1. |
I Recall The Rain
02:19
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I recall the rain,
the languid bitter flow.
In the shadows
of your garden.
You, a picture of a peach.A picture book.
You! A picture of you.
I recall your hair
You’d died it yellow
And the frayed edges
of your uniform
I recall the rain
And I still, still, still
recall your mother’s name
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2. |
I Have No Answers
02:41
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But I have to say
That I have some questions
I feel bad to say
I didn’t get your joke
I can’t replace my feelings
You raised up your hand
But I have no answers for you
No, I have no answers
Yes I have to say
That I have some problems
I feel sad to say
I didn’t get your gist
I can’t locate my feelings
You raised up your eyes
But I have no answers for you
No, I have no answers
You raised up your hand
But I have no answers for you
No, I have no answers
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3. |
Hanging Around
02:48
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You’re on the run.
You’re on the hunt my darling.
I took a photograph
before you caught me.
And I will regret nothing at all
with you hanging around.
Padding around.
And I will help you get over the finishing line.
In the April sun.
In the April sun there's something
hanging in the air.
The cloudless nothing.
And I will regret not one thing at all.
Hey there's no cars around!
Just hanging around.
And I will help you get over the finishing line.
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4. |
Hold It Together
03:03
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Climb up to the roof where it feels
less impossible for me to hold it together.
Hold it together forever.
And I know what it means
to be so impossible you're always
looking for release to come
I'll hold it together forever
Falling from the roof and it falls
quite impossible that I'm dreaming
I'll hold it together forever
And I know what it means
to be so desparate you'll always
look for someone else to blame
I'll hold it together forever
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5. |
Submarine
02:35
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The kind of rain you feel will never stop,
that’s gonna lock you home, shut up the windows,
make you feel locked down.
They put me down here,
locked me in a submarine.
They locked me in a submarine.
They put me down.
The kind of sun you never thought you’d see,
that feels like you washed your face
in a spring that ran from the highest hill.
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6. |
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I will raise a glass up
in September.
I promise you.
But if you need a little help,
I could use a little help
too.
The night that we became
a fallen shape upon the basement stairs:
We drank so much I put my foot
through the door.
You hiccuped through the night.
You looked so sad.
Temporarily forlorn.
The greatest night we ever had.
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7. |
Wake Me Up
03:26
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Trouble waking up.
Marie had to wake me.
She had to shake me.
She had to shape me up.
We didn’t eat anything that morning.
Trouble making up.
May just surrender.
Return to sender.
I’ll break my fender up
Sometimes days just seem too much.
I know it’s not so easy
I know it’s not so hard
Ship me out to sea.
Send a postcard.
Send a reminder.
Send me a photograph.
I am too formless to function.
Trouble at sea.
Marie says I’m sinking.
But I’m just thinking.
I think she’s over me.
I aim to float on like plastic.
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8. |
Minded To Stay
02:13
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I’ve got no thought of peeling off again,
no-one’s gonna send me away.
I put it down to being
minded to stay.
Put it out there.
Get it back.
I’m standing at the start
of a big old heart attack.
And I’m so happy
to have you by my side.
Pay it forwards.
Learned to drive.
I’m standing at the edge
of a big old heart attack.
And I’m so happy
to have you by my side
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9. |
Homes
02:54
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I got home.
There was a letter in an envelope.
I opened it up:
it said the house was being sold up.
And I'll never know, never know
how a home feels when alone.
And I'll never know, never know
the touch of my home's bones.
I'm not home
until I know her head to toe.
They'll open her up,
and by then the door will be shut.
And I'll never know, never know
how a home feels when alone.
And I'll never know, never know
the touch of my home's bones
I got home.
It was a home made of stones.
And I'll never know, never know
how a home feels when alone.
And I'll never know, never know
the touch of my home's bones.
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10. |
Lockdown
03:07
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I don't mind this lockdown.
I've got everything I need.
New life is coming,
coming at such speed.
You can't lock down the spring.
There's life in every thing.
I don't mind this lockdown.
I've been like this for a while.
At least there's no bombs falling,
I think of you and I smile.
You can't lock down the spring.
There's life in every thing.
I don't mind this lockdown.
You can't lock down the spring.
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11. |
Added Up
02:05
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Breathing in and out with the pulse of the dial,
and i recognise dragons chasing tails,
I feel sad to say, I didn’t catch your name,
but I added up the feelings, returned.
