Sing-along and dance to this very catchy, camp and quirky pop-electro-dance album. Flamboyant, honest and provocative! Inspired by 80's and modern pop music.
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01. Lady Midnight

SABA Saliba / Ben Charters. ©SABAscene Music Publishing 2012.

It was 11:59.
I was searching through my vinyl for a sign.
Every track I was yet to play, was about to become so yesterday.
The crowd stopped dead. Everyone was in awe.
Nobody spoke as she walked through the door.
Then she cut loose and the place came alight.
I've seen the light. It's Lady Midnight! Ooh ooh, yeah!
(Lady Midnight, Lady Midnight)

Somebody shut Pop Idol down. Tell all the fakes the real thing's come to town.
Lady Midnight, Lady Midnight.
When the King of Pop laid down his glove. She was the one who dared to pick it up.
Lady Midnight, Lady Midnight.
Madonna, Kylie, Elton John. Someone new just crashed your pantheon.
Lady Midnight, Lady Midnight.

Man rules the world, but who rules the man
Man rules the world, but who rules the man
It's Lady Midnight baby, ooh ooh
Man rules the world, but who rules the man
Man rules the world, but who rules the man
It's Lady Midnight, baby
It's Lady Midnight, ooh ooh yeah!

(Lady Gaga interview:)
The whole point of what I do, the Monster Ball, the music, the performance art aspect of it.
I want to create a space for my fans, where they can feel free, and they can celebrate, because I didn't fit in in high school, and I felt like a freak. So I like to create this atmosphere for my fans.
Where they feel like they have a freak in me to hang out with, and they don't feel alone.

We shine beneath her midnight sun. We show the world not everything's been done.
Lady Midnight, Lady Midnight.
Every one of us can be a star. She is the mirror that shows us who we are.
Lady Midnight, Lady Midnight.

02. Im Not A Robot!

SABA Saliba / Ben Charters. ©SABAscene Music Publishing 2012.

I'm not a robot. I'm not a robot. I'm not a robot. We're not robots yet!

If you hear me cry. If you hear me cry. It means I'm alive. Im not a robot.
If you hear me laugh. If you hear me laugh. I've found my path. Im not a robot.

Cyber junkies only living on line, delete reality, download to feel fine.
But you can't touch someone for real on the net, we're not robots yet!

If you hear me shout (hear me shout). If you hear me shout (hear me shout).
Don't throw me out (don't throw me out). I'm not a robot (I'm not a robot).
If you hear me sing (hear me sing). If you hear me sing (hear me sing).
Let me do my thing (do my thing). I'm not a robot (I'm not a robot).

(Yeah...) Cyber junkies in their suits and their ties.
(Yeah...) They keep their jobs by losing their minds.
(Yeah...) But how to think is something we wont forget.
We're not robots yet!

I'm not a robot, don't treat me that way. (I'm not a robot).
I've got emotions and they’re gonna stay. (I'm not a robot).
I'm gonna show them and never regret. (I'm not a robot).
We're not robots yet.

If you see me dance (see me dance). If you see me dance (see me dance).
Give me a chance (give me a chance). I'm not a robot. (I'm not a robot).
I can love (I can love). I know how to love (I can love). And that's enough (that's enough).
I'm not a robot (I'm not a robot).

(Yeah...) I've locked the door, I'm going out on my own
(Yeah...) I know a place where I won't be alone.
(Yeah...) I'm gonna be with real people my friends that I've met.
We're not robots yet!

03. Chit-Chat

SABA Saliba / Ben Charters / Elizabeth Usher. ©SABAscene Music Publishing 2012.

Chit-chat, chit-chat, chit-chat, chit-chat, chit-chat, chit-chat, chit-chat, chit-chat!

Awkwardly embracing, why the need to come and say hello?.
Obey the rules of small talk, keep it polite and go with the flow.
Canapes and cocktails, everybody's here to look their best.
Comparing shoes and hairdo's, chat fills the air and feelings are never confessed.

So hard to chit-chat, chit-chat, when I want you back, but to tell you would be wrong.
So hard to chit-chat, chit-chat, though I've wanted you back all along.
So hard to chit-chat, chit-chat, when I want you back, but to tell you would be wrong.
So hard to chit-chat, chit-chat, though I've wanted you back all along.

The room is getting empty, you drain your glass and throw your jacket on.
Don't know where you're going, I must take my chance before it's gone.
Out in the rain I found you, caught you before you caught the taxi cab.
Strange to see you weeping, you'd never let on, that you were feeling so sad.

