where the wild roses grow

They call me The Wild Rose
But my name was Elisa Day
Why they call me it I do not know
For my name was Elisa Day


From the first day I saw her I knew she was the one
As she stared in my eyes and smiled
For her lips were the colour of the roses
They grew down the river, all bloody and wild

When he knocked on my door and entered the room
My trembling subsided in his sure embrace
He would be my first man, and with a careful hand
He wiped the tears that ran down my face

CHORUS

On the second day I brought her a flower
She was more beautiful than any woman I'd seen
I said, 'Do you know where the wild roses grow
So sweet and scarlet and free?'

On the second day he came with a single red rose
Said: 'Will you give me your loss and your sorrow?'
I nodded my head, as I layed on the bed
He said, 'If I show you the roses will you follow?'

CHORUS

On the third day he took me to the river
He showed me the roses and we kissed
And the last thing I heard was a muttered word
As he knelt above me with a rock in his fist

On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow
And she lay on the bank, the wind light as a thief
And I kissed her goodbye, I said, 'All beauty must die'
And lent down and planted a rose between her teeth

my hair looks fierce!

I don't know much about clothes,
but my hair looks fierce!
I don't know much about clothes,
but my hair looks fierce!
I don't know much about clothes,
but my hair looks fierce!
I don't know much about clothes,
but my hair looks fierce!

I don't know much about - much about - much about - much about - much about clothes and things
I just talk about - talk about - talk about - talkin to my friends when my cell phone rings
I don't care about this that - this that - this that - the other, what you talkin about?
I just show up - all done up - dance - do my thing - get paid and i'm out!

I don't know much about clothes, but my hair looks fierce!
I don't know much about clothes, but my hair looks fierce!
I don't know much about clothes, but my hair looks fierce!
I don't know much about clothes, but my hair looks fierce!

When you talk all i hear is wasay blah blah - wasay blah blah blah - take me to my car!
Got a 50 foot stretch limousine - color creme - jocelyn wildenstein at my minibar.
I got friends in high places with plastic faces - boys in braces wanna change their races.
I can't stop - cuz i wont stop - the party starts as soon as my dress drops!

I don't know much about clothes, but my hair looks fierce!
I don't know much about clothes, but my hair looks fierce!
I don't know much about clothes, but my hair looks fierce!
I don't know much about clothes, but my hair looks fierce!

The Current

Goin' down.

Goin' down.

Down where my breath is the only sound.

Goin' down.

Goin' down.

Goin' down.

Don't look for me now, I'm not around, all day long I'm underground.

I've been thinkin' about the future.

I've been waitin' for the day.

Let the current carry me, far away.

Let the current carry me away

Current flows, I don't know where it goes.

I don't care, I just get it there.

Took this job, 'cus I needed one.

'bout seven years, since I've seen the sun, all day long, I'm underground.

I've been thinkin' about the future.

I've been waitin' for the day.

Let the current carry me, far away.

Let the current carry me away.

I've been thinkin' about the future.

I hope someday, I'll get away.

But the current keeps bringin' me, back around.

Seems the only place for me is, underground.

So tomorrow when the sun comes up, I'll be goin' down.

Goin' down. Goin' down.

The Lady of Shalott

On either side of the river lie
Long fields of barley and of rye,
That clothe the world and meet the sky;
And thro' the field the road run by
To many-towered Camelot;
And up and down the people go,
Gazing where the lilies blow
Round an island there below,
The island of Shalott. A bow-shot from her bower-eaves,
He rode between the barley sheaves,
The sun came dazzling thro' the leaves,
And flamed upon the brazen greaves
Of bold Sir Lancelot.
A red-cross knight for ever kneel'd
To a lady in his shield,
That sparkled on the yellow field,
Beside remote Shalott.
She left the web, she left the loom,
She made three paces thro' the room,
She saw the water-lilly bloom,
She saw the helmet and the plume,
She looked down to Camelot.
Out flew the web and floated wide;
The mirror cracked from side to side;
The curse is come upon me, cried
The Lady of Shalott.
In the stormy east-wind straining,
The pale yellow woods were waning,
The broad stream in his banks complaining.
Heavily the low sky raining
Over towered Camelot;
Down she came and found a boat
Beneath a willow left afloat,
And round about the prow she wrote
The Lady of Shalott
Who is this? And what is here?
And in the lighted palace near
Died the sound of royal cheer;
And they crossed themselves for fear,
All the Knights at Camelot;
But Lancelot mused a little space
He said, She has a lovely face;
God in his mercy lend her grace,
The Lady of Shalott.

