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punched in the keys on the pad
let myself into the vault
put the gold ingots into the rucksack
but a twinge in my conscience made me halt
wrote out a get well soon card
left it by the cashier's till
and a certain feeling hit me hard
and for a moment I was still
but then I ran and I ran
and I'll run as fast as I can
but then I ran and I ran
and I'll take as much of this as I can
put my fingers up to the monitor
someone else's prints let me in
the voice recognition put me in danger
this was unexpected but it made me grin
and the blood in my veins felt nice and red
and I felt the adrenaline course through me
and I perfected the voice in my head
and the program fell for my mimicry
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sawdust on the stone floor
light spilling into the abandoned barn
the door swinging on its hinges
apart from that everything is calm
knowing what last year brought
was what brought me here
and knowing what you've got
is gonna keep me here all year
platinum between bales of hay
the oak tree forty feet tall
and we've been waiting all year
to try out the swimming pool
tanks of some nameless gas
lining up against the sky
I didn't come here to throw it all away
no I didn't come here to die
tomatoes just past their best
important letters never read
I'm sleeping here on the rocking chair
ocassionally nodding my head
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when I wanted to use all these lines
I saw you hand in hand with another guy
I had all these things I wanted to say
so I said them anyway
and when he punched me in the mouth
all my hopes and dreams headed south
and when he punched me in the mouth
all my hopes and dreams headed south
I learnt it all off by heart
but I didn't know where to start
I memorised all the words in my heard
and I don't regret a word I said
and when he punched me in the mouth
all my hopes and dreams headed south
and when he punched me in the mouth
all my hopes and dreams headed south
it wasn't until the words came out of me
that I realised they were tacky
and my cheeks started burning red
when I realised my chances were dead
and when he punched me in the mouth
all my hopes and dreams headed south
and when he punched me in the mouth
all my hopes and dreams headed south
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ok so the yellow sun shone through the window
and I was about to do something I didn't know
with my keys inside I swung the door shut
I dearly wished I hadn't done that
malted milk malted milk
its all I can think about
malted milk malted milk
now I'm locked out
so I just about got through the day
I muddled my way through ok
I got some food down at branwens
but I couldn't keep back those nagging feelings
I had lecturers from about nine
and those seemed keep the situation off my mind
with shakespeare I filled my head
kept back those feelings of dread
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when I came to the edge of the lake
I examined the scales on my hands
I cut myself a piece of my birthday cake
although it was covered with sand
I looked over the water with my three eyes
the water was completely still
and I flew up to see how the land lies
from the top of the hill
and i sang bring me home to my home
and i sang bring me home to my home
saw the village to the west
I saw the camp fire burning
and I was afraid I confess
when I saw the swords ready for sharpening
then I dove to the bottom of the lake
then I swam to the eastern shore
and I sharpened my talons to make
myself ready for all out war
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held out my big dumb hand
when you asked me for twenty grand
I couldn't quite believe my ears
I couldn't quite hold back the tears
grabbed my wallet anyway
was just about to pay
when you asked me for fifteen more
that when I showed you the door
the red light's flashing on the device
I've paid the price
and its a shame you fooled me
the red light's flashing on the device
I've paid the price
and its a shame you fooled me twice
folded up my stupid arms
when you set off the burglar alarm
I already heard your cough
before you set them off
I would've let you in
offered you a glass of gin
let you into the vault
then let you back out into the cold
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I crumpled the blossom into my hand
then blew it up into the air
I didn't have a leg to stand on
I didn't have a reason to care
but I did
turned the repercussions round in my mind
waited for the kid
to come back and lead me blind
smoked cigarettes all night long
I carefully drew up the map all wrong
I still didn't think I could care
I didn't need to go back there
but I did
and it took me all day and night
waited for the electricity grid
to bleed me white
arranged the flowers in a vase
tried to shut off the passing cars
I didn't need to look out the window
I didn't mean to watch the grass grow
but I did
and when I heard your gears grind
waited for the car to skid
it was like you could read my mind
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twelve days from the third of july
I'm waiting just watching the sky
next thursday the pin will drop
and I will stop
I will wash my hands of this
waiting to go home
waiting to sit on my throne
twelve minutes from the victoria line
saw a girl with teeth so white they could blind
reminded me of january's snow
and I will go
I will wash my hands of this
waiting to go home
waiting to sit on my throne
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picked up where I left off
gave you the secret cough
leaned into the wind
you knew you had to rescind
roses are red
violents are blue
trying to work out how to say I love you
picked up the pieces of my life
put down the army knife
looked out through the glass
admired the colour of the grass
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conifers lining the skyline
been scanning the horizon for a sign
looked through the binoculars for an hour
from the comfort of my ivory tower
dug my heels into the ground
listened out for a familiar sound
I could recognise the band
