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Don't Forget to Breathe
06:41
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we live through screens
designed and controlled
by faces never seen
to fill their hands with gold
they’ll sell your soul
and bury you beneath
the weight of your own greed
then sit and watch you bleed…
So hurry up, stand still,
Or slow down you fool,
just a cog
on a wheel you can’t see, you tool
take your time and open your eyes to see
but don’t forget to breathe,
don’t forget to breathe,
don’t forget to breathe.
Tickle and tease,
you’ve seen it on TV,
run, run, run
for things you’ll never need
one day you’ll wake up
tied up in a knot
by all the things you’ve bought,
you’ll find it hard to breathe…
So hurry up, stand still,
then slow down you fool,
just a link
on a chain you can’t see, you tool
break your bonds
and dare to be free, but please
don’t forget to breathe...
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Superman is Dead
06:52
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the big bad bear was everywhere,
things were so much simpler
back then...
The lines were drawn and Tony Blair
was nothing but a baby
in his pen...
And you ruled my sky
with words that seemed so right,
you promised the Truth...
The red, white and blue
Came alive in you...
only you...
(but) Now... Superman is dead...
The elephant stepped on the mule-
he’ll do anything to rule
and we just stood and let him do
as he pleased-
we still believed
that Superman would rule the day,
treason would find a way-
I still had faith...
But Superman never showed up,
he stayed home that day,
cowered in bed...
Now... Superman is dead...
he’s dead and gone…
I didn't vote for this...
(I) woke up this morning only to find
my faith was gone
and I was blind;
I chose to see only the lies
That the elephant had fed me
in disguise...
Well, Superman has disappeared
inside all of us,
the elephant has crushed
the very freedom we revered
shame on us...
shame on ME!
Now... Superman is dead...
credits
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the Hardest Part
06:37
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4. |
Martini Nights
05:18
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Cold and light, she keeps me high
she’s not too wet and not too dry
she says, “I will wait for you
when no one else will…”
She says, “I will comfort you
like no one else will… Tonight.”
Long stemmed lady with her olive eyes,
condensation hides her tempting smile,
she says, “tonight, I am what you make me,
I will let you dream the dreams
you want to see… Or maybe forget.”
Martini Nights,
I remember as a haze your sweet caresses,
Martini Nights,
I remember in a daze your bitter kisses…
I take you in, you make me spin,
sweet and bitter you begin
to warm my gut and burn my skin,
I begin to lose my sight…
Inside out you get me high,
a loosened mind could make words fly,
in the haze, your hand in mine,
you and I will dance tonight…
Alone at the end of a night now old,
my paper filled with scribbled notes
and you sit empty
at the edge of my keys,
my throat still cold, I’m begging,
Sweetheart, please…Come back tomorrow.
Martini Nights,
I remember as a haze your sweet caresses,
Martini Nights,
I remember in a daze your bitter kisses…
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Easily Confused
04:28
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At night I roam these sheets and search in vain for sleep
beneath the warm folds that tie me up… I scream.
My demons come at me again
With future ghosts and long lost friends,
they tear at all that I believe…
How easily confused I’ve become…
As I walk within these walls
I’ve locked around my heart
I hear only echoes of my doubts…
They dance in glee around my Muse
Who holds the keys but lies abused,
Crushed and silent beneath their shouts…
How easily confused I’ve become…
When windowsills become a dream
And no one seems to hear you scream,
Temptation shows a cruel face
To one who’s lost his faith…
Oh, and how the flight seems so right
From up above the city lights
Beckon you to jump right in…
Is it really such a sin?
As the dawn breaks through this haze
I lay exhausted in a pool
Of sweat, and sheets,
and silence craved
Amidst the ruins of last night
I try to find the will to fight-
But it gets harder every day…
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The One
06:18
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I dreamt I saw you like a breeze above the tree line;
you changed the colors of the leaves as you passed by;
with your caress, they learnt to breathe.
