Cream : Disraeli Gears

Psychedelic Rock / United-Kingdom
(1967 - Polydor / Atco / Reaction Records)
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Lyrics

1. STRANGE BREW

Strange brew, kill what's inside of you

She's a witch of trouble in electric blue
In her own mad mind she's in love with you, with you
Now what you gonna do?

Strange brew, kill what's inside of you

She's some kind of demon messing in the glue
If you don't watch out it'll stick to you, to you
What kind of fool are you?

Strange brew, kill what's inside of you

On a boat in the middle of a raging sea
She would make a scene for it all to be ignored
And wouldn't you be bored?

Strange brew, kill what's inside of you

Strange brew, strange brew, strange brew, strange brew
Strange brew, kill what's inside of you


2. SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE

It's gettin' near dawn
When lights close their tired eyes
I'll soon be with you my love
To give you my dawn surprise

I'll be with you darling soon
I'll be with you when the stars start falling
I've been waiting so long to be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love

I'm with you, my love
The light's shinin' through on you
Yes, I'm with you, my love
It's the morning and just we two

I'll stay with you darling now
I'll stay with you till my seeds are all dried up
I've been waiting so long to be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love

I'm with you, my love
The light's shinin' through on you
Yes, I'm with you, my love
It's the morning and just we two

I'll stay with you darling now
I'll stay with you till my seeds are all dried up
I've been waiting so long, I've been waiting so long
I've been waiting so long to be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love


3. WORLD OF PAIN

Outside my window is a tree.
Outside my window is a tree.
There only for me.
And it stands in the gray of the city,
No time for pity for the tree or me.

[Chorus]
There is a world of pain
In the falling rain
Around me.

Is there a reason for today?
Is there a reason for today?
Do you remember?
I can hear all the cries of the city,
No time for pity for a growing tree.

[Chorus]

[First Verse]

[Chorus]


4. DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY

Gonna build myself a castle
High up in the clouds
There'll be skies outside my window
Lose these streets and crowds

Dance the night away

Will find myself an ocean
Sail into the blue
Live with golden swordfish
Forget the time of you

Dance the night away

Dance myself to nothing
Vanish from this place
Gonna turn myself to shadow
So I can't see your face

Dance the night away


5. BLUE CONDITION

Don't take the wrong direction passing through
Instead of deep reflection of what's true
For it's a combination of judgments made by you
That cause a deep dejection all the way through

No relaxation, no conversation, no variation
In a very dark blue, blue condition

Early rising every day
You must be enterprising in your way
For you will hear no laughter, nor see the sun
Life would be one disaster all the way through

No relaxation, no conversation, no variation
In a very dark blue, blue condition

Don't take the wrong direction passing through
Instead of deep reflection of what's true
For it's a combination of judgments made by you
That cause a deep dejection all the way through

No relaxation, no conversation, no variation
In a very dark blue, blue condition

No relaxation, no conversation, no variation
In a very dark blue condition


6. TALES OF BRAVE ULYSSES

You thought the leaden winter would bring you down forever
But you rode upon a steamer to the violence of the sun

And the colors of the sea bind your eyes with trembling mermaids
And you touch the distant beaches with tales of brave Ulysses
How his naked ears were tortured by the sirens sweetly singing
For the sparkling waves are calling you to kiss their white laced lips

And you see a girl's brown body dancing through the turquoise
And her footprints make you follow where the sky loves the sea
And when your fingers find her, she drowns you in her body
Carving deep blue ripples in the tissues of your mind

The tiny purple fishes run laughing through your fingers
And you want to take her with you to the hard land of the winter

Her name is Aphrodite and she rides a crimson shell
And you know you cannot leave her for you touched the distant sands
With tales of brave Ulysses, how his naked ears were tortured
By the sirens sweetly singing

The tiny purple fishes run laughing through your fingers
And you want to take her with you to the hard land of the winter


7. SWLABR

Comin' to me in the morning, leavin' me at night
Comin' to me in the morning, leavin' me alone
You've got that rainbow feel
But the rainbow has a beard

Runnin' to me a-cryin' when he throws you out
Runnin' to me a-cryin' on your own again
You've got that pure feel, such good responses
But the picture has a mustache

You're come in to me with that soulful look on your face
You come in lookin' like you've never ever done one wrong thing
You're comin' to me with that soulful look on your face
You're comin' lookin' like you've never ever done one wrong thing

So many fantastic colors, I feel in a wonderland
Many fantastic colors makes me feel so good
You've got that pure feel, such good responses
Got that rainbow feel but the rainbow has a beard


8. WE'RE GOING WRONG

Please, open your eyes, try to realize
I found out today we're going wrong
We're going wrong

Please, open your mind
See, see what you can find
I have found out today we're going wrong
Going wrong, going wrong, going wrong

Please, open your mind
See, what you can find
I found out today we're going wrong
We're going wrong, going wrong, going wrong

Going, going, going wrong, going wrong
Going wrong, going wrong, going
We're going wrong, wrong


9. OUTSIDE WOMAN BLUES

If you lose your money, great God, don't lose your mind
If you lose your money, great God, don't lose your mind
And if you lose your woman, please don't fool with mine

I'm gonna buy me a bulldog, watch my lady whilst I sleep
I'm gonna buy me a bulldog, watch my lady whilst I sleep
'Cause women these days, they're so doggone crooked
That they might make off 'fore day creep

Well, you can't watch your wife and your outside women too
You know you can't watch your wife and your outside women too
'Cause when you're out with your women, your wife will be at home
Cooking your food, doing your dirt, buddy what you trying to do?

