On the turning away
From the pale and downtrodden
And the words they say
Which we won’t understand
Don’t accept that what’s happening
Is just a case of others’ suffering
Or you’ll find that you’re joining in
The turning away
It’s a sin that somehow
Light is changing to shadow
And casting its shroud
Over all we have known
Unaware how the ranks have grown
Driven on by a heart of stone
We could find that we’re all alone
In the dream of the proud
On the wings of the night
As the daytime is stirring
Where the speechless unite in a silent accord
Using words, you will find, are strange
Mesmerised as they light the flame
Feel the new wind of change
On the wings of the night
No more turning away
From the weak and the weary
No more turning away
From the coldness inside
Just a world that we all must share
It’s not enough just to stand and stare
Is it only a dream that there’ll be
No more turning away?
What would you do if I sang out of tune?
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lend me your ears, then I’ll sing you a song
I will try not to sing out of key, yeah
Oh, baby I get by
(By with a little help from my friends)
All I need is my buddies
(Try with a little help from my friends)
I said, I’m gonna get high
(High with a little help from my friends)
Oh, yeah
What do I do when my love is away?
(Does it worry you to be alone?)
No, no
How do I feel at the end of the day?
(Are you sad ’cause you’re on your own?)
I tell don’t get sad no more
Gonna get by with my friends
(Try high with a little help from my friends)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I’m gonna try
(Try with a little help from my friends)
Keep on gettin’ high, oh, Lord
I need someone to love
(Could it be anybody?)
All I need is someone
Knows just where I’m goin’, yeah
Somebody who knows just what I’ll show them, baby
Said, I’m gonna make it with my friends, yeah, yeah
(Try with a little help with my friends)
Oh, oh, I’m gonna keep on tryin’, yeah
(High with a little help from my friends)
I’m gonna keep on tryin’ now, babe
I’m certain it happens all the time, yeah
(What do you see when you turn off the light?)
I can’t tell you, but it sure feels like mine
Don’t you know I’m gonna make it with my friends?
(Try with a little help with my friends)
I promised myself I’ll get by
(High with a little help from my friends)
Said, I’m gonna try it with them too hard
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Could it be anybody?)
Oh, there’s gotta be somebody
Going to be right, I know it
Somebody carefree, now
Oh, yeah, yeah
Said, I’m gonna get by with my friends
(Try with a little help with my friends)
Oh, yes, I’m gonna keep tryin’, now
(High with a little help from my friends)
Keep on tryin’ with my friends
(By with a little help from my friends)
Oh, you’ll never gonna stop me anymore
(Try with a little help with my friends)
I’m gonna keep on tryin’, yeah
(High with a little help from my friends)
I’m gettin’ high, I wanna make time, Lord, no
Gonna get by with my friends, yeah
Oh, I’m gonna get on by
Yes, I’m gonna get on by
Wanna take ’em all along
I wanna take ’em all along with me, yeah, yeah
When my love said to me
Meet me down by the gallow tree
For it’s sad news I bring
About this old town and all that it’s offering
Some say troubles abound
Some day soon they’re gonna pull the old town down
One day we’ll return here
When the Belfast Child sings again
Brothers, sisters, where are you now?
As I look for you right through the crowd
All my life here I’ve spent
With my faith in God the Church and the Government
But there’s sadness abound
Some day soon they’re gonna pull the old town down
One day we’ll return here
When the Belfast Child sings again
When the Belfast Child sings again
So come back Billy, won’t you come on home?
Come back Mary, you’ve been away so long
The streets are empty, and your mother’s gone
The girls are crying, it’s been oh so long
And your father’s calling, come on home
Won’t you come on home, won’t you come on home?
