1. |
Shut Your Big Mouth
03:29
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SHUT YOUR BIG MOUTH
Welcome to the state
Where the madman powering up
Is a fraud and a fake
Two to midnight
Dash lights flickering red
Reality dawns
That the heart of the fight is all dead
Please sit down
While we check your name and file
Shut your big mouth
And we'll keep you just a while
Maybe force a smile
Make your big mistake
The problems towering up
In front of your face
All hope lost so no-one listens now
Everyone bigging it up
'Til they break it all down
Please hold on
You're important life to us
We'll be gone
When you need to stay in touch
Please sit down
While we check your name and file
Shut your big mouth
And we'll keep you just a while
While
Password hidden
Bet you're wishing you'd listened before
It happened that way
But the heroes are no more
They all gave up
Won't come back
While the odds are stacked against
Won't come back
'Til the rules are rearranged
Nothing's changed, no
Just keep track
Of the places where you go
Yeah we know
Piece by piece
We'll be taking time
Step by step
We'll be close behind
Day by day
We'll be seeing you
Place to place
That's what we always do
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2. |
Rusted Padlock
02:38
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RUSTED PADLOCK
So who am I?
We've never met
You seem to know me
But I confess
You've got it wrong
In your assessment
I'm not the one
You second guessed
You were the reason I went silent
We had it made but still I burnt the bridge
You were the only one I dreamed of
I was a man who couldn't find his feet
That's what you
Get if you lose
That's OK
You got a right to choose
I was thinking
You and me could be together
Like a rusted padlock
Hanging in the breeze
But infinity reached the end
Begin again
You were the laughter - I was joking
You were the hope and I was hopeless
You were the only one in my life
You got away and that's why I'm still
Thinking you and me
Could be together
Like a rusted padlock
Hanging in the breeze
But infinity reached the end
I was thinking you and me
Would stay together one day
Like a rusted padlock
Hanging on a gate
Begin again
There was a day
Before we met
The sky ablaze
I can't forget
I took the call
But never spoke
I got away
And that's why I'm still
Thinking you and me
Could be together
Like a rusted padlock
Hoping for a change
But the weather closed in again
Thinking you and me
Could be together
Like a rusted padlock
Hoping for a change but
It stays the same
I was thinking you and me
Would stay together one day
Like a rusted padlock
Hanging on a gate
That's what you
Get if you lose
It's OK
I've got a point to prove
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3. |
The One Last Chance
03:27
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THE ONE LAST CHANCE
Just close your eyes and count to five
I'll be gone then
You took from me what I invested in
The real you
In time we'll find a place to call our own
'Til then we'll stay where we have roamed
Estranged
The past is so buried deep
I can't set it free
In hard times I've carried you
Through every storm
Through every view
This is a final call
The one last chance to notice
The one you've always wanted
This was the place
I guess the time was wasted on you
Just one last look then we were gone
I guess we both knew
Seal our fate
We are fools in the rain
Feeling brave
Steal this time and don't say
Maybe we could change our ways now
I close my eyes
So no-one else
Can see me thinking
It's fine to find a place to be alone
Time flies
It's ten years
I hold tight
I'm still here
But this is a last call
To you and all you wanted
I send it now
To you and all you wanted
The one last chance to notice
Send it now
To you and all you wanted
The one last chance to notice
Send it now
The one you've always wanted
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4. |
All Fours
03:46
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ALL FOURS
She decides
What you wear
And what you eat
And what you buy
She defies
Categories of algorithmic life
She's an influencer
Socialiser
Followers obey and don't ask why
She's an influencer
Documenter
Cancelling the ones who don't comply
Paid to sell you
She can help you
Know your place
You'll be all the rage
She'll be your friend
And then she'll know your secrets
All the way
You'll be all the rage
For now
All the rage
In this world
You are free to speak your feelings
If you please
Black and white
What you say is what defines
The way you're seen
But woe betide
Anyone who dares to think in different ways
(All fours)
Paid to sell you
She can help you
Know your place
You'll be all the rage
In your head and in your thoughts
Every day
Every way
She'll be your friend
And then she'll know your secrets
All the way
Y'all be all the rage
For now
She's an influencer
Socialiser
Followers obey and don't ask why
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5. |
Impossible
03:10
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IMPOSSIBLE
We came back
From the dead of the night
As seasons passed
Every failure was a fight
But these dark days
Carry love and so we pray
The peace will last
All of us here
Everyone breaks
But we go on
If it's ten times worse in your head
Not all is lost
We'll always leave it behind
'Cos it's not
Impossible
To stop the train and start again
Not impossible
If you're lost in space you'll land again
I'm standing right here
With a smile on my face
Nothing left to replace
That's why I can let you go
See?
