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Eliza
03:51
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Eliza
You shake it to the left, shake it to the right
Shake it down the middle too
Your feet doin one thing while your arms do another
That syncopated rhythm you do
All eyes upon you
Fascination on the face of the crowd
The dance would overcome you
Your head somewhere high in the clouds
Oh oh Eliza, whatever happened to you
Oh oh oh Eliza, I wonder what became of you
Head up head down hands down to the ground
Swing out with your leg and sway
Oh oh oh Eliza, those really were the days
Young at heart nothing much to think of
Salad days through and through
Then comes work and somewhere to live
And maybe a family too
The next thing you know, your bones are getting old
The cares start to weigh you down
There's no escaping the ties you're making
Tend to make you wear a frown
Oh oh Eliza, whatever happened to you
Oh oh oh Eliza, I wonder what became of you
Head up head down hands down to the ground
Swing out with your leg and sway
Oh oh oh Eliza, those really were the days
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Under The Sun
04:05
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Under The Sun
Night follows on from day follows on from month follows on from years
The light follows on from dark follows on from wasting of tears
Love follows on from like follows on from meet follows on from near
Hate follows on from politics follows on from our fears
Far be it from me to tell you what to think or what to say
Far be it from me to spoil a good day
But there's evil under the sun and evil has its way
Of creeping through the crevices between the words we don't say
Passion follows energy from a meeting of minds
Thoughts give rise to feelings but the actions are blind
Time follows on from space follows on from mass and momentum
Love flows like a river across multiple dimensions
Far be it from me to tell you what to think or what to say
Far be it from me to spoil a good day
But there's evil under the sun and evil has its way
Of creeping through the crevices between the words we don't say
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Faith Hope And Charity
04:30
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Faith Hope And Charity
Here's the church and here's the steeple
Look inside and there's the people
A congregation gathered in
From short and wide to tall and thin
We all need friends we all need love
We'd all like help from up above
Sometimes things don't go our way
Sometimes luck just goes astray
I'm looking to you for answers
I'm looking to you for hope
I'm looking to you for a crumb of comfort
If you could help me cope
I know it stands to reason
It's pride before a fall
I'm hoping for a miracle
Or anything at all
It's all about faith what we believe
It's all about hope and make believe
It's all about force and holding on
It's all about the strength we call upon
Faith hope and charity
And what will be will surely be
Try my best then let it go
Then we'll see what we will see
(What will we see)
I work a job but it's not me
I'm more than that or I hope to be
Just one more sinner lost at sea
Hoping someone rescues me
I'm looking to you for answers
I'm looking to you for hope
I'm looking to you for a crumb of comfort
If you could help me cope
I know it stands to reason
It's pride before a fall
I'm hoping for a miracle
Or anything at all
It's all about faith what we believe
It's all about hope and make believe
It's all about force and holding on
It's all about the strength we call upon
Faith hope and charity
And what will be will surely be
Try my best then let it go
Then we'll see what we will see
(What will we see)
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Pain On Me
03:53
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Pain On Me
A mine of information, a cave of untold fears
A slight exaggeration but still that's somewhere near
One day happy next day sad, as stable as a rock
As shaky as a leaf in spring, susceptible to knocks
As simple as a nursery rhyme, a cautionary tale
If you can read between the lines, there's something there so frail
Rain on me, pain on me
With time and inspiration, I could turn this ship around
But it feels like time is running out and the ship will run aground
Half the time I'm positive, half the time I'm down
Half the time I'm flying high and half the time I drown
As simple as a nursery rhyme, a cautionary tale
If you can read between the lines, there's something that's so frail
Rain on me, pain on me
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Born Into This Life
03:48
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Born Into This Life
Whatever it is that you think you know
Whatever it is that you've learned
The time will come when you don't know enough
And all of your bridges are burned
When all the trappings are stripped away
And you face the cold light of day
With no place to hide and no place to run
And nothing to stand in the way
High on a hillside with the wind in our face
And nothing to protect you in that cold and empty place
As naked as the moment we were born
When we came into this life
Carrying nothing but hope
Born into this life
Sophistication we gather together
As we journey along on our way
But it's not about the books or the films we have seen
They only serve to distract for a day
All of the trappings that we hold dear
The smoke and mirrors that blind
The possessions we gather to make us secure
In the end we leave them behind
High on a hillside with the wind in our face
And nothing to protect us in that cold and empty place
As naked as the moment we were born
When we came into this life
Carrying nothing but hope
Born into this life
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Academic
02:50
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Academic
Losing my way home, losing my head
Losing my direction, feet like lead
When it all seems so academic
Remember it’s often said
Short time growing up, long time dead
Half the time I’m promising tomorrow
Things that would be better done today
Half the time I’m going over yesterday
When nothings going to change it anyway
So let’s start living here and now
It’s all we have and it’s all we ever shall
And if it all seems academic
Remember it’s often said
Short time growing up, long time dead
Half the time I’m promising tomorrow
Things that would be better done today
Half the time I’m going over yesterday
When nothings going to change it anyway
Losing my way home, losing my head
Losing my direction, feet like lead
When it all seems so academic
Remember it’s often said
Short time growing up, long time dead
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Through And Through
03:01
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Through And Through
Whatever the meaning, whatever you say
You know which way I'm leaning at the end of the day
Whatever is spoken whatever is said
I know I'm only dreaming but the heat glows cherry red
Maybe I could convince you that all will be well
Maybe I could win your heart what a story I could tell
