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A Letter From Afar
No joy in heaven, although the sun may shine
I need the warmth of gin inside
I see the golden track, blurred in sand and dust
Where burnt out cars decay and rust, (march)
No joy in heaven, despite the glittering stars
Their jagged shapes just tear my heart
Between the sand and stone
The flowers of hope may grow
Then trodden on by commandos, (march)
Chanting these words out like a prayer
Hoping someone’s listening up there
Reach for a face that isn’t here
Fooled by my mind I fear …..
A letter from afar
Too much is not enough
I need to feel your touch
I need to have you close to me
Desert sons and guns
Mosquito nets and bombs
I watch them from my swimming pool, (splash)
A letter from afar
Blind Allegiance
Why is it such a crime
To have an open mind
Caught in the big decline
Crisis all the time
Left with this open wound
A legacy of lust
Storm clouds begin to loom
Ominous above
Why is it such a crime
To have a way of life
That’s outside the dotted line
They draw for us
Beggars and millionaires
Ugly, bad and good
Daughters and sons despair
Where is Robin Hood
Empires and kingdoms die
What keeps their souls alive
Blind Allegiance, blind allegiance
Empires and kingdoms die
What keeps their souls alive
Blind Allegiance, blind allegiance
Why is it such a crime
To feel humility
Into the politics of possibility
Healing this open wound
A destiny for us
Blue skies break through the gloom
The future lies with us
Arctic Summer
Angel standing at my cradle
Haunting every thought and every dream
Entering my blood so gently
Like malaria, she flows through me
Now it will be an arctic summer
I’m a haunted house and no one’s home
Now it will be an arctic summer
I’m the wolf that walks alone
Softly, softly slow but surely
Time erodes the memories of pain
The sun is dripping in the ocean
With it drowns another day
The wind is cold, it blows and blows
A hurricane into my soul
Like Jericho, when trumpets blow
My kingdom falls and winter calls my name
It will be an arctic summer
Waiting for the ice to thaw again
Now it will be an arctic summer
Loving you the hardest way
And rivers flow and sunsets glow
With shooting stars and tides of gold
But all I know , is ice and snow
Without your love there’s nothing left at all
Nothing left at all, nothing left at all
Amnesia
Kid Jensen BBC Radio 1 session broadcast 6/4/1982
The morning call rings in my ears
The sunshine floods in through the blinds
The radio screams out a rhythm
I hold my head and rub my eyes
Where did I go? What did I say? I can’t remember it today Oh, yeah …
I try some free association
To see what comes into my mind
Some images keep on recurring
A pretty girl bottles of wine
Oh, amnesia, oh, amnesia
I feel my body start to tremble
A cold chill runs down my spine
A lipstick message in a mirror,
“I won’t forget you, Caroline.””
Where did I go? What did I say? I can’t remember it today
I try to focus in a mirror, there is something there
Amnesia, oh Amnesia, oh
I think I’ll take a cold shower
To see what comes into my mind
And afterwards things are much clearer
I won’t forget you, Caroline
I won’t forget you, Caroline
I couldn’t forget you if I tried
I won’t forget you,Caroline
I couldn’t forget you if I tried
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AGE OF ILLUSION
Album track
(Age of Illusion released 2014 No Emo Blanc records)
Here she comes now, she’s an angel but
on the inside she is like a devil
We adore her, wanna be her
Escape reality and then destroy her
Here she comes the lovely ghost
dressed in the emperor’s new clothes
In the age of illusion nothing is real
In the age of illusion, it’s artificial
Here he comes now, Mr. Hollow
Making promises that we must follow
The truth is out there go and find it
Look through his disguise and see what
lies behind it
Follow faithfully like dogs and
worship your digital Gods
CAREFUL OF DREAMS
Track Distant Skies EP 2013
A dream of silence in a sea of blue
To swim with dolphins is a dream come true
In paradise, the sharks reside.
Be careful of dreams,
dreams they can destroy you.
Be careful of dreams,
they might come true.
I had a dream
and I found myself drowning
in a dream called you.
