1. THE STRANGER

"Well citizens, that about wraps it up, here on Meridian, for the off-world news bulletin. Here in Babylon, today the dome temperature will be a comfortable twenty-eight degrees with a low humidity. More news at noon from Meridian, the voice of Babylon."

Talk to me
Talk to the stranger

Talk to the stranger

Tired of wasting precious time praying for the rain
Rip away my innocence, take away the pain
Everyday I fantasize, sad enough but true
Dreaming of a better life outside this room

Wizened, the expressionless faces made of clay
Colour ground to monochrome, dirty shades of grey
Counting our tomorrows like all our yesterdays
Carbon copies thrown around, rewind, erase

Talk to me now, talk to the stranger
Turn a shrouded face to the light
Burn beyond this place to another world
Talk to me now, talk to the stranger
Talk to me now, talk to the stranger
Throw this isolation a line
Don't deny this taste of another, girl
Talk to me now,talk to the stranger

I could give her everything if she has the key
She who holds this beating heart, tears it out of me
Patience is a lonely sound, now it's wearing thin
Losing my control around this fire within

Talk to me now, talk to the stranger
Turn a shrouded face to the light
Burn beyond this place to another world
Talk to me now, talk to the stranger
Talk to me now, talk to the stranger
Throw this isolation a line
Don't deny this taste of another, girl
Talk to me now, talk to the stranger

Talk to the stranger

Talk to me now, talk to the stranger
Turn a shrouded face to the light
Burn beyond this place to another world
Talk to me now, talk to the stranger
Talk to me now, talk to the stranger
Throw this isolation a line
Don't deny this taste of another, girl
Talk to me now, talk to the stranger

Talk to me now, talk to the stranger
Throw this isolation a line
Don't deny this taste of another, girl
Talk to me now, talk to the stranger

Talk, talk, talk to the stranger
Talk, talk, talk to the stranger

2. BARRICADE

This surge of emotion breaks Rule One
Exposes and opens my renaissance
Defences are broken and undone
I’m slave to the motion I’ve burned for so long

This seed of desire transforming sin
Through screams of denial so deafening
That close to the fire this cool bomb
Implodes and defiles
She’s turning me on

I’ve seen the lighting now I’m waiting for the thunder
For I’m imprisoned by the spell she has me under

Burn this city to the ground sweet baby
Take this giant leap of faith
Crush this cynics that surround me baby
Reach out don’t speak
Tear down this barricade

I can’t look away now, there’s too much pull
As thought from a notion turns chemical
It’s lust and desire, a pure drug
She feeds my emotion, I can’t get enough

I’m climbin' a mountain, the highest yet
I’m walkin' a wire, no safety yet
She knows that I want her, I’m so lost
I just gotta have her
To hell with the cost

I’ve seen the lighting now I’m waiting for the thunder
For I’m imprisoned by the spell she has me under

3. GIVE IN THIS TIME

I can’t say this kind of line
The words just don’t feel natural
They climb, then shatter ‘round this heart of mine
Night and day you’re on my mind
And in my dreams I’m blinded by your light
Don’t tear this world apart tonight

Yes I’ve heard that love is such a rocky road
Still, walk with a while and you’ll find
That my words are carried on the wings of hope
The one time only kind

Fire burnin’ bright light up the night
Come on
Two stars the same, so fan the flames
Come on…give in this time…

When I try to speak I find
The things I say seem so contrived
I find the stumble when I try to fly
God knows just how hard I’ve tried
But failed to tell you how I feel
Inside…
I wanted to a thousand times

If you can be gentle with this heart of mine
I’m finally stepping into the light
In your hands you carry what I’ve tried to hide
But just can’t keep inside

Fire burnin’ bright light up the night
Come on
Two stars the same, so fan the flames
Come on…give in this time…
Fire burnin bright, this satellite
Come on
Two stars the same, don’t fight in vain
Come on…give in this time…

4. LOVE BECAME THE LAW

It's you that I adore
How could I count the ways?
For I have found with you
A love so pure and true
That nothing breaks the fall

