Synth Pop 1977-1983

A thought that never changes
Remains a stupid lie
It's never been quite the same
No hearing or breathing
No movement, no colors
Just silence
Rise and fall of shame
A search that shall remain
We asked you what you'd seen
You said you didn't care
Sound formed in a vacuum
May seem a waste of time
It's always been just the same
No hearing or breathing
No movement, no lyrics
Just nothing
The sign that leads the way
The path we can not take
You've caught me at a bad time
So, why don't you piss off?

Songwriters: Hook Peter / Morris Stephen Paul David / Sumner Bernard / Gilbert Gillian Lesley

Jennifer with your orange hair
Jennifer with your green eyes
Jennifer in your dress of deepest purple
Jennifer, where are you tonight?
Jennifer, where are you tonight?
Jennifer with your orange hair
Jennifer with your green eyes
Jennifer in your dress of deepest purple
Jennifer, where are you tonight?
Underneath the water
Underneath the water
Underneath the water
Jennifer with your orange hair
Jennifer with your green eyes
Jennifer in your dress of deepest purple
Jennifer, where are you tonight?
Jennifer, where are you tonight?

Songwriters: Annie Lennox / David Allan Stewart
Jennifer lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management

Looking from a window above, it's like a story of love
Can you hear me
Came back only yesterday
I'm moving further away
Want you near me
All I needed was the love you gave
All I needed for another day
And all I ever knew
Only you
Sometimes when I think of her name
When it's only a game
And I need you
Listen to the words that you say
It's getting harder to stay
When I see you
All I needed was the love you gave
All I needed for another day
And all I ever knew
Only you
All I needed was the love you gave
All I needed for another day
And all I ever knew
Only you
This is going to take a long time
And I wonder what's mine
Can't take no more
Wonder if you'll understand
It's just the touch of your hand
Behind a closed door
All I needed was the love you gave
All I needed for another day
And all I ever knew
Only you

Songwriters: Vince Clarke
Only You lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BMG Rights Management

One man on a lonely platform
One case sitting by his side
Two eyes staring cold and silent
Shows fear as he turns to hide
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Feel the rain like an English summer
Hear the notes from a distant song
Stepping out from a back shop poster
Wishing life wouldn't be so long
(Devenir gris)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
(Devenir gris)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
(Devenir gris)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
(Devenir gris)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)

Songwriters: Ure James / Payne Christopher John / Currie William
Fade to Grey lyrics © Mood Music Ltd., Hot Food Music Ltd.

It's cold outside
And the paint's peeling off of my walls
There's a man outside
In a long coat, grey hat, smoking a cigarette
Now the light fades out
And I'm wondering what I'm doing in a room like this
There's a knock on the door
And just for a second I thought I remembered you
So now I'm alone
Now I can think for myself
About little deals
And issues
And things that I just don't understand
Like a white lie that night
Or a slight touch at times
I don't think it meant anything to you
So I open the door
It's the 'friend' that I'd left in the hallway
"Please sit down"
A candle lit a shadow on a wall near the bed
You know I hate to ask
But, are 'friends' electric?
Mine's broke down
And now I've no one to love
So I find out your reason
For the phone calls and smiles
And it hurts
And I'm lonely
And I should never have tried
And I missed you tonight
So it's time to leave
You see this means everything to me

Songwriters: Gary Webb (pak: Gary Numan)
Are 'Friends' Electric? lyrics © Universal/momentum Music 3 Ltd., Numan Music Usa Llc, Gary Numan Usa Universe

It's a sad affair
When there's no one there
He calls out in the night
And it's so unfair
At least it seems that way
When you gave him his life
And all this time he's been getting you down
You ought to pick him up when there's no one around
And convince him
Just talk to him
'cause he knows in his heart you won't be home soon
He's an only child in an only room
And he's dependent on you
Oh he's dependent on you
And it seems so strange
That at the end of the day
Making love can be so good
But the Pain of birth
What is it worth
When it don't turn out the way it should
And all this time he's been getting you down
You ought to pick him up when there's no one around
And convince him
Just talk to him
'cause he knows in his heart you won't be home soon
He's an only child in an only room
And he's dependent on you
Oh, he's dependent on you
la la la la la la la, la la la la la
la la la la la la la, la la la la la
la la la la la la la, la la la la la
la la la la la la la, la la la la la
Suffer, suffer the children
Suffer, suffer the children
Suffer, suffer the children
Suffer, suffer the children
Suffer, suffer the children
Suffer, suffer the children
Suffer, suffer the children

Songwriters: Roland Orzabal
Suffer the Children lyrics © BMG Rights Management

The mood I'm in
I can't explain.
It's black and white and
Much worse than pain.
And fear of this
So clearly nice
Is next to that
But not exactly.
It's obvious
So plain to see
That I'm not as dumb as
You'd like me to be.
I'll take my chance
On your wheel tonight...
But I won't fall out
So don't act tough -
It's not enough.
No footsteps on the stairs (tonight),
No cigarettes for me to light,
No heavy scented clothes to fall to the floor...
But I'll hear your call,
And when you're not there,
You're walking on air.
(I'm) ashamed enough -
Just let me down.
'Cause I've bled enough
To leave this town.
From east to west,
North to south -
The leeches crawl from hand to mouth...
And now my strength,
Is almost out...
It's running out.

