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Aeroplane
05:11
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Aeroplane
I wrote you a love song
Words that might change your mind
But you never were the listening kind
You lay down, and gently
Said while I can’t explain
I'm not falling in love while I’m living in pain
But there was something left unsaid
I can’t go on
I can’t go on
Calling out your name
You went too far, I was to blame
I was under a cloud
You were on the aeroplane
You gave me your reasons
Why you walked out the door
With a man that you'd met just minutes before
The last thing, you told me
While I couldn’t be myself
You’d rather be with anyone else
But you were always on my mind
I can’t go on
I can’t go on
Calling out your name
You went too far, I was to blame
I was under a cloud
You were on the aeroplane
Flying to
A world without me, and you
Is something that I couldn’t do
Without you
But I knew, eventually
If I was to live my life
I’d have to leave my worries behind, and stop
Calling out your name
You went too far, I was to blame
I was under a cloud
You were on the aeroplane
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2. |
Close Your Eyes
04:54
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Close Your Eyes
Lonely is the girl
Who won’t talk to others
Twisted is the hand
That takes everything from you
Dragged backwards through life
The path that you were given
With nothing to comfort you
Nothing to comfort you
So why won’t you close your eyes?
Why are we hypnotised?
Now you’re walking fine
While this old man’s blocking the road
And you’re flying high
While we’re stuck here, so lost and alone
You were not the one
We chose to believe in
Slowly cast aside
With no thoughts to what’s behind your eyes
Your memory’s betrayed
By the sound of your heart beating
And no words to justify
No words to justify
So why, won’t you close your eyes?
Why are we hypnotised?
Now you’re walking fine
While this old man’s blocking the road
And you’re flying high
While we’re stuck here, so lost and alone...
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3. |
Guardian
03:15
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Guardian
All my life I've travelled alone
Waiting for a hand to hold
I've walked so far and grown so old
Laden by a heavy load
Now wouldn't it be something
If you only could
Lead me to water
Help me find wood
I'd build you a shelter
I would work so hard
To make you my woman
Make me your guardian
Your guardian
Your guardian
Your guardian
I’ve been down some lonely roads
Saved by angels and worried souls
I’ve climbed so high, and fallen so low
Broken hearts, thrown stones
Now wouldn’t it be something
If you only knew
What drives me to reason
Or helps me pull through
I’d hold you beside me
I would fight so hard
To make you my woman
To make me your guardian
Your guardian
Your guardian
Your guardian
I’ll take you back to the time
We were primal
I’ll be your man
You’ll be my wife
I’ll be your light, your guardian
Your guardian
Your guardian
Your guardian
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4. |
I Can't Ignore
04:25
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I Can’t Ignore
Late December, Christmas time on the hill
Dancing on tables, drinking red wine from a still
Last, I remember, rolling home through the park
Laughing at angels, lying in snow in the dark
You took me home
And standing at your door
Something started
And now I can't ignore
Come September, riding out through the west
Stopping by lovers, wondering where they would rest
So determined, we would meet up again
High on a mountain, head in the cloud and the rain
You took me home
And standing at your door
Something started
And now I can't ignore...
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5. |
Ill Communication Rules
04:38
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Ill Communication Rules
I was stung by a man who was talking to me
I was buzzed in a way that left me confused
I’m tired of these one-way blues
Ill communication rules
And I don’t understand why it happens to me
Is there a sign on my head that turns you away?
A fear of a pregnant pause?
Are you tired of conversations flaws?
It’s like, slow down you’re running around you’re on empty
Take a word count, you’re talking so much I can’t hear what you’re trying to say
Well you try, you try, you try, but you’re over the top
And you’re going to find yourself in stock
Like a house burning down, you’re everything but gone
Like a house burning down, you’re everything, you’re everything but gone
The day is long, when you’re on your own
And you hope to find you’re not alone
I was high on the hill with the place to myself
I was trying to pretend I was somebody else
I phoned round, got down, and found I was nobody’s friend
Well today, self-reservation ends
If I change the way I talk would you listen to me?
