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your lips to god's ear
say it loudly say it clear
stay near
never ever go away from here
your lips to god's ear
say it so everyone can hear
never fear
listen to the crowd cheer
your lips to god's ear
watch how you steer
smoothly change gear
drive far away from here
your lips to god's ear
say it loudly say it clear
stay near
never ever go away from here
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in the colours of the eastern sky
I see shades of your eye
and on the skyline there
I see the blonde lilts of your hair
come away with me
let's go and find the sea breeze
let's go away from here
let's go where the sea is crystal clear
in the colours of the western land
I'm reminded of the shape of your hand
on the crumbling garden wall
I see a way away from it all
come away with me
let's go and find the sea breeze
let's go away from here
let's go where the sea is crystal clear
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onyx stones and emerald gems
it is the creme de la creme
build it high with acacia wood
stand it where she once stood
sapphires in the crimson sun
the battles over but the wars not won
diamonds are glistening and the rims are chrome
I'm wonderng when she'll come home
crystal piled high by the dozen
got her number from her cousin
shimmering silver and shining gold
I'm hoping where she isn't too cold
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when nine o'clock comes around
and they've got chairs instead of pews
have faith in what you do
I believe in you
yes you look like robert de niro
yes they've got your back
you've got a one way ticket to the stars
and they've got you on the fast track
when people started speaking up
they were people you had hurt
the papers took a hold of it
and dragged your name through the dirt
maybe hand yourself in
maybe they'll say it wasn't your fault
maybe they'll show sympathy
to the destructive leader of a cult
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look at the star
look at the people driving past in their car
look at the cars driving fast
not knowing who they are
easy does it
keep on keeping on
look at the sun
look at the people having lots of fun
look at the guys checking out
the cost of buying guns
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I will sail out to the islands
crest the waves down to the sound
and I hope the lighthouse will guide me safely in
and if it doesn't I hope my body is never found
I will drift past the archipelago
let the wind guide me to the shore
and if I'm blown off course I hope people realise
it was worth it and know why I did it for
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walked down the road in the cold june sun
walked at a swif pace but I didn't run
I could hear the air conditioning hum
I walked until the day was done
people said it was such a pity
when I laid down and died in girlfriend city
found a place mid afternoon
that reminded me of last june
found myself in the eye of a monsoon
july couldn't come too soon
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give up your dreams
they're probably not gonna happen
I recognised her beauty
and my world was flattened
she's the one for you
she's the only one for you
when I realized this was wrong
the inevitability came crashing through
chasing after the wind
chasing after the wind
chasing after her
was just a chasing after the wind
I burned my tongue
and I bit my lip
when the waves came crashing
up against my little ship
she's the one for you
she's the only one for you
I said this to myself five times
even though I knew it wasn't true
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cold chill of the wind outside
the last embers of summer have died
and when I hear the knock at the door
I remember what windows are for
I remember what windows are for
I remember what windows are for
economy is on the downturn
we watch the coal fire burn
and I know in the pit of my gut
greece needs a martin luther haircut
greece needs a martin luther haircut
greece needs a martin luther haircut
I put down the newspaper
on the luxurious new sofa
but there's no ifs or buts
I need a martin luther haircut
I need a martin luther haircut
I need a martin luther haircut
cold chill of the wind outside
the last embers of summer have died
and when I hear the knock at the door
I remember what windows are for
I remember what windows are for
I remember what windows are for
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she looked me straight in the eye
I said its the seventh time you asked
and I'm still fine
I held high a torch of flame
you fooled me once
but twice shame shame shame
I held a tiny cup in my hand
I looked away once
and it turned to sand
I looked all over the place
I tried so many times
but I couldn't see her face
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so you wrote what you wanted to be
on the back of a friend's c.v.
