1. |
Gaslighting
02:45
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GASLIGHTING
Tell me something I don’t know
A fistful of sweet nothing
Will surely show
Oh round round up and down
Gonna set this light on fire
I’ve been hiding out in my room
There's not much else
That I can choose or lose
Oh round round up and down
Gonna set this light on fire
Yeah I know, Yeah I know, Yeah I know
We’re hanging on the wire
Say nothing and keep sayin’ it
I said a
Say something and just stay together
Say nothing and keep sayin’ it
I said you’re
Gaslighting
Feelings that I cannot describe
Twisting my speech
losing my mind
Oh round round up and down
Gonna set this light on fire
The nature of your humour is cruel
Did you think you’d take me
For your gaslight fool
Oh round round up and down
Gonna set this light on fire
Yeah I know, Yeah I know, Yeah I know
We’re hanging on the wire
And I wish you would just please leave me
Yeah I wish you would go
And I wish things were clear
Like the pure driven snow
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2. |
What About You
03:37
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WHAT ABOUT YOU
Please tell me where I’m going
With these dreams and hopes
I’m waiting patiently
you got me on the ropes
I’m tired of this round
I won’t be knocked down
What about you?
All I ever was
Just tried to be myself
I’ll paint a perfect picture
picture of bad health
I’m tired of this fight
The end is in sight
What about you?
So look into my eyes
and tell me what you see
I cannot comprehend
Or sit here comfortably
When sometimes
I wish I’d never been born at all
But I’m fixing myself
And I think it’s time you know the score
What about you?
What about you?
What about you?
What about you?
Believe in what you say
Don’t let it fade away
Movin’ just keep movin’
Don’t chase yesterday
I’m tired of this frown
Tears of a clown
What about you?
And I don’t even care
Or if I look a mess
My soul is in a state
Of permanent undress
I’m tired of this song
Been achin’ too long
What about you?
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3. |
Mulranny Smile
03:10
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MULRANNY SMILE
Come back around be the sound
And into Clew Bay
Where the ocean will seethe
And then say
What took you so long
Won’t you stay
Sailing in my boat
I sail with the waves
I heard Johnny sing she saves
But I don’t think
She’ll be saving you
I thought I saw you
Just for a while
‘Tween the mist rolling In
And a Mulranny smile
High up the reek I do ramble
But wish I did soar
To where the devil and Saint Pat
Declared war
As the islands creep into my view
I’m a God fearing man
With my sons and my daughter
We pray
In God's pocket is where we shall stay
This land is the place
That I love
I thought I saw you
Just for a while
‘Tween the mist rolling In
And a Mulranny smile
I thought I heard you
Talking in style
‘Tween the fog on the breeze
And a Mulranny smile
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4. |
Out Of Time
03:33
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OUT OF TIME
I search for the words
But nothing fits
I’m like a junkie needs a fix
I walk in circles turning tricks
I’m always talking ‘bout the outside
Looking for a better view
And now I’m talking ‘bout the inside
Looking out at nothing new
Cos you and I
Need never be alone again
I can’t relate or communicate
My love for you
Close your eyes
Lay down and rest your mind
Give me a sign I’m running out of time
You you’re heading down
A lonely street
A split decision so discreet
You walk in circles - shackled feet
You’re always talking ‘bout the outside
Looking for a better view
And now you’re talking ‘bout the inside
Looking out at nothing new
Cos you and I
Need never be alone again
I can’t relate or communicate
My love for you
Close your eyes
Lay down and rest your mind
Give me a sign I’m running out of time
Give me a sign cos I’ve run out of time
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5. |
Here Comes The Fear
03:26
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HERE COMES THE FEAR
Don’t come round here
I don’t need you to stay
I lost control that cold December day
These days don’t stand on foolish pride
Come inside and stay alive today
Now and then so clearly I do see
Bittersweet intentions surround me
The wind it whips up through the trees
The storm has passed
Here comes the breeze again
Well there’s nothing I want
Nothing that I need
But I need someone today
When everyone around you’s safe
But my ghost still haunts the grave
This time it’s here
This time it’s here
Here comes the fear
An anger dwells
Within a tenderness
See it spin and weave pure genius
I’ll make a stand and clench my fist
Hold my face up hoping to be kissed
So will I ever see those tables turn
Feeling icy winds
And hot coals burn
Well is this how it’s gonna be
A two stretch tormenting me again
Well there’s nothing I want
Nothing that I need
But I need someone today
When everyone around you’s safe
But my ghost still haunts the grave
