Scorpions

Face The Heat - 1993

1. ALIEN NATION
2. NO PAIN NO GAIN
3. SOMEONE TO TOUCH
4. UNDER THE SAME SUN
5. UNHOLY ALLIANCE
6. WOMAN
7. HATE TO BE NICE
8. TAXMAN WOMAN
9. SHIP OF FOOLS
10. NIGHTMARE AVENUE
11. LONELY NIGHTS
12. HIS LATEST FLAME (MARIEīS THE NAME)
13. DESTIN
14. DADDYīS GIRL



1. ALIEN NATION


In the heat of the violence
The nightīs exploding everywhere
When hate pulls the trigger
The devil comes to take his share
In the garden of Eden
The time is running out so fast
Into heart of the demon
With no escape our die is cast

In the city of angels
Death is just a moment away
In the city of angels
Your future wonīt see the light of the day

Beware of the alien nation
Beware of the truth that they seek
They pray for eternal salvation
They pray for your soul to keep

On the eve of destruction
A reign of terror rules the street
When the heads start rolling
The devil comes to let it bleed

In the city of angels
Death is just a moment away
In the city of angels
Your future wonīt see the light of the day

Walk on past the alien nation
Walk on to the end of your reach
No fear of the alien nation
No fear of the hatred they preach

Donīt run, thereīs no place to hide
Today or tomorrow it will get you
Donīt move, the knife is right at your throat
And whatever you do, thereīs no way out
When the shroud comes down on this place
To bury us all alive
Weīll know the time has come, to face the heat

Beware of the alien nation
Beware of the truth that they seek
They pray for eternal salvation
They pray for your soul to keep
Walk on past the alien nation
Walk on to the end of your reach
They pray for eternal damnation
They pray for your soul to keep



2. NO PAIN NO GAIN


Face in the gutter eyes on the floor
Knocked down twice canīt take it no more
You got no vision in your head
You got no vision better dead
Get on your feet open the door

Walk on down you know the score
Itīs a dead-end street back to the wall
You get it together you can get it all

The weak will fall the strong remain

No pain no gain (yeah)
No pain no gain (yeah)

No time for losers you make the call
Believe in yourself stand tall
Another day itīs in your hand
You can be the winner in the end

The weak will fall the strong remain

No pain no gain (yeah)
No pain no gain
No pain no gain (yeah)
No pain no gain (yeah, yeah)

Keep runninī donīt look back
Keep movinī paint it black
Keep goinī donīt ever stop
Thereīs time to rest the day youīll drop

You roll the dice you play the game
The weak will fall the strong remain

No pain no gain
No pain no gain

...



3. SOMEONE TO TOUCH


Iīm an alleycat with only seven lives
Iīm the trouble scratching at your door
When the moon is bright and shining high
Iīm getting loose just like the night before
One for the money, two for the show
You canīt resist it on a night like this
Iīm the answer baby and you know
Tonight youīre mine, forget the guy youīre with

Baby I donīt care
If I have to crawl an extra mile
īcause you can take me everywhere
And youīre the one I really need tonight

Someone to touch
I need a girl like you
Someone to touch
That somebody could be you

Donīt try to tell me that your daddyīs mean
You think your mama wouldnīt let me in
Come on īn step inside my dream machine
Donīt fight it honey you just canīt win

īcause baby I donīt care
If I have to crawl an extra mile
īcause you can take me everywhere
And youīre the one I really need tonight

Someone to touch
I need a girl like you
Someone to touch
That somebody could be you
Someone to touch
I need a girl like you
Someone to touch
Cīmon baby, I think itīs you



4. UNDER THE SAME SUN


I saw the morning
It was shattered by a gun
Heard a scream, saw him fall, no one cried
I saw a mother
She was praying for her son
Bring him back, let him live, donīt let him die

Do you ever ask yourself
Is there a Heaven in the sky
Why canīt we get it right

īcause we all live under the same sun
We all walk under the same moon
Then why, why canīt we live as one

