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1. |
Sunday Morning
03:23
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They got the charm, they got the style
Strutting on the mile with a day-glo smile
Surfing on the vibes suburban style
They got charm
Got that Sunday morning feeling
Roping in the clan with the inside slang
Waking up the woke, sipping cool assam
Wash their hands of you, sanitise your view
Got that Sunday morning feeling
They got it all worked out, never have a doubt
Or the time to listen to the wisdom of the age
It's just a number like the balance of their debt to a world that owes them
All that they want they'll take with open arms
Drag it in, drag it under, drag it on a Sunday morning
Strutting on the mile with a day-glo smile
Surfing on the vibes suburban style
They got charm
Got that Sunday morning feeling
Roping in the clan with the inside slang
Waking up the woke, sipping cool assam
Wash their hands of you, sanitise your view
Got that Sunday morning feeling
Got it charged and primed, chilling out some time
Want it easy, want it now, want it all
There's only 10 years to go
Leave the Mondays through to Fridays to the worthy collared blues
And their woes in tidy boxy rows of low rent boring clothes
They'll build their lives 'round Sunday mornings
Strutting on the mile with a day-glo smile
Surfing on the vibes suburban style
They got charm
Got that Sunday morning feeling
Roping in the clan with the inside slang
Waking up the woke, sipping cool assam
Wash their hands of you, sanitise your view
Got that Sunday morning feeling
One percent is all it takes to give your life that full-time Sunday morning feeling
One percent is all it takes to give your life that full-time Sunday morning feeling
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2. |
Talkback
02:55
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Sharp look, white teeth, nice smile
Don't say it's never easy
Good line, catch phrase, caught you
Hold tight you could get queasy
They know what's best for you
Preachin' on the left side, preachin' on the right side
They'll drain the life from you
Taking from the left side, taking from the right side
They hold on living out a lie
Just the two of them until they die
It's just the way it's always been
You don't seem with the program
Find love, just one, not more
That's right, that's good, you understand
They draw the line at you
Standing with the left side, standing with the right side
That's just a thing they do
Fighting for the left side, fighting for the right side
They hold on living out a lie
Just the two of them until they die
Oh you always fear what you don't know
We're not like them after the show
Come backstage and be yourself
Nobody else
Let it go, let it go yeah
They hold on living out a lie
Just the two of them until they die
They need to know their genes go on
What would the neighbours say
No chance of any trouble now
Not while the cat's away
They keep their secrets well
Lyin' to the left side, lyin' to the right side
It's such a nice hotel
Sleepin' on the left side, sleepin' on the right side
They hold on living out a lie
Just the two of them until they die
They hold on living out a lie
Just the two of them until they die
We're not livin' like you
Any more than you're like us
We're not lying like you
We know, we see, we've got you sussed
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3. |
Circles
05:33
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I got this loop goes round and round
Bouncing of these walls of sound
It helps me know I'm coming down
I have these days when it all seems too hard
Putting out to fill my time card
But still I keep up this facade
Moments slipping away
And still I keep up this charade
It's fine, I can be your friend
We can just pretend we like the same things
Again and again
No, I don't think you know a thing about me
You're my best friend
I got your hate, I need this defence
You come in waves without much pretense
Rising up more intense
I see an offline, dropout, breakpoint
Reboot, volte-face, re-route, disjoint
And it's a future calling me
Hold me or leave me alone
I'm lost in here without a home
It's fine, I can be your friend
We can just pretend we like the same things
Again and again
No, I don't think you know a thing about me
You're my best friend
Fear behind your scorn
Escaped that Pandora's box with the lid locked tight
On the pain in the words that you spoke that night
It was you and never me
Caught in the lies on the left of the line that
I strode with the truth for the very first time
Hold on ...
Paint in circles, love triangles
Cut this rope before it strangles
Faith in my heart, it will guide me
Far from this space where I'll be free
Hold on ...
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4. |
Coffee
03:16
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Day is getting rather long
Clock is stuck, it must be wrong
Hours take a hidden toll
Facing life without parole
Oh, if I could only find the words
To say it, say it, say it, say it
Get me out of here I can't stand you
And all the things you say and
Do me one last grace, shut your mouth
Give me space to be myself
I know my cross is very large
Thanks to you while you're in charge
With every nail you drive in hard
Appears a crack in my facade
Oh, if I could only find the words
To say it, say it, say it, say it
Get me out of here I can't stand you
And all the things you say and
Do me one last grace, shut your mouth
Give me space to be myself
I've tried so hard to mitigate
The hidden fear that feeds your hate
But in the end I have to leave
I simply can't afford to breathe
The poisoned air you blow my way
I have to say it, say it, say it, say it
Get me out of here I can't stand you
And all the things you say and
Do me one last grace, shut your mouth
And give me space to be myself
Shut your mouth
Shut your mouth
You can shed iced tears while you sip your coffee
But it's way too late to say you're sorry
Yeah
Say it, say it, say it, say it
Get me out of here I can't stand you
And all the things you say and
Do me one last grace, shut your mouth
Give me space to be myself
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5. |
Human
04:14
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Into your space
Hold my tongue with grace
While the weight of my thoughts barely show on my face
It's not my will that keeps me here
Not desire but fear
Of the truth in these lies growing ever more clear
Take a stab in the dark
You'll get it wrong, miss the mark every time
Hiding here in plain sight, my defence
Can you tell me it's a crime?
