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Harm
04:36
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Hello, I’m your greatest fan
I’m glad to be your friend
I’ll lay my life down in your name
Defend you till the end
But please don’t be misguided
By my loyalty and charm
Because you’ve got something that I want
And I mean you harm
It’s not that I am jealous
Or unhappy with my lot
Maybe I’m a collector
Trying to fill a slot
So that’s why I tread lightly
I don’t want to cause alarm
But you are just a stepping stone
And I mean you harm
With half as big a head and twice as big a brain
My actions wouldn’t surprise you
But still you keep on trusting me
And making me despise you
Now it might seem disloyal
To treat you as I do
To go on in this manner
And still face up to you
But I’m the prince of the poker face
The king of keeping calm
And what you’ve got is what I want
And I mean you harm
With half as big a head and twice as big a brain
My actions wouldn’t surprise you
But still you keep on trusting me
And making me despise you
But you won’t be aware of my campaign
I wouldn’t want to annoy you
No I won’t interfere with your routine
As I set out to destroy you
Yes I’m the prince of the poker face
The king of keeping calm
And what you’ve got is what I want
And I mean you harm
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New Friend
03:51
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I met a new friend today
We like the same things, always have lots to say
And if I'm lucky, he'll take my lover away
We hit it off quite instantly
His words can stir something deep in me
And if I'm lucky, he'll take my lover away
A fiery birth in the icy cold and I know what this is for
These people seem so kind and friendly but by now I know the score
And each time I leave I take with me less than I had before
So come on, come on, come on, come on
Ruin everything forever
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Let a demon into heaven
It's a thankless task that usually befalls to me
I made a new friend today
There's warmth and wisdom in all he says
And if I'm lucky, he'll take my lover away
And he likes me but he's only human
He's everything that she thinks I should've been
So come on, take my lover away
I've used my lines and I've made my quips and now it's time to go
Mischievous thoughts will fill an idle mind and I should know
And the best things in life were all made quite some time ago
So come on, come on, come on, come on
Rampage through the empty home
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Shout vile curses down the phone
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Ruin everything forever
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Let a demon into heaven
It's a thankless task that usually befalls to me
It means I'll lose my lover and I'll lose my friend
But then I always do in the end
Sometimes you just have to be set free
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I Know Who You Are
03:25
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Come on, honey, take my hand
And lead me on across the sand
Tell me where and tell me when
And show me where you buried him
I swear I'll never tell a soul of this day
Or reveal a word of what you said
No one in a white coat is going to drag you away
Your secret will be safe with me
Your whispered words will die with me
Are you the one that she's become?
Are you the one that she's become?
Are you the one that she's become?
Are you the one that she's become?
So take me to a secret place
You haven't the heart to erase
Show me the remnants of your past
The cuttings and the photographs
I promise I won't be the one to judge or condemn
Everyone I know has a past
But there's something about you that reminds me of an old friend
She left taking something of mine
I haven't seen her for a time
Are you the one that she's become?
Are you the one that she's become?
Are you the one that she's become?
Are you the one that she's become?
Because I know who you are
And no one else knows
Who you really are
Or who you were before
No, no one here knows
Or who you really are
Or who you were before
You were a no one here
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4. |
Porcupine
04:53
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When you say you're coming back
I won't hang out the flags
Or dress in my glad rags
You come and go
And then you go again
And when you say you need to move
I won't descend to gloom
Shut myself up in a room
I know you come and go
And come again
And when you bristle like a porcupine
Everytime that I come near
It doesn't fill me with fear
I've been here many times before
And I know if you ignore me
Or if you call me back here
Good days, bad days will all come round again
Good days, bad days all start to feel the same
Am I going to be a victim
I think it would be so much easier
To stop trying, start crying my eyes out
This time's too much and I can't deal
x 4
When you say you're coming back
I won't hang out the flags
Or dress in my glad rags
You come and go
And then you go again
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Puppies In The Bag
04:30
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Put the puppies in the bag and take them down to the riverside
It shouldn't feel so easy, but that part of me has died
Because a thousand knocks will send you dribbling and soggy brained
Embrace the poison or take it boiled and strained
Deflavourised, nothing's ever going to hurt again
Nothing's ever going to hurt again
When you bless it as you bin it, I know there's still a spark in you
You hide it without trying; everyone looks straight through
Once I would have sat in the road to protect you
Now I've lost interest; now I connect to
A deafening nothing that's never going to hurt again
Nothing's ever going to hurt again
Hold the laughing gas in place
Pump the ether, keep the pace
I don't care it isn't safe
Misplaced body laid in state
Eighteen candles, one big pill
Ends it with a monster thrill
The kind of safety that can kill
Doesn't need a special skill
Are you my sworn enemy?
I can't remember
Rejuvenate me
While I try to mismember my mind
I wonder what glories we'll find
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6. |
Lemons
03:59
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It's time to scratch it all, start again
Year zero's my hero, start again
It's you poring over maps
Setting out the traps
Filling in the gaps
You, all your passion bared
Want to be prepared
Just a little scared
And even when you're taken away, I still follow you
Even when you're far away
I still see you
Even when you're locked away
I'll be with you
The wrong way, the wrong way
I've done it all the wrong way round
The wrong way, the wrong way
A thousand lemons on the ground
You don't know me, just know us, one person
I'll kill my Siamese twin, hack him off
Because you said the better lines
Seemed so more refined
Yes, every time
You were the one they loved
Who they placed above
Never got the shove
And even when you're taken away, I still follow you
Even when you're far away
I still see you
Even when you're locked away
I'll be with you
Even when your name is banned
I still call you
Even when you've breathed your last
I can't shake you
The wrong way, the wrong way
I've done it all the wrong way
The wrong way, the wrong way
A thousand lemons on the ground
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Piranha
03:13
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I'd like to say sorry that I made you cry
But that wouldn't be too honest
Because I did on purpose and I'll do it again
Why must I make everybody cry?
