Love Vigilantes

Oh, I've just come from the land of the sun from a war that must be won in the name of truth.
With our soldiers so brave your freedom we will save.
With our rifles and grenades and some help from God.
Chorus: I want to see my family, my wife and child waiting for me, I've got to go home, I've been so alone you see. <end>
You just can't believe the joy I did recieve when I finally got my leave and I was going home.
Oh I flew through the sky my convictions could not lie.
For my country I would die and I will see it soon.
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When I walked through the door my wife she lay upon the floor, and with tears her eyes were sore
I did not know why. Then I looked into her hand and I saw the telegram,
it said that I was a brave brave man but that I was dead...
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Mesh

Below the surface this day I need it light inside dimension lies another sacrifice.
Once out of reach, we never speak, we never compromise.
As they turned to gold the edges froze and seemed to turn to ice .
All flight departures assembled not returned.
Left in these passions I looked but never learned.
There's hope, you heard there's life in another world.
Sometimes you'll find that truth is never kind.
In the ghost lies a portrait of space that time is never here...
In the mind of a fallen man, an easy day in another land.
Ship sails out to sea, away from me, I just stand and stare.
Assassin clears his hands, I know that, and I wasn't even there.
One day it came to mind we even leave the rest behind.
Some day, I know, you'll get where you should go.
There's hope, you've heard there's life in another world.
Sometimes we'll find that truth is never kind.
One day it came to mind we even leave the rest behind.
Some day, I know, we even get where we used to go.
There's hope, you've heard there's life in another world.

Murder

Crows, crows, crows, I hate them, I hate them, I hate them!!!
Crawl across! I wouldn't do that, Dave.
I'm afraid, Dave
My mind is going, there is no question about it.

1963

It was January, 1963, when Johnny came home with a gift for me.
He said I bought it for you because I love you and I bought it for you because it's your birthday, too He was so very nice, he was so very kind to think of me at this point in time.
I used to think of him, he used think of me.
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He told me to close my eyes my gift would be a great surprise.
I saw tears were in his eyes he never meant to hurt me.
Oh, God, Johnny, don't point that gun at me! There's so many ways our lives have changed...
but please, I beg, don't do this to me! <end>
Johnny, don't point that gun at me! Can I save my life at any price?
For God's sake won't you listen to me?
And though he was ashamed that he had took a life Johnny came home with another wife.
And he often remembered how it used to be before that special occasion, 1963...
There's too many ways that you can kill someone...
Like in a love affair, when the love is gone...
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Johnny, you keep on using me...can I change my life for any price?
Oh, Johnny, won't you listen to me?
Johnny, you keep on using me...can I change my life for any price?
Oh, Johnny, won't you listen to me?
I just want you to be mine, I don't want this world to shine, I don't want this bridge to burn...
Oh, Johnny, do you miss me? I just want to feel free...
I will always feel free...
I will always feel free...
I will always feel free...
I will always feel free...

Paradise

If we left this town, we could walk the earth together.
And if you let me down, I will live in you forever.
I want you, I want you, I need you, I need you.
I want you, I want you, I need you, I need you.
La la la la la, La la la la la, La la la la la, La la la la la.
La la la la la, La la la la la, La la la la la, La la la la la.
If we could find a home, we could go through time together.
If we could hold our own, devastate the night forever.
There's no place where we can go, there's no place where I have been,
there's no method I can’t show, there's no whether in between.
Joline, I could've seen you there, Joline, I need you everywhere.
I want you, I want you, I need you, I need you.
I want you, I want you, I need you, I need yo.
Sha la la la la, Sha la la la la, La la la la la, La la la la la.
Sha la la la la, Sha la la la la, La la la la la, La la la la la.
Joline, I could've seen you there. When I looked into your lifeless eyes, I saw you everywhere. There's no place where you can hide, there's no place that I can't find,
there's no matter we've reclaimed, there's no reason I have seen
If you find me on my own, you could live your life forever.
Shall you leave our world alone, maybe we'll go out together.
Joline, I could've seen you there. When I looked into your lifeless eyes, I saw you everywhere.
I want you, I want you, I need you, I need you.
I want you, I want you, I need you, I need you.
Sha la la la la, Sha la la la la, La la la la la, La la la la la.
Sha la la la la, Sha la la la la, La la la la la, La la la la la.
Sha la la la la, Sha la la la la, La la la la la, La la la la la.
Sha la la la la, Sha la la la la, La la la la la, La la la la la.
I want you, I want you, I need you, I need you.
I want you, I want you, I need you, I need you.

