The Cosmos Rocks
Queen + Paul Rodgers
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Released 15 September 2008 (UK & Europe), 28 October 2008 (North America)
Recorded June 2007 – August 2008 (discontinuously) at The Priory
The Cosmos Rockin', Time To Shine, Still Burnin', Small, Warboys, We Believe, Call Me, Voodoo,
Some Things That Glitter, C-lebrity, Through The Night, Say It's Not True, Surf's Up...
School's Out!, Small (Reprise)
Cosmos Rockin'
Written by Queen and Paul Rodgers. Album Version 4:11.
Hmmm
What planet is this, hmm?
Let there be rock and roll
Hey, yeah
Well, well
Alright
It's a saturday night and I'm home alone
With the music on quiet, I'm flying solo
Then my feet start moving to the sound of the beat
Put the music up loud, hear it in the street
Then the neighbours start banging on my front door
Throw the door wide open saying what's your point
Come on in, let's rock this joint
We got the whole house rocking
We got the whole house rocking
We got the whole house rocking
We got the whole house rocking
We got the whole house rocking
To the mighty power of rock 'n' roll
We dance out of the door, dance into the street
And all the people are swaying to the musical beat
We rock down the road and down to the town
And the people stare and smile and ow, they get down
Then the policeman says stop this noise
But the beat takes over now he's one of the boys
The beat's taken over now he's one of the boys
Come on down let's rock this town
We got the whole town rocking, yeah, yeah
We got the whole town rocking, yeah, yeah
We got the whole town rocking, yeah, yeah
We got the whole town rocking
We got the whole town rocking
To the mighty power of rock 'n' roll, hey
Let's go
Let it roll
Are you ready?
Said are you ready?
The cosmos rocks
Across the seven seas through the Panama
Now they're rocking on beaches and they're rocking in bars
Don't ask me how and don't ask me why
From Miami Beach down to old Bondi
There's a rock 'n' roll fever in every place
Next thing you know they'll be rocking out in space
Come on down let's rock this place
Come on down and
Sock it to me
We got the whole world rocking
We got the whole world rocking
We got the whole world rocking, hey, yeah
We got the whole world rocking
(Oooh, oooh) we got the whole world rocking
To the mighty, mighty, mighty power
We got the cosmos rocking, what have we got
We got the cosmos rocking, oh yeah
We got the universe rocking, what have we got
We got the cosmos rocking, oh yeah
We got the cosmos rocking
To the mighty power of rock 'n' roll
Time To Shine
Track 2. Written by Queen and Paul Rodgers. Album Version 4:23.
Hmm, ahh
Ahh, ahh
With the sun in your eyes and the wind in your face
To heaven you rise in a holy embrace
Your feet on the ground, your head in the clouds
And you're wondering if you're ever coming down
In an instant the mysteries of life will unfold
The myths and the dragons of time will explode
Here's to a real understanding of truth
For compassion and grace to be given their chance too
Raise up your mind
It's time to shine
A moment down through millenium
Unveiling the secrets of songs to be sung
Waters of life flowing soft to the touch
Wisdom remembered have we forgotten oh so much
Raise up your mind
It's time to shine
Raise up your mind
Hey-ay, it's time to shine
Ohh, oh
Hmm, hmm
Let's awaken from barbarity
Into a world of serenity
Beyond the rage of foolish pride
And on to the golden shores of paradise
Raise up your mind
Hey, it's time to shine
Raise up your mind
Hey-ay, it's time to shine
Raise up your mind
Your time to shine
It's time to shine
Hmm, it's time to shine
Still Burnin'
Track 3. Written by Queen and Paul Rodgers. Album Version 4:03
Oh yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I can't wake in the mornin'
I can't sleep at night
I got a pain in my memory
That just won't sit right
You might say I'm losin' my mind
What a shame, shame, shame
But I don't want, and I don't need
To play the cryin' game
Music lights this flame in me
I won't let it go and it won't let me be
I'm just a happy slave and I, oh I can't leave it
'Cos I'm still, and I always will, be a believer
Still burnin' - yeah
Still yearnin' - and the wheel's
Still turnin' - ooh, let me tell you why
We're jivin' - and the beat's
Still drivin' - and we're all
Sky divin' - rock 'n' roll never die
I can't breathe in the city
Got dust in my lungs
I get mad in the country
Everythin' seem to go wrong
You might think I'm playin' around
But my heart is true
I got reason to believe
That sweet soul magic
Gonna tear my heart in two
Music makes the world go around
I've been flyin' on the wings of the sound
It feels so good from way up here, ha, ha
Ow, still a believer
Headin' for the stars
Oh yeah
Still burnin'
Still yearnin'
Still burnin'
Still yearnin'
Still turnin' - better than ever guy
We're jivin'
Still drivin'
Sky divin' - rock 'n' roll never die
Don't say that you love me, I can't go that road
But don't think for a moment that my heart went cold
I keep thinkin' about what I lost
And what I might have found
I went to sleep and when I woke
Everything had turned around
Still burnin' - yeah
Still yearnin'
Still turnin' - and a new day dawnin'
We're jivin'
Still drivin'
Sky divin' - early in the mornin'
Still burnin' - yeah
Still yearnin' - and the wheel's
Still turnin' - better than ever guy
We're jivin' - and the beat's
Still drivin' - and we're all
Sky divin' - rock 'n' roll never die
Small
Track 4. Written by Queen and Paul Rodgers. Album Version 4:40.
