1. |
Second Chances
03:33
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I can't escape
The dreams I make
I need to start again
but not until I wake
I walked away
there's no today
I need to walk it off
on these two feet of clay
Are there no second chances?
Any more?
A last reprieve?
A final straw?
A second look?
A hidden door?
For anyone on earth?
I want to give
I need to take
I hear the wind outside
Every time I wake
I have a friend
That I will to lend
I have the cold outside
Have it till the end
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2. |
Stay Humble
03:46
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Nod and smile and say the right things
Nod and smile with furrowed brow
Yes I am the one to save you
Yes I am your saviour now
I'll stay humble if it serves my purpose
I'll stay humble if it gets things done
I'll stay humble till it starts to hurt us
I'll stay humble as a loving son
Polity - you need a leader
All you need - I'll give you now
All I want is you there supine
And when you rise, you scrape and bow
I'll stay humble if it serves my purpose
I'll stay humble if it gets things done
I'll stay humble till it starts to hurt us
I'll stay humble as a loving son
Nod and smile and kiss that baby
Nod and smile and show I care
It's the thing for which you hunger
Kiss the bride now she's stripped bare
I'll stay humble if it suits my purpose
I'll stay humble if it gets things done
I'll stay humble till it starts to hurt us
I'll stay humble as a loving son
Round and round
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3. |
Mellow Gold
02:39
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My love is deeper, deeper than coal
It's worth more to me now than mellow gold
My love is older than a fine wine
My love is holy but not a shrine
But I wanna be alone sometimes
I wanna be alone sometimes
Doesn't really matter what they say
I wanna be alone today
My love is tighter, tighter than wire
The pain burns brighter than any fire
Any fire
But I wanna be alone sometimes
I wanna be alone sometimes
Doesn't really matter what they say
I wanna be alone today
Being alone while being with someone
Being alone isn't easy to do
But some things you do when you
wanna be alone sometimes (Orson Welles)
I wanna be alone sometimes
Doesn't really matter what they say
I wanna be alone today
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4. |
Stay Happy!
02:56
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5. |
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When you find yourself upon the bathroom floor
And you know there's nothing left but they need more
Don't listen to reason or rhyme
They're only the mildest guidelines
you found yourself; that's one thing you got right
When you catch yourself upon a speeding train
and you're keening like an animal in pain
Don't give in to reason or rhyme
Don't do anybody no crime
you found yourself so now you got nothing more to prove
ten long years
greater than all your fears
greater than all your fears
When you find yourself upon the bathroom floor
And you realise nothing matters anymore
You'll see all the reasons and rhymes
White blossom with bells on, sunshine
You found yourself at least until next time
ten long years
greater than all your fears
greater than all your fears
ten long years
greater than all your fears
greater than all your fears
all your fears
ten long years
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6. |
Too Late Now
02:58
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Maybe it's all or nothing
Maybe too close to call
Maybe we should be asking
Which way we're gonna fall
It's too late now
We're going down together
It's too late now
To turn around
Maybe the rocks are bluffing
Maybe they'll break our fall
Maybe we should be asking
Before we hit that wall
It's too late now
We're going down together
It's too late now
To turn around
It looks like we
We're going down together
It's too late now
to miss the ground
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7. |
Den Building
02:44
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I'm a den-building boy
and I buit dens all through summer
all my friends
knew my dens
but they could not build like me
Now and then, I seem coy
like an actor in a drama
Look again, ladyfriend:
I'm just sizing up a tree
But tell me to and I'll stop building,
I'll stop building an hour or three
I'm a grave-digging guy
and I dig graves when they're needed
Every one,
When they're done
fits the coffin to a "T"
But ask me to, and I'll stop digging,
I'll stop diggin , if you ask me
Now that I'm old Im' astounded
That both of us waited so long
Now that I'm old I'm confounded
What did I build all along?
I'm a den-building boy
Always was and always will be
If you stay,
anyway
will you build a den with me?
So ask me to, and I'll stop building
I'll stop building my dens for you
For you.
