From the top of the hill
You can see all the lights of the diamond field
The treasure buried in plain sight
Where one mans loss is another mans gain
And no one cares about anything, worth caring about
Shall we go to the diamond field tonight
Tightrope walkin', in the web of light
Shall we go the diamond field and try
To seek the fortune in their eyes
One by one the lights go out
And the diamond field begins to fade
It turns back into cement and stone
Brick and asphalt, flesh and bone
Shall we go to the diamond field tonight
Tightrope walkin', in the web of light
Shall we go the diamond field and try
To seek the fortune in their eyes
Shall we go to the diamond field tonight
Tightrope walkin', in the web of light
Electric angles move against the night
Shining in the diamond field
Pat Benatar - Tropico Album Lyrics
Pat Benatar - Tropico Lyrics
Writer: MYRON GROMBACHER, NEIL GIRALDO, PAT GIRALDO
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
We Belong
Many times I tried to tell you
Many times I cried alone
Always I'm surprised how well you cut my feelings to the bone
Don't want to leave you really
I've invested too much time to give you up that easy
To the doubts that complicate your mind
We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
We belong to the sound of the words we've both fallen under
Whatever we deny or embrace for worse or for better
We belong, we belong, we belong together
Maybe it's a sign of weakness when I don't know what to say
Maybe I just wouldn't know what to do with my strength anyway
Have we become a habit? Do we distort the facts?
Now there's no looking forward
Now there's no turning back
When you say
We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
We belong to the sound of the words we've both fallen under
Whatever we deny or embrace for worse or for better
We belong, we belong, we belong together
Close your eyes and try to sleep now
Close your eyes and try to dream
Clear your mind and do your best to try and wash the palette clean
We can't begin to know it, how much we really care
I hear your voice inside me, I see your face everywhere
Still you say
We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
We belong to the sound of the words we've both fallen under
Whatever we deny or embrace for worse or for better
We belong, we belong, we belong together
We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
We belong to the sound of the words we've both fallen under
Whatever we deny or embrace for worse or for better
We belong, we belong, we belong together
We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
Many times I cried alone
Always I'm surprised how well you cut my feelings to the bone
Don't want to leave you really
I've invested too much time to give you up that easy
To the doubts that complicate your mind
We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
We belong to the sound of the words we've both fallen under
Whatever we deny or embrace for worse or for better
We belong, we belong, we belong together
Maybe it's a sign of weakness when I don't know what to say
Maybe I just wouldn't know what to do with my strength anyway
Have we become a habit? Do we distort the facts?
Now there's no looking forward
Now there's no turning back
When you say
We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
We belong to the sound of the words we've both fallen under
Whatever we deny or embrace for worse or for better
We belong, we belong, we belong together
Close your eyes and try to sleep now
Close your eyes and try to dream
Clear your mind and do your best to try and wash the palette clean
We can't begin to know it, how much we really care
I hear your voice inside me, I see your face everywhere
Still you say
We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
We belong to the sound of the words we've both fallen under
Whatever we deny or embrace for worse or for better
We belong, we belong, we belong together
We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
We belong to the sound of the words we've both fallen under
Whatever we deny or embrace for worse or for better
We belong, we belong, we belong together
We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
Writer: Daniel Anthony Navarro, David Eric Lowen
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Word Collections Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Word Collections Publishing
Painted Desert
I hear your heartbeat but you're never there
Like a mirage, you haunt me everywhere
All day long
I burn for you, lonely in the night
I tried to live alone, but I just can't get it right
Ya' know that, this town's like a painted desert
Dead heat, movin' in the city
I'm lost in a painted desert
In a Painted Desert without you
I've done some thinkin', now that you're not here
I know your reasons, and they're still not clear
All I'm sure of is what I got to lose
I tried to be a better loser, but it's just no use
Ya' know that this town's like a painted desert
Dead heat, movin' in the city
I'm lost in a painted desert
In a Painted Desert without you
Walkin' in the sundown, I search in vain
Waitin' on the wind that whispers out your name
Through concrete canyons echoing a world of other faces
No direction looks like home
Where is my oasis?
