The Lost Chapter
Demos from 1989-1990 sung by Nik Kershaw
C01.01 A Bad Case Of Each Other
Written by Nik Kershaw
How I wonder what you
feel
Do you feel like I do?
I've asked so many questions,
Now, I'm asking you...
Does a heart do all the thinking for you,
Do you lie awake and wonder why?
Do you think that we belong together?
So do I...
I've been afraid to hear the answer,
I've been silent too long
So, tell me if my intuitions right
But tell me if it's wrong
Is your heart the only thing that matters?
Does it hurt you when we say goodbye?
Do you wonder why this feels like Heaven?
So do I...
We've got a bad case of each other
Looks like it's me and you, no matter what we do,
We've got a bad case of each other
Looks like it's me and you together,
Forever...
Yeah-yeah
When am sittin' right here for hours
In all minutes in between,
Don't you think it's about time
One never said something,
I think you know what I mean
Do the stars come out for your eyes only?
Do you want to spread your wings and fly?
Do you hope that this will be forever?
So do I...
Ooooooooohhhhooooh,
(We've got a bad case of each other)
We've got a bad case of each other
Looks like it's me and you, no matter what we do,
We've got a bad case of each other
Looks like it's me and you together,
Forever...
C01.02 I'm In Love With My Television
Written by Nik Kershaw
There's a man on the TV,
He's dignified and true
He gives me information and he tells me what to do,
When I need a companion,
And I've enemies
inside
He is my inspiration,
He's my conscience
and my guide
Wo-oh
I'm In Love With My Television,
I'm In Love With My TV
I Would say she's my new religion,
I need her like she
needs me
There's a man in my bedroom,
With a loud and tasteless tie,
He shows me how to
buy things and he tells me what to buy
Now they've waited,
He's spoken
No intelligence to find,
Not a need to move a
muscle of my body or my mind
Wo-oh
I'm In Love With My Television,
I'm In Love With My TV
I Would say she's my new religion,
I need her like she
needs me
But to her my life, I devote,
I can turn her on with my remote,
She is my lover, my
teacher, my pet,
Well, I've got a a thing for my tv set
My baby's got stereo
sound, got 99 channels and they're all for me
The cute little graphics are the best around, my baby's got FST.
There's a man in my kitchen,
With a shotgun in his hand,
He shoots me all he wants to,
But I'll never
understand
'Cos,
I'm In Love With My Television,
I'm In Love With My TV
I Would say she's my new religion,
I need her like she
needs me
I'm In Love With My Television,
I'm In Love With My TV
I Would say she's my new religion,
I need her like she
needs me
I'm In Love With My Television,
I'm In Love With My TV
I Would say she's my new religion,
I need her like she
needs me
She needs me
C01.03 She's Got A Hold On Me
Written by Nik Kershaw
(* Bonnie Tyler version)
(Oh yeah) No matter how hard I try No matter how many days go by I really can't make this feeling go away Whenever I change my mind Whenever I turn my head around The only one I can see every single day
She's got a hold on me
(He's got a hold on me) Nothing I can say Nothing I can do She's got a hold on me (He's got a hold on me)
And pretty soon she may
(And pretty soon he may) Have a hold on you
Whenever she's somewhere else
(Whenever he's somewhere else) I try to remember if I can If only I could forget I think I'd be just fine
I wonder where she came from (I wonder where he came from) I wonder what name she answers to
(I wonder what name he answers to) Whatever she calls herself
(Whatever he calls himself) I'd like to call her mine
(I'd like to call him mine) All mine
Oh-wo
She's got a hold on me
(He's got a hold on me) Nothing I can say Nothing I can do
She's got a hold on me (He's got a hold on me)
And pretty soon she may
(And pretty soon he may) Have a hold on you
She's got a hold on me
(He's got a hold on me) Nothing I can say Nothing I can do
She's got a hold on me (He's got a hold on me)
And pretty soon she may
(And pretty soon he may) Have a hold on you
It could be my low resistance And you can all be smug as hell But you all better keep your distance Unless you wanna get burnt as well Oh, oh
Whenever she walks on by
(Whenever he walks on by) And looks at me and I know That she ain't ever letting go
(That he ain't ever letting go)
Oh, oh
She's got a hold on me
(He's got a hold on me) Nothing I can say Nothing I can do
She's got a hold on me (He's got a hold on me)
And pretty soon she may
(And pretty soon he may)
Have a hold on you
She's got a hold on me
(He's got a hold on me) Nothing I can say Nothing I can do
She's got a hold on me (He's got a hold on me)
And pretty soon she may
(And pretty soon he may)
Have a hold on you
She's got a hold on me
(He's got a hold on me) Nothing I can say Nothing I can do (Nothing I can do)
She's got a hold on me
C01.04 Do Like I Say
Written by Nik Kershaw
My daddy long ago,
Told me a thing that you should know,
Words of wisdom that
I control
Make myself a man
You said take no notice at what I do,
One goal for me and one for you
And when you grow up you'll know it's true
And you'll understand
Do like I say,
I'm telling you.
