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INXS
INXS


Background information
Origin Sydney, Australia
Genre(s) Rock
Alternative Rock
New Wave
Years active 1977—present
Label(s) East West Records
Epic Records
Atlantic Records
Mercury Records
Warner Music Group
Associated acts Jimmy Barnes
Max Q
Noiseworks
Website Website
Members
J. D. Fortune
Garry Gary Beers
Andrew Farriss
Jon Farriss
Tim Farriss
Kirk Pengilly
Former members
Michael Hutchence
Jon Stevens



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INXS Album


The Swing (1984)
1984
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Face The Change
9.
Burn For You
10.
. . .


You might know of the original sin
And you might know how to play with fire
But did you know of the murder committed
In the name of love - yeah
You thought what a pity

Dream on white boy
Dream on black girl
And wake up to a brand new day
To find your dreams have washed away

There was a time when I did not care
And there was a time when the facts did stare
There is a dream and it's held by many
Well I'm sure you had to see
It's open arms

Dream on white boy
Dream on black girl
And wake up to a brand new day
To find your dreams have washed away

You might know of the original sin
And you might know how to play with fire
But did you know of the murder committed
In the name of love - yeah
You thought what a pity

Dream on white boy
Dream on black girl
Then wake up to a brand new day

Dream on black boy
Dream on white girl
And waked up to a brand new day
To find your dreams have washed away

Dream on black boy
Dream on white girl
And wake up to a brand new day
To find your dreams are washed away

Dream on, play with fire
White boy, black girl
Dream on, in the name of love
Black boy, white girl

Dream on, white boy, black girl
Black boy, white girl

Dream on, the name of love - yeah
You thought what a pity
Original Sin

. . .


I'm melting in the sun
And this is what they call the life
I suppose to much sun
Makes a desert Arab say

And I really love this country
There's a lot I wanna see

Great expectations
Of all we seem to be

And the winner
And the winner, the winner

Do you wanna make a story up
There's enough it always seems
If it happened in this morning
Tonight we'll see it on T.V

Great expectations
Of all we seem to be

Great expectations (take a look around you)
Of all we seem to be

And the winner
And the winner, the winner

She was twelve and knew the world
Her boyfriend knew a dance to this
Everybody's got advice
Take a snake, take a ladder

And this is what they call the life
I'm melting in the sun

Great expectations
Of all we seem to be

Great expectations (take a look around you)
Of all we seem to be

And the winner
And the winner, the winner

. . .


In the silence, I think of you
I send a message, and I hope it get's through
Think of the distance
Think of the miles
All of the valley's, could take a while

I miss the people
I miss the fun
Your my apparition
She's my only one

And I imagine you standing here
It's subliminal, so inspirational
Man of the world for all the good reasons
Take away the pain and drink the wine

I miss the people
I miss the fun
Your my apparition
She's my only one

In the silence, I think of you
I send a message and I hope it get's through
Think of the distance
Think of the miles
All of the valleys, could take a while

I miss the people
I miss the fun
Your my apparition
She's my only one

I miss the people
You miss the fun
Your my apparition
She's my only one

. . .


(It Was Only A Dream)
(Th?¦r??se Dion / Jacques Dion, C?¦line Dion)

Dans un grand jardin enchant?¦
Tout ?¤ coup je me suis retrouv?¦e
Une harpe des violons jouaient
Des anges au ciel me souriaient
Le vent faisait chanter l'?¦t?¦

(In a large enchanted garden
Suddenly I found myself
A harp and violins were playing
Angels in the sky were smiling to me
The wind was making sing the summer)

Je marchais d'un pas si l?¦ger
Sur un tapis aux p?¦tales de roses
Une colombe sur mon ?¦paule
Dans chaque main une hirondelle
Des papillons couleurs pastel

(I was walking with a so light tread
On a roses' petals carpet
A dove on my shoulder
A swallow in each hand
Pastel colors butterflies)

Ce n'?¦tait qu'un r??ve
Ce n'?¦tait qu'un r??ve
Mais si beau qu'il ?¦tait vrai
Comme un jour qui se l??ve
Ce n'?¦tait qu'un r??ve
Un sourire sur mes l??vres
Un sourire que j'ai gard?¦
Au-del?¤ de mon r??ve

(It was only a dream
It was only a dream
But so beautiful that it was true
Like a day which is rising
It was only a dream
A smile on my lips
A smile that I have kept
After my dream is over)

Le soleil et ses rayons d'or
Les fleurs dansaient sur un m??me accord
Des chevaux blancs avec des ailes
Semblaient vouloir toucher le ciel
Vraiment j'?¦tais au pays des f?¦es

(The sun and it's golden rays
Flowers were dancing at the same rhythm
White horses with wings
Were wanting to touch the sky
I was truly in fairyland)

Ce n'?¦tait qu'un r??ve
Ce n'?¦tait qu'un r??ve
Mais si beau qu'il ?¦tait vrai
Comme un jour qui se l??ve
Ce n'?¦tait qu'un r??ve
Un sourire sur mes l??vres
Un sourire que j'ai gard?¦
Au-del?¤ de mon r??ve

(It was only a dream
It was only a dream
But so beautiful that it was true
Like a day which is rising
It was only a dream
A smile on my lips
A smile that I have kept
After my dream is over)

Ce n'?¦tait qu'un r??ve

(It was only a dream)

. . .