Escaped but I've got no regrets
It's easy
Sometimes we follow our heads
The signs said: "I'll see you then"
It's impossible
To quit while you're ahead
When I look back at all you said
Memories get in the way
So catch me standing right here
With a smile on my face
With nothing left to replace
That's why I can let you go
I'll see you then
Oh yeah I'll see you then
It's impossible
But I'm coming back again
Now I'm untraceable
The man who gave it away
Now I'm standing right here
With a smile on my face
Nothing left to replace
And that's how I can disappear
Won't be heading the way that you go now
Won't be heading the way
That you go
That you go
That you go now
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6. |
Break A Little Bread
03:10
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BREAK A LITTLE BREAD
Some you win, some you lose
Some days you gotta sing the blues
Some we sink, sometimes we swim
At least we bother jumping in
This wasn't in the brochure
They didn't tell us all about it
We walked away and then we sang
It's never easy when
The voices in ours heads they all said
Hey man! Get your freaking head down
Break a little bread in the sunshine
Some you get, some you buy
And some never seem to pass you by
Some you hate and some you love
And sometimes it's just cool to be alone
This wasn't in the brochure
They didn't tell us all about it
We walked away and then we sang
It wasn't in the way
They told us endless lies and then said
Hey you! Get your freaking head down
You gotta break a little bread in the sunshine
Yeah break a little bread when the sun shines
You gotta break a little bread in the sunshine
Break a little bread when the sun shines down
This wasn't in the brochure
They didn't tell us all about it
We walked away and then we sang
It wasn't in the way
They told us endless lies and then said
Hey you! Get your freaking head down
You gotta break a little bread in the sunshine
Yeah break a little bread when the sun shines
You gotta break a little bread in the sunshine
Just break a little bread when the sun shines down
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7. |
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INTO THE BACKGROUND NOISE
I'm sorry that I'm right
And I'm sorry that I left
That I failed to carry on
My bloodline
Or disappointed anyone
By following a dream
Maybe far too long
But I'm a happy man
And that's all that counts
These days the rest
Just fades away
Into the background noise
Of a world gone mad
And it's not my place
It's not my plan
Just pass me by
I'm doing quite alright
On my own
I never was too good
When it comes to life
Complicated truths
Are a hang-up from my youth
In a long forgotten state of mind
I could've been a traveller
On predetermined paths
But the maps were all drawn wrong
Used to think
I'd make it to you somehow
Those thoughts would only fade away
Into the background noise
Of a world gone mad
And it's not my place
It's not so bad
Just pass me by
I'm doing quite alright
On my own
I never was too clever
When it comes to you
Tumble through the darkest of days
In a beautiful haze
A loner in the shadows
Making permanent waves
I'm starting to think
It's not so bad
Just pass me by
I'm doing quite alright
On my own
I never was too lucky
When it comes to love
I've got nothing to prove, no
And I've got nothing to lose
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8. |
Toothless Wolf
03:06
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TOOTHLESS WOLF
Memories made when the world was a peaceful place
Of calm days in a freedom state
Now agents with a room to view
Make easy work of next weeks news
As diplomats trade strangleholds
And souls are sold for stolen gold
Travellers take the haunted roads
Refugees hoist their flags at the mountain pass
Deadlock on the beaten track
Down among the angry hordes
The silent ones with empty boards
Protest for the chosen few
Refuse to move to pastures new
Demand asylum for their clan
From a toothless wolf in a sheepskin hat
A toothless wolf in a sheepskin hat
Liberties lost at the sound of the striking bell
Road blocks on the freedom trail
