INDUS CREED - LYRICS

ENEMY WITHIN (Instrumental)

TOP OF THE ROCK

watchin' rockers on my home screen everyday
rags to riches
the rock 'n' roll way
the pain seemed like so much fun
now that he's on top
"all you gotta do is knuckle down and give it all you've got".

he's on top of the rock
and he knows just how to live it up
on top of the rock
and he's never gonna give it up.

mansions and limousines
private airplanes
can't afford an island
ain't that a shame
like any other revolution
when rock 'n' roll won
it turned out that the guys on top
had all the fun

they're on top of the rock
and they know just how to live it up
on top of the rock
and they're never gonna give it up

they're on top of the rock
and they know just how to live it up
they're on top of the rock
and they're never gonna give it up

we started out like any other hard rockin' band
together we're gonna rock every corner of this land
turned out that he was right
but we ain't givin' up without a fight

till we're on top of the rock
and we know just how to live it up
on top of the rock
and we're never gonna give it up

on top of the rock
and we know just how to live it up
on top of the rock
and we're never gonna give it up

till we're on top of the rock, top of the rock
till we're on top of the rock, top of the rock

PRISONER OF PASSION

tried to understand just what we are
searching in the powders and the country bars
then you showed me how to care
you cleaned me up and made me a man again
suddenly you disappeared and i found myself back on the road

thoughts of you just tear my mind apart
i want to end but don't know where to start
i dream of all the times you showed me how to share
now it's much too late to be a man again
the bottle seems the only way

"cos i'm a prisoner of passion, yeah
just a sucker for emotion
a prisoner of passion, yeah
on my own

in search of a sanity i know that i'll never find
lost in the labyrinth in my mind
another weary pilgrim on that broken trail
stranded in a land where it never rains
and the bottle feels like the holy grail

"cos i'm a prisoner of passion, yeah
just a sucker for emotion
a prisoner of passion, yeah
on my own

"cos i'm a prisoner of passion, yeah
just a sucker for emotion
a prisoner of passion, yeah
just a fool without a notion

CHAINS 'N' BLACK LEATHER

as darkness spreads over the city the moon flees for her life behind the clouds
shadows stretch their fingers clawing soon to envelope us like a shroud
away in the distance you can hear the engine scream
nocturnal animals not of flesh and bone but blood and steel

urban warriors soon the sounds of their battle will fill the night
fearing retribution the forces of the law stay out of sight
no knights in shining armour no modern day robin hoods
death, pillage and destruction the only things that are understood

chains and black leather
all for one and one for all
we live and die together
fight until we fall
don't give no quarter
enemies tremble when they hear our battle cry
welcome to the slaughter
brothers right until we die

they come tearing round the corner angels of hell riding steeds spitting fire
at a signal from the leader the night explode the flames leaping higher
friends, foes and strangers united in hate and death
addicted to violence oh yeah, they're overdosed on lead

CAN'T WAIT ANYMORE

trying to erase the memories
of how it all began
sifting away emotions from reality
how did it all get so out of hand

how could i know any better
i didn't even feel my dependance grow
oh yeah, believe me
when you wanted to leave me
i just let you go

for so many nights i lay awake
i realised i needed you
but ooh, you were so far away
i didn't know, i didn't know how to reach you

and then you called me
you wanted to know how i was getting along
and both of us meant it
across all those miles we felt it
that to let each other go was wrong

and i want you to know
that i can't wait anymore
i'll keep you safe in my arms tonight
and i know deep inside
i've never felt this way before
i'm asking you to stay
don't turn and walk away

how could i know any better
i didn't even feel my dependance grow
oh yeah, believe me
when you wanted to leave me
i should have never let you go

and i want you to know
that i can't wait anymore
can't you see we're running out of time
and i know deep inside
i've never felt this way before
don't keep me hanging on
please show me a sign

