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1. |
Breathe
03:48
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When the cold wind blows, in the darkest night
I will keep you safe, I will bring the light
When your spirit wanes, for the need of touch
And you tire of pain, 'cause it's all too much
Stay a while and find relief
Stay a while and find belief
And I will help you breathe
Will you call on me, when you need a friend
If the road you're on, finds a fruitless end
Should the joy you’ve found, drift away too soon
Should the sweet dream fade or refuse to bloom
Stay a while and find relief
Stay a while and find belief
And I will help you breathe
You've sailed a stormy sea, your shoulder to the wind
Well, I'll be the harbour that you need
I will shelter you, I'll repair your wounds
I will build you back again
Set you free
When a new day dawns, with the gifts it brings
I will watch you leave, as you spread your wings
Stay a while and find relief
Stay a while and find belief
And I will help you breathe
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2. |
Must've Been Good
03:51
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Never had much time for homespun philosophies
Educated in the school of life and backstreet biologies
Always walked a hard road, taken life's bitter blows
Running in the shadows where nothing good ever grows
Seen a lot of bad things – things that I never should
So I don't know what I did to deserve you – it must've been good
Call me lazy, call me lucky, call it love
It could've been cool, it could have been crazy
It must've been good
I believe in redemption and retribution too
And I believe all the bad that we do comes round again to get you
I've been thinking about my life all the things I've done
I'd have to pray for forgiveness for myself from here 'till kingdom come
Some say bad is a fever and some say it's in the blood
So I don't know what I did to deserve you – it must've been good
Call me lazy, call me lucky, call it love
It could've been cool, it could have been crazy
It must've been good
Tides will turn and seasons change
All that's left of life's refrain
And I'm deafened by the silent sound as broken hearts let go
There's a picture in an attic somewhere, slowly turning grey
And there's a room full of rattling bones waiting for judgement day
But there's a bright ray of sunshine and it's trying to break through
And the scent of hope being carried on the wind where once no wind ever blew
The whispered prayers of the innocent for the guilty who misunderstood
So I don't know what I did to deserve you – but it must've been good
Call me lazy, call me lucky, call it love
It could've been cool, it could have been crazy
But it must've been good
Call me lazy, call me lucky, call it love
It could've been cool, it could have been crazy
But it must've been good
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3. |
Used To Be
04:21
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There's an old man sitting down
Watched the changes in this old town
He recalls the days of industry
And he longs for how it used to be
These old buildings once stood with pride
Sons and fathers working side by side
Faded sign hangs from the factory
Tells the story of how it used to be
And the sounds of workers in their routines
Has been replaced by espresso machines
I know it's progress but it seems to me
Some things aren't much better now than they used to be
Loft apartment, hipster fool
A Johnny Cash T-shirt don't make you cool
He cherry-picks his history
With no sense of how it used to be
And the sounds of workers in their routines
Has been replaced by espresso machines
I know it's progress but it seems to me
Some things aren't much better now than they used to be
Empty building, empty chair
There used to be an old man sitting there
His life and work are just a memory
No-one remembers how it used to be
And the sounds of workers in their routines
Has been replaced by espresso machines
I know it's progress but it seems to me
Some things aren't much better now than they used to be
Some things aren't much better now than they used to be
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4. |
Wind The Clock
04:47
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Waves crash on an Irish beach
Midnight rain on Parisian streets
Jesus in a coffee cup
The road home when we’ve had enough
And when I can’t recall
The names of people in the pictures on the wall
You’ll come back I know you will
And I’ll wind the clock until
Nobody’s listening
And I’m past remembering
Questions in Jerusalem
A phone call to a lawyer friend
Searchlights over Hollywood
Go back, I wish I could
And when I cannot find
Reasons to remember to hold on to ties that bind
You’ll come back I know you will
And I’ll wind the clock until
Nobody’s listening
And I’m past remembering
When time comes creeping round my door
And takes away my future and all that went before
You’ll come back I know you will
And I’ll wind the clock until
Nobody’s listening
And I’m past remembering
Nobody’s listening
And I’m past remembering
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5. |
Waiting On You
04:06
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I’ve had some wild times
Trouble on the run
And I’m not afraid to say I’m ashamed
Of some of the things that I’ve done
Faith over reason, wild winds that blew
I was just killing time waiting on you
You know I have broken some hearts in my time
I broke them and just walked away
And I learnt the knack, to never look back
it’s easier that way
I never made promises, somehow I knew
That I was just killing time waiting on you
I was waiting on you
I was waiting on you
And some times you catch me
With that faraway look in my eyes
You don’t have to worry
I will always be by your side
And the shadow of a memory was just passing through
And I was just killing time waiting on you
I was waiting on you
I was waiting on you
I was waiting on you
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6. |
2020 Vision
04:43
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On Pennsylvania Avenue, they put up a barricade
