Tropico
DIAMOND FIELD
Written by: N. Geraldo, P. Benatar & M. Grombacher
From the top of the hill
You can see all the lights of the Diamond Field
The treasure buried in plain sight
Where one mans loss is another mans gain
And no one cares about anything, worth caring about
Shall we go to the Diamond Field tonight
Tightrope walkin', in the web of light
Shall we go the Diamond Field and try
To seek the fortune in their eyes
One by one the lights go out
And the Diamond Field begins to fade
It turns back into cement and stone
Brick and asphalt, flesh and bone
Shall we go to the Diamond Field tonight
Tightrope walkin', in the web of light
Shall we go the Diamond Field and try
To seek the fortune in their eyes
Shall we go to the Diamond Field tonight
Tightrope walkin', in the web of light
Electric angles move against the night
Shining in the Diamond Field
WE BELONG
Written by: D. Navarro & R. Lowen
Many times I've tried to tell you
Many times I've cried alone
Always I'm surprised how well you
Cut my feelings to the bone
Don't want to leave you really
I've invested too much time
To give you up that easy
To the doubts that complicate your mind
We Belong to the light
We Belong to the thunder
We Belong to the sound of the words
We've both fallen under
Whatever we deny or embrace
For worse or for better
We Belong, We Belong
We Belong together
Maybe it's a sign of weakness
When I don't know what to say
Maybe I just wouldn't know
What to do with my strength anyway
Have we become a habit
Do we distort the facts
Now there's no looking forward
Now there's no turning back
When you say
We Belong to the light
We Belong to the thunder
We Belong to the sound of the words
We've both fallen under
Whatever we deny or embrace
For worse or for better
We Belong, We Belong
We Belong together
Close your eyes and try to sleep now
Close your eyes and try to dream
Clear your mind and do your best
To try and wash the palette clean
We can't begin to know it
How much we really care
I hear your voice inside me
I see your face everywhere
Still you say
We Belong to the light
We Belong to the thunder
We Belong to the sound of the words
We've both fallen under
Whatever we deny or embrace
For worse or for better
We Belong, We Belong
We Belong together
PAINTED DESERT
Written by: Neil Geraldo & Myron Grombacher
I hear your heartbeat but you're never there
Like a mirage, you haunt me everywhere
All day long
I burn for you, lonely in the night
I tried to live alone, but I just can't get it right
Ya' know that, this town's like a Painted Desert
Dead heat, movin' in the city
I'm lost in a Painted Desert
In a Painted Desert without you
I've done some thinkin', now that you're not here
I know your reasons, and they're still not clear
All I'm sure of is what I got to lose
I tried to be a better loser, but it's just no use
Ya' know that this town's like a Painted Desert
Dead heat, movin' in the city
I'm lost in a Painted Desert
In a Painted Desert without you
Walkin' in the sundown, I search in vain
Waitin' on the wind that whispers out your name
Through concrete canyons echoing a world of other faces
No direction looks like home
Where is my oasis?
Ya' know that this town's like a Painted Desert
Dead heat, movin' in the city
I'm lost in a Painted Desert
In a Painted Desert without you
In a Painted Desert without you
Where is my oasis?
TEMPORARY HEROES
Written by: N. Trevesick & J. Clee
I've seen all the downfalls
Temporary Heroes
Misguided direction
Longing for perfection
Love and pain
Only for the foolish
Once again
Try to hide what's there inside
I'm the same, Temporary Hero
Who's to blame
Rituals and movements
Much too soon improvements
Hide many scars
Others and ours
Too late to discover
This untainted love is
Destined to be
A sad memory
Love and pain
Only for the foolish
Once again
Try to hide what's there inside
I'm the same, Temporary Hero
Who's to blame
So you take your chances
Watchful of the glances
But don't turn away
Though the wounds are healing
Don't tell me the feelings the same
Love and pain
Only for the foolish
Once again
Try to hide what's there inside
I'm the same, Temporary Hero
Who's to blame
LOVE IN THE ICE AGE
Written by: C. Giordano, M.Grombacher, N. Geraldo & P. Benatar
It's a cold world that we live in all the people say
That this world is gettin' colder day by day
Too little warmth left in our lives
I don't know if what the people say is true
But I noticed there's a change in you
Too little warmth left in your eyes
I am freezing, no Love In This Ice Age
Whoa, Whoa
I am freezing, there's no Love In This Ice Age
Whoa, Whoa
There is friction without fire when the passions spent
As we shiver in the winter of our discontent
So little love left in our lives
Now we're standing in the shadows of a fading sun
Words like weapons, the cold war touches everyone
So little love left in our eyes
I am freezing, no Love In This Ice Age
Whoa, Whoa
I am freezing, there's no Love In This Ice Age
Whoa, Whoa
Feeling the chill that comes with the pain
Love In The Ice Age
I am freezing, no Love In This Ice Age
Whoa, Whoa
I am freezing, there's no Love In This Ice Age
Whoa, Whoa
OOH OOH SONG
Written by: Niel Geraldo & Pat Benatar
Just when we think we conquered it
It seems we lose the fight again
But there's just no stoppin' it
It's like a bad dream that never ends
It puts up walls between us
That get harder, and harder, and harder, and harder, and harder
To remove
But we let it continue, like people in love always do
Ooh - Ooh
Ooh - Ooh
Ooh - Ooh
Lets not pretend that we're unique
'Cause everybody's tasted loves illusion
