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Noddy And Me
03:22
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Traveller beware!
This tale I tell
Brought boat to shore
To perilous tale
The end of the line
The One meant to be
Your fortune awaits
With Noddy and me
Tattered the sails
A damaging storm
Wired and glued
And what have we learned?
What nobody knows
And everyone sees...
Come sail away
with Noddy and me
Come sail away
with Noddy and me
Don’t say a word,
they won’t know you're free...
Come sail the world
with Noddy and me
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2. |
Half Of A Wish
04:12
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Awash
in your wishes
Awoken
at dawn
To wash all the dishes
and pretty your lawn
Oh, wholesome Noddy
You are such a witch
To grant me the curse
of half of a wish
Passion and wires
What nerve to connec t
The poet pathetic
Deserves all he gets
Oh, here we go!
Don’t tell me what’s next...
For love feeds on freedom
And I am in your .net
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3. |
The Avalanche
03:34
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You wanna light the candle
But I’m too, too hot to handle
Just a touch away
from scandal
You need memory
like a hole in the head...
like a bloody bed.
Like a fire at the heart
of a labyrinth.
Now you can cop my walk,
and tap my style
Swipe my shoes,
and go a whole “me” mile.
But you’ll never have the motive
nor the melody.
Like a fire at the heart
of a labyrinth
If you think that was rough
Here’s the avalanche!
And I can’t be accountable
When you’re next to me....
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4. |
Strangers
03:40
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Sun coming in,
And off of the map,
Onto your Colorfield face
It’s all you can do
To get out of your head
Don’t want to get out of bed
Ever again
You and I will always be strangers
There’s no other way it could be
You and I will always be strangers
There’s no other way to be
Go put your face in the rain
Sew up a few holes
Take your bicycle to the shop...
Cook something good
That’s what I would have done
Spend a moment here with me
You and I will always be strangers
There’s no other way it could be.
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5. |
Better Them Than You
04:43
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When pushing the limits
of Cadmium Flu
You’re tricked by our idols
who untie your shoes
You’re trampled by raindrops
You swallow you pen...
Better them than you.
Your hangouts are haunted
(I’ve been to them all)
Existing on Hostess,
Film Noir and Pall Mall
You’re gonna make it,
the question is when...
Better them than you.
Lie down on the dewdrops
And kick off your boots
Here is the doorway...
Your reach for the roots
As if a savior!
You’re glowing again...
Better them than you.
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6. |
The Bliss Code
03:35
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Instrumental
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7. |
Eyes Of Steel
03:27
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If you were real
I’d never sleep
Future on fire
They’re lining up
Switch flats to heels
Take! Kneel! Speak!
Passion and wires
Roll over, love.
She’s got eyes of steel
When you’re awake
Credits for flowers
Terminal toke
The price? The palace.
Just put me under
Days in hours
Then I awoke
To find your malice
Roll over, love.
She’s got eyes of steel
Like she disappeared
And it’s tough to take
When you’re awake
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8. |
It's Mirrors
03:46
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Here lies our lover
b roken,
and mistaken
for another.
In a bathtub of despair
Lilac bubbles, troubled hair.
Remember
It’s only you and I
Remember
It’s only you and I
When all the walls are closing in there’s only room for two, my friend.
Cold city,
all alone
Scared to death,
Folding clothes
You’ll never get ‘em shown
waiting for a dial tone...
Remember
It’s only you and I
Remember
It’s only you and I
Remember
When all the walls are closing in
it’s only mirrors then,
my friend.
Remember,
It’s only you and I
Forever
It’s only you and I remember,
It’s only you and I forever
It’s only you and I remember,
When the walls are closing in
it’s only mirrors, Gwendolyn.
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Out on your ass
Under the Interstate overpass
No telling the heart
How to orchestrate
the orchestra
No telling the heart...
Here’s where you’ll find
Fruit and vegetables all the time
There’s kind of an art
Biting right up to the rotten part
Titian in the Louvre...
Never takes long
to turn tragedy into a song
A Capella or not
in the woods behind the parking lot
Night Train and The Who
Night Train and The Who...
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10. |
Fakes
02:46
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Thought you had what it take
But all his letters were fakes
Lies as great as the Lakes
Thought you had what it takes
He told you it’s over
You’re as wanted as a worn out shoe
Now that you’re sober
There’s not a whole lot you can do.
What do you see when you’re looking away?
I know you won’t say.
Head in your hands at the end of the day,
slipping away.
He told you it’s over
You’re as wanted as a fake tattoo
Now that you’re sober
There’s not a whole lot you can do.
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