Is there a way to change the tag of a drag and a freak?
A word to the man at the top?
Or a bribe to all the girls on pop?
It’s like play dumb, your mind is a drum with no rhythm
You’ve got to come down, you’re back is so up you can’t see what we’ve all become
And stop trying to change the world, ‘cos it ain’t going to change
And stop trying to kid yourself that you’re strange
Like a house burning down, you’re everything but gone
Like a house burning down, you’re everything, you’re everything but gone
The road is long, but you soldier on
Until your time is not your own, it’s a…
House burning down, it’s everything but gone
Like a house burning down, you’re everything, you’re everything but gone
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6. |
Nothing In Cover
03:51
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Nothing in Cover
I’m talking to God, he’s always on your side
I’m climbing the walls, I’m living inside a mind
‘Cos I’ve got nowhere to turn to
I’m going away to some place called nowhere
I’m planning to stay I’m living without a care
‘Cos I’ve got no time for no one.
No time for no one...
I’m down on my luck I’ve got nothing in cover
I’m working flat out to be broke like my brother
I’m down on the ground and I’m faced with a turning hand
Don’t want to find me over the hill with a chip on my shoulder
On my shoulder
On my shoulder
I’m watching you all. You live by the same rules
I’m turning you off, you’re all in the same old school of thought
Your class is mindless
Your class is mindless...
I’m down on my luck I’ve got nothing in cover
I’m working flat out to be broke like my brother
I’m down on the ground and I’m faced with a turning hand
Don’t want to find me over the hill with a chip on my shoulder
On my shoulder
On my shoulder
Do you want to turn me away, or I could stay and turn you around
I could turn you around...
I’m down on my luck I’ve got nothing in cover
I’m working flat out to be broke like my brother
I’m down on the ground and I’m faced with a turning hand
Oh, I’m down
I’ve got nothing in cover
I’ve got nothing in cover
But a turning hand
Don’t want to find me over the hill with a chip on my shoulder
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7. |
Same Old Heart
05:27
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Same old heart
When I’m falling down on a drunken night
And after all that is said and done
You take my hand, like a guiding light
Fix me up when I come undone
When I’m lying in bed, but my mind’s in flight
And every thought is a smoking gun
You stroke my hair, set the worlds to right
Lower me down when I touch the sun
Tonight, you are more than life
You're my dancer, and I'm your song
When it all comes together, we're just grooving along
You can break us down, and you can try to part
We'll always be together in the same old heart
When I’m waking up, and nothing’s going right
And you’re to blame for all the things I’ve lost
You rise above, get me out on time
You clear the air, thaw the morning frost
When I’m working hard, but I’m losing sight
And every day deals a crushing blow
You call me up, and your voice is bright
You make me smile when you say hello
Tonight, you are more than life
You're my dancer, and I'm your song
When it all comes together, we're just grooving along
You can break us down, and you can try to part
We'll always be together in the same old heart...
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8. |
Rodeo
04:26
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Rodeo
Praise Lord, someone’s been down here before
Time-stamped, love on the side
Tasteless, now I’m uncertain I’m wrong
Later I’ll open my eyes
Well the worm has turned inside my mind
And I feel like a rodeo
And I turn, and I turn inside my heart
Makes me feel like a rodeo
And I won’t go anymore
Woman, there’s something about you today
You’re faceless, you keep turning away
A strange brew is what you’re offering me now
Well I’d wash my hands, but I’ve drunk it before
Well the worm has turned inside my mind
And I feel like a rodeo
And I turn, and I turn inside my heart
Makes me feel like a rodeo
‘Cos you’re blameless, yes you’re blameless
But you know how I feel
When the green-eyed man turns blue
And the broken wings won’t do anymore
Anymore, anymore, anymore
Well the worm has turned inside my mind
And I feel like a rodeo
And I turn, and I turn inside my heart
Makes me feel like a rodeo
No I won’t anymore...
