China Doll Lyrics
SAIICHI SUGIYAMA (1994) Lyrics
Japanese translation
SO AM I
Lyrics
Cellar
Full Of Noise
music by Saiichi Sugiyama; words by Saiichi Sugiyama
and Pete Brown
Won’t you listen? Don’t shake your head
Come off your fence and try this instead
Show you what is like to get down with me
Let your senses drown, music will set you free
You
got no head for heights, they make you dizzy
Don’t stay at home pretending you’re busy
Just open up, trash your troubles
Ease on in, your rate’s gonna double
Got
a cellar full of noise and a heart full of soul
And you got to join us if young or old
If you wanna feel the earth shaking through your feet
Come and celebrate with everyone you meet
Forget
your worries, stop knitting your brow
Get down off your high horse, tomorrow is now
Share your cares, you can get there with me
Only thing you can lose is your sanity
Student
Susan
music by Saiichi Sugiyama; words by Pete Brown
Blonde in the late night coffee bar
She was so near yet so far
Heard myself calling her name
Wish we were sharing the same
Student Susan on a winter night
Sitting making sketches of my life
Let me tell you about a girl I knew
Maybe I was seventeen
It was in another city from my own
Tokyo was Liverpool
Well, you know just what I mean
Imagination strays so far from home
You were a new kind of girl
Lover of who changed the world
You’re gonna stay cool till the end
I wish I had more time to spend
Grown up graceful on a summer day
All those paintings you got stashed away
The hours just passed
Incredibly fast
The moment you asked me to join
The next day I found
That you weren’t around
the town with its mask made of coins
Let me tell you about a girl I knew
Maybe I was seventeen
It was in another city from my own
Tokyo was Liverpool
Well, you know just what I mean
Imagination strays so far from home
You’re not just a memory to me
Not just a fan’s fantasy
You’re gonna be with me for good
I need you to stay, I wish you could
Faded flowers don’t grow on your sleeves
Exhibitions you will never leave
The room spun around
I was gonna drown
We were jiving, you started to laugh
It was Midnight in Moscow
Skipping through warm snow
A worn out Sixties photograph
Let me tell you about a girl I knew
Maybe I was seventeen
It was in another city from my own
Tokyo was Liverpool
Well, you know just what I mean Imagination strays so far from home
Enough
music and words by Saiichi and Mune Sugiyama; additional
words by Pete Brown
I wish I had a flying car, the way to town is much too far.
Head for the centre of the jam, tryin’ to stay the way I am
Wanna leave the clock behind, get the world right off my mind
On the radio girl next door, wants much more, she talks real tough.
Road rage runs right through the lights, you gotta push cause they all
play rough.
I’ve been waiting till the winter's over, stop my love running for
cover
Keep calling all her numbers, getting nowhere almost going under
Hoping that your sun will rise, your stars will shine, your flag waves
hello,
for so long, too long.
Try to make it each day, no matter what you say, I think we’re losing
our way
Enough is enough
See the kids out on the street, loaded guns, happy birthday treats
Hate this over-rated town, civilisation winding down
Morning starts up with a cough, the world keeps turnin’ but I gotta
get off
I’ve been waiting till the winter's over, stop my love running for
cover
Keep calling all her numbers, getting nowhere almost going under
Hoping that your sun will rise, your stars will shine, your flag waves
hello,
for so long, too long.
Try to make it each day, no matter what you say, I think we’re losing
our way
Enough is enough
Middle
Of The Night
music by Saiichi Sugiyama; words by Pete Brown
Well, I just come off the road, tryin’ to take
it slowly and easy
Music was sweetening my slowed-up soul
It was a long time since I had anything but bad and greasy
Now I was coming how from the cold
Pressure building up, working fit to bust so dusty
She said you really must shake off all the rust and trust me
And in the middle of the night, she made fell so right
Led me way back to the light, to the middle of the night
I always thought that the life was hard, the way was paved with rocks
and pitfalls
Nothing prepared me for your surprise
I drew too many lousy cards, proving I was grooving with big balls
But I was scared when I looked in your eyes
Love was coming down, spreading itself around, heart pounding
Just let my body drown, melt in your surround, bells sounding
And in the middle of the night, she made fell so right
Led me way back to the light, to the middle of the night
Now I know what night can do, how it sometimes can be soft and silky
Feelings that you never knew could exist
Everything was down to you, you made me see things I could not see
How all the wrong contents were on my list
Just let myself be swept by all the fires that leapt inside me
Your body’s calm caress helped me to express what I denied me
And in the middle of the night, she made fell so right
Led me way back to the light, to the middle of the night
The
Band Played On
music and words by Saiichi Sugiyama; additional
words by Pete Brown
Won’t you play me a song she used to sing
Remind me of the days now so far away
Where did we go wrong? What have you done?
What took so long was gone in a day
Above the clouds of fire, he saw her light come shining through
From the tower of smoke, he held her hand and he flew
And the Band played on in the dark, till the dawn
The Band played on until the morning, when the night was gone
I woke up one morning into a bad dream
My heart turned to stone, what could I do?
