Islands Of The Dead Be Bop Deluxe

"Come with me to the fire festival Let us burn each other blind Let us dance, let us dance away Dance till the end of time.

Twilight Capers Be Bop Deluxe

wild ones keep their shades pulled down, They hid their dead eyes from the ground, They starve their souls with murder proud Beneath the shroud, beneath the shroud And in a corner by the door, in a picture

Axe Victim Be Bop Deluxe

You came to watch the band To see us play our parts We hoped you'd lend an ear You hope we dress like tarts But back stage we stand naked All the make-up cleaned away My poet sheds his pretty skin

Speed Of The Wind Be Bop Deluxe

Nelson If you see me If you see me smiling It's no sin It's just the speed of the wind If you want me If you want me laughing Let me sing It's just the speed of the wind It's just the speed of the wind

Kiss Of Light Be Bop Deluxe

The woman of moon flew into my room last night She tortured my body and made me feel sorry Though I though I was right Gave me the kiss of light … Gave me the kiss of light … Gave me the kiss of light

Orphans Of Babylon Be Bop Deluxe

Nelson Ooh in babylon Your secret's on the run We're hiding from the sun, tonight My mind has been set free I dream of sorcery Bring all your sins to me, tonight The airships cross the sky in sight of

Blazing Apostles Be Bop Deluxe

God drives a dreamless highway in a black sedan, Picking up survivors, preaching to the motel man. Blazing apostles, Thieves in the night, Messengers of the fall.

Crystal Gazing Be Bop Deluxe

The man who owned the heartache That lived on the stairs... Passed me in the night whistling "Memories of You"...

Lights Be Bop Deluxe

Shadows move across the faces Of the people we once knew And though their hearts are full of sorrow The sun inside can still shine through In the factories and the stations In the house of the poor In

Lovers Are Mortal Be Bop Deluxe

In the back of your car Where the light from the stars Caught our eyes in a moment of blue It was then that I knew All my feelings were true And what lovers like us have to do I looked at the time And

Piece Of Mine Be Bop Deluxe

Came to me one rainy evening Warmer then the setting sun Took my love by the tigger Shot me like a gun Hold me like a baby She laughed at my fears Said now love don't you worry Make everything so clear

Quest For The Harvest Of The Stars Be Bop Deluxe

has been no answer Though I recall My innocence and laughter I'm feeling older now But what comes after this is through Time had traced its maps across my face Sign and lines for you to navigate And in the

Jet Silver And The Dolls Of Venus Be Bop Deluxe

Floating out your window On the streams of purest sound, Can you see the town? In midnight eiderdown? Wrapped in your dressing gown And robed in space.

Maid In Heaven Be Bop Deluxe

She's a maid in heaven He's a knight on the tiles A bat out of hell, oh well! It's just a question of style...

The Gold At The End Of My Rainbow Be Bop Deluxe

The cup of sorrow overflows… Nothing shows, no nothing glows, But my soul is all at sea The night has had it’s way with me This game is growing rather grim And some of us must sink or swim But I’ll play

Dangerous Stranger Be Bop Deluxe

"It's after midnight in the city of broken dreams Down in the alley, Galileo meets his pack of thieves Over the river by the old hotel There's a big car coming like a bat out of Hell It's the dangerous

Futurist Manifesto Be Bop Deluxe

Nelson Nevermore days astonishing Happening with tapes and anything 1962 Power beyond years are endings Time most misplaced The earth forever renders the promised mockery (mockery) Ghost in latitude, fears

Sound Track Be Bop Deluxe

Tin aeroplanes trace the time Past our fading window's eyes And the panes are pains inside Through which we see All the glories fast unfold All the joys lo and behold It's a bitter-sweet dark secret That

Between The Worlds Be Bop Deluxe

Between the worlds are pearls Around your lily white neck So round, profound all shining beads of sweat I know my way 'round your throat like a knife I'll silver and steel you away to my island of sea

Down On Terminal Street Be Bop Deluxe

Nelson I took a walk down terminal street last night To see the ancient faces living there I saw the sunken eyes of agony And saw the desperate stations of despair The madman waiting for the spirit girls

Jets At Dawn Be Bop Deluxe

Woke this morning, the war was over The radio was singing love songs Saw the smiles upon the soldiers Coming home across the fields The calendar said first of August Romance and promises of summer days

Love Is Swift Arrows Be Bop Deluxe

Nelson Room in the east invested with meanings, Open to none but the strange and the wild Sunset encounters with destiny's chances, Envelopes marked for the personal life Night falling, hiding the poets

New Precision Be Bop Deluxe

Nelson With new precision the golden days return The lovers prison, the kingdom of the worm Driving through empty towns, pass me a cigarette I think that it could rain, in time we all forget.

Heavenly Homes Be Bop Deluxe

The stars are burning And the moon is shining bright, The world is turning underneath This canopy of night...

Possession Be Bop Deluxe

Nelson There's such a beautiful mess up in my room My thoughts are tangled in the legs of chairs I like to think that it's my token of genius But then again perhaps I just don't care.

Crying To The Sky Be Bop Deluxe

Crying to the sky Searching for a silver lining Hoping that the clouds I'm climbing aren't hiding rain. Nowhere left to go, For every show now disappoints me.

