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from James - Hey Ma (2008)
You're going to murder in the name of God
What kind of God you dreaming of A God of blood not love So you can get your 72 Virgins to abuse I hope they kick like mules War My God's bigger than your God He made the world run out of puff More important things to do It's black It's white A fight An elephant grey There's a universe at stake We get in the way Go left Go right Straight on Just do what they say There's a universe at stake We get in the way WAR |
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from James - Millionaires (1999)
Everybody wants to be happy
Everybody wants more money Everybody wants more loving Everybody wants the same thing I came across the border through the east and the west divide The land between the trenches was patrolled by the deaf and the blind The blind were shouting 'Listen!' While the deaf said 'Can't you see?' Somewhere deep in no man's land some man has lost a key I open up into this mystery I have seen I have seen I have seen There's centuries of fighting so I brought myself a gun The salesman called it 'freedom' so my enemy bought a bigger one I'm saving up for a missile that will shoot him up with love Now his finger's on my button and my hand is in his glove I opened up into this mystery Every key can lock you up or set you free I believe that there is magic in this mystery I have seen I have seen I have seen Everybody wants to be happy Everybody wants more money Everybody wants the same thing I have seen I have seen I have seen I have seen I have seen I have seen I have seen I have seen I have seen I have seen I have seen I have seen |
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from James - Pleased To Meet You / International Version (2001)
You might as well surrender now You'll never hold that stance With all my words I can't find one To help you understand It's not too late Take up the cup Put down your weapons and choose But you say life's so unfair Oh you say life's so unfair You can ill aford to hold to this views You need something to blame But it's you Yes it's you It's your truth Someone made you I don't know ,if you're sick I confort You run away My simpathy You twist it Your reflex gets in the way You mother me I son you You act up I can't get through This foosteps So ancient In your eyes I'm your infant Your ancient Full circle In my eyes You're my infant Dead ball in our court There's a dead ball in our court We just say life's so unfair Yes you say life's so unfair You need something to blame But it's you Yes it's you It's your truth |
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from James - Whiplash (1997)
Leave the room don't use the door
we're only on the 13th floor your veil is lifting, you've nothing on every god has had its day, every caesar should be spade your veil is lifting and we can see right through your suit of tears you don't own us, can't control us Avalanche! Every face a stepping stone, at the top's a throne of bones your curtain's twitching, but you can't see past your daily sneer we don't fear you, now we see you Avalanche! Now we got into your shoes, its your turn to be abused the heat is rising, and you can't hold back this rage with fear you accused us while you used us Avalanche! you accused us while you screwed us Avalanche! |
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from James - Wah Wah (2005)
Rain, rain’s floating down again
Surround your mind Soft cloud, take me around again On your rain My dreams tell me everything Surprise around Call out your name I need help again For all love brigade What you was, said is sure Running on the seventh floor Do it all, let it slide Breathe yourself goodbye See it all through the wall Living outside again Need a long way to go Said you our escape I died, when you fall again Say out I lied I love feeling small again All around, satisfied |
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from James - Stutter (2000)
I've been digging this grave, but now that it's made
I see that black is one hell of a colour Want to break out so I start to shout But the mortician's returned to his parlour Black hole Wrapped in my shroud upstairs, the music's so loud That I can't concentrate on my sorrow Let down my hair and find something to wear And then dance myself into tomorrow Black hole I'm in a hole here and all I can see Are these grey walls that are closing in on me Throw me a ladder, lend me an arm Beam me up Scotty, lift me from harm Oh why, why deep holes? Oh I love my holes Black hole If the weather would change these clouds might blow away And my body'd be wrapped up in sunshine I want out of this wind that is wearing me thin Blasting my flesh to the marrow Why dig holes? Why deep holes? Black hole |
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from James - Whiplash (1997)
Blue pastures - fade away
Green rivers in silver light I'm walking to the sound of distant bells So peaceful I don't know who I am And just when I think its clear, it turns all grey again And I wonder who will find me in the snow And just when I thought I was free I got pulled in again Once you're in, you're in. Blue pastures calling home I'm walking but I can't stand anymore Hear voices can't tell near or far Weird voices - lay me down And I don't see why I'm obliged to just carry on When everything I touch turns out wrong And I feel I've committed some crime - but I don't know what I've done One day life just wins One day life just wins Still breathing but I'm tired and I wanna go home Still breathing but i'm not sure anymore Still breathing But it doesn't really matter if I fade away. Fall into this sleep - fall into the deep. |
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from James - Hey Ma (2008)
No messing with a sense of humour
Will see you through scrapes And all shapes of clouds We're late we should have got here sooner You can't rush fate Or question the Dao We're too thin to wear black We're no victim to crack We're too unique to be cloned What you don't get you attack You rely on the laugh track To get where the punch line explodes And look who's laughing now We're laughing out loud We're laughing A sound between a cry and scream We're laughing Laughing out loud You wrote us off as part time losers Wielding an axe to hide your self doubt I don't forgive I forget I can't remember which paper Somebody answer the phone The phone is ringing now We're laughing out loud We're laughing A sound between a cry and scream We're laughing Laughing out loud We're still standing, standing tall We're still standing We're laughing, laughing and proud Come and stand with us or fall Stand or fall And our world is spinning round Spinning round So much faster And our world is spinning round Spinning round So much faster |
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from James - Seven / Digitally Remastered (1998)
Wooooowooooowoooowooo Wooooowooooowoooowooo All this frustration I can't meet all my desires Strange conversation Self copntrol has just expired All an illusion Only in my head you don't exist Who re you foolin' Don't need a shrink or an exorcist Lalalala lalalala lalalala la Wooooowooooowoooowooo Show me the movie of who you are and where you're from Born of frustration Caught upon the webs you spun Where's ther confusion A vision of what life is like Show the movie that doens't deal in black and white Talk talk talkin 'bout who's to blame But all that counts in how to change Stop stop talkin 'bout who's to blame When all that counts in how to change Lalalala lalalala lalalala la All this frustration All this frustration Who put round eyes on a butterfly's wings All this frustration All this frustration Who gave the leopard spots and taught the birds to sing Born of frustration Born of frustration Wooooowooooowoooowooo Wooooowooooowoooowooo I'm living in the weeds where nothing is the way it seems Where no one is who they need to be Where nothing seems that real to me 'Bout time we filled our lives Upon the walls of gold no solid ground The world is spinnin' endlessly We're clinging to our own beliefs Born of frustration Born of frustration Wooooowooooowoooowooo Wooooowooooowoooowooo |
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from James - Getting Away With It...live [live] (2007)
All this frustration
I can't meet all my desires Strange conversation Self control has just expired All an illusion Only in my head you don't exist Who are you foolin' Don't need a shrink or an exorcist La la la la la, la la la la la La la la la la, la la la la la la Show me the movie Of who you are and where you're from Born of frustration Caught upon the webs you spun Where's the confusion A vision of what life is like Show me the movie That doesn't deal in black and white Stop stop talkin 'bout who's to blame But all that counts is how to change Stop stop talkin 'bout who's to blame When all that counts is how to change La la la la la, la la la la la La la la la la, la la la la la la All this frustration All this frustration Who put brown owl eyes on a butterfly's wings All this frustration All this frustration Who gave the leopard spots and taught the birds to sing Born of frustration Born of frustration I'm living in the weeds where nothing is the way it seems Where no one is who they need to be Where nothing seems that real to me 'Bout time we filled our lives Upon the walls of gold no solid ground The world is spinnin' endlessly We're clinging to our own beliefs Born of frustration Born of frustration |
