Hoping to get the ball rolling...
(I'll edit this post with corrections and more as we go along, then OP can edit the main post). Things that I'm confused about have a strike through.EDIT: Done with all of them. Personally I feel like these are the most accurate we could get at this point. Thanks to everybody who helped, loveu4ever
RIVERMAN:There's something in the way
she moves me, to distraction;
I travelled all this way to try and make amends
'Cause heavy in the air
are the words that she left hanging
I tried to walk away, but I only stand and stare.
Chorus:
The rain that comes
All of the love that was left behind is gone
When the riverman runs
Find me the girl who electrifies the storm
'cause in a little while, she'll be gone...
I waited in the rain
My feet too wet to stand in
I shouted out your name
behind the rainbow's end
But somewhere in the crowd,
she heard me jingle jangling
Like a memory that fades,
she slipped away again...
(Chorus)
'cause in a little while, she'll be gone.
(The riverman runs!) (x bunchoftimes)
IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT:
(playground chant)
They tell me you've touched the face of God,
at the sound of the rope cracking on your neck
They tell me you'd never give it up
like the song that was soul singing in your head
So honey please, don't let go
or you'll fall into the dead of night
So honey please, don't let go
You better learn to fly,
'cause they're gonna point you up at the skYYYYY
Chorus:
The more that you want it
The more that you need it
I know that you'll be by my side
In the heat of the moment
When the thunder and lightning comes
I know that you'll be by my side
That loving man ain't no rolling stone
At the sound of the drums, I'm gonna set you free
I talk to him on the telephone,
and these are the words that he gave to me...
He said honey please, don't let go
or you'll fall into the dead of night
So honey please, don't let go
You better learn to fly,
'cause they're gonna point you up at the skYYYYYY
(Chorus)
(playground chant)
THE GIRL WITH X-RAY EYES:Tried to hang on to myself
Don't believe in no-one else
And I'm shakin' like a leaf
as I fall into the street
But the girl with X-Ray eyes,
she's gonna see through my disgu-iiise
Going nowhere down a hill,
It's hard to swallow, like the pill
that was twisted on your tongue
by the seed of the standing still
There was no-one to be seen,
no-one left to hear my scream...
Chorus:
So she took me by the hand
We followed clues left in the sand
as she swallowed space and time
We gathered, pulled, and swam
She shot me to the sun,
like a bullet from the gun...
When the deed was done,
in the morning she was gone
Turn the page and let it go
like your mother told you so
Life, it stretches on for miles
The truth is on your stereo
The girl with X-ray ey-eeyeees,
she's gonna see through your disgui-iiise
(Chorus)
LOCK ALL THE DOORS:She wore a star-shaped tambourine,
prettiest girl I'd ever seen
was standing lost and lonely on the shore
I tried to catch her every night,
dancing on the road in her candlelight
But I can't seem to reach her anymore
Chorus:
Lock all the doors!
Maybe they'll never find us
I could be sure, like never before, this time.
Get down on the floor!
Turn all the lights off inside
I could be sure, like never before, this time.
You know it's mine
You know it's mine
She never hears me when I speak
I gotta find out where that magick sleeps
And I can feel you underneath my skin
Ready for
take-on, another side'cause I don't wanna sail on the ocean wide
'cause we might never live to meet again
(Chorus)
You know it's mine
You know it's mine
THE DYING OF THE LIGHT:I keep on running, but I can't get to the mountain
Behind me lie the years that I've misspent
And I've been sinking like a flower in the fountain
When all the love I'm gonna need is heaven-sent...
Gonna try my best to get there,
but I can't afford the bus fare
and the storm that's rolling over
Man, it makes me wanna cry...
Chorus:
And I was told
that the streets were paved with gold
and there'd be no time for getting out when we were young
It's alright,
if you dance with me tonight,
we'll fight the dying of the light and we'll catch the sun.
Woke up sleeping on the train that was bound for Nowhere
Echoes that I could hear were all my own
The world had turned, and I'd become a stranger
And I'm tired of watching all the flowers turn to stone...
'Cause I try my best to get there,
but I can't afford the bus fare
and the storm that's rolling over
Man, it makes me wanna cry...
