1. |
Breaking The Bond
06:14
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Why wouldn’t the ones I did not choose
Be those easier to lose
I’m out of the square picture
Out of your frame of mind
Too straight for my taste
Too tight for my kind
No more waste of my time
I say no more waste
I am breaking the bond
I am moving on
And leaving you behind
For a greener pasture
A deeper azure
Days unconfined
A future undefined
Most days don’t have an impact
On the course of our lives, fine
Today I will make a decision
That might forever affect mine
Now it’s your turn to keep quiet and listen
Because you’ve worn me down
You have used up my patience
I used to be complacent
But now off with your crown
I am breaking the bond
I am moving on
And leaving you behind
For a greener pasture
A deeper azure
Days unconfined
A future undefined
The tyranny of your feelings is over
I declare myself free
From that green-eyed monster
Consumed with envy
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2. |
Twinkle
03:25
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Twinkle on, lodestar
Guide me from where you are
I have travelled long and far
Always gliding below the radar
Enjoying every bit of the journey
With a very special mysterious lady
Anonymous, free and happy
Twinkle on, lodestar
Guide me from where you are
Twinkle on, lodestar
Twinkle, oh twinkle
Will we solve the mystery
And merge into infinity
When free elements floating in space
Finally settle into place
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3. |
Someday
04:05
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Someday
Someday we’ll find a way
To keep barbarity at bay
Someday
Dear mate
How long till it’s too late
To stop the spreading of hate
Why wait
Oh someday
We can co-exist and finally lay
Aside every dogma
The wise say
We’ll come to our senses
And value our differences
Man strays
Further from civil ways
Trading in liberty
For safety chains
Dear friend
Don’t let this be the end
Or give in to pressure
Fear must be the worst adviser
Won’t you take my hand
Oh someday
We can co-exist and finally lay
Aside every dogma
The wise say
We’ll come to our senses
And value our differences
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4. |
Rollercoaster
03:56
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She needs a meaning for every hour
And an aim for every day
Hey just in case she meets the reaper
She can’t be burdened with regrets, no way
Cause life’s a rollercoaster ride
She’d rather take it in her stride
Life’s such a rollercoaster ride
She’d rather cope with it than hide
She’s got a smile for every stranger
And little consideration for money
Woman on a mission, venturing further
Wisdom beyond her years and youthful curiosity
Cause life’s a rollercoaster ride
She’d rather take it in her stride
Life’s such a rollercoaster ride
She’d rather cope with it than hide
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5. |
Fairweather Faith
03:35
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From pity to envy
And back there
I sure paid for your fare
Fake sympathy
And your affected care
Was that warm enough a coat for me to wear
Some friends are here to stay
Some are prompt to betray
You failed me along the way
Your fairweather faith feels like yesterday’s
Cigarette butts in the ashtray
Worm in the apple
Sour memories
Disposable souvenirs
A Judas of a disciple
Whom guilt would lead too soon
Where the stray dogs howl at the moon
Some friends are here to stay
Some are prompt to betray
You failed me along the way
Your fairweather faith feels like yesterday’s
Cigarette butts in the ashtray
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6. |
Stars Align
03:14
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Is it part of a scheme
This beautiful shock
Like a mysterious theme
Sharp as a clock
Emotional synchronisation
Emotional synchronisation
Those unknown forces in action
Perform with such accurate precision
When the stars align
When the stars align
Your path will cross mine
When the stars align
In this moment we are virgin
Innocent and wild
Immaculate skin
I saved myself for this day
I saved myself for this day
I saved myself for your touch
This heart is no easy prey
Yet bound to fall in your clutch
’Cause when the stars align
When the stars align
Your path will cross mine
When the stars align
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7. |
Guilt Trip
03:43
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Just an ordinary day
Outside they’re busy witch-hunting
And you have been hiding away
From the alienating process fear is conducting
Whatever they hold to be wrong
They need someone to blame it on
And feed to the masses
They’ll be back to twist the knife
As sure as that social life
Is overrated
As a free-spirited man
You’re the scapegoat all-designated
Perfectly conscience-clear
No it isn’t guilt by which you are tormented
Whatever they hold to be wrong
They need someone to blame it on
And feed to the masses
They’ll be back to twist the knife
As sure as that social life
Is way overrated
Better in pain with the truth
Than delighted to live a lie
With a foolish collective
Ready to take another lonely swim
Further against the tide
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8. |
Clean Slate
02:57
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Moving houses
From a broken home into the unknown
The picture’s faded
But I still feel the aching now
Kid brother
How could I ever forget the way you held me tight
Our freckled faces
Under snowflaked suburban skies
From the attic
Further memories to wrestle or fight
All those boxes
They will not let sleeping dogs lie
Indelible traces
Cannot be wiped out like dust from the past
Dump the damn things
Earn a clean slate, a brand new start
Let’s get on with our lives
A little less innocent but hardly wise
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9. |
Burn Your Icons
04:24
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No need to burn your icons
They will self-ignite
On starless nights
When heroes go down in flames
No need to bleed your idols
As a sacrifice
Once past the prize
Seems no achievement remains unpunished
Someone’s aura disintegrates
In the public eye
He’ll pay the price
For all the glory and fame
Enough rise-and-fall tales
Until the next lame story about one’s fall and rise
Her collapsing image
Like self-sabotage
Gone under the knife
Of some collective guilt trip
His defensive stance
Won’t make up for the lies
Til his demise
As one more ill-fated king
Enough rise-and-fall tales
Until the next lame story about one’s fall and rise
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10. |
The Gift
05:42
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As you wear your heart upon its sleeve
And you won’t dismiss me as too naïve
It’s the gift of hope on a golden plate
It’s the gift of trust in a jewel case
It means the world
I put my faith in you
Rely upon you
Under the sun
We’ll never be alone
Holding on to you
Counting on you
Under the sun
We’ll never walk alone
When that kind of love dares speak its name
There’s a sweeter life with a warm embrace
If we cannot make this world humane
At least we can sustain the illusion with grace
Young bud
I put my faith in you
Rely upon you
Under the sun
We’ll never be alone
Holding on to you
Counting on you
Under the sun
We’ll never walk alone
Thanks for cracking the code
Thanks for sharing the meaning
Young bud
I put my faith in you
Rely upon you
Under the sun
We’ll never be alone
Holding on to you
Counting on you
Under the sun
We’ll never walk alone
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11. |
Keeper
03:24
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A magic world awaits
Mysteries are opening the secret gates
The night looks so beautiful
Silent and peaceful
It might seem too short
For you I double checked the bedroom
The house, the whole neighborhood
No threat to report
There is no ghost in the corner
No spider on the wall
There’s no wolf in the closet
No monster walking down the hall
Your eyelids feel heavy
Give in to sleep my little baby
One last kiss before dreamland
Close your eyes and slowly let go of my hand
I’ll be your watchman, your keeper
Hear the quiet call
Of a gentle and friendly darkness
Nothing to fear at all
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Sweet Gum Tree Angers, France
Sweet Gum Tree is musician Arno Sojo's psych-pop / art-rock project. He's played a hundred shows in eight countries and collaborated with such luminaries as Isobel Campbell, Heather Nova, Earl Harvin (Tindersticks) or Marty Willson-Piper (The Church). Embodying a distinctive kind of elegance, he cultivates his own aesthetic in a beautiful collision of the intimate sphere and the wide open space. ... more
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