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from One Day (원 데이) by Rachel Portman [ost] (2011)
Wooooowooooowoooowooo Wooooowooooowoooowooo All this frustration I can't meet all my desires Strange conversation Self copntrol has just expired All an illusion Only in my head you don't exist Who re you foolin' Don't need a shrink or an exorcist Lalalala lalalala lalalala la Wooooowooooowoooowooo Show me the movie of who you are and where you're from Born of frustration Caught upon the webs you spun Where's ther confusion A vision of what life is like Show the movie that doens't deal in black and white Talk talk talkin 'bout who's to blame But all that counts in how to change Stop stop talkin 'bout who's to blame When all that counts in how to change Lalalala lalalala lalalala la All this frustration All this frustration Who put round eyes on a butterfly's wings All this frustration All this frustration Who gave the leopard spots and taught the birds to sing Born of frustration Born of frustration Wooooowooooowoooowooo Wooooowooooowoooowooo I'm living in the weeds where nothing is the way it seems Where no one is who they need to be Where nothing seems that real to me 'Bout time we filled our lives Upon the walls of gold no solid ground The world is spinnin' endlessly We're clinging to our own beliefs Born of frustration Born of frustration Wooooowooooowoooowooo Wooooowooooowoooowooo |
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from James - Wah Wah (2005)
Do you really wanna go on like this
Do you really wanna go on like this Do you really wanna go on like this Get to the bottom of the well Do you really wanna go on like this Do you really wanna go on like this Do you really wanna go on like this Get to the bottom of the well |
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from James - Seven / Digitally Remastered (1998)
There's a fight, there's a fight, there's a fight And the rage is growin' You have pushed me through too many windows and too many doors You have torn all the joy from my heart and my body shows it The only beats you allow around here are the beat of war Let's have a party Bring a gun Bring a gun Don't go out with that smile tonight or you might get arrested Get a license for that grin or they'll lock you away If you show that you're happy inside then you're gonna get busted The only law we allow around here is an organized raid Let's have a party Bring a gun Bring a gun What are you gonna do when the muscle wont move when they are lockin you up Blockin the light How many words will you waste on the telephone What are you gonna do when the muscle wont move when they are lockin you up How many words will you waste on the telephone Lets lets lets Have a party And you can bring your gun And you can bring your shinny new helicopter Bring a gun Bring a gun Lets have a party Bring your gun |
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from James - Hey Ma (2008)
Take an axe to your past
To your family tree Carve a face from the wood An effigy Make wings from the leaves Hide from the bark Kindling for the hair Rose for his heart Someone to draw you right Someone to catch the light Draw the blue from the skies into his eyes Carve the lines on his face A map of the race Juice from the root of a beet for his skin Set the tides of the blood with the pulse of the drum Someone to draw you right Someone to catch the light I'm alive I'm alive Wash the boy in the stream So tenderly Press his lips to your lips Give him your breath He awakes with the weight of the vision he holds Sees the rent in time through which he must fold Someone to draw you right Someone to catch the light I'm alive I'm alive… Stir the heart with a drum Kiss smoke in his mouth Show him signs of a life That's a whole lot better And he calls down the rain Tornadoes & hurricanes There's a world in his veins That's a whole lot better I'm alive I'm alive… Fingers raised to the sky A snake for a spine He's drunk on a life That's a whole lot better Teach him songs of the bees Double helix and honey comb Play him wind through the leaves That's a whole lot better Alive, I'm alive…. |
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from James - Wah Wah (2005)
I'm building a fire
A flame for always I'm living on fire A flame for always I'm living like fire A flame for always I'm building a fire A flame for always I'm living like fire A flame for always How long to go Before this flame dies How long to burn Before I blaze away I blaze away So long to all my friends And those who taunted me To those who lead me on To those who... |
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from James - B-Sides Ultra (2001)
I could escape this feeling, with my China Girl I feel a wreck without my, little China Girl I hear her heart beating, loud as thunder Saw the stars crashing I'm a mess without my, little China Girl Wake up mornings where's my, little China Girl I hear heart's beating, loud as thunder I saw they stars crashing down I feel an tragic like an Marlon Brando When I look at my China Girl I could pretend that nothing really meant too much When I look at my China Girl I stumble into town just like a sacred cow Visions of swastikas in my head Plans for everyone It's in the white of my eyes My little China Girl You shouldn't mess with me I'll ruin everything you are I'll give you television I'll give you eyes of blue I'll give you men who want to rule the world And when I get excited My little China Girl says Oh baby just you shut your mouth She says ... sh She says She says And when I get excited My little China Girl says Oh baby just you shut your mouth And when I get excited My little China Girl says Oh baby just you shut your mouth She says ... sh She says Oh oh oh ohoo little china girl Oh oh oh ohoo little china girl Oh oh oh ohoo little china girl Oh oh oh ohoo little china girl Oh oh oh ohoo little china girl |
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from James - Gold Mother (1990)
It's that time again when I lose my friends
Go walkabout, I've got the bends from pressure. This is a testing time when the choise is mine Am I a fool for love or foolish with desire. You can throw him out, you can spit on him. Call what he does a sin if it makes you feel better. And I can't believe you're all I'll ever need And I need to feel that you're not holding me And the way I feel just makes me want to scream Come home, Come home, Come home Come home, Come home, Come home After thirty years I've become my fears I've become the kind of man I've always hated. I am pulled apart, and my swollen heart Has flipped out of the pan into the fire. I am in love insane with a sense of shame that I threw stones at the condemned and now I'm slated. And I don't believe you're all I'll ever need And I need to feel that you're not holding me But the way I feel just makes me want to scream Come home, Come home, Come home Come home, Come home, Come home Come home, Come home, Come home |
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from James - Gold Mother (1990)
It's that time again when I lose my friends Go walkabout, I've got the bends from pressure. This is a testing time when the choise is mine Am I a fool for love or foolish with desire. You can throw him out, you can spit on him. Call what he does a sin if it makes you feel better. And I can't believe you're all I'll ever need And I need to feel that you're not holding me And the way I feel just makes me want to scream Come home, Come home, Come home Come home, Come home, Come home After thirty years I've become my fears I've become the kind of man I've always hated. I am pulled apart, and my swollen heart Has flipped out of the pan into the fire. I am in love insane with a sense of shame that I threw stones at the condemned and now I'm slated. And I don't believe you're all I'll ever need And I need to feel that you're not holding me But the way I feel just makes me want to scream Come home, Come home, Come home Come home, Come home, Come home Come home, Come home, Come home |
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from James - Getting Away With It...live [live] (2007)
It's that time again when I lose my friends
