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House Of Mirrors
03:16
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Behind symbolic lock and key, I let restriction set me free
Put the blinkers on and see the flaws in my mentality
Even though I want to flee I get down on bended knee
What does this all mean for me?
It’s my only source of energy.
In a house of mirrors, you know it’s true
The judge and jury are staring back at you
This is my kingdom, in which I rule
I am the sovereign, I am the fool
My people friendly, my people kind
My people empty, my people blind
In a house of mirrors, you know it’s true
The judge and jury are staring back at you… staring back at you
And my only burden Is behind my curtain,
This weight I put on my shoulder, as I’m getting older
But I’m starting over again
My expectations, my demands
The things I’d hoped for, the things I planned
How can I live with a compromise?
It’s all or nothing, I’ll aim for the skies
In a house of mirrors, you know it’s true
The judge and jury are staring back at you
In a house of mirrors, you know it’s true
The judge and jury are staring back at you
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Treading Water
05:02
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When the dark fell we crawled back in to our shells
And we learned well, about purgatory and hell
To a large degree, we were lost at sea
And so we looked for navigation back to the shore
Behind the cabin doors we fought an invisible war
With the unknown, and an empty throne
And no one to guide us home
Take what you can from this, don’t let it drag you down
Keep treading water ‘til you stand on solid ground
Cos if you keep yourself afloat for when you see that lifeboat
You can climb aboard
In the eye of the storm all of the boundaries are redrawn
And how we mourn all the things we used to scorn
It’s true you know, don’t it always seem to go
That at midnight it’s impossible to see the daylight
And it’s not right you never signed up for this fight
But it hits you, that you’ve got to find your way anew
Take what you can from this, don’t let it drag you down
Keep treading water ‘til you stand on solid ground
Cos if you keep yourself afloat for when you see that lifeboat
You can climb aboard
Take what you can from this, don’t let it drag you down
Keep treading water ‘til you stand on solid ground
Cos if you keep yourself afloat for when you see that lifeboat
You can climb aboard
And if the world should end this way don’t you think you’d like to say
That you gave it your all?
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3. |
Without A Sound
03:20
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It’s been said we’re not aware and we don’t know what we’ll miss until it’s not there
But I know that isn’t true because I know just what I’ve got with you
And like my own mortality… I see things I don’t want to see
I'm just looking on and in a moment it was gone
I’m watching from the higher ground
As it all comes crashing down without a sound
Without a sound
When all that’s left is the debris of the heavy storm that left you lost at sea
When it’s washed on to the shore and the silence falls at the end of the war
The king will lose his throne… the weeds don’t care where the seeds are sown
I'm just looking on and in a moment it was gone
I’m watching from the higher ground
As it all comes crashing down without a sound
Without a sound
I'm just looking on and in a moment it was gone
I’m watching from the higher ground
As it all comes crashing down without a sound
Without a sound
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Strange days indeed, like we’ve cut off a limb but it won’t bleed
We’ve lost all guarantees for the life we lead, for the things we need
The uncertainty is leading to anxiety
When your body and mind aren’t free you’re a refugee, and what’s worse for me
is that I don’t know how I’m supposed to feel
When everything around me seems so unreal
And I guess it’s going to take some time to heal
So try to keep your hands upon the wheel
I know I’m not alone and we’re all stuck in the confusion zone
This way of life unknown, I’m a fire stone but it chills me to the bone
That I don’t know how I’m supposed to feel
When everything around me seems so unreal
I guess it’s going to take some time to heal
So try to keep your hands upon the wheel
And I’ll try to keep my spirits high
Because I know we’ll get through this in time
And I’ll set my sights on the sky for when it’s time to fly
Strange days indeed, like we’ve cut off a limb but it won’t bleed
I don’t know how I’m supposed to feel
When everything around me seems so unreal
I guess it’s going to take some time to heal
So try to keep your hands upon the wheel
I don’t know how I’m supposed to feel
When everything around me seems so unreal
I guess it’s going to take some time to heal
So try to keep your hands upon the wheel
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5. |
Over My Head
02:38
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Stopping the clock while I’m lost in a thought
A question with no answer.
The minutes, it seems, grind to a halt as the years go flying over my head
Over my Head
It always seemed I had so much time when I was younger
And though I still feel like I’m in my prime
I reach for my dreams and they’re over my head
Over my head
And nothing will be the same but everything remains
I’m running so fast just to stay where I am
I’ve lost all momentum now
It’s over my head
Over my head
Over my head
Over my head
And nothing will be the same but everything remains
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6. |
I Am A Radio
02:49
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It’s in my veins, it’s there for all to see
Something in my brain thinks in harmony
I don’t recall a time it wasn’t so
You know it all started long ago
And now, oh, I am a radio
Oh, I am a radio
This is my life, I’ve given everything
And I get so high, when I hear you sing
But now it seems that I can’t get enough
And these empty walls and building hit so rough
And now, oh, I am a radio
Oh, I am a radio
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7. |
Tell Me It's All OK
04:12
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Tell me it’s all ok
Tell me it’s all ok
It’s time to stop the ride.
