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Nature Boy
04:59
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Nature Boy, he was just a kid
Nature Boy, he was a just a myth
They used to call me ‘Nature Boy’
My hair was as long as a wet week
People passing used to say hello
When they saw me walking down the street
And now I’m a man & I’m so proud of the man that I’ve become
I’m here to show you what Nature Boy looks like,
Now that he’s all grown up
When you see me walking many miles
Just to find another hill I gotta climb
Sisyphus’s boulder rolling down all the while
I’m about to break down
It ain’t a scratch on the systematic inequity of our times
Otherwise known as the spoils of war
Makes me wanna give my body to the cause
Or jump right off a bridge -
The choice isn’t easy Lord
My lover said don’t worry about it - but I still do
How much longer can we live with this violence?
I wonder don’t you?
Nature Boy, he was a just a myth
They used to call me ‘Golden Boy’
That's a name you don't hear too much these days
But for a while there I thought that I just might be the chosen one
That I just might be the one to save you
But now I'm a man, I ain’t to proud to take it back to square one
Which got me thinking that maybe something we can all relate to
Is the lie that we all grew up with
That’s why they’ve been remaking Star Wars like 7, 8 or 9 times
Just to convince ourselves that we’re good
Scratch the surface on the creation myth of our times
And I’m gon’ have to hit the town
So when you see me walking around late at night
Spare a thought for me and my human kind
Plus, spending all day trying to put all that shit down in a rhyme
Drives a man to drink - No one said it was easy Lord!
My lover said don’t worry about it - but I still do
How much longer can we live with this violence?
I wonder don’t you?
Nature Boy, he was just a kid
Nature Boy, he was a just a myth
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You & Me, Babe
04:31
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You and me, Babe
Getting into scrapes all the time
You and me, Babe
Getting it wrong but getting by
You and me, Babe
You and me
Find myself singing -
I'm always singing about it
Oh and when the night is getting dark,
We take what’s around us and set the scene
Be sure we know how to rock and roll,
Be sure we know how to suit ourselves
You and me
You and me, Babe
Waking up with sun in our eyes
You and me, Babe
Taking everyone by surprise
You and me, Babe
I’m always singing about it
You and me, Babe
You and me
Find myself singing -
Oh and when the night was getting black
When they took took the clocks and they set em back
When the long shadows poured down the hall
We did not shiver, we did not mind at all
See, the thing about you and me babe is we got soul
We know all these little problems ain’t yours and mine
If the land we stand on cracks and it sinks like a stone,
You and me are always gonna have a place called home
Talkin 'bout you and me
Find myself singing -
You and me
I'm always singing about it
You and me, Babe
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3. |
Last Days of Rome
07:42
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Sometimes I wonder about the life I live
What is the point of my existence?
I talked for hours about it with my friends
‘Everything’s a Thread’
Just like the Singers said
We had some questions about the mess we’re in
What is the point after the point of no return?
We know there’s darkness when the candle’s burned
Does the will to live
Sense a second age?
Death and taxes never stop
Rent is going up and we are praying
Yeah we are, we are all waiting on a miracle
We are we are waiting, y’know what I’m saying?
Don’t you falter don’t you stop
The only chance we got is if we’re playing
While we are, we are waiting on a miracle
We are we are waiting, y’know what I’m saying?
Been living in an algorithm, perfectly sheltered from all dissenting opinion
The problem that has arisen
Is when I make a decision
I can only consider the information I’m given
Been making money all around this town
When the sun goes down
I go and spread that money round.
Left a list of places where it can be found
But none of it’s there… I wonder where it’s gone
Death and taxes never stop
Rent is going up and we are praying
Yeah we are, we are all waiting on a miracle
We are waiting, y’know what I’m saying?
Don’t you falter don’t you stop
The only chance we got is if we’re playing
While we are, we are all waiting on a miracle
We are we are waiting, y’know what I’m saying?
Fell from a drunken dream into my bed
All of the evils of the world run through my head
Everything’s connected still, the good’s still there
Didn’t put the halo on another coin
Just one more question about the mess we’re in
What is the point if we all get God in the end?
Every cause I fought and bored of is still there
It’ll always be there
Until it’s gone
Death and taxes never stop
Rent is going up and we are praying
Yeah we are, we are all waiting on a miracle
We are we are waiting, y’know what I’m saying?
