1. |
Nobody Else
03:08
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I hate that cold hard mirror
You gaze critically upon
If that no good lying mirror
Reflects imperfection
And I want you
I want you for myself
Because I love you
There ain't nobody else
You are my heart, my lungs, my veins
And the blood that courses through
Cos the only reason I breathe
Is to sigh for love of you
I will give you
Every part of myself
Because I love you
There ain't nobody else
Sometimes I don't think you know
How I yearn for you
In the world nobody else
Possesses my heart the way you do
I don't want to live forever
Cos forever's not enough time
The heat death of the universe
Will mean nothing if you're mine
Cos I want you
More than time and space itself
Because I love you
There ain't nobody else
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2. |
I Fell
03:12
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I was riding high, in my mind
I didn't have a care
I stood up on my own two feet
On ground that wasn't there
And I was not expecting it
The stumble, or the fall
I reached up to seize everything
And there was nothing there at all
I took a wrong turn on the road
And drove straight into hell
I fell, I fell
Don't know what was on my mind
Now it's too late to tell
I fell, I fell
I had my life all planned out
I wrote all my goals down
I thought I wore a wise man's smile
But now I only frown
I sat down in the driver's seat
But I was much too proud
I didn't see the precipice
That was hidden in the clouds
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3. |
I Heart You
03:01
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I know sometimes you just hate me
There's no smooth ride between us two
But I won't walk away feeling bitter
Cos in the end, I'm still in love with you
I hope you won't despise me at all
Cos there's no coming back from contempt
And I'll always come seeking redemption
Even though I might fail in the attempt
[Chorus]
I draw a heart with an arrow through
I write in there, "Me 4 You"
Cos I heart you, yes I do
I heart you, only you
[Break]
[Middle 8]
I know you too well
You'll walk if you're inclined
So I'll say it just this once
Don't walk away this time
[Verse 2]
It's meant to be, me and you
It says so, written on that wall
And graffiti seldom ever lies
When it's spray painted five foot tall
[Chorus]
I draw a heart with an arrow through
I write in there, "Me 4 You"
Cos I heart you, yes I do
I heart you, only you
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4. |
The Lion Roars
02:54
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The lion roars in frozen time
A hundred years in frozen time
A fossil sound in a fossil skin
A museum hall to strike a pose in
The lion roars in frozen time
He strikes his pose in frozen time
To catch the prey that's long past on
To fill a belly long past gone
To leap the leap that will never end
A living sleep that will never end
The lion he's a raging beast
The king of cats with razor teeth
But now he's stood so still so long
His limbs have to be wired on
His eyes are glass and his guts is straw
And there he stands on the cold hard floor
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5. |
Painted Your Portrait
03:23
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I remember that day down on the beach
When the man with no hands painted your portrait
He held the paint brush between his teeth
And the sun glinted off your hair
And you were there
Without a care
And when we came home we hung the painting on the wall
And we talked about the man with no hands
I found the painting in the back of the cupboard
Where it's sat for many years undisturbed
I'll put that painting in a frame
And I'll hang it upon the kitchen wall
So I remember that day down on the beach
When the man captured your likeness well
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6. |
Saturday's Ghost
04:09
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Now the ghost of Saturday retreats into memory
It doesn't seem so bad
But when it showed its face and whispered my ear
It seemed so sad
It spoke a haunting word
And passed beyond the world
All silver clad
She said she used to be a child
That lived on the second floor
Of a building long pulled down
A daughter of the town
But they all moved away
And she's the one that stayed
All by herself
And now she is the ghost of Saturday
Too tied to this place to move away
With nothing left but whispered memories
She said she lived a lonely life
And when she died she was alone
And now she is the ghost I saw
Shimmering above the floor
She spoke a haunting word
And passed beyond the world
All silver clad
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7. |
Fairground
03:35
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We're going to the fairground to see the show
It's on every year, and we always go
And there's always a showbag or two to be had
And I love the rides
They shake you up inside
I met a girl with a jester's hat
And meters of glow string tied around her neck
And she loves the fair, she goes every year
And I know I'll see her, I see her once a year
We're going to the fairground to see the show
It's on every year, and we always go
And there's always a showbag or two to be had
And I love the rides
They shake you up inside
The girl she comes close
And looks me in the eye
She calls out my name as we say goodbye
And she makes me promise by all I hold dear
That we'll meet again at the fairground next year
And it wouldn't seem right
Wouldn't seem right at all
To see her outside the fair ground
Would I even recognise her?