ROCK N' ROLL RENEGADE

you think i'm crazy
but you don't want to see
the reality, cause i'm wrong and you are right
you're not my lady
if you can't believe
that the melody keeps me going through the night

i never meant to give you second position
i never thought you'd react in this way
i thought you'd call my name

but you called me a rock 'n' roll renegade
'cos i've deserted your love for the music
i hope i never get tired, you know i don't wanna loose it.

they say i'm wasted
cause i don't agree
with the elders, see i don't do the 9 to 5
but they can't face it
so they say that i'm the rebellious one trying to destroy
your so called indian way of life

i'm not a victim of you're social constipation
you people don't need a god, you need a laxative
to reach you to your salvation

i'm a rock 'n' roll renegade
and i've abandoned the norm for the music
i hope i never get tired, you know i don't wanna loose it.

i'm a rock 'n' roll renegade
and i've deserted your love for the music
i hope i never get tired, you know i don't wanna loose it.

i'm a rock 'n' roll renegade
and i've abandoned the norm for the music
i hope i never get tired, you know i don't wanna loose it.

yeah baby
you can call me a renegade
you can call me a mercenary
i've deserted your love, deserted the norm
but i ain't gonna give it up

KAREN

oh karen, after all these years it seems such a long long time
baby though i don't see you anymore
every now and then i find you on my mind

you should have known that though i thought i really knew you
it's the part of you you hid away that could have made it feel right
when i see you now i see the stranger who was inside
so when you walked out it should have been no surprise

oh, even then when i looked into the future
i knew you wouldn't be around for long
why was what everyone said so important
did you really think that what we had was wrong

yeah i'm telling you 'cos i want you to know
so busy playing your silly little games you never let our love grow
now you know that there won't be a next time
i was standing right at the edge, all you had to girl
was push me over the line

and baby i don't regret it happened
even now i know i'd go through it again
oh, it's all so much clearer now
but the good times more than made up for the pain
yeah i'm telling you 'cos i want you to know
so busy playing your silly little games you never let our love grow
now you know that there won't be a next time
i was standing right at the edge, all you had to girl
was push me over the line

POLYVINYL LADY

flipping thru a magazine
all of a sudden what do i see
oh my lordy lord, such a nubile fantasy
red curls and eyes that gleam
with a figure of a beauty queen
i've gotta get myself one to satisfy my needs

when i'm in school i get this feeling
that my education's incomplete

oooh , living in a plastic dream
alone i just can't take it
i want a polyvinyl lady for me
ooh, for me

told my folks of my despair
you won't believe what my daddy said
"no my sonny boy, 'cos you're not yet seventeen"
so i hit the store myself
there she was sitting on a shelf
i said baby, baby you and i are going to make synthesized history

when i'm at home i get this feeling
above a foot above my knees

oooh , living in a plastic dream
alone i just can't take it
i want a polyvinyl lady for me
ooh, for me

all night, right thru the day
i don't care what the neighbors say
every time my rubber baby cries in ecstasy

oooh , living in a plastic dream
alone i just can't take it
i want a polyvinyl lady for me
ooh, for me

ROCKING IN THE USSR

we got into the city early in the afternoon
got into moscow city round about afternoon
we'd travelled all the way from bombay but boy, we felt so good

we had a bowl of borscht and we had a few loaves of blackbread
but the gujju pulled out his pickle in spite of the spread
half a bottle of vodka, its gone right to his head

communication at first seemed to pose something of a block
but as we turned up the heat we were in for a bit of a shock
'cos the ruskis they spoke the universal language of rock

we travelled to the land of the hammer, the sickle and star
all the way to this land so pretty, so cold and so far
and we had such a ball just rockin' in the ussr

i met this pretty girl, i was walking down arbat street
"zdrastuite" she said, and i could really feel the heat
and so we spent the evening boogie woogieing under the sheets

we travelled to the land of the hammer, the sickle and star
all the way to this land so pretty, so cold and so far
and we had such a ball just rockin' in the ussr
we had such a ball just rockin' in the ussr
rockin', rockin', rockin' in the ussr

ODE TO SCOOBY DOO (the rock 'n' roll dog)

