SHADOWPLAY
1. ShadowPlay
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​No illusion, dark confusion
Just shapes, they move, through our, scenery
Can they hurt you, can they find you
You'll see, in time, they will, fly hand in hand
Some sleep life through the underground
Keep their heads up straight when they're falling down
Black shadow players messing with our minds, all the time
Some sleep life through the underground
Keep their heads up straight when they're falling down
Black shadow players messing with our minds, all the time
Look into the darkness to see the light underneath
Clear your vision, no submission
You can, make it out, safe and sound, this time
Fail to notice, their abundance
Outta sight, outta mind, outta here, you go
No illusion, dark confusion
Just shapes, they move, through our, scenery
Can they hurt you, can they find you
You'll see, in time, they will, fly hand in hand
2. Table For One
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All is well, that's ending well
Another coin in the wishing well
Everybody's wearing silver bells
But I'm fine with my cow, bell
Singing duets, all by myself
Picking records up off the shelf
Karaoke night's for someone else
Cos I'm staying put, right here, unless
Someone comes along, and sweeps me off, my feet
Wishing for luck until my luck runs out
Until the stars align and say what's a happening
Table for one
Candlelit dinner for my numero uno
Table for one
I'll have a greasy meal all to myself
When morning comes
No need to worry 'bout looking pretty
Cause if I get a table for one
My evening will be half-off
Star-crossed lovers wish on shooting stars
Dream of adventure, near and far
And here I am, safe within my room
Either counting blessings or counting sheep
I don't need no helping hand, I've got myself to myself
And if you're looking for a place to hide, better stay outside
Ain't got no room for the likes of you
Table for one
Candlelit dinner for my numero uno
Table for one
I'll have a greasy meal all to myself
When morning comes
No need to worry 'bout looking pretty
Cause if I get a table for one
My evening will be half-off
Someone might come along, and sweep me off my feet
Wishing for luck until my luck runs out
Until the stars align and say what's a happening
and watch me sitting at my
Table for one
Candlelit dinner for my numero uno
Table for one
I'll have a greasy meal all to myself
When morning comes
No need to worry 'bout looking pretty
Cause if I get a table for one
My evening will be half-off
3. Don't Worry
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Getting colder day by day
It’s gonna rain now, or so they say
You’ve got your own little roof for your happy place
I’m thinking hard of words to say
Worried I don’t come up with something wrong
The least I could do for you is be a friendly face
When people get too complicated, and no one will set it right
When you get lost in your head, it’s no place to stay, don’t hide away
Don’t worry, baby, don’t overthink it
Clear skies are coming, days growing brighter
Don’t worry bout it
You just gotta be mean, if you know what I mean
You can find your way out of here
If you’re feeling left out
And kind words are hard to find
You look in just the right place to turn things back around
Cos things can get too complicated, and no one will set it right
When you get lost in your head, it’s no place to stay, don’t hide away
Don’t worry, baby, don’t overthink it
Clear skies are coming, days growing brighter
Don’t worry bout it
You just gotta be mean, if you know what I mean
You can find your way out of here
Don’t worry, baby, don’t overthink it
Clear skies are coming, days growing brighter
Don’t worry bout it, find a smile on your face
Things tend to fall right into place
Don’t worry, baby, don’t overthink it
Clear skies are coming, days growing brighter
Don’t worry bout it
You just gotta be mean, if you know what I mean
You can find your way out of here
4. The Turtle
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Don’t call me Br’er and I won’t call you Genbu
I’m well protected from heartbreakers like you
If you can crack my shell and live to brag it
Then I am coming after you, slow and steady
I ain’t no Minogame for your seaweed
I got too many wrinkles; more than I need
Your head keeps popping up nearby, you gofer
If you find me on my back, please turn me over
Pick me up, I need your loving touch to
Lift me up, cos I don’t wanna hide my
Head anymore, or less will be alright with
Me as long as I’m not drowning
You ever by chance paint the Sistine Chapel?
Is there any truth behind all the rabble?
Was the Mona Lisa painted by your hand?
Did you really come right out of the sand?
