[2000-01-18] deHTLMified & corrected Nitzer Ebb: Big Hit [STUMM118] (c)1995 Mute Records 1. [5:30] Cherry Blossom 2. [4:07] Hear Me Say 3. [3:37] Kick It 4. [5:16] I Thought 5. [3:36] Floodwater 6. [3:25] Border Talk 7. [5:33] In Decline 8. [5:36] Living Out Of A Bag 9. [5:43] Boy 10. [4:17] Our Own World 1. Cherry Blossom Cherry blossom is falling Cherry blossom is on its way out Hear a new world is calling It hears me too and it wants me to shout it out But nothing is changing It goes around, I'm left with no doubt It goes around, I'm left with no doubt That nothing is changing String you along until you are devout Cherry blossom is falling Cherry blossom is falling Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah falling Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah falling Cherry blossom is falling Cherry blossom is soon to be through Say a new world is dawning But winter comes and soon as summer is through, it's true Winter is upon you No warmth is left for all but a few No warmth is left for all but a few Winter is upon you It's left you cold frozen all that I knew, I know Cherry blossom is falling Cherry blossom is falling Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah falling Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah falling Hear this new word, it's calling See this new word, it's dawning Say this new word, it's shaking Cherry blossom is falling Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah falling Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah falling Cherry blossom is falling Cherry blossom has already gone See this new world is shaking Same words, singing the same old song I feel like I'm shaking Round and round I know that it won't be long Round and round I know that it won't be long I feel like I'm shaking Must be okay coz how can it all be wrong Cherry blossom is falling Cherry blossom is falling Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah falling Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah falling Hear this new word, it's calling See this new word, it's dawning Say this new word it's shaking Cherry blossom is falling Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah falling Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah falling 2. Hear Me Say Cigarette smoke's hanging on my tears Clouding up my mind like its fears I'm leaving you You want me to But how I got no shame So call my name Call now Just hear me say Yeah, hear me say Don't turn away Hear me say Yeah, hear me say Don't push away Another tear, another day Another year and I'll say There's nothing left for me And though it's clear that I'll pay There's a fear that I'll say I'll stay Yeah, pick up that knife And cut up my life There's nothing you can't touch So if you see some part That you think may start Don't stop Hear me say Yeah, hear me say Don't turn away Hear me say Yeah, hear me say Don't push away I've turned into something A puppet on your string I don't know myself Is that a part of your stealth I know what you do When I say this to you It means nothing at all You are deaf to my call I know what to do I am turning from you Love's been drummed out of me My love is deaf to your plea Just hear me say Yeah, hear me say I've turned away hear me say Yeah, hear me say I've pushed away Hear me say Yeah, hear me say I've turned away Hear me say Yeah, hear me say I've pushed away 3. Kick It See a man jumping in With both feet and his eyes closed See a dog chasing his tail In a never ending circle See yourself in the mirror Is what you see what you get? See me, is it reality? Or someone you never met? Sometimes I feel it's taking me nowhere Sometimes I feel my actions are not mine Sometimes I feel it's taking me nowhere Sometimes I'm taken by madness divine If only you could know my secret life The things that I hide with my lying eyes Your trust that I breach with my every stride The depths that I reach when I fall inside And when I'm on my knees I'd do anything, anything Just to kick it, kick it, kick it I'd do anything Just to kick it, kick it, kick it See a man running away From what there is no escape from See a man hiding His face from the undeniable truth See yourself in the mirror Are you looking for mercy? See, the thing is That ain't me, that ain't me That ain't me, that ain't me That ain't me, that ain't me, no That ain't me, that ain't me That ain't me, no That ain't me, that ain't me That ain't me, no That ain't me, that ain't me That ain't me, no If only you could know my secret life The things that I hide with my lying eyes Your trust that I breach with my every stride The depths that I reach when I fall inside And