1. |
Love Is A Record
04:23
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If what you need
Is what you want
Then you don’t need it
And if seeing is believing
I've not seen it
I've been searching for a long old lonely time
To find someone
Who’ll bring me peace of mind
Well love’s been looking for me
But love is blind
Glass of wine
Are you half empty
Or half full
‘Cause I’ve had too much
And fallen off my stool
Oh but from the floor
I can finally see things clear
While the room it spins
So do you my dear
Oh spinning and dancing
Your way around my heart
And I play this song
From time to time
But your love is a record
Oh your love is a record
Yeah your love is a record
Always playing on my mind
Oh come
Be the one
Be my muse
Be someone I can twist
And bend and use
And you will live forever inside
My little song
And I’ll sing for you
Long after you’re gone
Oh I will sing
And you’ll live on
And I play this song
From time to time
But your love is a record
Oh your love is a record
Yeah your love is a record
Always playing on my mind
And I play this song
From time to time
But your love is a record
Oh your love is a record
Yeah your love is a record
Always playing on my mind
Always playing on my mind
Always playing on my mind
My mind
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2. |
Chalk
03:07
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I met you at the counter
Our fate was written in chalk
And I didn't know what I wanted
Until I heard you talk
Until I heard you talk
You convinced me of the chapel
Where they sang that my love was pure
Then I bit into your apple
And you bit into my core
And you bit into my core
Ballerina
Why walk away
When you can pirouette
Ballerina
Fading with the sun
Your dancing silhouette
You lived upon the water
A sinking boat on the canal
Then your bed became an altar
For the most unholy vows
For the most unholy vows
Am I an unlikely suitor
You poured another glass
And you raised it to the future
Where I would be your past
Where I would be your past
Ballerina
Why walk away
When you can pirouette
Ballerina
Fading with the sun
Your dancing silhouette
Your dancing silhouette
Your dancing silhouette
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3. |
Mainour
03:46
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You stumble through the door
And you throw off your coat
And lying on the floor
Her suicide note
You recite every word
Until they form a lump
In your throat
But for some reason
You do not cry
But for some reason
You do not cry
And you take to the streets
After you polish off some wine
And a voice from a shadows
Sends a shiver down your spine
She’s smoking a fag
And she asks you for the time
And then she says
That you’re just too late
And then she says
That you’re just too late
And then she howls
And dances ‘Round the moon
Unfurls her wings
And flies you to her room
And picks your brains out
With a rusty spoon
And steals the apple
Of your eye
(Repeat)
There on the platform
Waiting in the rain
She’s on the opposite side
About to board her train
You have different destinations
But your journey it’s the same
You understand
But you don’t know why
You understand
But you don’t know why
With dust on your dreams
You reach the end of the line
The city now a desert
And it’s frozen in time
And with her withered hand
She draws a crooked line
Which you know
That you have to cross
Which you know
That you have to cross
And then she lights
A candle with the sun
Crawls into the cave
Which your soul
Has now become
To rid you of darkness
And the world
That’s left you numb
And steal the apple
Of your eye
(Repeat)
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4. |
We Both Know
03:20
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Your life’s a secret code
I must decipher
I must know
But I can only scratch
At the surface
The direction of your legs
Traps me like a spider-web
To the thoughts of things
I think you do on purpose
So many things
I need to say
But your lips
Keep getting in the way
Oh we both know
It’s love
We both know
It’s love
We both know
It’s love
Or is it only me
Let’s meet up
In the dark
To see if there’s a spark
And all the ancient stars
Will be our judges
And in the morning light
If I'm wrong
