1. |
Madman's Sanity
03:34
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MADMAN'S SANITY
Listen here to the words that I sing
As they roll off my tongue
You have to be mad man to escape the fear
That they pump out daily
If sanity is bombing people and thinking its fine
I think I'd rather be mad
Am I the crazy one for thinking that is wrong?
Am I backstage at their show?
Look there goes the madman with his crazy point of view
Look there goes the madman be careful or he may love you
Look there goes the madman because he’s different to you
Look there goes a truly insane man
Education to me is like saying here’s the world on a plate
And then kicking me in the balls
It's not geared for me because I think and I am free
Forcing knowledge through exams
It's not good for you it doesn’t help your point of view
Seems fairly obvious to me
You come out the other side completely fucking petrified
Pound signs for eyes lacking empathy
Look there goes a madman with his crazy point of view
Look there goes a madman watch out he may show emotion
Look there goes a madman doesn’t dig the status quo
Look there goes a truly insane man
You may try to make him frown, you may try to bring him down
You may pull his hair tell him that he's workshy and crazy
But in the end.... He's free!
ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
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2. |
Steamshow
03:30
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STEAMSHOW
We're the new captains of industry
Rising from the steam
With a world no more than half of it
Made up like a laser beam
One more one more
One more yeah
It's never enough
Hate your nearest brother
Hate whatever you can see
Hate the fact you might be anyone else but me
One more one more
One more yeah
It's never enough
Denounce a storyteller
Rip off a gentle tune
Tell jokes that people only laugh at in their living room
One more one more
One more yeah
Its never enough
We're the new captains of industry
Rising from the steam
With a world no more than half of it
Made up like a laser beam.
One more one more
One more yeah
It's never enough
ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
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3. |
Soulcycle
04:20
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SOULCYCLE
A face in the crowd so familiar, your own reflection but you've never met
Yet to uncover the deeper connection that sets you apart from the rest
Just a cog in a bigger machine, a single drop in the ocean of sin
Constantly searching for a way to break free from the cycle we find ourselves in
Finding your way back home, was never as easy as now
But your ignorance keeps you in play, inside this material game
Two lovers embrace in the street, without a care for the world's prying eyes
A privacy lost as society will inevitably fill in the blanks with lies
Always wanting what we cant obtain, fearing we'll be left behind
Nothing we can hold in our hands will come with us, At the end of the line
'Cos we are just children, lost in a sea of hypocrisy we embrace
Finding your way back home, was never as easy as now
But your ignorance keeps you in play, inside this material game
A love that's based purely on lust, broken hearts litter the road we walk down
Confusing the senses breaking down our defences But what goes around comes around
'Cos we are just children, lost in a sea of hypocrisy we embrace
ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
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4. |
Interlewd 1
00:11
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ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
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5. |
Silvery Manes
03:50
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SILVERY MANES
Let's run away somewhere together where the rain wont sting our eyes
Where faces are carved with smiling and there aren't any sad goodbyes
Let's go somewhere noisily quiet where the stars shoot by one by one
Across the wide oceanic sky as we bask in infinite fun
Let's escape to a beautiful planet,
Where the mountains unfold into plains
Where people have nothing to hide from,
Where we ride on silvery manes
I see this place that surrounds us: its vagueness, its passion, its hell
I never thought that it could desert me but as with all life you never can tell
Take my hand through the darkness as we burst into treacherous light
I'll lead you out to life's conquests and madly and bravely we'll fight
Let's escape to a beautiful planet,
Where the mountains unfold into plains
Where people have nothing to hide from,
Where we ride on silvery manes
Let's run away somewhere together where the rain wont sting our eyes
Where faces are carved with smiling and there aren't any sad goodbyes
Let's go somewhere noisily quiet where the stars shoot by one by one
Across a wide oceanic sky as we bask in infinite fun
Let's escape to a beautiful planet,
Where the mountains unfold into plains
Where people have nothing to hide from,
Where we ride on silvery manes
ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
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6. |
Half Light
04:26
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HALF LIGHT
Well it's one thing crashing in against the other
Making the edge of my mouth turn up like it does
And it's good that you never reminded me of another
Then I'd have to have loved them all like one of us
Don't make me laugh well it wouldn't feel right
Don't make me laugh leave me in the half light the half light yeah
Well I don't miss the times that you cried without telling your story
Or the times that you said I was stuck in my DIY hell
And I don't miss the times where my words were received so poorly
Or the times that I thought you were happy and I just couldn't tell
Don't make me laugh well it wouldn't feel right
Don't make me laugh leave me in the half light the half light yeah
Good luck with the next one I hope that he's all that you need
And he lets you continue to burn like a beautiful fire
Well he's witty and charming with words so disarming I concede
But I don't really think that he'll get under the wire
Don't make me laugh well it wouldn't feel right
Don't make me laugh leave me in the half light the half light yeah
ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
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7. |
Never Too Young
03:45
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NEVER TOO YOUNG
Every child is born to live
Every child is born to give
Something of beauty to shape this world
A life of simple decisions
A love with no conditions
And we all feel young inside
I see a wealth of creation
I see a new generation
When I look into your eyes
So don't let anybody bring you down
Keep your feet firm on the ground
Just be who you want to be
'Cos you're never to young to ask what's going on
When you're young you're not aware
What goes on when you're not there
Your tiny world it seems so vast
Wondering why the sky is blue
Such a mystery to you
Making shapes as the clouds roll past
Rose tinted glasses fast removed
They say you'll be a grown man soon
And you gotta be ready to face the world
So don't let anybody bring you down
Keep you're feet firm on the ground
Just be who you want to be
'Cos you're never to young to ask 'what's going on?'
