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1. |
Holy Mercy Me
03:52
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Holy mercy me
We let it go too far
Of all the stupid things
Who do we think we are
It was somethin' it was nothin'
Now it's gone up in flames
Of all that's gentle, of all that's true
I just don't know what I will do
Of all that's sane, of all that's right
What will get me through this night
Something's gotta give
But it can't be me
I know this is a test
Anyone can see
But I'm feeling so weak
Feeling so lame
Of all that's gentle, of all that's true
I just don't know what I will do
Of all that's sane, of all that's right
What will get me through this night
The more I live the more I learn
The more I crash the more I burn
The more I seem to fade away
As day is turning into night
As shadows now replace the light
The more I seem to lose my way
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2. |
Beyond Main Street
02:57
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Once you've moved away that's where you have to stay beyond main street
Once you've made the break you can't relocate onto main street
I spread my wings but the wind was still
I didn't really fly but I sure felt the chill
Beyond main street
Beyond main street
A fresh-faced youth, I crashed into the truth beyond main street
A young know-nuthin' I was out of my depth beyond main street
A fool will rush in where angels fear to tread
With a pocket full of dreams I was over my head
Beyond main street
Beyond main street
The hunger to prove is a young man's groove
You got to get back up every time you lose
Beyond main street
Beyond main street
The school of hard knocks packs a hell of a shock beyond main street
You look but you've found there's only stony ground beyond main street
If you don't end up lucky at least some of the way
It's an uphill struggle every day
A fool will rush in where angels fear to tread
With a pocket full of dreams I was over my head
Beyond main street
Beyond main street
The plan supposed to make you a self-made man
But the plan went South, made out of sand
Nothing plus nothing don't add up to a lot
And nothing plus nothing, that's what you got
Beyond main street
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3. |
Madder Than A Hare
02:06
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We can see you're having trouble, we can see it's insane
We can see the children hungry, the old ones in pain
Is there anything we could do to ease the situation
Is there anything we could do to help you as a nation
That's the way, we could send you some guns
That's the way, we could send some ammunition
That's the way, we could send you some bombs
That's the way, it would surely help your mission
Stop it hold on, that's a bad idea
Curb your enthusiasm, it spreads fear
Think it through, come up with something better
Find another version of a, love letter
If we can't make it better, we shouldn't make it worse
We can't use force to heal the universe
If we can't make it better, we shouldn't make it worse
What the hell were you thinking? Scourge of the earth
In the name of all that's holy, for the sake of all who care
The powers that be, they're madder than a hare
They're madder than a hare
I can't believe they really don't care
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4. |
Laid On The Line
03:33
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As we head into the future, feeling our way
Hoping we get lucky and live another day
Such a wonderful world such a beautiful ball
Such a high to be present taking part in it all
Sometimes it's difficult, sometimes it's uphill
Sometimes it's challenging, sometimes a bitter pill
Full of complexity, like gravities pull
Full of every element that makes it so cool
Taking a ride on a fairground slide
Up down round and round in and out and on we glide
Being on the ocean when there's waves to ride
Climbing up a mountain to see the other side
You will go your way and I will go mine
Though our lives are independent we still share the same time
You will have your way and I will have mine
When we meet we can share the life we've laid on the line
Call it sweet, call it bitter but it both things at once
We don't have the words to cover every nuance
As soon as we describe it, it's already moved on
And turned into something else that takes it beyond
Sometimes it's difficult, sometimes it's uphill
Sometimes it's challenging, sometimes a bitter pill
Full of complexity, like gravities pull
Full of every element that makes it so cool
Taking a ride on a fairground slide
Up down round and round in and out and on we glide
Being on the ocean when there's waves to ride
Climbing up a mountain to see the other side
You will go your way and I will go mine
Though our lives are independent we still share the same time
You will have your way and I will have mine
When we meet we can share the life we've laid on the line
Sometimes it's difficult, sometimes it's uphill
Sometimes it's challenging, sometimes a bitter pill
Full of complexity, like gravities pull
Full of every element that makes it so cool
You will go your way and I will go mine
Though our lives are independent we still share the same time
You will have your way and I will have mine
When we meet we can share the life we've laid on the line
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5. |
Avalon
03:17
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Avalon
I'm going to live on Avalon
Where the weather is always fair
No need to work on Avalon
Cos' everything you need is there
No need to be a farmer
The crops grow on their own
No need to wear your armour
There's no one to fight and it's never been known
Come with me to Avalon
Where magic is the natural way
Good things happen on Avalon
I'm gonna stay there for the rest of my days
To get there you take a journey
Over the sea to this promised land
Leave behind the hurley-burley
You can walk for miles on the golden sand
You must have heard the legends
That tell of this mystical land
The knights in shining armour
The oaths on which they made their stand
I'm going to live on Avalon
Where the weather is always fair
No need to work on Avalon
Cos' everything you need is there
Come with me to Avalon
Where magic is the natural way
Good things happen on Avalon
I'm gonna stay there for the rest of my days
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A Day In The Country
04:03
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You ask the question, I don't know the answer
You pose the hypothetical case of some disaster
I say it all depends on how you think you'll cope
You say it all depends on how long the rope
It's then that we start to lose our way – too many words are said
There's not enough room for the two of us when we live inside our heads
Lets spend a day in the country – the air so pure and clean
Let's get away from the city – the city makes us mean
