1. |
When the Knives Come Out
03:32
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"WHEN THE KNIVES COME OUT"
1. In good times, bad times
Sickness and health
Deep down in the gutter
In the excesses of wealth
With the rising cream
Through the whispered screams
Where I'm slowly tearing at the seams
All the sins that I don't excuse
All the offers I won't refuse
Lifted up in Triumph
Or bathed in doubt
That's when the knives come out
That's when the knives come out
That's when the knives
That's when the knives
That's when the knives come out
2. Daytime, nighttime
Solar eclipse
When I'm gloriously clueless
When I'm tragically hip
While I'm choking back the tears
When I'm pushing back the years
With all the pride before the fall
While I'm storming the castle wall
When I'm left here wondering what it's all about
That's when the knives come out
That's when the knives come out
That's when the knives
That's when the knives
That's when the knives come out
3. When all the layers are peeled away
When there are no more lies to say
In the burning pangs of the love
From down below and up above
In the darkness before the dawn
The king kneeling before the pawn
For richer, for poorer, in rain, in drought
That's when the knives come out
That's when the knives come out
That's when the knives
That's when the knives
That's when the knives come out
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2. |
Fly on the Wall
03:06
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Instrumental
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3. |
Kellyanne
05:44
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"KELLYANNE"
No, we couldn't see it coming
Cuz there was nothing to be seen
Ain't never seen no tragedy
Like that day at Bowling Green
It didn't come with jumbo jets,
With all that those imply,
From the barrel of an M-14,
From fire in the sky
It didn't come from you or me
Or any kind of sanity
Intelligence community
Didn't see what she could see
That "Alt-Right" reality
In all its splendor on TV
All that Twitter-bated enmity
Makes no sense to you and me
Chorus
Ooh, Kelly Anne
Nobody else can see what Kelly can
You know, she da man
Reality won't lend a helping hand
But who are we to really say?
We just tryin' find our way
Trying make it through each grueling day
Each time we hear some nitwit say:
"Don't ya buy into that old fake news
Don't worry 'bout the few
All them coloureds, Muslims and the Jews
You know, they ain't like me and you"
Now, The Donald wants a full-court-press
Seems he can't decide who to scapegoat next
Let's hope it's them and it isn't us
And if it isn't them, they kick up a fuss ...
Chorus
Ooh, Kelly Anne
Nobody else can see what Kelly can
You know, she da man
Reality won't lend a helping hand
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4. |
A Clockwork Chartreuse
03:38
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Instrumental
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5. |
Me
08:01
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"ME"
1. This wasn't quite the way I thought my life was gonna be.
Dreams of glory, health and youth have all now taken leave.
But, across the glowing embers of the life I longed to live,
A still, small voice reminding me ...
2. Long as I remember here and now were not enough.
The clearest skies were only shades of grey.
Reaching for the heavens but landing in the rough,
Tomorrow only just one more today.
But through the parting clouds of life as I thought it should be
A still, small voice reminding me ....
Chorus #1
This is my life
These are my dreams
These are my fears
This is my dis-ease
This is my beating heart
These my memories
This is my song ...
This is me.
3. Confusing my reflections with man I really was
I didn't know the funhouse mirrors lied,
Or, long ago, the lights went out
My soul lay petrified
And every question's answer: "just because ..."
But when I pulled aside the webs of lies
I thought reality
My true voice reminded me ...
Chorus #2
This is my life
These are my hands
These are my tears
These are my demands
This is my beating heart
My reality
These are my prayers
This is me ....
Reprise
I am through with visions of a 'grand destiny'
The life I live was set apart for me
And I will not quietly into the night
For I was born with everything I need
And, come what may, this moment I am free ....
I am free!
Can you feel it growing now
Can you feel it deep inside
Deep down inside your soul
They say "No man is an island..."
No, no man is an island
But you can sail the seven seas of loneliness
This wasn't quite the way I thought my life was gonna be.
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6. |
Never Give Up
05:03
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Instrumental
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7. |
E Pluribus Unum
07:53
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"E PLURIBUS UNUM (OUT OF MANY, ONE)"*
1. "Send your poor, your tired, your huddled masses
All yearning to be free"
Our Blessed Lady Liberty
Makes that guarantee.
