1. |
Imaginary Man
03:42
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I PLAY AN IMAGINARY MAN
HIDING - CAUSE I CAN
NOTHING LEFT TO MAKE YOU SMILE
PAINT A FACE - FAKE IT- A WHILE
SO MANY DID COME
HOW MANY LOST- MORE GONE
KEEPING A SCORE
USING AN- OLD CRAYON
YOU TOOK US AWAY
ONE BY ONE
TILL THERE WAS JUST ME LEFT
TO CARRY ON.
CH; I’M YOUR IMAGINARY MAN
IN YOUR HEAD SINCE TIME BEGAN
PLAY INSIDE YOUR MIND
REMIND YOU OF THE SINS /YOU HIDE BEHIND
FACES NO LONGER LOOK THE SAME
DESTROYED N TAKEN AWAY
TOO MANY FRIENDS HAVE COME N GONE
TILL THERE WAS ONLY ME LEFT- TO CARRY ON
WELL I’M YOU’RE IMAGINARY MAN
IN YOUR HEAD SINCE TIME BEGAN
PLAY INSIDE THE MIND
REMIND YOU HOW YOU TREATED MANKIND
SO DESPERATE TO GET ME
OUT OF YOUR HEAD
WHEN YOU GO TO BED
I’M THE ONE- YOU MOST DREAD
IN NIGHTMARES
NOW ALL PAINTED IN RED
FOR PAST ACTIONS REVEALED-
NOW LOST LEFT AND UNSAID
I’M YOUR IMAGINARY FRIEND
NO LONGER USE ME TO DEPEND
STOP! NO NEED TO PRETEND
LIES TIED UP-AS YOU DESEND
PLAYING IN THE MIND OF A MAD MAN
DO AS MUCH DAMAGE AS I CAN
WAITING FOR A CRACKED SMILE
BEFORE YOU WALK THE LAST MIRACLE MILE
I’M YOU’RE IMAGINARY MAN
I’M IN YOUR HEAD SINCE TIME BEGAN
LIVE INSIDE YOUR MIND
REMIND YOU OF THOSE YOU LEFT BEHIND X2
I’M YOU’RE IMAGINARY MAN
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2. |
What Happened To Us
04:04
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SEEMS ONE DAY WE JUST WOKE UP
OUR YOUTH STOLEN AWAY
SEARCHED THRU SOME OLDE PICTURES
NOW LOOK -SO DARK N GREY
WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR ENDLESS DAZE
DRIFTED THOUGHT THEY’D NEVER FADE AWAY
EACH NIGHT AND DAY- A LIFETIME
IN OUR PRIME N NEVER SAW THE CRIME....
CH: WHAT HAPPENED TO US
DID IT HAPPEN TO YOU?
WE ALL GREW OLD
DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO
NEVER REALLY HAD A CLUE
NOT A SECOND TO THINK IT THRU
SAW IT ALL AROUND ME
NEVER THOUGHT IT WAS ME OR YOU
WE ALWAYS WERE THE SAME
NEVER SEEMED TO GROW UP- IT’S SO TRUE
REVISIT MEMORIES FROM OUR PAST
WE WERE JUST KIDS WHO GREW UP TOO FAST
DIDN’T REALLY HAVE A CLUE
THE CIRCLE OF LIFE THAT WE ALL GO THRU…….
WHAT HAPPENED TO US
DID IT HAPPEN TO YOU?
WE ALL GREW OLD
DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO
NEVER REALLY HAD A CLUE
NOT A CHANCE TO SEE IT THRU
WANNA BE LIKE THAT SILVER BIRD
STREAKING ‘CROSS THE SKY
NEVER GONNA SLOW DOWN
ALWAYS SOARING HIGH
GO DOWN FIGHTING CAUSE
AS LONG AS I COULD FLY
TIME IS A PENDULUM
NO NEED TO CRY
SO, I NEVER ASKED WHY!
