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Moon
04:24
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Moon
When the moon casts rings among the clouds,
When ladders touch the sea,
When the harbour gleams like perfect glass,
Do you remember what we used to be?
When the moon is high,
When the water shines,
Do you remember what we used to be?
Do you remember what we used to be?
So hard to recall sometimes.
Do you remember?
J E Harrison
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2. |
Explain
02:56
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Explain
Am I not the one
Who hurts you 'til you’re numb?
Is this not the very voice
To utter words that strike you dumb?
It’s the way we play the game.
This silence is golden
With overtones of grey.
You and I were chosen
To look the other way,
In peace, I suppose,
But that’s not the way we choose to play.
It’s the way we play the game.
I shouldn’t have to explain.
And you can scream if you want to;
I won’t hear.
I am older. I am wiser,
And I’m so full of shit and I’m so full of fear.
It’s the way we play the game.
Yeah, this silence is a blessing,
This plugging of my ears.
I block you out; it’s your move now.
It’s your move now.
It’s your move now.
J E Harrison
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3. |
Baby, You Lied
04:16
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Baby, You Lied
When will you be my lover?
I’ve watched and I’ve waited,
And it seems to me you’re living a lie.
I thought we had a deal,
But he still has his wife.
When will you be my lover?
I’ve waited and waited.
I watched your house all night.
I thought we had a deal.
Oh, we could have such a life.
I thought we had a deal.
But baby, you lied.
I remember every smile,
The breadcrumbs you would leave.
You gave me all the signals
Like they say in magazines.
And I was right outside your window
As he kissed your perfect face.
Who’s he think he’s fooling?
Can’t you see he’s sleeping in my place?
When will you be my lover?
I’ve waited and waited and waited and waited.
I thought we had a deal.
I thought we had a deal.
But baby, you lied.
J E Harrison
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4. |
Blameless (therapy mix)
03:46
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Blameless
I cannot tell you what I've done.
I guess you'll find out when the headlines come.
I planned a shock for everyone.
I wakeup call. But it's all gone wrong.
I cannot tell you what I said.
But my words will live on long after I'm dead.
I had it figured in my head
But they shut me down for the life that I led.
I couldn't justify a moment more
Living somebody else's life.
I cannot tell you who's to blame
But I guarantee you'll remember my name.
I couldn't justify a moment more
Living somebody else's life.
I'm hardly blameless but you're not so pure
Did you think I'd just give up and die?
All those clowns were making sounds
Never caring if the consequences damned us all to hell.
Someone had to do something. I knew it wouldn't be you
So I took this bloody duty on myself.
I cannot tell you what I've done.
I cannot tell you what I've done.
J E Harrison
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5. |
Crocodile
04:57
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Crocodile
Basking under sunny skies,
Grin your lizard grin.
Pierce the gloom with scheming eyes
And draw the suckers in.
Someone with no depth, no shame,
Some people just don’t bleed.
As arid as this world you made,
Adjust your shades. Lie to me.
Fix that smile, you crocodile,
Cheating karma for a while.
The plans you made were set in stone
And there’s nowhere left to go.
Cry, cry, crocodile. Let go.
Somehow getting what you need got harder every day.
No matter what you told them,
Or how you sold them.
Pretty far from what you were,
An echo of yourself,
Hollowed out by fears of getting left upon the shelf.
Fix that smile, you crocodile,
Cheating karma for a while.
The plans you made were set in stone
And there’s nowhere left to go.
Cry, cry, crocodile. Let go.
And when your time is up they’ll drag you from the shade.
Feel the panic start to rise.
The cracks begin to show, the water’s looking dark,
As the birds that picked your teeth for scraps
Sow the seeds of your demise.
Fix that smile, you crocodile,
Cheating karma for a while.
The plans you made were set in stone
And there’s nowhere left to go.
Cry, cry, crocodile. Let go.
J E Harrison
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6. |
Drag You Down
04:42
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Drag You Down
There were hard paths to follow.
There were hard facts to face.
You believed that we could make a difference.
I was the one who gave up the chase.
We will go together.
We will go together.
And I will drag you down,
I will drag you down,
I will drag you down.
And though my words seemed so hollow,
Some perversion retained your faith.
You, it seemed, could not sense my motive.
You fell with me, as I fell from grace.
We will go together.
We will go together.
And I will drag you down,
I will drag you down,
I will drag you down.
J E Harrison
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7. |
Need To Know
03:15
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Need To Know
I’m not in search of some wise old teacher.
I’m only here cos I’m killing time.
I seek no proof of a life beyond this.
I place no faith in scripts and signs.
I broke my silence to pray for nothing.
There’s a joy in the gutter that was killing me.
Ten years on, I was still so hungry.
All your words were just chicken feed.
