Invincible
VENUS
ON THE RISE
Into this chaos I am hurled
Out of the womb into the world
Stepping out of the Burr
Flesh from the fire
Of love and desire
When you're high
What a wonderful high
Floating in silence did I hear
Sonic vibrations call me here
Call me out of the Burr
Into the world
Open up your eyes
Little girl
Come out into the world
It's time to open your eyes now
Venus on the rise now
SPOOKS
Stoned, mad and deranged
I woke one morning and the world had changed
And you were gone
Scared, chilled to the bone
I shift dimension and I can't get home
So I'll stand alone
Spooks still in your shell
The dead inside a living hell
Well you won't get mine
Catch me if you can
Corpses stranded in a traffic-jam
What a sad decline
Human
I am human
In an alien place
You once were human too
Murder, traitor, delegation
Here's my resignation
You once were human too
Human
I am human in an alien place
I'm a human face
In an alien place
Such an alien place
THINK (It's Going To Happen)
I ignored the voices in the wind
Though they roared
Determined to pretend
Through it all
I saw my world descend
Endlessly night
I don't even know if I was wrong or right
Living in a world without light
I thought if I could hide
Then everything would go away
But no-one ever wins that way
It doesn't matter what you say
It's going to happen anyway
And I'm not supposed to cry
Am I?
Through it all
I drifted through the years
JD, Gin, the wine the drugs the beers
Shutting out
My deepest darkest fears
I nearly drowned
I recall the voices in the wind
Nearly floored my closest bestest friend
It was an endless fight
Living in a world without light
I thought if I could hide
Then everything would be OK
But no-one ever wins that way
It doesn't matter what you say
Yes I thought if I could hide
Then at least I'd keep my pride
But no-one ever wins that way
It doesn't matter what you say
It's going to happen anyway
It doesn't matter what you're saying
You think it's a garden
I know that it's not
You think that you're gods
And I know that you're not
I don't even know if I can make a stand anymore
I don't know why I'm bothering to make a stand anymore
I don't even know if I can make a stand anymore
Sometimes
All the rules and all the lies
All the lives you sanitise
We're off our heads and it's no surprise
Living in a land without light
DO IT TOMORROW
Up down leaving town think I'm going to do it tomorrow
Up down leaving town think I'm going to do it tomorrow
The old familiar faces have all fallen
And all my friends are leaving
One by one
Up down leaving town think I'm going to do it tomorrow
Up down leaving town think I'm going to do it tomorrow
The old familiar places
Are now just empty spaces
And all their former greatness
Has all gone
Yeah
Emptiness I'm falling from you
Emptiness I'm falling from you
The Honda purrs
The sweetest sound that I have heard in years
Up down leaving town think I'm going to do it tomorrow
Round round
Spread it around
It's time to leave town
It's time to leave town
DANGEROUS
Inside your sweet dangerous world I want to stray here
Inside your sweet dangerous world I want to stay here
In your world
You're more dangerous than you've ever been
More dangerous than you've ever been
Ahh!
Sweet sweet dangerous one
You're a sweet sweet dangerous one
Inside your sweet dangerous world
You do the goose-step
Across my back
Inside your sweet dangerous world
You do the goose-step
Across my back
Your whips are wicked
And your limbs are long
Your skin is black
I need it bad
Yeah in your world
You're more dangerous than you've ever been
More dangerous than you've ever been
Ahh!
Yeah in your own world
You're more dangerous than you've ever been
More dangerous than you've ever been
Sweet sweet dangerous woman
You're a sweet sweet dangerous one
Black and blue
Black and blue
SHIVER
Heaven is a place to be
Where everything you want comes to be
But I can't stay here
I'm not free
This is how it is with me
I can hear you
At the door
House, car, satellite
Sell me more
Viva visa divinity
Sapping all my energy
You can run away
Lose your mind
Soft in the middle
And you're flying blind
Ties on collar
Ties that bind
This is what you leave behind
Shiver
In a single kiss
Endless pleasure
Endless bliss
My last fifteen minutes will consist of this
Is it worth it?
Yes it is
You're the catalyst
Feasting on some wild suburban boar
Don't you always yearn for something more?
Si senior
I shiver when i think of you
Shiver
When I count the days
I shiver at your touch
I yearn to stay
You know I'm crazy
But that's OK
Heaven is a glance from you
Instant Karma
In my mind
I shiver at your touch
You look devine
All those years
Have been so unkind
But another hit and I'll be fine
I shiver when I think of you
BURNING BIBLES
What are we all each to the other?
What are we all each to the other?
What is a page with nothing on it?
What is Chelsea without Gullit?
What is the gun without the bullet?
What are we all each to the other?
Mother father sister brother
Husband mistress wife and lover
What are we doing to each other?
This is the bible that I'm burning
I want to stop this wheel from turning
No taking the easy way out
No taking the easy way out
What are we all each to the other?
What are we all each to the other?
What is a land without its people
Where is the good if there's no evil?
What are the strong without the feeble?
This is the bible that I'm burning
I want to stop this wheel from turning
This is the bible that I'm burning
No taking the easy way out
No taking the easy way out
This is the bible that I'm burning
This is the bible that I'm burning
Just slide down
Just slide down
Where you want to go
Take the easy way out
Take the easy way out
This is the bible that I'm burning
No taking the easy way out
VERBOTEN
The first time I noticed you
I thought I was dreaming
The first time I noticed you
My head hit the ceiling
We laughed and drank 'til three
It made you very ill I'm sorry
I love you
I love you
Alone with you in time and space
Every feature of your face
Isn't recognition ace?
I love you
I love you
You know I do
Yeah
Can't kiss
Can't reach for you
Can't touch you
Forbidden
Can't hold you close to me
And drink you
Forbidden
One year away from you
Can't crush this emotion
One hundred thousand million years
A drop in the ocean
Can't hide
Can't lie
No sense denying
I love you
I love you
Even though the sex was bad
Even though you think I'm mad
The greatest gift that I've ever had
And
I could never make it up to you
And I could never make it up to you
Only you could save me
KINKS
I'll say good-bye
I've got to go
No more catching fishes throwing wishes at the world below
I'll say good-bye
And spread my wings I've got to go
got to fly
Through Phoney Tony's flying flags
Hacks, rats and media slags
No more hanging with the cats
I leave this world tomorrow
I gave myself
So very very long ago
To the stars yeah
I stopped by to wish you good-bye
It's very very sad I know
I have to fly
I have to fly
You know I'm going to miss you more
Than anyone will ever know
the Levy-blues and the Kippax roaring tide
But I have sworn to follow
A little piece of my heart
To the stars
So sad to be leaving you
So sad to be leaving you
Sadder than you'll ever know
all songs written by mark burgess and yves altana