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Boring
03:41
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You give me knowledge
When I don’t want it
You tell me things
That I’ve already heard
I’m not still a kid
Straight out of college
I know much more
Than you will ever learn
Should I bite my lip?
To stop my mouth
Coming out with it
Or just scream out loud?
‘Cos I’m fed up
With all of your “sha la la la”
Boring
You’ve always got too much to say
Boring
Conversations meant to be two way
Whatever I’ve done
You’ve gone one better
A one man show
That is so absurd
You think you’re brilliant
‘Cos you’ve got money
Socially bankrupt
In the real world
Should I bite my lip?
To stop my mouth
Coming out with it
Or just scream out loud?
‘Cos I’m fed up
With all of your “sha la la la”
Boring
You’ve always got too much to say
Boring
Conversations meant to be two way
Boring, Boring, Boring, Boring
I’m getting on now
Almost a lifetime
I’ve done so much
And I know where I’m at
But when I’m talking
I get the feeling
You’re being polite
But think I am a “twit”
Should I bite my lip?
To stop my mouth
Coming out with it
Or just scream out loud?
‘Cos I’m fed up
With all of your “sha la la la”
Boring
I’ve always got too much to say
Boring
Conversations meant to be two way
Boring
Do other people think the same of me
Boring
Shut up and make ‘em all, happy
Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah
Happy
Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah
Happy
Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah
Happy
Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah
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Tell Me Tomorrow
03:31
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Promise of summer in the sky
All the young lovers catch my eye
Happy and smiling like the weather
But I'm not feeling it, not that clever
Living in a velvet bubble
Hiding away from certain trouble
I seem to have lost life's appetite
I know that something isn't right
So Tell me tomorrow, I'm not the lucky one
Tell me tomorrow, There's nowhere left to run?
Tell me tomorrow, That this could be the end?
Because today - I need to pretend
At the time and place I'll wait
This time around I hope your late
I could leave and make excuses
For I'm so cowardly and useless
Living in a velvet bubble
Hiding away from certain trouble
I seem to have lost life's appetite
I know that something isn't right
So Tell me tomorrow, I'm not the lucky one
Tell me tomorrow, There's nowhere left to run?
Tell me tomorrow, That this could be the end?
Because today - I need to pretend
And then you greet me with a smile
But I still want to run a mile
Could we put this off once more?
Truth might put me on the floor
So Tell me tomorrow, I'm not the lucky one
Tell me tomorrow, There's nowhere left to run?
Tell me tomorrow, That this could be the end?
Because today - I need to pretend
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Furry Little Vampires
03:42
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Well it started back a year or two
After my love and I were wed
She said she thought there's something missing
And I agreed - soft in the head
She said she needed to hear tiny feet
Pitter-pattering in our home
So I bought some furry critters
To stop her feeling so alone
Furry Little Vampires, Furry Little Vampires
Furry Little Vampires, Furry Little Vampires
Furry Little Vampires, Are part of the family
So after a while I started
To think that something wasn't right
Those furry things took all her time
And she stopped kissin' me goodnight
So, I confronted my dearest
Saying it's either them or me
And she chose those furry monsters
Saying - go - goodbye - you're free
But you know...
Sometimes I recall
When we were young and carefree
But now all this has changed
Since the furry little "suckers"
Got their claws into you and me
Where did I go wrong?
I thought I was good - well good enough
And how can I compete?
With big eyed furry cuteness
And a perfect set - of teeth
Well it’s been a year and I'm not sure
That this freedom is that great
'cos I get so freakin' lonely
And I'm in, bit of a state
So I hatched upon and Idea
One that I knew would see me right
I'll get some furry little vampires
To keep me company at night
Furry Little Vampires, Furry Little Vampires
Furry Little Vampires, Furry Little Vampires
Furry Little Vampires, Are part of the family
Furry Little Vampires, Furry Little Vampires
Furry Little Vampires, Furry Little Vampires
Furry Little Vampires, Got feline fangery
Oh Yeah!
DISCLAIMER: No Furry Little Vampires were harmed in the creation of this song
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Let's Play A Game
03:03
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Let's play a game
I'll pretend that I don't know you
And you can do the same
Let's play a game
Let's play a game
Let's play a game
Let's play a game
Meet up somewhere
What would I talk to you about?
Would you just stand and stare?
Would we still care?
Would we still care?
Let's play a game
Let's play a game
What I love, you can't abide
What you love I cast aside
Lookin’ out for something more
You know I have to ask
What’s this all for?
We could be kind
Cos honestly is painful
And common ground is hard to find
Just say bye-bye
Say bye-bye
Or play a game?
Let’s play a game
Let's play a game
To see if there's a point in this
See if the fun remains
Let's play a game
Let's play a game
Just one last time
Your place or mine!
