Children Say

I keep to myself
What I might share with others
But they don't seem to understand
I open my mouth
To rediscover
That I don't have the words at my command
Holding out
For a world so much better
But I'm a stranger in a stranger's land
All my friends have sold out
Couldn't handle the pressure
Counting their blessings trying to salvage what they can

Children say - children say
We open our minds as one
But one more day - slips away
Why don't the dreams of the young never come to be

When I overhear
My parents conversations
Well I'm struck by the things they say
It seems they traded the years
For mere complications
Who ever thought it could end this way
They close the door
But they can't lock it
'cause something of their childhood remains
And they've felt it before
When the man in their pocket
Counted the cost of their material gains

Children say - come what may
Be strong for the friends you've known
But one fine day - (not) far away
Will we remember the love we used to own
Children say - children say
We open our minds as one
As one more day slips away
Why don't the dreams of the young never come to be

Well you knew what I was saying
But did you know what it meant
When you saw that look in my eye
Did you know it was heaven sent
Was it all a waking dream
All that time we must have spent
Well I guess it must have been
Somehow that feeling came and went

Children say - come what may
Be strong for the friends you've known
But one fine day - (not) far away
Will we remember the love we used to own
Children say - children say
We open our minds as one
As one more day - slips away
Why don't the dreams of the young never come to be
Children say - children say
We thought it would never go
As one more day - slips away
Who ever thought we could be so lonely

Coup D'etat

On the border
There's disorder
Now they've gone too far
Wait for the coup d'etat
Fragmentation
We don't know who we are
Wait for the coup d'etat

No choice
Look what we've become
World peace
At the point of a gun
The voice
That calls everyone
Says fight
For a place in the sun

Proud man's daughter
Came through slaughter
But she still bears the scars
Wait for the coup d'etat
Declaration
'cross the nation
Hailed as a rising star
Wait for the coup d'etat

Too late
To make any plans
The state
Has met her demands
We wait
For the blood on her hands to dry

On the border
There's disorder
Proud mans' daughter
Came through slaughter

Dance on Heavy Weather

Take a chance - and dance
It's a chance - dance

All across the world there's people high on confrontation
And they try to solve their problems burning up the nation
Turn the whole world upside down and leave it in confusion
But still we get no answers using yesterday's solutions

We are the ones, keep sight of it
Don't have to make a fight of it

Dance on heavy weather
Learn to live with modern times
You can take the pressure
It's all a state of mind - so we can
Dance on heavy weather
Raise the heartbeat of the young
If we move together
Don't you know that we are the ones

Take a chance - and dance
It's a chance - dance

You can try to hide behind a mask of contemplation
Say you want to live your life in private isolation
From the east you can't ignore the storm of disillusion
And so it falls on all our shoulders to find a new solution

You've got to make a start of it
You've got to feel a part of it

Dance on heavy weather
Learn to live with modern times
You can take the pressure
It's all a state of mind - so we can
Dance on heavy weather
Raise the heartbeat of the young
If we move together
Let the soul - take control - we are the ones

Take a chance - and dance
It's a chance - dance

Hear the sound of the heartbeat of the young
Though the rhythm is so unfamiliar
Just be sure to be there now the time has come
Hear the music that brings us together

Dance on heavy weather
Hear the sound of the heartbeat of the young
We can take the pressure
We may have a solution, we are the ones
Dance on heavy weather
Hear the sound of the heartbeat of the young
If we move together
We may have a solution, we are the ones

Don't Bother Me

Don't come 'round here looking for my sympathy
Don't come 'round here looking for my prayers
You spent the eighties in a trance
Yeah you led us all on a merry dance
Now it's sad to say that I don't care

You were always advocating power games
You were always gonna be a star
You made your money, had your fun
Made a video 'bout how it's done
Ain't put it in my vcr
So far
Dreams fall into disrepair
There's a change in the air
Your lies
Will lead you to despair

Don't bother me
(castles in the sand slip through your hand)
Don't bother me - I don't give a damn
Don't bother me
(try to understand it's in your hand)
Don't bother me

Well no amount of liquor, babe, can drown the blues today
No amount of pills can ease the pain
When the body electric and the vision thing
Is all it takes to make the people sing
Let's hope we don't get fooled again
My friend
Dreams fall into disrepair
There's a change in the air
There's a girl who says she cares
And her love
Will leave you standing there

Don't bother me
(I can't change your mind when you're so blind)
Don't bother me - I can't spare the time
Don't bother me
(takes an ocean wide to turn tide)
Don't bother me - love can't be denied
Don't bother me
(castles in the sand slip through your hand)
Don't bother me - I don't give a damn
Don't bother me

Dream Crazy

Dream crazy
We change too fast
Take cover
Cos it can't last
(it's a) cold crime
A deadly sting
There's no time
To talk of deadly things

Well there's no lifetime guarantees
But I see you and you see me
Let's spend the night on love's deep sea
And let emotion set us free