We try to hide the fact that we
Got lost between the choas and confusion
And the love we feel
Is gettin' deeper, and deeper, and deeper, and deeper, and deeper
By the minute
But we let it slip away
'Cause we don't know a good thing while we're in it
Ooh - Ooh
Ooh - Ooh
Ooh - Ooh
THE OUTLAW BLUES
Written by: Niel Geraldo & Myron Grombacher
It was rainin' in heaven when you went down
You were better than the best
Stayed a notch above the rest
It was rainin' in heaven when you went down
Your mother cried, said she told you so
But you touched the devil and couldn't let go
(Yeah)
No one controls the Outlaw
You wrote the story with the movie in mind
An angel face with a criminal side
Celebraed as the rebel kind
The Outlaw
I wonder if you knew
They would turn your bad deeds into good
Paint you as a modern robinhood
It's high noon
Everywhere you go
And the guilt you feel is the weary soul
(Yeah)
Of the Outlaw
Hearts weren't made to be ruled
And rules weren't made to be broken
It's cold and lonely at the end of your life
And nobody sleeps `til they turn out the lights
For the Outlaw
Where you gonna go, where you gonna hide
It's cold and lonely for the Outlaw
Where you gonna go, where you gonna hide
As the Outlaw
SUBURBAN KING
Written by: Niel Geraldo & Billy Steinberg
The alarm clock rings but you don't move
But the wife gets up and puts on her uniform
You hear her in the bathroom
Cause she's got that nagging cough
You put your head under the pillow
To forget you've been laid off
Suburban King
Suburban King
You had it printed on your van
Cause it had a pretty ring
Suburban King
The union man said you'd be recalled
But the company up and moved to Taiwan
You counted on the pension plan
But you were out of luck
The union says you only qualify
For twenty-five bucks
Suburban King
Suburban King
You had it printed on your van
Cause it had a pretty ring
Suburban King
Suburban King
Your American dream didn't mean a thing
Suburban King
A CRAZY WORLD LIKE THIS
Written by: N.Geraldo, B.Steinberg & T.Kelly
Baby I forgot somethin', that's why I came home
It's somethin' I really need, I know you thought I was gone
No, it's not my gloves honey, it's not that cold today
It's nothin' I left behind, it's somethin' I got to say
I forgot to say I love you
And something else that I missed, to say how much I need you
In a Crazy, Crazy World Like This
It's easy to feel all alone
You give me the strength I need to exist
Just hold me and don't let me go
In a Crazy, Crazy World Like This
Sometimes I don't know lately, what will ease the pain?
On every corner of the street, sometimes it's all too insane
Baby you just got somethin', that's why I came home
It's somethin' I really need, an' now we can be alone
I just had to say I love you, and something else that I missed
To say how much I need you
In a Crazy, Crazy World Like This
It's easy to feel all alone
You give me the strength I need to exist
Just hold me and don't let me go
In a Crazy, Crazy World Like This
It's easy to fear the unknown
I always know when fate gives a twist
You'll be there to soften the blow
In a Crazy, Crazy World Like This - Ooh, Ooh
You give me the strength I need to exist
Just hold me and don't let me go
In a Crazy, Crazy World Like This
It's easy to feel all alone
I always know when fate gives a twist
You'll be there to soften the blow
In a Crazy, Crazy World Like This - Ooh, Ooh
You give me the strength I need to exist
Just hold me and don't let me go
In a Crazy, Crazy World Like This
When all my defences are low
I always know when fate gives a twist
You'll be there to soften the blow
In a Crazy, Crazy World Like This.....
TAKIN' IT BACK
Written by: Niel Geraldo & Pat Benatar
When they found you, you were driven and hungry
You were playin' for your life then
You were livin' for the chance to be heard
What they promised, what they offered
Was more than you'd ever hoped for
To walk away, ya' know that would've been absurd
And talk about absurdity, it was madness
It was everything in excess
It was too much, too many, and too little time
It was faceless people in jackets and ties
Who thought of you when they made love to their wives
Somehow, it wasn't what you had in mind
Tell `em you're Takin' It Back
So they might as well get used to the idea
You're Takin' It Back, those cooperation days are over
You got no one to blame but yourself
So don't put it on nobody else
Put it behind you, start over, today
There were parties and photos and televised award shows
And covers of magazines
There was gold and platinum and everyone was smiling
You were coming apart at the seems
There were jerk offs too numerous to mention
When everybody shared the dream
But when it came time to share the nightmare
They were conveniently nowhere to be seen
Tell `em you're Takin' It Back
So they might as well get used to the idea
You're Takin' It Back, those cooperation days are over
You got no one to blame but yourself
So don't put it on nobody else
Put it behind you, start over, today
Oh they'll argue what they gave you was exactly what you wanted
And just to be fair, ya' know that some of it's true
That's why ya' gotta be careful, `bout your wishes
Take your time and think `em over
Sometimes those wishes just might come true
Tell `em you're Takin' It Back
So they might as well get used to the idea
You're Takin' It Back, those cooperation days are over
Tell `em you've had enough, and if they don't like it it's tough
You're Takin' It Back, those cooperation days are over
You're Takin' It Back
Tell `em you're Takin' It Back
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