Cosmic Dancer
 (T-Rex cover from the Initiation sessions)
I was dancing when I was twelve
I was dancing when I was twelve
I was dancing when I was ahh
I was dancing when I was ahh
I danced myself right ou' the womb
I danced myself right ou' the womb
Is it strange to dance so soon?
I danced myself right ou' the womb
I was dancing when I was eight
I was dancing when I was eight
Is it strange to dance so late
Is is strange to dance so late
Oh, oh
I danced myself into the tomb
I danced myself into the tomb
Is it strange to dance so soon?
Is it strange to dance so soon?
Is it wrong to understand
The fear that dwells inside a man?
What's it like to be a loon?
I liken it to a balloon
Oh, oh
Danced myself out of the womb
I danced myself out of the womb
Is it strange to dance so soon
I danced myself right ou' the womb
I danced myself into the tomb
I danced myself into the tomb
Is it strange to dance so soon?
I danced myself into the tomb
Oh, oh...

 Creatures in Quarantine
 The monitors inside my head
Are making this a failed attempt
To look for something else to be
Something that is out of reach

Here, the creatures in quarantine
With the creatures in quarantine
The creatures in quarantine

My transistor has become dislodged
It's disintegrating
My only direct line to God
The days have never been this hot

Here, the creatures in quarantine
With the creatures in quarantine
The creatures in quarantine

The creatures in quarantine
With the creatures in quarantine
The creatures in quarantine

 'Ello Kiddies
 (Cheap Trick cover performed live and in studio)
'Ello kiddies
'Ello kiddies
Whatcha gonna do when the lights start shining
'Ello kiddies
'Ello kiddies
Whatcha gonna do when your head's exploding

So you missed some school
You know that school's for fool
Today money rules
And everybody steals it

'Ello kiddies
'Ello kiddies
Whatcha gonna do when your stomach's burning
'Ello kiddies
'Ello kiddies
Whatcha gonna do when your guts are churning

You lead a life of crime
You got to go unwind
You haven't got much time
You know they're out to get you

'Ello kiddies
'Ello kiddies
Whatcha gonna do when you got religion
'Ello kiddies
'Ello kiddies
Hope you didn't get it on the television

So you missed some school
You know that school's for fool
Today money rules
And everybody steals it

You lead a life of crime
You got to go unwind
You haven't got much time
You know they're out to get you

 I'm Only Sleeping
 (Beatles cover performed live)
When I wake up early in the morning,
Lift my head, I'm still yawning
When I'm in the middle of a dream
Stay in bed, float up stream

Please don't wake me, no
Don't shake me
Leave me where I am
I'm only sleeping

Everybody seems to think I'm lazy
I don't mind, I think they're crazy
Running everywhere at such a speed
Till they find, there's no need

Please don't spoil my day
I'm miles away
And after all
I'm only sleeping

Keeping an eye on the world going by my window
Taking my time

Lying there and staring at the ceiling
Waiting for a sleepy feeling

Please don't spoil my day
I'm miles away
And after all
I'm only sleeping

Keeping an eye on the world going by my window
Taking my time

When I wake up early in the morning,
Lift my head, I'm still yawning
When I'm in the middle of a dream
Stay in bed, float up stream

Please don't wake me, no
Don't shake me
Leave me where I am
I'm only sleeping

 Kick!
 (Adam Ant cover performed live)
See a nation on its knees
And its heritage dead
See a nation needing "civilisation"
Just like a hole in the head

One race
To-day
One Chant
Kick

So now you're trying it on me
But I'm aware of your plan
To save the "Man" you have to kill the "Indian"
By simply shaking his hand

 Strangers in the Night
 (Frank Sinatra cover performed live)
Strangers in the night exchanging glances
Wond'ring in the night
What were the chances we'd be sharing love
Before the night was through

Something in your eyes was so inviting,
Something in you smile was so exciting,
Something in my heart,
Told me I must have you

Strangers in the night, two lonely people
We were strangers in the night
Up to the moment
When we said our first hello
Little did we know
Love was just a glance away,
A warm embracing dance away and -

Ever since that night we've been together.
Lovers at first sight, in love forever
It turned out so right,
For strangers in the night

 Time Has Come Today
(Chambers Brothers cover performed live)
Time has come today
Young hearts can go their way
Can't put it off another day
I don't care what others say
They think we don't listen anyway

Time has come today Hey

The rules have changed today
I have no place to stay
Thinking about the subway
The love has flown away
My tears have come and gone
Oh my lord, I have to roam
I have no home
I have no home

Now the time has come
no place to run
I might get burned up by the sun
but I've had my fun
I've been loved and put aside
I've been crushed by tumbling tides
And my soul been psychedelisized

Now the time has come
There are things to realize
Time has come today
Time has come today

Time, Time, Time, Time
Time, Time, Time, Time
Time, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh

Now our time has come
No place to run
I might get burned up by the sun
but I've had my fun
I've been loved and put aside
I been crushed by tumbling tides
And my soul been psychedelisized

Now the time has come
There are things to realize
Time has come today
Time has come today

 We Got the Beat
 (Go-Go's cover performed live)
See the people walking down the street
Fall in line just watching all their feet
They don't know where they wanna go
But they're walking in time

They got the beat
They got the beat
Yeah
They got the beat

See the kids just getting out of school
They can't wait to hang out and be cool
Hang around 'til quarter after twelve
That's when they fall in line

Kids got the beat
They got the beat
They got the beat
Yeah
Kids got the beat

Go-Go music really makes us dance
Do the Pony puts us in a trance
Do the Watusi just give us a chance
That's when we fall in line

We got the beat
We got the beat
We got the beat
Yeah
We got the beat

There are numerous rare and unreleased songs that were recorded in studio and performed live in the early days of the band's existence. Song titles include Fanfare, Burning Tree, Islands of Sanity, Shape of Judas, Tomorrow (not the hymn hidden on the Initiation album), Shooting an Elephant, and others. If you have lyrics or tapes of any of these, please email me. I will try to post lyrics for the 1989 demo versions of How Are Ya Man? and Fields of Discipline soon.

Back to the main page.