The first time I knew I’d blown it
I said I was an actress (had somewhere big to go)
I was lookin’ for a dress, like the ones they make in Italy and France
A bodice at the back so you can’t breathe but you sure can dance
And I remember love
And the power of the moment.
The shop girls bought every word
They took down my address
and they said
“Che bella che sei, che bella che sei
Quelli occhi verde coi capelli neri come la notte,
La Vera Bellezza.”
And when I was in Vegas
I spent 7 grand in a streak of madness.
The colours of the season they
can make you feel brand new
And I release my mind
To the power of the moment
Even if that moment is forking out at the counter
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Confidence might drown a girl
But not until she’s made to bend
Now I see you as you are
Rare and precious
Rare and precious
Rare and precious, sayin
“I could buy myself something new,
I could buy myself something new, I could,
I could buy myself something new,
I could buy myself something new,
I could, I could buy myself something new
I could buy myself something new, I could,
I could buy myself something new I could…”
This song features words in Darug, one of the indigenous language groups of the Sydney Region, written with Darug Songwoman Jacinta Tobin. Yanada means moon.
People say it’s not cool to be sweet like you
They wanna wreck it in the moment, keep you cynical
Well that’s not me sister, that’s not my style
With you I’m walking to the water and I take a dive
And I’m high there walking with you again
Tell me how it was in the beginning of our land
We’re like the dreamtime, shedding our skin again
I open up my eyes underwater
I just open up my eyes underwater
I open up my eyes underwater
I just open up my eyes under uh under the water
And I’m looking at you, you just think too much
You gotta get out of your head baby, get back in touch
Well there’s a secret in the river and the river is deep
I know if I dream the future it will dream back at me
And I’m high there walking with you again
Tell me how it was in the beginning of our land
We’re like the dreamtime, shedding our skin again
I open up my eyes underwater
I just open up my eyes underwater
I open up my eyes underwater
I just open up my eyes under uh under the water
Yanada yanada yanada-marri yanada
Gumada, gumada, nula burra-wa
Yanada yanada yanada, walama yanama-la
Gumada, gumada wa nura (Ngurra-wa)
Yanada yanada yanada-marri yanada
Gumada, gumada, nula burra-wa
Yanada yanada yanada, walama yanama-la
wa nura wa nura (Ngurra-wa)
moon, moon, moon, great (full) moon,
spirit, spirit (here there, everywhere) in the sky
moon, moon, moon, great (full) moon
let’s walk with spirit on country*
And you got nothing to prove standing up on your feet
Even if people like to see you living down on your knees
To the big sister little sister, take me into your arms
Well there’s a secret in the river and the river is deep
You don’t need to fear the future if you see what I see
[prechorus and chorus repeat]
hold yourself in it, brace yourself with it
oh hold yourself in it, brace yourself with it
hold yourself in it, brace yourself with it
sweet water get in it, brace yourself with it singing
[Repeat B Chorus]
oh, sweet water,
sweet water get in it
brace yourself with it singing
[Repeat B Chorus out]
*Wa Nura is spoken Ngurra-wa for ‘on country’
Gumada – spirit
Yanada – moon
Two faces, like strangers
Oh living out of sight, out of mind
Fever keep me up all night
Two strangers, like waves and
Oh what could be more loyal than the shore
to the ocean you know
we only do it for love
and you can make changes
and I can get furious but um
I like you just where you are
I like you just where you are
Oh yes I get jaded
When you walk in my shade
But if you wanna be in my life
I’ll keep looking for the light in your eyes baby
and you can make changes
and shit can get dangerous but um
I like you just where you are
I like you just where you are
In the deep dark of it
Deep dark of it, deep dark
Deep dark of it with you
and you can make changes
and I can get furious but um
I like you just where you are
I like you just where you are
and you can make changes
and shit can get dangerous but um
I like you just where you are
I like you just where you are
Oh in the deep dark of it
Deep dark of it, deep dark
deep dark of it baby
In the deep dark of it
Deep dark of it, deep dark
Deep dark of it with you
X infinity
Night Machine, oh let me in
Every night the same you know, I let it all begin
And I’m moving out from under now
Soon as I shut the door you know
I feel just like an animal
Just another runaway, running
Just another runaway
Just another runaway, running
Just another runaway
Oh when I’m out tonight, out tonight
Because we don’t see eye to eye
I’ve got to leave it all, all behind
Inside the night, inside the
Night machine, oh let me in
Please don’t hold so tight to me
Cause when a girl is out she’s king
And I’m moving on from your law