A
glimpse of heaven from a house made of
stoneThe
walls, a castle;This
chair, a throne.Under
palace floors, the rats hold court
Tread
carefully,there
might be monsters.Even
saints cast shadows.I
worshipped your name,the
face of an angel,with
the soul of a devil
CORRIDORSAlbum
Track (Climate of Fear – released 18/03/16)
Empty
spaces, distant voicesKeep
on running turning cornersDown
the corridors
Never
ending, going nowhereDestination,
getting furtherDown
the corridors
One
day I’ll find my own way out of this dark placeOne
day I’ll see the light and I’ll disappear without trace
Voices
calling, getting closerKeep
on running, turn the cornerDown
the corridors
FOREVER
RUNNINGAlbum
track, Forever Running, released Sire records, 1985
Life,
in a quiet town I felt that I might drownIn
obscurity Like a hermitI
always seemed to be in bedWith
stacks of books I should have readLike
Kerouac, Virginia Woolf & GenetIt
seems to me, the place to beIs
far away from hollow dreamsThat
satisfy the few and not the many
You,
you turn my world aroundYou,
you turn me upside down
And
everything that you doAnd
everything that you sayJust
keeps me running to be right next to youAnd
every time that we meetthe
earth moves under my feetI
melt in your body heatI
can’t compete
Down,
from the barren slopesTo
the plain belowWhere
the city sleeps I took my two feetThey
say tomorrow’s all aboutMistakes
we make, and there’s no doubtI
have made so many I can’t count themForget
the past and move on fastAway
from dreams that never lastForever
gunning, forever running
You
turn my world aroundYou,
you turn me upside down
With
everything that you doI’m
not afraid what Virginia Woolf might doAnd
every word that you sayFrom
the balcony I’ll throw Jean GenetWith
everything that you doKeeps
me running to be right next to youAnd
everything that you sayForever
running, forever running
HEART
OF GOLDAlbum
track, Forever Running, released Sire records, 1985
She
circles round me like a glowing wheel tonightPrecious
soul, heart of goldAlthough
she has no money she is rich in kindTreasure
trove, heart of goldSo
I get drunk on her elixir of lifeThat
overflows from her heart of goldThen
I get burnt as the immortal flame ignitesAnd
starts to glow in her heart of gold
Here
in this Russian winterOutside
it’s twelve belowAnd
in this prison chamberShe
melts the ice between my toesWith
a heart of gold
Yes
it’s the thought that countsThe
thought that caresThe
thought that can’tBe
overthrown in a heart of goldNo,
she will not be silentShe
will not be toldDespite
the cold, her heart is gold
JUST
AN ECHOAlbum
track, Forever Running, released Sire records, 1985
She’s
a kind of goddessThe
kind that can be cruelAnd
I’m her foolLike
John the BaptistMy
head will fall for youI’m
cut in twoA
taunting smileBewildered
and bewitchedI’ve
come unstitched
I
thought, I saw you smile at meBut
it was meant for someone else to findI
thought, I heard you say my nameBut
it was just an echo in my mind
These
desperate hoursAs
brittle as a leafAn
imprisoned thiefLike
Ingrid BergmanSo
fragile and divineWhen
she said her lines
LEFT
OUT IN THE COLDEP
track (Nowhere Girl 6 track EP released 1980 Dead Good Records)
I’ve
had enough, I don’t want you any moreI’ve
realised there’s more to life than boy and girlLove,
love gone stale this has been no fairly taleLeave
me alone, I’m better off on my ownAnd
whose to know?Left
out in the cold
Watch
from the window, watch me walk awayYou
call out my name now you’re begging for me to stayOnce,
once is enough, not gonna lose my head in the clouds againLeave
me alone, I’m better off on my ownAnd
whose to know?Left
out in the cold
Taken
in by every thing you saidBut
I was tricked again and again and againLove,
love gone stale, this has been no fairly taleLeave
me alone I’m better off on my ownAnd
whose to know?Left
out in the cold
MARILYN
DREAMSSingle
Some Bizzare/Deram records 1981
Don’t
cry my dollAnd
I’ll rock you to sleepIn
your house we’ll shut awayYour
halo becomes your nooseYour
halo becomes your nooseMarilyn
Dreams
Fame,
I’ve had fameAnd
I’ve raced towards the sunNow
I’m thereIt’s
like IcarusYour
halo becomes your nooseYour
halo becomes your nooseMarilyn
Dreams
MOLESTrack
on Some Bizarre Album, 1981
The
moles who bury themselvesBeneath
their paranoiaHidden
from society
Moles
in holesUndergroundThey
can’t be found
Subterranean
animalsSitting
ugly in their smugnessBasking
in mediocrity
Hate
to stand out in the crowdDressed
in black and they make no soundWhispering
occasionally
MY
SHIP OF DREAMSAlbum
track, Forever Running, released Sire records, 1985
Time
to end this long hiatusMy
wounded heart is on the mendI’ll
search for gold in AcapulcoThe
treasure chest at rainbow’s end
Wind,
sand and stars will heal the scarsI’m
melting down these prison barsA
lonely lightship lost at seaThat’s
what my heart will be
My
ship of dreams(Sailing
away)In
my ship of dreams(Sailing
away)In
my ship of dreams
Citadels
and far pavilionsMidnight
sun, Savannah starsThrough
sapphire seas and sulphur mountainsTo
the paradise bazaar
NOWHERE
GIRLSingle
on Dead Good records 1980, Re-recorded single Some Bizarre Records
1982
Nowhere
girl, you’re living in a dreamNowhere
girl, you stay behind the scenes,Nowhere
girl, you never go outside,Nowhere
girl, ’cause you prefer to hide.
