CULTURE
CLUB
WAKING
UP WITH THE HOUSE ON FIRE
SINGLES
AND LYRICS
CULTURE CLUB
- THE WAR SONG
(1984)
War
war is stupid and people are stupid
And love
means nothing in some strange quarters
War war
is stupid and people are stupid
And I
heard them banging on hearts and fingers
War!
People
fill the world with narrow confidence
Like
a child at birth, a man with no defence
What's
mine's my own, I won't give it to you
No matter
what you say, no matter what you do
Now we're
fighting in our hearts
Fighting
in the streets
Won't
somebody help me?
War war
is stupid and people are stupid
And love
means nothing in some strange quarters
War war
is stupid and people are stupid
And I
heard them banging on hearts and fingers
War!
Man is
far behind in the search of something new
Like
a Philistine, we're burning witches too
This
world of hate must be designed for you
It matters
what you say, it matters what you do
Now we're
fighting in our hearts
Fighting
in the streets
Won't
somebody help me?
War war
is stupid and people are stupid
And love
means nothing in some strange quarters
War war
is stupid and people are stupid
And I
heard them banging on hearts and fingers
War!
War! War!
After
the bird has flown
He walked
ten thousand miles back home
You can't
do that to me, no, you can't do that to me
You can't
do that to me, no, you can't do that to me
War!
In this
heart of mine, I'll find a place for you
For black
or white, for grown-up children too
Now we're
fighting in our hearts
Fighting
in the streets
Won't
somebody help me?
War war
is stupid and people are stupid
And love
means nothing in some strange quarters
War war
is stupid and people are stupid
And I
heard them banging on hearts and fingers
No more
war
say no
more war
say war
Senso
hant-ai**
Senso
hant-ai**
Say no
more war
CULTURE CLUB
- THE MEDAL SONG
(1984)
Sun go
east, sun go west
Sun go
east, sun go west
You used
to say love and be loved all the time
'Til
you discovered feelings were a failure sign
When
it rains, it rains so hard
The tears
begin to show
Now it's
raining in my heart
I want
the world to know
Life
will never be the same as it was again
Life
will never be the same as it was again
Through
my anger and my joy, my tears and pain
Life
will never be the same as it was again
Beneath
the sea of Hollywood where Frances used to reign
They
trade their deepest wishes for a part in someone's game
Spirits
die alone at night
For life
they cannot hold
I would
rather dance with you
Than
have a medal to show
Life
will never be the same as it was again
Life
will never be the same as it was again
Through
my anger and my joy, my tears and pain
Life
will never be the same as it was again
Sun go
east, sun go west
Will
I wear a medal again
Sun go
east, sun go west
We can
dance and bring on the rain
Now I
say love for love, not a space in time
The strangest
things can shatter kings and take away what's mine
When
it's raining in my heart
I want
the world to know
I would
rather dance with you
Than
have a medal to show
Life
will never be the same as it was again
Life
will never be the same as it was again
Through
my anger and my joy, my tears and pain
Life
will never be the same as it was again
We're
just everyday people, not a theatre company
Everyone
wants to join us, there's no fear in us you see
It's
me for you and you for me
Sun go
east, sun go west
Will
I wear a medal again
Sun go
east, sun go west
We can
dance and bring on the rain
CULTURE CLUB
- MISTAKE NO. 3
(1984)
You can't
bystand all the people
Stand
them on their own
They
will fall to pieces
So we
watch them grow
Into
strange and pretty faces
I don't
know
Clutching
to my lipstick traces
Watch
them go
Make
Mistake Number Three
It's
strange how much it changes
How they
want to know
How cynical
are people
That's
where children go
Dragged
into a conversation
They
can't hold
Its so
sad but it prepares them
For the
mould
Make
Mistake Number Three
Why is
my love like an ocean run dry?
And why
is my love such a struggle with life?
You can't
bystand all the people
Stand
them on their own
They
will fall to pieces
So we
watch them grow
Into
strange and pretty faces
I don't
know
Clutching
to my lipstick traces
Watch
them go
Make
Mistake Number three
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