Velveteen B-Sides

Please feel free to make suggestions on any lyrics below. Luke, Roland, Cam and Cyfre compiled w11 Blues. Mandrake worked on every other track on this page!

Saturn 5
[a.k.a. In The City Tonight]
In the City Tonight (live)

Well tonight's the night
You can take a ride
You can take a flight
To Saturn 5

You get out thru the limits
Out of bounds
Down through the stars
'Till you hit the sun
On Saturn 5

Get down on the planet
It's another world
All rocket boys and sonic girls
On Saturn 5

So take a ride
We take a ride
So take a ride
We take a ride
Take a ride
On Saturn 5

Now ??? ???
He's a mean little son
He's an eight on the clone

Moog is spooky they are two in in a gang
But when it comes to the ones man
Chase the main man
On Saturn 5

So come alive
We come alive
So come alive
We come alive
Come alive
On Saturn 5

Now if you wanna stay hot
And get things fast
You better head on down to
The starry pub
To the strings of hard
And the music is
So if you wanna get it on
Get it on get on you future shoes

Now back on the streets
Where the neon shines
We go down to the dump
Down to the dive
On Saturn 5

So get motivating
Get some motivation
D
on't hesitate
This is the spacing generation
On Saturn 5

So take a ride
We come alive
So take a ride
We come alive
Take a ride
On Saturn 5

(Halo Jones / Landslide of Love type synth intro)

Well tonight's the night
We're gonna take a ride
To the city tonight

You get out thru the limits
Out of bounds
Down through the subway
Tto the inner ?

Get down on the city
It's another world
All gangs and powder(?) girls
In the city tonight

So come alive
So come alive
Come alive
In the city tonight ?

That's a Jukebox Joe (?)
He's a mean little son
He's an eight on the ?

? they are two in in a gang
But when it comes to the ones
Chase the main man
In the city tonight

So come alive
So come alive
Come alive
In the city tonight

Now if you wanna stay hot
And get things fast
You better head on down to
The the city pub
Where the strings(?) are hard
And the music is loose
So if you wanna get it on
Get it on get on you ? shoes

Now back on the streets
Where the neon shines
We go down to the dump
Down to the dive
In the city tonight

So get motivating
Get some motivation
?
Here comes the next g-g-generation
In the city tonight

So come alive
So come alive
In the city tonight

so hit the night
so hit the night

Strings Of My Heart
[D. Parsons]
Time For Change
[A. Doughty]

Another day waste away
What can I say
Except huh
Whatcha gonna do about it

What a way to spend the day
All I can say is huh
Whatcha gonna do about it

It's time for change
It's time for change
That time's today yeah

Its never been as bad as this
It's getting worse each day
So huh
Whatcha you gonna do about it

There's nothing new
It's all the same
Sweet ???
It's gonna??
Whatcha gonna do about it

It's time for change
It's time for change
That time's today yeah

There's always been
A better way
And something's happening today
So whatcha gonna do about it?

It's time for change
It's time for change
That time's today yeah

I'm trying to find some destination
And I keep coming back to your location
I ask is this the right track

And now I know how it feels
When someone turns your world
Upside down put all ????
And now I can see

What did you start
Pulling the strings of my heart

You act like it never was your intention
But it must have been some divine intervention
Somebody put a spell on me

My life seems to be turning into a dream
And I can't see clearly what it all means
What this means to me

What did I start
Pulling strings of my heart
Playing games with my heart
Pulling strings at my heart

Oh your words are so hypnotic
I can't even try to stop it
I doubt I mind even if I could

Playing games with my heart
Pulling strings at my heart

Baby (maybe?) you are getting into my affection
Taking my time and all my attention
You're taking my heart in the wrong direction

What did I start
Pulling strings of my heart
Playing games with my heart
Pulling strings at my heart

[ fade out ]

Love Me The Mystery Song

(mumble spoken thingy)

uh aah ( a lot of times!)

love me
won't you love me

Be honest with me
Are you always what you seem
Why do you always shine
Into my eyes when you talk to me

I've tried to understand
What you can see
How you picture everything
From the land to the sea

But I'll listen if you want to talk to me
And I want to see the things that i cant see

Silence
Is like a picture
Interprid anyway
But how do i know
If i see it in its true light

No magic
Few devotions Clairvoyant
Crystal ball
Then let me in to your mind

But I'll listen if you want to talk to me
And I want to see the things that i cant see

Are you hiding
Dark secrets
Mysteries
That I don't understand

But I'll listen if you want to talk to me
And I want to see the things that I cant see
And I want to hear the things I cant hear
And I only wish that you could talk to me

Hardtime He's The Only One For Me

Everytime I see you
I always hope you've changed
But I should've know better
You are always still the same

Hardtime
You give me such a hardtime
Hardtime
You give me such a hardtime

I don't know why I bother
I dont know why I try
This is the last time ever
I hope you've realised

Hardtime
You give me such a hardtime
Hardtime
You give me such a hardtime

I'll disappear tomorrow
And I've all I got to say is
You were ?????????
But let me slip away

