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innsbruck
08:02
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hold on tightly to the rails
'cos if mother nature fails
we'll all fall into the void
close your eyes and count to ten
'cos we won't be here again
with our memories destroyed
lick your fingers, clean your plate
as you drive another stake
into the mess that you create
they'll be dragging out the lake
as you're ruing your mistake
and the simple twist of fate
and bad luck
in innsbruck
china white and liquid gold
and a secret to be sold
with a hypertensive pulse
shadows in the other room
as the walls and ceiling move
leading to the death of us
so, you play the polygraph
as the organ grinder laughs
in a cellar full of flies
all the alibis you blew
what the hell are you gonna do
if the lie detector lies?
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station of the cross
05:06
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there are games within the garden
and a hole inside the hall
a funny feeling in your gut
that wasn't there before
your head is full of heaven
but your heart is full of lead
or so you said
there's a station of the cross
to which you've never been before
you need to decompress
and get your feet back on the floor
she wants to be the hero
in the book you've never read
or so she said
all the promises we break down into dust
all the dreams you never shared with us
as another day approaches, coming slow
we're alone
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half light
04:06
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into the fire we fall
out of the night
into the candlelight
gone with the wind
we've lost everything
one at a time
into the half-light
we drive
everything's fine, she lied
under the gun, under the spotlight
everything dies
everything falls apart
out of our minds
into the half-light
we drive
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just the rain
04:45
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the clock atop the tower block
sends everyone to bed
the hammer, hammer, hammering is doing in your head
you need a little pick me up
to take away the pain
is there someone banging on the wall
or is it just the rain?
spend every day assembling the things we think we need
yet every night we're questioning the reason to believe
you cannot get the parts to fit
it's driving you insane
is this the sound of coming down
or is it just the rain?
we head out to the aerodrome
try to escape the fuss
the night is hot and threatening
the fight is not in us
you should not be here tonight
you should not have got the 'plane
did you get the call from air control
or was it just the rain?
we're going to the show tonight
should anybody care
the neon lights are burning bright
there's magic in the air
you've played this scene before, it's happening again
you've played this scene before, it's happening again
you've played this scene before, it's happening again
are you sure they need a curtain call
or is it just the rain?
is it just the rain that falls
when you're never here at all?
time passes by on your list
just another day
as the moments slip away
and you hope and you pray that you exist
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strange caravans
07:18
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we sent paper kites flying
from the bottom of the pool
showed unopposed indifference to the rules
if you want to see the best of us
just take us to the moon
and tell us if the journey ends too soon
strange caravans
bring your colours back to me
strange caravans
as far as eyes can see
we speak of indian summers
as the winter sun begins
we run the races that we ultimately win
we wait for falling footsteps
from the bottom of the stairs
we catch the falling embers from the fire
we love the evening slumber
as the night gives us away
after the monumental turmoil of the day
we live and die together
we live upon this rock
we'll never count the seconds
nor watch the clock
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faith
01:41
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faith, so delicately drawn
she's been on it since the day that she was born
she's been volunteering sun after the storm
and as she waits, reciprocates
anticipates the dawn
grace, unconditionally yours
raising her riot on the rocky mountain shore
she's been pushing since the day she hit the wall
and if we fail, try to inhale
you just need it more and more
chase, you're fashionably fast
your silken soubriquet so elegantly cast
the breath you're breathing breaks the records of the past
she'll do you in, try to begin
reconnect at last
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new year
14:53
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there's so many still alive
holding onto hoping things are gonna be alright
i'm sorry kid but not tonight
we're pulling down the valences
shutting out the light
all the plans and all the schemes
all the sleep and all the dreams
all the parties that you had
and the things we never said
hide at the bottom of the bed
maria dances kinda slow
she loves to be in company, hates to be alone
every boy she's ever known
just wants to give her something that she's never gonna own
all the hopes and all the fears
all the pain and all the tears
all the problems reappear
as you start a new career
at the beginning of the year
no one's ever really sure
exactly who the hell it is
they want us to applaud
maria took the call
she threw her cigarettes and sleeping tablets at the wall
all the light and all the shade
all the thrill of the cabaret
all the alliances we made
as the aspirations fade
and it's just another day
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avalanche
10:52
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you feel the falling of the snow
you know it's nearly time to go
not every falling star
can ever fill the hole
you know you're never coming home
you feel the breaking of the bone
you curse your luck that you're alone
not every paramour can use a telephone
you need someone to call your own
so, you'll wait for the sun to go down
on the darker side of town
and we'll make for the underground
and escape from the sound
that's spinning round and round
you're near the ending of the road
you're leaving everything you know
not every shooting star can show the way to go
you know you're never going home
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herds are a five piece progressive psych -rock band from Nottingham, UK. Formerly known at The Amber Herd.
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