Angels & Vampires - Volume II: Lyrics & Credits

Pretty Baby

Once or twice in your life so far
Pretty Baby
I've seen you looking at the stars
Pretty Baby
and asking where the years have disappeared
hearts don't break
they shatter
when love is all that matters

And I will wait for you
until the end of time
because I feel no charity
when you're not here with me

Once or twice you may lose your way
Pretty Baby
Clouds may rain on your break of day
Pretty Baby
But I will love you darling anyway

And I will wait for you
until the end of time
because I feel no charity
when you're not here with me

South Side Run

Blocks off a V8 machine
tough talk is calling it to the streets
his daddy fixed cars before he died
now junior wears the family pride

(I say now)
He was brave
And he was fast
And he bet it all
On a south side run
She was raised
(a little above his class)
But he drove fast
(and that's all that mattered)
So she rode shotgun
On a south side run

Stepped up he was ready to ride
and topped up his engine was warming up
psyched up he could see in his mind
the other drivers falling behind

Champagne stinging his eyes
a big check, bigger than pocket size
she got the thrill of her life
'cause he drove like the edge of a knife

Anesthesia

When you're over and out
and your mood gets in the way
when you're over and out
and your mood gets in the way

don't be a murderer by night
'cause I really want you
Don't be a murderer by night

'cause I don't want you
if it don't feel right
and I don't believe
that we have to fight

When you're running around
and your head gets in the way
when you're running around
and your head gets in the way

don't be a murderer by night
'cause I really want you
Don't be a murderer by night

'cause I don't want you
if it don't feel right
and I don't believe
that we have to fight

BUT I BELIEVE IN ANESTHESIA!

'cause I don't want you
if it don't feel right
and I don't believe
that we have to fight

back when
when the days they had no end
and it was easier to find a friend
and the roses were as fresh as rain

back then
when the hours they had no time
and we couldn't find that much pain
and trouble was just a game

back when
we lived on the edge of a dare
and we pulled nature by the hair
and spanked the moon without care

back then
it was as lovely as it would get
we were double knuckle drenched in sweat
and we would fight until the bell would swell

Credits:

On all tracks the Drums used were by Drumsound and the Bass was a Fender Jazz Bass,
(since Maestro Mc Cartney rightfully reclaimed the Beatle Bass Epiphone copy I dared
to play on Volume I. Way to go Maestro Paul!)
Keyboards were the usual suspects of Volume I: Piano Yamaha P80 and Roland VK8
Guitars in this Chapter were 3 Strats going through a Matchless Amp.
All songs recorded and engineered by Emo 'The scientist' Alborghetti and
mixed by Emo and Sananda, assisted by Matteo Luigi Sandri. All songs recorded at Jungle Sound Station in Milano.
Regards to Fabrizio Rioda and his staff.

Pretty Baby
Words and music: Sananda Maitreya
Drums, Bass, Piano, Organ, Vocals

South Side Run
Words and music: Sananda Maitreya
Drums, Bass, Guitar, Organ, Vocals

It's Just My Pain
Words and music: Sananda Maitreya
Drums, Bass, Guitars, Organ, Vocals

Anesthesia
Words and music: Sananda Maitreya
Drums, Bass, Piano, Electric Piano, Organ, Guitar, Vocals

When Night Was Calling
Words and music: Sananda Maitreya
Drums, Bass, Guitar, Organ, Vocals

Screamer

I knew my father like the back of his hand
more father than I needed to understand
I was brought up in the world to suppress my scream
I didn't realize it could spoil all my dreams

If all I've got is one last dream
then I'm not gonna beg if you know what I mean

I knew my father like a military child
marching to another rhythm single file
I was brought up in the world to hide my pride
and took it undercover until time was on my side

If all I've got is one last dream
then I'm not gonna beg if you know what I mean

I knew my father like a west bound train
I curled up in a cloud form and prayed for rain
I was brought up in the world to suppress my rage
I didn't realize I could die in that cage

If all I've got is one last dream
then I'm not gonna beg you better listen to me

Honestly

You ask me if I'm still in love with you
You ask me if your love still follows through
You ask me if there's more that you can do
but

Honestly
I get what I need from you
Honestly
I get what I need from you

You ask me if your smile still has it's glow
You ask me if it's someone you might know
You ask me if your kisses still ring true

Honestly
I get what I need from you
Honestly
I get what I need from you

You ask me if I'm still in love with you

Honestly
I get what I need from you
Honestly
I get what I need from you
Honestly
I get what I need from you

Through dangerous thunder mountains
through a rugged and raging sea
with a stagger and bloodshot eyes

Through the jungle with bullets flying
with the mercury jumping and rising
with an anger that's full on view

Through the gravel with knuckles dragging
through community finger wagging
with a stagger and bloodshot eyes

Marlene

You walk a fine line on the streets
But I love you baby
You walk a fine line on the streets
You do
You hang on until the dawn
And wake to find out that you're gone

Marlene
I'm here to love you
Marlene
I'm here to care
Marlene
I'm here to love you
Anywhere