Songwriters: Dave Stewart / Gary Cooper / Edward Douglas / Nadirah Seid
Walking on Air lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc, BMG Rights Management

Out on the tar plains
The glides are moving
All looking for a new place to drive
You sit beside me
So newly charming
Sweating dew drops glisten fresh in your side
And the sun drips down bedding heavy behind
The front of your dress all shadowy lined
And the droning engine throbs in time with your beating heart
Way down the lane away
Living for another day
The aphids swarm up in the drifting haze
Swim seagull in the sky
Towards that hollow western Isle
My envied lady holds you fast in her gaze
And the sun drips down bedding heavy behind
The front of your dress all shadowy lined
And the droning engine throbs in time with your beating heart
And the sun drips down bedding heavy behind
The front of your dress all shadowy lined
And the droning engine throbs in time with your beating heart
Sing, Blue Silver
And watching lovers part
I feel you smiling
What glass splinters lie so deep in your mind
To tear out from your eyes
With a thought to stiffen brooding lies
And I'll only watch you leave me further behind
And the sun drips down bedding heavy behind
The front of your dress all shadowy lined
And the droning engine throbs in time with your beating heart
And the sun drips down bedding heavy behind
The front of your dress all shadowy lined
And the droning engine throbs in time with your beating heart
Sing, Blue Silver
Sing, Sing Blue Silver

Songwriters: John Taylor / Simon Le Bon / Nick Rhodes / Andy Taylor / Roger Taylor
The Chauffeur lyrics © Gloucester Place Music Ltd

If I wait for just a second more
I know, I'll forget what I came here for
My head was so full of things to say
But as I open my lips all my words slip away
And anyway, I can't believe you want to turn the page
And move your life onto another stage
You can change the chapter, you can change the book
But the story remains the same if you'd take a look
For the times we've had I don't want to be
A page in your diary, babe
For the good, the bad I don't want to see
A page in your diary, babe
For the happy, the sad I don't want to be
Another page in your diary
Perhaps if I held you I could win again
I could take your hands we'd talk and maybe then
That look in your eyes, I always recognize
Would tell me everything is gonna be fine
You're gonna be mine for a long time
For the times we've had I don't want to be
A page in your diary, babe
For the good, the bad I don't want to see
A page in your diary, babe
For the happy, the sad I don't want to be
Another page in your diary
For the times we've had I don't want to be
A page in your diary, babe
For the good, the bad I don't want to be
A page in your diary, babe
For the happy, the sad I don't want to be
Just another page in your history

Songwriters: Alison Moyet
Nobody's Diary lyrics © Mega Music Ltd

Neon lights
Shimmering neon lights
And at the fall of night
This city's made of lights
Neon lights
Shimmering neon lights
And at the fall of night
This city's made of lights
Neon lights
Shimmering neon lights
And at the fall of night
This city's made of lights
Neon lights
Shimmering neon lights
And at the fall of night
This city's made of lights

Songwriters: Ralf Huetter / Florian Schneider-Esleben / Karl Bartos
Neon Lights lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc

We climb the cliffs
And hang from trees
Wrap the rocks and pave the beach
State of shock at flick of switch

[Chorus]
(Mindless) into the cloudburst overhead
I wanna get my face wet
It's been buried in the sand for years
(Headlong) into the cloudburst naked
There's really no escaping it
There's gonna be a cloudburst here

Come out of your shell
And look at the sea
It may be just as well
You stayed here with me
Private hell at turn of a key

[Chorus]

And it's dawning on me
I've been a cork in the ocean, been bobbing in the North Sea
Then take this vest of plaster, these boots of concrete
And make them down as surplus, return to Mulberry
Cloudburst at Shingle Street
Cloudburst at Shingle Street
Cloudburst at Shingle Street
When I was small I was in love in love with everything
Now there's only you

And when it hurts you know
They love to tell you
How they warned you
They say, "Don't be surprised
At someone's lies"
They think they taunt you
But if you can stand the test
You know your worst is better
Than their best
And so you stand here
With the years ahead
Potentially calling
With open heart
Or with a spirit dead
You walk on
Love is the reason
Faith or treason
Playing a part
End concealing
Try revealing
Open your heart
Dare to feel
Take the chance
Make the deal
Being an island
Shying from trying
Seems the easy way
Such an easy way
But there's no future
Without tears
Love is the reason
Faith or treason
Playing a part
End concealing
Try revealing
Open your heart
Dare to feel
Take the chance
Make the deal
But if you can stand the test
You know your worst is better
Than their best
Love is the reason
Faith or treason
Playing a part
End concealing
Try revealing
Open your heart
Love is the reason
Faith or treason
Playing a part
End concealing
Try revealing
Open your heart
Love is the reason
Faith or treason
Playing a part
End concealing
Try revealing
Open your heart
Love is the reason
Faith or treason
Playing a part

