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DECLARATION
04:22
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This is our Ddeclaration,
I do declare
Filled out our name and adress
In The space above
Singing good bye to a tear drop
To a tiny piece of our lives
And making this declarartion
And know our love will survive
All of those times together
All those risks we ran
I guess we had it coming
Sooner or later
Now you're feeling sick in the mornings
And I'm always watching the clock
New life starts so easy
But our lived run so hard
Declaration
Don't put stroke through my heart
Staple us together
Before you tear us apart
This is our declaration
The monthly waiting game
I guess we had it coming sooner or later
Maybe some day we'll be wealthy
Or at least find really good jobs
I hope in the meantime
You don't cut us off from your love...
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MET HER AT A FAIR
03:11
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MET HER AT A FAIR
Met her at a fair,
Of prison made weapons,
saw her golden hair,
Reflected in some brass knuckles,
She picked up a shiv<
And made me want to live.
Spitting on the floor with me,
Sipping on an L&P,
We had our first date,
At the Mortitian's Ball,
She was kind of late,
But I was later than them all,
I was later than them all.
Next thing I recall,
We were at the laundro-mat,
Half dead from too much sex ,
And mingling our smalls,
Mingling our smalls.
On our second tryst,
We played a game of whist,
"Why put up with empty skies?"
She said "we can improvise"
Laying down her cardigan,
Screwing in the yard again,
Met her at a fair,
Over a dislpay,
Of prison made weapons.
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HIGHER GROUND
03:23
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Been a fortnight since they'd shifted
And the new neighbors seemed unfriendly ,
And the new place was cold and seedy,
And the fireplace wasn't working,
In the pale yellow light,
Of another sleepless night,
The meaness of their surroundings<
Tainted every exchange.
They were trying to stay tender,
But they both were slipping under,
An old problem had come back to haunt them,
Amnd each one blamed the other,
It had seemed like such a good idea,
To find a cheaper place,
But once they'd moved they'd lost much more,
Than just a covered parking space.
But they stopped their fighting and they turned around,
And the distant traffic was the only sound,
They were breathing hard,
The y were looking down,
And they made for higher ground.
Had rows before but never like this,
Niether felt they were in the wrong,
And he was afraid to turn off the light ,
And she was too scared to leave it on,
They got no sleep ,
Or way too much,
And they could feel the violence rising,
And the bath overflowed,
While they fought about the soap....
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Pale Bulb
03:58
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My Thoughts and I are not on speaking terms,
We walk the coddled streets of Temple Bar,
The sun's a pale bulb,
Yellow on Black,
Last night I thought about you,
Lying on my back.
I swear this passion's doubling,
By the hour,
As our email romance flowers,
Flocks of postcards fly these friendly skies,
I flick you some knickers from this Emerald Isle.
The suns a pale bulb......
Compared to you.
So now my boots can slide on these slick stones,
I send you a tape from my dictaphone,
I keep seeing these amazing things I wish I could show to you,
I miss you so much I just don't know what to do......
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Home To You
03:44
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Not a Basque,
With a bomb,
Not a serial garrotter ,
Not a charismatic evangelist,
Not the ghost of Christmas past,
Could keep me from your side ,
Or sway me from your ride,
Or make me break my stride
As I'm walking home to you.
No floods of tears,
No burning wooden bridges,
No twelve car pile ups ,
On the motorway,
No giant seven metre waves ,
In the strait could make me late,
Or make me hesitate,
Or make me break a date.
As I'm walking home to you.
It's such a simple thing just the one foot in front of the other,
Sweet sweet progress,
Towards your caress.
Not a bask in the sun,
Not a serious discussion,
Not a Hokiagna sunset,
Not and Aramoana smile,
Could keep me from your side ,
Or sway me from your ride,
Or make me break my stride,
Or doubt what's deep inside,
As I'm walking Home To You....
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It's Gone
02:24
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This is a song in a miner Key
Once it's gone it's gone you see,
It's gone...
The mountain's completely flat ,
It's given up it's gold,
People just don'r go there ,
Like they did in days of old,
The bridge that spanned that gorge ,
Has lost it's gorgeous view,
The river's full of toxins ,
The place looks like Naru.
And if you think I'm coming back,
To a place where desolation goes,
To be ,
Alone,
You're wrong.
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A MARIE
04:38
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I can't seem to get my sleep now any old time
Mister sandman passes by my door,
Cause in this world that used to promise so much that was fine,
So much has been spoied,
Now I'm seeing red.
Some folks say what's the point in getting upset,
Nothing really matters any more, Buyt in my heart of hearts,
I know we can't give up the fight,
And I will live in hope ,
Not languish in dispare .
calling A Marie
Someone's trying to write a song to change the whole world,
But that's a job for all of us to do,
Cause many drops together make historical swirls,
And all od us can work for change,
Then we will succeed , Diligence and love are what we need...
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Otis Mace Auckland, New Zealand
stumbled through many decades of artistic musical song craft. only just getting an idea of how things work, most likely to become the next beatles... ok?
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