1. |
short circuit
04:07
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i see you
i short circuit
the sparks fly
if you carry on like that
i might ignite
set fire to the curtains
burn down the house
burn down the street
the whole fucking town
rise from the ashes
just you and i
we can make a new start
we can light up the sky
we've got the power of galaxies
lighting our eyes
so get over here
let's light fires
you touch me
i short circuit
the sparks fly
please carry on
i want to ignite
burn all our diaries
all our old photographs
say goodbye to your memories
let's incinerate the past
rise from the ashes
just you and i
we can make a new start
we can light up the sky
we've got the power of galaxies
lighting our eyes
so get over here
let's light fires
so pitch one note against another
pit space against time
touch live against neutral
mix tequila with lime
we've got the power of galaxies
lighting our eyes
so get over here
let's light fires
we don't need these possessions or any material things
just open your heart and open your wings
we've got the power of galaxies
lighting our eyes
so get over here
let's light fires
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2. |
kitchen table
03:28
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you sit alone at your kitchen table
you sit alone with your parasites
you sit alone with the thoughts ticking over in the back of your mind
which ones do you want to make friends with
which ones do you want to repress
are you gonna be symbiotic or fight each other to the death
you got dressed but you're not able
to step outside your front door
you got stuck somewhere
between the weight of the world and the floor
you're thinking
which ones do you want to make friends with
which ones do you want to repress
are you gonna be symbiotic or fight each other to the death
well i've heard it all before
the little voices that are holding you back
the others that are leading you on
i know i know
you told me a thousand times
the spiders hanging out indoors
like the invaders clinging on to your cell walls
they all want to build their webs inside
are you gonna be the bird
are you gonna be the flies
well i've heard it all before
the little voices that are holding you back
the others that are leading you on
i know i know
you told me a thousand times
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3. |
noticeable now
04:29
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it's getting noticeable now that the bruises are taking longer to heal
the roads i used to run down are getting longer every year
that knee injury that i have sustained still hurts when i kneel down wrong
my memory is slowly going going gone
i'm beginning to wonder how much longer i can go on
my internal organs are starting to moan
they're saying
leave us alone
leave us alone
we've had enough
look in the mirror see my withering skin
the bags and the creases are all well settled in
concentration and smile lines
good reminders of the good times
with my stubborn habits and my jaded views
new technology is starting to confuse me
my memory is slowly going going gone
i'm beginning to wonder how much longer i can go on
my internal organs are starting to moan
they're saying
leave us alone
leave us alone
we've had enough
leave us alone
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4. |
criminal
04:55
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who decides
what's right
what's wrong
what's too much
too little
too good
too evil
if you lay
your law on me
then i will be
then i will be
your criminal
i won't be
i won't be
i won't be your criminal
so i will do
what i've always done
if you change the rules
then i will become
your criminal
i won't be
i won't be
i won't be your criminal
you don't know what you're messing with
so don't try to fight it
you'll only push it underground
or incite my riot
i won't be
i won't be
i won't be your criminal
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5. |
pockety
04:08
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we had our plans and then you let me down
i'm jealous but i understand
you've got your life and i've got mine
i just wish they were a little more intertwined
i want to make you my only one
keep you in my pocket
keep you in my pocket
i know it's unreasonable to try to pin you down
it's just my desire to always have you around
any time of the night or the day
i want to be able to crack you out and have you play
but you've got your life and i've got mine
i just wish they were a little more intertwined
i want to make you my only one
keep you in my pocket
keep you in my pocket
i don't want slappers
i don't want whores
i want you to be mine
i want me to be yours
but you've got your life and i've got mine
i just wish they were a little more intertwined
i want to make you my only one
keep you in my pocket
keep you in my pocket
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6. |
even keel
03:10
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nobody knows what's best to do
stand in line or hop the queue
whichever way when you get to the front
make sure they give you what you want
keeping on an even
keeping on an even keel
everybody wants to stay afloat
keep heaving the oars don't rock the boat
you've got nothing to lose but there's nothing to find
so spend your time just wasting time
keeping on an even
keeping on an even keel
alarm bells ring in the morning
you've got to get up and go to work again
but it's ok it'll soon be the weekend and we can all go out and get wasted
if we can wait that long
keeping on an even
keeping on an even keel
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7. |
illness and danger
04:40
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here's a knife
see it's edge
we're on it
take your spirit
no tonic
you never know what's around the corner
so you can get on and do whatever you want to
no regrets
get on with your illness and danger training
we're all living with the aches and the pains
and old nick
looming ever lower over us
so walk in the road
play with fire
talk to strangers
follow your darkest desire
no regrets
get on with your illness and danger training
we're all living with the aches and the pains
and old nick
looming ever lower over us
so this is how we lift
and this is how we fly
we crash
we burn
we live
and we die
no regrets
get on with your illness and danger training
we're all living with the aches and the pains
and old nick
looming ever lower over us
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8. |
you know
02:55
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goodbye
it's time for me to go now
you know
it would be nice
if you could come with me
but i've got to do this alone
but don't cry
just hold me
don't say goodbye too slowly
the sooner i go the sooner i'll be coming home
you know i won't be long
you'll be missed
but not forgotten
you occupy a part of me
so just like my arms and my head
i will carry you with me
you know
so don't cry
just hold me
don't say goodbye too slowly
the sooner i go the sooner i'll be coming home
you know i won't be long
time flies
i'll soon be back by your side
don't cry
just hold me
don't say goodbye too slowly
i'll soon be coming home
have faith
you're my only
my bed will always be lonely
until i get home to you
you know i won't be long
time flies
i'll soon be back by your side
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the yes mess UK
Formed by songwriter Danthedan - The Yes Mess is a rock and roll band that contains three bass players.
Fortunately one is contained behind a drum kit and another behind an acoustic guitar; the tallest actually plays the bass.
Add to that: An idiot savant accordion player, some dancing with flamingos and a bumble bee of electric guitar.
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