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Sand is Shifting
04:07
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Your story only now begins to open up to me
I was happy to be sure of an unseen mystery
You're wild as a cheetah
A whale in the sea
And all at once the sand is shifting
I wonder if I see you truly as you are
Are my eyes a prison
And my words a scar
I wonder if I've managed to be present as you are
And all at once the sand is shifting
I thought I was invincible
I thought I was a flame
The strongest roman candle
But a little spit and finger
And it goes dark again
What would it mean to linger
Your eye upon another
And curiously wonder
A night between the covers
What would it do to love
Love surely it would smother
And all at once the sand is shifting
You could snuff me out so easy
Your little candle flame
One night with a stranger
It’s the end of the game
We know that love is endless
When no one is to blame
And all at once the sand is shifting
I thought I was invincible
I thought I was a flame
The strongest roman candle
But a little spit and finger
And it goes dark again
Stone is only sand
Crystal water and air
Building love is like building houses
Out of your hair
In war and in love
Don't ever ask what's fair
And all at once the sand is shifting
And all at once the sand is shifting
And all at once the sand is shifting
And all at once the sand is shifting
I thought I was invincible
I thought I was a flame
The strongest roman candle
But a little spit and finger
And it goes dark again
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2. |
Love is Growing
04:00
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Your eyes open upon me
And crack a smile
The blind is still concealing
The dawning sky
My fingers start scratching your nape
As you stir
Everything is open
Our bodies are a blur
Cos when I leave I must be sure
That our love is growing more
Collapse into an embrace
Sigh a gentle laugh
Try to remain silent
To make it last
You want to hear my whisper
You want to hear
My words
I want to remain silent
And listen to the birds
Cos when I leave I must be sure
That our love is growing more
Words
Now to peel myself from
The warmth of your arms
The world can be demanding
But offers many charms
I want to hear your whisper
I want to hear
Your words
You want to remain silent
And listen for the birds
Cos when I leave I must be sure
That our love is growing more
Words
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3. |
Listening for God
03:55
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I been listening out for God
But God don't speak to me
I kept my mind open
In the shade of a tree
I been listening out for you
I been listening when I'm still
Hoping and waiting
For your word for you will
Won't you speak to me
Won't you set me free
I been patient with my heart
God isn't what I hear
Just the endless chatter in my mind
And a creeping kind of fear
I been listening out for you
Lord won't you speak to me
One short conversation
Would surely set me free
Because I do not hear your voice
Kind or even cruel
Just my own tape going round and round
And endless broken spool
If I only lived with faith
If I only was assured
I would be so evangelical
To share your holy word
Won't you speak to me
Won't you set me free
You know I would love the comfort
Forgiven and secure
A place inside your kingdom
To kneel upon your floor
But I never hear your voice
And I never see your face
And I just can't believe in any old thing
While I float around in space
So until that day I'll listen
Breathe and only be
Alone among the stars
Staring at the sea
Won't you speak to me
Won't you set me free
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4. |
Blink Of An Eye
03:49
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Here's my theory
I been lucky
With a wife like
My dear Jane
And three children
Laura Patrick and Duncan
Couldn't be a prouder dad
So the gods they decide
Too much luck on my side
40 years of my life
In the blink of an eye
It won't last forever
Nothing ever does
40 years of my life
In the blink of an eye
And it won't last
Forever
What happens
When I close my eyes
The gods they decide
Too much luck on my side
40 years of my life
In the blink of an eye
It won't last forever
Nothing ever does
40 years of my life
In the blink of an eye
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5. |
Dance to the Rhythm
03:27
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My girl says you should write a song that goes
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Come on baby shake it and sing along
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Spotify wizards add it to your playlist
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
This time next year I'll be on the rich list
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Can you dance to the rhythm
Can you dance to the rhythm
Lay me down my darling
Down by the rhythm
Woah woah
We could buy our dream house in the countryside
Tour the whole world with you by my side
Come on baby shake it and sing along
Maybe one day we can have children
Can you dance to the rhythm
Can you dance to the rhythm
Lay me down my darling
Down by the river
