Lyrics

Here are the lyrics to all the Pulsars songs, as best as I can tell. If I've made a mistake somewhere, please let me know.

• Dear
• Deep Sea Diving Suit
• Cast Iron Dog
• Chicago Swingers
• Cool for Cats
• Das Lifeboat
• The Freeze
• Inland Empire
• Logo
• Lucky Day Part I
• Lucky Day Part II
• My Pet Robot
• Owed To A Devil
• Perfect
• Runway
• Save You
• Silicon Teens
• Submission Song
• Suffocation
• Tales From Tomorrow
• Technology
• Tunnel Song
• Wisconsin
• Worker Robot Droid

Cast Iron Dog

clay duck and the cast iron dog
never move for thirteen years
and thirteen years is a long time
even for the cast iron dog
who cares who cares
who cares

clay duck and the cast iron dog
never move for thirteen years
and thirteen years is a long time
even for the cast iron dog

the dog has no brain
and no one seems to care at all
and the clay duck just sits and stares to nowhere
and where is nowhere
who cares who cares
who cares

clay duck and the cast iron dog
never moved for thirteen years
and thirteen years is a long time
even for the cast iron dog

Chicago Swingers

wallflower the music stops so you start dancing
chicago swingers chicago swingers
wallflower the music stops so you start dancing
chicago swingers chicago swingers

you used to fancy yourself in the movies
you're the guy with the black mustache
and the end was always funny
that's a shame 'cause no one laughed

wallflower the music stops so you start dancing
chicago swingers, chicago swingers
wallflower the music stops, so you start dancing
chicago swingers chicago swingers

you used to picture yourself in the pictures
you're the guy with the straight black hair
and the end was always romantic
that's a shame 'cause no one cared

wallflower the music stops so you start dancing
chicago swingers chicago swingers
chicago swingers

Cool for Cats (by Squeeze)

the indians send signals
from the rocks above the pass
the cowboys take positions
in the bushes and the grass
the squaw is with the corporal
she is tied against the tree
she doesn't mind the language
it's the beating she don't need
she lets loose all the horses
when the corporal is asleep
and he wakes to find the fire's dead
and arrows in his hats
and davy crockett rides around
and says it's cool for cats

the sweeney's doing ninety
'cause they've got the word to go
they get a gang of villains
in a shed up at heathrow
they're counting out the fivers
when the handcuffs lock again
in and out of wandsworth
with the numbers on their names
it's funny how their missus'
always look the bleeding same
and meanwhile at the station
there's a couple of likely lads
who swear like how's your father
and they're very cool for cats
they're cool for cats

to change the mood a little
i've been posing down the pub
on seeing my reflection
i'm looking slightly rough
i fancy this, i fancy that
i wanna be so flash
i give a little muscle
and i spend a little cash
but all i get is bitter and a nasty little rash
and by the time i'm sober
i've forgotten what i've had
and everybody tells me that it's cool to be a cat
cool for cats

shake up at the disco
and i think i've got a pull
i ask her lots of questions
and she hangs on to the wall
i kiss her for the first time
and then i take her home
i'm invited in for coffee
and i give the dog a bone
she likes to go to discos
but she's never on her own
i said I'll see you later
and i give her some old chat
but it's not like that on the tv
when it's cool for cats
it's cool for cats

Das Lifeboat

all your self inflicted pain
and your self destructive ways
make us all want to cry for you
and your face is so beautiful
'til you put your make-up on
it makes us ask why do you do it

and your lifeboat has sprung a leak
it's making a creaking sound
it is sinking
it is sinking now
and your lifeboat has sprung a leak
it's making a creaking sound
it is sinking

all the stories you love to tell
are the words you shouldn't speak
cus truth lies in Germany
and the bottle you brought on board
holds a note we can't ignore
so why don't you drop it into saltwater

and your lifeboat has sprung a leak
it's making a creaking sound
it is sinking
it is sinking now
and your lifeboat has sprung a leak
it's making a creaking sound
it is sinking

das lifeboat
das lifeboat . . .
it's goin' down . . .

