01. The flood
02. SOS
03. Wait
04. Kidz
05. Pretty things
06. Happy now
07. Underground machine
08. What do you want from me?
09. Affirmation
10. Eight letters
11. Flower bed
...::: The flood
:::...
R. Williams & G. Barlow & H. Donald & M. Owen & J. Orange
Standing, on the edge of forever,
At the start of whatever,
Shouting love at the world.
Back then, we were like cavemen,
We’d beam at the moon and the stars,
Then we forgave them.
We will meet you where the lights are,
The defenders, of the faith we are.
Where the thunder turns around
they’ll run so hard we’ll tear the ground away.
You know no one dies,
in these love town lies,
Through our love drowned eyes,
we’ll watch you sleep tonight.
Although no one understood
we were holding back the flood,
Learning how to dance the rain.
We were holding back the flood
they said we’d never dance again.
Bleeding, but none of us leaving,
Watch your mouth son or you’ll find yourself floating home.
Here we come now on a dark star,
seeing demons, not what we are.
Tiny minds and eager hands
hands will try to strike but now will end today.
There’s progress now where there once was none,
where there once was ah, then everything came along.
Although no one understood,
we were holding back the flood
learning how to dance the rain.
There was more of them than us
now they’ll never dance again.
Although no one understood
there was more of them than us
learning how to dance the rain,
We were holding back the flood
they said we’d never dance again.
We will meet you where the lights are,
The defenders, of the faith we are.
Where the thunder turns around
they’ll run so hard we’ll tear the ground away.
Although no one understood,
there was more of them than us
learning how to dance the rain.
(learning how to dance the rain)
There was more of them than us
now they’ll never dance again.
Now we’ll never dance again.
Oh ahh, Oh ahh, Oh ahh, Oh ahh, Oh a
...::: SOS :::...
R. Williams & G. Barlow & H. Donald & M. Owen & J. Orange
Save our souls we're splitting
atoms
Go tell Eve and go tell Adam
Liberate your sons and daughters
Some are gods and some are monsters
We'll get a five minute warning for divine intervention
With the satellites failing prepare for ascension
Under mind control
We'll be practising our politics
Defending all our policies
Preparing for apocalypse
Don't let the hungry serpent see you no
No, no, no, no, no
She'll let you fall asleep then eat you whole
It's like a bullet to the head
It's an SOS, it's an SOS, oh yes, oh yes, it's an SOS
It's an SOS, it's an SOS, like a bullet in the head, it's an SOS
When the levee brakes
And Manhattan sinks
There won't be water fit to drink
When the winter's warm
And the summer's cold
The poison stops you looking old
You'll get a five second warning for divine and intervention
And the satellites are falling prepare for ascension
As the earth looks on
The odds or probability
Of losing all capacity
To function it's hereditary
No antibiotic can save us now
No, no, no, no, no
We are the virus that we talk about
It's like a bullet to the head
It's an SOS, it's an SOS, oh yes, oh yes, it's an SOS
It's an SOS, it's an SOS, like a bullet in the head, it's an SOS
It's an SOS it's an SOS, oh yes, oh yes, it's an SOS
It's an SOS, it's an SOS, like a bullet in the head, it's an SOS
Like a bullet in my head... Like a bullet in my head
It's an SOS, it's an SOS, oh yes, oh yes, it's an SOS
It's an SOS, it's an SOS, like a bullet in the head, it's an SOS
It's an SOS it's an SOS, oh yes, oh yes, it's an SOS
It's an SOS, it's an SOS, like a bullet in the head, it's an SOS
...::: Wait :::...
R. Williams & G. Barlow & H. Donald & M. Owen & J. Orange
(Oh no! )
Turning into cannibals and everything that she wants is made out
of minerals
I don't know what I done she only speaks in subliminals
The reception here is lousy and the service is minimal
(Oh no! )
I live with an Eskimo I
(Swallowed! ) cause we become mechanical and
(Hollow! ) I seem to make you miserable so take your tiny
chemicals cause I need a miracle
(Free your soul to me)
Meet me on the corner cause the wall's on fire
(Words can set us free)
Can you make it go away make it stop! Stop!
