“The whims that we're weeping for
Our parents would be beaten for.”
Song lyrics, Never for Ever (1980)
“"Don't you know you've kept him waiting?"
"Look who's here to see you!"”
Song lyrics, Hounds of Love (1985), The Ninth Wave
“Kashka from Baghdad
Lives in sin, they say,
With another man,
But no one knows who.”
Song lyrics, Lionheart (1978)
Source: Song lyrics, Aerial (2005), A Sky of Honey (Disc 2)
“Leave the breast
And then the nest
And then regret you ever left.”
Song lyrics, Never for Ever (1980)
Song lyrics, Aerial (2005), A Sea of Honey (Disc 1)
Song lyrics, Aerial (2005), A Sky of Honey (Disc 2)
“I must work on my mind. For now I realise:
Everyone of us has a heaven inside.”
Song lyrics, The Kick Inside (1978)
“Coming in with the golden light
In the morning.
Coming in with the golden light
Is the New Man.”
Song lyrics, The Dreaming (1982)
“He's big and pink, and not like me.
He sees no light.
He sees no reason for the fighting…”
Song lyrics, The Dreaming (1982)
“You bring me so much joy
And then you bring me
More joy…”
Song lyrics, Aerial (2005), A Sea of Honey (Disc 1)
Song lyrics, Aerial (2005), A Sky of Honey (Disc 2)
“Like it or not, we were built tough,
Because we're woman.”
Song lyrics, The Kick Inside (1978)
Variant: Like it or not, we keep bouncing back,
Because we're woman.
Song lyrics, Never for Ever (1980)
Song lyrics, The Sensual World (1989)
“Them heavy people hit me in a soft spot.
Them heavy people help me.”
Song lyrics, The Kick Inside (1978)