Magic Piano lyrics - Crowded House
I began to sense my own weight
Walking up the gravity stairs
Bells ringing in the temple above
The piano was playing itself
Words matter but they get in the way
When you got some stories to tell
Let the melody reign, oh yeah
Here am I, so bright
Here am I, so light
(Breathe)
Breathe in the magic piano air
Leave with a contact high
I was playing for them
Love is a gift I was given once
Now I must keep it alive
I was thinking of her
These are the dark forces now
Making shadows dance on the stairway
Who's that joker with the crooked smile?
In the car that speeds away
From the scene of the crime
Here am I, so bright
Here am I, so light
(Breathe)
Breathe in the magic piano air
Leave with a contact high
I was playing for that
Love is a gift I was given once
Now I must pay them in kind
I was dreaming of her
If I end up forgetting what I had to say
You will still hear me humming on the last day
Always rising to the surface now
On a zephyr, the echo ever so faint
Let the melody reign again
I was thinking of him
Contact high
I was dreaming of him
I believe in the magic piano, yeah
I was thinking of him
Contact high
I was dreaming of him
I believe in the magic piano, yeah
I was dreaming of him
Now I must keep it alive
Love, lets take a chance
You told me the last days are coming
Teenage Summer lyrics - Crowded House
(Are we gonna have some teenage summer)
Is it real
Or a fiction of your mind
Am I gone
In a fraction of your time
You mistake my real intentions once again
Want to be near you, wanted to hear you
My words alight
Like paper drifting in the sky
Not enough to be a witness of your life
All along
I was hoping we would come of age
Walking around you
Want to surround you
But I can't get close enough
Can't get close enough
Wanted to find you
Wanted to break through
Life's imitation
I've been away too much
I've been locking it away too much
I'm here tonight
And I'm gone again
I'm here tonight
And I'm gone again
(You pick up your bags
And you ready to fly
Pick up your bags)
Baby come on
Wanted to hear you
Want to be near you
But I can't get close enough
I can't get close enough
Want to surround you
Want to be near you
But I can't get close enough
Wanted to be near you
Wanted to care for you
But I can't get close enough
Wanted to break through
Life's imitation
I've been away too much
I've been locking it away too much
I'm gonna call you
Life's imitation
I've been away too much
I've been locking it away too much
I'm gonna call you
Life's imitation, blue heaven
Are we gonna have some teenage summer
Are we gonna have some mad new year
Are we gonna have some teenage summer
Am I gonna have some mad idea
Are we gonna have some teenage summer
Am I gonna have some mad idea
The Howl lyrics - Crowded House
With a sword in her hand
She was so damn mad
Cut circles in the sand
Oh the drama that it had
Old guard to upend
Sisters to defend
I won't try to pretend
Cos you know we get along
Always laughing like we're kids
Underwater I'm the land
And I don't want to be alone
But I could never love again
No surprise it's a groundhog day
Learn your lines, they're the same tonight
First you bark then you leave
Well I can't see the forest from the trees
Give me time to be calm
But beware when I'm baring my teeth
We howl in the air aaaoooooo
I've held my breath so far
I shake my body up
And I will howl
All That I Can Ever Own lyrics - Crowded House
Whenever I remember my days
As I grow old, I'm grateful
And I hold this child in my arms
Heaven knows I'm hopeful
And you look so deep in my eyes
And you know I'm faithful
Revelations on the ride home
That when love is in my heart
It's all that I can ever own
I might push her away
If I don't be careful
And my worries keep me awake
Every night I'm fearful
That the storm might cause her to stray
Or some slimy devil
Revelations on the ride home
Back when love is in my heart
It's all that I can ever own
It's in my heart
It's all that I can ever own
Sand castle shiver
Taken by the river
Into the great unknown
Send me to heaven
Love in the present
All I can ever own
Someone is waiting
Maybe a stranger
One day, he'll guide you home
Let the child go a wandering
And following her heart
We all become a part of someone else
Love is in my heart
It's all that I can ever own
Love is in my heart
It's all that I can ever own
Love is in my heart
It's all that I can ever own
Oh Hi lyrics - Crowded House
Every child is a mystic, having visions of a new dawn
Be the one in a million that could lift the sun
Up and over my horizon
They can take it to the people with a microphone
Scare the darkness with a lightbulb
Oh hi, oh hi
Same light in your head
Oh hi, oh hi
It's alright, I won't forget
I know we can make something happen
You can put me back together
When I think I can do no wrong
When it comes to being clever
I should never count anyone out
'Cause she's not the kind of puzzle only you can do
Underwater with a blindfold
Oh hi, oh hi
Same light in your head
Oh hi, oh hi
It's alright, you're in my head
Oh hi, oh hi
Same light, I won't forget
I won't forget
So high
You come on overland
See what you're missing
It's so fine
The world's crazy, that's for sure
And there's something wrong with the state of my head
Well I know you can get to the heart of it
That is what I came here for
Oh hi, oh hi
It's alright
And that is why I wanna hear more
Oh hi, oh hi
It's alright, you're in my head
I won't forget
Oh hi, oh hi (It's alright)
You're in my head
Oh hi, oh hi
The same light, I won't forget
Some Greater Plan (For Claire) lyrics - Crowded House
Your life is just beginning
The war, it never ends
Here's a reminder
We can look forward again
The spark is returning
We made eyes across the room
You are gorgeous and absurd
Tell me, have you heard
The word "Resurrection"?
