@ALBUM: Backlash * transcribed by Frantic Freddy * * corrections are welcome * BAD ENGLISH - BACKLASH (1991) @SONG: SO THIS IS EDEN (Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) Eden (Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) yeah Too far gone to turn around, as I make it into town I said driver, take my suitcase, where's that good time goin' down Hit the freeway to the skyline, need some faster ecstasy If she's got a prize, then I've got the money She said for you the first one's free And I thought I saw Jesus in the hotel room As we made love on the balcony With a drink in my hand, like they said it would be, yeah So this is Eden, so this is Eden And baby I knew it, that you'd lead me to it, I don't wanna get out (Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) Eden Feel the pressure rise in the elevator, make our way down to the street Soul sister, sing a song for me, drunks and junkies shuffle their feet It's a flea rang circus, down town Mavelone We're crashing and burning, for twenty-four hours the party goes on, yeah So this is Eden, so this is Eden And baby I knew it, that you'd lead me to it, nobody gets out (Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) Eden, nobody gets out (Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) of Eden, no no (Instrumental break) Breathe in, breathe out, check in, check out It's a wild weekend, ghost train ride to the other side It's a funhouse suicide, it's making me feel more dead than alive, yeah So this is Eden, so this is Eden And baby I knew it, that you'd lead me to it So this is Eden, so this is Eden And baby I knew it, that you'd lead me to it, yeah (Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) Eden, nobody gets out (Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) of Eden, no no no no... (Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) (Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) Check in, you won't check out ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: STRAIGHT TO YOUR HEART I can't reach behind your eyes, you always look away You hide behind your alibis, and change your mind from day to day If there's something I can do, then I'll be there Outside your broken world, you'll see it's me who cares Take me straight to your heart, 'cos this time's real and real lasts forever I know where you are, 'cos you know I've been there before Straight to your heart I watch you move, and I watch you dance, I watch you drift away And I'd give anything for you, and you know that's bad, when it gets that way You can't go on like this, and I don't wanna fight again I don't give a damn anymore, right or wrong, you're gonna let me in Straight to your heart, 'cos this time's real and this time's forever I know where you are, 'cos baby I've been there before Straight to your heart, this time, this time Baby I know where you are, 'cos you know I've been there before Then maybe I'll break down the walls, and my love will go Straight to your heart (Instrumental break) Inside, take me inside, yeah Straight to your heart, 'cos this time's real and real lasts forever I know where you are, 'cos this time we're goin' all the way Straight to your heart, this time, this time Baby it's straight, yeah yeah yeah yeah This time it's straight to your heart, oh yeah, 'cos this time it's real ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: TIME STOOD STILL The first time that I saw you, you were dancin' on the beach Poetry in motion, but you seemed so out of reach And the waves were breakin' 'round you, in the California sunset I made a wish to know you, and touch your golden hair You turned around and looked at me, and paradise was there Baby I remember the way you took my hand, yesterday Time stood still, as we walked into the night together The memory is locked in our hearts forever, it seems just like yesterday Time stood still We found a little seaside bar, high above the rocks You were drinking white wine and I was doing shots I wondered if you'd stay the night, you just took my hand and led the way Time stood still, as we made love thru the night together The memory is locked in our hearts forever Time stood still, time stood still The memory is locked in our hearts forever, oh yeah I thought that I'd seen love before But what you showed me, well that's something more Love found two strangers walking on the shore We threw our watches in the sea, I looked at you, you looked at me And time stood still (Instrumental break) We made a fire on the beach that night And watched the secret circle in the morning light Maybe there are some things we're not meant to understand, anyway Time stood still, but love goes on forever The memory is burned in our hearts forever, oh yes Time stood still, the moment's gone forever, but I will love you till Time stands still in our hearts forever, oh yeah Time stood still, time stood still, time stands still in our hearts forever Seems just like yesterday - time stood still Time stands still - time stood still - oh yeah Time stood still - forever... (to fade) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: THE TIME ALONE WITH YOU When everything is cloudy, and the sun won't shine for me And it seems like nothing's goin' right, there's a place I want to be Just laying there beside you in the shelter of your room I leave the world outside your