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I went to the suburbs
To see the divine
I took a lot of pictures
As I walked the power lines
Everybody’s going to the same place
I want to taste the seasons
I sit at the airport lounge
The moon is disappearing
As we watch from the harbour bar
Everybody’s going to the same place
Everybody’s running from the same fate
You gotta make a living
You gotta reach toward the light
I don’t want money
I want the things that money buys
Everybody’s going to the same place
Everybody’s running from the same fate
Everybody’s looking for the same thing
Everybody’s going to the same place
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Red Moon Rising
02:40
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Red moon rising at the bar
Deep sea diving of the heart
Weak scenes reckon with the ways
Wash hands, go back to the start
It’s not the end, it’s just the end of this
This isn’t death, it’s just a part of it
Spent cheeks longing for a rest
Reach for common ground to lay your head
Speak lean, confidence an art
Live clean, fingernails and bed
It’s not the end, it’s just the end of this
This isn’t death, it’s just a part of it
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Piece Of It
02:11
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No I don't know anymore
I’ve got one foot in
And I've got one out the door
Not going anywhere
Just gotta weather the storm
Don’t have to like it
And if you can’t see the dawn
It’s coming anyway
There’s a little on your mind
You know that I’ve seen the worst of it
No I don't know anymore
But I’ve got a question
One that I can’t ignore
‘What’s gonna happen now?’
You know you’ve been here before
Can’t shake the feeling
You never really belong
You’re not the only one
Tell me that you wanna die
You know that I’ve seen the worst of it
Take a breath, you’re still alive
I know that you want a piece of it
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4. |
Real Life
03:28
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Been looking on from the side
It’s almost as good as feeling alive
But I’m just saving myself
For when they call me up at three-quarter time
I’m serving oranges now
But I’m moving up as soon as I know how
You gotta play it to win
So I’m gonna try my hand at shooting something
Somebody save me a piece of that real life
Somebody save me one of those good times
Is it a trick of the light?
Feels so much better when I go outside
Have I been wasting my time?
My heart is beating, I’d say that’s real life.
Somebody save me a piece of that real life
Somebody save me one of those good times
Wake up, stay in bed
Something’s got you by the leg
Laid back, bit too far
Gotta find a way back to the start
Somebody save me a piece of that real life
Somebody save me one of those good times
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5. |
Not Important
03:06
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If the world is gonna burn
Then let it be done
We could go on talking
About how it’s gonna turn
It's not important
I wanna be everything
But I just can’t get started
And I could talk for years
Both honest and half-hearted but
It's not important
I know you well and you are dying
It's just as well you’ve still got time
Stay where you are and make a plan
You better run on my command
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6. |
Uncomfortably Happy
03:13
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I was uncomfortably happy
I was uncomfortably miserable
Just when you think you can hack it
Another rock comes rolling down the hill
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
I wasn’t much of a soldier
Wasn’t any better as a diplomat
And now I think that I’m older
But I can hear a child trying to sing me back
Nothing’s gonna go your way
Nothings gonna stay the same
Nothing’s gonna go your way
Nothings gonna leave a trace
I was uncomfortably happy
I was uncomfortably miserable
Just when you think that you’re back in
Another rat comes running for the kill
I wanted one in a million
I just got a sentence and a bitter pill
And if you think you won’t take it
There’s a million people saying that you will
Nothing’s gonna go your way
Nothings gonna stay the same
Nothing’s gonna go your way
Nothings gonna leave a trace
But you gonna do it anyway?
Doesn’t really matter anyway
Nothing’s gonna go your way
Nothings gonna stay the same
Nothing’s gonna go your way
Nothings gonna leave a trace
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
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7. |
Rocket To Ride
02:47
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Down here putting out the same old fires
You’re still spitting out the party line
I don’t know why it would be different this time
It’s just as well we’ve got a rocket to ride
We’re still paying off our old adventures
They’ll be mining Mariana trenches
I don’t why it would be better this time
It’s just as well we’ve got a rocket in the sky
It’s only natural that we should seed and bloom
I don’t know why, I don't know why
You’ve been skimming all the cream off nicely
Strip the fat and leave the bones out nightly
It’s no surprise to see it so unsightly
It’s just as well we’ve got a big ship
It’s only natural that we should seed and bloom
I don’t know why, I don't know why
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8. |
Killed A Fly
01:57
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I killed a fly a hundred times
It’s lived a hundred and one lives
I’d slay the beast if I had to do it
It’s an ugly deed, but there’s nothing to it
Yeah, I’d slay the beast if I had to eat
And nothing’s gonna change
And I’m in love with that
I’m making peace with the witch in me
And the one without is gonna let me be
Yeah, I’m making peace with the witch in me
I’m making peace with everything
And nothing's gonna change and
I’m in love with you
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9. |
Take It Back
03:51
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I lock the doors in a giant house
I talk to walls and they don’t talk back
It's a funny little barnyard dance
You got the money but you missed your chance
Take it back
Did you ever have it anyway?
I built the monument, I turned the taps
I watch the water drain out of the tank
I keep the seeds all in a sack
And beg the garden to take me back
Take it back
Did you ever have it anyway?
Take it back
Was it ever yours anyway?
This is the fruit to which you gave your life
This is the story that you tell your child
This is the soil razed, your mother’s salt
This is the flower’s grave, its sacrifice
Take it back
Did you ever have it anyway?
Take it back
Was it ever yours anyway?
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10. |
Interlude
00:49
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11. |
The Place
03:51
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This is the place where you were made
Three-foot babe, fell into the lake
This is the place, afraid of the waves
Sea-sick days, nothing to complain of
Holy water, never had a preacher
Can’t be saved, ‘til your body breaks
Holy ocean, nothing could be deeper
Love that’s made when you go away
Hell’s a one way track
Heaven’s coming back
This is the way you had to be brave
Two front teeth bloody up the concrete
This is the way you learned to behave
Two-step dance, feel your body change
Hell’s a heart- attack
Heaven’s coming back
Hell’s a one way track
Heaven’s coming back
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Jess Locke Melbourne, Australia
Jess Locke is a Melbourne based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
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