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Come On, Fly
04:37
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I was born in a city that no longer exists
The borders birthed from the womb of politics
That wall came down back in ‘89
Yet we keep building concrete fault lines.
And it’s times like these
I wonder if it’s going to hurt forever
Yeah it’s times oh oh like these
I wonder if it’s going to ache forever
There are twenty thousand reasons why I’ve never learnt to fly
Like those around me I guess I stopped asking why
Brother carry us take us places we’ve never been
Cause we’re not learning from the streets of Berlin
And it’s times like these
We’ve simply lost the dream to fly forever
So run lets us run, run as fast as we can
What’s holding us here are just castles of sand
And fly come on fly fly as high as we can
Spread out our wings and don’t ever land
Don’t ever land
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2. |
Jet Stream
04:00
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The veil that dictated the edges of my mind
The darkness which hid my spirit from my soul
The veil lies in tatters the darkness is a lie
Beautiful truth drove me to you
I’ll slip into the jet steam ride in your slip stream
Break in these wings I’ll catch you when I can
You’re my charmer, my lover, my joker on the dance floor
You’re the only one who tells me who I am
Shocking is the license to live abundant life
Stunning is the world you take me to
Dazed, confounded in the stupefying light
But I will follow I will run to be with you
I’ll slip into the jet steam ride in your slip stream
Break in these wings I’ll catch you when I can
You’re my charmer, my lover, my joker on the dance floor
You’re the only one who tells me who I am
And you tell me, tell me to dance
I stumble, trip, but leap at every chance
And you tell me, tell me to sing
You lift me up, show me I have wings
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3. |
Kerikeri
04:15
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When will the sky be as blue
As blue as it was then when we were up in Kerikeri
Driving up highway one
Winding road towards the sun
Row of skinny legs across the back
Leave the road use the beach
Pass sunken cars on nature’s street
Ninety miles of freedom in my eyes
Oh take me there
Orchards full of mandarins citrus in the air
Oh take me there
Embers rise like fireflies sea salt in my hair
When will the sky be as blue
As blue as it was then when we were up in Kerikeri
When will my heart be as free
As free as it was then
You and me in Kerikeri
Turkey hunting through the flax
Black gum boots brown dress pants
My father takes two birds with one stone
Sand shoes at the high-tide mark
Barefoot out across the flats
Dig for pipis at the water’s edge
Oh take me there
Orchards full of mandarins, sea salt in my hair
When will the sky be as blue
As blue as it was then when we were up in Kerikeri
When will my heart be as free
As free as it was then
You and me in Kerikeri
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4. |
Miss Bennett
04:33
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In the corner of a crowded room
I plan my escape, it’s happening soon
My stilted conversation
My words don’t find voice
So I just turn around and walk away
No more sleep it’s half past three
Too many thoughts of what could be
And it’s all in my head
And it’s all in my heart
But I just turned around and walked away
Miss Bennett most famously said
My feelings my feelings are quite the opposite
The context is different I know
It’s not a love story just things I never show
At the café in the afternoon
You enlighten me and just assume
That because I give no answer, cause I smile and tilt my head
That agree with everything you say
Miss Bennett most famously said
My feelings my feelings are quite the opposite
This river is starting to flow
And I’m taking you with me with me as I go
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Wise man I’ve watched you I know what you know
Searching for light finding mostly shadow
Where words have no meaning and songs no tune
Wise man I’ve watched you I know what you know
You carried those burdens you carried those loads
Most were not yours they were simply imposed
And some you took up cause no one else would
You carried those burdens you carried those loads
Your song forgotten drowned by the noise
The work of your hands it brought you no joy
And each morning broke to labour ‘till dusk
Your song forgotten drowned by the noise
Then you found the music and sang it to me
I was still sleeping but my eyes could see
And I never seen you smile, the way you did then
When you found the music and sang it to me
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6. |
The Pines
04:35
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The back way to the train’s past my front door
They walk on by like every week before
