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PRETTY MAIDS LYRICS
"The Best Of...Back To Back" (1998 Best of/Compilation)
1. Fortuna
2. Back To Back
3. Attention
4. Dead Or Alive
5. When It All Comes Down
6. Forever And Eternal
7. Savage Heart
8. Love Games
9. Walk Away
10. Sin-Decade
11. Waitin' For The Time
12. Yellow Rain
13. Twisted
14. Future World
15. Please Don't Leave Me (John Sykes cover)
16. Red, Hot And Heavy
17. Det Bedste Til Mig Og Mine Venner (Gasolin' cover)
1. Fortuna
2. Back To Back
Lyrics & music by: Atkins/Hammer/Owen
Ride
They came at dawn
into the morning light
black shadows ridin' on the mist
prepared for battle
swords were shinin' bright
filled with anger and harm
came to kill not to charm
The sound of metal
screamin' in the air
the time has come where justice rules
the endless victims
looking up in fear
now who were the fools
[Chorus:]
Oh here they come
riders of the sun
and they will fight
back to back - back to back
They're fighting hard
their way of victory
dead bodies lying on the ground
they are the soldiers of eternity
and their swords spinnin' around
[Chorus]
They're fightin' with power, ready to ride let go
[Solo]
They got it all
they'll never fall
but they will fight
The night is fallin'
light will disappear
a magic silence fills the place
could read the warning
shinin' crystal clear
now they were lost for the chase
[Chorus]
No - no - no - no
3. Attention
Lyrics & music by: Atkins/Hammer
Someone dies and as we close our eyes
Another hungry child will starve away
Say a prayer, we've got to be aware
If we're the ones to face another day
When my pleasure turns to pain
When I'm scared
I'm caught in a lifetime
Since the world has gone insane
Try to hold on
Open your eyes
Pay attention
The end is not that far away
Attention
We're heading towards judgement day
Run run away
Identify yourself, dehumanised
Too much computerized
Man of tomorrow
We can't avoid
A worldwide suicide
If we don't
Hold back the fire that's coming on
When my pleasure turns to pain
When I'm scared
I'm caught in a lifetime
Since the world has gone insane
Try to hold on
Open your eyes
[Chorus]
I've seen the new horizons
There is no true escape
There ain't no compromising
Can't pull the breaks
And so we're living in the shadows
Of supernational fools
Who reign and rule
Control our destiny
This is an emergency
It's not the way it's meant to be
[Chorus]
4. Dead Or Alive
Lyrics & music by: Atkins/Hammer
They shout in the streets of Rangoon
A young revolution in bloom
Uprising among the Chinese
For justice and freedom of speech
Stand up in line
Speak out your mind
Fight for your right to believe
Leave your misery
Die with dignity
Cry for justice when you long for it
Want it
Dead or alive
Gonna hold your fire high
Stand up for your reasons
Dead or alive
It's a game of do or die
In your fight for freedom
Oppress you with muscle and might
They fear the rebellion in sight
With evil tyrannic regimes
They rule but they can't kill your dreams
Scream it out loud
They're deaf to the crowd
Ignores your demands to be free
Free and break your bonds
Never bow to no one
Cry for justice when you long for it
Want it
Chorus
All for the cause is worth the price
Another human sacrifice
Another spill of blood on the bricks
Beyond their minds as cold as ice
Behind their little white washed lies
Love don't exist
Chorus
5. When It All Comes Down
Lyrics & music by: Atkins/Hammer
I don´t need your pity
Misbelief or sympathy
I don´t need no doctor, shrink
Or psychotherapy
Who are you to say you´re sorry
If I were to die
Who are you to complain
When you´ve got your piece of the pie
Out of the closet, out of your hole
Out of your hard earned place
But don´t you push your luck
I´ll take that big white grin
Straight off your face
Look at all those smiling faces
Preaching on TV
I don´t need their politics
To stir my fantasies
To watch the late night news
It scares me to the bone
When I read the papers
I feel naked and alone
Think you´ll believe it
Where the evil flowers grow
With Jesus, Mary
And the holy Ghost
When it all comes down
Is there anything that justifies
The things we do
When it all comes down
There´s a reason for the pain
We must be goin´ through
Same greasy dirty young man
Traveling to the east
When a bird comes flying
Further dreams can be released
Same little flashes
Waving banners cross your line
When at first you walk with me
You´ll then set free the mind
I see my future
Being washed up on the shore
I feel I´ve been through this
I´ve seen it all before
6. Forever And Eternal
Lyrics & music by: Atkins/Hammer
Too young to know
Too proud to show
Your hurt feelings
But since you ran away
You left my heart of clay
I´m trying to hide away
From the bitter truth
Oh and the nights are colder
I close my eyes as I think of you
I wanna feel you
* If it wasn´t for the night
You swept my heart away
Baby, let me be the one