but the coffee stain made it illegible
and you guiltily placed it on the kitchen table
aim for the stars
aim for the skies
but I have my sights set on a bigger prize
so you frequent the local cafes
and then you declare the pubs are passe
you write your thoughts down in a silver notebook
you're going for a particular look
aim for the stars
aim for the skies
but I have my sights set on a better prize
so you wont be seen with students
you call it a certain kind of prudence
your trying to get in with a different scene
another level on the mezzanine
the sun's shining like spun gold
but you still don't feel better
sun shines on you cold
as you wrap yourself up in the fetters
aim for the stars
aim for the skies
but I have my sights set on a higher prize
aim for the stars
aim for the skies
but I have my sights set on a different prize
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collapsing stars on the north east side
come with me to the rifle range
I heard that your goldfish died
well I'm sorry for being so strange
walk with me along the ridge
I wont ask what you have in that packet
me looking over the bridge
you in your high visibility jacket
thunder and lightning clouds and rain
your umbrella wont do any good
gale force winds its a hurricane
I'd find us some shelter if I could
trying to prove my love to you
trying to prove to you that I can hack it
bravely tracing the sky for blue
you in your high visibility jacket
something emerging sudden sounds
I can sense the mist descend
and when the mist finally comes down
I'll be glad I'm with my only friend
I can't see my hand in front of my face
let alone the oncoming traffic
me blindfolded spinning plates
you in your high visibility jacket
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follow the glacier down
to the frozen edge of town
bury my hands in my coat
painful sensation in my throat
think a little about you
feel an icy feeling pushing through
I've got something in my eye
ready to die ready to die
the icy streets where I was born
a vague memory of corn
the smell of baking bread
replaced by a sense of creeping dread
the himalayas stand tall
and I stand where their shadows fall
cold white moon and coal black sky
ready to die ready to die
dreaming of a glass of gin
but the blizzard's set in
by the time I reach my street
can no longer feel my feet
no matter how hard I try
every good thing just passes by
it doesn't even stop by to say hi
ready to die ready to die
a cold wind blows across nepal
a cold wind blows across nepal
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radical sky
purpling grass
hesistant sun
shining through the glass
ha ha ha
radical grass
purpling sky
autumn is here
no one knows why
ha ha ha
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when night falls on headington
I get less than impressed
I stumble around in the darkness
and I lose my interest
I got the osler road blues
when I heard the news
when they filled in the subway
I was underwhelmed
when they banned right turns
I was almost swindon bound
when the takeaway van
pulls up outside blockbusters
I call up all the energy
than I can muster
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there were emerald skies
and clouds of shocking pink
when I locked eyes with you
across the ice rink
I was 17
you were 17 too
and I heard an old song come crashing through
you can't have your cake and eat it
you can't have your cake and eat it
no matter how you slice it
you can't have your cake and eat it
there was an ill wind
blowing across the ice
and it was a shame when you fooled me
but it was worst when you fooled me twice
you were 17
I was also 17
and I heard the red alert coming through the air conditioning
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walked these streets since I was young
sung those songs that were always sung
and downtown looks better these days
since the cinnaminta road blaze
I remember running past the shops
seeing flames lick neighbouring rooftops
wondered who'd valled the fire brigade
wondered who lit the first that day
and I'm dreaming dreams of red
different shades of red going through my head
and I'm dreaming dreams of blue
when I'm not dreaming of you
walk these streets all the time now
double vodka with lemon and lime
it helps me pass the time these days
it guides me through this terrible maze
had a way with words since I was small
but I'd sacrifice it all just to be tall
so I could peak over the hedge
and see how near I am to the edge
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poison sun shines down
where the shadows fall
solitary trees
stand twenty feet tall
man in a cape
charms a rope up high
and when his young son follows it up
the villagers don't believe their eyes
indian rope trick
indian rope trick
lalala
hey hey hey
southerly wind
brings in strange debris
and the rope still stays
straight and tall as a tree
but when the charmer's young son
vanishes at the top of the rope
the wise old sage
coughs and splutters and begins to choke
indian rope trick
indian rope trick
lalala
hey hey hey
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I leave the cave at 5am
I tread lightly over the scorched earth
I keep my head down low
I hope I don't get what I deserve
I hope I don't get what I deserve
I hope I don't get what I deserve
when I reach the forest
I creep through the undergrowth
and I hope no one hears my footsteps
I hope no one notices me approach
I hope no one notices me approach
I hope no one notices me approach
as I reach my destination
a clearing in the trees
bright starlight falls down on me
and I hope I can do what I please
I hope I can do what I please
I hope I can do what I please
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I'm taking the castle by storm
I'm taking the castle by storm
I'm taking the castle by storm
you better keep the throne room warm
I'm going to rescue the princess
I'm going to rescue the princess
I'm going to rescue the princess
and soon I'll have you under arrest
your wizards and henchmen can't stop me
your wizards and henchmen can't stop me
your wizards and henchmen can't stop me
I'll cleave right through just you watch me
I can clearly see the prize
I can clearly see the prize
I can clearly see the prize
and you'll surrender now if you're wise
