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Slowly
03:17
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sent a message at quarter to three
you didn't get straight back to me
felt so sore, i felt so sad
didn't care if i was dead
time goes by slowly when you're in love
time goes by slowly when you're in love
then you sent me a sweet reply
and i immediately changed my mind
got out of bed, put on some clothes
don't think i've ever felt so high
time goes by slowly when you're in love
time goes by slowly when you're in love
i miss your scent and i miss your hair
i crave your touch when you're not there
used to feel certain now i'm unsure
never been so bloody immature
time goes by slowly when you're in love
time goes by slowly when you're in love
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Outside World
04:11
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i always knew i'd end up right here
brushed aside any thoughts to begin
count your blessings and count them well
this isn't war, this is personal hell
cos i'm an uptight english girl
closed the door to the outside world
somebody passed just the other night
nobody cared and nobody cried
shut the curtains, block out the light
sing the chorus to me one more time
yeah, i'm an uptight english girl
closed the door to the outside world
i always knew i'd end up right here
brushed aside any thoughts to begin
i'm trying hard to be civilised
a friendly face failed to materialise
materialise...material eyes
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Pressure
02:50
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the pressure is on
now i've got nothing to say to you
under watchful eyes
you punish me as i start to fail
but don't cry, it was coming to me for a while
the pressure is on
now i've got something to say to you
my ego has gone
thought we'd be friends, too good to be true
but don't cry, it was coming to me for a while
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Back Window Kids
03:32
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back window kids
back window kids
bury animals at the foot of the garden
setting fires with the washing still out
back window kids
don't call the pigs
breaking glass by the house on the corner
swapping schools at the start of the autumn
and when they grow up
they move away
to separate corners
far, far away
front window kids
front window kids
live within the heart of suburbia
provide eachother with unlimited content
front window kids (front window kids)
always call the pigs (dont call the pigs)
shining light on the sad and the helpless
only exist in colour photographs
and when they grow up
they change their names
and hide their faces
far, far away
and when they grow up
they move away
to separate corners
far, far away
back...window...kids
(shining light on the sad and helpless)
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First Friend
03:05
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it was 20 years ago today
that my very first friend went away
their was nothing i could do or say
so my very first friend went away
we spoke on the concrete
we spoke on the phone
i cried for an hour
if there was something i could do or say
it would only ever get in your way
but there was nothing i could do that day
so my very first friend went away
i think it was monday
when i answered your call
i cried for the rest of the night
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Gold Plated
04:23
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i will try and write you a song
even thought it's coming out wrong
the words have all been written before
i never knew i could be such a chore
self-pity tastes so sweet
drink it up and go to sleep
when you wake i will be near
you can't shake this feeling my dear
gold plated sun, shine for everyone
i will try and write you a song
i don't care if it's coming out wrong
the beats precise and the melodies dope
lend a hand go and get me some rope
self-pity tastes quite sublime
better than any bottle of wine
sup it up, i can't get enough
trying hard to be funny and stuff
gold plated sun, shine for everyone
gold plated day, scare the snow away
la, la, la, la, la...
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Viral Infection
03:43
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got a viral infection
out of fear of rejection
thought about it just the other night
don't really care if i'm wrong or if i'm right
i love you
you know i really, really love you
but sometimes there's an itch in my mind
this kind of life is so hard to find
keep away for a while
in a way i am so vile, it's my style
soak me with a sponge
i've got a fever running
thought about it just the other day
don't really care if i'm wrong in any way
i love him
he knows i really, really DIG him
but sometimes there's an itch in my brain
this kind of life just sends me insane
keep away for a while
in a way i am so vile, it's my style
so i got on the train in a terrible state
didn't know the date or if i was early or late
but the song in my head repeats over again
and over again and over again
then i saved the best verse right until the end
it was more a case of learning to forgive a friend
for the awful words that i chose to write
but i promised to never tell a single lie
keep away for a while
in a way i am so vile, it's my style
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Millennials & Boomers
02:51
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(millennial whoop)
i'm putting money aside for a rainy day
though it never came, still i scrimp and i save
got a house down south that i bought for ten pounds
sublet it to some desperate thirty -somethings,
don't get what the fuss is about
the cream always rises to the top
(the cream always rises to the top)
and i always get exactly what i want
(your housing benefit is what i want)
the cream always rises to the top
(the cream always rises to the top)
and i always get what i want
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Shit For Brains
02:42
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I've got shit for brains
and it's driving my lover insane
so we left the flat for a little while
when we got back i felt the same
life's a piece of piss
especially when you've got no kids
sleep when i want, do what i like
i'm not afraid of anything
i've got shit for brains
and it's driving me insane
so i took a walk to the beach
when i got there it started to rain
life's a piece of piss
especially when you've got no kids
i can do whatever i like
i'm not afraid of anything
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Paper Is Torn
03:14
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the colour has gone
the colour has gone from your life
so my courage has gone
you can see it in my eyes
paper is torn
sure enough i was taking sure steps
confident with my progress
broken down window so hard to forget
nothing i could do with that project
the summer is young
don't be afraid to go outside
but your courage has gone
i can see it in your style
paper is torn
sure enough i was taking sure steps
confident with my progress
broken down window so hard to forget
nothing i could do with that project
power is out of your hands
no prowess no purpose no plans
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11. |
Knowsley
04:38
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breaking and entering into tomorrow
with a vague apprehension that won't go away
trying my best to unfold you
don't think i can take it so take it away
my knowsley heart is breaking
the world around me shaking
my knowsley heart is aching
and the buildings are so high
let them all tumble down
carry the can into tomorrow
and i promise not to bore you again
headless chickens they surround you
it's an empty promise with out an end
my knowsley heart is breaking
the world around me shaking
my knowsley heart is aching
and the buildings are so high
let them all tumble down
am i cramping your style with all this nostalgia
am i in danger of fading away
i've lodged a complaint with the council
their policy ids flawed and the wording is strange
very strange
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Goodbye
03:27
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so long ago
sorry i've got to go, my time is running low
so long ago
open to any change, but i can't promise anything
we fall, two magnets apart and on the floor
so long ago,
sorry i've got to go, time is running very low
so long ago
someone will come along, to help you forget this song
we fall, two magnets apart and on the floor
so long ago
i'm sorry i've got to go, my time is running low
so long ago
tomorrow will have to go
i've got a feeling you'll let me know
we fall, two magnets apart and on the floor
time's running low
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Claire Welles Liverpool, UK
One of Liverpool’s finest underground provocateurs. Fiercely singular in her approach to music yet with a musical nous you
simply can’t 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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