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Velvet Underground : The Velvet Underground
1969

  1. Candy Says
  2. What Goes On
  3. Some Kinda Love
  4. Pale Blue Eyes
  5. Jesus

  6. Beginning To See The Light
  7. I'm Set Free
  8. That's The Story Of My Life
  9. After Hours

Candy Says

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Candy says, I've come to hate my body
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And all that it requires in this world Candy says, I'd like to know completely What others so discreetly talk about
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I'm gonna watch the blue birds fly
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Over my shoulder
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I'm gonna watch 'em pass me by
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Maybe when I'm older
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What do you think I'd see
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If I could walk away from me Candy says, I hate the quiet places That cause the smallest taste of what will be Candy says, I hate the big decisions That cause endless revisions in my mind I'm gonna watch the blue birds fly Over my shoulder I'm gonna watch 'em pass me by Maybe when I'm older What do you think I'd see If I could walk away from me
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Doo doo wah Doo, doo doo wah ...

What Goes On

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What goes on in your mind
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I think that I am falling down
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What goes on in your mind
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I think that I am upside down
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Lady be good, do what you should
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You know it'll work all right
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Lady be good, do what you should
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You know it'll be all right I'm goin' up, and I'm goin' down I'm gonna fly from side to side See the bells up in the sky Somebody cut the string in two Lady be good, do what you should You know it'll work all right Lady be good, do what you should You know it'll be all right One minute one, and one minute two One minute up, and one minute down What goes on in your mind I think that I am falling down Lady be good, do what you should You know it'll work all right Lady be good, do what you should You know it'll be all right

Some Kinda Love

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| Some kinds of love Ah, Margarita told Tom Between thought and expression Lies a lifetime Situations arise Because of the weather And no kinds of love Are better than others Some kinds of love Ah, Margarita told Tom Like a dirty French novel, oooh The absurd courts the vulgar And some kinds of love The possibilities are endless And for me to miss one Would seem to be groundless Mmm, la-dee-ta-ta-ta I heard what you said Ah, Margarita heard Tom And of course you're a bore But in that you're not charmless For a bore what is a straight line, ah That finds a wealth in division And some kinds of love, oooh Are mistaken for vision La-dee-ta-ta-ta, oooh yeah Mmm, put jelly on your shoulder Let us do what you fear most That from which you recoil, oooh But which still makes your eyes moist Oooh, put jelly on your shoulder Lie down upon the carpet Between thought and expression Let us now kiss the culprit Mmm, la-la-ta-ta |
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| I don't know just what it's all about |
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| Oooh, put on your red pajamas and find out
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Mmm, oh, la-dee-ta-ta-ta Mmm, la-dee-ta-ta-ta Mmm...

Pale Blue Eyes

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Sometimes I feel so happy
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Sometimes I feel so sad
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Sometimes I feel so happy
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But mostly you just make me mad
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Baby, you just make me mad
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Linger on your pale blue eyes
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Linger on your pale blue eyes Thought of you as my mountain top Thought of you as my peak Thought of you as everything I've had but couldn't keep I've had but couldn't keep Linger on your pale blue eyes Linger on your pale blue eyes If I could make the world as pure And strange as what I see I'd put you in a mirror I put in front of me I put in front of me Linger on your pale blue eyes Linger on your pale blue eyes Skip a life completely Stuff it in a cup She said money is like us in time It lies but can't stand up Down for you is up Linger on your pale blue eyes Linger on your pale blue eyes It was good what we did yesterday And I'd do it once again The fact that you are married Only proves you're my best friend But it's truly, truly a sin Linger on your pale blue eyes Linger on your pale blue eyes

Jesus

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Jesus, help me find my proper place
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Jesus, help me find my proper place
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Help me in my weakness
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'Cause I've fallen out of grace
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Jesus, Jesus Jesus, help me find my proper place Jesus, help me find my proper place Help me in my weakness 'Cause I've fallen out of grace Jesus, Jesus Jesus, help me find my proper place Jesus, help me find my proper place Help me in my weakness 'Cause I've fallen out of grace Jesus, Jesus

Beginning To See The Light

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Well I'm beginning to see the light
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Well I'm beginning to see the light
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Some people work very hard But still they never get it right
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Well I'm beginning to see the light Want to tell all you people now
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Now, now baby, I'm beginning to see the light
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Hey now baby, I'm beginning to see the light
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Wine in the morning And some breakfast at night
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Well I'm beginning to see the light
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Here we go again Playing the fool again
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Here we go again Acting hard again, all right Well I'm beginning to see the light I want to tell you, oooh Hey now baby, I'm beginning to see the light Here it comes a softer now I wore my teeth in my hands So I could mess the hair of the night, a-ha-ha Hey, well I'm beginning to see the light Now, now, now, now now, now, now, now, baby I'm beginning to see the light now, it's coming softer Hey now baby, I'm beginning to see the light I met myself in a dream And I just wanted to tell you everything was all right Hey now baby, I'm beginning to see the light Here comes two of you Which one will you choose One is black and one is blue Don't know just what to do, all right Well I'm beginning to see the light Oh now here she comes, oooh Yeah, yeah, baby, I'm beginning to see the light, oh Some people work very hard But still they never get it right Well I'm beginning to see the light Oh, it's getting a little softer in the end now Now, now baby, I'm beginning to see the light Oh, it's coming round again Hey now, now, now baby, I'm beginning to see the light One more time There are problems in these times But, oooh, none of them are mine Oh baby, I'm beginning to see the light Here we go again I thought that you were my friend Here we go again I thought that you were my friend
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How does it feel to be loved
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How does it feel to be loved
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How does it feel to be loved ...

I'm Set Free

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I've been set free and
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I've been bound
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To the memories of
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Yesterday's clouds
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I've been set free and
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I've been bound And now
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I'm set free
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I'm set free
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I'm set free to find a new illusion I've been blinded but Now I can see What in the world has Happened to me The prince of stories who Walks right by me And now I'm set free I'm set free I'm set free to find a new illusion I've been set free and I've been bound Let me tell you people What I found I saw my head laughing Rolling on the ground And now I'm set free I'm set free I'm set free to find a new illusion

That's The Story Of My Life

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That's the story of my life
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That's the difference between wrong and right
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But Billy said, both those words are dead
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That's the story of my life That's the story of my life That's the difference between wrong and right But Billy said, both those words are dead That's the story of my life Oh, that's the story of my life That's the difference between wrong and right But Billy said, both those words are dead That's the story of my life

After Hours

One, two, three
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If you close the door
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The night could last forever
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Leave the sunshine out
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And say hello to never
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All the people are dancing
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And they're having such fun
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I wish it could happen to me
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But if you close the door
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I'd never have to see the day again If you close the door The night could last forever Leave the wine glass out And drink a toast to never Oh, someday I know Someone will look into my eyes And say hello You're my very special one But if you close the door I'd never have to see the day again
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Dark party bars, shiny Cadillac cars
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And the people on subways and trains
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Looking gray in the rain, as they stand disarrayed
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Oh, but people look well in the dark And if you close the door The night could last forever Leave the sunshine out And say hello to never All the people are dancing And they're having such fun I wish it could happen to me 'Cause if you close the door I'd never have to see the day again I'd never have to see the day again, once more I'd never have to see the day again