1. |
Neighbour to a Mountain
05:37
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To be neighbour to a mountain
I creep upon the edges
of a life well lived
I exist upon the ledges
of lines never quite filled in
To be neighbour to a mountain
To always be silent and cold
To live on borrowed time
To wake up shivering and old
I severed all ties
of yesterday
I've just lost belief
in things left to say
To be neighbour to a mountain
To always be silent and cold
To live on borrowed time
To wake up shivering and old
Never daring to be bold
Never fit into that fold
To never find that pot of gold
to be grey, frail, harmless, useless and old
I weighed my stupid life
Found it could float away
Like a yellowed leaf
On an autumn's day
There's a way to disappear
Without nobody noticing
Like I was never here
Like I was never here
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2. |
Hold on to Nothing
02:57
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Hold on to nothing
Pray to a god that never rises
Doesn’t care where you go
Hold on to sweet surprises
And lay somewhere low
It’s a brilliant day
Brimming with stupid joy
Seems like I was chosen
To be the lucky boy
Hold on the nothing
Hold on to something bright
Hold on to nothing
Let go and be all right
Somewhere warm and cosy
Sitting by your side
Who would’ve thought
That things would turn out right
No books of revelations
Could predict these gentle hands
Tracing the lines of my face
Omega happy end
Hold on the nothing
Hold on to something bright
Hold on to nothing
Let go and be all right
Gotta reap what you sown
All these things you can never own
All these things that must lose
All the roads you never choose
Sweet Michael
Got another dragon slain
Tired and bleeding
A hero in vain
Today I wanna see
the sun sink into the sea
All that beauty that can do
without me
Hold on the nothing
Hold on to something bright
Hold on to nothing
Let go and be all right
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3. |
Battle of Angela
04:31
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Battle over Angela
Two faction warring over
The appearance of Angela
One party expects her
To be full rounded voluptuous
The other want her
To be lean mean
Sharp feline
No compromise expected
Any time soon
The falling out of long time friends
The question: is it worth it?
Long forgotten in the heat
Of redheaded arguments
Seems that war is inevitable
This battle has to be fought
Both parties preparing
And praying to their Goddess
As dawn breaks
Bloody and cruel
Over the green hills
Both parties are storming
At each other
Hitting each other
Over the head with
Banners of their idol
As Angela lies innocently
Sleeping somewhere
Warm safe and sweet
Idiots are lying
Scattered on the field
Worn out and bleeding
Knowing that
Nothing has changed
Angela wakes up smiling
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4. |
Unrepeatable
02:58
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Unrepeatable
Making a list of dead languages
That no one does understand
Searching through the scattered fragments
Of unknown lands
Sitting next to Jimmy
Building castles in the sand
Riding on a bicycle
Blocking out the city sounds
On the way to library
Looking for a book on pygmees
He’s a captive among the natives
Longing to be free
Listening to the sirr sirr
Of the swallows
Finding all words hollow
All things laughable
Do away with sorrow
Cause all is beauty unrepeatable
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5. |
Rivier
04:17
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De rivier (translation The River PJ Harvey)
En ze kwamen naar de rivier
En ze kwamen van de weg
En hij wilde de zon
Helemaal voor zichzelf
En ze liepen door ’t vuil
En ze liepen van de weg
Tot ze kwamen bij de rivier
Tot ze waren heel nabij
Verdrink je pijn in de rivier
Verdrink je pijn in de rivier
Laat je pijn in de rivier
Om langzaam te worden weggespoeld
En we liepen zwijgend
En we droegen ons bestaan
Twee vogels stil
Cirkelend boven ons hoofd
Gelijk de pijn in de rivier
Gelijk de pijn in de rivier
En de witte zon versplinterd
Om langzaam te worden weggespoeld
En we volgden de rivier
En we volgden de weg
En we liepen door dit land
En we noemden dit ons thuis
Maar hij wilde de zon
En ik wilde ’t allemaal
En het witte licht versplinterd
Om langzaam te worden weggespoeld
Gelijk onze pijn in de rivier
Gelijk onze pijn in de rivier
Gelijk het witte licht versplinterd
Om langzaam te worden weggespoeld
Gelijk onze pijn in de rivier
Gelijk onze pijn in de rivier
Gelijk het leven versplinterd
Om langzaam te worden weggespoeld
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6. |
Sick of the Sea
05:55
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I’m sick of the sea
I’m sick of the sea
I wanna stand on my own two legs
I wanna eat bacon and eggs
I wanna climb in the tree
I’m sick of the wet and the slime
I wanna drink some heady wine
I wanna live the good life
Have some kids a busty wife
And reach for the sublime
I’m sick of squid, jelly and oysters
I wanna lose these watery cloisters
I wanna be opinionated, cast a vote
I wanna be given head in a white speedboat
I hate these flashy whales
Their long splashy tails
I detest the dolphins show
I wonder will they ever let go
Let me go
Bridge/Sea and tree sound
I’m sick of the sea
I wanna find my destiny
I wanna stand up, face the storm
I wanna be newly born
Finally being me
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7. |
Secret Gate
05:05
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The Secret Gate
Found a dead bird
Lying underneath the tree
I wonder why I
Was suppose to see
The evidence of
Another life gone by
Heaven doesn’t mind
As long as the others still fly
It has escaped
Thru the secret gate
Henry’s problems
Have gotten worse
His drinking has
Become a curse
Tripping over thresholds
Slapping his wife
All his reading
Hasn’t improved his life
He has escaped
Thru the secret gate
Autumn comes to
Mourn it all
I guess that’s why
It’s called the fall
Mankind has
lost It’s wings
And it’s divine
Innocence
It has escaped
Thru the secret gate
Ellie’s sleeping
With eyes shut tight
In her room
Shines a little light
As she’s afraid
Of the long dark night
See her softly breathing
She’s doing allright
She has escaped
Thru the secret gate
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