“ReckonerReckonerYou can’t take it with youDancing for your pleasureYou are not to blame forBittersweet distractorDare not speak its nameDedicated to all youall human beingsBecause we separate likeripples on a blank shore(in rainbows)Because we separate likeripples on a blank shore(in rainbows)ReckonerTake me with youDedicated to all youall human beings”
“Last FlowersAppliances have gone berserkI cannot keep upTreading on people’s toesSnot-nosed little punkAnd I can’t face the evening straightYou can offer me escapeHouses move and houses speakIf you take me then you’ll get reliefrelief, relief, relief, …And if I’m gonna talkI just wanna talkPlease don’t interruptJust sit back and listenCause I can’t face the evening straightAnd you can offer me escapeHouses move and houses speakIf you take me then you’ll get reliefrelief, relief, relief, relief…It’s too muchToo brightToo powerfulToo muchToo brightToo powerfulToo muchToo brightToo powerfulToo much”
“All I NeedI’m the next actwaiting in the wingsI’m an animalTrapped in your hot carI am all the daysthat you choose to ignoreYou are all I needYou are all I needI’m in the middle of your pictureLying in the reedsI am a mothwho just wants to share your lightI’m just an insecttrying to get out of the nightI only stick with youbecause there are no othersYou are all I needYou are all I needI’m in the middle of your pictureLying in the reedsIt’s all wrongIt’s all rightIt’s all wrong”
“IdiotequeWho’s in a bunker?Who’s in a bunker?Women and children firstAnd the children firstAnd the childrenI’ll laugh until my head comes offI’ll swallow till I burstUntil I burstUntil IWho’s in a bunker?Who’s in a bunker?I have seen too muchI haven’t seen enoughYou haven’t seen itI’ll laugh until my head comes offWomen and children firstAnd children firstAnd childrenHere I’m alllowedEverything all of the timeHere I’m allowedEverything all of the timeIce age comingIce age comingLet me hear both sidesLet me hear both sidesLet me hear bothIce age comingIce age comingThrow it on the fireThrow it on the fireThrow it on theWe’re not scaremongeringThis is really happeningHappeningWe’re not scaremongeringThis is really happeningHappeningMobiles skwrkingMobiles chirpingTake the money runTake the money runTake the moneyHere I’m allowedEverything all of the timeHere I’m allowedEverything all of the timeHere I’m allowedEverything all of the timeHere I’m allowedEverything all of the timeThe first of the children”
“Karma PoliceKarma policearrest this man,he talks in maths,he buzzes like a fridge,he’s like a detuned radio.Karma policearrest this girl,her Hitler hairdois making me feel illand we have crashed her party.This is what you get,this is what you get,this is what you get,when you mess with us.Karma policeI’ve given all I can,it’s not enough,I’ve given all I canbut we’re still on the payroll.This is what you get,this is what you get,this is what you get,when you mess with us.For a minute thereI lost myself, I lost myself.Phew, for a minute there,I lost myself, I lost myself.For a minute thereI lost myself, I lost myself.Phew, for a minute there,I lost myself, I lost myself.”
“VideotapeWhen I’m at the pearly gatesThis will be on my videotape, my videotapeMephistopheles is just beneathand he’s reaching up to grab meThis is one for the good daysand i have it all hereIn red, blue, greenRed, blue, greenYou are my centerWhen I spin awayOut of control on videotapeOn videotapeOn videotapeOn videotapeThis is my way of saying goodbyeBecause I can’t do it face to faceI’m talking to you beforeNo matter what happens nowYou shouldn’t be afraidBecause I know today has been the most perfect day I’ve ever seen.”
“If I could be who you wanted, all the time”