As is said on the comments page, mystery is part of the aura and appeal of BoC's music. BoC want to leave space in the listeners' minds to make their own associations. For that reason, think very carefully before deciding whether to read on. Some lyrics are little more than guesswork. Others have been identified from the source materials and are therefore accurate.

boc maxima

nova scotia robots
From the end of the track, gradually slowing down:
"... and so you could become *very* sensitive to everything, you start walking through the studio, you go: 'ah yes, it's going to be a good day, I can feel -'"
and so it seems to be someone talking about their experiences in a recording studio. [DC]

concourse
Two speakers jumbled together:
"I notice that you ... well it's another one of these ... right! that is correct. that's interesting! great! right! uh we, now, those, uh, looks like full-dimensional ... right! that's correct. yeah, mm hm, uh, right, that's correct." ... ... "well, it makes a lot of sense!" [DC]

[Bob Vila's 'Home Again']

niagara
Man #1: "This is a ... uh ... map of the plan of William T. Love for a model industrial city ...."
Woman: "Please do tell!"
Man #1: "... This plan was to dig a canal from the Niagara River to the Niagara Escarpment."
Man #2: "We are located at the upper Niagara river gorge. Above the gorge itself is a residential community, the university." [DC]

whitewater
[Vocals come in at 1'57", and begin again at 2'56", 3'55", 4'54". The last time the vocals come in, they fade out at 5'40", at "anyway, there sure are a lot -"] When I'm with a friend / then I feel proud, and there's a Proud Me, too. / When I'm with a friend / then I feel proud, and there's a Proud Me, too. / - Me, too. / Right now, I'm the Loving Me; isn't he cute? And after I've done a real good job - I've cleaned my room, or something like that - then I feel proud, and there's a Proud Me, too. And when I'm with a friend, and we're having a good time, then I'm the Happy Me. But when my friend has to go home, then I feel a little sad, so I turn into the Sad Me. Anyway, there sure are a lot of different Me's, just like you have a lot of different You's. Well, we're going outside to - outside to play now, I hope all the different You's have fun, too! Bye! [REPEATS FOUR TIMES]
The original vocals found in the Sesame Street clip sound like: this.
Modified to make it sound (marginally) more like the vocals as they are heard in Whitewater make it sound like this. [DC]

Thanks to [Eric] for the following: It's an old "Sesame Street" vignette, a little animated film where a boy speaks about all the different emotions he feels, describing them as different 'me's inside him. At the end he walks off, and all his different 'me's walk off behind him, each saying "bye!". That's the "bye bye, bye bye bye" heard at the end of "sunshine recorder". Presumably the backwards sample in "Sixtyten" (see below) is from the same place. In "Whitewater", the voice has been distorted, so that it no longer sounds like a child.]

One very important thought
"Now that the show is over, and we have jointly exercised our constitutional rights, we would like to leave you with one very important thought: Some time in the future, you may have the opportunity to serve as a juror in a so-called obscenity case. It would be wise to remember that the same people who would stop you from viewing an adult film may be back next year to complain about a book, or even a TV programme. If you can be told what you can see or read, then it follows that you can be told what to say or think. Defend your constitutionally-protected rights. No one else will do it for you. Thank you." [DC]

twoism

sixtyniner
"That tiny room at the beach was absolutely the perfect place for my first time. When we came together, I could feel the hairs growing on my chest. I saw my future. I saw my past. For a few minutes it was like being alive. They lived happily ever after. All my questions had been answered. All my fears disappeared. All that was left was a kiss. Every move we made was a kiss." (submitted by [anon])

music has the right to children

an eagle in your mind
Lyrics are sheer guesswork on my part. Any better suggestions? Or, better, the proper words/source?
"[Holts ...] is close to the sea,
fallen boulders, old ruins, and cliffs,
all at the top of a sand-[edifice?],
high above the sea:
a safe place for cubs.

