The God Machine - Sunday Velvet

Lyrics

scenes from the second storey
one last laugh in a place of dying...
b-sides
unreleased
society line

scenes from the second storey

dream machine talk to yourself listen because no one else will and shine your star shine your star shine your star lock your door and keep the strangers away talk to your imaginary friends that only you can see and stare stare into your dream machine see what you see but don't say that you see it hide yourself less someone will steal it hide your love hide your love sunday velvet she said she said you chew me up and then you spit me out you can't do those things but i said you fed me like i was a baby and i never asked you for anything and she said why do i always have to bleed maybe then i'll love you she said why do i always have to bleed maybe then i'll love you she said you can't see anything but you can change anything and you can paint your sky any colour any colour it's all up to you she said you can paint your dark as dark as you need and you can paint your light as light as you please it's all up to you the blind man can you hear a blind man say i wish i could love or can you hear a lover say i wish i could see or have you ever bled and tried to hide wounds so no one could see your pain i'm tired of hiding i'm tired of hiding have you ever seen a bird fly have you ever seen the sun shine have you ever held something beautiful knowing that it will eventually die i'm tired of waiting i'm tired of waiting i've seen the man i've seen a man on the corner preaching of his god i've seen another that doesn't want the burden of his cross but i stand dead in the centre with nothing at all i stand dead in the centre with nothing at all i see a man that says i can give you everything just open hands i see another say just let the time pass but i stand dead in the centre with nothing at all but a head full of shit and a fear of the past while he stands and laughs damn god the desert song kill kill kill burn my crosses shoot shoot shoot i'm already starving and eight weeks later hands still reaching for something let god save god let god save god home black car wrong side of the road saying look out jack we're taking him home we're taking him home to his promised land see the woman point to the sky cross her heart and hope to die jesus made her do it jesus made her do it she's taking him home she's taking him home to his promised land i'm a wayward soldier on my way i'm a wayward soldier on my way to my promised land it's all over she said it's cold out here won't you let me in we've been in this rain for hours you haven't said a thing and she said why do all the things have to change just when they mean the most why do all the things have to change just when they mean the most it always happen that way it always happens that way temptation (instrumental) out why is your sky always so much bluer than mine you look to your sky and say how beautiful and i look at my walls and scream let me out and if your walls ever should come falling i'd understand yes i'd understand because mine already has let me out let me out ego ego is beast ego is evil but ego knows best at least she says so i am one and i am all but sometimes i am nothing and you know you know my little insecurities like someday i may fade away i can't find my way to heaven i can't find my way to heaven whose at you your dark door calling my name and who walks on these floors who walks on these floors whose at the back door calling my name pass the red light pass the red light red light ego is beast ego is evil seven all love slowly fades while we refuse change all things come and go this we know this we know you can find a reason for anything and you can make excuses for all bad things and you can justify before present occurs so you can walk away before i begin to hurt can't you see that i still believe that as long as you dream some things will always be so please don't poison me please don't poison me with your bitterness you look but you see right through me like i don't exist i don't exist but i point and say you are a liar you are a liar someday purity if i show you the truth will you show me the beauty if i show you the pain will you show me the purity if i show you the scars will you show me yours it's the same all over it's the same all over (you were never there you were never there) the piano song (instrumental)

one last laugh in a place of dying...

