Well there's a place where two worlds collide
The pile of stone against the pull of the tide
And you can stay with your feet on the ground
Or step into the water, leave the dry behind
On the shoreline
Meet me on the shoreline
Where you can only swim if you try
Well, if there's somewhere on the other side
It might be better, it might be as bad
Someday soon you'll have to make a move
Cos you can't stay forever, ah just waiting
On the shoreline
Meet me on the shoreline
Take me over, lead me through
Well can you take me there, to the other side
Where everything is new, uncertain and strange
Don't ever let me go 'til we're there
I don't know what it is I'm looking for
And until it's found I won't be sure...
Well, there are squares in the game of life
When you can keep on moving or turn aside
Yes, there are times when you have to decide
To put your feet in the water, or stay
On the shoreline
Meet me on the shoreline
Where you can only swim if you try
I'll be there - oh
On the shoreline
I'll be there on the shoreline
Where you can only swim if you try
I'll be there
I'll be there - oh
Yes, I'll be there
I'll be there
I'll be there
Hearts On Fire
In life there are those decisions
Which direction you should take
It's only later that you realize
All those simple mistakes you make
I don't like being alone
Don't wanna be by myself
But since you've gone that's all I can think of
I can't think of nothing else
Oh, I said I'm sorry, soon I give it up
You know I'm sorry, soon I give it up
You know I'm sorry, soon I give it up
Cos my heart's on fire
My heart's on fire
Woh can you take me there
Oh-oh-oh, come back and take me there
Cos I need to be with you
Be there with you
Yes there is no denying
Our love is not untrue
I know I've lied so many times before
But deep down there's only you
I need you here by my side
Together our love could grow
But first you have to believe that I want you
More than you'll ever know
Woh, I said I'm sorry and I give it up
You know I'm sorry, soon I give it up
You know I'm sorry, soon I give it up
Cos my heart's on fire
My heart's on fire
Woh can you take me there
Oh-oh-oh, come back and take me there
Cos I need to be with you
Be there with you, yeah
Give it up...
With it we take our chances
What will be will be
But I don't care what the people may think
Just as long as you're here with me
Don't like being alone
Don't wanna be by myself
And since you've gone, well that's all I can think of
I can't think of nothing else
Woh, I said I'm sorry and I give it up
You know I'm sorry soon I give it up
You know I'm sorry soon I give it up
Cos my heart's on fire
My heart's on fire
Woh can you take me there
Oh-oh-oh, come back and take me there
Cos I need to be with you
Be there with you
You, be there with you
Hearts on fire
Hearts on fire
Hearts on fire
My heart's on fire
Hearts on fire
Hearts on fire
Ah well my heart's on fire
Yeah my heart's on fire
Hearts on fire
My heart's on fire
Hearts on fire
Hearts on fire
Do The Neurotic
(instrumental)
I'd Rather Be You
Oh yeah
You know I never wanted to be closer
And I'll still be here until it's over
No, no I never wanted to be closer
But you'll be back, I could've told you
Well I always knew
Yes I could see it coming
Your ambitious streak
You always want things beyond your reach
Well now you've got what you wanted
And you're free to be the things
You always said you'd be
You're up there looking down
Tell me what do you see - oh
Cos you know
You know I never wanted to be closer
And I'll still be here until it's over
No, no I never wanted to be closer
Yeah, but you'll be back, I could've told you
Well it seems to me
That you've got to fight for yourself
In this world we live in
It's dog-eat-dog and never giving
Why worry when you're holding the aces
Don't throw it away cos you know
I'd rather be you than me
Up there looking down
Tell me what do you see - oh
hey hey yeah
Oh yeah
You know I never wanted to be closer (never wanted)
And I'll still be here 'til it's over
No, no I never wanted to be closer (never wanted)
Oh but you'll be back, I could've told you
It's been a long time coming
But at last we seem to be moving on, straight ahead
We're finally getting something done
Time flies and before you know it
You'll be getting closer to where
You always knew you'd be
Up there looking down
Tell me what do you see - oh
Cos you know
No, no I never wanted to be closer (never wanted)
I'll still be here until it's over
No, you know I never wanted to be closer (never wanted)
Yeah but you'll be back, I could've told you
Naminanu
(instrumental)
Inside And Out
INSIDE
Brother:
Seems they're letting him out next year
He's behaving himself, I hear
Governor Conway says it will be fine
Just as long as he can tow the line
It's the same old story
But it says here "Mum you're not to worry"
Cos some you lose and some you lose
At this party, he was on his own
All he did was say he'd take her home
But it seems they didn't go straight there
Cos on the porch, she told him,
"Put your hand here"
Yes it's that same old story
They told her mum she's not to worry
Police:
"If what she says is so, we'll never let him go!"
Him:
"Never a word could be heard
Not even the sound of a bird
Singing it over again
Telling a different story
Never the same as before
See the summer going out by the door"
Brother:
And now that you've paid for those lies
Get another disguise
"It's twenty years now since our Kid came free
Oh, I remember August '53
But it wasn't quite like they said
With that behind you, you can't plan ahead
Yes it's that same old story
They say you're free, but don't worry
What they said's not so (oh)
They'll never let you go!"
