1. |
A Faded Photograph
03:26
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Pull up your white socks,
Slip on your shoes,
The turn’s arrived now to sing the blues.
Comb down your mullet,
Trim your moustache,
Take your image from a faded photograph.
And if its gone, before it’s done
Take out the photograph,
And lie it flat,
And never know what’s wrong with that,
It’s gone, your never wrong,
Your never wrong.
Your early flyer,
Open your box,
Your queuing system, your flowing locks.
Your tattooed chairman,
His tattooed wife,
The skinny girl, legs don’t meet, been under the knife
And if its gone, before it’s done
Take out the photograph,
And lie it flat,
And never know what’s wrong with that,
It’s gone, your never wrong,
Your never wrong.
No never more, never a moment to yourself,
The shiny lights are your escape,
Everyone knows you
And your generously healthy lack of pride.
And if its gone, before it’s done
Take out the photograph,
And lie it flat,
And never know what’s wrong with that,
It’s gone, your never wrong,
Your never wrong.
Pull up your white socks
slip on your shoes
the time’s arrived now to pay your dues
A Sunday funday
a drunken laugh
take your image from a faded photograph
take your image from a faded photograph
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2. |
Down Among the Dead Men
03:39
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There's a smell
you get nowhere else
you can feel it in the air there's an expectation
They've made an empty bed
be careful how you tread
can you remember who brought you here in the first place
Time doesn't seem to move
you've nothing left to prove
except that you can chew your food
and life doesn't seem to exist
so don't try to resist Y
ou're down among the dead men
down among the dead men
down among the dead men
I know it makes you smile
to play dead for a while
do you even know what day it is
And where's the dignity
it's no fun for me
at least you can pretend you're deaf
And time doesn't seem to move
you've nothing left to prove
except that you can chew your food
and life doesn't seem to exist
so don't try to resist
You're down among the dead men
down among the dead men
down among the dead men
He used to be a player cool cat
cool, never without a hat or a tie
or a twinkle in his bright blue, well worn eye,
never shy always willing to try
never giving up,
giving in,
giving out
giving in, giving out
giving in, giving out
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3. |
What If..?
05:31
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I could be married to a film star
If i hadn’t lied all those years ago
I could be working in a science lab
If id have know all i needed to know
I could have spoken to the future
If I’d have recognised the past
Imagination like a suture
A banquet where there was a fast
So what if?
What now?
What ho
What how?
No voice
No debts
No choice
No regrets
I could have made the first eleven
If I’d known the faintest thing about balls
i sung “you’ll never get to heaven”
Lived in a flat when I could have lived in halls
I didn’t recognise the future
when it came to me me at last
I would have been a worthy suitor
If I hadn’t been so crass
So what if?
What now?
What ho
What how?
No voice No debts
No choice
No regrets
So what if?
What now?
What ho
What how?
No voice
No debts
No pool
No pets
So what if?
What now?
What ho
What how?
No voice
No debts
No choice
No regrets
And now I’m sitting on the corner
Cup at my feet and belief in my outstretched hand
If I could go back I would warn her
life could be good if it hadnt been so grand
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4. |
Here With Me
04:03
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I never thought that you'd have so much baggage
the day I brought you home
I'm trying to restrain my own ambition,
take you down from the throne,
But I've been up and down these stairs so many times,
its hard to stay awake,
and I dream about the life we're gonna lead
and the plans we're gonna make
But as long as you're here with me,
the sky will never fall,
as long as you're here with me
I'm feeling ten feet tall,
as long as you're here with me
the world will never end...
I hope you'll always count me as your friend.
I'm gonna handle you so very gently,
I'm scared you're gonna break.
I know it's not exactly pioneering,
the route we chose to take,
But I'm ready as I'm ever gonna be,
and baby now you're here,
I'll hold you just as tightly as I can
to wash away your fears
But as long as you're here with me,
the sky will never fall,
as long as you're here with me
I'm feeling ten feet tall,
as long as you're here with me
the world will never end...
