A Strange Kind Of Love - Peter Murphy (1989)

a strange kind of love, a strange kind of feeling
swims through your eyes
and like the doors to a wide vast dominion
they open to your prize

this is no terror ground or place for the rage
no broken hearts, white-washed lies
Just a taste for the truth, perfect taste choice and meaning
A look into your eyes

blind to the gemstone alone
a smile from a frown circles round
should he stay or should he go?
let him shout a rage so strong
a rage that knows no right or wrong
and take a little piece of you

there is no middle ground or that's how it seems
for us to walk or to take
instead we tumble down
either side, left or right
to love or to hate

Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (1985)

welcome to your life
there's no turning back
even while we sleep
we will find you

acting on your best behaviour
turn your back on mother nature
everybody wants to rule the world

it's my own design
it's my own remorse
help me to decide
help me make the

most of freedom and of pleasure
nothing ever lasts forever
everybody wants to rule the world

there's a room where the light won't find you
holding hands while the walls come tumbling down
when they do, i'll be right behind you
so glad we've almost made it
so sad they had to fade it
everybody wants to rule the world

i can't stand this indecision
married with a lack of vision
everybody wants to rule the

say that you'll never, never, never, never need it
one headline, why believe it?
everybody wants to rule the world

all for freedom and for pleasure
nothing ever lasts forever
everybody wants to rule the world

Shriekback - Faded Flowers (1985)

this is the sound of poisons
the sickness no one knows
no one is crying for us this time
our shapes are blurring under miracles of snow
weave a circle round him three times
you have to plan your moves at these times
our hearts are breaking
one more song to go

these eyes are blind
this is a pure thing
these hands i kiss
tragic as anything
these eyes are blind
this is a pure thing
all splash and hiss
beyond my measuring

only the anacrucis
the main event remains
shameful and naked, out there in the
great cold outdoors
we have to do these things again
bathe in this incandescent glow
the leap to something i don't know
there is no doubt upon us when
the greasy men come back again

these eyes are blind
this is a pure thing
these hands i kiss
tragic as anything
these eyes are blind
this is a pure thing
all splash and hiss
beyond my measuring

these faded flowers
precious as memory
a veil of cloud
correct as energy
we had some good machines
but they don't work no more
i loved you once
don't love you anymore

these eyes are blind
this is a pure thing
these hands i kiss
tragic as anything
these eyes are blind
this is a pure thing
all splash and hiss
beyond my measuring

these faded flowers
precious as memory
a veil of cloud
correct as energy
we had some good machines
but they don't work no more
i loved you once
don't love you anymore

Left Of Center - Suzanne Vega (1986)

if you want me
you can find me
left of center
off of the strip
in the outskirts
in the fringes
in the corner
out of the grip

when they ask me
"what are you looking at?"
i always answer
"nothing much" (not much)
i think they know that
i'm looking at them
i think they think
i must be out of touch

but i'm only
in the outskirts
and in the fringes
on the edge
and off the avenue
and if you want me
you can find me
left of center
wondering about you

i think that somehow
somewhere inside of us
we must be similar
if not the same
so i continue
to be wanting you
left of center
against the grain

if you want me
you can find me
left of center
off of the strip
in the outskirts
in the fringes
in the corner
out of the grip

when they ask me
"what are you looking at?"
i always answer
"nothing much" (not much)
i think they know that
i'm looking at them
i think they think
i must be out of touch

but i'm only
in the outskirts
and in the fringes
on the edge
and off the avenue
and if you want me
you can find me
left of center
wondering about you

if you want me
you can find me
left of center
wondering about you

if you want me
you can find me
left of center
wondering about you

wondering about you
wondering about you

if you want me
you can find me
left of center
wondering about you

if you want me
you can find me
left of center
wondering about you

wondering about you
wondering about you

Always The Sun - The Stranglers (1986)

how many times have you woken up and prayed for the rain?
how many times have you seen the papers apportion the blame?
who gets to say? who gets to work and who gets to play?
i was always told at school, everybody should get the same

how many times have you been told
if you don't ask, you don't get?
how many lads have taken your money?
your mother said you shouldn't bet
who has the fun? is it always a man with a gun?
someone must have told you, if you work too hard, you can sweat?

