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Telling Tales
04:09
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Pictures paint a thousand words and honey your face paints a picture
Just 'cos I don't call that much it doesn't mean that I don't miss you
Time can't steal a march on how you iron out my imperfections
But day by day I kick myself for never showing you more affection
It was you, it was me
Oh! We were everything we wanted to be
Anything we wanted to be
It was you, it was me
Oh! Yeah were anything we wanted to be
And everything we wanted to be!
I'm not sorry, you're not either
Sick to death of disco fever
I'm not sorry, you're not either
But step by step we're falling worlds apart
Patience is a virtue but I couldn't bear to wait forever
My head's too full of holding thoughts to keep the both of us together
I'm trapped between the shades of grey I guess I'll have to take my chances
Cos "Little Lucy" can't compete against your paperback romances
It was you, it was me
Oh! We were everything we wanted to be
Anything we wanted to be
It was you, it was me
Oh! Yeah were anything we wanted to be
And everything we wanted to be!
I'm not sorry, you're not either
Sick to death of disco fever
I'm not sorry, you're not either
But step by step we're falling worlds apart
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Acting Clever
03:51
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Everybody’s saying it’s a matter of time
I keep on holding my nerve but I don’t know if you’re mine
Oh everybody’s saying it’s a matter of time
I keep on holding my nerve but I don’t know if you’re mine
But I don’t wanna wait forever
Chasing rainbows, acting clever
Yeah I don’t wanna wait forever
What’s the use in hanging on a fall
Everybody’s talking like it’s a matter of fact
But I don’t care where you’re from, cos that don’t change where you’re at
Everybody’s talking like it’s a matter of fact
But I don’t care where you’re from, cos that don’t change where you’re at
But I don’t wanna wait forever
Chasing rainbows, acting clever
Yeah I don’t wanna wait forever
What’s the use in hanging on a fall
Take out the last pin holding this in place
If we can’t keep pro-pro-promises then why do we
Make them in the first place (it’s such a waste)
And I watched you fall from the highest storey
You’re not the answer you’re part of the worry
Keep yourself outstretched here before me
If you could only look to see you’d see my arms wide open
But you kept pushing me, p-p-p-pushing me away, oh
But I don’t wanna wait forever
Chasing rainbows, acting clever
Yeah I don’t wanna wait forever
What’s the use in hanging on
What’s the use in hanging on
What’s the use in hanging on a fall
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It’s a never ending struggle when you’re planning your escape
When you keep yourself together using paper clips and sellotape
Alright
Is this alright?
Is this alright?
You could use a change of scenery but you’d settle for a change of heart
Where the mountain ranges sound like different stages out of Mario Kart
Alright
Is this alright?
Just take me please
Where the future’s not so monochrome
Please
From the council flats and stately homesa
Please
‘Cause I’ve worked my sticky fingers to the bone
Is this alright?
Is this alright?
Is this alright?
Is this alright?
I can act a little vicious when there’s this much time to kill
And I’m not so superstitious but it never seems to rain on Mossley Hill
Is this alright?
Just take me please
Where the future’s not so monochrome
Please
From the council flats and stately homesa
Please
‘Cause I’ve worked my sticky fingers to the bone
Is this alright?
Is this alright?
Is this alright?
Is this alright?
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Paint By Numbers
03:20
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1-2-3-woo!
Do you wish you had a memory like a fish in a sieve?
Because you've been forgetting her for so long
It's hard to pick and choose what other people believe
When you feel like you're a nothing to no-one
Yeah you've tried, and you've failed
Yeah you've tried, and you've failed all over again
I've got a problem that's mathematically false
Because it feels like she's the only solution
There ain't no consolation found in anyone else
And it's ruining your good reputation
Yeah you've crashed, and you've burned
Yeah you've crashed, and you've burned all over again
And now everybody knows, because she's everybody's girl
She doesn't want to fall in love, she's only trying to change your world
And now everybody knows, because she's everybody's girl
She doesn't want to fall in love, she's only trying to change your world...
Do you wish you had a memory like a fish in a sieve?
Because you've been forgetting her for so long
It's hard to pick and choose what other people believe
When you feel like you're a nothing to no-one
And now everybody knows, because she's everybody's girl
She doesn't want to fall in love, she's only trying to change your world...
And now everybody knows, because she's everybody's girl
She doesn't want to fall in love, she's only trying to change your world...
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Wishful Thinking
02:46
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You've done your worst now take the rest
And kickstart a heartbeat in my chest
'Cause I just can't bear to fail the acid test
Oh ah, just do what you do best
You've turned out starlight on request
And then got your sunbeams repossessed
But I just can't bear to fail the acid test
Oh ah, just do what you do best
And baby (oo-ooo-oo)
Where are you? (oo-ooo-oo)
How come you're never here to catch me when I fall
It's like you never even notice I exist at all
And wishful thinking never gets us nowhere fast
And baby (oo-ooo-oo)
Where are you? (oo-ooo-oo)
How come you're never here to catch me when I fall
It's like you never even notice I exist at all
And wishful thinking never gets us nowhere fast at all
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The Ragamuffins are a little bundle of joy of a band with vocal melodies soaring high above swirling organs, soulful brass, chiming guitar, driving bass and heart-pounding drums to deliver perfectly packaged, virtually irresistible indie-pop songs that have earned wholehearted recognition and airplay far and wide and continue to put beaming smiles across faces. ... more
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