tsunami

sunrise 2019

liquid anaesthesia

back to the stone age

get me out of here

carpe diem

brave new world

tsunami

From the album Tsunami May 2019

I've been here since the start, yeah all my working life,

It's where I started and it's where I met my wife,

Been through the good and bad and raised a family;

And now my kids are here, they're working on the line with me.

And then the fatal blow; we heard it on the radio

As we were driving in, to start work on the 2nd shift

They told us we would not be working here much longer

It cut right through us like a razor sharp katana

It's the end of an era, it's a wake up call as we

Walk into the future while we're waiting for the axe to fall

(Tsunami, tsunami, tsunami, tsunami)

It's the end of the shinkansen, the termination station,

Everybody change here for an unknown destination.

(Tsunami, tsunami, tsunami, tsunami)

Read all about it, it's a bad day at black rock,

There's been an earthquake, now we're dealing with the aftershock,

And we are powerless, the wave will keep on coming,

Tsunami watching as we walk toward our ruin.

The gears are cranking up, machinery in motion,

We're just spectators to the power of the ocean,

And in the global scheme it's just a minor tremor,

But in the here and now it feels like it's the end of the world.

It's the end of an era, it's a seismic shift

Nothing we can do to stop the continental drift.

(Tsunami, tsunami, tsunami, tsunami)

It's the end of the road, yeah, the writings on the wall

Need to find another way to keep the wolf from the door

(Tsunami, tsunami, tsunami, tsunami)

And so I'm standing in the line and I am trying;

To give a fig about the car that you'll be buying;

To give my all when all I want to do is scream;

To keep on working like a cog in this machine

Read 'em and weep, a losing deal, the closing movement

We hear the roaring of the wind, the deadly portent

And we are powerless, the wave is coming for us

Tsunami warning as it towers high above us

At the end of the day we're into damage limitation

Running for the hills our only possible salvation

(Tsunami, tsunami, tsunami, tsunami)

It's the end of an era, it's our judgement day

30 years of progress being washed away

(Tsunami, tsunami, tsunami, tsunami)

sunrise 2019

From the album Tsunami May 2019

Sick of feeling angry, sick of feeling pain

I'm going to take control of my life again

It's hard to let go when the only thing you see

Is a future that's so full of uncertainty

And fear and self loathing can tear a soul apart

But you come to the point when you know you have to start

To banish all your demons and take a leap of faith

To remember who you are and to give yourself a break

Watch the sun rise again

Feel the sunshine again

Watch the sun rise again

Feel the sunshine again

Now life is made for living not for waiting on the whim

Of cruel fate and circumstance and other people's dreams

You can be frozen in a moment but eventually you'll thaw

When you realise your value and that you are so much more

Because no-one else will judge you more than you've already done

So take it easy on yourself and try to focus on the one

Who can make you feel good when your world has turned to shit

Who is willing to believe that there is more to life than this

Watch the sun rise again

Feel the sunshine again

Watch the sun rise again

Feel the sunshine again

And the fences you've erected and the boundaries you've set

Made of fear and doubt and apathy and other people's threats

That define you and constrain you and frustrate you to the core

Well they're all just an illusion so go batter down the door

And it only takes a step or two to walk into the light

To open up your eyes and ears and start to see things right

So start looking for the colours and try listening to your heart

Let the song inside you blossom and your fears will fall apart.

Watch the sun rise again

Feel the sunshine again

Watch the sun rise again

Feel the sunshine again

Watch the sun rise again

Feel the sunshine again

Watch the sun rise again

Feel the sunshine again

liquid anaesthesia

From the album Tsunami May 2019

Hidden meanings, secret codes, knowing looks and smiles that

Leave me in the cold, a spectator sport and I don't know the

Rules, just stand there looking like a fool

And I wish for other times, so wheel me down the Fountain, yeah

Or take me to the misty mountain

(There's no denying; There's no denying)

It's the sound of evil, hear the screaming seagulls

(There's no escaping; There's no escaping)

I can't connect with people, give me liquid

Anaesthesia

Heart of gold and feet of clay, a clumsy fumbler,

A blind man doesn't fear the dark, but loneliness can kill the spark

Extinguishing your joie de vivre, well just

Believe me when I tell you that I'm batting on a sticky wicket

And I've got this one way ticket to the blues

(There's no denying; There's no denying)

Needle jumps on vinyl cracks, pirouette toward the final track

(There's no escaping; There's no escaping)

I can't connect with people, give me liquid

Anaesthesia

Some are found and some are lost, some are counting up the cost

Renovating broken dreams, singing songs and hatching schemes

For a better life, buy a butter knife

If you need some meaning to your day

Find yourself inside this passion play

(There's no denying; There's no denying)

You give me tea and toast, and I'm the one that loves you most

(There's no escaping; There's no escaping)

I can't connect with people, give me liquid

Anaesthesia

(There's no denying; There's no denying)

I could not love you more but, I'm on a road to nowhere

(There's no escaping; There's no escaping)

I can't connect with people, give me liquid

Anaesthesia

((Aaaaaaahs))

back to the stone age

From the album Tsunami May 2019

Learning we're leaving

Pleading for turning

Babylon's burning

Silent resentment

Covenant of the forgotten millions

Burn the tyrants

Bring the house down, smash the state

Put the cat out, bolt the gate

Set the clock back forty years

Wave the flag through the bitter tears

Rule Brittania, rule the waves

Britons never shall be slaves

Turn the lights out as we sing

God save the queen and head back to the stone age

And we're divided

Experts derided

"It's project fear"

