1. |
Brother John
02:34
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I don't trust you
I don't know anyone who can
I'd give you away
If I thought that anyone would pay
And one of these days
Gonna tell your mum
The places I find you
Brother John
It isn't so long
You used to say you wouldn't lie
I've heard it before
You'll speak half truths til the day you die
Thousands of people are like you
Yet noone is quite like you
I love you
So one of these days
Gonna take you away from all this noise
I know it's too much
All you need is room to breathe
Away from the crowds
Pleasant all round
I'll find you your heaven
Brother John
I need you brother...
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2. |
As Always
02:40
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I will love, I will always find you
I will lead you to greater things than this
Forget the past, it's all behind you
You got to catch up with what you missed
As always, it's like falling in love again
As always, it's like finding your best friend
I never knew all the places you'd been
Still, you learn something every day
It seems like I have always been in the dark
It's like opening my eyes to a brand new day
As always, it's like falling in love again
As always, it's like finding your best friend
The force of the soul
Will make you do things
You don't even think you can
The force of the soul
Has the strength of ten
So when you're down
You need something else to brighten up your life
The lure of heaven is the thing to fill your whole inside
And if you fall for it, I won't blame you
I won't even mention it again
Cos come my time, I will hope there is a heaven
As always it's like falling in love again
As always it's like finding your best friend again
Falling in love again...
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3. |
Can't Get You
03:12
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If I knew you I'd be okay
I promise I'd bend over backwards to please you
Don't be put off by what people say
I know it's true but give me a chance
Is it really so bad, your eyes don't meet mine
If we talked, I'm sure you'd relax
What would I do if you went away
I wonder if I'd forget in a day
To be long-faced it's just not me
I'd just have to throw my love all around
Am I really so bad, I can't sit still
I could stay, I haven't the will
I can't get you
No matter what I do
Why can't you be nice to me
You look down on me so seriously
If I took you to your death
You'd look back and see what a fool you have been
Could it really be true, if thoughts could kill
Everyone moves, you stand still
I can't get you
No matter what I do
What can I do to persuade you?
I can't get you
No matter what I do
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4. |
Bodyguard
03:19
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I got you always by my side
I got you always on my mind
I got you and I always know
Where I go you will follow
Cos you're my bodyguard
You'll do anything I say
I got you to keep me clean
I got you to protect me
Without you don't think I could live
I can't do a thing for myself
Oh, you're my bodyguard
You'll do anything I say
And I know that I haven't got much time
Don't know how much longer I can bear this life
Cos you're my bodyguard
You'll do anything I say
When I'm lying watching tv
I just hope you don't leave me
I have these nightmares about another life
I couldn't go through this again
Cos you're my bodyguard
You'll do anything I say
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5. |
From A Distance
04:36
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I watch on from a distance and I see
The troubles brewing in your head
You've been quiet for a while, time you spoke some
You've been sitting at that window oh so long
I can't take any more of your dim sarcastic grin
Time to move on if you can
Well I came to the country to find peace
All I ever got was a mystery
Take your time, cool your mind's what they told me
I'd rather lie on a warm Atlantic beach
I could ride with the surf
Shake this chill right out of me
And get some inspiration from the sea
I wish you'd open up the window
And let some fresh air in
I'm not asking you to break down the walls
Of this mad house that we're in
You're young, you're beautiful
And your hands so clean
Your skin's so soft in the morning light
The clearest I've ever seen
You're young, you're beautiful
And you don't have to look out that window
You go out
You got time on your hands
You got the rest of your life
You can go wherever you like
I watch on from a distance...
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6. |
These Things Happen
02:44
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Got a feeling there's something wrong what's going on
There's a buzz in my head and I can't get out of bed
Got a feeling I've seen that floor some time before
Got a feeling I'm gonna die and I don't know why
Father comes through says I came in at 4
As he trips on my shoe and falls down to the floor
Well I remember a girl, I left her with a drink
My mind's in a whirl and my head's in the sink
This sort of thing seems to happen all the time
Paid on a Friday that's me for the night
I think I should see a doctor for my health
I got spots on my face and I'm dwindling all my wealth
If I make it today I promise I will stop
But I've said it before, it's a never ending plot
This sort of thing seems to happen all the time
This sort of thing seems to happen all the time
Well it's a regular occurrence going down
I feel it's not right but then it's not wrong
I make all these promises to myself
I know I just can't keep
I admit it's a problem so there you are
I've said it now can I go to the bar?
