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pick up
some flakes of snow in your hand
let them fall through the floorboards
understand
pick out
some faces in the crowd
let the message slowly come to you
clear and loud
pick at
the wound on your arm
or let it slowly heal
and stay from harm
pick on
someone your own size
remember that those half baked truths you were sold
are only lies
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car alarms blaring in the street outside
takes me back to that moment when you first cried
neighbours shouting and the dogs barking
takes me back to what I first heard you laughing
I can't take it anymore
birds singing in the trees in the front garden
takes me back to when I received the pardon
birds taking flight until the start to soar
takes me back to when you first darkened my front door
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they've had your number since day one
they've been planning this since the birth of the sun
they've had it in for me since I was new
and in the same way they've had it in for you
the powers that be have got it in for me
the chosen few have got it in for you
I heard it through the grapevine
I heard them trying to be clandestine
so I started giving their secrets away
until I didn't have anything left to say
I wondered why I didn't make the team
coach said I was living in a dream
said I shouldn't quit the day job
I said I didn't plan to quit the day job
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strike through the yellow green and blue
stay ahead of the orange gold and red
its going to be a wonderful day
its going to be a wonderful day
count back from the grey white and black
be see in the violet brown and green
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why did you promise you wouldn't come back here
why did you promise untold riches if I stayed round at yours
why did you promise me that you'd keep my secrets
why did you promise me you wouldn't break your promises
you've got your fingers crossed behind your back haven't you
you've got your fingers crossed behind your back haven't you
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as the sun crept up the garden wall
the headlights arrived onto the scene
the car sped into the lengthly driveway
bodywork the colour of pea green
the car windows were heavily tinted
so I couldn't see inside
the car sliced through the thick august air
and I loved you so much I could have died
the brilliant blue sky revealed itself
as the day sauntered slowly on
clouds of cotton wool were drifting by
clouds were disintegrating in the sun
clothers on the line were blowing in the wind
and when the clothes had almost dried
the car door swung open and out you stepped
I loved you so much I could have died
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my family are all about ac
but I differ cause I'm into inter
its a sunny sunday afternoon
but I'm inside sitting in the living room
watching gazetta italia
now david platt plays for sampdoria
its a match wherein I used to be neutral
and I've chosen a side but the feelings not mutual
I'll always cheer for the boys in black and blue
no matter what they tell me to do
its a drab saturday morning
and I turn on the tv just as the day's dawning
mark richardson makes some interesting point
and then they switch to paul gascoigne
he's in the kitchen doing a fry up
and they ask him about his club
he's in rome playing for lazio
and they ask him if he'll know when its time to go
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heavy machinery weighed down with bags of coal
hard hats left by the side of the road
sky through the shed window powder blue
I'm coming home to you
I'm coming home to you
wrecking ball slowly swinging
fire alarm keeps on ringing
the spirit level is accurate and true
I'm coming home to you
I'm coming home to you
during seeking grounds for unfair dismissal
I worked on my case for the acquittal
but they set me up with a jacked up charge too
I'm coming home to you
I'm coming home to you
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hear me out and know its all to play for
I hope you make it to my front door
but my front door inst where you'd think it should be
I'm making plans to leave
hold me back don't hold me back like you used to
I know you'll come cause I've seen your eyes and I trust you
its over down by the county fair
but I can't promise I'll be there
I'm going to garsington
right now right now right now right now
send a sign over by the road side
I can run but I wont necessarily be able to hide
when my time comes I will make the call
and listen out for the response like a jaded fool
keep the key tucked away under the plant pot
I will be hidden and hard to spot
but you'll find me of that I'm sure
and you'll bring me the details of the cure
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look at it this way
churning out the colours in the sky
is never easy and you know what to say
when you know its time to fly
slam on the brakes
work your way down to my road
you know how much it takes
for these cliffs to erode
medicine boxes full
a years supply of groceries
you know whats in store
were moving to the monasteries
lets watch as much tv
as its possible to watch
stay up late watching blackadder repeats
lets crank the heat up a notch
I will tile the bathroom
you tile the bedroom floor
I know why the darkness looms
and I know what it holds in store
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I have been a republican in times good,
and I have been a republican in times bad.