NOW EVERYONE SEEMS TO HAVE FRIENDS
WHO ARE ILL
PARENTS GONE - WE ALL HAD TO SEE IT THRU
LEFT SO FAST, SQUANDERED TIME
A NIGHTMARE -I NEVER ASKED
NO INNOCENCE OR PROTECTION
SINCE YOU WENT AWAY
FEW MORE HAIRD TURNING GREY
NO SECOND CLOSER TO THE FINAL DAY
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3. |
Button Box
03:46
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WELCOME TO MY BUTTON BOX
FULL OF HOPES N TARNISHED DREAMS
OLD TIN BADGES
THE LAST MOMENT
FROM MY TEENS
NAMES N FACES
BOUGHT FROM JUKEBOX PLACES
HUNDREDS STORED IN MY LITTLE BOX
FROM A PLACE N TIME –NOW-CAN’T SET BACK THE CLOCKS
USED TO WEAR YOU ON MY JACKETS
USED TO WEAR ON MY SHIRTS
TO LET THE WORLD, KNOW INSIDE
HOW LOST I FELT
YOU SPOKE TO ME THRU MUSIC
I WANTED ALL TO KNOW - THE MEANING OF YOUR LYRICS
GIFTS - YOU WOULD BESTOW
THE BOTTON BOX NOW TATTERED N WORN
PRECIOUS PIECES OF MY HISTORY
TO YOU CHEAP GLITTERY JEWELRY
FOR ME A TIME OF MY INNOCENT
YOUNG FOOLERY
WE LISTENED TO YOUR RECORDS
AND WE STUDIED ALL YOUR LINES
STILL REMEMBER WHEN
YOU WERE
THE SIGN OF OUR TIMES
WEAR THEM PROUD WEAR THEM LOUD
LET THE WORLD KNOW- WHERE YOU’VE BEEN
FROM THE RAVENS TO THE KINKS
OH YEAH-YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THEM THEN
YOU SPOKE TO ME THRU MUSIC
I WANTED THE WORLD TO KNOW
THE MEANING OF YOUR LYRICS
GIFTS OF KNOWLEDGE TO ME YOU COULD BESTOW
SMALL FACES N IMAGES
AND STORIES IN MY MIND
EXCUSE ME WHILE I TOUCH THE SKY
N LEAVE THE REST/ BEHIND
WELCOME TO MY MEMORY BOX
FULL OF HOPES N LOST DREAMS
TIN BADGES ALONG WITH
ME OLDE- PRECIOUS FADED T SHIRTS N WORN OUT JEANS
WELCOME TO MY BOTTON BOX
WELCOME TO MY OLD DREAMS
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4. |
Cost Of Love
02:53
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THE COST OF LOVE
ALWAYS PAYS TOO MUCH
WHEN I REMEMBER BACK TO
YOUR TENDER TOUCH
THE COST OF LOVE
ALWAYS HAS A PRICE
AN END RESULT
FEELING COLD AS ICE
OH THE COST OF LOVE
THE COST OF LOVE
TOO HIGH PRICE TO PAY
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT’S
ALWAYS LOST IN BETRAY
THE COST OF LOVE
DON’T WANT TO PLAY
DRAGS OUT THE WORST- EVERY DAY
OH THE COST OF LOVE
OH THE COST OF LOVE
THE COST OF LOVE
ALWAYS PAYS TOO MUCH
TAKES CONTROL -AND USES AS A CRUTCH
OH THE COST OF LOVE
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5. |
Too Far From The Candle
04:59
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THE CANDLE LOWERS ITS LAST LIGHT
SOMETIME WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT
SHADOWS OF DARKNESS SUDDENLY APPEARS
TIME TO RELIVE – ALL OUR FEARS
SOMETHING ABOUT THIS NIGHT
NO LONGER SEE THE CAT EYES LITE
SCARRED BY WHAT WE NO LONGER SEE
CASTS A SENSE OF TERROR OVER YOU N ME
