Boys Next Door lyrics
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lyrics by Rowland & Nick
Some - but not all - songs transcribed by nick-cave.net (agreeable lyrics stolen), Ron, Wally & me (w/ help from Bethany, Edie, Michaela & Phill Calvert).
DOOR, DOOR
The Nightwatchman
Don't watch the nightwatchman
He finds it hard to say hello
He sits inside the tower
He watches you come and go
And he's waiting for you tonight
Don't watch the nightwatchman
He finds it hard to say hello
And he's waiting for you (ooh)
And he wanna touch you too (ooh)
I wanna hold you tonight (tonight)
Don't watch the nightwatchman
He cries a lonely tear
Locked up in his little tower
He's been there a hundred years
And he's waiting for you tonight
Don't watch the nightwatchman
He finds it hard to say hello
And he's waiting for you (ooh)
And he wanna touch you too (ooh)
I wanna hold you tonight (tonight)
And he's waiting for you (ooh)
And I wanna touch you too (ooh)
He wanna hold you tonight (tonight)
Oh, tonight
Baby, tonight
Tonight
Brave Exhibitions
You won't find me in your handbook of heroes
And you won't see me in your hall of fame
All the girls, they come around
And remove their mystery
Oh, do you get the picture?
I can get embarrassed too, you know
I will be a perfect host
I will vaseline my teeth for you
I've been counting on the brave exhibition
Oh, I'm unsuitable
You would kiss me just like you used to
Then I might take a chance too
My doctor is ill
My teacher's gone on holidays
Oh, looks like I'm on my own
I'm so scared to be alone with you
Do you get the picture?
I can get a little nervous too, you know
All the girls, they come around
And take off their mystery
Oh no
I've been counting on the brave exhibition
Oh, I'm unsuitable
You would kiss me just like you used to
Then I might take a chance too
On you
I've been counting on the brave exhibition
Oh, I'm unsuitable
You would kiss me just like you used to
Then I might take a chance too
On you
Friends Of My World
On this side of the divided globe, the line grows thin
My world trembles with the sounds of them
They move through the night
They run like fugitives
Escaping with only just their lives
You're friends of my world
You're brides and grooms much too soon
You're friends of my world
You pay as you go, you're in my show
On this side of the divided globe, the light grows dim
In next to no time we're all involved again
And science takes another man
Too frail and scared to know what has possessed him
You're friends of my world
You're this and that, mud on the doormat
You're friends of my world
You came as you are, you left in my car
Oh baby, you are so divine
Across the desert, across the line
And the sphinx that lies in egypt's view
That's a friend of my world too
Ooh
A friend of my world too
A friend of my world too
A friend of my world too
The Voice
The voice, the voice
It troubles you, for there is no one there at all
You have the choice, she could be black or white
You are not trapped
You can rise or you can fall
It's not up to me
I've been caught in the lights
I am no Houdini
I've been mesmerized
By sights and sounds
The voice, the voice
It's calling you (calling you)
I feel a spy
He's in my house, I see his prints upon my door
I hang my paintings up so high
Then I don't appear, no no no I don't appear so tall
It's up to you, your lips taste of wine
And they're coming closer, oh god they're touching mine
Oh-ho, could this be true?
The voice, the voice
It's calling you
It's not that I feel insecure
There's mother's portrait in my room
Oh no no no no no...
It's just that I need to be reassured
Like any other fool
Oh no no no no no
No no no (no no)
Sunday is here, let's make the break
Let's pretend
put down your books, pick up your friends
There's no time to lose, there's not time at all
There's no time to lose
There's no time, could this be you
The voice (the voice), the voice (the voice)
It's calling you
Oh, the voice (the voice), the voice (the voice)
It's calling you
I hear that voice (the voice)
The voice (the voice)
It's calling you
Oh, the voice (the voice), the voice (the voice)
It's calling you
Roman Roman
Roman roman, you're so cute
Roman roman, better be good
All the girls, they jump for joy
Roman roman, naughty boy
It's a short for polanski
Takes the first plane up to france (tonight)
I'll make more memories (tonight)
I'll take a chance
It's a hard time for romance-ki
And livin' within the norm (tonight)
Her eyes are crystal clear (tonight)
Her lips so warm tonight
Roman roman, you're so cute
Roman roman, substitute
Please be honest, please be true
Roman roman, I love you
Hold the party, I'll be coming home
Thirteen candles burning high (tonight)
My future lies behind me (tonight)
For I don't feel so shy
It's a short for polanski
So hard and fast, it's true (tonight)
All the blinds are drawn (tonight)
The whole world thinks of you tonight
Oh, it was cruel and mean
And she was only 13
Oh it's a crying shame
Roman you were to blame
Hats off to roman polanski
They never gave him a chance-ki
When he took down his pants-ki
He had
Roman roman, you're so cute
Roman roman, better be good
Please be honest, please be true
Roman roman, I love you
Somebody's Watching
Somebody's watching me
I hope they don't kiss and tell
Somebody's watching me
But I can't see them very well
I use the supernatual, I use mother nature as well (bop bop)
Somebody's following me
Into the greenhouse
somebody's watching me
Through the glass
I use medicine and I use as well (bop bop)
Sanctuary, oh sanctuary
It's never felt this good to me
oh release, oh release-uh
I'm hanging around like the mona lisa
Somebody's watching me
Somebody's watching me
Somebody's watching me
Somebody's watching me
Somebody's watching me
Everybody's watching me
I use mirrors, then I fix my tie for a while (bop bop)
After a Fashion
After a fashion which is
Purely the mood that takes me
I'll set my mouth on fire
And kiss you till you blister
The tears I cry
Out overhead
Spell out a word
All for you
Watch the thin boy in dark clothes
Falling over pianos
Trips on the moving carpet
Plays like he's deaf and dumb and blind
The answer is
Quite obvious
Oblivious
To all but you
After a fashion
She's the answer
After a fashion
I'm the question
Dive Position
She does a rain dance in my room
And then assumes a dive position
Had a vision, it's looking grim
All damp with grief in her water-wings
I sigh to you
Touch me, touch me, touch me, touch me
Hear the taps fill the bath
It's almost dark in a dive position
My disposition, I shouldn't have fought at all
Draped in shame, she runs the gauntlet
I sigh to you
Touch me, touch me, touch me, touch me
Oh, let's all start again
We can still be friends
We can just stop
And I sigh
touch me, touch me, touch me, touch me
She does a rain dance in my room
And then assumes a dive position
Had a vision, it's looking grim
All draped in pain, ah, such a big splash
I sigh to you
Touch me, touch me, touch me, touch me, etc.
