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what's taboo to you is just not taboo to me
do you wanna make a deal
there's nothing i cant steal
its just about living
so make it strong but make it quiet
about living
its just about living

life on an iou
but i see hope between us too
i borrowed it from someone new
something old for something blue
its just about living

what means lots and lots to you may mean
nothing much to me
but ask me while i'm here
or forget it for a year
its just about living
so make it strong but make it quiet
about living
its just about living

life on an iou
but i see hope between us too
i borrowed it from someone new
something old for something blue
its just about living

whats taboo to you is just not taboo to me
do you wanna make a deal
there's nothing i cant steal
its just about living
so make it strong but make it quiet
about living
its just about living

Sunday morning daylight breaking
Nothing's stopping me from smiling
Though my head is aching
Everything is fine
I'm mesmerised, your eyes excite me
All alone, but that just soothes me
There's no urgency, I'm following the sun
But this ain't what I planned
Don't know really who I am
I'm not asking anyone to understand
It doesn't matter if light burns my eyes
'Cause I'm where I wanna be
And it doesn't matter if I'm swallowed by the sky
'Cause I'm following the sun
Heading East I'm looking skyward
Start to think that maybe I could
Reach the rising sun
And catch her when she falls
Sunday evening daylight broken
Nothing stopping me from smiling
Just a fleeting glimpse and
Everything is fine
This ain't what I planned
Don't know who I really am
I'm not asking anyone to understand
It doesn't matter if the light burns my eyes
Cause I'm where I wanna be
And it doesn't matter if I'm swallowed by the sky
Cause I'm following the sun

It doesn't matter if the light burns my eyes
Cause I'm where I wanna be
And it doesn't matter if I'm swallowed by the sky
Cause I'm following the sun
It doesn't matter if the light burns my eyes
Cause I'm where I wanna be
And it doesn't matter if I'm swallowed by the sky
Cause I'm following the sun
following the sun

When all the boats had left the shore
A thousand people, maybe more
As the sun burnt through their eyes
You could sense their deep surprise
And I guess one would assume
That we're playing different tunes
No one realised what was wrong
It was all lost in a song
And the people stopped to cry
A sea of tears flowed from their eyes
And then everybody says
But they always say to late
It's such a shame, we all feel the pain
Of stupid games, it's such a shame
There is no gain, we all feel the pain
Of stupid games
History passed me by at school
But I, by no means play the fool
The past and present melt to one
But the future now has gone
And I guess one would assume
That there's nothing left to lose
No more science left to bend
The world was flat we reached the end
The other side now maybe nice
Now's your turn to roll the dice
And then everybody's still But I can't help but feel
It's such a shame, we all feel the pain
Of stupid games, it's such a shame
There is no gain, we all feel the pain Of stupid games
Don't you even see that we don't
Want to play this game no more?
Send a satellite to rescue us alone Alone once more
It's such a shame, we all feel the pain
Of stupid games,
It's such a shame, we all feel the pain
Of stupid games,

Lady I'm so crazy for you
That I don't know what to do
Lady I'm so mad today
And I don't know what to say
We're just drifting away
On the dawn of a new day
Who knows were the wind may take us
Just as long as love love don't break us
Lady let me shine for you
Walked a thousand miles to drink your water
Just to met the devil's daughter
Maybe we can make it through

Lady, I don't know where you've been
Lord only knows what you've seen
Lady, I still don't know where you are
So near, so very far
Were just drifting away
On the dawn of a new day
Who knows were the wind may take us
Just as log a love don't break us
Lady let me shine for you
Walked a thousand miles to drink your water
Just to met the devil's daughter
Maybe we can make it through
Lady, let me shine for you
Lady let me shine

We're just drifting away
On the dawn of a new day
Who knows were the wind may take us
Just as log a love don't break us
Lady let me shine for you
Walked a thousand miles to drink your water
Just to met the devil's daughter
Maybe we can make it through
Who knows were the wind may take us
Just as log a love don't break us
Lady let me shine for you
Walked a thousand miles to drink your water
Just to met the devil's daughter
Maybe we can make it through
Lady, let me shine for you
Lady let me shine
Lady let me shine for you