The Killing Moon

Under blue moon I saw you
So soon you'll take me
Up in your arms
Too late to beg you or cancel it
Though I know it must be the killing time
Unwillingly mine

Fate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to him

In starlit nights I saw you
So cruelly you kissed me
Your lips a magic world
Your sky all hung with jewels
The killing moon
Will come too soon

Fate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to him

Liber Pater

I won't let you down, I will not give you up
Gotta have some faith in the sound, it's the one good thing that I've got
I won't let you down, so please don't give me up
cause I would really, really love to stick around, oh yeah

Heaven knows I was just a young boy, didn't know what I wanted to be
I was every little hungry schoolgirl's pride and joy and I guess it was enough for me
To win the race? A prettier face! Brand new clothes and a big fat place on your rock and roll TV
But today the way I play the game is not the same, no way! Think I'm gonna get myself happy

I think there's something you should know, I think it's time I told you so
There's something deep inside of me, there's someone else I've got to be
Take back your picture in a frame, take back your singing in the rain
I just hope you understand: sometimes the clothes do not make the man

All we have to do now is take these lies and make them true somehow
All we have to see is that I don't belong to you and you don't belong to me yea yea
Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!
You've gotta give for what you take!
Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!
You've gotta give for what you take!

Heaven knows we sure had some fun boy what a kick just a buddy and me
We had every big shot good-time band on the run boy, we were living in a fantasy
We won the race, got out of the place
I went back home got a brand new face for the boys on MTV
But today the way I play the game has got to change, oh yeah, now I'm gonna get myself happy

I think there's something you should know, I think it's time I stopped the show
There's something deep inside of me, there's someone I forgot to be
Take back your picture in a frame, don't think that I'll be back again
I just hope you understand: sometimes the clothes do not make the man!

Well it looks like the road to heaven, but it feels like the road to hell
When I knew which side my bread was buttered, I took the knife as well
Posing for another picture, everybody's got to sell
But when you shake your ass they notice fast
And some mistakes were built to last

That's what you get, that's what you get, that's what you get,
I say that's what you get!
That's what you get for changing your mind
That's what you get for changing your mind

That's what you get, that's what you get,
And after all this time I just hope you understand
Sometimes the clothes do not make the man

All we have to do now is take these lies and make them true somehow
All we have to see is that i don't belong to you and you don't belong to me yea yea
Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!
You've got to give for what you take!
Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!
You've got to give for what you take!
Yea you've got to give for what you, give for what you, give!

May not be what you want from me just the way it's got to be
Lose the face now I've got to live I've got to live

Lady GREENSLEEVES

Alas, my love, you do me wrong,
To cast me off discourteously;
And I have loved oh so long,
Delighting in your company.

GREENSLEEVES was my delight,
GREENSLEEVES my heart of gold,
GREENSLEEVES was my heart of joy,
And who but my Lady GREENSLEEVES.

I have been ready at your hand,
To grant whatever thou would'st crave;
I have both waged life and land,
Your love and goodwill for to have.

GREENSLEEVES was my delight,
GREENSLEEVES my heart of gold,
GREENSLEEVES was my heart of joy,
And who but my Lady GREENSLEEVES.

Thy petticoat of sendle white
With gold embroidered gorgeously;
Thy petticoat of silk and white
And these I bought gladly

GREENSLEEVES was my delight,
GREENSLEEVES my heart of gold,
GREENSLEEVES was my heart of joy,
And who but my Lady GREENSLEEVES.

