Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds "Red Right Hand"
Danzig "Heart of the Devil"
Danzig "Anything"
Danzig "Am I Demon"
Bow Wow Wow "Prince of Darkness"
The Offspring "Pay the Man"
Deep Purple "King of Dreams"
Garbage "Supervixen"
Alice Cooper "Welcome to my Nightmare"
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds "Red Right Hand"
Ah, the first songe every Gothnik mentions as soon as you talk about songs for American Gothic!
Take a little walk to the edge of town
And go across the track
Where the viaduct looms like a bird of doom
As it shifts and cracks
Where secrets lie in the border fires
And the humming wires
Hey man, you know you're never coming back
Across the square, across the bridge, past the mills, past the stack
On a gathering storm
Comes a tall handsome man
In a dusty black coat
With a red right hand
He'll wrap you in his arms
Tell you that you've been a good boy
He'll rekindle all the dreams
It took you a lifetime to destroy
He'll reach deep into the hole
Heal your shrinking soul
But there won't be a single thing that you can do
He's a god, he's a man, he's a ghost, he's a guru
They're whispering his name
Through this dissapearing land
But hidden in his coat
Is a red right hand
You don't own no money
He'll get you some
You don't have no car
He'll get you one
You don't have no self-respect
You feel like an insect
Well don't you worry buddy
'cause here he comes
Through the ghettos and the barrio
And the bowery, and the slums
His shadow is cast
Wherever he stands
Stacks of green paper
In his red right hand
You'll see him in your nightmares
You'll see him in your dreams
He'll appear out of nowhere
But he ain't what he seems
You'll see him in your head
On the TV screen
Hey buddy, I'm warning you to turn it off
He's a ghost, he's a god, he's a man, he's a guru
You're one microscopic cog
In his catastrophic plan
Designed and directed by
His red right hand
Danzig "Heart of the Devil"
Lucas and his powers... "Because I'm evil, and love is gone".
i am
heart
of the devil
i have
heart
of
the devil
i can make a man
freeze in his tracks
i can make a man
fall to his death
i can make a girl
so eager to please
i can make a youg girl
lay down
for me because
i'm evil
and
love is gone
i can make the skies
thunder and shake
i can make the world
tremble and quake
i can make your pulse
pound in your veins
i can make your heart
stop
and start
again because
i'm evil
love is gone
i can make the world
tremble and shake
i can make the skies
black in my wake
i can make a girl
so eager to please
i can make a young girl
lay down
for me because
i'm evil
and
love is gone
my love is gone
Danzig "Anything"
I'll give you anything you want, anything you need... if only you take my hand. Anything you want is in my loving arms!
anything you want
anything the world has to offer
i can give you
if you just reach out to me
take my hand
everything a kiss cannot bring
i will give you
if you just say you will
and it's freedom
in my arms
and it's freedom in my arms
in my arms
in my arms
in my arms
anything you want
anything this worls has to offer
i can give you
all this world and its glories
and its sins
i will give it all to you
take my hand
if you just say you will
anything you want
it's in my arms
anything you need
it's in my arms
anything you want it's in my arms
anything you need it's in
in my arms
in my arms
in my arms
anything you want
it's in my arms
anything you need
it's in my arms
anything you want it's in my
loving arms
in my arms
in my arms
in my arms
Danzig "Am I Demon"
This discussion will probably go on as long as there are Gothniks: Is Lucas a demon? A fallen angel? The devil himself? A human that has made a pact with a demon or even with the devil? Oder simply a human with extraordinary psychic abilities?
Hordes of faces
Empty eyes
I see nothing new
Seasoned schemes of slimy curs
Offer up their flu
Am I beast or
Am I human
Am I just like you
Power seething
Really reeling
Reaching out for you
Am I demon
You need to know
Faces of a million hells
Rage inside these veins
Pounding out deserved pain
To anyone in need
Am I beast or
Am I human
Am I just like you
Power seething
Really reeling
Reaching out for more
Am I demon
Need to know
Every world
And every limb
Torn asunder base
Everything I need is me
Everything I am
Am I beast or
Am I human
Am I just like you
Power seething
Really reeling
Reaching out for you
Am I demon
Need to know
Bow Wow Wow "Prince of Darkness"
The German subtitle of American Gothic as song!
Mirror, Mirror on the wall
Tell me who's the fairest of them all
(A girl who sings with a fire in her voice (eyes?)
(Calling England)
What's her name?
(Annabella Lwin, Annabella Lwin)
Oh good, oh good!
Mirror, Mirror on the wall
Tell me who's the darkest of them all
(An angel who was cast out of paradise)
(And discovered hell)
What's it's name?
