can you call this love?"
Amelia
Damn your Daddy to hell
Into The Blue
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Mumbo jumbo, listen to the whispers of madness
We have climbed mountains of dust
We have seen gold gather rust
Hocus pocus the stampede of my heart
We have sailed on the stars through the air
We have flown on the wings of a prayer
Into the blue, only with you
Into the blue, only with you, into the blue
Gasoline rainbows swimming in the puddles in the street
Whichever way the wind blows we've got the whole damn
World crawling at our feet
Laughing canyons and everglades
Candle flames and razor blades
Dancing through the poppy fields, hand in hand we cascade
Into the blue, only with you
Into the blue, only with you, into the blue
There's a singing dwarf on the streets of New York
There's a shuffling man with plastic on his head
There's a preacher woman crying in the traffic
Crying for the living crying for the dead
The waste of it all, the waste of it all
And there's more at stake than we could ever know
'Cos when we're together we always fall
Into the blue, only with you
Into the blue, only with you, into the blue
Butterfly On A Wheel
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Silver and gold and it's growing cold
Autumn leaves lay as thick as thieves
Shivers down your spine chill you to the bone
'Cos the mandolin wind is the melody that turns your heart to stone
The heat of your breath carving shadow in the mist
Every angel has the wish that she's never been kissed
A broken dream haunting in your sleep
And hiding in your smile a secret you must keep, love cuts you deep
Love breaks the wings of a butterfly on a wheel
Love breaks the wings of a butterfly on a wheel
There's no scarlet in you, lay your veil down for me
As sure as god made wine, you can't wrap your arms around a memory
Take warmth from me, cold autumn wind cut sharp as a knife
And in the dark for me, you're the candle flame that flickers to life
Love breaks the wings of a butterfly on a wheel
Love breaks the wings of a butterfly on a wheel
Wise man say all is fair in love and war
There's no right or wrong in the design of love
And I could only watch as the wind crushed your wings
Broken and torn, crushed like a flower under the snow
And like the flower in spring
Love will rise again to heal your wings
Love heals the wings of a butterfly on a wheel
Love will heal the wings of a butterfly on a wheel
Sea Of Love
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Mistress of Avalon cast a spell and let the mist draw down on me
Slumber in lavender and take the primrose path to the eternal sea
The dragon's breath of shadow land
Resting on the waves and drifting across the sand
Maiden of Lorelei, the sweetness of your song calls my ship across the blue
Treasure rests upon your shore
The seagulls cry for sailors lost on their voyage to you
Harbour lies in your embrace
And my ship sets sail for that resting place
A ship of dreams on the sea of love
And if wishes are stallions
Then kisses are galleons
And dreamers sail on the sea of love
On the sea of love
Angel of evermore my saviour from the heavens above
With healing in your wings
The beauty of the melting snow the perfume of the
Mountain flower springtime brings
The ocean waves on desert shores
The coast the ship of dreams explore
Dreamers sail on the sea of love
On the sea of love
Deliverance
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Believe in magic believe in lore legend and myth
And the hand that guides in the cunning if hope in the weaving of dreams
And the lady of the lake takes my hand and leads me
To the holy isle and the fairy rings and the circles of stone
Forever and again
Give me, give me, give me, deliverance
Brother, sister, give me, give me
Deliverance, deliver me
Surrender to the wisdom of age and the spirits of time
Remember our souls entwined for eternity
And the healing hand of the fairy queen will come to all who have faith in her
And the apple tree will bear it's fruit in the gardens of Avalon
Forever and again
Give me, give me, give me deliverance
Brother, sister, give me, give me
Deliverance, deliver me
Give me, give me, give me, deliverance
Brother, sister, give me, give me
Deliverance, deliver me
Let me sleep for awhile and dream of Avalon and the Beltane fires
And a silent kiss steals away into the mist and out to the lake
Where the sword will rise again from the water into the
Hands of the chosen one the righteous one
Forever and again
Give me, give me, give me, deliverance
Brother, sister, give me, give me
Deliverance, deliver me
Give me, give me, give me, deliverance
Brother, sister, give me, give me
Deliverance, deliver me
Grapes Of Wrath
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The sweat upon his brow and the dirt worked into his hands
The dignity of labour upon a man's own land
The soil of his fathers passes on down through blood to hand
A man's right of birth to reap the harvest from his land
The breaking of his back to keep his dream alive
To work the change of season his instinct to survive
The planting of his seed and to see his harvest grow
Gives a pride to a man to reap the harvest that he sows
The land of the free, home of the brave
The heartland of pioneers, the heritage of flesh and blood
And along come the winds that blow through the land
With a price to pay for the working man
Money talks and changes hands
And money reaps the harvest money demands
The grapes of wrath
They can take away his freedom they can beat him into the dust
They can burn his home, run him from his land, and leave him out to gather rust
But they can't take away his faith and his honesty and pride
And the knowledge that he holds inside
One day they'll reap the harvest
The grapes of wrath
There's hope in a man that nothing can destroy
A man will endure anything for the dream that he holds dear
And there's pride in a man who knows the truth
His faith in the earth he toils for
His honesty for the air he breathes
The truth of the harvest they will reap
The grapes of wrath
Belief
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All I ever need is the truth but I all ever want is affection
Masquerade as Jesus Christ and suffer the crucifixion
Lips that speak of love eternal come heal my savaged skin
Cast aside all thought of revenge searching for Nirvana within
And God only knows my belief holds strong
The wisdom comes when the heart suffers long
And I'm shedding tears for Judas a kiss may betray
And I'm on the side of angels on the heels of a dream a ghost to lay
A hard reign may fall and a cruel wind may blow
The moon may be pale and I may never know
The need for silence but I can see hope in the wind in the rain
Lay belief on me my angel child
The actor and the poet martyr castles carved in sand
Delight and the promise of Eden lay in the touch of your hand
As sweet as sin sweeter still the taste
The way of all flesh lay me to waste
And heaven knows that the meek shall inherit the earth
Lay belief on me my angel child
Behold a silent ocean in a precious grain of sand
And if I have to explain then you'll never understand
My petals are strewn scattered by the breeze
It's whispered in the wind echoes through the trees
Love's a disease and it rips me apart
Come heal my ravaged heart
Lay belief on me my angel child
Paradise (Will Shine Like The Moon)
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Hey sister moonshine ride the snake with me
Ride it long ride it hard
Ride it all the way with me
Hey sister moondance charm the snake with me
Charm it long charm it hard
Charm the skin from it's back for me
And paradise will come tonight
In the comfort of your arms and the ritual and the rite
