Nights fade, another day,
The stars have gone to sleep,
The sky is dark and grey,
There’s no-one around,
They’ve left this place as ghost town,
Moved on a sunlit ground,
Everyone’s gone away,
And they couldn’t see the dust,
Through the poison cloud,
100 years will pass,
Before they can walk that atomic ground,
They’ve left this place,
Left this place a ghost town,
Nagasaki, will you rise,
Nagasaki, from the atomic skies,
Nagasaki, we all prayed for you,
Nagasaki, what could you do?
All the school children stayed away,
All the screams were heard that day,
The cloud soon came and soon it went,
All the children, well they all lay dead,
And as the moon came out and began to shine,
A mother held the hand of an innocent life,
She watched the colour change in his eyes,
She cried as he fell asleep,
CHORUS
They left this place,
No-ones around,
They left this place,
An atomic ghost town,
They left this, the future returned,
The scars are there, where the children burned,
Nagasaki,
CHORUS
Cool breeze and parasol trees,
Winter’s sun sowing summer seeds,
All living their lives as one,
Then the men came with a gun,
And killed the winter’s sun,
And took all in which they believed,
On Purple Mountain, they watched,
Heard the screams, of those they loved,
Watched the planes of darkness fill the sky,
They saw the river turning red,
Lost count of all the dead,
Lost count of all the women who lost all that they pride,
Butchered, tortured left high and dry,
In a tiny corner they tried to hide,
Same heart but with a different coloured skin,
But still the badness came,
And took them to their grave,
The force of faith couldn’t stop them coming in,
Count the heartless,
Count the headless,
Count the days until the fear would slip away,
On Purple Mountain they could see,
But all those outside would not believe,
Until they saw the end of games,
Now so many years have passed,
The memories still leave some scares,
Carved in minds like lines cut into stone,
But from the memory there is release,
Under the old parasol trees,
And Purple Mountain still watches from above.
Need a change,
Need new scenery,
Need a new horizon,
Need a new view,
For my eyes to see,
Became a wooden chair,
Became furniture,
Stuck in this poison air,
Going nowhere,
Going nowhere,
Got to break these chains,
Got to escape,
Find the key,
Release me,
Got to break these chains,
CHORUS
Back against the wall,
Facing, nothing at all,
Pressed and broken,
This is a dead end street,
Got to let go, let go,
Same old faces,
Same old streets,
Same old memories,
Same old needs,
CHORUS
Travel the same road,
Cover the same land,
Need a new destination,
Need a helping hand,
Same old faces,
Same old streets,
Same old memories,
Same old needs,
CHORUS
Rhythm and rhymes,
She’s blessed with her laughter lines,
Tracing the memories,
The empty bottle always leaves,
Her dogs at her feet,
Sleeping their daily dreams,
The smell from the kitchen,
Fills the air that she wants to breathe,
She’s never alone,
No! Never alone,
She lives her life all on her own,
But she is never, never alone,
She’s never alone,
Her clock strikes the morning dawn,
She smiles, she wakes,
She feels like reborn,
Her day is filled with the smiles of life,
Her first call is from the man that she loves,
A quick hello and never give up,
She’s moving and everything seems right,
CHORUS
The music she hears,
Plays her whole day,
The melody reminds her,
She’s all what they say,
She lives on her own,
Yet she’s never alone,
CHORUS
Rhythm and rhymes,
All those laughter lines,
She smiles, she wakes,
The music is her day,
She lives on her own,
Yet she’s never alone,
CHORUS
I’m dying,
I’m crying,
I’m trying,
Trying to be free,
Hesitating,
Still waiting,
Anticipating,
What will become of me?