We wait ... close.
Notice the [par...]
She leaves us [weight? loaded by others]
The [holts?] are evenly [spaced], about 500 meters apart,
... only enough to fool passers-by, or the [other ...] [DC]

[JimE] has some different suggestions:

"Holts are nearly always close to the sea,
fallen boulders, old ruins, and cliffs,
all at the top of a [sand crevice?],
high above the sea:
a safe place for cubs.
We wait ... tense. We're disappointed.
She leaves her [sprint?] loaded by others of us
The holts are evenly [spent?], about 500 meters apart,
[some warped speech] who passes by, or they (advertise?)"

("We're disappointed" seems to be the best suggestion for that line).

[Simon Wilkinson] suggests similar words, with a few minor changes:
"She leaves us [wait?] [loaded for others of us?].
The holts are about 500 meters apart,
And of use only [?] pass us by, or they [advertise?]"

and he also points out that the voice sounds similar to that of Welsh actor Philip Madoc (heard very briefly here at links Simon provided: 1, 2).

Thanks again to [JimE] for noticing something else: there's a background sound throughout the song which could be "sweat-sweat" (in the first part of the song), with "tension" coming in later. It's hard to recognise as speech, but it could well be; one of the interviews says that the "percussion" in the track was constructed using the voice of the girlfriend of one of BoC.

the colour of the fire
"l love you", etc.

Thanks again to [Eric] for this info: another Sesame Street vignette, possibly from the mid-eighties. This one shows a sort of first person view of a girl making the words "I love you" on paper. You don't see the girl, just the writing, as though the writer is invisible. She starts off mis-spelling "love" as "luv" and then erasing it, which is why we hear "I Luv? No." [sound of eraser]. Every once in a while she doodles while singing, before attempting to write the words again. Finally, she correctly writes "I love you", saying the words with real satisfaction, and stars shoot out of of the center of the screen as she breathes a sigh of happiness, and that ends the film. Classic Sesame Street vignette featuring the "I love you" vocal.

telephasic workshop

The voices that are all chopped up during the song are saying 'now this is very irresponsible' there is also a Scottish accent saying 'yer no gonnae' which translated means 'you are not going to...' [Steven Harran]

sixtyten
Forwards: At about 2:27, and elsewhere: "David Addison" (name of character played by Bruce Willis in the show 'Moonlighting'). Alternatively, [Derek] suggests that this is merely "What's happening?" and [John M] is pretty certain it's "They're after me"; [DC] thinks it's David Addison, so readers will have to decide from themselves. The same sample occurs reversed a few times as well.
Backwards: "There are a lot of different 'me's, you know. There's the mad me, when I get angry." [DC]
[Second quote: same Sesame Street vignette as "whitewater" lyrics]

turquoise hexagon sun
Various bits of speech, repeated elsewhere in the track. It's hard to make out much, but here's [DC]'s guess at some of it:

"there's been a [release/leak]"? [female voice near start] - 0:36, 1:58
"Oh, ... I know" [Scottish girl] - 1:14, 2:35
"Just slightly" [different Scottish girl] - 4:29
"... just [come in at the] end, right?" [English man] - 4:19
"fan - tastic" [same man?] - at about 4:38.

The girl speaking at about 1:22 and 2:44 sounds (to me) like the same one who speaks all the way through all 3 live recordings of BoC at ATP, Lighthouse, and Warp - which adds to suspicions that these are recordings of people talking at the the Hexagon Sun studio, as the title of the track would suggest.

roygbiv
There are lots of opinions on what is said, so make your own minds up. Suggestions include "say!" [DC], "Safe!" [John S.]; "Rain" [Rory]; "hey!", "faith", "a lake", "the sea", "yes" (backwards), and "yeah!" (backwards) - this last suggestion from [Kaini Industries] seems to get the popular vote. Take your pick!

