Church, The - North, South, East And West Lyrics






A war's being waged and the world's just a stage (in this city)
The real estate's prime, the number plates rhyme (liquidity)
Wear a gun and be proud, but bare breasts aren't allowed (in this city)
Dream up a scam and then rake in the clams (liquidity)

(It's neither here nor there) It's neither here nor there
North and south and east and west
(It has to be somewhere) It oughta be somewhere
North and south and east and west

I take my payment, I catch my flight
And don't wait up for me tonight
(And you might find me there) and you might find me there
North and south and east and west

Have a quick throw or host your own show (in this city)
To a wolf from a lamb for just half a gram (liquidity)
The face of today just a scalpel away
Restore your lost soul for two dollars plus toll (liquidity)

Backs are patted when calves are fatted (in this city)
The emperor's clothes are the best for the proles (liquidity)
The guys with the brains are all bitter and vain (stupidity)
The guys with the luck got the bimbos and bucks (liquidity)

North, south, east, west





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  1. E.... J....

    I must have listened to this album a million times at least.. One of the most well produced albums ever.. Waddy Wachtel bravo

  2. S.... r....

    TEMAZO WEONNNNN

  3. K.... N....

    I think of a girl I loved, when I hear this song. Ananda, where are you?

  4. w.... s....

    Nice 👍

  5. T.... ....

    Man. The Aussies sure know how to make great music

  6. o.... c....

    puta madre hace 29 a ños atras nunca pense de estar aqui e AUSTRALIA y esos cabrones eran australianos y ahora que estooy en AUSTRALIA me digo que cool me siento al saber de que estos weyes vivenaqui tambien.y que viva EL SALVADOR ;;;;;;

  7. M.... ....

    The only Church i belong to.

  8. R.... H....

    Love the frickin' Church. Like the younger years best. I am as old as MWP, a Cancer, don't like change. Don't really care w/o MWP. He was the HERO of guitar and very hot. Kids, old age sucks.

  9. C.... T....

    One of my all time favorite albums.

  10. R.... S....

    This is a great album, everyone should have it

  11. n.... x....

    Sea Tac

  12. J.... R....

    Long ago, in my flat, around me conditions kept getting bad, are they better now? I don't leave my flat. Let me know

  13. W.... ....

    "I take my payment, I catch my flight, don't wait up for me tonight"

  14. J.... ....

    Nothing changes

  15. k.... ....

    11 people don't have any taste in music at all

  16. T.... M....

    Had this tape when in the Army, would listen on my Walkman (way back) at night while in the field, clear night w/stars, music really fit w/the wide open view of space.

  17. S.... D....

    Awesome song. The guitars just rip! Actually one of my favourite all time albums.

  18. k.... t....

    Hahahaha after all the water that has passed under and still here we are..........................

  19. J.... S....

    This song is about getting f'd up.. omg I'm not sure how I never heard it before .. but rest assured.. it 'tis

  20. I.... T....

    I forgot how truly amazing this album is...a masterpiece. Lost, North-South, Under the Milky Way, the damn thing is GREAT! I listened to this 1000s of times but lost it for a decade. Beautiful.

    I.... T....

    I still have the starfish cassette I bought when I was 14. I am 43 now. That mother fucking tape plays beautifully- well it has become complicated this last year to track down a working tape player- tape forever sounds better than on this devil box.

  21. M.... B....

    NOW THIS IS MY KIND OF CHURCH !!!!! THE ONLY KIND

    M.... B....

    you are nice ms bee

    M.... B....

    And mine

  22. D.... H....

    If I could only listen to one band for the rest of my life, these guys would be it.

    D.... H....

    Dee Hughes Haha...better late than never. Fucking brilliant band.

    D.... H....

    Was it the "tour" they did earlier this year with The Psychedelic Furs?? ( another much BELOVED band of mine along with The Church....) If that's the case then you got a double shot of BRILLIANCE!!!.... I've also been a fan of The Church for over three DECADES ( pretty much since I was 13 years old ) I remember that 1988 tour really fucking WELL because they were also touring with MY GOD= Peter Murphy and just like you ( and that's what prompted me to reply... ) couldn't "get off work" to go to the ONE NIGHT ONLY show both bands were playing in my area.... My fucking boss wouldn't give me the night off and since I was kinda the "new kid on the job" I didn't wanna get "fired"!!! ( yeah, I thought about having the MOTHERFUCKER MURDERED!!!... Lol!!!... )

    D.... H....