Go walkabout, I've got the bends from pressure This is a testing time when the choice is mine Am I a fool for love or foolish for desire You can throw him out you can spit on him Call what he does a sin if it makes you feel better And I can't believe you're all I'll ever need And I need to feel that you're not holding me And the way I feel just makes me want to scream Come home, come home, come home Come home, come home, come home After thirty years I've become my fears I've become the kind of man I always hated I am pulled apart, and my swollen heart Has flipped out of the pan into the fire I am in love insane with a sense of shame That I threw stones at the condemned and Now I'm slated And I don't believe you're all I'll ever need And I need to feel that you're not holding me And the way I feel just makes me want to scream Come home, come home, come home Come home, come home, come home Come home, come home, come home |
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from Randall & Hopkirk by David Arnold [omnibus, ost] (2000)
Well I made me a list of lovers from A to infinity
But I couldn't remember the names of half of them I remembered bits of bodies and what they did for me And whether or not I got it up and made them hum Oh, confusion Confusion reigned over me Oh, confusion It bleeds and breathes and breeds all over me Well you used your mouths in ways I only dreamt of You walked the line between acrobat and nun You took me to the edge in public places Then took me home to share me with your mum Oh, confusion Confusion reigned over me Oh, confusion It bleeds and breathes and breeds all over me I lost my mind in a hotel room in Texas All I recall is an awful face and features And when you came you transformed into some creature Now I'm strange I'm so strange Oh, confusion Confusion reigned over me Oh, confusion Confusion reigned over me Oh, confusion It bleeds and breathes and breeds all over me |
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from James - Millionaires (1999)
Crash
A Diva A Lever A Lawyer Imagine Imagine A Fever A Vision Derision Imagine Imagine Someone got hurt Someone got high Someone got left behind the lines Someone got hurt Someone got high Some of them left the rest behind the lines All of your male is un addressed Cut the small boys free from the breast A Letter A photo ETC ETC A Judas A Hotel A Motel A Motive Imagine Imagine Someone got hurt Someone got high Someone got left behind the lines Someone got hurt someone got high Some of the left the rest behind All of your male is Un addressed Cut Her man free from the Hess Crash Crash Crash This is hell This is hell Crash crash crash |
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from James - The Night Before (2010)
This magic world
This magic world This magic world It inspires With the faith that I was born with In my schooling in the forges Time has lost its power to do its worst But I don't Mean to bore you With the details of my story Can't help myself Help myself I conspire This magic world This magic world This magic world It inspires But I'm not crazy I'm just laughing at myself I can look so strong and feel so insecure No I'm not crazy I'm just laughing at myself Even when I look so strong I feel so small This is the face That I was born with In a race I can't keep up with Separate the stardust from the dirt But I don't Mean to bore you With the details of my story Can't help myself Help myself I'm a liar But I'm not crazy I'm just laughing at myself I can look so strong and feel so insecure No I'm not crazy I'm just laughing at myself Even when I look so strong I feel so small But I'm not crazy I'm just laughing at myself I don't know if I'm the poison or the cure |
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from James - Gold Mother (1990)
Oh it's late it's late it's late show
Oh it's late it's a late it's a late show I'm afraid of loneliness swallowing me I'm afraid of loneliness swallowing me swallowing me Bow down, bow down with someone Bow down, bow down with somewhere It's It's It's better than me It's It's It's better than me I'm afraid of loneliness swallowing me I'm afraid of loneliness swallowing me swallowing me Bow down, bow down with somewhere Bow down, bow down with someone It's It's It's better than me It's It's It's better than me Oh, it's a late show it's it's it's a late show I'm afraid of loneliness swallowing me I'm afraid of loneliness swallowing me Hula-hey-ray, hula-hey-rey Hula-hey-ray, hula-hey-rey Hula-hey-ray, hula-hey-rey Hula-hey-ray Are you swallowing me? Are you swallowing me? Are you swallowing me? Are you swallowing me? Swallowing me Swallowing me Swallowing me Swallowing me |
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from James - Seven / Digitally Remastered (1998)
Operator, operator, operator, operator Operator, operator, operator, operator Operator, the lines are down, are down And I'm a traitor, traitor to a beautiful cause God made me to her own design Bad planning, too many flaws How long will it take to get used to me How long will it take to get used to me Don't wait that long Won't wait that long Don't wait that long Don't wait that long Oh yes I love you But today I could hate you, I could hurt you Because we're joined at the heart Beats faster, hits harder than a boxer When we are apart Body language is an SOS I don't understand how a fight starts Not enough to believe in love I don't know, I don't know, I don't know where we've gone wrong How long will it take to get used to me How long will it take to get used to me Don't wait that long Won't wait that long No we won't wait that long Don't wait that long Operator, the lines are down And I'm a traitor to a beautiful cause God made me to her own design Bad planning, too many flaws I've got too many flaws Too many flaws Don't wait that long Won't wait that long No we won't wait that long Don't wait that long |
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from James - Seven / Digitally Remastered (1998)
Operator, operator, operator, operator Operator, operator, operator, operator Operator, the lines are down, are down And I'm a traitor, traitor to a beautiful cause God made me to her own design Bad planning, too many flaws How long will it take to get used to me How long will it take to get used to me Don't wait that long Won't wait that long Don't wait that long Don't wait that long Oh yes I love you But today I could hate you, I could hurt you Because we're joined at the heart Beats faster, hits harder than a boxer When we are apart Body language is an SOS I don't understand how a fight starts Not enough to believe in love I don't know, I don't know, I don't know where we've gone wrong How long will it take to get used to me How long will it take to get used to me Don't wait that long Won't wait that long No we won't wait that long Don't wait that long Operator, the lines are down And I'm a traitor to a beautiful cause God made me to her own design Bad planning, too many flaws I've got too many flaws Too many flaws Don't wait that long Won't wait that long No we won't wait that long Don't wait that long |
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from James - The Night Before (2010)
Dr Hellier says
That my body's Afghanistan And we can't let the Taliban Take over and breed He says there's only one answer In a nuclear age, man They might spread to Pakistan So we have to proceed He enters my bloodstream With a crew in a capsule He takes the wheel With hands that were made to heal ah la-la la-la la-la-la-la la la-la la-la la-la-la-la la la-la la-la la-la-la-la ah la-la la-la la-la-la-la la la-la la-la la-la-la-la la la-la la-la la-la-la-la As he approaches the death star We lose visual contact And that's when my temple Turned into a wasteland They were shouting and shooting When the capsule was taken His last words as he went down "Press the button" He slipped my fingers from death's grip Escaped my body on a passenger ship Watched T-cells playing in bow-waves He lives for the ones that died Don't know how he came to survive Just know he owes it to them to be happy ah la-la la-la la-la-la-la la la-la la-la la-la-la-la la la-la la-la la-la-la-la ah la-la la-la la-la-la-la la la-la la-la la-la-la-la la la-la la-la la-la-la-la ah ah ah-ah-ah ah-ah ah ah ah-ah-ah ah ah ah-ah-ah ah-ah ah ah ah-ah-ah ah ah ah ah ah ah-ah-ah ah-ah ah ah ah-ah-ah ah ah ah ah ah ah-ah-ah ah-ah ah ah ah-ah-ah ah ah ah ah ah ah-ah-ah ah-ah ah ah ah-ah-ah ah ah ah-ah-ah ah-ah ah ah ah-ah-ah ah ah ah-ah-ah ah-ah ah ah ah-ah-ah ah ah ah-ah-ah ah-ah ah ah ah-ah-ah |
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from James - Laid / Digitally Remastered (1998)
She dreamt the scene the night before She cast you in her mind She made your face from clay and straw Precious stones for your eyes We cut the cord that brought you here We left you on your own We filled your head with wild ideas Our beliefs led you on We leave a trail that's always changed You keep your hopes alive This surface may seem calm enough But underneath, underneath We made you feel the way you are is wrong We made you what you are You are afraid If you don't play the game, we'll make you change Oh, I've changed |
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from James - B-Sides Ultra (2001)
I can't believe this happening.
