1. |
It's Just Rain
04:01
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please don't sweeten what you say
by using fancy words
that make it all sound better than it is
i don't need it sugar-coated
or dressed in something nice
made to feel like it's a hit when it's a miss
it ain't the angels crying
it's just rain, rain, rain
when you were thinking ribbon
i was thinking string
and that was used and had both frays and knots
while you imagine pearly white
it's something i can't see
because black is the only shade i got
it ain't that heaven's sobbing
it's just rain, rain, rain
flowers nod their heads to you
to me they wilt and die
and i just hate your fluffy clouds as the fuckers float on by
if it's romance that you want
then you can walk on past
and that road you'll take ain't yellow, made of bricks
with your verbal sleight of hand
you colour all you see
i'm not taken in by pretty words and all their tricks
it ain't the angels crying
it ain't that heaven's sobbing
it ain't the gods a-weeping
it's just rain, rain, rain
it's just rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain
(flowers nod their heads to you
to me they wilt and die
and i just hate your fluffy clouds as the fuckers float on by)
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2. |
Everything Is Broken
03:18
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everything is broken
got myself a 404
where your picture used to be
pay is no longer my pal
as far as i can see
truck just wouldn't start this morning
seems it's choked up over you
me and it ain't got no fire
we just don't know what to do
everything i own is broken
nothin' seems the same
everything i got is busted
no insurance son, no claim
everything i own is broken
my watch can't tell the time no more
except for twice a day
and they both just mock and remind me
of the time you went away
the toilet's cracked, the taps all drip
and the shower scalds my skin
it ain't hard for all to see
the shitty state i'm in
everything i own is broken
nothin' seems to work
everything i got is busted
my life is just a joke
everything i own is broken
superglue, duct tape and bits of string
ain't holding it together no more
everything i own is broken
nothin' seems the same
everything i got is busted
no insurance son, no claim
everything i own is broken
nothin' works quite right
everything i got is busted
my day has turned to night
everything i own is broken
everything i own is broken
everything i own is
B. R. O. K. E. N. bust
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3. |
Bellyful
01:54
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5 years, 10 years, 20 and more
you've rubbed me up the wrong way
rubbed me raw
gave you and inch, you took a mile
i've walked that long road
with a plastic smile
bellyful of you
stopped believing
bellyful of you
a lifetime grieving
bellyful of you
can't eat no more
bellyful of you
there's the door
these 2 eyes are sore from life
seen too much of struggle and strife
these 2 legs are walking away
there is nothing left
that you can say
bellyful of you
stopped believing
bellyful of you
a lifetime grieving
bellyful of you
can't eat no more
bellyful of you
there's the door
bellyful of barbed wire
bellyful
bellyful of ire
bellyful
bellyful of fire
bellyful
bellyful
bellyful
5 seconds, 10, 20 no more
i've stopped the clock
closed that door
bellyful of you
bellyful of you
bellyful of you
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4. |
It's Just Stuff
02:30
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some stuff you'll give away
and some stuff you won't
some stuff you'll wanna lose
and some stuff you don't
other stuff gets in the way
while some stuff is right
the big stuff can have its say
but the little stuff can bite
everything under the sun
it's just stuff
when all is said and done
it's just stuff
it's just stuff
some stuff is unexpected
some stuff it just creeps in
some stuff stays uncollected
and other stuff you win
stuff keeps on coming and going
stuff just builds and grows
stuff will sit there gathering dust
stuff it just ebbs and flows
everything under the sun
it's just stuff
when all is said and done
it's just stuff
it's just stuff
right there at the start
for the blink of an eye
you really had nothing
then you started to cry
the stuff started coming
and before very long
stuff started to gather
then just kept rolling on
stuff will be with you
of that there's no doubt
right up to the end
until it's over and out
everything under the sun
it's just stuff
when all is said and done
it's just stuff
it's just stuff
it's just stuff
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5. |
I Didn't Wish
03:29
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we saw it together
we both watched it fall
but i didn't wish on that star
no, no nothing at all
so far down
in the deep and the dark
blacker than black
couldn't see the spark
i didn't wish
there was no point
i didn't wish
no i didn't wish
you crossed your fingers
i know that you did
it's what you do
it's all in your bid…
…to make it all better
not throw it away
you make me wonder
but what can i say?
