1. |
English Rain
06:23
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2. |
Foreign Three
05:36
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3. |
Another Day in Happyland
03:19
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Another Day in Happyland (Lyrics)
Waiting in the station
Mary Allegation fiddles with her purse
Standing at the wicket
trying to buy a ticket
man, she has a bigger need
hanging on her back
hanging on her back in Happyland
hanging on the back of me
Maybe Amadeus
Julie Paranoia wanders on the road
Trying to control the
demon in her soda
man, she has a bigger need
hanging on her back
hanging on her back in Happyland
hanging on the back of me
All my friends always laughing
all my friends acting strange
all my friends hanging angels on their doors
but they can't fly anymore
I kept the many pictures
I put them all away
I'm waiting for a letter
but it hasn't come today
I'm counting down the seconds
I'm putting on a smile
I was really hoping
that you'd come over just for a while
Yah, it's really been a while
All my friends always laughing
all my friends acting strange
all my friends hanging demons on their doors
but they can't pay anymore
Walking on her wallet
Lady Alcoholic stumbles through the door
Trying to ignore the
man upon the sofa
man, she has a bigger need
It's another day
It's another day in Happyland
hanging on the back of me
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4. |
Nobody Listened
03:05
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Nobody Listened (Lyrics)
Nobody ever listened to my heart
I felt like a piece was missing
a priory without a bell
desire looking for a well
Nobody stopped to listen
and things were getting pretty hard
You said you would stop to listen for a while
I thought that you may be joking
‘cause I’d had an offer once before
and I wound up crawling on the floor
You said you would stop to listen
so I let myself beyond the line
‘cause nobody else ever listened to the wind
and heard the quiet voice
speaking through my heart
I thought you would run away
and never want to see me
Here is a man who is broken
Here is a man doing time
Here is a man who is willing
to stand before the world and say
I’m really not that strong
although the cost of what I’ve won and lost
will leave me when I'm gone
Here is the face I was wearing
surrendered here in your hand
I am so tired of pretending
to be a strong, together man
when really I’ve no strength remaining
Here you are, and here you stay
shining in a darkness waning
Nobody ever listened to my heart
I felt like a piece was missing
a priory without a bell
desire looking for a well
Nobody stopped to listen
but now I have a second start
‘cause nobody else ever listened to the wind
that keeps the two of us
speaking with our hearts
every night and every day
every night and every day
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5. |
Child of Illusion
03:20
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Child of Illusion (Lyrics)
Breath of a wind in the courthouse
glance of a green thing at sea
he was a child of the great illusion
gifted to those who could see
oh if they could see
Down to the street he would wander
easy of mercy and time
while he sang of a world forgotten
though it was there to receive
oh if they could see
He had a song
and he really didn’t mind if
nobody came to the show
he was fine with being the truth of his soul
while finding the way to his home
And so he sang to the wind in the courtyard
sang to the birds and the trees
So they chained him and called him crazy
while offering coins at his feet
for they couldn’t see
He had a song
and he really didn’t mind if
nobody came to the show
he was fine with being the truth of his soul
while finding the way to his home
So the people tried to see
a trick behind his eyes
and while they railed and wailed about it
he stood and cradled their lives
They couldn’t believe him
so they beat him
and left him there bleeding
Then the people realized
a chance of meaning had come
but while they bent and broke and cursed themselves
the chance of meaning was done
And to the wind went the child of illusion
blind to the hate and the fear
while he sang of a world remembered
simple and open and near
oh it was so clear
He had a song
and he really didn’t mind if
nobody came to the show
he was fine with being the truth of his soul
while finding the way to his home
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6. |
It’s So Easy
04:36
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It's So Easy (Lyrics)
She doesn't need the simple things in life
like holding me and loving
It's so easy for her to forget me
She doesn't need to complicate her life
with tenderness and giving
It's so easy for her to forget me
and now I understand that
one, you lied to me
two, you led me on
three, you're letting me go
She doesn't need a carefully crocheted heart
to slowly come unravelled
It's so easy for her not to hold me
She doesn't need a neatly folded lover
hanging out the window
It's so easy to say that I’m lonely
and now I understand that
one, you lied to me
