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Chaplin
05:01
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You said you want it coz you need it
Now you need it coz you want it and that's fine.
It doesn't matter that it isn't what it was
When it was something that was mine.
Your tried to take it but I wouldn't go
And even then I tried to tell you so
But now as crazy as it is, it isn't.
This is not my bliss.
Least now I know.
So tell me, isn't it funny how it used to be
But now that table's turned?
And I don't know if I should show you
Just how low you took it to the place I'd earned.
I, I, I, I needed to breathe and so I had to go
But even when I tried to tell you so
You didn't see it, couldn't be it.
Has to flee it, back to me now I've returned.
No, no, not now I should have guessed
It wouldn't hold, it wouldn't last.
And we were running out of reasons
And the seasons of my life were rushing past.
You wanted more and it would never end.
I hit the floor coz I could not pretend.
This empty grace you fill your place with
Can't embrace it, I replaced it with a friend.
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2. |
Doddiscombsleigh
04:57
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I'm watching the ice cubes orbiting the glass,
Cleaning the car again in the hope that you'll walk past,
Holding your hand as our first miracle appears,
Drinking good whiskey in Doddiscombsleigh...
If I'd have met you at the crossroads I'd have sold my soul to him.
There's so many who would dream of being in the shoes I'm in.
But now we're pretty sleep deprived and the kids are centre stage,
I'll be folding the corner and repeating this page because
The only thing in my heart is love for you and that'll never change.
The only thing in my heart is love for you and that'll never change.
Our port of call was close, being carried by the tide.
We'd been shaken to the core, we couldn't find a place to hide.
Who's up there sharpening raindrops, natures bullets from the sky?
We're all looking for answers, but nature's way can be so unkind.
We'd only scratched the surface, never braved the ocean deep.
That touch of fear had given me all the clarity I need.
The daily pinch is yet to wake me from this dream I'm in.
I think I'll take my chances and I'd do it again because
The only thing in my heart is love for you and that'll never change.
The only thing in my heart is love for you and that'll never change.
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3. |
40 Times Around the Sun
05:08
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We waltz again around the sun, get dizzy as we're spun
Jumble up the anagram once more, same letters as before
Still tempted by the twist of life's forbidden fruit, just can't resist
My mind is blown again, the gyroscope is bent
Need to keep on eye on horizons
Been lucky up to now, steer clear of weather foul
Keep going 'til your last token is spent
Mistook my look of fear for fun
Spun the barrel of the gun
Under Mother Nature's thumb
Before my ship is sunk
Anticipate my every move
My odds I know will not improve
It's really not my place to intrude
Lights reveal it's all in one room
Lights reveal it's all in one room
Lights reveal it's all in one room
The fair is moving out of town, just shadows on the ground
Next time around I'll politely decline, derail the central line
Never been a fan of those white knuckle rides
We've watched each other fall, a sea of endless trawl
Each one of us with built in self destruct
Be grateful for your lot, I said be grateful for your lot
Keep going 'til your last token is spent
We waltz again around the sun clinging on to those we love
Each time around the gravity pulls me
Gets harder to align the slingshot each time
We waltz again around the sun clinging on to those we love
Each time around the gravity pulls me
Gets harder to align the slingshot each time
(Keep on waltzing, keep on waltzing, keep on keep on keep on waltzing
Round and round and round, round and round
Keep on waltzing, keep on waltzing
Round and round and round we go and round and round and round...)
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4. |
Deities
04:22
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You were once great as the gods,
Straddled the clouds, put your heart in every sound,
Worked so hard building worlds of harmony.
But now that greatness has passed,
Why must not we touch your hem with our two hands?
Show now irreverence please, speak only good.
Life is so easy, so easy from where you are.
Life is so easy, so easy from where you are.
While we hang on every word,
Again and again mine the depths of your own past.
Wring every sentiment dry, leave only bones.
Now there's no need to explain,
But the world wants to know whatever became of you?
Hiding in another world of harmony?
Life is so easy, so easy from where you are.
Life is so easy, so easy from where you are.
And in your sacred last words,
It's hard to believe that there's nothing left to say.
Before you fill the last page,
Not so you write it the same,
Put down your heart in sound
And speak only good.
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5. |
Nature's Paparazzi
04:10
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Cracked open a rock, found a moment in time
Makes you realise life strikes a pretty fine line
Proves that all of our actions have equal reactions
Clearly most of us lack a little foresight
Nature's paparazzi, catch the magic of life
While reality thieves go under the knife
As the fencer get higher so increases desire
Nothing torments us more than an unopened door
Nothing torments us more
I'd fight an army of Harryhausen's monsters
I could mould my plasticine, perfect dream, happy ever after
I fear the puppeteer pulling all your strings
And carving you the perfect smile while all the while
You're dead inside
Now we live in an age where nothing is sacred
A ghost-written biography, she leaked herself naked
Those of humble beginnings gazing up at high ceilings
Never getting the chance to realise their own dreams
Melchett's cannon fodder, so why do we bother
Lay us down in the silt so you can bury your guilt
But there will come a time they will unearth your secrets
And the greedy among us will finally stand trial
I'd fight an army of Harryhausen's monsters
I could mould my plasticine, perfect dream, happy ever after
I fear the puppeteer pulling all your strings
And carving you the perfect smile while all the while
You're dead inside
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6. |
Ripples
05:04
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Silent, tiny ripples travel over the surface.
They're silent echoes of the stone that broke through the water
And oh, will they reach the shore?
Who knows...
Motionless when it began, so still and so peaceful.
Now water gently dances after ghosts on the surface
And oh, will they reach the shore?
Who knows...
Restless rain and river flow toward deeper oceans together.
