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Modern Plays
03:52
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Love, come and then go
Kick in my door
Lie on the floor
Sing me a song
Tell me a lie
Be here and then gone
Oh, tell me you will
Wait here for me
To calm my mind
You better decide to stay
Stay
You can come and then go
Leave with the morning sun
Rehearse your modern plays
Get lost, but don’t run
It’s a lot to take
When two hearts are apart
Awake and nothing can be done
Awake and not
And if all hope fades
And in time I might recover
From these wounds
Oh, if all else fails
Can you put on that black dress
And swoon me again, again
Again, again
You can come and then go
Leave with the morning sun
Rehearse your modern plays
Get lost, but don’t run
You can come and then go
I won’t make it alone
I’ll just drink up your wine
No wild horse left to ride
No truth in these lies
Oh, come and then go
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2. |
Fall And Spin
04:19
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Then you burst
And pour yourself into the wind
You’ve waited and waited
And now you spin
Oh, the rivers
And water on your face
I knew longing
But yours is a higher pace
So I fall and pray
World, stop turning
For another day
I knew love
The kind not too hard to replace
The ghosts in my backyard
My fire was wasted
Oh, I shiver
Calling back your taste
I knew winning
But now it’s a different race
So I fall and pray
World, stop turning
For another, another day
Oh lover, I hear you cry
Oh lover, I hear you cry
I fall and spin
I fall
I fall (oh lover)
And spin (I hear you cry)
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3. |
The Teacher
05:07
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She wanted to go out
And travel the world by herself
She told me when I sat beside her
“Prepare for a fight!”
So I taught her to lie
I taught her to lie
I taught her to lie
When I traveled the world
I had learned
There are little things worse
Than giving up on your wantings
So I taught her to rise
I taught her to rise
And stepping on stones
In the dust coloured roads
Was an act of joy to her
Then she broke a leg
And fell on her knees
And I carried her to St. West
And I taught her to dream
I taught her to dream
I taught her to dream
Then she fell asleep
Peacefully smiling in bliss
I held her in my arms
And when she woke up
She denied getting kissed
So I taught her to leave
I taught her to leave
I taught her to leave
I gave her the tools
For the road, for the sky
For the sea, for the hills
And the nights
I taught her to dream
And always be free
And flee from emptiness
I taught her to dream
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Change Of Heart
05:30
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I stand here in linen and cord
You’re all feathered up
Sheddin’ out all the memories
Of your ways to the top
As you beg for attention
And money and fame
I tell you I’ve been there
There’s nothing to gain
I tell you I’ve been there
And now I’m insane
And John and Lorraine claim
Elaine is to blame
And all I need
Is a change of heart
And all I need
Is a change of heart
My friends, I tell you
There’s really no lord left to fear
The heretic kings of the past
Were never our peers
I’ll write a concert in days
You’ll think it took me a year
Well, it’s never just a matter of time
In times of need, my dear
Depraved simulations
Of life and art
It’s a great deal of work
Like another new war
Now go, free the pawns
Send home the guards
Your call to repentance
Is my call to arms
And all you need
Is a change of heart
And all you need
Is a change of heart
To all the whirred and worried
Pause to make amends
For all the gold and glory
Has torn and crippled your hands
Love, love, love, oh oh oh oh
Love, love, love, oh oh oh oh
Love, love, love, oh oh oh oh
Love, love, love, oh oh oh oh
And all you need
Is a change of heart
And all you need
Is a little love
And all you need
Is a brand new car
And all you need
Is to leave it all
Leave it it all
Leave it it all
Leave it it all
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5. |
In My Wake
04:04
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In my wake you run
From all that I feed you
From all that you feel now
From all that I fear
And in my wake you turn
Curled up like a baby
In my wake all is loose
All is loose
Stones from the sky, love
Look how they’re all passing by
This is not who we are, love
This is not who we are
And there’s always love
And there is all this desire
And there is always grace
And there are all these stones
Stones from the sky, love
And they’re all passing by
This is not who we are, love
This is not who we are, oh no
And in my wake we’re naked
And in my wake we dream
And we are not who we are, love
We are not who we are
We are not who we are, love
We are not who we are
We are not who we are, love
We are not who we are
We are not who we are, love
We are not who we are
We are not who we are, love
We are
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Come Monkey
03:20
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Come monkey, come walk with me
I know, I know, you’re slow
I’ll carry you, I’ll carry you
I know, I know, I know where to go
Two sides at war
Fighting over
The right way to love
I want it all
A soldier on both sides
I shoot and I fall
Come monkey, come walk with me
I know, I know, you’re slow
I’ll carry you, I’ll carry you
I know, I know, I know where to go
Both feet on the ground
A fool in love
Looks for rules in love
I know
It goes round and round
And round and round
And round and round and
Come monkey, come walk with me
I know, I know, you’re slow
I’ll carry you, I’ll carry you
I know, I know, I know
Come monkey, come walk with me
I know, I know, I’m slow
You carry me, you carry me
You know, you know, you know
It goes round and round
And round and round
And round and round
And round and round
And round and round
And round and round
And round and round
And round and round
And
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7. |
Sticks And Stones
05:37
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Look at us now
How we bind and heal our wounds
How we watch each other fold
And go home
We broke it all
Broke the rules
We broke our bones, oh no
With sticks and stones
Oh, what have we done, my friend
How far did we go
Oh, what’s going on, my friend
Did we lose it all, did we
We could cry
Scream from the top of our lungs
We could rest and then shake off
All the weight we’ve learned
Belonged to us
We could burn
Burn it all
We could heal and breathe
And live and learn to take the fall
Oh, what have we done, my friend
How far did we go
Oh, what’s going on, my friend
Did we lose it all, did we
Break all you’ve learned about yourself
You’ve learned about yourself
It was never you, never you, never, oh
Break all you’ve learned about yourself
You’ve learned about yourself
It was never you, no
Oh, what, how far
Did we lose it all, did we
Oh, what, how far
Did we lose it all, did we
We broke it all
Broke the rules
We broke our bones, oh no
With sticks and stones
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8. |
These Are The Parts
07:27
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Please be for me
What I can’t be for you
Paint me a room
With a hammock for two
And come when I tell you to come
Let everything go
And run, faster now
Make me feel slower than slow
Oh, I could free you
From the pressure of pleasing me
From the labour of loving me
Just give me time
Give me time
Give me time
Give me time, give me
Love will help
Love will heal
Love will help
Love will heal
Child, let go, you’re not alone
Boy, no need to fight, you’re enough
Man, give up, it’s not your fault, no
You’re loved
Child, let go, you’re not alone
Girl, no need to prove, you’re enough
Woman, there’s no fault here
You’re loved
You’re not alone
And you are enough
This is not your fault
And you are loved
You’re not alone
And you are enough
This is not your fault
And you are loved
Love, let go, you’re not alone
No need to fight, you’re enough
(These are the parts)
You’re loved
(These are the parts)
Love, let go, you’re not alone
No need to fight, you’re enough
(These are the parts)
You’re loved
(These are the parts)
You’re not alone
(These are the parts)
You’re loved
(These are the parts)
You’re not alone
You’re loved
You’re not alone
You’re loved
You’re not alone
You’re love
Love
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The Night Gardener Berlin, Germany
The Night Gardener is a singer-songwriter who plays guitar and piano. Having hitchhiked and busked all across Europe in his twenties, he is now busy making records in Berlin, Germany.
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