It don’t mean a thing, if it ain’t got that swing
Doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah
It don’t mean a thing, all you got to do is sing
Doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah
It makes no difference
If it’s sweet or hot
Just give that rhythm
Everything you’ve got
It don’t mean a thing, if it ain’t got that swing
Doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah
It don’t mean a thing, if it ain’t got that swing
Doo-ah, doo-ah
Don’t mean a thing, all you got to do is sing
Doo-ah, doo-ah
It makes no difference
If it’s sweet or hot
Just give that rhythm
Everything you’ve got
It don’t mean a thing, if it ain’t got that swing
Doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah
It makes no difference
If it’s sweet or hot
Just give that rhythm
Everything you’ve got
Don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing
Don’t mean a thing, all you got to do is sing
Doo-ah
It makes no difference
If it’s sweet or hot
Just give that rhythm
Everything you’ve got
Don’t mean a thing, all you’ve gotta do is swing
It don’t mean a thing, all you’ve gotta do is sing
It makes no difference
If it’s sweet or hot
Give that rhythm
Everything you’ve got
It don’t mean a thing, if it ain’t got that swing
Doo-ah, doo-ah
Don’t mean a thing
When in Rome do as the French do in Spain
Lemme, fall down in German, get me back up again
Fly me hell bent for leather, up to the moon
You better, wipe that indecision off your face
Come with me you can do it
Don’t be the fool who blew it
You gotta get into it, uh huh
Chorus: Comment Ca Va baby, how are you doin’ darling
Comment Ca Va Cheri, Ciao Bella, Bellissimo
Verse: 2
Come be my diamond, sparkle, my senses silly
Lemme, whisper sweet something in you ear
I think you’re ready for a, lobotomy
You got me screaming love… all over the place
Shower me with your kisses
Make me your only missus
Respect me, love me like yo ho
Chorus:
Comment Ca Va baby, how are you doin’ darling
Comment Ca Va Cheri, Comon’ and quit your foolin’
Comon’ an’ kiss me honey, you’re SO right it’s not funny
Comment Ca Va, Ca Va, Ca Va bien
Bridge:
J’Taime, Tiamo
Let’s do it, Italiano
Un nan codelle li crane (? – check spelling for “I love you” in Tamal, Indian)
Comon’ baby, No Risk, No Gain!
Chorus:
Comment Ca Va baby, How are you doin’ darling
Comment Ca Va Cheri, Comon’ an’ quit your foolin’
Comon’ and kiss me honey, you’re SO right it’s not funny
Comment Ca Va Ca Va bien
Comment Ca Va baby, How are you doin’ darling
Comment Ca Va Shatzy, lemme hear you say something charming
Ciao Bella, Bellissimo, Come with me mi amore
Mein Shatzy, na maste, I must be gettin’ rusty…
Left in the darkness
Here on your own
Woke up a memory
Feeding the pain
You cannot deny it
There’s nothing to say
It’s all that you need to fire away
Oh damn, the war is coming
Oh damn, you feel you want it
Oh damn, just bring it on today
You can’t live without the fire
It’s the heat that makes you strong
‘Cause you’re born to live and fight it all the way
You can’t hide what lies inside you
It’s the only thing you know
You’ll embrace it and never walk away
Don’t walk away
Don’t walk away
Don’t walk away
Don’t walk away
Raised in this madness
You’re on your own
It made you fearless
Nothing to lose
Dreams are a drug here
They get in your way
That’s what you need to fight day by day
Oh damn, the war is coming
Oh damn, you feel you want it
Oh damn, just bring it on today
You can’t live without the fire
It’s the heat that makes you strong
‘Cause you’re born to live and fight it all the way
You can’t hide what lies inside you
It’s the only thing you know
You’ll embrace it and never walk away
Don’t walk away!
(You need not fear us
Unless you have a dark heart
A vile one who preys on the innocent
I promise
You can’t hide forever in the empty darkness
For we will hunt you down like the animals you are
And pull you into the very bowels of hell)
Oh damn, the war is coming
Oh damn, you feel you want it
Oh damn, just bring it on today
You can’t live without the fire
It’s the heat that makes you strong
‘Cause you’re born to live and fight it all the way
You can’t hide what lies inside you
It’s the only thing you know
You’ll embrace it and never walk away
Don’t walk away
I like your taste in tunes and everything you ooze
The tempo of your beat, your bleeding melody
And no one can control that old time rock ‘n’ roll
No rule of gravity, and hey
Can I follow you back to your room?
Watching you bloom in the light of the moon
Can I follow you back to your arms?