Wait! There's something that I want to say
Something that we hid away
Something that I'd like to change
These words have never left a mouth
We never got to get it out
Communication not allowed
Somethings we don't talk about
(On no! )
I've fallen off a pedestal and your selected memory is really
quite incredible to
(Morrow! )
When you get forgettable I'll try being wonderful yet totally
inedible
(Free your soul to me)
Meet you there in China cross the wall of fire
(Words can set us free)
Can you make it go away make it stop! Stop!
Wait! There's something that I want to say
Something that we hid away
Something that I'd like to change
These words have never left a mouth
We never got to get it out
Communication not allowed
Somethings we don't talk about
(Free your soul) Free your soul to me
(Words can set us free)
Can you make it go away make it stop! Stop!
Wait! There's something that I want to say
Something that we hid away
Something that I'd like to change
These words have never left a mouth
We never got to get it out
Communication not allowed
Somethings we don't talk about
Wait! There's something that I want to say
Something that we hid away
Something that I'd like to change
These words have never left a mouth
We never got to get it out
Communication not allowed
Somethings we don't talk about
...::: Kidz :::...
R. Williams & G. Barlow & H. Donald & M. Owen & J. Orange
Kings and Queens and Presidents
Ministers of Governments
Welcome to the future of your world
Through talking heads that took liberties
The monkeys learnt to build machines
They think they'll get to heaven through the universe
They say nothing
Deny everything
And make counter accusations
My friends, my dear, my love, my God
There'll be trouble when the kidz come out (come out)
There will be lots for them to talk about (about)
There'll be trouble when the kidz come out
When the kidz come out, when the kidz come out
When the kidz come out
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
What you looking at
Hey, hey, hey, hey
You want a bit of that
Hey, hey, hey, hey
There will be trouble when the kidz come out
When the kidz come out
Hey
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who's the fairest of them all?
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly or the Beautiful
Because it's up hill and against the wind
With no-one there to let us in
Leave your thoughts and save yourself you fool
The daggers of science
Evolving into violence
We're not sure where the fallout blows
But we all know ·
There'll be trouble when the kidz come out (come out)
There will be lots for them to talk about (about)
There'll be trouble when the kidz come out
When the kidz come out, when the kidz come out
When the kidz come out
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
What you looking at
Hey, hey, hey, hey
You want a bit of that
Hey, hey, hey, hey
There will be trouble when the kidz come out
When the kidz come out
Hey
Out on the streets tonight
They're making peace tonight
They're making peace
La, la, la, la...
There'll be trouble when the kidz come out
There will be lots for them to talk about
There'll be trouble when the kidz come out
When the kidz come out, when the kidz come out
There'll be trouble when the kidz come out
...::: Pretty things :::...
R. Williams & G. Barlow & H. Donald & M. Owen & J. Orange
Down down let your crazy out
boys go crazy over you
grip like a new york window cleaner
just staring at you
Youth don’t leave me, hair stay on me
god I love those hips
oh memory don’t forsake me
not like this
All those pretty things, don’t sweat the pretty things
so collectable, why not collect them all
obviously cunningly, womanly
all those pretty things, god bless the pretty things
They’re still out there somewhere
making men feel this way
at fallen broadway station
I see them every day, all day
Download a little meditation
it might pull you through
she blinded me with silence
anchored here with you
All those pretty things, don’t sweat the pretty things
so collectable, why not collect them all
obviously cunningly, womanly
all those pretty things, god bless the pretty things
All those pretty things, don’t sweat the pretty things
so collectable, why not collect them all
obviously cunningly, womanly
all those pretty things, god bless the pretty things
Does she talk like ooh ooh ooh
will it feel like ah ah ah
does she tell you what she wants
can you give her what she needs
Youth don’t leave me, hair stay on me, god I love those hips
oh memory don’t forsake me, not like this
All those pretty things, don’t sweat the pretty things
so collectable, why not collect them all
obviously cunningly, womanly
all those pretty things, god bless the pretty things
All those pretty things, don’t sweat the pretty things
so collectable, why not collect them all
obviously cunningly, womanly
all those pretty things, god bless the pretty things
...::: Happy now :::...
