The Leader 

Lyrics:

Call out the guard
Wake up the cops
Summon the troops
Everybody stops

Hidden out of town
But the network is down
Tracked from the air
Friendly fire in the square

Here comes a man
With a gun in his hand
Saviour with a plan
Draws a line in the sand

War’s another kind of thrill
The leader said
A shady city on a hill
Its soul is dead

You’re so needy you could fall for it
But he’s protected and he’s full of shit

Names all blacked out
Never doubt the leader’s way
Faces recognised
Undisguised power play

Last barricade
Their parade
Blown away

Here comes a man
With a gun in his hand
Saviour with a plan
Draws a line in the sand

War’s another kind of thrill
The leader said
A shady city on a hill
Its soul is dead

You’re so needy you could fall for it
But he’s protected and he’s full of shit

Blood in the sand
In a land
Turned to dust

Save us from harm
Red alarm
Poison trust

He’s not to blame
We all came
And this is fate

No second thought
We are caught
And it’s too late

There went a man
With a gun in his hand
Prince without a plan
Drew a line in the sand

War’s another kind of thrill
Until you’re dead
A shining city on a hill
The leader said

I knew for certain that you’ll fall for it
Cos I’m corrupted and I’m full of shit

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 The Boys And Girls 

Lyrics:

Soul child living on the edge
Her heart full of pretty pleases
House sound
Driving through the town
We're down
With Party Jesus

There's no plan
Who's in charge

Soul man living in a loft
He adds to his releases
Kick drum never lets up
Gonna smash us all to pieces

Now it starts

All the world is locked up tight
But the boys and the girls
Are turning out
All the fear is gone tonight
And the State Police
Are burning out

All the world's on high alert
But the boys and the girls
Are showing up
Wear your gear and don't get hurt
Now the party lines
Are blowing up

I would love to hold your hand
In your red and golden land
You are right and they are wrong
We must be strong

Top gun living in the sun
His army so high and mighty
Disk drive, hotel fun
He looks so whitey tighty

There's no plan
Who's in charge

Class act putting on a show
All lies, but lies are power
See how low he can go
Sells out in half an hour

Now it starts

All the world is locked up tight
But the boys and the girls
Are turning out
All the fear is gone tonight
And the State Police
Are burning out

All the world's on high alert
But the boys and the girls
Are showing up
Wear your gear and don't get hurt
Now the party lines
Are blowing up

I would love to hold your hand
In your red and golden land
You are right and they are wrong
We must be strong

Film girl helping us survive
She tip-toes around the rubble
No one got out of here alive
But still she took the trouble

There's no plan
Who's in charge

Tech guy hiding in his cave
He's fearful of all diseases
Kick drum never lets up
Gonna smash us all to pieces

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 Space For Love 

Lyrics:

Follow me
I'm going down
Follow me
To Camden Town

Come with us
We're going down
Going down
In Camden Town

When the lights turn blue
And the world revolves
And I'm true to you
And the pain dissolves

On the plane of sound
There is space for love
You were lost and found
There's still time enough

In the cool of green
And the rush of red
Night flight into dreams
Dancing in my head

Loved up in the groove
In electric air
Bodies start to move
No one seems to care

Follow me
I'm breaking through
Ecstatically
I'm here with you

Come along
Escape is real
The beat is strong
Hypnotic feel

When the lights go black
And the world explodes
And I need you back
And my soul corrodes

On the plane of fear
There is space for hate
You weren't even here
Didn't even wait

But the cool of green
And the rush of red
Fly me into dreams
Dancing in my head

Loved up in the groove
In electric air
Bodies start to move
I don't seem to care

Slow down
Deep breath
Hold back
Soul death

When the lights turn blue
And the world revolves
And I'm true to you
And the pain dissolves

On the plane of sound
There is space for love
You were lost and found
There's still time enough

In the cool of green
And the rush of red
Night flight into dreams
Dancing in my head

