Blue Öyster Cult - Heaven Forbid lyrics
Tracks 01. See You In Black
02. Harvest Moon 03. Power Underneath Despair 04. X-Ray Eyes 05. Hammer Back 06. Damaged 07. Cold Gray Light Of Dawn 08. Real World 09. Live For Me 10. Still Burnin' 11. In Thee 01. See You In Black Lyrics by Shirley, Roeser, Bloom
I'd like to see you in black
It'd make me feel like your husband's dead I'd like to see you in black We could make him suffer instead I'd like to see you in black I'd like to see you in black I'd like to see you in black I'd like to see you in black You can't lie to me Ann You can't pretend he isn't beating you up I saw the marks on your hands I saw the blood on your coffee cup I'd like to see you in black I'd like to see you in black I'd like to see you in black I'd like to see you in black I'd like to see you in black I'd like to see you in black I'd like to see you in black I'd like to see you in black The wind plucks your black lace gown You're standin' proudly beside his grave I see you wearing black Gently smiling and oh so brave We'll run away to Greece We'll walk the ruins of the Parthenon We'll drink ouzo in our tub Watch the dust billow 'til the night's gone I'd like to see you in black I'd like to see you in black I'd like to see you in black I'd like to see you in black I'd love to see you in black I'd love to see you in black I'd like to see you in black I'd like to see you in black In black In black 02. Harvest Moon Lyrics by Roeser
This place has a history
The Spaniards settled here They burned the town and fields They moved away from here My grandma often told me She knew it peaceful here The war took all the vigor War took the best from here Ahh ahh ahh ahh When the wind turns Ahh ahh ahh ahh And blows the leaves from the trees Ahh ahh ahh ahh Harvest moon I see the days grow shorter I feel the nights grow cold Harvest moon Young people feelin' restless Old people feelin' old Harvest moon I sense the darkness clearer I feel a presence here Harvest moon A change in the weather I love this time of year Harvest moon The Cobys worked that valley They gave that land a go They built a thriving business Then came that early snow They lost their livestock that year They lost their sheep and goats They sold the farm in springtime Went south to work the boats Ahh ahh ahh ahh When the wind turns Ahh ahh ahh ahh And blows the leaves from the trees Ahh ahh ahh ahh Harvest moon I see the days grow shorter I feel the nights grow cold Harvest moon Young people feelin' restless Old people feelin' old Harvest moon I sense the darkness clearer I feel a presence here Harvest moon A change in the weather I love this time of year Harvest moon Ten years in this farmhouse Ten years come this May My simple needs are covered Since grandma passed away Long time since there's been trouble That's what the people say I told the new man when I Sold the farm today Ahh ahh ahh ahh When the wind turns Ahh ahh ahh ahh And blows the leaves from the trees Ahh ahh ahh ahh Harvest moon I sense the darkness clearer I feel a presence here Harvest moon A change in the weather I feel some evil here Harvest moon I hear some frightful noises I don't go out at night Harvest moon Since Bobrow's youngest daughter Disappeared from sight Harvest moon I know they'll find her some day They find them all that way Harvest moon After the thaw in springtime The snow melts away Harvest moon I see the days grow shorter I feel the nights grow cold Harvest moon Young people feelin' restless Old people feelin' old Harvest moon 03. Power Underneath Despair Lyrics by Shirley, Roeser, Bloom
You boys are surprised to see me
Never thought I'd get out of jail Took eight long years to spring me And two hours to ride the rail Took only thirty minutes to find you Asking every snake slithering the street "Where's the man with the golden tattoo? The man who let me take the heat?" You're surprised in your neon lair By the power underneath despair Power underneath Power underneath Power underneath despair Power underneath There's a power Power underneath Power underneath despair Power underneath There's a power Power underneath Yeah the Power underneath despair Power underneath There's a power Power underneath Power underneath despair In solitary for two steel years Thought of you sixty times an hour Fighting madness and fighting despair Digging the hidden power Thought about you in the yard When your punk slipped me the blade Thought about you in the hospital ward When I gave it back to him in trade And my smile is the last sight you'll see As you feel the power from inside of me Power underneath Power underneath There's a Power underneath despair Power underneath Power underneath Power underneath despair Power underneath There's a power Power underneath Power underneath despair Power underneath Power underneath There's a Power underneath despair Power underneath Power underneath There's a Power underneath despair Power underneath Power underneath Power underneath despair Power underneath There's a power Power underneath Power underneath despair Power underneath There's a Power underneath Power underneath despair 04. X-Ray Eyes Lyrics by Shirley, Roeser
