Backlash Lyrics

SO THIS IS EDEN
(Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) Eden
(Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) yeah

Too far gone to turn around, as I make it into town
I said driver, take my suitcase, where's that good time goin' down
Hit the freeway to the skyline, need some faster ecstasy
If she's got a prize, then I've got the money
She said for you the first one's free
And I thought I saw Jesus in the hotel room
As we made love on the balcony
With a drink in my hand, like they said it would be, yeah

So this is Eden, so this is Eden
And baby I knew it, that you'd lead me to it, I don't wanna get out

(Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) Eden

Feel the pressure rise in the elevator, make our way down to the street
Soul sister, sing a song for me, drunks and junkies shuffle their feet
It's a flea rang circus, down town Mavelone
We're crashing and burning, for twenty-four hours the party goes on, yeah

So this is Eden, so this is Eden
And baby I knew it, that you'd lead me to it, nobody gets out

(Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) Eden, nobody gets out
(Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) of Eden, no no

(Instrumental break)

Breathe in, breathe out, check in, check out

It's a wild weekend, ghost train ride to the other side
It's a funhouse suicide, it's making me feel more dead than alive, yeah

So this is Eden, so this is Eden
And baby I knew it, that you'd lead me to it
So this is Eden, so this is Eden
And baby I knew it, that you'd lead me to it, yeah

(Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) Eden, nobody gets out
(Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) of Eden, no no no no...
(Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na)
(Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na)

Check in, you won't check out



STRAIGHT TO YOUR HEART
I can't reach behind your eyes, you always look away
You hide behind your alibis, and change your mind from day to day
If there's something I can do, then I'll be there
Outside your broken world, you'll see it's me who cares

Take me straight to your heart, 'cos this time's real and real lasts forever
I know where you are, 'cos you know I've been there before
Straight to your heart

I watch you move, and I watch you dance, I watch you drift away
And I'd give anything for you, and you know that's bad, when it gets that way
You can't go on like this, and I don't wanna fight again
I don't give a damn anymore, right or wrong, you're gonna let me in

Straight to your heart, 'cos this time's real and this time's forever
I know where you are, 'cos baby I've been there before
Straight to your heart, this time, this time
Baby I know where you are, 'cos you know I've been there before

Then maybe I'll break down the walls, and my love will go
Straight to your heart

(Instrumental break)

Inside, take me inside, yeah

Straight to your heart, 'cos this time's real and real lasts forever
I know where you are, 'cos this time we're goin' all the way
Straight to your heart, this time, this time
Baby it's straight, yeah yeah yeah yeah
This time it's straight to your heart, oh yeah, 'cos this time it's real



TIME STOOD STILL
The first time that I saw you, you were dancin' on the beach
Poetry in motion, but you seemed so out of reach
And the waves were breakin' 'round you, in the California sunset

I made a wish to know you, and touch your golden hair
You turned around and looked at me, and paradise was there
Baby I remember the way you took my hand, yesterday

Time stood still, as we walked into the night together
The memory is locked in our hearts forever, it seems just like yesterday
Time stood still

We found a little seaside bar, high above the rocks
You were drinking white wine and I was doing shots
I wondered if you'd stay the night, you just took my hand and led the way

Time stood still, as we made love thru the night together
The memory is locked in our hearts forever
Time stood still, time stood still
The memory is locked in our hearts forever, oh yeah

I thought that I'd seen love before
But what you showed me, well that's something more
Love found two strangers walking on the shore
We threw our watches in the sea, I looked at you, you looked at me
And time stood still

(Instrumental break)

We made a fire on the beach that night
And watched the secret circle in the morning light
Maybe there are some things we're not meant to understand, anyway

Time stood still, but love goes on forever
The memory is burned in our hearts forever, oh yes
Time stood still, the moment's gone forever, but I will love you till
Time stands still in our hearts forever, oh yeah
Time stood still, time stood still, time stands still in our hearts forever
Seems just like yesterday - time stood still
Time stands still - time stood still - oh yeah
Time stood still - forever... (to fade)



THE TIME ALONE WITH YOU
When everything is cloudy, and the sun won't shine for me
And it seems like nothing's goin' right, there's a place I want to be
Just laying there beside you in the shelter of your room
I leave the world outside your door, lose myself in you

When you're in my arms, I find all that I need
I could never live without the heaven that you showed me

I've been waiting all my life, just to look into your eyes
Only for the time alone with you
And when I climb the stairs to find you, and we reach for the light
I thank God I've got this time alone with you

