1. |
Selfish Love
04:02
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It’s all I can do to stop myself
Just help myself to everything I need
When it comes to you, well I need help
There’s nothing else that fills me with this greed
I don’t want to be the only one you can talk to
I don’t want to hold the key to every door
that you walk through
I just want to change the world, but we all do
It’s selfish love, is that selfish love?
Won’t you give me some time to toe the line
Maybe I’ll find some other things to do
You’ll have to try to keep me away
The things that you say will pull me close to you
CHORUS
What can I do, if my heart breaks in two
Time will tell, I can’t cast a spell on you
SOLO
CHORUS
(/I just want to make the world, better for you)
RM: guitars, lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, organ
Stephen Darrell Smith: Wurlitzer
Paul Beavis: drums
Jody Linscott: Congas
Peter Hope-Evans: harmonica
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2. |
So Naive
05:03
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Every little shred of evidence burned
No stone was left unturned
Every single voice is silenced
Any finding peace are turned to violence
‘cause we’re so naive
CHORUS
And we dance like demons
And we talk like thieves
And we fly like angels
And we fall like leaves as we
change with the seasons
We’re so naive, so naive, we’re so naive
One more anniversary returned
One more opportunity spurned
Just events in the memory
But gone is the history between
‘cause we’re so naive
CHORUS
Through the lines of the poetry
The words are escaping me
Nobody showed me what they mean
And the song that you sing to me
Sing the notes of the melody
But love’s in the harmony in-between
RM: guitars, Duesenberg multibender guitar, lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, mandolin
Stephen Darrell Smith: Hammond organ
Paul Beavis: drums
Jody Linscott: thumb piano, congas, percussion
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3. |
Hold On To Your Hat
03:47
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Well hold on-to your hat
I've been out of the game for a while
But I'm coming back
Well hold on - to my hand
Well you're the only one I want beside me
Cos there's no telling what I might do
If I get out of control
I'm gonna hold on to you oo oo oo
Well hold on- to my legs
Well I feel like I've been beaten up like a dozen eggs
Well hold on - to my hand
You can take me up to heaven, if you want
But I'm not sure where that's to
And if anyone's gonna find it
I'm gonna hold on to you oo oo oo
Woo hoo oo oo oo
Gonna hold on to you oo oo oo
Better hold on to you
Well hold on- to your hat
Well we're gonna be hitting the road in five minutes flat
Well hold on-to my heart
Well I ain't got a lot, but it's the only one I've got
And I hope it's gonna make it through
And as long as it keeps beating
I'm gonna hold on to you oo oo etc
RM: guitars, vocals, bass guitar
Paul Beavis: drums
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4. |
Nobody’s Listening
05:11
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I’ve heard the same thing a thousand times
No wit, no rhymes
Riddled with cliches, short on hooks
I smell burning, burning books
A cold wind blows across the heart
Hear it moan hear it groan as it tears me apart
Who gives a damn cos no one’s listening
Background noise and radiation
Radio silence on heavy rotation
Tell me my problem, what to buy
Energy vampire, sucking me dry
Mayday! Mayday! Save Our Souls
With telegraph and telegrams, morse code
Well who’re you gonna call cos no one’s listening
Nobody’s listening anymore
Nobody’s listening anymore
Nobody listens, nobody looks
Burning the bridges, burning all the books
No! Nobody’s listening anymore
Shout from the west, shout from the east
Shout about capture, and release
Shout about money, shout about wealth
Shout about business, fitness and health
On and on about the weather, every hour
Mainly cloudy with scattered showers
Maybe there’s thunder but no one’s listening
Nobody’s listening etc
RM: Guitars, Lead Vocal, Bass Guitar, Keys, drums
Jody Linscott: congas
Peter Hope Evans: Harmonica, Jaw Harp
Paul Zervas: Backing Vocals
Kathryn Pepper: Backing Vocals
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5. |
Seaworld
06:15
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The water's getting warmer
Degree by degree
Best of luck, to the farmer
and the birds and the bees -
It's up to my knees now
The water's getting higher
Inch by the inch
Believer or denier,
we'll soon feel the pinch -
We'll need a winch now
All I have left, is a postcard from you
With a picture and a message "Enjoying the view"
Meet me tomorrow, bring your canoe
To Seaworld.
What's the purpose of a porpoise
What's the reason for a whale
If there's one thing the turtle taught us
It's how to hide in a shell and say “what the hell now”.
All I have left etc.
Warm winds are blowing in
Cyclones are starting their spin and we all...
We are all are soaked to the skin
And there's more, in under the door!
SOLO
RM: Guitars, Vocals, Synthesizer
Steve Smith: Piano
Steve Wilson: Bass Guitar
Paul Beavis: Drums
Jody Linscott: Percussion
Holly McIntosh: Backing Vocals
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6. |
All The Way Back Home
04:01
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Do you remember when we got lost in town
Soaking wet from the rain
I think it was september ‘cause the leaves were turning brown
I put you on the last remaining train
All the way back home
All the way back home
You’ll always have a place back home
Do you remember when you first felt like a king
Sitting on your golden throne
A carriage awaits you, all you do is give a ring
And then you’re riding home alone
All the way back home etc
I asked a little bird I knew
To sing a little song for you
Well….If only he could find you
SOLO
Do you remember the day that you were born
Was it rain or shine or grey
Just like the dark night, drifts towards the dawn
You'll just gently slip away
All the way back home etc
RM: Guitars, All Vocals, Bass Guitar, Drums, Strings
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7. |
Deadline
04:31
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Who knows when this train will terminate
It'll be arriving late - I'm working on the line
Who knows when the seed will germinate
We'll have to wait - for fruit upon the vine
Another deadline rushes by
Next time I'm gonna try - to meet it
I've got a big piece of humble pie
But Lord knows I'm gonna try to eat it
I can't sign upon the dotted line
But It'll all be fine - when I make amends
I will raise a glass to better times
To better rhymes, and ever present friends
Another deadline rushes by etc.
