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In My Element
03:28
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come into my castle, girl
there’s plenty to do
all I'm really asking fors a night with you
all my pens and paper out
we’re ready to draw
don’t mind the dirty white rug
in the middle of the floor
you’re in my element, baby
in my element, girl
you’re in my element, baby
keep living in my world
people pass me by
at such an awful pace
burnt into my mind's
the image of your face
now you won't speak to me
pain behind your eyes
and if I see you on the street
I’m just a passerby
in my element, baby
I'm in my element, girl
I'm in my element, baby
keep living in my world
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2. |
Tin Shed
03:04
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the wind wont settle down at all
the leaves on the trees all shake and fall
and days pass by a fire stoking coals
I'm sleeping in a tin shed
and it gets so cold at night
I pull the blanket over my head
wait it out til the morning light
birds all own this place
come and go as they please
to them I'm just another face
something to watch from the trees
I've got no need to worry
I've seen things get much worse
she took one for the team this time
but someone still must wind up hurt
I'm singing Dan's song
'keep me in your heart'
after some time together
we'll take some time apart
the birds all own this place
come and go as they please
to them I'm just another face
something to watch from the trees
Kathy's cryin' in the kitchen
lyin' like a hollow log
all the boys have gone out fishin'
I'm tryin' to spot the hogs
sleeping in a tin shed
well it gets so cold at night
I pull the blanket over my head
wait it out until the morning light
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3. |
Lay The Stones
03:31
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wind shakes my walls
sudden falling rain
you wait in the halls
of the magistrate
if I were a king
I'd have been slayed
stripped bare of everything
right where I were layed
build this home
stay and lay the stones
you know where to find me
all you've got to do is show
I can't give more then myself for sure
but you can see right through me
when you know what you're looking for
my patience wears your mother stares
she swears she's got me figured out
my palms sweat
your father bets that he knows what im all
about
build this home
stay and lay the stones
you know where to find me
all you've got to do is show
I can't give more then myself for sure
but come and see right through me
if you know what you're looking for
you can see right through me
when you know what you're looking for
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4. |
Drawing Blood
03:15
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lying on the floor slow music plays
where’s my head at?
how did I get here?
dreaming of days gone
living in a day gone
I’m feeling withdrawn with all I have
drawing blood and all my lucks run out
waking up in a bed that’s full of mud
but yet you lay clean
there next to me
I hear sirens in my head
heart is thumping
and there's crying in my bed
I see a lonesome night coming
no matter who I choose to spend it with
no matter where I am
you know what I’m like
asking all the questions but this time
you’re answering me
with good intentions
this is not how I thought things would be
to be your friend
you know you’re my best friend?
drawing blood and all my lucks run out
waking up in a bed that’s full of mud
but yet you lay clean
there next to me
we’ve been talking
I'll be gone for a month
we’ve been talking
there’s a lot to discuss
if you want to take the world on your own
then fair enough
I’ll only wish you luck
if you bail on me now
I’m gonna take that flight
I dont need another falling out
we could make things right
I could flag a ride
to come by
and find you tonight
I’m drawing blood all my lucks run out
I’m waking up in a bed that’s full of mud
and you lay clean
there next to me
I’m drawing blood all my lucks run out
and I’m waking up in a bed that’s full of mud
but yet you lay clean
but yet you lay clean
but yet you lay clean
there next to me
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it's too soon to sing about it now
cause all my friends
and all your friends
all know me
they ask, 'who's that song about?'
they know full well who it's all about
I take a vow of silence
and I stare into my coffee
the morning time arrives
and I arise from an hours sleep
I'm Mary's lamb all grown up
but still follow as a sheep
I feel like everyones best friend
when I'm everyone's worst enemy
I haven't seen you in a week
you say it hasn't been that long
but I know it has
it took me a whole week
to write this song down for you
and that's the least
but also the most that I can do
I wear the t-shirts that you leave at my place
in my mind we live alone
I keep trying to reach out
put your number in my phone
and hesitate to call
that's something I'm not proud about
but we both know
all in all it's just the
thought that counts
you said, 'lets light the fire'
I smiled in affirmation
but I lost all of my lighters
in last night's humiliation
let's skip the flames
not play the games
I'd love if we could have a conversation
if I could sit beside you
say some things I think you'd understand
you'd lean back and play it cool
you know you've got the upper hand
you're so smart and beautiful
and I'm just some singer in a band
if I could sit beside you
say some things I think you'd understand
you'd lean back and play it cool
you know you've got the upper hand
you're so smart and beautiful
and I'm just some singer in some band
I haven't seen you in a week
you say it hasn't been that long
but I know it has
it took me a whole week
to write this song down for you
and that's the least
but also the most that I can do
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6. |
Easy To Please
04:11
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they’re all just songs to me dear
but perhaps I shouldn’t say that
I guess I never made myself clear
and if I did
I've just wished I could take it all back
cause it all just means
what you want it to mean
so you write your thoughts
and I write my thoughts you see?
