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You may ask yourself “what’s it all worth?”
As you stare down on the curve of the earth
All these mistakes, all this toil
You may find yourself drowning in oil
I just gotta shed this skin
What will be has gone but today’s still to live
Don’t let the hopelessness win
Find it in yourself to forgive
The Truth is Yours to Make
The Truth is Yours to Make
Fill her up again and turn the wheel
Leave it all behind, let the weariness heal
No more grey wolves, no more grey tiles
No more exit signs for miles and miles
I just gotta shed this skin
What will be has gone but today’s still to live
Don’t let the hopelessness win
Find it in yourself to forgive
The Truth is Yours to Make
The Truth is Yours to Make
Lights are blinding now and I can’t stand the heat
Taken far to much I’ve got to get some sleep
All we once were, all we will be
We’re just stardust with memories to keep
I just gotta shed this skin
What will be has gone but today’s still to live
Don’t let the hopelessness win
Find it in yourself to forgive
Find it in yourself to forgive
The Truth is Yours to Make
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“Heaven sent” I heard her say
Fall from grace hit every branch on the way
Even angels lose their wings
Still I shiver each and every time that she sings
Turn the light into my eyes - pinch and prod me to get a rise
And every time I get piece of mind, everybody wants a piece of mine
The folks they say to make it, you gotta take it not regret it
Even though the only thing is..
I Didn’t Mean It But I Said It
I Didn’t Mean It But I…
Little sister where’d you go?
Missing angel with that melancholy flow
Holding back only to shout out loud
Still I’m doing what I’m told
Turn the light into my eyes - Pinch and prod me just to get a rise
And every time I get piece in mind, everybody wants a piece of mine
The folks they say to make it, you gotta take it not regret it
Even though the only thing is I Didn’t Mean It But I Said It
I Didn’t Mean It But I said it
You and me and all the rest alternate between worst and best
The future doesn’t look so bright if you smother it all in your spite and
If you take a look at the world around
You’ll see we’re not standing on solid ground
Time is sliding faster now..
Tell me, are you worried now?
Tell me do you understand how?
Tell me are you losing out?
Tell me, are you running now?
Tell me do you understand how?
Tell me are you losing out?
Tell Me, are you hurting now?
Tell me do you understand how?
Tell me are you losing out? - yeah….
Turn the light into my eyes - pinch and prod me just to get a rise
And every time I get piece in mind, everybody wants a piece of mine
The folks they say to make it, you gotta take it not regret it
Even though the only thing is I Didn’t Mean It But I Said It
I Didn’t Mean It But I said it
I Didn’t Mean It I regret it
I Didn’t Mean It But I Said It
I Didn’t Mean It But I Said It
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Just Say When
03:40
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Here we go again, travelling. Eyes wide and hopes up high
And in the peace the music brings we try to lose our inhibitions
In a moment, a memory of me and my old friends
The machinations, the consequence of doing what you please
Count back from one to ten
Close your eyes and let’s pretend and you
Just Say When and I’ll stop, release and start again
Now we’re moving slower, wanting, underneath this Simpson’s sky
Ever so breathless, skin on skin. Grass & trees & human beings
My supposition - Imagination is half the battle won, my love
Ever feeling, forever needing, you shoved me to the floor
Count back from one to ten
Close your eyes and let’s pretend and you
You Just Say When and I’ll stop, release and start again
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We're On Fire
05:04
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My little love
Depend on you
Exorcise them ghosts and breathe
You are my star when I can’t find my way
We’ve finally got a chance this time ‘round
Whenever you’ve been lost before I promise you’ll be found
And if you feel scared I swear I’ll keep you safe and sound
We’re on Fire. Saved our souls
We’re on Fire. Lets grow old
Pour out your soul, fill up your loving cup
And drink to those who did us harm
My little love
Depend on me
Tell me all your fears and set them free
Whenever you’ve been hurt before I’m sorry that you cried
And if the heavens open over you I swear I’ll keep you dry
We’re on Fire. Saved our souls
We’re on Fire. Saved our souls
We’re on Fire. Saved our souls
We’re on Fire. Saved our souls
We’re on Fire. Saved our souls
We’re on Fire now let’s grow old
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Foolish Goodnight
05:04
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Waiting in line, waiting for a change
Time after time on the losing side again
I told myself things will never be the same
Just one look at you, never see your face again
I’m not just passing through
This place I don’t recognise
But lady I wanted you
I wont apologise for my Foolish Goodnight
Sat by myself looking for a place to roam
Hurting and learning I should never ever drink alone
Well you’ve always been there. No place like home
I must confess, honey you make me whole
I was just passing through
Wasn’t gonna stay too long
But baby I wanted you
No need to right no wrongs nor my Foolish Goodnight
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Heart of Tin
03:25
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Well she’s a comely thing with a come-to-bed grin
Spark in the eye and a pocket full of sin
And if I saw her today I’d toast her with gin
Tell her that I love her with my heart made of tin
I was running from curses to all her sweat mercies
With a body so warm as we spooned out the verses
We’ve been through it all so give us your worst
As we play out the night for all that its worth
It’s the sweetest pain
Like throwing me a lifeline and I’m drowning all the same
And if it seems to bleak, we’ll curl up together and whisper the words we cant speak
Well we’ve rolled in the hay, blowing cobwebs away
Drank through the night ’til past noon the next day
I could see it coming, that price that I’d pay
But I’d do it all again if only to hear her say..