We've come to an arrangement
We meet up every year
And we wouldn't want to jinx it
Won't risk a good thing
But sometimes I do wonder
How she lives her life
And why such a relationship
Suits her so very well
But I don't want to risk it
I won't ask to many questions
I'll just go to the fairground
To meet her every year
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8. |
Softly Softly
03:03
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At night mostly when you're sleeping
That's when I tiptoe round the room
And I play my guitar with the softest touch
Cos the sound might chase away the gloom
Softly, softly I play a song
But this song won't last very long
Cos I have to get up and turn on the light
And chase away the darkness of the night
It's the dead of night, and everyone's sleeping
But I'm wide awake even though it's 3 AM
Cos I know the darkness might come and claim you
If I don't chase this silence away
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9. |
Sunday
02:33
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Her name was Sunday, I met her on a Monday
We stepped out on a Tuesday
And on Wednesday I'll see her again
I never could have guessed that I would meet a girl like her
With eyes so deep that in them I could lose myself
In just one week I've fallen hard, head over heels in love
And I just want to spend my week with her
We could do lunch on thursday and on friday night go out
And Saturday is market day at Paddy's in town
On Sunday I would worship her on the day that bares her name
And then it's time to start our second week
I'll ring her up tomorrow, I'll see if I can borrow
Some extra time on Thursday
So I can spend some time with Sunday again
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10. |
Momma's Gonna Die
03:38
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I drink too much while I'm away
Wake up hung-over every day
And I don't know the reason why
I buy so much cheap casket wine
That's why my momma's face is lined
She worries all the time
My momma's gonna die
I got into another fight
It happened on the street last night
I never can just let it slide
When the truth is on my side
And when I told her on the phone
In despair she moaned
Momma's gonna die
[Chorus]
Cos momma never understood
Why I could never just be good
And though it never was her fault
She worries all the same
And that's the reason why
My momma's gonna die
[Break]
I never had luck on my side
And now I'm too tired to try
So I'm just living hand to mouth
And my whole future stands in doubt
But she never understood
Why I don't make good
Momma's gonna die
[Chorus]
I think I've driven her to drink
Keep finding bottles in the sink
It's just the way I don't behave
That's driving her into the grave
And she worries all the time
And that's the reason why
My momma's gonna die
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11. |
Garbage
01:49
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You take it out and I bring it back
I pile it up on my garbage stack
You don't agree with what I like
So get on your bike
You couldn't starve on kitchen waste
So get out of my face
And if I try I'll make it fly
I'll stack my trash right up to the sky
I'll live it large on kitchen waste
Cos it's too my taste
I'm a garbage fiend, don't mess with me
Just get out of my way
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12. |
Confusion
03:31
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I don't know a thing that you said
And it's spinning my head
I admit, it's confusing me
And I don't see
You say that I don't love you
That I'd never be true
And I don't see, what I did wrong
That brought this on
I admit, you've got me confused
I am not amused with you said to me
Or perhaps, the first thing in your head
Is the first thing that you said
That's got me confused
I'm going back over everything I did
And trying to think was it something I said
And over and over till I think I'm going mad
What did I do that made you so sad
If you think that I'm going mad
Or that I've been bad
Can't you say what is on your mind
That makes you sad?
I fear what goes through your mind
Are lies of the kind
That you think when you won't own up
To all your crimes
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13. |
So Pretty
03:12
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So pretty, so innocent
How could it be
That something so pure
Could still exist
In this mean old world
In this cruel cold world
So pretty, so innocent
How could it be?
Sometimes, just maybe
The world could be
So enchanted
That it stays its bloody hand
To admire
Something so pure
So pretty, so innocent
How could it be?
How could it last?
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When love comes to stay, it's so lonely without you
And if we'd never met, wouldn't have to stay true
When love comes to stay, love will make us its slave
We're happy with our bonds, happy to be insane
Please don't go away, it's so lonely without you
I live for this time, these moments too few
Please don't go away, I don't like it here alone
My independence gone, I can't be on my own
I wish I could remember your face
It's been so long since we drew apart
All I have of you is one blurry photograph
I wish I'd asked for one more shot
But in my mind's eye I see you getting by
Bringing all the world to heel
But one day you'll come home and no more will you roam
And then we'll be together again
If you don't know you never will what my lonely heart does feel
And at the end when all is done then maybe we will be as one
I know I'll love you till the end
I know it's time to make amends
I know we'll get our healing done
And then again we'll be as one
When love comes to stay, it's so lonely without you
Won't suffer that again, I'll always be true
So please come back to stay, cos we don't have to be alone
And never more again will I suffer on my own
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