Oingo Boingo Lyrics

Water at Youtube Water at Youtube

Everybody make believe that you disappeared
For a second or two
Gonna' feel so queer
And you left behind all the rage and fear
And it made you feel like
Water


Song: Water
Album: Farewell

We Close Our Eyes at Youtube We Close Our Eyes at Youtube

We close our eyes (We close our eyes)
And the world has turned around again
We close our eyes and dream (We close our eyes)
And another year has come and gone
We close our eyes (We close our eyes)
And the world has turned around again
...
Song: We Close Our Eyes
Album: Boi-ngo

Imposter at Youtube Imposter at Youtube

You can't get used to the fact that you ain't a kid
You like to think that you speak for them all
You'd cut off your nose if you thought it
Would make you hip
It drives you crazy you can't be a star
(Oh, ain't that tough!)


Song: Imposter
Album: Only A Lad

Outrageous at Youtube Outrageous at Youtube

Ho (Outrageous) outrageous
(Outrageous), yeah, oh
(Outrageous) ooooooo
Outrageous things are gonna happen to me
(They're gonna happen, you know it)


Song: Outrageous
Album: Boi-ngo

Cinderella Undercover at Youtube Cinderella Undercover at Youtube

I heard a rumor. They said it's gone nuclear
I stockpile cigarettes and double-bolt the door
A sanctuary for all my friends
Stay in bed until the world ends
So please don't wake me, I gotta get some sleep


Song: Cinderella Undercover
Album: Boingo Alive

Heard Somebody Cry at Youtube Heard Somebody Cry at Youtube

A choir with a single voice
A picnic on a cliff
Antenna like an insect
To pick up all your thoughts


Song: Heard Somebody Cry
Album: Dead Man's Party

Skin at Youtube Skin at Youtube

There's a heart as cold as ice
In a vault that's made of stone
Over years, the walls got higher
Over years, the walls have grown


Song: Skin
Album: Dark At The End Of The Tunnel

Everybody Needs at Youtube Everybody Needs at Youtube

The heartache and true love and feeble excuses
For repressed desires add fuel to the fire
(And I'm gonna bet you that I know what's on your mind pretty baby)
When the fire consumes you and nature takes over
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Song: Everybody Needs
Album: So-Lo

Did It There (Warfield, October 21, 1993) at Youtube Did It There (Warfield, October 21, 1993) at Youtube

Every time I think I've got you figured out
When I think I've got you in a Chinese box
Every time I think I've got you naked on the cross again
We're still glowing, yeah


Song: Did It There (Warfield, October 21, 1993)
Album: Unreleased

War Again at Youtube War Again at Youtube

Don't you know it's Nintendo
Really gets the blood flowing through my veins now
Electronic bliss
It's a video, a video


Song: War Again
Album: Boingo

Tough As Nails at Youtube Tough As Nails at Youtube

Walking round and round in circles
Waking up in a cold sweat
Falling down a stairway and the TV dinner's not done yet
Smash a window, crash a car
And buy a pair of leather shoes
Take a sweetheart to a movie
Cash a check and pay some dues


Song: Tough As Nails
Album: So-Lo

Remember My Name at Youtube Remember My Name at Youtube

(It will only break our dreams)
(If we wake alone to soon)
Remember my name
(We'll only find the light)
(If we know we'll be untrue)
Remember my name


Song: Remember My Name
Album: Unreleased

No Spill Blood at Youtube No Spill Blood at Youtube

We walk on two legs not on four
To walk on four legs breaks the law
What happens when we break the law?
What happens when the rules aren't fair?
We all know here we go from there


Song: No Spill Blood
Album: Good For Your Soul

Glory Be at Youtube Glory Be at Youtube

Nothing ever stays the same
Water turns to wine again
Drink the wine and eat the wafer
Lash the skin and scream together


Song: Glory Be
Album: Dark At The End Of The Tunnel

When The Lights Go Out at Youtube When The Lights Go Out at Youtube

People huddle together
Try to hide their fear
People party down
But they ain't goin' nowhere
They ain't goin' nowhere


