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Complicated
03:09
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Complicated
This is too complicated for me
And so I walk away now and just let it be
I don’t enjoy it, holding onto those memories
But I’ll survive without it, just wait and see
It’s complicated
It’s complicated
It’s complicated
A Mystery…
Life has a way of telling me no, no, no.
A car crash along black ice when we wouldn’t let go
There’s no denying, this cruel part of my life story and
This house of cards now, has slowly fallen.
Chorus.
And I’ve got plenty of reasons to let go
I’ve been let down again and I heard this is the end
Of me and you
This is too complicated for me
Let me make it simple here, it’s time to break free
I’ll hold my hands up, I only saw what I wanted to see
Time to wish you well now and just let it be
It’s complicated
It’s complicated
It’s complicated
A Mystery….
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2. |
Day And Night
03:47
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Day and Night
Patrick and Mary are connected by night
They sneak off to the bedroom under the moonlight
But Pat would never say that things aren’t okay
When he wakes up alone, the very next day
And Mary’s got a baby that she picks up from school
She’s got her hair pinned with a knife and a new tattoo
The ink says LIVE FREE, but they can’t see, no they can’t see
How this could be, and it’s driving them insane…
They got a great table at the local jazz club
Sitting in silence while the band played on
Marys on her phone getting the news from back home
And Patricks in a trance just trying to turn his mind off
The pianos sliding sidewards out the front door
They know they can’t keep this secret anymore
The singer sings LIVE FREE, but they can’t see, no they can’t see
How this could be, and it’s driving them insane…
Holding on through the day and on through the night
Right now they’re feeling alright
Holding on through the day and on through the night
They better watch it, watch it because…
Holding on through the day and on through the night
Right now they’re feeling alright
And on through the day and on through the night
Patrick says there’s a few months left on my lease
So Mary pack your bags and follow me, but she’s long gone and he’s just a memory
The graffiti spells LIVE FREE, but they cant see, no they can’t see
How this could be, and its driving them insane…
You better watch it, you better watch it, BECAUSE.
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3. |
I'm Your Man
03:21
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Im your man
We just found out, some news today
After all this time, there’s a baby on the way
A shock to my system but I’m gonna try
Not to mess it up and keep you in mind
So pour the coffee down now slow and warm
A new direction for the both of us
So lets switch gears, the years are gonna fly
Swallow down the upset that we feel inside
I’ll save you if i can
I’ll be there when I am
This wasn’t in the plan but while I’m here
Baby I’m your man in the morning
Your man on the eve
A chance without warning, the sun sets and leaves
Your man on a Friday and all through the years
Your man through the good times
Your man through the tears
Whisper hold me close and don’t let me down
My heads been spinning and I can’t touch the ground
Deep down inside you feel so alone
But in reality you’re not on your own
I’ll save you if I can, I’ll be there when I am
This wasn’t in the plan but while Im here
Chorus
You said it’s different now that the clouds have gone
You’ve been staring at the moon too long
And I’ll try to be the sun and sea
Don’t close your eyes or the horizon bleeds
Chorus
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4. |
Heat Of The Moment
04:14
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Heat of the moment
Jimmy’s let himself go, he’s flown right out the window
But his square wheels keep him turning on the beat
This priest got what he wanted, his own place behind the altar
Which clears the way for Caroline to breath
She works ten hours everyday to keep her bills and debts at bay
While saving for a journey in July
Takes two buses and a train, to get back home when it rains
Afraid of heights but she loves to fly
Pre chorus
They try to hold their demons down
They’re breaking through the skin and they’re shouting out loud
Lay your weapons down, they’re down, don’t hold back
That’s all we’re trying to say
Chorus
Heat of the moment
Heat of the moment
Heat of the moment
It burns me..
Jimmy holds his secrets well, he doesn’t trust enough to tell
How he fell hard upon a whim
Down a cold wet avenue, where Caroline found refuge
In a doorway dimly lit and full of sin
Pre chorus
Chorus
They hear a message from the ether….turn it up
Through the crackling speakers….turn it up
Swallow your foolish pride…. turn it up
Bring yourselves toward the light
Turn it up, Turn it, Turn it up….
