Complete Collection of Espen's Lyrics:     "Prepare to be Swayed"   1. Driven By The Devil 2. Yum Yum Gimme Some 3. Leather 4. Sweat 5. Bisexual Teens 6. Missing Her Then 7. The Last Day Of My Life (Thank You For Letting Me Go) 8. Blast Yer Brain 9. American Love   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     "Red"   1. Messing With Me 2. Baby You're So Cool 3. When Susannah Cries 4. Lucky For You 5. Missing Her Then 6. American Love 7. Niki's Theme 8. All I Want Is An Angel 9. It's a Damn Shame About You 10. The Buffalo Tapes (My So-Called Friends)     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     DRIVEN BY THE DEVIL   When I was a little kid I let the devil buy my soul He bought it for a pocketful of talent and a pot of gold But now it ain`t so fun no more The gold is spent my soul is torn I feel like Robert Johnson wearing dreads Hey devilman be cool with me Release my soul oh can`t you see I`m outta luck I`m so fucked I think I`m gonna lose it and you know you made me choose it I am   Devil devil Man I`m driven by the devil Don`t fuck with me devil Devil devil Man I`m driven by the devil Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah   I hear his voice inside my head he`s fucking with me all the time He`s tryin` to gain control of me he`s masturbating with my mind But now I`ve come to realise That I`ve become what I despise But will he let me bargain for my soul No The devil has a grip on me He`s mapping out my destiny I`m outta luck I am so fucked I think I`m gonna lose it and the devil made me choose it I am   Devil devil Man I`m driven by the devil Devil devil Man I`m driven by the devil   I never look in the mirror So scared what I might see I am afraid that my demons Are gonna come for me I cannot take this much longer I`m gonna break real soon And you`ll find me on your rooftop Howling at the moon   back     YUM YUM GIMME SOME   I met her in the gift shop- met her at the bus stop- met her in the park fly looking like a show stop- Seemed to be a nice girl- seemed to be a wise girl- seemed to be a plain old no surprise girl- So I was a bit surprised- yes a little paralysed- when she started to undress me with steel blue eyes -her breath so fast i thought she wouldn`t last- she ripped my shirt then things got nasty- she said «eat this! my kiss- did you ever know that it could feel like this»- then she loved me- bang!Behind the bushes in the park and I just went:   -Yum yum gimme some- so what you gonna do- what you gonna do- yum yum gimme some- you put this feeling in me Yum yum gimme some- I`m on my knees   Then it became next week feeling like a big geek- tryin` to forget this psycho sex freak- I hoped to meet her someday-I did that sunday- I saw her in the park I thought this`d be fun- she said» welcome to the club man- this is bob man-6`10`` he is my husband»- the bitch was married- she wanted to see me carried-away on a stretcher severely harried- I`m telling you all- he was pretty tall- he alone could fill a freakin` place like albert hall- he said»no kiss eat this- did you ever know it could hurt like this»- then he beat me- bang!Behind the bushes in the park just because I`d be been going:   -Yum yum gimme some- so what you gonna do what you gonna do- yum yum gimme some- you put this feeling in me Yum yum gimme some- I`m on my knees   -sitting inside the bass trap- feeling that bass slap- hit me in the middle of my funky little face whap!- feeling kinda funky- not so hunky- look like shit some low life junkie- I learnt my lesson -I`ll never start messing- around with a girl who starts undressing- when you`ve known her for minute `cause you never know what`s in it if she`s wicked you may score but you sure won`t win no price- so beware out there- girls are rarely what they seem and they don`t care- so you got to- remember this the next when you feel like going:   Yum yum gimme some!    back     LEATHER There`s a courtyard in my mind Where I am scared to go `cos I don`t know what I`ll find Painted devils wicked dreams it`s all inside and it scares the shit outta me They`re dressed in leather head to toe They teach me all sorts of freaky shit that I didn`t know Each time they leave they ask me: "so what have we learned?" I can`t answer `cos I`m totally burned I`m so ashamed of what I do Which is why I`m telling you I guess I hope you`ll say it`s all right man it`s perfectly normal And if you think that`s the end Then I suggest you think again `cos it`s merely the start of a creepy journey through my warped mind When they fuck me I see all the things I never understood It`s kinda like being raped I guess only this feels so damn good It`s liberating it`ll open up your mind when you`ve been whipped to blood you`ll be amazed at what you find And when it`s over and I wake up from the dream the slashes on my back hurt so bad it makes me wanna scream fact or fiction truth or dare it`s all inside me and it makes me so scared    back       SWEAT   Yesterday I was at peace with myself today is another story I feel like they`re watching me every second and that is why I worry I just can`t stand the stifling fact that they`re looking for me now They know where I live They know what I look like and just don`t ask me how   So I sweat So I sweat I`m so