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Blow Big Boy
03:58
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Blow blow blow big boy
Let the world know, big boy
You're a living star, big boy
Take me back to the woods where we walked in the grey mist
Kissed by the light of the moon
I'm no good, I'm a god
But you can't have it always
I know you would if you could
Cos anything goes when her body knows
Blow blow blow, big boy
Let the world know, big boy
You're a living star, big boy
Yes you are
So let's rip up the plan that we wrote when we started
You never followed the rules
Back and forth, to and fro, first we roll then we rumble
Who cares, we're just passing through
Cos anything goes when her body knows
Blow blow blow, big boy
Let the world know, big boy
You're a living star, big boy
Yes you are
Anything goes when her body knows..
Blow blow blow, big boy
Let the world know, big boy
You're a living star, big boy
Yes you are
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2. |
Coming Soon
03:29
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(whistles)
Out in the field where the workers play
under the gaze of our masters, the good old days
My best friend's a dog with a new guitar
We met years ago in a rusty bar
We're coming soon
Drunk all alone out in San Tropez
I left a false trail to the pain I raised
I was an innocent lamb with a poison plan
So drink up your cocoa and make a stand
We're coming soon
(I know you have held my hand a thousand times before)
I begged for bone at the foot of the hill
I hid from the hunter fresh from the kill
I begged for a bone I begged for a bone
I begged for a bone at the foot of the hill
And I hid from the hunters' kill
Now I"m a ghost on a mobile phone
It sucked out my soul, left me all alone
I was an innocent lamb with a poison plan
So set me ablaze, I'm the Wicker Man!
We're coming soon
(I know you have held my hand a thousand times before)
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3. |
Wasting Your Time
03:36
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My lover said get out of bed
There's nothing here my love is dead
No kiss goodbye, no tender touch
I find your neediness too much
You're wasting your time, you're wasting your time..
I packed my bags and closed the door
Pulled my spirit from the floor
No do or die, just smash and grab
My best friend said just jump in a cab
You're wasting your time, you're wasting your time..
But if I knew exactly how
Then I would learn to make you love me now
My grand old mother said - get out of bed
Get yourself out in to the light
Get up and fight, you're dynamite
Yes it's your one your only life
You're wasting your time, you're wasting your time..
Oh yes you're wasting all your time,
You're wasting all your precious time..
Doo doo doo dooooooo..
Oh yes my Grand old mother said
Get out of bed, get out of bed
Get yourself out in to the light
Get up and fight, get up and fight..
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4. |
Dark Tides
03:44
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Lord my medicine's sweet it sends me to sleep
It helps me forget my children don't eat
But I hope that I see them again
Oh yes I hope that we'll always be friends
Oh my friends, oh my friends please save me
These dark tides threaten to drown me
Inside a whirlpool I can't swim through
I never knew you, you never knew me
But if I lose my way at the break of day you'll be gone
The secret is out.
Oh they told me a story of money and glory
Any forgot to explain it all ends up the same
Salvation complete with a new 3-piece suite
Now in comfort I fall through the cracks on my street
On my street, on the street where you live
These dark tides..
Oh the sea's at your door, we've been here before
The tiger is biting you back.
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5. |
Spirit
03:34
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Any way, any time
you pass by come and call on me
I like the way you seem to be
Something so perfect naturally
All of my days trying to find
A piece of myself, my ancestors' mind
Give me back my spirit, I want my spirit.
Any day any time
Think on me, I will think on you
I like the way you seem to be
Something so perfect naturally
All of my days trying to find
A piece of myself, my ancestors' mind
Give me back my spirit, I want my spirit.
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6. |
Story
03:54
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They told you you'd never survive
As you crawled from your mother and started to thrive
One step til you feel and you bled
tiny tears by your sire, tiny tears in your bed
Those pretty pictures little lies
They pulled the wool over your eyes
Sold you the story of your life
They taught you to read and to write (against your will)
You're ups from your downs, whats wrong from what's right (stole you away in the night)
One step to the path of success
Shiny job, shiny car, take a trip to forget
Those pretty pictures little lies
They pulled the wool over your eyes
Sold you the story of your life
You tell yourself you'll be alright
Whatever gets you through the night
Whatever makes you feel alright
Doctor I'm hoping you fix me I'm broken
The air has been choking me
They named you a simple fool
Now where's the god you answer to
who wrote down the story of your life
And my soul has been nailed to the floor
I can't take any more oh my darling,
just what did you come here for
What did you come here for?
Those pretty pictures little lies
They pulled the wool over your eyes
Sold you the story of your life
You tell yourself you'll be alright
Whatever gets you through the night
Whatever makes you feel alright..
