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Oranges & Lemons
02:52
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come dance with me beneath the stars
and bring the roaming crown of time
to wander at your side once more
to dream beneath the altar wine
and say that you can see
that one and one is three
so cold succinct divinity
shall play with our minds on the screens
and while we work and slave in sync
the crooked and corrupted dream
is all that you can see
when one and one is three
so follow the lines
we march in time
and crimethink in rhyme
of oranges and lemons
while winston and his julia
will meet in open countryside
we sit and smile and awkward grin
at beaches by the riverside
content that we can see
that one and one is three
and doublethink exists right now
it's wedged inside your rotting head
for consultation of your brain
will leave the broken soldier dead
and everyone will see
that one and one is three
so follow the lines
we march in time
and crimethink in rhyme
of oranges and lemons
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2. |
Oh My
03:24
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falling fast to reach the sky
faith believes nor questions why
don't know what i'm here to do
don't know why i'm here with you
i'm wasting my time
i'm wasting my time
i'm wasting my time
oh my oh my oh my
if jesus is the one true lord
can buddha have the final word?
if mohammed has got it right
how can i ever see the light?
i'm wasting my time
am i wasting my time
if i'm wasting my time
oh my oh my oh my
some people want to leave this place
we're happy going our own pace
to reach the stars would be untrue
to grasp the gutter's what i'll do
i'm wasting my time
i'm wasting my time
i'm wasting my time
oh my oh my oh my
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3. |
Fly With The Moon
04:08
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sit and lift the stars with me
if we are the same
i'm on the other side of your mind
come and share a thought with me
come and take the blame
i'm only in your mind
why spend your time
with all these hateful freaks and swine
now they're mine
we own it all and
oh, how could it be
that none of this world was meant for me
come fly with the moon and
it will be
feel the storm above the clouds
keep your window wide
i'm on the other side of your mind
see that candle flicker out
keep it by your side
i'm always in your mind
why spend your time
with all these awful freaks and swine
now they're mine
we own it all and
oh, how could it be
that none of this world was meant for me
come fly with the moon and
it will be
colour in the bloodshot air
fill it in with blue
i'm on the other side of your mind
call the land loud as you dare
call it here to you
i'm forever in your mind
why spend your time
with all these loathsome freaks and swine
now they're mine
we own it all and
oh, how could it be
that none of this world was meant for me
come fly with the moon and
it will be
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4. |
Into The Night
04:57
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the feared mortality has come
with a crashing in the sky
in mellow voices it has sung
you too now know that you will die
the shattered words ring in your ears
they roll around inside your mind
there's nothing else that you can hear
there's nothing else for you to find
yet i fight for air
as i sink into the night
in exaltation of defeat
a march of over-counted days
the lonely ghosts of all souls meet
beneath the shallow moonlit haze
the reason that we all are here
i wouldn't dare to start to guess
though you may think that it is clear
there's nothing left but to confess
that i fight for air
as i sink into the night
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5. |
Gutter/Stars
03:54
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one frail hand grips the gutter
one weak hand grasps at stars
i've got one hand on walking
and the other on cars
i wonder whether
i should win or lose
i never know
which way to choose
i could act well-mannered
i could be uncouth
i could play pretentious
i could seem unschooled
would it even matter?
should you even care?
why's the art of music
all gone so vanity fair?
bet you think you're helping
sat there proving the proof
keep on asking questions
i might just tell you the truth
smile away all temptation
watch mistakes being made
low the mighty are fallen
and the humble are raised
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6. |
Six In The Morning
03:29
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it's six in the morning and it's no longer night
the clockwork is calling me towards the light
the broken lost archangel
has told me all i need
while vagabonds in ecstasy
have nothing left to plead
a triumph of misery can never be right
a trigger of victory is found far out of sight
and while we play our merry games
you struggle and you strive
so come and join our moment
it's time to be alive
with gold crescendo swagger
we welcome you to see
you are nothing but you
and i am only me
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Syd R Duke Sheffield, UK
Also available at www.sydrduke.com
For my sheet music site go to sydrdukepiano.bandcamp.com
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