This time it’s here
This time it’s here
Here comes the fear
Here comes the fear
Here comes the fear
Here comes the fear
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6. |
Jumpin' The Gun
03:43
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JUMPIN’ THE GUN
This is the shape of things to come
I’ll blow you away to kingdom come
And you won’t stop me in my tracks
I’ve heard your lies now I want facts
And this is the shape of things to come
My mind is racing
I’m on the run
It’s got me moving
Jumpin’ the gun
Jumpin’ the gun
Jumpin’ the gun
This is the voice that lets me know
If I should stay if I should go
Cos they won’t catch you if you fall
And they don’t listen to your call
And that was the voice that lets me know
My minds made up now
I’m on the run
And you won’t catch me
Jumpin’ the gun
Jumpin’ the gun
Jumpin’ the gun
I hope you never feel the way
I did that day
Your bitterness you got your wish
It’s such a shame
Now this time you’ll find
You can’t explain away
When no one hears a word you say
This is the shape of things to come
I’ll blow you away to kingdom come
And you won’t stop me in my tracks
I’ve heard your lies now I want facts
And this is the shape of things to come
My mind is racing
I’m on the run
And you won’t catch me
Jumpin’ the gun
Jumpin’ the gun
Jumpin’ the gun
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EVERYTIME I CLOSE MY EYES
Lay your head on the pillow next to me
I hope you know that you mean so much to me
Up and down baby it is ten to three
In a while spy your smile sing a melody
Counting sheep pray you sleep
Won’t you close your big blue eyes and
It’s ok drift away oh now this time
I can’t sleep tonight
Everytime I close my eyes I hear you
Everytime I close my eyes I hear you
Wake to a noise it’s a laugh just meant for me
Open my eyes and you smile right back at me
Up and down you’ve been dying to get free
Whistle high whistle low sing a melody
In a while crocodile
I can see your big blue eyes and
It ok play away I only hope that
I can sleep tonight
Everytime I close my eyes I hear you
Everytime I close my eyes I hear you
Astronauts and shooting stars
With polar bears
And men from Mars
Pirate ships and stickle bricks
Will see you fine till morning time
Everytime I close my eyes I hear you
Everytime I close my eyes I hear you
Everytime I close my eyes I hear you
Everytime I close my eyes I hear you
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8. |
Liberty Shore
03:29
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LIBERTY SHORE
Tell me do you feel the same
I’m sick and I’m tired
This place drives me insane
The kids get the back of the hand
They are too young and they don’t understand
Your daddy’s gone far away
He’d love to be home but he just couldn’t stay
Take me away for a year and a day
No longer I’ll darken your door, my ship’s coming in
How could I ever win
Been searching for liberty shore
I daily work up a thirst
After a hard day of fuck all
This place is a curse
Kicked down and stabbed in the back
Gonna get on that plane and I ain’t coming back
Your daddy’s gone far away
He’d love to be home but he just couldn’t stay
Take me away for a year and a day
No longer I’ll darken your door, my ship’s coming in
how could I ever win
Been searching for liberty shore
You now must heed my advice
If western winds blow
Then you better think twice
The kids get the back of the hand
They are too young
And they don’t understand
Your daddy’s gone far away
I’d love to be home
But I just couldn’t stay
Take me away for a year and a day
No longer I’ll darken your door, my ship’s coming in
How could I ever win
Been searching for liberty shore
Been searching for liberty shore
Liberty shore - My liberty shore - Liberty shore
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9. |
Meet Me By The River
04:15
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MEET ME BY THE RIVER
Well I found myself today dreaming of you
Y’know I got up got out and I left too
And even though the choice was my own command
I found myself uneasy in this land
Yes I’d always hoped that we might meet again
No I never coped it’s just the way it’s been
I’m longing for to show you but secretly I lie
Well times have changed I guess that’s by the by
So meet me by the river Mersey
Meet me by the river Mersey
Meet me by the river Merseyside
Maybe this time I can change your mind
Well I won’t feel no pain or feel no shame
If you just give me someone or something I can blame
You’re telling me it’s just the way it goes
I saw the strain creep in this time it really shows
Yes I’d always hoped that we might meet again
No I never coped it’s just the way it’s been
I walk down to the ocean and I suppose I must have cried
The waves whispered misery again I sighed
So meet me by the river Mersey
Meet me by the river Mersey
Meet me by the river Merseyside
Meet me by the river Merseyside
Maybe this time I can change your mind
Maybe this time I can change your mind
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10. |
