Rialto

Milk of amnesia
You make it easier
So raise a glass
In the air and drown out all your cares
Lips round the bottle neck
Soon your gonna forget each other and every regret
And let your dreams set sail
Inside we're feeling warm
Ready for any storm
We ain't got our weather proofs on
But we're feeling strong
A belly full of hope
Lie back and you will float
Drifting on your dream boat
To a distant land
And we can't make it home
We'll sleep on the paving stones
Happy just to be there
Beneath the starlit dome
Milk of amnesia
You make it easier
Milk of amnesia
Everything's fading fast
Forget about the past
Through the bottom of the glass
The world look

In a skyscraper - in a skyscraper's where I want to live: with no elevator, at the top of the stairs where nobody else is. I don't want any trouble in my little bubble...

Up above the clouds, looking at the crowds down on the ground. Watching from the steeple, all the little people running round. Lock the door behind me, no-one's gonna find me to bring me down.

In a skyscraper, we'll send for the papers every now and then. When it's a bit safer, when it's a bit safe we might come down again. We don't want any trouble in our little bubble...

Up above the clouds, looking at the crowds down on the ground. Watching from the steeple, all the little people running round. Lock the door behind us, no-one's gonna find us to bring us down. Oh-oh-oh-oh, in a skyscraper, in a skyscraper. In a skyscraper, in a skyscraper.



Up above the clouds, looking at the crowds down on the ground. Watching from the steeple, all the little people running round. Lock the door behind us, no-one's gonna find us to bring us down. Oh-oh-oh-oh, in a skyscraper, in a skyscraper. In a skyscraper, in a skyscraper??짖€??짝

Vinegar Vera, packed his bags and left home to make his mark. Nobody missed him, because he was back before it got dark.

Vinegar Vera, lying on his bed cursing the ceiling. Because the world turned, and turning it ran over his feelings.

Vinegar Vera, now that you're almost 21. Vinegar Vera, locked in the bathroom at your mum's.

He looks in the mirror, and rolling the words around his mouth. He doesn't want to come out, he doesn't want to come out.

Chip on your shoulder, is harder to hide the more you get older. With every summer, feeling the world get colder and colder.

Vinegar Vera, now that you're almost 31. Vinegar Vera, wondering what you have become.

[CHORUS]

Vinegar Vera, lost his mum in the zoo when he was 5. The Hare Krishnas gave him a biscuit as he sat and cried.



Vinegar Vera, never thought life would come to this. Vinegar Vera, drowning in your own bitterness.

[CHORUS]

He doesn't want to come out, he doesn't want to come out.
He doesn't want to come out??짖€??짝

At eight o'clock we
said goodbye

That's when I left her
house for mine
She said that
she'd be staying in

Well she had to be
at work by nine
So I get home and have a bath

And left an hour or two pass

Drifting in front of my TV

When a film comes on
that she wants to see
It's Monday morning 5 19
And I'm still
wondering where she's been
Cause every time
I try to call
I just get her machine
And now it's almost 6 am
And I don't want to try again
Cause if she's still not back
then this must be the end
At half past two
I picture her
In the back of
someone else's car

He runs his fingers
through her hair

Oh you shouldn't left
him touch you there
It's Monday morning 5 19
And I'm still
wondering where she's been
Cause every time
I try to call
I just get her machine
And now it's almost 6 am
And I don't want to try again
Cause if she's still not back
Well heaven knows what then
Is this the end

It's Monday morning 5 19
And I'm still
wondering where she's been
Cause every time
I try to call
I just get her machine
And now it's almost 6 am
And I don't want to try again
Cause if she's still not back
Well heaven knows what then
Is this the end