I carry the entire world on my back
I feel the weight of all the strength that I lack
I don’t mind spending time alone, me loner
If you find me on my back, please turn me over
Pick me up, I need your loving touch to
Lift me up, cos I don’t wanna hide my
Head anymore, or less will be alright with
Me as long as I’m not drowning
Help, I’m a turtle and I can’t get up
Help, I’m a little turtle and I can’t turn over
Help, I’m a turtle and I can’t get up
Help, I’m a little turtle and I can’t turn over
Help, I’m a turtle and I can’t get up
Help, I’m a little turtle and I can’t turn over
Help, I’m a turtle and I can’t get up
Help, I’m a little turtle and I can’t turn over
Pick me up, I need your loving touch to
Lift me up, cos I don’t wanna hide my
Head anymore, or less will be alright with
Me as long as I’m not drowning
Pick me up, I need your loving touch to
Lift me up, cos I don’t wanna hide my
Head anymore, or less will be alright with
Me as long as I’m not drowning
Help, I’m a turtle and I can’t get up
Help, I’m a little turtle and I can’t turn over
Pick me up; flip me over so I can run
5. Chameleon
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You laugh, I laugh, you cry, I cry
You walk, I walk, you try, I try
I feel what you feel; I can't escape your emotions
I walk stride for stride, living out your every motion
I'm in your world to keep myself safe, safe from the outside
I wrap your world around me, so nobody can find me, cause
I'm a chameleon, I'm a chameleon...
You wish, I wish, you dream, I dream
You fly, I fly, you crash, I crash
I change my mood to suit yours,
like a mirror talking back to you
I'll never tell you what you don't wanna hear,
I won't do anything you wouldn't do
I feel so safe and secure, when I hide in your shadows
I won't fall outta line, I'll hold my breath, stay still,
till they go away, cause
I'm a chameleon, I'm a chameleon...
I don't steal, I don't fake, I don't take, I imitate
I'm a chameleon, I'm a chameleon...
I don't steal, I don't fake, I don't take, I imitate
I don't steal, I don't fake, I don't take, I imitate
I don't steal, I don't fake, I don't take, I imitate
I don't steal, I don't fake, I don't take, I imitate
(I don't steal, I don't fake, I don't take, I imitate)
I need your colours to dress me,
I need your smile so I can smile
I need your warmth to thaw my heart,
even if it's just for a little while
You can be sad in front of me, you won't cry alone
I'll watch my tears fall, so I could feel anything at all
Just carry on as you would, but take me along with you
I need to watch and learn, how to do those things you do
Until I can think the way you think,
until I can see what you see
Until I find the man in me,
please just spend some time with me
I promise I won't cause trouble, if anything I will help
I'll feel your glee and your sorrow, cos I'm a chameleon
I know you may not always want me around,
I'll understand believe me
You got your own life to live, when it's time I'll let you be
But please hear me, I need you as much as you need me
I'm only wishing for the best, I'm not like the rest
You can't scare me away, cos I'm here to stay
I won't run away, I'll be someone you need
I'm easy to manage; I don't pee on the rug
I keep my word, I clean up after myself
I don't lie, I don't cheat, I don't jaywalk,
across an empty street
I don't steal, I don't fake, I don't take, I imitate
6. Ice
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You're as cold as ice...
You're as cold as ice...
If only you could see time freeze, you would
If you could stop time from changing my every move
There would be no place at all, no spring, no fall
No summer, no morning breeze at all
Only winter can save you from disappearing
Only winter can stop me from leaving you alone
You're as cold as ice...
You're as cold as ice...
