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~~~ WHATEVER YOU ARE, WHATEVER YOU DO ~~~
Jacob T. Blackmore stood at the centre of the road
The dust from the Buick smarts him so he shifts his load
He could see that he was alone
Feeling that it was a tone cooler now than when he'd been in
Suitcase held in his sweating left hand
He needs his quick right free to shield his eyes from the sun
What had his clear Lady Mrs B said that morning
Before his irrational hitch east?
High may you be, may you prosper
May a fair wind blow on your cheek
Who was that mystery face that I dreamt or hallucinated last night?
Jacob has been wondering about her alright
He knew it wasn't a fault seeing these things at all
It's just that once in every so often you get someone who can see visions
Who could it be?
It's just that once in every so often a bit of bleeding heart breaks to diamond
What is so frequently jet black anger is what we have longed
Ancestral voices from the insane
Why is Jacob's mind totally flipped sideways again
Is it the cocaine?
Tired of wasting time his nose felt for another line
Jacob sought the powder white courtrooms of justice
There he knew he was alone
For his body made a groan
And all the people sitting round they were no good
They'd already been sold to poor dealers
What does it show when you've got this far and you can't turn back
Keep your arch straight and your eye to the crack
Pay attention to what the wise earthworm says
You don't lose wisdom if you ain't got a head
Said the sparrow
As he sat on his pack rolling a joint in his lap
Jacob's mind transcends the dusty road where he's at
He could sense there was someone there
A voice that had got lost on the air
Someone saying ever so softly things that he just loved to hear
And you know what they say?
They say there'll be other days
Days have come and days have changed and days will come again
Your body and your feelings will soar past you soon
I am that Martian from the Disney cartoon
And I want you to listen to me
There she sat thin beautiful detached
Her shining face and long dark hair were an eerie match
He could feel that she'd been calling him
Could it be real would she let him in
Something so infinitely wise smiled in her charming ice blue eyes
And she said
Ah it's all right rest your worried head on my breasts tonight
You cannot have me I am not of human kind
But you show me what you want to find
And I'll show you what you want to see
Jacob spent the night in Martian arms
Which opened inner seas of many calm colours and voices
He could feel her flesh was his own
Surely more people than that should have known
For the first time in his life a young hung-up hitcher became the hero of himself
And that's important
Don't be deceived by those who would tell you any thing
Deceived be don't by that which is you is you is ain't who
And while you're wondering who young Jacob resembles
Spare a thought for us all we are ensemble
Whatever you are
Whatever you do
Do not worry
I am one too
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2. |
Cordelia Dreams
06:31
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CORDELIA DREAMS
<no lyrics>
Music by Simon Miller.
Copyright ℗ 1982 Pok Songs/Explicit Music.
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Wanted to Be a Singer
03:39
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WANTED TO BE A SINGER
Wanted to be a singer in a rock'n'roll band
Back home where my zodiac lay
Wanted everyone to follow in my footsteps
See like me and be a part of my creation
Wanted the whole universe to follow
Especially my guitar
And room to practice in
Wanted everything so shiny with repects to you
Ooh I've wondered
Ooh I've wondered
Ooh I've wondered
Just what's going on
And she breaks like a little child
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4. |
We Know You Well
12:19
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WE KNOW YOU WELL
I saw you dosing in your room last night
You thought you were racing but your face it was white
I'd like to make you but the wall's in the way
I'd like to take you but you're drifting away
And we know you well
We know you well
Wise master sat at your desk in school
Who are you kidding?
Who's the fool?
You like to push pens in the wisdom of your years
Don't you know yet that your mind is full of fears?
And we know you well
We know you well
Wisdom of ages is there in your head?
Would you use it or abuse it instead?
That you knew the word you knew was all that was real
Universe there in your hands, how does that make you feel?
And we know you well
We know you well
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5. |
West Wind Blowing
03:35
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WEST WIND BLOWING
West wind blowing on the eastern side of my face
West wind blowing on the eastern side of my face
And I'm only knowing that it might just save me grace
East wind blowing, you know it's gonna blow my mind
East wind blowing, it's gonna blow my mind
I was talking to him he says he ain't gonna treat me so unkind
That south wind blowing, she wants to blow me home
South wind blowing, she wants to blow me home
Home, home, home
I like what you're saying but it's just not the way that I am going
North wind blowing you know it chills me to the bone
North wind blowing really chills me right to the bone
It always always takes me takes me right out of the known
Out of the known, out of the known
West wind blowing on the eastern side of my face
West wind blowing on the eastern side of my face
And I'm only knowing that it might just save me grace
Save me grace
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THE DARK, THE RING, AND THE KNOWLEDGE
How can you tell if it’s friend or if it’s foe
You never can be sure in the dark
Reminding you of horrors read on someone’s older knee
Keep you tucked well in your sheets
A crack of light from out the sky
The door swings to and fro
Middle of night, what a fright
Pick a movie slow
Yes this is a world full of portals and windows
We don’t know what lies beyond
Stuck in a room you’ll play a sick tune
If you don’t breathe the air outside
Should you but one day walk on out
See what you can find
The darkness is a friend you know
But seems to make us blind
It’s been a long time since I took a walk
With you by the stream
So if you like we’ll go down there
And talk of where we’ve been
Lying in the water clear
I found an ancient ring
Gave it to you, I felt I ought
I’m sure you’ve worn that one before
Then you spoke to me about the fear
That lies hidden out of view
You want to know just what to do
As if I held some clue
Look within yourself my love
Within will rule without
But while you’re chasing phantoms round
Make sure you’re getting something to laugh about
You told me about a month on
Woke up in the dead of night
A wizard was there in your room all right
You shuddered but it seemed OK
He took hold of the ring that was
Lying there on the desk
And said “Oh child, you’re one of us
But you must just wait a while.”
