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Robot 1
04:57
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Shouting in your dreams, “I’m nearly here”
Where white dots rest upon your undulating fear
And if you woke me up in such a fright
Don’t go near the future is what I’d advise
In no uncertain terms,
I’ll let this one fly over
In knowing certain words,
The danger seems….
To pass me by
Sweeping memories from days of yore,
Then slowly start the countdown from the number 4
And if the calling feels less than this
Don’t go near the future ’till you belong to it
In no uncertain terms,
I’ll let this one fly over
In knowing certain words,
The danger seems….
To pass me by
In no uncertain terms,
I’ll let this one…..
Pass me by
In knowing certain words,
The danger seems….
To pass me by
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2. |
Believe In That
04:33
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I heard a voice echo all the way up
All the way up from downstairs
The Voice in my head whispered softly “You Know!”
Softly, “You know that it’s warm down there”
“But you’d better keep your eyes shut tight
You’d better keep your eyes shut tight!”
Hope,
It’s the hope
It Will kill you
It will thrill you
If you believe in that
Then believe in that!
God help the bits
In between
Reality bites
If you believe in that
Then believe in that!
I saw a light shining all the way up
All the way up from downstairs
The Voice in my head whispered softly “You Know!”
Softly, “You know that it’s dark down there”
“So you’d better keep your eyes shut tight
You’ve gotta keep your eyes shut tight!”
Hope,
It’s the hope
It Will kill you
It will thrill you
If you believe in that
Then believe in that!
God help the bits
In between
Reality bites
If you believe in that
Then believe in that!
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3. |
Fragile
03:23
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You put me in the picture
I was never in the frame
To be the least familiar
To be the most inane
You rarely gave opinions
Rather cite the facts
Engaging my religion
I knew you’d never ask
Fragile
You know that it suits you
And it calls your name (it calls your name)
Fragile
You know that it suits you
Like a style
Finally you’ll realise
You took me to a place where
I’d forget about the past
A place so unfamiliar
I thought you’d never ask
Fragile
You know that it suits you
And it calls your name (it calls your name)
Fragile
You know that it suits you
Like a style
Finally you’ll realise
Blue skies all the while
They say the river knows you
So old and bold
Silver tongue explosions
Fragile
You know that it suits you
And it calls your name (it calls your name)
Fragile
Fragility suits you
Like a style
Finally you’ll realise
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4. |
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My My My
My My My
Regarding accidental conflicts in your mind
We take exception to the evidence we find
Concerning incidents as yet unclarified
Anyone who never had a heart
Could have read the signpost pointing backwards to the grave
Don’t you know
Why?
Anyone who said they had a part
Could have made the same mistake (the fables take the place)
Don’t you know
Why?
My My My
All our investigations lead us to apply
A certain rigour and exception to your style
So without further hesitation
Put on your black cap baby!!
Anyone who never had a heart
Could have read the signpost pointing backwards to the grave
Don’t you know
Why?
Anyone who said they had a part
Could have made the same mistake (the fables take the place)
Don’t you know
Why?
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5. |
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6. |
Beyond The Mean Meantime
01:59
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7. |
In Our Name
04:48
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Hey divine leader
We applaud your concern
Hey, from the shadow of a cold night
You emerged
We’re counting on you
to call out the fiction
We’re counting on you
To banish and blame
It’s not just the words
It’s what they did in our name
It’s what they did in our name
Can’t pick a fight without dreamers
Hey,
Was there malfunction
With your inbuilt self control?
Hey,
Were you listening?
Cause I’m quite sure you’d been told
You counted on us
To discount your fiction
You counted on us
To banish your shame
When everyone knows
It’s what you did in our name
It’s what you did in our name
You always had to deceive us
Dearest of leaders
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8. |
Reset The Clock
04:30
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Make up you mind…..or forget it
It’ll always be the same old thing,
If you let it
But if we sell out,
I’m getting out,
The stakes have never been so high
It’s a gathering storm
The cosmic dial is set to maximum tonight
Lead on, lead on
It’s not a game we can miss out on
But you want too much and the game is rough
(We own this lonely life)
And you’re in too deep where the talk is cheap
(We own this lonely life)
Why can’t we just leave it where it’s at?
Hey?
Reset The Clock
If you’re that way inclined, you won’t regret it
It can never be the same
Don’t let it!
But if you decide it’s ‘do or die’
The ace is hidden up my sleeve
It’s a gathering storm
A cosmic force was set in motion tonight
Come on come on
This is the game we can’t miss out on
You want too much but the game is rough
(I know, but we should try)
And you’re in too deep where the talk is cheap
(It’s our only, lonely life)
Why can’t we just leave it where it’s at?
Hey?
Reset The Clock
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9. |
The Party Dance
04:15
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I entered in the fire escape
‘Cos I didn’t want to miss out
On the clatter we’d inevitably make
I went in for all of that
Not the thirty something reasons
That you gave me
To avoid the Party Dance
The Party Dance…..It’s Not A Dance!!
If I tumble of the edge
Tell them I never wanted to be
Just my very own collateral damage
I wasn’t into all of that
Nor the more than plenty times
You gave me reasons
To avoid the party dance
Oh your ire escapes me
With every heartbeat
Head down
Repeat
Oh the fire escapes me
(If I ruled my world)
Oh the words I chant
(You’d still ignore me)
Let me in the party dance
Let’s DO the party dance
I entered through the fire escape
‘Cos I didn’t want to miss out
On the clatter we’d inevitably make
I went in for all of that
‘COS I WAS INTO ALL OF THAT
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10. |
Rabid Hole
03:08
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I've been chasing my thoughts down a rabbit hole
One and one and one equals four
There are millions of people chasing their thoughts down a rabbit hole
And they've started tumbling
The further down the better it seems
And there's millions of minds that are wasting their time down the rabid hole
So why is it important to me?
How did we ever get to the place so unimportant to be
Lift me out Lift me out Lift me out
Of the rabid hole
They've been talking in tongues down the rabid hole
Everyone is venting their spleen
And they're training their tongues with imaginary guns down the rabid hole
And they're sharing meaning
Of chemicals that trail in the sky
There's a whole population filling their faces with chemicals
Singing "It's important to me"
How did we ever get to the place so unimportant to be
Lift me out Lift me out Drag me out
Of the rabid hole
They've been testing the bounds of reality
Wonderland is never too far
It's a kind of 'the blind that are leading the blind'
Unreality
As they stumble/ falter
Into the realms of absurd
They'll find to their cost that they're hopelessly lost
Down the Rabid Hole
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11. |
The Situation
03:55
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Choose your situation
Making hay
While your sun shines
Lose your inhibitions
Cut the breaks
Join the 'Free Ride'
When I will see you again
When I will see you again
Then I will see you again
Lose your indecision,
Make at haste
For the 'New High'
Use your inner vision
Find a taste
For the 'Like Mind'
When I will open your eyes
When I will open your eyes
Then you will see me again
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