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Young girl she sighs
Tears crystal eyes
Look at the things they do
Because my eyes are blue
Can’t understand
The heavy hand
Look at the things they do
Because my eyes are blue
She can see
The people we should be
And what we all should do
If we could see
How little colour means
Or if our eyes were
If our eyes were blue
She sees the lies
The greed behind
Look at the things they do
Because my eyes are blue
Can’t find the words
She goes unheard
Look at the things they do
Because my eyes are blue
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2. |
Othering
03:22
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I’ve been hearing all your tweets
They resonate around the island
You say how great it’s going to be
But not for those who seek asylum
And all your words are on repeat
We listen to your one-way street
Your shiny megaphone is trying to drown it out but
We want the truth
We’re not going to be
Part of your othering
You tell your lies and you build divide
You spin a web of fear you hide behind
You keep us fighting so we stay in line
Othering
Way above you there are richer men
And maybe they don’t look so friendly
But they’ve got their skills in puppetry
And making sure they write the ending
And all your words are on repeat
We listen to your one-way street
Your shiny megaphone is trying to drown it out but
We want the truth
We’re not going to be
Part of your othering
You tell your lies and you build divide
You spin a web of fear you hide behind
You keep us fighting so we stay in line
Othering
Give me your tired your poor
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore
Send these the homeless tempest-tost to me
I lift my lamp beside the golden door
Excerpt from The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus (1849–87)
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Round and round
And round and round
Everything is out of place
Coming in and out of phase
Going back to the beginning
Doesn’t stop my head from spinning
Round and round
And round and round
Try to fly but find I’m falling
Try to run but find I’m crawling
Close my eyes and stop my breathing
Doesn’t stop the world from spinning
Round and round
And round and round
It seems to me you’re not saying anything
Anything that doesn’t muddle or confuse me
Your lips move but your words keep going
Round and round and round in my head
It seems to me you’re not saying anything
Anything that doesn’t damage or confuse me
Your lips move but your words keep going
Round and round and round in my head
It’s just words and words and lies and words
And lies and promises and lies
It’s just words and words and lies and words
Promises and lies going round in my head
Words and words and words and lies
And words and lies and promises and lies
Going round in my head
Round and round
Round and round and…
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4. |
Featureless Zone
03:35
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Where the days go slow but the weeks go fast
Life blinks through I’m trying to make it last
I know I’ve got to stay at home
But hell this is a featureless zone
They say time flies when you’re having fun
I say time slows when you’re on the run
When shiny newness hangs in the air
And you live outside and everywhere
I think I’ve seen time bend before
Day one long days two to four
So normal and then week two
Just crushed down to a neutral glue
And now I look down at my screen
Lucky to work and then watch TV
Tomorrow I guess I’ll do the same
Do I even know the day’s name?
Where the days go slow but the weeks go fast
Life blinks through I’m trying to make it last
I know I’ve got to stay at home
But hell this is a featureless zone
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5. |
Turning The Wheel
03:11
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Turning turning turning
Turning turning turning
Turning turning turning
I am turning…
How am I gonna make my stand
When I’m caught in my finance plan
How am I gonna get away
To get to work I've gotta pay
Mm hmm I’m turning the wheel
Yes I’m turning the wheel
I’m standing still
And I’m turning the wheel
So I bought a shiny car
Did it get me very far?
I’m sitting still in the smoky lines
The radio sells changing tired minds
Mm hmm I’m turning the wheel
Yes I’m turning the wheel
I’m standing still
And I’m turning the wheel
I’m turning the wheel
Yes I’m turning the wheel
I’m standing still
And I’m turning the wheel
I bought a home I couldn't lose
Now I can't leave and I can't choose
I go to work take a sleeping pill
Obey the rules the lights, until…
Mm hmm I’m turning the wheel
Yes I’m turning the wheel
I’m standing still
And I’m turning the wheel
Yes I’m turning the wheel
I’m turning the wheel
I’m standing still
And I’m turning the whee
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6. |
The Call Of The Loon
03:29
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32 Years
02:52
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32 years it’s been 32 years
Driving down the road
I’ve been driving down the road
In my juggling clothes
Opening my heart I’ve been opening my heart
Foot down on the floor
With my foot down on the floor
In my juggling clothes
Then out of the blue I came across you
Uh-oh
Then out of the blue I came across you
Slap boom pow ya-ya-yowee
Your humanity my mortality
The eternity
All I needed was
32 years it’s been 32 years
I wonder where to go
Now I wonder where to go
To keep my heart in tow
Opening my eyes need to open up my eyes
Try to make some time
I will try to slow down time
And keep my heart in line
Then out of the blue I came across you
Uh-oh
Then out of the blue I came across you
Slap boom pow ya-ya-yowee
Slap boom pow ya-ya-yowee
Slap boom pow ya-ya-yowee
Your humanity all the memories
My naivety
All I needed was
All I needed was
And all I needed was coffee
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So now you go round saying I’m the bad guy
I never thought I’d be the one to blame
Guess I didn’t think that you would miss me
But what you say upsets me just the same
Many things you recollect that I just don’t remember
I guess memory is such a funny thing
At least I think that yours is so let’s make a nice long list
Then you can nod along with me while I sing
Like all those times I never said I loved you
Kept myself from treating you right
I put you down most every day in front of your friends
And I slagged you off in front of mine each night
I was cruel and unusual in the kitchen and the bedroom
Only ever thinking of myself
Then after raising up my kids with all that washing and the cooking
I found somebody younger and just left you on the shelf
Take It Away Mr Guitar.... uh huh
Now what have I forgotten? Oh yeah…
Let me tell you now
I know I was to blame for all the potholes in the road
And the weather when it rained on your birthday
Climate change is down to me I know that’s my fault too
And all the other things that you say
The awful things you say I did to you
The list is getting longer now it’s useless to deny
The awful things you say I did to you
The bad things and the sad things that I did to make you cry
You want me to admit these things are true
Like when I went to the wardrobe cut a hole in all your trousers
Burnt your favourite things just for a laugh – haha!
