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Asleep
03:31
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I DREAMED OF A PERSON WHO WAS, A COLLECTION OF NO ONE
I PASSED THROUGH A CITY ON FOOT. I WANTED TO GROW ONE
AND I WAS AS LUCID AS I AM NOW. AS I’LL EVER BE
FAMILIAR AROUND ME ALL OVER. BUT I WAS ASLEEP
YOU CAN’T COUNT IN DREAMS, YOU CAN’T COUNT ON NO-ONE
IF YOU WANT A PIECE OF IT YOU’LL HAVE TO GROW ONE
I STOOD IN A QUEUE FOR A WHILE, WITH NO ONE AROUND ME
“YOU CAN’T HAVE A QUEUE WITH ONE PERSON” I SAID TO ASTOUND ME, WITH BLISTER PACKED PACKETS IN HAND, I ACENDED THE BEACH, AS FLAT AS SURROUNDINGS AROUND ME
BUT I WAS ALSEEP
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Drifting
04:27
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WE SLIPPED APART IT BECAME LESS OF US AND WE KNEW IT
WAS IT SOMETHING WE SAID
SOMEHOW GOT LEFT ON THE BACK OF THE BUS SEARCHING THROUGH IT, FINDING NOTHING INSTEAD
ONCE IN A WHILE I DEPEND ON SOMEONE WHOSE NOT HERE
BUT WHO SHOULD BE AROUND
THINKING OF TIME AND IGNORING THE SIGNS JUST SAY SOMETHING PROFOUND BUT WE’RE
DRIFTING APART WE’RE JUST DRIFTING
AND I’D SAY WE KNOW THAT WE ARE
BOTH OF US THINKING THAT EACH ONE WILL STOP
IF WE’RE GOING TO FAR
AND WE’RE JUST DRIFTING AND WE’RE JUST DRIFTING
TAKING THE CHANGE AS WE’RE LEAVING THE SHOP
BUT NOT LOOKING AND THE COINS ARE WRONG
TOO LATE TO FIX ALL THE STUPID MISTAKES
ALL THE PROBLEMS HAVE GONE ON WAY TO LONG
I MISSED YOU I CALLED YOU AND PUT DOWN THE PHONE
AND NOT SATISFIED I WAS SAD FROM AFAR
CLOSENESS DISSOLVING AND NOBODY SOLVING THE FACT THAT WE ARE STILL JUST....
DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY SOMETHING,
AND WE’RE JUST DRIFTING
DO YOU WANT ME TO GO SOMEWHERE?
BUT WE LIFE IN A WORLD THAT’S AS BIG AS IT IS
SO THERES ONE THING THAT’S SURE
WE’LL GET SO FAR APART FROM EACH OTHER
WE’LL DRIFT CLOSE TOGETHER ONCE MORE
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Sure
04:12
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SITTING ALL ALONE AINT GONNA GET YOU ANYWHERE
AINT GONNA GET YOU ANYWHERE AT ALL
THINKING ABOUT THE PAST IS ONLY GONNA END UP BAD
AND YOU’LL BE THE PAST YOU HAD THAT’S ALL
WHAT YOU NEED IS A REASON TO LEAVE/LOVE HER
SITTING ALL DEPRESSED AINT GONNA GET YOU ANYWHERE
AINT GONNA GET YOU ANYWHERE AT ALL
HOPING TO ESCAPE IS ONLY GONNA MAKE YOU SOUR
ABOUT YOU’RE FINEST HOUR THAT’S ALL
SHAW YOU NEVER MAKE TIME FOR YOU’RE EVENS
EVEN THOUGH I’M CERTAIN ITS NOT WHAT YOU WANT
SURE YOU NEVER MAKE TIME FOR YOUR EVENS
FOR YOUR EVENS
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Define
03:02
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5. |
Bad Medicine
03:21
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WEDNESDAY NIGHT CAME IN A FLASH
TOO FAST, FELT SICK AND TOOK SOME CHEAPEST BRAND MEDICINE
WAKING UP EARLY STILL TIRED, RETIRED I WISH I COULD
FORGET ABOUT GETTING SOME
NEVER GONNA GRASS ON YOUR OWN YOUR OWN
A TASTE THAT’S LIKE A BIT OF BAD MEDICINE
TURNING TIME BACK CANT BE DONE, ITS RUN
ELASTIC ROTS, THE STRETCH CAN BE LESS OF IT
MEDICINE DRIPPING A MARATHON
ITS ALL OR NOW WE FIND THAT ITS WRECKED A BIT
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6. |
Long Way To Ten
01:56
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GONNA MAKE SURE I DON’T GET
IN THE SAME MESS THIS TIME I DON’T CARE IF SHE LIED
SHE COULND’T BE MORE LAME IF SHE TRIED
PUT A FOOT AHEAD BUT WATCH IT
DODGING ALL THE STUFF THAT STOPS IT
I CAN ONLY GET BETTER FROM THIS
BUT ITS GONNA BE A LONG WAY TO TEN
I CONTEMPLATE THE LONG YEARS ALL AGAIN
BITE HER FEEL HER PINCH HER STROKE HER
EVEN IF IT’S MEDIOCRE JUST YOU TRY
TO WORK IT OUT ONCE MORE
ONCE YOU START TO THINK YOU HAVE IT
ONCE YOU START TO DRINK YOU’VE HAD IT
ITS ALL THERE
AND IF YOU WANT IT GRAB IT
COZ ITS NOT GONNA BE THERE AGAIN
AND IT IS A LONG WAY TO TEN
COZ ITS NOT GONNA BE THERE AGAIN
AND IT IS A LONG WAY TO TEN
AND I’M NOT GOING TO ADMIT IT
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7. |
Shift
03:13
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SHIFT, THE SHIFT IS ON FROM POINTS YOU MADE,
DON’T, DON’T LOSE IT ALL
WAIT, BUT DON’T BE EARLY WITH YOUR LATE
AND FILL IT ALL IN SOON FILL IT ALL IN SOON
COZ I’M STILL WAITING
YOU SHOWED ME TIMES, WHAT YOURS IS MINE?
