1. OH MY GOD

Oh my god, the genius of it all
The way the words spit from my mouth
I'm self-assured and meaninglessly bored
And all these things straight through your heart
So when you talk to me there's nothing left to say
And only one thing can remain, so please refrain cos...

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I'm so wrapped in writing words for you
(I got your words, I got your words, I got your words, I got your words, I got your words, I got)
I'm so strung out that nothing else will do
(I got your words, I got your words, I got your words, I got your words, I got your words, I got)

Oh my god, how boring I've become
I'll say this again and again
I'm self-obsessed and tedious at best
I'd wish this on no-one but you
And when I talk to you I find it hard to say
You're wasting all these words again, I feel ashamed now

[Chorus]

Hoping these letters will carry you through in the old dramatic way
And I still recall as I bury the wall
It's a gentle reminder there's always the time to go sailing
Hey you've got yourself to blame
As these promises spoken, like hearts will be broken
I'm wrapped round your finger, your words still mean something to me

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2. GHOSTS

Tearing ivy, leaving Sunday, here we go again
Another open letter, well, a reason to explain
I used to walk so quietly, I'd sit beneath the stairs
And all the while it's just a lie, the signs were never there

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Whenever I go back there, I see ghosts
However close I get, you are the thing I love the most
Whenever I go back there, I stand still
How everything reminds me of a space I have to fill this time

Tearing ivy, leaving Monday, pushing through the rain
I couldn't bear to leave you but I didn't dare to stay
I used to watch the 35s, I tried to break the wall
However far I travel, there's no distance there at all

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I'm walking in your footsteps but it's one step at a time
This looking back is easier than straying from the line
I still believe in little steps, the quietest of all are best
The past is behind me, it hurts still, it binds me

I'm tired of disaffection, this affliction can't be bought
You promised me a million, here's a penny for your thoughts
I used to see in black and white and read between the lines
Now everything I hated I'm becoming more with time


3. PLAYGROUND

There used to be England, a place I would run to
A home in my heart and a dream on my sleeve
I figured a moment and stared into water
It seemed for a while that this hope wouldn't leave

“Run away, run away”, she said, “All is eventual”
“Run away now, run away from this lie”

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And I can't help believing, in the absence of feeling
As I'm turning away from my heart
Still I don't want to turn
Cos turning makes you fall
I will find you, I will find you, I will find you

There used to be rainfall in this quiet playground
A place and a time when I used to feel love
I covered some distance and never looked backwards
Remind me, my friend, why I tripped and I fell

Run away, run away, there's no reason to stay now
Run away now, run away for your life

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Run away now, away now
Run away you've built a wall
Run away now, away now, away now

[Chorus]


4. MEMORY OF WATER

I was only sleeping, heaven buried deep inside my head
Memory of water, feelings come and go until they're dead
But they try to run away from you

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But I'm holding on to the memory of water
Making waves as I try to reach the shore
Holding on but I think it's getting harder
Holding on, holding on

I was always sleeping, waking up was keeping me alive
Memory of water, separating me from what's inside
And it tries to pull away from you

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And I tried to run away from you
Yes I tried to run away from you
Tried to run away from you, tried to run away from you

[Chorus]


5. THE TALL SHIPS

There's an ocean, and as far as I can see
It must end eventually
This distance is discreet
Slowly water, it will wash right over me
When perfection is deceit
If this thing was meant to be, it will be

[Chorus]
And when the tall ships come to carry me
I'll be waiting patiently
And when the time has come for me to go
I will try to make you see
And when the tall ships come to take me home
It will be with dignity
And when the tall ships come...
I am sorry, all the things I meant to say
And words escape me every day
But the words are not to blame
So please listen, there's a quiet melody
There's a place that falls between
If this thing was meant to be, it will be

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There is the distance and if we took the time
Then we would not forgive a feeling
Always an ocean that I cannot define
And when you draw the line
Then we can start this healing, this healing

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6. THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY

One minute cutting back the ties
One minute seems to signify
Tick tock now sings the second hand
This mortal coil is in demand
The wind that shakes the barley free
This faith you pour in industry
Tick tock this comes as no surprise
These clocks will cut you down to size

[Bridge]

All alone, so far away from home
How does it feel?
All alone, a boy left on his own
How does it feel?
Vitriol, a toy he called his own
So heavenly

Oh the broken record duly runs its course
When hiding in corridors, we’re sleeping with remorse
An ode to a wanderer who wishes we were free
Come out, come out
Leave the barley, let it be

The wind that shakes the barley
The wind that shakes the barley

One minute I can see the lie
Next minute painting our demise
Tick tock now sings the second hand
This century like sinking sand
The wind that shakes the barley free
This future tries to poison me
Tick tock come crashing down the spires
These clocks will cut you down to size

[Bridge]

Oh the broken record duly runs its course
I can’t seem to compromise, old habits are divorced
Oh where’s the sympathy when wishing I was free?
Come out, come out
Wherever you are, come out
Leave the barley, let it be

Where the hell, where do we go from here?
How the minutes seem to fade
Take the simple way and face your fear
Come and join the great parade

Where the hell, where do we go from here?
Do we even care at all?
This is consequence itself, my dear
When we’re headed for the fall

The wind that shakes the barley
The wind that shakes the barley

No more will I believe the lies
No more this moment signifies
Goodbye I sing to you my friend
Some hearts now broken will not mend
The wind that shakes the barley free
You won’t go down in history
Tick tock you’d best be on your way
Just leave now, get the hell away

The wind that shakes the barley free
The wind that shakes the barley free
The wind that shakes the barley
The wind that shakes the barley


