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ELVES (The Watchers)
04:40
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ELVES (The Watchers).
Every time you turn around and stare into the Gloom,
Who's looking at you? The Face of Fu Manchu?
Every time you open doors and stare into the room,
Who's looking back at you? A base-metal Guru?
Chorus> No! The Elves are watching YOU! (x2)
The Elves are watching Me and You!
The Elves are watching you!
They're watching me and you!
If you're walking on the street and Paranoia looms,
Are Ghosts staring at you? Imagine if that's true?!
If you sit in Silence and you're listening to the Moon,
Who's Howling at you? A distant Prophet of Doom?
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2. |
Stella Nova
04:02
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Stella Nova.
I always pick you up, when you're feeling down,
I'm gonna love you baby, till our Star goes out!
I'll always lift you up, when you're feeling blue,
I wanna spend my lifetime, side-by-side with you!
Chorus > And when our time is up
We're gonna fly away,
Up to the Big Blue Yonder
Where our Love will stay;
We'll seal it with a Kiss,
On a Cosmic Ray,
We'll spend Eternity
Where our Souls will play... Ah hey, hey, ah hey, hey!
Oh Ho Ho, Ho Ho...
I'll burn bright for you, when you're feeling cold,
I'll be a Stella Nova shining to your Soul!
I'll catch you if you fall, from your tightrope walk,
We'll spread our wings together and through the Cosmos soar!
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3. |
The Universal Prayer
04:28
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It started with the Light of Love - exploding Cosmic Sparks,
The Art of Genesis at work - while Cupid made His Mark!
What could it be? (Still being!)
What can you see? (Still seeing!)
What can you Dream? (Still dreaming!)
COSMIC DREAMING!
Say the Universal Prayer (x3)
And Thy Will be Done...
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo (x4)
Repeat...
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4. |
The Devil's Chorus
03:50
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The Devil's Chorus
Three cheers for Democracy! Here we go again!
The people get just what they want,
In the Land without a brain,
Where they're just a little insane!
Chorus> It's a crazy situation,
Who knows how it arose?
The Leader of the Gang wears a Clown's nose!
Let's sing a little song for him!
Do do do do do Doo ... Etc.
Hip, hip hooray for Idiocracy! No need to explain!
The Abyss yawns, the Scene is set,
and the lines are drawn again,
The Devil rides again!
Sing a song for him...sing a little song...etc.
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5. |
King of Separation
04:39
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King of Separation.
The boys could see her nipples, pert beneath her lime-green satin dress,
She thought she was sophisticated, but she couldn't quite pass that test!
She called herself Mellissa and I listened to every word she said,
She said : "We could make sweet love tonight, if you like, my temporary friend!".
Chorus> For you're the King of Separation,
You're the Joker of Ill-Repute!
Looking for a Queen of Celebration...
Then you'll go down...turn the world around.
Now somebody once told me, religion was the lowest form of Wit!
But he was being sarcastic, he knew his ideas just didn't fit!
Then some people took him, hung him up upon a wooden cross;
He said : "Father don't forgive them for they'll never understand just what they've lost!".
Chorus> He was the King of Separation,
He was the Joker of Ill -Repute!
Looking for a Queen of Celebration...
Then he'll go down...turn the world around.
If I'd have been Buzz Aldrin, I would have had a piss up on the Moon!
I would have splashed Neil Armstrong's boots and said farewell to Nasa's control-room!
Then I'd've phoned Captain Beefheart, to borrow his old 2-dollar broom!
To sweep away the moondust, out of my new 2-dollar room!
Chorus> For I'm the King of Separation,
I'm the Joker of Ill-Repute,
Looking for a Queen of Celebration...
Then we'll go down...turn the world around!
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6. |
The Season of our Love
03:48
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The Season of Our Love.
In Winter she came like a Ghost
A single snowdrop falling,
I sang to her of Syria
And how the world's not listening...
