Title: Clean Machine - Tin Machine Parody

Rating: PG just in case

fandom: labyrinth

parts: one

Disclaimer: I do not own Tin Machine, believe it or

not. Bowie, Hunt and Tony Sales, and Reeves Gabrels

are the talented artists. Bowie owns it, I guess. All

music is by Bowie except for Working Class Hero which

is by John Lennon (wow, that means I just cowrote a

song with John Lennon. Who would've thought, lol!) All

Lyrics are mine

summary: a parody of the bowie album tin machine. I have no life, what can

I say.

Sorry if you folks don't like the album, I happen to

LOVE Tin Machine, but dat's me! Enjoy!

Magic's in here (Heaven's in here)

Baby I dream of when night becomes day

Of only you who makes me feel this way

We dance and we sway, we dance and we sway

Crystal breaks but there's magic in...

            Magic's in here

            Magic's in here

            among the shimmering gowns

            among the whispers and frowns

            magic's in here

The bite of that peach told you all

But still you came and answered my call

I'm taking a chance so let's have this dance

I'll lower my mask if you'll lower your guard

and it's here

            magic's in here

            magic's in here

            among the shimmering gowns

            among the whispers and frowns

            magic's in here

magic everywhere

shattered with one chair

magic breathes even when you leave

the rustle of feathers on the wind

I might fall like the villain falls

Time twirls and falls, there's magic in here

and you fall like the hero falls

but deep inside there's magic in

magic's in here

magic's in here

among the shimmering gowns

among whispers and frowns

magic's in here

you'll dance to my song

we'll dance all night long

you'll wear my crown

there's magic in here

Clean machine (Tin Machine)

clean machine

clean machine

get me out of here

somewhere without talking rocks

and goons with big blond hair

clean machine

clean machine

clean machine

clean machine

the strange things that I pass

gotta get that baby back

will I get there at last?

clean machine

clean machine

clean machine

baby doll

baby doll

have I got a prayer?

There's more than crystals moving here

There's that dual colored stare

frightened dwarves and mindless guards

riddles on their lips

fooling up my brother's future

read it gal and weep

raging raging raging

crying in my room

now I need a good idea

now I need it soon

I'm running from a big machine

in this magic hell

everything's falling down

has the world really fell

clean machine

clean machine

send me some new magic thing

that gets me back home

not this shadowed, not fair land

following its maker

hurry up

clean machine

clean machine

one more dark corridor to go

and now a ladder

I reach right out to get some help

and then they run away

clean machine

clean machine

baby doll

baby doll

magic singing wonders

mass confusion

faithful friends

night and drunken watchmen

trying to fulfill my future

messed up words and sullen duty

that's trapped behind the heroine

and right behind her eyes

Prisoner of Dreams (Prisoner of Love)

Don't look ahead

Whatever it takes to save his life

I believe I've known you for a long time

and my heart said no, no one but you

Like a rescue in an alleyway

you burst in my room

I was a victim of life's persecution

I'm a prisoner of dreams, but I cannot stay

I won't be fooled by fools who promise me

the world and all that dreams can offer

I was so hungry I'd plead you over and over

and over and over

and I would battle any spell to be there with you

even the boldest shudder in the dark

I gave dreams everything I had

I was a prisoner of dreams - I won't stay here

Like a solo on Ronno's guitar

you waltzed in my life

I was crying so softly

now I'm finally out of your shadow

I was a prisoner of dreams but I cannot stay

I won't be fooled by fools who promise me

the world and all that dreams can offer

I smell the vile deception of the crystal

it drives me to hate you, yes, even destroy you

I'm so afraid for him that

I'll face anyone that steals him away

even the boldest shudder in the dark

I gave dreams everything I had

I was a prisoner of dreams - I won't stay here

Dream city (Crack City)