I hope you'll always count me as your friend.
And it hurts so much to see you cry,
It's more than I can Stand,
So when you snap your fingers
or stamp your feet,
I'm at your Command
The words I'm singing may be mediocre,
The meaning's from the soul.
It's just for now because when we are older
we may reverse the roles.
So take it and enjoy it while you can,
‘Cos soon you'll be ashamed,
and never let the world get you down
make sure you stake your claim
But as long as you're here with me,
the sky will never fall,
as long as you're here with me
I'm feeling ten feet tall,
as long as you're here with me
the world will never end...
I hope you'll always count me as
you're here with me,
the sky will never fall,
as long as you're here with me
I'm feeling ten feet tall,
as long as you're here with me
the world will never end...
I hope you'll always count me as your friend.
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5. |
Paraclesis
05:15
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Electric correspondence
Lines on a page
Creditor despondence
Lives in a rage
The rest of us are hungry
The rest of us are mad
Some of us are lonely
Some of us are bad
Come along side me
Take me for a drink
Don't tell me what to think, But help me
Help me help myself
Come along side me
Don't tell me who to be
Just deal with this for me and help me
Help me help myself
Generous in giving
Never quick to take
Abundantly living
For everybody's sake
Some of us are hungry
Some of us are poor
And they won't stop coming
Til they break down your door
Come along side me
Take me for a drink
Don't tell me what to think, But help me
Help me help myself
Come along side me
Don't tell me who to be
Just deal with this for me and help me
Help me help myself
And the light shines brightly in the darkness
Like a city on a hill
But the monsters wont stop coming
Til they get their fill
Come along side me
Take me for a drink
Don't tell me what to think, But help me
Help me help myself
Come along side me
Don't tell me who to be
Just deal with this for me and help me
Help me help myself
Come along side me
Take me for a drink
Don't tell me what to think, But help me
Help me help myself
Come along side me
Don't tell me who to be
Just deal with this for me and help me
Help me help myself
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6. |
BTW
03:39
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Have you seen the sky today?
looks like rain, slightly overcast
Did you hear of Bill and Jane?
split up again, I knew it wouldn’t last
(by the way I love you)
Look at that guy over there
what does he look like? Wouldn’t be caught dead
you’re kidding? no? Is that the truth?
I never thought they”d ever get to bed
(by the way I love you)
By the way, I love you
want to be with you
wish I could tell you
always thinking of you
Jimmy’s here, he’s had his hair cut
didn’t think it suited him that way
Did you see the film last night?
Wasn’t great, but watched it anyway
(by the way I love you)
By the way, I love you
want to be with you
wish I could tell you
always thinking of you
By the way, I love you
want to be with you
wish I could tell you
always thinking of you
always thinking of you
always thinking, always thinking
of you
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7. |
Doesn't Stop Me
04:15
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I’m tired
and I’m tired of being tired
and I hurt
from digging in the dirt
my vision’s 20/20
and my dreams are ordinary
but that doesn’t stop me feeling blue
and the best laid plans of mice and men
are never guaranteed and then
can disappear entirely out of view
but that doesn’t stop me loving you
you’re great
and your the kind of great I ain’t
My dreams
seem more like tragic schemes
The lengths I have to go to
and the hoops I have to jump through
all seem delivered right on cue
and the best laid plans of mice and men
are never guaranteed and then
can disappear entirely out of view
these things are clearly sent to try us
It will all be worth it in the end
I won’t apologise, I’m biased
if you don’t feel it,
at least you can pretend
and the best laid plans of mice and men
are never guaranteed and then
can disappear entirely out of view
but that doesn’t stop me loving you
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8. |
Catch You
02:38
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No up and down the stairs for you, my love
we were on a wing and a prayer, my love
no time to stop and stare, my love
no time for gas and air my love
And now, and forever more I'll
Catch you like I did at the start
when you took my freedom and stole my heart
I'll catch you like I did at the start
when you took my freedom and stole my heart
So many things to tell you
that you'll never listen to
about the trials of life
you'll know when you are in my shoes
I wanna say,
'I know exactly what you're going through'
You're gonna fall
and when you fall
you're gonna call
and then I'll
Catch you like I did at the start
when you took my freedom and stole my heart
I'll catch you like I did at the start
when you took my freedom and stole my heart
When love is unrequited
and you feel you have to prove
to all the uninvited
criticising every move
when passion is ignited
real life is hard to prove
You're gonna fall
and when you fall
you're gonna call
and then I'll
Catch you like I did at the start
when you took my freedom and stole my heart
I'll catch you like I did at the start
when you took my freedom and stole my heart
He said, 'My little darling
I love you, I love you.'
