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The Devil's Charm
02:40
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One day I was walking way down the road
To find a place to rest my soul
I spied a girl with both my eyes
Started to follow, I didn’t know why
I’ve been fooled by the devil’s charm
She put her tongue upon my nose
And made me shiver from tip to toes
I closed my eyes I heard her hiss
Before I cold run she gave me a kiss
Gave me the kiss of the devil’s charm
And then my life was at her will
At her command I started to kill
I killed my friends, I killed my kin
I couldn’t escape I couldn’t win
My life was bent to the devil’s charm
Now I got my sword I’ve got my gun
Her grinning face eclipses the sun
I cannot run, I cannot hide
I’m gonna get you If she decides
You’re gonna die by the devil’s charm
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She was a girl with sad eyes I saw some time ago
When I saw her or where, Lord I really don’t know
She appeared in my dreams like a ghost yesterday
Why she stuck in my brain oh, I really can’t say
I don’t know, I don’t know I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know
I was sitting in a chair hearing music, last night
And a woman was dancing beneath the low lights
I saw her expression but she was not her
We never even talked, I shouldn’t even care
Or it was a dream? Just a dream?
I was drinking in a bar and I saw her pass by
Didn’t speak, didn’t touch her eyes didn’t meet mine
Years have passed and her memory suddenly came back
I’ve been caught once again by a ghost from the past
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She walks upon the water
04:44
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Now, she walks upon the water and her trip has no returning
She is listening, she is learning what the river’s got to say
And she walks upon the water and the world’s got no horizon
That she can’t touch with her bare feet and on the shore she’ll start to cry
And I put my boat at sea, tryin’ to reach her, tryin’ to touch her
Tryin’ to put my arms around a body far too light to drown
And I’m lookin’ so damn’ foolish like a child who claims a toy
Too expensive for his parents and too puzzling for his mind
Yeah, she’s asking many questions and the water cares to answer
And the ocean will caress her and no doubt will stay unsolved
And she flies upon the earth as no gravity could hold her
From my tower I am watching what will never be my own
And I watch her from my window, unaware of her discoveries
But my telescope won’t loose her I’ve been up so many nights
And she’s out there brightly glowing never stopping, never slowing
Every fish supports her beauty, the new mermaid of the sea
And she walks upon the water, through the seas and through the ocean
Nothing more on earth will hold her nothing’s gonna make her drown
So fades on the horizon on her wake you’ll see my loving
Gone forever, one sweet morning that, like her, will not return
And I finally close the window, make a sigh for I’m the loose her
Got no reasons to accuse her, all the blame is dropped on me
I’m too small, I am too human, just to talk, or to caress her
I’m too low to love a goddess and the tower’s falling down
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Promises
02:18
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In the towers of the city
Where the sky is always black
Years and years of promises
Never coming back
Children in the garden- Promises
Kisses in the dancehall- Promises
Days on the calendar- Promises
Glances, late night meetings,
Giving round your phone
Laying in the armchair
Waiting for a call
Statemen in the public house- promises
Parents with their children- promises
Dates for sexy evenings- promises
They talk to you in the office
With their coats and ties
Circle you with promises
Smelling bad of lies
Work and be rewarded- promises
Twenty years of schooling- promises
We’re a happy family- promises
Oh so many promises, I saw in your eyes
One too many promises, turned out to be lies
Kisses and I love yous – lies, lies
Stairway to the heaven – lies, lies
Praying for tomorrow – lies, lies
Horoscope and tarots – lies, lies
Married with a child , it’s such a nightmare
Promises! Promises! And lies !
