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“COSMIC DANCER"
"I was dancing when I was twelve
I was dancing when I was aaah
I danced myself right out the womb
Is it strange to dance so soon
I danced myself right out the womb
I was dancing when I was eight
Is it strange to dance so late
I danced myself into the tomb
Is it strange to dance so soon
I danced myself into the tomb
Is it wrong to understand
The fear that dwells inside a man
What's it like to be a loon
I liken it to a balloon
I danced myself out of the womb
Is it strange to dance to soon
I danced myself into the tomb
But then again once more
I danced myself out of the womb
Is it strange to dance so soon
I danced myself out of the womb.”
― Marc Bolan Lyric Book
"I was dancing when I was twelve
I was dancing when I was aaah
I danced myself right out the womb
Is it strange to dance so soon
I danced myself right out the womb
I was dancing when I was eight
Is it strange to dance so late
I danced myself into the tomb
Is it strange to dance so soon
I danced myself into the tomb
Is it wrong to understand
The fear that dwells inside a man
What's it like to be a loon
I liken it to a balloon
I danced myself out of the womb
Is it strange to dance to soon
I danced myself into the tomb
But then again once more
I danced myself out of the womb
Is it strange to dance so soon
I danced myself out of the womb.”
― Marc Bolan Lyric Book
“ISCARIOT"
"A box of doves
I placed beside your chest
Liar
A stork of silk
With rubies in it's nest
Fire
Of my love
Will burn thee to a wizened word
For ere to go unheard.
A mare of wood
Elder, elm and oak
Liar
Will keep you fair
If you jest me no joke
Fire
Of my love
Will burn thee to a wizened word
For ere to go unheard.
I'm old and bruised
But my fate is that of youth
Liar
Trickster you
Be a grisly dragon's tooth
Fire
Of my love
Will burn thee to a wizened word
For ere to go unheard.
You gashed the heart of my heart
Like a Portuguese
Witch,
I'd planned for you this land
But you devoured my hand.”
― Marc Bolan Lyric Book
"A box of doves
I placed beside your chest
Liar
A stork of silk
With rubies in it's nest
Fire
Of my love
Will burn thee to a wizened word
For ere to go unheard.
A mare of wood
Elder, elm and oak
Liar
Will keep you fair
If you jest me no joke
Fire
Of my love
Will burn thee to a wizened word
For ere to go unheard.
I'm old and bruised
But my fate is that of youth
Liar
Trickster you
Be a grisly dragon's tooth
Fire
Of my love
Will burn thee to a wizened word
For ere to go unheard.
You gashed the heart of my heart
Like a Portuguese
Witch,
I'd planned for you this land
But you devoured my hand.”
― Marc Bolan Lyric Book
“I think I am a child. Everything blows my mind.”
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“BALLROOMS OF MARS"
"You gonna look fine
Be primed for dancing
You're gonna trip and glide
All on the trembling plane
Your diamond hands
Will be stacked with roses
And wind and cars
And people of the past
I'll call you thing
Just when the moon sings
And place your face in stone
Upon the hill of stars
And gripped in the arms
Of the changeless madman
We'll dance our lives away
In the Ballrooms of Mars
You talk about day
I'm talking 'bout night time
When the monsters call out
The names of men
Bob Dylan knows
And I bet Alan Freed did
There are things in night
That are better not to behold
You dance
With your lizard leather boots on
And pull the strings
That change the faces of men
You diamond browed hag
You're a gutter-gaunt gangster
John Lennon knows your name
And I've seen his”
― The Slider Song Album
"You gonna look fine
Be primed for dancing
You're gonna trip and glide
All on the trembling plane
Your diamond hands
Will be stacked with roses
And wind and cars
And people of the past
I'll call you thing
Just when the moon sings
And place your face in stone
Upon the hill of stars
And gripped in the arms
Of the changeless madman
We'll dance our lives away
In the Ballrooms of Mars
You talk about day
I'm talking 'bout night time
When the monsters call out
The names of men
Bob Dylan knows
And I bet Alan Freed did
There are things in night
That are better not to behold
You dance
With your lizard leather boots on
And pull the strings
That change the faces of men
You diamond browed hag
You're a gutter-gaunt gangster
John Lennon knows your name
And I've seen his”
― The Slider Song Album
“A DAY LAYE"
"Every dawn of our lives a heart is forged and
Linked with lore to one so similar
Born with blessed life dust
Stored beneath its soul
To bless and pass onto its children
Even though the wind may blow it all away
Don't ever worry 'cos I'm your friend.”
