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The Boy Who Lied
04:15
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The Boy Who Lied
The boy who lied will paint such scenes. The setting’s lit his sins redeemed
The boy who lied is wreathed in gold. He’s broken still, and growing old.
The boy who really should not be, offends the land, affronts the sea.
These facts that cannot be suppressed, the consequences - never blessed
And on those flat-land-windswept-shores, a boy was born into the fall
The Earth on fire, the thunder’s cracked. The giants cry, “God, take him back!”
Never wished for, never planned, the boy a scar upon the land
And through the giants of the plane, the boy he runs to hide his shame
The boy who lied
The boy who lied
In aching fields and empty skies, we see him now , the boy who lies
The tales he told, embellished still, with eyes shut tight he holds his will
The worlds he spins, the words, the power. You lose yourself across the hours
And in this place his hand is strong. There’s nowhere else he can belong
And in this place he sings his song, the boy who always must be wrong
The hollow places lined and filled. The mayflies buzz, the wires trill
And in such prisons made divine, the boy will while away the time
And in such dreams he may belong. And in this place the boy is one
The boy is one
The boy is one
The boy is one
The boy is one
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2. |
Freaks
03:25
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Freaks!
We’ll I’ve always been a freak
Awkward
Never fitting in with the crowd.
Just, different.
Different, somehow
Well the freaks are here together
And they’re here right now
And we all stand together
And we’ll make it somehow
Yeah the freaks are here already
And we’re feeling so proud
And we’re ready for business
And we’l never bow down
You’re loosing it
You’re loosing it
You’re loosing it
You’re loosing it
Well the strange ones are coming
And they’re with us right now
And we all walk together
And we’re taking this town.
And the Freaks are here already
And we’re feeling so proud
And we’re ready for business
So bow down, bow down
Have you got the message yet?
Have you got the message yet?
Have you got the message yet?
Have you got the message yet?
(Break)
Have you got the message yet?
Have you got the message yet?
Have you got the message yet?
Have you got the message yet?
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3. |
Better
05:34
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Better
Well, it’s better, it’s better than you think,
It’s got style, it’s got something to move your feet
Yeah, It’s better, it’s better than you know
It’s got heat it’s got sweat baby
It’s got that soul
I don’t care where you’re going
I don’t care where you been.
I don’t care what you’re knowing
I don’t care what you seen (pronounced sin)
You gotta dance, dance.
Gotta Dance.
You gotta dance, dance.
Gotta Dance.
We’ll it’s b better than you though possible
You can sing it to the rafters, it’s got that flow
Yeah, it’s as fly. It’s as fly as it can be
It’s got everything the need baby you and me
Yi. Yi yi. Yi yi eee yi yi yi
Yi. Yi yi. Yi yi eee yi yi yi
I don’t care where you’re going
I don’t care where you been.
I don’t care what you’re knowing
I don’t care what you seen (pronounced sin)
You gotta dance, dance.
Gotta Dance.
You gotta dance, dance.
Gotta Dance.
Gotta feed your soul
Gotta feed your soul
Gotta feed your soul
Gotta feed your soul
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4. |
Slowly
04:28
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Slowly
So naive, who would think it falls to me
Hold it up, let it go and then we’ll see
There you go. Falling through the days once more
And I would give most everything if you could just let gp
Slowly
Rising
Slowly
Rising
Here we are, and everything it falls on me
And I would give most anything if we could just relent
Falling
Slowly
Falling
Slowly
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5. |
Persuasion
03:29
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Persuasion
Well, do you like it like that? Are you open to persuasion?
Well, do you like it like that? Are you open to persuasion?
And we could fly so high just cos we’re right.
And we could fly so high if we close to, tonight
Well do you feel it like me, are you open to description
And are you groovin’ like me loving’ every second
And we could fly so high, if you’d only let it happen
And we could be soo wild, if you’d only let it be
Ride along, ride along, ride along, ride along
Well are you feeling so fly, Sliding past description
And Oh my and Oh my, I’m burning my prescription
And do you feel like that, when the groove comes in your body
And are you feeling like that, feeling like nobody else but you
ride along, ride along, ride along, ride along
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Hello Mommy
Set up
(A little girl finds herself in the singularity having been uploaded without first being informed. She is in awe, but something niggles in her mind.
Her Mommy who uploaded before her is there.
Girl
Hello Mommy
Where are we?
Is this heaven?
Is this heaven?
Voice of Meta (male - soft - false)
Welcome to the singularity
We made this for you
Hope you like it
Chorus of Meta
Hope you like it
Larger Chorus
Hope you like it (getting a little distorted)
Girl
Hello Mommy
Is this heaven?
\Is this Heaven?
Chorus
Oops!
Chorus
Ooooooo
Number Station
Robot voice recites random numbers to 10 exactly on 8th notes as instrumentation rises
(Lots of stadium guitars)
The Numbers Surround us
Infinite and infinitesimal
Beyond us and out of our control
The real, the ideal coalesce
Curling off into endless interactions
Until
Until
The wave it rises, it holds, it holds,
And then it falls
And here we are
We Live. We Love (x4)
And this is who we are
Numbers codes, symbols words
One thing standing for another
Complexity drawn on the walls of caves
In the dazzle of awakening
This light
This heat
This sweat
The sound of the sun
The softness of a lover’s breath
The loss of fear
And time tool back from salty tears
We Live we love (repeat)
And in the end
We are amazed
And stunned
Wide awake
And lucky to be alive
Lucky to be alive
And if God exists
Then This is God.
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7. |
Good Night and Good Luck
02:24
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Goodbye and Good Luck
And when it comes down to it
I am not afraid
\I am not afraid of death
It’s nothing
There’s nothing there
Nothing to be done
Nothing to be afraid of
It’s just dumb
And we return to the place we existed before we were born
So what is there to fear?
