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Foxglove
02:15
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Should have been dozing restfully
Canine curiosity got the best of me
You knew my lust for botany
There was no need to threaten me
you know it’s true
I am paralysed by you
but don’t give up on me
she said she’d take me to the place
that all the dogs love
and then she stopped my heart…
like a foxglove
I tried to act respectfully
but couldn’t follow the recipe
the end result was quite messy
I hope you don’t think less of me
I couldn’t hold back,
though not wanting to upset her
I said “analog is good
but digitalis better”
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there’s an emptiness inside me
what the hell can I do?
I can’t help losing my heart over you
there’s a hole in my chest
it isn’t anything new
I can’t help losing my heart over you
it’s like doing a jigsaw and everything fits
but then you look in the box and it’s still full of bits
or you finish a crossword, look down at the page
and you’ve filled a sudoku with exes and ays
it’s like joining the dots to find you’ve drawn a picture of yourself
like knocking down a wall while putting up a shelf
it’s like taking a photograph arranging the frame
but the image you picture and the one that comes out aren’t the same
no-one has faces just smudges and blurs
and everyone’s asking to see it and the bleak realisation occurs
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I Don't Like Crowds
02:16
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if you met an elephant
neither of you would remember it
and when you wear sunglasses indoors
you won’t feel the benefit
in close quarters
I can’t help but criticise
I hope you can’t see the truth
if you happen to meet my eyes
staying hydrated
so underrated
but the bar
is overpopulated
try to keep my head in the clouds
but I don’t like crowds
if I start to speak
I guarantee your interjection
try to stay far away
to minimise the risk of infection
if I close my eyes
maybe I can hide the hate
but can you feel the waves
of discomfort that I radiate?
a world this overloaded
is so outmoded
my mood eroded
my heart exploded
try to keep my head in the clouds
but I don’t like crowds
I’m aggravated
disintegrated
I guess I’m fated
to be overcaffeinated
try to keep my head in the clouds
but I don’t like crowds
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4. |
Some Days
01:12
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some days
you find your answer in these pages
and go about your day with a smile and a shrug
knowing you know enough
but meanwhile
you’ve got your own number on speed-dial
you’d forget your head if it wasn’t held on
by flesh and bone and stuff
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The Numbers
02:45
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this lonely road
is made of code
each tyre burn
is a carriage return
I see the algorithms
behind every decision
but can a machine ever really learn?
the leaves and rain are overrated
painstakingly simulated
each blade of grass is a sad array
of something more beautiful
don’t look for me
in the fields and in the trees
there’s no rock that I am under
I only feel free
among sevens, nines and threes
you’ll find me in the numbers
this scorched terrain
the product of a brain
that couldn’t help but wonder
what the point was
I see the choices
of a million different voices
they could only disappoint us
infinite lights turn on each night
a signal blasts into the void
was it chance, that from a glance
it reads “to be destroyed”?
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Red Planet
02:50
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it’s getting hot in here
so let’s take off in droves
some to the moon
or down in bunkers, I suppose
those places aren’t for me
I’m feeling quite ambitious
let’s jump the barriers
before the drones get too suspicious
got to get to the station
escape this broken nation
we’re fleeing in formation
I’m having palpitations
this plan is our salvation
a permanent vacation
losing track of the situation
guess it’s time for evacuation
this world is upside down
so what should we do?
I wanna go to the red planet with you
I’ve got a shuttle
with room enough for two
I wanna go to the red planet with you
to stay below the radar
we’ll travel light
just food and weapons
in case we get into a fight
don’t need maps or charts
hide from every stranger
but we’ll need to ask directions
once we get out of danger
got to get out of here
the toxic atmosphere
you’ll be the engineer
my role will be unclear
I’ll help to change the gears
or look for souvenirs
we’ll explore new frontiers
we’ve got a thousand years
this world is inside out
and we’ve been pursued
I’m gonna make it to the red planet with you
we’ll need to gather speed
so we can break through
I’m gonna make it to the red planet with you
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Blow Up the Moon
02:51
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I’m gonna make things right with you
no matter what I’ve got do
I know you’re sick of my lazy ways
but I’ve been going through a phase
and now I want to set things straight
show you I appreciate… you
I know you’re pretty pissed
but if you just give me a list…
you said it’s over
and that won’t be changing soon
“you’ve got as much chance
of blowing up the moon!”
your request was a surprise
I found myself scanning the skies
and then with all my might
I threw a brick into the night
sadly it fell short
but the action sparked the thought
with a little common sense
I can make the moon… past tense
I have the blueprints
construction’s starting soon
I’ll build a laser that can
blow up the moon
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when I try to step right
you step left, to copy
you’re not my friend,
you’re the guy who sells me coffee
our dances in the street
have great choreography
but you’re not my friend,
you’re the guy who sells me coffee
when I see you in the street
you never fail to stop me
but you’re not my friend
you’re the guy who sells me coffee
when I’m feeling incomplete
you offer wise philosophy
maybe you are my friend
as well as the guy who sells me coffee
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Autopilot
03:20
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I found myself driving
I saw my hands upon the wheel
the road sped by outside
and I knew that it was real
in the rear view mirror
I caught shock upon my face
because I didn’t remember
how I got to this place
I was on autopilot
I was on autopilot
and I was scared
In the middle of a shower
I suddenly awoke
to find parts of my brain
had seemingly broken
there was soap on my hands
and steam in the air
but I couldn’t remember
if I’d washed my hair
I was on autopilot
I was on autopilot
and I was scared
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Sacred Coward
03:30
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noone likes being told that they’re wrong
when they declare their love for a film or song
(back down! back down you sacred coward!)
but when consensus is declared
I can’t help feel a little scared
(back down! back down you sacred coward!)
all I ever wanted was to share my hate
for something the world was told was great
but no… I remain a sacred coward
noone likes a voice that strays from the choir
to call a classic “uninspired”
(back down! back down you sacred coward!)
but am I wrong to feel wary when
you call me a contrarian?
(back down! back down you sacred coward!)
all I ever wanted was to raise my voice
and exercise my right to choice
but no… I remain a sacred coward
all I ever wanted was to lift my hand
and shout YOUR FAVOURITE THING IS ACTUALLY BLAND
but I guess I’ll remain a sacred coward
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11. |
First Contact
02:21
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first contact!
I am a Venusian prince
I’m in financial trouble
please place all of your planet’s gold
into this giant bubble
with fingers crossed, I promise
a return on your investment
we’ve lasers trained upon your world
so you’d better get the rest sent
we took the message at face value
why were we so naive?
we sold a world
we had no power to leave
second contact!
thank you for the gold
it was a great assistance
but now we’ll take the planet too
please put up no resistance
our weaponry is superior
our intellect supreme
your bombs are no match
for our laser beams
we’ve always been so smart
how could we be deceived?
we sold a world
we had no power to leave
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12. |
onehundredzeroes
01:51
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you find yourself wondering
where everyone has has gone
a hundred zeroes
in search of a one
you find yourself wondering
where everything went wrong
three chords
in search of a song
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