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I do my tasks each day
unearth trinkets from the clay
with my ear to the floor
listen out for the flood
feel my eardrum
filling with blood
one day I'll be free
one day I'll walk from here free
one day I'll sail from here free
one day I'll fly from here free
an extra shift in the yard
in the good books of the guard
I scatter the stones
all along the ground
I once was lost
but now I'm found
when I make my escape
things look in good shape
but things get
close to the wire
and I'm finally downed
by rifle fire
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I will stand
here with my hat in my hand
pocket watch on my jacket
handkerchief sticking out of my pocket
why oh why oh why oh why
I will hold
my cane as I'm told
monocle in my eye
I can see the sky but I don't know why
I will sit
on the park bench for a bit
clear my head for a while
then walk on in style
I will stand
here with my head in my hands
admire my face in my shoes
so shiny dinner jacket blues
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made my way down the road
in the late june sun
I was carrying a heavy load
as I remembered all the things I'd done
I felt like I was seeing double
as I was bombarded by a flock of birds
man is born unto trouble
as sure as sparks fly upwards
I came across an old building
that reminded me of our old place
I pictured you in the kitchen
moving about with so much grace
I thought about the rubble
and I thought about all my unkind words
man is born unto trouble
as sure as sparks fly upwards
I remembered the herb patch
and the flowers that grew in the yard
and how I thought we were a perfect match
and that we would never part
and I remembered the bursting of the bubble
and so I took a cutting of herbs
man is born unto trouble
as sure as sparks fly upwards
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skies over crete sing out hollow and bright
the skies forget the feeling of night
they send whispers to the land below
and the partial clouds hang low
I'm waiting for the night
and by dawn I'll be long gone
I've been avoiding your gaze
for the last two days
and humming myself this song
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films your girlfriend makes you watch
you view them through rose tinted eyes
and you find yourself enjoying them
at yourself you'll be surprised
when the popcorn tastes of paper
in the candle lit living room
you wont be bothered by the candle light
and you'll see more than you assumed
you will learn to like them
you will learn to like then
you'll learn to appreciate her finer tastes
you will learn to like them
you will learn to like them
and love the things she thinks are great
films your girlfriend makes you watch
in the evenings late dying light
this french new wave cinema
is it something to make you forget the night
when you cross the language barrier
and the subtitles no longer bother you
you've forgotten your gcse french
but you'll watch the films the whole year through
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when the spaceship landed
safely on the planet
the camera crew
knew just what to do
the equipment went down
on to the alien ground
and they stepped out
on to the martian cloud
iceberg lettuces everywhere
iceberg lettuces everywhere
the lights were so bright
they lit up the night
came down without warning
stayed here til morning
the search light shone
but soon they were gone
we still miss them
had no chance to kiss them
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arrived in bethlehem
under the cover of the night
there was no room at the inn
but the stable felt just right
you came for the census
but then mary gave birth
and that boy in the manger
would be the saviour of the earth
god incarnate
god in a manger
a hope shining
god becomes our saviour
you had some visitors
some wise men came
they came into the stable
and knelt before the boy in the hay
they brought gifts
of frankincense myrrh and gold
and in those dark streets shining
was the saviour of the world
some shepherds came by
they'd been visited by angels
and they also worshipped the boy
lying in the manger
mary treasured all these things
and held them like precious jewels in her hand
born in the stable that night
was the glorious son of man
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pale moon in a pitch black sky
wan light spilling through the pines
driving home from the christmas party
I try to keep the wheels between the lines
a phone number written on my hand
in a green felt tip pen
the chances are poor to fair
that I will call it again
I'm letting light in on magic
this december night
as the masked magician on the television
drags secrets into the light
starlight falls on the open road
the car headlights are on full beam
this evening's earlier dalliances
are but a fading dream
I remember sparkling eyes and glinting teeth
shining right at me
and flourescent orange warning signs
lit up like a christmas tree
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set up camp in the shadow of the mountain
where man hadn't been since the dawn of days
cooked a simple meal over a small fire
and radioactive rain fell down from outer space
and radioactive rain fell down from outer space
and radioactive rain fell down from outer space
braced ourselves as we heard the cold wind blow
wrapped ourselves up warm against the cold night
but for some unknown secret toxic reason
we ripped the tent open and made our way outside
we ripped the tent open and made our way outside
we ripped the tent open and made our way outside
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its raining so much tonight
its raining so hard on the window
rain crashing against the walls
and I can hear the wind blow
I can't sleep tonight
and I can't stay awake
tsunami outside my room
I'm waiting for the earthquake
christmas is about pain
football is about pain
love is about pain
its about pain
its raining so hard out there
falling down in rivers
10,000 seas going past your house
it can give you the shivers
sounds like niagara outside
or it could be victoria falls
rain against my window frame
rain crashing against the walls
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its the end...
happy new year everyone...
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released October 15, 2011