freaked I`m soaking wet This is it This is it They`ve spiked my drink Made me sink Freaked me out so I can`t think So I sweat So I sweat   I gaze over my shoulder every time I gotta cross the high street I stare into the ground so as not to eyeball the ones that I meet I guess police protection is out of the question That much is becoming clear This is such an outrage it is a disgrace The way they`re fucking with little old me Come on   I see their reflections in car parts mirrors and heavy fumes And in disney tunes They talk without whispering `Cos they think I`m not listening Like dolphins are singing in ultra high wavelengths thay talk to me That`s just it you see I just can`t shut them off All I do is sweat   Well I come I come I come I come alive With a shiver shiver shiver down my spine I can`t believe all the things that I see I try to run they hold on to me Escape by foot won`t get me far And the bastards boobietrapped my car I totally fucking fail to see Why this shit has to happen to poor little me    back        BISEXUAL TEENS   I met them on a New York plane Beth and Donna were their names They offered me no chance to forget I left my girlfriend that same day I never liked her anyway Besides these girls had made me their pet   They were bisexual now I`m an minded open guy I let them play me like a violin `till I arrived Like cats in heat won`t miss a beat they knew just what to do They taught me all the moves and all the right positions too   Interesting pornography That it was they were to me Their love was such as I had not seen They fucked each other upside down With tools I`ve never seen around Do you comprehend what I mean   I have had lots of kicks had hundreds but none quite like this Like playing games with warheads nuclear powered hit or miss They were so full of life so beautiful in every way If it was up to me I`d have`em every single day   And the lights from the grimy signs flickers pathetically towards the evening sky Like saved souls on their way to heaven as they quickly pass you by Or damned ones being heightened by their sense of asking « why wasn`t I chosen for that glorious place where all them angels go to die» And I say hey girl it`s not easy To be yourself but it works I think   Just let the western city shine its special light on you and you`ll be fine Just let the western city shine its special light on you and you`ll be fine   And don`t ever let them hold you down No baby listen don`t ever let them hold you down Don`t ever let them hold you down    back       MISSING HER THEN   I used to love the girl but Now I just don't know Don't get me wrong now she could not Have loved me more   It's just that the time has come for me to be gone I guess I should be moving along But when the city calls out her name I'll be missing her then Oh I'll be missing her then   Missing her then Missing her then Missing her so much then Missing her then Missing her then Missing her so much then   When I am half asleep sometimes I hear her voice Wish I could tell her it's all right wish I had a choice   But hey I guess it was not meant to be I guesss she was not meant for me And when the city calls out her name I'll be missing her Oh I'll be missing her then   Missing her then Missing her then Missing her so much then Missing her then Missing her then Missing her so much then   I just have to break her heart this one last time But then she'll find her peace of mind And when the city calls out her name I'll be missing her Oh I'll be missing her then   Missing her then Missing her then Missing her so much then Missing her then Missing her then Missing her so much then    back     THE LAST DAY OF MY LIFE (THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME GO)   Los Angeles, at the corner of sunset and fairfax, walking west   Ooh, I love the smell of violence in the evening. Hey Bob George fuck off alright. I just got my grand wake up call. 7 pm I woke up with a gun in my right hand, and so I`m like «what». Though at this point I suppose someone could be fucking with me, or else I`m really gone this time. Damn crystals. God I hate that neon sign. Let`s see, virgin records, George Michael, Mariah Car...Yeah, what`s this then. Tony Bennett! He makes pop records too now. Aw, this is too fucking much! Hey Mr. Truck Driver don`t dim those fucking headlights goddamit! You`re making me very nervous. Don`t honk at me man. I`ll fucking have you killed. Stupid motherfucker. What`s happening to me. I used to be cool. Now I`m like a fucking alarm clock. Not sure exactly what`s going on but I`ll tell you this much. I think we`re looking at the last day of my life.   * On the strip, outside st. Francis hotel   Oooeeeh sunshine boy on the run tonight. This definitely is white boy day. Damn I feel good. Well lookee here. Now this is a classy place. Very nice. Le mondrian. And them latino backslapping asskissing bell boys outside. You can have anyone for a fiver and a smile in Hollywood. Why y`all running. Haven`t you you seen a semi-desperate guy with a loaded piece before. Elvis! Elvis! Elvis fucking Presley!! Well get the fuck ou..well for crying out loud! Oh man...Hey look I just want you to know Elvis that I never believed that whole FBI bullshit about you. Y`know fuck that! Hey folks say hi to Elvis! Whaddya mean they can`t see you. Elvis you`re making me very very nervous now. Yeah Elvis baby I need some assistance here man. I got these voices in my head right. I keep saying I`m funky they keep saying I`m dead. Y`know what I`m saying. «You the next little fucker in line, white boy!» Yeah that`s what they say swear to god. They`re everywhere man. Them mothers trace my narrows ass. I`m so fucked. I got this sinking feeling that what we`re dealing with here man. Is the last day of my life.   