Post Punk

"The air here tastes like poison The traffic moves on broken roads... She's 14 and she's fading There's a wasted year for Every train that passes She is leaving someday Someday never comes This road is poison"

"Days that never come To shine a light on the damage done Somedays without a sun I feel the dark even closer now I wear it, a winter coat I'm far away but not far enough What's true is torn And shouted down"

"Shine I heard her sing. ...The world's at my feet And it turns when i speak And it shines ...Shine on all that is"

"And it feels like love, But it don't mean a lot. And it feels like love, And it's all that we've got.There's a Heartbreak Beat playing all night long Down on my street. And it feels like love, got the radio on, And it's all that we need."

"They tore up our kisses and ran On tomorrow's pages And the lions have eaten the lamb On tomorrow's pages There's a day of your life in your handful of people you don't understand"

"You hurt for a change And they ease you And cool you And love you so strange And you talk like a stranger"

"And a hero is always alone At the end of the day It's a price that you pay With your pieces of love All your pieces of love And it's my time to turn you around And it's my time to hold out a hand And it's my time to turn on a light for you"

"There's a hole in the sky Where the sun don't shine And a clock on the wall And it counts my time And heaven Is the whole of the heart And heaven don't tear you apart"

"There's a way to turn it off It gets so hard at times To take it serious It really gets to be a drag When all we really need is love Here come cowboys Here to save us all."

"A race is on I'm on your side And hearing you my engines die I'm in a mood for you. For Running away Stars come down in you And love, you can't give it away Inside you the time moves And she don't fade The ghost in you She don't fade Inside you the time moves And she don't fade"

"Pass your time away Its' just another day And everything you say Was said yesterday Won't you come with me Be who you want to be You'll get no sympathy For staying home"

"Hamburger Mary She's got a gun Nothing goes on all the time And she thinks it's fun"

"So swallow all your tears, my love And put on your new face. You can never win or lose If you don't run the race."

"Give me all your paper ma So I can get a train. They just wanna suck you in To being one of them. Tell her that I'm not in here, Tell her I'm a freak. Tell her that I fall about Every time I speak."

"It's sick the price of medicine Stand up, we'll put you on your feet again Open up your eyes just to check that you're asleep again President gas is president gas again"

"You're not supposed to do that; You know you're not allowed to. But you seem to get some kind of kick Out of doing what you're not allowed to. You deliberately defy the rules 'cause the law's upheld by fools. Shit on that. Bad boys get spanked."

"I like the way you cross the street 'cause your precious. Moving through the Cleveland heat, how precious. Taking rides and all the kicks was so precious. But you know I was shittin' bricks 'cause I'm precious."

"Each little tear that falls from your eyes Makes, makes me want To take you in my arms and tell you To stop all your sobbing."

"Kid, my only kid, You look so small, you've gone so quiet. I know you know What I'm about, I won't deny it."

"You asked me for advice, I said use the door. But you're still clinging to somebody you deplore. And now you wanna use me for emotional blackmail. I just feel pity when you lie, contempt when you cry."

"Gonna use my arms; Gonna use my legs. Gonna use my style; Gonna use my sidestep. Gonna use my fingers; Gonna use my, my, my imagination.'Cause I gonna make you see There's nobody else here, No one like me. I'm special so special. I gotta have some of your attention. Give it to me."

"Mystery achievement Where's my sandy beach? Yeah. I had my dreams like everybody else, But they're out of reach, I said, right out of reach. I could ignore you, Your demands are unending. I got no tears on my ice cream but you know me, I love pretending."

"Now look at the people In the streets, in the bars. We are all of us in the gutter, But some of us are looking at the stars."

"I'm the adultress. But I didn't want to be and I'm convenient And I make good tea. I stand accused Of the worst crime in history. That's my mystery; I'm the adultress."

"It's not my place to know what you feel. I'd like to know but why should I? Who were you then? Who are you now? Common labourer by night, by day, highbrow. Back in my room, I wonder, then I Sit on the bed, look at the sky. Up in the sky Clouds rearrange Like the talk of the town."

"Take, take, take, takin' what you don't need You'll get, get, gettin' what you don't need Stand back, take a look and take heed All the children in God's kingdom bleed See the networks of concrete and steel They've no mystery but what they reveal Tells a story of a future that's void Of the beauty and the majesty that life on Earth is meant to be..."

"Talk, talk, talk, talk about the government And not a word about political favor Everything touched is my political choice The life you take is your political voice."

