Calm Before The Storm Lou Reed

before the storm While the orchestra plays, they build barricades to help close the doors While the musician sings, the Holocaust rings cymbals of war In the cities we stare at the things that were

Magician (Internally) Lou Reed

Magician Magician, take me upon your wings And gently roll the clouds away I'm sorry, so sorry, I have no incantations Only words to help sweep me away I want some magic to sweep me away I want some magic

Magician Lou Reed

Magician, Magician take me upon your wings, and gently roll the clouds away I'm sorry, so sorry I have no incantations only words to help sweep me away I want some magic to sweep me away

Magician - Internally Lou Reed

Magician, Magician take me upon your wings, and gently roll the clouds away I'm sorry, so sorry I have no incantations only words to help sweep me away I want some magic to sweep me away I want some magic

Like A Possum Lou Reed

it hurts calm, calm, ah, calm calm as an angel They're mating like apes in the zoo ah, one for me and one for you wouldn't it just be lovely Another useless night in bed, ah, ah by the Hudson

The Heroine Lou Reed

The heroine stood up on the deck the ship was out of control the bow was being ripped to shreds men were fighting down below The sea had pummeled the boat for so long that they knew nothing but

The Raven Lou Reed

clever bore lost in dreams forever more only this and nothing more Hovering my pulse was racing stale tobacco my lips tasting scotch sitting upon my basin remnants of the night before came again infernal

The Raven (Live) Lou Reed

clever bore lost in dreams forever more only this and nothing more Hovering my pulse was racing stale tobacco my lips tasting scotch sitting upon my basin remnants of the night before came again infernal

Lou Reed Little Willies

"Lou Reed" We were drivin through West Texas The land of beef and pork Where they tend the hides of leather We wear back in New York In a pasture, along a roadside Behind a brokedown shack

Lou Reed The Little Willies

We were drivin through West Texas The land of beef and pork Where they tend the hides of leather We wear back in New York In a pasture, along a roadside Behind a brokedown shack On a dusky side of

Growing Up In Public Lou Reed

Some people are into the power of power The absolute corrupting power, that makes great men insane While some people find their refreshment in action The manipulation, encroachment and destruction

Heavenly Arms Lou Reed

Heavenly arms reach out to hold me Heavenly arms entice you to dance In a world of ill will, the dancers are still Heavenly arms reach out to me Heavenly arms soft as a love song Heavenly arms

I Found A Reason Lou Reed

Ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba Ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba I found a reason to keep livin' Oh, and the reason, dear, is you I found a reason to keep singin' Oh, and the reason, dear, is you Oh, I

My Friend George Lou Reed

Read in the paper 'bout a man killed with a sword and that made my think of my friend George People said the man was five foot six sounds like George with his killing stick Hey bro, what's the

Set The Twilight Reeling Lou Reed

Take me for what I am a star newly emerging Long simmering explodes inside the self is reeling In the pocket of the heart, in the rushing of the blood in the muscle of my sex, in the mindful mindless

Set the Twilight Reeling (Live) Lou Reed

Take me for what I am a star newly emerging Long simmering explodes inside the self is reeling In the pocket of the heart, in the rushing of the blood in the muscle of my sex, in the mindful mindless love

Riptide Lou Reed

She's out of her mind like the wind in the storm Oh, like the ocean in the dawn as it disappears, with the riptide She's out of her mind she's pulled away by the moon She's ripped from her

Riptide (Live) Lou Reed

She's out of her mind like the wind in the storm Oh, like the ocean in the dawn as it disappears, with the riptide She's out of her mind she's pulled away by the moon She's ripped from her sleep as the

Original Wrapper Lou Reed

I was sittin' home on the West End watchin' cable TV with a female friend we were watchin' the news, the world's in a mess the poor and the hungry, a world in distress Herpes, AIDS, the Middle

Original Wrapper (Live Version) Lou Reed

I was sittin' home on the West End watchin' cable TV with a female friend we were watchin' the news, the world's in a mess the poor and the hungry, a world in distress Herpes, AIDS, the Middle East at

Dark Light Lou Reed

Look out, cause there's something wrong and you don't know what it is Watch out, or it's Sodom and Gommorah the malevolent order Right now, before it's much too late before it's much too late

Big Sky Lou Reed

Big sky, big sky holding up the sun big sky, big sky holding up the moon Big sky holding down the sea but it can't hold us down anymore Big sky holding up the stars big sky holding Venus and

Temporary Thing Lou Reed

Hey now, bitch, now, baby you better make your face get out of here, quick Maybe your, was getting, ah, too rich It ain't like we ain't never seen this thing before And if it turns you then around

Something Happened Lou Reed

Something happened I just don't understand Something happened It's making me feel mad Something happened, you don't hear about Oh, please that never did before Something happened I just