On the strip between la cienega and san vicente. Walking past the dozen or so pavement restaurants where the rich and famous gather during those Hollywood afternoons   Say Elvis what`s with the NBC car and the camera and stuff. Hey it`s leno doing a piece for the tonight show. Oh man this could be my break. Hey jay over here. No here. Jay! Jay!! Jay you can`t just drive off like tha...Oh fuck! Now what y`all lookin at! Don`t pointing at me sucker hey man you see this. Ooeee nice piece huh. Shit. Hey where them sirens coming from. Ah I get it I get I you rich motherfuckers out to get me huh. Why d`ya turn on me. I shoulda been one of you. Shouldaa been in a tarantino movie. Y`hear I know all the lines man. Well who da fuck needs you any damned way. Come here girl. Yeah you blondie. You and I gonna take a walk. Shut up! Oh shit. Meet my good friend mr. Elvis. Shit I got a dozen voices in my head I`d like to introduce your ass to as well. But there`s just no time. `Cos I`m walking on a line. With my eyes closed. Afraid to peek. And find out that I`m looking at the last day of my life.   * On the corner of sunset and horn avenue, right outside Spago`s   Damn tonight`s getting dark fast. Hey mr. Fucking Spago d`ya have a table for me and my partner here mr. Elvis. See Elvis I`m about the only motherfucker who ain`t been in there. Now where all them cops come from huh. Now I don`t mind saying that this is making me very very nervous! What`s that officer. « Put the gun down and let the girl go» No officer I really don`t think so. See `cos I`m a bad motherfucker. Yo bitch check out this poem. I just made it. Yeah goes like this. 3...4 « You people never treated me right. So I`m gonna make a stand tonight. I`ll place a bullet in the bitches head. And after I`ve made sure she`s dead. Then I`ll lay me down to sleep. And I`ll pray the lord my soul to keep. And if I should die before I wake. Then y`all say that kid sure was a flake» Aah come on bitch smile. I just made you live forever. Elvis my man. I guess this is the end of the road. Now we gonna ride into the sunset. So let`s go. No no age before beauty I insist. Too bad I never married and got myself a wife. So she could be here now to witness. The last day of my life. And as the sun sets in the west, I bid you all a fine farewell. Yippie-kay-yeah motherfuckers!! Thank you for letting me go.Thank you for letting me know. What it is that I missed. But lord. I`m not pissed.    back     BLAST YER BRAIN   Nuclear blow. Atomic flow What a show. Way to go Run away. Don`t you stay On your way. Gotta pray Liberty. On TV Let that be. Your relief Baby dies. Mama cries Starving eyes. Pay the price FBI. Eye to eye Never lie. Or you will fry CIA. JFK Dallas day. Blown away Satellite race. Shuttle days Starfight ace. Killed in space Take a trip man. Be a flip man Let it rip man. Love my whip now   CHORUS! You gotta scream your guts out baby You gotta scream and shout Or you will blast yer brain   When life isn`t just the way you want it You gotta let it out USA. Goes astray Day by day. In every way Big disease. Never cease Kill the east. Like a beast Record rates. Wall street mates Ignore the fates. Third world states Bomb a plane. Over Spain Hide in vain. Claim insane Sex debate. In every state X- rate. What you make Screw your mate. Fuck his date Do it if it makes you feel great. I`m a hit. I don`t know shit I`m staying fit. By getting it Don`t go to school. Don`t be a fool Just play it cool. Make your own rules   CHORUS!   President. Money spent Pay the rent. Intelligent Sex thrills. Sex kills Elvis lives. What gives Right or wrong. Weak or strong Short or long. Off or on Rich or poor. What`s the score I`m not sure. Anymore Big bro. Video Always know. Where I go Coke flows. Money goes Up my nose. Overdose My head is void. I can`t avoid Paranoid. Paranoid So scared inside. No place to hide Eat cyanide. Get one last ride   CHORUS!    back     AMERICAN LOVE   I'm lying wide awake in bed My eyes are closed just like I'm dead My friends all think that I'm a bore But I don't need them anymore I don't get up I don't go out I have no life to speak about It feels so good to leave the blame with you So that's what I do   I'm going down Come around Watch me when I hit the ground Give me just one fix of your Your sweet american love I'd go blind Lose my mind Leave the world I know behind Just to feel it one last time My sweet american love   My telephone is off the hook My eyes are closed I'm scared to look I bet your happy now you're free But what about poor little me I draw your picture on the wall My phone is dead and still you call My mama asked I told her I get by That's such a lie   I'm going down Come around Watch me when I hit the ground Give