IS THIS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET BURNED BY THE CANDLE
WHEN THE HEART’S DESTROYED TOO HARD TO HANDLE
IS THIS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET BURNED BY THE CANDLE
CAN’T AFFORD OR REVEAL – ANOTHER SCANDAL
CHINESE WHISPERS ARE ALL ONE HEARS
EVERY NIGHT AS THE MOON STARTS TO DISAPPEAR
SHYNESS OF WILL LEAVES A SHADOW OF DOUBT
SOMETHING TO NEVER – FEEL SO GOOD ABOUT
COMING BACK TO THIS CRAZY WORLD
LISTEN TO EVERY RUMOR HEARD
EVER SOUND YOU MAKE - CAN YOU BARE THE HEARTBREAK
NO VICTIMS LEFT WHO CAN REPEAT YOUR MISTAKE
IS THIS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MOVE TOO FAR FROM THE CANDLE
WHEN THE HEART’S DESTROYED TOO HARD TO HANDLE
IS THIS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET – BURNED BY THE CANDLE
CAN’T EXPOSE OR AFFORD – ANOTHER SCANDAL
PARANOIA ALL AROUND
MAKE SURE THE BODIES CAN’T BE FOUND
DON’T WANT STORIES TO CONFLICT
OR EVIDENCE FOUND TOO PERFECT
WANT THE VICTIM TO BE CROWNED
AND BURIED OUT BY THE OLDE PLAYGROUND
THE OLD PLAYGROUND
THE CANDLE NO LONGER PROVIDES THE LIGHT
SOMETIME WELL LONG AFTER MIDNIGHT
AWARENESS OF DARKNESS SUDDENLY APPEARS
TIME TO AWAY N RELIVE ALL OF OUR FEARS
IS THIS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MOVE TOO FAR FROM THE CANDLE
WHEN THE HEART’S DESTROYED BY TIME/TOO HARD NOT TO HANDLE
IS THIS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET BURNED BY THE CANDLE
AND YOU’RE LEFT ALONE, ALONE WITH FEAR AND SCANDAL
NOTHING BUT FEAR AND SCANDAL
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6. |
This Bird Has Flown
04:13
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SHE LEFT THE CAGE DOOR OPEN
HAD TO SEIZE THE CHANCE
FIND MY WAY TO FREEDOM
ENDING A ONE WAY- ROMANCE
THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN
HAS GONE AWAY
NO LOOKING BACK
FACE A BRAND-NEW DAY
ENJOY NEW FOUND LIBERTY
TIME TO CLAIM MY OWN DESTINY
LOCKED IN HER GUILDED CAGE
ROBBED OF ALL MY DIGNITY
WANTED MY SURRENDER
BUT NEVER GOING TO RENDER
SHE BRIBED ME WITH HER PRETTY WAY
THINKING I WAS SUCH- CHILDS PREY
HER FLIRTATION MY FRUSTRATION
MIND GAMES SHE USED TO PLAY CAUSE
THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN
HAS GONE AWAY
NO LOOKING BACK
FACE A BRAND-NEW DAY
PRETEND TO OBEY
WAITING A SECOND TO GETAWAY
SHE WAS MADE OF PROMISES
AND USED ME WITH HER CHARMS
CAPTURED N HIDDEN
IN HER GOLDEN CROWN OF THORNS
TOOK ME THE PEARLY GATE
OPEN N CLOSE- CHOICE MY FATE
SAW THE MADDNESS IN HER EYES
KNEW THEN THIS – BIRD COULD FLY
THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN
HAS GONE AWAY
NO LOOKING BACK
FACE A BRAND-NEW DAY
ENJOY NEW FOUND LIBERTY
TIME TO FACE MY OWN DESTINY
CALMED ME WITH FALSE PROMISES
TRIED TAMING ME WITH LIES
WAITED FOR THE CHANCE
