- THE RED SHOES -  

Rubberband Girl ¨ And So Is Love ¨ Eat The Music ¨ Moments Of Pleasure ¨ The Song Of Solomon ¨ Lily
The Red Shoes ¨ Top Of The City ¨ Constellation Of The Heart ¨ Big Stripey Lie ¨ Why Should I Love You ¨ You’re The One

Produced by Kate Bush
Recorded and Mixed by Del Palmer

Orchestral Arrangements by Michael Kamen
Recorded at Abbey Road Studio Number One
Engineered by Haydn Bendall

Trio Bulgarka Vocal Arrangements by Demetr Penev
Bulgarian Interpreter: Boromira Nedeva
French Interpreter: Sir Ali

Fairlight programmed by Del Palmer
Digital Consultant: Ian Sylvester
Maintenance: EFM

Mastered by Ian Cooper

Photography: John Carder Bush / Kindlight
Sleeve Design and Artwork: Peacock Marketing & Design
Lyrics reproduced by kind permission of the publisher

With Thanks To: Ma, Pa, Paddy, John, Lily, Haydn Bendall, Lisa Bradley, Hilary Sheffield, Stewart Arnold, Suzy Millais, Steve Sidwell, Shirley Parks,
Phil Griffin, Laura Connor, Michael Powell, Danny McIntosh, Ken Townsend, Jim Jones, Anthony Yacomine, Garry Robson, Simon Quill, Alan Cundell,
Gary Briley, Michael Skipwith, Deike Rich, Joe Boyd, Therese Stoulil, Malcolm Clark, Joseph Campbell, Mark Wilkinson & Del.

All songs written by Kate Bush

Eric Clapton appears courtesy of Reprise Records
Prince appears courtesy of Warner Brothers / Paisley Park Records
Jeff Beck appears courtesy of Epic Records
Colin Lloyd-Tucker appears courtesy of Humbug Records
The Trio Bulgarka appears courtesy of Hannibal Records

THIS ALBUM IS DEDICATED TO THE
MEMORY OF HANNAH, MY MOTHER

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS:
Rubberband Girl: Stuart Elliott - Drums, Percussion; John Giblin - Bass; Danny McIntosh - Guitars; Nigel Hitchcock - Tenor & Baritone Saxophone;
Neil Sidwell - Trombone; Paul Spong - Trumpet; Steve Sidwell - Trumpet; Kate - Keyboards, Vocals
And So Is Love: Stuart Elliott - Drums; John Giblin - Bass; Eric Clapton - Guitar; Gary Brooker - Hammond; Kate - Keyboards
Eat The Music: Stuart Elliott - Drums, Percussion; John Giblin - Bass; Justin Vali - Valiha, Keyboards, Vocals; Paddy Bush - Whistles, Vocals; 
Nigel Hitchcock - Tenor Saxophone; Neil Sidwell - Trombone; Paul Spong - Trumpet; Steve Sidwell - Trumpet; Kate - Keyboards
Moments Of Pleasure: Kate - Piano; Orchestral Arrangements by Michael Kamen
The Song Of Solomon: Charlie Morgan - Percussion, Stuart Elliott - Percusssion; Danny McIntosh - Guitar;
The Trio Bulgarka - Vocals; Kate - Piano, Keyboards, Fender Rhodes
Lily: Stuart Elliott - Drums; John Giblin - Bass; Danny McIntosh - Guitars; Paddy Bush - Fujaire, Singing, Bowles; Kate - Keyboards; Lily - Narration
The Red Shoes: Stuart Elliott - Drums, Percussion; Gaumont D'Olivera - Bass; Danny McIntosh - Guitars;
Paddy Bush - Mandola, Whistles, Musical Bow, Vocals; Colin Lloyd-Tucker - Vocals, Justin Vali - Valiha; Kate - Keyboards
Top Of The City: Stuart Elliott - Drums; John Giblin - Bass; Danny McIntosh - Guitar; Nigel Kennedy - Violin, Viola;
Kate - Piano, Keyboards, Fender Rhodes
Constellation Of The Heart: Stuart Elliott - Drums; John Giblin - Bass; Danny McIntosh - Guitar; Gary Brooker - Hammond;
Paddy Bush - Vocals; Colin Lloyd-Tucker - Vocals; Nigel Hitchcock - Tenor Saxophone; Neil Sidwell - Trombone;
Paul Spong - Trumpet; Steve Sidwell - Trumpet; Kate - Keyboards, Piano
Big Stripey Lie: Gaumont D'Olivera - Drums, Percussion, FX; Nigel Kennedy - Violin; Kate - Guitar, Bass, Keyboards
Why Should I Love You: Stuart Elliott - Drums; Prince - Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Vocals; Lenny Henry - Vocals;
Nigel Hitchcock - Tenor Saxophone; Neil Sidwell - Trombone; Paul Spong - Trumpet; Steve Sidwell - Trumpet & Flugel Horn;
The Trio Bulgarka - Vocals; Kate - Keyboards; Arrangement by Kate and Prince
You’re The One: Stuart Elliott - Drums; John Giblin - Bass; Jeff Beck - Guitar; Gary Brooker - Hammond;
The Trio Bulgarka - Vocals; Kate - Fender Rhodes, Keyboards