the tremelo song cut myself because i can't see the beauty feel myself because i can't see the light tell myself that i do not deserve this tell myself that i do not deserve this i'm just a simple man but i'm just a simple man tell myself the bad things are safe in a place where they will do no harm it's easier to see when i open my eyes that all the bad things that all the bad things are in my mind but i'm just a simple man i'm just a simple man mama daddy said boy it's a long way down as he took his hand and knocked me to the ground daddy said faggot fight like a man i wish i had a gun i wish i had a gun mama alone the trees are bare and the sky is grey like veins in the side of a mountain and i sit in the company of kings that speak of their riches freely and i sit in the company of kings that speak of their riches freely i stare out the window when it's cold i think god i must be getting old i look at the walls while i'm counting the stars every whis has a name i just wish i knew what they were and there's a girl outside that says you'll never understand so don't even try in bad dreams when you sleep do you see an angel in dying light or can you see someone standing outside trying to set you alight or maybe you've seen someone somewhere before that i might have loved if i'd never loved you but you only see me in bad dreams painless there's a shadow on my wall that tells me the time it says you're always late and you can't miss this train well i open my mouth but i hear no sound and you said life could be painless and i'm sorry but that's not what i've found and she said life could be painless and she said life could be painless i'm sorry but that's not what i've found i open my mouth but you hear no sound and you said life could be painless and i'm sorry but that's not what i've found you said life could be painless i'm sorry but that's not what i've found the love song head bowed my body aches but i am ageless head bowed my body aches but i am ageless and yet it seems so far away and yet it seems so far away i measure my steps i measure my steps carefully i measure my steps carefully when there's ice on the street and yet it seems so far away and yet it seems so far away the life song all of my life spent trying to deny these things inside and if i should doubt you and if i should doubt you just give that doubt time all of my life spent trying to deny these things inside and if i should doubt you just give that doubt time and what do you see and what do you see my love and what do you see when you look on the inside my love the devil song lights on the hill remind me of speeding trains and hands on the window remind me that children play reflections on the water say to me you can live forever but devil stay away from me but devil stay away from me and she said can't you see everything has its place and here we are and she said can't you see that some things were never meant to change but here we are the hunter all things will eventually die and a true hunter weeps at a merciless killing but someone will always hurt you but someone will always hurt you you're selfish and you're conceited and the world's at your feet but because of your beauty gestures are shallow your gestures are shallow oh what do you do when you feel like you're living a lie oh what do you do when you feel you're living a lie evol sell myself to send me down the money river but what i didn't know is you gotta rock and roll sell myself to send me down the money river the train song met a girl in the rain waiting for a train i said i missed my plane she said i guess you'll have to stay with me do you live far away sometime's it's hard to say she said look it's starting to snow and god i want to go where the sun goes where the sun goes but she's so cold she's so cold the flower song i wish i could fly i wish i could die i wish i was the cross in othello's eye i wish i was a stone in those castle walls so i could be a thousand years old and a hundred feet tall i wish i could fly i wish i could fly i wish i could fly and i wish i could die i wish i was the cross in othello's eye i wish i could fly i wish i could fly i wish i was a flower blowin' in the wind so i could fly away but come back again and again or will i always be alone standing staring at the sky or will I learn to fly or will i learn to fly boy by the roadside there's a place i go to make fires burning spices on the 805 they found a boy dead by the roadside hanging naked but satisfied there's a place i go where no one knows and it's not far away and if you should see me with my face up against the wall well don't stop to talk don't stop to talk but who knows that goes on up there but who knows what goes on up there there's a place i go where no one knows and it's not far away and if you should see me with my face up againtst the wall well don't stop to talk don't stop to talk (all i am is all i am well all i am is all i am) the sunday song (instrumental)