And I never get the chance to say my name,
I Look for the signs that’ll make me stay,
I never get the feeling that I’ll remain,
I just look for the stars that’ll show the way,
I’m never gonna be the same,
No! I’m never gonna be the same,
I’m walking,
I’m talking,
I’m stalking,
Some distance place,
I’m losing,
I’m bruising,
I’m cruising,
On a ship that bares no name,
CHORUS
I’m not smiling,
I’m not laughing,
I’m the one with a serious face,
I’m not looking,
I’m not booking,
But there’s a reservation in an empty space,
CHORUS
I’m dying,
I’m dying,
We’re dying,
We’re dying,
Hit me with a hard stick,
Beat me down,
Steal the clothes I was born with,
And I’ll give you sound,
Paint my body with bruises,
Like a graffiti wall,
I won’t give up,
No! I won’t give up,
You can decipher all my speeches,
You can twist a word,
You can burn all my bridges,
And my cross you can burn,
But I won’t give up,
No! I won’t give up,
I’m a dreamer,
Live my dream,
I’ve been to the mountain top,
And believe what I’ve seen,
I’m a dreamer,
Your gonna live my dream,
I’m gonna hold your hand,
As you seek the path I’ve dreamed,
I won’t give in,
I won’t step away,
All the bullets in the world,
Can’t shoot my words away,
All the letters in the alphabet,
Are the numbers left to play?
I won’t give up,
No! I won’t give up,
Overcome, you overcome,
Seek the right path,
And overcome,
You don’t need a book, a bullet from a gun,
Overcome, overcome,
CHORUS
As we stood upon the steps,
As I dried the tears you wept,
As I stood against that motel rail,
I knew you wouldn’t give up,
I knew you would prevail,
And the man that wore that mask of sin,
Could take my life but my soul would live,
And the courage you had could only win,
I knew you wouldn’t give up,
I knew you wouldn’t give up,
Now I watch you,
I watch with pride,
On that April night,
Nothing died,
And now I see you,
With many by my side,
I knew you wouldn’t give up,
I knew you wouldn’t give up,
CHORUS
You can nail me to a cross,
Pin me against a wall,
You can leave me floating in a river of blood,
But you’ll never make me crawl,
You can break all of my bones,
You can call me hurtful names,
But the one thing that you can take,
Is the thing you want the most,
Knock me down,
I’ll stand again,
Put me on my back,
I’ll stand again,
Hit straight between the eyes,
I’ll stand again, I’ll always rise,
You will never make me crawl,
You can put a gun to my head,
You can beat me to an inch of death,
But you’ll never make me crawl,
You can stick your knives in my back,
You can kick me till my body’s black,
But you’ll never make me crawl,
You can call me hurtful names,
But the one thing that you can take,
Is the thing you want the most,
CHORUS
You can nail me to a cross,
Pin me against a wall,
You can leave me floating in a river of blood,
But you’ll never make me crawl,
You can put a gun to my head,
You can beat me to an inch of death,
But you’ll never make me crawl,
You can call me hurtful names,
But the one thing that you can take,
Is the thing you want the most,
CHORUS
If you take a stance,
Then you need to take a chance,
And never contradict your beliefs,
If you have a goal,
You might have to sell your soul,
But you’ll reap the benefits,
Don’t stand facing the wall,
Don’t sit upon that fence,
Don’t bury your head in golden sands,
Don’t live a life of regret,
Don’t regret, don’t regret
If you have dream,
Make it reality,
Don’t stare into the blank,
Defeat the adversity,
If you say “cannot”
You succumb to your own defeat,
Live your life like there’s no tomorrow,
Believe and you will succeed,
CHORUS
You’re a star,
With a brain,
You’re a face,
With a name,
You have a life,
Have a will,
Have a backbone made of steel,
CHORUS
I looked at the skies,
Through sun dried eyes,
Looking for vision of me,
In amongst the sun,
People were having fun,
They were dancing to the music,
Of my misery,
I walked through the woods,
Where people say I never should,
Trying to lose my way back home,
But every path I took,
Led me out of the wood,
Now I have no-where left to go,
Where am I going?
Can you tell me where I’ve been?
Where am I going?
Take to the place?
I’ve never seen?
Never seen?