I like to sit here in the sunshine
The trees in the fields are green sublime
Suspended in time
And don't it make you feel small
I like to sit here by the fire's light
The trees in the fields lie bare to the night
The stars burn bright
And don't it make you feel small
Everyone needs a place they can hide
Hide away find a space to be alone
Everyone needs a place they can hide
Everyone needs to find peace sublime
I like to sit here in the autumn time
The trees in the fields they rustle in the wind
The church bells gently chime
Gentle on your mind
Suspended in time
And don't it make you feel small
Everyone needs a place they can hide
Everyone needs to find peace sublime
Oh-oh, peace of mind
Everyone needs a place they can hide
Hide away find a space to be alone
Everyone needs a place they can hide
Hide away find a space to be alone
Everyone needs a place they can hide
Hide away find a space to be alone
Everyone needs a place they can hide
Everyone needs to find peace sublime
Ohh, ohhh, peace of mind
Warboys
Track 5. Written by Queen and Paul Rodgers. Album Version 3:18.
This track was previously performed live by Paul Rodgers and a version is available on the 'Live In Glasgow' album, length 3:43.
They were born with the knowledge of the struggle to survive
They were raised learning only ways to stay alive
Their language is the language of the bullet and the gun
If you see them coming, baby better run
Here come the warboys
Here come the warboys
Well they look so pretty as they march and drill
It's such a pity that they're dressed to kill
Soldiers marching two by two, ha
When it all comes down they know exactly what to do
Here come the
Warboys
Here come the warboys
Warboys
Warboys your boys, politicians toys
Warboys our boys, make a lot of noise
When the lighning explodes
I pray for your soul
Ow, hup, two, three, four
Well they look so fierce they gonna tear out your heart
When they get near we gonna see what they got
Hold on to your soul friend of mine
I'll see you in hell, some other time
Here come the
Warboys
Here come the
Warboys
Here come the warboys
Here they come
War
War
Warboys
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Talkin' 'bout
Warboys
Warboys
Wow
Wow
We Believe
Track 6. Written by Queen and Paul Rodgers. Album Version 6:08.
I believe there's no evil out there we didn't have a hand in
You believe it's a time for peace and a time for understanding
Some of us believe that we are chosen
And if God is on our side we'll win the game
And some of us believe that there's a heaven
Where the trumpets sound and the judges call your name
But let's get it straight
I believe there's just one chance in this world to hear our brothers
Yeah, you believe there's a better way to listen to each other
We don't get what the other guy is saying
We hear the words but we don't understand
So around the world the same old anger raging
And we all cry for shame and the same old tragedy goes down
We believe there's a better way to fight
There's a way to make our children safe at night
Yeah, we believe
And we believe there's a war we could be winning
But the only way to win it is to give what we need to receive
I believe we need a hero to step boldly from the shadows
Yeah, you believe there must be someone on the scene that fits the bill
A man or a woman who knows how to say I'm sorry
With courage in his heart to match his creed
A leader who can build a brand new morning
And match the tide of changes
Match the intent with the deed
Oh, oh, we believe there's a deed of obligation
To bring reconciliation
To make peace with every nation in our time
We believe
We believe there's not a minute we should be wasting
When the darkness falls it's too late to fix the crime
(Oooh, oooh) it's peace that we need
That's what we believe
We believe, we believe, we believe, we believe, we believe, we believe, we believe, we believe, we believe
Every father, every mother knows the meaning
Human treasure that our leaders do forget
And the bullets fly in the face of common reason
And the pain we give is the legacy in the end we get
Hey, yeah, yeah
Hey, yeah
(We believe) we believe there's a song that's worth the singing
(Oooh, oooh) it's a song of truth we're bringing
(Oooh, oooh) there's a way to share the Earth with everyone
(We believe) we believe every creature has a being
(We believe) has a right to respect and feeling
(We believe) to live and breathe and flourish in the sun (ooooh)
Yeah
That's what we believe
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
That's what we believe.
