 Thompson Twins
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Here's to Future Days
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(2018-10-01) |
Date released: 1985Type: studio In collection: Vinyl (2005-07-26)Average track length: 04:17 Average track rating:  |
Ranking
Thompson Twins:
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7
Year (1985):
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78
Decade (1980's):
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780
Overall:
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2711 |
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Tracks
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1 lyrics  04:25 | 2 lyrics  04:22 | 3 lyrics 03:01 | 4 lyrics  04:55 | 5 lyrics  04:05 | 6 lyrics 05:21 | 7 lyrics  04:44 | 8 lyrics 04:46 | 9 lyrics  03:39 | 10 lyrics 03:34 | Total time: 42:52 |
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Credits
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Band members
 Tom Bailey (28)lead vocals, synthesizers, pianos, Fairlight programming, guitar, double bass, drum programming Session works
Producers
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Lyrics
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Don't Mess with Doctor Dream 04:25 |
Don't mess with Doctor Dream
Don't mess with Doctor Dream
Come lay your head down on the stone
So cool and white and welcome home
Oh, lose your troubles, ease your pain
Soothe your soul in golden rain
Blue Marble Seas
I will make you feel so good
Roll over me
Blue marble dreams
Like you always knew you would
Roll over me
Don't mess with Doctor Dream
Don't mess with Doctor Dream
He's not the one for sympathy
Don't mess with Doctor Dream
Don't mess with Doctor Dream
He will bring you to your knees
In the hours before dawn
You curse the day that you were born
Oh, those demons scream in ecstasy
And you crawl around in agony
Doctor jeers and fades away
Yeah, this is the price that you must pay
Don't mess with Doctor Dream
Don't mess with Doctor Dream
He's not the one for sympathy
Don't mess with Doctor Dream
Don't mess with Doctor Dream
He will bring you to your knees
Don't take that, take this!
Take this!"
He's not one for sympathy
He will bring you to your knees
Oh, lose your troubles, ease your pain
This is the price you must pay
Don't mess with Doctor Dream
Don't mess with Doctor Dream
He's not the one for sympathy
Don't mess with Doctor Dream
Don't mess with Doctor Dream
He will bring you to your knees
Don't take that, take this!
Take this! |
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Lay Your Hands on Me 04:22 |
This old life seemed much too long
With little point in going on
I couldn't think of what to say
Words just vanished in the haze
I was feeling cold and tired
Yeah kinda sad and uninspired
But when it almost seemed too much
I see your face
And sense the grace
And feel the magic in your touch
Oh, lay your hands
Lay your hands on me
Oh, lay your hands
Oo oo oo oo
Oh, lay your hands
Oh, lay your hands on me
Back and forth across the sea
I have chased so many dreams
But I have never felt the grace
That I have felt in your embrace
Oh I was tired and I was cold
Yeah with a hunger in my soul
When it almost seemed too much
I see your face
And sense the grace
And feel the magic in your touch
Oh, lay your hands
Lay your hands on me
Oh, lay your hands
Oo oo oo oo
Oh, lay your hands
Oh, lay your hands on me
Now you made me feel so good
Yeah like I never ever thought I would
You know you make me feel so strong
And now our laughter just goes on and on
So c'mon lay your hands on me
Cause close to you is where I really wanna be
And if it ever gets too much
I see your face
And sense the grace
And feel the magic in our touch
Oh, lay your hands
Lay your hands on me
Oh, lay your hands
Oo oo oo oo
Oh, lay your hands
Oh, lay your hands on me |
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Future Days 03:01 |
Here's to future days (oh, future days)
Here's to future days (oh oh)
I'm sick and tired of repeating history
Of waving flags that don't mean much to me
Black versus white, women versus men
The power of the dollar and the price of yen
I'm sick and tired of paying for the sins
Of fathers and the mothers and the pushers and the shovers
But most of all the Lord above us
Who made this stupid mess we're in
Here's to future days (oh, future days)
Here's to future days (oh oh)
We have a vision of a better time
Where we all live in grace and pride
And everyone will have their say
And know they're part of the future way
We have a dream of heaven on earth
Where we all work together and know our worth
Where joy and laughter and love and affection
Will keep us movin' in the right direction
Here's to future days (oh, future days)
Here's to future days (oh oh) |
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You Killed the Clown 04:55 |
Draped in silk gown
She danced around
She filled this place with her smile
She was the queen
Of an Amazon dream
She made us feel for a while
Was it from spite
Of just sheer delight
You stooped so low
I wanna know
Why you killed the clown
(Yeah) You shot her down
I watch you try
Try to make that girl cry
So you could be king for just one day
And you said that her smile
Was no more than a lie
Just because she had something, something to say
Was it from spite
Of just sheer delight
You stooped so low
I wanna know
Why you killed the clown
(Yeah) You shot her down
You killed the clown
You laughed as she drowned
And it was the only time I ever saw you smile
Precious and few
Were the clowns we all knew
Yeah, they made us feel for a while
Was it from spite
Of just sheer delight
You stooped so low
I wanna know
Why you killed the clown
(Yeah) You shot her down |
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Revolution 04:05 |
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You say you want a revolution
Well, you know, we all want to change the world
You tell me that it's evolution
