1. |
Where The Change Is
03:05
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Since you've been gone, I've been untrue
Hoping that you have been untrue too
No one wants to feel guilty
If I was the star and you were the fan
How could you join this one-man band
You don't know where it's going
So much to learn, so little to teach
You got in touch with someone so hard to reach
(Now I’ve hurt everyone)
Now you don't know where to go
Well you don't know where the change is
And all the pleasure it brings
Oh, I thought you were gonna clip my wings
Oh, love is a powerful dream
And I woke up with a scream
And I was up on a plane
With your cheap-seat memories pumping the pressure in every vein
What I say blows away
Half of the love that you had for me
No one wants to feel guilty
Since you've been gone, I've been untrue
Hoping that you have been untrue too
(Now you've heard everything)
But you don't know where to go
Now you don't know where the change is
And all the pleasure it brings
But I thought you were gonna clip my wings
Oh, love is a powerful dream
And we broke up with a scream
And I was up on a plane
With your cheap-seat memory pumping the pressure in every vein
You don't know where (the change is)…
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2. |
Highschool
02:22
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Someone from my high school must have really hurt me too
Maybe that's why I will always stand by you
You’re poking down a long trail saddled with a sad old mare
I'm hoping you'll arrive soon without a care
But if you take the wrong turn, well you aren’t gonna lose my love
Cause it can take a lot more than a push or shove
So someone start the countdown
Will someone flick the radio on?
Because I am all packed up and I don't want to go
We'll you’re a spirit cool and strong at the heart of autumn's song
Your lips are moving but can you sing along or will you get it wrong?
And if you catch me looking backwards
To the rings where I've thrown my hat
The sentimental side roads are just that
So, someone start the countdown
Will someone flick the radio on?
Because I am all shook up and I don't want to go
Someone from my high school must have really hurt me bad
Maybe that's why I know what it is to be sad (Your lips are moving)
When it's finally over or leaves you feeling more like you
I know you won't ask me to leave you too
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3. |
Half The Time
02:59
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I lost my true love back in 1989
She was the greatest friend that you could ever find
Now there are children swinging off her homemade skirt
When I grow up I might ask her to mend this hurt
Cause I'm only happy half the time
Yah, I'm only happy half the time
I lost my true love back in 1994
She did not want to belong to me anymore
Now I picture her laughing through a glass of wine
And I’d cry more tears but she was never only mine
And she's only happy half the time
Yah she's only happy half the time
She's only happy half the time
Yah she's only happy half the time
I found my true love back in 1996
I knew I'd find her when I headed for the sticks
But she's no country girl and she won't give up on me yet
Each night I tell her I love her and hoping she'll forget
That we're only happy half the time
We're only happy half the time
We're only happy half the time
Yah we're only happy half the time
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4. |
Heart Like Mine
03:50
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I checked into worlds without you
You can't lose on your own
Showed me only that we can't loose on our own
I won't call my t.v. set
I can't lose on my own
No there's no way to stop it
And I could take it if I want it
But you can't wake the lions with a heart like mine
No you can't wake the lions with a heart that beats like mine
So, here I lie knowing that I can't lose on my own
Shadows climb through my point of view
You can't lose on your own
No there's no way to stop it
You better take it if you want it
Cause you can't wake the lions with a heart like mine
Well you could talk ‘til your crying with a heart like mine
And you could walk like a giant with a heart like mine
But you can't wake the lions with a heart that beats like mine
Who's gonna make their mark on a heart like mine?
Who's gonna catch a spark off a heart like mine?
