1. |
Once again
02:57
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you are here again with me
what am I supposed to do?
park the car beneath the tree
everything I have I'll lose
oh but where you are a ship out on the sea
that's where I wanna be
that's where I wanna be
throw your shoes into the flame
show me that you want me too
you won't need to change your name
that's a modern point of view
oh but where you are a ship out on the sea
that's where I wanna be
that's where I wanna be
I can't stop
I know this is something like love
they can say that we are wrong
but here's where I belong
here's where I belong
see the wind blow through the trees
everything that is will be
ride your skirt above your knees
everything that is will be
oh but where you are a ship out on the sea
that's where I wanna be
that's where I wanna be
I can't stop
I know this is something like love
they can say that we are wrong
but here's where I belong
yes.
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2. |
ice-cream parlours
04:13
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it was a break in the clouds
it was the first day of Summer
I was just standing around
what did I do?
I did nothing
and suddenly you were there
and you were looking like Summer
you had the sun in your hair
and we were stood on the corner
you had your hand on your hip
and all the sky was an ocean
and all the awkwardness gone
and I was thinking of ice-cream parlours blue and golden
and when I got to your house
I said hello to your sister
because your parents were out
so we went up to your bedroom
like it was always allowed
and we were sat on your bed
and all the bed was like flowers
and I was talking to you
and we were kissing for hours
and all the rubbish was gone
and we were covered in sunlight
and we were falling like ice-cream parlours blue and golden
Lightening strike me down if I'm not good enough
Lightening strike me down if I'm not good enough
God can strike me down if I'm not good enough
Now when I go past your house
It's kind of odd to remember
like how we even went out
beneath a golfing umbrella
'cos when I went back to school
well I forgot to remember
so when I saw you with him
I had to treat it like nothing
how we were sat on your bed
how we were covered in sunlight
how all the rubbish was gone
and we were falling like ice-cream parlours blue and golden
Lightening strike me down if I'm not good enough
Lightening strike me down if I'm not good enough
God can strike me down if I'm not good enough..
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3. |
Sing for Yourself
03:08
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I'll write a note to myself
moping is bad for your health
I will be faster and fitter and free
yes I can cope on my own
I have my keys and my phone
I will go walking
or shop in the rain
sing
sing for yourself
there's
nobody else
sing
sing
I'll call up all my old friends
yes I can go out again
back to the pubs and
the clubs
and the booze
see me bound over the fence
I will re-gain my good sense
I will be harder and tougher and mean
sing
sing for yourself
there's
nobody else
sing
sing
stay free
just me
no one's home
sing for yourself
sing for yourself
sing for yourself
sing for yourself
sing....
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4. |
birds in flight
03:54
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well I must've done something right
to be sat here with you tonight
'cos the moon is shining bright, and how!
and I feel that I should warn you
that I'm going to think about you now
all the way home
cars and bikes
tarmac night
birds in flight
Well I must've done something good
and I'd stay if I thought I could
but the moon is like a silent wish
and I feel that I should warn you
that I'm going to think about your kiss
all the way home
cars and bikes
tarmac night
birds in flight
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5. |
Julia
03:30
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In the green in the fold of the valley
in the shade and the cool of the stream
I am walking away to be lighter than light on the breeze
In the grey in the mist of the morning
in the turn and the salt of the sea
I am moving in time to be restless and fruitless and free
Julia - I am walking away, I'm not sure of this thing I've become
Julia - like the dust on the wind I am ready for something begun
I don't need you to know where I'm going
I don't need you to ask where I've been
in the time that is mine I am finding the time to be free
where there's no one to give me direction
where there's no one to call me back home
I am stealing away where the sun or the shadows may come
Julia - I am walking away, I'm not sure of this thing I've become
Julia - like the dust on the wind I am ready for something begun
In the green in the fold of the valley
in the shade and the cool of the stream
I am walking away to be lighter than light on the breeze
I am walking away to be restless and fruitless and free
I am walking away to be harmless and homeless and free...
