Visual Discography: Duran Duran (1981 album) - lyrics

Girls on FilmEdit

See them walking hand in hand across the bridge at midnight
Heads turning as the lights flashing out are so bright
Then walk right out to the fourline track
Theres a camera rolling on her back on her back
And I sense the rhythms humming in a frenzy
All the way down her spine

Girls on film
Girls on film
Girls on film
Girls on film

Lipstick cherry all over the lens as shes falling
In miles of sharp blue water coming in where she lies
The diving mans coming up for air
Cause the crowd all love pulling dolly by the hair, by the hair
And she wonders how she ever got here
As she goes under again 

Girls on film (two minutes later)
Girls on film
Girls on film (got your picture)
Girls on film

Wider baby smiling youve just made a million
Fuses pumping live heat twisting out on a wire
Take one last glimpse into the night
Im touching close Im holding bright, holding tight
Give me shudders with a whisper take me high
Till I Im shooting a star

Girls on film (shes more than a lady)
Girls on film
Girls on film (see you together)
Girls on film
Girls on film (see you later)
Girls on film
Girls on film (two minutes later)

Planet EarthEdit

Only came outside to watch the night fall with the rain
I heard you making patterns rhyme
Like some new romantic looking for the TV sound
You'll see I'm right some other time

Look now, look all around, there's no sign of life
Voices, another sound, can you hear me now?
This is planet earth, you're looking at planet earth
Bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop this is planet earth

My head is stuck on something precious
Let me know if you're coming down to land
Is there anybody out there trying to get through?
My eyes are so cloudy I can't see you

Look now, look all around, there's no sign of life
Voices, another sound, can you hear me now?
Is is planet earth, you're looking at planet earth

Bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop
This is planet earth
Bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop
This calling planet earth
Bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop
This looking at planet earth
Bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop
This is planet earth

Anyone Out ThereEdit

I never found out
What made you leave
And now the day's over
Just an hour to go

I tried to phone last night
But you never answered
Just left me ringing on the line

Outside

Is there anyone out there?
Anyone else outside?
Ohhhhhhhhh
Outside love
Is there anyone out there?
Anyone else outside?

My face in the mirror shows the
Break in time
The crack in the ocean
It does not align

I tried to sleep last night
But I caught you dreaming
About days we used to wonder away

Outside

Is there anyone out there?
Anyone else outside
Ohhhhhhhhh
Outside love
Is there anyone out there?
Anyone else outside?

Look out of the window maybe you can
Call by my name
Another night over babe 
Another light comes on in vain

I tried to phone last night
But you never answered 
Just left me ringing in the air

Is there anyone out there (anyone out there)
Ohhhh oh 
Anyone out there (anyone out there) 
Ohhhh oh 
Anyone out there (anyone out there)
Ohhhh oh 
Anyone out there (anyone out there)
Ohhhh oh
Anyone out there (anyone out there)

To The ShoreEdit

When your nine day feed is up,
And you've drained your loving cup
Come stands reeling to the shore
When the brave are coming out
The dry fight and the dusty shout
See you crawling to the floor
And diamond stars shine glitter bright
Gorging your sanhedralite
Words are falling to the floor
Glands stand pouring fruit tree
Now they listen on the water line
See how you are at the shore
I'm moving chrissie flowers in the shutter maze
Haul up all your pretty desires
Leave it lying down before
Wash away the rusty disease
Of your brown town days in our silver seas
Leave it dying at the door
Feather yell you've time to leave
Open your arms and breathe
Oh Oh Oh
To the shore now
Oh Oh Oh
To the shore now 
Come on

Careless MemoriesEdit

So soon,
Just after you've gone
My senses sharpen
But it always takes
So damned long
Before I feel how much
My eyes have darkened

Fear hangs a plane of gunsmoke
Drifting in our room
So easy to disturb
With a thought
With a whisper...
With a careless memory

On the table
Signs of love life scattered...
And the walls break
We go crashing within
It's not as though--
As though you really mattered
But being close,
How could I let you go
Without some feeling
Some precious sympathy following

Fear hangs a plane of gunsmoke
Drifting in our room
So easy to disturb
With a thought
With a whisper...
With a careless memory

I walk out into the sun
I try to find a new day
But the whole place
It just screams in my eyes
Where are you now?
Cuz I don't want to meet you
I think I'd die--
I think I'd laugh at you--
I think I'd cry--
What am I supposed to do,
Follow you?

