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Lost Astronaut
03:40
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The route is clear from here to here
But I need to find where here actually is
The places, the faces they all look the same
There’s no escaping the cul-de-sac
And I don't need a map; I find my way by the stars
But there’s no stars tonight, I ended up in a bar
Sitting in the corner in my space suit
Losing myself in another drink
Going nah, nah, nah, nah...
I remember my mission but my vision is blurred
Don’t remember my words, I remember your words
Go out there and head for the stars
I don't know where I am or where you are
And I wish I hadn't left the map at home...
Going nah, nah, nah, nah...
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Rotten Fruit
05:30
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The self-righteous brothers eat the rotten fruit
Just to prove they can (yeah)...
‘Cos in their world they mean everything
To themselves (yeah)
Revolve around their world (yeah)
It means nothing at all (yeah)
So why am I writing this song and feeling bitter inside again?
The monsters have taken over the psyche
And there's no love left (yeah)
And that black is back (yeah)
It means nothing at all (yeah)
So why am I writing this song and feeling bitter inside again?
The self-righteous brothers eat the rotten fruit
Just to prove they can (yeah)...
And that black is back (yeah)
And there's no love left (yeah)
You could kick yourself (yeah)
It means nothing at all (yeah)
So why am I writing this song and feeling bitter inside again?
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Never Broke The Chain
04:22
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No lessons learned; if anything it’s worse
Again, again, again, I never broke the chain
Go through the motions again
Mistakes replayed, remain
The same, the same, the same
I never broke the chain
It’s happening again
I try to escape, but I can’t break it…
I try to escape
But I never broke the chain
I never broke the chain
No…
It’s just happening again…
No, I never broke the chain…
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In the vast emptiness of space
Your words fill the vacuum
Well, there’s plenty of them
Talking without reason
Talking about yourself
No one’s really listening
And if they were, they'd hear nonsense
Well, I'm no saint (I know)
But I'm not the devil
Can’t say the same of you
Talking without reason
Talking about yourself
No one’s really listening
And if they were, they'd hear nonsense
The space between the moon and the stars...
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Virtual
03:03
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Oh, come on, give me the gun; oh, obviously, not the real one
It’s a virtual world, son, and we're slaves to the violence
Oh, come on, give me the screen and let me take my medicine
At the press of a button for the virtual world, son
The real world, overrated
I went outside and it's complicated
The real world, outdated
I went outside and it’s too complicated
Oh, come on, give me the key to truly find the killer in me
Oh, we're asking for trouble outside the virtual bubble
The real world, overrated...
Oh, come on, let's begin
Oh, come on and plug me in plug me in
Oh, come on, let's begin
Oh, come on and plug me in plug me in
Oh, come on give me the gun; well, obviously, not the real one
Oh, open the vault, son, and get ready to run
The real world, overrated...
Oh, come on let's begin...
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Comfort Blanket
04:27
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Oh jeez, oh jeez
Is it just Tuesday?
It feels like this week's gone on forever
I've been kicking around
I've been kicking around
But it feels like things aren't getting better
I should be moving at a thousand miles an hour
But I'm just sitting in a stationary car
And the traffic's blocked
Clouds are moving in
And that car doesn't know which lane it likes the best
I never dreamt
That I'd ever dream
Of waking up just to replay the day
I should be moving at a thousand miles an hour
But I'm just sitting in a stationary car
And an error message scrolls across the screen
I say ignore it, ‘cos I don't know what it means...
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Sleepwalking
03:07
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(Step 1, step 2)...
I'm sleepwalking, sleepwalking back to you
I'm sleepwalking, sleepwalking back to you
One step forward is so much less than the ones in reverse
I'm going through motions that I have previously rehearsed
This is where we knew we'd be going
This is where we knew we'd be going
This is where we knew we'd be going to
Sleepwalking’ sleepwalking back to you (step 1, step 2...)
I'm sleepwalking, sleepwalking back to you (step 1, step 2...)
This is where we knew we'd be going
This is where we knew we'd be going
This is where we knew we'd be going to
I'm sleepwalking, sleepwalking back to you
(Is where we knew we'd be going}...
(Step 1, step 2)...
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Fashionable Slaves
03:43
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Is the dress the important thing?
