1. |
Midnight Run
04:32
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if we have had enough we don't have to tow their line
what matters most is us and how we want to spend our time
we could start again it doesn't matter where we are
in a new town we can be anyone we want
we could leave tonight we could make a midnight run
we'd be far away before anybody knows we're gone
but keep it to yourself don't spread it like a forest fire
keep it on the down low i'll reach you on the calling wire
i don't want their jokes i don't want them judging me
and if we were to stay we could never find the time to leave
if they found us out would they punish you or me this time
i don't wanna live anywhere they say ideas are crimes
but keep that to yourself don't spread it like a forest fire
keep it on the down low i'll reach you on the calling wire
anywhere we are we could build a house of love
no matter what we've got with each other we will have enough
we could swear an oath we could make a lifelong pact
to keep each other close and i don't need a god for that
i won't keep it to myself i will spread it like a forest fire
tell everybody else i will tell them 'til my blood runs dry
i won't keep it to myself i will spread it like a forest fire
tell everybody else i will tell them 'til my blood runs dry yeah
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2. |
Change
04:25
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I'm stressed
Depressed
Need to eat more need to drink less
Think long and hard of what's best
Need to get this frog off my chest
I walk on my feet
Don't knock on doors
If I had paws guess I'd walk on all fours
Give me your drink
What's mine is yours
If I could quit
It'd be cause for applause
I kid myself when I'm sat on my arse
I'm not unemployed I'm just freelance
I like to talk
I like to dance
I like to read books and i like to
play cards
I dislike fakes
And am wary of greed
I like the taste
But I smoke too much weed
And that makes it worse
No coins in the purse
Gonna give me an early ride in the back of a hearse
For a change tonight I won't cry
But I need another way to pass the time
Got no money
Got no style
Got no more substance on which to rely
I'm on the scrounge for things to find
Like a bit of Baccy or a bottle of wine
Think I may go outta my mind
If it ain't already happened over time
I need a change
Need to help myself
Need to wise up and improve my health
Need to stop blaming the hand I'm dealt
But I guess I need a little bit of help myself
I shout and I cuss
When it all gets too much
Direct my anger at the ones I love
Push away people who care for me
Bite and scratch at the hand that feeds
If people wanna listen I'll tell them what I think
Just don't listen when I had too much drink
I peed in your pocket, said it was rain
Keep your eyes open or I'll do it again
I'm a sarcastic bastard
Like how do you do
I can already see that I'm better than you
Jealousy abounds
It gets me down
act a clown
Spit venom and I frown
If I wanna share my life
With someone nice
Better get better at being liked
This is it
Fight or flight
Thought I got it but I was dreaming tonight
Between my dreams I blur the lines
I exist in different times
Parallel places
Hidden minds
Gotta wake up now this worlds mine
Nine am I'm still in bed
Must have a screw loose inside of my head
Can't just accept what society says
So I pull the covers over my head instead
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3. |
To The Skies
05:13
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Boom zap zee dap zoom bom zap zedap zoom bom bom bom
Many years from now will people still stare at the stars
Wond'ring if another will ever get to walk on mars
Will we see the night sky through a cloudy toxic haze
Will we be expanding or will it be the end of days
Can we get together maybe work towards the cause
Exit planet earth and go to live amongst the stars
Terraform the heavens and get closer to the truth
Get rid of all confessions and use the wood up from the booth
Oh the quest for knowledge that can never be complete
But that don't mean that we should bitch and keep dragging our feet
All the indicators say that one day we must go
And I wish that I could see it cause it'll really be a show
But I was born too early though we're living at the peak
The internet needs to reset for most days of the week
To travel to another world there's still so much to know
Many years development and many more to go
Surviving all the hazards will not be an easy feat
But something more it seems before we all will have to beat
Fighting the antiquity to reach out from the dark
Take that brilliant idea and just knock it out the park
Boom zap
To the skies, to the skies we go
What we'll find we don't exactly know
Boom zap
To the skies to find another home
What a thing to really boldly go
If you think that it's impossible and only ends in tears
Just look how far we have come in less than fifty years
From dream to speech to space flight and men landing on the moon
While people gathered awestruck to watch it in their living rooms
If people liberate themselves from superstitious doubt
We might just inch a little closer to what it's all about
Accepting with humility there's lots more left to learn
We know so much but not enough to plan for the return
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4. |
Love
04:51
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she's in my head crawl across the bathroom just to escape you
she's in my bed she shouldn't of allowed this it's too much of a risk
oh i stare at this figure way above me she's just too proud of me
she's fallen in love fallen in love got no crazy superstitions or lazy inhibitions about love
like cuts from above and the hand that rocks the cradle is way beneath the table
the doorbell rings it's her beau from back in time where all the animals sing
and i could never win she wants me when i'm bad but when i'm good it's just a sin
and i could pray for rain to wash away the anger all the misery and pain
i hope she's gone insane and tomorrow will be different but i know it's all the same
she's fallen in love fallen in love got no crazy superstitions or lazy inhibitions about love
like cuts from above and the grass is always greener when i never get to see her
she bends the rules it's something of an issue when she refuses to lose
but i'm not a fool i learned a lot about her from all the other boys at school
they said she'd fallen in love fallen in love got no crazy superstitions or lazy inhibitions about love like cuts from above and i've got no ammunition i just wish that i had listened to my friends
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5. |
At Sea
03:56
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In the chair there is a rattlesnake who's haunted by the sea
His father was a sailor back in nineteen forty three
On the steps there is a drunkard who is slowly coming round
His hands are done up backwards and his feet are off the ground
A drunkard plies his trade by practice learning all the while
Spend all their time here...
