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A Song From Under the Floorboards (Magazine)
Baby I Love You (The Ronnettes)
Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell)
Burning Airlines Give You So Much More (Brian Eno)
Do Ya (Electric Light Orchestra)
Fanfare in the Garden (Essential Logic)
Goodbye Toulouse (The Stranglers)
Johnsburg, Illinois (Tom Waits)
Love Poisoning (The Soft Boys)
Midget Submarines (Swell Maps)
Photograph (Def Leppard)
Pretty Ballerina (The Left Banke)
The Man I Used To Be (Jellyfish)
This Will Be Our Year (The Zombies)
Tomorrow Will Be Too Long (The Monochrome Set)
Wicked Annabella (The Kinks)





A Song From Under the Floorboards
(Magazine)


I am angry, I am ill, and I am as ugly as sin
My irritability keeps me alive and kicking
I know the meaning of life, it doesn't help me a bit
I know beauty, and I know a good thing when I see it

This is a song from under the floorboards
This is a song from where the wall is cracked
My force of habit, I am an insect
I have to confess I'm proud as hell of that

I know the highest and the best
I accord them all due respect
But the brightest jewel inside of me
Glows with pleasure at my own stupidity

This is a song from under the floorboards
This is a song from where the wall is cracked
My force of habit, I am an insect
I have to confess I'm proud as hell of that

Used to make phantoms I could later chase
Images of all that could be desired
Then I got tired of counting all of these blessings
...And then I just got tired...

This is a song from under the floorboards
This is a song from where the wall is cracked
My force of habit, I am an insect
I have to confess I'm proud as hell of that

This is a song from under the floorboards
This is a song from where the wall is cracked
My force of habit, I am an insect
I have to confess I'm proud as hell about that


Baby I Love You
(The Ronnettes)


Have I ever told you
How good it feels to hold you
It ain't easy to explain

And though I'm really tryin'
I think I may start cryin'
My heart can't wait another day
When you kiss me I just gotta say

Chorus:
(Baby I love you)
So come on baby
(Baby I love you)
Oh, baby
(Baby I love you)
Baby I love only you


And I can't live without you
I love everything about you
I ca't help it if I feel this way

Oh I'm so glad I found you
I want my arms around you
I love to hear you call my name
Oh tell me that you feel the same

(chorus)

Let me show you what I mean

(chorus 2x)


Both Sides Now
(Joni Mitchell)


Rows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
I've looked at clouds that way

But now they only block the sun
They rain and they snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way

I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It's cloud illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all

Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way that you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I've looked at love that way

But now it's just another show
And you leave 'em laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know
Don't give yourself away

I've looked at love from both sides now
From give and take, and still somehow
It's love's illusions I recall
I really don't know love
Really don't know love at all

Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say "I love you" right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I've looked at life that way

Oh but now old friends they're acting strange
And they shake their heads
And they tell me that I've changed
Well something's lost but something's gained
In living every day

I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life
I really don't know life at all


Burning Airlines Give You So Much More
(Brian Eno)


When I got back home I found a message on the door
Sweet Regina's gone to China crosslegged on the floor
Of a burning jet that's smoothly flying:
Burning airlines give you so much more.

How does she intend to live when she's in far Cathay?
I somehow can't imagine her just planting rice all day.
Maybe she will do a bit of spying
With microcameras hidden in her hair.

I guess Regina's on the plane, a Newsweek on her knees
While miles below her the curlews call from strangely stunted trees.
The painted sage sits just as though he's flying;
Regina's jet disturbs his wispy beard.

When you reach Kyoto send a postcard if you can,
And please convey my fond regards to Chih-Hao's girl Yu-Lan.

I heard a rumour they were getting married
But someone left the papers in Japan.
Left them in Japan, left them in Japan...


Do Ya
(Electric Light Orchestra)


In this life I've seen ev'rything I can see, woman
I've seen lovers flying through the air hand in hand
I've see babies dancin' in the midnight sun
I've seen dreams that came from the heavenly skies above
I've seen old men cryin' at their own grave sides
And I've seen pigs all sittin' watchin' picture slides
But I never seen nothin' like you

Do ya, do ya want my love?
Do ya, do ya want my face?
Do ya, do ya want my mind?
Do ya, do ya want my love?

