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Staring At The Sky
03:29
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Tear your hair out
But you can't reach it
Strain the tightrope
Stand high beside and watch it
We can try
Try
We won't be free tonight
Sitting, staring at the sky
Take your time now
Don't drive the nights out
Leave the sheets on
The game begins with the lights out
We can try
Try
We won't be free tonight
Sitting, staring at the sky
We can try
Try
We won't be free tonight
Sitting, staring at the sky
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Games, we can play games
Throwing our money down
Rolling our hearts around
And hoping that they land together
Fine, everything’s fine
Keep it up on a shelf
I wish you could read yourself
Printed up and bound in leather
(I can’t stop you)
Running away
(Nothing changes)
Running away from love
(You can’t help)
Running away
(Get, set, go, you’re)
Running away from love
This is what it is
What were you hoping for
Your own key to heaven’s door
A saviour and a stand-in father
Stay just for a change
Why don’t you stay awhile
Indulge me in my denial
And help me make the morning harder
(I can’t stop you)
Running away
(Nothing changes)
Running away from love
(You can’t help)
Running away
(Get, set, go, you’re)
Running away from love
(Bye bye, you’re)
Running away
(Nothing changes)
Running away from love
(You can’t help)
Running away
(Get, set, go, you’re)
Running away from love
I know you can’t resist the big bad world
(Running away from love)
All that you might have missed
The lustre of the pearl
(I can’t stop you)
(Nothing changes)
(I can’t stop you)
Running away
(Nothing changes)
Running away from love
(You can’t help)
Running away
(Get, set, go, you’re)
Running away from love
(Bye bye, you’re)
Running away
(Nothing changes)
Running away from love
(You can’t help)
Running away
(Get, set, go, you’re)
Running away from love
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It’s a long, long walk, but I walked alone
Party of the century and no-one’s home
As I turned away, thought I heard a song
Put it down to madness and soldiered on
But there it was, your sad refrain
Crying someone else’s name
You gave yourself away
Jennifer, why did you do that baby?
Jennifer, you threw it all away
Jennifer, you changed your mind so quickly
Jennifer, and now there’s nothing left to say
Don’t know where I’ve been, don’t know if she’s gone
Not sure where I’m going or what she’s on
Just one memory of a dusty road
And a weary traveller in hopeful mode
The sky cracked open when you came
Like you needed me to feel more pain
With every drop of rain
Jennifer, why did you do that baby?
Jennifer, you threw it all away
Jennifer, you changed your mind so quickly
Jennifer, and now there’s nothing left to say
Jennifer, why did you do that baby?
Jennifer, you threw it all away
Jennifer, you changed your mind so quickly
Jennifer, and now there’s nothing left to say
Jennifer, why did you do that baby?
Jennifer, you threw it all away
Jennifer, you changed your mind so quickly
Jennifer, and now there’s nothing left to say
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Caledone
03:08
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Caledone
You said he called you on the phone
You said his words wrapped around you
And kept you warm
Evening time
He doesn’t dance, just buys you wine
Soon he decides your both leaving
Still, his words were worth believing
Why, oh why
Do you spend the night deceiving yourself
Why
He takes you home
Closes the door and disconnects the phone
All of the walls pull towards you
And you’re so alone
Caledone
You close your eyes and turn to stone
And as the words lose their meaning
You tell yourself you’re only dreaming
Why, oh why
Do you spend the night deceiving yourself
Why
Why, oh why
Do you spend the night deceiving yourself
Why
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She Doesn't Have Anyone
03:09
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She could be talking to anyone
But sir, it seems you’re the lucky one
Of all beggars in the Helix tonight
She can’t get enough of you
She always seemed like a mystery
But now she’s spilling her history
Your beating heart and churning stomach agree
She can’t get enough of you
But I can see she’s such a lonely girl
Woah
And I can she she wants you in her world
She says it’s been the same since she was young
She says she doesn’t have anyone
She says it’s been the same since she was young
When all is said and done
She doesn’t have anyone
The more you’re talking you realise
I certain sadness behind her eyes
And when she thinks that you could take it away
She can’t get enough of you
But I can see she’s such a lonely girl
Woah
And I can she she wants you in her world
She says it’s been the same since she was young
She says she doesn’t have anyone
She says it’s been the same since she was young
When all is said and done
She doesn’t have anyone
Then when you turn around you notice right away
That everybody’s gone home
You’ve got to find yourself a place to hide away
And show her she’s not alone
She says it’s been the same since she was young
She says she doesn’t have anyone
She says it’s been the same since she was young
When all is said and done
She doesn’t have anyone
Woah
Woah
Woah
She doesn’t have anyone
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Quit You
03:14
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I know how to quit the mountains
I know how to quit the sun
I know how to quit the need I have
To win over everyone
I can hold me down in valley
I can black out all the light
I can tell myself I don’t need to be perfect to be right
But I wish I knew how to quit you
Oh I wish I knew how to quit you
I know how to love another
I know how to make her smile
I know how to hold her baby as if I recognise the child
But my heart is with you lover
And her lips are in denial
And your empty hands are beckoning for a life so infantile
But I wish I knew how to quit you
Oh I wish I knew how to quit you
I know how to quit the mountains
I know how to quit the sun
I know how to quit the need I have
To win over everyone
I can hold me down in valley
I can black out all the light
I can tell myself I don’t need to be perfect to be right
But I wish I knew how to quit you
Oh I wish, I wish I knew
How to quit, how to quit you
