1. |
Sand In My Socks
02:48
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SAND IN MY SOCKS
REMINDS ME OF YESTERDAYS WALK
BY THE OCEAN, MY SHOCKED
SOUL IS SOOTHED BY THE WATER’S TALK
ALL THE NEWS IS HELL
BARBED WIRE ON THE AIR WAVES
HISTORY IN THIS SHELL
IN THE LINES THAT NATURE SAVES
SOMEWHERE BEHIND ME
THE CITY LIES
SO MANY PEOPLE, SO FEW TRUTHS
IT'S WHERE I FIND ME
MY SOUL FLIES
ABOVE THE OCEAN THIS IS PROOF
SAND IN MY SOCKS
THE GENTLE RHYTHM UNFOLDS
OF CENTURIES UNTOLD
SEABIRDS ON THE BREEZE
THE WHISPERING TREES
FOR YOUNG AND OLD
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2. |
The Same Game
03:42
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WHEN YOU GET IN THE DOOR,
DROP THE WORRIES OF THE DAY
YOUR FEET FEEL SORE
AND YOU WONDER AT THE WAY
THE HOURS RACE BY
LIKE SOMEBODY’S STOLEN CAR
YOU THINK WITH A SIGH
DOES ANYONE CARE ANYMORE?
WELL OF COURSE THEY DO
AND YOU KNOW THE 'THEY' S YOU
AND YOUR NEIGHBOUR MOST LIKELY FEELS THE SAME
ON THE RIVER OF LIFE
THROUGH TRIAL AND ERROR, I'VE
DISCOVERED WE'RE ALL PLAYING THE SAME GAME
ONCE INSIDE
COMFORTABLE IN YOUR SKIN
THE CANDLE LIGHT
HELPS YOU BEGIN
THE DAY DRIFTS AWAY
WITH THE BACKGROUND MUSIC
YOU THINK SOMEDAY
YOU MIGHT JUST LOSE IT
BUT YOU HANG ON
COS TOMORROW CAN BE GREAT
GOT TO HANG ON
COS IT'S NEVER TOO LATE
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3. |
Too Dark To See
04:39
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One step at a time. Never lose sight of the goal
I keep reminding myself as I Fall.
The winding path, not sure of the way
With a quiet laugh at the end of today
Before the sun sets, before it gets.
To dark too see
Too many thoughts in a line while I balance the load
Keeping an eye on the time. I’m in work mode
The ticking clock, who knows where time goes
Picking a lock, where’s the key, well, who knows
A bit to much for me, a big mystery
and it’s too dark to see.
Too dark to see, and there’s nothing to fear
It seems to me there’s just a ring in my ear
Thought I knew my way, when I set out today,
But now see it’s too dark to see
It all seemed so easy, in the light of day
Now it’s turning freezing under the Milky Way
You can’t count all them stars, that much is plain
You see with your eyes a fraction they say
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4. |
Bigger
03:59
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WHEN I THINK OF THIS COUNTRY, WHAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE
WHAT’D WE COME HERE FOR? ARE WE ANY MORE FREE?
THERE'S AN EARLY TWILIGHT, A SIGN IN THE SKY
THINK I’LL LAY LOW TONIGHT, SEE WHAT TRANSPIRES.
IT'S BIGGER THAN YOU AND IT'S BIGGER THAN ME.
THE UNDERLYING ECHOES OF LONG AGO FOUGHT WARS
I CATCH IN THE EYES OF STRANGER I PASS IN THE DOOR
IT'S NOT SO MUCH IN THE BACK OF HIS MIND,
IT'S MORE TO THE FORE
IT DRIVES MOST OF OUR THOUGHTS, SHAKES ME TO THE CORE
IT'S BIGGER THAN YOU AND IT'S BIGGER THAN ME
WERE OVER DRESSED FOR THE PARTY, JUST NEED YOUR WITS AND A KNIFE
THERE'S TWO TIRED CHILDREN AN EXHAUSTED WIFE
THERE'S A DEAL WITH A BANKER. NO ONE CAN DENY
TO STAKE OUT A CLAIM TO HANG ON TO TIL YOU DIE
IT'S BIGGER THAN YOU AND IT'S BIGGER THAN ME.