Half light in the woodland clearing
Conversations overhearing
Nervous eyes survey the sight
Of uniforms and satellites
Paying to negotiate
A temporary plan for a permanent place
Back-hand deals in a blacked-out van
With a toothless wolf in a sheepskin hat
A toothless wolf in a sheepskin hat
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9. |
Packhorse
03:03
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PACKHORSE
All bets are off
All clothes are on
All hope is lost
All that has gone
All words are safe
All changes made
All roads are all in
All locked away
All packed away
All broke and bound
All points west
All gone to ground
All in the name of
All in the shame of
All in the game of
(Love)
Turns out the trouble up ahead
Was a bottle in the hand
And a woman in a bed
It's OK, the demons in your head
They've all gone away
They were scared to death
Don't fret, they've seen it all before
Those wolves don't huff and puff anymore
We're all safe now
We're all safe now
Now available to forget
In every digital media outlet
A work of art for the wheelie bin crew
Yeah, it's not about you
'Cos it's what you do
And what you choose
The faking news
Is always true
Turns out the trouble up ahead
Was a bottle in the hand
And a woman in a bed
It's OK, the demons in your head
They've all gone away
Cos they're scared to death
Don't fret, they've seen it all before
Those wolves don't huff and puff anymore
We're all safe now
We're all safe now
It's a photo in a grey background
You're out of season but you're fair game now
You're dead weight but you're part of the plan
They're selling by the pound
If the market shows
The numbers grow
It's always closed
It's who you know
Turns out the trouble up ahead
Was a bottle in the hand
And a woman in a bed
It's OK, the demons in your head
They've all gone away
They were scared to death
Some say help is on the way
But the calvary charge is a fortnight late
Your heroes
See them dancing
They can't sing
Just prancing
But they're so cool
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10. |
Northern Breeze
03:02
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NORTHERN BREEZE
This town is all you've got
This world is all you want
And these are the days they take
The time you give
The cash you make
These are the shoes you wear
And these are the people who care
And this is what you're paid for
She goes around
Floating in the wheel
Won't feel the way
The northern breeze
Will ease
She won't notice how
They stole it all
Until she's free
She won't feel a thing
The northern breeze will ease
Free the way
Free
This life is all you've got
This world belongs to the Gods
And these are the paths you take
The ways you give
The friends you make
And these are the hours you share
And these are the people who care
And this is what you're here for
Ease
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11. |
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WHERE THE HELL DO I BEGIN?
It's all been said
It's all been noted
It's all the rage
It's been misquoted
Send a task force to the front
But the powder's damp
The edge is blunt
If you don't think
Or dream big
Where the hell do I begin?
I've been down but found the way back
I've been reckoning in the dead grass
There's nothing wrong with fighting demons
If it kills the time to open season
Don't think
Or dream big
Where the hell do I begin?
Do I begin?
Come back to life
The whole thing's changed
Peace among the trees is all that remains
The lines are drawn but no-one's seen them
Hold your nerve
The last bus leads to freedom
If you don't think
Or dream big
Where the hell do I begin?
It's easy
You don't buy
A second chance to do the same
Don't think
Or dream big
Where the hell do I begin?
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Jason Allen England, UK
Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Somerset, England. Jason has written and self-recorded multiple
solo albums and EPs, the most recent of which (February 2024) is called Borrowing Power From The Mill.
More information can be found at www.jasonallen.co.uk
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