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SKANNERS LYRICS
"Pictures of War" (1988)
1. Pictures of War
2. Soomthing Very Special
3. Drowning Down the Drain
4. She's Like a Boy
5. Fight Back
6. Turn It Louder Now
7. We Are Night
8. Wild / One Night
1. Pictures of War
The tank platoon is moving slow
we hear the rolling thunder grow
over our heads a heavy cloud of planes
the aircraft-carrier in the bay
is sending arrows in the sky
the button’s pushed, a way of no return
and so we’re shooting, we’re shooting pictures of war
That’s war
we’re executing in the name of a star
That’s war
that will be shining alone in the sky
That’s war
and so we’re fighting only to die
We sleep in trenches bound to die
rocked by a cannon lullaby
the actors of the final power play
and so we’re shooting, we’re shooting pictures of war
That’s war
we’re executing in the name of a star
That’s war
that will be shining alone in the sky
That’s war
and so we’re fighting only to die
2. Soomthing Very Special
All of sudden a lighting
breaking the dark
a deep cut in the night
hurting and blinding
nearly ripping up my side
rushing in like a tornado
knocking me out
turning me upside down
a desperado
dusty skin and bleeding wound
You are the light
something very special
breaking the night
something very special
you are the thunder the lightning
something very special
show me your love can be frightening
give me your light
give me something special
breaking the night
give me something special
3. Drowning Down the Drain
You’re praying imploring and begging
you crawl on your knees
you’re crying but I don’t agree
I’m not ready to please
You’re trembling you sweat
you nearly just spit out your soul
A heavenly flight
you’re raving `cause hell is the goal
You’re flowing down the drain
like dirty water
drowning down the drain
You’re flowing down the drain
like dirty water
flushed into the drain
You give me your word, you’re ready
to pay every bill
I look in your eyes, I can see
you are ready to kill
No way of return
the needle to deep in your vein
no way of return
those stitches have poisoned your brain
You’re flowing down the drain
like dirty water
drowning down the drain
You’re flowing down the drain
like dirty water
4. She's Like a Boy
It was dark around
wrapped in fog that dirty place
so I could hardly see that face
coming slowly from the darkness
of that rainy evening
There was something in that voice
making me so insecure
and I had to know some more
Ooh .......
she’s like a boy
Ooh....
she’s a raver
You can judge someone
by the haircut, by the step
by the power of the rap
by the way your hand is shaken
and still was searching
I was sure I’d found a friend
by a look into those eyes
and I had the big surprise
Ooh .......
she’s like a boy
Ooh....
she’s a raver
5. Fight Back
what do you think and what do you do
when you’re caught in the act
how does you’re mind how does you’re blood
and your body react
Please don’t tell me you pray
you fall on your knees
please don’t carry that blame
You have to fight back
only to fight back
better one minute of anger
instead of a minute of fear
you don’t have to be so much stronger
your rival will soon disappear
Please don’t tell me you shiver
and you run away
please don’t tell me you flee
You have to fight back
only to fight back
Fight back......
6. Turn It Louder Now
A week of heavy work is done
and here comes Friday
a week of dirty jobs is over
they’re passing slowly one by one
but here comes my day
and so I’m looking for my lover
last week she said " just call me"
and then we’ll do it all again
and as she heard her favourite song
Turn it louder now
she said and then she sang along
Turn it louder now
I hope I didn’t get her wrong
Turn it louder now
The backseat of my car is black
it’s made of leather
and it’s my castle and my home
I turn my head and all as once
I can see Heather
stroke her blonde hair with a comb
she bites into my ear, I shudder!
I know we’ll do it all again
and now she hears her favourite song
Turn it louder now
she says and then she sing along
Turn it louder now
I hope I didn’t get her wrong
Turn it louder now
and so we sing our favourite song.
7. We Are Night
I feel alright
the engine’s howling wild
the temper’s high
and the air is burning tonight
I feel alright
my chest is glowing steel
my brain is light
who can hurt a body like mine
come on with me
we’re ready for a ride up to the skies
so fasten now your seat belts tight
come on with me
I’m gonna show you how my engine flies
we’re gonna be the stars tonight
We feel alright
the darkness doesn’t give us
a kind of fright
`cuz we’re a part of the night
We are the night
we’re turning all the values upside down
every sight we change, every sound
The day-light may say we are sinister
the darkness is making us bright
We are night......
8. Wild / One Night
All dressed in black
my hair combed back
the cigarette glows
I’m the guy who doesn’t speak a lot
I’m the cool one, who can guess I’m hot
An animal
a criminal
That spark in my eyes
maybe a tiger in the jungle
if you see from that angle
Soon or late
if I can wait
no difference between
next minute or even next year
as far as can be I’ll still be near
And I’m wild wild wild
fire in the forest
raging like a tempest
yes I’m wild wild wild
storm upon the ocean
tossing up emotions
You’re shining bright
you’re nearly light
I stand in the dark
two opposites in attraction
only waiting for the action
I take a look at you, the way you dress
I don’t know but I can guess
there is something that you hide
I see you clearly moving in the dark
you’re afraid of every spark
you’re afraid we could discover
One night
in search of alibis
One night
to follow bad advice
One night
to change the way you were
One night
to fall into despair
The haircut and tie just like a clerk
getting ready for his work
not the way we used to know you
I know it well, it’s always just the same
change of look and change of name
is it love or is it money?
One night
in search of alibis
One night
to follow bad advice
One night
to change the way you were
One night
to fall into despair
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