I saw the evening
Fading shadows one by one
We watch the lamb, lay down to the sacrifice
I saw the children
The children of the sun
How they wept, how they bled, how they died

Do you ever ask yourself
Is there a Heaven in the sky
Why canīt we stop the fight

īcause we all live under the same sun
We all walk under the same moon
Then why, why canīt we live as one

Sometimes I think Iīm going mad
Weīre loosing all we had and no one seems to care
But in my heart it doesnīt change
Weīve got to rearrange and bring our world some love

And does it really matter
If thereīs a heaven up above
We sure could use some love

īcause we all live under the same sun
We all walk under the same moon
Then why, why canīt we live as one
īcause we all live under the same sky
We all look up at the same stars
Then why, tell me why canīt we live as one



5. UNHOLY ALLIANCE


It came up crawling from the ruins of the past
And I just canīt believe my eyes
It wears the same old face we thought was dead and gone
Forever buried by the time

Unholy alliance
Unholy alliance

It came up screaming from the ashes of the grave
To make this world a battle field
Itīs got a voice that steals the courage from the brave
And leaves a scar that will not heal

Unholy alliance
Unholy alliance

Donīt wanna hear the same old lie that spreads the fear
Only fools think itīs cool
We must be blind not to see the signs
How can we dare to look away in the wake of yesterday

Troubled times donīt turn your back to the lions
Troubled times just learn your lesson well
The party is over

We must be blind not to see the signs
How can we dare to look away in the wake of yesterday

Troubled times donīt turn your back to the lions
Troubled times just learn your lesson well
The party is over

Unholy alliance...



6. WOMAN


Woman you can change my world
Woman you can change my world

Iīm chained to the fears
Inside these walls
The silence talks loud
ībout the things I recall
Through the bricks in the window
I scream at the world
But when no one is listening
Itīs hard to be heard

Woman you can change my world
Woman thereīll be no return

I see shadows
Coming through the walls
I hear voices
But no oneīs talking at all
I can feel the madness
Crawling up my spine
Reachinī out
To grab your mind

Woman come and change my world

(Do you remember all those fears?)
They wonīt leave me alone
(Do you remember all those tears?)
I pretend to be strong
(Do you remember all the pain?)
Iīm getting tired of the game
I cannot live I cannot die
I wanna know who the hell am I

Youīve never seen me
But I know you so well
And before it kills me
I gotta break the spell
The deeper we touch
The higher weīll go
The time has come
To heal my soul

Woman you can change my world

(Do you remember all those fears?)
They wonīt leave me alone
(Do you remember all those tears?)
I pretend to be strong
(Do you remember all the pain?)
Iīm getting tired of the game
I cannot live I cannot die
I wanna know who the hell am I

Woman Iīm gonna change your world



7. HATE TO BE NICE


Hey baby, listen up
Iīm not in love with you
You keep runninī off at the mouth
And someone else can scratch my back
And I could care less about your legs
I just wanna see īem walk all over me

Iīm runninī out of patience
And I ainīt gonna say it twice
The world out there is downīn dirty, honey
And I just hate to be nice

So donīt think about movinī any closer, baby
Just forget about it
You body may be a weapon on legs
But hey, Iīm not fallinī for that
Donīt you get it, Iīm not impressed at all
I just wanna see you crawl all over me

Iīm runninī out of patience
And I ainīt gonna say it twice
The world out there is downīn dirty, honey
And I just hate to be nice

Donīt you understand
Donīt you understand

Tell me when your eyes say yes
How can your lips say no
A girl like you shouldnīt be surprised
Itīs just I hate to be nice

Iīm runninī out of patience
And I ainīt gonna say it twice
The world out there is downīn dirty, honey
And I just hate to be nice



8. TAXMAN WOMAN


I wake up in the morning Iīm thinking of you
In Dollars and Cents in high heel shoes