Ne me quitte pas

Ne me quitte pas!
Il faut oublier, tout peut s'oublier qui s'enfuit déjà
Oublier le temps des malentendus et le temps perdu
A savoir comment oublier ces heures
Qui tuaient parfois a coups de pourquoi le coeur du bonheur
Ne me quitte pas! Ne me quitte pas! Ne me quitte pas!
Ne me quitte pas!

Moi je t'offrirai des perles de pluie
Venues de pays où il ne pleut pas
Je creuserai la terre jusqu'après ma mort
Pour couvrir ton corps d'or et de lumière
Je ferai un domaine où l'amour sera roi!
Où l'amour sera loi!
Où tu m'y feras reine!
Ne me quitte pas! Ne me quitte pas! Ne me quitte pas!
Ne me quitte pas!

Ne me quitte pas
Je t'inventerai des mots insensés que tu comprendras
Je te parlerai de ces amants-là
Qui ont vu deux fois leurs coeurs s'embraser
Je te raconterai l'histoire de cette reine
Morte de n'avoir pas pu te rencontrer!
Ne me quitte pas! Ne me quitte pas! Ne me quitte pas! Ne me quitte pas!

On a vu souvent rejaillir le feu
D'un ancien volcan qu'on croyait trop vieux
Il est paraît-il des terres brûlées
Donnant plus de blé qu'un meilleur avril
Et quand vient le soir pour qu'un ciel flamboie
Le rouge et le noir ne s'épousent-ils pas
Ne me quitte pas! Ne me quitte pas! Ne me quitte pas! Ne me quitte pas!

Ne me quitte pas
Je ne vais plus pleurer
Je ne vais plus parler
Je me cacherai là a te regarder
Danser et sourire et à t'écouter
Chanter et puis rire
Laisse-moi devenir
L'ombre de ton ombre
L'ombre de ta main
L'ombre de ton chien
Ne me quitte pas! Ne me quitte pas! Ne me quitte pas! Ne me quitte pas!

Siúil A Rúin

I wish I was on yonder hill
'Tis there I'd sit and cry my fill
And every tear would turn a mill
Is go dtí tú mo mhuirnín slán

(Chorus)
Siúil, siúil, siúil a rúin
Siúil go sochair agus siúil go ciúin
Siúil go doras agus ealaigh liom
Is go dtí tú mo mhuirnín slán

I'll sell my rock, I'll sell my reel
I'll sell my only spinning wheel
To buy my love a sword of steel
Is go dtí tú mo mhuirnín slán

I'll dye my petticoats, I'll dye them red
And 'round the world I'll beg for bread
Until my parents shall wish me dead
Is go dtí tú mo mhuirnín slán

I wish, I wish, I wish in vain
I wish I had my heart again
And vainly think I'd not complain
Is go dtí tú mo mhuirnín slán

And now my love has gone to France
to try his fortune to advance
If he e'er comes back 'tis but a chance
Is go dtí tú mo mhuirnín slán

(Chorus in English)
Go, go, go my love
Go quietly and peacefully
Go to the door and flee with me
And may you go safely my dear.

aNyWhErE iS

i walk the maze of moments,
but everywhere i turn to begins a new beginning
but never finds a finish
i walk to the horizon and there i find another
it all seems so surprising, and then i find that i KNOW

you go there you're gone forever
i go there i'll lose my way
if we stay here we're not together
anywhere is

the moon upon the ocean is swept around in motion
but without ever knowing the reason for its flowing
in motion on the ocean the moon still keeps on moving
the waves still keep on waving, and I still keep on going

i wonder if the stars sign the life that is to be mine
and would they let their light shine enough for me to follow
i look up to the heavens but night has clouded over
no spark of constellation, no Vela no Orion

the shells upon the warm sands have taken from their own lands the echo of their story
but all i hear are low sounds as pillow words are weaving and willow waves are leaving
but should i be believing, then i am only dreaming

to leave the tread of all time
and let it make a dark line in hopes that I can still find the way back to the moment
i took the turn and turned to begin a new beginning
still looking for the answer, i cannot find the finish
it's either this or that way, it's one way or the other
it should be one direction, it could be on reflection
the turn i have just taken, the turn that i was making
i might be just beginning, i might be near the end!