Your kiss can captivate me, and your touch can set me free
I count the hours, baby, till you are next to me
And it's taken such a long time, to find someone that understands
When I reach out for love now, I reach out for your hand

When I feel your heart beat, it makes me come alive
I don't wanna live without something that is so right

Chorus:
I've been waiting all my life, just to look into your eyes
Only for the time alone with you
'Cos everytime I see your face, all my troubles fade away
Only for the time alone with you
And when I climb the stairs to find you, and we reach for the light
I thank God I've got this time alone with you

(Instrumental break)

chorus

Oh, this time alone with you



DANCING OFF THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
In the rhythm of the street, the steam is rising, you can feel the heat
She puts on her make-up, puts shoes on her feet, she's going down tonight
You can feel it from a distance like a nuclear bomb
She knows she's looking good with the new dress on
And all the guys with the X-ray eyes check her out as she walks on by

She's a primitive girl, no jewel like money's buyin'
A slave to the rhythm, a rhythm machine
I wanna make that girl, make that scene

Chorus:
There's a heatwave on the floor tonight
Watch her move, watch her melt the ice
She's in ecstasy, she spins and she whirls
Dancing off the edge, off the edge of the world

I'm looking for a hot romance, how am I gonna get that girl
When she's dancing off the edge of the world
Dancing off the edge, watch her move

In the rhythm of the beat, she motions her body, she becomes complete
With the rock 'n roll music, it's indiscrete, it's sexual
You'd better cut her some space, give her some air
You can try if you like, but I wouldn't dare
She don't know it yet, but this is a love affair, she's mine, all mine

She's a primitive girl, no jewel like money's buyin'
A slave to the rhythm, a rhythm machine
I wanna make that girl, make that scene

chorus

I'm looking for a hot romance, how am I gonna kiss that girl
When she's dancing off the edge of the world

Just look at that girl, watch her move, yeah, watch her groove

(Instrumental break)

Everyone sees me smile, from a million miles away
All the gigolo's try and try their best move, she just walks on by

chorus

Dancing off the edge, the edge of the world, yeah
Dancing off the edge, the edge of my world, dancing off the edge



REBEL SAY A PRAYER
In the midnight rain, Johnny throws a stance
Says "Love me tender, love me true"
And in the doorway there, she looks up at him, and she says, "You know I do"
But Johnny's on the run, 'cos he stole a gun, he needs to disappear
Johnny shot a man, and now he's scared, she whispers in his ear

Rebel say a prayer, 'cos there's a place somewhere
Where rock 'n roll goes on and we'll be free
There's glory waiting there, can feel it in the air
Rebel say a prayer (rebel say a prayer, rebel say a prayer)
I'll meet you there (rebel say a prayer)

Johnny pulls her close, says I've got to go, 'cos they'll come for me tonight
And he turns to leave, but she won't let go, and they stand there in the light
Baby where you go, that's where I will go, love never seemed so clear
If it's the last thing in the world we do, we've gotta get out of here

Chorus:
Rebel say a prayer, 'cos there's a place somewhere
Where rock 'n roll goes on and we'll be free
Where Cadillacs have wings, a place where Elvis sings for you and me
So baby take my hand, we'll find the promised land, above the stars tonight
There's Graceland waitin' there, believe it if you dare
And rebel say a prayer

And the cops are waiting down the street
They both know that there's no way out
Johnny pulls his gun, and all hell breaks loose

(Instrumental break)

She cried out, remember this, as they got down in a final kiss

chorus

(Rebel say a prayer, rebel say a prayer) Rebel say a prayer
(Rebel say a prayer, rebel say a prayer) Above the stars tonight
(Rebel say a prayer, rebel say a prayer) If you dare
(Rebel say a prayer) Rebel say a prayer
(Rebel say a prayer, rebel say a prayer) And I'll meet you there
(Rebel say a prayer, rebel say a prayer) Rebel say a prayer
(Rebel say a prayer, rebel say a prayer) I'll meet you there
(Rebel say a prayer) yeah



SAVAGE BLUE
When I hold you in my gaze, when there's nothing else to say
I can still find you when you look away
You can say to me we're thru, you can say that you are free
But you fool yourself, you belong to me
The more you wanna run, you can't make it to the door
Took a chance on love, now we both want more

Chorus:
And tonight goes on forever
I can feel it in my life, I can see it in your eyes
Going through this world together
Finding paradise with you, into the savage blue

The savage blue with you

When the storm has passed us by, and the crowd has come and gone
I will be with you, 'cos our love goes on
And we share a quiet place that no one else can touch
Spirits live as one, and our souls are free
I will wait for you, now my heart's an open door
Tell me that you'll stay, don't wanna lose you anymore

chorus

(Instrumental break)