STILL WHERES THE PRICE?
IF I TOLD YOU ONCE I TOLD YOU NICE
SEEMS INTENTIONS NOT QUITE WHAT YOU MEAN
AND IT’S ALL NIGHT TILL NOON AND FILL IT ALL IN SOON
COZ IM STILL WAITING….
SHIFT, LETS NOT REPEAT ALL WHAT WAS LAST
LETS MAKE THIS LAST THE FINAL
AND YOU SURE STAYED SLIM AND WATCHED HIM MORE
AND FILL IT ALL IN SOON
COZ I’M STILL WAITING IM STILL WAITING
IM STILL WAITING
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8. |
Not The Nineties Now
02:50
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GOTTA GET OFF THIS SUBJECT COZ IT REALLY BRINGS ME DOWN
NO USE IN WRITING OR INVITING DEATH AROUND
COZ EVERYBODY HAS TO BE TOLD THAT TIMES HAVE CHANGED
AND JAZZ IS DEAD NOW AND IF I COMMENT ON A COMMENT WELL YOU CAN QUOTE THAT TOO
I SAID IT ALL I MEANT IT ALL AND AFTER ALL
I KNOW WHAT I HAVE DONE,
DON’T LET ALL THIS BE GONE LET IT CONTINUE ON AND ON
WELL THE FOOD HERE TASTES LIKE SHIT
BUT THERE'S A BETTER PLACE TO EAT
BUT I WONT MENTION IT’LL EASILY BE A PLACE WHERE I’ll BE STILL
I'M TIRED OF HAVING LEAST
AND SOON I’LL HAVE TO SLAY THE BEAST
AND IF YOU DON’T GET THAT A STRNAGE FISH WILL
WELL I KNOW WE’RE NOT APART, WE’RE JUST NOT TOGETHER
WE’RE IN SOME KIND OF TRANSITIONAL LIKE FOREVER
WHERE I CAN’T SEE THE FUTURE
AND I WANT FISH FOR BREAKFAST
BUT I KNOW I’LL JUST HAVE TO HAVE WHAT I HAVE GOT FOR NOW
DON’T LET ALL THIS BE GONE LET IT CONTINUE ON AND ON
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9. |
Play With Your Heart
02:54
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INHIBITIONS CAME ALONG WITH YOU TO START
I COULDN’T LET YOU DOWN
AS THE PAST DISSOLVED IT GOT SO EASIER
WITH ALL THIS PASSED AROUND
AND I THOUGHT I’D NEVER PLAY WITH YOUR HEART
AS DAYS WENT ON CONFUSION HUNG AROUND TOO LONG
IF ONLY WE’D BEEN CLEAR
ABOUT THE THINGS WE NEVER SAID BUT THOUGHT WE DID
ITS ONLY TRUTH I FEAR
AND I’’LL DO WHAT YOU WANT TO
TO MAKE THIS OK
FORGIVE AND LETS FORGET THE PAST
ITS OLDER NEWS
I SHOULDN’T LET YOU DOWN
THEY SAY THE PAST CAN TALK I DON’T BELIEVE THAT NOW
IT DOESN’T MAKE A SOUND
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I Try
02:56
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AND I TRY, TO TAKE THE REINS AND LEAD ME SOMEWHERE BETTER AND I TRY, TO KEEP ON MOVING ON
AND I TRY, TO SETTLE UP ALL THE THINGS THAT I’VE INTENDED
AND I TRY I TRY I TRY I TRY I…
THINKING ABOUT IT I DOUBT IT JUST WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT BACK THEN YOUR MIND CAN PLAY TRICKS ON YOU
FIX ON THE THINGS THAT YOU MERELY INTENDED TO DO
WITH EVERYONE FORCING YOU PULLING YOU OPPOSITE WAYS
ITS DIFFICULT COUNTING THE MONTHS BUT IGNORING THE DAYS
COULDN’T OPPOSE ALL THE THINGS THAT JUST HAPPEN TO HAPPEN AROUND I’VE BEEN RAPPING SUBCONSCIOUSLY HONESTLY NOT EVEN MAKING A SOUND
SURVEYING THE OPTIONS WHILE EVERYONE ELSE IS SURVEYING THE PLANS, I STOP I START I PLAN TO DO EVERYTHING THAT I CAN.
