1. |
Atonement
02:21
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2. |
Do What You Want
03:11
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Do What You Want
Caught a glimpse of you in conversation
It was a fleeting view, an intimation
Of something true an open invitation
I never knew before
And now I recognise the strange sensation
And I just can’t disguise the good vibrations
I feel inside it’s like a celebration
A love I can’t ignore
It’s all true
Like one and one is two
And there’s nothing I can do
You can do what you want
Do what you want
You can do what you want
Do what you want
You can do what you want
Do what you want
I was lost there was a dislocation
I paid the cost for seeking adoration
But there’s a cross that leads to jubilation
And infinitely more
Now I’m so grateful for my situation
And I’ll stay faithful to this inclination
Thought I was hateful but I found salvation
Was knocking on my door
It’s all true
Like one and one is two
And there’s nothing I can do
You can do what you want
Do what you want
You can do what you want
Do what you want
You can do what you want
Do what you want
It’s all done
And one and one and one is one
Now we’re living in the Son
You can do what you want
Do what you want
You can do what you want
Do what you want
You can do what you want
Do what you want
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Going Back To Liverpool
Picture myself back in Lime Street Station
Catching the Number Nine Dream
Brian is there and the boys are waiting
Everything’s real now it seems
Climb in the van and say hi to Neil,
Mal’s changing the strings on the Gretsch
Head into town and it’s so surreal
John’s offering us cigarettes
I’m going back to Liverpool
I’m floating down the stream
I’m going back to Liverpool
If only in my dreams
Afternoon show and they pull a blinder
Get a shot of rhythm and blues
A guy in the crowd’s given George a shiner
Ringo can’t believe he was booed
John’s got a song that he needs help finishing
We’re having a crack in the Grapes
Paul is with Dot and I’m sitting there listening
Rounds of black velvet til late
I’m going back to Liverpool
I’m floating down the stream
I’m going back to Liverpool
If only in my dreams
Just like the moon and stars and sun
Their songs shine on and on and on
Back on the stage for the Cavern all-nighter
Lights are low the hi-fi is high
Thelma cooks scouse and the space grows tighter
Your feet’s too big and some other guy
Brought down to earth by the sound of laughter
Break is over back to the floor
Somebody calls, it’s another drama
Wish that I was born years before
I’m going back to Liverpool
I’m floating down the stream
I’m going back to Liverpool
If only in my dreams
I’m going back to Liverpool
Get back where I belong
I’m going back to Liverpool
I’d love to turn you on...
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4. |
Jubilee
02:49
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Jubilee
It’s not a secret
It’s not a message for the few
It’s for the weakest
You’re blessed to know that part of you
Come down in meekness
Come down if you think that you are through
Find your uniqueness
Find out the truth inside of you
Come down
Everyone come down
It’s for the lonely
It’s for the ones who need a share
It’s for the lowly
For everyone who has too much to bear
It’s for the outcast
It’s for the homeless refugee
It’s here at long last
This is the year of Jubilee
Come down
Everyone come down
It’s for forgiveness
It’s for all humanity
It’s not religious
It’s the love of a man upon a tree
Come down and witness
It’s the day when all things are restored
An end to sickness
It’s the day of the coming of the Lord
Come down
Everyone come down
Everyone
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5. |
I Am Waiting
02:50
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I Am Waiting
Well you don’t know my name
But I love you just the same
I’m the one who’ll remain
When they’re gone
When you’re down or ashamed
When they’ve used you in their games
When you need someone to blame
I’m the one
Oh I am waiting
Oh I am waiting
For your call, that is all
Seen your tears seen your pain
Seen your sunshine seen your rain
Seen you fall get up again
Lose control
Though you seldom hear my voice
Cos you’re spoiled with too much choice
When you laugh I rejoice
I see your soul
Oh I am waiting
Oh I am waiting
For your call, that is all
I’m the one in the book
In the fields, that stranger’s look
In the lover that you took
In the song
When you shout when you scream
When you give up on a dream
When you’re forced to come clean
When you’re wrong
Oh I am waiting
Oh I am waiting
For your call, that is all
You’re not alone I am here
Don’t be troubled do not fear
Let me in I am near
Open the door
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Guiding Light
If you asked me what was true
I’d say that photograph of you
The joy in your eyes in your smile
And I don’t know when
But we’ll see that smile again
Cos you’ve only gone away for a while
So farewell our friend
But it’s not the end
Cos we’ll look again
To our guiding light
And I’m gonna fight
For all that is right
For all that you stood for in your life
We’re broken but then
With time we will mend
Cos love doesn’t end with a bullet or a knife
So farewell our friend
But it’s not the end
Cos we’ll look again
To our guiding light
You had so little time
Cut down in your prime
But the light that burned within you will continue to shine
Yes the light that burns within you will continue to shine
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Except When It Comes To Loving You
So many times I’ve fought in love and lost
But every time I’ve seen it as their loss
I’ve got a feeling that this time the only loser is me