YOU NEED A JOB ON THE RAILROAD
OR SOMETHING QUITE TAME
TO KEEP UPPING THE ANTE TO REMAIN IN THE GAME
HISTORY’S LONG REACHING FINGERS CREEP UP FROM BEHIND
YOU SENSE THERE'S MORE TO THE PICTURE YOU REACH FOR THE WINE
IT'S BIGGER THAN YOU, AND ITS' BIGGER THAN ME
WHO DO YOU VOTE FOR? WHO GETS THE NOD?
JUST ANOTHER CLEAN CUT CRIMINAL TALKED UP ON THE BOX
I GOT NO TIME TO BEGIN TO TUNE IN
TOO BUSY PAINTING PICTURES WITH A WARY GRIN
IT'S BIGGER THAN YOU AND IT'S BIGGER THAN ME
YOU CAN GO ON RHYMING. ’TIL THE SUN’S LONG SUNK DOWN
TO FIND YOU'RE ONLY MIMING, LIKE THE GUY IN THE GOWN
HE’S STANDING ONCE A WEEK TO EMPOWER THE SMALL AND THE MEEK
IS HE A WANDERING WOLF, DRESSED UP WITH THE SHEEP?
IT'S BIGGER THAN YOU AND IT'S BIGGER THAN ME
WE'RE A STRANGE OLD BUNCH. MOST OF US SO SHALLOW
THE REST OF US OUT TO LUNCH,
LIVING LIFE WAY TO MELLOW
THE PASSION IS BURIED ALONG WITH MOST OF THE BOOKS
THEY’RE LOCKED UP IN THE LIBRARY, NO ONE TAKING A LOOK
IT'S BIGGER THAN YOU, AND IT'S BIGGER THAN ME
AT LEAST THERE'S A FEW OF US STILL TRYIN TO BE FREE
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5. |
The Flow
03:20
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WHEN YOU PULL THE CURTAINS BACK
AND THE GENTLE MORNING LIGHT IS SHINING, TRUE
THERE’S THE SOUND OF A FEW PASSING CARS
PEOPLE OFF TO JUST WHATEVER THEY DO
YOU’RE STILL NOT FULLY AWAKE
AND YOU’RE YAWNING AS YOUR DREAMS FILTER THROUGH
YOU’RE REMINDED OF A FEW PASSING SCENES
WITH A BLINK THEY’RE GONE
THAT’S WHEN YOU KNOW
THERE’S NO HARM IN LAYING LOW
WHERE THERE’S NO FEAR
WHEN YOU’RE LETTING GO
AND THERE’S NO TIME LIKE NOW
TO REST AND GROW
AND THERE’S NO ONE CAN AVOID THIS FLOW
IT'S LIKE A RIVER IDEAS WAIT ROUND THE BEND
IF WE GIVE INTO THE NOW THEN WE CAN REST AND MEND
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6. |
You're Going To Be OK
04:30
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Remember running along the beach
Pretending for a moment you’re a bird
September sun is trying to reach
Through the clouds & for a moment its allowed
Smiling in the face of adversity
Remember friends will come to lend a helping hand
You’re sighing in the race of the big city
You’re wondering how it's all going to end
Put those feelings away
Find the colours behind the grey
and paint a picture
That’ll serve to say I’m ok
Keep in mind nothings truly out of reach
Believe for a moment it’ll come to good
Then you’ll find this world is trying to teach
us through a series of magic moments
Shining in night, in the night in the dark,
unknown the moon appears, earth's constant friend
Brighter than bright,
The night’s already flown
No point in wondering how it's going to end
Do Do Do
Whatever it's all about
You know you’re. gonna find your way
Whenever you start to doubt
You know you’re gonna Be OK.
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7. |
Free As You Choose
03:05
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YOU’RE AS FREE AS YOU CHOOSE TO BE
DOES THE WIND ASK PERMISSION TO BLOW?