And paradise shines so bright
Lead me a dance of veil in the silver of the moonlight
And paradise
Paradise will shine like the moon tonight
Hey sister moonchild the wolf is howling at the moon
He howls long he howls hard
Howling for you sister moon
Hey sister moonshine hold me 'til the break of dawn
Hold me long hold me hard
Hold me 'til shadows fade away
Hey sister moonlight kiss me with your honey lips
Kiss me long kiss me hard
Kiss me 'til my honey drips
Hey sister midnight love is over with the rising sun
Love me long love me hard
This could be forever if you love me right
Hungry As The Hunter
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Dressed as seduction she's curious and cruel
She steals her way into your trust
And first you want her kiss and then you want her more
And then she'll have you crawling in the dust
Don't speak to me of dignity don't speak to me of love
Don't talk to me of sanctity don't talk to me of love
She's hungry as the hunter and she's shooting for the thrill
She's hungry as the hunter and she shoots to kill
The swastika a grinning skull tattooed on your arm
The needle and the damage done
The heresy of romance with the lady in white
And the beautiful and damned die young
Don't count on me for sympathy don't come to me for love
Don't talk to me of liberty don't talk to me of love
She's hungry as the hunter and she's shooting for the thrill
She's hungry as the hunter she shoots to kill
You've gone to the devil god rest your soul
A shot in your arm is like a knife in my back
Addiction to the lady coursing through your veins
She holds the whip you love to crack
Don't talk to me of serenity don't talk to me of love
Don't speak to me of divinity don't speak to me of love
She's hungry as the hunter and she's prowling like the hound
She's hungry as the hunter she'll track you down
She's hungry as the hunter and she's shooting for the thrill
She's hungry as the hunter she shoots to kill
Lovely
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I believe in angels
I believe in heaven
I believe in colours
I believe in sunshine
I believe in laughter
I believe in crying
I believe in magic
I believe in dreams
I believe in lovely
I believe in friends
I believe in love
I believe in peace
I believe in children
I believe in deliverance
I believe in me
But most of all I believe in you
Grains Of Sand - The Mission
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Hands Across The Ocean
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Every time I think of you it's like the last beat of my heart
The memory of leaving you is tearing me apart
No waves, no tears, no backward glance
But I'll always hold you dear
Never regret but I'll never forget
'Cos there's not enough heaven here
Hands across the ocean, reaching out for you
Across the waves, across the water
Hands, across the ocean
Ocean
And every time I'm missing you I just can't let it show
And every time I want to cry, I just can't let it go
Wine and song and masquerade and refuge holds me dear
Ribbons and lace and daisy chains
But there's not enough heaven here
Hands across the ocean, reaching out for you
Across the waves, across the water, reaching out for you
Hands across the ocean, reaching out for you
Across the waves, across the water
Hands, across the ocean
Bangles, beads and lipstick games
And comfort holds me dear
Velvet and lace and perfumed sheets
But there's not enough heaven
Not enough heaven here
Hands across the ocean, reaching out for you
Across the waves, across the water, reaching out for you
Hands across the ocean, reaching out for you
Across the waves, across the water
Hands, across the ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Hands across the ocean, reaching out for you
Across the waves, across the water
Hands, across the ocean
The Grip Of Disease
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Sometimes I feel just like Jesus Christ
Nailed to the cross, betrayed and crucified
A crown of thorns cutting into my skin
A palace and a throne and a kingdom of my own
Knights in armour and courtesans, maids in waiting with blood on their hands
The king ??? can't get blood from a stone
I'm falling, into the arms of Nemesis
I'm falling, into the grip of disease
Cold comfort is success and I can feel my blood freeze
Reason with the dust and blown away by the breeze
How cruel the stars, that shine so hard
I'm falling, into the arms of Nemesis
I'm falling, into the grip of
Disease
?? and all I ever need is the truth
But the truth of it all is that there's no truth at all
Like the truth of the cry from the new born child
So why? Just tell me why, does Jesus cry?
I'm falling, into the arms of Nemesis
I'm falling, into the grip of disease
I'm falling, into the arms of Nemesis
I'm falling, into the grip of disease
Disease, disease, disease
Divided We Fall
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I'm the father of a bastard child and I'm not talking about my daughter
I feel that my head's on the chopping block, like a lamb being led
Being led to slaughter
I close my eyes but sleep won't come and now I've got the devil to pay
I'm so sick and tired of this masquerade
How many loaves?? do you think I can bleed?
Do you feel? Do you feel it at all?
Cos together we stand but divided we fall
I lower my guns to play Russian roulette
But I'm too damn scared to pull the trigger
Cos a bullet in the head would leave me dead
And it's better to live as a rock and roll nigger
Do you feel? Do you feel it at all?
Cos together we stand but divided we fall
The ???? mother like a man fights himself
And it's always a fight without a winner
Those endless lines on the way to hell
Cos heaven never welcomes a sinner
Do you feel? Do you feel it at all?
Cos together we stand but divided we fall
Do you feel? Do you feel it at all?
Cos together we stand but divided we fall
Mercenary
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You're a sycophantic, bullshitting, cock sucking, arse licking, mercenary
Mind numbing, money grabbing, motherfucking scum of the earth, mercenary
You're a cringing, grovelling chicken shit, pissing waste of time
You're a crawling, whining hypocrite, you fucking piece of slime
You can take the money and run, but there's nowhere you can hide,
You arsehole mercenary
??? done by
But you took me for a ride, you shitty mercenary
You're a parasite of the fucking world, cockroach I wanna kill
If I don't catch you first then instant karma will
So screw you, fuck you
Screw you, fuck you
You're a cringing, grovelling chicken shit, pissing waste of time
You're a crawling, whining hypocrite, you fucking piece of slime
Mr Pleasant
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Oh, Mr Pleasant, how is Mrs Pleasant?
I hope the world is treating you right and your head's in the air
And you're feeling so proud 'cos you're such a success
Cos the whole wide world is on your side, hey hey
How are you today? People say Mr Pleasant's good, Mr Pleasant's kind
Mr Pleasant's OK, Mr Pleasant don't mind
As long as Mr Pleasant's alright, hey hey
How are you today? How's your father? How's your mother
How's your sister? How's your brother?
How's your brand new limousine? 24 inch TV screen?
Do you like prosperity more than you like poverty?
Life is easier, so much easier, life is easier, now
Oh Mr Pleasant, how is Mrs Pleasant? Did you know she was flirting
around with a lovely young man? And he's taking her out, when you
have to ????
So it's not so pleasant after all, hey hey
How are you today? People say Mr Pleasant's good, Mr Pleasant's kind
Mr Pleasant's OK, Mr Pleasant don't mind
As long as Mr Pleasant's alright, hey hey
How are you today? La la la.....
