Women
Rocket
Animal
Love Bites
Pour Some Sugar On Me
Armageddon It
Gods Of War
Don't Shoot Shotgun
Run Riot
Hysteria
Excitable
Love And Affection

title: Hysteria
released: August 1987
producer(s): Robert John "Mutt" Lange
engineer(s): Nigel Green and Mike Shipley, with additional
engineering by Ronald Prent, Erwin Musper, and Pete Williscroft
band line-up: Rick Allen, Steve Clark, Phil Collen, Joe Elliott, Rick Savage
back-up vocals: The Bankrupt Brothers
cover artwork: Andie Airfix at Satori
recorded at Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Holland; Windmill Lane Studio 2, Dublin, Ireland; and at Studio Des Dames, Paris, France


WOMEN
(Clark/Collen/Elliott/Lange/Savage)

In the beginning God made the land
Then He made the water and creatures, then He made man
He was born with a passion, love and hate
A restless spirit with a need for a mate
But there was something that was missing, something lost
So he came up with the answer, here's what it cost
One part love, one part wild
One part lady, one part child

I give you
Women, women, lots of pretty women
Men, men, they can't live without them
Women, women, lots of pretty women
Men, men, they can't live without them

And in the garden, lust began
The animal instinct, the wanton man
She fed him with a hunger, an appetite
And fillin' with emotion he took a bite
It was one part love, one part child
One part lover, one part wild

I give you
Women, women, lots of pretty women
Men, men, they can't live without them
Women, women, lots of pretty women
Men, men, they can't live without them

Skin on skin, let the love begin
Women

It was one part love, one part wild
One part lover, one part child
A whole lotta fire, a little bit of ice
A whole lotta something you can't sacrifice

I give you
Hair, eyes, skin on skin
Legs, thighs
What's that spell
What's that spell

Women, women, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa
Women, women, women, callin' every girl
Women, women, all around the world
Women, women, women, oh we can't live without them
Women, women
Oooh ....


ROCKET
(Clark/Collen/Elliott/Lange/Savage)

Whoa, oooh, whoa, ooh
White lights, strange city, mad music all around
Midnight street magic, crazy people, crazy sound
Whoa, ooh
Jack Flash, rocket man, Sergeant Pepper and the band
Ziggy, Benny and the Jets
Take a rocket, we just gotta fly

I can take you through the center of the dark
We're gonna fly
On a collision course to crash into my heart
I will be your, I will be your, I'll be your

Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket baby, c'mon
I'll be your satellite of love

Whoa, ooh, whoa, ooh

Spotlight, magnetic, razor rhythm, laser love
Guitar, drums, load up, stun
Whoa, ooh
Jet, Black, Johnny B, Jean Genie, Killer Queen
Dizzy Lizzy, Major Tom
So c'mon, we just gotta fly

I can take you through the center of the dark
We're gonna fly
On a collision course to crash into my heart
I will be your, I will be your, I'll be your

Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket baby, c'mon, we're gonna fly

We just gotta fly
I can take you through the center of the dark
We're gonna fly
On a collision course to crash into my heart
I will be your, I will be your, I'll be your

Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Guitar, drums, light up!
We're gonna fly
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
We're gonna fly
Rocket, yeah, yeah satellite of love
Rocket yeah


ANIMAL
(Clark/Collen/Elliott/Lange/Savage)

A wild ride, over stony ground
Such a lust for life, the circus comes to town
We are the hungry ones on a lightning raid
Just like a river runs, like a fire needs flame
Oh I burn for you

I gotta feel it in my blood, whoa
I need your touch don't need your love, whoa

And I want, and I need, and I lust
Animal
And I want, and I need, and I lust
Animal

I cry wolf, given mouth to mouth
Like a movin' heartbeat in the witching hour
I'm runnin' with the wind, a shadow in the dust
And like the drivin' rain, like the restless rust
I never sleep

I gotta feel it in my blood, whoa
I need your touch don't need your love, whoa

And I want, and I need, and I lust
Animal
And I want, and I need, and I lust
Animal

Huh, oh
Cry wolf baby
Cry tough
Gonna hunt you like an, uh uh animal
Gonna take your love 'n' run

I gotta feel it in my blood, whoa
I need your touch don't need your love, whoa

And I want, and I need, and I lust
Animal
And I want, and I need, and I lust
Animal
And I want, and I want
And I need, and I need
And I lust, and I lust
Animal, animal
And I want, take me
And I need, tame me
And I lust, make me
Animal, your animal

And I want, show me
And I need, stroke me
And I lust, let me be your
Animal, animal
And I want, I want
And I need, ooh, yeah
And I lust, animal
Animal
Whoa, heh heh ...