And the cold against my shoulder,
when it comes on in the winter,
and it seems to last forever,
and it makes me wanna
it makes me wanna
crrYYY
(Chorus)
Gonna try my best to get there,
but I can't afford the bus fare
and the storm that's rolling over
Man, it makes me wanna cry...
(Chorus)
THE RIGHT STUFF:Out of the blue, I heard an angel say
"Give me your soul and I'll be on my way"
You and I, got the right stuff
You and I, got the right stuff
Are you a sleeper or a mortal soul?
Are you the devil with a heart of gold?
You and I, got the right stuff
You and I, got the right stuff
When your heart gets shattered
and you jeans get frayed,
and your baby sings the morning
at the end of the day
You and I, got the right stuff
You and I, got the right stuff
You and I, got the right stuff
You and I, got the right stuff
WHILE THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME:Hold that thought
Don't let me go
We can dance beneath the fireflies on an empty road.
It's a shame how a memory
fades to grey.
We let love get lost in anger, chasing yesterday...
Chorus:
Find me a place where the sun shines through the rain
Find me the pleasure in the pain
While the song remains the same, let it go on and on and on...
Taking you back
to the town where I was born
'cause I'm tired of being a stranger and I'm miles from home.
We can hide
by a lonely window pane
We can walk the streets of my life while they still remain.
(Chorus)
Hold that thought
Don't let me go
We can dance beneath the fireflies on an empty road.
THE MEXICAN:You say that you need love
just like a kid on crack
I got a feeling that what you want
is kinda holding you back
You say you can't find your feet
under the morning sun
I got a feeling that what you are,
might just be blowing away your mind
Thought I talking about a new religion
Raining on the outside, lost in the fog
I was only dreaming of a revolution
Waiting for the right time, watching the clock
You say that you need love
just like a kid on crack
I got a feeling that what you want
is kinda holding you back
You say you can't feel the heat
behind a setting sun
I got a feeling that what you are,
might just be blowing away your mind
Thought I was talking about a new religion
Waiting on the outside, lost in the fog
I was only dreaming of a revolution
Waiting for the right time, watching the clock...
YOU KNOW WE CAN'T GO BACK:Many's the time when I found I'd lost my way, love
I was stranded inside of a solid city wall
With my hand on my heart, I couldn't tell you if I'd been dreaming
Take me to my lover's arms, I won't wake up this time
Maybe I believe in magic, love
Find it in the moon and stars above
Drag it from the one horse town and I'll bring you down
and I'll love you for all time
But it's alright
You know we can't go back
I said it's alright
but you know we can't go back
and when we can't go back...
Can't pass the time, well I guess must be leaving
Gone are the days and the dreams we screamed out loud
With my heart in my mouth, I couldn't tell you what just hit me
Take me to my lovers arms, I won't back down this time
Maybe I believe in magic, love
Find it in the moon and stars above
Drag it from the one horse town and I'll bring you
down
and I'll love you for all time
And it's alright
but you know we can't go back
I said it's alright
but you know we can't go back
you know we can't go back!
BALLAD OF THE MIGHTY I:Followed you down to the end of the world,
but wait outside your window
Heat or the rain, I would call your name
but you just pass me by
If you put me up like a fly on the wall,
you'll be to blame when the heavens fall
Give me a sign if you hear me call...
but you just pass me by
The colours around me are fading away,
and I'll be waiting, come what may
I'll find you (yes I'll find you)
If I gotta be the man who walks the Earth alone
Followed the stars and I sailed to the sun
and held it in my fingers
Alone on the beach, on my own, outta reach
but you just pass me by
Give you the world if you take my hand,
but you left me alone in the sinking sand
Strike up the band for one last dance,
and you just pass me by
Show me the rules of the games you play
and I'll be waiting, come what may
I'll find you (yes I'll find you)
If I gotta be the man who walks the Earth alone
Followed you now to the end of the world,
but wait outside your window
Heat or the rain, I would call your name
but you just pass me by
Wherever you run, I'll be on your tail
Whenever you're hiding behind your veil,
I'll find you (yes I'll find you)
If I gotta be the man who walks the Earth alone
[beautiful, fucking beautiful guitar work]