Loved up in the groove
In electric air
Bodies start to move
No one seems to care

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 Scar 

Lyrics:

Blackened bricks
A room for kicks
Get your clicks
It's so shiny and empty now

Dank and dark
Tried to leave a mark
Caught a fatal spark
Can you remember how

Finger nails
Going off the rails
No more happy tales
Just a hole in our history

Down and out
We can scream and shout
Leave no room for doubt
Just a stain on the road to see

I thought maybe
I'd leave some trace
Give me somewhere
To hide my face

Native sound
Crashing all around
We could hit the ground
Or be buried forever here

Near or far
There's no other Scar
And you know what you are
You're deadening atmosphere

I'm not going
To leave this place
I will always
Be in your face

You're all lying
You're in the red
And while I'm dying
I'm in your head

Money lies
Power fries
The music dies
You've got to get over it

Freedom sighs
Lovers' cries
Illegal highs
You've got to love eating shit

I thought maybe
I'd leave some trace
Give me somewhere
To hide my face

You're all guilty
You're sad, you're dead
But I'm not done yet
I'm in your head

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 Boots In The Sky 

Lyrics:

Black leather goth girl
In the market hall
She could live here forever
If she lived at all

And a cowboy from Belgium
In a white T-shirt
Getting smashed for the weekend
In the Camden dirt

Boots in the sky, you're frightened
Lovers run by, enlightened
Robots go bad, we fear them
Lovers go mad, we hear them

Walk on by, street scene
Lifetime high, be seen
Underground tube stop
Ballroom blitz, bass drop

You're on fire, I'm cool
Hot desire, old school
Band of the moment plays downstairs
No money left but then who cares

Girl with a Gibson
In a music pub
Riffing two chords an hour
She can join the club

Gang of pretenders
In a white limo
Getting down with the hipsters
By the lock below

We're here too late, we know it
Our lovers' fate, we blow it
Alice has gone, forever
Please kiss me now, or never

Walk on by, street scene
Lifetime high, be seen
Underground tube stop
Ballroom blitz, bass drop

You're on fire, I'm cool
Hot desire, old school
Band of the moment plays downstairs
No money left but then who cares

Why don't we stay here
This feels like home

Telegram Sam
Is in the Hawley Arms
And his iPhone is buzzing
In his sweaty palms

There's a cut-out of Amy
Looking out upstairs
But the action is elsewhere
So his girlfriend swears

Boots in the sky, we're frightened
Lovers run by, enlightened
Robots go bad, we fear them
Lovers go mad, we hear them

You're on fire, I'm cool
Hot desire, old school
Band of the moment plays downstairs
No money left but then who cares

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 How The Party Goes 

Lyrics:

Cool and sharp
And dressed to kill
Rich and strange
You seek to thrill
Take your pick
I'll pay the bill

Don't pretend
You didn't know
This is how the party goes
And we all love
The things you do

Drag the carpet
From the floor
You won't need it
Any more
You're the one
That I adore

Don't pretend
You didn't know
This is how the party goes
And we all love
The work you do

Get on the bus
Don't make a fuss
Get on the bus
You belong to us

Young and bright
You have no friends
Cold heart calling
Means to ends

Trust in us
We know the trends
You might live
But that depends

Worldly, weary
Stuffed with fame
We can play
But it's my game

If we fail then
You're to blame
Don't complain
You're all the same

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 Take The Picture 

Lyrics:

The world's alight
With friendly flame
In changeless night
We're all the same

Take the picture now
Show them all that this is how
No one breaks us
Nothing shakes us

This is how we live
How we love
And how we die

We're not at home
We're all at sea
There's nowhere else
That we can be

Star-struck, screwed up
Wasted, used up
Crash on through life
But we stick together

Hold still
Hold tight
Hold still
Hold tight

Take the picture now to
Show them all that this is how
I act bravely
You will save me

This is how we live
How we love
And how we die

Star-struck, screwed up
Wasted, used up

Crash on through life
But we stick together

Hold still
Hold tight
Hold still
Hold tight

Take the picture now
Show them all that this is how
I act bravely
You will save me