Take me as I am
Not as you want me, an empty space without a trace
See me as I am
Taking my own course
Not yours
These rules bind
Like chains in my mind
Set down by a faith I have long left behind
In my soul a simple drive
A human need to feel alive
In your world built on fear all I do is survive
Take a stab in the dark
You'll get it wrong, miss the mark every time
Hiding here in plain sight, my defence
Can you tell me it's a crime?
Take me as I am
Not as you want me, an empty space without a trace
See me as I am
Taking my own course
Not yours
I got these crazy thoughts keep bouncing 'round my head
On my way to work I'm driving but my mind is thinking back to bed
Benches, buses, woods and trees, the man next door down on his knees
The girls who do and boys would too
Just the kind of kinks your mother hates
And the priests, dirty sheets, cursing liberal elites
Come in twos and fours and eights
Line us up and cut us down
Put us back where we belong
Out of sight and underground
Take me as I am
Not as you want me, an empty space without a trace
See me as I am
Taking my own course
Not yours
Take me as I am
Not as you want me, an empty space without a trace
See me as I am
Taking my own course
Not yours
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6. |
Underground
03:09
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This city's closing down
Left bare and dead
Wasteland of fallen kings
Drained dry and bled
These hoardings serve no one
Speak in tongues to me
Wasteland of lonely queens
Berthed on the quay
I've seen these days in dreams
These nightmares, sweats and fevered scenes of change
Down down down in the underground
Feel the rush of the wind and the heat
Down down down in the underground
Suck me in, take me down, take me deep
These empty streets cry out
In silent fear
Locked down, locked out, locked in
No one can hear
These vistas cast in steel
Stand bare against this sky
Peel bells now call this time
This day this city died
I've seen these days in dreams
These nightmares, sweats and fevered scenes of change
Down down down in the underground
Feel the rush of the wind and the heat
Down down down in the underground
Suck me in, take me down, take me deep
I feel this wave of change, drowning all that we once knew
Take me down and take me deep underground to be with you
This city's died
This city's died
I know this world has gone, yesterday was years ago
Give me strength to make it through, diving deep loving you
Down down down in the underground
Feel the rush of the wind and the heat
Down down down in the underground
Suck me in, take me down, take me deep
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7. |
Maybe
03:06
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Dancing round these words the naked truth is hard to bare
Night after night the same old steps that never
Lead us anywhere
You with all your rules that bind your ignorance to fate
While every part of me is calling out
For life beyond your hate
Maybe
Far from this scent of your fear
I can be at peace
To unlove you, maybe
Buttresses you build to hold up walls before your eyes
Come crashing down when undermined and show me
You're full of lies
Still we tango with our tongues and dance around this dying pyre
Like embers fading in the dark
We dampen down desire
Maybe
Far from this scent of your fear
I can be at peace
To unlove you, maybe
So cold in here
Breathing in your air
So cold in here
Maybe I'll take this chance for me
Movin' out and up and on and anything I wanna be
Ride to the end with a lover and a friend or two
Or solo on a Sunday with the boys at the top of town
Gimme just a crack and jack and a way to go
I'll leave you in a heartbeat, you really oughta to know
Maybe
Far from this scent of your fear
I can be at peace
To unlove you, maybe
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8. |
Switch
03:47
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Instrumental
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9. |
One Kiss Away
03:17
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Tight line on a Sunday chat show
Hung the man out for what he'd done
He felt good in his gold stilettos
What a shame for the pastor's son
Oh you gotta say it as you see it
Oh it's not your thing but you kinda like it
You're inclined to cross the line
Fantasise a while, just take your time
Bad rap in a Sunday tabloid
Hung the girl out what a scene
She felt good at the nightclub party
What a shame for the football team
Oh you gotta say it as you see it
Oh it's not your thing but you kinda like it
You're inclined to cross the line
Fantasise a while, just take your time
Been a long time getting here
Every twist and turn I had to learn
There's nothing left in life to fear
When the voice in your head is clear
Dance around, same old tune
Howling loudly at the moon
You got chains you can't see
You gotta break them to be free
We're lighting a fire, burning a way
A beacon of light to guide what we say
A world in the dark, shaded in grey
The rules that you make are killing today
We're running the heads, breaking the waves
Cutting the chains of the coupling slaves
And it's all in the name, silent and strong
The nature of love where we all belong
Out here
Freedom is one kiss away
Freedom is one kiss away
Freedom is one kiss away
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10. |
Nova
03:54
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I caught a glimpse of my life
In the blade of a knife
It's so easy to forget you're on the edge
When the ground caves in
At the end you begin
Feeling for the first time
I'm coming in fast and I'm coming in low
Blowing all the blossoms and a passing beau
I've got this, open up and let it go
I'm coming in hard and I'm coming in tight
Burning all my bridges it's a beautiful sight
I feel this, nova burn bright
I stole a look at my face
All the tenants it traced
In the lines that drove me deeper into fear
When the walls close in
And the lies wear thin
Knowing for the first time
I'm coming in fast and I'm coming in low
Blowing all the blossoms and a passing beau
I've got this, open up and let it go
I'm coming in hard and I'm coming in tight
Burning all my bridges it's a beautiful sight
I feel this, nova burn bright
Are you free to judge me?
