Artist: The Rezillos Album: Can't Stand The Rezillos {1978}

There's a threat approaching from the stars
All the horrors from Venus and Mars
Everybody better be on guard
When the flying saucers land
Watch the skies above the horizon
For the spies who have no flies on
When they appear through the stratosphere
Better lock yourself inside

Flying saucer attack
I'm never comin' back
Oh, oh, oh, until it's over

Laser beams and gamma projectors
There'll be nothing on earth to protect us
When they arrive out of the sky
They'll be frying us alive
Call out the army and United Nations
Alert the police and air force stations
Tell everybody to run and hide
Because the end is near at hand

Flying saucer attack
I'm never comin' back
Oh, oh, oh, until it's over

There's a threat approaching from the stars
All the horrors from Venus and Mars
Everybody better be on guard
When the flying saucers land
Watch the skies above the horizon
For the spies who have no flies on
When they appear through the stratosphere
Better lock yourself inside

Flying saucer attack
I'm never comin' back
Oh, oh, oh, until it's over
Oh, oh, oh, until it's over
Oh, oh, oh, until it's over

Mommy, mommy, can I climb all the trees in the park
Mama, mama, can I stay out till late in the dark
Mama, mama, don't overprotect me now
I just wanna have some fun at night

But I can hear you say
No - because I'm not old enough
No - because I've been told enough
No - because I should listen to my pa

What's wrong with the kids from the wrong end of town
They're my friends cos they always want me around
Hey, mother, don't underestimate them now
Were gonna have fun when the sun goes down

But I can hear you say
No - because I'm not old enough
No - because I've been told enough
No - because I should listen to my pa

Hey, baby, shall we go for a stroll in the park
Hey, baby, shall we stay until late in the dark
Hey, baby, if you overreact to me, now
Then we could really have some fun tonight

But I can hear you say
No - because I'm not old enough
No - because I've been told enough
No - because I always listen to my ma
No - because I'm not old enough
No - because I've been told enough
No - because I always listen to my ma

Well, now the cat's a-rockin' and everyone's feelin' alright - alright
Say, on a Wednesday evening there's sure gonna be a fight - yeah, a fight
I say, somebody's gonna get their head kicked in tonight

Well, now the bodies movin' and everyone's shouting for more - more
I say, there's gonna be a pool of blood on the dancehall floor - on the floor
I say, somebody's gonna get their head kicked in tonight

We're gonna rip up the chairs - tear down the walls
Smash up the back - and really have a ball
All of us boys gonna be in full dress
And the whole dance floor'll be a doggone mess

Well, the cat's a-rockin' and everyone's feelin' alright - alright
Said, on a Wednesday evening there's sure gonna be a fight - yeah, a fight
I say, somebody's gonna get their head kicked in tonight
Put a boot in

We're gonna rip up the chairs - tear down the walls
Smash up the back - and really have a ball
All of us boys gonna be in full dress
And the whole dance floor'll be a doggone mess

So while the cat's a-rockin' and everyone's feelin' alright - alright
Said, on a Wednesday evening there's sure gonna be a fight - yeah, a fight
I say, somebody's gonna get their head
Somebody's gonna get their head
Somebody's gonna get their head kicked in tonight

Hold tight - now we're on our own
Cue light - now it's ready to roll
Tonight - how I've waited for, aggravated for years
It's fun - oh, I just can't wait
Hold on - do I look up to date
You're on - I'll do anything if that's the right thing to see

Does it matter what is shown
Just as long as everyone knows
What is selling, what to buy
The stock market for your hi-fi
Take the money, leave the box
Everybody's on Top Of The Pops

There's one - born every day
Sing song - then they fade away
Ding dong - what's your future in the pop music industry
Alright - so you make the grade
Hold tight - to the buck you made
Just wait - you been rated for constipated peak viewing time

Does it matter what is shown
Just as long as everyone knows
What's in fashion, what is seen
On the front of a television screen
Take the money, leave the box
Everybody's on Top Of The Pops

Hold tight - now we're on our own
Cue light - now it's ready to roll
Tonight - how I've waited for, aggravated for years
It's fun - oh, I just can't wait
Hold on - do I look up to date
You're on - I'll do anything if that's the right thing to see

Does it matter what is shown
Just as long as everyone knows
What is selling, what to buy
The stock market for your hi-fi
Take the money, leave the box
Everybody's on Top Of The Pops
Pay the money, watch the box
Everybody's on Top Of The Pops
Everybody's on Top Of The Pops, hey

I wanted to see if two thousand A.D.
Was ever in place for someone like me
I looked at the future for a paperback culture
I think there was more in nineteen sixty-four
Oh no, oh no, oh no
Oh no, oh no, oh no

