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Candy
03:20
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Standing in this world of glass, the mirrors are facing me
Can't decide if this is real, or if we're really free
Dreams collide and we survive, saying which one will it be
With lines so straight, it's easy faith and I know I wanna be
With your candy
With your candy
Peel back the gate don't hide away, these visions are haunting me
Dislocate from inner haste, let everyone be free
Forget the past there's only now, which do you want to believe
That everybody's everybody else's inner beast
So drop me off at this next turn, 'coz I think I wanna be
With your candy
With your candy
Saving every blessing comes my way
Don't remind me that love is not a game
Till I reach the top I don't think I'll fall in the same way
And I'd give anything to spend just one more day
With your candy
With your candy
With your candy giving love I don't think I'll ever pay
for anything you want it I could get it if you stayed
But your jetstream's passing by, so I'll take what I can get
And more and more I keep telling you, you're the sweetest I've tasted yet
You're my candy
You're my candy
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2. |
Forget & Live
02:43
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Call me back, roll call me into your club
Just hope I'll be cool enough to meet the image
Simple beauty ain't enough
Just don't start something you know you can't finish
Coz all I ask is you forget and live
Forget and live
Gentle sex, gentle enough to fight war
And so we negotiate in a rhythm
Harmonise with each deep breath
Just don't over complicate where this is going
Coz all I ask is you forget and live
Forget and live
Well I know you've sabotaged all of your dreams
And it sticks like the scars after the bleeding
And I know you're tired like after a 10k
But don't be fooled it's just one of your head games
And you say I'm wrong well maybe you're right
Well somebody's gotta look on the brightside
Because it takes too long to watch you fall
When everybody else is dancing on the ceiling
Coz all I ask is you forget and live
Forget and live
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3. |
Listen Up
02:40
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This new things come to light
It seems that we are able to survive
But it can't be real all this shit they're talking
The end ain't coming it's just conspiracy
And they're right for thinking a change is coming
But the truth beggars belief
So waste no time reading between the lines
And get enlightened
Coz the powers that be just want you to believe
That there's no reason to get excited
But this fish ain't biting the bait
It's time we just said no
Coz we've had enough
It's time they listened up
Listened up, listened up, listened up
Coz we shall not be moved
No we shall not be moved
Why do they treat us just like fools
Like we're just naughty children still in school
But they don't practice what they preaching
While they're breaking all the rules they're making
It's such hypocracy, but the truth is out
That without a doubt we control our destiny
So waste no time reading between the lines
Coz we are the mighty
And the powers that be just want you to be sure
That there's no reason to get excited
But we shall not be divided
Now it's time we just said no
Coz we've had enough
It's time they listened up
Listened up, listened up, listened up
Coz we shall not be moved
No we shall not be moved
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4. |
Risk Running
05:00
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When the light from a winter moon finds shelter from the sun
We're running soon, exitsing for a man, it ain't no way
Ain't no way, ain't no way, run away, you see
You find the truth and there's no escape
It's been searching for you and it knows your name
And yeah, it can show you heaven
And I'm risk running, I'm risk running
Don't know how we can stay like this
Don't know how we can stay like this
Gotta find another way
Gotta find another way
Because I'm risk running
Cold the night when I hold her close
Don't know how long we can keep this up
Wanna feel like this can never stop
Gotta keep on feeling heaven yeah
Corporation stealing someone's name
Voting for us off the money game
Pass me the map gotta find a place we can run away
Keep on finding heaven, finding heaven
And I'm risk running, I'm risk running
Don't know how we can stay like this
Don't know how we can stay like this
Gotta find another way
Gotta find another way
Because I'm risk running
Although I know at times it can seem usless
We still have the power in us to sit down and stop
Sit down and stop...
And I'm risk running, I'm risk running
Don't know how we can stay like this
Don't know how we can stay like this
Gotta find another way
Gotta find another way
Because I'm risk running
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One of these days I'm gonna walk away
Tired of being somebody else's slave
Caught in a cage I just drift away
There's holes in my empty pockets and now it's too late
So there goes my freedom it's mislaid
I can't just sit here and wait for things to change
(And all they save) Austerity, austerity, damn austerity yeah
(And all they save) Austerity, austerity, damn austerity yeah
(And all they save) And they gamble, yeah they gambled it all away
So many times that I feel afraid
But today hasn't just been one of those days
I still can't believe that I made you stay
How do I tell you I don't want it that way
You're just like a fever I'm trying to drive away
I've gotta get you off my back before I go insane
Oh no, not again
(And all they save) Austerity, austerity, damn austerity yeah
(And all they save) Austerity, austerity, damn austerity yeah
(And all they save) And they gamble, yeah they gambled it all away
Well they say they stand for freedom
And they stand for love
But they can't help but drag us back into the rule of an iron glove
Yeah they take away our shelter
Yeah, they take away our trust
And they try to take away our rights to feel some wonderlust
So they're tryin' to save away, austerity, austerity, austerity
All in the name of blessed austerity, austerity...