I stood there suffocating in a hidden creek beneath-
I watched you from a distance like a thief…
Then opened up my soul and breathed you in…
I close my eyes, open my heart,
your secrets flow in from the dark,
I must have dreamt you;
I fell in love with the idea of you long before I even met you…
so easy to hide within my skin, to hold the dreams I’ve dreamt,
live the life I’ve lived, but lose the Time I’ve spent,
still I can’ help but feel that you were…
No, I can’t help but feel inside that you were… the one
You, you are the one I was waiting for all these years,
You, you are the one I was waiting for all these …
You, you are the one I was waiting for all these years..
I woke up this morning, the pillow by my side
was a valley already cold;
But if I lost myself within I could still catch your scent
lingering in it’s folds,
and the words you whispered haunt me like an echo,
“The heart is just a game, Love rules the pain,,,”
You gave me back a hope I had forsaken…
You, you are the one I was waiting for all these years,
You, you are the one I was waiting for all these …
You, you are the one I was waiting for all these years..
without even knowing it…
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9. |
Roxanne
07:19
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10. |
Poor Little Rich Girl
04:14
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Poor little rich girl turning around in circles
Trapped in a gilded cage of trusts and sparkles...
You dream of freedom just like you see on TV,
Of rock & roll, travel, and love so carefree...
But all the boys you cross just seem so shallow,
Country clubs and boats are all they know...
It just doesn’t seem fair, ‘cause you know better;
You need to find the key that will get you out of here...
‘Cause your daddy’s rich and your mama’s lost in space
and you’ve got a world of hurt tattooed on your face
and all you ever wanted was a baby to hold and embrace
but all the boys you know just want fast cars they can race...
so you go to college and boy, this feels so right:
with no one to watch over you, the future’s so bright,
and at a party one night, you see him playing in a corner...
well, the guitar’s nice, but it’s the voice that bowled you over.
And he writes songs just for you in minor keys,
he plays them for your friends, and they get weak at the knees,
not a penny to his name, but a genius in the making,
your parents just don’t get it, but it doesn’t mean a thing
‘Cause your daddy’s rich and your mama’s lost in space
and you’ve got a world of joy tattooed on your face
and all you ever wanted was a baby to hold and embrace
and now you’ve found that boy and you both have dream you can chase...
‘Cause when your faith is strong, love finds a way...
the chapels in Las Vegas are open every day.
twenty years down the road and every day is a haze,
5 million records sold, but you’re still in a daze;
you have six cars, a boat, a dog and three different homes,
but the pills just seem to flow when you’re home alone...
‘cause your hubby’s on the road 300 days a year,
and your baby’s all grown up, he’s out of here
he knows better than you and yearns to be free,
you’d love to help him out, but it seems you’ve lost the key...
‘cause your hubby’s rich and you are lost in space,
you’ve got a world of hurt tattooed on your face
and all you ever wanted was a baby to hold and embrace
but now he’s all grown up and just wants fast cars to race...
‘cause your hubby’s rich and you are lost in space,
you’ve got a world of hurt tattooed on your face
and all you ever wanted was a baby to hold and embrace
but now he’s all grown up and just wants fast girls to chase...
poor little rich girl...
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11. |
Free Falling
05:33
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12. |
Time Is Ours
03:12
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If you think Time
has played you badly,
then look around,
you’ll see you’re wrong;
Fate plays those distance games
with strangers,
but true friends
never seem to fade.
You and I
are tied together forever
in the songs we have lived
and breathed,
my friend, you know,
Time id ours…
I can fly across the ocean,
I will sing my song and remember,
I will lie in my bed
and whisper the passion
you have stirred in these notes
because, my friend,
Time is ours…
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lawrence collins band Bordeaux, France
Lawrence Collins is an american-egyptian singer songwriter, born in France and brought up in France, England, India, and the United States who speaks 4 languages fluently. His music reflects a life spent travelling and experimenting with different cultures, and he has produced 8 studio albums, a movie soundtrack, a live album, and played over 1700 shows during his 20 year career. ... more
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