The Mission - Heaven Knows

Good lord above I'm falling in love
I'm falling like a heavy black rain
And I know how it feels to be head over heels
I'm falling like an avalanche again
As beautiful as you are
As elusive as the stars
As raging and as wild as the sea
As eternal as the moon
As mysterious as the womb
You mean everything to me.

And heaven knows!
I'm so wrapped up in you
So tangled up in everything you do
And heaven knows!
It always seem to be
More like a curse than a blessing...
a blessing for me.

Well I have to profess I'm so obsessed
And it's taking over everything I do
And forever more like waves upon the shore
I'm drowning at the very thought of you
As black as the blues
As tender as a bruise
You give me everything I ask you for
As delicious as the pain that comes slowly and again
I take everything you give and still want more.

And heaven knows!
I'm so wrapped up in you
So tangled up in everything you do
And heaven knows!
It always seem to be
More like a curse than a blessing...
a blessing for me.

As delicate as the wings
Of the butterfly summer brings
As sweet as the honey of the bee
As miserable as regret
A betrayal I can't forget
You are everything to me.

And heaven knows!
I'm so wrapped up in you
So tangled up in everything you do
And heaven knows!
It always seem to be
More like a curse than a blessing...
a blessing for me.

The Mission - Running With Scissors

The only way that I'll make the papers
These days is if I load a gun
And fire a bullet into my brain
But then again the hackneyed hacks
Will only write I'm only jumping
Someone else's train it's always the same

And I can't begin to tell you now
How many strange beds I have known
I was never one to kiss and tell
But I do have a scandal to sell

Didn't your mother tell you don't run with scissors?
You might just fall and hurt yourself

They could impale you so don't run with scissors
'Cause being stabbed is not good for your health

No I won't confess all of my sins
'Cause some of my sins are your sins too
I'd rather die on my feet
Than live down on my knees

It's a dangerous game running with scissors
Wouldn't wish you to fall and hurt yourself
It's such a crying shame to see you running with scissors
But stabbing yourself is exactly what you deserve

So why don't you put those scissors down before you hurt someone?

The Mission - Shelter From The Storm (BBC Radio 1 Session for Janice Long Show, 1986)

It's raining cats and dogs and I'm soaked right through the skin

Running blind in the God given light, is where I've been

It's plans to be laid, deals to be made

Price to be paid and prayers to be said

For God only knows where I lay my head

Give me shelter, shelter from the storm

Give me shelter, shelter from the storm

My head is bowed as the wind blows hard and the rain is beating cruel

Walking on water barefoot, in this whirlpool

Gods for plays and days on days

? on ?, these words of play

Give me strength and give me praise and ?? could I lay

Give me shelter, shelter from the storm

Give me shelter, shelter from the storm

Hello, I love you, won't you tell me you name

Hello, I love you, won't you tell me you name

Come on baby light my fire, come on baby light my fire

Come on baby light my fire, come on baby light my fire

Give me shelter, shelter from the storm

Give me shelter, shelter from the storm

Give me shelter, shelter from the storm

Give me shelter, shelter from the storm

Come and get it

It's been a long time since I rock 'n' rolled

It's been a long time since I did that stroll

Let me get it back, let me get it back, let me get it back

Let me get it back, let me get it back, let me get it back

Give me shelter, shelter from the storm

Give me shelter, shelter from the storm

Give me shelter, shelter from the storm

Give me shelter, shelter from the storm

?

I can't get no satisfaction

I can't get no satisfaction

I can't get no satisfaction

I hear you calling Marian

I hear you calling Marian

Give me shelter, shelter from the storm

Give me shelter, shelter from the storm

The Mission - Phantom Pain

I think I should go back on the chemicals again

Everything I do feels so tedious and mundane

I have everything I've ever wanted so I don't know why

Sometimes there are days when all I wanna do is die

There is no logic to my way of fucked up thinking

I'm a drift on the sea of apathy and I'm sinking

Every conversation I have feels so inane

How have I become so blasé and numb to pleasure or pain

Sometimes it feels like the night will never end

Sometimes it feels like despair is my only friend

Sometimes when the sky is blue all I feel is rain

Sometimes I feel nothing at all but phantom pain

Phantom pain

It's a dark road I take, crossing Rubicon

Just like Leda I lay in the embrace of the unholy swan

Can't put a brave face on my inertia any longer

I can't live this masquerade, no more

Sometimes it feels like the night will never end

Sometimes it feels like darkness is my only friend

S ometimes when the sky is blue all I feel is rain

Sometimes I feel nothing at all but phantom pain

Phantom pain

Sometimes I feel nothing at all but phantom pain...

