1. |
Covered
05:23
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Could you start at the beginning
close your book and face the world, start singing
I will never ever leave you, covered
I arrived a little early
smile on my face, my briefcase a little dirty
constant ringing in my ears says, covered
Could you laugh a little louder
I took a train for at least an hour
saw a picture of a seashore, covered
I walked 45 minutes to the station on my own
to revive my spirit
and caught glimpse of your shoulder, covered
There's a shop selling sea shells
and the ringing's like church bells
saw a photo of your footsteps, covered
Walking back amongst the flowers
I was struck by the thought of a friendships powers
and made some tea in the kitchen, covered
When I sat down to watch the TV
I was talking to myself and nobody could see me
except the person in the corner, covered
Could you start at the beginning
Close your book and face the world
Start singing
I will never ever leave you,
Covered
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2. |
Open Fire
04:05
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I saw an old friend the other day
I'd turn the other cheek but I guess I'm not feeling that way
I took some time to teach myself, you're better off without that and no one wants to live in that world
And so we're taking a higher ground
a slow motion walk through every single street in your town
I'm like a painting upon your wall
hanging around till I see you fall
I saw red in the night
I saw you open fire on a friend and it gave me a fright
Imagine if the world turned the other way
time travelled backwards and your nights looked just like a day
And we were everything we think we are
a gift from above like a trail from a shooting star
I'd travel down to your first address
torch the whole place then I'd happily clean up the mess
now I'm the heartbeat inside your chest
c'mon now darlin’ let’s forget the rest of them
I saw red in the night
I saw you open fire on a friend and it gave me a fright
Nanananananananana
So I'm the trigger on an itchy finger
I'm your father sitting down to dinner
I'm the silence before the scream
look around man, I am winning team
I walked down to the edge of town
I looked to the east then I turned back around
nothing left but candlelight
and I saw red and it gave me a fright
I saw red in the night
I saw you open fire like I knew you would
you open fire on a friend and it gave me a fright
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3. |
Breathe For Me
03:47
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I’ve travelled far and wide
to hold you by my side
we'll make a river from a stream
a castle from a dream
While all our kingdoms fall and rise
I'll swim for years in your eyes
and I'll hold you through the night
make promises that it's alright
Like a soul needs saving
can the world below me see
you breathe for me
A cradle on a mountain high
an angel in the blink of an eye
you cut deeper than the sea
higher than the tallest tree
Like a hand needs holding
can the world below me see
you breathe for me
You breathe for me
You breathe for me
You breathe for me
You breathe for me
You breathe for me
You breathe for me
You breathe for me
You breathe for me
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4. |
Kitchen Knife
03:06
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You were standing in the kitchen corner
pouring all the wine
in the mirror I was looking older
like something out of time
But here I go again, with the stars in my eyes
you're my kitchen knife
C'mon baby, come and dance with me and let me see your smile
In the morning there'll be no sun rising, no wedding ring, no bride
And here you come again, with that look in your eyes
You're my kitchen knife
C'mon darlin’, let’s get out of town, disappear
I'm coming down like a photograph of a tear
Whoa oo o oo ooooo
I dreamt a dream where I was dancing slowly with ribbons in my hair
and then suddenly the world stopped turning and no one seemed to care
And here I go again, with the stars in my eyes
And here you go again, I believe in your lies
You’re my kitchen knife
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5. |
Better Than Before
02:00
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When I was young, I could see, everyone, every letter
I could taste every note, every song was so much better than before
I felt the weight of your voice like a storm like some weather rolling in
and rolling out and it felt so much closer than before
At the end I'll be there with my heart all a flutter because there's hope
in the air and it feels so much better than before
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6. |
No Body No Soul
03:54
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I don’t want this body
I don’t want this soul
I don’t want this body
I don’t want this soul
I don’t want this body
I don’t want this soul
I don’t want this body
I don’t want this soul
Please
I’ve found the fire in my home
I’ve found the fire in my home
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7. |
Little Birdy Big Bear
02:52
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There's a guy standing by, you believe me
I met him in the middle of a frozen month
He said come inside I've got a pocket full of posies
but when I turned around he had a loaded gun
It goes one for the money and a two for the show
I’m coming clean
Baby tell me what’s left
I got my one for the money and my two for the show
I’m coming clean baby tell me what’s left
Hey buddy can you tell me what you're thinking
and have you got a handle on this thing called life
You can make a song or a sound or a two step
but never make a promise you can make it alright
It goes one for the money and a two for the show
I’m coming clean
Baby tell me what’s left
I got my one for the money and my two for the show
I’m coming clean baby tell me what’s left
There’s a guy standing by me and believe me
I met him in the middle of my frozen month
He said “come inside, I got a pocket full of posies”
But when I turned around he had a loaded gun
It goes one for the money and a two for the show
I’m coming clean
Baby tell me what’s left
I got my one for the money and my two for the show
I’m coming clean baby tell me what’s left
Come on little darling now dance with me
I’m the one that loves you baby,
Can’t you see?
