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1. Dear Sir Dear Sir, I want to catch the evening post Hope you don't find this in bad taste or a waste of your precious time But I have watched you for a while, and what I see just suits me fine Frankly I say, may I hope ? May I join you on a rollercoaster ride ? (I'm yours, sincerely, I am) Maybe we can make the most of the summer-enchantment evening Dear Sir, I find the telephone so cold I'm much too shy to dial the dial ; you know it's simply not my style They're all saying it with flowers, Tie mimosa to your gate, while I await your reply Join me on a rollercoaster ride Join me on a two-way trip to the sky |
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2. Miss World She's an ordinary girl Her family moved to Liverpool, she hates the school Burns the books and works in the supermarket 'Cause her class-mates teased when she said she'd be famous You don't need CSE's when you're going to be Miss World - And if they mispronounce your name Miss World - You'll just be happy that you came, Miss World Well the man on the phone said "Glamour work's a stepping stone towards the throne." And he was right 'cause she's televised tonight Her new career begins and ends in tears As last year's quits and the crown just fits... And hey you've made the grade Don't be afraid of this world It's a hollow victory You've been doing things for charity But not for free... Cutting ribbons, open a supermarket You see how dark it is when the sash and the flashbulbs fade When they stop the cheques and you're only an ex-Miss World |
3. Star As Bright As You Are No keeping up with any 'Jones's' Just be one of the drones-es No queen bees just little 'me's I can't shine like the beautiful people who live in my mind do No I can't shine I've made a wish upon a star as bright as you are And if my heart floats up into the nimbus Just keep counting the number of times It can orbit the Earth before it crashes on little me I can't shine She is lost who hesitates It may already be too late What's the time ? |
4. Trumpet Song Too much time, too many mirrors here to inspire us Fat pigs fishing for pearls, too many admirers You know those yes-men adore you But they can't do everything for you So blow your own trumpet What a flick of the wrist in one so young And you get everything that you need With a twist of your tongue "Together, together Together we could inherit the earth !" But you know that isn't good enough He needs to inherit the stars ! While he needs desperately to succeed He just doesn't have the time To blow any minds So blow your own He runs rings around your confidence, He undermines you , but undefines you When he reminds you he's fantastic, thinks he's brilliant (Hmm, three weeks ago he was listening to marillion !) But he's turning over a new leaf, a clover So few people noticed, so few Only a few people noticed This just undermines him This just undermines his confidence |
5. The Milkman Hey isn't this fun Isn't it Isn't it Hunky Dory Couldn't ask for morey Well isn't this, isn't this, isn't this fun I say hey Hey isn't this neat But we've got to be discreet 'Cause something this supercalifragilistic Can get sado-masochistic so quickly So if you want to know me Well you'd just better take things slowly I said hey yeah yeah yeah Well I've been rearranged You might think that I've changed I used to be a little kitty purring sicking up a bowl of fur In luxury's lap with an eye on the cat-flap (Uuuurgh!) But... then the milk turned sour (You're the milkman of human kindness) But if you want to know me Well you'd just better take things slowly I can choose a wedding ring I can choose where to buy the ring White lace and red roses We got the picture Have a whole bunch of rosy-cheeked children Are You sure ? Really sure ? No thanks If you want to know me Well you'd just better take things slowly |
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6. Mat's Prozac No Belle, no ball ; the violet is ultra-small and still shrinking But back at Dr. Mat's flat, they say they need a new white rat And I'm thinking about it And I don't need to feel wonderful, just ok But can you take a wallflower and turn her into... A nuclear power-plant ? 'cause they can't Imagining a new me, 3D, Super 8, (can't wait), Full-colour stereo dayglo Could your cosmetic pharmacology rescue my neurology, maybe ? And I don't need to feel wonderful, just ok Remember to remind me To bring my disguise... Some of my friends won't recognise me... Recognise me ! Don't give me away. All I need's a panacea But what I need just isn't here |