I held it back and now it swings. Just lead me on. You know the way. I know the game I know the pain I've been dreaming of gold I've been dreaming of fame I've been dreaming of change Dreaming up tomorrow Dreaming up tomorrow Tomorrow. I have no fear, I have no shame, But everyone is on the game. They talk of dreams, they walk in sleep I'm half away but in too deep I've been dreaming of fame I've been dreaming of gold I've been dreaming of change Dreaming up tomorrow Dreaming up tomorrow Tomorrow. America is dreaming us. In a hostage's hands there'll be no fuss. A messy dream, a dream of youth, A dream of wealth, no room for truth. I can see all these preachers and they're standing on next to me. A hand in the hand and they're waving at me furiously And I don't know why No, I don't know why. I'm standing on the corner and this man is coming up to me With Bible at his hand and he is bashing at me furiously. He has a soapbox on his head and says that god is dead to me I don't know why No, I don't know why. I've been dreaming of fame I've been dreaming of gold I've been dreaming of change Dreaming up tomorrow Tomorrow. |
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from James - Millionaires (1999)
Here she comes with a gun in her hand
A look in her eyes says you don't understand And the moon is full What you gonna do A gun in her hand makes her feel like a man Uh uh o Her man is a monkey we've all agreed His woman's divine or at least she's a queen But if you mess with this angel The harpy arrives Talons and wings and a cute 45 Madder than love Madder than love He's only human, he's only male Bound to stray bound to betrayal The moon is rising it's a physical thing Nothing can hold him not even a ring She's only human, only female Bound to victim bound to betrayal The moon is rising it's a physical thing She's only acting on the rite of spring Here she comes with a gun in her hand A look in her eyes says she don't understand And the moon is full What are you gonna do A gun in her hand makes her feel like a man Uh uh o |
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from James - The Morning After (2010)
Dust motes in a beam of light
They slow down time Snowflake on a black wool glove Melting in the sunlight Dust motes in a beam of light You left without a fight Dust motes in a beam of light, they slow down time It's cold outside I'll forgive you I'll forgive you I'll forgive you Your transgressions There's a vulture at the end of my bed It's 5 a.m., it thinks I'm dead There's a vulture at the end of my bed Against the window, in silhouette There's a vulture would have me asleep It's looking at me like I'm some piece of meat I'll forgive you I'll forgive you If you die If you die Everybody says I'll be alright I don't think so Cried over my supper It revived, got off the table, started to fly If you die If you die I'll forgive you I'll forgive you I'll forgive you Dust motes in a beam of light They slow down time |
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from James - B-Sides Ultra (2001)
It's a beautiful day in my neighbourhood
Everything is great here in America It's a beautiful day in my neighbourhood Everything is great here in America Everything is great here in America This is the best day of our lives It's a beautiful day in my neighbourhood Everything is great here in America This is the best day of our lives It's a beautiful day in my neighbourhood Everything is great here in America It's a beautiful day in my neighbourhood Down, down, down |
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from James - Pleased To Meet You / International Version (2001)
I wish I could create myself A kool machine designed to help Not always hurting Just plug me in and do the rounds Impress your friends Save yourself pounds I'll not be wanting I wish that things could be that way But every dog must have its say The orchestra's tuning I understand your suffering I felt the same sting in my heart That's why I'm singing Drifting away as lovers do Heads you win and tails I lose Nothing to say much less to do Unhappy me unhappy you I know you want it all to end Transform a love into a friend Magicians can do Gut feelings come Gut feelings go Like rivers we have no control They just keep flowing Yeah, I wish I could create myself A cool machine or someone else A lot less knowing Drifting away as lovers do Heads you win And tails I lose Nothing to say Much less to do Unhappy me Unhappy you Love can heal And love can sting Heads you lose And tails I win Unhappy me Unhappy you Nothing to say And much less to do There's nothing to say I get in the way Unable to break obsession There's nothing to say I get in the way Still unable to break obsession |
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from James - Laid / Digitally Remastered (1998)
When you took me in your arms I knew I'd revive You breathe me in so deeply You took my hand as the music began I knew I could dance if you let me Everybody knows your fate honey Everybody knows your fate Everybody knows your fate honey Everybody knows your fate The snake is poised and is held by your noise You charm the life out of demons You kept me up there with a web of your hair My spun my life into meaning Everybody knows your fate honey Everybody knows your fate Everybody knows your fate honey Everybody knows your fate I've seen your stars so many lives You seem to shine forever Do you remember the time Do you remember the time Our memories held us together Everybody knows your fate honey Everybody knows your fate Everybody knows your fate honey Everybody knows your fate Everybody hopes for so much healin See your face in windows Everybody knows your fate honey Everybody knows your fate Everybody knows your fate honey Everybody knows your fate |
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from James - Pleased To Meet You / International Version (2001)
Baby's on the lamb tonight Her skies all full of stars And love's just something that always goes wrong That looks and smokes like Ava Gardner Baby's gonna blow your lights Adjust your back - lit charm And if she deems to touch your heart You can tune into your senses Baby's coming alive to her wild side She can burn down the lie to the dream Baby trades you blow for blow Crowns you like a queen But if you stroke her long enough Baby turns to cream Baby's neptune's in your moon Venus in your third She's in bloom from June through June Says, ";love's no noun. love's a reverb"; Baby's coming alive to her wild side She can burn down the lie to the dream |
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from James - The Morning After (2010)
Fear takes my breath away
I'm saving my skin Dogs bark at a stranger's feet I act without thinking Fear fights for the driver's seat Keeps breaking the chain Next time he rides in the boot We got wise to his game We be giant or small Satellite's askew Compensate for fear of falling I'm afraid of you Shadows on the wall I'm afraid of you They dissolve when we start talking You must want it too Fear, fear, fear Fear, fear Fear, fear, fear Fear |
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from James - Pleased To Meet You / International Version (2001)
I'm a boomerang In the outback Keep your throwing arm steady So I get home I'm a vampire bat Out in Shanghai Haven't eaten in four days I've ordered in a Chinese takeaway I show more than I hide I care more than I cry I'm a phonograph baby My wires are live And I'm in crisscross Fine. I feel fine. I'm a fortune cookie Full of cheap advice I'm a suicide rookie Blowing last call Show more than I hide Care more than I can cry I'm a phonograph baby My wires are live And I'm in crisscross Fine. I feel fine. |
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from James - Laid / Digitally Remastered (1998)
Are you open for trade Your salvation For some fame For some thrill Is a body of words For your inspection You can trace my concerns Trace my concerns My concern I've been looking for truth At the cost of living I've been afraid of what's before mine eyes Every answer found Begs another question The further you go, the less you know The less I know I can feel you face Gonna make it mine I can be the man I see in your eyes Can you take my weight Are we both too small Know each other well We've met before Will we grow together Will it be a lie If it lasts forever, hope I'm the first to die Will you marry me Can we meet the cost Is the power of love Worth the pain of loss Can you pay the bill Will he keep the change Are you here for the party Or are you here for the pain I can feel the faith Gonna make it mine I can be the man I see in your eyes Will it grow together Will we be a lie If it lasts forever, hope I'm the first to die Hope I'm the first to die |
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from James - Laid / Digitally Remastered (1998)
Are you open for trade Your salvation For some fame For some thrill Is a body of words For your inspection You can trace my concerns Trace my concerns My concern I've been looking for truth At the cost of living I've been afraid of what's before mine eyes Every answer found Begs another question The further you go, the less you know The less I know I can feel you face Gonna make it mine I can be the man I see in your eyes Can you take my weight Are we both too small Know each other well We've met before Will we grow together Will it be a lie If it lasts forever, hope I'm the first to die Will you marry me Can we meet the cost Is the power of love Worth the pain of loss Can you pay the bill Will he keep the change Are you here for the party Or are you here for the pain I can feel the faith Gonna make it mine I can be the man I see in your eyes Will it grow together Will we be a lie If it lasts forever, hope I'm the first to die Hope I'm the first to die |
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from James - Wah Wah (2005)
Frequency Dip
Sediment Layers Frequency dip Frequency dip Frequency dip Sink Unit Sediment Layers Different stations Different courses Different stations Different courses (It’s no reward) Multitude of voices A multitude of voices (It’s no reward) Sediment layers etc. That’s you and me, folks Some kind of Some kind of False hair-do Some kind of sink unit Blind upon blind Frequency dip Blind upon blind Frequency dip Working in different mine shifts Working in different minds |
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from James - Getting Away With It...live [live] (2007)
Are you aching for the blade?
That's OK We're insured Are you aching for the grave? That's OK We're insured We're getting away with it, all messed up Getting away with it, all messed up That's the living..x2 Daniel's saving grace She's out in deep water Hope he's a good swimmer Daniel plays his ace Deep inside his temple He knows how to surf her We're getting away with it, all messed up Getting away with it, all messed up That's the living We're getting away with it, all messed up Getting away with it, all messed up That's the living ... Daniel drinks his weight Drinks like Richard Burton Dances like John Travolta Now Daniel's saving grace He was all for drowning Now they live like dolphins We're getting away with it, all messed up Getting away with it, all messed up That's the living We're getting away with it, all messed up We're getting away with it, all messed up That's the living ... We're getting away with it, all messed up We're getting away with it, all messsed up That's the living Are we getting away with it? All messed up Getting away with it, all messed up That's the living That's the living |
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from James - Pleased To Meet You / International Version (2001)
Are you aching for the blade?
