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1. |
Stay In Bed
02:07
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I’m just gonna stay in bed
Wrap these pillows round my head
I just wanna stay in bed all day
Inside here it’s nice and warm
Outside there’s a nasty storm
I’m just gonna stay in bed today
Stay in bed that’s for me
Won’t get up till after tea
I just wanna stay in bed all day
Tucked up with my ball and bone
I’m quite happy all alone
Until it’s dark I won’t go out to play
I’ll just lie here disappeared
No one round to call me weird
I’m just gonna stay in bed today
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2. |
Would You
02:58
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When I was on my own
You couldn't feel my pain
But now that you've got what you begged for
Would you make the same choice again?
Would you?
I don't think so
What you think
That you need
It isn't me
They say there's nothing worse
Than getting what you wish for
Said you wanted everything
I gave you so much more
Well I'm no angel
I'm sure that you'll agree
And now it is the end
The end, for you and me
When I was on my own
You couldn't feel my pain
But now that you've got what you begged for
Would you make the same choice again?
Now that I'm back on my own
No one to share my pain
Now that I've got what I begged for
Would I make the same choice again?
Would I?
Hell yes!
What I know
That I need
It isn't you
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3. |
Voodoo
04:16
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It's Saturday night
And I’m pulling you tight
Temperature's going off the gauge
I know that you feel the same
There's a heat deep within my frame
And my blood feels like lava in my veins
You do your voodoo to me
You do your voodoo
You do the voodoo to me
Do the voodoo
Hot fingers dance over me,
Each touch thrills me dangerously
Your consciousness seeps inside my mind
Pull closer I hear you moan
I can't stand to be alone
My soul burns and flames light up my eyes
When you're not around
The voodoo holds me down
Magic keeps me coming back for more
Can't fight it, wont fight it
I let you cut my hair
And I let you breathe my air
My heart feels like drumbeats at my core
When you're not around
The voodoo holds me down
Magic keeps me coming back for more
You do your voodoo to me
You do your voodoo
You do the voodoo to me
You do the voodoo
You do your voodoo to me
You do your voodoo
You do the voodoo to me
Do your voodoo to me
Magic to me
Don't ever set me free
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4. |
Try To Be Mine
04:36
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Come try to be mine where all others have failed
I’ll give you my time till your efforts have paled
Show me your eyes and the depth of your art
Show me your breast and the song in your heart
Whisk me away on the tails of your dress
Tell me you know what I dare not confess
Say you don’t care if I’m yours but a day
Love me with abandon and perhaps I will stay
But show me a contract or make a demand
Show me a rope or a ring for my hand
Then as the moon shines the bat brief there upon
Turn look for me I will surely be gone
I’ll walk in your footsteps in a blaze of sunlight
Stand by your side in the darkness of the night
Walk on ahead I will follow you for sure
But stop wait for me and I will follow you no more
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5. |
BLACKFIRE
02:34
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You set a black spark smouldering
Deep inside of me
Now it’s started blazing
Burning all I see
Grips me like a heart attack
Everything fades to black
Blackfire, consuming me
It was a black night when I met you
The rain came pouring down
When you scorched into my life
And set alight this town
Treat me bad when I ain’t to blame
But you got my passion inflamed
Blackfire, consuming me
Like a moth I had no idea
Just what you could do
Your lips burned so very hot
When I first kissed you
When I recall the games we played
I need to call the fire brigade
Blackfire, consuming me
Blackfire, consuming me
Blackfire, consuming me
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6. |
Fade
04:39
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I walk in to a room
And I know that you’re there
The heady scent of your perfume
Lies heavy in the air
And when you say my name
It sends a shiver down my spine
Then you start to play your game
And say you’ll always be mine
You breathe into my ear
Start messing with my mind
Tell me what I want to hear
All the good things that we’ll find
You start to stroke my skin
Gaze deep into my eyes
I feel my end begin
As I’m slowly hypnotized
And at the break of dawn
You slip away with the night
My body drained and worn
By your unholy appetite
And as the day goes past
It seems I cannot leave the shade
Stare into the looking glass
As my reflection starts to fade
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7. |
Cannot Hear Her Name
03:27
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I’m all screwed up when it comes to love
I’ll never love again
There’s a demon below inside above
Says love is pain, love is pain, love is pain
In my dreams I think I see her
But my dreams are only dreams
Reality is a different place
To the way this vision seems
Somewhere somehow beyond the black flame
But I cannot hear her name
I try to believe when it comes to love
I know that to survive I must
But there’s a demon undermines all trust
He says be sane, be sane, be sane
I’ve searched in vain but I haven’t found love
Like mine could be returned
In this black flame I’ve burned and I’ve turned
Still it’s the same, it’s the same, it’s the same
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8. |
Join Me In The Darkness
04:20
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Join me in the darkness
Meet me in the night
Join me in the darkness
I’m sure it will be all right
You and me together
Walking in the night
You and me together
Onward through the night
You and me together
Putting out the light
You and me together
You know I’ll treat you right
Let me take your spirit
Let me take your soul
Let me take you by the hand
In the thrill of rock and roll
Join me in the darkness
Join me in the darkness
Join me in the darkness
Join me in the darkness
Meet me in the darkness
I don’t care who you are
We’ll meet on Clapham Common
And joy ride in your car
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9. |
Pied Piper
04:36
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In the trees, a flickering light,
And the shadows danced in the cold twilight
The laughter grew as the people relaxed
The Pied Piper played and planned his attack
The meal was gone and the dancing began
The Pied Piper thought about his plan
The jester grinned but his eyes were dark
The years of war had left their mark
So the slaughter began, and the dancers ran
Into the blades of the pipers swords
In the dark of the night, lit by strange firelight
The pipers men earned their rewards
The pipers job was done
The army was gone
In Hamyln town the elders told their lies
And the piper fixed them with his steely eyes
He took out his flute and he played along
The rats of Hamyln all sung the song
The madness took effect, the piper played for his debt
The dancing rats were out of control
Chased through the streets like pieces of meat
The sound of the flute led them on
The tune picked up pace and in that awful place
They killed everyone
The Piper laid down his flute and still resolute
Took his money and was gone.
