May 10, 2022

Straddle The Line In Discord And Rhyme



Rio
Duran Duran (1982)
The second studio album from the legendary Duran Duran, and arguably the greatest new wave album of all-time turns forty years old today.  The album went double platinum and includes three songs that have gone down as 80's classics: Rio, Hungry Like The Wolf, and my favorite song on the album, Save A Prayer.
You saw me standing by the wall
Corner of a main street
And the lights are flashing on your window sill
All alone ain't much fun
So you're looking for the thrill
And you know just what it takes
And where to go

Don't say a prayer for me now
Save it 'til the morning after
No, don't say a prayer for me now
Save it 'til the morning after

Feel the breeze deep on the inside
Look you down into your well
If you can, you'll see the world in all his fire
Take a chance like all dreamers
You can't find another way
You don't have to dream it all
Just live a day

Don't say a prayer for me now
Save it 'til the morning after
No, don't say a prayer for me now
Save it 'til the morning after

Pretty looking road
I try to hold the rising floods that fill my skin
Don't ask me why, I'll keep my promise
Melt the ice
And you wanted to dance
So I asked you to dance
But fear is in your soul
Some people call it a one-night stand
But we can call it paradise

Don't say a prayer for me now
Save it 'til the morning after
No, don't say a prayer for me now
Save it 'til the morning after