1. |
mama
02:54
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1.mama
mmm mmm
mmmmmm
oh mama oh mama
when you die
oh mama oh mama
I'm gonna cry
mmm mmm
mmmmmm
you brought me into this world
through pain of birth
embraced me and loved me
for all you're worth
oh mama oh mama
when you die
oh mama oh mama
I'm gonna cry
mmm mmm
mmmmmm
you tended me and raised me
with unceasing care
up until your final breath
you were always there
oh mama oh mama
when you die
oh mama oh mama
I'm gonna cry
mmm mmm
mmmmmm
repeat / fade
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2. |
homage
03:43
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2. homage
the stars rise over the ocean
at the turning of the year
and all that I have ever been
is now completely here
the immensity of creation
I cannot but revere
I gaze into the heavens
without a trace of fear
watching the waves
watching the waves
watching the waves
roll in
the tangled wreck of human life
barking in my ear
cannot reach my inner sanctum
now that where we are is clear
this earth is a miracle
my heart holds it so dear
gratitude inexpressible
as it turns from year to year
watching the waves
watching the waves
watching the waves
roll in
watching the waves
watching the waves
watching the waves
roll in
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3. |
consciousness
04:33
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3. consciousness
I don't have an ear ring
I don't have a tattoo
if you saw me on the street
well you wouldn't have a clue
I don't have anything
I need to project
nothing to escape from
and nothing to reject
I think what I think
and I do what I can
because I don't know who I am
is who I am
I don't have a faith
or a point of view
everything's under
continual review
I don't respond
to ideology
they just strangle you
with identity
I think what I think
and I do what I can
because I don't know who I am
is who I am
I don’t belong
to any group
it's kind of fun
being out of the loop
no need to beg
bow or stoop
no leaders or led
when there is no troop
I think what I think
and I do what I can
because I don't know who I am
is who I am
I don't do face book
and I don't tweet
face to face
is the way we meet
I don’t take feeds
and I don't trend
all that crap
'll drive you round the bend
I think what I think
and I do what I can
because I don't know who I am
is who I am
everyone's ranting
about the way they feel
everything is such
an effing big deal
a billion lost souls
chained to the wheel
one thing damn sure
absolutely nothing is real
I think what I think
and I do what I can
because I don't know who I am
is who I am
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4. |
wine dark sea II
04:05
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4. wine dark sea II
I went to the oracle at delphi
just to listen to the wind
wasn't sure just where I was going
or against whom or what I had sinned
but something deep down inside
told me I must make my way
when the greek tapped me on my shoulder
I know what you are can I say
I stumbled over the boulders
mt life was at risk for a while
but the greek kept moving me on
fixing me with a mystical smile
I was ready for anything or nothing
meeting strangers to let time pass by
just when I thought it was nothing
the oracke broke through the sky :
man do not be afraid
many have passed this way before
somewhere in childhood memory
there's a long lost open door
through it you must journey alone
as fearless as needs must be
when you get to the top of the mountain
you will find the deep blue sea
I kept thinking of the women I'd lost
of how many nights on my own
wondering when or how or with whom
I could have rested or made a home
but I moved onto the mountain top
like any man pushing it through
easier to climb mount olympus
than to say I love you
then I remembered the words of old delphi
about the wind and this odyssey
when you get to the top of the mountain
you will find the deep blue sea
all feelings must flow free
like the waves and the wine dark sea
all feelings must flow free
like the waves and the wine dark sea
I went to the oracle at delphi
just to listen to the wind
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5. |
tokyo morning
04:31
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5. tokyo morning
sun strikes on
the apartment blocks
alarm bells ring
from a million clocks
crystal clear morning
the jogging group jogs
a giant wheel turning
on silent cogs
crowds stand still
the system is boss
lights turn green
pedestrians cross
immaculately smart
for the world of men
a temple bell bongs
from the world of Zen
and it's a Tokyo morning
everything's ready to go
it's a Tokyo morning
the world is saying hallo
yellow hard hat
engineers meet
blocks rise higher
on every street
earthquake proof
built so well
the National Debt rockets
but what the hell
the trains are on time
at Ueno
the ticket clerk bows
says Hai Dozo
everything's neat
and spic and span
for the office girls
and the salary man
and it's a Tokyo morning
everything's ready to go
it's a Tokyo morning
the world is saying hallo
the fish market closes
at Tsukiji
stores start slicing
their sashimi
streets flll up
at the speed of light
everyone's happy
the sun is bright
shops are shiny
uniform staff
latest tech
or ancient craft
cafes soon fill
with ladies that lunch
for a Tully's coffee
and a sesame crunch
and it's a Tokyo morning
everything's ready to go
it's a Tokyo morning
the world is saying hallo
and it's a Tokyo morning
everything's ready to go
it's a Tokyo morning
the world is saying hallo
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6. |
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6. born to be free - a documentary work
we are born to be free
no one's rights shall be destroyed
the freedom of our land
will save us from the Void
no tyrant or oppressor
will find a place to hide
upon these sacred acres
our freedom will survive
england, o england
I am with you eternally
england, o england
we will always be free
breathe deeply of this freedom
move freely in our land
not through dint of birth
shall ye be exiled, judged or banned
we stand by our custom
every one shall have their say
respect and honour every person
every moment every day
england, o england
I am with you through and through
england, o england
we will always be true
thus is set the stage
upon which we all play
