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Young Times
02:53
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In the underground he makes a different sound
Compared to me
Something else peaks your interest now and then
To the other side you point your magic pen
To know me is to know yourself
In the afternoon you stumble to your feet
Look above yourself and make your thoughts replete
It’s ever so long since I began my song
But you don’t find me giving up easily
I’m livin’ in young times
A thousand hours passed between you and me
Before you realised I’m aiming to be free
It’s ever so long since I began my song
But you don’t find me giving up easily
I’m livin’ in young times
I’m livin’ in young times
I’m livin’ in young times
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Grown Ups
02:41
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Cradled in your father's arms, in a picture, in a pedalo
If he was you, he'd have had you five years ago
Catch reflections in the glaze of your father's eye
And see yourself in 30 year's time
And the grown ups
Who've got it sewn up
Will see it's our turn
And hang the phone up
A subtle wave to the driver of another car
A coded message interpreted from afar
It could be black or white, or off or on, it could be called naïveté
Without the fog of years or hidden truths, it could be valuable
The little clone-ups
Become the grown ups
Then it's their turn
To give the throne up
And the grown ups
Who've got it sewn up
Will see it's our turn
And hang the phone up
It's not the first time, of asking
Nor the second time, we're seeding
Until the final time, the statement bears repeating
The little clone-ups
Become the grown ups
Then it's their turn
To give the throne up
And the grown ups
Who've got it sewn up
Will see it's our turn
And hang the phone up
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Choices
03:30
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I was made to run around and find the answer to
My question; Am I being true?
I deceived and told you lies I didn’t understand
My question; Will you take my hand?
And you don’t believe in others fate
Even when you see the love and hate
And you wonder why such people lose
But have you seen the choices that they choose
So another day goes by we started over again
Have you learnt from songs you knew back then?
They were warm and comforting to such a young lived mind
Now you’re older don’t leave them behind
And you don’t believe in others fate
Even when you see the love and hate
And you wonder why such people lose
But have you seen the choices that they choose
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4. |
From Before
03:12
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Always about to explode
Another cloud of electronic noise
The point of being on the road
At least try giving it a go
To play to audiences beyond your own postcode
We’ve seen every little scene
By now I’m sure
You slept upon the feelings that to you belong
Under the floor
A misplaced yearning to perform
You've clearly got the uniform
Your banjo knocks against your espadrilles
Through a face you deem to speak
Swallowed Orwell in a week
There's ill-earned confidence in your anonymity
We’ve seen every little scene
By now I’m sure
You slept upon the feelings that to you belong
No more
Anyone else feel like this?
Anyone else feel they were robbed?
Anyone else don’t understand what they done wrong?
Picture the scene I’m painting
Picture the boy meets girl next door
Picture the joy and celebration from before
From Before
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Clouded
02:58
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Mother used to get so nervous, nervous, nervous when I was a little boy
Maybe that is why I’m drowning, drowning, drowning in my thoughts below all joy
Every now and then I’m hoping, hoping, hoping I will get a chance to see
Friends I used to know but left me, left me, left me some say I should let it be
Don’t pretend you know just what I say
You won’t believe me any other way
Time was when I thought of you all day
Now I’m clouded
Expectation brings you closer, closer, closer to the feelings in your mind
If you happen to be leaving, leaving, leaving close the leaden door behind
Why are you so fucking boring, boring, boring that you push for nothing more
I would love to see you smiling, smiling, smiling as you walk back in the door
Don’t pretend you know just what I say
You won’t believe me any other way
Time was when I thought of you all day
Now I’m clouded
Clouded
Don’t pretend you know just what I say
You won’t believe me any other way
Time was when I thought of you all day
Now I’m clouded
Clouded
Clouded
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6. |
My Friend
03:14
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Man takes while forgetting all the breaks
You try to be different, try to be more
My friend you will believe me in the end
One step forward and two steps back
Well my mind has raced round the corner my body’s on the tracks
My friend you will believe me in the end
We all – Don’t Know
Do you remember words that start to be said in an emotional moment when you’re losing your head
Words are spilling from your mouth like a hurricane in deepest mid-America
Anger fills from your boots to your brain but you don’t remember being told that you were insane
I must be dreaming how could this be my life today
My friend you will believe me in the end
We all – Don’t Know – What’s wrong
We all – Don’t Know – What’s wrong
We all – Don’t Know
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Colour Bars London, UK
Colour Bars are a London based band blending classic instrumentation and sounds that give a nod to 70's songwriting and musicianship, all things warm and heartfelt but with a sense of life's ups and downs guiding their lyrical output.
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