I Mistake Myself
I mistake myself
For the sillhouette
I used to know
Cold on the stairs
Written and locked
In the bottom drawer
No pain in denial?
I mistake myself
As you walk in my room
And I write my name
On the back of my hand
Sitting alone in the dining room
No pain in denial?
I mistake myself
For pieces of paper
In various editions
I guess I'm quite complete
Must I hold my breath
And turn blue
No pain in denial?
Take a look
Over your shoulder
My face and the world
Staring in your window
Quiet. I'm talking
I can't hear what I'm saying
The shape I've made
Is the hand that bites me
I mistake myself
I mistake myself...
Shivers
I've been contemplating suicide,
But it really doesn't suit my style,
So I think I'll just act bored instead
And contain the blood I would've shed
She makes me feel so ill at ease
My heart is really on its knees
But I keep a poker face so well
That even mother couldn't tell
But my baby's so vain
She is almost a mirror
And the sound of her name
Sends a permanent shiver down my spine
Down my spine
I keep her photograph against my heart
For in my life she plays a starring part
All alcohol and cigarettes
There is no room for cheap regret
She makes me feel so ill at ease
My heart is really on its knees
But I keep a poker face so well
That even mother couldn't tell
But my baby's so vain
That she is almost a mirror
And the sound of her name
Sends a permanent shiver down my spine
Down my spine
Spine, etc.
OUTTAKES
Conversations
Conversations in the visiting room
My heart, it goes boom boom boom
Oh, logic is one thing, but I want another
I see no reason for reason at all
Why must I come up with all the conclusions?
Afterall, I invented the question
Oh, I hope , just so I can be involved in your conversation
I have, I have
Conversation, conversation
I am, I am
Conversation, conversation
I-I-I-I confess
Things I see clearly are generally useless
Complications in the living room
My head, it goes boom boom boom
Oh, I'd do anything just to get a view
Even if it means to be involved in your conversations
I have, I have
Conversation, conversation
I am, I am in your
Conversation, conversation
I-I-I-I confess
My eyes attack, but my ears are defenseless
Conversations, conversations
I will--
I-I-I-I confess!
My eyes attack, but my ears are defenseless
All I hear are their conversations
All those conversations
Secret Life
Get lucky and play the game
Be daring and split the game
Gotta secret and it goes like this...
This is some sort of Jekyll and Hyde
I've been living a secrete life
OK, re-enact the crime
And the chalk is dry
give my compliments to the hostess
the blade is in my focus
This time things will be alright
I've been living a secret life
Hey, this is a secret (s-secret)
My secret (s-secret)
Our little secret (s-secret)
Life (life, life, life)
Oh, secret!
My secret life
My secret life
My secret life, life!
This is my life
My secret life
My secret life
Gotta gun
And it goes like this
Oh boy, let's twist
Dead men buy a house in the hills
Buy a gun and we can shoot some squirrels
Oh no, not Jekyll and Hyde
Gotta stop singing this secret life
Can you keep a secret?
Sex Crimes
Sex crimes
On the lawn
And all the children that are born
That committed crimes and things
With aerials and piano strings
I said read the writing on the wall
It's so hard to understand
Keepin' up with the latest
Every man's a rapist
Sex crimes, sex crimes
Sex crimes, your crimes
Do religion
But I've got no time
And modern romance
It's quick and fine
In the back of your car
In the back of your mind
I said read the writing on the wall
It's so hard to understand
Keeping up with the neighbors
Gonna break us, gonna break us
Sex crimes, sex crimes
Jimmy made plans for the USA
He wanna run, wanna run away
Everyone's followin' the latest craze
Everyone wanna die in the USA
And he's comin' up to my room
With his heart in his hands
Saying', come on, boy, have I got plans
He took a trip around the world
Sayin', I've got no time for my sex crimes
I've got no time for my sex crimes
Jenny don't know what it's all about
She takes a trip to the underground
Lookin' out for a talent scout
Because she looks a-million bucks when she's all decked out
Paying 20 bucks on her face and her hair
Sayin' I don't care, I'm almost there
Trouble on the other side of town
She don't mind, she's on her own
Singin', I got not time for my sex crimes
I got not time for my sex crimes
Sex crimes, sex crimes
Sex crimes, sex crimes
Sex crimes, sex crimes
etc.
unnamed duet
Oh my oh my, I've had a vision and it's looking very grim
Brush my hair, cut my teeth, sign my life away
The christian thing to do would be to
You walk so fast, it doesn't seem like night or day
The kitchen door is locked, I can't hear a sound
Press me down, cut me up, if you're lucky then
And everything keeps going around and around and around
Take my pulse, take my time, take my pulse again
Earthling in the Orient
I am an earthling in the orient
I am an earthling in the orient
Radio waves across the screen
Circling through my chow mein
I am an earthling in the orient
The people down here, they just walk around with their hands in their pockets
Couldn't care if I saw their heads on a chopping-block
Heard the news across the world
Good soldiers keep on trying
I am an earthling in the orient
I am an earthling in the orient
I am an earthling in the orient
The women here, they hide in the shadows
Heading out of Tokyo, they drive their cars too fast
Giving all they have to give
Speaking the unspeakable
Making the orient a hard place to live
I am an earthling in the orient
I am an earthling in the orient
Radio waves across the screen
Circling through my chow mein
I am an earthling in the orient
Look out!
Looks like this is sayonara
OK,
Sayonara!
Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey!
