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Just A Dream
03:59
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JUST A DREAM, Etc.
You can be you and I can be shy
Bet I only ever look at you on the sly
What if it's just a dream?
I can tell we ought to be friends
You're just around the corner
I'm going round the bend
What if it's just a dream?
*I dreamed of you
Though we haven’t even met
I dream of you
And I don't even know what you look like yet*
We could collide like in a Wong Kar-Wai
But I never say “Hi” I’m too darn shy
Too shy to share my dream
So I’m staying in bed all weekend
I hope I get to dream and see you again
Remind me to get your name this time
*I dreamed of you ...*
You can sleep over
You sleep over there
I’ll take the sofa
Over the stairs
Then we can dream
Hope is just hoaxer
Hope can be a curse
I’m hoping for the best
When I should expect the worst
Because what if it's just a dream?
*I dreamed of you...*
“You were always round the corner
I was going round the bend
I think I want to talk to you
‘Hello, My name is _______'”
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SUPERHERO INCOGNITO, Etc.
I kept it secret
no-one ever suspected
my alter-ego
they don't know
even those who saw in my closet
well you know: they never got it
they don't know
because it don't show
I'M A SUPERHERO — I'M NOT JUST WEIRDO
I'M THE INCOGNITO SUPERHERO
so I live at home with my superdad & my supermum
it's a super way to avoid suspicion
but it’s one lonely night after another
o well, at least it keeps my cover from being blown
no-one can know
I'M A SUPERHERO — I'M NOT SUCH A WEIRDO
I'M THE INCOGNITO SUPERHERO
I’M A SUPERHERO — AT LEAST ME MAM SAYS I AM
SHE TUCKS ME IN AT NIGHT
AND CALLS ME HER LITTLE SUPERMAN
my grandma said I'm the bastard son of someone famous
but wouldn't tell me who because it won't save us
but maybe that is why I like to run around outside
with my undies on the outside -- undies on the outside
and my network's down
and something's gone and stolen all my mates
it's a plot a tell you
that explains why your bus is always late
and I'm looking so tragic, howling in the traffic
looking so tragic, howling at the traffic
looking so tragic now I sussed it:
I must be from some other planet
I'M A SUPERHERO — I’M NOT A WEIRDO
I'M A INCOGNITO SUPERHERO
I’M A SUPERHERO -- I'M NOT JUST A ZERO
I'M THE INCOGNITO SUPERHERO
O ...
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3. |
Time/Life
03:20
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TIME/LIFE, Etc.
WHO’S BEEN HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE
THE TIME OF THEIR LIFE WITH THE TIME OF MY LIFE
WHO TOOK THE TIME OF MY LIFE
WHERE CAN I LIVE THE TIME OF MY LIFE
IN A CLEAN DREAM HOME WITH MY DIRTY WIFE
WHO'LL GIVE ME THE TIME OF MY LIFE
> I TRIED TO FOLLOW MY YELLOW BRICK ROAD
> SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS LIL PIGGY GOT GYPPED
> WHAT I HOPED MIGHT BE STREETS PAVED WITH GOLD
> WERE JUST THE SAME OLD SAME OLD SAME OLD
SO CHEERS, HERE'S TO THE TIME OF OUR LIVES
THIS MIGHT BE SOME GRAND HIGHLIGHT
ME, SAT SUPPING THIS POINTLESS PINT
THIS COULD BE AS GOOD AS IT GETS
FEEBLE WITH FEAR AND BEER
OH DEAR TOO MANY CIGARETTES
(AND NOT ENOUGH SEX)
There's a nice paradise that I once saw
A perfect plane with no pain, need nor war
A happy planet called TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR
It's a fool-free world where everyone's fed
Wears ace kecks
And has fabulous sex
Somewhere there's no lies nor cancer
And no cancer and no cancer
andnocancerandnocancerandnocancer
SO WHO'S GOING TO SHOW ME THE TIME OF MY LIFE
IN A CLEAN DREAM HOME WITH A DIRTY WIFE
WHO'LL GIVE ME THE TIME OF MY LIFE
SCARED SHE'LL BE THERE IN READERS' WIVES
VERTICAL SMILING WITH RED-EYE
SAT ASTRIDE THE PLACE THAT I MIGHT'VE FOUND
THE TIME OF MY LIFE
IN A NICE CLEAN HOME WITH A DIRTY WIFE
IN A NICE CLEAN HOME WITH A DIRTY WIFE
IS IT GOODBYE TO THE TIME OF MY LIFE?
HAVE I MISSED THE TIME OF MY LIFE
A NICE CLEAN HOME WITH A DIRTY WIFE
AND NO CANCER AND NO CANCER
******
(I WONDER:
DID YOU EVER MAKE INTO READERS' WIVES
LIKE YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO"?
