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Rain or Shine
02:23
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This morning I’ve been feeling blue
I keep staring at the clock
I’m just hoping for something new
To lift me from the fog
Perhaps another cup of coffee
A brew to get me through
Perhaps I’ll go outside today
and drink in the view
But I don’t know what I’m hoping for
I never see past that door
But I don’t know what I’m hoping for
I never get past that door
It’s raining in the afternoon
There’s thunder drumming down
I’m lost in battle with myself
and no hope for common ground
I can’t bear this tedium
I can’t bear myself
Everything is spiralling
and I need to get out
But I don’t know what I’m hoping for
I never see past that door
But I don’t know what I’m hoping for
I never get past that door
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2. |
Now You Know
02:33
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Have you asked yourself,
If the blame lays at your door?
You can scream and shout that it’s not fair
But it’s no-one else’s fault that you fucked up your whole life
So now you know
We all have hopes and dreams
Things are rarely as they seem
Yeah now you know
It’s hard to walk that line
And we all get lost sometimes
Now you know
Now you know
You’re not alone
I know where you are
Cause I’ve been there before
Then I came to find I’m the grand architect
Standing, match in hand, on the ashes of my life
So now you know
We all have hopes and dreams
Things are rarely as they seem
Yeah now you know
It’s hard to walk that line
And we all get lost sometimes
Now you know
Now You know
You’re not alone
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3. |
35
02:26
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I haven’t had a drink in 3 months and now I think…
“Maybe I’m getting better?” but I’ve got so far to go
And I walk these winding streets full of hazy memories
yeah, there’s plenty of things I regret but most I can’t remember
And I know, I know, that I’m lucky to be alive
And I hope, I hope, that I live to see 35
And now when boredom strikes I toe a different line
Because in this life I’ve been dealt I need to find something else
And there’s better ways to spend my time than being drunk and lonely
because I exist to create
And I know, I know, that I’m lucky to be alive
And I hope, I hope, that I live to see 35
The day you walked away should have been a sign
But my mental health wouldn’t let me see the light
One morning I woke to realise
this is no way to live my life
I need to stop to survive
Although my life has changed don’t despair
I’ll be a Drunken Rambling until I die
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4. |
Sleep Tight
04:51
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She says “Where have you been all night?
I’ve been waiting for you to arrive
I’m five minutes from calling the police”
I just shrug “I need some sleep”
I can’t remember a single thing past my first drink
I never wanted to be the kind of man lost in a dream
A nightmare of thoughts crushing down on me
I’m not the man I thought I’d be
She packed up her things
She said “You don’t love me, you just love the bottle”
I had to agree
And it brings me some peace to finally have that out in the open
Because I need to be alone so no-one sees me dying in the gutter
This is no passing storm… This time it feels like forever
I never wanted to be the kind of man lost in a dream
A nightmare of thoughts crushing down on me
I’m not the man I thought I’d be
Farewell, sleep tight
Farewell, sleep tight
I never wanted to be the kind of man lost in a dream
A nightmare of thoughts crushing down on me
I’m not the man I thought I’d be
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5. |
Hourglass
02:16
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There’s no avoiding the cracks in the pavement
No denying the lines upon your brow
The slow decay of age, yet distinguished somehow
Why the battle to turn back the clock?
Don’t you think you’ve had your lot?
You’ve reached the end of the queue, it’s time for someone new
I too like to reminisce
About all the things I’ve missed
All the words left unspoken
And promises sadly broken
It’s not the end, there’s time to make amends
To put some things right
Clocks are like ropes tied to our throats
They pull us down choking
Unless we have the will to fight
So my friends breathe deeply tonight
I too like to reminisce
About all the things I’ve missed
All the words left unspoken
And promises sadly broken
But I know, the best is yet to come
So keep holding on to your precious time
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6. |
This Island, Ealing
03:14
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It’s 5am, I’m up with my shoes on again
Work’s a drag but it’s somehow keeping me sane
Anxiety’s been clouding my mind for days
Add this summer heat, I haven’t had a moments sleep
Out into the night, I feel at ease
Soaring these darkened streets, as morning breaks
I know, when I reach my destination I’ll fall back down
‘cause if happiness is fleeting who can put faith in it?
and so…
I guess all I’m asking for is a little understanding
But you said no, so fuck you too, I’m out.
To another day lost toiling for some faceless corporate greed
With millions in takings but hardly anything for me
I want to call it quits but it pays the rent
And routine is exactly what I need
I guess all I’m asking for’s a little understanding
But you said no, so fuck you too, I’m out.
I don’t think you understand where I’m coming from
Or my daily strife
I can’t do this dance no more
I’m waiting for the rain to fall and wash my whole life out
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7. |
Cannonball
03:48
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So I set my course like a cannonball
Hurtling through the sky towards the ocean floor
As the masses gather to watch the fall
A sense of loneliness envelops all
And in the depths of my own self-doubt
I wonder what I’m all about
Is this art or some cry for help?
And on the empty highway, miles of endless road
stretch out of view of the marching thrall
But on the horizon a single crow
Swoops from above to save us all
And in the depths of my own self-doubt
I wonder what I’m all about
Is this art or some cry for help?
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8. |
Rudderless
03:28
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I hope you’re well, wherever you are
I hope you’ve found some peace, some light in the dark
I found my soul in the songs I write
I found my heart on this beat-up guitar
But I don’t want to go anywhere tonight
I’m not slowing down I’ve just found a direction
You might say I live life my way
But I’ve been so lost I couldn’t fight my addiction
I miss you too, and our misspent youth
All the fuck up shit we’ve both went though
But somewhere down the road we both got lost
You always had my back and I love you for that
But I don’t want to go anywhere tonight
I’m not slowing down I’ve just found some direction
You might say I’ve lived life my way
But I’ve been so lost I couldn’t fight my addiction
In the darkness just hold on, it’s almost dawn
I can feel it pushing/pulling me down, but it’s almost gone
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9. |
Tides
03:38
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I read in the paper about the awful thing you’d done
Summer was ending, the days were not so long
Swim out to the shoreline for a moments peace
Singing for the springtime, for the release
I read in the paper that you’re not coming home
Silence at the bus stop sitting here alone
Run for the last time, run from the night
Run for the last time, run from the night
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