1. |
Steve
03:11
|
|||
|
Looked at a man today - had success in his eyes,
but something's in his way.
His life was rich and prosperity rang,
but i could see he was gonna die.
Selling off silver to his friends, buying cheap melting talk
to give away his bargain,
lighting his cigar he paused without noticing.
I did and i know he's gonna die.
Steve, Steve, yeah!
His speech cool, calm kind, but unfeeling,
irrelevant to the roundabout point.
His words were spaced out, pauses not stutters,
showing he was gonna,
yes, they showed that he was gonna, gonna die.
Steve, Steve, yeah!
He was down to earth in a high way,
his eyes were deep, the exits of a tunnel,
but the opening of that tunnel is blacker than inside.
I wonder how he'll die?
Yes, I wonder how, how i'll die?
Steve, Steve, yeah!
|
||||
2. |
Wet Scream
01:58
|
|||
|
It seems to me, the closer you get the further you really are.
A grain of truth is lost in lies or behind your diguises.
A child of beauty has no place in the modern world.
Call me a fool, call me a fool,
call me a fool and you shall see.
Lady of dreams, reality is closeby now.
One of my dreams has always been Angela Rippon (Angela Rippon)
A child of beauty has no place in the modern world.
(Chorus)
It seems to me, the closer you get the further you really are.
A grain of truth is lost in lies or behind your diguises.
A child of beauty has no place in the modern world.
Call me a fool, call me a fool, call me a fool,
Call me a fool, call me a fool,
call me a fool and you shall see.
©1978 Henry Essence
|
||||
3. |
14 Year Old Lover
02:18
|
|||
|
I don't really care what they say about my baby
it's not uncoll to act really crazy.
She knows how to love me,
She does a real good job.
She's my 14 year old lover,
better than any other,
she's my 14 year old lover
and she loves me.
It's not uncool to go with a young one,
try it one day you'll find that it's good fun.
She'll know how to love you,
she'll do a reall good job.
(Chorus x 2)
©1978 Henry Essence
|
||||
4. |
Baktu
02:56
|
|||
|
You never say that life is dragging you down,
Well how come that you're dying on the spot?
Smoking while you're drinking
while you're driving, while you're thinking.
You're time is gonna come ready or not.
A lifetime of worry is now eating you out,
Can't you find the time to start again?
A lifetime of worry is now giving you doubt,
Can't you find the time to start again?
You can smile while the sun is out and kissing your face,
yet your friends are throwing punches at your skull.
Aching while you're faking
that your heart is never breaking,
your idleness has made you become dull.
(Chorus)
Devastating, masquerading,
better take in what the masters say.
Never walking, parrot-talking,
Ain't it time you learnt to pray?
(Chorus)
Time will soon tell on you, you gotta slow down
and leave the hectic rat race of the earth.
Trying to stop crying
cause you know you're really dying.
Try a box of pills for all it's worth.
(Chorus)
©1979 Henry Essence
|
||||
5. |
Showstealer
03:05
|
|||
|
Well he's a mean one, never seen one
backstabbing like that.
Not a clean word, always absurd,
acting like a prat.
Showstealer, showstealer, showstealer, yeah!
Never ending, or condensending
to have a good day
unless he's hurting or alerting
to get out of his way.
(Chorus)
He is hated, unrelated,
never got any friends.
He'll be sorry, melancholy,
until his life ends.
(Chorus)
©1978 Henry Essence
|
||||
6. |
Agony Column
02:58
|
|||
|
Dearest Maybelene,
when I touch goats my knees go weak, I go all gooey.
Dearest Maybelene,
will you tell me the truth, am I normal?
Agony column, agony column.
Dearest Maybelene,
I feel inadequate in my dream to be a wardrobe.
Dearest Maybeblene,
will you tell the truth, am I normal?
(Chorus)
Change your deodorant, have a bath,
hide your teeth when you laugh,
he's after your body, I can tell,
he doesn't like you coz you smell!
(Chorus)
Dearest Maybelene,
I feel inadequate in my dream to be John Hedgecock.
Dearest Maybelene,
will you tell me the truth, am I normal?
(Chorus x 2)
©1978 Henry Essence
|
||||
7. |
Didn't Know We Liked It
01:58
|
|||
|
We were playing rough boogie for quite a while,
this kid came up he didn't like our style,
told us to play something new.
We didn't know we liked it till we tried it,
we didn't know we liked it till we tried it,
we didn't know we liked it,
we didn't know we liked it till we tried it.
