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Welcome to the World
04:02
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We are young, we are loud, we are everything you've been warned about.
We are wrong, we are right, we are big, we're small, we are black and white
We are sick, we are well, we are living in heaven, we are going to hell
We are strong, we are weak, we are waiting for the world to be run by the meek.
We are hey na na na heya hey na na hey now.
Hey hey hey hey hey hey
hey na na na heya hey na na hey now
Hey hey hey hey hey hey
Welcome to the world, we hope that while you're here you will enjoy your stay.
Take a walk around the grounds, there are oceans there are towns there are wide highways.
Welcome to the world.
We are wrong, we are right, we are big, we're small, we are black and white
We are sick, we are well, we are living in heaven, we are going to hell
We are hey na na na heya hey na na hey now
Hey hey hey hey hey hey
hey na na na heya hey na na hey now
Hey hey hey hey hey hey
Welcome to the world, we hope that while you're here you will enjoy your stay.
Take a walk around the grounds, there are oceans there are towns there are fields of grain.
Welcome to the world
A wide house of sky, you're off of your feet
The sound still surrounds you, you're picking up speed
Just close your eyes, you're hearing life breathe all around
And we go hey na na na heya hey na na hey now
Hey hey hey hey hey hey
hey na na na heya hey na na hey now
Hey hey hey hey hey hey
Welcome to the world, we hope that while you're here you will enjoy your stay.
Take a walk around the grounds, there are oceans there are towns there are wide highways.
We are hey na na na heya hey na na hey now
Hey hey hey hey hey hey
hey na na na heya hey na na hey now
Hey hey hey hey hey hey
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The Bridge
04:25
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Hey Boys, hey boys
Hey boys, hey boys
Meet me at the bridge tonight we'll set these city lights on fire
You've never seen a young boy's dream you've never seen three hearts conspire
We'll climb these hills till a fight sends us falling
We'll run this stream till the creek bed runs dry
We'll hide in this hedge this someone begins calling, goodbye, goodbye
Hey Boys, hey boys
Hey boys, hey boys
Meet me at the bridge tonight see what the summer air inspires
We'll take the town by storm again, our only rule is our desire
We'll run these fields as if we'll never tire
Our bond is blind as the sun in our eyes
A promise of strength which mere lover's aspire to
Now, can't die
Strange when the day's gone, no fife and no field drum
No way to keep the years at bay
We'll climb these hills till a fight sends us falling
We'll run this stream till the creek bed runs dry
We'll hit the years like a ball out of powder
We'll try, we'll try
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Shelter
04:59
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I don't really need you, and I won't care when we're through
If I say this enough times love - I'll believe that it's true
And when the clouds break down - the water will fall
And wash away my doubt, wash away my resolve
If there's shame in shelter - I don't mind
Despair brings compassion it - makes us kind
We're not the first to learn that
We're killing time
And I know - we all hope for what we can't have
Hold to your hope now, Hold to your hope now
Don't go - Don't let - Don't go
Hold to your hope now, Hope is all we have
Take it on faith now, Charity breaks down
Love fails - Don't let - Don't go
Hold to your hope now for hope is all we have
The fainter your breathing, the louder your heart
Should we trust only change, love, when all things come apart
And when the bough breaks down - the cradle will fall
And you ask was it worth it? Yes it was worth it all
Just like the summers that - fill your head
Just bloom for a moment but your - glad they did
Can't hold onto air love, but oh if we could
And I'll say, How would we know if we're still living?
Hold to your hope now, Hold to your hope now
Don't go - Don't let - Don't go
Hold to your hope now, Hope is all we have
Take it on faith now, Charity breaks down
Love fails - Don't let - Don't go
Hold to your hope now for hope is all we have
If there's shame in shelter - I don't mind
Despair brings compassion - in our kind
Nothing is fixed here so
We decide
We make up our own circumstances
Hold to your hope now, Hold to your hope now
Don't go - Don't let - Don't go
Hold to your hope now, Hope is all we have
Take it on faith now, Charity breaks down
Love fails - Don't let - Don't go
Hold to your hope now for hope is all we have
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Temptation
05:38
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5. |
A Railroad Song
03:46
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I've always been afraid to jump that train and find out where it goes.
I've always been afraid to fail, but it doesn't show.
It won't be too long, one day I'll wake and find you'll all be gone
I've always been afraid to jump that train and find out where it goes.
I've always been afraid of love, but the feeling grows
Some days it's too strong. Some days I wish we never wrote this song
Train, hear it rolling. Time again, I should be going over
Train, train, train, whistle blowing, it never changes
I should be going over
I've always been afraid to jump that train and find out where it goes.
I've always been afraid of you, so now you know
It won’t be too long. One day you’ll look and find that I’ve been gone
Train, keep on rolling. Time again, I should be going over
Train, train, train, whistle blowing, it never changes
I should be going over
whistle blow
yeah
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6. |
Lullaby
04:01
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Dream, dream, doesn't everybody dream?
Don't you, hold your head up, breathe deep while your going under
In a little your heart will start to beat and you can
Dream, dream, doesn't everybody dream? and don't you
Sleep, sleep, do you dream while you're asleep?
Don't you, hold your head up, breathe deep while your going under
In a little the noise will start to cease and you can
Dream, dream you can't dream if your asleep, and don't you know
I fell asleep at fourteen, the darkness took my sight
Since then I seldom feel like waking
I'll see you in my..
Sleep, sleep, isn't everyone asleep?
