Pet Shop Boys at dead of night, lyrics

Lyrics - b-sides 1995-2000

Girls And Boys (live in Rio)
The Truck-driver And His Mate
Hit And Miss
Betrayed
How I Learned To Hate Rock'n'roll
The Calm Before The Storm
Confidential (1992 demo for Tina Turner)
The Boy Who Couldn't Keep His Clothes On
Delusions Of Grandeur
The View From Your Balcony
Disco Potential
Silver Age
Screaming
Je T'aime...Moi Mon Plus
The Ghost Of Myself
Lies
Sail Away

Girls And Boys [live in Rio]

(Albarn/Coxon/James/Rowntree)

Thank you!
This next song is by the English group Blur
and it's called "Boys And Girls"

Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh

Street is like a jungle
So call the police
Following the herd
Down to Greece, on holiday
Love in the nineties
Is paranoid
On sunny beaches
Take your chances, looking for

Girls, who are boys, who like boys to be girls, who do
Boys like they're girls, who do girls, like they're boys
Always should be someone you really love
Girls, who are boys, who like boys to be girls, who do
Boys like they're girls, who do girls, like they're boys
Always should be someone you really love
(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh

Avoiding all work
'Cause there's none available
Like battery thinkers
Count their thoughts on one, two, three, four, five fingers

Nothing is wasted
Only reproduced
You get nasty blisters
Du bist sehr schön
But we haven't been introduced

Girls, who are boys, who like boys to be girls, who do
Boys like they're girls, who do girls, like they're boys
Always should be someone you really love
(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

The Truck-driver And His Mate

(Tennant/Lowe)

(Dum dum dum dum du-dum) (aahohoh)
(Dum dum dum dum du-dum) (aahohoh)
(Dum dum dum dum du-dum) (aahohoh)
(Dum dum dum dum du-dum) (du du du du du du) (aahohoh)

Parked inside the lay-by (aahohoh)
Their destination can wait (aahohoh)
Dancing in the moonlight (aahohoh)
The truck-driver and his mate

(Ahahahah ahaaah)
(Ah-ah-ahaah)
(Ah-ah-ahaah)
(Ah-ah-ahaah)

Acting out of compulsion (aahohoh)
After hours sitting in the van (aahohoh)
Taking coals to Newcastle (aahohoh)
Talking man to man (aahohoh)

Loyal to the point of madness (aahohoh)
Solemn as an act of fate (aahohoh)
Dancing in the moonlight (aahohoh)
The truck-driver and his mate

(Ahahahah ahaaah)
(Ah-ah-ahaah)
(Ah-ah-ahaah)
(Ah-ah-ahaah)
(Ah-ah-ahaah)
(Dum dum dum dum du-dum) (aahohoh)
(Dum dum dum dum du-dum) (aahohoh)
(Dum dum dum dum du-dum) (aahohoh)
(Dum dum dum dum du-dum) (du du du du du du)
(Ahahahah ahaaah)
(Ah-ah-ahaah)
(Ah-ah-ahaah)
(Ah-ah-ahaah)

The truck-driver and his mate
The truck-driver and his mate
The truck-driver and his mate
The truck-driver and his mate

(Can't seem making something good to)

The truck-driver and his mate
The truck-driver and his mate
The truck-driver and his mate
The truck-driver and his mate

(Can't seem making something good to)

The truck-driver and his mate
The truck-driver and his mate
The truck-driver and his mate
The truck-driver and his mate

Hit And Miss

(Tennant/Lowe)

If you want to know
Why I miss you so
Just think back
To the first time
We were in love

The night was getting late
I recognized my fate
When you spoke, I awoke
We were in love

Waiting, I'd been waiting so long for this (who-oh-oh)
Waiting, all my life had been hit and miss (who-oh-oh)
I knew in my heart
This was only the start
Of a new life

Your solemn face, your eyes
Lit up at this surprise
My heart sped, raced ahead, for
We were in love

After that we stayed
Together every day
I relaxed with the facts that
We were in love
So in love

Waiting (always waiting)
All my life had been hit and miss (who-oh-oh)
Waiting (always waiting)
To experience such a kiss (who-oh-oh)
I knew in my heart
This was only the start
Of a new life