That's OK We're insured Are you aching for the grave? That's OK We're insured We're getting away with it, all messed up Getting away with it, all messed up That's the living..x2 Daniel's saving grace She's out in deep water Hope he's a good swimmer Daniel plays his ace Deep inside his temple He knows how to surf her We're getting away with it, all messed up Getting away with it, all messed up That's the living We're getting away with it, all messed up Getting away with it, all messed up That's the living ... Daniel drinks his weight Drinks like Richard Burton Dances like John Travolta Now Daniel's saving grace He was all for drowning Now they live like dolphins We're getting away with it, all messed up Getting away with it, all messed up That's the living We're getting away with it, all messed up We're getting away with it, all messed up That's the living ... We're getting away with it, all messed up We're getting away with it, all messsed up That's the living Are we getting away with it? All messed up Getting away with it, all messed up That's the living That's the living |
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from James - Pleased To Meet You / International Version (2001)
No more you choose to sue for peace Where once for war The mind ingrained can't hear the call You have so many friends cheering you along Don't turn a deaf ear to their song As your world is turning you're holding on Give it away, give it away Holding on to right or wrong won't serve you We keep on fighting to maintain our father's place This time line never finds an end in revenge Here comes an open heart to blow it all away As your world is burning you're holding on Give it away, give it away Holding onto right and wrong won't serve you Won't serve you |
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from James - Whiplash (1997)
Baby you're such a tease
with legs that go on forever Baby come back to me maybe we'll get Together Baby come back to me you're such good company Baby come back to me i don't expect you to stay here i might go Shopping just to... i'd go out (might go out) just to buy those things that are eluding me just to buy something from the mall just to buy something that's eluding me with a friend or two and a friend like you Baby come back to me you make it look so easy Why do i have to try so hard just to be Happy? i feel so empty so i might go shopping just to buy those things that would make me feel just to buy those things from the mall just to buy those things that would make me feel much better, so much better. and i'll call up my sister for my sister is my teacher and she might know what I need cause its not on the telly and i'll call up my sister for my sister needs me and i'll fix her a cup of coffee and we'll go to the bank, go to the bank it all belongs to Caesar go do the bank we're going down to Mexico to run away from this culture go do the bank i'm going in, I can't receive i'm going in, I have such dreams some love life, some love life |
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from James - Gold Mother (1990)
You may say I'm cynical, but I say man is flawed.
He has a vague memory of life before some fall. Behaving like a reptile, but talks of walking tall. If God is in his image, the almighty must be small. God only knows. Swaggart has been caught 'with his trousers round his knees' After damning me and you to hell for eternity. Sex and power and money is the prayer of these priests, they bribe their way past Heaven's Gates and steal a set of keys. God only knows. My guru has been sleeping with adepts and with sheep while I was fucking selibate, self-righteous in belief. Yesterday he was God, now he is a creep. We fell upon each other, starving for relief. God only knows. I damn you all to hell, I speak in the name of God. I know him intimately, I speak in the name of that white haired old man in the clouds, Always a man, Dispensing lightning justice from his fingertips. As self-righteous and bigoted as those who created him. A cruel desert god with absolutely no sense of humour, How do you feel old man? How do you feel? Being spoken for by these self-righteous fanatics. Is Heaven full, oh Lord, of these babbling preachers and god-fearing bigots. Well I know where I'd rather be, Away from this cacophony. God only knows. God only knows. God only knows |
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from James - Getting Away With It...live [live] (2007)
You may say I am cynical, but I say man is flawed
He has a vague memory of before some fall Behaving like a reptile, but talks of walking tall If god is in his image, the almighty must be small God only knows Swaggart has been caught with his trousers round his knees After damning me and you to hell for eternity Sex and power and money is the prayer of these priests They bribe their way past heaven's gates and steal a set of keys God only knows My guru has been sleeping with adepts and with sheep While I was fucking celibate, self-righteous in belief Yesterday he was god, now he is a creep We fell upon each other starving for belief God only knows I speak in the name of god I speak in the name of that white haired old man in the clouds Always a man Dispensing lightening justice from his fingertips Watching you every second of the day Just waiting for you to fuck up I speak in the name of God I'm his intermediary I'm a Mollah, I'm a Priest, I'm a Vicar If you want to go to God You have to come through me Is heaven full, oh lord, of these babbling preachers and God-fearing biggots All these sef-rightious, self-appointed prophets because if so:- I know where I'd rather be Away from this cacophony Away from this cacophony God only knows God only knows God only knows |
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from James - Gold Mother (1990)
Heart of gold. Heart of gold. Heart of gold.
One body in my mother's belly Chinese dolls, box in boxes. How do you sail the ship from the bottle? How do you sail the ship from the bottle? Heart of gold. Heart of gold. Heart of gold. Gold, gold mother. Gold, gold, gold mother. I can see the head now. Between her legs now. Purple headed alien. Water logged old man. In the blood silence. In the blood silence. Silence. Silence; Cry for me mother. Cry for me my mother. Crimean mother. Cry me another. My feet and hands won't work! My feet and hands won't work! In my baby's body My brand new baby's body. I'll suck my fingers red. I'll suck my fingers red. In my baby's body. My brand new baby's body. I can see the head now. Between her legs now. Purple headed alien. Water logged old man. In the blood silence. In the blood silence. Silence. Silence. Silence. Shut up. In the bright lights, and harsh sounds, there's a man In green ceremonial robes and a mask, dipping a straw through your nose. Mouthwash of meconium. Lungs full of meconium. Heart full of meconium. Meconium. Meconium. Chinese dolls. Box in boxes. Chinese dolls. Box in boxes. I'll go out the same way I came in Chinese dolls. Box in boxes. And everything you touch. And everything you love. And everything you touch Turns to gold. As precious as, As rich as, As dear as, As strong as, As hard as Gold. Mother Past the boundaries of all pain. You journey to the edge of death, in search of a child. Gold mother there's only one. Gold mother and she's mine. She's all mine. Shut up. Let's hear it. Shut up |
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from James - The Morning After (2010)
Got the shakes, too much gravy
I'm so fried What did I do? Knuckles scraped, please don't blame me Can't hurt a fly I couldn't hurt you Change my shape when I'm crazy Flat stones skim the surface of water Three strikes, and then they go under Don't tell me it's over Please wait for me, I swear I'll go sober Please wait till this hell freezes over Some people shouldn't mess with the thunder I'll go sober Don't mess with the thunder I'll go dry I'll go dry I'll go dry I'll go dry It's not over |
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from James - Gold Mother (1990)
Break down the government walls.