The Underdogs
Keep running after shining motorbikes
Trying to keep up while they look back
And laugh
Oh we're so tired of dragging our hearts
It's the chrome and steel
And all the power that we want to feel
So when we catch them
We will rip them apart
Cos it's no more than they did to us
[chorus]
We've been waiting so long
We know just what we want
We will cheat and we'll rob
Cos we are underdogs
The underdogs
And we've had too much shit
Kicked out of us
To stop us howling
At the moon through the night
And if it keeps them up
Well that's alright
To be bitter and alone
Is such a dirty little job
We're jaded to our brittle bones
Cos we are the underdogs
Yes we are the underdogs
[chorus]
We've been waiting so long....
The underdogs
We are the underdogs
The underdogs
We are the underdogs

They may throw stones against the glass
But there's no need to worry
One day they'll want out help and ask
We'll turn and say we're sorry
If all the stars fall from the sky
And we've got nothing to cling to
There'll always be a you and I
And this is the song I'll sing you

(BRIDGE)
You and me should stick together
We were built to last forever

(CHORUS)
Shatterproof
Don't let go of your youth
If we don't run the race
Then we can never lose
Shatterproof
Because we know the truth
If we don't run the race
Then we can never lose

It doesn't matter what they say
Because the night is calling
I know a place where we can play
And watch the statues falling
'Cos with this feeling in our blood
We'll be forever young
And our two hearts will always thud
Just like the rhythm of drums

(REPEAT BRIDGE)
(REPEAT CHORUS)

With just our hearts to guide us
We'll leave them all behind us
Oh no they'll never find us now

Shatterproof
Don't let go of your youth
If we don't run the race
Then we can never lose
Shatterproof
Because we know the truth
If we don't run the race
Then we don't ever have to lose
And we'll always be shatterproof

Shatterproof
Shatterproof
Shatterproof

i'll call you up from a phone box
your light is on it's 3 o'clock
we'll go for a drive with the radio on
and you'll come aive to a forgotten song
londen crawling through the sodium glow
just like lovers again
slipping between the sheets of dirty rain
londen crawling through the sodium glow
just like lovers again
slipping between the sheets of dirty rain
under the cover of the narcotic night
the streaming colours of the traffic lights
the tow of us dreading the end
burning our money in a basement
london crawling through the sodium glow
just like lovers again
slipping between the sheets of dirty rain
sunday morning and i don't want to go
back to my single bed
to be lying alone out of my head
don't stop at the lights
there's no one else coming

london crawling through the sodium glow
just like lovers again
slipping between the sheets of dirty rain
sunday morning and i don't want to go
back to my single bed
to be lying alone out of my head

My idiot twin
Like a second skin
I just can't shake him
He's my stupid Siamese
A terminal disease
Forgive me please

(CHORUS)
My idiot twin
He's part of me
But one day I'll kill him
He is my idiot twin
When he dies
I'm gonna be king
My idiot twin

My unwanted Gemini
The things I'd like to hide
Eat me inside
Times I wish I could forget
Crippled by regret
Dogging my steps

(REPEAT CHORUS)

All of the things I shouldn't have said
He put those ideas in my head
I want him dead

They tried to kill us off
But this show's not over
Cos we were born to shine
And thrill like supernova
So dry your tears don't cry now
It's nowhere near the final curtain

Anything could happen
This world's uncertain
Anything could happen

Down every darkened street
We'll search until we find them
With knives between our teeth
We'll creep up behind them



Cos creatures of our kind will
Not give in till the final curtain

Anything could happen
This world's uncertain
Anything could happen
I know you're hurting
But anything could happen
Anything could happen

I know you're hurting
Anything could happen
This world's uncertain
Anything could happen

On a mission through the night
Sounds and actions, flashing lights
Don't care what time's on the clock
Hear the discotheque tick tock

Before they play the final tune
And i'm standing alone in a crowded room
Is there anyone out there
Is there anyone out there
There must be somebody somewhere
Is there anyone out there

What's the point in going home
To a silent answer phone



Smoking cigarettes in bed
Noises ringing in your head

Before they play the final tune
And i'm standing alone in a crowded room
Is there anyone out there
Is there anyone out there
There must be somebody somewhere
Is there anyone out there
Is there anyone out there
There must be somebody somewhere
Is there anyone out there