It's easy to see that two thousand A.D.
Will never appear a reality
It's a slap in the face for the human race
Just to survive to be eaten alive
Oh no, oh no, oh no
Oh no, oh no, oh no

Two thousand A.D. - two thousand A.D.
I'm happy to be - I'm happy to be
Where everything's new - where everything's new
And nothing is free - and nothing is free
I live in the future with the paperback culture
I came through the door from nineteen sixty-four
Oh no, oh no, oh no
Oh no, oh no, oh no

You suddenly don't like words
You talk so much it's uncool
We're movin' backwards
No broken thoughts, you're undone
All this talk, it's late and it's dark
Think you'll talk until the leaves are brown
It gets me
All I wanted to do was dance with you

Sometimes I wondered
If you feel ever lost, man
And tempature lost, man
If you can be the bossman
All this talkin' around the point
I can't face the point, I wanna go home
Unhealthy
Cos there's a lot that that we could do

All this talkin' around the point
And looking at me like I'm goin' on and on
On and on and on and on, on and on

You suddenly don't like words
You talk so much it's uncool
We're movin' backwards
No broken thoughts, you're undone
All this talk, it's late and it's dark
Think you'll talk until the leaves are brown
It gets me
All I wanted to do was dance with you

Talk to me of summer
It's cold and dark and that time of the year
And I don't know if I'll be here at the turning of the year

I can't stand my baby
It's a real drag
I think I'm going crazy
I'm gonna go radge
It is uncool, oh yeah

I can't stand the tempo
I can't take the noise
I wanna be a baby
I wanna touch toys
I am uncool, oh yeah

I can't stand up
Let me sit down
Let me hear a record
Let me hear Brahms
This is uncool, oh yeah
Oh yeah, oh no

You say that you love me - say you love me
All of the time - all of the time
You say that you need me - say you need me
You'll always be mine - always be mine

And I'm feelin' glad all over
Yes, I'm glad all over
Baby, I'm glad all over
So glad you're mine

I'll make you happy - make you happy
You'll never be blue - never be blue
Because this love, now - because this love
Will always be true - always be true

And I'm feelin' glad all over
Yes, I'm glad all over
Baby, I'm glad all over
So glad you're mine

Other boys may try to take me away - take me away
But you know, it's by your side I will stay, I will stay

All of your life, now - all of your life
Till the end of time - end of time
Because this love, now - because this love
Is only yours and mine - yours and mine

And I'm feelin' glad all over
Yes, I'm glad all over
Baby, I'm glad all over
So glad you're mine

Other boys may try to take me away - take me away
But you know, it's by your side I will stay, I will stay

All of your life, now - all of your life
Till the end of time - end of time
Because this love, now - because this love
Is only yours and mine - yours and mine

And I'm feelin' glad all over
Yes, I'm glad all over
Baby, I'm glad all over
So glad you're mine
I'm so glad that you're mine now
I'm so glad that you're mine now

She don't care for one night stands
And naughty boys with sweaty hands
She got a thing about carving wood
Or shaping a figure from a lump of mud

Don't love my baby for her pouting lips
Don't love my baby for her curvy hips
I love my baby cos she does good sculptures, yeah

Her fingernails, rouge talons fonce
They cut my skin more than once
She is a thing made of solid love
She shape my body like a lump of mud

Don't love my baby for her pouting lips
Don't love my baby for her curvy hips
I love my baby cos she does good sculptures, yeah, yeah

Come one, come on, come on
Woo, oh yeah

She is cool in her studio
E.I. addi, addio
She killa-dilla, she cuts it smooth
Always looking like she never loose

Don't love my baby for her pouting lips
Don't love my baby for her curvy hips
I love my baby cos she does good sculptures, yeah
I love my baby cos she does good sculptures, yeah
I love my baby cos she does good sculptures
I love my baby cos she does good sculptures
I love my baby cos she does good sculptures, yeah, yeah

I like it, I like it
I like the way you run your fingers through my hair
And I like the way you tickle my chin
And I like the way you let me come in when your mama ain't there

I like it, I like it
I like the things you do and all the things you say
And I like it more with every day
And I like it always hearin' you say you're likin' it too, you're likin' it too

I'm asking you, "What do you wanna do?"
Do you agree that the world was built for you and me

I like it, I like it
I like the funny feeling being here with you
And I like it more when everyday
And I like it always hearin' you say you're likin' it too, you're likin' it too

Do that again, you're driving me insane
Kiss me once more, that's another thing I like you for

I like it, I like it
I like the funny feeling being here with you
Oh, and I like it more when everyday
And I like it always hearin' you say you're likin' it too, you're likin' it too
I said I like it, are you liking it too

