English summer rain

Always stays the same, nothing ever changes
English summer rain seems to last for ages
Always stays the same, nothing ever changes
English summer rain seems to last for ages

I’m in the basement, you’re in the sky
I’m in the basement baby, drop on by
I’m in the basement, you’re in the sky
I’m in the basement baby, drop on by

Always stays the same, nothing ever changes
English summer rain seems to last for ages
Always stays the same, nothing ever changes
English summer rain seems to last for ages

I’m in the basement, you’re in the sky
I’m in the basement baby, drop on by
I’m in the basement, you’re in the sky
I’m in the basement baby, drop on by

Hold your breath and count to ten
Then fall apart and start again
Hold your breath and count to ten
Start again, start again
Hold your breath and count to ten
Then fall apart and start again
Start again… (x13)

Always stays the same, nothing ever changes
English summer rain seems to last for ages
Always stays the same, nothing ever changes
English summer rain seems to last for ages

Hold your breath and count to ten
Then fall apart and start again
Hold your breath and count to ten
Start again, start again
Hold your breath and count to ten
Then fall apart and start again
Hold your breath and count to ten
And start again, and start again

Start again… (x16)

“Once I thought I saw you in a crowded hazy bar,
Dancing on the light from star to star.
Far across the moonbeam I know that’s who you are,
I saw your brown eyes turning once to fire.

You are like a hurricane
There’s calm in your eye.
And I’m gettin’ blown away
To somewhere safer where the feeling stays.
I want to love you but I’m getting blown away.

*** In the Single Version of the song, Brian added an extra lyrics in English Summer Rain at the end :

I can’t sleep without your breathing
And I can’t breathe each time you’re leaving
And I’ll pray you won’t stay away
And you come back to me some day”

This Picture

I hold an image of the ashtray girl
As the cigarette burns on my chest
I wrote a poem that described her world
That put my friendship to the test
And late at night
Whilst on all fours
She used to watch me kiss the floor
What’s wrong with this picture?
What’s wrong with this picture?

Farewell the ashtray girl
Forbidden snowflake
Beware this troubled world
Watch out for earthquakes
Goodbye to open sores
To broken semaphore
We know we miss her
We miss her picture

Sometimes it’s faded
Disintegrated
For fear of growing old
Sometimes it’s faded
Assassinated
For fear of growing old

Farewell the ashtray girl
Angelic fruitcake
Beware this troubled world
Control your intake
Goodbye to open sores
Goodbye and furthermore
We know we miss her
We miss her picture

Sometimes it’s faded
Disintegrated
For fear of growing old
Sometimes it’s faded
Assassinated
For fear of growing old

Hang on
Though we try
It’s gone
Hang on
Though we try
It’s gone

Sometimes it’s faded
Disintegrated
For fear of growing old
Sometimes it’s faded
Assassinated
For fear of growing old
Can’t stop growing old…

Sleeping with ghosts

The sea’s evaporating
Though it comes as no surprise
These clouds we’re seeing
They’re explosions in the sky
It seems it’s written
But we can’t read between the line

Hush
It’s okay
Dry your eye
Dry your eye
Soulmate dry your eye
Dry your eye
Soulmate dry your eye
Cause soulmates never die

This one world vision
Turns us into compromise
What good’s religion
When it’s each other we despise
Damn the government
Damn their killing
Damn their lies

Hush
It’s okay
Dry your eyes
Dry your eyes
Soulmate dry your eyes
Dry your eyes
Soulmate dry your eyes
Cause soulmates never die

Soulmates never die
Never die
Soulmates never die
Never die…
Soulmates never die
Soulmates never die
Soulmates never die
Soulmates never die

The Bitter End

Since we’re feeling so anaesthetized
In our comfort zone
Reminds me of the second time
That I followed you home

We’re running out of alibis
On the second of May
Reminds me of the summer time
On this winters day

See you at the bitter end
See you at the bitter end

Every step we take that’s synchronized
Every broken bone
Reminds me of the second time
That I followed you home

You shower me with lullabies
As you’re walking away
Reminds me that it’s killing time
On this fateful day

See you at the bitter end
See you at the bitter end
See you at the bitter end
See you at the bitter end

From the time we intercepted
Feels alot like suicide
Slow and sad, going sadder
Arise a sitting mine

(See you at the bitter end)

I love to see you run around
And i can see you now
Running to me
Arms wide out

(See you at the bitter end)

Reach inside
Come on just gotta reach inside
Heard your cry
Six months time
Six months time
Prepare the end

(See you at the bitter end)

Something Rotten

Down here
It seems we’re here
I miss you something rotten
The stinks are here
It’s guaranteed all is forgotten

Down here
Down here
It’s clear that your uncut
Don’t fear, don’t fear
Keep all this forgotten

Face down, face down
Face down
I miss you something rotten
Face down, face down
This crown is broken rotten