Added up it all seems
that I’m stitched at the seams,
But I guess
At least I added up.
Stopped me dead and blinking in the back of the van,
yes I have to say my breath is awfully slender.
Sometimes feels like theft,
Sometimes feels like longing
I feel mad with joy for a while
And you led me to the top of the clouds
And I don’t think I’ll come back down.
But you led me to the top of the clouds
I don’t think I’ll come back down.
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12. |
In A Lifeboat
02:56
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In a lifeboat. If your lifeboat doesn’t come around soon, we’ll climb into you. I’m a clue. You were a lonely lonely lonely lonely girl. And I was bruised too.
It’s best to check the tides before you swim. It’s best to know how deep it goes before you plunge in.
In a lifeboat. You can lose if you choose; you better dry yourself right out before you loosen the loop. I’ll make a raft of myself and then I’ll drift on through. Or leave it to you.
It’s best to check the tides before you swim. It’s best to know how deep it goes before you plunge in.
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13. |
Song for Laurie
01:08
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Laurie,
I'm sorry.
Things are a little messed up right now.
Laurie,
Don't worry.
We're going to sort it out somehow.
For all the things you're gonna do.
For all the people who'll love you.
So Laurie,
Don't worry.
We're gonna sort it out somehow
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14. |
Who Do You Love?
03:23
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Who do you love?
If your lover bails.
Who do you love?
When there’s no-one there?
All the seasons,
They’ll keep you well.
Darling you’ll get there
in the end.
Who do you think
is responsible
for the finishing line?
For measuring time.
All my letters:
They’ll find you well.
Darling you’ll get there
in the end.
And the feelings are
impractical.
Intractable.
Tied to you.
Who do you love?
If your lover bails.
Who do you love?
When there’s no-one there?
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15. |
Driver
02:42
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The truth is
I broke up what I was given.
I left it all splintered and split
In a dish
by a fountain. Do you remember
building it?
Ain’t it true
that you
won’t meet again?
No it’s not true.
The truth is
i’m a specialist liar.
i’m a windowless driver.
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16. |
Train Song
03:53
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I know I’ve rather a lot to do today,
like trains all pulling away.
I guess there’s rather a lot to get confused.
All pulling in different ways.
But I know I’m coming back to you.
I know I’m coming back to you.
I don’t know when, I only know how.
I watched a couple who looked on holiday.
I waved my feelings away.
I asked somebody about all the delays.
I guess I’ll give it a day.
But I know I’m coming back to you.
I know I’m coming back to you.
I don’t know when, I only know how.
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17. |
The Ballad of Assistant
03:37
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I am happy to help
I only wanted to help
Could you need me?
Work is a waiting game.
Life is a kind of play.
Will you need me?
And when you sleep
will you ask me to
stay with you?
I’m so happy, so happy to help
but you need to need me to.
I’m so happy, so happy for you
but I need you to be happy too.
I am happy to help
I only wanted to help
Is that helpful?
Because when you sleep
I want you to
stay with me
stay with me?
I’m so happy, so happy to help
but you need to need me, too
I’m so happy, so happy for you
but I need to be happy too.
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18. |
Count Up Your Heart
04:04
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Count up your heart
It's been with you since the start
Count on your friends
They'll have your back until the bitter end
People, let's get together
there's so much work to be done
Crack my hands and salt my bones
I'm a hired gun
This world could be so much fun
Count up your heart
It's been with you since the start
Count on your friends
They'll have your back until the bitter end
People, let's get together
there's so much work to be done
Crack my hands and salt my bones
I'm a hired gun
This world could be so much fun
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19. |
Ghosts
02:24
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Ghosts
spark my thoughts of
getting older
How we used to dream
after passion lust adventure
Down among the ghosts
Everybody knows
What signals send
a rainy road
Folks
still my fears of
getting older
Up amongst the ghosts
learning knowing and
forgetting words
Down amongst the ghosts
everybody sees
what signals mourning?
morning past the trees
Down among the ghosts
i hope you'll be with me
what signals ending
more than sharing sleep?
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20. |
Shooting The Moon
02:24
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There's a magic in laying a marker
Time speaks with the flood weakened shore
in the winding depths of my garden
i’m planting heirloom blooms.
