Lyrics: Do not look away Do not look into another face, look into my eyes I will always be there in the flames Do not look away Who else will put up with all your tricks Don't you know it's strange Don't you know that people think we're sick Do not look away Do not look away Who will entertain your special needs, who will understand Don't you know we’re locked in harmony Do not look away Do not look away Do not look away Do not look away Who will follow Who will lead Who will conquer your desires Who will pay, who will pay Just to turn around again and be your slave, be your slave Who else? Do not look away, Do not look away Do not look away, Do not look away Do not look away, Do not look away Do not look away, Do not look away Do not look away Who else will put up with all your tricks Don't you know it's strange Don't you know that people think we're sick Who will follow Who will lead Who will conquer your desires Who will pay, who will pay Just to turn around again and be your slave, be your slave Who else? Like two twisted trees locked together Knock one down, the other one dies Like two twisted trees locked forever Each one hears the other one's lies Like two twisted trees Do not look away, like two twisted trees Do not look away, Do not look away Do not look away, like two twisted trees Do not look away, Do not look away Do not look away, like two twisted trees Do not look away, Do not look away Do not look away, Do not look away
ACC1 You did a great job working out this one! That last verse is very hard to work out, I heard it as “Like two twisted trees locked together/ But one down-the other one lies/ Like two twisted trees locked forever/ Each one hears the other one’s life” But “hears the other one’s lies” is more fitting now you say it and the line it rhymes with earlier doesnt make sense. Maybe Danny just made a mistake?
Oingo Boingo Tapes It’s quite possible that he made a mistake. I agree, it’s very hard to make out that one verse due to the tone of his voice being overpowered by the instruments lol. I also wonder if this song was one of the many songs planned to be recorded for NTF but were inevitably scrapped, or it could’ve just been intended for live performance only... who knows.
It was definitely written around the same time as lots of others that were recorded for Nothing To Fear and not long before the sessions started I think, it would be amazing to know if they ever recorded a demo for it! Incredible rare song
You can faintly hear the keys during the bridge verse from around 3:20, not literally the same as the Psycho strings but very similar feel and Danny was a big fan of Bernard Herrmann even as a youngster !
An utterly haunting track that deserves to see the light of day.
Elfman was something else, the whole band was amazing. Devo was/is another amazing band.
@@NickHanley I agree with both. Appreciate the call out for Devo, they also are and were absolutely incredible.
This is the song about my OB hyperfixation pulling me in..
i like how the horn section here sounds like pissed off chickens
arent they just that
Well now he literally has pet chickens
Am i sick or is this one of the sexier OB songs
this song is literally such a boner
THIS is a great one - dark and insistent. Love it. Another amazing gem.
Lyrics:
Do not look away
Do not look into another face, look into my eyes
I will always be there in the flames
Do not look away
Who else will put up with all your tricks
Don't you know it's strange
Don't you know that people think we're sick
Do not look away
Do not look away
Who will entertain your special needs, who will understand
Don't you know we’re locked in harmony
Do not look away
Do not look away
Do not look away
Do not look away
Who will follow
Who will lead
Who will conquer your desires
Who will pay, who will pay
Just to turn around again and be your slave, be your slave
Who else?
Do not look away, Do not look away
Do not look away, Do not look away
Do not look away, Do not look away
Do not look away, Do not look away
Do not look away
Who else will put up with all your tricks
Don't you know it's strange
Don't you know that people think we're sick
Who will follow
Who will lead
Who will conquer your desires
Who will pay, who will pay
Just to turn around again and be your slave, be your slave
Who else?
Like two twisted trees locked together
Knock one down, the other one dies
Like two twisted trees locked forever
Each one hears the other one's lies
Like two twisted trees
Do not look away, like two twisted trees
Do not look away, Do not look away
Do not look away, like two twisted trees
Do not look away, Do not look away
Do not look away, like two twisted trees
Do not look away, Do not look away
Do not look away, Do not look away
ACC1 You did a great job working out this one! That last verse is very hard to work out, I heard it as “Like two twisted trees locked together/ But one down-the other one lies/ Like two twisted trees locked forever/ Each one hears the other one’s life” But “hears the other one’s lies” is more fitting now you say it and the line it rhymes with earlier doesnt make sense. Maybe Danny just made a mistake?
Oingo Boingo Tapes It’s quite possible that he made a mistake. I agree, it’s very hard to make out that one verse due to the tone of his voice being overpowered by the instruments lol. I also wonder if this song was one of the many songs planned to be recorded for NTF but were inevitably scrapped, or it could’ve just been intended for live performance only... who knows.
It was definitely written around the same time as lots of others that were recorded for Nothing To Fear and not long before the sessions started I think, it would be amazing to know if they ever recorded a demo for it! Incredible rare song
“Don’t you owe a lot of....money” is the word there
I think it's "knock one down, the other one dies"
DE... Modern Mozart.. love you always.
Much love to you!
Thank you soooo much for this post! Oh the memories. Seriously, thank you for this.
Where exactly would the psycho strings go? In case someone were to record a cover, theoretically of course.....
You can faintly hear the keys during the bridge verse from around 3:20, not literally the same as the Psycho strings but very similar feel and Danny was a big fan of Bernard Herrmann even as a youngster !
@@OingoBoingoTapes ah, thank you!
Loustat love theme
Between two ferns
This is schöner.