1. Travelog
2. (It's The Eighties, So Where's Our) Rocket Packs
3. Home Permanent
4. It's Sick
5. William Blake
6. Dance Stop
7. Live And Let Live
8. When Worlds Collide
9. As The World Turns
10. She's All Heart
11. The Incredible Shrinking Man
12. Sanctuary

This river channels out to my private shore
My boat's a magic couch on remote control
Confused, I now consult my jungle guide
Departure times, best bets, and four stars that shine
As I. . .

Bask in the blue light
[Bask in the blue light
Bask in the blue light]
of my. . .
Travelog
[Travelog]

Here in the blue light
[Here in the blue light
Here in the blue light]
of my. . .
Travelog
[Travelog]
[scanning of channels]

Lost in the blue light
Found in the blue light
Here in the blue light
of my. . .
Travelog [repeat ad infinitum]

It's the eighties
It's the eighties so where's our rocket packs?
It's the eighties so where's our rocket packs?
Go anywhere, we strap them on our backs

(It's the eighties so where's our rocket packs?)
I thought by now I'd walk the moon
And ride a car without no tires
And have a robot run the vacuum
And date a girl made out of wires

(It's the eighties, so where's our rocket packs?)
I thought by now we'd live in space
And eat a pill instead of dinner
And wear a gas mask on our face a
President of female gender

My hopes are running low, (My hopes are running low)
Things moving much too slow (things moving much too slow)
There's no space men up above (no space men up above)
We're still far from love (and we're so far from love)
So very far from love (so very far from love)

(It's the eighties so, where's our rocket packs?)
I thought by now we'd build a dome
Around the world, control the weather
In every house, a picture phone,
Communicate a little better

(It's the eighties so where's our rocket packs?)

Repeat   
(It's the eighties)

What I believe
Is in my fashion
Clothes make the man
Herein my passion
Gonna stand my ground
For all the world to see
Look up and notice me
My hair points to the sky,
The place I want to be

Home permanent
Home permanent
Home
Permanently

I drive my car
It is a witness
My license plate
It states my business
Gonna drive my car
For all the world to see
They pull up side of me
My hair hair points to the sky,
The place I want to be

Home permanent
Home permanent
Home
Permanently

I gave a toy top to my little brother
It says to "Spin from sin"
And to my mother
I gave a recipe book
It's like no other
Now she makes chocolate Bibles—
A witness to my unsaved father

I dreamed I owned
A T.V. station
Am number one
Across the nation
And there I am
For all the world to see
They take the hat off me
My hair points to the sky,
The place I want to be

Home permanent
Home permanent
Home
Permanently
Home permanent
Home permanent
Home
Permanently

Hey!
We cannot sense, we cannot know
What they're going through over there
Bodies dropping in the snow
Russians marching everywhere

It's history that cannot be
Felt by tiny souls
Inside this chest beats a plastic heart
And pleasure is its goal

It's sick, and I got it on my T.V.
It's sick, when I don't feel a thing
It's sick, and I get a little queasy
When somebody tells me it's only a game
IT'S SICK

We cannot sense, we cannot know
What he's going through today
Men still burn crosses on the knoll
And still drag his weary soul away

Repeat 

Our trial is which car to buy
Temptation is that extra desert
In the land of orange juice
You're better off with the right kind of shirt

But take away the naivete
Expose the sources of our fears
We'll run to missiles if we're pushed {that} [too] far
Proceed to blow it all away!

Repeat 

Tyger, tyger burning bright
In deep forests of the night [1]
And little Lamb you are [a] light [2]
That is burning in one Child tonight

Who felt it so?
Who wrote it down?
Who lifts my soul?
Who wears the crown? [3]

Sleep, [4] William Blake
All is well
There's a marriage up in heaven tonight [5]
There's a fire in hell

You were not mad [6]
I know time will tell
William Blake

Who is the child?
Who is the man?
Who makes me smile?
Who loves the lamb?

Sighing lovers sleep and dream [8]
Upon the wind the music floats [8]
The Piper pipes at gates of dawn [9]
And draws us on to starry boats [10]

Repeat 

(William, William. . .)
Sleep, William Blake
Sleep, William Blake
Sleep, William Blake

[1] From the opening (and close) of Blake's "The Tyger"
"Tiger! Tiger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?"

[2] In Blake's "The Lamb" Christ is referred to as both a lamb and a child:
"He is callèd by thy name,
For He calls Himself a Lamb.
He is meek, and He is mild;
He became a little child."

[3] In "The Little Girl Found" a nameless crowned man (Christ) shows the parents of a dead girl that she is safe within his palace. (If the above link takes you to "The Little Boy Found," scroll down seven poems to find "The Little Girl Found.")

[4] The sleep of death, as Blake often used the term.

[5] Probably a reference to Blake's "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell."

[6] It was a common 19th century belief that the abstract nature of Blake's work was rooted in madness. This sentiment has persisted until present-day. Modern critics, however, have challenged it.

[7] From Blake's "Mad Song"
"The wild winds weep,
And the night is a-cold;
Come hither, Sleep,
And my griefs unfold:"

[8] From Blake's "Memory, Hither Come:"
Memory, hither come,
And tune your merry notes;
And, while upon the wind
Your music floats,

I'll pore upon the stream
Where sighing lovers dream,
And fish for fancies as they pass
Within the watery glass.

[9] The piper is found in the Introduction to "Songs of Innocence"
"`Pipe a song about a Lamb!'
So I piped with merry cheer.
`Piper, pipe that song again;'
So I piped: he wept to hear."