And they are right
Then I will walk away
And hold no grudges
So many things
You needed to say
But my lips
Kept getting in the way
Oh we both know
It’s love
We both know
It’s love
We both know
It’s love
Or is it only me
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5. |
Fiona
04:24
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My life was hard
And it was tough
You were my diamond
In the rough
And I know that words
Just aren’t enough
But you’re like finding
The holy grail
And Charlie stops us
On the street
We give her change
So she can eat
She says our love
Is true and sweet
Like some modern
Fairy tale
If you have a heavy heart
I’ll make it light
As a feather
And if it’s been
Ripped apart
Well I’ll stitch it
back together
Fiona
(Repeat)
I will
And you know Raf
He owns the bar
Where inside
We show our scars
Hoping one day
That we’ll be stars
But you’re the only one
Shining here
You look so pretty
In your hat
You’re stood there
Drinking at the back
And everybody
Starts to clap
Oh but I am just
Pining dear
If you have a heavy heart
I’ll make it light
As a feather
And if it’s been
Ripped apart
Well I’ll stitch it
back together
Fiona
(Repeat)
I will
And they may say
That we’re moving too fast
But we see each other
In slow motion
And they may say
It’ll never last
That we’re just a drop
In the ocean
But we’re the ocean
They’re a drop
In us
And I had a heavy heart
But now it’s light as a feather
And it was ripped apart
But you stitched it back together
Fiona
(Repeat)
You did
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6. |
Empire Of Love
03:43
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Lover I am
An open book
Flick through my pages
Take a look
Most of them torn
And old
Except for our story
Unwritten
Untold
And I’ll write it
In my finest blood
For only you my love
Before the locust flood
Rains down
With longing
As I kneel
In my empire of love
Oh you could be my queen
In my empire of love
Eternally reign supreme
For the old queen
Has fallen
When jealous armies
Stormed the gates
Firing their arrows
Of lust and hate
Stealing her riches
And sealing her fate
And they took
The jewel
From her crown
And paraded it
Around town
And the whores
In wedding gowns
All tried to rule
Over me
And I cried
In my empire of love
See how they dance and sing
In my empire of love
Sorrow’s a happy king
But it’s you
Who can save me
For your pen is mightier
Than my sword
So sign your name
And praise your lord
And my crumbling kingdom
Your reward
And I’ll lay on
The mould feast
For the beauty
From the beast
And you’ll never be released
And shackled
To my aching heart
In my empire of love
Oh you will die
On my throne
My empire of love
Will turn you to dust and bone
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7. |
Abandoned Souls
04:01
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I woke in the morning
And I took my pill
As the rain started falling
Down my windowsill
And I stumbled to the house
At the bottom of the hill
And felt someone
Walk over my grave
And the rope
Was too loose
The bridge
Was too low
And the gun
Wouldn't fire
And I had nowhere
Else to go
A dead plant
By the door
Coming off at the hinges
And you can’t see the floor
For the belts and syringes
And a thin naked man
Just sits and stares
At the mirror
In his hands
And the life
He can’t repair
And the curtains are drawn
But there is no light
Just the remains
Of the sun
Clinging to the night
In the house
Of abandoned souls
The house of abandoned souls
In the house of abandoned souls
The house
That comes and goes
And this is a place
Where you can only survive
By living in limbo
More dead than alive
And she sleeps
In a bath
On lifestyle magazines
Convinced it’s the righteous path
To help her get clean
And you are free to leave
Any time you choose
But only via dreams
Or if your lips turn blue
In the house
Of abandoned souls
The house of abandoned souls
In the house of abandoned souls
The house
That comes and goes
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8. |
Queen Of The Barflies
02:56
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Dancing by the jukebox
With a lover in her head
It was closing time
She downed my drink
And I knew chivalry was dead
When she said - “Your place or mine?”