To wipe the tears from your face
Am I ever gonna drown
Into your eyes again
Forever and eternal
Love you right till the end
We can´t pretend to let it end
It´s got no ending
´Cause we both know too well
We´re only hurting ourselves
We´ve be standing on the wrong side of love
For too long
And as my day seems endless now
I miss you so when you´re not here
Oh woman, I need your love
(*Repeat)
You´d rather live in this eternal place
Where heaven and its light
Will dawn on us, yeah
I need your love, baby
We were born to be the ones
And forever wanna love
Love you till we twobe stone
(*Repeat)
So baby, ooh
I really need you, baby, yeah
I really need your love
I really want you, baby, ooh
7. Savage Heart
Lyrics & music by: Atkins/Hammer
I walk the lonely plains
Drift into the distance
Out on a rainy shore
Somewhere in time
Recall a thousand names
All of those we're missing
Out there I'm searching for
A little peace of mind
Who am I to rely on a broken dream
Just a loner in the night
Whenever we loose someone
Whenever we say goodbye
And after the fire's gone
When every flame has died
There will beat a savage heart
Another soldier falls
Dies for God and country
When there's no time for talking
Its time for the guns
Out where the wild wind blows
I'm free as a bird
If I could only transfer
Dreams into words
I'm aware; I'll be there, when the morning comes
Guided by the inner light
Whenever we loose someone
Whenever we say goodbye
And after the fire's gone
When every flame has died
There is still a savage heart
We build our world of flesh and blood
Would you really like to know
If there's a place for all of us
All of us
Who am I to rely on a broken dream
Now my world has blown apart
I'm a man with a savage heart
[Chorus]
8. Love Games
Lyrics & music by: Atkins/Hammer
Now wait a minute baby
Don't leave me, don't go
We'll work it out like we've done before
Another lonely night
Without you by my side
Can't take it, can't take it no more
A romantic chase
Two hearts out of phase
When love strikes, I'm out of control
Frustrating my mind
You know love is blind
Reflecting what's deep in my soul
The passion that rules
A feeling so strong
I just can't turn away from you
I may be a fool
But this can't go wrong
I was made for you
Love games
Two people together
Love games
Playing to win
Love games
We're dealing forever in sin
Forever in sin
Caught up in the game
And there's no one to blame
Inside this casino of love
Just messing around
With the face of a clown
Playing until I've had enough
You're rolling the dice
I'm stripped by your eyes
I can't stand the way you're teasing
As sly as a snake
You got all that it takes
You'll make a heart stop beating
[Chorus]
Since the first time you touched me
Just one time too much
Brought me down on my knees
Since the first time we kissed
I was more than possessed
I was eager to please
[Chorus]
9. Walk Away
Lyrics & music by: Atkins/Hammer
Here we are standing at a crossroads baby
Can't seem to make a move
Don't know which way to choose
We used to fly into the heavens
On the wings of an angel
An everlasting fire
An eternal cruise
Those were the good times
Stolen moments underneath a full moon rising
We both laid down with love
And woke up with lies
Gonna give it one more try
Here we are picking up the pieces
Trying to get this puzzle together
We need a cure for this disease
A heeling hand
Though our love has come to a dead end street
And we're stuck where happiness
And heartache meet
Chorus:
You see we can't give it up
It's not too late
You need a little love
Don't hesitate
I swear I'll give it all I've got
To make you stay
So don't you walk away
Once a time and place
There was a bond between us
Something sacred something innocent
We need a star that doesn't fade
And wherever it might lead us
We gotta follow in our hearts direction
I got a feeling girl
We're gonna crash into love
How can you back down baby
When love is all around
And it's here to stay
I'll be determined to defend
A tower of strength
Though the best laid plans
Sometimes go astray
There's a guarantee that love will find a way
Chorus
A heart needs love
Like the desert needs the rain
And I need you girl
Each and every day
We'll do the things babe
That other fantasies
Women we just need a little confidence
In each other
10. Sin-Decade
Lyrics & music by: Atkins/Hammer
We break on through
And step into a new decade
With no regrets for the mistakes
We've made
Prophets and preachers warning
There'll be hell to pay
What do we care anyway
Unfaithful children
Whose blood runs cold
All mighty kingdom
Immortal souls
Chorus
Figure it out
We're guilty of the crimes that we create
Figure it out
We rush into another sin-decade
The millions living on
The seven deadly sins
Thinking salvation
Must be close at hand
Godforsaken fools
Born to break the rules
Our fate is written in the sand
Unfaithful children.........
