Hot Water -- see True Colours
The Chant Has Begun -- see True Colours
"Something About You"
(M. Lindup/P. Gould/R. Gould/M. King/W. Badarou)
now
how can it be
that a love
carved out of caring
fashioned by fate
could suffer so hard
from the games
played once too often
but making mistakes
is a part
of life's imperfections
born of the years
is it so wrong
to be human after all
drawn into the stream
of undefined illusion
those diamond dreams
they can't disguise the truth
that there is something about you
baby so right
I wouldn't be without you
baby tonight
if ever our love
was concealed
no one can say that
we didn't feel
a million things
and a perfect dream of life
gone
fragile but free
we remain
tender together
if not so in love
and it's not so wrong
we're only human after all
these changing years
they add to your confusion
oh and you need to hear
the time that told the truth
because there's something about you
baby so right
I wouldn't live without you
baby tonight
because there's something about you
baby so right
I couldn't live without you
baby tonight
Additional lyrics, "Sisa Mix":
somethin' 'bout the way you are
can't go back we've gone too far
nothing is the way it seems
we're quite safe here in our dreams
you for me are all it takes
to wipe the slate of our mistakes
I'm not perfect that's for sure
I'm only human after all
and now there's something about you, yeah
and I couldn't live without you
tonight
- Chommar Ipiet Ira Hani Apop -
"World Machine"
(W. Badarou/P. Gould/M. King/M. Lindup)
some folks try
to multiply
from sunrise to sunset
leave behind
more of their kind
so no one will forget
but that ain't where I'm coming from - today
those easy girls don't turn me on - anyway
I wanna know where my pride has gone
the party's over
caught in a dream
inside this world machine
teachers teach
and preachers preach
of spiritual evolution
but this big I am
from uncle sham
just adds to my confusion
I've seen his face, I've heard his song - before
but I don't care what time he's on - anymore
I must have been on the streets too long
the party's over
caught in a dream
inside this world machine
I find myself outside your door
trying to make it like before
but you don't follow what I say
and I can tell by your smile
you're no longer a child
that part of you was buried yesterday . . .
. . . who knows
why they come and where they go
in this world machine?
it's the chosen fools
who make the rules
that don't apply to me
with their fast-car games
and counter claims
not my reality
and I don't know if I belong - today
I don't know why my friends have gone - away
I must have been on the streets too long
the party's over
caught in a dream
inside this world machine
don't knock the system - we'll knock some sense in you
don't beat the system - there's nothing you can do
- Chommar Ipiet Ira Hani Apop -
"A Physical Presence"
(M. King/P. Gould)
I leave as I enter
another boy caught in-between
now all I can muster
are whispers to your screams
don't you remember
how you eased my disgrace
don't you remember
the love you saw in my face
perfected in silence
a physical presence
perfected in silence
a physical presence
I sought affection
but now I realize
a cold rejection
the movement in your eyes
but I can remember
when you shook against me
I can remember
when I saw what love could be
perfected in silence
a physical presence
perfected in silence
a physical presence
ain't what she did
it's the way that she did it
when I couldn't give
only she could forgive it
ain't what she did
it's the way that she did it
as long as I live
it's for me to re-live it . . .
silence . . .
part of the answer
is that there's really no escape
part of the answer
is that life can have such perfect shape
don't you remember
all the nights you shared in my disgrace
don't you remember
that the love that filled this empty space was . . .
. . . perfected in silence
a physical presence
perfected in silence
a physical presence
- Chommar Ipiet Ira Hani Apop -
"Leaving Me Now"
(M. King/P. Gould/W. Badarou)
it seems true love is so rare
seems all I've known is deceit
your laughter fills the air
once more I'm sensing defeat
and I suppose you're leaving me now
I was so sure, now I'm so full of doubt
and I suppose you'll be leaving this place
just like the smile you wiped from my face
this time
I always gave my best
your memory serves you so badly
some people kill for less
yet I'd still die for you gladly (oh so gladly)
but I suppose it's my turn now
to play a scene that's familiar somehow
I turn the page and you walk away
not even love could bring you to stay
this time
walk away
you don't need me
once more I'm learning
in the depths of my despair
your lies confirming
true love is so rare
and I suppose it's my turn now
there's no more love, only feelings of doubt
gone with the hope your words have erased
gone with the smile you wiped from my face
love is a ship we all hope to steer
through troubled times 'cross an ocean of tears
a midnight sea that swells in your eyes
takes just one look to know I'm still mesmerized
but I suppose you're leaving me now
I was so sure now I'm so full of doubt
I turn the page and you walk away
not even love could bring you to stay
this time
- Chommar Ipiet Ira Hani Apop -
"It's Not The Same For Us"
(W. Badarou/P. Gould/M. King/M. Lindup)
I know you live on my street
I sometimes wonder
why we don't meet
I've seen your face in the sky
twenty-five stories high
you never come down to earth
communication (communication)
could hardly be much worse
don't keep me here in the dark
I want to be your friend
your fears are way off the mark
every generation
sees it their own way
never learning their lessons
making the same mistakes again
it's not the same for us - as history fades away
it's not the same for us
it's not the same for us - you must hear me when I say
it's not the same for us
look out on this brave new land
think of the future
the future that lays in our hands
our leaders live in the past
we can change it
there's something to hope for at last
every generation
sees it their own way
why don't we learn our lessons
don't make the same mistakes again
it's not the same for us - as history fades away
it's not the same for us
it's not the same for us - do you hear me when I say
it's not the same for us
what dreams are you chasing now?