The Mission - Metal Guru

Metal Guru is it you

Metal Guru is it you

Sitting there in your armour plated chair

Metal Guru is it true

Metal Guru is it true

All alone without a telephone

Metal Guru could it be

You're gonna bring my baby to me

She'll be wild you know

A rock'n'roll child

Metal Guru has it been

Just like a silver-studded sabre-tooth dream

I'll be clean you know

Pollution machine

(originally recorded by T. Rex)

The Mission - Trail of Scarlet

It was the word from Milo, a word to the wise

That set me straight about your cheating and your lies

Set down between us like the bottle that we shared

He had to tell me because no one else dared

I'm so disappointed

I'm so very, very let down

And you can have the bed and the stains on the sheets

I'll sleep on the floor, I can't bear your deceit

You gave yourself away for the sake of a thrill

For the price of my conceit, you were a steal

I'm so devastated

I'm so very, very let down

You leave a trail of scarlet like footsteps in the snow

You leave a trail of scarlet everywhere you go

And I'm the last to know

And isn't it just like you to shake the faith in me?

I gave you all I have to give but I couldn't give you all you need

And something that had died was all we had to lose

And the worst thing I ever did to you was ask you to choose

I'm so very lonely

I'm so very, very let down

You leave a trail of scarlet like footsteps in the snow

You leave a trail of scarlet everywhere you go and I'm

The last to know

And didn't we once have it all? Held it in our hands

But it's too easy to deceive a trust that makes no demands

You leave a trail of scarlet like footsteps in the snow

You leave a trail of scarlet everywhere you go and I'm the last to know

The Mission - Anyone but You

I'm climbing the walls again, is it any wonder that I can't sleep?

Climbing the walls again, blood on my hands, still waters run deep

The hardest thing I ever had to do, was to turn around, and walk away from you

And it feels like I've been here before, it's never enough, I always wanted more

I can, can say no, can say no, to anyone but you

I can, can say no, can say no, to anyone but you

I'm running the cold light again, it's only a fool who makes the same mistake twice

Step into the cauldron again, I can't ring at all, I know my truth lies

I can, I can say no, I can say no, to anyone but you

I can, I can say no, to anyone but you

Anyone but you

Anyone but you

It's easy now for me to say that I was wrong, and I really shouldn't have let you go

But I can never deceive, and I can never deceive, that you know me well enough to know

God damn Eve in the original sin, you can't blame Adam for the mess we're in

And just because you say you understand, and say you forgive, doesn't mean that I can

