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| 4:12 | 
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Cousins
There's blood in the dust where the city's heart beats The children play games that they take from the streets How can you teach when you've so much to learn ? May you turn, may you turn, may you turn, may you turn May you turn, may you turn in your grave new world ? There is hate in your eyes, I have seen it before Planning destruction behind the locked door Were you the coward who fired the last shot ? May you rot, may you rot, may you rot, may you rot May you rot, may you rot in your grave new world ? There is death in the air with the lights growing dim As those who survive sing a desperate hymn Pray that God grants you one final request May you rest, may you rest, may you rest, may you rest May you rest, may you rest in your grave new world ? |
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| 2. |
| 2:38 | 
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| 3. |
| 2:54 |
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She leaned forward in the lamplight
In her eyes an amber glow She was promising the earth And yet somehow saying no We talked of pleasant summer days Kew Gardens, Hampton Court The jewellers where we bought the ring that bound us close together Oh, how she changed with ever passing day In the swirling misty morning As the day begins to break In the heavy dew her footsteps I am floundering in her wake Oh, how she changed with every passing day The shutters of indifference Have closed to bar the view A person I once knew Oh, how she changed with every passing day |
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| 4. |
| 3:24 |
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I dropped down in the witchwood
To see what I could find The trees had taken time out To blow away my mind All that I could hear there Was the sound of my own voice But the music it was making Was nothing of my choice. The interwoven branches Were laden deep with snow A rainbow shone so softly To show which way to go I observed its many colours Till my eyes were rimmed with frost I tried hard to trace my footsteps For I feared I might get lost. The witchwood started singing With a strange unearthly sound My fingers grew like branches I stood rooted to the ground And the spell is still unbroken I am still her bidden slave Till a casket from the witchwood Bears my body to the grave |
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| 5. |
| 9:06 |
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Cousins
Wake up one day, you're left alone From now on you're on your own The sands of time are running low You'll have nothing left to show The months slip by and change to years Soon the twilight gloom appears And then one day before you know You'll have nothing left to show. Where is this dream of your youth ? The pictures on the walls are shaking They can hear the storm a-breaking Storms may come and storms may go You'll have nothing left to show Buildings all around are trembling They can hear the earth a-rumbling Buildings come and buildings go You'll have nothing left to show. Where is this dream of your youth ? Tomorrow brings another dawn It might be better from now on Before too long that day will go You'll have nothing left to show You'll have nothing left to show You'll have nothing left to show You'll have nothing left to show You'll have nothing left to show. Where is this dream of your youth ? |
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| 6. |
| 3:55 |
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Cousins
You have been my lighthouse in every storm You have given shelter, you have kept me safe and warm And in my darkest nights you have shone your brightest lights You are my saving grace, darling, I love you. You have been the pilot who guides me home You have been my rock as on the Seven Seas I roam And when I was becalmed you were the strength in my arms You are my saving grace, darling, I love you. And when you found my back was torn and broken on the reef You sailed your tiny boat across the dark seas of my disbelief. You have been the anchor and I the chain Straining as we hold ourselves together in the rain I have found you ever there, my constant keeper's daughter fair You are my saving grace, darling, I love you, darling, I love you. |
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| 7. |
| 5:33 |
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Spoke the Queen of Dreams, I was Lord of the Forest Walked within her paths, sheltered within her bowers Pine needles for my pillow, the dove my only true friend I was Lord of the Forest. Spoke the Queen of Souls, I was Lord of the Ocean Swam beneath her waves, sheltered within her shipwrecks Precious gifts I bring you from rusting hulls of the deep I was Lord of the Ocean. Spoke the Queen of Heads, I was Lord of the Mountains Scaled her highest peaks, sheltered within her valleys Climb high upon my shoulders, I will show you the world I was Lord of the Mountains. I had no head for heights but close my eyes to make the climb Oh Queen of Dreams Oh Queen of Souls Oh Queen of Heads It's time. |
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| 8. |
| 6:38 |
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I - Tears