I’m shooting the moon
I’m shooting the moon
my thoughts flow like mud on a creekbed
in summer's long, heavy strides
there’s drift implied in a harbour
I’m shifting the moon
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21. |
I Wrote You A Letter
03:58
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I wrote you a letter
to thank you for calling
and saying that you couldn't stay
I hope you're OK
and you don't mind me saying
things are not going so great
it's a shame that the weather
is so very grey
it's a shame you aren't coming my way
but i hope when I'm better
you remember my letter
I hope I’m not pressuring you
i called you this once
to say sorry for lunch
and for acting so out of control
but i hope I'll redeem
your once high opinion of me
and you invite me to come and see you again.
Again.
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22. |
A Stitch In Time
02:08
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It's sweet, so bittersweet
remembering mornings
it's rich, so butter-rich
to think of afternoon
drinks
a stitch, a stitch in time saves nine
that's what they say but why can’t I
read between the lines?
dreaming,
scheming,
reeling,
feelings
it’s cool, suncream cool
to think of days by the pool
But it’s so, so natural
to take your eyes off the ball
a stitch, a stitch in time saves nine
that’s what they say, but why can’t i
read between the lines?
dreaming,
scheming,
reeling,
feelings
dreaming,
scheming,
reeling,
feelings
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23. |
Sugarcane
02:21
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I fail to sleep at night
I walk into a hurricane
I won’t go home again
I walk through fields of sugarcane
I'm waiting up all night
I clutch your hand at night
I think about that time in Spain
Scrub out the photograph
read some political campaign
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24. |
In This World
02:36
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Maybe, you've got it all made
if you get back what you put in
in this world.
But I don't think that's how it works.
I have a hard time
Following lines.
One foot sideways
one half of the time.
Sixteen chariots on the road,
What year is this?
What year is this?
Amateur dramaticists.
Darling put the brake on for me.
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25. |
I'll See You Online
03:56
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Well I guess this isn't our time
I like your photos, you like mine
Well I guess this isn't our time
So I, I'll see you online.
I'll see you online
Well I guess this isn't our time
I like your photos, and that's fine
Well I guess this isn't our time
So I will see you online.
I'll see you online
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26. |
Never Gonna Lie
03:50
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And then she said
"life weaves a mysterious web
You won’t understand it
til you’re dead
So many things get left unsaid
So many regrets"
But I don’t mind getting old
I don’t mind getting things wrong
I just want to get on
I just want to get on with you
I know I know it’s time
that I settle down
Why does everything have to be a fight?
Never gonna lie
Never gonna lie
Always gonna keep my powder dry
Never gonna lie
Never gonna lie
Never ask you home at night
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27. |
Tarboro
03:15
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There's a town in North Carolina
Where I'm from, sometime.
Looking for a way to get home again
but the planes are all down
There's a wood, a wood on the outskirts
where I buried my heart
Looking for a way to get clear again
there's a car in my mirror.
Rotterdam to Tarboro - 12 hour flight
Flooded out, sometimes
Looking for a way to get clear again
of complicated times
It's a riverport town
Dear North Carolina, where I'm from, sometime.
Looking for a way to go back home again
But the planes are all down
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28. |
Remember Me
06:20
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Darling take a picture
Of this scene
See how the horizon
Bends up to the trees
And I don't even know what kind of trees these are
Growing up on the hill
Someone put a bench there
Head into the breeze
Over at the river
Hidden routes to sea
Darling please come closer
See how I'm a leaf
I never saw the point of sculptures
Never slept by the beach
I don't remember daddy
Sunken to his knees
And there's a certain point
Down by the sea
Where I hope that you would remember me
Darling take a picture
Frame it for me
I used to know your family tree
Now I just love thee
Spirits in the wintertime
Frostbite in the spring
If I wrote you a letter
Would you just let it ring?
And there's a certain point
Down by the sea
Where I hope that you would remember me
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Assistant Brighton And Hove, UK
Assistant formed in 2002 & made 2 LPs. Then they drifted out & in of each others’ lives, moved around, married, had kids, &
noticed that they missed each other.
In the first lockdown, after many years apart, Jonathan, Pete & Anne-So started writing songs again.
Their music has been likened to Velvet Underground, The Blue Orchids, Galaxie 500, Stereolab & Felt, which they find very flattering.
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