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I felt the sound
I saw the world turn to dust
Fell to the ground
Scrambling for something to trust
Every moment is a risk
Every moment is a million to one
Every second is a sign
Every second is the start of a new day breathing
Split second sooner everything’s lost
Split second later destiny’s crossed
I saw your smile
Calling to me through the crowd
You caught my eye
Wondered, then turned around
Every moment is a chance
Every moment is a million to one
Every second is a sign
Every second is the start of a new dawn gleaming
Split second sooner you might be mine
Split second later love’s out of time
Every moment is a choice
Every moment is a million to one
Every second is a change
Every second is the start of a new world turning
I take my time
Can’t sell my attention too cheap
Waiting in line
Can’t find the conviction to leap
Every moment is a start
Every moment is a million to one
Every second leaves a mark
Every second is the gasp of a flipside fading
Split second sooner everything’s won
Split second later everything’s gone
Split second bright
Split second black
Split second over
No turning back
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Caught me selling out the dreams
I told you long ago
I make my excuses
You don’t care
Caught you sliding round the principles
You used to hold
You make your excuses
I don’t care
Look at all the pieces now
See the missing pieces now
Do you have a picture you love?
Did you paint the picture you dreamed of?
All of us are getting by
No time to be starry-eyed
Keeping up and buckling down
Dreams are for tomorrow
But tomorrow never comes
Drowning in our busy lives
Hiding in our empty highs
Wondering what we really need
Time slips through our fingers
Teasing us with promised lands
We’re out of excuses
No one cares
Look at all the reasons now
Do you know the reasons now?
Do you have a picture you love?
Did you paint a picture you’re proud of?
Fools gold
Shiny but cold
Always out of reach
We don’t practice what we preach (we keep drowning)
Lives spent
Never content
Always in between
You know what I mean
Do you have a picture?
Did you paint the picture?
We must paint the pictures we love
Dream over, start over, paint over, love
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3. |
Did You Sleep Well
04:28
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Did you sleep well last night?
Did your phone hold you night?
When the lights die, are you down, down?
Do the nights drive you round, round?
Did you mess up that call?
Is your back against the wall?
When the lights die, do you drown, drown?
Nights driving you round, round
Haunting you with everything
You didn’t do, wouldn’t do, couldn’t do
Everything you didn’t say, wouldn’t say, shouldn’t say
And it’s always,
One, said that stupid thing
Two, missed that key meeting
Three, sheep aren’t working
Four, behind on everything
Five, said that stupid thing
Six, damn sheep aren’t working
Did you sleep well last night?
Did your phone hold you night?
When the lights die, your mind’s loud, loud
Nights going round, round?
Taunting you with everything
You didn’t know, couldn’t do, shouldn’t do
Everything you didn’t fight, wouldn’t fight, shouldn’t fight
And it’s always,
One, said that stupid thing
Two, missed that key meeting
Three, sheep aren’t working
Nine, behind on everything
Twelve, said that stupid thing
Fifty-five, damn sheep aren’t working
Did you sleep well last night?
Did you phone hug you tight?
And it’s always round and round and round……
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4. |
Ain't No Love Like This
03:24
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So small, so vast
I held you in the palm of my hand
My life was ending
My life was beginning
I was swimming through quicksand
You made me tired, you made me tireless
You made me scared, you made me fearless
There ain’t no love like this
You gave me joy, you gave me wonder
You made me know what life was made for
There ain’t no love like this
I still feel your tiny hand in mine
Your arms wrapped tight around my neck
I glanced away for just a moment
Turned back to hear your voice break
The days were long
The years have gone
You made me careful, you made me care less
You made me hopeful, you made me anxious
There ain’t no love like this
You gave me joy, you gave me wonder
You made me know what life was made for
There ain’t no love like this
I don’t want you to go
But I sure don’t want you to stay
I want for you all that life can give
But I still need to keep you safe
You give me strength, you teach me patience
You pull me up, you give me licence
There ain’t no love like this
You give me joy, you give me wonder
Make me know what life was made for
There ain’t no love like this
Every time your smile greets me at the door
Every time I pick your socks up off the floor
Every moment rough and calm we share
There ain’t no love like this
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5. |
Can I Be Saved
04:37
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I’m trapped in a room locked from the inside
The window’s open but I can’t call your name
I plan escapes desperate and frightened
The years go by, I’m just the same
I am someone, hiding to be no one
I am no one, hoping to be anyone
But me
And you you, lovely you wanna save me
You see my flaws in the rear view mirror
My strengths with a rosy shimmer
You don’t need anyone but me
You meet life with a fearless hunger
Fate with a supple wonder
But I can’t find the beauty you see
You, you, you gorgeous you wanna save me
You, you, you wondrous you
Can I be saved?
The sun comes out I step out so brightly
The rains come I get washed away
You curl your fingers over mine so tightly
The darkness comes I lose my way.
I am still someone, hiding to be no one
I’m always no one, hoping to be anyone
But me
And you, you, lovely you wanna save me.
You see my flaws in the rear view mirror
My strengths with a rosy shimmer
You don’t need anyone but me
You meet life with a fearless hunger
Fate with a supple wonder
But I can’t find the beauty you see
You, you, you gorgeous you wanna save me
You, you, you wondrous you
Can I be saved?
Can I be safe?
Can I feel safe?