Tears in their eyes were telling no lie
I was watching a world breaking in two
In the rush of water, she thought she heard the ghost of love
Reaching for the clear blue sky, she spreads her wings like a dove
And the Band played on in the dark, till the dawn
The Band played on until the morning, when the night was gone
And the Band played on through the tears amid the roars
The Band played on until the sunrise, when the fear’s no more
Shining
Siren
music by Saiichi Sugiyama; words by Pete Brown
They say that happiness can't last
World keeps moving much too fast
Just watch these castles falling down
See these bright cities sink and drown
Ambitions crash while they're still flying
So many eyes can't keep from crying
Future is like a hungry fable
No more tomorrows on the table
I know that love will turn to blue without you
That man's got Cadillacs to burn
He's got a hundred different firms
Can't wait for fate to take its time
He's got to grab and shout "it's mine"
Fantasies flash just for a moment
And then nobody knows where they went
Past is full of rusting promises
Some in Beamers, some in Mercedes
But I know love will turn to blue without you
Shining Siren, turning the lamp down low
Shining Siren, I'm a moth to your flame
Shining Siren, making the river flow
Shining Siren, I'm calling your name
The world is just drifting into space
There ain't too many find a place
Don't know which god to turn to next
Keep searching every freaky text
Fanatics trash each other's answers
The temple is full of crazy dancers
Present's always one big question
Where the hell's the right connection?
I know my love will turn to blue
I know my love will turn to blue
I know my love will turn to blue without you
Seagull
music by Saiichi Sugiyama; words by Pete Brown
The war is over, lonely seagull
The world is yours once again
Hey now the sea is calm, there is no harm
The fiery ships are gone from now on
We used to watch you, lonely seagull
Sometimes it would sooth the pain
If only we could soar above the roar
Of fighting for a space in this race
Lonely bird, endlessly searching
For some place in the sky
As you and I once were
Waiting to be heard
There is no ending, lonely seagull
Just keep on searching in the salt rain
We may never return, the bridges burnt
Now the sea is so calm, there is no harm
Lonely bird, endlessly searching
For some place in the sky
As you can I once were
Waiting to be heard
The storm is silence, lonely seagull
The time is free of all its chains
The cities’ rage is quiet, no more riots
Where there were once fairgrounds
No song sounds
I
Never Turn
music by Saiichi Sugiyama; words by Pete Brown
The night has a thousand faces
I see you in every one
Their lives hide in black briefcases
Whose tomorrows will never come
The dark has a thousand dangers
I hear you in every step
Sometimes you’re the laughing stranger
But I haven’t found you yet
And I never turn
Just in case I might get burnt
I never turn
Just in case I might get burnt
The road has a thousand branches
You could be at the end somewhere
Hearts buried with long lost chances
Desert wind blowing in your hair
Each day has a thousand detours
You can’t use the route that you need
One day maybe I can be yours
One way I might just be free
But I never turn
Just in case I might get burnt
I never turn
Just in case I might get burnt
Won’t someone make up a way we could break up all the pain
Won’t someone sell me a place where you can’t see all that
rain
Now and again
The night has a thousand fingers
They reach right into your soul
Can’t listen to no more singers
Talking about losing control
The dust has a thousand ages
Hard times tore them all apart
Scared people inside their cages
Can’t even begin to start
And I never turn
Just in case I might get burnt
I never turn
Just in case I might get burnt
And I never turn
I never turn
There
For Me
music and words by Saiichi and Mune Sugiyama;
additional words by Pete Brown
The train that I ride
rattling through the night
in this dirty old town now my home
Thinking about you
thinking about the good times
promises of summers long gone
Once upon a year
in the sun of your affections
I used come and bathe
We were getting close
Then we lost the connection
Then came the winter days
But through the fear, I see so clear
That the end of the dark is near
In the morning I will be back by your side
Journey’s end comes the dawn, my friend
You'll be there for me
Sure does get you down
Snaking through the smoke
Don’t really know my destination
waiting for the day
when you will light my way
without no reservations
But through the rain, I can see again
I hear you
You call my name
In the morning I will be back by your side
Journey’s end comes the dawn, my friend
You'll be there for me
In the morning I will be back by your side
Journey’s end comes the dawn, my friend
You'll be there for me
Sweet
Dreams
music and words by Saiichi Sugiyama; additional
words by Pete Brown
I’ve been waiting round most all
my years
For just a few stars to come shining through
So many treasures on your way
We’ll start the journey. Here’s to you
The sun's gone home. Now the stars are bright
I feel your cheeks soft as a cloud
The sound of you breathing so gently
Makes your moon ship sail so proud
If in the night you wake up. Your sweet dream breaks up
I'll be here to put it together again
So, sleep safe till the morning, until the dawn sings
Pretty soon you’ll be out of the rain
Floating down the stream in a summer glow
Choosing toys for Christmas eyes
My time with you means the world to me
You made my life come true when I heard you cry
If in the night you wake up. Your sweet dream breaks up
I'll be here to put it together again
So, sleep safe till the morning, until the dawn sings
Pretty soon you’ll be out of the rain
Some day you may grow weary
Feel I’m in your way. you might not want me around
Your independence will thrill me
Long past that day, I’ll stay with you anyhow
If in the night you wake up. Your sweet dream breaks up
I'll be here to put it together again
So, sleep safe till the morning, until the dawn sings
Pretty soon you’ll be out of the rain
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