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Flux
02:50
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I thank you for the flux you brought into my life
Visions that linger still through the night
A flicker in the infinite...
But after all is said and done,
You're alright.
What about the one you left behind?
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Old Amsterdam
04:20
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This city is a drug
Waiting to be swept
Under the rug
Of memory,
So sweep me off my feet
One last time
In a spin
Before they pull the plug
Why'd it take so long
To get to old Amsterdam?
I guess I just amble along
Without a plan
And why'd it take so long
For our paths to cross?
But now that they have
Let's meet again and share a song
In old Amsterdam before it's gone
The buds are in bloom
Inside a darkened room
While seeds of change
Are scattered in the gloom.
Some say it's a crime
But the only crime is
That it took so long
For you to be mine
I guess I just amble along
Taking my time
And why'd it take so long
For our paths to cross?
But now that they have
Let's meet again and share a song
Oh old Amsterdam, before you're gone
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3. |
High Hopes
05:14
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I was at the pictures
And I saw nothing new
I try to open up the floodgates
But nothing's coming through
I try to live like it's all ending
Like the film says I should
But I don't know where to start
Or if I really could
But this much I know -
Strike while the iron's hot
Give it all you've got
And if it goes lukewarm,
Drop it, and ride the storm
Oh it's not for want of trying
Of trying not to want
But desire seeps through the crevices
And sets in like a rot
You see I backed another loser
I thought it was a cert
But it stumbled at the first
I should have stayed alert
But this much I know -
Strike while the iron's hot
Give it all you've got
And if it goes lukewarm,
Drop it, and ride the storm
Nothing lost, nothing gained
An even balance, I won't complain
But I'll leave my high hopes at the door
And just get high on what I score
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I'll meet you at the crossroads in the dead of night
And dance we will 'til the morning light,
'Til the dew is dripping from our hair
And our eyes are like moons locked in cold stare
The eye of a needle is spinning yarns
Tunes that once echoed through dancing barns
That kept us on our toes, helped us to tell
One day from the flow, heaven from hell
It's a swell
Party
This is
And I'm barely down
On my knees
The spin you put on this old tale
Weaving through the country pale
Like words on the lips of clouds
The burning of the morning shroud
You took me at my word and at my thought
It was all i had, it was not a lot
Throwing caution to the wind
The mastery of a full spin
It's a swell
Party
This is
And I'm barely down
On my knees
(like I know what it is)
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5. |
Go To Waste
06:38
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The past is where it should be
I live with my mistakes
They take up half the space in here
But I'd hate to see them go to waste
It'd be lonely without them
The devils I know
The details aren't important
Just the thoughts i sow
Go to waste
before you go to bed
Don't let the failure
go to your head
Don't let your future
destroy your past
These are your memories
Why not let them last?
Sometimes there is a fog
A veil of memory
On dark nights it comes down
And makes it harder still to see
But you know, I'm not worried
Why not enjoy the ride?
And why not feed old thoughts
Just to keep them alive?
Go to waste
before you go to bed
Don't let the failure
go to your head
Don't let your future
destroy your past
These are your memories
Fading fast
Don't let the truth
get in the way of a good story
Entertain your doubts
Like dinner guests
There is nothing on the table,
there's no glory
just the company
of the best
Go To Waste...
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6. |
Defeat
03:33
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I'm working up to my defeat
I want it to be discreet
I've tried being cheerful but it's no fun
I will play the loser 'til I've won
I will play the loser 'til I've won
But I don't know how I got this old
It was out of my control
Years flashing by
Like headlights on the road
I still feel the same inside
I'm still not able to decide
just who I am
I'm waking up to my defeat
to the word on the street
that the clouds have crossed my moment in the sun
Still I will play the loser like I've won
I will play the loser like I've won
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Comrade Hat Londonderry, UK
Old Gods, Vol. 1 - Out Now
Comrade Hat is Neil Burns when he writes songs.
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