Do like I say, boy,
Not like I do
Nobody must admit...
Who'd ever call me a hypocrite
Nobody pushes me where I don't fit
You got to love my daddies eye
No, we'll no I can't find him guilty
That's a matter of secrecy
And it is that place that you can be,
A better man than I
Do like I say,
I'm telling you.
Do like I say, boy,
Not like I do
No reason to criticise,
I say my prayers and I tell em' no lies
And it will come as no surprise,
I can do no wrong
Oh, I can't do nothing wrong
But I said...
Ohh,
Do like I say,
I'm telling you.
Do like I say, boy,
Not like I do
Do like I say,
I'm telling you.
Do like I say, boy,
Not like I do
Do like I say,
I'm telling you.
Do like I say, boy
C01.05 Don't Mess With My Emotions
Written by Nik Kershaw
(* Seven version)
I don't know
Do I say hello or goodbye?
Which way do I go?
Should I laugh or should I cry?
Stop pretending
That you don't know what I'm about
Tell me if I'm right
Tell me if I'm wrong
Let me know or let me out
(Let me in or let me out)
Don't mess with my emotions
Don't fool around with me
Stop playing with my heart and let me be
I don't care
Just as long as you can say
If all the love and war is fair
In which of these is it we play
You keep me hanging
She loves me
She loves me not
Let me see the light
Let me be the one
Let me go
I'm all I've got
Don't mess with my emotions
Don't fool around with me
Stop playing with my heart and let me be
I've had enough of playing these games with you
When my heart lies broken and abused
Just do what you have to do
But don't leave me blinded and confused
(But don't keep me blinded and confused)
Hey-hey
Oh
Don't mess with my emotions
Don't fool around with me
Stop playing with my heart and let me be
Oh let me be
(Set me free)
Don't mess with my emotions
Don't fool around with me
Stop playing with my heart and let me be
Set me free
(Set them free)
(Don't fool around with me)
C01.06 I Drown In Your Tears
Written by Nik Kershaw
We're heroes on
unknown shores
Invaders in this land of yours
We come here to set you free
Don't worry, you can trust in me
I've got a mission, got divine permission
To make you slave to my god, slave to my fears
I've got a mission, got divine permission
To make you slave to my god, I drown in your tears
How great is this cross we bare,
How strange are these
clothes we wear.
How misplaced our good intent
How shameless we are heaven sent
I've got a mission, got divine permission
To make you slave to my god, slave to my fears
I've got a mission, got divine permission
to make you slave to my god, I drown in your tears
We're gonna teach you things like, ours is good and yours is bad
And then we'll heal the sickness you didn't even know you had
So, leave your world, lay down your pride
'Cos we know, God is on our side.
I've got a mission
Slave to my god
Slave to my god
I've got a mission, got divine permission
To make you slave to my god, slave to my fears
I've got a mission, got divine permission
To make you slave to my god, I drown in your tears
C01.07 It Hurts When I Laugh
Written by Nik Kershaw
(* Chesney Hawkes version)
(* Mark Keller version)
(Ohhhh)
It was, oh so many
years ago
(Well, it was so many years ago)
It seems like
yesterday
My baby packed her bags
And took her pretty self away
Was it something I did?