Now time and again while I stifle the yearning
Wishing she were there as I wake up in the morning
It’s the sweetest pain
Like throwing me a lifeline and I’m drowning all the same
And if it seems to bleak, we’ll curl up together and whisper the words
It’s the sweetest pain
Knocking down the walls meant that I let you in to my
Heart made of tin with it’s dents beaten in.
My partner in crime, lover entwined.
Lets curl up together and..
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Hanging By a Thread
04:15
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I was scared; howling
Nobody ever told me to heal
In a moment is this how drowning feels?
In the morning, aching, these years are taking their toll
Must stop taking their vitriol
Tell me everything I want to hear
I’m listening, humour me
I hope I’m coming through loud and clear
Hanging by a thread like a puppet
Got to get away, I gotta fade away
Hanging by a thread like a puppet
Standing on a ledge, but I’m not jumping
Brush the dust off, back straight, don’t stoop, don’t show them fear
It may hurt but don’t shed a tear
Now I stand there, arms raised, these fuckers wont ever bring me down
I’m a king wearing my broken crown
Not knowing what we want to say
But your thinking is lost to me
No power over me, washes over me
Hanging by a thread like a puppet
Got to get away, I gotta cut it
Hanging by a thread like a puppet
Standing on a ledge, but I’m not jumping
Hanging by a thread like a puppet
Got to get away, I gotta fade away
Hanging by a thread of my making
Standing on a ledge, but I’m not jumping
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Said Goodbye
04:18
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Feels like I’m home staring at the sun
Walking through the hills where I lost it all
And I feel high
This lonely song, these faithless eyes
Yearning for a change, silent racing rage
Stare at the sky. Speeding clouds go by
When I Said Goodbye to this life I knew
These four walls still squeeze and now I’m begging you to follow me
Try to stay alive in a place that I once knew
Believe a better day, staring into space
And all thats black and white
Place I knew, lucky luck few
Same old song, faces so long
Walk in line, sun don’t shine
Same old place, same disgrace
Try to fly. Who knows why?
When I Said Goodbye to the life I knew
These four walls still squeeze, and now I’m begging you to follow me
Now what can I say to make it better for you anyway?
