Adam Ant

[fox69]

"Coup D'Etat"

"Coup D'Etat"


In a world where techno speak and hi-fi
Weekly blows good songs away
In a world where cheap outrage
And average ideas lead you astray
It’s nice to know, I'm no yo-yo for Mr. Technology

In a world where techno speak and hi-fi
Weekly blows good songs away
In a world where cheap outrage
Average ideas lead you astray
It’s nice to know, I'm no yo-yo for Mr. Technology

It’s been real good, it’s the 80’s
And all I’m hearing lately is how marvelous it was in days gone by

Coup d’etat, coup d’etat, coup d’etat, coup d’etat
Coup d’etat, coup d’etat, coup d’etat, coup d’etat
Coup d’etat, coup d’etat, coup d’etat, coup d’etat
Coup d’etat, coup d’etat, coup d’etat, coup d’etat

It’s nice to know that no techno runs
This here showman’s heart and fame
It's human soul that’s nice to know
And even though my gals don’t claw
It’s nice to know, I'm no yo-yo for Mr. Technology

It’s been real good, it’s the 80’s
But all I’m hearing lately is how marvelous it was in days gone by

Coup d’etat, coup d’etat, coup d’etat, coup d’etat
Coup d’etat, coup d’etat, coup d’etat, coup d’etat
Coup d’etat, coup d’etat, coup d’etat, coup d’etat
Coup d’etat, coup d’etat, coup d’etat, coup d’etat

In a world where techno speak and hi-fi
Weekly blows good sounds away
In a world where cheap outrage
Average ideas lead you astray
It’s nice to know, I'm no yo-yo for Mr. Technology

 

[fox69]

"Crackpot History And Te Right To Lie"

"Crackpot History And Te Right To Lie"


People come people go, how long I'll stay I just don't know
When showbiz is a dirty word, I hope my time will come
Crackpot history and the right to lie
People love people hate, for my downfall they just can't wait
When showbiz is a dirty word, I hope my time will come
Crackpot history and the right to lie
I wish that everyone could see a show by Liza Minnelli
Such a marvellous lady with talent by the ton
Crackpot history and the right to lie
People lie people hurt, like to read their Sunday dirt
So every Jeckyll needs a Hyde to blame the business on
Crackpot history and the right to lie
Every rebel that I've met say they're going to die and yet
I see them now and they ain't dead yet, and pushing forty one
Crackpot history and the right to lie
Pumping is a splendid gift, I hope you will catch my drift
Some like pumping in the lift, just like the Scottish Tongs
Crackpot history and the right to lie
There is nothing like the sound of a nicely laundered pound
Trying to collect around forty million
Crackpot history and the right to lie

 

[fox69]

"Cradle Your Hatred"

"Cradle Your Hatred"


I am sorry I eat my soup with a fork
I am sorry I don't listen when you talk
Stand up
I am sorry I never took the load of you
Stand up
I am sorry if my behaviour seems too cruel

I am sorry it's time to talk, it's time
Stand up
I am sorry that you're not me and I'm not you
Stand up
I am sorry for all the shit I've put you through
Stand up
I am sorry I stole away your perfect dream
Stand up
I am sorry for all the time I didn't kiss you
It doesn't matter
Stand up

[Chorus (x2):]
You cradle you hatred like a baby
Slave to resentment lately
Stand up
God only knows when it's gonna stop
Whatever I say is okay as long as you come out on top

I am sorry we're not like the cartoon family
Stand up
I am sorry but I see that as nothing to envy
Stand up
I am sorry no-one has ever sworn at you
I am sorry 'cause they sure have sworn at me
Let me explain:
A poor boy's dreams are the only luxury
I am sorry we're always lockong horns
I am tired of sitting on the dunces step
The dunces cap just another croen of thorns
It's time...

[Chorus]

I am sorry but I see that as nothing to envy

 

[fox69]

"Dandy In The Underworld"

"Dandy In The Underworld"


Prince of Players, Pawn of none
Born with steel reins on the heart of the Sun
Gypsy explorer of the New Jersey Heights
Exalted companion of T-Rex nights

Cos he's a
Oh he's a
He's a Dandy in the Underworld
Dandy in the Underworld
When will he come up for air,
Oh, will anybody ever care

Now he's only eighteen, in exile he was
To the deserted kingdoms of a mythical boss
Distraction he wanted, to destruction he fell
Now he forever stalks the ancient
Mansions of hell

Cos he's a
Oh he's a
He's a Dandy in the Underworld
A Dandy in the Underworld
When will he come up for air,
Oh, will anybody ever care

Now his lovers have left him
And his youth is ill spent
He cries in the dungeons, tries to repent
Change is a m-m-monster and changing is hard
So he'll freeze away summers in his
Underground yard

Cos he's a Dandy in the Underworld
Dandy in the Underworld
When will he come up for air,
He's a Dandy in the Underworld
Dandy in the Underworld
When will he come up for air,
Oh, will anybody ever care

He's a Dandy in the Underworld
Dandy in the Underworld
When will he come up for air,
He's a Dandy in the Underworld
Dandy in the Underworld
When will he come up for air,
Oh, will anybody ever care

Don't you ever, don't you ever,
Stop being dandy, showing me you're handsome

 

[fox69]

"Darlin' Boy"

"Darlin' Boy"


Any messages Miss Moneypenny
They tried so hard
But there will never be
There will never be
Another Connery
Disco volante