Dear

your head is up on the wall
and no one seems to care at all
that your pretty big face is on the wall
and now we try and pretend
you can hear our voices in a soundproof room
and you know
you'll never see again
you'll never hear or speak
the secret language that you talk
the secret language that you talk
you'll never see again

and now we try and pretend
and no one seems to care at all
that your pretty big face is on the wall
how was it in the end
did your family get to weep and say goodbye
did they cry
you'll never see them again
you'll never hear or speak
the secret language that you talk
the secret language you once talked
you'll never see again

Deep Sea Diving Suit (by the Magnetic Fields)

you didn't have to say that i'm no good, 'cause i know
there's no use pointing pistols at me now, i'll just go
i never should have asked you to be kind, but i'm slow
and i'm sorry but how can i get to you
stuck in my fifty pound wet boots
stuck in my deep sea diving suit

i never thought you'd turn on me 'cause you're my best friend
you said i never offered you a thing in the end
and now you wouldn't trust me with a grain of sand
and i'm sorry but how can i get to you
stuck in my fifty pound lead boots
stuck in my deep sea diving suit

and i'm sorry but how can i get to you
stuck in my fifty pound lead boots
stuck in my deep sea diving suit

The Freeze

what you said in the restaurant
doesn't mean a thing to me anymore
because you're getting cold
yeah you're getting colder
what you mumbled on the telephone
doesn't mean a thing to me anymore
because i'm getting cold
yeah i'm getting colder

this isn't venus in furs
you like to talk dirty
and you think you're tough
but you have said too much
you're too cold to touch
this is nothing but a freeze
under the covers
i can see my breath
and it comes back to me
yeah it all comes back to me

what you wrote in the telegram
doesn't mean a thing to me anymore
because you're getting cold
yeah you're getting colder

and what you said on your video
doesn't mean a thing to me anymore
because i'm getting cold
yeah i'm getting colder

this isn't venus in furs
you like to talk dirty
and you think you're tough
but you have said too much
you're too cold to touch
this is nothing but a freeze
under the covers
i can see my breath
and it comes back to me
yeah it all comes back to me

this isn't venus in furs
you like to talk dirty
and you think you're tough
but you have said too much
you're too cold to touch
this is nothing but a freeze
under the covers
i can see my breath
and it comes back to me
yeah it all comes back to me

Inland Empire

they like to talk fast
and they never laugh
is this a good thing?
fantasy games are all the rage
in the empire today
concentrated teenage boys
like otherworldly femal toys
fantasy games are all the rage
in the empire today

I-N-L-A-N-D empire
I-N-L-A-N-D empire
conentrated teenage boys
like otherworldly femal toys
I-N-L-A-N-D empire

they thought they were cool
with suburban life
is this a good thing?
fantasy games are all the rage
in the empire today
supersonic auto cars
with automated superstars
fantasy games are all the rage
in the empire today

I-N-L-A-N-D empire
I-N-L-A-N-D empire
where fairy talk love life lives
and self-indulgence is forgived
I-N-L-A-N-D empire

I-N-L-A-N-D empire
I-N-L-A-N-D empire
conentrated teenage boys
like otherworldly femal toys
I-N-L-A-N-D empire

Logo

famous people in famous clothes
sporting the right logos
magazine cameras flashing
flashing the next in vogue
these are the codes
sign systems of luxury
and fascination
these are the gems
these are the gold
the safe logos

he wants a logo
stuck to his pocket
it makes him feel right
but a little uptight
la la la logo

she needs a logo
tied to her shoelace
it makes her feel right
but a little uptight
la la la logo

if synthetic originality
takes the prize
we'll all look the same
by 2025
these are the rules
these aren't fads
this is the lowdown
this is the end of individuality
these are the clones

he wants a logo
stuck to his pocket
it makes him feel right
but a little uptight
la la la logo

she needs a logo
tied to her shoelace
it makes her feel right
but a little uptight
la la la logo

they want a logo
pinned to their jackets
it makes them feel right
but a little uptight
la la la logo

Lucky Day Part I

this is not your day
no you can't make it go away
this is not your day
just wanna stay in bed all day
give up or give in
yeah somebody's gotta win
give up or give in
this could be your lucky day

Lucky Day Part II

give up give in now
someone's got away
this is gonna be suicide
take the back seat it'll be alright

this is not your day
everything will be okay
happiness is far away
but this is gonna be your lucky day

can't sleep when the sun is up
don't want to wake up
just stay in bed all day
everything is gonna go away hey
this is no holiday
this is no holiday
everything is upside down
just try to turn it around 'cause

this is not your day
everything will be okay
happiness is far away
but this is gonna be your lucky day
this is not your day
happiness is far away
everything will be okay
this is gonna be your lucky day

come here and brush your teeth
these things are so complete
but everything is upside down
don't try to turn it around

this is not your day
everything will be okay
happiness is far away
but this is gonna be your lucky day
this is not your day
happiness is far away
everything will be okay
this is gonna be your lucky day

