Listening to James on Radio Paradise

James — Lost a Friend

Album: Whiplash
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Released: 1996
Length: 3:34
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My TV's staring at me
It says 'go to sleep, go to sleep'
Turns me into a Siamese twin
Where do I start
The TV screen begins
Plugs me into some holy geek
His point in life is incomplete
My TV is telling me that only money will make me happy

Hold the course and then sail
Hold the course and then sail

Across the satellite beams
Across the oceans and seas
To the lighthouse I could be
I see some soldiers with guns
And they are killing for fun
They are killing to entertain me

Caught between that world and this
I'd sell my soul for a Bond girl's kiss
Caught between that world and this
I'd sell my soul for a state of bliss
My TV's telling me that all our money goes into the military

Hold the course and then sail
Hold the course and then sail

Across the satellite beams
Across the oceans or seas
to the lighthouse I could be
I see some soldiers with guns
And they are killing for fun
They were dying to entertain me

And then I heard your name
As the spaceman came
He came right through my screen
And then his lifeline broke
He began to choke
Jump cut to another scene
(Your health taken, your health taken, your health taken away)
We lost a friend to the sea
(Your health taken, your health taken, your health taken away)
We lost a friend to the sea
(Your health taken, your health taken, your health taken away)
We lost a friend to the sea
(Your health taken, your health taken, your health taken away)

Comments (6)add comment

Love this band. That cover art needs a bit of a makeover, but it's the contents that count...

Posted 2 years ago by kingart [ Reply ]

Comments that make one go, hmmmm...

Posted 9 years ago by Papernapkin: Sophomoric Rush-style lyrics.

Posted 16 years ago by Angloray:such great lyrics on this one. Really makes you think. MORE JAMES! :!:

Whaddo I say? Fewer sophomoric comments. MORE JAMES!

Posted 4 years ago by kingart [ Reply ]

by Shel Silverstein

I'll tell you the story of Jimmy Jet —
And you know what I tell you is true.
He loved to watch his TV set
Almost as much as you.

He watched all day, he watched all night
Till he grew pale and lean,
From "The Early Show" to "The Late Late Show"
And all the shows between.

He watched till his eyes were frozen wide,
And his bottom grew into his chair.
And his chin turned into a tuning dial,
And antennae grew out of his hair.

And his brains turned into TV tubes,
And his face to a TV screen.
And two knobs saying "VERT." and "HORIZ."
Grew where his ears had been.

And he grew a plug that looked like a tail
So we plugged in little Jim.
And now instead of him watching TV
We all sit around and watch him.

Posted 13 years ago by Euphemism [ Reply ]

Love James.... Tim Booth's voice amazes me and they put on such a great live show. Agree, more James!