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Something Silent

Something silent reachin' in
From the moment it begins
Let's you think the edge is middle ground
And nothin' wins the day

Stunnin' souls rest immunized
Against the fibres of this life
From the light that tries to creep on in
But not the coldest night

Nothin' left inside the shell
Just the armour left to tell
What was here before and nothin' more
These wares are yet to sell

This ain't life as we prescribed
All the beats have passed us by
Still we seek a note to lead us on
A stick to keep our time

Screamin' soundless rage inside
What you feel is what you hide
I will call again another day
When you can hear your cries

Stubburn stains revealed inside
Takes the sparkle from their eyes
Never seen, so we can't clean them up
Or burn them in the fire

Nothin' left inside the shell
Just the armour left to tell
Who I was here before and nothin' more
These wares are yet to sell

Secret safe reclusive isle
Sunless shores roll intertwined
With icy seas that came on in
And won't go out again

Stop, succeed, renew, ignite
Make your mind up, stand and fight
Feed the power back into your life
A fire blazin' bright

Nothin' left inside the shell
Just the armour left to tell
Who I was here before and nothin' more
These wares are yet to sell
These wares are yet to sell
These wares are yet to sell
These wares are yet to sell

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A chorus a verse and a tune you could hum

There's no enough time in the day
To dae all the things that I've got tae dae
There's no enough time left fur play
Am never at home, coz work takes me away
I never get time on my own
I'm lost in the crowd, and I'm never alone
Sometimes I just want tae go home
Pull out the plug on the telephone

A chorus, a verse and a tune you could hum repeat

Everything just goes so fast
In the blink of an eye the moment has passed
Nothing at all seems to last
And what we're left with is worthless and crass
It's no like it wiz when wur young
The flowers they bloomed when spring was sprung
Remember the songs that we sung
A chorus, a verse and a tune you could hum

A chorus, a verse and a tune you could hum repeat

I think coz I'm getting mair auld
I mibbes less brave and am mibbes less bold
Believing the stories I'm told
Am writing a letter tae the Sunday post
Am giving the kids a hard time
Coz they're driving me out of my mind
Am jealous oh the little swine
Coz it's their world it's no longer mine

A chorus, a verse and a tune you could hum repeat

Everythings coming humdrum
There's too much reverb on the drums
Ah know thay's annoying for some
But I don't care if they get the hump
I'll do it the way that I want
Like yon terriblee enfant
I'll scream and I'll yell and I'll taunt
Till I get it the way I want

A chorus, a verse and a tune you could hum repeat

I wonder if I'll have regrets
I don't think the bookies are taking bets
It's too early to say just yet
But I think this is all you're gonna get
A chorus, a verse and a tune you could hum
But I think this is all you're gonna get

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Friday Morning

Feel the love in the room
Growin' all around you
Come gather 'round and sing
Friday mornin' by the sea
Friends together, pickin' chords and findin' keys
That open doors to inspiration

Just to be here in this room
At one with nature
To share the joy

Smell the coffee, feel the groove, catch the vibe
I am witness, I am present
I close my eyes, I can't believe it
But I am here in Porsgrunn
Friday mornin' in this room by the fjords
Pickin' chords and findin' keys that open doors
To inspiration

To be witness, to be present
Just to be a part, just to be involved
Smell the coffee, feel the groove
Catch the vibe and share the joy

Come gather 'round and sing
Friday mornin' by the sea
Pickin' chords and findin' keys
To be witness, to be present, to share the joy
Come gather 'round
Feel the love in the room
Growin' all around you
Just to be here

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Sing to the City

Close yours eyes, lose yourself
Turn around and feel the breeze
Sing to the city so it can't sleep
Sing to the city so it can't sleep

Rain is fallin' on my fire
The embers linger through the night
Sing to the city so it can't sleep
Sing to the city so it can't sleep

The monkey sees, the monkey hears
As he sits silent in the trees
Sing to the city so it can't sleep
Sing to the city so it can't sleep

He's in the zone, he's movin' on
Advancing forward, now a man
Sing to the city so it can't sleep
Sing to the city so it can't sleep

He learns to speak, and soon to sing
At one with himself, an upright citizen
Sing to the city so it can't sleep
Sing to the city so it can't sleep

The words he finds and builds upon
Creating new and different forms
Sing to the city so it can't sleep
Sing to the city so it can't sleep

The primal scream, the selfish gene
The animal still lies within

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Giants in Porsgrunn

I'm going to meet the giants in Porsgrunn
In a forest by the fjords
But I'm shittin' in my breeks
That I'll be out of my depth

That the words won't come
And I'll corpse when it's my turn

I'm going to meet my virtual friends in Geir's hut
I know we'll get on like a house on fire
Like we've known each other all our lives
We'll hold our drinks high
Skål to one and all

I'm going to Norway for the weekend with Mike and Tharek
Just like in Tony's dream, I picture Geir as bein' incredibly tall
And me, merely mortal, playing a bit part in a Norse saga

I'm going to meet the giants in Porsgrunn
I'm going to meet the giants in Porsgrunn

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Riptide

There's a full moon in the sky
But the night is black
Blacker than my heart
Darker than my soul

I lay hidden 'neath the shadows
Under cover of the clouds
Ever silent, ever watchful
Careful not to make a sound

My blood thirst still not sated
I am hungry like the sea
Waiting just to pull you under
In my riptide

Ever onward, ever onward
In the quest to find my prey
I can smell you, I can sense you near
Spiralling in ever closer
Following your every step
I lick my lips in anticipation

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Office Party

Hey, hey, hey, come here
Hey, hey, hey, come here
Hey, hey, hey, come here
Hey, hey, hey, come here

Are you going to the office party?
Who you gonna take?
Is there anybody that you fancy?
Is there anyone you'd do?

