1. |
Faust's A Singer
04:48
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FAUST'S A SINGER
What if I die one day
In a car crash miles away
For my wild and reckless speed
As a policeman asks of me
How I came to hit this tree
And I answer 'ha very fast indeed'
What if I fade away
Tiptoeing to that day
When I give up this mortal soul
Apologizing everyday
For still not being on my way
To that black and gaping hole
The singer dies oh tragic loss
Who gives a damn who gives a toss
No pity more those that remain
Those whose success you can't explain
And ask yourselves when they go
Will the ranks of heaven grow
Or when it comes their time to die
Will the hordes of devils cry
You wanted love we closed their eyes
You wanted gold we struck them dumb
You wanted fame we kept them deaf
Now pay the price your time is come
And now you're here oh Mr Sting
You've made us proud we must admit
They gave you love
They gave you gold
They gave you fame
And you gave them shit
What if I end my days
In an alcoholic haze
Drugged up dragged out before my time
As the critics tedious
Claim yet another genius
Taken from us in his prime
What if I blow my brain
Half way from here to Spain
And overnight become more God than man
But oh the irony
Of dying before they get to see
Just how shit I really am
The singer dies oh tragic loss
Who gives a damn who gives a toss
No pity more those that remain
Those whose success you can't explain
And ask yourselves when they go
Will the ranks of heaven grow
Or when it comes their time to die
Will the hordes of devils cry
You wanted love we closed their eyes
You wanted gold we struck them dumb
You wanted fame we kept them deaf
Now pay the price your time is come
And now you're here oh Miss Morrisette
You've made us proud we must admit
They gave you love
They gave you gold
They gave you fame
And you gave them shit
What if I meet my fate
Struggling to negociate
The pleasures of a drunken conquest
Heading for that great beyond
Between the buttocks of a blonde
Suffocating and distressed
What if I pass away
Before I have a chance to pray
To a God I didn't know
Ah too late now to change my horse
I'll stick to this infernal course
Cut me loose and watch me go
The singer dies oh tragic loss
Who gives a damn who gives a toss
No pity more those that remain
Those whose success you can't explain
And ask yourselves when they go
Will the ranks of heaven grow
Or when it comes their time to die
Will the hordes of devils cry
You wanted love we closed their eyes
You wanted gold we struck them dumb
You wanted fame we kept them deaf
Now pay the price your time is come
And now you're here Mr Bonio
You've made us proud we must admit
They gave you love
They gave you gold
They gave you fame
And you gave them
And you gave them
And you gave them shit
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2. |
Perry County
05:04
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PERRY COUNTY
(A song for lil' Steph)
Your eyes are the colour of mud and gasoline
Rainbows swimming in skies of brown
Your hash brown hair falls lazy on your shoulders
As you untie it and let it tumble down
Then you say
You say you're leaving, you're leaving Perry County
And this gas station diner and all the rest beside
You're going to fly away, far away from Perry County
From the seasons and the silence and the clouds that stitch the skies
But there's a smile in the eyes of Perry County
There's nothing you can say he hasn't heard before
He's watched the young girls dream
He's watched the old men sighing
And he's watched them watch together
As the young men go to war
There's blood in the earth, in the earth of Perry County
The Yankee and the Rebel, the grey and the blue
Sometimes you'd swear, you'd swear the grass grows red there
And the trees are made of silver and the wind laughs just like you
When you say
You say you're leaving, you're leaving Perry County
And this gas station diner and all the rest beside
You're going to fly away, far away from Perry County
From the seasons and the silence and the clouds that stitch the skies
But there's a smile in the eyes of Perry County
There's nothing you can say he hasn't heard before
He's watched the young girls smile
He's watched the old men dreaming
And he's watched them watch together
As the young men go to war
The Devil took my soul on a road through Perry County
Tennessee River came too late to wash me clean
And as he dragged me down through the sulphur and the longing
I saw his hands they were the colour of mud and gasoline
And he said
You're never leaving, you're never leaving Perry County
Not this gas station diner nor all the rest beside
Oh you can fly away, far away from Perry County
But you know you'll always be here every time you close your eyes
And there's a smile in the eyes of Perry County
There's nothing you can say he hasn't heard before
He's watched the young girls leave
He's watched the old men dying
And he's watched them watch together
As the young men go to war
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3. |
The Antelope
04:27
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THE ANTELOPE
She dusts where there is no more dust
He smokes the pipe that doesn't glow
She's seen his mettle turn to rust
He's watched her lovers come and go
And on the wall I've watched them both
Since their safari honeymoon
I am the symbol of their love
An antelope who died too soon
And I could almost cry for them
But I have only glass for eyes
Just like their's when they were lovers
The day they took me by surprise
Their lives have grown so very late
They've lost the strength to slam the door
And if she still might try to hate
He doesn't notice anymore
And he goes out when she comes in
