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Shwmae
02:57
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Welcome to this lonely world
for nine months you twist and twirl
Shwmae
It's not up to you, they roll the dice
You're in it now, open your eyes
Shwmae
They'll throw a common name on you
and tell you what you need to do
Shwmae
You'll think you're strong
You'll think you're tough
They'll tell you that you're old enough
Shwmae
Shwmae
For twenty years you'll work the mine
and ponder over wasted time
Shwmae
They'll strap those shackles to your feet
and make your job so obsolete
Shwmae
You'll look for work here and there
and make the time for evening prayer
Shwmae
They'll lure you in with honeycomb
With sleight of hand, they'll take your home
Shwmae
Shwmae
The bruises that still grace your skin
Remind you that you'll never win
Shwmae
You'll loose your mind, you'll loose your hands
With anger in adrenal glands
Shwmae
And as you see the businessmen
and worry when you'll eat again
Shwmae
You'll go through hell, you'll go through strife
I'll see you in the afterlife
Shwmae
Nobody will know our names
We'll linger next to lonely flames
Shwmae
Everyone must play their part
Your life is not a piece of art
Shwmae
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2. |
Tell The World
02:35
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Tell your daddy I'm a doctor he needs to know I can
Treat you when you're poorly, let him know I'll hold your hand.
Tell your mother I'm a gentleman, she needs to know I'm true
She'll see that you're so happy and I'm the only one for you
Tell your friends that I'm a poet and I write you little songs
And I'll find a place for all my words somewhere your heart belongs
Tell your granny I'm a holy man and we pray every night
And I'm caring and so lovely and surprisingly polite
Tell the world who I am
Somehow make them understand
Cos I'm caught between my personalities
And I know I'm just what you need
Tell your sister I'm a songwriter and you're my only muse
And I'm holding on so dearly to the future we might loose
Tell ex lovers that I stole your heart and that I kept it safe
Tell them that I always make you laugh with a smile across your face
Tell the world just who I am
Please can you make them understand
Cos I'll always be stuck in your daydream
And I know I'm just what you need
Tell our children that I wish I could have always been around
And all my love moved on away somewhere buried neath the ground
Tell your husband I was a stranger and I meant nothing at all to you
And I was just another lonely boy who had nothing left to loose
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3. |
The Story Goes
02:29
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They waited by your house till you were alone
And when you left that night you knew you'd never come back home
And they watched as you walked
And they laughed when you cried
And they paused for a second when they told you you would die
And the story goes far far from here
And it happens round the world
And all we do is live in fear
That tragedy will fall upon the ones we love
But aren't you afraid that this is what you're all part of?
And they drove so fast through those Cardiff streets
And I bet they both were terrified clinging to their seats
I'm so sorry Mrs Taylor
I'm so sorry for your loss
Jealous rage and arguments should never come at such a cost
And the story goes far far from here
And it happens round the world
And all we do is live in fear
That tragedy will fall upon the ones we love
But aren't you afraid that this is what you're all part of?
What you're all part of.
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