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One Night (of magic rush)
And as you pull your jeans back up and buckle up your belt,
I lie back on the bed and think of feelings that I felt and wonder are we moving too fast or is this alright for now?
Maybe when you next come round then I’ll try something smart,
I’ll grab you by the hands and maybe we can share a dance it won’t be perfectly in time, but I think we’ll be all right.
And we could dance all night if we will, and this won’t be the last you’ll hear.
As we share a dance, it’s not the best but it will do all right.
As we share a dance, it’s not our last but we could dance all night.
And I will bury my head in the curve of your neck with my arms around your waist. It won’t be the best night it will just be a good one for the rest we will just have to wait.
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Coat and Cigarettes
03:17
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Coat and Ciggaretts
I stumbled through the house and I saw the cracks where the light peered through her door
The third knock was the one where she said come in and what do you want me for
I said I’m, no more than a small town boy just looking for a beer and my friends
She said I’v got one here and a pretty good ear
and I said I couldn’t complain
and she laughed in a way like no other, and she smiled in a way that I think I fell in like with her
she sat me on her bed and told me stories of her friends who in the past have let her down
and left her out of all those plans which left her feeling pretty sad like she’d done something wrong
I said I can relate I know exactly what you’re saying as I looked down at her floor
She said that we should make a plan to get out of this sinking town
And I couldn’t have agreed more
Then she said
But keep quiet or they’ll hear what you’re saying
Don’t talk or they’ll know what we’re planning
And we can’t have that now can we when we’ve done nothing wrong
So in our drunken state we left her room and down the stairs
To find her coat and cigarettes and try to sneak past all our friends
Out into the darkness that covered the street
She took me by the arm and down a path I didn’t know
And through a fence
Then down some stairs
And then across the largest road
To a lake that was surrounded by the prettiest lights
She said I come here when I know I’m feeling down
And she pointed to s pot up-on the ground
I said that spot looks like a place where only lonely people sit
And she said now I have someone to share it with
We were talking for an hour and she got out a pen and paper
And drew a perfect picture of her latest former lover
Folded it in half and threw it into the lake
She said the ripples it created stand for promises he made her
I looked on in amazement and said that he must have loved you
And she just sighed and said watch them as they start to fade
Live life don’t let them disappoint you
Sing loud you can scream if you need to
You can take it or leave it but I’m taking it and I’m moving on
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Guitar Strung Revolution
02:55
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Guitar Strung Revolution
We sat down at our seats and I got a pack of smarties,
You said you thought it pointless sorting them out in to colours.
The blue ones taste like hell I don’t know why they brought them back,
And we sat there whilst we wondered how the train stays on the track.
Then we got out at Waterloo station and went down the tube way stairs,
There’s a busker playing guitar down here I wonder how long he’s been there.
At least he makes the effort unlike some other bands I know,
Who sit there on their arses playing the same old hometown shows.
I wanna start a revolution with this guitar strung in my hands, I don’t have any knowledge and I don’t really have a plan,
I want to push my music out there but don’t really care about being famous,
And it’s easy to write that bands that do are pretty fucking shameless.
Elliott once told me that I’m pretty damn pedantic,
I have to wait ‘till this song sounds right before anyone else can hear it.
He say’s he likes my stories and every one of them he felt,
He likes the one where the guy likes the girl but the girl likes someone else.
And Bowman told me once that I should push my music far,
He say’s remember every ending needs a middle and a start.
Just hassle at promoters and don’t leave venues alone,
And keep at it until you get a set at one of their shows.
We’re gonna start a revolution with this guitar strung in our arms,
We don’t have any knowledge and we don’t really have a plan.
We wanna push our music out there, don’t really care for being famous,
And it easy to write that bands that do are pretty fucking shameless.
I’m gonna start a revolution with this guitar strung in my hands,
I don’t have any knowledge and I don’t have a master plan.
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Alice
01:31
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Alice
Should I smile because we’re friends or should I cry because that’s all we will be?
And to my stomach sorry for the twist and turns but please blame them on her not me.
