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Cinema
02:48
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Well, one false start and our life fell apart outside the cinema,
And the love that we shared simply ran out right there outside the cinema
I didn't want to see a film any way
So why'd you have to call me out this time of day
When I was starting on the minibar
You took me to the cinema in your car
You took me to the cinema
And the road that we ploughed simply ran out of ground outside the cinema
And the curse of these years well it brought me to tears outside the cinema
I didn't wanna see a movie that would confuse me
When my mind was on the brink you saw right through me
And it cut me like a scimitar
It ended at the cinema in your car
It ended at the cinema
I didn't wanna go out
But you took me by the scruff
I didn't wanna leave you, but this time I've had enough
Of all the petty little things that you say...yey, yey, yey
Well, one false start and our life fell apart outside the cinema,
And the love that we shared simply ran out right there outside the cinema,
I guess I knew it wouldn't last any way
Before this plate of nachos winds up in your face
You better put away your credit card
Let's end it at the cinema in your car
Let's end it at the cinema,
I didn't wanna go out, but you took me by the scruff
I didn't wanna leave you
But this time I've had enough
Of all the petty things you say
And the things that make me hate you even more
I think I'm going insane
Gotta get out of here
Get my life on track again
Get my life on track again
It's clear, I've gotta get off the wall
It ended at the cinema
It ended at the cinema in your car
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2. |
Eraze
02:42
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Tell me what you want
Or I'll eraze you, raze you
I said tell me what you want
Cause if you like me
Really, really like me
If you really did then you would give it twice nightly,
But you have to be so so damn aloof
I don't like your attitude
Tell me what you need
Or I'll eraze you, raze you
I'd like to make your heart bleed
When I replace you
Cause if you play hard
Really hard to get to
I'd like to slap your booty like I only just met you
But you have to be so so damn aloof
And I don't like your attitude
Tell me what you want
Or I'll eraze you, raze you
I said tell me what you want
You got me running on empty
Fait accompli no one can protect me
Nah nah nah nah nah nah
Nah ni nah ni nah
You got me feeling so crazy
Infatuated, no one can save me
Nah ni nah ni nah nah
Nah ni nah ni nah
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3. |
Lash Fiasco
03:00
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Lash Fiasco, Lash Fiasco
You can't go out when you're looking like that!
Go down and speak to your dad
Cause you're not going out like that!
Oh, Lash Fiasco, Lash Fiasco
The dumb dumb girls and the biker boy slags
Are bound to launch an attack
And you're not going out like that
She paints her toes
And puts on her clothes
And gets dolled up and ready to go
Because her heart's on fire and her friends all know
She's a big girl now and she's ready to blow
She wants you all to know
She wants you all to see
She wants you all to know
That she's a beauty queen
Lash Fiasco, Lash Fiasco
You can't go out when you're looking like that!
Go down and speak to your dad
Cause you're not going out like that!
Oh, Lash Fiasco, hot tabasco,
The dumb dumb girls and the biker boy slags
Are bound to launch an attack
And you're not going out like that
No wayey, no wayey
I don't care what your girlfriends say
You're not going out looking like a hooker
No way, no way!
Standing in the lamp light
Think you're looking hot right
You're friends are gonna love you baby
Underneath the spotlight
Here comes Flo, with her pack in tow
She says 'Girl I love your lashes baby, where did you go?'
And her heels are to the skyline
And she's gonna let you know
That she's looking for a good time
Where ever you might go
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4. |
Open Water
03:34
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Times change
Love wanes
Dreams once bright
Eventually fade
Lost love
Lost light
Past glories
They keep me awake
At night, I lay
We've run out of words to say
I think we're heading into open water
There's no bed beneath us
So I think it's over now
Our passion buried
Twixt the bricks and mortar
With no light to guide us
We're just heading further out
So long
Lost pride
Excuses, just to get by
Maybe, happy
You'll meet her
And maybe she'll set you free
But not I
I've run out of love
I've run out of life
I think we're heading into open water
There's no bed beneath us
So I think it's over now
Our passion buried
Twixt the bricks and mortar
With no light to guide us
We're just heading further out
Cause I'm the one who set you adrift
I guess I knew this just wasn't it
It's just not good enough to exist
And it never really lived
So take me out to waters so clear
And let my days with you disappear
Cause you were never here
To wash away my tears
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5. |
The River
03:44
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Well, I've told you once
I've told you twice
I've told you several hundred times before
If you want to go through with this
then you will see me walking out the door
Sold down the river
Just to make you rich
Sold down the river
And all the time those shares keep tick, tick, ticking
This empty promise land don't seem such a great Britain
When you find your contract isn't worth the paper that it's written
Well I heard the story of a man
Who gave it every thing he had and more
Contracted to a middle man
Who shipped his job off to a distant shore
Sold down the river
Just to make you rich
Sold down the river
And watch those salaries get big, big, bigger
This empty promise land don't seem such a great Britain
When you find your contract isn't worth the paper that it's written
And there's no way out
And there's no way back
You can scream all that you like
But the money's always tight
And there's no way round
And there's no way back
Cause they're here to screw you over
Till the money's in the bank
Cause it's just a river
A river of money
And it only flows one way
Those who stand by it
They're happy to ride it
Till it sweeps us all away
Cause it's just a river
A river of money
And it knows nobody's pain
Those who acquire it
You know they're happy to hide it
It disappears without a trace
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6. |
Engine room
03:41
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Welcome to the engine room
It's where everything happens, it's where everything happens
Welcome to the engine room
It's where nothing else matters, it's where nothing else matters
We close our eyes and fall asleep
What ever happens is a mystery
But I know we're going somewhere good
We love our life and liberty
As we search for planets way beyond the sea
I know you'd join us if you could
So come inside...