Chorus> I gazed into her eyes,
We kissed beneath her skies,
I held her close and whispered...
"This is the Season of Our Love".
In Spring we felt Love in our Souls
We heard our Heartbeats rumble,
New Life was planted in us both
Our bodies shook like Thunder...
In Summer we spent Hazy Days
In her Garden of Roses,
We worshipped at her Tree of Love
While Nymphs and Satyrs danced for us...
Now Winter once again appeared
And Autumn chased away the Sun,
Full Circle saw the Seasons turn
And like that Circle we're now ONE...
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ELVES (Part 2 - The Dance ).
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh... Etc.
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She loves to dance to old T.Rex,
It helps her and her "friends" relax!
And when she hears "Land ahoy!"
She knows she's gonna make it with a sailor boy!
Chorus> Ships in the Harbour -
She's just waiting for the fleet to dock!
Ships in the Harbour -
Tonight she's gonna Roll, tonight she's gonna Rock...
ROCK!!!
She don't do drugs, no crystal meth,
She gets her kicks from old Motörhead!
No Chinese Rocks, no Japanese walk -
She loves Oriental PillowTalk!
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9. |
The Earphone Generation
03:56
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The Earphone Generation.
Does anybody care, about the problems in this world?
"Boom-Shaka-Laka-Boom!"
Is all I've ever heard!
And "Tsk-Tsk-Tsk-Tsk-Tsk-Tsk!"
It's the soundtrack of your life!
With your skinny jeans and beards,
Your technology's so trite!
Chorus> Are you shutting out the world to find yourself?
Are you shutting out the world to find yourself?
What can you really learn, living in your Modern World?
Swinging from your Concrete Trees,
Beneath your Neon Clouds!
There's an emptiness that rings
Through your Silent, Soulless Cave,
And those Shadows on the Wall,
Are the Treasures that you crave!
It's the Earphone Generation... Etc.
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10. |
In the Night of Storms
03:51
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In the Night of Storms.
When the "Dark Things" come at night,
Into your Dreams they "Creep-a-lite",
Don't you worry, don't you cry,
I will sing my French Lullaby...
Chorus> In the Night of Storms,
Your love keep-a-me warm!
In the night of Storms,
Our love keeps us warm!
In the Night of Storms.
When the Dark Clouds cover you,
I will come to rescue you,
Don't you worry, the Sun will shine,
And we'll make love beneath Golden Skies...
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11. |
Cancer Ward
02:56
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She stood outside the cancer ward
Smoking a cigarette,
She knew her looks had faded
As she tried to forget...
The chemicals a-raging deep within her bones,
She thought if she were young again,
She'd leave the nicotine ...alone.
Later she was lying, crying in her bed,
Scared of the dark around her
And the darkness in her head;
And then she saw a vision
This vision it did shine,
It said : "I know you have no faith,
So you can borrow mine".
Then the doctors caught her
Smiling as she died,
The morphine must have killed the pain,
But not the light inside;
So what's the nature of the darkness
That rotted in her bones?
A question we must ask ourselves
As we walk home alone... home alone... (Nah nah nah etc)
She stood outside the cancer ward
Smoking a cigarette.
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ELVES (Part 3 - The Lurkers)
Shadows surround their Being,
Darkening their very Souls,
Destruction seem to be their Raison d'être ;
Corrupted in the Mind,
Narcissistic all the Time,
Perverting Cosmic Love -
Always Degenerate...
Chorus> Hear them laughing...
Hear them growling...
Hear them howling...
Hear them whispering...
"We are the Elves and we're lurking in the Shadows!" (repeat)
"They are the Elves and they're lurking in the Shadows!" (repeat)
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13. |
The Pond
04:11
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The Pond.
Me and my True Love went out walking one day to the Pond,
We went to see what we could see!
We got to see the Windy Ripples,
Sculpting the Glassy Dark,
Moving over the surface water,
Stirring Echoes from the Past.