b-sides

all my colours (ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN) flying and you know i'm coming down you're trying but you know you soon go down all my colours turn to clouds all my colours turn to clouds zimbo zimbo zimbo zimbo zimbo what's to say when your heart's in pieces how'd you play those cards in sequence that box you gave me burned nicely that box you gave me burned nicely zimbo zimbo zimbo zimbo zimbo (all my colours turn to clouds) (hey i'm flowing) commitment ("the desert song") you want all that i've got 'cause that makes you feel strong and you want all that i've got so you can give it back like it's from the hand of god and you want to suck the blood from my bones so you can breath the life back into me and you want to suck the blood from my bones so you can breath the life back into me until it's gone until it's gone until it's gone until it's gone (you want all that i've got 'cause that makes you feel strong you want to whack the smile from my face 'cause you can be the one that gives it back to me you want to suck the blood from my bones you can breath the life back into me until it's gone until it's gone until it's gone until it's gone) --- (bbc session) you want all that i've got so you can be the one that gives it back to me and you want all that i've got so you can give it back to me like it's from the hand of god and you want to suck the blood from my bones so you can breath the life back into me and you want to suck the blood from my bones so you can breath the life back into me until it's gone until it's gone until it's gone until it's gone you want to suck the blood from my bones so you can breath the life back into me and you want to whack the smile from my face because that makes you weak and you want all that i've got because that makes you weak and you want to whack the smile from my face so you can be the one that gives it back to me and you want to strip my back of all of that joy because that makes you weak and you want to whack the smile from my face because that makes you feel weak and you want all that i've got because that makes you feel strong until it's gone until it's gone until it's gone until it's gone double dare (BAUHAUS) i dare you to be real to touch a flickering flame the pangs of dark delight don't cower in night fright don't back away just yet from destinations set i dare you to be proud to dare to shout aloud for convictions that you feel like sound from bells to peal i dare you to speak of your despire for bureaucracy, hypocracy, all liars i dare i dare i dare you you you fever (PEGGY LEE) you never know how much i love you never know how much i care but when you put your arms around me i get a fever that's so hard to bear you give me fever, when you kiss me fever when you hold me tight fever in the morning fever all through the night sun lights up the daytime moon lights up the night i light up when you call my name 'cause you know i'm gonna treat you right you give me fever, when you kiss me fever when you hold me tight fever in the morning fever all through the night everybody's got the fever that is something you should know fever isn't such a new scene fever started long ago romeo loved juliet juliet, she felt the same when he put his arms around her he said julie baby, you're my flame now give us fever when you kiss me fever when the flame is you fever i'm on fire fever yeah i'll burn you soon captain smith and pocahontas had a very mad affair when her daddy tried to kill him she said, daddy oh don't you dare he gives me fever with his kisses fever when he holds me tight fever, i'm his mrs daddy, won't you treat him right now you've listened to my story here's the moment i need shake us upon to give your fever (???) they gave me fever when you kiss them fever, if you live and learn fever, 'til you sizzle oh what a lovely way to burn oh what a lovely way to burn pictures of a bleeding boy and what if i was to cut my wrists and paint pictures on the wall could you see could you see and what if i was to cut my wrists and paint pictures on the wall of burning with sunset over a deep red sea would you see would you see would you see would you see and what if i was to walk away and never explain those things would you ever understand would you see would you see would you see a bleeding boy standing by the egde of the water could you see that deep could you see a bleeding boy standing by the egde of the water could you see that deep see that deep (boy) could you see that deep (boy) could you see that deep, see that deep (boy) could you see that deep, see that deep (boy) could you see a bleeding boy standing by the egde of the water could you see that deep, see that deep boy could you see that deep boy oh could you see (???) prostitute i wish i was a rich boy so i could find my time instead of selling myself for a piece of that pie (prostitute) don't you wish you were a rich girl so you could find your time instead of selling yourself for a bottle of wine (? goats, goats, goats, goats ?) what would you do for a million chances would you sell would you sell sell sell the desert song (from "the desert song" ep) kill kill kill burn my crosses shoot shoot shoot i'm already starving and eight weeks later hands still reaching for something reaching for something eight weeks later hands still reaching for something reaching for something god save your honour god save your honour let god save god let god save god (half of you believes the other half does not the problem is the one that does not believe rules and makes the law good in this one bad in the other bad in this one good in the other) god save your honour god save your honour let god save god train (THE MORLOCHS - originally called "last train to satansville") all aboard we're here to stay all you need is a one-way ticket 'cause you're never coming back you're never coming back baby (???) fire (???) this is the last train to desire you're never coming back baby all aboard we're here to stay all you need is a one-way ticket 'cause you're never coming back the train the train take the train on the train the train the train you're never coming back baby what time is love (THE KLF) what time is love love love what time is love love love what time is love love love love love what time is love

unreleased

fucking hypocrite meditate limitate eliminate your hate and hide it you buy it sell it deny it but smile you hate it to smile you hate it to smile you hate it to smile you're a fucking hypocrite fucking hypocrite fucking hypocrite spiritualize realize philosophize in grand old lies and hide those lies and buy those lies and sell those lies deny those lies but smile you hate it to smile you hate it to smile you hate it to smile you're a fucking hypocrite fucking hypocrite fucking hypocrite you are my hero you are my hero fucking hypocrite fucking hypocrite i don't give a fuck about how you feel i don't give a fuck about how you feel fuck you (???) make you real i gave you my words, you gave me your lies now i feel betrayed i give you my words, you give me your lies i'm betrayed i don't give a fuck about how you feel fuck you (???) make you real i feel betrayed mammas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys (ED AND PATSY BRUCE) mammas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys don't let 'em pick guitars and drive them old trucks make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such mammas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys they'll never stay home and they're always alone even with someone they love a cowboy ain't easy to love and he's harder to hold and it means more to him to give you a song than silver or gold budweiser buckles and soft faded levi's and each night begins a new day if you can't understand him and he don't die young he'll probably just ride away mammas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys don't let 'em pick guitars and drive them old trucks make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such mammas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys they'll never stay home and they're always alone even with someone they love a cowboy loves smokey ole pool rooms and clear mountain mornings little warm puppies and children and girls of the night them that don't know him won't like him and them that do sometimes won't know how to take him he's not wrong, he's just different but his pride won't let him do things to make you thing he's right mammas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys don't let 'em pick guitars and drive them old trucks make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such mammas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys they'll never stay home and they're always alone even with someone they love