The snake had joined the circus after many failed attempts
At writing dirty magazines and sitting on the fence
They say he had a woman once who left him for a song
He bought her lots of jewellery but always got it wrong
Alas the lass had bigger dreams than rattlesnakes conceive
For shame he couldn't make it here to give a little speech
He plays the role of tightrope as it's almost Halloween
Spends all his time there...
He tried to be a diver but he always got the bends
He sang upon a cruiseship just to try to make amends
Packed up all his whistles and he headed out to sea
He said you ain't got long to live, when living it with me
And all the men have wooden teeth and fingers made of rope
Scrub the decks a hundred times on any given boat
Battle hardened bastards soaked in rum and brine
Spend all their time here...
The mercy of the ocean is a fickle thing indeed
For gods and kings or anyone can lose themselves at sea
The creaking of the timber deck sings a mournful tune
And men can lose their minds whilst they are staring at the moon
The rattlesnake had hit the rocks and hit the booze as well
And when he walked out to the docks he tripped ashore and fell
Off of the wagon chasing dragons all that's left to tell
Spends all his time there...
In the chair there is a rattlesnake who's haunted by the sea
His head is full of shopping lists, he looks a lot like me
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6. |
Ready For The Summer
05:38
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Gonna get up today
Gonna get my head straight
Cause summers coming I can hardly wait
Can't shake a frown
when the weathers down
Don't like myself
Don't like my town
But things are gonna change
Change is gonna come
So I'm gonna go soak up the sun
Mood is great
Gonna call up my mates
Get out and about in the warming rays
We had a long dark winter
Too much rain
Not enough sun touch a man in the brain
It's not unusual
But it's a shame
Wet on the way to work will make me complain
Though I born in the snow
It's the sun I love
Like uv rays are are a blessing from above
It almost make me forget
I don't believe in god
But when it's shining like it is today I just feel good
I
Am ready for the summer
I
Am ready for the sun
When the sky is clearer
We gonna have some fun
But when the time gets nearer
Cause we've only just begun
Shorts and sunnies
Hat and a vest
To cover up the belly
Get a tan on the rest
Phone in my pocket
Wallet in the back
Headin out the house
With a football in my bag
Gotta enjoy it
Nothing can stop me
Til the winter come again and ill be sorry
But for now its cooking
Right now its warm
So now I'm happy and now I'm on form
Chillin with a bevvy
In the back of the pub
Arguing the BBQ don't ya think they're done
If we could spend our days
in total summer
That would be wicked cause the winter is a bummer
I know it comin
Don't wanna face it
Cause I like the heat hate the freezing
Cold around the corner is always near
So we'll hang on to the memories until next year
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7. |
The Time Machine
06:05
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I would like to discover
A new way to be
A world like no other
Where we can be free
I fail to recall how
it got so messed up
Was it on purpose
Or just my dumb luck
Why'd we have to keep secrets
Keep a chain round the past
Why'd we have to discover
The biggest lies last
Why do I still remember
How we burned and crashed
And I left it too late, to reciprocate
But I'd still take you back
And I have a theory
Yeah I have a view
I have some pet hates
And I know you do too
Like thinking too deeply
About the future of us
Or treating you cheaply
Shoulda made more of a fuss
But why'd we have to spread rumours
About our hates and our fears
Kind of thing will destroy us
Eats away at the years
Why did we ever fight so
Why'd we go on attack
And I want to escape, but it may be too late
Why can't we just go back
I could build a machine
So we could all start again
And I could stay or could leave
But I guess that all would depend
On if you would have me
In one time or not
I'd ask if you missed me
Or if you forgot
So why'd we have to keep jumping
Through our space and time
Why'd we have to revisit
All of your faults and mine
Can I not just tell you
All the lessons I learned
And it's only because, I want you to love
That I won't return
I won't return
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Neil By Mouth Stevenage, UK
My name Neil
I play music
I drink tea
I poor English skills
But not all three
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