Now if your heart is cold
And I seem too old
Just think back
To the first time
We were in love
So in love
We were in love
So in love

Betrayed

(Tennant/Lowe)

(Aaaah)
(Aaaah)

Did you ever feel betrayed by someone in your life?
Did you ever give your trust and have it sold? (Aaaah)
For the sake of cheap expedience I now experience
Feeling betrayed by you

I woke at five this morning with you on my mind (aaaah)
Replaying conversations in my head
You said if you'd to choose between some money and a friend (aaaah)
You'd always choose the friend

So how come you could change your mind so easily? (Aaaah)
How was it so speedily arranged? (Aaaah)
You struck an easy bargain when persuaded it was not
And now it's all you've got

And still you need to justify yourself to others, but not me
With that more-in-sorrow-than-anger routine
Sometimes I think I'm going mad
When I hear you've said: "It's sad
He feels hard done by me"

(Aaaah)
(Aaaah)
(Aaaah)

Did you ever give a thought for someone else's pride?
Your actions prove that actually you did (aaaah)
And threw it out the door as opportunity came through
I've been betrayed by you

And still you need to justify yourself to others, but not me
With that more-in-sorrow-than-anger routine
Sometimes I think I'm going mad
When I hear you've said: "It's sad
He feels hard done by me"

Did you ever feel betrayed by someone in your life?
Did you ever give your trust and have it sold? (Aaaah)
For the sake of cheap expedience I now experience (aaaah)
Being betrayed by you
That's all you have to do
To make me feel betrayed by you

(Aaaah)

How I Learned To Hate Rock'n'roll

(Tennant/Lowe)

Someone states the obvious
Someone sneers at all you love
Someone preaches ugly manners
Excluding some, including me

This is how I learned to hate rock'n'roll
This is how I learned to hate rock'n'roll

All feelings blunted, all passion spent
Everybody does what everybody does
All the broken promises
To recreate a status quo

This is how I learned to hate rock'n'roll
This is how I learned to hate rock'n'roll

This is how I learned to hate rock'n'roll

The Calm Before The Storm

(Tennant/Lowe)

A butterfly in the sitting room
Sudden sneezing overhead
Dragonflies skim the swimming pool
A dog is barking to be fed

And it won't be long
'Til we get the news
Though I'll soon be gone
I'll be there, sucker who's
Always had the most to lose
When we get this news

Pheasants scatter, rabbits flee
A car departing in the rain
On the flightpath, a 747
Round the bend a Rocky Lane

And it won't be long
'Til we get the news
Though I could be wrong
I'll bet I'm the one who's left
With the tears and the telephone threat
Who'll always be the most in debt
When we get the news

Baby, baby, did I ever tell you
That I worked out where I went wrong?

Confidential [1992 demo for Tina Turner]

(Tennant/Lowe)

You don't need to give me reasons
I understand
Some things are best kept secret
You've done all you can
I want
No recompense
Just as much as you can give of yourself
And nothing else

And I'll keep it confidential
It's secret, confidential
It may come as some surprise
But I can stay secret from prying eyes
So don't worry
I'll keep this confidential
Between you and me

Go on, tell me that you love me
Tell me you dare
We may not venture out in public
At least I know you care
I want
No guarantees
Just as much as you can give of yourself
That's all I need

And I'll keep it confidential
It's secret, confidential
It may come as some surprise
But I can stay secret from prying eyes
So don't worry
I'll keep this confidential
Between you and me

(It's secret)
(So secret)

You play some silly games
And if everyone knew about us
I'd feel no shame

But I'll keep it confidential
It's secret, confidential
It may come as some surprise
But I can stay secret from prying eyes
So don't worry
I'll keep this confidential
Between you and me
Between you and me

The Boy Who Could't Keep His Clothes On

(Tennant/Lowe)

The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
Loved dancing all night long
The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
Loved dancing all night long

So far away from home
So free and so alone
His head up in the clouds
His body in the crowds

The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
Loved dancing all night long
The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
Loved dancing all night long

To rise above the pain
To prove them all wrong again
To shake away at last
The secret in his past

He is exactly where he wants to be
In a world of his own

His shirt falls to the floor
He's taking off some more
The crowd all loved the show
Just how far will he go?