As long as Mr Pleasant's alright, hey hey
Kingdom Come (Forever & Again)
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Desert rat cry me wolf
Shedding skin upon you lips
I pray
For the love of madness
for the hand that takes the grip
And we close our eyes
To forgive and forget
And we close our eyes
To forgive and forget
With bated breath for the kingdom come
With bated breath for the kingdom come
I build myself a brave asylum
And ask all the madmen to play host
And when the colours all fade away
It's time for us to give the ghost
Give up the ghost
And we close our eyes
To dream a while
And we close our eyes
To dream a while
Dream a while
With bated breath for the kingdom come
With bated breath for the kingdom come
And while we're talking in tongeus
Of animal behaviour
With a flick of the wrist you could've broken my heat
And done yourself a favour
And I cry in the heat
For the promised and given
The hand I once would trust
Now for the love of heaven
You won't see me
See me for dust
And we close our eyeas
To love again
And we close our eyes
To love again
Love again
With bated breath for the kingdom come
With bated breath for the kingdom come
With bated breath for the kingdom come
With bated breath for the kingdom come
Heaven Sends You
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I'll kiss the sleep from your eyes
I'll kiss you when the sun goes down
I'll kiss your until sunrise
I'll kiss the skin from your lips
And I'll kiss you on your fingertips
And I'll kiss you on the back of your neck
And I'll kiss you behind your ears
And I'll kiss away your tears and fears
And I'll kiss away those hurting years
And I'll kiss away those cruel dark hours
And I'll kiss the petals on your flower
I'll kiss you, I'll kiss you
I'll kiss you until heaven sends you
I'll kiss you between your toes
I'll kiss you on the bottom of your feet
I'll run my tongue across your back
I'll kiss you behind your naked knees
I'll kiss your breast, I'll drink your milk
I'll run my tongue between your lips
I'll kiss you, kiss you, kiss you on your sex
And I'll take you, take you, take you in my mouth
And I'll kiss you, kiss you until heaven sends you
Sweet Smile Of A Mystery
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Man seeks the wisdom of woman
Man needs the comfort of her breast
Like a babe in arms, a suckling child
She keeps me safe and warm
??? and strong
She stands before me naked and bare
But woman
You are the sweet smile of a mystery to me
Woman reaches out across eternity
She brings out the hope, the fear and the child
She brings out the very essence of me
She's the maid of heaven, she's mother of earth
She's nature's child, she's the virgin birth
She's my sister, she's my mother
She's my daughter and she's my lover
But woman, woman
You are the sweet smile of a mystery to me
Tower Of Strength (The Casbah Mix)
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You raise me up
When I'm on the floor
You see me through
When I'm lonely and scared
And I'm feeling true to the written word
And you're true to me
And still I need more
It would tear me apart
To feel no one ever cared
For me
For me
For me
You are a tower of strength to me
You stand firm and proud
When the wind blows in your face
And when the sun shines in your eyes
You just turn your head away
To me
To me
To me
You are a tower of strength to me
You rescue me
You are my faith
My hope
My liberty
And when there is darkness all around
You shine bright for me
You are the guiding light
To me
To me
To me
You are a tower of strength to me
You are all passion and heart
When I lay in your embrace
And heaven is in your kiss
Salvation lies just a touch away
To me
To me
To me
You are a tower of strength to me
Butterfly On A Wheel (The Troubadour Mix)
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Silver and gold and it's growing cold
Autumn leaves lay as thick as thieves
Shivers down your spine chill you to the bone
'Cos the mandolin wind is the melody that turns your heart to stone
The heat of your breath carving shadows in the mist
Every angel has the wish that she's never been kissed
A broken dream haunting in your sleep
And hiding in your smile
A secret you must keep, love cuts you deep
Love breaks the wings of a butterfly on a wheel
Love breaks the wings of a butterfly on a wheel
There's no scarlet in you, lay your veil down for me
As sure as god made wine, you can't wrap your arms around a memory
Take warmth from me, cold autumn wind cut sharp as a knife
And in the dark for me, you're the candle flame that flickers to life
Love breaks the wings of a butterfly on a wheel
Love breaks the wings of a butterfly on a wheel
Love breaks the wings of a butterfly on a wheel
Love breaks the wings of a butterfly on a wheel
Wise man say all is fair in love and war
And there's no right or wrong in the design of love
And I could only watch as the wind crushed your wings
Broken and torn, crushed like a flower under the snow
And like the flower in spring
Love will rise again to heal your wings
Love heals the wings of a butterfly on a wheel
Love heals the wings of a butterfly on a wheel
Love heals the wings of a butterfly on a wheel
Love heals the wings of a butterfly on a wheel
Love
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Love is real, real is love
Love is feeling, feeling love
Love is wanting to be loved
Love is touch, touch is love
Love is reaching, reaching love
Love is asking to be loved
Love is you, you and me
Love is knowing we can be
Love is free, free is love
Love is living, living love
Love is needing to be loved
Bird Of Passage
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There's a lump in my throat and an ache in my heart
There's tears in my eyes, 'cos we're an ocean apart
There's nothing quite as real as being on my own
Nothing quite as true as being all alone
This bird has flown
But when the summer has passed she'll come back home
Love, come wing your way
Sweet bird of passage, come home to stay
Love, come wing your way
Sweet bird of passage, come home to lay with me
May you stay with me forever
With the change of seasons, she flies her nest
And like the sun at dusk, she sets to the west
Loneliness is the cross I bear
Solitude is the cloak I wear
I miss you, I need you, I love you
When the autumn comes I'll be waiting for you
Love, come wing your way
Sweet bird of passage, come home to stay
Love, come wing your way
Sweet bird of passage, come home to lay with me
May you stay with me forever
Forever, forever, forever
Masque - The Mission
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Never Again
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It's never been like this
I've never felt like this before
And it was just around sunrise when you crept out the door
Left me ragged and worn but left me,
Left me wanting more, more, more
Let's do this all again
Let's do it all again
Let's do this all again, do it all again sometime
And do you remember Paris in the rain?
And it looks just like Christmas
But that's come and gone again
And the wild cats roaming in among the tombs and graves
And the flickering white meon of cross and "Jesus Saves"
And the headlights like fires and the crowds in the streets
Children dressed in rags begging at our feet
And we crawled back to our room
With our heads spinning 'round
And we just lay in the dark
And didn't dare make a sound
And a sorrow soft as whispers stole into our hearts
Lay down between us and pushed us apart
And do you remember the silence scorched with pain?
