Drugstore--White Magic for Lovers

SAY HELLO

To all the crazy people who go walking in the rain
To every single young girl who is waiting for a man
And to every desperado who is looking for a friend

To all the lonely strangers who think life is pretty bad
To all the funny people who are really rather sad
And to everyone who likes to have a lot fun in bed

I say hello to all the junkies
All the sinners and the creeps
Say hello to all the people in this place
I say hello to all the drunkheads
All the prostitutes and creeps
Say hello to all the people in the world

To all the foreign people who are always in a fight
To all the clumsy lovers who can never get it right
And to everyone I know who’ll never get to see the light

To anyone out there who likes to hang out with the stars
To every man in black and anyone who plays guitar
And to everyone who knows that there is human life in Mars

CHORUS


MONDO CANE

You can get your life stolen and die in the shade
Lie in the bed that your parents have made
You can all go to hell at a red traffic light
As a matter of speaking, I couldn’t care

You can stuff your beliefs and your nursery rhymes
I drink fill I’m senseless whatever the wine
With no hope, no glory and no Jesus Christ
We all turn into ashes
Welcome to the show

But hold tight, hold still
For a little while for real
I could break it up
I could break it in two
Are you holding tight?
Are you holding still?

Holy Father and son change your disguise
For all the good people and sinners alike
I just try to have fun in a rock n roll band
And your party is over
Do you understand?

So the future is set in a shadowy road
You can try to walk back through the streets that you know
But the houses are empty and nobody’s home
Only sad looking dogs and welcome to the show.

CHORUS


EL PRESIDENT

It came from the skies
It burst through the gates
With no mercy or disguise
With their hearts set out in flames
I know I’ve seen the master plan

I’m just a man
I’m not giving in
All the people understand
For they all fell down and prayed
I know I’ve seen the master plan

They’ve killed the president (4x)

It came from the skies
In all shades of green
We can always justify
We can measure up your dreams
I know I’ve seen the master plan

They’ve killed the president
They’ve killed the president
I’m just a man….


SOBER

I’m so scared I might fall down
I’m feeling sober now
But I still can’t feel the ground

And time—time to make amends
No it’s not that hard to sense
That things are different now
Now that I don’t feel so lonesome anymore
Now that I am not afraid at all
If you put your arms around me I won’t fall
Now that I am not afraid at all

I’ve tried and tried to make demands
But it’s so hard to makes sense
Guess I’m feeling sober now

But I’m too small to take defense
No it’s not that hard to sense
That things are different now

Now that I don’t feel so lonesome anymore
Now that I am not afraid at all
If you put your arms around me I won’t fall
Now that I am not afraid at all

I’m so scared I might fall down
I’m feeling sober now


I KNOW I COULD

I feel stained and I'm in pieces
In my mouth the sad taste of the past 
A thousand wasted kisses
So another glass and a cigarette
Just anything to help forget 
things that every day I still find missing

Oh let the whole world crash down on me
And let the curtains rise

I could do so much harm
I could do you no good
I'll leave a stain in your heart
I would
Yeah, I'm gonna mess up your life
And make you forever blue
'cause I could hurt you
I know I could

The misty haze in the final rest
They say the first shall be the last
But no not me 'cause I don't believe it
So another glass and a cigarette
Just any man to help forget 
the things that every day I still find missing

Let the whole world crash down on me
And let the curtain rise
I could do so much harm
I could do you no good
I'll leave a stain in your heart
I would
Yeah, I'm gonna mess up your life
And make you forever blue
'Cause I could hurt you
I know I could


SPACEGIRL

Spacegirl you’ve had enough on this ground
So take another deep shot
‘Cause I know that life should be so good
We need to let it all hang out


NEVER COME DOWN

Sun get in your eyes, so you turn away
Another sunny day goes by you
Is this gonna end or slowly drift away
I don’t wanna go I want you to stay

You don’t have to ever come down
You don’t have to make it real
Nothing’s gonna stop you

Nothing’s gonna stop you
Just being that way you are
Nothing’s gonna change the way you feel

Sun gets in your eyes and slowly moves away
Seems a lot of time goes by you
Is this gonna end or will it drift away
I don’t wanna go I want this to stay


SONG FOR PESSOA

How sweet is the dreamer’s night
To wipe everything clean
In this world that will never be mine
I dream

We’re all looking for comfort
But haunted by pain
It takes more than one sleepless night
In the rain

All the people gather
To see how he lived
But tonight 
The poet sleeps with me
The poet sleeps

How sad is the lover’s plight
Drunk in the streets
To see a flame in the dark gently

Disappear

We’re all looking for someone 
But fate has its ways
To see the face of love gently
Move away

All the people gather to see how he lived
But tonight the poet sleeps with me
The poet sleeps


I DON’T WANNA BE HERE WITHOUT YOU

There was a time when we were young and true
We used to have so many points of view
We used to lie on the ground, kiss in the rain
The world outside kept looking in

You’ve got a job you said it was for me
But somehow things turned out so differently
We never lie on the ground or kiss in the rain
I don’t wanna stay another day

I don’t wanna be here without you
Another day

The kitchen clock is hitting half past three
Outside the world is looking happy
Funny how it can change, sunshine to rain
I didn’t wanna spend another day

I don’t wanna be here without you
Another day

There was a time when we were young and true
We never do the things we used to do
Funny how it can change love into pain
I don’t wanna spend another day

I don’t wanna be here without you
Another day


WHITE MAGIC FOR LOVERS

Leave a candle by his doorstep
With a snapshot of his face
Turn around and take a deep breath
On the first weekend of May

Keep a  hairstrand in your pocket
And don’t rely on any friend
Brew some catalina coffee
With the letters of his name

White magic for lovers
When all you love has gone away
White magic for lovers
When you hold on to your faith

Turn your tears back into water
And leave the bottle by his door
With a message undercover
Saying to the one you love

White magic for lovers
When all you love has gone away
White magic for lovers
When you hold on to your faith


TIPS FOR TRAVELLING

There’s a big black cat
Coming down the street
And a little bit of sorrow
In everyone you meet

These are tips for travelling
On you feet

And love’s just a memory
That seems so sweet
Never give ‘em anything
Even if you’re beat

These are tips for travelling 
On your feet


THE FUNERAL – (BUT MOST OF ALL)

I want to see mountains of snow in July
Fireworks crossing across the blue sky
When I go
I’m taking a few things with me

I’d like to go in the late afternoon
With the sun going down to give way to the moon
When I go
Make sure I don’t feel a thing

I want dozens of roses surrounding my bed
Sad looking faces with pain and regret
When I go
I want the whole place painted red

All my ex-lovers will talk through the night
Heartbreaking tales of passion and pride
And they’ll say
That I had a cunt made of gold

I want to go sideways and facing the sun
With money to spend so I can have some fun
When I go
Those things will matter to me

But please put me somewhere near the sea
With one caring angel waiting for me
He’ll be holding my heart in his hand
But most of all
I’d like to go with a friend