there's always the sun, mm (always the sun)
there's always the sun
always, always (always the sun)

how many times have the weathermen told you stories
that made you laugh?
you know its not unlike the politicians and the leaders
when they do things by half
who gets the job of pushing the knob?
that's what responsibility you draw straws for
if you're mad enough

there's always the sun, mm (always the sun)
there's always the sun
always, always (always the sun)

there's always the sun, mm (always the sun)
there's always the sun
always, always (always the sun)

(solo)

there's always the sun, mm (always the sun)
there's always the sun
always, always (always the sun)

there's always the sun, mm (always the sun)
there's always the sun
always, always (always the sun)

Golden Brown - The Stranglers (1982)

golden brown, texture like sun
lays me down, with my mind she runs
throughout the night
no need to fight
never a frown with golden brown

every time just like the last
on her ship tied to the mast
to distant lands
takes both my hands
never a frown with golden brown

golden brown, finer temptress
through the ages she's heading west
from far away
stays for a day
never a frown with golden brown

never a frown (never a frown), never a frown
with golden brown (with golden brown), with golden brown

never a frown (never a frown), never a frown
with golden brown (with golden brown), with golden brown

never a frown (never a frown), never a frown
with golden brown (with golden brown), with golden brown

never a frown (never a frown), never a frown
with golden brown (with golden brown), with golden brown

Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want - The Smiths (1984)

good times for a change
see, the luck i've had
can make a good man
turn bad

so please, please, please
let me, let me, let me
let me get what i want
this time

haven't had a dream in a long time
see, the life i've had
can make a good man bad

so for once in my life
let me get what i want
lord knows, it would be the first time
lord knows, it would be the first time

99 Luftballons - Nena (1983)

hast du etwas zeit für mich?
dann singe ich ein lied für dich
von 99 luftballons
auf ihrem weg zum horizont
denkst du vielleicht grad an mich?
dann singe ich ein lied für dich
von 99 luftballons
und, dass sowas von sowas kommt

99 luftballons
auf ihrem Weg zum horizont
hielt man für ufos aus dem all
darum schickte ein general
'ne fliegerstaffel hinterher
alarm zu geben, wenn's so wär
dabei war'n dort am horizont
nur 99 luftballons

99 düsenflieger
jeder war ein großer Krieger
hielten sich für captain kirk
es gab ein großes feuerwerk
die nachbarn haben nichts gerafft
und fühlten sich gleich angemacht
dabei schoss man am horizont
auf 99 luftballons

99 kriegsminister
streichholz und benzinkanister
hielten sich für schlaue leute
witterten schon fette beute
riefen: „krieg!“, und wollten macht
mann, wer hätte das gedacht?
dass es einmal so weit kommt
wegen 99 luftballons
wegen 99 luftballons
99 luftballons

99 jahre krieg
ließen keinen platz für sieger
kriegsminister gibt's nicht mehr
und auch keine düsenflieger
heute zieh' ich meine runden
seh' die welt in trümmern liegen
hab' 'n luftballon gefunden
denk' an dich und lass' ihn fliegen

99 Red Balloons - Nena (1984)

you and i in a little toy shop
buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got
set them free at the break of dawn
'til one by one, they were gone
back at base, bugs in the software
flash the message, "Something's out there"
floating in the summer sky
99 red balloons go by.

99 red balloons floating in the summer sky
panic bells, it's red alert
there's something here from somewhere else
the war machine springs to life
opens up one eager eye
focusing it on the sky
as 99 red balloons go by.

99 decision street, 99 ministers meet
to worry, worry, super-scurry
call the troops out in a hurry
this is what we've waited for
this is it, boys, this is war
the president is on the line
as 99 red balloons go by.

