The Psychedelic Furs

The Psychedelic Furs are an English rock band founded in London in February 1977. Led by singer Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler on bass guitar, the Psychedelic Furs were one of the many acts spawned from the British post-punk scene. Their music went through several phases, from an initially austere art rock sound, to later touching on new wave and hard rock.

Talk Talk Talk (1981)
All songs written by Richard Butler, John Ashton, Roger Morris, Tim Butler, Duncan Kilburn and Vince Ely.


 * Give me all your paper ma So I can get a train. They just wanna suck you in To being one of them. Tell her that I'm not in here, Tell her I'm a freak. Tell her that I fall about Every time I speak.
 * "Dumb Waiters"


 * She lives in the place In the side of our lives Where nothing is Ever put straight. She turns herself round And she smiles and she says 'This is it' 'That's the end of the joke' And loses herself In her dreaming and sleep And her lovers walk Through in their coats. Pretty in pink, Isn't she? Pretty in pink, Isn't she?
 * "Pretty in Pink"


 * Listen, to the weathermen They're not saying anything They're tripping flags for you This crazy face for you You don't have a point of view You don't have to say you do
 * No Tears


 * I hope you get your invitation It is here for you Listen to the conversation Playing pretty tunes Sorry i can't wait for you I couldn't stand to stay... They're making up things That we've all heard before Like romance and engage and divorce You have to be crazy to stay in this place You just have to laugh at it all
 * She is Mine

Forever Now (1982)
All songs written by Richard Butler, John Ashton, Tim Butler and Vince Ely.


 * It's sick the price of medicine Stand up, we'll put you on your feet again Open up your eyes just to check that you're asleep again President gas is president gas again
 * President Gas


 * There's an army on the dance floor It's a fashion with a gun, my love In a room without a door A kiss is not enough in. Love my way, it's a new road, I follow where my mind goes.
 * "Love My Way"


 * So swallow all your tears, my love And put on your new face. You can never win or lose If you don't run the race.
 * "Love My Way"


 * Hamburger Mary She's got a gun Nothing goes on all the time And she thinks it's fun
 * Run and Run


 * Pass your time away Its' just another day And everything you say Was said yesterday Won't you come with me Be who you want to be You'll get no sympathy For staying home
 * Yes I Do

Mirror Moves (album) (1984)
All lyrics written by Richard Butler and Tim Butler, except as noted.


 * A race is on I'm on your sideAnd hearing you my engines dieI'm in a mood for you.For Running awayStars come down in youAnd love, you can't give it away Inside you the time moves And she don't fade The ghost in you She don't fade Inside you the time moves And she don't fade
 * "The Ghost in You"


 * There's a way to turn it offIt gets so hard at timesTo take it seriousIt really gets to be a drag When all we really need is loveHere come cowboysHere to save us all.
 * "Here Come Cowboys"


 * There's a hole in the skyWhere the sun don't shineAnd a clock on the wallAnd it counts my timeAnd heaven<BR>Is the whole of the heart<BR>And heaven don't tear you apart
 * "Heaven


 * And a hero is always alone At the end of the day<BR>It's a price that you pay With your pieces of love<BR>All your pieces of love<BR>And it's my time to turn you around And it's my time to hold out a hand And it's my time to turn on a light for you
 * "My Time",


 * You hurt for a change And they ease you And cool you And love you so strange And you talk like a stranger
 * Like a Stranger


 * They tore up our kisses and ran On tomorrow's pages And the lions have eaten the lamb On tomorrow's pages There's a day of your life in your handful of people you don't understand
 * Highwire Days written written by John Ashton and Richard Butler

Midnight to Midnight (1987)
All tracks composed and arranged by Richard Butler, John Ashton and Tim Butler.


 * And it feels like love, But it don't mean a lot. And it feels like love, And it's all that we've got. There's a Heartbreak Beat playing all night long Down on my street. And it feels like love, got the radio on, And it's all that we need.
 * "Heartbreak Beat"

Book of Days (1989)
All lyrics written by Richard Butler.


 * Shine I heard her sing. ...The world's at my feet And it turns when i speak And it shines ...Shine on all that is
 * "Shine"


 * Days that never come<BR>To shine a light on the damage done<BR>Somedays without a sun<BR>I feel the dark even closer now<BR>I wear it, a winter coat<BR>I'm far away but not far enough<BR>What's true is torn<BR>And shouted down
 * "Shine"


 * The air here tastes like poison<BR>The traffic moves on broken roads... She's 14 and she's fading<BR>There's a wasted year for<BR>Every train that passes<BR>She is leaving someday<BR>Someday never comes<BR> This road is poison
 * Book of Days


 * All of this I now regret<BR>Not a name that I might place<BR>Not at my parade<BR>Framed the faces I applaud<BR>All the same sad eyes<BR>Write the world between the lines
 * "Torch"


 * This day is not my life<BR>The passing time is not my life<BR>The thorn that's in my side<BR>Is all these scenes that we regret<BR>The wasted words we can't forget
 * "House"


 * Shame, will shake this house Your dreams are not my life These broken words are not my life Your lies are none of my invention
 * "House"

World Outside (1991)

 * Here in my head I hear you say<BR>Here in my head I hear you pray<BR>Time is what it's made<BR>Made by others i regret<BR>Remember me i hear it said<BR>Out of faces i forget<BR>Hope you get up off your feet<BR>Shake the dust out of your shoes
 * In my head


 * And with her step I move my feet. And with her hand I feel my skin. And with her need I find I'm saved. And with her dreams I'm laid. Until she comes again. The sun goes out and night comes in. The time goes 'round and day grows dim. Until she comes again.
 * Until She Comes


 * From where I stand, I've got a view<BR>Out of all the miles of you<BR>Where I wait<BR>I know what's true<BR>All about you
 * All about you