Cygnus X-1 / [Rush in Rio] Lyrics

A certain measure of innocenceWilling to appear naiveA certain degree of imaginationA measure of make-believeA certain degree of surrenderTo the forces of light and heatA shot of s...Read Full Lyrics

Living on a lighted stageApproaches the unrealFor those who think and feelIn touch with some realityBeyond the gilded cageCast in this unlikely roleIll-equipped to actWith insuffic...Read Full Lyrics

Love is born with lightning boltsElectro-magnetic forceBurning skin and fireworksA storm on a raging course Like a force of nature,Love can fade with the stars at dawnSometimes it ...Read Full Lyrics

There's no bread, let them eat cakeThere's no end to what they'll takeFlaunt the fruits of noble birthWash the salt into the earth But they're marching to Bastille DayThe guillotin...Read Full Lyrics

Midway hawkers calling "try your luck with me"Merry-go-round wheezing the same old melodyA thousand ten-cent wonders, who could ask for more?A pocketful of silver, the key to heav...Read Full Lyrics

My uncle has a country placeThat no one knows aboutHe says it used to be a farmBefore the Motor LawAnd now on Sundays I elude the eyesAnd hop the turbine freightTo far outside the ...Read Full Lyrics

You and I, we are strangers by one chromosomeSlave to the hormone, body and soulIn a struggle to be happy and freeSwimming in a primitive sea You and I, we must dive below the surf...Read Full Lyrics

A modern day warriorMean, mean strideToday's Tom SawyerMean, mean prideThough his mind is not for rentDon't put him down as arrogantHe reserves the quiet defenseRiding out the day'...Read Full Lyrics

Living on a lighted stageApproaches the unrealFor those who think and feelIn touch with some realityBeyond the gilded cageCast in this unlikely roleIll-equipped to actWith insuffic...Read Full Lyrics

Our first stop is in BogotàTo check Columbian fieldsThe natives smile and pass alongA sample of their yieldSweet Jamaican pipe dreamsGolden Acapulco nightsThen Morocco, and the Ea...Read Full Lyrics