A burning regret, let's never do this again
Never again
Shades Of Green (Part 2)
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I'm lying in the dark listening to the rain
Reminds of you and makes me me sad all over again
Your measured swoons and sighs
Your hand me down whispered alibis
And it's easy to forgive but it's so hard, so hard to forget
And it's easy to see how deceit, deceit becomes regret
I can see now we're apart
How your mind played tricks on my heart
I never knew that you were untrue
There's so many shades of green
And I never believed that you would ever deceive
There's so many shades of green, so many shades of green
So sleep with your snakes and enjoy their viper's kiss
I want you know there's nothing about that I miss
I don't wish you any pain
But I don't ever want to see you again
So just shut your mouth
I've heard it all before
Shut it, just shut it
I don't wanna hear any more
I never knew that you were untrue
There's so many shades of green
And I never believed that you would ever deceive
There's so many shades of green
And you never knew that I was also untrue
There's so many shades of green
And you never believed that I could ever deceive
There's so many shades
So many shades of green
Ever May You Shine
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Sone crazy holy roller trying to sell you Jesus
Trying to sell you helter skelter
He sells you genocide, he sells you kingdom come
Now watch the little piggies run for shelter
Cease to exist, just come and say you love me
Welcome to the family, meet Sadie and Gypsy
They'll creepy crawly under your skin
And every time a bell tolls, and you've blood on your hands
An angel, an angel gets her wings
Cease to exist, just come and say you love me
And you had Jesus until I came along
So come and join this freak show of mine
There's a place for you with use, a place for you in Heaven
All that glitters is not gold, in Heaven
Even you may shine
He preaches revelation, chapter and verse
And all dead swine grow up a sacred cow
Too many Christ's and never enough crosses
Who shall we crucify now?
Cease to exist, just come and say you love me
Shine on
Trail Of Scarlet
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It was the word from Milo, A word to the wise
That set me straight about your cheating and your lies
Set down between us like the bottle that we shared
He had to tell me because no else dared
I'm so disappointed
I'm so very, very let down
You can have the bed and the stains on the sheets
I'll sleep on the floor, I can't bear you deceit
You gave yourself away for the sake of a thrill
And for the price of my conceit, you were a steal
I'm so devastated
I'm so very, very let down
You leave a trail of scarlet like footsteps in the snow
You leave a trail of scarlet everywhere you go and I'm
The last to know
And isn't it just like you to shake the faith in me
I gave you all I have to give but I couldn't give you all you need
And something that had died was all we had to lose
And the worst thing I ever did to you was to ask you to choose
I'm so very lonely
I'm so very, very let down
You leave a trail of scarlet like footsteps in the snow
You leave a trail of scarlet everywhere you go and I'm
The last to know
Spider And The Fly
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Save me, save me, save me from the spider, begs the fly
I'm caught in her web and she's bleeding me dry
She wears her seduction like the bride wears her veil
She promised me Heaven but all she gives me is Hell
Oh no, no she's pulling me under
She's dragging me down, tearing me asunder
I'm sweating hot steel bulets, my mouth, my mouth is bone dry
I can't catch my breath, I just want to die
Oh no, no, no, no, no she's dragging me under
She's pulling me down, tearing me asunder
I'm sweating hot steel bullets, my mouth, my mouth is bone dry
My heart beats too fast, can't catch my breath,
The spider, the spider's trapped the fly
She Conjures Me Wings
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I've been too drunk to love
Too drunk to care
I've looked like death, felt like Hell
Been the worse for wear
I've been drinking too much to remember
The hell of the night before
I've been drinking myself blind
And still I'll drink some more
She is the wine that makes harps and choirs
The sweetest sound that the grapevine brings
She is the wine that makes gods and angels
And when I drink of her, she conjures me wings
She invites me to her banquets
And I feast on her bouquet
She chases the dragons, and,
Drives the demon away
She builds a rainbow bridge
To the island of the blessed
She leads me to surrender
To the quarry of my quest
She is the temptress
The master magician
A sister to Eros
She is exhibition
She plays like a symphony
Smells like sympathy
Tastes like poetry
Gives her very soul to me
Sticks And Stones
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I know I am a legend 'cos I've seen my name
Slandered on a dirty subway wall
Sticks and stones may break my bones but names don't hurt
Names can't hurt me at all
You can crucify me
I will rise again
You can crucify me
I will stand alone
You bask in the light that pours from me
But that's just the way the world is mine
That's just the way all stars must shine
Assassination by vitriol and your quill is a loaded gun
Your finger on the trigger baby, trigger baby, trigger baby
But your dumb dumb bullets, dumb dumb bullets
Can never hurt anyone
Like A Child Again
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I'm not scared anymore
I'm not scared of the dark when I sleep with you
And I'm feeling alive
And I'm feeling strong again when I'm with you
And it hits me
Just like a runaway train
And it blows me away
Just like a hurricane
You can make me happy and I hope you feel the same
You make me feel just like a child, a child again
I'm not trapped anymore
Between Madonna and the whore when I lay with you
And the days run away
Like wild horses run away when I'm with you
And I'm breathing you in
just like the morning air
And I'm wrapping you around
Just like a skin to wear
Oh sweet thing
I'm born once again
For you sweet thing
just like a baby again
You make me happy and I hope you feel the same
And I'm in Heaven and it feels like a gentle rain
You make me happy and I want you to feel the same
You make me feel just like a child
A child again
Who Will Love Me Tomorrow?
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She brings me colours, white wine and roses
And then we paint our faces and pwder our noses
She gives me her halo and I hang it next to mine
Reads to me Mishima like a honeymoon valentine
She's an architect of pleasure and she fashions me a fountain
she leads me through the clouds to the peak of the highest mountain
We dare the heavens on a chariot that we borrow
Tonight she is my cradle, but
Who will love me tomorrow?
Cold turkey Cindy pulls the mirrors from the wall
Walks barefoot on the broken glass and stumbles in from the hall
she's shooting paper tigers with the needle that she's borrowed
Tonight she is my pillow, so
Who will love me tomorrow?
Must I sing so low to get so high?
I can't purge myself of demons and I don't know the reason why
My heart feels like a battlefield and all my soldiers lie slain
I'll never be clean, I'll never be pure again
She greets me like a siren and all her lights are flashing
She invites me to her dungeon with the promise of a lashing
And with a smile like a sunrise playing on her lips
She shows me her collections of butterflies, scars, and whips
With fingernails like claws she leaves keepsake souvenirs
Like trenches on my back she bathes in saccharine scented tears
I feel just like an actor in a play called "Dear Friend Sorrow"
Tonight she is my refuge, but
Who will love me tomorrow?
You Make Me Breathe
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I never knew how much you could mean to me
Until the moment you saw how untrue I could be
I never meant to cause you sorrow
Never meant to cause you any pain
But with all the best intentions
I can't promise I won't do it again
I don't know what it is that drives me to make me want to throw it all away
'Cos you're really very precious, and I do so dearly want you to say
It gets harder all the time, to be away from you
And I want to work it out, so you can grow to trust me too
Like I trust you
Time is not the healer, I was hoping he would be
And I'm still tender and bruised, but I want you to touch me
'Cos there's a healing in your touch
And you're the one I need to be with
I want to give myself to you, give you all I have to give
You make me live
You make me breathe
You make me breathe
From One Jesus To Another
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From one Jesus to another napalm can be a treat
Religion is only cold comfort 'cos Judas Iscariot was a cheat
Bullet holes in my mirror and a minefield across my floor
I don't want to be a soldier, don't want to fight someone else's war
I don't need no Hare Krishna
I don't need no primal scream
I don't need no mantra chant
I don't need no self esteem
I'll take to bed John the Walrus 'cos my Baudelaire has been pawned
Plagued by demons, deceived by angels
What little devils have we spawned?