We’re all trapped inside
Overcome again, suffering and pain
Swim against the tide of ignorance and lies
A whisper on the breeze to reassure me please
Tell me it’s all ok
We’ll see another day
I want you to tell me it’s all ok
Tell me it’s all ok
Hate is on the rise, hits you in disguise
Take me to a place where I can quit the race
Now blood is in the sky and fear is in your eyes
It’s burning in the flames of these revelation games
Tell me it’s all ok
We’ll see another day
I want you to tell me it’s all ok
Tell me it’s all ok
Tell me it’s all ok
We’ll see another day
I want you to tell me it’s all ok
Tell me it’s all ok
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8. |
Changing Times
03:23
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Look before it’s gone
Listen, what you heard was wrong
There’s no keeping up the pace
There’s no winner in this race, but...
Run fast as you can
And try to work out the plan
Because when the bell tolls, well you won’t hear the chimes
You’re just hopelessly stumbling through changing times
Stop. Check the facts
Think before you react
Because nothing’s what it seems
And you can’t work out what it means, but it’s
Gone before it begins.
You’ve got to learn to take it on the chin
It seems so hard to stay in your prime
Keep on moving and keep up with changing times.
When things don’t stay the same
You always find a scapegoat to blame
With the burden of it all
Who will rise? Who will fall?
Read between the lies
Because it’s time to lose the disguise
Only time will tell who committed the crimes
It just takes your patience to get through changing times.
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9. |
Into The Void
04:38
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Time and again I build up my dreams
Only to find it’s not what it seems it could be for me
When you aim for the stars you might reach the moon
That’s what they say, but it seems I’m immune to it all
When I fall
Into the void I throw my voice, ever hopeful
Sometimes it feels I’m losing my way
When life interferes and knocks me astray from my goal,
I’m in a hole
I climb to the top, I get knocked back again
Patience is hard and I don’t know when I will stall
When I will fall
Into the void I throw my voice, ever hopeful
In the great unknown where the seeds are sown
Ever hopeful
Into the void
Into the void
Into the void
Into the void
Into the void I throw my voice, ever hopeful
In the great unknown where the seeds are sown
Ever hopeful
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We let the devil take control of the detail
And then we watched him hammer in the final nail
And as he blinded us with all the things our friends were doing wrong
We forgot to see the ways we get along and what keeps us strong
And now the tension makes us disconnect
So much so that I’m a nervous wreck
I lightly tread another path away from the debate
Just in case I open the up gate and I’m crushed by the weight
Of a thousand tiny differences
Each one just a speck on the lens
A thousand tiny differences between enemies and friends
A false consensus gives us confidence
That how we think is common sense
But when ignorance is multiplied like a river it will flow
Just because you think it, doesn’t make it so
So dig below
A thousand tiny differences
Each one just a speck on the lens
A thousand tiny differences between enemies and friends
And if you’re paying attention you’ll see it happening time and again
And it seems just an ounce of prevention can take away a kilo of pain
We’re all just passengers here on this ride
It takes a lot to swallow up our pride
With constant information new things come to light
It’s fine to reassess what’s right even despite
A thousand tiny differences
Each one just a speck on the lens
A thousand tiny differences between enemies and friends
A thousand tiny differences
Each one is just a speck on the lens
A thousand tiny differences between enemies and friends
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The horsemen ride tonight on the black, red, pale and white
And they know how to sell a vision of hell to us all that we will buy
The horsemen ride tonight on a brand new satellite
Beamed onto the screens the blood just won’t come clean from their hands
But if the lake is on fire and the media choir sings a dirge for the world
They’ll be first to feast
Shaking hands with the beast seven times
The horsemen ride tonight because they bought the exclusive rights
As the trumpets sound and they send in the hounds to keep us on our knees
The sky starts falling and we’re just crawling around
Looking for somewhere to hide as the horsemen ride away
To return another day
Because they’ve built a good career making profit out of fear and nothing more
And when the lake is on fire as the media choir sings a dirge for the world
They’ll be first to feast
Shaking hands with the beast seven times
The horsemen ride tonight
The horsemen ride tonight
The horsemen ride tonight
The horsemen ride tonight
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Phil Cooper England, UK
Energetic singer-songwriter with a knack for earworms, entertaining and including the audience in the show.
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