Ya' know that this town's like a painted desert
Dead heat, movin' in the city
I'm lost in a painted desert
In a painted desert without you
In a painted desert without you
Where is my oasis?
Like a mirage, you haunt me everywhere
All day long
I burn for you, lonely in the night
I tried to live alone, but I just can't get it right
Ya' know that, this town's like a painted desert
Dead heat, movin' in the city
I'm lost in a painted desert
In a Painted Desert without you
I've done some thinkin', now that you're not here
I know your reasons, and they're still not clear
All I'm sure of is what I got to lose
I tried to be a better loser, but it's just no use
Ya' know that this town's like a painted desert
Dead heat, movin' in the city
I'm lost in a painted desert
In a Painted Desert without you
Walkin' in the sundown, I search in vain
Waitin' on the wind that whispers out your name
Through concrete canyons echoing a world of other faces
No direction looks like home
Where is my oasis?
Ya' know that this town's like a painted desert
Dead heat, movin' in the city
I'm lost in a painted desert
In a painted desert without you
In a painted desert without you
Where is my oasis?
Writer: MYRON GROMBACHER, NEIL GIRALDO
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Temporary Heroes
I've seen all the downfalls
Temporary heroes (Whoa)
Misguided direction
Longing for perfection (Whoa)
Love and pain
Only for the foolish
Once again
Try to hide what's there inside
I'm the same, temporary hero
Who's to blame
Rituals and movements
Much too soon improvements
Hide many scars
Others and ours
Too late to discover
This untainted love is
Destined to be
A sad memory
Love and pain
Only for the foolish
Once again
Try to hide what's there inside
I'm the same, temporary hero
Who's to blame
So you take your chances
Watchful of the glances
But don't turn away
Though the wounds are healing
Don't tell me the feelings the same
Love and pain
Only for the foolish
Once again
Try to hide what's there inside
I'm the same, temporary hero
Who's to blame
Temporary heroes (Whoa)
Misguided direction
Longing for perfection (Whoa)
Love and pain
Only for the foolish
Once again
Try to hide what's there inside
I'm the same, temporary hero
Who's to blame
Rituals and movements
Much too soon improvements
Hide many scars
Others and ours
Too late to discover
This untainted love is
Destined to be
A sad memory
Love and pain
Only for the foolish
Once again
Try to hide what's there inside
I'm the same, temporary hero
Who's to blame
So you take your chances
Watchful of the glances
But don't turn away
Though the wounds are healing
Don't tell me the feelings the same
Love and pain
Only for the foolish
Once again
Try to hide what's there inside
I'm the same, temporary hero
Who's to blame
Writer: GINNY CLEE, NICK TREVISICK
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Love Is A Battlefield
(We are young)
(We are young)
We are young
(Heartache to heartache)
Heartache to heartache
(We stand)
We stand
(No promises)
No promises
(No demands)
No demands
(Love is a battlefield)
Love is a battlefield
Whoa
We are strong
No one can tell us we're wrong
Searching our hearts for so long
Both of us knowing
Love is a battlefield
You're making me go
Then making me stay
Why do you hurt me so bad?
It would help me to know
Do I stand in your way
Or am I the best thing you've had?
Believe me, believe me
I can't tell you why
But I'm trapped by your love
And I'm chained to your side
We are young
Heartache to heartache
We stand
No promises
No demands
Love is a battlefield
We are strong
No one can tell us we're wrong
Searching our hearts for so long
Both of us knowing
Love is a battlefield
When I'm losing control
Will you turn me away
Or touch me deep inside?
