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Runaway Devil
05:07
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There's a runaway devil, hides like a phantom in the mist.
And he lives inside of them who dare deny he exists.
They may know how to cheat with their hands and their feet
But there's nobody quite as discreet as the runaway devil.
Well they've got the power to turn a fragile mind so narrow
Or cover up a scandal faster than a flaming arrow
But when all of the kings of oblivion come
there'll be no way they can outrun the runaway devil
Sweet innocence, where did you go?
Chained to the bottom of the ocean down below.
You call yourself a self-made man
But any fool can see that you are just so indebted
to the runaway devil.
When they feel their knuckles scraping across the floor
When they can't get any lower they just dig a little more
Breathing down your neck til you become their clone
Til even your shadows refuse to follow you home
They can make you do such terrible things, but they're only puppets on the strings of the runaway devil
And when all of the kings of oblivion come there'll be no way they can outrun the runaway devil
Cos they know how to cheat with their hands and their feet but there's nobody quite as discreet as the runaway devil.
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2. |
Counterfeit
04:50
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You've been searching for the kind of love that won't decay,
that doesn't feel like a gentle breeze would blow it all away
But the face you see when you first meet is not the same face that's underneath, it's a counterfeit
Strange how you thought you'd found a new friend today
But didn't I warn you a gentle breeze would blow it all away?
Cos the face you see when you first meet is not the same face that's underneath, it's a counterfeit. Just a counterfeit.
And the ocean is wide enough that you'll never see him again my friend
That's the way it goes when he's had enough.
He'll run away and start again my friend, without you.
All his greatest lines have all been stolen from a movie script
He says he loves you and it sounds just like a sales pitch
But the words you hear when he first speaks
They don't have any actions underneath
They're a counterfeit
And the ocean is wide enough that you'll never see him again my friend
That's the way it goes when he's had enough.
He'll run away and start again my friend
Yeah the ocean is wide enough, you'll never see him again my friend
That's the way it goes when it gets too rough.
He'll run away and start again my friend, without you
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3. |
Eagles Dare
04:52
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I'm writing to you from the mountains,
Way up high where the eagles dare
I tell my troubles to my baby
She's the only one who seems to know or care
It's been a year since I left home
Since I rolled out of that old bus station
What started out as just a holiday
turned into an emotional migration
It'd sure be good to see you when I come home
But does it really matter where my body goes
if my mind stays in the mountains, way up high where the eagles dare
I tell my troubles to my baby
She's the only one who seems to know or care
I remember riding shotgun with Guy and Ralph, singing 'Station to Station'
From the smoky fog of London to the waves on the south west coast of England
But now it feels like we've been leading separate lives
You're two hundred miles away now, two kids and a wife
You know I'd be there in a heartbeat if you needed my help
But I don't think you really need me much anymore
That's why i'm staying in the mountains
Way up high where the eagles dare
I tell my troubles to my baby
She's the only one who seems to know or care
She's the only one who needs to know or care
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Tonopah
05:54
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I remember when I was 13 years old
My mother took my brother and me all the way to sin city
Creeping round the bend through the desert dust bowls
A sea of lights lit the sky like a Christmas tree
We were hanging around in the playground of the world
Inside a casino there was I keeping one eye on a topless girl
I knew there and then that it wouldn't be long for my teenage desires to unfurl
But little did I know then that the only place I'd wanna see again
Was five hours north in our rented car, a forgotten town called Tonopah
Tonopah, Tonopah
They can keep their money, I keep my heart in Tonopah
As I recall there was nothing at all you could say on a postcard
Just a coffee house and a spooky graveyard
But I've been searching for that solitary life
Underneath a silent starry sky
And I know that I won't have to look too far
If I ever get back to Tonopah
Tonopah, Tonopah
They can keep their money, I keep my heart in Tonopah
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5. |
St Augustine's Blues
03:59
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Well it's goodnight voodoo doll, we've been burning down the midnight oil ever since the fall
But don't sleep now, we've gotta talk. There's something on your mind, i can tell by the way you walk
You know I'm drifting miles from shore, where truth is like a ship under a waterall
So goodnight voodoo doll, I'm exiled from the land of blind emotion
Where once I'd drown in the tide, swinging on a rope of sand across the ocean
The fire of youth turned me cold as a stone, still it tickles the pride that itches in my bones
But there's black smoke behind every door so I'm lookin' for the worm inside the apple core
And we can't reach for the powers above when we're trampled by a horse on the carousel of love
So goodnight voodoo doll, I'm exiled from the land of blind emotion
Where once I'd drown in the tide, swinging on a rope of sand across the ocean
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6. |
No Virtue
05:23
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We got a thirst for knowledge soon as man was conceived
From the ancient Greeks to the Ivy league
But we found no cure for this world of suffering
We're still philosophising, War's still raging
I found no virtue in knowing everything
Don't wanna be like Adam, don't wanna be like Eve.