And he stays in when she goes out
And if their marriage stays within
Their promises have gone without
And I could almost scream for them
But now my mouth is dry and parched
Just like their's when they were lovers
The day they shot me in the heart
And all along the mantlepiece
Their memories have overgrown
The days together spent in bliss
Together now they're all alone
They've beaten love into defeat
Across this battleweary floor
With separate beds for their retreat
And silence for their spoils of war
And I could almost pray for them
But now I need no Gods for hope
Just like them when they were lovers
The day they killed this antelope
They shot me dead and took my head
And stuck me to this wall with glue
To think I could have run from them
But my love I was watching you
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4. |
The Tea Dance
03:37
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THE TEA DANCE
Welcome to the tea dance
Old debutants getting up on their toes
Darjeeling and romance
Between potted plants and yesterday's dynamos
In the tea rooms the men and women of industry
Dancing from dusk till dawn
In the old days when the first teenager was born
Everyone just stay cool
You're not here to play the fool
They said
But instead
While we slept they tripped the Light Fantastic
They told us to be strong
It wouldn't last for long
Soon you'll be twenty one
Then you can join us
And while manhood's approaching
You'll want to look provoking
Why not take up smoking
They said we'd look cool but we just got cancer
Welcome to the tea dance
Old debutants getting up on their toes
Darjeeling and romance
Between potted plants and yesterday's Romeos
In the tea rooms the men and women of politics
Dancing from dusk till dawn
In the old days when the anti war march was born
Everyone just stay calm
We'll keep you safe from harm
They said
But instead
While we slept they danced the military two step
They told us to be strong
It wouldn't last for long
Put your sunglasses on
Wait for the big one
With the bomb there's no more doubting
No more screaming no more shouting
Just one great big family outing
They said we'd be safe but we just got cancer
Welcome to the tea dance
Old debutants getting up on their toes
Darjeeling and romance
Between potted plants and yesterday's gigalos
In the tea rooms the men and women of royalty
Dancing from dusk till dawn
In the old days when the summer of love was born
Everyone keep your head
Wait for your marriage bed
They said
But instead
While we slept they danced while swapping partners
They told us to be strong
It wouldn't last for long
The urge will soon be gone
When you're married
And lone mothers are so taboo
But don't try to lose it will you
Or Pro Life will try to kill you
But who needs them while we've still got cancer
Welcome to the tea dance
Now it's our turn to get up on our toes
Darjeeling and romance
Between potted plants and seventies curios
Now in the tea rooms we're the people of? yesterday
Dancing from dusk till dawn
We talk of old days when our rebellious streak was
born
But these days there's nothing left
You can rebel against
Right
Your future's bright
Now you've got alcopops and Britney Spears
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RAZORBLADES AND CIGARETTES
Razorblades and cigarettes
And empty bottles strewn
Sitting here I think of you
I dream your fingers in my hands
And promises of promised lands
And I wonder
Well I don't know why we hurt ourselves
With alcohol and such
Sometimes you need to drown a little
And I love you very much
I used to watch the way you'd smile
The changes in your face
The passions I'd imagine there
But the fires I saw your eyes reflect
Were the burning tyres around my neck
And I wonder
Well I don't know why we hurt ourselves
With razorblades and such
Sometimes you need to bleed a little
And I love you very much
The time I spent just missing you
Longing from afar
The ways I tried to walk to you
But this broken glass on which I'd crawl
Was it just to you or to anyone at all
And I wonder
Well I don't know why we hurt ourselves
With cigarettes and such
Sometimes you need to die a little
And I love you very much
I don't know why we hurt ourselves
Or why we fall in love too much
Sometimes you need to dance a little
And I loved you very much
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6. |
The Trains
05:07
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THE TRAINS
Way back over the passing years
To the house I barely yet remember
Up in the attic the trains ran frantic
Round and round you and me my father
And there you smiled at me
With that look on your face
Like a stranger in a foreign land
And yet somehow the trains spoke with a voice
We both could understand
Time passed quickly and soon the attic
Left behind and how the track soon rusted
The words all broken or lost the trains
All put away forgotten or discarded
And silence filled the void
Where once stations had been
And so the years carried on
And everyday you moved further away
But now that you are gone
Don't walk slowly to that choir of angels
Don't hang your head in shame
Don't ask yourself what might have been
It's different now
The slate's wiped clean
It's over now
So don't walk slowly to that choir of angels
And don't hang your head in shame
Don't ask but know
That when the night is still and clear
When I hark back across the years
It's not the lies and the shouts I hear
It's the trains
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7. |
Seven Signs Of Ageing
03:26
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SEVEN SIGNS OF AGEING
There's seven signs of ageing five signs of problem hair
Stain-free deodorants and perfume scented air