(Scooby Doo was initiated as the member of Rock Machine when the band moved into his house for rehearsals. in the next couple of years he discovered the joys of travelling and living with a rock 'n' roll band viz: sleeping in train toilets, having his lunch eaten by Uday and his pillows stolen by Zubin. He is also the only known living creature to have fallen asleep in mark's bass drum during rehearsal. Currently partying with St. Peter)

TURN IT ON

how long can we stand around
and watch them playing
stupid little games
with our children's lives

trading all our futures
for a short tomorrow
we have to unite to fight them
and now's the time

do it any way you want
just keep the pressure building
we can save our planet
we can save our skies

turn it on
never stop
don't you let the pressure drop
we have the power to make a difference

we have the right to know
just what we're heading for
don't tell us it's for our own good
we don't believe that any more

all we really have to do
is look around us
we don't have time to waste

turn it on
never stop
don't you let the pressure drop
we have the power to make a difference
soon its gonna be to late

industrial waste, radiation (in the city on a cold dark night)
toxic contamination (you can barely see the light)
acid rain, shrinking seas (the stars try to shine on through)
pesticides in the food we eat (haze and smog envelope you)
carbon dioxide emissions
decreasing vegetation
cfcs, the ozone hole
pollution way beyond control

all you really have to do
is keep the pressure building
we can save our planet
we can save our skies

turn it on
never stop
don't you let the pressure drop
we have the power to make a difference

BOWL OF MADNESS

break a way, you need a change
take a rain check on your misery
stop chasin' the gravy train
you need a potion to set you free

so get ready for a manic sight
breathe the action, feel the light
drop the norms, break loose
go crazy, go wild tonight

come on, drink a bowl of madness

sundown, it's time to hit
the asylum of your mind
we're gonna visit the insanatorium
we're gonna make it the time of a lifetime

so let your hair down
paint the spacetown
red, blue, orange and green
ride a carousel
pick up your guitar
take a trip on a rockin' machine

come on, drink a bowl of madness

we're on a journey to the centre of the sky
witch doctor take me higher

come on, drink a bowl of madness

CRAZY

she was a sidewalk angel
i was just a lonely guy
i took her home one night
to see if she could really fly

oh what a night of frolic
the pleasureholic wouldn't stop
but suddenly she takes me
and starts whipping me to the floor

she's crazy
the lady's crazy

she puts on her chains
i put on my jeans and i hit the road
she won't take me alive

another drab occasion
talking to a friend of mine
pour out my tribulations
sink 'em in a barrel of wine
oh what a load of fun
just getting drunk and philosophizing
suddenly he's changing
to silk stockings and maidenform

he's a lady
and the lady is crazy

he puts on his make-up
i look for a breakout and hit the road
don't want no ball and chain
no queenies in disguise
i just want me a hard lovin' woman
who can sing me a lullaby
don't want no whips or leather
no studs or spikes
no manacles or fetters
necrophiliacs or dykes
i said, baby
i think i've had enough
i'am going crazy
with all this 20th century love

DIE FOR YOUR COUNTRY

living in the city
trying to break out of the rut
you need excitement
to feed the fire in your gut
all along the border
further tensions escalate
war is imminent
you wont have long to wait

the politicians draw the line
we're supposed to kill the people on the other side

you hear the call to arms
visions of fame, visions of glory
you'll be back when the war is won
you'll be the star of all those stories

and you were free to make the choice
it seemed so easy
a real hero's sacrifice
to die for your country

down in your trench
you feel the taste of fear
you hear somebody shout
and you know they've broken through to the rear
fighting back the panic
wondering what to do next
but you're a man
and this is just another test

you're gonna fight your way out of this hell
you dont even hear the whine of that fatal shell

as your world dissolves around you
you dont even know what you're dying for
your dreams and aspirations
they dont matter anymore

and you were free to make the choice
it seemed so easy
a real hero's sacrifice
to die for your country

the survivors trudge back home
the war is over
and you're another name on a slab of stone
the politicians played their game
they made you throw your life away
how come they never die for their country

she stands alone beside the grave
fighting back the tears
her whole body wracked with pain
how you wish that you were there
to hold her hand ,to touch her hair
but you had to go and die for your country

the survivors trudge back home
and she's fighting back the tears
'cos you're just a name on a slab of stone
how you wish that you were there
to hold her hand, to touch her hair
but you had to go and die for your country