Like a shot from the dark
In the silence of night
Down the black boulevard
Come the blinding headlights
If it isn't the hit
It's the thrill of the chase
You've got to admit
It's a hell of a place
But when she turns
How she sparkles and burns
And I am bound by her spell
I'm tied to her carousel
Like shooting stars
That scratch away at the dark
I know that my fate is sealed
On Catherine's wheel
So look down the tracks
See how far you've come
There's no turning back
The deal is done
Take hold of the rail
It's a heart stopping ride
The sparks fall like hail
As she draws me inside
And when she turns
How she sparkles and burns
And I am bound by her spell
I'm tied to her carousel
Like shooting stars
That scratch away at the dark
I know that my fate is sealed
On Catherine's wheel
Oh the record goes round
The needle goes down
On a forgotten sound

But when she turns
How she sparkles and burns
And I am bound by her spell
I'm tied to her carousel
Like shooting stars
That scratch away at the dark
I know that my fate is sealed
On Catherine's wheel
oh when she turns
How she sparkles and burns
And I am bound by her spell
I'm tied to her carousel
Like shooting stars
That scratch away at the dark
I know that my fate is sealed
On Catherine's wheel

Voices in my head
Say it's getting light
It's hard to go to bed
When you've been up all night

So as the day slips through the blinds
Don't let us break down
We should be racing from this murder scene

Like jets that cross the sky
Leaving our trails to fade and die
I know we're confused
But we've nothing to lose
Let's get in the car and drive

Through the twisted streets
With neon in our veins
And in our hearts there beats
The sound of subway trains

I know tomorrow's nearly here
Don't let it stop now
We should be rushing from the burning crash

Like jets that cross the sky
Leaving our trails to fade and die
The dawn's gonna break
We're both still awake
Let's get in the car and drive

Get in the car and drive

So grab the keys
Forget the trash
We'll take the car
We'll take the cash
And somewhere down the motorway
We'll find a place where we can stay forever

Get in the car and drive
Get in the car and drive
Get in the car and drive

At eight o'clock we
said goodbye

That's when I left her
house for mine
She said that
she'd be staying in

Well she had to be
at work by nine
So I get home and have a bath

And left an hour or two pass

Drifting in front of my TV
When a film comes on
that she wants to see
It's Monday morning 5 19
And I'm still
wondering where she's been
every time
I try to call
I just get her machine
And now it's almost 6 am
I don't want to try again
if she's still not back
Well heaven knows what then
at first I guess she's gone to get

herself a pack of cigarettes
a pint of milk
food for the cat

but it's midnight now and
she's still not back
It's Monday morning 5 19
I'm still
wondering where she's been
every time
I try to call
I just get her machine
And now it's almost 6 am
I don't want to try again
if she's still not back
Well heaven knows what then
Is this the end

At half past two I picture her
in the back of someone else's car
he runs his fingers through her hair

oh you shouldn't
let him touch you there
It's Monday morning 5 19
I'm still
wondering where she's been
Cause every time
I try to call
I just get her machine
And now it's almost 6 am
And I don't want to try again
Cause if she's still not back
Well heaven knows what then
Is this the end

When I first met you
I walked you to your car
You said “let’s take a drive”
We parked beneath the stars
Because the night was clear
They shone so brightly from the blue
Now when I look up
Everything is clouded and confused

You used to understand
Without a single word
Now so much has been said
But nothing’s really heard
I want to put it straight
But I can’t seem to get through
I shouldn’t be surprised
When things turn out the way they always do

Failing in love with you

When I had to leave
We waited for my train
By the station wall
Where I carved your name
This time I’ve returned
And through my memories stand tall
When I got off the train
I noticed that they’ve knocked down the wall

Yes you can laugh
And I can pretend
But just as they start
So things must end
Failing in love again

You used to understand
Without a single word
Now so much has been said
But nothing’s really heard
I want to put it straight
But I just can’t seem to get through
It doesn’t mean a thing
As long as you believe that it’s not true

