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Prince of Pawns
03:38
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My chess don't mate, I don't let them
My mates they go stale
My army of glass your troops tried to pass, I didn't let them
The queen is dead. Hey you! Break the news to the king.
I'm the Prince of Pawns
The pirate, the pauper and the prisoner of yours
I'm the Prince of Pawns
The peregrine, the petit mal
And a figurine riding a black horse
She took one of my rooks
the poor thing's still cawing for help
'Hey bishop! What did the king say?'
'The king didn't say anything. The king is besieged'.
I'm the only one responsible
I'm the only one responsible
You all answer to me x 14
I'm the Prince of Pawns
The pirate, the pauper and the prisoner of yours
The Prince of Pawns
The peregrine, the petit mal
And a figurine riding a black horse
Prince of Pawns
The pirate, the pauper and the prisoner of yours
I'm the Prince of Pawns
The peregrine, the petit mal
And a figurine riding a black horse
Prince of Pawns
I hide in the corner of the board
Prince of Pawns
I hide in the corner of the board
I'm the Prince of Pawns
I hide in the corner of the board
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Late Night Show
03:19
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She's running under cover
Chic and glamour
She's a Marlboro model
She’s a Mascara lover
She’s a morning hour star
To nobody I know
She’s the late night show
You want to go on
She’s punching the air with her heels
She knows what she wants when she breaths
She’s got fatal fame
She’s got winning ways
She never touches
She always scratches
She’s a morning hour star
To nobody I know
She’s the late night show
You want to go on
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I want to see you smoke
03:04
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Dogs are barking your name
TV's broadcasting your face
A shoplifter stole your poster
The wind is howling the 's'
You're so victimogenic,
I wish your hunter boots
Would dig out my roots
And throw them all to hell.
S is for the symptoms, I've never had
Y is for the reason you're never turning back
L is for the leave you execute like a German soldier
V is for the venom I pour into my veins
Cause every time I see you're driving me insane
I is for identity I've given up
and A is for the aftermath that will come soon.
Why I always want to see you smoke
And your ghost follows you
On the count of two, one, two
S is for the symptoms, I've never had
Y is for the reason you're never turning back
L is for the leave you execute like a German soldier
V is for the venom I pour into my veins
Cause every time I see you're driving me insane
I is for identity I've given up
and A is for the aftermath
A is for the aftermath that will come soon.
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Dog for birthday
03:48
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On the last day of spring
Black Louise, she got me a dog for my birthday
On the last day of spring
Black Louise, she got me a dog for my birthday
She said 'He will be your best friend, the only friend you'll ever have.
He will listen but will never understand.
He will be your friend, the only friend you'll ever have.
He will listen but will never understand'.
On my dog's birthday I got him a bone.
Oh God, was he happy.
He said 'I will never leave, I will stay with you, we will live forever'
On the last day of spring
Black Louise, she got me a dog for my birthday
Said 'I will never leave you, I will sleep with you and lie quietly not to wake you up'.
Said 'I will never leave you, I will keep you warm, you can kick and I won't howl'
On the last day of spring
Black Louise, she got me a dog for my birthday
He said 'I will never leave you when they come I'll bite them all to death and we will live forever.
I will never leave you, I will die for you and shine in dog heaven'.
On the last day of spring
They shot us down and we both went to dog heaven.