BELIEVING

a rainy day i saw you there
your hands thrown up in despair
a flat tyre on your mercedes benz
my deed for the day, i helped you out
you invited me up to your penthouse
lord, i prayed the night would never end

we fell in love, we made such magic every night
till you decided it was time to say good-bye
believing, deceiving it's part of your game
you picked me up and set me on fire
and just when the meltdown got underway
you doused the flames of my desire

you called me back , you apologized
you said that you were so unwise
you wanted to relive old times again
your explanations didn't fit
but you had a body that just wouldn' t quit
so i decided to give you one more chance

oh, what a love we shared, till you thought
it was time
for me to pucker up and
bid your fanny good-bye

believing, deceiving it's part of your game
you picked me up and set me on fire
and just when the meltdown got underway
you dropped the ice on my torch of desire

you wanna take it while you can
i'am still tryin' to understand
you listen to my swansong, girl
i'am sure you feel on top of the world
you took my libido for a ride
i thought you were all candy sweet
but you were the witch queen of deceit
soft outside like a pussycat but a canine deep inside

CINDERELLA

it's late at night
the young girl sits beside her window
gazing at the world outside
her fairy godmother appears beside her
"climb onto my broom for a ride"

cinderella : "you gotta be kidding mama
i've got a heavy date
haven't you seen his ferrari
there's no need to hurry
there's no need to worry
the handsome prince is gonna have to wait"

fairy gm : "hey child you're supposed to be
the girl on the midnight run
cool down you're gonna get me fired"

cinderella : "it's alright, hold on tight
who do you really wanna rock tonight
i need a maid, you got a broom, you're hired"

the handsome prince rolled up
in his horse drawn carriage
he fell in lust at first sight

cinderella : "if you wanna know just how i feel
get hold of some real wheels
and maybe we'll do some back seat driving tonight"

prince : "cinderella, tell me that you love me"
"cinderella, tell me that you care"
"cinderella, tell me that you love me"
"cinderella , you're driving all those kids to despair"

cinderella : "you can stay the night, don't go away
this doesn't happen everyday"

fairy gm : "it just happens every night"

prince : "cinderella, tell me that you love me
cinderella, tell me that you care
cinderella, tell me that you love me
cinderella, tell me that you care"

PRETTY CHILD

pretty child
they're cheering away
as you ride through your kingdom of sand
lovely child
you're a hero today
you're a magical mystery man

like a bird on the wing
you soar through your dreams
let your fantasies sweep the skies
but you know it's unreal
the pain is so clear
like the tears in a baby's eyes

holy child
you fly through the night
on your faithful and glorious steed
lonely child
wake up to the light
get back to your tatters, your home on the street

like a bird on the wing
you soar through your dreams
let your fantasies sweep the skies
but you know it's unreal
the pain is so clear
like the tears in a baby's eyes

SCREAMING OUT

television's got a hold on you
you got the media on your brain
front page, read about the latest killing
you know it's driving you insane

terrorism, sado-masochism
there's a psycopath out on the street
my god's greater, now you better believe it
or you'll wind up going home in a bed sheet

can't find no peace of mind
you don't know how to get it out
you're all alone in your little black hole
you rant and scream and shout

a lotta blood, a whole lotta gore
and you're screaming out for more
you're brother's lying dead on the floor
and you're screaming out for more

and easy way to the megabuck
you take a pot shot, go for the ice
i gotta get me a big black caddilac
i'll sell you my sister for a very nice price

easy, sleazy, everyone's so greasy
you want a big piece of the cake
go find yourself a nice old lady
who know's, you might get lucky and hit the big stakes

can't find no peace of mind
you don't know how to get it out
you're all alone in your little black hole
you rant and scream and shout

a lotta blood, a whole lotta gore
and you're screaming out for more
you're brother's lying dead on the floor
and you're screaming out for more

your mama told you you got to be a decent man
you try so hard, but nobody really gives a damn