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Cold, cold winter
04:03
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Sitting by the fire in the cold, cold winter
Tryin’ to warm my feet when the snowflakes storm
Sittin by the fire in the cold, cold winter, yeah, praise for the winter has just begun
Working very hard in the cold, cold winter
Sky is grey and I need wood to burn
Working very hard in the cold, cold winter, yeah, praise for the winter has just begun
I’m walking by myself in the cold, cold winter
Love has died with the winds of fall
Walking by myself in the cold, cold winter, yeah, praise for the winter has just begun
Washing in the pond in the cold, cold winter
Icy waters bring no spring at all
Washing in the pond in the cold, cold winter, yeah praise for the winter has just begun
Watchin’ all the stars in the cold, cold winter
Read the riddles hiding through the scrolls
Watching all the stars in the cold cold winter, yeah, praise for the spring is due to come
Strollin’ by the trees in the smiling springtime
Celebrating life that has reborn
Strollin’ by the trees in the smiling springtime. Hold on, another winter is due to come
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Sickness
02:50
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Creeps from ‘round the corner with a black mask on her face
Stranglin' my nights, she fills my days with pain
Leaves me coughin’, hardly breathing, rolling on my bed
I think she’s gone forever, but then she’s coming back
Ties my hands in shackles, locks me in my home
I got to stay inside, while they play in the sun
Trying to live a normal life, feels like suicide
Once the wind and rain were friends, now I got to hide
Sickness got a hold on me, took me for her slave
I’m just 24 and I feel ready for the grave
Sickness took away all of my nights and all my days
I’ve just lost two years and still can’t get away
I shelter in the shadows while outside the garden blooms
Shutters closed and heavy breath in the hot afternoon
In my head got visions of doctors, needles, death
Once this sickness’ through with me, there’ll be nothing left
Days stick to each other, don’t know if it’s night or day
Monsters roam around my room, voltures on the shelf
A cold hand touch my forehead, light before my eyes
Doctor says I’ll make but I know he lies
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They forced me staring
04:07
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I’ve seen all the child dreams drowning in Tv screams
All the cockles of livers cook in romantic fever
Dumb, weak musicians in rooms that pour pain
How the world starts a-moving when they sit on the train
So I ask why they forced me staring (X4)
Now the doctor he told me I have a true smile this time
He says that’s because I’ve found a “true love of mine”
I said “Hey now, doc, That’s just why I’m here
Cos maybe I caught cold But I can’t stop that cheer!”
Now, people’s been forced to ignore themselves
To join this society you got to wear a mask
Industrial army all workers in line
Asocial bastard I want to stay outside!
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The space lovers
03:46
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Now she floats through the trees on a summertime breeze
Like she’s made of grease
And she talks to the stars, trips to venus and mars on her paper wings
She floats on the tide, Sometimes she hides
(butterfly) She’s my young summer lover lost into the storm
(And she hides) we will join in a nova and live endlessly young
(In her mind) paradise we are building in this infernal world
And when we’ll meet, with our space fleet, we will fly
Now, the winds blow my face as I boost into space
On my paper ship
Through all the starships I ‘cross I look for what I’ve lost in the stratosphear
Her magnetic stare I follow her there
(In the sun) She’s my young summer lover lost into the storm
(We will join) we will join in a nova and live endlessly young
(Be as one) paradise we are building in this infernal world
She’s around me, she surrounds me, she conquered my mind
Space is an infinte land where we can run and hide
And decide our fate
Live in the unending night, or and endless twilight
Or infinite grace
So the space lovers meet and the galaxy greets
Their supernatural love
Leave the starwars behind, there’s a new home to find
In the universe
Into deep space
Build a new race
(Into space) She’s my young summer lover lost into the storm
(A new race) we will join in a nova and live endlessly young
(Fly away) paradise we are building in this infernal world
we joined as one, like never before, in the sun
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I kidnapped Santa Klaus
03:06
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When I was just a little kid I wrote letters and Xmas cards
Trying to get some toys From that cheapskate Santa Klaus
But every Christmas morning No toys beneath my tree
Just pants and coats and shoes And candies that make me sick
So as I grew from boy to man I was so full of hate
Thinkin’ ‘bout those Christmas gifts that always came too late
But tonight I caught him walking on my roof
So I raised my cane and cut him down, tied him in my room
I kidnapped Santa Klaus and I’m gonna make him pay
Mean ol’ Santa Klaus fat, disgusting cat
I tied him with a dog chain and I shot a photograph
Sent it to the North Pole to those creepy elves
If you want your dummy back give me a lot of cash
Now I will have my revenge On mean ol’ Saint Nick
I’ll make him eat his candies and give him a little kick
If I don’t get my money there’ll be no Christmas this year
Then justice will be done go, tell it loud and clear
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She tries
04:06
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Mist hangin’ still in the house in the forest
Filled with old toys on the shore of the lake
Where she wakes every morning by the song of the raven
And silence pours heavy on her fading dawn dreams
And she cries, and cries, and cries
And the hours drift slowly on the old wooden mansion
Where the pictures are talking, telling medieval tales
Where time sometimes stops, and sometimes runs unchained
She walks in the aisles and sometimes fall asleep
And dreams, and dreams, and dreams...
