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Garden of Love
03:08
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THE GARDEN OF LOVE
I went to the Garden of Love
And saw what I never had seen
A Chapel was built in the midst
Where I used to play on the green
And the gates of this Chapel were shut
And ‘Thou shalt not’ writ over the door
So I turned to the Garden of Love
That so many sweet flowers bore
And I saw it was filled with graves
And tombstones where flowers should be
And Priests in black gowns were walking their rounds
And binding with briars my joys and desires
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2. |
Pluie de Paris
04:49
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PLUIE DE PARIS
Treasuring solitude, measuring pain, hard to deceive this Parisian rain
Lonely and bitter as one could be, losing my strength in Pluie de Paris
Faking a comfort without a clue, hard to deny this Parisian blue
Unraveling sadness I have to break free, relieving myself from this Bleu de Paris
In Arizona you daydream of sands, am I your Joshua Tree that still stands
Easy to drop out, hard to sustain, brave I remain in this Parisian rain
Pluie de Paris, Pluie de Paris
Merry-go-round with cheap melody
Gloomy like Bleu de Paris
Pluie de Paris, Pluie de Paris
Old carousel in my memory
Gloomy like Pluie de Paris
Gathering raindrops, cheap souvenirs, my soul is a bottle of whispering tears
This precious gift I carry with me, for you to remember Pluie de Paris
All that is joyful, all worth to claim - reflections of yours in this Parisian rain
Easy to fake, pretend not to be fading like haze in this Bleu de Paris
Princess Laskaris and Comtessa da Die are shadows of yours in this Pluie de Paris
Easy to leave, hard to remain, yours I sustain in this Parisian rain
Pluie de Paris, Pluie de Paris
Merry-go-round with cheap melody
Gloomy like Bleu de Paris
Pluie de Paris, Pluie de Paris
Old carousel in my memory
Gloomy like Pluie de Paris
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3. |
Blue Bird
04:12
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BLUE BIRD
Can you read me
Do I obsess
Do I need you
Could you care less
Do you bother
If we farewell
Do you fear that
I couldn’t bear
The thing that we got lost
I could build you
A monument
Will it move you
I wouldn’t bet
If you put up
Another fence
It would still make
No difference,
You know that we are lost
You know that we are really lost
Blue bird, blue bird
Your song will mess me up
Blue bird, blue bird
Our ways are way apart
Blue bird, blue bird
Our paths were meant to cross
Blue bird, blue bird
Your song is really lost
Do you wonder
If I regret
What went wrong here
Will you forget
If you reach me
Would I restrain
Can I not know
It’s all in vain
You know that we are lost
You know that we are really lost
Blue bird, blue bird
Your song will mess me up
Blue bird, blue bird
Our ways are way apart
Blue bird, blue bird
Our paths were meant to cross
Blue bird, blue bird
Your song is really lost
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4. |
One More Cup of Coffee
04:37
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ONE MORE CUP OF COFFEE
Your breath is sweet
Your eyes are like two jewels in the sky
Your back is straight, your hair is smooth
On the pillow where you lie
But I don’t sense affection
No gratitude or love
Your loyalty is not to me
But to the stars above
One more cup of coffee for the road
One more cup of coffee ’fore I go
To the valley below
Your daddy he’s an outlaw
And a wanderer by trade
He’ll teach you how to pick and choose
And how to throw the blade
He oversees his kingdom
So no stranger does intrude
His voice it trembles as he calls out
For another plate of food
One more cup of coffee for the road
One more cup of coffee ’fore I go
To the valley below
Your sister sees the future
Like your mama and yourself
You’ve never learned to read or write
There’s no books upon your shelf
And your pleasure knows no limits
Your voice is like a meadowlark
But your heart is like an ocean
Mysterious and dark
One more cup of coffee for the road
One more cup of coffee ’fore I go
To the valley below
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5. |
River Tale
03:53
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RIVER TALE
I’ll take you to the river
Burry you there in the sand
I’ll be there by your growth
Protecting seed of this world
Things that you showed me here before you went away
I’ll take you to the valley
Wondering where and why it ends
Things that you showed me here before you went away
Things that you do to me they never fade away
Things that you hate to do
Things that you wish to hide
Things that you showed me here before you went away
Things that you do to me they never fade away
I’ll take on a trip
That goes so high above the sky
Things that you long to do with me this serpent night
Things that you need to say before you step aside
I’m gonna take you, I’m gonna take you
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6. |
Endless Tale
04:35
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ENDLESS TALE
World has been spinning and drifting and dreaming a very long time
Long before you or me came to life
Tables been turning and players been burning in endless lines
Has it crossed your mind, crossed your mind
Far from delivering, I carry a burden of lies that are not mine
Walls of impatience are hiding a greater design
Echoing whispers are fading and rising again and again
Surrender, lose the things you never had, my friend
It’s foolish and vain to think the divine is a thing to define
Has it crossed your mind, crossed your mind
Far from devotion, my doubt is my only true light
