hounds.love


Author: Kate Bush
Album title: Hounds Of Love

Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)


It doesn't hurt me
Do you want to feel how it feels
Do you want to know, know that it doesn't hurt me
Do you want to hear 'bout the deal that I'm making
You, you and me,

CHORUS

And if I only could
I'd make a deal with God
And I'd get him to swap our places
Be running up that road
Be running up that hill
Be running up that building
If I only could oh...

You don't want to hurt me
But see how deep the bullet lies
Unaware I'm tearing you asunder
Ooh there is thunder in our hearts
Is there so much hate for the ones we love
'Tell me we both matter don't we
You
You and me
You and me won't be unhappy

And if I only could
I'd make a deal with god
And I'd get him to swap our places
Be running up that road
Be running up that hill
Be running up that building
If I only could oh...

You
You and me
You and me won't be unhappy
C'mon baby c'mon darlin'
Let me steal this moment from you now
Cone on angel, c'mon, c'mon darling
Let's exchange the experience oh,

And if I only could
I'd make a deal with God
And I'd get him to swap our places
Be running up that road
Be running up that hill
With no ploblems.

And if I only could
I'd make a deal with God
And I'd get him to swap our places
Be running up that road
Be running up that hill
With no ploblems.

And if I only could
I'd make a deal with God
And I'd get him to swap our places
Be running up that road
Be running up that hill
With no ploblems.

And if I only could
Be running up that hill
With no problems.

Hounds Of Love

When I was a child
Running in the night
Afraid of what might be
Hiding in the dark
Hiding in the street
And of what was following me
Now hounds of love are hunting
I've always been a coward
And I don't know what's good for me
Here I go
It's coming for me thro' the trees
Help me someone, help me please
Take my shoes off and throw them in the lake.
And I'll be 2 steps on the water.
I found a fox caught by dogs
He let me take him in my hands
His little heart beats so fast
And I'm ashamed of running away,
From nothing real, I just can't deal with this
But I'm still afraid to be there,
Among your hounds of love.
And feel yours arms surround me
I've always been a coward
And never know what's good for me.
Here I go - Don't let me go - Hold me down
It's coming for me through the trees
Help me darling, help me please
Take my shores off and throw them in the lake
And I'll be two steps on the water
I don't know what's good for me,
I don't know what's good for me,
I need love, love, love, love, yeah -
your love.
Take your shoes off and throw them in the lake,
Do you know what I really need
Do you know what I really need
I need love, love, love, love.....

The Big Sky

They look down at the ground, missing.
But I never go in now -
I'm looking at the Big Sky,
I'm looking at the Big Sky now,
I'm looking at the Big Sky
You never understood me,
You never really tried.

That cloud, that cloud - looks like Ireland,
C'mon and blow it a kiss now.
But quick 'coz it's changing in the Big Sky
It's changing in the Big Sky now.
We're looking at the Big Sky.
You never understood me
You never really tried.

This cloud, this cloud says "noah,
c'mon and build me an ark"
And if you're coming - jump
'coz we're leaving with the Big Sky
And we pause for the jets
hup, hup in the Big Sky
You want my reply?
What was the question?
I was looking at the Big Sky.

Mother Stands For Comfort

She knows that I've beeing doing something wrong
But she won't say anything.
She thinks that I was with my friends yesterday
But she won't mind me lying
Mmh because: -

CHORUS

Mother stands for comfort
Mother will hide the murderer.

It breaks the cage, dear escapes and takes possession
Just like a crowd rioting inside -
Make me do this, make me do that, make me do this,
Make me do that -
Am I the cat that takes the bird?
To her the hunted, not the hunter.

CHORUS
Mother stands for comfort
Mother will hide the murderer.
Mother hides the madman
Mother will stay Mum

Cloudbusting

I still dream of Organon.
I wake up crying.
You're making rain
And you're just in reach
When you and sleep escape me

You're like my yo-yo
That glowed in the dark

What made it special
Made it dangerous
So I bury it and forget.

Everytime it rains,
you're here in my head
Like the sun coming out -
Ooh I just know that something good is going to happen
And I don't know when
But just saying it could even make it happen.

On top of the world
Looking over the edge
You could see them coming
You looked too small
In their big black car
To be a threat to the men in power.

I hid my yo-yo in the garden

I can't hide you from the government
Oh God, daddy - I won't forget

Your son's coming out

And Dream Of Sheep

Little lights shining
Little lights will guide them to me
My face is all lit up
My face is all lit up
If they find me racing white horses -
They'll not take me for a buoy.

Let me be weak, let me sleep and dream of sheep.

Oh I'll wake up to any sound of engines
Every gull a seeking craft
I can't keep my eyes open -
Wish I had my radio

I'd tune into some friendly voices.
Talking 'bout stupid things
I can't be left to my imagination
Let me be weak, let me sleep and dream of sheep -

Ooh, their breath is warm,
And they smell like sleep
And they say they take me home -
Like poppies, heavy with seed -
They take me deeper and deeper

Under Ice

It's wonderful
Everything, so white.
The river has frozen over
Not a soul on the ice,
Only me, skating fast.
I'm speeding past trees leaving
Little lines in the ice,
Cutting out little lines,
In the ice, splitting, splitting sound,
Silver heels spitting, spitting snow
There's something moving under
Under the ice,
Moving under ice - through water
Trying to get out of the cold water
"It's me"
Something, someone - help them
"It's me".

Waking The Witch

"You won't burn
You won't bleed
Confess to me - Go Down"

"Poor little thing
The blackbird,
Wings in the water - go down".

"What is it, child?"
Bless me father, blass me father for I have sinned....
"I question your innocence"
(Help this blackbird, there's a stone around my leg)
"She's a witch"
(Help this blackbird, there's a stone around my leg)
"Uh, Damn you woman!"
(Help this blackbird, there's a stone around my leg)
"What say you good people?"
(Guilty, Guilty, Guilty).
"I am responsible for your actions"
"Wake the witch".

Watching You Without Me

You can't hear me
You can't hear me
You can't hear what I'm saying
You can't hear what I'm saying to you.

You watch the clock
Move the slow hand
I should have been home
Hours ago - but I'm not here,
but I'm not here,
You can't hear me
You can't hear me
You can't feel me
Here in the room with you now,
You can't hear what I am saying,
You don't hear what I am saying do you.

Can't let you know
What's been happening
There's a ghost in our home
Just watching you without me
I'm not here, but I'm not here, but I'm not here.
You can't hear me, you can't hear what I'm saying
You didn't hear me come in
You won't hear me leaving.

Jig Of Life

Hello old Lady
I know your fave well
I know it well
She says - ooh-na-na-na-na
I'll be sitting in your mirror
Now is the place where the crossroads meet
Will you look into the future.

Never, never say goodbye
To my part of your life
No, no, no,
Oh, oh, oh
Let me live
She said c'mon let me live
She said c'mon let me live girl

This moment in time
It doesn't belong to you
It belongs to me
And to your little boy and your little girl
And the one hand clapping
Where on your palm is my little line
When you're written in mine
As an old memory
ohh-na-na-na-na-na
Never never never say goodbye
To my part of your life
No, no, no, no,
Never, never, never, never
Let me go.
She said c'mon let me live
She said c'mon let me live girl

Hello Earth

Hello Earth
Hello Earth
With just one hand help up high
I can blot you out,
Out of sight
Peek-a-boo,
Peek-a-boo, Little Earth.
With just my heart and my mind
I can be driving,
Driving home
And you asleep on the seat.

I get out of my car,
Step into the night,
And lo