Pet Shop Boys at dead of night

Lyrics - b-sides 2002-2009

Sexy Northerner
Always
Nightlife
Searching For The Face Of Jesus
Between Two Islands
Friendly Fire
Positive Role Model
Transparent
We're The Pet Shop Boys
I Didn't Get Where I Am Today
The Resurrectionist
Girls Don't Cry
Blue On Blue
"No Time For Tears" - see Battleship Potemkin
"In Private" - see remixes (club mix)
Party Song
Bright Young Things
Gin And Jag
We're All Criminals Now

Sexy Northerner

Came down from the North
You know the way they do
Got a cheeky smile
Sexy Northerner

Hanging round the clubs
Gets in them for free
Don't know how he does it
Sexy Northerner

Drinks a lot of beer
At least he doesn't smoke
Hasn't lost his accent
Sexy Northerner

How does he do it?
How does he do it?
Acts like he's got nothing to prove
Sexy Northerner

It's not all football and fags
No it's not all football and fags
No it's not all football and fags
No it's not all football and fags

Don't you dare imply
That it's grim up North
He went last weekend
Sexy Northerner

In the latest clothes
Wears a posh cologne
Got a lot of pride
Sexy Northerner

Says he wants a job
Something interesting
Like a graphic designer
Sexy Northerner

How does he do it?
How does he do it?
Acts like he's got nothing to prove
Sexy Northerner

How does he do it?
How does he do it?
Acts like he's got nothing to prove
Sexy Northerner

It's not all football and fags
No it's not all football and fags
No it's not all football and fags
No it's not all football and fags
 

Always

Summer sands have lost their charm
Let 'em go
Autumn winds will do no harm
Let 'em blow
Save up all your dreams
Oh, save them, save them
Live beyond your means
But keep your dreams
Won't you?

You go from A to B to C
On demand
Like algebra or geometry
Diagrammed
Your resolution's weak
But we're not all damned
The future’s not so bleak
In this wasteland
When...

Always, always
Summer comes
Always
Always, always
Summer comes
Always

You're too over-sensitive
That's the charge
Any criticism starts
To loom too large
Caution to the winds
Throw it, throw it
Don't cash in your dreams
Or you will blow it

Your resolution's weak
But we're not all damned
The future's not so bleak
In this wasteland
When...

Always, always
Summer comes
Always
Always, always
Summer comes
Always

Summer comes
Always
 

Nightlife

When you're alone
There's no one around
Gotta get yourself up
Away from home
People know how to party

A permanent frown
Won't get you a lover
Gotta get yourself up
Way downtown
People know how to party

Nightlife, babe
It's always the same
Living the life
Every night
Nightlife, babe
It's always the same
Looking for light
Every night

Thank all your stars
There's someone around
Gonna get you out there
In streets and bars
People know how to party

Nightlife, babe
It's always the same
Living the life
Every night
Nightlife, babe
Same old game
Looking for light
Every night

And when your heart has come around
You won't ever settle down
You won't ever (you won't ever)
You won't ever
Say goodnight (say goodnight)
To love

Take it from me
I've been there before
And I'm gonna go back there
We all need
People who know how to party

Nightlife, babe
It's always the same
Living the life
Every night
Nightlife, babe
It's always the same
Looking for light
Every night
 

Searching For The Face Of Jesus

He believed if you had a little faith
You could stop the rain
And he believed if you got a little love
It would ease the pain
But still he's suffering

Searching for the face of Jesus
Looking for the light we need
Searching for the face of Jesus
Painted in the blood we bleed

By the side of a giant swimming-pool
With a mystic book
Hanging out with the guys and playing the fool
Fat as King Farouk
But look he's suffering

Searching for the face of Jesus
Downtown Memphis, Tennessee
Searching for the face of Jesus
Science is a mystery

Oh, and sometimes there's a close shave
They come, they go
Keeps the flowers fresh at his mom's grave
And talks to her as though...

Searching for the face of Jesus
Looking for the light we need
Searching for the face of Jesus
Painted in the blood we bleed

Searching for the face of Jesus
Downtown Memphis, Tennessee
Searching for the face of Jesus
Science is a mystery

Science is a mystery
 

Between Two Islands

We sailed in a fishing-boat
Between these two shores
The Island of Lovers
And the Island of Whores

You at the helm getting
Soaked to the skin
Taking me to places
I'd never been

Where are you tonight?
In the clouds or on the sea?
I'm thinking of you now
Do you ever think of me?

In different locations
Taken by surprise
I woke up one morning
And looked in your eyes

What were you thinking?
I never knew
You were the captain
I was the crew

Where are you tonight?
In the clouds or on the sea?
I'm thinking of you now
Do you ever think of me?