society line

nouveau riche my box (my voice) has younger for son like sand through a narrow glass a gift of love to you that slipped through your hands a gift of love to you that slipped through your hands stare into the darkness what do you see a new beginning the world holds me back the wind sweeps me away preaching for my sanity father day by day preaching for my sanity father day by day a star passes overhead shining light on me hear the voice break the chain set yourself free hear the voice break the chain set yourself free stare into the darkness your mind is the play (plain, pain, plane) that lights your way through life’s mysterious games a new beginning homeland as the sun sets beyond the open sea under the starlight wish to end my misery i wish i could sail off the edge of the world and somehow try to prove myself worth me i don’t matter (machiavellian ?) craftsman’s hand we lived in a castle made of sand watch the happy man run for his happy home but who knows what he becomes behind locked doors maybe a superman maybe a saint maybe an artist whose canvas is (???) as the sun sets beyond the open sea under the starlight wish to end my misery company after blaming the politicians’ head ashes from our homeland made of sand watch the happy man run for his happy home but watch his face when he sees what his castle has become maybe a superman maybe a saint maybe an artist whose canvas (???) me i don’t matter (meet) the million grasping hand we lived in a castle made of sand watch the happy man run for his happy home but watch his face when we see what our castle has become departure i felt so alone as i pray to the vacant stars no one to hear my scream and sighs am i all alone in a thoughtless world am i all alone in a thoughtless world i lied i lied i lied so many times in the past but just give me one more chance and it’ll be the last i lied i lied i lied so many times before but just give me one more chance it doesn’t matter anymore i’m drowning in sea of serenity i can hear all the whispers but who speaks to me am i all alone in a thoughtless world am i all alone in a thoughtless world i lied i lied i lied so many times in the past but just give me one more chance and it’ll be the last i lied i lied i lied so many times before but just give me one more chance it doesn’t matter anymore anymore i look in a pale dark room my brother’s long gone if only he would listen to the lonely son we could be together not as one and i i i could be a hero one more times but so it had to end the only life i saved was mine and i i i could be the hero one more times but so it had to end the only life i saved was mine the only life i saved was mine the only life i saved was mine the only life i saved was mine world news as i read the news today all hope is seemingly lost i’m wading through the sacred treasures in pandora’s box is that a light i see the one i can’t reach save my soul once again (???) help their prisoners denial of the truth suppress the holy kingdom mother my mind’s with you is that a light i see the one i can’t reach save my soul once again the distances loss of lives seek a treasure tomorrow a rainbow of gold and then to the sorrow is that a light i see the one i can’t reach save my soul once again a deep reflection of a time long gone tears in his (???) eyes stares into disbelief patriotic suicide the sun refused to shine today but no one seems to care open eyes closed minds a cold blank stare the sun refused to shine today but no one seems to notice we’ve all fallen asleep yeah i’m not getting rotten reign i look above this here as you look below with love i look above this here as you look as you look as you look below with love as you look below with love there’s a demon in you heart saying go go go there’s an angel in your soul screaming no no no there’s a demon in you heart saying go go go there’s an angel in your soul screaming no no no i’ve seen you there i’m the king and you’re my queen come to me close your eyes and follow so blindly close your eyes and follow ten years old kiss the sky in you i tried to hide ten years older now have i learned the reasons the reasons why have i learned the reasons the reasons why i’ve grown a little older now but am i more wise i look above this here as you look below with love i look above this here as you look as you look as you look as you look below with love second sun the sun the sun shines for me tonight the sun the sun shines for me tonight it’s time for you to step down from your throne take a look at what your kingdom has become it’s time it’s time for you to step down from your throne take a look at what your kingdom has become at what your kingdom has become at what your kingdom has become the stars the stars fall from my sky the stars the stars fall from my sky burn a quiet country sight wake a sleepless crying child it’s time it’s time for you to step down from your throne take a look at what your kingdom has become at what your kingdom has become at what your kingdom has become today the moon the moon cries for me tonight the moon the moon cries for me tonight the lonely night (light) among a sunrise cries for me tonight and i don’t know why it’s time for you to step down from your throne and take a look at what you kingdom has become at what you kingdom has become at what you kingdom has become today today