1. |
Aporetic Paddock
05:14
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2. |
Beach Holiday
03:42
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Skip on down to the water's edge
Stay for the weekend, bring some friends
Icecream cones, no one knows
Weather's warm, sunburnt skin
Everyone, swimmers on
Live a little, hold your breath
Come with me and kick your legs as we're
Divin' down to the deep sea bed
Never comin' back up again as we're
Livin' down in the secret ocean blue
Baby we're in love with you
Don't tell me you've never been, it's the
Sweetest place you've ever seen, we'll be
Fun and friendly if you're not mean, don't worry
I'm sure that you will do no wrong
Baby not where I come from
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3. |
Cargo
04:12
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It's night
Towards the shore the old man's rowing
Half-dead fish in a flimsy boat
They stink of salt and so does he
Their weight, he thinks, it is too much
Yet he will not slow his going
He understands the way is interrupted
By the sandbars and the coastal reef
That's twice he's dropped the knife between his teeth
The ocean murmurs
Failure
He knows however trouble fore and aft
Dissolves and drowns along with darkness
When moonlight makes her way down just in time
A steady course she shows for old man's raft
A silver path through white-washed waves
So fish for market are heaved to dock by the old man
The old man, who some say
Is past his prime
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4. |
Diaspora
05:03
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5. |
(God's Hand)
03:36
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6. |
Enoch
10:59
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Welcome to the end of the road
Make yourself at home
I see you've brought some friends, well let me tell you while you're here
You won't be needing them
They'll only hold you back, boy
Stab you in your back, boy
Ghosts of your alien past, boy
So kill those memories fast, boy
Oi! Oi watcher! Open the gates
Have you ever seen towers built so tall
These walls were made with bricks and bloodied mortar
All the horses and all the kingsmen
Couldn't build anything like it ever again
And the statue in the harbour
In the image of the father
Is always watching over
As he's always tryna keep us sober
So get your elbows off the table
Just listen to the fable
Just watch what's on the TV
And keep working on your CV
I think I'm going round the bend
This place is gonna send me fuckin' insane
If only I'd a friend
Maybe then my heart'd start to mend
Maybe I'm the only one
Maybe I'm the holy son
I think that someone needs to save them
Maybe, just maybe, I could save them
Look behind you, you'll find the answer you're looking for
Look behind you, you'll find the answer you're looking for
Look behind you, you'll find the answer you're looking for
Look behind you, you'll find the answer you're looking for
Breathe a little and I would save them
Dream a little and I would save them
Work a little and I would save them
Seem a little upset and I'd save them all
I would save them all
Work a little and I would save them
Write a little and I would save them
Paint a little and I would save them
Play a little louder and I'd save them all
I would save them all
I would save them all
I would save them all
Watch these filthy neighbours
Tryna think that they could save us
Heaven's only angels, some kind of
Silver lining saviours
What's these rainbow colours
Have you been helping others
Boy, have I got words for you, son
Why don't you go back where you came from
Why don't you go back where you came from
Just go back where you came from
Go back where you came from
Just go back where you came from
Why don't you go back where you came from
Why don't you go back where you came from
Why don't you just go back where you came from
Why don't you just go back where you came from
Why don't you go back where you came from
Just go back where you came from
Go back where you came from
Just go back where you came from
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7. |
Fly Away
07:44
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Oh hello there, little blue bird
Sing the sweetest song I've ever heard
Take your time, no need to hurry
I'll be here, please don't worry so
Actually I need to say goodbye
I'm sorry but I cannot waste your time
Moment's here to move on
I can't be laying here too long
Sign me up, I've heard the call
I'm waking up at the crack of dawn
Tie your boots up, young greenhorn
Turns out war ain't half-bad after all
Never thought I'd see the front lines
Nobody told me this was what it's like
Maybe I'll just run away
And live to fight another day
I'll shoot myself in the foot to
Get away from all the bullshit
No way only cowards run
From napalm bombs and Browning guns
Oh hello there, little blue birds
Sing the sweetest songs I've ever heard
What is this camaraderie
It's not the same, I'm so sorry
Dunno what you've heard but it ain't true
Yes I'm seeing someone and it's you
But I don't know if I can take
This kind of selfish heartache
So I'll keep calm and soldier on
Plenty more where that came from
Come on boys, stay in line
We'll be home in no time
Fly away now little blue birds
Go away before you cause more hurt
Wait, no, won't you stay a while
Save me from this rank and file world
Marching on this bloody muddy ground
Countless thousands lying face down
Insatiable, insufferable
Now why do I feel laughable
All these voices in my head say
Don't be lazy, don't forget mate
Got no guts, you'll get no glory
Don't you want a hero's story
No I don't need metal dreams
Leave me with the birds and trees
I'm staying home in bed
I'm never joining up again
Maybe when I'm dead
Maybe when I'm dead
Maybe when I'm dead
Maybe when I'm dead
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8. |
Greener Pastures
04:12
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Summertime, weather's fine
Never mind your sorrow
Wintertime, firelight
Stay inside tomorrow
And if you feel the need to move on
Don't you ever be afraid, son
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Poncho Green NSW, Australia
techno hippie hobbit cowboy, still awaiting delivery
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