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Magic Path
01:53
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MAGIC PATH
Day is done as the setting sun
Edges o'er the horizon
Night begins as darkness brings
The crackle of flames and the shadows of things
As the faces raise from your dreams
Whispers all around
Bells on the breeze
Faces in the trees
"You thought you were alone
We know your name"
A magic path that none can find
A tick tock backwards now unwinds
We'll have to wear our jackets the wrong way round
If we want to find our way out back to town
Back to town
And be sure to stay hungry
Till the end of the ride
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MY MOUSE SNORES
I had a girlfriend once
Who shook the deepest caves on earth
With snores like rusty bellows
Sound waves braced with girth
I just could not sleep
I stuffed my ears with dough
And lay in the baking sun for a month
In the hope that the bread would grow
"Tell her" came the kind advice
From friends with spells and magic mice
That's right...
One of them had a mouse
That could sleep in the pillow of a snoring wife
I thought "Whats the point of that you daft div
That's not gonna help me sleep is it?"
But I decided to try it for a year and a day
funny thing is ... the mouse never slept
It just whispered in my ears
Run away with me...
run away with me to distant shores
Look... I've got these mighty rowing sticks
Come with me to the river bank
Where my boat is safely moored
We went speeding down the river Nile
Played tricks on hungry crocodiles
Scaled the sphynx and danced in tombs
Wore steam punk goggles
Did a sonic boom
And all was sweet
My ex found a man who snored louder than her
And they rumbled together in glee
Their seismic waves
Leased ghosts from graves
Brought mountains to their knees
Me and my mouse bought a mansion in Crete
With garden gnomes and a pond
I built it a pretty gondola
And I sang it beautiful songs
(Go on band, give it some)
Then came that fateful day
When I caught my mouse asleep
It snores like ten tonne buffaloes
Does farts that knock down doors
The simple truth I need to tell you all is this
My mouse snores
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3. |
Heave Ho
02:39
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For many days a stillness
Lay upon this mercury
A thickness held our pressing blades
Hands stretched from the briny deep
A blistering sun, A phantom isle
Empty belly, toothless smile
Heave Ho
Heave Ho
What weakness lies inside a soul
The essence of a beaten will
Where comes the grit of stone and bone
That drives us forward ever still...
"Feast the grin and sink the waves
This shall not be my final day"
Heave ho
Heave ho
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Yuletide Song
03:37
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YULETIDE SONG
The crows had left the village square
The snow began to stick
The sparkly brights were hanging bold
The moonlight blanket thick
The breath of love is warm
It melts the cold away
On the day that we are born
The dogs all hog the fire place
Say hello with happy licks
Contented now with wagging tails
They chomp their chewy sticks
The breath of love is warm
It melts the cold away
On the day that we are born
The good friends find their happy hats
And wear them with a chin
They gather round the homely flames
And waggle off their chins
The breath of love is warm
It melts the cold away
On the day that we are born
The magic snow lights hang in space
The moon sinks in the sky
The stars have watched us as we sleep
While crystals fall and lie
The breath of love is warm
It melts the cold away
On the day that we are born
It melts the cold away
It melts the cold away
On the day that we are born
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5. |
The Rainbow Song
02:11
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THE RAINBOW SONG
I do not know where the rainbows all go
Do not know where they come from
But the beauty they bind in the depths of my mind
That's the magic of being alive
Ripples on water
The voice of my daughter
Glimmering shimmering beams
Free light at the edge of your dreams
By the glittering dawn of a unicorns horn
I feel this land is coming to life
The land is coming to life
Ill see you at the edge of your dreams
The edge of your dream the edge of your dreams
The edge of my dreams
(Portuguese lyrics to follow)
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Oh, they say that heaven will come to earth
They say that there will be rebirth
But all I know, for what its worth
I only love The Green man
Only love The Green Man
Every spring I've ever known
The trees, the grass the flowers have grown
And their beauty to me has shown
I only love The Green Man
Only love The Green Man
Every beat my heart will make
And every breath I'll ever take
All I do is for his sake
I only love The Green Man
Only love the Green man
When I'm dead and cold as stone
To dust hell grind my flesh and bone
I only love The Green Man
Only love the Green man
He was there when time began
God shared with him the eternal plan
He was in the stable when the angels sang
I only love The Green Man
Only love the Green man
Life is red in tooth and claw
And all observe mother natures law
Yet hell be there forever more
I only love The Green Man
Only love the Green man
Tsunami waves and hurricanes
Land slide slips and acid rains
Through all calamities he still rains
I only trust The Green Man
Oh they say that heaven Transends all time
Is way beyond all reason and rhyme
But if God and I are of like mind
She'll only trust The Green Man
She'll only love The Green man
So if we want to save the earth
For generations of rebirth
We once again must learn his worth
And learn to trust the Green Man
Learn to love The Green Man
COPYRIGHT BILL O'BRIEN ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Strange Animal
03:07
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Where's the strange animal live
Strange animal
Where is the strange animal
It is hunting
It is howling
It is creeping (strange animal)
Are we wild ?
