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The wrong way to the right place

by Al Roberts

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Atom heart 03:07
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Atom heart Boom there goes my atom heart Split in two getting blown apart Boom there goes my atom heart cut in two Getting torn apart She played the game but played too good Wired my brain like a scientist would She had me jumping like a frog Salivating like Pavlov’s dog And there I was doing what I shouldn’t oughta’ Getting mixed up with Oppenheimer’s daughter. Boom there goes my atom heart Split in two getting blown apart Boom there goes my atom heart cut in two Getting torn apart She said it’s fusion that you feel Nothing else can feel this real Just close your eyes Count down from ten And we’ll be lighting up the sky again And there I was doing what I shouldn’t oughta’ Getting mixed up with Oppenheimer’s daughter Boom there goes my atom heart Split in two getting blown apart Boom there goes my atom heart cut in two Getting torn apart I’m ticking about to explode Tick tock tick tock
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I'm coming 02:31
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I’m coming Hey I’m coming I’ve learnt to comb my hair and tie my shoes I’ve learnt to rise above these stinking blues I’m gonna be the man you thought I was. Hey I’m coming Spent 40 days and 40 nights at sea And the only devil I had to fight was me I’m gonna be the man you thought I was Hey I’m coming Both in a storm now washed up on the shore Let’s get back to the place we were before I’m gonna be the man you thought I was.
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Big bad man 02:54
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Big Bad Man I’m always wrong my gender makes me predisposed After a fight, my metaphorical bloody nose. Why can’t I ever learn to bite my tongue. I’m always the big bad man. Can’t read the signs, I never studied psychology and if I’m right I still make an apology. Why can’t I ever learn to shut my mouth. I’m always the big bad man. I’m playing a game I’ll never win It’s not like I committed some mortal sin…or did I ?
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Every shade of female (free) 03:32
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Every shade of female Oh baby when I look at you I realise that I’m a lucky man Didn’t know that one and one made two Couldn’t add up but baby now I can And if I’m educated I blame you. ‘cos you’re the hot momma, you’re the good karma, you’re the sweet scented northern breeze in my sail you’re the deep thinker, you’re the soul singer You’re every shade of female, every shade of female. Oh baby it’s a funny thing, I’m so beguiled by everything you do. I feel like a pirate king, sailing under your sky of blue And if I’ve found adventure, I blame you. ‘cos you’re the hot momma, you’re the good karma, you’re the sweet scented northern breeze in my sail you’re the deep thinker, you’re the soul singer You’re every shade of female, every shade of female. I’ll never need another love, this smile says I’m satisfied I know there’s no god above but I’ll get by because you’re by my side. And if I’ve got a faith, it’s a faith in you.
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I spy 03:20
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I spy Don’t get me started or I’ll never finish After all that we’ve been through I should have listened and eaten my spinach So I’d be strong enough for two I spy a piece of heaven tied onto a hurricane And I spy a man and woman kissing in the pouring rain I want to tell you but I’m just a headcase I’m thinking things that I’ll never say I’m Mr Thoughtless, I need a slapped face For letting life get in my way And I spy a piece of heaven tied onto a hurricane And I spy a man and woman kissing in the pouring rain Took me so long to realise Took me longer to say That I would have stood still forever If I didn’t have you to lead the way
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This world 04:07
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This world I can’t make any sense of this world I can’t make any sense of this world So much sadness, so much badness but so much joy I’m confused how those who abuse can hold their children tenderly And kill and maim without any shame the children of the enemy I can’t make any sense of this world I can’t make any sense of this world All the bloodshed, all the unfed, but all the love It’s so strange, how things never change And the world keeps spinning come what may We laugh, we cry, just passers by As the sun sets on another day I can’t make any sense of this world So much sadness, so much badness but so much joy All the bloodshed, all the unfed, but all the love The flowers grow, the sun shines and we’re together.
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Paint 02:44
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Paint Won’t you paint my face with kisses Pant my face with love Paint my face with kisses Cos your kisses come from heaven above I only want to hold you tight So you can fly me like a kite I only want to get it right You’re never gonna give me a chance I’m only waiting for a sign To let me know you might be mine Like waiting for the end of time You’re never gonna give me a chance You’ve taken everything and more I call it love, you call it war If I was rich you’d want me poor I’ll never be the man that you want. Waiting for the rain to fall to wash away my pain and all the verses written on my wall I’ll never be the man that you want. Daub me with your lips upon my skin Let the red, pink masterpiece begin
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Not home 04:06
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Heavy weather (Not home) We don’t talk, it’s too much We go from day to day and never touch You say love, I hear hate Was it a foolish thought to think it’s not too late So how come if we’re together, I feel so alone You know we’ve been through heavy weather So why are we not home It’s not you. It’s not me It’s work and life and love and family It’s not bad, it’s not good It’s harder than we thought to swim against the flood So how come if we’re together, I feel so alone You know we’ve been through heavy weather So why are we not home And if love won’t last forever Then let me turn to stone We’ve got the stars above us so why are we not home.
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Complicated question 03:46
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Complicated question I’m Jacque Cousteau without the sea I’m Wilbur Wright without the sky You’ll have to tell me ‘cos I’m never gonna know unless you shout it out or poke me in the eye. I know I look like a fool I know I don’t seem quite right You’ll have to show me ‘cos I’m sitting in the dark And it’s up to you to turn on the light. Do you love me? Do you love me? It’s not a complicated question. I’m not as bright as I look I’m not as dumb as I sound You want a garden, well it’s never gonna grow unless you take the seeds and put them in the ground Do you love me? Do you love me? It’s not a complicated question I’ll give you something less complex, if love is not your best subject. Can you tell me why you are so callipygous?
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Don't let our love start a war 03:52
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Don’t let our love start a war We can make up, we can break up Anything more and they’ll be dragging the lake up Throw the last plate when I arrive late Who said forever’s really not such a long wait Don’t say it’s over, don’t say it’s true. We’ve had this fight before, don’t let our love start a war There’s no more points to score, don’t let our love start a war. My head in your noose, why can’t we call a truce I don’t believe that all this talking is no use Hear my ribs crack as I shout back If love is a needle then the world is a hay stack Don’t say it’s over, don’t say it’s true. We’ve had this fight before, don’t let our love start a war There’s no more points to score, don’t let our love start a war. Who’s gonna put me back together Who’s gonna make it last forever Who’s gonna dream, dream, dream
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Sweet Face 03:05
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Sweet face Your sweet face, finds me when I’m lost inside the fog And when I’m feeling lower than a dog You make me howl Your sweet face It’s the world and universe beyond Makes me feel like I’ve heard my favourite song The angels sing, your sweet face. It’s the warmth of the sun, the rain, the snow. Takes me to the safest place I know It’s the bird that sings my blues away Your sweet face Fills my head with helium and joy Makes me feel like a helpless little boy Lost and found Your sweet face.
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The morning comes 04:11
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The morning comes Hold on to nothing, like you’re holding onto everything Holding on to everything, hold on. It gets darks sometimes but the morning comes, the morning comes, the morning comes Struggling forward, we move together all as one, move together all as one, as one It gets darks sometimes but the morning comes, the morning comes, the morning comes Greet every daybreak, like a gift arising with the dawn, gift arising with the dawn, the dawn. It gets darks sometimes but the morning comes, the morning comes, the morning comes

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All instrumentation and quasi instrumentation by Al and Diz. Diz put the recording fairy dust on it. Completed in 2011.

All songs written by Al

"Your sweet face , fills my head with helium and joy, makes me feel like a helpless little boy, lost and found."

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released November 25, 2011

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