No Doubt Album

Your my concentration,
everything else is a bore.
I've got myself snagged on you,
no self control...
Now all that I wanna do,
sleep in the shadow of you
for the rest of my life.

Now I can chisel,
chisel and build a bomb.
A pain diposited,
from past scars.
'Cause the memories they can sleep,
and we can live comfortably
for the rest of our lives-

Wrong or right!
Shipwrecked into you,
situation is foolish
but I will fight.
Your my big distraction
or biggest companion,
I'm falling fast
like an avalanche.

Indentured servant,
A slave to a slave.
Thank God for my hopeful heart,
and for mutual feelings.
Well look how it's balanced now,
maybe we'll just settle down
for the rest of our lives-

Wrong or right!
Shipwrecked into you
Situation is foolish,
but I will fight.
Your my big distraction
or biggest companion,
I'm falling fast
Like an avalanche.

Look how it's balanced now,
Maybe we'll just settle down
For the rest of our lives...lives.

Shipwrecked into you,
situation is foolish
But I will fight.
Your my big distraction
or biggest companion,
I'm falling fast
like an avalache.

(G. Stefani, T. Dumont)
b-side from the Ex-Girlfriend single

Thinking what should I do
Now I don't have you
Facing my demotion
I'm just a fish in your ocean
Has been, that's what I am
With my backstage wristband
Freaking seconds of you
That's not what I'm used to

Feed, feed 'em all to me
Careful with my stuff
What's your policy
First one's free

I save 'em up, I put 'em in my pocket
I save 'em up, put 'em in a jar
I save 'em up, I'm gonna need 'em for later
I save 'em up, then they'll go real far

Hand me downs, the takedowns
I take the leftovers
Cold ones and the old ones
Better than no ones

Feed, feed 'em all to me
Careful with my stuff
What's your policy
First one's free

I save 'em up, I put 'em in my pocket
I save 'em up, put 'em in a jar
I save 'em up, I need 'em for later
I save 'em up, then they'll go real far

I time it out, gotta be real careful
I time it out, get 'em right on time
I time it out, I get 'em when I need 'em
Time is up, what's left is over

It's over
I can never have enough
Oh, I can never have enough
I sure am greedy
Hand 'em over to me

Nothing's free

I save 'em up, I put 'em in my pocket
I save 'em up, put 'em in a jar
I save 'em up, gonna need 'em for later
I save 'em up, then they'll go real far

I time it out, I'll be real careful
I time it out, get 'em right on time
I time it out, I get 'em when I need 'em
Time is up, what's left is over

Oh, I need 'em,
Yeah, I need 'em
Because I need 'em
Time is up, what's left is over
I time it out, I time it out
Because I need 'em, I really need 'em

What should I do, now I don't have you?
I really need 'em, I really need 'em
Hand me downs, the takedowns

(G. Stefani, T. Kanal)

His accent serenades me and presses at the door
Broken promise to be around for my mind war
And my accomplishment's interrogating me
Today's become tomorrow before I wanted it to be 
And desperate discussions 
The start of the destruction 
Our sign, in my mind 
I'll be fine 
I'll be fine

'Cause I'm under construction everyone 
So you'll have to mind the mess 
I'm under some construction

I always had to try harder, I never really could keep up 
Sitting in the corner with my illness and bad luck 
But in this humble place I'm feeling like red wine 
And I hope to get better with some time 
I'll be fine 
With some time 
I'll be fine

'Cause I'm under construction everyone 
So you'll have to mind the mess 
I'm under some construction

Construction 
Modification 
Motivation 
Of construction

And the rituals that soothe and disgust me will be gone 
With some time 
I'll be fine 
With some time 
I'll be fine 
I'll be fine

I'm under construction everyone 
So you'll have to mind the mess 
I'm under some construction 
I'm under construction everyone 
So you'll have to mind the mess 
I'm under some construction 
Under construction 
Construction 
Feel better with some construction

