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I noticed some of you requested the lyrics for the album. Well..look no further
The tower
The skies are grey above our heads today
and everyone seems to hold their breath
The wolves are circling, looking for tender prey
the scent's in the air – the smell of death
The horsemen are out and hope is hard to come by
when annihilation is at the door
The shadows of war loom large in the memory of men
we have all been here before
Oh, but love
will keep the wolves at bay
will make the fog less grey
will endure
So resist
never succumb to fear
love is found everywhere
love is pure
Pray your leaders are the wisest of men
pray they're not so easily riled
Pray they seek concord and never go looking for fights
pray their aim is to reconcile
Only love
will keep the wolves at bay
will make the fog less grey
will endure
So resist
never succumb to fear
love is found everywhere
love is pure
Bartok of the universe
Silver sleek, a line in the sky – an arrow of sorrow
tomorrow/now – with power to let live or die
Pointing to a future so bright – progress forever
forever new – as mankind walks into the light
Iron foundry – melt pig, cast a steal so blue
arc light welder – change, transform and make anew
Space age ace, a hero serene – man of tomorrow
tomorrow's chief – unruffled so straight and so clean
A figurehead so straight and so cold – a leader forever
forever, man – so swift and so true and so bold
Iron foundry – melt pig, cast a steal so blue
arc light welder – change, transform and make anew
Hot steel/cold fire, intent and real raw power
a dream unraveled, the bell tolls every hour
Brave new world, much better than this – a conquest of sorrow
tomorrow/now – we balance with view to the abyss
Know it's there and know it's for real – the sprawl is forever
forever new – forever as new as a kiss
Hot steel/cold fire, intent and real raw power
a dream unraveled, the bell tolls every hour…
A.S.F.E.
Look out look out
these are schmolitics really, but they're all outta wack
it's so touchy and feely, the front is starting to crack
c'mon c'mon
well, it's bound to get crazy, it's just bound to get weird
you know it's gonna get hazy, do you think they've prepared?
You know it…but who's paying
youandyouandyouandyou…
You know it…i'm just saying
whatcha gonna do?
Look out look out
you better watch where it's going, you'll be bought you'll be sold
this little cockrel is crowing, his name's written in gold
c'mon c'mon
we've gotta pick it up people, these guys won't ever quit
from the floor to the steeple, we'll be drowning in shit
You know it…but who's paying
youandyouandyouandyou…
You know it…i'm just saying
whatcha gonna do?
There's a song for everyone and a singer for every song
Look out look out
these are schmolitics really, but it's all outta wack
it's so touchy and feely, the front is starting to crack
c'mon c'mon
well, it's bound to get hazy, it's just bound to get weird
you know it's gonna get crazy, do you think they've prepared?
You know it…but who's paying
youandyouandyouandyou…
You know it…i'm just saying
whatcha gonna do?
There's a song for everyone and a singer for every song
Intrepid explorer
Intrepid explorer
ever onwards seeking things you've never seen
intrepid explorer
going out to have a look into the dark within
Intrepid explorer
heading into darkness – into worlds unknown
intrepid explorer
never stopping not until your mind is blown
withinwithinwithinwithin…
Intrepid explorer
ever onwards seeking things you've never seen
intrepid explorer
going out to have a look into the dark within
Stardust
Would you let me in your window if i asked you?
would you let me come in?
would you make room in your garden
if i needed a place to stay?
no faker, i won't lie, i won't cheat, no way
and if i could i'd be on my way
no taker, i'm not here to exploit or change
whatever it is you are, brother
i'm no alien, brother
i'm a stardust just like you
How does it make you feel about yourself
when you shut me out
when you turn me away
are you proud and are you satisfied
or do you feel just as mystified and betrayed?
no faker, i won't lie, i won't cheat, no way
and if i could i'd be on my way
no taker, i'm not here to exploit or change
whatever it is you are, brother
i'm no alien, brother
i'm a stardust just like you
In every dream home
He blew his mind out on a plane
man, this one-upmanship's insane
in every dream home there's a dream of something else
this one paints gold the things he owns
excretes sat on a golden throne
in every dream home there's a dream of something else
So cheap and nasty – but never enough
it doesen't matter – when you have it, it's just stuff
We run this world on greed and fear
now it's to grab, it's not to share
in every dream home there's a dream of something else
Over here / over there
the grass is greener everywhere
only never just right here
feel the urge / feel the need
envy greener only feeeds
a hunger endless, bread from greed
Sometimes at night when you awake
when all that's real just seems so fake
you might think that it's too late
…but with love in your heart
you can go right back to start
you can tear the dark apart
A perfect transient state of mind
it's not "to own" it is "to find"
in every dream home there's a dream of something else
so when you find it – just pass it on
you can't possess it – it's not for you to own
The Maypole
Summertime
oh, how the children own the night
secret sign magic time
come celebrate tonight
behold this summer night
it's midnight sun, it's polar light
the solstice ritual has begun
underground is overground and
no one knows what's up or down
in this dance around the sun
midsummer mayhem
hear the children sing tonight
holy sites, pagan rites, what a sight!
