Lyrics: Jim's Love Songs '88
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i'm gonna give you |
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pretty but poison |
IM
GONNA GIVE YOU:
i'm gonna give you
3 sticks of dynamite
to break out of your skull
i'm gonna give you
3 incantations
to break out of the dull
then i'll take you down
where the seagulls fly
and the flowers grow
i'm gonna give you
3 sticks of dynamite
then you'll know
darlin' yes
darlin' no
darlin' yes
darlin' no
darlin' yes
darlin' no
darlin'....
i'm gonna steal you
all of the dynamite
in the present world
i'm gonna place it
all over the planet
steal a rocket ship
then i'll have you as the earth blows up
and you hold my hand
i'm gonna make sure
all of the world meets my demands
darlin' yes,
darlin' no
darlin' yes,
darlin' no
darlin' yes,
darlin' no
darlin'....
i'm gonna give you
3 sticks of dynamite
and then you'll know
I'VE ALWAYS LOVED YOU:
i've always loved you
i loved your lips
i loved your eyes
i've always loved you
it's really baby
no surprise
i've always loved you
i've always loved you
i've always loved you
i loved your hair
i loved your face
i've always loved you
it's really baby no disgrace
i've always loved you
i've always loved you
i love your legs
i love your legs
i've always loved you
i love your legs
i love your breasts
i've always loved you
oh baby baby, you're the best
i've always loved you
i've always loved you
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I LOVE YOU:
i love you,
this much is true
i love you
i love you,
this much is true
i love you
and if you change your mind
when the sun comes up
change it back again
i'll forever be in love
i love you,
this much is true
i love you
i love you,
this much is true
i love you
if you change your mind
when the sun goes down
change it back again
i'll forever be around
much is true
i love
i love you
this much is true
i love you
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GODDESS ALL OF YOUR LIFE:
you stepped out of the sky
up above
goddess all of your life
i need your love
want your love
how long are you staying
how long will it be?
and
where are you staying?
will I have a key?
open all of your doors
i'm coming in
goddess all of your life
i need to win,
want to win
how long are you staying
how long will it be?
when are you leaving?
when will it be
you stepped out of the sky
up above
goddess all of your life
i need your love
want your love
have your love
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FOREVER:
i could be in love with you
for a million years
but it wouldn't be long enough
no it wouldn't be long enough
i could be in love with you
forever
but it wouldn't be long enough
no it wouldn't be long enough
forever ain't long enough to be with you
forever
forever
i could be in love with you
for a million years
but it wouldn't be long enough
no it wouldn't be long enough
i could be in love with you
forever
but it wouldn't be long enough
no it wouldn't be long enough
forever ain't long enough to be with you
forever
forever
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BLUE
IS FOR BOYS:
if blue is for boys
and pink is for girls
i'm wearing blue
to track down a man
the best one i can
't is what i will do
now i see one
who looks kind and free
his eyes are blue
his thoughts are blue
his heart is too
he's lost in a land
of stereotyped demand
what's he gonna do?
now he sees a man
he's lookin' at me
i'm in ecstasy
so if blue is for boys
and pink is for girls
i'm wearin' blue
i'm wearin' you
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BARBED WIRE HEART:
barbed wire heart you have
it's tearin' me apart
you are tougher than
marquis, marquis de sade
how far will you go
when our hearts are pressed together
closer than the rain and clouds
the circus and clowns
the pigeon and his home
barbed wire heart so sharp
like a shark unleashed
even though you hurt
i'll soon get us a priest
a church
i'll love you for what it's worth
when our hearts are pressed together
closer than the rain and clouds
the circus and clowns
the pigeon and his..
