Howard Jones

[fox69]

"No One Is To Blame"

"No One Is To Blame"



You can look at the menu but you just can't eat
You can feel the cushions but you can't have a seat
You can dip your foot in the pool but you can't have a swim
You can feel the punishment but you can't commit the sin

And you want her, and she wants you
We want everyone
And you want her, and she wants you
No one, no one, no one ever is to blame

You can build a mansion but you just can't live in
You're the fastest runner but you're not allowed to win
Some break the rules and live to count the cost
The insecurity is the thing that won't get lost

And you want her, and she wants you
We want everyone
And you want her, and she wants you
No one, no one, no one ever is to blame

You can see the summit but you can't reach it
It's the last piece of the puzzle but you just can't make it fit
Doctor says you're cured but you still feel the pain
Aspirations in the clouds but your hopes go down the drain

And you want her, and she wants you
We want everyone
And you want her, and she wants you
No one, no one, no one ever is to blame
No one ever is to blame
No one ever is to blame

 

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"Not One Of The Lonely Tonight"

"Not One Of The Lonely Tonight"



Bring me down to earth
Take this weight from tired shoulders
Kiss me tenderly
Let me drown in waves of your love

You part the trees so I
Can cherish things that matter
Your single voice sounds through
A room of din and chatter
Oh take me home
When the streetlights shine above

Safe in your arms
So simple to me
Safe in your arms
Oh so temporary
Safe in you arms
Oh so tenderly
Not one of the lonely tonight

Flying hectically
Through a cloud of buts and maybes
Passing frantically
Over nights and days unended

You turn my head and laugh
When my world turns sour
You give me strength to pass
Through my darkest hour
Oh take me home
When the streetlights shine above

 

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"Nothing To Fear"

"Nothing To Fear"



What freezes love in your eyes
What steals the force from your life
What holds us ransom tonight
What stops you seeing yourself?
Only fear can stand
On potential's hands

This is the greatest day of your life
If you make it
And the old spells you know
They can be broken
Nothing to fear
Nothing to fear

The greatest faults can be beaten
The grandest problems defeated
Impossible choices completed
Infinite pain will be treated
Only fear can stand
On potential's hands

This is the greatest day of your life
And we made it
And the old spells you know
'Cause they can be broken
Nothing to fear
Nothing to fear

This is the greatest day of your life
And we've made it
Break the old spells
Oh, let them be broken
Nothing to fear
No, nothing to fear

This is the greatest day
Break the old spells and throw them away
Break the old spells
Don't y'know they can be broken
No, Nothing to fear
Nothing to fear
Nothing to fear
Nothing to fear

 

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"Oceans Of Love"

"Oceans Of Love"



A broken man
Living in the shade of failure
A frightened girl
Fear is drowning better nature

Take this empty cup
Fill it with your love
Pass it round the world
For a lifetime
Change a darkened heart
Light it with your life
Fill this empty cup
With oceans of love

A jealous boy
Learns to hate his own affection
An angry girl
See's the fight in her reflection

Take this empty cup...

 

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"One Last Try"

"One Last Try"



Give me one last try
Hold on for me
Believe my alibi
Keep strong
Don't set me free
Well this weakness makes me wrong
I'll show you I can be strong

And this time it is for real
I know the hurt I've made you feel
But I won't let you down
No one else would have me 'round
You gave your love so honestly
Is heaven's grace too good for me

I know I've pushed my luck
So many times
I'm slippin' slowly now
Loosin' track, of my mind
Well this shadow I've become
Will step out to meet the sun

And this time it is for real
I know the hurt I've made you feel
But I won't let you down
No one else would have me 'round
You gave your love so honestly
Is heaven's grace too good for me

And when the darkness comes
And I lose sight,
of the precious world
that you put right
You've the strength to pull me through
One last try I'm asking you

And this time it is for real
I know the hurt I've made you feel
But I won't let you down
No one else would have me 'round
You gave your love so honestly
Is heaven's grace too good for me

 

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"Ordinary Heroes"

"Ordinary Heroes"



He's only five and the day arrives
As he heads off to school
His mother smiles and waves goodbye
Thats what mother's do
He'll never see the tears she cries
It's like any other day
She just walks away

Ordinary heroes
There's one on every street
You might not recognise them
'Cause they're just like you and me

Ordinary Heroes
You may not know their names
'Cause they don't make the healines
But they're gonna save the day