Well maybe I'm in awe
Just maybe I'm amazed
When every road I choose
Begins and ends with you
I'm finally not alone

Love like ours burns like fire, dusk till dawn
Endless light giving proof
Love like ours answers why we were born
I was confused, then there was you
And love became the law

In love you give it all
Your heart decides the way
The sweetest kiss and tell
That casts a moonlit spell
Then pins toy to the wall

Love like ours burns like fire, dusk till dawn
Endless light giving proof
Love like ours answers why we were born
I was confused, then there was you
And love became the law

5. THE HEAT

I don't expect you'll understand
The cruelest jokes at love's command,
They cut me with the things they said,
I walked away believing them,
They made a perfect fall of me,
They laid a trap I didn't see,
Though I was shaken critically
Through my veins ruins Nitro.glycerine, yeah

I can't control it,
I can't condone defeat,
I can't console it,
I will never understand The Heat...

I watched it fall and metal today,
Yet even now some scar remain,
I felt you dry my tears away,
The silence reigns as laughter fades
I'm blocking out 'the lies brigade',
For next time I'll wear battle grey,
When love and anger steel the blade,
The deepest cuts fall harder when repaid, yeah

I can't control it,
I can't condone defeat,
I can't console it,
I will never understand The Heat...

The following day Lex was once again stirred from his slumber by the Meridian News...
"...And finally to recap on the Meridian headlines this morning. A young woman has been found dead in her apartment building.
The police can only speculate as to the approximate time of death, but despite the lack of movie at this stage, officials are treating the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death as possible Murder 1.
The 23-24 years old deceased woman was named as Jean Jarrett and was a employee of Cryotech Industries A spokesperson for Cryotech this morning said "It is tragic, Miss Jarrett was model employee who will be sadly missed..."
Lex was totally devastated. The final one fo the heart breaking broadcast faded into oblivion.
He lamented his lost love.


6. SILENT RAIN

There was once a time long ago,
When true love drew man and woman together,
She was all he wanted to know
And he swore that he would love her forever,
So the light fades the colours of life when it's gone,
Like a lost ship of dreams that failed to sail,
But to him she was more than just another fairy tail,
She became his reality unveiled,

Silent Rain
You and I have shared the fears the night betrayed
Through the eyes where love appeared but died in vain
Torn open, bound together
Silent Rain,
Even now, you hide the tears, you light the way
Through the darkness that remains
A brand new day, dawns broken, now, forever
Silent Rain.

Wait for me, one bright star away,
There we'll spend our timeless moments together,
What we built let no one replace,
There's a place here in my heart child, forever,
If the light fades the colours of life when it's gone,
Like a lost ship of dreams that failed to sail,
We will prove we were more than just another fairy tail,
What we had was reality unveiled,

Silent Rain
You and I have shared the fears the night betrayed
Through the eyes where love appeared but died in vain
Torn open, bound together
Silent Rain,
Even now, you hide the tears, you light the way
Through the darkness that remains
A brand new day, dawns broken, now, forever
Silent Rain.

There was once a time long ago,
When true love drew man and woman together,
You were all I wanted to know
And I swore that I would love you forever,
So the light fades the colours of life when it's gone,
Like a lost ship of dreams that failed to sail,
But to me you were more than just another fairy tail,
You became my reality unveiled,

Silent Rain
You and I have shared the fears the night betrayed
Through the eyes where love appeared but died in vain
Torn open, bound together
Silent Rain,
Even now, you hide the tears, you light the way
Through the darkness that remains
A brand new day, dawns broken, now, forever
Silent Rain.


