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Millennial Blues
04:15
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I don't know what to say
I sometimes get confused
And half the time my friends you seem equally bemused
I can't prescribe a cure for Millennial Blues
But if you tell me what to say
I'll tell you what to do
Cos I'm just looking for a way to get through
Take a look around
It's not a pretty place
Although I can forget it when I see your pretty face
The madness soon dissolves in a moment of grace
Promise you will stay
I promise to be true
I'm just looking for a way to get through
Why don't people talk in this town?
They're so wrapped up it's getting me down
Why don't people talk in this town?
Though we are not the same
We are
My Father told me once
Life was not a breeze
And though it might seem hard I must see the wood for the trees
I only wish that I knew what he means
Show me another way
I haven't got a clue
I'm just looking for a way to get through
Why don't people talk in this town?
They're so wrapped up it's getting me down
Why don't people talk in this town?
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2. |
Lena-May
04:00
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You’ve been keeping me up almost half of the night
Yeah now this thing’s getting real, you’ve got me feeling alright
Well I guess what I’m trying to say is that I never thought of feeling this way
I’m coming to get you
Lena-May
I’ll never regret you
Lena-May
Just when I had it nailed you threw your toys on the floor
You got me feeling so tired but I keep coming for more
Well I guess what I’m trying to say is that your Daddy’s never going away
I’m coming to get you
Lena-May
I’ll never regret you
Lena-May
Well I’ll be there when you call
I’ll pick you up when you fall
I’ll still be there when you’re really tall
Oh my lovely Lena-May
Well I guess what I’m trying to say is that I’ll always be your Daddy, ok?
I’m coming to get you
Lena-May
I’ll never regret you
Lena-May
Well I’ll be there when you call
I’ll pick you up when you fall
I’ll still be there when you’re really tall
Oh my lovely Lena-May (rpt)
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3. |
Hold On
03:10
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Hold On
And if the hardest rain should fall
And you’re too tired to get out of bed
I know you want to escape it all
But just remember what the good man said:
“You got to hold on and keep it where the light is
You got to be strong, remember where your fight is”
I was once the same as you
Tossing up between alive and dead
But girl please don’t listen to
All those voices shouting in your head
Yeah just remember what a good friend said:
“You got to hold on and keep it where the light is
You got to be strong, remember where your fight is”
“20 years on a downbound train
I’m just learning how to come back again
You got to be strong, remember where your fight is”
When you’re soaking from the hardest rain
You got to step into the light again
You got to be strong, remember where your fight is
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4. |
Blue
03:55
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Blue
The moment we met I knew that
Someone could end up feeling bad
I just couldn’t help but be with you
But there was a mountain to climb
You were with him all the time
And I was with her, what could I do?
The sun’s in the sky but I’m blue
Something seemed really good
But now that we’ve found it I’m blue
Just look what you put me through
So after a short time had passed
I summoned the courage at last
To ask if you felt the same way too
And now I’m confused that I might
feel so bad from being proved so right
And now that it’s done I can’t undo
The sun’s in the sky but I’m blue
Something seemed really good
But now that we’ve found it I’m blue
Just look what you’ve put me through
There’s something I know that can’t be found
There’s something I know that can’t be found
And then we pretended at night
That everything would be alright
And now that it’s done I can’t undo
The sun’s in the sky but I’m blue
Something seemed really good
But now that we’ve found it I’m blue
Just look what you've put me through
In my mind
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5. |
Oh Charlie
03:49
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Oh Charlie
Since you went away, mother of two, I am over you and the kids are fine, oh Charlie,
Since you went away, lover of mine, I’m just fine and I’m falling apart, oh Charlie
And I wanna go back to the time when I didn’t know
And I wanna go back to the place that we had before
Do you remember the times that we had? Were they really so bad?
How am I to know?
Since you went away, lover of mine, I am drinking wine just a little more than I want to
Since you went away, mother of two, It’s on you and I’m falling apart, oh Charlie
And I wanna go back to the time when I didn’t know
And I wanna go back to the place that we had before
Do you remember the times that we had? Were they really so bad?
How am I to know? I will never know.
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6. |
Summer Shoes
01:58
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And I'm crying for the woman I never knew
When I look in your eyes I'm in love with you
As I stare at you now what am I to do?
