1. |
Intro I
01:07
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2. |
ROFL
02:55
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I didn’t want it,
And yet it came,
I sat inside and made a friend,
Her little wheels,
Her silver paint,
The ROFL on her number plate.
All this time I’ve lived without,
Keeping off the rain,
And all this time I’ve lived without,
I coulda known your name.
I didn’t want it,
And yet it came,
And now the fields’ll fly too fast,
Cos oh this ride,
Held no surprise,
I knew exactly where I was,
And oh this road I’m,
Getting to know now,
And I’m just loving all her curves.
All this time I’ve lived without,
Keeping off the rain,
And all this time I’ve lived without,
I coulda known your name.
Oh it’ll suck him dry,
Leave a good man satisfied,
Make him leave his job,
And drive away to new pollution,
Break his money-safe,
Leave him as a straying waif,
Leave him out without,
A coat to soak the rain around him.
I didn’t want it and yet it came,
Now it’ll never be the same,
I didn’t need it and yet it showed,
And left me on this golden road.
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3. |
Once I Was
04:00
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Once I was a soldier
And I fought on foreign sands for you
Once I was a hunter
And I brought home fresh meat for you
Once I was a lover
And I searched behind your eyes for you
And soon there'll be another
To tell you I was just a lie
And sometimes I wonder
Just for a while
Will you remember me
And though you have forgotten
All of our rubbish dreams
I find myself searching
Through the ashes of our ruins
For the days when we smiled
And the hours that ran wild
With the magic of our eyes
And the silence of our words
And sometimes I wonder
Just for a while
Will you remember me
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4. |
Needless Whim
05:48
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Overload
On written words
Figure out
The things that lie between
In hope to find
The answers that
You need to hear
To make you stop
Rovin’ out alone
Wanting it to stay
I’ve been getting rage
Needless on a whim
And all the stones
That break the glass
Beneath the moon
There’s nowhere left to hide
To build a wall
And break it down
And so
You bleed it out in ink
To show
You know the timeless link
Won’t break
Or walk
The wave has gone
And left the rose
To fade
And fall
Begin
Begin
Be again
A braver soul within
And all the thoughts
That haunt your days
Have left you now
With memories of
Rovin’ out alone
Wanting it to stay
I’ve been getting rage
Needless on a whim
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5. |
New Marks
05:17
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Hold on
Wade into the night
Keep your eyes wide opened mind
She'll catch you up in time
Don't look
Don't touch and agree
Abide by flesh that weakens you
Brittle bones and wretched whims
It's not right
Bruised without a fight
Oh you silly fool you're in love
You're on your knees
You're in love you're on your knees
Submit
Clear out and forget
Loosen strings and pull the threads
Weave yourself anew
Only
Time is on its own
And yet we long for it to slow
To hold and let us go
Allow us space
It's not right
Bruised without a fight
Oh you silly fool you're in love
You're on your knees
You're in love you're on your knees
You're in love you're on your knees
New marks
Breaks the skin of old hearts
Wound in some distinction
To take away the torment
Just to
Remind us of our senses
And rid us of our lessons
Bite the hand that's given over and over again
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6. |
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Home
I'm never sure
Of where
It is or what it's for
I'm safe
Like livestock caged within
A smile
To hide a toothless grin
A safe, sanctuary
Escape
Myself and chase the world
Return
With comfort in my step
I know
I'm not alone
And still
It seems somehow I've grown
A safe, sanctuary
If love turns its back
I'll turn no more stones
And deep in the woods and fields I'll go
And call it my home
I'll stand
I'll stand my ground
Preserve
The space that knows no sound
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7. |
My Encounter with a Toad
02:55
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Why did no one see the toad
That hopped across the road
At her funeral
While everyone stood still
Tears filling their eyes
Still no one saw that guy
It would have made them smile
Oh are these signs, only mine
Or something else
Too much to be a joke
An endless hope
So I'll take note
And what of Sunday morn
Where you and I adorned
A brand new way of thought
Something that can't be taught
We walked and smelt the trees
Connectivity
Connectivity
And all the animals fled
And at the same time man-made eggs
Jolted all at once
And pumped out naughts and ones
That just seemed to correspond
With what was going on
With the tidal wave to come
That washed up everyone
That washed up everyone
Oh are these signs, only mine
