Lyrics of some Mike Batt songs
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Fanclub Biography/Discography of Mike Batt 
Bright Eyes 
Is it a kind of dream, Floating out on the tide, Following the river of death downstream? Oh, is it a dream? There's a fog along the horizon, A strange glow in the sky, And nobody seems to know where you go, And what does it mean? Oh, is it a dream? Bright eyes, Burning like fire. Bright eyes, How can you close and fail? How can the light that burned so brightly Suddenly burn so pale? Bright eyes. Is it a kind of shadow, Reaching into the night, Wandering over the hills unseen, Or is it a dream? There's a high wind in the trees, A cold sound in the air, And nobody ever knows when you go, And where do you start, Oh, oh, into the dark. Bright eyes, burning like fire. Bright eyes, how can you close and fail? How can the light that burned so brightly Suddenly burn so pale? bright eyes. Bright eyes, burning like fire. Bright eyes, how can you close and fail? How can the light that burned so brightly Suddenly burn so pale? Bright eyes.
Schizophonia (1977) 
Produced and arranged by Mike BattWe rode in the morning, Casablanca to the west. On the Atlas mountain foothills leading down to Marakesh. For Mohammed and Morocco We had taken up our guns For the ashes of our fathers and the children of our sons. For the ashes of our fathers and the children of our sons. In the dry winds of summer We were sharpening the blades. We were riding to act upon the promise we had made. With the fist and the dagger, with the rifle and and the lance, We will suffer no intrusion from the infidels of France. We will suffer no intrusion from the infidels of France. We could wait no more, In the burning sands on the ride to Agadir. Like the dogs of war, For the future of this land on the ride to Agadir. Though they were waiting, And they were fifty to our ten, They were easily outnumbered by a smaller force of men. As the darkness was falling They were soon to realize, We were going to relieve them of their godforsaken lives. We were going to relieve them of their godforsaken lives. We could wait no more, In the burning sands on the ride to Agadir. Like the dogs of war, For the future of this land on the ride to Agadir. We rode in the morning, Casablanca to the west. On the Atlas mountain foothills leading down to Marakesh. For Mohammed and Marocco We had taken up our guns, For the edges of our fathers and the children of our sons. For the edges of our fathers and the children of our sons.
The sun is only shining like it always does, But I never noticed it in the sky before. And you don't need to worry, 'cause I need your love, my friend. There's a strong kind of feeling when I know you're near Nobody alive can take it away from me; And I feel like I've known you for a thousand years Bring it out into the light. 'Cause I think I'm gonna write it on the walls of the world, So everyone will know today the love I hold for you. I will write it on the walls of the world, So that the sun won't fade away the words I say to you, I love you And I know I'm not a loser when I'm on my own, I could be miles away in another land, And it keeps me together when I'm far from home, I won't keep it out of sight. And I think I'm gonna write it on the walls of the world, So everyone will know today the love I hold for you I will write it on the walls of the world So that the sun won't fade away the words I say to you, I love you
Your time has come. Insh'allah, Your song is sung Insh'allah. Though you may think it easy To laugh in my eyes, Your time has come, Insh'allah.
Don't ask me why I did it, It seemed like a good idea at the time. There were no other amusements or games to play To pass the night away. Don't ask me why I did it I must have been lonely stupid or blind, But I know that it seemed like a good idea at the time. It was 3 a.m. in the casino I was feeling like the Sportsman of the Year So I blew a little money on the roulette wheel, And I taught myself to play Chemin de fer Don't ask me why I did it, It seemed like a good idea at the time. There were no other amusements or games to play To pass the night away. Don't ask me why I did it I must have been lonely stupid or blind, But I know that it seemed like a good idea at the hme As the dawn came round on Monte Carlo, I had lost the car and safe deposit keys, The country house in Switzerland was mine no more, And the gendarme at the door sald "c'est la vie!" Don't ask me why I did it, I must have been lonely stupid or blind, But I know that it seemed like a good idea at the time.
