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Evil Wind
08:22
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Evil Wind
we have seen it a hundred times
mother earth still bears the ugly scars
from Nevada to the Sinai
from Bikini atolls to Nagasaki
it carried illness, it carried death
it roamed in the streets the wind born in the west
laments are heard as kingdoms fell
desolated roads and highways
because we've seen it a hundred times
Mother earth still bears the ugly scars
from south Australia to chernobyl
From Alamo Gordo to Hiroshima
and the rivers have no fish
and the plains have no green
we've been all taken
by the evil wind
Smitten are the lands
what should we do know?
the evil wind passed like a flood
through highest and thickest walls
no door will keep it out
no bolt can turn it back
we played with fire
we got burnt down
because we have seen it a hundred times
and we can't see Mother Earth's scars
it's all around us it's blowing hard
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In her skin
04:01
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In her skin
She sings to the midnight sky
she deals with pain so well
she raises at every dawn
and faces a brand new day
she hangs up in a smoky bar
where men ain't polite
she does her act in awe
regardless the crowd
- in her skin she’s comfort within
when she's alone at home
she sinks deeply in her thoughts
she pours a glass of red
in front paper and pen
when she's out and about
she doesn't speak so much
her presence a mystery
like her beautiful eyes
-She lives in her skin
she's comfort within
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Temptation road
03:47
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Temptation road
Sleepless nights, silent nights
I never learned, to slow down
and I'm tired of what I do
I can't stop
I feel like a monk in temptation road
The circus's in town
got people in trance
I look for the lady
to draw me the cards
A pawn to my moods
never cared for the news
Nothing it's easy
cause easy ain't free
I am counting the crumbs of sin
I feel a bit dumb, walking along in temptation road
I go there at night, sometimes during daylight
go there in my dreams, it's just something I need
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Mad wind blow
05:56
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Mad wind blow
wind is blowing mad outside my door
city is covered in a thick black cloud
somewhere Noah's readying up his boat
fools rush in where angels fear to walk
I feel a hand pushing me northwest
from southern winds we expect bringing some change
Uncle Sam's sitting on his porch
he's cursing rain before it even falls
he knows the swamp is gonna flood
he knows that people gonna lose their homes
a hundred mile an hour wind's a nasty blow
it carries death among its tolls
-roar, outside my door, roar, mad wind blow
rattling windows soon to break
ghosts amok opening doors
tides come rushing devouring land
a spooky whistling, lunatic roar
the answer my friend's long gone
things have changed, the poet wrote
wind is blowing madly outside my door
buildings are falling like dominoes
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Shattered love
04:31
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Shattered love
I can't recall when the road turned south
I can't recall you ever saying goodbye
I never meant to make you sad
I think you stole it from my heart
I think we did the best we could
when found ourselves in dire
those springtime days went so fast
we couldn't manage to stick around
It seems likes ages since we fell in love
our lives have changed or lack thereof
times hasn't been kind at all
we did our best, or did we not?
-we tried restoring our shattered love
smashed in pieces on the floor
let's say we leave the best for last
we have taken different paths
sometimes paths converge again
and turn into one until the end
the say it's common to change your mind
as you get older and learn from life
they say it's normal to make mistakes
if only there was time to amend
I've heard they say some things never split
they are attached to infinity
I know it might not sound so good
it's not my fault I didn't make the rules
now let's see this in another light
a bit warmer a bit bright
you lick a lemon for the first time
the taste will stay with you the rest of your life
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Sleepless praise
06:32
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Sleeples praise
This place become out of control
this place makes sense no more
I don't even know
what I'm waiting for
in the river of life, I've lost my track
in thoughts and dreams, in bets and lust
I could not hear the trumpet's call
I escaped midway only to return
where she left her pearls and I lost my senses
seems like we all look around to find some respite
to put at rest our troubled mind
I hide from people, I've broken the mirror
the drifting boat of fate
seems controlled by a wheel of chance
the here and now holds onto the past
while tomorrow is waiting afar
grief waves its blunted knife
in fortune's face and eyes
the morning light oozes in
through a window shade's cracks
sometimes you hear the angel's song
sometimes the devil takes you home
pillow's full of gall and dreams
those I won't be able to achieve
my poor tired mind is out of tune
and my mouth stays rather mute
I measure distances between now and then
I feel the architect of my own mistakes
I pay the tolls but there's always more
I measure pain to determine the trial I'll be on
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By myself
05:47
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By myself
I tried my way but it did not work
changed the view to see the good
I tried to fit unnoticeable
the windows are open and the doors are closed
- There's no one around to help me out
to lighten this weight from my back
I got a reason to suspect
that I've been lied to all along the way
they tried to sell me tin for gold
they tried to make me buy obsolete stuff
- There's no one around to help me out
to lighten this weight from my back
I spread my dreams like a falcon's wings
I talk to those who want to hear
somehow indifference has won
nobody care, no need to know
good things are hidden behind the fog
we are all expendable pawns
it bothers me somehow
that a few get the cake and most get the crumbs
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Frontiersman
04:33
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Frontiersman
some say it's easy, some say it's hard
I stand in the middle, where Spirit stand
I roam like the wind, from land to land
I used to feel free, I sued to have dreams
now I'm standing still, hearing things I don't dig
- now the borders are close
for the bard and the wise
now there's nowhere to go for the frontiersman
there's a man on the tv, he's building a wall
he says he'll keep all aliens at home
and there comes another, a funny blond bloke
I can't make out, what he's talking about
now the pictures enlarges, they are all in a room
they are all one eyed, it's the kingdom of the blind
I used to be welcome, in every town
now they look me with scorn
the earth is my place, the place I was born
I'm not being caged, I'm not being put off
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Left to rot
04:55
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Left to rot
Afraid to hesitate, afraid to let it go
afraid to hear my thoughts
my heartbeat stops, my senses scoff
there's just one way to go
it's been good, it's been worth,
doubts overflown
to comprehend what we've done
-whatever we've done
it's been left to rot
whatever we've done
I get from your words, leftovers ain't worth
it's all or it's naught
the wheels keep on turning, for you and I
returns not an option, but a brief regret
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Swing of fate
04:47
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Swing of fate
I've got a plan
I'm gonna run away
there's no way I'm gonna sit and wait
I need a touch that soothes my soul
I'm gonna roll with a swing of fate
I'm taking Billy to see auntie Mae
she surely knows how to treat a man
I'm gonna loosen up my brain
I'm gonna roll with a swing of fate
I'm gonna face and dare all fears
I'm still tempted to repeat the wrongs
I'm gonna trust the cards I've got
I'm gonna roll with a swing of fate
I'm gonna explore the dominions of taste
gonna swim in the vast abyss
when my innate power fail
I'm gonna look for a swing of fate
Now it's the time that I raise my voice
now it's the time to leave my comfort zone
hope my scars will know themselves from fear
I hope I'm gonna get a swing of fate
I think it's time to shine my shoes
I think it's time to pack my bag
I think it's time to change my suit
I think I'm gonna need a swing of fate
I've got a plan
I'm gonna run away
there's no way I'm gonna sit and wait
I need a touch that soothes my soul
I'm gonna roll with a swing of fate
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Henry Hugo Melbourne, Australia
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