January Man
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Fake Refuge
01:17
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SUMMER
The wings are heavy on my shoulders
And the sun is getting colder
Lovers always will be summer
Lovers only live in summer
Grey and naked trees and skies
Mirror winter in your eyes
You see, lovers live in summer
Lovers always will be summer
And the rose has lost her colour
No one wants a dying flower
Of course, she'll be back in summer
In the air around you somewhere
God save us from his saviours
Pleasure changed to misbehaviour
Fears will disappear like thunder
When the fruit is ripe with wonder
Behind windows of ice
Stands the one who pays the price
I see lovers living summer
I see lovers being summer
...
Of course, she'll be back in summer
In the air around you somewhere
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FACES
There's a Susan, a Max and a Frank
There's a Jenny and Bill
There's the one who was always in tears
and pretty Lucille
There's a Linda and a Monica too
There's a Fred and a Ben
There's the one who would always be late
And smiling Carmen
These are faces from a school yard
Fading slowly on a photograph
With awkward smiles
And impatient eyes to the future
There's Liz who was in love with Pat
But Pat loved Kate
There's the bully, the pet and the brat
They all used to hate
There are Charly and Charlotte the twins
That nothing could upset
And the best, best friend
One never forgets
These are faces from a school yard
Fading fast on a photograph
With simple smiles
And cheeky eyes to the future
There's the old iron gate and the trees
Where we used to carve names
And behind us the teacher we liked
Standing proud for the frame
These are faces from a school yard
Fading slowly on a photograph
With awkward smiles
And impatient eyes to the future
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Sad Little Man
03:34
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SAD LITTLE MAN
You sad, sad little man
Blaming your troubles
On anyone you can
You sad, sad little man
Pick on a race
A religion or a land
You sad little man
You sad, sad little man
You love your guns
Or anything that goes bang
You sad, sad little man
You can't fly
So you'll shoot down those who can
You sad little man
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HEAVEN
Big house by the river
Cool shade, the lavender sun beats slowly
Like the heart of the old man who's thinking back
To what could have been
Long years, always kept on moving
Leaving empty rooms behind
Except for the ghosts of love's regrets
Breaking the promise
You're going to come with me to Heaven
With all the people I can't do without
I close my eyes and we're together
Locked in my memory we'll shine like a fire
Living the lives of roads not taken
Seeing myself as someone else
A broken mirror with so many broken hearts
A silent moment of perfection
Forget those words I should have said
Just give me a minute, I'm ready now
To be with you forever
Strong house, the end of Winter
Warm lights, the sunflower moon is lonely
Like the eyes of the old man who's running out of time
Now like before
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This Castle
04:55
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THIS CASTLE
In the large dark rooms of this castle
The great sleep fell upon us
Our heavy eyelids
Our tired limbs
Fighting to stay awake
Our bodies melted
Leaving their mark
On the soft furniture
Winter's call to endless dreaming
We gave in so easily.
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JANUARY MAN
Welcome to my home pretty stranger
I'm better known as the January Man
You can stay as long as you want to
But I won't always be there
I was hoping for rain today
To wash my eyes filled with dust and clay
This heat makes it easy
To hide away
You want to talk of all those years ago
When winter covered the world
How something like this could be
I never wanted to know
In that forest far from the clashes
Between the gates of heaven and the lake of ashes
I was cutting people's hair
And breathing in the gasses
Little things take a different meaning
When you've been to hell and back
Now I live in this desert of plenty
If nothing else just to show you this
In this brooch a lock of hair
From when I shaved my mother's head
She who once had clothed me
Was there naked
I was hoping for rain today
To wash my eyes filled with dust and clay
This heat makes it easy
To hide away
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Yue Yue You You...
04:23
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OLD EUROPE
Rise, rise and fall
City by city and stone by stone
Like me you have changed
Again and again you hold me
And give me comfort
Take me with you
Great, great old Europe
My heart beats with yours
A seal of blood wax on my life
You feed on ashes, built on ruins
Open wide, my eyes look far
But when I close them
I know where I belong
All your lands are home
So many streets and
So many tongues
As the waters rise
Poor, poor old Europe
You're still a burning flame
Wise men, mad men shaped their dreams
And so you show me
What has meaning
Take me with you...
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SARGASSO SEA
How can I be sure of what you're saying?
How can I be sure?
How can I be sure of what you're saying?
When I look at you wasting my time
When I look at you wasting yours
When I look at you wasting my time and yours
How can I know what you're doing?
How can I know?
How can I know what you're doing?
When you never wake up with me
When you never fall asleep
When you never wake up or sleep with me
Every time I look I see you going
Every time I look
Every time I look I see you going
Like the sunshine drying up rain
Like the sunshine causing pain
Like the sunshine blinding me again
Sargasso Sea waiting for me
Sargasso Sea is where I forget you
Sargasso Sea waiting for me
Sargasso Sea is where I forget you
How can I fight against your fears?
How can I fight?
How can I fight against your fears?
If you never give me a sign
If you never ever give
If you never give me a sign of life
Every time I miss you I take shelter
Every time I miss
Every time I miss you I take shelter
In a place that's far from your lies
In a place that's deep inside
In a place that's far from your games and lies
Sargasso Sea waiting for me
Sargasso Sea is where I forget you
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One
01:46
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ONE
Woke up one day
And found a finger was gone
Next thing I knew
My hand disappeared
After a while to my surprise
I lost a leg
And now would you believe
I can't find my ear
Love they say
Is to become One
But why does that One have to be… you?
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Activist
08:31
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ACTIVIST
I wish I could be an activist
Get paid to travel and see the world
Give my empty life some meaning
And take away the guilt
I wish I could be an activist
Any old cause will do
Make new friends
And be a hero
I wish I could be an activist
And really annoy Mum and Dad
See me marching on YouTube
And still be home for tea
Maybe I'd get arrested
Would be really cool
Maybe I'd get beaten up
Get me in the news
But most of all
If I became a martyr for the cause
All my dreams
Would come true
I wish I could be an activist...
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13. |
When Our Love Was Strong
05:12
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WHEN OUR LOVE WAS STRONG
My Love
When our love was strong
My Love
We could sleep together on the edge of a sword
My Love
When our love was weak
My Love
A hundred foot bed was too narrow for us
And now
I am here
And you
Are there
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14. |
True Refuge
02:10
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Daniel Biro London, UK
Composer, keyboard player, producer, improvisor, songwriter, sound designer who loves the Rhodes electric piano + analog synths and makes jazz-fusion / electronic / ambient / art-prog / experimental music. From solo projects to working with his bands Echo Engine and Mysteries Of The Revolution, to film soundtracks, Daniel's unique cosmopolitan sound is at the centre of his multi-faceted universe. ... more
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