Darlin' boy darlin' face
Parks his car in your space
Darlin' smile don't entertain
That deadly gaze
You'll never love again
Oh darlin', sweet darlin'

Oh don't come so close to you
No good for you
This perfect man
Too good to be true
Take your sex above beyond
A sack artist
The name is blonde

Darlin' boy, darlin' curls
Hypnotises all the girls

Darlin' boy, loves the chase
Parks his tongue in your face
Darlin' boy, darlin' curls
Hypnotises all the girls
Darlin' girl, save your breath
Walk away he's the kiss of death
Oh darlin' girl, save your breath
Walk away he's the kiss of death

Heaven's in the back seat
Of his car
Lips as hot
As Hiroshima

 

[fox69]

"Day I Met God"

"Day I Met God"


Day I met God, I got so carried away
Day I met God, I got so carried away
Not with the vision, but the streaks in his hair
Not with religion, but the size of his knob

The day I met God
The day I met God
It was pissing with rain
And we went
Ooh, ooh, ooh, woo-hoo
Ooh, ooh, ooh, woo-hoo

Day I met God, I got so carried away
Day I met God, I got so carried away
Not with the vision, but the streaks in his hair
Not with the vicars, or the nuns or the priests

The day I met God
The day I met the big boy, yeah
It was pissing with rain
And we went
Ooh, ooh, ooh, woo-hoo
Ooh, ooh, ooh, woo-hoo

And the herald angels sang
Ooh, ooh, ooh, woo-hoo
Ooh, ooh, ooh, woo-hoo....

The day I met God
The day I met God
The day I met God
The day I met the big boy, yeah
It was pissing with rain
And we went
Ooh, ooh, ooh, woo-hoo
Ooh, ooh, ooh, woo-hoo

We were coming back in the van
From Milan
And I saw God
Right there

 

[fox69]

"Desperate But Not Serious"

"Desperate But Not Serious"


If I ask you difficult questions
If I make improper suggestions
Would you find that a risk to your health?
Would you put me up on the bookshelf?
With the books
And the plants

Desperate but not serious
Your kisses drive me delirious

If I were kind and adoring
How would that be? Very boring
Mister Pressman, with your penknife
Always asking about my sex life
And who with
And how many times

Desperate but not serious
Your kisses drive me delirious

All the advice seems so unkind
If you don't stop, you will go blind
They tell you it's none of their business
And console you with a big kiss
On the lips
And on the back of your neck

Desperate but not serious
Your kisses drive me delirious
Desperate but not serious
Your kisses drive me delirious
Desperate but not serious
Your kisses drive me delirious
...

 

[fox69]

"Digital Tenderness"

"Digital Tenderness"


Why does this feeling of togetherness
Always scare me away?
Why do the feelings that I have for you
Have to become a word?

Don't say you "love" me -oh no
Don't ask that from me -no no no

That alphabet you call love
That alphabet you call love
That alphabet you call love
Is just a digital tenderness
Tenderness

Here is the start for so many broken people
All with a hard luck story and a sad sad tale

Don't say you love me -oh no
Don't ask that from me -no no no

That alphabet you call love
That alphabet you call love
That alphabet you call love
Is just a digital tenderness
Tenderness

Sometimes
I need to be by myself
I need to be by your side
I need...
Sometimes
I need the company of art
I need the company of friends
I need you

And my heart is stronger
Than a four-letter-long word

Searching the eyes of so many lonely people
Whose cowardice proved much too strong for vice

Don't say you "love" me -oh no
Don't ask that from me -no no no

That alphabet you call "love"
That alphabet you call "love"
That alphabet you call "love"
That alphabet you call "love"
That alphabet you call "love"
That alphabet you call "love"

 

[fox69]

"Dirty Beast"

"Dirty Beast"


Think of Marvin, think of Marvin and weep
Think of Marvin, think of Marvin and weep

Treat me pretty
Treat me sweet
Treat me like the dirty beast I am
Treat me pretty
Treat me sweet
Treat me like the dirty beast I am

Think of Marvin, think of Marvin and weep
Think of Marvin, think of Marvin and weep
Think of Marvin, think of Marvin and weep
Think of Marvin, think of Marvin and weep

Treat me pretty
Treat me sweet
Treat me like the dirty beast I am
Treat me pretty
Treat me sweet
Treat me like the dirty beast I am

Think of Marvin, think of Marvin and weep
Think of Marvin
What's going on
Think of Marvin and weep
Think of Marvin
Treat me like the dirty beast I am

 

[fox69]

"Dog Eat Dog"

"Dog Eat Dog"


You may not like the things we do
Only idiots ignore the truth

It's easy to lay down and hide
Where's the warrior without his pride?

We're gonna move real good
We're gonna dress so fine
It's dog eat dog eat dog eat dog eat dog eat dog eat dog eat dog eat dog
Leapfrog the dog
And brush me, daddy-o

It's easy to lay down and hide
Where's the warrior without his pride?

You may not like the things we say
What's the difference, anyway?

We're gonna move real good
We're gonna dress so fine
It's dog eat dog eat dog eat dog eat dog eat dog eat dog eat dog eat dog
Leapfrog the dog
And brush me daddy-o

It makes me proud, so proud of you
I see innocence shining through

It makes me proud, so proud of you
I see innocence shining through

It makes me proud, so proud of you
I see innocence shining through

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