Barbara Barbara - The Lyrics

[TheBang]

We're overdue, so I'll get us started (with an easy one):


Nylon Strung
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Sliding between the dust
of a scorched day

(Alive alive)
(Alive alive)

Open me up
I wanna hold you
Laughing

(Carry me)

(Alive alive) (Alive alive)
(Carry me)

[TheBang]

Low Burn
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Time
First time
Blush
Be bold
Be beautiful
Free
Totally
Unlimited
(Repeat x9)

The rhythm, the rhythm, the rhythm, the rhythm

First thing
First time
Pony
Panic
Craving
Nothing
Time
First time
Blush
Be bold
Be beautiful
Free
Totally
Unlimited

[TheBang]

Motorhome
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What don't lift you
Drag you down
Keep away from the darksides

It don't lift you
Drags you down
Keep away from the darksides
(Repeat x3)

Every thought, loose in your mouth
Every thought, loose in your mouth
Courtesy of all hidden things
Courtesy of all hidden things

What don't lift you
Drag you down
Keep away from the darksides

It don't lift you
Drags you down
Keep away from the darksides
(Repeat)

[potatobroth]

i thought it was "good to see" but now that i re-listen it sounds more like "Could."

also i hear "every thought loose in your mouth."

[svirfnebli]

also i hear "every thought loose in your mouth.

Thats what I hear too

[TheBang]

Yup, I'll buy that. Makes more sense. The next line still doesn't make much sense.

[svirfnebli]

I agree TheBang. The album version sounds like the two "Could to see you all hidden things" might actually be two seperate lines. Both could start with "good" or "could", but to be honest i'm not sure it even ends in "things" - It almost sounds like "veins"

Though on second thought, with the previous line being "every thought loose in your mouth" it would actually make sense for the next line to be awkward or random

[BishBash]

Motorhome
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Every thought, loose in your mouth
Every thought, loose in your mouth

I wasn't here when the thread started (pre-edits) but I hear: "Every thought losing your mouth" (which might make sense, as in: your mouth can't keep up with or express your dark thoughts). Maybe you had that originally?

Could to see you all hidden things
Could to see you all hidden things

I hear "...you're all hidden things"

[TheBang]

I wasn't here when the thread started (pre-edits) but I hear: "Every thought losing your mouth" (which might make sense, as in: your mouth can't keep up with or express your dark thoughts). Maybe you had that originally?

Yeah, that's what I had originally. I'll have another listen, as well as for the other one.

[BishBash]

If you google: "Digger Dagger" you will probably find a reference to a chant by fans of Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club (nickname: The Daggers). The club is situated in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham. I suspect it's not a coincidence that Twenty Three Blue contains the words Digger and Dagger.

With that out of the way, I'm going to be bold and act as though I'm a regular contributor around these parts by having a bash at some lyrics. I know there are errors here, but hey, it's a start

Twenty Three Blue

Little imitation plastic wood (?would?) go
The wind is coming, wait
Time moved slowly on the island
Pale the dagger, pale the digger, on-puller (?)

of the white line (+inaudible)
nothing is a problem
the sound of you, like geese
the sound of you, ringing
crystal did it in a flat bed (?bid?)
shows i never seen like days before
cover the city tonight

city hey
cold head
blue come and wrap around us
come on take me home
walking slow
breathing upstairs and laughter
rippling....
footsteps in grey
they're listening
dipped in black
smiling
sounds on the stairs
winter walks in,
phone rings, I hesitate
(then I) then answer
carry cup to see you later
do you feel the cold of winter

touching steaming paper
it's up to you
before the world wakes up
do u feel the cold of winter
do u feel the cold of winter
do u feel the cold of winter

Do u feel the cold of winter
Do u feel the cold of winter

now in black
between the trees
berry berry berry (??)
(inaudible) dragon style
walking through the wind
cold knuckles
slow browns and greys
laugh (?last?) post to faceman
selling Monday in the market
winter streets dries bones
do u feel the cold...

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

the Pretenders ~ Light of the Moon

[WhiteNoise]

i thought it was "good to see" but now that i re-listen it sounds more like "Could."

Courtesy of all hidden things.

[TheBang]

Courtesy of all hidden things.
Yes, thank you!