I love the way you start to glow
I love the way your body flows

Stand easy
It's a party crash
So sleazy
Let's make a smash
Cool colors
Set the scene
Dive into
The neon love machine

You know my love's a guarantee
So dance a dance of love with me
Your body's moving like the sea
Now we're as close as we can be

(chorus)

I love the way you start to glow
I love the way your body flows
That's the way the party goes
And it's a way everyone knows

Well there's no lifetime guarantees
But when you you're making love to me
We'll ride the waves of ecstasy
And let emotion set us free

(chorus)

Dream crazy
Dream crazy

Eyes Waterfalling

Let me out to play
Let me find a way - to be
Let me feel the sun
Life has just begun for me

Eyes waterfalling, a world full of tears
Eyes waterfalling, but nobody hears

Laughter all around
It's lonely looking down - from here
Fuel my shallow pride
And teach me how to hide my fear

Eyes waterfalling, a world full of tears
Eyes waterfalling, but nobody hears

They've got control of my life
I can't break away

They've shaped my destiny
No use the boy in me
I go to join my friend
He'll bring me joy again

Eyes waterfalling, a world full of tears
Eyes waterfalling, but nobody hears

I lost control in the night
And drifted away

Eyes waterfalling, a world full of tears
Eyes waterfalling, but nobody hears

Fashion Fever

Fashion fever
Forever brand new
Always out of date
Fashion fever
It's all about you
Tomorrow is too late
And when the fever fakes the feel
You must be sure of your appeal

Fashion fever
Forever brand new
Always out of date
Fashion fever
It's all about you
You'll be too late if you hesitate
I see you live behind that smile
With cold blue baby eyes
You cut me up with razor style
Dancing in disguise (dancing in disguise)
You chance your face to suit your hair
Look into the mirror again
And I'll be there
Forever laughing
Watching as you play
Fashion fever
Forever dancing
There's no time to sway yeah
And when the fever starts to fade
You know you may have gone too far
And what is left is anyone's guess
No one knows who you are

Don't scratch me with your tiger mind
And freaky fantasies
You say you can't be satisfied
Well I'm sure you never will (sure you never will)
You look en vogue
To seek the scene
Try turning all the pages again
And I'll be there
Forever laughing
Watching as you play
Fashion fever
Forever dancing
There's no time to sway
Fashion fever
Forever brand new
Always out of date
Fashion fever
It's all about you
Tomorrow is too late, yeah

Dur danga dong
Dur danga dong
Zeeba doo wah!!!

Follow Me

It's time now to move a bit
Forget about the stone faced angels
Just move along keep moving on
Silver to gold on the streets

There's no pavements of gold, in the heat
There's no more golden years - there your feet
Follow me to end of the earth before it all breaks down

They try to run from the cold
No retreat there's nowhere left to go

It's time now to move a bit forget about the stone age ages
Just move along keep moving on
Silver to gold and stone

The city's crushing you stand alone but that's no way to be
Follow me to the end of the earth
Follow me before it all breaks down
Follow me you'll find if you go there
Your waiting there to be found

Follow me you turn around
We believe the same old story
Where heroes wear the crown
We don't see the fame and glory
And watch the world go down

Forever Now

I just heard that time will come to an end
In twenty thousand million years
I just heard the big bang
With my own ears

People sit and worry about the future
Live your life 'cos the now is all there is

Forever now
As the world goes round and round
One eternal moment in time
To live forever
Live forever now

If I live one hundred years in this life
It still don't give me too much time
And time is still the one thing
That money can't buy

People sit and worry about the future
Live your life 'cos the now it's all there is

Forever now
As the world goes round and round
One eternal moment in time
To live forever
Live forever now

Holy grail, holy cow
I just wanna live forever now
(rpt)

Freedom Someday

I'm not chasing miracles
I don't want no sympathy
I'm waiting for the world
To keep me company
Thinking 'bout the universe
Trying to keep my fears at bay
And all I'm hoping for
Is for someone else to want to say

Freedom someday - are you ready to make the deal
Freedom someday - freedom to live for real

I don't want no money
But buddy, can you spare the time of day
'cause silence is, I'm sure
The highest price we pay
I don't wish my troubles on anyone
But I can wish them well
So I'm knocking on your door
'cause there's something I would like to say

Freedom someday - I'm ready to make the deal
Freedom someday - freedom to live for real

Somehow life goes on
But when it's said and done
It's such a bitter pill
When you think the battle's won
You hear the distant guns
Of all those fighting still
The battle's in our heads
One we alway lose
Whichever side we choose
We can paint the planet red
Or black and blue instead
But we are one world

I'm not chasing miracles
But I don't choose to be this way
Now all I'm hoping for
Is for someone else to hear me say

And if our time has come
And if our race is run
Who will pay the bill
When you think the battle's won
You hear the distant guns
Of all those fighting still
But the battle's in our heads
One we always lose
Whichever side we choose
Paint the planet red
Or black and blue instead
But we are one world