1. |
Ready To Go
03:40
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VERSE 1
You can't hide the venom that sits on the surface
You can't walk away when you feel you have earned it
How deep do you have to dig to see the hole you are filling?
I'll help you climb out but you have to be willing
CHORUS
Sticks and stones you throw
Only break your own bones
You'll lock and load but you're ready to go
Nowhere
VERSE 2
Why can't you accept all the damage you are doing?
There's no way to pick between the truth and lies that you are spewing
I care not for the things you care to mention
Is there nowhere else you can give your attention?
CHORUS
VERSE 3
How dark do you have to get to see the light is fading?
How long do you have to live to see that time is ever changing?
I've heard all night about the points that are sticking
But how hard are you going to cry over milk you are spilling?
CHORUS x2
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2. |
Go For It
03:53
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CHORUS
Go for it we'll deal with it later
No time for reasons now
Don't bother dragging me down
Or hanging about
Go for it we'll deal with it later
VERSE 1
Wandering when suddenly
All the lights came on
And now you're on the run
From your own truth
Talking when suddenly
All was said and done
It's not like you can find
A good excuse
And the light in your mind will waver
You don't need to be saved
You've just got to be braver
CHORUS
Go for it we'll deal with it later
No time for reasons now
Don't bother dragging me down
Or hanging about
Go for it we'll deal with it later
Go for it we'll deal with it later
The time is here and now
Don't you have any doubt
It'll work itself out
Go for it we'll deal with it later
VERSE 2
Shouldering burdens
When all the holes were shown
From now on your are known
For doing more
Answering questions
When all you need is here
And now your path is clear
For what's in store
And you bite through the ties
Of a saviour
You don't need to be saved
You've just got to be braver
CHORUS
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3. |
Part Of The Frame
04:34
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VERSE 1
The last remnants of a lock glisten
As you rest up from an easy living
Your gaze lessons before your very eyes
As you're waved through the right of passage
Make light of a hefty situation
Breaking breath to cut off another
Shaking hands with what you've known all along
And be glad, you've finally met
CHORUS
Don't need to be in the picture when you're
Already part of the frame
Chased a lifetime seeing only differences
To find out that its one and the same
Make the best of a hopeless endeavour as
Shadows dance in the shade
With friends like these there's no time left for enemies
Your choices have already been made
I hope its been well worth the wait
VERSE 2
Trip wires and love nests for hire
But no chance of a level play field
Frustrated with all your temptations
Lifting from their shaky ground
All avoidance of all that annoys us
Burning fires up against the tide
Free of guilt with no need for an afterthought
You pull the trigger when you know best
CHORUS
VERSE 3
Heaven help those who live without finding
All they ever need to know of themselves
There's no sense in making them listen
They won't be told by anyone else
Nothing hiding its all out in the open
With everything else to be seen
Safely home in the knowledge
That there's nowhere on earth, you'd rather be
CHORUS x2
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4. |
Call It As You See
03:30
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VERSE 1
I've been walking along a fine line
Talking about all the rights and wrongs
And knocking down the walls
That separate me and you
And as I think out loud
With my ear to the ground
I hear the sights and I see the sounds
We've come on leaps and bounds
Since we got together, me and you
CHORUS
You're in this for the long haul
So make up for the short fall
Building ties that bind
That were left far behind
You call it as you see It
Pretending you don't mean it
I'll pull you to the shore
If you fall overboard
VERSE 2
There's something that's been eating me alive
From the inside out
I don't know what it's all about
But it started with me and you
I've been spending most of the week
With my tongue in cheek
But not finding solutions that I see
That started with me and you
CHORUS
VERSE 3
I don't want to add complications
In order to rate your dedication
To the cause
That's fought between me and you
I think it's definitely a possibility
That we can maybe come to agree
That we're not sure
But I like it when it's me and you
CHORUS
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5. |
That Girl
03:37
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Well he was a lonely boy
Who had a dream
Of making love some time
With that girl he knew
But she wouldn't bat an eye
With so much time ahead
