Golden Earring : Keeper of the Flame

Rock / Pays-Bas
(1989 - Virgin Records / CNR Music)
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1. CAN DO THAT

Well take a look at me now here
Another sucker ruining the atmosphere
Gotta be the story of my life
From the very embryo start
It's been piles and piles and piles of goo goo
How about you, how about you
No one take notice of a little thing
Start to grow into a big thing
Bigger than anything
Well, you can join the commando's
Be just like a little Rambo
You can challenge the world
And you'll never know that a wind will blow
And it's gonna be cold
But you'll always keep on singin'
Like you've been told

You can do that, you can do that
Yeah! You can do that
With the power of your soul, just go ahead

Gotta get back on top again
Well, meanwhile - broke - busted
Hungry and not trusted
Thanks for lousy deals - tell me all about it
No, stop! I wanna keep my ears clean
I got goose bumps in the wrong places
Screaming - looks like the vultures are gathering
Well no matter how thin that string, I wanna hold on to that thing
They say when the goin' gets tough the tough get goin'
But can you prove it baby?
The fairytale - wisdom - oxygen - give me a breath of your precious oxygen
Precious, precious oxygen...


2. TOO MUCH WOMAN (NOT ENOUGH GIRL)

All your lip gloss and eye shadow
So seductive, so mature
Oh, you're such a femme fatale
Only one look
You can't touch the merchandise
Keep dreamin' of you
Thinkin' of you
Walkin' with you
Runnin' away from you
I love the way you lie to me
My sexual fantasy
My Queen, believe me
I'll always be waitin' for an opportunity
But you're too much woman, not enough girl
You'd sell your soul for a diamond and a pearl
Too much woman, not enough girl
Rather be livin' in a grown up world
Too much woman, can't you see
You're too much woman, but not enough girl for me
Sittin' in your ivory tower
Waitin' for the man
Waitin' for the power
Lookin' at the sand in the hourglass
Listenin' to the sound of the cars go pass your window
Baby, baby
I'll keep dreamin' of you
Thinkin' of you
Walkin' with you
Runnin' away from you
You're too much woman, not enough girl
You'd sell your soul for a diamond and a pearl
Too much woman, not enough girl
Rather be livin' in a grown up world
Too much woman, can't you see
You're too much woman, but not enough girl for me


3. ONE WORLD

There's a heartache, come over me
Can't be imagination
I worry and I cry for you
Guess I'll have to learn to live with it
A heartache hauntin' me
Feels like electrocution
I'm hurt, you never understood
One word, one word

Who are you, sittin' on your throne
I used to be a slave in your temple
Now you tell me that you're so alone
On the run for your life
One look through the eyes of a stranger
One night in the arms of a fool
One glance down the shaft of a goldmine
Nothin' could be better, nothin' could be better

Do now, do now what you wanna do
Tell a lie now, tell the truth
There's gotta be more than a thousand roads to Rome
So follow your footsteps home
One word, makes all a difference in the world
One word
One is being born
Two is what you're going for
Three is the price you pay
For what you've been lookin' for
And the word is love, love
One look through the eyes of a stranger
One night in the arms of a fool
One glance down the shaft of a goldmine
Nothin' could be better, nothin' could be better

Do now, do now what you wanna do
Tell a lie now, tell the truth
There's gotta be more than a thousand roads to Rome
So follow your footsteps home

One look through the eyes of a stranger
One night in the arms of a fool
One glance down the shaft of a goldmine
Nothin' could be better, nothin' could be better
One word, makes all a difference in the world
Make one hell of a difference in the world
One word, one single word


4. KEEPER OF THE FLAME

Mother mother, gotta understand
That mother mother we've got murder on our hands
Your sons and your daughters
Rapin' each other on the steps of a church
They no longer depend on

The cry of a wolf in a lightnin' storm
The scream of a hawk, anxious to get airborne
The fear of a mouse, crawlin' out of a hole
Just a few of many stories, waitin' to be told

Hungry for good
No boogie in the scheme
And baby, the sky will never be the same
From many miles away I came
From where the gods smile upon you and play, yeah yeah
Your job may be no good, it's just a passing thing
The universe will always change
And I happen to carry a name
I am, I am, the keeper of the flame