I swam in the sea,
Trying to drown the thought of me,
But the tide had swam away,
So I sat on the beach,
Still I was out of reach,
And my eyes were too tired to see,
As the night began to fall,
I thought this world can be so cruel,
I thought,” is there a point to life”?
Then you ran by,
With a sparkle in your eye,
That’s when I knew to throw away the knife,
CHORUS
Never seen (to fade)
I am not scared of you,
I’ll fight my corner till I’m black and blue,
I may not win, but I ain’t gonna lose,
You will never take me down,
No! You will never take me down,
You can give the look,
You can give the eye,
You can spit in my face,
You can spread your lies,
But you’ll still look away,
And the spit will dry,
Never take me down,
I walk tall, I won’t fall,
You can put me down,
But I ain’t gonna crawl,
There are no patches on my knees,
There are no tear stains on my sleeve,
You will never take me down,
CHORUS
No! I am not the same,
I am who I am,
I love how I want,
I love how I can,
I don’t need to answer,
To no mystery man,
Never take me down,
I walk tall, I won’t fall,
You can put me down,
But I ain’t gonna crawl,
CHORUS
You are just the patsy,
You fire their smoking gun,
You believe in what they conceive,
You’re trapped in the web of lies they’ve spun,
You cross your little crosses,
Thinking all things are gonna change,
That cross you write will lose your rights,
You’re gonna end up in a life of chains,
New world order,
Illuminati,
New world order,
Don’t want you to be free,
For every dollar that you earn,
You’ve been working free,
For every dollar in your pocket,
Is a debt to slavery?
You pay your bills,
You pay your loans,
The circle never ends,
Your never end this vicious curve,
Until you’re in the top one percent,
CHORUS
You pay for the banks mistakes,
You pay for the country’s debt,
You pay for the missile launch,
And the oil of repent,
You pay for the pointless wars,
You pay for the dead,
You pay for the cross you wrote,
You gave them, license,
CHORUS
So don’t complain when they take away,
The dream of opportunity,
You are no longer the voice you thought you were,
No longer the land of the free,
No constitution, no bill of rights,
The patriot act was your sacrifice,
So don’t complain about their game,
Where you lost as you threw the dice,
CHORUS
Neon lights, party time,
New years here, for just tonight,
Nothing changes, remains the same,
Just a different number,
A different name,
Bottles pop, liquid flows,
Just for this night,
Our sorrows go,
When we awake,
What has changed?
A different number,
A different name,
New Year, New Year,
Nothing changes,
Still the same old fears,
New Year, New Year,
The same old worries,
The same old tears,
Lennon, imagined a world of peace,
King, he dreamed of equality,
Yet what have we learned,
What have we done?
Profit comes from a loaded gun,
War still rages,
The hungry starve,
Still misunderstanding,
These rights of ours,
The rich man healthy,
The poor so sick,
If you pay the price,
They’ll give you it,
War still rages,
The hungry starve,
Still misunderstanding,
These rights of ours,
CHORUS
So nothing changes on New Years day,
The status quo remains the same,
A world in turmoil,
Who’s to blame?
Nothing changes on New Years day,
She stands alone,
Under the halo of a neon bulb,
She’s dressed in danger,
From head to feet,
She walks alone,
She feels the cold,
And the cars all stop,
To ask what she will give,
She dressed to kill,
She’s dressed for favours,
She’s got a habit to feed,
She stands alone,
Her life never changes,
She works in the oldest industry,
Night time girl, night time girl,
You don’t have to sell yourself,
To the world,
Night time girl, night time girl,
There’s more to life,
Than you know,
She talks to strangers,
She shares with those she’ll never again meet,
She knows the dangers,
She smiles, while she gives you what you need,
And the marks on her arms,
And darkness round her eyes,
Are the scars of different stories?
Are the truths that hide the lies?
Are the marks of, living her life?
She is a night time girl,
CHORUS
And the marks on her arms,
And darkness round her eyes,
Are the scars of different stories?
Are the truths that hide the lies?
Are the marks of, living her life?
