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Ace Cloned
00:44
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2. |
Slow Start
04:12
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3. |
Ons
03:35
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I said stop
We've got a problem coming on
We gotta wait
Or else we wont last long
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4. |
Compromise
02:32
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Dissolve the time spent wasted
Have a little peace inside
Your snow globe is getting settled
Take some time to enjoy the ride
Your show home meets the standards
Appearances do well to defy
Although inside I'm stranded
I have faith in the how and why
And that's why I think this could work
I'll take the wheel but you'll still drive
Direction is not important
We'll navigate with compromise
Until we know we've landed
Until we know to trust our minds
We'll keep on with this rambling
To a place that we can recognise
And I see the optimist breathing in me
And I feel the realist wants to agree
And now I'm a lost romantic
But I feel the possibilities
You could say our fate is tantric
You could say you feel at home with me
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5. |
She Is Your Microscope
02:09
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Soldier on says entitlement
You're entitled to what you've earnt
Soulseek songs they are guiding you
Is there need to pay a toll?
Just hum the tune
You were quick to take him on his help man
You were quick to call him less american
You were quick to claim just where your heart stands
(It stands alone)
You were quick to rely on others for plans
You were quick to take her where you wanna go
You were quick to claim it all as romance
(She Is Your Microscope)
True
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6. |
Bold Bright
04:30
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Bold bright
There's change in what we see
Old ties
Were we really that angry?
So shall we dance?
Shall we cheer?
So shall we raise our toast to thee?
Now advance
Have no fear
Pure positivity
Kerouac's sadness
caught in a mantra
You can call it what you like
Take the spirit
Capture the rambles
And make them songs
Don't head the warnings
Don't scoff the solutions
This is where you belong
Do you reply?
Tread so light across the parallels you can't abide
Tread so light across the parallels you can decide to leave far behind
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7. |
That Cough You Gave Me
02:41
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That cough you gave me is still lingering in my throat
And every now and then I choke
And think about what might have been
You kinda saved me in a funny kinda way
For I'd been wandering like a stray so long I was looking for a lead
And you know I cannot stay
And you know I have to leave
And you know I cannot be what you need
Desperado's ramble at a certain kind of pace
Enough to lose without a trace
From all the lessons we have seen
But we get so damn tired of all this constant place to place
are we always on the chase?
There ain't nothing so obscene
And I know you cannot chase
And I know you cannot leave
And I know you cannot be what I need.
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8. |
Contact Approved
02:42
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So you wait
You laugh
You love
You signal out
You're thinking of
You make a move
So brave of you
Contact approved
She moves into
You stop for air
Is it hot in here?
Can you cop a feel
Do you really dare?
It's ok she says
You're free to roam
You grab the flesh
You hold it firm
It's ok he says
internally
I'm right for you
You're right for me
They're ok they say
With nudity
For tonight
At least tonight
We've come so far to get here
We've had so much to say
Now can we put this talk away
It's time to out and play
We've felt anticipation
And doubt along the way
Now there's nothing more to say
It's time to out and play
Let's out and play
You wake one hour before the sun
Your brain creates it's own re runs
She'll wake up soon
What will she do
You hope she feels the same as you
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9. |
Probably
02:12
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You can argue all your findings into exhibits A to Z
As if I need reminding that we once had shared a bed
But you broke my heart so now I'm only singing to me
So would I have it all again?
Probably
And would I have it all again?
Probably
So relentless in my nature
so pathetic in my goal
No hope of finding saviour
No hint of self control
But you broke my heart and you did it with such generosity
Would I have it all again?
Probably
And would I have it all again?
Probably
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10. |
Modern Life
04:41
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I waste time
Believing my lies
Are true
So you
Don't cry
And I steal thoughts
From people and talks
That I meet
But they're not me
They're not mine
And where are we this time?
And can we see through this modern life?
And we open our eyes
Every once in a while
And we open our minds
Just enough
To know that there is denial
And where are we this time?
And can we see through this modern life?
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And so I walk the streets
(As you do)
Hungry for a feast
(As you do)
My footsteps form a beat
The pacing of my feet
An urgent rhythms destinations due
And so I chase the sun
(As you do)
There's battles lost and won
(As you do)
December on the beach
Success ain't what they teach
There's an urgency to keep perspective new
And when I hit stagnation
(As you will)
I recollect my motivation
(As you must)
There's a joy in following my own path
I must cry but I also must laugh
Life's too short to compromise what's true
When will I face up to myself
I'm running scared from fading health
I shrug the role maturity and cower from responsibility
Behind my moat I'll claim to be but really I'm just lost at sea
Drifting in a one man canoe
Miles from land and miles from you
And I'd like to come and thank you
But it's too deep to cast anchor
So I'll write this rhyme and hope that it gets through
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The labyrinth twists
The labyrinth turns
This maze is not for you
But you must live
And you must learn
To navigate the truth
Do you stray to where you know there is trouble
Do you worry they will burst your bubble
Distance kept
You know you don't belong
Do you jump before you're pushed too far
Do you cower from the edge of who you are
Try not to let your guard down now
Will you find your way through?
Sure you're falling apart but you crumble a trail
Trace the cracks in your heart to see how you fell
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13. |
All Suspense
03:27
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You've given up the night
You've given up this sickness
You've given up the way you were back then
You've given up the fight
You've given up skin thickness
You've given up and brushed off all suspense.
And do you harbour a conflict
Do you answer the next call
Do you say it's a concept
That you're still here at all
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Stuart O'Connor UK
Full time touring internationally since 2006.
Over 2000 shows - in UK Japan, New
Zealand, Australia, S. Korea, Italy,
Germany, Colombia, France, Poland, Austria, Czech Rep, Thailand,
Netherlands, Switzerland, United States.
Sharing billings with
Damien Rice, Billy Cobham, Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols), The Staves,
Ocean Colour Scene, Mad Professor, Ed Sheeran, James Bay, To name a few.
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