I can dance to this rhythm
I can dance to this rhythm
Let's dance together
Down by the river
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6. |
Time Elastic
05:02
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I find an elastic band around my waist
And it stretches stretches
Stretches me back to that place
Time elastic
A trauma fenced by dogs with teeth
And men with guns
I'm found announcing my grief
To ears hungry and riven
By their own elastic
Time elastic
Time elastic
Suddenly I'm not here anymore
The pain is something I abhor
The fearsome animal and his claw
Have wrestled me to the floor
And I'm not here in forward time
The band contracts and yanks me back
I'm there again your body falling
I'm there again
Helpless calling
I'm there again until I die
Relive your fall through my eyes
The band snaps back
Yanks me back
The drooling dogs are
Time elastic
Time Elastic
Time Elastic
The drooling dogs are waiting
I'm begging to be left outside
The fenced events of that day
A young life snatched away
Don't leave me here
Don't leave me there
Don't leave me here
Or anywhere
I'm a fly within the spider's snare
Awake inside this nightmare
Just hold me
Hold me
Whisper
Gently
Hold me
Hold me
The drooling dogs are
Time elastic
Time elastic
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7. |
Devil's Advocate
03:33
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Are you going to be the one to play the devil
Or will you be sincere
Are you going to be the one to play the devil
Patronise and sneer
Are you going to be the one to play the devil
Will you play the clown
Are you going to be the one to play the devil
Will you let us down
Devil's advocate
There's a word for that
Are you going to be the one to play the devil
Play the devil
Play the devil
Will you play the clown
Are you going to be the one to play the devil
Play the devil
Play the devil
Will you let us down
Are you going to be the one to play the devil
Play the devil
Play the devil
Will you touch the ground
Devil's advocate
There's a word for that
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8. |
University
03:31
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I was a young man
Desperate to go
I was a young man
Better I should have known
I was 18 I was weak at the knees
I was 18 and so eager to please
I was a young man
With raging desire
I was a young man
I was really on fire
I was 18 O I didn't care
I was 18 with very long hair
Where the hair is long
The will is strong
I been to university
I wasn't able to cope on my own
I was drunk and O I was stoned
I was making the classic mistake
I was drinking for drinking's sake
But I was free
Got my degree!
I been to university
O when
When the time comes
Will I ever get a job
No
I been to university
What good it did me
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9. |
I Would Prefer Not To
03:14
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It's 2am already
The sky a bluish hue
You want me to drink whisky
I would prefer not to
It's 2am I'm tired
Across borders I flew
To find you on a bender
But I would prefer not to
I would prefer not to
Your darkness wants a friend
It's taken hold of you
You want to wreck yourself
I would prefer not to
I would prefer not to
Old Joy tells it well
And Bonnie Prince is you
Retiring at first light
I would prefer not to
I would prefer not to
Your darkness wants a friend
And it takes a toll on you
You want to wreck youself
I would prefer not to
I would prefer not to
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10. |
The Fox
05:02
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There is a world between us
I can peel back the curtain
I can make my attempts to be civic and smile
I can dress up in clothes and be human for a while
But the fox is always lurking under my skin
The fox is vicious
The fox is cruel
The fox is hungry
The fox is fuelled
By the darkest urge
On the nighttime prowl
With a naked stranger
The fox will howl
And run home
To your wife
And run home
To your life
So if you peel back the curtain
And go blind at the sight
Of the wildest fox running
Around at night
Replace the curtains
It will be alright
The daytime will come
With its jacket and tie
The daylight will bring back
The old human shoes
And life will go on living
Under this roof
The fox is always hiding
The fox is always peeling
The fox is the state I'm in
A beast of sin
So run home
To your wife
And run home
To your life
And run home
It will be alright
Run home
It will be just fine
The fox hides beneath my clothes
Hides in the bathroom
The fox wants to run at night
To howl and to fuck and to fight
The fox never goes away
He will live in me every day
To be loved for what I am
A fox and a man
A fox and a man
To be loved for what I am
A fox and a man
A fox and a man
To be loved for what I am
So don't love a man
I have never been
Peel back the curtain
There's a world between
Don’t love a man
I have never been
Peel back the curtain
There's a world between
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Laish London, UK
"This is a great pop record" - Steve Lamacq
Laish is the name given to Danny Green's songs.
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