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Dominion Road is bending
Under its own weight
Shining like a strip cut from a shet of metal plate
Cos it’s just been raining.
Jane had reached the point where she knew what he meant before he’d opened his mouth
He couldn’t say the same or he’d have guessed she was moving south
With one of his friends.
But it’s getting better now
He found it in him to forgive
He walked the city
And he found a place to live
In a halfway house
Halfway down Dominion Road
Well as he watched Jane’s brother sell the house
He felt no sense of loss
More like a mountain-climber looking back
Having made it across the steepest face.
Oh but he’s stilll climbing
See him try to cross the street
And then test his footing
Just as if he was up 10,000 feet above those clouds
Halfway down Dominion Road.
But it’s getting better now
He rests his head on the windowsill
He watches the city
He can see the antennas in the hills
From his halfway house
Halfway down Dominion Road.
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My boy builds coffins with hammers and nails
He doesn't build ships, he has no use for sails
He doesn't make tables, dressers or chairs
He can't whittle a whistle 'cause he just doesn't care
My boy builds coffins for the rich and the poor
Kings and queens, they've all knocked on his door
Beggars and liars, gypsies and thieves
They all come to him 'cause he's so eager to please
My boy builds coffins, he makes them all day
But it's not just for work and it isn't for play
He's made one for himself, one for me too
One of these days he'll make one for you
For you, for you, for you
My boy builds coffins for better or worse
Some say it's a blessing, some say it's a curse
He fits them together in sunshine or rain
Each one is unique, no two are the same
My boy builds coffins and I think it's a shame
That when each one's been made he can't see it again
He crafts every one with love and with care
Then it's thrown in the ground
It just isn't fair
My boy builds coffins, he makes them all day
But it's not just for work and it isn't for play
He's made one for himself, one for me too
And one of these days he'll make one for you
For you, for you, for you
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It's all the same
It’s all the same
There's nothing left to do and no-one left to blame
Walking to your house and up your driveway
Yeah there's nothing left to do but get stoned again
Lying on the lawn on the duvet
And there’s nothing left to do but laugh about the pain
You said that you needed a change
But I've got my plans and we'll get stoned again
Sometimes it's hard to find [a reason]
A reason to use my mind [a reason]
And sometimes it's hard to find [a reason]
A reason to use my rеason not to lose my mind
It's all the same and it's all thе same
There's nothing left to do but start again
Someone’s on the porch saying we should pray
But the only thing to do is get stoned again
Sometimes it's hard to find [a reason]
A reason to use my mind [a reason]
And sometimes it’s hard to find [a reason]
A reason to use my reason not to lose my mind
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Everyone
Everyone around here
Everyone is so near
It's holding on
It's holding on
Everyone
Everyone is so near
Everyone has got the fear
It's holding on
It's holding on
It's holding on
It's holding on
It's holding on
It's holding on
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The feeling was psychic, passing through, electric
My palm against your fingers, pressing needles through my wrist
Hearts meet
Though we didn't speak of those things
Falling, falling without knowing
Falling, falling without knowing
Light as feather, lifting up together
But a heavy ache and focus plays circles in our heads
Eyes meet
Though we didn't see what would be
Falling, falling without knowing
Falling, falling without knowing
Whatever happens now that I've changed
No one will ever stand in our way
We both sent the signal
It's been delivered
A crashing cymbal rings out
We both sent the signal
It's been delivered
A crashing cymbal rings out
Some kind of magic, moving was automatic
The days go on forever, reaching forward, not looking back
Synchronicity
I get the feeling completely
Falling, falling without knowing
It was written long ago
It was not for me to know
Repeat that memory
I believe
Repeat that memory
I believe
Repeat that memory
I believe
Repeat that memory
I believe
Whatever happens now that we’ve changed
No one will ever stand in our way
We both sent the signal
It's been delivered
A crashing cymbal rings out
We both sent the signal
It's been delivered
A crashing cymbal rings out
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When I grow up
I will be tall enough to reach the branches
That you need to reach to climb the trees
You get to climb
When you’re grown up.
And when I grow up
I will be smart enough to answer all
The questions that you need to know the answers to
To be a grown up
And when I grow up
I will eat sweets every day
On the way to work
And I will go to bed late every night
And I will wake up
When the sun comes up and I
Will watch cartoons until my eyes go square
But I won’t care
Cos I’ll be all grown up
When I grow up, when I grow up
I will be strong enough to carry all
The heavy things you have to haul
Around with you
When you’re a grown up
And when I grow up, when I grow up
I will be brave enough to fight the creatures
That you have to fight
Beneath the bed each night
When you’re a grown up
And when I grow up
I will eat treats every day
And I’ll play with things that
Mum pretends that
Mums don’t think are fun
And I will wake up
When the sun comes up and I
Will spent all day just lying in the sun
And I won’t burn
Cos I’ll be all grown up
Just because you think life isn’t fair it
Doesn’t mean you have to grin and bear it
If you always take it on the chin and wear it
Nothing will change
When I grow up
When I grow up
When I grow up
When I grow up, when I grow up
I will be strong enough to carry all
The heavy things you have to haul
Around with you
When you’re a grown up
When I grow up
I will be tall enough to reach the branches
That you need to reach to climb the trees
You get to climb
When you’re grown up.