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FarAway Land
03:55
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They started fire in the far away land
I can taste ash all over my tongue
They hid their faces in their hoods
Hunters are lost, vision is blurred
They killed you too fast
For my heart to take the stab
They buried you too deep
For my fingernails to reach
They poisoned all the far away rivers
My stomach is burning from side to side
Gold fish no longer shiver
Left on the sand, cursing the bait
They killed you too fast
For my heart to take the stab
They buried you too deep
For my fingernails to reach
Lullabies don't always make good farewell songs
Lullabies don't always make good farewell songs
They killed you too fast
For my heart to take the stab
They buried you too deep
For my fingernails to reach
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6. |
Genuine Blues
03:48
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Genuine Blues
I know the only truth
I'll show you genuine blues
My eyes will be your home
but promise me you'll come alone
cause they won't understand
how much there is to feel
how much there is to see
when all you want to do
is scream
I promised not to look
at all your past misgivings
I know you're not
so easily led astray
you swallow your goodbyes
pretend to breathe with ease
when all I want to do
is breathe
me
over you
is breathe
me over you
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7. |
I'm drowning, babe
02:50
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I'm drowning
Water's rising up to my mouth
I see the crew waving
I am drowning, babe
I can't feel my and legs
I am drowning, babe
I touch the ocean floor
Fish are tickling my feet
I am drowning, babe
I can't feel my arms and legs
I am drowning, babe
I am drowning, babe
I used to be the captain of my ship
Now I'm drowning, babe
Now I am a victim of a self-inflicted mutiny
I am drowning, babe
I am drowning, babe
I used to swim quite well
I seem to have forgotten
I am drowning, babe
I can't feel my arms and legs
I am drowning, babe
I am drowning, babe
I can't feel my arms and legs
I am drowning, babe
I am drowning, babe
I can't feel my arms and legs
I am drowning, babe
I am drowning, babe
I am drowning, babe
I am drowning, babe
I am drowning, babe
I am drowning, babe
I am drowning, babe
I am drowning, babe
I am drowning, babe
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Since you put it this way
Now it's all making sense
It's not funny anymore
It's not sad either
Since you put it this way
Now it's all making sense
Go and chase your little monster
Till you drop and die
I'm leaving on the first
Night train home
I'll be happy.
Just mark my words.
Be happy as you can
And don't look back
When they're after you
Bite them back and don't give in
When you need me, though
I'll be there for you
Remember me for that Christmas we never had
Since you put it this way
Now it's all making sense
It's not funny anymore
It's not sad either
Since you put it this way
Now it's all making sense
Go be happy
And I'll be alright
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9. |
Oh mum
02:05
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Oh mum, the boys are wearing blue sky shirts again
They’re blowing their horns over the top
Oh mum, can I wake up and play the same?
Why do good things always have to stop?
Oh mum, the girls are weaving their corn gold hair again
They're rocking their babies on the sea shore
Oh mum can I wake up and play the same?
Why is good things here anymore?
Oh mum, the boys have put on brown shirts and arms bands
They're marching the streets like never before
Oh mum, why is daddy wearing a uniform
Has uncle finally found him a job?
Oh mum, black birds have filled our skies and
I don't feel like playing anymore
Oh mum, do we really have to eat that horse
And mum, why are you going out so late?
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You lack the balance
02:59
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They told you to set sail with a mal-skilled crew
An ill-time gravity, you were terrified
They coated you with armour
Loaded you with guns and cannon balls
From the shipyard to the docks
The glass was jangling
They say you lack the balance
They made you too heavy
Two decks full of bronze cannons
Are bringing you down
Now, promise me you won't sink
Promise you won't founder
'Cause I'm not coming to look for you.
Your sails, they seem too high
For these waters
Your hull, it seems too light
It's crackling, it just won't hold
They told you to set sail
With a morning breeze
They say you lack the balance
They made you too heavy
Two decks full of bronze cannons
Are bringing you down
They say you lack the balance
They made you too heavy
Two decks full of bronze cannons
Are bringing you down
Now, promise me you won't sink
Promise you won't founder
'Cause I'm not coming to look for you.
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Suicide
03:36
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Suicide is the easiest thing about which you can decide
There is no subscription nor a monthly fee
And what's most important it's all tax free
Suicide, it's easy it's a fact you cannot hide
You decide over dinner or breakfast or lunch
But don't spill the beans cause your family may have a hunch
Suicide is easy like fucking, you can't deny
It doesn't take science or studying math
Just a rope or a razor and preferably a hot bath
Suicide, make peaceful and painless your pass
Don't use a dryer, don't jump on a car
And make sure that your parents don't pay too much for gas
Suicide, you live....poof! You die!
There are millions of reasons, there are thousands of ways
But don't do it in Poland cause they'll piss on your grave.
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K-ESSENCE Katowice, Poland
They call their music narco-pop. There is an amazing stage energy in K-ESSENCE's music but also decadence and melancholy that come together in an explosion of beautiful notes. When the band is on stage, it's hard to find a more diverse set of emotions. This is one of the most mature examples of the art of songwriting in recent years - the music of a wounded and angry soul. ... more
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