So hard to chit-chat, chit-chat, when you want me back but to ask me would be wrong.
So hard to chit-chat, chit-chat, though you've wanted me back all along.
So hard to chit-chat, chit-chat, when I want you back, gotta tell you I was wrong.
So hard to chit-chat, chit-chat, when I've wanted you back all along.
I've been taking chit-chat, I've been faking chit-chat for too long.

Pride, stupid pride, kept me shrivelled up inside.
I'm tired, of the fight, I'm over wanting to be right.
Let's talk, but make it real, we've been hiding what we feel.
What do you say?, you say alright, you'll be coming home tonight... ooh yeah.
You're coming home tonight, coming home tonight, coming home tonight...

No chit-chat, chit-chat, when I've got you back, and together we belong.
No chit-chat, chit-chat, we'll be making a pact all night long,
No need for chit-chat, chit-chat, when you've got me back and together we belong.
No time for chit-chat, chit-chat we'll be making a pact all night long.
Taking it back all night long. Fading to black all night long. Yeah!

04. Feeling Feminine

SABA Saliba / Ben Charters. ©SABAscene Music Publishing 2012.

You're a wealthy business man, making electronics in Japan.
We met where the playboys' drink, you made me stop and think.
When you whispered over pate, that you like wearing lingerie.

You know I'm a Glam-Boy too, just like many others.
How about you...?

I'm feeling feminine too! (Feeling feminine).
I'm feeling feminine too! (Feeling feminine).
I'm feeling feminine too! (Feeling feminine).
Tell me, how about you...?

Your wife's away for this weekend, are you gay, bi, straight or pretend?
No dirty secret fantasy, would be the same without you for me.
Who's gonna play the woman, play the man, or maybe we could both be lesbian.

Feeling feminine, feeling feminine, oh oh oh oh oh.
Feeling feminine, feeling feminine, ah ah ah ah ah.

You're whatever you want to be, tonight you've got my hotel key...

05. I Know Who You Are (And I Like It!)

SABA Saliba / Ben Charters / Kerry Furlong. ©SABAscene Music Publishing 2012.

I know who you are and I like it (I like it).
I know who you are and I like it (I like it).

Who cares what the world thinks, we know we're beautiful, no one can tell us not to love.
Who cares what the world thinks, no need to hesitate, we've got something that makes sense to us.

A knight in shining karma's a lot to ask, but the person that I want is behind your mask.
So show me who you really are, cause I like it.

Who cares what the world thinks, we don't need to imitate, any of the models on TV.
Who cares what the world thinks, they may be wonderful, but they'll never be like you or me.

06. Say “YES” To Life!

SABA Saliba / Ben Charters / Kerry Furlong / Elizabeth Usher. ©SABAscene Music Publishing 2012.

Say yes to life, (say yes to life).
Say yes to life, (say yes to life).
Say yes to life, (say yes to life).
Say yes to life...

I once said no to love, I let it pass me by.
But I won't make that mistake again, I'm over feeling shy.
Opened up to every possibility, I feel so right.
Cause I say yes, (say yes) say yes to life, (say yes to life).

Love is unpredictable, but fear I can reject.
But I promise not to pull the plug, when you and I connect.
When we touch, I feel your electricity, set me alight.
Cause I say yes, (say yes) say yes to life, (say yes to life).

Say yes to life, (say yes to life)
Say yes to life, (say yes to life)
Say yes tonight...

I've got one life before I'm through, I won't hold back from what I want to do.
I say yes to life, so I say yes to you, ooh ooh.

I am alive and I want to experience, both depth and height.
Cause I say yes, (say yes) say yes to life, (say yes to life).

07. You're The Bomb! (Blow Me Away)

SABA Saliba / Ben Charters. ©SABAscene Music Publishing 2012.

You know it's not that easy, easy for me.
My head's a ticking time bomb, won't let me be.

Explosion in my brain, it won't go away (won't go away).
You gotta come my way, I'm feeling risque.
You're the bomb, blow me away.

So hard I've got some loving, loving for you.
Can't stop imagining, how we'll rendezvous.

All of the thunder came in over you, releasing the pressure that I'm going through.
A passion eruption blew up in my head, then I woke up all alone in my bed.

You know it's not that easy, easy for me.
How can I keep on burning invisibly?.

When all the others stay, you just walk away (you walk away).
You gotta come my way, I'm feeling risque.
You're the bomb, blow me away, you're the bomb, blow me away, your the bomb, blow me away!

08. BONDI Beach

SABA Saliba / Ben Charters. ©SABAscene Music Publishing 2012.