    @Peter Murphy In Bed With Iggy Pop In A NYC Hotel Room In 1980 I got to see P M a few years ago when he did all Bauhaus tunes...was a great show. That mother has held up well. I got a drumstick too, lol.

    D.... H....

    Too bad Peter has aged so fucking MISERABLY!!!...

    D.... H....

    Peter Murphy In Bed With Iggy Pop In A NYC Hotel Room In 1980 He looked fine when I saw him.

  23. R.... P....

    If The Church had one iconic song that best summed them up, this would be it for me. Great fusion of Steve Kilbey's effortless drawl and the superb jangly guitar all set against their trademark ethereal vibe. Great song. Great album.

  24. E.... G....

    great music, great verses.

  25. O.... ....

    This accompanied me into Iraq in 1991 on cassette. MSR patrols wouldn't have been the same without The Church blasting out of the boombox in my HMMV. This song in particular always hit my soft spot....my favorite one from them, right in front of Reptile.

    O.... ....

    Thank you for your service!

    O.... ....

    It was my duty and also my honor to do so. NSEW still gives me goose bumps 25 years later.

    O.... ....

    Thank you for your service.

    O.... ....

    OhHaiNSA I'm sorry you were forced to go into a pointless war that only made some assholes wealthier while being disguised as "the right thing to do". Good you made it back.

    O.... ....

    Thank you bro. Appreciated. You have some great taste

  26. M.... B....

    A war's being waged and the world's just a stage
    in this city
    The real estate's prime, the number plates rhyme,
    liquidity
    Wear a gun and be proud, but bare breasts aren't allowed
    in this city
    Dream up a scam and then rake in the clams,
    liquidity

    It's neither here nor there, it's neither here nor there
    North and south and east and west
    It has to be somewhere, it oughta be somewhere
    North and south and east and west

    I take my payment, I catch my flight
    And don't wait up for me tonight
    And you may find me there, and you might find me there
    North and south and east and west

    Have a quick throw or host your own show
    in this city
    To a wolf from a lamb for just half a gram,
    liquidity
    The face of today just a scalpel away
    Restore your lost soul for two dollars plus toll,
    liquidity

    Backs are patted when calves are fatted
    in this city
    The emperor's clothes are the best for the proles,
    liquidity
    The guys with brains are all bitter and vain,
    stupidity
    The guys with the luck got the bimbos and bucks,
    liquidity

    It's neither here nor there, it's neither here nor there
    North and south and east and west
    It has to be somewhere, it oughta be somewhere
    North and south and east and west

    I take my payment, I catch my flight
    Don't wait up for me tonight
    And you might find me there, and you might find me there
    North and south and east and west

    North
    South
    East
    West

  27. U.... 7....

    4 dislikes? wtf is wrong with u assholes. THIS is music.

    U.... 7....

    Those are the same assholes that think kanye is a musical god.

    U.... 7....

    Underrated

  28. C.... J....

    The Best

  29. M.... E....

    Pumped for HOB on 3/6!

  30. D.... H....

    about to see them in two days yaaaaa !!!

  31. w.... m....

    Ya know, I still enjoy their music 30 years later. Funnily enough I'm still turning people my own age onto their music. I mean really? How the hell do you not know who the Church are?

    w.... m....

    @wes mantooth I agree, how can those who love great music not know about The Church? I mean..... they are
    an amazingly valid band. Keep listening!

    w.... m....

    I think that a lot of people are just hypnotized by mainstream media. It is a common problem.
    Keep spreading the music!

  32. E.... d....

    Awesome album...still an amazing listen.  The Guys are still one of my all time favorite groups, and they have an deep catalog of great material. 

    E.... d....

    I think Starfish should go down as one of the greats of the 80s, if not of all time.  It's an album that I can listen to over and over, from start to finish, and have since I first bought it on tape back in 1988.  Glad to know that I am not alone in this opinion!