Last Great American Whale Lou Reed

They say he didn't have an enemy his was a greatness to behold He was the last surviving progeny the last one on this side of the world He measured a half mile from tip to tail silver and black

Foggy Notion Lou Reed

He's over by the corner got her hand by her side They hit her harder, harder, harder till they thought she might die Well, I've got a foggy notion, do it again oh, over by the corner, do it

The Power Of Positive Drinking Lou Reed

Some like wine and some like hops but what I really love is my scotch It's the power, the power of positive drinking Some people ruin their drinks with ice and then they, they ask you for advice

Innocent Lou Reed

You're so impressed oh, with the figures and the facts You're so impressed oh, with the latest style You tried your best, but you can't relax you won't slow down before you take it to the max

Letters To The Vatican Lou Reed

Rosie sits inside a bar smoking a large man's cigar In a place called Sammy's on Amsterdam Avenue She doesn't look a day over 65 although she's really 29 She likes records from the 60's they

Dime Store Mystery Lou Reed

He was lying banged and battered, skewered and bleeding talking crippled on the Cross Was his mind reeling and heaving hallucinating fleeing what a loss The things he hadn't touched or kissed

Femme Fatale Lou Reed

your heart in two it's true It's not hard to realise just look into her false colored eyes She'll built you up to just put your down what a clown 'Cause everybody knows (She's a femme fatale) the

Starlight Lou Reed

Starlight open wide starlight open up you door This is New York calling with movies on the street Movies with real people what you get is what you see Starlight open wide Andy's Cecil B.

One Of These Days Lou Reed

look for me and baby, I'll be gone One of these days and it won't be long Hey, darling, you're gonna call my name and I'll be far gone I'm gonna tell you something that I ain't told no one before

Soul Man Lou Reed

dusty road good loving, I got a truck load And when you get it, you got something don't worry, 'cause I'm coming I'm a soul man, I'm a soul man I'm a soul man, I'm a soul man Got what I got, the

Martial Law Lou Reed

goes on that he don't know And we've been send cause your arguments have been going on for too long And before one of you hurts the other one of you I'm declaring martial law I came, I saw, I declared

Foot of Pride (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - October 1992) Lou Reed

Like the lion tears the flesh off of a man so can a woman who passes herself off as a male They sang Danny Boy at his funeral and the Lord's Prayer preacher talking 'bout Christ betrayed Like the earth

My Red Joystick Lou Reed

The first bite of the apple made Eve smart the second bite taught her how to break men's hearts The third bite taught her how to strut her stuff but she never got to the fourth bite that says "

Families Lou Reed

(How's the family) (How's the family) Mama, you tell me how's the family And papa, tell me how thing's going by you And little baby sister, I heard that you got married And I heard that you

Adventurer Lou Reed

You're an adventurer you sail across the oceans you climb the Himalayas seeking truth and beauty as a natural state You're a queen reborn worshipped from above afar some see you as an elixir

It Wasn't Me Lou Reed

It wasn't me who shamed you it's not fair to say that you wanted to work I gave you a chance at that It wasn't me who hurt you that's more credit that I'm worth don't threaten me with the things you'll

Hello It's Me Lou Reed

saw you last, I turned away When Billy Name was sick and locked up in his room you asked me for some speed, I though it was for you I'm sorry that I doubted your good heart things always seem to end before

Foot Of Pride Lou Reed

Like the lion tears the flesh off of a man so can a woman who passes herself off as a male They sang "Danny Boy" at his funeral and the Lord's Prayer preacher talking 'bout Christ betrayed Like

A Dream Lou Reed

the stairs So I got a flashlight and I was scared and I went out into the hallway There's been all kinds of troubles lately in the neighborhood and someone's got to bring home the bacon and anyway

Bed, The Lou Reed

This is the place where she lay her head when she went to bed at night And this is the place our children were conceived candles lit the room brightly at night And this is the place where she

The Bells Lou Reed

And the actresses relate to the actor who comes home late after the plays have gone down and the crowds have scattered around Though the city lights and the streets no ticket could be beat for

The Kids Lou Reed

They're taking her children away because they said she was not a good mother They're taking her children away because she was making it with sisters and brothers And everyone else, all of the others

The Gun Lou Reed

The man has a gun he knows how to use it Nine millimeter Browning let's see what he can do He'll point at your mouth say that he'll blow your brains out Don't you mess with me carrying a gun

The Proposition Lou Reed

You can't have the flower without the root you can't have the fire without the soot Even a stripper needs her red tasseled suit and we were meant to be In every war the North needs the south

The Ostrich Lou Reed

go, yeah, all right come on, come on, come on, let's go, yeah All right, everybody get down on your face, man Get ready, yeah, okay, come on Hey, put your head, oh, upside your knees now, do the

The Bed Lou Reed

This is the place where she lay her head When she went to bed at night And this is the place our children were conceived Candles lit the room brightly at night And this is the place where she cut her wrists