FOR THIS BIRD -TO FLY
THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN
HAS GONE AWAY
NO LOOKING BACK
FACE A BRAND-NEW DAY
ENJOY A NEW-FOUND LIBERTY
TIME TO FACE MY OWN DESTINY
THIS BIRD NOW FLOWN
HAS GONE AWAY
NO LOOKING BACK
FIGHT FURY EVERYDAY
THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN
NO LONGER PREY
NEVER COMING BACK
FROM YESTERDAY
THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN … AWAY
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7. |
Catch A Cloud
02:06
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CATCH A CLOUD IN YOUR HAND
ONLY THEN YOU MIGHT UNDERSTAND
FEEL THE SUN TOUCH YOUR FACE
FIND THE TIME TO EMBRACE
FEEL THE BREEZE RUSTING THRU THE TREES
AS AUTUMN STARTS TO TAKE ITS SEIZE
DANCE ON FIRST VIRGIN SNOW
AS FLAKES -BEGIN TO FLOW
CH TAKE TWO HOURS OFF
WATCH THE WORLD GO BY
REACH OUT AND TRY TO THE TOUCH THE SKY
BE ONE WITH THE WORLD
HEAL THE SOUL THAT LEFT YOU BURNED
WATCH THE SPIDER BUILD HIS WEB
ENTICE THE PRAY ON WHICH THEY LIVE
FEEL THE SEA WAVES BRUSH YOUR FACE
WATCH THE SUN FADE AT AN EARLIER PACE
SILENCE STARTS WITHOUT A SCREAM
PRECIOUS TIME TO LET YOU BREATH
NOTHING SIMPLE AS BLACK N WHITE
MOST TIME DARKEST BEFORE THE LIGHT
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8. |
I'm Leaving Redhill
04:05
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I’M LEAVING REDHILL
I’M IN A CONSTANT CLOUD STUCK IN TIME- SINCE YOU LEFT SO FAR BEHIND
YOU WERE READY TO GO STILL SEE YOU IN THE AFTERGLOW
MEMORIES N THOUGHTS /STUCK IN MY MIND YOU WERE ONE OF A KIND
SO FAR AWAY IN TIME -BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW- I MISS YOU SO
MOMENTS N SHADES FLASH THRU MY BRAIN
TOOK YOUR SOULSO FAR AWAY
JUST LOOKED AT A PHOTO TEARS IN VAIN
I REALLY MISS YOU SO- BUT THERE’S NO ONE TO BLAME
NO THERE’S NO ONE TO BLAME
IM LEAVING REDHILL
SOME FOND THOUGHTS OF YOUR FAREWELL
YOU ALWAYS HAD ME/ UNDER A SPELL
I MISSED YOU BEFORE YOU LEFT - YOU WERE ON YOUR WAY
YOU WAITED TILL IT WAS “YOU'RE PERFECT DAY”
DON’T WANT TO ACCEPT THAT YOU’RE GONE
JUST A MOMENT WHEN WE HAD A LAUGH
N A CUPPA OF TEA
I DON’T KNOW WHY IT CAN’T ALL SINK IN
CAN WE GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING?
AND TRY TO START AGAIN / TRY and START AGAIN
YOU WERE ALWAYS SO CONFIDENT
AND ALWAYS KNEW YOUR WAY/
NEVER GOING TO CHANGE
NO MATTER WHAT! ANYONE WOULD SAY
STOOD BY YOUR BELIEFS
AND ALWAYS A PRAYER
THAT’S THE FAMILY WAY
WHAT YOU BELIEVED UNTIL YOUR LAST- DIEING- DAY
IM LEAVING REDHILL
NOW I FEEL SO USELESS
CAN’T SEE PAST THE GREY
SHADES OF COLORS N STORIES WHEN WE USED TO PLAY
THOSE GOLDEN TIMES-THAT SEEMED SO ENDLESSLY
ONCE UPON A DAY/ NOW ALL TAKEN AWAY
WELL IT WAS LAST TIME -TO EVER SAY GOODBYE
DIDN’T KNOW IT AT THE TIME