Outside the thoughts
Come flooding back now...
I just try to forget you...
So easy to disturb
With a thought...
With a whisper...
With a careless memory...

Night BoatEdit

Standing 
On the edge of the quay
No lights flashing on the water for me
Fog in my mind darkens my eyes
Silently streaming for a distant sound
Ripple river yellows 
Rising for a breath of breeding and drowns
Stillness over comes me in the night
Listen to the rising water moan

I'm waiting
Waiting for the night boat 
(whoa)
I'm waiting
Waiting for the night boat

Shutters all through me shutter away
Echo me (echo me)
Am I alone or is the river alive
'Cause it echoes me (echoes me)

I'm waiting 
Waiting for the night boat 
(whoa)
I'm waiting 
Waiting for the night boat
Waiting (waiting)

Waiting for the night boat  
(whoa)
I'm waiting 
Waiting for the night boat

I'm waiting for the night boat

Sound of ThunderEdit

I've been in this grass here 
For the last ten hours
My clothes are dirty but my mouth isn't dry
How does it happen?
Does it fly through the air?
Oh I gave up asking days away

I gave up asking 
Days away

And now I'm lying here
Waiting for the sound of thunder
Waiting for the sound of thunder
Here I am on the dotted line
Cut through corners, stick me to your door

I'm the man who stepped off the path
And I just lie here
It's what I was made for

And now my eyes are closing
But I still feel the land 
Leaning out for the touch of my hand

The world spins so fast 
That I might fly off
The world spins so  fast
That I might fly off
The world spins so fast 
I might fly off

I'm waiting for the sound of thunder
I'm waiting for the sound of thunder
I'm waiting for the sound of thunder
I'm waiting for the sound of thunder
I'm waiting for the sound of thunder
I'm waiting for the sound of thunder
I'm waiting for the sound of thunder

Friends of MineEdit

Friends of mine
They said they were friends of mine
Said they were passing time
More like a waste of time

Close the door
I said close the door
I've told you twice before
What are you waiting for

Georgie Davies is comin' out
No more heroes we twist and shout
Oh no not me I'm not too late
And I know that I'm not waiting anymore
Rocky Picture has lost his gun
Leave him out now hes having fun
Oh no not me I'm not too late
And I know that I'm not taking any more (hey hey)

Silly lies, don't have to advertise
When will you realize, I'm sick of you alibis

Running cold, the waters running cold
I thinks its time you were told
I think you're growing old

Georgie Davies is comin'
No more heroes we twist and shout
Oh no not me I'm not to late
And I know that I'm not taking anymore
Rocky Picture has lost his gun
Leave him out now he's having fun
Oh no not me I'm not to late
And I know that I'm not waiting anymore (hey hey)

I See you smile
Pictures on the wall there all
Friends of mine
See you standing round the back
Friends of mine
Think yourself
Lucky(!)

Friends of mine
Said they were friends of mine
They were just wasting time
Out on the dotted line

(Ahahahah)
Money's gone
I've known it all along
Why don't ya say I'm wrong?
Why don't they drop the bomb?

Georgie Davies is comin' out
No more heroes we twist and shout
Oh no not me I'm not to late
And I lnow that I'm not taking anymore
Rocky Picture's thrown away his gun
Leave him out now he's having fun
Oh no not me I'm not to late
And I know that I'm not waiting anymore

What'cha doing friends of mine
Holding back now
Friends of mine
I've always heard you calling...

Tel AvivEdit

The afternoon, it's one maybe two
Slipping away at my last Gold Star, not much to do
Dream away the sunny day until it's time to leave
I'll just watch you pass on by
When I'm on my own in Tel Aviv

With the blocks to one side
The beach to the other
And the trees and the leaves
On my own in Tel Aviv
And the trees and the leaves
On my own in Tel Aviv