1. |
Moat
04:43
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YOU’VE GOT WHAT I NEED
I DON’T THINK IT’S GREED
TO WANT MORE
WHEN I HAVE NOTHING
I SEE TWO COATS
I NEARLY FROZE
TO KEEP WARM
YOU BURN MONEY
YOU’LL GET MORE TOMORROW
IT MEANS NOTHING TO YOU
A HUNDRED MILES
A THOUSAND HILLS
THE PEOPLE I MEET
LOOK FAMILIAR
ANOTHER STEP
AS FAR AS I GET
THE RED INK LINE
MAKES ME FOREIGN
THEY POINT LAWS AT MY HEAD
I’M A NATIONAL THREAT
POWER MAKES WARS
AND CONVOLUTES THE CAUSE
WITH FAITH, OIL
AND SHINY SOIL
WE’RE ALL DYING
TO MAKE A LIVING
ON COLOURED SAND
BOUGHT AND SOLD
THE BLAME MAY NOT BE FOUND
ASSAD AS THAT SOUNDS
THE GRASS LOOKS GREENER
AND THE SKY LOOKS BLUE
A THIN RED LINE
BETWEEN ME AND YOU
THEY STRUGGLE
JUST TO COPE
WE HIDE IN PALACES
THIS SIDE OF THE MOAT
GOD LIVES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE LINE TOO
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2. |
Tattoo
05:04
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IN CASE HE FORGOT
WAS HIS GREATEST FEAR
IN CASE HE LOST
THE THINGS HE HELD DEAR
A DESIGN TO REMEMBER
THERE, IN A MOMENT
IT WON’T WASH AWAY
FOREVER, PERMANENT
BUT THAT’S NOT HOW HE THINKS
AS HE TAKES THE STEP
TO EVERLASTING,
DEEP AND NARROW
CUTTING REGRET
A MAP OF THE PAST
LINES LIKE RIVERS
LANDMARKS OF HIGHLIGHTS
GIVE HIM THE SHIVERS
THE TATTOO REMINDS HIM
OF THE ROAD HE TOOK
THE MAP OF A JOURNEY
AWAY FROM THE BOOK.
HE TURNS AWAY
AND PULLS AT HIS SLEEVE
IT’S JUST HIGH ENOUGH
SO IT CAN’T BE SEEN
IT’S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME
SOMETIMES HE SCRATCHES
AND MAKES IT BLEED
IT ONLY HEALS
A LITTLE HARDER TO READ
THE THINGS SOME PEOPLE LIVE WITH
YOU’D NEVER KNOW
DAYS ARE LONG
YEARS ARE FLEETING
MEMORIES STING
CALMLY EATING
THE PAST IS NO PLACE
FOR THE PRESENT
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3. |
Quiet
06:00
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A PATTERN IN THE WALLPAPER
THAT WASN’T THERE BEFORE
DESIGNED TO BE NOTICED
CERTAIN LIGHT, ON THE WALL
CROSS HATCHED, FADED
EASY TO MISS
ESSENTIAL TO THE MATRIX
A CURVE IN THE ELLIPSE
HE’S GOT REASONS NOT TO SMILE
THAT HE KEEPS TO HIMSELF
YOU MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND
STORIES HE WON’T TELL
IF ONLY THEY KNEW
WHAT WAS WAITING INSIDE
THE GLIMMER, A HINT
A SHADOW IN HIS EYES
THEY MIGHT BE SORRY
THEY MIGHT BE GLAD
IF HE OPENED UP
TO SHOW WHAT HE HAD
HE’S GOT REASONS NOT TO SMILE
THAT HE KEEPS TO HIMSELF
YOU MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND
STORIES HE WON’T TELL
SERVING DULLARD CUSTOMERS
ALL AFTERNOON
THANKLESS, CARELESS, LEAVING TOO SOON
DISTRACTED, MONOTONOUS, COMMONPLACE
OBLIVIOUS, FORGETFUL OF HIS FACE
IF THEY ONLY KNEW
THE WORLD WOULD CHANGE
IF THEY ONLY KNEW
WE’D DROP OUR JAWS AND CRANE
TO SEE
AND HEAR
AND WONDER HOW
WE’D MISSED IT ALL ALONG
YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT WE ARE CAPABLE OF
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4. |
Cling
05:21
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I MADE IT TO KEEP ME WARM
IT KEEPS ME COMPANY
IT’S EVERYWHERE I GO
IT’S ME OUTSIDE OF ME
ALL I NEED
BUT I WANT
AND I CLING AND I CLING
AND I HOPE YOU ARE ALL THAT I HAVE
AND I CLING
I FIRST MOVED HERE IN THE WINTER
I’VE NEVER BEEN SO COLD
FORGET WHAT WAS ME
AND ALL I WAS TOLD
RHYMES AND LITTLE JOKES
FRIENDS AND HOPES
AND I MISS WHAT I HAD
AND I WISH FOR THE ONE
AND I CLING
IT SLIPPED AS I GRASPED
IT FELL AS I WATCHED
NOTHING TO CATCH IT
INTO THE SPACE
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5. |
Is
05:07
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VIOLENCE IS WEAKNESS
ARROGANCE IS INSECURITY
EGO IS CARELESS
ANGER IS FRAILTY
ROOTS GO DOWN DEEP
THE ISSUE ISN’T THE ISSUE ISN’T THE ISSUE
WE ONLY SEE WHAT WE SEE
THERE’S ALWAYS MORE TO TELL
MONEY IS A MEANS
POSSESSION IS A MYTH
VANITY IS A MASK
LIFE IS A MIST
WEALTH ISN’T SUBSTANCE
HEARING ISN’T LISTENING
STUBBORNESS ISN’T TRUTH
TRYING ISN’T FAILING
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6. |
Jewels
04:47
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INSIDE ARE ALL THE JEWELS THE WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN
INSIDE ARE ALL THE DREAMS THEY CANNOT SEE
ARE YOU KEEPING A SECRET
JUST INCASE
FIND YOUR MOUNTAIN, YOUR ROOF, YOUR STAGE
WHO WILL HEAR
WHO’S GOING TO SEE?
WHO WILL KNOW
ALL YOU CAN BE?
THE WORDS ARE HIDING
INSIDE YOUR HEAD
THE PAGE IS BARE
NO WORDS, NOWHERE
CHANGE IS STRANGLED,
HELD AT BAY
YOU’LL NEVER KNOW
LET IT GO
THEY SPARKLE AND SHINE
SERENE AND SUBLIME
FIREWORKS AND BOMBS
OF SILVER AND BRONZE
THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND
JEALOUS AND BLAND
WRING IT OUT
EVERY DROP
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Nick Burman England, UK
Looping electronic and guitar based sounds with programmed rhythms and vocals.
With a musical
palette founded on prog rock, electronica, blues, jazz and art rock, I record studio albums and recreate looped versions live.
Hand built guitars, violin, keyboards, bass and electronic noises.
I’m based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk UK
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