3집 Stranded와 같이 글램 록과 아트 록 색채를 이아나가는 동시에 하드 록 성향을 보여준다. 오프닝 트랙 The Thrill of It All 이나 록시 뮤직의 네 번째 히트곡 All I want is You, 라이브에 자주 등장했던 Out of the Blue, 그리고 전위적인 하드 록 넘버 Casanova 등 업 템포의 아트 록 음악으로 대부분 구성되었다.
앨범 커버에는 두 명의 모델 콘스탄체 카롤리와 에벨린 그룬왈드[1]가 옷을 거의 입지 않은 모습으로 등장한다. 브라이언 페리는 포르투갈에서 그들을 만나 Bitter-Sweet 의 독일어 파트 번역 작업을 도와달라 하였고 앨범 커버에 나와달라고 부탁한다. 당연히 이 자극적이며 선정적인 앨범 아트는 논란이 되었고 미국, 네덜란드, 스페인 등에서 검열되었지만 막상 영국에서는 검열되지 않았다.
The Thrill of It AllThe sky is dark The wind is cold The night is young Before it's old and grey We will know The thrill of it all
The time has come It's getting late It's now or never Don't hesitate or stall When I call Don't spoil The thrill of it all
And before you go to sleep at night Preying shadows, do they ask you why? And in the morning through the afternoon Do you wonder where you're going to?
Every word I use Each crumpled page Strange ideas Mature with age Like leaves When autumn falls Turn gold Then they hit the ground Every time I hear The latest sound It's pure whiskey Reeling round and around My brain Oh and all oh that jive It's driving me wild The dizzy spin I'm in Everywhere I look I see your face I hear your name All over the place Hey girl Though you're gone Still I recall The thrill of it all
You might as well know what is right for you And make the most of what you like to do For all the pleasure that's surrounding you Should compensate for all you're going through
So if you're feeling fraught With mental strain Too much thinking's got you down again Well let your senses skip Stay hip Keep cool To the thrill of it all
When you try too much You lose control Pressure rises And so I'm told Something's got to give High life ecstasy You might as well live I can't see I can't speak I couldn't take more than another week Without you, oh no So I will drink my fill Till the thrill is you
Oh the thrill of it all Oh the thrill of it all No I won't forget The thrill of it all No no no no no no no
All I Want Is YouSomebody told me Just the other day That you’re leaving me, we’re through Well if you knew How it hurt me so Then you’d change your mind, I’m sure
Don’t want to hear What’s going on I don’t care what’s new Don’t want to know About anything Cos all I want is you
Going out with other girls Was always such a bore But since I fell in love with you I need you more and more
Don’t want to know About one-night stands Cut-price souvenirs All I want is the real thing And a night that lasts for years
If you ever change your mind I’ve a certain cure An old refrain, it lingers on L’amour, toujours l’amour
Don’t want to learn About etiquette From glossy magazines Why should I try to talk correct Like they do in other scenes
Say no more About imagery You’re starting to confuse Just make an offer Of more romance Of course I can’t refuse
All I want is you Ooh ooh I’m all cracked up on you
TriptychHere the soil is barren Here nothing grows But crosses They know not what they do You, your forgiveness Falls as dew
Nailed upon a wooden frame Twisted yet unbroken Open-mouthed a silent choir Understood, unspoken Never was there heard a sound Until the heavens opened
Now the tide is turning To other-worldly yearning Though the sun’s eclipse seems final Surely he will rise again
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경건(敬虔, godliness)에 대한 노래이다. 브라이언 페리가 기독교인이라는 것을 생각하면 나무 뼈대에 못 박힌 인물은 예수를 지칭하는 것으로 추측된다.
A Really Good TimeYou’ve heard enough Of the blues and stuff You’re pretty swell now Cos you’re pretty tough But I don’t have to tell you How hard it can be to get by
You never bothered About anyone else You’re well educated With no common sense But love, that’s one thing You really need to get by
All your troubles Come from yourself Nobody hurts you They don’t care Just as long as you show them A really good time
All the things You used to do A trip to the movies A drink or two They don’t satisfy you They don’t tell you anything new
You know I don’t talk much Except to myself Cos I’ve not much to say And there’s nobody else Who’s ready and willing And able to know me, I guess
Listen to me I’m not finished yet There’s something to tell you That I can’t forget Just have a really good, really Really good, really good time
There’s a girl I used to know Her face is her fortune She’s got a heart of gold She never goes out much But boy when she does Then you know
She’s got no money Well, maybe a dime But she knows what she’s worth And that’s reason why She’s gonna make it She’s got what it takes You’ll appreciate that She’s probably late But I know And you know We all know She’ll have a really good time
Prairie RoseTexas Oh that’s where I Belong It seems to me Texas Lonesome star Shine on The big country Texas With open skies And you For company Texas Oh prairie rose How happy I should be
Hey hey You can take it from me Hey hey I’ll be coming, you’ll see Hey hey Oh what a state to be in Hey hey You’re tantalising me
Texas I will compose In fancy rhyme Or just plain prose Texas A song of praise To you Prairie rose Texas Though I’m not sure I can explain Your strange allure Texas Oh prairie rose A crown of thorns A scented flower
Hey hey I’d better leave right away Hey hey I can hear you calling me