Breaking from you baby I know
Courage is so physical
Just another runaway, running
Just another runaway
Just another runaway, running
Just another runaway
Oh when I’m out tonight, out tonight
Because we don’t see eye to eye
I’ve got to leave it all, all behind
Inside the night, inside the night,
inside the night machine
And I’m just another runaway, running
Just another runaway
Just another runaway, running
Just another runaway
Oh when I’m out tonight, out tonight
Because we don’t see eye to eye
I’ve got to leave it all, all behind
Inside the night, inside the night, inside the night
Where I’ll be dancing my way to you
I’ve got to leave it all, all behind
Oh love isn’t always true
I’ve got to leave it all, all behind
Night machine…
I can see you Cherry
A case, a black jacket, never getting straight As
Put you on a stage now they know your name
But you used to be different baby back in the day
When you only lived for the sell
Said “I know I’m at my best when I’m not myself”
You were nobody then, you were nobody girl
But man you made nothing look like something else
Oh Cherry Ripe, you’re looking good tonight
Put your black eyes on baby lets get started
I can see you Cherry
Kicked out of the party cause you were on your back
Took three at a time, gave you such a bad wrap
Surprised after they did it there was anything of you left
Trying to be one of the boys
pleasing for affection doesn’t give you much choice
You can joke all you like but I know that voice
I was up on the ceiling looking back at you like glass
Oh Cherry Ripe, you’re looking good tonight
Put your black eyes on baby lets get started
Oh Cherry Ripe, you’re looking good tonight
Play that heavy metal baby lets get to it
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh
uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh
I can see you Cherry,
I guess you’re walking home four o’clock in the morning
And you’re keeping it right and you’re keeping it mean
You always put the bitter where the sugar shoulda been
Oh Cherry Ripe, you’re looking good tonight
Put your black eyes on baby lets get started
Oh Cherry Ripe, you’re looking good tonight
Play that heavy metal baby lets get to it
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh
uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh
I’ve got to be free now
Nothing to do about it
Oh just to walk free
And not be sad about it
Only the weak fight
If I didn’t did you?
See me with tears in my eyes
And dry them too
I’ve been stuck with you on my mind
I keep falling like you want me to
Up all night waiting to find
I don’t know what to do with you
I’ve been stuck with you on my mind
I keep falling like you want me to
Holding on to nothing else to find
I don’t know what to do with you
And I don’t wanna mess it up
No I don’t wanna mess it up
No I don’t wanna mess it up
No I don’t wanna mess it up
I’ve got to be free now
Nothing to do about it
Oh just to walk free
And not be that sad about it
If I could bloom like a sweet cherry tree
oh would it be that sweet
if I didn’t have you with me?
I’ve been stuck with you on my mind
I keep falling like you want me to
Up all night waiting to find
I don’t know what to do with you
I’ve been stuck with you on my mind
I keep falling like you want me to
Holding nothing else to find
I don’t know what to do with you
And I don’t wanna mess it up
No I don’t wanna mess it up
No I don’t wanna mess it up
No I don’t wanna mess it up
[Chorus repeat]
I love you babe, I luh-huv you
But I’ve tasted a particular flavour
That makes me wanna pull away from ya
And on the train, that takes me to you
They’re running all kinds of campaigns, yeh
That I fear are gonna change your behaviour
Oh when you get made up you look like
A Grecian goddess of bakerlite
I wanna touch you and get real close
But with all those layers you’re impervious
I feel for you, I really do!
When we get out of bed in the morning
I’m eating breakfast, you’re still only at step 3
Of an 11-step super-beauty ritual
you don’t need that to look beautiful!
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
You say that I don’t understand
The expectations, the demands
But you still wanna know what I think
It cost you fifty dollars but it smells like shit
I hope you don’t take this the wrong way
Cause I love you but I don’t like your lip balm
And I know that you don’t wear it for me, love
That it’s only for when they take your picture
I love you but I don’t like your lip balm
I know that you don’t wear it for me love
That it’s only for when they take your picture
Oh I wish that I could be your fan again
Armour sweet and free mystery
When man you were the band
I see you tv, magazine
Everybody says that you’re living the dream
Oh I wish that I could be your fan again.
I remember camping out all night waiting for you at the stadium
And before that front row every show at the club where it began
Now I just sit there at a screen
I don’t wanna love a boy in a machine
Oh I wish that I could be your fan again.