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8. |
Fireflies
03:45
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Fireflies
Dusk and the sun sets in the sky
As the orange fades to darkness and I get a high
There's a magic in the air as we play our game
Hide and seek soon distracted when the lightning bugs came
Fireflies
Make me wonder
How they glow so bright
Fireflies
In the evening
Flicker with their light
Fireflies
Capture something
Innocent and free
Fireflies
Mesmerize the child in me
I always like to question how
They muster up the power leaving me to say wow
I'm in love with these creatures so tiny but bright
And in a moment they are gone, in the dark of night
Fireflies
Make me wonder
How they glow so bright
Fireflies
In the evening
Flicker with their light
Fireflies
Capture something
Innocent and free
Fireflies
Mesmerize the child in me
Another world just as important
Goes on like mine
Under a moonlit sky
Where the fireflies shine
(spoken)
I wish I was kid again
Wait a minute I still am
Fireflies
Make me wonder
How they glow so bright
Fireflies
In the evening
Flicker with their light
Fireflies
Capture something
Innocent and free
Fireflies
Mesmerize the child in me
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9. |
This Box I'm In
04:07
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You can’t find a dragon Or big floppy hats
Sometimes that makes us lonely and a little sad
I remember being ten hiding out in my room
Cause I didn’t know then I didn’t have a clue
But now..maybe I do
Lost here in this fog
Looking at tribulation
Like this machine was god
Well, I think not
But I’m so boxed in
I’m so boxed in
With my friends
I’m so boxed in
With family
I’m wonderfully lucky
Cause this Box is going win
This box I’m in
They came through the circuit with hot, dreamy hurt
Caught up with all the bullies culled by all their words
I expected dying then cause I couldn’t see a new way
But love makes a big dent when it’s brought into play
So now..chorus…
Bridge
It’s been a battle from the beginning
But hate will never take the winnings
chorus
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10. |
Popemobile
03:01
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11. |
Ithica
02:41
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It's getting hot so I'm waiting by the pool
I'd rather not but I'm waiting for a message
It's a lot for a man like me to lose
But I'm hot so I'm taking off my shoes
Ooh
We're going to Ithica
Keep going to Ithica
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12. |
Heaven Without Us
04:17
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When I got here to heaven
no one was here at all
Shopping mall white and gold in heaven
But empty of life
There's a heaven without us (fool's gold)
And a heaven within
We don't choose where we find it
Just got to let it in
Stumble around the streets of heaven
No one could hear my cries
Then in a coffee shop deserted
A girl sips and cries
There's a heaven without us (fool's gold)
And a heaven within
We don't choose where we find it
Just got to let it in
We're alone in heaven
We're alone in heaven
Like we knew we were
There's a heaven without us (fool's gold)
And a heaven within
We don't choose where we find it
Just got to let it in
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13. |
Galaxy
01:34
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14. |
Don't Blow It
02:50
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Don't blow it
No don't blow it
So don't blow it
You really wanna blow it now I know
But if you show it
They're pulling you down
There's plenty of people around
That won't blow it
So slow it down and look around
and go to town
You'll be found
If you show it
They're pullin' you down
There's plenty of people around
They won't blow it
If they leave you there
In the dead of night
When the money's gone
and it don't look right
And they'll hold your hand
and they'll do it there
and the money's gone
So don't blow it
So slow it down
and look around
and go to town
and you'll be found
if you show it
they're pulling you down
there's plenty of people around
they won't blow it
If they leave you there
In the dead of night
When the money's gone
and it don't look right
And they'll hold your hand
and they'll do it there
and the money's gone
So don't blow it
You really want to blow it now I know
But if you show it
They're pullin you down
There's plenty of people around
They won't blow it
So maybe slow it down
and look around...
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15. |
Life Is...
03:15
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I've been
Stuck with a hairpin
Everyone else in
Feeling's of woe
Now I'm
Stuck on a landmine
nobody big time
Wanting to know
Life is what we're doing in between
We're not waiting for an invititation from the queen
Not Zen -
Tender and broken
Counting up to 10
and letting it go
Easy -
Said but it ain't done
I'm talking to no-one
Ain't letting it go
Life is what we're doing in between
We're not waiting for an invitation from the queen
I'm not waiting for a chance to be the one
I'm just waiting for my hope with all my easy-licious
So! Lo
Life is...
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16. |
Take Me Alive
03:08
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Ooh, you'll never take me alive
Dead-eye
wandering round the room
there's nobody in this gloom
there nothing I want to say
Deaf, dumb,
nobody likes a plain one
nobody rides a lame one
Nobody wants to play
Ooh, you'll never take me alive
Could I
wandering round the pig sty?
Even a strong man will cry
When they land too much blame
Ten ton
nobody gets a light one
nobody owns what they done
just throw it in the flame
Ooh, you'll never take me alive
When you say that name
does it sound peculiar?
Does it seem so strange?
To anyone called Julia?
Noone knows her name
She's become unrulier
It's the same old game
Ooh, you'll never take me alive
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17. |
03/03/1943
02:04
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18. |
Buried in a Schoolyard
04:00
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V1 Full of tomorrows promise
Promise of tomorrow full
Cotton scattered through my mind
Eyes covered in thick wool
V2 Looking backwards through a telescope
Everything out of reach
Its not about what you learn
More ‘bout what you teach
C Reality now up and gained
But Innocence lost its true
Buried in a school yard
Somewhere out near you
V3 How could it go so wrong
Knowing less was better
Ill have to take the world to task
In an open letter
V4 I was happy in my naivety
But now the gates are open
Cant go back to how it was
Feels like everything is broken
C Reality now up and gained
But Innocence lost its true
Buried in a school yard
Somewhere out near you
B its called growing up
But I’m really not sure why
Cause now all my hopes and dreams
Seems to have passed me by
C Reality now up and gained
But Innocence lost its true
Buried in a school yard
Somewhere out near you (repeat)
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19. |
London Town
03:36
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London Town DLG
I Wokeup this morning, and I jumped out of bed
I Grabbed up my ticket and it ran through my head
I'm going down, down, down..I’m going down
….That track to London town...