Don’t you falter don’t you stop
The only chance we got is if we’re slaying
While we are, we are all waiting on a miracle
We are we are waiting, y’know what I’m saying?
Ever since
I’ve been living in an algorithm
I’ve been telling the millions
All my opinions
With exactly no inhibitions
Sometimes I even listen
Another problem’s arisen
If there’s truth to my convictions
But the villains keep winning
How the hell does the world keep spinning
Is there something I’m missing?
Alright give me a minute
The Rome metaphor is derivative I have to admit it
But there is something in it
Accidentally
Perhaps we
Have stumbled on a perfect exhibit
Of our words and the history within ‘em
You’d be forgiven for thinking that we’ve been hinting at
The end from the very beginning
Because for most Rome was a prison
& if these are the last days, is anyone gonna miss ‘em?
How do I do a new thing?
How do I make a real change?
To the committee this is my submission
Don’t you falter don’t you stop
The only chance we got is if we’re slaying it
While we are, we are all waiting on a miracle
We are we are waiting, y’know what I’m saying?
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4. |
Sum of Nothing
03:29
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I been around the world in my immigrant shoes
My soul should be worn out by now
But I’m bouncing to the sound of the time when the million voices are breaking through
So you can stop talking falsely now
You better tender your respects when my girl’s in the room
You know she’s right on, you’ll find out
No rest if you’re wicked in a world where Sita is still singing the blues
It’s better yet worse somehow -
Too much to prove and nothing left for us to do
O, gimme some of nothing
O, what’s the sum of nothing?
If what you’re saying’s clearly bogus then there is no need for me to refute
Yes if it’s bogus hocus pocus P.O.T.U.S. the onus of proof must be on you Matter of fact just stop talking falsely now
If you came to be taming shrews then you better start kissing some shoes
It ain’t me doing the telling it is they who be commanding me to command you It’s better yet worse somehow -
To much to do and nothing left for us to lose
O, gimme some of nothing
O, what’s the sum of nothing? O, gimme some of nothing
O, what’s the sum of nothing?
Ever since I was a youth impending doom has always been on news
I try to make my way but sometimes I say ‘Hey wait, what’s the use?’ Whether you’re a defender or a crusader
Whether you’re a player that’s minor or major
What is the result of all your labour? What’s waiting for us at the end of the rainbow?
It’s just so amazing how everything these days just seems to
Be better yet worse somehow -
Too much to do lose and nothing left for us to do
What's the sum of nothing?
O, what’s the sum of nothing? O, gimme some of nothing
O, what’s the sum of nothing?
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Nietzsche's Day Off
03:55
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On Nietzsche’s day off
The sun came out and it felt like a once off
He made a thermos of mushroom tea and went tripping in the park
Margarita told the Master
‘Boss I’m off the clock’
Picked up a couple of ice cold beers and
Met Friedrich in the park
They were hopping like a frog in a pond
Popping like a Dom Perignon
Checking out the scene all day long
They were going off their head like Ned Stark
Jumping like right over the shark
Shaking up the scene after dark
It’s Nietzsche’s day off
His momma called the cops
Said officer my boy is lost
The chief said we had him in cell 3B
But he was bailed out by Van Gogh
They were hopping like a frog in a pond
Popping like a Dom Perignon
Checking out the scene all day long
They were going off their head like Ned Stark
Jumping like right over the shark
Shaking up the scene after dark
It’s Nietzsche’s day off
Going to the museum
Sinking some beers
Catching up with friends
They hadn’t seen in years
I was at the studio
Sweating it out over these lyrics
When Nietzsche’s crew came through and said
‘Why so serious?’
It’s Nietzsche’s day off
They ran into Joan of Arc
Last drinks Mascara Bar
She said ‘Drink up Nietzsche,
come with Silvia P and me
to the kick on at Chez Kafka’
They were hopping like a frog in a pond
Popping like a Dom Perignon
Checking out the scene all day long
It’s Nietzsche’s day off
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MF Tomlinson London, UK
An eclectic singer/songwriter “who seems to use music as a means to excavate within the soul” - Clash. Primarily a storyteller, MF Tomlinson negotiates styles as varied as acid folk, soul, alt country & chamber pop to create a singular presence. He achieves this genre fluidity with the help of a close-knit group of collaborators he calls “the MFs, because they’re all very talented motherfuckers.” ... more
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