Catching my stare
I wonder what you saw?
A not quite unrequited lover
Or just another whore?

Safe in our life-jackets
Salvaged from the sea...
Now I'm drowning
Won't you rescue me?

Where are you tonight?
In the clouds or on the sea?
I'm thinking of you now
Do you ever think of me?

I want you
And I want you to want me, baby
I want you
And I want you to want me too
I want you
And I want you to want me, baby
I want you
And I want you to want me too
The way that I want you

Friendly Fire

An inspirational tirade against me
How to explain my life
Girls to the left of me
Boys to the right of me
Neither husband nor wife

Though the days are filled with pain
There is no one who'll explain
Why I'm coming under
Friendly fire
Shot in the fatal cause
Of rock 'n' roll

But there's no one
Really no one
To say why I endure
Under force majeure
Slander without shame or tact
I who studied make up
Mime and Buddha who taught
Two generations to react

About me the critics lied
I ignored them and survived
In spite of coming under
Friendly fire
Shot in the fatal cause
Of rock 'n' roll
But there's nothing
Really nothing to deny

When I look back
My eyes are filled with tears
Danger to mascara
Applause to my peers
When fame sustained me
And arenas acclaimed me
I floated through life on a cloud
Of love and insanity
And pagan profanity
Before a worshipping crowd

Now my status is ill-defined
As an icon I'm inclined
To be coming under
Friendly fire
Shot in the fatal cause
Of rock 'n' roll

But whatever
Dull or clever
Points they've scored
I have never
Oh no never
Been ignored
 

Positive Role Model

Here we are, where we were
Back on everything
Went too far, now we're fine
Back on everything

So much for making it, day by day
Back on everything
Instead of taking another way
We're back on everything

I want a positive role model
I want a positive role model
I want a positive role model
I want a positive role model
I want a positive role model (positive role model)
I want a positive role model
I want a positive role model
I want a positive role model

My reflection on the street
Is that the way I walk?
Introspection as I speak
I need to change the way I talk

In a changing world there's so much you could be
Why can't you choose yourself like your enemy?
Have you ever imagined a new you?
I could be someone else
Somebody new

I want a positive role model (positive role model)
I want a positive role model
I want a positive role model
I want a positive role model
(Who's it gonna be, who's it gonna be?)
I want a positive role model (positive role model)
I want a positive role model
(Who's it gonna be? Who's it gonna be?)
I want a positive role model
I want a positive role model

Positive!
Positive!

Who are you bitch?
Why are you titch?

I want a positive role model
I want a positive role model
I want a positive role model
I want a positive role model (positive role model)
I want a positive role model (positive role model)
I want a positive role model (that's what I need now)
I want a positive role model
I want a positive role model
(Who's it gonna be? Who's it gonna be?)

I want a positive role model (follow the lead now)
I want a positive role model
I want a positive role model (that's what I need now)
I want a positive role model
(Who's it gonna be? Who's it gonna be?)
I want a positive role model (positive role model)
I want a positive role model
I want a positive role model
I want a positive role model
 

Transparent

Wish I were transparent
You could see right through me
Everything apparent
What I really am

Don't have much to hide
What I have I'll show you
When you see inside
You'll know my love is true
 

We're The Pet Shop Boys

Suburbia's a slipstream
To our memory
Of a time when you were
Close to me
I pretend
I'm there again

I close my eyes and see you
Better than before
Then I feel you touch me
And it's 1984
I know what you will say
Before you start
In my heart

We're the Pet Shop Boys
We're the Pet Shop Boys
We're the Pet Shop Boys
We're the Pet Shop Boys

Every thought's a fashion
Or a crime
And every boy is just
A waste of time
But I pretend
It was different then

Maybe it's a habit
Maybe it's a sin
But I find out when I try it on
It crawls beneath my skin
Once it gets inside me
It won't go
Now I know

We're the Pet Shop Boys
We're the Pet Shop Boys
We're the Pet Shop Boys
We're the Pet Shop Boys

Rent
Shopping
Being boring
It's alright
It's a sin
I'm not scared
In denial
I want a dog
I want a lover
Can you forgive her?
Do I have to?
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?

We're the Pet Shop Boys
We're the Pet Shop Boys
We're the Pet Shop Boys
We're the Pet Shop Boys
We're the Pet Shop Boys
Rent, Shopping, Being boring
We're the Pet Shop Boys
It's alright, It's a sin
We're the Pet Shop Boys
I'm not scared, In denial
 

I Didn't Get Where I Am Today

Why did I listen to that music?
It's made me feel so sad
And brought it home to me once more
I want what I cannot have
When you can't get what you want
You still have all the rest
But isn't it sad to settle for second-best?