'What's going on?', 'What's going on?'
You gotta be the best, you wanna be a success
Stronger, smarter, faster, better looking than the rest
Gotta work the nine to five, have two kids and a wife
Gotta work the overtime to keep two cars on the drive
A figure in society, forget your creativity
A drooling wreck is what you'll be
Now cant you see it's all a lie?
And as you grow you realise
There's a bigger world outside
Where things are not quite as they seem
I life of tough decisions
I love based on conditions
Your tiny world feels like a dream
But you are the new generation, a hope to a nation
So stand up and make a change
So don't let anybody bring you down
Don't let anyone push you round
Let's hear your voice you gotta make a sound
And ask out loud
'Whats going on?' (x3)
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8. |
Interlewd 2
00:36
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ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
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9. |
Cloud Rat
04:01
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CLOUD RAT
Cloud rat wears a crown when he's
King of the sky
Any night I'm around
And he don't make a sound
Eyes of moon only
Say he don't need any
Oh but the things that he wants me to do
Mean nothing to dream lovers
Still still with the skies as a wall
I think I might just understand
Cloud rat thinks we're all funny
If not deranged and he might like the clowns
When he don't have to pay
Rolls across the night
Much amused
Oh but the things that he wants me to do
Mean nothing to dream lovers
Still still with the sky as a wall
I think I made him out of sand
Cloud rat won't be back any time very soon will he
Didn't rule the sky for me didn't answer why
Didn't answer why he just caught my eye
Oh but the things that he wants me to do
Mean nothing to dream lovers
Still still with the sky as a wall
I think I might just understand
ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
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10. |
First Fine Day In March
03:25
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FIRST FINE DAY IN MARCH
As I was walking along the heath
A fair maid I did spy
She sang a tune so merrily, a twinkle in her eye
And her youthfulness it did enthral and trounce me to a halt
And I never will forget the way
She love me without fault
Hair of brown and eyes the same, the like I’ve seldom seen
And a frock of silken scarlet cascading from her shoulder down to her knee
At first she walked by me
And I felt my heart begin to bleed
Then a voice behind me. 'come here' it hailed unto me
I made a full about and tried to speak but the words would not come
She said “be silent, fair gentleman, no words to be uttered here”
And I took her into my arms
Our embrace was warm and strong
And we fell in love on the highway
It was the first fine day in march
Solo
I made a full about and tried to speak but the words would not come
She said “be silent, fair gentleman, no words to be uttered here”
And I took her into my arms
Our embrace was warm and strong
And we fell in love on the highway
It was the first fine day in march
ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
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11. |
Good For You
04:15
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GOOD FOR YOU
We regret to inform you the trees are illegal
Unless you've permission from neighbourhood watch
The air that your breathings not free nowadays
So we'll ask you politely to stop
Who said you could walk on the pavement
Who said you could look at the clouds
You made an exception without in inspection
Who said that your dreams were allowed
For your own sake
There'll be no more laughing unauthorised clapping
Or smiling without making sure
That relevant documents naming the occupants
Are clearly displayed at the door
Yes it seems rather unfriendly
No we can't change it for you
So gather your things and leave quietly
There's just nothing else you can do
Return when the all clear is sounded
And numbers are rounded to the nearest dot
We'll all be much happier rid of the mafia
Draining what you haven't got
Trust us to make up your mind
Trust us to make this all good
Do as we say this will all go away
And we'll all live like everyone should
This is good for you
Its for your own sake
There'll be no more laughing unauthorised clapping
Or smiling without making sure
The relevant documents naming the occupants
Are clearly displayed at the door
Yes it seems rather unfriendly
No we can't change it for you
So gather your things and leave quietly
There's just nothing else you can do
This is good for you
Its for your own sake
ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
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12. |
Seventeen
04:07
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SEVENTEEN
Young girl, young girl in your long white dress
pretty as a picture though I must confess
I think you look a little sad, now tell me why
She said: "Johnnys gone hence, stood me up at the isle
So I wanna sit alone and cry for a while"
Young girl life's too short for crying
So don't waste your life waiting for the dream, you're too young to cry
So step outside in the rain
Take of your shoes and dance with me in the rain, in the rain
Take of your shoes and dance with me in the rain
Young man, young man I think you don't understand,
He discovered last night something we hadn't planned
He said he ain't ready to be no father
Girl I don't want to pry but from the daze in your eye
And the tobacco on your breath I'd hope you told him a lie
'Cos I don't wanna believe your with child
So don't waste your time trying to explain,
There's more than meets the eye
So step outside in the rain
Take of your shoes and dance with me in the rain, in the rain
Take of your shoes and dance with me in the rain, in the rain
Take of your shoes and dance with me in the rain
Hey young girl, I know your game but I'm not one to play
So be free young girl, life's to short and your only seventeen
And if you ask me that's to young to be wed
You gotta have a little fun, better make up your bed
'Cos that's where you've got to lie
So don't waste your life waiting for the dream you're too young to cry
Don't waste your youth trying to settle down you're too young
So step outside in the rain
Take of your shoes and dance with me in the rain, in the rain
Take of your shoes and dance with me in the rain, in the rain
Take of your shoes and dance with me in the rain...
ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
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13. |
Breaking To Win
02:24
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BREAKING TO WIN
Take a reading write it down maybe put it in a folder
I know your bleeding wrap it up keep it warm as you get older
No offence to you girl but I don't give a damn what you do now
I put a kiss on you curl so I can't really hear
When you bite and you scratch and you howl
Combination you can find it at the bottom of a suitcase
Now you're pacing up and down that corridor at your place
And I just heard the sound of confessors and blessers down under the ground
Breaking you taking you holding you shaking you pushing you pulling you down
It's just a process like picking out the frame for a picture
Making progress we can change it if we want to for the seashore
With so many ways on we have nothing to fear from the heat of the sun
Unless we are planning to dive straight on in
We'll go blind as we find that we're losing our skin
Breaking to win
ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
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14. |
Why We Fight
04:38
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WHY DO WE FIGHT
Well, people tend to think peace
But the US think-tanks
Well, they tend to think tanks
So they can get us into debt with the big banks
For big thanks
Because those old-boys they keep ranks
And "to be frank", join the army they say
You can travel to new places, fire guns and learn a trade
Well to be frank, I'd rather fire off some vocals,
Visit all those places without blowing up the locals
It's loco
No, I'm not gonna stay in bed like John and Yoko
Hippy kids tucked up protesting with a cup of cocoa
Fuck that man, I'm taking to the streets
Shouting out my question to a beat
Why do we fight?
Is it to protect the morality
Of a nation based on criminality?
Is it for the global peace?
Are we the police of the global streets?
Is it for the lives of the little children?
And if it is, tell me why do we kill them?
I'll tell you why we fight
We fight for power, material gain, and that's not right
Consider Iraq for a second
And the fact that the
Weapons we attacked for
Were never even there
But do we even care
Or are we so distracted
By the fact that Britney Spears has got no hair
That we’re happy to look wherever the media instructs us
Sucks us in with sex and systematically corrupts us
Until we're so full of fear it erupts as a
Xenophobic mistrust of people we deduct as being
Muslim by ethnicity
Guilty by complicity
Listen to me this is the media publicity
Like electricity it charges the commotion
Until it's like an ocean of negative emotion, but
I'm drowning in the sea
Of fear and suspicion
Illegal rendition
And people conditioned to blindly believe
But don't be so naïve
You wanna see the light
You've got to ask the right questions like
Why do we fight?
Is it to protect the morality
Of a nation based on criminality?
Is it for the good of mankind?
Popping off the rockets while their pockets get lined?
Is it for the lives of the little children?
And if it is, tell me why do we kill them?
I'll tell you why we fight
We fight for power, imperial gain, and that's not right
Consider the lives that we're living
And the lies that we're given from on high
By these driven politicians
With their military missions
Their twisted visions and illegal prisons
I don't listen to their lies no more
Always trying to justify the price of war
But what's that if your not even alive no more
No collateral damage in a private war, but
I'm drowning in the sea
Of fear and suspicion
Illegal rendition
And people conditioned to blindly believe
But don't be so naïve
You wanna see the light
You've got to ask the right questions like
Why do we fight?
Is it to protect the morality
Of a nation based on criminality?
Is it for the global peace?
Are we the police of the global streets?
Is it for the lives of the little children?
And if it is, tell me why do we kill them?
I'll tell you why we fight
We fight for power, imperial gain, and that's why we fight
It isn't to protect no morality
We're a nation based on criminality
It isn't for the global peace
They're popping off the rockets while their pockets get lined
It isn't for the lives of the little children
If it is, tell me why do we kill them?
I'll tell you why we fight
We fight for power, imperial gain, and that's not right.
That's not right.
ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
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The Tandem Sussex, Wisconsin
The one time collaboration between singer-songwriters Rich Mason, Laura Tupker, Matt 'The Hat' Ellis and Jamie 'Stan' Stanley. Along the way, also featuring James Abbott (bongos), Antoine Architeuthis (vocals, bouzouki, mandolin, bass), Paul 'Vlad' Sharman (congas, percussion) and Terry 'Taz' Wright (cajon, percussion). ... more
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