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Weight in the Water
04:19
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I’m hungry for the power I can turn it on like a switch, turn away like this
And rolling for the water, cannot drink another pitcher
And waiting for the winter, so I don’t burn out
I’m not only yours she begins to shout, hey!
For the weight of the world, I give it up for I shed my weight in the water
Pull the blind beyond the darkness, that’s where you face yourself, base yourself
Strip away catharsis bend bray be the clay
In your vase the flower faints, but it will give you one more day
Get up before the wave takes, well we all want something safe
For the weight of the world, I give it up for I shed my weight in the water
Can we stay here, defend me and I will stay with
Defend you on the way, help you lift the weight, make it
For the weight of the world, I give it up for I shed my weight in the water
I’m thirsty for the water ooh-woo-hoo
And I'm thirsty for the liquor as it steals away my throat
And I’m waiting for the summer, no don’t you walk away
Ever elusive lover; but love is here to stay
But can we stay here, suspend me; I want to play here
Take me over right here right now brother, not now no we won't go under, can we stay here? Alright
For the weight of the world, I give it up for I shed my weight in the water oh
Giving it up, giving it up, giving it up
Giving it up, giving it up, giving it up, oh
Giving it up, giving it up, giving it up
For the weight of the world, I give it up for I shed my weight in the water
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Stumbling Block
04:20
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Sitting there with your overdraft loan, half hitched unto your future nest
You got busy in the mind and your body won't digest
You lost your mind, you lost your mind, you had to drown to see a shard of light
A shot of fear to keep you aflight, stumbling man you got to stumble right
You’ve got to walk o'er the stumbling block
A man's just a boy until he's suffered a lot, all this time his teeth were clenched on a hackamore knot
To get by, you had to lie a lot, have you found your truth, tell us what you've got
Will you take a chance or will the echo stop?
Dare I shout o'er the stumbling block
You’ve got to walk o'er the stumbling block, you’ve got to walk o'er the stumbling block
You’ve got to walk o'er the stumbling block, you’ve got to walk o'er the stumbling block
Your all in the water now hanging on a paramour knot
You need to save your breath to fight, or will you give it all you’ve got
Will you fight, or will you give up, have you lost your bight and the bright gone dull
Take a shot in the dark if your eyes are shut
Dare I float o'er the stumbling block
You’ve got to walk o'er the stumbling block, you’ve got to walk o'er the stumbling block
You’ve got to walk o'er the stumbling block, you’ve got to walk o'er the stumbling block
I see your hands are shaky, and your nails are all chewed short
Familiar comfort to be fettered, and a master with the chord
Maybe you don’t mind, oh if you don’t mind, then your subjugated to the will of the wild
Let your wrists and ankles to be tied; dare we defy the stumbling desire
You’ve got to walk o'er the stumbling block, you’ve got to walk o'er the stumbling block
You’ve got to walk o'er the stumbling block, you’ve got to walk o'er the stumbling block
Dare we defy the stumbling desire
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All we Need
04:47
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Oooh, Wooh
Oooh, Wah-hoo, Wooh
Hit and miss, that and this is not the world we knew before
Let us savour the days for they may rot away like old dead wood
Oooh, we are, we are, we are
Oooh, Wah-hoo, we are, we are, we are
Here tonight, gone tomorrow, everything is good to go
Over; move over, let the young one’s past and teach em’ to see with eyes of love
Let the sun melt the snow, we are, we are, we are
Oooh, Wah-hoo, we are, we are, we are
We’ve got all we need, we’ve got all we need
We opened the door, look how far we've come
We’ve got all we need, we’ve got all we need
We opened the door, look how far we've come
We’ve got all we need, we’ve got all we need
We opened the door, look how far we've come
We’ve got all we need, we’ve got all we need
We opened the door, look how far we've come
Look how far we've come, look how far we've come
Look how far we've come, look how far we've come
Let the sun melt the snow, we are, we are, we are
Oooh, Wah-hoo we are, we are, we are
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4. |
Through the Wind
05:59
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Spent so long sitting on this fence I do forget which side made sense, and which limb do I belong to?
Caught between the borders of yourself and your lover and your ever-disappearing common sense
Which side did I crawl up? I do forget what I have got
Can’t seem to see; can’t seem to see straight through the wind
Through the wind, through the wind; can’t seem to see straight through the wind
You start the day off with a smile, and if that smile would just last, then you would not have to cry
Reach but never really grasp, if your dreams would just pass then you would not have to try
When there is summer there is sweat my love; where there is spring there is smell
To many open spaces in this hell my love; to many cracks in this shell
Through the wind, through the wind; can’t seem to see straight through the wind
Through the wind, through the wind; can’t seem to see straight through the wind
In my open bed, come and lay down your nest, give your innocence a rest, let there be spring
If I am not your one; if I am the setting sun, when tomorrow comes you can freely leave
Where flowers bloom, so does hope my love; the only solitary need
Takes time to realize what it is my love; the hunger has to satisfy the greed
Through the wind, through the wind; can’t seem to see straight through the wind
Through the wind, through the wind; can’t seem to see straight through the wind
By thorns and worldly scent, give your water for rent, to be sucked, to be spent, to be snapped, to be bent
No, you are not those things you've done; the day gives in; the setting sun consents the deep and dim to come on in
Where trees grow so does trust my love; the roots are at the foot of everything
This garden is a lame man’s crutch my love, the grass must be cruel unto the weed
Under the shade of this spindle tree, we tend to the prickle of the falling leaves
And pledge our devotion to the manic and the switch; the itch and the magic
The magic keeps us floating through the wind
Oh, through the wind; can’t seem to see straight through the wind
Oh, through the wind, through the wind; can’t seem to see straight through the wind
Tend to our garden make love in it, put its rose around your neck and put its nectar within
And you will know that you can never leave and that you can never win
Its vines are tight around our legs my love; its thorns are wrapped around our heads
Where bloody paths intersect; our lives create a crucifix; the birds drink where the blood drips
Through the wind, through the wind; can’t seem to see straight through the wind
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5. |
By the Way
03:29
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Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah
Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, dah, dah
Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah
You’ve fallen by the way
No one saw it coming and you floated away
Somewhere, by the way
There’s a way outside the way you’re traveling
So, don’t get caught up in the day
Its open to play, your holding back but you’ve got to, open up the way
Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah
Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, dah, dah, dah
Bah, dah, bah, bah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah
Hold on hey, don’t get caught up, you can float right away
Hold on hey, don’t get caught up, you can float right away
Hold on hey, don’t get caught up, you can float right away
Hold on hey, don’t get caught up, you can float right away
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Gentle Persons Club Brisbane, Australia
Gentle Persons Club: are an independent indie folk 5 piece from Australia. It features violin, trumpet and tin whistle melodies. Together GPC explore the sound and concepts of world roots' music with contemporary arrangements and well-crafted song writing. ... more
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