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I'm your man
03:59
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1 - I’m your man
Gave my best, you’ve seen my worst
you failed me once, I failed you first
had it all, need it less
here I stand
lost the map, not the truth
I’m your man
couldn’t you
understand
fed the fight, nursed the bruise
didn’t win, but didn’t lose
lost the need, to hold the prize
here I stand
lost the faith, not the truth
I’m your man
couldn’t you
understand
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2. |
Running
02:51
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2 - Running
Heard it for the first time at 16
thought it was a daydream
didn’t wake up
sun beating down in the courtyard
beauty on the clothesline
radio turned up
little little sweet sweet
echo of a heartbeat
makes you feel like superman
keep it keep it, repeat
echo of a heartbeat
nothing feels better than
the shiver going up your spine
like a fever
a serotonin diamond mine
like a river
the kind of love that never stops
running, running, running
it’s running still
FM radio Manzini
Liverpool chemistry
it shook me up
sun beating down in the courtyard
beauty on the clothesline
it filled me up
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3. |
Undertow
03:49
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3 - Undertow
what did you see
when you looked around?
the trophies of your golden years
were nowhere to be found
how could you not know?
how could you not see?
that every fucking accolade you got
meant nothing to me
you didn't walk back, you didn't make a sign
you didn't reach out for the rescue line
you said goodbye without saying a word
I love you now like I loved you then
teenage boys with the world ahead
you couldn't ever see, couldn't ever see
couldn't imagine that you'd flee
you went up high to go so low
floating away in the undertow
I went to the spot
where we'd been before
the Golden Ears still listen to
our footsteps on the forest floor
my memory is sharp
your face doesn't fade
the world you chose to leave behind
won't ever go away
you didn't walk back, you didn't make a sign
you didn't reach out for the rescue line
you said goodbye without saying a word
I love you now like I loved you then
teenage boys with the world ahead
couldn't ever see, couldn't ever see
couldn't imagine that you'd flee
you went up high to go so low
floating away in the undertow
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4. |
Black Sheep
02:56
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4 - Black Sheep
you know how
how to do camouflage
black bird in a midnight sky
pretty song
poisonous harmony
and your flock that trailed behind
in my dreams it never ended up this way
though I should have seen it from a mile away
how could you expect someone to dance that way
a puppet for your masquerade
you know how
how to do chemistry
a little flair, a little honesty
a bitter taste, after the flattery
first it shines and then it fades
in my dreams it never ended up this way
though I should have seen it from a mile away
how could you expect someone to dance that way
a puppet for your masquerade
how was it that I couldn’t see
got lost in your pleasantries
I gave my heart
you took it as a guarantee
one more fool to keep you company
how could you expect someone to dance that way
a puppet for you masquerade
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5. |
Believer
02:56
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5 - Believer
Is innocence gone, or are we doomed?
something has shifted, the light in the room
you shuffle your cards, report what you see
the headlines are bleak, loves in retreat
have they gone insane, or is it just me?