But some prefer a devil they know
To the foreign Gods they don't
And fear the things some others do,
The things they will and the things they won't
"Welcome to the Promised Land"
Fingers crossed behind our backs
While offering an open hand
We're bracing for attack
Refrain #1:
It's nothing personal
It's us, it isn't you
Some find it hard to empathize
With different ways
And different views
2. "We're an open-minded people
With people like ourselves
You can live and love the way you want
Right through the gates of hell
(We told you so....)
We have the best intentions
'Judge not, lest we be judged'
But challenge our convictions
(The life we know ....)
And we can really hold a grudge
'Cause, if memory fades and lifestyles change
(We hope they don't)
This world might come undone
If we get too high to realiize
(Down we go)
We flew too close to the sun ..."
Refrain #2:
It's nothing personal
It's us, it isn't you
Some find it hard to read the signs
That times have changed
As they often do
Chorus
Out of many, One
The Old World meets the New
The battle's never won
Long as one and one make two
We're all for one and one for all
Breaking through our fears
Til we learn to see in different ways
Expanding our
Expanding our frontiers
3. "We're colour-blind, such open minds
Just don't join the family tree
We'll respect your 'Roots' in our own way
Just let our daughters be
It's nothing personal
It isn't us, it's you
It's a simple calculation
That one and one make two"
But colours blend and straight lines bend
In awe-inspiring ways
With a broader-ranging colour-scheme
We can win the human race
[Guitar solo against Refrain chords]
Chorus
Out of many, One
The Old World meets the New
The battle's never won
Long as one and one make two
We're all for one and one for all
Breaking through our fears
As we learn to see in different ways
Expanding our
Expanding our frontiers
Fade out
Instrumental soloing
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8. |
The Glass Is Half-Phil
01:43
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Instrumental
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9. |
Just the Tip
05:26
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"JUST THE TIP"
1. "Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink..."
All this debating going around could drive a man to think
Jack be nimble and Jack be quick
But Jack knows Jack- cause Jack be thick
At sea without a rudder
We're at sea without a rudder
We didn't cause the spill
But we're swimming in the slick
Chorus
Well, you know the cup is poison
But somehow you still wanna take a sip (just a sip...)
You thought you took the big one
But, honey child, it was really just the tip
(Just the tip)
You might of thought you were the captain
Going down so bravely with the ship
You thought it was an ice berg
But, honey child, it was really just the tip
(Really just the tip)
2. From the Pillars of Creation to the mountains of the Moon
From the ancient halls of Angkor Wat
To Tutankhamun's Tomb
If you think you've seen it all my friend
You best get yourself a grip
It wasn't the whole mystery
It was really
It was barely
Just the tip
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10. |
Carissima Mater
05:24
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Instrumental
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11. |
Raindancer
07:58
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"RAINDANCER"
1. It's gonna take time,
But it's gonna be all right
You might feel like you've fallen behind
Or like you've lost your will to fight
It might hurt for a long, long time
And you might never feel the same
But you're still here and here you stand
So much stronger than the rain
Sometimes rain can carve even stone
For the stone stands ever still
You're so much more than flesh and bone
And no-one dances, standing still
2. There's a light that won't be dimmed
A sacred fire that won't burn out
Where your Song's a holy hymn
Where you never go without
It might hurt for a long, long time
And you may never *be* the same
But you're stronger than the stone
You're a dancer in the rain
It might feel like you're going through hell
And denied your share of love (but feel this)
All the rain that ever fell:
Healing water from Above
3. And the water will always come home
From ocean floor to high expanse
Quenching thirst and carving stone
Timeless mover of the Dance
Though the Tune has never been free
And sometimes you dance alone
Your Song has always been
Ringing loud the strains of home
But only to those with ears to hear
And blessed with hearts that feel
Raindancer, never fear
These rains were sent to heal
They can heal
Chorus:
Raindancer
(Dancing in the Rain)
Dancing through the Rain
Raindancer
(No more doubt or shame)
Dance like no-one's watching
Raindancer
(Pushing through the pain)
Pushing through the burning pain
Raindancer
(Dancing in the Rain)
No more doubt, no more shame
Raindancer
(Dancing in the Rain)
There's a light that won't be dimmed
Raindancer
(Dancing in the Rain)
A sacred fire that won't burn out
Raindancer
(Dancing in the Rain)
You're every Song's a holy hymn
Raindancer
(Dancing in the Rain)
And no one ever goes without
(Raindancer
We can walk upon the water
Raindancer
(Dancing in the Rain)
Fly above the pouring rain
Raindancer
(Dancing in the Rain)
Face the lightening and the thunder
Raindancer
There'll be no more doubt and no more shame ..
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