Failing in love with you

I drove the car
She'd made it plain
That i'd run out of ways
To win her back again
Her seat was back
No seat belt on
And on the radio
Some too familiar song
I thought if i could hurt her
Then she couldn't leave
She'd need someone to nurse her
Someone could be me
Together hell for leather
shooting up the
midnight motorway
I drove the car
that took my love away
I glimpsed her hair
Blown by the wind
And passing headlights
Dance across her perfect skin
I saw the road
Its curves ahead
Then i saw me with flowers
At her hospital bed
I saw the corner nearing
And looked to the sky
I let go of the steering wheel
And closed my eyes
And though it never crossed
my mind she might
not live to see the day
I drove the car
that took my love away

Together hell for leather
shooting up the
midnight motorway
I drove the car
that took my love away

What if there's another world
Circling a distant star
And on this planet lives a girl
Won't you tell me where you are?

(CHORUS)
I'm in deep space
I think I'm falling
And I feel like I'm a million miles from home
I'm in deep space
Can you hear me calling?
'Cos I'm searching for the light to save my soul
Is there anybody there that can pull me out of this black hole?

From the past right to the present
I've been waiting for a sign
For an angel sent from heaven
A rocket in this starless sky

(REPEAT CHORUS)

Well I built myself a capsule
And I've drifted days and nights
When I look into the darkness
There's a vacuum in my life

I'm in deep space
I think I'm falling
And I feel like I'm a million miles from home
I'm in deep space
Can you hear me calling?
'Cos I'm searching for the light to save my soul
Is there anybody there that can pull me out of this deep space?

I'm in deep space
I'm in deep space
Is there anybody there that can pull me out of this deep space?

Like a russian doll
It's so hard to tell
What goes on inside
Behind your painted shells

Underneath a sky of prussian blue
Just call me
I will rush to you
When the midnight bells begin to toll
I just want to be with my russian doll

Oh my russian doll
Skin like moonlit snow
Hold me in the dark
Never let me go

Underneath a sky of prussian blue
Just call me
I will rush to you
When the midnight bells begin to toll
That's when i long to see my russian doll



Bloody sunday red
The colour of your lips
Just when i get close
From my arms you slip

Underneath a sky of prussian blue
With stars that shine for me and you
When the midnight bells begin to toll
I long to be with you my russian doll

Underneath a sky of prussian blue
Just call me
I will rush to you
When the midnight bells begin to toll
That's when i long to see my russian doll

Goodbye world, adios
This is where I'm getting off
They say I'm lost
But I'm happy here

All you boys and you girls
Who were not made for this world
I know a way to where you'll feel immune
Underneath a distant moon

Memories mingle with dreams
Like old newspapers in the wind
Sometimes they drift along for miles
Or cling to something for a while
Before they're gone
Over the roof tops and beyond

Let this night take me and you
And wrap us in its velvet blue
And from this world we'll be delivered soon
Underneath a distant moon

At eight o'clock we
said goodbye
That's when I left her
house for mine
She said that
she'd be staying in
Well she had to be
at work by nine
So I get home and have a bath
And left an hour or two pass
Drifting in front of my TV
When a film comes on
that she wants to see
It's Monday morning 5 19
And I'm still
wondering where she's been
Cause every time
I try to call
I just get her machine
And now it's almost 6 am
And I don't want to try again
Cause if she's still not back
then this must be the end
At first I guess she's
gone to Cannes
Her silver pack of cigarettes
A pint of milk for the cat
But it's mid night now
and she's still not back
It's Monday morning 5 19
And I'm still
wondering where she's been
Cause every time
I try to call
I just get her machine
And now it's almost 6 am
And I don't want to try again
Cause if she's still not back
Well heaven knows what then
Is this the end

At half past two
I picture her
In the back of
someone else's car

He runs his fingers
through her hair

Oh you shouldn't left
him touch you there
It's Monday morning 5 19
And I'm still
wondering where she's been
Cause every time
I try to call
I just get her machine
And now it's almost 6 am
And I don't want to try again
Cause if she's still not back
Well heaven knows what then
Is this the end