It’s hard to breathe and how my heart’s on fire
To feel your touch again’s my only desire
The tables turned and now I wish I’d never set you free
It hurts thinking about you baby
I’m better off being alone
That’s what I tell myself but I’ve been crazy
Every time I hear you’re not on your own
I’m a strong woman
I got heart and soul
I’m a strong woman
And I’m in control
I’m a strong woman
Except when it comes to loving you
I’m a natural I can scream and shout
Ask all the worthless men that I’ve thrown out
You’ve got a tiger by the tail when you’re messing with me
I always thought I’d be the winner in love
I never had to ask for help from above
But now I’ve met my match I’m looking for the referee
It hurts thinking about you baby
I’m better off being alone
But since you left I feel I’m going crazy
Why don’t you call why don’t you pick up the phone
I’m a strong woman
I got heart and soul
I’m a strong woman
And I’m in control
I’m a strong woman
Except when it comes to loving you
It hurts thinking about you baby
I’m better off being alone
That’s what I tell myself but I’ve been crazy
Every time I hear you’re not on your own
I’m a strong woman
I got heart and soul
I’m a strong woman
And I’m in control
I’m a strong woman
Except when it comes to loving you
I’m a strong woman
What I think I will say
I’m a strong woman
I do things my own way
I’m a strong woman
Except when it comes to loving you
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8. |
This Love
04:38
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This Love
Well everything has worked out fine
You said it would in time
You said it would in time
And I’m glad that the stars aligned
But I really should have read the signs
I really should have read the signs
Now it’s real you don’t love me anymore
D’you know how it feels to be knocking on your door
With this love that keeps me holding on to you
With this love that keeps me from getting over you
And now I’m floating out in space
Since you left without a trace
You left without a trace
I can’t bring myself to face
All the things that I can’t replace
All the things that I can’t replace
Now it’s real you don’t need me anymore
D’you know how it feels to be knocking on your door
With this love that keeps me holding on to you
With this love that keeps me from getting over you
Outside the storm won’t end
Inside my tears are falling down like endless rain
We used to joke that a day would come
When you would meet the one
You would meet the one
But I was having too much fun
To know that the end had come
And everything was undone
Now it’s real you don’t want me anymore
D’you know how it feels to be knocking on your door
With this love that keeps me holding on to you
With this love that keeps me from getting over you
With this love that keeps me holding on to you
With this love that keeps me from getting over you
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9. |
Fifteen
02:47
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Fifteen
We heard shouting in the night
They called his name out we saw their lights
When they came in the young ones cried
When they took him felt like I’d died
I was screaming he didn’t fight
Thought I was dreaming it can’t be right
I shook a soldier and asked him why
But he said nothing and walked on by
He had a blindfold they tied his hands
Then they threw him inside a van
I saw their faces they were so young
Little boy soldiers took my son
He said they beat him, he was in pain
Interrogated time and again
With no confession they took his clothes
And then they left him freezing cold
He had no lawyer he made no call
Put in a prison that broke the law
In forced detention for forty days
And yet his sentence is still not paid
From the watchtower they aim their guns
At the checkpoints they have their fun
They take our children they steal their dreams
Haunts me forever he was fifteen
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10. |
Inside/Outside
03:51
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Inside/Outside
Inside I’m hurting
Outside I’m fine
Inside I’m nothing
Outside I shine
I should be able to break free
But I can’t pull this mask from my face
I live in fear of the real me
In case nothing is there in its place
Living a lie, living a lie in a vacuum
Staying alive, staying alive but I just pretend
I just pretend
I just pretend
I can’t make it end
I can’t make it end
Outside I'm laughing
Inside I cry
Outside I'm faking
Inside I die
I should be able to break free
But I can't pull this mask from my face
I live in fear of the real me
In case nothing is there in its place
Living a lie, living a lie in a vacuum
Staying alive, staying alive but I just pretend
I just pretend
I just pretend
It feels like the end
It feels like the end
Uh-uh-oh Uh-uh-oh-oh
I should be able to break free
But I can't pull this mask from my face
I live in fear of the real me
In case nothing is there in its place
Living a lie, living a lie in a vacuum
I'm staying alive, staying alive but I just pretend
I just pretend
I just pretend
I can’t make it end
I can't make it end
Living a lie, living a lie in a vacuum
I'm staying alive, staying alive but I just pretend
I just pretend
I just pretend
I can't make it end
It feels like the end
Uh-uh-oh Uh-uh-oh-oh
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11. |
Mousefinger
01:49
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12. |
Dignity
03:55
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Dignity
You don’t have to tell me I know what you’re thinking
I see in your eyes that I’m not worth believing
I gave up my job to look after my wife
For better or worse it’s a contract for life
I didn’t expect to have days in the sun
But this is the hardest thing I’ve ever done