Chorus> We saw the Dragonflying
Sun glistening on his wings,
Free Spirit hovering over Life;
We saw his dips and dives,
Reminding us of how things change,
Nothing lasts forever - not even Time!
We saw the Furry Little Children,
Swimming so merrily,
Water Babies on the surface -
What depths are under thee?
We saw the Wee Strange Little Fishes,
Having breadcrumbs for their tea,
Do they know it's us who feed them?
As they eat hungrily!
Mr. Snake slides into the water
To see what he can find,
Don't be frightened! - It's his nature,
He will evolve with Time.
The Pond is a Microcosm,
Of the whole Universe,
Full of Wondrous Things
From Death to Birth;
We all live in a " Pond of Shadows"
Sinking in a Sea of Doubt,
We must keep our heads above the water -
And swim towards the LIGHT.
Me and my True Love went out walking one day to the Pond,
We went to see what we could see!
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14. |
The Dreamer
02:34
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The Dreamer
I was riding Shotgun on the Orient Express,
Talking to Picasso 'bout the Politics of Death,
And how the world was hollow -
A Soulless Serpents' Nest...
And how illusions are not always what they seem!
And what's important, is the Dreamer - not the Dream!
I was flying solo in the City of the Dead,
Discussing costs of living, with Camus when he said -
"Son, you can't wear blinkers, it's a long, dark road ahead...
And those illusions may be not what they seem!"
So what's important, is the Dreamer - not the Dream!
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15. |
The Wakening
02:40
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The Wakening
When you're young, Love's a funny feeling,
A Hidden Treasure - a gift from Eternity;
When you're older, everything's more Golden,
And your Heart's more open - to receive Love's Dream.
Chorus> But if the Darkness comes to steal away Love's Dream...
Believe me when I say -
You gotta Wake Up! (x 4)
When Life's a Burden and feels like you're Sleepwalking,
And these Heavy Feelings are Chains that hold you down,
Just keep on Dreaming, and you'll soon be Flying,
Again to Wander, through the Cosmic Mind...
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16. |
The Crusade
03:00
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When all seems lost we must hoist our Banners higher,
Up to the Stars for they are all a part of us,
They've been shining in the Night to guide us through the Dark,
When the Sun goes down and there's no more Light around.
And what's the cost we must pay for looking Skyward?
We must cease to drag our knuckles on the ground,
We've left the Garden far behind, our Innocence is lost,
Oh, but there's Riches to be found if we cast off
Man's Bloody Shroud...
Singing nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah...
WHEN ALL SEEMS LOST WE'LL HOIST OUR BANNERS HIGH
UP TO THE STARS FAR BEYOND THE SKY
THEY'VE BEEN SHINING IN THE NIGHT
TO GUIDE US THROUGH THE DARK
WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN AND THERE'S NO LIGHT AROUND
AND WHAT'S THE COST WE'LL PAY FOR LOOKING UP?
WE STOP DRAGGING OUR KNUCKLES DOWN IN THE DIRT!
WE'VE LEFT THE GARDEN BEHIND, OUR INNOCENCE IS LOST
BUT THERE'S RICHES TO BE FOUND
CASTING OFF MAN'S BLOODY SHROUD!
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ELVES (Part 4 - The Hordes)
Off the coast of Old Siam there's a Clipper Ship heading West,
Crewed by the Legions of the Damned it's sailing straight from Hell!
The Hordes are in the Hold and they're eating their own Shit!
They've been fed a load of Bull by their Leader and they believe it!
Chorus> Santa Maria!
Beelzebub...and all of Satan's Hordes,
Worship at the feet.... Of the Dark Lord!
The Hordes bring War and Pestilence, Famine and Misery,
When the Evil Trumpet calls they scream : "We Are Right! You see!"
They are bound by Evil Ties from which they can't escape,
If they sink their Claws in you, you'll suffer the same Damned Fate!