All titles Published by Kate Bush Music Ltd.
(P) 1993 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Novercia Ltd. and is exclusively licensed to EMI Records Ltd.
© 1993 Novercia Ltd.

Rubberband girl

  (Written by Kate Bush) 

See those trees 
Bend in the wind 
I feel they've got a lot more sense than me 
You see I try to resist

A rubberband bouncing back to life 
A rubberband bend the beat 
If I could learn to give like a rubberband 
I'd be back on my feet 
A rubberband hold me trousers up 
A rubberband ponytails 
If I could learn to twang like a rubberband 
I'd be a rubberband girl 
A rubberband girl me 
A rubberband girl me 
Oh I wanna be a rubberband girl

When I slip out 
Of my catapult 
I gotta land with my feet firm on the ground 
And let my body catch up

A rubberband bouncing back to life 
A rubberband bend the heat 
If I could learn to give like a rubberband 
I'd be back on my feet 
A rubberband hold me trousers up 
A rubberband ponytails 
If I could learn to twang like a rubberband 
I'd be a rubberband girl 
A rubberband girl me 
A rubberband girl me 
Oh I wanna be a rubberband girl

Give like a rubberband 
Twang like a rubberband 
Snap like a rubberband

Rub-a-dub-a-dub-a-dub 
Rub-a-dub-a-dub 
Rub-a-dub

One rubberband won't keep you up 
Two rubberbands won't keep you up 
Three rubberbands won't keep you up 
Here I go......(aDLib) 
.... Yeah!

One rubberband won't keep you up 
Two rubberbands won't keep you up 
Three rubberbands won't keep you up

And so is love

 (Written by Kate Bush) 

And you huh? 
You do huh?

We let it in 
We give it out 
And in the end 
What's it all about? 
It must be love

I give you my 
I give you my 
You give me your 
You give me your joy

We used to say 
"Ah Hell, we're young" 
But now we see that life is sad 
And so is love

Ooh baby live your life for love 
Ooh baby live your life for love

We used to say 
"Ah Hell, we're young" 
But now we see that life is sad 
And so is love

Ooh baby for the sake of love 
Ooh baby for the sake of love

And whatever happens 
What really matters? 
It's all we've got 
Isn't that enough?