To dream and sweat
Lying alone in bed
If only that girl could see
The images in his head
CHORUS
Woah-oh that lonely boy
Woah-oh that girl
VERSE 2
If only he'd seen the sign
And drawn a line
Under the answer no
Maybe then she would still
Be the life and soul
He needed to feel her lips
Against the skin
There would be no way in
Maybe he'd heal with time
But that doesn't right the sin
CHORUS
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6. |
Lay Me Down
03:58
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VERSE 1
Sold myself down the shore
Came back for an encore
Can't decide which is worse
So I'll blame it on a curse
BRIDGE
Set a weekend aside
So we can go and hide
In the back of my mind
CHORUS
Lay me down
Keep my head spinning round
Keep me floating above the ground
Lead me there
You'll be late and I won't care
Just as long as you've got time to spare
VERSE 2
Setting off on a dusty trail
Destined to fail
There's no need to be afraid
When you're finding new ground to raise
BRIDGE
CHORUS
VERSE 3
Put it off for another day
Keep the world at bay
There's no time to sit and wait
When you're planning your escape
BRIDGE
CHORUS
CHORUS 2
Lay me down
Keep my head spinning around
Give me air below the ground
Take the reins
Steer me into the flames
And give me something else to blame
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7. |
Leaving
03:48
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VERSE 1
Don't think too fast
It wasn't so bad
Raise your glass for
The good times we had
All the first times and
All the last times we shared
Don't mind leaving
'Cause I know this ain't home
Don't mind sinking
'Cause I know you can swim on your own
VERSE 2
Brave the circus
And drink up your wine
Save your sadness
For some other time
Count your blessings and
All the lessons you've learned
Don't mind leaving
'Cause I know this ain't home
Don't mind sinking
'Cause I know you can swim on your own
CHORUS
All the highs and lows
All the stories we told
All the highs and lows
All the corners we turned
VERSE 1
CHORUS
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8. |
Sun Shine On Me
02:41
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Sun, shine on me today
Sun, dry my tears away
Oh, I need your warm embrace
To shine upon my crying face
Oh, sun, shine on me today
Sun give me a little light
Take me out of this darking night
You know what a little light can do
You change a sky from black to blue
Oh, sun, shine on me today
Sun shine, come on sun shine
Let me hear one little ray
Just one, only one
Get me started on my way
Sun, shine on me today
Sun, dry my tears away
Make the trees and flowers grow
And you can make my troubles go
Sun, shine on me today
Yeah, sun, shine on me today
Sun, dry my tears away
You know what a little light can do
You change the sky from black blue
Oh, sun, shine on me today
Oh, sun, shine on me today
Oh, sun, shine on me today
Oh, sun, shine on me today
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9. |
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VERSE 1
The morning after the night before
Snib the latch unlock the door
As the town wakes up around you
A brighter day has found you wanting
More than you could ask for
Something you've never had before
VERSE 2
You up and leave without a word
Spoken but you never heard
As a line was drawn beneath you
So that everyone could see you wanting
More than you could ask for
Something you've never had before
VERSE 3
You plan your journey just in time
To crawl across the finish line
And begin a new beginning
Congratulate yourself on winning
More than you could ask for
Something you've never had before
VERSE 4
Rain will fall the wind will blow
But sunlight never leaves you cold
As you stare at the horizon
The hows and whats and whys of wanting
More than you could ask for
Something you've never had before
VERSE 5
We know time will never tell
So give yourself a fond farewell
And go eat a hole to live in
Thank the gift that keeps on giving
More than you could ask for
Something you've never had before
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10. |
God Only Knows
03:01
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I may not always love you
But long as there are stars above you
You never need to doubt it
I'll make you so sure about it
God only knows what I'd be without you
If you should ever leave me
Though life would still go on believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me
God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows what I'd be without you
If you should ever leave me
Well life would still go on believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me
God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows...
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Arthur Nicholson Scotland, UK
Shetland based singer / songwriter / guitarist.
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