Level Best de Level 42

Listado de Canciones

1. Running In The Family

   Letra

   Our dad would send us to our room He'd be the voice of doom He said that we would thank him later All day, he was solid as a rock But by eight o'clock We'd be crumbling One night, my brother Joe and me Climbed down the family tree That grew outside our bedroom window We ran, though we knew it couldn't last Running from the past From things that we were born to be Looking back, it's so bizarre It runs in the family All the things we are On the back seat of the car With Joseph and Emily We only see so far And we all have our daddy's eyes Looking back, it's so bizarre Dad rang the officer in charge A man so large He barely fit his circumstances He said two kids out on the street Were picked up on the beat And in the station So there's me, with Emily and Joe Daddy driving home All heading in the same direction He knew, no matter what the breaks We'd make the same mistakes Couldn't take his eyes of Joe and me Looking back, it's so bizarre It runs in the family All the things we are On the back seat of the car With Joseph and Emily We only see so far And we all have our daddy's eyes Looking back, it's so bizarre It runs in the family All the things we are Looking back, it's so bizarre Like a dream within a dream We're all somewhere in between Like a drummer plays his drum Like a father, like a son And your gonna have to face the music, oh yeah Face the music Hey hey, we keep it running in the family Hey hey, we keep it coming in the family Looking back, it's so bizarre It runs in the family All the things we are On the back seat of the car With Joseph and Emily We only see so far 'Cause we all have our daddy's eyes Looking back, it's so bizarre, whoa yeah Running in the family Running in the family And we all have our daddy's eyes Looking back, it's so bizarre, whoa yeah Running in the family
2. The Sun Goes Down
3. Something About You

   Letra

   Ooh... Ooh... How - how can it be that a love Carved out of caring fashioned by fate Could suffer so hard From the games played much too often But making mistakes is a part Of life's imperfections born of the years Is it so wrong to be human after all Drawn into the stream Of undefined illusion Those diamond dreams They can't disguise the truth That there is something about you Baby so right I wouldn't be without you baby tonight If ever our love was concealed No one can say that we didn't feel A million things And a perfect dream of life Gone, fragile but free We remain tender together If not so in love It's not so wrong We're only human after all These changing years They add to your confusion Oh and you need to hear the time That told the truth That there is something about you Baby so right Don't want to be without you Baby tonight Because there's something about you Baby so right I couldn't live without you Baby tonight Ooh... Ooh... And there's something about you I couldn't live without you Tonight
4. Tracie

   Letra

   Steppin' out from underneath my shadow Walking home from fridays nine to five Rememberin' the long way round the meadow The one we used to take from time to time I thought about you How you must have changed now baby Far away from me How I used to savour all your kisses Where no one else could see Exchanging knowing glances across the schoolroom Dreamin' of a love down by the sea Changing plans to cover up for one another Working on our secret fantasy But now as I walk down the road to your house baby There's no one there but me How I wish that I could steal your kisses Just as they used to be And I wanna know Tracie, where are you now girl I don't know why this feeling's so strong Tracie, where have you been You know there's no one now to tell us we're wrong Countin' by the street lights to the phone box Where we used to meet before the dawn Smoking on the top floor of the school bus Promising the moon as we rode along But now if I saw you across a crowded dance floor Or somewhere in the town Would you show me what I have been missing And spin me round and round Tracie, where are you now girl I don't know why this feeling's so strong Tracie, where have you been You know there's no one now to tell us we're wrong 'cause deep inside from some other place I turn to find we're there face to face We laugh, we cry, we work and we play As love filled night gives way to the day [repeat chorus]
5. Starchild

   Letra

   When I was an infant in my mother's arms I would watch the starlight in her face 'Cause I was reaching out to understand the cosmic charm I am just a starchild born in space Way up high above the sky All that beauty passes by Whole worlds still unknown And out beyond the blue There's a place for people too It's time for us to go I have seen the sun shine bright in paradise I have been there, I have seen it Everywhere space people stare through ageless eyes I have seen them, I believe it Way up high above the sky All that beauty passes by Whole worlds still unknown And out beyond the blue There's a place for people too It's time for us to go We have time (In my dreams) Time and space While we're young (Floating free) We can chase To the stars Searching for the magic in the universe Guided by the stars that light my way I have seen the sun shine bright in paradise I am just a starchild born in space If you want to go with me I'll take you there I've been shown the secrets face to face I have seen the sun shine bright in paradise I am just a starchild born in space
6. It's Over
7. Hot Water