door, lose myself in you When you're in my arms, I find all that I need I could never live without the heaven that you showed me I've been waiting all my life, just to look into your eyes Only for the time alone with you And when I climb the stairs to find you, and we reach for the light I thank God I've got this time alone with you Your kiss can captivate me, and your touch can set me free I count the hours, baby, till you are next to me And it's taken such a long time, to find someone that understands When I reach out for love now, I reach out for your hand When I feel your heart beat, it makes me come alive I don't wanna live without something that is so right Chorus: I've been waiting all my life, just to look into your eyes Only for the time alone with you 'Cos everytime I see your face, all my troubles fade away Only for the time alone with you And when I climb the stairs to find you, and we reach for the light I thank God I've got this time alone with you (Instrumental break) chorus Oh, this time alone with you ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: DANCING OFF THE EDGE OF THE WORLD In the rhythm of the street, the steam is rising, you can feel the heat She puts on her make-up, puts shoes on her feet, she's going down tonight You can feel it from a distance like a nuclear bomb She knows she's looking good with the new dress on And all the guys with the X-ray eyes check her out as she walks on by She's a primitive girl, no jewel like money's buyin' A slave to the rhythm, a rhythm machine I wanna make that girl, make that scene Chorus: There's a heatwave on the floor tonight Watch her move, watch her melt the ice She's in ecstasy, she spins and she whirls Dancing off the edge, off the edge of the world I'm looking for a hot romance, how am I gonna get that girl When she's dancing off the edge of the world Dancing off the edge, watch her move In the rhythm of the beat, she motions her body, she becomes complete With the rock 'n roll music, it's indiscrete, it's sexual You'd better cut her some space, give her some air You can try if you like, but I wouldn't dare She don't know it yet, but this is a love affair, she's mine, all mine She's a primitive girl, no jewel like money's buyin' A slave to the rhythm, a rhythm machine I wanna make that girl, make that scene chorus I'm looking for a hot romance, how am I gonna kiss that girl When she's dancing off the edge of the world Just look at that girl, watch her move, yeah, watch her groove (Instrumental break) Everyone sees me smile, from a million miles away All the gigolo's try and try their best move, she just walks on by chorus Dancing off the edge, the edge of the world, yeah Dancing off the edge, the edge of my world, dancing off the edge ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: REBEL SAY A PRAYER In the midnight rain, Johnny throws a stance Says "Love me tender, love me true" And in the doorway there, she looks up at him, and she says, "You know I do" But Johnny's on the run, 'cos he stole a gun, he needs to disappear Johnny shot a man, and now he's scared, she whispers in his ear Rebel say a prayer, 'cos there's a place somewhere Where rock 'n roll goes on and we'll be free There's glory waiting there, can feel it in the air Rebel say a prayer (rebel say a prayer, rebel say a prayer) I'll meet you there (rebel say a prayer) Johnny pulls her close, says I've got to go, 'cos they'll come for me tonight And he turns to leave, but she won't let go, and they stand there in the light Baby where you go, that's where I will go, love never seemed so clear If it's the last thing in the world we do, we've gotta get out of here Chorus: Rebel say a prayer, 'cos there's a place somewhere Where rock 'n roll goes on and we'll be free Where Cadillacs have wings, a place where Elvis sings for you and me So baby take my hand, we'll find the promised land, above the stars tonight There's Graceland waitin' there, believe it if you dare And rebel say a prayer And the cops are waiting down the street They both know that there's no way out Johnny pulls his gun, and all hell breaks loose (Instrumental break) She cried out, remember this, as they got down in a final kiss chorus (Rebel say a prayer, rebel say a prayer) Rebel say a prayer (Rebel say a prayer, rebel say a prayer) Above the stars tonight (Rebel say a prayer, rebel say a prayer) If you dare (Rebel say a prayer) Rebel say a prayer (Rebel say a prayer, rebel say a prayer) And I'll meet you there (Rebel say a prayer, rebel say a prayer) Rebel say a prayer (Rebel say a prayer, rebel say a prayer) I'll meet you there (Rebel say a prayer) yeah ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: SAVAGE BLUE When I hold you in my gaze, when there's nothing else to say I can still find you when you look away You can say to me we're thru, you can say that you are free But you fool yourself, you belong to me The more you wanna run, you can't make it to the door Took a chance on love, now we both want more Chorus: And tonight goes on forever I can feel it in my life, I can see it in your eyes Going through this world together Finding paradise with you, into the savage blue The savage blue with you When the storm has passed us by, and the crowd has come and gone I will be with you, 'cos our love goes on And we share a quiet place that no one else can touch Spirits live