So what is there to fear
And I am not afraid of life either
This heat
This sweat
This sentience
This opulence
I am surrounded by love
The touch
The breath
And time flows through me
Time flows through me
I feel … OK
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8. |
Modular
03:34
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Modular
I’m just standing in the woods at the top of the hill
And I’m staring through the branches - let my head become still
And I go tripping g off the edge of metaphysical space
And I go tripping though the hedges to a different place
And I’m moving like a river, and I’m playing with the trees
As the birds sing in their branches and I’m dancing with the breeze
And I’m grooving like the waves falling over the reef
I got style … and I’m moving with the Chi.
In the right way (x4)
Gotta a find myself some Gotta find some relief
Let the moment take me over, let me find me some peace
And I’m just standing in the woods at the top of the hill
I’m alone and I’m drinking in my fill.
And I’m moving like a river, and I’m playing with the trees
As the birds sing in their branches and I’m dancing with the breeze
And I’m grooving like the waves falling over the reef
I got style … and I’m moving with the Chi
In the right way (x8)
We made this for you
Hope you like it
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9. |
Shadows
05:28
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Shadows (unity)
(NB: from a poem my friend Tony Fowler wrote back in the 80’s)
There were colours, colours everywhere
Confetti and ribbons fall through thew air
Sunlight on faces in a bright blue sky
Voices uplifted - the ticker tape flies.
A unity (x8)
Movements in shadow and promises made
A new day is dawning, mustn’t be late
Whispers in corners, a word in your ear
Smiles in the papers - the future is near
Shadows are swaying where grass once grew (x4)
They’re pointing the finger and taking your names
A change in your status, just part of the game
A light on your faces in a black dark sky
Promises promised, we’re all getting high
Shadows are swaying where grass once grew (x8)
Tear down your structures. Abandon all care
Follow your leader, and nobody cares
A unity (x8)
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10. |
My Angel Watches
01:33
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My Angel Watches
My Angel watches over me night and day because she cares
She checks my purchases and stuff, vets my friends
And let’s me know if my records can stay
She sees right through mer to the bone
And not a beat or breath escapes her gaze
She hears my thoughts and then compares them to the standard norms
Just to see that I’m OK
And I’m OK, I’m OK, I’m OK
I’m OK, I’m OK, I’m OK
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11. |
Gather
05:37
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Gather
And the angels sing
And the beat begins
There’s just too many things we’re not supposed to talk about
Too many thinks we’re supposed to swallow whole
Never ask the questions
Just fall down those rabbit holes
New dig down to awkward truth, ask for evidence, cry lack of proof
So I remain aloof
Cost it’’s just too political
It’s just too political
Shall I keep it all rhetorical, keep it abstract, feed the disconnect
Just be polite, turn off the light
Try not to spark against the dark
Man, that’s pretty stark
But it’s just too political
I might offend some people, maybe lose a Facebook friend, spoil the party
But in the end
Silence is the masters friend, not yours
Cos it’s scare out there if you dare to look
It’ll make you shiver till your soul is shook
But it’s an axiom in my very own book
You turn away your face and your goose is cooked
Man you been took
Take another look
Cos we’re in trouble
We’re in trouble
Cos we’re living in a bubble
Cos we’re living in the rubble of reality
Or at least something that used to be, or used to seam real
And now that everything is falling apart
Too many people carry broken hearts
And in the emptiness we witness so much distress
So many futures that are growing less
Well, did we fail the test?
All the business that’s been going down
The broken promises, the empty towns
The cruelty, the theft, the power the wealth
The hurt that grows with every breath
Damage rains from gleaming towers
As my taste for the system …sours
And there’s a pressure in my chest
And there’s a pressure in my chest
And it’s time to go
And don’t you be too slow
Don’t you be too slow
Don’t you be too slow
Don’t you be too slow
The broken sleep, the broken dreams
The broken lives, the get rich schemes
The beat of truth is buried deep
Beneath the weight of empty memes
Or so it seems
It Tesla’s dreams
The planet screams
So how do I talk about
The monstering of people who just try to make it better
By shouting out a warning, or maybe writing us a letter
When standing up in protest is now become a crime
And speaking out too loudly will see you doing time
Politicians doing lines?
Hell, that’s no crime
Party fines?
These are strange, strange times
These are strange, strange times (x2)
And it’s timer to go
And don’t you be too slow
Don’t you be too slow
Don’t you be too slow
Don’t you be too slow
So Mr Hyek says to Ayn Rand,
“This isn’t going the way we planned,
And it’s time to go”.
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Hello
Back Again
Good to see you
How ya been
It's been a while
Come on in
Take a seat
Let's begin ...
And stretch yourself out (x8)
Cos this time it's different
Yeah, this time we're strong
And we all stand together
And do what ever must be done
And we hold each other warm
Out there on the sands
And we built this pace together
With our hearts and with out hands
So, stretch yourself ou (x4)
Cos this time we're fearless (oh, yeah)
This time we're fearless (oh Yeah) RPT
And we know of our value
And we will not be tamed
So walk away with your judgement
\For we will not be ashamed
Cos this time we're fearless (oh yeah) RPT x 4
Vocal ad lip
Stretch yourself out (x 8)
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Its Own Animal Guernsey
Its Own Animal is an alt electronic who writes, produces in styles including electro funk grooves to house to electro pop
and beat poetry.
He has 4 albums out: Masts (2015) with Jo Stockwell, Sugar Pill (2017), Ammonite (2019) and now Good To Be Home (2021)
He performs live surrounded by synths, drum pads, pedals and his guitar. You can contact its Own animal via the Its Own Animal Facebook page.
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