7. Blue Sonic Boy He's like an ice cream man with no bell in his van Though he'd like to he can't even serve you If you're deserving of his fine wares. He's terribly ambitious and he's occasionally vicious And if wishes were little fishes He'd be every fisherman's friend I found him ; Looking in a mirror, Then looking in my shoes, Looking in my pocket for a razor ; He's my blue sonic boy I believed in his watery lies And his half-arsed scheme to rule the world But you know it isn't easy hanging out with the timelords When you're a Dalek and can't even climb up the stairs So when you wake tomorrow, stick a bell in your van Be a "99" man, it will help you in your endeavours To greatly succeed. We were having such a lovely holiday Until we blew our minds away. |
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8. Bang Bang It's so exciting how come you say Everything's humdrum ? We've got the zeitgeist And the fabulous four Knocking at the door We'll entertain them In our seedy bohemian love-nest And if you wanted to You could get into it But you feign disinterest Why take your life so, so seriously It's something I've never done Just give me the gun 'Cause Honey you're no fun Look at the joy you've killed There it goes bang bang - it's dead Instead of life on the run Life should be wonderful Just give me the gun Surrender is so much more mellow than yellow I don't see your white flag And you're becoming a drag of a fellow Accolades for acting your age Are something you've never won Just give me the gun |
9. Battersea Patrician militia They're all Latin and fringe Sugar daddies care with the jobs for the boys and their old school ties Can't beat or join them Very nice, honey and sugar and spice It never fails, an innocent wag of a puppy-dog's tail You're killing me Don't do this, don't do this, don't do it To a woman of uncertain age Ryvita Lolita She walks like a piece of mascara'd Piccadilly trade And no-one will tell her Very nice, honey and sugar and spice It never fails, an innocent wag of a puppy-dog's tail You're killing me Don't do this, don't do this, don't do it To a woman of uncertainty Don't do this, don't do this, don't do it To a woman of uncertain age Should be taking the kids to school In her husband's German car Should be taking the kids to school But no, no I don't need a doctor I need you to take me seriously |
10. Messed Up She's working at the launderette There's not much time for the novellete She's been writing for several years or more But she's happier, happier, happier than When she fell in love at seventeen She's happier, happier, happier than then But not quite the happiest she's ever been The grass was ever so green He washed the car last Saturday Couldn't have picked a nicer day And if they ask, say yeah, say yeah He's happier, happier, happier then When they fell in love at seventeen He's happier, happier, happier than then But not quite the happiest he's ever been The grass was ever so green Their love waits for the sun to rise Their love waits where their hearts lie bleeding Two holes in the skyline with nowhere to go Nowhere to go I hope they're happier, happier, happier then When they fell in love at seventeen |
11. Star Don't think I want to be a star (It might look glamourous from where you are) Outside a limousine The curtains twitch, my neighbour's seen I drive away in someone else's dream I can't shine Like the beautiful people Who live in my mind do No I can't shine Don't think I want to be a star Don't think I want to be a star Don't think I want to be a star It might look pretty good From where you are But in my swimming pool I know I'd sink on drugs and drinks And not before I'd written off the car No I don't think I want to be a star She is lost who hesitates It may already be too late What's the time...? |
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12. Tiny Window I'm so sorry that I never write Or come see you, I'm not a socialite Out of sight's not out of my mind Underlined in my diary's a place I should be A face I should see..... Some things I should do Did you think that I'd forget you too ? Do you have a tiny window to pencil me in ? Not on Monday - I'm playing with the band Tuesday, Wednesday ? I'm really in demand With the artwork, remix & dentist, I guess what I meant is My back's to the wall - still give me a call Some things I should do Did you think that I'd forget you too ? Do you have a tiny window to pencil me in ? A place I should be, a face I should see The things I should do Did you think that I'd forget you too ? Do you have a tiny window to pencil me in ? A call I should make, a trip I should take The things I should do Did you think that I'd forget you too ? Do you have a tiny window to pencil me in ? |
