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DANCE TO THE HOLY MAN The Lyrics
SINGING GINGER (J.O`Neill)
"Instrumental"
ROBINSON CRUSOE IN NEW YORK (J.O`Neill)
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Shipwrecked sailors in a 4 letter show
Based on a book by Daniel Defoe
Where the lights are high and the cotton is low
And all God`s children are ready to go
New York New York`s a wonderful town
The Bronx is up
And the Battery`s down
The people ride in a hole in the ground
Robinson Crusoe in New York
Robinson Crusoe in New York
Well I`m sick of being a square in a Rubik Cube
Sick of seeing the world through a cathode ray tube
Where they`re building schools on a nuclear mud
And the price of oil is paid in blood
Manhattan`s like a fairground in the dark
So I`ll find a little island in Central Park
Plant a few seeds and grow a few beans and
Maybe make the cover of Time Magazine
Robinson Crusoe in New York
Robinson Crusoe in New York
Robinson Crusoe in New York
Robinson Crusoe in New York
Robinson Crusoe in New York
Robinson Crusoe in New York
Robinson Crusoe
I`ve a bootleg heart and an electronic eye
Well I`m over 21
I`m not ready to die
Robinson Crusoe in New York
Robinson Crusoe in New York
Old New York`s a wonderful town
Old New York`s a wonderful town
Blah blah blah
Robinson who?
The city
The city
The city
Old New York`s a wonderful town
Old New York`s a wonderful town
Old New York`s a wonderful town
Old New York`s a wonderful town
BULLETPROOF HEART (J.O`Neill)
Some say this is a dangerous place
Dangerous women lipstick mace
Men disappear without a trace
Stay anonymous hide your face
In this town you`d need a
Bulletproof
Shatterproof heart
When I came here I was innocent
Soon found out what trouble ment
Now I regret the times I`ve spent
In your towerblocks and tenements
In this town you`d need a
Bulletproff heart
In this town you`d need a
Bulletproff
Shatterproof heart
Watch your step
Don`t open your door
Watch your step
They want to settle a score
Watch your step
Don`t open your door
Open your door
Some may say this is a dangerous place
Searchlights circles
Watch this space
Men disappear without a trace
Anonymous faces lost in the maze
In this town you`d need a
Bulletproff heart
In this town you`d need a
Bulletproof
Shatterproof heart
In this town you`d need a
Bulletproff heart
In this town you`d need a
Bulletproof
Shatterproof heart
Shatterproof heart
Shatterproof heart
In this town
In this town
In this town
In this town
In this town
THE ART OF SELF DECEPTION (J.O`Neill/Burns/Crichton)
Yeah
Ohhh
There`s a time for getting high
A time to be alone
Be alone
A time to wrap yourself
Round someone else
And bring it on home
You`ve been deceived
Oh but that wasn`t the intention
I was deceived
In a world of my own invention
Self deception ohhh
In an age of love
Kalishnikovs and
Microwave snow
Uhuh
We`ve got our hands
On the wheel
And our heads in the clouds
And a ticket to go
Ohh we`ve got a ticket to go
You`ve been deceived
Oh but that wasn`t the intention
No
You don`t believe
And now now
Love`s not worth a mention
Self deception ohhh
Well how long
To trip down this ancient street
How long
To stumble in this history
Uhuh
Well there`s a fool beside you
Trapped inside his sheet
A slave
A slave to his grand illusion
Well
We all believe
In a love without conception
Now
We all believe
In a love beyond convention
Maybe that`s self deception
I don`t know
No
Baby now
Bring it on home
Won`t you bring it on home
Bring it on home
Bring it
Bring it
Bring it
Bring it
Bring it
Baby won`t you bring it on home
Won`t you bring it on home
Bring it
Bring it
Bring it
Bring it
Baby won`t you bring it home
Won`t you bring it on home
Bring it
Bring it
Bring it
Bring it
Won`t you bring it on home
I WANT YOU (J.O`Neill)
Well I want to paint your picture
With that great look in your eyes
And I want to write a song so gentle
It could make you cry
I want the world
And all it`s charms
And nothing else will do
And Hey
I want you
Well I want a roaring city
And I want a healing sun
And I want a magic wilderness
Where we could be as one
I want the world
And all it`s charms
And nothing else will do
And Hey
I want you
I want you
Well I want to be you soldier
And I want to be your friend
And I want to be your dancing fool
And dance you till the end
I want the world
And all it`s charms
And nothing else will do
And Hey
And Hey
Hey
I want you
I want you
JUST CAN`T BE BOTHERED (J.O`Neill/Burns/Crichton/Soave/Rankine)
I`ve been outside the law
Breaking my heart on the wheel
Watching the clock on the wall
True feeling I have to conceal
On days like this
I`d like to hideaway
Like a
Lazy dog in the sun
Or call me up and have a long discussion
About the meaning of fun
`Cos we
Just can`t be bothered
`Cos we