Cousins Where are the tears that you should be crying right now ? I see the world weariness in your eyes I hear your voice, soft and sad Yet your laughter rings like carillons of bells in my ears. Where are the tears that you should be crying right now ? I see the world weariness in your eyes I feel your heart beat like the wings of the wild goose I smell your love on me I can still taste the tears that you should be crying right now. II - Pavan Hudson-Ford-Cousins Oh darling go to sleep for the night is young There are many songs yet to be sung Oh but I will sing them all to you Before the night is through. And when she lies in need of care and comforting So as a child's toy she is caressed And yet when cast adrift upon the changing tide As a ship becalmed, she lies at rest Oh darling go to sleep for the night is young There are many songs yet to be sung Oh but I will sing them all to you Before the night is through. Oh darling go to sleep for the night is young There are many songs yet to be sung Oh but I will sing them all to you Before the night is through. |
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| 9. |
| 4:44 |
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Cousins
I drew the blade across my wrist to see how it would feel Looked into the future, there was nothing to reveal For we were just the product of the ever spinning wheel. Round and round we go Round and round and round we go Round and round and round we go. Come and see me when the screw has turned another turn It's not that I'm confused but I've an awful lot to learn But I will be the one to make you work for what you earn. Round and round we go Round and round and round we go Round and round and round we go. After all it's just the revolution I despise The dawn of revelations and the flower power prize I pity those poor children with no sunshine in their eyes Round and round we go Round and round and round we go Round and round we go Round and round and round we go Round and round we go Round and round and round we go. |
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| 10. |
| 3:43 |
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The rose buds are hard and firm Erect and proud they stand on slender stems Wrapped in silk and tied with a velvet ribbon. 'Tie the ribbon in my hair' - she says 'Your gentle touch upon my brow' 'Can make me close my eyes in sleepy pleasure'. Low the candle burns And flickers shadows on the wall It's crimson lips are closing 'round the flame. As the flame dies So shall our live die ? The roses stoop lower as their petals fall So shall our love die ? 'What is it ?' - she says 'Nothing' - say I 'Nothing but the West wind, the wind of change'. |
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| 11. |
| 3:34 |
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Lay down, I lay me down
Lay down, I lay me down Lay down, I lay me down For my soul. By still waters I lay down with the lambs In pastures green I made peace with my soul And I cared not for the night While my guiding star shone bright By still waters I lay down I lay down. Lay down, I lay me down Lay down, I lay me down Lay down, I lay me down For my soul. At the roadside I took toll of my times From dirty streets I gained peace for my soul May the merciful be right Are you ready for the night At the roadside I lay down I lay down. Lay down, I lay me down Lay down, I lay me down Lay down, I lay me down For my soul. In deep sorrow I took flight with the sun From mountains high I gained strength for my soul I proved stronger than the test When my spirit came to rest In deep sorrow I lay down I lay down. Lay down, I lay me down Lay down, I lay me down Lay down, I lay me down For my soul. Lay down, I lay me down Lay down, I lay me down Lay down, I lay me down For my soul. |
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| 12. |
| 6:21 |
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Cousins
Maybe you think, a lot like me Of those who live beside the sea Who feel so free, so I surmise With their comfortable homes and wives Who end up drinking tea together In the afternoon of their lives. They build their homes upon the seashore The quicksand castles of their dreams Yet take no notice of the North wind Which tears their buildings at the seams. In their dismay and blind confusion The weeping widows clutch their shawls While as the sea mist ever deepens The sailors hear the sirens' calls. And in the maelstrom sea which follows The lifeboat sinks without a trace And yet there still remain survivors To bear the shame of their disgrace. Last night I lay in bed and held myself Trying to remember how it once was with you How your hands were softer. Yesterday I found myself staring into space Rather like the sailor in my own home surroundings I'm not sure I know me. If you were me, what would you do ? Don't tell me I don't need you to It won't help me now. If you were me, what would you do ? Don't tell me I don't need you to It won't help me now. |
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| 13. |
| 8:30 |
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| 14. |
| 3:22 |
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Hero's face was gaunt and tanned, his sail was set in search of land His life-raft, solely by him manned was guided by the tide Heroine wore fleecy white, she beckoned like some saviour bright Shipwrecked sailors in the night were bid welcome to her side. Where one man's search must surely cease, the irresistible white fleece Led Hero in search of the peace which she alone could offer Thus he knelt before her feet wary lest their eyes should meet He knew his life was incomplete for he had yet to suffer. Enticing Heroine so calm took Hero firmly by the arm Told him that she meant no harm, that she alone could save him Hero could no longer speak while realising he was weak His life increasingly grew bleak for all the love she gave to him. While storm clouds gathered high above, the Heroine he grew to love Turned slowly to a snow white dove and spread her wings to fly Crushed and broken in the end, Hero watched his soul ascend Knowing that he was condemned to sail all alone to die. |
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