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Lunatic Desires
05:29
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Lunatic Desires
Waxing gibbous is messing with my mind
All the signs say "Road Ahead Closed"
But the diversion route is long and contrived
So let's jump the signs and carry on
The Moon sends tides running through my mind
Sends me crashing to the rocks
But the easy way is littered with traps
So I'll take the hit and just roll on
Chorus:
I seem to thrive on Lunatic Desires
On dreams of silly magnitude
But I will find a fellow astronaut
And we'll keep cycling on
The dance between the moon and water
Is beautiful and black as night
A gentleman's excuse me I will not offer
The floor is mine, its music too
The light is soft, it flatters faces
Brings them to light in new way
The moon will dance across horizons
And some other side of us is shown
Chorus:-
The moon is kind, it cools my head
The summer sun gets to my skin
Its gravity it seems in flux and fluid
Sometimes it pushes, others pulls
So I will take a daily moondance
I will flow with every phase
If nearly full, I know the portents
If very new I know delight
Chorus: -
Outro: -
Crescent shaped crescendos
Darksides coming soon
Waxing, waning, soul's reflection
Is it any wonder, is it any wonder we howl at the moon?
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2. |
Resignation
07:17
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Resignation
I'm calling a halt
I'm handing my notice in
It's not your fault
I just have to end to begin
It's not in my blood
To accept these chains
If I sell my soul
Tell me, what is it that remains?
A poor empty shell
So please think of me well
As I walk away
Please don't ask me to stay
'Cause I'm calling a halt, I'm calling a halt
I'm adding full stop
To the sentences that I serve
To get to the top
You have to know just what you deserve
And this isn't it
A desk and a swivel chair
I'm sick of this shit
I'm not going to swivel there
I'm doing my thing
Oh let the phones ring
'Cause I'm off the hook
Maybe I'll write me a book
'Cause I'm adding full stop
I'm adding full stop
I'm saying au revoir
'Cause goodbye just don't sound right
And you know who you are
The broken that let in the light
And I'm sad to be leaving
Just as you start to shine
But I'm done believing
That this path is mine
So I'll carve my own
And I know with music I'm never alone
And I'll find my way
Today is my last and my very first day
So I'm saying au revoir
I'm saying au revoir
So I'll take a leap
Maybe catch up on sleep
I'll do some free fallin'
But I'll find my calling
So I'm calling a halt
I'm handing my notice in
It's not your fault
I just have to end to begin
It's not in my blood
To accept these chains
If I sell my soul
Tell me what is it that remains?
Nothing remains, nothing remains
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3. |
Angel's Share
07:43
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Angel's Share
You appeared at my shoulder, said hello
You seemed like somebody I should already know
You warned me you'd take me to hell
I don't care. I'll take the angel's share
You lit up the room with a heavy glow
With all of the faces you were prepared to show
But I saw beyond them to the sweetness within
Where angel's begin
Chorus:
Two fallen angels, who could never quite land
We'll find our heaven with your hand in my hand
And the darkness within our hearts
Will slowly melt away
With every brand new day
I started falling, the world came in
To tell me what to think of you and stop it before it begins
They said that you'd break my heart, I don't mind
I feel as I find
We kept on talking, no stone left unturned
Your water may drown me, you might just get burned
The stars said it couldn't work out
What do they know? Let's see how this goes
Chorus: -
You said "I'm a Siren, you're gonna get wrecked"
I said "I'm a Wolfman, you haven't met one of me yet"
And so when oblivion calls and I'm tossed to the shore
I'll just howl for more
Whatever creatures we decide we should be
You'll still be an angel, an angel to me
And all of your broken wings, which you think you lack
I'll kiss them all back
Final Chorus:
Two fallen angels, who could never quite land
I don't expect anyone to really understand
How two broken hearted people
So led astray
Can make it anyway
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4. |
Spring Tide
02:36
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N/A
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5. |
Serenade
05:36
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Serenade
Dance with me slowly as I catch my breath
Another day older and closer to death
But the smile in your eyes lets me know I'll live on
And the music will play long after I'm gone
So let's cherish this moment and let's make it last
Not a second's regret for those we let pass
Dance with me slowly across this old floor
Never forgetting it's you I adore
I adore ooh, yeah it's you I adore ooh, yeah
Hold onto me gently in that special way
Makes me feel younger, makes the pain go away
Sing to me softly those harmony lines
Our voices will blend like a meeting of minds
At the end of the day, tucked up in our beds
We'll dream of the stories, the stories we've read
Then each day together we'll write one of our own
Sometimes we're parted,. but never alone
Never alone ooh, yeah, we're never alone, ooh, yeah
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6. |
What a Pretty Flower
04:57
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What a Pretty Flower
He offered freedom
And she believed him
As he turned the key
Was it cupid, or was she stupid
To fall so easily
She was silenced, by the violence
Of his spoken word
He was singing as he was wringing
The neck of this caged bird
Chorus:
The narcissist has won again
The narcissist has won again