LOVE BITES
(Clark/Collen/Elliott/Lange/Savage)

If you've got love in your sights
Watch out, love bites

When you make love, do you look in your mirror?
Who do you think of, does he look like me?
Do you tell lies and say that it's forever?
Do you think twice, or just touch 'n' see?
Oooh babe, oh yeah

When you're alone, do you let go?
Are you wild 'n' willin' or is it just for show?
Ooh c'mon

I don't wanna touch you too much baby
'Cause making love to you might drive me crazy
I know you think that love is the way you make it
So I don't wanna be there when you decide to break it
No

Love bites, love bleeds
It's bringin' me to my knees
Love lives, love dies
It's no surprise
Love begs, love pleads
It's what I need

When I'm with you, are you somewhere else?
Am I gettin' through or do you please yourself?
When you wake up, will you walk out?
It can't be love if you throw it about
Oooh babe

I don't wanna touch you too much baby
'Cause making love to you might drive me crazy

Oooh
Love bites, love bleeds
It's bringin' me to my knees
Love lives, love dies
It's no surprise
Love begs, love pleads
It's what I need

Oh yeah
I don't wanna touch you too much baby
'Cause making love to you might drive me crazy
I know you think that love is the way you make it
So I don't wanna be there when you decide to break it
No

Love bites, love bleeds
It's bringin' me to my knees
Love lives, love dies

Love bites, love bleeds
It's bringin' me to my knees
Love lives, love dies
It's no surprise
Love begs, love pleads
It's what I need

If you've got love in your sights
Watch out, love bites
Yes it does, bloody hell


POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME
(Clark/Collen/Elliott/Lange/Savage)

Step inside, walk this way
You and me babe, hey hey

Huh hey
Love is like a bomb, baby, c'mon get it on
Livin' like a lover with a radar phone
Lookin' like a tramp, like a video vamp
Demolition woman, can I be your man
Your man

Razzle 'n' a dazzle 'n' a flash a little light
Television lover, baby, go all night
Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweet
Little miss innocent sugar me, yeah, yeah

C'mon, take a bottle, shake it up
Break the bubble, break it up

Pour some sugar on me, ooh, in the name of love
Pour some sugar on me, c'mon fire me up
Pour your sugar on me, I can't get enough
I'm hot, sticky sweet from my head to my feet yeah

Listen
Red light, yellow light, green-a-light go
Crazy little woman in a one man show
Mirror queen, mannequin, rhythm of love
Sweet dream, saccharine
Loosen up, loosen up, uh-loosen up

You gotta squeeze a little, squeeze a little, tease a little more
Easy operator come-a-knockin' on my door
Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweet
Little miss innocent sugar me, yeah, yeah
Give a little more

Take a bottle, shake it up
Break the bubble, break it up

Pour some sugar on me, ooh, in the name of love
Pour some sugar on me, c'mon fire me up
Pour your sugar on me, oh, I can't get enough
I'm hot, sticky sweet from my head to my feet yeah

You got the peaches, I got the cream
Sweet to taste saccharine
'Cause I'm hot, so hot, sticky sweet
From my head, my head to my feet
To my feet
Do you take sugar, one lump or two?

Take a bottle, take the bottle
Shake it up, shake it up
Break the bubble, break it up
Break it up

Pour some sugar on me, ooh, in the name of love
Pour some sugar on me, c'mon fire me up
Pour your sugar on me, oh, I can't get enough
Pour some sugar on me, oh, in the name of love
Pour some sugar on me, get it, come get it
Pour your sugar on me, ooh
Pour some sugar on me, yeah
Sugar me


ARMAGEDDON IT
(Clark/Collen/Elliott/Lange/Savage)

Ya better come inside when you're ready to
But no chance if ya don't wanna dance
You like four letter words when you're ready to
But then you won't cause you know that you can
You got it, but are you gettin' it?