I can, I can say no, to anyone, can say no

I can, I can say no, can say no, to anyone but you

I can, I can say no, to anyone, anyone but you

Can say no, can say no, to anyone but you

The Mission - Sweet Smile Of A Mystery

Man seeks the wisdom of woman

Man needs the comfort of her breast

Like a babe in arms, a suckling child

She keeps me safe and warm

In pressing it on test it and strong

She stands before me naked and bare

But woman

You are the sweet smile of a mystery to me

Woman reaches out across eternity

She brings out the hope, the fear and the child

She brings out the very essence of me

She's the maid of heaven, she's mother of earth

She's nature's child, she's the virgin birth

She's my sister, she's my mother

She's my daughter and she's my lover

But woman, woman

You are the sweet smile of a mystery to me

The Mission - Grapes Of Wrath

The sweat upon his brow and the dirt worked into his hands

The dignity of labour upon a man's own land

The soil of his fathers passes on down through blood to hand

A man's right of birth to reap the harvest from his land

The breaking of his back to keep his dream alive

To work the change of season his instinct to survive

The planting of his seed and to see his harvest grow

Gives a pride to a man to reap the harvest that he sows

T he land of the free, home of the brave

The heartland of pioneers, the heritage of flesh and blood

And along come the winds that blow through the land

With a price to pay for the working man

Money talks and changes hands

And money reaps the harvest money demands

The grapes of wrath

They can take away his freedom they can beat him into the dust

They can burn his home, run him from his land, and leave him out to gather rust

But they can't take away his faith and his honesty and pride

And the knowledge that he holds inside

One day they'll reap the harvest

The grapes of wrath

There's hope in a man that nothing can destroy

A man will endure anything for the dream that he holds dear

And there's pride in a man who knows the truth

His faith in the earth he toils for

His honesty for the air he breathes

The truth of the harvest they will reap

The grapes of wrath

The Mission - Black Mountain Mist

Listen

To the silence

Of the breaking of my heart

From a lowly vale

To the rolling hills

You and I

Lie worlds apart

Time is catching my breath

As love bleeds slowly to death

Black mountain mist

Take me back again

Black mountain mist

Come carry me home

And sleep

Is stirring dreams

Of innocence and yesterday

When the sun shone bright

And high in the sky

And we lived in hope

Of come what may

Forever with laughter we cried

And the truth is never could we have lied

Black mountain mist

Take me back again

Black mountain mist

Come carry me home

And when the rain comes

To clear away the mist

Feel it's caress

Feel it's embrace

Feel it's wasting kiss

Black mountain mist

Take me back again

Black mountain mist

Come carry me home

Black mountain mist

Come carry me, carry me home

Carry me, carry me home

The Mission - Cocoon

I feel your warmth around me

In the touch of your hand

I feel you warm surround me

The swell of a wave that breaks upon the sand

I'm drifting

I'm floating

I'm rising

Within you

I have never knew surrender quite like this

In such chained embrace can have and only exist

And even though I may be a butterfly soon

I am still just a chrysalist in you

You are my cocoon

You are my cocoon

It's raining, it's cold outside

But I feel so warm inside of you

Nothing can touch me in here

I could live forever inside of you

I'm drifting

I'm floating

I'm cumming

Within you

I have never knew surrender quite like this

In such an embrace can have and only exist

And even though I could be a butterfly soon

I am still just a chrysalist in you

You are my cocoon

The Mission - Damaged

So you find it hard to face the cold harsh light of day

Hiding in the shadows of resentment and blame

The argument for violence over reason holds no sway

No matter what you promise I don't think you'll ever change

Damaged, you're oh so damaged

So you can't exist without your powder and pornography

It's a dangerous place where the white line makes you go

Armed with wide-eyed logic and a hand me down biography

There's a devil inside when the mirror's covered in snow

Damaged, oh so damaged

Don't you think you're taking just a little too much for granted

Crawling from the wreckage of another crashed car

And don't you think you're taking just a little too much advantage

Climbing up to heaven just to piss on the stars

Damaged, oh so damaged

The Mission - Litany For The Faithful

I've sang you songs of candlelight and razor blades

I've sang you songs of being loved and betrayed

I've sang you songs of redemption and righteous crusade

I've sang you songs that made you laugh and made you cry

I've sang the blues and I've sang you lullabies

I've sang you songs of flaming one night stands and long goodbyes

I've sang you songs that rejoice and celebrate

I've sang you songs of love by design and by fate

I've sang you songs of ache and lust and appetites to sate

But I can't bring myself to sing

No, I can't bring myself to sing

