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Killing Kind
03:03
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Don’t rely on fate to guide me
It’s dark in there all corners blind
Don’t rely on fate to guide me no
Motivated in many ways, humanistic across decades
A form of art that may be strange to you yeah
Let me show that I’m not a ghost, I don’t have a soul
But I’m not the killing kind
Without a sound I could take you down
But I’m not the killing kind
So let me go You don’t have a hold
And I’m not the killing kind
It got outta hand you don’t understand
That I’m not the killing kind
Couldn’t you just testify, say I had an alibi
Couldn’t you just testify for me yeah
People say there’s more like me
I find that so hard to believe
Whatever helps you go to sleep at night yeah
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2. |
High Road
02:24
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Sitting on the high road all alone
Looking for a sign that will take me home
Praying that the Devil don’t claim my soul
Sitting on the high road, all alone
The moon is giving up on me, half turned into the sun
Rejecting all temptation’s easy, while the Devil’s not at home
Could contemplate my fortune, but I never been favoured brave
Living up to expectation’s easy, for a mouse when the cat’s away
This mile is never ending, I’ve spent it all alone
Hitching a ride’s no longer easy, cos folk don’t trust no-one
What’s the secret to survival, long lost but I’ve lived on
Damnation came through way too easy, you drown and then you float
Sitting on the high road, sitting on the high road
Sitting on the high road, sitting on the high road
Won’t choose to hide, I got time on my side, he ain’t never gonna catch me
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3. |
Dark Heart Cavalcade
06:07
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Without a sound it all falls down, this life of bricks and straw
And everyone who’s someone goes to hide
Sit right here, the moon is clear and wrap yourself up well
The dark heart cavalcade has begun
Don’t fear where you run
Fight the tears as they come
Don’t grieve what can’t be undone
Don’t fear what you’ll become, what you’ll become, what you’ll become
The more I listen, the less persistent the story of my life
Dared to dream but watched the fire die
By consequence, in my defence, I could change this very night
The dark heart cavalcade has begun
Don’t fear where you run
Fight the tears as they come
Don’t grieve what can’t be undone
Don’t fear what you’ll become, what you’ll become, what you’ll become
And I feel like it never mattered
And I feel like you never cared
And I feel like it never happened
And I feel like I should have said
But that's not enough, it's not enough, it's not enough
For what you’ll become, what you’ll become
Are you living it or are you giving in to it
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4. |
Every Dead Thing
03:29
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I’m in the final stage of salvation
I treat misfortune like it’s mine
A piece of driftwood finished drifting
With all nine lives now inter-twined
Every dead thing, it’s like, Every dead thing
Every dead thing, it’s like, Every dead thing
Can you be without a focus
Can you live without a dream
Should you hope until it’s hopeless
Should you pray ‘til you believe
I may have a thousand reasons for dancing in the rain
But there’s not a one comes to my mind
Second best in my achievements, I never chose a name
There was not a one to make me shine
I got a contradictive nature
Chasing darkness just for show
Like a puppet of no master
Strings still attached nowhere to go
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5. |
Follow
03:14
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Making a living off blue skies and dreaming, somebody has to
Might be forgiven, thinking it’s easy like a jump from the ground floor
The rain don’t follow me anymore, the rain don’t follow me anymore
The rain don’t bother me anymore, in Hell
Nobody’s listening but I’ll keep on playing, the next song’s about you
Just heed this warning if your back’s always turning, the Devil may take you
The rain don’t follow me anymore, the rain don’t follow me anymore
The rain don’t bother me anymore, in Hell
The rain don’t follow me anymore, the rain don’t follow me anymore
The rain don’t bother me anymore, in Hell
Speaking your mind, I guess is alright, I don’t have to agree with you
Keep it polite, then there’s no need to fight, we can shake on a verbal truce
The rain don’t follow me anymore, the rain don’t follow me anymore
The rain don’t bother me anymore, in Hell
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6. |
What A Day
02:08
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What a day for your head lost in the clouds
What a day it is
And what a day to be driving out of town
On a day like this
Anything could happen, anything at all, anything could happen, for you
So pick up your life and take it far away
Pack up your life and take it for a ride
Leaving behind those silly games we played
Pack up your life, pack up your life, pack up your life
Anything could happen, anything at all, anything could happen, for you
So pick up your life and take it far-away
Pack up your life and take it for a ride
Leaving behind those silly games we played
Pack up your life, pack up your life, pack up your life
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7. |
Wanted
03:38
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Just as good as we’ve ever been
Light it up with some kerosene
Pulling out from that all time low
This little story’s becoming a big-time show
Cos I’m wanted, the open road is calling
And each step that I’m taking, is leading me away
Cos I’m falling, the life I found is haunted
For each day that I’ve waited, was leading me astray
Right back down to the deep seabed
Light it up so I can see ahead
Gave up walking it’s too damn slow
Bring me up I’m starting to unfold
Help is on its way, help is on its way
Help is on its way yeah
