@ALBUM: Sparkle in the Rain Artist: Simple Minds 1984 A & M Records, Inc. CD-4981 Produced by Steve Lillywhite Made in the United Kingdom, Autumn 1983 Band Line-Up: Charles Burchill, Acoustic and Electric Guitars Derek Forbes, Bass Guitar and Vocals Mel Gaynor, Drums and Vocals Jim Kerr, Voice Michael MacNeil, Keyboards and Kirsty MacGoll, Voice (appears courtesy of Stiff Records) Songs: 1. Up on the Catwalk (4:45) 2. Book of Brilliant Things (4:20) 3. Speed Your Love To Me (4:25) 4. Waterfront (4:49) 5. East at Easter (3:30) 6. Street Hassle (5:15) 7. White Hot Day (4:33) 8. "C" Moon Cry Like a Baby (4:21) 9. The Kick Inside of Me (4:45) 10. Shake Off the Ghosts (3:58) Transcription: Gregory Funk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: Up on the Catwalk ... One Two, One Two Three Four ... Up on the catwalk Big wheel is spinning and Doll is to Deutschmarks and Pennies from heaven and Up on the catwalk there's One hundred million with Letters from thousands that say just who are you, there's one thousand names that can spring up from my mind but you'd call it blackmail and that's just not my kind and Up on the catwalk and Up on the catwalk and I don't know why I will be there I will be there I will be there I will be there I will be there Up on the catwalk there's street politicians that crawl in from Broadway and say "Then, who are you?" and Up on the catwalk there's One thousand postcards from Montevideo say that I'll be home tonight Get out of Bombay and Go up to Bridgestone and And look around to say just what is missing and Up on the catwalk and Girls call for mother and Dream of their boyfriends and I don't know why I will be there I will be there I will be there I will be there I will be there Tonight, under the crystal light, I'll tell you everything I need Tonight, under the crystal light, Surrender everything to me. Up on the catwalk and You dress in waistcoats and Got brilliant Dino and Friends of confuse me and Flip through the nighttime like Mine up from heaven but But what do I know and Just what do I know and Up on the catwalk and They sweat that glistens and I don't know why and I don't know why I don't know why I will be there I will be there I will be there I will be there I will be there Tonight, under the crystal light, I'll tell you everything I need Tonight, under the crystal light, Surrender everything to me. Angel, angel, angel, angel Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh One thousand names that spring up in my mind One thousand names that spring up in my mind Like Dio Donna, Mike Collins you know, Robert DeNiro, so many others Natassia Kinski and Martin Luther There's room for others away from me, ohh Up on the catwalk Up on the catwalk Up on the catwalk I don't know why Up on the catwalk [walk] Up on the catwalk Up on the catwalk I don't know why Up on the catwalk [walk] Up on the catwalk Up on the catwalk I don't know why ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: Book of Brilliant Things (Next that ... up) Thank you for the voice, the eyes, and the memory shine Thank you for the pictures of living in the beautiful black and white Some say we'll be together for a very long time Some say that our first impressions never will lie. [Chorus, 2X] I would love to take a look Into the bright and shiny book Into the open scheme of things Book of brilliant things Book of brilliant things I thank you for the shadows, it takes two or three to make company I thank you for the lightning that should fell and sparkle out in the rain Some say this could be the great divide Someday some of them say that our hearts will beat like the wheels of a fast train going 'round the world [Chorus, 2X] I would love to take a look Into the bright and shiny book Into the open scheme of things Book of brilliant things Book of brilliant things I open up to take a look Into the bright and shiny book Book of brilliant things Book of brilliant things Some say we can be together for a very long time Some say our hearts will beat like the wheels of a fast train all around the world All around the world All around the world Some say our hearts beat like the wheels of a fast train all around the world All around, around, around, around, all around the world Our hearts beat like the wheels of a fast train, a very long time All around, all around the, all around the, all around the world Some say we'll be together Some say for a very long time Some of them will say a very long time All around the world All around the world, all around, around ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: Speed Your Love to Me I couldn't sleep a wink last night I'd love to hold her Love to see the fires in motion Love to feel the free world turn tonight Run 'til we come, until we be Speed your love to me Run 'til we come, until we be Speed your love Run 'til we come, until we be Speed your love to me She would like to make a wish: Twenty-four can not be this Beaming at the speed of light Though the day and through the night Fire for the flame of you Fire Run 'til we come, until we be Speed your love to me Just my