you may not like
the things we do
only idiots
ignore the truth
it's easy to
lay down and hide
where's the warrior
without his pride?
we're gonna move real good - yeah right
we're gonna dress so fine - OK
it's
dog eat dog eat dog eat dog
eat dog eat dog eat dog eat dog
leapfrog the dog
and brush me daddy-O
it's easy to
lay down and hide
where's the warrior
without his pride?
you may not like
the things we say
what's the difference
anyway?
we're gonna move real good - yeah right
we're gonna dress so fine - OK
it's
dog eat dog eat dog eat dog
eat dog eat dog eat dog eat dog
leapfrog the dog
and brush me daddy-O
it makes me proud
so proud of you
I see innocence
shining through
(repeat til end)
Adam And The Ants - Kings of the Wild Frontier Album Lyrics
Adam And The Ants - Kings of the Wild Frontier Lyrics
Writer: ADAM ANT, MARCO PIRRONI
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Antmusic
Put some wax on the trax and slide on onta here
Hane, hane, hane, hane, hane
Hatches in the corner ears to the ground
Improve to the groove get down to the sound
Buttons and bows and blew blanc rouge
All things lively must be used
Liberté, egalité, au jour d'hui c'est trés trés trés
Voici I opportunité nous Incroyables
I got the moves they got the grooves
Summoned the Gods and they all approved
Bad vibes akimbo on the shelf
Bit of a rap thing going for myself
this gold on the teeth's no sense at all
It only matters when it's on the wall
I'm standing here with my four men
Let's start that rapping thing again :
Marco, Merrick, Terry Lee, Gary Tibbs and yours truly
In the naughty North and in the sexy South
We're all singing I have the mouth
In the naughty North and in the sexy South
We're all singing I have the mouth
I have the mouth
So tired of anarchists looking at me
Don't need their credibility
"destroy", "they say", "defy ! condamn !"
As long as you don't destroy them
With twenty years of drugs and drink
I thought the time had some to think
About standing up and saying that
It's a tragedy and such old hat
I'm standing here with my four men
Let's start that rapping thing again :
(I got) Marco, Marrick, ...
These happy feet are al we need
Summoned the Gods and they all agreed
These feet won't stop they're in such a hurry
I knock it on the heed and I go for a curry
Staying sober can be neat
Get drunk on these here happy feet
Keep on trying to pin me down
"Why a title for your sound ?"
I'm standing here with my four men
Let's do this rapping thing again
I got Marco, Merrick, Terry Lee, Gary Tibbs and yours truly
In the naughty North and in the sexy South
We're all singing I have the mouth ...
And I have the mouth
And you have the mouth
And they got the mouth
Hane, hane, hane, hane, hane
Hatches in the corner ears to the ground
Improve to the groove get down to the sound
Buttons and bows and blew blanc rouge
All things lively must be used
Liberté, egalité, au jour d'hui c'est trés trés trés
Voici I opportunité nous Incroyables
I got the moves they got the grooves
Summoned the Gods and they all approved
Bad vibes akimbo on the shelf
Bit of a rap thing going for myself
this gold on the teeth's no sense at all
It only matters when it's on the wall
I'm standing here with my four men
Let's start that rapping thing again :
Marco, Merrick, Terry Lee, Gary Tibbs and yours truly
In the naughty North and in the sexy South
We're all singing I have the mouth
In the naughty North and in the sexy South
We're all singing I have the mouth
I have the mouth
So tired of anarchists looking at me
Don't need their credibility
"destroy", "they say", "defy ! condamn !"
As long as you don't destroy them
With twenty years of drugs and drink
I thought the time had some to think
About standing up and saying that
It's a tragedy and such old hat
I'm standing here with my four men
Let's start that rapping thing again :
(I got) Marco, Marrick, ...
These happy feet are al we need
Summoned the Gods and they all agreed
These feet won't stop they're in such a hurry
I knock it on the heed and I go for a curry
Staying sober can be neat
Get drunk on these here happy feet
Keep on trying to pin me down
"Why a title for your sound ?"
I'm standing here with my four men
Let's do this rapping thing again
I got Marco, Merrick, Terry Lee, Gary Tibbs and yours truly
In the naughty North and in the sexy South
We're all singing I have the mouth ...
