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Lord of all men
01:37
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I know every justification
for every situation
And I change my mind when
It suits my mind to suit
Not because I changed my mind
It's what you put in front of me
That drive me to be he me that is me
I've decided to run for lord of all men
I've done it before and I'll do it again
A little tweak here
And a little spin there
One of those suits and some of that hair.
I've decided to run for lord of all men
I've done it before and I'll do it again
A little tweak here
And a little spin there
One of those suits and some of that hair.
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2. |
What you fancy
03:01
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Now it may be right what you said to me
But your opinion is just that you see now
Whatever you, however you say it
There’s no way you’ll change my mind
And there may be times when you need a plan
No inspiration comes to hand
Now I’ll be wrong today and I’ll be wrong tomorrow
But there’s no way you’ll change my mind.
And as I climb into my own distress
You can easy say what’s for the best
It’s counting up the more or less
When all the numbers do suggest
That just a little bit of what you fancy
And a great fat dollop of what you want
Will do you good.
Now it may trite or it might just be
Some kind of off the peg epiphany
But whatever you say, However you say it
I’ll still be the doubting kind
And it may be kinder to be mean to me
Just go knock yourself out if you want to be
But whatever you say, However you say it
It’s the doing that moves my mind.
And as I climb into my own distress
You can easy say what’s for the best
It’s counting up the more or less
When all the numbers do suggest
That just a little bit of what you fancy
And a great fat dollop of what you want
Will do you good.
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3. |
Matter
02:47
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To matter is to count, mean a damn, be of substance
Matter is the substance, or an issue or concern
The matter is the topic or the problem or the case
But it’s also what some lives do.
I just heard a man and Iiked what he told me
Everything is well and will continue to be
And why would he tell me a lie why would he do that.
We go debating the words
In our knowledgable circles
Aiming the shots at some spongey targets
And when we bullseye
We don’t make a difference
Of course there could be some ulterior motive
I guess there could be some twist in the tale
If I know the writer well, heel do one
The denouement will fail.
We go debating the words
In our knowledgable circles
Aiming the shots at some spongey targets
And when we bullseye
We don’t make a difference
We go debating the words
In our knowledgable circles
Aiming the shots at some spongey targets
And when we bullseye
We don’t make a difference
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4. |
Sinner's charter
03:20
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Bloody words
Content rich
Handpicked highlights
Scratch yer itch
You’ve a sinners charter and Saviour’s post
Take your stage now be the host
Quality
Proximity
Same to you
But not to me
And which one is it that I miss
If you have to ask your taking the piss
A painting with no context
It’s a story with no end
It’s a day with no beginning
It’s a man without a friend
Whose days were not halcyon
And who’s ways were not wise
And who’s wisdom is not handed down from elders
Spread your words now
Coz there is no prize
There’ll have to find a way to be and cope without you
Please please no no
Please don’t go
There must be something out there they can do to help us
Grab my hands
Pull my body up
Way above, above the snow
Hold me closer
While our feet fall in the sand.
Please please no no
Please don’t go
There must be something out there they can do to help us
Grab my hands
Pull my body up
Way above, above the snow
Hold me closer
While our feet fall in the sand
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5. |
My friend
02:36
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The clock on the wall
It sends me all over the place
The clock on the wall
It's at a nice height for your face
The clock on the wall
Is telling me it's pastthat time again
And I'm not sure if I should be here anymore
To make something new why does anything have to end
We'll all be there soon and I'll be proud
To have had the chance to call you my friend.
The light of the moon.
Is telling me I should be on my way
The light of the moon
Reminds me I never called the tune
I walk out now
Into an unknown light and
I'll be frightened
Once again, just like I was way back then.
To make something new why does anything have to end
We'll all be there soon and I'll be proud
To have had the chance to call you my friend.
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6. |
Giving it away
02:28
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Just around the corner.
There’ll be better days
We’ll be sipping on shampoo
And slurping on oysters
You mark my words
And the sun will rise on our smiling faces
Every single day
And the songs that we sing will be full of joy
And the tunes that we choose will be stolen from the birds.
Don’t weep for what you’ve done
But don’t inure yourself to sorrow
Your duty’s to tomorrow and
We can still respect your past.