I am an earthling in the orient
Spoilt Music
Einstein's theory of time and space
It never meant that much to me
Kept running at 100 miles
Against the force of gravity
Against the force of good and bad
Which never meant that much to me
Spoilt music, spoilt music
Einstein's theory of time and space
It never meant that much to me
Kept running at 100 miles
Against the force of gravity
Against the force of good and bad
Which never meant that much to me
Spoilt music, spoilt music
So you wanted an
You wind up with a
You wanna
You wanna shine
Einstein's theory of time and space
It never meant that much to me
Kept running at 100 miles
Against the force of gravity
Against the force of good and bad
Which never meant nothing to me
Spoilt music, spoilt music
HEE-HAW & THE BIRTHDAY PARTY...stuff
A Catholic Skin
A catholic skin
Boneless and-uh thin
A bust of his
Fresh as butter
Stained and dry
When is a week not a wicked week?
When flies attack his polished dome
His nostrils bleed into a cup, a cup
A perfect catholic skin
Skin SKIN
Da-da-da-daaaa, etc.
A catholic skin
Boneless anglican
A bust of his
Fresh as butter
Stained and dry
When is a week not a wicked week?
When flies attack his polished dome
His nostrils bleed into a cup, a cup
A perfect catholic gin
gin GIN
The Red Clock
The red clock goes drip toc
Drip toc as it rains cats and dogs
That break on the footpath
Put your hand out the window
Get stripped to the claw bone
The red clock goes
The red clock goes
The red clock goes drip toc
Drip toc it's the wine of the times
Stains Antoinette's gown
Don't walk in the garden
There's hands from the hedges
Faint Heart
Like your just something hanging about
Check the ghost, ghost, ghost>
The ghost I am
Down in the garden
Hidden amongst the foxgloves
Alone in the dark
from the heart
Scraped from the heart
Scraped from the heart
the beast
Call a priest
Call the p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-police
Death, death, death, death!
Down in the parlour
Hidden amongst the frankincense
Alone in the dark
from the heart
Scraped from the heart
Scraped from the heart
Heart
the beast
Call a priest
Call the p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p
Death, death, death, death, death!
Down in the parlour
Hidden amongst the frankincense
Alone in the dark
from the heart
Scraped from the heart
Scraped from the heart
Death By Drowning
To get a breath of fresh air
A tempestuous sea
A howling gale
Dirty weather
Hang around until lunch
Death by drowning
Death by drowning
Its an absolute dump
To get the tips of your toes wet
To be suntanned
His skin's peeling
To build sandcastles
Death by drowning
Death by drowning
To get out of one's depth
Carried off by the current
Lovely sea trip
The sea is only
A stones throw from the beach
Death by drowning
Death by drowning
Death by drowning
Death by drowning
Freshly painted boats
The Hair Shirt
Halls echo with the sounds of his footsteps
Water drip drops from the ceiling
Shadow of a bird
Race! Race! Race! Race! Race! Race!
Race to the door and see what's scratching
Groaning Walls did they hear you?
Hair of the dog, hair of the dog, hair of the dog
Turning purple is the colour of murder
Turning purple is the colour of murder
Turning purple is the colour of murder
Turning purple is the colour of murder
What's in your eye?
Said what size?
Left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right
What's in your eye?
Said what size?
Left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right
Halls echo with the sounds of his footsteps
Water drip drops from the ceiling
Shadow of a bird
Race! Race! Race! Race! Race! Race!
Race to the door and see what's scratching
Groaning Walls did they hear you?
Hair of the dog, hair of the dog, hair of the dog
Turning purple is the colour of murder
Turning purple is the colour of murder
Turning purple is the colour of murder
Turning purple is the colour of murder
What's in your eye?
Said what size?
Left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right
Eyes? Size? (left right)
Race! Race! Race! Race! Race! Race! etc.
Turning purple is the colour of murder
Turning purple is the colour of murder
Turning purple is the colour of murder
Turning purple is the colour of murder
Hats On Wrong
Dancing like a chimney sweep
I look ridiculous
All hands and feet
The hat's on wrong
The hat's on wrong
The hat's on wrong
The hat's on
It's wrong, wrong, wrong, etc.
The skulls are just like stepping stones
The river's littered with little bones
The hat's on wrong
The hat's on wrong
The hat's on wrong
The hat's on
It is on wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong
It's on wrong, wrong, wrong
The grass is green
The sky is blue
My feet are bound in bamboo
The hat's on wrong
The hat's on wrong
The hat's on wrong
The hat's on
It's on wrong, wrong, wrong
It's on wrong, wrong
The hat is on wrong, wrong
My hat is on wrong, wrong
On my skull
Look at me, my hat is on wrong
My hat's on wrong
Guilt Parade
The drumming deceives you
The blood in your veins
And it pounds in a tattoo
It brings you to rags
And the
Guilt parade
The guilt parade
Parade, parade
The happy monotony
It drags like a nail
And it ladders your mealy mouth
Into splintering smiles
And the
Guilt parade
The guilt parade
Parade, parade
Wave and say hello
Wave and say hello
Wave and say hello
Wave and say hello
Waving My Arms
It's all rough and tumble
The commotion of new
And we feel rather shiny
In our signalling suits
And explode into ho, ho, ho, ho, ho
It's our manifesto
And we won't get to sleep
For fifty thousand years
And we won't get to sleep
For maybe five minutes
Waving my arms
In motion
Around a lot
OTHER (so far), alphabetical
A.K.A.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVjqqaDCv0s
My picture's on the wall
And in my wallet
My name's on the deeds
And all the letters
I really should know
But I don't have a clue
A clue, a clue, a clue
Neighbours say hello and goodbye to me
They know me well, even better than myself
A.K.A.K.A.K.A.
Oh well, I keep forgetting
Uh-huh, no use regretting now
Trying to establish myself
Singing tunes and going shopping
I write
It doesn't mean much
But every minute of the week counts
It counts, it counts, it counts
Neighbours say hello and goodbye to me
They know me well, even better than myself
A.K.A.K.A.K.A.