You're the magazine woman wearing summer shoes
Excuse me but I have to say
You're the best looking ad for a shoe that I've ever seen
(I can't believe I've fallen for a halftone screen)
I can't believe I've fallen for a halftone screen
And I'm crying for the woman I never knew
When I look in your eyes I'm in love with you
As I stare at you now and you seem to move
You're the magazine woman wearing summer shoes
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7. |
Time
03:16
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Time
You gave me this watch so I could always be right on time
But now I sit and watch as all the time we spent goes falling far behind
Well I’m sorry to have to say
Time only flows one way
I was showing all the signs, still we drifted apart
And though we were on different lines I didn’t mean to go and break your heart
(and break it hard)
Well I’m sorry to have to say
Time only flows one way
So I sing you this song to remind you
That although it went wrong, after all the time we’ve been through
I still need you, oh yes I do
But I’m sorry to have to say
Time only flows one way
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8. |
Stay
03:10
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Stay
The water’s cold under the summer sun
I’m floating here with you
And though it seems the end has just begun
I don’t know what to do
And I wonder where we’re gonna be
And I wonder where we’re gonna stay
Now I’m on the West Coast where you drew the line
As I remember you
I eat the bread, oh Lord I drink the wine
But nothing seems to do
‘Cause I wonder where you’re gonna be
And I wonder where you’re gonna stay
On the West Coast a memory
In my mind, I see you turn and walk away
And it was just the pain that made me say
“I was wrong, I didn’t love you anyway”
Stay
And I wonder where we’re gonna be
And I wonder where we’re gonna stay
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9. |
Slipstream
04:17
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Well can you tell by the way my friends all talk, I’m a man who’s gone too high?
And can you tell by the way I hold my head, I haven’t lost my pride
But can you tell by the way I hold on tight, I am afraid to fly?
Sometimes I find myself thinking of all those people way up in the sky
I try to turn my attention from vapour trails, reflections up on high
Yeah can you tell by the way I hold on tight, I am afraid to die?
Yeah I’m caught in a slipstream
And I know it’s a million to one
But I fear my time has come...
I try so hard to believe as I climb on board, it will be alright
It doesn’t help that I dream of an engine failure almost every night
Yeah can you tell by the way I hold on tight....
Yeah I’m caught in a slipstream
It’s a bad dream that clouds my mind
When I leave the ground behind
Yeah I’m caught in a slipstream
And I know it’s a million to one
But I fear my time has come...
Yeah can you tell by the way I hold on tight, I am afraid to fly
Hold on tight
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10. |
Longhaul
03:41
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Longhaul
Midnight flight all night to Georgia
I didn’t really mind it (oh no)
I left you in the house on the road that I know so well
It seems so far behind me
Sitting on the floor in my hotel room
Watching old Hill Street Blues
Transatlantic telephone calls
Listening to your old news
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
That’s how they like to write it
But when I was alone in a bar in a foreign hotel
I didn’t try to hide it (oh no)
Sitting in a bar in a foreign hotel
Wondering where it all went wrong
I only arrived 7 hours ago
But Baby I’ve been gone so long
And when I thought I was a long way from home
You came along
You came along
And when I thought I was a long way from home
You came along (sitting on a bar stool staring at the rain)
You came along (watching old memories running down the pane)
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11. |
Pushing Against the Tide
04:30
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When you’re trying to block out the sorrow (pushing against the tide)
And you don’t even know about tomorrow (pushing against the tide)
All of our lifetime we yearn to get along
It’s so damn familiar let’s sing a different song
Some think I’m trying to hide
But I’m just pushing against the tide
Say that you love me and I’ll always be there for you
Hey! Just don’t try to shape or mould me how you want to
Some think I’m trying to hide
But I’m just pushing against the tide
When you’re trying to block out the sorrow (pushing against the tide)
And you don’t even know ‘bout tomorrow (pushing against the tide)
I’m just going to sit here until my ship comes in
I’ll laugh and I’ll joke and I’ll wear a stupid grin
Some think I’m trying to hide
But I’m just pushing against the tide
Say that you love me and I’ll always be there for you
Hey! Just don’t try to shape or mould me how you want to
Some think I’m trying to hide
But I’m just pushing against the tide
I’m all alone, I’m walking by the sea
I’m drifting through the sands of memory
And tides will turn and fail
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12. |
Sail Away
03:07
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Sail Away
Sail away, sail away, sail away like this
Sail away, sail away, sail away like this
I sail away like this
On a day, on a day, on a day like this
Got a message in the palm of my hand that makes me feel blue
And I know you won't understand
So what can I do?
Sail away…. like this
Sail away….. like this
I sail away like this
On a day…. like this
Now I'm sailing with the shore behind, the sky seems so blue
And your face is in the back of my mind
But what can I do?
I'm sitting in a boat that's drifting out at sea
And I don't even know where the winds are taking me
And if I thought the tide could turn
I'd come back to you
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Mat Taylor London, UK
I started singing aged 7 in St. Albans cathedral choir. Sure it’s not Rock’n’Roll but it inspired my sense of melody and an appreciation of music designed to move the soul. I started playing in bands around 15, mostly on drums, and realised in my mid-twenties that I could write songs. I write, perform and record all my own material ... more
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