[10] Perhaps a reference to the Introduction to "Songs of Experience"
"The starry floor,
The wat'ry shore,
Is giv'n thee till the break of day.'"

'Dance Stop' instructions: You may dance any dance that you desire, but in the course of the song when the word STOP! is shouted and the music stops you must FREEZE in whatever position you are in at that moment. In the song you will then hear the crowd voices escalating. Resume dancing again when you hear the word DANCE shouted and the music resumes. Have fun!!!

DANCE STOP!!!

Well, tell me please how love can be
With a kick / snare giving you a fantasy
(Ain't no future far as I can see)

If I could dance, I might agree
I said

Dance. . . . stop
Dance. . . . stop
I can't stop, dance stop, can't stop, dance stop
STOP!!!

Can't stop baby (DANCE STOP!)
Don't mean maybe (DANCE STOP!)
Can't stop baby (DANCE STOP!)
Don't mean maybe
DANCE STOP! DANCE DROP! DANCE ROCK!
CAN'T STOP! WOOOOOOOOO!!!

Repeat 

(brrrrriiiiiiidge!)

Rock n' rollin' feels better then bowling
Bowling' feels better when the ball is rollin'
Bombs explodin' get the blood to flowin'
So bowl me over cos' my fear is growing'

Repeat    

(mmmmmmmmm DANCE!!!) 

STOP!!!

'Oh well, live and let live'
Your indifference forms my impression of living
But when you take on an interest in me,
Make an investment in me,
I ask your motive
You want much more than I'm giving

Oh no, I've got a broken heart
("We're so sorry but we gotta run")
Oh no, I'm falling apart
While you keep on floating
Up, and up, and up, and up, and up

Oh no, it's crying time
("We're so sorry, but we've got no tears")
Oh no, I'm down the line
While you keep on floating
Up, and up, and up, and up, and up

Repeat  

I'm longing for another world (hold on, hold on)
I'm crying fro your tenderness (all gone, all gone)

Stay my love
Here in my arms
Let me say
I love you

Then sleep awhile
Dream your dreams
Soon I will take you far away
From where the night threatens the day and

Worlds collide
I'm on your side
When worlds collide
I'm on your side

When shadows fall
When lovers mourn
And you fight your darkest tendencies
I promise to hold you close to me when

Repeat 

Until we're together, beyond other worlds
And you're free from the pain and fear
I'll place this light in your heart
If you'll keep it burning
While this world is turning,
Soon it will banish the dark

Repeat  

I'm checkin' out, checking on a late night flight
LAX a horror show
Still I'd rather be here sweatin' out another take-off
Than living in the valley below
And I never get [no] comfort in the earth or sky
It's my belief they're not my home
The world spins one way, but I go another
Against the grain, one often stands alone

As the world turns, it slaps me hard
As the world turns, it tells me I'm weak
As the world turns, I drop my guard
As the world turns, I turn the other cheek
I sing, Hey oh, slaps me hard, hey oh, slaps me hard,
Hey oh, slaps me hard, I put it all together in the exercise yard

Repeat 

[spoken:
Mechanical voice: Slaps me hard
Hispanic voice: Slaps me hard
Italian voice : A'slappa my face!
Liverpool voice: You know it slaps me hard ]

Many people wanting the elixir of youth
Through defeats and through disasters
Stifling the only thing that changes it all—
Love is what I'm going after
Achievements always falling into yesterday
I'm a pupil in an Intro class
New cars, travels, love affairs cannot provide
The way out of life's iron cast

Repeat 

{Spoken:
She says I complicate things
I say she over simplifies everything
But either way, I still believe we need each other} [1]

My longing:
Not to be a god or hero, but to change
Into a tree that grows for ages
Hurting no one [2]
When I told her this
She could not see at all

She's all heart, I know
She's all heart and
Souls that never touch
Never know how very much
They are one heart

Repeat 

She said 'You need not cry'
I said 'Please tell me why'
We say goodbye

Repeat 

My longing:
To be brave until the end of all my days
At the neighing of the red horse,
Fearing nothing
When I break down cos' of this
She sees no tears

Repeat 

Two souls that will not touch
Can't see that they are one heart (She's all heart)
Two souls that will not touch
Can't see that they are one heart (She's all heart)

[1] The "spoken" part is listed in the liner notes, but not found in the recorded version.

[2] From Czeslaw Milosz' "Notes":
"Longing
Not that I want to be a god or a hero.
Just to change into a tree, grow for ages, not hurt anyone."

Look out your window
Here comes a bomb
The dogs of war
Drop it on your lawn

Life's hysterical
You're holding on the best you can
You're incredible
Incredible shrinking man

How regrettable
Can't tear it down and start again
You're incredible
Incredible shrinking man

From wells of power
You take a drink
You drown in it
It's bigger than you think

A world accountable—
Among the stars a grain of sand [1]
You're incredible
Incredible shrinking man

And should the stars get in your eyes tonight
Remember, remember
Love
And should the strong winds become far too much
Remember, remember

Your Sanctuary [sanctuary]
Your Sanctuary [sanctuary]

Your Sanctuary  [sanctuary]
Your Sanctuary  [sanctuary]

Hush little baby
Don't you cry
Your daddy's here
So brush the tears out of your eyes
Brush them from your eyes
From your eyes
From your eyes

Your Sanctuary [sanctuary]
Your Sanctuary [sanctuary]
Your Sanctuary [sanctuary]
Your Sanctuary [sanctuary]
[Remember]

"The creative act of the artist lifts him above himself by demanding full surrender. No one puts words on paper or paint on canvas, boubting. If one doubts, one does so five munites later. . ." - Czeslaw Milosz, Native Realm