Oh well, I keep forgetting
Uh-huh, no use regretting now
My picture's on the wall
And in my wallet
My name's on the deeds
And all the letters
I really should know
But I don't have a clue
A clue, a clue, a clue
Neighbours say hello and goodbye to me
They know me well, even better than myself
A.K.A.K.A.K.A.
A.K.A.K.A.K.A.
A.K.A.K.A.K.A.
aaaaaaaaaaaaah, etc.
Bones To/For Borneo
A pile of bones
A wooden carving
Lots of white violins
A few squabbling skulls
A birch broom
A man
Some human pyramids
El Greco
Some men
A chalk circle
A smelly Turkish bath
A runaway carriage
Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop the carriage
Before it gets to the road
Boy Hero
Boy drowns
He's a boy hero
Livin' to do things right
He's a boy hero
Brings out his goals every night
He's a riot, he's a laugh
Boy hero autograph
He's a boy hero
He needs no introduction
He's a boy hero
Another heavenly production
Quiet as a Christian, safe as a saint
Boy hero can't wait
Oh boy
He's a boy hero
I wanna be just like you, boy hero
He's a boy hero
I wanna be in the news
Then I could dance, oh what fun
Boy hero going under
Then I could dance, oh what fun
Boy hero going under
Going under, he's going under (boy drowns)
Going under, he's going down (boy drowns)
Boy hero, boy (boy drowns)
(Boy drowns)
The Cracked Portrait
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k8pdFkUOco (Rowland!)
Until I die
Life is a cut of me
Cracked portrait I,
My footprints a story
Rubies and pearls
Mine for the exchange
The mark of the beast
There on my shoulder
By your side
Let's Talk About Art
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2BPAdGZhPg
T-t-t-t-t-today, etc.
Let's talk about art
Let's talk about art
Let's talk about art
Let's talk about
Aaaart, aaaaart, aaaaart, aaaart
Take away his ears and nose
And dress him up in cardboard
Clothes
Let's talk about art
Let's talk about art
Let's talk about art
Let's talk about
Aaaart, aaaaart, aaaaart, aaaart
Take away his ears and nose
And dress him up in cardboard
Clothes
Aaaart, aaaaart, aaaaart, aaaart
T-t-t-t-t-today, etc.
Let's talk about art
Let's talk about art
Let's talk about art
Let's sing about art
Masturbation Generation
Who says that I'm livin' in a teenage?
I feel like I'm livin' in a stone age
I'm gonna buy a razor blade
'Cause I'm just followin' the latest dance craze
My bed's not made
And my friends have strayed
And you don't need an explanation
Just tell them we're livin' in a masturbation generation
My head is achin' and my nerves are shot
My legs are shakin' and I'm tied in knots
We ain't gonna give you what we got
Ah, we got somethin', but I don't know what
Looks like we're headin' for a nice weekend
Lookin' for inspiration
I'll tell 'em that we're livin' in a masturbation generation
Don't talk to me about the good old days
We won't be back till Sunday
My generation is on holiday
I never wanted a suntan anyway
Ah, let's all shout, it's a celebration
'Cause my generation is my favourite generation
We all know suicide is dead
But we don't want salvation
I'll tell 'em we're livin' in a masturbation generation
Masturbation generation
Masturbation generation
Masturbation generation
Masturbation generation (etc)
Mouth To Mouth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBzEGGsZGBI
You have 100 mouths
Hold your tongue
I've just begun
Put your hands over your eyes
Now count to ten
Now take your medicine
You have 100 mouths
Put a spoon on your tongue
Isn't this fun?
Kiss me
(All my life) paper skeletons
() you must not fear
() they hold petitions
() but your name's not on them
Not on them
Oh, mouth to mouth
It's strange(/cold - nov '78) on a night like this
You could get lost
You could get crossed
The new brides will wear white
As my arms reached out
To catch you
Kiss me
(All my life) paper skeletons
() you must not fear
() they hold petitions
() but your name's not on them
Not on them
Oh, mouth to mouth
It's strange on a night like this
You could get lost
Or double-crossed
The new brides will wear white
As my arms reached out to catch you
Kiss me
(All my life) paper skeletons
() you must not fear
() they hold petitions
() but your name's not on them
Not on them
Oh, mouth to mouth (mouth to mouth)
Mouth to mouth (mouth to mouth)
Mouth to mouth (mouth to mouth)
Mouth to mouth (mouth to mouth)
To mouth (mouth to mouth)
To mouth
The Running Goat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYB6dmYVCWY
Kling, klang goes the bell
As it rattles around the neck
Of a beast that is running
Not on four but on two legs
And then the running goat jumps up
To cut your hair with scissors
I sit in a cornfield
Where I drink with a scarecrow
Who's trailing a forearm
It's all dried up and withered
And everything in the garden shed
Turns into a man and kills you
You lie on the carpet
You flip like a big squid
For the running goat has
Taken all your bones away
And everything in the garden shed
Turns into a man and kills you
Safe House
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1HPCfLOc3M (Nick sings the stormy weather bit twice in this recording rather than "in the faces of sinners...")
Hungry, hungry, hungry
I retire with my sickness,
And a mini-skull
Bonehead says boo
In the faces of sinners
She often laughs
Heard her on the patio
Laughing out loud
And we're having stormy weather (my oh my)
Church is still shaking (my oh my)
Someone saw a ghost (my oh my)
Running round in circles (my oh my)
Running, running, running (my oh my)
Off with his head (my oh my)
Smash up his anvil (my oh my)
Off with his head [unearthly scream]
A safe house is
Sure as eggs is
A safe house is
Sure as eggs is
A safe house is
Sure as eggs is
A safe house is
Sure as eggs is
Scatterbrain
Scatterbrain
Stutterbrain
Knows my face
Calls my name
Blunts my hand
Cuts the cord
Try to write out
Breaks my fingers
Scatterbrain
Soft toy brain
Lose the world
In a glimpse
Ugly face(/turn away)
Turn your head(/ugly head)
Swims a river
Of thick sleep
Scatter brain
Tatter head
My discard
Lights my bed
Fall into
Those dear dead arms
Holds me so tight
Kiss me to sleep
lyrics by Rowland & Nick
Some - but not all - songs transcribed by nick-cave.net (agreeable lyrics stolen), Ron, Wally & me (w/ help from Bethany, Edie, Michaela & Phill Calvert).
