Crowded House - Crowded House
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CROWDED HOUSE FULL ALBUM AU/NZ
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AU/NZ Track Listing:
1. Mean to Me
2. World Where You Live
3. Now We're Getting Somewhere
4. Don't Dream It's Over
5. Love You 'Til the Day I Die
6. Something So Strong
7. Hole in the River
8. Can't Carry On
9. Tombstone
10. That's What I Call Love
11. I Walk Away [Intl. vers.]
1. MEAN TO ME
[Verse 1]
She came all t
he way from Am
#
erica
Had a blind da
te with destin
y
And the sound
of Te Awamutu
Had a truly sa
cred ring
Now her parent
s are divorced
And her friend
's committing
suicide
[Chorus 1]
I could not es
cape
A plea from th
e heart
You know what
it means to me
She said don't
walk away
I'm down on my
knees
So please don'
t be mean to m
e
[Verse 2]
So I talked to
you for an ho
ur
In the bar of
a small town h
otel
You asked me w
hat I was thin
king
I was thinking
of a padded c
ell
With a black a
nd white T.V.
To stop us fro
m getting lone
ly
[Chorus 1]
I could not es
cape
A plea from th
e heart
You know what
it means to me
She said don't
walk away
I'm down on my
knees
So please don'
t be mean to m
e
[Chorus 2]
No, I could no
t escape
A plea from th
e heart
Mysterious sym
pathy
I couldn't wai
t for a chance
To walk out th
e door
You know what
it means to me
...ahhh
[Bridge]
I saw you lyin
g in the arms
of a poet...ah
hh
I heard him te
ll you tanta-t
antalising lie
s
Whad'ya know,
whad'ya know
[Chorus 3]
I could not es
cape
You're down on
the floor
You know what
it means to me
I couldn't wai
t for a chance
Walk out the d
oor
Mean....Mean
[Chorus 4]
I could not es
cape
You're down on
the knees
You know what
it means
What it means
[Outro]
waa-ooh-waa-oo
h-waa-oooh
what it mea
ns, what it me
ans
2. WORLD WHERE YOU LIVE
[Intro]
(x2)
[Verse 1]
Here's someone
now whose got
the muscle
His steady han
d could move a
mountain
Expert in bed
but come on no
w
There must be
something miss
ing
That golden on
e leads a doub
le life you'll
find out
[Chorus 1]
But I don't kn
ow where you g
o
Do you climb i
nto space
To the world w
here you live
The world wher
e you live
[Verse 2]
So here we lie
against each
other
These four wal
ls can never h
old us
We're looking
for wide open
spaces
High above the
kitchen
And we're stra
ngers here
On our way to
some other pla
ce
[Chorus 2]
But I don't kn
ow where you g
o
Do you climb i
nto space
To the world w
here you live
The world wher
e you live
The world wher
e you live
[Bridge]
Friends come r
ound
You might reme
mber and be sa
d
Behind their e
yes is unfamil
iar
N.C.
(x4)
[Outro]
Do you climb i
nto space
To the world w
here you live
To the world w
here you live,
oh
To the world w
here you live,
yeah
To the world w
here you live,
yeah
To the world w
here you live
To the world w
here you live
To the world w
here you live
3. NOW WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE
Capo 4
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
It never used
to be that bad
But neither wa
s it great
Somewhere in t
he middle then
Content and mu
ch too safe
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Oh tell me ple
ase why it tak
es so long
To realise whe
n there's some
thing wrong
[Chorus]
Lay me out wit
h your heart
Now we're gett
ing somewhere
Push me back t
o the start
Now we're gett
ing someplace
Take me out le
t me breathe
Now we're gett
ing somewhere
When I'm with
you I don't ca
re
Where it is I'
m falling
N.C.
[Verse 2]
There's money
in the Bible B
elt
Hugs for daddy
too
Three wishes f
or eternity
We've got some
work to do
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Oh tell me ple
ase why it tak
es so long
I believe ther
e is something
wrong
[Chorus]
Well lay me ou
t with your he
art
Now we're gett
ing somewhere
Push me back t
o the start
Now we're gett
ing someplace
Take me out le
t me breathe
Now we're gett
ing somewhere
When I'm with
you I don't ca
re
Where it is I'
m falling
N.C.
(x4)
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Oh tell me ple
ase, tell me w
hat went wrong
Cos I believe
there is somet
hing wrong
[Chorus]
Lay me out
Now we're gett
ing somewhere
Push me back
Now we're gett
ing somewhere
Take me out le
t me breathe
Now we're gett
ing somewhere
When I'm with
you I don't ca
re
Where it is I'
m falling
N.C.