nursery rhymes come, then they go
the melodies stay, as the band gets old
but call me a believer
I’ve never lost the fever
that comes from loving you
yes I’m a believer
who’s never lost the fever
that comes from loving you
it’s first a mistake, later a farce
you put in the knife, then call it art
the enemy’s close, it lives in your head
but you wanna win, so get out of bed
the anger you feed, feeds on you instead
the flowers will come, then they’ll fade
the picture remains, as the petals decay
but call me a believer
I’ve never lost the fever
that comes from loving you
yes I’m a believer
who’s never lost the fever
that comes from loving you
that star in the sky
has already died
but give me its light
and all that remains
is the love that you gave
and the scars of the fight
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6. |
Dear Jane
04:12
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6 - Dear Jane
Dear Jane
that night
when the secrets in your head
slowly crawled into the light
you emptied
your glass
in the sink
I held you
as you held on
to the brink
enough becomes enough
cracks in your tough
you can have my shoulder
nothing to regret
better days ahead
you can have my shoulder
it hit you
hard
the devil in our blood
has a few too many charms
the face that
you wear
is the twin
did you know
of the one
I also own
enough becomes enough
cracks in your tough
you can have my shoulder
nothing to regret
better days ahead
you can have my shoulder
it’s true
it’s funny how it sticks
what happens when we’re kids
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7. |
Jackpot
02:47
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7 – Jackpot
after taking a deep breath
I rolled out the carpet
and put my mind on display
each syllable that walked upon it
sounded like a ricochet
you stood there
like in a museum
your icy eyes on me
you didn’t want to pay the admission
to see my idiosyncracies
you say the truth is a jackpot
that I’ve got nothing to lose
you say you want me to be honest
til I tell you the truth
we’re turning in circles
our violence is verbal
even the good is blamed
we fight then surrender
turn tough to tender
then start it all over again
now you stand there
before me
and I’m afraid of what your lips will do
I’m only here for the honey
and the hit of I love you
it’s gotta be worth it
to cut through the bullshit
and test every theory on a fire
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8. |
Four Hands
03:51
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8 - Four Hands
Please don’t regret
the mistake that you made
in accepting my hand
the hand me down
wedding band that you threw
across the room
got lost in the vacuum
the next afternoon
I look at the wall
its mortar and brick
there’s no sign of sorry
when the smoke is this thick
call it a failure, a lie, or a wager
what am I to do?
together we stood
a woman and man
the wolf in your eyes
and the sweat in your hands
together we stood
a woman and man
we held the seeds of a masterplan
we’d take on the mountain
with four skinny hands
my ego and all of my masculine clothes
tailored to fit, tailored to pose
you pick at the seams
and pull at the strands
you floss your teeth
and spit in my hands
it sounds like revenge
born out of love
smells like a fire
I thought I had burnt out
call it a failure, a lie, or a wager
what am I to do?
together we stand
a woman and man
the wolf in your eyes
and the sweat in your hands
together we stand
a woman and man
we hold the seeds of a masterplan
we’ll take on the mountain
with four skinny hands
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9. |
Alibi
03:46
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9 – Alibi
be the lullaby, for my sleepless nights
be the parachute, for my fear of heights
be the crystal ball, that only I can see
be the Virgin Mary, that only sleeps with me
be the Joan of Arc, for who I’ll aim
be the oxygen, for my lonely flame
be the cornerstone, for all of my beliefs
be the prophecy, that my kids should eat
give me some love, love, love
I want you love, love, love
I need your love, love, love
as I wait for the rain
be the thin red line, that I’ll try to keep
and if I fail, be my retreat
I was born of you, I’m your chosen one
you’re the golden bullet, I’m your golden gun
be the good father, who abandoned me
be the faithful mother, who couldn’t see
that all the love, that she had to give
without forgiveness, was a tainted gift
give me some love, love, love
I want your love, love, love
I need your love, love, love
as I wait for the rain
be the patience, cause it’s what I need
be the gravity, that plants these seeds
we don’t ever choose, what we’re here to do
and that’s my alibi, for loving you
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10. |
Helmets
03:33
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10 – Helmets
we watched as the helmets took a stand
fired pepper in the sky above
a dumpster suddenly burst into flames
the smoke became a flood
I caught the look you gave me
as the tension rippled through the air
for a moment I forgot the reason
why I was there
and you said
let’s start a fire
we ran down an alley full of glass
scattered on the cobblestone
that morning we were thousands
but now we’re running home alone
nobody was certain in the end we could change anything
but we did it anyway
but I can see us falling
it doesn’t have to be
that way
I don’t know, I don’t know
what it takes to make a change
paint a sign, learn the stakes
read the books that burn the flags
hold my hand, hold that spark
that tear gas hit a loving heart
I wanna see you look at me that way
again
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Kliffs Berlin, Germany
Kliffs write recycled tone poems for the perpetually bemused, and pop songs for shy dancers. They channel the quiet of early morning sun rays tickling cloud banks and mix it up with songs better suited to late-night inner city bicycle rides.
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