Do not envy the man with the x-ray eyes
In the '50s Ray Milland pierced the skies Do not envy who sees and plucks out his eyes Do not envy the man with the x-ray eyes Do not envy the man with the x-ray eyes Do not envy the man with the x-ray eyes You think you want You want to see Through all the lies You think you'd like To see past death With x-ray eyes x-ray eyes X-ray eyes x-ray eyes X-ray eyes x-ray eyes Do not envy who sees beyond the pale Don't look there, pluck not at nature's veil Do not envy the man with the x-ray eyes Do not envy the man with the x-ray eyes You think you want To see the truth But if you knew You can't undo You'd look away With x-ray eyes x-ray eyes X-ray eyes x-ray eyes X-ray eyes x-ray eyes Do not lift the veil of the skies Do not lift the veil of the skies Do not lift the veil of the skies Do not lift the veil of the skies Do not envy the man with the x-ray eyes Do not envy the man with the x-ray eyes Do not envy the man with the x-ray eyes Do not envy the man with the x-ray eyes With x-ray eyes x-ray eyes With x-ray eyes x-ray eyes X-ray eyes Do not envy the man with the x-ray eyes Do not envy the man with the x-ray eyes 05. Hammer Back Lyrics by Shirley, Roeser, Bloom
Step into a world of strangers
Into a sea of unknowns Even friends potential danger Secrets wound around their bones Everybody else has got one Packin' high caliber heat If you don't wanna be dancin' You don't dare miss the beat Keep the hammer back, hammer back Don't keep the safety on Keep the hammer back, hammer back 'Til the living shadow's gone Maybe at a Seven-Eleven Maybe at a quick carjack You'll verify there ain't a heaven If you don't keep the hammer back Keep the hammer back, hammer back Don't keep the safety on Keep the hammer back, hammer back 'Til the living shadow's gone Keep the hammer back, hammer back Don't keep the safety on Keep the hammer back, hammer back 'Til the living shadow's gone Hammer back, hammer back Don't keep the safety on Keep the hammer back, hammer back 'Til the living shadow's gone Keep the hammer back, hammer back Don't keep the safety on Keep the hammer back, hammer back 'Til the living shadow's gone Keep the hammer back, hammer back Hammer back, hammer back Ha ha ha 06. Damaged Lyrics by Shirley, Roeser
Wish I was a better person
With more control Turn the other cheek When the punch comes, roll Wish I was a kinder person Could see the other's pain Not overreact, never judge Shrug off the spreadin' stain But I'm a howler monkey Moreau's half & half-man A panther with its tail in a trap A pumped up pyramid of pulsing glands I'm damaged, and I like it It made me what I am I'm damaged, and I like it The rest is just a sham I'm damaged, and I like it I live for rock 'n' roll I'm damaged, and I like it It thrills me to the soul Yeah, I told girlfriend I was gonna change Gonna kick the habit and the taste Trust me baby, this time it's real There's a big part of me I've yet to waste Don't give up baby, don't turn your back I ain't no wailin' lost cause I'll toss the pipe and heal the tracks As long as you don't mind the blood On my hands, drippin' down the back that's right I'm damaged, and I like it It made me what I am I'm damaged, and I like it The rest is just a sham I'm damaged, and I like it I live for rock 'n' roll I'm damaged, and I like it It thrills me to the soul D-a-m-a-g-e-d damaged is what I am D-a-m-a-g-e-d damaged is what I am D-a-m-a-g-e-d damaged is what I am D-a-m-a-g-e-d What I am And I like it I live for rock 'n' roll I'm damaged, and I like it It thrills me to the soul I'm damaged, and I like it It made me what I am I'm damaged, and I like it The rest is just a sham Yeah! Go! 07. Cold Gray Light Of Dawn Lyrics by Shirley, Roeser, Bloom
That endless light
Casts only one shadow The cold grey light By the penthouse on the ghetto Kill the other witness Knife plunged to the hilt The unforgiven dawn Will only spotlight your guilt In the cold grey light of dawn You can't lie to yourself anymore In the cold grey light of dawn You can't hide the truth Hide the truth anymore You call up Emmy You've rehearsed the lines But she knows about Judy She knows you're lying Put your foot in it, yeah It's getting caught Leave it in long enough, yeah It starts to rot In the cold grey light of dawn You can't lie to yourself anymore In the cold grey light of dawn You can't hide the truth Hide the truth anymore No matter what you did No matter who you are In the fading light From a middle aged star You've seen every blemish Every sign of age And it's useless to whine And it's useless to rage In the cold grey light of dawn You can't lie to yourself anymore In the cold grey light of dawn You can't hide the truth Hide the truth anymore Cold grey light of dawn You can't lie to yourself anymore In the cold grey light of dawn You can't hide the truth Hide the truth anymore Hide the truth Anymore Hide the truth anymore 08. Real World Lyrics by Shirley, Roeser