And Buddha sits on my shelf shooting up Edgar allan Poe
And I'll dream in 'Forbidden Colours' just like Vincent van Gogh
I don't need no suit of armour
I don't need no sword and shield
I don't need no immortality
I don't need no Elysian fields
I don't need no lollipops or rainbows
I don't need no hare of the hound
I don't want to be mummy or daddy
I don't need no duty bound
It's bedlam just like Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse causes a scandal
Kahil Gibran was a junkyard and Genghis Khan was a vandal
And I fell in love with Marilyn Monroe and
Then Kennedy told me she'd died
And anyway, if it came to a choice, I'd take Mata Hari for my bride
I don't need no religion or faith
I don't need no collusion
I don't need no spiritual healing
I don't need no self-delusion
And Jesus walks on water
But does he ever walk on air?
I'm getting lost again, mummy, scared again, daddy
And the beauty of it all is I no longer care.
Until There's Another Sunrise
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Buried deep, buried deep inside
The hurting and the pain I've got to hide
It's cold and it's dark and it's raining outside
Never another sunset until there's another
Another sun-rising up
Like a mountain from the sea
Against the pain
The walls I build, the bridges I burn
So I'll never get hurt again
It's cold and it's dark and I'm feeling numb
Never another sunrise until there's another
Another healing time come
Hiding away in my ivory tower, my fortress, my sanctuary
Until the healing comes, quiet and sure, like a mistress visiting me
It's cold and it's lonely but there's a light shining in my eyes
There's another sunset until there's another
Until there's another sunrise
Neverland - The Mission
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These are the offical lyrics as provided by MWIS except for the 'hidden'
track.
Typed by
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Nb: Live versions of Neverland have a different chorus - _rescue_ me from
Neverland.
Raising Cain
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I'm sick and tired of this masquerade
I'm bored to death by the games we play
For to long now it's been a charade
Don't wanna stay around to piss on parade
Gotta get the hell outta here
Too late now to wrap me up in chains
Too late now to bite my tongue, stop me
Raising Cain
The chip on your shoulder is a monkey on my back
You steal the glory, I'll take the flak
Can't stand your accusations, your recriminations
It's time to jump this train cos we've crashed the station
Don't wanna take this ride no more
Too late now to wrap me up in chains
Too late now to bite my tounge, stop me
Raising Cain
The gift of masque was like pearls before swine
Too late now to wrap me up in chains
Too late now to bite my tounge, stop me
Raising Cain
Sway
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I'm not the animal I used to be but you
Shouldn't speak ill of the dead
I've never been just one of the boys, I've never hidden guns under the bed
I feel like Jesus, I feel betrayed, and you know
Damn well that I feel crucified
Assassination, shot full of vitrial, there's so
Many more heroic ways to die
I close my eyes and I start to drift away
I close my eyes and I start to sway
Lie back and think of England I'll just fake it some more
A carrion feast for the ravens and the crows
I know my price and I'll be your whore and I
Don't care if the whole damn world knows
I feel so jaded, so tired and so worn
I feel like I've got nothing left to say
I'll be a martyr, a brave little soldier cos
There's so many demons left to purge and slay
I close my eyes and I start to drift away
I close my eyes and I start to sway
Trapped in the eye of a hurricane
Taking a ride on a runaway train
Behind the wheel of a crashing car
Caught in the trail of a falling star
Can't turn my back without a blade digging deep
It's more than enough to make a grown man cry
The God in me is the, the devil in you, there's
Many more beautiful ways to die
I close my eyes and I start to drift away
I close my eyes and I start to sway
Lose Myself In You
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When you touch me you save my life
I don't need redemption I don't want Christ
All I've ever needed, all I've ever wanted is you
So hey baby Rae you can elevate me
You can raise me up, you can make me see
The wonder and the innocence in everything
Little thing you do
I wanna lose myself, lose myself in you
When I look into your baby blue eyes
I can see the ocean, I can see the skies
I can see the sun and the moon and the
History of the world
You are the beacon, the guiding light
You are the hand that leads me through the
Night, you are the heaven's most beautiful and
Brightest star
I wanna lose myself, lose myself in you
I never knew I could feel like this
I never knew I could feel this way again
I never knew it could be like this
I never knew I could feel this way again
So believe in me cos I believe in you
Yes, I believe in you
I wanna lose myself, lose myself in you
Swoon
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I, more than adore you
Naked, standing before you
Hold out your arms
And open yourself wide
Hold me dear
Bury me deep inside
Feel, feel the glow
You make me swoon
I, wanna turn you on
Wanna take you high
Sleight of hand
Slip of the tongue
Sweet, how sweet you taste
And the heat
The heat you make
You make me swoon, you make me swoon
I, more than adore you
Naked, standing before you
Hush, baby hush
Rush, here comes the rush
You make me swoon, you make me swoon
You make me swoon, you make me swoon
Afterglow (Reprise)
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Lay down your arms and surrender to mine
Let me release you from your tangled skein
Burn down your temples and your holy shrines
Sift through the ashes for the truth that shines
No more weeping or wringing of hands
Come with me to the promised land
Close your eyes and we'll go down slow
We're gonna drown in the afterglow
In the aftermath of Babylon
All the pimps and whores have gone
All the guilt has been laid to rest
Just remember mother never knew best
Tear down the walls raze them to the ground
Your ivory tower we'll burn it down
And in the evening when the sun gets low
We're gonna drown in the afterglow
Stars Don't Shine Without You
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I'll cry myself to sleep cos you're not here by my side
I'll cry cos you're not with me, with me tonight
I'll cry myself a river and drown in a torrent of tears
I'll cry cos the stars have thrown down all their spears
The stars don't shine without you
And it makes me, makes me sad and blue
The stars don't shine without you
And there's nothing, no nothing I can do
I'll cry cos the stars don't shine for me no more
Celebration
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Let's dance around in circles
Let's dance around the maypole
Let's welcome the season
Let's celebrate Mama Nature's bountiful soul
Let's feast at her banquet
Give thanks and let the good times roll
Come on and join hands
Come on with me and my May Queen
Come and bang your drum
Come and shake your ass and tambourine
Rejoice and let's get merry
Come on and let's dig this scene
Let's all come together on this celebration day
Cry Like A Baby
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Well I can't take it, take it anymore
Everyone I know is a pimp or a whore
As ugly as sin and as sleazy as hell
Everyone I know has got trash to sell
From the mouth's of babes come the words of the wise
Please don't ask me to apologise
Load up your gun to play russian roulette
I'll take another drag on your funny cigarette
And I'll cry like a baby
Rally the troops, the battle lines are drawn
The darkest hour comes before dawn
Don't you talk to me of self-respect
Cos all I hear is cause and effect
I've got no bridges left to burn
Got no place left to turn
I'm a shooting star ready to crash
Don't want your credit I'll just take your cash
And I'll cry like a baby
Crawl back under your stone hide your face in shame
Look to yourself cos I'm too easy to blame
The smell of burning martyr, stench of decay
I'll trample over you if you get in my way
And I'll cry like a baby
Heaven Knows
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Good lord above I'm falling in love
I'm falling like a heavy black rain
And I know how it feels to be head over heels
I'm falling like an avalanche again
As beautiful as you are
As elusive as the stars
As raging and as wild as the sea
As eternal as the moon
As mysterious as the womb
You mean everything to me
And heaven knows I'm so wrapped up in you
So tangled up in everything you do
And heaven knows it always seem to be