But what you are is all you hold
And all you are is holding on
To the simple joy of being alive
And living every day
To the sharing out of all you feel
And finally
The giving it away
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7. |
The unelectable liar
03:40
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From a specific time and place is where he came
He knew he’d have no chance so he just threw in his name
There was those who loudly applauded
There were those who loudly poured their scorn
But he was leader of them all before the morn
And non one knows how it happened
And no one really knows, least of all he
Just how this real nowhere man
Came from his nowhere land
And what was in the water on the day he came to be
The king that nobody wanted
The emperor with the all too visible clothes
He wears the comfortable attire
Of an unelectable liar
But what was in the water on they day they
Chose those clothes
And non one knows how it happened
And no one really knows, least of all he
Just how this real nowhere man
Came from his nowhere land
And what was in the water on the day he came to be
The king that nobody wanted
The emperor with the all too visible clothes
He wears the comfortable attire
Of an unelectable liar
But what was in the water on they day they
Chose those clothes
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8. |
Freeze
04:58
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Take me to through the gates, I’m already halfway through
But if I go, will you come too?
Sometimes I feel frozen and confused
Well I guess we’ve all been used
But if I go, will you come too?
No don’t let my hand go
For I will freeze with all these frailties
Paralysed in the snow
I will freeze, with all my indignities
Take me to the end I would only go with you
I can picture it with me and you
But if I go, will you come too?
Take me overboard, freeze us both in time
Well the pleasure the privilege is mine
But if I go, will you come too?
No don’t let my hand go
For I will freeze with all these frailties
Paralysed in the snow
I will freeze, with all my indignities
Save me from this small unhelpful, stupid world
Need nowhere else to turn
But if I go, will you come too?
But if I go, will you come too?
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9. |
The warm sun
04:24
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The warm sun can hid what you’re up to.
The best day is a day for your shortcomings
It’s easy to hide when nobody else is looking
And I need to hide see the world is just too small
The thoughts you can have when you’re wrapped up secure
Wrapped up so tight that you cannot endure
The stench of your own brain as flesh onto bone
Creates your world
And there’s somebody out there counting
With their head in their hands turned to the wall
Head in their hands turned to the wall
And I will hide coz its what I do best of all
It’s what I do best of all
It’s what I do
The warm sun can hid what you’re up to.
The best day is a day for your shortcomings
It’s easy to hide when nobody else is looking
And I need to hide see the world is just too small
The thoughts you can have when you’re wrapped up secure
Wrapped up so tight that you cannot endure
The stench of your own brain as flesh onto bone
Creates your world
And there’s somebody out there counting
With their head in their hands turned to the wall
Head in their hands turned to the wall
And I will hide coz its what I do best of all
It’s what I do best of all
It’s what I do
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10. |
Proud of a rock
03:10
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We’re expecting closure
While we’re keeping an open mind
And we want you in our image
But don’t you to replicate or be unkind
We’re not confused
We’re just distracted
And we’ve got nothing left to lose
And if you choose to take the piss
Then this is no more than we expected
The people we ask to do this
They do it badly
And we wonder why
And why are you so proud of a rock
Does this mean that you are perhaps ashamed of the sky
Does this mean that you are perhaps embarrassed by the sea
Does this fresh air makes you high
And why are you so proud of a rock
Does this mean that you are in perhaps ashamed of the sky
Perhaps you are embarrassed by the sea
Does this fresh air makes you high
Does this fresh air make you high
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11. |
Goodnight sweetheart
03:29
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It’s easy when you know how
You’ve been there and now your there again
Take your troubles though the door
Light a fire for those who know you
My god I wish I’d been there
Just to talk and talk and share
My god I wish I’d been there
Just to run my fingers through your hair
Go on sweet warrior
Be sure we won’t forget
For in the end we will all come to this
We just wanted one more kiss
Easy on the mind, easy on the soul
A thousand missed calls and no progress
Time has ripped apart your dream
But are life and death exactly what they seem
So go on sweet warrior
Be sure we won’t forget
For in the end we will all come to this
We just wanted one more kiss
So go on sweet warrior
Be sure we won’t forget
For in the end we will all come to this
We just wanted one more kiss
Goodnight sweetheart, good night sweetheart, goodnight sweetheart
Goodnight, goodnight
Goodnight sweetheart, good night sweet heart, goodnight sweetheart
Goodnight, goodnight
Goodnight
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Michael R Shaw Manchester, UK
Singer songwriter born and raised in Bury in Lancashire. A veteran of the local folk and festival circuits,Michael's eclectic mix of folk, indie and alternative influences have drawn comparisons to REM, Richard Hawley, Nick Cave and Guy Garvey.
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