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Alias in wonderland
03:09
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Alias in wonderland
Don’t eat your shipmates when you’re stranded on an island
Don’t ask the natives for a recipe
Sooner or later comes down to human nature
They’ll all have contracts with the BBC
Wait for the cavalry to save the day
And take an alias in wonderland, if you’ve got nothing better planned
Make your dreams suit their demands and take an alias in wonderland
Don’t shine a light in the eyes of your redeemer
Don’t push too hard in case the walls fall down
They’ll tell you Gabriel blew his horn for freedom
That’s just old Satchmo playing way down town
And kimosabe blows himself away
Chorus
Locked in the cowshed here’s some good advise
Step in it once, why not step in it twice
Don’t sell your soul unless you’re sure to make a profit
Throw away your crutches and we’ll all fall down
Don’t pay your bill relax you’re on vacation
Stand by the sea and watch the fishes drown
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Live in a sunny day
03:07
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Live in a sunny day
Let the darkness shine and blind you. Let that coldness warm your face
Let the chill that will surround you, feel like a lover’s soft embrace,
Feel like a lover’s soft embrace
It’s all in your mind only you can right it
It’s all in your head only you can fight it
You’ve got to live in a sunny day, live in a sunny day, live in a sunny day.
In the sleepless nights you’re drifting, ‘til a stillness starts to ease
The heavy weight your soul’s been lifting, floats like pollen on the breeze
Floats like pollen on the breeze
You can make it, you can take it , you can turn it round to see
The skies are bluer, now is newer, the truth is truer
It all will be, it all will be.
See the panic fly and hover, like a hummingbird of calm
Amidst the worries and the bother, safe in the centre of the storm
Safe in the centre of the storm.
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Wake up and dream
03:23
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Wake up and dream
Come out of your shell baby, don’t be afraid.
There’s a great big world for you to explore, so what are you waiting for?
Step out of your skin baby and rattle your bones.
There’s more to see than these four walls and what if tomorrow calls
This world is rough and tough, it’s heartless and mean
But you’ve got to wake up if you want to dream.
Everyone is screwed up baby, why haven’t you guessed
No one on earth knows what it’s all about. You’re not the odd one out.
This world is rough and tough, it’s heartless and mean
But you’ve got to wake up if you want to dream.
We are who we pretend to be, so let’s start playing
The oxygen we breath is free, so start inhaling.
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The day everyone said no
03:04
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The day everyone said no.
The grass turned green
The trees grew high
The sound of birds filled the sky
And we were standing lined up ready to go
On the day everyone said no.
The killing stopped, so did the pain
The blood was gone, washed with the rain
And we were given a chance to watch the seed grow
On the day everyone said no
And who would cease the rule of peace
All greed and hate were overcome
We stood to watch the rising sun
And we were standing lined up ready to go
On the day everyone said no.
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Sugarproof
03:04
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Sugar-proof
A married man in a mongrel hotel far from home
A lonely girl sees him at the bar and gives the dog a bone
Turns up the heat and sits too near
Adds a gin to his order of beer
Sugar-proof, you may be pretty but your not the one the one for me
Yes I’m sugar-proof, you’re bright lights your big city
but your not the one the one for me
She’s so witty she makes him laugh he doesn’t feel alone
And she’s so pretty, he reaches out and turns off the phone
Flirts and to his surprise falls headlong into her whirlpool eyes
His wife at home, in bed, alone, hoping he’s ok
The kids are hard to settle when their daddy’s away,
when their daddy’s away
it’s after midnight, she kisses him and hands him her room key
he hold’s her tight like she was his wife and now he’s lost at sea
put’s the key back in her hand
put’s his feet back on dry land
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Yes please
03:12
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Yes please
I won’t forget that cash can’t buy me you
I won’t forget that it could make me blue
I won’t forget that it’s just paper to spend
And it can leave a man without a friend
But I will make it sing and dance for me
And I will make it grow on every tree
And I will spend it like a wise man should
And I’m guessing it will feel so good.
Yes please I want the money
Yes please I wanna try
Yes please I want the money, there’s so much I want to do before I die
And we will live our lives the way we will
And we won’t worry about another bill
And we will take our time and live and learn
And tomorrow won’t be our concern
Chorus
We could live in debt and worry day to day
Maybe money doesn’t have that much to say
We could live on fresh air and sleep beneath the trees
But I’m no fool I prefer as life of ease.
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A word on the wind
02:40
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A Word on the wind
It drops you through the cosmos, then throws you out to sea
And swallows you like Jonah’s whale
It’s heavier than Tolstoy and lighter than a thought and stranger than the tallest tale
Love is not a word on the wind, a cheap song to sing when you’re drunk and stupid
Love is not a thing you can own and it can’t breathe alone and you knew
It starts with one small raindrop and before you see the tide
it’s 2000 leagues above your head
It puts you in a bubble and floats you on a breeze then butters you like fresh baked bread
And you knew, you knew, you knew for so long
You think the world will stop still you’re waiting for a sign, to let you know it’s here to stay
And how much will it cost you and how much will you lose
Well all you are is all you pay.
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8. |
A good song
02:51
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A good song
She should have punched him harder
She should have broke his jaw like he broke her heart
And because her trust was poisoned
For a while she fell apart
Your lover may do, your best friend may do
But a good song won’t let you down
The government may do, the whole world may do
But a good song won’t let you down.
He cast his vote for the big man
It cost him his job, it lost him his home
And as the words of that liar derailed him
For a time he felt alone,
I hear a melody, holding caressing me
It’s just some words and a tune
A song can stay in your head
Sheding its light in the gloom
They’d come too far to go back
The border control turned them around
They were two steps away from salvation
And for a while they just lay on the ground
For a while they just clung to the ground.
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If the music stops
03:12
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If the music stops.
He’s been waiting downstairs
Clean shirt on, sipping beer
She’s in the bathroom in tears
She’s gonna tell him something he won’t hear
He turns to look at the clock, we’ll be late what’s keeping her
Why’s the bathroom door locked.
She shouts through that she doesn’t care.
Another night, another fight.
If the music stops keep on dancing
If the music stops keep on dancing
To him it’s so long ago
To her it seems like yesterday
He slept with someone and so can she believe a single word he’d say
The words came fast, but didn’t last.
If you listen hard you’ll hear the rhythm in your head
She took advise from a friend
Sometimes its best to pack your bags and walk
Than live with lies and pretend, maybe he can only talk the talk
So take your cue and waltz on through
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That's my dad
02:20
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That’s my dad.
He could fix anything, well that was understood
Need something making, he’d make it out of steel or wood.
He was always so precise, only got electrocuted twice.
That’s my dad.
He was contented in a world of discontent
Didn’t always mean what he said but he said what he meant.
After some philosophical beers, he said “You live your life between your ears”
That’s my dad
He loved his wife and his family
He loved nature and Beethoven too
We only saw eye to eye the older we both grew
I know he was just a man and for that I love him too
He wont be happy at all, ‘cos we spent too much money on his funeral
That’s my dad.
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