barbed wire heart you have
it's tearin' me apart
you are tougher than marquis
i'll soon get us a priest
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I
WANT TO KISS YOU:
I want to kiss you
I don't want to miss you
when our lips are far, far away
I want to kiss you
I want to neck with you
I want to kiss you
warm and moist
warm, moist, and pursed
I want to kiss you
I don't want to leave you
when our lips are locked and embrace
I feel the magic
I want to neck with you
I want to kiss you
I want to kiss you
I want to kiss you
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DOMAIN
OF LOVE:
the domain of love
is never far
it's always close to you
the domain of love
is never out of reach or out of view
the domain of love
domain of love
domain of love is you
domain of love
is never far and never beyond you
a witch's curse
an evil eye will never faze you
a hypnotist, an exorcist
will never get through to you
cause the
domain of love
domain of love
domain of love is you
the domain of love
domain of love is never beyond you
the domain of love
domain of love
domain of love is you
the domain of love
domain of love is never beyond you
never beyond you
the domain of love
domain of love
domain of love
domain of love
domain of love
domain of love
domain of love
domain of love
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REALITY:
everything you see is real,
it's real
everything you see is real
in the open or concealed
everything you see is real
believe and become
the trees and the sun
for there's nothing your mind won't do for you
once the journey's begun
everything you find is to be found
everything you lose is lost
how the baby in the womb
soon becomes the boss
believe and become
success full of it
for there's nothing your mind won't do for
for there's nothing your heart won't do
for there's nothing your mind won't do for you
once the journey's begun
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CRAZY:
mamma went crazy
poppa went crazy
at the grocery store
brother went crazy
sister went crazy
the managers cried out "no more"
grandma strollin' down the magazine isle
all of a sudden she pulls out the bad news
that auntie went crazy
uncle went crazy
at the prison gates
niece went crazy
nephew went crazy
they wouldn't make license plates
grandpa strollin' rockin back and fourth
with a top hat in his cell
prison guard says, "you're cute"
all of a sudden he pulls out the bad news
mamma went crazy
poppa went crazy
at the grocery store
crazy
crazy
now they're on the run
crazy
all because of a little gun
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FREEDOM:
angels rise and people fail
bodies fall and souls they sail
in a vacuum of higher thought
in a world where things are bought
but it'll never buy you freedom
it's dumb to think that it will
it'll never buy you happiness
that would make the game too easy
many steps and many doors
many truths and folklores
plenty and light and fire galore
harems full of drug lords
but it'll never buy you freedom
it's dumb to think that it will
it'll never buy you happiness
that would make the game much too easy
but it'll never buy you freedom
it's dumb to think that it will
but it'll never buy you happiness
make the game much too easy
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TO BE WISE:
in your eyes so many things to see
many books of history
everything i trust is in your eyes
in your hands the bloody rose you hold
the palmist told you, you were told
people take advantage of your eyes
use your mind
it's important to be wise
use your brain
you've everything to gain
in your heart the story that's been told
the present's bright the future's bold
people take advantage of your heart
in your hands the bloody rose you hold
the palmist told you, you were told
people take advantage of your eyes
use your mind
it's important to be wise
use your brain
you've everything to gain
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TOO MANY PEOPLE LOVE THE RAIN:
love comes on a flying carpet ride
at long last the moon upon us shines
too many people complain
too many people love the rain
they see the world too blame
the world's a guinea pig to them
it's they themselves they must be friends with
or else the world will fall
and earthquakes will seem small
the finest point has come to view
you're just like me, i'm just like you
too many people complain
too many people love the rain
they see the world too blame
the world's a guinea pig to them
it's they themselves they must be friends with
on a flying carpet ride
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I'M IN LOVE:
your voice in air
is the sound when your lips open
and i'm forced to stare
be quiet don't speak
all i want to do is look at you
now don't you speak
in love the sense of god surrounds
in love the drums of my heart pound
i'm in love
you're eyes be closed
when you open them volcanoes burst
and lava flows
please phone, don't write
all the words in the world
couldn't match your voice
and love,
you've heard the word before
in love,
you won't say anymore
i'm in love
i'm in love
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NOW, NOW,
NOW:
feel you darling all around me love
like a cape of glue it's true
melt me darling with your hot tamales
and your helium balloons
i want you
now now now
i can't wait
now now now
now
now
planet spins, yeah time it moves
life goes on they say
love is here everywhere
each and every day
yeah i want you
now now now
yeah i can't wait
now now now
now
now
and i want you
now now now
i can't wait
now now now
now
now
(breathing)
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52
TAROT CARD PICKUP:
no it wasn't in the cards they tell me
no it wasn't in the cards i've been told
fate has it's hands in everything
52 tarot card pickup
pentacles and swords, wands and cups
52 tarot card pickup
pack up your cards gypsy
well she picked up the cards and warned me
and i told her her cards had been marked
then i watched her cards fly in the wind
52 tarot card pickup
pentacles and swords, wands and cups
52 tarot card pickup
pack up your cards gypsy
what you do in this life determines your next
what you did in your last life has brought you to this
(screaming)
52 tarot card pickup
pentacles and swords, wands and cups
52 tarot card pickup
pack up your cards gypsy
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PRETTY BUT POISON:
there are so many beautiful girls in the world
so many beautiful girls in the world
so why did i have to pick you?