And when all this gets old
Will it still feel the same
There's no way this will die
But if we get much closer
I could lose control
And if your heart surrenders
You'll need me to hold
We are young
Heartache to heartache
We stand
No promises
No demands
Love is a battlefield
We are strong
No one can tell us we're wrong
Searching our hearts for so long
Both of us knowing
Love is a battlefield
(We are young)
We are young
(Heartache to heartache)
Heartache to heartache
(We stand)
We stand
(No promises)
No promises
(No demands)
No demands
(Love is a battlefield)
Love is a battlefield
Whoa
We are strong
No one can tell us we're wrong
Searching our hearts for so long
Both of us knowing
Love is a battlefield
You're making me go
Then making me stay
Why do you hurt me so bad?
It would help me to know
Do I stand in your way
Or am I the best thing you've had?
Believe me, believe me
I can't tell you why
But I'm trapped by your love
And I'm chained to your side
We are young
Heartache to heartache
We stand
No promises
No demands
Love is a battlefield
We are strong
No one can tell us we're wrong
Searching our hearts for so long
Both of us knowing
Love is a battlefield
When I'm losing control
Will you turn me away
Or touch me deep inside?
And when all this gets old
Will it still feel the same
There's no way this will die
But if we get much closer
I could lose control
And if your heart surrenders
You'll need me to hold
We are young
Heartache to heartache
We stand
No promises
No demands
Love is a battlefield
We are strong
No one can tell us we're wrong
Searching our hearts for so long
Both of us knowing
Love is a battlefield
Writer: Holly Knight, Mike Chapman
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, MUSIC & MEDIA INT'L, INC.
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, MUSIC & MEDIA INT'L, INC.
Ooh Ooh Song
Just when we think we conquered it
It seems we lose the fight again
But there's just no stoppin' it
It's like a bad dream that never ends
It puts up walls between us
That get harder and harder and harder
And harder and harder to remove
But we let it continue, like people in love always do
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Let's not pretend that we're unique
'Cause everybody's tasted loves illusion
We try to hide the fact that we
Got lost between the chaos and confusion
And the love we feel
Is gettin' deeper and deeper and deeper
And deeper, and deeper by the minute
But we let it slip away
'Cause we don't know a good thing while we're in it
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
"Y el amor que sentimos es mas profundo" ("The love that we feel is deeper")
It seems we lose the fight again
But there's just no stoppin' it
It's like a bad dream that never ends
It puts up walls between us
That get harder and harder and harder
And harder and harder to remove
But we let it continue, like people in love always do
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Let's not pretend that we're unique
'Cause everybody's tasted loves illusion
We try to hide the fact that we
Got lost between the chaos and confusion
And the love we feel
Is gettin' deeper and deeper and deeper
And deeper, and deeper by the minute
But we let it slip away
'Cause we don't know a good thing while we're in it
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
"Y el amor que sentimos es mas profundo" ("The love that we feel is deeper")
Writer: NEIL GIRALDO, PATRICIA BENATAR
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
The Outlaw Blues
It was rainin' in heaven when you went down
You were better than the best
Stayed a notch above the rest
It was rainin' in heaven when you went down
Your mother cried, said she told you so
But you touched the devil and couldn't let go
(Yeah)
No one controls the Outlaw
You wrote the story with the movie in mind
("You wrote the book with the movie in mind" on the Best Shots remix)
An angel face with a criminal side
Celebrated as the rebel kind
The Outlaw
I wonder if you knew
They would turn your bad deeds into good
Paint you as a modern robinhood
It's high noon
Everywhere you go
And the guilt you feel is the weary soul
(Yeah)
Of the Outlaw
Hearts weren't made to be ruled
And rules weren't made to be broken
It's cold and lonely at the end of your life
And nobody sleeps `til they turn out the lights
For the Outlaw
Where you gonna go, where you gonna hide
It's cold and lonely for the Outlaw
Where you gonna go, where you gonna hide
As the Outlaw
You were better than the best
Stayed a notch above the rest
It was rainin' in heaven when you went down
