Shout It Out Loud: Dynasty Lyrics

DYNASTY (1979)

Mercury/PolyGram 314 532 388-2
RIAA: Triple Platinum
Billboard Chart Peak: #9
Weeks on Charts: 25
Rating: ***1/2
Released: May 23, 1979
Re-Issue: July, 1985
CD Issue: July, 1987
CD Remastered Edition: October 7, 1997

1. I Was Made For Lovin' You (4.30)
2. 2,000 Man (4.55)
3. Sure Know Something (4.01)
4. Dirty Livin' (4.27)
5. Charisma (4.25)
6. Magic Touch (4.42)
7. Hard Times (3.31)
8. X-Ray Eyes (3.46)
9. Save Your Love (4.40)

Produced by Vini Poncia for Mad Vincent Productions.
Assistant engineers were Jim Galante at Electric Lady Studios and John Mathias at Record Plant.
Recorded in February-March 1979 at Electric Lady Studios and Record Plant in New York City.
Mixed by Jay Messina at Record Plant in New York City.
Digitally Remastered for Compact Disc by Joseph M. Palmaccio at Sterling Sound in New York City.
Remastering Supervision by Bill Levenson.

THE BAND:

Peter Criss: Drums on 2, 4, 5 & 7/percussions/lead vocals on 4/back-up vocals.
Ace Frehley: Lead & rhythm guitar/acoustic guitar on 4 & 7/bass on 2, 7 & 9/lead vocals on 2, 7 & 9/back-up vocals.
Gene Simmons: Bass on 4, 5 & 8/piano on 8/rhythm guitar on 5/lead vocals on 5 & 8/back-up vocals.
Paul Stanley: Rhythm guitar 1, 3-6 & 8/lead guitar on 3 & 6/bass on 1, 3 & 6/lead vocals on 1, 3 & 6/back-up vocals.

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS:

Desmond Child: Keyboards on 1/back-up vocals.
Anton Fig: Drums on 3, 6, 8 & 9.
Richie Fontana: Drums on 1.
Vincent Poncia: Back-up vocals/keyboards.


I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN' YOU (Paul Stanley/Vincent Poncia/Desmond Child)

Mmm, yeah, ha

Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do

Tonight, I wanna give it all to you
In the darkness, there's so much I wanna do
And tonight, I wanna lay it at your feet
'Cause girl, I was made for you
And girl, you were made for me

Chorus
I was made for lovin' you baby
You were made for lovin' me
And I can't get enough of you baby
Can you get enough of me

Tonight, I wanna see it in your eyes
Feel the magic, there's something that drives me wild
And tonight, we're gonna make it all come true
'Cause girl, you were made for me
And girl, I was made for you

Repeat Chorus

I was made for lovin' you baby
You were made for lovin' me
And I can give it all to you baby
Can you give it all to me

Oh, ooh, ohh, can't get enough, oh, ooh, ohh
I can't get enough, oh, ooh, ohh
I can't get enough

Ha

Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do

Repeat Chorus

Ohh, I was made, you were made
I can't get enough
No, I can't get enough

Repeat Chorus

I was made for lovin' you baby
You were made for lovin' me
And I can give it all to you baby
Can you give it all to me
To Fade


2,000 MAN (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards)

Well, my name it is a number
It's on a piece of plastic film
And I've been growin' funny flowers
Outside on my little window sill

And don't you know I'm a 2,000 man
And my kids, they just don't understand me at all

You know, my wife still respects me
Even though I really misuse her
I am having an affair
With the Randomcomputer

Chorus
But don't you know I'm a 2,000 man
And my kids, they just don't understand me at all

Oh daddy, proud of your planet
Oh mommy, proud of your sun
Oh daddy, proud of your planet
Oh mommy, proud of your sun
Oh daddy, your brain's still flashin'
Like they did when you were young
Or did they come down crashin'
Seeing all the things you'd done
Spacin' out and havin' fun
Repeats Twice

Chorus Repeats Twice

Understand me, u-understand me, u-understand me, now understand me

Chorus Repeats Twice

I'm a 2,000 man, I'm a 2,000 man
I'm a 2,000 man, I'm a 2,000 man, yeah, 2,000


SURE KNOW SOMETHING (Paul Stanley/Vincent Poncia)

I've been up and down, I've been all around
I was mystified, almost terrified
But late at night I still hear you call my name

I've been on my own, I've been all alone
I was hypnotized, I felt paralyzed
But late at night I still want you just the same

