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The Swing 1984This page contains possible corrections to the lyrics of songs from "The Swing" by INXS. Please contact me (Bruno Andrighetto) if you have any comments/suggestions.
Lyrics originally transcribed by Jeffrey Curtis, and posted to An Excess of INXS. Corrected lyrics from the published sheet music or from the sleeves of the 7" singles are highlighted in red. My personal suggestions are highlighted in bold, while parts I'm not sure about are italicized. INXS: The Swing, 1984Original SinYou might know of the original sinAnd you might know how to play with fire But did you know of the murder committed In the name of love, yeah You thought what a pity Dream on white boy Dream on black girl And wake up to a brand new day To find your dreams have washed away There was a time when I did not care And there was a time when the facts did stare There is a dream and it's held by many Well I'm sure you had to see It's open arms Dream on white boy Dream on black girl And wake up to a brand new day Dream on black boy Dream on white girl Then wake up to a brand new day Melting in the SunI'm melting in the sunThis is what they call the life I suppose too much sun Makes a desert Arab say In the middle of this country There's a lot I want to see Great expectation Oh, it would seem to me And I waited on I waited on, I waited on Do you wanna make a story up There's enough in all we see If it happened this morning Tonight we'll see it on TV Great expectation Oh, it would seem to me Great expectation (Take a look, around you) (Take a look, around you) Oh, it would seem to me (Take a look, around you) (Take a look) And I waited on I waited on, I waited on She was twelve and knew the world A boyfriend knew a dance to this Everybody's got advice Take a snake take a ladder This is what they call the life I'm melting in the sun [Repeat chorus] I Send a Message
Dancing on the Jetty
The SwingIt's the swingIt's the swing like a pendulum And not a moment as the years go by On an innocent face The swing, and you'll never never laugh There was a darkness like an old friend It scratched and crawled up the wall Into my life Into my destiny Into my desire It's the swing It's the swing like a pendulum So look behind you when the race has run And winner is made The swing, and you'll never never laugh There was a darkness like an old friend It scratched and crawled up the wall Into my life Well it's the swing Yeah a swing like a pendulum Between the kisses and between the lines There is nothing to hide [Chorus] Yeah the swing It's the swing like a pendulum It's the swing It's the swing like a pendulum It's the swing Johnson's AeroplaneFour long lines one darker than the restEach one has a purpose making borders on the land Farmer's pride you know he works real hard From a small aeroplane you can see the fields Heart shaped hedges Japanese gardens A place to work and grow, a place to work and grow [x2] Four long years one leaner than the rest The animals are thin and the pasture's dry Farmer's pride if the weather doesn't lie From a small aeroplane you can see the sea Lots of blue Very deep/Verity blue A place to work and grow, a place to work and grow [x2] Johnson sees the fields and mourns? in silence? Steel machines and black tar roads Countryside where the spirit never dies In his face all the history shows Farmer's pride as the rains came down A place to work and grow, a place to work and grow [x2] Shaped hedges, Japanese gardens [x4] A place to work and grow, a place to work and grow Love Is (What I Say)This is, food of loveThey said, got that wrong Smiling, you and I Thinking, never say die What I say now What I say now I don't think we know each other enough to lie Enough is enough anyway He changes, lives alone Drowning, by the fire Out of depth, he becomes Man without, qualities Looks like, the food of love They said, I got it wrong Smiling, you and I Thinking, never say die [end with:] You and I What I say Face the ChangeTurns back to frontTurns hate to love The simple things that mean a lot Turns rock to sand Turns ice to snow It's you and me about to grow Change the face of a magazine Face the change of a million years Stare in shock at what you saw Take a breath and lock the door Tell your children what to do Mistakes and all they still love you Change the face of a magazine Face the change of a million years Turns rough to smooth Turns don't to do To reminisce turns me to you Turns war to peace Turns greed to need The consequence of visionaries Burn for YouIt's no use pretendingThat I understand The hide and seek we play with facts It changes on demand Tilt my hat at the sun And the shadows they burn dark Light me and I'll burn for you And the love song never stops I like the look in your eyes When you talk that certain way I love the day in the life When you know thatlover's way Minding my own business When you came along Temperatures were running hot The fever was so strong It's always an adventure The fantasies we make a fact You're the secret I desire I can't keep that to myself When we're not together It doesn't feel so bad We could be so far apart But our love's not sad It's no use pretending 'Cause I understand The hide and seek we play with facts It changes on demand All the VoicesDeep down in my heartThere is a lot of words Tears fall down my face But I hear the many voices that cry in vain I wanna tell you Don't give it up, no I wanna tell you Don't give it up, no Hear the voices What's/Waltz around you All the people Never doubt it Hear the voices Take a look at what surrounds you All the people We can change things never doubt it Keep wanting, you/new start Is it just too much to ask Ooh, what does it take 'Cause I hear a million people singing the same [repeat chorus, with revised last line:] We can change it, we can change it Hear the voices, all the people [repeated...]
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