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Life is what you do

by Al Roberts

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I know how to float 03:32
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I know how to float I know how to float. I know how to float. You just make no sound, hold your breath and take your feet off the ground. I know how to love. I know how to love. You just make no sound, hold your breath and take your heart off the ground. I know how to die. I know how to die. You just make no sound, hold your breath and take your soul off the ground. I know how to float. I know how to float. You just make no sound, hold your breath and take your feet off the ground.
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The night I buried myself 01:42
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The night I buried myself I dug myself a hole and I jumped right in The night I buried myself, I buried myself I lay there all alone in my own pink skin The night I buried myself, I buried myself. I buried myself so deep That my feet dangled down to hell I buried myself so deep That the devil rang my bell I couldn’t feel the rain; I couldn’t see the sky The night I buried myself, I buried myself I didn’t want to live; I didn’t want to die The night I buried myself, I buried myself I buried myself so deep That I felt just like a mole I buried myself so deep That the angels lost my soul I dug myself a hole and I jumped right in The night I buried myself
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The astronaut song 02:50
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The Astronaut Song When I hold you near In the stratosphere of that place Call it your face Even gravity slips away from me And I’m caught like an astronaut You lift me so high that I have to look down to see heaven When I float above all I need is love I don’t care if I can’t breath air All I need to know as on up I go The stars shine, and you’re mine You lift me so high that I have to look down to see heaven This is all that I’ve been searching for, to boldly go where no heart has gone before.
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Odd 03:30
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Odd I’d like to ride the moon and drink up the sky I’d like to lick your face and hold you ‘til all our days go by You cook my heart like pastry, you baste my lips We’ll sit on moonlit beaches, eating tomorrow’s fish and chips. We are two peas in a pod, we’re both a little bit odd, but that’s the way We are, we are, we are, and we are. We’ve put our bones together we’ve made our bread. We’ve swam in tears of daydreams we’ve danced inside each other’s head. We are two peas in a pod, we’re both a little bit odd, but that’s the way We are, we are, we are, and we are. I’d like to flip your lid and see what’s inside We’d roll around together, Kissing ‘til all our eggs are fried. We are two peas in a pod.
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Sleeping in your arms 03:34
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More than life 03:11
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More than life I try so hard to keep it all together because I love you, love you more than life. I want, want to be there, to be around to see you blossom. because I love you, love you more than life. And when ,when you get there, I’ll be with you, I think you know That I love you, I love you more than life. One day the earth will take me Please don’t you cry You gave me this adventure You helped me fly.
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I like 03:11
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I Like I like the way that you’re made It seems your pieces fit together like they were meant to be I like the way that you think It seems that logic doesn’t bother you the way it bothers me. I like the way you stand still I like the way you move I like the way that you smell It seems they dipped you in a potion that would make me want you more. I like the way you exist In a space that only you could fill like no-one else before. I like the way you slow dance I like the way you groove. I want to get it right I want to make you mine I want to catch your fish On my fishing line. I like the way that you laugh It makes me feel like there is nothing in the world that could make me sad.
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On my way 03:53
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On my way Woke up on my own again With the rain pouring in through the ceiling Can’t remember the night before But I’ve still got a strange sickly feeling I’ll stop this room from spinning tell me who I pay I’m on my way glory hallelujah, I’m on my way. Check the mail, there’s another bill And the hot water’s cold in the shower Search the room for a piece of soap As the landlord turns off the power I thought I’d killed a rat but that was his toupee I’m on my way glory hallelujah, I’m on my way. Oh the morning sunlight hurts my eyes See my mind is filled with cloudy skies. Took a walk to the riverside Picked a newspaper up what a pity Five dead in another bomb Just a usual day in the city Well there’ll be no forgiveness on that judgement day I’m on my way glory hallelujah, I’m on my way
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What a wonderful way to go 02:56
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What a wonderful way to go He was a regular for Ruby, She didn’t mind ‘cause he was quick He was a bread and butter punter, She could do magic with her tricks. Sometimes he’d talk to spill his troubles. She listen long and drink his gin. Maybe he’d tip her most politely For being so extra nice to him. What a wonderful way to When you’re down on your luck you know That if heaven is proved a lie You can get there before you die. He’d always had a dodgy ticker The Doctor’s advice was stay in bed He didn’t mean in Ruby’s cat-house But that’s where the worried patient fled He hadn’t paid when he departed She called the undertaker in No one before had die in her arms An angel of god in a house of sin.
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The surgery song 02:08
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The Surgery song Cut out my heart, it’s easy to do. A little cut here, then a stitch or two, because I can’t feel it beating no more, so what the hell is a heart really for. Take out my brain, it fills too much space, I don’t really need it I’ve got such a pretty face, but it won’t tell me if you love me anymore, so what the hell is a brain really for. I don’t trust anything I think or feel How do I know if that stuff is real.
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The song about smiling 01:54
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The song about smiling When I see you I just want to kiss your lips When I see you I just want to smile When I see you I just want to jump for joy When I see you I just want to smile

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All the assembled noises on this album were made by Al and Diz. Diz McMullen did the production work, his brother Julian slotted in some slide guitar on float. Completed 2006. Cover design by Isaac and title by Sophie, with thanks to Wildo

All songs written by Al Roberts

" I wish the world would slow right down so I could watch it turning"

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released May 24, 2006

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