Are we strange ?
Is it coming ?
Can you feel it in your veins ?
Hunting...
Primal... and unfettered.
Scenting the air
Pounding the earth
This chase begins
Follow me, follow me, follow me, follow me
This chase begins
Teeth baring
Tearing through shadows
snarled lip
Bow string nerves
Claws and fir and glittering eyes
Coming for you
Run, run
Heart pounding, lungs bursting (devour)
Where are you?
I sense you
Closer and closer.
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8. |
Hazel, Bill And Jane
03:38
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Hazel rides the bow
A wrecking ball swings through the town
The tide has washed their prints from the palace
Snakes are up
Ladders are down
They told me my hand made the mark on the page
They told me the journey was bound
These memories were cast by the soul of a sinner
These memories will never be found
William finds a plough
Hears a rumour the horse has been drowned
He sells the steel for a bag of tomorrows
Plants his ladders in fertile ground
The snakes have a smile for each shoe on the road
The rattling dice keep them keen
The sound of his steps are a hypnotic rhythm
That keep his mind tied to his dream
Janey wins a vow
Turnips and stockings in the deep frozen ground
Gathering coins from those hunched in the chapel
Hiding masks in their eiderdowns
They told us the feathers were clean
They told us the pious were brave
So we looked for our love in the heart of an angel
The place where the just could be saved
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THE LOVE THAT HAD NO ROOM TO BREATHE
My coat is made of paper
Woven through with words that touch the soul
You read it like a bible
But you were never meant to live by it alone
We didn't know... That we were searching for a rambling home
You found some tracks that I'd forgotten
Times when I was torn and didn't care.
You found a trail of witness to the bitterness and brine
But it was them that could not see... the light that glows beneath
And shines on
They lead you to believe that it was gone
Thinkin' I was following a pattern
Wondering if things I did were wrong
I was not young... but some things take a life time to understand
For one who's dreams were sold to the god of storms
For the safety of the bay
But now I know... from my travels on the seas...
That I loved you
Thirty years have passed since we were lovers
The sea drew breath ten thousand times or more
Maybe it's the way... maybe I can never tell you
That the love that had no room to breathe
Lives on.... lives on in this song
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10. |
Long Way Home
04:41
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LONG WAY HOME
Put your feet up
Let your day unwind
Talk with me
If you're that way inclined
It's gonna be a long way home
But there's a story to be shared
So we don't mind
Pour yourself a drink
And close your eyes
Drift off to your dreams
See what you find
It's gonna be a long way home
But it will stay with us forever
In our minds
Remembered emptiness declines
Each hint of love between the lines
Changing reasons
Swap like seasons
Till the sun..... Till the sun begins to shine
Talking 'bout adventures
We have tried
Jokes and little moments
Filled with pride
It's gonna be a long way home
But we'll be laughing all the way
With warmth inside
Stepping from the train
You said goodbye
But with a turning of your head
You caught my eye
It's gonna be a long way home
If I don't have you with me
By my side
It's gonna be... a long way home
It's gonna be... a long way home
It's gonna be... a long way home
It's gonna be a long way home
If I'll be loving every step of the way
Now we are by each other's sides...
Now we are by each other's sides
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