"Do unto others as you wish be done to you There's a million lies 'round everything true You slaughter when you feast You disrespect the beast Make our beds and lie there, take your share Waste not want not pick it up Waste not want..."

"The middle of the road is trying to find me. I'm standing in the middle of life with my plans behind me. Well I got a smile for everyone I meet As long as you don't try dragging my bay Or dropping the bomb on my street."

"I found a picture of you, oh oh oh oh What hijacked my world that night To a place in the past We've been cast out of? oh oh oh oh Now we're back in the fight; We're back on the train. Oh, back on the chain gang."

"The powers that be That force us to live like we do Bring me to my knees When I see what they've done to you. But I'll die as I stand here today Knowing that deep in my heart They'll fall to ruin one day For making us part."

"Welcome to the human race, With its wars, disease and brutality> You with your innocence and grace Restore some pride and dignity To a world in decline."

"I went back to Ohio But my city was gone. There was no train station; There was no downtown. South Howard had disappeared. All my favorite places. My city had been pulled down, Reduced to parking spaces. A, o, way to go Ohio."

"In these frozen and silent nights, Sometimes in a dream you appear. Outside under the purple sky, Diamonds in the snow sparkle. Our hearts were singing. It felt like Christmastime."

"I know I'm a peasant Dressed as a princess. But that doesn't mean you have To take my clothes away.If I could show you Some happiness, Then I would feel Like a real princess. That to me would be success My baby."

"I seen you dancin', A natural beauty. You make this dive Seem sublime. You really get To the heart of the music. You're the poetry of time."

"Don't get me wrong, If I'm looking kind of dazzled. I see neon lights Whenever you walk by.Don't get me wrong, If you say hello and I take a ride Upon a sea where the mystic moon Is playing havoc with the tide. Don't get me wrong."

"Once in awhile, Two people meet, Seemingly for no reason, They just pass on the street. Suddenly thunder, showers everywhere. Who can explain the thunder and rain? But there's something in the air."

"Oh, why you look so sad? Tears are in your eyes. Come on and come to me now, Don't be ashamed to cry. Let me see you through, 'Cause I've seen the dark side too. When the night falls on you, You don't know what to do. Nothing you confess Could make me love you less.I'll stand by you; I'll stand by you. Won't let nobody hurt you, I'll stand by you."

"This is why events unnerve me. They find it all, a different story. Notice for whom wheels are turning, Turn again and turn towards this time. All she ask's the strength to hold me. Then again the same old story. World will travel, oh so quickly Travel first and lean towards this time."

"Can you wait? My plane will be arriving shortly. Right there at the gate. I pray that you'll be waiting right there for me.This time could be what We've both been searching for. Our whole lives waking up And coming back for more."

"Some people get up at the break of day, Gotta go to work before it gets too late. Sitting in a car and driving down the road, It ain't the way it has to be.But that's what you do to earn your daily wage. That's the kind of world that we're living in today. Isn't where you wanna be; And isn't what you wanna do."

"What does this ship bring to me? Far across the restless sea, Waiting for the sirens' call. I've never seen it here before.There she plies the lonely trail, Getting through the breaking winds. Drifting slowly from the coast, She is lost forever more."

"This can't be real. My heart is burning. How does it feel? Well let's say I'm learning; It had to come. The ship has landed, It's time to run. The crew are stranded.We're having the time of our lives, We're lost in a cruel paradise."

"I don't know if I told you, but I'm seeking sanctuary. You'll never guess the things that I do. I'll have the devil round for tea. Don't you know that I'm here beside you? Can't you see that I can't relax? When I saw you in my rearview, You could've stopped me in my tracks.I'll be there for you when you want me to. I'll stand by your side like I always do. In the dead of night it'll be alright. 'Cos I'll be there for you when you want me to."

"We're like crystal, we break easy. I'm a poor man, if you leave me. I'm applauded, then forgotten. It was summer, now it's autumn."

"We could break every rule Anytime we wanted to. Don't be afraid to live this way; Let's defend the things we say.I want to be up in the air; I could be anywhere. Tell me I'm wrong, at least till tomorrow. Set me free and I will follow."

"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."

"I turn sideways to the sun, Keep my thoughts from everyone. It's a jungle, I'm a freak; Hear me talk, but never speak.So I'm stepping out of time Because breaking is a crime. And it may all be too late But I've no passion for this hate."

"Maybe I've forgotten the name and the address Of everyone I've ever known. It's nothing I regret. Save it for another day. It's the school exam and the kids have run away.I would like a place I could call my own. Have a conversation on the telephone. Wake up every day that would be a start. I would not complain of my wounded heart."