R. Williams & G. Barlow & H. Donald & M. Owen & J. Orange
I get the feeling that we are being lied to,
There’s a surge in my psychosis every turn of the screw
And I’m half awake in paisley print.
I can see the world clearly but I have to squint.
I am a supersonic specimen.
A minor miracle of medicine
I’m at the mercy of unwanted emotions.
Where nothing matters, beneath my thoughts
Beneath my thoughts is where it happens.
Super heavy elements, Embrace me
Super heavy elements, replace me
Was it a positive experiment?
To be indefinitely decadent
And they checked my pulse and it gave them hope
That there was no truth to what was wrote
Give me half as much but twice as fast today
Might slip away
I feel myself falling
I’m feeling happy now,
I feel myself falling
I’m feeling happy now
I feel myself falling
I’m feeling happy now
Feeling happy now
I’m at the back of the club and so afraid to speak
Cos I’m not like these people
And these people are not like me
Super heavy elements, upgrade me
Supersonic elements amaze me
Your opinion is irrelevant
I was built to be magnificent
And they checked my pulse and it gave them hope
That there was no truth to what was wrote
Give me half as much but twice as fast today
Might slip away
I feel myself falling
I’m feeling happy now,
I feel myself falling
I’m feeling happy now
I feel myself falling
I’m feeling happy now
Feeling happy now
I haven’t scratched the surface of my desire
In the world of dreams, I’m a frequent flyer
Super heavy elements, Embrace me
Super heavy elements,
I feel myself falling
I’m feeling happy now,
I feel myself falling
I’m feeling happy now,
I feel myself falling
I’m feeling happy now,
I’m feeling immortal
We’ll live forever now
We’ll live forever now
...::: Underground machine :::...
R. Williams & G. Barlow & H. Donald & M. Owen & J. Orange
I, I’m just a piece of your pie chart
You’re in a room with a rock star
Only I play the good parts of a kind heart
The sky’s too low and the room’s too dark
But she just carries on
And I get her in but her friend gets turned away
But what can I say?
When the boy meets girl and the girl meets boy
And the boy thinks the girl’s all right
Get your head out the library
Get the courage of the cavalry
You might be good looking,
But you can’t sleep with yourself tonight
Oh what a beast, oh what a man
You’ve gotta get it while you can
Oh what a beast, oh what a man
Oh I, I wish that beggars were choosers
Unload my love like a looter
I need some gas and a kick start, for a good heart
The lightings cheap, and the room is cold
But she just carries on
And you’ll get no sleep
But you might be turned away
So what will you say?
When the boy meets girl and the girl meets boy
And the boy thinks the girl’s all right
Get your head out the library
Get the courage of the cavalry
You might be good looking,
But you can’t sleep with yourself tonight
Oh what a beast, oh what a man
You’ve gotta get it while you can
Oh what a beast, oh what a man
Oh what a beast, oh what a man
When the boy meets girl and the girl meets boy
And the boy thinks the girl’s all right
Get your head out the library
Get the courage of the cavalry
If you’re so good looking
Why don’t you sleep with yourself tonight?
Oh what a beast, oh what a man
You’ve gotta get it while you can
You’ve gotta get it while you can
You’ve gotta get it while you can
Oh what a beast, oh what a man
...::: What do you want from me? :::...
R. Williams & G. Barlow & H. Donald & M. Owen & J. Orange
My greatest fear is we’re just wasting tears
Wasting several years, still being round here
My greatest fear is maybe you will notice
I’m not what you wanted after all these years
But I, I’ve got a very big hope for us
I’m gonna keep looking up for us
It’s been a difficult year
And I, I still wanna make love with you
So where do we go from here?
What do you want from me?
What do you want from me?
I, I still think I belong with you,
I still wanna belong to you
So what do you want from me
What do you want from me now?
Your greatest fear is we’re not getting wiser,
We’re not wise at all
It’s getting harder, harder to recover
From the night before, when you turn me on
But I, I like to think of us moving on
I like to think of us getting on
So answer me where do we go from here,
Where do we go?
Because I, I still wanna get old with you
I still want us to grow
What do you want from me?
What do you want from me?
I, I still think I’m in love with you
I still feel you’re the one
So what do you want from me,
What do you want from me now?