Well, you know, we all want to change the world
But when you talk about destruction
Don't you know that you can count me out/in
Don't you know it's gonna be alright
You say you got a real solution
Well, you know, we'd all love to see the plan
You asked me for a contribution
Well, you know, we're doing what we can
But if you want money for people with minds that hate
All I can tell you is, brother, you have to wait
Don't you know it's gonna be alright
You say you'll change the constitution
Well, you know we'd all love to change your head
You tell me it's the institution
Well, you know you better free your mind instead
But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao
You ain't going to make it with anyone, anyhow
Don't you know it's gonna be alright |
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King for a Day 05:21 |
I know you well
And I can tell
Something's on your mind
'Cos in your dreams
The demon screams
And I know he's gonna hurt you blind
You say you hunger for something you can't name at all
And love is not enough anymore
If I was king for just one day
I would give it all away
I would give it all away to be with you
If I was king for just one day
I had just one thing to say
You know that love is
All we need to get us through
Diamond rings
And all those things
They never sparkle like your smile
And as for fame
It's just a name
That only satisfies you for a while
You say you hunger for something you can't name at all
And love is not enough anymore
If I was king for just one day
I would give it all away
I would give it all away to be with you
If I was king for just one day
I had just one thing to say
You know that love is
All we need to get us through
I've heard it said
Or maybe read
Only money makes the world go 'round
But all the gold
Won't heal your soul
If your world should tumble to the ground
You say you hunger for something you can't name at all
And love is not enough anymore
So listen
Love is all, love is all, love is all we need
Love is all, love is all, love is all we need, yeah
If I was king for just one day
I would give it all away
I would give it all away to be with you
If I was king for just one day
I had just one thing to say
You know that love is
All we need to get us through |
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Love Is the Law 04:44 |
Have you heard that
Love, love, love is the law
Don't you know that
Love is the law
People fighting in the name of freedom
Sometimes I wonder if we really need 'em
Have you heard the rumour going 'round
There's gonna be big changes in this town
And there'll be no more fighting, no more fuss
You'd better listen to us
Have you heard that
Love, love, love is the law
Don't you know that
Love is the law
Fighting in the name of religion
Another senseless contradiction
So when you feel like getting rough 'n' tough
Remember no excuse is good enough
You better start giving more than you can take
Or something just night break
Have you heard that
Love, love, love is the law
Don't you know that
Love is the law
Fighting to prevent a war
Why should we do it anymore
I know we can live here side by side
Not just a few in front and most behind
This world is big enough for everyone
C'mon let's have some fun
Have you heard that
Love, love, love is the law
Don't you know that
Love is the law |
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Emperor's Clothes (part 1) 04:46 |
I feel rain slither down
A hot desert sky
And when I, when I touch you
I'm left wondering why, why, why
I dream
There's no heaven above
(There's no heaven)
There's no hell down below
(There's no hell down below)
Just invisible men
In the empoeror's clothes
I see my dear clown
And she's draped in silk gowns
And we both, we both laugh
As we tumble down, down, down
You dream
There's no heaven above
(There's no heaven)
There's no hell down below
(There's no hell down below)
Just invisible men
In the empoeror's clothes
There is no time for crying
'Cos the time waltzes by
And we twirl and we touch
And we both know why, why, why
We dream
There's no heaven above
(There's no heaven)
There's no hell down below
(There's no hell down below)
Just invisible men
In the empoeror's clothes |
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Tokyo 03:39 |
Take my hand
Rob me for a while of my sight
Don't let me stand
Here underneath the red light
Oh, touch my face
Feel the fascination as love grows
Your embrace
Eases the pain that only Tokyo knows
Where were you when I was cold
And all the world was out to get me
Tokyo
Why can't I ever say no
Tokyo
Senses the chill
Of silent nights on my skin
Feel the thrill
As these four walls just cave in
Taste the rain
Splashes down on my roof
Seek in vain
For you will never know the real truth
This human heart beats much too fast
For comfort or for love in Tokyo
Tokyo
Why can't I ever say no
Tokyo
Elvis Presley
Me and Yoko
Keo Plazo
Coca Cola
Wax Tempura
Yamamoto
Sayonara
Where were you when I was cold
And all the world was out to get me
Tokyo
Why can't I ever say no
Tokyo |
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Breakaway 03:34 |
The moon shines cold with ice tonight
And I can see your face now in the violet light
And though you're a thousand miles away
I can hear you clearly
I hear every word you say
I just can't break away
No matter how I try
I just can't get away
I just can't find no peace of mind anyway
I have dreams that I don't understand
They're all tangled up like your hair in my hands
And though you're a thousand miles away
I can see you clearly
I feel every breath you take
I just can't break away
No matter how I try
I just can't get away
I just can't find no peace of mind anyway
The moon strikes fear in hearts of men
And I thought I would never see your face again
And though you're a thousand miles away
I can hear you clearly
I tremble with every word you say
I just can't break away
No matter how I try
I just can't get away
I just can't find no peace of mind anyway |
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