me just one fix of your Your sweet american love I'd go blind Lose my mind Leave the world I know behind Just to feel it one last time My sweet american love   I've kept the things you gave to me The air is clear but I can't see And a cheerful radio boasts that love is in the air But it's so full of shit A sony, is it? So what d'ya have leave me for Was it my hair was I such a bore Well you know baby You were always my only choice   Oh Damn you ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     MESSING WITH ME   Babe it's me calling Are you alive and well How is your mama has the weather been ok Do you forget me Do you exclude my name When you narrate your life to all your newfound friends But I am creeping up on you Keeping an eye on what you do Baby there is gonna be No more playing games with me   You should not be Messing with me Try me and you will see Baby don´t be Messing with me I can't wait to make you see   Give me your money Give me your peace of mind Just give me something in return for what you stole I'm cut but no bleeding Scarred but not torn apart I just need something kinda strong to fill the hole   Well you can change your haircut change your name I am gonna find you all the same Baby there is gonna be No more getting smart with me   You should not be Messing with me Try me and you will see I wanna know Where do you go And where is that leaving me   Never thought I´d get to see The jealousy livin' inside of me   You should not be Messing with me Try me and you will see Baby don't be Messing with me I can't wait to make you see   You should not be Messing with me Tru me and you will see I wanna know Where do you go And where the hell is that leaving me     back     BABY YOU'RE SO COOL   Oh my god here I go again I´m About to get in deep I´m completely obsessed with you and That's why I lose my sleep   Can I be your shepherd can I hold the torch and light the way I just wanna hold you smell you have you every day Can I have your inner secrets can I write about them in a song Just dont keep me hanging I've been hanging much too long   Oh baby you're so cool So beautiful I bet you rule And you're nobody's fool Oh baby you're so cool   I love your white lies your spunk your grand prize The evil in your eyes Your smell your levi´s your taste your dress size Your see-through alibis   I follow you around all day I cling to you like I'm some kind of tail I sleep outside your doorstep and sometimes I even read your mail I watch you every weekday and I watch you sundays in the park Baby are you nuclear 'cos you're glowing in the dark   Oh baby you're so cool So beautiful I bet you rule And you're nobody's fool Oh baby you're so cool   My perversion my introversion has got me on my knees Let´s get down and explore each other so I can find some peace   One look at you it's clear I've never wanted anyone this bad I'm pretty damn sure you're better than the best ones that I´ve had You're such a trip just watching you sends shivers down my spine I bet you're really bad for me now I just gotta make you mine   Oh baby you´re so cool So beautiful I bet you rule And you're nobody´s fool Oh baby you're so cool    back     WHEN SUSSANAH CRIES   When Sussanah cries She cries a rainstorm She cries a river She cries a hole in the ground She cried for love She cries a sad song She cries a shiver Sometimes she cries for me too   And I say I'll never hurt her But she knows it isn't true 'Cause although I never told her I think she knows 'bout me and you Now she cries a silent tension This can't be right And the downtown special cries along 'Cause I'm leaving tonite   When Sussanah cries She cries a rainstorm She cries a river She cries a hole in the ground She cried for love She cries a sad song She cries a shiver Sometimes she cries for me too   Now I sit the nite around her And I hope she'll be OK I just pray someone will find her And guide her on her way 'Cause I'm leaving on the one Am and by soon Im out of sigh But she'll always be my baby Though I'm leaving tonite   Every night I hear her Talking in her sleep She says you know I'll always be there And I feel like such a creep Please take back the love she gave to me And in time the grief may pass Just tell her that I love her Now it's all she has   When Sussanah cries    back     LUCKY FOR YOU   Once in a while When I'm sleeping My horses are wild And I'm weeping Just like a child I wake up dreaming that I've been loved   Nights are in blue And castillian Thinking of you Senses reeling Diving into This illusion that I have been loved   Lucky for you You know what to do When somebody hurts you Somebody enters your life then disappears Leaves you in tears Stirs up your fears If you have a clue About what to do Then that's lucky for you   Still lucky for me You're amazing You made me see Sparks come blazing I was lucky to be Made to feel like I had been loved   Lucky for you You know what to do When somebody hurts you Somebody enters your life then disappears Leaves you in tears Stirs up your fears If you have a clue About what to do Then that's lucky for you   I didn't think you would sacrifice The love I made you receive I'd pay a grand for some paradise But I'm just too scared to believe    back     NIKI'S THEME   What if I said