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Tightrope
04:15
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Tightrope
Verse I
We blame the town the city and the street for the cause of our hardship and pain, every excuse but the selfish abuse we’ve returned to again and again. Bar to bar we have settled so far in this life we are choosing to life, love won’t always remember on time and sometimes it forgets to forgive.
Chorus I
Up here at this height in the silhouette of moonlight we seldom look behind the scenes. Acting so good just like were told we should, crossing the tightrope of dreams.
Verse II
It’s sad to say we can’t see a day or a moment of peace here on earth; a poisoned fear is forever near like it’s grown up beside us from birth. We remain trapped in its game with ignorance fixing the rules. There is nothing we can’t sacrifice there’s plenty of nothing to lose.
Chorus II
Moving at this rate is really testing fate, why view the ground with such surprise, knowing full well so many dreams have fell, crossing the tightrope of lies
Bridge
There has to be more and surely there is a power that’s spurring us on, holding us up and keeping us here when balance and reason is gone.
Chorus III
Taking it slowly well it has to be the only sure way to reach the other side, moving at this pace could jeopardise the whole race, crossing the tightrope of life
Crossing the tightrope of life…
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2. |
Cant Take Money
03:33
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You can’t take money to the grave
Verse I
You can learn to tell the truth you can learn to play the flute, you can always find a way to scrimp and save, you can wear an old black sack or a silk shirt on your back but you can’t take money to the grave. You can work your whole life long, you can try to do no wrong, you can sweat, you can toil and you can slave, you can be as good as gold till the day you get too old but you can’t take money to the grave.
Chorus
No you can’t take money no you can’t take money you can’t take money to the grave, you can be as good as gold till the day you get too old but you can’t take money to the grave.
Verse II
You can move at your own pace you can even change your face you can have the medicine you crave, you can lose or you can win before the games even begin but you can’t take money to the grave.
You can catch what you’ve been thrown you can throw a dog a bone but, you can teach your kids to never miss behave. You can lose or you can win before the games even begin but you can’t take money to the grave
Chorus
No you can’t take money no you can’t take money you can’t take money to the grave, you can be as good as gold till the day you get too old but you can’t take money to the grave.
Verse IV
You can find yourself a wife live a long and happy life just underneath the stars or in a cave, in a mansion made of blocks or in a cardboard box, but you can’t take money to the grave. You can find your inner peace as the years start to increase, throw your hands up to the sky and rant and rave. You can start off fashion trends you can pick and choose your friends but you can’t take money to the grave.
Chorus
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3. |
HINDSIGHT
03:16
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Hindsight
Verse I
I got your invitation to, but I regret to inform you, it’s much too late to compensate for faith that has now fallen through, despite your efforts to align the past into a present time. I’m sorry it’s not different but the feelings gone and frozen shut
Chorus
When the writings on the wall we act as if we know it all before alarm bells start to ring, when the sharp reality has bitten hard and bitterly its only then we start to feel its sting, hindsight’s a great thing.
Verse II
The only gain we take from this is pointing out the obvious, so where the sense and where’s the goal if it’s out of our control. A simple sentence or a phrase its purpose vanished in a haze of complicated mysteries, of what if this and if only
Chorus
When the writings on the wall we act as if we know it all before alarm bells start to ring, when the sharp reality has bitten hard and bitterly its only then we start to feel its sting, hindsight’s a great thing.
Bridge
Sick and tired of hearing what we should have done or could have not to make this situation easier, then again what matters but the moments we are in, hindsight’s a great
Chorus
When the writings on the wall we act as if we know it all before alarm bells start to ring, when the sharp reality has bitten hard and bitterly its only then we start to feel its sting, hindsight’s a great thing
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4. |
Careless With Words
03:44
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Careless with words
Verse I
Straight to the point its freedom of speech, but you must practice if you must preach, stories are perfect when there untrue, liars believe what they’re telling you. Silence is golden somebody said, too many voices can wreck your head, don’t be a fool there’s more to be learned, don’t be surprised if tables have turned.
Chorus
Life gets so careless with love, love gets so careless it hurts; dreams get so careless for those who are near us, when people are careless with words, careless with words, careless with words, careless with words, careless with words.
Verse II
Caught in the moment, out of the groove, stopped in your tracks unable to move, its trial and error that works in the end, starting things over again and again. There’s no instructions wrote for the heart, there is no index, no picture or chart, so how can you promise, how can you swear, breathing destructive, corruptive air
Chorus
Life gets so careless with love, love gets so careless it hurts; dreams get so careless for those who are near us, when people are careless with words, careless with words, careless with words, careless with words, careless with words.
Bridge
Ranting and raving, what’s it all about, phrases of hatred sentences of doubt, abusive language, hurtful and unkind, meanings are lost when the endings are unrhymed.