Has it crossed your mind we might already know?
If we only let it go?
Yeah I, I still wanna have sex with you
I still wanna go out with you
So what do you want from me?
What do you want from me?
I, I think some days we’re beautiful
I think some days we’re not
So what do you want from me?
What do you want from me now?
Let’s make it positive
What do you want from me?
What do you want from me now?
We’re making progress here, so where shall we go?
What do you want from me?
What do you want from me now?
...::: Affirmation :::...
R. Williams & G. Barlow & H. Donald & M. Owen & J. Orange
It’s just a fraction of time?
Until we move in reverse?
Can feel the pressure on all our minds
On the whole universe
Is it a question of force? A metaphysical law?
We’ve had this battle a thousand times
Never been here before, never been here before
Ain’t got the strength to fight anymore
Got no desire to die anymore
I need affirmation
I wanna see you again, again, again
Ain’t got the strength to fight anymore
Don’t even know what I’m fighting you for
I need affirmation
We’re at the end of the line
At the start of the race
I want to swim where the water falls
Of the edge of your face
I’m reaching out for the light
Past the silhouette of you
In the cold reflection of time
Is a point of view, is a point of view
Can you see me, like I see you?
Can you see me, like I see you?
Can you see me, like I see you?
Ain’t got the strength to fight anymore
Got no desire to die anymore
I need affirmation
I wanna see you again, again, again
Ain’t got the strength to fight anymore
Don’t even know what I’m fighting you for
I need affirmation
I wanna fill you with love
I wanna see you survive
Just take a second to know yourself
For the rest of your life
We’re just a minute away
From the place that we wanna be
We’re not really falling apart
We’re just incomplete
We’re not really falling apart
We’re just incomplete
We’re just incomplete
We’re just incomplete
I need affirmation
I need affirmation
I need affirmation
I need affirmation
I wanna see you again, again, again again
...::: Eight letters :::...
R. Williams & G. Barlow & H. Donald & M. Owen & J. Orange
We became the parade on the streets that we once cleaned,
expendable soldiers smiling at anything
Raised on a feeling our lives would have meaning eventually
We were once the answer and then you discover,
you're actually just one thing after another
And what was the question and why was the lesson so deafening?
This is all that matters now
And that was all that happened anyhow
You can look back but don't stare
Maybe I can love you out of there
And when I went away what I forgot to say
Was all I had to say:
Eight letters, three words, one meaning
And outside forces didn't make it easy
So I thought I'd go before you leave me
self-preservation was no explanation for anything
But the truth is more than we'll ever comprehend
I'm just starting to understand, my friend
All of that distance, 'cause I fell in love with the enemy
This is all that matters now
And that was all that happened anyhow
You can look back but don't stare
Maybe I can love you out of there
And when I went away what I forgot to say
Was all I had to say:
Eight letters, three words, one meaning
And when I went away what I forgot to say
Was all I had to say:
Eight letters, three words, one meaning
At last, we meet on no man's land
Just footprints in the sand
We meet on no man's land, at last
And when I went away what I forgot to say
Was all I had to say:
Eight letters, three words, one meaning
And when I went away what I forgot to say
Was all I had to say:
Eight letters, three words, one meaning
one meaning
just one meaning
...::: Flower bed :::...
R. Williams & G. Barlow & H. Donald & M. Owen & J. Orange
And all the sky is turning blue
If I could only get past you
Then I would know what we've got
Maybe see where we live
If i could only rearrange
Make soldier plans and try to change
Then I might feel like your hero
Coming home from war
And I might understand
How I ended up a man
Darling please forgive me
I was sitting on the fence
I was slowly going out of head
I did not hear a word that you said
I was enjoying myself sleeping in your flowerbed
If I could take your blows, If I could get pass go,
If I could find a way of fixing the things that I broke
Then I would, if I could
And I might understand how I ended up a man
And I might understand how I ended up a man
But the truth is hard to find
When it’s playing tricks with your mind
Darling please forgive me
I was hanging with my friends
I was slowly getting outta my head
I did not hear a word that you said
I was enjoying myself sleeping in your flowerbed
I was enjoying myself sleeping in your flowerbed