Every
day, every mightIn
that all old familiar lightYou
hung up when I called you at home.And
I try to get throughAnd
I try to talk to youBut
there’s something stopping me from getting through
Nowhere
girl, what you had you need,Nowhere
girl, all functional and neat,Nowhere
girl, in self-imposed exile,Nowhere
girl, a martyr-like denial
OTHER
PEOPLE’S LIVESAlbum
track (Age of Illusion released 2014 No Emo Blanc records)
Other
people’s lives are more interesting than oursThat’s
why we never tire of poking our noses inI
want to know all the sordid detailsFly
on the wall, I’ve got to know what’s really going on
The
secrets and the liesThe
truth behind the smilesof
other people’s livesIt’s
really interestingWe
only ever see what we’re supposed to seeThey’re
just like you and mebut
far more interesting
Other
people’s worlds are more fascinatingThat’s
why we never tire of sticking the boot inI
want to know all the informationLet’s
dig some dirtI
got to know what’s happening
I
don’t know how she does itThree
kids and a Cocaine habitIt’s
morally reprehensible of courseBut
in this day and age it’s just par for the course
REMEMBRANCE
DAYEP
track (Nowhere Girl 6 track EP released 1980 Dead Good Records),
re-recorded single Some Bizzare/Deram 1981)
In
the forest, in the snowAll
those many years agoPale
stones and epitaphsMourning
bells and half-mast flagsIn
the cemetery where they fellAll
those many years agoAnd
now it’s just a memoryEroded
by the years
Forgotten
heroes undergroundWrinkled
faces gather roundPale
stones and epitaphsRoses
on a barbed wire fenceWinter
landscapes never changeOh
it must have been the sameIn
the forest, in the snowAll
those many years ago
Remembrance
DayAll
they have is memoriesFrom
photographs in silver framesUpon
the mantelpieceRemembrance
DayLost
forever in the fields of foreign landsmany
miles away
In
the forest, in the snowAll
those many years agoBombed
out victims blown sky highburied
where they lieA
generation undergroundwrinkled
faces gather rundSongs
will never bring them backNever
bring them back
SAN
FRANCISCOAlbum
Track (Climate of Fear – released 18/03/16)
If
you’re going to San Franciscobe
sure you wear your corporate logoWhere
are all the flowers?Where
are all the flowers?There’s
no peace and love in the neighbourhoodSan
FranciscoDon’t
lose your soul
If
you’re going to San Franciscobe
sure you have a six figure incomeWhere
are all the flowers?Take
me to the towers where the dreams are madeI
want my piece of cakeSan
FranciscoDon’t
lose your soul
We
got it madeYeah
we’re okThere’s
too much realityand
not enough insanityWhere
are all the flowers?Who
needs flowerswhen
the magic bus is coming for us?
SHE’S
A CAR CRASHAlbum
track (Age of Illusion released 2014 No Emo Blanc records)
He
broke her heart it shattered into piecesTorn
apart left her for the vulturesA
car crash by the side of the roadHe
broke her heart now there’s no feelingShe’s
a car crash
He
stole her dreams then gave them to anotherTook
everything gave them to his loverA
burnt wreck by the side of the roadHe
stole her dreams they are gone forever
I
want to put her together again with my loveI
want to mend her broken heart her shattered dreamsand
make her feel againI
want to put her together again with my love
He
ripped her up like shreds of paperThrew
them away into the gutterLitter
by the side of the roadHe
ripped her up now its all overShe’s
a car crash
SWITCH
ON SWITCH OFFAlbum
track, Forever Running, released Sire records, 1985
With
a heartbeat and a breathAs
much emotion as a silhouetteSwitching
on then switching offLike
machinery devoid of loveSwitch
on – switch offSwitch
on – switch off
With
a footstep on the iceOn
the other side is paradiseThat’s
the risk we have to takeOr
we never move away from base
The
hands on the clock were goingRound
and round and round and roundTime
is crawling on its knees todaySwitch
on, love flows through your eyesSwitch
off, love goes and we lie againLie
again, lie again oh oh oh !
With
a promise written in your heartTake
a mighty jump into the darkFace
the fear, face to faceAnd
the dark becomes a friendly place
WALKING
DEADSession
track Radio Trent 1980
Remembering
the times when we used to play games in the back of my carMemories
of an afternoon spent with you and Bogart in the cinemaBut
now you’re gone I only hear the sound of the factory life machineI
lie awake in bed put the pillow to my head and I daydream
In
the time honoured manner of someone that’s lost his loverI
don’t need a friendSo
I’ll watch the world go by as a tear forms in my eyes when I hear
them sayHe’s
like the walking dead
Remembering
the times when we used to go walking down the country lanesand
the birds and the sky and the leaves and the trees and the wind and
rainbut
now you’re gone I only hear the sound of the wined howling through
my doorWhen
someone rings my bell I just crawl into my shell and pretend no-one’s