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The Puppet Master
04:05
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I tell you who to worship
What fancy things to buy
The life I say you need I have for sale
Maneuvering the airwaves
To perpetuate my lie
My plots and schemes to rule you cannot fail
I am the puppet master
No one can ever know
That I am the puppet master
And I run the show
I threw the last election
I gently rigged the votes
The president has thanked me but he’ll know
He’s mine to do my bidding
As I hand him fists of notes
He’s here to make my ageless empire grow
I am the puppet master
No one can ever know
That I am the puppet master
And I run the show
I deal with the oilman
It’s a tricky, slicky field
He’ll keep pumping whilst my dollars fill his sack
And though the planet burns like hellfire
The truth remains concealed
Sure as chalk is white and coal is black
I am the puppet master
No one can ever know
That I am the puppet master
And I run the show
I own the guilty gunsmith
Your brother fights my war
I’ve money hedged on both the battling sides
Sell rifles to the richest
Keep down the peasant poor
Reveling as humanity divides
I am the puppet master
No one can ever know
That I am the puppet master
And I run the show
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Rich is a wolf, he cheats and he steals
He’s jolly well banking on insider deals
He lies in his den with a grin full of sin
As Sarah the cleaner mucks out his bin
He howls at her haircut and third-rate shoes
For he who is winning, another must lose
Lucy forgets to turn off the hob
The government says she should go get a job
The voices she hears make her feel sad
Though Sarah her carer makes things less bad
But working two jobs gives Sarah the blues
For he who is winning, another must lose
Rushing for the bus
Sarah has a fall
Racing to the A and E
She needs a new hip
The wait will be a year
‘Til then she can’t walk
Forced to take an office job
How will Lucy cope?
Upper side of town
Rich is racing fast
Didn’t see the ambulance
Crashed his Jag
Neck brace and physio
The firm will cover that!
He’ll be fit in no time
The very very best
Lucy forgets and now is forgotten
Society’s safety net ragged and rotten
Her benefits slashed for missing a meeting
No money for food or central heating
Lifting the cup to her cold, crusty lips
She takes enough pills to make it quick
This wasn’t the end she imagined she’d choose
But for he who is winning, another must lose
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3. |
All On The Same Side
03:30
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Step forward my friends, come rally around
For the master lays drunken and gorged on the ground
He hires you and fires you whenever he feels
And spits in your face when you lose your appeal
Answers to no one but profit and greed
Twists round your feet like a rattlesnake weed
But he’ll drown in regret at the turn of the tide
For we’re all of us, we're all of us on the same side
Hear me you settlers who seek a new home
‘Though you may feel hated wherever you roam
It’s down to the pressman who rashly slings ink
Who never knew hardship or learned how to think
And meanwhile the statesmen do tell us the same
To be scared of the migrant, it’s them who’s to blame
They tell me to fear you for taking my job
But those lies won’t be bought by the working class mob
Now the blindfold is lifted they’ve nowhere to hide
For we’re all of us, we're all of us on the same side
You people who find yourselves better than I
But can’t pay the bills for the tax is too high
Somebody tells you it could be much worse
But the ruling elite is both sly and perverse
The papers you read and the news on the screen
Are slaves to the oily corporate machine
For they are the devil that torments us all
But the empire that rises is destined to fall
And our differences now shall be cast aside
For we’re all of us, we're all of us on the same side
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4. |
The North England Blues
04:36
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This is the case of the north England blues
About the things you might have and the things you might lose
The life that I’ve lived no one can deny
Make a hard Herod weep or a cruel Nero cry
The story begins at Kellingley mine
The overman stopped us at quarter to nine
Clear out your lockers, the pit is to close!
The cause of our hardship he would not disclose
This is the case of the north England blues
This is the case of the north England blues
Shafted by Maggie, bulldozed by Blair
Thrown to the wolves in a pit of despair
With our useless skills the jobs were none
No means to provide for my wife and my son
No work at my age in the grocery store
My wife couldn’t bear me at home any more
After three years of struggle she finally left
Cold nights alone. Abandoned. Bereft
This is the case of the north England blues
This is the case of the north England blues
My boy was expelled for a fight or two
He got into drugs cos there was nothing to do
His future’s bleak now they locked him away
He won’t let me visit to see if he’s okay
So what should you make of the north England blues?
It’s not up to me, they’re your thoughts to choose
I don’t mean to alarm or intend to confuse
But this was the case of the north England blues
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The Prophecy
03:38
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On the Yucutan Peninsula
In times of dust and stone
An ancient people came to dwell
The Mayans they were known
The shamans spoke of what to come
And none would disagree
The calendar revealed the date
The world would cease to be
The Mayans did not prosper long
They crumbled into sand
But the word remains in present day
To spread throughout the land
The prophecy is troubling
But might we be relieved?
We should not meet our doom
If the news were misconceived
The cycle of the cosmos
May truly come to close
But only that a calmer age
Replaces that which goes
A time of understanding
At oneness with the earth
Of knowledge, truth and wisdom
A terrestrial rebirth
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Should you sail near the Isle of Capri
There three winged maidens most fair you’ll see
One of them, Parthenope
Her song the sweetest of all three
But truth be told, that Siren’s tale
Is one of how true love can fail
Enticing sailors with tuneful bait
She fell for one and spared his fate
His name was Athos, the Commodore
He let her board his Man Of War
Their budding love for one another grew
As they sailed the ocean blue
One mate grew thirsty of their blissful life
He coveted the Siren for his wife
So took her captive on Pharos Isle
The Commodore came through in style
But northern winds swept through the docks
And the Man Of War crashed on to the rocks
Parthenope clung to an oar
She could not save the Commodore
With broken heart the Siren wept
And since that day she has not slept
Returned now to the Caprian shore
There she wails for her Athos forever more
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A song for you my lover
A sweet tune in my head
Searching for the right phrase
Maybe those words you said
But one thing I should mention
About this job I do
I don’t write these songs for me
I write them for you
Late night at the motel
A raunchy gig away
Champagne flutes by the bedside
A playboy needs his play
My floozy begs a number
So I sang these words I knew
I don’t write these songs for me
I write them for you
Guilty bills on the doormat
My love back home found out
There's no chance for forgiveness
Of that there is no doubt
Her parting words a chainsaw
Split my heart in two
You don’t write these songs for me
You write them for you
Do do doo...