what are you living for? (it's not the same for us)
the problems that we're facing now
nobody faced before (it's not the same for us)
please don't reject me
in anger or in sorrow (it's not the same for us)
you've got to accept me
if we're to make a better tomorrow
it's not the same - it's not the same for us
- Chommar Ipiet Ira Hani Apop -
"Dream Crazy"
(M. King/R. Gould/M. Lindup)
dream crazy
we change too fast
take cover
'cause it can't last
it's a cold crime
a deadly sting
there's no time
to talk of deadly things
well there's no lifetime guarantees
but I see you and you see me
let's spend the night on love's deep sea
and let emotion set us free
I love the way you start to glow
I love the way your body flows
stand easy
it's a party crash
so sleazy
let's make a smash
cool colors
set the scene
dive into
the neon love machine
you know my love's a guarantee
so dance a dance of love with me
your body's moving like the sea
now we're as close as we can be
I love the way you start to glow
I love the way your body flows
that's the way the party goes
and it's a way everyone knows
well there's no lifetime guarantees
but when you you're making love to me
we'll ride the waves of ecstasy
and let emotion set us free
I love the way (dream crazy) you start to glow
I love the way your body flows (when you dance with me)
that's the way (dream crazy) the party goes
and it's a way (watch that body flow) everyone knows ("dream")
- Chommar Ipiet Ira Hani Apop -
"A Good Man In A Storm"
(M. King/R. Gould/M. Lindup)
it just occurred to me
I must be blind
why do I try so hard to keep my cool
when I'm about to lose my mind
there was a vision
flashing by
of a summers' day I spent with you
of a child who never learnt how to cry
when those around me
fall in despair
I call upon my common sense
'cause someone has to care
a sudden decision
I can't explain
though I've often tried to change the rules
the game remains the same
for love
I've played the part so many times
it fits me like a glove
now I'm the victim
in the bitter end
I know you need me to be strong
l just don't know how much longer I can pretend
you always need me
to be a good man in a storm
it sometimes scares me
the further we go
just how much we understand
against how much we know
so whatever happened
in our hearts
while making perfect sense of life
we still remain so far apart
you always want me
to be a good man in a storm
trying to fit the social norm
and be a good man in a storm
trying hard since I was born
to be a good man in a storm
- Chommar Ipiet Ira Hani Apop -
"Coup D'Etat"
(M. King/P. Gould)
on the border
there's disorder
now they've gone too far
wait for the coup d'etat
fragmentation
alienation
we don't know hwo we are
wait for the coup d'etat
no choice
look what we've become
world peace
at the point of a gun
the voice
that calls everyone
says fight
for a place in the sun
proud man's daughter
came through slaughter
but she still bears the scars
wait for the coup d'etat
declaration
'cross the nation
hailed as a rising star
wait for the coup d'etat
too late
to make any plans
the state
has met her demands
we wait
for the blood on her hands to dry . . .
on the border
there's disorder
proud man's daughter
came through slaughter
- Chommar Ipiet Ira Hani Apop -
"Lying Still"
(W. Badarou/R. Gould/M. King)
she came thru the door 'round my place
she was not the same
I reached out my hand to touch her face
she turned her head away
her words flew in empty circles
reasons unexplained
I saw that her thoughts were somewhere else
we made love anyway
lying still in your arms
and the tears came down
she cried (her pain)
and like the rain that draws a cloud across the sun
the tears flow on
she cried the pain she felt inside
as night touched the sky with moonglow
she opened up her heart
the tides of emotions ebb and flow
washing us apart
we talked thru the night in whispers
as the silent city lay
reasons she gave cut deep and hard
the dawn broke angry grey
lying still in your arms
heartbeats cold
she cried (my pain)
like thunder rolling thru an aching winter sky
heartbeats cold
(her pain)
lying still in your arms
but the tears came down
she cried (my pain)
and like the rain that draws a cloud across the sun
the tears flow on
she cried the pain I felt inside
the future dissolves in the tears
the morning surrenders the years
how can you say our love wasn't real
when I see how you feel
another time
another place
I won't cry for her
no more
the days go on
but the nights are long
I'll remember her
for sure
still in your arms
- Chommar Ipiet Ira Hani Apop -