JEROME'S
SPOTLIGHT
There's
a chain - one hell'va chain
Stretching out from boot to bonnet
It's
a strain - one hell'va strain
Crashing down
Watch that step - it's a hell'va step
No
safety net's there to stop ya.
Catch a grip or let it
slip
It's a high-wire ride.
Same
old clown hangin' round
Don't let the big top fool ya.
It's a strain - one hell'va strain
Crashing
down
The rope's too tight
Where
you're standing
Afraid of falling?
The
rope's too tight.
It's a cage - one hell'va cage
Never let the big swing fail ya
It's
a strain - one hell'va strain
Crashing down
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TRIP
THE LIGHT
With
your back to the wall
No distinction at all
From the beat poet's
call
While the barrier's down
Out
of sight, not a sound
You're just tripping the light
As the years will unfold
Living
life, feeling cold
Keep your ear to the ground
If your guard's falling down
And
your God's not in town
You're just tripping the light
Falling, trip into the light
Falling,
trip into the light
With your back to the wall
Either way, double talk
It's your time,
say your grace
Ending now, it's all gone
No one's right, no one's wrong
You're
just tripping the light
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DANCE
OF THE KABUKI
The
temple bright with sound and light
Not a character in sight
Oh, darkness
Seated
in the audience an unassuming spectator
Awaiting the arrival of the mask
Oh
what a task these actors have
Bringing life to such a source
Creation
- The Blackness of the Stage
Suddenly brought alive by puppet men
White
faces and black figurines
Construct the scene of a princess's dream
A lover
that she once had
Lost to an Oriental cause
Tears are acted behind screen
Believe
me, it's true
Conceive if you will - The Dance of the Kabuki
The
temple bright with sound and light
Now the character's in sight
Oh, sadness
Morning
- The Rising Sun
Shines burning rays upon the land
A grand dynasty, silver
silks and gold
Unfold to show great wealth.
But, alas, must it be "No
lover for thee"?
She weeps day in and day out
Believe me, it's true
Conceive
if you will
The Dance of the Kabuki
Suicide in willowy white
Harakari,
the rite
Oh…..
Evening
- The Setting Sun
Brings along the verdict
"Life must end to begin
for me," she claims.
A golden dagger in her hand
Turns warm flesh to
stone
Alone no more
Lovers in this Oriental heaven
Believe me, it's true.
Conceive
if you will
The Dance of the Kabuki
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NO
DIAMOND CRIES
Strange
and far
Aloof you are
A diamond star
Is who you are
Distance
sighs
You steal the prize
Oblique, no ties
No diamond cries
You
walk the walk And talk the talk
You walk that walk
And you talk that talk
Spiked
heel high
No alibi
On silken streets
No diamond cries
You
walk the walk And talk the talk
You walk that walk
And you talk that talk
Diamond
eyes
No diamond cries
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BUZZ
Capitol
of desires
Street of dreams
Heroes in the making
Villains everywhere
Electric
island
City of dreams
Ripe for the taking
Watch out for the scene
Underground
stairs and a doll's dead eyes
Feline ass with barbed-wire thighs
Billboard
sells its polluted scenes
Autos screamin' 9 to 5
Feel the buzz
Can you feel the buzz (etc.)
Capitol
of desires
Street of dreams
Electric island
This city never sleeps
Feel the buzz (etc.)
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CONVERSATION
DRAG
There's
such a static here
Inside this exchange
The wires have been crossed
No
signal saved
Staple
your stance, my friend
You'll need the strength
The atmosphere in here can't
save you face
Don't
hide behind that wall
Or colored flag
Your wires have been crossed
You
speak a drag
Don't linger here
Don't linger long
You converse in lies
You're a
drag
There's
too much static here
Inside this exchange
Responsibility, can't act your
age?
Staple
your stance, my friend
The line's been crossed
There is no sanctuary
The
gloves are off
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WORLD
OF SURPRISE
There's
a world in your eyes
That I belong in
It's a world of surprise
So let
me fall in
There's
a silence in your smile
That begs to scream out
It's a world of surprise
So
let it sing out
While
this world keeps on turning
You lie surprised
Why this world keeps on turning?
It's
a surprise
There's
a world in your eyes
That I belong in
It's a world of surprise
So let
me fall in
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FASHION
Fashion
Passion
Cash
in
When
Fashion comes to town…
Passion
Cash
in
When
Fashion comes to town…
Fashion…flash!
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AS
THE SUN
There's
a figure in the fog
And it's waiting for you
And the hound
by the bog
Sits silently waiting for you.
There's a player in the doorway
As
the melody lingers
And the tune that he plays
Caressed by his fingers sound true.
There's
a silence in the morning
As night gives to dawning
While the tower by the sea
Gives its
final warning to me.
I have seen you at the borderline
Just maybe a year or two
But how the
tables took a turn
As the sun came shining through...
There's a mist on the water
And
the fear of faltering time
By the wayside
Never mind the tears that I hide
There's
a player in the archway
As the melody lingers
And the tune that he plays
Obsessed with
the killing of time
I have seen you at the borderline
Just maybe a year or two
But how the
tables took a turn
As the sun came shining through...
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