Of ever leaving you

I've sang you songs of the holy and divine

I've sang you songs of devils and cheap wine

I've sang you songs of fawning courtesans and concubines

I've sang you songs of sadness and of pain

I've sang you songs of the needle and the vein

I've sang the songs of the tears washed away by the rain

I've sang the songs of loss of grief and despair

I've sang the songs of destruction and repair

I've sang you songs of hope belief and faith in prayer

But I can't bring myself to sing

No, I can't bring myself to sing

Of ever leaving you

I've sang you songs of birth and of death

I've sang you songs of air and of breath

I've given you songs born of cocaine and crystal meth

I've sang the songs of ageing ruin and decay

I've sang you songs of the hunter and his prey

I've sang the songs of disenchantment fear and dismay

I've sang you songs of blame and accusation

I've sang you songs of shame and recrimination

I've sang you songs of regret, guilt, penance and salvation

But I can't bring myself to sing

No, I can't bring myself to sing

Of ever leaving you

I've sang you the words of others and made you believe they're mine

I've sang the songs of heaven of Gods and stars that shine

I've sang you songs that have touched you, sent shivers down your spine

I've sang the songs that made your, made your heart sing

That made you feel like a bird on the wing

That made you soar and sometimes roar, I made you sing

But I can't bring myself to sing

No, I can't bring myself to sing

Of ever leaving you...

The Mission - Over The Hills And Far Away

A fleeting glance upon your silken face Medusa

And you can turn my heart and soul to stone

Thank you for the memory, the lasting first impression

Thank you for the steel, that cuts to the bone

Over the hills and far away there's a place that's paradise

Where we walked, walked, walked, walked, walked on in

Talked, talked, talked, talked of sharing dreams

Up and away, where angels dread to tread

Brave rolling thunder and snow storms and pie in the sky

Tangled skein of the marriage made in heaven

Oh why did you, why did you let all the flowers die

Over the hills and far away there's a place that's heaven

Where yours was the first kiss and yours was the last kiss

Over the hills and far away there's a place that's paradise

Where we walked, walked, walked, walked, walked on in

Talked, talked, talked, talked of sharing dreams

Higher and higher with treason, clear reason, are all men guilty?

The sound of laughter ringing true, shining through your childlike eyes

Sacred hearts, epitaphs, touched by winds of change

Oh why did you, how could you let all the flowers die?

Over the hills and far away there's a place that's heaven

Where yours was the first kiss and yours was the last kiss

Over the hills and far away there's a place that's heaven

Where yours was the first kiss, the everlasting kiss

Over the hills and far away there's a place that's paradise

Where we walked, walked, walked, walked, walked on in

Talked, talked, talked, talked of sharing dreams

The Mission - Wasteland (Resurrection Version)

There's a crystal view from my window
And I can see for yers to come I live for the sword the steel and the gun
I can tear down the walls and storm the barricades
Or run to the place where the frightened crawl
Desire lurcks beyond good an evil
So I dance on the graves where the hallowed fall
Over this land
All over this wasteland over this land
All over this wasteland

You can touch but please keep your distance
You're innocent and pure and with no shame
My spirit is willing and my flesh is craved
You tease and you taunt with the pleasure of pain
Over this land
All over this wasteland
Over this land
All over this wasteland

Heaven and hell I know them well
But I haven't yet made my choice
I'm feeling scared 'cos I'm shouting loud
And no one can hear my voice
I'm walking a tightwire can't look down
Cos I'm strung out high above you all
A fateful wind blows through this land
Howls my name and heralds my fall
Over this land
All over this wasteland
Over this land
All over this wasteland
Over this land
All over this wasteland
Over this land
All over this wasteland

The Mission - Sacrilege

Tarot strewn across the floor
Fate creeps under the creaking door
Say farewell to the salad days
Arms held out for the needle haze
Scars, scars start to show
But don't, don't despair for the shame I know

Bible for the love and damned
Religion for the pagan man
Faith and prayer for the chosen few
Mystic shades of violent hue
Blood, blood on my cheeks
And the taste
The taste of ash curls across my tongue

Sacrilege, burning on the funeral pyre
Sacrilege, toss and turn on the cross to burn

Rape and pillage the sacred word
Heart of darkness crowned and stirred
Rite of passage reckless whirl
Fruit forbidden ritual swirl
And you, what can you do?
And I, I say there's nothing you can do to stop this

Sacrilege, burning on the funeral pyre
Sacrilege, toss and turn on the cross to burn

Tarot strewn across the floor
Fate creeps under the creaking door
Say farewell to the salad days
Arms held out for the needle haze
Scars, scars start to show
But don't, don't despair for the shame I know

