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Come See About Me
02:09
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Come see about me
Come see about me
Thinking 'bout the things we do, the world that we see
The roads, the rivers, the oceans, the gulf between you and me
Thinking through the mysteries, the way you turned your head
The way you used to smile at me, the things you never said
Please won't you come, come see about me
(Come see about me)
Now won't you come
Come see about me
(Come see about me)
Beyond the clouds, I seek the moon
The wind is cold and happy
Lost in the mysteries
Locked without a key
I've been so lonely
So lonely without you and me
So won't you come
Come see about me
Please, please won't you come, come see her with me
Swing so high, fall so low, fall so low
Come and see about me (come and see about me)
Come and see about me (come and see about me)
Please, now (thinking about you and me)
(Thinking about us and dreams)
(The depth of the ocean)
(The currents in between)
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As the last remaining brownstones get torn down
Replaced by satin towers looming all around
Memories of my city slowly fade from view
Reminding me less of my life
And memories of my youth
Shiny metal corners of the glass
Don't comfort me like the buildings that I knew from my past
They may be getting old and slowly falling down
Too much like my life, slowly, slowly fading away
And all roads lead me back to London
All roads lead me back to London Town
Well, you're trying to tell me that it's time to leave
There's no place left for me in this society
Sky rocket rent, so you gotta work the grind
Just to make sure the payment's on time
And all roads lead me back to London
All roads lead me back to London town
I hope to leave a little mark
On society
My initials in the concrete
Where the brownstones used to be
Stealing all the culture now relic from the past
Freedom without money
No, it's never gonna last
And all roads lead me back to London
All roads lead me back to London Town
London Town
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3. |
Pelican Club
03:50
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What happened to the Pelican Club?
So many nights, so much fun
Never had to pay the bill
Waiters gave us looks, huh, that would kill
Creating scandals, always on the make (you're not kidding)
Never left the club without some heartbreak
Mad and easy music always set the mood right
We're our best clubs (oh yeah) to ensure we're reviewed
The Pelican Club holds secrets of our past
Time came and speeded by just so fast
Suddenly fell so out of grace
The golden age gone
When will they close the front door?
Close the front door
Those cops they stayed away from our dinner dispute
And the high standing clientele choice to recruit
Covers ups and indiscretions always on display
And most of us had no money to make it go away
Poets and film-makers, stars on the make
All wannabe rock stars, we were all on their take
We all dreamers with our tomorrows point of view
But the future held, we didn't care, we didn't have a clue
The Pelican Club holds secrets of our past
It's time game and speeded by just so fast
Suddenly filmed, so what a grace
The golden age gone
When they close the front door
Close the front door
It served its time, just faded away
Kept on saying, "Not as good as yesterday"
Debbie got a record deal
Johnny's in the ground
Sue got married
Always Tommy's there around
Alec and Club, all secrets of our past
Takes time, game, and speed, it bites you so fast
Suddenly felt so out of place
The golden age gone
When they close the front door
Close the front door
Close the front door
I can't stand it, my head, my head, oh, I can't stand it no more
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4. |
Scarecrow
03:44
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I've got a black shadow, covering my heart
Filled up with darkness, tearing me apart
I see a scarecrow that sits in the tree
I know he's there just waiting for me
My heart is cold, it's covered with ice
Shut down to anyone, giving advice
I turn away, I don't want to hear
People surround me but no one I hold dear
And just like that you came
One day and now you're gone
No mistakes revealed, no message sent
If only I could see you and hold you again
I'd make it alright, please let me defend
These billings of love that I can't figure out
Happy one moment, then filled with doubt
I gaze at the shadows that dance on the wall
Puppets of the moon, they prance and then fall
Counting the minutes 'til morning appears
I try to escape this sorrow that I feel
And just like that you came
One day and now you're gone
If I could see you (if I could see you)
If I could touch you (if I could touch you)
If I could feel you (if I could feel you)
If I could reach you (if I could reach you)
If I could hold you (if I could hold you)
Again
And just like that you came
Now everything has changed
Just like that you came
Now everything has changed
Without warning
No message sent
No message sent
No message sent
No shadow on the walls
Empty drawers
No letter sent
Glass doors revealed
No intent
Room now empty
No feelings left
No message sent
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5. |
Shadows Into Ashes
04:05
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Time for last goodbyes now here
Dread the night before with fear
Eternal seconds slowly disappear
As the future now becomes more unclear
Thinking of last words to say
No stepping back from yesterday
Nightmares that blocked our way
Our life is so cliché
There is no darkness without the light
The once said world, all in spite
Oh, if you stay, who really knows?