   Letra

   Tell me something Why do I always find it hard Just to get along Try my best for nothing Every little thing I do is wrong Feel it in my brain Driving me insane Round and round The same old tune Daddy's on the phone You know you're not alone Turn that down And clean up your room Sons and daughters (Don't fall in) In hot water Sons and daughters (They don't do) What they oughta Tell (tell) you something Music is the key to set me free To the beat (on the street) I'm jumping Forgetting all the things they said 'bout me Here it comes again Chugging like a train Round and round An impeccable groove I know it's getting late But I won't hesitate Can't slow down Got to do what I do Sons and daughters (Always in) In hot water Wasting time Is a crime in their eyes But I'm still young So much time to decide what to do I don't need confirmation For my boyhood extrapolation Though I'm not sure of my direction I have the groove for my protection Here it comes again Chugging like a train Round and round An impeccable groove I know it's getting late But I won't hesitate Can't slow down Got to do what I do Sons and daughters (Don't fall in) In hot water (When they fall by the way) Sons and daughters (They don't do) What they oughta Tell me something Where you staying tonight Your folks Have waited up for you Now they've locked the door And turned off the light
8. Take Care Of Yourself
9. Heaven In My Hands

   Letra

   I'm going nowhere Gotta face up to it Gotta wake up to it I feel so guilty Killing time is a sin A dam burst of dreams flows thru' me They show me where I could be Flash point feelings flow Thru' my mind moving When my friends tell me You just can't connect You ain't got no respect They tell me nothing 'Cos I know about that Yes I know about that I'm not gonna take what people say Don't feel that I belong today Sense of freedom and Sense of pride From the mountains to the sea I'll run across this land Looking out for strength and beauty A diamond in the sand And I will chase the four winds over Trying to understand And I won't stop until I'm holding Heaven in my hands I won't let nobody Turn me off the track Now there's no turning back Won't let no worries Turn my inside down Now there's no room for doubt I'm heading for my destiny And it feels electric to me Flash point feelings flow Thru' my mind I was lonely going nowhere Drowning on dry land I was almost stranded there a Shipwreck on the sand But now I'll chase the whole world over Making my demands And I won't stop until I'm holding Heaven in my hands From the mountains to the sea I'll run across this land Looking out for strength and beauty A diamond in the sand And I will chase the four winds over Trying to understand And I won't stop until I'm holding Heaven in my hands I was lonely going nowhere Drowning on dry land I was almost stranded there a Shipwreck on the sand But now I'll chase the whole world over Making my demands And I won't stop until I'm holding Heaven in my hands [Repeat]
10. Children Say

    Letra

    I keep to myself what I might share with others but they don't seem to understand I open my mouth to rediscover that I don't have the words at my command holding out for a world so much better but I'm a stranger in a stranger's land all my friends have sold out couldn't handle the pressure counting their blessings trying to salvage what they can Children say - children say we open our minds as one but one more day - slips away why don't the dreams of the young never come to be When I overhear my parents conversations well I'm struck by the things they say it seems they traded the years for mere complications who ever thought it could end this way they close the door but they can't lock it 'cause something of their childhood remains and they've felt it before when the man in their pocket counted the cost of their material gains Children say - come what may be strong for the friends you've known but one fine day - (not) far away will we remember the love we used to own Children say - children say we open our minds as one as one more day slips away why don't the dreams of the young never come to be Well you knew what I was saying but did you know what it meant when you saw that look in my eye did you know it was heaven sent was it all a waking dream all that time we must have spent well I guess it must have been somehow that feeling came and went Children say - come what may be strong for the friends you've known but one fine day - (not) far away will we remember the love we used to own Children say - children say we open our minds as one as one more day - slips away why don't the dreams of the young never come to be Children say - children say we thought it would never go as one more day - slips away who ever thought we could be so lonely
11. Love Games

    Letra

    As I watch your face I can see my life go by You mean everything to me Just can't take no more Throw a smile my way And the pain I feel inside Turns to love for you And I'm yours Do lovers ever need to hide The things they really feel inside I simply need you to need me Can't you see Once I hoped to be Your lover and your friend But it turned into a game I won't play no more I believe I'm right When I say you loved me too It just can't go on Your love games Your love games Do lovers ever need to hide The things they really feel inside If you won't show your heart to me Set me free Now the time has come To show you how I feel The love I gave to you I can't give no more Even now I see The salt tears in your eyes But it can't go on Your love games Your love games Your love games Your love games [Repeat to fade]
12. The Chinese Way

    Letra

    Take a journey back in time Leave the western world behind Cross the mountains to Peking Where the paper lanterns gently swing The Chinese way Who knows what they know The Chinese legend grows The Chinese way Who knows what they know The Chinese legend grows My eyes wide open I feel a breeze Words softly spoken In Cantonese Standing at the master's side Then with patience he confides Secret knowledge, sacred ways Pearls of wisdom from the dragon days I could never lie For honor I would die Following the Chinese way So many years ago Heroes ruled the world (Some died for love in a cruel world) They were the only ones in a cruel world I could never lie For honor I would die Following the Chinese way From the mountains to Peking Where the paper lanterns gently swing The Chinese way Who knows what they know The Chinese legend grows The Chinese way Who knows what they know The Chinese legend grows The Chinese way Who knows what they know The Chinese legend grows The Chinese way Who knows what they know The Chinese legend grows
13. Leaving Me Now