We went to the room and we bolted the door, The bass from the jukebox was coming through the floor, And out through the walls we could still hear the roar of the trains. Was this all the comfort we got for our sins? No candles, no waiters, no soft violins? A dirty electric convector plugged into the mains. I had wanted much more for the first night with you, But the railway hotel was the best I could do. I knew the Savoy would have suited you well, But the best I could do was the railway hotel. Away in the sky were the lights ot a jet, Burning in the night like a slow cigarette. The lamp in the street threw a soft silhouette on the wall. And though it was crumbling and rundown and dead A chair and a sink and an old single bed, The love we began and the things that we said, I recall. I had wanted much more for the first night with you, But the railway hotel was the best I couid do. I knew the Savoy would have suited you well, But the best I couid do was the railway hotel
My eyes are open, My feet are off the ground. My ears are aching, My head is full of sounds. It's no joke When you're floating in the night That starts at the left and continues to the right; Begins at the back and continues to the front; Starts at the bottom and continues to the top; All I can hear is Voices in the Dark, I can get to sleep at night no more. All I can hear is Voices in the Dark, I can get to sleep at night no more My hands are shaking, I can't put out the light. So tired of waiting, Can't sleep at all tonight. It's no joke When you're floating in the night That starts at the left and continues to the right; Begins at the back and continues to the front; Starts at the bottom and continues to the top; All I can hear is Voices in the Dark, I can get to sleep at night no more. All I can hear is Voices in the Dark, I can get to sleep at night no more
Baby, do you understand me now, Sometimes I feel a little mad. But, don't you know that no one alive can always be an angel. When things go wrong I feel real bad. But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good, Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood. Baby, sometimes I'm so carefree, With a joy that's hard to hide. And sometimes it seems that, all I have to do is worry And then you're bound to see my other side. But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good, Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood. Baby, do you understand me now, Sometimes I feel a little mad. But, don't you know that no one alive can always be an angel. When things go wrong I feel real bad. But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good, Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood. I'm just a soul whose intentions are good, Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood.
Caravans (1979) 
The early light is breaking The morning sun is waiting in the sky And I think I'm gonna break away And follow where the birds of freedom fly I need you give I need to live For the world is slowly turning And the light of love are burning In my eyes Caravans Oh, my soul is on the run Overland I am flying Caravans moving out into the sun Oh, I don't know where I'm going But I'm going Caravans Oh, my soul is on the run Overland I am flying Caravans moving out into the sun Oh, I don't know where I'm going But I'm going
Waves (1980) 
We can't go on any more with this notion, Just saving up to buy a ball and chain; Seems it's all arranged. You can't buy time and you can't buy emotion, What have you and I been waiting for? The Winds Of Change are blowing hard in our direction, We can't go back and we can't stand still; The Winds Of Change may try to blow away my affection, But they never will. They say in your life there's a tide for the taking, And if you wait, they say it goes away; It just flows away. I know it may be a mistake we are making, But if we don't try, we'll never know. The Winds Of Change are blowing hard in our direction, We can't go back and we can't stand still; The Winds Of Change may try to blow away my affection, But they never will.
Portishead Radio, Portishead Radio, Get me my girl on the line. Portishead Radio, Portishead Radio, I'm having to wait a long time. Yankee Romeo Sierra Tango. Yankee Romeo Sierra Tango. Golf Hotel to Foxtrot Lima Sierra, Golf Hotel to Foxtrot Lima Sierra. Portishead, this is Mike Sierra Zulu Juliet, I've been trying hard but I can't get through. Portishead, I am running out of channels on the set, If you have a heart I appeal to you. Portishead Radio, Portishead Radio, Get me my girl on the line. Portishead Radio, Portishead Radio, I'm having to wait a long time. Yankee Romeo Sierra Tango. Yankee Romeo Sierra Tango. Golf Hotel to Foxtrot Lima Sierra, Golf Hotel to Foxtrot Lima Sierra. Portishead, I don't think you've even heard a word I've said, I don't think you've heard anything at all. Portishead, when I try to tune to you, the line is dead, Am I beating my head against a wall? Portishead Radio, Portishead Radio, Get me my girl on the line. Portishead Radio, Portishead Radio, I'm having to wait a long time. Whisky Papa, Whisky Papa, Papa Quebec, Whisky Papa, Whisky Papa, Papa Quebec. I'm rolling with a mistral wind That blows me home too slowly. I'm waiting for an answer, Portishead Radio, Portishead Radio, Get me my girl on the line. Portishead Radio, Portishead Radio, I'm having to wait a long time.