We gave up on the world somehow
Now we better start believing (Believe in your heart)
If all that we can do
Is fill the room with a song of love
I'm there if you want
To feel a part of some greater plan
Do you want to heal the heart
Of this broken man?
You'll never be lonely again
Would you like to say yes?
We'll clean up the mess
Sad children of the Earth
Tell me, have you heard
The word "Revolution"?
We gave up on the world somehow (Say it now)
Now we better start believing (Believe in your heart)
If all that we can do
Is fill the room with a song of love
I'll sing it if you want
To feel a part of some greater plan
Do you want to heal the heart
Of this broken man?
Do you want, do you want, do you want
Do you want, do you want
Do you want, do you want
Do you want to heal the heart
Of this broken man?
Black Water, White Circle lyrics - Crowded House
I took my prize
From the land of plenty
Now miles away
I'm almost empty
Libera la mente
Wherever you are
The pale moonlight
Is now presenting
On the mirror lake
The willow bending
The flame ascending
Our love consenting to go further
The black, and the white (Black water, white circle)
Become bright (Bright-coloured rings around the star)
Luminescent eyes
That look out of the incoming waves tonight my love
And from our beds
Creep wingless angels
With bleeding hearts
I must be dreaming
The lizard screaming
Don't look for meaning, only purpose
For heaven's sake (Black water)
Won't you please (White circle)
Let me know (Please let me know)
If you still believe in me
In this other place
Where the song
That plays on
Is completely unknown
Oh, oh, oh, oh
She is the force that leads me to the lake on the day of the dead
A face I'll never forget
A black-and-white vignette
Reflected in the water
Black water, white circle
Bright-coloured rings around the star
Black water, white circle
Bright-coloured rings around your heart
Black water, white circle
Please let me know that you believe in me
Blurry Grass lyrics - Crowded House
On the blurry grass, on the blurry
You've got a feeling it's not for sure
But I can't help you figure it out
There's no excuses and nothing has changed
But I won't tell you what it's about
Am I ever gonna get that thought from my bed?
You say it's passion, what you'd imagine, you've seen a ghost
Surprise we rise another day
There's no hope of stopping it now
You're so indifferent like you never cared
My words mean something, yours mean nothing
Am I ever gonna get that thought from my bed?
And if all of us wave that flag, we fill the sky
It's the lowliest thing I saw with my naked eye
You say it's passion, I see a pattern, you've seen a ghost
Open up my eyes, hoping I'm alive
Woke up on the lawn, covered in bugs and butterflies
And if anybody thinks that bothers me, ain't that bad
And it's nice of you to lay these promises on my lap
It's the lowliest thing I saw with my naked eye
You say it's passion, what you'd imagine, you've seen a ghost
You say it's passion, but that didn't happen, you've seen a ghost
On the blurry grass, on the blurry grass, on the blurry grass
I Can't Keep Up With You lyrics - Crowded House
Surprise yourself, you might
Surprise yourself, you might
Surprise yourself, you will
Surprise yourself, you might
Riding on the roundabout
I am bound to follow you now
I can hardly catch up from behind
Forever be the lady in waiting
You know how to test her patience
You suffer fools with graciousness abounding
Having trouble keeping up with the neighbours
She was leaning over all night long
Won't you get up and play that song
We all know the tune but not the words
You know I can't keep up with you
No matter what I try to do
You know I can't keep up with you
No matter what I try to do
I never can keep up with you
Show me something radical
Dare ka sake? Ai sh teru
I'm nervous at the start
Then we got the chemicals
And suddenly you're irresistible
You're compared to the poet Byron
And she offered to be your muse
Well, you can't stop us loving you
Said the mother and daughter
You know I can't keep up with you
No matter what I try to do
I never can keep up with you
So boring, you're tired and you wanna go home
Oh no, oh no
Show me something good again
A case of wine, ich liebe dich
It's awkward at the start
And then we saw the animals
I hate to fake my state of mind
For the keys to your heart
My mind, my brain, the Marquis de Sade
Mystified, mistake
You know I can't keep up with you
I never can keep up with you
I can't keep up
I can't keep up
I can't keep up
Thirsty lyrics - Crowded House
She is not like anyone
Would be worth waiting for
When first laid eyes upon
Then words come easy
Fulsome, pleasing
Straight from the heart
No more backs turning
Won't surrender to
Voices taunting me
How come some people never get thirsty? (Ah)
Should we get up or down?