[TheBang]

I Exhale
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Life
It's a touch
Everything is golden

Open
Rider
Stumble
Catch

Yeah, great
Well
Yeah
You talk too fast
The how to one is
Great

December
Monday morning

OK
Whatchu got?
Shiver and smile

(Stare, stare like a bear, then you'll know me anywhere)

Studs like tiny stars
Your shoes appear

(Stare, stare like a bear, call your mother ginger hair)

Sharp shadow
Clean dirt
Metal poles
Statuesque

(Stare, stare like a bear, then you'll know me anywhere)

Glass crown
In a blue sky

Asbestos roofs

(Stare, stare like a bear, call your mother ginger hair)

Corrugated rhythms

Big blue
(Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah...)
Big blue
(Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah...)

Spangled top
Leather jacket
Run your fingers through your hair
We're nearly there
Hiding in the dark

Shelter from the wind
Hold hands
In a doorway
A crafty one

Bus(???)
Hopped up
Hidden
Flashing lights
Look
The lights
One above every door
Towers

Clean
Cut
White
Line
Tell you how high things are
In the distance

Good
Look
Too many jobs
Knock on
Inside out
Two levels
Rubble
Smash it up
Get it down
Do as much as you can
Step out
Fresh

A line of rocks
Connected by
Red and white tape
You're bigger than that

Things
Start happening
Mouths
Keep talking
Sun low
and cold
I'm so great

A light
a glow
over the horizon
I want to tell you everything
rhythm of consent
Constant lips???
sleeping
Park it
Cover it
tie it up
Float it
chain it to a fence

Tie stripey tape to it
Put it on the roof
Set fire to it
Pile 'em up

A light
a glow over the horizon
A light
a glow
over the horizon
a light
a glow
over
the horizon
a light
a glow
over the horizon

a light
a glow
over the horizon
a light
a glow
over
the horizon
a light
a glow
over the horizon
a light
a glow
over the horizon
a light
a glow
over
the horizon
a light
a glow
the horizon

[TheBang]

OK, I Exhale (above) was pretty long. I've got most of it, but there are few sections (with question marks ???) that could use some help. (Edit: fixed up most of it, I think)

I gave up on formatting and the counter-point after the beginning, and just focused on getting Karl's lyrics right. I'll fix that up later.

Any suggestions/corrections welcome.

P.S. The live versions are no help. I didn't realize this before, but those performances are significantly edited down from the album version, cutting out over 3 minutes of verses.

[Milking Your Plastic]

How about the lyrics to Ova Nova? I can't quite figure out all the lyrics. The fragments that I can understand and believe are correct. If anyone can add to this make corrections that would be great.


children children
fresh and home
and traditional children
roam and warm
and choice..
i apologise
you forget to rest
everything you want

...
your name
...
your selection
...
break your heart
you're a passenger of bedlam
everything i want
coming my way


life
change your mind


that's a paradox of choice
that's a business of options
...
future
collected nations

everybody everybody everybody

[TheBang]

How about the lyrics to Ova Nova? I can't quite figure out all the lyrics. The fragments that I can understand and believe are correct. If anyone can add to this make corrections that would be great.

It's a lot easier to make out the lyrics on the Pig & Dan remix. For example, it's "I'm chilled" instead of "children". I'll give it a go in a bit.

[Druty]

A slight necropost, but this track never leaves my head and I can't believe there aren't most postings about the lyrics and the song. I so wish they'd release it as a single (or within a single release). Not on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon - almost doesn't exist. But those who've heard it clearly love it.

Here are the lyrics gleaned from Karl's diary entries 4th-11th December 2014

Twenty Three Blue
__________________
Little imitation plastic wood girl
The wind is coming, wait
Time moves slowly on the island

Bell the dagger, Bell the digger, horn puller
Up the white line... home
Nothing is a problem

The sound of you, like geese
The sound of you, ringing

Crystal dirt in the flat bed
Shapes I never seen like these before
Cover the city tonight

Sleek, pale
Gold-head
Blue come & wrap around us

Who will take me home?
Walking slow
Breathing, upstairs & laughter
Rippling....

Footsteps in grey, for listening
Dipped in black.
Smiling

Descends the stairs
Winter walks in,
The phone rings, I hesitate
The name, then answer

"Carry cup to see you ‘Late-a’ "
Do you feel the cold of winter?

Clutching steaming paper
It's up to you
Before the world wakes up
Do u feel the cold of winter x3

Do u feel the cold of winter x2

Red & black
Between the trees
Billy Billy Billy
Left-foot, drag the stone

Walking for the wind
Cold knuckles
Slow browns and greys
Laugh poster-face man
Selling Monday in the market
Winter streets - dries bones
Do u feel the cold...?

No idea about that carry cup line, but it's as it was written in the diary!