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Invisible Touch (Banks/Collins/Rutherford, main lyricist Collins)
Well I've been waiting, waiting here so long But thinking nothing, nothing could go wrong, ooh now I know She has a built in ability To take everything she sees And now it seems I'm falling, falling for her. She seems to have an invisible touch yeah She reaches in, and grabs right hold of your heart She seems to have an invisible touch yeah It takes control and slowly tears you apart. Well I don't really know her, I only know her name But she crawls under your skin, you're never quite the same, and now I know She's got something you just can't trust It's something mysterious And now it seems I'm falling, falling for her. She seems to have an invisible touch yeah She reaches in, and grabs right hold of your heart She seems to have an invisible touch yeah It takes control and slowly tears you apart. She don't like losing, to her it's still a game And though she will mess up your life, You'll want her just the same, and now I know She has a built in ability To take everything she sees And now it seems I've fallen, fallen for her. She seems to have an invisible touch yeah She reaches in, and grabs right hold of your heart She seems to have an invisible touch yeah It takes control and slowly tears you apart. She seems to have an invisible touch...
Tonight, Tonight, Tonight (Banks/Collins/Rutherford, main lyricist Collins)
I'm coming down, coming down like a monkey, but it's alright Like a load on your back that you can't see, ooh but it's alright Try to shake it loose, cut it free, just let it go, get it away from me. Cos tonight, tonight, tonight - oh, I'm gonna make it right Tonight, tonight, tonight - oh. I'm going down, going down, like a monkey, ooh but it's alright Try to pick yourself up, carry that weight that you can't see, Don't you know it's alright It's like a helter skelter, going down and down, round and round But just get it away from me - oh. Because tonight, tonight, tonight - oh We're gonna make it right Tonight, tonight, tonight - oh. I got some money in my pocket, about ready to burn I don't remember where I got it, I gotta get it to you So please answer the phone, cos I keep calling, but you're never home What am I gonna do Tonight, tonight, tonight - oh I'm gonna make it right Tonight, tonight, tonight - oh. You keep telling me I've got everything, you say I've got everything I want You keep telling me you're gonna help me, you're gonna help me, but you don't But now I'm in too deep You see it's got me so that I just can't sleep Oh get me out of here, please get me out of here Just help me I'll do anything, anything If you'll just help me get out of here. I'm coming down, coming down like a monkey, ooh but it's alright It's like a load on your back that you can't see, Ooh don't you know that it's alright Just try to shake it loose, cut it free, let it go But just get it away from me Cos tonight, tonight, tonight - oh Maybe we'll make it right Tonight, tonight, tonight - oh. Please get me out of here Someone get me out of here Just help me I'll do anything, anything If you'll just help get me out of here Tonight - oh, I'm gonna make it right Tonight, tonight, tonight - oh. Yes tonight, tonight, tonight - oh, Yes I'm gonna make it right, tonight, tonight, tonight - oh...
Land Of Confusion (Banks/Collins/Rutherford, main lyricist Rutherford)
I must've dreamed a thousand dreams Been haunted by a million screams But I can hear the marching feet They're moving into the street. Now did you read the news today They say the danger's gone away But I can see the fire's still alight There burning into the night. There's too many men Too many people Making too many problems And not much love to go round Can't you see This is a land of confusion. This is the world we live in And these are the hands we're given Use them and let's start trying To make it a place worth living in. Ooh Superman where are you now When everything's gone wrong somehow The men of steel, the men of power Are losing control by the hour. This is the time This is the place So we look for the future But there's not much love to go round Tell me why, this is a land of confusion. This is the world we live in And these are the hands we're given Use them and let's start trying To make it a place worth living in. I remember long ago - Ooh when the sun was shining Yes and the stars were bright All through the night And the sound of your laughter As I held you tight So long ago - I won't be coming home tonight My generation will put it right We're not just making promises That we know, we'll never keep. Too many men There's too many people Making too many problems And not much love to go round Can't you see This is a land of confusion. Now this is the world we live in And these are the hands we're given Use them and let's start trying To make it a place worth fighting for. This is the world we live in And these are the names we're given Stand up and let's start showing Just where our lives are going to.
In Too Deep (Banks/Collins/Rutherford, main lyricist Collins)
All that time I was searching, nowhere to run to, it started me thinking, Wondering what I could make of my life, and who'd be waiting, Asking all kinds of questions, to myself, but never finding the answers, Crying at the top of my voice, and no one listening, All this time, I still remember everything you said There's so much you promised, how could I ever forget. Listen, you know I love you, but I just can't take this, You know I love you, but I'm playing for keeps, Although I need you, I'm not gonna make this, You know I want to, but I'm in too deep. So listen, listen to me, Ooh you must believe me, I can feel your eyes go thru me, But I don't know why. Ooh I know you're going, but I can't believe It's the way that you're leaving, It's like we never knew each other at all, it may be my fault, I gave you too many reasons, being alone, when I didn't want to I thought you'd always be there, I almost believed you, All this time, I still remember everything you said, oh There's so much you promised, how could I ever forget. Listen, you know I love you, but I just can't take this, You know I love you, but I'm playing for keeps, Although I need you, I'm not gonna make this, You know I want to, but I'm in too deep. So listen, listen to me, I can feel your eyes go thru me It seems I've spent too long Only thinking about myself - oh Now I want to spend my life Just caring bout somebody else. Listen, you know I love you, but I just can't take this, You know I love you, but I'm playing for keeps, Although I need you, I'm not gonna make this, You know I want to, but I'm in too deep. You know I love you, but I just can't take this, You know I love you, but I'm playing for keeps, Although I need you, I'm not gonna make this, You know I want to, but I'm in too deep...