I will hit the ground running,
come out swinging, and end up winning!
tell your friends
tell your neighbors,
tell randy gonzalez,
I'm coming, both barrels, guns loaded.
politics is not touch football,
politics is winner take all.
it always has been,
and it always will be.
albert einstein issued one of my most favorite quotes,
in the history of the spoken word,
and it is as follows:
"in the middle of difficulty lies opportunity..."
I used to be an idealistic figure,
I am now a pragmatic figure.
government may be about service,
politics is about winning.
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flying around the emerald skies
whilst the town cryer cries
in the streets below where the engine lies
I can see the prize
holding out for the fragile thing
I can't speak and I can't sing
waiting to feel the sting
on this rock where I cling
fill out the cheques yourself
take some of my new found wealth
stuff the flowers in my mouth
never forget the south
hold back the deposit
superficial ware on the closet
they're asking if I've still got it
I still have it
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pricked my ears when the truck pulled up outside
I pricked my ears when the wind chimes chimed
looked out the window when the tires squealed and the gears ground
looked out the window when I heard an unfamiliar sound
lifted my head when I first heard the dawn chorus
lowered my head when the early bird saw us
kept a steady eye on the bird feeder
kept a steady eye on the squadron leader
blinked my eyes when the sunlight poured in
blinked my eyes and I couldn't conceal a grin
felt it spreading across my lower jaw
felt the floor shake as the engine roared
crept into the truck on the driver's side
crept down the lane ond out of the drive
let the engine roar I wanted to see what it could do
let the engine roar and disappeared into the blue
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2:47am
20,000 mililetres of rain
2:47am
running straight the draine
I asked whether I'd see you again
parce q'une femmes est toujour une femme
2:47am
skies ringing with thunder clouds
2:47am
almost unbareably loud
it doesn't matte how much I spend
vous ete le creme de la creme
2:47am
water rushing down the streets
2:47am
rain falling down in sheets
trends may change they may change back again
parce q'une femmes est toujour une femme
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heroically shrugged off my burden again
as the water was headed straight down the drain
got a taxi straight into town
when the rain started to fall down
by morning the sun burned the water away
and I forgot all in the cold light of day
held on tight to the last grains of truth
held on fast to the unbelievable truth
hastily shrugged off my old skin
threw the remnants straight in the bin
walked the 5 miles to the corner store
felt something new give birth that was hard to ignore
lifted the sheet up off the bed
the room shone in the sunlight and turned red
there was a clamour for an early opening
I climbed back inside and felt the sting
hurriedly shrugged off my old clothes
blocked my ears from the singing of crows
because that a sound you must never hear
its a sign that autumn is nearly here
held on fast to the crumbling city walls
held on tight to the country's waterfalls
went back to the earliest moment I could remember
stayed in the memory of last december
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pristine floors
sterile white walls
a wide supply of television channels
shampoo soap and a flannel
I've got everything I need
I've got everything I need
two stars shining in the sky
a foreign looking fly
air conditioning more precious than gold
but it makes me cold
I've got everything I need
I've got everything I need
try to get the towels in the case
hotel staff expect you to take
modern decor for a start
fit it into the palm of your heart
I've got everything I need
I've got everything I need
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this is the first part
stop acting like you're so smart
this is the prequel
you didn't even stay for the trilogy
you didn't understand our synergy
this is the first part
this a work of art
this is the end
and when you see the sequel
you will know it has no equal
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sat out in the park
watching the ducks quacking on the lake
got an intense craving
for birthday cake
sat out on a bench
watching the crowds pass by
we could be one of the black bough
you and i
when the garden birds were screeching
as if they were manically preaching
I closed my eyes
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today I'll open my pack of crayons
today I'll draw a picture for the first time in eons
today the world will see my mind's eye
today I'll create a brand new sky
but without my hay fever medication
today is gonna be unbearable
today I will sit at the keyboard
today I'll remember half forgotten chords
today I'll sound the bell clean and bright
today I'm gonna set this room alight
today I'll try to write a poem
today I'll make some words into my own
today this pen will run out of ink
today I'll form pictures on the page as I blink
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wash down an out of date sandwich with coke
outside the seats are urine soaked