So there’s this girl and she kind of has my heart, I couldn’t try to describe her because it’s hard to make it not look so frantic or so fraught, I would just love to listen to her thoughts.
But all the bridges we built could turn to flames, we wouldn’t need to fix them if we stayed just friends, but I think I want to make this happen, right now just say you want to.
If we could just laugh together for a day, then I think that we should be ok.
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Over And-Over
02:44
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Over And-Over
It’s only about half past 6 and I don’t know what to do with my night,
I’ve got a few friends going out but I couldn’t be bothered tonight.
Lately I feel like I just don’t fit with my new life,
But I had to get out I was getting so bored of the sites.
It’s the same as always, find new places to be.
Most of my friends moved away when they saw the first light,
But some of them stayed and they seem to be doing alright.
And although I have let I will never forget what I know,
I’m just bored of the folks and I’m bored of the shows, so let’s go.
Moving out might change my routine at last.
What shall we do we will end up in spoons on the sofas right next to the fire,
We will have a few drinks I will show a few card tricks and we will talk of when we’ll retire.
Back to our house now where we will get moaned at for something that might be our fault,
I just want to get out I don’t want to be here any more.
It’s the same as always…
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The Lonely Acquaintance
02:36
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The lonely Acquaintance.
We could write a list of the things we’ve done,
Here have a pen but I bet it won’t take long.
We could walk a thousand miles but after 4 or 5 you would want to know the short cut home.
Now I could be brave there are things I’d like to say,
And if you want to know the truth maybe we can talk one day.
But you will always cancel plans to be somewhere that you would rather be.
And my guard will drop and I’ll call you a friend,
We will make small talk and arrange a plan that we both know is never going to happen. Who’s on the receiving end?
I’m going to leave your vows and your fake arrangements,
And I’ll take my role as the lonely acquaintance, in a scene which we will act time and time again.
So here’s he list of the things that we have done,
I’v been there for you every time things have gone wrong,
I have shared my thoughts with you yet you give nothing in return.
And you’ll call me up on the day you need a friend, when some guy you know had the guts to break your heart.
And while you crying all your tears I will there to pick up the pieces and I just bet this friendship will not last.
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I Had Never Noticed Before, But As Soon As Something This Big Happens To You, Things Start To Have A Different Perspective
Tonight under stars, they look into each others eyes glistening from tears they've cried.
Breath in and slowly breath out again, feel her breath on your skin.
Both of them want this to work but they know now it will only get worse.
Overwhelming and unsure, this is what he said to her
Hold me down while I kiss the floor I'll get back up and show you I can be, so much more than just words, let me prove to you right here tonight, i'll give up everything to make this right.
I'll be fine, he says to her but he knows it's only a lie.
She takes her hands from his, he works out everything he's lost and everything he'll ever miss.
Under pressure still unsure, he feels as if he's lost it all.
Leave it now it's gone, leave it now she's gone.
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Rainbow
02:52
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Rainbow
I like you like a rainbow likes the rain, I hope you feel it too and never change.
Because after we get through this it’s the end, after we get through this I hope.
We like our walks but not on beaches, there’re still some things in life you need to teach me.
But we could spend an evening watching TV, and we would feel just comfortable sat there.
We should do more things outside, most of the time we just hide away from the world outside.
Let’s do something let’s do something tonight.
It’s a long shot but I think we’re growing, after all we’ve gone through and everything we know.
I like the way you drink your tea, I like how your smile is so pretty.
As time goes by, I feel our lives slip by, as time goes by and by.
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9. |
If You're Not The One
03:35
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If you’re not the one
Trading saliva is what we are good at
The same can’t be said for us talking bout it
Our clothes look much better on each other’s bedroom floor
Can we go on without talking at all?
You don’t have to keep a lie, to keep the fire in your heart
But it takes one to know one so give me a chance
I feel we’re in deeper than we could have known
I don’t want anyone but I’m to scared to be alone
I’ll try walking backwards to see how far I get
But it doesn’t take long for me to reverse my steps
And as our bodies get closer I feel like I want to run
But if you’re not the one why do I still return?