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Melancholy Fool
03:37
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As much as I want to believe in you
The evidence is clear, you’re rotten to the bone
And every second word you say is a lie
Yet they cant see you like I
Though I never trusted you, never thought you be cruel
To this Melancholy Fool
Well it knocked me off my feet, like getting hit by a freight train
While I’m not wearing any halo, it fell right out of space
Now we both know how you twist and turn
Time and time again I feel, I fall right in your web
What a tangled one you weave
But I promise you you’ll never get away with it
Though I never trusted you, never thought you be cruel
To this Melancholy Fool
Well it knocked me off my feet, like getting hit by a freight train
While I’m not wearing any halo, it fell right out of space
Well it knocked me off my feet, like getting hit by a freight train
While I’m not wearing any halo, it fell right out of space
And it knocked me off my feet, like getting hit by a freight train
Walking ‘round with my halo, it well right out of space
Well it knocked me off my feet, like getting hit by a freight train
I’m not swinging from a halo, it well right out of space
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The Blackest Night
03:41
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Keep the daemon looked inside your head
Keep the shutters shut your spirit’s dead
In the darkest times don’t lose your head
Taste is bittersweet, you’re all so indiscreet
So come on baby feed my soul, take me to the light
So come on baby feed my soul, take me to the light
On the Blackest Night I’ll meet your stare
In the witching hour I’ll take you there
Taste is bittersweet if met such conceit
So come on baby feed my soul, take me to the light
So come on baby feed my soul, take me to the light
Life is bittersweet, you’re all so indiscreet
So come on baby feed my soul, take me to the light
So come on baby feed my soul, take me to the light
So come on baby, come on darling, take me to your secret garden
So come on baby feed my soul, take me to the light
Come on baby feel my soul
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Indigo
03:10
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There it is again… the sound of a collective sigh came flashing by
And there was she, most breathtakingly. I swear if I ever learnt to fly
I’d find a spot way up there, where no-one else can go, in the Indigo
I’d show you a bird’s-eye too, and we’ll come crashing down in the eiderdown
I feel like we’ve been here too long
And we all want something we can call our own
It’s got so complicated. Life’s drifting lazily by
There it is again… the feeling you can do no wrong, oh it’s been so long
The fever’s getting high. The feeling of a nine to five, oh how to be alive
I’ll find island way out there, where no-one else could go in the Indigo
Could run away to Mexico and if you want me to I’d run away with you
I feel like we’ve been here too long
And we all want something we can call our own
It’s got so complicated. Life’s drifting lazily by
There it is again… the sight of a forgotten, sly twinkle in the eye
And there she was, you see, with this feeing of a de ja vu
I feel like we’ve been here too long
And we all want something we can call our own
It’s got so complicated. Life’s drifting lazily by
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“Anticipation is everything” she said
My fascination is keeping me well lead
“Don’t be too hasty” she said “let’s take things slow ”
“Don’t want to waste it. Just go with the flow”
Steal away with me somewhere dark, somewhere secret
Please, just you & me. You got what I’m needing
You keep your secrets close to your chest so well
But if you trust me with your soul I promise you I won’t tell
Steal away with me somewhere dark, somewhere secret
Please, just you & me. Yeah you got what I’m needing
Steal away with me somewhere dark, somewhere secret
Please, just you and me. I got what you’re missing
Steal away with me somewhere secret
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The Thinker
03:43
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“Here’s to the beggar man” the Thinker, he said
“Goes out with nothing, comes home with bread
Praise to the teacher, she shows you the way
hail to the wiseman who knows not what he says”
Your well has run dry
We’ve been sold a lie
Listen to reason before there is none
Listen to reason before there is none
“Here’s to the sinner safe in his cell
Thanks to the ferryman who brings us to hell
All hail the liars who make their own rules
Smiling down at the dreamers who shine their shoes”
Your will has run dry
We’ve been sold a lie
Listen to reason before there is none
Listen to reason before there is none
Solo
“All hail the guilty who know what they’ve done”
“Hope” said The Thinker, “is for those who have none”
Listen to reason before there is none
Listen to reason before there is none
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Take Me Home
04:20
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All the people hustling by
Never once look into your eyes
Faces tested by the daily pain, living each day much the same
Wont you Take Me Home?
Take Me Home
Please Take Me Home
I’m tired and I’m hungry, Take Me Home
Too much riding on the next good thing
Heaven knows what a state I’m in
All the riches that could ever be, it’s not enough honey to satisfy me
Take Me Home
Take Me Home
Please Take Me Home
I’m tired and I’m longing, Take Me Home
Every thought one day you’ll be free
You weren’t to know how it could not be
One more drink now, before I go
Lay me down in a place I know
Wont you take me home?
Please Take Me Home
Come on Take Me Home
I’m tired and I want you, Take Me Home
Please Take Me Home
Take Me Home
Please Take Me Home
I’m tired and I’m hungry, Take Me Home
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Gareth Huggett Melbourne, Australia
Gareth Huggett is a British musician now living & writing in Melbourne.
Gareth’s influences are in the great
British rock bands of the 70’s, the sound of Seattle & the blues of the Mississippi.
Gareth has played support to The Libertines, Mental as Anything, The Pirates, Larry Graham & Graham Central Station, Adam Norsworthy and the Milk Men, Robin Guy & many more.
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