    Letra

    It seems true love is so rare Seems all I've known is deceit Your laughter fills the air Once more I'm sensing defeat And I suppose you're leaving me now I was so sure, now I'm so full of doubt And I suppose you'll be leaving this place Just like the smile you've wiped from my face This time I always gave my best Your memory serves you so badly Some people kill for less Yet I'd still die for you gladly (so gladly) But I suppose it's my turn now To play a scene that's familiar somehow I turn the page and you walk away Not even love could bring you to stay This time Walk away, it's so easy Once more I'm learning In the depths of my despair Your lies confirming True love is so rare And I suppose it's my turn now There's no more love, only feelings of doubt Gone with the hope your words have erased Gone with the smile you wiped from my face Love is a ship we all hope to steer Through troubled times, 'cross an ocean of tears A midnight sea that swells in your eyes Takes just one look to know I'm still mesmerised But I suppose you're leaving me now I was so sure, now I'm so full of doubt I turn the page and you walk away Not even love could bring you to stay This time Leaving me now Leaving this place
14. Lessons In Love

    Letra

    I'm not proud, I was wrong And the truth is hard to take I felt sure we had enough But our love went overboard Lifeboat lies lost at sea I've been trying to reach your shore Waves of doubt keep drowning me All the dreams that we were building We never fulfilled them Could be better, should be better For lessons in love For restless eyes, egos burn And the mold is hard to break Now we've waded in too deep And love is overboard Heavy hearts, token words All the hopes I ever had Fade like footprints in the sand All the homes that we were building We never lived in Could be better, should be better Lessons in love If we lose the time before us The future will ignore us We should use it, we could use it, yeah Lessons in love Lost without love Lessons in love When will you ever learn Lessons in love When there's nowhere left to turn Lessons in love Don't let your spirit burn Lessons in love I'll wait 'till you return All the dreams that we were building We never lived them We should use it, we could use it, yeah For lessons in love All the homes that we were building we never lived in Could be better, should be better Lessons in love If we lose the time before us The future will ignore us We should use it, we could use it, yeah Lessons in love
15. Micro Kid
16. Take A Look

    Letra

    I'm a ragged man with a ragged heart but I wear my soul with pride you can see me on the road see my carrying my home and perhaps it seems that I'm all alone but I'm happy here inside you can keep your fancy dress 'cause to me it don't impress when I look in your face that camera smile looks out of place on you by the look in your eyes I can see you realize so lend yourself to me I'll show you what could be well I've come so far down so many roads I've experienced your pain you know that that's a fact I can see the way you act but I learned to see what was wrong with me and I won't go back again I know I've made mistakes but I also made the break you surround yourself with secrets you are afraid to show to the world you convince yourself there's no other way to go don't you see the smile on my face does it look so out of place so lend yourself to me I'll show you what could be (yes I will) so many ways for you to spend the passing days loving and living or losing and using life is forgiving so use it well feeling revealing or wheeling and dealing life's not for stealing and time will tell take a look at your face take a look at your face you must surely know if man made heaven then man made hell so take a look at yourself what's this secret you can't tell me (when I look in your face I see that smile so out of place on you and by the look in your eyes I can see you realize, oh yeah)
17. To Be With You Again

    Letra

    I've been making moves in chains Wrapped around my hollow heart the thought of you remains I can't replace your face no matter how I try And in the night I cry from wanting you You know I thought I could not lose America was calling me you said I must choose Between a life of love or visions that will fade And now the choice is made I'm so lonely Can you feel me reaching out to you? I'm so lonely, are you lonely too? I would give anything to make you understand That I would go anywhere to be with you again Heaven help me if you can I remember better days, now I understand You can't buy happiness, love is not for sale The night is turning pale and I'm needing you I've tried to talk the time away (but the time is here to stay) Empty ears aren't listening To one word I say (time to play) The dream became a big machine out of control And here inside my soul, I'm so lonely Where are you now when I need you so? I'm so lonely, I need you to know I would give anything to make you understand And I would go anywhere to be with you again I was standing in the rain I need to be with you again, yeah, baby Can you feel me reaching out to you? I'm so lonely, are you lonely too? Where are you now, now I need you so? I'm so lonely, I need you to know I would give anything to make you understand And I would go anywhere to be with you again, be with you again
18. The Chant Has Begun

    Letra

    The spirit of the people The spirit of the people The spirit of the people The rhythm has begun ... Old men with their protocol Lead us off to war Sometimes we don't even know What we're fighting for Marching to the beat of their drum Leaders we no longer trust Told too many lies The promises they made to us Were never realised Hear me now the chant has begun Nowhere left to turn No-one left to turn to Voices raised in anger They don't have the answer Our whole world's in danger Oil slicks on the ebbing tide Progress out of hand Blind men choke on swallowed pride Heads down in the sand Don't wanna see the damage they've done Trees destroyed by acid rain Falling from the skies When our children place the blame Who will tell them why Hear me now the chant has begun Why is love so rare All this talk of warfare Voices raised in anger They don't have an answer Pass the word along We can wait no longer Too much blind destruction Follow love's instructions Now the chant has begun [chant] Make your choice there's no escape Add your voice, the chant has begun