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7. |
It Don't Matter
02:52
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Don't rain on me and spoil the fun
Cos I've got enough love for everyone
You and I are not the same, it seems our DNA has be rearranged
And I got so sick of all your dirty tricks
You'll never roll me over again
But it don't matter no it don't matter
No it don't matter no more
The song is the same, but the rhythmn has changed
But it don't matter no more
You talk the talk of opportunity
But all your empty words mean nothing to me
You and I are not the same
You wanna drive the car, I'd rather take the train
And now my mind splits into a billion bits
An everlasting game that we play
But it don't matter no it don't matter
No it don't matter no more
The song is the same, but the singer has changed
But it don't matter no more
Any way that you can help me at all
My eye's on the prize and my back's to the wall
Don't rain on me and spoil the fun
Cos I've got enough love for everyone
You and I are not the same,
You and I are not the same
But no, it don't matter no it don't matter
No it don't matter no more
The song is the same, but the singer has changed
But it don't matter no more
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8. |
No Place Like Home
02:47
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Are you in or are you out
I'm on and off the roundabout
I'm struggling to give in
My chest is caving in
If I make you moan am I welcome to roam?
Are you out or are you in?
This aint no sin
You know, sometimes one is not enough
But two aint too much
You know my mojo's flown home while you're free to roam
Still there's no place like home no there's
No place like home
You know my mama said don't ever click your heels together
You could be my saviour (save me)
We'll try a new flavour
I recognise the things you need (what do I need?)
Might make me/you bleed
If I watch you moan am I welcome to roam?
Still there's no place like home
No there's no place like home
You know my mama said don't ever click your heels together
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9. |
Bones
03:24
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My bones are getting cold,
I'm old, I'm old
I've seen the way you look at me sometimes
I tried to settle down in some sweet little avenue
but couldn't find the space, I couldn't find the time
But if I knew back then what I know now
Would I even try
Come lie with me til the sun burns and fades and dies
I hoped that you might stay
so much I tried to block your way
An ugly face I tried hard to forget
My love you offered much, but in the end you didn't touch me
I may be back someday if things don't go my way
But if I knew back then what I know now
Would I even try
Come lie with me til the sun burns and fades and dies
I wish you could do what you do what you do what you did what you
Do what you done to me..
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10. |
Playground Bullies
03:16
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I got no friends, I run all day
I kick and I punch til I get my way
Is there any way, any way that you could save my soul
I did my best, took a course in miracles
I made a wish, crossed my fingers on a shooting star
But my wish didn't travel too well
I fell into bed with the devil
And now I got no friends, I run all day
I kick and I punch til I get my way
Out in the valleys where the bombs rain down
You won't catch me I won't make a sound
Big boys swim and big boys fly
Carry their toys til the day they die
Now I'm a little ghost, a tiny voice in outer space
You won't shut me up, can't you see I have no face?
I made a wish, crossed my fingers on a shooting star
But my wish didn't travel too well
I fell into bed with the devil
And now I got no friends, I run all day
I kick and I punch til I get my way
Out in the valleys where the bombs rain down
You won't catch me I won't make a sound
Big boys swim and big boys fly
Carry their toys til the day they die
I got no friends I run all day
I kick and I punch til I get my way
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11. |
Whoop
02:44
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She's got her backpack
She's on her groovy train
And if you follow her you won't come back the same
She's wanderlust!
Get on her magic bus
Now that you've seen her you're a believer
She'll take you all the way, there'll be no night or day
Oh offer up and give and feel your spirit live
She's the one, the only woman
She's the one, the only woman
The earth it shakes your body breaks
Her eyes are like tectonic plates
A shift between the light and dark
You'd lose your life to feel a spark
It's just so good, so good
She's the one, the only woman
She's the one, the one, the one
She's got her backpack
She's on her groovy train
And if you follow her you won't come back the same
She's the one she's the only
She's the one she's the only
No you won't come back the same
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12. |
Dream On
04:52
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Lay beneath the sun and rest my head beside the stream
And contemplate my universe and everything I've been
Haters all a hating like there's no tomorrow
Dig beneath the ground you'll soon unearth the sorrow
Mother Earth is bleeding I can hear her scream
Excuse me while I disappear, it's not my scene
Dream on, dream on
The world is gone
The universe lives on
Takers all a taking til there's nothing left
They're shooting and they're looting from the treasure chest
Oh lover keep on loving me all afternoon
I pray to god it doesn't burst my pink balloon
Dream on, dream on
The world is gone
The universe lives on
And as I gaze upon the stars
They shine for you, I smile for you
Oh will you meet me at the sign just where
The body meets the mind
Perhaps we'll try again next time
Haters all a hating like there's no tomorrow
Dig beneath the ground you'll soon unearth the sorrow
Mother Earth is bleeding I can hear her scream
Excuse me while I disappear, it's not my scene
Dream on, dream on
The world is gone
The universe lives on
(I want to hold you, I want to hold you
Forever yours, forever mine, I'll show you
Come to my arms my love
My love, dream on)
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The Greeners London, UK
THE GREENERS are a London based trio (and
sometimes more), who use multiple acoustic
instruments and intricate vocal
harmonies to
create their innovative sound. Their roots are
in folk/pop/bluegrass, featuring evocative
lyrics, ear-worm riffs, lush strings and soaring
melodies.
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