all hail the light
behold this summer night
it's midnight sun, it's polar light
the solstice ritual has begun
underground is overground and
no one knows what's up or down
in this dance around the sun
Run the maypole up,
the gentlemen are eagerly
awaiting ladies oh, so fair
the faery queen is here
Pan is somewhere over there
– it's a sight beyond compare
Light the pyre – set the effigy alight
solstice fire – let us all stay up all night
wild flower bunches, honey dew and sweet sweet wine
io Pan, come to me – from Sicily, from Arcady
come to me!
A Pacific Sonata (Pt1: Malibu)
Out in Malibu where the rich folks live
on a mountain top i will put my tent right up
and be a holy man, oh, so deep and true
a shoe less holy man with a view
How could i ever tell a lie?
no truth would ever pass me by
how would you ever be in doubt?
come see me, learn what i'm about
Come to Malibu
the Pacific air will let you dissapear
hear the music of the spheres
feel the canyon heat
such a magic scene
so benign/serene: evergreen
How could i ever tell a lie?
no truth would ever pass me by
how would you ever be in doubt?
come see me, learn what i'm about
How could we ever tell a lie?
no truth would ever pass us by
how would you ever be in doubt?
come see us, learn what we're about
Malibu…
The Cuckoo
We swear we're innocent but not that's all illusion
the opiate fog just finally seems to clear
enough to show the cracks, enough to bring confusion
and now our swagger's swung in fear
The cuckoo settled in, he's busy – feeding, growing
he'll be claiming everything we've known
we let him slip right in, how could we think we knew him?
now it doesn't feel like home…
Pull the curtains back and let the light come shining
catch him while he's busy putting up his throne
keep the searchlights on, you better keep them burning
the sun ain't turning him to stone
in our haste to really clean it
we've gone and thrown the baby out
is this really what we wanted?
is this what we're all about?
Faced with reality compassion is first to go
faced with uncertainty some turn unkind
keeping the fear in check – you die if you don't
maybe not vigilant, but never blind
Keep holding the mirrors up – Narcissus is holding court
hope isn't the only thing we might lose today
invincible empire – with pride comes the fall
grace isn't the only thing we might lose today…
Ship of Fools
Hoist the sail on the ship of fools
sail away on a breeze so cool
never surrender
catch the tide – anchors aweigh
chart the course – clear the straights
never surrender
sail away on your ship of fools
never surrender
This ship could take us anywhere – deep into the darkest night
but i never thought we'd end up here – fallen from grace, deprived of the light
never saw it going here – out of reach and out of sight
and now i can't get off of here – full blown borderline
I won't crew your ship of fools
i will never crew your ship of fools
The lighthouse has been sold for scrap – nothing gained, nothing won
but no one thought to bring a map – crash and burn into the sun
we're headed into dire straits – dinosaurs in cities of gold
rudderless with unsure fates – tightening the stranglehold
I won't crew your ship of fools
i will never crew your ship of fools
Who told him he could speak for me – we all know our will is free
and take away my rights from me? – i know what belongs to me
who told him i would play along? – we all know what's going on
I will forever sing a different song – justice for all under the gun
I won't crew your ship of fools
i will never crew your ship of fools
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Please let me know if there are any typos in there. Enjoy :MPD:
It has to be said – these are the best lyrics since on a Motorpsycho record since…I don't know when. They just *work*, and every word feels important. Well, I'm not too keen on the lyrics to The Tower – they seem to signal too clearly (both by words and music): ATTENTION: BOLD AND IMPORTANT STATEMENT TO FOLLOW!…and then not quite deliver on that promise. But other than that, this album is, both lyrically and musically, stunning. It is the most "complete" Motorpsycho record since the 90s, and on some levels surpass those masterpieces. But comparison is useless when you get to this level – suffice to say that Motorpsycho couldn't have made this record 20 or 25 years ago, just like they can't (and won't) remake Timothy's Monster today.
How about some thoughts about the meaning(s) of the lyrics? In Every Dream Home is obviously a put-down of consumerism and materialism. But what about The Cuckoo? I must say my thoughts immediately went to xenophobia and the rise of neo-fascism/neo-Nazism, but what do I know…
That would also work, I suppose. But that last paragraph of Ship of Fools is clearly aimed at the POTUS though, isn't it?
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