1. |
Black Mask
04:04
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I remember a night
Like a dream I once had
Or a film that you saw long ago
On a day when it rained
Too dark to see
Too dark for me
Like a thing that you keep in a box
In a place where no-one can see
It’s waiting for me
Something
Like the state that I’m in
The shape of the room
The things that come back in the night
Behind the mask that you wore
Something is looking at me
But it’s too dark to see
Too dark for me
I remember a night
Like a dream I once had
Or a film that you saw long ago
On a day when it rained
Too dark to see
Too dark for me
And that thing that you keep in a box
In a place where no-one can see
It’s waiting for me
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2. |
The Marabou Shuffle
03:34
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Saw you open up the door
And you looked so good
I wouldn’t say that I missed you
But you knew I would
C’mon take a walk down the street
Cause there’s places to go
Tell the one behind the counter
That we’ll have two more of those
Alright
It’s the kind of place that’s always 1991
Where they smoke with both hands
It’s past two
And they’re still glad to see you
Cause this ain’t England
And the place ain’t closed
Late night summer
And it’s a fine place to be
Up above the park here
Just you and me
If it wasn’t for the hippies
Banging tins in the darkness
You might think everyone was asleep
Ah you look so good
Yeah you know it’s true
C’mon and take
A walk by the river
Away my café
Cause it’s somethin’ to do
Alright
Saw you open up the door
And you looked so good
I wouldn’t say that I missed you
But you knew that I would
You knew that I would
You know that I would
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3. |
A Hell Of A Woman
03:29
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Well I'm down here again tonight
I watch the cars out of the window
The rain and the neon lights
Your favourite song
Is on the radio
But you're not there
I have another drink
And lean back in my chair
And I say here's to you
Wherever you are
Here's to you
From the bottom of a glass
In the middle of a bar
All the nights we spent down here
Just getting drunk
And passing out
Like decent people do
Yeah here's to you
Ah here's to ya
And if I had my way
Well you'd be sat right here today
If I had money I'd buy you a ticket
You could get on a plane
Come on home
And you could tell them to stick it
That song is on the radio
But you're not there
I have another drink
Lean back in my chair
And I say here's to you
Wherever you are
Here's to you
From the bottom of a glass
In the middle of a bar
All the nights we spent down here just
Getting drunk and passing out
Like everybody does
Yeah here's to you
Here’s to you
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4. |
Only Tonight
03:16
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Well she's not here
She had to go
I don’t know why
And I don't care what people say
Till they say goodbye
And I never think of you
It's just tonight
I call you up
But you're not there
They said you caught the train
To god knows where
But I never think of you
It's just tonight
Just tonight
You're not here
You had to go
I don't know why
And I never think of you
It's just tonight
Yeah I never think of you
It's just tonight
Only tonight
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5. |
Burnt Out Wreck Of A Man
03:51
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You could see him through the window
Of the all night cafe
Just across the street
Lighting up another
From the first
Before it burned his hands
Hardly touched
A thing on the plate
Didn't care how long
He might have to wait
Down looking for
A burnt out wreck of a man
Yesterday's papers
Staring up from the gutter
All wet with rain
Spokesman from the bank is saying
"Help us if you can"
And there’s a pair of tired eyes
On the face of someone
Just my size
It says they're all out
Looking for
A burnt out wreck of a man
But he's not around
Some people say
He's already
Left town
But he's not around
Some people say
He's already
Left town
Now they're here to check the tickets
As the train leaves another station
Far behind
She helps him with his brand new coat
And says it's all gone according to plan
Clean shoes
New suit
And a suitcase full of cash
He says to her
Five seconds before
The fatal crash
Without you I'm
A burnt out wreck of a man
And all they found later was
A burnt out wreck of a man
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6. |
Sixteen Coaches Long
04:33
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This train is sixteen coaches long
I saw it once but now it's gone
Saw that train go rolling by
Too blind to see too late to cry
The way it always seemed to me
The way I guess it has to be
The way you walk the way I try
The way you never ask me why
I looked on up and saw the sky
Turning red, and turning blue
It doesn't matter what you do
I'll always be a fool for you