Shadows into ashes creates the rose
Got so twisted, turned around
Now lost, never found
Played it safe, day by day
Long past the time to pray
Smoldered the fire long ago
As the embers slowly lost their glow
Smoke to dust, still don't know
No color left in our rainbow (in our rainbow)
In our rainbow
There is no darkness without the light
The words said were all in spite
Oh, if you stay, who really knows?
Shadows into ashes creates the rose
Too much time to still have fear
No schemes left to play my dear
You still who leave
The problem is, I don't care why
You've passed the point of no return
Nothing left, I now need to learn
A frozen smile, no kiss goodbye
You can't say we didn't try
Final words, pen today
Time to go our own way, oh yes
Time to go our own way
There is no darkness without the light
Oh, the words said were all in spite
Oh, if you'd stay, who really knows?
Shadows into ashes creates the rose
There is no darkness without the light
The words said were all in spite
Oh, if you'd stay, who really knows?
Shadows into ashes, creates the rose
Shadows into ashes, creates the rose
I said, shadows into ashes, creates the rose
Shadows into ashes creates the rose
Shadows into ashes creates the rose
Shadows into ashes creates the rose
Shadows into ashes creates the rose
Creates the rose
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6. |
Everything But
03:19
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Everything but you
Can make the day seem grey, make the day seem blue
Everything but you
Can make the day fall away, make the day change
Make the day split into two
When the waves are crashing all around
And the madmen rule the world
When the earth is getting tired of us
And hurricanes start to swirl
And we think that we're invincible
As if no one could ever tell
We're not meant to live forever
Everything but you
Makes my heart feel sad, makes my heart feel blue
Everything but you
Pulls me in one hundred ways
Makes my head turn round and round in a craze
Everything but you
When the walls start to crumble, when the crooks rule the world
When the moon pulls away from us and the tides start to whirl
And we think that we're invincible, as if no one could ever tell
We're not meant to live forever
We're not meant to live forever
But we've made a living hell
Where all the trees are being felled
They're falling down
All around this mad, mad world
Mad world
You can't undo
What's been done?
So you head towards the sun
You're flying out into space
You float around, around, around, around
Everything but you
Can make the sky fall down
Make the world frown
Make the earth feel so you
Everything but you
Everything but
Everything
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7. |
The Dark Night
03:20
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Revolution's coming, it can't be stopped
Unlock your doors and set the clock
Anticipation seeps through the air
So put on your best clothes, it's time to swear
You've been pushed to the edge, beyond despair
There are passions stirring everywhere
Contradictions, convictions, consumption and blame
We're living through hell in this hell to scale again
One spark is all it takes
To ignite the world for all our mistakes
So take a chance, stand up and proud
Don't be afraid to scream out loud
Scream out loud
Ooh
Streets are silent, there's not a soul in sight
Your blind eyes have been turned in panic and fright
Don't cling to your rosary beads or believe in the pain
It's time to stand up, stand up and get up off your knees
There's gossip and greed which is poisoning the air
He's taken all your money without a care
The time is now, in this dark night
To pay for the crimes and change history
One spark is all it takes
To ignite the world
There are mistakes
So take a chance
Stand up, be proud
Don't be afraid
To scream out loud
Scream out loud
Tick tock, tick tock,
In despair, one spark is all it takes
To ignite the world for all our mistakes
So take a chance, stand up in crowd
Don't be afraid to scream out loud
Scream out loud
Scream out loud
Scream out loud
Scream out loud
Scream out!
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8. |
My Precious Dear
03:28
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Waiting for a ray of sunshine
To find hope, give me a sign
No warmth 'til a winter's day
All gone, nothing left to say
Used to catch all my midnight tears
Always knew how to ease
All my hidden fears, oh yeah
Whispering softly as the tears gave the game away
Are no longer pure or desire left to stay
Not a second or a day goes by
I still see you in my mind's eye
Through the good times and the worst
Never thought I would be so cursed
The cold rage took you away
Before we both tried to downplay
Destroyed trust because of fear
Now way too late
My precious dear
Oh, my precious dear, oh
Words now so difficult to say
Don't want to give my intent away
Once tried to compose a letter
Feelings on paper, I should have known better
No guilty words to confess
That look in your eyes
You couldn't care less
There's nothing left but emptiness
The cold rage took you away
Before we both tried to downplay
Destroyed trust because of fear
No way too late
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9. |
Heartbreak Baby
02:26
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Oh, you're a heartbreak, baby
Oh, you're gonna steal my soul
Oh, you're a storyteller
Oh, with a fake heart of gold
Never thought I'd have to learn to fly
Never thought I'd need a reason why
Chasing the blue skies far above
Escape from you, my one true love
Oh, you're a mystery, baby
Oh, with a fake heart of gold
Oh, you're a storyteller
Oh, who owns my soul?