The narcissist has won again
What a pretty flower
First her family
Now her friends
He doesn't want them arund
He asks questions
Makes snide suggestions
But his reasons must be sound
She's still drinking
Forever thinking
He must be the one
To bring the kindness
Heal my blindness
And render me undone
Chorus: -
And he will rot in the ground
If she leaves him now
He will rot in the ground
If she leaves him now
But she can't leave him now
He's taken root
She feeds his ego
Where would she go
He's deleted all her friends
Sick of weeping and scared of sleeping
This nightmare never ends
She found a way out
A whisper, no shout
A silent wave goodbye
A policeman found her
Blood all around her
She'd tried to kiss the sky
She'd tried to kiss the sky
The narcissist has won again
The narcissist has won again
The narcissist has won again
Please leave a pretty flower
Please leave a pretty flower
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7. |
Make for Brighter Skies
05:15
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Make for Brighter Skies
Don't take pity on me
I'm doing just fine
You can rain on my parade
I've still got the sunshine
Don't mistake this look of concentration
For a cold and grumpy frown
Don't mistake me for the lost and lonely
I've got angels all around
All around
All around
All around
And they're singing to me now
Don't tell me that you know the feeling
When you've been nowhere near
Try plumb the depths of your existence
And find out what you fear
Then stare right at it, stare it down
Take another, bigger bite
Feel adrenalin course through your body
This is fight or flight
Fight or flight
Fight or flight
Fight or flight
Fly away with me now
I've got a ticket to an unknown destination
And I'm enjoying the ride
I'm going to visit every constelation
'Cause there's a star burning up inside
I'm not becoming a singularity
I've got friends with truth in their eyes
So come join my peculiarity
Us freaks will make for brighter skies
Brighter skies
So don't take pity on me
I'm doing just great
And to those who stuck around
I'm sorry for the wait
But I'm back together now
And I'm stronger than before
And I finally understand
What I was hiding for
Hiding for
Hiding for
Hiding for
But I'm out of the shadows now
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8. |
I Take Your Hand
04:10
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I Take Your Hand
The Solway Firth
The Steamboat in
Far from the bar
Where Angel's begin
We share a meal
A drink or two
Then walk the beach
To share the view
Chorus:
The windswept shore
Your deep blue gaze
I'm on one knee
You seem amazed
I take your hand
And place the ring
I want you more
Than anything
The bar is ours
The curtains closed
A brand new toast
To be proposed
To you and I
Who are engaged
This book of love
Has a new page
Chorus:-
We bid farewell
To this fine place
Our northward steps
We must retrace
Returning back
To Stonehouse, home
And some day soon
From there to roam
Final Chorus:
Another shore
The deep blue sea
A foreign land
Still you and me
I take your hand
And softly sing
You to me are everything
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9. |
Free to be Me
04:45
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Free to be Me
I may be running more these days
But I'm no longer running away
I feel at home in the company I keep
As for the past I'm not loosing sleep
'Cause I'm free to be me
Yes I'm free to be me
These little hang-ups that tug at my sleeve
I just take my shirt off and ask them to leave
Big black dog isn't welcome anymore
I still hear him scratching at my door
But I'm free to be me
Yes I'm free to be me
It might have taken 40 years
But I'm happy in my skin
I'm taking better care of myself
But I'm still open to sin
You'll still find me in the bar at night
But I'm not drinking alone
I'm talking with the people in my life
Not just the people in my phone
'Cause I'm free to be me
What's the moral of the story then
No conclusions yet
But if you hug me and make me smile
I'm forever in your debt
'Cause I'm free to be me
Yes I'm free to be me
If you take me as I am
Treat me with respect
My heart becomes a mirror then
The kindness will reflect
'Cause I'm free to be me
Yes I'm free to be me
Guess the message is thank you
To your own selves be true
And all you delicious freaks out there
I couldn't do it without you
So come join the celebration
Of this thing called life
Take a moment to step outside
All the trouble and strife
'Cause we're free to party
Yes we're free to party
Yes we're free to party
Yes we're free to party
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10. |
Seven Long Years
05:17
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Seven Long Years
It's been seven long years
Since you left this plane
And I still can't believe
I won't see your face again
In seven long years
Quite a lot has changed
Drifting without an anchor
Still feels very strange
Chorus:
'Cause you were my rock
You were my go to friend
With advice that may shock
But turn out right in the end
And I need you now
More than I ever did before
I need your guidance
Isn't that what fathers are for?
It's been seven long years
Since you called me Son
I can't tell you how proud I am
To be your only one
You taught me so much
In those early years
To stand up straight
And put aside my fears
Chorus: -
It's been seven long years
Since you left that hole
As big as my heart
And twice the size of my soul
Trying to fill it
Leaves me empty inside
The stars are too high
And the water is wide
Chorus: -
It's been seven long years
And still I'm lost
Running headlong through life
Not stopping to count the cost
A heart full of sadness
And a head full of dreams
But without that strong thread
I fall apart at the seams
Chorus:-
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