She is a night time girl,
Night, brings out the darkness in my soul,
The more I try to escape these feelings,
The deeper I must go,
The preacher tells me,
“Just be free”
But he don’t live with my memories,
Night brings out the darkness in my soul,
I don’t pray, I won’t get down on my knees,
I don’t need an old age book,
This cross I bare, is all that I have took,
I look, I see, that’s my reality,
I don’t pray, I don’t get down on my knees,
What I see, is what I see,
I’m the one with my memories,
What I am is who I am,
I don’t need to beg,
Or clasp my hands,
What I do, is what I do,
I’ll fight this darkness,
I’ll get through,
I don’t cry, I have no conscience on my mind,
Yes I lie, so the truth you’ll have to find,
But it’s my world, it’s my way,
If you can’t stand it,
Please don’t stay,
I don’t cry, I have no conscience on my mind,
I don’t love, because I can’t stand the pain,
I don’t hide, so I don’t need to explain,
What I do is who I am,
What I say, I understand,
I don’t love, because I can’t stand the pain,
CHORUS
Night, brings out the darkness in my soul,
I don’t cry, I have no conscience on my mind,
I don’t love and I don’t pray,
I won’t let feelings get in my way,
Night, brings out the darkness in my soul,
One man- created all in seven,
One man-one face- we cannot see,
One man- ten rules – one heaven,
One hell – if you choose not to believe,
One love – one life- then forgotten,
One book – they say you all must read,
No choice- no choice
Get on you’re knees boy,
Get on you’re knees and pray to me,
Get on you’re knees boy,
I am you’re life, I am you’re everything,
Get on you’re knees and clasp you’re hands,
The life I give - ain’t no Neverland,
Get on you’re knees because I don’t leave with any other choice,
No choice – no choice
It’s my way,
You don’t get a second choice,
It’s my words you read,
And you must only hear my voice,
It’s my way, you cannot choose,
Abandon me and you will lose,
It’s my way – you don’t get a second choice,
CHORUS
Look at all the windows in my homes,
Look at my riches and all the things I own,
Look – don’t touch,
They belong to me,
I’m the creator, I am you’re destiny,
Hell’s no option, can’t you see,
It’s my way – you don’t get a second choice,
No choice – No choice
I am the creator; I am the all powerful one,
I gave life and I gave you my son,
I can take you’re life – so you decide,
If it’s me or one of those other guys,
It’s my way – you don’t get a second choice
CHORUS
No choice – No Choice
I don’t believe in Father Christmas,
I don’t believe in the stories I’m sold,
I don’t believe in flying reindeers,
I don’t believe in the stories of old,
For some there’ll be no snow this Christmas,
For some there’ll be only war,
No gifts under trees, only enemies,
Their present comes from the barrel of a gun,
There’ll be no food for the hungry,
There’ll be no shade from the sun,
There’ll be no peace in war time,
Shattered dreams will only run,
No Christmas bells, no Christmas tree,
No food to eat, no family,
Christmas is not, what it ought to be,
We’ve all forgotten what should be done,
I don’t believe in Father Christmas,
I don’t believe in the stories I’m sold,
I don’t believe in Father Christmas,
I don’t believe in the stories of old,
I don’t believe it’s all for one man,
I don’t believe in a virgin gave birth,
I don’t that one man died,
Just to save a human sin,
I look at you, when you hide the truth,
I am what I believe in,
CHORUS
I don’t believe in Father Christmas,
I don’t believe in the stories I’m sold,
No Christmas bells, no Christmas tree,
No food to eat, no family,
There’ll be no peace in war time,
Shattered dreams will only run,
No gifts under trees, only a gun
I don’t believe in Father Christmas,
CHORUS
I don’t have a conscience,
I don’t have a heart,
Cut me and I’ll bleed,
So at least that is a start,
But I don’t have a conscience,
I don’t have a heart,