Wash it all off in the river of your heart
There’s a million different songs that I’ve learned to sing
Watching you bloom in the light of the moon
Your holiness will never be lost on me
So reach out in love and don’t be a stranger
Don’t be a stranger now
Turn up the stereo, the sound is taking hold
You dance like no one sees, a private galaxy
The music of your soul, a symphony composed
Your words aren’t wasted on me, and hey
Can I follow you back to your room?
Watching you bloom in the light of the moon
Can I follow you back to your arms?
Wash it all off in the river of your heart
There’s a million different songs that I’ve learned to sing (watching you)
Watching you bloom in the light of the moon
Your holiness will never be lost on me
So reach out in love (reach out) and don’t be a stranger
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Can I follow you back to your room? (I’m gonna follow you down)
Watching you bloom in the light of the moon
Can I follow you back to your arms? (Take me back to you)
Wash it all off in the river of your heart
There’s a million different songs that I’ve learned to sing
Watching you bloom in the light of the moon
Your holiness will never be lost on me
So reach out in love and don’t be a stranger
I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself
Cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way you did
You fell so hard
I’ve learned the hard way
To never let it get that far
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don’t get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
I lose my way
And it’s not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that’s weakness in your eyes
I’m forced to fake
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
My heart can’t possibly break
When it wasn’t even whole to start with
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don’t get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
I watched you die
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry in the middle of the night
For the same damn thing
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don’t get hurt
Because of you
I try my hardest just to forget everything
Because of you
I don’t know how to let anyone else in
Because of you
I’m ashamed of my life because it’s empty
Because of you
I am afraid
Because of you (oh)
Because of you (mm, oh)
Made a wrong turn, once or twice
Dug my way out, blood and fire
Bad decisions, that’s alright
Welcome to my silly life
Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood
Miss knowing it’s all good, it didn’t slow me down
Mistaken, always second guessing, underestimated
Look, I’m still around
Pretty, pretty please, don’t you ever, ever feel
Like you’re less than fuckin’ perfect
Pretty, pretty please, if you ever, ever feel like you’re nothing
You’re fuckin’ perfect to me
You’re so mean (you’re so mean)
When you talk (when you talk)
About yourself, you were wrong
Change the voices (change the voices)
In your head (in your head)
Make them like you instead
So complicated, look happy, you’ll make it
Filled with so much hatred, such a tired game
It’s enough, I’ve done all I can think of
Chased down all my demons, I’ve seen you do the same, oh
Pretty, pretty please, don’t you ever, ever feel
Like you’re less than fuckin’ perfect
Pretty, pretty please, if you ever, ever feel like you’re nothing
You’re fuckin’ perfect to me
The whole world’s scared, so I swallow the fear
The only thing I should be drinking is an ice cold beer
So cool in line, and we try, try, try
But we try too hard and it’s a waste of my time
Done looking for the critics ’cause they’re everywhere
They don’t like my jeans, they don’t get my hair
Exchange ourselves and we do it all the time
Why do we do that, why do I do that?
Why do I do that?
Yeah, oh, oh pretty, pretty please
Pretty, pretty please, don’t you ever, ever feel
Like you’re less than fuckin’ perfect
Pretty, pretty please, if you ever, ever feel like you’re nothing
You’re fuckin’ perfect to me, yeah
You’re perfect, you’re perfect
Pretty, pretty please, if you ever, ever feel like you’re nothing
You’re fuckin’ perfect to me
[Intro]
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Caught in a bad romance
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Caught in a bad romance
Ra-ra-ah-ah-ah
Roma Roma-ma
Gaga, “Ooh la-la”
Want your bad romance
Ra-ra-ah-ah-ah
Roma, Roma-ma
Gaga, “Ooh la-la”
Want your bad romance
[Verse 1]
I want your ugly, I want your disease
I want your everything as long as it’s free
I want your love
Love, love, love, I want your love, oh, ey
I want your drama, the touch of your hand (Hey!)