a cast of many players
we are pleasured to array
flourish ever forward
no one shall be behind
rejoice upon this venture
in heart and soul and mind
england, o england
I am with you eternally
england, o england
we will always
always
be free
free free free
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7. |
article 18
04:41
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7. article 18
everyone's listening
to their own voice
in the echo chamber
there is no choice
everybody sees
just what they want to see
it's the curse of
ideology
look at the world
with political eyes
a lethal cocktail
of truth and lies
your freedom is my freedom
to agree or disagree
your rights are my rights
then we can all be free
everyone's fighting
for the edge
into split minds
they'll drive a wedge
no space for
another reality
route one
to brutality
it's my view or none
or pick up a gun
civilization unravels
totally undone
your freedom is my freedom
to agree or disagree
your rights are my rights
then we can all be free
the internet
neither good nor bad
it drives activists
completely mad
grasp
this realisation
it ignites
radicalisation
it fires up
regular party hacks
into AK47
maniacs
your freedom is my freedom
to agree or disagree
your rights are my rights
then we can all be free
aggressors are poised
with sword and pen
the laws of nature are stronger
than the laws of men
anything could happen
anything could crash
social order tossed
away like trash
ancient dreams
crumble into ash
tomorrow is yesterday
in a flash
your freedom is my freedom
to agree or disagree
your rights are my rights
then we can all be free
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8. |
the latest cliché
03:33
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8. the latest cliché
carries on the wind
spreads like flu
lodges in your mind
sticks like glue
launches an army
of media clips
sprouting from
a billion hapless lips
can't say what you think
can't think what to say
tongues are wagging
till the break of day
the latest cliché
circles your head
clutches your throat
gasping for words
whatever you spoke
insidiously subtle
it'll trick your voice
blocking all thought
till you have no choice
can't say what you think
can't think what to say
it trips off the tongue
no matter what you say
the latest cliché
say what you mean, mean what you do
then nothing will come back to you
there's a dozen words
for every thought
no need to get trapped
no need to get caught
it's a matter of honour
and a mind that's strong
your word is your law
your word is your bond
can't say what you think
can't think what to say
tongue tied and twisted
every which way
the latest cliché
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9. |
bliss
03:49
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9. bliss
I know it's just a mirage
like sunlight on the sea
vanishing in a moment
a distant memory
it pulls me like the tide
no matter what I do
sinking slowly
in the bliss of you
like falling for a magic trick
that no one will betray
beauty is a priestess
at whose altar I must pray
to sanctify the power
of the beauty gracing you
sinking slowly
in the bliss of you
I strain every sinew
to try to be free
but beauty corrupts
absolutely
nothing lasts forever
I heard that long ago
it's only a performance
in a passing show
I was always in control
that is no longer true
sinking slowly
in the bliss of you
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10. |
blown
02:24
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10. blown
sunny morning
another day
looks like
I'm on my way
so much
I needed to say
but it's
blown with the wind
I hear your
telephone ring
a dozen thoughts
take wing
my love is
a simple thing
but it's
blown with the wind
never wanted that much
just the magic of your touch
nothing that grand
just to be with you
hand in hand
standing
in the check in line
will this be
the last time
thinking
what's left behind
but it's
blown with the wind
I call
to say goodbye
no need
to ask why
this flame
was bound
to die
blown with the wind
this flame
was bound
to die
blown with the wind
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11. |
on and on
06:41
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11. on and on
rain drops ripple slowly
in circles on the pond
the presence of the day
was waiting all along
I learned about its power
I found it on the way
each day is a journey
and the journey is today
I looked into my soul
as far as I could see
an inner voice was saying
be what you have to be
that voice is a blessing
more than I can say
it always travels with me
it’s here with me today
on and on
and on and on
this beautiful world
keeps rolling on
on and on
and on and on
this world keeps rolling
on and on
I heard a woman crying
from somewhere in the blue
there was nothing I could say
and nothing I could do
the suffering is endless
it's always been that way
you cannot get around it
and it's here with us today
if there were a sacred place
for humankind to go
to break the bondage of its pain
I would let you know
until there is a miracle
all that I can say
I will do what I can
until my final day
on and on
and on and on
this sad old world
keeps rolling on
on and on
on and on
this world keeps rolling
on and on
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
on and on
and on and on
this sad old world
keeps rolling on
on and on
on and on
this world keeps rolling
on and on
on and on
and on and on
this beautiful world
keeps rolling on
on and on
on and on
this world keeps rolling
on and on
on and on
on and on
this world keeps rolling
on and on
on and on
on and on
this world keeps rolling
on and on
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12. |
anthem
01:36
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12. anthem ( to the tune of Handel's Hallelujah Chorus )
mmmmm
mm-mm-mm
mmmmm
mm-mm-mm
mm-mm-mm-mm
mm-mm-mm-mm
mm-mm-mm-mm - mm
halle-google
halle-google
halle-google
halle-google
halle-google-yah
halle-google
halle-google
halle-google
halle-google
halle-google-yah
halle-google
halle-google
halle-google
halle-google
halle-google-yah
halle-google
halle-google
halle-google
halle-google
halle-google-yah
ha - le - goo - gle - yah
mmmmm
mm-mm-mm
mmmmm
mm-mm-mm
mm-mm-mm-mm
mm-mm-mm-mm
mm-mm-mm-mm - mm
mmmmm
mm-mm-mm
mmmmm
mm-mm-mm
mm-mm-mm-mm
mm mm
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