Different colours and different atmospheres
Time passes on throughout the years
Different people with different points of view
I think of me I think of you
If you think I don't mean it
If you think that I need you
If you think that I'm joking
Why don't you just leave me be
And if you think I'm joking
'Cos you mean nothing to me

I wander up, I wander down
I find it hard you being around
If you think that I don't mean it
If you think that I need you
If you think that I'm joking
Why don't you just leave me be
And if you think that I'm joking
'Cos you mean nothing to me
If you think that I'm joking
Why don't you just leave me be
And if you think that I'm joking
'Cos you mean nothing to me

I reached you oh so very late
Already waiting at the gate
The pictures on the wall
They remind us all that things have got to change
Or else they still remain
It's got to change
You had it all, but it broke your heart
You want it all, right from the start
It's over but never forgotten
It's over

I could not have done anymore
Already walking through the doors
But the pictures on the wall
They remind us all that things have got to change
Or else they still remain
It's got to change
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But the pictures on the wall
They remind us all that things have got to change
Or else they still remain
It's got to change
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Be nice to me
Don't you understand when I get home
I need to breathe
Don't try to comfort me 'cos I'm not home
Right now
I can feel the heat within your fire breath
So hold me down
I'm not responsible for my actions now Oh no
Cloud nine is a place
Like a smile on your face
Or a warm embrace
I'm picking up all the pieces
No particular time and I'm on cloud nine
Don't tell me your sorry

I can hear you whistling at my door
But I won't let you in
You can huff and puff and blow my door in
Right now, wohohoh!
Cloud nine is a place
Like a smile on your face
Or a warm embrace
I'm picking up all the pieces
No particular time and I'm on cloud nine
Don't tell me your sorry
Cloud nine is a place
Like a smile on your face
Or a warm embrace
I'm picking up all the pieces
No particular time and I'm on cloud nine
On cloud nine
The cuckoo and me are doing fine
Though I cough and I splutter and I scream at night
You've not kept this fire alive
I'm on cloud nine

Cloud nine is a place
Like a smile on your face
Or a warm embrace
I'm picking up all the pieces
In no particular time
I'm on cloud nine
Don't even tell me your sorry
Cloud nine is a place
Like a smile on your face
Or a warm embrace
I'm picking up all the pieces
In no particular time
I'm on cloud nine
Don't even tell me your sorry

Sitting in the summer sun Binding my time
Waiting for the demons to go away
No one knows when they come
Or when they're gonna go away
Aslong as they do were ok, yes were alright
Cos I had the time of my life
Show me some love tonight
You know I'll treat you right
Cos I had the time of my life

Woke up in the morning rain
God knows were I slept again
No recollection of the night
Oh God what's this I see lying next to me
With a smile on your face
Were alright, yes were alright
Cos I had the time of my life
Show me some love tonight
You know I'll treat you right
Cos I had the time of my life

Yeah were alright, yeah
Yes were alright

Cos I had the time of my life
Show me some love tonight
You know I'll treat you right
Cos I had the time of my life
Cos I had the time of my life
Show me some love tonight
You know I'll treat you right
Cos I had the time of my life

floating away in the bath tub
this may sound strange to you
it feels so nice when you rub rub
open my hands to the moon

splishing and splashing ans wishing and rushing
it's more fun in here than the zoo
slippery salamanders on my tail
I'm the dog that ran off with the spoon
or the cow that jumped over the moon

do you know what it means?
to be floating away
floating away

Picking up pieces of yesterdays fire Word's that written
But words they were only desire Only desire
Pictures you've painted Of yesterday's dreams
Emotions alive, but no one Will see their desire
Only desire
Lady, I don't want to fight I know that middle of the night
So come now and sit by the fire Maybe it's only desire
Maybe it's only desire