It was bumper to bumper, I drove you to Bondi beach.
You're a traveler from Ibiza, riding waves I couldn't reach.
Sydney sunny weather, brought our lives together.
We never expected, but our hearts connected.
In a memory, you're here with me...

At Bondi beach, at Bondi beach, you're free to be you, I'm free to be me.
At Bondi beach, at Bondi beach, so free...

Our sun tanned young bodies, full of vibrant life advice.
Looked great in our new cozies, and the barbecue smelt nice.
Happy New Year party, Rum and Bacardi.
Explosions in the sky, I saw you cry.
In a memory, you're here with me...

(Spoken Word:)
I read your email this morning, you told your girlfriend about me.
Of the summer night we spent together, how you found out what you want to be.

You've left your lover so distraught, returning is your only thought.
As your itching feet await, to get to the departure gate.
It was destiny, so clear to see, when you said to me...

09. Get On Top!

SABA Saliba / Ben Charters. ©SABAscene Music Publishing 2012.

Where's it happening?. It's no mystery.
I've got the answer, take my hand and come with me.
We're gonna make it now, until the sun comes up.
If you wanna make me pop, come on and get on top!

Go! Go! Go! Go! Get on top! Get on top!

Here comes the weekend, two nights of letting go.
We've got the rhythm, and that's all we need to know.
Who cares what people think, ain't gonna make us stop.
If you wanna make me pop, come on and get on top!

Get on top, get on top, get on top, we're gonna get on top!

Let's take a fantasy, and make it come alive.
If you can keep it up, it's never gonna die.
Don't take a little, you wanna take the lot.
If you wanna make me pop, come on and get on top!

10. Disco JESUS

SABA Saliba / Ben Charters. ©SABAscene Music Publishing 2012.

Oh, I'm Disco Jesus
I'm the messiah of the groove, and I just partied off the cross.
I'm the one to save you if you think you're getting lost.
I don't need a fake ID, they know my dad's the boss.
Who am I?. I'm Disco Jesus!

If you wanna party, I'll turn water into wine.
If your body needs some healing, that's a specialty of mine.
There's a star that shines above me if you're looking for a sign.
Who am I?. I'm Disco Jesus!

I'm Disco Jesus (Disco Jesus), I'm Disco Jesus (Disco Jesus).
Oh, I'm Disco Jesus!

Everybody's dancing Disco Heaven's being played.
I can make reality out of everything you prayed.
I like performing miracles, I can get you laid.
Who am I?. I'm Disco Jesus!

God is glad to see you, having such a funky time.
Now that you can be you, you'll be one of mine.

I've got love for everybody, I'm a sexy Super Freak.
Are you turned on by Barry White?. Cause that's the way I speak.
No matter how you sin tonight, I'll turn the other cheek.
Who am I?.
(Disco Jesus, Disco Jesus, Disco Jesus, Disco Jesus, Disco Jesus)

11. Girly Things

SABA Saliba / Ben Charters. ©SABAscene Music Publishing 2012.

The boys all liked transformers, but I was the robot in disguise.
I'd pass them in the school yard, and they'd stare with strangers eyes.
But Angela lived down the street, and she'd always play with me.
We'd wear her mothers pleated skirts, and take dolls to morning tea.

There is something deep about me, that I can never defeat, a passion I will never complete.

I'm into girly things, (girly things), that's what makes me happy.
I'm into girly things, (girly things), that's what sets me free.
I'm into girly things, (girly things), that's what makes me happy.
I'm into girly things, (girly things), because I'm me.

While the two of us were playing, beneath the mulberry tree.
I started to discover, what my life was meant to be.
I'd throw soirees, of elegance, in my castle near Marseille.
And pretty dolls, in silk and pearls, would come to dance and play.

Mascara and lipstick, a heart shaped necklace.
Angela thank you for the girly things.
Pouring the Milo for Strawberry Shortcake.
Angela thank you for the girly things.
Dancing to Blondie with Ken and Barbie.
Two ballerinas in angel wings.
(Girly things), Girly things, (Girly things)...

I'm into girly things, because I'm me.
Thank you everybody cause now I'm me...

12. Train Wreck

SABA Saliba / Ben Charters / Elizabeth Usher. ©SABAscene Music Publishing 2012.

You sure know how to make an entrance, have an impact, get attention.
We both know what's about to happen, I see you coming and I can't get away.
Ooh ooh yeah, I can't get away.