why did i have to pick you
cause you're pretty, you're pretty
you're pretty, you're pretty but poison
there are so many beautiful boys in the world
so many beautiful boys in the world
so why did you have to pick me
why did you have to pick me?
cause i'm pretty, i'm pretty
i'm pretty, i'm pretty
but never mind i saw you at a party once
in a black and white dress
i knew you were blessed
and then i saw the skull and crossbones in your eyes
much to my surprise
there are so many beautiful girls in the world
so many beautiful girls in the world
so why did i have to pick you?
why did i have to pick you
cause you're pretty, you're pretty
you're pretty, you're pretty
you're pretty, you're pretty
you're pretty, you're pretty
you're pretty, you're pretty
you're pretty, you're pretty but poison
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BOTH ARE
LOVE:
thoughts breed action
action breeds character
character breeds dignity
the sky is on fire
the earth is flooding
is it the end or just beginning?
it's both
both are love
and hate is both
both are love
and hate is both
both are love
and hate is both
both are love
and hate is both
the sky is cloudy
your heart is troubled
is it the end or just beginning?
it's both
both are love
and hate is both
both are love
and hate are both
both are love
and hate is both
both are love
and hate is both
thoughts and breaths produce love
a kiss or a wink or a generous ring
produce love
announce love
pronounce love
become love
both are love
and hate is both
both are love
and hate is both
both are love
and hate is both
both are love
and hate is both
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THE PAST:
i wish you were here with me
i know my wish will never come true
the past is gone and i still love you
the past is gone and i still love you
i think of places we used to go
i see your picture then i know
the past is gone and i still love you
the past is gone and i'm seein' ghosts
of how we used to be
lets make the most out of you and me
now and when
now and when
now and when
when
i had many things of yours
i had enough 'twas then so bored
the past is gone and i still love you
the past is gone
i still love you
the past is gone and i still love you
the past is gone and i still love you
the past is gone and i still love you
i still i still i still i still i still i still...
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YOU
DON'T KNOW ME:
look me in the eye and say you know me
look me in the heart and say you do
but you don't know me
lucky me or lucky you
take away my breath and say you know me
take away my soul and say you do
but you don't know me
lucky me or lucky you
pointed fingernails
clawing everything you touch
lion woman bird
built like a sphinx you are smarter than all but one
what walks on four legs in the morning?
two legs in the afternoon?
three in the evening?
there's a riddle guess me who
could be me or could be you
a human animal are you
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OUT
OF THE QUESTION:
to love you wouldn't be out of the question
to love me exclusively, out of the question
i see you with another guy, i just laugh
i could say the sun is blue
but that would be a lie
to love me wouldn't be out of the question
to love you exclusively, out of the question
you see me with another girl, you just laugh
you could say the sky is yellow
but that would be a lie
there's no justice in the courtrooms
plenty of justice in your eyes
there's no bible to swear upon
so i take your word
to love me wouldn't be out of the question
to love you exclusively, out of the question
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FOR AN
ANGEL:
i made believe i could love you
i made believe i could care
i cleared a spot for an angel
but there's no one to fill the chair
no one
i made believe i could fly
i made believe i had wings
i cleared a spot for a devil
and i sat right down
i made believe i could be good
i made believe i could do good
i struck a bargain with jesus
then i turned around
down every street there are devils and angels
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WOLF:
i might as well give in
because you look like a wolf
you got plenty of teeth
and a slick slick look
your very smart
but have a heart
devour me now or let us part
you come on sly and shy
but it's all a game
you don't need no name
because you're all the same
wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf
wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf
wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf
wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf
wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf
wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf
wolf wolf wolf
you got big big claws
and big big ears
you got big big eyes
and a big big mouth
quiet
wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf
wolf just like a dog that goes
ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff
wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf
wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf
wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf
wolf wolf wolf
wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf
wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf
wolf wolf
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THE GIRL THAT I LOVED:
there's liquor on your breath
the bartender's getting tired
your skirt's over your head
it's plain to see
you're just what i've been looking for
along with every other football team
cigarette smoke on your breath
the bartender's getting fired
your skirt is drenched in sweat
you're quite lovely, gonna wrap you up
and place you near the fire before the christmas tree
and imagine my surprise
when i open you up and find
you're just as beautiful as on the outside
there's breath mints in your mouth
new bartender's been hired
your skirt is glued on good
you're plain to me
they say you've straightened out
but i just lost the girl that i loved
that i loved
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ARE YOU
BRAVE:
can you kill like a hit man does?