I've been waiting at home
For someone to phone
I didn't get where I am today
Without living that old cliche
I've been lying in bed
The sheets over my head
I didn't get where I am today
Without giving up in dismay

(Hey hey hey)

Told everyone I'm over it
I've quit this cul-de-sac
But just when I thought
I'd lost it for good
That feeling comes right back
When you can't get what you want
You wear your bravest face (bravest face)
But deep inside you're sinking without a trace

I've been called repressed
A poet, a pest
I didn't get where I am today
Without getting in someone's way
I live my life on a stage
Put it down on the page
I didn't get where I am today
Without writing a resume
I didn't get where I am today

(Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey)

I didn't get where I am today
I didn't get where I am today
I've explored situations (hey hey hey)
The themes and variations (hey hey hey)
I didn't get where I am today
Without losing it on the way
On the Street of Shame (hey hey hey)
Looking for someone to blame (hey hey hey)
I didn't get where I am today
Without leaving in disarray
I didn't get where I am today (hey hey hey)
 

The Resurrectionist

Crossing Blackfriars Bridge to Guy's
Then back to Bart's for a better prize
Our goods are dear but they're never shoddy
Tell me anybody need a body
From a resurrectionist
Medical scientist

We've all got to earn ourselves a living
All it takes is a little bit of digging
By a resurrectionist

I met a man down Thieving Lane
He told me he was in the same game
We both talked the same body language
On New Gate Street we saw the hanging
Of a resurrectionist
Medical scientist

We've all got to earn ourselves a living
All it takes is a little bit of digging
By a resurrectionist
(Got a nice thing for the right punter
Used to be a fogle-hunter
Got a nice thing for the right punter
Used to be a fogle-hunter)

We had a drink, then a couple more
With the King of Denmark
And the Fortune of War
A handsome lad lay in a Hansom cab
Soon to be stiff
And on a slab
From a resurrectionist
Medical scientist
From a resurrectionist
Medical scientist

We've all got to earn ourselves a living
All it takes is a little bit of digging
By a resurrectionist

We don't bring them back to life
But we do bring them back from the dead
 

Girls Don't Cry

Somewhere out in the heart of suburbia
Flinching from the words that could almost murder her
Listen
It's the final day

Whatever boys say
Girls don't cry
Whatever boys say
Girls don't cry

She's wearing plaid and jeans like a workman on the road
Hitching out west with a personal stereo playing
Lay Lady Lay

Whatever boys say
Girls don't cry
Whatever boys say
Girls don't cry

In her heart she's not even a renegade
From the start she knew why she would not be saved
All her instincts
Lead a different way

In a pocket by her heart is a darkened polaroid
The picture of a girl with her arm around a boy who went missing
The final day

Whatever boys say
Girls don't cry
Whatever boys say
Girls don't cry
Whatever boys say (I don't care what they say)
Girls don't cry
Whatever boys say (I don't care what they say)
Girls don't cry
 

Blue On Blue

What's happening to me?
Is it happening to you?
Look over there
The sky meets the sea
Blue on blue

You want to be free
What do you do?
Get yourself where
The sky meets the sea
Blue on blue

I hurt so much
I didn't understand
I needed sun and sea
And you beside me
On the sand

A tropical night
What do you do?
Look at the stars
Ever so bright
Me and you

Out on the sea
We're both sailing through
Take us away
Just you and me
Blue on blue

Blue on blue
Blue on blue
Blue on blue
Blue on blue
Blue on blue
Blue on blue
Blue on blue
 

"No Time For Tears" - see Battleship Potemkin

"In Private" - see remixes (club mix)
 

Party Song

We want a party song
With a good time lyric
Tell you what
I'm gonna help you pick it

I hope that you don't mind
But there's some people wanna bump and grind
Play those ones and twos
And while you spin I'll help you choose
I wanna good time
(Good time, good time, good time, good time)

We want a party song
With a good time lyric (good time)
Tell you what
I'm gonna help you pick it (good time)

Remember when we used to all get down and do the hustle?
Are you gonna get me started up like that so I can muscle in and party?
[Why don't you help me start to muscle in and party?]
We're gonna have a good time
Come on and start me
We're gonna have a good time (good time)
We're gonna have a good time (good time)

I know I'm not the only one who's come here looking for some fun
(Aha, fun)
I drove along from Nice in my soft-top Rolls-Royce Corniche
I wanna good time (good time)

We want a party song
With a good time lyric
Tell you what
I'm gonna help you pick it (good time)