oh come all you dreamers

don't grab that dainty hand

it belongs to mr. take and play

it belongs to the magic man

don't give your siblings' bodies

to the goblins and the lice

you'll barely make it out alive

his eyes are cold as ice

he's lurking in the shadows

he's lurking in the night

he's lurking on your window

he's lurking out of sight

            gonna break dream city

            break dream city

scream at the psycho fireys

who's claws will give you pain

he'll force you down to their level

with his addictions and mind games

drowned by star-eyed visions

and peaches and magic and dreams

they're just a bunch of illusions

with venom at their core

you can't keep on living

the way he wants you to

it'll stall your time till thirteen

then baby you'll be through

            gonna break dream city

            break dream city

and you the master magician

may nightmares take you now

you didn't get me then

and you won't take them now

may all your worst fears

consume your big-haired head

may the icy winds of disappointment

torment you in your bed

don't laugh at me you dreamers

this world should know the truth

dreams darken the real world

it sticks like rotten glue

            break dream city

he'll clothe you in satin

and take you underground

you'll forget yourself

and drown in dreamland's mire

that little baby will be turned into a beast

and you'll never remember

only your words can get you out of this

he has no power over you

I've played his games and won

and been back from that hell

I've finished with that journey

I've known it all too well

            gonna break dream city'

            break dream city

I Won't Read (I Can't Read)

I can read and I can recite

But saying words doesn't make them right

Now I've got to face the shadows

Beat the clock in this mad race

Hopes float up to heaven

Dreams sink to nightmare hell

I just move, pursue the chase

swith paths, it seems to far

I won't read it anymore

I'll just sit back and ignore

Cause it just isn't right, it isn't right

I won't read it, I won't read it

when you see his lovely smile

after you've run your mile

to be stuck in that hazy mist

only have a few more minutes

I won't read it anymore

I'll just sit back and ignore

Cause it just isn't right it isn't right

I won't read it, I won't read it

Under his eyes (Under the God)

ball dance in lovely dream balls

goblins runnin around

fireys chasing a mortal fool

all over the ground

girl's picking up more help

of course you know this means war

this is his land, get used to it

he controls every trap, every door

under his eyes

under his eyes

she thinks she's escaped him

under his eyes

under his eyes

he'll follow her back to the bland

she falls down into a deep hole

all she feels is hate

takes help without stopping to ponder

she just doesn't want to be late

horrid bog of rancid stink

no one would ever live here

villain-esque hate is heroine must

well she's won, but she just ain't happy

as the world comes tumbling down

the secrets that she shared

he believed her when she said no way

now reality's back again

under his eyes

she'll live then fade away

more will come and then go

his ancient lines he'll say

in his ever-lasting life

Astounding (Amazing)

I'm watching

You're coming, girl

stay by my side

I'm scared you'll

leave me before

you let me confide

life's now a dream

you are astounding

since you came here

my life's astounding

I promise

you'll have all you need

there's too much to lose if you leave

my nightmare

watching you scream the words

shattering both of our lives

life's now a dream

you are astounding

since you came here

you're on a roll

go, go, go

and you're astounding

Second class hero (Working Class Hero)

as soon as he's born they make you feel small

by giving you no time instead of it all

till the wound is so deep you say nothing at all

a second class hero is nothing to be

a second class hero is nothing to be

they scoff you at home and think you're a fool

they hate you if you're different and make you clean

up his drool

till you're so freaking desperate you just follow

their rules

a second class hero is nothing to be

a second class hero is nothing to be

when you're laughed at and yelled at for fifteen years

they think you're a fool because of your career

they want to keep you at home so they fill you with

fear

a second class hero is nothing to be

a second class hero is nothing to be

keep you mopping and washing and dote on he

and you think that you'll never get out and be free

but you're still just a slave as far as I can see

a second class hero is nothing to be

a second class hero is nothing to be

there's room by my side I'm telling you still

come back to me before your dreams get killed

come back, you've surely gotten your fill

a second class hero is nothing to be

if you want to be a real hero then come follow me

if you want to be a real hero then come follow me

Forest (Bus stop)

there's a cry that is heard in the city

to the castle at the end of the lane

a shriekin and dancing all through the night

another night of singing and flames

they'll dance with you despite your hesitations

and they'll laugh at the teeniest jokes

she's a young girl at odds with her brother

but she can't pretend fear doesn't work

when she's running like the breeze

runnin through the forest

now the king came to her in a vision

and offered escape from her world

I'm not saying she should believe him

but are you sure he's really that cruel

I've been told that he has a soft side

from all his years all alone

makes ya think

 Sweet Thing (Pretty Thing)