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You think you're so clever but you feel like a fool
You wanted to avoid him so you walked out of the room
Don't you think it's strange that no one ever called you back?
Can't get to feel better but you're learning to adapt
To long nights that never quite get good
A long time to spend in your bedroom
Dumb shit that you let get to you
When you walk under the rolling moon
Under the rolling moon
Under the rolling moon
You wanted them to like you but you would never admit to that
And you feel like a fool for caring 'bout if he’d want you back
Can't bear to be talked to but can't stand to be ignored
And that's why we're sat here in the rain
For long nights that never quite get good
A long time to spend in your bedroom
Dumb shit that you let get to you
When you walk under the rolling moon
Under the rolling moon
Under the rolling moon
Long nights that never quite get good
A long time to spend in your bedroom
Dumb shit that you let get to you
When you walk under the rolling moon
Under the rolling moon
Under the rolling moon
Under the rolling moon
Under the rolling moon
Under the rolling moon
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I watch this space but I can’t put my finger on it
Cos you’re not there there is nothing I can do about it
You look the best but there’s something not quite right about it
Your eyes all blue, but I can still see right through your eyes
Make no mistake, I would travel 15 miles to your home
If I could run then I would run but I’m not organised
It’s hard to run when your legs have been paralysed
Stop telling me that I am right when I know that I'm wrong
I make mistakes but I just seem to carry on and on
On and on
You look the best but there’s something not quite right about it
Your eyes all blue, but I can still see right through your eyes
Make no mistake, I would travel 15 miles to your home
If I could run I would run then I’d hide
It’s hard to run when your legs have been tied
Stop telling me that I’m right when I’m wrong
I make mistakes but I just seem to carry on
I watch this space but I can’t put my finger on it
(Can’t take the pressure)
Cos you’re not there there is nothing I can do about it
(Can’t take the pressure)
If I could run then I would run but I’m not organised
It’s hard to run when your legs have been paralysed
Stop telling me that I am right when I know that I am wrong
I make mistakes but I just seem to carry on and on
On and on
You look the best but there’s something not quite right about it
Your eyes all blue, but I can still see right through your eyes
Make no mistake, I would travel 15 miles to your home
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9. |
Happy Day (Blink cover)
03:20
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The streets were bright and the doors were all open
In this little place that we passed through
You had your head turned away, but I knew
You were smiling 'cause you always do
Carrot cake in the afternoon
And the sun was gleaming through the cream on the spoon
Just me and you and you and me
In a little mad hat down by the sea
La la la la la la la laa
La la la la la la la laa
You thought the birds that flew above were stars
But they were only birds
Stars don't fly in the day
Not where I come from anyway
Just me and you and you and me
And you and me and a cacophony of angels
All taking turns at singing tunes
With those little mad wings in the afternoon
La la la la la la la laa
La la la la la la la laa
La la la la la la la laa
La la la la la la la laa
And we held hands
And we looked at the sea
And the sea was our friend
So was everything
I'd like to freeze that moment in time
And wrap it up in tinfoil
With little ribbons and tinsel and say
"That was a happy day"
La la la la la la la laa
A happy day
La la la la la la la laa
A happy day
La la la la la la la laa
A happy day
La la la la la laa
A happy day
A living colour came from under a rock and said
"Could you kindly remove that mad hat?
I'm trying to get some sleep down here"
So you did
Disney, hey
Now I've seen it all
Now I've seen it all
Now I've seen it all
That was a happy day
A happy day
(I'll try) A happy day
(I'll try) A happy day
(I'll try) A happy day
A happy day...
That was a happy day.
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It's all the same
And it’s all the same
There's nothing left to do and no-one left to blame
Walking to your house and up your driveway
Cos there's nothing left to do but get stoned again
Lying on the lawn on the duvet
Like there’s nothing left to do but laugh about the pain
You said that you needed a change
But I've got my plans to get stoned again
Sometimes it's hard to find [a reason]
A reason to use my mind [a reason]
And sometimes it's hard to find [a reason]
A reason to use my rеason not to lose my mind
It's all the same and it's all thе same
There's nothing left to do but start again
Someone’s on the porch saying we should pray
But there's nothing left to do but get stoned again
Sometimes it's hard to find [a reason]
A reason to use my mind [a reason]
And sometimes it’s hard to find [a reason]
A reason to use my reason not to lose my mind
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Mike Alpha Xray Hamilton, New Zealand
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