Max Q - Way of the World (1989)

Max Q (Australia)

Way of the World

Year: 1989

Chart history
Highest position	Country
#5	New Zealand
#8	Australia
#87	Great Britain

You are born into this world
Looking down the barrel of a gun
And those who hold the gun
Want you to work fast and die young
And if you don't work
If you don't obey
They'll make you live in fear till your dying day
Those who govern hold the gun to your head
With religions, corporations, proud of blood
They've shed

Whether it's God or the bomb
It's just the same
It's only fear under another name
And the corporate snakes coming in to feed
On that pathetic fact known as human greed
Skin and bone being raked over those hot coals
This dump never seems to give time for human soul
And all those things that we have learnt
No time for questions, you'll just get burnt
You'll just get burnt

And those words crush you flat
Like your skull's under a brick
And the fear's so damned strong
That it makes you sick
And you can see right through those eyes
That make you fear, that make you lie
And you're taught to hold high
Yet you wonder why
Dumb values forced upon you by the
Living lie

Creatures - Standing there (1989)

Creatures (England)

Standing there

Year: 1989

Chart history
Highest position	Country
#53	Great Britain

Hey creepos I'm talking to you
I've got a message to give to you
You've got a problem we know
But there's something you oughta know

Standing there across the thoroughfare
The stand and stare with that gormless air
So funny to see how dumb some grown men can be
An unwanted weed a dying reed
Left to consider life as it passes by
Ignoring your calling ignoring your taunting
Ignoring your feelings of self hate and loathing
How empty and pointless your life must seem

See them standing see them staring
See them wearing that same stupid face

Stick and stones make break bones
But these taunting crones only cause inner groans
We ignore all your calling ignore all your taunting
Ignore all your problems of self hate and loathing
Somebody should show them where to go

See them standing see them staring
See them wearing that same creepy face
Standing there in the thoroughfare
They stand and stare with that gormless air
Does what you want understand scare and make you mad
Resentful and envious don't you disgust yourself?
So funny to see how pathetic some men can be

See them standing see them staring
See them wearing that same stupid face
Ignore all their calling ignore all their taunting
Ignore all their faking their self hate and loathing

Bangles - Eternal Flame (1989)

Bangles (USA)

Eternal Flame

Year: 1989

Chart history
Highest position	Country
#1	Australia, Great Britain, Ireland, Israel,   Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, USA
#2	Portugal, Switzerland
#3	Austria
#4	Canada, Germany, New Zealand
#5	France
#9	Finland

Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling
Do you feel my heart beating?
Do you understand, do you feel the same?
Am I only dreaming, is this burning an eternal flame?

I believe it's meant to be, darling
I watch you when you are sleeping
You belong with me, do you feel the same?
Am I only dreaming or is this burning an eternal flame?

Say my name, sun shines through the rain
A whole life so lonely
And then you come and ease the pain
I don't want to lose this feeling, oh

Say my name, sun shines through the rain
A whole life so lonely
And then you come and ease the pain
I don't want to lose this feeling, oh

Close your eyes, give me your hand
Do you feel my heart beating?
Do you understand, do you feel the same?
Am I only dreaming or is this burning an eternal flame?

Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling
Do you feel my heart beating?
Do you understand, do you feel the same?
Am I only dreaming, is this burning an eternal flame?

Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling
Do you feel my heart beating?
Do you understand, do you feel the same?
Am I only dreaming, an eternal flame?

Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling
Do you feel my heart beating?
Do you understand, do you feel the same?
Am I only dreaming, is this burning an eternal flame?
Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling