1. |
In the Shadows
02:47
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You came in through the front door
I could see
how weak you’d become
and that really shocked me
I didn’t really know
I didn’t really know
darkness surrounds you
It pulls you to the shadows
A storm came over
and I saw in your face
the wonder of a child
at its might and grace
I didn’t really know
I didn’t really know
darkness surrounds you
It pulls you to the shadows
In the shade of the mountain
deep in the valley
no longer to suffer
you’re set free
I didn’t really know
I didn’t really know
darkness surrounds you
It pulls you to the shadows
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2. |
Ebb and Flow
02:32
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I was dreaming
and the time just slipped away
when I woke up
things had changed
I lost hold of
things I thought I held in my hand
I guess that’s the sign of a foolish man
building a house on shifting sands
We all live in this moment
everything else is just in the past
now I see that nothing lasts
like the turn of the ocean
the constant ebb and flow
the tide rolls in, then it goes
taking everything in its tow
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3. |
We're All Babies
03:47
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Well all I know
is all I know
it’s here
all I can see
is what’s in front of me here
I can’t explain
the mysteries of life
or the things in the night that are better not to behold
We’re all babies suckling on the universe
We’re all babies suckling on the universe
Well look at you
you’re a grubby child, you’re unclean
your daddy was
a monkey man in a tree
under your skin
you’re pumping like a machine
you’re a hungry boy
you’re bustin’ out at the seams
We’re all babies suckling on the universe
We’re all babies suckling on the universe
We’re all babies suckling on the universe
We’re all babies suckling on the universe
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
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4. |
Should I Wake Up?
02:12
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It’s getting close to the morning
it’s nearly time to go
it’s good to see you’re ok
it’s good to have you home
Should I wake up?
Should I wake up?
On the interisland ferry
on the deck in the sun
you in your pyjamas
but somehow it don’t seem odd
Should I wake up?
Should I wake up?
You’re still hanging in there
you’re still doing well
are you really with me?
I can’t tell
Should I wake up?
Should I wake up?
It’s getting close to the morning
it’s nearly time to go
we watch the bulldozer
shift the trees by the road
Should I wake up?
Should I wake up?
Should I wake up?
Should I wake up?
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5. |
Out of My Head
02:26
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Sometimes you look right through me
like I’m an invisible man
I try to do the right thing
I don’t know if I can
What was I thinking?
what have I said?
I think I must have been
out of my head
I was lost in confusion
I stared into the light
where everything’s an illusion
just a trick of the mind
Was I just dreaming
or have I gone mad?
I think I must have been
out of my head
Trying to run for cover
I make an elaborate excuse
trying to work it out now
make an offer you can't refuse
What was I thinking?
what have I said?
I think I must have been
out of my head
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6. |
Vitriol
02:46
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I should bite my tongue
I didn't know I was the kind
to put down another man
with bitterness and spite
Black vitriol from the soul
of the bitter man
But the conversation was
burning in my eyes
with accusations scattered
far and wide
Black vitriol from the soul
of the bitter man
Well you cannot believe
everything you hear
coming out of the mouth
of one so sweet and fair
Black vitriol from the soul
of the bitter man
I was only minding my
business sitting here
I didn't mean to kick up
such a fuss my dear
Nah, nah, nah
nah, nah, nah
nah, nah, nah
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7. |
Slow Fuzz
03:31
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Cast out like a cruel master's son
dragged up by the knees
wrung out in a soft flower bed
down in the weeds
forlorn and freezing
and forgetting to breath
Dew drop on a fine spider's web
big bug on a leaf
first light of the new coming day
that's a beautiful thing
under the gaze of
the smiling death head
I'm in the warm hug of the slow fuzz
I'm in the warm hug of the slow fuzz
I'm in the warm hug of the slow fuzz
Washed down in the last shower of rain
Oh! charmless and free
passed out in the cool undergrowth
sun-dried and serene
a sickly slumber
Oh! the creeping disease
I'm in the warm hug of the slow fuzz
I'm in the warm hug of the slow fuzz
I'm in the warm hug of the slow fuzz
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8. |
Slight Return
01:06
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9. |
Faked
03:00
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Here's mud in your eye
a pretty prize you can buy
a shiny bauble of joy
a limited edition toy
But it is all faked
in front of a blue screen
it is all faked
shimmering and clean
The beat goes 'round
'til you're numb to the sound
that rings like a bell
to the dumbed down
And it is all faked
in the emperor's new clothes
it is all faked
seamless and hollow
Her smile is nice
filled up with light
a soothing gaze
from a beautiful face
But it is all faked
from inside of a machine
it is all faked
a glittering, golden dream
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10. |
Overundersidewaysdown
02:55
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Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Cars and girls are easy come by in this day and age
laughing, joking, drinking, smoking
'til I've spent my wage
When I was young people spoke of immorality
all the things they said were wrong
are what I long to be
Over-under-sideways-down
Backwards, forwards, square and round
Over-under-sideways-down
Backwards, forwards, square and round
When will it end? When will it end?
When will it end? When will it end?
I find comments 'bout my looks irrelativity
think I'll go and have some fun
'cause it's all for free
I'm not searching for a reason to enjoy myself
seems it's better done
than argued with somebody else
Over-under-sideways-down
Backwards, forwards, square and round
Over-under-sideways-down
Backwards, forwards, square and round
When will it end? When will it end?
When will it end? When will it end?
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11. |
Broken Cup
03:01
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Here you come
in your sister's coat
your seasick smile
and 'yer blues
You're born too late
you're out of the gate
racing to get through
Oh, when I see
you're always sad
like your Mum and Dad
never had you
Oh, you've fallen
like a broken cup
never been picked up
discarded
Oh, oh, oh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Here you come
blind, deaf and dumb
hung, drawn and quartered
You're out of luck
you've come unstuck
a little lost lamb
to the slaughter
Oh, when I see you
I run and hide
'cos I'm not that kind
to save you
Oh, you're stranded
left on your own
In the nowhere zone
abandoned
Oh, oh, oh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Oh, when I see you
you turn away
'cos we're both the same
uneeded
Oh, we've fallen
like a broken cup
never been picked up
discarded
Oh, oh, oh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
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12. |
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Oh, where have you gone
Julie and John?
Out in the ether?
Out in the great unknown?
Ooh, it's such a long time
I hope you are fine?
Maybe I'll see you
on the other side?
Every living girl
every living boy
underneath the
Indifferent Velvet Void
Oh, we're fish in the pond
just trying to get on
the ragged invention
of ancestry
Ooh, it's lucky for some
to escape the hum drum
the daily endeavour
to get something done
Every living girl
every living boy
underneath the
Indifferent Velvet Void
Well, what can we do
we're all part of the stew
a random collection
of humanity
Ooh, you gotta rock on
get loose come undone
avoiding the mantra
of the ordinary
Every living girl
every living boy
underneath the
Indifferent Velvet Void
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13. |
Fear and Loathing
03:02
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I was a strange young man
I didn't know about myself
I felt like an alien
that no one could understand
My own worst enemy
My own worst enemy
I was a lonely boy
I kept everyone away
I stared into the void
there was no one else to blame
My own worst enemy
My own worst enemy
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14. |
New Day
02:34
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Here we come in the morning
walking out in the hard light
Did I forget?
Did you forget somehow?
Everything starts on a new day
Passing through just like shadows
pale ghosts in a window
Did I forget?
Did you forget somehow?
Everything starts on a new day
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15. |
Closing Down
00:58
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Alec Bathgate Christchurch, New Zealand
Recording at home in the South Island of New Zealand.
instagram.com/alec.bathgate/
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