Down here, down here
I know it’s not, it’s all forgotten
Down here, down here
Face down
I miss you something rotten

Down here, down here
It stinks
It stinks of something rotten
Don’t fear, don’t fear
Keep all this forgotten

There’s something rotten down here
There’s something rotten down here
There’s something rotten down here
There’s something rotten down here

There’s something rotten down here
There’s something rotten down here
There’s something rotten down here
There’s something rotten down here

Plasticine

Beauty lies inside the eye of another youthful dream
That doesn’t sell its soul for self-esteem
That’s not plasticine
Beauty lies inside desire and every wayward heart redeemed
That doesn’t sell its soul for self-esteem
That’s not plasticine

Don’t forget to be the way you are (x4)

The only thing you can rely on is that you can’t rely on anything
Don’t go and sell your soul for self-esteem
Don’t be plasticine

Don’t forget to be the way you are (x4)
And don’t forget to be the way you are (x4)
The way you are…

Special Needs

Remember me when you’re the one that’s silver screened
Remember me when you’re the one you always dreamed
Remember me whenever noses start to bleed
Remember me, special needs

Just nineteen a sucker’s dream
I guess I thought you had the flavor
Just nineteen, a dream obscene
With six months off for bad behavior

Remember me when you clinch your movie deal
Think of me stuck in my chair that has four wheels
Remember me through flash photography and screams
Remember me, special dreams

Just nineteen a sucker’s dream
I guess I thought you had the flavor
Just nineteen a dream obscene
With six months off for bad behavior

Just nineteen a sucker’s dream
I guess I thought you had the flavor
Just nineteen a dream obscene
With six months off for bad behavior

Remember me
Remember me

Just nineteen a sucker’s dream
I guess I thought you had the flavor
Just nineteen a dream obscene
With six months off for bad behavior

Just nineteen a sucker’s dream
I guess I thought you had the flavor
Just nineteen a dream obscene
With six months off for bad behavior

Remember me
Remember me

I’ll Be Yours

I’ll be your water bathing you clean
The liquid piece
I’ll be your ether you’ll breathe me in
You won’t release
Well I’ve seen you suffer, I’ve seen you cry the whole night through
So I’ll be your water bathing you clean
Liquid blue

I’ll be your father, I’ll be your mother,
I’ll be your lover, I’ll be yours x2

I’ll be your liqour bathing your soul
Juice that’s pure
And I’ll be your anchor you’ll never leave
Shores that cure
Well I’ve seen you suffer, I’ve seen you cry for days and days
So I’ll be your liqour demons will drown
And float away

I’ll be your father, I’ll be your mother,
I’ll be your lover, I’ll be yours x3
Yours…

Second sight

Walk away to save your face
You never were a genius
Walk away to save your face
You let it come between us
Walk away to save your face
You never were a genius
Walk away to save your face
You never were, you never were

Yes it’s just the second night
But I would break backsides for you
Yes i know you’re the jealous type
‘Cause I’m cursed with second sight so

Walk away to save your face
You never were an actor
Walk away to save your face
Here comes the morning after
Walk away to save your face
You never were an actor
Walk away to save your face
You never were, you never were

Yes it’s just the second night
But I would break backsides for you
Yes i know you’re the jealous type
‘Cause I’m cursed with second sight so (x3)

Walk away to save your face
You never were a genius
Walk away to save your face
You let it come between us
Walk away to save your face
You never were a genius
Walk away to save your face
You never were, you never were

Yes it’s just the second night
But I would break backsides for you
Yes i know you’re the jealous type
‘Cause I’m cursed with second sight so

Walk away (x
(You never were…)

Protect me from what I want

It’s the disease of the age
It’s the disease that we crave
Alone at the end of the rave
We catch the last bus home

Corporate America wakes
Coffee republic and cakes
We open the latch on the gate
Of the hole that we call our home

Protect me from what I want…
Protect me protect me

Maybe we’re victims of fate
Remember when we’d celebrate
We’d drink and get high until late
And now we’re all alone

Wedding bells ain’t gonna chime
With both of us guilty of crime
And both of us sentenced to time
And now we’re all alone

Protect me from what I want…
Protect me protect me
Protect me from what I want…
Protect me protect me

Protect me from what I want…
Protect me protect me
Protect me from what I want…
Protect me protect me

Centrefolds

Come on Balthazar I refuse to let you die
Come on fallen star I refuse to let you die
Cos it’s wrong and i’ve been waiting far too long
It’s wrong
I’ve been waiting far too long
For you to be…be…be…be…be mine
For you to be mine
Be mine
For you to be mine
And it’s wrong i’ve been waiting far too long
It’s wrong
I’ve been waiting far too long
For you to be…be…be…be…be

All the centrefolds that you can’t afford
Have long since waved their last goodbyes
All the centrefolds that you can’t afford
You’ve long sinced faded from their eyes
So be…be mine
So be…be mine