― Marc Bolan Lyric Book
"Every dawn of our lives a heart is forged and
Linked with lore to one so similar
Born with blessed life dust
Stored beneath its soul
To bless and pass onto its children
Even though the wind may blow it all away
Don't ever worry 'cos I'm your friend.”
― Marc Bolan Lyric Book
“SPACEBALL RICOCHET"
"I'm just a man
I understand the wind
And all the things that make the children cry
With my Les Paul
I know I'm small
But I enjoy living anyway
Book after book
I get hooked everytime
The writer talks to me like a friend
What can I do
We just live in a zoo
All I do is play the spaceball ricochet
Deep in my heart
There's a house
That can hold just about all of you
I bought a car
It was old but kind
I gave it my mind and it disappeared
I love a girl
She is a changeless angel
She's a city it's a pity that I'm like me
I said how can I lay
When all I do is play
The spaceball ricochet
I'm just a man
I understand the wind
And all the things that make the children cry
With my Les Paul
I know I'm small
But I enjoy living anyway, yes too
Deep in my heart
There's a house
That can hold just about all of you
How can I lay
When all I do is play
The spaceball ricochet
Oh Baby, the spaceball ricochet
Oh Mama, the spaceball
Oh, do the spaceball ...”
― The Slider Song Album
"I'm just a man
I understand the wind
And all the things that make the children cry
With my Les Paul
I know I'm small
But I enjoy living anyway
Book after book
I get hooked everytime
The writer talks to me like a friend
What can I do
We just live in a zoo
All I do is play the spaceball ricochet
Deep in my heart
There's a house
That can hold just about all of you
I bought a car
It was old but kind
I gave it my mind and it disappeared
I love a girl
She is a changeless angel
She's a city it's a pity that I'm like me
I said how can I lay
When all I do is play
The spaceball ricochet
I'm just a man
I understand the wind
And all the things that make the children cry
With my Les Paul
I know I'm small
But I enjoy living anyway, yes too
Deep in my heart
There's a house
That can hold just about all of you
How can I lay
When all I do is play
The spaceball ricochet
Oh Baby, the spaceball ricochet
Oh Mama, the spaceball
Oh, do the spaceball ...”
― The Slider Song Album
“THERE WAS A TIME"
"There was a time, everything was fine.
You got drunk on the day like it was wine.
And all the children,
They put flowers in their hair.
And all the grown-ups,
They put daggers there instead.”
― Marc Bolan Lyric Book
"There was a time, everything was fine.
You got drunk on the day like it was wine.
And all the children,
They put flowers in their hair.
And all the grown-ups,
They put daggers there instead.”
― Marc Bolan Lyric Book
“MAMBO SUN"
"Beneath the bebop moon
I want to croon with you
Beneath the Mambo Sun
I got to be the one with you
My life's a shadowless horse
If I can't get across to you
In the alligator rain
My heart's all pain for you
Girl you're good
And I've got wild knees for you
On a mountain range
I'm Dr. Strange for you
Upon a savage lake
Make no mistake I love you
I got a powder-keg leg
And my wig's all pooped for you
With my hat in my hand
I'm a hungry man for you
I got stars in my beard
And I feel real weird for you
Beneath the bebop moon
I'm howling like a loon for you
Beneath the mumbo sun
I've got to be the one for you”
― Marc Bolan Lyric Book
"Beneath the bebop moon
I want to croon with you
Beneath the Mambo Sun
I got to be the one with you
My life's a shadowless horse
If I can't get across to you
In the alligator rain
My heart's all pain for you
Girl you're good
And I've got wild knees for you
On a mountain range
I'm Dr. Strange for you
Upon a savage lake
Make no mistake I love you
I got a powder-keg leg
And my wig's all pooped for you
With my hat in my hand
I'm a hungry man for you
I got stars in my beard
And I feel real weird for you
Beneath the bebop moon
I'm howling like a loon for you
Beneath the mumbo sun
I've got to be the one for you”
― Marc Bolan Lyric Book
“RIDE A WHITE SWAN"
"Ride it on out like a bird in the skyway,
Ride it on out like you were a bird,
Fly it all out like an eagle in a sunbeam,
Ride it all out like you were a bird.
Wear a tall hat like the druid in the old days
Wear a tall hat and a Tattooed gown
Ride a white swan like the people of the Beltane,
Wear your hair long,babe,you can't go wrong.
Catch a bright star and place it on your forehead,
Say a few spells and baby,there you go,
Take a black cat and sit it on your shoulder,
And in the morning you'll know all you know.