He said you'll do no good playing rough soul,
keep on playing rock and roll
and then you will find something new.
(Chorus x 4...)
©1978 Henry Essence
|
||||
8. |
Margarita
04:02
|
|||
|
Love is the pain that pulls your heartstrings.
Now you've got it listen while your body sings.
Caring for everyone you meet on the street.
Life is now destiny achieved in the heat.
I have fallen victim to the curse.
Now I think I know it could be much worse.
Love has left me dry before, left me poor,
but not again cause I won't let it go no more.
Keep a grip on the one who you're in love with.
Never let her stray away too far.
Keep an eye on the girl who you're in love with.
Don't ever let her go.
I can forget all my past friendships gone,
giving me inspiration for a song.
Picking me up when I was sure I was dead,
driving the melodies the thoughts bring through my head.
(Chorus)
I see her sitting by the counter.
Can't believe I've really found her.
Sitting pretty in the bar,
Margarita, you're a star!
Low on the Spanish coast I picture you
smiling the daring way you always do.
Feeling your body warm and close in the night.
Drink does nothing when compared to the sight of you.
(Chorus)
©1979 Henry Essence
|
||||
9. |
Underage Drinker
02:01
|
|||
|
Well I drink in the morning and I drink at night.
I'm an underage drinker and I feel alright.
I'm an underage drinker, I'm an underage drinker,
I'm an underage drinker, how about you?
I'm an underage drinker, I'm an underage drinker,
I'm an underage drinker, how about you?
Well I drink in the toilet and I drink in the bath,
I'm an underage drinker it's a good laugh.
(Chorus x 2)
©1979 Henry Essence
|
||||
10. |
Preacher Man
02:48
|
|||
11. |
View Of The Sea
03:06
|
|||
12. |
Aggravation
02:40
|
|||
13. |
Confession
03:45
|
|||
14. |
Cum Ova To My Place
04:00
|
|||
15. |
Doug, Reay & Me
00:49
|
|||
16. |
Margarita (Single)
04:17
|
|||
|
Love is the pain that pulls your heartstrings.
Now you've got it listen while your body sings.
Caring for everyone you meet on the street.
Life is now destiny achieved in the heat.
I have fallen victim to the curse.
Now I think I know it could be much worse.
Love has left me dry before, left me poor,
but not again cause I won't let it go no more.
Keep a grip on the one who you're in love with.
Never let her stray away too far.
Keep an eye on the girl who you're in love with.
Don't ever let her go.
I can forget all my past friendships gone,
giving me inspiration for a song.
Picking me up when I was sure I was dead,
driving the melodies the thoughts bring through my head.
(Chorus)
I see her sitting by the counter.
Can't believe I've really found her.
Sitting pretty in the bar,
Margarita, you're a star!
Low on the Spanish coast I picture you
smiling the daring way you always do.
Feeling your body warm and close in the night.
Drink does nothing when compared to the sight of you.
(Chorus)
©1979 Henry Essence
|
||||
17. |
||||
|
Single version of the song, released in 1979.
|
||||
18. |
Ice & Ash
03:51
|
|||
19. |
Working Man
04:54
|
|||
Henry Essence UK
The group - Steve Manning (guitar and vocals); Keith Reay (guitar and vocals); Mark Anderson (bass and vocals) and John Hedgecock (drums) - formed in 1976. All four members were pupils at a boarding school on the Isle of Wight. They would lie about their ages to secure gigs at local pubs and clubs, and then sneak out of school to play them. ... more
If you like Henry Essence, you may also like:
Echo Dancing
by Alejandro Escovedo
The legendary Alejandro Escovedo returns with another country-rock scorcher.
go to album
Sweet-and-sour pop hooks cozy up to massive grunge riffs on the Irish indie rockers' impassioned third LP.
go to album
Blinded By Oblivion
by Axis: Sova
Axis:Sova mess with the hard rock playbook, creating playful, catchy songs that challenge as much as they rip.
go to album
Serrated alt-rock from this Washington group hits the perfect combo of big riffs and bigger hooks.
go to album
Disaster Preparedness Coloring Book
by Dead Billionaires
Raw and hooky as heck, “Disaster Preparedness Coloring Book” is all classic, ragged indie sonics and rock-solid melodies.
go to album
Sticky-sweet hooks collide with glitter-coated, glammy guitars on the righteous, raucous new LP from this Auckland band.
go to album
The latest from Ben Katzman is an old school metal shredfest that will exorcise your demons with killer riffs.
go to album
