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EVEN IF THERE'S A SPARK
03:22
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sometimes you don't know
right or wrong
is it burning out?
is it burning out?
even if there's a spark then a light...
it won't be long
sometimes you won't hear
what was said
(what was said?)
were you playing up?
were you acting out?
even if there's a spark then a light...
it won't be long
the seeds you sow must surely grow
and surely you must smile
for love divine
for woes unkind
for public show
for pantomime
i wanted planets to collide
even if there's a spark then a light...
it won't be long
even, even, even if we shine
even, even, even if we shine
even if there's a spark then a light...
it won't be long
burn me, burn me,
grill me till I'm dizzy
burn me, burn me,
grill me till i'm dizzy
burn me, burn me,
carbon life in ecstasy
burn me, burn me, burn me
were you playing up?
were you acting out?
even if there's a spark then a light...
it won't be long
even if there's a spark then a light...
it won't be long
even if there's a spark then a light...
it won't be long
even if there's a spark then a light...
it won't be long
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2. |
PACK ANIMAL
02:30
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cover up your eyes
'cause you live
but you're dying
change the subject
find a cause
life affirmed
documented
a daughter called charity
and your son?
well he can't sleep in her room
now he's packing a gun
god forbid
pacifists save the children
life's a gift when you're top of the food chain
on the left, on the right
you can't stand to be alone
you're a pack animal
your car has two eyes, mouth and a nose
bake a cake
raise a toast to survival
disguise your erection with a beard
euphemise for a function
your wife's on the payroll getting spayed
don't the buddhists have it made?
oh you drink from a mug
secular
like a kid playing dress up
life's a gift when you're top of the food chain
on the left, on the right
you can't stand to be alone
you're a pack animal
your car has two eyes, mouth and a nose
life's a gift when you're top of the food chain
on the left, on the right
you can't stand to be alone
you're a pack animal
your car has two eyes, mouth and a nose
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3. |
ONE OF THE CEASED
03:29
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i stay up most nights if that makes a difference
sleep through the day, some would call that a privilege
it's hard work for some, that doesn't surprise me
i can't decide and then i don't get by
there's more than a few who just like getting laid
passing the time to wait for the big day
i know that i could but that's not appealing
i'm thinking too much so i want to be...
one of the ceased
but i know
it takes action to decline
one of the ceased
soon to find
that i'm the next in line
money to spend, i'll spend it on something
i don't really work and then i'm not certain
i think that i should, the thought ain't surprising
i'd like to leave and then i'm undermined
down on myself, it's hard to get out of it
but then again i should get out of bed
people i like, that i would share with
i tend to evade so i want to be...
one of the ceased
but i know
it takes action to decline
one of the ceased
soon to find
that i'm the next in line
one of the ceased
but i know
it takes effect to decline
one of the ceased
soon to find
that i'm the next in line
i stay up most nights if that makes a difference
sleep through the day, some would call that a privilege
it's hard work for some, that doesn't surprise me
i can't decide and then i don't get by
there's more than a few who just like getting laid
passing the time to wait for the big day
i know that i could but that's not appealing
i'm thinking too much so i want to be...
one of the ceased
but i know
it takes action to decline
one of the ceased
soon to find
that i'm the next in line
one of the ceased
but i know
it takes effect to decline
one of the ceased
soon to find
that i'm the next in line
one of the...