as one, and our souls are free I will wait for you, now my heart's an open door Tell me that you'll stay, don't wanna lose you anymore chorus (Instrumental break) Baby come with me chorus (Tonight goes on forever) When I'm alone with you (Tonight we are together) Oh yeah (Tonight goes on forever) Into the savage blue (Tonight goes on forever) When I'm alone with you (Tonight we are together) Makin' love to you (Tonight goes on forever) Into the savage blue (Tonight goes on forever, tonight we are together, tonight goes on forever) (repeats out) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: PRAY FOR RAIN Listen to the rain come down on the roof Someone needs a miracle, and I'm the livin' proof Drink, light a cigarette, and let me count the ways But I can hear a whisper in our haunted house these days She won't set me free, she won't let me go, she won't leave my soul alone Chorus: She just leads me to the river, as my heart goes down in flames Till she comes back to me, I'll have to pray for rain Wrap yourself around me, only you can pull me through Through this desert that I call my heart, I'll pray for rain to you To you, to you I can see the firelight reflected on her skin She was smooth as alabast, with a taste of salt and sin Slave to a servant, a prisoner to a kiss Addicted to temptation, and we did not resist Now I can't get free, 'cos she won't let go, she won't leave my soul alone chorus (Instrumental break) Now I'm a stranger to myself, now my life is not my own She won't leave my soul alone chorus (Lead me to the river) Lead me to the river, I'll pray for rain (Lead me to the river, pray for rain) She comes back to me again (Lead me to the river) Lead me down, take me down (Lead me to the river, pray for rain) Pray for rain (Lead me to the river, lead me to the river Lead me to the river, pray for rain) (repeats out) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: MAKE LOVE LAST Now the sun is shifting through your life The hands of time are twisting to your days A captured moment in your kiss, like winter snow, it's gone, melted away There's a chapel on the edge of town Baby take my hand before they tear it down 'Cos now we find nothing's what it seems Let me hold you close through these drivin' dreams 'Cos the world is turning much too fast And time won't wait, gotta make love last 'Cos the fields are burning, and there's no returning Till the future finds the past, we gotta make love last, make love last Like a rose exploding in the sun, a precious time to live before it's gone Tears fall on the ocean from different skies Inside your kiss I wake and find the dawn In temporary ways we give, but eternally, our hearts will live For now we find nothing's what it seems You better run with me through these drivin' dreams 'Cos the highway's fading much too fast And time won't wait, we gotta make love last 'Cos the fields are burning, and the season's turning Till the future finds the past, this time, we gotta make love last (Instrumental break) 'Cos the world is turning much too fast And time won't wait, we gotta make love last 'Cos the fields are burning, and the season's turning Till the future finds the past, this time, we're gonna make love last We gotta make love last 'Cos the highway's fading, and the world is turning much too fast We gotta make love last, make love last ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: LIFE AT THE TOP He looks like Deniro, she's his Brigitte Bardot And that's enough to hang around with those who think they know But if you've got the image, and symbols of success You must be doing something right, to keep up with the Jones's They made it from the castin' couch, the sex was rock an' roll They're everybody's business, inquiring minds must know Every slummy little detail, every superficial move And you can buy it retail, in pink and black and blue She said, take me walking where the surf is slow He said, what's wrong with right here, I got places to go Chorus: Life at the top, down on your knees, don't stop, don't stop, give it to me Life at the top, where nothing is free It's alright, alright, baby won't you live it with me If you get up on the table, you're gonna lose your place In the city of angels, where fame's a state of grace If you need a plastic surgeon, honey, I know an ace You can't change your past, but he can change your face She said, take me walking where the surf is slow He said, what's wrong with right here, I got places to go chorus (Instrumental break) He said, baby, take me far away from here She said, you already arrived, can't you see yourself clear Life at the top (alright, alright) Shakin' the money tree (alright, alright) Give it everything you got (alright, alright) Shake it one time for me (don't stop, don't stop) chorus (Life) at the top, down on your knees, alright, alright, baby live it with me (Life at the top) This stealin' thing you got, in the land of the free (Don't stop, don't stop) So come on baby why won't you Why don't you steal from me (Life at the top) My my my my my my yeah (Life at the top) It's alright (life at the top) it's alright, in real life (Life at the top) alright, yeah In the city of the angels, you can get it where you want it Get it where you want it, get where you wanna, want it, want it to be ------------------------------------------------------------------------------