TRAPPED

trapped in my body
trapped in my soul
trapped in my body
and I think i'm getting old

trapped in a dream and you can't even scream
'cos there's no one ever here
stapped to your seat
and you can't find your feet
will this nightmare never stop

all alone, strange city
hot crowded afternoon
i've been stranded in the darkness
I can't see, there's no moon

trapped in my body
trapped in my soul

chased in a dream by a freshly rested team
of black horses drawing a hearse
crossing swords on the bridge of rewards
there's no winner or fat purse

all alone, strange city
hot crowded afternoon
i've been stranded in the darkness
I can't see, there's no moon

trapped in my body, trapped in my soul
trapped in my body, trapped in my soul
trapped in my body
and I think i'm getting old

in my body is my soul

SLEEP

time was when everything was right
when faces appeared in azure skies
hope was as real as the air
time was the color of her smile

but the night has come, it's time to sleep
and let the willows gently weep

home is a place where you can hide
a shelter away from other's eyes
a sanctuary in the ground
where a measure of love can be found
home is where you return to die

but night has come, it's time to rest
and try to recall happiness

close your eyes, dam the tears
wallow in the comfort of your dreams
look again, nothing remains
and you rest upon your memories
to cease the pain
what a shame it's over now

the moment of truth has arrived
when you come to terms with your lies
the neon dreams have died away
and all that's left are shades of grey
the day is gone, here comes the night
and your moment has arrived
you know that it's all over now

home, take me home
home, take me home

NEW DAY

she peers through the mist
of her crystal ball
while the truth reflects, silent
framed on the wall
oh well, it's a new day after all

the relentless ticking
won't help her understand
why she can't stop time
by holding back the hands

it's spring outside and one by one
little arms reach for the sun
the seed of life takes root
a subtle change of form
they'll be there long after she's gone

hey hey hey, hey hey hey, they call
hey hey hey, hey hey hey
it's a new day after all

her babe in arms but now the time nears
when adolescence spreads its wings
it's solitude she fears
try as might
she can't hold back the years

the boy lies restless in his room
excitement flickers in the brightening gloom
a red stain creeps across the sky
made his plan and come what may
he's gonna see it through today

hey hey hey, hey hey hey, they call
hey hey hey, hey hey hey
it's a new day after all
hey hey hey, hey hey hey, they call

rushes out to greet the dawn
oh well, its a new day after all

we gaze at the stars at night
and they seem to wisper back, its alright
they disappear in the morn
but they'll be there long after we've gone

BEST FRIEND

staring at the ceiling from that couch, he said
"you're gonna waste away
if you don't get your fill
won't mince my words
you need a change from beat-a-root
find a good woman, anything more substantial

you need to sink your teeth right in"

there she was, pretty as a pitcher
quench my thirst, I love this see food diet
almond eyes, love me tenderloin
and lips that barely have to move
to scream let's try it

she was my best friend
how could i've had her for dinner
she was my best friend
how could i've had her for dinner
till she said, turn on the hear until i simmer

when it was time to make my move
she sighed, "slow down boy, don't rush in
ease into my groove"
slid out of her clothes, smiled a bon appetit
right in the raw, good enough to eat

condensed chocolate cup creamed
as i reached above a spare rib
the cauldron boiled over
now my favourite part
marinated, unconsummated, i popped her in
slammed on the lid
tonight baby, its a-la-carte

she was my best friend
how could i've had her for dinner
she was my best friend
how could i've had her for dinner
till she said......

my very best friend
how could i've had her for dinner
oh my best friend
how could i've had her for dinner
till she said, "right upto boil until i simmer"

