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Come home
06:25
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Come home
lower your anchor down
we’re worried you’ll run aground
and stay on a faraway shore
The waves they surround you now
and the boat drifts towards the horizon
we can see that the water keeps rising
Come home
lower your anchor down
we’re worried you’ll run aground
and stay on a faraway shore
The creatures beneath you they’re calling,
calling, singing, singing, sinking,
sinking you down in the water
And the moon pulls the ocean towards her
and a whirlpool is swirling before her
it drags you away from the harbour
Come home
lower your anchor down
we’re worried you’ll run aground
and stay on a faraway shore
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2. |
Fury of the storm
03:59
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All will be punished
the land will drown in days and days of rain
the trees rooted firmly
will be whipped and broken
tortured by the gale
We must keep up this pace
prepare to embrace the fury of the storm
The gulls leave the shelter of the cliff
their great protector standing strong
the nests, left unguarded are blown away
and smash against the rocks
We must keep up this pace
prepare to embrace the fury of the storm
The fox will be hunted
by the howling bitter wind that bites his face
No choice but to make a killing
to survive the anger building in the clouds
We must keep up this pace
prepare to embrace the fury of the storm
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3. |
Draw breath
03:48
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You taught me how to play
turning circles under water
took our ponies from the imaginarium
Izzy don’t go there alone
Izzy you’re never alone
Izzy you’re never alone
as long as we draw breath
You taught me how to listen
how to give you time enough to think
and you counted 20 differences between
Alfie don’t do this along
Alfie you’re never alone
Alfie you’re never alone
as long as we draw breath
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4. |
Happy song
04:23
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I look upon your peaceful face
as you lie there lost in space
I know you’re here but you can’t see
I know you’re here but you can’t be
I touch your skin and it feels cold
I take the hand I need to hold
it tells me all I need to know
it’s time to go, time to go
You float off to the wondrous light
you spread your wings and you take flight
a shooting star that fills the sky
your parting gift, your last goodbye
And so you left us to reflect
and they all came to pay respects
for the memories are so strong
now all tomorrows with you are gone
you are gone, you are gone, you are gone
You float off to the wondrous light
you spread your wings and you take flight
a shooting star that fills the sky
your parting gift, your last goodbye
We will sing your happy song
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5. |
Never enough for her
03:38
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You’ve got your health, you’ve got your youth
you’ve got the lot (it wasn’t enough for her)
others came and told you you were beautiful
on a daily basis you have love and we remind you all the time
it wasn’t enough, not enough for her, no it is never enough for her
Just imagine how you’d feel if the sky was tumbling down
time to live out all your dreams like the sky is tumbling
A lovely house, a lovely garden in the countryside
endless parties drunken nights
fifteen holidays a year and children grinning ear to ear
it wasn’t enough, not enough for her, no it is never enough for her
Just imagine how you’d feel if the sky was tumbling down
time to live out all your dreams like the sky is tumbling down
It’s never enough for her
not enough for her, no it is never enough for her
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6. |
Darkness of the day
05:16
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The alarm, it wakes you rudely to the morning
and you blink your tired eyes against the sun
you’re surprised to find the body that you woke in
doesn’t feel like your own
so you drag your tired limbs across the carpet
and slam your body up against the bathroom door
and the tiles they feel so cold against your feet
frozen still, you are frozen still, you are frozen still
In the darkness of the day
The mirror paints a cruel and haunting picture
of a face you never thought would be your own
and the lines around your eyes they frame the torture
of a soul that’s younger, you’re younger, you are younger
In the darkness of the day
The years are passing by now very quickly
and regrets are weighing heavy in your head
how you wish that you had loved and laughed
more freely than you did
and you’re glancing at your side for things to cling to
oh Lord there must be something here to tether to
but your grip it slip each time you reach your hand out
for the brakes, the brakes, the brakes
In the darkness of the day
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7. |
Spark
05:47
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You set me on fire
you put out the spark
the flame it rose higher
now we’re in the dark and it’s cold.
They called you a liar.
They said you were dark as the blood that runs black through your veins and the charcoal you drew just like smoke through my heart.
But I never thought you’d be the one to let me dry out in the sun.
You set me on fire
you put out the spark
the flame it rose higher
now we’re in the dark and it’s cold.
Consumed by the embers, how they burn and they scar.
And I watched as you walked across coals, how the flames licked your feet as you sauntered across.