YES, I GUESS I COULD CHECK THE NET
BUT NOW I FORGET
YOUR UNFORGETTABLE
NOM DE PLUME0
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4. |
Astrogal
03:47
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ASTROGAL, Etc.
This town ain't big enough for the both of us
So let's move away
But any town that would have us
Is not the type of town where we would wanna stay
ASTROGIRL, PACK IT IN
YOUR SAD CASE
I'M YOUR ASTROBOY
CAUSE I CAN GIVE YOU SPACE
LIKED YOU ENOUGH TO LET YOU GO
THEN I LOVED SO MUCH
IT JUST ABOUT KILLED ME THOUGH
This bed is big enough for the both of us
Until you bring your friends along
So you and me are off-and-on I suppose
We still get on while you get off with other blokes
ASTROGAL, PACK IT IN
YOUR SAD CASE
I'M YOUR ASTROBOY
I CAN GIVE YOU SPACE
LUVVED YOU ENOUGH TO SET YOU FREE
BUT I WANTED YOU SO MUCH
IT JUST ABOUT SLAYED ME
This heart is big enough for the both of us
You checked out but somehow you still stay
What we thought must've been happiness
Was just relief from not feeling pain
ASTROGAL, PACK IT IN
YOU SAD CASE
I'M YOUR ASTROBOY
BECAUSE I CAN GIVE YOU SPACE
CONFUSE WHAT WE WANT WITH WHAT WE NEED
AND WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS HAPPINESS
WAS JUST RELIEF
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WHEN I WAS A STORE DETECTIVE, Etc.
WHEN I WAS A STORE DETECTIVE
I LIKED TO FOLLOW YOU ROUND
I’D WONDER WHO YOU'D WEAR IT ALL FOR
I’D WONDER WHO WAS WEARING YOU DOWN
IT WASN'T ANYTHING YOU COULDN'T AFFORD
WHEN I WAS A STORE DETECTIVE
TIME AFTER TIME
YOU COULD HAVE BEEN MINE
BUT I WAS YOURS
WHEN I WAS A STORE DETECTIVE
I'D GET SCARED YOU'D RUN OUT OF THINGS TO STEAL
AND STOP COMING BY
BECAUSE IT'D HAVE LOST ITS CHALLENGE
BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO TRY
BECAUSE I LET YOU ESCAPE
YOU WERE A STEAL I COULDN'T TAKE
PUT MY HAND IN YOUR POCKET
HAVE YOU STILL GOT IT?
STEAL ME, STEAL ME, PLEASE STEAL ME, COME STEAL ME
STEAL ME, STEAL ME, PLEASE STEAL ME, COME STEAL ME
CUFF ME (COME ON)
WHEN I WAS A STORE DETECTIVE
THEY CAUGHT YOU THE DAY I WAS OFF SICK
IT DIDN'T LOOK TOO GOOD FOR ME NOW DID IT?
I SOON LOST MY JOB
BUT LOOK, LOOK WHAT I GOT
NOW YOU'RE A STORE DETECTIVE
AND I'M OUT OF WORK
I LIKE THEY WAY YOU CATCH ME
AND YOUR CUFFS THEY HARDLY HURT
STEAL ME, STEAL ME, PLEASE STEAL ME, COME STEAL ME
TAKE ME IN, CUFF ME, COME ON
STEAL ME, STEAL ME, PLEASE STEAL ME, COME STEAL ME
AND I'LL STEAL THINGS FOR YOU
LIKE YOU USED TO DO
I WAS A STORE DETECTIVE - I WAS YOUR DETECTIVE
I WAS A STORE DETECTIVE - CAUGHT IN TRAILING YOU
I WAS YOUR DETECTIVE - I WAS THE WORST DETECTIVE
I WAS THE WORST DETECTIVE BECAUSE I DIDN’T HAVE A CLUE
WHEN I WAS A STORE DETECTIVE
I LIKED TO FOLLOW YOU ROUND
Original cover photo: Tom Morgan
Thank you
Slainte
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Will Until
03:36
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WILL UNTIL (BALLYQUIN), Etc.
HEY JITTERBUG, WHERE’S THE RIOT?