Come on little darling now dance with me
I’m the one that loves you baby,
Can’t you see?
Come on little darling now dance with me
I’m the one that loves you baby,
Can’t you see?
Come on little darling now dance with me
I’m the one that loves you baby,
Can’t you see?
I’m the one that loves you baby can’t you see
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8. |
Rain On Everyone
02:43
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Hey girl, forget this world
It’s ending in a matter of time
Hey girl, don’t be scared
There isn’t any reason or rhyme
Rain on everyone
Raining on everyone
And it feels alright
When I was young
I took a trip to the city
With a friend who eventually died
When I was young
Everything I wanted would appear in a matter of time
Rain on everyone
Raining on everyone
And it feels alright
Come on now, there’s a silence in the town
Yeah
I’ve got a truck out back full of guns and a map
Yeah
Take solace in the fact that we’re never coming back
We’ll be swallowed by the sun
Four, three, two, one
Yeah
Hey man, there’s a blanket and a rope
Make a fire try to get some tea
Hey man, throw your caution to the wind
‘Cause I’m the only one you’re ever gonna need
Rain on everyone
Raining on everyone
And it feels alright
(Alright)
When I was young
I took a trip to the city
With a friend who eventually died
(And it feels alright)
When I was young
Everything I wanted would appear in a matter of time
(And it feels alright)
Rain on everyone
Raining on everyone
Rain on everyone
Raining on everyone
And it feels alright
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9. |
Open Fire (refrain)
04:49
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I saw red in the night
I saw you open fire on a friend
And it gave me a fright
I was young, you were younger then
We had nothing to fear
Then you turned into a hurricane
within the space of a year
I saw red in the night
I saw you open fire on a friend
and it gave me a fright
You look different than you did before
like a movie fades to black
You keep your head down at the grocery store
and the sun at your back
I saw red in the night
I saw you open fire on a friend
and it gave me a fright
I'll take one for the money now
I'll take two for the show
It takes three to kill a king again
and leave them dead in the snow
I saw red in the night
I saw you open fire on a friend
and it gave me a fright
Thank god you've come back to me
in the dead of the night
But you were covered in red again
and it gave me a fright
I saw red in the night
I saw you open fire on a friend
and it gave me a fright
Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah
Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah
Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah
Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah
Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah
Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah
Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah
Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah
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10. |
Holding On
04:11
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If I keep holding on
If I keep holding on
I met you somewhere else I can’t remember where
I called your name but someone else appeared instead
In the red forest I began to bleed some
Tried to run but my body wouldn’t move
I turned my head and smiled at what I thought was you
If I keep holding on
If I keep holding on
So now your soul is sinking slowly sits the ground
Your smile your shape your shadow nowhere to be found
And should I follow in the footsteps of a leader
or take stock of everything they're doing wrong
I closed my eyes and heard the silence of your song
If you see me, don't try talking, walk on slowly by
If you're near me, I won't touch you, no one is alive
If I see you I'll not worry, everything is mine
If I want to I can hurt you like a fire….like a fire
If I keep holding on
If I keep holding on
If I keep holding on
If I keep holding on
If I keep holding on
If I keep holding on
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