The welfare centre’s one stop down the line
Yeah they’re trying to find a way out of the Pines
Pete stops by he lights himself a smoke
He’s gonna tell me he’s still broke
That he trying to some coin go someplace nice
But his daughter needs him round she’s on the ice
I can see it in his eyes see it in his eyes
He will never leave the Pines
I can see it in his eyes those long-gone faded eyes
He will never leave the Pines
Walk five blocks you’ll find the Bottle’O
In the afternoon there’s nowhere else to go
Shopping trollies stashed in Cheryl’s front yard
Yeah she wheels one down buys herself a slab
I can see it in her eyes see it in his eyes
She will never leave the Pines
I can see it in her eyes those long-gone faded eyes
She will never leave the Pines
Council came built a lovely home
For the likes of Pete and Cheryl when they grow old
Ship shape shiny the nurses really care
But the old folks sit around with that long-gone faded stare
You can see it in their eyes see it in their eyes
They will never leave the Pines
You can see it in their eyes those long-gone faded eyes
They have never left the Pines
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Longhaired Handsome Man
03:54
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Got me a long-haired handsome man
In a beat up kombi van
He don’t buy me flowers
He says money’s better spent
He don’t buy me diamonds
They’re wasted sentiment
But his kisses are warm
His loving is real
He’s the one who holds me
When my day is through
When I’m black or blue
He’s the one who holds me
Got me a long-haired handsome man
He’s not one for birthdays
He’s likely to forget
And valentines
That’s never happened yet
But his kisses are warm
His loving is real
He’s the one who holds me
When my day is through
When I’m black or blue
He’s the one who holds me
Got me a long-haired handsome man
My long-haired handsome man
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8. |
Last Release
03:21
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Joe Valeri he’s a working man
Had a steady job up on Sydney Road
He built those V8 engines
Those muscle machines
Engine oil made him glow
Whispers down the line
Writing on the wall
Names of those next in line to go
No matter how they tried the numbers wouldn’t lie
Come summer those doors would close.
Now he says they’re made in Asia or the US of A
There’s not much work for a man like me
The lion’s lost its soul
The Falcon’s had its last release.
I’m all for this open economy
So long it don’t take a nation’s pride
See these empty factories
These chained gates
It’s no wonder us grown men cried
Yeah the unions flexed their muscles it was all they could do
A few payouts a golden egg or two
The lion’s lost its soul
the Falcon’s had its last release
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9. |
Fire, Rain
04:25
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Say it one time, two times
An impressionable mind
Alone in the dark night
It will grow its own life
The brambles they grow thick
And stop the sun from shining through
The garden it grows dark
These catching thorns stop me from running home to you
Come with fire lover come with rain
Scorch the earth let it burn clear the way
Bring me fire lover bring me rain
Wash this earth
Let me start again
They don’t see
It’s weeds they sow
Oh Mary how does your garden grow?
The brambles they grow thick
And stop the sun from shining through
The garden it grows dark
These catching thorns stop me from running home to you
Come with fire lover come with rain
Scorch the earth let it burn clear the way
Bring me fire lover bring me rain
Wash this earth
Let me start again
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10. |
Tell Me
03:52
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Tell me, does a flame stop burning
Just because you tell it so
And tell me, do you really love me
Will you let me go?
Cause I’m feeling it the beat of drums
Yeah I’m feeling it the time time has come
Pick up pick up all the pieces
Even those I no longer feel
Tell the kings men and all his horses
What I need, I need to heal
Cause I’m feeling it the beat of drums
Yeah I’m feeling it the time, time has come
Yeah it’s what this is
It’s how I feel
I can’t ignore it
Pretend it’s not real
Cause there’s a song
Riding on the wind
I can hear it
I can hear it
Listen when it’s all over
What is it you’d like to say
Let me ask are you
Are you going to get there
By playing it, playing it safe
Are you feeling it the beat of drums
Are you feeling it the time, time has come
Yeah it’s what this is
It’s how I feel
I can’t ignore it
Pretend it’s not real
‘Cause there’s a song
Riding on the wind
I can hear it
I can hear it
Are you feeling it the beat of drums?
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Lucille Melbourne, Australia
Artist. Country/Folk/Blues/Pop.
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