Martina Topley Bird

Curiosity Killed The Cat

lyrics

I’m trying to decipher all the lyrics from „The Blue God“ to add them to my website - is anyone willing to help??? I’m not an english native speaker, so it’s really hard for me, especially the parts that are just mumbled or whispered….

Up to now I have these (because they are my favorites from the album) and would love your opinion about it. Thanks, kitty

PHOENIX

All know / is so fast here
No one can (gets?) lost here
Lucky for us, dear
Round and round we go

Darling, the turn is resistance
Do you, I do
Forget and do (?) follow your instinct
Do you, I do

I will stay for this last transformation
??? starlit ??? gets pre…. ????
I will stay for this last transformation
Beauty and tragedy released in the end / air (?)

Here now we’re kneeling
Now we’re revealing
Purge every feeling
As we turn to dust

Don’t get yourself in …. ?
Do you, you don’t, do you
Together, whatever the distance
Do you, i can’t, do you

I will stay for this last transformation
Flares and ox (?) will lead us out to sea
Far above you the stars light the heavens
Beauty and tragedy released in the end / air (?)

Out in the distance
Blue god in critic / pretty (?) / Poor stolen triptych (?)
Phoenix persisted
Round and round we go

YESTERDAY

Could you imagine
Lying with me
Etched / edged in skin
I won’t let you go

Could you sit up there
Hiding with me
Yesterday
I won’t let you go
Yesterday
I don’t have to know (?)

Uuuuh, uuuuh….
???

Hmmmm

I’m safe again
When will …?
Yesterday
I won’t let you go

Not used to nothing
My soul lives (?)
Yesterday
I won’t let you go

Uuuuh, uuuuh…

Yesterday
I won’t let you go

Hmmmm….

Yesterday
I won’t let you go


APRIL GROVE

Watching the silent wings of
rubberfly
I contemplate his victims
As they die

No one sheds a tear
No one interferes
Life will come and go this year
In April Grove

Under the mosey (?) leaves I’m
Spring (?) to stay
They hardly ever see the
Light of day

Till you scratch away
.. roof of clay
Then they always jump away
In April Grove

April Grove
I am really .... in your realm
I’m alone, I’m … ?, but you’re holding me here
and I’m overwhelmed getting stoned

watching the end of (?)rings of swallowed days / tails
following facial (?) blossom
pallin’ (?) trays

Sit in flower dews (?)
In the sun profuse
Between shadows seeping through
To April Grove

April Grove
I am really .... in your realm
I’m alone, I’m … ?, but you’re holding me here
and I’m overwhelmed getting stoned

watching the end of (?)rings of swallowed days / tails
following facial (?) blossom
pallin’ (?) trays

No one interferes
No one ever hears
Life will come and go this year
In April Grove

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Why not to ask Team Inde about putting all lyrics on this site? I wrote once about it and they put 4 lyrics... And later 'Shangri La' ones disappeared, hehe, anyway.;)

So I appeal for all The Blue God lyrics! Please! :)

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oh yes, good idea! I second that!!!

kitty

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All move so fast here, no one can last here,
Lucky for us dear, round and round we go,
Darling the turn is resistance, for you, oh for you,
Forgetting to follow your instincts, do you, oh do you...

I will stay for this last transformation,
For a movie star... (unknown)
I will stay for this last transformation,
Beauty and tragedy released in the end...

Here now we're kneeling, now we're revealing,
Purge every feeling as we turn to dust,
Don't get yourself into mischief, do you, you don't do you,
Together whatever the distance, to you, I'll come to you...

I will stay for this last transformation,
(unknown)
Fire above you, the stars light the heavens,
Beauty and tragedy released in the end...

Out in the distance, blue god encrypted,
Phoenix persistant, round and round we go...

I'm only doing Phoenix cos it's my favourite song by a million miles!! :)

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i think it might be,

"doubting, the turn is resistance, do you, i do
forgetting to follow your instincts, do you, i do"

"flares and ox will lead us out to sea
far above you, the stars light the heavens"

the ox doesnt seem right, and i think "doubting" and "resistance, do you, i do" are right, but that she probably says something else in between them...

i think Phoenix is my favorite by far too.