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7. |
Mother's Girl
03:45
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I cannot wander far away from you
Everything you ever said is true
And I know that a time will come
All the lies will be undone
And I wonder where you're going
Watched you naked,watched you change your face
Dreamt about you as the night turned day
Made excuses, the fault's all mine
Made me empty, I just wanna cry
And I wonder who you're seeing
It's crazy but you're richer than me
You're beautiful and are you still free
Will your daughter who nearly killed you with birth
Still see you for what you're really worth
Crazy but beautiful, naked and so free...
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8. |
I've Lost Her
02:54
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What I hear is not the truth
All the lies surround me
I try to fight it, not believe it
I like to let things be
I close my eyes and like my mind
Darkness is the answer
Bang my fists down on the table
Reach for the whisky decanter
And I know in my heart that it's over
And I know deep inside that I've lost her
Flower pass before my eyes
Yet time goes by so slowly
I see you dancing in the bustling
Crowds down in the city
I am jut a piece of card
2D flat and harmless
If I walked by without a sound
The wind would whistle your name
And I know in my heart that it's over
And I know deep inside that I've lost her
Now I feel free
Wanna run away from here
And I know in my heart that it's over
And I know deep inside that I've lost her
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9. |
Can You Hear Me?
03:00
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I wanna know things that I don't
I have a thirst for knowledge
I used to be lax, have boredom attacks
And miss every day in college
I want to communicate with people
Bring out their ideas
A language is a strange thing
Do you really understand it?
You look out a window and it's all bright
You see what's going on
But it's locked and it's thick
Noone can hear you
Can you hear me calling
I'm breaking down that window
I'm looking and talking
I'm touching and feeling
But you'll have to be careful
'Cause when breaking through
Those shards of glass
Invisible to the eye
They can get you, they can scar you
It's a chance you take
Can you hear me?
Can you feel me?
Can you hear me?
I'm here, I'm really here...
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10. |
Little Things
03:14
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I wish there were more hours in a normal day
I'm working all the time for love
I know we're not that rich
But what we have is more
We don't need help from Mr God above
Little things they mean so much
We carry on without a grudge
We lead two lives, which one is real
The bridge we form with dreams of love
Will lead us to a better life
Crossing over to a different time
We may be far away from bigger city lights
But in our hearts the fire's burning bright
The little things that keep us going through our lives
We keep singing on right through the night
Little things they mean so much
We carry on without a grudge
We lead two lives, which one is real
The bridge we form with dreams of love
Will lead us to a better life
Crossing over to a different time...
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11. |
Out Of Sight
02:28
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All these people in the world that I know
Staying hidden out of sight
Stand around and let the grass grow
It gets so high before your very eyes
Jim got married only last year
Peter went a left for hotter climes
Bill's still a barman working down under
And Jane's got a new lease of life
Yet everyone in this world
Could write a book about their life
If we just knock down those heroes
Built up by you and me to oh so high
Mark he moved to London
Walter moved to Aberdeen
There are people moving far away
Never to be seen again
Out of sight, a long way away
It doesn't seem so far today
As long as we are still keeping in touch
Nobody'll be out of sight for very long
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12. |
She Knows
02:56
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She's got eyes like pools of blue
She's got determination too
She'd do anything for you
It is anxious to watch
To be careful but not touch
Dangerous knowing too much
'Cause she knows, she knows, she knows
How many people are like that?
To be led so easily
You may think you know but you don't
But what if you could age only
From the inside and not be seen
You could still keep that childhood dream
'Cause she knows, she knows, she knows
It's hard to say you care for someone
Who's not real, just a picture on your wall
And if I could take her to you
You wouldn't believe what you see
An illusion of a child
But inside as wise as me
'Cause she knows,she knows, she knows
I don't care...