The nights are lonely but
They know you well
And the days are hostile
In between
But the nights are on your side
And hearts are beating for your time

Marlene
I'm here to love you
Marlene
I'm here to care
Marlene
I'm here to love you
Anywhere

You walk a fine line on the streets
But I love you baby
You walk a fine line on the streets
You do
You hang on until the dawn
And wake to find out that you're gone

Marlene
I'm here to love you
Marlene
I'm here to care
Marlene
I'm here to love you
Anywhere

Soldier boys chasing after you
With the older boys racing for you too
I was slowly feeling fine
I was so excited
There we were dancing on the dunes
She said she was a step child of the moon
She was so inside my head
That my mind could soon be read
But she was someone else's mystery to unravel
So farther down the lonesome road I travel

I met her when the wind was blowing in
And I kissed her when the waves had wet her skin
I was slowly feeling fine
I was so delighted
Tumbleweeds drifting in the breeze
And hanging like the lovers on her sleeve
She was so inside my head
That my heart would soon be bled
But she was someone else's mystery to unravel
So farther down the lonesome road I travel
Guess she was someone else's mystery to unravel
So farther down the lonesome road I travel
I travel

sail your silver waters slowly
the straits are wide
there's a veil between your shadow
and your appetite
so throw your arms around me baby
and

take a look in the mirror
'cause you are my girl
take a look in the mirror
'cause you are my girl
take a look in the mirror
'cause you are my girl
put your red dress on
and put on your lipstick
because I want a red kiss from you

dance around your ashes
when you burn inside
once the arrow pierces your heart
it turns the tide
so throw your arms around me baby
and

take a look in the mirror
'cause you are my girl
take a look in the mirror
'cause you are my girl
take a look in the mirror
'cause you are my girl
put your red dress on
and put on your lipstick
because I want a red kiss from you

I met a girl she's my style and
I thought I heard her say she was
The Queen of The Island

She was the Duchess of Hallelujah
But on Saturday night she'd fool ya
A Diva on the silver screen
But she wasn't like that with me
She wasn't like that with me
I was in it for the morning glory
And I wanted to hear her story
I wanted to hear her story

I met a girl she's my style and
I thought I heard her say she was
The Queen of The Island

Marlene
Words and music: Sananda Maitreya
Drums, Bass, Acoustic guitar, Vocals

The Ballad of Lonesome Rhodes
Music: Sananda Maitreya
Drums, Bass, Acoustic guitar, Vocals

C.Y.A.M.G.
Words and music: Sananda Maitreya
Drums, Bass, Acoustic guitar, Guitar, Vocals

Duchess
Words and music: Sananda Maitreya
Drums, Bass, Acoustic guitar, Guitar, Organ, Vocals

Instruments were the usual suspects with the addition of a Gibson Super Jumbo Acoustic '60s
vintage and a red Stratocaster S1 going through a Marshall Amp. The Marshall replaced the
Matchless Amp for these sessions.

All songs engineered by Emo Alborghetti and assisted by Matteo Sandri.
All songs mixed by Emo and Sananda. My continued thanks to my partner in crime
Emo 'lo scienziato' (the scientist).

Madame Swan
Are you feeling in your swans today
Or are you on your lake
Feeling the waves of heartbreak?

Madame Swan
Are you feeling in your swans today
Or are you on your hill
Waiting for waters to be still?

Madame Swan
Are you gazing at the lonely moon
And can you hear it sigh
Bringing fresh starlight to your eye?

Madame Swan
Are you floating on a bed of tears
Or is it you in your mind
Just feeling the shallows this time?

Madame Swan
Are you feeling in your swans today
Or are you on your lake
Feeling the waves of heartbreak?

Sometimes you gotta cry
Sometimes you gotta cry just like a man
Sometimes you gotta cry
Sometimes you gotta cry just like a man

The midnight family dog
Is barking in the moonlight
I walk the floor every night
While he fights the hand that he don't bite

Sometimes you gotta cry
Sometimes you gotta cry just like a man
Sometimes you gotta cry
Sometimes you gotta cry just like a man

The search light is shining bright
But it never finds my shadow
And all my yesterdays
Were traded for tomorrow

Sometimes you gotta cry
Sometimes you gotta cry just like a man
Sometimes you gotta cry
Sometimes you gotta cry just like a man

The worm that's in my mind
Tried to steal the apple of my eye
A vampire licking his gums
And his teeth were shaped like number ones

Sometimes you gotta cry
Sometimes you gotta cry just like a man
Sometimes you gotta cry
Sometimes you gotta cry just like a man

She'll be arriving today
On the 5:15
An old school friend
Whom I can't wait to see before the summer ends

She'll be tired and then
She'll ask me how
The years look now
On a face that time has kissed between the lines

She's been divorced for a while
The same routine
She groomed his style
Until he fell into the back of 17

She's got a favourite son
Her only child
The only one
Who can turn her face into an instant smile

She was alone on the train
The window view
She used her time
To think about the things that she wanted to do

She said some changes were made
She owns her life
Where, once a wife,
Now she spends more time on vice than sacrifice

