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Even Less
(7:36)
A body is washed up on a Norfolk beach He was a friend that I could not reach He thought I was cold but I understand But for the grace of god goes another man
And I may just waste away from doing nothing But I'm a martyr to even less
A choirboy is buried on the moors Where we used to go dreaming when we were bored So some kids are best left to fend for themselves And others were born to stack shelves
And I may just waste away from doing nothing But I'm a martyr to even less
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Slave Called Shiver
(5:08)
I need you more than you can know And if I hurt myself it's just for show I found a better way to curb the pain You put a trigger here inside my brain
Mother I need her I'm falling apart Mother I need her And it's only the start
I may be nothing now but I will rise I'll have more followers than jesus christ
Through all the smashing and crashing cars I love the ground you walk with all my heart
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Shesmovedon
(5:21)
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 . . .
(5:01)
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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Lightbulb Sun
(5:59)
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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Russia on Ice
(12:26)
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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Where We Would Be
(3:40)
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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Hatesong
(8:36)
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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Stop Swimming
(7:08)
This song leaks out onto the pavement It could be a joke, it could be a statement The more that I fake it and pretend I don't care The more you can read in to what isn't there
Maybe it's time to stop swimming Maybe it's time to find out where I'm at What I should do and where I should be But no-one will give me a map
I'll leave now this can't continue But I forget which door I came through And I know what the lift can be painfully slow So I'm happy to leave by the window
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Voyage 34
(12:37)
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Signify
(5:40)
The recording on this CD is taken from a live broadcast for Polish Radio Program III, Warsaw on April 6th 2001. Also in the studio during the broadcast was an invited audience who helped to make the atmosphere on the night and on this recording so special. This CD features the entire performance with the exception of Tinto Brass. All of the music was recorded to 32 track digital tape and remixed at No Man¹s Land in June 2001.