Be wild-eyed in the crowd
As the greyhounds leapt ahead
When love comes early
Handsome, burly
Looks you in the eye
I saw a sea burning
And the earth linger
In a timeless dream
How come some people never get thirsty? (Ah)
Don't dilly dally, don't delay
Don't dilly dally, just decide
Don't dilly dally, don't delay
Don't dilly dally, seize the night
Don't delay, don't dilly dally
MIA
Don't delay fun
We are more than what is spoken
Let the silence be unbroken
There are mountains of resistance
They are melting all that distance
It's 3 in the morning and we're hitting the sack
And nothing could last
But it's lovely to have you back
Blow out the candles and you fade to black
Blow out the candles and you fade to black
Night Song lyrics - Crowded House
May I have the pleasure
Of your good company?
Your carriage is waiting
Gonna take you away with me
Drifting in the dim light
Lift off after midnight
Bursting out above the clouds
For one glimpse of paradise
Been a long time in the darkness
But we travel the road of the sun (The sun)
Safe passage was granted
By a pair of scorpions
Look what's going down now
A garden bed of wonder
I came upon the desert king
He was the solitary kind
I owe you thanks now for everything
Remembering you got me so inspired
Felt so lonely when I passed your gate
'Round the corner, by then it's too late
To say thank you
Here it comes, another night song
Stuck in my brain
Wish there was another way of giving you praise (Praise)
Hollywood streets, so full of surprises
Like mayhem made for pleasure
My mother said she'd love me no matter what the crime
There's a rock you crawl under when you are down
You won't know when I'm coming 'cause you won't hear a sound
I'm just trying to write a love song
Here it comes, a middle of the night song
Stuck in my brain
Wish there was another way of finding that vein
And here it comes (Yeah), another night song
For all of my days
I could never get away from nothing
For the love of God, killing you with kindness
For all of my days
I could never get away from nothing
Oh, beautiful, I love it
Bad Times Good lyrics - Crowded House
Hey
Everybody wants to make a bad time good
Hey
It looks like some kind of medicine for me
Hey
Everybody wants to make a good time last
Before we choose a path
Let's spend the night at Los Campaneros please
Through the doorways of the past
Do you have to bend so low?
Hey
Everybody wants to make a bad time good
Hey
It looks like a bear stole the honey from the bees
Hey
Every day you send a dozen boxes home
Oh how would I know what anybody needs?
And now we just have to breathe
And it's a challenge for the impresario
Another compromise on the way
I thought you'd get it by now yeah
Whether sunlight or shadow falls on me
You won't come out
Rolling drums they say
Come out
Before the dawning
You won't come out
Roaring thunder breaks
Come out
Before the morning
You blow my mind
Hey
Everybody wants to make a bad time good
Hey
It looks some kind of medicine for me
Playing With Fire lyrics - Crowded House
The chairman's looking out for me
And fortune used to favor me
Lately I've been lying frozen in my bed
Feeling like the end isn't far away
Now some might say
We're losing ground
I've never seen such a thing
Never seen such a thing
To thank your enemy
My wife is wild in quarantine
The chairman's got it in for me
And my brain is getting closer to the edge
But I can't explain that trip to her
Now some might say
We're winding down
I've never seen such a thing
Never seen such a thing
We're playing with fire
And we're playing with fire
And we're playing with fire
And this time, let's all be quiet
The next generation's talking
We're behind the wheel
We're driving straight to the wall
Pretend it's alright
We'll make it in time
Be equal to the fight
Be someone saving lives
When my legs and my arms let go
That's when my hands and my heart say no
We're playing with fire
And this time
And some may say
We'll turn it round
If you believe such a thing
I'll believe such a thing
To The Island lyrics - Crowded House
You pick me up with a smile for my weakness
I'm bittersweet but you care about me
You found me lost in the chaos and confusion
You said it's possible that we can be free
You take my hand and then you sweep me off my feet
Oh let me move you
Come to the island
Where we can save our souls
It's just the right size
The world is beyond us
It's too enormous
But oh the island is just right
It's the perfect size
You pick me up, with the promise of love
Our names on the door at the island of real
You have a way of being gentle and tough