Sacrilege, burning on the funeral pyre
Sacrilege, toss and turn on the cross to burn

The Mission - Stay With Me

Books and covers and part time lovers

Spinning in rooms in cities of rust

I'm stranded, struck out on this line

There's smoke and fire and steel and wire

And glass and spire and dust

On to the floor at dawn with lips tied and drawn

Sleepless nights spent, with angels heaven sent

Stay with me, lay with me, lay down by my side

Stay with me, lay with me, take me deep inside

Lay with me, stay with me, lay with me

Stay, with me

Stay, with me

All of us lying there in the dreams

Speak of days and another place

I wander as the gypsy under a beckoning moon

Speak of time, and another face

They would in languid cry a fleeting furtive sigh

From the cradle to the grave love to desire and crave

Stay with me, lay with me, lay down by my side

Stay with me, lay with me, take me deep inside

Lay with me, stay with me, lay with me

Stay, with me

Stay, with me

I'll laugh for you, and I'll dance for you

But don't ask me to shed any tears when I have to go

You are a joy and a pleasure to love and to hold

Your promises, are as pure as the driven snow

Passing shapes in the night the touch distraught and light

As you brightly shine, your love tonight is mine

Stay with me, lay with me, lay down by my side

Stay with me, lay with me, take me deep inside

Lay with me, stay with me, lay with me

Stay, with me

Stay, with me

Stay, stay with me

Stay, stay, stay with me

The Mission - Melt

I'll kneel before you, raise you to my lips
Feel for the pulse of you with my fingertips
Bury myself deep inside, between your silken thighs
Taste your sweetness on my tongue, bask in the warmth of your sighs
'Cause this is the most beautiful I've ever felt
I close my eyes and I melt

Succumb to my touch, feel I'm hard again
Let me take your breath away, let me savour your grace again
I worship and revere you, you're hallowed and divine
I would be forever yours if just tonight you'll be mine
'Cause this is the most beautiful I've ever felt
I touch myself and I melt

'Cause this is the most beautiful I've ever felt
I touch myself and I melt
This is the most radiant you've ever been
I close my eyes and I dream

The Mission - Tyranny of Secrets

Well, I'll be damned
And so will you
There's so many things

We can't undo
The guilt of Cain
Falls to all men
The same mistakes
We make again and again
And again and again and again...

Keep nailing myself
To the same bloody cross
There's always faith
When hope is lost
Where once we would
Share and confide
Now there's sad truths
We hold inside

We hide it away
We hide it away
It's the tyranny
The tyranny of secrets
Of secrets

We've sailed this ship
Through troubled waters
And cast her anchor
On strange shores
And now she's sinking
We're clinging to her mast
Sometimes it's hard
To forgive the past
And now we live
In worlds estranged
A code of silence
Everything has changed

We hide it away
We hide it away
It's the tyranny
The tyranny of secrets
Of secrets

"He swore no allegiance"
Will be my epitaph
Another dead language
In the aftermath

I hide it away
You hide it away
We hide it away
It's the tyranny
The tyranny of secrets
The tyranny of secrets

The tyranny, the tyranny of secrets!

The Mission - The Girl In A Fur Skin Rug

It's time of martyrs and assassins
Demonstration reigns everywhere
Crowds of people young are amassing
There's a revolution in the air
Anarchy and fighting on the city streets
A new voice is shouting loud in the searing heat

It's time of prophets with protest songs
Tryin' to make it right their fathers wrongs
Rail against the picks of the grey haired guard
Fight against the bullies of the old school yard
Fists raining hard
Playground thugs - we all love the girl in a furskin rug

It's time of butterflies on the wheel
Take a magic trip and they throw 'em in jail
And sergeant pilcher he's going down
What a clown
Planting drugs - on the girl in a furskin rug

I wasn't there
Just too young for that
But I've watched the film and read the book
And though I swear it's the same old hat
Nostalgia sells and we love the look - of the girl in a furskin rug

The dream is over long time gone
The old brigade just carries on
It was all a con
But I'd still love to hug - the girl in a furskin rug