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I Awoke (2023 edition)
03:11
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I awoke with the morning light
It made everything look good
I don’t know who I’m going to fight
Or if I’m in the mood
How long must I wait
How long must I wait
To find myself where I want to be
Nothing I do makes a difference
So I just sit and wait
Nature rejects interference
As I reject my fate
How long must I wait
How long must I wait
How long must I wait
How long must I wait
To find myself where I want to be
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Emden (2023 edition)
03:51
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On a lonely island shore
Sailed a ship set for war
The flags flew at odds
But news was slow to cross
They knew not of the war
And so they set ashore
A warm welcome was there
From those they were to fear
But news was slow to cross
They knew them not as foes
And so they drank and laughed
And slapped each other’s backs
Their time was bound to end
With enemies for friends
With waves they sailed away
With hearts and minds betrayed
The war lingers on
The memory lives on
I recall better days
I recall Emden
I recall better days
I recall Emden
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Land (2023 edition)
02:31
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Tourmalet (2023 edition)
07:57
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To stumble on a long lost dream
That’s ceased to mean anything
To wonder on what might have been
When you still have things to do
To acquiesce to your own vanity
When there’s nothing much to cheer
Two vast and trunkless of stone
Testimony to no-one knows
With nothing seemingly to give
And nothing left to hold
That destroyed vessel has no use
But as a tribute to itself
My name is Ozymandias, king of kings
Look on my works ye mighty, and despair!
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As the vessel brings me back home
Knowing that I will have to atone
But it has never felt like home to me
The only home I wanted was the sea
I will relent and repent then repeat all my sins
Because I haven’t learnt anything
All the streets are boundless and bare
Death and decay are everywhere
I have sanctuary and solitude
If I can escape my lassitude
I will relent and repent then repeat all my sins
Because I haven’t learnt anything
Here the forsaken will be at peace
The sick and the dying will have release
As the sun goes down and moon will rise
I allow a smile as all hope dies
I will relent and repent then repeat all my sins
Because I haven’t learnt anything
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At times I wish I were dead
Busy people dancing all over my head
Real shock value with every move they make
Real bad headache with every step they take
I get a contact buzz
Can't remember what the problem was
I find it hard to even care
Life was too real until you got there
Life is dirt but you seem to make it cleaner
Reduce my felony to a misdemeanour
When I get sick you're an antibiotic
Organise my world, my world’s pointless and chaotic
(originally by Guided By Voices, lyrics by Robert Pollard Jr)
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Travellin' Song (bonus)
04:45
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Sitting behind the front wheel
Got my woman beside me too
Hey baby we're going home
Hey baby we're going home
I don't mind the drizzle and rain
Inside it is warm and dry
Hey baby we're going home
Hey baby we're going home
Faster baby let's go
Racing on through the night
Hey baby we're going home
Hey baby we're going home
And baby when we get there
I'll do everything for you
Because baby we'll be back home
Baby we'll be back home
And all I hope is we don’t
Get stopped on this old highway
Because baby we must get home
No baby we must get home
And I don't mind telling you girl
A policeman won't do us good
A jailhouse would be no home
A jailhouse would be no home
So faster baby let's go
Racing on through the night
Hey baby we're going home
Hey baby we're going home
(Originally by Pentangle, lyrics by Bert Jansch)
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