two, you led me on
three, you're letting me go
I guess what they say is true
You will only have a place that is built just for you
Nine o'clock, she sits alone by the phone and reads the news
darns a skirt and climbs the stairs
She turns out the bedroom light
lets down her hair for one not there
Oh no, oh no no
This can't be happening to me
You know I've done all I can to forget her
So, I'll forget her just like she planned
She doesn't need a quicker man to tell her
that she's getting slower
It's so easy for her to forget me
She doesn't need a younger man to tell her
that she's getting older
It's so easy for her to forget me
and now I understand that
one, you lied to me
two, you led me on
three, you're letting me go
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7. |
Bad Girl
03:52
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Bad Girl (Lyrics)
You are the wrong girl, dark and wild
Although I know that you are bad for me
I can’t shake the strange attraction
of a tragic romance
and I know you’ll have anyone
When makin’ love, you’re just having fun
I know that I should go
but I can’t say no
when you’re givin’ your lovin’ away
I can forget you for a while
I can pretend that you don’t make me go crazy
but I cannot keep my feet from walking to your door
and I know you will have anyone
When makin’ love, you’re just having fun
I know that I should run
but it’s too much fun
when you’re givin’ your lovin’ away
I know that we will never be
looking to lock ourselves in place for good
I should really try
to believe my lie
but oh, oh, oh, I’m in love with a bad girl
I’m in love with a bad girl
I’m in love with a bad girl
I’m in love with a girl and that’s why I act this way
She was the one who held me twice
rattled my head, and it sure felt so nice
I know that you will never keep
anything like a promise to love just one
I should really go
but I also know
that oh, oh, oh, I’m in love with a bad girl
I’m in love with a bad girl
I’m in love with a bad girl
I’m in love with a girl and that’s why I act this way
She was the one who held me twice
rattled my head, and it sure felt so nice
Oh, I have never
I have never been a bad boy
but I know that I’m in love with you
So I know the pain that I will go through
Come on, come on
I will hear you calling
Then I run to you
even though I’m falling
I know I should go
but I can’t say no
when you’re givin’ your lovin’ away
I know one day, maybe next week
you will be off pursuing a fresh attraction
but until then I will just pretend
‘cause oh, oh, oh, I’m in love with a bad girl
I’m in love with a bad girl
I’m in love with a bad girl
I’m in love with a girl and that’s why I act this way
She was the one who held me twice
rattled my head, and it sure felt so nice
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8. |
It’s Only Love
04:46
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It's Only Love (Lyrics)
Long the lonely clock ticks through the day
Long the lonely arms outstretch for love not far away
Chance beliefs that shaped the lives of two
Old regrets, unspoken words when love was sweet and blue
And the pain will come, but I don’t want to leave
Yesterday has come and gone, I know
It’s only love, it’s only madness
You don’t have to run, you don’t have to leave
I’m only foolish, drifting apart from the one I deceive
I’m tired and helpless, wanting the hand that embraces my heart
I’m simply stranded, waving hello from a world set apart
Deep the wound of want presents its ache
Deep the room of secrets keeps the truth upon a stake
Thickly thirst the teeth of mortal fear
Quickly come the curses when the truth becomes a tear
And the pain will come, but I don’t want to leave
Yesterday has come and gone, I know
It’s only love, it’s only madness
You don’t have to run, you don’t have to leave
I’m only foolish, drifting apart from the one I deceive
I’m tired and helpless, wanting the hand that embraces my heart
I’m simply stranded, waving hello from a world set apart
And when the loneliness inside me
is a night without a day
I console the child inside me
and convince myself to say
It’s only love, second to a rerun or a game
It’s only love, vessel of silence for the slain
It’s only love, property of children, the aged and insane
It’s only love, it’s only love, it’s only love
Long the lonely clock ticks through the day
Long the lonely arms outstretch for love not far away
Chance beliefs that shaped the lives of two
Old regrets, unspoken words when love was sweet and blue
And the pain will come, but I don’t want to leave
Yesterday has come and gone, I know
It’s only love, it’s only madness
You don’t have to run, you don’t have to leave
I’m only foolish, drifting apart from the one I deceive
I’m tired and helpless, wanting the hand that embraces my heart
I’m simply stranded, waving hello from a world set apart
It’s only love, second to a rerun or a game
It’s only love, vessel of silence for the slain
It’s only love, property of children, the aged and insane
It’s only love, it’s only love, it’s only love
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9. |
Do You Remember Love?