Life is sad and so is love

You let it slip 
You let it slip 
I love you more 
I love you more for it

Life is sad and so is love

All for love 
Just for the sake of love 
You set me free 
I set you free

Life is sad and so is love

Eat the music

 (Written by Kate Bush) 

Split me open 
With devotion 
You put your hands in 
And rip my heart out 
Eat the music

Does he conceal 
What he really feels? 
He's a woman at heart 
And I love him for that 
Let's split him open

Like a pomegranate 
Insides out 
All is revealed 
Not only women bleed

Take the stone out 
Of the mango 
You put it in your mouth 
And pull a plum out

Take a papaya 
You like a guava? 
Grab a banana 
And a sultana 
Rip them to pieces 
With sticky fingers 
Split the banana 
Crush the sultana

Split 'em open 
With devotion 
You put your hands in 
And rip their hearts out

Like a pomegranate 
Insides out 
He's a woman at heart 
And love him for that

Take a papaya 
You like a guavva? 
Grab a banana 
And a sultana 
Rip 'em to pieces 
With sticky fingers 
Split the banana 
Crush the sultana

All emotion 
And with devotion 
You put your hands in 
What ya thinking? 
What am I singing? 
A song of seeds 
The food of love 
Eat the music

Moments of pleasure

(Written by Kate Bush) 

Some moments that I've had 
Some moments of pleasure

I think about us lying 
Lying on a beach somewhere 
I think about us diving 
Diving off a rock, into another moment

The case of George the Wipe 
Oh God I can't stop laughing 
This sense of humour of mine 
It isn't funny at all 
Oh but we sit up all night 
Talking about it

Just being alive 
It can really hurt 
And these moments given 
Are a gift from time

On a balcony in New York 
It's just started to snow 
He meets us at the lift 
Like Douglas Fairbanks 
Waving his walking stick 
But he isn't well at all 
The buildings of New York 
Look just like mountains through the snow

Just being alive 
It can really hurt 
And these moments given 
Are a gift from time 
Just let us try 
To give these moments back 
To those we love 
To those who will survive

And I can hear my mother saying 
"Every old sock meets an old shoe" 
Isn't that a great saying? 
"Every old sock meets an old shoe" 
Here come the Hills of Time

Hey there Maureen,

Hey there Bubba, 
Dancing down the aisle of a plane,

'S Murph, playing his guitar refrain,

Hey there Teddy, 
Spinning in the chair at Abbey Road,

Hey there Michael, 
Do you really love me?

Hey there Bill, 
Could you turn the lights up?

The song of Solomon

(Written by Kate Bush) 

The Song of Solomon 
The song of everyone 
Who walks the path 
Of the solitary heart 
The soul cries out 
Hear a woman singing

Don't want your bullshit, yeah 
Just want your sexuality 
Don't want excuses, yeah 
Write me your poetry in motion 
Write it just for me, yeah 
And sing it with a kiss

Mmm, just take any line 
"Comfort me with apples 
For I am sick of love 
His left hand is under my head 
And his right hand 
Doth embrace me" 
This is the Song of Solomon 
Here's a woman singing

Don't want your bullshit, yeah 
Just want your sexuality 
Don't want your excuses, yeah 
Write me your poetry in motion 
Write it just for me, yeah 
And sign it with a kiss

And I'll do it for you 
I'll be the Rose of Sharon for you 
I'll do it for you 
I'll be the Lily of the Valley for you 
I'll do it for you 
I'll be Isolde or Marion for you 
I'll do it for you 
Ooh I'll come in a hurricane for you 
I'll do it for you 
A wop bam boom

Don't want your bullshit, yeah 
Just want your sexuality

Lily

 (Written by Kate Bush) 

Oh thou, who givest sustenance to the universe 
From whom all things proceed 
To whom all things return 
Unveil to us the face of the true spiritual sun 
Hidden by a disc of golden light 
That we may know the truth 
And do our whole duty 
As we journey to thy sacred feet

Well I said 
"Lily, Oh Lily I don't feel safe 
I feel that life has blown a great big hole 
Through me" 
And she said 
"Child, you must protect yourself 
You can protect yourself
I'll show you how with fire"

Gabriel before me 
Raphael behind me 
Michael to my right 
Uriel on my left side 
In the circle of fire

I said 
"Lily, Oh Lily I'm so afraid 
I fear I am walking in the Veil of Darkness" 
And she said 
"Child, take what I say 
With a pinch of salt 
And protect yourself with fire"