Chorus
I've been a gambler, but I'm nobody's fool
And I sure know something, sure know something
You showed me things they never taught me in school
And I sure know something, sure know something
No one can make me feel the way that you do
And I sure know something, aha

I was seventeen, you were just a dream
I was mesmerized, I felt scared inside
You broke my heart and I still can feel the pain

(Ooh) I've been counted out, I've had fear and doubt
(Ooh) I've been starry eyed, never satisfied
(Ooh) 'Cause late at night I still need you just the same
Just the same

Repeat Chorus

Aah, aah, aah
Aah, aah, aah, aah, aah
Ah, ah, ah

(Ooh) I've been counted out, I've had fear and doubt
(Ooh) I've been starry eyed, never satisfied
(Ooh) 'Cause late at night I still need you just the same
Just the same, yeah

I've been a gambler, but I'm nobody's fool
And I sure know something, sure know something
You showed me things they never taught me in school
And I sure know something, sure know something
No one can make me feel the way that you do
And I sure know something, sure know something
No one can tell me till I hear it from you
And I sure know something, sure know something

I've been a gambler, but I'm nobody's fool
Sure know something, sure know something
You showed me things they never taught me in school
Sure know something, sure know something
No one can make me feel the way that you do
Sure know something, sure know something
To Fade


DIRTY LIVIN' (Peter Criss/Vincent Poncia/Stan Penridge)

I can't get enough of what I need
People all around me lettin' me bleed
Waitin' for the darkness to blind the heat
I make my livin' out on the streets

Dirty livin', ahh, dirty livin'
(Ahh) I can't wait any longer to set myself free (dirty livin')

Flashin' lights keep runnin' through my brain
Someone find the doctor to ease all the pain
Traffic in the city is burnin' me out
She makes me wanna jump up andshout

Chorus
Dirty livin', ahh, dirty livin'
(Ahh) I can't wait any longer to set myself free (dirty livin')
(Ahh) I can't wait any longer to set myself free
No more, no more (dirty livin')

I've gotta get away
Dirty livin', dirty livin'
Ahh, dirty livin'

Ain't my out of town is doin' tonight
Mother, sister, brother are lyin' uptight
I can hear the jukebox poundin' out loud
I take my fury out on the crowd

Repeat Chorus

I've gotta get away
Dirty livin', dirty livin'
It's gettin' to me, it's gettin' to me

I can't wait, I can't wait
(Ahh) Dirty livin', dirty livin' (dirty livin')
Why don't you set me free
To Fade


CHARISMA (Gene Simmons/Howard Marks)

Is it my fortune or my fame
Is it my money or my name
Is it my personality
Or just my sexuality, yeah, yeah

What is my charisma
What is my charisma, yeah

Is it my body or my brain
Do I drive you insane, ha
Is it the power of my touch
Do you need me too much, too much, too much

What is my charisma, what is my, what is my
What is my charisma
Is it my fortune or my fame
What is my, is it my money or my name, charisma, yeah
What is my, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, charisma

What is my charisma, what is it I've got
What is it about me that gets you so hot, hot, yeah, ooh

Am I the master of your soul
Do you lose all control, ha
Is it my fire or my flame
Do I drive you insane, charisma

What is my charisma, yeah
What is my, is it my fire or my flame, charisma
What is my charisma, what is my charisma
Is it my body or my brain
What is my, is it my money or my name, charisma
And do I drive you insane
What is my, what is my, what is my, charisma
What is my, is it my fortune or my fame, charisma
And do I drive you insane

What is my, what is my, what is my, charisma
What is my, what is my, what is my, charisma
Charisma, charisma
Repeats Out


MAGIC TOUCH (Paul Stanley)

Chorus
She's got the magic touch
And you're walkin' around in a dream
She's got the magic touch
Oh no, but it ain't what it seems

You feel there's a fire burnin'
But she feels cold inside
But you still want her much too much

But then when she leaves you lonely
You won't be satisfied (won't be satisfied)
Until you feel her magic touch
Her magic touch, her magic touch, her magic touch

She's got the magic touch
And you're under a spell that she's cast
She's got the magic touch
Oh no, but it ain't gonna last

She's keepin' her love light shinin'
To blind you from her lie (blind you from her lie)
But you still need her oh so much

And when she says she's leaving
That's when you realize (when you realize)
How much you need her magic touch (ooh)
Her magic touch, her magic touch, her magic touch

And tonight in the crowd, she'll be there
As she prances by you
Watch while your dreams fade away

