Promises & Lies

Moon and stars sit way up high
Earth and trees beneath them lie
The wind blows fragrant lullaby
To cool the night for you and i
On the wing the birds fly free
Leviathan tames angry sea
The flower waits for honeybee
The sunrise wakes new life in me.

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And every hour of every day i'm learning more
The more i learn, the less i know about before
The less i know, the more i want to look around
Digging deep for clues on higher ground...


The fishes swim while rivers run
Thru fields to feast my eyes upon
Intoxicated drinking from
The loving cup of burning sun
In dreams i'll crave familiar taste
Of whispered rain on weary face
Of kisses sweet and warm embrace
Another time another place


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And every hour of everyday i'm learning more
The more i learn, the less i know about before
The less i know, the more i want to look around
Digging deep for clues on higher ground...

Please don't say sorry
Presuming a respect for what you say
If in your heart you mean it
Then you'll understand me feeling
You must prove it; sign the cheque without delay
Most humbly yours, four hundred years back pay

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I'm not begging charity
Don't confuse the things i say
Give me what belongs to me
Give me what belongs to me


Just don't say sorry
As if that can excuse this tyranny
No value in your talking
Money speaks and bullshit's walking
Round in circles re-inventing history
Trying to erase our memory


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I`m not begging .....etc


If you say sorry
Can i assume you've realised the shame
The seeds of your oppression
Fall and ripen with aggression
You can't hold us any longer with your chains
Time to compensate us for our claims


Don't bother wi' no sorry
Don't bother wi' delay
A four hundred years
Is not just the other day

I'm not begging charity
Don't confuse up your mind
Payment overdue
Fe a long long time

You come a we gate
No bother hesitate
You tek away we tings
Like a damn pirate

Now and then
I must admit i wonder if i had the chance
To vanquish foes with nothing more than just a glance
How perfect every single day would be

To never wait in driving rain
For the bus that never came
Not to be the one to blame
For anybody else's misery


Now and then
I contemplate a different way around this day
With nothing more than simple words, so i can say
I'm quite content and happy being me


Walking tall with peace of mind
To leave no childhood dreams behind
Arriving home to always find
Things just as i know they ought to be


Now and then
I must admit i wonder if i had the chance
To vanquish foes with nothing more than just a glance
How perfect every single day would be
To never wait in driving rain
For the bus that never came
Not to be the one to blame
For anybody else's misery



Now and then
I wake up, when it hits me like a ton of bricks
I realise it's me who has to take the licks
No angels up there looking after me
No rainbow with a pot of gold
No cloak to shield me from the cold
No pill to stop me growing old
Dreams fading into stark reality

Did i ever say, how i feel about you
A thing i never found that easy to do
The things that you do, don't need to be heard
You know your actions, baby, speak louder than words

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I've got the bottle, bring me your cup
Pop the cork, and try a sup
And when you're empty, i'll fill you up
We'll drink it down till the sun comes up


I'm heading home, like a steaming train
Foot to the floor, in the driving rain
My head is aching and my mouth is dry
I've got a thirst only you can satisfy


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I've got the bottle, bring me your cup
Pop the cork and try a sup
And when you're empty, i'll fill you up
We'll drink it down till the sun comes up

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It's a long long way from here
Don't you worry yourself my dear
It's a long long way from here


Drought and famine in tv land
Read the sunday papers credit card ina your hand
Sing your song of freedom just to ease your troubled mind
And save your guilty pennies for the ones you leave behind


The burden that you carry from the cradle to the grave
Is like a badge of honour that you wear upon your sleeve
You make your contribution and you shed a little tear
And stage your celebration just to show how much you care


You obscure your stolen power with hypocrisy and lies
Your talk of understanding is a wafer thin disguise
You glorify my image but deny me flesh and blood
You radiate with goodness when you here me beg for food


Those rivers of blood will flow again
Someone changed the lyrics but the song remains the same
You can build a wall of protocol to keep the wolves at bay
But history dictates that someone has to pay


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It's a long long way from here
Don't you worry yourself my dear
It's a long long way from here

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Are you wondering why
No one talks any more
And all you hear
Is the cry for war
Are you wondering if
There are people who
Hurt inside the same as you


There are grey-faced men always telling me
Things ain't like they used to be
You kids have got no self respect
Wake up old man to your neglectbr> it's dog eat dog
It's hand to mouth
It's east and west
It's north and south
Just like you drummed it into me
Things ain't like they used to be


I'll tell you why i can't afford
To hang my hopes upon your word
And when i'm done, i'll join the queue
And take my chance, no thanks to you
It's in or out
It's stop and go
It isn't what
It's who you know
I've heard you, now can you hear me
Things ain't like they used to be


Ancient rules for ancient men
But this is now and that was then
Don't lay your heavy hand on me
And sink me in your poison sea
It's us and them
It's me and you
It's guessing games
It's what to do
Exactly like you said to me
Things ain't like they used to be


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Are you wondering why
No one talks any more
And all you hear
Is the cry for war
Are you wondering if
There are people who
Hurt inside the same as you