we don't need another hero

Out of the ruins, out from the wreckage
Can't make the same mistake this time
We are the children, the last generation
We are the ones they left behind
And i wonder when we are ever gonna change it
Living under the fear till nothing else remains

We don't need another hero, we don't need to know the way home
All we want is life beyond the thunderdome

Looking for something we can rely on
There's got to be something better out there
Love and compassion, their day is coming
All else are castles built in the air
And i wonder when we are ever gonna change it
Living under the fear till nothing else remains
All the children say:

We don't need another hero, we don't need to know the way home
All we want is life beyond the thunderdome

So what do we do with our lives
We leave only a mark
Will our story shine like a life
Or end in the dark?
Give it all or nothing!

wAsTeLaNd

Change my attempt
Good intentions

Crouched over
You were not there
Living in fear
Signs were not really that scarce
Obvious tears (But)
I will not hide you through this
I want you to help (And)
Please see (See)
The bleeding heart perched on my shirt
Die, withdraw
Hide in cold sweat
Quivering lips
Ignore, remorse
Naming a kid, living wasteland
This time you've tried
All that you can turning you red!

Change my attempt good intentions
Should I, could I
Here we are with your obsession
Should I, could I

Crowned, hopeless
The article read, living wasteland
This time you've tried
All that you can, turning you red
but i will not
Hide you through this
I want you to help

Change my attempt good intentions
Should I, could I
Here we are with your obsession
Should I, could I

Heave the silver hollow sliver
Piercing through another victim
Turn and tremble, be judgemental
Ignorant to all the symbols
Blind the face with beauty paste
Eventually you'll one day know

Change my attempt, good intentions
Limbs tied, skin tight
Self inflicted his perdition
Should I, could I
Change my attempt good intentions
Should I, could I
Should I, could I

Imtheochaidh soir is siar

A dtainig ariamh

An ghealach is an ghrian

Fol lol the doh fol the day

Fol the day fol the day

Imtheochaidh an ghealach's an ghrian

An Daoine og is a chail 'na dhiadh

Fol lol the doh fol the day

Fol the day fol the day

Fol lol the doh fol the day

Fol the day fol the day

Imtheochaidh a dtainig ariamh

an duine og is a chail ne dhiadh

Fol lol the doh fol the day

Fol the day fol the day

Translation

I will go east and go west

[To the places] from whence came

The moon and the sun

The moon and the sun will go

And the young man

With his reputation behind him

I will go wherever he came from -

The young man with his reputation behind him

"Freedom Fighter"

The mouths of envious
Always find another door
While at the gates of paradise
They beat us down some more
But our mission's set in stone
'Cause the writing's on the wall
I'll scream it from the mountain tops
Pride comes before the Fall

So many thoughts to share
All this energy to give
Unlike those who hide the truth I tell it like it is
If the truth will set you free
I feel sorry for your soul
Can't you hear the ringing 'cause for you the bell tolls

I'm just a freedom fighter
No remorse
Raging on in holy war
Soon there'll come a day
When you're face to face with
Face to face with me

Can't you hear us coming?
People marching all around
Can't you see we're coming?
Close your eyes it's over now
Can't you hear us coming?
The fight has only just begun
Can't you see we're coming?