Just can`t be bothered at all
Life`s emotional wounds
They can take their time to heal
But somehow we don`t have to talk
You know instinctively just
How I feel
Someday we`ll hit that road
When we hear the gypsy call
And runaway like summer children
Looking for nothing at all
`Cos we
Just can`t be bothered
`Cos we
Just can`t be bothered at all
Just can`t be bothered at all
Someday we`ll hit that road
When we hear the gypsy call
Then I realise how much younger
How much younger
`Cos we
Just can`t be bothered
`Cos we
Just can`t be bothered at all
Just can`t be bothered at all
Can`t be bothered at all
Can`t be bothered at all
Can`t be bothered at all
CAMERAS AND COLLESEUMS (J.O`Neill)
Gypsy girl
8 years old
Dipped my pocket
For a piece of gold
Her brother and sister
Grabbed my soul
With their large
Dark eyes
Wandering through streets
Of dreams
Master criminals
In dark blue machines
Cameras and Collesseums
Cameras and Collesseums
ONE INCH OF HEAVEN (J.O`Neill/Burns)
I was in love with the
Thought of perfection
Yes my world was just a
Skyscraper of dreams
Then I was crushed
To the floor
By a feeling
So strong
So strange
I had to scream
There`s a rock
In my heart
That can`t be broken
Now there`s
One inch of heaven
That is open for me
As I walk down a vacant street
With rain in my eyes
Call across the coal dark water
Waiting to see
Waiting to see
The sunrise
Heyyh
Ohhh
I was the King
Of the cynical line
Nothing was too dark
Or too cruel
Now I believe that there`s
Something worth trying for
Lover since you`ve chosen
This poor fool
There`s a rock in my heart
That can`t be broken
Now there`s one inch of heaven
That is open for me
As I walk down Jamaica Street
With rain in my eyes
Call across the coal dark water
Waiting to see
Waiting to see
The sunrise
Heyyh
Ohhh
Funny how you wake up
And start to see
Something in your eyes
Made a new man of me
Where would I be
Where would I be
There`s a rock in my heart
That can`t be broken
Now there`s one inch of heaven
That is open for me
As I walk down Jamaica Street
With rain in my eyes
Call across the coal dark water
Waiting to see
Waiting to see
The sunrise
Heyyh
Ohhh
Oh you know
There`s just no way of knowing
I`m walking down the street
And I just don`t know
Where I`m going
Out to the river
River flowing to the sea
Big black river
Rolling on out to the sea
Coal dark river
Washing away
Mirror
Mystery river
There`s no reason for me
To go home
There`s no reason for me
To go home
Go home
There`s a rock in my heart
That can`t be broken
Now there`s one inch of heaven
That is open for me
HEY MR BANK MANAGER (J.O`Neill/Burns)
Hey Mr. Bank Manager
Please don`t take my car
Hey Mr. Bank Manager
Please don`t take my
Electric guitar
You`ve all the money
In this big wide world
So why the "bleep"
You have to ruin me and my girl
Hey Mr. Bank Manager
Please don`t take my car
My car
Hey Mr. Bank Manager
Please don`t take my house
Hey Mr. Bank Manager
It`s council Georgian Art Deco
And early Bauhaus
You`ve all the money
In this big wide world
So why the "bleep"
You have to ruin me and my girl
Hey Mr. Bank Manager
Please don`t take my house
My credit`s up
My cash is gone
I wish they`d drop
The money bomb
I live in hope
I live in prayer
I`m just so
Money money money
Aware
"What are you gonna do about it?"
You`ve got all the money
In this big wide world
So why the "bleep"
You have to ruin me and my girl
Hey Mr. Bank Manager
Please don`t take my car
My car
Ma ma ma my car
THIS IS SERIOUS/JOHN THE REVELATOR (J.O`Neill)
There`s a murmur
Goin` round
About you and a tower of lies
As the night
Door sounds
I turn over and start to cry
This is serious
I don`t want to lose you now
This is serious
I don`t want to lose you now
In the morning
You`re cold
As though you just came inside
It`s already
Plain to see
You`re losin` your own self pride
This is serious
I don`t want to lose you now
This is serious
I don`t want to lose you now
It is conflict
That you`re after
A bitter show of tears
So you can get angry
And then disappear
This is serious
I don`t want to lose you now
This is serious
I don`t want to lose you now
All alone in the night
With bad dreams for company
In the dark I make my mind up
To fight
To run with you all the way
This is serious
I don`t want to lose you now
This is serious
I don`t want to lose you now
If you calculate a future
Doing what you`re doing
You better realise you hold a
No win hand it`s a
Silent road to ruin
A temple of illusion
Somehow
Let me help you
make you understand
This is serious
I don`t want to lose you now
This is serious
I don`t want to lose you now
It`s so serious
I don`t want to lose you now
I don`t want to lose you now
Don`t want to lose you now
Don`t want to lose you now
Now
Now you said baby
What now
Lose you now
Tell me loser now........
