1. |
Toe The Party Line
05:28
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The ripple started at the back
And migrated to the front
Washing over the spectators
Who were quickly overrun
When that solitary colour
Pinned itself against the mast
The rank and file had abandoned their dependence
To connect with the iconoclast
(Chorus)
So toe the party line
Toe the party line
Silenced by the crack of the whip
Now toe the party line
The leaders trawled the online forum
And could not resist the urge
False flag acceptable behaviour
To contribute to the purge
They didn’t like what they were saying
They didn’t like the news reports
Signalled for the press to back up and provide
The opposition to the mass support
(Bridge)
Blocking out the anthem for the lie that’s in our ears
Dismissing all the profiteers
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2. |
Tightening The Screw
04:49
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One more shot in the neck
The folding of the guarantor
Taking the logical step
Programmed for needing more
Deciding where to draw the line
Evade the final sordid mess
And we all know
You won’t confess
Falling behind in the race
Time to concede the draw
Homing in on second place
Lose the battle but not the war
Perspiring from the effort to save
A desperate ploy to hide the gains
No substitute
Still cheat the game
(Chorus)
Counting all the years that got away
Drowning under the weight
Keep on tightening the screw
Borrowing to pay the debt
The balance not accounted for
Disappearing safety net
Accumulated far offshore
Deflected by the breaking news
The hunt is on to find the tax
Lost overseas
Not coming back
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3. |
Man Overboard
04:29
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On this heading we’ve been brought
Aboard this heaving juggernaut
Far too large to turn around
Ballast gone and run aground
(Chorus)
Man overboard, man overboard
It’s reached the peak we can afford
Resources drained
Shuffled out through the back door
Man overboard
The ship’s got scuttled on the beach
Out of time and out of reach
The harbour master’s lost the reins
Privatised and unsustained
(Middle 8)
Tossed aside
Marooned upon the threatening sands
A higher tide
Barely coping with demand
If only left in better hands
Anchored fast in shallow seas
Steered off course by the trustees
Fair wind find the antidote
To get this shipwreck back afloat
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4. |
Who Moved The Stone?
05:21
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Spent time convinced it was all a lie
Set out to prove it was falsified
Examining the martyrs fate
Occurred too late
And now it’s done
The other son
(Chorus)
And all this time has passed us by
We never thought or questioned why
Or wondered what we’ve always known
Sleeping sound on his rocky bed
Took a breath no longer dead
With no-one there who moved the stone?
The evidence stacked up too high
Never wrong and always right
Surprising turn that made no sense
Stayed on the fence
Now bang the drum
’Til kingdom come
(Middle 8)
Investigate the outcome of the crime
Denied the whole divinity
But who defined the possibility
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5. |
Hungry For The Moon
05:05
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Staring through the window
At the world inside
Pressured by the weight of the tide
Passers by regardless
Forgetting what they see
Embrace the comfort of the pavement
Stand up but get dragged back down
(Chorus)
When you’ve given up on living
And you shelter in your room
When you’re hiding from the sunlight
Hungry for the moon
And you came, you saw
And you conquered
Leaving the trash strewn in your wake
Bleeding from the inside
Just a single harsh mistake
That mournful face inside the window
Reflecting back a vengeful frown
And all that’s wrapped up in your blanket
Is a lifetime of regret
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6. |
A Stigma To Choose
04:36
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The cat’s got the cream
A familiar theme
Setting out on the road
Towards the unknown
Can we survive on our own?
You heard it on the news
Those terrible views
Parroted by the anchorman
And you ran
(Chorus)
And you never sleep
And you never speak
And you never showed your hand
And you never want to give up your demands
When the polling closed
The nation froze
This wasn’t part of the plan
A borderless home
And the last leg’s postponed
Economic unrest
The insults in jest
Directed at the ones who left
But still protest
Polarising views
A stigma to choose
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7. |
Lexicon American
04:32
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Founding fathers
Spinning in their sleep
Doubled down
Unwavering belief
When it all comes to pass
Turned the sand into glass
(Chorus)
Climb the heights before we make the dark descent
Pause and then rewind before we make it great again
Lexicon American
Alternate facts
Spoken on the White House steps
Brave new world
Lobbied for direct
All the confessions they’ll extract
Orange is the new black
With the pipelines
Attempting to accrue
Wads of cash
And 3000 miles of crude
Turn the water into gas
Continues rubbing those tiny hands
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8. |
A Night In The Museum
05:22
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On creaking wood benches
And green leather seats
The cockroaches count up
The business receipts
House decaying
Somehow last in a dead heat
A night in the museum
A dawn on the ward
Division for voting
The bell struck a chord
Chequered history
Gains implied with no reward
(Chorus)
Denied a basic living
Denied a fair expense
See the patrons spend beyond our means
But don’t forget about the rest
A career in the trenches
With lasting effects
Soliciting favours
And cashing the cheques
Filibuster
Switch the light off when they’ve left
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9. |
In Plain View
04:44
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Downloading, they spy on you
Eroding, the last remaining refuge left to stand your ground
Cross-talking, they’re listening in
Phone stalking, they’re driving all the opposition underground
Hiding from those prying eyes
Forced to share the same disguise
(Chorus)
Been served your final warning
Dispose of what you’re storing
Unveiled the hidden clue
In plain view
You thought it, they already knew
Reported, the conjured story based on cherry picking lies
Predicted, the words you read
Restricted, the actions necessary for the compromise
Telling tales before the crime
With not a single case defined
(Middle 8)
Done nothing wrong got nothing to hide
Must be batting for the other side
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10. |
Breaking Those Rocks
05:30
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Desperately scanning the carriage for signs of life
Heads in their hands on the phone to their second wife
Mortgages stacked up, tablets show TV on repeat
Indiscrete
And obsolete
Motionless, so far from home
Directionless, disowned
(Chorus)
Breaking those rocks in the quarry together
Holding their breath underwater for pleasure
Left in the sun but returned in bad weather again
Up with the sparrows, the boxer, lost, returns to the fight
Suited and booted, still following the acolyte
Slow motion car crash, refusing to concede defeat
Launch complete
From the ejector seat
This singles club, where no-one ever meets
No simple chance to compete
Packed in tight on the last train back
More trespassers on the track
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Primakova Ely, UK
An alternative indie/folk/rock band with the core instruments of guitar, bass, drums and keyboards that performs catchy songs with intelligent lyrics
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