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Love Is
Love is not screamed
From rafters or mountain-tops
Does not echo from the heavens
Or burn bright like the sun;
Is not a stage show
Or a song
Or a poem
Or clever rhyme;
Love is not dainty
Or elegant
Or eloquent
Or fragile;
Love is not shop-bought
Dropped jaws
Fluttered heart
Or butterfly gut;
Love is not narrow but vast –
Big and bold
Cumbersome and blundersome
And mostly silent
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Disgrace
05:22
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Disgrace
I followed the trail, I followed the little lights
In an otherwise dark and murky place
I couldn’t find vantage, I couldn’t find sight
And you couldn’t find grace
When you’re cast adrift,
You see why fishermen don’t learn to swim
The grace is in giving in
But in dimming light, with fire to fight
The grace is your kin
Sure as rock, sure as bone
Trust me, trust me
Sure as land, sure as sky, sure as sea
Sure as blood and the unknown
Oh trust me, I trust you
With me
I’ve been thinking about the Ides of March
I’ve been thinking about that onward relentless march
I’ve been thinking about making peace with the sky
But I’m thinking of passing that by
Sure as rock, sure as bone
Trust me, trust me
Sure as land, sure as sky, sure as sea
Sure as blood and the unknown
Trust me, I trust you
With me
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Atlas
02:50
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Atlas
Atlas holds the heavens
So you and I can go
And drive around and talk about
The stupid things we talk about
The rust in the machinery
The ghost of industry
Has dirtied up the scenery
And brought you to a low
But if his knees should buckle
And if his will should break
And if it brings you trouble
I’ll gladly take his place
If it could keep you safe from harm
If it could keep you safe from harm
Atlas holds the heavens
So you and I can go
Out for a beer and I can jeer
The team that you came down to cheer
But all these rows of houses
Will one day start to creak
And I’ll stay around this barren town
In case you have to leave
But if his knees should buckle
And if his will should break
And if it brings you trouble
I’ll gladly take his place
If it could keep you safe from harm
If it could keep you safe from harm
On the atlas that I bought him
Once he’s seen the news
He runs his finger on the maps along the latitudes
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Champs Elysees
05:38
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Champs Elysees
They’re circling the Champs Elysees
And they’re picking up the pace
It could be anything or nothing
It’s just some bike race
Cos all the pieces have been scattered
And they won’t fall into place
Seems like everything is broken
Seems there’s only empty space
Lord above
Oh, Lord above
I’m lost without your love
Maybe I
Oh, by and by
I’ll understand the reasons why
I don’t care about the music
I don’t care about the news
None of that seems so important
Without you
I turn back on the TV
And it’s such a hollow sound
None of that stuff seems to matter
If you’re not round
Lord above
Oh, Lord above
I’m lost without your love
Maybe I
Oh, by and by
I’ll understand the reasons why
They’re circling the Champs Elysees
Just like they always do
But none of that stuff seems to matter
Without you
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House Noise
04:19
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House Noise
No noise around the house
I rattle round the hall
I’m climbing up the walls
I miss you here
The silence stings my ears
The memory of years
Oh, father, wipe away your tears
Father, wipe away those tears
Administration is discussed
Your atlas gathers dust
I Struggle to adjust
To not feeling very much
The world turns
The floors creak
Been two weeks
Been two weeks
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Veneer
03:28
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Veneer
Here
There is only darkness for you here
Steer clear
This is but a thin veneer
But we’re so mired in these things
Sick and tired of these things
If I believed such things
I’d swear you’re growing wings
So sleep
For we are only flickering light
Release
We are only waiting to take flight
Oh, sweet bird
Sweetest one
Dearest of kings
I swear you’re growing wings
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Darkest Days
04:30
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Darkest Days
When the nests are bare
And the birds have flown
These are the darkest, darkest days
I have ever known
When the skies are crumbling
And the days have tumbled in
To all the weeks I’m fumbling through
Without you
When the words don’t seem to fit the lines
And every note is out of time
There is still the half true rhyme
The half true rhyme
And your hand is on my shoulder
And you walk beside me still
And your voice still echoes through me
Oh still
When it’s only vapour trails
When it’s only memory
Safe inside the treasury
You still run
And if the morning never comes
The night has swallowed up the sun
Your song is but a distant hum
Well it still hums
And your hand is on my shoulder
And you walk beside me still
And your voice still echoes through me
Oh still
When the words don’t seem to fit the lines
And every note is out of time
There is still the half true rhyme
The half true rhyme
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Everything is Broken
01:17
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Everything is Broken
Everything is broken
Everything is broken
The days are quick but frozen still
Things spoken or unspoken still
Nothing seems to matter
No nothing seems to matter
Distanced from the shore
Nothing seems to matter
Anymore
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Streets of Philadelphia
05:18
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Streets of Philadelphia
I was bruised and battered, I couldn't tell what I felt.
I was unrecognizable to myself.
Saw my reflection in a window and didn't know my own face.
Oh brother are you gonna leave me wastin' away
On the streets of Philadelphia.
I walked the avenue, 'til my legs felt like stone,
I heard the voices of friends, vanished and gone,
At night I could hear the blood in my veins,
It was just as black and whispering as the rain,
On the streets of Philadelphia.
Ain't no angel gonna greet me.
It's just you and I my friend.
And my clothes don't fit me no more,
A thousand miles
Just to slip this skin.
Night has fallen, I'm lyin' awake,
I can feel myself fading away,
So receive me brother with your faithless kiss,
Or will we leave each other alone like this
On the streets of Philadelphia.
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