Deep Purple - NOW What?! lyrics
Tracks 01. A Simple Song
02. Weirdistan 03. Out Of Hand 04. Hell To Pay 05. Body Line 06. Above And Beyond 07. Blood From A Stone 08. Uncommon Man 09. Après Vous 10. All The Time In The World 11. Vincent Price 12. It'll Be Me 01. A Simple Song Music & lyrics by Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Ian Paice, Bob Ezrin
Time it does not matter
But time is all we have to think about The road it has no end Crossroads every turn and so it goes Once you sang a simple song It got confused Went on too long Why does the promise fade You lie on the bed you make Stranger than fiction further from the truth Beyond imagination those seeds have taken root Wild as a dream could be From black and white to blue and red Golden circles float above your head Once you sang A simple song It got confused and now it's gone Once you sang a simple song It all went wrong Time it does not matter Time is all we have 02. Weirdistan Music & lyrics by Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Ian Paice, Bob Ezrin
We travel through time and meet on a stretch of sand
We are from up north and I live in wonderland Dear neighbour of mine we're centuries, light years apart You carry no flame but you're visible in the dark Way across the border all those people waving flags Sending me encouragement but I can't move Something holds me back The man in the moon is looking the other way And while he's distracted we turn to another page No questions of guilt it seems like we're just out of sync You do what you will and I'll do what I think Imagine when you wake up, scratch your head and everything's changed Nothing's where you left it, your normality's been rearranged, it's beautiful Oh yes it's beautiful Leave our skin as we merge into one It's beautiful Oh yes it's beautiful It's beautiful, beautiful Oh yes it's beautiful Beautiful 03. Out Of Hand Music & lyrics by Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Ian Paice, Bob Ezrin
Shiny silver faces, coloured paper falling into their hands
Never to be seen again it must have been a one night stand Up until the dawn I could have sworn that everything was alright Thieving bastards stole my life and legged it off into the night It's a dirty business it's a dirty game Everybody different but they're all the same They draw you in you hear a siren call Build you up so they can see you fall You've seen it all before Been there since time began You know what's coming next Everything gets out of hand They've got the lot and god knows what they think that they deserve even more Psychopathic tendencies, they've got a lot of answer for Scratch my back and I'll stab yours, no wonder it's a universal sickness Who are they, you well might ask, come with me and you can be my witness It's a dirty business it's a crying shame You blink your eye and all the laws have changed They draw you in you hear a siren call Build you up so they can see you fall You've seen it all before Been there since time began You know what's coming next Everything gets out of hand It's a dirty business it's crying shame You blink your eye and all the laws have changed They say the vulture is a bird of prey No-one told me it would come this way You've seen it all before Been there since time began You know what's coming next Everything, everything gets out of hand 04. Hell To Pay Music & lyrics by Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Ian Paice, Bob Ezrin
Take pity on two-tone Eddie
His hair was never right He used to be cool with a glint in his eye But he lost it overnight Spinning world is changing Things are rearranging But Eddie says to me Nothing wrong with the way it was That's the way it's meant to be Up the Revolution We're all prepared to die Up the Revolution That was the battle cry There's gonna be hell Hell to pay There's gonna be hell Hell to pay Eddie was a die-hard rebel in the good old days of way back when A cigarette was cool and all the kids in school could read and count to ten Everyone said he had a future bright of that there was no doubt He never could make us understand what the rebellion was all about Up the revolution We're all prepared to die Up the revolution That was the battle cry There's gonna be hell Hell to pay There's gonna be hell Hell to pay Two-tone Eddie drew up battle plans for making love not war Everybody laughed at the fighting in the street from behind a guarded door It came to nothing when it all went down and the band began to play Another plan Put your head in the sand live to fight another day Up the revolution We're all prepared to die Up the revolution That was the battle cry There's gonna be hell Hell to pay There's gonna be hell Hell to pay There's gonna be hell Hell to pay There's gonna be Hell 05. Body Line Music & lyrics by Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Ian Paice, Bob Ezrin
I've been watching you dancing all night long your legs go on forever
Exquisite synchronicity but they never stayed together My head is spinning keeping focus on my whirling dervish I don't know who you are but I'm enslaved and at your service It's your bodyline A moving silhouette It's your bodyline when you do that pirouette Your bodyline Clearly defined It's your bodyline A perfect outline so divine Chillin' at the fire-pit lost in a haze of smoke my eyes are poppin' Back-light shines through your gossamer gown no wonder my jaw is droppin' Gropin' in the dark for any excuse forgive me this intrusion - no everything's fine just as it is Wouldn't wanna be disillusioned It's your bodyline So heavenly enshrined It's your bodyline My oh my oh my oh my Your bodyline A perfect outline so divine Your bodyline Animal attraction Will bring me to your knees Sensual distraction Is what I need It's your bodyline A moving silhouette It's your bodyline You do that pirouette Your bodyline Clearly defined It's your bodyline, your bodyline A perfect outline so divine 06. Above And Beyond Music & lyrics by Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Ian Paice, Bob Ezrin
Light up a candle