Song: When The Lights Go Out
Album: Dark At The End Of The Tunnel

Grey Matter at Youtube Grey Matter at Youtube

If they say, "Lie down," you\'ll do it
If they say, "Buy it now," you\'ll do it
If they say, "Turn around," you\'ll do it
If they say, "Hit the ground," you\'ll do it
If they say, "Bite the big weenie," you\'ll do it
...
Song: Grey Matter
Album: Nothing To Fear

Spider at Youtube Spider at Youtube

We were wondering, if you recall
Is this the end of it, end of everything
We were wondering
Wonder


Song: Spider
Album: Boingo

Mary at Youtube Mary at Youtube

Though her hands would sometimes bleed
And occasionally
She would long for her past
And the memories they bring


Song: Mary
Album: Boingo

What You See at Youtube What You See at Youtube

It's the '80s, idiot
(idiot idiot)
What you see is what you get
(what you get is what you get)
It's the '80s, little fool
(little fool little fool)
Don't forget the Golden Rule
What you see is what you get
(what you get is what you get)
...
Song: What You See
Album: Only A Lad

Not My Slave at Youtube Not My Slave at Youtube

(You're mine, oooo, but you're not my slave)
(You're mine, oooo, but you're not my slave) (you're mine)


Song: Not My Slave
Album: Boi-ngo

Flesh 'N Blood at Youtube Flesh 'N Blood at Youtube

Over time, I've come to feel
That everything must come apart, it seems
From the little child to the man of power
From the beggar to the angel of my dreams


Song: Flesh 'N Blood
Album: Dark At The End Of The Tunnel

I'm Afraid at Youtube I'm Afraid at Youtube

Afraid of success
Afraid to grow old
Afraid that my brain
Is covered with mold
Afraid that I might
Be put on a shelf
But last but not least, ahhhh
Afraid of myself!


Song: I'm Afraid
Album: Soundtracks

Water (Demo) at Youtube Water (Demo) at Youtube

Yeah, everybody scream to the heavens above
Now, everybody dance to the sounds of love
Won't you clack your teeth?
Won't you smack your hands?
Won't you dig your little heads right out of the sand?


Song: Water (Demo)
Album: Unreleased

Controller at Youtube Controller at Youtube

(It's all right) I got to run
(It's all right) I got to run
(It's all right) I got to run
(It's all right) Might be the catcher
(It's all right) Or the controller
(It's all right) Can't be too careful
(It's all right) I take precautions
...
Song: Controller
Album: Only A Lad

The Last Time at Youtube The Last Time at Youtube

And I think the whole world's laughing at us
But I don't care, that's not the point
There's so much more
There's so much more than meets the eye
Oh, when you're around I'm blind


Song: The Last Time
Album: So-Lo

Helpless at Youtube Helpless at Youtube

I don't belong here
Your eyes burn right through me
They fill me with fear
I could've been at home
Watching football, and drinking beer
Oh, woah, woah helpess, so Helpless


Song: Helpless
Album: Boingo

Hey! at Youtube Hey! at Youtube

Just wanna be just like them
Just wanna be just like them
Just wanna be just like them
Just wanna be just like them
Just wanna be just like them


Song: Hey!
Album: Boingo

Lost Like This at Youtube Lost Like This at Youtube

I've never been lost like this
I've never been lost like this
But I wouldn't be happy anywhere else
Nobody to tell us what to do all by ourselves


Song: Lost Like This
Album: Boingo

Water at Youtube Water at Youtube

With a boat for two
Just me and you
You can be my teacher
I can teach you, too


Song: Water
Album: Farewell

Wild Sex (In The Working Class) at Youtube Wild Sex (In The Working Class) at Youtube

I work so hard thinking of you
I work so hard thinking of you
I work so hard


Song: Wild Sex (In The Working Class)
Album: Nothing To Fear