Like a train wreck, you collided with my heart.
Like a train wreck, setting fire to the dark.
Like a train wreck, we couldn't stop it if we tried.
Like a train wreck, but we got out alive.

Who cares if everybody's watching, mouths wide open, it doesn't stop us.
Guess what?. Now, we're the main attraction, in the spot light.
And they can't look away, ooh ooh yeah, they can't look away.

Feel my body shake, sparks fly from the brakes.
Wheels spin off the line, whiplash up my spine (spine – spine)
Let's bump and grind (grind – grind)
Now it's time...
Train wreck, train wreck, train wreck, train wreck, train wreck!

13. Go Too Far!

SABA Saliba / Ben Charters. ©SABAscene Music Publishing 2012.

Waking up in Taylor Square, in a morning-after trance.
How did I make it there?, and what happen to my pants?.
I need a taxi to take me home, and I've lost my phone.
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh.
Well, you've got to take a chance...

We always go too far, why do we always, go too far?.

That's who we are, that's who we are, we like to go too far.
That's who we are, that's who we are.
That's who we are, that's who we are, we like to go too far.
That's who we are, that's who we are, we like to go too far!.

Last nights' come back to me, we'd all gone out to play.
Oxford Art Factory, where the freaks were on display.
Not to be outdone, I took the second one.
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh.
Next thing, I know it's Saturday.

I hitch and score a van, to a party in Vaucluse.
Throne by a courtesan, in her pad with harbour views.
There's free love on the floor, room for plenty more.
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh.
Well, you've got nothing to lose.

We always, go too far, why do we always go too far?.
We always, go too far, why do we always, go too far?.

We like to go too far, (That's who we are, that's who we are).
We like to go too far, (That's who we are, that's who we are).
We like to go too far!. We like to go too far!. We like to go too far!.

14. Party Like We're 21!

SABA Saliba / Ben Charters. ©SABAscene Music Publishing 2012.

Look in the mirror, you're hotter than when you were young.
Put on your perfume, that you bought in sale in Hong Kong.
The hunger that's eating you, is gonna be satisfied.
Everyone's come around, your lounge room's alive...

(21!) We're gonna party!.
We're gonna party now!.
Like we're 21!.

Now the neighbours, are wanting to crash and invite.
George Michael's cranking, we're playing nude twister by candle light.
Pass round your daughters pills, bring out your toys.
The cops are requesting Slade, Come On Feel The Noise...

We know that somewhere else, your daughters shagging my son.
But that doesn't bother us, cause we're having way too much fun...

Album Information & Credits

Album created, produced and performed by SABA Saliba.
Thank you to everyone involved for making this album possible. SABA xx

© SABA Saliba 2012. SABAscene Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.
Any unauthorised broadcasting, public performance, copying or re-recording in any manner whatsoever will constitute infringement of such copyright. 

All lead vocals performed by SABA Saliba.
Musical arrangements, programming and production by SABA Saliba and Ben Charters.
Backing vocals by SABA Saliba, Ben Charters, Eve Goonan, Lisa Vincent, Lindsay Drummond, Beck Fielding, Sophie Gautier and Elizabeth Usher.
All instruments played by Ben Charters.

All songs written by SABA Saliba and Ben Charters, except:
“Chit-Chat (Dance/Romance)” and “Train Wreck” written by SABA Saliba, Ben Charters and Elizabeth Usher.“I Know Who You Are (And I Like It!)” written by SABA Saliba, Ben Charters and Kerry Furlong.“Say 'YES' To Life” written by SABA Saliba, Ben Charters, Elizabeth Usher and Kerry Furlong.

 

Recorded at Vienna People, Sydney, Australia.
Executive mixing and mastering by Ryan Miller at RM Music, Sydney, Australia.
Tracks 4, 7, 8, 12 and 14 mastered by Ben Feggans at Sonamax, Sydney, Australia.

Creative conceptions by SABA Saliba and Nick Arrowsmith.
USB-Wristband, album cover, artwork and design by Nick Arrowsmith at Vivid Colour Design Solutions, Sydney, Australia.

SABA “Face The Music” (USB-Wristband Album Edition) video by Nick Arrowsmith.
“Chit-Chat (Romance)” music video by Nick Arrowsmith.
SABAscene website and SABA Face The Music USB-Wristband Album Edition web page by Nick Arrowsmith.
Photography by Peter Hoyle at Petez Imagez, Sydney, Australia.
Photo editing by Nick Arrowsmith.
Styling and clothes by SABA Saliba and Nick Arrowsmith.
Additional clothes by Melina Kesic at The Leopard Lounge, Sydney, Australia.