Call Me
Track 7. Written by Queen and Paul Rodgers. Album Version 2:59
Call me if you need my love, my love baby
Call me if you need my love
Call me if you need my love
Call me if you need my love, ha
Call me if you need my love
Call me if you need my love
She lives in a luxury
Apartment in the heart of town
I live in the country and
My house is tumbling down
Call me if you need my love
Call me if you need my love
Call me if you need my love
Call me if you need my love
I met her in her neighbourhood
I was just passing through
One look was all it took, yeah
One look or two
Call me if you need my love
Call me if you need my love
Call me if you need my love
Call me if you need my love
You got my name, you got my number
You got my number, got my name
Hey, hey
Have mercy
Now I'm gonna settle down
Get myself a wife or two
No more of this running around
Like I used to do
Call me if you need my love, baby
Call me if you need my love
Call me if you need my love, baby
Call me if you need my love
Call me if you need my love, baby
Call me if you need my love
Call me if you need my love, baby
Call me if you need my love
Ha, ha, ha, ha
Yeah
Voodoo
Track 8. Written by Queen and Paul Rodgers. Album Version 4:28
Uh-huh
When the moon rises
The dogs will howl
Look out of your window
I'll be on the prowl
I'm not usually, huh
A gambling man
But, ooh I just wanna
Hold up my hands
And say I'm
Taking a chance on your love
Woah, I'm
Taking a chance on your love
I'm not superstitious, ha
And I don't wear no charm
I don't carry my heart
On the sleeve of my arm
Seven years of bad luck, please
Don't worry me
'Cos when I look into the mirror
Here's the future I see
I'm taking a chance on your love
Woah, I'm taking a chance on your love
Place your bets, better yet
Don't forget, what I said
Roll the dice, spin the wheel
Always remember, you've got to keep it real
I don't believe in voodoo
Black magic was never my style
But I believe that you do, ha, ha
And it won't take much time
To gather the potions
That weave your magic spell, yeah
The moon on the ocean
Has a secret to tell, ha
But anyway I'm
Taking a chance on your love
Woah, I'm taking a chance on your love
Woah, I'm taking a chance on your love
Ha, ha
Ha, ha, ha
Yeah
Some Things That Glitter
Track 9. Written by Queen and Paul Rodgers. Album Version 4:03.
Hmm
Once I loved a butterfly
Don't wonder how, don't ask me why
But I believed what I'd been told
All things that glitter can't be gold
Ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh, ooh-ooh-oooh, ooh-ooh-oooh, yeah
All things that glitter can't be gold
Those jealous minds conspired to say
Just let that creature fly away
How can it be she has it all
Her pride is headed for a fall
Ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh, ooh-ooh-oooh, ooh-ooh-oooh, yeah
All things that glitter can't be gold
Oh Lord, what races we run
Seeking our place in the sun
Reaching and hoping we'll find the right one
Now every day a new joy brings
My butterfly grew golden wings
It seems we find as we grow old
Some things that glitter may be gold
Ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh, ooh-ooh-oooh, ooh-ooh-oooh, yeah
Yeah, yeah, some things that glitter may be gold
So let us mind what's there to see
Before our hearts become too cold
In spite of all that we've been told
Some things that glitter may be gold
Ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh, ooh-ooh-oooh, ooh-ooh-oooh, yeah
Some things that glitter may be gold
Ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh, ooh-ooh-oooh, ooh-ooh-oooh, yeah
Some things that glitter may be gold
C-lebrity
Track 10. Written by Queen and Paul Rodgers. Album Version 3:37.
Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins on backing vcoals.