(The prince of darkness)
Oh bad, bad!
Sinner sinner sinner
Sinner sinner sinner
Sinner sinner sinner
Sinner sinner sinner
(Annabella Annabella Annabella Lwin)
(You have sunk dark, so dark you sinned)
(So pray to God and let's say to them)
(For the prince of darkness you have sinned)
Prince, Prince of Darkness
Fills my cup full of wine
Lets a chill go down my spine
Prince, oh Prince of Darkness
Sinner sinner sinner
Sinner sinner sinner
Sinner sinner sinner
Sinner sinner sinner
The Offspring "Pay the Man"
Lucas will gladly help you out - but somewhere down the road, he might ask you for a small favour...
See the way the wind blows
Lives are intertwined
Watch the way the world goes
The man deals out our plight
Jester in the corner
Laughs without a sound
Jester in the corner
Malady abounds
In our souls
See the way the sun sets
Twilight of this life
The man is making little bets
Playing with our lives
All that I believe now
Anything is possible
A simple explanation
For the evil in this world
And in our souls
In our souls
Come down to sorry and sable
It's always the man
It's always him keeping you down
Bow down cause I see it before me
Shadow and light
That always keeps you running
Shut up you talk too much
Pay the man
Shut up you talk too much
Look at you and your struggle for freedom
But you ain't nothing
We all pay the man for living
Wouldn't it be nice for a change now
To be unchained
My life is for me now
But this is life
Pay the man
Shut up you talk too much
Pay the man
Shut up you talk too much
Pay the man
Deep Purple "King of Dreams"
Lucas, the seducer, the trickster... king of dreams!
It doesn't matter if I'm right or wrong
It really doesn't mean a thing
It doesn't matter if you like my song
As longa s you can hear me sing
'Cause I'm the thorn in every little girl's rose
You know I cut but never bleed
A shadow in the night, pure delight
I can satisfy your every need
I'm a real smooth dancer, I'm a fantasy man
Master of illusion, magic touch in my hand
All the stages are empty when I steal the scenes
A beggar of love, second hand hero... King of Dreams
Don't make a difference what you got
It doesn't matter what you lose
Don't make a difference if you like it or not
Baby I'm gonna change your attitude
'Cause all around me there is mystery and wonder
Now can't you see it in my eyes
I'll crack the sky, make you feel the thunder
You'll never see through my disguise
I'm a real smooth dancer, I'm a fantasy man
Master of illusion, with my sleight of hand
All the stages are empty when I steal the scenes
A beggar for love, second hand hero... King of Dreams
All around, all around
Emotional squeeze through again and again
I know just how to please you, now your mind is on the bend
Can't you feel the power, surrender in my arms
Beyond the witching hour, we're traveling on and on
On and on
On and on and on and on...
I'm a real smooth dancer, I'm a fantasy man
Master of illusion, magic touch in my hands
The stages are empty when I steal the scenes
A beggar for love, second hand hero... King of Dreams
I'm a real smooth dancer, fantasy man
Master of illusion, sleight of hand
The stages are empty when I steal the scenes
A beggar for love... King of Dreams
Garbage "Supervixen"
Just ignore that this song is about a woman, and it fits Lucas perfectly!
Come down to my house
Stick a stone in your mouth
You can always pull out
If you like it too much
Make a whole new religion:
A falling star that you cannot live without
And I'll feed your obsession
There'll be nothing but this thing that you will never doubt
A hit is hard to resist
And I never miss
I can take you out
With just a flick of my wrist
Make a whole new religion
A falling star that you cannot live without
And I'll feed your obsession
There is nothing but this thing that you will never doubt
This thing you'll never doubt
And I'll feed your obsession:
The falling star that you cannot live without
I will be your religion
This thing you'll never doubt
You're not the only one
You're not the only one
Bow down to me, bow down to me
Bow down to me, bow down to me
Bow down to me, bow down to me
Bow down to me
Alice Cooper "Welcome to my Nightmare"
Welcome to my nightmare
I think you're gonna like it
I think you're gonna feel like you belong
A nocturnal vacation
Unnecessary sedation
You want to feel at home 'cause you belong
Welcome to my nightmare
Welcome to my breakdown
I hope I didn't scare you
That's just the way we are when we come down
We sweat and laugh and scream here
'cuz life is just a dream here
You know inside you feel right at home here
Welcome to my breakdown
Whoa
You're welcome to my nightmare
Yeah
Welcome to my nightmare
I think you're gonna like it
I think you're gonna feel that you belong
We sweat laugh and scream here
'cuz life is just a dream here
You know inside you feel right at home here
Welcome to my nightmare
Welcome to my breakdown
Yeah
1. August 2002