Walls of deception are guarding the wrong from the right
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7. |
Muddy Puddles Blues
03:22
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MUDDY PUDDLES BLUES
Jumping up and down in muddy puddles
That’s the game for common folks to play
If you point a way to burst the bubbles
They will surely make you pay
They show you things on TV you distrust
They tell you that believing is a must
Knowledge is a property and not a right to search
Move and make a way for another church
Right or left it’s all the same to me
They urge you – go and vote, and don’t you think
We see the freedom-lovers and they don’t belong in here
You don’t need to reason, ‘cause we bring you fear
Jumping up and down in muddy puddles
That’s the game for common folks to play
If you point a way to burst the bubbles
They will surely make you pay
They offer things that you could not afford
They take more than they could store
You bow your head down low, but it doesn't seem to please
The same guy is the hunter, the keeper and the beast
Decent life is just around the corner
But somehow they decide on who’s the owner
Hope is just a shiny screen, hanging over me
The only satisfaction you ever get for free
Jumping up and down in muddy puddles
That’s the game for common folks to play
If you point a way to burst the bubbles
They (who’s “They”?) will surely make you pay
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8. |
Story Spinning Joe
04:16
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STORY SPINNING JOE
Story spinning Joe
He’s the guy next door
He loves to go to work from nine to five
He hates his job but none the less
He’s always there before the rest
To spin the truth before the news arrive
Story spinning Joe
His reflexes are slow
But his tongue is running like a watermill
Tattletales and lies
Behind the phony smiles
He works around the clock to make things ill
Hey Joe, don’t step on my toe
Trust me I don’t wanna be your foe
Hey Joe. let yourself go
You could be a good man after all
Story spinning Joe
He’s on a verge of war
With all except the ones that pay the bill
Not that he is gay
But he’s willing to get laid
For a chance to blab and do nothing for real
In the distance there’s a sound
The tower twins are falling down
Joe says they are not the ones they claim they found
He says don’t blame Kissinger
You know he’s just the messenger
Someone else is watching from the higher ground
Story spinning fool
He doesn’t have a clue
Words can hurt you even as you talk
Plotting games are fun
If you enjoy to run
Do it Joe, I’d rather take a walk
Hey Joe, Hey Joe
don’t step on their toe
Trust me you don’t wanna be their foe
Hey Joe. let yourself go
You could be a dead man after all
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9. |
EU Citizen
04:19
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EU CITIZEN
I'm a European citizen
I'd like to see the Louvre and Big Ben
Smoke some pot in Amsterdam and be a Eurovision fan
'Cause I'm a European citizen
Your health organizations are ok
With all this freaking stuff your airplanes spray
I don’t really give a damn about your southern gas stream plan
I'm a European citizen
Aren’t our southern neighbors pretty cute
Besides our lengthy painful name dispute
I’ll parade in pantyhose and even eat your GMO's
'Cause I like European NGO’s
When Vologa came to town riding on a bear
People puzzled looked around and no one seemed to care
Yankee Doodle did the same riding on an eagle
Certain stuff were free back then, but now they are illegal
We got cheap computers coming by sea
Get your pirate software downloads for free
But not for me
But not for me
Oh, how I want to be like euro folks
Learning how to laugh on German jokes
Tell me Mum what’s your plan and I’ll do anything I can
To be a European citizen
Will you let me go and fight your wars
I promise I’ll behave and do my chores
Please accept me in your clan and I will be your loyal man
'Cause I'm a European citizen
Waiting in Berlemount down the hall
To write some new laws on my facebook wall
If I bend down on demand, I’m sure that you’ll accept me then
To be a European citizen
Craving just to be your friend
Cause we’re all neighbors in the end
If you could recognize me as I am
It’s a shame to take the blame
‘Cause things will only stay the same
If you could recognize me by my name
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10. |
Hey You
05:57
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HEY YOU
Hey you ! out there in the cold
Getting lonely, getting old, can you feel me
Hey you ! Standing in the aisles
With itchy feet and fading smiles, can you feel me
Hey you ! don't help them to bury the light
Don't give in without a fight.
Hey you ! out there on your own
sitting naked by the phone would you touch me
Hey you ! with your ear against the wall
Waiting for someone to call out would you touch me
Hey you ! would you help me to carry the stone
Open your heart, I'm coming home
Hey you ! out there on the road
Always doing what you're told, can you help me
Hey you ! out there beyond the wall
Breaking bottles in the hall, can you help me
Hey you ! don't tell me there's no hope at all
Together we stand, divided we fall.
Together we stand, divided we fall.
Together we stand, divided we fall...
(Us and Them
And after all we're only ordinary men
Me, and you
God only knows it's not what we would choose to do
With, without
And who'll deny that's what the fighting’s all about)
...But it was only fantasy
The wall was too high as you can see
No matter how you tried he could not break free
And the worms ate into his brain.
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