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4. |
CRITTERS
03:53
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fragmented order drives you to abstraction
dragging your heels through the gravel
stuck in the cutting room watching the same scene
focus pulled into a whirlpool
critters
something that makes an incision
sharp without breaking the skin
clawing away at cognition
methodically burrowing in
critters
you left your back torn out on the rocks
you left your back torn out on the rocks
soon you did itch when the hole started closing
soon you did miss the familiar feeling
oh being hollow
felt somewhat soothing
but that which was missing longed for retrieving
critters
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5. |
THE SHINING
02:22
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breaking plates
kicking through doors
effing, blinding,
shaking the floor
the lid is rattling
piping hot with steam
clogging up the cogs of the machine
breaking plates
kicking through doors
effing, blinding,
shaking the floor
the rocket just about to launch
spewing putrid fuel
and the ghouls in cahoots with gargoyles
beelzebub bringing blood to the boil
breaking plates
kicking through doors
effing, blinding,
shaking the floor
the lid is rattling
(hee hee hee, hoo hoo hoo, ha ha ha)
piping hot with steam
clogging the machine
(hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo)
breaking plates
kicking through doors
effing, blinding,
shaking the floor
the rocket just about to launch
(hoo hoo hoo, hee hee hee, ha ha ha)
spewing putrid fuel
and the ghouls in cahoots with gargoyles
(ha ha ha ha ha ha)
beelzebub bringing blood to the boil
breaking plates
kicking through doors
effing, blinding,
shaking the floor
the lid is rattling
piping hot with steam
clogging the machine
breaking plates
kicking through doors
effing, blinding,
shaking the floor
the rocket just about to launch
spewing putrid fuel
and the ghouls in cahoots with gargoyles
beelzebub bringing blood to the boil
oh-oh
beelzebub bringing blood to the boil
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6. |
ANOTHER WAVE
01:52
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pardon my manners but you know i've gotta run
you're talking small when my life ain't close to done
another wave's coming along
and i'm feeling swell
drinking your coffee telling tales of days long gone
pardon my manners but you know i've gotta run
another wave's coming along
and i'm feeling swell
yeah i'm feeling swell
yeah i'm feeling swell
and the rollercoaster stops for a ne'er do well
there's another wave coming along
there's another wave coming along
there's another wave coming along
there's another wave coming along
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7. |
I'M LEAVING HOME
03:14
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soon
i'm going to be free
i'm leaving home
no convolutions, nothing to resolve
and no one to throw me off track
i'm approaching my departure
there's not a monkey in sight
no scissors in my back
i'm feeling defiant
i've got an inkling that life is gonna cut me some slack
i'd been relying on fools gold for my means
i turned into a fraud
there was coal in christmas wrapping
my nose was so long that i thought i was made of wood
a brand new dwelling with room for redemption
and space to rekindle my soul
soon
I'm going to be free
I'm leaving home
pack my bags, have a car boot sale
comb my hair and cut my nails
yeah the washing's spun and the tiles did gleam
i felt something quite surreal
i felt a joy i never thought i'd feel
soon
I'm going to be free
I'm leaving home
soon
I'm going to be free
I'm leaving home
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8. |
CONFLICTED SOUL
04:53
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9. |
COME THE WINTER
03:11
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gonna call in sick and buy some time
oh-oh
come the winter
there'll be no alcohol, no more getting high
oh-oh
come the winter
roman candles will be touching the sky
oh-oh
come the winter
catherine wheels are gonna spin in my eyes
oh-oh
come the winter
i'll be delayed but i'm not gonna breathe
carbon monoxide
dozing by the fire
i might be driving but i'm gonna survive
oh-oh
come the winter
that pesky snow consumes the ground
the city stops and it makes a new sound
i'll feel benign
i'll feel serene
i'll close my eyes as the salt trucks shriek
i'll be delayed but i'm not gonna breathe
carbon monoxide
dozing by the fire
i might be driving but i'm gonna survive
oh-oh
come the winter
i'll jump the train and watch the ghosts form a queue
oh-oh
come the winter
i'll be living clean enjoying the view
oh-oh
come the winter
come the winter
come the winter
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10. |
TURN
06:11
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in seclusion with self judgement
tunnel vision to confinement
watch the clock
tempting fate
to an ending
questions answered with more questions
liquid concrete, wet foundations
take a dive
choose to pass
silent goodbyes
could the tides turn me around
might the moon turn me around
seeds of time turn me around
never forming, keeping distant
hiding anger from an outlet
playing dumb
feigning calm
undercover
could the tides turn me around
might the moon turn me around
seeds of time turn me around
here comes love turn me around
could the tides turn me around
might the moon turn me around
seeds of time turn me around
here comes love turn me around
turn me around
oh-oh-oh
could the tides turn me around
might the moon turn me around
seeds of time turn me around
here comes love...
(could the tides turn me around)
(might the moon turn me around)
(seeds of time turn me around)
(here comes love turn me around)
(could the tides turn me around)
(might the moon turn me around)
(seeds of time turn me around)
(here comes love turn me around)
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31Ø8 UK
31Ø8 is the recording project of Kyle Hill (formerly Tyler Zypreksa). He has released albums on Trouble In Mind Records, Jigsaw Records and Dreamland Syndicate.
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