I fed you worms and said it was spaghetti
And then I drowned your hamster in the bath
Maybe you believe that all these things are true
Delusion’s not the same as lies they say
I’ve moved on now I won’t be looking over my shoulder
But I’m still checking my brake cables every day
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9. |
Sleepyhead
05:03
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Well your mother and me have not had an easy life
We’ve struggled to get by in so many ways
So when you turn your tiny face to us for reassurance
The response you get might often be quite vague
Or sometimes quite alarming but then soon you’ll know
That this life can be such a vale of tears
We need to keep you tough to survive as we survived before you
It will make more sense to you with each passing year
Your mother will soon tire of my abusive behaviour
And run off with a man who acts exactly the same
Now you’re looking out the window of a flat above a chip shop
As the rain dribbles down the rusty pane
Lullaby baby sleepy time
Mummy will rock you and daddy will sing
Wishing you all good things for the future
Beautiful sleepyhead boy
Now you’re looking at the smiling faces of your friends on a Saturday night
If it ever came to trouble you'll know which ones you could fight
They'll say they have your back until they need to put you down
And when push comes to shove you’ll be ready to watch them drown
There’s no guarantee that good things will come so grab them while they’re there
And wring the joy from each and every one
Cos when you look back the cupboard will be bare
One day you might find a reason to get out of bed for a while
One bright hope to keep alive you’ll snuff it out yourself before you’re twenty-five
Lullaby baby sleepy time
Mummy will rock you and daddy will sing
Wishing you all good things for the future
Beautiful sleepyhead boy
And then you’ll run to her she’ll take your anger and try to turn it into love
Until the hate spreads through her too till one day she’s had enough
Your children will grow up their emotions so natural so strong
They’ll fight amongst themselves as the rich ones stand their laughing
And to their little ones they’ll sing this song
Lullaby baby sleepy time
Mummy will rock you and daddy will sing
Wishing you all good things for the future
Beautiful sleepyhead boy
Lullaby baby sleepy time
Mummy will rock you and daddy will sing
Wishing you all the joy life can bring
Beautiful sleepyhead boy
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10. |
Just Relax
03:32
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Hello. Just relax…
Imagine you are sitting comfortably
Close your eyes
Just relax...
Feel the chair supporting you
The weight of your future
Your legs, your arms, your head – sink
Let that tension go
Let it seep out taking you down
Take a slow deep breath
In and out
Let the tension flow
Just relax...
You’re feeling heavy and limp
If you’re feeling panic push it away
If you’re feeling scared push it away
Let go of the pain and worry
Now you’re feeling heavy and floppy
Notice how your body feels, you begin to relax
Notice how your body feels, you begin to relax
Notice how your body feels, you begin to relax
Notice the feeling taking over
Just relax...
Let your next breath be a little slower
Let your next breath be a bit deeper
Let your next breath be a little slower
Let your next breath be a little slower
Let your next breath be a bit deeper
Let your next breath … go!
Just relax...
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11. |
Black Hole Love
04:21
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Suddenly I crossed your mind
And space just changed and time
And all roads now they lead to you
I can’t leave you behind
Run I run and I run and I can’t turn
I run and I run and you’re the one
I don’t know how I know but
Where I run is where to go
To be with you
To love with you
To pray for you
To hurt with you
Suddenly my time stood still
Your face burned on my mind
And there is so no going back
It’ll always be until
Run I run and I run but we’re not one
I run and I run and you’re the one
I don’t know how I know but
Where I run is where to go
To be with you
To love with you
To pray for you
To hurt with you
Run I run and I run but we’re not one
I run and I run and you’re the one
I don’t know how I know but
Where I run is where to go
To be with you
To love with you
To pray for you
To hurt with you
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