You say that love is won when you get some
But then your finger won't trigger the gun

You know you you can't stop it, so don't rock it
You know you got it
Hey, but are you gettin' it?
Oh, really gettin' it?
Come get it from me

Gimme all of you lovin', every little bit
Gimme all that you got, every bit of it
Every bit of your lovin, oh, c'mon live a bit
Never wanna stop
Yeah, but are you gettin' it?
Armageddon it
Ooh, really gettin' it?
Yes armaggedon it
C'mon get it
Yeah, gettin' it, whoa

You try comin' on when you need some
But then you don't 'cause you already did
Yeah, you jangle your jewels while your shakin' your
And drive the pretty boys outta their heads
You got it, but are you gettin' it?

You flash your bedroom eyes like a jumpin' jack
Then play it pretty with a pat on the back
You know you, you can't stop it, so don't rock it
You know you got it
Hey, but are you gettin' it?
Ooh, really gettin' it?
Oh, come get it from me

Gimme all of you lovin', ev'ry little bit
Gimme all that you got, ev'ry bit of it
Ev'ry bit of your lovin, oh come on live a bit
Never want it to stop
Yeah, but are you gettin' it?
Armageddon it
Really gettin' it?
Yes armaggedon it

C'mon Steve, get it
Huh

Take it, take it, take it from me
I got an itchy finger following me
Pull it, pull it, c'mon trigger the gun
'Cause the best is yet to come
I say, 'cause the best is yet to come
But, are you gettin' it?
Oh, really gettin' it?
Yeah, are you gettin' it?
Really gettin' it?
Oooh, come get it from me

Gimme all of you lovin', every little bit
Gimme all that you got, every bit of it
Every bit of your lovin', oh come on live a bit
Never want it to stop, oh, are you getting it?
Gimme all of your lovin', ooh really gettin' it?
Gimme all that you got, oh are you getting it?
Gimme all of your lovin', oh live a bit
Gimme all that you got, whoa
Live a bit
You've got to live it

Gimme all of your lovin', ooh baby live it
Gimme all that you got, come on and give it
Every bit of your lovin', oh come on and give it
Never want it to stop, oh are you gettin' it?
Gimme all of your lovin', ooh really gettin' it?
Gimme all that you got, oh are you gettin' it?
Every bit of your lovin', oh live a bit
Never want it to stop, whoa
Gimme all of your lovin' ...


GODS OF WAR
(Clark/Collen/Elliott/Lange/Savage)

Feelin' like it's all over, feelin' like there's no love
Feelin' like it's not easy, breathin' life from the dust
On a countdown to zero, take a ride on the nightmare machine
There ain't gonna be heroes, there ain't gonna be anything, oh

Here it comes, here comes the night
Here it comes, hell in the night
Here it comes, here comes the night
When we all fall down

When we walk into silence, when we shadow the sun
When we surrender to violence, oh, then the damage is done
Put away that gun

I don't wanna be there, I don't wanna be anywhere, oh

Here it comes, here comes the night
Here it comes, hell in the night
Here it comes, here comes the night
That's right

We're fightin' for the gods of war, but what the hell we fightin' for
We're fightin' with the gods of war, but I'm a rebel
And I ain't gonna fight no more, no way

On a countdown to zero, take a ride on the nightmare machine
There ain't gonna be heroes, whoa, there ain't gonna be anything, no

Here it comes, here comes the night
Here it comes, hell in the night
Here it comes, here comes the night
Don't ya know that's right

We're fightin' for the gods of war but what the hell we fightin' for
We're fightin' with the gods of war
And I ain't gonna fight no more
Stop ...
Stop fightin' for the gods of war
Fightin' for the gods of war
Yeah what the hell we fightin' for
What in the hell we fightin' for
We're fightin' with the gods of war
Bonzai!