More like a curse than than a blessing a blessing for me
Well I have to profess I'm so obsessed
And it's taking over everything I do
And forever more like waves upon the shore
I'm drowning at the very thought of you
As black as the blues
As tender as a bruise
You give me everything I ask you for
As delicious as the pain that comes slowly and again
I take everything you give and still want more
And heaven knows I'm so wrapped up in you
So tangled up in everything you do
And heaven knows it always seem to be
More like a curse than than a blessing a blessing for me
As delicate as the wings
Of the butterfly summer brings
As sweet as the honey of the bee
As miserable as regret
A betrayal I can't forget
You are everything to me
And heaven knows I'm so wrapped up in you
So tangled up in everything you do
And heaven knows it always seem to be
More like a curse than than a blessing, a blessing for me
Swim With The Dolphins
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I wanna fly with Peter Pan
I wanna go with Alice to Wonderland
I wanna pitch ball to Shoeless Joe
I wanna roam the plains with the buffalo
Oh-oh, oh-oh, and before I die
Oh-oh, oh-oh, and before I die all I wanna do
Is swim with the dolphins
I wanna fly with Peter Pan
I wanna go with Alice to Wonderland
I wanna walk the Yellow Brick Road
I wanna buy back the dreams I sold
Oh-oh, oh-oh, and before I die
Oh-oh, oh-oh, and before I die all I wanna do
Is swim with the dolphins
Neverland (Vocal)
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Sometimes I feel so old I wanna die
Feel like I'm sick at heart
Sometimes I just wanna break down and cry
Feel like I'm falling apart
Angel come and rescue me
Angel come and take my hand
Angel come and rescue me
Come and take my hand, come with me to Neverland
Sometimes I feel like a candle burning down
Feel like my flame is getting dim
Sometimes I feel like a ship that's run aground
Feel like I'm twisted by the wind
Angel come and rescue me
Angel come and take my hand
Angel come and rescue me
Come and take my hand, come with me to Neverland
So weary and so tired I close my eyes but sleep just won't come
So messed up and wired, I feel so old and I
Wanna die, feel so cold and I'm sick of trying
Feel so cold, feel so numb
Angel come and rescue me
Angel come and take my hand
Angel come and rescue me
Come and take my hand, come with me to Neverland
Angel come and rescue me
Angel come and take my hand
Angel come and rescue me
Come and take my hand, come with me to Neverland
Daddy's Going To Heaven Now
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Come close my baby girl
I've got something I need to say
I'll miss you my darling child
I'm so sorry I gotta go away
So say goodbye cos daddy's going to heaven now
So say goodbye cos daddy's going to heaven now
Remember I've no regrets
Remember I'll never forget
You gave me joy and blind delight
You gave me faith and shone so bright
You gave me reason and I'm proud of you
Be good, be strong, be honest and true
So say goodbye cos daddy's going to heaven now
Say goodbye cos daddy's going to heaven now
Say goodbye cos daddy's going to heaven now
Say goodbye cos daddy's going to heaven now
Say goodbye cos daddy's going to heaven
Now
I'm so tired now, so frail and so weak
I've been fighting so long I need release
I've never been scared, scared to die
Don't mourn for me, don't even cry
Cos when sleep comes to end this pain
I know in my heart I will see you again
So say goodbye cos daddy's going to heaven now
Say goodbye cos daddy's going to heaven now
Say goodbye cos daddy's going to heaven now
Say goodbye cos daddy's going to heaven now
Say goodbye
Say goodbye
Say goodbye
Say goodbye
'Hidden Song' (Bates Motel Song... ?)
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I'm checking out of the Bates Motel
My bags are packed, a story to tell
?
And I ain't coming back, no
Mission B-Side Lyrics
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This file contains lyrics to all Mission tracks not featured on albums.
Basically single b-sides and extra tracks that don't appear in any form on
an album.
Typed by
Mission Homepage, http://www.strath.ac.uk/~aeu95317/mission.html
Blood Brother (B-Side of Stay With Me)
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I gave you flowers and you gave me faith
We are minds and hearts that move as one
Chameleon, warrior, gypsy and brave
Turn our eyes to the heart of the rising sun
You and me, we are blood brothers
You and me, we are blood brothers
Blood brother, lay down your life for me
Lay down your love for me
Kiss by kiss, touch by touch
We talk of clouds that walked
You took my hand and walked me through the rain
An act of love, mission and tender mercy
We stood tall and proud together we can't get hurt again
You and me, we are blood brothers
You and me, we are blood brothers
Blood brother, lay down your life for me
Lay down your love for me
We pull your punch and we gave them hell
The feelings dry and the chains will tell
Manors and sand and seas and land and with the winds to come
And we rose again to win the war to rule and reign and harvest soil
Hands held high, stars in the sky and we kissed the ever faithful lome
I spray???, your love
Father, you're a good man and honest man, a saint not heard
Mother, I wish I could tell you I love you
Sister, you're a goddess and I want you to take me to Heaven
Blood brother, you're a hand in my heart and your innocents lay battered and bleeding
You and me, we are blood brothers
You and me, we are blood brothers
Blood brother, lay down your life for me
Blood brother, lay down your love for me
God, I feel so strong but I just want to break down and cry
God, I feel so strong but I just want to break down and cry
God, I feel so strong but I just want to break down and cry
God, I feel so strong but I just want to break down and cry
Island In A Stream (From Stay With Me 12")
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The silver moon and a singing breeze
I'm walking out under the stars
Light a cigarette, and watch the smoke
As it chases my dreams away
I turn and gaze out to the sea
And watch as the waves come tumbling in
Off in the distance an angel cries
As the ship of the line comes into bay
I'm just an island in a stream
I'm all at sea, come rescue me
I'm just an island in a stream
I'm all at sea, come rescue me
Building castles, and flying flags
And my lips begin to sting
I feel the sand, beneath my feet
And my hallowing heart begins to sing
The flashing light warns of danger here
But the ship come on, sailing in
I run for the shores, and away to hide
I need a time and a place to think
I'm just an island in a stream
I'm all at sea, come rescue me
I'm just an island in a stream
I'm all at sea, come rescue me
I look around to find a friend for life
Seeking refuge in your arms
Splinters of ice, thin, sharp, and cold
Pierce my freezing skin
I was scared of your embrace
You show me a grave new world
And against the tide and dashed on the rocks
The ship of the line comes on in
I'm just an island in a stream
I'm all at sea, come rescue me
I'm just an island in a stream
I'm all at sea, come rescue me
I'm just an island in a stream
I'm all at sea, come rescue me
I'm just an island in a stream
I'm all at sea, come rescue me
Shelter From The Storm (B-Side of Wasteland)
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It's raining cats and dogs and I'm soaked right through the skin
Running blind in the God given light, is where I've been
It's plans to be laid, deals to be made
Price to be paid and prayers to be said
For God only knows where I lay my head
Give me shelter, shelter from the storm
Give me shelter, shelter from the storm
My head is bowed as the wind blows hard and the rain is beating cruel
Walking on water barefoot, in this whirlpool
Gods for plays??? and days on days
? on ?, these words of play
Give me strength and give me praise and ?? could I lay
Give me shelter, shelter from the storm
Give me shelter, shelter from the storm
Hello, I love you, won't you tell me you name
Hello, I love you, won't you tell me you name
Come on baby light my fire, come on baby light my fire
Come on baby light my fire, come on baby light my fire
Give me shelter, shelter from the storm
Give me shelter, shelter from the storm
Give me shelter, shelter from the storm
Give me shelter, shelter from the storm
Come and get it
It's been a long time since I rock 'n' rolled
It's been a long time since I did that stroll
Let me get it back, let me get it back, let me get it back
Let me get it back, let me get it back, let me get it back
Give me shelter, shelter from the storm
Give me shelter, shelter from the storm
Give me shelter, shelter from the storm
Give me shelter, shelter from the storm
?