Here's one that took me far away
The earth was black the sky was grey
And someone shouted out your name
Or if it was
I couldn't say
And maybe there I lost my way
But when it was I couldn't say
I couldn't say
There's a jukebox in my head
Playing
Every word you said
There's a name I gave to you
And there's a place you took me to
That one was sixteen coaches long
And you were riding on that train
So I had to go along
I wanna go back there again
I saw the writing on the wall
It doesn't look like me at all
I read the words
You wrote to me
So many times
I couldn't see
I heard the evening train go by
I walked on out
And looked at the sky
Was turning red
Turning blue
It doesn't matter what you do
I'll always be a fool for you
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7. |
A Place In The Sun
04:05
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They said we fought in the war
For people like you
I said well you never got one
But what can you do
La da da da da da da
La da da da da da da
Well stop me if you've heard this one before
But I don't think I can take any more
La da da da da da da
La da da da da da da
There’s gotta be better things to do
Than working all day for people like you
We’re having a hard time having some fun
Just trying to find
A place in the sun
They're playing our tune
And they're playing it wrong
He's playing dumb
She's playing along
La da da da da da da
La da da da da da da
Some you win
Some you lose
Some things wind up
On the evening news
There’s gotta be better things to do
Than working all day for someone like you
We’re having a hard time having some fun
Just trying to find a place in the sun
A place in the sun
A place in the sun
A place in the sun
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8. |
Night Must Fall
03:33
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It’s all too much
Nothing left to do
Sometimes
The lights go out
Sometimes
When you were young
Thought you had so much time
But…
But nobody told you
Nobody told you
Night must fall
Sometime
Sometime
And it’s a lonely road
And it gets harder
And you can’t see your way
Sometimes
So you pulled a knife
But they pulled a gun
They never told you
That the night must fall
Sometime
And it’s all too much
Nothing left to do
Sometimes
The night must fall
Yeah the night must fall
The night must fall
Yeah the night must fall
Sometime
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9. |
She Says She Says
02:14
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She says she says
I don’t know where or when
And Billie says
It’s just the mood that I’m in
And Charlie says
I can’t hardly stand it
And Lewis says
Well you know it’s a sin
I’m looking for something
I wanna be me
I’m lookin’ for a kiss
I’m lookin’ at you
Just lookin’ at me
And Jimmy says
Things are not what they seem
And Bobby says it’s alright
Alright
And Charlie says
I can’t hardly stand it
And Billie says
It’s just the mood that I’m in
It’s just the mood that I’m in
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10. |
Oncoming Train
04:14
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Well it's a shame
It's a sin
It's a sickening state to be in
There's no room
For that stuff spinning round in your mind
There's nothing
Left to say
Throw your memories away
It's gone it's best forgotten slam the door
Try and leave it behind
Well you wake in the morning
Leave without making a sound
First they want to see you
Then they say see you around
You thought you could swim
But you're drowning again
The light at the end of the tunnel
Is an oncoming train
Oncoming train
It's an oncoming train
The light at the end of the tunnel
Is really an oncoming train
You thought you could swim
But you're drowning again
The light at the end of the tunnel
Is an oncoming train
And that golden glow
In the evening sky
It won't bring a brighter dawn
It's just the streets nearby
And they're on fire
Well it's the same
Every night
You'd complain
But you're much too polite
Well the world doesn't owe you a living
But it could buy you a beer
Nothing's quite what it seems
They'll take a blowtorch
To your dreams
And what's the point
Of the keys to the kingdom
If you can't find the door
Well you wake in the morning
Leave without making a sound
First they want to see you
Then they say see you around
You thought you could swim
But you're drowning again
And the light at the end of the tunnel
Is an oncoming train
Yeah the light at the end of the tunnel
Is an oncoming train
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Max Décharné London, UK
Max Décharné is a musician and author from England. With several bands he has released eleven albums and roughly thirty singles, and also recorded nine John Peel Sessions. He played drums with his friend Nikki Sudden before joining Gallon Drunk in 1991, with whom he toured the world. Since 1994, he has been the singer with The Flaming Stars. ... more
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