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Backwater Woods
02:49
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BACKWATER WOODS
I left home long ago but I still don’t know where I’m going
Took an old riverboat, turned my back on this town and I’m gone
Waking up drunk in the clear sunshine
Now I’m running out of smokes but I’m doing fine
Dancing in the Backwater Woods having a hell of a time
Took a loan from the bank, they still don’t know where I’m living
They can sing for their money or take a caseload of hickory pies
Waking up drunk in the clear sunshine
Now I’m running out of smokes but I’m doing fine
Dancing in the Backwater Woods having a hell of a time
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Lurleen
03:08
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LURLEEN
You go out to where you want to
While I stay here waiting for you
Save your breath to cool your porridge
Beauty does not boil the pot
You laugh so loud it makes me hot
Under my collar of indecision
But then I turn to you and say
It doesn’t matter anyway
I love my love but do you love me?
I plan dinner for the weekend
But you’d rather see your old friends
I make the effort so don’t deny it
You’re tired, too tired to want to
Reach out, hold me like you used to
I make a move but you defy it
But then I turn to you and say
It doesn’t matter anyway
I love my love but do you love me?
I call your number, you’re never at home
My friends see you walking, you’re never alone
I’m tired of it, Lurleen, I’m tired of it, Lurleen
I’m tired of it, Lurleen, Yes I’m tired
I’m tired, too tired to want to
Reach out, call you like I used to
You’re probably busy so I can dig it
But then I turn to you and say
It does not matter anyway
I’m gone, so long, I’ve gotta move on
I’m gone, so long, I’ve gotta move on
I’m gone, so long, I’ve gotta move on
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SORRY'S NOT A BULLET PROOF VEST
After midnight with my baby
On the headlights with my baby
She has gone to my head
Like a pint of champagne
People saying we’re too young
I try and I try and I try and I try but I think it’s all in vain
If you want me just let me know right now
I’ve been waiting so long and I can’t find my baby
My baby, my baby, my baby
Up at View Point with my baby
Hands on her love light, oh my baby
She sells her seeds down by the wayside
Gives me comfort endlessly
She’s as tough as a rock when she whips out her glock
And I’m forced down to my knees
If you want me just let me know right now
I’ve been waiting so long and I can’t find my baby
My baby, my baby, my baby
Have I told you how to cry?
One of these days I’m going to let you down
And leave you to die
If you want me, let me know
Make your mind up, should I stay or should I go?
If you want me, come on and let me know
Make your mind up, should I stay or should I go?
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Twilight
03:06
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TWILIGHT
Sundown, the light of day is gone
She sings the saddest farewell to the morn
The crisp wind whistles in
It whispers like a goddess “the night is born”
Pray for your destiny
That fell into the deep blue sea
Along with all the stars and everything you are
Sunrise, it came too soon
The twisted flowers of summer knew that they were doomed
Twilight and open books
And all the records of your youth are gone for good
Strange how the rambling words
Flood back through the cracks and dust
To stay, we are memories of everything that’s been
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The Sailor
04:11
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THE SAILOR
I left at twelve o’clock that day
I knew I’d never be back again
So I waved goodbye to my school boy friend
He said “be well and take care of yourself”
“Don’t go, stay a little longer with me”
“I can’t, I’m going to find the open sea”
Here I stand alone, my head in my hands
As the waves crashed in, he stood on the deck
The dark blue water made the hair stand up on his neck
Stowed below was the precious cargo
Two crates full of boots and a snake for a man in Quito
He’d heard that out at sea
He’d find himself reborn with a warm summer breeze
“More coal”, said the man from Listowel
And as the cool wind blows, it softens the echoes below
Here I stand alone, my head in my hands
Here I stand alone, my head in my hands
Ten years had passed, no word from the man
Maybe you’re busy and maybe you’re grand
But as I stood there on those shifting sands
I don’t want you back so I’ll wash my hands
“Don’t go, stay a little longer with me”
“I can’t, I’m going to find the open sea”
Here I stand alone, my head in my hands
Here I stand alone, my head in my hands
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Cobwebs
02:38
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COBWEBS
Today is just a dream
Tomorrow we will rise
Behind your eyes you’re drawing out the lines
Forget that all is lost
The sun can’t disappear
These mantras seem to echo all your fears
Just take the time to breathe
All your life you sit and wonder why we’re on our own
Swimming up a stream
May seem a waste of time
Just sweep away the cobwebs from your mind
Just take the time to breathe
Then in time you’ll see
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The Light
02:56
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THE LIGHT
There’s a light on the hill that’s shining
I’ve been following it for days
There stands a man in the courtyard
Carrying signs, singing songs of praise…
Are we fading before we ever claim our destiny?
