National Grid lyrics

The Bats at the National Grid - all lyrics Fear of God - some lyrics (at bottom)	written by Robert Scott except Mir by Kaye Woodward
Western Isles - help me Live in Western isles learn to love the wind as it forces you to bend love those western smiles and the time is gotta run when you feel your day is done cultivate those hours the spray gets in your hair love that bracing air as the cloud above you towers and the time is gotta run when you feel your day is done Hide those spies away they're talking too the other side today they're comin' thru. Dancin' on the shore runnin' thru the stones love these island homes and the warmth behind the door and the time is gotta run when you feel your day is done. Horizon I see something in the distance where the sky meets the land it might just be a shadow it could be a bird I know if I go over It won't be the same across the burning distance across the burning plains I'd love to make it over where the sky meets the land I'm aware of the distance I'm aware of the time. They say it's all about the journey not your destination I don't know how I'll get there I'll have to use my imagination. But still we go on searching for something we can't see but still we go lookin' for something we'll never be. Now the sky is growing darker the time ain't on our side soon we'll hear the creatures of the night then it will be time to hide. The Bells are Ringing. We try for the summit and hope for care again hear me when I say it and hope for treasure there. Hey Now, Aah believe me when I say aah you're in for higher praise. We cry for the people that have gone before we could learn so much if we only stopped to think Ah believe me when I say ah you're in for higher praise. We think we know it all but we don't even know ourselves it's time to ask those questions and seek the knowledge out Ah believe me when I say ah we're in for higher praise. hey now. Single file walkin' down walkin' past all the houses lookin' up and seein' the faces putting one foot in front of the other as I make my way to the city As I float along I seem to be feeling I could never be part of this city gazing into the eyes of the locals then I drift off into a daydream Funny how all of our lives are entwined now I know you and you know me now we play along with the pretension we don't wanna cause any apprehension I can't make myself understand now I could be in another country I can't clear my head to think now I must be in another country.... And I don't know this song I can't remember but I know I sang it to you in September and I'm sure I must have been somewhere else and I know I spent some time over there And I don't know this song I can't remember but I know I sang it to you in September. Pre-war blues I got the pre-war blues I just wanna see the world through different eyes I got the pre-war blues I just wanna see the world through different eyes I got the pre-war blues here's to those who wait and want it all here's to those who fake and steal it all here's to those who fake and steal it all.	The Rays You're poked you're lost you're tired again it's the cold it’s the frost I'm lying my friend Actually I'm warm lyin in my bed in the best of form just restin' my head The rays now will fall - onto us all these forms of life that surround us now the sweetness the strife the short and the tall the bitter and the sweet the stuff that makes us tick.. untidy yet neat, I don't wanna seem too slick.. Things I Can't Leave Behind You say this time we have it love we have it all now we found the answer love... All my time and effort to find the answers just for you The thoughts I have in my mind The things I can't leave behind Now the sun is hanging low in the sky It's shining red love, it's time to call it a day we are forced to face our demons and I've been meaning to try and meet them. Mir There were words on the wall but you had to be tall So you lifted me high and I opened my eyes Then the words disappeared and I couldn't quite hear through the crowd in the square what you wanted to share But I wouldn't want to see your face round here And I wouldn't want to see the beast you fear Oh but I didn't like it when you cried No I didn't like it when you cried So we moved to the back cos we'd finished with that And I looked at the scene and I knew what you mean But I wouldn't want to see your face round here And I wouldn't want to see the beast you fear Oh but I didn't like it when you cried No I didn't like it when you cried. Up to the Sky Why the long face love where is that pick me up I know I haven't tried but I will - this time and I still trust in you. And is there hope in your heart well I'm sure there was at the start and see the shadows flickerin' by and as you find it you hide it as it warms you you fall into. I turn to listen now to what you have to say Rome wasn't built this way but I will listen now and it's you who showed me how. And is there hope in your heart well I'm sure there was at the start and see the shadows flickerin' by well now they're nearly up to the sky and as you find it you hide it as it warms you you fall into. The Flowers and the Trees I'm learnin' a lot, I'm learnin' a lot tonight 'bout the birds and the bees the flowers and the trees tonight I'm learnin' a lot, I'm learnin' a lot tonight. (x2) We walk o'er the hill, we walk o'er the dale tonight, we're searching for that special place tonight and I know we will, I know we will tonight we'll find that special place tonight I know. We're learnin' a lot, we're learnin' a lot tonight 'bout the birds and the bees the flowers and the trees tonight (x2) Crazy crowd Lost inside the crowd I hear your name finding my way through, I find you're there, it's all their fault, it's all their fault, it's all our fault, it's not your fault. Oh these crazy crowds are coming down Oh these crazy crowds are swirling round it's all their fault, it's all their fault, it's all our fault, it's not your fault. Here's the crazy crowds, they're comin' in See the crazy crowd, I can't stop them comin' in. it's all their fault, it's all their fault, it's all our fault, it's not your fault.