I can't get no satisfaction
I can't get no satisfaction
I can't get no satisfaction
I hear you calling Marian
I hear you calling Marian
Give me shelter, shelter from the storm
Give me shelter, shelter from the storm
1969 (From Wasteland 12")
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Well alright!
It's 1969 OK
War across the USA
There's no one here for me and you
Going here with nothing to do
There's nothing here for me and you
Another year with nothing to do, yow!
Now last year I was 21
I didn't have a lot of fun
Now I'm gonna be 22
So, oh my, I'll boohoo
Now I'm gonna be 22
Oh my, I'll boohoo, yow!
It's 1969 OK
War across the USA
Nothing here for me and you
Another year with nothing to do
1969, Baby
1969, Baby
9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 1969
1969
Wishing Well (From Severina 12")
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Take off your hat, kick off your shoes
No, you're not going anywhere
Run around the town, singing your blues
No, you're not going anywhere
You've always been a good friend of mine and you always said farewell
But the only time that you're satisfied is when your feet's in the wishing well
Throw down your gun, you might shoot yourself
Or is that what you're trying to do
Put up a fight you believe to be right
Someday the sun will shine through
You've always got something to hide, something you just can't tell
And the only time that you're satisfied is when your feet's in the wishing well
And I know what you're wishing for
Love in a peaceful world
Love in a peaceful world
Love in a peaceful world
You've always been a good friend of mine and you always said farewell
And the only time that you're satisfied is when your feet's in the wishing well
Wishing well
Wishing well
Yeah
Tommorow Never Knows (B-Side of Severina)
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Turn off your mind, relax and float down stream
It is not dying, it is not dying
Turn off your mind, relax and float down stream
It is not time, it is not time
Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void
It is shining, it is shining
Yet you may see the meaning of within
It is being, it is being
Love is all and love is everyone
It is knowing, it is knowing
And ignorance and hate mourn the dead
It is believing, it is believing
But listen to the colour of your dreams
It is not leaving, it is not leaving
So play the game 'Existence' to the end
Of the beginning, of the beginning
Of the beginning, of the beginning
Of the beginning, of the beginning
Of the beginning, of the beginning
Of the beginning, of the beginning
Fabienne (From Tower Of Strength 12")
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A sheer moon
Bless her silken heart
Waiting for the stars to come out and shine
Head in the clouds
And she kisses the sky
Trick or treat on the tip of her tongue
And shooting the line
Fabienne let me kiss the moon
Fabienne let me kiss
Let me kiss the moon
The hard shine
And heaven be praised
She's pure in thought and
Hand on heart and heaven sent
Reaching for the stars
With a trembling hand
Childish eyes
Betray the love of the innocent
Fabienne let me kiss the moon
Fabienne let me kiss
Let me kiss the moon
Let me kiss the moon
Fabienne let me kiss the moon
Fabienne let me kiss the moon
Fabienne let me kiss the moon
Fabienne let me kiss
Let me kiss the moon
Dream On (From Tower Of Strength 12")
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Every time that I look in the mirror
All these lines on my face getting clearer
The past has gone
In the night like dusk to dawn
Isn't that the way
Everybody's got their price in life to pay
I know and everybody knows
Where it comes and where it goes
I knows and everybody sins
You've got the truth to throw away
Half my life in book written ages
Live and learn from fools and from sages
You know it's true
All these feelings come back to you
Sing with me, sing for the years
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears
Sing with me, just for today
Never tomorrow or the good lord will take you away
Dream on, dream on, dream on
Dream until your dreams come true
Every time that you look in the mirror
All those lines on your face getting clearer
You know it's true
All these feelings are coming back to you
Sing with me, sing for the years
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears
Sing with me, just for today
Never tomorrow or the good lord will take you away
Sing with me, sing for the years
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears
Sing with me, just for today
Never tomorrow or the good lord will take you away
Dream on, dream on, dream on
Dream until your dreams come true
Dream on
Dream until your dreams come true
Dream until your dreams come true
Dream until your dreams
Dream until your dreams come true
Tadeusz (B-side of Beyond The Pale)
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[Instrumental]
For Ever More (From Beyond The Pale 12")
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I can taste your lipstick
I can feel your breath
I can feel the shivers running down my spine
I can feel your heartbeat
I can feel your hand
I can feel your fingers dancing down my spine
I give myself to you, heart and soul, flesh and blood
For ever more
I can taste your sex
I can feel your heat
I can see the fire burning in your eyes
I can taste your sweetness
I can feel your joy
I can see the flames dancing in your eyes
I give myself to you, heart and soul, flesh and blood
For ever more
For ever more
For ever more
For ever more
For ever more
For ever more, heart and soul
For ever more, flesh and blood
For ever more, I give myself to you
For ever more, heart and soul, flesh and blood, forever
For ever more, heart and soul, flesh and blood, forever
For ever more, I give it, I give it all to you
[Repeat to fade]
Beautiful Chaos (B-Side of Never Again)
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Beautiful chaos, come wreak your revenge
Come shower me with your madness, so sweet in your intent
Shoot me full of holes and let your colours bleed
You give to me amuse and the poetry that I need
And there's so many shades, so many shades, shades of green
I'm laying in the dark and listening to the rain
Reminds me of you and makes me sad all over again
Your confidence and whispers, your measured swoons and sighs
Your crocodile tears and your hand-me-down alibis
And there's so many shades, so many shades, shades of green
Shades of green
Shades of green
And it's playing how the heart plays tricks on the mind
How little white lies hurt when you're trying to be kind
It's easy to forgive but it's so hard to forget
And it's easy to see how deceive becomes regret
And there's so many shades, so many shades, shades of green
Shades of green
Shades of green
Shades of green
So please can you tell me what your deceit achieved?