But you’ll have to wait a little longer ‘til it reaches you
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8. |
Who Knows Where
04:22
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I’m playing a wild card, the joker just laughs at the thought, Uh-huh
But he doesn’t know me, and I don’t need a friend with no heart, Nuh-huh
So deal a hand let’s play, to the mystery of fate
Cos there’s only one way this will lead
I’m chasing a rainbow, take me to who knows where
Walking through clover, Leprechaun man be my friend
Well I’m chasing a rainbow, take me to who knows where
Trinkets and charms here, permanently on sale
Forever freewheeling, watch it all change on the turn of a card
Vices and virtue, and I still need a guide on this climb to the top
So skip around the wrath, terrace five awaits
I’ll be out in a thousand years
Am I disordered or excessive, almost comedic, over-awed
Cries of heresy, bear witness
Until every appetite has been explored
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9. |
Tightrope
04:14
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There’s a darkness in the hollow, as far as I can tell
There’s a quiet midst the angels who let you in to hell
For every single reaper there’s a perfect life to sow
And in these times of torment you’d be best to make it known
There’s a wolf who steals through wintertime, He stalks the killing field
He’ll dig down deep he’s grateful for the earth and what it yields
It doesn’t mean he’ll miss a trick so keep your guard intact
Out here there is no playing fair so don’t go looking down, on
The tightrope, on the tightrope, down the side road, on the tightrope
I can see from way down south to the doors of the dark unknown
It don’t feel safe but hold your fear cos they’re watching you perform
And every little deviation could lead you to your ruin
Look straight ahead, avoid the eyes, this story’s for undoing
There’s a wolf who steals through wintertime, He stalks the killing field
He’ll dig down deep he’s grateful for the earth and what it yields
It doesn’t mean he’ll miss a trick so keep your guard intact
Out here there is no playing fair so don’t go looking down, on
River dark and winding like a life out of control
Hate to say but you’re too late
someone went and stole that pot of gold, from the Tightrope
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10. |
How Long
03:53
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To deal in maybes will it be enough for you
A door is all that’s left but still can’t make it through
Never once complained no key can force this lock
Why should you stay alone inside
How long, how long, how long were you waiting
Putting on a little show re-acting to each cue
The briefest times that come to pass and help you through
When are we not at fault guilty of wasting time
Why should you play alone inside
It’s just a short ride out of here, so make a case to go, no need to answer to anyone
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11. |
Still Life Casualty
04:01
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Motionless, given time you could be anything you really want to be
Does that make sense, or is it shrouded in a still life mystery
Say goodbye now, while you have the chance to run
Don’t stay too long or you won’t take it or you won’t take it
Try to find a life that’s somewhere far from home
Try to live a life that wakes you
Are you breaking out or waiting for a storm
Try to live a life that makes you
Emptiness, now’s the time to give it everything you wanted to achieve
Do you accept, or would you rather be a still life casualty
What does it matter, why should you care, why should it matter at all
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12. |
Breathe
03:08
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I think I’d like to be around for the end of days
But there’s no reason for it now my friend you’ll have to wait
So please don’t lecture me on how to live my liberty
And I won’t need to start a war or call you my enemy
I think I’d like to see the world as a better place
But for every season past how long’s it gonna take
So please don’t lecture me or try to bind my liberty
And I won’t need to start a war or call you my enemy
You’ve said your piece so hold your tongue now it’s someone else’s turn to speak
Use this chance to clear your head now and breathe and breathe
Don’t you pay no mind to me cos I’m not a saint
I have no answers only dreams and they control my hate
So please don’t lecture me or try to take my liberty
And I won’t need to start a war or call you my enemy
You’ve said your piece so hold your tongue now it’s someone else’s turn to speak
Use this chance to clear your head now and breathe and breathe
So please don’t lecture me or try to kill my liberty
And I won’t need to start a war or call you my enemy
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What you have said to me, you can never take back
So I need to be leaving here, as your words take effect
Don’t wanna be lonely no more
Easy to let it be, than to fight ‘til I’m worn
You can keep all the good things, ‘til their lustre has gone
Won’t make me more lonely for sure
Like an ill wind blowing through, the rest is nothing new, a silent scream, that I’m free
Where was the wisdom, how lies can take form
Enough time to think about, all the lines we have drawn and
A life where I’m lonely no more
I could live a new lifetime, only rest when I’m there
And wait for new souls to meet, dance without fear
That’s cos I’m lonely no more
That’s cos I’m lonely no more
You know I’ve taken all I can, now it’s time you understand that I’m free, Yeah
Wherever that takes me, I really won’t care
For the lesser of evils, is still lighter to bear
And cos I’m lonely no more
That’s cos I’m lonely no more
That’s cos I’m lonely no more
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Shaun Stein England, UK
Singer, songwriter, occasional guitarist...Original songs, acoustic guitar based, with a rock vibe and chorus-focus.
Third album 'Dark Heart Cavalcade’ out now!.
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