if you do you then I’ll do me
it ain't easy to please me
if you’re gonna let me down
just let me down
let's not beat around the bush
I came in through the back door
aw geez - how rude of me
I forgot what I even came for
after the way you tried to speak to me
so I tied my laces - walked out
warm air
midnight breeze
clarity
it ain't easy to please me
and I'll only let you down
don’t let me let you down
let's not beat around the bush
(let's not beat around the bush)
(easy, easy, easy, easy)
I saw the warning signs
that I chose to ignore
see I put so much faith in something
that I don’t understand anymore
of course it's hard to say to say this
(always hard to say this)
perhaps I should have kept it in
(perhaps I should have kept it in)
all that’s said is said now
we can't go back
to where we watched our love begin
but it ain't easy to please me
if you’re gonna let me down
just let me down
and let's not beat around the bush
(let's not beat around the bush)
(it ain't easy, it ain't easy, it ain't easy, easy)
you can’t reply to a postcard
you can't rely on where I may be
wherever you go also
I just hope
that you always remember me
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7. |
Trick Pony
03:48
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now you find it hard to be proud
all your plans they fell through
rocks must tumble
when cliffs come down
but you don't have to prove yourself to me
or say the words out loud
if you love her brother
prove that you love her
and don't mess her head around
I'm no trick pony
I won't jump through hoops for you
I've heard both your sides
and now I need to decide
where they meet in the middle
and maybe find a little truth
see I'm not innocent
and I've been insecure
but if this is no accident
then what are you doing down on your luck
for?
you know you have to live with it
changes must be made
and all you had once before
I'm sure is coming back your way
I'm no trick pony
I won't jump through hoops for you
I've heard both your sides
and now I need to decide
where they meet in the middle
and maybe find a little truth
promises broken
came as no surprise
it just took me back
when I found that
all my friends were picking sides
and it's not my place
to worry 'bout marks on your arm
now my helps no help
stick around until you find the charm
cause I'm no trick pony
I won't jump through hoops for you
I've heard both your sides
and now I need to decide
where they meet in the middle
and maybe find a little truth
just remember always
what you're living for
and that what's killing you now
someone else has lived through before
just remember always
what you're living for
and that what's killing you now
someone else has lived through before
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8. |
Flock of Free Birds
04:42
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pa-pa please pay me
my pride's put my patience to rest
and passiveness is productive
but prepares me for less
practising purpose pulls me down
and I plead
while people pout for me
pretending that I’m in their need
like they know me
from passing me on the street
parading and fooling around
like a flock of free birds
fortune for me is not value
I know my own worth
I’m sorry I sold myself to a selfish old swine
I guess they just knew
how to sell me the sale of my life
and so they did
they told me a tonne of things
‘til it sounded like truth
when they were done with my time
they decided to set me on the loose
so don’t drag me down
deprived I’ve been drowning in age
tomorrow will come
with the rise of the sun like today
and I'll be the same
parading and fooling around
like a flock of free birds
fortune for me is not value
I know my own worth - I think I do
I constantly come to conclusions
and I compromise
I built up a concrete wall
to knock down to pass the time
and they say I’m on the ball
and its just a shame
it's such a shame
cause you can’t get far on a ball
thats attached to a chain
don’t drag me down
deprived I’ve been drowning in age
tomorrow will come
with the rise of the sun like today
and I'll be the same
parading and fooling around
like a flock of free birds
fortune for me is not value
I know my own worth - I think I do
so if you were gifted with life
then bring a gift to give
cause all you can do
is what you spend your time doing while you
live
she said she couldn't care less
if we slept in the same bed tonight
I guess tainted truth twists us all
and then you buy some delight
so I bought a lie
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9. |
Long Enough
03:20
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now your rivers have run dry
and your tired cries can not be heard
if you can't find the knot to tie
then you quickly find the bridge to burn
did you ever give yourself some time
to understand your change in mind?
it's long enough I've waited now
for you to see the light
it's long enough I've waited now
to let go
or stop holding on so tight
his grave is growing flowers of it's own
and the marketplace just bores me now
I've dried right to the bone
seems the older I get
the less I know
and so I'm giving up on casting stones
I'm trying to move on
to move on
it's long enough I've waited now
for you to see some light
it's long enough I've waited now
to let go
or stop holding on so tight
to let go
or stop holding on so tight
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10. |
Stonewash
04:30
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it takes a lot to make this traveller smile
he took off
and tried to trail his mind back on track
instead he's just been rollin' and ravin'
never stopping for the night or day
when it seems like he's tired
he'll rock up and ask to stay the night
you offer up your bed
he's up and gone again
before you rise in the morning
before you rise in the morning
his sister said that she saw him
in November last year
but he didn't have much to say
and when she spoke
he didn't hear
in a way he's good as gone
it just aches because the memories live on
from those stonewash better days
garden lazin', laughing, talkin'
walkin' to the corner shop
seeing what you could both scrape together
with your pocket change
but that's all gone and you remain now
he may come to visit once every while
he's got your number there on speed dial
but he wont pick up if you call first
he won't pick up if you call first
but he wont pick up if you call first
he won't pick up if you call first
you still keep your promises
of travel and sunshine
try to help each other out
with any love you can find
ooh, but the love's on the decline
and those stonewash better days
garden lazin, laughing, talkin'
walkin' to the corner shop
seeing what you could both scrape together
with your pocket change
are long gone and you remain now
he may come to visit once every while
he's got your number there on speed dial
but he wont pick up if you call first
he won't pick up if you call first
but he wont pick up if you call first
he won't pick up if you call first
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