This is how we live
How we love
And how we die

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 Stand Back 

Lyrics:

Warm
We wake together
The day expects
Behind the curtain

This story is
Of a world where
Fear is banished
Happiness certain

Self gratification
Is every person's dream
But it comes with
Wealth and privilege
And inheritance is the key

We have the chances
That you never did
To squander and to misuse
However we see fit

I might not be so obvious
Here in Camden Town
The headless little rich kid
In whose pocket is a crown

But here I'm masquerading
Slumming with my poshing best
Does it matter we don't know life
Simply drain it from the rest

We're here whilst we want
Spaffing money up the wall
One thing to be sure of is that
We won't fall

I have a flat in
Kentish Town now
Walk down the hill
To where it happens

The buzz I get
Is most uplifting
I dress right down
And cruise the taverns

And when you see me
You would never guess
That I am a rich man
And I couldn't care less

We have the chances
That you never did
To squander and to misuse
However we see fit

I might not be so obvious
Here in Camden Town
The headless little rich kid
In whose pocket is a crown

But here I'm masquerading
Slumming with my poshing best
Does it matter we don't know life
Simply drain it from the rest

We're here whilst we want
Spaffing money up the wall
One thing to be sure of is that
We will never fall

Stand back mere plebs

We will never fall

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 Canal Song 

Lyrics:

The warm, caressing breeze
Slipped through the
Overhanging trees
In the city of our days
Across its dancing waterways

Now it's gone, now it's past
We were there, it didn't last
Footpath jogging in the dark
You found me sleeping in the park

It happened so fast

Live all summer long
On the canal
Her dragon song

Barge of red and gold
My unicorn
You don't get old

Drift again downstream
In the power
Of a dream

Ripples of the sun
River fun
We'd just begun

Happy, bright and blue
Like all the children at the zoo
The city wrapped us in its arms
Revealed its warm forbidden charms

Now we're gone, we are the past
We're not there, we didn't last
Boozy picnic by the lake
They said they did it for your sake

We went far too fast

Live all summer long
On the canal
Her dragon song

Barge of red and gold
My unicorn
You won't get old

Drift again downstream
The fading glow
Of a dream

Ripples of the sun
We thought we'd won
We'd just begun

And the bridge by the park
We blew it up in the dark

Live all summer long
On the canal
Her dragon song

Barge of red and gold
My unicorn
You can't get old

Drift again downstream
The fading power
Of a dream

Ripples of the sun
On the run
We'd just begun

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 The Gates 

Lyrics:

Jangly old music has
Gone black and brown
Toned down
Caught in a spell

Thumping new melodies
Heard about town
Pumped up
Madder than hell

Shredding the air
And uncovering enemies
Bad tempered hymns turn to
Blood tainted elegies

Rage in the air
And you can't turn it down
This is what they can sell

Rousing cacophony
Fit for the role
Dumbed down
Nothing to say

Innocent songs that don't
Poison your soul
Shot down
Taken away

I want you back

Stand and fight
Our friends are calling
Cloud capped towers
And walls are falling

Nothing can stand
In their way now
They've got the look
And the know-how
The mirror's cracked
The gates are open

Girl from the fringes
Who washed up in Quinn's
Numb, dumb
Wrapped up in mystery

Love of my life
Looking out for my sins
Sucked down
Into conspiracy

I want you back

Gate crashing
Street trashing
Fear slashing
Blood gashing
Chord clashing
Face smashing
Crowd rousing
Gas dousing

I want you back

Stand and fight
Our friends are calling
Cloud capped towers
And walls are falling

Nothing can stand
In their way now
They've got the look
And the know-how
The mirror's cracked
The gates are open

I want you back

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 Don't Look Back 

Lyrics:

Don't look back
Don't go there
No, don't look
The pictures only lie now so

Don't break down
I'm here for you
Don't break
I didn't mean to show you

Taxi lights and tower heights
And stumble up the stairs together
Indoor ferns and carpet burns
And life should be like this forever

Don't look sad
You've lost nothing
Don't cry
The memories should die now

Don't waste time
It runs from us
Don't wait
It didn't change a thing for us

Crazy nights and lovers' fights
And fumble in the sheets together
Lovesick times and playful crimes
And words that mean
The world forever

Drunken days, romantic haze
And tumble in the streets together
Riotous acts and solemn pacts
And love should be like this forever

Don't turn back
Your future's here
Don't turn
We didn't mean to
End it all so suddenly

Reckless schemes and
Hopeless dreams
And trashing friends
And foes together
Smashing ties and vicious lies
And we can't run like that forever

Don't look back
It's all here but
Don't look
The pictures tell the truth now so

Don't look back
It's all here but
Don't look
It doesn't mean a thing to us now

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 Moon Flight 

Lyrics:

Streetscape stumble
Trip and fumble

You and I set off today
On a long and a winding road
To Avalon, Arcadia
Or somewhere just as good

Hold my hand
I am glad
That it's you
I'll be travelling with and

Let's share our plans
With our fans
Who'll be rooting for us
All the way through

Three a.m. and
Night is out to play
The Hawley Arms
Lifts off and flies away

The market shoots
Its laser beams and
I want to stay forever
In your sweet dreams

Don't forget the
Solemn pledge we made
I'm Captain Kirk
You're Krill the Ocean Maid

Our ship is parked
At Morrison's
And I think we ought to
Get on it right now

Rough and tumble
Lovestruck humble

Here in outer space
There's no place
For homeless people
Down there on the ground
Get your head smashed
For a pound

Hold my hand
I am glad
That it's you
I'll be travelling with and

And while we're away
We might pray
That the world will rearrange itself

People say it's all so easy
But we know it isn't so
They cling to things
That don't matter much
Let them go, like so...

Three a.m. and
Night is out to play
The Hawley Arms
Lifts off and flies away

The market shoots
Its laser beams and
I want to stay forever
In your sweet dreams

Don't forget the
Solemn pledge we made
I'm Captain Kirk
You're Krill the Ocean Maid

Our ship is parked
At Morrison's
And I think we ought to
Get on it right now

Moonlight covers
Life force lovers

Space flight, cold, dark
Empty car park

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 Being Angry 

Lyrics:

People coming into view
Trigger memories of your youth
Times you spent and didn't care
Swearing to return a stare

Smash the fascists and anarchy
Things uniting you and me
Claiming dole and living cheap
Daytime being the time to sleep

Wheel chair racers
Crash and stumble
Drunken punken people play
Once I had my bondage trousers
Margarine, it spiked my hair

Hey, I don't care if I'm getting old
I will go on but now feel the cold
Is this what I'm becoming
OK, I'll keep on being angry

Cheap cider is the drink of choice
Gets you there and gives you voice
A bottle for six won't get you pissed
But uses time up you've not missed

Three chords is all you play
With rebellious attitude
And something to say

Wheel chair racers
Crash and stumble
Drunken punken people play
Once I had my bondage trousers
Margarine, it spiked my hair

But I don't care if I'm getting old
I will go on but now feel the cold
Is this what I'm becoming
OK, but I'll keep being angry

Memories of pubs we played
Pissed up people getting laid
Waking up the morning after
Struggling to join the laughter

Hangovers now are of the past
Hair is thinning, greying fast
The man who's always been inside
Takes his eyes and opens wide

Coz I don't care that I'm getting old
I will go on but now feel the cold
Is this what I'm becoming
OK, but I'll keep being angry

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 Pleasure At The Palais 

Lyrics:

Queues go around the corner
Stretching right past the pub
Ticket touts are out prowling
With punters for the nightclub

Shuffling forward slowly
Excitement builds up
Glinting eyes are shining
All are one in hope

