1. |
Push Me
04:12
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2. |
New Black
04:53
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3. |
Sugar
05:21
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4. |
Wake Up
06:08
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Wake up
Shed the warmth of your slumber
The spells you’ve been under
Every bruise is a story to tell
Get dressed
Pack not what you need
But the dreams that you seek
And all else will take care of itself
Jump off
The streets you’ve been living
Embellished misgivings
Let the sun and the wind push and pull
Stand tall
There’s none that can show you
The path that’s below you
Is for one and for one alone
Let go
Don’t misconceive
That the hour to leave
Will knock and wait at your door
Blow through
The veils and the mirrors
The surface that glimmers
Hold no weight during your last stand
Wake up
Wake up
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5. |
Wolf Ahead Tiger Behind
05:14
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No use in waiting for the sky to offer light
Grace will be granted to the ones that dive into the night
No use in keeping cards up your sleeve
You stare at those threadbare when you are yet to leave
What the hell are you waiting for?
The king to bow and open the door
Hands are full but you reach for more
What the hell are you waiting for?
Should you find your colour running in the pouring rain
Don’t be the one that said I waited for a hand but it never came
Sitting cross legged by the side of the road
Luck’s been and gone and hope’s bearing too big a load
What the hell are you waiting for?
The queen to drop and break your fall
Hands are full but you reach for more
What the hell are you waiting for?
No good just ticking every box
Nor sitting back whilst love is forever lost
Dreaming up a wolf ahead and a tiger behind
Will only burn both ends of the line
What the hell are you waiting for?
The king to bow and open the door
The queen to drop and break your fall
What the hell are you waiting for?
When you find the pack starts circling
Don’t let in, don’t let in
When the cracks start reappearing
Don’t let in, don’t let in
When the jester keeps on laughing
Don’t let in, don’t let in
When the faithful keep on leaving
Don’t let in, don’t let in
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6. |
Take My Hand
03:22
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Take my hand
Cut the ropes that hold us to the ground
We don’t belong here
No we will not grow here
Take to the sky
Take to the first rays of light in the morning
Your face is the loveliest I have ever known
Your eyes are the most reflective of any soul
Take my hand
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7. |
The Prophet
03:39
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Close your eyes
Count back from ten
Dissolve your tired ways
Jump the fence
Open your mind
Step through the chalk
Another life another chance
And I would change it all
The prophet likes to smoke his joints above the corner store
Where blessings can be bought and sold and your hope will be restored
You think you need to leave this place with a salvaged soul
But you were born in heaven you’re just fishing for fool’s gold
So set free your body
And dance away your burdens
Get up to the second floor where Miss Liberty awaits you
Well I am looking down now from my outer space
The sunny side is smoking while the dark side is ablaze
Lift the visor from your eyes let the truth burn its place
When you walk in empty handed you will leave just the same
Just close your eyes
Step through the chalk
Dissolve your tired ways
Jump the fence
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8. |
Angel's Place
07:04
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Oh we’re in trouble now
All dressed up with no way of getting around
All of you kids better run for that bus
The cops are bored and ain’t looking for much
I fell in love when I was eighty-three
To an older girl who cast her shadow over me
She taught me to lick the dinner off her plate
Leave the dishes and get up late
I knew your face
When it was young and empty
But that was a different place
The water so filthy
Walking around in just our bare bones
Through this babbling congregation of telephones
Tell all the priests not to waste their time
I’d rather burn than be buried alive
What will they feed him when we go
Bursting truth or inflated hope?
I knew your face
When it was young and empty
But that was a different place
The water so filthy
I kissed your face
When it was long and dirty
But that was a different place
Our thoughts so murky
I never knew what to do when the tears came rolling down your face
A mere mortal sitting in an angel’s place
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9. |
Tricks in My Eyes
03:37
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Diving out the window
Soaring through the air
The party keeps on swinging
The clouds all disappear
Throw light on the subject
Before reaching for that sword
Your saviour might be watching
And pull you all aboard
I feel your eyes upon me
I know you are there
Mingling with the shadows
Trying to draw me near
I’ll promise you just one dance
Before bidding you farewell
I’ll promise you just one dance
Before bedding down in hell
Boy where do you think you’re going
Let’s stay where the sun don’t rise
I thought I saw them from ships come jumping
Must be that medicine playing tricks in my eyes
I don’t mean to disappoint you
Amid the uprising swirl
But come around at night time
The truth it will unfurl
Did I take you by the hand?
Do you see what you choose to see?
Oh come around at night
Won’t you dance with me
Boy where do you think you’re going
Let’s stay where the sun don’t rise
I thought I saw them from ships come jumping
Must be that medicine playing tricks in my eyes
I thought I saw them from ships come dancing
Must be that medicine playing tricks in my eyes
I thought I saw them from ships come searching
Must be that medicine playing tricks in my eyes
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10. |
Black Mama
06:44
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How she came
With a gaze of steel
So they're drawing their pistols
To put a hole in your name
Now she's walking toward you
Wind in her dress
And your serpent tongue flickers
Hissing yes
She's going to haunt you
The curse of ideals
You'll beg her for mercy
You'll plead for more
The town is a whisper
Sweat on your brow
The righteous are bent
While holy men bow
She's going to haunt you
She'll finger your soul
You'll beg her for mercy
And you'll plead for more
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Phillip Bracken Poland
‘Anyone who has had the opportunity to listen to Bracken knows how special this artist is. He freely combines folk, blues and soul, with the best traditions of songwriting. Live his music sounds exquisite and accompanied by guest musicians both the energetic and melancholic songs of Phillip are even more colourful.’ -Wojciech Zurek, www.e-splot.pl ... more
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