DOOR, DOOR
The Nightwatchman
Don't watch the nightwatchman
He finds it hard to say hello
He sits inside the tower
He watches you come and go
And he's waiting for you tonight
Don't watch the nightwatchman
He finds it hard to say hello
And he's waiting for you (ooh)
And he wanna touch you too (ooh)
I wanna hold you tonight (tonight)
Don't watch the nightwatchman
He cries a lonely tear
Locked up in his little tower
He's been there a hundred years
And he's waiting for you tonight
Don't watch the nightwatchman
He finds it hard to say hello
And he's waiting for you (ooh)
And he wanna touch you too (ooh)
I wanna hold you tonight (tonight)
And he's waiting for you (ooh)
And I wanna touch you too (ooh)
He wanna hold you tonight (tonight)
Oh, tonight
Baby, tonight
Tonight
Brave Exhibitions
You won't find me in your handbook of heroes
And you won't see me in your hall of fame
All the girls, they come around
And remove their mystery
Oh, do you get the picture?
I can get embarrassed too, you know
I will be a perfect host
I will vaseline my teeth for you
I've been counting on the brave exhibition
Oh, I'm unsuitable
You would kiss me just like you used to
Then I might take a chance too
My doctor is ill
My teacher's gone on holidays
Oh, looks like I'm on my own
I'm so scared to be alone with you
Do you get the picture?
I can get a little nervous too, you know
All the girls, they come around
And take off their mystery
Oh no
I've been counting on the brave exhibition
Oh, I'm unsuitable
You would kiss me just like you used to
Then I might take a chance too
On you
I've been counting on the brave exhibition
Oh, I'm unsuitable
You would kiss me just like you used to
Then I might take a chance too
On you
Friends Of My World
On this side of the divided globe, the line grows thin
My world trembles with the sounds of them
They move through the night
They run like fugitives
Escaping with only just their lives
You're friends of my world
You're brides and grooms much too soon
You're friends of my world
You pay as you go, you're in my show
On this side of the divided globe, the light grows dim
In next to no time we're all involved again
And science takes another man
Too frail and scared to know what has possessed him
You're friends of my world
You're this and that, mud on the doormat
You're friends of my world
You came as you are, you left in my car
Oh baby, you are so divine
Across the desert, across the line
And the sphinx that lies in egypt's view
That's a friend of my world too
Ooh
A friend of my world too
A friend of my world too
A friend of my world too
The Voice
The voice, the voice
It troubles you, for there is no one there at all
You have the choice, she could be black or white
You are not trapped
You can rise or you can fall
It's not up to me
I've been caught in the lights
I am no Houdini
I've been mesmerized
By sights and sounds
The voice, the voice
It's calling you (calling you)
I feel a spy
He's in my house, I see his prints upon my door
I hang my paintings up so high
Then I don't appear, no no no I don't appear so tall
It's up to you, your lips taste of wine
And they're coming closer, oh god they're touching mine
Oh-ho, could this be true?
The voice, the voice
It's calling you
It's not that I feel insecure
There's mother's portrait in my room
Oh no no no no no...
It's just that I need to be reassured
Like any other fool
Oh no no no no no
No no no (no no)
Sunday is here, let's make the break
Let's pretend
put down your books, pick up your friends
There's no time to lose, there's not time at all
There's no time to lose
There's no time, could this be you
The voice (the voice), the voice (the voice)
It's calling you
Oh, the voice (the voice), the voice (the voice)
It's calling you
I hear that voice (the voice)
The voice (the voice)
It's calling you
Oh, the voice (the voice), the voice (the voice)
It's calling you
Roman Roman
Roman roman, you're so cute
Roman roman, better be good
All the girls, they jump for joy
Roman roman, naughty boy
It's a short for polanski
Takes the first plane up to france (tonight)
I'll make more memories (tonight)
I'll take a chance
It's a hard time for romance-ki
And livin' within the norm (tonight)
Her eyes are crystal clear (tonight)
Her lips so warm tonight
Roman roman, you're so cute
Roman roman, substitute
Please be honest, please be true
Roman roman, I love you
Hold the party, I'll be coming home
Thirteen candles burning high (tonight)
My future lies behind me (tonight)
For I don't feel so shy
It's a short for polanski
So hard and fast, it's true (tonight)
All the blinds are drawn (tonight)
The whole world thinks of you tonight
Oh, it was cruel and mean
And she was only 13
Oh it's a crying shame
Roman you were to blame
Hats off to roman polanski
They never gave him a chance-ki
When he took down his pants-ki
He had
Roman roman, you're so cute
Roman roman, better be good
Please be honest, please be true
Roman roman, I love you
Somebody's Watching
Somebody's watching me
I hope they don't kiss and tell
Somebody's watching me
But I can't see them very well
I use the supernatual, I use mother nature as well (bop bop)
Somebody's following me
Into the greenhouse
somebody's watching me
Through the glass
I use medicine and I use as well (bop bop)
Sanctuary, oh sanctuary
It's never felt this good to me
oh release, oh release-uh
I'm hanging around like the mona lisa
Somebody's watching me
Somebody's watching me
Somebody's watching me
Somebody's watching me
Somebody's watching me
Everybody's watching me
I use mirrors, then I fix my tie for a while (bop bop)
After a Fashion
After a fashion which is
Purely the mood that takes me
I'll set my mouth on fire
And kiss you till you blister
The tears I cry
Out overhead
Spell out a word
All for you
Watch the thin boy in dark clothes
Falling over pianos
Trips on the moving carpet
Plays like he's deaf and dumb and blind
The answer is
Quite obvious
Oblivious
To all but you
After a fashion
She's the answer
After a fashion
I'm the question
Dive Position
She does a rain dance in my room
And then assumes a dive position
Had a vision, it's looking grim
All damp with grief in her water-wings
I sigh to you
Touch me, touch me, touch me, touch me
Hear the taps fill the bath
It's almost dark in a dive position
My disposition, I shouldn't have fought at all
Draped in shame, she runs the gauntlet
I sigh to you
Touch me, touch me, touch me, touch me
Oh, let's all start again
We can still be friends
We can just stop
And I sigh
touch me, touch me, touch me, touch me
She does a rain dance in my room
And then assumes a dive position
Had a vision, it's looking grim
All draped in pain, ah, such a big splash
I sigh to you
Touch me, touch me, touch me, touch me, etc.