Safe
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6. |
Done Undone
03:35
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I know
You know
I saw
You see
Take my hand
And I’ll lead you home
We’ll pretend it’s just another day
Hold my hand
Let me bring you home
I can keep your demons at bay
Break my hand
Pain the shame away
Let me make the done undone
You watch
I wait
You say nothing at all
I wait
Kiss me quick
Like that night in June
Pull the covers over our heads
Kiss me soft
Guide us back in tune
Don’t you think about what he said
Kiss me hard
Like that photograph
We can make the done undone
Taste my tears
Savour all our years
Don’t let this moment define who we are
Crush your fears
Trust in all our years
Don’t let this moment decide who we’ll become
Trust in us
Remember all my good days
Remember all your bad days
Remember all your cruel days
Forgive our crimes
Relive all our best times
And we’ll make the done undone
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7. |
On the Road Again
02:56
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Move along
You can’t stay long
We don’t belong
We’re not their style
They don’t care
Don’t wanna share
They say it’s fair
We’re not on file
The gods are singing in a different key
The laws of freedom aren’t for you or me
Back on the road
Don’t relax
Don’t turn your back
Check all the facts
You’re on your own
Can’t complain
Can’t play the game
We’re not the same
Not home-grown
The gods are singing in a different key
The laws of freedom aren’t for you or me
Back on the road
Hey did you think we wouldn’t notice
That you broke the rules
Don’t get complacent, mister faceless
Don’t mistake us for poor fools
Been here for years
With long careers
No tax arrears
It can’t be right
To cast us aside
Our rights denied
Unjustified
We have to fight
The gods are singing in a different key
The laws of freedom aren’t for you or me
Back on the road
Hey did you think we wouldn’t notice
That you changed the rules
Don’t get complacent, mister faceless
Don’t mistake us for poor fools
Hey did you think we wouldn’t notice
You rewrote the rules
Don’t make excuses
We’re not losers or abusers
We not idle, we’re entitled
You can’t crush us, or Windrush us
You’ll get complacent and too blatant
We’ll be waiting
We’re not fools
On the road again
On the road again
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8. |
Fake News
03:58
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Did you hear the news on the radio?
Do you feel the same?
Did you suck it up without a second thought?
Or refuse to play the game?
I don’t know what to trust, what to ignore
Cos I don’t know what’s real anymore
The future’s scary, the future’s wary on the news tonight
Everyone’s wrong, everyone’s right on the news tonight
I can’t find my way to the truth
Cos I don’t know what’s real anymore
Do you think about the last time we spoke
The story of our life in tatters
Did the pain and fear steal our understanding
Or is our own view all that matters
I don’t know when to speak up, when to pipe down
Cos I don’t know what’s reasonable anymore
The future’s scary, the future’s wary in our hearts tonight
Everyone’s wrong, everyone’s right in our hearts tonight
I can’t find my way to the truth
Cos I don’t know what’s real
Keep on closing our minds
Keep on closing their minds
It’s just the same (fake, all fake)
Keep on calling my name
Keep on calling her name
We’re not a game (this is not a game)
Wrapping us in sweet-talk
Trapping us in deadlocks
Can’t lose face (you won’t lose face)
Keep on calling my name
Keep on throwing me away
I can’t escape
The future’s scary, the future’s wary in our homes tonight
Everyone’s wild, everyone’s riled in our homes tonight
I can’t sort the mean from the strong
I can’t sort the weak from the wrong
I can’t find my way to true north
Cos I don’t know what’s real anymore
Did you hear the news on the radio?
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9. |
Calling All the Shots
04:12
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Don’t you know we’re calling all the shots tonight
Don’t you know we’re making all the dark look bright
Can’t you see, the walls are coming down
Everyone is here tonight
Don’t you know the power of a heart that’s stirred
Don’t you know the whisper of a crowd is heard
Can’t you see the flares are going up
Everyone is here tonight.
We’ll write the songs
We’ll right the wrongs
We’ll dazzle them with brilliance
Don’t leave me hanging here alone
We’ll take a chance
We’ll take a stance
We’ll reignite our conscience
But we won’t make it on our own
On our own we won’t make it.
Don’t you know nothing is as bad as it seems
Don’t you know nothing can live up to your dreams
Can’t you see we’re the butterfly wings
Not the apron strings tonight
Can’t you feel the tide is rushing in
We can’t sink we have to swim
We’ll keep on going under
Keep on diving in.
We’ll write the songs
We’ll right the wrongs
We’ll dazzle them with brilliance
Don’t leave me hanging here alone
We’ll take a chance
We’ll take a stance
We’ll reignite our conscience
But we won’t make it on our own
On our own we won’t make it.
Push-pull everyone is heaving
Win-lose everyone is bleeding out
We’re all messing up
No one’s ‘fessing up
Stand down, it doesn’t really matter
Stand up, it really, really matters
Wake up, face up, make up
Don’t you know the world is always in our hands
Don’t you know doing nothing is still a stand
Look up and see
Look up and be
Here, tonight
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10. |
I'm Too Old to Die Young
03:03
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Why you looking over here, girl
Is there nothing going on with you
Why you messing over here, girl
Is there nothing better you could do
Why you hiding over there, boy
Come out, have a conversation
Why you peddling pain and fear, boy
Come out, find a new destination
Some things matter
Most things don’t
Skip the chatter
Some things matter
Most things don’t
Lash me with your tongue
I’m too old to die young
I’ve been battered many times before
I got up many times more
I got things to say, things to do
Life’s too dear to give it away to you
I attend to the clamouring voices
But I make my choices
Stayed the course, built to last
You can’t waste my past
Some things matter
Most things don’t
Skip the chatter
Some things matter
Most things don’t
Shoot me with your gun
I’m too old to die young
Some things matter
Most things don’t
Skip the chatter
Some things matter
Most things don’t
You can’t spoil my fun
I’m too bold
No pigeonholes
I’m too old to die young
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Nazneen Rahman London, UK
I sing stories to wonder and wander. To connect with the world and with you. Shared with hope and love.
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