Well you can't watch your wife and your outside women too
You know you can't watch your wife and your outside women, too
'Cause when you're out with your women, your wife will be at home
Cooking your food, doing your dirt, buddy what you trying to do?


10. TAKE IT BACK

Take it back, take it back
Take that thing right out of here

Right away, far away
Take that thing right out of here

Don't let them take me to where streams are red
I want to stay here and sleep in my own bed
Need all your loving long blond hair
Don't let them take me 'cause I'm easily scared

Take it back, take it back
Take that thing right out of here

Take it back, take it back
Take that thing right out of here

Right away, far away
Take that thing right out of here

I got this great need, the need to stay alive
Not ashamed of my creed, I've got to survive
So come on baby, don't go away
Just let them save me for a rainy day

Take it back, take it back
Take that thing right out of here

I got this need, the need to stay alive
Not ashamed of my creed, I've got to survive
So come on baby, don't go away
Just let me save me for a rainy day

Take it back, take it back
Take that thing right out of here

Take it back, take it back
Take that thing right out of here

Right away, far away
Take that thing right out of here

I got this thing, I've got to keep it sharp
Don't go to places where it won't shine in the dark
So come on baby, don't go away
Just let me save me for a rainy day

Take it back, take it back
And take that thing right out of here


11. MOTHER'S LAMENT

Are we rollin'?
A one, a two, a three, a four

A mother was washin' her baby one night
The youngest of ten and a delicate mite
The mother was poor and the baby was thin
'T was naught but a skeleton covered with skin

The mother turned 'round for a soap off the rack
She was only a moment but when she turned back
Her baby had gone, and in anguish, she cried
"Oh, where has my baby gone?" The angels replied

Oh, your baby has gone down the plug hole
Oh, your baby has gone down the plug
The poor little thing was so skinny and thin
He should have been washed in a jug, in a jug

Your baby is perfectly happy
He won't need a bath anymore
He's a-muckin' about with the angels above
Not lost but gone before


CD BONUS


(Tracks (1-11) See first CD (1-11))


12. LAWDY MAMA

Wanna go out, baby, too late at night
Lawdy Mama, no need to worry
Wanna go out, baby, too late at night
I got a real funny feeling, don't wanna treat your Daddy right

Long legged woman, come and hold my hand
Lawdy Mama, no need to worry
Long legged woman, come and hold my hand
I got a real funny feeling, you wanna love some other man

Leavin' in the morning, your cryin' won't make me stay
Lawdy Mama, no need to worry
Leavin' in the mornin' baby, your cryin' won't make me stay
The more you cry baby the further gonna drive your Daddy away

Leavin' in the morning, your cryin' won't make me stay
Lawdy Mama, no need to worry
Leavin' in the mornin' baby, your cryin' won't make me stay
The more you cry baby the further gonna drive your Daddy
away


13. BLUE CONDITION

(See track 5 first CD)


14. STRANGE BREW

(See track 1 FIRST CD)


15. TALES OF BRAVE ULYSSES

(See track 6 FIRST CD)


16. WE'RE GOING WRONG

(See track 8 FIRST CD)


17. BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN

Born under a bad sign.
I've been down since I began to crawl.
If it wasn't for bad luck,
I wouldn't have no luck at all.

Bad luck and trouble's my only friend.
I've been down ever since I was ten.

[Chorus]

You know, wine and women is all I crave.
A big bad woman's gonna carry me to my grave.

[Chorus]

[First Verse]

Born under a bad sign.
I've been down since I began to crawl.
If it wasn't for bad luck,
I wouldn't have no luck.
If it wasn't for real bad luck,
I wouldn't have no luck at all.

Born under a bad sign.
Born under a bad sign.


18. OUTSIDE WOMAN BLUES

(See track 9 FIRST CD)


19. TAKE IT BACK

(See track 10 FIRST CD)


20. POLITICIAN

Hey now baby, get into my big black car
Hey now baby, get into my big black car
I want to just show you what my politics are

I'm a political man and I practice what I preach
I'm a political man and I practice what I preach
So don't deny me baby, not while you're in my reach

I support the left, though I'm leaning, leaning to the right
I support the left, though I'm leaning to the right
But I'm just not there when it's coming to a fight

Hey now baby, get into my big black car
Hey now baby, get into my big black car
I want to just show you what my politics are


21. SWLABR

(See track 7 FIRST CD)


22. STEPPIN'OUT

(Intrumental)


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