Bis

your every action is a positive action
and being on the outside is just part of the attraction
I won't stop screaming even if the doors open for aliens
I won't apologise 'cos the way to creation is always destruction

we're the ones who feel insane
we're the ones who won't desert you
there's nothing sacred in our name
all for one we are young aliens

are you a young alien, do you feel like you're on your own?
we are the young aliens, we move through computer and phone
I won't stop screaming even if the doors open for aliens
I won't apologise 'cos the way to creation is always destruction

we are young aliens
they think we don't exist
but can we count on you
to add to our list
just keep the secret
you're gonna need it

I don't want to spend my life pretending
pretending i'm you

mummy was a model back in 1983
before the skinny girls invaded the industry
she got a habit, got some plastic much too young
she wants Dustin Hoffman, but she's not much on Mrs Robinson

yr looking good for yr age!
looks like you stepped off the page!
thanks ricki! thank you jenny!
you made me normal today!

daddy's such a scruff in his played-out teenage gear
hasn't cut his hair, and the shampoo's never near
now can you make him look like other people's dads
will you please help me cos it makes my life oh-so-bad

i don't look the correct way
please help make me normal today
i don't look the correct way
please help make me normal today

yr looking good for yr age!
looks like you stepped off the page!
thanks ricki! thank you jenny!
you made me normal today!

thank you ricki! thank you jenny!
thank you ricki! thank you jenny!
thank you ricki! thank you jenny!
thank you ricki! thanks jenny!

yr looking good for yr age!
looks like you stepped off the page!
thanks ricki! thank you jenny!
you made me normal today!
yr looking good for yr age! (yr looking good for yr age!)
looks like you stepped off the page! (looks like you stepped off the page!)
thanks ricki! thank you jenny! (thanks ricki! thank you jenny!)
you made me normal today! (you made me normal today!)

ah! oh! you made me normal!

have i done something to upset you?
was my dress a bit too see through?
was it talking to that boy i knew?
don't you like my brand new hairdo?

you tell me i deserve this
'cos i'm a slut
and i provoke you to do
these things to me

why can't i wear makeup tonite?
don't really think my t-shirts too tight
going out, can't let me out your sight
can i see my friends without a fight?

you tell me i deserve this
'cos i'm a slut
and i provoke you to do
these things to me

always tell me i still need you
always tell me you don't mean to
always tell me i still need you
always tell me you don't mean to

tell me when i talk i am a flirt
i agree, i prefer the long skirt
how nice of you to let me not work
i'll do anything to make you not hurt

The party's at it's end
a style is named and it's dead
there is no latest trend
i eat just what i'm fed... i'm eating

pump it up, pump it up, pump it up bah bad up
to the top, to the top, to the top dah dah dop

the party's at it's end
a style is named and it's dead
there is no latest trend

if it's a new beginning, then i don't want to know
if its not worth pretendingthen i don't want to know
i'm just so sick of listening, what should i want to know
I lost my 15 minutes, on eurodisco

the musics in my head
I thought music was dead
give me the words i'll sing
but I can't feel a thing....

i'll be there pump it up, pump it up, pump it up bah bad up
just don't stop, just don't stop, just don't stop stop dah dah dop

the party's at it's end
a style is named it's dead
there is no latest trend

if it's a new beginning, then i don't want to know
if its not worth pretendingthen i don't want to know
i'm just so sick of listening, what should i want to know
I lost my 15 minutes, on eurodisco

eurodisco, you're so disco

if it's a new beginning, then i don't want to know
if its not worth pretendingthen i don't want to know
i'm just so sick of listening, what should i want to know
I lost my 15 minutes, on eurodisco

in the late 1990s into the twenty-first century
the idols, the press darlings are the faceless dj's
thats not to say that i'm not, a techno disco lover
i keep it under cover

(chorus)
(i just want some personality)
give me action and drama
(who to look up to, who i'm supposed to be)
give me eighties madonna
(i just want some personality)
give me action and drama
(who to look up to who i'm meant to be)
give me club tropicana

i'm no pro-retro know-all, i want faces for the future
i'd like my idols human, not programmed in computers
pop music's not going to die, it just has no direction
we need a plan of action

(chrous X2)

i'll be getting fresh at the weekend
throwing myself in at the deep end
trying to keep up with the dj
he has no voice and no say

