She was a disbeliever No one could ever lead her She made the rules And you're the pawn in the game She tried so hard to make it She even tried to fake it She said "It's normal but to me it's insane" She might have been unlucky but I think it must have been Fortune and Fame Shot down in flames Isn't it strange How fortunes can change It's one slip away You give your life to please her She's got the world beneath her She takes the line of most resistance, she said She never lied about it Until she died without it If you could have seen her, then I'm sure you'd have said She might have been unlucky but I think it must have been Fortune and Fame Shot down in flames Isn't it strange How fortunes can change It's one slip away She might have been unlucky but I think it must have been Fortune and Fame Shot down in flames Isn't it strange How fortunes can change It's one slip away Words and Music: Pete Byrne and Rob Fisher © PJB Music

Fame and fortune, facts of life Most of what makes it is useless tripe So change the angle of the battle plan To hit the target Fame and fortune, fancy that Nothing but rabbits come out of the hat So try to catch a falling star, Crush it into dust and stuff it down a jar And throw it far away Now the point is back to front See-through people See-through monuments No empire The beginning, at the ending (One goes up, one goes down) Smash a face against the wall Grind a face into the ground - Oh No Pretty faces on the wall - They Fall Heat to boiling, disappear in the sky Slash the ashes, and bake into a pie Pretty faces on the ground - Oh No, No, No Fame and fortune is a stupid game and Fame and fortune is the game I play I play forever

I say, oh, misery Shame and scandal in the family Oh, misery Shame and scandal in the family Down in Trinidad there was a family With much confusion, as you will see A mama, and a papa, and a boy who was grown He wanted to marry and have a wife of his own He found a girl, she suited him nice He went to his father to ask his advice His father said, "Son, I have to say no The girl is your sister, but your mama don't know" Oh, misery Shame and scandal in the family I say, oh, misery Shame and scandal in the family Then a week went by and the summer came down Soon the best girl on the island he found He went to his papa to make it a date His papa shook his head and to this he did say "You can't marry that girl, I have to say no 'Cause the girl is your sister, but your mama don't know" Oh, misery Shame and scandal in the family I say, oh, misery It's shame and scandal in the family He went to his mama, he covered his head He told his mum what his father had said His mother, she laughed, she said, "Go man, go Your daddy ain't your daddy, but your daddy don't know" Oh, misery It's shame and scandal in the family Oh, misery Shame and scandal in the family I say, oh, misery Shame and scandal in the family I say, oh, misery Shame and scandal in the family

Love, my name Love, left dry Frost or flame Skeleton me Fall asleep Spin the sky Skeleton me Wait, don't cry Love, don't cry Love, don't cry Skeleton me Skeleton me Soon comes rain Dry your eyes Frost or flame Skeleton me Fall asleep Spin the sky Skeleton me Love, don't cry Love, don't cry Love, don't cry Skeleton me Skeleton me Skeleton me

Don't hold on Go get strong Well, don't you know There is no modern romance Time, time is gone It stops stops who it wants Well I was wrong It never lasts There is no, this is no modern romance In time, time is gone Never lasts, stops who he was Well I was wrong Never lasts This is no, there is no modern romance There is no modern romance This is no modern romance There is no, there is no Baby I'm afraid of a lot of things But I aint scared of lovin' you Baby I know you're afraid of a lot of things But don't be scared of love 'Cause people will say all kinds of things That don't mean a damn to me 'Cause all I see is what's in front of me And that's you Well, I've been dragged all over the place I've taken hits time just don't erase And baby I can see you've been fucked with too But that don't mean your lovin' days are through 'Cause people will say all kinds of things That don't mean a damn to me 'Cause all I see is what's in front of me And that's you Well I may be just a fool But I know you're just as cool And cool kids They belong together

It eats your soul Like tears you fall, my slave You steal, you heed the call, my slave The keys, the keys are gold, my slave You keep me beating on It eats your soul Like tears, you fall, my slave You steal, you heed the call, my slave You keep me, keep me Your slave You keep me, keep me Your slave On my own You keep me, keep me On the throne Heads down all obey On my own You keep me, keep me On the throne Heads down all obey You keep me, keep me Your slave You keep me, keep me Your slave Can I feed on your love? Can I feed on your love? Can I feed on your love? Can I feed on your love?

Cheated by the opposite of love Held on high from up up up above Kept my high from the second one Kept my eye on the first one Now, take these rings and stow them safe away I'll wear them on another rainy day Take these rings and stow them safe away I'll wear them on another rainy day Well I'm taka-taka-taka-taka-takin' it off And she's taka-taka-taka-taka-takin' it off And he's taka-taka-taka-taka-takin' it off And we're taka-taka-taka-taka-takin' it off Well, sometimes, I think that I'm bigger than the sound Well, I think that I'm bigger than the sound Well, I think that I'm bigger than the sound Well, I think that I'm bigger than the sound Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh ooh She'll takes on high She'll take on high-igh Well, sometimes, I think that I'm bigger than the sound Well, I think that I'm bigger than the sound Well, I think that I'm bigger than the sound Well, I think that I'm bigger than the sound Cheated by the opposite of love Held on high from up up up above Kept my eye from the second one Kept my high on the first one Now, take these rings and stow them safe away I'll wear them on another rainy day Take these rings and stow them safe away I'll wear them on another rainy day Now, take these rings and stow them safe away I'll wear them on another rainy day Take these rings and stow them safe away I'll wear them on another rainy day