July 06, 2025

Orang-Utan (1971, UK) 6 songs

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Orang-Utan "I Can See Inside Your Head"

(lyrics found)

* From album: "Orang-Utan"

Darling let me tell you now

I said I can see inside your head

And every time we go to bed

I can see inside your head

Every time we go to bed

I see what goes on in your mind

I know you love it every time

Come with me

It follows a pattern

You drift away, then you come back to me

It follows a pattern

You drift away girl, then you come back to me

Well I know that there's no other guy

I tell by looking in your eyes

Certainly

Listen don't let me down

By leaving me on my own

Don't let me down

By leaving me on my own

You know I'm always good and kind

Cause I see what goes on in your mind

Certainly

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Orang-Utan "If You Leave" (lyrics found)

* From album: "Orang-Utan"

Time slips away

And you say that you'll be mine

But please do not worry

There's no hurry you'll be fine

If you leave

Leave this town

I'll be down on the ground

You say

You can't reach me 

But you want every word to be free

Listen to these words

And when you've heard, make up your mind

Deep in your heart babe

We apart see what you can find

[If you leave

Leave this town

I'll be down on the ground

You say

You can't reach me 

But you want every word to be free] 2x

Listen, babe

The shadow you cast

On our happy past girl is still shining

Clouds in our heads

Have always been said to have a silver lining

If you leave

Leave this town

I'll be down on the ground

You say

You can't reach me 

But you want every word to be free

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Orang-Utan "Slipping Away" (lyrics found and modified)

* From album: "Orang-Utan"

There's on Down Street don't pay no mind

Leave all your worry, your worry behind

I am right beside you

Yes and have a clear mind, a clear mind too

Darkness will fall and we'll not shed a tear

Baby, there's no need to worry, I said there's no need to fear

There's no need to speak and there's no need to say

We both know that we're slipping away

And the only thing is, it's not going to last

Baby time's always moving, gaining so fast

On the boat of our lives there's no need to say

We both know that we're slipping away

Time is our constant pain

And your mind is never quite the same

If you go I'll always be

And you know I'll always want you here

Now listen, babe

Life is a game played by the sun

The two of us living, living as one

Hanging on the air, the sky, the sea

But oh how great this is going to be

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Orang-Utan "Fly Me High" (lyrics found)

* From album: "Orang-Utan"

Fly me high

To the sky

I've got to reach the clouds

Before I die

Hold my hand

I hope you understand

The way that my feelings are going

I say goodbye

Another time

I'd have to fix my load

Till I could die

By crossing the road

When I'm walking

The street in the cold of night

Hope that you'll pray babe

I won't die, I'll fly

You're walking past

The graveyard dank and cold

Oh the trees overhanging baby

You're so brave and bold

Fly me high

To the sky

I've got to reach the clouds

Before I die

Hold my hand babe

I hope you understand

The way that my feelings are going, girl

I say, yes, I say goodbye

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Orang-Utan "Magic Playground" (lyrics found)

* From album: "Orang-Utan"

The scene is set, it waits for me

It's so nice, how can it be?

It's all a dream, I know it is

But wait a moment, what is this?

Back with the living, thank God for that

I try to recover the things that I lack

Happiness flows back into my head

I think I can go on safely to bed

It's a magic playground

Floating in the sky

And the way to get there

Is to trip out high

Red, white, yellow and green

These are the colours that I see

C’mon swing and fly and ride above the trees

And send your soul down to the sea

Come along, come along

Don't be shy, go there with me

And leave behind reality

The scene is set, it waits for me

It's so nice, how can it be?

It's all a dream, I know it is

But wait a moment, what is this?

Back with the living, thank God for that

I try to recover the things that I lack

Happiness flows back into my head

I think I can go on safely to bed

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Orang-Utan "Chocolate Piano" (lyrics found)

* From album: "Orang-Utan"

I look out my window

At things that surround me

And chocolate pianos

Still play my, my tune

Are raindrops for gently

And strong people

Walking the streets

They're just trying to fight 

Babe

Walking the streets alone at night

You know I just try to avoid the people that fight

Walking with shoes that cool off my feet

They just carry me to where the night people meet

I'm gonna find

A place where they can exist or just what they like

Turning the wheels of fortune

For their own ends

Get back to my window

And those things still surround me

And chocolate pianos have finished there

They still play my, my, my tune

Walking the streets alone at night

You know I just try to avoid the people that fight

Walking with shoes that cool off my feet

They just carry me to where the night people meet 

Oh babe, babe, babe

You know what you got