I FIND THAT NOTHING IS EVER BECAUSE OF A REASON
I THOUGHT OF AND SORT OF EXPECTED TO GET IN THE END
I KNOW THAT NOTHING IS CERTAIN AND NOTHING MAKES SENSE
BUT MAN EVERYTHING RHYMES WHEN YOU SAY IT AS FAST AS YOU CAN , THE FACES ALL OVER I THINK OF REMEMBER WHERE EVERYONE WENT, BUT I NOW KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT
I WAS TERRIBLY DRUNK AND CONFUSED AND 2 PEOPLE SPOKE VOLUMES AND THERE'S MORE THAN 1 WAY TO HIT WITHOUT USING A BAT. THESE DAYS IT PAYS TO RELAX AND BE DELICATE,
RELEGATED TO A PLACE WHERE A TASTER IS JUST FINE
EXPRESSING YOUR SENTIMENTS TALKING WITHOUT BEING OVERLY FALSE AND I’VE NEVER HEARD ANYONE RAPPING ON TOP OF A WALTZ
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11. |
Sleep Alone
03:32
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GET MONEY WITH MORE HASTE
COZ I CAN’T TAKE ONE MORE YEAR IN THIS PLACE
SAY ‘HI’ TO SNEAKY PETE,
ALL SITCOM LIKE REPEATS OF DISGRACE
AND DID I TELL YOU YOU’RE SPECIAL? THAN THAT I CAN SAY
DID I SAY I FEEL BETTER, YOU MADE ME THAT WAY
IT DOESN’T GO, IT DOESN’TFADE
IT DOESN’T DIE WHEN YOU SLEEP ALONE
IT DOESN’T FEAR, IT DON’T GET NEAR,
IT DOESN’T CARE WHAT YOU FEEL OR OWN
I’VE BEEN TRYING IN MY HEAD,
TO FORGET THE THINGS YOU SAID BUT IT’S HOPELESS
IMPULSIVENESS CAN NOT BE WROTE,
NO MORE THAN BOEING IS A BOAT
SO STAY FOCUSSES
AND DID I SAY THAT YOU SAVED ME,
GAVE ME A HIT AND DEPRAVED ME
DID I SAY I FEEL BETTER, YOU MADE ME THAT WAY
DON’T HURT, DON’T HURT ME
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12. |
24
02:44
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24 PEOPLE STOOD ON THIS EARTH
23 BASTARDS AND 22 WORTH
AND 21 OF THEM BROKE
AND 20 MORE TRY TO EARN
WHILE THERE ARE 19 ATTEMPTING TO LAUGH WHILE THEY BURN
BUT I SINK BUT I SINK
AND THERE ARE 18 WHO LIE
AND 17 WHO STAY RICH
WHILE 16 MORE ARE STILL POOR
AND 15 LOVE A BITCH
AND THERE ARE 14 WHO STARVE
AND 13 SAT ROUND A DESK ALL THINK OF JOBS FOR THE 12
WHO ARE SAT WITH THE REST
BUT I SINK YES I SINK
AND OF 11 THAT’S LEFT
JUST OVER 10 TRY TO STEAL
FROM THE 9 STOOD IN LINE
AND THE 8 WHO STAYED REAL
AND 7 MORE KNOW WHAT'S NEXT
THEY TELL THE 6 NOT TO CRY
COZ THE 5 STILL ALIVE KNOW THAT 4 HERE WILL DIE
AND THERE ARE THREE OF US DANCING
AND ONE OF THEM'S ME
AND ONE IS YOU BUT JUST WHO CAN THE OTHER ONE BE
AND THERE ARE THREE OF US DANCING
AND ONE OF THEM'S ME
AND ONE IS YOU BUT JUST WHO CAN THE OTHER ONE BE
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13. |
Faras
04:05
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EVERYDAY YOU CAN GIVE, YOU CAN GIVE, YOU CAN GIVE
THINGS RUN THEIR COURSE, SOME THINGS GET REPEATED
AND PEOPLE RECALL PEOPLE THEY NEEDED
AS FAR AS I PLAN INTENTION IS NOT GETTING STUCK IN MY WAYS
I DON’T WANT THAT. AS FAR AS I KNOW I’M NOT GETTING STUCK IN MY WAYS.
SUPPOSE AND SUPPOSE, PREVAIL IN SUPPOSING
HOW NOBODY KNOWS, WHATS KEEPING YOU NOSE IN
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14. |
Squire Anthem
01:22
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Adam Irving Manchester, UK
Adam Irving has been performing live since the age of thirteen. He has, at various times played drums, guitar, bass and double bass in duos, trios and bands and has performed all over the UK and Europe. He is currently performing as a solo artist promoting his nine solo albums. ... more
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