Well, I heard the crowd singin' out of tune
As they sat and sang Auld Lang Syne
By the light of the moon
I heard the preachers bangin' on the drums
And I heard the police playin' with their guns
But I never heard nothin' like you

In the country where the sky
Touches down on the field
She lay her down to rest in the mornin' sun
They came -a-runnin' just to get a look
Just to feel, to touch her long black hair
They don't give a damn

But I never seen nothin' like you
Do ya, do ya want my love?
Do ya, do ya want my face?
Do ya, do ya want my mind?
Do ya, do ya want my love?

Well I think you know
What I'm tryin' to say, woman
That is, I'd like to save you for a rainy day
I've seen enough of the world to know
That I've got to get it all
To get it all to grow

Do ya, do ya want my love?
Do ya, do ya want my face?
Do ya, do ya want my mind?
Do ya, do ya want my love?


Fanfare in the Garden
(Essential Logic)


Fanfare in the garden, circus in my soul
I surrendered to your majesty except your aim is bold
You have much to offer, your face is never old
You have time to offer, make glistening as gold

You cannot escape
I noticed you cannot escape
You cannot escape
I noticed you cannot escape

Let me stand and stare
Please let me have my share
Let me stand and stare

Famous in your family, no mind could ever wonder
Famous when your flying, no model could be stronger
You have much to offer, your face is never old
You have time to offer, make glistening as gold

You cannot escape
I noticed you cannot escape
You cannot escape
I noticed you cannot escape

Let me stand and stare
Please let me have my share
Let me stand and stare

Fanfare in the garden, circus in my soul
I surrendered to your majesty except your aim is bold
You have much to offer, your face is never old
You have time to offer, make glistening as gold

You cannot escape
I noticed you cannot escape
You cannot escape
I noticed you cannot escape

Let me stand and stare
Please let me have my share
Let me stand and stare

Let me stand and stare
Let me stand and stare
Let me stand and stare
Let me stand and stare
Let me stand and stare


Goodbye Toulouse
(The Stranglers)


(Pow!)
Your streets were paved with love
Your skies were blue, goodbye Toulouse

I walked your streets in fear
I washed your streets with tears, Toulouse

Goodbye Toulouse

Your cafes tell the tale
Of saddened millionaires, Toulouse

A million dreams I had
A million lies I told, Toulouse

Goodbye Toulouse

Goodbye Toulouse
Goodbye Toulouse

(Alright) Paula leaned out to me
From her high balcony, Toulouse

(She said)"I will return some day
So you can hear me say farewell!"

Goodbye Toulouse
Goodbye Toulouse
Goodbye Toulouse

(Goodbye)

Johnsburg, Illinois
(Tom Waits)


She's my only true love
She's all that I think of
Look here, in my wallet, that's her

She grew up on a farm there
There's a place on my arm where
I've written her name next to mine

See I just can't live without her
And I'm her only boy
She grew up outside Meckenrie (?)
In Johnsburg, Illinois


Love Poisoning
(The Soft Boys)


Floating, I'm floating, I'm bloating, I'm pleased
Watch me, you can touch me, I'm down on your knees

It's not easy being here with you
There's so much that I would rather do
But that's OK because I'm floating through
The hole in your heart

Lying, they're lying, in postcards, in fans
Writhing, you're crying all over my hands

I don't care about the things you do
It must be horrifying being you
You screwed me up and broke my heart in two
And someday someone will do that for you

There's a hole in your heart

(Bridge:)
I'll retrogress any time you're around
I'll retrogress any time
Any time, every time, all the time


Feeling so violent, but nothing comes through
Concealing your feelings is poisoning you

You can cry and you can go insane
Watch the helicopters in the rain
Pump it in and pump it out again
Your emotion is a one-way drain

There's a hole in your heart

There's a hole in your heart



Photograph
(Def Leppard)


I'm outta luck, outta love
Got a photograph picture of
Fashion killer, you're too much
You're the only one I wanna touch

I see your face every time I dream
On every page, every magazine
So wild, so free, so far from me
You're all I want, my fantasy

Ahh, look what you've done to this rock and roll clown
Ahh, look what you've done (I gotta have your)
(Photograph) I don't want your
(Photograph) I don't need your
(Photograph) All I got is a photograph