Something I said?
Something confusing in my head
I asked a Doctor
And he said I was ok
But it hurts when I laugh
And it hurts when I cry
And it hurts when I remember the reason why
When it hurts when I
laugh
(Yes it hurts when I laugh)
(How it hurts when I laugh)
Oh it hurts when I cry
(And it hurts when I cry)
And it hurts when I remember the day she said "Goodbye"
(the day she said "Goodbye")
So the minutes passed
like hours
(Well the minutes passed like hours)
And the hours passed like days
My friеnds tell me I'm alright
I'm just going through a phase
But it's еasy for them
Easy to say
Easy when nothing's in your way
It ain't so easy when you feel the way I do
How it hurts when I when I laugh
(Cause it hurts when I when I laugh)
And it hurts when I cry
And it hurts when I remember the reason why
And it hurts when I
laugh
(Yes it hurts when I laugh)
Oh it hurts when I cry
(How it hurts when I cry)
And it hurts when I remember the day she said "Goodbye"
You may think that I'm pathetic
You may think I'm insane
But no kind of anaesthetic
Is gonna take away this pain
Ooh-ooh (take away this pain)
Wo-oh (take away this pain)
Wo-oh
(take away this pain)
I'm at the end, I'm on the shelf
I'm feeling sorry for myself
But that feels good 'cause I ain't up
(And that feels good 'cause I ain't up)
Unless I'm down
Oh it hurts when I laugh
(How it hurts when I laugh)
And it hurts when I cry
And it hurts when I remember the reason why
And it hurts when I laugh
(Yes it hurts when I laugh)
Oh it hurts when I cry
(And it hurts when I cry)
And it hurts when I remember the day she said
Oh-Oh
The day she said Goodbye
Oh-Oh
(the day she said Goodbye)
(the day she said Goodbye)
(the day she said Goodbye)
(the day she said Goodbye)
Oh the day she said Goodbye
Oh-Oh
(the day she said Goodbye)
Oh the day she said Goodbye
(the day she said Goodbye)
(the day she said Goodbye)
The day she said Goodbye
C01.08 Life Is A Game Show
Written by Nik Kershaw
Life is a gameshow
I love the audiences
cheers
I like to be the best there is
I got material ideas
I like to get what I can
Life is a gameshow
Look at us go
Look at the wheel begin to spin
What can we win
What can we lose?
All or nothing...
Life is a gameshow
Look at us go
Look at the prizes we can choose
What can we lose
What can we do?
'Cos life is a game show
We learn to fight before we talk
We learn to win
before we walk
Big bucks
The dream we all have
found
They say it makes the world go round
Good luck
I'll get the things I
need
Won't have to work for my pain
Live it up
I'm a friend
(???)
I roll the dice and I say
Life is a gameshow
Look at us go
Look at the wheel begin to spin
What can we win
What can we lose?
'Cos life is a game show
OooooOoooooOooo
A stereo,
A tea set,
A combination video telephone,
Hotel cabinet,
A teasmade,
A thing that makes
lemonade,
And a garden with a tree with a cottage in the country,
A CD,
A chocolate vendor,
A food mixer and a blender,
Some treat,
With a three piece suite
And a holiday
(in Paris???)
You win a motorbike,
That you very much like,
Mozart,
Go-kart,
A deep fat fryer if
you're happy
With a washer and a dryer,
And another for a friend,
This beautiful TV,
Three speed
rotisserie
This and immortality,
If you're wise the
next star prize is
All the money you can spend
Let these things pass me right on by,
Gotta get all this before I die,
Can't stop,
May only get one go,
Can't stop.
Life Is a gameshow
Life is a gameshow
Life is a gameshow,
Look at us go
Look at the wheel begin to spin
What can we win,
What can we lose?
Ohh, all or nothing
Life is a gameshow,
Look at us go
Look at the prizes we can choose,
What can we lose,
What can we do?