Start one for me Let it float on the water right down to the sea Draw back your curtain Wave me goodbye Lift up your arms and look up to the sky Start me a candle Keep it alight Put it there in the window and I'll come back tonight Touch me in the darkness I'll send you a sign Give me your loving and I'll give you mine I may be leaving But I won't be gone I'll be there when you want me Above and beyond Nothing I can tell you It's all up to you I'll be here if you need me Am I getting through Rest on your sadness And tomorrow we'll find That souls, having touched, are forever entwined I may be leaving But not for too long I'll be there when you want me Above and Beyond 07. Blood From A Stone Music & lyrics by Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Ian Paice, Bob Ezrin
There's a shadow in the hole where my door used to be
You never give up you want more out of me Come on in Help yourself Scratch around Look at these empty shelves Nothing left that I can see Except a string of beads and some old potpourri You rip flesh from the bone You suck blood from a stone I will consider a life of crime So I can feed these kids of mine And should I falter Should I fail Spend the rest of my days in some stinking jail I will know who left me empty inside Stripped of my dignity Low and dry You left me nothing But I don't care You rip flesh from the bone You suck blood from a stone You robbed me blind without a gun How can you sleep after what you've done There's nothing but darkness deep in your soul There's no reflection It's dark and it's cold You rip flesh from the bone You suck blood from a stone 08. Uncommon Man Music & lyrics by Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Ian Paice, Bob Ezrin
Things fall together in time
Who said you can't have it all The beast in the room Heavy kind of feeling It's got to be twenty foot tall But the man is standing high Oh, oh, oh it's good to be king Standing together again Everyone's starting to sway Up on a hill Close to the sky Oh it's a fabulous day And the man is walking tall Oh, oh, oh it's good to be king Bow your head, the carriage is waiting to take you away Remember the feeling Remember the day Believe what you're seeing As the ladies-in-waiting drift away It's good to be king Ah it's good to be king It's good to be king Yes it's good to be king 09. Après Vous Music & lyrics by Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Ian Paice, Bob Ezrin
You should'a been there at the start of the game
To witness what we said Me, Steve and the usual bull 'Bout the awesome night ahead Well that was the plan you understand The prospect for our mission Nothing could possibly go awry Until we lost our inhibition Then we hit the Red Lights And the Michelin girls Another life Another world Well you go ahead I'll quench my thirst Après vous You saw her first Things got looser as they tend to do More liquefied confusion As we displayed our skills of romance And the art of self-delusion We were the chosen few and our confidence grew Depends on where you're standing Despite what you think it's only a blink between take-off and landing Red Lights And Michelin girls Another life Another world Well you go ahead I'll quench my thirst Après vous You saw her first C'mon man Fill your boots It's a bust So what can you do Yes, I know that she wants me too But I can't jump the queue So après vous 10. All The Time In The World Music & lyrics by Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Ian Paice, Bob Ezrin
There's still a long way to go
And the nights are closing in But if I'd travelled any faster babe Lord knows where I might have been Right from those early days I put my faith in the axle, not the wheels Like old Zeno's toytus With Achilles snapping at my heels Don't worry There's no hurry Here we are with all the time in the world I could have been a high-flying dealer But I have no desire for speed I could have been a wild receiver But I've got everything I need And so I watch the world go racing by Tearing up the street I lay back in the long grass Take it easy and rest my feet Don't worry You know, there's no hurry Here we are with all the time in the world No-one ever held me back No-one ever put me in chains No-one ever saw me racing ahead No-one had to tug on my reins As everybody knows, I may be slow But I never quit Sometimes, on a good day, I sit and think Sometimes I just sit Don't worry Relax, there's no hurry Here we are with all the time in the world 11. Vincent Price Music & lyrics by Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Ian Paice, Bob Ezrin
Lightning flashing on a heavy iron gate
Scares me to death but I just can't wait Deep in the dungeon there's a rattling of chains Mad Dr Phibes gonna eat my brains It feels so good to be afraid Vincent Price is back again Heart pumping louder The music's out of time The vampire's dying He's got to have wine Red blood dripping, she doesn't have a prayer I know it's not real but I just don't care It feels so good to be afraid Vincent Price is back again I want seven screaming virgins on a sacrificial altar Howling dogs, creaking doors and zombies to die for 12. It'll Be Me Music & lyrics by Jack Clement
Well, if you hear somebody knocking on your door
If you see something crawling across the floor Baby, it'll be me and I'll be looking for you If you see a head a-peeping from a crawdad hole If you see somebody climbing up a telephone pole Baby, it'll be me and I'll be looking for you I'm gonna look on the mountain and in the deep blue sea Gonna search all the forests and look and look in every tree Well, if you feel something heavy on your fishing hook If you see a funny face in your comic book Baby, it'll be me and I'll be looking for you If you hear a thought calling out in the night If you see somebody hanging from a lamp post bright Baby, it'll be me and I'll be looking for you Well if you see somebody looking in all the cars If you see a rocket ship on its way to Mars Baby, it'll be me and I'll be looking for you Gonna look in the city where the lights are blue Gonna search the countryside, and all the haystacks, too We'll, if you see a new face on a totem pole If you find a lump in your sugar bowl Baby, it'll be me and I'll be looking for you |