I don't think so
Hold on to your life, balanced on a knife
It's such a long way to fall in the end
I broke the chain of your myth
Breached your core monolith
It's so easy when you've nothing left to lose
So much more to love
Looking from above
Breathing in the clean air
I'm coming in fast and I'm coming in low
Blowing all the blossoms and a passing beau
I've got this, open up and let it go
I'm coming in hard and I'm coming in tight
Burning all my bridges it's a beautiful sight
I feel this, nova burn bright
Tick-tock time steals a slice of a moment
Break our love on the rocks on the shores of barren islands
We can all lift our wings with the love we are given
Change these rules that define us
In the truth we are not hidden from ourselves
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11. |
Diese Libertinen
02:47
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That's the way we do it
That's the way we roll
Ride a moment's pleasure
Our freedom in control
Low lights, late nights, half-dressed parle
Clock a mark at a hunter's mile
Slick back, tight lips, loose ships passing
Take a ride on a stranger's smile
Hook it up, cocked and loaded
Hitch it up just a little higher
Double up, three, four or more
Get it up, you know it's time to
We slide into a space where words just melt away
Meanwhile the righteous sounding off with guilty stains
Will be cursing in their semis on the end of social chains
That's the way we do it
That's the way we roll
Ride a moment's pleasure
Our freedom in control
Steam punk, full dunk, chilled-out grazing
Feel the lust of a voyeur's gaze
Hard gains, soft plains, fast lanes driving
Pump the spark and fuel the blaze
Get it off and get it on yeah
Bring it on, primed and warmed up
Boot it up, systems go now
Let it go, you know you want to
We slide into a space where words just melt away
Meanwhile the masses Google others having fun
Close the curtains, lock the doors and beat the drum until they're done
That's the way we do it
That's the way we roll
Ride a moment's pleasure
Our freedom in control
That's the way we like it
That's the way we like it
That's the way we like it
That's the way we like it
Give it up, love has no rules
Share it out, tribe needs feeding
Free your mind, rest will follow
Be yourself, you know you need to
We slide into a space where words just melt away
Meanwhile the TV titillates and shames with zeal
Hanging out the innocents for the shame of being real
That's the way we do it
That's the way we roll
Ride a moment's pleasure
Our freedom in control
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12. |
Home
05:20
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This life, so short, In a blink it's gone
Yet still you will stand there with fear on your shoulders
And tell me, I'm wrong
No more
I'm done with falling on my sword for you
It's over
I'm just a call away from dancing with the
Angels and Queens and their lovers and their Kings
When the methadone kicks in and the fat lady sings
You can round up all the unicorns, plus ones old and young
And when my dance card is full I'll let you know my time is done
With your scorn, this crown of thorns
Misunderstood or just despised
I draw my strength, you draw your sword, these drugs don't work
I can't afford the time to lay here hoping for more
See me
Just this once can't you understand
It's over
I'm just a call away from dancing with the
Dreamers and beaus and a summer English rose
On the rebound from the garden says you reap all you can sow
You can hook up all the players, strip away their hardened layers
When the playtime bell is rung, I'll take my leave and hold my tongue for
No one, no one, no one, no one at all
Libertines in the city club scene
And the wide open beaches and the 'burbs in between
There's a truth in the heart of the tribe out there
Calling me home yeah
Now now now going home home home
Where my soul can love, where I'm not alone
Going in in in, share my heart, bare my skin
Let it breathe, let it live, let the truth, let this new life begin
You're lost and lonely we're waiting here for you
Dear friends you're gathered here
You talk of loss, life's so unfair
I was always the odd face the one not quite in place
And now that I've gone do you know
I'm going home
I'm going home
I'm going home
I'm coming home
Now now now going home home home
Where my soul can love, where I'm not alone
Going in in in, share my heart, bare my skin
Let it breathe, let it live, let the truth, let this new life begin
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OLDER New Zealand
We produce music laden with antipathy for mainstream culture and seasoned with an alternative point of view, wrapped up in a deceptive layer of respectability. We champion the creative thinker and the under dog yapping in the wind. Everything we write is inspired by first-hand experience through our ADHD lens. If we resonate with you then that's a connection that means everything to us. ... more
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