I want your leather-studded kiss in the sand
I want your love
Love, love, love, I want your love
(Love, love, love, I want your love)
[Pre-Chorus]
You know that I want you
And you know that I need you
I want it bad
Your bad romance
[Chorus]
I want your love, and I want your revenge
You and me could write a bad romance (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
I want your love, and all your lover’s revenge
You and me could write a bad romance
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Caught in a bad romance
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Caught in a bad romance
[Post-Chorus]
Ra-ra-ah-ah-ah
Roma-roma-ma
Gaga, “Ooh la-la”
Want your bad romance
[Verse 2]
I want your horror, I want your design
‘Cause you’re a criminal as long as you’re mine
I want your love
Love, love, love, I want your love, uh
I want your psycho, your vertigo schtick (Hey!)
Want you in my rear window, baby, you’re sick
I want your love
Love, love, love, I want your love
(Love, love, love, I want your love)
[Pre-Chorus]
You know that I want you
And you know that I need you (‘Cause I’m a free bitch, baby)
I want it bad
Your bad romance
[Chorus]
I want your love, and I want your revenge
You and me could write a bad romance (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
I want your love, and all your lover’s revenge
You and me could write a bad romance
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Caught in a bad romance
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Caught in a bad romance
[Post-Chorus]
Ra-ra-ah-ah-ah
Roma-roma-ma
Gaga, “Ooh la-la”
Want your bad romance
Ra-ra-ah-ah-ah
Roma-roma-ma
Gaga, “Ooh la-la”
Want your bad romance
[Bridge 1]
Walk, walk, fashion, baby
Work it, move that bitch crazy
Walk, walk, fashion, baby
Work it, move that bitch crazy
Walk, walk, fashion, baby
Work it, move that bitch crazy
Walk, walk, passion, baby
Work it, I’m a free bitch, baby
[Bridge 2]
I want your love, and I want your revenge
I want your love, I don’t wanna be friends
Je veux ton amour et je veux ta revanche
Je veux ton amour, I don’t wanna be friends
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)
(I want you back) No, I don’t wanna be friends
(Caught in a bad romance) I don’t wanna be friends
Want your bad romance
(Caught in a bad romance) Want your bad romance
[Chorus]
I want your love, and I want your revenge
You and me could write a bad romance (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
I want your love, and all your lover’s revenge
You and me could write a bad romance
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
(Want your bad romance)
Caught in a bad romance (Want your bad romance)
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
(Want your bad romance)
Caught in a bad romance
[Post-Chorus]
Ra-ra-ah-ah-ah
Roma, Roma-ma
Gaga, “Ooh la-la”
Want your bad romance
High noon, oh I’d sell my soul for water
Nine years worth of breakin’ my back
There’s no sun in the shadow of the wizard
See how he glides, why he’s lighter than air
Oh I see his face!
Where is your star?
Is it far, is it far, is it far?
When do we leave?
I believe, yes, I believe
In the heat and the rain
With whips and chains
To see him fly
So many die
We build a tower of stone
With our flesh and bone
Just to see him fly
But don’t know why
Now where do we go?
Hot wind, moving fast across the desert
We feel that our time has arrived
The world spins, while we put his dream together
A tower of stone to take him straight to the sky
Oh I see his face!
Where is your star?
Is it far, is it far, is it far?
When do we leave?
Hey, I believe, I believe
In the heat and the rain
With whips and chains
Just to see him fly
Too many die
We build a tower of stone
With our flesh and bone
To see him fly
But we don’t know why
Ooh, now where do we go
All eyes see the figure of the wizard
As he climbs to the top of the world
No sound, as he falls instead of rising
Time standing still, then there’s blood on the sand
Oh I see his face!
Where was your star?
Was it far, was it far
When did we leave?
We believed, we believed, we believed
In heat and rain
With the whips and chains
To see him fly
So many died
We built a tower of stone
With our flesh and bone
To see him fly
But why
In all the rain
With all the chains
Did so many die
Just to see him fly
Look at my flesh and bone
Now, look, look, look, look,
Look at his tower of stone
I see a rainbow rising
Look there, on the horizon
And I’m coming home, I’m coming home, I’m coming home
Time is standing still
He gave back my will
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Going home
I’m going home
My eyes are bleeding
And my heart is leaving here
But it’s not home
But it’s not home
Ooh
Take me back
He gave me back my will
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Going home
I’m going home
My eyes are bleeding
And my heart is leaving here
But it’s not home
But it’s not home
Ooh
Take me back, take me back
Back to my home ooh, ooh, ooh