Additional words in the Alpha Quest mix are as follows:

"Doorways up and down the hall
Wonder what's behind them all?
Doors that lead to anywhere
Got to A, B, C what's there
Got to A, B, C, Decide
Where's the door I haven't tried?
A, B, C, D, East and West
Going on an Alphaquest!"

(This mix was released against BoC's wishes)

[Source of the extra vocals in this track: they are from a Sesame Street segment called "Alphaquest"]

aquarius
[Lots of numbers] "Orange!" "Yeah, that's right".

[David Poppers] noted that the "Yeah, that's right!" and laughter is apparently from another Sesame Street animation (sample).

It occured to [Pat R] that the girl might be saying "for sandisons". Sandison being Marcus and Mike's last name. This has also being confirmed by [DC]; his very reliable source, who likes to remain anonymous, claimed it to be "for Sandison" but back in the days it wasn't publically known they were brothers which might explain why [DC] was told "Sandison" at that time. But if you listen closely it does in fact sound more like a plural "for San-di-sons" (said in a funny way though).

peel session

aquarius (version 3)
(1) Numbers in track are a bit different
(2) Running vocals "I'm listening!"
(3) Computer voice at 4:40 "Sixtyten new aquarius".

"happy cycling"
Backwards:
(Interviewer's voice): "... to tell us about backwards masking ??? and the Electric Light Orchestra. A whole crowd of ... got all ... because they thought that if ... span backwards on a turntable, it said something like 'Christ is infernal'. It was enough to ... the followers of ELO and Jeff Lynn in particular."

(Jeff Lynn's voice): "It is absolutely ... it didn't say anything, anything of the sort. Anyone who can write a song played forwards and have it say something masked backwards has got to be some kind of genius, and that I ain't! I was upset at first by the accusations, you know, but now, but now I would find them funny ... we're totally innocent of all those claims ... and we're all God-fearing chaps!"

[This is Jeff Lynn responding to claims about backwards masking in an ELO song called "Eldorado"; some people seem to have got themselves worked up about what they thought they heard. For the record, it is generally accepted that this ELO song contains no backwards masked message. Back to "happy cycling": The voice that comes in now and again in the first part (when played forwards) of the song may be saying "WACO!" backwards.] [DC]

[Sam Lambert] has pointed out yet another of those little details in the track that can be so easily overlooked. During the first part of the track, whenever the seagull sounds are heard, there is also a sound like a man singing, rather faint and tinny.

xyz
The voice is saying "X, Y, Z"; that's "zee", not "zed".

Some backwards speech, just before the track becomes more frantic:

"Joe - [the stick is broken?] ..."
"Yeah, I'm gonna be a pirate and get lots of money"
"Yeah, lots of money!" [DC]

in a beautiful place out in the country

in a beautiful place out in the country
"Come out, and live with a religious community in a beautiful place out in the country"

geogaddi

music is math
"The past inside the present"

[dave_from_2001] suggests that the voice near the end (around 3:52) could be saying "be careful"

"beware the friendly stranger"
Crackling fire sounds
['Lord of the Flies'?].

gyroscope
[Child counting "one, two, three, four". See comments page.]
[Steven Norgate] says that the sample is from the film Mercury Rising, about an autistic boy who is considered dangerous because of his ability to decipher a government code; he is protected by Bruce Willis' character while being pursued by a government agent. I'm told that the sample is probably from a tense scene in which the boy and Willis end up in a crowded lift with their pursuer, eyeing each other warily, while the boy reads out the floor numbers in an emotionally detached way. (Not confirmed).

[Brian Palan] mentioned that the voice reading numbers in "Gyroscope" on Geogaddi isn't from the film Mercury Rising but that it's taken from a recording on the Conet Project boxed set. The Conet Project documents "numbers stations" which are found all along the shortwave radio spectrum. They're used by the world's intelligence agencies to send secret messages to agents in the field. If anyone would like to read more, go to: http://www.irdial.com/conet.htm

dandelion
"When lava pours out near the sea surface, tremendous volcanic explosions sometimes occur. In time, submarine sea-mounts or islands are formed. When lava flows underwater, it behaves differently. And a new contraption to capture a 'dandelion' in one piece has been put together by the crew. The preparation for a dive is always a tense time. When lava pours out near the sea surface, tremendous volcanic explosions sometimes occur."