I’m going down, down, down I’m going down
…..That track to London town
last night I couldn’t hardly sleep,
I was caught up in all my dreams
can’t even imagine what I’ll do or see
but Liverpool’s a tough place to be
I'm going down, down, down, I’m going down
that track to London Town
I’ve always done what I had to do
Guess this time it’s leavin’ Liverpool
Cause this man don’t want to sail the sea
.that don’t do nothing for me
chorus
I was raised here without the posh
but us scousers know what we got
We got us one strong family
but still I'm lucky that I can leave
chorus
and Daddy handed me the money I need
cause chuggers don't run that track for free
Bless Mama she gave me some food for the trip
and Uncle Bob gave me plenty of tips
but when that train stops and I jump on out
I'll be standing down in London town
I'll be standing down in London town
chorus
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20. |
100 Love Songs
02:15
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21. |
Information Zone
03:28
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I'm not begging you to rescue me
I'm much to proud for that
I'm not asking you on bended knee
I'm just a scaredy cat
Information
Information that I've known
Information in the
Information Zone
I couldn't ask you all the things I want
for fear that you'll speak true
so I'll just sit here trying to meet your eye
and maybe smile at you
Information
Information that I've learned
Information
Information burns
It burns so bright
It burns all night
It burns so hot
It burns alright
I wouldn't even recognise your face
So here I'm staying sat
I'm not thinking of a meeting place
Why would I do that?
Information
Information that I've known
Information in the
Information Zone
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22. |
The Robot "Sings"!
03:15
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23. |
Ziggurats
03:07
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24. |
YHWH
04:04
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25. |
Country Mile
02:10
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26. |
In The Fall
03:40
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27. |
End is Nigh
03:17
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28. |
Poopy Pants
02:36
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29. |
Body Language
03:48
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30. |
My Grandfather's Clock
03:24
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Since he was young my grandad had a most sought-after knack
He could fix any gadget with a single hammer whack
All except a carriage clock he kept up on the mantle
"King William" was the name engraved upon its cold brass handle
When grandpa died he willed "Old Bill" would be my one bequest
I looked upon that little clock as something of a test
But though I tried a thousand tricks with Billy on my knee
His stubborn little hour-hand never even twitched for me
My Little Willy won't Dong-dong-dong
Upright and proud, but not very loud
My "Little Willy" won't Dong-Dong-Dong
But one day he might take your breath away
As time went on I lost all hope so Willy gathered dust
Until one day I blurted out "I'll fix my clock or bust!"
With William standing fast and firm and proud upon lap
I snatched my old lump hammer up and struck the fateful tap
But bonking Billy on the rear did nothing much to wake him
And now I've lost my joi de vivre, I'm really rather shaken
Old Willy's standing tall upon my little bedside table
But I don't dare to go outside - I'm not sure that I'm able
But I have a dream - and in that dream
My Little Willy goes Dong-dong-dong
Upright and proud, sweet strong and loud
My "Little Willy" goes Ding-Dang-Dong
O! He would really take your breath away
Solo
This morning my new sweetheart came and knocked upon my door
Because she hadn't seen me for at least a week or more
I don't know how she got into my home or up the stairs
But there she was and so she got an eyeful of my wares
My Little Willy went Dong-dong-dong
Upright and proud, sweet strong and loud
My "Little Willy" went Dong-Ding-Dang
O! He would really take your breath away
What happened next I can't explain or truly understand
She grabbed my beater by the shaft but then it slipped her hand
It must have hit the wall behind and given Bill a clip
A century of silence stopped when Willy did a tick!
He did one more and then again till ticking filled the place
Her eyes aglow, she snatched him up and buffed his little face
"I've never seen one quite as old as this" she said, aghast
And then she threw my willy out the window through the glass
My Little Willy went Dong-dong-dong
Upright and proud, sweet strong and loud
My "Little Willy" went Ding-Dang-Dong
O! He would really take your breath away
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31. |
Invisible Flood
02:10
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32. |
Wish Puppet
04:10
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33. |
Little 1
03:16
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34. |
Lighter
01:59
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35. |
Falling In Love
01:58
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36. |
Without A Net
03:25
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37. |
A Literal Mind
03:58
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38. |
Mr Men
03:12
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39. |
Take It All
04:00
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40. |
Bring The Pain
02:38
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41. |
Ordinary Way
04:12
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42. |
Over The Trees
02:39
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44. |
Drowning Rabbits
02:17
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45. |
Long, Long Time
02:10
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46. |
Oh Noe!
03:10
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47. |
Sodium Pentothal
01:53
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49. |
Tears Of The Shamed
03:14
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50. |
The Fall
02:52
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51. |
Möbius Strips
01:57
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52. |
Biting My Tongue
02:45
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53. |
Loveless
03:22
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