no matter what he says now
She said, 'Make your choices and stick to them,
Some may be right,
some may be wrong,
but if it's wrong it's ok,
you know I'll always
Catch you like I did at the start
when you took my freedom and stole my heart
I'll catch you like I did at the start
when you took my freedom and stole my heart'
I'll catch you like I did at the start
when you took my freedom and stole my heart
I'll catch you like I did at the start
when you took my freedom and stole my heart
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9. |
End of Summer
04:05
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Looks like we've had our summer
That was that day last week
Tyre around my middle
Blisters upon your feet
We shouldn't have made it so soon
The rain hasn't stopped and the flowers are blooming in time
Man couldn't land on the moon
But somebody mentioned it happened in '69
Someone turn up the colour
The world isn't black and white
Life isn't getting duller
It's just that you're not so bright
We shouldn't have made it so fast
People are still auditioning for your part
How long are you going to last
'Cos I don't believe that a photocopy is art
I don't know when the sun stopped shining
I don't know when it started to rain
I don't know how to make things better
I only hope you remain
ou'd better change the CD
I think that this one is scratched
Tackle you in a wrestle
'cos we're so evenly matched
We shouldn't have moved the platoon
The enemy's closing and here I am croning away
We've all had enough of this tune
So I'll finish here and I've run out of things to say!
Anyway...
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10. |
Don't Let Go
03:33
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Kids hanging around this town,
with a frown in time to remind me that
I'm not so young
Arms locked in that awkward way
only they do as if to say
she's mine and I cant let go
so don't let go
don't ever let go
Don't let go
Don't let go
don't let go
Life filled with regret,
yet never upset enough to forget and let you be
on your own
mind locked in that awful way
and your natural state is to hate and say to you
don't let go,
so don't let go
don't ever let go
Don't let go
Don't let go
dont let go
I see beauty in the pavement cracks
I see people buying heart attacks
I see no-one takingin the facts
I see someone saying don't let go
so don't let go
don't ever let go
Don't let go
Don't let go
dont let go
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11. |
Clarity
03:15
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I won't make the same mistake twice
I'll make it again and again
Don't come to me for advice
Don't come to me to make friends
Cos I like the sound of the sea
The waves of fortune and truth
The games of passion and folly
Not limited exclusively to youth
With heartache comes clarity
With falling comes gravity
With truth comes disparity
With heartache comes clarity
I'm trying hard to adapt
I'm working on being me
Not knowing how to react
Not knowing how to be free
Now I'm not a man who is strong
And I have been known to cry
And I'm occasionally wrong
I'm gonna pack my bags
Raise my head
Ignore my lessons
Then I'll spread
my loving, giving, foolish arms
And fly
With heartache comes clarity
With falling comes gravity
With truth comes disparity
With heartache comes clarity
With heartache comes clarity
With falling comes gravity
With truth comes disparity
With heartache comes clarity
I'm gonna pack my bags
Raise my head
Ignore my lessons
Then I'll spread
my loving, giving, foolish arms
And fly
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