A message carved into an arm with a shark tooth
Ever so delicate, ever so smooth
The truth is only waitin' and it stabs a deeper wound
Than all the lies you vagabonds have whispered over you

Hey hey hey, look out for the drifter on a train
Hey hey hey, look out for a showdown in the rain
With the keeper of the flame

Gather all you hunters, and gather all you prey
Listen to what the wind and the trees have got to say
To all you marble statues and you bricks of clay
Blow you all to kingdom come on your judgment day

Hungry for good
No boogie in the scheme
And baby the sky will never be the same
From many miles away I came
From where the Gods smile upon you and play, yeah
Your job may be no good, it's just a passing thing
The universe will always change
And I happen to carry a name
I am, I am, the keeper of the flame


5. TURN THE WORLD AROUND

I believe that all around
We're all waiting for a sound
That will break the barriers down
And will make us all feel better
After all the madness' gone
After all I feel it's coming
There's a slogan on the wall
Like a finger on a trigger
There's a truth behind it all
I believe it's getting bigger
But it's all up to you, and it's all up to me
Yeah it's all up to me

Your sweet talking babe, won't turn the world around
Meet me underground, turn the world around
Climb a mountain yeah, cry me an ocean too
Turn the world around, turn the world around
There's no problem babe, you're right, I'm wrong
Let's strike a bargain, 'cause together we're strong

All your sense, all your love
Can't stop the fire from above
Don't you know, when I go
You're gonna go too
Let's turn the world around

Darlin' daughter, I've been told
Gettin' younger, turnin' old
Hides a moment, caught in time
In a mirror that's gone blind
I can see inside my minds' eye
We may get the future right
There's a slogan on the wall
Like a finger on a trigger
There's a truth behind it all
Everyday it's getting bigger
But it's all up to you
And it's all up to me

Don't say impossible, when it's possible
We're responsible, let's turn the world around
Only one light to follow, only one dream to share
Let's strike a bargain, it's gonna get us there

All your sense, all your love...


6. CIRCLES

I'm up and you're kinda low
Are you provin', that you don't want me no more
Mixed up and I'm all alone
And I'm ridin' around in circles

I've been up, I've been way down low
I've been up and down that road before
I've been up and down that road before
I've been ridin' around in circles
Ridin' around in circles
Yeah, yeah

Everyone knows the way, everybody's right
And everyone knows' where everybody's drivin' at

I've been right, I've been wrong
I've been uptown and I've been pitiful
I've been racked, I've been sold
I've been ridin' around in circles

High, low, I've been down the streets where I once met you
I've been hot, I've been really really cold
I've been ridin' around in circles
Ridin' around in circles
Yeah, yeah!

Everyone knows the way, everybody's right
And everyone knows' where everybody's drivin' at

Don't mind that I don't know where to go
Every night I've been dreamin' that I'm not alone
Everywhere I go...
Early in the morning, late at night
In the evening, all day by your side, yeah

I give up, no more
I've been up to it and I've been here before
I've been broke, for a loan
I keep ridin' around in circles

You look beautiful baby
Walkin' down the sidewalk with that chip upon your shoulder
I've bee hidin', I've been searchin'
I've been ridin' around in circles

Everyone knows the way, everybody's right
And everyone knows' where everybody's drivin' at

You've been hidin', I've been ridin'


7. SAY MY PRAYER

Daylight gone, nighttime come
I hear the executioners song and I, I say my prayer
The colour of darkness, wages of sin
Crime of innocence
A case of doubt on your hands
I say my prayer I remember when I used to run free
Without a judge, without a jury
And the world was mine, all mine
Yeah, all the little things mean a lot
When emptiness is all you've got on your mind
Doin' time
I say my prayer, say my prayer
Soul in chains, heart on ice
Freedom pays a higher price than love
I say my prayer
The color of blindness, shade of a skin
In the eyes of a witness, makes me fold my hands
And say my prayer
I remember when I used to run free
Without a judge, without a jury
And the world was mine, all mine
Yeah, all the little things mean a lot
When emptiness is all you've got on your mind
Doin' time, doin' time
And you say your prayer, while there's nothin' left
There's nothin' more to expect
And you say your prayer to yourself and nobody else
Daylight gone, nighttime come
I hear the executioners song and I, I say my prayer
Two steps up, nine steps down
One way ticket, ten feet underground
I say my prayer...