Speak in tongues, power is money. I see our interests fall Well behind their curtain. Break down the government walls. Infiltrate our television. Break down the government walls. Time to be outspoken. I can hear the sound of falling masonry As they try to plug that leak. I am tempted by their cloak of secrecy To find out what their games are about. Ask a question and they'll talk of secret services, secrets from the people they should serve. When they can hide their crimes in a legal disguise Truth will not be seen nor heard. In Ireland they may shoot to kill without warning you Or lock you away for a while without trial. And if an honest cop gets too close to the truth of it They'll set him up in style. In style. In Chine, they murder Their youth Who are questioning How their lives are controlled. Do they have the means to rewrite history. Wipe out the genes of doubt. Bring down the government walls. Bring them down within my lifetime. Let's see the curtain drawn, see what they're concealing. Bring down the government walls. Secrecy suggests deception. Bring down the government walls. Crime to be outspoken. It's a crime to be outspoken |
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from James - Whiplash (1997)
[Man 1]
I don't like the world I see, So I'll avert my gaze to the T.V, I'm too cool to get involved, Someone else can change the channel for me. [Man 2] Gonna suck the juices out of this world, Gonna treat her rough it's all she deserves, She's so cold to me. Gonna rape this world with my straight lines, Gonna straighten her out 'cause nature is just history. There's a hole in my heart, Your so cruel to me, There's a hole in my heart, from your industry There's a hole in my heart. [Man 1] Its no use to get involved, You'll never stop the world from turning. I just want to rest in peace, I can't stop the world from burning. [Man 2] Gonna test my bombs wherever I want, Gonna poon the whale, Gonna drain the swamp, It's money to me. Gonna fuck with genes I am what I am, Much more than a God, Much less than a man of Industry. There's a hole in my heart, Your so cruel to me, There's a hole in my heart, from the industry There's a hole in my heart |
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from James - Gold Mother (1990)
Hang on, she said. I am ignoring all your late night calls I'd prefer to sleep, that feel so small I have this feeling I'm about to crumble and fall. Are you going to the discotheque Cigarettes, perfume, drink and sweat I'd prefer a good book and you in bed. Hang on, she said. Why are we fighting when we should be close to a wedding Which would be better than most. We should be in our hearts Not at our throats. Hang on, she said Now I can feel that you're mad with me Is it justified or imaginary Tell me one day How you would like me to be. Living with you is a dangerous flame You sweep me away, and then you drive me insane. Keep your distance. I'm looking for someone to blame. Hang on, she said. Be a good friend tonight. Understand, see it from my side. Be a good friend tonight, One day you will see me in better light. Hang on, she said |
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from James - Seven / Digitally Remastered (1998)
I've been sittin' on top of these rocks Watchin' the waters rise Everyone that I have loved has gone floating by I've been praying for the king of the world To come and rescue me from a clan that's lost in dream >From a clan that's lost in dream Are you waiting for the heavens Are you waiting for the heavens To decsend Waiting for the Waiting for the Depender, depender, depender Are you waiting for the heavens Are you waiting for the heavens To decsend Waiting for the Waiting for the Depender, depender, depender I've been looking through microscopes To see how all life begins I've been training my lens on the stars To see where it ends But its this living in between That is bringing me down To a clan that's lost in dream To a land that's lost in dream To a clan that's lost in dream Are you waiting for the heavens Are you waiting for the heavens To decsend Waiting for the Waiting for the Depender, depender, depender Are you waiting for the heavens Are you waiting for the heavens To decsend Waiting for the Waiting for the Depender, depender, depender Wooooooooooooo Wooooooooooooo Wooooooooooooo Wooooooooooooo |
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from James - Seven / Digitally Remastered (1998)
I've been sittin' on top of these rocks Watchin' the waters rise Everyone that I have loved has gone floating by I've been praying for the king of the world To come and rescue me from a clan that's lost in dream >From a clan that's lost in dream Are you waiting for the heavens Are you waiting for the heavens To decsend Waiting for the Waiting for the Depender, depender, depender Are you waiting for the heavens Are you waiting for the heavens To decsend Waiting for the Waiting for the Depender, depender, depender I've been looking through microscopes To see how all life begins I've been training my lens on the stars To see where it ends But its this living in between That is bringing me down To a clan that's lost in dream To a land that's lost in dream To a clan that's lost in dream Are you waiting for the heavens Are you waiting for the heavens To decsend Waiting for the Waiting for the Depender, depender, depender Are you waiting for the heavens Are you waiting for the heavens To decsend Waiting for the Waiting for the Depender, depender, depender Wooooooooooooo Wooooooooooooo Wooooooooooooo Wooooooooooooo |
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from James - Millionaires (1999)
You and me
Play this song, the vision Hope to make this love stretch forever Don't let go in this now or never Hope there's change enough to say... Hello It's over Hello It's over Hello It's over Hello You must say what you're thinking I'm no mind reader of the stars We won't get any older It's so fleeting I am lost when I'm torn from your heart Hello It's over Hello It's over Hello Hello Somebody dreams a brave new world I'm forbidden to breathe its pearl Late summer evening Late summer scene Come together to make this dream Hello It's over Hello It's over Hello Hello It's over All but the sea All but the sea |
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from James - The Night Before (2010)
Oh, ever the hero you won't break
Weak and strong Oh, ever the hero you won't break Weak and strong Weak and strong You've got to love your brother like you don't Love yourself You've got to change You've got to love your brother like you don't Love yourself You've got to change You've got to change You think you're strong Cutting off love like an amputee You're not alone We all want love without the grief Oh, ever the hero you won't break Weak and strong Oh, ever the hero you won't break You're not alone We can relate to your insecurities You think you're strong Measure your courage in empathy Oh, ever the hero you won't break Weak and strong Oh, ever the hero you won't break Weak and strong You've got to love your brother like you don't Love yourself You've got to love your brother like you don't Love yourself You've got to love your brother like you don't Love yourself You've got to change You've got to change You've got to change Right, wrong, maybe Option one's The dangerous one And I'll bet And I'll bet And I'll bet And I'll bet And I'll bet And I'll bet you make us wrong And I'll bet you make us strong Love the dangerous one And I'll bet And I'll bet And I'll bet And I'll bet And I'll bet Another hero Another hero Another hero makes another villain Another hero Another hard on Another right on makes another villain You've got to love your brother like you don't Love yourself You've got to love your brother like you don't Love yourself You've got to love your brother like you don't Love yourself You've got to change You've got to change |
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from James - Hey Ma (2008)
Now the towers have fallen
So much dust in the air It affected your vision Couldn't see yourself clear From the fall came such choices Even worse than the fall There's this chain of consequences Within Without Action cause and reaction Never follows to plan Black swans on your picnic table Knocking over the jam Please don't preach me forgiveness You're hardwired for revenge War is just about business Within Without Hey ma the boy's in body bags Coming home in pieces Hey ma the boy's in body bags Coming home in pieces Hey ma the boy's in body bags Coming home in pieces Coming home in pieces War The dead live on within us (In the atoms we trust) Keep your fingers crossed We were choking on the smoke and the dust And the lives that were lost Scratch the surface of liberals There's a beast underneath Others hiding their Jekylls Within Without Hey ma the boy's in body bags Coming home in pieces Hey ma the boy's in body bags Coming home in pieces War I can feel the daylight I can feel the daylight Raining on me Raining on me |
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from James - Whiplash (1997)
You're a late child, you're a love child
It's enough child that your so appealing You're appealing, you're appealing To a need that we all have been feeling You don't fit where you've been put They're so straight Straight out of some book Tried to fake it with a real man Tried to fill your father's size ten Alone [living] in this world You're not a boy or a girl Don't let them wear you down What a wonderful ego You should be so proud Far out is the life for you Not just a life that you must make do Alone in this world You're not a boy or a girl Nothing is certain Every things changed More than just words When it's you who's in pain You hold the chalice You hold the blade Bring them together and see what you've made Facing the future inside a cocoon Feeling the control when you've been so abused Alone in this world Your're not a boy or a girl You're not alone in this world You're not a boy or a girl |
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from James - Gold Mother (1990)
Well they said you are as good as you look but that would be impossible.