(G. Stefani, T. Kanal)
from the "Simple Kind of Life" single

Damsel in distress is quite submissive
Look how somber my vanity is
A feminine human creature
Superficial, seducing detour
I'm going to the mall for the cookie cutter
The ugly duckling will always suffer
Contaminated standards, I try to fight it
I better get back on my diet

Obsessed with the beauty contest
Beauty contest
How'd my vanity get such a mess?
Beauty contest
I'm obsessed

Reduce myself, I got the strict restrictions
Not sexy enough without the regulations
A melting point countdown the fading features
Born to blossom and bloom to perish

Obsessed with the beauty contest
Beauty contest
Oh, I've got to get out of this mess
Beauty contest
I'm obsessed

And I've fallen, I can't help myself
I'm feeling envious of all the rest
You're bringing out the lemming in me
A victim of the cattle call disease
Not easy to be me

I feel so lame

Obsessed with the beauty contest
Beauty contest
How'd my vanity get such a mess?
Obsessed with the beauty contest

Obsessed with the beauty contest
Beauty contest
I've got to get out of this mess
Obsessed with the beauty contest

Obsessed with the beauty contest
Beauty contest
How'd my vanity get such a mess?
Caught up in the beauty contest
Caught up in the beauty contest
Caught up in the beauty contest
Caught up in the beauty contest
Caught up in the beauty contest

And I feel so lame

How'd my vanity get such a mess?

(G. Stefani, T. Kanal, T. Dumont)
b-side from the Ex-Girlfriend single

All I've ever touched or said to them
Becomes a rehearsal for you, just practicing,
Too many magic moments to be coincidence
It all comes full circle

I knew someone who knew you
And he introduced me to you
Your ex-girlfriend had a boyfriend
Who kissed my girlfriend
Who dated Adrian

The world keeps on getting smaller and smaller
And everything comes back full circle, full circle
Six degrees of seperation
We all know someone else
It all comes full circle

And you come from England
My ex-boyfriend, he is Indian
British passport, we're all connected
And everyone else is affected

The world keeps on getting smaller and smaller
And everything comes back full circle, full circle
Six degrees of seperation
We all know someone else
It all comes full circle
It all comes full circle

The world keeps on getting smaller and smaller
And everything comes back full circle, full circle
Six degrees of seperation
We all know someone else
It all comes full circle

The world keeps on getting smaller and smaller
And everything comes back full circle, full circle
Six degrees of seperation
We all know someone else

(G. Stefani, T. Kanal)
from the "Cellophane Boy" promo CD

And I'm not the judge or the referree
And I can't accept, 'cause I am uptight
And the smoke clying into my eyes are burning
My concern is I just might get a new life

And I can't relate to the hypnotist
And I can't get close, 'cause of plastic wrap
And I want to have kids, but their father's up inside the clouds
The distance between us on my mind

Up until now things have been fine, temporarily
You're cute, but the circumstances have changed
Your subtition method crutch
Your whole protection from your fame
There's presentation on my ploy
Is to change my cellophane boy

Aoh, it's not the 70s
Let your future fly with me

Up until now things have been fine, temporarily
You're cute, but the circumstances have changed
Your subtition method crutch
Your whole protection from your fame
There's presentation on my ploy
Is to change my cellophane boy

And I want your habit to be me

She asked how we are
She asked If I was all weird again
And of course I am
But I'm trying really hard
So I lied to her
And I was wearing this prisoner face
So deep inside she had to know
Once again I've lost control

For everything, there is a reason
Everything, I hope in time, will come

Lying in your bed
I am a refugee you try to love
But the love that he killed
Keeps coming back and haunting me
Am I wasting all of your time
And all my cute days on regrets?
Is it healthy that we met?

Everything always in time will show
Then we will know it will show
Everything always in time will come

Is it wrong holding in on too much?
To my best friend, my faded lover?
Who knows?