In every sense I think you know how I feel
Cos I'm afraid of things I don't understand
And now I need a little hope
Oh let me move you
(The cities covered in smoke)
Come to the island
(The whole systems broke)
Where we can save our souls
It's just the right size (for me)
The world is beyond us
(Let's not get into a fight)
It's too enormous
(Irene Goodnight)
But oh the island is just right
It's the perfect size
Just right
It's the perfect size (for me)
The world is beyond us
(Shit just got real)
It's too enormous
(Fell under the wheel)
But oh the island is just right
It's the perfect size (for me)
It's the perfect size
Sweet Tooth lyrics - Crowded House
There's just enough right now
To go around
There were six of us but somehow
Now there's 17
It's been a wait
At Mr Chow's for peking duck
Just enough right now
To put that madness in your heart
Sweet tooth
And you don't remember
Can't find anyone
To tell your troubles to
Sweet tooth
You can't resist it
How could anyone
With that sugar in their mouth
Just enough right now
To go around
Chocolate swirl, sugar plum
Go lie down
Buzzing out, go crazy now
Can't find sweetness in your heart, yeah
Sweet tooth
And you don't remember
Can't find anyone
To tell your troubles to
Sweet tooth
You don't resist it
Put that sugar in your mouth
I will never know when I've had enough
I will never know when I've had enough
Feel it travelling in my blood
Feel it beating in my heart
I will never know when I've had enough
I will never know when I've had enough
Butterfly kisses like a drug
I will never know till the sugars all run out
Sweet tooth
And you don't remember
And you can't find anyone
To tell your troubles to
Sweet tooth
Don't resist it
How could anyone
Put that madness in your heart
Whatever You Want lyrics - Crowded House
People will tell you
Whatever you want
Whatever you want
People will tell you
Whatever you want
Whatever you want
Some people will tell you
Whatever you want
Whatever you want
(You got em well trained now)
People will tell you
Whatever you want
Whatever you want
(To keep you in your place)
Every night and every day
Some will fall upon their swords
In order that they might serve
The greater good but don't believe a word of it
People will tell you
Whatever you want
Whatever you want
(You got em well trained now)
Some people will tell you
Whatever you want
Whatever you want
(They dare not complain)
As crazy as a king
As bent as a snake
But there are some things
They will never ever say
Some people will tell you
Whatever you want
Whatever you want
(To keep you in your place)
Hear the lying every day
I see the same expressions on them
How they long to speak their mind
But something always stops them dead
Should be shouting from the mountain
At their top of their voice
"This is not right; this man is a fake"
But they will follow him down
To the edge of the cliff
And if he tells them to jump
They will jump right in
Some people will tell you
Whatever you want
Whatever you want
(You got em well trained now)
Whatever you want
You raise your hand
And they respond
And they will tell you
Whatever you want
Show Me The Way lryics - Crowded House
And I opened up
When the sheriff came
In my father's name
And I took the fall
For my brothers' shame
Would you do the same?
When I see red
I put a handgun
Under my pillow
When I see blue
I put a blanket
Over my window
Please show me the way to help
Show me the way to love you
For real
The smokers came
Through the sugar cane
With the burning cross
You'll forget me not
When you wipe away
All the holy pain
When I see red
I feel a power
For no reason
When I see blue
I think of nothing
That lasts forever
Please show me the way to help
Show me the way to love you
For real
Show me now
Cause I'm still learning
It's all or nothing
Show me the way to love you for real
Goodnight Everyone lyrics - Crowded House
Oldest form of revenue
One more drink for the road
Drive them to the heights
Dragging by the toes
Goodnight everyone
Keep your eyes on me
When the view is insane
We can break the mold
And go against the grain
Where are you now my sister?
Wilding hair beneath the half moon
Arrange the heavens Electra
Your flaming arrow in the dawn
You leave my mind so clear
But the floor is a mess
Those dreamless nights on the road
I count among the best
Goodnight everyone
I'm all done with fame
Cause I'm always on guard
Always on parade
Never seen again
Where are you now my sister?
Wilding hair beneath the half moon
Arrange the heavens Electra
Your flaming arrow in the dawn
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