1. SYMPHONY IN BLUE

I spent a lot of my time looking at blue
The colour of my room and my mood:
Blue on the walls, blue out of my mouth;
The sort of blue between clouds, when the sun comes out
The sort of blue in those eyes you get hung up about

When that feeling of meaninglessness sets in
Go blowing my mind on God:
The light in the dark, with the neon arms
The meek He seeks, the beast He calms
The head of the good soul department

I see myself suddenly
On the piano, as a melody
My terrible fear of dying
No longer plays with me
For now I know that I'm needed
For the symphony

I associate love with red
The colour of my heart when she's dead;
Red in my mind when the jealousy flies
Red in my eyes from emotional ties
Manipulation, the danger signs

The more I think about sex, the better it gets
Here we have a purpose in life:
Good for the blood circulation
Good for releasing the tension
The root of our reincarnations

I see myself suddenly
On the piano, as a melody
My terrible fear of dying
No longer plays with me
For now I know that I'm needed
For the symphony

I spent a lot of my time looking at blue
No wonder that I blew it!


2. IN SEARCH OF PETER PAN

It's been such a long week
So much crying
I no longer see a future
I've been told when I get older
That I'll understand
It all

But I'm not sure if I want to

Running into her arms
At the school gates
She whispers that I'm a poor kid
And Granny takes me on her knee
She tells me I'm too sensitive
She makes me sad

She makes me feel like an old man
She makes me feel like an old man

They took the game right out of it
They took the game right out of it

When I am a man
I will be an astronaut
And find Peter Pan

Second star on the right
Straight on 'til morning
Second star on the right
Straight on 'til morning

Dennis loves to look
In the mirror
He tells me that he is beautiful
So I look too, and what do I see?
My eyes are full
But my face is empty

He's got a photo
Of his hero
He keeps it under his pillow
But I've got a pin-up
From a newspaper
Of Peter Pan

I found it in a locket
I hide it in my pocket

They took the game right out of it
They took the game right out of it

When I am a man
I will be an astronaut
And find Peter Pan

Second star on the right
Straight on 'til morning
Second star on the right
Straight on 'til morning
Second star on the right
Straight on 'til morning

"When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
When you wish upon a star
Your dreams come true"


3. WOW

We're all alone on the stage tonight
We've been told we're not afraid of you
We know all our lines so well, ah-ha
We've said them so many times
Time and time again
Line and line again

Ooh yeah you're amazing
We think you're incredible
You say we're fantastic
But still we don't head the bill

Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow
Unbelievable

When the actor reaches his death
You know it's not for real
He just holds his breath
But he always dives too soon
Too fast to save himself

He'll never make the screen
He'll never make "The Sweeney"
Be that movie queen
He's too busy hitting the vaseline

Ooh yeah you're amazing
We think you are really cool
We'd give you a part my love
But you'd have to play the fool

Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow
Unbelievable


4. DON'T PUSH YOUR FOOT ON THE HEARTBRAKE

Emma's come down
She's stopped the light
Shining out of her eyes

Emma's been run out on
She's breaking down
In so many places
Stuck in low gear
Because of her fears

Of the skidding wheels
(The skid of her wheels she feels)
Skidding wheels
(The skid of her wheels she feels)
Spinning wheels
(Wheel-skidding feeling)

Her heart is there
But they've greased the road
Her heart is out there
But she's no control

Oh, come on, you've got to use your flow
You know what it's like, and you know you want to go
Don't drive too slowly
Don't put your blues where your shoes should be
Don't put your foot on the heartbrake

(She's losing, she's losing, she's losing, she's losing...)

She's losing that inner flame
It was burning bright
But she's losing the light fast

She's only herself to blame
Well, take care of yourself
And remember Georgie
But she's so O.D.'d on weeping
She can harDLy see

That she's dropping beads
(Red, red glass is bleeding)
Dropping beads
(Red, red glass is bleeding)
Dropping beads
(Red, red on the parquet)

Her heart is there
But they've greased the road
Her heart is out there
But she's no control

Oh, come on, you've got to use your flow
You know what it's like, and you know you want to go
Don't drive too slowly
Don't put your blues where your shoes should be
Don't put your foot on the heartbrake


5. OH ENGLAND MY LIONHEART

Oh England my lionheart
I'm in your garden fading fast in your arms
The soldiers soften, the war is over
The air-raid shelters are blooming clover
Flapping umbrellas fill the lanes
My London Bridge in rain again

Oh England my lionheart
Peter Pan steals the kids in Kensington Park
You read me Shakespeare on the Rolling Thames
That Old River Poet that never ever ends
Our thumping hearts hold the ravens in
Keep the Tower from tumbling

Oh England my lionheart
I don't want to go

Oh England my lionheart
Dropped from my black spitfire to my funeral barge
Give me one kiss in appleblossom
Give me one wish and I'd be wassailing
In the orchard my English Rose
Or with my shepherd who'll bring me home

Oh England my lionheart
I don't want to go


6. FULLHOUSE

Driving back in her car
Watching the wipers
Squashing the leaves away
Suddenly there in the road
Is your old self
Trying to get out of the rain

I am my enemy
Mowing me over
And towing the light away
Somehow it just seems to fit
With that old me
Trying to get back again

