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..
wanted to stand for something,
something as certain as a stone.
wanted a sure position,
sure as a king upon a throne.
wanted to see direction,
sure as a feather down the stream.
I wanted to be fast and free,
but only do it by degrees
and everyday the signal shifts...
all good things will come to me
all good things will come to me
all good things will come to me
all good things will come to me
wanted to stand for something,
more than a window and a fly.
wanted to be forgotten,
wanted to slip beneath the tide.
wanted a celebration,
wanted to sing forever more.
I wanted to be fleet of foot,
but in a way my feet got stuck.
and every day the signal changed...
all good things will come to me
all good things will come to me
all good things will come to me
all good things will come to me
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2. |
forward! to the sun
04:19
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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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3. |
in my defence
02:45
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so long ago,
I can see the apple on the tree,
back there in Eden,
I can see it calling out to me,
someone is waving good bye
so goodbye...
so long ago,
long before they pinned it all on me,
I still recall,
she would let me coil about her knees,
softly she whispered 'goodnight'
so goodnight...
back there in paradise
she reached out to take her bite.
in my defence
did you want to stay forever young?
back there in Eden
she could see the flicker of my tongue
someone is screaming goodbye
so goodbye...
back when the world was young
she fell for my serpent song
but shouldn't you ask for more?
well, what is an apple for?
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let me tell you about a woman and a man
they're nothing but trouble since the world began
I'll tell you about it right now but you won't believe me...
...take the story of adam and eve
they were looking for trouble 'round an apple tree
now what have they got?
they've got breaking plates and screaming.
all the people everywhere they say but they don't know
man and woman, woman and a man, uh oh!
peter, peter just let them play
just sit there sipping on your lemonade
or get up town and see the big parade
just leave it...
...'cos she'll run off when her daddy comes home
and you'll be sitting there all alone
picking up bugs and hearing your heart beating
all the people everywhere they say but they don't know
man and woman, woman and a man, uh oh!
let me tell you about a woman and a man
they're nothing but trouble since the world began
I'm telling you 'bout it right now but you don't believe it...
...'cos let me tell you 'bout your mother and me
we were thinking of starting up a family
now 10 years later it's drudgery and cleaning...
all the people everywhere they say but they don't know
man and woman, woman and a man, uh oh!
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it’s a year,
it’s a second,
it’s a minute,
it’s an hour,
it’s a day
it’s the push of a button,
it’s as certain
as a dog upon a chain
it’s the cool of the river
it’s the promise
of the coming rain
It’s as light as a feather
it’s the weather
it’s the ticking of a bomb
it’s as cruel as a whisper
it’s as tender
as a blister on your thumb
it is far in the distance
and as present
as a smoking gun
look at the sky fall open
moving into something new
look at the sky fall open
everything that is is true
and this is the moment come
and this is the moment gone
it’s a sigh in the temple
it’s a bluebell
it’s the swinging of a gate
it is soft as a shadow
it’s a garden
it’s a foot upon a rake
it’s the bite of a lemon
it’s the feeling that you’re wide awake
look at the sky fall open
moving into something new
look at the sky fall open
everything that is is true
and this is the moment come
and this is the moment come
and this is the moment come
and this is the moment gone
from the steam of the coffee
to the bottle from the offi is a day
from the bob of the bobbin
to the lid upon the coffin it's the way
you can fight with the river
but remember to
enjoy your stay...
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6. |
1234 (introducing)
00:35
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no words on this one
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7. |
1234!
02:43
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I'm
just no good
I can't sing
I can't chop wood
friends cast me out
but I've got
1,2,3,4
something to be sure about
early combinations led me to a cold war
I'm in
I'm ready to begin
something to be sure about
I
can't be found
all my hits
go underground
file them away
because I got
1,2,3,4
something to be sure about
early combinations led me to a cold war
I'm in
I'm ready to begin
something to be sure about
I didn't know too much about the world before
I used to sit at home and observe the floor
I want more
so here I am
here's my wife
here's my pram
time slips away
but I got
1,2,3,4
something to be sure about
early combinations led me to a cold war
I'm in
I'm ready to begin
something to be sure about.
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8. |
a conversation with fate
01:51
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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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9. |
salad days
04:19
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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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10. |
big white boots
04:40
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here is a self-made story
from a self-made man
I took the soil of England
shaped it with my hands
all my factories
all my museums
all the statues
and the books
and the plays
you can run at me and swing with a mallet
but I'm never getting out of your way.
here is a ship that's sailing far across the world
here is a fairy story for my boys and girls:
big white boots that gave them culture
big white boots to show them how it was done
it was big white boots that gave them religion
while they sang and built our homes in the sun
sometimes
at the end of the day
with what the radio plays
I can feel it all slip away.
sometimes
when my cupboard is bare
I may slump on my stairs
and complain that it's
just not
fair:
I built this country myself
I built this country myself.
ride in a helicopter
o'er this pleasant land
talk to a man from Wiltshire
then you'll understand
all this stuff I say is important
everything you say is less than a sneeze
you can run my statue into the water
but you're never getting off of your knees.
sometimes
when I'm sat on train
and the voices sound strange
I feel angry
I feel afraid
sometimes
when all the world has gone wrong
I may pick up a stone
and remind them where I come from
I built this country myself
I built this country myself
I built this country myself.
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11. |
thank you
02:55
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thank you
for the time you sat on my bed
thank you
for the time it's all in my head
thank you
for the conversation at night
and for all the times you put me back right
I got
cut in little pieces by you
but
I don't need you to defend what you do
because
maybe it's not raining on me
at all
and I
I don't mind
yes
I feel fine
thank you
for the time we stayed out too late
thank you
for the extra fruit on my plate
thank you
for the way the sun hit your hair
thank you
for the night we fell up the stairs
I got
cut in little pieces by you
but
I don't need you to defend what you do
because
maybe it's not raining on me
at all
and I
I don't mind
yes
I feel fine
thank you
for your time
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12. |
totally curtains
05:59
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is it too late,
to dodge my fate?
bring me my glass of wine,
I want more summertime.
..tell you the truth,
I lack some proof,
am I the leading man,,
or just an also-ran?
can this be what I am,
somebody pulled the curtain on me.
I got the silver
but not the gold,
my school reunion
locked out in the cold.
I shook the anchor,
I sailed the seas,
I saw the mermaids
oh beckoning me,
beckoning me,
..further out to sea.
so hear my song,
or move along.
assess the pedigree,
of this lost symphony.
it's my last shot,
my dot-dash-dot,
all signals went astray,
for this poor cast away,
just as I hit the stage,
somebody pulled the curtain on me
somebody pulled the curtain on me
somebody pulled the curtain on me
(Instrumental)
I got the silver
but not the gold,
my school reunion
locked out in the cold.
with flights of fancy,
and feet of clay,
I saw the tall ships,
oh sailing away
sailing away...
here I am today.
I part my hair,
like Fred Astaire.
bring me my cup of tea,
I like the company.
spell out my name,
forget my train..
my leaves are swept away,
it's like a holiday,
cancel the cabaret,
somebody pulled the curtain on me
somebody pulled the curtain on me
somebody pulled the curtain on me
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