Songwriters: Oakley / Callis
Open Your Heart lyrics © V2 Music Publishing

There is no end to this
I have seen your face
But I don't recognize all these things
You must have left behind
It's a problem, you know
That's been there all your life
I try to make you see the world without a view
That just turn black and white
At night it gets cold and
You'd dearly like to turn away
The escape that fills
That makes you want to turn on heel
Alone, alone, alone, alone
There is no end to this
I can't turn away
Another picture but the scene
Is still the same
There is no room to move
Or try to look away
Remember, life is strange
The life keeps getting stranger every day
I try so hard but this attitude's
A type that won't subside
No matter what they say
Remember your heart beats you day at night
Your heart beats you day at night
Your heart beats you day at night
Your heart beats you day at night

Songwriters: Stephen Paul David Morris / Peter Hook / Bernard (gb 2) Sumner / Gillian Lesley Gilbert
Procession lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

Hey
Well, did I tell you before when I was up?
Anxiety was bringing me down
I'm tired of listening to you talking in rhymes
Twisting 'round to make me think you're straight down the line
All you do to me is talk, talk
Talk, talk, talk, talk
All you do to me is talk, talk
Talk, talk, talk, talk
All you do to me is talk, talk
If every sign that I see is complete
Then I'm a fool in your game
And all you want to do is tell me your lies
Won't show the other side, you're just wasting my time
All you do to me is talk, talk
Talk, talk, talk, talk
All you do to me is talk, talk
Talk, talk, talk, talk
All you do to me is talk, talk
When every choice that I make is yours
Keep telling me what's right and what's wrong
Don't you ever stop to think about me?
I'm not that blind to see that you've been cheating on me
You're laughing at me when I'm up
I see you when you're crying for me when I'm down
I see you when you're laughing at me when I'm up
I see you when you're crying for me
All you do to me is talk, talk
Talk, talk, talk, talk
All you do to me is talk, talk
Talk, talk, talk, talk
All you do to me is talk, talk
Talk, talk, talk, talk
All you do to me is talk, talk
Talk, talk, talk, talk
All you do to me is talk, talk
Talk, talk, talk, talk
All you do to me is talk, talk
Talk, talk, talk, talk
All you do to me is talk, talk
Talk, talk, talk, talk
All you do to me is talk, talk
Talk, talk, talk, talk
All you do to me is talk, talk
Talk, talk, talk, talk
All you do to me is talk, talk
Talk, talk, talk, talk

Songwriters: M. Hollis / E. Hollis
Talk Talk lyrics © Hollis Songs Ltd., Universal/island Music Ltd.

On islands
We all run
Onto islands
In the sun
And the sun too
Is an island
With islands
All around
We're all islands
In the sea
And the islands
Want to reach
Other islands
Passing by
An island
In the sky
On islands
Everywhere
All the islands
Ever there
Are all waiting
On an island
That island
Stands alone
On islands
On islands
On islands
On islands

Songwriters: Mike Mansfield New Musik
On Islands lyrics © BMG Rights Management US, LLC

I met this guy
And he looked like might have been a hat check clerk at an ice rink
Which, in fact, he turned out to be
And I said: "Oh boy, right again"
Let X equal X
You know, it could be you
It's a sky-blue sky
Satellites are out tonight
Let X equal X
You know, I could write a book
And this book, would be thick enough, to stun an ox
'Cause I can see the future and it's a place
About 70 miles east of here, where it's lighter
Linger on over here
Got the time?
Let X equal X
I got this postcard
And it read, it said:
Dear Amigo, Dear Partner
Listen, uh, I just want to say thanks
So... thanks!
Thanks for all the presents
Thanks for introducing me to the Chief
Thanks for putting on the feedbag
Thanks for going... All out
Thanks for showing me your Swiss Army knife
And uh...
Thanks for letting me autograph your cast
Love and kisses, XXXX 0000
Oh yeah, P.S.
I...
I feel...
Feel like
I am...
In a burning building, and I gotta go...
'Cause I...
I feel...
Feel like...
I am...
In a burning building, and I gotta go...
She said
"It looks
Don't ya think it looks a lot like rain?"
He said "isn't it? isn't it just like a woman?"
She said "it's hard, it's just hard to say its just kinda hard to say"
He said "isn't it just, isn't it just like a woman?"
She said "it goes, that's the way it goes, it goes that way"
He said "ah isn't it, isn't it just, isn't just like a woman?"
She said "it takes it takes one it takes one to it takes one to know one"
He said "isn't it just, ah, isn't it just like a woman?"
She said... She said it to no one, she said it to no one
"Isn't it. isn't it just like a woman
Your eyes
It's a day's work
To look into them
Your eyes
It's a days work
Just looking into them"

Songwriters: Laurie Anderson
Let X=X lyrics © Difficult Music, Canal Street Communication Dba Difficult Music

Sealand, forget a friend, she'll not leave there again
Mother, sister at home, these I'd value so

Songwriters: Andrew Mc Cluskey / Paul David Humphreys
Sealand lyrics © BMG Rights Management