7. TIMELESS

No don't leave alone like this
Balanced on the edge of a precipice
Empty hearted soul in the great abyss
Life takes hold of a knife and twists
Judas is the night at a time like this
Callously unveiling the final kiss

Timeless inferno
Like the flames and acid rain of mortal sin
Timeless eternal
As the pain that carves it's name upon my skin

All cried out and raw inside
I lie awake at night and wonder why
Someone tore the miracle from my life
What I wouldn't give to turn back time
Knowing I should never have left your side
Haunting me forever until I die

Timeless inferno
Like the flames and acid rain of mortal sin
Timeless eternal
As the pain that carves it's name upon my skin


8. BLACK HEARTED WOMAN

She doesn't need love potions, number five, number nine.
She's the soul's desire for revenge designs.
Born of such pain, inconsolable blame.
Lies scattered like the pieces of a dream.
Blood from her veins brings this venomous strain to life...

So now the only solution is an eye for an eye.
There can be no retribution in this web of lies.
This murderous quest she refines without rest.
She's ready, now the battle can begin.
This merciless test for the angle of Death tonight...

She's the devil; she's a Black Hearted Woman.
Her slender fingers, they cut like knives.
For nothing tears a man apart like a woman.
She'll shoot you dead, she needs no alibis.

Now there can be no protection from what can't be denied.
You can't refuse or reject her; she's the perfect crime.
Driving like the rain, she's a runaway train.
She's burning but the flames are within.
Evil unchained, the untouchable reigns tonight...

She's the devil; she's a Black Hearted Woman.
Her slender fingers, they cut like knives.
For nothing tears a man apart like a woman.
She'll shoot you dead, she needs no alibis.

She is the devil; she's a Black Hearted Woman;
A clocked killer in a thin disguise.
For nothing tears a man apart like a woman.
You'll go to hell and think its paradise. Tonight!!!


9. THUNDER IN HEAVEN

Just like a dream with a nightmare inside
Cruel, calculating and cold
Scene after scene, the deeper you fall
Drawn by the bell as it tolls

Cybernetic immortal
Technological gold
Psychological portals
Only she can control

Endless ravine with a mountain to climb
Look to the vision she holds
Killer and queen rolled into one
Assasination enclosed

Cybernetic immortal
Technological gold
Psychological portals
Only she can control

Come to me
Explore your tortuous role
Come to me
I am your ultimate fantasy goal
(come to me)
Your wildest dream I unfold
Can' t you see?
I give you the earth but the price is your soul

She's like a stream with the rapids to ride
Priceless precision in code
Perfect machine, goddess of love
Pure holographics to clone

Cybernetic immortal
Technological gold
Psychological portals
Only she can control

Come to me
Explore your tortuous role
Come to me
I am your ultimate fantasy goal
(come to me)
Your wildest dream I unfold
Can' t you see?
I give you the earth but the price is your soul

He steps off the edge, fire in his eyes
Hands reaching out as she tenderly sighs
closer she says, arms open wide
Slave to her will and the ebb of the tide
Blown by the wind mind and soul
He can' t contain her; she' s out of control
Just as the black widow bites
I feel the thunder in heaven tonight

The taste of revenge flesh on her lips
Bittersweet poison the venomous kiss
Passion and lace thinly disguise
Truth of intent in those perilous eyes
Time for the kill madness flows
She stands above him in seconds he knows
Just as the still Mantis strikes
I hear the thunder in heaven tonight


10. VALENTINE

My lover and my friend
I'm broken once again
I've lost the will to mend, oh baby
For now this world is through
I've saved the best of me
So all I need is you, oh baby

For you and I the key is for eternity
You make the dark seem closer to the light
You stole my heart you see
So take what's left of me
Come love me? sweet valentine

So let the world lament
The precious time we spent
Two stars that came and went, oh baby
Eternal requiem
I'll never find the strength
To love like this again, oh baby

If you could only see how much you mean to me
If for a moment our lives could entwine
I'd give the world to be beside you endlessly
My one and only? sweet valentine

For you and I the key is for eternity
You make the dark seem closer to the light
You stole my heart you see
So take what's left of me
Come love me? sweet valentine

If you could only see how much you mean to me
If for a moment our lives could entwine
I'd give the world to be beside you endlessly
My one and only?

Sweet valentine