Him:
"Never a word could be heard
Not even the sound of a bird
Singing it over again
Telling a different story
Never the same as before
See the summer going out by the door"
Brother:
And now that you've paid for those lies
Get another disguise
OUT
Feeding The Fire
You are terrified by the smallest sound
Because you live your life in such a sheltered world
As do those who surround you
Well I have seen you stung by poisonous flies
And you suffer much too much from their bites
There you sit in your comfort
Watching other people get caught by the storm
Many a thing that used to be a secret
Has become so talked about
Not worth a second thought
There's different kinds of secrets now
Times change, it's not enough to say
It seemed a good idea a hundred years ago
You think it's not your problem
It really doesn't matter at all
Every stone that's thrown must fall to the ground
But you don't give a thought to where they might come down
You are feeding the fire over which you'll be roasted
Anywhere that they don't speak the same
In any place that they don't think the same
You think it's not your problem
No no
Didn't you
You think it's not your problem
It really doesn't matter at all
Oh maybe it's not your fate to be a leader of men
But you just leave it all to someone else and complain
You could be so much stronger
But it really doesn't matter any longer
Cos you're feeding the fire over which you'll be roasted
Cos you're feeding the fire over which you'll be roasted
Submarine (instrumental)
The Day The Light Went Out
When they went to bed that night no-one would have believed
That in the morning light would not be there
The dark hung heavy on the air like the grip of a jealous man
No place was there known to have been spared
Then panic took control of minds as fear hit everyone
The day the light went out of the daytime sky
Artificial light could hardly penetrate the gloom
Nothing out of reach could be observed
Looting, pillage, murder, rape became the rule of that day
Who hit him no one knew or whom he hit
Cars were caught in pileups and the planes could never land
The day the light went out of the daytime sky
"Now I can rest here after my journey
Now I can feed here before I continue"
Some there were who's heads were clear who sought, tried to find
The nature of this deadly foe, the dark
It seemed the sun was still somewhere though hidden from their sight
By something, though amorphous, yet alive
And so they looked for ways to rid themselves of the parasite
The day the light went out of the daytime sky
"Now I can rest here after my journey
Now I can feed here before I continue"
They tried in many fruitless ways to see the noonday sun
By blasting with their missiles through the dark
But soon a kind of sleepy state came over everyone
Till nothing seemed to stir or even breathe
And when the darkness chose to
Disappear not many had survived
Then came a shadow - another had arrived
And again the light went out the daytime sky
Ah
Vancouver
She packed her bags and dressed
Long before the sunrise
No one knew
She told them many times
About how she would teach them
And now it's time
Standing quietly by the door
Her face is numb with fear
She stops and then goes on
'Leave forever'
'It's now or never'
Quickly walking down the street
It's cold and grey, dawn breaking
And she don't mind (she don't mind)
Why she feels so grown up now
Her life is just beginning
She don't know
She's standing in the pouring rain
Her make-up's running down
She wonders now she's here
'Where will I go?'
'Who do I know?'
Now, now she's not quite so sure
I may be wrong but home seems so much more friendly now
And they might worry but she doesn't want them to
Cos causing pain, that's not the thing that she set out to do
So she's back in bed before
Anyone can miss her
She feels good
Knowing the chance was there
Deciding not to take it
That's her choice
She's still awake, her mum comes in
'Me and dad, we've had a chat
And we're sorry for the things we said'
'Please forgive us?'
'Wouldn't leave us?'
Pigeons
Who put fifty tons of shit on the Foreign Office roof?
Who suffers from nine known diseases?
Who gets up in the morning when the sun comes up
And makes their beds, paper clips, bus tickets
All around their heads?
Who congregate around Trafalgar Square
Taking pot shots at the tourists?
Oh you've got to watch out
When you wander round the square in the morning
Cos they're everywhere, they're everywhere
Here we have an honest man
A civil servant to boot
He lived high up in the Ministry
And when he wished to make a point
He knew just what to do
His window ledges were all covered in grease
"I want them out of here"
He said to me, "I want them gone"
Because you see - oh don't you see
None of us are getting any younger
You've got to follow your nose
And if it tells you that you've got to go
Well that's because, they're everywhere, they're everywhere
So we called in those men, those horrible men
We set them to work on the rooftops
You see their van is very plain
And I know they're too ashamed
To wear their by appointment badges anymore
Sometimes they use vaseline, sometimes they use the pill
I've often seen them with a gun
But as the years go by, old habits seem to die
And nowadays they knockatize them all
Oh you've got to watch out
As you wander round the square in the morning
Oh they're everywhere, they're everywhere
It's Yourself
Stepping out the back way
Hoping nobody sees
Feeling can be easy
Think how I feel
What will you say?
Oh, what will you do?
Why can't you see?
It's yourself I love
Don't you know I'd like some answers
You could give me a call
I hardly know the reason
And I really don't feel good at all
Where will you go?
Where will you be?
Where can I try?
It's yourself I love