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The Privilege
To see the hair that's out of place
To see the blemish upon your face
To see the tears well in your eyes
When you talk about your early life
It's a privilege
And the privilege is mine
It's a privilege
It’s a privilege every time
Every time you make me feel
How it felt for you
When you do to me
What was done to you
And when you ghost me like
You were ghosted, too
It’s a privilege
To see the lipstick on your teeth
The blushes travel across your cheek
To see the black make-up that smears
When you wipe away your tears
Your beauty and electricity
Belie a sadness and vulnerability
Disguise a helplessness
Just a few of us
Ever see
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Eggshells
Close doors behind you please
No food in the settees
This is your code of conduct
These are your rules and routines
Everything goes back
Where you found it please
Shoes in closets, and
Hang up your coats and keys, and
Tread lightly
You’re walking on eggshells round here
Tread lightly
There’s no room for error round here
We compartmentalize
Our rubbish here
Nothing goes to waste
Do I make myself clear?
There’s no room for error
There’s no guest waiver here
So, make yourself at home
Just don’t get too comfortable
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Keep Walking Tall
When the red comes out the blue
And the whistling stops
As seen on TV
When the dread, it fills you up
When reality bites
And the cookie crumbles
(You know that):
You need love
You need courage
You need your friends
For the wherewithal
To confront this
To overcome this
If you’re gonna beat this
And keep walking tall
Keep walking tall
When the red comes out the blue
And hits the white
As happened to me
When the word, it leaves the lips
And drops a bombshell
That knocks you sideways
It’s not payback time
For something you've done
Nor what you get in the end
for having too much fun
It's just bad luck
That’s all
And if you’re gonna beat it
You’re gonna
...need fun
You need laughter
You need music
For the wherewithal
To confront this
To overcome this
If you’re gonna beat this
And keep walking tall
Keep walking tall
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You Can Wait
You can wait
You can wait for what has gone
You can wait
You can wait, if that's what you want
Or let the truth break through your fantasies
Through the could’ve and should’ve-beens
And stop wrestling reality
Cos reality always wins
You can wait
You can wait
You can wait for what has gone
For what's said to be unsaid
What’s done to be undone
You can wait, if that’s what you want
You can wait
For him to stop being himself
You can wait
For him to be somebody else
Or let the truth break through your fantasies
Through the could’ve and should’ve-beens
And stop wrestling reality
Cos reality always wins
You can wait
You can wait
You can wait for what has gone
For what's real to be unreal
For what’s true to be untrue
You could wait, if you wanted to
Do what you wanna do
For what's said to be unsaid
What’s done to be undone
You can wait if that’s what you want
For what's real to be unreal
For what’s true to be untrue
You could wait if you wanted to
To unsee that red flag
The warning signs you had
You can wait for what has gone
To unexplode that bomb
To unring that alarm
You can wait
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Ferrari-driving Investor
The Ferrari-driving investor
He thinks that he knows best
But he knows nothing the business
Nothing about our history
He couldn't care any less
And he couldn't care any less
About my eighteen years of loyalty
Too busy swanning round like royalty
He’s a Ferrari-driving wanker
He's no better than a banker
He's torn the heart out of this company
Like greed is doing to this country
The Ferrari-driving investor
With his ghastly taste in everything
He’s refurbishing the building
And rebranding the business
Now he's got me over a barrel
He's got me over a barrel
With an unfair ultimatum
In a no-win situation
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Wagon
All hell, it breaks loose
When radiation leaks into the earth
And it poisons all the subterranean insects and the worms,
Which mutate into huge flesh-hungry creatures
that emerge from the soil
to eat the unsuspecting people
This is what’s going to happen
The day you go on the wagon
This is what’s going to happen
If you go on the wagon
Like a gift from the gods
A mega-storm engulfs the planet
Causing floods that overwhelm and drown the bloated mutant creatures
So the surviving people
Take to the hills and the skyscrapers
But there they find themselves falling prey
to giant flying zombie reptiles
This is what’s going to happen
The day you go on the wagon
This is what’s going to happen
If you go on the…
…wagon
Anything could happen
If you go on the wagon
Imagine what’ll happen
If you go on the wagon
Only god knows what’ll happen
If you go on the wagon
Imagine what’ll happen
Break
…wagon!