DO THE CLOUDS WAIT BEFORE THEY RUSH OVER THE SEA?
OR DO THEY THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND AND JUST GO?
WHY DO WE HOLD OURSELVES BACK
BOUND BY DUTY, SELF DOUBT OR LACK THE WILL
TO SIMPLY CHOOSE TO CHANGE TACK
PUSH AWAY, SET THE SAILS, RING THE BELL
FORGET THE FEAR, EMBRACE THE FUN
KEEP IT NEAR, NOW YOU’VE BEGUN
WHISPERED CONCERNS OF OTHERS
ARE NO CONCERN OF YOURS
THERE'S NO RETURNING EITHER
ONCE YOU’VE OPENED THE DOORS
YOU’RE FREE, COS YOU’VE CHOSEN TO BE
RIDE WITH THE SEASONS, THE FEEL OF THE DAY
KEEP AN EYE ON THE HORIZON AND LISTEN TO THE SEA
EVERYTHING ELSE SIMPLY RECEDES, THERE'S NO DEBT TO PAY
SAIL ON NOW, INTO WHATEVER MAY BE
WHAT FISH WAIT QUIETLY IN THE BLUE?
CAST AWAY YOUR ANCHOR, YOUR WORRIES, SET YOURSELF FREE
FOLLOW THE FEELING
WHICH YOU KNOW TO BE TRUE
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8. |
The Test Of Man
02:52
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THERE’S A VISION WE’RE ALL BORN WITH
IT CAME FROM STARS BEFORE WE BEGAN
WE SENSE THE TRUTH IS CLOSE THEN ONE DARK NIGHT
WE START TO DIG WITHIN. THE TEST OF MAN
BUT NOT ALL OF US HAVE THE URGE, IN FACT
MOST HAVEN’T JUST WALKED AWAY - THEY RAN
CAN BE A FRIGHTENING THING TO FACE
BECAUSE WHAT LIES DEEP WITHIN IS THE TEST OF MAN
WE'RE INTERTWINED COS WERE ON THE SAME VINE
THERE'S UNDENIABLY A MYSTERY HERE.
BUT YOU SENSE A PLAN
SOME OF US ARE RIPE. SOME ARE NEARLY FALLING OFF
GO ON, HAVE A TASTE
YOU GONNA TEST THE FRUIT?
THAT’S THE TEST OF MAN
IT'S A TRAIL OF MYSTERY
A LARGELY UNTRODDEN TRACK
TO SOLVE THE RIDDLE OF OUR LIVES, KEEP MOVING
DESPITE THE PAIN. THAT’S THE TEST OF MAN
IS IT A TEST? SOME SAY ITS A JOKE
I'D SAY WE'RE BLESSED
AND IT'S TIME WE SPOKE
ABOUT LETTING GO, MAKE ROOM FOR WHAT'S NEW
AND NOW IT’S TIME TO CHOOSE
THE TEST OF MAN
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9. |
Rainy Night
03:18
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It's a rainy night, cold winter
I remember as a child.
I lose myself. I find myself.
On a rainy night.
Did we invent God
to make sense of selves?
Within ourselves, around each other?
We lose ourselves. We find ourselves
On a rainy night
Cold winter
I remember as a child, I lose myself. I find myself.
On a rainy night
We tend to cease improving. We've thrown it all away
Pretend we are in a movie. And movies can be replayed.
We lose ourselves We find ourselves
We lose our faith We find our faith
On A rainy night
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10. |
Never Throw A Day Away
04:25
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SEAGULLS APPROACH ME
LIKE SOULS OUT OF THE NIGHT
THEY APPEAR IN THE DARK
GLEAMING WHITE
THE HINT OF SPRING IN THE AIR,
THE DULCET TONES OF THE CITY, NEAR
A STARLESS EVENING,
REFLECTED STREET LIGHT
ABOVE ME THE CLOUD
A DARK HANGING SHROUD
THE MINOR THREAT OF RAIN
STILL PUDDLES IN THE DRAIN
A REMINDER OF ANOTHER CHANGEABLE DAY
STILL I’VE NEVER KNOWN ONE YOU’D EVER THROW AWAY
NO MATTER HOW IT GOES Y’KNOW
I’D NEVER THROW A DAY AWAY.
