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Night Mission
05:14
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Climb into the cockpit and give the thumbs up from it
I like it, this feeling, at one with this machinery
Check fuel, check radio, systems are operational
Induction, propulsion, ready for night mission
They're on their way, they're ready for take-off
The sky's no limit with the gravity shake-off
Out in the far blue yonder
They'll be so glad they've gone there
Climb into the cockpit
I like it
This feeling, this machinery
Where is the wreckage?
Where did it fall?
Are they at the rainbow's end?
Nobody knows at all
There will be no next trip in their magic airship
(I can still hear them say ...)
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2. |
Emotional Rain
04:15
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You have no choice in this, no second say
Cos no-one hears you cry and no-one hears you pray
I know this loving time will run its course
Guided by an angel astride a sable horse
I've seen it happen a thousand times before
You think you're out of danger but you're still outside your door
But time will heal the wounds and soothe the pain
They all get washed away in emotional rain
This time, it seems, forever
Can't you hear the rain?
It keeps on falling
Like an echo following me
Rolling with the thunder, dancing in the rain
Victims of a grand illusion
All are one but not the same
A time of innocence and love sublime
When she turns to leave me she drowns my heart in emotional rain
You want to live your life without me
But, tell me, what is life without your love to guide me?
Ignorance is no defence, sitting there upon the fence
One day he will let you down when you need him most
But my arms are always open wide for you
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3. |
Waiting for You
04:12
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It's you I need to make life worth living
It's you I need to make my dream come true
It's you I need to take the love I'm giving
It's you I need, nothing I won't do
All my life I've been waiting for this moment
All my life I've been waiting for you
You can have my love, it's there for the taking
So take it all, keep you satisfied
Love so real, and there is no mistaking
I need your love only to survive
All my life I've been searching for an answer
All my life I've been waiting for you
Love so strong, as deep as any ocean
All along I've been waiting for you
Like water to wine, fair to fine
Please be mine, won't you listen to my pleas?
I cannot take the pain
I will never love again
Won't you give an answer to my pleas?
It's you I need, you make life worth living
You're all I need, you're my dream come true
All my life I've been waiting for this moment
All my life I've been waiting for you
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4. |
This Way Up
03:30
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You've got to keep me this way up
Sometimes you try to keep me on an even keel
Sometimes you try to keep me afloat
Sometimes you say something that makes me reel
Sometimes you try to sink my boat
You've got to keep me this way up
Don't turn me upside down
Squeeze the tube gently from the bottom
Let's turn our fortunes around
Sometimes I think that you have lost your mind
Sometimes it seems that it's true (would I tell a lie to you?)
Sometimes you say something that makes me realise
That I am just the one for you
You've got to keep me this way up
Don't turn me the wrong way around
Squeeze the tube gently from the bottom
Let's turn our fortunes around
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5. |
Empty Spaces
04:04
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All those smiling faces left you far behind
They didn't want to know
In the empty spaces where there's no time and nowhere left to go
All those things that you misunderstood
And all the open doors that you closed
The world was at your feet but your laces were tied
All their airs and graces occupy your mind
They never let you go
You go through the paces but you're not inclined to go on with the show
They all knew that you did what you could
You tried to warm to them but they froze
You didn't think they'd cheat but the truth is, they lied
All you wanted was love and something to believe in
All you needed was truth but you just got deceiving
So many tears you had to cry without really knowing why
All you wanted was love
All you needed was truth
So many tears you had to cry without really knowing why
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6. |
Not the Only One
04:10
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Baby, when you left me I could not believe what you told me
You said that you're going forever but I just want you to hold me
Yesterday when we were lovers I didn't know nothing about all the others
Baby it hurts so much to know I'm not the only one
Did you say I'm not the only one?
Oh it hurts, it hurts so much
Now I'm just the lonely one
Did you say I'm not the only one?
I try to call you on the phone but there's no reply
And I cry, I cry all day and sometimes at night
And you're the reason why
You know I'll do anything for your loving
If I mean what I say then that don't mean nothing
And it hurts so much to know I'm not the only one
Did you say I'm not the only one?
Oh it hurts, it hurts so much
Now I'm just the lonely one
Did you say I'm not the only one?
Turn back the clock for me
Move those hands of time
I don't want to spend the rest of my life all alone
Please be mine
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7. |
Get Back to You
03:06
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I called my local MP
There was something she could sort out for me
I got her voicemail instead
But you can guess what the message said
That's what they say now
It's what the say now ... they say they're gonna get back to you
I got in touch with my ISP
The internet wasn't working for me
They sent me an email reply
You gotta wonder why
That's what they say now
It's what the say now ... they say they're gonna get back to you
Huh, they never do
Why can't they give me conversation?
I'm tired of banging my head on the wall
"I'll just put you on hold" ... oh no!
I like to click and collect
'cos I don't want to get my sausages wet
I don't want substitutions at all
But there's a handy number on the wall you can call
That's what they say now
It's what the say now ... they say ...
They never do ...
Hello caller, so sorry to keep you waiting
Can I start by taking your name please?
Caller, hello? Hello, is anybody there?
All I can hear is singing
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8. |
A Little Education
04:33
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You know where you're coming from is the whisper on the street
I know where you're going to, are you ready to admit defeat?
You could teach me a thing or two about what to do, when and where
I could tell you all I know about how to look and what to wear
No no, there's no turning back
As a matter of fact it's just a little education
Who knows where you're coming from as you're walking down the street
Are you wearing two left shoes on your two right feet?