People always up and go
I just wanna listen slow to records on the stereo
Talk to you through tv shows
In a modern town that does not close
Now I’m up here watching the roadies strike the stage and pack the van
And a girl comes up to me, smile on her face,
and says “hey are you the band?”
I feel the press of something mean,
Everybody says that we’re livin the dream,
Guess that’s what it’s got to be,
But I wish that I could be your fan again
Oh I wish that I could be your fan again
I feel safe with my friends
There’s nobody like them
Go out go home again
Stars in your eyes, stars everywhere
Stars for miles
Why would I make my bed
Just to lie back in it?
White flowers on my chest
I’m alive, I make believe it
Do you believe in magick?
I’m smoking in the dark and I’m
still looking for a reason to be starting it
Do you believe we had it?
I watched you play the part
Anyone could see that you never had your heart in it
I’ll meet you as you are in the deep end
My beauty gone, my body arrested
And what’s the world without you in it
It’s only play pretend when we’re
Running in, running out, running nowhere
Do you believe in magick?
I watched you play the part anyone
Could see that you never had your heart in it
Do you believe we had it?
I’m smoking in the dark and I’m
Still looking for the reason that we started it
Do you believe we had it?
I watched you play the part
Anyone could see that you never had your heart in it
Oh do you believe in magick?
I’m smoking in the dark and I’m
Still looking for the reason that we started it
Magick, magick, magick, magick, magick
Do you believe it?
Magick, magick, magick, magick, magick
Anyone could see that you never had your heart in it
Your girl brings you fruit fresh in a basket
Your girl knows the question she don’t ask it
Your girl takes the front seat to be closer
Your girl doesn’t take much more to know her
She’ll give you the best head of your life
When you see that heavy look in her eyes
Baby like the first night
And she’s tired of waiting up for you
Cause she’s got a lot of things to do
Like the minefield she’s treading into
Just to get her message through
You gotta know that she’s the sensitive kind
And only tenderness can reach her right
Baby like the first night
Well you don’t say to the ocean stop your motion
These waves are irrational
And you don’t say to a rosebud no not this month
Rosie you’re delusional
Your girl sticks her tongue out in a downpour
Your girl picks herself up off the floor
Your girl by now she knows the score
And she’s there waiting at your door
Can you honestly say you’re tired
When she’s standing there like a bride
Ready for the first night
Love her like the first night
Love her like the first night
Or it’ll be the last time
Nobody moves, it’s a movie
How do I look now, am I a beauty?
Whatever makes me a modern girl
Nothing makes me a modern girl
Fantasy rules and it’s there in my room
Yeah I tear myself apart for kicks, for you
Whatever makes me a modern girl
Nothing makes me a modern girl
Hands shaking, breaking mirrors
Keeps me up all night
Give me heroism, give me what is mine
Yeah that’s me you’ve seen there
Dancing in denial
And all the boys say, you alright?
You’ve been in there a while.
Two lines in the pink and I’m back in the clinic
whatever makes me happy well I push it away, yeah
Whatever makes me a modern girl
Nothing makes me a modern girl
In my dreams I’m more than
vixen or divine
Give me heroism, give me what is mine
Yeah that’s me you’ve seen there
Dancing in denial
And all the boys say, you alright?
You’ve been in there a while.
I hold my hand out for you
Face to face you lie
C’mon give me heroism, give me what is mine
Yeah that’s me you’ve seen there
Dancing in denial
And all the boys say, you alright?
You’ve been in there a while
You’ve been in there a while
You’ve been in there a while
You’ve been in there a while
Blue planet eyes
And it’s you babe
And it’s you babe
Blue planet eyes
And it’s you babe
And it’s you blue planet eyes
Are you staring into space blue planet eyes?
Are you staring into space blue planet eyes?
Are you staring into space blue planet eyes?
What are you doing?
Blue blue blue
Blue planet eyes
Are you staring into space blue planet eyes?
Are you staring into space?
Cause it’s you babe
And it’s you babe
Blue planet eyes
And it’s you babe
And it’s you babe
Blue planet eyes
Blue, blue, blue
Coloured right, coast to coast
And It’s like
I’m coming in,
I’m coming in,
I’m coming in in
And if I listen to this song
It’s out on the waves, breaking in sets
bringing me back into your shore
To your shore
Now I’m walking away
And somebody’s talking
If I ever see you again
I’m gonna have to give you something
But then I see you and somebody’s talking
I don’t understand, oh I wake up when somebody
I got a mind like a mirror that makes no stain
I got a little bit seeing your face again
Now don’t make me reason, don’t pretend
Reel me in so our love can begin again
On your shore
And I guess I could stay
But somebody’s talking
And if I ever see you again
I’m gonna have to give you something
But then I see you and somebody’s talking
I don’t understand, oh I wake up when somebody
But then I see you and somebody’s talking
I don’t understand, oh I wake up when somebody
Now I’m walking away
And somebody’s talking
If I ever see you again
I’m gonna have to give you something
But then I see you and somebody’s talking
I don’t understand, oh I wake up when somebody
But then I see you and somebody’s talking
I don’t understand, oh I wake up when somebody
Bright lights, feel alright
I’m gonna see her again tonight.