Hey, hey, hey, come here
Hey, hey, hey, come here
Hey, hey, hey, come here
Hey, hey, hey, come here

Are you going to the office party?
Can I tag along with you?
If you want to, we can share a taxi
And go halves on some Malibu

Hey, hey, hey, come here
Hey, hey, hey, come here
Hey, hey, hey, come here
Hey, hey, hey, come here

Are you going to the office party?
So, what you gonna wear?
Have you matching bra and panties
Or dirty underwear?

Hey, hey, hey, come here
Hey, hey, hey, come here
Hey, hey, hey, come here
Hey, hey, hey, come here

Are you going to the office party?
Who you gonna take?
Is there anybody that you fancy?
Is there anyone you'd do?

Hey, hey, hey, come here
Hey, hey, hey, come here

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Hey ho

We fled the shores of Britain, had a ruckus in a bar
Stole the gold tooth from a coachman, name of henwrench of Penzance
He sang like a little birdie when we fucked him in the arse
So hoist the sails, me laddy ohs, and let's fuck off to France

    Hey ho, away we go, across the seven seas
    So come along, me laddy ohs, and sail away with me
    Hey ho, away we go, across the seven seas
    So come along, me laddy ohs, and sail away with me

We hit land at La Rochelle, to get some rum and wine
Met up with danieldesete and some ladies of the night
We fucked for king and country and drank his absinthe dry
Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder, "To Ontario!", I cry

    Hey ho, away we go, across the seven seas
    So come along, me laddy ohs, and sail away with me
    Hey ho, away we go, across the seven seas
    So come along, me laddy ohs, and sail away with me

We cast anchor at Newfoundland, like the Vikings did before
Pissed razor blades through swollen glans, wrote our names out in the snow
We set up camp and partied, playing sixtyfour guitars
Blueberrys and grits for supper, and we sang for Van der man

    Hey ho, away we go, across the seven seas
    So come along, me laddy ohs, and sail away with me
    Hey ho, away we go, across the seven seas
    So come along, me laddy ohs, and sail away with me

Then off to the Americees to fish for carp and trout
When Tony saw the giants land, he launched his semen out
We had wet dreams beneath the stars, the cabin lad had died
So Ted got out his Johnson and waved it at the sky

    Hey ho, away we go, across the seven seas
    So come along, me laddy ohs, and sail away with me
    Hey ho, away we go, across the seven seas
    So come along, me laddy ohs, and sail away with me

We were double-crossed by the M.o.O., pigfarmer and the hoop
We nursed our wounds at Satchwood's, then south we had to shoot
We had mulligan stew for breakfast with Damian and Prive
At the end of the lost highway, we headed back to sea

    Hey ho, away we go, across the seven seas
    So come along, me laddy ohs, and sail away with me
    Hey ho, away we go, across the seven seas
    So come along, me laddy ohs, and sail away with me

For another six long months we battled scurvy and the waves
So heave ho boys and land ahoy, we're bound for Botany Bay
The sheep were tight and willing but the locals didn't like
Our appetite for lamb and we got locked up for the night

    Hey ho, away we go, across the seven seas
    So come along, me laddy ohs, and sail away with me
    Hey ho, away we go, across the seven seas
    So come along, me laddy ohs, and sail away with me

Young Migs, our brief, he bailed us out, his snake tongue set us free
By lying 'bout our provenance and time spent out at sea
Hey ho, away we go, across the seven seas
So come along, me laddy ohs, and sail away with me

    Hey ho, away we go, across the seven seas
    So come along, me laddy ohs, and sail away with me
    Hey ho, away we go, across the seven seas
    So come along, me laddy ohs, and sail away with me

    Hey ho, away we go, across the seven seas
    So come along, me laddy ohs, and sail away with me
    Hey ho, away we go, across the seven seas
    So come along, me laddy ohs, and sail away with me

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Stagefright (Norway)

no point in pretending
it wont go away
like a monkey on Geir's shoulder
it's here to stay

you know you just can't run away
an actor moves to centre stage
the words are written on the page
and you don't know which part to play

what's the point in burning effigies
if they wont go up on the fire
let's pour more petrol on your bleeding heart
and build a bigger funeral pyre

you know you just can't run away
an actor moves to centre stage
the words are written on the page
and you don't know which part to play

a man at the back
shouts
anarchy
the house erupts
the lion roars
they're queueing up to eat the canapes
and someone's shouting out for more
someone's shouting out for more

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