Life is a game show
C01.09 Love Is A Rock
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Steve Ferrera
Well here we are under the moonlight
Radio's playing our song,
Got a groove that's coming in just right,
Gotta feeling and it won't be long
I've got a plan for you,
Nothing you can do to make me change my mind
Love Is calling our number,
Watch and see the night unwind.
Love Is a rock,
Ready to roll,
Ready or not
Body and soul,
Where the faint hearted...
It's time to get started
Love Is a rock,
Ready to roll,
Ready or not
Body and soul,
Got a bottle of Moët et Chandon,
Julio is singing our tune,
With my very best buckles and bows on,
Something's got to happen soon,
There is a place I know,
Think you wanna go,
Think you wanna give it a try,
Love Is stronger than both of us,
No need to find out why
Love Is a rock,
Ready to roll,
Ready or not
Body and soul,
Where the faint hearted...
It's time to get started
Love Is a rock,
Ready to roll,
Ready or not
Body and soul,
It's better to surrender,
That you hold out in defence,
Just another lost contender
With so much to comprehend,
But no matter what resistance,
It will get you in the end
Love Is a rock...
(ready to grow)
Where the faint hearted,
It's time to get started
Love Is a rock,
Ready to roll,
Ready or not
Body and soul,
Love Is a rock,
Ready to roll,
Ready or not
Body and soul,
Where the faint hearted...
It's time to get started
Love Is a rock,
Ready to roll,
Ready or not
Body and soul,
C01.10 Show Me The Way
Written by Nik Kershaw
A little man in a big bad world Which direction he don't know He looks around him and he sees my face And he asks me where to go
He goes in the outdoor Up the down road then he does it all The same again and again And he talks to me as his friend
I want you to show me the way Show me the way to go I need you to show me the way,
Yeah, mmm Show me the way to go
Another time and another face Another crossroad he has known He follows footsteps to a better place Then he finds they are his own
He is going nowhere, fast, is nowhere bound He watches himself going round and round Lost in the lost and found
I want you to show me the way,
(Yeah-hey) Show me the way to go (I need you to) Show me the way,
Hey-hey Show me the way to go
If I had the inclination I'd give the man all the information About the route and destination But I don't even know
Ohhh
Then he searches high And then he searches low He wants my help Wants me to show him the way
Ohhhhh Show him the way to go
But I said show me the way
(Show me the way to go) I need you to show me the way now
Ah (Show me the way - ohhh)
Show me the way to go (Show me the way)
(I want you to) Show me the way
(Yeah-hey) Show me the way to go
(I need you to) Show me the way (Hey-hey)
Show me the way to go (I want you to) Show me the way
(But I said) Show me the way to go (I want you to)
Show me the way
(Yeahhhhhhh)
(Show me the way to go)
(I need you to) Show me the way
Show me the way to go
Show me the way
Showwwwww
C01.11 The Devil In Me
Written by Nik Kershaw
I got a situation
Something's lying in my way
And it's calling itself temptation
And it's laughing at me everyday
Don't wanna live with it
But I sure can't live without it
Sometimes there is nothing I can do about it
(There is a strange man knocking at my door)
There is a strange man knocking at my door
(Asking me questions)
Asking me questions
(He's fooling everything I know)
He's fooling everything I know
(There is a strange man living in my house)
There is a strange man living in my house
(He's giving me answers)
He's giving me answers
(He's struggling to keep)
Sruggling to keep
The Devil in me
Somebody's on my shoulder
And he ain't no friend of mine, I'm sure
Ooooh, don't see him getting any order
I could swear I've seen that face before
Ooh, every little thing he says is so persuasive
A match for any resistance like you
(There is a strange man knocking at my door)
There is a strange man knocking at my door
(Asking me questions)
Asking me questions
(He's fooling everything I know)
He's fooling everything I know
(There is a strange man living in my house)
There is a strange man living in my house
(He's giving me answers)
He's giving me answers
(He's struggling to keep)
Struggling to keep
The Devil in me
It's funny how he follows everywhere that I go
It's funny how he looks a lot like me
Though, I've got to be certain
I've got to be strong
Got to ease these fears into reactions
I am good and evil
I am right and wrong
And they're pulling me in different directions
I am a strange man, strange man...