No I don’t want your sympathy
No I don’t need your charity
No but leave me my dignity
Now my money’s been sanctioned cos I didn’t mention
My daughter’s at college, my wife draws a small pension
The bank have been helpful but I’ve run out of headroom
Back paying for the unoccupied bedroom
Eleven pounds shy every week with the bills
I can’t afford coffee, can’t afford to be ill
No I don’t want your sympathy
No I don’t need your charity
No but leave me my dignity
Wait over there and please don’t make a scene
I move to the corner and it feels like a dream
I’ve worked since sixteen always pulling my weight
And I didn’t choose to rely on the state
I saved all my pennies I put nothing on credit
A cruel twist of fate now I line up to get it
No I don’t want your sympathy
No I don’t need your charity
No but leave me my dignity
You want me to know you’re just doing your job
But that’s no excuse to treat me like a dog
I’m not an animal I’m not a pig
I never hurt no-one what was it I did
You think that I’m gunning to bleed the state dry
But all that I’m doing is trying to get by
No I don’t want your sympathy
No I don’t need your charity
No but leave me my dignity
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13. |
Second Chance
03:52
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Second Chance
Went out this morning and I saw you walking with some other guy
Your heads were close and you were busy talking
And though I tried I couldn't catch your eye
It doesn't seem to me so long ago when that guy was me
I missed my stop and I just kept on going
Can't find my way back from this misery
But what do you do when you find all you had was gone
Gotta hope she's gonna get it together
Gotta hope she'll see that she was wrong
If you'd give me just a second chance
Cos I can't give up on our romance
And I can't believe you'd ever leave
I'm begging with you darling
I'm begging with you please
To give me just a second chance
Cos I can't give up on our romance
And I can't believe you'd ever leave
I'm begging with you darling
I'm down upon my knees
Came back this evening all the lights were on but no one was home
You’d packed your things and you had up and gone with just a note to say I’m on my own
It doesn’t seem to me so long ago since you loved only me
Now there will only be one set of footprints and heaven knows which way the path will lead
But what do you do when you find all you had was gone
Gotta hope she's gonna get it together
Gotta hope she'll see that she was wrong
If you give me just a second chance
Cos I can't give up on our romance
And I can't believe you'd ever leave
Oh I'm begging with you darling
I’m begging with you please
To give me just a second chance
Cos I can't give up on our romance
And I can't believe you'd ever leave
I'm begging with you darling
I'm down upon my knees
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14. |
Restless River
03:07
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Restless River
I can still see the light on her face
In the morning
She was sleeping
Kissed her once then drove to my workplace
Had no warning
She was leaving
Doesn't time seem to flow by so fast
How did I ever let her slip through my grasp?
Restless river
Keeps on rolling
Always leaving things behind
Can she change her ways
Will she ever change her mind?
So I sit and reflect on the things
We did together
When things were better
And I miss all the sweetness she'd bring
All the laughter
Is it really gone forever?
Doesn't time seem to flow by so fast
How did I ever let her slip through my grasp?
Restless river
Keeps on rolling
Always leaving things behind
Can she change her ways
Will she ever change her mind?
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15. |
Caught In The Minute
03:59
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Caught In the Minute
I wonder what I would have done
If I’d not made the call
If I’d have turned and run
With you a new day has begun
And all the ice has thawed
I’m walking in the sun
You gave me everything
What can I give to you
I see the Jubilee is here
Your love has come
And my heart’s lost in it
With you I’m one
And I’m caught in the minute
I thought that time was rushing by
I had to get to you
Before the stream ran dry
I know now I don’t have to try
You’ve loved me from the start
And your love never dies
You gave me everything
What can I give to you
I see the Jubilee is here
Your love has come
And my heart’s lost in it
With you I’m one
And I’m caught in the minute
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16. |
Set You Free
04:06
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Set You Free
When the sun is out of season
And the night is coming down
Don't be scared
Keep believing
When the dark is all around
When you fail to find a reason
And your hope is almost gone
Don't be fooled
Keep believing
When you’re sure you can't go on
Cos I will never let you down
I will always be around
I have walked the stony ground
And I will never leave you
Cast your pain and fear on me
Drop your net and you will see
I have come to set you free
Out of place at the occasion
Thoughts run wild you want to flee
It's an open invitation
Any time
That you need me
Call it prayer or invocation
Conversations with a friend
Every place and situation
I am with you to the end
Cos I will never let you down
I will always be around
I have walked the stony ground
And I will never leave you
Cast your pain and fear on me
Drop your net and you will see
I have come to set you free
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Blake England, UK
UK 60s-tinged/ lo-fi /indie pop
/psychedelic rock /jangle /power pop /singer-songwriter and DIY musician. Proudly
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