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The Words Are Free
04:41
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Love left me for dead
Feeling like I was in a stranger's bed
Haunted by the words still left unsaid
So I said goodbye
No sense in giving it one more try
To bleed more comfort from this lie
CHORUS:
Now the words are free
Nothing will be the same for you and me
The words are there
Icicles hanging down in the frozen air
It's all been said
No more heavy clouds, hanging overhead
Forget what used to be
Now the words are free
I took you by surprise
Disbelief glowing in your eyes
Piercing anger defending your wounded pride
How could I just walk away
It wouldn't fit with the plans you'd made
It started sinking in, I wouldn't stay
CHORUS
I still hear that sound
As dreams came crashing to the ground
A happy ending was nowhere to be found
We're better off this way
You'll be completely convinced someday
If only I'd had some softer words to say
CHORUS
Copyright 2001 Allister Bradley.
All rights reserved.
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2. |
Ten Years On
04:21
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I'm going overboard again, but never going under
I still need help every now and then
That you're at peace I have no doubt, but I am forced to wonder
Do you hear me calling you? I'm calling out
I couldn't be there at your side, and now it's growing colder
You were already gone when I arrived
The winds of change have always blown, and now I'm growing older
Every time I hear your name it brings me home, 'cause…
CHORUS:
Ten years on, I take a look at how the world is turning
But for you that view is gone
If I could change the past I would
Oh how I'd make it last if I could
I'd give you back your chance to see
Another Ten Years On
I try to think of what we'd say to one another
If we could share another day
Would I hold you like a friend, or a long-lost lover
Until I make my last amend
And say goodbye before the end, 'cause…
CHORUS
Well would it make a difference to have one more day
It would be a dream come true
Just for one more chance to hear you say
One more chance to hear you say "I Love You"
CHORUS
Copyright 2001 Allister Bradley.
All rights reserved.
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3. |
If Ever I Cried
04:47
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We, we never made a perfect pair
But three sides have made me feel like such a square
You, you introduced him as a friend
The truth would only hurt me in the end
I've wasted my days, standing in line
Defending your ways, and waiting for a sign
Knowing too late, and being too blind
Now as I leave, glancing behind, I'm willing to grieve
But you might believe I don't mean my goodbye
If ever I cried
Truth is often wasted on the young
Youth is only tasted when it's gone
I've wasted my days, standing in line
Defending your ways, and waiting for a sign
Knowing too late, and being too blind
Now as I leave, glancing behind, I'm willing to grieve
But you might believe I don't mean my goodbye
If ever I cried
I draw the line after serving my time
Accused of the crime of not being there
We never tried so our love slowly died
As we sat side-by-side playing solitaire
Not much to say, that was some New Year's Day
It seems that I paid for the wine that you shared in your lair
Secret stare, you didn't care
I've wasted my days, lost all my nights
A fool on display under steaming red lights
Knowing too late, and being too blind
Now as I leave, glancing behind, I'm willing to grieve
But you might believe I don't mean my goodbye
If even one tear came away from my eye
You might believe I don't mean my goodbye
If ever I cried
Copyright 2003 Allister Bradley.
All rights reserved.
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4. |
No Games
05:01
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I've never answered 'No' to that famous question
When someone turns and says "Do I look alright?"
I've never shot a glance at a dumb suggestion
Maybe fearing that I might not appear polite
Where have I been, under some strange spell
Not quite myself, hiding in my shell
Maybe it's time, time to say "enough"
For you, no games - just love
No games, just love
A game of hide-and-seek doesn't seem suspicious
A friendly bit of chess, what could be so wrong?
Just smile and tell my Ma that her food's delicious
When seconds come around, will you be so strong?
Just one white lie is where it all begins
But go too far and you can never win
I think it's time, time to say "enough"
For you, no games - just love
No games, just love
Who should care, should I win or lose?