But I never thought you’d be the one to let me dry out in the sun
You set me on fire
you put out the spark
the flame it rose higher
now we’re in the dark and it’s cold.
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8. |
Little one
04:46
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I admire your persistence
your unwavering desire to satisfy the little one.
The endless cry of the little one.
The huntress circles below.
Senses refined, centred and focussed
guided to your little one.
I’m here little one, I’m here.
Stay quiet little one, she’s near.
You travel in harsh winds that blow you
send you off course and threaten your mission.
The huntress circles below.
Senses refined, centred and focussed
guided to your little one.
I’m here little one, I’m here.
Please stay quiet little one, she’s near.
Through bitter rain and hailstones you gather your prize, your wriggling prize
returning each time to give up each treasure.
The huntress circles below.
Senses refined, centred and focussed
guided to your little one.
I’m here little one, I’m here.
Please stay quiet little one, she’s near.
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9. |
Husbands
04:32
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Young Miss, a husband must be strong
and tell you you are never wrong
oh it’s lovely to meet you Sir
oh it’s lovely to meet you
No lady you should marry me
I’m rich beyond your wildest dreams
oh it’s lovely to meet you Sir
oh it’s lovely to meet you
But why must I settle down?
No give me time, oh just another year
exploring other men, to find my husband
such a lucky man
(until the next one)
These things I offer you my dear
a quiet mouth, a listening ear
oh it’s lovely to meet you Sir
oh it’s lovely to meet you
The reassurance I can give
is more than any man my love
oh it’s lovely to meet you Sir
oh it’s lovely to meet you
But why must I settle down?
No give me time, oh just another year
exploring other men, to find my husband
oh, such a lucky man
(until the next one)
Very nice to meet you Sir
would you like to be my husband?
Oh laughter is the gift I bring
and I might add that I can sing
oh it’s lovely to meet you Sir
oh it’s lovely to meet you
But love I’d give my all for you
forget these others and let me through
oh it’s lovely to meet you Sir
oh it’s lovely to meet you
But why must I settle down?
Oh just give me time, oh just another year
exploring other men, to find my husband
oh he’s such a lucky man
(until the next one)
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10. |
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We’ll take you out on the water
and we’ll float along the line
and some days, well it’ll be sunny
and some days, it’ll be fine
And in the night they’re calling
closing in through the trees
hear them hoo-hooing
the owls are not what they seem
no, the owls are not what they seem
no, the owls are not what they seem
We like to keep you busy
cause we’ll soon be losing light
cause soon it’ll be night time
and that’s when the owls are taking flight
And in the night they’re calling
calling in through the trees
hear them hoo-hooing
the owls are not what they seem
no, the owls are not what they seem
no, the owls are not what they seem
So we took you out on the water
and we floated down the line
some days well it was sunny
and some days, well it was just fine
And in the night they’re calling
floating in through the trees
hear them hoo-hooing
the owls are not what they seem
no, the owls are not what they seem
no, the owls are not what they seem
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11. |
Busy people
06:42
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Busy busy people, all alone
busy busy people, you’re all alone
busy busy people, all alone
busy busy people, overthrown
Your life, it’s holding your hand
your life, all part of your plan
your life, stretched out in view
your life, it’s all there for you
Busy busy people, you’re all alone
Busy busy people, you’re all alone
busy busy people, you’re all alone
busy busy people, overthrown
Your life, it’s held in your hands
Your time, as grains of sand
Your life, it’s under your nose
Your life, but the pathway’s closed
Busy busy people, you’re all alone
busy busy people, you’re all alone
busy busy people, you’re all alone
busy busy people
They move through the crowd
they are ghosts, they are passengers
they don’t know they’re hidden
just going through the motions
the stories they tell to the strangers
behind a screen
their stories they’re meaningless
nothings just cynical
they’re pointless and hurtful and empty
if only they’d noticed their eyes have been
closed for so long
Your life, it’s holding your hand
your time, as grains of sand
your love, it’s pressed to your skin
your heart is wearing thin
Busy busy people you’re all alone
busy busy people, you’re all alone
oh you busy busy people, you’re all alone
oh you busy busy people, you’re all alone
oh busy busy people, oh you’re all alone
Oh busy busy people, oh
All alone, oh you’re all alone
oh you’re all alone
alone alone alone alone
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12. |
Foundlings
06:19
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Foundlings
We know of you
left out on your own
we read about you in the news
all day thought of you
Foundlings
Someone loves you
our hearts bruise for you
mystery surrounds you
Foundlings
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