Poured me a glass
Of whiskey neat
Make yourself at home
Put up your feet
Oh be my guest
I'm the perfect host
Until I leave you like a gypsy
Until I haunt you like a ghost
Take what you need
And stay the night
But you've a heavy heart
And I always travel light
In the morning
With no make-up
An elegant young dame
Without rouge or heels
She said I wear this mask
To cover up the shame
That the light reveals
Sat on the curb
People threw me change
I felt disturbed
And strange
Head to a bar
Won’t last the night
I've a heavy heart
And she always travels light
And there she is
Old comatose
To the queen of the barflies
All the drunks
They raise a toast
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9. |
The Prophet
03:01
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Blessed is the prisoner
Whose pleasure is his pain
Darkened was the landscape
Of his mansion in the rain
He said your body
Is a temple
But it must be built again
He said your soul
Is wild and free
That’s why it must be tamed
Beware the prophet
He will come
Claiming to move mountains
And the boulder
He will promise you the world
Then he’ll put his own
Upon your shoulders
Oh yes you are ready now
To enter paradise
Drink the sacred water
Take the ancient knife
I’ll lead you to the slaughter
My perfect sacrifice
I’ll take care
Of your daughter
I’ll take care
Of your wife
Beware the prophet
He will come
Claiming to move mountains
And the boulder
He will promise you the world
Then he’ll put his own
Upon your shoulders
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10. |
Deadly Muse
03:33
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Will I know that I am dying
When I walk into the light
Will I hear the angels sighing
Dressed in all their pearly whites
Oh will I hell
Oh can’t you tell
That I am lost
And I've been dreaming
Gotta get it off my chest
And I've been scheming
To lay your mask to rest
So I can see you
And I have the clues
Know your every move
I just need a ruse
For I am a lonely singer
And you are the deadly muse
And I am a lonely singer
And you are the deadly muse
There’s a killer in your heart
That used to be your lover
And the lips that you once kissed
Well soon you’ll slowly smother
Oh close to death
Take a breath
And close your eyes
Oh you've been waiting
I’ll tear the words
From your flesh
My sweet songbird
Gonna pluck you from your nest
And set you free
For I have the clues
Know your every move
I just need a ruse
For I am a lonely singer
And you are the deadly muse
And I am a lonely singer
And you are the deadly muse
The deadly muse
(Repeat)
And I am a lonely singer
And you are the deadly muse
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11. |
Ballad Of Us
03:44
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Remember the room
The sound that we made
Our bodies conducted
A sweet serenade
And we played to the rhythms
Of heartbeats in the dark
And the ghosts of composers
From Beethoven to Bach
All listened in awe
To our symphony
And the curtain fell
The exit door
The concert hall
The endless applause
My heartstrings silent
My rose on the floor
Encore
I want more
Encore
I want more
Encore
I want more
But the ballad of us
I’ll sing for an age
Gathering dust
On an empty stage
Sometimes I forget who I am
I howl like a wolf
Then I cry like a lamb
And though my hand
Can still strike a chord
None bring me back
To her or the lord
And the angels
They offer no sympathy
Now life’s out of tune
I can’t play anything
The harps they rust
The bells they won’t ring
I wait for the drums of death
To begin
Encore
I want more
Encore
I want more
Encore
I want more
But the ballad of us
I’ll sing for an age
Gathering dust
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12. |
Midnight Oil
03:36
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Oh I took a walk
As the sun went down
Heard the city talk
Of a darker side of town
Came across a street
In a gloomy dusk
In the waves of dancing heat
A mirage formed of us
I've
Lost too much
I, I've
Lost too much
I, I, I've
Lost too much
Can’t you see
You need to get away
A house down by the sea
And life a simple life
Of modest luxury
And I will meet you there
Oh this time next year
If I'm still alive
If I'm still sincere
I
Lie too much
I I
Lie too much
I I I
Lie too much
Can’t you see
Burn the midnight oil
So that I can stay
Upon this mortal coil
Once my body has decayed
And you will find my voice
And you will find my words
Like the wing finds the wind
Like the shepherd finds the herd
I
Dream too much
I I
Dream too much
I I I
Dream too much
Can’t you see
Can’t you see
Can’t you see
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Andrew Butler
Singer-songwriter Andrew Butler's music is a mystical and melancholic mixture of Alternative, Folk and Blues, combined with pop choruses and harmonies that rest delicately on top of finger-picked melodies and Grunge-esque electric guitar. This combined with a voice that is powerful in its vulnerability make Butler's music timely yet fused with nostalgia. ... more
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