I'll come out on top, just as long as I still have you
So I'm resigned to rewrite the rules
The only game I'm in
Is one where we both win
I may get one more kiss if I seem real clever
Or turn somebody's head driving way too fast
But I just can't keep appearances up forever
And I'm hoping I can make this moment last
I'll hide no fools from my family tree
No matter what that might do for me
I guarantee that I won't let on
That I could read your mind all along
You're still so much of a mystery
So here's to you knowing all of me
I think you know that I'm not so tough
For you, no games - just love
No games, just love
I'll tell you right now what I'm thinking of
No more games for you, just love
Nobody knows but Heaven above
If I play no games, just love
Copyright 2001 Allister Bradley.
All rights reserved.
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5. |
Fall Again
04:33
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Every flower in the house still calls her name
Every hour on the clock goes by in vain
Never thought there would come a day like this,
I was taught there was heaven in love's kiss
Now Heaven is richer than it's ever been
There's a hole in the bottom of my heart
My soul hangs out, as I fall apart
There's no return from where she's gone
My heart still burns but I'll carry on
Until the day I learn to fall again
CHORUS:
Fall again, fall again
I'll keep my angel as my best friend
In time this heart will mend
And I'll fall again
Fall again, fall again
One more look behind and then
I'll know I'm healing when
I can fall again
It was late in June, the day we met
Lilies were in bloom, her hair was wet
Never believed in love at just one sight
I haven't yet recovered from that night
It felt like summer would never end
Now the cold of winter chills my bones
There's a hole within the life I've known
I'm not ready for the sun to warm this room
The spring will come, I'll wait for June
And someday, I'll learn to fall again
CHORUS
Copyright 2003 Allister Bradley.
All rights reserved.
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Goodbye, Bedford Falls
05:43
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The train's headlight cuts through the night like a knife
I know that it's right to be joining the fight, to help my country survive
If only we could agree on a way of life
But I guess that's common… yeah, it is
It's been a month since the army came to Bedford Falls
They hung an air raid siren, began their hiring with some posters in the town hall
I said I'd never held a gun, didn't know much at all
They said that's common… much too common
Where would we be, refusing to fight?
A bombed-out village in the middle of the night
I've never left this town before
But goodbye Bedford Falls, hello war
Billy Mann has a farm on the edge of town
He can grow anything to be fit for the King, but he can't put that bottle down
Since his two sons died, he's had his share of sorrow to drown
But I guess that's common… yeah, it is
Susie Morro has a job at the general store
There's a room in the back where her little boy Jack is playing soldiers at ten to four
She's got a husband on a foreign shore
Around here, that's common… much too common
Where would we be, refusing to fight?
A bombed-out village in the middle of the night
What did we do to deserve this cause?
We're just part of a race with some pretty big flaws
I'm not asking what it's all for
But goodbye Bedford Falls
Goodbye Bedford Falls, hello war
There's a message heading home to Bedford Falls
Susie's husband died while his beautiful bride taught their son to catch a ball
He won't remember his father much at all
But I guess that's common… much too common
Where would we be, refusing to fight?
A bombed-out village in the middle of the night
What did we do to deserve this cause?
We're just part of a race with some pretty big flaws
Will the world remember the lives we give
Or the endless pain of the ones who still live?
If ever there was a town worth dying for
It's home in Bedford Falls, good old Bedford Falls,
So goodbye Bedford Falls, hello war
Copyright 2002 Allister Bradley.
All rights reserved.
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The lights are on for Christmas
Stars that shine on Earth
To light the way for a saviour's birth
The lights are on for Christmas
To warm this winter's eve
A symbol of joy, a hope for peace
So let 'em all shine on
Let 'em all shine on
Shine the light of Christmas 'til dawn.
So let 'em all shine on
Let 'em all shine on
Let the love and peace never be withdrawn
The lights are on for Christmas
Deep down in my soul
Shining out on a world that seems so cold
So let 'em all shine on
Let 'em all shine on
Shine the light of Christmas, all night long.
