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Water of Life
03:04
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When the sun comes up, I'm holding my head up high
You're smiling over your coffee cup, baby that’s your only vice
You don’t have to tell me twice,
Honey I’m falling, that’s what I’m calling the water of life
Oh the water of life
In the afternoon, when everything feels so right
You’re brimming over with compliments, honey you’re so polite
You don’t need to ask me twice
Finding my calling, that’s what I’m calling
The water of life
Oh the water of life
When the night is cold, and I get to hold you tight
When I’m grinning with pride, and I feel so alive
Well you know that I won’t think twice
I won’t be stalling, cos I’ll be hauling the water of life
Oh the water of life
You don’t need to ask me twice
Finding my calling, that’s what I’m calling the water of life
Oh the water of life
When the sun comes up finding the water of life….
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2. |
Suspicion
02:32
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Chorus
I see suspicion in your eyes
Some kind of jealousy you’re trying hard to hide
I see suspicion in your eyes
Every day
Every day
Its been a long time since the green eyed monster flared
Either you trusted me or simply didn’t care
Now everything’s changing and I know you have your spies
There keeping tabs on me and looking out for lies
(Chorus)
Now baby I swear that nothings changed from what it was
Turning my back on you would only be my loss
You know I love you and I cherish every day
I would be foolish if I threw that all away
(Chorus) x3
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When the rust sets in
04:11
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When the rust sets in and we start to fade
As the night draws near and we clear away
I can almost feel you touching me
Like a guiding hand when I’m in need
When the day is long and the hour is late
As the last survivors drift away
I swear I caught a glimpse of you
With that old guitar you played the blues
Chorus
Yesterday, I could you feel you breathing
Right in front of me
Yesterday, I could read your mind
But the rust sets in sometimes
(Chorus)
When the best of us are snatched away
When the brightest colours turn to grey
I’ll raise a glass and drink to you
And hope to god you made it through
(Chorus)
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Human 2
02:59
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Can you imagine the Chemistry that led to men like you and me
Pursuing the kind of symmetry that breaks us down to nothing
And just when you think you might understand, you’re leading the way with a wicked plan
The devil hides in corners and breaks it down to nothing
Chorus
You can’t escape the human condition
That stifles every kind of ambition
And leads us all to make the admission
That I’m only Human
And you’re only Human 2
Removing the barriers in your way, the crumbling ruins of yesterday
You don’t give a damn about what they say, Break it into pieces
You’ll never remember the words they said, they’re echoing round your empty head
So shatter the lies and myths instead, into a thousand pieces.
(Chorus) x2
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Lost in Revelation
03:14
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Something struck me as I hit the floor, Realisation, clarity
Or just that I can’t do this anymore, Stuck in this reality
Could be pride or ignorance, A little righteous indignation
Instead of sitting on the fence, I am lost on revelation
Chorus
No way forward, no way back
Theres no white and there’s no black
Thers no comfort in the truth
No way of getting through to you
I am lost in revelation
I am lost in revelation
I am lost in revelation
I am lost in revelation
Someone told me as I closed the door, Cold sarcasm, parody
You’re too old to do this anymore, Locked in Slapstick comedy
(Chorus)
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Surrounding Me
03:44
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You are the song that leaves me broken
You are the melody that’s in my head and so familiar
Always surrounding you with wishes
You are the Northern wind, that takes my voice and leaves me breathless
I am the steady hand beside you
Always a step behind, a soothing voice to stop the nightmares
I couldn’t take one step without you
Feelings forgotten as you turn your back and dream of strangers
Chorus
If you turn away
You’ll never be alone
My loves always surrounding you
But If you walk away
I’ll never be the same
But hope’s always surrounding me
The only past that I remember
You are the dream I had, The summers lost when we were younger
You are the mother of my children
The only one they need
The arms they crave when they need comfort
(Chorus) x2
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Fly
02:49
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Fly with your head held high, we’ll take on the world tonight