Hardtime
You give me such a hardtime
Hardtime
You give me such a hardtime
Hardtime
You give me such a hardtime
Hardtime
You give me such a hardtime
etc

I don't know what's gonna come
I just wanna see my baby run
Into my arms, my arms tonight
I don't mind if people stare
'Cause he's all mine and I don't care

He's the only one
Only one for me
He's the only one
Only one for me

I'd never fought(?) the clothes he wears
And I'd never change the style of his hair
I couldn't change anything

You keep saying he talks much too much
But I would say it's never enough

He's the only one
Only one for me
He's the only one
Only one for me
He's the only one
Only one for me

Sometimes he might act like a child
He's just having fun, if that's too wild
Well he's just not for you

I could try to make him tame
But then he just wouldnt be the same

He's the only one
Only one for me
He's the only one
Only one for me
He's the only one
Only one for me
He's the only one
Only one for me

I know people say they think its cool
But I now really gotta disaprove
Say what you like i won't be sore
'Cause he's the only boy worth living for

Yeah he's the only one

I know sometimes you can seen him as five (??????)
But it always works out right
I didn't say anybody was perfect
'Cause when he's standing close to me
I don't care what you might see

'Cause he's the only
One only one for me
He's the only one
Only one for me
etc

w11 Blues (4:52)

It was eight o'clock one night and I'm walking down the line
Heading for The Grove to meet some friends of mine.
Then out of a doorway comes these two bad talking guys
They say "Hey there white girl" and take me to one side.
My heart it was a pounding cause they caught me with a fright
The streetlight was a burning as I looked into their eyes
Well a thousand times I've walked these streets so I wasn't too surprised
When they said we got some stuff that you might like to buy.
I said I've got no money and even if I did
I wouldn't go a spending it on some old dustbin lid
Then just at that moment a cop's car passed us by
I could see the faces in it out of the corner of my eye.
The streetlight guys are grinning as the cop lined on ahead
The time to leave was now "Goodbye" is what I said
And they just smiled and sighed "We may see you again."
Now I just strode on down the line to Grove to meet my friends.
Left out of All Saints across Portobello Road
Underneath the Westway and into Ladbroke Grove.
Up two flights of stairs into a darkened hall
Click my heels count to three as smoke creeps out the door.
I rap upon it once and then I rap again
A voice says "Hi, hello, come in and meet my friends."
So I take a step inside say "Hey, how you doing?"
But I didn't shake again 'cause I already knew it.
There's Tone Loc on the player singing Funky Cold Medina
I mentioned that I saw her when she looked a bit like Neneh - Cherry that is.
But I don't want to spill that wine and the hour it's getting late
So I just say goodbye let's make another date.
Bye bye boys. Bye bye.
I click my heels count to four and stroll right out the door.
Now I fall out of the hallway back onto the street
Jump in a passing cab oh it takes me home to sleep.
I pay the taxi man and go inside my flat
Click my heels count to five and fall over the cat.
Switch the TV on to watch LA Law
The bell begins to ring oh the cops are at my door
But they don't wait for me to open it they just bust it in
Push my face into the floor and ask me where I been.
Well I been sweating all summer and slaving like a dog
Got blisters in my throat and my legs feel like wood
But that's another story I'll tell another time
But what i want to know right now is what's in store tonight.
The next thing that I know I'm in the station cell
Oh they've taken most of my clothes and they took my bag as well
The bed stinks of piss so I lie down on the floor
The only thing I smell is the smoke creepin in beneath my door.

(The price has hit the ceiling cause the drug squad's dealing . . . in it that is)


Thanks to Luke Owen for sending in the above map to give us insight into this song!
Notice All Saints, Portobello Road, the Westway and Ladbroke Grove.

Kiss Me Last Time
(cover of The Rolling Stones)
[M. Jagger / K. Richards]

Oww
Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggghhhhh Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggghhhhh

Kiss me
Oh kiss me
Gotta kiss
Oh kiss me

Ah just ah just ah just kiss me kiss me kiss me kiss me kiss me kiss me
Kiss me oh kiss me

(something spoken)

(spoken "I can't bear it you know,you work, you spend 3, 4 years doing something you really care about and some tossy journalist said *huh that shit fuck off and die* They should....The last time, ? need the key(??)..)

Well, I told you once and I told you twice,
But ya never listen to my advice
You don't try very hard to please me,
With what you know it should be easy

Well, this could be the last time
This could be the last time
Maybe the last time,
I don't know. Oh no. Oh no.

Well, I'm sorry buy but I can't stay
Feelin' like I do today
When theres too much pain and too much sorrow, |
And I'll guess It'll be the same tomorrow

Well, this could be the last time
This could be the last time
Maybe the last time,
I don't know. Oh no. Oh no Oh no

Well, I told you once and I told you twice,
But ya never listen to my advice
But here's a chance for you to change your mind,
'Cause I'll be gone for a long, long time

Well, this could be the last time
This could be the last time
Maybe the last time,
I don't know. Oh no. Oh no

 

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