Oh I wish I knew how to quit you
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Dangerous men tread so carefully
They look for company in living room lights
Fantasy friends born of images
Roam the villages and set the skies alight
Stay safe at home tonight
Lock lovers out of sight
Lock bone and muscle tight
Watch out for dangerous men
Sleep with an open eye
Mourn every broken tie
Yearn for the open sky
Watch out for dangerous men
Dangerous men smile so heavenly
They trawl Gethsemane for cousins to kiss
Fantasy friends born in factories
Lead you to Calvary, too happy to assist
Stay safe at home tonight
Lock lovers out of sight
Lock bone and muscle tight
Watch out for dangerous men
Sleep with an open eye
Mourn every broken tie
Yearn for the open sky
Watch out for dangerous men
Watch out for dangerous men
Mmm dangerous men
Watch out for dangerous men
Woah
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It's sink or swim
When the ship has sailed
Did we win or fail
It's change my name
Or break in two
Did we gain or lose
Well the road was straight but we still got lost
We could negotiate our way through this but at what cost
We're drifting whispers on the grape vine
We're two wheels spinning off a straight line
We're different places at the same time
We're different places at the same time
I'll hold you close
Take away your fears
But I can't cry your tears
I'll hold my breath
As I wait for you
But I can't make your move
Well the road was straight but we still got lost
We could negotiate our way through this but at what cost
We're drifting whispers on the grape vine
We're two wheels spinning off a straight line
We're different places at the same time
I won't break to make you mine
No I won't break to make you mine
Not this time
Well the road was straight but we still got lost
We could negotiate our way through this but at what cost
We're different whispers on the grape vine
We're two wheels spinning off a straight line
We're two victim of the same crime
And it kills me that you're not mine
We're different places at the same time
We're different places at the same time
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Window watching, streets out of shape
And the dust obscures the light
Coloured conversations escape
Only further feed the lie
And it seems like Summer never came and
Captured in glass, pictures of past
Never true but always bright
Come the darkness, come the night
Long the grass has grown over time
So the shade blacks out the trees
Children play at standing in line
And the wind ignores the leaves
As the sparrow rests on broken wings and
Captured in glass, pictures of past
Never true but always bright
Come the darkness, come the night
Rain, wash away
Free the fist of oil and canvas
Day disappear
Cloak the faces with facade of night
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10. |
Any Other Way
04:04
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There's that broken smile
I've seen it before
The one that caught me out
On the stair by the stage door
Creases in your gown
I wouldn't want to see
Your glory watered down
With perfection
Watch me take a dive
Into your hopes and fears
There's always a surprise
At the river bed of tears
I'll take you as you come
Even on your darkest day
I wouldn't want it, wouldn't want it
Any other way
Any other way
Wouldn't wanna see
You feel the need to be
Any other way
Hanging from your neck
Is a pendant sun
It beams at your command
Til you deem the day undone
Sighs like crunching waves
Send me crashing through the bay
I wouldn't want it, wouldn't want it
Any other way
Any other way
Wouldn't wanna see
You feel the need to be
Any other way
But when you cry
It rains down on me
When you cry
It rains down on me
Underneath your frown
sheltered from the rain
I can take my rest
Darling I can share your pain
You can just be you
Every minute, every day
I wouldn't want it, wouldn't want it
Any other way
Any other way
Wouldn't wanna see
You feel the need to be
Any other way
But when you cry
It rains down on me
When you cry
It rains down on me
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Every day’s an opportunity
To get it wrong in a fresh new way, girl
Really ramping up the lunacy
Twisting every single word you say, girl
Give it up, give it all away
Sell the cats and the television
You know it’s never gonna work this way
I’ll only ever sabotage the mission
Oh if only I could
Change my ways then I would
Get out of bed on the winning side
Trade a problem for the right solution
Give the world what it’s been denied
Be a man, make a contribution
Oh if only I could
Change my ways then you would see
What I could be
Speak the truth
Tell me what to do
Say the word, say the word
Give me a sign
Write it in the sky
Say the word, say the word
Swaying on the precipice of reason
The lightest breeze ’n’ I’ll be falling, falling
So hold me tight
Our arms are all we have tonight
Forget today
Just let it fade away
In the beginning was the wonderland
Where man and woman wandered hand in hand
And all was good and right
Some angels fall and some are called to stand
They scatter stars above the sea and sand
To light our darker nights
The shallow smile of my distraction
Loses its crescent curl when you call my name
And all the while your every action
Speaks to a deeper love that I can’t explain
Speak the truth
Tell me what to do
Say the word, say the word
Give me a sign
Write it in the sky
Say the word, say the word
Swaying on the precipice of reason
The lightest breeze ’n’ I’ll be falling, falling
So hold me tight
Our arms are all we have tonight
Forget today
Just let it fade away
And when I’m a fool
Excuse my behaviour
Sweet lady and saviour
Don’t give up on this prize-winning fool
Until I’ve truly heard
Say the word, say the word
Say the word, say the word
Say the word, say the word
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Iain Hornal St Albans, UK
Songer/singwriter and touring member of 10cc & Jeff Lynne's ELO. Many streams of influence flow through Iain's music - flashes of classic rock that suggest David Bowie, Tom Petty & Elvis Costello blend with the lush harmony and rich textures of The Beach Boys and Crowded House. His music is undeniably pop, but drawn from an era when pop music had a brain, a soul, and a heart. ... more
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