For you look better than the face of God on a sunny day. You look good enough to eat but I've had a bellyful And now I have this bill I don't wanna pay. How was it for you. Do you really need that drink to disarm defences. Can you never face the flak when you're in control. Well I don't believe my luck I am defenceless. Do with me what you want but don't tell a soul. Don't tell my soul. How was it for you If you ain't out of your head can you ever enjoy yourself. But if you ain't ni your head then who's at home? I'm so possessed by sex I could destroy my health. We could be dancing over coals and we'd never know. We'd never know. How was it for you. Where did you get those clothes Are you sure they're still fashionable? The sell-by date on the label says says '68. Where did you steal those riffs and that bad attitude You are travelling back in time to an altered state. How was it for you. Was it as good as it was for me Well that's the best it's ever been And you're the best I've ever seen How was it for you How was it for you |
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from James - Getting Away With It...live [live] (2007)
This songs made up, made second rate
Cosmetic music, powderpuff Pop tunes, false rhymes, all lightweight bluffs Second-hand ideas, no soul, no hate Wasn't mean to be Built on complacency The nightmares ride away When you refuse to play Oh go and read a book It's so much more worth while Being a song-smith crook Study death in style Death in style This language used is all worn out A walking corpse that won't play dead Disease dragged on from bed to bed Pay for your twist, paid for shout Wasn't meant to be Built on complacency Open your eyes and see That lie is not for we Raise a rope and a knife Cut it out - the lie I don't want to decay Take the short cut away Oh go and read a book It's so much more worthwhile Being a song-smith crook Study death in style Study death in style Heard you calling through the drumbeat Answered with sticks and bones Scream, shout, and dance about the campfire You can hear the question, can you feel the reply? Heard you calling through the drumbeat Heard you calling through the drumbeat Can you hear the question, feel the reply? Can you hear the question, feel the reply? Hymn from a village The hymn from a village |
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from James - B-Sides Ultra (2001)
We were doing so well, We had broken the spell, And freedom seemed just within reach. We had managed the bend, Between lover and friend, Found a place we could possibly meet, Yes it's me, I can't help myself, I just run headlong to defeat, Yes it's me, I can't help myself, I defeat, I defeat, I defeat, I defeat I'm so hard on myself, Don't deserve any help, So I must let you go, let you go. So I pushed you away, While I hoped you would stay, But I don't let you know, let you know, Yes it's me, I can't help myself, I keep running around to this beat, Yes it's me, I can't help myself, I defeat, I defeat, I defeat, I defeat Yes it's me, I can't help myself, I keep running around to this beat, Yes it's me, I can't help myself, I defeat, I defeat, help me, I can't help myself, I defeat, I defeat, help me, I can't help myself, I defeat, I defeat, help me. |
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from James - Millionaires (1999)
What a life, a trick of light
Then everything returns to the sea You can have whatever you want But are you disciplined enough to be free? Turning love into a chore Promises come cheap, dear reader Another page, another door Follow, follow me I know what I'm here for Hanging on through late December I know what I'm here for Follow, follow me Follow me Moving on, I don't belong My life turned into a mall Every line is in the song Follow me out of the fall What an actor, what a show Just going through some holy motions The band is sharp, but the singer's slow Everything must go I know what I'm here for Hanging on through late December I know what I'm here for Follow, follow me Follow me Follow me (x8) Souvenirs, polygraph tests Photographs fresh from the wreck What a poster saint he'll make In one take, one take I know what I'm here for Hanging on through late December I know what I'm here for Follow, follow me Follow me Follow me (x8 |
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from James - Getting Away With It...live [live] (2007)
What a life, a trick of light
Then everything returns to the sea You can have whatever you want But are you disciplined enough to be free? Turning love into a chore Promises come cheap, dear reader Another page, another door Follow, follow me I know what I'm here for Hanging on through late December I know what I'm here for Follow, follow me Follow me Moving on, I don't belong My life turned into a mall Every line is in the song Follow me out of the fall What an actor, what a show Just going through some holy motions The band is sharp, but the singer's slow Everything must go I know what I'm here for Hanging on through late December I know what I'm here for Follow, follow me Follow me Follow me (x8) Souvenirs, polygraph tests Photographs fresh from the wreck What a poster saint he'll make In one take, one take I know what I'm here for Hanging on through late December I know what I'm here for Follow, follow me Follow me Follow me (x8) |
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from James - Hey Ma (2008)
In this bar,
In this bar I am dying In this bar In this bar, I am dying Disassociated Keep off the grass I prefer you naked This too shall pass Nuance carefully weighted Too slow too fast Too slow too fast I want to go home, right now. I want to go home, right now. I want to go home, right now. I want to go home. Kissing is forbidden Biting leaves marks Sex is overrated I need to dance Calmly understated Well you always had class This too shall … Hide is armour-plated Oblivious to darts This too shall pass I want to go home I want to go home, right now…. I want to go home. In this bar, In this bar I am dying In this bar In this bar, My heart's dying, dying |
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from James - The Night Before (2010)
It's hot enough within this bed
To melt our differences Woah, a leap of faith This fiery love Dissolves the edge Creates a bridge Woah, a leap of faith It's hot Inside the chrysalis Our cells Create a dreamy bliss A leap of faith And out of this A floating kiss Life loves to exist Hangover after the party Woah, a leap of faith Hangover after the party Woah, a leap of faith It's hot Inside the chrysalis Our cells Create a dreamy bliss A leap of faith And out of this A floating kiss Life loves to exist It's hot Inside the chrysalis Our cells Create a dreamy bliss A leap of faith And out of this A floating kiss Life loves to exist It's hot Inside the chrysalis Our cells Create a dreamy bliss A leap of faith And out of this A floating kiss Life loves to exist |
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from James - Wah Wah (2005)
The sun is up
The sun is high The sun is in your eye You're shades they mirror everything They’re leaving me quite blind This game is up We’ve had enough And we can compromise Take those glasses off your face I want to see your eyes I read a book A funny book A book about your life You call yourself a free man But all you did was time When time will judge And time will heal And time will bury us all And now you're in your coffin With a satellite dish installed Only this other fool surrounds you Only this other fool surrounds you You have no one to love Only this other fool surrounds you Only this other fool surrounds you Only this other fool surrounds you You have no one to love |
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from James - Stutter (2000)
Ladies and gentlemen, here's my disease
Give me a standing ovation and your sympathy Poor old Johnny Yen set himself on fire again See the jeaned genie on his high-wire act At the back of his mind lies a suicide pact Poor old Johnny Yen set himself on fire again See the young men itching to burn Waiting for their own star turn Needing danger, a war would do If they can't let it out, they'll pick on you Poor old Johnny Yen set himself on fire again See Houdini and his underwater tricks You were sitting at the front, hoping his locks would stick Watch Knievel hit the 17th bus You got crushed in the souvenir rush Poor old Johnny Yen set himself on fire again I said poor old Johnny Yen set himself on fire again See the young men itching to burn Waiting for their own star turn Needing danger, a war would do If they can't let it out, they'll pick on you Poor old Johnny Yen set himself on fire again Ladies and gentlemen, here's my disease Give me a standing ovation and your sympathy Come on, somebody, finish him off please Put the poor fool out of his misery, will you Can't you see he's had enough? Finish him off, somebody Next! |
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from James - Getting Away With It...live [live] (2007)
Ladies and gentlemen, here's my disease
Give me a standing ovation and your sympathy Poor old Johnny Yen set himself on fire again See the jeaned genie on his high-wire act At the back of his mind lies a suicide pact Poor old Johnny Yen set himself on fire again See the young men itching to burn Waiting for their own star turn Needing danger, a war would do If they can't let it out, they'll pick on you Poor old Johnny Yen set himself on fire again See Houdini and his underwater tricks You were sitting at the front, hoping his locks would stick Watch Knievel hit the 17th bus You got crushed in the souvenir rush Poor old Johnny Yen set himself on fire again I said poor old Johnny Yen set himself on fire again See the young men itching to burn Waiting for their own star turn Needing danger, a war would do If they can't let it out, they'll pick on you Poor old Johnny Yen set himself on fire again Ladies and gentlemen, here's my disease Give me a standing ovation and your sympathy Come on, somebody, finish him off please Put the poor fool out of his misery, will you Can't you see he's had enough? Finish him off, somebody Next! |
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from James - Pleased To Meet You / International Version (2001)