I start to think and the headache goes boom
Iīm counting the bills that are stacked to the moon

The money Iīm giving to you
I could live on forever (on the sunny side)
What can I do so my life
Turns around for the better (Got knows that I tried)

Taxman woman I keep running
Canīt you see itīs only money
Taxman woman I keep running
Canīt you see itīs so hard honey
To keep up with you

I work twice as hard what else can I do
To make up the part thatīs been taken by you

If it wasnīt for you I would be rich
But instead Iīm a poor son of a bitch

The money Iīm giving to you
I could live on forever (on the sunny side)
What can I do so my life
Turns around for the better (Got knows that I tried)

Taxman woman I keep running
Canīt you see itīs only money
Taxman woman I keep running
Canīt you see itīs so hard honey
Taxman woman I keep running
Canīt you see that it ainīt funny
Taxman woman I keep running
Canīt you see itīs so hard honey
To keep up with you



9. SHIP OF FOOLS


Another bloody Monday
Thirty-nine Just died
All hell breaks loose in the crowd
A hopeless helter skelter
Another mindless crime
Some corner of the world is burning down

Heading for a nervous breakdown
Canīt take it anymore
I see the fear explode just like
A thousant nights before

The ship of fools
Keeps on rollinī through a deadly storm
It wonīt take long ītill we collide
The ship of fools
Keeps on following the sirenīs call
Damned to be sacrificed

Corrupt politicians
Promise paradise
The thieves are reaching out for the crown
Violence is a killer
Threatens all our lives
Judgment day has come here and now

Heading for a nervous breakdown
Canīt take it anymore
I see the fear explode just like
A thousant nights before

The ship of fools
Keeps on rollinī through a deadly storm
It wonīt take long ītill we collide
The ship of fools
Keeps on following the sirenīs call
Damned to be sacrificed

Heading for a nervous breakdown
Canīt take it anymore
I see the fear explode just like
A thousant nights before

The ship of fools
Keeps on rollinī through a deadly storm
It wonīt take long ītill we collide
The ship of fools
Keeps on following the sirenīs call
Damned to be sacrificed

The ship of fools
Keeps on rollinī through a deadly storm
It wonīt take long ītill we collide
The ship of fools
Keeps on following the sirenīs call
Damned to be sacrificed



10. NIGHTMARE AVENUE


Last night I went to kill
Some time at the famous grill
Where the tall eats the small
There were girls all over me
Thatīs my insanity
Donīt call me Ringo, call me Paul

Iīm in heaven, Iīm in hell
Donīt wipe that smile off my face
Canīt you tell
I see faces in the weirdest places
Please, wonīt you take me down
Underneath you spell

Oh, oh Iīm back at midnight (alright)
I drop my keys, could you get īem love
Oh, oh baby I might (he might)
I got the stuff to keep it goinī on all night

Take me down nightmare avenue
Goinī down nightmare avenue
I wanna take you too

Sharp as a sabres tooth
Back in my favorite booth
Iīm getting spanked with cold champagne
Iīd walk on a razor blade
If youīre dressed like a French maid
I get my pleasure out of pain

Iīm in heaven, Iīm in hell
Donīt wipe that smile off my face
Canīt you tell
I see faces in the weirdest places
Please, wonīt you take me down
Underneath you spell

Oh, oh Iīm back at midnight (alright)
I drop my keys, could you get īem love
Oh, oh baby I might (he might)
I got the stuff to keep it goinī on all night

Take me down nightmare avenue
Goinī down nightmare avenue
Drive me down nightmare avenue
Lay me down on nightmare avenue

Take me down nightmare avenue
Goinī down nightmare avenue
Drive me down nightmare avenue
Lay me down on nightmare avenue

And Iīve gonna take you too



11. LONELY NIGHTS


Since youīre gone
There is an empty space
Since youīre gone
The world is not the same