I'll shut my mouth and eat my hat
All this swallowed pride has made me fat
Letting go and holding fast
Whatever happened in the past
Try the make the story last...
Last-last-last
If it’s the last thing I do
Another deadline rushes by etc.
RM:Guitars,Lead Vocal and backing vocals
Steve Smith: Keyboards, backing vocals
Steve Wilson: Bass
Paul Beavis: Drums
Peter Hope Evans: Harmonica
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8. |
Perfect State
03:58
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We to and fro, in the wind we blow
How can we know, where or when
We spin, collide, the wind subsides
I land beside, you again
Nothing can compare to here and now
Nothing can relate
When it’s time to leave should I take my bow?
Or should I wait and remain in this perfect state?
We laugh, we shake, we fall, we break
The moves I make, lead me to you
We show, we tell, we buy, we sell
You ring the bell, that rings so true
Nothing can compare etc
Love’s been found, there’s no higher ground
All in vain, there’s no higher plain
Love comes down, feet on solid ground
Here with you, I know love is true, just we two
Doo do do etc.
My perfect state, heaven can wait, my perfect state.
Love’s been found, there’s no higher ground
Clean the slate, perfect state
RM: Guitars, Lead Vocal, Bass Guitar, Guitar synth (flute), shaker
Jody Linscott: Congas and Percussion
Paul Zervas: Backing Vocals
Kathryn Pepper: Backing Vocals
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I’m waiting for the dam to break, I’m waiting for the cool water x 2
I’m waiting for the land to shake, the fall of the bricks and mortar
I’m waiting for the dam to break, I’m waiting for the cool water
Well I’m damned, if I’m gonna wait that long
I don’t want the dam to break
I’m waiting for the sky to fall, I’m waiting for the blue thunder x 2
I’m waiting for the final call, I’m waiting to be laid asunder
I’m waiting for the sky to fall, I’m waiting for the blue thunder
Well I’m damned, if I’m gonna wait that long
I don’t want the sky to fall
Everybody wants to win
Some people even want to do you in
Because they’re waiting for the dam to break
They’re waiting for the walls to shake
They’re waiting for the earth to quake
Waiting for their soul to wake
I’ll be waiting here ’til Kingdom come, I’ll be waiting right here forever x 2
I’ll be waiting for the colours to run, when they all run in together
I’ll be waiting here ’til Kingdom come, I’ll be waiting right here forever
Well I’m damned, if I’m gonna wait that long
‘Cos I don’t want the kingdom to come
Everybody wants to win
Some people even want to do you in
Because they’re waiting for the dam to break
They’re waiting for the walls to shake
They’re waiting for the earth to quake
Waiting for their god to wake
They’re waiting for the bow to break
Waiting for the child to wake
Waiting for their plans to bake
Waiting for amends to make
RM: Guitars, Lead and Background vocals, Bass Guitar, Piano
Steve Smith: Wurlitzer, Hammond organ
Paul Beavis: Drums
Jody Linscott: Congas and Percussion
Peter Hope Evans: Harmonica
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10. |
3 Into 2
03:48
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The end is near and one of us is heading for a heartbreak
It seems pretty clear
One of us has taken more than their fair share of the pain,
Such a tragedy
If you look at it mathematically
Try as you might
3 into 2 won't go
The love in your dreams, disappears moments after you wake up
All of the schemes,
Well they don’t work out and it all ends up in a mess,
Gets worse
You find that the answer recurs
Try as you might
3 into 2 won't go
3 into 2 won't go x 4
One of a crowd, musical chairs and a party game
For crying out loud,
I don't think it's ever gonna be the same as it was,
Time out
And there is, no doubt
Try as you might
3 into 2 won't go
3 into 2 won't go etc.
RM: Guitar, Lead and Backing Vocals, Bass Guitar
Russ Parker: Drums and Percussion
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11. |
Persona Non Grata
05:44
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Well do you you think I’m a work of fiction
Do I fit your description
A game I know I’ll lose
No rent and unpaid dues
I’ve no, I’ve no reflection
I’m just a bad, bad connection
I’ve struck, I’ve struck fool’s gold
I’m left on the hillside out in the cold
Persona non grata
I’m a no go, a non starter
Persona non grata, It’s getting’ harder for me
I know that I’m late
Why, couldn’t you wait
I guess I’m not cool
No fun yet I’m everybody’s fool
‘Cos I, I’ve been worked over
By some wild, wild rover
I’m gonna show my white flag
Why don’t you go ahead and search my bag
Persona non grata etc.
Well I’m no actor, No “X Factor”
‘Cos what you see is what you get and I’ve got
Nothing to hide, I’ve got love inside
It’s a burning love, Yes it’s a burning love
And so, I find
Not all that shines
Is gold at all
Yeah, it’s so easy to fall for it!
Persona non grata etc.
RM: Guitars, Lead and background vocals, bass guitar
Steve Smith: Hammond organ, background vocals
Paul Beavis: Drums
Jody Linscott: Percussion
Peter Hope Evans: Harmonica
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Robbie McIntosh Weymouth, UK
Robbie McIntosh is well known as a sideman/session player (Paul McCartney, The Pretenders, Talk Talk, Norah Jones, Tears For
Fears, to name but a few)
As a solo performer and singer, he has released 8 albums:
Seaworld,
Fortuneswell,
Turn Up For The Books,
Widescreen, Emotional Bends
3 albums of instrumentals:
Unsung, Hush Hour and Christmas Carols.
Also the Let’s Put It All Together EP.
... more
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