Picking up pieces I threw into the fire Words became letters
But letters were only desire Only desire
Lady, I don't want to fight I know that middle of the night
So come now and sit by the fire Maybe it's only desire
Maybe it's only desire
And I will make everything right
So come now and sit by the fire
Maybe it's only desire

the sun it kiss my cheek yeah that feels fine
the breeze it strokes my feet that feels fine
losing the track of the time
confused in a sun covered time

birdsong is all i hear while i am hear
im lost but cannot see these things i feel
circles appear in my mind
floating through space and through time

you might feel laughter in the sun
but laughter might help us when were done
you might feel laughter in the sun
but laughter might help us when were done

silhouetted by the sun my angel comes
dressed in white
a broad white smile outshines the sun
oh such a picture is this
my angel she stoops for a kiss

you might feel laughter in the sun
but laughter might help us when were done
you might feel laughter in the sun
but laughter might help us when were done
i said you might feel laughter in the sun
but laughter might help us when were done
you might feel laughter in the sun
but laughter might help us when were done

the high flying bird flies above
you cannot see him from the earth
he sees as he flies
and knows as he sees
the masses below
there's trouble below

this high flying bird has no sense of time
for a thousand years he's climbing the skies
his brothers have burned
flown too close to the sun
but higher and higher
this white bird flies
this white bird flies

i feel you in my sleep
when the suns down
and the world sleeps below
you call across endless oceans
i hear you and want to fly too

there's no turning back as blue becomes black
the air becomes thin this flight begins
but the bird can still breathe
brighter than before
on celestial wing
this bird can now sing
this bird can now sing

i feel you in my sleep
when the suns down
and the world sleeps below
you call across endless oceans
i hear you and want to fly to

[repeat]

its a happy day for you and i
the sun is up and shining in the sky
got a heart of gold that i can see
baby you got you now you got me
something's on so don't be late
its time to leave for the higher state

there is no time to be low tomorrow
there's only time to kill
there's no time to be high and fly
there's only time to thrill

so when i am up and you are down
baby that's when you gotta come around
gotta ease my pain and soothe my brain
gotta take me in out of this rain
something's on so don't be late
its time to leave for the higher state

there is no rhyme to express my emotion
there's only rhyme to feel
there is no rhyme to fulfill my devotion
there's only rhyme to heal

don't fret get high there's a new dawn that says hi
the higher state

[repeat]

its a happy day for you and i
the sun is up and shining in the sky
got a heart of gold that i can see
baby you got you now you got me

it is no crime to be lost with no direction
its just a crime not to live
and there is no crime to be asked for affection
its just a crime not to live

dont fret get high theres a new dawn that says hi
the higher state

once upon a time a child heard a line
that moved him
the child never grew the line it came true
and all around
inside dreams it stays
dormant through these days
that follow
reminded only by the saddest lullaby
that was whispered

you've got to lie down for a while
this will pass its only mild
you've got to ease your mind
for a while

i know ill never be able to be free
from these memories
have love in life the same
embrace it every day
that it comes to you

you've got to lie down for a while
this will pass its only mild
you've got to ease your mind
you've got to ease your mind for a while
lie down for a while
this will pass its only mild
you've got to ease your mind for a while
only for a while
only for a while
only for a while

when you look to the past
you wont miss what you're missing no no
thank the heavens above these days are gone

keep good faith on the shelf
use it when you're not well
all the mistakes that you've made
don't matter know no

do you know what your future will be
do you know what your future will be

don't wear your heart on your sleeve
too many lives to retrieve
mother nature will help you if you let her oh

keep back a bit for yourself
keep it with faith on the shelf
safe under your wing its just a silly thing

do you know what your future will be
do you know what your future will be

get up get down
running around the town
round and round in your head
you gotta rest your sleepy head

so when you look to the past
you wont miss what you're missing
thank the heavens above
those days are gone

do you know what your future will be
do you know what your future will be

[repeat and fade]

A friend I had once told me
Such an unusual story
Of a man who did breathe in,
But never did breathe out
This tale reminds me of you
Though a different shade of blue
You cannot always take and never give,
This is not how to life

You gotta breathe in and out
You gotta spread a little love all around
Though I don't know this for sure
Just another knock at my door
A sprinkling of an inkling underneath an apple tree
I'll tell you when I find out
And show you what it is to breathe out
A natural progression lesson messing up your mind

You gotta breathe in and out
You gotta spread a little love all around
You gotta breathe in and out
You gotta spread a little love all around

I feel in you, another way to be
I watch as you breathe over me, I'm breathing

Like a tale on Jackanory
The end to this unusual story
Is a breath upon a window pane, so come on,
Step out of the rain