Perfect Kiss

I stood there beside myself thinking hard about the weather.
Then came by a friend of mine, [he] suggested we go out together.
Then I knew it from the start, this friend of mine would fall apart.
Pretending not to see his gun, I said, "Let's go out and have some fun."
Chorus:
I know, you know, we believe in a land of love. I know, you know, we believe in a land of love. <end>
I have always thought about staying in and going out.
Tonight I should have stayed at home playing with my pleasure zone.
He has always been so strange, I've often thought he was deranged.
Pretending not to see his gun, I said, "Let's go out and have some fun."
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Procession

There is no end to this, I have seen your face.
But I don't recognize all these things you must have kept behind.
It's a problem, you know that's been there all your life.
Tries to make you see the world without you that's just some black and white.
At night it gets cold, and you'd dearly like to turn away.
An escape that fails and makes the wounds that time won't heal.
I know, I know, I know, I know. There is no end to this, I can't turn away.
Another picture would deceive. History say there is no room to move or try to look away.
Remember, life is strange. And life keeps getting stranger every day.
A mass of harmless attitudes all tied up all subside no matter what they say.
You knew your heart beats you late at night your heart beats you late at night
your heart beats you late at night, your heart beats you late at night, your heart beats you late at night.

Regret

Maybe I've forgotten the name and the address of every one I've ever known, it's nothing I regret. Save it for another day, it's the school exam, the kids have run away....
Chorus: I would like a place I could call my own, have a conversation on the telephone,
wake up every day and it would be a start, I would not complain about my wounded heart. <end>
I was upset you see, almost all the time. You used to be a stranger, now you are mine.
I wouldn't even trust you, I've not got much to give.
But we're dealing in the limits, and we don't know who with.
You may think that I'm out of hand, that I'm naive, I understand.
On this occasion, it's not true. Look at me, I love you.
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I was a short fuse, burning all the time. You were a complete stranger, now you are mine.
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Just wait 'till tomorrow. I guess that's what they all say, just before they fall apart.

Round and Round

I just can't help thinking what you've done to me. (Done to me, done to me, done to me.)
You built a wall of love and tore it right down in front of me.
And you think you know what's going on, you keep telling me that I am wrong.
I don't care about what you do, cause if you mess with me I'll get rid of you.
The picture you see is no portrait of me, it's too real to be shown to someone I don't own.
And it's driving me wild, it makes me act like a child.
You think I am crazy, but what can I do? (I do, I do, I do.)
You waste your time like my money, it ain't so funny, but it's true. (Don't waste money, baby.) Now you can't tell me what's going on, and that I am weak while you are strong.
What is it you need, that makes your heart bleed? Do you really know? Cause it doesn't show.
The picture you see is no portrait of me, it's too real to be shown to someone I don't own.
And it's driving me wild, it makes me act like a child.
The picture you see is no portrait of me, it's too real to be shown to someone I don't own.
And it's driving me wild, it makes me act like a child.

Ruined in a Day

Listen, I may be wrong but you'll all listen. There's something wrong you could say, ruined in a day. You could be the lover of jade, forever on your own in the shade. Let's do it anyway.
Some people like to deceive you, while others may feel that they need you.
While I do the best that I can, keeping my life in my hands.
And if you feel your cradle rockin, then take the wheel, don't let me stop you.
Hang around for a while, but stop acting like a child.
Every step you take is the one, that's gonna undo what you've done. It could take all day.
Some people like to deceive you, while others may feel that they need you.
But I do the best that I can, I keep my world in my hands.
Some people like to deceive you, while others may feel that they need you.
But I do the best that I can, keeping my world in my hands.