can you run through a minefield long?
are you brave?
are you brave?
can you lick somebody's dentures clean?
can you go one year minus LSD?
are you brave?
are you brave?
boo, did i scare ya?
boo, did i scare you?
can you steal like a rapist does?
can you rape like a burglar does?
are you brave?
are you brave?
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MORE
THAN THAT:
i want to see you in my sleep
i want to feel you in my dreams
and more than that
i want to place you in my arms
i want to feel you and your charms
and more than that
more than that
i want to breathe you in my lungs
i want to keep your youth so young
and more than that
i want you for the world to see
billboards on 42nd street
and more than
yeah yeah new york's got a stiff neck
from your beauty
some people fly in outer space
but once the world has seen your face
they'll give up that
they'll be a flyin' in from mercury, venus and mars
and more than that
jupiter, saturn, uranus
more than that
neptune, and pluto
and
more than that
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TOO MUCH LOVE PERIOD:
some people suffer from hate
and some people suffer from war
but i'm sure there's another way
when there's too much love period
too much love period
some people's lips are bruised
some people's hearts black and blue
but some people's fists are used
when there's too much love period
too much love period
some people think it's bad, but it could be worse
picture scholar rapist in office
picture dominatrix as your dentist
some people suffer inside
and some people suffer on the streets
when there's really nothin' much to eat
and there's too much love period
too much love period
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THE MASTER:
in a dream when i awake i'll see the master
his hand to shake i want to thank him for the maze
upon a rope so tightly strewn
i've been following after the master
always see the end
always become a friend
always forgive them
in a game and once it's played i'll see the master
his light astounds, i want to thank him for the glare
repent they say the end is near
repent you'll soon be far away from here and with the master
always see the end
always become a friend
always forgive them
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MARC BOLAN:
he sings like marc bolan
he struts like marc bolan
he stalks like him too
he boogies like marc bolan
he slides like marc bolan
he's strange like him too
say li, de, de, di, de, di. li
li, de, de, di, de, di, li
li, de, de, di, de, di, li
he's super like marc bolan
he's natural like marc bolan
he brags like him too
hooray for marc bolan
boa lame marc bolan
rock on and tanx
say li, de, de, di, de, di. li
li, de, de, di, de, di, li
li, de, de, di, de, di, li
GLOOM
AND DOOM:
thrown out to the realms of light
gloom and doom appeared
to cast a darkness on this earth
their ways have taken over some
they can't affect the anointed
spare yourself the agony
await the awakening
thrown beyond the realms of life
gloom and doom appeared
to walk pet vultures on this earth
their ways have gotten into some
they won't get into the blessed
visualize the future
hover in air,
gloom and doom appeared
to cast a darkness on this earth
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DECENCY OF A PIG:
you had the decency to call me a pig
so i hog tied you to my bed
my snoot pressed up to your rump nicely
your hoofs secured tightly
i had my way with you on my muddy mattress
i made a bologna sandwich
i gave you every ounce of inspiration, perspiration
you had the decency to call me a pig
decency of a pig
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SORCERY:
sorcery girl
with your sorcery curls
sorceretic eyes
you thought you had me under your spell
sorcery mind
your truth full of lies
you spoke but my ears were numb
ballet and booze addictions
were your forte
french and others you spoke them well
even did a little backwards for me
sorcery girl
with
your sorcery curls
sorceretic eyes
you thought you had me under your sorcery mind
your truth full of lies
you spoke but my ears were numb
ballet and booze addictions
were your forte
french and others you spoke them well
you even did a little backwards for me
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