Imagination sets in
Then all the voices begin
Telling you things that aren't happening
(But they nig and they nag, 'til they're under your skin)

(You've really got to)
Remember yourself
You've got a Full House in your head tonight
(You've got to, you've got to)
Remember yourself
Stand back and see emotion getting you uptight

My silly pride
Digging the knife in
She loves to come for her ride
Surely by now I should know
I can control
My highs and my lows

By questioning all that I do
Examining every move
Trying to get back to the rudiments
(If they nig and they nag, I'll just put in the boot)

(You've really got to)
Remember yourself
You've got a Full House in your head tonight
(You've got to, you've got to)
Remember yourself
Stand back and see emotion getting you uptight

Remember yourself
You've got a Full House in your head tonight
(You've got to, you've got to)
Remember yourself
Stand back and see emotion getting you uptight


7. IN THE WARM ROOM

In the warm room
Her perfume reaches you
Eventually you'll fall for her
Down you'll go
To where the mellow wallows

In the warm room
She'll touch you with your Mamma's hand
You'll long to kiss those red lips
But when you do
It'll feel like kicking a habit

She'll tell you that she'll stay
So you'd better barricade the way out
She'll tell you she's true
She'll tell you she loves you
She's waiting in that warm room

In the warm room
She prepares to go to bed
She'll let you watch her undress
Go places where
Your fingers long to linger

In the warm room
You'll fall into her like a pillow
Her thighs are soft as marshmallows
Say hello
To the soft musk of her hollows

She'll tell you that she'll stay
So you'd better barricade the way out
She'll tell you she's true
She'll tell you she loves you
She's waiting in that warm room

In the warm room

She's waiting in that warm room


8. KASHKA FROM BAGHDAD

Kashka from Baghdad
Lives in sin, they say
With another man
But no one knows who

Old friends never call there
Some wonder if life's
Inside at all
If there's life inside at all

But we know the lady who rents the room
She catches them calling a la lune

At night
They're seen
Laughing
Loving
They know
The way
To be
Happy

They never go for walks
Maybe it's because
The moon's not bright enough
There's light in love, you see

I watch their shadows
Tall and slim
In the window opposite
I long to be with them

'Cause when all the alley-cats come out
You can hear music from Kashka's house

At night
They're seen
Laughing
Loving
They know
The way
To be
Happy

"Watching every night
Don't you know they're seen?
Won't you let me laugh?
Let me in your love"

"Watching every night
Don't you know they're seen?
Won't you let me laugh?
Let me in your love"

"Watching every night
Don't you know they're seen?
Won't you let me laugh?
Let me in your love"

"Watching every night
Don't you know they're seen?
Won't you let me laugh?"


9. COFFEE HOMEGROUND

Down in the cellar
You're getting into making poison
You slipped some on the side
Into my glass of wine
And I don't want any coffee ...homeground

Offer me a chocolate
No thank you, spoil my diet, know your game!
But tell me just how come
They smell of bitter almonds?
It's a no-no to your coffee homeground

Pictures of Crippin
Lipstick-smeared
Torn wallpaper
Have the walls got ears here?

Well, you won't get me with your Belladonna ...in the coffee
And you won't get me with your arsenic ...in the pot of tea
And you won't get me in a hole to rot ...with your hemlock
On the rocks

Where are the plumbers
Who went a-missing here on Monday?
There was a tall man
With his companion
And I bet you gave them coffee ...homeground

Maybe you're lonely
And only want a little company
But keep your recipes
For the rats to eat
And may they rest in peace with coffee homeground

Pictures of Crippin
Lipstick-smeared
Torn wallpaper
Have the walls got ears here?

You won't get me with your Belladonna ...in the coffee
And you won't get me with your arsenic ...in the pot of tea
And you won't put me in a six-foot plot ...with your hemlock
On the rocks

With your hemlock on the rocks
"Noch ein Glas, mein Liebchen?"
With your hemlock on the rocks
"Es schmeckt wunderbahr!"
With your hemlock on the rocks
"Und ???"



10. HAMMER HORROR

You stood in the belltower
But now you're gone
So who knows all the sights
Of Notre Dame?

They've got the stars for the gallant hearts
I'm the replacement for your part
But all I want to do is forget
You, friend

Hammer Horror, Hammer Horror
Won't leave me alone
The first time in my life
I leave the lights on
To ease my soul
Hammer Horror, Hammer Horror
Won't leave it alone
I don't know
Is this the right thing to do?

Rehearsing in your things
I feel guilty
And retracing all the scenes
Of your big hit
Oh, God, you needed the leading role
It wasn't me who made you go, though
Now all I want to do is forget
You, friend

Hammer Horror, Hammer Horror
Won't leave me alone
The first time in my life
I leave the lights on
To ease my soul
Hammer Horror, Hammer Horror
Won't leave it alone
I don't know
Is this the right thing to do?

Who calls me from the other side
Of the street?
And who taps me on the shoulder?
I turn around, but you're gone

I've got a hunch that you're following
To get your own back on me
So all I want to do is forget
You, friend

Hammer Horror, Hammer Horror
Won't leave me alone
The first time in my life
I leave the lights on
To ease my soul
Hammer Horror, Hammer Horror
Won't leave it alone
I don't know
Is this the right thing to do?