You can't wake the lions with a heart like mine
No you can't wake the lions with a heart that beats like
Heart that sleeps like mine
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5. |
Rotary Hotel
04:26
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It's a long way up to the rotary hotel
But that's where all of our dreams fell
And through the torn curtains
I saw that nothing is for certain
As I walked down to that sweet brown lake
I saw that all of our mistakes
Lied in the surface about to break
And all these rows of afternoon shadows
Melt with morning bright arrows
The rows of afternoon shadows
Melt with morning bright arrows
And I lost the fight with the battle
So won't you come to help me this time
Out by the shipwrecked academy
I had the sense kicked out of me
And I lost all of my feelings
Maybe that's where all of our dealings went sour
Right on the hour, the traffic slowed and magically golden
Horns hit the window as you walked out
It's a long way up to the rotary hotel
But that's where all of our dreams fell
And through the torn curtains
I saw that nothing is for certain
As all these rows of afternoon shadows
Melt with morning bright arrows
The rows of afternoon shadows
Melt with morning bright arrows
And I lost the fight with a battle
And everything was unravelled
Oh I lost the fight with the battle
So won't you come and help me this time
Oh it's a long way up
Oh it's a long way
Oh it's a long way up
Oh it's a long way
Oh I was checking out of this lonely room
When I got started watching something on the tube
Now I'm still lying here
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6. |
Summertime Climb
02:50
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I put my headphones on and sang the blues
The winter ended and the weeds all grew
Where does the fun begin?
Here at my nightmares end
Summertime, you’re such a climb
I took my headphones off and heard the news
Summer imploded and new flowers bloomed
Where does the fun begin?
Here at my nightmares end
Summertime, you’re such a climb
Whoa you say you know me
And you speak so convincingly
Yeah, yeah you want to hear more
But you don't know what you're in for
I traded headphones for a pair of shoes
And I walked through tragedy and made the news
Where does the fun begin?
Here at my nightmares end
Summertime, you’re such a climb
Where does the fun begin?
Here at my nightmares end
Summertime, you’re such a climb
Where does the fun begin?
Here at my nightmares end
Summertime, you’re such a climb
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7. |
Where Do The Days Go?
04:07
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Where do the days go?
Silent fractions, spending all our time out of action
I've got some dreams stored on the dashboard
Gonna let them loose when we hit town
Heart full of soul and a head full of numbers
Thought by now I'd have woke from this slumber
This is a goodbye to the free ride
And a hollow kiss to all I'll miss
Where do the days go in the summer?
Time is a selfish thing to keep
Still, I want it - Yeah, I want it
When I'm drifting off to sleep
Where do the days go?
Silent fractions, spending all our time out of action
I've got some dreams stored on the dashboard
Gonna let them loose when we hit town
When we hit town
Can't go back now
Can't go back now
I’d be back home right now
They're already gone
Where do the days go?…
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8. |
Talk To The Hand
02:58
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Talk to the hand I don't wanna know
I wish I never came on this show
But I'm looking better than you've ever seen
Now I'm working nights down at The Palace of Dreams
Taking you on for the first time
Taking you on for the very last time
Putting you on for the first time
Putting you on for the very last time
Talk to the hand ‘til your face is blue
'Cause now your talking to a dream come true
Heard you say I was a waste of time
We'll now you'll spend it at the back of the line
Telling you once for the first time
Telling you off for the very last time
Putting you on for the first time
Putting you off for the very last time
Oh, I don't need anyone
I don't need anyone
Talk to the hand, if you're gonna speak
I wanna know who's coming on next week
So, in days to come when you wanna shout
If you see five fingers
You should let it all out
Putting you on for the first time
Putting you on for the very last time
Telling you once for the first time
Telling you off for the very last time
Taking your shots for the first time
Taking your licks for the very last time
Telling you lies for the first time
Telling the truth for now
Talk to the hand…
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9. |
The Unattached
04:31
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This town's made of tar
So, no one gets far
They're stuck in their ways
And there are no better days yet to come
At least not for some
To watch them some nights
Between parties and fights
To try and belong
It feels so very wrong (feels so wrong)
So, in case I don't follow
In case I don't follow this through
In case I don't follow
I think that it's best if you knew
They're the unattached
All their plans remain unhatched
They are just like you
But with nothing to do
They think I'm one of them
But they don't know
I'll send accounts of what goes on
I have files on every one
And midtown's the same
It's all a big game
You want me inside
To prove that we have tried
To regain this nation's glory
Amusement arcade’s
Closed for the day
Thirty or so were gathered on the road
Nowhere to go
Go to them
Talk with them
Learn from them
Be their best friend
Remember us
You will write to us
Speak free to us
But don’t break our trust
My last words to you before I am through
You can't talk of trust expecting us
Without a fuss to always protect you
To always report back to you
We're the unattached
All our plans remain unhatched
We are just like you
But with nothing to do
I am one of them
No longer will I send accounts of what goes on
I know where I belong
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Between the calls from who knows who
There's never time for me and you
You do your bit, and then move on
And then pretend like nothing's wrong
Ask anyone, you're loads of fun
There's something there for everyone
And though you've run me in the ground
Just a kiss from you brings me around
Do I remind you of a patient you forgot to see?