Fat cats play games with

Our lives, we're expendable

We're collateral

Suicidal tendencies

Fundamental zealotry

Self destructive vanity

We're not what we used to be

Rule Brittania, rule the waves

Britons never shall be slaves

Turn the lights out as we sing

God save the queen and head back to the stone age

Out through the in door

Choosing a future

Of austerity

Don't heed the warnings

Don't need your negative rhetoric

We've been here before

Two world wars and one world cup

Defenders of nothing much

We've got pride we've got history

On an island and all at sea

Rule Brittania, rule the waves

Britons never shall be slaves

Turn the lights out as we sing

God save the queen and head back to the stone age

Rule Brittania (Babylon's Burning)

Rule Brittania, rule the waves

Britons never shall be slaves

Turn the lights out as we sing

God save the queen and head back to the stone age

get me out of here

From the album Tsunami May 2019

Sound of the police, there's trouble on the street

Blood on the dancefloor, I've been here before

Sweat on my brow, I'm getting out of here

All through the town, you can detect the fear

I'm a lover, I won't fight

Taking cover, taking flight

Ducking down 'til the heat is off

Leaving town 'til the war is over

Laying low 'til the dust dies down

Keep my head safely on my shoulders

Can you tell me when the coast is clear?

And get me out of here

Saturday night, out on the session

Feeling alright, I'm seven pints in

Then there's a scene, a two pint Rambo

Staring at me like I'm a weirdo

I'm not asking for any violence

So don't push me, enjoy the siolence

Back off and take a chill pill please

Don't want to end the night at A&E

Laying low 'til the dust dies down

Keep my head safely on my shoulders

Can you tell me when the coast is clear?

And get me out of here

What you think I said, is all just in your head

Just get me out of here

And this is so absurd, I'm not trying to pull your bird

Just get me out of here

And if I spilt your pint, then let me put it right

Just let me out of here

He's not listening, he's still bristling

My heart's pumping, my skins glistening

Adrenalin and testosterone

Put down my drink, put down my phone

Punch in the throat, knee in the nuts

He goes down like a sack of old spuds

I'm already running out of the pub

Get out of Dodge while the going is good

Laying low 'til the dust dies down

Keep my head safely on my shoulders

Can you tell me when the coast is clear?

And get me out of here

Just get me out of here

carpe diem

From the album Tsunami May 2019

Shed my skin, just want to shed my skin, become a

Brand new thing, become a brand new thing. so you must

Make up your mind or I am leaving for a brand new life

Wake up and smell the coffee see things in a brand new light

Never promised you heaven, never told you lies

Take a look at the future, take a look outside

Through the gap in the curtains, through the open door

Trust me, come on, join me, this is what you've waited for

Take a ride, just want to take a ride and see the

Other side, see things through open eyes and travel

Into the unknown, see what's over the horizon line

Sample a life less ordinary while there's still some time

Don't know where we will end up, but we need to change

Throw aside our inertia, take a leap of faith

And I know that it's scary, and I know it's strange

Trust me, come on, join me, this is what you've waited for

Time is fleeting, temporary

No repeating, no rehearsal, seize the day

Shed my skin, just want to shed my skin, become a

Brand new thing, see things through brand new eyes and travel

Into the unknown, see what's over the horizon line

Sample a life less ordinary while there's still some time

Take a walk on the wild side, put it all on black

Spin the wheel and don't worry, if it all comes back or not

You can spend your life trapped inside a cage you've made all

By yourself, there's no-one else to set you free, so come with me

Time is fleeting, temporary

No repeating, no rehearsal

Seize the day

brave new world

From the album Tsunami May 2019

Don't get tired, don't get cold (ah-ah-ah-ah)

Don't get hungry or bored (ah-ah-ah-ah)

Don't talk back don't need fag breaks (ah-ah-ah-ah)

Soulless perfection's the direction of travel now

(Brave New World) And I'm out of my place

(Brave New World) And I'm out of my face

(Brave New World) Looking hard for a

Reason to live

The machines run the show and there's nowhere for me to go

Don't get sick, don't feel pain (ah-ah-ah-ah)

Don't need laughter, don't dance in the rain (ah-ah-ah-ah)

Automatic and free of all doubt (ah-ah-ah-ah)

Round and round they go, up and down, in and out

(Brave New World) And they've stolen my pride

(Brave New World) Left me meaningless, born to die

(Brave New World) Looking hard for a

Reason to live

The machines run the show and there's nowhere for me to go

So they told me to go home and wait (ah-ah-ah-ah)

Getting paid to get drunk by the state (ah-ah-ah-ah)

Started great but it soon came to me (ah-ah-ah-ah)

That I miss the connnection, I miss the humanity

(Brave New World) And I'm out of my place

(Brave New World) And I'm out of my face

(Brave New World) Looking hard for a

Reason to live

The machines run the show and there's nowhere for me to go

It's the march of technology (ah-ah-ah-ah)

Stripping bare the economy (ah-ah-ah-ah)

We're redundant, unnecessary (ah-ah-ah-ah)

Automatically cast aside, nowhere for us to hide

(Brave New World) And they've stolen my pride

(Brave New World) Left me meaningless, born to die

(Brave New World) Looking hard for a

Reason to live

The machines run the show and there's nowhere for me to go