Chorus
Face Armageddon
You're trapped in the hands of time
Pray for confession
Accused of the fatal crime
Chorus
11. Waitin' For The Time
Lyrics & music by: Atkins/Hammer
It really was a hard farewell
my life should change, the time should tell
should I walk forever out on the lonely roads
The way of life, the game of love
some of the things I've been thinking of
should we rejoin together
only heaven knows
It's just like my world is burning
won't you help me through
the weels of life, they seem stop turning
it depends on you
I'm lost, I'm caught in a nightmare
won't you set me free
out of the chains and the memort pain
I'm blinded I can't see
[Chorus:]
Waitin' for the time to come
I guess it's the right thing to do
Waitin' for the only one
I'm waitin' for you
Passion and love, I'll never teach it
but I still hope, that one day I'll reach it
I know I treat you in the wrong way
sometimes I cheated you night and day
[Chorus]
I had my chances, I did abuse them
the circumstances, all made me loose them
I was a fool yeah, I was on fire
too much too cruel and too much a liar
Where can I find the answer
tell me who can say
it's tearing my heart
come lead me to the way
I'm sitting in these days of sorrow
thinking of these days of joy
but there might be a day torrow
where happiness can't be destroyed
[Chorus]
Now I am dreaming, just can't forget you
when you were leaving, how could I let you
you were my life wire, a true connection
but I can't reach you, cause there's no reaction
[Chorus]
12. Yellow Rain
Lyrics & music by: Atkins/Hammer
Tears in his eyes
The fear, oh it never dies
The echoes of the past
Are rolling on and on
For those who were left back
Tomorrow never comes
Oh, it never comes
And after all these years
Something still remains
The forever repercussions
The eternal pain
Another sleepless night
And another break of day
It doesn't matter anymore
His life will fade away
In yellow rain
They crossed the water
Back in '69
They fought for glory
Behind the enemy lines
Fighting for the nations
Pushed into the war
Without not even knowing why
Or what they're fighting for
Oh, oh
Out on the plains
Some are the masters
Some are the slaves
Oh, oh
War is a never-ending mission
You're just a pawn in a game
Where the number is your name
Left home as heroes
Fools when they returned
Blamed for all the damage
And the villages they burned
Betrayed by their leaders
Murderers they were called
Denounced as crazy maniacs
And locked behind the walls
Oh, oh
Out on the plains
Some are the masters
Some are the slaves
Oh, oh
War is a never-ending mission
They are the victims
Doomed to die
In yellow rain
We've seen them dying in the fields
In yellow rain
Just like a knight
Who's in a fight, without a shield
Oh no
Try to forget, but it just won't go
Oh no
Forever in their memories
Oh no
Hell's just some thousand miles away
Oh no no
Oh, oh
Out on the plains
Some are the masters
Some are the slaves
Oh, oh
War is a never-ending mission
They are the victims
Doomed to die
[Chorus]
13. Twisted
Lyrics & music by: Atkins/Hammer
People think I'm crazy
In a schizophrenic state of mind
Mother Mary save me
From my darkest hour to come alive
In decline
Beyond this tortured mind
I feel intoxicated
Desolated
Images of evil
Scenes of suffering inside my head
I'm falling into pieces
I'll close my eyes before I bleed to death
In my dreams
It all becomes surreal
Inside my world of fiction
Contradictions
Twisted that's what I am
Ride the road to ruin
I'm loosing stand
Don't know what I'm doing
It's slipping through my hands
Oh Lord won't you help me
Help me now before it gets too late
I'm burning down the candle
Can't you hold on back the hands of fate
Through my wretched visions
Mental exhibition
Blind confusion
Disillusions
Chorus
Screaming out to no ones ears
I suffocate inside my fear