CODA> If you feel your Life is not your own,
Just find the Light within your Soul,
To fight the Minions of His Dark Majesty
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18. |
Salome
01:30
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Salome.
Salome was a Cat, sleeping on the bed,
Dreaming 'bout the World outside,
She heard the Doggie woof!
She heard the Donkey bray!
She heard the Leaves a-falling to the ground.
She laughed when I once told her,
Everyone gets older,
As the World gets colder...outside;
Then she jumped up from the bed,
Walked across my head, and said...
Meiow Meiow Meiow Meiow Meiow Meiow Meiow ,
Meiow Meiow Meiow Meiow Meiowwww!
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19. |
Evolution Blues
03:13
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Metamorphosis, that's the Key! to Evolution, Mutation and Me!
And good, good lovin', well, that's part of the same Process too!
Chorus> Some people gonna tell you
That Diamonds are their best friends!
I wanna tell those people, one day -
Diamonds gonna turn right back to Lead!
You know a cat, without a tail, is like the "Beyond" without "the Pale"!
Both of them have lost the thing that hath defined them!
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20. |
Dark Web
05:55
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Dark Web.
I watch you sleeping before I close my eyes,
I carry your Face to my Dreams to Kiss before I die ;
I hate you weeping for Troubles that you find,
In that cold, Dark Underflow which swallows up the Light.
Chorus>
Show me the way now, Father, you know I've never sinned,
Though I have turned the other way, from the Light Within,
I've been so immersed in Darkness, I could never see the Stars...
I felt I'd never Dream again...Ooh, ooh, ooh
Perhaps I'll never Dream again? Ooh, ooh, ooh
Maybe I'll never Dream again? Ooh, ooh, ooh
Will we ever Dream again? Ooh, ooh, ooh
I feel Time creeping, it's tugging at my skin,
I don't know where my Body ends or where my Soul begins ;
But I'll keep on searching , Shadowboxing with the Sun,
I'll keep Faith in Eternity, until the New Dawn comes.
Chorus> Show me the way now, Mother... etc.
I hope our Dreams will come again...
I pray our Dreams will come again...
I know our Dreams will come again...
I KNOW OUR DREAMS WILL COME AGAIN...
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21. |
One Million Buddhas
03:47
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One Million Buddhas
Living in my Dreams at night while the Dark World waits outside,
Connecting with the Inner Light Shining Universal Wide!
Find a Shining Buddha and you'll find a Shining Sun,
Shine like a Million Buddhas and your battles will be won!
Chorus> Rise to the Battle Cry!
(Nam Myoho Renge Kyo )
Stir up the Cosmic Majesty!
(Nam Myoho Renge Kyo )
With Lion's Heart where Eagles Fly!
(Nam Myoho Renge Kyo )
Shine like a Million Buddhas tonight. (x2)
Day by day we must beware of Dark Obstacles ahead,
Be ready to defend the Light when the Dark starts to descend;
Find a Shining Buddha and you'll find a Shining Sun,
Shine like a Million Buddhas and your battles will be won!
(NAM MYOHO RENGE KYO).
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22. |
A French Lullaby
02:11
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Sleep now, my Darling,
you mean the World to me,
I will watch o'er you,
no harm shall come to thee.
Dors, petite cherie,
tu es le monde pour moi,
je veille sur toi,
rein ne peut te nuire.
La la la la la la...
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Joe Zero Manchester, UK
Joe Zero aka Joe Moody:singer/song-writer/guitarist with original Belfast punk bands VICTIM and The
Androids.
First solo album ''Scorpio Unbound'' (released Oct/2016) .
Second solo album ''The Eternity Man''
(released Aug/ 2017).
Third solo album
"ELVES"
(Limited Edition CD
Dec/2018).
Also available - cd albums by VICTIM
''Swan Songs'' (2015)
''Swan Songs Too'' (2016)
(punkerama.com)
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