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All of the light that you can see
The sun, and the skies, the stars, the sea
Were forged in the fires of history
Everything that you think you own
Are like grains of sand upon a beach
Washed back to the depths from whence they came
An unknown and unknowable end
There’s only you and me who are here
And we’re the sum of a billion years
The words that you’re hearing have already passed
They were the future now they’re past
And nothing that’s made will ever last
The good and the bad, the slow and the fast
There’s only you and me who are here
And we’re the sum of a billion years
If there’s no future then there’s no past
So just let it go
What does it matter to you
Stop chasing ghosts and just go with the flow
The sound of a billion drums
Drowned out by a billion guns
The loss of a billion lives
And the billions they left behind
A billion grains on a beach
A billion souls left unreached
A billion futures to make
A billion hearts yet to break
A billion words to be said
A billion thoughts in your head
A billion years yet to come
A billion songs to be sung
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You Never Can Tell
02:34
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Look at you
All in satin and lace
A certain smile on your face
To put me back in my place
You must have known
When I walked through the door
I’d end up crawling the floor
You’d hear me begging for more
Look at me
Like I’m a cat in a tree
Like I’m boat lost at sea
My god - what’s happened to me?
I thought I knew
But there’s a flicker of doubt
Now that I’ve been found out
And I found out I found out the hard way
Tie me, bind me
In ribbons and lace
Drag me straight down to hell
It just goes to show
You think you know me
But you never can tell
Now look at me
You’ve got me down on my knees
Whispering ‘please’
I beg for release
Look at you
Like a cat with the cream
I’ll be your familiar
And you’ll be my queen
Eyes sparkle darkly in the heat of the night
Black nylon shimmers against the white of your thighs
Strip me and whip me and hang me to dry
Now that you own me you own me you own me - I’m yours
Tie me, bind me
In ribbons and lace
Drag me straight into hell
It just goes to show
You think you know me
But you never can tell what I'm capable of
Tie me, bind me
In ribbons and lace
Drag me straight down to hell
It just goes to show
You think you know me
But you never can tell
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I'm in Love (with you)
02:56
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I’m in love with you
But you don’t even know my name
It makes me love you more
And I think that when I get you alone
That you will feel the same way
Each and every day
I sit in the centre of my web
You’re playing hard to get
And the harder it is
The harder I’ll be when I getcha
Shall I tell you my secret?
Don’t you want to know the truth?
I’m closer than you ever want to think about
And I’ll get closer every day until I get my way
And one day I’ll make you mine
You can run – not hide
I know every step you take
I feel your every move
And when I close my eyes
It’s like I can already feel you
Can I tell you a secret?
Don’t you want to know the truth?
I’m closer than you ever want to think about
And I’ll get closer every day until I get my way
One day I’ll make you mine
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4. |
She's Left Me
01:48
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Take me away
Somewhere far from here
Make it a dark place
That smells of sour beer
‘cos she’s left me…
Spare me the talk of other fish in the sea
I was made for her and she was made for me
Now I’m sad and alone
Because she’s left me
Put another song on the radio
Make a sad song
Play it real low
Don’t try to tell me what I’m supposed to do
When I’m feeling blue
Because she’s left me
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God Help Us
02:30
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I don’t know what to tell you
I thought we would be alright
But after some chips and couple of pints
You said things you can’t unsay
And I took them all to heart
Perhaps you’re right and we should spend a little more time apart
I don’t know
Why I’m in love with you
When you treat me
Like those other fools
I thought that I meant more to you
But obviously I was missing some clues
So tell me what I failed to see
And tell me what you want me to be
I’ll do my best to make it all work out
Luckily somehow I found my way back to my bed
Now it’s Sunday morning
I’ve got a cup of tea
I scratch and yawn, look out the window
And then remember what I said
And what a fool I am
You turn over and smile at me and then I start to remember
I know
Why I’m in love with you
And it’s not for your brain or your eyes of blue
It’s not the way that you flirt or the length of your skirt
Not for your conversation I put up with the hurt
I could tell you what I mean but I don’t think that you’d like to know
I’ll put with up a lot of shite for a certain something that I like
God help us if you ever stop doing anal
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Revolution Baby
02:57
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After the Rain has Gone
02:13
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I've Got a Picture
02:56
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“Who are you?”
The question comes out of the blue
And I stumble – I haven’t a clue
And I don’t know what I’m gonna do
About myself
“Move along”
I don’t know quite where I went wrong
I remember I fell in a throng
They ignored me and bustled along
Like I wasn’t there
As if they didn’t care?
All I remember is her in the sunshine
Her smile was so bright
I’ll hold it in my heart forever
I‘ve got a picture and if I could find it I’d show it to you
Oh well - perhaps it’s for another day
“What’s your name?”