These people don’t understand
This isn’t the way to go.
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5. |
Redemption
03:23
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Redemption
Moving my body by the riverside, it’s the road I like to take
7am start in the morning, I roll out the door at 8
Cracks in the clouds and the light shines through
I’m sure I know what it means
But I had too many drinks last night and this could all be a dream
When the weight of world, rests on your shoulders
Listen to the way the wind it blows, when it goes and it says…
RED EMP TION
RED EMP TION
RED EMP TION
RED EMP TION
And this I hope, ‘cause I heard it on my radio, through the stereo
This I hope, I heard it on my radio, through the stereo
A homeless man with a sleeping bag and thick gloves on his hands
Plants his flag on a cold dark street but he holds out for the promised land
When the weight of the world, streams down your face and
Look at the way the moon shines through as it lights and it says…
RED EMP TION..
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6. |
What Do You Believe?
03:24
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What do you believe
A girl in the corner with her high heels on she’s trying to find a taxi home
The traffic lights pierce through the night, the green dot means to go
The drunks with their sleeping rags, wrapped round their heads
Trying to bunch together for some heat
And gangs of youths they stop to look but they won’t admit defeat
Sing O O O O OH OH
Tell me what you see
Sing O O O O OH OH
And what do you believe?
By the boats on the docks, the trains and the clocks pushing people to their 9-5
Whats the singer to do when he’s feeling blue except sit there for a while
The policeman’s needy and he gets all weepy when he cannot see his beauty queen
And the mother of tricks alarm goes off at six but she’s wakes up feeling unseen
Chorus
Twist and shout and sing because all that I’ve seen
For the past few years was misery
But you have the power to help me change my ways
So raise your hands for me, raise your hands for me, raise your hands for me
And what do you believe?
When a man has a problem, he knows how to solve them squeezing into a old pair of shoes
By the light of the day goes to the home of okay and he orders five pints of booze
The girls in her taxi driving by the drunks throwing coins out through the open door
The policeman’s still crying, the mother keeps trying but the singer isn’t there anymore.
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7. |
The End
02:44
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The End
Do you wonder when the sun goes down
Where am I sleeping if I’m living well
Do you think about the times we had
When you’re waking up with your new man
Do you ever stop and cry
Or do you hold your head up high
And try to justify the decisions that you made
This is the end for us, this is the end for you and me
This is the end, for all the things we could have been
It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter, in the end
Do you wonder where the time has gone
When the seasons change and we’ve grown old
I thought I passed you on the open road
But darling I don’t know you anymore
Did you even realise
When you hold your head up high
And try to justify the decisions that you made
This is the end….
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8. |
Weak Old Town
04:19
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Weak old town
It’s another stale night while people sleep and again I feel alone
The wind howls down while the moon hangs low
Lighting up this departed soul
As death surrounds my weak old town, I guess it’s spilling into my days
And I know again that I’m walking alone because that’s what my conscious says
I believe in you and we only sing at night
All the things we do we still pretend that we’re alright
We’ve been down before but we’ll win no matter what
I’m down and out in this weak old town, in this weak old town.
The sun rises up but it still seems dark so I wander into the light
And from the Gods above I’m feeling no love and I guess that there’s no other way
To lie in sin but where have I been, I will leave with my head held high
What happened in this town I will never know, when I got here all was fine.
Chorus
I believe in you, I believe in you, I believe in everything you do x3
I believe in you, I believe in you, do you believe in me..in the weak old town
And I’ll see you at the edge of this weak old town..
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Colm McIntyre Belfast, UK
"Sounds Great" - BBC Radio Ulster
"Five stars" - U105
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"Music with a mission" - Belfast Telegraph
An album that needs to be heard by the masses" - Cormac Neeson (The Answer)
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