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Your Place
03:21
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A 30-year-old electoral bribe
Is still hurting today
Back then a few got to win but since so
Many have been left to pay
And the voices of moral outrage have all cried
And questioned why nothing ‘s changed well
They say they tried
but the problem’s
Too big and too old,
And too complex we’re told,
It’s their fault and not ours,
We’re stuck with no powers.
Easy to say that we all deserve our own space
But it looks like they’re keeping you in your place.
They were told what you get you bank
The councils towed the line
So building stopped and it‘s stalled since
Landlords are doing fine
And the voices of the young are left hung out to dry
Are prompting so many pledges
But still they cry,
that the problem’s
Too big and too old,
And too complex we’re told,
It’s their fault and not ours,
We’re stuck with no powers.
Easy to say that we all deserve our own space
But it looks like they’re keeping you in your place
Easy to say that we all deserve our own space
But it looks like they’re keeping you in your place
A hundred years ago - rent control and mortgages for all
And yet after 30 years we‘re still,
Lacking nothing but will.
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Remind Yourself
02:57
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Aches, pains and other little annoyances,
A brittle creakiness,
An inevitable erosion of flexibility,
A stealthy dulling of the senses,
An increasing world weariness
Remind yourself that you’re alive
The state of everyday life Is dull and mundane,
The state of fears, dreams, hopes and longings are vibrant and alive –
Brightly coloured and compulsive;
They’re closer to the truth.
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3. |
Better For You
04:30
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It’s not me
Who makes all your troubles go away
I’d be so much more value every day
I watch you close,
I wish that I could burst through the blue,
Be a warm cloak of comfort just for you
It’s not you,
This person in your mind’s not who others see,
It’s someone else they know admiringly
There’s nothing left to worry you here,
You’ve nothing at all to fear,
Whatever we may go through,
I want to make it better for you,
Whatever happens to me and you,
I want to make it better for you
You fear the worst,
As if the lowest viewpoint’s the only one,
But there’s so much more to you that’s said and done
You know all that,
That courage is your vital natural shield,
There are demons yes but you never yield
There’s nothing to diminish you now,
You’ll break free if you’ll allow,
Whatever I say and do
I want to be better for you
Whatever happens to me and you,
I want to make it better for you
There’s nothing that I would not try for you,
To make sure that we get by,
I know that it can be so too,
So much better for you
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4. |
Take Our Sides
02:52
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Facts can’t be alternative.
Everyone knows what you’re saying,
There’s only one truth,
Everyone knows the game you’re playing
Those whose time has come,
Have momentum and righteous place,
Their victory has encouraged,
A stance as open public face
Not a promise but a pledge and intention,
Actually a lie and invention
Suddenly what you feel is right,
Is attacked as so much bias and lies,
We can choose to melt away,
Or to take our sides
Not a promise but a pledge and intention,
Actually a lie and invention
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5. |
Our Own Prey
03:41
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There’s no point thinking – it’s for one day,
That’s not a plan – just something to say,
But it’s far too easy,
For intentions to slip away.
Our time’s a gift – we know so well,
It’s our own stories – that we will tell,
It’s our call,
It’s us that we must compel.
When comfort mean paralysis,
And opportunities forever missed,
It’s not exactly lying,
Or laziness in not trying,
But it is just time flying,
Away.
Once I would scorn those – who prevaricate,
But when you’re young – it’s never too late,
But urgency now,
Should never make us afraid.
It’s stupid and hopeless – to stand in our own way,
It mugs us and robs us – of our own days,
We are our victim,
We are our own prey.
When comfort mean paralysis,
And opportunities forever missed,
It’s not exactly lying,
Or laziness in not trying,
But it is just time flying,
Away.
How could I have been so sure back in those days?
Maybe every decision should have gone another way
Even if so that’s no reason to be frozen today
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