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10. |
L Word
05:00
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She looked me in the eye, she told me not to lie
She looked like she would cry, and asked me how I felt
I felt like I would die - it nearly made me melt
But I didn’t say the L - word
I wouldn’t the L - word
(No) I couldn’t say the L -word
Tell me what it’s about
Can we clear up any doubt?
Tell me what does the L -word mean?
Does anybody know what it means?
She looked at me aside, she took me for a ride
I thought she understood, when in the rain we cried
It made me feel so good, God knows how hard I tried
But I couldn't say the L - word
I wouldn’t say the L - word
(No) I shouldn’t say the L -word
What is it all about?
It makes me want to shout
‘Cause I don’t know what the L -word means
What the hell does the L - word mean?
She didn’t want to play, I tried so hard to get my way
I tried every trick I knew, that had worked every other day
But there was nothing I could do, only one thing I could say.
So I had to say the L - word
I can't believe I used the L -word
Somehow I went & said the L -word
Of course I shouldn't use the L -word
I was forced to use the L - word
What is it all about?
This ‘L’ ing word that liars tout
Tell me what does the L - word mean?
What the Hell does the L - word mean?
Does anybody know what it means?
It’s nothing, or it’s something obscene
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11. |
Closer Now
03:39
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Come closer now
Let me have your heart
Let me hear it beat out loud
Come closer now
Let me make a start
Let me throw it to the crowd
Closer now, come closer now
Closer now, come closer now
Step nearer now
Let me talk with you
Let me look into your eyes
Step nearer now
Let me walk with you
Let me take you by surprise
Only I can set you free
Only I can set you free
Closer now, closer now
Closer now, come closer now
Step nearer now
Let me feel your heart
Let me burn alive on stage
Step nearer now
Let me seal your fate
Let me turn you in your grave
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12. |
Only Wanna B With U
03:21
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I would drive around the world
If only I had a car
Then the miles and kilometres
Just wouldn’t seem that far
I don’t care what the people say
I don’t care what I have to do
I know you want to be with me
I only want to be with you
If I broke my arms and legs
I would crawl upon my knees
To get closer to
What the mind and body needs
I don’t care about right and wrong
I know what I have to do
I know you want to be with me
I only want to be with you
I only want to be with you
I only want to be with you
I don’t need wings boats or wheels
To get where I need to be
All I need is fire in my soul
To get you close to me
I don’t care what the people say
Don’t matter what I have to do
I know you want to be with me
I only want to be with you
I only, I only, only want to be with you
I only, I only, only want to be with you
I only, I only, only want to be with you
I only, I only, only want to be with you
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13. |
Jack Hacksaw
04:50
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Welcome to the corrupting black genius
Of Dr Jack Hacksaws Circus Most Hideous
A freakshow of things that are seen only in dreams
A collection of gorgeous ungodly unseens.
On come the clowns with a face splitting grin
They beat you about with an old rolling pin
They have comical flowers that look quite flacid
But get up too close and they squirt battery acid.
A candle burns bright in a dark caravan
As the fat lady fucks the worlds smallest man
Who squeeks like a mouse when he's about to erupt
And dreams of young girls that he'd like to corrupt
The fat lady fucks for money or for food
The pleasure she gets just a small interlude
Between courses of cream and chocolate and cake
And any odd dish that her lovers can make
The worlds smallest man has fucked only one other
Back when he was young and slept with his mother
Who trained for Jacks circus as a sleek acrobat
until she fell badly and broke her strong back
A young boy backs off from the old Bearded Lady
She's proud but wishes that sometime just maybe
A rich man would take her to someplace quite sunny
And she'd poison his food and run off with his money
Jack Hacksaw counts cash on an old kitchen table
Running the circus has made him unstable
He carries a flick and quite often pickpockets
His customers wallets, watches and lockets
He hates the people that think they are normal
With their funny cloth shirts and looking so formal
He'd rather his freaks with tattoos and their piercings
Bones through their noses and skulls on their earings
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BLACKFIRE Bristol, UK
BLACKFIRE started gigging in 1995 with a sound between punk, goth and metal and a reputation for energetic, in-your-face live performances. Original members Marquess of Darkness (vocals) and Perfect (guitar & vocals) remain plus Sick Steve (bass joined 2012) and Loco (drums joined 2021). Sadly Thumper (George Laidlaw) was taken by cancer in June 2020 after over 20 years on the drums for BLACKFIRE. ... more
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