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Lightbulb Sun
(5:31)
The sun is a light bulb A candle's a treat The curtains stay closed now On my little retreat And I'll only take medicine If it's followed by sweets A sickly pink liquid That puts me to sleep
My head beats a better way Tomorrow a better day
And I can watch TV While I'm wrapped up in bed And mother makes sure that I'm watered and fed My best from school will Come over and stare At me in my bubble Of germified air
When I'm asleep the smoke fills me I feel the heat My illness leaves me
The sun is a light bulb A candle's a treat The curtains stay closed now On my little retreat But after a while The noise from the street Is making me wish I Was back on my feet
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How is Your Life Today
(2:46)
The letters pile up in the hallway Junk mail and bills from the catalogues And the neighbours have guessed 'cos I've cancelled the milk And they don't hear your voice through the walls anymore
How is your life today ?
I was kissed on the cheek by a cold mouth While the taxi was waiting like a getaway car Each second seems like a lifetime And the cat it's been staring at me all this time
How is your life today ?
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Four Chords That Made a Million
(3:36)
Six of one a half a dozen Black guitars and plastic blues Hide behind a wall of nothing Nothing said and nothing new
4 Chords that made a million
You belong there on the cover You are the emperor in new clothes A man who thinks he owns the future Will sell your vacuum with his prose
4 Chords that made a million
And then a moron with a cheque book Will take you out to lunch who knows ? He will tell you you're a saviour And then he'll drop you like a stone
4 Chords that made a million
And I have tried and I have died Trying to get through But in the end I can't defend you.
4 Chords that made a million
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Shesmovedon
(5:13)
You move in waves You never retrace Your newest craze Straight out of the Face by the bed unread
I'm left behind Like all the others Some fall for you It doesn't make much difference if they do
She changes every time you look By summer it was all gone - now she's moved on She called you every other day So savour it it's all gone - now she's moved on
So for a while Everything seemed new Did we connect ? Or was it all just biding time for you ?
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Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before it is Recycled
(4:48)
a) Winding Shot (Summer 1981)
If you fall asleep with me You can dream and drowse The miuntes turn to hours
We could climb a tree or two And watch the sun go down Upon our sleepy town
After all the time I spent with you Summer went away And we just weren't the same
It's just you and me alone Not grown ups but not kids You kissed me on the lips
b) Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled (instrumental)
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The Rest Will Flow
(3:14)
was pretending to be floating strong But I was sinking In to still water
Eyes closed All of the rest will flow
Then out of darkness I found I could still feel Something good Out of the woods
Eyes closed All of the rest will flow
One simple thing that I never could see But now I know All of the rest will flow
Stay with me my angel I found you Now I don't feel low All of the rest will flow
Eyes closed All of the rest will flow
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Hatesong
(8:26)
This is a hate song just meant for you I thought that I'd write it down while I still could I hope when you hear this you'll want to sue
Oh it's a lonely life in my empty bed And it's a quiet life that leaks from my head These are the last rites The line is dead
Yes, I'm hearing voices too And I'm more cut up than you
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Where We Would Be
(4:12)
Tied - tied to a time When we knew that the sun would shine And you were all smiles And we could just talk for a while...
Of where we would be when the future comes And how you would paint while I wrote my songs
If I could find you And tell you about my life Or maybe just write And remind you of when we would dream...
Of where we would be when the future comes And how you would paint while I wrote my songs
Strange how you never become The person you see when you're young
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Russia on Ice
(13:03)
You think I deserve this You said I was stupid All my thoughts are like coal But Russia on ice is burning a hole
Can't stop myself drinking Can't stop being me If I call will you come and will you save me ?