Pole dancing with Satan, winding up down on my knees
East of the garden there was oppression and disease
Ain't it hard to unlearn a lie you love to believe
Still I found no freedom in doing just like I please
See the new world leader, winning hearts in every town
Paraded like a saviour, five years later he's a clown
Knows all the facts and the figures and he talks with style
It'll win him power for a little while
But in the end it's the same old story, he won't admit where he's been weak
All we hear is blame shifting, promises no man can keep
And we find no cure for this world of suffering
Still philosophising, war still raging
i found no virtue in knowing everything
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7. |
Childhood Home
05:20
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There's a face in the crowd used to be my friend
Now we see each other in the street and pretend like
I don't see you, you don't see me, no hard feelings I guess
But I remember those happier times
when it felt so easy to speak our minds
We had nothing to hide, no one to impress
Sittin' out late on your roof so wet, smoking our first cigarettes
Too young to have ever guessed we could end up so alone
But there's nothing left of my childhood home
No there's nothing left of my childhood home
There's nothing left of my childhood home
Nobody there in my childhood home
And sometimes I wish I'd see you again
at the wedding or funeral of a mutual friend
But I guess it's been too long now to pretend
Cos when my mother died when I was 19
The first thing on my mind was to pack up and leave
And scatter my seeds on the sheet thin soil of the city
Cos there was nothing left of my childhood home
There was nothin' left of my childhood home
There was nothin' left of my childhood home
Nobody left in my childhood home
Still searching for home, like the smoke in the breeze
Like the blackest leaf on the family tree
When I leave this world, Oh God won't you take me back
to my childhood home
Won't you take me back to my childhood home
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8. |
Footsteps
04:13
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Death in the springtime can darken your summer
Love in the winter can blow an autumn breeze
See there's no way of tellin' what's round the corner
So don't you go selling me any guarantees
Cos I'm only flesh and bone
This world will never be my home
I'm just doing time for bad behaviour
But i'm getting stronger every time i walk a mile
In the footsteps of my saviour
It's good to work and it's good to make plans
Cos we were meant to use our hands
But I don't wanna fall in love with dreams that rip
And I know this big dark hole
Just can't be filled with gold
Or even a kiss of your sweet lips
Cos I'm only flesh and bone
This world will never be my home
I'm just doing time for bad behaviour
But i'm getting stronger every time i walk a mile
In the footsteps of my saviour
Yeah I'm only flesh and bone
This world will never be my home
I'm just doing time for bad behaviour
But i'm getting stronger every time i walk a mile
In the footsteps of my saviour
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9. |
Ask Me To Pretend
05:24
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It doesn't matter to me now if you call me again
It doesn't matter to me now if we stay friends
Cos we've been going nowhere, now I just can't bare
To drag it out until the bitter end
You know i never believed in taking time apart
It's gotta be all or nothing, and now that you broke my heart
Well it just wouldn't ring true to count on you when you say you wanna still be friends
Cos I can't feel for you the way I did back then
No I can't feel for you so don't ask me to pretend
Cos I can't feel for you the same way I did back then
So don't ask me, don't ask me
Don't ask me to pretend
I don't care where you are now, I don't care where you go
or even who you were with that night, just as long as you know
that's it's gonna come round to you in the end so be careful who you offend
Cos I can't feel for you the way I did back then
No i can't feel for you so don't ask me to pretend
Cos I can't feel for you the same way I did back then
So don't ask me, don't ask me
Don't ask me to pretend
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10. |
Find A Warmer Place
05:01
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I saw the alligators in an emerald lagoon,
hiding in the reeds behind the river mouth
Then I looked behind my shoulder, across the hard shoulder,
where I could see the wild heron flying south
Just like me they’re trying to find a place
Just like me they’re trying to find a warmer place for the wintertime
Now I’m floating in the ocean and for one brief moment
Neither plans nor memories can bring me pain
The muffled sound of laughter coming through the saltwater’s got me feeling like a foetus in the womb again
And just like me I’m trying to find that place
Just like me I’m trying to find a warmer place for the wintertime
Just like me I’m trying to find that space
Just like me I’m trying to find a warmer place for the wintertime. For the wintertime.
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House Above The Sun London, UK
HATS are a London based group led by singer/songwriter Jim Moreton. Drawing inspiration from Americana, folk and Indie rock,
their melodic, heartfelt songs span the spectrum from bittersweet balladry to intricate guitar based epics. Their latest singles 'Dream Comes True' and 'Livin' Rough' are out now.
'Powerful folk-hewn storytelling' -Clash Magazine
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