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Mother I want to leave this body far behind
Go for a walk in someone else’s shoes
Going out and kissing the world
With lips that are not mine.
Mother I tried to be what you want of me
Hustle to get me to the church on time
Stepping out in peaches and pearls
And lips that are not mine.
Tickle the tongues that wag.
Mother I want to see the other side to life
Facing the earth not staring at the sky
Going out and kissing the world
With lips that are not mine.
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Good Behaviour
02:43
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Better
01:48
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Think of all the things you've done
All the battles lost and won
An uncomfortable rest in your Sunday best
Father's twisted; lonely son
And you know you could have done it better
And you know you could have done it better
Eat your words and drink your tea
You blame you and you blame me
From breakfast toast to midday roast
Knowing, choosing not to see
And you know you could have done it better
And you know you could have done it better
Looking back to look ahead is not to look at all
So taking stock of all the knocks
You're waiting for a fall
You're waiting for a fall
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Engineering
02:53
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Leave me now; I’ve got to go and think it over
Slugs and snails, they always get around me somehow
The pipes that run into the sea
Carry all the words you said to me
I’ll always pass you by and look you in the eye
But there’s one thing I won’t do – I won’t cry
Clever men, they engineer communications
Bridges break; they rub their hands and build another
The pipes that run into the sea
Carry all the words you said to me
I’ll always pass you by and look you in the eye
But there’s one thing I won’t do – I won’t cry
Summer’s gone; I keep my feelings under glass now
People know; they keep their distance and don’t touch me
The pipes that run into the sea
Carry all the words you said to me
I’ll always pass you by and look you in the eye
But there’s one thing I won’t do – I won’t cry
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Ghost of the Green Grass
02:09
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In the hilltops and the corner shops
She stole your heart and ran
All the boys tell you to stop
But she’s your kind of man
The smile that disarms is a countess of charms
Tear yourself away
And don’t be alarmed when you falls through her arms
You’ll live to love another day
From Solihull to the Isle of Mull
She’ll find you and your fear
She’ll promise you a lifetime
But will always disappear
The smile that disarms is a countess of charms
Tear yourself away
And don’t be alarmed when you fall through her arms
You’ll live to love another day
There’s fatalists and there’s nihilists
And martyrs who have seen her
Dying for a country
Where the grass is always greener
The smile that disarms is a countess of charms
Tear yourself away
And don’t be alarmed when you fall through her arms
You’ll live to love another day
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In My Dream
02:17
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There’s men on the moon popping pills
Fools on the hill shopping still
Lucy in the sky wants to die
She said it’s a curse or something worse
We don’t go there now
We don’t go
We just don’t know how
We don’t know
There’s veins in the brains
Food for dreams
The silence screams at what it sees
Monkey in my hair tells me where
And when to cry
And how to die
I don’t know my name or anything
Nothing seems the same as in my dream
We don’t go there now
We don’t go
We just don’t know how
We don’t know
I don’t know my name or anything
Nothing seems the same as in my dream
We don’t go there now
We don’t go
We just don’t know how
We don’t know
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Empty Vessels
02:05
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If I had a little car
I’d take you down the motorway
To the place you see as home
Though you’ve been gone a year or more
You think my town is insignificant
It hurts when you knock it down
And if I had a brain like yours
I wouldn’t kill it with alcohol
It’s a waste and the days slip by
You haven’t made your mark on the world
You think your privilege is nice
You’re living sacrilege not sacrifice
Hoof it to your friends
Prove it to your friends
London needs you now
London’s got its thumb right down
And if I had a face like yours
I’d work on being humble
Every day you frown and scowl
Those little lines are here to stay
Empty vessels make the most noise
And boys will be boys will be boys
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Last Bus Home
02:38
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The Mad Girl
02:43
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PO! Leicester, UK
Ruth Po! set up her own record company and writes incisive songs from an ordinary female perspective. Themes are often dark yet the tunes are singable, jangly and very English-sounding.First formed in 1987 with punk roots and an indie-pop style, PO! is not a typical band. After a Peel session and an NME single of the week, Ruth gave it all up 1999-2016 but the band are back with new songs! ... more
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