Do I remind you of a patient you forgot to see?
You are a thorn that’s in my side
You're telling me that it's my pride
And it's a long way from the heart
But you never know when we may part
Do I remind you of a patient you forgot to see?
Do I remind you of a patient you forgot to see?
It's the things you say that make me stay
It's the deeds you've done that make me run
Do I remind you of a patient you forgot to see? …
Do I remind you of a patient you forgot to see?
Do I remind you of a patient you forgot to see?
Hey hey (ho ho)
Do I remind you of a patient you forgot to see?
Hey hey (ho ho)
Do I remind you of a patient you forgot to see?
Hey hey (ho)
Do I remind you of a patient you forgot to see?
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11. |
Elevature
03:36
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There's a murky stream of psychotic dreams
Rolling through this muddy little town
There's a sense of dread
Tied to an end of thread
Running through this patchwork little town
But if you've got love bring it along
Put it with ours we'll sing you a song
Well, there is a girl two apples tall
Gingerbread house but nobody calls
From the mall to the telephone tower
Oh Yeah
We're gonna keep you up to all hours
Oh Yeah
Rise against your will
Up Magnetic Hill
Or struggle to go down the road from town
There's a daylight hour
When my friends lose their power
They've never seen the flip side of a dream
But if you've got love bring it along
Put it with ours we'll sing you a song
Well there is a boy in love with the moon
Give him the world he'll play you a tune
From the mall to the telephone tower
Oh Yeah
We're gonna keep you up to all hours
Oh Yeah
From the mall to the telephone
Mall to the telephone tower
Oh Yeah
From the mall to the telephone
Mall to the telephone tower
Flashing Lights! Flashing Lights!
Flashing Lights! Flashing Lights!
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12. |
Day Like That
02:50
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Monday came and Tuesday followed
I'll never see another day like that
Wednesday night was vain and hollow
I'll never see another day like that
She took my hand
She made me feel like I could be her man
And everything was turning out all right
Well, after all she kept me up all night
Thursday night was just a shadow
I’ll never see another day like that
Friday's truth was hard to swallow
I’ll never see another day like that
Armistice or Armageddon
I'll never see another day like that
Independence or Dominion
I'll never see another day like that
She took my hand
She made me feel like I could be her man
And everything was turning out all right
Well, after all she kept me up all night
I’ll never see another day like that
I’ll never see another day like that
No more will I be led
I’m gonna watch my step
(Watch - You better watch your step)
No more will I reach out
I’m gonna bury my head
She took my hand
She took my hand
She made me feel like I could be her man
And everything was turning out all right
Well, after all she kept me up all night
Saturday was just as shallow
I’ll never see another day like that
Sunday night was full of sorrow
I’ll never see another day like that
I’ll never see another day like that
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13. |
Gone Are The Good Times
04:39
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She's stuck in the back seat
On a late night cruise through our city
Her cigarette glows burning
As fast as she blows
Now she can’t remember
Where she has hid the bottle
At the gates to the park
On hands and knees in the dark
But she found an answer
And I know change has come and
Gone are the good times
Gone are the good times
That we saved for the hard times
I know they won't be back again
She jumps in the front seat
She's racing home in the last heat
She's first out the gate
But she knows she'll be late
Now over the narrows
She looks down on our city
With no souvenirs
Nothing can hold her here
But she found an answer
I know change has come and
Gone are the good times
Gone are the good times
That we saved for the hard times
I know they won't be back again
For the hard times
Gone are the good times
That we saved for the hard times
I know they won't be back again
I know she won't be back again
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