1. |
Keep It
02:38
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it's not something you packed
but it's with you
wherever it is you are
not in your way just hanging somewhere
an incidental charm
one more feather for your pillow
or one more beat for your heart
it's an extra piece of what you're needing
whenever you need it the most
if there's any energy at all
i'm not using it any more
so you can take it all with you
i don't need it any more
no you just keep it all with you
don't mean it any more
if you won't keep it all with you
you might need some someday
"beatles"
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2. |
Spin
02:21
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back where we started from
could it be where we belong?
we're back where we started from again
if we try hard enough we might get across
most will die but some survive to carry on
one day those who make it out
will find their way back here somehow
and spin this wheel again
inside a program felt not understood
but we abide because we must, whether we should
and even if there's other ways
'this makes us what we are!' we say
let's spin this wheel again
back where we started from
could it be where we belong?
we're back where we started from again
back where we started from
it's been waiting all along
we're back where we started from again
most die but some survive to carry on
we try hard enough to be the ones
one day those who made it out
will find their way back here somehow
and spin the wheel again
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3. |
So
02:20
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she parks up her scooter
trusts to luck it will still be there
she could be an hour
she could be a few
there's usually something else to do
can't stand locks she's a walking key
so fair
so fine
so free
sophie
runs to the water
leaves all her things who cares if they'll still be there
if earth keeps you grounded
then the sea lets you flow
she's always got someplace to go
crests and breakers
she's a wave on feet
so fine
so fair
so free
sophie
just for one moment maybe
if you're extremely lucky
you'll feel the wind on your face as she rushes by
catch a glimpse of a footprint she leaves behind
before the sea rushes in
and you wake up again
maybe that wind was just a summer breeze
so fair
so fine
so free
sophie
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4. |
Stay Dark
03:24
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can't complain about the mess
blame the architect
the only haunted part of this castle is your head
blame the architect
harden your heart
armour soft
knock me down
when i hit the ground
i just burst out
can't contain me now
harden your heart
be on guard
can i shock you?
run a wire from my heart to yours
i'll shock you
can't complain about the mess
blame the architect
the only haunted part of this castle is your head
blame the architect
every time you fall in love
that's one less time you ever feel it again
every time it all goes wrong
wasted chance
potential gone
so harden your heart
be on guard
stay dark
gladly
i have been a fool and suffered gladly
suffered
gladly gladly
fool fool
ha ha
harden your heart
harden your heart
be on guard
stay dark
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5. |
Venture
04:00
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nothing ventured nothing gained
and the reward is punishment enough
thanks and sorry, run away
stick up a sign outside the cave
'there's nothing here for which to stay
don't look inside to prove you're brave'
i could have said it meant a lot
i might have said it didn't not
but what's that in there though?
it's only a scarecrow
nothing ventured and nothing gained
you venture something and it's just the same
but what's that in there though?
it's only a scarecrow
a fossil in a grave
the ick that lies in wait
grey at the temples
green at the gills
and yellow in the belly
nothing ventured nothing gained
the reward is punishment enough
i could have said it meant a lot
it meant a lot
it meant a lot
but what's this here though?
i'm only a scarecrow
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6. |
Gear and Fifa
03:51
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mike, a modern meta guy
chicken breast and boiled rice
he's psyched to hit the gym tonight
and he'll emerge a butterfly
oh peak performance every day
it will keep the questions of your soul at bay
and who needs anything to say anyway
fifa
he'll play fifa (or guitar)
mike, he's obviously fine
of course we know
of course we know he's got it right
with the world at his feet
he doesn't have to clutch it tight to his chest
his incredible chest, oh yes
fifa
the fantasy league
and gear! gear! gear at the weekend!
gear! gear! gear! gear! gear at the weekend!
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Louis Smith Dunedin, New Zealand
I used to make music and play in bands when I was younger. It was mostly not that great so I mostly stopped.
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