Darkness is alluring
Drawing you to the bar
Get some beer for your mates
Shoving will get you far

If you wanted to
You could see right through
Charm is my veneer
Helps to hide the fear

Winning ways I use
Mean I never lose
Keeps the cold at bay
Anxious thoughts away

I've found a way in life
Holds me back from strife
Feeling good right now
Is all I need somehow

The future I don't know
Need a place to go
The person I will be
Drifting through this sea

Support bands always suffer
Not the reason we're there
I like to check them out though
Most of my mates don't care

Pushing is starting to happen
The main band is on stage
Claustrophobia feeling
Excitement is engaged

Jumping and dancing always
Makes me loose myself
Feeling the bass in my ribcage
My currency my wealth

If you wanted to
You could see right through
Charm is my veneer
Helps to hide the fear

Winning ways I use
Mean I never lose
Keeps the cold at bay
Anxious thoughts away

I've found a fix for life
Holds me back from strife
Feeling good right now
Is all I need somehow

The future I don't know
Need a place to go
The person I will be
Drifting through this sea

Feeling part of the body
Altogether in one
Moving, time doesn't matter
Enjoying this sun

Losing yourself in this way
Leaving your woes at the door
Anxiety is not potent
Veneer works all the more

Easy going and happy
Charming the girls around me
Cheeky chappy can flourish
Personality they can see

Dancing and music save me
Taking me where I will go
Hiding under the cover
That way you will not know

I have found a way in life
Holds me back from strife
Feeling good right now
Is all I need somehow

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 Lick The Drip 

Lyrics:

Come along and get it
A thrill is on its way
You know you're going to feel good
It's a bam bam bam

You've heard all the stories
The music and folklore
The legends that surround it
Thrill and scare you all the more

It's there for the taking
Can't you see it drip
Stick your tongue out baby
And enjoy your very first sip

Mmm, now you lick your lips
And smile from side to side
Get ready for the spine change
On your very own ticket to ride

Now for sure you're feeling high
The world around you can't pass by
You might feel scared
You won't get through
But this will be
The making of you

Now you're feeling different
The round becomes a hole
Your feeling the excitement
Seeing light just like a mole

Friends are seeming distant
You sense you are alone
Going on the journey
That will eventually lead home

Lights shine up from down below
Tying you to the ground
You've made it to the top now
And lost calm is what you've found

Time to come back down again
Rejoin the mundane world with
Your friends you can be safe again
In silence not a word

Now for sure you're feeling high
The world around you can't pass by
You might feel scared
You won't get through
But this will be
The making of you

Now the dawn is breaking
As you cross the great divide
It's time we started walking
To find a quiet place to hide

We move along the water
With no one yet around
Steering straight in one direction
Knowing where we're bound

Fashion has a funny way
Of dressing up the day
We don't give a damn
You can all think what you may

Drawing the experience
It's all been done before
But now that you've come through it
You've come through the war

It's there for the taking
Can't you see it drip
Stick your tongue out baby
And enjoy your very first sip

Mmm, now you lick your lips
And smile from side to side
Get ready for the spine change
On your very own ticket to ride

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 The Liberation 

Lyrics:

Play that song
The one that breaks
The hearts of all who hear

Slow burn bass
The ceiling shakes
Sweet melody of fear

Here comes the liberation
This one's for you
We fight on the other side
But this is still true

The preachers and
The prophets move
To the rock and rolling
Devil's groove

Don't slow down
Til the edge of town
We are lost but not found
And we know how we sound
But it's...