It's the swing
It's the swing like a pendulum
It marks the moments as the years go by on an innocent face
The swing, into never never land

There was a darkness like an old friend
That scratched and crawled up the wall
Into my life
Into my destiny
Into my desire

It's the swing
It's the swing like a pendulum
So look behind you when the race has run
And the winner is made

The swing into never never land
There was a darkness like an old friend
That scratched and crawled up the wall
Into my life

Well it's the swing
The swing like a pendulum
Between the kisses and between the lines
There is nothing to hide

The swing into never never land
There was a darkness like an old friend
That scratched and crawled up the wall
Into my life
Into my destiny
Into my desire

Yeah, the swing
It's the swing like a pendulum

It's the swing
It's the swing like a pendulum

It's the swing

. . .


Four long lines one darker than the rest
Each one has a purpose, making borders on the land
Farmer's pride you know he works real hard
From a small aeroplane you can see the fields

Heart shaped hedges
Japanese gardens

Heart shaped hedges
Japanese gardens

Ah, ah, ah, ah
A place to work and grow
A place to work and grow

Ah, ah, ah, ah
A place to work and grow
A place to work and grow

Four long years one later than the rest
The animals are thin and the pastures dry
Farmer's pride if the weather doesn't lie
From a small aeroplane you can see the sea

Lot's of blue
Very deep blue

Ah, ah, ah, ah
A place to work and grow
A place to work and grow

Ah, ah, ah, ah
A place to work and grow
A place to work and grow

Johnson sees the fields from all the sides
Steel machines and black tar roads
Countryside where the spirit never dies
In his face all the history shows
Farmer's pride as the rains came down

Ah, ah, ah, ah
A place to work and grow
A place to work and grow

Ah, ah, ah, ah
A place to work and grow
A place to work and grow

Heart shaped hedges
Japanese gardens

Heart shaped hedges
Japanese gardens

Heart shaped hedges
Japanese gardens

Heart shaped hedges
Japanese Gardens

Ah, ah, ah, ah
A place to work and grow
A place to work and grow
Ah, ah, ah, ah

. . .


This is
Food of love
They said
They got it wrong
Smiling
You and I
Thinking
Never say die

What I say now
What I say now
I don't think we know each other
Enough to lie
Enough is enough anyway

These changes
Lives alone
Drowning
By the fire
Out of death
He becomes
A man without
Qualities

What I say now
What I say now
I don't think we know each other
Enough to lie
Enough is enough anyway

This is
Food of love
They say
They got it wrong
Smiling
You and I
Thinking
Never say die

What I say now
What I say now
I don't think we know each other
Enough to lie
Enough is enough anyway

You and I
What I say

. . .

Face The Change

[No lyrics]

. . .

Burn For You

[No lyrics]

. . .


Hey boy, take a look at me
Let me dirty up your mind
I'll strip away your hard veneer
And see what I can find

The queerest of the queer
The strangest of the strange
The coldest of the cool
The lamest of the lame
The numbest of the dumb
I hate to see you here
You choke behind a smile
A fake behind the fear
The queerest of the queer

This is what he pays me for
I'll show you how it's done
You learn to love
the pain you feel
Like father, like son

The queerest of the queer
Hide inside your head
The blindest of the blind
The deadest of the dead
You're hungry cause
you starve
While holding back the tears
Choking on your smile
A fake behind the fear
The queerest of the queer

I know what's good for you
(You can touch me if you want)
I know you're dying to
(You can touch me if you want)
I know what's good for you
(You can touch me if you want)
But you can't stop

The queerest of the queer
The strangest of the strange
The coldest of the cool
The lamest of the lame
The numbest of the dumb
I hate to see you here
You choke behind a smile
A fake behind the fear
The queerest of the queer
The strangest of the strange
The coldest of the cool
You're nothing special here
A fake behind the fear
The queerest of the queer

I know what's good for you
I know you're dying to
I know what's good for you
I bet you're dying to
You can touch me if you want
You can touch me if you want
You can touch me
You can touch me
But you can't stop


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