FLY

spread your arms and fly
upon the wings of a hurricane
step outside the race for a day
let your mind roam free
to where you'd like yourself to be
dream escape but never get away

you're going to run
you promised you would
break the ties, if only you could
the lines on your hand
like rivers that flow
can't change from where they have to go

spread your arms and try
to ride the waves, the rising tide
scattered straws of the life you wanted to lead
everytime you feel
the undertow pull you down
lose it all and walk across the sea

you're out on the ledge
it's a long way down
a leap of faith on the wings you've found
the lines on your hand
melt into the road
and take you where you want to go

now that you know.....

spread your arms and try to ride the wind
spread your arms and try to ride the wind

CRY

under the ground beneath the bones
beneath the sadness, tilling stones
machines humming, insouciant drone

flowers are flowers, in garden graves
from far off lands, mistaken faith
you're imprisoned, make belive

what happened baby
what happened today
what happened baby
you look like you've seen a ghost

under the ground, beneath the bones
beneath the sadness, tilling stones
you head is spinning, hands are red

flowers are flowers, in garden graves
from far off lands, shaken faith
root lie shivering, over exposed

what happened baby
what happened today
what happened baby
you look like you've seen a ghost

cry, cry the same cry
words that hide the pain inside
cry, cry the same old cry

CELLIBATE

she walks to him
twisting a grin across her face, across her face
she turns to his eyes
as if to mesmerize but he looks away
he moves away

and she says
they call me a sell-a-bit sadie
i'm the queen of the night
and if you want to go crazy
look me up under the corner light

walk through the park
magic carpets of grass soar up high
watch them fly
fight to win said the voice deep within
there's a tunnel at the end of the light

there goes sell-a-bit sadie
she's the queen of the night
they say that she's a little bit crazy
standing there under the corner light
every night under the corner light

forever stained - indelible
trust was the animal
sadie was just twelve years old
when they shread her soul

wait till the morning comes
till the morning comes
wait till the morning comes, she cries
the dreams will go away
the dreams will go away
the fears will go, for a while

oh, but it's always the same
no matter how hard she tries
she just can't tear away the veil
everything she tries seems to be in vain

papers scream, "toll up to ten
decapitator strikes again
another rendered effeminate"
and sadie was just a smile away

its nice to be alive
she sighs, celibate solution
its great to be alive
she cries, celibate solution

PLAY

play, play, play
all you ever want to do is play
play in the rain
feel the drops come down upon your face

run into your eyes
chase the water, taste the wind
it makes you feel alive
grab the sun before it fades
cheat the night, can you save the day
take a ride upon a dream
sail into infinity

but it's not easy when you're not the same
and all you do is

play, play, play
all you ever want to do is play
play in the rain
feel the drops come down upon your face

slow into your mouth
drink the nectar, sweet like wine
it makes you want to shout
touch the sun, make a wish
was it really meant to be like this
prejudice, prying eyes
faces that criricize

and it's not easy 'cos they're not the same
batter you with the words that bite
throw taunting fingers at you when you

play, play, play
all you ever want to do is play
play in the rain
feel the drops come down upon your face
play, all you ever want to do is play

BOOK OF DREAMS

through an icy mountain pass
the caravan snaked down
a nomad hung his tattered boots
and stuck his ground
multiplied across the plain
a thousand moons swept by
roots dug in deep
and meshed into an endless sky

every way you turn
the fields stretch so green
generations sowed their lives
in that book of dreams

miles away in sterile rooms
they opened the flood gates
and land surrendered itself
and was returned in altered states
the waters that gave life
scroch the earth, the sea, the salt
and every dusty road leads to that river of
frozen asphalt

looking back
it's never what it seemed
as you tear the chapters of their lives
from that book of dreams

can you look into their eyes as you turn the page
demolition debris of the scientific age
crushed beneath the wheels
frozen in a silent scream
as you rewrite their lives
in your book of dreams

you shout "power to the people"
as you build the cage
they grind a thousand flowers to dust
in a daze of rage

look into their eyes as you turn the page
demolition debris of the scientific age
somewhere in between
lies what you want and what they need
so you rewrite it together
in that book of dreams

YEAH YEAH

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