Baby come with me

chorus

(Tonight goes on forever) When I'm alone with you
(Tonight we are together) Oh yeah
(Tonight goes on forever) Into the savage blue
(Tonight goes on forever) When I'm alone with you
(Tonight we are together) Makin' love to you
(Tonight goes on forever) Into the savage blue

(Tonight goes on forever, tonight we are together, tonight goes on forever)
(repeats out)



PRAY FOR RAIN
Listen to the rain come down on the roof
Someone needs a miracle, and I'm the livin' proof
Drink, light a cigarette, and let me count the ways
But I can hear a whisper in our haunted house these days

She won't set me free, she won't let me go, she won't leave my soul alone

Chorus:
She just leads me to the river, as my heart goes down in flames
Till she comes back to me, I'll have to pray for rain
Wrap yourself around me, only you can pull me through
Through this desert that I call my heart, I'll pray for rain to you

To you, to you

I can see the firelight reflected on her skin
She was smooth as alabast, with a taste of salt and sin
Slave to a servant, a prisoner to a kiss
Addicted to temptation, and we did not resist

Now I can't get free, 'cos she won't let go, she won't leave my soul alone

chorus

(Instrumental break)

Now I'm a stranger to myself, now my life is not my own
She won't leave my soul alone

chorus

(Lead me to the river) Lead me to the river, I'll pray for rain
(Lead me to the river, pray for rain) She comes back to me again
(Lead me to the river) Lead me down, take me down
(Lead me to the river, pray for rain) Pray for rain

(Lead me to the river, lead me to the river
Lead me to the river, pray for rain)
(repeats out)



MAKE LOVE LAST
Now the sun is shifting through your life
The hands of time are twisting to your days
A captured moment in your kiss, like winter snow, it's gone, melted away

There's a chapel on the edge of town
Baby take my hand before they tear it down
'Cos now we find nothing's what it seems
Let me hold you close through these drivin' dreams

'Cos the world is turning much too fast
And time won't wait, gotta make love last
'Cos the fields are burning, and there's no returning
Till the future finds the past, we gotta make love last, make love last

Like a rose exploding in the sun, a precious time to live before it's gone
Tears fall on the ocean from different skies
Inside your kiss I wake and find the dawn

In temporary ways we give, but eternally, our hearts will live
For now we find nothing's what it seems
You better run with me through these drivin' dreams

'Cos the highway's fading much too fast
And time won't wait, we gotta make love last
'Cos the fields are burning, and the season's turning
Till the future finds the past, this time, we gotta make love last

(Instrumental break)

'Cos the world is turning much too fast
And time won't wait, we gotta make love last
'Cos the fields are burning, and the season's turning
Till the future finds the past, this time, we're gonna make love last
We gotta make love last

'Cos the highway's fading, and the world is turning much too fast
We gotta make love last, make love last



LIFE AT THE TOP
He looks like Deniro, she's his Brigitte Bardot
And that's enough to hang around with those who think they know
But if you've got the image, and symbols of success
You must be doing something right, to keep up with the Jones's

They made it from the castin' couch, the sex was rock an' roll
They're everybody's business, inquiring minds must know
Every slummy little detail, every superficial move
And you can buy it retail, in pink and black and blue

She said, take me walking where the surf is slow
He said, what's wrong with right here, I got places to go

Chorus:
Life at the top, down on your knees, don't stop, don't stop, give it to me
Life at the top, where nothing is free
It's alright, alright, baby won't you live it with me

If you get up on the table, you're gonna lose your place
In the city of angels, where fame's a state of grace
If you need a plastic surgeon, honey, I know an ace
You can't change your past, but he can change your face

She said, take me walking where the surf is slow
He said, what's wrong with right here, I got places to go

chorus

(Instrumental break)

He said, baby, take me far away from here
She said, you already arrived, can't you see yourself clear

Life at the top (alright, alright)
Shakin' the money tree (alright, alright)
Give it everything you got (alright, alright)
Shake it one time for me (don't stop, don't stop)

chorus

(Life) at the top, down on your knees, alright, alright, baby live it with me
(Life at the top) This stealin' thing you got, in the land of the free
(Don't stop, don't stop) So come on baby why won't you
Why don't you steal from me
(Life at the top) My my my my my my yeah
(Life at the top) It's alright (life at the top) it's alright, in real life
(Life at the top) alright, yeah

In the city of the angels, you can get it where you want it
Get it where you want it, get where you wanna, want it, want it to be