The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
Loved dancing all night long
The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
Loved dancing all night long
The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
Loved dancing all night long
The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
Loved dancing all night long

The boy (the boy, the boy, the boy, the boy, the boy, the boy, the boy)
(Aah)
(Aah)
Yo, Lewis
Oh no, you don't, you ain't dancing for all these men
I thought you said you quit that
You told me you was going to your mother's
You get down from there right now, alright? Right now
Where your clothes at?
My, it's hot in here
Honey, you can stay here, but don't bother coming home tonight
Your clothes are going out the window
All your posse gonna know tomorrow
I'll tell your mother
Oh no, you don't, you ain't dancing for all these men
It's over

Delusions Of Grandeur

(Tennant/Lowe)

The cathedral's glittering
On coronation day
Crowned heads and cardinals
Under military sway

I approach the altar slowly
In a humble shroud
To receive the acclamation
Of the loyal crowd

Give me power over people
In a palace with a permanent guard
And the flags unfurled

Give devotion, dedication, celebration
Not some cheap charade
And I'll rule the world
All of these delusions of grandeur
Because they said: "We don't understand you"
And I want revenge

In audience I receive
The media's pleas
They kiss my ring in interviews
On bended knees

In victory I am magnanimous
And charming when
I speak exclusively at length
To CNN

About power over people
In a palace with a permanent guard
And the flags unfurled

With devotion, dedication, celebration
Not some cheap charade
I will rule the world
All of these delusions of grandeur
Because they said: "We don't understand you"
And I want revenge

Ring the bells tell everyone
Ring the bells tell everyone
Ring the bells tell everyone
Revolution can be fun

All of these delusions of grandeur
Because they said: "We don't understand you"
And I want revenge

Give me power over people
In a palace with a permanent guard
And the flags unfurled
Give devotion, dedication, celebration
Not some cheap charade
And I'll rule the world

Ring the bells tell everyone
Revolution can be fun

The View From Your Balcony

(Tennant/Lowe)

(Oooh)
(Aaah)
(Aaah-aaah)
(Aaah-aaah)

Let us forget any sadness
Together tonight
Haul me some wine
Turn off the light

And look at the view from your balcony
London through your eyes
No one but you to keep me company
Twenty floors up the high rise
In a romance of the old school
If you lived in this town of love
You'd be a victim of the system
A subject for punk rock
But look at the view from your balcony
The sunset, the sea and the sky
And how proudly you are pointing out to me
London through your eyes

How like a prince in a castle
Viewing the millions below
Telling me now in a whisper
Something I needed to know

(Aaah)
(Aaah-aaah)
(Aaah-aaah)

Look at the view from your balcony
London through your eyes
No one but you to keep me company
Twenty floors up the high rise

(Aaah)
(Aaah-aaah)
(Aaah-aaah)

Disco Potential

(Tennant/Lowe)

Out there, dancing
Red-hot sell
This is all she wants
It's disco potential
Daddy sells shares in a distant shore
Back on the beach the temperatures soar (hey)

It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco potential
It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco
It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco potential

It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco
It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco
It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco
It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco
It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco
It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco
It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco
It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco potential

Silver Age

(Tennant/Lowe)

The prospect of sun
Page after page
Of black-and-white portraits
A silver age

Scent of a sunset
On a stage
Difficult music
A modern age

The palace is still
A frozen cage
Bayonets gleam
A silver age

Earthquakes predicted
And some day soon
A total eclipse
Of the sun and the moon

Screaming

(Tennant/Lowe/Stephan)

I've watched you from a distance
I've passed you on the street
I'm obsessed with you
I don't know what to do
To make you pay attention
And fall in love with me
I'm obsessed with you
I don't know what to do

Guess there's no place to hide
When you're screaming inside
There's no place to hide
When you're screaming inside

I've called you from the corner
You don't pick up the phone
I'm depressed by you
I don't know what to do
To make you understand me
To hear you speak my name
I'm impressed with you
I could impress you too

Guess there's no place to hide
When you're screaming inside
There's no place to hide
When you're screaming inside

I've explained it in my letters
I'm miserable as sin
I'm obsessed with you
What am I gonna do?