Thought I'd like to think this were true
You've become a deeper shade of blue
In my eyes, this comes as no surprise,
You've nothing left to give...no

You gotta breathe in and out
You gotta spread a little love all around
You gotta breathe in and out
You gotta spread a little love all around

[Repeat and fade]

goodbye to the sky,
I know I can't fly, but I feel love
do you know how I feel?
you are my achilles heel,
hello to below, I feel love flow
like a river flow
you and I standing still
you are my achilles heel

feeling free, yeah, what about me?
well you gotta give it up cos I feel love
do you know how I feel?
you are my achilles heel
goodbye to the sky
I know I can't fly, but I feel love
do you know I can't fly, but I feel love
do you know how I feel?
you are my achilles heel

for there's a child in your eyes
and the child never dies
so keep the dream alive
with the aid of second sight
I can push with all my might
to make a statue in the sky
of my achilles heel

small fry, don't know why
gotta get high - just to love life
you are my highs and lows
from my head to my toes
I said hey la, will I go far?
will I go far - cos I love life
do you know how I feel?
you are my achilles heel
I said oh no no, will I go slow?
will I go slow, when the feeling flows

for there's a child in your eyes
and the child never dies
so keep the dream alive
with the aid of second sight
I can push with all my might
to make a statue in the sky
of my achilles heel

well you're feeling free
so what about me?
I said hello and goodbye but I
don't know why
well while we're small fry,
on the line
with my achilles heel

We get it on most every night
when that moon is big and bright
its a supernatural delight
everybodys dancing in the moonlight

we get
everybody here is out of sight
they dont bark and they dont bite
they keep things loose they keep it tight
everybodys dancing in the moonlight

dancing in the moonlight
everybodys feeling warm and bright
its such a fine and natural sight
everybodys dancing in the moonlight

we like our fun and we never fight
you cant dance and stay uptight
its a supernatural delight
everybody was dancing in the moonlight

dancing in the moonlight
everybodys feeling warm and bright
its such a fine and natural sight
everybodys dancing in the moonlight

we get in on most every night
and when that moon is big and bright
its a supernatural delight
everybodys dancing in the moonlight

dancing in the moonlight
everybodys feeling warm and bright
its such a fine and natural sight
everybodys dancing in the moonlight

Running high,
Leave behind the shadows in your mind
Into the beginning of your life
Society breeds hatred in your heart, but baby
It's time to make a brand new start
Life's everchanging in your eyes
But the time for rearranging will arise

Through the rain and snow
Let the people know, let the people know the way
And when it's time to go let the people show,
Let the people show the way

Living high,
Pushing back the boundaries with a smile
Effortless but only for a while,
A deity comes to you in the night
Lightens up your day without a fight
And life's still everchanging in your eyes
But the time for rearranging will arise

Through the rain and snow
Let the people know, let the people know the way
And when it's time to go let the people show,
Let the people show the way

If the people want to know - show them the way
If the people got to know - show them the way

Living high,
You left behind the shadows in your mind,
The sun came out and put them out of time
The rhythm you can feel's in time with mine
So come on baby let's go for a ride
And life still keeps on changing in your eyes
But changes come and go - and so do I

Through the rain and snow
Let the people know, let the people know the way
And when it's time to go let the people show,
Let the people show the way

I don't need a whole lot of money,
I don't need a big fine car.
I got everything that a man could want.
I got more than I could ask for.
I don't have to run around,
I don't have to stay out all night,
'cause I got a sweet,
A sweet lovin' woman,
And she knows just how to treat me right.
My baby, she's alright.
And my baby, she's clean out of sight.
Let me tell you 'bout her:
She's some kind of wonderful.
When I hold her in my arms,
She sets my soul on fire.
Oh, when my baby kisses me,
My heart becomes filled with desire.
When she wraps her lovin' arms around me
Almost drives me out of my mind.
Oh, when my baby touches me,
Chills right up and down my spine.
Well my baby, she's alright.
And my baby, she's clean out of sight.
Let me tell you 'bout her:
She's some kind of wonderful

Is there anybody here,
Got a sweet little woman like mine?
There's got to be somebody,
Got a sweet little woman like mine.
Can I get a witness
Talkin bout' my baby
She's some kind of wonderful.