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Meet me half way
03:00
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There was a time when I was forgiving
I turned my cheek, my feelings hidden
But, something changed, and I'm just not living
And I don't know what to say
Well, here they are, my own misgivings
I've turned them round and I'm not reliving
Though nothing's changed I'm all for giving
Now, I know just what to say
When you realize that there's no prize to take away
Got to compromise, you've got to meet me halfway
So, here I am, am I not forgiven?
I turned it down but you've got misgivings
Tell me now, are we barely living?
Did you want to fade away?
There was I time when I stayed hidden
Now, I've cleared my head and I'm reliving
I took the blame but I'll be forgiving
Did you have to turn away?
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Masking for a Friend
03:17
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Well, there's no time for any questions
So, I'm asking for a friend
When did they find the time to hate?
To what point this bitter end?
Their bottom line makes me queasy
It's too easy to insist
On making plans for one's fellow man
Against which the good can't resist
Well, I don't know what this means but
I can see me falling through
Falling flat on my face, I mean
Can't you see it too?
Well, I don't know what this means but
I can see me falling through
Falling flat on my face, I mean
Can't you see it too?
So little time for any questions
And, I'm masking for a friend
Couldn't they make the time to love
Take us to a sweeter end
The autumn's fine, take it easy
It's simpler not to resist
Make mellow plans for the fruitful times
Find a pathway through the mist
Well, I don't know what this means but
I can see me pulling through
Not really losing face, I mean
Can't you feel it too?
Can't you feel it too?
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Secrets and Safety
04:39
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Secrets and safety, prey on your mind
Warm honour and valediction, you're biding your time
Stepped into colder places, fighting against the crime
The lockdown prescription untying the ties that bind
Save me from that fear
Save me from my fears, again
Secrets and safety, play with your time
Worn courage and contradiction, will make you unkind
Cold shouldered the golden faces, catching up with the final crime
Repealing the triumphs of ages, playing against your side
Secrets and safety, way down the line
To call out the day-long prediction: no weapons are fine
Stepped into older spaces, ambitions are bound in time
You back down tradition, it's no way to show your sign
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That's okay, tonight
03:11
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That's okay, tonight
Step up to the light, learn you're not the only dreamer
Find a place for you to shine
Try as you might, you won't find another schemer
Who twists the knife like you're not mine
…and I'm telling you...
You were the calm before the storm,
You told the lies that kept me warm
And you had it all, though I could've sworn you'd thrown it all away
No, I don't want another fight
I'll see you in the glare of the morning light
No need to cry tonight
No, I don't want another fight
We're okay for tonight
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Firebreak
03:00
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Firebreak, watch the weather
Standing here, I can feel your pain
Firebreak, tied up in leather
Without the pleasure there is no gain
Are the terms just wishful thinking?
Could you really see the other side?
Don't you feel like you are sinking?
Or, are your dreams an act of swollen pride
Firebreak
Firebreak
Circuitbreaker
Moneymaker
Find the faker who's on the make
Circuit breaker
Pastry baker
Careless taker
Quaker raker
Kula Shaker
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Lockdown
03:58
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Complications
10:17
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Complications
Last night in a dream
I was sitting on an empty suitcase
with the singer from the band
All the 'planes were grounded
so we wrote a little song.
You won't want to sing along
You won't want to sing along
We're not leaving on a jetplane
We ain't gonna fly away for too long
Maybe this all seems very simple
But the chords were askew
an A to an E with a flat five or two.
There's always complication
It sounded like an empty plan
it was only a dream in isolation
Distance is the norm along with desolation
We need to stay connected to stay sane
We need to be in our bands
But, it's not too hard to touch your face,
to wipe away a tear, when your head's in your hands
your head's in your hands
when your head's in your hands
Your head's in your hands
Your head's in your hands
Your head's in your hands
Your head's in your hands
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Together, Apart
03:27
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Together, apart
We must all stick together
Even while we're apart
We must find a way, from the start
Back to the heart
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A Farewell to Funk
03:02
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Too much, too soon
03:16
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Too much, too soon
There is a comforting solution
To all the threats we face today
We have to trust in our salvation
Trust ourselves to find a way
Making a case for all the answers
Never let them slip away
Too much, too soon
We won't be saved by old traditions
Got to stand up to the fools
Throw them out at the next auditions
There is comfort in solution
Never let them slip away
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That's okay, tonight
Strive for the better, strive to be better
Be kind, be fair
Make love, not war
Be curious, be creative
Be honest and authentic
All rights are human rights
Everyone is equal
Black lives matter
Stay safe, stay well
Break their rules, occasionally
Be true, be cool
Live your life, live in peace
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Firepit
04:42
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Spot the G
03:28
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Place the Pennies
05:30
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Place the Pennies
Subtle are life's treasures,
Like sunlight on the waves
Like breezing through an easy day
Your lover find the ways
The days turn into nights
There's nothing more to say
But the storm turns on the tide
There's no one who is saved
Souls are lost at night
No death knell for the brave
Silence me, it's not my hour of need
Close my eyes, place the pennies
You wander through the churchyard
Rain on my parade
Simple are Death's pleasures
Rainfall on the graves
The bleakness of eternity
There's nothing left to say
Ships are lost in flight
A death knell for the brave
'cause the tide turned in the storm
There's not a soul to be saved
Silence me, though 'tis my hour of need
Still my eyes see the pennies
Don't cry for me, my words you've got to heed
Close my eyes, place the pennies
Don't cry for me, it is my hour indeed
Close my eyes, place the pennies
Subtle are life's pleasures
The rainfall on the graves
Simple are Death's treasures
Like sunlight on the waves
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Dave Bradley UK
Guitarist, singer-songwriter. Acoustic and electric indie pop and rock originals. Singer, guitarist with C5, bigMouth, TyrannoChorus, CTW, with DJ Ad, and BarbD
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