Your mother cried, said she told you so
But you touched the devil and couldn't let go
(Yeah)
No one controls the Outlaw
You wrote the story with the movie in mind
("You wrote the book with the movie in mind" on the Best Shots remix)
An angel face with a criminal side
Celebrated as the rebel kind
The Outlaw
I wonder if you knew
They would turn your bad deeds into good
Paint you as a modern robinhood
It's high noon
Everywhere you go
And the guilt you feel is the weary soul
(Yeah)
Of the Outlaw
Hearts weren't made to be ruled
And rules weren't made to be broken
It's cold and lonely at the end of your life
And nobody sleeps `til they turn out the lights
For the Outlaw
Where you gonna go, where you gonna hide
It's cold and lonely for the Outlaw
Where you gonna go, where you gonna hide
As the Outlaw
Writer: HOLLY KNIGHT, SIMON CLIMIE
Copyright: Lyrics © MUSIC & MEDIA INT'L, INC., BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © MUSIC & MEDIA INT'L, INC., BMG Rights Management
Suburban King
The alarm clock rings but you don't move
But the wife gets up and puts on her uniform
You hear her in the bathroom
Cause she's got that nagging cough
You put your head under the pillow
To forget you've been laid off
Suburban king
Suburban king
You had it printed on your van
Cause it had a pretty ring
Suburban king
The union man said you'd be recalled
But the company up and moved to Taiwan
You counted on the pension plan
But you were out of luck
The union says you only qualify
For twenty-five bucks
Suburban king
Suburban king
You had it printed on your van
Cause it had a pretty ring
Suburban king
Suburban king
Your American dream didn't mean a thing
Suburban king
But the wife gets up and puts on her uniform
You hear her in the bathroom
Cause she's got that nagging cough
You put your head under the pillow
To forget you've been laid off
Suburban king
Suburban king
You had it printed on your van
Cause it had a pretty ring
Suburban king
The union man said you'd be recalled
But the company up and moved to Taiwan
You counted on the pension plan
But you were out of luck
The union says you only qualify
For twenty-five bucks
Suburban king
Suburban king
You had it printed on your van
Cause it had a pretty ring
Suburban king
Suburban king
Your American dream didn't mean a thing
Suburban king
Writer: GERALDO, STEINBERG
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BMG Rights Management
A Crazy World Like This
Baby I forgot somethin', that's why I came home
It's somethin' I really need, I know you thought I was gone
No, it's not my gloves honey, it's not that cold today
It's nothin' I left behind, it's somethin' I got to say
I forgot to say I love you
And something else that I missed, to say how much I need you
In a crazy, crazy world like this
It's easy to feel all alone
You give me the strength I need to exist
Just hold me and don't let me go
In a crazy, crazy world like this
Sometimes I don't know lately, what will ease the pain?
On every corner of the street, sometimes it's all too insane
Baby you just got somethin', that's why I came home
It's somethin' I really need, an' now we can be alone
I just had to say I love you, and something else that I missed
To say how much I need you
In a crazy, crazy world like this
It's easy to feel all alone
You give me the strength I need to exist
Just hold me and don't let me go
In a crazy, crazy world like this
It's easy to fear the unknown
I always know when fate gives a twist
You'll be there to soften the blow
In a crazy, crazy world like this - ooh, ooh
You give me the strength I need to exist
Just hold me and don't let me go
In a crazy, crazy world like this
It's easy to feel all alone
I always know when fate gives a twist
You'll be there to soften the blow
In a crazy, crazy world like this - ooh, ooh
You give me the strength I need to exist
Just hold me and don't let me go
In a crazy, crazy world like this
When all my defences are low
I always know when fate gives a twist
You'll be there to soften the blow
In a crazy, crazy world like this.....
It's somethin' I really need, I know you thought I was gone
No, it's not my gloves honey, it's not that cold today
It's nothin' I left behind, it's somethin' I got to say
I forgot to say I love you
And something else that I missed, to say how much I need you
In a crazy, crazy world like this
It's easy to feel all alone
You give me the strength I need to exist
Just hold me and don't let me go
In a crazy, crazy world like this
Sometimes I don't know lately, what will ease the pain?
