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And here's the next lyrics quiz proper, another twenty random selections from my 800-odd favourite songs. Try as hard as you can...

Now, somewhat belatedly(8/19/2004) closed...

1. Who knows where the world may turn us
Only a fool would say
Who knows what the fates may have in store
Alan Parsons Project, "La Sagrada Familia"

2. Though today you may be riding the engines of progress
Working in the major factories
Call me if you ever feel like letting go
The Buggles, "Kid Dynamo"

3. It's my heart that pounds beneath my flesh
It's my mouth that pushes out this breath
And if I shed a tear I won't cage it
I won't fear love
Sarah McLachlan, "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy",

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And by the way, Sarah, it's easier to push out breath using your diaphragm instead of your mouth. FYI.

4. I try to run, I try to hide, a thorn gets stuck right in my side
I tell myself it's all a game, but the truth remains
Debbie Gibson, "Another Brick Falls"

5. Given that you pay the price, we can keep you young and tender
Following in the footsteps of a funeral pyre
You were paid not to listen, now your house in on fire
Tears For Fears, "Mothers Talk"

6. Under a Cajun moon, I lay me open
There is a spirit here that won't be broken
Thomas Dolby, "I Love You Goodbye"

7. I'm so happy where I am, but too much of a good thing never hurt anybody
So let's leave this noisy town and move out to tread on enchanted ground
Basia, "Miles Away"

8. Could we be much closer if we tried
We could stay at home and stare into each other's eyes
Maybe we could last an hour; maybe then we'd see right through
Joe Jackson, "Breaking Us In Two",

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9. You should see me when you're not around
I'm a genius in this town
I'm a queen bee when the coast is clear
Now I know I don't need you here
Shakespear's Sister, "You're History"

10. How they glisten, how they shine; I wish that they were mine
Half-good but not evil--make me feel so very fine
Shriekback, "Pretty Little Things"

11. Ten floors up, two men lost control of a hoist at just the right time
And a big Steinway grand flattened Bert like a dime
Stan Ridgway, "Can't Complain"

12. With the humble scraps you feed me, got addicted to the game
And even though the face will fade, I won't forget the name
Sass Jordan, "High Road Easy", Nicole

13. I turn my face to the sun, close my eyes, let my defenses down
All those wounds that I can't get unwound
Rush, "Time Stand Still"

14. I can see her lying back in her satin dress
In a room where you do what you don't confess
Gordon Lightfoot, "Sundown",

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15. The duality of nature, godly nature, human nature, splits the soul
Fully human, fully divine and divided--the great immortal soul
Lou Reed, "Dime Story Mystery"

16. A thumbnail sketch, a jeweler's stone, a mean idea to call my own
Old man, don't lay so still, you're not yet young, there's time to teach
REM, "King of Birds", Andy

17. In my old, red saloon I'm a knight in shining armour
If I were asleep, then I couldn't be much calmer
Nik Kershaw, "Don Quixote"

18. Look at me, I'm too embarrassed to talk to you
'Cause every eye that I see, every guy in this room
Is lookin' to talk only to you
The Blasters, "Coloured Lights"

19. As you pass them by, they whisper their remarks one to another
And you give them the eye, even though you know that you could be their mother
The Kinks, "Don't Forget To Dance"

20. My heart was broken, my heart was broken
You saw it, you claimed it, you touched it, you saved it
The Proclaimers, "Sunshine On Leith"

Four or five from the 90's, one from the 70's, and the rest 80's.