With nothing to fear
Fly with your emerald eyes, shining like stars tonight
The world has to hear
Fly, as high as you might, your dreams are in sight
They’re all coming true tonight
Try, as hard as you can, its all part of a plan
Moving heaven and Earth tonight
Fly there’s a part of you deserves to be free tonight
Your time has come
I’m like a stepping stone, just keeping it real tonight
Its leaving me numb
Fly and never look back, your dreams are on track
I’m setting you free tonight
Smile, lets give them a show, I think we both know
Have the time of your life tonight
Fly, as high as you might, your dreams are in sight
They’re all coming true tonight
Try, as hard as you can, its all part of a plan
Moving heaven and Earth tonight
Fly with your head held high, we’ll take on the world tonight
With nothing to fear
Fly with your emerald eyes, shining like stars tonight
The world has to hear, has to hear
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A Million Tears
03:25
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When yesterday is forgotten, and tomorrow a dream
When time wasn’t counted, we had it all it seems
When the days were endless and our life was a song
When love was still innocent, we could do no wrong
Chorus
I’ve crossed the land of a thousand smiles
Been Held back by a million fears
I’ve carried a load for a thousand miles
And I have drowned in a million tears
If I catch your attention, will you listen this time
If I explain my intentions, could it all be fine
(Chorus)
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Tiny Broken Minds
04:07
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When tomorrow seems too far away and forevers not enough
When the past has left you far behind
You’re picking up the pieces of your tiny broken mind
If today is getting out of hand
And the future’s just too bright
When the world has left you cold and blind
You’re picking up the pieces of your tiny shattered mind
Chorus
I don’t want be the one who opens up your eyes to show you
I don’t want be the one who breaks it to you gently
I don’t wanna be the one who makes your little bubble burst
I don’t wanna be the one who brings you
Crashing down to earth
Crashing down to earth
When you’re tired of all the games they play
When their hands are everywhere
When the clues are all too small to find
You’re picking up the fragments of our broken little minds
(Chorus) x 3
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10. |
Wings and Prayers
03:19
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Chorus
What did we do before the calling
Elaborate games of truth and dare
Do you remember when you saw me falling
Holding me up on wings and prayers
Theres a simple truth, what goes around comes around
Whenever your coming up it seems like I’m going down
And whatever it is that’s going in your mind
I’m hanging onto my truth its not too late to remind
(Chorus)
(Chorus)
Thers a version of me you’ve never seen before
Instead of being closed out I’m opening doors
And now I’ve entered the stage I’m going to give you a show
Just remember to breath and keep the secrets you know
(Chorus)
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Hold on I hear you
Hold tight I’m near you
Sometimes I feel, stuck in the middle with you
And I’d give it all away
Sometimes Its clear, stuck in the middle we two
There are no words to say
Chorus
This feeling is Too Much, Too Dark, Too Deep
Too Much, Too Dark, Too Deep
Too Much, Too Dark, Too Deep
To walk away
To walk away
Hold on I hear you
Hold tight I’m near you
Sometimes I scream, just cos I Wanna be heard
But its all inside my head
Sometimes I cry, I know that I’ll never be heard
So I shut my mouth instead
(Chorus into vocal canticles)
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12. |
Fragile State of Mind
03:26
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I’m going to hide away in a corner of my mind
Holding onto sanity and a peace that’s hard to find
And if you think I’m crying, well just you walk on by
I’d rather be a weaker man than have wings but never fly
Too opinionated, but to speak to in my defence
I was gradually degraded, like me childhood innocence
If I’ve lost my self-respect, they took it all by stealth
I think my light is fading, but I only blame myself.
Chorus
You are not alone my friend
We all must toe the line
But I’ll be there if you should fall behind
Everybody stumbles, but I’ll bear your weight with mine
Two spirits in a fragile state of mind
I’ll take all our history and ill keep it deep inside
Safe with all our memories in a place they’ll never find
If you think I’m crazy, well its just a nervous smile
I’d rather be an honest man than trade dignity for pride
(Chorus)
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Dram Gang UK UK
Mark Duggan (Dram Gang UK) is a British Singer Song-writer and one third of "Don't Mention It" (the best 80's band you've never heard of)
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