imagination Just my imagination You go to my head You go to my head With the flames that grow higher and higher and higher and higher [higher] and higher and higher Over now, over near me Speed your love I couldn't sleep a wink last night I'd love to hold her Love to see the fires in motion I love to feel the free world turn tonight Run 'til we come, until we be Speed your love to me Just my imagination Just my imagination You go to my head You go to my head With the flames that grow higher and higher and higher [higher] and higher and higher and higher Over near me Speed your love to me Run 'til we come, until we be Speed your love You go to my head You go to my head You go to my head No, over me Higher and higher, higher You go to my head You go to my head You go to my head Over me Higher and higher Higher and higher All across to me You go to my head You go to my head You go to my head Ohh, over near me I'm going higher, come on Higher and higher All across to me You go to my head You go to my head You go to my head Ohh, over near me I'm going ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: Waterfront Get in get out of the rain I'm gonna move on up to the waterfront Step in step out of the rain I'm gonna walk on up to the waterfront Said one million years from today I'm gonna step on up to the waterfront Get in get out of the rain Come in come out of the rain So far, so cool, so close, yet still so far So far, so cool, so close, yet still so So far [3X] The rain I'm gonna move on up to the waterfront Step in step out of the rain I'm gonna walk on up to the waterfront Said one million years from today Step on up to the waterfront Said come in come out of the rain [3X] I'm gonna move on up to the front I'm gonna walk on up to the front I'm gonna live on up by the front I'm gonna walk on up to the front Come in come out of the rain Come in come out of the rain Said come in come out of the rain Come in come out of the rain Move on up So step on up Walk on up Live on up File away [3X] So, walk away So far I walk away So, so, walk away Up to the waterfront Up to the waterfront So far So far ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: East at Easter We go walking hand in hand All across the land, it's East at Easter People walking hand in hand When ships are moving South, it will be East at Easter We will rock you rock you little Child [2X] All across the land it's East at Easter [2X] Things will lighten up the sky, East at Easter Fate will lighten up the sky, East at Easter We'll go walking hand in hand 'Cause all across the land it will be East at Easter Ahh, we will rock you rock you little Child We will rock you rock you little Child All across the land it's East at Easter When ships go moving South, it will be East at Easter They're gonna lighten up the sky They're gonna lighten up the sky Ohh, they're gonna lighten up the sky East at Easter And we'll go walking hand in hand We'll go walking hand in hand, yes We will rock you rock you little Child We will rock you rock you rock you, rock you little Child They're gonna lighten up the sky When they lighten up the sky We'll be East at Easter We will rock you rock you rock you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: Street Hassle (this song is a cover, originally written and performed by Lou Reed) Waltzing Matilda looked at her wallet The sexy one smiled in dismay She pulled out four twenties 'Cause she liked round figures Everybody stay for a day I think I'm on fire and you know I admire you Quiet, why don't we slip away Although I'm sure you're certain It's a rarity me flirting Sha-la-la-la They come on Sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la-la Come on slip away Sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la Cascading lowly, he entered her slowly And showed her where he comin' from And sha-la-la-la Made love to her gently just like she had never cum And sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la When the sun rose she meant to leave And sha-la-la-la-la sha-la-la-la You know, neither one regretted a thing Say, [Sha-la-la-la-la] [Sha-la-la-la-la] [Sha-la-la-la-la] Come on slip away Sha-la-la-la-la [Sha-la-la-la-la] Sha-la-la-la-la [Sha-la-la-la-la] Sha-la-la-la-la [Sha-la-la-la-la] Come on slip away [Sha-la-la-la no] [Sha-la-la-la-la] [Sha-la-la-la no] Sha-la-la-la-la Slip away [Sha-la-la-la no] Slip away Sha-la-la-la-la Come on slip away [Sha-la-la-la no] Come on with me [Sha-la-la-la no] They need your loving so badly [Sha-la-la-la no] We need your loving so Slip away Come on slip away [Sha-la-la-la no] Come on slip away We need your loving so badly, yeah Slip away [Sha-la-la-la-la] [Sha-la-la-la-la] [Sha-la-la-la-la] [Sha-la-la-la-la] [Sha-la-la-la-la no] Sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la-la Love has gone away She took the ring from my finger And there's nothing left to say We need your loving so badly We need your loving so Come on slip away Sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la Love has gone away She took the ring from my finger And there's nothing left to say We need your