I want to circle the world for a brown-eyed girl
That’s looking for a hazel-eyed boy in return
Because the eye contact with you seems to few and far between
But you’re the prettiest thing that I’ve ever seen
But I can’t let that aid me in wasting my time
Going back and fourth between you and my life
It’s when the alcohol passes down the hole in my neck
And flows through my bloodstream it’s then I’m in love
It’s the little things that make you feel warm
It’s the comfort of having it all
If I end up falling
Would you lend a hand?
and paint me a target
and give me somewhere to land
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A Song for the Team
04:34
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A Song For the Team
I’m gonna start with this friend that I have,
He doesn’t keep secrets and he doesn’t make plans,
If his brain has a thought he will pack up and go,
And that’s what I admire most.
I know a girl with the most beautiful frame,
But she wants no recognition and she’s not seeking fame,
She could open a smile that would wake up the dead,
But she won’t let it go to her head.
And who would have guessed it that that I could have missed this if I would have stayed how I was.
With leaving my friends and lying to girlfriends just hoping that I don’t get caught.
I have a friend with the most delicate voice,
And I fell for her yeah I didn’t have much choice,
Together we make music with the sweetest notes,
But that’s just as far as it goes.
I’ll always pretend I’m all right,
I’ll laugh off true feelings to keep them inside,
And I never feel like I can talk to my friends,
I’ll just hide in my room until this ends.
We’re all in the same boat here, it’s just some of us learnt how to swim.
But I’ll just sit tight hoping one day my life will begin.
It’s hard to admit when you’re wrong,
and it’s harder still to admit you’re alone,
from the moment you wake try to pass through the day,
just wish you had somewhere to be,
wish you had someone to see.
There’s a picture that’s hung on my wall,
And it was made just for me by my best friend of all,
But we don’t talk that much about our personal lives,
But if I needed him there he would try.
But your friends can’t be there until the end,
The need to make sure that their lives are going to plan,
Just make sure that you’re there when they need your hand,
Because the past could find a shortcut back home.
We’re all in the same boat here, and now I’m going to learn how to swim.
And if you wanna come to I will help you as far as I can.
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If It Were Up To Me, You’d Be Sherri Dupree
A few hours in and I feel this was the easy kill,
Hundreds of bodies all trying to take someone home.
You fill me with confidence and compliments I cannot turn down,
I didn’t want to be him but it looks like I’ve turned back somehow.
Your seductive smile and clever lips know exactly how to move,
To make me feel weak, drop my guard and then walk home with you.
You stumble to fragile for words, whilst telling me stories of your ex,
I should turn back to me friends and put my new morals to the test.
A few minutes later and I’m standing in a room I don’t know,
Holding the worst cup of tea and in the other arm you.
The night turned you from elegant to worse and if we’re lining up culprits the alcohol would come first,
Next would be the make up running down past your cheek and your slur of words is last but not least.
As you stand alone on one side of your room,
Hoping someday a boy will stand with you,
To give you confidence and compliments and hold you so you don’t freeze,
I’m sorry girl but that won’t be me.
So time’s moving slow and I kind of feel like I should leave,
I lay awake with excuses going through me and try to get my arm free.
I don’t want to wake her but I can’t find my clothes in the dark,
So it’s on with the light there’s a kiss on the cheek and we part.
And as I get to the end of her path, I tilt my head back to take a look at the stars,
There’s a question that’s running through my mind,
Why can I never feel satisfied?
The walk home is long and it’s cold,
Long enough to get me thinking of loves I have lost,
And why each one faded and died,
And would I be a better man if I could just turn back time?
I get to my house but I just want to keep on moving,
Because If I go in there I’ll be the loneliest man again.
This isn’t who I want to be,
I promise I’m changing it’s just happening slowly.
So I’ll stand alone on one side of my room,
Hoping some day a girl will stand with me.
To give me confidence and hold me so I wont freeze,
Will that girl please come and find me?
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Dan Parkinson England, UK
Musician, Producer from Anna Valley, England.
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