You know what I think of you and the state of mind you bring to bear
I would like to take you home and strip you to your underwear
If I was a pilot I would treat you like my plane
Get inside you four times a day, take you to heaven and back again
But as a driver I must treat you like my car
Push you to a breakdown and then leave you at the scrapyard
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9. |
Bound and Bleeding
04:12
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Lost and found
Homeward bound and bleeding
The seduction is complete
Look around
You will find me kneeling
And begging at your feet
The seduction is complete
And I'm begging at your feet
Look around, you'll find me kneeling
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10. |
A Woman Scorned
04:56
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Sitting alone
Those nicotined fingers
They click on the camera
The camera that tells you no lies
Alone in a car
His frozen breath lingers
He looks for the clues that will end in his clients' goodbyes
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
No fires of hell can compare with the fire in her eyes
She'll make you wish that you'd never been born
No coming together could ever darken her skies
She looks at herself
She puts on her makeup
She presses the lipstick to the mouth
That told so many lies
And out in the car
The watching eyes waiting
His pencil will chronicle every false move
No compromise
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
No fires of hell can compete with the fire in her heart
She'll make you wish that you'd never been born
No coming together can ever drive you apart
And if he tapped on your window would you wind it down?
And would you answer his questions as your self-esteem falls to the ground?
She walks down the street
Her rendezvous waiting
Exposes a frame on the film
Every step that she takes
And in his briefcase
The evidence weighting
He'll leave nothing to chance, he'll leave no stone unturned
Make no mistake
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11. |
Mother's Pride
04:25
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Young man sleeping in a box
He's big and tough, he can take the knocks
And all that life can throw at him
His mum can't understand the state he's in
She takes out the velvet box
Of photographs and trinkets of the son she's lost
But she would never let him down
She'll defend him though he's gone to ground
Cos it's all in a mother's pride
Her tears and pain she'll keep inside
Young girl marries the wrong man
She feels the rough side of his hand
She keeps it hid without a trace
Make-up hides the bruises on her face
Mother asks her what is wrong
How could she let this go on so long?
But mum will always understand
She'll always be there to hold your hand
Cos love is in your mother's eyes
Your tears and pain she'll wipe aside
It may take forever to find the peace of mind we leave behind
Loving words remain unspoken when the magic spell is broken
So we leave the loving home
And it chills us to the bone as we face the world alone
Young boy climbing in a tree
Slips and falls, and scrapes his knee
He screams 'mummy will I die?'
She puts a plaster on and dries his eyes
Cos it's all in a mother's pride
Her tears and pain she'll keep inside
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12. |
Goodbye Suzi-Sioux
03:44
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13. |
Creature Comforts
04:20
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I know my own mind, I can see they're laughing
Thought I knew it all, but I know nothing
Thought I had it all but nobody was listening
Thought I had it all ...
There's a place to hide, nobody can see me
In my little world of endless dreaming
It is nice and warm, all the things will please me
In my little world ... hey yeah
The creature comforts keep me warm
The creature comforts me through the storm
I know my own life, slowly disappearing
Filled with silly words of doubtful meaning
Loser takes it all, winner left with nothing
Standing at the wall ... hey yeah
The creature comforts all but gone
The creature comforts its own young
I know my own mind, I can see they're laughing
Thought I knew it all, but I know nothing
Thought I had it all but nobody was listening
They know I don't mind, no one was listening
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14. |
Lady in the Lake
06:14
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I have plans for you divine
You will not be left behind
Any risk I find I'll take it
Hands and feet are to be trussed
No-one will abuser my trust
Final resting place, let's lake it
No-one will know it's you
No-one will discover you
I have full control of you, oh lady
No-one will uncover you
No-one will recover you
My alibi will ring so true, oh lady
I've planned this for quite some time
Hands tied tightly from behind
Hammer horror time, blows raining
Though I will commit the crime
I know I won't do the time
Life's a pantomime ... at least mine is
No-one will know it's you
No-one will discover you
I have full control of you, oh my lady
No-one will uncover you
No-one will recover you
My alibi will ring so true, oh lady
There's no facts, there's just my lies
Held in place by cable ties
Any guilt I find, I'll shake it
Rope and rocks will weigh you down
There'll be no light, there'll be no sound
Any truth I find, I'll fake it.
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15. |
Burn the Candle
04:04
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I burn the candle at both ends
Is there a cure you can recommend?
I live the week for the weekend
To take a break without a bend
I burn the candle at both ends
A way of life I can't defend
Though I try and try, I give in
Where are the answers in my soul
I keep looking but the trail is cold
Don't want to smoke it but the joint is rolled
I up the ante but then I fold
I burn the candle at both ends
A way of life I'd like to defend
Though I don't know where to begin
I'm at the river but I can't swim
It doesn't stop me from jumping in
I tread the water but still I drown
I'm breaking up but I still break down
I burn the candle at both ends
A way of life I can't defend
Though I try and try, I give in
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16. |
Twenty Long Weeks
04:29
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17. |
COVID Situation
04:56
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Watch the seconds tick away now
It's every night, every day now
These are strange times for you and for me
We're set in our ways, how we hunger to be free
So this is COVID, it's a nightmare, not a dream
It makes you want to shout, it makes you want to scream
You might be young - do you want to get old?
Well, in the heat of the night let's sit tight and stay at home - HOME!
It's a COVID situation
Life was easy, life was good, but now we've got this complication
I stay at home and tell myself that I'm free
You should be good to yourself, this is just how it has to be
It's a COVID situation
Though your mind works overtime your body feels no compensation
And when I look back on all this, I wonder, what will I see?
The body and limbs all in place but no trace of any sanity?
This is how it has to be - welcome to the COVID situation!
Tell yourself that you're free!
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18. |
Robot
02:24
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