I see the whole thing come down I blow it to the ground Well what the hell did you say ? You said you hate me this way It's just a matter of time
A drop in the ocean A significant motion Nothing melts in this cold But Russia on ice is burning a hole
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Feel So Low
(5:18)
So see how long I can last You can pretend that I don't exist for you And I can laugh about it now But I hated every minute I was waiting for your email And each day that you forgot to call Just made me feel so low So low
Christmas 1998 I tried to call I just couldn't wait And your message was out of date So I left my voice on your machine But you did not respond OK OK OK you've won You make me feel so low So low
February 2001
(KScope/Snapper CD - SMACD 841X)
-
Lightbulb Sun
(5:31)
The sun is a light bulb A candle's a treat The curtains stay closed now On my little retreat And I'll only take medicine If it's followed by sweets A sickly pink liquid That puts me to sleep
My head beats a better way Tomorrow a better day
And I can watch TV While I'm wrapped up in bed And mother makes sure that I'm watered and fed My best from school will Come over and stare At me in my bubble Of germified air
When I'm asleep the smoke fills me I feel the heat My illness leaves me
The sun is a light bulb A candle's a treat The curtains stay closed now On my little retreat But after a while The noise from the street Is making me wish I Was back on my feet
-
How is Your Life Today
(2:46)
The letters pile up in the hallway Junk mail and bills from the catalogues And the neighbours have guessed 'cos I've cancelled the milk And they don't hear your voice through the walls anymore
How is your life today ?
I was kissed on the cheek by a cold mouth While the taxi was waiting like a getaway car Each second seems like a lifetime And the cat it's been staring at me all this time
How is your life today ?
-
Four Chords That Made a Million
(3:36)
Six of one a half a dozen Black guitars and plastic blues Hide behind a wall of nothing Nothing said and nothing new
4 Chords that made a million
You belong there on the cover You are the emperor in new clothes A man who thinks he owns the future Will sell your vacuum with his prose
4 Chords that made a million
And then a moron with a cheque book Will take you out to lunch who knows ? He will tell you you're a saviour And then he'll drop you like a stone
4 Chords that made a million
And I have tried and I have died Trying to get through But in the end I can't defend you.
4 Chords that made a million
-
Shesmovedon
(5:13)
You move in waves You never retrace Your newest craze Straight out of the Face by the bed unread
I'm left behind Like all the others Some fall for you It doesn't make much difference if they do
She changes every time you look By summer it was all gone - now she's moved on She called you every other day So savour it it's all gone - now she's moved on
So for a while Everything seemed new Did we connect ? Or was it all just biding time for you ?
-
Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before it is Recycled
(4:48)
a) Winding Shot (Summer 1981)
If you fall asleep with me You can dream and drowse The miuntes turn to hours
We could climb a tree or two And watch the sun go down Upon our sleepy town
After all the time I spent with you Summer went away And we just weren't the same
It's just you and me alone Not grown ups but not kids You kissed me on the lips
b) Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled (instrumental)
-
The Rest Will Flow
(3:14)
was pretending to be floating strong But I was sinking In to still water
Eyes closed All of the rest will flow
Then out of darkness I found I could still feel Something good Out of the woods
Eyes closed All of the rest will flow
One simple thing that I never could see But now I know All of the rest will flow
Stay with me my angel I found you Now I don't feel low All of the rest will flow
Eyes closed All of the rest will flow
-
Hatesong
(8:26)
This is a hate song just meant for you I thought that I'd write it down while I still could I hope when you hear this you'll want to sue
Oh it's a lonely life in my empty bed And it's a quiet life that leaks from my head These are the last rites The line is dead
Yes, I'm hearing voices too And I'm more cut up than you
-
Where We Would Be
(4:12)
Tied - tied to a time When we knew that the sun would shine And you were all smiles And we could just talk for a while...
Of where we would be when the future comes And how you would paint while I wrote my songs
If I could find you And tell you about my life Or maybe just write And remind you of when we would dream...
Of where we would be when the future comes And how you would paint while I wrote my songs
Strange how you never become The person you see when you're young
-
Russia on Ice
(13:03)
You think I deserve this You said I was stupid All my thoughts are like coal But Russia on ice is burning a hole
Can't stop myself drinking Can't stop being me If I call will you come and will you save me ?
I see the whole thing come down I blow it to the ground Well what the hell did you say ? You said you hate me this way It's just a matter of time
A drop in the ocean A significant motion Nothing melts in this cold But Russia on ice is burning a hole
-
Feel So Low
(5:18)
So see how long I can last You can pretend that I don't exist for you And I can laugh about it now But I hated every minute I was waiting for your email And each day that you forgot to call Just made me feel so low So low
Christmas 1998 I tried to call I just couldn't wait And your message was out of date So I left my voice on your machine But you did not respond OK OK OK you've won You make me feel so low So low
Remastered and remixed reissue of the 2000 album, including a stereo CD and 5.1 surround sound DVDA with bonus material.
