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Kryptonite
03:15
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Kryptonite
Mother of mine you never told me this
You never warned me how the grape vine grows
Mother of mine you never gave me caution
You never said your love would be unique
Your sort of love was unconditional
Your brand of care was all my own
Now you're gone your special chosen one
Seems to have lost some of that bright mystique
You're my Achilles Heel, you're my Kryptonite
You're my weakest link, my femme fatale
You're the one way in, the punch upon my chin
The knockout blow, to my morale
If only love followed rhyme and reason
If only love was down to whim
If only I could be a slave to reason
If only I could learn to swim
It's colder world than I thought I would find
It's bleaker life that I am in
It's tougher blend and I can't handle it
It's harder game than I can win
I've had to learn that I could do no wrong
Was a point of view not widely shared
I had to learn the world would always turn
Even when I'm unprepared
You're my Achilles Heel, you're my Kryptonite
You're my weakest link, my femme fatale
You're the one way in, the punch upon my chin
The knockout blow, to my morale
If only love followed rhyme and reason
If only love was down to whim
If only I could be a slave to reason
If only I could learn to swim
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Funky City
03:10
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Funky City
Too many rainy days
Too many cold dark nights
The town where I live, it just makes me shiver
I want to be in the bright lights
I'm moving to funky city, 'cos that's where I want to live
I'm moving to funky city, 'cos I like what it's got to give
Too many broken dreams
Too many one-way streets
The town where I live, it just makes me wither
I want to dance to a different beat
So I'm moving to funky city, 'cos that's where I want to live
I'm moving to funky city, 'cos I like what it's got to give
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The Future Is Coming
03:33
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The Future Is Coming
I've been known to blow it, to squander it like water
To spend it like I own it, not treat it like I ought to
Easy come, easy go, now it's gone, now it's time to go
Heaven give me courage, courage give me time
Time give me everything if I could just rewind
There's nothing for the sinner, there's nothing for the saint
They're both treated equal, none are shown restraint
Heaven give me courage, courage give me time
Time give me everything if I could just rewind
There's nothing for the sinner, there's nothing for the saint
They're both treated equal, none are shown restraint
On your toes, so composed, Heaven knows
The future is coming
On your marks, see the sparks, mind the sharks
The future is coming
The future is coming, The future is coming
The future is coming, The future is coming
The future is coming, The future is coming
The future is coming, The future is here
Say that you weren't ready, say that it's not fair
Say you want a recount, but there's nobody there
Easy come, easy go, now it's gone, now it's time to go
Heaven give me courage, courage give me time
Time give me everything if I could just rewind
There's nothing for the sinner, there's nothing for the saint
They're both treated equal, none are shown restraint
On your toes, so composed, Heaven knows
The future is coming
On your marks, see the sparks, mind the sharks
The future is coming
The future is coming, The future is coming
The future is coming, The future is coming
The future is coming, The future is coming
The future is coming, The future is here
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Never Mind
03:43
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Not What I’m Feeling
03:33
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Not What I’m Feeling
I’ve been wondering about me, am I a man or a mouse
I’ve been worrying about me, I hardly ever leave this house
That don’t seem very healthy, that don't seem so good
That don't seem very sensible, I really think that I should
I tell you it's all terrific, I tell you it's all fine
I tell you a bunch of lies, hope you don't read the signs
Cos that’s not what I'm feeling but those are the words I say
Though that’s not what I'm feeling I’m not brave enough today
I’ve been wondering about me, I’m a saint and I'm a sinner
I’ve been worrying about me, I’m an absolute beginner
I can't tell you how I'm feeling, cos I know what you’d say
I can't tell you how I’m captivated when I just hear your name
I can't tell you that I'm feeling stupid I can't tell you cos it's lame
I can't tell you that I love you, I don't think you feel the same
So that’s just what I'm feeling but these are the words I say
Though that’s exactly what I'm feeling I’m not brave enough today
So that’s just what I’m feeling but these are the words that I say
Though that’s exactly what I’m feeling I’m not brave enough today
So that’s just what I'm feeling but that’s not what I say
What a waste of a moment it will have to do for today
For today
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Money Makes Us Debtors
We need a new direction, need a new solution
We're going round in circles we're going nowhere new
The rich are getting richer, the poor seek revolution
There is no evolution no way of winning through
Time to change our ways time to start a new
Time to break away, time for breaking through
Time to change direction, time to break the mold
Time to let the light in, time to get a hold
A thousand mile journey one step at a time
May take a thousand years but I'm already feeling better
I won't worship at your alter made from blue-chip gold
I won't drink that cup of poison, your money makes us debtors
Less is more, better keep things simple
It's all too complicated to do us any good
Less is more, better keep things simple
It's all too complicated to do us any good
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Washed Away
04:27
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Washed Away
Still I'm not brave enough to risk it
To let you know exactly how I feel
Maybe there's a way that I could limit
The risk that I'd be taking to get real
But it get washed away
It all gets washed away
It just gets washed away
When you smile
Maybe I'm not half the man I should be
Maybe I'm not brave or very strong
Maybe I'm not rich and not successful
Maybe just too often I've been wrong
Maybe I'm brave maybe I'm strong
Maybe I'm broken and maybe I'm wrong