Rains of fish and rains of frogs
Arias sung by mongrel dogs Whispers from the desert stones Divinations in lizard bones Something beyond is reaching out to you Something beyond Is reaching out Yeah Discs that stretch into cigars Angels buy drinks in skid row bars Virgin mary winks from the sky Trees twist into secret signs Something beyond is reaching out to you Something beyond Is reaching out Strange We think our lives are real Strange Amusement parks, our business deals Strange Stranger still our empty lives TV replacing kids and wife Strange Lives consumed with soapy talk Lives lived in fear of taking a walk Oh the real world is bizarre enough for me Oh the real world - bizarre enough for me We're drifting in the waiting room Call it real, but call me real soon The world is living Gaia's at hand Hear her laughing in earthquake land Something beyond is reaching out to you Something beyond Is reaching out Something beyond is reaching out to you Something beyond Is reaching out Reaching out 09. Live For Me Lyrics by Shirley, Roeser
It was a wet night
And the other guy Was lubricated with a pint of Jack His truck hit Jimmy's chevy With a sound like a thunder crack I was working late but I felt it happen I knew that my brother was laid low I waited for the call And then the damn call came And I knew what I knew and didn't want to know Live for me Live for me Live twice as big Love twice as long Work twice as hard Play all of your cards Live for me Live for me Burn twice as bright Three times as long But brother, don't do no one wrong Beth thought he would make it through the winter I never really thought so myself The dark spirit was always hoverin' nearer And I knew in my heart there was just no help When he called me to the bed Took my hand to say goodbye He said he wouldn't blame nobody Said he wouldn't ask the Lord why And when he passed on A March wind blew Sun drew away a veil of cloud We buried him smiling We buried him deep And I could hear him sayin' right out loud Live for me Live for me Live twice as big Love twice as long Work twice as hard Play all of your cards Live for me Live for me Burn twice as bright Three times as long But brother, don't do no one wrong Brother, don't do no one wrong 10. Still Burnin' Lyrics by Jon Rogers, Roeser
Maraschino
Cherry lipstick Drop dead gorgeous To her fingertips Ohh ohh ohh ohh Hold me tighter In your arms Let's set off the Smoke alarm And I'm still burnin' Burnin' for your love And I'm still burnin' Burnin' for your love I'm still burnin' Burnin' for your love I'm still burnin' ohh ohh ohh ohh Burnin' for your love I'm still burnin' Burnin' for your love I'm still burnin' Take me to the Edge of madness Let me feel your Secret passion Ohh ohh ohh ohh Freud have mercy On my soul I can't fight this Anymore And I'm still burnin' Burnin' for your love And I'm still burnin' Burnin' for your love I'm still burnin' Burnin' for your love I'm still burnin' ohh ohh ohh ohh I'm burnin' for your love I'm still burnin' I'm burnin' for your love I'm still burnin' ohh ohh ohh ohh Burnin' for your love I'm still burnin' Burnin' for your love I'm still burnin' I'm still burnin' Burnin' for your love I'm still burnin' ohh ohh ohh ohh Burnin' for your love I'm still burnin' I'm burnin' for your love I'm still burnin' ohh ohh ohh ohh Burnin' for your love I'm still burnin' I'm burnin' for your love I'm still burnin' 11. In Thee Lyrics by Allen Lanier
Maybe I'll see you again baby
And maybe I won't Maybe you've bought your ticket Gone back to Detroit Airplanes make strangers of us all Give us distance Much too easily. Jim says some destinies Should not be delivered But you and I seen now baby That still they are Winning it makes losers of us all 'Cause the dice roll So indifferently. [Chorus:] Well, I'll wrap myself in cities I travel I'll wrap myself in dreams I'll wrap myself in solitude ["stranger's arms" for 3rd chorus] But I wish I could wrap myself In thee. Tonight it's hot, without you Tomorrow'll be cold Winter will come along Driven by snow Love it makes strangers of us all When we part Oh so thoughtlessly [Chorus] Once we breathed the breath Of sweet surrender Pure, pure Arab air filled our Atmosphere But pride it makes stars of us all Until we fall For everyone to see. [Chorus 2x] |