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February 10, 2006

Fear Gives Courage Wings

Bauhaus
"Spirit"
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NOTES: I was pretty obsessed with the Holy Triumverate of Bauhaus/Tones on Tail/Love and Rockets when I was a teenager. I first got into Bauhaus courtesy of my older brother (OK, so I stole his Burning from the Inside album - I can admit it now). While most goth girls glommed onto singer Peter Murphy as their crush, I went for Daniel Ash, the guitarist. When my friend Angela and I went to a Love and Rockets show when I was 16, we couldn't stop staring at his package (he was wearing illegally tight white jeans). Anyway, I've been listening to Bauhaus' "Lagartija Nick" at the gym for awhile, so I was going to post that song, but once I ripped the CD it was on I realized that I'd rather post "Spirit." However, I almost posted "Slice of Life" instead, since it has my beloved Daniel Ash doing vocals.

Tonight
I could
Be with you

Tonight I could be with you
Or waiting in the wings
Lift your heart with soaring song
Cut down the puppet strings
Cut down the puppet strings

I wear a coat of drums
And dance upon your eyes
Turn the tables upside down
Change the lows to highs
Change the lows to highs

I fill you up with butterflies
Crown the heads of kings
Be glad of first night nerves
For fear gives courage wings
Fear gives courage wings

If I am on the sidelines
Chances are you'll miss
Wait alone and spotlit
For Doctor Theatre's kiss

The stage becomes a ship in flames
I tie you to the mast
Throw your body overboard
The spotlight doesn't last
The spotlight doesn't last

I could be with you
Or waiting in the wings
Lift your heart with soaring song
Cut down the puppet strings
Cut down the puppet strings

I may tap you on the shoulder
And whisper "go" in red
Strip your feet of lead, my friend
Strip your feet of lead

Call the curtain
Raise the roof
Call the curtain
Spirits on tonight

I could be with you
Or waiting in the wings
Call the curtain
Raise the roof
Spirits on tonight

(We love our audience)

Posted by Highwaygirl on February 10, 2006 10:47 AM to the category The Key of Life
Comments

I have just dug out my Love and Rockets cd to add to my ipod. I have been enjoying 'So Alive' as a cool down song. How about The The - I loved them too.

Posted by: sherpamelissa at February 10, 2006 07:37 PM

Melissa, for some reason I never got into The The. I'm not even sure I've heard one of their songs, even though I know exactly who they are (and can picture the cover of one of their albums - an illustration of someone screaming. Soul Mining, I think).

What songs do you recommend of theirs?

Posted by: Highwaygirl at February 13, 2006 05:22 PM
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