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6. |
in Memorium
05:38
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so
the days are gone
the journey over
one minus one
you
seem far away
and like the skyline
silent and grey
one day
we will be
locked out
for certain
in memorium
in memorium
shot back
from heaven
stardust
to someone in memorium
in memorium
raise me up upon your shoulders
say a prayer for sons and daughters
feel the sun and taste the water
before allee allee all in
can you see the world?
it's spinning softly
emerald and blue
sail across the gold
into a future someone will know
some day
we will be
locked out
for certain
in memorium
in memorium
shot back
from heaven
stardust
to someone in memorium
in memorium
tell me what to say
I'll say it
tell me what to do
I'll do it
show me how to feel
I'll feel it
before allee allee all in
daylight
blue skies
all
came
free....
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7. |
Wedding song (10 by3)
02:55
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golden days come free
spend them all with me
now is the time
that is yours and mine
in the sound of the sun
and I love her so
persons ought to know
sweep me away
from the cold and grey
in the sound of the sun
I will remember
all the kindness you have shown to me
and all the moments you set free
I can imagine
all the happiness that we can share
until we look up from rocking chairs
at grown-up children on the beach
and swapping smiles from each to each
yes
we can make that sound
melt me pound for pound
now is the time
that is yours and mine
in the sound of the sun
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8. |
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some people drink
some people smoke
some people find they’re at the end of their rope
some people laugh
some people cry
some people give up and kiss it goodbye
well I think you know that I’m
stronger than a mountain
what do you do
when things fall away
who do you turn to and what could they say?
do you drink coffee?
do you eat fruit?
who do turn to when you’re down in your boots?
well I think you know that I’m
stronger than a mountain oh maybe you’re out in the cold
but you’re not on your own
because maybe you’re lost
caught in the snow
maybe you think there’s no place you can go
but some people reach out
look for a friend
I hope that soon you can do that again
because I think you know that I’m
stronger than a mountain
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what is a day?
what is it for?
rolling a shadow over the floor
what is a year?
what does it do?
kicking the cobwebs off of your shoes
oh no
not I
I seem to let the moment go by
when face to face
I know I know
I could've been something
when to advance
when to attack
when to connect
and when to kick back
just when I found
something to say
all of the gods have wandered away
who knows?
not I
and still I let the moment go by
when faced with fate
I know I know
I could've said something
I know I know
each moment was mine
I know I know
it's more than expected
be kind
be kind
that was a day
what was it for?
pushing the note back under the door
that was a year
what did it do?
kicking the shadows off of your shoes
kicking the shadows off of your shoes.
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10. |
salad days (10 by3)
04:15
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I
I know the salad days
I know the warm Julys
I know the secret smile
and I
I know that Winter comes
but we're a long time gone.....
here
here are the songs you sang
here are the books you read
these were the days and hours
and here
here are the lungs that breathe
but we're a long time gone.....
the morning and the evening star is you
the sun goes up the sun goes down in you
and all those tiny things you thought you owned
are sailing down the river
now they're gone
here
here are the waiting hands
waiting to take you home
waiting to keep you warm
oh I
I know the wait was long
but we're a long time gone.....
the morning and the evening star for you
the sun goes up the sun goes down in you
the wonder and the beauty in your skin
are moving through the moment we are in
these
these are the salad days
these are the warm Julys
letting the summer smile
oh I
I know that winter comes
but we're a long time gone.....
yes we're a long time gone.
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11. |
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I
I am myself
there’s been nobody else
could stick a flag on me
but if you like
you can rock my world
maybe it’d be fun fun fun fun fun.
salt upon the sea
and diamonds on the beach
the sunlight hits your hair
the gods are unprepared
do do do do do do
don’t
don’t you wanna roam
into an ancient world
like a killer bee?
come
and let your sky fall in
maybe it’d be fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun.
salt upon the sea
and diamonds on the beach
the sunlight hits your hair
the gods are unprepared
do do do do do do
don’t you want to run?
stepping out of this world
with me
forward, to the sun!
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vincent burke UK
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