(There is a stranger)
Ohhhhhhhh, everything I know
(He follows everywhere I go)
(There is a strange man knocking at my door)
There is a strange man knocking at my door
(Asking me questions)
Asking me questions
(He's fooling everything I know)
He's fooling everything I know
(There is a strange man living in my house)
There is a strange man living in my house
(He's giving me answers)
He's giving me answers
(He's struggling to keep)
Struggling to keep
The Devil in me
Ohhhhhhhh
The Devil in me
The Devil in me
Ohhhhhhhh
C01.12 The Winds Of Change
Written by Nik Kershaw
That's us
Walking in the wind
Heads down
Future on our backs
And we're on our way
Thinking it'll be okay
What's this?
Something's going on
What's that?
Pieces of our world
Flying around our heads
We could even wind up dead
Wish that we had stayed in bed
The winds of change
The winds of change
You will not stop
The winds of change
You can see the way they blow
Baby, that's the way we go
The winds of change
The winds of change
You will not stop
The winds of change
Nothing stays the same
Baby, nothing stays the same
That's us
Rushing to the wing
The two of us
Out there on the wing
Not single prayer
Thinking that we're almost there
Reaches out
Stops us in our tracks
It picks us up
And knocks us to the ground
Like a circle clown
Blowing our intensions down
Throwing all our dreams around
The winds of change
The winds of change
You will not stop
The winds of change
You can see the way they blow
Ohhhhhh, that's the way we go
The winds of change
The winds of change
You will not stop
The winds of change
Nothing stays the same
No, nothing stays the same
Stormy weather, look ahead
Could mean changes in your day
But you can please yourself and stare
There's a wind blowing your way
It's easy if you hold on tight
Everything will be alright
The winds of change
The winds of change
You will not stop
The winds of change
You can see the way they blow
Ohhhhhh, that's the way we go
The winds of change
The winds of change
You will not stop
The winds of change
Nothing stays the same
Baby, nothing stays the same
The winds of change
The winds of change
You will not stop
The winds of change
You can see the way they blow
Ohhhhhh, that's the way we go
The winds of change
The winds of change
C01.13 This Is The Day
Written by Nik Kershaw
Another day comes and
then goes,
Tomorrow is at your door,
They tell you that time loves heroes,
So what are you
waiting for?
The hours go right on by,
You follow the one
thing universal
You don't even find out why,
You know this is no
rehearsal.
This is the day
This is the moment
This is the real thing
This is the way
This is the moment
Wohh-ohhh
This is the life...
Still living in hope that one day,
Tomorrow will call
your name
Still giving the best things our way,
It's never yourself to blame,
You think it'll be
alright
As soon as you change your situation
Still searching with all your might,
When mess is your destination
This is the day
This is the moment
This is the real thing
This is the way
This is the moment
This is the life...
This is the day
This is the moment
The waiting is over
This is the way
This is the moment
Wohh-ohhh
This is the life...
And follow your tale until you come to a certain understanding,
Oh this is when time stands still,
This is the time still standing
This is the day
This is the moment
This is the real thing
This is the way
This is the moment
This is the life...
This is the day
This is the moment
The waiting is over
This is the way
This is the moment
Wohh-ohhh
This is the life...
C01.14 Make My Day
Written by Nik Kershaw
No problem, I'm doin'
fine
I've got no body but that's my design,
Well, that's what I believed, as I live, as I breathe
and I find myself thinking of you,
Got my sky up above me, got my dreams come of me,
So just say that you
love me and make my day
I'm alright, my needs are small...
There ain't one thing, I need at all,
Just when I thought it was safe, I get caught,
wishing I had a lair here, like you
Got my sky up above me, got my dreams come of me,
So just say that you
love me and make my day
Make my day
One person, one mad man
He could be... so wrong,
No man is, better than I am
Be happy, that's strong
Got my...
(Make my day)
Got my sky up above me, got my dreams come of me,
So just say that you
love me and make my day
Make my day,
Make my day,
Ready, make my day