1. |
Find Ways to Matter
03:07
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The further that we went we found our maps were strangely lacking
Where they should have led a gaping hole instead
With our telescopes and computers we were out there seeking
Finally there's hope some light is being shed
I feel we're on the edge
The mystery's begun to shatter
Discovering instead
Shake up the theories and Find Ways to Matter
Blind alleys we've stumbled down
New insights might require some review
To see the invisible
There's a lot first to see through...
I feel we're on the edge
The mystery's begun to shatter
Discovering instead
Shake up the theories and Find Ways to Matter
And Find Ways to Matter
And Find Ways to Matter
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2. |
Here Comes Another Day
01:13
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Here in the fields feel the morning breeze
Corn & maize they gently sway
Here comes another day...
Corn & maize they gently sway
Here comes another day,
Here comes another day,
Here comes another day...
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3. |
Another Day in Paradise
03:00
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Palm trees stand by the mall
My iron bars, my prison yard
Blue ocean fills the view
The walls keeping me safe so far
Another Day in Paradise
Everyone says it's so nice
Another Day in Paradise...
Frogs whistle, crickets chirp
So loud all night around my hut
Grey morning, sudden rain
Pours down and then the sun is up
Another Day in Paradise
Everyone says it's so nice
Another Day in Paradise...
Sold on the sun & surf
The loneliest place on earth
I heard good things but there you go...
Bikini-clad bores abound
Toasting this two surfboard town
And me so tightly wound...
Another Day in Paradise
Everyone says it's so nice
Another Day in Paradise...
Another Day in Paradise
Another Day in Paradise
Another Day in Paradise...
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4. |
Happy Families
03:14
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Is Mrs. Smuts at home or out with Mr. Executive?
He's left the wife alone with a story but she reckons there's a twist...
If he would stop his flirting & love the one he's hurting:
That's a big if for Mr. & Mrs. Executive
And they're playing Happy Families again...
And at the dinner party the royal couple are a team again
She thinks they could be happy they could be playing to win again...
If he would stop his flirting & love the one he's hurting:
That's a big if for Mr. & Mrs. Executive
And they're playing Happy Families again...
And later in the town he's dealt another wild card
He tries to play it straight but the temptation makes it hard
Betting against the house but the house suspects
He's going too far...
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5. |
Spooky Action
01:48
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A particle of light slips into sight
In an improbable flight
Here, there and nowhere between
In every ray every seen
Each moment tells a tale
In a sequential trail
Under reality's veil
Here, there and nowhere beteween
Encountered before it has been
Spooky Action that comes from a distance
Seems unreal
Still entangling points in the mind
Connecting the present with the deepest time
Here, there and nowhere beteween
Here, there and nowhere beteween
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6. |
Sad Sister Candicorn
00:25
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7. |
Inflexible Flyer
02:37
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Inflexible Flyer, always goes in a straight line.
Inflexible Flyer, no detours or over-rides
No delays taking your time on this flight...
There's other planes here in the sky and other routes and landing sites - open your eyes...
See softer landings come to you, see from a different point of view -
Cos the kids have all been calling you...
Inflexible Flyer, always goes in a straight line.
Inflexible Flyer, no detours or over-rides
No delays taking your time on this flight...
Tower to Flyer:
I know what I'm doing
You're flying too low:
I know what I'm doing
Tower to Flyer:
I know what I'm doing
Think of those you inadvertently buzz
Fall-out fear from above...
Inflexible Flyer, always goes in a straight line.
Inflexible Flyer, no detours or over-rides
No delays taking your time on this flight...
On this flight
On this flight
On this flight...
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8. |
Impression 13
00:44
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Scary people on the street
Scary people on the street
Scary people on my mind
Scary people on the street
Scary people on my mind
Scary people on the street
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9. |
The Far Side of the Fray
02:26
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All the banners have fallen & all swept away
Like the flags & the standards we hoped would hold sway
The cause seems so lost at the end of the day
Looking back from the Far Side of the Fray
Now it's back to the manor and knowing your place
Though we tried to win change the unjust won the day
Down under the feet of the rich we remain
Going on from the Far Side of the Fray
Here's a health to Sir Tyler and all he would save
If not in our time there will come a day
If the cause is worth winning some will find try again
And find a way on the Far Side of the Fray
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10. |
Solar Birds
03:42
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Solar Birds (c) & (p) 2016 Ian Roure
Drifting again it’s a recurring daydream
A glimpse of a different view
Grounded so long on a circular perch
Isn’t it about time we flew?
Solar Birds guided by inquiring eyes
Solar Birds look up to the solar skies
Picture window opening
Timeless vistas beckoning…
Drifting again it’s a recurring daydream
A glimpse of a different view
A treasured intention wrapped in best wishes
That can’t become something new
Solar Birds guided by inquiring eyes
Solar Birds look up to the solar skies
Picture window opening
Timeless vistas beckoning…
Solar Birds guided by inquiring eyes
Solar Birds look up to the solar skies
Solar Birds guided by excited eyes
Solar Birds look up to the solar skies
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We're born to the grid, here's your number kid
It's all laid out take aim, welcome to the game
Locked in to the ground rules as you make your way
What happens when the rules all go away?
We're the Apocalypse Cheering Committee
We'd all be quite happy if society broke down
The poor & the homeless, lords and the gentry
Level the field and see who's winning now
We don't do any harm, we just spead the alarm
We're excited when we hear the end will come next year
Be it an ancient prophecy or dubious new cult
Let's all have a post false prophetic sulk
We're the Apocalypse Cheering Committee
We'd all be quite happy if society broke down
The poor & the homeless, lords and the gentry
Level the field and see who's winning now
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12. |
7 Sorrows of Stephen
03:27
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7 Sorrows of Stephen (c) & (p) 2016 Ian Roure
And we meet up once again
As the dusk descends
You plot your escape
Though there is no light
To shine ‘round the bend
But you must try anyway
The sorrow suffocates
To draw a free breath
Must seem like it’s worth
The risk that you take
Bring Southern Wood, Sweet Cicely
Is it Mars or Mercury?
Cut the Quicksilver loose
And cast away
The 7 Sorrows of Stephen
And do you feel much better?
Not just another blue straggler
And do you feel much better?
Better…
And we meet up once again
The sorrow never ends
You plot your escape
Though there’s still no light
To shine ‘round the bend
But you must try any way
The sorrow suffocates
To draw a free breath
Must seem like it’s worth
The risk that you take
Bring Juniper, Spring Savoury
Is it Mars or Mercury?
Now the Quicksilver’s loose
What will break
The 7 Sorrows of Stephen?
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13. |
Congrats!
00:49
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Congratulations, you've learned enough
You've showed us that you know your stuff
In your cap & gown you look so swell
Congratulations, you're on your way it's graduation day
Congratulations, you're on your way it's graduation day!
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Dada Paradox Oxford, UK
Dada Paradox's Progressive Retro-Pop deconstructs the psychedelic pop, rock & folk of the 60s, 70s & 80s to create a
soundtrack that relates to the present world...
"Majestically Jangly"“Brilliantly lyrical, darkly funny”- New York Music Daily
Ian Roure: vocals, guitars, bass, mandolin, Irish bouzouki,
percussion
Liza Roure: vocals, melodica & assorted keyboards
... more
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