I COULDN’T SHED A TEAR N WASN’T GOING TO CRY
DOENT MEAN I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO DEEP INSIDE SO DEEP INSIDE
IM LEAVING REDHILL
IM LEAVING REDHILL IN THE MORNING
IM LEAVING REDHILL IN THE MORNING FOR THE VERY LAST TIME
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9. |
Last Of The Summer Wine
03:35
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DON’T WANT TO DRINK
THE LAST SUMMER WINE
WHEN MEMORIES OF OUR PAST
WILL BE SOON BE LOST N LEFT BEHIND
DON’T WANT TO DRINK
THE LAST SUMMER WINE
UNSPOKEN CONFESSIONS
PLAYING WITH MY MIND
TIME IN TIME OUT
WE PLAYED THIS GAME
PUSHED TO THE EDGE
WHILE THE OFFENDER- HIDES THE SHAME
TIME IN TIME OUT
WHICH ONE TO BLAME
LIKE a MOTH TO A FLAME
BOTH HURT BY THE BURNING GAME
TOO FEW TRUTHS MIXED WITH SOO MANY LIES
WAITING FOR THE STARS TO GIVE ME A SIGN-
BAD DECISIONS- TOO MANY REGRETS
CAN’T FIND A WAY TO FORGIVE OR FORGET
AS THE SUN SETS ON THE SKLINE
NO LONGER SEE THE VIEW-
FADING OUTLINES OF TOMORROW
BOTH WISH -THE OTHER KNEW
AT THE END OF THE SEASON
THE LAST TO BE LEAVING
WORDS TAKE ON A NEW MEANING
NEED TO STOP UNSPOKEN BLEEDING
SO, FEW TRUTHS HIDDEN IN THE SKIES
NEED THE STARS TO HIDE AND REALIGN
SAD DECISIONS NO WAY TO APPEASE
AS THE AUTUMN SUN LEAVES A COOL BREEZE
TIME IN TIME OUT
WE PLAYED THIS GAME
PUSHED TO THE EDGE
WHICH ONE TO REALLY BLAME
TIME IN TIME OUT
ITS SUCH A SHAME
LIKE MOTH TO A FLAME
GUILTY- PLAYING THE WAITING GAME
DON’T WANT TO DRINK
THE LAST SUMMER WINE
TILL CONFESSIONS ARE NO LONGER ON WITH MY MIND-
DON’T WANT TO DRINK
THE LAST SUMMER WINE
DON’T WANT TO LEAVE
LEAVE –YOU- BEHIND
NOT READY TO DRINK THE LAST SUMMER WINE
NOT READY TO DRINK THE LAST SUMMER WINE
UNTIL IVE REVEALED WHATS ON MY MIND
NOT READY TO DRINK THE LAST- SUMMER- WINE
WE BOTH SMILED
AND PLAYED WITH SHAME
A SHORT TIME
A ROMANCE JUST A GAME
WE BOTH LAUGHED
NEVER MEANT TO LAST
NO EXPECTATIONS DASHED
JUST TO LAUGH, A MEMORY CAUGHT IN THE PAST
DON’T WANT TO DRINK
THE LAST SUMMER WINE
DON’T WANT TO LEAVE
LEAVE –YOU- BEHIND
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10. |
Hayley
03:55
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YOU WERE ENGLAND’S SWEETHEART
STARRED IN TIGER BAY N
WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND
MY FIRST DATE IN THE DAY
OUR MARLEBORNE GIRL
THEY TOOK YOU AWAY
TO AMERICA- A STAR IN YOUR PRIME
DISNEY’S GONNA TAKE YOU TO THE TOP IN NO TIME
OH HAYLEY
YOU’RE A STAR
YOU’RE GOIN TO MAKE IT
A BIG WAY N GO SO FAR
OH HAYLEY
YOU’RE A STAR
THE FIRST CRUSH IN MY MEMOIR
LET’S GET TOGETHER YEAH YEAH YEAH
SHE SANG FROM THE SCREEN
DAZE OF INNOCENCE NOW LONG GONE
MY FIRST- TEENAGE DREAM
YOUR DAD WAS IN THE FAMILY WAY
PLAYED IN THE CASTWAYS DIDN’T HE?