this is the airport
I'm coming home
hold onto the eternal hope
in the still summer air try not to choke
I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
this is how the wheels of travel turn
this is how the engines burn
this is the airport
I'm coming home
the platform to the skies is this airport
I'm coming home with a worn out passport
I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
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knowing it's so much harder to the path back to marston
standing under the bridge where I once tried to fasten
a flag the colour of your eyes and I flew it half mast
I remember it as if it were yesterday but it happened further into the past
knowing the code to the lock near the half finished alter
as I turn the numbers together I mean not to falter
stand where the chickens are singing until the last
daylight flickers out of focus and off into the past
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Sea Fog
01:50
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I will wait here
by the sea shore
watch the sea fog
wash over the sand
like an army of ghosts
like an escaped convict
a runaway train
no survivors
I will stand here
at the water's edge
amongst the crowds of people
see the fog descend
I'll grab my towel
as if it offered protection
like a huge shield
like a bullet proof vest
I will rest here
wait for the sun to break
break into tiny pieces
catch them in my hand
like in a baseball glove
fog rolling past my ears
and past my eyes
slipping through my fingers
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you and I
set out dreams up in the sky
had no alibi
but we watched the clouds go by
we never knew why
we just waited for the fly by
held our hands up high
it felt like we'd never die
we never try
it seems easy to you and I
as the earth remains dry
and I get something in my eye
you and I
set out dreams up in the sky
had no alibi
but we watched the clouds go by
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by the skin of my teeth
by the colour of my right eye
by the water underneath
by the reddy-brown leaf
by the cooling apple pie
in the blacked out shed
in the piggy bank
in the tiger's head
in the poacher's dread
in the petrol tank
where the palm trees grow
where the house is on fire
where the land's covered with snow
where the grapes hang low
where the church has a spire
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got outta work at a quarter to five
listened to the music that keeps me alive
but then my sense of direction gave way
and I felt so lost and started to quietly pray
I'm walking round in circles cause I don't know where I am
I'm walking round in circles cause I don't know where I don't where I am
found myself in a field at 10pm
found a river and recognised it as the thames
stared into the sky and tried to study the stars
couldn't make head nor tail of them and I didn't know where I was
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you've got that look in your eye
when I can't tell what you're thinking
she's got that look in her eye
when she stares at me without blinking
dog days
I've got a pain in my chest
and little white stars on the surface of my eyes
I've got a pain in my chest
when I receive the lonesome surprise
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they made us sign the contracts in blood
just before the flood
they made us cover our knees in mud
it was a pile of crud
they sang oo oo oo oo oo
they sang la la la la la
they sang hey hey hey hey hey
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it was so nice to be used to you
and to be of use to all you to
hung around on the victoria line
humming to myself ace of base's the sign
got on board a south bound train
felt electricity buzzing through my brain
when I saw you on another carriage
and then i remembered your marriage
your boyfriend's hands are holding up the world
to protect us from a girl
my girlfriend's hands are holding up to the world
to protect us from a child
it was so nice to know you knew my name
back then I felt the same
hung around near mornington crescent
tried to stay in the present
remembered the day they closed it down
remembered when I moved out of town
remembered when they opened it again
remembered moving back in
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invisible grenades
born in the everglades
tumultuous parades
the background fades
invisible grenades
underhand trades
fixing your grades
the background fades
invisible grenades
sharpened blades
serenades
the background fades
invisible grenades
full up motorcades
with unemployed maids
the background fades
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stay up all night thinking
I spent all day drinking
if I go to poland
I'll be far away from my only friend
I made a plan in the caravan
to drink as much vodka as I can
fake my own death if it seems right
stay up worrying about it all night
and if you see me in jail
wave wave wave
spent all week sleeping
I spent last week weeping
need to figure out how to better spend my time
that doesn't include some ingenius crime
held the money up to the light
held on to the contracts tight
my love is coming home today
and I'm wondering what she will say
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