13. Pyjamadrama Saturday night Because it feels right Don't say you're afraid of The things that I'm made of Just say you'll sleep over Come the weekend Come just as a friend We'll put on some make-up Eat chocolate cake up Oh darling sleep over You've got hair I'd like to style You've got the kind of nails I'd like to file You've got lips I'd die to gloss You've got teeth I'd like to floss Saturday night Because it feels right Don't say you're afraid of The things that I'm made of Just say you'll sleep over Oh bring me candy Bring me kisses Bring me conversational hits and misses A fine line sparkling wine Expect you here around a quarter to nine ? Saturday night Because it feels right No I'm not afraid of The things you are made of Just say you'll sleep over |
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14. Martian Man (Lynsey De Paul) As I was lying on my pillow last night I saw the strangest sight A green machine with flashing lights And as I stared and wondered What it could be for Hoping to see more A Martian came right through my door "Where have I landed ? My ship is stranded" Martian Man, take my hand We are a part of whatever the stars planned Let's stick together, whatever they say And he explained the Earth was no place No atmosphere, and I could not live there We both were made with different spheres And anyway the green man Couldn't mix with white And Mars wasn't right He disappeared into the night "Where have I landed ? My ship is stranded" Martian Man, take my hand We are a part of whatever the stars planned Let's stick together, whatever they say Someday, but look at today (?) We've only this one End of the sun And we'll understand We will understand, understand Martian Man, take my hand We are a part of whatever the planned Let's stick together, whatever they say Someday... |
15. Unborn Angel Don't ask me if refusal offends There are so many other would-be mothers you could charm Unborn angel I'm not what you need Girls like me were never intended to breed Mother Nature, a mistress of tasks So very selective, has defective found my genes So I'll never never know Never know the pain of keeping my mouth shut While you pour life down the drain You chime, innocent time - How dare you the bell toll in this hellhole of my prime !? Unborn angel I'm not what you need Sleep awhile, sleep pretty baby, goodnight |
16. Dumb Girl And so you're back from India ? Did you discover your mind Did you find yourself ? I scratched names on a bus stop And raided a sweet shop So jealous of your mental health And now you think you've got my number You think I'm just a dumb girl But I've been to the university of me And there's no school rules I will abide by, no discipline There's no qualifications There's no examinations You can take to get you in Time lies in my lazy bed And time flies (in your head) He said he knew all along That she was just a dumb dumb girl Dumb dumb dumb And now you think you've got my number ? She's just a dumb dumb girl |
17. A Dark Place Just another breath-stealing Saturday The sugar world just crawled down the Westway I was happy just to be there Hours drifting in the sugar world chaos I wondered how I'd ended up six miles under When all I wanted was to get into your head I have woken up and dug out of a dark place Six years and a spoon and not a day too soon Yeah, you'd think I'd asked for the moon Drifting in the sugar world chaos I lost it Something filled up and spilled over I wanted to get away from my head After a black elastic taxi drive Into your neon-lit sparkling frightening psyche No don't formaldehyde me Don't H. P. Lovecraft me I can't stay here all my life |
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18. Hit Or Miss (Ballad Of The Crash Test Dummies) These cars are crashing in my head The traffic slows to see the carnage I am thrown slow-motion through the air With you on my mind And rubies of glass in my hair 'Cause this where I swerve Trying to avoid you And I wanna collide But I cant decide What I should do Hit or miss you Twin stars like you and I are Spin around in vicious circles You'll die And though I try to shine You'll make me dim Your gravity sucking me in So I begin to swerve Trying to avoid you And I wanna collide But I cant decide What I should do Hit or miss you "I love you" (Three words to make you laugh) You kind of sneer and tell me "Isadora loved her scarf" And if that's the case I'd better brace me for a fall 'Cause it's a long way down A long way down A long way down A long way down |
19. Julie Christie (instrumental) |