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9. |
Up A Gum Tree
04:04
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Up a Gum Tree
We were going to be all alone at last
But the time was moving fast
All alone in a room
Well we knew ourselves what the world was coming to
So we made our way home
Took the long way round to stop the fire from burning out
I took you back to your room
Then we played a game ‘cos our minds were full of doubt
“What’s that?” you said
“You’re not him” you said
Well I know who I am
You know it’s getting harder to make your grade
Right from the start, we were going to be made
But we’re stuck on the wrong side of a racing line
And we’re moving in circles, and we’re going nowhere
Now some time has gone past
Since the night we met and the time we almost had
Still you ain’t said a word
Were you that far gone? Or did I not mean that much?
I’ve got to say you meant everything
To a man who has got everything that he wants
But you’ve got what I want
It’s a feeling I forgot
When your men leave you low
There’s a place that you can go and you can walk all over me
And you can find me somewhere up a gum tree
You know it’s getting harder to make your grade
Right from the start, we were going to be made
But we’re stuck on the wrong side of a racing line
And we’re moving in circles, and we’re going nowhere
We’re going nowhere
We’re going nowhere
We’re going nowhere
We’re going nowhere...
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10. |
Sleep
03:20
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Sleep
We were over the worst
But you went over the top again
You got under my skin
I was under the influence
You were making no sense
I was buzzing with confidence
I was acting controlled
You were strangely emotional
When I was on the up
And you were going down to sleep...
My baby now
We can always work it out
Words have been said
Now I'd like to make amends
I was chasing a dream
But you were tortured by memories
You were trying to forget
I was living without regret
It was tearing you apart
That I was trying to make a start
Without you in mind
But I couldn’t read the signs
When I was on the up
And you were going down to sleep…
My baby now
We can always work it out
Words have been said
Now I'd like to make amends
But you and I, we can fly
Standing on shoulders
We can touch the sky
We together, is the life
That god laid out
So please wake up from your sleep
Words have been said
Now I’d like to make amends
I’d like to make amends
Now I’d like to make amends
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11. |
Still Morning
03:24
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Still Morning
Still morning, I got smoke in my eyes
Still mourning? How’s about a war and peace of mind
A hangover? I want over the side
Where still waters spray the final flames of the fire inside
But I want you to know, maybe I’m wrong but you should know
That we’re alright, maybe I’m blind
It happens all the time, all the time, now we’re done for
I can’t make up my mind...
I see people, and they’re trying to find
I hear praying with words like “hurry home, we’ll be fine tonight”
I keep turning, but there’s no other side
I keep turning round but where’s the clowns when it’s crying time?
Instead I see interrogation, and I think “god, let the bloody unwind”
I know the world is watching, but won’t you break the rules of your prime time?
But I want you to know, maybe I’m wrong but you should know
That we’re alright, maybe I’m blind
It happens all the time, all the time, now we’re done for
I can’t make up my mind...
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12. |
Reason For My Life
05:23
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Reason for my life
You make me happy
You make me want to fly
You make me wonder
And now I realise
I’m growing older
I’ve got nowhere to hide
I’m walking slower
I can see more with my eyes
And I see what you are, in time
You’re the reason for my life
You are, in time
The reason for my life
I’m pouring over
Some sentimental lines
I’m drawing on feelings
You’ve shaped this life of mine
From teenage weekends
And sneaking out at night
To hopping islands
And crossing railway lines
And I see what you are, in time
You’re the reason for my life
You are, in time
The reason for my life
We could be anyone
Half of the time
But if I could have anyone
You’d still be mine
From moving downtown
And drinking all the time
To working harder
And learning compromise
From drifting homewards
And hearing angels sing
To growing daisies
And sharing wedding rings
I see what you are, in time
You’re the reason for my life
You are, in time
The reason for my life
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