Crying To The Sky Be Bop Deluxe

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

Rocket Cathedrals Be Bop Deluxe

this rocket cathedral pointing to the sky And I'm spacebound again, I need the money And I can't see the stars, it's so funny, Until I'm earthbound again, I'll miss you honey In this rocket cathedral

Jets At Dawn Be Bop Deluxe

I strolled unclothed into your garden To feel the warm sun on my face The saving of the human race Jets at dawn, trails across the sky Silver birds writing words for airmen's wives Who down below hang

Orphans Of Babylon Be Bop Deluxe

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

Modern Music Be Bop Deluxe

"Modern music on my radio Another station and another show If only I could let my feelings flow (to you) When you're lonely and you're far away, When those steel guitars begin to play Please don't

Jet Silver And The Dolls Of Venus Be Bop Deluxe

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

Life In The Air-Age Be Bop Deluxe

Beneath the stars there are the bars That serve the bitter drink... The barman smiles at me, His wife she gives a secret wink... They listen patiently to me, My story I unfold...

Life In The Air Age Be Bop Deluxe

Beneath the stars there are the bars That serve the bitter drink... The barman smiles at me, His wife she gives a secret wink... They listen patiently to me, My story I unfold...

Forbidden Lovers Be Bop Deluxe

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

Honeymoon On Mars Be Bop Deluxe

I wonder if you're all alone Beneath those diamond stars Honeymoon on Mars Tonight this desert world is ours I'll meet you by the towers For cocktails in the bar Out in Hollywood We're going out there

Kiss Of Light Be Bop Deluxe

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

Panic In The World Be Bop Deluxe

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

Ships In The Night Be Bop Deluxe

We are like ships in the night . . . (without love) . . . Selling our souls down the river . . . Sailing away and forever our pleasure is blue . . .

Bring Back The Spark Be Bop Deluxe

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

Sound Track Be Bop Deluxe

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

Speed Of The Wind Be Bop Deluxe

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

Love In Flames Be Bop Deluxe

Only the ash remains Everything's up in flames.

Axe Victim Be Bop Deluxe

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

Islands Of The Dead Be Bop Deluxe

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

Dangerous Stranger Be Bop Deluxe

You get the feeling that he's running in an endless race Driving through the city like a razor across its face Stops on the corner in a flash of flame He calls to me ('Hey boy, what's your name?)

Sister Seagull Be Bop Deluxe

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

Crystal Gazing Be Bop Deluxe

I stared, too frightened to move For fear my eyes shone a light On the darkness he drew like a cloak All around his shoulders...

Blazing Apostles Be Bop Deluxe

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

Love Is Swift Arrows Be Bop Deluxe

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

Electrical Language Be Bop Deluxe

I speak to you through electrical language Sometimes you hear me when our frequencies meet You try to listen but you don't understand it Turn up the rhythm and you'll pick up the beat I speak to

Lost In The Neon World Be Bop Deluxe

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

No Trains To Heaven Be Bop Deluxe

I'm building bridges On which no house may stand, I'm painting pictures On walls across the land Burn down the prisons In which your children grow, See no illusions, The truth behind the show See

Music In Dreamland Be Bop Deluxe

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

Down On Terminal Street Be Bop Deluxe

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

Twilight Capers Be Bop Deluxe

All the white horses ran bleeding to the end, Shot through the heart by dear devoted passion And the falling stars that never fall But send ambassadors to call, Still call the guilty to heaven All the

Lovers Are Mortal Be Bop Deluxe

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

Fair Exchange Be Bop Deluxe

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

Swan Song Be Bop Deluxe

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

Stage Whispers Be Bop Deluxe

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

Between The Worlds (Original Single Version) Be Bop Deluxe

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

Quest For The Harvest Of The Stars Be Bop Deluxe

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

Heavenly Homes Be Bop Deluxe

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

Beauty Secrets Be Bop Deluxe

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

Between The Worlds Be Bop Deluxe

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

Surreal Estate Be Bop Deluxe

Nelson I bought you surreal estate Hanging gardens for your gate You said that I could stay See you through to another day.

Love With The Madman Be Bop Deluxe

Piano keys don't please me they're so dark And it's so easy to forgive them And violins still scream from every room You're ever passed your presence through But is you hang 'round here much longer You'll

The Gold At The End Of My Rainbow Be Bop Deluxe

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

Like An Old Blues Be Bop Deluxe

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

The Bird Charmer's Destiny Be Bop Deluxe

His heart was locked inside a crystal ball, The day her gypsy love came 'round to call, His wings were broken by their latest fall, A young man waiting for the snow… The gull and the white swan, Ghostly

Piece Of Mine Be Bop Deluxe

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

Sleep That Burns Be Bop Deluxe

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

Third Floor Heaven Be Bop Deluxe

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

Possession Be Bop Deluxe

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

Mill Street Junction Be Bop Deluxe

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

New Precision Be Bop Deluxe

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