7. Worlds Apart
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I’m going up, you’re going down
You’re taking it easy when I’m flying around
You say your prayers, to whoever cares
Cos I’m not picking up what you’re putting down
I got better things, on my mind
I’m coming in at record time
You think I’m just a bling for your ring, well you’re a fool
Cos I know you better than you know you
We’re worlds apart, it’s ri-di-cu-lous
A billion miles between us
You’re in bed, and I’m reaching for the stars
I’m Mercury, you’re Mars
We’re worlds apart and getting aparter
Expanding ever farther
Cos all I want to be is to be famous
I’m Jupiter, you’re Anus
It’s getting late, you’re in a state
You’re picking colors like you’re calling your fate
I think the sign is clear, gotta get outta here
And make my way to the pearly great
I got better things, on my mind
I’m coming in and looking sublime
You think I’m just a bling for your ring, well you’re a fool
Cos I know you better than you know you
We’re worlds apart, it’s ri-di-cu-lous
A billion miles between us
You’re in bed, and I’m reaching for the stars
I’m Mercury, you’re Mars
We’re worlds apart and getting aparter
Expanding ever farther
Cos all I want to be is to be famous
I’m Jupiter, you’re Anus
I got something on my mind
I’m running away from slime
You think I’m just a bling for your ring, well you’re a fool
Cos I know you better than you know you
You don’t know I know you better than you know you
We’re worlds apart, it’s ri-di-cu-lous
A billion miles between us
You’re in bed, and I’m reaching for the stars
I’m Mercury, you’re Mars
We’re worlds apart and getting aparter
Expanding ever farther
Cos all I want to be is to be famous
I’m Jupiter, you’re Anus
We’re worlds apart, it’s ri-di-cu-lous
A billion miles between us
You’re in bed, and I’m reaching for the stars
I’m Mercury, you’re Mars
We’re worlds apart and getting aparter
Expanding ever farther
Cos all I want to be is to be famous
I’m Jupiter, you’re Anus
I’m Jupiter, you’re anus, I’m Jupiter, you’re anus
8. Taxis
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I: Ebb and Flow
Time, won’t wait for you
And you shouldn’t wait on time
It comes and goes, always running, always ticking, away
It gets right in your head, and fills you up with dread
And regret, would you give a friend like that,
the time of day?
Move, you’re always moving
In and out, all the time
Going after what you want
Running away from what you don’t
It’s all the same for everyone, we move the same way
Like, we stick to what we like
And look for that in life
Swinging from one place to the other
Bumping into one another
Move, you’re always moving
In and out, all the time
Going after what you want
Running away from what you don’t
It’s all the same for everyone, we move the same way
It’s all the same, everybody always does it the same way
You’d think you’d learn a lesson,
you’d think you’d turn away
But you’re just following your heart, your intuition
Has it ever failed you before?
Are you coming back for more?
Should you follow your elders, the ones in the know?
Or can you make up your mind at all?
It’s deep in our system, our crowded family tree
So can you really help yourself,
when you feel the urge, to stay or flee?
Like bacteria, like a sperm and egg
Like so many flies, seeking out the light
Like a fish and a stream, like a snail and earth’s grasp
Like birds and the weather, up in the sky
Like people and fortune, like a girl and a guy
(All the same, everybody does it the same way)
II: Action
Lights, camera, action,
your spotlight keeps you firm in place
Signs, telling you, directions,
but they don’t tell you anything
You, tell yourself, whatever you want to,
to get yourself to wherever you’re going
Lights, telling you,
what you should want, what you should eat, should need
III: Profit
IV: Sell
V: After Shift
Count, the papercuts, on your fingers,
after a day of counting time
Still, on the chase, for that brand new special
Something, that you, “need”,
that for some reason is worth your while
Like bacteria, like a sperm and egg
Like so many flies, seeking out the light
Like a fish and a stream
Like birds and the weather, up in the sky
VI: Happiness
We, move, taxis, and everything,
that we’re doing we’re doing for
Him, her, something, or someone, or for ourselves,
to find what we’ve been looking for
Move, you’re always moving
In and out, all the time
Going after what you want
Running away from what you don’t
It’s all the same for everyone, we move the same way
Seek, avoid, keep, destroy, we only do,
what we think is right, what makes us smile
We change, faces, we move, places,
so it’s only a matter of time before happiness arrives
Move, you’re always moving
In and out, all the time
Going after what you want
Running away from what you don’t
It’s all the same for everyone, we move the same way
We move, you’re always moving
In and out, all the time
Going after what you want
Running away from what you don’t
It’s all the same for everyone, we move the same way
It’s all the same, everybody does it the same way