I'd be your lover if you were there
Put your hurt on me if you dare
Such a woman, you got style
You make every man feel like a child

You've got some kind of hold on me
You're all wrapped up in mystery
So wild, so free, so far from me
You're all I want, my fantasy

Ahh, look what you've done to this rock and roll clown
Ahh, look what you've done (I gotta have your)
(Photograph) I don't want your
(Photograph) I don't need your
(Photograph) All I got is a photograph

You've gone straight to my head

Ahh, look what you've done to this rock and roll clown
Ahh, look what you've done
(Photograph) I don't want your
(Photograph) I don't need your
(Photograph) All I got is a photograph

I wanna touch you

(Photograph) I don't want your
(Photograph) I don't need your
(Photograph) All I got is a photograph
(Photograph)
(Photograph)
(Photograph)


Pretty Ballerina
(Left Banke)


I had a date with a pretty ballerina
Her hair so brilliant that it hurt my eyes
I asked her for this dance and then she obliged me
Was I surprised, yeah
Was I surprised, no not at all

I called her yesterday, it should have been tomorrow
I could not keep the joy that was inside
I asked for her to tell me if she really loved me
Somewhere a mountain is moving
Afraid it's moving without me

I had a date with a pretty ballerina
Her hair so brilliant that it hurt my eyes
I asked her for this dance and then she obliged me
Was I surprised, yeah
Was I surprised, no not at all

And when I wake on a dreary Sunday morning
I opened up my eyes to find there's rain
And something deep within said, "go ahead and find her,
Just close your eyes, yeah
Just close your eyes and she'll be there..."

She'll be there...

The Man I Used To Be
(Jellyfish)

I hope you remember me, I was your daddy once
Wearing a sailor cap and dirty nails

To you I'm just a picture on your mother's mantlepiece
Who chose to fight the good fight in time to fail

Into battle
and in your shadow
your daddy loves you still
yes i do

I never thought it'd be so hard to see you grow so fast
And turn into the man I used to be

But I hope you have more sense than I in matters such as these
'Cause medals don't mean shit when a family is lost at sea

I save every moment I've reached out and almost touched you
But they all fade away must be a bad memory


This Will Be Our Year
(The Zombies)


The warmth of your love's like the warmth from the sun
And this will be our year, took a long time to come
Don't let go of my hand now the darkness is gone
And this will be our year, took a long time to come

And I won't forget the way you held me up when I was down
And I won't forget the way you said "darling I love you," you gave me faith to go on

Now we're there, only just begun
And this will be our year, took a long time to come

Alright

The warmth of your smile, smile for me little one
And this will be our year,took a long time to come
You don't have to worry, all your worry days are gone
And this will be our year, took a long time to come

And I won't forget the way you held me up when I was down
And I won't forget the way you said "darling I love you," you gave me faith to go on

Now we're there, only just begun
And this will be our year, took a long time to come


Tomorrow Will Be Too Long
(The Monochrome Set)


Go easy, go easy, go easy

Go easy on your promises
And charity shown to clowns
Chansons d'amour are rising
on the other side of town
(chorus)
Listen to the music fade away
Blessed by a broken wand
Today has passed forever
Tomorrow will be too long

Somewhere a tide of harder eyes
brings guns to bridal suites
The interrupted lovers
stand and shiver in floodlit streets

(chorus)

The tears of the devil have
burned the seeds of pity
Radiation leads them
To the heart of a dying city

(chorus)


Wicked Annabella
(Kinks)


In a dark and misty house,
Where no Christian man has been,
Wicked Annabella mixes a brew
That no one's ever seen.

Relatives have passed her by,
Too scared to even say hello.
She's in perpetual midnight,
She shuts out the day,
And goes about her sinful ways.

I, I've seen her hair, I've seen her face,
Look towards mine.
I, I've felt her eyes burning my sole,
Twisting my mind.

Little children who are good
Should always go to sleep at night,
'Cause Wicked Annabella is up in the sky
Hopin' they will open their eyes.

Don't go into woods tonight,
'Cause underneath the sticks and stones
Are lots of little demons enslaved by Annabella
Waiting just to carry you home