lo the flathills of my homeland
when I reached the treeline
I saw how the land was aligned
crouched down by a fallen tree
wondered which creature I wanted to be
looked up at the sky
saw all the stars speeding by
looked down into my hand
lo the flathills of my homeland
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sky outside the colour of powder blue
is it you or the idea of you
reinforced by a skeleton crew
is it you or the idea of you
half the things you said were true
is it you or the idea of you
I know but then you knew
is it you or the idea of you
I watched to see how the grass grew
is it you or the idea of you
there was something old and something new
is it you or the idea of you
I thought all of the facts through
is it you or the idea of you
felt like one of the chosen few
is it you or the idea of you
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dipped my toe in the sea
jumped off into the deep end
tangled around in the sea weed
thought of an old friend
sun shone on the ocean
the sky feel down
realised I'd forgotten the sun tan lotion
in my struggle not to drown
dipped my toe and jumped in
all at the same time
thought about an old sin
and a nearly forgotten crime
rain fell on the sea
like marbles on the pavement
I tried to fight my way free
from poseidon's enslavement
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sky the colour of milk white
I'm waiting for the night
hot tarmac bubbling in the heat
a taste in my mouth so sweet
I'm cycling down cowley road
I know you hate me
I know you hate us
but I'm part of the cyclists union
grass verge barely surviving
our enemies keep on driving
voices raging as I change the gears
its like music to my ears
moss sprouting on the pavement
organising an engagement
on the hand's free set
my shirt is dripping wet
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when the lights go out
I will see for the first time
we know what its all about
we'll know when we crossed the finish line
eyes will get accustomed to the light
I will try my best to believe
I will stay awak for the whole night
and know when its time to leave
when the lights go out
I will set my face to the wind
I know what its like to go without
I will let the insects in
hands will let go of the cup
I will know what it feels like to drown
then set my face up
and I will point my fingers down
when the lights go out
I will know what it feels like to be blind
and I will begin to shout
like I'm out of my mind
we wont know the day
when the electricity comes back on
but if you pay
the lights will last all year long
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when I got to the garden gate
I'd forgotten what I'd come here for
I was finding it hard to concentrate
as I got to your front door
I rang the door bell once
then knocked the front door twice
and then I stepped into the entrance
as your door opened wide
entangled up in the brambles
in fetters near the nettles
I'm never going back to your house
I'm never going back to your house again
when I stepped into your front hall
I banged my head on a wooden beam
and the pictures were spinning on the wall
and I fell into a deep deep dream
when I woke in your lair
on a hospital bed
I was amused to see you with my cd player
and fifteen stitches in my head
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drove the truck out to the quarry
ran out of luck but didn't feel sorry
left it out by the car park
found a place to sit waited for the dark
found a place to sit waited for the dark
couldn't sleep within or without
tried to count sheep but I lost count
turned on the hazard light
sang songs for the rest of the night
sang songs for the rest of the night
thought of going back to my home
but knowing that I'd be all alone
kept me there by the quarry
I didn't care I didn't feel sorry
I didn't care I didn't feel sorry
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sat out by the swimming pool
sun shining on the deck chairs and me
I've got everything I could possibly need
olives and coffee
towel on the deck chair from the night before
mediterraenean heat feels fine
I wouldn't change a single thing
cheese and wine
hotel walls are glistening
strange flowers springing out of the soil
if I had three wishes I'd hand them back
bread and olive oil
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writing scrawled
on the bathroom walls
it says I was here
I'm still here
painted splattered about
wax ready to melt
from the candles
by the door handles
tiles falling down
an inhuman cranking sound
from the shower
every other hour
pine wood lined up
against the bath tub
it will never get put on
it will never get done
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when i let you into my small home
I didn't think my blood would froth and foam
I stood under the skylight
and brutal rays
washed down on me
when I let you out onto the porch
you stroked my face and into my eyes you shone a torch
when I showed you the door
you looked confused and wondered why there wasn't more
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hundres of blankets all arranged
in a tiny green room
smoke suffusing through the air
come back to where the houses are
train your eyes on the trees
if it were up to me
I would be walking back slowly to the car
to find out where you are
snow white light spilling in
under the roof here I wonder
confetti mingled in the sand
sparks shooting across the room
negative energy is temping
but the cars speed by
and I try to trace the north star
so I can find out where you are
toxic fumes near by
affix the gas mask on to your face
follow the canaries example
follow the pied piper back home
I polish the compass glass
then I fold up the map
and it feels like I'm near but I'm far
to finding out where you are
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hold up the sign when you see my name
get on board a south bound train
admire the gold plated ceilings
windowless buildings
ushering in a new age of the pyramids
wiring it up to the downtown grids
filled with hopeful feelings
windowless buildings
look at the sky and I'm feeling fine
