1. |
Friends & Enemies
05:02
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Come on over here, let me see you in the light
Let me feel your body shaking, come on it’s alright
Do you want that special moment, that is sacred to us all
Let me see you in the light, see you up against the wall
Let me touch you, it’s alright, feel you up against the wall
Faster, faster, who needs anger
When I feel your body when I touch your soul
Hypocrites are judging me
Who needs friends and enemies
Who needs all the lies and spite
And jealousy, not me
Come on over here, I don’t want to hurt you
You said you wanted this for a long, long time
Now your time has come
So put your money where your mouth is
And show me what you’ve got
Then we can start with lesson one
Hypocrites are judging me
Who needs friends and enemies
Who needs all the lies and spite
And jealousy, not me
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2. |
A La Carte
02:11
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Instrumental
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3. |
King of America
03:04
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I want to be King of America
Australia and Africa and Europe as well
Have immigrant maids with primary school grades
Polish my balustrade
I will tap all your calls and fill up my halls
With agents and officers
Then take from the poor just to give the rich more
Have millions of followers
King over land and see me reign
On democra-see me reign
I will coerce you to buy many things you don’t need
And manipulate media
Have experts on call hang degrees on my wall
Sit on rainforest furniture
Then I’ll censor your songs, turn rights into wrongs
Have secret expenditure
For weapons and wars on far-away shores
To silence democracy
King over land and see me reign
On democra-see me reign
See me reign
I will impose new regimes, backed by CIA teams
And then send in the military
To plunder your wares, who knows and who cares
Who is the enemy now
King over land and see me reign
On democra-see me
King over land and see me reign
On democra-see me reign
King over land and see me reign
On democra-see me
King over land and-see me reign
On democra-see me reign
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4. |
Still Around
03:56
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Suppose that we were never meant to be
To be together even though I tried
Should have really followed all the signs
The ones that shone with warnings and white lies
Why is it so hard to say the truth
Could it be I'd find it much too hard to hear
Signals, words, they all had me confused
In one end and out the other ear
Can't you tell that I've been hurt before
And you're coming on too fast can't you see
I don't believe in love just overnight
So don't give up, please don't abandon me
Although it seems that I don't care for you
I’m just afraid to tell you how I feel
Your love for me I’m not sure that it’s true
Poetic words they never seem quite real
I'm so confused
I feel like I've been had
And I've been used
Yet I see that you are still around
Just maybe there's some common ground
Between us, the two of us, between us we'll do fine
I'm so confused
I feel like I've been had
And I've been used
Yet I see that you are still around
Just maybe there's some common ground
Between us, the two of us, between us we'll do fine
Between us, the two of us, between us we'll do fine
Between us, the two of us, between us we'll do fine
Between us, the two of us, between us we'll do fine
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5. |
Celestial Waves
03:22
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6. |
Over and Over
04:19
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You say you don’t know me at all
But first impressions have a way of finding out
A way of peering through, I know you often do
To find out what it’s all about
Over and over, over and over, over and over again
Over and over, over and over, over and over again
I’ve come to realise I’ve been through this before
But this time round something has changed
Cause now I’m looking from a long term point of view
And yes I’m looking straight at you
Over and over, over and over, over and over again
Over and over, over and over, over and over again
Questions that you’re asking me makes me feel I’m getting nowhere
Distance when you look at me makes me feel I’m getting nowhere
This can’t be true, I’ve been waiting to meet the real you
This can’t be true, so long waiting to meet the real you
Over and over, over and over, over and over again
Over and over, over and over, over and over again
Over and over, over and over, over and over again
Over and over, over and over, over and over again
Over and over, over and over, over and over again
Over and over, over and over, over and over again
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7. |
Roll 'nd Rock
03:14
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8. |
Sea of Trees
04:47
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When there’s nothing left to give
And the stench of city streets
And the lies that people tell
Drive you away to your own misery
A time when evil holds the reins
Too much ventured, nothing gained
A time of loneliness and greed
A time of opulence and suffering
In a forest far from here
Where ancient trees grow very slowly
A mountain climbs into the sky
And lonely souls go there to end their lives
The famous mount we all have seen
In paintings, pictures and in dreams
Capped in snow and washed by rain
The clouds surround all those heartbroken
They cry for help but no one hears
They have been suffering for so many years
They cry for help, but no one cares
Now we must live with all the consequences
A rope of white hung from a tree
A rope so tight, swinging freely
A noose made ready, just for one
Don’t come too late, what’s done is done
Suicides are on the rise
Society has left them high and dry
They see no reason to live on
When in the end all hope is gone, gone
They cry for help but no one hears
They have been suffering for so many years
They cry for help, but no one cares
Now we must live with all the consequences
They cry for help but no one hears