Guess there's no place to hide
When you're screaming inside
There's no place to hide
When you're screaming inside
There's no place to hide
When you're screaming inside
There's no place to hide
When you're screaming inside

Je T'aime...Moi Non Plus

(Gainsbourg) (unofficial version of lyrics)

[AM = Apple Macintosh, ST-W = Sam Taylor-Wood]

AM:
Like a lapping wave
I go and I'm coming
Between your thighs
I go, I'm coming
Between your thighs
I'm holding back

ST-W:
I love you, I love you
(Je t'aime) Oh yes, I love you

AM:
But not more than me

ST-W:
Oh, my love (je t'aime)

AM:
Like a lapping wave
I go and I'm coming
Between your thighs
I go, I'm coming
Between your thighs
I'm holding back

ST-W:
I love you, (je t'aime) I love you
Oh yes, I love you (je t'aime)

AM:
But not more than me

ST-W:
Oh my love (je t'aime)
You are the waves
And I am the desert island (je t'aime)

You go, you go and you come
Between my thighs
You go and you come between my thighs
And we are one

Oh, oh, oh (...)

You go, you go and you come
Between my thighs
You go and you come between my thighs
And we are one

(Je t'aime, je t'aime)

I love you, (je t'aime) I love you
Oh yes, I love you (je t'aime)

AM:
But not more than me

ST-W:
Oh my love (je t'aime)
Oh my love

AM:
Our love is without guilt (je t'aime)

I go, I go and I'm coming
Between your thighs
I go and I'm coming
Between your thighs
I'm holding back

ST-W:
Now, now, I'm coming

Oh, oh, oooh (...)

The Ghost Of Myself

(Tennant/Lowe)

Looking back now I can see
The ghost of myself
As I used to be
Looking back now I can see
The ghost of myself
Haunting me

It's an undistinguished room
with a single bed
I used to share with you
at the weekend

Books and records
new wave and disco
We'll go for a swim
And then the Cafe Picasso

Looking back now I can see
The ghost of myself
As I used to be
Looking back now I can see
The ghost of myself
Haunting me

You can see them by the pub
Rockabilly boys
Camera crews in Flood Street
For the election

Mohicans, Sloanes
Clones go their own way
You packed up your stuff
And I went to the V&A

Looking back now I can see
The ghost of myself
As I used to be
Looking back now I can see
The ghost of myself
Haunting me

Looking back now I can see
The ghost of myself
Wondering what to be
Looking back now I can see
The ghost of myself
Searching for the key

Haunted by my shy self
The things we used to do
The sudden ghost of myself
Getting it on with you

Looking back now I can see
The ghost of myself
As I used to be
Looking back now I can see
The ghost of myself
Searching for the key

Lies

(Tennant/Lowe)

Miss me miss me miss me miss me
Miss me miss me miss me miss me
Miss me miss me miss me miss me
Miss me miss me miss me miss me
Miss me miss me miss me miss me
Miss me miss me miss me miss me
Miss me miss me miss me miss me
Miss me miss me miss me miss me

All those lies
All those lies
All those lies
All those lies
All those lies you used to tell me
All those lies you used to tell me

Do you think that I care?
Do I look in despair?
Were you going to say
What you were doing today?
'Cuz if you think that I mind
Then you're going to find
That I have no feelings for you
So what are you going to do?

All those lies
All those lies
All those lies
All those lies
All those lies you used to tell me
All those lies you used to tell me

You thought you were smart
'Cuz you got a hold of my heart
But you got it oh so wrong
I've been around far too long
And did you really believe
That I had no idea?
You told me all these lies
But I knew all along

Sail Away

(Coward)

[sample] This is the story of a ship

When the storm clouds are riding
Through a winter sky
Sail away, sail away
When the love light is fading
In your sweetheart's eye
Sail away, sail away

When you feel your song
Is orchestrated wrong
Why should you prolong your stay?
When the wind and the weather blow
Your dreams sky-high
Sail away, sail away, sail away

When your life seems too difficult
To rise above
Sail away, sail away
When your heart feels as dreary
As a worn out glove
Sail away, sail away

But when soon or late
You recognise your fate
That will be your great, great day
On the wings of the morning
With your own true love
Sail away, sail away, sail away