My Pet Robot

my pet robot
my pet robot theodore
my pet robot i adore

it takes me for a walk
drags me downtown
theodore i adore
talks with paper tongues
that's a funny sound
t9000 i adore you

my pet robot
my pet robot theodore
my pet robot i adore
my pet robot
my pet robot theodore
my pet robot i adore

things are getting slow
i think it's running low
theodore i'll restore you
plug it in the wall
it makes no sound at all
theodore is it over
is it over is it over

Owed To A Devil

a devil said to me
a devil said to me
a devil said
a devil said to me
a devil said to me
a devil said

so you say you wanna be a rock star
you better read my book, go to my seminar
and kiss my pinky ring i know it's hard
but i can make you sing like an angel

a devil said to me
a devil said to me
a devil said
a devil said to me
a devil said to me
a devil said

so you say you wanna smoke cigars
and go on vacation on your private star
well i can grant you this for just one kiss
i'll make you rich and famous

a devil said to me
a devil said to me
a devil said
a devil said to me
a devil said to me
a devil said

a devil said to me
a devil said to me
a devil said
a devil said to me
a devil said to me
a devil said

Perfect

teenage girls and picket fences
a car-crash and the deep blue sea
ferries for the channel crossing
horses and a summer breeze
horses and a summer breeze
fireflies and bumblebees
teenage girls and golden curls
this is not a perfect world

this is not a perfect world
money, toys, and gold and pearls
this is not a perfect world
happiness with golden curls
oh yeah

teenage girls and picket fences
a car-crash and the deep blue sea
ferries for the channel crossing
horses and a summer breeze
horses and a summer breeze
fireflies and bumblebees
teenage boys in muscle cars
have no gas can't drive too far

this is not a perfect world
money, toys, and gold and pearls
this is not a perfect world
happiness with golden curls
this is not a perfect world
when muscle cars can't drive too far
this is not a perfect world
teenage girls and golden curls
muscle cars, gold and pearls
money toys and golden curls
car-crash and deep blue sea
what do these things mean to me anyway?

Runway

get out of our runway
or we'll smash you into the pavement
we're set to leave on a saturday
we no longer need your tiny brains

and we've said it all before
that this planet's such a bore
and our rocket ship is fixed
so we'll leave this ball of

get out of our runway
or we'll smash you into nothing
three o'clock on a saturday
we no longer want your tiny brains

and we've said it all before
that this planet's such a bore
and our rocket ship is fixed
so we'll leave this ball of
and we've said it all before
that this planet's such a bore
and our rocketship is fixed
so we'll leave this ball of

Save You

you took us for a ride
stone face and no twitch in your eye
we've always played the fools
deep in the suburbs we had no clue cause

we want to save you
oh let us save you
they want to save you
they're gonna save you too but
we don't want to change you
but they're gonna change you anyway
so let us save you
we want to save you too

ba ba ba ba ba ba
ba ba ba ba ba ba
ba ba ba ba ba ba
ba ba ba ba ba ba
ba ba ba ba ba ba
ba ba ba ba ba ba

you have no place to hide
you've run out of lame alibis now
who is the fool
and there's nothing that we can do

we want to save you
oh let us save you
they want to save you
they're gonna save you too but
we don't want to change you
but they're gonna change you anyway
so let us save you
we want to save you too

ba ba ba ba ba ba
ba ba ba ba ba ba
ba ba ba ba ba ba
ba ba ba ba ba ba

Silicon Teens

silicon teens use drum machines and tambourines
silicon teens are from england
silicon teens play songs for parties and all occasions
silicon teens are from england

silicon teens use synthesizers and drum machines
silicon teens are from england
silicon teens play songs for parties and all occasions
silicon teens are from england

silicon teens are from england

Submission Song

take me home on a motorcycle
twist my ear and pull my hair
bite my tongue and make me swear
pinch my skin yeah punch me there

submission to the master
submission to the master

burn my hand with your cigarette
kiss my lips and then forget
fly away to a cocoa place
i've got this scar it's on my