Or something else
Too much to be a joke
An endless hope
So I'll take note
I'm happy that more see
This connectivity
A global consciousness
It's comforting to know
Like my encounter with the toad
No matter where you go
You're never on your own
You're never on your own
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9. |
Only If
04:32
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Do your best and ride the crest
Make of it what you can
No one kicks the pulling mule
And no one asks the man
He's left alone
To pull himself apart
Loneliness just ain't a case
Of being on your own
The man he walks to pastures new
To find that nothing's grown and breathes a sigh
And smiles at time
A friend without a lie
Only if
This time would split
The place remains
But the faces change
Only if
I could find some sleep
I'd dream of strength
And save the weak
I'd dream of strength
And save
He works the fields with blistered hands
His efforts are in vain
Before you grow you need to sow
That golden seed of change but it never comes
Approaching from the front
He thumbs through leaves and photographs
Of lives he once endured
And even though the water fills his eyes
He's rest assured and breathes a sigh
And smiles at time
A friend without a lie
Only if
This time would split
The place remains
But the faces change
Only if
I could find some sleep
I'd dream of strength
And save the weak
I'd dream of strength
And save
All seasons pass
Streaming by
Beat through his heart, knowing
All would roll him by
All ends produce
Loneliness just ain't a case
Of being on your own
The man he walks to pastures new
To find that nothing's grown and breathes a sigh
And smiles at time
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10. |
Mountain Man
06:02
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My father rode
Up from the southern heat
My mother walked
With cold and blackened feet
Until they stood
Staring face to face
Lit fire
Built a house
And planted seeds to find
That over time
A broken heart will grow a broken mind
And see
The broken heart in me
I’m a mountain man
Climbing up to stand
Seeing all a weary eye can see
Come and rescue me
I try to turn
And face the other sea
But I’m the peak
And all things rise to me
All joy and pain
Are waiting at my feet
No avalanche
Could sweep away and bury
All this fire
That keeps alive
The thought that time will wear down even I
That stone
Will no longer serve a purpose as a home
I’m a mountain man
Climbing up to stand
Seeing all a weary can see
Come and rescue me
Come and rescue me
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11. |
Intro II
02:47
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12. |
Paradise Lost
05:09
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Somebody should take this place
And burn it to the ground
Do it when the sun is high
And the money is around
Push the boats out
And turn them over to the sea
Take your wealthy hands
Off of me
I propose we raise a toast
And hold our glasses high
Salute the sand and mountain air
And keep them in our eye
For the time waits
But no one waits for passing time
To see what you had
And let it die
A trade that simply left your hands
But never left your view
A broken back and hardened skin
Fails to seduce
When you’re given
A castle perched upon a sea
But your true stronghold’s
Beneath your feet
Bella Sardegna is home
Kept from the money and their troves
Like the Barbagia you’ll fight
But everything it seems has its price
Somebody should take this place
And burn it to the ground
Start again with real foresight
And never hear the sound
Of your own kind
Crave for what they haven’t got
Of this paradise
Getting lost
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13. |
Too Much Rain
03:27
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Hold on I'm coming
Break neck speeds I will run
My gaze wavered I'm sorry
Too much rain not enough sun
You're where it started
A place to tip your crown
Not small enough to loose myself
Not big enough to be found
I turned my back
Break neck speeds I did run
Away from what I discovered
To a parallel point where I'd begun
You're where it started
A place to tip your crown
Not small enough to loose myself
Not big enough to be found
Too much rain not enough sun
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14. |
Non-Violence
04:28
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I can’t comprehend the mentality of,
To live and to die by the sword,
And power’s the same,
No not in my name,
Cos I have and I am no ones Lord,
You can’t make a hammer and not bang in a nail,
For what other use does it have?
Act upon love,
And they’ll throw away guns in the end.
So tense
And so stretched
Any more
Will end in less
So tell me oh why must the protest all stop,
When that moment of silence begins?
One shot is fired,
Then peace just retires and gives in,
Don’t make something,
Out of nothing,
It won’t do you good.
So tense
And so stretched
Any more
Will end in less
Tell me Dear
Are you comfortable?