99 knights of the air
ride super high-tech jet fighters
everyone's a superhero
everyone's a Captain Kirk
with orders to identify
to clarify and classify
scrambling the summer sky
99 red balloons go by
99 red balloons go by

99 dreams i have had
in every one a red balloon
it's all over and i'm standin' pretty
in the dust that was a city
if i could find a souvenir
just to prove the world was here
and here it is, a red balloon
i think of you and let it go.

Such A Shame - Talk Talk (1984)

such a shame to believe in escape
a life on every face and that's a change
till i'm finally left with the eight

tell me to relax
i just stare
maybe i don't know if i should change
a feeling that we share
it's a shame

such a shame
number me with rage
it's a shame
such a shame
number me in haste
such a shame
this eagerness to change
it's a shame

the dice decide my fate and that's a shame in these trembling hands
my faith tells me to react i don't care
maybe it's unkind if i should change a feeling that we share
it's a shame

such a shame
number me with rage
it's a shame
such a shame
number me in haste
such a shame
this eagerness to change
it's a shame

the dice decide my fate and that's a shame in these trembling hands
my faith tells me to react i don't care
maybe it's unkind if i should change a feeling that we share
it's a shame

such a shame
number me with rage
it's a shame
such a shame
number me in haste
such a shame
this eagerness to change
it's a shame

tell me to relax
i just stare
maybe i don't know if i should change
a feeling that we share
it's a shame

such a shame
number me with rage
it's a shame
such a shame
number me in haste
it's a shame
such a shame
this eagerness to change
it's a shame

such a shame

True Faith - New Order (1987)

i feel so extraordinary
something's got a hold on me
i get this feeling i'm in motion
a sudden sense of liberty

i don't care 'cause i'm not there
and i don't care if i'm here tomorrow
again and again, i've taken too much
of the things that cost you too much

i used to think that the day would never come
i'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun
my morning sun is the drug that brings me near
to the childhood i lost, replaced by fear
i used to think that the day would never come
that my life would depend on the morning sun

when i was a very small boy
very small boys talked to me
now that we've grown up together
they're afraid of what they see

that's the price that we all pay
and the value of destiny comes to nothing
i can't tell you where we're going
i guess there was just no way of knowing

i used to think that the day would never come
i'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun
my morning sun is the drug that brings me near
to the childhood i lost, replaced by fear
i used to think that the day would never come
that my life would depend on the morning sun

i feel so extraordinary
something's got a hold on me
i get this feeling i'm in motion
a sudden sense of liberty

the chances are we've gone too far
you took my time and you took my money
now i fear you've left me standing
in a world that's so demanding

i used to think that the day would never come
i'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun
my morning sun is the drug that brings me near
to the childhood i lost, replaced by fear
i used to think that the day would never come
that my life would depend on the morning sun

Here's Where The Story Ends - The Sundays (1990)

people i know, places i go
make me feel tongue tied
but i can see how people look down
they're on the inside

here's where the story ends

people i see, weary of me
showing my good side
i can see how people look down
i'm on the outside

here's where the story ends
ooh, here's where the story ends

it's that little souvenir of a terrible year
which makes my eyes feel sore
oh, i never should have said the books that you read
were all i loved you for
it's that little souvenir of a terrible year
which makes me wonder why
it's the memories of your shed that make me turn red
surprise, surprise, surprise

crazy i know, places i go
make me feel so tired
and i can see how people look down
i'm on the outside

oh, here's where the story ends
ooh, here's where the story ends

it's that little souvenir of a terrible year
which makes my eyes feel sore
and who ever would've thought the books that you brought
were all i loved you for
oh, the devil in me said, "Go down to the shed"
i know where i belong
but the only thing i ever really wanted to say
was wrong, was wrong, was wrong

it's that little souvenir of a colorful year
which makes me smile inside
so i cynically, cynically say the world is that way
surprise, surprise, surprise, surprise, surprise

