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TRY AGAIN
03:31
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A simple plan is always best
Set yourself a goal that you can manage
Take your time and look around
Check your horoscope and then consider
Trust is for fools
Kindness for the weak
Love is blind,
it's just a habit you can't break
So you try and try again
You don't know when to say when
and you give it your best shot
You feel like Charlie Brown
As he lines up for the big kick-off
As you sail into the air
The crowd applauds - they love a ritual.
Trust is for fools
Kindness for the weak
Love is blind,
it's just a habit you can't break
So you try and try again
You don't know when to say when
and you give it your best shot
Go, you good thing, go
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ROYAL RESERVE
03:22
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I'm feelin' kind of vague, I'm not the man I was
Never was a sage, I was the man I'm not
Don't ask me for advice, ask me for the score
So insensitive, less is always more
So seize the day, you reckless fool
Royal reserve won't get you anywhere
Let's go down to the beach, make love beneath the stars
Howl up to the moon, release the beast within
Drink until it's dawn, don't fight it anymore
Je ne regrette rien, a life without remorse
But can't you see, Je regrette tout
Joie de vivre, it's not the life for me
So seize the day, be a reckless fool
Royal reserve won't get you laid tonight
Holed up on the couch, the cat your only friend
The rat is on the wheel, the wheel it never ends
A knock upon the door, pretend you're not at home
The echoes down the hall, it's cool to be alone
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THE LARK ASCENDS
05:27
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The lark ascends, some distant land
Quiet green, the sleight of hand
Bombs descend, mysterious island
Giant beasts race through the sand
Hardy souls, stiff upper lips
Lovely girls, sweet fingertips
Driving down to the river's edge
My heart of glass, no bets to hedge
If you see her passing by
Cross your heart and hope to die
Across the fields and faraway
Lightning strikes, here comes the rain
Go down to the river's edge
Giant steps don't leave a trace
If you see her passing by
Cross your heart and hope to die
Finally calm, no pain today
Free from harm, no words to say
Three words unspoke, my gaze averts
Dream my dreams, my aim perverts
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THE DOG SONG
03:55
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The dog sat staring at a point beyond the wall
And she'd been like that all day
Like a compass stuck on southwest, her attention was magnetised
Like a scene from Poltergeist
I started to listen to the noises of the night
And I kept my baseball bat close at hand
Suddenly, the sprinklers sprayed into action
At the same time, the security lights burst on
Still the dog didn't waver, there was a language to these signs
That I was yet to decipher
Think man think - recall that final conversation
Oh, just think man think - recall that final conversation
Just as I was about to drift off
Nerves on edge, a shadow crept by
A knock on my window, a rattle of keys
A hiss and a curse, it's me, it's me
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WILL I FALL?
03:43
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I found myself driving through town on a Saturday night
There were bells and chimes at midnight
Tolling for a new beginning
Oh, my hands felt strong and my brain was ablaze
With plans and schemes, oh a river of dream
I studied all the faces of the lonely and the lost
And the streets full of bounty for the one who kept his feet
But will I fall?
I picked myself up and brushed myself off
Checked my hair in the rearview mirror
I wasted no time, I had the world in my hand
I was spinning like a ball on a roulette wheel
I breathed in the smoke, I breathed in the fire
I breathed in the perfume of fabulous girls
I took a stab in the dark and I threw myself in
It's not so hard when there's nothing but fear
But will I fear?
Now I will get while the going is good
While still something left that is ticking
I tipped my hat to the ones who made it through
And the girl down the road that inhabits my soul
I said the ghost down the road that inhabits my soul
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LET'S FALL IN LOVE
05:19
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He wears a heady perfume
As he surveys the scene
Down at Jo-Jo’s on a Friday night
At happy hour
Sun-lounge blondes and I.T. entrepreneurs
Comparing accessories
Day-glo slacks and retro style
They all seem so immune
But all that glitters is not gold
And all these creatures seem so bold
Beneath the shadows, the neon lights
They fall so fast
Fast buck, slow suck, sitting up a corner
Try your luck, it could happen to you
You walk the walk, now talk the talk
Let’s do a line, let’s make a deal
Let’s fall in love
So seize the day and make the play
It’s a toll-free zone
Nobody’s watching you can do what you please
And what pleases you is a modern life
No rules, no fear, get loud, get down
If it feels good it must be right
But burst my bubble
Isn’t there something missing?
Let’s fall in love
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SWEET HAND OF MERCY
05:45
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Deep in the night, I can hear you breathing
Long slow pulls, the sleeper sleeping
The moon shines down on your gleaming skin
Love to love you baby, won’t you let love in?