04:11
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Do You Remember Love? (Lyrics)
Sensual and shy, do you remember
remember love
tossing and turning and dreaming of above
Frightening and frail, do you remember
your first embrace
ready and hesitant the arms that interlaced
You can’t move mountains in a stone romance
You can’t make love unless you take a chance
Come on, you can remember
Your heart will find a way
Trembling and wild, do you remember
your first slow dance
moving and measuring the meaning of a glance
Laughing in the wind, do you remember
that long first drive
colors and kisses, feeling good to be alive
You can’t move mountains in a stone romance
You can’t make love unless you take a chance
Come on, you can remember
Your heart will find a way
Sensual and shy, do you remember
remember love
tossing and turning and dreaming of above
Frightening and frail, do you remember
your first embrace
ready and hesitant the arms that interlaced
You can’t move mountains in a stone romance
You can’t make love unless you take a chance
Come on, you can remember
Your heart will find a way
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10. |
Fill Me Up
03:23
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Fill Me Up (Lyrics)
Billy Desrochers burned the Galleria Mall
then fled to the Runnymede Arms
Later in the day, he wound up getting blown away
at Bay and Gerrard
You could see the opposition
lurking in the mission
He was homeless awhile
on the Halloween mile
where the people went to pray
Please fill me up
Come and sit a spell
Come fill me up
All is truly well
Farther in the west, Julianna takes a rest
from working the street
She is hungry and cold
and empty of the youth she sold for something to eat
There's a penny for the pity
from the tourists in the city
and none of her friends
played a note at the end
but they often stopped to pray
Please fill me up
Never mind the smell
Come fill me up
All is truly well
Please fill me up
Come and see the show
Come fill me up
You will never know
And for a modest fee
they will fetter the hand in need of a hope
And for another fee
they will wallpaper people in the color of your choice
silence any protest and quiet any voice
Johnny doesn't sleep
He can barely make ends meet on Kennedy Road
He used to be a tall-walkin', proud-lookin' cut of a man
on Indian Grove
He counts his nickels
with eviction at the door
while he adds up his age
harried in a cage
where the people used to pray
Please fill me up
Hope you have the cash
Come fill me up
Hope you like the lash
Please fill me up
Come and stay a spell
Come fill me up
All is truly well
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11. |
The Dreamer and the Fool
03:37
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The Dreamer and the Fool (Lyrics)
You take me for an answer
You take me for a king
Though I loved you dearly
it didn't mean a thing
'cause you crossed on the hillside
and I crossed in the stream
'cause you are but a dreamer
and I am but a fool
Yes, you are but a dreamer
and I am but a fool
Now, many foreign dancers
and many foreign kings
love little blue ladies
in cheap golden rings
'cause you've looked for the answers
and I've lost many things
'cause you are but a dreamer
and I am but a fool
Yes, you are but a dreamer
and I am but a fool
Now, today I find
you have gone and left me flowers
Though I see with wounded sight
I attend the empty bower
As I run into the light
I ascend the crystal tower
and press to my breast
the hope of a rest
from loneliness and flight
I sleep long in the morning
You sleep deeply at dawn
In the darkness, when you're breathing
to your spirit, I am drawn
We question all the answers
to the chances that are gone
'cause you are but a dreamer
and I am but a fool
Yes, you are but a dreamer
and I am but a fool
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12. |
Anyone Can Plant a Seed
03:21
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Anyone Can Plant a Seed (Lyrics)
Anyone can plant a seed and leave it to grow wild
The injured son himself becomes a beggar
Anyone can say hello, I love you, but the few are those who say
our love will grown and I will know you better
Even fewer choose to stay
believing in a truth, believing in a lie
promising a home and to never roam
making love while making promises of a life that you’ll never hold to
Bleeding the arms that sanctify
In the darkness, begging release
The ropes that burn are coiled in peace
while the heartache simmers under a summer smile
Heading out for dinner, you turn around and sweetly say goodbye
Anyone can plant a seed and leave it to become
the angry son, the keeper of the vengeance
Anyone can write a note of sorrow, but the few are those who call
with warm rewards of peace and absolution
Few are those who cleanse the pall
Believing in a truth, believing in a lie
you will break a home and forever roam
making love while making promises of a life that you’ll never hold to
Bleeding the arms that sanctify
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13. |
Burgelle Street
04:35
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Burgelle Street (Lyrics)
Dear old Anne
writing love letters with her own hand
She needs a man
someone who’ll give meaning to her day
Reading dirty letters is her way
Leo Dan
a discriminating garbage man
He can’t stand what some throw out
He’ll pick it up and put it back on your front door
Give your garbage back to use once more
On Burgelle Street, we all get to know you
We’ll call you up late to say we’re doing well
but we have nothing to say to you
On Burgelle Street, we all get to know you
We’ll call you up late to say we’re doing well
but we have nothing to say to you
Old Man Gree
throwing bricks at people on the street
and pulling out his teeth in front of you
rolling up the daily news
to give his boy a stiffer point of view
On Burgelle Street, we all get to know you
We’ll call you up late to say we’re doing well
but we have nothing to say to you
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14. |
The Horseman II
04:09
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The Horseman II (Lyrics)
Far away, unspoken
far away in time
well behind the memories of a world I will not find
lives the dream to see you
I dream it every day
but love and dreams can be painful things
so I put them all away
and I sift the landslide
for a piece of what I was before the war
Then I take the long ride
Where I’m going, I couldn’t say
I can still remember
water, birth and sand
I can feel I’m safe and real
by remembrance of your hand
But those days are over
They were buried deep
though they often visit me
So I struggle not to sleep
where I sift the landslide
for a piece of what I was before the war
Then I take the long ride
never resting ‘til I can find what it was for
You will find a better place
You will find the space
to reach within your heart and find
the love left lying in waste
You will find a better home
You will never have the burden of the lonely
You will reap the love you have sown
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15. |
Irish Lullaby
01:04
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Xrisville Guelph, Ontario
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