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Star Patrol
03:16
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Cruising through the galaxy
We're seeking out the energy
We never drop below warp speed
We turn up and come alive
We go into overdrive
And echo 'til the end of time
We got the power
We got the sound
We got the energy that slams you all around
We got the music that lifts you and takes you away
Planets and stars, electric guitars
Tonight we go out of control
We're ultimate force, we're a matter of course
More powerful than a black hole
Yeah, we rock and we roll
We are Star Patrol
Charging up to take the lead
Never bow to gravity
Never stop this rock creation
Fire in the people's eyes
Fire cross the stars we ride
Burning with determination
Intoxicating power
We got the power
We got the sound
We got the energy that slams you all around
We got the music that lifts you and takes you away
Planets and stars, electric guitars
Tonight we go out of control
We're ultimate force, we're a matter of course
More powerful than a black hole
Yeah, we rock and we roll
We are Star Patrol
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2. |
Black Wave Rider
03:13
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I am an angel in overdrive
My needs are electric, my deeds are eclectic, and I survive
No one cuts me down as I wander the sky
They trace and they chase me but cannot erase me as higher still I climb
Oh, I have wandered this starfield forever
And I've watched over thousands of worlds
As the planets collide and they crumble
And are caught by the wake of the
Black
Wave
Rider
I, the avenger from outlands of time
My sole destination is deep isolation and higher still I climb
Eons echo deep in the chambers of my mind
Insane or immortal, I step through the portal and leave this world behind
Oh, I was born in the heart of a wasteland
And a wasteland remains in my heart
And the memories of lifetimes before me
They are dust in the wake of the
Black
Wave
Rider
Oh, it's the mark of the darkness that guides me
And that leads to the end of the line
But you'll still hear my name in the shadows
And you'll whisper the tale of the
Black
Wave
Rider
I will ride
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3. |
Turbo and Me
02:59
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Staring at the trideo screen
Me and my green-haired pal go back a long way
Chasing after rock and roll dreams
We're gonna make it somehow
And you could always hear us saying
If you've got a line, I'll sing harmony in time
Turn it around, and take it away
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Look to the past, and what do I see?
It's always been Turbo and me
Look to the future, what'll it be?
It'll always be Turbo and me
Now there were two guys that we still had to meet
Before the gang was complete, and we could be on our way
Turbo's brother moving your feet, and Phleebax riding the beat
Getting crazier every day
If all goes right, we're gonna rock your town tonight
Right on the edge of a radio wave
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Look to the past, and what do I see
It's always been Turbo and me
Look to the future, what'll it be?
Turbo McPhazer, you can count on me
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4. |
Planet of Forgotten Love
03:47
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Once we sailed the lunar seas
I never knew you'd disappear
But like a stranger in the night, you flew
To a world that's oh so far
Tonight I wished upon a star
That luck would guide me there
But then Phleebax ate the map
I'm stuck on this cold and distant world
With that psychopathic hungry alien
If you're out there, send a sign
Won't you go and ignite a solar flare?
And I'll glide on through the night to you
Hoping just to meet you there
Did you play me for the fool?
'Cause I don't think I can find that place
The planet of forgotten love
Are you out there?
Could you be there?
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5. |
Galactic Radio
04:32
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Going silver, going gold
Are we only going nowhere?
Growing up or growing old
And before you know it, it's
Over and over
Somehow we can't lose for winning
Nobody told you?
You get kicked in the teeth and you come up grinning
Time to go on Galactic Radio
Might be a fool, I hope I'm somebody's
Never know 'til you make it to the show
The lights go down and the crowd goes wild
Will we raise 'em high, or crash and burn tonight?
From Orion to the Outer Planets
Hear us working for our pay
Peace of mind? We'll leave it all behind
For a chance to blow your mind
Across the airwaves
Are you ready for a fight?
Will you go down swinging?
In every corner of the night
A million ears are ringing
Station to station
To the end if it takes forever
Determination
If you work up a sweat, it makes your beer taste better
Time to go on Galactic Radio
Gotta take it to the big time
Never know 'til you make it to the show
The lights go down and the crowd goes wild
Gonna raise 'em high, or crash and burn tonight
Gonna blow their minds and take 'em home tonight
On Galactic Radio
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6. |
No Stranger to Danger
03:38
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It was a dark, dark night, a dark, dark star
When I cut the lights and parked my lasercar
The mission was clear, though it wouldn't be fun
But I'm the kind of guy who likes to get things done
'Cause we were fighting to rock, there were bills to be paid
We couldn't even get gigs, never mind getting laid
And the Bloogs were a target we couldn't refuse
Packing heat, but they carried some premium booze
A real spinezapper's a hell of a drink
But you mix 'em and you could land right in the clink
So a black market ring is a good way to go
You play your cards right and you roll in the dough
I said hey
I ain't no stranger to danger
I said no
I ain't foolin' around
I stepped up to the door and I knocked pretty loud
And I knew I was in with a dangerous crowd
The situation was tense, and I wanted to fly
Said I needed a walk before I could decide
Well, they said to me, pal, you be quick or be hurt
Never seeing the bottles hid under my shirt
I stepped out the door and I shot for the sky
But they were onto my tail in the blink of an eye
I said hey
I ain't no stranger to danger
I said no
I ain't foolin' around
Well, when the going gets bad, the bad get rough
And I said to those floobers, man, I've had enough
'Cause they were evil but dumb--I hit the hyperdrive
Then switched into reverse, and that's why I'm alive
'Cause when they sniffed out the trick, I was light-years away
Selling prime spinezappers for a nice bit of pay
You want a point to the story? Well, let it be told
You're in for the worst if you mess with Patrol
I said hey
I ain't no stranger to danger
I said no
I ain't foolin' around
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7. |
Return to Megatown
03:49
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This is the place we used to play
'Round towers of steel, on hoverbikes
We kids became a force united
Now everybody's gone away
Old dreams left behind
Young love left unrequited
We cast ourselves into the stars
We knew our lives would never be the same
The future came on fast, until it turned into the past
But nothing lasts forever but the certainty of change
You'll never guess what I just heard
They're coming back to Megatown
It's time for us to spread the word
They're coming back to Megatown
Do you remember that night?
Two tickets to see the Zone
The best band in the galaxy
Smoke, music, and lights
And you screaming the words along
Burning in my memory
Then Oolon quit the band and it got hard to stay a fan
And somewhere down the line we lost our way
But back up on your feet, 'cause there's a rumor on the street
That Oolon's back in business and this time he's here to stay
You'll never guess what I just heard
They're coming back to Megatown
It's time for us to spread the word
They're coming back
Neon riders
Force uniters
Kids on the outside looking in
Friends and foes turn up for shows
Call us back where we begin
Neon riders
Force uniters
Oolon Bloobon, where you been?
For all our fears, these wasted years
Still we're coming back again
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Peter Malamud Smith New York, New York
I like to write the tunes!
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