Chocolate. Kisses. Pokemon Hit em while they're young It's true - ahha She needs lovers round the block He works around the clock It's true - ahha I know it's gonna make it better Just know it's gonna make it better We can hold the light of grace Instead we flake and choose to lose T.V. Football. Sex and killing Without love, life's not worth living ahha we play our games with knowing smiles unattached we can choose we choose to lose it everytime Now were heading for a fall And a double takes it all A stranger rolls a double 5 And everyone's a junkie Everyone's a junkie Everyone's a junkie Everyone's a junkie I know it's gonna make it better Just know it's gonna make it better I'm so wound up in my own ball I loved my life so small I've lived my life so SMALL I've done my best it's time to crawl SIDEWAYS To crawl SIDEWAYS To leave this apparition To leave this apparition doll Cos everyone's a junkie Everyone's a Junkie Everyone's a junkie |
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from James - Stutter (2000)
An emotional charge like an electrical spark
But the fuses are two, you can't tell them apart When the bodies collide, the bodies emerge back into one The only urge all change, all change etc. Change your paths But you can't help the thought that when nothing stays still The tiger moves on when its taken its fill But you cling to the part like a shark to its prey When the part doesn't last there's pain, but no one to blame Who's to blame? Fail to achieve a basis for collaboration Fail to achieve a basis for collaboration But you cling to the part like a shark to its prey The preacher looked out on my doing today And he said, "Oh, this looks curly to me." |
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from James - Millionaires (1999)
Doctor,
What is happening to me? Palpitations My mind's diseased Even my vision is impaired I'm losing my hair Cos when i hold her in my arms I feel like fred astaire Lovesick My temperature's high Just met a girl Who believes we can fly I'm a millionaire And when i hold her in my arms I feel like fred astaire I believe in happiness I believe in love I believe she fell to earth From somewhere high above I believe in hollywood Don't believe that love must bring despair Cos when i hold her in my arms I'm just like fred astaire He said love is just a disease A plague for the nave These days no one believes These days no one believes Meteors may strike the earth Nations live and die I'm the boy who got the girl Who showed me how to fly We can cross the race divide Bridge a gap that wasn't really there I'm gonna hold her in my charm Just like fred astaire |
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from James - The Morning After (2010)
Glazed eyes turning away
Is it true you're seeing him again? E-mail swiftly erased Is it true you're seeing him again? I caught you on the telephone You've no answer to my question Who's on the line? You were crying on the telephone Is it me, is it him? Show me how to survive Can't afford to divorce I'm so scared, show me how To accept we've run our course Loved you the best of our years We'll survived the sting in this tale Last call, numbers erased We'll survived the sting in this tale After dark when you got home You were walking, said you're walking down by the pier Feel that I'm the last to know There's the children, not the children Show me how to survive Can't afford to divorce I'm so scared, show me how To accept we've run our course Blindfold my love Adjust to betrayal of trust Blindfold my love Adjust to betrayal of trust You left a message on my answer phone There is something you can't tell me Don't have much time Test came back and doctor said There's no answer to the cancer Don't have much time |
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from James - Laid / Digitally Remastered (1998)
Slow down, my brother, your life is passing fast Will you remember all these scenes that you've passed So long, so long Speeding past sunset, blurring from town to town Faces I forget, hotels all look the same Worn down the knuckle too far So long, so long Lost are your colors, now life's in black and white Steals from a movie, this life's a trick of the light Worn down the knuckle too far Worn down City of strangers, you seem so tired to me Don't think I'll stay here, you don't seem friendly I'll keep on moving, searching for peace of mind Rivers unwinding maybe I'll find it this time So long, so long So long Live from my suitcase, my life's within my hands Sleep in a strange bed, hometown's a foreign land Down, the knuckle too far |
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from James - Laid / Digitally Remastered (1998)
This bed is on fire with passionate love The neighbors complain about the noises above But she only comes when she's on top The therapist said not to see you no more She said you're like a disease without any cure She said I'm so obsessed that I'm becoming a bore Ah you think you're so pretty Caught your hand inside the till Slammed your fingers in the door Fought with kitchen knives and skewers Dressed me up in womens clothes Messed around with gender roles Line my eyes and call me pretty Moved out of the house so you moved next door I locked you out you cut a hole in the wall I found you sleeping next to me I thought I was alone You're driving me crazy when are you coming home Laid Laid |
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from James - Laid / Digitally Remastered (1998)
This bed is on fire with passionate love The neighbors complain about the noises above But she only comes when she's on top The therapist said not to see you no more She said you're like a disease without any cure She said I'm so obsessed that I'm becoming a bore Ah you think you're so pretty Caught your hand inside the till Slammed your fingers in the door Fought with kitchen knives and skewers Dressed me up in womens clothes Messed around with gender roles Line my eyes and call me pretty Moved out of the house so you moved next door I locked you out you cut a hole in the wall I found you sleeping next to me I thought I was alone You're driving me crazy when are you coming home Laid Laid |
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from James - Getting Away With It...live [live] (2007)
This bed is on fire
With passionate love The neighbours complain about the noises above But she only comes when she's on top My therapist said not to see you no more She said you're like a disease without any cure She said I'm so obsessed that I'm becoming a bore, oh no Ah, you think you're so pretty Caught your hand inside the till Slammed your fingers in the door Fought with kitchen knives and skewers Dressed me up in women's clothes Messed around with gender roles Lined my eyes and call me pretty Moved out of the house, so you moved next door I locked you out, you cut a hole in the wall I found you sleeping next to me, I thought I was alone You're driving me crazy, when are you coming home Raid Raid |
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from James - Wah Wah (2005)
Pray down in your home
Pray down in your home Smile in your home Lay down and in your home Lay down in your home Smile Lay the law down in your home Lay the law down in your home |
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from James - Seven / Digitally Remastered (1998)
I don't believe Jesus was a human being I've never met a propheit who's sheets are clean Only in a film could he be so cool But only in life could fathers be so cruel What in the world are you dreamin' of To sacrafice the son you love You send your children off to war As if you care! As if you care! To live the love of life To live your love of life To live your love of life Your love of life Your love of life Draft it, hop in, sacrafice for common good What we want Sucks it out With what we sould All of these commercials are jsut teasing me Everybody's restless with a deeper mean Open your eyes and what do you see? The system to crush enemies A savior nailed to every tree As if you care As if you care The propheit said The propheit said To live the love of life To live your love of life To live your love of life Your love of life Your love of life Where's your love of life The propheit said The propheit said Where's your love of life Show me your love of life Show me your love of life To sacrafice the son you love You send your children off to war As if you care As if you care |
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from James - The Morning After (2010)
I pretend that I know where I'm going
I pretend I know where I came from Or the fear will engulf me completely I chose to waltz this bridge of sighs Act my age in an age of indifference I'm as big as I can dream I forget in the truth of my nature I forget to forgive, so I look away Look away Look away Look away Look away Look away Look away I can't stop, so I carry on I don't trust God is on my side Indirect as the gaze of a geisha I'm still that lost and lonely child Look away Look away Look away Look away Look away Look away All mirrors shattered Poor plastic clown All that really matters You weren't in the building when the walls came crashing down All mirrors shattered Poor plastic clown All that really matters You weren't in the building when the walls came crashing down All mirrors shattered Poor plastic clown All that really matters |
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from James - Gold Mother (1990)
Where is the love
Where is the love Where is the love That everyone is talking of Where is the love Where is the love That everyone is dreaming of Come to bed Come to bed Come to bed I cannot sleep in all this heat Come to bed Come to bed This terror's all within my head Don't be deceived, no land in sight We're all adrift in this dark night We float on seas of disbelief While singing songs of pain relief Shake my body - release my soul Punish my senses - lose control This body's young but my spirit's old Scatter my ashes and let my feelings go Where is the love Where is the love Where is the love That everyone is talking of Where is the love Where is the love That everyone is dreaming of Don't be deceived, no land in sight We're all adrift in this dark night We float on seas of disbelief While singing songs of pain relief Shake my body - release my soul Punish my senses - lose control This body's young but my spirit's old Scatter my ashes and let my feelings go Shake my body - release my soul Punish my senses - lose control |
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