[Leslie Nielsen in a nature documentary: he was the host of The Explorers, as well as narrating The Blue Frontier series of nature films, and other nature films for National Geographic. See also the mention of a "dandelion" here.]

sunshine recorder
"a beautiful place"
"an ea - gle in your mi - nd"
"bye bye, bye bye bye"

[That last part is explained in whitewater lyrics in boc maxima.]

in the annexe
[Roger B] suggests:
0:36 - children singing "watching me watch the pianos"
0:53 - children singing "hear the, hear the magic if you could
(both very quiet).

julie and candy
"a beautiful place!" (from "Gyroscope"?)
Followed by some dialog (audio sample) from a film: Season of The Witch (audio sample provided by YELLOW)

Shirley: "You're putting me on!"
Gregg: "We're going to try it, you ever try it?"
Shirley: "You're putting me on!"
Gregg: "I'm TURNING you on."
Shirley: "You're putting me on! Where did you get that stuff?"
Gregg: "Oh, Nikki's growing a patch out in the backyard".
Shirley: "Come on, you're putting me on."
Nikki: "Yeah, he's putting you on, he's a brat!"
Shirley: "Uh-huh. Sure, sure!" [DC]

["Season of The Witch" (1972) - see below, "a:b::b:c" lyrics, for more info on this. See also allusions, "incredible string band" refs, on misc page.]

the smallest weird number
Beginning of this track is a slowed-down and reversed flute sample of the track "When the music starts to play" (incredible string band, self-titled first album).

1969
"Although not a follower of [hseroK divaD], she's a devoted Branch Davidian" [DC]
[Same words occur in Poppy Seed, BoC remix. The person being discussed is apparently Amo Bishop Roden.]
"1969 in the sunshine". enhanced audio clip [sibobbler]

energy warning
Child's voice: "Energy is becoming one of our country's greatest concerns. If we don't start working on energy conservation, there may not be enough energy to go around by the time I'm a parent. We're going to learn about how we can solve some of our problems through alternative energy choices. You can learn more about energy too: call your County Cooperative Extension Service for more information. Conserving energy is everyone's responsibility. Call 4-H to find out how you can do your part." [DC]

[A real public information film from 1979; from this page.]

opening the mouth
According to one listener, the word 'us' is repeated throughout the track, if you listen very carefully.

alpha and omega
Forwards: "Yellow!"
Backwards, near end, something along the lines of: "I'm a God-darned Satanist, and, if I wanted, I'd be in [t]his business too" [DC]

[Thanks to [chris123abcus] for noticing that there was backwards speech here]

[aquinas] has pointed out that in the first couple of seconds of the song, there is a faint woman's voice, as though through a loudspeaker, saying "alpha and omega", and that this recurs quietly throughout the track.

the devil is in the details
"Just relax, and enjoy this pleasant adventure. Here you are, secure and protected, in this, your special place, letting my voice flow into your mind. There's no need to concentrate. Just gently as you go. Suggestions are going into your unconscious mind. Open yourself up to the greater wisdom and understanding. So, now, letting the sound of my voice reach the inner, healthy, receptive centre of yourself. See yourself now in your imagination; and you are being tranformed in a positive healthy way, so you are programming your unconscious mind, gaining new insight into your directions, in the future. Allow yourself to be more aware of your pathway through this life. [Enjoy all that you can.(?)] As the days go by, you are programming your mind, and you are allowing this to happen. These things are happening day by day, just as I tell you they are happening, wherever you are. See this happening. Allow it to become part of you; more and more happily, more and more surely, more and more powerfully, each day. When it is necessary, you can program yourself, be able to dream the information you require. This awareness will come back to you at your own rate. It will never be more than you can cope with. This guidance will help show you the way. This will only happen if you choose it will be so. Ready, now ..." [DC]