As you crawl out of the rubble there's no need to despair
We've got it over here and soon you'll have it over there
You'll have seven signs of ageing five signs of problem hair
Stain-free deodorants and perfume scented air
And brand new bedroom units full of clothes you never wear
Till you're so drugged up on having you'll forget they're even there
Where you can make mistakes then sue someone else for free
A blame and cash in culture no win and there's no fee
While your country's bombing children to set their country free
Well someone has to suffer just as long as it's not me
And you'll get free toys from Disney if you feed your children shit
They can stuff their sorry faces until they've got the set
They can drink Coca Cola till they're as free as they can get
Till they're lazy and they're fat and they're no longer any threat
Then you can watch Madonna advertising Gap
While children sweat in sweatshops to bring you brandname crap
A brandname badge of honour to put you on the map
Just take my hand I'll take you there there'll be no turning back
And you'll get interest free credit with nought to pay till May
And more and more enticements to overspend your pay
Until you can't afford it and they take it all away
And you're drowning in your debt a little deeper every day
Then we'll give you religion to wash away your sin
Just open up your spirit and let the light flood in
It's easy and it's quick it does what it says on the tin
Just close your eyes then close your mind and put your faith in him
And you'll get life everlasting 'neath striped and starry skies
And the Cross of St George will rise up before your eyes
And this land of hope and glory will feed you bullshit spin and lies
Until one day you find your freedom fucked with freedom fries
And you'll have seven signs of ageing no-one ever saw
Five signs of problem hair you never had before
Till karaoke pop stars leave you screaming out for more
And you line up meek and mild as they lead you off to war
To save your seven signs of ageing five signs of problem hair
Stain-free deodorants and perfume scented air
And brand new bedroom units full of clothes you never wear
Till you're so drugged up on having you'll forget they're even there
And you'll sleep a little deeper each and every day
Till the starving and the homeless all just fade away
And you won't remember life could be any other way
And no-one ever listens to a single word you say
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8. |
Sarajevo
04:18
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SARAJEVO
Somewhere to the East
Where freezing winter winds blow
Behind a city wall
Call it Sarajevo
Two lovers wait together before the dawn
Behind that city wall
Trapped within the bedlam
This man and woman stand
A Serbian and a Muslim
Hiding in the shadows there
He whispers as he strokes her hair
Close your eyes my darling
Dream of days with brighter suns
Where hate will never find us
Close your eyes my darling
See the sand of distant shores
Where death is far behind us
Close your eyes my darling
And all the world will disappear
And all your fears will follow
Close your eyes sweet angel
We'll go on for evermore
And be far away tomorrow
Wait for the night to meet the day
For the light to light our way
For the light of chance to shine on us
Wait till snipers clean their guns
Or smile and turn away
Or dream of their own children
Wait for the right moment to come
Run like you've never run
Run like the hounds of hell are upon you
Wait are you afraid? Well so am I
Take my hand and we'll fly
Towards some better day
Go now run take my hand
We'll go on for evermore
Where hate will never find us
Go now run see the sand
Feel the warming of the sun
Where death is far behind us
Somewhere to the East
Where freezing winter winds blow
Beyond a city wall
Call it Sarajevo
Two lovers lie together in the mud
And beyond that city wall
Far beyond that country
Living our own lives
Sitting warm and safe we
Turn our backs on race attacks
And tell ourselves it couldn't happen here
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9. |
Love And Marriage
03:08
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LOVE AND MARRIAGE
Marriage is love in a suit and a bowler hat that takes the train
Everyday and goes to work then takes the same train back again
Marriage is love in uniform where bedrooms become the only chance
For privates to parade on Saturdays and love is made to march instead of dance
Marriage is love in a zoo where we think we see reality
But we only see the empty shell of what once was wild
and free
Marriage is love in a cage to protect our kids from Daily Mail views
But kids are just convention's excuse for adults to walk into marriage and into zoos
Marriage is love in a church where the death bells of love chime
And lovers pretend that they believe and so deceive for the very first time
Marriage is love in a grave where lovers pass from this world to the next
And vicious old witches take their revenge as they smile and point you'll be next
So my darling I will not ask your hand though I love you
But I don't need a uniform or a cage or a church to say I do
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LOOKING FOR A HORSE TO RIDE
See see the drunken man
Cold as a corpse
He's more dead than alive
In fact now he only drinks
While he sits and waits
For the mourners to arrive
He shuts his eyes and goes for gold
He shuts his eyes and goes to war
He drinks until he kills himself
Though he doesn't know what for
But close your eyes and leave him be
For he'll have time enough to die
With his whisky for armour
And his pride for a sword
Hanging loose by his side
He is just a lost knight
Hanging on to a shield
On life's battlefield