7. GREAT DISASTERS

Pulling the pieces together that happen in my life
A circle remains still a square or so I'm told
And I never forget, I give in, I was meant to be lonely
And why is everyone lonely?
Nobody shouldn't feel alone

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I'm headed for a great disaster
Crashing around me in my life
I'm headed for a great disaster now
We shouldn't be a great disaster
No more time can make this feel right now

You will destroy all the things that I took to mean holy
I will hold onto the words that I choose to recall
And I know there's a place I fit in that I keep for me solely
And why is everyone lonely?
Nobody shouldn't feel alone

So when it comes down to it, just one thing remains
I call this space my inbetween
And when I'm too blind to see, in all honesty
We give up much faster, these great disasters

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8. FAHRENHEIT

Is it impossible, I count on you to feel alive
Almost intangible, to build across the great divide
I sometimes wander to the place you are
But there's further still to go

Is it impossible, I count on you to lead the way
Almost intangible, these steps get wider every day
And I will be here when the winter comes
And the warmth has passed away

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Fahrenheit
Pushing the distance back into this life
Fahrenheit
Wherever emotion is out of control
When the time is right
I will come with you into the bright light
Fahrenheit
But there's always a place to go

I will remember you, it seems a lot like yesterday
Another memory, I try so hard to run away
But I will be here when the winter comes
And the snow is here to stay

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Passing the seasons, I'm finding the reasons
You are always on my mind
Each way that I turn, another lesson to learn
Another time
I never believe there is no gentle reprieve
I've only got myself to blame
I want you to know that wherever I go
You'll never leave my heart again

Is it impossible, to build across the great divide
And all these memories recall this feeling

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9. FOR SAFEKEEPING

This distant light, helps to remind me
So it keeps me in check but not all of the time
It goes straight to the nerve at the back of my mind
And it helps me retain what I openly give to you
It's only safekeeping now
I will ain from the words that I say to you
That's if you want me to my dear
Cos we're only safekeeping now
I will return all the words that I took from you
And I broke in two these things that help me

These words collide, help to decide me
So they keep me awake but not all of the time
They go straight to the place in the back of my mind
And I never forget what I openly take from you

Keep it in mind with her all of this time
With the safety in words that we choose to entwine

Pull at the ends and you'll see them unwind
They are softly spoken
Keep me in check but not all of the time
Give me a space and just let me decide
How can you forget when I openly cry
It is for safekeeping

I could pretend as I swallow my pride
Because it's perfectly clear, are you reading the signs?
So must I repeat for the millionth time,
It is for safekeeping?

It's just for safekeeping now
I will ain for the words that I say to you
That's if you want me to my dear
Cos we're just for safekeeping now
I will return all the words that I took from you
And I broke in two these things that help me


10. LIGHTS

Getting myself into this was never easy
Giving myself up to you is no reward
Does it all begin with something new?
Falling into something you can't see

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The lights go out at night I feel a space between us
The lights go out at night, I feel that I'm alone
So let's go out tonight, I feel the space between us
As we stare into the sun

Getting myself into this and into your heart
Leading myself into view, I try to fall
Does it all begin with something new?
Falling into something you can't feel
(I know something, you know something, we know something)

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Lights have gone down as you're fading from view
Secretly I fall apart
For I am the one who will be strung along
Tied into your heart

Does it all begin with something new?
Falling into something you can't feel
(I know something, you know something, we know something)

[Chorus]


11. THIS IS ENGLAND

Watch strap tight, he reels from indifference
Out of sight, emotional severance he pays to you
It's a walk in the park, it's a steal
So we all fall down at your heels

Watch strap tight, he's dreaming of reverence
Splintered light to feel insignificance
I've got plenty of time for you
I'm so ready to fly with nowhere to fly to
Pick yourself up just today
Can we get it together not throw it away
At the end of the day, you're going home

You find you're empty but it's way too late
An open letter was a quiet refrain
And when you hit the gas hard but the stop sign numbs
Can you hold yourself back when the red mist comes?
Yeah, when the red mist comes

Is it worth the mention this is not her fault?
But you never worked it, so plain to see
As the kids run screaming when the hand comes down
Is it your ideal democracy?
As the red mist comes
(As a point returns, we'll find you now)
As the red mist comes
(Always be one step behind you now)
As the red mist comes
When there's nothing left, what will remain?
Can you learn to find yourself again?

Through the wire comes the call
There's a family snapshot now discarded
You're going to join the ranks of the disenchanted
Good for you, it's coming true
Through the wire, through it all
There's a time to leave the past behind you
Come and join the throng of the disenfranchised
Good for you, so coming true

This is England, and you love me
I am England, yeah you love me

So much to learn, and so little time
There will always seem a thousand ways to be
(Through the wire, when you fall)
There's a picture that you've gone and broken
Try to tell them that in polite and pleasant company
It's not for free

This is England, and you love me
I am England, yeah you love me

For the attention for Mr Fibes
We have always had utmost faith in your abilities as an employee
It has however come to our attention in recent months
That you have been caught interfering, interfering in the worst possible way
You have clearly gone fishing, gone fishing

There once was a vicar who walked in this garden
No flowers would bend for him
He praised all the people who carried his crosses
And never confessed to his sin
There once was a mother who died in a hospital ward
In all dignity
She never expected from those who surrounded her
Giving all that she could give

Mother, look what you've done now
You've unravelled the masses
And shattered the sacred cow
Of all of the laws we should follow remorse
Some should be broken
And others we choose to ignore

La la la, la la la

Mother, could I be wrong now
It's a million to one
But I've always been sure somehow
These righteous remarks throwing stones in the dark
After all of these years, I'm still thinking of you

La la la, la la la

At the end of the day, at the end of the day
I'm going home
I'm going home