Oh, no. You’re not someone I need to know.
You seem to want something more from me.
These pockets are ragged.
You dug too deep.
You claim to feel in ways I can’t imagine.
Does that make you bigger than me?
A shallow soul has a weight to break you.
I ought to know and I feel your pain.
I won’t pretend this could bring us closer.
I don’t intend to go there again.
Oh, no. You’re not someone I need to know.
J E Harrison
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8. |
Five Thousand Days
04:13
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Five Thousand Days
Honey, the kids are crying.
And Honey, my patience is dying.
Sure, why not? Hell, take the house
The dog, the TV and the money.
I’ll just keep this old guitar
And two small things that call you Mummy.
Tomorrow you won’t remember this fight.
Honey, which bottle are you sleeping in tonight?
Honey, I’m so tired of being so afraid.
And Honey, I can barely talk to you these days.
Relax, I’ll put the kids to bed.
Just light a fag and pour another.
There’s no need to make a fuss,
I’m sure they know you’re a loving mother.
Tomorrow’s another chance to put it right.
Oh Honey, which bottle are you hiding in tonight?
Seems we’ve always felt this way,
Something like five thousand days.
I’m tired, and I don’t care anymore
About so much that’s so important.
I don’t know when I lost the will to fight.
Honey, here’s to us. I’m leaving you tonight.
J E Harrison
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9. |
They Came From Nowhere
03:31
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They Came From Nowhere
Half way out of sleep,
Half way in a dream,
Out of the blue it’s time to go.
Can’t picture your face.
Can’t even think straight.
Can’t see a way out.
Is it time to go?
Cos I don’t recognise these darkest dreams of mine.
They came from nowhere,
They came from nowhere.
Oh, my love, don’t look at me.
I’m not at my best.
You need to learn to read between
The things I say to test you.
Oh, my child, I’m certain someday
All your deepest fears
Will all amount to nothing,
Will all amount to nothing.
Cos I don’t recognise these darkest dreams of mine.
They came from nowhere.
No, I don’t recognise these darkest dreams of mine.
And I may not be there for you.
Did you ever think of that?
It’s not paranoid to face the truth:
Maybe I’m not coming back.
No, I don’t recognise these darkest dreams of mine.
They came from nowhere,
They came from nowhere,
They came from nowhere.
J E Harrison
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10. |
The Rest Of My Days
05:30
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The Rest of My Days
In this wonderful room,
Revisiting tunes from twenty years ago,
Feels like picking at a wound.
I only want to think about You,
But pieces of my past always find a way through.
I should let go.
I know, I know, I know…
Think I’m going insane.
Trapped by my habits,
I wish I could change.
Resentment sits barely contained.
Decades of rage,
Blaming the world for mistakes that I made.
I should let go.
I know, I know, I know.
I should let go.
Maybe these magical spells will free me,
Like a cry for aid,
If I cast them to the wind and quietly walk away.
When they’re done will I be free to be me? No longer enslaved?
Will they let me begin the rest of my days?
I should let go.
I know, I know, I know.
I should let go.
Heading for fifty, I’m sick of the grip
That the last thirty years seem to have on my soul.
They sit on my shoulders, those bastards who told me
To do things their way, and I can’t break their hold.
Is there some trick I don’t know?
Maybe these magical spells will free me,
Like a cry for aid,
If I cast them to the wind and quietly walk away.
When they’re done will I be free to be me? No longer enslaved?
Will they let me begin the rest of my days?
Will they let me begin the rest of my days?
J E Harrison
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11. |
Blameless (acoustic)
03:44
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Blameless
I cannot tell you what I've done.
I guess you'll find out when the headlines come.
I planned a shock for everyone.
I wakeup call. But it's all gone wrong.
I cannot tell you what I said.
But my words will live on long after I'm dead.
I had it figured in my head
But they shut me down for the life that I led.
I couldn't justify a moment more
Living somebody else's life.
I cannot tell you who's to blame
But I guarantee you'll remember my name.
I couldn't justify a moment more
Living somebody else's life.
I'm hardly blameless but you're not so pure
Did you think I'd just give up and die?
All those clowns were making sounds
Never caring if the consequences damned us all to hell.
Someone had to do something. I knew it wouldn't be you
So I took this bloody duty on myself.
I cannot tell you what I've done.
I cannot tell you what I've done.
J E Harrison
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Joseph E Harrison Wellington, New Zealand
Joseph E Harrison is an English songwriter, singer and musician who now lives in Wellington, New Zealand.
Incorporating loud
guitars, feedback, multi-layered vocal harmonies and dark, ambiguous lyrics, Joseph's songs delve into questions of love, regret, betrayal, obsession and insanity.
As well as his solo work, he is also the frontman for Wellington-based rock band, Tower Of Flints.
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