And now you’ve got me started
I’m gonna shake it right tonight.
But then I see you and
I wanna go where the beach is warm
And I won’t get stung
And I won’t get stormed by
memories of you
Baby, is this how you feel?
I wanna know, wanna know
Is this how you feel?
In each of us there are always these two
The one who stays, the one who’s leaving you
I could keep on with the same mistakes
Or I could make them with you
There’s some lead in my feet now
There’s a little of me but I don’t know where
I’m too young to quit now
I’m too young to quit but I gotta get clean
Is it real for you like it’s real for me
I’ve been walking in suburbia
Just looking for you
Baby, is this how you feel?
I wanna know, wanna know
Is this how you feel?
And I wanna wanna wanna wanna wanna wanna wanna wanna
Wanna wanna wanna wanna wanna wanna wanna x2
I move up, it’s called awake
And then down to the heavy nights
But never forward
Baby, is this how you feel?
I wanna know, wanna know
Is this how you feel?
I wanna know, wanna know
Is this how you feel?
Is this how you feel?
Is this how you feel baby
Is this how you feel?
Is this how you feel baby…
She keeps on running
She keeps on running
She keeps on running x 4
Oh it plays out…
If you see me as ordinary
It’s not something I planned baby
Take me I’ve got to be ordinary
That gives me happiness too, yeah!
Everyday, something strange
And I ask myself, why do it again?
If I can’t summon something bigger
I ask myself, how cool are you?
If you see me as ordinary
It’s not something I planned baby
Take me I’ve got to be ordinary
That gives me happiness too, yeah!
Look at me
Face to face just like the first time, when you say
What’s the matter? Oh nothing (Oh everything)
Why don’t you put your face to mine anymore?
And then you say, wait, what was the question again? Oh yeah
Yes I wanna be there
Yes I wanna be there
Yes I wanna be there
Yes I wanna be there
Yes I wanna be there
Yes I wanna be there
Oh Anytime…
That you see me as ordinary
It’s not something I planned baby
Take me I want to be ordinary
That gives me happiness too yeah
If you see me as ordinary
It’s not something I planned baby
Take me I’ve got no say in it
That gives me happiness too, yeah!
More than, Ordinary to me
More than, Ordinary if you want
More than, Ordinary to me
More than, Ordinary if you want
She keeps on running
She keeps on running
She keeps on running
She keeps on running…
Sometimes, when I get lonely I think of you
All of this lonely and nothing to do, ah ah ah.
So weak, so in love that I wanna scream.
Take me or break me just make it a thing, ah ah ah.
Two tone melody makes me wanna sing with you babe
Only one thing in my head
Yeah it’s a shame I keep on reachin high
Now tell me are you mine
Now me, sitting here tryna catch your eye
Even now I think why do I even try, ah, ah
Two tone melody makes me wanna sing with you babe
Only one thing left in my head
Oh it’s a shame I just keep on reachin high
Now tell me are you mine
Now one, why soldier all alone
When I love you baby body and soul, oh oh
Oh melody makes me your babe
Only one thing in my head
Yeah it’s a shame I just keep on reachin high
Tell me are you mine
Well you know that little place you like to go after dark?
Brighton up Bar playing Mac De Marc
Rock and roll nightclub 77
I got this, how did this happen?
And you wonder now baby what you’re turning into
Is he lookin at me oh nah he’s looking at you
But I find myself stepping deep down deep down
To the rock and roll night club looking for
You (Get down here)
You (Get down here)
Come over here
Well you know that little place you like to go after dark?
Brighton up Bar playing Mac De Marc
Rock and roll nightclub 77
I got this, how did this happen?
And you wonder now baby what you’re turning into
Is it something to fear when I’m looking at you?
