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Yer mother
03:56
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Send this to yer mother
Tell her it comes from me
Make sure you tell her
I wrapped it up neatly
She was right from the start
When she said I was no good
Risking the gallows for me
In fact he'd do me a favour
By getting rid of me
So go tell yer brother
Tell him to take it easy
And as for all our friends
They all took sides with you
They'll hate me 'til the end
And I deserve it true
So what else could I do
'Xcept pack my stuff and go
Where the heart won't feel that cold
And I won't think of you
Deprecation
Reprobatio
Self-loathing
Self-mutilating
They say Farewell is a cruel word
But all the words that I have heard
They sucked the warmth right out of me
Leave me dead as a Christmas tree
So while you smiled and played the harp
I didn't see your teeth were sharp
Once they were planted in my neck
It was too late now I'm a wreck
So go on, show off your despair
Wearing your most appealing air
You will fool everyone I know
But for me it is time to go
Life it sometimes takes strange turns
One hand caresses the other burns
Love it strange times has strange twists
The left hand's open, the right is a clenched fist
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Bonny at morn
03:50
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The sheep's in the meadows,
The kye's in the corn,
(Thou's ower lang in thy bed)
Bonny at morn
The sheep's in the meadows,
The kye's in the corn,
(Thou's ower lang in thy bed)
Bonny at morn
Canny at night,
Bonny at morn
(Thou's ower lang in thy bed)
Bonny at morn.
The bird's in the nest,
The trout's in the burn,
Thou hinders thy mother
In many a turn.
The bird's in the nest,
The trout's in the burn,
Thou hinders thy mother
In many a turn.
Canny at night,
Bonny at morn
(Thou's ower lang in thy bed)
Bonny at morn.
We're all laid idle
Wi' keeping the bairn
The lad winnot work
And the lass winnot learn,
We're all laid idle
Wi' keeping the bairn
The lad winnot work
And the lass winnot learn,
Canny at night,
Bonny at morn
(Thou's ower lang in thy bed)
Bonny at morn.
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Electric
06:06
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take a little walk out there
listen to the streets after midnight
take a little walk out there
listen to the streets after sun dies
you'll hear a temple burning,
you'll feel the temperature rising,
you'll hear the sirens wailing for you
for you and only you
when you take a little walk out there
listen to the streets after midnight
take a little walk out there
listen to the streets after sun dies
take a deep breath and dive in,
it won't be long 'til you're king
and little death is calling to you
to you and only you
take a little walk out there
listen to the streets after midnight
take a little walk out there
listen to the streets after sun dies
all around hang the colours,
so tempting and you're so bored
so what is wrong in taking it all?
taking what's shown
when you take a little walk out there
listen to the streets in electric lights
taking many walks out there
you are claiming "i want what's mine"
and as you're coming on top
so suddenly you just drop
just like the priest said when you were young
don't you recall the sound
everytime you take a little walk out there
listen to the streets in electric lights
take a little walk out there
listen to the streets after sun dies
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Stay awhile
03:35
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The tea is steeped now
why don't you sit down
take your coat off
stay a while
How was your journey?
I missed you dearly
Tell me your story
take your time
Feel free to go
Feel free to come home
Anytime
Oh how intriguing
The sights you're seeing
Well I hope you sleep
So deep tonight
And in the morning
I'll brew dark coffee
Would you like honey
Or clover spice?
Feel free to go
Feel free to come home
Anytime
The tea is steeped now
why don't you sit down
take your coat off
stay a while
How was your journey?
I missed you dearly
Tell me your story
But take your time
Look out the window
But before you do
Be sure to wipe your
shoes on the mat
it's been so rainy
the clouds are leaving
but now the suns here but...