Chorus
Life gets so careless with love, love gets so careless it hurts; dreams get so careless for those who are near us, when people are careless with words, careless with words, careless with words, careless with words, careless with words.
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5. |
Keep Your Mind
03:02
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Keep your mind
Verse I
Some days have no guarantee, some days are not meant to be, some days will shoot you in the foot, some days it’s hard to smile some days aren’t worth your while, and some days are sharp enough to cut.
Chorus I
Each day becomes the past, life moves around so fast, what you’ve lost you’ll find as long as you keep your mind,
Verse II
Some days come as no surprise some days are just filled with lies, some days are out to call your bluff, some days are like none before, some days when you’ve wished for more, but some days you’d thought you’d had enough.
Chorus II
Each day will come and go the more you learn you’ll grow, and you won’t fall behind as long as you keep your mind
Bridge
If you want to get ahead you’ve got to start looking forward, looking anywhere else is only making it awkward, for each day lived brave and bold are days’ worth more than gold, and your fear will unwind as long as you keep your mind
Chorus III
Keep your mind, keep your mind, keep your mind…
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6. |
Warmth Of A Smile
03:24
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Warmth of a smile
Verse I
It’s not the accent, it’s not the colour of the skin, it’s not the style of clothes you’re in, it’s not the haircut, it’s not the way you sit or stand, it’s more than this that makes a man.
Verse II
It’s not the background it’s not the place where you were born, it’s not allegiance onto a flag you’ve sworn, it’s not the stature, it’s not the gun held in your hand, its self-respect that makes a man.
Chorus
It doesn’t matter where you’re from what you did or what you’ve done, it’s the simple things that make this world go around, it’s the stars in the sky and the grass on the ground it’s the little things that make it all so worthwhile, it’s the kindness of words and the warmth of a smile.
Verse III
It’s not the presence, it’s not the future or the past, it’s not the actions within a role that you were cast, it’s not creation, it’s not the point where you first began, its self-belief that makes a man.
Bridge
It’s not conviction, it’s not the sentence or the crime, it’s not the reasons, it’s not the blueprints or the plans.
Chorus
It doesn’t matter where you’re from what you did or what you’ve done, it’s the simple things that make this world go around, it’s the stars in the sky and the grass on the ground it’s the little things that make it all so worthwhile, it’s the kindness of words and the warmth of a smile.
It’s the kindness of words and the warmth of a smile. It’s the kindness of words and the warmth of a smile.
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7. |
Touch And Go
03:51
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Touch and go
Verse I
Yesterday I begged and borrowed now I say goodbye to sorrow keeping all the troubles from my door. It’s good to give and help you know a helping hand is easy show there’s always someone less well off than you, but its touch and go, its touch and go, don’t you know.
Verse II
With all the weight that burdened me, lifted off its finally easier for us to move along, and everything we had to say was said and done before today, I only hope that time is on our side, but its touch and go its touch and go, don’t you know
Chorus
And a wink is as good as a nod to a blind horse, but this old horse can see, I said a wink is as good as a nod to a blind horse, but this old horse can see.
Verse III
We will never have to face that cold and lonely wicked place; everything is look up from here. It took a lot of blood and tear to help us conquer all our fears it took a lot of strength to make it through, but its touch and go, its touch and go, don’t you know.
Chorus
And a wink is as good as a nod to a blind horse, but this old horse can see, I said a wink is as good as a nod to a blind horse, but this old horse can see.
And a wink is as good as a nod to a blind horse, but this old horse can see, I said a wink is as good as a nod to a blind horse, but this old horse can see.
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8. |
Mr. Moon
03:51
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Mr Moon
Verse I
Come on Mr Moon take me down to the river, I don’t want to stay here on my own take me down to the river and just leave me by the bridge, and I’ll be fine when those lights go out
Chorus
And I won’t have to make my bed on someone else’s door, I can sit and sing my song when I reach that golden shore and I’ll be fine when I reach the sea.
Verse II
Show me the way out of this big old city bring me down to the water tonight, but don’t say I’m giving up I’m just leaving a little early and I’ll be fine when those lights go out.
Chorus
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9. |
Right To Be Wrong
04:01
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Right to be wrong
Verse I
The sky is blue but then so are you, fearing it’s close to your worlds end. Expressions bare it’s so unfair losing your favourite girlfriend, but if she must go let her go let her go, love might return you don’t know. Holding your head up learn to be strong, when love has a right to be wrong
Chorus
A right to be wrong… love has a right to be wrong
Verse II
Tossing and turning your bed is burning, missing the comfort you once had. Tracing those pages back through the ages, history your facing looks so sad, but if she must go let her go let her go, try to get on with the show, there’s no one else who can sing your song , a right to be wrong.
Chorus
A right to be wrong…love has a right to be wrong
Bridge
That’s how it goes it crashes and flows; love is the crest of a wave. Breaking its way into the bay, claiming the lives you save, and all you do is be brave.