Gabriel before me 
Raphael behind me 
Michael to my right 
Uriel on my left side 
In the circle of fire
Gabriel before me 
Raphael behind me 
Michael to my right 
Uriel on my left side 
In the circle of fire

Gabriel before me 
Raphael behind me 
Michael to my right 
Uriel on my left side 
In the circle of fire

The red shoes

 (Written by Kate Bush) 

Oh she move like the Diva do 
I said "I'd love to dance like you." 
She said "just take off my red shoes 
Put them on and your dream'll come true 
With no words, with no song 
You can dance the dream with your body on 
And this curve, is your smile 
And this cross, is your heart 
And this line, is your path

Oh it's gonna be the way you always thought it would be 
But it's gonna be no illusion 
Oh it's gonna be the way you always dreamt about it 
But it's gonna be really happening to ya 
Really happening to ya 
Really happening to ya"

Oh the minute I put them on 
I knew I had done something wrong 
All her gifts for the dance had gone 
It's the red shoes, they can't stop dancing, dancing 
And this curve, is your smile 
And this cross, is your heart 
And this line, is your path

"Oh it's gonna be the way you always thought it would be 
But it's gonna be no illusion 
Oh it's gonna be the way you always dreamt about it 
But it's gonna be really happening to ya"

She gotta dance, she gotta dance 
And she can't stop 'till them shoes come off 
These shoes do, a kind of voodoo 
They're gonna make her dance 'till her legs fall off

Feel your hair come tumbling down 
Feel your feet start kissing the ground 
Feel your arms are opening out 
And see your eyes are lifted to God 
With no words, with no song 
I'm gonna dance the dream 
And make the dream come true 
I'm gonna dance the dream 
And make the dream come true

She gotta dance, she gotta dance 
And she can't stop 'till them shoes come off 
These shoes do, a kind of voodoo 
They're gonna make her dance 'till her legs fall off 
Call a doctor, call a priest 
They're gonna whip her up like a helicopter

Really happening to ya 
Really happening to ya

You gotta dance...
You gotta dance...
You gotta dance...

Top of the city

 (Written by Kate Bush) 

One more step to the top of the city 
Where just a couple of pigeons are living 
Up on the angel's shoulders

I don't know if I'm closer to Heaven but 
It looks like Hell down there 
These streets have never been paved with gold 
Welcome to the loneliest city in the world 
It's no good for you baby 
It's no good for you now 
Keep looking up for the ladder

I don't know if you'll love me for it 
But I don't think we should suffer this 
There's just one thing we can do about it

Take me up to the top of the city 
Take me up to the top of the city 
Take me up to the top of the city 
And put me up on the angel's shoulders

See how that building there is nearly built 
There's a big fire over on the north of the city 
I see you walking down the street with her 
I see your lights going on and off 
She's no good for you baby 
She's no good for you now 
Look I'm here with the ladder

I don't know if you love me or not 
But I don't think we should ever suffer 
There's just one thing we can do about this

Take me up to the top of the city 
Take me up to the top of the city 
Up to the highest point of the city 
One more step to the top of the city 
Put me up on the angel's shoulders

And I don't mind if it's dangerous 
I don't mind if it's raining 
Take me up to the top of the city

And put me up on the angel's shoulders 
Take me up to the top of the city 
Mmm yes, one more step to the top of the city 
And put me up on the angel's shoulders

Constellation of the heart

 (Written by Kate Bush) 

We take all the telescopes 
And we turn them inside out 
And we point them away from the big sky 
Put your eye right up to the glass, now 
And here we'll find the constellation of the heart

Steer your life by these stars 
On the unconditional chance 
'Tis here where Hell and Heaven dance 
This is the constellation of the heart

We take all the telescopes 
And we turn them inside out 
And we point them away from the big sky 
Put your eye right up to the glass, now 
And here we'll find the constellation of the heart

The constellation of the heart 
The constellation of the heart

The constellation of the heart 
The constellation of the heart

We take all the telescopes 
And we turn them inside out 
And we point them away from the big sky 
Put your eye right up to the glass, now 
And here we'll find the constellation of the heart

The constellation of the heart 
The constellation of the heart

The constellation of the heart 

Well we think you'd better wake up capt'n 
There's something happen'n up ahead 
We've never seen anything like it 
We've never seen anything like it before

I want a full report 
That's it
What do you mean, "That's it?" 
That's all you get 
You'd better do something 'bout it
What am I supposed to do about it? 
We don't know, but you can't run away from it 
Maybe you'd better face it
I can't do that 
C'mon face it!
I can't do that 
C'mon, c'mon face it
What am I gonna do? 
It is gonna hurt, it is gonna hurt me bad?