I'm out of control
Cause when the lights are getting dim
That's when my soul begs me to sin
Lord take me home
Chorus
14. Future World
Lyrics & music by: Atkins/Hammer
In the distant
Far away
Trying to figure it out
But I can't explain
Now we see it
Now we don't
We're floating around
In the unknown zone
Watch the starlight
Shooting for the sky
Reaching out to catch
A piece of Paradise
Is it true
Or just imaginations
Visions twist around my mind
And brings me shelter from the night
Where do we go
Where do we go from here
When do we finally disappear
Oh future world
There's nothing left to save
They blew it all away
Future world
Tonight we're riding on
The final escape
Is it heaven
Is it hell
Is it the afterworld
Or just something else
Are we prisoners in Nowhereland
Where darkness is your only friend
Kept inside this wall of sleep
Have we fallen into a deep freeze
Left the wastelands
Broke the lines
Crossed the border to another time
Being drawn by the fates
Who run our destinies
Stranded in a state of life
Where dreams become reality
[Chorus]
In troubled times
We saw the writing on the wall
We heard the fools
Who brought the human race to fall
We'll build another generation
And not destroy the God creation
[Chorus]
Take your chances
Turn the key
Open up the doors
To another history
Here's no questions
No demands
Here's the future
This is wonderland
15. Please Don't Leave Me (John Sykes cover)
Lyrics & music by: Lynott/Sykes
In the summer we'd be crazy
We'd fool around all the time
Oh how I loved that girl
When she was mine
But now she'd left me
For another guy
And it really brought me down
For without that girl
I was lost and found
Oh darling please don't hurt me this way
Oh darling please don't leave me
Oh darling please don't hurt me this way
Oh darling please don't leave me
Now I get messed up
And I fool around
But there's no fun anymore
They say times must change
But I'm not so sure
Lost lovers of summer
As we go our separate way
Remember memories you owe
Won't bring back those special days
[Chorus]
16. Red, Hot And Heavy
Lyrics & music by: Atkins/Hammer
Don't try to talk to your mother
she won't understand
she says you're crazy, boy you're running wild
don't try to talk to your father
he won't give a damn
saying you're lazy and a problem child
You've got to be strong
if you will survive, stay alive
Well they can kick they can beat
knock us down to the ground
but we will rise and we will march again
cause we are the heat, we are the sound
of rolling thunder in the yeah
And so we are here
and we won't give up, we won't stop
[Chorus:]
Red hot and heavy - the way it's gonna be
Red hot and heavy - now don't you see
Red hot and heavy - we're bringin' you down
so touch the ground
You know the big revolution
it's gonna be so
out in the streets we're gonna shout it out
you know the final solution
it's rock'n roll
that's what we need and we will keep it loud
And so we are here
for a night on town
rock this city down
[Chorus]
17. Det Bedste Til Mig Og Mine Venner (Gasolin' cover)
Music by: Gasolin' (Kim Larsen, Franz Beckerlee, Søren Berlev, Wili Jönsson)
Lyrics by: Gasolin' & Mogens Mogensen
Solen den går ned over gaden
Stemmerne får tusmørkelyd
Vi spiller bold mod facaden
Og så med et der ryger min dyd
Og Floridor ja
Og Cellestin
De siger hva ska du ha min dreng
Jeg siger det bedste
Til mig og mine venner, jajaja
Billy var på speed i Herstedvester
Ca. sytten dage på pip pip
Der var disco-fil musik og skrigende gæster
Og gamle venner på trip
Og Floridor....
Sjakalerne de begyndte og grine
Da de første ruder de røg
Og drengene de gik på line
I crepe-de-chine og tøsetøj
Og Floridor....
Nerverne som glas på resteniler
Skøjteløb på Bagsværd sø
Kærlighed i kolde biler
Og så er man sgu bange for at dø
Og Floridor....
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