(x2)
[Outro]
When you took
me to your roo
m
I swear I said
surrender
When you opene
d up your mout
h
I saw the word
s fall out
Though nothing
much has chan
ged
I swear I will
surrender
There is pain
in my heart
We can choose
what we choose
to believe
4. DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER
[Intro]
(x2)
[Verse 1]
There is freed
om within, the
re is freedom
without
Try to catch t
he deluge in a
paper cup
There's a batt
le ahead, many
battles are l
ost
But you'll nev
er see the end
of the road
While you're t
ravelling with
me
[Chorus]
Hey now, hey n
ow don't dream
it's over
Hey now, hey n
ow when the wo
rld comes in
They come, the
y come to buil
d a wall betwe
en us
We know they w
on't win
[Verse]
Now I'm towing
my car, there
's a hole in t
he roof
My possessions
are causing m
e suspicion bu
t there's no p
roof
In the paper t
oday tales of
war and of was
te
But you turn r
ight over to t
he T.V. page
[Chorus]
Hey now, hey n
ow don't dream
it's over
Hey now, hey n
ow when the wo
rld comes in
They come, the
y come to buil
d a wall betwe
en us
We know they w
on't win
N.C.
(x2)
[Verse]
Now I'm walkin
g again to the
beat of a dru
m
And I'm counti
ng the steps t
o the door of
your heart
Only the shado
ws ahead barel
y clearing the
roof
Get to know th
e feeling of l
iberation and
release
[Chorus]
Hey now, hey n
ow don't dream
it's over
Hey now, hey n
ow when the wo
rld comes in
They come, the
y come to buil
d a wall betwe
en us
We know they w
on't win
[Outro]
(x7)
5. LOVE YOU 'TIL THE DAY I DIE
WHOO! WHOO! WHOO! WHOO!
[Intro]
(x3)
[Verse 1]
There's closet
s in my head w
here dirty thi
ngs are kept
That never see
the light of
day
I want to drag
them out, go
for a walk
Just to see th
e look that's
on your face
Sometimes I ca
n't be straigh
t I don't want
to hurt you
So forgive me
if I tell a li
e
Sometimes I co
me on cold but
don't believe
it
I will love yo
u 'til the day
I die
[Chorus]
I believe in
doing things b
ackwards
Take heed, st
art doing thin
gs in reverse
[Verse 2]
Oh, here comes
trouble, ther
e's nothing wr
ong when I rel
ax
I'm talking to
myself you're
coming with m
e
Teaching you h
ow to distort
the facts
Sometimes I ca
n't be straigh
t, I don't wan
t to hurt you
So forgive me
if I tell a li
e
Sometimes I co
me on cold but
don't believe
it
I will love yo
u 'til the day
I die
[Chorus]
I believe in
doing things b
ackwards
Take heed, st
art doing thin
gs in reverse
[Bridge]
Frost on the w
indow pane
The sound of p
ouring rain
All makes me g
lad of you
When I am far
away
I am always wi
th you
N.A.
(x4)
[Link]
Know the answe
r before you k
now the questi
on, yeah
Pull yourself
together, baby
, push with al
l your might
[Outro]
I'm alone, alw
ays alone
Though I am fa
r away
I am always wi
th you
6. SOMETHING SO STRONG
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Love can make
you weep
Can make you r
un for cover
Roots that spr
ead so deep
Bring life to
frozen ground
[Chorus]
Something so s
trong
Could carry us
away
Something so s
trong
Could carry us
today
[Verse 2]
Turning in my
sleep
Love can leave
you cold
A taste of jea
lousy
Is like a lust
for gold
[Chorus]
Something so s
trong
Could carry us
away
Something so s
trong
Could carry us
today
[Bridge]
I've been
Feeling so muc
h older
Frame me
And hang me on
the wall
I've seen
You fall into
the same trap
This thing
Is happening t
o us all
N.A.
[Chorus]
Something so s
trong
Could carry us
away
Something so s
trong
Could carry us
today
[Chorus]
Something so s
trong
Something so s
trong
Something so s
trong
Something some
thing so stron
g
[Outro]
(x7)
7. HOLE IN THE RIVER
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
There's a hole
in the river
where my aunti
e lies
From the land
of the living
to the air and
sky
Left her car b
y the river le
ft her shoes b
eside
Through the th
orns and the b
ushes I hope s
he was...
[Bridge]
Dreaming of gl
ory
Miles above th
e mountains an
d plains
Free at last
[Verse 2]
We were touche
d by a cold wi
nd, my father
and I
The sound of d
esperate breat
hing her fear
inside us all
She was coming
to see him bu
t something ch
anged her mind
Drove her down
to the river
There is no re
turn
N.A.