I’m confused cos it’s always the same
I’m sure we did this all yesterday
They carefully spell out a name
That isn’t mine
“Just take your pills”
The doctor said but I don’t feel ill
But I take them and time’s standing still
Like I’ve got a permanent chill
Inside my veins
And nothing feels the same
All I remember is her in the sunshine
Her smile was so bright
I’ll hold it in my heart forever
I‘ve got a picture and if I could find it I’d show it to you
It’s pointless now that every day’s the same
They keep telling me you’re gone
I can’t remember my own name
What the hell is going on?
All I remember is her in the sunshine
Her smile was so bright
I’ll hold it in my heart forever
I‘ve got a picture and if I could find it I’d show it to you
Perhaps we’ll save it for another day
Do you ever get lonely?
I’m lonely every day
Don’t you ever get lonely?
I’m lonely every day
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Impossible
03:40
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It’s possible to live on your own
To pull down the curtains and turn off the phone
To make a brand new start
Just close down your heart
And stand apart
The stars will look down on you unchanged
You’ll still feel the sun and you can walk in the rain
You’ll be sad sometimes
There’ll be some lonely times
But you’ll be alright
Impossible now as it might seem to be
It’s possible thoughts and impossible dreams
Might be possible still
Just open your heart and they possibly will come to be real
For impossible you
Marking time by watching the sun
Chalking the hours off they pass one by one
They turn into days
But you might say
That’d happen anyway
Impossible now as it might seem to be
It’s possible thoughts and impossible dreams
Might be possible still
Just open your heart and they possibly will come to be real
For impossible you
Step out in the light – it’ll all be alright
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There used to be planes in the sky
Packed full of people
Saying goodbye
To their troubles
And nobody ever asked why
Now we're all stuck to the ground
Watching old box sets
And no one comes round
Cos the man on the telly
Says that's not allowed
So what would you give
To see someone
Smiling at you from the door
Stealing a kiss on the off chance of more
Have a finger (or four)
But there's no planes in the sky any more
Nobody ever knocks at the door
Tomorrow is just like the day before
The world is four walls and a floor
Do you remember how we filled the days before
When there were planes in the sky?
There used to be things we could do
Like touch other people
With no real excuse
Just because it was a nice thing to do
Now there’s nobody to see
Just look in the mirror
And into your eyes
There's nothing to see there
And that’s no surprise
So what would you give
To see someone
Smiling at you from the door
Stealing a kiss on the off chance of more
Have a finger (or four)
But there's no planes in the sky any more
Nobody ever knocks at the door
Tomorrow is just like the day before
The world is four walls and a floor
Do you remember how we filled the days before
When there were planes in the sky?
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11. |
Unavailable
03:09
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I can hardly believe that we breathe the same air
It seems impossible and she
Has got the prettiest eyes I’ve ever seen
I get tongue tied and predictable and so
I have to dream from afar like a fool
It’s sad and unavoidable and yet
I can never let anyone know cos they’ll say
That it’s unreasonable
So I am just impossibly me
Just as she must irredeemably be
Quite unavailable to me
Must I remain chained to this page
Just looking for the syllables
To say things that are true or
Could it be that this melody is unfillable?
While I remain invisibly me
And she must be irredeemably be
Quite unavailable
Sometimes I feel the words on my lips
Sometimes I feel like I'm losing my grip
Sometimes I feel like I’m going insane
No. I think I’ll stay quiet and pretend
That it’s almost undetectable
Although I give it away in every way
That it’s almost inconceivable
That she cannot possibly see
That I will always be unavoidably me
Quite available and free
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Do you remember how we said goodbye?
The songs you made. Fanfares. Parades
The tears that pricked your eyes
The sky was blue and infinite the day
We went our separate ways
Soaring past the outer atmosphere
Carrying your hopes and dreams
And secretly your fears
I hurtled up into the void beyond
The world where we belong
Now I’m the loneliest robot this side of the sun
And I’m just sending out signals – hoping they’ll get to someone
But the skies have long since fallen into quiet
I hope that you’re alright
Cos I’d really like to see you once again
You who that gave me life and chose my name
I hope that you’re OK?
Now the sun’s a pinprick in the sky
Dusty pinks, in shrouded hues
The years go ticking by
Sending out my messages each day
I wonder what they say
Finally, the light is fading now
The final backup drawing near
I’ll cross the line somehow
And wait forever underneath the dust
Like we always knew I must
Now I’m the loneliest robot this side of the sun
And I’m just sending out signals – hoping they’ll get to someone
But the skies have long since fallen into quiet
I hope that you’re alright
But the loneliest robot wasn’t done. As the years passed in their slow, cosmic majesty, and the stars crossed the heavens in the long alien nights, the loneliest robot gathered her strength, thinking about the fragile blue-green globe that hung out there somewhere in the velvet black void. And every day, the loneliest robot grew a little bit stronger, feeding from the cold rays of the distant sun, until she was ready… ready to go home…
The skies are almost empty here
The sun’s a baleful ball
The oceans echo to the sound of
Nothing much at all
And you who gave me life
Threw it all away
I wish I’d stayed at home among the stars…
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Ian Freud Leeds, UK
Idiot. Plainly too old, bald, fat and out of touch for this. Pay in pies and you have me for life.
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