8. DISTANT LOVE

It was a night like any other night
As it moved into a new day
Came up to a crossroad
Colors turnin' to grey
You had troubles way back home
So you had a good excuse
How could you resist this anyway
Her big brown eyes made you lose your mind
She knocked your defenses down
All you could do was look at her
While she watched you coming down

She said pedal to the metal
Just a 7 minute drive
Next thing you remember
Is a love sentence for life
Heaven came to earth, like and angel from above
You had to slip away from it
You had to run away from her
And you knew she wouldn't let you

Two hearts on fire
One dream tangled and wired
Two bodies swaying
Each one alone
To the beat of a distant love

Time can't heal the wounds of separation
The pain just grows in your imagination
A sudden glance, a message in your notebook wakes you up
But when you call she's always off the hook
So you get yourself a ticket and you don't wanna know why
You've found out you're an expert on makin' up lies
You once traded a dream for the life you're livin' in
But you can't run away from it
You better try to forget her and you know she won't let you

Two hearts on fire
One dream tangled and wired
Two bodies swaying
One dream never fading
Each one alone
To the beat of a distant love


9. NIGHTHAWKS

Every time when the night falls
I can feel my temperature risin'
Every time when the night calls
And the moon seems to be smilin'
Yeah, don't talk about it
Just take your wings and fly
Yeah, don't worry about it
We're all goin' flyin' tonight
We can wing it on the wildest storm
Baby we're gonna dive in, dive in
Wow, baby like the night before
C'mon and watch the nighthawks flyin'
C'mon and watch the nighthawks flyin'
Low down city
In the rain
In the summertime
Don't it wanna make you cry
And die before your time
Nighthawks, nighthawks
Every time when the night falls
My baby gets sentimental
Every time when the night calls
And the mood gets temperamental
Yeah, don't think about it
Just shake your wings and fly
Yeah, don't worry about it
No sign in your eyes of fatigue
You've been jailed before
Ride on the wind
You need more, more, more, more, more

Nighthawks, nighthawks
Let me tell you that a nighthawk is cryin'
Don't cry like you know cryin'
Let me tell you that a nighthawk is dyin'
Don't die like you know dyin'

Yeah, don't talk about it
Just take your wings and fly
Yeah, don't worry about it
We're all goin' flyin' tonight

Nighthawks, nighthawks


10. MY KILLER MY SHADOW

Anywhere you go, I will follow, I will follow
Every time you call, I can hear you
My killer my shadow, where ever I go, you follow
Through the busy street, straight and narrow, wide and shallow
Yeah
(Where ever you go) - you make me forget all my yesterdays
You made me care not for my tomorrow
(Where ever you go) - my my my my killer
You make me understand - understand
All the way to the end - yeah

That I'll be damned, damned, damned in Amsterdam
Yeah I'll be damned, damned, damned in Amsterdam
American poker, Russian roulette
Who's that floatin' underneath the bridge
When the lights go dim, and the crowds go home
I can feel you, I can feel you, Amsterdam
I can feel, I can feel
My killer my shadow, you make me beg, steal and borrow
(Where ever you go) where ever I go
(In the moonlight) - you lead me to a certain fate
(In the nightlife) - tell me now - don't wait
(Where ever you go)
(In the moonlight) - hesitate
(In the neon light) - tell me before it's too late
Will I be damned, damned, damned in Amsterdam
Will I be damned, damned, damned in Amsterdam
Will I be damned, damned, damned in Amsterdam

(Where ever you go) - killer - killer - shadow - shadow
(In the moonlight) - uh - I can feel the heat
(In the nightlife) - in the busy street
(Where ever you go) - killer - killer - shadow - shadow
(In the moonlight) - yeah
(In the neon light) - you make me care not for my yesterday
You make me care not for my tomorrow - where ever you go
(In the moonlight) - my killer - in the nightlife
(Where ever you go) - my killer, my shadow
In the neon light
(Where ever you go) - my killer


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