PROTECTING YOU THEY HAD TO AGREE
BRING ALL THE TOSH TO THE OLDE PALM TREE
YOU PLAYED POLLY IN YOUR HEYDAY
THE PARENT TRAP WAS EASY CHILD’S PLAY
TROUBLE WITH ANGELS A SUDDEN DECAY
A CHEAP ROLE DONE THE AMERICAN WAY
OH HAYLEY
YOU’RE A STAR
YOU’RE GOIN TO MAKE IT
N A BIG WAY –GO SO FAR
OH HAYLEY
YOU’RE A STAR
YOU’RE GOIN TO MAKE IT MAKE IT
GO SO FAR
BACK TO YOUR HOMELAND BACK TO STAY
PROVE THE CRITICS WRONG
GROWN UP PARTS
PLAYED YOUR WAY
WELL I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY
MADE PEACE WITH YOUR WORLD
NO LONGER IN MAGAZINES
AS THE TEENS COVERGIRL
OH, HAYLEY OH HAYLEY
YOU’RE A STAR YOU’RE A STAR
YOU DID IT YOU MADE IT - STILL HAD YOUR CHARM N WITT
WENT SO FAR
IT STILL WHO YOU ARE
WE LUVED U THEN
WE LUV NOW
YOU’LL NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH YOU MEANT
OH HAYLEY…. YOUR A STAR
FOREVER IN MY DREAMS N MY MEMOIR
OH HAYLEY, OH HARLEY
FOREVER IN MY DREAMS N MY MEMOIR
OH, HAYLEY FOREVER A STAR
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11. |
Head Of The Nail
04:33
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WALKING AROUND IN A HAZE
IN A MOMENT OF DISBELIEF
DISABLED BY RETURNING SORROW
JUST PROLONGS – ALL THE GRIEF
TURN OFF THE SOUNDS OF ROBERT WYATT
CAN’T BE KNOWN AS HIS THIEF
THIS MOMENT ONLY REWARDS SILENCE
WHICH AT BEST – A MOMENTARY RELIEF
CALL BACK REMINDERS FROM MY PAST
FOR THAT ONE MISTAKE I WAS SO MISCAST
STUPID ENOUGH TO PULL TWO JOKERS FROM A PACK
REPAY THE PRICE – THERE’S NO WAY BACK
AS THE HEAD OF A NAIL
DRIVES DEEPER IN MY BRAIN
EVERY SECOND A LIFETIME
CAN’T GET BACK AGAIN
AS THE SORE GETS MORE INFLAMED
CAN’T HIDE AWAY FROM MY SHAME
I’M THE ONE WHO BARES THE BLAME
A PERMANENT MEMORY TO KEEP ME IN LINE
NEVER DO TANGO OR DRINK TOO MUCH WINE
GIVEN THE WARNING – NEVER SAW THE SIGN
RECEIVED THE BAD CARD, TOO LATE TO DECLINE
NO USE LOOKING BACK, JUST MOVING AHEAD
STILL HOLD MEMORIES OF THE BLOOD I BLED
I’M TO BLAME FOR THE HELL I SPREAD
TOO MANY SECONDS LOST, I NOW DREAD
AS THE HEAD OF A NAIL
DRIVES DEEPER IN MY BRAIN
EVERY SECOND A LIFETIME
WON’T SEE IT AGAIN
AS THE SORE GETS MORE INFLAMED
I’M THE ONE WHO BARES THE BLAM
NOT TO DRAIN AWAY MY SHAME
CAPTURED N CONTAINED IN THESE FOUR WALLS
TIME LOCKED – IN DISBELIEF
DROWNING IN RETURNING SORROW
ABSORBS ALL MY HIDDEN GRIEF
AS THE HEAD OF A NAIL
DRIVES DEEPER IN MY BRAIN
EVERY SECOND A LIFETIME
WON’T SEE IT AGAIN
AS THE SORE GETS MORE INFLAMED
I’M THE ONE WHO BARES THE BLAM
NOT TO DRAIN AWAY MY SHAME
NOT TO HIDE AWAY MY SHAME
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Edward Rogers New York, New York
British-born, NYC-based prolific singer-songwriter Edward Rogers releases his eighth solo album, Catch A Cloud, via Zip Records. When he's not writing and recording, Rogers hosts a radio show, Atlantic Tunnel, which airs weekly on WFMU's Rock 'N' Soul Radio and monthly on Totally Wired Radio, UK. ... more
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