Looking for a horse to ride
See see the baby lamb
Bleating with the flock
See how he follows on
Walking running with the crowd
He mimes the words
Though he doesn't know the song
He shuts his eyes and goes for gold
He shuts his eyes and goes to war
He shouts because he wants to shout
Though he doesn't know what for
But close your eyes and leave him be
For he'll have time enough to die
With a shepherd for armour
And a fashionable sword
Hanging loose by his side
He is just a lost knight
Hanging on to a shield
On life's battlefield
Looking for a horse to ride
See see the smiling girl
Smiling all her smiles
Flashing smiling eyes
Oh and everyone has taken stock
And has had his share
Since her smile was privatized
She shuts her eyes and goes for gold
She shuts her eyes and goes to war
And if you still don't quite know why
You can bet she'll be pretty sure
But close your eyes and leave her be
For she'll have time enough to die
With her beauty for stirrups
And her hair for a mane
Hanging loose by her side
She is just a lost horse
Running from field to field
On life's battlefield
Trying to take lost knights for a ride
So so here we stand
Together hand in hand
Your hair playing in the wind
Chance has offered us this horse
Oh my darling come
Come leave these fields behind
Don't close your eyes the night is young
These days of hope have just begun
I'll sing you songs of endless love
I'll burn the forests of your dreams
Don't take the flowers from your hair
There'll be time enough to die
When we are old
Let's take this horse and ride
Together on the beach
And watch the sun go down
And try as we go along
To not look unkindly upon
Those with horses out of reach
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11. |
The Last Song
04:41
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THE LAST SONG
Remember you told me
You make me feel special
I made you feel special
If just for a while
I let you use me
When you were lonely
I lived for you only
I helped you to smile
If time were a tailor
He'd stitch us together
If time were a tailor
He'd sew us again
But time is a healer
Who kills all his patients
Time is a healer
Who heals us in vain
Remember the daylight
Coming over the South Downs
The tide of the morning
Washing night time away
The words we had written
In the sands of our silence
With fingers and kisses
All washed away
If time were a soldier
He'd fight for our future
If time were a soldier
He'd lead us again
But time is a healer
Who kills all his patients
Time is a healer
Who heals us in vain
So this is the last song
I ever will write you
I've loved you forever
I've forgotten how long
And this is the last song
I ever will play you
I long to be with you
But how long can I long
And this is the last song
I ever will sing you
This is the last song
Till I'm dead and gone
This is the last song
I ever will write you
I don't pretend I don't love you
But...
This is the last song
I ever will play you
I don't pretend I don't love you
But...
This is the last song
I ever will sing you
I don't pretend I don't love you
But...
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12. |
Mr Jeays
06:35
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MR JEAYS
If one day you see him there
All misty eyes and greying hair
If your children stop and stare
To see him in that state
When he can no longer speak his name
Nor ever sing a song again
Nor take the credit or the blame
For all those past mistakes
Say
If you had known him way back then
Before the rot of age set in
When he rolled his eyes and revelled in
The errors of his ways
If you had known that man I knew
And not this wreck in front of you
I might have introduced you to
A younger Mr Jeays
When all aflame with youthful zest
He raised his eyes and raised his fist
And shouted God does not exist
Controversial Mr Jeays
When he stood up with a passion for
An end to violence and war
And said tax the rich and feed the poor
Oh bravo Mr Jeays
Oh if you had known him way back then
Before the rot of age set in
When he rolled his eyes and revelled in
The errors of his ways
If you had known that man I knew
And not this wreck in front of you
I might have introduced you to
The rebel Mr Jeays
When he took it all upon himself
To try and gain enormous wealth
Singing songs all about himself
Tragic Mr Jeays
When on Beachy Head above the rocks
His true love he gave unorthodox
His last Rolo in a jewellery box
Romantic Mr Jeays
Oh if you had known him way back then
Before the rot of age set in
When he rolled his eyes and revelled in
The errors of his ways
If you had known that man I knew
And not this wreck in front of you
I might have introduced you to
The dreamer Mr Jeays
And while others worked their lives away
He sat in the park all day
Dreaming poetic things to say
Conscientious Mr Jeays
Sitting there with his cocker spaniel
That he decided to call Daniel
With his pen and pad and his rhyming manual
Talented Mr Jeays
Oh if you had known him way back then
Before the rot of age set in
When he rolled his eyes and revelled in
The errors of his ways
If you had known that man I knew
And not this wreck in front of you
I might have introduced you to
The work-shy Mr Jeays
So if one day you see him there
All misty eyes and greying hair
If your children stop and stare
To see him in that state
When he can no longer speak his name
Nor ever sing a song again
Nor take the credit or the blame
For all those past mistakes
Say
If you had known him way back then
Before the rot of age set in
When he rolled his eyes and revelled in
The errors of his ways
If you had known that man I knew
And not this wreck in front of you
I might have introduced you to
A younger Mr Jeays
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