Welcome to the engine room
It's where life or death matters, it's where life or death matters
Welcome to the engine room
It's where not one dream shatters, it's where not one dream shatters
We close our eyes and fall asleep
What ever happens is a mystery
But I know we're going somewhere good
We love our life and liberty
As we search for planets way beyond the sea
I know you'd join us if you could
So come inside
Cause you can't hide from me, from me...
Come inside, cause you can't hide
While we're sleeping, while we're dreaming
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7. |
Death on the radio
02:20
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We sent another demo onto the DJ
Another begging letter to make her day
She's probably only 23 and doesn't even know who we are
Yeah, and I've been playing on the circuit and I've built a web-page
Hanging out in toilets called the London stage
But fifteen hundred likes just isn't what I want
I wanna die on the radio, not here
I wanna die on the radio, not here
I wanna die on the radio, not locked up in this place
So, so , so, so , so, so , so...
Do you want another local rabble on your show?
Your brother's girlfriend's sister really thinks we're great
Do you need another cover of an Elton John?
When she opens up her mouth it clearly ain't Your Song
So check this press release and you can make us great
I wanna die on the radio, not here
I wanna die on the radio, not here
I wanna die on the radio, not locked up in this place
I want to die when we're on the road, not here
I wanna die on the radio, not here
I wanna die on the radio, not locked up in disgrace
On the radio where I belong...
67 followers...how can they be wrong?
I twitter to Japan
I twitter at the moon
It's hard to be a part of this, stuck inside this room
If I could just escape, the airwaves could be my release
The only way to bring me inner peace
I wanna die on the radio, not here
I wanna die on the radio, not here
I wanna die on the radio, not locked up in this place
I want to die when we're on the road, not here
I wanna die on the radio, not here
I wanna die on the radio, not locked up in disgrace
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8. |
Rich Kids
03:05
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Champagne taste, beer money
Will get you nowhere fast
Will get you nowhere
Champagne taste, beer money
You know it couldn't last
Cause if you knew me then you'd see it's a lonely road
I play with the rich kids, with them I feel at home
I dream of fairy-tale palaces lined with gold
So, I play with the Rich kids, but I ain't got a home
Champagne taste, beer money
My poor old Nan would say
Champagne taste, beer money
She gave it all away
Cause if you knew me then you'd know it's a lonely road
I play with the rich kids, with them I feel at home
I dream of fairy-tale palaces lined with gold
I play with the Rich kids, but I ain't got a home
Too bad, you never had a choice in this
So sad, you can't believe it boy you know
But I can't live like this, with them I'd run around
With them I feel at home, with them I feel at home
Cause if you knew me then you'd see it's a lonely road
I play with the rich kids, with them I feel at home
I dream of fairy-tale palaces lined with gold
So, I play with the Rich kids, but I ain't got a home
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9. |
The real thing
03:04
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Waiting for the moment to pounce
Got to let it out, got to let it out
Gotta let em' know, this ain't for show
This is me, I am the real thing
You think I'm crazy, you think I'm out of my mind
But you don'y know, what you've been missing
You think I'm lazy, you think I'm way out of line
So just try to understand me
Cause I've been tired, expired
But I'm so excited by it
It's my time, it's my prime
Ready to stand up to the front line...
Waiting for the moment to pounce
Got to let it out, got to let it out
Gotta let em' know, this ain't for show
This is me, I am the real thing
It doesn't phase me, I may be out of my time
But it is worth more than the earth
I feel amazing, like I'm ready to fly
So try to understand me
Cause I've been tired, expired
But I'm so excited by it
It's my time, it's my prime
Ready to stand up to the front line...
Waiting for the moment to pounce
Got to let it out, got to let it out
Gotta let em' know, this ain't for show
This is me, I am the real thing, I am the real thing
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10. |
Another Sun
03:53
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I stare permanently into space
All my thoughts colliding with a distant race
Reaching out across the spectral maw
My skin is nervous and my bones are raw
I'm looking for another sun
Cause I'm so tired of spinning round this one
Casting out to distant rays
Another sun is where I'll end my days
I lay shaking in the danger zone
No one to comfort me, I'm all alone
The sky is thunder and the night is black
We've gone too far and there's no turning back
I'm looking for another sun
There's too much trouble spinning round this one
A second chance in a better place
Another sun will be my resting place
I'll give this planet just one more ride
But you can't change the colour of the sky
We'll keep on praying all our endless prayers
But no one's listening cause there's no one there
I'm looking for another sun
There's too much trouble spinning round this one
let's take it to the final phase
And leave this paradise to its fate
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Jangle-pop with a punk attitude. Debut album coming March 2020.
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