AFRAID TO LOVE (J.O`Neill)
Stormy winds
Over the sea
I can feel your heart
Beating around me
But I`m caught inside
I believe in nothing
Afraid
Afraid to love
Acid sky over the rainbow
Children`s eyes
Staring from windows
I believe in you
But I`m scared
To trust you
Afraid
Afraid to love
I know now we`re going nowhere
But please
Wake me when we`re there
Baby in your arms
I should`ve died
Afraid
Afraid to love
ROSANNE (J.O`Neill/Burns)
The house was filling up
Like it was New Year
With friends of mine
I`ve never met before
And in among
The singing and drinking
I saw you standing
Silent by the door
And in your eyes
I see your heart
Is breaking
Yes in your eyes
I`m still your secret boy
For we were young
And we were only playing
We thought we were immune
Inside our joy
Rosanne
Rosanne
You married into money
And to trouble
Trying to escape
This world we knew
Where everything`s decide
By your station
You wanted to believe
It wasn`t true
And then I heard the whispers
And the stories
Oh how your public
Analysed your pain
It seems to me we all
Derive some pleasure
From watching someone
Rise then fall again
Rosanne
Rosanne
I heard about the others
That you went through
You cannot keep a secret
In this town
Where everyone is friendly
To your face but
Don`t challenge the laws
That they lay down
A woman on her own
Can be a victim
A woman on her own
Can always cry
It looks to me that you
Could use a friend now
The night has certain needs
To satisfy
Rosanne
Rosanne
Rosanne
Rosanne
Is crying
ELECTRIC STORM (J.O`Neill/Burns)
"I know why they call it electricity
Because it`s so tricky
So tricky
So tricky
Tricky
Tricky"
Tears are just a drop in the ocean
But it dosen`t matter anyway
Well if the ocean fades away
We can all wave bye bye
I tremble like a fish out of water
Twisting on a killing floor
Well I can dance away these blues
My microphone is live
I don`t have the answers
But I
But I`ll take my chances
And I`ll
Watch the way the wind blows
And I`ll shoot the clouds that form
Ohhh
In the electric storm
Ohhh
In the electric storm
I live on the electric mountain
With 100 000 other slaves
And we dance away the blues
In catacomb like caves
Following
Following the golden rule
From the tattered pages of the Ashcan School
Falling for the ones we fall for
And waiting for the sun
I don`t have the answers
But I
But I`ll take my chances
And I`ll
Watch the way the wind blows
And I`ll shoot the clouds that form
Ohhh
In the electric storm
Ohhh
In the electric storm
"I know why they call it electricity"
I don`t have the answers
But I
But I`ll take my chances
And I`ll
Watch the way the wind blows
And I`ll shoot the clouds that form
Ohhh
In the electric storm
Ohhh
In the electric storm
WHEN THE NIGHT COMES (J.O`Neill)
On the morning of or love
We could do no wrong
And we were so young and so free
That there was no doubting
Yes we came to live in this place
From the shoreline to the town
Now the lights go on in the West
When the night comes down
Well we came with nothing but hope
And busy dreams
And we built a castle of glass
With our great machines
And we grew so strong and so proud
In our rooms above the ground
Now we talk ourselves to sleep
When the night comes down
Now the boys are marching tonight
To an ancient tune
And the boys are melting their lives
In a kitchen spoon
And the King of Love is locked up
In machine gun downtown
Another sacrificial cup
When the night comes down
When at last my coat comes off
And the dust is dead
I can take your hands so soft
When the day is ended
And we`ll try to set ourselves free
From this unreal city sound
And you`ll lie with me my love
When the night comes down
ROBINSON RAP (J.O`Neill)
Say shipwrecked sailor in a 4 letter show
Based on a book by Daniel Defoe
Man in a suit and tie ready to go
Say the cotton is high and the lights are low
Smack in the faculty for old black Joe
My upper region is Norwegian
Gasolin decision ready or no
Old time religion going down the slope
Old time religion
Going down the slope