Walking through the park I'm like a child at play
Thinking about the things I said I'd do today
Yeah, the state of things is getting bad, it's getting me down
I think I'll pack up all my bags and leave this town
It's getting me down

Money is the only thing that turns me on
But someone else has got it and I got none
Oh, give it to me, baby, that's a-what I need
Living, not existing, that's the thing for me
It's getting me down
I said, it's getting me down

It's getting me down

I said, walking through the park I'm like a child at play
Thinking about the things I said I'd do today
The state of things is getting bad, getting me down
I said I'll pack my bags and then I'll leave this town
It's getting me down
It's getting me down
It's getting me down

The footsteps echo through
A shady avenue
The checkpoint makes no stand
In an iron curtain land
Cold wars have cooled me down
Kept my ear to the ground

Cold, cold - call me your way
Cold, cold - every day
Cold wars are here to stay

The darkness grew and grew
As I reached the rendezvous
I trade my suitcase in
For a taste of Western air
Cold wars have cooled me down
Kept my ear to the ground

Cold, cold - call me your way
Cold, cold - every day
Cold wars are here to stay

A footprint in the snow
This way I must go

Cold, cold - call me your way
Cold, cold - every day
Cold wars are here to stay

The satellites of doom
All live beyond the moon
The Commies and the free
Now face redundancy
Cold wars have cooled me down
Kept my ear to the ground

Cold, cold - call me your way
Cold, cold - every day
Cold wars are here to stay
Cold, cold - call me your way
Cold, cold - every day
Cold wars are here to stay

Out in the streets in every town
Everybody keeps movin' me down and down
From early morning till late at night
Nobody gonna give me no healthy jive

I'm getting that bad guy reaction
Status contraction all the time
Won't listen to me
You only try to put me down

Don't write my name on every wall
Go breaking windows or telephones
What sounds I rate, what movie show
Don't classify me with no one else

I'm getting that bad guy reaction
Status contraction all the time
Won't listen to me
You only try to put me down

Don't write my name on every wall
Go breaking windows or telephones
What sounds I rate, what movie show
Don't classify me with no one else

Bad guy reaction
Status contraction all the time
Won't listen to me
You ain't tryin' to put me down
Oh, don't think I'm stupid
Don't ever try to put me down

Destination Venus, more than darkness lies between us
Twenty million miles of bleakness, human weakness
Holding my receiver I can feel you coming nearer
Probing through the airwaves clearer, clearer, clearer

Destination Venus � my heart was never slow
Destination Venus � where you are I'll always go
I hear your voice on the radio

Further modulation of the frequency rotation
Triggered waveband activation, near elation
Somewhere in the distance I could hear a voice one instance
Then it faded from existence, no persistence

Destination Venus � my heart was never slow
Destination Venus � where you are I'll always go
I hear your voice on the radio

Well, destination Venus, only darkness lies between us
Twenty million miles of bleakness, human weakness
Holding your receiver, can you feel me coming nearer
Probing through the airwaves clearer, clearer, clearer

Destination Venus � my heart was never slow
Destination Venus � where you are I'll always go
I hear your voice on the radio
Destination Venus � my heart was never slow
Destination Venus � where you are I'll always go
I hear your voice on the radio
I hear your voice on the radio
I hear your voice on the radio
I hear your voice on the radio
I hear your voice on the radio

Keep coming through on the radio
Keep coming through on the radio
Keep coming through on the radio
Keep coming through on the radio
Keep coming through on the radio
Keep coming through on the radio

My baby got mystery action
Well, she lookin' like a fatal attraction
So, I call her on the telephone, say, "Won't you come on round?"
It's cold out so were stayin' at home, I gotta say out loud
Battery operated, she got flashing lights
Push button activated, she got no time for fussin' and fights
She's not recommended by a problem page
For children under three years of age
She never far away but she's always out of sight

Yeah, baby, I'm your Mister Reaction
My mind is aching and it's missing a fraction
Now you're doin' what you always do - bump and go and scream
You don't know where you're goin' to or even where you've been
Battery operated with a beep-beep sound
Push button activated, you'll never catch her runnin' around
She don't try to be like a T.V. star
Her mystery action won't go that far
The way she's acting is a mystery to me

My baby got a mystery action
Well, she lookin' like a fatal attraction
So, I call her on the telephone, say, "Won't you come on round?"
It's cold out so were stayin' at home, I gotta say out loud
Battery operated, she got flashing lights
Push button activated, she got no time for fussin' and fights
She don't try to be like a T.V. star
Her mystery action won't go that far
The way she's acting is a mystery to me
The way she's acting is a mystery to me
The way she's acting is a mystery to me