I Mistake Myself
I mistake myself
For the sillhouette
I used to know
Cold on the stairs
Written and locked
In the bottom drawer
No pain in denial?
I mistake myself
As you walk in my room
And I write my name
On the back of my hand
Sitting alone in the dining room
No pain in denial?
I mistake myself
For pieces of paper
In various editions
I guess I'm quite complete
Must I hold my breath
And turn blue
No pain in denial?
Take a look
Over your shoulder
My face and the world
Staring in your window
Quiet. I'm talking
I can't hear what I'm saying
The shape I've made
Is the hand that bites me
I mistake myself
I mistake myself...
Shivers
I've been contemplating suicide,
But it really doesn't suit my style,
So I think I'll just act bored instead
And contain the blood I would've shed
She makes me feel so ill at ease
My heart is really on its knees
But I keep a poker face so well
That even mother couldn't tell
But my baby's so vain
She is almost a mirror
And the sound of her name
Sends a permanent shiver down my spine
Down my spine
I keep her photograph against my heart
For in my life she plays a starring part
All alcohol and cigarettes
There is no room for cheap regret
She makes me feel so ill at ease
My heart is really on its knees
But I keep a poker face so well
That even mother couldn't tell
But my baby's so vain
That she is almost a mirror
And the sound of her name
Sends a permanent shiver down my spine
Down my spine
Spine, etc.
OUTTAKES
Conversations
Conversations in the visiting room
My heart, it goes boom boom boom
Oh, logic is one thing, but I want another
I see no reason for reason at all
Why must I come up with all the conclusions?
Afterall, I invented the question
Oh, I hope , just so I can be involved in your conversation
I have, I have
Conversation, conversation
I am, I am
Conversation, conversation
I-I-I-I confess
Things I see clearly are generally useless
Complications in the living room
My head, it goes boom boom boom
Oh, I'd do anything just to get a view
Even if it means to be involved in your conversations
I have, I have
Conversation, conversation
I am, I am in your
Conversation, conversation
I-I-I-I confess
My eyes attack, but my ears are defenseless
Conversations, conversations
I will--
I-I-I-I confess!
My eyes attack, but my ears are defenseless
All I hear are their conversations
All those conversations
Secret Life
Get lucky and play the game
Be daring and split the game
Gotta secret and it goes like this...
This is some sort of Jekyll and Hyde
I've been living a secrete life
OK, re-enact the crime
And the chalk is dry
give my compliments to the hostess
the blade is in my focus
This time things will be alright
I've been living a secret life
Hey, this is a secret (s-secret)
My secret (s-secret)
Our little secret (s-secret)
Life (life, life, life)
Oh, secret!
My secret life
My secret life
My secret life, life!
This is my life
My secret life
My secret life
Gotta gun
And it goes like this
Oh boy, let's twist
Dead men buy a house in the hills
Buy a gun and we can shoot some squirrels
Oh no, not Jekyll and Hyde
Gotta stop singing this secret life
Can you keep a secret?
Sex Crimes
Sex crimes
On the lawn
And all the children that are born
That committed crimes and things
With aerials and piano strings
I said read the writing on the wall
It's so hard to understand
Keepin' up with the latest
Every man's a rapist
Sex crimes, sex crimes
Sex crimes, your crimes
Do religion
But I've got no time
And modern romance
It's quick and fine
In the back of your car
In the back of your mind
I said read the writing on the wall
It's so hard to understand
Keeping up with the neighbors
Gonna break us, gonna break us
Sex crimes, sex crimes
Jimmy made plans for the USA
He wanna run, wanna run away
Everyone's followin' the latest craze
Everyone wanna die in the USA
And he's comin' up to my room
With his heart in his hands
Saying', come on, boy, have I got plans
He took a trip around the world
Sayin', I've got no time for my sex crimes
I've got no time for my sex crimes
Jenny don't know what it's all about
She takes a trip to the underground
Lookin' out for a talent scout
Because she looks a-million bucks when she's all decked out
Paying 20 bucks on her face and her hair
Sayin' I don't care, I'm almost there
Trouble on the other side of town
She don't mind, she's on her own
Singin', I got not time for my sex crimes
I got not time for my sex crimes
Sex crimes, sex crimes
Sex crimes, sex crimes
Sex crimes, sex crimes
etc.
unnamed duet
Oh my oh my, I've had a vision and it's looking very grim
Brush my hair, cut my teeth, sign my life away
The christian thing to do would be to
You walk so fast, it doesn't seem like night or day
The kitchen door is locked, I can't hear a sound
Press me down, cut me up, if you're lucky then
And everything keeps going around and around and around
Take my pulse, take my time, take my pulse again
Earthling in the Orient
I am an earthling in the orient
I am an earthling in the orient
Radio waves across the screen
Circling through my chow mein
I am an earthling in the orient
The people down here, they just walk around with their hands in their pockets
Couldn't care if I saw their heads on a chopping-block
Heard the news across the world
Good soldiers keep on trying
I am an earthling in the orient
I am an earthling in the orient
I am an earthling in the orient
The women here, they hide in the shadows
Heading out of Tokyo, they drive their cars too fast
Giving all they have to give
Speaking the unspeakable
Making the orient a hard place to live
I am an earthling in the orient
I am an earthling in the orient
Radio waves across the screen
Circling through my chow mein
I am an earthling in the orient
Look out!
Looks like this is sayonara
OK,
Sayonara!
Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey!