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I think it's:

All move so fast here, no one can last here,
Lucky for us dear, round and round we go,
Doubting the turn is resistance, to you, oh to you,
Forgetting to follow your instincts, do you, oh do you...

I will stay for this last transformation,
From who we start (?) it soon gets (unknown)
I will stay for this last transformation,
Beauty and tragedy released in the end...

Here now we're kneeling, now we're revealing,
Purge every feeling as we turn to dust,
Don't get yourself into mischief, do you, you don't do you,
Together whatever the distance, to you, I'll come to you...

I will stay for this last transformation,
Flares in arcs will lead us out to sea
Far above you, the stars light the heavens,
Beauty and tragedy released in the end...

Out in the distance, blue god encrypted,
Phoenix persistant, round and round we go...

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Phoenix has amazing lyrics

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thanks for all the good ideas!!!

I think "flares in arcs" could be right, better than the ox that make no sense anyway...

For me it sounds more like "Darling" than "doubting" and ""do you, i do" than "to you, oh to you".

So my personal "final" version would be:

All move so fast here,
No one can last here,
Lucky for us dear,
Round and round we go.

Darling, the turn is resistance
Do you, I do
Forgettin’ to follow your instinct
Do you, I do

I will stay for this last transformation,
From who we start it soon gets (unknown),
I will stay for this last transformation,
Beauty and tragedy released in the end.

Here now we’re kneeling,
Now we’re revealing,
Purge every feeling ,
As we turn to dust.

Don’t get yourself in mischief,
Do you, you don’t, do you,
Together whatever the distance,
To you, I'll come to you.

I will stay for this last transformation,
Flares in arcs will lead us out to sea,
Far above you the stars light the heavens,
Beauty and tragedy released in the end.

Out in the distance,
Blue god encrypted,
Phoenix persistant,
Round and round we go.

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I agree with the above... a suggestion on the missing line:

"From where we start it soon gets precarious"

sounds like she extends the word "pre--care--eee--is" It also could be "from when we start" .. but I'll stick with 'where'

All move so fast here,
No one can last here,
Lucky for us dear,
Round and round we go.

Darling, the turn is resistance
Do you, I do
Forgettin’ to follow your instinct
Do you, I do

I will stay for this last transformation,
From where we start it soon gets precarious,
I will stay for this last transformation,
Beauty and tragedy released in the end.

Here now we’re kneeling,
Now we’re revealing,
Purge every feeling,
As we turn to dust.

Don’t get yourself in mischief,
Do you, you don’t, do you,
Together whatever the distance,
To you, I'll come to you.

I will stay for this last transformation,
Flares in arcs will lead us out to sea,
Far above you the stars light the heavens,
Beauty and tragedy released in the end.

Out in the distance,
Blue god encrypted,
Phoenix persistent,
Round and round we go.

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It's definitely flares in arcs... I listened to that line about a million times to get it! lol

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Is there really any doubt what the next single should be then?

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it's my favorite song from the album and i hope it'll be, but i wonder if her label finds it accessible enough to be a single?
I was listening to April Grove again and again and I think the lyrics are:

April Grove-

Watching the silent wings of
Robber Fly
I contemplate his victims
As they die
No one sheds a tear
No one interferes
Life will come and go this year
In April Grove

Under the moldy leaves some
Springtails stay
They hardly ever see the
Light of day
Till you scratch away
At their roof of clay
Then they always jump away
In April Grove

April Grove
I'm an alien
Imposing, in your way in…
I’m alone
I’m invading
I’m so hungry, you hear?
And I’m overwhelmed getting stoned

Watching meanderings of swallowtails
Following fisal blossom
Pollen trails
Sipping flower tubes
In the sun profuse
Between shadows seeping through
To April Grove

April Grove
I'm an alien
Invading, in your way in…
I’m alone
I’m invading
I’m so hungry, you hear?
And I’m overwhelmed getting stoned

Watching meanderings of swallowtails
Following fisal blossom
Pollen trails
No one interferes
No one ever hears
Life will come and go this year
In April Grove

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