GHOSTS. DAVID SYLVIAN
When the room is quiet
The daylight almost gone
It seems there's something
I should know
Well, I ought to leave
But the rain it never stops
And I've no particular place to go
Just when I think I'm winning
When I've broken every door
The ghosts of my life
Blow wilder than before
Just when I thought
I could not be stopped
When my chance came to be king
The ghosts of my life
Blew wilder than the wind
Well, I'm feeling nervous
Now I find myself alone
The simple life's no longer there
Once I was so sure
Now the doubt inside my mind
Comes and goes, but leads nowhere

MIDNIGHT SUN. DAVID SYLVIAN.
They've stolen the moon
The magic has gone
And there in this place
A black midnight sun
The darkness is frightening
And love is denied
They've stolen the moon
God only knows why
The stars have lost their daughter
The devil's thieves have won
And there in her place
A black midnight sun

RIDE. DAVID SYLVIAN
Messages ran all over town
Words without sound
Condemned me
And left me for dead
All over again
It wasn't the first time, but this time
Things will never be the same
Ride, ride the very thought into the ground
In the church of the lost and found
The angels cry
Ride, ride until the darkness closes in
Until the ravaged soul begins
To reflect the open skies, ride
The chapel was burned
Razed to the ground
From the darkest of clouds
Small birds tumbled like rain
Time and again
You may go charging at windmills
In these days
Absurdities never change
Ride, ride the very thought into the ground
In the church of the lost and found
The angels cry
Ride, ride until the darkness closes in
Until the ravaged soul begins
To reflect the open skies, ride
In the thick of the woods
The word is taboo
In the darkest of continents
Light can deceive you
Ride, saddle up your thoughts and run to ground
In this world of lost and found
The eagles fly, ride

THE DIAMOND SEA. SONIC YOUTH.
[thurston]
time takes its crazy toll
and how does your mirror grow
you better watch yourself when you jump into it
and'cause the mirrorand's gonna steal your soul
I wonder how it came to be my friend
that someone just like you has come again
youand'll never, never know how close you came
until you fall in love with the diamond rain
Throw all his trash away
look out heand's here to stay
your mirrorand's gonna crack when he breaks into it
and youand'll never never be the same
Look into his eyes and you can see
why all the little kids are dressed in dreams
i wonder how heand's gonna make it back
when he sees that you just know itand's make-belief
Blood crystalized as sand
and now i hope youand'll understand
you reflected into his looking glass soul
and now the mirror is your only friend
Look into his eyes and you will see
that men are not alone on the diamond sea
sail into the heart of the lonely storm
and tell her that youand'll love her eternally
Time takes its crazy toll
mirror fallinand' off the wall
you better look out for the looking glass girl
and'cause sheand's gonna take you for a fall
Look into his eyes and you shall see
why everything is quiet and nothingand's free
i wonder how heand's gonna make her smile
when love is running wild on the diamond sea

NATURTRÄNE (ENGLISH TRASLATION). NINA HAGEN.
Through the open window I can see
The tiny clouds hovering in the sky
The wind is blowing, my nose is freezing
... a few exhaust pipes are spluttering.
Ah, the sun is going down
Red and gold, as it should be
I look down to the street below
And see a friend standing there
Suddenly my heart feels heavy
I just need to see birds fluttering
And my eyes turn up to the sky
How it jurts my soul - how beautiful!
Nature in the evening, a peaceful town
Tormented soul, the tears flow
It all makes me feel so feeble
And makes the tears flow even more
Aaah...

DON’T LOOK DOWN. TINDERSTICKS.
See her there
She hangs from me
See her face
She can't let go
I can't look in here eyes
She's holding on
She needed this to hurt me so
So it shot out of me
As if all of the love just got ripped out of me
She said I'm such a sap, I'm such a jerk
Can't I ever forget the way that we are
Spend all your time with your eyes on the ground
Looking for the stars
So it shot out of me
As if all of the love just got ripped out of me
And just for that moment I saw in her eyes
How it all could be
It shot out of me
Say this is it
This is all there is
You have to remember this
This is all there is (Chorus)
Spend all your time with your eyes on the ground
Looking for the stars
So it shot out of me
As though all of the love has been ripped out of me