It's just the sweet hand of mercy
Got one eye open and a lonely whistle
The other eye's closed but my fingers listen
Hit a nerve, gonna do some drillin'
Close your eyes now, this won't hurt a bit
It's just the sweet hand of mercy
Took a drink - man, he's eatin' the worm
Rage is still playing - don't know which way to turn
Spirit is weak and the flesh is willing
Mind's playing tricks, the effect is thrilling
Study the meaning, every last detail
A sensory trap, got the dog by the tail
The closer we get, the harder we fall
Don't care anymore, think I heard the call
It's just the sweet hand of mercy
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SHUT IT DOWN
04:56
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Another little mystery to solve
That raised eyebrow, the hint of smirk
What did you just say?
Just mutter under you breath
So I fix another coffee and stew in the kitchen
A blinding headache taking hold
Shut it down, block it out
Store it up, fill the hole
Suck it up, spit it out
Spread the word, cleanse your soul
And you sit there benign
Your little arrows found their mark
Butter wouldn't melt in your mouth
So the dinner's made with bitterness and bile
Just dead meat on the table
Shut it down, block it out
Store it up, fill the hole
Suck it up, spit it out
Spread the word, cleanse your soul
I slam the door on my way out
To your silent smile
The cold frost fills my lungs
Fills my throat which is burning, by the way
I walk and I walk
Through the dark
A pulse pounding in my temple
I'm not a violent man but...
Shut it down, etc.
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IN THEIR MINDS
04:54
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He peered through his fingers
At a dim world far below
A cheroot room on the coffee table
Stained the air with it’s memories
The girl lay on the bed
Like an afterthought
But deep inside her eyes
The coin was spinning lazily
In their minds
She relaxed as he ran his hand along her leg
A fleeting connection
They were lost in their own thoughts
Simple yet sacred
They offered no explanation
There were mundane yet miraculous
In their minds
The room service arrived
They watched a game show and a re-run of Friends
He ran his hand along her leg
The air con sent a shiver through the room
They dressed for cocktails
Sharing the bathroom
The TV flared and died
and static filled the empty room
In their minds
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FARAWAY
05:07
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Smoke and tequila swirl in her mouth
As she drifts her way down my neck
And her fingers, they play me
Like piano wires
Sometimes she seems so far away
But tonight, she’s so intense
It’s a fickle hour
And there’s more going on than meets the eye
So I embark on a kind of silent pleading
Cos I can't read the look in her eye
And it seems to work
Maybe she finds it amusing
And the sun, it starts to rise
And one long kiss just doesn’t seem enough
Sometimes she seems so far away
But tonight, she’s so intense
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MIDNIGHT
04:24
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Midnight, I keep hearing this sound
Midnight, wind's about, maybe rain
Like a woman's voice moaning - the couple upstairs?
Or a woman's voice crying - ghost woman out there in the dark
I don't look, I just listen, still wondering
Maybe it's the camellias rasping at my window
Ruined flowers now in winter; or an animal in distress
I try to read my book
But the sound keeps drawing me back
I don't look, I just listen, still wandering
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12. |
IS IT REAL?
04:15
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Laying awake again so nothing much has changed
Sweat, cool breeze and the restlessness
Sifting the day's events, your sweet skin my harbour
It's not so bad down here when you're in your lover's arms
Is it real or fool's gold?
Is it something you can hold?
I was lost but now I'm found
In your arms, I'm homeward bound
Emotional mystery, I'm trying to keep track
The ups and downs and the twists and turns
Is it real or fool's gold?
Is it something you can hold?
I was lost but now I'm found
In your arms, I'm homeward bound
Sifting the day's events, your sweet skin my harbour
Calamity strikes again and the poison throbs
It's not so hard down here at the far end of the earth
It's not so bad down here when you're in your lover's arms
Is it real or fool's gold?
Is it something you can hold?
I was lost but now I'm found
In your arms, I'm homeward bound
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13. |
THE DOG DESCENDS REMIX
06:54
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Jack Howard Melbourne, Australia
Jack Howard played trumpet with Hunters and Collectors and for the last 20 years, he's been releasing his own highly- regarded music. Along the way, he's also played with The Living End, The Violent Femmes, Rodriguez and a host of others. In 2017, Jack toured the world with Midnight Oil as their trumpeter/multi-instrumentalist. He released his memoirs, Small Moments Of Glory in 2019. ... more
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