Anything could happen
If you go on the wagon
Imagine what’ll happen
If you go on the wagon
Nothing good’ll happen
If you go on the wagon
So don’t go on the wagon
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When the Sun is Shining
Today the sun is out
And there’s a smile on my face
When the sun comes out
It melts my worries away
When the sun is shining, it melts your worries,
it melts your worries away
When the sun is shining, it melts your worries
Strollin’ or drivin’
Rollin’ or ridin’
I’m happy, when the sun is shining
Sittin’ and thinkin’ or
Chattin’ and drinkin’
I’m happy, when the sun comes out
Today the sun is out
And I’m soaking up its rays
When the sun comes out
I’m in a carefree headspace
Great gold rose
Spreadin’ your happiness
You shine
And we connect
Today the sun is out
And I’m high on this heat
When the sun comes out
I’m happy as can be
Runnin’ or skatin’
Leavin’ or waitin’
Workin’ or playin’
Cursin’ or prayin’
Rockin’ and rollin’
Battin’ or bowlin’
Floatin’ or flyin’
Happy, when the sun is shining
Bakin’ or grillin’
Hammerin’ or drillin’
Duckin’ or divin’
Twerkin or jivin’
Chillin’ or freakin’
Hidin or seekin’
Fightin’ or fleein’
I’m happy, when the sun comes out
Readin’ or writin’
Punchin’ or bitin’
Snackin’ or dinin’
Wailin’ or whinin’
Paddlin’ or swimmin’
Choppin’ or trimmin’
Comin’ or goin’
Suckin’ or blowin’
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Middle Age Man
I am middle age man
I never used to give a damn
But I now I care too much
About just stupid stuff
I’m middle age man
The signs, there are plenty now
That the force is against me now
Must stop the best of me from going south
I am middle age man
I didn’t used to need a plan
But spontaneity
Gives me anxiety
I’m middle age man
The signs, there are plenty now
That the force is against me now
Must stop the best of me from going south
Just like my dad before me
I like a superstore, me
I like an afternoon nap
I am middle age man
I’m a classic rock fan
It’s the music that I grew up on
It keeps me feeling young
I am middle age man
I’m having tests and I’m having scans
Because the time has come
When things start going wrong
For middle age man
The lines are showing now
The faculties’ll start going now
The slightest twinge, it rings alarm bells, now
However much I fight it
Or how much I try to hide it
There’s no escaping the fa
I’m middle age man
I’m middle age man
(this is the music that I grew up on)
I’m middle age man
I’m middle age man
(this is music keeps me feeling young)
I’m middle age man
I’m middle age man
(please play this music at my funeral)
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Pinot Grigio
Benson & Hedges
Wallace & Gromit
Dolce & Gabbana
Some of the things
You had to renounce
To reach your deathbed Nirvana
Heaven or Hell
Heaven or Hell or the Afterlife
Wherever you end up, wherever you go
I hope they serve your precious Pinot
Pinot Grigio
Hopeless junkies
Laboratory monkeys
You were one of those people
You did good, and you were kind
Except when you were evil
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If You Could Be Wrong
08:28
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If You Could Be Wrong
If you could be wrong
You might just be beautiful
If you could come down
From your high horse
You might just be lovable
But if you must be right
And so inflexible
Then you’re going to stay
Just as you are
Intolerable
Insufferable
Unlovable
If you could concede
You might just be adorable
If you could let go
Of control
You might just be marriageable
But if you must be right
And so inflexible
Then you’re going to stay
Just as you are
Intolerable
Insufferable
Unlovable
Piano break
But if you must be right
And so inflexible
Then you’re going to stay
Just as you are
Intolerable
Insufferable
Unlovable
Unbearable
Impossible
Unlovable
Bridge:
If you cannot see
If you cannot hear
Then you’re gonna stay
Just as you are
Coda:
You’ll meet a man that treats you well
You’ll find the love you’ve never felt
Get your loyalty without betrayal
If you could be wrong
You’ll get the handsome husband
You’ll get the charming children
You’ll get the luxury kitchen
If you could be wrong
You’ll get your garden parties
You’ll get your Alpine ski weekends
With your high-faluting friends
If you could be wrong
If you could be wrong
If you could be wrong
If you could be wrong
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RockCounsellor London, UK
Pop that rocks, and listens.
RockCounsellor is songwriter and musician, Thoby Burton. RockCounsellor's music is performed, recorded and produced in collaboration with Richard Campbell at Orpheus Studio in east London.
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