LIFE JUST APPEALS TO ME
WITH ALL IT’S UPS AND DOWNS
THE HAPPINESS THE FACES,
THE WORRIED FROWNS
THE HINT OF WAR, THE FEAR
SO FAR AWAY, YET NEAR
NEVER CAN DRIVE FEAR FOR LONG UNDERGROUND
THE GATHERING CLOUD, THE LINGERING DOUBT
A SHADOW COMES, FALLS OVER THE SUN
A REMINDER OF PAST TRAGIC DAYS
STILL I’VE NEVER KNOWN ONE YOU’D EVER THROW AWAY
NO MATTER HOW IT GOES Y’KNOW
I’D NEVER THROW A DAY AWAY.
I’D NEVER THROW A DAY AWAY.
THEY ALL ADD UP TO A COLLECTIVE CUP
THE SHADOWS PROVIDE THE CONTRAST
HIGHLIGHTS PROVIDED BY THE TRIUMPHS
THE JOYS THE HIGHS AND THE LOWS
NO MATTER HOW IT GOES Y’KNOW
I’D NEVER THROW A DAY AWAY.
NEVER THROW ONE AWAY.
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11. |
No Us and Them
04:17
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There's just one race
Make no mistake
Some say we got two shows
We'll have to see how it goes
Should be a full free life
But there's knots we've tied
For me and for you
We're adrift on the blue
The Great unknown
It’s where we've always been.
When will we wake up
There's no us and them.
Well here's no regrets
But we can’t forget
Days that are long gone we just carry on
Yes tomorrow waits
But make no mistake
Better get along now
We’ll work it out somehow
The Great unknown
It’s where we've always been.
When will we wake up
There's no us and them.
Reach out. Try and understand
Teach us . Don't hide your head in the sand
Leave us something to hang on to
Believe us there's something we need to do
There's no us and them.
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12. |
Time Won't Wait
04:37
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BROKEN HEART BROKEN WHEEL
TIME WON'T WAIT IT SURE CAN HEAL
LONELY MAN LONELY LIFE
IT'S ALL GONE TO PLAN
IN SPITE OF THE STRIFE
IF TIME CAN'T HEAL YOU ON THE PATH YOU’RE TRAVELLING
YOU BETTER CHANGE TACK, IT'S TIME TO KNOW
IF YOU DIDN’T FEEL YOUR PLANS UNRAVELLING
NOW WHEN YOU LOOK BACK IT’S SO LONG AGO
AND ONE THING MORE, FOLKS IT'S FOR SURE
TIME WON'T WAIT
YOUNGER YEARS THEY WON'T STAY
UNLIKE TEARS YOU CAN'T WASH AWAY
THE HERE AND NOW SURE YOU CAN,
THO IT'S LONG PAST THE HOUR
FOR US TO MAKE A STAND
IF YOU DON’T REACH THE STARS YOUR BLEEDING FOR
THERE’S ONLY ONE PLACE TO FALL - IT'S NOT BAD AT ALL
IF WE LET IT TEACH THE GIFTS WE’RE NEEDING NOW
WHEN YOU HOLD OUT YOUR HAND , TRY TO STAND
WALK THROUGH THE DOOR, ONE THINGS FOR SURE
EVERYONE CAN FEEL THE PULL
ANYONE CAN ACT THE FOOL BUT TIME WON'T WAIT
AND IF YOU SEE THE DARK CLOUDS GATHERING
WELL YOU BETTER RUN FAST, THIS STORM WON'T PASS
OVER THE SEEDS THEY ALL NEED WATERING
YOU JUST GOTTA ACT AS A MATTER OF FACT
BEFORE YOU GO SOMETHING TO KNOW
DON’T YOU MOVE TO SLOW COS
TIME WON'T WAIT
ANYONE CAN LOSE THE PLOT,
ANY MINUTE THE CLOCK COULD STOP,
BUT TIME WON'T WAIT
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