DON'T SHOOT SHOTGUN
(Clark/Collen/Elliott/Lange/Savage)

Run, run for cover
Don't shoot, shoot
She's so dangerous
Shotgun, gun, don't shoot shotgun

Maybe I'm wrong, maybe I'm right
Fallin' head over heals at the speed of light
Hey little miss heaven on earth
Won't you walk this way
But I see a red alert
Oh, my senses say keep away
So don't shoot, don't shoot shotgun

Dream or nightmare, touch 'n' go
Dove turned destroyer, she cut you up, she's a slave of love

Run for cover, she's so dangerous
Undercover, she's so shameless

So don't shoot shotgun, you got me bitin' my lip
Don't shoot shotgun, you're shootin' straight from the hip
So don't shoot shotgun
Shoot me baby, ow

Hit 'n' miss, flesh and blood
She's sweet and indiscreet, she can't get it enough
A little midnight madness, oh baby, you can't hide
So wild 'n' unpredictable, step aside
'Cause you're, you're shooting wide

Run for cover, she's so dangerous
Undercover, she's so shameless
So don't shoot shotgun, you got me bitin' my lip
So don't shoot shotgun, ya shootin' straight from the hip
Ooh, shake it, shake it!
Take this, little hit 'n' miss
Whoa yeah

Oh so don't shoot shotgun, you got me bitin' my lip
Don't shoot shotgun, ya shootin' straight from the hip
Don't shoot it
Don't shoot shotgun, shake it, shake it
Take this little hit 'n' miss, yow
Don't shoot shotgun
Oh shoot it, don't shoot it
Oh shotgun
Shoot me, baby, ow
Let it blow


RUN RIOT
(Clark/Collen/Elliott/Lange/Savage)

Whooah!
Living by the law is a bloody necessary bore
Everybody are you gettin' what you're lookin' for
Livin' by the rule is somethin' that you gotta do
But does it matter if we break a rule or two

Get up, break out, don't be the odd one out

Livin' on the edge, I'm a tryin' to keep a level head
Oh every morning it's a bummer gettin' out of bed
Same old story does a nothin' ever ever change
Yeah, they lock me up and then they let me out again

Get up, break out, don't be the odd one out
Come on, it's alright, we're hot tonight

You better run, run, run riot
You gotta run, run, run riot
You know the time has come
Run, run riot, I mean everyone
Run, yeah, run riot
Oh, gotta run riot babe

Goin' through the motions desperation guaranteed
Whoa, get f-f-frustrated easily
Pedal to the metal senses working overtime
Hey, gonna fight to the finish baby
Draw the line

Get up, break out, don't be the odd one out
C'mon, it's alright we're hot tonight
Run, run, run riot
You gotta run, run, run riot
You know the time has come
Run, run riot, I mean everyone
Run, yeah, run riot
Speak to me

They lock me up, they let me out but I'm up and runnin'
I scream and shout

Get up, break out, don't be the odd one out
Come on, it's alright we're hot tonight
You better run, run, run riot
You gotta run, run, run riot
You know the time has come
Run, run riot, come on, run with me
Run, run, run riot
Run riot
Hey, I'll take you from your misery
Come on, stick with me


HYSTERIA
(Clark/Collen/Elliott/Lange/Savage)

Out of touch, out of reach yeah
You could try to get closer to me
I'm in love, I'm in deep, yeah
Hypnotized, I'm shakin' to my knees

I gotta know tonight if you're alone tonight
Can't stop this feeling, can't stop this fire

Oh I get hysterical, hysteria
Oh can you feel it, do you believe it
It's such a magical mysteria
When you get that feelin', better start believin'
'Cause it's a miracle, oh say you will, ooh babe
Hysteria when you're near

Out of me, into you yeah
You could hide it's just a one way street
Oh I believe I'm in you, yeah
Open wide, that's right, dream me off my feet
Oh, believe in me

I gotta know tonight if you're alone tonight
Can't stop this feeling, can't stop this fire

Oh I get hysterical, hysteria
Oh can you feel it, do you believe it
It's such a magical mysteria
When you get that feelin', better start believin'
'Cause it's a miracle, oh say you will, ooh babe
Hysteria when you're near