Lyrics: (Lyrics in black are sung by Paul, lyrics in red are sung by Roger/Brian)
Oh, yeah
Ain't got no hope
Got no idea
What to do
Or why I'm here
Wanna get my face
On your TV
I wanna be heard
I want to be seen
Ain't got nothing, no
Nothing, nothing to show
Make me a celebrity
I want to be
A face on TV, I wanna be on your screen
Then you can see
I'm a celebrity
I wanna get my features
In magazines
See this creature on every street
On every screen
Write my life story
Before I'm twenty one
I've got to tell the world
They may say I'm dumb, but ah
Ain't got nothing, no
Nothing, nothing to show
Make me a celebrity
I want to be
A face on TV, I wanna be on your screen
Then you can see
I'm a celebrity
Hey, hey
I wanna be a star
In a Broadway musical
They're gonna love me
I can't sing or dance at all
Some may say
I'm lackadaisical
And if I was real good
I'd stand no chance at all, but
I want to be
A face on TV, yeah I wanna be on your screen
Then you can see
I'm a celebrity
(Then you can say) then you can say
You knew me one day
(Then you will see) and then you will see
I'm a celebrity
Oh, oh, oh
C-Celebrity
Wanna be a C-C-C-lebrity, make my dreams come true
C-Celebrity
Wanna be a C-C-C-C-lebrity
I want to be heard
I want to be seen on every TV screen
Through The Night
Track 11. Written by Queen and Paul Rodgers. Album Version 4:53.
Tell me something that'll ease the pain
I am living life in vain
Crying doesn't help me anymore
Tell me something that'll ease my mind
I am walking the line
Trying doesn't get me anywhere
I wander through the night
All the stars are shining bright
Searching for a guiding light
I wander through the night
Tell me something 'cos I need to know
Can you teach me how to live
How to understand, how to love, and how to give
Anger burns in bitterness and fills me up inside
Can't face it and there's no place I can hide
I wander through the night
All the stars are shining bright
Searching for a guiding light
I wander through the night
Tell me something 'cos I need to know
Can you teach me how to live
How to understand, how to love, and how to give
Anger burns in bitterness and fills me up inside
Without your love there's nowhere I can hide
I wander through the night
All the stars are shining bright
Searching for a guiding light
I wander through the night
Say It's Not True
Track 12. Written by Roger Taylor. Album Version 4:01.
Lyrics: (Lyrics in black are sung by Roger, lyrics in Red are sung by Brian,
lyrics in Black Italics are sung jointly by Brian and Roger,
and lyrics in Blue are sung by Paul)
The harder we play
The faster we fall
When we think that we know it all
We know nothing at all
The letter arrives
Like a bolt from the blue
So what's left of your lives
All your dreams lost to you
Say it ain't true
Say it today
When I open my eyes
Will it all go away
Say it's not true
Say it's not real
Can't be happening to you
Can't be happening to me
It's hard not to cry
It's hard to believe
So much heartache and pain
So much reason to grieve
With the wonders of science
All the knowledge we've stored
Magic cocktails for lives
People just can't afford
Say it's not true
You can say it's not right
So hard to believe
The size of the crime
Say it's not true
You can say it's not right
So hard to believe
The size of the crime
Sayyy
Say it's not real
Ooooh
It could be happening to you
Say it's not true
Say it's not right
It's hard to believe
The size of the crime
Say it's not true
Say it's not real
Could be happening to you
It could be happening to me
Surf's Up... School's Out!
Track 13. Written by Queen and Paul Rodgers. Album Version 5:55.
Paul sings most lead vocals, Brian sings the 'surf's up... school's out' lyrics, and Roger sings the 'follow that dream' lyrics.
Diallogue: A high surf warning is in effect and some of the biggest waves of the season have brought both surfers and spectators to Alonso North Shore for the surf contest
Yeahhh!!!!
Woooh, hooo
Surf's up
School's out
I got a criminal urge to
Twist and shout
Ooh, ooh
I've been searching
My whole life through
For some perfect dream
Imagined in my youth
Follow that dream
Surf's up - school's out
Surf's up - school's out
For a perfect life
Find a perfect girl
You gotta follow that dream
To a perfect world
Ooh, ooh
I've been a searcher
And adventurer too
This ride still runs
I wanna ride with you
Oooh
This ride still runs
I wanna ride with you
Follow that dream
Surf's up - school's out
Surf's up - school's out
In the towns and the country
We all lay and dreamed our dreams
Then we found the world is tough
And all is not quite what it seems
Gotta take it by the horns
Gotta seize your precious day
Got to follow your dream
Follow that dream
Follow that dream
Yeahhh!!!!
Ooh, ooh
Follow that dream
Surf's up - school's out
Follow that dream
Surf's up - school's out
Surf's up
Follow that dream
Surf's up - school's out
Surf's up - school's out
(Follow that dream) follow that dream, hmm, hmm
Small (Reprise)
Track 14. Written by Queen and Paul Rodgers. Album Version 2:03.
This track segues from 'Surf's Up... School's Out!', and is mostly instrumental.