Cinderella Hope
And it's all because he made me laugh
Coincidence or fate
Running towards a catastrophe
Save me

Everything always in time is gone
It'll be gone, we'll be gone
Everything always in time will come
Oh it will come, it will come
For everything there is a reason
I believe for everything there is a reason

You caught my fall making out on alcohol
An innocent mistake
Falling in love on accident, I didn't mean to

Constant danger, constant stranger
It started out so sweet
And now we're both feeling incomplete
I don't know how much I can take
We're on, we're off

We're knocked down and getting up
We try to fight it, the agony and ecstasy
And it's painful but it's worth it
'Cause you're so foxy and I think you're kinda good for me
You're so foxy

Mental Earthquake, conversation mistakes
My army of words
I can't believe you're crawling back for more out of desire

Destiny or chemicals, emotions are susceptible
And you I can't resist
I can't seem to walk away from this
So show me how much you can take, are you in or out?

You're knocked down and getting up
You kinda like it, the agony and ecstasy
And it's painful, I'm sorry
But you're so foxy, I can't let you get away from me
'Cause you're so foxy

You're so foxy to me, I'm so lucky
'Cause you're so foxy

So get out of my way, I'm feeling so in love today
It can't be understood
And when we're feeling good it's really good
The kind of good that feels like fate
We're back and forth

We're knocked down and getting up
We try to fight it, the agony and ecstasy
And it's painful but it's your fault
'Cause you're so foxy and you got yourself all over me
You're so foxy

And I can't take it, it's hard to take it
I can't take it
It's painful but it's worth it
'Cause you're so foxy

Today is going to be easy
Today 'cause you're not around
I'll leave off my makeup
I'll sleep in my bed
To pass all the time by
Today 'cause you're not around
Today you won't be around

I concentrate on empty spaces
A passive pondering of blackness
Sit down shut up controled obsessions
Your absence, it exhausts me

Oh I always panic when I'm left
Oh I always panic when I'm left

Today I feel destructive
Today who cares about myself
I'll live in denial
And I'll beat up my head
And I'll eat all the chocolate
Today 'cause you're not around
Today you won't be around

I can't control my feelings
I sip on dreams and choke on real things
Detatch myself of preservation
I struggle to to not want you

Oh and it's panic when I'm left
Oh is it healthy that we met
The fears start coming when I forget
I always panic

Today is gonna be simple
Today 'cause you're not around
My heart will go lazy
No one to impress
No smile is required

Today 'cause you're not around

Mind my own business
I'm on my journey
And I enough old friends
To keep me company

To say hey what's up
You want to hook up
You wanna hang out with me
Kick back, relax, feel happy and lazy

You sent to me, one time
You come to me, two times
Why me? A-three times

Abracadabra now I've got a new friend
Let me introduce you to my new friend
Whoa, I got a new friend
Let me introduce you to my new friend
Whoa, I got a new friend

Mind my own business,
I'm on my journey

Eye against eye on my journey
We're happily interrupted
Extremes are extremes
With my brand new friend
We test the boundaries
Like a little kitties whiskers cautiously
Experimental expression downward looks
You come and sniff around
I'm not sure what to do
Like a big explosion
Magically look at me
I think I might have found a new friend

Let me introduce you to my new friend
Whoa, I got a new friend
Let me introduce you to my new friend
Whoa, I got a new friend

Mind my own business
I'm on my journey
(Ah shit)
Mind my own business
I'm on my journey
(Ah shit)

You sent to me, one time
You come to me, two times
Why me? A-three times

Serial monogamy, I've got a new friend!

(repeat chorus)

Mind my own business
I'm on my journey
And I enough old friends
To keep me company

To say hey what's up,
You want to hook up
You wanna hang out with me
Kick back, relax, feel happy and lazy

It's in my head
It's only in my head
It's in my head

Everything I do
Everything is you
Cinderella Hope
And it's all because you made me laugh
Coincidence or fate
Running towards a catastrophe

And everything I chose
Everything for you
And everything always in time will come
And I believe it's all for a reason

She asked how we are
She asked if I was all weird again
And of course I am
But I'm trying really really hard
So I lied to her
And I was wearing this prisoner face
So deep inside she had to know
I'm feeling lost inside the low
Everything always in time will come

Lying in your bed
I am a refugee you try to love
Am I wasting all of your time
And all my cute days on regret?
Is it healthy that we met?