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Bubble
03:36
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No escape from this mad world today
We need a place to hide
No rest from the bad news
Why sadness entertains
We need to get away
Where only love reins
Climb into a bubble with me
Leave the world behind
And float away blissfully
Give up all the daily grind
So we can spend more time
Give up all the things we call stuff
As long as you are mine
Isn’t that more than enough
More than enough
Climb into a bubble with me
Leave the world behind
And float away blissfully
When we’re inside
Everything is so easy
So climb into
a bubble with me
And float away blissfully
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Cup of Tea
04:00
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And we'll start talking 'bout weather
And working to the end of my tether
And course the daily family drama
There’s always something, Oh what a palaver!
Let's have a cup of tea
And we’ll drink to you and me
Then you'll ask me what d'ya know
About what's his face and so and so
Let's have a cup of tea
Let's have a cup of tea
And of course we’ll reminisce
Through our rose tinted memory bliss
Although the triumphs were quite small
We felt like winners who had won it all
Let's have a cup of tea
And we’ll drink to you and me
Then you'll ask me what d'ya know
About what's his face and so and so
Let's have a cup of tea
Let's have a cup of tea
Some say I'm talking to myself
And it’s not too good for my mental health
Well for me I know that isn't true
‘caus brew I in hand I still feel close to you
So...
Let's have a cup of tea
And we’ll drink to you and me
Then you'll ask me what d'ya know
About what's his face and so and so
So let's have a cup of tea
The drink that makes us so happy
And we'll brew in a big pot
Cause we love to chin wag a lot
Let's have a cup of tea
Let's have a cup of tea
milk and two sugars please ;)
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White Roses
03:44
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They were married on a classic summers day
She was such a picture with her white rose bouquet
A pure union committed between a bride and groom
Why were those thorns not removed?
White roses in June
Wild Beauty and sweetest perfume
Wishing they would, forever bloom
Built a house, had 2 kids, and was good to his wife
But the roses grew wild and unbridled
Then she left him for a man on the dark side of town
So he cursed that bush and chopped it down
White roses in June
Wild Beauty and sweetest perfume
Wishing they would, forever bloom
White Roses in June
In the church those flowers they covered his rest
Sad aroma in the air, a fillin' people's heads
And at those pearly gates he could smile once more
Met a fragrant embrace as he had, years before
White roses in June
Wild Beauty and sweetest perfume
Now then for him they'll always bloom
White Roses in June
Now then for him they'll always bloom
White Roses in June
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Shoes
02:38
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Flying high with stars up in the sky
Until I fell from the constellation
Hailed by by a major few
Is only a minor consolation
Have you seen my shoes?
Have you seen my shoes?
Oh life life of strange desire
Bright lights and the adulation
Dream Dream as you walk away
Of the comforts in your resignation
Have you seen my shoes?
Have you seen my shoes?
Have you seen my shoes?
Creased and worn just like my face
Have you heard my voice?
Cracked and thin from life's embrace
But have you met my friends?
Almost too many to remember
And have you seen my smile?
It just goes on, goes on forever
Well have you?
A note, note to all the dreamers
Impressed by my dedication
This life's best as entertainment
Hard to make it your remuneration
Have you seen my shoes?
Have you seen my shoes?
Have you seen my shoes?
Have you seen my shoes?
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Mystery
03:53
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Once there was a time
You were always in my head
Oh what a time
But now that part of me seems dead
Maybe that's the reason
I've been feeling lost and blue
Maybe that's the reason
Why I can't believe
We're finally through
Goodbye Mystery so long you did your best
Goodbye Mystery consigned to history like the rest
Goodbye Mystery your golden days have gone
Replaced by all the answers I didn't want
What progress is this
Information overload
At your fingertips
Whatever happened to working it out?
I know all your secrets
Just like your in the family
Whatever happened to romance?
'Cos there was a time
When less was so much more
Goodbye Mystery so long you did your best
Goodbye Mystery consigned to history like the rest
Goodbye Mystery your golden days have gone
Replaced by all the answers I didn't want - So
No more knowing it all
I'm taking a stand
To avoid more disappointment
I'll ignore what's in my hand
For the magic will return
and the lights will go back on
Hello Mystery
Hope you're not gone
Hello Mystery
Hello Mystery
Hello Mystery
Hope you're not gone
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10. |
Always Leaving London
03:39
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Peeling paint and frozen windows
Behind four walls where no-one cares
Blissful moments before she goes
Always Leaving London
Learning that we're bound by numbers
And science always pays the bills
Streets of gold all filled with wonders
Always Leaving London
Caught inside the big machine
Paying the price of necessity
Grinding every hope and every dream
Always Leaving London
I don't believe in luck
Or how you roll the dice
If there's no-one listening
Then take your own advice
Maybe I need some help
Or is it something else?
What I've found
Is heaven sent
Inside the holy trinity
Are these precious things
Far from here will set me free
Always Leaving London
Always Leaving London
Always Leaving London
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Nigel G. Lowndes Bristol, UK
Upfront, Eclectic, New Wave, Alt-Country, Rock songs - full of quirks, and humour to make you smile and sing
along!
Nigel continues his adventures with a rawer, rootsy, sound for the his 2nd album ‘Rhymes with Sounds’ out now!
If you like artists like Johnny Cash, Elvis Costello, Squeeze, John Prine, Loudon Wainwright III or Neil Young Nigel will be right up your street.
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