But I find myself stepping deep down deep down
To the rock and roll night club looking for
You (Get down here)
You (Get down here)
And it’s on the beat, you can’t fight
It’s already in your mind
Oh baby, you can’t stop, not when I’m looking for you
Tonight, it’s live, I guess I got you in my sight
Well You Know that little place you like to go after dark
Well You know that little place you like to go after dark
Well You Know that little place you like to go after dark
Well You know that little place you like to go after dark….
If I walk the same old streets
And they wonder what you’re doin to me
They have never seen me so complete
It’s like a shock to the system to see
I wanna shh I wann shout it every day yeah
Whatever you want, whatever you want
Whatever you need I’ll give it to you
Whatever you want, whatever you want
Whatever you need I’ll give it to you
And the eve of the destruction seems
Just a little too real tonight, tonight
Heaven knows I find my way back home
When I got you in my loving sight
I wanna shh I wanna shout it every day yeah
Whatever you want, whatever you want
Whatever you need I’ll give it to you
Whatever you want, whatever you want
Whatever you need I’ll give it to you
Ooh, uh uh uh, I’ll give it to you
Ooh, uh uh uh, yeah, I’ll give it to you
Every time every time every time
Every time every time every time oh
Every time every time every time
Every time I wanna re I wanna re I wanna rechange
Whatever you want, whatever you want
Whatever you need I’ll give it to you
Whatever you want, whatever you want
Whatever you need I’ll give it to you
Hey darling if you fake it now yeah just turn it out
If you want it don’t pretend yeah just churn it out
If you want it I’ll be there no matter how
If you want it I’ll teach you now yeah
I wanna shh I wanna shout it every day yeah
I wanna, I wanna shh I wanna shout it every day yeah
What you’re doing is a big mistake, babe
You keep talking and I won’t wait
I’d rather be dancing far away
Kick my shoes off and I throw them in the lake cause ahoo!
Guess I gotta get my shit together
Lose that chip on my shoulder cause you can’t be a kid forever
You keep working, I sleep in late
But I’ve had mean dreams babe, and what you said in that letter was
Cruel Cruel are we back in school?
I don’t freak when people talk to you
I know I was lazy babe but your
Mean Mean I hope you see
I won’t sit here taking this shit from you
Cause you’re just cruel
Oh and all these people
And I’m standing here just looking at you baby
And I’m standing here just looking at you baby
And I’m standing here just looking at you baby, baby, baby
Don’t beat around, I won’t shake it off baby
I won’t be there, I won’t see you, oh, ah, uh
I wanna get back to you babe but you’re
Cruel Cruel are we back in school?
I don’t freak when people talk to you
I know I was lazy babe but your
Mean Mean I hope you see
I won’t sit here taking this shit from you
Cause you’re just cruel
Oh yeah you’re cruel
Oh yeah you’re cruel
Oh yeah you’re cruel babe
Oh yeah you’re cruel babe…
Come in closer, liberate my mind
Get your star face and put it close to mine uhuh
Oh I still feel the shimmers of when you were mine
‘Lectric blue yeah, colour of my room
Where I sleep in, hoping that I see you soon
Oh I still get shivers thinking of that high, and I don’t even mind
And in the corners of my mind I see reasons I can’t find
Sound and vision in my sleep it’s coming back to me again
And all the times I had you near, through my fingers disappear
I see all that it could be, and it’s better than it ever could be.
Only lonely in your arms again
I know you’re see-through but can we just pretend uhuh
Oh I still get shivers thinking of that high, and I don’t even mind
And in the corners of my mind I see reasons I can’t find
Sound and vision in my sleep it’s coming back to me again
And all the times I had you near, through my fingers disappear
I see all that it could be, and it’s better than it ever could be.
It gets better…
It gets better…
It gets better…
It gets better…
And in the corners of my mind I see reasons I can’t find
Sound and vision in my sleep it’s coming back to me again
And all the times I had you near, through my fingers disappear
I see all that it could be, and it’s better than it ever could be.
I saw you on the street today you were
Lookin’ worse off than I remember
When I held you in my hands, but man
My hands didn’t understand what they were holding
And now I
I know you live it
I see you live it
For me it’s just business
Man I got them jitters again so I
Get up in the morning and I do my stretches
Do you walk around talking to me, do you
Still get that pain in your chest, does it make you nervous?
When I
I know you live it
I see you live it
For me it’s just business
Maybe on a colder night in Memphis
Maybe you were calling out to me
I saw you there, you were looking right
Maybe it was 1987, maybe it was 1979
Man I just miss you all the time
Cause I know you live it
I see you live it
For me it’s just business
I know you live it
I see you live it
For me it’s just business
Business, yeah.