Flash And The Pan - Lights In Ther Nights (1980) 1.MEDIA MAN He walk upon the left side While leaning to the right Blinded by the bright light Where grey is black and white - no sight Clap hands for the media man He always know what to say Clap hands for the media man But does he breathe when the bright lights fade away Media man - he's a media man He used to be an acts man A weaver in the ring He could have been a tax man The way he did his thing - with strings Clap hands for the media man He always know when to smile Clap hands for the media man But watch him laugh when he's crying all the while Media man - he's a media man (instrumental break) Clap hands for the media man He always know where to be Clap hands for the media man But does he back off when he sees the things he see Media man - he's a media man Easy on the eyesight Compere collar hair Mass appealing tonsils Poisoning the air - no fair Clap hands for the media man He always know what to do Clap hands for the media man But does he think when he has to read the news Media man - that's right he's a media man See him push, see him crawl Watch him rise, watch him fall The excuse says the parrot in the tree It's what my public want to see Media man - media man oh yeah Clap hands for the media man He always know when to lie Clap hands for the media man But will it add up with a penny on his eye Media man - he's a media man That's right Media man - go through it Media man - read the news Media man - voice over Media man - media man Media man - compere collar Media man - beeps Media man - charming Media man - media man Media man - pancake Media man - gleaming tick Media man - good guy Media man - media man Media man - the profile Media man - sincere Media man - the wink Media man - media man Media man - the image Media man - the format Media man - idiot poor Media man - media man Media man - popularity Media man - rating Media man - bullshit Media man - media man Media man Media man Media man Media man 2.HEADHUNTER The party look familiar A caith [case?] of d�j� vu Is this where it will happen The connection of two Conversation hopeful The mind begin to soar The answer is revealing Try another door How does it feel to be a head-hunter Head-hunter, head-hunter How does it feel to be a head-hunter Head-hunter Turning out the light Head-hunter Meaning through the night Searching Hoping Coping Meaning Needing Needing Needing Connection The mind is filled with nature In such exquisite pain The howling of the night wind The glory of the rain The world is slowly fading And majesty unfolds Is this the final answer The story told How does it feel to be a head-hunter Head-hunter, head-hunter How does it feel to be a head-hunter Head-hunter Turning out the light Head-hunter You in the night 3.RESTLESS Tossing Turning Breathless Deathless Restless Wrong right Long night Breathless Deathless Restless Batten down the shutters Nailing down the window frames Barricade the doors There's gonna be a rain Goodbye Mother Earth She wasn't such a bad old girl The storm is closing in It's killing time again The world'll never change And in the East the sun is rising Bad fools Mad fools Breathless Deathless Restless The innocent - the guilty The jury looking left and right It doesn't really matter The bottom line is pain It's killing time again Breathless Deathless Restless 4.WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSE The flea sits on the eagle The lion is on the floor And over there There's the bear Ready and a willing for a kicking in the door Welcome to the universe Take your partner for the biggest show in town Welcome to the universe Better hurry 'cos there isn't too much time Before the stars fall down Welcome to the universe The bear look over its shoulder The monkey's on its back Look out Wolves about The whole damn thing is just going to the pack Welcome to the universe Take your partner for the biggest show in town Welcome to the universe Better hurry 'cos there isn't too much time To see the stars fall down And the sun going out And the world catch fire And the mountains shaking all about Welcome - everyone Welcome - watch the fun Welcome to the universe "Roll up, roll up, get you tickets..." Stars fell down Sun's gone out World's on fire Sing and shout "We don't seem to know what's happening here folks, it could be all over" Welcome to the universe Did you like it at the biggest show in town Welcome to the universe Save your money for a second time around A second time around To see the stars fall down And the sun going out And the world's on fire And the mountains shaking all about Welcome - everyone Welcome - come on join the fun Welcome - you know that you are Welcome - everybody's Welcome to the universe