Jim Rockford’s Smile
Digital numbers show the score.
Three hours or more before the dawn.
Words spin around black on black,
they lie, they say he’s coming back.
Suddenly California sun
burns in the corner of the room.
Jim Rockford’s smile eases my mind.
Wide sun filled streets in a wider world.
Beneath the empty cyan sky,
cruising the sidewalk, Jim and I.
Your neon name sparks over town.
Stumbling, falling, hit the ground.
Falling For You
I was looking for a smooth trip,
a blue, sparkling cool dip,
your wheels were spinning as you hummed ‘Summer Breeze’
and slipped through every cocktail bar.
I was thinking you were up there,
then I was thinking you were out there.
You shot the breeze and took a rocket trip,
you took your Nissan up to the stars.
Falling for you,
Falling for you,
Falling for you,
Falling over for you.
I was looking for a smooth trip,
but you span off at the first slip,
we’re off the road, I’m looking at you
as I pull your long hair out of my eyes.
I was thinking you were up there,
then I was thinking you were out there.
You shot the breeze and took a rocket trip,
you took your Nissan up to the stars.
Mercury Soul
Mercury Soul
You close your eyes,
the waking dreams
are all too real.
Mercury Soul
No half-full glass,
you drank it down
and you want some more.
Mercury Soul
Want to be made whole
but being split
is all you know.
Mercury Soul
Your head is hot
but your eyes are cold,
you’ve got a Mercury Soul.
Mercury Soul
Your twisted smile
says every silver lining
has a cloud.
Mercury Soul
Technicolour highs
switch and your day ends
in black and white.
Mercury Soul
The lead-filled days
weigh down upon
a quicksilver mind.
Mercury Soul
You’re so hot
but the world grows cold,
you’ve got a Mercury Soul.
You’ve got a Mercury Soul.
Your Power Is Off
You said you tripped out in the light
and said, "OK, I’ll be alright."
"Maybe I’ll meet you when I’m down."
You said, "That’s cool I’ll be around."
You turned it up
and turned me on,
pushed a finger
through your lips.
Filled the room with Massive Attack,
FLC and all that stuff.
You turned me round
and spun me out,
sucked a finger
with your mouth.
I’m telling you
and telling myself,
your juice is down,
your power is off.
You turned it up and turned me on,
now my head is in my hands.
You turned it up and turned me on,
trying to hold on to myself...
You turned it up
and turned me on,
pushed a finger
through your lips.
Filled the room with Massive Attack,
FLC and all that stuff.
You turned me round
and spun me out,
sucked a finger
with your mouth.
I’m telling you
and telling myself,
your juice is down,
your power is off.
Shutdown
You hang a picture
Try recreate us
I'm leaning right against your door
See my message
I post it to you
It’s in the flicker of an eye
Unglue the headphones
Cut the white noise
Let me whisper in your ear
Press the shutdown
Press the shutdown
No screen, no hex
I found some colours
Colours
Looking for you
In psychic dreams
I sent some colours
Colours
Over to you
We're not word perfect
I'm warm and breathing
Give me a minute of your time
Press the shutdown
Press the shutdown
No screen no hex
I found some colours
Colours
Looking for you
In psychic dreams
I sent some colours
Colours
Over to you
Get off the grid
Get off the platform
Look, I'm out hereI can see you
In physic dreams
I threw some colours
Colours
All over to you
In psychic dreams
I threw some colours
Colours
In psychic dreams
I threw some colours
Colours
Over to you
Drop by Drop
Life goes on day after day
I'm swimming across the tide, getting heavy
Hearts torn in every way
I'm driving right by your side, can you see me?
Life goes on day after day
Tick by tick, drop by drop, seed by seed, blowing away
X
Never polished you're just heavy metal
No alchemy can make your mind transform
Somewhere there may be buried treasure
But I'm in the mine can't find the shiny stuff
It's about time I stopped digging around in this big hole
Not messing around with you boys
You got nothing to sell
I've been on my knees in the mud
I should be digging for gold
I've been on my knees in the mud
I should be digging for gold
Diamond geezer no accumulator
No shiny guarantor an armoured heart
Now there's a process filter fact from fiction
Only base you squandered all my heart
It's about time I stopped digging around in this big hole
Not messing around with you boys,
You got nothing to sell
I've been on my knees in the mud
I should be digging for gold
I've been on my knees in the mud
I should be digging for gold
Shake Your Head (With Your Black Ponytail)
Said you'd meet me one last time,
the way you moved bent my mind.
In a deep dark trance, you can’t see,
your fathomless eyes don’t see me.
Burned-out words, kiss goodbye,
silhouette pony-tail.
Black hair swings, shakes my head,
shadows lie across the bed.
Shake your head with your black pony-tail
In the glare of a headlight smile,
black ray-gun, shrinking man.
Late night, black lake,
sinking like a stone.
Throw black words out my way,
looks like time to go.
Shake your head with your black pony-tail,
not dancing, just saying no.
Shake your head with your black pony-tail