Got your sense of freedom at an early age
Innocence lost to eyes of rage
A wild stallion with no tears of shame
A crazy smile you couldn't blame
Oh, you're a princess, baby
Oh, who darkens my soul?
Oh, you're a heartbreak, baby
Oh, you'll never let go
Always move with the breeze above
Never had time to share true love
Sing to me a black lullaby
Call for me before I die
Oh, you're a mystery, baby
Oh, with a fake hood of gold
Oh, you're a storyteller
Oh, who owns my soul?
Never had the time to think or run away
To you I was such an easy prey
The weakness in my eyes gave it all away
You changed my life, now I still pay
Oh, you're a mystery, baby
Oh, but you can't let go
Oh, you're a priceless lady, oh, who owns my soul
Oh, you're a storyteller, oh, with a figure of gold
Oh, you're a mystery baby, who now owns my soul
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10. |
Never Had The Chance
03:49
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I always wear a mask, it never comes off
Protects the real me that feels so lost
Never shared any thoughts in my mind
I only know the secrets I left behind
Paid my debt to your society
Now remove the shackles and set me free
Wanna go through that open door
Find a new world to explore
Never had the chance to go straight
Never had the choice to save my fate
Never had the chance to relieve my pain
Never had the choice to explain
Made up for my so-called crimes
I played the part and did my time
Lived each day with a smile in hell
Never wanted to kiss or tell
Just another victim down the rabbit hole
I was so eager to sell my soul
The other way
But I was just your puppet on display
Never had the chance to go straight
Never had the choice to save my fate
Never had the chance to relieve my pain
Oh, I never had the choice to explain
You didn't even bother to look in the mirror
To see, to see the real me
Used me 'til there was nothing left
Convicted me for the theft
Didn't hear my plea
Never heard my plea
Oh, my plea
Been in harsh places, that's no lie
There's no place here for a lullaby
Used as a token to calm the outcry
This is the reason you'll never know why
Never had the chance to go straight
Oh, I never had the choice to save my fate
Never had the chance to relive my pain
Oh, I never had the choice to explain
To explain
No, I never had the chance
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11. |
The Ragpicker
03:35
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Constantly complain about being left behind
You can see but you choose to be blind
Stare at the shadows 'til five on your wall
Think everyone owes you, talk about gold
Lost in your words, never respect one's time
Can't answer the phone, return a message sometime
Self-important posturing, huh, so out of control
Oh, fabricated stories never told from your soul
Always reaching for diamonds, always wind up with coal
You think you're so smart, but you're so out of control
You wear the role of a rag picker, wear it so well
Without a time, the only excuse you can sell
It's been a long fall, still under your spell
It's getting pretty late, planning your grand farewell
Refuse to adjust and live in this world
Crimes and ruins, they cry to be heard
Defining your vision
Getting more and more blood
As the curtain comes down
Now you're finally concerned
Always reaching for a dance
But you wind up with cold
You think you're so smart
But you're so out of control
On the dole (on the dole)
On the dole (on the dole)
Telling stories, time and again
No one wants to know, or see where you've been
Always cry poverty, but pay no respect
Never worked dead, the world owes you, for your neglect
Your routine is now getting rather old
A king who lost his castle so quick to scold
Never trust the man who comes in from the cold
Sees the fire but still needs to be told
Always reaching for diamonds, but you wind up with coal
You think you're so smart, but you're out of control
Always reaching for diamonds, but you wind up with coal
You think you're so smart, but you're so
Out of control
Still on the dole (on the dole)
On the dole (on the dole)
Hey, hey, hey, still on the dole (on the dole)
On the dole (on the dole)
Out of control
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12. |
December My Dear
03:56
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Another cold December day
And I forgot my gloves
Fingers cold, push them deep inside
My warm pockets
Hurry through the busy street
She's always running
Whistling to the wind
Let it take my melody
My melody
Feel it take my wings
Wasn't it just yesterday
I romanticized?
Just because it's a special time of year
It's so easy to forget what you're like
My dear
Where's the snow this winter?
I've seen it disappear
Skis and sleighs still in the shade
The birds forgot to fly away
The birds are flying
Confusion in the air
Round and round and round
Now it's just a memory
It's just a memory
Of what we once held dear
Wasn't it just yesterday I romanticized?
Just because it's a special time of year
It's so easy to forget
Yes, it's so easy to forget
Yes, it's too easy to forget
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