I believe in colour and the hurt you give will receive
So sleep with your snakes and enjoy their viper's kiss
I want you to know there's nothing about you that I miss
And there's so many shades, so many shades, shades of green
Shades of green
Shades of green
Shades of green
Shades of green
Shades of green
So many shades, shades of green
All Tangled Up In You (B-Side of Like A Child Again)
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When the evening falls comes the sadness of the moon
And the deepest darkest ocean of your eyes
And the sorrow and regret in the whisper of your voice
Betrays a lie that healing comes with touch
And you say hush, baby hush, you say something you'll regret
Never promise anyone forever
Close your eyes and dream and try to forget
The paradise comes, but never forever
And I'm all tangled up in you
The blinding delight that is yours to bestow
You hide it away deep inside your heart
Like blows to a bruise and yes, I got scarred
The haunting past is holding us apart
And I'm all tangled up in you
And I'm all tangled up, all tangled up, tangled up in you
I know you're scared of giving yourself and being bounded by love
But love doesn't have to be shackles and chains
You don't have to promise me anything, but I'll take anything you give
'Cos there's so much more than I've ever known
So much more than I've ever hoped
And if
As the thought of you plays gently and sublime
You weaved into my dreams and all I feel
And the colours you parade are designs for your charade
But I glimpse beneath your veil and you rebuild
A trembling, fragile heart and a yearning to be adored
If only you believe I feel the same way as you
To take shelter in my arms and sleep the sleep of angels
If only you believe I'm all tangled up in you
And I'm all tangled up in you
And I'm all tangled up, all tangled up in you
And I'm all tangled up, all tangled up in you
And I'm all tangled up, all tangled up in you
And I'm all tangled up, all tangled up, tangled up in you
Sour Puss (B-Side of Afterglow)
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Sour puss
Sour puss
I used to impress you but now I'm not so sure
I used to make you happy but now we're waging war
I used to thrill you, send shivers down your spine
I used to make you laugh but now you're such a miserable swine
So where's your sense of humour, sour puss (sour puss)?
You used to think me funny I don't ???
Where's that sparkle in your eye, sour puss (sour puss)?
You used to make me feel like I was everything real to you
I know I can be distant, I know I'm sometimes cold
And you tried to please me if the truth is being told
I know I can be selfish and hurtful when I try
I know I can be spiteful and easily make you cry
I don't mean to be a sour puss (sour puss)
I got no excuse for all this abuse
I don't wanna be a sour puss (sour puss)
But I used to feel like I was special and real to you
Cold As Ice (From Afterglow 12")
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?? money ??
He dresses to kill so debonair
Insatiable and cruel, gracious and sly, he don't care
No, he don't care
You do??? takes the gamble
A roll of the dice, he's as cold as ice
He's as cold as ice
Though he can't and ???
With cunning and his wile he'll steal your breath away, away
He'll plead and implore for kissing me one more
Loves you to do???
Hey, hey
??? pays the reaper
It's a hell of price, he's as cold as ice
He's cold as ice
And he's sweet as sin
And he's under your skin
He's cold as ice
Yeah, yeah
He's as cold as ice, he's as cold as ice
As sweet as sin, as sweet sin
And he's under your skin, and he's under your skin
He's as cold as ice, he's as cold as ice
Valentine (From Afterglow 12")
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Here I go again, crawling round the floor on my hands and knees
Drooling at the mouth, howling like dog, mad with disease
Play with me, let's play dead, hide and seek under the bed
Here I go again, making puppy dog eyes, just eager to please
Be my valentine, be my valentine, be my valentine
Let me, let me, let me be your dog
Here I go again, digging in the dirt, chasing after sticks
Tease me with treats, make me sit and beg, make me show you tricks
Play with me, let's play ball, pull the paw??? from my ball
Here I go again, give the dog a bone and I'll give you a lick
Be my valentine, be my valentine, be my valentine
Let me, let me, let me be your dog
Put me on leash, take me for a walk, I'll be a good boy
Feel me, need me, love me, treat me like a dog
I want you to be, I need you to
Be my valentine, be my valentine, be my valentine
Let me, let me, let me be your dog
Be my valentine, be my valentine, be my valentine
Let me, let me, let me be your dog
Whore (From Swoon CD single)
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Just look at me, I've got nothing to sell
But I always sold it easy to you
You can keep all your virtues, your stony faced judgements
They're bigger pills to swallow than the truth
I've got everything to gain, I've got nothing to lose
I'll sell myself to you anytime, where I chose
Hands are getting dirty as the cries call out for more
Cross my palm with silver and I'll be, I'll be your whore
I'll be your whore, your whore
Sore eyes and chains, that killing time
There's a killing just begging to be made
You can have your pound of flesh, it's yours for a price and
Only God's getting bone left to trade
And I know how it feels to be alone in a crowd
Driven by the voices that scream out loud
And if love is a beauty spot then I'm an open sore
Get your money down and I'll be, I'll be your whore
I'll be your whore
I'll be your whore
I'll be your whore
Before you accuse, I already stand convicted
All these scars of mine, are all self inflicted
If love is an ocean then I'm washed upon the shore
Search us once again, search us once more
Just one more time, I'll be your whore
Got everything to gain and I've got nothing to lose
I'll sell myself to you any damn way I chose
Hands are getting dirty as the cries call out for more
Cross my palm with silver and I'll be, I'll be your whore
I'll be your whore
I'll be your whore
I'll be your whore
I'll be your whore
Cold metal
Cold metal
Cold metal
Cold metal
Cold metal
Cold metal
Wasting Away (From Swoon CD single)
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Cloaked in black like the stars, so wrapped up in yourself you are
The needle taste sweeter by far than the cold light of day
And as you become enslaved to the puppy that you grief
There is nothing I can do to save you from slipping away
And I just wanted, just needed to say
I hate to see you wasting away, just wasting away
So when you just can't take anymore and the nappy comes too full of pain
You reach for the comfort of your white stallion again
And I just wanted, just needed to say
I hate to see you wasting away, just wasting away
Just wasting away
I've seen the fire die away, I've seen the sunset in your eyes
I've seen the darkness coming down and I just needed to say good bye
So you're dancing with the candy man, he's saving the last words for you
And as he leads you away by the hand there is nothing I can do
There is nothing I can do
Goodbye to you, goodbye to you