Damn that word to hell
(And all they save) Austerity, austerity, damn austerity yeah
(And all they save) Austerity, austerity, damn you austerity yeah
(And all they save) And they gamble, yeah they gambled it all away
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For Heaven's Sake
06:00
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I was born with a wisdom that only blesses the young
Day till dawn I battle with this body I belong
Candles melting burning spirits on overload
Put in writing all you think, paint what you see
But mark my words I can't decide this ethereal
I can't rejoice when I'm trapped in this prison
Because I want to reach up out of this skin
And there's no choice but to find some freedom in rhythm
Before my knees grow tired for heaven's sake
For heaven's sake
Tree to door this devolution called technology
I'm not sure I want my children playing on your street
Coz I need more than wars that are fought to build a peace
So inviting, slumber preys upon the weak
But I can't remember who said that life is but a dream
Or so it seems, yeah yeah yeah
I can't rejoice when I'm trapped in this prison
Because I want to reach up out of this skin
And there's no choice but to find some freedom in rhythm
Before my knees grow tired for heaven's sake
For heaven's sake
I can't rejoice when I'm trapped in this prison
Because I want to reach up out of this skin
And there's no choice but to find some freedom in rhythm
Before my knees grow tired for heaven's sake
For heaven's sake, yeah, for heaven's sake
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7. |
Mind Of Its Own
04:23
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Your eyes are drifting from what you've been missing
As the light is shifting on something new
You hide from the blessing
Through the night second guessing
Coz it feels like trespassing on love
And now it seems that love
Has got a mind of its own
It's got a mind of its own
And it seemed to me for so long
That I had control
And now I have none
So softly spoken coz inside she's broken
As the path that's open turns from grace
So warm and inviting and it feels more exciting
As she reaches out to the unknown
And now it seems that love
Has got a mind of its own
It's got a mind of its own
And it seemed to me for so long
That I had control
And now I have none
Now it seems the lesson that life is a question
That reveals itself in many ways
Such chaos in order, all these stories wrote in water
Only dry once they're meeting with the sun
And now it seems that love
Has got a mind of its own
It's got a mind of its own
And it seemed to me for so long
That I had control
And now I have none
Now I have none, now I have none
Your eyes are drifting from what you've been missing
As the light is shifting on something new
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8. |
Save Tonight
06:25
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Go on then close the curtains
Coz all we need is candlelight
You and me, and a bottle of wine
To hold you tonight
Well we know I'm going away
And how I wish. wish you could stay
So take this wine and drink with me
And let's delay our misery
Save tonight and fight the break of dawn and
Come tomorrow. tomorrow I'll be gone
And save, save tonight
For tomorrow. tomorrow I'll be gone
There's a log on the fire
And it burns like me for you
Tomorrow comes with only one desire
To take me away
It ain't easy to say good-bye
Darling please, don't start to cry
Coz girl you know I've got to go
And Lord I wish it wasn't so
Save tonight and fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow. tomorrow I'll be gone
And save, save tonight and save
For tomorrow. tomorrow I'll be gone
Tomorrow comes to take me away
I wish that I, lord that I could stay
Coz lord you know I've got to go
And Lord I wish wasn't so
Save tonight and fight the break of dawn and
Come tomorrow. tomorrow I'll be gone and
Save, save tonight and save, tomorrow I'll be gone
Save tonight and fight the break of dawn and
Come tomorrow. tomorrow I'll be gone
Save tonight and save, tomorrow I'll be gone
Tomorrow I'll be gone
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9. |
Slow Down Baby
06:17
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Sarah what's the problem you're looking down to me
Like falling leaves come talk to me Sarah
She said my friends are acting strange to me
like they've got some brand new harmony
And I ain't part of it, no no no no no
Slow down baby, you see you're moving too fast
Look before you leap, you never know what you might see
Slow down baby, don't you see that I'm on your side
Try and let it be or don't try and let it be
Oh, I said slow down baby
Why don't you slow down, slow down
Sarah what's the deal
You wanna know if he kissed her
Or just grazed her on the hips and waited patiently
I said I ain't gonna lie you know
Because I'm not that kind of guy and so
You'd better take a seat, yeah
You'd better take a seat well I'm saying
Slow down baby, you see you're moving too fast
Look before you leap, you never know what you might see
Slow down baby, don't you see that I'm on your side
Try and let it be or don't try and let it be
Slow down baby, don't you know my heart is open
And I don't know what's been going in for so long
It's only lately it's been taking it's toll
And now I've gotta know how you're feeling yeah
Slow down baby, you know this thing to me
No no it's nothing but a sweet sixteen
And you're in my dreams
Slow down baby, you know this thing's for real
And now I've gotta say, things are gonna change
Slow down
Slow down
Slow down...
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10. |
Off The Rails
04:05
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Captured by the grips inside my head
This much thought could drive me to the edge
Coz when my body aches and I can't control
This much heartach takes its toll
And it's you eating away at my mind
I'm not a fool but I always let you let me down
And I'm never proud of myself
They say that a love is a man's best wealth
Not something collecting dust upon a shelf
I hope you're glad, another notch on your belt
Coz I feel like I'm drifting away
Off the rails like a runaway train
And it's you eating away at my mind
I'm not a fool but I always let you let me down
And this time when I leave I hope you realise
That it's not the wanting more, it's the feeling reasured
I just can't be with a girl who wants all this keeping score
No more...
And it's you eating away at my mind
I'm not a fool but I always let you let me down
And I'm never proud
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11. |
Fake
03:28
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Call me up when I'm awake
Got a man to call, got a leg to shake
You can fill in the gaps, as long as it takes
But don't look back if you make a mistake
Watch it fall
Watch it break
Can't relax when we're acting fake
I can't understand what I can't explain
But I don't feel small when I'm covered in rain
And the thundering sound scares me to shame
But I can't pick it up when I'm out of cane
Watch it fall
Watch it break
Can't relax when we're acting so fake
Can't handle it
I need to take a break from it
Take a break from it
Take a break
Call me up when I'm awake
Got a man to call, got a leg to shake
I can't understand what I can't explain
But I don't feel small when I'm covered in rain
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Simon Hughes Madrid, Spain
I write songs like others might paint, keep a sketchbook or even get a new tattoo. It just takes whatever form it takes,
when the song is whirling around my head at that moment. It's hard to put moments of your life into genre, right? My songs are about love, life, protest and frustration, honesty and sometimes just outright improvisation.
Thanks for your ears!
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