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Masters of my past
04:40
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For them no longer dusty books, clouds of chalk and secret looks
Marked absent again today, masters of my past
By night I tread those corridors, of contraband and hidden stores
“Plane face side, edge and mark!” lessons still go on.
But oh Victoria in the rain, I never will go there again
To maps and caps, dissected rats and masters of my past.
“Look in the book at page sixty nine.”
The penny drops, the sun will shine
We’ll get through to break, dreaming of cake
And hope the day ends soon, I hope this day ends soon.
And now they stand before the Head, stomachs clenched , it’s them instead
Have you all won a prize or are you doing lines?
Oh Victoria in the rain, I never will go there again
To maps and caps, dissected rats and masters of my past
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Broken
04:34
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I can’t seem to sleep tonight, I’m longing to see the light
I can’t seem to sleep tonight, I’m longing to see the light
It’s four o’clock in the morning, my head is spinning round and I can’t sleep
And the words we left unspoken echo in my mind, they run deep
Floating in freefall, I wait for your call, you’re not here with me.
I can’t seem to sleep tonight, I’m longing to see the light
The rain falls on my window, the world keeps spinning round and I can’t sleep
The lives we left behind us, photos on my phone, I can’t keep
Floating in freefall, I wait for your call, you’re not here with me.
You and I are broken and there’s no way back it seems
But I will try and make it right, if only in my dreams
We ran this race together, and we almost reached the end
Now it seems we’re lost forever, it’s hard to be just friends.
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In love
04:45
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On a desert island he took his knife and he longed for ways to save his life
And the burning sun was on his face, when a woman smiled from a different place
She opened my eyes, took me by surprise, cos’ love’s at stake.
Leaving my side, eyes open wide, ‘cos love’s at stake.
And she took his hand and led him on, to a forest temple hidden from the sun
Where a priest was burning incense bright and they hid and watched into the night
She opened my eyes, took me by surprise, ‘cos love’s at stake
Leaving my side, eyes open wide, ‘cos love’s at stake.
And they slept until it turned first light
And when he woke he found his hands bound tight and a crowd gathered round…
As the priest looked up into the sky, he knew it was his time to die
When a woman’s hand did cut him loose, to run or stay was their time to choose
She opened my eyes, took me by surprise, ‘ cos love’s at stake
Leaving my side, eyes open wide, cos love’s at stake
I’m in love with the touch of her hand
I’m in love with the way she understands when I’m down, when I’m down.
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Crying Shame
05:14
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You know it’s a crying shame but someone must take the blame
Look up into the sky, our children will wonder why
It’s written in the stars that the earth and the moon,
Will one day fade away and we’re heading for mars
You may roll your eyes at the prophets of doom
But it’s too late to laugh once the piper plays his tune.
On and on the earth is spinning silently in space
Seize the day, there’s still time to save the human race.
They said that the seas would roar, mankind would live no more
They said the fires would rage, so listen to fool or sage
It’s written in the stars, that the earth and the moon
Will one day fade away and we’re heading for mars
You may roll your eyes at the prophets of doom
But it’s too late to laugh once the piper plays his tune
On and on the earth is spinning silently in space
Seize the day, there’s still time to save the human race
You know there’s no time to lose, each of us has to choose
Look up into the sky, our children will wonder why
It’s written in the stars, that the earth and the moon
Will one day fade away and we’re heading for mars
You may roll your eyes at the prophets of doom
But it’s too late to laugh once the piper plays his tune
On and on, seize the day
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Broken Glass
04:53
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Julia
03:28
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Julia wakes up in yesterday’s make-up
She crawls to the bus at the end of the street
She’s never lonely a bottle of maybe
Will take her to bed every night
But oh when she reads the letter I’ve written will she care
To never again see my face at her door?
Queen of the high school they said she was no fool
Now drunk in the staff room at quarter past nine
Cocktails at South Ken, did you even know then
I harboured a daydream that you could be mine?
But oh, can you cope with being a woman of our time
Or is stay at home, pray at home way out line?
Having a baby’s a definite maybe that Jeremy stripe-shirt will make you his wife
Parties at Putney, supper with chutney
A man who may love you the rest of his life
But oh, I’m a thousand miles away from you now
But if I should see you again, would it work somehow?
Julia, wake-up, Julia, wake-up
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Too late for dreamers
04:06
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On the corner of a busy street, I thought I heard my name
Like that summer back in ’63 when nothing would be the same
With Buddy Holly on the radio and baseball in the yard
Back in the summer of ’63 life didn’t seem too hard
We were moving around, light on the ground
We always knew when to let go
Driving so far in an American car
Never too late for the show.
With Buddy Holly on the radio and baseball in the yard
Back in the summer of ’63 life didn’t seem too hard
We were moving around, light on the ground
We always knew when to let go
Driving so far in an American car
Never too late for the show.
But it’s too late for dreamers, we’ve landed on the moon
And the boys in the back room still play the same old tune
Yes it’s too late for dreamers , we’ve landed on the moon
And the boys in the back room still play the same old tune
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Clown
02:50
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the saddest clown of all?
One day up and one day down, where did we go wrong?
Every day your answerphone, even when I know you’re home
Can’t you see it’s you and me, where did we go wrong?
You send me letters I don’t understand
Like you’re living in a far-off land
Maybe therapy will sort us out
But you know, I have my doubts.
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Loved by you
04:35
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There you go again
04:54
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There you go again, turning my life around
I love the way that you always will take my side
There you go again, turning my life around
I love the way that you’re making me feel inside
I was ready to look for love from the moment I saw you
In a back street bar in London town
You were telling those killer jokes
And the guys were all round you
When the doors were opened and lights went down
Time after time, seeing’s believing.
There you go again, turning my life around
I love the way that you always will take my side
There you go again, turning my life around
I love the way that you’re making me feel inside
You were ready to spend the night,
though there wasn’t much sleeping
In a borrowed shirt you said goodbye
Then later you went home to him
And I feared I might lose you
I wanted to believe our love was real.
Time after time, seeing’s believing
There you go again, turning my life around
I love the way that you always will take my side
There you go again, turning my life around
I love the way that you’re making me feel inside
I remember your hippy hat , how I nearly went crazy
We bought a run-down van and formed a band
And we wanted to hit the road but it’s never so easy
But we’re hanging onto something real
Time after time, seeing’s believing
There you go again, turning my life around
I love the way that you always will take my side
There you go again, turning my life around
I love the way that you’re making me feel inside
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John Hackett Sheffield, UK
John has never quite made up his mind if he is a classical flute player or a multi-instrumentalist rock musician and if truth be told, he is both! He studied music at Sheffield University, then went on the road with his brother Steve Hackett. John now has his own rock band cleverly named the John Hackett Band. ... more
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