Just let 'em all shine on
Let 'em all shine on
Let the light inside, burn bright and strong.
The lights are on for Christmas
To help me find my way
To keep the hope of Christmas
The love and joy of Christmas
To keep the light of Christmas, every day
Copyright 2002 Allister Bradley.
All rights reserved.
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Lucy likes walking barefoot by the river
Feeling the dew on the soles of her feet
The breeze brushes over her sunburned shoulders
As it shoulders the clouds all the way to the sea
CHORUS:
In this big, big world, in this big, big world
Remember the simple things
The sun is rising as Tom's shift is ending
Punches the clock and leaves his job in the dust
He's only thinking 'bout the kiss that awaits him
Doesn't notice the commuters looking so serious
CHORUS
At times I wonder if I'm going crazy
My wheels keep rolling off the track
The world around me is getting hazy
But maybe, the simple things will lead me back
Mark and Jenny, in their basement apartment
The fridge is empty but the couch was free
A world of worries rising over her head
But the touch of his hand will restore her sanity
CHORUS
Copyright 2003 Allister Bradley.
All rights reserved.
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9. |
Song About Nothing
03:58
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CHORUS:
This song's about nothing, but I'll tell you something
The thing about nothing, it'll always be free
So if you're doing nothing, how about singing
This song about nothing, come sing it with me
I used to see a girl who didn't do nothing
But go on and on, on how life's so unfair
One day I told her "It's over between us
I'm sorry my dear, but there's just nothing there"
I often remember what a wise man once said
He said "you just can't take nothing with you when you're dead
So stop your collecting, stop carrying on
And your friends won't have nothing to throw away when you're gone"
CHORUS
Come closer me brother, you might want to hear this
I'll tell you the secret of life's little game
There's nothing finer than breathing and dreaming
And those who've forgotten have no one to blame
CHORUS
It goes…
Don't say nothing
Unless you've got something to say
Don't take nothing
Without asking first if it's okay
Don't wait for nothing
'Cause nothing is just what you'll get, if you sit there and wait
If you've ever thought that your life don't mean nothing
That no one would miss you, if you disappeared
Well just think again about how you fit in, son
Without you around, well there's nothing much here
CHORUS
It goes…
Copyright 2001 Allister Bradley.
All rights reserved.
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10. |
Bring Me A Beer
02:41
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I woke up this morning with a pain in my head
Couldn't think why I should get out of bed
Spent the day working to bring home the bread
By evening my time is my own
So pour me a pint and I'll ring out with laughter
Stop me at two, no, make it ten after
I only smile more as I get a bit plastered
But no one likes drinking alone
So bring me a beer, and I'll bring you a song
Make it a double, and I'll sing twice as long
Hold your glass high, and join in the cheer
You know I'm not driving, so bring me a beer
Now John at the bar is a friend of old Bill
But he's spending more time with that girl dressed to kill
Will she be here tomorrow, yes she probably will
She's here almost every night
So grab me a quick one, then call me a cab
Lord only knows just how many I've had
Surely there's someone who'll pick up my tab
Cheers, you're a bit of all right
So bring me a beer, and I'll bring you a song
Make it a double, and I'll sing twice as long
Hold your glass high, and join in the cheer
You know I'm not driving, so bring me a beer
Bring me a beer, and I'll bring you a song
Give me a chance and I'll sing all night long
Hold your glass high, and join in the cheer
You know I'm not driving, so bring me a beer
You know I'm not driving, so bring me a beer
Copyright 2004 Allister Bradley.
All rights reserved.
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Allister Bradley Wellesley, Ontario
Singer/Songwriter/Pianist/Producer/Engineer and many more things to many more people, Allister still can't decide what he
wants to be when he grows up. His music can perhaps be described as modern folk, since it contains rich storytelling and imagery, but it might be mistaken for Smooth Jazz, Roots or AC. You decide.
Any way you describe it, Allister's music will reach deep within and satisfy
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