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Your Memory
02:24
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Wanna run through a field with you I
wanna talk like people do
in a wayward shopping trolley by the side of the road
Wanna drive in to the sea with you
Wanna feel the way young lovers do
When pain is all you have I don’t wish it upon you, your eyes make me sad
When doubt is all I feel, Oh I can’t steal back your memory
Wanna walk out in the rain with you
We’ll feel the water hit our faces too
and all the people with their frowns and yellow macs
Wanna drive in to the sea with you
Wanna feel the way young lovers do
When pain is all you have I don’t wish it upon you, your eyes make me sad
When doubt is all I feel, Oh I can’t steal back your memory
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2. |
The Tide
01:33
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ooh ooh love comes to everyone
ooh ooh don’t give up I know you will
is it wrong of me to jump right in
I don’t want to blow this chance again
Reading the paper and it sure looks glum
someone killed some mother’s son
and the tide still turns
ooh ooh hate leaves an awful scar
ooh ooh don’t give up on things you love
is it wrong of me to feel this way
in the state this worl is in today
reading the paper and it sure looks glum
someone stole their papa’s gun
and the tide still turns
(A song of pessimism by the sea shore)
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3. |
One Day
04:55
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He’s woken up by the sound of waves
the cry of birds through jagged caves
He’s made his catch, he’s cast his line
the sun’s going down, he’s out of time
It’s great to know your finally in love
especially since the last girl broke you up
I’m hoping for that kind of luck one day
His mind’s on you, the things you say
the way you walk, the things you do
the lighthouse shines,
one day I’ll find, a truer love inside my mind
It’s great to know your finally in love
especially since the last girl broke you up
I’m hoping for that kind of luck one day
There was a time, when I was fine,
I had a girl, she acted kind,
until one day, she sailed away
out to the sea, away from me
I thought I meant much more to you
I exposed my tragic heart
I thought the moon shone in your eyes
there’s something more to see
I sat there waiting for surprise
the whale she talked to me
I made my way down to the shore
a single light shone back
(The man has given up on love and much of life's meaning is unclear to him, He goes out sailing with no direction and is capsized in the wake of a hump-backed whale. He walks on the ocean's floor without struggling for air or fear as the whale imparts some wisdom "simply being alive is enough, find perspective and let people help you")
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4. |
The Lonely Man (Love Is)
03:34
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There was a lonely man who,
travelled far and wide
to find a woman he could stay by
and keep her by his side
he trawled through great deverna
to find her by the sea
his car broke down by blackmoor
he scarcely could believe
that any girl could love him
when all his love had turned to pain
it ate away inside him
his patience starts to wain
I barely heard her whispering
I barely knew her name
I’m just an old fool
and I can’t feel love anymore
but
love is the only way to be
love is the only way for me
one day when love is all you see
love is what is and what will be
love is the only way to go
swift bow and exit from the show
love is the everlasting light
love is a shadow in the night
love always gets away from me
The lonely man is I babe
he’s lost all dignity
to swallow pride for love is
the warmest thing to see
the swallows form their couples
like all in nature do
the comparisons are blatant
why not I with you?
I barely heard her whispering
I barely knew her name
I’m just an old fool
and I can’t feel love anymore
but
love is the only way to be
love is the only way for me
one day when love is all you see
love is what is and what will be
love is the only way to go
swift bow and exit from the show
love is the everlasting light
love is a shadow in the night
love always gets away from me
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When you and me we both know well she's way out of my reach
And it's nice of you to say these words I try but can't believe
And anytime you find yourself alone and filled with doubt
Force a smile and drink some tea, Ain't that what life's about
Well have you seen her with her yellow umbrella
Well have you seen her drive her little lambretta
When you and me we both know well she's way out of my reach
And it's nice of you to say these words I try but can't believe
And if you're on a spaceship and you don't know what love means
Then get down to the level of a snide but hopeful teen
Well have you seen her with her polka dot sweater
Well have you seen her drive her little lambretta
When you and me we both know well she's way out of my reach
And it's nice of you to say these words I try but can't believe
And if you're in a colony of smart but fickle birds
Then maybe I can humour you that good things come in thirds
Well have you seen her with her yellow umbrella
Well have you seen her drive her little lambretta
lalala
bubedebuya
(hang on we can't have it end like that-one more time)
lalala
bubedebuya
(She's fantastic but he can't imagine her ever showing any interest in him)
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6. |
Stay With Me
01:29
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I just want to be where you are
However near
However far
I just want to make you feel alright
I just want to keep you warm at night
It's not much I ask
Stay With Me
Stay With Me
Feeling more of how I want to feel
Pinch myself just to tell it's real
Stormy winter
Firelight
Hold you close and forget the night
It's not much I ask
Stay With Me
Stay With Me
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The Giant Squid Part I
02:18
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Where do you see yourself
When judgement comes?
I'll be here on the waves
Skipping stones on turquoise water
Felt much younger than today
Body's bruised my mind is aching
Awake to find myself afloat
Driftwood passing through the blue
(He's made his journey out into the waves to make a catch, but fears it may be his last journey- his hubris leads him further out to sea)
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8. |
The Giant Squid Part II
06:36
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Something shook the ores
The light inside the cave
We're working to a clock
The catch you tried to save
I saw a light by the shore
I thought that we could be more
The dark that swallowed up
The glimmer of the waves
There's something deep below
It circles in the wake
I saw a light by the shore
I thought that we could be more
I start to hold my breath
The water fills my chest
I'm sinking right down to the ocean's floor
I can't say I'm surprised
That you hold on so dear
You're yet to realise
That life can't be so clear
I saw a light by the shore
I thought that we could be more
And with those final words
I leapt into the sea
To fight the green unknown
That stared back up at me
I saw a light by the shore
I thought that we could be more
I start to hold my breath
The water fills my chest
I'm sinking right down to the ocean's floor
(Memories of better times come flooding through his addled mind as the water pulls him under)
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9. |
Wednesday Morning
06:09
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We’ve never been here
but it seems so familiar
And there’s a part of my brain
that’s telling me to stay here
I’ll stay with you
It’s all I really want to
do
Come what may
Come what may
They’re lighting the beacons
and sounding alarms for the kill
It all comes so easy, a heartless man must fit the bill
I’ll stay with you
It’s all I really want to
do
Come what may
Come what may
My clothes start to itch
there’s a lose stitch that I just can’t mend
Your father’s the monster
His daughter tries hard to defend
but I’ll stay with you
It’s all I really want to
do
Come what may
Come what may
I’m losing my mind
As the years wrap me up in a daze
But you’re waiting for me
as the light cuts through thick clouds of haze
I’ll stay with you
It’s all I really want to
do
(Wednesday Morning)
I’m waking
I’m shaken up
I’m still alive
she’s lying there
I’m glad that she
has stayed with me
I hope that she
can trust in me
I came across a whale
I came across a whale
(The whale returns from the deep and brings him back to shore, having felt that his encounter with the giant squid has brought him round to a more healthy way of thinking)
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10. |
Ending Credits
02:32
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(instrumental)
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