Don't you, hold your head up, breathe deep while your going under
In a moment the day gives way to peace and quiet
Sleep, sleep, I know everyone's asleep. And take you
Down, down, doesn't everybody drown?
Don't you, hold your head up, breathe deep while your going under
In a moment your consciousness will cease and you can
Drown, drown, doesn't everyone go down? and looking up
Beneath a pool of water
The darkness bends the light
I'll wait in hope that I might see you
On the other side of...Night
Don't test my patience and please don't test my trust
I have had enough of you, God knows I've had too much
Do you wonder what I'm dreaming of when darkness takes my sight?
Rest assured it's not the day, I dream of longer nights
No sound, no words, no talk, no fighting
Just a dimming trace of light
You'll find the silence so inviting
I'll see you in my...
Dreams, dream, doesn't everybody dream?
Don't you, hold your head up, breathe deep while your going under
In a little, in a little, in a little don't you
Dream doesn't everybody dream and don't you
Sleep, sleep, do you dream while you're asleep?
Don't you, hold your head up, breathe deep don't you breathe deep
Dream, don't you dream
Breathe
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7. |
One For My Baby
01:17
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8. |
Coming Up Roses
04:29
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I once had a dream, or should I say a dream once had me
Now, whenever I breathe it breaks like a window, a white light I can't see
And everything's coming up roses
And everything's coming up roses
And I feel sometimes, you wake me up and
The ground around me is growing roses
And I feel sometimes, you shake me up and
Each word you whisper's growing roses
I once had a need, and just like a flower, it still grows inside me
Now I feel so alive, it hurts just a little, but the hurt sets your mind free
And everything's coming up roses
And everything's coming up roses
And I feel sometimes, you wake me up and
This broken ground is growing roses
And I feel sometimes , you shake me up and
Each word you whisper's growing roses
Rose, love. My love's a rose, love, a red red rose love. My love's a rose
Rose, love. My love's a rose, love, a red red rose love. My love's a rose
And everything's coming up roses
And everything's coming up roses
Rose, love. My love's a rose, love, a red red rose love. My love's a rose
Rose, love. My love's a rose, love, a red red rose love. My love's a rose
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9. |
Eighty Eight
02:58
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Memories of winter are dragged in the hallway
A trial of salt and the slag melting snow
And she said, "all my life I have loved you the same
Watch where you're walking you're dragging that shit in again."
Memories of winter are still in the stairwell
A slick of a step and a spill of a harsh word
"All my life I have loved you the same Mop up that water before the damn neighbors complain."
In a warm room like a hothouse that stifles
The house sends up thin smoke
The walls are too close in here
Look out the window the air's clear for miles
Gazing at open I can't hear for all the snow
Memories of winter are blasted down alleys
On winds of a hundred and ten
She said to me,"All my life I have loved you the same
Please close the window you're letting the heat out again."
In a warm room like a hothouse that stifles Hate sown, Eighty eight's shown
The house sends up thin smoke Le dioppa so derone ri coda
The walls are too close in here
Look out the window the air's clear for miles
Gazing at open I can't hear for all the snow
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10. |
Leap of Faith
03:43
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11. |
Nothing Personal
02:59
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And it seems a little queer
The only one's making out here are the lawyers
Walk like this, Talk like this
Don't take it personal like
But, I knew it was over the first time I saw her
Before you realize it they'll drown you, they'll drown you today
Just don't believe a word they say
And if you're one of them or number them among your friends, too late
They'll bury you before your day
I can't explain
And it seems a little queer
The only one's making out here are the lawyers
Put this on, Sing this song
Don't take it personal like
But, we're changing your name could you wait in the foyer?
Before you realize it they'll drown you, they'll drown you today
Just don't believe a word they say
And if you're one of them or number them among your friends, too late
They'll bury you before your day
I can't explain
Take this phone call, she said
There's something wrong
They might disconnect the line
Can you please hold on
Seems like everyone has gone
Before you realize it they'll drown you, they'll drown you today
Just don't believe a word they say
And if you're one of them or number them among your friends, too late
They'll bury you before your day
I can't explain
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eally meant to read that book one day
Yeah, I always planned to travel far
Really meant to stay in touch with you
Yeah, I really meant to do the things I really meant to do
And Oh hey, I can hear you saying "Stop talking, it's late in the day."
Really meant to get some new keys made
Yeah, I always planned to pay that bill
Really meant to finish my degree
And someday soon I'm sure I will
And Oh hey, I can hear you saying "Stop talking, it's late in the day."
Please don't think I'm delaying
If you could only see, all the things I meant to be
Oh hey, I can hear you saying "Stop talking, it's late in the day."
Please don't think I'm delaying
If you could only see, all the things I meant to be
Really meant to write to you each day
Yeah, planned what I'd say if I might call you
Thought of how I'd throw it all away for you
And how you'd smile when I saw you
Oh hey, I can hear you saying "Stop talking, it's late in the day."
And I think that today is my day
If you could only see, all the things I meant to be
You can believe in, everything we might have been
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13. |
Thirteen
02:36
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You are alone
You have no business here
You're not for long
Remember these things
You're on your own
Your why is not here
Your not for long
Let me wipe away your tears
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The Affordable Floors Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Affordable Floors formed in 1981 and performed with acts including Shriekback, The Hoodoo Gurus, Til Tuesday, Human League, They Might Be Giants, Sinead O'Connor, The Posies and Trent Reznor, before taking a hiatus until the 2018 collaboration on their upcoming new e.p. Every Broken Heart Will Mend. ... more
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