IT’S IN MY HEART
IT WON’T KEEP QUIET
I DON’T MIND — I QUITE LIKE IT
I WILL SHIFT WHEN I GO
I WILL KNOW WHEN I KNOW
AND I WILL — UNTIL I DON’T
I WILL LOVE YOU UNTIL I DON’T
AND IF I CAN’T IT DON’T MEAN I WON’T
I WILL – UNTIL I DON’T
I WILL LOVE YOU UNTIL I CAN’T
AND IF I CAN’T IT DON’T MEAN I SHALLN’T
I WILL – UNTIL I DON’T
Don't ever “never’ now / don’t ever: ‘never'
I GOT A POCKET WITH A PACKET OF BISCUITS IN IT
AND A PASSPORT IN THE NAME OF PETER PANIC
EQUIPPED TO TRIP
THOUGH I NEVER GO
AND THERE MAY BE A BETTER DEVIL
THAN THE ONE YOU KNOW
WITH A DIRTY MIND
AND A HEART OF GOLD
I WILL LOVE YOU UNTIL I DON’T
AND IF I CAN’T IT DON’T MEAN I WON’T
I WILL – UNTIL I DON’T
I WILL LOVE YOU UNTIL I CAN’T
IF I CAN’T: DON’T MEAN I SHALLN’T
I WILL – UNTIL I DON’T
THERE’S A CROOKED STARTING PISTOL
THAT SHOOTS THE RUNNERS DOWN
DON’T NEVER SAY “FOREVER”
SINCE IT’S ONLY BOUND TO RUN AGROUND
I WILL LOVE YOU UNTIL I DON’T etc.
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7. |
Unsurprised
03:24
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UNSURPRISED ETC, Etc.
so, the world is flat after all
and nobody really won
the war
> Why am I not surprised?
> Why am I unsurprised?
> But no less upset
> Yeah ... etc.
a heart, broken
through sheer boredom
the weird boredom of being
heartbroken
> Why am I not surprised?
> Why am I unsurprised?
> But no less upset
> etc. etc. etc.
came just as predicted
did not make it hurt less
(went just as expected
didn't make it hurt less)
> Unsurprised
> etc. etc. etc.
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8. |
Tajmall 2:22
02:22
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TAJMALL 2:22, Etc.
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9. |
Cupid Stunts
05:30
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CUPID STUNTS / LOVE IS A ****, Etc.
I don’t go praying for miracles much
But lately I’ve been sleeping with my fingers crossed
I saw you once — you were miraculous
But I never got so much as a touch
I remembered being in love
But I forgot what it was like
Got easy there with the amnesia
Until tonight
Cupid stunts can be so cruel
When the joke is aimed at you
*
LOVE is just a four-letter word
When it’s like this
LOVE is just a four-letter word
A mockery of what can be perfect
LOVE is just a. four-letter word
When it's like this
LOVE is just a four-letter word
And Cupid’s always taking the mick
****
LOVE is just a four-letter word
When it's like this
LOVE is just a four-letter word
And Cupid's always taking the mick
(Don't go praying for miracles much, etc.)
LOVE is just a four-letter word
When it's like this
LOVE is just a four-letter word
A mockery of what could be perfect
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10. |
Everything Breaks
03:55
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EVERYTHING BREAKS, Etc.
Thanks a lot you lot you’re very nice
For giving me all your kind advice
Telling me to look on the Bright Side
Well, I tried, but it was so bright
I just about burnt out my eyes
Then again in the dark sometimes
I can’t see a thing
I might start worrying
That I’ve gone blind
EVERYTHING BREAKS EVERYTHING BREAKS
AND THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS
EVERYTHING BREAKS EVERYTHING BREAKS
BUT SOME THINGS DO GET FIXED
Cheers Dears
For all your concern
Concerning me & things
But I’m learning
That I might be learning
That the Light at the End of the Tunnel
Could be a runaway train
And the bright light you like to cite
Might just be bridges burning
EVERYTHING BREAKS
AND EVERYTHING BREAKS
AND THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS
EVERYTHING BREAKS
AND EVERYTHING BREAKS
BUT SOME THINGS DO GET FIXED
EVERYONE TAKES
AND EVERYONE TAKES
THEY TAKE BREATHS TAKE STEPS
TAKE THE PISH
EVERYONE TAKES
THE TRICK MY FRIENDS IS TO GIVE
*
谢谢 xiexie dan terima kasih
Arigato, I’m having a party
Now I find the light has been with me all along
It’s the sunshine from our behinds
It’s the light that blazes out our bums
So if you’re ever worried
Or if you’re in the dark
Feel free babe, come see me
And the light that shines
Out of my art
EVERYTHING BREAKS AND EVERYTHING BREAKS
AND THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS
EVERYTHING BREAKS AND EVERYTHING BREAKS
BUT SOMETHINGS DO GET FIXED
EVERYTHING FALLS AND EVERYTHING FALLS
EVERYTHING FALLS AND EVERYTHING BREAKS
SOMETIMES IT ALL FALLS INTO PLACE
hmm
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Etc. Cork, Ireland
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