I have spent some heavy nights, like every sailor, And I know some seedy ways to spend my pay. I've been arrested in the streets, I've been drunk along the beaches of Marseilles. And you know that when I left, I said I loved you, But you think I've got a girl in every town, When the hidden harbour whores Whisper softly from their doors, I turn them down. Mona, will you help me to unload my contraband? I've been saving it for you. I've ignored the crimson daughters on the quays of Amsterdam, And that's not an easy thing to do. I keep away from the girls in San Francisco, 'Cause I know my self-control won't last for long, And a man could lose his head With a little help from the hookers of Hong Kong. And as I sail across these endless oceans I think of you each mile along the way, And I tell myself this boat that I am sailing on Will bring me back one day. Mona, will you help me to unload my contraband? I've been saving it for you. I've ignored the crimson daughters on the quays of Amsterdam, And that's not an easy thing to do.
Buenos Dias, Captain, Don't let this boat go down, Muy buenos dias, Captain. I was hoping secretly that I would live a long time, (Or at least a little longer). Buenos Dias, Captain, Don't let this boat go down, Muy buenos dias, Captain. ...
I tried to talk to you again the other day, Either you didn't notice me, or you had nothing to say. Well, I just want to tell you I won't let you get away So easily. I watched the moon last night, reflected in the sea, Just like you, it was so far away But still it seemed so reachable to me. They say I'm only Fishing For The Moon To think I'd stand a chance of making you mine. I know I'm only fishing for the moon, But I'm still gonna cast my line. ...
I know I make for places that they say I'll never reach, But sometimes I'm so aimless that I drift back to the beach, And they are times I float around for days, Waiting for a Wave. And when the hurricanes begin, out on the sea, No-one tries to sail into the wind harder than me, But they are times I float around for days, Waiting for a Wave.
Zero Zero (1982) I was reading in a history book, Before the seventh war, They used to have a thing that they called love, That we don't have any more. I don't know the feeling, But I'm told it was an evil thing, It used to make you crazy and fall down, No one knows what it could bring. Love makes you crazy, Love makes you cry, Love made them crazy in days gone by. Love makes you crazy, That's what they say, Love made them crazy in the olden days. It must have seized the body and the mind Like a strong disease, Another plague that science has erased Even from the memory. Or maybe evolution wiped it out So just the strong survived, And no-one with that feeling could exist In the race to stay alive. Love makes you crazy, Love makes you cry, Love made them crazy in days gone by. Love makes you crazy, That's what they say, Love made them crazy in the olden days. Love makes you crazy, Love makes you cry, Love made them crazy in days gone by. Love makes you crazy, That's what they say, Love made them crazy in the olden days.
Running With A Dream (1979)
Running with a dream Burning deep inside Don't let them bring you down Don't let this chance go by. Running with a dream Only we can show How far this road will lead And what it means To be running with a dream. Sometimes it seems like you've got it all And everybody wants a share; Sometimes your back is against the wall And nobody seems to care. We've tried so hard and we've come so far. We are the ones who don't give in; The world will take us for what we are, Whether we lose or win, but we're Running with a dream Burning deep inside Don't let them bring you down Don't let this chance go by. Running with a dream Only we can show How far this road will lead And what it means To be running with a dream. We've tried so hard and we've come so far. We are the ones who don't give in; The world will take us for what we are, Whether we lose or win, Running with a dream Burning deep inside Don't let them bring you down Don't let this chance go by. Running with a dream Only we can show How far this road will lead And what it means To be running with a dream.
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