If I were your lover now
I wouldn't leave a stone unturned
I would just watch my bridges burn
As you lead me down the highway

If I were your lover now
I wouldn't have to hold my pride
I would just let my spirit ride
As I lead you down the highway

Soldier boys vaingloriously
Bleed for your captain's story
Tombstones catalogue the young dead
Like paperback books gone unread

If I were your lover now
I wouldn't leave your heart alone
I would just make a house and home
From your whispers and your sweet moan

If I were your lover now
I wouldn't have to cross your mind
We could just live on what we find
In the moonlight and the sunshine

Soldier boys vaingloriously
Bleed for your captain's story
Tombstones catalogue the young dead
Like paperback books gone unread

If I were your lover now
I wouldn't leave a stone unturned
I would just watch my bridges burn
As you lead me down the highway

If I were your lover now
You wouldn't have to cross your mind
We could just live on what we find
In the moonlight and the sunshine

Hello my Virginia
And goodbye to all your lonely days
Hello my Virginia
In my mind I know that she's the real Bombay ( Mumbai )

Hello sweet freedom
And goodbye to all the reckless ways
In order for me to flow
I knew I had to get the hell out of LA

"They'll sail without you if you go"
(So I go)
'cause when I'm with her
My birds fly

That's why I'll spoil you
Spoil you rotten
'cause I'm your I'm your cotton
Because you've picked me baby
I'll spoil you baby
Spoil you
Spoil you rotten
'cause I'm your I'm your cotton
Because you've picked me baby
I'll spoil you baby

Hello my Virginia
Kick off your shoes and walk my way
I once had a woman bleed me
And left my mind like the ruins of Pompeii

Hello my Maitreya
And goodbye to all the things they say
'cause I had to box the big boys
And I had to pull my cash out of the clay

"They'll sail without you if you go"
(So I go)
'cause when I'm with her
My birds fly

And that's why I'll spoil you
Spoil you rotten
'cause I'm your I'm your cotton
Because you've picked me baby
I'll spoil you baby
Spoil you
Spoil you rotten
'cause I'm your I'm your cotton
Because you've picked me baby
I'll spoil you baby

If you shed a little light on it baby
I know it'll be all right
Yes it will
If you shed a little light on it baby
I know it'll be all right
Yes it will

if you pour a little love on it baby
then let me rub it in
(it's what I recommend)
that if you pour a little love on it baby
then let me rub it in
(recommend)

The Owl and the Pussycat are getting along together
The Owl and the Pussycat are getting along together

And fancy that
An Owl and a Pussycat
Are getting along together
Fancy that
An Owl and a Pussycat
Are getting along together

If you shed a little light on it baby
I know it'll be all right
Of course it will
If you shed a little light on it baby
I know it'll be all right
Yes it will

The Owl and the Pussycat are getting along together
The Owl and the Pussycat are getting along together

And fancy that
An Owl and a Pussycat
Are getting along together
And fancy that
An Owl and a Pussycat
Are getting along together

I was robbed!
She was framed
And it was love by any other name
It was war
And much more
Like pulling worms out of the apple core

I was young
And alive
With all the bitter fruits of paradise
Then she came
With a game
And it was love by any other name

Credits:

The usual instruments were employed as throughout the sessions in general. All guitars were
STRATS, the first 3 songs went through a Fender Pro Junior Amp, the last 4 through a Marshall 1960 Lead.
All of the instrumentation as per previously recorded. Percussion used on 'Sometimes you gotta cry'
were 3 eggs, one purple, one peach and one yellow.
All songs mixed by Emo Alborghetti and Sananda.
All songs engineered by Emo Alborghetti and assisted by Matteo Sandri.
All songs recorded and mixed at Jungle Sound Station - Milano.
All songs were mastered by Antonio Baglio at Nautilus - Milano.
All songs very much dedicated to YOU!
I would like to thank the guys at Jacaranda - Milano for all their dedicated work and service,
especially Luca & Daniele. A gigantic Thanks also to Mr Giovanni Lega and Marco Gubitosi for
their legal service and support. Thanks to Antonio Baglio for his professional expertise and his
great staff at Nautilus. Thanks to Carlos at KF. A BIG THANK YOU to all the Sananda Maitreya staff:
Lily, Margherita, Andrea, Jerry, Nik at the Milano office. Finally thanks to my wife and apologist
Francesca for her warm hearted love and support, only my waist line is threatened by you,
but that's what you get when you marry an Italian! And finally this project is dedicated to my
military sisters and brothers from other mothers of all colours. You are the real rock stars:
Rock on and be well and arrive alive!

Madame Swan
Words and music: Sananda Maitreya
Drums, Bass, Strings, Organ, Vocals

Sometimes You Gotta Cry
Words and music: Sananda Maitreya
Drums, Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals

Spoil You Rotten
Words and music: Sananda Maitreya
Drums, Bass, Guitar, Vocals

The Owl and The Pussycat
Words and music: Sananda Maitreya
Drums, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals

All songs are copyright protected by Sananda Maitreya and Tree House Publishing.
For verification of song credits please go to www.mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk



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