a is to be as b is to c
Forwards:
"One two three four five, six seven eight nine ten - now in Spanish, then in French, we'll say that twice again."
Backwards:
"We love you all!" (also forwards)
"[Jangly electronic noises] I'll be gone about a week. Oh, by the way, I brought ... [brought her pillow] [BARK BARK]" ["season of the witch"]
(Extract from "Teddy Bears' Picnic" song): "If you go down to the woods today, you'd better not go alone!"
"I don't know, it makes it ???. I still got 'em, I still dream about him. I don't know, I just wish it had never happened." "??? the whole thing?" "The whole ... the whole thing goes over and over."
"so, those prophecies you've been describing" ... "and now to business [matters?]..."(?) [DC]

(The "Season of The Witch" lyrics come from a dream sequence at the start of the film (audio sample), where, among other things, the lead female character dreams that her husband is leaving her in kennels for the week while he goes away. A dog barks in the cage next to hers. You can't hear the "brought her pillow" in the BoC sample - I added it to complete the quote. Note that this is NOT the film of that name in the "Halloween" series; it is a different film, with an alternative title of "Jack's Wife", which I think better conveys the fact that it is essentially a psychological drama and not a horror film - [DC]). (audio sample provided by YELLOW)

As for "the teddy bear's picnic", thanks to [Krelian] for an interesting observation: the song is from The Singing Detective, a series with a theme of childhood trauma.

Towards the end of the track, a voice repeats something like "it must be a [message] ... look up there!" [DC]

Recent comments: [Mike Jedlicka] spotted the source for:
"I don't know, it makes it ???. I still got 'em, I still dream about him. I don't know, I just wish it had never happened." "??? the whole thing?" "The whole ... the whole thing goes over and over."
The source is apparently an "A & E" Investigative Report, called "Behind Bars: Supermax", in which an interview is held with Tommy Silverstein; the words above are apparently from this interview. Also, what Tommy Silverstein was talking about is when he killed a police officer while in jail.

dawn chorus
"round the, round the, round the cauldron"(?)
[Pete from Phaelam] suggests at around 1:40 "but you may be dead ... you may be dead".

diving station
[Pete from Phaelam] suggests that the creaky sounds in the track are slowed down human speech, and also says that if the whole track is speeded up until it is only 11.5 seconds long, then it sounds like "we hate you all, we hate you all, [laughter]".

you could feel the sky
"a god with horns, a god with horns" [DC]
some disagree and would say "a good with hooves, a god with horns".
Also contains slowed down flute sample from beginning of "when the music starts to play", by "incredible string band", self-titled first album
[Roger B] suggests:
4:08 - looped voice saying "to land" or "too late".
[For more on this track, see comments page]

For that last "looped voice" part, [Hilary F] suggests "take my hand", which was my initial impression as well. On http://www.boardsofcanada.com, the same sample appears in the scene "seven forty seven". If you fly up to a suitable "pillar" you'll hear it a bit more clearly on its own.

corsair
[DC] here's a faint counting voice in places, but says that it could be the mind playing tricks; see Comments page for more on that.

from one source all things depend (japanese bonus track)
Various children saying prayers:

"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want, he maketh me to lie down in green pastures ..."
"... glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost ... "
[In Hebrew] " ... Baruch atta Adonai Eloheynu melech ha-olam asher kid-shanu ..."
[praised are you, Lord our God, whose presence fills the universe, who has sanctified our lives ...]
"... Hail Mary, full of Grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women ..."
"... now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep, if I die before I wake ..."
"... our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil ..."
"... God bless my mother, my father, by brother, Eloise(?), all my aunts, all my uncles ..."