Welcome to the universe It's so sad you're on your own You see everybody's gone Welcome to the universe Welcome to the universe 5.MAKE YOUR OWN CROSS She come in many colours Carbon copy girl Face of painted virtue A banner to unfurl Solid social breeding Aristocratic stock Historical orator With one eye on the clock A gardener of theory Harvester of facts A sower of religion Quick to use the axe She drown herself in questions Of static, past years Is staggered by the answers And blinded by the tears And deaf in both her ears Make your own cross Make your own cross Don't sit on someone else Make your own cross Make your own cross She told him from her cell Don't wait to be unburdened Don't wait to hear the bell Make your own cross And make it to the other side of hell She ride the social climate And charge from left to right A multitude of heroes To guide her to the light By mental acrobatics And living inside out She trailblaze to the doorway In triumph and full shout And always gets locked out Make your own cross Make your own cross Don't sit on someone else Make your own cross Make your own cross She told him from her cell Don't wait to be unburdened Don't wait to hear the bell Make your own cross And make it to the other side of hell She makes her own cross and she Hangs there for all the world to see She makes her own cross as she Locks up her mind and says I'm free She cries out from her conscience An everlasting scream The weekend revolution The winner by a dream She drive herself on edges And round the bend as well But if lunacy's a factor She'll make it to the other side of... Make your own cross Make your own cross And whistle to the wind Make your own cross Make your own cross The end where you begin Make your own cross Make your own cross She told them all to give Make your own cross Make your own cross Don't die Before You live She makes her own cross and she Hangs there for all her friends to see She makes her own cross as she Locks up her mind and says I'm free She makes her own cross and she Hangs there for all the world to see She makes her own cross as she Locks up her mind and says I'm free 6.LIGHTS IN THE NIGHT Sitting in the kitchen Coffee on the boil Staring at the bacon Goodbye olive oil Think another feeling Have another smoke I've got money in my pocket But I'm feeling broke Try to read a paper Try to read a book Walk another circle Hanging on a hook Talking to the ceiling Feeling kinda ill If the radio doesn't get me The TV will Lights Shiny bright What's it like In the light Come down Lights in the night Come on down Lights in the night Standing by the window Balance on the brink Kiss another bottle Sink another drink Throw away the feeling Throw away the pill If the bottle doesn't get me The thinking will Lights Shiny bright What's it like In the light Come down Lights in the night It's easy to believe Lights in the night 7.CAPTAIN BEWARE Let the captain beware There's a dog on his tail Has a scent in the snout And it howl and it wail There's a mad in the eye And a foam in the mouth There's a kill in the wind And it's coming up north And heading down south Once he used to be the dog's best friend Fed him well, on him the dog depend All was well as far as he could see But now it's free And it's down in history Let the captain beware Keep an eye on the sail Keep a watch on the rail There's a dog on his tail Let him look to the light Let him think it fair Let him lean to the right But let the captain beware Let the captain beware There's a snap at the heel There's a dog on the prowl With an eye for a meal There's a cry at the moon From the top of the hill 'Cos the bitch is about And look out cappy It's out for the kill Once they used to live in harmony Throwing dollars, fetching faithfully East is East and how it used to be But now it rage 'Cos it want to turn the page Let the captain beware Keep an eye on the sail Keep a watch on the rail There's a dog on his tail Let him look to the light Let him think it fair Let him lean to the right But let the captain beware Let the captain beware Keep an eye on the sail Keep a watch on the rail There's a dog on his tail Let him look to the light Let him think it fair Let him lean to the right But let the captain beware Let the captain beware Keep an eye on the sail Keep a watch on the rail 'Cos there's a dog on his tail Let him look to the light Let him think it fair Let him lean to the right Let the captain beware 8.ATLANTIS CALLING On behalf of unknown heroes And the priest said to Solon Solon, you Greeks are but children In those days the Atlantic was navigable And there was an island in front of the Pillars of Hercules That sank in a single day a...
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