And I have the mouth
And you have the mouth
And they got the mouth
Writer: Adam Ant, Marco Pirroni
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Feed Me to the Lions
Adam Ant
a lot of people in this great big-world
say "love everybody"
a lot of people busy busy busy busy busy
being very modern
chorus:
but the family of noise is here
and it's come to save everybody
the family of noise is here
and it's come to save you and me
it goes:
the family of noise is here
and it's come to save everybody
the family of noise is here
and it's come to save you and me
a lot of people in the ancient world
they loved only quiet
and then along came the machine
and a new direction
the family of noise is here
and it's come to save everybody
the family of noise is here
and it's come to save you and me
it goes:
in the morning
last thing at night
in the darkness
standing in the light
a lot of people in this great big world
just searching for the "pure" sound
they're just looking to the machine
they don't listen to the noise
the family of noise is here
and it's come to save you and me
-in Croydon
a lot of people in this great big-world
say "love everybody"
a lot of people busy busy busy busy busy
being very modern
chorus:
but the family of noise is here
and it's come to save everybody
the family of noise is here
and it's come to save you and me
it goes:
the family of noise is here
and it's come to save everybody
the family of noise is here
and it's come to save you and me
a lot of people in the ancient world
they loved only quiet
and then along came the machine
and a new direction
the family of noise is here
and it's come to save everybody
the family of noise is here
and it's come to save you and me
it goes:
in the morning
last thing at night
in the darkness
standing in the light
a lot of people in this great big world
just searching for the "pure" sound
they're just looking to the machine
they don't listen to the noise
the family of noise is here
and it's come to save you and me
-in Croydon
Writer: MARCO PIRRONI, ADAM ANT
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Los Rancheros
A new Royal Family
A wild nobility
We are the family
(Fronti-er...)
I feel beneath the White
There is a red skin suffering
From centuries of taming
"No method in our madness
Just pride about our manner!
Antpeople are the warriors!
Antmusic is the banner!"
A new Royal Family
A wild nobility
We are the family
"No method in our madness
Just pride about our manner!
Antpeople are the warriors!
Antmusic is the banner!"
And even when you're healthy
And your colour schemes delight
Down below those dandy clothes
You're just a shade too white
Shade too white!
Shade too white!
I feel beneath the white
There is a red skin suffering
From centuries of taming...ý
A wild nobility
We are the family
(Fronti-er...)
I feel beneath the White
There is a red skin suffering
From centuries of taming
"No method in our madness
Just pride about our manner!
Antpeople are the warriors!
Antmusic is the banner!"
A new Royal Family
A wild nobility
We are the family
"No method in our madness
Just pride about our manner!
Antpeople are the warriors!
Antmusic is the banner!"
And even when you're healthy
And your colour schemes delight
Down below those dandy clothes
You're just a shade too white
Shade too white!
Shade too white!
I feel beneath the white
There is a red skin suffering
From centuries of taming...ý
Writer: MARCO PIRRONI, ADAM ANT
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Ants Invasion
Well I'm standing here
Looking at you
What do I see?
I'm looking straight through you
It's so sad when you're young
To be told you're having fun
So unplug the jukebox
and do us all a favor
That music's lost its taste
so try another flavor
Antmusic
Well I'm standing here
What do I see?
A big nothing
threatening me
It's so sad when you're young
To be told you're having fun
So unplug the jukebox
and do us all a favor
That music's lost its taste
so try another flavor
Antmusic
Don't tread on an ant
He's done nothing to you
There might come a day
when he's treading on you!
Don't tread on an ant
You'll end up black and blue
Cut off his head
Legs come looking for you!
So unplug the jukebox
and do us all a favor
That music's lost its taste
so try another flavor
Antmusic
Looking at you
What do I see?
I'm looking straight through you
It's so sad when you're young
To be told you're having fun
So unplug the jukebox
and do us all a favor
That music's lost its taste
so try another flavor
Antmusic
Well I'm standing here
What do I see?
A big nothing
threatening me
It's so sad when you're young
To be told you're having fun
So unplug the jukebox
and do us all a favor
That music's lost its taste
so try another flavor
Antmusic
Don't tread on an ant
He's done nothing to you
There might come a day
when he's treading on you!
