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Quick Route
03:01
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On a witch hunt again with my pupils dilated
On a ship made for sinking,
On a man hunt again with my ego in tow,
And these drinks were made for drinking,
If you don't count the last time or the very last time, I’m still down for anything,
But there’s a me you don’t see, when you’re pointing your finger,
Two facedown and blinking,
Took the quick route straight to East Berlin,
Vial in my pocket and a war I couldn’t win,
Spilled my guts in two ways later on,
Forget what I said, forget what I did, carry on
Put two and two together and came back with five,
On a barstool made for stalling,
I counted up my change and I came back to life,
In a fool’s house made for falling,
If you don’t count today, tomorrow or tonight,
I’m still set on quitting,
Don’t need this stale piss, don’t need these marlboro lights,
I don’t need your rolling,
Took the quick route straight from Waterloo,
Running through my system was panic and a thought of you,
Took me three days just to find my feet,
Forget what I said, forget what I did, don't repeat
One day at a time, one axe left to grind, A memory fading in the wind,
I’m anxiously trying, to keep in the lines, But I can’t face this maze we're in
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1825
02:52
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You said you wasted those years and can't look at a prick like me,
That I really need help and treated you like a cash machine,
One thousand eight hundred and twenty five days on,
I'm sorry I'm just a liar, can't tell you where it all went wrong,
But look what I went and did Broke your heart and left you for dead
And time will tell if I fell out of love or needed to scream out loud
That the pressure to swim was making me sink and bury my whereabouts
You just don't know me anymore and I didn't take the time
To explain I was drifting, that a ship was sailing into the night
You were right, you were right, you were right
I said I cherished those years and I'm trying to make a change
Whether with or without you, but now you treat me like I'm strange,
One day we'll meet by the ocean and stare into the crashing spray,
Remember how it all started and smile as we walk away,
But look what I went and did Broke your heart and left you for dead
And time will tell…
Goddamn this mess, I lost everything that I had left,
Goddamn the times, I held my tongue and shut up my mind,
Goddamn this part, I never meant to throw a grenade at your heart
And time will tell…
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3. |
If There's Fire
03:14
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Since my first pair of glasses,
I've been pushed around by bullies,
Called stupid and ugly and everything in between,
Scars on my wrists as I hit my teenage years,
The alcohol kept me sane,
Gave me something to hold on to
I learned as I got older,
Was drinking won't make it better,
Even if it keeps those memories at bay,
For an hour or two as you talk those demons down,
The confidence kept us sane,
Gave us something to hold on to
But if there's fire left inside,
I will make this all subside,
And I will rise ten fold, bigger and bold
Living my best damn life
Dear reader, I'm a piece of shit,
A liar, a cheat and an addict,
Take a deep breath of anything I can see,
Thing is I find, when I get that fucking high,
I try to ruin my whole life,
End up in the gutter alone again
But if there's fire left inside,
I will make this all subside,
And I will rise ten fold, bigger and bold
Living my best damn life
And if there's hope left in my heart,
I will finish what I start,
And I will rise ten fold, bigger and bold
Living my best damn life
And I refuse to come back home,
Til the landing light is on,
And I will rise ten fold, bigger and bold
Living my best damn life
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4. |
My Own Mind
02:17
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Man in transition,
Count my pennies, count my friends,
Comes with tradition,
We all know how this story ends,
If I’m really heading to perdition,
I might as well enjoy the ride,
Don’t need a saviour or a mission,
The water’s warm here, come inside,
Every time, there’s a greener side
Man at full throttle,
Dig my way out of a hole,
With another empty bottle,
We both know I lack self control,
Time will treat you kindly,
You’ll move on to better things,
I’ll still be running round in circles,
While you're picking out wedding rings,
And it’s all I’ve learned, the darker side of my own mind,
Every time, there’s a greener side
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5. |
Cast To The Four Winds
03:05
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On swaying seas you were too much for me,
These salty eyes can’t wash away this time,
When we anchored down in a one horse town,
I laid the seeds; you’re far too good for me,
Now you’re trying far too hard to define,
I guess it never crossed your mind;
A noble goodbye
On rolling hills I swear I found the will,
To up and leave; can’t walk away from me,
When I lost the plot, When I took that shot,
I wrote the deal in stone, You’re better off alone,
Now you’re trying far too hard to define,
I guess it never crossed your mind;
A noble goodbye
Cast to the four winds,
My body is shaking,
And I’m sorry I lied
A powder keg, you said I lost my edge,
Despite gravity you pulled away from me,
But every time forever dies,
I Choke on every bite
Goodnight, goodnight, goodnight
Cast to the four winds,
My body is shaking,
And I’m sorry I lied
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6. |
Big Enough
02:50
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The devil right by my side,
I found the truth in the back of a lie,
That girl, well she stole my eyes,
And left me tangled under turbulent skies,
I found a way to define,
That little voice in the back of my mind,
That tells me not to survive,
This world’s not big enough, not big enough to hide that -
I’m not clean
Don’t waste your trinity on me,
Cos I’ve not been
Here for many moons, you see
Can’t bring myself to salute,
My greatest failure in the cold light so cruel,
I’ll hold my breath til I’m blue,
See who comes running when I scream out for clues,
And abandoning you,
Was the worst thing I could ever do,
But I'm still running through,
This world’s not big enough, not big enough for the truth that -
I’m not clean
Don’t waste your trinity on me,
Cos I’ve not been
Here for many moons, you see
I just keep counting the dots,
That the lights left behind,
While I try to sleep and wish for release
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Did you ever see that Doctor?
Pick up scripts to make you sane?
Get support for all the weight placed upon your shoulders
By others that so wish they could be strong and tall like you
Make yourself out to be every single passing day?
Magnets from Japan split in half across the table
Make me understand, I'm never ever ever gonna be more stable,
Magnets from Madeira poisoned by the truth I dared to speak,
I'll walk away, just like I'll do again, the past repeats
Did you ever cut those cigarettes?
Stop drinking to disaster?
Stop thinking lines and pills were any kind of answer
To the questions you've been asking, of the cost of counting time and The pointlessness of life when we're all just doomed to die?
Magnets from Japan split in half across the table
Make me understand, I'm never ever ever gonna be more stable,
Magnets from Madeira poisoned by the truth I dared to speak,
I'll walk away, just like I'll do again, the past repeats
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8. |
Okonomiyaki
02:26
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In Kamakura
We watched the surfers
I never loved you more you see
Hummed halleluiah
Sung Cuba Cuba
The pacific is as blue as I dream
You gagged on seaweed
Stuck to the sushi
And I laughed until I couldn't breathe
Watched for tsunamis
Slept on tatamis
Never wanted a reality
And now I'm just that lump in your throat
I'm just that tear in your eye
I'm just that taste on your tongue
I'm just that broken record
Skipping straight to the end
Past your favourite song
In Hiroshima
We held those tears
I never loved you more than then
Touched on an answer
To human nature
But it never rang true again
Okinomiyaki
And too much sake
In a Beatles themed restaurant
I think our picture
Is still up on the wall
But we'll never go there again
And now, I'm just that lump in your throat
I'm just that tear in your eye
I'm just that taste on your tongue
I'm just that broken record
Skipping straight to the end
Past your favourite song
Straight from Osaka
On a hangover
I've never loved you more, you know
Than when the driver
Of that final bus
Said Nabana No Sato
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Tom Aylott England, UK
Noisemaker based in the South West of England.
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