(Hide away find a space to be alone)
(Everyone needs a place they can hide)
(Hide away find a space to be alone)
Mmm
And peace sublime, hmm
iTunes Exclusive Bonus Track:
Runaway
Bonus track on the iTunes download only. Original Version 5:29.
Originally recorded by Del Shannon and reached no 1 in 1961.
As I walk along I wonder
What went wrong with our love
A love that was so strong
And as I still walk on, I think of
The things we've done together
While our hearts were young
I'm a walking in the rain
Tears are falling, I feel the pain
Wishing you were here by me
To end this misery
And I wonder
I why, why, why, why, wonder
Why
Why, why, why, why, why
She ran away
And I wonder
Where she will stay
My little runaway
A run, run, run, run, runaway
I'm a walking in the rain
Tears are falling, I feel the pain
Wishing you were here by me
To end this misery
And I wonder
I why, why, why, why, wonder
Why
Why, why, why, why, why
She ran away
And I wonder
Where she will stay
My little runaway
A run, run, run, run, runaway
A run, run, run, run, runaway
A run, run, run, run, runaway
A run, run, run, run, runaway
Oh, oh
As I walk along I wonder
What went wrong with our love
A love that was so strong
And as I still walk on, I think of
The things we've done together
While our hearts were young
I'm a walking in the rain
Tears are falling, I feel the pain
Wishing you were here by me
To end this misery
And I wonder
I why, why, why, why, wonder
Why
Why, why, why, why, why
She ran away
And I wonder
Where she will stay
My little runaway
A run, run, run, run, runaway
A run, run, run, run, runaway
A run, run, run, run, runaway
A run, run, run, run, runaway
A run, run, run, run, runaway
Oooh, ooh
Ha, ha, ha
Walking in the rain
Tears are falling, I
Feel the pain
I'm wishing you were here by me
Oh, to end this misery
I'm wishing you were here by me
Oh, to end this misery
I wonder
(A run, run, run, run, runaway) I wonder
(A run, run, run, run, runaway) mmm, where she will stay
(A run, run, run, run, runaway) where did she go
(A run, run, run, run, runaway) my little runaway
(A run, run, run, run, runaway) my little runaway, yeah
(A run, run, run, run, runaway) my little runaway
(A run, run, run, run, runaway) oh runaway
Woo
Live only track
Take Love
This track, written by Paul Rodgers, was performed hroughout the 2006 North American Tour.
It may also have been recorded for the album.
The transcription below comes from the show in Deluth, on 7 March 2006. Length 4:32.
I can't love you baby
You keep on running away
I can't hold on
If you don't wanna stay
Your runaway heart
And your restless soul
I hope you know
What it is you're looking for
Take love where you find it
May not come so easy next time
Take love where you find it
May not come so easy next time
You're here today
Baby, gone tomorrow
The hearts we steal
And the love we borrow
Give a little back
And there's no harm done
Even the mystic's say
Gotta have a little fun, now
Take love where you find it
May not come so easy next time
Take love where you find it
'Cos it may not come so easy next time
Lift your eyes to the sky
See your mind's horizon
Lift your eyes to the sky
See your mind's horizon
But wait
Take love where you find it
May not come so easy next time
Take love where you find it
'Cos it may not come so easy next time
There are many different
Different kinds of love
But there's only one
That's really good in life
When you're hearts in tune
With a fire so rare
You're gonna find it
Shining everywhere
Take love where you find it
Take love where you find it
Baby, baby, baby
Let's give a little back, yeah
Take it, take it, baby
Yeah
Produced and performed by Brian May, Paul Rodgers and Roger Taylor.
Co-produced and enginered by Joshua J Macrae, Justin Shirley-Smith and Kris Fredriksson
All tracks written by Queen + Paul Rodgers
(with the exception of 'Say It's Not True', which was first performed before the collaboration)
Recorded and mixed at The Priory. studio assistance by Zebedee Mullen and Tom Mitchell
Studio co-ordination and PA to Mr Taylor: Justine "The Enforcer" Ellis
Mastered by Kevin Metcalfe at The Soundmasters, London, assisted by Alex Wordsworth
Queen management: Jim Beach
Paul Rodgers management: Chris Crawford
Paul Rodgers Business Manager: Cynthia Kereluk Rodgers
Design by Richard Gray
Press and Publicity: Phil Symes
Photography by Edgar Martins
Special thanks to John Deacon and Paul Kossoff
Big thanks to our brilliant touring musicians: Spike Edney, Jamie Moses and Danny Miranda
And to all our fans and friends out there, old and new
This album is dedicated to Freddie Mercury