All for the greater glory
Fall down the money hole
Sell out your morning story
Suck up a starring role

I don't need this
You do it for me

Play that tune
The one that rocks
The one we hate so much

Killing drums and
Crushing dreams
No body left untouched

Here comes the liberation
This one's for you
We fight on the other side
But all this is true

The liars and the
Freakshow crowd
Do the rock and rolling
Devil proud

The phone keeps ringing
And the girls keep singing
And the girls are pretty
And they love our city

All for the greater glory
Fall down the money hole
Sell out your morning story
Suck up a starring role

I don't want them
You do them for me

Play that riff
The one that rings
As if we stood a chance

Rip our fingers
On the strings
To teach the world to dance

Here comes the liberation
This is for you
You're stuck on the losing side
And this is all true

The hucksters and
The party mob
Do the rock and rolling
Devil's job

All for the greater glory
Fall down the money hole
Sell out your morning story
Suck up a starring role

I don't need this
You do it for me

All for the greater glory
Fall down the money hole
Sell out your morning story
Suck up a starring role

I don't want this
You eat it for me

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 Primrose Days 

Lyrics:

Mist in the morning
Magical warning
Cameras like dewdrops
Mystical psy-ops

Nobody looks at me
I'm on the run

High visibility
Under the gun

Spies and thieves
And detectives follow me
Lies and leaves
Choke the air below me

And the city
Fades into the haze
Lightning clouds for
Primrose days

I can't stop them
You won't help me
I don't know if
I am guilty

Stand forlorn
One last look
Rain comes on
Close my book

Spells, incantations
Dark dedications
Sunflower elation
White police station

Gardens are quickening
Animals stir

Flowers are sickening
Uniforms blur

Spies and thieves
And detectives follow me
Lies and leaves
Choke the air below me

And the city
Fades into the haze
Lightning clouds for
Primrose days

I can't stop them
You won't help me
I don't know if
I am guilty

Stand forlorn
One last look
Rain comes on
Close my book

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 Working Week 

Lyrics:

High and low
And up and down
Fear and grief
Possess this town

Where's my soul sister
I don't know
Will she wait for me
Will she go

Crawl through the working week
A chemical hide and seek
How can I thrive without it
This isn't working, is it

Hooked up and off the grid
Give me a winning bid
Run with a random bet
Nothing has happened yet

All words are throwaways
Nightmares are
Meaningless stowaways

This time is different
I'm coming home again

Blue sky
Too much
Warm high
Cold touch

Worlds of colour
Have turned to grey
Black and white
Blow my love away

Crawl through the working week
A chemical hide and seek
How can I thrive without it
This isn't working, is it

Hooked up and off the grid
Give me a winning bid
Run with a random bet
Nothing has happened yet

All words are throwaways
Nightmares are
Meaningless stowaways

This time is different
I'm coming home again

Take me back
I think I'm ready now

Safe and sound
Got my feet on the ground

I will love you

Darkness revealed to me
What hurts the most to you
I will stay truly
Bright, clean and close to you

Bad dreams have gone away
Junk, trash and garbage
All thrown away

This time is different
I'm coming home again

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 Flying High 

Lyrics:

Look at the moon up there
See it shine light down here
You gave a smile
I enjoyed the glow

Maybe it's time
The night is ending
Let's start flying high

Where are you going to
What are you going to do
The world is ours
Lets make the most of it

Places to go
People to meet
Let's start flying high

I walked alone
In the streets
Feeling cold
When you came along
And I heard your song

Where are you going to
What are you going to do now

Where are you going to
What are you going to do

When you're away from me
At night your face I see
Warming my bed
Lifting my weight

Come back to stay with me
Make love all night with me
Lets stay flying high

You mean the world to me
The moon and stars to me
Shine on me now
Light up my life

Fill up my heart
Shuffle my feet
Let's stay flying high

The leaves are growing free
Bringing life to the tree
Year after year
It's always here

Roots in the ground
Solid and sound
Lets stay flying high

I walked alone
In the streets
Feeling cold
When you walked away
And I heard you say

Where are you going to
What are you going to do now

Where are you going to
What are you going to do

Let's start
Where are you going to
What are you going to do
Flying high

Whenever you walk along
Your swing is like a song
Playing a tune
Leading me on

What can I do
But follow you
Lets stay flying high

One day the sun will sink
No further fun to drink
What will I do
Lost without you

Crumble and fall
Fearful and small
No more flying high

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