Ever-waiting, we live in broken times with hollow dreams
Finding our way home
On this lonely road
Carrying the weight alone
There’s a bird in the tree that’s humming
But his song is filled with pain
And there’s a girl by the brook who’s crying
Now the bluebird’s flown away
Are we fading before we ever claim our destiny?
Ever-waiting, we live in broken times with hollow dreams
Finding our way home
On this lonely road
Carrying the weight alone
There’s a man out at sea & he’s drowning
But he doesn’t seem to care
And as the tide drags him down he’s laughing
Now he’s free of his despair
Are we fading before we ever claim our destiny?
Ever-waiting, we live in broken times with hollow dreams
Finding our way home
On this lonely road
Carrying the weight alone
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Prism
01:10
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(Instrumental)
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Skin & Bones
02:41
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SKIN & BONES
You’re just skin & bones
Brought in from the cold, singing your restless song
You’re back here again
Like a long lost friend, back where you belong
All your life you’re living in your old ways
All your life you’re playing out your old days
You speak in broken rhymes
You’re running out of time before the hangman’s call
You better run and hide
Forget that your pride comes before a fall
All your life you’re telling me the same tales
All your life you’re following the wrong trail
You never see the signs
You never realise the path you’re on is broken
You never face the facts
Always turn your back on the words you’ve just spoken
What waits for you now?
All your life you never ever seem to change
All your life you’ll always have someone to blame
All your life
All your life
All your life
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10. |
Where We Started Out
03:26
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WHERE WE STARTED OUT
Drained, I’m freezing in hell and I’m frozen to the restless
Walked for many miles but I could never find an empty space
Lost in a vortex of swirling colours and as many shapes
Too predictable, I can’t throw it away
Rhythm flowing under my skin it is so intricate
There’s a presence in every blade of grass and under it
On a wavelength that pulses I can’t begin to fathom it
Nobody can pull it or push it away
Please don’t give it up
Cause we all end up where we started out
There’s always tomorrow so there’s hope
It’s all in place so there’s nothing to worry about
Drained, I’m freezing in hell and I’m frozen to the restless
Walked for many miles but I could never find an empty space
Lost in a vortex of swirling colours and as many shapes
Too predictable, I can’t throw it away
Please don’t give it up
Cause we all end up where we started out
There’s always tomorrow so there’s hope
It’s all in place so there’s nothing to worry about
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Reborn In Time
03:33
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REBORN IN TIME
Who’s to take from what we’ve made?
My life’s just waiting, hesitating, so is it wasted when it rains?
And who’s to say we never change?
I’m changing all my life to be near you
Do you fear the wind and rain?
Don’t you realise we’re dreaming away the best days of our lives?
And do you cry but laugh out loud
And fear you’re ordinary, though you’re floating on pillow clouds?
Open your eyes and you’ll see what you’re missing
Open your hands and you’ll be reborn in time
I’m diving down, I’m dying down
With this feeling, I can’t find the distance between our lives
In a dream you’re standing still
But don’t you know it haunts me when you cry
Still you stand as if to flee
Don’t leave me, don’t leave me here behind
I bring you flowers picked from a green
But they wither and slowly fade away
And when the sky falls and you smile
I’ll sit but you know I just can’t stay
Open your eyes and you’ll see what you’re missing
Open your hands and you’ll be reborn in time
I’m diving down, I’m dying down
With this feeling, I just can’t stand the distance between our lives
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The Aluskas Dublin, Ireland
The Aluskas are a three-piece rock 'n' roll band from Dublin, Ireland. The bands' debut album DRAW! is out now and they are currently touring the record around Ireland. Coming to a venue near you soon.
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