BALLAD OF TINDERSTICKS. TINDERSTICKS.
The first time we flew it
It was ?????? and cramped
The vodka running out half-way across the Atlantic
Even the steward screamed and joined in it
We didn't think we were going to make it
Now we're stretched out in wide, furry seats
Flicking through menus
A walk to the bar and there's as much screw-top champagne as we can drink
We're so easy
Taking turns having our photos taken
Sitting in front of smoked windows
Decanters of cheap whiskey in our hands
Drive into Manhattan on a date with a starlet who's just talent
That's what people pay the money to see
Who are we to argue?
Five hours now it's been going on
And still we're watching all of it
Can you really believe all this?
Can he really lie in bed at night and marvel at his own genius?
When do you lose the ability to step back
And get a sense of your own ridiculousness?
They're only songs
Midnight, and it's all over
Now it can really make us laugh
We're standing on our heads drinking sours of Crystel Schnapps
Now we're unable to step back or step forward
Swallowing a swallow
Tasting it again, it's not so unpleasant
Perhaps it's an acquired taste
The first time, it makes you sick
Then, bit by bit, it becomes delicious
Showbiz people
Always there to be interested in what you say
We are artists; we are sensitive and important
We nod our heads earnestly
Already half-way down the champagne
On our way to leaving the place dry
A $2,000 bar bill
Showbiz picks up the tab
And we're on our way laughing
Laughing at what?
Los Angeles, eight days in
And our sense of irony's running pretty thin
All the friends we've made
piano interlude not transcribed this time, sorry...just improvise
It's 2 am, it's closing time at the Dresden
Marty and Layton play one last sleepy ";Strangers in the Night";
And the last of the martinis dribble down our chins
We're sitting, chasing the conservation around the table
Jesus, how long have I been in this state?
The limousine's still waiting outside
Anything you want to do?
Anywhere you want to go?
We're on our way to the airport and a plane to Vegas
So many nights lying in bed shaking
Dreaming of pushing my daughter around the supermarket
The joy of seeing all those colours and shapes reflect in her wide eyes
My head leaning on the window
And we're driving through the empty L.A. streets
And everything seems silent and beautiful
A guy's face hits the floor
Police revolvers glistening in the streetlight
Onto Melrose and lurching through a sea of Halloweeen transvestites
The flight's cancelled, but it doesn't matter
We turn this corner to a way that takes us wherever
Up to Sunset
We creep up the drive to the Shattuck
The suite Belushi died in
Or the one Morrison hung out the window
Oh, I'll go for Jim's
I would fancy a hotel window-hanging, myself, tonight, man
Straight over to the mini-bar
Open the champagne -- one sip and it's left to wake up to
Anyone hungry?
A team of uniformed waiters lay out an elaborate table for all us to ignore
Oh, the irony
How we're used to living
Back in London on a cold Friday night
Do you want another drink?
Well, I could try
Perhaps we could make it to the Atlantic
600 yeards, twenty minutes later
We're pushing through the waiting crowd, all fish eyes
An exclusive door policy
Exclusively for arseholes
And tonight? Well, a nod of our heads, and we're inside
Falling down the red, velvety stairs
Limbs flaying, hands searching for something to steady
Pick ourselves up, nothing broken
Just aches in the morning
No one seems to notice
I find a table, champagne arrives
I've been so drunk, I sit and look at you
We try and talk for the first time in a long time
Drunken confession
You shiver, it made you feel sick
We use the rent money to pay the bill
Bumping shoulders, we stumble out into Soho
Slipping over the sleeping bags
Shouting for taxis

VIBES AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT THE VIBES. BARRY ADAMSON.
Ok, what have we got here
Horny black boy with frisky white girl
Eye each other across the room and
The chemistry is unbearable and
Definitely not on anyones agenda
He suggests they go to someplace they won't be seen
And she thinks otherwise
Finally they agree to go
And put up with Dunkin donuts
The usual story, they fall in love
Under the hail of spit they ignore
All the while secretly conspiring to murder each other
Hoping that will eleviate the slightly more
Uncomfortable feelings that may arise
in a situation like this
But behind closed doors
The eyes of the world
becoming their wallpaper
They melt into a beautiful example
of a power that definitely exists
And come together on a warm moonlit night
In spite of themselves
Ummmm, a likely story

NUITS BLANCHES. BENJAMIN BIOLAY.
Dans mes nuits blanches
Il y a des avalanches
Et des skieurs
Qui font du hors piste
Dans mes nuits blanches
Les photos de vacances
Sont les seuls souvenirs
Qui subsistent
Dans mes nuits blanches
Il y a des Comanches
Des kamikazes
Et des terroristes
Dans mes nuits blanches
Il y a des Apaches
Des natures mortes
Et des chansons tristes
Dans la nuit noire
J'aperçois les voitures
Sur le boulevard
De ceinture
Dans la nuit claire
Je perçois le murmure
D'un canadair
Dans l'azur
Dans mes nuits blanches
Il y a des pages blanches
Les mots croisés
Du Reader's Digest
Dans mes nuits blanches
Il y a des turbulences
Des messages en morse
Des S.O.S.
Dans mes nuits blanches
Les baigneurs font la planche
Les grands requins blancs
Font le reste
Dans mes nuits blanches
Je vois les Appalaches
J'entends souffler
Le vent de l'ouest
Dans la nuit noire
J'aperçois les voitures
Sur le boulevard
De ceinture
Dans la nuit claire
Je perçois le murmure
D'un canadair
Dans l'azur

LITTLE TROUBLE GIRL. SONIC YOUTH.
[thurston]
ready? go, 1,2,3,4
[kim deal] [kim gordon]
if you want me to
i will be the one
that is always good
and youand'll love me too
but youand'll never know
what i feel inside
that iand'm really bad
little trouble girl
remember mother?
we were close
very, very close
sha la la you taught me how to fit it good
sha la la flow down life you understood
sha la la curl my hair and eye lash
sha la la hitch my cheeks and do my lips
sha la la swing my hips just like you
sha la la smile and behave
sha la la a circle of perfection, itand's what you gave
sha la la then one day i met a guy
he stole my heart, no alibi
sha la la he said: andquot;romance is a ticket to paradiseandquot;
sha la la momma, iand'm not too young to try
sha la la we kissed, we hugged, we were close
very, very close
sha la la we danced in the sand
and the water rose - higher and higher
sha la la until i found myself floating - in the sky
iand'm sorry mother, iand'd rather fight
than have to lie
if you want me to
i will be the one
that is always good
and youand'll love me too
but youand'll never know
what i feel inside
that iand'm really bad
little trouble girl
little trouble girl (what you doinand'?)
little trouble girl cross my heart and hope to die,
little trouble girl i can not tell a lie
little trouble girl ah-hu
little trouble girl ah-hu
little trouble girl ah-hu
little trouble girl ah-hu
little trouble girl ah-hu
little trouble girl ah-hu
little trouble girl ah-hu
little trouble girl ah-hu