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Oranges
03:37
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Don't Ever
04:57
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If that's the way you truly feel
Then why this traveller's hat?
Because these are other people's words
When you're putting on your act
Sun-drenched summer, beach baby Christmas
Kissed with original sin
Well, original for you, hey, honey pie
I know where you've been
You had to get away from those
Who smothered with their care
Found yourself alone again
So was it just 'cause he was there
Don't ever, don't ever
Don't ever, don't ever say you'll stay this way forever
Don't ever, don't ever
Don't ever, don't ever say you'll stay this way forever
I know you better than you know
And heaven know I've tried
So excuse me if I seemed a bit confused
Every time you lied
We both aimed for perfection
Well, you have to have some goal
But now I won't settle for less
I'll give my life, I'll give my life, I'll give my life
Don't ever, don't ever
Don't ever, don't ever say you'll stay this way forever
Don't ever, don't ever
Don't ever, don't ever say you'll stay this way forever
As I lie waiting
You go flirting
I start thinking
And you go hurting
Don't ever, don't ever
Don't ever, don't ever say you'll stay this way forever
Don't ever, don't ever
Don't ever, don't ever say you'll stay this way forever
You've given it all, you've given it all
You've given it all away
Oh yeah, you've given it all
You've given it all away
Uh huh, you've given it all
You've given it all away
You've given it all, you've given it all
You've given it all away
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We Never
04:26
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You turned up with your suitcase
Said: hello, I've come to stay
Now please don't get the wrong idea
Could not have been another way
And there's someone I've left behind
Far nicer than you'll ever be
But for now, if you don't mind,
Could you just look after me?
And who was I to say no
I never could say it before
You had your timing to a tee
You always left me
Wanting more
You got a job down by the river
Washing others' dirty hands
Seems you never let your high ideals
Stand in the way of your life plan
And everything you'd said to me
There was no way you'd ever do
I could cross off on a list
As in turn each one came true
And who was I to say no
I never could say it before
You had your timing to a tee
You always left me
Wanting more
Long summer nights
You kept your faith in him, but only just
And you said: I know this is wrong
But better the devil you know
And trust
You made the place quite different
Tidied all loose ends away
And nothing ever was outstanding
At the premature end to your day
And who was I to say no
I never could say it before
You had your timing to a tee
You always left me
Wanting more
For forty days and forty nights
Who were we ever trying to kid
Everything was wrong by rights
But I still go back to what we never did
Yes what gets me still is what we never did
Oh what I recall is what we never did
What haunts these days is what we never did
Oh what chokes me now is what we never did
Oh what I lose sleep over's what we never did
Oh what I stumble still on's what we never did
Yeah what I think back to's what we never did
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Tacky Town Drowned
04:32
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Now I think back to that last weekend
Before you went right round the bend
Before you shared our secret with everyone
I spent two days looking for the sun
Ending up eating clotted cream in the rain
Never remarked that I was with you again
Oh I loved the tack and the decay
Of that year’s only summer holiday
Found your bedsit through the sea mist
Found your bed, you I missed
The tacky town drowned in the heat of the summer
The tacky town drowned in the heat of the summer
But this last summer’s been so hot
The ice has melted, sea’s come up
The front arcades and crabby shops
The cracking paint’s all drowned
The seaside town is drowned
The tacky town is drowned
At night when it’s too hot to sleep
But I’m too tired to stay awake
I’m struggling to recall the point
I must have made my first mistake
The tacky town drowned in the heat of the summer
The tacky town drowned in the heat of the summer
The tacky town drowned in the heat of the summer
The tacky town drowned in the heat of the summer
Long may the weather stay like this
No complaints come from this quarter
I like it being too hot to think
And that town’s better under water
Under water
Under water
Under water
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Harm (1992 version)
04:27
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Four AM
05:56
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Dead of night
Its hot as day
Who I've left by my side
Gone my own way
Lost friends and family
Are back in play
Driving a familiar route
To take them all away
And I can't believe what I feel
Believe what I hear believe what I say
No, I can't believe what I'm doing,
Believe where I'm going, believe what I say
Oh, how real it seems, cream of the cream
What can it mean?
Oh, it's so extreme, it feels supreme, it's all a dream
A sensuous thing
With depth and space
And it can stand serene
Or fall with grace
Bliss interrupted
Woken with a start
And a few barbed words
Can tear a lifetime's work apart
And I can't believe what I feel
Believe what I hear believe what I say
No, I can't believe what I'm doing,
Believe where I'm going, believe what I say
Oh, how real it seems, cream of the cream
What can it mean?
Oh, it's so extreme, it feels supreme, it's all a dream
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Samson
03:38
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Do this to me
You'll take my strength away
You'll sap my will and my resolve
Sitting here
I'm at your mercy
You can shape me, I'm a product of your desire
You can shape me, I'm a product of your desire
You can shape me, I'm a product of your desire
One September Sunday evening
I saw a glimmer of something worth believing
Saw a solution to shake off these shackles
Rose to hold on; you were just leaving
Open house
For mind games and ridicule
And I could never flirt with you
Your fantasy
Seems obvious and dull
But what else is there left for me to do?
What else is there left for me to do?
What else is there left for me to do?
One September Sunday evening
I saw a glimmer of something worth believing
Saw a solution to shake off these shackles
Rose to hold on; you were just leaving
Ask me to come away with you
Ask me to spend my days with you
Ask me to change the lot
Hey, I was there – you forgot
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Soft Landing
04:19
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Soft Landing
When the heart haze fades
And you get to see the real me behind the face
Does the passion jade?
Do the imperfections loosen your embrace?
Cos as this hopeless night grows older
I feel more and more alone
But if I’d been any bolder
I’d only wish I’d stayed at home
Soft landing
As I see the end, all I ask of you
Is treat me gently, don’t be cruel
Soft landing
Don’t let me down
When you let me down.
In my better dreams
Our sum was greater than the single me and you
But a better dream’s
All that remains of us remaining two
Cos as I find out more about you
I find I’m making a mistake
And now retreating home without you
Is the best move I can make.
Soft landing
As I see the end, all I ask of you
Is treat me gently, don’t be cruel
Soft landing
Don’t let me down
When you let me down.
Soft landing, soft landing
Cos as I get to know you better
The glimmer slowly dies
And now a kind but distant letter
Should come as no surprise
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Fast Lane Seduction
05:11
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Bonus track: Condemned
03:10
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Bonus track: Your Face
03:27
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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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