My father left me when I was 3 years old,
And my mother never really had anything to show,
But she hid behind,
Every raining blow,
She hid behind, what she called love,
I couldn’t do this,
I couldn’t do that,
When the new man came,
I just ran out of luck,
And he took away my soul,
CHORUS
The years passed,
But the pain remained,
I hated the night,
I dreaded the day,
When I had my own kids,
I just turned away,
I didn’t have a soul,
CHORUS
I didn’t run,
Though I moved far away,
I found what I call life today,
But the fear and walls still do remain,
But I’m slowly finding a soul,
Slowly finding a soul,
I don’t have a conscience,
I don’t have a heart,
I’m learning to love,
At least that is a start,
I’ve missed so much,
And its torn me apart,
Slowly finding a soul,
Slowly finding a soul,
CHORUS
You come crawling on your knees,
Begging to come back to me,
But all you are, is history,
Turn around and go,
Crawl back into your little hole,
Cause I don’t want to know you,
No,no,no
You took a chance,
And missed out,
You thought I’d miss you,
Without a doubt,
But I didn’t miss you at all,
You took one night with another man,
You thought I’d forgive you,
I’d understand,
But don’t think I’m a fool,
You said forgiveness, is what you need,
I said, forget it and please leave,
You didn’t think that,
When you were pleased,
When you were swallowing his pride,
Chorus
I won’t take you back,
I won’t say ok,
I’ve moved on,
I live everyday,
What’s done is done,
So crawl away,
Crawl back into your hole,
CHORUS x2
I don’t know what it takes girl?
Just to be yours,
I don’t know what I should do?
I don’t know what you want girl?
Should I turn away?
And lose?
I have tried so hard girl,
I will turn and walk away,
I didn’t want to break your heart girl,
Just didn’t have the heart to say,
Everything that I gave girl,
Came deep from within my soul,
I wished that things would change girl,
But life,
Just ain’t made that way,
No nothing, no nothing,
Is going to change,
How I feel,
No nothing, no nothing,
Is going to bring,
Will change what is so real,
I know we don’t talk girl,
The silence is unread,
I know we don’t hold girl,
But this feeling is better,
Left unsaid,
Can’t change the way I feel girl,
Can’t change what I want,
Please don’t think I’m bad girl,
It’s just me and my thoughts,
CHORUS
I don’t want to break your heart girl,
I don’t want you to feel sad,
I don’t to feel this way girl,
If this feeling makes you bad,
I don’t want to hurt you,
I don’t want you to cry,
I’d rather you’d be happy,
Than you say goodbye,
CHORUS
She smiles, walks on by,
She says “hello”,
Then diverts her eyes,
She doesn’t really notice me at all,
She’ll give a wave,
Then look away,
It tears me apart,
But what can I say,
She doesn’t really notice me at all,
I know she will never be mine,
Can’t hurt that girl,
Lose her smile,
Just would like to hold her,
Once in while,
She doesn’t really notice me at all,
I call her a friend,
She don’t call me at all,
When I’m ready to talk,
She just post’s on her wall,
She doesn’t really notice me at all,
I don’t know what she thinks,
I just know her name,
I want her in my arms,
She don’t want the same
I don’t think she’ll smile at me again,
She doesn’t really notice me at all,
Chorus
I try so hard,
To show that I care,
She doesn’t even notice,
That I’m always there,
She doesn’t really notice me at all,
She doesn’t notice me at all,
Doesn’t notice me at all,
Notice me at all,
Coffees cold in an unwashed cup,
The phone is ringing, no pick up,
No-one’s home, no no-one’s home,
An empty space fills the old chair,
The brush is full of unkempt hair,
No-one’s home, no no–one’s home,
On the table in the darkened room,
Lays the note that explains it all,
No-one’s home, no-one’s home,
Had it all, taken away,
The reason was, no-one could say,
No-one’s home, no-no-one’s home,
What did he do?
What was so bad?
That they took it all,
Took all he had,
What did he do?