I'm just a freedom fighter
No remorse
Raging on in holy war
Soon there'll come a day
When your face to face with me
Face to face with me

i am body beautiful

Aw yeah, don't hate me cuz I'm beautiful
[and where is the body?]
Move over mutha cuz I'm going faster than you can drive
The body's beautiful, baby
That's right, I just can't help it (yeah)
It's not my fault, I was born this way (I was born this way)

Get with the b-e-a-u-t-y
Beauty,
the body is beautiful (body beautiful)
Get with the b-e-a-u-t-y
Beauty,
the body is beautiful (I am body beautiful)

I'm up and coming, I am a child
I'm legendary, hey, I'm free and wild
I am the ocean, and I rule the world (the whole world)
I'm sensual, I am body beautiful (the body's beautiful)
My cha-cha pumps (hump-a-dooty), I've got them on (in a winnin' ticket)
And I work the runway (left-right-left-right-left), baby, all night long
I am the one (the only one), there is no other
I am mother, I am body beautiful

Lights, camera, action!
Satisfaction guaranteed, that's what I need
I celebrate the body and enjoy good health
And I get down with my bad self
It's all good from the front to the back
Two snaps and a clap for a body like that
It's a good damn thing I dont care what you say
Somebody beautiful (I am body beautiful), hey, that's me

I am grand (grand diva), I am the queen (queen bee)
A masquerade (who am i?), I'm fantasy (you're a fantasy)
I am the house (the whole mansion) of elegance
Featuring, I am body beautiful (body beautiful)

Don't hate me cuz I'm beautiful
Everybody's beautiful in their own special way (yes)
Carry yourself like a queen and you will attract a king
Beauty comes from within (yes)
Whatever the mind can conceive and believe
You will achieve (got to believe)
Do you believe (yes) that you are body beautiful?
Yes! Yes! Ooooh, yes!

There ain't enough words to express how I feel
I'm body beautiful, true, that's for real
Am who I am and that's all I can be
Open up your mind so your eyes can see

Body beautiful, baby (work that body)
Body beautiful, baby (work it, work it)
Body beautiful, baby (work that body)
Body beautiful that's me (word)

Then I'm-a tell ya like this, and I'm-a tell ya this way
My body's beautiful, thats all Im' sayin
Bodies come in all different shapes and sizes
You're beautiful, too, just realize this
Can't you see the beauty in me?
Open up your heart and set your mind free
Everybody's beautiful in their own way
Express yourself every day
And when you got joy on the inside it shows on the out
Be confident and you're beautiful without a doubt
You're absolutely gorgeous, don't ya know?
So you got the body beautiful glow

Body beautiful, baby (work that body)
Body beautiful, baby (work it, work it)
Body beautiful, baby (work that body)
Body beautiful (I am body beautiful) thats me

The Beautiful People

And I don't want ya, and I don't need ya,

Don't bother to resist, or I'll beat ya,

It's not your fault that you're always wrong,

The weak ones are there, justify the strong,

The beautiful people, the beautiful people,

It's all relative to the size of your steeple,

You can't see the forest, for the trees,

And you can't smell your own...

...And on your knees!

There's no time to discriminate,

Hate every other hater that's in your way!

Hey you, what do you see?

Something beautiful or something free?

Hey you, are you trying to be mean?

You live with apes man, it's hard to be clean.

ahhhhhhhhh.....ahhhhhhhhh

The worms will live, in every host,

It's hard to pick which one they'll eat the most

The horrible people, the horrible people,

It's all atomic as the size of your steeple,

Capitalisim, has made it this way,

Old-Fashion facisim will take it away.

Hey you, what do you see?

Something beautiful, or something free?

Hey you, are you trying to be mean?

You live with apes, man, it's hard to be clean.

There's no time to discriminate, Hate every other hater that's in your way!

The beautiful people, the beautiful people,

The beautiful people, the beautiful people,

The beautiful people, the beautiful people,

The beautiful people, the beautiful people!

Hey you, what do you see?

Something beautiful, or something free?

Hey you, are you trying to be mean?

You live with apes man, it's hard to be clean,

Hey you, what do you see?

Something beautiful, or something free?

Hey you, are you trying to be mean?

You live with apes man, it's hard to be clean,

The beautiful people, the beautiful people,

The beautiful people, the beautiful people,

The beautiful people, the beautiful people,

The beautiful people, the beautiful people.