The Power Station Album

you say I never pay attention
what makes you think i look the other way
you let me be the judge
i don't believe what they say

your name came up in conversation yesterday
my best bet was to feign indifference
you've got an awful reputation by the way
the table made a joke at your expense
didn't believe a word
i don't believe what they say
it smacked of jealousy
i now it's only notoriety

my reputation might precede me baby
forget the rumours and the hearsay
you think i never pay attention to you
i guess you think i look the other way
i don't care what you've heard
why d'you believe what they say
i'll come to your defence
you know it's only notoriety

to hell with our outrageous fortune baby
we've got a sea of troubles in our sights
we don't need recklessness or caution
to catch the gossip-mongers dead to rights
let them all speculate
they ain't got a clue anyway
just use your common sense
you know it's only notoriety

hear no evil and speak no evil
see no evil lest it come your way

scared

you never said you'd love me like you do
you said you'd never hurt me like you do
you can't seem to decide
if you're in love with me

scared

you say you're losing your identity
you say you've sacrificed your freedom to me
you won't commit to me
til i submit to you

scared

you're not the only one who feels confused
sooner or later you will have to choose
i can't make up my mind
where i wil draw the line

scared

she loves you she loves you not
she's only scared
forget me forget me not
you're only scared

she got goose-egg power-chords
and a nasty 2&4
she can rock it
she can tap in 32
she can show you her tatoo
she can rock it

what good's a rock without a roll
it's a sorry lookin donut if it doesn't have a hole
she gets so hot she's infra-red
she can show you a position that's prohibited

she's got kisses like cocaine
she's got access to a plane
she can rock it
check out her anatomy
in her trashy lingerie
she can rock it

she's got an axe she's got a rig
you know she'll never miss a beat
and whe ain't never missed a gig
she'll pin you down she'll knock you out
she can wrestle with your ego
til your pride goes out

she can rock it

she's a shake that comes with fries
never listens to your lies
she can rock it
she can set your pants on fire
she can strip you to the wire
she can rock it

she can nail you to a frame
say that you're the one to balme
she can rock it
she can tell you what to wear
she can strip your conscience bare
she can rock it

I've been really tryin', baby
Tryin' to hold back this feelin' for so long
And if you feel like I feel, baby
Then come on, oh, come on
Whoo, let's get it on
Ah, babe, let's get it on
Let's love, baby
Let's get it on, sugar
Let's get it on
Whoo-ooh-ooh

We're all sensitive people
With so much to give
Understand me, sugar
Since we got to be
Let's live
I love you

There's nothin' wrong
With me lovin' you
Baby, no, no
And givin' yourself to me can never be wrong
If the love is true
Oh, babe, ooh, ooh

Don't you know
How sweet and wonderful life can be?
Whoo-ooh
I'm askin' you, baby
To get it on with me
Ooh, ooh, ooh

I ain't gonna worry, I ain't gonna push
Won't push you, baby
So come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, baby
Stop beatin' 'round the bush, hey

Let's get it on, ooh, ooh
Let's get it on
You know what I'm talkin' 'bout
Come on, baby, hey, hey
Let your love come out
If you believe in love
Let's get it on, ooh, ooh
Let's get it on, baby
This minute, oh yeah
Let's get it on
Please, please, get it on
Hey, hey

I know you know
What I've been dreamin' of
Don't you, baby?
My whole body is in love
Whoo

I ain't gonna worry, no, I ain't gonna push
I won't push you, baby, whoo
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, darlin'
Stop beatin' 'round the bush, hey

Gonna get it on
Beggin' you, baby, I want to get it on
You don't have to worry that it's wrong
If the spirit moves you, let me groove you good
Let your love come down
Oh, get it on, come on, baby

Do you know I mean it?
I've been sanctified
Hey, hey
Girl, you give me good feelings, so good

Nothin' wrong with love
If you want to love me
Just let yourself go
Oh, baby
Let's get it on

you build a dream in the cloud floating over you
the wind just blows it away
so many sins from the past catching up with you
you can't avoid judgement day

anima animus pneuma prana atman jivatman jiva

life forces act on you
life forces your hand

so many omens that tell of your future
you don't know what they convey

life forces you to choose
life forces at play
life forces nature's tools
life forces you to obey

you think you'll feel love by trying to find it
but love comes looking for you
that power which erring men call only change
you feel it working on you talikin bout

anima animus pneuma prana atman jivatman jiva

life forces rule the world
life forces at work
life forces you instinctively
life forces you on
life forces act on you
life forces your hand
life forces you to go on
life forces command

just when you think you've a grip on your future
destiny changes your plans

talkin bout

life forces act on you
life forces your hand
life forces you to choose
life forces command
life forces nature's tools
life forcces you to obey
life forces ruele the world
life forces your hand

