Being Boring (Live in Rio 1994) [2021 Remaster] - Pet Shop Boys

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I came across a cache of old photos And invitations to teenage parties "Dress in white", one said with quotations From someone's wife, a famous writer In the nineteen-twenties When you're young you find inspiration In anyone who's ever gone And opened up a closing door She said: "We were never feeling bored" 'Cause we were never being boring We had too much time to find for ourselves And we were never being boring We dressed up and fought, then thought: "Make amends" And we were never holding back or worried that Time would come to an end When I went I left from the station With a haversack and some trepidation Someone said: "If you're not careful You'll have nothing left and nothing to care for In the nineteen-seventies" But I sat back and looking forward My shoes were high and I had scored I'd bolted through a closing door I would never find myself feeling bored 'Cause we were never being boring We had too much time to find for ourselves And we were never being boring We dressed up and fought, then thought: "Make amends" And we were never holding back or worried that Time would come to an end We were always hoping that, looking back You could always rely on a friend Now I sit with different faces In rented rooms and foreign places All the people I was kissing Some are here and some are missing In the nineteen-nineties I never dreamt that I would get to be The creature that I always meant to be But I thought in spite of dreams You'd be sitting somewhere here with me 'Cause we were never being boring We had too much time to find for ourselves And we were never being boring We dressed up and fought, then thought: "Make amends" And we were never holding back or worried that Time would come to an end We were always hoping that, looking back You could always rely on a friend And we were never being boring We had too much time to find for ourselves And we were never being boring We dressed up and fought, then thought: "Make amends" And we were never being boring We were never being bored 'Cause we were never being boring We were never being bored

There is a better fight A cause close to my heart The struggle against loneliness That's tearing you apart Where are you gonna run to now from loneliness? (Loneliness) Who are you gonna turn to out of loneliness? (Loneliness) Like Ringo walking by the canal Downcast and alone You're taking time to play that part A man who skims a stone Where are you gonna run to now from loneliness? (Loneliness) Who are you gonna turn to out of loneliness? (Loneliness) When are you gonna not say no and make the answer yes? Who is here to help you out? Tell me, can't you guess? (Loneliness) (Loneliness) Wherever you go, you take yourself with you There's nowhere you can hide From the loneliness that's haunting your life The sense of wounded pride Everybody needs time to think Nobody can live without love Who you gonna run to now from loneliness? (Loneliness) Who could come and help you out? Oh, can't you guess? (Loneliness) When you gonna not say no and make the answer yes? Who is here to help you turn your back on loneliness? (Loneliness) (Loneliness)

Farewell to the mountains Goodbye to the trees So long to the ski slopes Join the absentees Salzburg is a cradle Rocking you no more Memory the only thing That's still worth living for Wiedersehen Auf Wiedersehen Wie wir gehen Auf Wiedersehen Books are in their boxes Manuscripts are packed A dealer expressed interest So paintings were dispatched The ladies from the village Say tearful goodbyes The gardener locks the greenhouse Suspicion in his eyes Wiedersehen Auf Wiedersehen Wie wir gehen Auf Wiedersehen The world before the war Exquisite in your dreams Still bore the angry children Who only saw extremes You never saw it coming What was it they lacked? The civilised rejected Modernity attacked Wiedersehen Auf Wiedersehen Wie wir gehen Auf Wiedersehen Your old friend Freud has helped you Illuminate the hate Find motive in desire But now it's much too late The train is on the platform The knife is in your back Your suitcases are sitting On the luggage rack Wiedersehen Auf Wiedersehen Auf Wiedersehen Wie wir gehen Auf Wiedersehen Auf Wiedersehen

Street's like a jungle So call the police Following the herd Down to Greece on holiday Love in the 90's Is paranoid On sunny beaches Take your chances looking for Girls who want boys Who like boys to be girls Who do boys like they're girls Who do girls like they're boys Always should be someone you really love Girls who want boys Who like boys to be girls Who do boys like they're girls Who do girls but they're boys Always should be someone you really love Avoiding all work Because there's none available Like battery thinkers Count your thoughts on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 fingers Nothing is wasted Only reproduced You get nasty blisters Du bist sehr schon But we haven't been introduced Girls who want boys Who like boys to be girls Who do boys like they're girls Who do girls like they're boys Always should be someone you really love Girls who want boys Who like boys to be girls Who do boys like they're girls Who do girls like they're boys Always should be someone you really love Looking for Girls who want boys Who like boys to be girls Who do boys like they're girls Who do girls like they're boys Always should be someone you really love Girls who want boys Who like boys to be girls Who do boys like they're girls Who do girls like they're boys Always should be someone you really love