I go back to the places weīve been
It feels like youīre still there
I live all those moments again
Wishing you were here

Since youīre gone
There is an lonely heart
Since youīre gone
Nothinī is like it was

There are memories all over the place
Bringinī it back all so clear
Remember all of those days
Wishing you were here

All those lonely nights
I gotta fight for you, yes I do
Yes I do

Since youīre gone
There is a heart that bleeds
Since youīre gone
Iīm not the man I used to be

I follow you steps in the snow
The traces disappear
We know what weīve lost when itīs gone
Iīm wishing you were here

All those lonely nights
I gotta fight for you, yes I do
Yes I do



12. HIS LATEST FLAME (MARIEīS THE NAME)


A very old friend
Came by today
īCause he was telling everyone in town
About the love he just found
And Marieīs the name of his latest flame

He talked and talked
And I heard him say
That she had the longest, blackest hair
The prettiest green eyes anywhere
And Marieīs the name of his latest flame

Though I smiled the tears inside were a burning
I wish him luck, and then he said goodbye
He was gone, but still his words kept returning
What else was there for me to do but cry

Would you believe that yesterday
This girl was in my arms and sworn to me
Sheīd be mine eternally
And Marieīs the name of his latest flame

Though I smiled the tears inside were a burning
I wish him luck, and then he said goodbye
He was gone, but still his words kept returning
What else was there for me to do but cry

Would you believe that yesterday
This girl was in my arms and sworn to me
Sheīd be mine eternally
And Marieīs the name of his latest flame

And Marieīs the name of his latest flame
And Marieīs the name of his latest flame



13. DESTIN


Do you say a prayer when your feeling down
Do you believe that love can turn your faith around
Youīre feeling high and low, but you donīt know what to think
The world is full of saints who live their lives in sin

Donīt ask the mirror ball you better ask yourself
I think you know the answers but maybe you canīt tell
Youīll see it all so clear just take a look inside
The judge you build inside your heart will always be your guide

Mon destin inscrit en toi
Mon destin inscrit en toi

Mon destin inscrit en toi
Mon destin inscrit en toi

Another day goes by and so does your life
You try to make some sense before your time to die
If you feel humility for something that is true
Youīll find the secrets of this life deep inside of you

Mon destin inscrit en toi
Mon destin inscrit en toi
Mon destin inscrit en toi
The innocent wonīt feel the judgement day

Mon destin inscrit en toi
Mon destin inscrit en toi
Mon destin inscrit en toi
The innocent wonīt feel the judgement day

Mon destin inscrit en toi
Mon destin inscrit en toi
Mon destin inscrit en toi
The innocent wonīt feel the judgement day



14. DADDYīS GIRL


Sweet little child
You know nothing
But a cold world outside
Youīre too young to realize
What he wants from you tonight

Poor little girl
There is no one
You can trust in the world
In the darkness of the night
What heīs doing is a crime

Your mother denies
Thereīs a problem
Sheīs looking away
She donīt wanna hear you cry
She will pray
Then itīs over for a while

Sweet little child
You know nothing
But a cold world outside
Youīre too young to realize
What he wants from you tonight

Your mother denies
Thereīs a problem
Sheīs looking away
She donīt wanna hear you cry
She will pray
Then itīs over for a while

An ocean of silence
Is drowning your heart
What never should be
Will remain in the dark

Poor little girl
There is no one
You can trust in the world
In the darkness of the night
What heīs doing is a crime

Sweet little child
You know nothing
But a cold world outside
Youīre too young to realize
What he wants from you tonight

Your mother denies
Thereīs a problem
Sheīs looking away
She donīt wanna hear you cry
She will pray
Then itīs over for a while

An ocean of silence
Is drowning your heart
What never should be
Will remain in the dark

Sweet little child
You know nothing
But a cold world outside
Youīre too young too realize
What he wants from you tonight

She is daddyīs girl
Daddyīs girl
Daddyīs girl


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