I am an earthling in the orient
Spoilt Music
Einstein's theory of time and space
It never meant that much to me
Kept running at 100 miles
Against the force of gravity
Against the force of good and bad
Which never meant that much to me
Spoilt music, spoilt music
Einstein's theory of time and space
It never meant that much to me
Kept running at 100 miles
Against the force of gravity
Against the force of good and bad
Which never meant that much to me
Spoilt music, spoilt music
So you wanted an
You wind up with a
You wanna
You wanna shine
Einstein's theory of time and space
It never meant that much to me
Kept running at 100 miles
Against the force of gravity
Against the force of good and bad
Which never meant nothing to me
Spoilt music, spoilt music
HEE-HAW & THE BIRTHDAY PARTY...stuff
A Catholic Skin
A catholic skin
Boneless and-uh thin
A bust of his
Fresh as butter
Stained and dry
When is a week not a wicked week?
When flies attack his polished dome
His nostrils bleed into a cup, a cup
A perfect catholic skin
Skin SKIN
Da-da-da-daaaa, etc.
A catholic skin
Boneless anglican
A bust of his
Fresh as butter
Stained and dry
When is a week not a wicked week?
When flies attack his polished dome
His nostrils bleed into a cup, a cup
A perfect catholic gin
gin GIN
The Red Clock
The red clock goes drip toc
Drip toc as it rains cats and dogs
That break on the footpath
Put your hand out the window
Get stripped to the claw bone
The red clock goes
The red clock goes
The red clock goes drip toc
Drip toc it's the wine of the times
Stains Antoinette's gown
Don't walk in the garden
There's hands from the hedges
Faint Heart
Like your just something hanging about
Check the ghost, ghost, ghost>
The ghost I am
Down in the garden
Hidden amongst the foxgloves
Alone in the dark
from the heart
Scraped from the heart
Scraped from the heart
the beast
Call a priest
Call the p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-police
Death, death, death, death!
Down in the parlour
Hidden amongst the frankincense
Alone in the dark
from the heart
Scraped from the heart
Scraped from the heart
Heart
the beast
Call a priest
Call the p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p
Death, death, death, death, death!
Down in the parlour
Hidden amongst the frankincense
Alone in the dark
from the heart
Scraped from the heart
Scraped from the heart
Death By Drowning
To get a breath of fresh air
A tempestuous sea
A howling gale
Dirty weather
Hang around until lunch
Death by drowning
Death by drowning
Its an absolute dump
To get the tips of your toes wet
To be suntanned
His skin's peeling
To build sandcastles
Death by drowning
Death by drowning
To get out of one's depth
Carried off by the current
Lovely sea trip
The sea is only
A stones throw from the beach
Death by drowning
Death by drowning
Death by drowning
Death by drowning
Freshly painted boats
The Hair Shirt
Halls echo with the sounds of his footsteps
Water drip drops from the ceiling
Shadow of a bird
Race! Race! Race! Race! Race! Race!
Race to the door and see what's scratching
Groaning Walls did they hear you?
Hair of the dog, hair of the dog, hair of the dog
Turning purple is the colour of murder
Turning purple is the colour of murder
Turning purple is the colour of murder
Turning purple is the colour of murder
What's in your eye?
Said what size?
Left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right
What's in your eye?
Said what size?
Left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right
Halls echo with the sounds of his footsteps
Water drip drops from the ceiling
Shadow of a bird
Race! Race! Race! Race! Race! Race!
Race to the door and see what's scratching
Groaning Walls did they hear you?
Hair of the dog, hair of the dog, hair of the dog
Turning purple is the colour of murder
Turning purple is the colour of murder
Turning purple is the colour of murder
Turning purple is the colour of murder
What's in your eye?
Said what size?
Left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right
Eyes? Size? (left right)
Race! Race! Race! Race! Race! Race! etc.
Turning purple is the colour of murder
Turning purple is the colour of murder
Turning purple is the colour of murder
Turning purple is the colour of murder
Hats On Wrong
Dancing like a chimney sweep
I look ridiculous
All hands and feet
The hat's on wrong
The hat's on wrong
The hat's on wrong
The hat's on
It's wrong, wrong, wrong, etc.
The skulls are just like stepping stones
The river's littered with little bones
The hat's on wrong
The hat's on wrong
The hat's on wrong
The hat's on
It is on wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong
It's on wrong, wrong, wrong
The grass is green
The sky is blue
My feet are bound in bamboo
The hat's on wrong
The hat's on wrong
The hat's on wrong
The hat's on
It's on wrong, wrong, wrong
It's on wrong, wrong
The hat is on wrong, wrong
My hat is on wrong, wrong
On my skull
Look at me, my hat is on wrong
My hat's on wrong
Guilt Parade
The drumming deceives you
The blood in your veins
And it pounds in a tattoo
It brings you to rags
And the
Guilt parade
The guilt parade
Parade, parade
The happy monotony
It drags like a nail
And it ladders your mealy mouth
Into splintering smiles
And the
Guilt parade
The guilt parade
Parade, parade
Wave and say hello
Wave and say hello
Wave and say hello
Wave and say hello
Waving My Arms
It's all rough and tumble
The commotion of new
And we feel rather shiny
In our signalling suits
And explode into ho, ho, ho, ho, ho
It's our manifesto
And we won't get to sleep
For fifty thousand years
And we won't get to sleep
For maybe five minutes
Waving my arms
In motion
Around a lot
OTHER (so far), alphabetical
A.K.A.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVjqqaDCv0s
My picture's on the wall
And in my wallet
My name's on the deeds
And all the letters
I really should know
But I don't have a clue
A clue, a clue, a clue
Neighbours say hello and goodbye to me
They know me well, even better than myself
A.K.A.K.A.K.A.
Oh well, I keep forgetting
Uh-huh, no use regretting now
Trying to establish myself
Singing tunes and going shopping
I write
It doesn't mean much
But every minute of the week counts
It counts, it counts, it counts
Neighbours say hello and goodbye to me
They know me well, even better than myself
A.K.A.K.A.K.A.