(x7)
[Verse 3]
There's a hole
in the river
where my memor
y lies
From the land
of the living
to the air and
sky
She was coming
to see him bu
t something ch
anged her mind
Drove her down
to the river
There is no re
turn
[Outro]
(x18)
8. CAN’T CARRY ON
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Why do I kid m
yself, why do
I scream for p
leasure
It's four in t
he morning sho
uld know bette
r
But she can we
ave a spell, w
ant it to last
forever
Making me feel
like somebody
special
[Chorus]
Can't carry on
this way (jus
t go to sleep)
Before it gets
too late (jus
t go to sleep)
Doing damage t
o my brain (ju
st go to sleep
)
Well here we g
o again
[Verse 2]
Though I look
everywhere, I
never seem to
find it
Always a shado
w around a cor
ner
Drown it in al
cohol, stuck i
n the elevator
Hard to rememb
er in the morn
ing
[Chorus]
Can't carry on
this way (jus
t go to sleep)
Before it gets
too late (jus
t go to sleep)
Doing damage t
o my brain (ju
st go to sleep
)
Well here we g
o again
[Verse 3]
Tell you about
myself, if yo
u're in the mo
od to listen
Baby you don't
know who you'
re kissing
This is a lone
ly world, you
are a strange
companion
When you get w
hat you wanted
, you want to
leave
[Bridge]
Honestly I wan
t to free myse
lf
From the burde
n of inaction
Honestly I wan
t to raise mys
elf
To any plain I
can imagine
Honestly I wan
t to free myse
lf
From the burde
n of inaction
Honestly I wan
t to raise mys
elf
To any plain I
can imagine
[Chorus]
Can't carry on
this way (jus
t go to sleep)
Before it gets
too late (yea
h)
Doing damage t
o my brain (ju
st go to sleep
)
Well here we g
o again
[Outro]
(Just go to sl
eep) I want to
free myself
(Just go to sl
eep) I want to
raise myself
[Outro]
9. TOMBSTONE
[Verse 1]
Look at all th
e plans I made
Falling down l
ike scraps of
paper
I will leave t
hem where they
lie to remind
me
[Verse 2]
From the past
a rumour comes
Don't let it k
eep draggin' y
ou down
Throw the memo
ry in an open
fire
You'll be free
[Chorus 1]
Roll back the
tombstone
Let the saints
appear
Roll back the
tombstone
Make a new man
out of me
[Verse 3]
Beware the pas
senger
The train alre
ady left the s
tation
We are neither
at home nor a
t work
We are moving
[Verse 4]
Listen to the
howling of ste
el
A face betrayi
ng no emotion
Like you never
had a chance
to be
Wild and free
- yeah
[Chorus 2]
Roll back the
tombstone
Let the saints
appear
Roll back the
tombstone
Till the Lone
Ranger rides a
gain
Rides again in
your mind
[Bridge]
Rode across th
e open plain
All the way an
d back again
N.C.
[Verse 5]
Listen to the
howling of ste
el
A face betrayi
ng no emotion
Like you never
had a chance
to be
Wild and free
[Chorus 2]
Roll back the
tombstone
Let the saints
appear
Roll back the
tombstone
Till the Lone
Ranger rides a
gain
Rides again in
your mind
[Chorus 1]
Roll back the
tombstone
Let the saints
appear
Roll back the
tombstone
Make a new man
out of me
Out of me
[Outro]
D A (x6) to fade
10. THAT'S WHAT I CALL LOVE
[Intro]
Wo-oh--oh--o
oh--ooh
[Verse 1]
You take away
my air
You make my lu
ngs collapse
I die tonight
I die tonight
[Chorus]
Feeling devast
ated
That's what I
call
Livin' in your
memory
That's what I
call
Tired and defl
ated
That's what I
call love
[Verse 2]
I tidy up your
room
You tidy up my
life
Show me the do
or, I'm abando
ned here, I'm
warm to the co
re
I can feel
Wo-oh--oh--o
oh--ooh
[Verse 3]
You sink I swi
m, we never go
t in that deep
, you bend I b
reak
I die tonight
[Chorus 2]
Feeling devast
ated
That's what I
call
Hangin' on and
fallin' over
That's what I
call
Tired and defl
ated
That's what I
call love
N.C.
(
(
Wo-oh--oh--o
oh--ooh
[Verse 4]
I got a little
room
The air's stil
l pretty bad
I die tonight
[Chorus]
Feeling devast
ated
That's what I
call
Hangin' on and
fallin' over
That's what I
call
Tired and defl
ated
That's what I
call
Feeling devast
ated (That's)
Livin' with a
vacuum cleaner
(What)
Sweepin' up yo
ur memory (I)
call Love
11. I WALK AWAY (Crowded House international version)
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
You came out o
f the world to
me my life pa
rted like the
red sea
We float easy
between the ro
cks and stones
never seemed
to stop us
The years ende
d in confusion
don't ask me
I don't know w
hat happened
But I am a man
with a missio
n must be the
devil I don't
know?
Find me marchi
ng to a differ
ent tune
[Chorus]
It's hard to l
et go all that
we know as I
walk away from
you
I'm herled fro
m my home to t
he unknown as
I walk away fr
om you
[Verse 2]
You feel whate
ver you desire
to you it may
be death defy
ing
That day in th
e coldness of
winter like wo
rds slipping o
ff my tongue
I say forget i
t it's over ca
use there's a
dark cloud cov
ering up the s
un
You know that
it's
[Chorus]
It's hard to l
et go all that
we know as I
walk away from
you
The sun always
sets no room
for regrets as
I walk away f
rom you
Give it to me
give it to me
your inspira -
tion
Get to me see
find all we ne
ed as I walk a
way, as I wa
lk away...
N.C.
[Verse 3]
I'm just a sla
ve to ambition
tension, your
permanent con
dition
So much you've
always wanted
too much givi
ng you a sore
head
[Outro]
as I walk away
as I wa
lk away from y
ou
as I wal
k away from yo
u...
as I wal
k away from yo
u...
as I wal
k away, away,
away, from you
...