Don't tread on an ant
You'll end up black and blue
Cut off his head
Legs come looking for you!
So unplug the jukebox
and do us all a favor
That music's lost its taste
so try another flavor
Antmusic
Writer: MARCO PIRRONI, ADAM ANT
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Killer in the Home
From the "Antmusic" EP
I was walking down the street
I saw a man with one arm
I was walking down the same street, same street
I saw a man with one arm
One day, two men, one arm......KICK!
I was sitting on the underground
I saw a young lady sigh
I was sitting on the same train, same train
I saw a check lady cry
One day, two men, one arm......KICK!
I was walking down the street
I saw a man with one arm
I was walking down the same street, same street
I saw a man with one arm
One day, two men, one arm......KICK!
I was sitting on the underground
I saw a young lady sigh
I was sitting on the same train, same train
I saw a check lady cry
One day, two men, one arm......KICK!
Writer: MARCO PIRRONI, ADAM ANT
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Kings Of The Wild Frontier
A new Royal Family
A wild nobility
We are the family
I feel beneath the White
There is a red skin suffering
From centuries of taming
"No method in our madness
Just pride about our manner
Antpeople are the warriors
Antmusic is the banner!"
And even when you're healthy
And your colour schemes delight
Down below those dandy clothes
You're just a shade too white
Shade too white!
Shade too white!
I feel beneath the white
There is a red skin suffering
From centuries of taming...
A wild nobility
We are the family
I feel beneath the White
There is a red skin suffering
From centuries of taming
"No method in our madness
Just pride about our manner
Antpeople are the warriors
Antmusic is the banner!"
And even when you're healthy
And your colour schemes delight
Down below those dandy clothes
You're just a shade too white
Shade too white!
Shade too white!
I feel beneath the white
There is a red skin suffering
From centuries of taming...
Writer: MARCO PIRRONI, ADAM ANT
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
The Magnificent Five
Adam Ant
I went to the zoo
to look at the animals
the first thing I saw
was a wallfull of handclaps
some wearing green hats
and all sucking chocky bars
so I went and looked at
the three horned chameleon
the idea
he walked up and down
just trying to get close to me
a split little hand
scratching at the glass
I looked at the snakes
and I looked at the crocodiles
you'd better
show me the man
who made all of this
the idea
I could be religious if ...
you didn't have to kneel down
I could be religious if ...
a god would say "hello"
I could be religious if ...
an angel touched my shoulder
I could be religious if ...
they set the hymns to disco
(like this)
holy holy holy
lord god almighty
god in three persons
beloved trinity
holy holy holy
all the saints adore thee
christ in three persons
belovedtrinity
the idea
I went to the zoo
to look at the animals
the first thing I saw
was a wallfull of handclaps
some wearing green hats
and all sucking chocky bars
so I went and looked at
the three horned chameleon
the idea
he walked up and down
just trying to get close to me
a split little hand
scratching at the glass
I looked at the snakes
and I looked at the crocodiles
you'd better
show me the man
who made all of this
the idea
I could be religious if ...
you didn't have to kneel down
I could be religious if ...
a god would say "hello"
I could be religious if ...
an angel touched my shoulder
I could be religious if ...
they set the hymns to disco
(like this)
holy holy holy
lord god almighty
god in three persons
beloved trinity
holy holy holy
all the saints adore thee
christ in three persons
belovedtrinity
the idea
Writer: ADAM ANT, MARCO PIRRONI
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Don't Be Square (Be There)
Music for a future age
Don't be square be there
All good clean fun
(Whatever that means)
Ant music for sex people
Sex music for ant people
Get off your knees
And hear the insect prayer
Dirk wears white sox
The brain will suffer
So ride hard ride clean
How reputations scare
And love goes to war
(Whatever that means)
Ant music for sex people
Sex music for ant people
Get off your knees
And hear the insect prayer
You may not like it now but you will
(The future will not stand still)
Don't be square be there
All good clean fun
(Whatever that means)
Ant music for sex people
Sex music for ant people
Get off your knees
And hear the insect prayer
Dirk wears white sox
The brain will suffer
So ride hard ride clean
How reputations scare
And love goes to war
(Whatever that means)
Ant music for sex people
Sex music for ant people
Get off your knees
And hear the insect prayer
You may not like it now but you will
(The future will not stand still)
Writer: Adam Ant, Marco Pirroni
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Jolly Roger
Adam Ant
I'm sick of coming home and watching TV.