Run

Answer me, why won't you answer me? I can't recall the day that I last heard from you.
Well you don't get a town like this for nothing, so here's what you got to do:
You work your way to the top of the world, Then you break your life in two.
Well, what's the use in complaining when you've got what you don't need?
Anyone would think you were hardened too, what do you want me to believe?
What the hell is happening? I can't think of everything.
I don't know what day it is, or who I'm talking to.
But I know that I'm okay, because you're here with me today.
I haven't got a single problem, now that I'm with you.
So what's the use in complaining, when you've got everything you need?
Anyone would think you were hardened too, what do you want me to believe?

Shellshock

That's the way - Shellshock, Shellshock, Shellshock, Shellshock.
Chorus:
Hold on- it's never enough.
It's never enough until your heart stops beating.
The deeper you get, the sweeter the pain. Don't give up the game until your heart stops beating.
(until you heart)
You call me on the phone, you left me all alone. All I get from you is shellshock.
Another day goes by, and all I do is cry. All I get from you is shellshock.
I tell the world and I save my soul. Rain falls down and I feel cold.
The cold that sleeps within my heart, it tears the earth and sun apart.
But that's the way that I can win, a victim of your evil sin.
You've lost the hold you've had on me by causing the changes that you never see.
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When we walk through open doorways, counting time in one or more ways.
We can't find our peace of mind, and life becomes a life of crime.
That's the day I call your name. I came to you, I called in vain.
You've lost the faith within you heart, the fight in your soul from the end to the start.
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I've been good and I've been bad, but common sense I've never had.
No matter how I try and I try, I hide the truth behind a lie.
But that's the way that I can win, a victim of your evil sin.
You've lost the faith within your heart, the fight in your soul from the end to the start.
Chorus, Chorus.

Sooner Than You Think

Hello everyone, it's nice to be here, I've come so far to see you all.
I can see your deep blue eyes, deep beneath the open sky.
Before you stands one like your brother, swear to god he needs no other.
But how can I afford to be here with you so carelessly?
You know what you did was so unkind, you search for the life you need to find.
There's right and there's wrong, and there's good and there's bad,
and there's an answer to this I wish I had.
Oh you know what I mean, yes you do. Oh you know what I mean, yes you do.
Well we had a party in our hotel last night. It ended up in an awful fight.
My friend left me and my heart too. I hope I don't end up like you.
Oh you know what I mean, yes you do. Oh you know what I mean, yes you do.
Your country is a wonderful place, it pales my England into disgrace.
To buy a drink that is so much more reasonable, I think I'll go there when it gets seasonal.
You know what you did was so unkind, you search for the life you need to find.
There's right and there's wrong, and there's good and there's bad,
and there's an answer to this I wish I had.
Oh you know what I mean, yes you do. Oh you know what I mean, yes you do.

Special

It isn't what it used to be. I wake up every night, on the stairs, waiting for the dawn to come.
Every drop of wine, you can be my time, only tomorrow knows.
Why do we beg when we can borrow? This time we knew.
No more or less, there's nothing left!
Chorus: It was always special, it was like water down the drain.
I'm intoxicated every time I hear your name. I try to remember, but nothing is the same. <end>
It wasn't that I didn't try. It's not the kind of thing, that you buy,
written in my destiny. Life is but a dream, covered by the sky...
Stop saying that you're calling time! Look at your life before you start on mine.
I'm not the kind of person that you need. I'm sick of trying, I mean that it's over.
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Patiently you wait for me, you are so blind. I thought it couldn't be, then I changed my mind. Drowning in the endless sea, line follows line. The traces of your memory don't belong with mine.

State of the Nation

You can walk, or you can run. You don't have to be someone.
I went on a summer cruise, upon an ocean born to lose.
My brother said that he was dead, I saw his face and shook my head.
Can you see where we can't be? We're losing our blood in the sea.
Chorus:
Because it's the state of the nation that's holding our salvation.
Yes, it's the state of the nation that's holding our salvation.
Oh, the state of the nation is causing death inflation.
Oh, the state of the nation is causing death inflation.
From my home I traveled far. I drove in my stolen car.
When it broke down, I kissed the ground because I don't kiss when you're around.
I don't find that I have been the portrait of an only son;
if that's the case, then who could tell where my story had begun?.
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Even now, I'm all alone behind a wall that's made of stone.
I think about where we have been and all the sights that could be seen.
I know it all could be worthwhile, if only I could force a smile.
Now we turn our backs (to) the sea, the shame of a nation we'll never be.
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