Wear a tall hat like the druid in the old days
Wear a tall hat and a Tattooed gown
Ride a white swan like the people of the Beltane,
Wear your hair long, babe ,you can't go wrong.
Da di di da, da di di da”
― Marc Bolan Lyric Book
"Ride it on out like a bird in the skyway,
Ride it on out like you were a bird,
Fly it all out like an eagle in a sunbeam,
Ride it all out like you were a bird.
Wear a tall hat like the druid in the old days
Wear a tall hat and a Tattooed gown
Ride a white swan like the people of the Beltane,
Wear your hair long,babe,you can't go wrong.
Catch a bright star and place it on your forehead,
Say a few spells and baby,there you go,
Take a black cat and sit it on your shoulder,
And in the morning you'll know all you know.
Wear a tall hat like the druid in the old days
Wear a tall hat and a Tattooed gown
Ride a white swan like the people of the Beltane,
Wear your hair long, babe ,you can't go wrong.
Da di di da, da di di da”
― Marc Bolan Lyric Book
“SUMMER DEEP"
"Summer deep is in the hills again
His lady is a lioness
Winds of birds blow through the fields again
Invaders from the true worlds
A coat of grapes is on my back again
I ride upon my zebra
Pterodactyl beak hat on my brow
The truth is like a stranger
Be like you could
All my friends say.”
―
"Summer deep is in the hills again
His lady is a lioness
Winds of birds blow through the fields again
Invaders from the true worlds
A coat of grapes is on my back again
I ride upon my zebra
Pterodactyl beak hat on my brow
The truth is like a stranger
Be like you could
All my friends say.”
―
“LIFE IS STRANGE"
"Strange, life is strange, life is strange,
Oh life is strange.
O god, life is strange,
People come and people go,
Some move fast and some move slow,
No, no, no, no, no.
O god, life is good,
Some are fat and some are thin,
Some don't even ask you how you've been,
No, no, no, no, no.
Strange, life is strange, life is strange.
Oh life is strange.
O god, life is strange,
Some are fast and some are slow,
Some believe, me don't even know,
No, no, no, no, no.
Strange life is strange, life is strange.
Oh my life is strange”
― T.Rex Tanx
"Strange, life is strange, life is strange,
Oh life is strange.
O god, life is strange,
People come and people go,
Some move fast and some move slow,
No, no, no, no, no.
O god, life is good,
Some are fat and some are thin,
Some don't even ask you how you've been,
No, no, no, no, no.
Strange, life is strange, life is strange.
Oh life is strange.
O god, life is strange,
Some are fast and some are slow,
Some believe, me don't even know,
No, no, no, no, no.
Strange life is strange, life is strange.
Oh my life is strange”
― T.Rex Tanx
“PAVILIONS OF SUN"
Swans do fly
High above you
All the time
Prince of Sun
From his pavilion
Makes you shine
Come, come, come into my garden, lady love
Maybe I can hold your gold hand
Glide within my gold grove, lady love
Know the earth and you'll understand”
― Marc Bolan Lyric Book
Swans do fly
High above you
All the time
Prince of Sun
From his pavilion
Makes you shine
Come, come, come into my garden, lady love
Maybe I can hold your gold hand
Glide within my gold grove, lady love
Know the earth and you'll understand”
― Marc Bolan Lyric Book
“DOVE"
"All my days are leafy blue
Because I'm not with you
All my words are ragged steel
When I'm not with you
See how the sun shines
Like an arc where you walk
All my fears are water clear
When I'm not with you
All I hear is wicked dear
When I'm not with you”
― Marc Bolan Lyric Book
"All my days are leafy blue
Because I'm not with you
All my words are ragged steel
When I'm not with you
See how the sun shines
Like an arc where you walk
All my fears are water clear
When I'm not with you
All I hear is wicked dear
When I'm not with you”
― Marc Bolan Lyric Book
“I don't like telephones.”
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“You slide so good with bones so fair, you've got the universe reclining in your hair...”
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“Our lives are merely trees of possibilities.”
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“Book after book, I get hooked, every time the writer talks to me like a friend.”
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“Well you're slim and you're weak
You've got the teeth of a hydra upon you.
You're dirty sweet and you're my girl.”
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You've got the teeth of a hydra upon you.
You're dirty sweet and you're my girl.”
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“If God were to appear in my room, obviously I would be in awe, but I don't think I would be humble. I might cry, but I think he would dig me like crazy.”
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