On every corner of the street, sometimes it's all too insane
Baby you just got somethin', that's why I came home
It's somethin' I really need, an' now we can be alone
I just had to say I love you, and something else that I missed
To say how much I need you
In a crazy, crazy world like this
It's easy to feel all alone
You give me the strength I need to exist
Just hold me and don't let me go
In a crazy, crazy world like this
It's easy to fear the unknown
I always know when fate gives a twist
You'll be there to soften the blow
In a crazy, crazy world like this - ooh, ooh
You give me the strength I need to exist
Just hold me and don't let me go
In a crazy, crazy world like this
It's easy to feel all alone
I always know when fate gives a twist
You'll be there to soften the blow
In a crazy, crazy world like this - ooh, ooh
You give me the strength I need to exist
Just hold me and don't let me go
In a crazy, crazy world like this
When all my defences are low
I always know when fate gives a twist
You'll be there to soften the blow
In a crazy, crazy world like this.....
Writer: GERALDO, KELLY, STEINBERG
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Takin It Back
When they found you, you were driven and hungry
You were playin' for your life then
You were livin' for the chance to be heard
What they promised, what they offered
Was more than you'd ever hoped for
To walk away, ya' know that would've been absurd
And talk about absurdity, it was madness
It was everything in excess
It was too much, too many, and too little time
It was faceless people in jackets and ties
Who thought of you when they made love to their wives
Somehow, it wasn't what you had in mind
Tell 'em you're takin' it back
So they might as well get used to the idea
You're takin' it back, those cooperation days are over
You got no one to blame but yourself
So don't put it on nobody else
Put it behind you, start over, today
There were parties and photos and televised award shows
And covers of magazines
There was gold and platinum and everyone was smiling
You were coming apart at the seems
There were jerk offs too numerous to mention
When everybody shared the dream
But when it came time to share the nightmare
They were conveniently nowhere to be seen
Tell 'em you're takin' it back
So they might as well get used to the idea
You're takin' it back, those cooperation days are over
You got no one to blame but yourself
So don't put it on nobody else
Put it behind you, start over, today
Oh they'll argue what they gave you was exactly what you wanted
And just to be fair, ya' know that some of it's true
That's why ya' gotta be careful, 'bout your wishes
Take your time and think 'em over
Sometimes those wishes just might come true
Tell 'em you're takin' it back
So they might as well get used to the idea
You're takin' it back, those cooperation days are over
Tell 'em you've had enough, and if they don't like it it's tough
You're takin' it back, those cooperation days are over
You're takin' it back
Tell 'em you're takin' it back
You were playin' for your life then
You were livin' for the chance to be heard
What they promised, what they offered
Was more than you'd ever hoped for
To walk away, ya' know that would've been absurd
And talk about absurdity, it was madness
It was everything in excess
It was too much, too many, and too little time
It was faceless people in jackets and ties
Who thought of you when they made love to their wives
Somehow, it wasn't what you had in mind
Tell 'em you're takin' it back
So they might as well get used to the idea
You're takin' it back, those cooperation days are over
You got no one to blame but yourself
So don't put it on nobody else
Put it behind you, start over, today
There were parties and photos and televised award shows
And covers of magazines
There was gold and platinum and everyone was smiling
You were coming apart at the seems
There were jerk offs too numerous to mention
When everybody shared the dream
But when it came time to share the nightmare
They were conveniently nowhere to be seen
Tell 'em you're takin' it back
So they might as well get used to the idea
You're takin' it back, those cooperation days are over
You got no one to blame but yourself
So don't put it on nobody else
Put it behind you, start over, today
Oh they'll argue what they gave you was exactly what you wanted
And just to be fair, ya' know that some of it's true
That's why ya' gotta be careful, 'bout your wishes
Take your time and think 'em over
Sometimes those wishes just might come true