If she must go let her go let her go, don’t be afraid of the word no, just get to a place that is safe to belong when love has a right to be wrong,
Chorus
A right to be wrong… love has a right to be wrong
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10. |
Close Your Eyes
03:54
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Close your eyes
Verse I
Never a familiar place seems to be seen in this place wickedness runs to the core, each persons as strange as before, voices are broken and weak, the wind takes your breath if you speak, every thought you have is wrong, for this is no place to belong,
Chorus
Close your eyes, search for that sleep, lay down your head on your concrete bed, wrap up as the rain turns to sleet, close your eyes try counting sheep, a heart full of dread is as heavy as lead and struggling to keep its own beat, living on desperate street.
Verse II
Staring straight into the sky as if you were able to fly, but silence has damped your wings along with the freedom that brings, losing out days now and then, no reason nowhere and no when, wishing those answers were clear you beg for a sign to appear.
Chorus
Close your eyes, search for that sleep, lay down your head on your concrete bed, wrap up as the rain turns to sleet, close your eyes try counting sheep, a heart full of dread is as heavy as lead and struggling to keep its own beat, living on desperate street.
Bridge
Back before this darkness and these shady clouds of doubt, in a time of darkness before that sun burned out, there was happiness and music playing everywhere, people laughed, joked and danced and sang without a care.
Close your eyes, Close your eyes, Close your eyes
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11. |
Small Town Syndrome
04:19
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Small town syndrome
Verse I
Your money comes in fiery flames and burns up in your hands, along with all those promises of futuristic plans, memories are passed around in photographs and styles, but small town syndrome never smiles.
Verse II
You close your eyes and wish that you were somewhere else instead, a place that kept your dreams alive outside your single bed, not the rags of local lies that try to trash your name, but small town syndrome stays the same.
Chorus I
Small town syndrome will strive to drag you down, small town syndrome is trying to steal your crown, there’s so much that you must lose until you win, before this syndrome sucks you.
Verse III
You bury your own father, in such a sudden way and part of your own heart is buried that same day. You try to keep within the rules, for fear you might offend. But small town syndrome is no real friend.
Chorus II
Small town syndrome is dealing golden brown and small town syndrome will always find its clown. There’s so much that you must end just to begin before this syndrome strikes again.
Bridge
Time will do what it always does, showing the sides that are strangest in us. Slowing it down, speeding it up until the time comes to stop.
Chorus III
Small town syndrome is selling bad luck news and small town syndrome is dishing out the blues, there’s so much that you must try your best deny, before this bullshit bleeds you dry.
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12. |
Falling Up
04:11
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Falling up
Verse I
Davey went down to the sea one day, he got on a boat and he sailed away, across the ocean to foreign lands to reach blue skies and to golden sands. His first mistake was his only one he never said goodbye to anyone, when the boat turned over, poor Davey cried I’m not a sailor but at least I tried.
Chorus
No one, no one in this town are ever falling up, there always falling down, falling falling down, falling down, falling down, falling down.
Verse II
Suzie got married at just eighteen; she had the face of a beauty queen, now she lives a life full of fear and lies, nursing her kids with two black eyes. She turns off the light as he falls in, knowing exactly where he has been, she opens the drawer grabs the kitchen knife, and tonight she’s taking back her life.
Chorus
No one, no one in this town are ever falling up, there always falling down, falling, falling down, falling down, falling down, falling down.
Verse III
The bottle drinks and he never stops, he drinks all day until he drops, one things for sure hell drink himself to death, I’m surprised it hasn’t happened yet, but one of those drinks will be his last it will happen soon and it’ll happen fast, I don’t even think that he knows that’s its wrong, but he’ll find out himself not before too long.
Chorus
No one, no one in this town are ever falling up, there always falling down, falling, falling down, falling down, falling down, falling down.
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13. |
War After War
02:58
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War after war
Verse I
Let’s start a war who acres what for, there’s a time and place for love and peace and all that stupid stuff, let’s start a war to settle the score. Bring on the pain heart ache and blame, why on earth should we give up this killing there’s no need to stop, bring on the pain, under god’s name
Bridge
Choose a day to die my friend death is coming soon, pick a spot to meet your beneath the violent moon.
Verse II
Let’s stir up fear, while we are here, who could tell us we are wrong, as if there’s too much damage done. Let’s stir up fear year after year; there’ll be no surrender, no one left, no silent day to remember as we lower the world to its grave,
Let’s start a war who cares what for, war after war, to settle the score
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James O' Connor Ireland
James O’Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter, performer and recording artist. His upcoming album ‘A Cluster of Narratives’, releasing in July, is a folk rock journey that celebrates the joy of living. O’Connor’s latest music is defiant and rousing, with unabashedly honest lyrics and a melodic Irish lilt that sets him apart. ... more
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