1. |
Leave it to Fate
03:49
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Hello there, good morning. How are you today?
I was wondering if you could spare
Only five minutes of your busy day
I’ve got a deal you don’t wanna reject
Not too bad myself, thanks. How’d you do?
Are you always as direct and true
with any random strangers walking down the road
as when you’re paid to sell your soul?
I would have loved to meet you somewhere else
on a break from the daily grind
Why don’t we just pretend that we never met
and we just leave it all to fate?
Alright then just say what you gotta say
like I had nothing else to do today
You don’t care if I don’t feel like saying a word
if I was dumped just before I came
Imagine we’re just passengers on a train
and your stop was calling next
If I just started talking as you’re walking away
Would you ride with me up to the end?
I would have loved to meet you somewhere else
on a break from the daily grind
Why don’t we just pretend that we never met
and we just leave it all to fate?
Here we go all flocking through the baffle gates
to burn whatever we could earn
There’s still a big void that needs topping up
Now watch your bag. Don’t you lag behind
Come on cut it out. Not thinking twice
You almost got me. Now I’m back on track
Last night I had my stuff all figured out
You gotta travel light so you can fly
I would have loved to meet you somewhere else
on a break from the daily grind
Why don’t we just pretend that we never met
and we just leave it all to fate?
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2. |
Dark Side
03:27
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You used to be one of us
You used to bleed just like us
Always looking for excuses to lose your faith
Never finding any reason to trust
You used to be one of us
You used to hurt just like us
Always looking for some hero to put the blame
Oh baby you’re so easily let down
And then you gave in to hate
Will you ever come back?
Will you ever come back home from the dark side?
Yeah you gave in to hate
Will you ever come back?
Will you ever come back home from the dark side?
Home from the dark side
I hope that someone else can change your mind
Are you really prepared to pay the price?
Because it’s gonna be high, high, high
And where you’re going baby I can’t chase you down
You used to be one of us, you used to be one of us
You used to be one of us, you used to be one of us
You used to be one of us, you used to be one of us
You used to be one of us, you used to be one of us
You used to be one of us, you used to be one of us
You used to be one of us, you used to be one of us
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3. |
One More Try
03:33
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I could drink a thousand gallons and I still wouldn’t kill my thirst
There’s no way to stop this hunger without trying to eat you first
Well my body’s feeling weary but my mind can get no rest
And I struggle to find the words. Yeah I keep trying to find the words
But when I’m almost there someone else gets on my way.
I don’t need you to lay the groundwork. Need no carpet at my feet
You don’t have to ask the Universe to amend my destiny
‘Cause it’s written from the very first day although I’m riding against the wind
I’m just trying to find my way. Yeah I keep trying to find my way.
But I could kill this thirst if I could get just one more try
One more try, one more try is all I need to get this right
One more try, one more try is all I need this time. One more try.
Now take me downtown where things get real
Take me downtown where things get real
Take me downtown where things get real
Take me downtown where things get real
Take me, take me, take me, take me, take me, take me, take me, take me
Take me downtown where things get real
Take me downtown where things get real.
One more try, one more try is all I need to get this right
One more try, one more try is all I need this time. One more try.
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4. |
That Is Not Love
02:44
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I heard bells toll but not for you
You can count yourself lucky again
But when you stand by the mirror
You can’t even stare at your face
‘cause you’re scared to say those simple words
That is not love and you know it
You shouldn’t have to lose yourself
That is not love, you just know it
Then why don’t you just get out of that place?
Before we hear your name on the news
“My body’s a temple”, you hear them say
But only yours from the cradle to the grave
And when you sit by the mirror
You wanna look at your face
And be able to say those words
That is not love and you know it
You shouldn’t have to lose yourself
That is not love, you just know it
Then why don’t you just get out of that place?
Before we hear your name on the news
We don’t want you to become a story
That ends up burning in some fireplace
A forsaken phantom from the past
That keeps haunting me at 4am
Just to deliver the unspoken words
That is not love and you know it
You shouldn’t have to lose yourself
That is not love, you just know it
Then why don’t you just get out of that place?
Before we hear your name on the news
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5. |
We All Have Scars
03:23
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This time we’re here to stay until the break of day
We’ll chase the ghosts away into the lightness
Behind a bitter smile [we all have scars]
In the middle of the wisest frown [we all have scars]
Before you learnt to raise your brow
We all have scars [How come we never talk about it?]
We all have scars [How come we never talk about it?]
We all have scars
Do I really need to show mine?
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
We’ll plant those seeds again
We’ll write another page
It should be enough to shake off the cobwebs
Behind a bitter smile [we all have scars]
In the middle of the wisest frown [we all have scars]
Before you learnt to raise your brow
We all have scars [How come we never talk about it?]
We all have scars [How come we never talk about it?]
We all have scars
Do I really need to show mine?