Maybe I could help you see a future we could live
Maybe I could show you that with everything I give
Do I love you, through and through
A light shines upon you and everything you do
Life is full of never minds full of great regrets
If I had the gift to make you mine they'd just be silhouettes
The dark sky knows my meaning in the wind and in the rain
The strong wind carries the feeling, it takes away my pain
Maybe I could convince you that all will be well
Maybe I could win your heart what a story I could tell
Maybe I could help you see a future we could live
Maybe I could show you that with everything I give
Do I love you through and through
A light shines upon you and everything you do
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Blue For You
Hear the rain on my window, beating down on my pain
Yes I'm blue for you, I'm blue for you darling
Of all the colours of the rainbow, the shades I could choose
Of all the colours in the spectrum, the one in the news
Is I'm blue for you, I'm so blue for you
Tell me when am I going to see you again, when all the rivers run dry
That's why I'm blue for you, I'm blue for you darling
Of all the colours of the rainbow, the shades I could choose
Of all the colours in the spectrum, the one in the news
Is I'm blue for you, I'm so blue . . . for you
When all my questions get no answers, then I guess the answer is no
So I'm blue for you, I'm so blue for you darling
Of all the colours of the rainbow, the shades I could choose
Of all the colours in the spectrum, the one in the news
Is I'm blue for you, I'm so blue for you
I'm so blue for you darling
I'm so blue
I'm so blue for you darling
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9. |
High Above The Street
03:33
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High Above The Street
Like a summer storm, intense but quickly over
The dark clouds moved away
Like a will o the wisp, the energy electric
Static in the air for days
I didn't see it coming, so unexpected
I guess that you were lying in wait
I came round the corner with troubles on my mind
I guess in a bit of a state
What happened next, not sure about the order
Not certain of specific events
But you where there all I could do is stare
Just the energy was so intense
Lifted me away from the pavement high above the street
Floating on a wave of emotion that tasted oh so sweet
Nothing like that ever happens to me
I'm just an ordinary everyday guy
But something like that restores all my faith
Maybe life doesn't have to drag by
Keeping it safe equals keeping it boring
Keeping it all in the dry
What's wrong with the rain what's wrong with it pouring
If it teaches us how to fly
What happened next, not sure about the order
Not certain of specific events
But you where there all I could do is stare
Just the energy was so intense
Lifted me away from the pavement high above the street
Floating on a wave of emotion that tasted oh so sweet
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House Of Cards
03:58
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House Of Cards
Hardly time, to see how it feels
To come to terms with the changes made
Is it me or is that for real
Or do we live in a penny arcade
Cutbacks economies reducing the costs
Penny pinching measures for reducing the losses
A world in reverse no longer in clover
This house of cards is tumbling over
Powerful people and powerful forces
Are shaping the world to their ends
It's been this way forever and a day
They're careful who they call friends
You and me are lucky cos we've got each other
We don't have to worry 'bout the change of the guard
You and me are lucky cos we've got our own world
We don't have to live in a house of cards
Politicians are glossing it over
The words 'getting better' the tone is sober
Just follow our lead and all will be well
We don't know what we're doing but you're under our spell
Cutbacks economies reducing the costs
Penny pinching measures for reducing the losses
A world in reverse no longer in clover
This house of cards is tumbling over
Powerful people and powerful forces
Are shaping the world to their ends
It's been this way forever and a day
They're careful who they call friends
You and me are lucky cos we've got each other
We don't have to worry 'bout the change of the guard
You and me are lucky cos we've got our own world
We don't have to live in a house of cards
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Michelangelo
03:41
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Michelangelo
I'd know your face anywhere
Etched into my mind, quite unforgettable
I'd know those hands anywhere
Small and petite, something Michelangelo
Might chisel out marble, cold hard stone
Chosen from the mountains, somewhere near Rome
Polished and precise, a work of art
To stand the test of centuries, still in my heart
That's where I always go wrong
Put you on a pedestal, put you in a gallery
That's where I come on too strong
So unrealistic, it's someone you could never be
I know what happens eventually
That rarified air is quite indigestible
That's what always happens eventually
It's impossible to be, something Michelangelo
Might chisel out marble, cold hard stone
Chosen from the mountains, somewhere near Rome
Polished and precise, a work of art
To stand the test of centuries, still in my heart
That's where I always go wrong
Put you on a pedestal, put you in a gallery
That's where I come on too strong
So unrealistic, it's someone you could never be
That's where I always go wrong
Put you on a pedestal, put you in a gallery
That's where I come on too strong
So unrealistic, it's someone you could never be
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A New World
03:50
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A New World
Can't stop – what are you feeling
Reach the top – senses reeling
Open up – tune your heart strings
Like a spinning top – with a deeper meaning
Come on in, so good to see you
You're invited in, don't be afraid to cross the door
Come on in, so good to see you
You're invited in, it's time to seek and to explore
There's a new wave breaking onto shore
There's a new world one we can't ignore
There's a new feeling about to come our way
A new life starting with today
No more confusion, we're gonna be in tune
It's no illusion, it's as real as the moon
Just one vision, now we've found a better way
With one voice, that's the way that it will stay
Over time – beyond the setting sun
So sublime – the change has just begun
Beyond the stars – further than we've ever been
Beyond the sun – and it's for everyone
Come on in, so good to see you
You're invited in, don't be afraid to cross the door
Come on in, so good to see you
You're invited in, it's time to seek and to explore
There's a new wave breaking onto shore
There's a new world one we can't ignore
There's a new feeling about to come our way
A new life starting with today
No more confusion, we're gonna be in tune
It's no illusion, it's as real as the moon
Just one vision, now we've found a better way
With one voice, that's the way that it will stay
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