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Elizabeth I
03:50
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Another night you're out of sight it's over now
Cause all you do is mess me around when you're coming down
No reply why you got to string me out
1000 miles down you're the only thing I think about
But don't stop, I want you now
Another unrequited pin me down
I'm up late, I know you're sleeping tight
But I still hope that we can get it right
Cos you know that the devil's in the details
If you don't let me know we're gonna derail
but you know that the devils in the detail
You go under my skin and then you set sail
Another night we're taking flight, I'm so alive
I'm never gonna satisfy your appetite
You're the queen of everything you ever do
Loving must be easy when your heart is bulletproof
So take me back, room 402
Another unrequited night with you
Stay up late, I wanna hold you tight
And I still hope that we can get it right
Cos you know that the devil's in the details
If you don't let me know we're gonna derail
but you know that the devils in the detail
You go under my skin and then you set sail
If i could take it back
If i reset the clock
I'd do it all again
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The Weatherman
03:03
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Another dark day the weatherman said
Another dark day so I'm staying in bed
What do you say?
I just can't find you
I just can't find the truth
Searching for some light
So tell me what you'll do when this all goes down
Tell me what you'll do when the fire goes out
What will you do
I just can't find you
I just can't find the truth
Searching for some light
Reading all the stories got me worried to death
Reading all about it got me hedging my bets
With my last breath
I just won't take it
I just won't stand aside
Searching for some light
Searching for some light
If we made a page in the history books
Will the children even bother to give it a look
I don't think so
And while living now feels like the end of days
In years to come they might be skipping a page
We're so slow
I just won't take it
I just won't fake it
I just won't let it go
Don't try to break me
Don't try to make me
Don't try, I won't let it go
Another dark day the weatherman said
Another dark day you won't keep me in bed
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Little Black Stone
02:59
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I see you reach into your bag
Searching for your keys
And you find some brief relief
On a day you didn't need
Wrap your hand around the love
That was sent across the sea
A healing gift from an old, old friend
Who's beaten the disease
A little black stone
Just a little black stone
Goes wherever you go
I hope wherever you are
It gives you harmony
From the troubles in your life
I hope that you can get some sleep
Well inevitably they'll be good times
And inevitably they'll be bad
But they're woven up together in the blanket
of your life you'll always have
A little black stone
Just a little black stone
Little black stone
Goes wherever you go
Goes wherever you go
Goes wherever you go
Goes wherever you go
A little black stone
I hope the little black stone
Can bring you good luck
Better than my luck has been
Better than your lucky lately
And when you feel the time comes
I hope you pass it on
To someone deserving
Of love and healing
Wherever they go.
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Maggie Knows
03:53
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"What an interesting couple"
She's staring at her photograph
Then laughs at her own muddle
She's got her own nostalgic paradise
A history in life's souvenirs.
You don't get to live it twice
And she says. "This is then, this is now"
So I say, "If this is then, then this is now"
Cos Maggie knows
Ages 22 she made the move down south
When she spoke she saw them frown,
But she's never changed her sound
And every season calls her north to dream
Cos even when it hurts
You never leave your football team
And she says. "This is then, this is now"
So I say, "If this is then, then this is now"
Cos Maggie knows
Then she looks me in the eye
And there's a change in her tone
Why do we look to pass the blame
Why do we look to throw more stones
We're like sticks in the mud
Expecting change from above
Is it that hard to be more kind
Or to have an open mind
There must be something we can do
A protest song to speak the truth
And she says
It's such an abstract notion,
Where we draw the lines,
Identity constrained by ocean.
Passports are just a a concept
Broaden our horizens
Exchange ideas instead of objects
And she says. "This is then, this is now"
So I say, "If this is then, then this is now"
Cos Maggie knows
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