Ooh here's the constellation of the heart

Who said anything about it hurting? 
It's gonna be beautiful 
It's gonna be wonderful 
It's gonna be paradise

(Just being alive, it can really hurt...) 
Ooh find me the man with the ladder 
And he might lift me up to the stars

(Without the pain there'd be no learning 
Without the hurting we'd never change.)

Oooh and if you see the woman with the key 
I hear she's opening up the doors to Heaven 
Oh and here comes the man with the stick 
He said he'd fish me out of the moon

Ohoh here's the constellation of the heart 
It is the constellation of the heart

Oh yes it is the constellation of the heart

Big stripey lie

 (Written by Kate Bush) 

Oh big stripey lie moving 
Like a wavy line 
Coming up behind

All young gentle dreams drowning 
In life's grief 
Can you hang on me?

Don't want to hurt you baby 
I only want to help you 
I could be good for you

Your name is being called by sacred things 
That are not addressed nor listened to 
Sometimes they blow trumpets

Only want to help you 
Never want to hurt you 
I know I could be good for you

Oh my God it's a jungle in here 
You've got wild animals loose in here

Want to help you 
Never hurt you 
Good for you

Hey all you little waves run away 
Mmm run away

Why should I love you

 (Written by Kate Bush) 

This chapter says 
"Put it out of your mind" 
Mmm, give it time....

The fine purple 
The purest gold 
The red of the Sacred Heart 
The grey of a ghost 
The "L" of the lips are open 
To the "O" of the Host 
The "V" of the velvet

Of all of the people in the world 
Why should I love you? 
There's just something 'bout you 
There's just something 'bout you 
Of all the people in the world 
Why should I love you?

Have you ever seen a picture 
Of Jesus laughing? 
Mmm, do you think 
He had a beautiful smile? 
A smile that healed

Of all the people in the world 
Why should I love you? 
There's just something 'bout you 
There's just something 'bout you 
Of all the people in the world 
Why should I love you?


Of all the people in the world 


The fine purple 
The purest gold 
The red of the Sacred Heart 
The grey of a ghost 
The "L" of the lips are open 
To the "O" of the Host 
The "V" of the velvet 
The "E" of my eye 
The eye in wonder 
The eye that sees 
The "I" that loves you

Of all the people in the world 

Of all the people in the world 


Why should ...

You're the one

 (Written by Kate Bush) 

It's alright I'll come 'round when you're not in 
And I'll pick up all my things 
Everything I have I bought with you 
But that's alright too 
It's just everything I do 
We did together 
And there's a little piece of you 
In whatever 
I've got everything I need 
I've got petrol in the car 
I've got some money with me 
There's just one problem

You're the only one I want 
You're the only one I want 
You're the only one I want 
You're the only one I want 

It's alright I know where I'm going 
I'm going to stay with my friend 
Mmm, yes, he is very good looking 
The only trouble is

He's not you 
He can't do what you do 
He can't make me laugh and cry 
At the same time 
Let's change things 
Let's danger it up 
We're crazy enough 
I just can't take it

You're the only one I want 
You're the only one I want 
You're the only one I want 
You're the only one I want 

I know where I'm going 
But I don't want to leave 
I just have one problem 
We're best friends, yeah? 
We tied ourselves in knots 
Doing cartwheels 'cross the floor 
Just forget it alright

Sugar?...
Honey?...
Sugar?...

All titles published by Kate Bush Music Ltd.