You see that girl over there -
With big sunglasses on?
She can't take her eyes offa you
She's up and down 'bout seven times to the john
She's about to turn around her baseball hat

Just fancy that

You see that girl over there -
With the predatory stare?
She's about to make her big gambit - watch it
She's got a dangerous air - don't watch her
You know she wants you to
Better turn around before she makes her play

Just fancy that

You see that girl over there -
With the high-heel sneakers on?
She's been looking at you side long for half an hour
If you ask me, you better call a taxi and get uptown
You don't wanna wake up with a fatal disease

Just fancy that

Better cool your jets 'fore you lose your cool
Better hedge your bets or you'll look like a fool
Don't get all wound up, you're too out of it
Better settle up before you lose your wits

You see that teenager with no inhibitions on?
She's about to come and test the strength -
Of your resolve and how
She's got an ugly friend for insurance in the crowd
It's a game, a tease, she'll only sneer
If you try a pass

Just fancy that

living in fear
living in fear
living in fear
heartquakes

don't lift a finger for fear you'll offend
you can't tell your conscience from an instinct or a trend
last year's neuroses are now all the rage
your aberrations could be earning you a wage
take em to the stage
constant anxiety panic is near
living in fear

rampant paranoia
everyone's a victim
god's become a lawyer
everything's addicting

heartquakes
living in fear
living in fear
heartquakes

get yourself sued for an incorrect thought
(oh no)
hide your opinions or end up in court
i'll give you a figure
go ahead and sue
got a hair trigger
got a short fuse
gimme an excuse
constant anxiety
panic is near
living in fear

legislated passion
prenuptial agreements
ugliness as fashion
prophylactic demons
your foundations shaking
prices keep inflating
values all corrupted
coitus interruptus

heartquakes
living in fear
living in fear
heartquakes

living in fear
constant anxiety
panic is near
living in fear
hide from your conscience
you're living in fear
living in fear
constant anxiety
panic is near
living in fear
hide from your conscience
you're living in fear
living in fear
living in fear
living in fear

get em off me get em off me
get their hands and their legs from above me
when you want it and you need it
but you can't seem to quite understand it

get em off me get em off me

take their legs and their elbows from around me
schizophrenia don't mean that you're living
in the world not a dream

i said shut up you're not incurably ill
you got the motivation you got the pill
don't mess it up i go down on my knees
don't blow it big time babe i'm begging you please

i said shut up

i said shut up
what you complaining about
you got the tonic money
you got the truth

don't mess it up
let's tick together on this
we got everything and more so baby
why should we quit

i said shut up

I can take you all right now
Kick the shit tomorrow too
I know what you make me say
I know what you make me do
Tired of being pushed around
By a chemical like you
Doesn't matter who you use
Dope is what dopers do

Pick 'em up and throw 'em down
You're a source of revenue
Pulverise and snort you up
Turn all kinds of shades of blue
I could give you all my dough
I could lose my life to you
Swallow, shoot, inhale or chew
Dope is what dopers do

I could use another hit
Anything you've got'll do
I can take you unrefined
I can take you cut in two

You give me a one track mind
Maybe you could make that two
I seem to be out of cash
Let's make that an i.o.u.
Vanish in a cloud of smoke
Disappear up a tube
Dopin' is a dopers does
Dopin' is what dopers do

In the beginning, darlin'
You made your first play
Living in a dream
Finding your way

Now it's for real
Learn from your feelings
Feel your resolve getting stronger with every day
Welcoming change

So wake up your heart and make a difference
Don't let your life and ambition just fade away
Make it real
And know that love conquers all

You can depend on it
Take a firm hold on your present,
Your past and your future
Don't lose your grip, hold on tight

Life ain't about winning, darlin'
It's how you play the game
Living in a dream - ain't that a shame

So wake up your heart and make a difference
Feel your resolve getting stronger with every day
Make it real

And know that love conquers all
You can depend on it
Don't make the same mistake
That you made over and over
Wake up, take hold of your life

Oh, oh, oh
Faint hearts don't make the grade
Go for it all

You know that love conquers all
You can depend on it

let me tell you how it will be
there's one for you nineteen for me
cos i'm the taxman, yeah i'm the taxman

should five percent appear too small
be thankful i don't take it all
cos i'm the taxman, yeah i'm the taxman

if you drive a car i'll tax the street
if you try to sit i'll tax your seat
if you get too cold i'll tax the heat
if you take a walk i'll tax your feet

taxman

cos i'm the taxman, yeah i'm the taxman

don't ask me what i want it for
(taxman mr clinton)
if you don't want to pay some more
(taxman vat)
cos i'm the taxman, yeah i'm the taxman
and my advice for those who die
(taxman)
declare the pennies on your eyes
(taxman)
cos i'm the taxman, yeah i'm the taxman
and you're working for no-one but me
(taxman)