the year is 1989
cast an eye over business dealings
windowless buildings
quickly skim read the blueprints
they clearly have kim jong il's fingerprints
it will be ready for the 13th festival of students and children
windowless buildings
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crawling around on the stupid ground
under the bright red sun is this what they call fun
miles of golden sand nothing in my hand
but a loaded gun and my backpack weighs a tonne
red car against a bright red sky
I didn't mean to make you cry
you swear you've got something in your eye
but I didn't come here to die
standing out watching the landscape melt
keeping my eyes fixed firmly on the prize
closing my mouth turning my back on the south
breaking my ties and closing my ears against the lies
the sun is so hot but is that the best you've got
soon it will rain and wash away the pain
I never lied I just stayed inside
and waited for the last train and tried not to go insane
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sparks fly off the burning metal
smoke shadows wisp across the walls
nitrogen leaks out of the tank
and down in the shadows a creature crawls
what a wonderful university
what a wonderful university
old man in a leather chair
modern materials to keep off the rain
work until you drop
rivers flowing through your brain
dead slow pedestrians written on the road
bicycle with a cease and desist sign
cash flowing through the pipes
more cash coming down the line
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rode the horse down to cyclone street
met up with some friends I was told to meet
sweltering in the blazing summer heat
last man standing
last man standing
masked the facts of my crime
found a ladder and started to climb
hid away when it was showdown time
last man standing
last man standing
emerged from the hiding place at last
shielded myself against the blast
into the wishing well a penny I cast
last man standing
last man standing
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im so tired
gotta get the frost out of my eyes
im so tired
blinded by the lights of the new found prize
when i wake up
whats going to happen
im exhausted
the acid in my stomach feels so caustic
im exhausted
wanna put myself back together with a glue stick
when i wake up
whats going to happen
tired to the core
my eyes are feeling wet and red and sore
tired to the core
excuse me if im sounding like a bore
when i wake up
whats going to happen
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crystal air in here
twilight shining everything so clear
crystal all around
got my ear close to the ground
if you want to know where to find me
I'm down where the lights shine so brightly
where the giants walk
diamond light shining through
I've got it all but I haven't got a clue
diamonds all around
they were lost but now they're found
if you want to know where to find me
I'm in a cave all bright and shiny
where the giants walk
sapphire eyes on my mind
before I saw them I was blind
sapphire lights in the disco
guide me now I know where to go
if you want to know where to find me
find out and come and untie me
where the giants walk
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drop me off at the bridge
on the town hall side
near the park where I lied
and into town I will glide
help me find a telephone
some kind of red phone box
down by the shop that sells locks
where in the snow I saw the fox
give me a hand with the television
let's do it before it gets dark
I'm the multistorey car park
mine's the car with the key mark
when I'm in the city centre
I'll be quiet for a while
and then walk for a mile
then reflect the happy people's smiles
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have you entered the storehouses of the snow
or seen the storehouses of the hail
which I reserve for times of trouble
for days of war and battle
what is the way to the place where the lightning is dispersed
or the place where the east winds are scattered over the earth
who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain
and a path for the thunderstorm
to water a desert where no one lives
to satisfy a desolate wasteland make it sprout grass
does the rain have a father who fathers the drops of dew
from whose womb comes the ice who gives birth to the frost from the heavens
when the waters become hard as a stone
when the surface of the feep is frozen
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stole away into the night
left through the burning light
until I was out of sight
moon was a brilliant white
made my way down the road
broke the secret code
shook off my heavy load
switched to a lighter mode
when I reached the border
I made sure everything was in order
I recorded the scene on my camcorder
in my head was joy division's disorder
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in the lion's den is a girl I like
her name is
her name is written on her name badge
in the lion's den is a girl I love
more than words can say
words can say what they want to say
in the lion's den is a girl iIknow
and I need to eat
I need to eat before i get eaten alive
in the lion's den is a generous girl
and she feeds me
and I bite the hand that feeds me
and I'm gonna I'm gonna kill the lion's with my bare hands
in the lion's den is a girl I've met
its a shame
its a shame she doesn't know my name
in the lion's den is a girl I've seen
I've seen her here and there
but mostly in my dreams
in the lion's den flowers are growing on the wall
I will cut them down
and to her I will take them all
in the lion's den is a girl I like
her name is
her name is written on the right side
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I turned on the tv and what did I see
I saw angry little faces staring back at me
I watch daytime tv all day
on a rainy day in late may
why why why
do my children have to be addicted to coffee
why why why
are my children addicted to coffee
I turned on the radio what did I hear
I heard cracked voices all etched in fear
caffeine reverberating through the air waves
listening to these voices for days
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