Children talking:
"Who is God? Well, it's an invisible person, and he lives up in heaven, up there."
"God is somebody who rules the world. He's sort of like a spirit, I guess, up in outer space. He kind of started all the plants growing, and he started people, and well I guess he's kind of big and fat."
"He can see us whatever we do, whatever we do, he has such powerful eyes, he has to have millions and thousands and billions, and he can still see us when we're bad."
"He could be sitting on the table right now, but you can't see him."
"If he was a bad man, he would make everything bad, and we wouldn't have electricity, he wouldn't make people, that's what would happen if God wasn't nice."
"... he's not though, what - a lot of people think he's just a feeling - but I think he's a real person."
"Well, I think that God isn't a person, but he's up in the heavens, and he's watching over us right now." [DC]

(Thanks to [Cicerobuck] for the following information: a sample including the same vocals is used in "Family of God": "Family of God" Double CD Boxed Set (Ochre Records, OCH004LCD) - licensed from Dull records, originally a limited edition (1000 copies) 2 x LP. The FoG sample is used in the track called "Family of God", and is more extended than the BoC sample, with additional speech not used by BoC; you can hear some of the FoG track here.)

mixes by boc

Slag Boom Van Loon - poppy seed (boards of canada rmx)
Forwards:
"Edward said to me that there are approximately 2500 to 3000 cult organisations in the United Stated today ... so most of those cults have ... bad leaders ... there are millions of people involved in what we call destructive cults that are being controlled by certain ... type of ... like David Koresh and ... of his followers"
"..."
"It seems to me that there are ..."
"I am Amo Bishop Roden. This is the compound in Waco today ..."
"Although not a follower of David Koresh, she is a devoted Branch Davidian."
"And I don't think that, somehow, a regular ... And you're away from the compound?"
"Yes, and suddenly I'm overcome by this suicidal impulse."
"If that had just happened to me I'd [croak?]!" [DC]

[dave_from_2001] suggests the last line: "That hasn't happened to me, I promise you!"

Note that the lyrics of "1969" occur in "poppy seed", and that Amo Bishop Roden, after whom a BoC track is named, is mentioned; it looks as though they even use a sample of Roden herself speaking here.

Michael Fakesch - surfaise (the trade winds mix by boards of canada)
Backwards speech (contributed by [dave_from_2001]):
"... the deal with Democrats, Republicans agreed to [???] ... language that would make even legal immigrants liable for deportation if they use government relief programs for one year out of their first seven in the country. President Clinton has held the accord(*), saying it fought illegal immigration without hurting innocent children or punishing legal immigrants. For the Christian Science Monitor, I'm John D— in Washington."

(*) [dave_from_2001] also pointed out that the probably subject matter of this speech is the following legislation (h.r. 2202):

http://www.cyrusmehta.com/News_Cyrus.asp?news_id=530&intPage=52

Beck - broken drum (boards of canada rmx)

I see you there
your long black hair
your eyes just stare
your mind is turning

you know I'll laugh
and I won't take it back
I've seen your eyes I know
what you're thinking

and one by one
we'll shoot our guns
we'll have fun
don't ever doubt it

and when I say
"fare thee well,
my only friend"
oh how the days go

your setting sun
your broken drum
your little drugs

I'll never forget you
never
forget
you

as hell interface

soylent night
First part of song:
"Quia fec..." (see below for the rest)"

I've been informed that the voice at the end is reciting the Lord's Prayer:

"Our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever, amen."

[Main musical loop: J.S.Bach's Magnificat ("Aria: Quia fecit mihi magna") - thanks, [dave_from_2001], for identifying this as from the Magnificat.]

The full quotation is:
"Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est, et sanctum nomen eius"
This is from Luke 1:49 in the Latin vulgate version - rough translation:
"because the One who is powerful has performed great works for me, and His name is holy". [DC]

If you look at the context of this verse, you will see the Christmas connection that makes it fit in with the "Whine and Missingtoe" CD that it appears on.