Or the make-up, don't forget the skin
It’s all a dream that we're being sold
And we're buying in, so we can be fashionable slaves
Slaves to the transient, slaves to the skin deep
And everybody wants to believe
In the myth that we're being sold
And we're buying in, and we're buying in
Enthusiastically, so we can be fashionable slaves
If you purchase the dream, purchase the dream
Purchase the dream, what can possibly go wrong?
And everybody wants to look like they're rich
And everybody wants to believe in the myth
So it's 1, 2, 3...take your medicine!
‘Cos we all want to be young and beautiful
Sell the myth to me, despite the debt that we're living with
Want to believe in the temporary
In the temporary
So that we can be
Fashionable slaves
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Diamonds
03:28
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For a moment there
Thought I'd found something, I thought I was someone
I thought I'd made the grade
For a moment there
Saw it shining there; I’m going to dig it up
I’m going to take it home, going to take it home
Going to dig it up, going to take it home
I’m going to hide it there, underneath my coat
For a moment there
Thought I'd found something, I thought I was someone
I thought I'd made the grade; I'm going to dig it up...
I found diamonds, but I was mistaken...
For a moment there
Thought my ship's come in, I thought my ship's come in
I thought my ship's come in
For a moment there
Thought I'd found something, I thought I was someone
I thought I'd made the grade...
I saw it shining there, shining there...
I found diamonds, but I was mistaken...
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Back To The Fog
05:05
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Is there a way of getting out of this fog?
God, sometimes I think not
Hands outstretched, looking for the sun
It never seems to come
A hundred times I've turned away
And then, I turned back again
Is there a way of getting out of this fog?
God, sometimes I think not
Sometimes I think not...
Then it all becomes clear, just get out of here
A moment of light, a moment of doubt
And then, it’s back to the fog again
Then it all becomes clear, just get out of here
A moment of light, a moment of doubt
And then, it’s back to the fog again
Back to the fog again...
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The space between the moon and the stars...
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Puppet & The String
02:53
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It’s a strange dance they do, going round in circles
And they know, when you're down, to quickly put the boot in
Quickly put the boot in
You can almost hear them laughing
You can almost hear them laughing
I'm fed up, go to bed
For God's sake turn the light out
In the dark, think dark thoughts
They’ve got me on the string again
They’ve got me on the string again
You can almost hear them laughing
You can almost hear them laughing
The puppet and the string again...
They’ve got me on the string again
They’ve got me on the string again
You can almost hear them laughing
You can almost hear them laughing
The puppet and the string again...
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Demons
03:41
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We’ve all got our battles, it’s not obvious
But each and every day we’re all the front line
Don’t let your demons out, don’t say anything
So it all looks ok but you’re burning up inside
I listed my complaints, no one listened
They listed my mistakes and ran out of paper
Don’t let your demons out, don’t say anything
So it looks ok and everybody’s happy
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In the vast emptiness of space
Your words fill the vacuum
Well, there’s plenty of them
Talking without reason
Talking about yourself
No one’s really listening
And if they were, they'd hear nonsense
Well, I'm no saint (I know)
But I'm not the devil
Can’t say the same of you
Talking without reason
Talking about yourself
No one’s really listening
And if they were, they'd hear nonsense
The space between the moon and the stars...
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Back To The Fog Again
03:23
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Is there a way of getting out of this fog?
God, sometimes I think not
Hands outstretched, looking for the sun
It never seems to come
A hundred times I've turned away
And then, I turned back again
Is there a way of getting out of this fog?
God, sometimes I think not
Sometimes I think not...
Then it all becomes clear, just get out of here
A moment of light, a moment of doubt
And then, it’s back to the fog again
Then it all becomes clear, just get out of here
A moment of light, a moment of doubt
And then, it’s back to the fog again
Back to the fog again...
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Church of Elvis England, UK
Church OF Elvis (everybody's 90's support act, nobody's darlings) reformed and released Submarina in 2014 and the brilliant
Spirals in 2015. They are back during lockdown with the melancholy Rotten Fruit. Their back catalogue is enormous, but you won't find one Elv the Pelv cover version lurking anywhere!
They will also drink your rider, you have been warned.
Thank-you-very much...
... more
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