you had to leave me Would you believe that it was you I was thinking of What if I told you just to fly free Would you believe it was so you'd be better off   What if I told you I'm ready What if I told you I'm prepared to make that sacrifice Would you believe it was the best I could do Well maybe not, but it's true 'cos I would even die for you   If I told you that I've loved you from that first sight Would you believe me for I swear I tell no lie What if I told you that just last night I made my mind up and I promised not to cry   What if I told you I'm ready What if I told you I'm prepared to make that sacrifice Would you believe it was the best I could do Well maybe not, but it´s true 'cos I would even die for you   So now my love I have to leave you For once my words have to replace your tender love That always paints my sky in clear blue To try and paint this final portrait of my love   'cos baby now I am ready 'cos baby now I am prepared to let you out of my life And when you said my eyes were beautiful That´s 'cos they were looking at you Goodbye my love just do what you do    back   ALL I WANT IS AN ANGEL   I saw her first She came around That day my angel came to town This is just a love song Her shine was white she rode the light She let her wings go where they might ´cos she looked to be a wild one   She just got in my car and said "boy take me to wherever you want"   All I want is an angel And I know she will stay on my mind all the way All I want is an angel One like you Like you   We drove all day we didn´t stop Along the way until the top Of the cliff by the sea She played her tapes of afghan wigs ´cos that´s the rock´n´roll she digs It was all a fantasy   And when the night tumbled down on us Her name was tattooed over my heart   All I want is an angel And I know she will stay on my mind all the way All I want is an angel One like you Like you   The moon was high and so was I ´cos I was drowning in her eyes And while the waves crashed to the shore I would politely ask for more I didn´t even know her name But frankly that was all the same Because I just could not believe That this was happening to me All I want is an angel I can hold on a leash Who will do what I please All I want is an angel Just for me For me   All I want is an angel And I know she will stay on my mind all the way All I want is an angel One like you Like you    back     IT'S DAMN SHAME ABOUT YOU Baby it's been quiet here without you Since our love split up and parted ways I just watch the time pass by the hour And the hazy nights turn into days Guess you think that I´m some kinda moron Guess you've told your friends that I'm a freak Guess you've told them all about my secrets Guess you've made them think that I'm so weak It's a shame about the weather It's a shame about the crime It's a shame about elvis It's a shame about the times It's a shame that the stories You have heard of me are true It's a damn shame but most of all It's a shame I´m losing you Oh it's a damn shame about you Baby does it ever make you wonder How we ever came to get this far Living in a time warp with a nosebleed Nothing ever seemed to be too hard Baby are you happy where you are now Let me know 'cos I have no idea You should know I love you ´til it kills me But you're better off without old me It's a shame about the weather It's a shame about the crime It's a shame about elvis It's a shame about the times It's a shame that the stories You have heard of me are true It's a damn shame but most of all It's a shame I´m losing you Oh it's a damn shame about you It's such a damn old shame And here we go again It´s such a damn old shame We got ourselves to blame Hauling ourselves through pain We got it going again It's such a damn old shame It's a shame about the weather It's a shame about the crime It's a shame about elvis It's a shame about the times It's a shame that the stories You have heard of me are true It's a damn shame but most of all It's a shame I´m losing you Oh it's a damn shame about you    back     THE BUFFALO TAPES (MY SO-CALLED FRIENDS)   There's a place by the river in the back of my mind Daddy you showed me but back then I was blind Just give me directions I promise I'll go Please let me see ´cos I´m too young to know Let me see 'cos I´m too young to know   I found what I searched for a warm august night In a dream in a desert I was high as a kite When I finally learned how to manage my states I pured out my heart on the buffalo tapes Oh those beautiful buffalo tapes   So give me one by land Give me two if the sea Give me three if my cool friends are asking for me Tell them I have gone fishing And that no one knows where 'cos daddy they hate me when I am not there Oh they hate me when I am not there   Oh the tip of my pen has run totally dry From hundreds of letters to you asking why They sent invitatons then hated my stay They're shooting my wings while I´m flying away They're shooting my wings away   Now I'm happy that I´ve broken free Daddy is it all that I hope it will be Please let me see ´cos I´m too young to know Let me see 'cos I´m to young to know   back ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  BACK   [Home][Articles][Discs][Fans][Links][Lyrics][OnSale][Pictures][Sounds][News][Reviews][List]