loving so badly We need your lovin' so badly Slip away We need your lovin' so Slip away Slip away Sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la-la ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: White Hot Day In time only time speak for time in time Time calls time cries, sweet friend of mine Time could be a place Spirit and a face Take drops through time While way below the whirlwinds will blow A pretty nation sleeps in time The beauty of it is We're waking up to shake the hand of time In time only time we'll speak for time On a quiet night of a white hot day Whisper the things that'll come our way On a quiet night of a white hot day Hold back the years hold back the years Time calls time cries, sounds like a friend of mine Time will run to meet the slick and shiny beast That creeps to me through time While way below the whirlwinds will blow A pretty nation sleeps in time The beauty of it is We're waking up to shake the hand of time In time only time in time only time in time On a quiet night of a white hot day Whisper the things that'll come our way On a quiet night of a white hot day Hold back the tears hold back the tears In time only time speak for time Quiet night of a white hot day Whisper the things that'll come our way On a quiet night of a white hot day Hold back the tears hold back the tears In time only time Quiet night of a white hot day Whisper the things that'll come our way On a quiet, on a quiet night of a white hot day Roll back the years roll back the years In time only time we'll speak for time On a quiet night Hold back the tears to another day Quiet night of a white hot day Hold back the tears hold back the tears In time only time speak for time Quiet night of a white hot day Whisper the things that'll come our way On a quiet, on a quiet night of a white hot day We'll hold back the tears In time only time speak for time Quiet night of a white hot day Hold back the tears to another day On a quiet night of a white hot day Whisper the things ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: "C" Moon Cry Like a Baby Cry, cry, cry Cry like a baby "C" moon, "C" moon So where do you go Up high under low The devil I know said, "Something is missing." Outside it's hot, the first of July And the look in your eye said, "Something is missing." Midnight she cried like a baby "C" moon, "C" moon, "C" moon Cried like a baby Can this be something we can't understand? Could it be the girl can't understand? Where will we go Up high under low The devil I know said, "Something is missing." Sweet l'il angels sing 'bout the fast pace of things But earth children sing, "Love will conquer anything." Midnight she cried like a baby "C" moon, "C" moon, "C" moon Cried like a baby Could it be we can't understand? Can it be we can't ... Cry, cry, cry, cry like a ... Midnight ... Cry like a ... Whisper, scream like a baby Ahh, cry, cry like a baby Could this be something we can't understand? Cry like a baby Cry like a baby Could this something the girl can't understand [understand]? Could this be something ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: The Kick Inside of Me One Two, One Two Three I, I, I, I, I, [I] I, [I] I, [I] I, [I] I, I I, [I] I, I, I, I Hit it Lead me away from the pouring rain down Going down down down down Lead me away Oh, I, I, I, I, I You put the song my back's of my mind And You put the call out inside of me Kick up inside of me And You steal the wall that leads to survive And shake off the ghost and then You turn around In spite of me Kick up inside of me One for the first time Two for the last time Three for the thrill and four for the last time Five as I can see You're gonna move deep, deep in, deep inside of me Ahh, kick away, kick away You put the fear in me Ahh, kick away, kick away 'Cause as far as I can see You move deep deep deep inside of me Take me away You're going up Take me away up to another day Whoa, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I Open up the way Lead me away In the pouring rain In the pouring rain You put the song my back's of my mind And You put the call out inside of me Kick up inside of me And we steal the wall that leads to survive And shake off the ghosts and turn around In spite of me Shake off the ghost inside of me One for the first time Two for the last time Three for the thrill and four for the last time Five as I can try You move see deep in, deep inside of me Take me away Ohh, unto another day Ahh, take me away Kick away As far as I can see You put the fear inside of me You kick away, You kick away Ohh, unto another day Well, You take me away 'Cause as far as I can see You move deep deep deep deep inside of me When will You take me away? Ohh, unto another day As far as I can ... Shake off the ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: Shake Off the Ghosts ---Instrumental--- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gregory Funk g-funk@uchicago.edu The University of Chicago April 8, 1995 If anybody has _any_ corrections, please e-mail them to me as I am very interested in getting the lyrics transcribed correctly.