Anything She Does (Banks/Collins/Rutherford, main lyricist Banks)
You know, You decorate the garage walls, Hang in people's halls, Live in secret drawers, If you could look around you, Wonder what you'd see. Fiction. That's all you really are I know, Editorial dreams. They can't make you real, Tell me where you came from, And where you're going to. I won't ever, no I'll never get to know her, Or be the cause of anything she does. I won't ever, no I'll never get to hold her. Do you think this aching could be love? Oh you know, You've figured in some fantasies. You would not believe, What you've had to do, Life goes on around you and all because of you. No I won't ever, no I'll never get to know her, Or be the cause of anything she does. I won't ever, no I'll never get to hold her. Do you think this aching could be love? I won't ever, no I'll never get to know her, Or be the cause of anything she does. I won't ever, no I'll never get to hold her. Do you think this aching could be love? You know, That in twenty years or more, You'll still look the same As you do today. You'll still be a young girl, When I'm old and grey. No - I won't ever, no I'll never get to know her, Or be the cause of anything she does. I won't ever, no I'll never get to hold her. Do you think this aching could be love? I won't ever, no I'll never get to know her, Or be the cause of anything she does. I won't ever, no I'll never get to hold her. Do you think this aching could be love? (no you'll never...)
Domino (Banks/Collins/Rutherford, main lyricist Banks)
In The Glow Of The Night
The grey of evening fills the room, There's no need to look outside, To see or feel the rain. Then I reach across to touch her, But I know that she's not there. Rain keeps running down the window pane. Time is running out for me. Can't you see what you are doing to me? Can't you see what you have done? As I try to pass another long and sleepless night, A hundred crazy voices call my name, As I try to pass them by, I almost can believe that she is here, Here in the glow of the night. Do you know what you have done? Do you know what you've begun? Do you see we shall never be together again? All of my life. Lonely people, empty rooms, Pointless violence, silent tombs. Could it be that we shall be together again? Sheets of double glazing help to keep outside the night, Only foreign city sirens can cut through, Nylon sheets and blankets help to minimize the cold. But they can't keep out the chilling sounds. Will the nightmare soon give way to dreaming That she is here with me? Here in the glow of the night. Do you know what you have done? Do you know what you've begun? Do you see we shall never be together again? All of my life. Lonely people, empty rooms, Pointless violence, silent tombs. Could it be that we shall be together again? Could it be that we shall be together again? In silence and darkness We held each other near that night We prayed it would last forever.The Last Domino
Blood on the windows Millions of ordinary people are there They gaze at the scenery They act as if it is perfectly clear Take a look at the mountains Take a look at the beautiful river of blood. The liquid surrounds me I fight to rise from this river of hell I stare round about me Children are swimming and playing with boats Their features are changing Their bodies dissolve and I am alone. Now see what you've gone and done. Now see what you've gone and done. Well now you never did see such a terrible thing As was seen last night on T.V. Maybe if we're lucky, they will show it again Such a terrible thing to see - oh But there's nothing you can do when you're next in line You've got to go domino. Now I'm one with the living and I'm feeling just fine I know just what I gotta do Play the game of happiness and never let on That it only lives on in a song - oh Well there's nothing you can do when you're next in line You've got to go domino. Do you know what you have done? Do you know what you've begun? In silence and darkness Hold each other near tonight For will it last forever? Will it last forever - forever... There's nothing you can do when you're the next in line You've got to go domino. Do you know, do you know, do you know what you have done Do you see what you've begun? Cos there's nothing, nothing, nothing There's nothing you can do, there's nothing you can do Do you see, do you see what you have done?
Throwing It All Away (Banks/Collins/Rutherford, main lyricist Rutherford)
Need I say I love you Need I say I care Need I say that emotion's, Something we don't share I don't want to be sitting here Trying to deceive you Cos you know I know baby That I don't wanna go. We cannot live together We cannot live apart That's the situation I've known it from the start Every time that I look at you I can see the future Cos you know I know babe That I don't wanna go. Throwing it all away Throwing it all away Is there nothing that I can say To make you change your mind I watch the world go round and round And see mine turning upside down You're throwing it all away. Now who will light up the darkness Who will hold your hand Who will find you the answers When you don't understand Why should I have to be the one Who has to convince you Cos you know I know baby That I don't wanna go. Someday you'll be sorry Someday when you're free Memories will remind you That our love was meant to be Late at night when you call my name The only sound you'll hear Is the sound of your voice calling Calling after me. Just throwing it all away Throwing it all away There's nothing I can say We're throwing it all away Yes we're throwing it all away...
The Brazilian (Banks/Collins/Rutherford, main composer Banks)
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