(chorus)
(I just want some personality)
give me action and drama
(who to look up to, who i'm supposed to be)
give me eighties madonna
(i just want some personality)
give me action and drama
(who to look up to, who i'm meant to be)
give me bananarama

lying there asleep
i wonder if she knows that
i am going away
i packed up and i'm heading
out the bedroom door
i'm feeling kinda guilty
but this can't be changed
will she resent me for this

i've said i'm sorry
but please don't worry
there's nothing that i can do
i won't forget you
feel bad i left you
i promise i'll be back soon

it's been two weeks now
since i left you at
the window with sad eyes
it's bad 'cos i can't even
talk t'you on the phone
but you know that very soon
now i'll be home
it won't be long now
i'll see you at the break of dawn now

i'm coming home now
it won't be long now
i'll see you at the break of dawn now

she won't be seen today 'cos
she was let down by those near
they thrived upon blood and fear
how hard to hold back a tear
she won't be seen today 'cos
she was made to be a fool
the taunts the threats were so cruel
she can't take more ridicule

and now she's gone
gone where noone can hurt her
and now she's free
she can smile for the first time

she won't be seen today 'cos
the fill all her life with dread
pulls back the plaster it's read
comes home and goes to her bed
she won't be seen today 'cos
she's now seen her best friend cry
how much longer can she lie
before one of them will die

this is not my idea of a good existence
get your hands off me

(t-shirts, dresses, books, stickers) the bargain beauty
(seven inches, shoes, glitter) she loves the sales
(hairdye, chocolate, toys, pictures) shops for her friends
(make-up, paper, pens, knickers) shops for herself

when in doubt she will just get both
she's a shocking shopaholic
lots of bags, happy all the time
she's a shocking shopaholic

(computer games, notebooks, bags) draws out a plan
(videos, hairclips, sweets, mags) three for a fiver
(guitars, jumpers, CDs, socks) it is so pleasing
(keyrings, jackets, LPs, hats) tension releasing

i've been a happy consumer since 1989
tell me when the sales start
yes i'm always on time
i've got a mind like elastic
but i'm first in line
you know i have to buy, i need consoling

Do you wanna go my way (x2)
The future is clear
Let's get into gear
I'm willing to ask
Do you wanna go my way?
You're out on your own
You're never alone
There's people around
But do you want to go my way?
They threw me out of town, said I'm a hooligan
They never want to see my ugly face again
I'm looking for a ride, i need to get some place
I'm feeling disillusioned with the human race
Heat on the skyline, have you got the time?
I'll sit here by the road for yet another day
But whatever road you're taking, I will go that way
There's trouble in town
They wanna see you go down
Let's make our escape
Do you wanna go my way?
I'll give you what's mine
I'll throw you a line
Just make up your mind
Do you wanna go my way?
What do you want me to say?
Just give me a little trust
And answer me
Do you wanna go my way?
I don't know where I am, but it's a long way home
I haven't got a penny for the telephone
I don't know who my friends are, who my friends will be
But i feel like it's happening for you and me
You're my driver, I'm your passenger
The night is looking friendlier than any day
We're racing into it, and I will go that way
The future is bright
We'll just drive by night
If anyone asks
We're busy making our own way
We'll sleep in the shade
And watch what we've made
They'll never catch on
So do you wanna go my way?
What do you want me to say?
Just give me a little trust

today, when everything's changed
i'm feeling quite strange
it's not in my head
and it just gets in my way
we've done nothing wrong
it's taken so long
should've read more books
instead of listening to songs
is it meaningless, and excuse for stress?
a few key quotations always better than yes
i'd be enigmatic
never talk automatic
like the crowd from the art school
they're so important
we're all afraid of sale or return...

when the damage is done
this is sale or return
then you're sale or return (this is dead stock and reduced to clear)
when there's nowhere to run (this is sale or return)
they you're sale or return (this is dead stock and it's in your kitchen
still inside a plastic bag)

been used as a trading tool
last big thing uncool
we're tied to a timebomb
everyone can see through
i've read lie after lie
i'll stick your pen in your eye
you don't speak for the people
any more than i
i'd live on a plane, nothing to explain
no sugar-free diet, i'd rather mine was plain
i would never land
and be devalued by man
i'd breathe the air recycled
that's not my disease
we're all afraid of sale or return
the damage is done, you're sale or return

get yourself an image
and a nice wee slogan
without a clue
into what you're enrolling
but you seek approval
and that of a man
that's why you're not in
the same league as i am
reveal your hardcore past
and get into the press
and get your story straight
for your prepared test

you think that it's all new
and its something to say
maybe someone should tell
you've gone around it the wrong way

oh no there's nothing wrong
everything's all good
forget what's been fought for
glamour won't hide the truth
just you forget the facts
it's more fun to tease
the only ones you influence
are the naive
so once you're out the charts
how will your message fare
what happens in 2K
let's face it you just don't care

it's a tabloid thing
i wouldn't understand
don't know the make-up
of a very different man
he wants his inches
filled with your idle talk
he loves to stare
he loves to stare

what once was a riot is now a slogan
it never really talks about us
misappropriation of real anger
you never really thought about power
listen up