But it get washed away
It all gets washed away
It just gets washed away
When you smile
Still I'm not brave enough to risk it
To let you know exactly how I feel
Maybe there's a way that I could limit
The risk that I'd be taking to get real
Maybe I'm brave maybe I'm strong
Maybe I'm broken and maybe I'm wrong
But it get washed away
It all gets washed away
It just gets washed away
When you smile
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Chance Would Be A Fine Thing
Wedge a foot in the door and try to get this game back on track
(Chance would be a fine thing)
Flat on the floor but trying to get that energy back
(Chance would be a fine thing)
So many dead ends there's so many holes
So many rejections they're not good for the soul
When the things we try are working, they have a life of their own
Hardly any effort is needed, to keep them in the zone
But when you loose that fine momentum, when it hides itself away
There's nothing you can do about it, that's how it seems anyway
Consult the Marharishi maybe he can find a way
Seek the wise predictions of the Oracle today
And when all else fails there's always the chance
The wind will change direction
There's always the chance the gods will speak
And cancel their objections
When you're trying too hard the friction will always increase
At the speed of light infinite mass means defeat
Is it time to give up or time to push all the harder
Is it time to retreat and accept that you've got a non-starter
Consult the Marharishi maybe he can find a way
Seek the wise predictions of the Oracle today
And when all else fails there's always the chance
The wind will change direction
There's always the chance the gods will speak
And cancel their objections
Consult the Marharishi maybe he can find a way
Seek the wise predictions of the Oracle today
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White Powder
02:56
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White Powder
A special kind of torture, a special kind of pain
A special kind of longing, so hard to contain
You are the queen of this vast domain
You are the powder, that white cocaine
Running through my veins – spinning my mind
Burning me up – making me blind
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon
Freedom is a prison, where my thoughts run wild
Can't break free, like a helpless child
Turn to my left and there you are
Turn to my right and you've not gone far
Look up above you're the brightest star
Look down below that's where I'll go
Running through my veins – spinning my mind
Burning me up – making me blind
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon
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#Hashtag
03:51
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#Hashtag
Full throttle is not my way, I like to take it slow in an easy way
Keep calm and carry on, it's said so often now the meanings gone
But it's more than a slogan, it's more than a ruse
It's more a way of life there's a danger we lose
With the Smart phones and tablets we're addicted to use
Breaking news, this just won't keep
You've got to read it now maybe send out a tweet
The world needs to know exactly how you feel
Hashtag does anyone care? They're checking all their followers
With no time to spare
We're on our own and that's the big reveal
That doesn't mean it's bad, doesn't make it a crime
Doesn't make it anything at all
If you let go of everything you're holding so tight
It doesn't mean you're in for a fall
Breaking news, this just won't keep
You've got to read it now maybe send out a tweet
The world needs to know exactly how you feel
Hashtag does anyone care? They're checking all their followers
With no time to spare
We're on our own and that's the big reveal
That doesn't mean it's bad, doesn't make it a crime
Doesn't make it anything at all
If you let go of everything you're holding so tight
It doesn't mean you're in for a fall
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Is There Anybody There
03:41
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Is There Anybody There
Here today but gone tomorrow all of the joy and all of the sorrow
All of the love we held so near all of the things we held so dear
Time ticks away, time makes fools of us all
Time waits for no one, time makes it all undone
And every ounce of my being, strains against this tide
Every fibre and every sinew, every grain of pride
All the strength that I can muster, every ounce I can supply
With every breath and every hope, will I be denied
Is there anybody there, to hear my prayer
Is there anybody home, does anybody care
Is there anybody there, can you hear my prayer
Is there anybody home, is there anybody there
The seasons come the seasons go, the rain the sun the deepest snow
The years roll on and so they say, every dog will have his day
We see the days steal love away, we know that time will have its say
But still it's hard to come to terms knowing that you wait your turn
And every ounce of my being, strains against this tide
Every fibre and every sinew, every grain of pride
All the strength that I can muster, every ounce I can supply
With every breath and every hope, still I know I'll be denied
Is there anybody there, to hear my prayer
Is there anybody home, does anybody care
Is there anybody there, can you hear my prayer
Is there anybody home, is there anybody there
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Crossing That Line
03:41
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Crossing That Line
It's a long way from wishing and hoping for luck
To solve all the problems we face
It's taking the actions and making those steps
That's what they tell me to chase
Every window and every door
Will open if you've got the key
But sometimes no matter how hard you try
It was just never meant to be
You're never going to please all the people
You can't do it all of the time
You do what you do, and you mean it all too
Any more would be crossing that line
Sometimes I wish I could jump on a train
And ride all the miles god sends
I won't care where it takes me, don't care where it goes
Like a hobo just ride till it ends
Another town might be easy on me
Can't be harder than the one I have known
Another city with chances to dream
Without raking over old bones
You're never going to please all the people
You can't do it all of the time
You do what you do, and you mean it all too
Any more would be crossing that line
All of the people, all of the time
All of the people, all of the time
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