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15. |
This City Isn't Me
02:05
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I don't know where to stand or where to look
Just a twiddling boney thumbs and reading books
Yes I'm capable
So please fuck off
Voices down the hall
Free bed and board at a cost
And every time I'm on my way
North or South I'm a similar kind of state
It isn't mine
I'll suffocate
Just give it time
I don't know where to stand or where to look
This healthy broth was spoiled by including
One too many cooks
I wish I hadn't made a mess
The last time round was I more than just a guest
Or just a guest
And every time I'm on my way
North or South I'm a similar kind of state
It isn't mine
I'll suffocate
Just give it time
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16. |
Ball and Chain 2
02:04
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Why must I keep on dragging myself down
Committing such debauchery when company's not found
Punishing myself with myself
A nemesis that doesn't suffer from bad health
Willpower lasts for hours not long enough to quit
Is it these poor circumstances or is it just this shit
Harmless emotions run dry
Destroyed by the notion of having good times
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17. |
No Disguises
03:29
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A little tube
With which to shout
A little read out
Who cares
It’s not as if
You have a gift
Or slight of reason
Who cares
Oh no disguises
This time
Keep out the undermining
This time
Hold off distraction
And held out rewards
Of what’s not
Hasn’t got
Couldn’t take
Isn’t needed
And so it goes
Another night
Another reason
No fire
An empty sheet
Another beaten
Set of fingers
No fire
All that is shown
Is someone else’s vain construction
And all that has flown
Has less degrees of comprehension
And all that grown
Is wreathed in trails of open bottles
All that is known
Carries on in silence
Carries on in silence
Oh no disguises
This time
Keep out the undermining
This time
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18. |
Heavy Head
03:12
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I don't ever want to be
Unhinged emotionally
Beaten and then left for dead
Unbutton myself
Just to help someone else
And there's never a space that's alone
Pushed towards poverty
Drunken calamity
Flicking my switch all the time
So control my empathy
Look what's inside of me
Before I open my hands
I hear what my father said
Holding a heavy head
“Don't go back where you came from
Be honest with yourself
Get out of your comfort zone
And have a fucking ball”
Constantly worrying
What I've done wrong again
But what control do I have
I try to apologise
Talk to the people’s eyes
So why a turbulent head
It's up and then down
Then a smile then a frown
I consistently wish I was one
But as soon as I've set my path
It just comes crawling back
Question myself once again
I hear what my father said
Holding a heavy head
“Don't go back where you came from
Be honest with yourself
Get out of your comfort zone
And have a fucking ball”
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19. |
Man in Pub
03:48
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Walk the streets and find a home
If only till the bell
Drink your pain and whisper fears
And raise one to the dead
Nothing's better yet something's worse
It pours away at you
A sideways glance to an older man
The truth inside his suit
Stare down your friends
Leave untold
Crash through a lonely bed
And start again tomorrow
Swill the dregs and pause a while
Consider what they said
Break the glaze and spit the rage
And squeeze around their neck
Loosen off and smile the phrase
I know you're all I've got
Too much has passed through you and I
The lies and noble truths
The lies and noble truths
Stare down your friends
Leave untold
Crash through a lonely bed
And start again tomorrow
And start again tomorrow
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20. |
Don't Ever Work
04:16
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What would you be
If you stayed here or walked with me
A snip of clarity
As you look up and move your feet
But it don't don't don't
Don't ever work
Go and cut your hair
Watch all the porn in shop windows
That snip of cold fresh air
Wasn't one off it's always there
But it don't don't don't
Don't ever work
All my blood
Shifting around
Is slowing up
As I hit the ground
Bless this face
It piles on the hope and chance
That the worst of things
Will never last
But it don't don't don't
Don't ever work
No it don't don't don't
Don't ever work
All in a world
You strive for what you've got
Whilst unbeknown
You crave for what you're not
'Cause no matter how hard one tries
The trying man always finds
The simplest things
Go wrong
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21. |
The Pack
02:43
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“All aboard” the call goes out,
The whistles blown,
Take a pace like a river rolling home,
Feel the ground beneath you shake,
And furnace burn,
A little late to state you had so much to learn,
Cos all decide,
The better ride’s,
The one that lies with Satan out the way,
Satan out the way.
Raise the sleepers I got news,
News to tell,
There’s an engine fire that burns as hot as hell,
Ride ‘em down and clear the track,
The pack has gone,
And it’s high time you were moving on.
Cos all decide,
The better ride’s,
The one that lies with Satan out the way,
Satan out the way.
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22. |
Kind Words
01:24
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Sam Moore & The Bad Palace New Zealand
Sam Moore is a fit-no-holes troubadour, tripping through cities and landing in forests. On top of the creative foundations that Sam has wondered up sits the elegantly twisted Bad Palace. With open palms and toothless grins, Sam Moore and the Bad Palace welcome you through shifting rooms and distorted perspectives to find your space and sit for a while. ... more
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