To hide the many broken dreams
And keep out the people they'd betrayed
There were frightened faces on the streets
The swamp had not been drained
And the Who's still singing Won't Get Fooled Again
2020 Vision what have you gone and done?
It seems to me the whole world was on the run
2020 Vision where did you get the nerve?
Well, perhaps we got the year that we deserve
On the very white cliffs of Dover, a man looked out to sea
He was searching for an open boat, to demonise the refugee
Meanwhile on social media
They responded to the call
Rule Britannia in an empty concert hall
2020 Vision what have you gone and done?...
Mother nature's on the ropes
And the forests are aflame
Everybody's taking everything they can
Everything except the blame
When Coronavirus hit these shores
We looked towards the State
To lead the way, to keep us safe
But they did too little, much too late
From the playing fields of Eton
They came lying without shame
Though the faces changed, the song remained the same
We came out every Thursday night
to clap our hands and shout
For 15 minutes once a week
the government would let us out
And all the quiet heroes that rallied to the cause
Lived on broken promises and cheap applause
2020 Vision what have you gone and done?...
Yeah, perhaps we got the year that we deserve
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7. |
Final Fall From Grace
04:13
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Slow shifting sands
This time the eye deceives the hands
In the twinkling of an eye
You let something special die
Say live and let live, nothing left to give
Here it comes. And it all falls into place
Here it comes. And I’m lost without a trace
Here it comes. My final fall from grace
Travelled far but kept it near
All the things we held so dear
Didn’t mean to let them go
How it happened I don’t know
No taboos to break, no road left to take
Here it comes. And it all falls into place
Here it comes. And I’m lost without a trace
Here it comes. My final fall from grace
And I’m lost in this place
No one answered my call
As I stumble and fall
Slow shifting sands. This time the eye deceives the hands
Fall down on your knees, all you sinners and refugees
Here it comes. And it all falls into place
Here it comes. And I’m lost without a trace
Here it comes. My final fall from grace
Here it comes. My final fall from grace
Here it comes. My final fall from grace
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Nothing happened again today, I don’t understand it, I hope I can handle it
Nothing happened again today, I got nothing together, dreaming of whatever
Stared at the clock but it would not move
Wish I could tell myself I’ve something to prove
I couldn’t think of one thing to say and nothing happened again today
Nothing happened again today, nothing I’m into, not from my window
Nothing happened again today, I need something with meaning that I can believe in
Stared at my phone but it refused to ring
When it did I decided I was not in
Out to lunch, won’t be back, gone away, and nothing happened again today
The day after tomorrow will be half the week gone
I might still be sitting round like this, I might still be sitting round like this
If I don’t get a move on
Nothing happened again today, not that I went out, I’ve nothing to write home about
Nothing happened again today, if the world was about me, it got on without me
Safe in the warmth of the room where I hide
Maybe tomorrow I’ll venture outside
Procrastinating my break away, and nothing happened again today
I’m pretty sure that it’s safe to say, that nothing happened again today
Again today
Again today
Again today
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9. |
When This Is Over
04:58
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This won't last for ever – this will be history
No, this won't last forever – just you wait and see
When this is over – What you gonna do?
She said, I'm gonna get in my car and I'm just gonna drive
I won't stop till I reach the ocean, the spray on my face, it makes me feel alive
When this is over – that's what I'm gonna do
Me, I'm gonna find a place where I know the sun will shine
Sit out on the piazza and drink fine Italian wine
When this is over – that's what I'm gonna do
He said, I'm gonna go out dancin' oh man I've missed it so much
I'm gonna move my feet to the beat and wait for the thrill of a stranger's touch
When this is over – that's what I'm gonna do
Me, I'm gonna find a place I know the sun will shine
Sit out on the piazza and drink fine Italian wine
When this is over – that's what I'm gonna do
When this is over – how about you?
When this is over – what you gonna do?
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10. |
Perfectly Imperfect
03:27
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I'd be perfectly imperfect here with you
There's nothing more that I would rather do
And what you're going through
You know that I've been through it too
I'd be perfectly imperfect here with you
I know that I've done bad
I know I let you down
I didn't mean to make you sad
But if you'll let me stick around
I'd be perfectly imperfect here with you
There's nothing more that I would rather do
And what you're going through
You know that I've been through it too
I'd be perfectly imperfect here with you
Now we all make mistakes
When things don't go to plan
But maybe that's just what it takes
For me to show you who I am
I'd be perfectly imperfect here with you
There's nothing more that I would rather do
And what you're going through
You know that I've been through it too
I'd be perfectly imperfect here with you
I'm holding out my hands
so please don't turn and run
We can escape these shadowlands
And find our place out in the sun
Where I'd be perfectly imperfect here with you
There's nothing more that I would rather do
and what you're going through
you know that I've been through it too
I'd be perfectly imperfect here with you
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11. |
Take Me There
04:09
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Where did the time go?
And could we have more?
How did it slip through our hands?
Who turned the lights out?
Who closed the door?
And who drew the line in the sand?
Is there an island that we can call home?
And if there is – take me there
Who told the first lie?
And who passed it on?
And who wrote it down for all time
What will we believe in
When all truth is gone
And we're left alone at the scene of the crime?
Do you know a good place where I can be me?
And if you do – take me there
Wasting away but I'm dreaming
Taking each day as it comes
How did we get here?
Did we take a wrong turn?
Can we ever go back there again?
Here's to the dreamers
We should listen and learn
Let go of the past, heal the pain
When John said 'Imagine' was he leading the way?
And if he was – take me there
Take me there
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12. |
Long Way Round
03:15
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Well, we all wear different faces to hide the way we feel
And we wear them for the longest time and forget which ones are real
And when I looked behind the mask, I didn't like the man I found
So I went out searching for myself, I just took the long way round
I went to see the great and the good, to see what they might say
But neither priest nor politician could help me find my way
There were times when I should have raised my voice but I left without a sound
So I went out searching for myself, I just took the long way round
I travelled far, only to find
The answers were inside me all the time
Well, now my journey's over, I'm not looking any more
I finally found out who I am and the things that I stand for
I don't suffer fools and I question rules and I always stand my ground
I went out searching for myself, I just took the long way round
I went out searching for myself, I just took the long way round
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Tony James Shevlin England, UK
Tony James Shevlin is an Anglo-Irish singer-songwriter who's been a professional musician for most of his adult life and has performed all over the world, from Europe to Russia, Africa, America, the Middle East and Australia. Along the way he’s had songs used by Amnesty International, The Troggs, and REM. ... more
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