Some crumble like chocolate, some put up a fight
But everyone breaks when I put the boot in right
I got this feeling you could read my mind
And that feeling doesn't enthrall me
Because these thoughts weren't meant for you
I can barely deal with them myself
How did you learn to read my mind?
And how does it feel to look into my head
And see that I'd rather be anywhere else instead?
Oh, how bony you've become
As they pull you from the water to rescue you
Oh, how lonely you've become
As they lift you from your bathtub to rescue you
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8. |
Big Achievement
05:13
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It’s no big achievement to fall
When you’ve spent half your life
Constructing the gallows to hang yourself by
All you have to do is take
One tiny step forward
Your feet will twitch a little
It’ll pass quickly by
Oh I dare you
Oh I dare you
I dare you to reach for the red and to reach for the sky
I dare you to blow it on one bet and blow it sky high
It’s no big achievement to die
To give your life up for love
To not even try because there’s somebody that you can’t have
All you have to do is take
One tiny step forward
With your neck in the noose
There’s only one way that you’re heading
Oh I dare you
Oh I dare you – I dare you
I dare you to reach for the red and to reach for the sky
I dare you to blow it on one bet and blow it sky high
I dare you to alter your whole life and not even try
Is it all that you feared it would be
All that it threatened to be
When you stopped to wonder?
Is it all that it promised to be?
All that you dreamt it would be?
Did you stop to wonder?
You can go to ground
But you will be found
It‘ll drag you down
Make no false pretence
You decline
Your crumbling mind
It’ll pass in time
Like a ten-year sentence
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Prairie Oyster
03:04
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Bank holiday
Everyone’s miles away
Face the fact
That they’re not coming back
Cold river on the outside
You shiver on the inside
My, how the year’s passed
My, how the summer’s flown
My, how the year’s passed
My, haven’t you grown inside?
The party’s passed
And didn’t those guests leave here fast?
Left on your own
To try and sober up alone
Nobody on the outside
Nobody on the inside
My, how the year’s passed
My, how the summer’s flown
My, how the year’s passed
My, haven’t you grown inside?
Didn’t we have fun
Sitting out, sipping up cool summer pop
That’s how it began
Did you believe that it would never stop?
My, how the year’s passed
My, how the summer’s flown
My, how the year’s passed
My, haven’t you grown inside?
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10. |
Your Skin
06:14
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Your skin, so fresh, so free from blame
So soft, so pure, I feel ashamed
When it transfixes me again
You know i have to stay
My aching bones, my limbs of clay
My eyes feel sore, my brain feels greay
But you can keep the pain at bay
And that's all I can ask for
Kiss my aching bones again
Each twisted muscle, every sprain
Kisses take away the pain
If only for a moment
Have I been alive too long
Or am I just doing it all wrong?
Could I feel as if I belong
And would I like it if I did?
I don't know how I got this way
But you can keep the ache away
You can make me feel okay
And that's all I can ask for
That's all I can ask for
Your skin keeps my decay at bay
Your skin keeps my decay at bay
Your skin keeps my decay at bay
And that's all I can ask for
Your skin keeps my decay at bay
And that's all I can ask for
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11. |
Let Me Oh, Oh Let Me
03:15
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Oh cruel fate that would play with me like this
Just when I was
Just when I was
Aim where it hurts most and never miss
Just when I was
Just when I was
Swimming up to try and breath again
Finally shaking off that dulling pain
Let me, oh oh, let me
Forget everything I knew
Let me, oh oh, let me
Forget everything about you
Let me, oh oh, let me
Let me, oh oh, let me
Lose my memory tonight
Lose my memory tonight
Just when I thought I could start anew
You pull a fast one
Pull a fast one
Who would I expect to run into
You're the last one
You're the last one
The last one who meant anything to me
Clawing me back down so mercilessly
Let me, oh oh, let me
Forget everything I knew
Let me, oh oh, let me
Forget everything about you
Let me, oh oh, let me
Let me, oh oh, let me
Lose my memory tonight
Lose my memory tonight
Somehow it all fits together
Sticky stars and snowy weather
Cold enough to freeze my brain
Cold enough to freeze my pain
Cold enough to see me breathing
Hey look, see I'm still breathing
Make it all seem far away
I'll deal with it another day
Let me, oh oh, let me
Forget everything I knew
Let me, oh oh, let me
Forget everything about you
Let me, oh oh, let me
Let me, oh oh, let me
Lose my memory tonight
Lose my memory tonight
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Umbrella Heaven London, UK
Umbrella Heaven were a south-east London-based guitar band, active from 1991 till 2001 and noted for their dark lyrical content and catchy melodies – as well as the fact that most of the members were in at least one other band. They were sometimes compared to Orange Juice, Pulp and even Psychedelic Furs. They released four singles and three albums on the BoogleWonderland label ... more
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