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the bell
03:46
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another warning
at 2 in the morning
as I lay awake again
all I hear in the dark is the bell
logic eludes me
anxiety exhausts me
when the daybreak is my friend
but here comes the fear again
hear my breathing
the dreams I keep seeing
are running in my head
but I still can’t find a thread
so why are they haunting?
is it still mourning?
for I've never seen my father dead
or is it age fucking with my head?
each night I got to find
how to count the stars
each night
I wish I had the strength
to claim, what I
used to be back when
my life
had purpose and made some sense
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It’s time to face the truth
I don’t know why I caught your attention
and i fell for you
i skipped the line to be there first
Let’s get this straight: I conclude
i was too blind and mistook your pretension
and then war ensued
i tried my best, you did your worst
I stood pain and abuse
that's way beyond comprehension
but I seek no excuse
i ve no-one else to blame but myself
i’m gonna claim back,
my life, but you
say “everybody needs a heartbreak sometimes”
i’m gonna claim back,
my time with you
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I poured my heart, I poured my heart to you
now I think I’ve had enough
it’s time to grow up
I sang my life, I sang my life to you
and though it seems I had it rough
but now i just feel bored
what am I meant, what am I meant to be?
what will I do, when the strings go rusty?
I used to speak, i used to speak the truth
and I felt it hurt too much
carrying stones
I used to hate, I used to hate my youth
and I suffered long enough
now I’m stuck with those songs
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the girl from my dreams
04:14
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with the past beyond
now we’re alone
and I finally know
you’re the girl from my dreams
It’s your eyes i saw
it’s the smile I know
as I recall
then I wake up from my sleep
if i ever told
you just what I thought
as you walk along -
you’re the girl from my dreams
but our time is up
and you’re flying home
and I try to cope
when will I wake up from my sleep?
then, you sat to me
grabbed the only seat
then offered me
the only life that’s worth to live
memories of your face
with time, fade away
life is here to stay
wish I knew how i’m supposed to feel
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what do i have to do?
03:33
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What do I have to do?
just to see you
What do I have to do?
to see you?
...to be near you
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the club of 70
03:11
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I hate to be alone
I’d rather be
found dead in a bar
in Seoul or Tel Aviv
i guess it's the world, i guess it's the world
that changed, not me
yes, it's the world
you tell me I’m complacent
while I see myself a vagrant, oh no
staring at my statements
phoning up my agent ohhhh
wish i'd done a Kurt
now stuck at 70
i didn’t have a decent song
since 1993
i guess it's the world, i guess it's the world
that changed, not me
yes, it's the world
you tell me I’m complacent
while see myself as vagrant, oh no
staring at my statements
firing my agent ohhhh
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young and free
02:00
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oh we’ve seen it all
walk her home and one thing leads to another
and you’re nothing like the day before
you find yourself just spending the weekend with her mother
Ahh, we are young and free
to ignore the implications
ahh, we only can be right
by now I’m sick of it all
and don’t you dare to say that i’m not romantic
for I’ll be there when you call
to cry on my shoulder cause you blew it
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wasted love
04:50
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In one of my dreams
I bravely stole a kiss from you
Still hurts my lips
learnt something that I always knew
wish i could cut that damn string
that's tying me down here
why didn’t I see it coming?
all I ever do is
waste my love
it’s one of your schemes
as if you had a point to prove
still hurts my ears
but it’s just what you always do
oh how I feel frustrated
i wish you were straight
so if I feel like leaving,
I won’t hesitate
wasted love
i wish I could say
that every time a guy hurts you
I will be there
and break his fucking leg in two
oh why, loving you is so hard for me?
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pinocchio
04:08
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So this is how it feels
losing count of the years
in the April cold
I was left stranded here
now it’s seems unreal
what you never understood
but when I find you, and when you wave ‘’hello’’
You look the same, carved out of wood
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so glad it's over
03:10
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I’m so glad it’s over
I’m so glad we’re through
I’m so glad that starting tomorrow, I won’t have to put up with you
velvet-ribbon heartbreak
could never compete with you
tender brother handshake
early morning interview
sometimes I ponder
and sometimes i smile
sometimes I find myself struggling to remember how you sound like
and nothing, nothing is more sweet
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back to the shell
05:10
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run away, get away
there’s nothing here for you
didn’t you see the news?
there might be no tomorrow
must be a better way, better way
to release some histamine
than a Beijing screen
of a grey horizon
so get away, run away,
for the dead don’t breathe
or am I still asleep?
i want you to see the whole thing
must be a better way, to spend the day
than just being here
choose the 70s
but don’t forget the small print
25 years has almost gone
it will take some time
to find my way out of this hell
i’ve been in exile oh so long
and my sea has run dry
let’s crawl back in the shell
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