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Daze
03:04
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i'm in a daze
been in better places
i'm in a daze
seeing different faces
got my sunglasses on
hiding from the sun
get out your gun
let's have some fun
i'm in a daze
i've seen better days
the synthesizers are crying
they're crying out in shame
i don't need anyone
i don't need anyone
i don't need anyone
got BBC1
still in a daze
it's the latest craze
torn another page
i've lost all my light
got my sunglasses on
i've got BBC1
get out your gun
let's have some fun
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Yoga Nationalism
04:23
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you're so full of shit
change the colour of your hair everyday
got your yoga crankery
and your videos have nothing new to say
i'm not trying to be your friend
infact i'd rather die than be close to you
never seen you with your clothes on, never seen you with a shotgun
negative energy for sale
you're so full of shit
change your name on twitter everyday
got your vegan identity
and your songs have nothing new to say
i'm not trying to be your mate
infact i'd rather work in a factory
never seen you with anyone, wish you owned a shotgun
then i wouldn't have to hear you again
bad people
bad people
bad people make me sick
you're so full of bile
and your behaviour is like that of a child
got your VHS and your NHS
and i know you've nothing new to say
i'm not trying to be cruel to you
but you burned your bridges long ago
never seen you put your hands in your pocket
when the chips are down
how is retirement going for you?
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Mary Janes
05:00
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got a pair of Mary Janes
and i wear them everyday
didn't cost a lot i have to say
think i got them on eBay
got a pair of Mary Janes
they help me get from place to place
i barely leave the house nowadays
i ought to throw them all away
tra la la la la la....
got a pair of Mary Janes
they're quite unfashionable nowadays
i underestimated you
so now it's clear that we are through
got a pair of lovely shoes
got me breaking all the rules
i don't have anything to lose
and i don't have anything to prove
tra la la la la la...
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Spend The Day In A Pub
03:13
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spend the day in a pub
and if the weathers nice thats even better
spend the day getting drunk
and if you call me up it's appreciated
spend the day in a pub
and if you're lonely that's really perfect
spend the day getting drunk
and if you're at home dying the tears get wetter
it's incredibly cheap
and will make you feel cheerful
my defenses are weak
don't need another ear full
i'll do what i want
put on a front until i feel better
spend the day in a pub
spend the day getting incredibly drunk
it's incredibly cheap
and will make you feel cheerful
my defenses are weak
don't need another ear full
don't need another ear full
I'VE HAD A SKINFUL
spend the day in a pub
spend the day in a pub
spend the day in a pub
meet all kinds of people from all kinds of backgrounds
spend the day in a pub
lose yourself in the moment
spend the day getting drunk
spend the day getting incredibly drunk
with me...
by yourself...
for free...
with anyone...
with me...
with you...
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Different Lives
05:31
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we live different lives
different lives
different lives
from the ones we used to have
living separate lives
in separate towns
don't care what's going down
in your world
couldn't care less about the past
something you clearly fail to grasp
we live different lives
different lives
different lives
no going back
living separate lives
in desperate times
tomorrow belongs to those
who can hear it coming
you obviously have a lot of spare time
since when has getting things done been a crime?
we live different lives
different lives
different lives
re-runs of the chart show and a bottle of screw-top wine
replaying the youth that i never really had in my mind
most of my peers have nothing between their ears and have fat behinds
there's a nagging feeling that i'm being left behind
we live different lives
different lives
different lives
and that's ok with me
living separate lives
in a modern world
you could be a boy or a girl
it makes no difference to me
i don't mind if you choose not to call again
and i don't mind if you choose not to be my friend
cos we live different lives
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Learning How To Die
04:55
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i'm not a health professional in any way
but it's clear your days are numbered...clear as day
this situation is really strange
tongue-tied and tired and full of shame
there's a change in your condition
which indicates to everyone that you're leaving
there's a change in your colour and in breathing
paying the greatest price of all
you're learning how to die
learning how to die
you gave me life a million times
now you're learning how to die
meds have been reviewed by district nurses
around the clock care, your share of curses
there's a record back home thats yet to be played
unconscious people breathing deep nowadays
you're learning how to die
learning how to die
you gave me life a million times
now you're learning how to die
learning how to die
learning how to die
you saved my life a thousand times
now you're learning how to die
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in my dreams it looks the same
in real life it has changed
got to go and get that microfilm framed
stained glass windows on a double door
lottery money saved the day
it changed everything in every way
now mollycoddled children fill the corridors
stained glass windows on a double door
i wrote this song in 1998
plum coloured hair pub garden gate
a-line skirt vanilla essence rose
stained glass windows on a double door
i've outlived you for a while now
and i'll outlive you for a while more
gave back all the photos on the tennis court
stained glass windows on a double door
i stared at the Kandinsky hanging on the wall
i studied the line and the tone
as we broke up by telephone
this subject has been covered many times before
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Middle Age
05:01
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i refuse to look back
a little bit of this and that
cos middle age is here
and it's not going anywhere
it came so fast it's almost unfair
it came so fast it's so unfair
well, all of my fears have gone away tonight
it left a stain on me
i refuse to shake hands
refuse to make any plans
cos middle age is here
and it's not going anywhere
reject the past, embrace today
forget your youth and walk away...go on
well, all of my fears have gone away tonight
it left a stain on me
well, all of my fears have gone away tonight
it left a stain on me
everyone finds their own level in time
i've got yours and you've got mine
tried my best not to be distant this time
it's so hard to be loving and kind
i refuse to look back
to people that i've had in the sack
i guess the end is near
cos middle age is here
hit my face against a brick wall
clip your wings you take a fall
fall...fall...fall...fall down
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Flagship Supermarket
03:16
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flagship supermarket
flagship supermarket
it's the best around
with all the people that i found
with one goal in common
to walk upon sacred ground at the...
flagship supermarket
flagship supermarket
on the outskirts of the town
where everything is golden brown
that's a reference to hard drugs
but there's no need to cause a fuss at the...
flagship supermarket
flagship supermarket
as the rain pours down
there's enough to go around
there's a lot of discontent
the future is not Birkenhead, it's a...
flagship supermarket
flagship supermarket
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Stay Near
05:39
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i was dreaming in the autumn time
looking for a sign, stay near
chilly chilly was the autumn sun
not having so much fun, stay near
nothing could write-off all this blue
this memory does not belong to you
i was walking with my head held high
looking at the sky, stay near
dreamy dreamy like a lullaby
tears in my eyes, stay near
writing this melody for you
only serves to replace the new
i'm scared of letting you go
thought i'd let you know, stay near
i was crying with some music on
my beautiful one, stay near
slowly the answers come through
how we became the chosen few
no-one could ever replace you
i believe your life has been renewed.
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Claire Welles Liverpool, UK
One of Liverpoolโs finest underground provocateurs. Fiercely singular in her approach to music yet with a musical nous you
simply canโt teach.
A long history of recording music, Claire has straddled almost every musical styling yet imbues her music with a rich melodic tendency which makes her experimental pop ease into your being over time. If you let it.
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