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13. |
Marcella
03:46
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If you're missing the one you love
Then take heart from this poetry
If you feel like you can't go on
Then you'll never be made to see
'Cause I must take this to the end
And I do this for a free land
If you think that it's not my will
Then mother don't be ashamed to say
If I wasn't so damned sure
I resolve to see the day
I live to see this land come free
And tell the truth of this mockery
Take good care of my family
Don't they know it's gotta be
Listen to me and you might begin to see
Listen to me...
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14. |
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I look around, I see nothing but fighting
I see all these young kids on the street into drugs and everything
An old lady looks out her window
But she keeps the window locks tight
She'll venture out at day but never at night
I feel unsafe in my home town
Hanging around the docks at night
Where the harbour surface glistens
You can drink til you drop or just talk and talk
Noone ever listens
A girl offers me sex from a window
I turn my head away
I would if I could but I can't
Haven't got money anyway
When I return to my home town
Junkie city, not worth their weight in salt
I don't really blame them
It's not their fault
I look around me, I see nothing but fighting
I see all these young kids on the street into drugs and everything
I look out my window
I keep the window locks tight
I'll venture out at day but never at night
I feel unsafe in my home town
Junkie city, junkie city...
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15. |
Long Way Down
02:20
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I left town in another guise
Some say to get away from you
The tricks that you tried were no surprise
There's none I think you wouldn't do
Well it's a long way down
And I know that you're gonna fall
A long way down from here
Your mum and dad will be so annoyed
They've booked our day to be wed
I couldn't stand them anyway
I'd much so rather see them dead
Well it's a long way down
I know that you're gonna fall
A long way down from here
I booked myself on a foreign train
Six pack of beer in my hand
I don't know where I'm going to
As long as it's another land
Well it's a long way down
I know that you're gonna fall
A long way down from here
Now that I'm gone I sure miss that place
I miss it like a hole in the head
I'm lying here in a sunny haze
I only miss you in bed
Well it's a long way down
I know that you're gonna fall
A long way down from here...
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16. |
Two Lines
03:07
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You know I went out one day
To make my way in life
I left you never said goodbye
Took that train as far as it went
I don't look over my shoulder
There's noone bothering me
But I might be on the move again
I find it keeps me happy
Two lines into the distance
One line into the sea
That's the kind of thing in front of me
Settling down I don't know those words
It's more like filling your cup
I can see it all while I'm young
But then you know I'll never grow up
You come to a point
You think you're experienced
But you'll never know it all
If you get too clever then you'll trip up
And it's a long, long way to fall
Two lines into the distance
One line into the sea
That's the kind of thing in front of me...
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17. |
Scratching The Surface
03:13
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No matter how well I do financially
I'm always struggling in life
Thought it'd made a difference
By taking myself a wife
I still move around
Never really knowing where I am
I'm having fun
But when the morning comes I'm never any further on
And when I go far away
There's always a thread keeping me attached
I don't care which country I'm in
You see I've got no patriotic ties
I pledge my allegiance to noone
I need my autonomy
The world seems made of gold plate
When you scratch the surface all the beauty goes
Can't say I'm unhappy though
Let's say I'm a thoughtful one
I'm not being rude
It's just I feel I'm losing you
Got itchy fingers, itchy feet
Got to play my guitar on the street
I pledge my allegiance to noone
I need my autonomy
The world seems made of gold plate
When you scratch the surface, all the beauty goes
When you scratch the surface
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18. |
Shiny And Black
03:20
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A vague memory of a train journey
In darkness with hills peeping out
Round one last corner
Now it's today
Well it's daylight now
A friend is showing me round
My head, it hurts and it beats
Don't remember a thing
And I can't keep my feet
The world came alive with a shout
It's daylight
It's beautiful
It's light
I don't remember
It's beautiful
Shiny and Black
Shiny and Black
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Jim Shepherd (Jasmine Minks) Scotland, UK
Member of The Jasmine Minks, who released albums on Creation Records and Esurient from 1984-89 and then with Poptones, Bus Stop and Cherry Red Records since. I release occasional records on my own label, Oatcake Records, and have collaborated with others such as APB, Sleepyard and The Beat Hotel. My first solo LP/CD is out now. I also still play and record with The Jasmine Minks... ... more
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