Music from the heavenly spheres rains down on you and me
Perfection from the depths of space brings us tranquility
That's how it gets me when we go away
Looking back at how we live seems too absurd to say
Gotta make some changes, gotta put some things on hold
Gotta make some sense of it all, stop chasing fool's gold
Music from the heavenly spheres rains down on you and me
Perfection from the depths of space brings us tranquility
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7. |
Tongue Tied
04:22
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Tongue-tied
I just looked up as the world went by
Everyone letting their feelings fly
Everyone speaking, no one listening
Posting thoughts, preaching opinions
The words get bandied about
So many ideas get blurted out
Conflicting opinions and points of view
Half-baked theories on what to do
Tongue-tied
I don't know what to say
Tongue-tied
Completely blown away
It happened so fast I was taken aback
A through train running on the outside track
The world got quicker but I've slowed down
I try to speak but I could make no sound
Tongue-tied
I don't know what to say
Tongue-tied
Completely blown away
Hell has frozen over the rivers have run dry
The mountains have all crumbled and fallen with the sky
You gotta keep up you can't slow down
You might just sink you might just drown
You gotta keep up you can't slow down
You might just sink you might just drown
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8. |
Jump Back
03:30
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Jump Back
I'm not into anything that drags me down
Weighs on me heavy or makes me frown
But sometimes avoidance has the opposite effect
Next time I look now I'm up to my neck
Jump back, try to run the other way
Jump back, I'll deal with this another day
Jump back, this ain't my kind of game
Jump back, it gets you all the same
I'm not into anything that holds me back
Slows me down and won't cut me slack
But just like a spell it's got a hold on me
Turning me to stone taking my energy
Jump back, try to run the other way
Jump back, I'll deal with this another day
Jump back, this ain't my kind of game
Jump back, it gets you all the same
Sometimes you gotta go back to pay your dues
Before you break free you gotta play those blues
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9. |
The Rising
03:59
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In the dark of a coal black night
Imagination stirring
You want to see the light
But fear is what is rising
To compensate the dark
Your mind is seeing things not there
You hear a distant bark
The hounds of all our dark despair
You know about The Rising
You heard about The Rising
You're scared of The Rising
Don't forget about The Rising
The fear will feed on your need for protection
Grow that seed on your need for affection
The fear will feed on your need for protection
Grow that seed on your need for affection
Your bodies weak your bodies cold
Your mind is rampant as the fear takes hold
Then the turn around as dawn begins to break
Soon the birds are singing it's time to celebrate
The Rising
The Rising of the sun
The Rising
The Rising of the sun
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10. |
The Ultimate Truth
03:35
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The Ultimate Truth
The science of reason has taken us far
The best minds are working, really raising the bar
Soon we can reveal why things must be as they are
As we break down the particles that make up a star
Just a step away from perpetual youth
Just a jump away from the ultimate truth
Just a hop away from breaking down the wall
Just a leap away from understanding it all
Meantime the search goes on and on and on and on and on
It always proves elusive when you search the unknown
Just like it knows that we're looking and the bird has flown
Maybe round the corner, just over there
The answers that we seek will crystalize from the air
Just a step away from perpetual youth
Just a jump away from the ultimate truth
Just a hop away from breaking down the wall
Just a leap away from understanding it all
Meantime the search goes on and on and on and on and on
The science of reason has taken us far
The best minds are working, really raising the bar
Soon we can reveal why things must be as they are
As we break down the particles that make up a star
We're Just a step away
Just a jump away
We're Just a hop away
Just a leap away
Just a step away from perpetual youth
Just a jump away from the ultimate truth
Just a hop away from breaking down the wall
Just a leap away from understanding it all
Meantime the search goes on and on and on and on and on
We're Just a step away
Just a jump away
So near so far so near so far
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11. |
History In Blue
03:58
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I quite like reading history
The struggles now gone by
Centuries of mystery
The intrigue and the lies
What it teaches us we cannot learn
Though the parables exist
The further back in time we go
They're shrouded in the mist
It's not my time to go
I'm here for a little longer
Not my time to go
In fact I'm feeling stronger
Time, time, time, walking on a tightrope
Time, time, time, just holding on to hope
Consider how Good King John
Came to get that name
He was nothing of the sort of course
There's irony to blame
The death of his brother
Saw possession of the throne
Tax and subjugation followed
And murder not unknown
It's not my time to go
I'm here for a little longer
Not my time to go
In fact I'm feeling stronger
Time, time, time, walking on a tightrope
Time, time, time, just holding on to hope
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12. |
Have A Nice Day
03:38
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Have A Nice Day
In this winding alley way that makes up my life
Sometimes the sun is shining, more usually it's strife
I just can't get it rolling, easy now on wheels
It's a bump start every morning ever so slightly uphill
I don't think that complaining is helping my free will
I wonder if my bank account can handle all the bills
As surely as the sun will rise and bring a brand new day
I wish I had a handle on some clever things to say
Have a nice day
That's the least of my worries
Have a nice day
That's the least of my cares
Just Have a nice day
I guess that's all it comes down to
Won't you Have a nice day
Something we can all share
My life has got so complicated, too many strands in play
It's time to deconstruct it all and live a simple way
Resistance is the cause of all the friction in my day
Now here's a chance to let it go and hear you when you say
Have a nice day
That's the least of my worries
Have a nice day
That's the least of my cares
Just Have a nice day
I guess that's all it comes down to
Won't you Have a nice day
Something we can all share
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