Think about the right things

think about the wrong things

think about a reason to get away

something going wrong when you wish it up

something getting dark when you wish it up

oh sweet little thing let your temper flare

never gonna treat you wrong

take you back and make you a princess

just stop being so strong

oh you sweet thing

say your words thing

gimme that baby thing

think about the dream thing

think about the quest thing

think about me holding you spin ya around

something crashing down when you speak up

something going wrong when you speak up

sweet little girl put that book away

it's only gonna tell you wrong

takes my world and breaks it to pieces

always gonna hate that song

oh you sweet thing

say those horrid things

get no dream things

hero crime (Video Crime)

ain't got room for thinking that king is mine

me, I'm running with no bro get him back

me, I'm looking for help here get him back

ignore his offer - hero crime

hero crime

save him and go and hero crime

hero crime

I've got mission I've got no sense

wonder where my dreams all went

ain't got time for dancing round break it up

trash heap women, fancy ball chic break it up

haunt this world till thirteen          break it up

ignore his offer - hero crime

hero crime

save him and go and hero crime

hero crime

say my words and walk away

just can't tear my heart away

ain't got room for changing         this life's mine

ain't got room for both worlds     break it up

me I'm here with no dreams       broke them up

shattered dreams - hero crime

hero crime

got my way and hero crime

hero crime

I've got my bro I've got no sense

wonder where my dreams all went

run (Run)

wish I were back home

with merlin in my room

under the rainy sky

my folks will be home soon

but I can't see too far

with these grown-up eyes

can't hold my breath

I'll say my words

and I'm heartbreak prone

I'll be there

I'll be back home

without your touch

            an I'll run run run run run

            an I'll run run run run run

            without my dreams

I'm a cautious chick

going through the woods

and it's cold down here

without your eyes

trouble out here - trouble everywhere

solving problems not knowing you care

you've got a long life, I'm duty bound

no hope, no dreams, no you, oh well

            an I'll run run run

            run run run

            without your love

I duck the guards - crash the world

talk myself senseless - follow the breeze

run to find - shout to kill

go home all in pain - I've got my friends

Compromise yourself (Sacrifice Yourself)

some days she feels so empty

just a weary shell

chasing after some dream

that's like a dream from hell

he could trap or crush her

he's the one she's picked to battle

and eternity'll pass him

and he'll always know her prattle

won't compromise herself

won't compromise herself

can't surprise herself

won't compromise herself

there it is the queen, the star she

once talked of being

gave the boy a look and

gave up her rights screaming

no way perfect it was crazy all the way round

she blew the king right off his feet

she tells him she's the good guy

won't compromise herself

won't compromise herself

can't surprise herself

won't compromise herself

her, the only one who won, a girl of confidence

blind deep in her heart proving she hasn't grown a lot

wham bam thanks for nothing

winning is all

she wanders back into her room

and wonders where she's going

won't sacrifice herself

won't sacrifice herself

can't surprise herself

won't sacrifice herself

Sarah can dance (Baby Can Dance)

she's running down a woodsy path

she takes one bite and then she reels

and he sees and he sees

the way it feels to float on air

with fancy gown and fany hair

and he sees and he sees

she's the one who can

she's the one who can

the one who can call

the one who can shout

the one who can make a deal

then complain

then shows up and

causes pain

Sarah can dance

Sarah can dance

Sarah can run around the maze

attract a king and leave him hang

he's in the shadows waiting for

the girl who knows and won't go back

and he sees and he sees

and the way it feels

to float on air

everyday, she's far away

everyday, she's far away

it's over now

it's over now