Little she knows of the people before her
Who used to live here and left but a few traces
Shadows of life, footprints in the cellar
Old fashioned clothes, whisperin’ from the closets
And she hears, and hears, and hears
And the present stands still, every tree turns to watch her
As to tell her for sure she will never break free
From the magic that force her to stay within the borders
Of the old wooden mansion, and she’ll never depart
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The wind blows hard
03:45
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Through the night, through the field
In the cold with no shield
Light the fire, settle down
‘cos the wind blows hard
Walking by the railroad tracks
Head held up, no turning back
Your road leads home while mine goes far
Where the wind blows hard
Stars that shine, coyote cry
I left my home, my friends goodbye
‘cos I’ve got a load, that weights a ton
Just shrug and carry on
Pack my bag, tie my shoes
Travelling hobos on the looose
Light the candle keep it safe
‘cos the wind blows hard
The road I ride alone, has got a special taste
I got no aim, but no time to waste
Close my fists and scratch my knees
All hope lies in my feet
Rain and snow, fog and hail
There’s no sunshine on my trail
My only friend is my whiskey jar
Where the wind blows hard
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Good to be alright
04:55
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I look at the mirror, there’s light in my eyes
I don’t look like a zombie and I’ve got no disguise
I’m stronger and taller, and, maybe, more wise
It’s so good to be alright for a while
I’m dressed and I’m clean, and I’m feeling so fine
I’m tying my shoes with no thought in my mind
I go out, it ain’t too damp and there is enough light
It’s so good to be alright for a while
I ain’t stoned I ain’t drunk, and I’m walking quite fast
I’m buying a beer and I’m making it last
All sorrows and problems seem a part of the past
It’s so good to be alright for a while
I’m surrounded by nice young girls, smiling at me
And I know each one of them loves me a bit
And people around me act kindly for free
It’s so good to be alright for a while
Well, you know, I had to work, but the day ain’t been too long
My mind is still working and I wrote one more song
I walk and I run and I really feel strong
It’s so good to be alright for a while
I slept and I ate and it wasn’t too cold
I’m friendly and smiling and a little too bold
Sometimes I feel like thinking I’ll even grow old
It’s so good to be alright for a while
All the shit that I took, seemed to leave no trace
I’m moving around with unusual grace
Tomorrow brings troubles I’m ready to face
It’s so good to be alright for a while
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Elevator to the sky
03:15
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Sleepless nights watching my heart paint your face on the wall
Climb to the top of the well, I hope you’ll be there when I fall
Get in the elevator, push the button to the highest floor of your love
And so I rise
Above the trees, here I climb
Without wings I can fly
Your love is a lift to the sky
Mornings I wake and I sing praise to the lord that sent you in this world
I swim in the seas of your heart, let me drown in the waves of your love
A love perfumed wind keeps on pushing me up and I fly just like a dove
Beneath me I see the earth getting smaller and smaller
And more and more far
I’m floating in space and I’m still going up
Till the sun has your face
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I’ve built silence and big darkness
All around my eyes and ears
In the coolness of my feelings
There was your face still looking at me
I sing what I cannot tell
Try to speak but cannot spell
I’d like to be with you
But there’s nothing I can do
Mornings are too lonely
Without you to say hello
Weekends are so useless
Ain’t no fun in being alone
Sad songs bring me down
I think I’ll drink until I drown
I think I smell your perfume
Almost everywhere I go
In the fields where we lain down
I can almost see you there
See the footprints that we left
Hear the laughter that we shared
I’m pushing time to make it run
But the worse has yet to come
If I knew I’d missed you so
I would have kissed you just once more
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