when I'm on my knees I'd do anything, anything Just to kick it, kick it, kick it I'd do anything, anything Just to kick it, kick it, kick it See a man jumping in With both feet and his eyes closed See a dog chasing his tail In a never ending circle See yourself in the mirror Is what you see what you get? See me, is it reality? Or someone you never met? Sometimes I feel it's taking me nowhere Sometimes I feel my actions are not mine Sometimes I feel it's taking me nowhere Sometimes I'm taken by madness divine If only you could know my secret life The things that I hide with my lying eyes Your trust that I breach with my every stride The depths that I reach when I fall inside And when I'm on my knees I'd do anything, anything Just to kick it, kick it, kick it I'd do anything Just to kick it, kick it, kick it, kick it 4. I Thought Lost you under my bed Hid and over your head Moved away from our town Ask me what has been found But don't tell me nothing Won't tell you nothing I know there's something out there Someone who I can take care Don't tell me Don't tell me Stars and moon are up late Sun is sealing their fate Time to let out a sigh Sweet, sweet child will always ask why So don't tell her nothing She knows that something's out there Someone that she can take care Don't tell her Don't tell her I thought you knew, I thought I thought you knew, I thought I thought you knew I'd go away I thought you knew I'd go away I thought you knew, I thought I thought you knew, I thought I thought you knew I'd go away I thought you knew I know I know I know 5. Floodwater There was something in the way that the day broke Thunder rumbled in a darkened sky Wind in your hair, rain on your face Fire in your eyes with your head held high I felt no pain as you walked away I felt no pain, it was no surprise And I had to say that I know there's No such thing as a free ride, Yeah There's no such thing as a free ride, Yeah I could see I could see clouds coming And I knew we'd soon be treading floodwater I could see I could see clouds breaking And I knew we'd soon be treading floodwater Yeah Yeah There was something in the way that our hearts flowed Locked in the rhythm no need to try There was something in the way that they grew cold When the rain came and our innocence died When the rain it came and we had to pay Had to pay for the free ride When the rain it came and we had to say Out loud what we felt down inside And we had to say that we knew there's No such thing as a free ride, yeah That there is no such thing as free ride, yeah There's no such thing as a free ride, yeah I could see I could see clouds coming And I knew we'd soon be treading floodwater I could see I could see clouds breaking And I knew we'd soon be treading floodwater I could see I could see clouds coming And I knew we'd soon be treading floodwater I could see I could see clouds breaking And I knew we'd soon be treading floodwater Warm, like home, warm, like summers we were warm Like home, warm, like summers we had known And shared and cherished Back when we used to care about each other And the feelings that we shared as Hand in hand until we said There's no such thing as a free ride, yeah There's no such thing as a free ride, yeah There's no such thing as a free ride, yeah There's no such thing as a free ride, yeah I could see I could see clouds coming And I knew we'd soon be treading floodwater I could see I could see clouds breaking And I knew we'd soon be treading floodwater I could see I could see clouds coming And I knew we'd soon be treading floodwater I could see I could see clouds breaking And I knew we'd soon be treading floodwater 6. Border Talk I was in a van A cold day in January stopped sliding by They wanted to know "Where ya from? Where ya heading?" Just everything I knew Which is nothing, still isn't A jet came to a halt Not far to fly More questions than hours wasted in the air "Who? Where? Why?" Border talk Cross country walk Take my hand No friends to speak of In border talk Another wheels story Stepped outta the bus The dogs were real hungry that day As you can imagine We were mostly clean Huh! Mostly But they couldn't wait to ask us Like I say mostly "What you been smokin' boy?" 500 should cover that, shouldn't it? Of course it did I'm just saying You can be a no man in anyone's land Unless you're the diplomatically immunised You're someone to be scrutinised By governments in arms not opened nearly As wide as their mouths Blabbing about freedom But freedom isn't their language They don't speak that at all Border talk Cross country walk Take my hand Border talk Cross country walk Take my hand No friends to speak of In