Also if one listens between the 1.07 and 2 minute mark one can hear there is a heavily treated vocal which recites the following passage from hymn "Silent Night":
"Silent night, holy night,
All is calm, all is bright,
Round yon virgin mother and child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace"
The vocal is treated in such a way that makes the lyric hard to decipher, which is also the case with the melody to "Silent Night". [Derek]

trapped
[these lyrics are not by BoC; this is a remix. Thanks to my contributor (who can let me know how he wishes to be credited)]:

Should I listen what you say or listen what your folks say? It's a tough decision to make.

I don't really wanna lose you but I don't want your folks to turn me over to the hands of the law.

I guess they think that I'm not good enough for you. I can tell the way they act and their attitudes.
As the tears roll from my eyes I feel the hurt inside. As I reach out to you saying I'm so confused.

CHORUS:

Oh oh I'm trapped like a fool I'm in a cage. I can't get out
You see I'm trapped, Can't you see I'm so confused? I can't get out.
You see I'm trapped, like a fool I'm in a cage. I can't get out.
You see I'm trapped, Can't you see I'm so confused? I can't get out!

If you love one another why should you let this go further? Can't you see it's gonna pull us apart?
If you think I can't afford to support you if you want to, Ever think about ever settlin' down.

I guess they think that I'm not good enough for you. I can tell the way they act and their attitudes.

[CHORUS]

(Can't you see I'm so trapped and I don't know what to do.)
(Can't you see I'm so trapped. so in love with you.)
See I'm trapped and I'm so confused
I'm like a man in a cage and I'm so in love with you.
I'm trapped your thoughts are in the way
And I don't know what to say you see I'm trapped.
Oh I told myself if I ever love again

What am I gonna do about it? Say it again (trapped).

Oh baby I'm trapped (can't you see I'm so trapped?)
I'm so confused (and I don't know what to do)
I'm like a man in a cage (can't you see I'm so trapped)
And I'm so in love with you love with love with you.
Oh I'm trapped feel so confused
so impressed (trapped).
Hey I'm so in love with you.
Oh I'm trapped baby Oh I'm trapped baby.

midas touch
[again, lyrics not by BoC; this is a remix]

You say you're going through changes,
every day it seems your life is up and down
and you say that you're lookin' for an answer,
everwhere you look it seems it can't be found
like searchin' tryin' to find a rainbow
no one's ever found the treasures told to be,
but if you're lookin' for a lover,
everything you need, you can find right here in me

I've got the Midas Touch,
everything I touch turns to gold, or sugar,
I've got the Midas Touch,
baby, let me touch your body and your soul.

Now you've been trapped by love,
someone breaks your heart and then he says goodbye,
so you say that you'll never love another,
tired of playing games and that's the reason why,
but now whenever we're together,
there's a certain feeling that we both agree,
and it's time that you opened up to love,
cos you don't ever try then baby you may never see,

I've got the Midas Touch,
everything I touch turns to gold, hey darlin',
I've got the Midas Touch,
baby, let me touch your body and your soul.

Together you and I were meant to be,
I'll be right beside you whenever you need me,
cos the love we have will never fade away,
you can count on me, cos I'm here to stay.

I've got the Midas Touch,
everything I touch turns to gold, hey darlin',
I've got the Midas Touch,
baby, let me touch your body and your soul.

would you do that for me?

Midas, Midas, Midas
(touch, touch, touch)
...

the story of xentrix
(Many thanks to [Ceri JC] for bringing this to the author's attention):

I have a story to tell. Once there was a boy who had a large dog; the dog was called Xentrix.
One day the boy was walking in the woods with Xentrix; he stumbled on a wooden door.
Xentrix opened the door, and the boy followed him inside.
What the boy saw amazed him: there was a cave one mile long, and inside the cave were
one million other children and a million dogs.
The boy could not hold back his tears when he heard Xentrix say,
"Welcome my friend. These are my people; now they are your people too."