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
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6. |
Secret Life
03:47
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Barry’s got two faces and a secret life
And no one else can understand why
He struggles through the day like a sore vampire
And shelters in The City ‘til dark
But as the moon goes up and the sun goes down
He turns into this Rock & Roll star
White collar in the day, black leather in the night
It’s way too much for anyone
He had a flying V tattooed across his chest
His colleagues wouldn’t know what that means
But if you looked behind the pile of boring paperwork
You wouldn’t find the guy you came to see
But as the moon goes up and the sun goes down
He turns into this Rock & Roll star
White collar in the day, black leather in the night
It’s way too much for anyone
The minute he hits the stage tonight
He’ll make you wanna burn your tie
Your life will pass across your eyes
When he plays that riff that breaks your heart
He lives in Camden Town with this wolverine
They share a tiny mezzanine
Where you can iron your shirt on a wooden surfboard
And you can always squeeze another 12-inch
But when the moon goes up and the sun goes down
He turns into this Rock & Roll star
White collar in the day, black leather in the night
It’s way too much for anyone
The minute he hits the stage tonight
He’ll make you wanna burn your tie
Your life will pass across your eyes
When he plays that riff that breaks your heart
Barry’s got two faces and a secret life
And I will keep your secret if you can keep mine
Yes I can keep your secret if just keep mine
No I won’t give away your fears
I won’t tell no one ‘cause we all hide some secret
We all know some stuff
Yes I will keep your secret, I will carry it inside
I will keep your secret if you can keep mine
But when the moon goes up and the sun goes down
He turns into this Rock & Roll star
White collar in the day, black leather in the night
It’s way too much for anyone
The minute he hits the stage tonight
He’ll make you wanna burn your tie
Your life will pass across your eyes
When he plays that riff that breaks your heart
Barry’s got two faces and a secret life
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7. |
Shelter in the Graveyard
03:32
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Why does the moon look so empty tonight?
Do you know? Do you know? Do you know?
Was it something I said that drove Hecate mad?
Do you know? Do you know? Do you know?
Oh I wish I had all the answers right now
But sometimes it’s just easier to run for your life
And go find sanctuary in the cemetery grounds, in the cemetery grounds
We took shelter in the graveyard
The only place where we could find peace
Among martyrs and victims we could finally breathe
The only ones who really feel free
The only ones who really feel free
Oh! Free! Free!
How come our planets don’t align in the sky?
Do you know? Do you know? Do you know?
And when did our shadows stop following us?
Do you know? Do you know? Do you know?
Oh I wish I had all the answers right now
But sometimes it’s just easier to run for your life
And go find sanctuary in the cemetery grounds, in the cemetery grounds
We took shelter in the graveyard
The only place where we could find peace
Among martyrs and victims we could finally breathe
The only ones who really feel free
The only ones who really feel free
Oh! Free! Free!
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8. |
Wrong Day to Die
02:57
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Save your love
You chose a wrong day to die
This life of hope is real
Before you drink shake your glass one more time
These games you crave can kill
And now I’m walking alone now
And now I’m walking alone now
Tell me love
Where’d you go late at night?
You play a wrong way to kill
And now I’m walking alone now
And now I’m walking alone now
And now I’m walking alone now
And now I’m walking alone now
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9. |
Blame on Me
02:58
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It was dark, it was late, it was a mess, no one cared
I was tired, you were sick
I was only one in a million but you put the blame on me
I was only a pawn in their game but you put the blame on me
You blamed it on me, you put the blame on me
On my past, on my fate ‘cause I’m strange
‘cause I care for no more than a flame
I was only one in a million but you put the blame on me
I was only a pawn in their game but you put the blame on me
You blamed it on me, on me, on me
You put the blame on me
I was only one in a million but you put the blame on me
You blamed it on me, you put the blame on me
I was only a pawn in their game but you put the blame on me
You blamed it on me, on me, on me
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10. |
Where Were You?
02:58
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Where were you in the hard times?
When we didn't have a clue what we were after.
And where were you when we were laughed at?
Do you still feel jealous of me?
Do you still feel jealous of me?
Life is too long to waste it with people who make it seem eternal
And how can you be so jealous of me when I'm standing under the spotlight?
You wanna take some heat and feel the sweat that's dripping down my backbone?
Where were you in the hard times?
When we didn't have a clue what we were after.
And where were you when we were laughed at?
Are you still jealous of me?
You wanna swap now?
It's the lifestyle that we chose we pay the price when it takes its toll on us
Before the claps, before the cheers, before the awards and photos
If you could only see us back before I could afford to look cool
Where were you in the hard times?
When we didn't have a clue what we were after.
And where were you when we were laughed at?
Do you still feel jealous of me?
Do you still feel jealous of me?
Where were you in the hard times?
Where were you in the hard times?
Where were you in the hard times?
Where were you in the hard times?
Where were you in the hard times?
Where were you in the hard times?
Where were you in the hard times?
Where were you in the hard times?
Are you still jealous of me?
Are you still jealous of me?
Are you still jealous of me?
You wanna swap now?
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Harvey Springfield London, UK
Harvey Springfield’s sixth solo album “Dark Sides”, comes out on Friday 1st March 2024, only four months after his fifth
outing “Sick Sick World”. The new album explores the blind spots of the human psyche.
The digital album will be available for pre-order on Apple Music on February 2nd. You can pre-save it on Spotify now at show.co/e5ZvRMB
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