here's where the story ends
ooh, here's where the story ends

Away - The Bolshoi (1986)

we're in love, let's be together
happy times or heavy weather
mother says, "today's a special day"
so let's not fight, okay, yeah

when you were at school you were a honey
the boys all loved you, you loved the money
the boys would stare, you'd cross your legs
and then you'd toss your hair

away
yes you get by
away

money's scarce, but family honor
brings it home brings it home
and down the shop, the tongues they snicker
tv dinners, beer and liquor... oh yeah

skeletons fall out of cupboards
curtains drawn fall open to allow
the light shows up the dust
that plays around your face

away
yes you get by
away
away
yes you get by
away

innocence and lies don't make a perfect match
leave your door unlatched
i know a word can be untrue
and yet still move you

all the time they bring their friends 'round
dress you up, show you up
and all the time they told you it was true
well i'll believe you now

but then i just don't know i
think i have to reconsider, yeah
i know when she got married
she looked fine in white and lacy frills
oh yeah, she had a baby
it was painful, it was worth it
and all the time they stuck the knife in
pulled it up and twist it around

away
yes you get by
away

away
yes you get by
away

away
yes you get by
away

well that's fine, fine, fine

(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding - Elvis Costello & The Attractions (1979)

as i walk through this wicked world
searchin' for light in the darkness of insanity
i ask myself, "is all hope lost?
is there only pain and hatred and misery?"

and each time i feel like this inside
there's one thing i wanna know
what's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding? Oh-oh
what's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?

and as i walk on through troubled times
my spirit gets so downhearted sometimes
so where are the strong, and who are the trusted?
and where is the harmony, sweet harmony?

'cause each time i feel it slippin' away, just makes me wanna cry
what's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding? Oh-oh
what's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?

so where are the strong, and who are the trusted?
and where is the harmony, sweet harmony?
'cause each time i feel it slippin' away
just makes me wanna cry

what's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding? Oh-oh
what's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding? Oh-oh
what's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?

Skin Deep - The Stranglers (1984)

many people tell you that they're your friend
you believe them, you need them for what's 'round the river bend
make sure that you're receiving the signals they send
'cause brother, you've only got two hands to lend

maybe there's someone who makes you weep
and some nights loom up ahead when you're asleep
some days there's things on your mind you should keep
sometimes, it's tougher to look than to leap

(ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) better watch out for the skin deep
(ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) better watch out for the skin deep
(better watch out) watch out for the skin deep
(better watch out) watch out for the skin deep
better watch out for the skin deep

one day the track that you're climbing gets steep
your emotions are frayed and your nerves are starting to creep
just remember the days as long as the time that you keep
brother, you better watch out for the skin deep

(ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) better watch out for the skin deep
(ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) better watch out for the skin deep
(better watch out) watch out for the skin deep
(better watch out) watch out for the skin deep
better watch out for the skin deep

(ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) better watch out for the skin deep
(ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) better watch out for the skin deep
(better watch out) watch out for the skin deep
(better watch out) watch out for the skin deep
better watch out for the skin deep

Take On Me - a-Ha (1985)

we're talking away
i don't know what i'm to say
i'll say it anyway
today is another day to find you
shyin' away
oh, i'll be comin' for your love, okay

take on me
(take on me)
take me on
(take on me)
i'll be gone
in a day or two

so needless to say
i'm odds and ends
but I'll be stumblin' away
slowly learnin' that life is okay
say after me
it's no better to be safe than sorry

take on me
(take on me)
take me on
(take on me)
i'll be gone
in a day or two

all the things that you say, yeah
is it life or just to play my worries away?
you're all the things I've got to remember
you're shyin' away
i'll be comin' for you anyway

take on me
(take on me)
take me on
(take on me)
i'll be gone
in a day
(take on me)
(take on me)
(take me on)
(take on me)
i'll be gone
(take on me)
in a day
(take me on)
(take on me)
(take on me)
(take on me)
(take me on)
(take on me)