Seventeen the lights are green
Racing through the town
Like movie scenes from magazines
Radio up loud
His head explodes with tortured dreams
And broken ties at home
While she waits alone

Ordinary heroes
There's one on every street
You might not recognise them
'Cause they're just like you and me
Ordinary heroes
You may not know their names
'Cause they don't make the healines
But they're gonna save the day

Born to live through joy and madness
We all suffer love and grief
Sometimes doubt what's inside
And we don't always see

Ordinary heroes
There's one on every street
You might not recognise them
'Cause they're just like you and me
Ordinary heroes
You may not know their names
'Cause they don't make the healines
But they're gonna save the day

 

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"Other People Are Us"

"Other People Are Us"



I've never been more lonely.
The night is closing in.
I wish for Monday morning and the people of the town to heal me,
Opening themselves
Like flowers to a cruel sun.
Going thru the motions
With no chance to show their deep emotion.

When they sing and cry
When they live and die
Can't we see other people, those people are us

Angels live inside
Vultures try to hide
In the mirrors we see Other People Are Us

The walls are falling down with the breath of an idea.
See Allah in the church and Jesus in the mosque.
Our world is turning.

Heroes leave behind minds of prejudice.
Cowards try to hold the easiness of our division.

When they sing and cry
When they live and die
Can't we see other people, those people are us

As the swallows fly through leaves of Africa
Do they cry as they witness our tears?
Will the hands of needs become the hand of greed?
There will be a time when those people are us.

When they sing and cry
When they live and die
Can't we see other people, those people are us
When they sing and cry
When they live and die
Can't we see other people, those people are us

Living in the world of isolation
Of comfort and tranquillity
But sooner or later in this whole world, those people are us

When they sing and cry
When they live and die
Can't we see other people, those people are us

Yes, we are all the same
The nations of the world
Young ones trapped by chemicals, no hope to carry on
The working families
Replaced by metal men
Travellers from the East in their suburban reservations
We are the victims
Of the ruling hands
There will come a time when those people are us

When they sing and cry
When they live and die
Can't we see other people, those people are us

 

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"Over & Above"

"Over & Above"



Half past 12 on a friday night everything's wrong and it doesn't feel right
Tried to talk to someone in the bar she didn't like my face I didn't get far
When you grow up you're gonna walk big strides just like me
When you grow up you're gonna hit the big time wait and see
And I listened to his guiding voice like a man who overhears god

Over and above what I'm capable of
You couldn't take the weight of my purest innocence
Over and above what I'm capable of
You couldn't take the weight of my purest innocence
Are you over

So tall daddy used to tower above him symbol of unreachable
Time fades icons of perfection cruel result but not intention
His values are not the ones I choose he's failed in himself
In the blaze of his pride an independence expressed


Not there is no guiding voice like a man who loses god

Over and above what I'm capable of
You couldn't take the weight of my purest innocence
Over and above what I'm capable of
You couldn't take the weight of my purest innocence
Are you over

And a man can't understand his father 'til he becomes a father too
Now his own son's expectation becomes his own hearts burden new
Dad I didn't understand the pressure could it bring them back together

Over and above what I'm capable of
You couldn't take the weight of my purest innocence
Over and above what I'm capable of
You couldn't take the weight of my purest innocence

 

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"Pearl In The Shell"

"Pearl In The Shell"



And the fear goes on shadows
And the tear flows on for nothing
And the fear goes on shadows
And the tear flows on for nothing

Under his nose was a dream come true
Been there all the time and he almost knew

And the fear goes on shadows
And the tear flows on for nothing
And the fear goes on shadows
And the tear flows on for nothing

Under his nose was a dream come true
Been there all the time and he almost knew
Thoughts of people in misfortune stopped him doing things well
His duty was to use it - left his pearl in the shell

 

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"Power Of The Media"

"Power Of The Media"



No resistance
Flying through the airwaves
Living through the printed word
Flasher in the living room
Guru of the seen and heard
Who decides what we get to hear
Fuzzy round the edges or making it clear
Blinding us with those facts

The power of the media will make up our minds
The power of the media will take down our minds

Written on the black and white page
We can't believe what we read
Tarting up reality has become the new rage
Who said the truth is stranger than fiction
A few white lies for a nice little sensation
Buy up a paper you can influence the nation

Little box in the corner
A picture worth a thousand words
But who chooses which pictures we see
Who decides on the commentary
Keeping people in a state of confusion
There's a thin line between facts and illusion
Diverting our attention from big brother in the city
When will we get to the real nitty gritty