(That's the way, aha aha
I like it
we're gonna have a good time
that's the way, aha aha
I like it
we're gonna have a good time
that's the way, aha aha
I like it
we're gonna have a good time
that's the way, aha aha
I like it
we're gonna have a good time
that's the way, aha aha
I like it
we're gonna have a good time
that's the way, aha aha
I like it
we're gonna have a good time
that's the way, aha aha
I like it
we're gonna have a good time
that's the way, aha aha
I like it
we're gonna have a good time)
 

Bright Young Things

Lucy's wearing vintage
Boy's in a rented tux
Safety pins for cufflinks
Please dance with me (dance with me)
The party's still in full swing (full swing, full swing)
And you're such a bright young thing

Nancy's got her monkey
On a silver chain
Pose for Stephen's camera
Then dance with me
Forget what the future brings (future brings)
Surrounded by bright young things (bright young things)

Sometimes a party's a port in a storm
No one is weary or lost and forlorn

Listen, a nightingale sings
In Berkeley Square the bright young things
Are flying on chemical wings
Intent on their one last flings
Tonight

It's time (it's time, it's time)
It's time (it's time, it's time)
It's time (it's time, it's time)
It's time (it's time, it's time)

When I get you home
There'll be sunlight on your bed
Close your eyes and drift off
Imagining...
(Let your hair down)
The promise of a diamond ring
(Let your hair down)
You a queen and I your king (your king)

Sometimes a party's a port in a storm
You won't feel weary or lost and forlorn

Listen, a nightingale sings
In Berkeley Square the bright young things
Are flying on chemical wings
Share with me one last fling
Tonight

It's time (it's time, it's time)
Bright young things (bright young things)
Bright young things (bright young things)
Nightingale sings (nightingale sings)
 

Gin And Jag

Don't stare at the setting sun
And say youth is wasted on the young
Don't stare at the setting sun
And say youth is wasted on the young

Pour another gin, love
And go easy on the tonic
Tonight I'm in a frisky mood
And going supersonic
Boredom abhors a vacuum
A sentiment I applaud
There's a lot of room at the inn tonight
But i trust you won't be bored

This is quite a view, you must admit
Some would pay the earth
Be careful with that decanter, dear
Do you know how much it's worth?
I made a pile and got out quick
I never got a gong for services rendered
But it's not a case of where did it all go wrong?

When we chatted on the internet
I was looking for more than a friend
In my day I was quite a catch
I wish you'd seen me then
Young and single, free and easy
Handsome in my prime
Grab it while you can is my advice
Don't waste your bloody time

Never married, no kids that I know of
Didn't want a litter
Might have been a mistake, I admit
But you don't want to end up bitter
Yes, I had a few golden years
Times I won't forget
But don't write me off as an old has-been
It's not all over yet
I know my taste isn't eveyone's
I'm a little too Gin and Jag
If you don't want to give it a go tonight
You may as well pack your bags

When we chatted on the internet
I was looking for more than a friend
In my day I was quite a catch
I wish you'd seen me then

Don't stare at the setting sun
And say youth is wasted on the young
Don't stare at the setting sun
And say youth is wasted on the young
Don't stare at the setting sun
And say youth is wasted on the young
Don't stare at the setting sun
And say youth is wasted on the young

I'm a little too Gin and Jag
I'm a little too Gin and Jag
I'm a little too Gin and Jag
I'm a little too Gin and Jag
 

We're All Criminals Now

Videoed on the subway
Reading the news and then
Walking along the high street
Videoed once again
Waiting for a bus in Stockwell
Cameras on my back
Suddenly hearing sirens
Sounding a panic attack

Hey, hey
Don't ask me how
We've changed
We're all criminals now
Hey, hey
Don't ask me how
We're blamed
We're all criminals now

Just a routine procedure (we're watching you)
A sample of your DNA (the things you do)
Queuing to be finger-printed (you could be dangerous)
Going to the USA
Another routine procedure (we're on your case)
Driving in your car (we've seen your face)
Stopped and searched and questioned (some place before)
Can you prove who you are?

Hey, hey
Don't ask me how
We've changed
We're all criminals now
Hey, hey
Don't ask me how
We've been framed
We're all criminals now
Hey, hey, hey
We're all criminals now
Hey, hey, hey
We're all criminals now

Got the bus to the station
Music playing in my head
Ran to get on the tube train
Police shot someone dead

Don't ask me how
We're all criminals now

Hey, hey
Don't ask me how
We're blamed
We're all criminals now
Hey, hey
Don't ask me how
We've been framed
We're all criminals now