Oh well, I keep forgetting
Uh-huh, no use regretting now
My picture's on the wall
And in my wallet
My name's on the deeds
And all the letters
I really should know
But I don't have a clue
A clue, a clue, a clue
Neighbours say hello and goodbye to me
They know me well, even better than myself
A.K.A.K.A.K.A.
A.K.A.K.A.K.A.
A.K.A.K.A.K.A.
aaaaaaaaaaaaah, etc.
Bones To/For Borneo
A pile of bones
A wooden carving
Lots of white violins
A few squabbling skulls
A birch broom
A man
Some human pyramids
El Greco
Some men
A chalk circle
A smelly Turkish bath
A runaway carriage
Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop the carriage
Before it gets to the road
Boy Hero
Boy drowns
He's a boy hero
Livin' to do things right
He's a boy hero
Brings out his goals every night
He's a riot, he's a laugh
Boy hero autograph
He's a boy hero
He needs no introduction
He's a boy hero
Another heavenly production
Quiet as a Christian, safe as a saint
Boy hero can't wait
Oh boy
He's a boy hero
I wanna be just like you, boy hero
He's a boy hero
I wanna be in the news
Then I could dance, oh what fun
Boy hero going under
Then I could dance, oh what fun
Boy hero going under
Going under, he's going under (boy drowns)
Going under, he's going down (boy drowns)
Boy hero, boy (boy drowns)
(Boy drowns)
The Cracked Portrait
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k8pdFkUOco (Rowland!)
Until I die
Life is a cut of me
Cracked portrait I,
My footprints a story
Rubies and pearls
Mine for the exchange
The mark of the beast
There on my shoulder
By your side
Let's Talk About Art
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2BPAdGZhPg
T-t-t-t-t-today, etc.
Let's talk about art
Let's talk about art
Let's talk about art
Let's talk about
Aaaart, aaaaart, aaaaart, aaaart
Take away his ears and nose
And dress him up in cardboard
Clothes
Let's talk about art
Let's talk about art
Let's talk about art
Let's talk about
Aaaart, aaaaart, aaaaart, aaaart
Take away his ears and nose
And dress him up in cardboard
Clothes
Aaaart, aaaaart, aaaaart, aaaart
T-t-t-t-t-today, etc.
Let's talk about art
Let's talk about art
Let's talk about art
Let's sing about art
Masturbation Generation
Who says that I'm livin' in a teenage?
I feel like I'm livin' in a stone age
I'm gonna buy a razor blade
'Cause I'm just followin' the latest dance craze
My bed's not made
And my friends have strayed
And you don't need an explanation
Just tell them we're livin' in a masturbation generation
My head is achin' and my nerves are shot
My legs are shakin' and I'm tied in knots
We ain't gonna give you what we got
Ah, we got somethin', but I don't know what
Looks like we're headin' for a nice weekend
Lookin' for inspiration
I'll tell 'em that we're livin' in a masturbation generation
Don't talk to me about the good old days
We won't be back till Sunday
My generation is on holiday
I never wanted a suntan anyway
Ah, let's all shout, it's a celebration
'Cause my generation is my favourite generation
We all know suicide is dead
But we don't want salvation
I'll tell 'em we're livin' in a masturbation generation
Masturbation generation
Masturbation generation
Masturbation generation
Masturbation generation (etc)
Mouth To Mouth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBzEGGsZGBI
You have 100 mouths
Hold your tongue
I've just begun
Put your hands over your eyes
Now count to ten
Now take your medicine
You have 100 mouths
Put a spoon on your tongue
Isn't this fun?
Kiss me
(All my life) paper skeletons
() you must not fear
() they hold petitions
() but your name's not on them
Not on them
Oh, mouth to mouth
It's strange(/cold - nov '78) on a night like this
You could get lost
You could get crossed
The new brides will wear white
As my arms reached out
To catch you
Kiss me
(All my life) paper skeletons
() you must not fear
() they hold petitions
() but your name's not on them
Not on them
Oh, mouth to mouth
It's strange on a night like this
You could get lost
Or double-crossed
The new brides will wear white
As my arms reached out to catch you
Kiss me
(All my life) paper skeletons
() you must not fear
() they hold petitions
() but your name's not on them
Not on them
Oh, mouth to mouth (mouth to mouth)
Mouth to mouth (mouth to mouth)
Mouth to mouth (mouth to mouth)
Mouth to mouth (mouth to mouth)
To mouth (mouth to mouth)
To mouth
The Running Goat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYB6dmYVCWY
Kling, klang goes the bell
As it rattles around the neck
Of a beast that is running
Not on four but on two legs
And then the running goat jumps up
To cut your hair with scissors
I sit in a cornfield
Where I drink with a scarecrow
Who's trailing a forearm
It's all dried up and withered
And everything in the garden shed
Turns into a man and kills you
You lie on the carpet
You flip like a big squid
For the running goat has
Taken all your bones away
And everything in the garden shed
Turns into a man and kills you
Safe House
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1HPCfLOc3M (Nick sings the stormy weather bit twice in this recording rather than "in the faces of sinners...")
Hungry, hungry, hungry
I retire with my sickness,
And a mini-skull
Bonehead says boo
In the faces of sinners
She often laughs
Heard her on the patio
Laughing out loud
And we're having stormy weather (my oh my)
Church is still shaking (my oh my)
Someone saw a ghost (my oh my)
Running round in circles (my oh my)
Running, running, running (my oh my)
Off with his head (my oh my)
Smash up his anvil (my oh my)
Off with his head [unearthly scream]
A safe house is
Sure as eggs is
A safe house is
Sure as eggs is
A safe house is
Sure as eggs is
A safe house is
Sure as eggs is
Scatterbrain
Scatterbrain
Stutterbrain
Knows my face
Calls my name
Blunts my hand
Cuts the cord
Try to write out
Breaks my fingers
Scatterbrain
Soft toy brain
Lose the world
In a glimpse
Ugly face(/turn away)
Turn your head(/ugly head)
Swims a river
Of thick sleep
Scatter brain
Tatter head
My discard
Lights my bed
Fall into
Those dear dead arms
Holds me so tight
Kiss me to sleep