And so we talked about this for a while
How she coped with it all
She seemed so much better now
She faced her darkness came to her
In knowledge of the ways and means
Of fear of the unknown
She found the way to all our hearts
Is the way to her own
Lyrics by Simon Miller.
Copyright ℗ 1985 Pok Songs/Explicit Music.
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7. |
Distanced Recognition
04:11
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DISTANCED RECOGNITION
I got a distanced recognition from a girl that you might know
Got a permanent erection, I hope it doesn't show
Oo-ee Mama someone's on my tail
She's got everything that looks good on her
Boy I could take that girl
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WEAR A FEATHER IN YOUR HAT
Well we came across some Indians, they were sitting in our road
And with careful words we offered peace and them our weapons showed
They made it and said that they sought a man with such purple skin
If we had him there on board they’d scalp and do us in
“It’s a long time since I saw such a man,” I said and they replied
“OK, go on, you tell the truth. I can see it in your eyes.”
Later on our road there was a boulder in our path
Meg the man said “What can we do? No way can we get past.”
I steamed a bit and thought a bit and said “This man tells the truth.”
So I gave up being leader and sat down to pick my tooth
Meg took on the role and quickly had it sussed
With forty pounds of dynamite the rock he did bust
Soon the cook was heard to cry: “There is no more water left in here! –
I am making a casserole and the pot is boiling dry.”
So I threw a coin up into the air, said: “This one I’ll try.”
A few words from the good old book and rain fell from the sky
“What was the other choice you had?” they asked and I replied
“I don’t want to answer that now. Now let me out, I want to pass.”
Vainly nightfall does its bit and we rattle on in dark
Toothy starts a-singing, he says it’s for a lark
Unfortunate for him it wakes something to cause his demise
A stowaway that was on board pokes his head outside
Toothy gets a fright and falls down and dies
What was more was still to come – at night, colour lies
Of the four of us left on the bus – Mook, Meg, Mog and I
Not one of us did realise until the sun did rise
That the new man who’d spent the night explaining who he was and where he’d been
Had a case of the most purple skin we’d ever seen
We whistled nervously ’til mid-afternoon
Then Meg saw a bunch of Redskins, I fell down in a swoon
Round about that time an eagle flies on down
Says we gotta wrap it up here before we reach the next town
So he does a bit of act shifting, messes around with our scene
The Indians become a film projection on a Hollywood film screen
What a pity they had to go like that, we could have made some friends
The purple man smiles, disappears, and leaves a feather where he’s been
Get up, stand up, be yourself, wear a feather in your hat
If you truly believe in yourself you will remember that
When you see your light a-coming, and come to you it will
Expose yourself to its full rays and just soak up your fill
You can be so lonely or you can be amazed
Take my advice my friend and wear a feather above your face
Get up, stand up, be yourself, wear a feather in your hat
If you truly believe in yourself you will remember that
When you see your light a-coming, and come to you it will
Expose yourself to its full rays and just soak up your fill
You can be a man of wud or you can go insane
Take our advice my friend and wear a feather above your brain
Lyrics by Simon Miller.
Copyright ℗ 1985 Pok Songs / Explicit Music.
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Cunning and Tricks
04:21
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CUNNING AND TRICKS
There was a train coming in to my borderlands
It looked like it was pretty full
It's loaded with many crates and much cargo
Through which I'll have to shift
And though it really isn't permitted
I'd be thankful for some help
The world of work and partying
Wanted to interview me
I took a look and spat out a tooth
Walked away so lonely
And I don't recall anyone laughing
And I don't recall looking you in the eye
Of the seven white knights that I met on the road
Only one turned his head to me
He opened his mouth and the words just fell out
While he waved his sword in the air
But he spoke in rhymes in riddles
And I didn't catch any he said
Just then a dove flew out from above
And I fainted there where I stood
A man told me once to be prosperous
Either that or I read it somewhere
But whose advice should you take in the end
When you're up against cunning and tricks
And it seemed I was looking something in the eye
Which I had forgotten or overlooked before
Now it's a real hang to have so many plans
But not the bullets to start with
I'll take my leave just as soon as I please
I just wish someone understands
And that's why I'm howling names on a hilltop
Yes that's why I'm calling your name
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Summer '83
01:49
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SUMMER '83
Did you ever get around
Smoking posies in the round
Did you ever get to see
The rainbow effect left on me
Can we be
Can we see
Do we always have to sit in this uncomfortable position
Is it more than we could ask for
I don't know
I'll ask my Ma
Will we ever get out of here
Will we ever see those same old faces
Will we ever finish our mission
To the sun
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The Lecher
04:52
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THE LECHER
Lecher crawls, his fingers groping
Skinny hands and eyes like fire
Don't you just want to know him?
