1. |
Life on Leonard Street
03:56
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Summer was about our swimming pool
and the kids from school would come
and Mum would make her lemonade
and we'd all have fun
And me and my best friend
Miss Madeline, we would pretend
that we were married
and our husbands played for Essendon
No more Sunday afternoons
and no more sunny holidays in June
no more having tea parties
beneath the weeping willow tree
no more wondering if you love me
And as the years went by
I watched my shadow grow
and I got too old
to lick the spoon and watch cartoons
the neighbours left
and the rabbits died
the boys got sick
and there were bushfires
but we all came out on the other side alive
No more Sunday afternoons
and no more sunny holidays in June
no more having tea parties
beneath the weeping willow tree
no more wondering if you love me
Coz now we're grown up (grown up)
they watched us grow up (grow up)
and now we're grown up (grown up)
yeah, now we're grown up.
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2. |
Tip of the Iceberg
03:27
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The things people experience
in their lives
The things I hear about well they
blow my mind
There's so much to learn from don't
close your eyes
Keep them open
you will be surprised
Wear your heart on your sleeve
you will survive
Take out all of your fancy clothes tonight
and dance like you've never danced before
OOooh
I'm only at the tip of this
goddamn iceberg
waiting for the sun
to melt that icy sucker down
so my boat can move
along
The things people experience
in their lives
The things I hear about well they
blow my mind
There's so much to learn from don't
close your eyes
Keep them open
you will be surprised
Wear your heart on your sleeve
you will survive
Take out all of your fancy clothes tonight
and dance like you've never danced before
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3. |
Le Cheval Noir du Paris
04:03
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He walks with a swagger
and a swing in his step
looks like a poet
rising out of the depths
of another time
that we all forget
He lives like his dreams
have already come true
from the past and the future
he brings wisdom to you
and the other ones
who wanna jive to his tune
looks like a butterfly
stings like a bee
greatest man
in my history
He walks with a swagger
a swagger
a swagger
looks like a butterfly
stings like a bee
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4. |
Blackpool
04:51
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It's another cold day in this burnt out forgotten town
and the rain falls heavily on the cold forgotten ground
and it seems the sun forgot to rise again
coz it's dark and it's gloomy out there
The exhaustion overwhelms my body
for a moment there's a twang of clarity
then I know this won't be for long
The circus came to town many years ago
and the clowns they tore off their hats
and drowned in their sorrows
their noses turned red and their faces turned sad
and they spent their days wallowing in their sorows
at the bottom of a bottle
The exhaustion overwhelms my body
for a moment there's a twang of clarity
then I know this won't be for long
The exhaustion overwhelms my body
for a moment there's a twang of clarity
then I know this won't be (won't you take me away from here)
then I know this won't be for long
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5. |
Weight of the World
03:43
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Take my hand
Take my soul
I'm not worthy of your love
We sat apart
I danced alone
To the slow beating of my heart
And it's not fair
It has to end
But it's over now lets not pretend
Take my hand
Take my soul
I'm not worthy of you love
Oooohs
Take my hand
Take my soul
I'm not worthy of your love
It's not fair
It has to end
It's over now let's not pretend
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6. |
Dyana
04:20
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Meet me at the hotel
where we first met
I'll wear my fur, you bring your cigarettes
and your camera
We'll sit on the bed
and talk about our days at work and
watch some bad tv
and I'll put on my fur
and we'll take bad Polaroids
and leave them in the drawers
Ooohs
We'll get in the car
and drive along the highway
we'll stop off and buy some chocolate
by the railway
and we'll talk about the time when you came home
really stoned
and you threw that crystal glass against the wall
and we'll laugh and say "that was a good day"
Ooohs
And you'll drop me off outside my house
under the stars
and I will wave goodbye
and close the gave behind me
find my keys
open the front door
and go to bed.
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7. |
The Great Wall
03:23
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I'm sailing away
from all that I know
it's fading away
I'm so far from home
Mother may I
fly to China
and taste the rain in Spain
We'll climb up the Eiffel tower
and we'll home again
(pretty please)
It's cold out today
so keep yourselves warm
rain rain go away
come back when I'm gone
(pretty please)
Mother may I
fly to China
and taste the rain in Spain
We'll climb up the Eiffel tower
and we'll come home again
Why do I lie
asleep in my bed
why do the lights
all turn to red
why can't I be
a sailor instead
and drift through the waves
in my head
I'm sailing away
sailing away
sailing away...etc
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Hold your head high
and stand in your shoes
you will get by
if you know they're coming for you
Don't waste your time
and tuck in that shirt
you will get by
if you know they're coming for you
if you know they're coming for you
no one ever knows
if no one ever goes
nowhere
nowhere
you'll never know
if you never go
nowhere
nowhere
oOOooh
They're coming for you
Woahhhh woahhh...etc
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9. |
Sandy Moon
03:42
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I've got fears to overcome
but I'll wipe my tears away
let myself fade for just a little while
but keep on searching
keep on walking on the sunny side
I walked down in the night
the stars were shining bright
I walked down in the night
all alone
I've got chills they're multiplying
and I'm losing control
I'm walking this path all on my own
and I don't know
I walked down in the night
the stars were shining bright
I walked down in the night
all alone
Down the stairs
to the sand
no one's there
to take me by the hand
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10. |
We Sit in Silence
04:18
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The bright lights they hurt my eyes
as they blur past the passenger's side
and the wet road it glows outside
as we pass the scene of the crime
We sit in silence
we sit in silence
why did you chose us
why did you chase us
we were both helpless
and you were just a boy
The lifeless words they wear me out
as the sun begins to rise my body tires
and the slide projector in my mind
plays it on repeat
and we can't sleep
We sit in silence
we sit in silence
why did you chose us
why did you chase us
we were both hopeless
and you were just a boy
You stole our safety
$26 dollars
cost you your childhood
now you're a boy no more
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We met in a hurry
now we've slowed it right down
you've got me worried
put my feet back on solid ground
I'm flying all over
when I'm with you
if you disappear
then I'm falling
I'm falling back down (back down)
The smile on your face
keeps me warm at night
the steps we'll retrace
when we're old
and looking back in time
I'm flying all over
when I'm with you
you can't disappear
coz I'm falling
I'm falling for you (for you)
and I know it's not your fault
we've just gotta go on (on)
and we found the open road
now it's time to go home
(whistles and la la's)
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Carly Fern Melbourne, Australia
Carly Fern is a multi-faceted performance, sound and installation artist, writer, know-it-all and imbecile.
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