this is the real power
so listen up doubters
this is the real power
so listen up

i don't want to hear boys sing about girls
in the way that makes them an enigma
it's just 'cos they can't talk and say their feelings
no wonder we are stuck in the dark

this is the real power
so listen up doubters
this is the real power
so listen up

did you hear a word i said (listen up listen up listen up yeah)
wise up boy, time's at it's end (listen up listen up listen up yeah)

you had it, you lost it, so do it again
you never really thought about us
i am a boy, but i'm a feminist
it's not a contradiction in terms
listen up

this is the real power
so listen up doubters
this is the real power
so listen up

d'you know it's offensive to hear you say that
you never really thought about us
i'm sick of the sexists, but i'm not scared
i'm a boy but at least i'm comfortable

this is the real power
so listen up doubters
this is the real power
so listen up

did you hear a word i said (listen up listen up listen up yeah)
wise up boy, time's at it's end (listen up listen up listen up yeah)

because...
the power
to riot
is anger
united

you like to think that you know me
but perhaps don't even like me
i'm sure it's not unexpected
that any love will be rejected
i'm not eccentric in anyway
just watching my vulnerability
i'm just fed up with fake friends
I think i'll keep my thoughts to myself

you think that you are close to me
but i can see through you all

i used to think that everyone was nice
now i realise it's for a price
too many people love themselves
so much that they can't love anyone else
used to say things secretly
now say a word and it's used against me
fed up with bitching backstabbers
i now know who my real friends are

you think that you are close to me
but i can see through you all

so easy to say paranoid
a subject that you like to avoid
don't really know a thing about me
won't get to know me personally
just believe what you are told
isn't it just easier that way?
take advantage of my good nature
confide, then turn around and hurt you

you think that you are close to me
but i can see through you all

remember me?
i used to know film stars
i never made friends
i told you once to get into my car
i'll try it again

don't talk to the animals
the doctors says that you should stay home
he says you were a terrible mother
blood and bone

i said hello, seventeen hours ago

went to london on electric train
used to go by air
when i inhaled i never felt pain
i shouldn't exhale

don't talk to the animals
the doctor says you should stay home
he says you look like little miss spencer
blood and bone, blood and bone

i said hello, seventeen hours ago

can i not be normal cuz i'm not a size 10.
play music, be in films or even show my face.
should i be embarrassed if it's such a crime.
funny how your life depends upon your waistline.

should i kill myself? you're my execution.
why's being slim important, no one is a monster.
don't steal their confidence, it's not yours to take.
i don't want to be a model, at least i'm not fake.

funny how your life depends upon your waistline.

i am gonna make it, i'm not gonna fake it
not for the sake of it, yes i'm gonna take it.

got no gaps in yr teeth? you must be happy.
cola bottles, sugar coated.
we've had sugar to eat, don't try and stop me.
flying saucers filled with sherbet.
we want the right to eat sweets without yr frowning.
don't tell us what we can't do now.
and we see the powers that be in sugar, drowning.
ten pee mixture for the way home.

this is an advertisement
hey! make way for the sweet shop avengerz.
so make the sweet adjustment
a-okay! we're the sweet shop avengerz.

never too old to eat sweets, unless you feel it.
chocolate mice with strawberry centre.
reclaim the rights to rot teeth, you know you need it.
candy shrimps, they're foamy inside.
it's not a crime to be seen sucking a lolly.
vampire sweets that stick to your teeth.
and it's hardly obscene to fill yr trolley.
ten pee mixture for the way home.

this is an advertisement...etc.

kneejerk! it's a sugar fascination
kneejerk! that infects the teen-c nation
kneejerk! but we love the sweet sensation
kneejerk! as it rots the population!

yeah, we wanna star in an eighties movie
american bratpack members, truly
yeah, we want big hair, permed and curly
so we can wear shades, looking mean and surly
yeah we wanna car with a removable roof
so we can air our big hair, bypass the truth
that these things never happen in reality
but we'll be pretty in pink, just wait and see

i'll be the starbright boy
and yr the starbright girl
i'll be the starbright boy
and invade yr world

yeah, we wanna star in a skateboard movie
and be bad at the stunts like all amateurs should be
but we'd have so much fun playing lets pretend
that we'd get good at the stunts, showing off by the end
yeah, we'll steal sport cars from our dads
and we'll fail our exams cuz it's cool to be sad
yeah, everyday could be a holiday
no school, no rule, just me to say...

i'll be the starbright boy...

we'll be hanging around with ferris bueller
meet drew barrymore cuz she's way cooler
buy all our clothes on rodeo drive
never flatlining, we'll be alive
upside down like we're the lost boys
endorse the starbright fake plastic toys
until the white flag must be unfurled
just like superman, we'll invade yr world