Really, I don't think you wanna try
He's the lecher
He's the lecher
Lecher crawls, his fingers groping
Skinny hands and eyes like fire
Don't you just want to know him?
Really, I don't think you wanna try
He's the lecher
He's the lecher
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Freight Train (Pains)
03:29
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FREIGHT TRAIN (PAINS)
Freight train coming in from the east
Where it's going is where I care the least
Whispered messages that I did not hear
Take me to the place that my body needs
I don't know what's happening
I hope I can eat today
Judge and all his courtiers looking down upon me
They say: this is the cripple that wants to be free
He says we owe it to him, it's in his heritage
Wants to know when we're going to let him out of his cerebral cage
Justice should be seen to
Let's put him away
Well thank God for that
They've split the scene
I was beginning to think I was lost
Gotta get back into normal living
Plug in that TV screen
Gonna pull myself together
Gonna have a cool bourbon on ice
After all things like that don't occur
Think of the children
It ain't nice
Listen son you've had you're fun
Don't go acting on the run
Stop wasting time around here
You want to live, you want to give
You want to cut above the rest
Go on out and get it
To the top
Some people say I left my soul riding on that freight train
I'm inclined to agree
It has affected my whole brain
Don't listen to authorities that claim they've sussed it all
Keep on driving on your own track
Take care they don't make you fall
Take care they don't make you fall
Take care they don't make you fall
Take care they don't make you fall
Don't let the bastards grind you down
Take care they don't make you fall
Take care they don't make you fall
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Young Light
02:36
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YOUNG LIGHT
When I'm close to you like this
What is it that I miss
Always takes so many years
And meanwhile your conscience sneers
To be always there
Always there
To be always there
Always there
Silver dust is in your hair
You can become aware
You can tell a sunset by the way she moves her eyes
You can't catch the wind but you sure can try
You can try
Try
You can try
You can try
Young light
Young light
You will always be turned on for me
Young light
I can hear you calling me
You will always be turned on
For us
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Fooog'z Bloooz
01:19
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The Sidewalk Song
06:01
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THE SIDEWALK SONG
Well I don’t care what you’re wearing
No, I really don’t give a damn
Just tell me where you’ve been, boy
Cos I don’t know where I am
And the sun don’t shine for you, it shines for me
“G!!!”
Well I don’t care what you’re wearing
No, I really don’t give a damn
Just tell me where you’ve been, boy
Cos I don’t know who I am
And the sun don’t shine for you, it shines for me
Well I don’t care what you’re wearing
No, I really don’t give a damn
Just tell me where you came from
Cos I’m lost in strawberry jam
And the sun don’t shine for you, it shines for me
(Improvised)
Walking down the road almost every day
I see the people and they’re coming my way
I see their eyes and they’re looking at me
Do you see them
Do you see me
I love you too
Do you love me
I know you
Do you know me
I say whooo!
I see them walking almost every day
See them walking and they’re coming my way
I see their eyes and they’re looking at me
You can’t kid me that you are free, no
You can’t kid me that you’re free
And the sun don’t shine for you it shines for me
Well I don’t care what you’re wearing
No, I really don’t give a damn
Just tell me where you’ve been, boy
Cos I don’t know who I am
And the sun don’t shine for you, it shines for me
And the sun don’t shine for you, it shines for me
And the sun don’t shine for you, it shines for me
Lyrics by Mark Drower / Simon Miller.
Copyright ℗ 1982 MGD Music / Pok Songs / Explicit Music.
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Silver Ships on the Sea
07:53
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~ ~ ~ SILVER SHIPS ON THE SEA ~ ~ ~
Winter's call is calling
Through the leaves
You can hear the rustling sounds saying
Free me please
Said the seventh angel standing
Amid the trees
Say please come taste my simple wines
Please come to your rest
All along the stone strewn causeway
Serpents coil and hiss
Beckoning and whispering
Bowing for the kiss
See me and free me
Do which is best
Be me and free me
Do which is best
And there's a hundred thousand elves
Waiting in their boats of sunlight
Waitng and waiting for the rite
For the rite
Spring times are come again
And we are but men
Speaking and seeking
Beginning again
And you who stand on the border
Waiving goodbye
You wouldn't listen to their words
You recognised the lie
Come down to the sea
At dawn with me
Our boat is a bobbing and a rocking on the waves
How is it you look at me, is it how I you?
Are we agreed on our journeys being long due?
Being long due
And so the end
Was only the beginning
I rose to catch the sun
But found it missing
Loneliness oh loneliness
My only guide
A boat a-bobbing
Way out on the tide
Way out on the tide
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