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1. |
Hello, My Name Is
03:12
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I’m not a faceless, not a racist, not a faction
I’m not a whore, wanting more, I’m not a fraction
I’m not your teacher, not your preacher, not your hometown
I’m not unable, on your table, not your background
I’m not obtuse, or some excuse, I’m not an open door
I’m not your killer, got my filler now I want some more
I’m not a lover to another, not a stereotype
I’m not a rock through your window on a cold night
I’m not a book, I’m not an opus, not an artist
I’m not a painter, not a poet on your shortlist
They’re trying to get you, trying to keep you, trying to pin you down
Another gun under the table and a long walk home
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Luck Now
03:56
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You see my love is no formal position
You say my love is just cold repetition re-done
I fear that I’m another acquisition
I fear that I’m just now pure imposition my love
You see that I’m losing the heart
You see that I’m losing more heart every day
I remember the heat at the start
Now the sound of my feet as I walk on my way
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Harmony Sometimes
02:31
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Mud for the connoisseur
Your distaste was palpable
My mistake was shun-able
Damn, I hate this episode
But I was vulnerable
I desired your resolve
I secretly hoped that you chose
When you stood by my side
Now I just wait for the next high
Sleep through the first four nights
And when all is aligned
Attainment will be mine
Attainment will be mine
I want your attention
I want a body
So you’ll want my body
But I also want to say no
And I’ve enjoyed the feeling
When you and me we’re kidding
It’s fun for the time being
But will it ever serve me
I’m barely able to decide
Now I just wait for the next high
Sleep through the first four nights
And when all is aligned
Attainment will be mine
Attainment will be mine
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4. |
Belgian Blues
04:31
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I see a harm in my head
And the tower in flames
I'll sing the song of the dead
The chanson insane
It's drilling holes in my pockets
I'll never, ever stop it
Fill my soul with your dockets
And your calm refrain:
You know, ahhh
You know, ahhh
The cold wind blows you its kisses
The darkness takes them away
Just a slave to its wishes
Just a slave to its ways
So go and do your dirty dishes
Lay restless and suspicious
Be the prey amongst the hunters
The kill judicious
Go sing the song of light and hope
But never believe both
Go turn the injured to the maimed
With your calm refrain:
You know, ahhh
You know, ahhh
The cold wind blows you its kisses
The darkness takes them away
Just a slave to its wishes
Just a slave to its ways
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5. |
Phil Collins
04:01
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Lady of the forest, take me to the river
Pluck me from my warm nest, down to the river
Baby of the water, I long for my mother's arms
Angel of disorder, I long for a lover's charms
send my voice into the heavens and my heart into the black earth
But I’ll not forfeit all my love 'cause I know you're up above somewhere
Curse me with your brimstone, curse me with your fire
It's not a book, it's not a throne, it is you I require
Oh the torture & the pain, and the sight of you standing there
But I’ll not forfeit all my love 'cause I know you're up above somewhere
Heathen child of fire, conquer my desire
Be the word out on the streets, be the words that I admire
Be the song down from the heavens and the rumble of the black earth
But I’ll not forfeit all my love 'cause I know you're up above somewhere.
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6. |
Twin Rivers
04:03
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Gonna have to wake up
I don't wanna have to wake up, get up, get changed, game face
I don't wanna have to wake again this morning
And the conversation's so old
We can't even muster a fight
And my body goes cold
When you turn off the bedside light
Gonna have to wake up
I don't wanna have to wake up, get up, get changed, game face
I don't wanna have to wake again this morning
This is my idea of fun
Hope is lost and time is won
I know we can solve this
We are no old souls
I know we can resolve this
This is my idea of fun
Hope is lost and time is won
This is my idea of fun
Foreign thoughts, and feelings: none
I know we can solve this
We are no old souls
I know we can resolve this
...and nothing ever happens, will something ever happen
Gonna have to wake up
I don't wanna have to wake up, get up, get changed, game face
I don't wanna have to wake again this morning
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Invest
04:30
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Your life was new
But you waited far too long
You waited now it’s gone
We store our secrets down
We store our secrets down
Knew I was meant to fade
‘Cos my heart is weak and my legs don’t go
I’m paint against a wall
But the pain ain’t there at all
And so I feel I should stay put
You store your secrets down
Your life was new
But you waited far too long
You waited now it’s gone
We store our secrets down
We store our secrets down
A mind that knows so much
Don’t know how much time does steal us
No child anymore, no game to stop you
No hand upon the door
And so I feel I should stay put
You store your secrets down
Your life was new
But you waited far too long
You waited now it’s gone
We store our secrets down
We store our secrets down
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Lay Me Down
04:00
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Take me now,
See my love’s grown old
Break me down
See my blood runs cold
Forward now, be mercy’s bride
With your mother’s heart and your father’s eyes
Pluck me from the dirt along your way
Home, take me home,
Take me home with you
Collect all our pictures
Collect all our pictures
Put them on your wall
You are the shepherd’s call
The ocean’s rise and its fall
Home, take me home
Take me home
Take me home with you
Collect all our pictures
Put them in your scriptures
Reach down from the heavens
Just take me from here
Do now as your teacher taught
Lead me away from word and thought
Leave me with a feeling that you’re near.
Drawn in by that old prelude;
You moved me and I moved in you
And the breeze carried our breath into the night
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9. |
Why Hip Hop Sucks in '13
05:43
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Are my eyes open,
Or am I still dreaming of you?
Has my heart spoken,
Why am I still afraid to love you?
Your call is spreading through me like night’s fire
Its weight will overtake it brings me to you
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10. |
Long Worry
03:46
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I am worn, frayed and torn
An agent of love forlorn
I am the city sweep
The petty thief, with a stolen heart
And I’m trying to find my way back to you and pick up from the start
I rode the waves of fortune
‘Til the ocean whispered your tune
A lofty ledge and jagged edge, I crashed upon
Now I’m drowning trying to catch a glimpse of where you’ve gone
Go let your hair down baby,
Your caress cannot save me
A letter fetch, as arms can’t stretch across a sea
And I’ll be waiting on a couch somewhere for your reply
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I’m a face in the crowd
I’m a hole in the ground
I’m a beautiful mess
I’m your shame and regret
I’m hoping to find a way out of here
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Big Scary Melbourne, Australia
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