gone so fast, gone so fast
Feel free to go
Feel free to come home
Anytime
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Moonlight on the water
04:17
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Moonlight on the water, ease my worried soul
Moonlight on the water, ease my worried soul
Lord please do have mercy, mercy on my soul
Lord please do have mercy, mercy on my soul
Lord, I felt so dirty, dirty and so cold
Lord, I felt so dirty, dirty and so cold
Send your holy waters and cure me all along
Send your holy waters and cure me from my wrongs
Lord, I felt so lonely, lonely for so long
Lord, I felt so lonely, lonely for so long
Now that you are with me, I will never be alone
Now that you are with me, I will never be alone
Lord you did come to me, now I feel so glad
Oh Lord, you came to me, I summonned you and you came
I'm so grateful for your love, yeah your love embrace
I'm in need of mercy, and that's what you're doing best
Moonlight watches over me and it will not take a rest
Oh Lord, I am ready, oh yeah put me to the test
I can't turn away no, and your song, I won't forget
Lord, I know I'm ready, my trust I won't regret
Moonlight on the water, ease my worried soul
Moonlight on the water, ease my worried soul
Lord please do have mercy, mercy on my soul
Lord please do have mercy, mercy on my soul
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A une passante
03:18
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La rue assourdissante autour de moi hurlait.
Longue, mince, en grand deuil, douleur majestueuse,
Une femme passa, d'une main fastueuse
Soulevant, balançant le feston et l'ourlet ;
Agile et noble, avec sa jambe de statue.
Moi, je buvais, crispé comme un extravagant,
Dans son oeil, ciel livide où germe l'ouragan,
La douceur qui fascine et le plaisir qui tue.
Un éclair... puis la nuit ! - Fugitive beauté
Dont le regard m'a fait soudainement renaître,
Ne te verrai-je plus que dans l'éternité ?
Ailleurs, bien loin d'ici ! trop tard ! jamais peut-être !
Car j'ignore où tu fuis, tu ne sais où je vais,
Ô toi que j'eusse aimée, ô toi qui le savais !
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Every little thing
04:22
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Every little thing that we have
We try to keep it warm through the night
We try to save the life
That we see in the back of their eyes
Every single things that really counts
Is lost across the sea where sharks abound
But if I find a shore
I will build a lighthouse for the lost
Every time the sun is lost again
The cold of night it bites to the bones
The shadows come alive
And take away what is good, what is right
But if you take my hand and show no fear
We'll find a place where darkness disappears
We'll walk the thorny trail
And the ghosts who repine, they will fail
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It is he
04:50
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It is he to whom we raise our hands
To whom we adress our fleeting prayers
For whom we build temples he'll never visit
For whom we turn our backs on our brothers
When the fathers hurts his little one
When the mother dies without a sound
It is he who rejoices and laughs
When the going it gets too rough
He it is who numbs the crowds
So the poor man dies to protect the rich one
He it is who loves to face a child with cancer
Who sends drunk militia men to terminate a girl's laughter
He does not want our love
He just wants us to crawl
Yes, the poor will inherit the earth
That is, when the rich are done with it
The meek will be kings in heaven
So they keep smiling while being raped down here
And he says:
"I do not want your love, I just want you to crawl
And I will break your spine, so that you learn to bow
I do not want your love, I just want you to crawl
And I will break your neck, so your head hangs real low
I tried to poison lve, but it didn't die
It was worse than that: it became vicious
I tried to poison pride, but it didn't die
It was a lot worse than that, it became ambitious"
Oh lord of all thy harvest will be done (ad lib)
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(Make up your own title)
03:06
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Where are we?
10:03
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I look at you
You are a stranger to me
I rub my eyes, but still cannot see
My words, they cannot reach you
Your words, they cannot pierce through
And here we are
Ducking and cowering in fear
Fear of shadows of our own making
Crouching in the darkest corner of the room
Trapped and hunted by silhouettes
Silhouettes of nightmares of our own making
Wondering if one day we might find a way to be together
Wandering
Cowering
Ducking
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Do sit down, take of your coat
I'll get you a drink for your thirsty throat
Beer, red wine or something stronger?
The we can talk about the weather
Should the stars fall from the skies
They won't disturb tonight
Should the sun no longer shine
We are having a good time
What movies did you see of late?
This restaurant you talked about, was it to your taste?
Are you still seeing this girl?
Do you still plan to travel round the world?
Should the stars fall from the skies
They can't separate tonight
Should the earth split open wide
We are having a good time
We can talk for the next hours
Mundane stuff, futile chatter
But if silence suits you best
My tongue will take a rest
And if smoke gets in your eyes
And you don't know how to try
Well, your secret is safe
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The Imaginary Suitcase Nivelles, Belgium
Folk/singer-songwriter duo led by a grumpy Belgian guy voicing his considerations about life, death, and the confusing bits inbetween.
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