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How can you live with yourself, what you've done
You live in a world of butterfly dreams
You live in a world of caustic dreams of a life
Of anywhere I wanna go out, and I see you in me
And will I ever, ever be free of you?
Making films in black and white
Trying hard to say what I want to say
But you laugh when I bear my soul
And you make my skin run cold, till I'm free of you
But it just doesn't meant to be, we tried so hard but fate decreed
We were the ones to go, though we tried to intervene
And I tried, and I tried, but the man made a scene
How can you live?
We live close but far away
I care for you and you watch everything that I do
And there's no love to heal the pain, but I remember our day in the rain
And I will till I'm free of you
And It's 2 steps but too many miles
I just want to repair my life
Without some crazy 'rich dead wife', like you
The sun may come and the sun may go but the rain remains still
Will my life always mean having precious hours to kill?
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Tell Me Why
03:07
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Kay
05:53
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I know about your problems, what you bought and sold
I know that everything you touch, can never turn to gold
I know about the starkness, of your nights gone by
The nights you lie in darkness, you're wondrin' why
You made the choices you made, against the best advice
And now you realise you've come out, against a world of loaded dice
I know how you feel, I've been through a lot
But I won't pretend I've lived like you, to a great extent
And I wonder about my life, did I really live?
When I look at you, you're turned off, nothing left to give
But you're something special, and don't you know it's gonna be alright
And I'm willing to offer, you'll be there for the final fight/flight
Can't save your life, you're gonna live or die
Got to live your life, 'cause you're gonna live or die
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All In All
03:35
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Just across the bridge is the alimony hearing,
A child of 10 attacked in a small deserted clearing,
Her mother's being cushioned from the blow by a man of 20 years
Sister she stood by and she watched it all happening,
She is sitting next to an old army captain
He is lying face-down wondering what happened to all those years
The community is woken by a tall, dark accident
He wonders if there's anyone who saw the whole incident
But what he doesn't know is that his phone is being tapped right under his nose
And while it's all been going on, he's been unaware
And all in all, they play their part
While deceit is happening, the priest is still talking
Mother's got her toyboy but they're only still courting
While the girl is staying home and wondering whether life is worth it anymore
And while the characters they play their roles to perfection
The reality is different if you look at their reflection
You'll see they've got 2 faces and the girl, she has none
Well, i'm standing at the back with a camera in my hand
And all the people they are posing, putting life in my own hands
But whether they know what they're doing
If they're keeping what they're keeping to themselves
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Patience
03:44
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Take Me
03:21
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Take me, honeymoon, take me, on my own
Take me, here I am, take me, confused man
Take me open book, Take me open heart
Take me, close today, take me, here to stay
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Wanna Go
04:52
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Nothing to do and nothing to say
Nothing to do and no one to play with
Wanna go
Everyone's gone and left me with memories
Of how things were and now they've left me
To play around in my mind
I wanna go to a place where i'm known and needed
And i know and need you, and i need to know you
And i know and need you, and i need to know that
That you know and need me too
Streets are deserted, everyone's gone
When were they ever just nothing to me?
I see the light to end my nightmare
I see the light, it sometimes blinds me
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When I get me some cash
I'm going to buy me some every-thing, to see what it's like
And when I get into town, I'm going to paint my shoes brown
and buy a high fashion tie
but I'm sleeping so I won't notice time, and I'm smoking in the moonshine
At noon I'll draw on the walls , and make some top secret calls
to people you wouldn't know
I'll count both books that I've read, and if I get out of bed
I've got some places to go
Is our evolution moving too slow?
I read the dailies while you eat with your toes
and solder ruby sequins to your iron ore clothes, now
So when I get me some cash , I'm going to buy us some hash
and drag it all to the sea
First thing we'll steal is a boat, we'll go wherever we float
and smoke as much as we need
But first I should be awake, and when I am you can shake me down
and teach me to bleed
And I know you're holding something I need
And I'll find safe ground to plant my torn feet
But should I turn with the tide, at least you got a free ride
and so your mourning is done
And you can crawl back to bed, and curse the fact we're still dead
and gain the strength to re-try
We're deserted now our ocean is dry, and the walls close in
to prove you have no powers to fly
Though I'm not sure if I tried, I couldn't swallow my pride
I had my say and I walked
So for my father and I, our newborn patience had died
I only wish we had talked
If consequences were clear, I'd make the most of my years
and think of something to mime
But that's no part of my song, which we all know is too long
but that's your problem, not mine
So I back the backfield plan of the year, the results aren't too clear
my future isn't looking too bright
we'll know on the last day of my life
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She was well trained in the art of perception
She was well trained in knowing what to do
She had lots of people hanging all around her
But she kept them at arm's length and me too
She was a leader of the fashion, I saw right through it all
But she never let me see what was going on inside of her at all
She had lots of friends in lots of too high places
I felt nothing but the slightest bit of pride
She got the best of me and all I did was love her
But in the end I didn't know how to run or how to hide
Well, if you look inside this accidental baby
You'll see that things ain't always what they seem
So don't make the mistake of believing all around her
'Cause that will be the last mistake you make
She was well trained in the art of perception
She knew just when to give and when to take
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Wish I Could See Her
07:04
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I wish I could see her again
Oh when I would see her, I'd want her and need her
And I wish I could see her again
The night that I found her, there were vultures around her
She took me and held me but when
She wore her heart on her sleeve, I wouldn't believe (it)
Now I wish I could see her again
I treated her badly but she still loved me madly
And I wish I could see her again
When we ripped at the seams, she chose distant dreams
How I wish I could see her again
She broke my heart once or twice
She called me a sinner then put glass in my dinner
Why'd I wish I could see her again?
I dreamed of a life on my own
I dreamed of those times on my own
But in true isolation, found my soul’s devastation
Now I wish I could see her again
I held out my hopes for a year
But she left me with sadness and tears
So I tried to dismiss her, fell in the arms of her sister
Still I wished I could see her again
Now listen all you young men
Be good to your girl now and then
Treat love as a joke, and she'll vanish like smoke
And you’ll wish you could see her again
Oh when I would see her, I'd want her and need her
And I wish I could see her again
I wish I could see her again
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(Kay reprise)
03:10
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see Kay
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