Boogie Man - Fear of God Walk down the street that you used to know And then to the park where you don’t go The marks that you make on your little path That lead home, straight to your door. So you go out one darkened day Along the creek where you used to play But not anymore, they’re telling you to go home Straight to your bed, they go around, straight to your bed. The boogey man is gonna get you He’ll tie you up where you don’t want to Oh no, oh no, think it over, what’s in your head You know just why it’s in your head Yeah it’s over, it’s all in your head that it’s over It’s all in your head, it’s all in your head. The night is down and you’re walking home You are safe although you’re alone I wouldn’t know what you see I may have ended this game for you. Now in the dusk of your own time You’re hurting people that are floating round you I couldn’t say what you need You’ve got it already in your head You better go now straight to your bed The boogey man is gonna get you He’ll tie you up where you don’t want to Oh no, oh no, think it over, what’s in your head You know just why it’s in your head Yeah it’s over, it’s all in your head that it’s over It’s all in your head, it’s all in your head. And you will never know just when to leave this scene Maybe it’s time, yeah time to go.	The Black and the Blue - Fear of God Oh now I’m kept here, in this prison if the mind How long I cannot tell, the truth I’d like to find Oh you take me down to the black and the blue I’m sure I don’t know why but I’ll do it al for you. I see the loch in the gap, in the grey stone wall The white caps will be gathering, in the meeting hall Oh you take me down to the black and the blue I’m sure I don’t know why but I’ll do it all for you. And they are determined to keep me locked away My end isn’t certain, it could be many days Until they find me, it could be many days. I see the sun coming up I hope to see it go down They drag me out to see a sight that turns my head around. Oh you take me down to the black and the blue I’m sure I don’t know why but I’ll do it all for you> And they are determined to keep me locked away my end isn’t certain. It could be many days, until they find me, it could be many days
Dancing as the boat goes down - Fear of God At first we knew the sight brimming with gleaming golden light As soon as we got there I knew it would end in a great big fight There was dancing and singing, crying and ringing Dancing as the boat goes down dancing as the boat goes down By now they were lost for words, they were following us in great big herds As soon as we made the bay swimming away from the circling birds There was dancing and singing, crying and ringing Dancing as the boat goes down dancing as the boat goes down It was never said what they really did But we all knew when they ran and hid There was dancing and singing Crying and ringing, dancing as the boat goes down dancing as the boat goes down Dancing and singing, crying and ringing, They were moving below the waves They would never know the sun again.	The olds ones - Fear of God So we went down later that night, over the hill so far away Down in the dark hallows we found, some of our friends stumbling around. Bringing back the old ones who are waiting You try to hide the truth from us, we know you do, you lie to us You tell us lies all the time you know, oh oh bringing back the old ones Oh oh bringing back them all. Take us away over the hill. We will be back later than noon You try to hide the truth from us, we know you do, you lie to us You tell us lies all the time you know, oh oh bringing back the old ones Oh oh bringing back them all.
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