Tell 'em you're takin' it back
So they might as well get used to the idea
You're takin' it back, those cooperation days are over
Tell 'em you've had enough, and if they don't like it it's tough
You're takin' it back, those cooperation days are over
You're takin' it back
Tell 'em you're takin' it back
Writer: NEIL GERALDO, PAT BENATAR
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Love In The Ice Age
It's a cold world that we live in all the people say
That this world is gettin' colder day by day
Too little warmth left in our lives
I don't know if what the people say is true
But I noticed there's a change in you
Too little warmth left in your eyes
I am freezing, no love in this ice age
Whoa, whoa
I am freezing, there's no love in this ice age
Whoa, whoa
There is friction without fire when the passions spent
As we shiver in the winter of our discontent
So little love left in our lives
Now we're standing in the shadows of a fading sun
Words like weapons, the cold war touches everyone
So little love left in our eyes
I am freezing, no love in this ice age
Whoa, whoa
I am freezing, there's no love in this ice age
Whoa, whoa
Feeling the chill that comes with the pain
Love in the ice age
I am freezing, no love in this ice age
Whoa, whoa
I am freezing, there's no love in this ice age
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
That this world is gettin' colder day by day
Too little warmth left in our lives
I don't know if what the people say is true
But I noticed there's a change in you
Too little warmth left in your eyes
I am freezing, no love in this ice age
Whoa, whoa
I am freezing, there's no love in this ice age
Whoa, whoa
There is friction without fire when the passions spent
As we shiver in the winter of our discontent
So little love left in our lives
Now we're standing in the shadows of a fading sun
Words like weapons, the cold war touches everyone
So little love left in our eyes
I am freezing, no love in this ice age
Whoa, whoa
I am freezing, there's no love in this ice age
Whoa, whoa
Feeling the chill that comes with the pain
Love in the ice age
I am freezing, no love in this ice age
Whoa, whoa
I am freezing, there's no love in this ice age
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Writer: C. GIORDANO, MYRON GROMBACHER, NEIL GIRALDO, PAT GIRALDO
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Tropico is the fifth studio album by American rock singer Pat Benatar, released on November 1, 1984, by Chrysalis Records. It is the first album to feature bassist Donnie Nossov, who replaced Roger Capps in Benatar's band.
It peaked at No. 14 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart and produced the Grammy-nominated Top Five Pop hit "We Belong". Other well-known songs from the album include "Painted Desert", "Outlaw Blues" and "Ooh Ooh Song" (also a Top 40 hit). A Spanish version of "Ooh Ooh Song" was on the B-side of the US single and appeared also on her 1999 compilation, Synchronistic Wanderings. Tropico was Benatar's sixth consecutive Platinum-certified album in the United States.
During the filming of the video for the single "Painted Desert", Benatar and husband Neil Giraldo discovered they were expecting their first child.This album is Benatar and Giraldo's first attempt to move away from Benatar's famed "hard rock" sound and start experimenting with new "gentler" styles and new wave sounds.
BGO Records reissued Tropico on CD with Seven the Hard Way.
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Pat BenatarIt peaked at No. 14 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart and produced the Grammy-nominated Top Five Pop hit "We Belong". Other well-known songs from the album include "Painted Desert", "Outlaw Blues" and "Ooh Ooh Song" (also a Top 40 hit). A Spanish version of "Ooh Ooh Song" was on the B-side of the US single and appeared also on her 1999 compilation, Synchronistic Wanderings. Tropico was Benatar's sixth consecutive Platinum-certified album in the United States.
During the filming of the video for the single "Painted Desert", Benatar and husband Neil Giraldo discovered they were expecting their first child.This album is Benatar and Giraldo's first attempt to move away from Benatar's famed "hard rock" sound and start experimenting with new "gentler" styles and new wave sounds.
BGO Records reissued Tropico on CD with Seven the Hard Way.
Genre(s): Pop rock, new wave, soft rock
Producer(s): Neil Giraldo, Peter Coleman
Released: November 1st, 1984
Year: 1984