Here the ebb and flow of tides, they are turning
And oh, will they reach the shore?
Who knows...
Hidden waters flowing will wash away.
The ripples on the surface become the waves.
Hidden waters flowing will wash away the ripples on the surface.
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7. |
King's Langoliers
05:12
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Lost, little chance that we'll ever find the truth.
I tried to look into your past for your misspent youth.
The puzzle is left with so many lost pieces to find.
The truth that we lost with you, eaten by King's Langoliers.
So how did you meet? Was it love at first sight of each other?
I hope you were happy when time ran out for you.
I sometimes still whisper a prayer for you.
But now we display our lives for all to see,
Like a fly on the wall of our own hypocrisy.
As long as you paint the right picture you'll find happiness.
Keep up with the Jones', spare little thought for the rest.
But how should we be when it seems we've lost sight of each other?
I hope we'll be happy when time runs out.
I sometimes still whisper a prayer or two.
How did you meet? Was it love at first sight of each other?
I hope you were happy when time ran out for you.
I sometimes still whisper a prayer.
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8. |
Slaves to Black & White
06:21
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Face to the crowd with an eye on the headlines,
Casting a stone at the first of the victims now.
Measure a life by how close you were born to where you are now.
It will come back to haunt you, oh.
Shielding your eyes from the light while you try to
Pull out the teeth of the serpent that pulls you down.
Clamber to find evidence for your master,
Smothering lives with the weight of disaster, oh.
But don't, don't feel so bad, don't be so quick to judge
And don't give them what they want.
We all feel the weight, the weight of the chains drowning us
And we would become slaves to black and white.
Raising a flag for mistakes that survived while
Placing our pride in an outdated legacy.
Master the art of manipulation,
Having your way with the truth as it happens, oh.
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9. |
Dust
04:22
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I'm sat here alone
Time's pretty much standing still
I've bitten my fingernails down to the bone
Still the phone doesn't ring
Comes as no surprise
Last night you cut me down to size
I've been wasting your time and mine
What went wrong?
Whatever we had is long gone
You keep telling me that the rot set in long ago
It was never meant to be
It wasn't you, it was me
I'm gonna wait until the dust settles down
Hope you change your mind
I'm gonna wait until the dust settles down
Hope you change your mind
I'm waiting here still
Chance to find if you won't or you will
Well it's time to decide
Can't hide what went wrong
Still this keeps dragging on
Comes as no surprise
Time to give up this blind compromise
I've been towing the line so long
But not now
It's more than I can allow
So keep telling me that the rot setting in long ago
But finally I see this has nothing to do with me
I'm gonna wait until the dust settles down
Hope you change your mind
I'm gonna wait until the dust settles down
Hope you change your mind
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10. |
Itch
05:06
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So, so...
Should I be pleased with what you are
And what you give me every day?
Should I keep smiling all the time that I'm with you?
And do I give you what's inside
The core of me, all that I shield
From those around me every day, even you?
All this time. All this time...
Well on the surface all seems fine.
Would I be mad to think away?
For people say we're perfect two
Shine so brightly me and you.
Oh I can hear the whispers now
But do I care for what they say?
What's in my heart is all that matters anyway.
All this time. All this time...
Another year, another day,
The days go slow and yet time flies.
How did we get so far along
Yet no closer you and I?
Please do not think that I don't feel
That I don't need or love or care
But each day as time passes us by
I don't know if we'll grow together
Or if we drift apart, drift apart...
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Who'd've believed it's there below the surface all the time
Seems a little unkind
Hiding in plain sight
We never give in without a fight
I push with all of my might
As easy to bottle it up a little tighter until it goes pop
It's important these emotions do not see the light of day
It's my twisted therapy
The only person who knows me is me
And I'm teetering on the flimsiest branch at the top of the tree...
The longer you're in denial the further you'll fall
You're caught up in the endless pursuit to be cool
All the people I wanted to be - the least of which was always me
Jock mentality cliché
The mystery man with the Milk Tray but with a better hand to play
So was it a 'yes' from the man from Del Monte
A Beetlejuice dance with Mr Belafonte
Think I'm losing myself to the unwritten page
And now, at an age when I really don't care
It's a blessed relief to return to my lair
So please ponder these words I reluctantly share...
The longer you're in denial the further you'll fall
You're caught up in the endless pursuit to be cool
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12. |
Leaving Bird
04:12
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Ask the leaving bird for me
Ask him why he had to leave
No one in his space
Nothing left behind, no resting place
Your heart is coldest here
Won't you ever be released?
Death, don't follow me again
Death, don't follow me again
Why the distant voice?
Why the cries for help above the noise?
No answers are there here
Gone the way of a bird on the wing
Why the distant voice?
Why the cries for help above the noise?
Your heart is coldest here
Won't you ever be?
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13. |
Pacifica
03:38
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14. |
Humanity
05:56
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Humanity, what do you think about it?
(We need) a little peace, a meeting of the minds.
It seems to me the more I think about it
I cannot see the reason or the rhyme.
Do you think we're wasting time?
Conversation's weighing heavy on my mind.
Will we learn and seek and find
Or carry on until the sky is falling?
Liberty, what do you think about it?
Calamity, a blessing in disguise?
So easily, yet easier to doubt it,
We can achieve so much with our lives.
Do you think we'll learn in time
Everything you do affects you down the line?
I'd like to think we will be fine
And change our ways before the sky is falling...
It seems to me we've lost our way,
Preoccupied with things that slowly fade away.
Will we come good end of the day
Or carry on regardless?
Can we undo all that's be done?
Separated by the choices we've become,
We have the same chance all and one
To make a change before the sky is falling.
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