submission to the master
submission to the master giver

put me on your latex bed
i won't breathe pretend i'm dead
kiss my lips and say goodnight
go to sleep yeah there i lie

submission to the master
submission to the master giver

Suffocation

love's like suffocation
it takes you under makes you dizzy
is not love for everyone
how dare i say

it's what she said to me
it was so typical
like in the magazine
it was so typical
and that was the first mistake
it went right to my brain

love's like suffocation
it takes you under
makes you dizzy
is not love for everyone
how dare i say

and as the story goes
it was so typical
i thought i was in vogue
it was so obvious
that was my fifth mistake
i guess i'm just a first-rate flake

love's like suffocation
it takes you under
makes you dizzy
is not love for everyone
how dare i say

is it the jet set that gets us off
how dare i say
prepare for suffocation

Tales From Tomorrow

you can't tell the future in a cookie
but do you ever get the hint
and you can place your hand on a crystal ball
do you ever think you'll win
cause he's the best psychic
and a psychic always knows
look at them laughing
this fortune's getting old

and he can tell you
tales from tomorrow tales from tomorrow
tales from tomorrow tales from tomorrow

you can't read the future in the paper
do you ever get the drift
and you can give a shake to the crazy eights
do you ever think you'll win
she's the best psychic
and as a psychic she's the best
look at them laughing
she's melting on the set

and she can tell you
tales from tomorrow tales from tomorrow
tales from tomorrow tales from tomorrow
tales from tomorrow tales from tomorrow
tales from tomorrow tales from tomorrow

and they can tell you
ten is the best day
and numbers are the only way
yeah numbers are the only way
numbers are the only way
ten is the best day
zero is a hard day
but this is a five day
patience is the only way
don't trust your love to good looks
don't hold your breath just read the book
and trust the fortune cookie
don't eat the fortune cookie
horoscopes and forecasts
believe that love will always last
practice makes perfect
to love to love
invest in your future
this is not a future
and heed your best intentions

Technology

ba ba ba ba ba ba
ba ba ba ba ba ba
yeah i bought you in 1985
and now you're just a fish bowl in my bedroom
and they said you're just a hobbyist
you're just a hobbyist
you're just a stupid little kid
i was just a hobbyist
i was just a stupid kid
afraid of losing you to

technology will take control
will take control technology
technology will never die
will never die technology

yeah i bought you in 1993
and now you're no use to me
and i know it's not their fault
it was up to you to make us better
so here we are back at the start
so far to choose
and i'm afraid of losing you

technology will take control
will take control technology
technology will never die
will never die technology

technology technology
ba ba ba ba ba ba
ba ba ba ba ba ba
ba ba ba ba ba ba
ba ba ba ba ba ba

yeah i know i know i know it's over
technology has taken over
i know i know i know it's over
technology has taken over

Tunnel Song

pittsburgh has a real cool tunnel
pittsburgh has a tunnel through a mountain
tunnels are what we like
tunnels can be dark or bright

and now we're going through that tunnel
talk radio is fizzing out

so you say you wanna build your own tunnel
well don't forget a compass and a shovel
'cause if you dig too deep
you might miss by ten feet

new york has a real cool tunnel
the holland tunnel is just like a funnel
tunnels are what we like
all the tunnels are out of sight

and now we're going through that tunnel
talk radio is fizzing out

so you say so you say you wanna build a
so you say so you say you wanna build a

and now we're going through that tunnel
talk radio is fizzing out

Wisconsin

this is a very nice day yeah
hugs and kisses all the way to wisconsin
will the robot come out to play yeah
sip softdrinks, and kick soccerballs in the hay
will the robot world be open
will the robot come out and play
will the robot world be open
hugs and kisses all the way
all the way to wisconsin
all the way to wisconsin

Worker Robot Droid

worker robot droid
just a sack of steel and bolts
do you ever think
do you ever smell the flowers that grow
no you don't
you're just a helluva transport car
and the golden wheels that turn
they really burn

do you realize
that the wheels don't turn for you
and do you understand
you're just a program

do you realize
that the wheels don't turn for you
and do you understand
you're just a program

worker robot droid
just a sack of steel and bolts
do you ever think
do you ever smell the flowers that grow
no you don't
you're just a helluva transport car
and the golden wheels that turn
they really burn

do you understand
that the wheels will always turn
and do you realize
you're just a program