Come on

I gotta know tonight if you're alone tonight
Can't stop this feeling, can't stop this fire
Oh I get hysterical, hysteria
Oh can you feel it, do you believe it
It's such a magical mysteria
When you get that feelin', better start believin'
'Cause it's a miracle, oh say you will, ooh babe
Oh, can you feel it, ooh babe, do you believe it?
Oh I get hysterical, hysterical, hysteria, hysteria
When you get that feelin', you'd better believe it
Better start believin'
'Cause it's a miracle, oh, say you will
Oh babe, say you will

Get closer to me
Get closer baby
Oooh
Baby
Closer, get closer
Closer to me


EXCITABLE
(Clark/Collen/Elliott/Lange/Savage)

Are you excitable?

Stand up, say yeah, stand up
Stand up, say yeah, stand up
Never go down, hey
Hey hey
Check it out

Ah, this obsession, it's gettin' ah-invitin'
A little X-rated, a little bit excitin'
Stand up, stand up, say yeah, stand up, stand up
Stand up, stand up, say yeah, say yeah, stand up
Come on get in the groove

Ya know I get so excitable
I really get so excitable
I wanna get you excitable
So come on, let's go
Ah, baby, don't say no

Woohoo, woohoo
Ah, this temptation, it gets-ah ah-outrageous
It's such a sensation, a little bit contagious
Hey hey
Stand up, stand up, say yeah, stand up, stand up , ooh
Stand up, stand up, say yeah, say yeah, stand up
Come on get in the groove

Ya know I get so excitable
I really get so excitable
I wanna get you excitable
So baby, let's go

Are you excitable?
Are you excitable?
This ... obsession ...
Check it out
Hey hey

Inch by inch, mile by mile, what I do I do it in style
You got your leather, lace, long and lean
Ballistic lipstick dream machine

Whoa, whoa
You got to do it
Whoa, whoa
Ah, do it, do it
Whoa, whoa
Hey, come on and do it
Whoa, whoa

Ya know I get so excitable
I really get so excitable
I wanna get you excitable
So come on, let's go
Oh I really get so excitable
Ya know I get so excitable
I wanna get you excitable
So baby let's go excitable
Whoo
Ya know I get so excitable
Whoo
I really get so excitable
Whoo
I wanna get you excitable
Whoo
Excitable
Whoo
Excitable
Excitable
Whoo
Baby, let's go
Excitable
Ya got me shiverin'
Shakin' and shiverin'


LOVE AND AFFECTION
(Clark/Collen/Elliott/Lange/Savage)

You got the fire, baby, I got the heat, can you handle it
I got the time, baby, you got the need, oh surrender it
Oh, it's a passion crime with a danger sign, but can you handle it, yeah
You're just another girl, I'm just another man, it's just another night

Whoa, yeah
Don't give me love and affection or what you think it should be
Don't give me love, the wrong reason, yeah, it don't matter to me

I got the heart, baby, you got the beat, take a chance on me
We got the night baby, we got the dream, oh imagine it
Oh, it's a passion crime with a danger sign, but can you handle it, yeah
You're just another girl, I'm just another man, it's just another night

Whoa, yeah
Don't give me love and affection or what you think it should be
Don't give me love, the wrong reason, it don't matter to me
I don't need your understandin', oh babe can't you understand me
Come on try it and see
Yeah
Oooh ...

Oh, it's a passion play in a different way, but can you handle it, yeah
You're just another girl, I'm just another man, it's just another night
Whoa yeah

Don't give me love and affection or, no babe, what you think it should be
Don't give me love, the wrong reason, yeah, it don't matter to me, oh
I don't need your understandin', oh babe, can't you understand me
I don't need it, I don't need
Don't need your heart
I don't need
No understandin'
I don't need it
No affection, whoa yeah
Don't give me love
Don't give me love
I don't need, and affection
Don't give me love, I don't need
Gimme what you got
Whoa
Don't gimme love, I don't need, the wrong reason
I don't need it, I don't need, don't need it, whoa
I don't need, I don't need, your understanding
Oooh
I don't need, yeah, ooh ooh
I don't need your love, I don't need, and affection
Gimme all you got, I don't need, give it all
Give it all, give it all
Don't gimme love, I don't need, the wrong reason ...



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