Everything always in time will come

Is it wrong holding on
To my best friend my faded lover?
Who knows?

Coincidence or fate
Running towards what is meant to be
Save me

Everything always in time will show
Then we will know, it will show
Everything always in time will come
And I believe for everything there is a reason
And everything always in time will come
Everything I do

(D. Jenifer, G. Miller)
from the compilation M.O.M. - Music For Our Mother Ocean
Originally by Bad Brains

Ooh...

You don't want me anymore 
So I walk out of the door
I play the game right from the start 
I trust you, you use me, now my life's all torn apart

So I'm sailing, yeah I'm sailing on
I'm moving, yeah I'm moving on 
Sail on sail on sail on sail on - aaaaah

Tried to see if I'll give up 
But there wasn't any luck 
It's a fact, a fact of life 
That's the game, game of strife everything is all in stride

So I'm sailing, I'm sailing on
I'm moving, yeah I'm moving on 
Sail on sail on sail on sail on - aaaaah

Yeah

So I'm sailing, yeah I'm sailing on
I'm moving, yeah I'm moving on 
Sail on sail on sail on sail on - aaaaah

Yeah la la la
La la la
La la la

Too many years with too many tears 
And too many days with none to say 
So how will we know when there's nowhere to grow
The fact of life, life too short oh

There's too many years with too many tears 
There's too many days with none to say no no 
So how will we know when there's nowhere to grow
The fact of life, the fact of life yeah

Too many years with too many tears 
And too many days with none to say 
So how will we know when there's nowhere to grow
The fact of life, life too short oh oh...

(J. Escalante)
from the compilation A Very Special Christmas 3

Haji was a punk just like any other boy
And he never had no trouble till he started up his Oi band
Safe in the garage or singing in the tub
Till Haji went too far and he plugged in at the pub

'Twas a cold Christmas eve when Trevor and the skins
Popped in for a pint and to nick a back of crisps
Trevor liked the music but not the Unity
He unwound Haji's turban and he knocked him to his knees

If God came down on Christmas Day
I know exactly what He'd say
He'd say "Oi to the punks and Oi to the skins-
But Oi to the world and everybody wins!"

Haji was a bloody mess, he ran out thru the crowd
he said "we'll meet again we are bloody but not unbowed"
Trevor called his bluff and told him where to meet
Christmas day on the roof down at 20 Oxford street

If God came down on Christmas Day
I know exactly what He'd say
He'd say "Oi to the punks and Oi to the skins-
But Oi to the world and everybody wins!"

On the roof with the nun chucks Trevor broke a lot of bones
But Haji had a sword like that guy in Indiana Jones

Police sirens wailing, a bloody dying man
Haji was alone and abandoned by his band
Trevor was there fading and still so full of hate
When the skins left him there and went down the fire escape
Oi! Oi!

But then Haji saw the north star shining more then ever
So he made a tourniquet from his turban saving Trevor
They repelled down the roof with the rest of the turban
and went back to the pub where they bought each other bourbon

If God came down on Christmas Day
I know exactly what He'd say
He'd say "Oi to the punks and Oi to the skins-
But Oi to the world and everybody wins!"
If God came down on Christmas Day
I know exactly what He'd say
He'd say "Oi to the punks and Oi to the skins-
But Oi to the world and everybody wins!"
Oi! Oi!

feat. Elvis Costello

I've got no time for fairy stories
I'm not a little girl
So you can leave me all alone
And turn off the lights as well
If you were frightened
Then whistle
But I don't think you'd like it
Such a nice kid
Chorus:
Nobody's looking now (nobody's looking)
I throw my toys around
Somebody's being very bad
I wonder who it can be
Somebody's going to get in trouble 
I know it isn't me
I'm just a little angel
Bet you don't know what I've done
When your back's turned
(chorus)
Pick up those building blocks
Chop off the baby's locks
Swing dolly by the hair
Put down that teddy bear
Slam dunk the happy clown
I throw my toys around
I've got no time for bedtime stories
I'm not a little child
Everything makes me furious
And everything makes me wild
If you were frightened then whistle
And I come running to you
As you boo hoo