border talk No friends to speak of In border talk 7. In Decline Well now what a surprise You're full of shit and lies But the world keeps spinning You are just a clown Inside a circus town But the tears keep rolling You tired controlling our lives Tried using up all over drive But our mind keep blowing and growing Nothing's gonna stop Nothing can stop Nothing's gonna stop You're old with rules We're not your tools Fuck your design You're in delcing Now you're nice and warm Inside your uniform But this storm has taken its hold Through your thin disguise Think we don't realise You're young until you get old We'll keep looking round For where you'll be found Because the weak just want to be told Nothing's gonna stop Nothing we can stop Nothing's gonna stop You're old with rules We're not your tools Fuck your design You're in decline Don't you remember when Think of now and then Don't you remember when If you've nothing to say I'll push you away If you're too tired to live Then there's nothing to give You're old with rules We're not your tools Fuck your design You're in decline 8. Living Out Of A Bag I'm living out of a bag Life comes and goes But I did not know No use thinking 'bout What I never had Don't suck for me Because It's letting me free I'm heading out across the sea I want the land and you alone with me So step behind the wheel we'll drive through the gloom Come sit down next to me and we'll try Breathe in the fumes that we leave If I open up the sky you push through the trees I'm kicking up a storm because I do what I please To be myself so please yourself Hey if I wanted to hurt you I'd say you've got no clue But I save that for people who know You know the things that we make Are the things that they take As they try to forsake our lives I wanted to share it with you but I'm living out of a bag Life comes and goes but I did not know No use thinking 'bout what I never had Don't suck for me Because it's letting me free We're living out of a bag Nothing and no-one held me back Walk out on me but don't run Nothing compares with our lives Kept a rolling stone I've rolled through the dirt Never once been clean I never wanted to hurt The life around where I am found But if there's treasures inside Then I can't be relied Not to show the world what can be done I'll show you how to be free I'm living out of a bag Life comes and goes but I did not know No use thinking 'bout what I never had Don't suck for me Because it's letting me free Is it letting me free? Is it letting me free? 9. Boy Oh boy boy What's that you heard Oh boy boy That's just absurd Oh my boy Of course I do do do Oh my boy from me to you But people will say things That are gonna run from you Coz people and places That confound you Oh boy, oh boy Oh boy, oh boy Oh boy, boy Get what's deserved Oh boy, boy Not just what's served Oh my boy What you must think think think Oh my boy I will not sink sink sink Cos people and places Are gonna run from you Unless words meets faces That confound you Oh boy, oh boy Oh boy, oh boy Oh boy, oh boy I watch you play Hear the words you say You are so strong Tell me am I wrong? Oh boy boy They'll turn your head Oh boy boy You'll wish I'm dead Oh my boy I love you so so so Oh my boy I had to go go go Coz people reject it It don't make it so If we can protect it We can learn how to grow Oh boy, oh boy Oh boy, oh boy I watch you play hear the words you say You are so strong Tell me am I wrong? 10. Our Own World We'll never be broken Not like the morning When they sky Through the night comes yawning No indecision faded at last Too late to change our past So I look to you As you look to me Until finally We can both see Under, over inside us We're in our own world Coming through the darkness Up across the ocean We fall In deep emotion This understanding Though we're not together Naked but our hearts laid bare But I think of you As you think of me Until illogically You're here with me Under, over inside us We're in our own world Shut them out We're gonna scream and shout Gonna shut them out Gonna scream and shout Gonna shut them out Gonna scream and shout We'll shut them out They'll scream and shout We'll shut them out They'll scream and shout She'll shut them out They'll scream and shout We'll shut them out They'll scream and shout, shout, shout We'll shut them out This is eternal this is the future Love's running wild Like a creature Can't undermine us Or move a mountain We shall always remain I'm touching you inside You're touching me inside Until eventually There's nowhere to hide Under and over inside us We're in our own world We're in our own world In our own world, in our own world [[eof]]