  33. J.... W....

    This is one of the best records ever recorded. I could literally listen to these guys interplay on guitar all fucking day long. So much from such great economy.

    J.... W....

    Completely agree, it just fucking rocks. Must have listened to this song more than any other but the opening guitars still give me goosebumps.

  34. g.... j....

    toute ma jeunesse!

  35. w.... ....

    Consider yourself lucky.

  36. N.... F....

    What? You didn't hear the banjo? Better listen again.

    N.... F....

    Needs more banjo

  37. o.... ....

    Love the guitar in this, great song!!!

  38. C.... K....

    How many copies of this album did we do in tapes? I can't remember

  39. M.... 7....

    Such a great album..classic !!!!!!

  40. I.... ....

    I love that ambient main riff! Someone make a freaking time machine!

  41. E.... G....

    Wear a gun and be proud but bare breasts aren´t allowed ... (in this city) ...
    ---- Awful truth ---

  42. d.... p....

    As a Dj in the 80's,I had played these song for years at the end of the parties as an hymn to go home!Unfortunately the clubbers kept on listening these song very loud on the carpark and the neighbourhood always called the Police! ahaha! such very fun & delicious moments!;-)
    If you want i invite you on "WAVEof80"
    The French place where "New Wave & Electro 80's" is King.You're welcome and your friends too!
    Diter Pitch.Administrator.La Rochelle.France.See you then.we love the Church!!! ;-)

  43. A.... S....

    perfectly put.......wonderful writing, i enjoyed reading it, thank you!

  44. s.... ....

    I had to check your username to make sure I didn't leave that comment. It's nice to know that someone else has experienced The Church, especially this song, the way I have.

  45. t.... ....

    there's a gun in the crowd but bare breasts aren't allowed

  46. Z.... D....

    This is a great album!

  47. w.... ....

    never ever gets old...the church , one of the ll time great bands, always

  48. w.... ....

    godamn it, the church absolutely rocks-the textures, lyrics and all around evocation of emotion...these guys are truly timeless....what a gift to hear this tune again, thanks so much man!

  49. w.... ....

    As everyone has said, the most underrated band perhaps of all time. And they are still putting out incredible CD after incredible CD as strong as they've ever been. Saw them on the tour for Untitled #23 and it was first time I saw them in quite a while. You can see what bands can do that have been together so long, they put on tight, flawless, awesome concerts. If you haven't seen them live, do yourself a favor and go, you won't be disappointed.

  50. M.... D....

    WHOLE ALBUM SIMPLY EPIC

  51. M.... D....

    WHOLE ALBUM SIMPLY EPIT

  52. l.... c....

    @skyvastmind nicely put

  53. A.... H....

    This is such a beautiful song.

  54. k.... ....

    there's a gun in the crowd but there breast are'nt allowed.

  55. K.... ....

    God, I sooo love this song! Especially now that I found out it was composed in my home state of Texas. ;)

  56. A.... ....

    Why the hell did this come up when i opened firefox

  57. n.... ....

    One of the best albums of the 80s, every song is great.

  58. T.... ....

    Got this on vinyl at a record convention like 20 yrs ago, after falling in love with it from the rock radio station's playing of "Under the Milky Way. " Still have it, still holds up. (Always thought of Steve Kilbey as a better sounding Bono).

  59. M.... ....

    is dave mccomb singing on this?

  60. l.... c....

    @tni2010 Kilbey is a wizard in the studio

  61. l.... c....

    @91nickt Yes it does

  62. l.... c....

    @Malocosa it has to be somewhere North and south EAST and WESt

  63. p.... ....

    Great Song...Good Memories

  64. D.... D....

    Memories This song will Always Keep that Alive i have memories memories that Will LIVE ON FOREVER

  65. I.... G....

    Enorme banda!

  66. k.... ....

    I'll take my payment catch my flight dont wait up for me tonight. YES!!!

  67. k.... ....

    what a great band. awsome song.

  68. o.... ....

    "a war's being waged and a world is just a stage"

  69. J.... D....

    I love the guitars in this song. Is this song really about the city of Los Angeles?

  70. F.... M....

    These lyrics still hold up today