Too busy worshipping the gods on Wall Street
They cry for help, but no one cares
Deep in the forest you can hear their sorrow
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9. |
Alena
03:55
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Alena, why do I keep on thinking of you
Alena, you’re cold to me, you act just like a child
Alena, the sooner you wake up
To what the world is all about
The sooner you will know, Alena
Alena, your superficial ways can’t last forever
Alena, please don’t make them last any longer
Alena, you can’t fool me, for I can see around you
No one else who’ll love you like I do, Alena
Take a look around, take a good look, yes a good look
Now tell me that I’m wrong
Don’t keep me waiting
So take a look around
There’s no-one here but me again
Now take a look around, don’t keep me waiting
Alena, why do I keep on thinking of you
Alena, you’re cold to me you act just like a child
Alena, the sooner you wake up
To what the world is all about
The sooner you will know, Alena
Take a look around, take a good look
Yes, a good look
Now tell me that I’m wrong
Don’t keep me waiting
So take a look around
I know there’s no one here but me again
Just take a look around, don’t keep me waiting
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10. |
Lead us There
03:48
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From what I learned about you I knew you never gave
Much thought to high society and superficial ways
And when I came to see you I know you saw through me
You saw the inequality pervade society
You fought for all the things that good people do aspire
I know you fought so tirelessly, your aim was ever higher
Your paintings grew from out of all the colours of the sea
Of flowers, shells and moonlit nights and fish all swimming free
You suffered more than most could bear yet still you rose above
The pettiness and selfishness of those devoid of love
Your time on earth much shorter than it surely should have been
Yet quality of life, you said, it matters most to me
For those that see the spirit weave in nature all around
For those that want a better world firm feet upon the ground
For those who keep their blinkers on and fail to see the signs
For all the useless fearful men who fall behind the times
For those that need a shining light to tread the path ahead
Sweet Ellen if you’re listening, please lead us there instead
Lead us there instead
Lead us there instead
Lead us there instead
Light is up ahead, lead us there instead
Light is up ahead, lead us there instead
Light is up ahead, lead us there instead
Light is up ahead, lead us there instead
Lead us there instead
Lead us there instead
Lead us there instead
Lead us there instead
Lead us there instead
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11. |
Road of Many Names
03:52
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Why are you running away, do I make you feel nervous
You know how I feel about you, so am I making you nervous
Do you tell all your friends about me
Tell them I make you unhappy
Do you criticise everything that I say
So do I make you unhappy
Well all these things don’t mean much to me
I’ve seen the way you work, heard the way you talk
Seen the way you ruin people’s lives
All in all, I hope you do well
Cause you’re staying on the road that gave you your name
I’ve been there too but I made up my mind
That I’m never going to be somebody’s tool
You can follow just like a fool
Why are you running away, do I make you feel nervous
You know how I feel about you
So am I making you nervous
Well all these things don’t mean much to me
I’ve seen the way you work, heard the way you talk
Seen the way you ruin people’s lives
All in all, I hope you do well
Cause you’re staying on the road that gave you your name
I’ve been there too but I made up my mind
That I’m never going to be somebody’s tool
Never follow just like a fool
No I’m never going to be somebody’s tool
You can follow just like a fool
No I’m never going to be somebody’s tool
You can follow just like a fool
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12. |
The Greatest Trick
04:43
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Ever since I do recall
We have suffered from the fall, falling
Troubles staining history
Cause is not a mystery, save me
Good things I remember
Beauty of September, day dreams
Climbing up into the trees
Swimming out into the sea, sunshine
In this so-called modern age
Many now are at the stage, homeless
Families living in their cars
Wealthy flying to the stars, pointless
National security
Tightens grip on you and me, daily
The good are always crucified
Those who profit deified, you’ll see
For years now, no longer sun showers
No longer the bees on the flowers
For years now, no longer sun showers
Wish I could roll back the hours
Corruption in the government
Don’t know where the money went, vanished
Voting’s not democracy
Leads to more austerity, tarnished
Poisoning below the ground
The devil does not make a sound, I find
Greed and power everywhere
People watching do not care, born blind
Vaccination what a scam
Dead against it that I am, proudly
Science run by companies
With billions going overseas, tax free
Abortion, no, it’s not a right
Killing babies out of sight, one less
It’s not for parents to decide
Another name infanticide, heartless
For years now, no longer sun showers
No longer the bees on the flowers
For years now, no longer sun showers
The bed we will lie in is ours
For years now, no longer sun showers
No longer the bees on the flowers
For years now, no longer sun showers
Wish I could roll back the hours
For years now, no longer sun showers
No longer the bees on the flowers
For years now, no longer sun showers
The bed we will die in is ours
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The Bard NSW, Australia
Coming from rural New South Wales, The Bard is an independent, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with nine albums and six singles under his belt. Though quite a few of his songs have a distinct 80’s rock ballad feel, he's best described as an artist whose songs have a timeless quality. ... more
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