KILLERS

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(1981)

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  Wrathchild  
  Murders In The Rue Morgue  
  Another Life  
  Genghis Khan  
  Innocent Exile  
  Killers  
  Prodigal Son  
  Purgatory  
  Drifter  

 

THE IDES OF MARCH

(Harris)

Instrumental

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WRATHCHILD

(Harris)

 

I was born into a scene of angriness and greed of dominance and persecution

My mother was a queen my dad I've never seen I was never meant to be

 

Now I spend my time looking all around, for a man that's nowhere to be found

Until I find him I've never gonna stop searching

I'm going to find my man, gonna travel round
 
Cos I'm a wrathchild
Yeah I'm a wrathchild
Well I'm a wrathchild
I'm coming to get you
Ooh yeah yeah
 
Some say it shouldn't matter ain't nothing gonna alter the course of my destination
But I know I've gotta find some serious piece of mind or I know I'll just go crazy
 

Now I spend my time looking all around, for a man that's nowhere to be found

Until I find him I've never gonna stop searching
I'm going to find my man, gonna travel round
 
Cos I'm a wrathchild
Yeah I'm a wrathchild
Well I'm a wrathchild
I'm coming to get you
Ooh yeah yeah

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MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE

(Harris)

 

I remember it as plain as day, although it happened in the dark of night

I was strolling through the streets of Paris, it was cold it was starting to rain

And then I heard a piercing scream, and I rushed to the scene of the crime

But all I found was the butchered remains, of two girls laying side by side

 
Murders in the Rue Morgue - someone call the gendarmes
Murders in the Rue Morgue - vite before the killers go free
 
There's some people coming down the street, at last someone's heard my call
I can't understand why they're pointing at me, I never done nothing at all
Well I must have got some blood on my hands, because everybody's shouting at me
I can't speak French so I couldn't explain, and like a fool started running away
 
Murders in the Rue Morgue - running from the gendarmes
Murders in the Rue Morgue - am I ever going to be free
 

And now I've gotta get away from the arms of the law, all of France is looking for me

I've gotta find a way across the border for sure, down the South of Italy
 
Murders in the Rue Morgue - someone call the gendarmes
Murders in the Rue Morgue - I'm never going home
 
Well I made it to the border at last, but I can't erase the scene from my mind
Any time somebody stares at me, well I just start running blind
Well I'm running through the shadows tonight, away from the staring eyes
Any day they'll be looking for me, 'cos I know I show the signs of...
 
Murders in the Rue Morgue - running from the gendarmes
Murders in the Rue Morgue - running from the arms of the law
 
Murders in the Rue Morgue - running from the gendarmes
Murders in the Rue Morgue - am I ever gonna be free
 
It took so long and I'm getting so tired, I'm running out of places to hide
Should I return to the scene of the crime, where the two young victims died
If I could go to somebody for help, it would get me out of trouble for sure
But I know that's it's on my mind, that my doctor said I've done it before
 
Murders in the Rue Morgue - they're never gonna find me
Murders in the Rue Morgue - I'm never going home

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ANOTHER LIFE

(Harris)

 

As I lay here lying on my bed

Sweet voices come into my head

What it is I wanna know

Please won't you tell me it's got to go

 
There's a feeling that's inside me
Telling me to get away
But I'm so tired of living
I might as well end today

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GENGHIS KHAN

(Harris)

 

Instrumental

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INNOCENT EXILE

(Harris)

 

My life is so empty, nothing to live for

My mind is all confusion, 'cos I defied the law

 

When you weren't there to help me, I lost my mind and ran

I never had no trouble, before this all began

 
My life is so empty, nothing to live for
My mind is all confusion, 'cos I defied the law
 
When you weren't there to help me, I lost my mind and ran
I never had no trouble, before this all began
 
I'm running away, nowhere to go
I'm lost and tired, and I just don't know
 
They say I killed a woman, they know it isn't true

They're just trying to frame me, and all because of you

 
Lord I'm running

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KILLERS

(Harris/Di'anno)

 

You walk through the subway, his eyes burn a hole in your back

A footstep behind you, he lunges prepared for attack

 

Scream for mercy, he laughs as he's watching you bleed

Killer behind you, his blood lust defies all his needs

 
My innocent victims, are slaughtered with wrath and despise
The mocking religion of hatred, that burns in the night
 
I have no-one, am bound to destroy all this greed
A voice inside me, compelling to satisfy me
 
I can see, what a life's meant to be
You'll never know, how I came to foresee
 
My faith in believing is stronger, than lifelines and ties

The glimmer of metal, my moment is ready to strike

 
The death call arises, a scream breaks the still of the night
Another tomorrow, remember to walk in the light
 
I have found you, and now there is no place to run
Excitement shakes me, Oh God help me what have I done
 
Yeah I've done it again!
 
He walks through the subway, his eyes burn a hole through your back
A footstep behind you, he lunges prepared for attack
 
Scream for mercy, he laughs as he's watching you bleed
Killer behind you, his blood lust defies all his needs
 
Look out I'm coming for you!

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PRODIGAL SON

(Harris)

 

Listen to me lamia, listen to what I've got to say

I've got these feelings and they won't go away

I've got these fears inside that'll bring me to my knees

Oh help me lamia, or I'm sure I'll die oh please

 
I feel unsettled now I know that I've dong wrong
I've messed around with ,mystic things and magic for far too long
I feel I'm being paid with this nightmare inside me
The devil's got a hold on my soul, and he just won't let it be
 
I'm on my knees
Oh help me please
I'm on my knees
Help me please
 
Oh lamia please try to help me

The devil's got a hold of my soul, and he won't let me be

Lamia I've got this curse, I'm turning so bad
The devil's got hold of my soul, and it's driving me mad

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PURGATORY

(Harris)

 

Thinking of an age old dream, places I have never seen

Fantasies lived times before, I split my brain melt through the floor

 

Over clouds my mind will fly, forever now I can't think why

My body tries to leave my soul, is it me? I just don't know

 
Memories rising from the past, the future shadows overcast
Something's clutching at my head, through the darkness I'll be led
 
Oh another time another place, oh well another smile on another face
When you see me floating up beside you, you get the feeling that all my love's inside of you
 
Please take me away
Take me away
So far away

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DRIFTER

(Harris)

 

Look out now baby won't you take me away

Sitting here I think it's gonna be a new day

 

Gonna sing my song, 'til I can't go on

Gonna keep on roaming, gonna sing my song

 
What you feeling when you hold me tight, gonna cuddle up to you tonight
Gonna get you feeling so secure, listen child don't you see there's a cure
Anywhere got to get you away, feels so good think it's gonna be a new day
 
Gonna get my song, 'til I can't go on
Gonna keep on roaming, gotta sing my song
 
What you feeling when you hold me tight, I wanna cuddle up to you tonight
Gonna get you feeling so secure, listen child don't you see there's a cure
Anywhere got to get you away, feels so good think it's gonna be a new day
 
Gonna get my song, 'til I can't go on
Gonna keep on roaming, gotta sing my song
 
Gonna sing my song yeah, and it won't take long
Gonna sing my song yeah, won't you sing along
I want you to sing it, sing it, sing it, sing it along

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