I just can't stand it when you sit next to me
It doesn't matter
It doesn't matter
I'll get by with another
Baby go to hell
Your perspirations brought the wallpaper down
I just can't stand it when you walk into town
I'd love to kiss you baby fall for your charms
but that's all over when you lift up your arms
There's so much trouble when we go for a bite
They say the food is off and they start to fight.
I'm sick of coming home and watching TV.
I just can't stand it when you sit next to me
It doesn't matter
It doesn't matter
I'll get by with another
Baby go to hell
Your perspirations brought the wallpaper down
I just can't stand it when you walk into town
I'd love to kiss you baby fall for your charms
but that's all over when you lift up your arms
There's so much trouble when we go for a bite
They say the food is off and they start to fight.
Writer: MARCO PIRRONI, ADAM ANT
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Making History
The murder happy characters have such fun
They murder happy characters one by one
You want a second chance
But you don't get one
And the good guys hate the bad guys
And the bad guys hate the good guys
And we call this making history
And we call this making history
And we call this making history
And we call this making history
The murder happy characters like to creep
They murder little children while they sleep
And leave you on the floor in a big red heap
The murder happy characters say they know
How to keep the crime rate way down low
"Just nip it in the bud so it can't grow"
And the good guys hate the bad guys
And the bad guys hate the good guys
And we call this making history
And the good guys hate the bad guys
And the bad guys hate the good guys
And we call this making history
They murder happy characters one by one
You want a second chance
But you don't get one
And the good guys hate the bad guys
And the bad guys hate the good guys
And we call this making history
And we call this making history
And we call this making history
And we call this making history
The murder happy characters like to creep
They murder little children while they sleep
And leave you on the floor in a big red heap
The murder happy characters say they know
How to keep the crime rate way down low
"Just nip it in the bud so it can't grow"
And the good guys hate the bad guys
And the bad guys hate the good guys
And we call this making history
And the good guys hate the bad guys
And the bad guys hate the good guys
And we call this making history
Writer: MARCO PIRRONI, ADAM ANT
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
The Human Beings
That voodoo that you do
The shimmy lights through you
And no one can voodoo the voodoo
You do
Do to me yeah
I'm sorry if I'm not that tough
But not that tough is tough enough
Besides, the rough tough end up shuffed
Or in an alleyway
Anyway
I'm sorry if I'm not that smart
But not that smart is just a part
Of speaking firmly from the heart
Any day
Anyway
That voodoo that you do
The shimmy lights through you
And no one can voodoo the voodoo
You do
Do to me yeah
That voodoo that you do
The shimmy lights through you
And no one can voodoo the voodoo
You do
Do to me yeah
A thrill a day keeps the chill away
Love like a dagger and a sound like a wymowhah
A thrill a day keeps the chill away (that)
Love like a dagger and a sound like a wymowhah (voodoo !)
The shimmy lights through you
And no one can voodoo the voodoo
You do
Do to me yeah
I'm sorry if I'm not that tough
But not that tough is tough enough
Besides, the rough tough end up shuffed
Or in an alleyway
Anyway
I'm sorry if I'm not that smart
But not that smart is just a part
Of speaking firmly from the heart
Any day
Anyway
That voodoo that you do
The shimmy lights through you
And no one can voodoo the voodoo
You do
Do to me yeah
That voodoo that you do
The shimmy lights through you
And no one can voodoo the voodoo
You do
Do to me yeah
A thrill a day keeps the chill away
Love like a dagger and a sound like a wymowhah
A thrill a day keeps the chill away (that)
Love like a dagger and a sound like a wymowhah (voodoo !)
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Kings of the Wild Frontier is the second album by English new wave band Adam and the Ants. It was released on 7 November 1980 by CBS Records in the UK and Epic Records internationally. The album was the UK number 1 selling album in 1981 (and the 48th best seller in 1980) and won Best British Album at the 1982 Brit Awards.
Performed By:
Adam And The AntsGenre(s): New wave, rock and roll, pop
Producer(s): Chris Hughes
Length: 41:33
Released: November 7th, 1980
Year: 1980