Love With The Madman Be Bop Deluxe

please me they're so dark And it's so easy to forgive them And violins still scream from every room You're ever passed your presence through But is you hang 'round here much longer You'll go crazy with the

Like An Old Blues Be Bop Deluxe

Laughing at me (he he he he he) Those pictures you said were strange Out of tune out of key It's such a shame but you never quite see You always put the blame on me I'm like an old blues That you

Mill Street Junction Be Bop Deluxe

Behind the gasworks after midnight Mad Jane she holds a sweaty hand And 'though the rain runs down the gutter She dreams she hears the gasworks band Somewhere cathedral bells are screaming As someones

Music In Dreamland Be Bop Deluxe

Standing by the old car Sunset in your grey eyes Listening to the bluebirds Praying for a sunrise Maybe we'll make music in dreamland tonight Someone in the garden Walking through the moonlight Sailing

Swan Song Be Bop Deluxe

With our bodies on fire and our heads in a spin We pressed close to the moment We were Siamese twins in ecstasy, in ecstasy So we lay soul to soul as the archer of the night United our hearts for

Stage Whispers Be Bop Deluxe

Nelson Well I'm waiting in the wings With all the strings and things That help me make the music Just another curtain call Before I fall into your arms To give my music This guitar does not lie The great

Between The Worlds (Original Single Version) Be Bop Deluxe

Nelson Well I'm waiting in the wings With all the strings and things That help me make the music Just another curtain call Before I fall into your arms To give my music This guitar does not lie The great

Beauty Secrets Be Bop Deluxe

Bring on the cabaret, we can all have a laught . . . I've made the theatre of the absurd at last . . . Drink up and let's go home, The demon is on the phone . . .

Sleep That Burns Be Bop Deluxe

The waitresses all ask me for my price I laugh and say I'm leaving And this is only dreaming So hold me while I'm screaming... Now...! Is the moment of truth...

Surreal Estate Be Bop Deluxe

That day became a year Time flies in this atmosphere Aeroplanes and crashing cars Automatic in the head my dreams of you.

Sister Seagull Be Bop Deluxe

Sister seagull, oh you're flying me to high Feels so dizzy underneath your open skies And it's strange the games we play to hide the crime Sister seagull, you're the reason I survive I am a prisoner

Blue As A Jewel Be Bop Deluxe

Nelson There's a crystal at the heart of every tear On reflection making love affection clear And she is blue as jewel Clear as ice, kind and cruel There's a silence at the edge of every sigh There's a

Bring Back The Spark Be Bop Deluxe

I've been up all night It’s been down so long There's a fire in my heart If you feel the same Won't you feed my flame You can help bring back the spark Bring back the spark You can bring it back Bring

Rocket Cathedrals Be Bop Deluxe

Nelson I've been a bad boy, you know the way Became an airboy and changed my name My airship dreams had found a clearer sky I've been thinking about the state I'm in I started sinking a bottle of gin In

Lost In The Neon World Be Bop Deluxe

Nelson This jet-age life is getting worse I feel I'm half a universe away I left my home some time ago To fight the creatures of the USA You tell me that this neon world is free Say this is the place I

Panic In The World Be Bop Deluxe

Nelson In the cities there is talk of rain and fire It was on the air today, it almost filled me with desire All our skies are gray, they say the dreamers line the streets Looking out from hollow houses

Love In Flames Be Bop Deluxe

Nelson I love you with a fever I love you like a fire Everything is burning With the flames of my desire Flames, love in flames I'm in flames, love in flames.

Fair Exchange Be Bop Deluxe

Here we come in a cloud stars in our eyes Standing up proud it's the perfect disguise We've got so much to give, so much to gain Just give me your money, and I'll give you my pain It's a fair exchange

Autosexual Be Bop Deluxe

Nelson Away We go So fast (x3) Feel im speedin' on The highway's leading Screaming like a jet tonight Don't know what I'm after But my wheels are going faster Than the speed of light Thunder screams thunder

New Mysteries Be Bop Deluxe

Nelson New mysteries There's mystery in the air New mysteries The kind I never share. Running in the dark Beating on your bleeding heart Wrecked beyond repair.

Third Floor Heaven Be Bop Deluxe

Nelson He's been saving, selling everything he didn't need Such a shy boy, with a secret up his sleeve, He's a strange one, never bothers with the girls, Heard him swear once, at least I thought I heard

Adventures In A Yorkshire Landscape Be Bop Deluxe

Nelson Bridges and rivers and buildings pulled down Time spent in places my footsteps had found Mirrors in ballrooms lie smashed on the ground, Walking with November mists Pathways and windows and movies

Forbidden Lovers Be Bop Deluxe

night Forbidden lovers A secret message on the phone Heaven's above us And hell's below, so I am told Beware the shame And paper game It's all the same when you sell your soul To a love so bold Oh will

Jean Cocteau Be Bop Deluxe

Sometimes a film Sometimes a photograph Sometimes a rose Sometimes a looking glass Enchanter of souls Your dreams still unfold Sometimes a child Sometimes a tradgedy Sometimes a truth Sometimes a fantasy