Repeat Chorus

One day when she leaves you lonely
You'll miss her oh so much
Until you feel her magic touch (feel her magic touch)
Her magic touch, her magic touch
(Feel her magic touch), her magic touch

She's got the magic touch, I really want her
She's got the magic touch, and I still need her
She's got the magic touch, I really want her
She's got the magic touch, and I really want her
She's got the magic touch, and I still need her
To Fade


HARD TIMES (Ace Frehley)

Well, I recall days in the city
And I think back, "Oh what a pity"
Rememberin' how it wasn't pretty
Every day life in the city

Out in the street we had to take it
With friends around, we couldn't fake it
What wasn't there, we had to make it
Hangin' out down in the city

Chorus
The hard times are dead and gone
But the hard times have made me strong
And the hard times have made me see
That the hard times ain't where I wanna be

We had to fight to be accepted
It wasn't right and I protested
For hangin' out we got arrested
Every day life in the city

We'd go to school and then we'd cut out
Go to the park and space our heads out
We called it fun but there was some doubt
Hangin' out down in the city

Repeat Chorus

I don't wanna be there or even think back
I don't wanna be there, now I'm on the right track, yeah

Repeat Chorus

I don't wanna be there or even think back
I don't wanna be there, 'cause I'm on the right track
Now I'm on the right track
I'm finally on the right track
I'm finally on the right track, yeah


X-RAY EYES (Gene Simmons)

Sometimes you say you don't want my love today
But oh baby, I know what you're aiming at
And I know, I see everything that's in store for me
Well, baby here's your big surprise, yeah

I've got x-ray eyes (ahh)
And I can see right through your lies (ahh)

One day you'll see, you'll come crawling back to me
I'm your one and only, that's a fact, yeah
I'm the one, the one and only, in the end, baby you'll be lonely
I've got no time for silly goodbyes, yeah

I've got x-ray eyes (x-ray eyes)
And I can see right through your lies (ahh), yeah
I've got x-ray eyes (x-ray eyes)
And I can see right through your lies (ahh), yeah, yeah

Ooh, and I know, I see, everything that's in store for me
Well, baby here's your big surprise, yeah

I've got x-ray eyes (x-ray eyes)
And I can see right through your lies (ahh), yeah
Repeats Three Times

I've got x-ray eyes (x-ray eyes)
And I can see right through your lies (ahh)
Well, I've got x-ray eyes (x-ray eyes)
To Fade


SAVE YOUR LOVE (Ace Frehley)

You were my woman and I was your man
You were good lookin'
You know I was your biggest fan

You tried to teach me things I already knew
When you couldn't reach me
Girl, I think you knew that we were through
Baby, it's over

Chorus
Save your love, save it, save it
Save your love, save it, save it
(Save your love) Save your love, I don't want it
Save it for someone else (save it, save it)
(Save your love) Save your love, I don't need it
Put it back on the shelf (love), for somebody else

You said you love me, you may have been right
But hangin' above me, girl
You know that we would fight

You tried to change me and mess up my mind
Now, don't rearrange me
And girl, you know that's why you're left behind
It's over now

Repeat Chorus

Girl, you know it's over
We had some good times
But now they're gone, so long

Repeat Chorus

(Save your love) Save your love, I don't want it
Save it for someone else (save it, save it)
(Save your love) Save your love, I don't need it
Girl, I don't want it, save your love
Repeats Out


SONGS PUBLISHED BY:

Song 1:

Hori Productions America, Inc. admin. by PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP), Desmobile Music Co. admin. by EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP) & Mad Vincent Music (BMI)

Song 2:

ABKCO Music, Inc. (BMI)

Song 3:

Hori Productions America, Inc. admin. by PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP) & Mad Vincent Music (BMI)

Song 4:

Hori Productions America, Inc. & Rock Steady Music admin. by PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP) & & Mad Vincent Music (BMI)

Song 5:

Hori Productions America, Inc. admin. by PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP) & Howsville Music (ASCAP)

Songs 6-9:

Hori Productions America, Inc. admin. by PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP)

Very nice packaging included a KISS poster and record sleeve photography by Francesco Scavullo. Certain copies also included a KISS sticker. Record label features what is probably one of KISS' best photos, also by Mr. Scavullo, the band in black tunics with a silver-and-red KISS sing above them. The CD remastered edition of Dynasty was released along with Unmasked, Music From "The Elder" and Creatures Of The Night on October 7, 1997.


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