A song for you my lover
A sweet tune in my head
Searching for the right phrase
Maybe those words you said
But if we’re being honest
I’m sure we’d both agree
That I don’t write these songs for you
I write them for me
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8. |
I've Got Nothing To Say
01:56
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I lost my one true love
When you left for someone new
Who can finish alone
What was started by two?
I should answer your calls
But it’s my turn to play
And besides that honey
I’ve got nothing to say
We were compass and huskies
Now you drift in the wild
Haunting my doorstep
Like a lost little child
The evening star is brightest
At the closing of day
But my heart‘s clouded over
And I’ve got nothing to say
I read in the paper
What you’d been meaning to tell
I maybe should have noticed
You were very unwell
Stooped over your grave
With a yellow bouquet
Still words can’t do me justice:
I’ve got nothing to say
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9. |
Following You
03:27
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Masked behind you on the Marlowe stage
Leading man, lead me off the rails
Show my tiger out from its cage
Catch a ride on your Technicolor tails
This is me
Following you
Loyal as a puppy, foolish as a sheep
I could be the shadow to your Peter Pan
Stray hair in the bed where we used to sleep
Thought I could change you but no one can
This is me
Following you
Now look who’s stalking
I don’t want to know
I don’t need your footsteps
To guide me through the snow
There’s someone else on the scene
I’ve moved on from the past
I don’t care how you’ve been
I guess that it’s your turn to be last
This is me
Following you
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10. |
When You Want Love
07:53
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I used to be the evening owl
“Hawk of the town” they’d say
Easy prey devoured
Made me coo for only a day
But when you want love
That’s not sufficient
When you want love
It’s completely different
When you’re longing for something so distant
Like a beggar in need of a friend
But if the train doesn’t stop at your station
You’ll have to stay on ‘til the end
When you want love
It may not want you
So when you want love
You’d better be true
When you want love
I took a job in London
Met a girl with taste and style
An orange tennis climber
She amused me for a while
But when you want love
It’s not the same
When you want love
You leave the game
When you’re longing for something so distant
Like a beggar in need of a friend
But if the train doesn’t stop at your station
You’ll have to stay on ‘til the end
When you want love
It may not want you
So when you want love
You’d better be true
When you want love
I tried all the ways and failed
And I thought my ship had sailed
But once you’ve thrown the final die
It’s only then you’ll realise
That all you’ve got to do
When you want love
Is be true
To you
So when you’re longing for something so distant
Like a beggar in need of a friend
And if the train doesn’t stop at your station
You’ll have to stay on ‘til the end
When you want love
It may not want you
So when you want love
You’d better be true
When you want love
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11. |
Pairs In Nature
03:24
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Observe how the loyal Moon
Arcs across the sky
Enchanting seas in rhythmic turn
Like lovers passing by
Of all the pairs in nature
The clearest one to see
Is I should be with you my love
And you should be with me
See the leafy sycamore
Pass unto the breeze
Her seed to carry life along
A hearty friend to trees
Of all the pairs in nature
The clearest one to see
Is I should be with you my love
And you should be with me
Watch how the lowly poet
Wields his potent pen
Carving figures, crafting tales
Time and time again
Of all the pairs in nature
The clearest one to see
Is I should be with you my love
And you should be with me
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I wish for you tomorrow the brightest diamond ever found
But all I have today are these cobbles on the ground
Tread gentle as you walk
I laid our dreams in every block
Won’t you forget about tomorrow for today?
Won’t you forget about tomorrow for today?
I wish for you tomorrow finest wines: red, white and pink
But all I have today is this water here to drink
Sip careful as you do
It’s brimming with my love for you
Won’t you forget about tomorrow for today?
Won’t you forget about tomorrow for today?
I wish for you tomorrow whitest robes from heaven high
But all I have today are these rags in which I’ll die
You can take all that I wear
Since my love for you is bare
Won’t you forget about tomorrow for today?
Won’t you forget about tomorrow for today?
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13. |
With Your Love
04:00
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I stumbled through the desert
With longing in my eyes
The flowers scorched and withered
No clouds to grace the sky
But with your love they’ll live once again
With your love they’ll never have to die
With your love
I walked into the valley
Beyond the darkened abyss
There we danced beneath the steeple
Together joined in bliss
And with your love I’m happy as we are
With your love I want to stay like this
With your love
Then came the crashing storm cloud
That tossed us to and fro
I whispered through the thunder
I’ll never let you go
And though our time will soon be over
With your love I’ve this to say
That I would fight a thousand armies
To spend with you another day
With your love
With your love
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Ryan Fox London, UK
Ryan Fox is a roots/folk singer-songwriter from Kent, UK. His gentle, smart, poetic lyrics and sweet, well-crafted melodies are inspired by Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Joni Mitchell, Donovan, Dylan Thomas, Percy Shelley, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, John Lennon, The Animals, The Byrds, Eagles, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, The Beatles, Cast, Noel Gallagher and the Nashville TV series. ... more
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