i didn't wish
i don't have it in me
i didn't wish
no i didn't wish
you pull the wishbones
and every time you sneeze
you whisper the words that get snatched by the breeze
but me i'm struck dumb
there's no words to say
coz all of my wishes have been blown away
believe me it's true
that i hope and i pray
that all of your wishes
are answered one day
but i never wish
they never come back
no i never wish
no i never wish
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6. |
Under One Roof
03:15
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you and me
and all of us
regardless of colour or creed
here together
for ever and ever
regardless of actions or deeds
under one roof
with hope and despair
under one roof
you can find us all here
under one roof
we stand and we fall
under one roof
come one, come all
sun and rain
on land or sea
we live our days under skies
and the light of the moon
promises morning soon
new life likes a babys first cries
under one roof
with hope and despair
under one roof
you can find us all here
under one roof
we stand and we fall
under one roof
come one, come all
there's a light in the window
to guide you home
you can see it from every direction
so wherever you're coming from
you and me
and all of us
whether you're young or you're old
here together
for ever and ever
all of us living in the same ancient fold
under one roof
with hope and despair
under one roof
you can find us all here
under one roof
we stand and we fall
under one roof
come one and come all
come one and come all
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7. |
These Are My Words
04:48
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i light my way
with words that shine like diamonds
and who's to say
that they won't cut the same
i hold them up
i use them like a beacon
illuminate my path
keep a course through driving rain
letters fall like showers
that i catch and re-arrange
and the words become my armour
a skin of solid steel
and the words describe my life time
creating fantasy and real
these are my words
these are my words
i build a wall
and every brick a story
there's so more to tell
and so much more to build
and the cement
that holds it all together
is yet more tales
until every crack is filled
letters fall like showers
that i catch and re-arrange
and the words become my armour
a skin of solid steel
and the words describe my life time
creating fantasy and real
these are my words
these are my words
every day i'm here
the words pour from my tongue
some i've worn and some i've not
and some i've only sung
my head is filled with language
the words that shape my world
i'll hoist them up the flagpole
see my banner there unfurled
i'll keep a word
a word that's just for you
i'll keep it short
but you'll know what i mean
it's got shine
and all the beauty you could need
and it's got life
love is all there's ever been
letters fall like showers
that i catch and re-arrange
and the words become my armour
a skin of solid steel
and the words describe my life time
creating fantasy and real
these are my words
these are my words
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8. |
One More Glass
04:54
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sitting here thinking
about all that i know
about what makes us tick
and what makes us grow
and the longer i sit here
the more that i'm sure
that i really know little
about what it's all for
but i'll raise one more glass
to life and its turns
and another to love
and the passions that burn
for the kids that come after
maybe just one more
coz it's gonna get tougher
they'll need it i'm sure
it's just life
but oh what a ride
rushing in with the rise
then away just as quick
with the ebb of the tide
watching leaves fall
i lose count as they go
tomorrow bare bones
are all that will show
they'll point to a sky
that is heavy and cold
another year closing
as we rush to grow old
call me sometime
don't leave it too late
time is passing and more leaves fall
while i sit here and wait
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9. |
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it's a habit i can see but not the sort that brings me joy
and it's hard upon the knees
i'm stumbling home half broken (whoops i did it again)
clutching walls and hugging trees
gravel burns and grass stains
and bruises just appear
i guess it's drinking whisky
when i should've stuck to beer
gravel burns and grass stains
and that ain't all it's true
gravel burns and grass stains
since the day that i met you
you'd think i was a skater when you see all the protection
i've got to help me through
pads upon my knees and elbows (but what about my heart?)
still i'm black and blue
drink sensibly they say but sense left long ago
i can't see it coming back
i can hardly see the piss stains on my boots (i know they're there)
my train keeps coming off the tracks
bit by bit i fall apart
beating, breaking, bruising
it's you that caused this slide to start
well that's the excuse i'm using
gravel burns and grass stains
and bruises just appear
i guess it's drinking whisky
when i should've stuck to beer
gravel burns and grass stains
and that ain't all it's true
gravel burns and grass stains
since the day that i met you
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10. |
When I
06:24
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when i go down
i'll take you with me
when i go down
we'll sink like stones
when i go down
i know where you'll be
when i go down
i'll drag your bones
mm mm mmmmmm
i'll drag your bones
when i catch fire
you and me will meet
when i catch fire
that's what we'll do
when i catch fire
you'll feel the heat
when i catch fire
oh you'll burn too
mm mm mmmm
oh you'll burn too
got me a grudge that's heavy as stone
it's a lover and a friend, it's all that i've known
when i leave here
we're chained together
when i leave here
we're stuck like glue
when i leave here
birds of a feather
when i leave here
i'm taking you
mm mm mmmmm
i'm taking you
mm mm mmmmm
i'm taking you
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The Grail Brotherhood Diss, UK
Paddy Stratton is an established writer & performer + long time collaborator with The Levellers, writing 4 of their tracks.
Paddy currently performs live with his band Coyote Wrecks & as Serious Times with poet John Row.
Ian Harvey is a mandolin player & singer with The Harvs and Them Harvey Boys. He runs a small studio setup at his home where he and Paddy have recorded One More Glass.
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