And in the corner stands a picture of love,
A life he lived and wouldn’t give up,
He couldn’t leave,
They wouldn’t let him stay,
So he took his life,
So she kept his name,
No-one’s home, no no-one’s home,
CHORUS
He couldn’t live so far away,
But they came and took all he gave,
Then with a smile they put him in his grave,
No-one’s home,
All he wanted was to live this life,
To love the young and to love his wife,
But they told him to get out of sight,
No one’s home, no none’s home,
CHORUS
There’s a sun in the night time,
There’s a moon in the day,
There’s a reason for leaving,
There’s a secret I cannot say,
But without you,
There is nothing left to do,
There’s no loving,
There’s no reason to stay,
Without you,
There’s no sunshine,
Without you,
There’s no day,
Without you,
There’s no moonlight,
Without you,
No reason to stay,
There’s a cloud on the horizon,
It’s so dark with the rain,
There’s a fire a rising,
It can only ignite the pain,
Without you, nothing to do,
There’s no loving,
There’s no reason to stay,
CHORUS
There’s a storm brewing in the distance,
It’s getting closer, coming my way,
I’ve got no fight or resistance,
Go no place to hide away,
CHORUS
There’s a sun in the night time,
There’s a moon in the day,
There’s a reason for leaving,
There’s a secret I cannot say,
But without you,
There is nothing left to do,
There’s no loving,
There’s no reason to stay,
CHORUS
Standing at the bar alone again,
Just me and an empty glass,
The barman can only offer me weather and politics,
And jokes with a nicotine stained laugh,
The young couple sitting in the corner,
Have never said a word,
Their eyes haven’t met once tonight,
The screens they have are their brave new world,
So I walk down an unlit street,
Neon died so long ago,
Followed by the cameras watching me,
The surveillance guiding me home,
What has happened?
Where has personal communication gone?
Where’s the world we once knew,
What’s happened to the spoken word?
Passersby never notice me,
Transfixed to a silicone screen,
Their lives now run by unknown forces,
The ones that are never seen,
No-one seems to talk anymore,
As they write upon a wall,
No-one has personal communication,
No-one see’s the victim fall,
CHORUS
Everyone lives a public life,
Forsaken privacy,
No-one was too feel the touch,
Of personal intimacy,
CHORUS
No-one wipes my tears dry,
No-one tells me when I’m right,
No-one shoulders can I cry,
No-one stands here by my side,
No-one hears my searing pain,
No-one to tell me, it’s not too late,
No-one to pick me up when I fall,
I don’t have no-one at all,
No-one to give a little smile,
No-one to talk to through the night,
No-one I see when I open my eyes,
No-one left to believe my lies,
No-one reads my written word,
No-one hears the things I’ve heard,
No-one speaks, no-one talks,
No-one to take the steps I walk,
No-one left to bare my soul,
No-one left to help me so,
No-one takes my trembling hand,
No-one to comfort a dying man,
No-one see’s all the fear,
No-one left to wipe my tears,
No-one see’s what I hide,
No-one left to say goodbye,
No-one hears my constant call,
No-one writes upon my wall,
No-one see’s what’s inside,
There’s no-one left to kiss goodnight,
No-one tells me when I’m right,
No-one stands here by my side,
No-one to give a little smile,
No-one to talk to through the night,
Nobody needs you,
When you want to be needed,
Nobody wants you,
When you look so depleted,
Nobody wants to hold you at all,
Nobody see the things you are missing,
Nobody hears, when you call their names,
Nobody hears, nobody listening,
Nobody touches your pain,
Nobody wants to hold you at all,
On your own, on your own,
Nobody around you, all alone,
Can’t turn back, can’t go home,
Where are you going now?
Where are you going now?
Can’t turn back, can’t go home,
Nobody pulls you up, when you’re down,
Nobody points you in the right direction,
Turns things around,
Nobody wants to hold you at all,
CHORUS
Everybody looks away,
Everybody has a game to play,
Everybody has a sin,
And everybody has something hid,
Nobody wants to hold you at all,
No, nobody want to hold you at all