I Ran Away
04:00
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I RAN AWAY
Can’t face the music or shake off the chains
Been down on my luck I’ve been caught in the rain
All that I want I just can’t seem to say
Can’t get what I need so I’ll be on my way
I was just a kid In my home town Liverpool
You had to learn fast or you’d be played like a fool
I made my mistakes how any man can see
I made my mistakes It was no stranger to me
And didn’t I tell you
I just couldn’t stay
Those glory days
Well that was yesterday
So I ran away
I don’t listen to the preachers or the facts they try to hide
I’ve got no feelings anymore cos I’ve killed my insides
All that I want I just can’t seem to say
Can’t get what I need so I just walk away
And you stole all my luck when I went for the cheap sell
Look down inside there’s no more wishes in the well
I made my mistakes how any man can see
I made my mistakes It was my specialty
And didn’t I tell you
I’d be back one day
And I can’t wait to see you
When I say
I’m coming home today
I don’t have the answers
The questions lost inside
I can’t hold the flood back
Or stop the rising tide
There’s no feeling so alone
When all the tears you got
Where my own
So I ran away
So I ran away
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11. |
Out Of The Cold
02:51
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OUT OF THE COLD
How can you win If you’ve never lost
How can you lose If you’ve never known the cost
I’m thinking back to another time
A stolen dream
And you know that dream was mine
I’m getting back to what I used to know
Take my hand come on baby let’s go
I’m coming up out of the cold
Now all that glitters looks like gold
I’m gonna take my time
And make things go my way
I’m feeling so much better now today
Asking questions only gets you lies
This story's old I can see it in your eyes
You're asking me will I ever change
I can’t explain
Cos I’ll do it all again
I’m getting back to what I used to know
Take my hand come on baby let’s go
I’m coming up out of the cold
Now all that glitters looks like gold
I’m gonna take my time
And make things go my way
I’m feeling so much better now today
They say that time's a healer
Well I’m not sure
I have heard it all before
I’m coming up out of the cold
Now all that glitters looks like gold
I’m gonna take my time
And make things go my way
And make things go my way
I’m feeling so much better now
I feel like I belong somehow
I’m feeling so much better now today
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12. |
Step Into My Heart
02:41
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STEP INTO MY HEART
Nothing makes much sense
And there’s no reason
I can’t make it stop, I’ll blame myself
I’ve got a picture of you
In my mind it’s never leaving me
There’s no point in acting the loud mouth
Because
Time changes
Step into my heart
You’re pulling my strings, I don’t think so
Time changes
Step into my heart
You’re pulling my strings, please don’t let go
There’s no place to hide
I get the feeling
Of emptiness when crippled by your lust
And even if you’re getting
So much older now
Christ I’m crucified, God rest my trust
Because
Time changes
Step into my heart
You’re pulling my strings I don’t think so
Time changes
Step into my heart
You’re pulling my strings please don’t let go
You think you’re sure
But you don’t know it at all
A revelations coming over me
You lie awake
How much more can you take
So come closer distant memory
Time changes
Step into my heart
You’re pulling my strings, I don’t think so
Time changes
Step into my heart
You’re pulling my strings, please don’t let go
Time changes
Step into my heart
You’re pulling my strings, I don’t think so
Time changes
Step into my heart
You’re pulling my strings
Please don’t go
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13. |
Seas of Gold
04:05
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SEAS OF GOLD
Your faded photies washed out with the rain
Your light fingers got too close to the flame
And I can’t be the things I wish to be
And this old town it holds no more for me
I think too much and drink myself to sleep
I give my soul to God for him to keep
Maybe this is true or maybe not
Y’get one good dream it seems I’ve had me lot
If your trying for digging gold
You better buy and buy before your sold
Before we get too old
Come sail away with me on sea’s of gold
Happy memories kept still set in stone
Defending all the things I do not own
Early mornin’ well that makes a change
At least we’ve got our hands on the same page
And I don’t care what anybody says
The footprints of the past will be erased
And when I find myself on that road
To the middle of the ocean that’s my home
If your trying for digging gold
You better buy and buy before your sold
Before we get too old
Come sail away with me on sea’s of gold
Come sail away with me on sea’s of gold
Come sail away with me on sea’s of gold
Come sail away with me on sea’s of gold
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14. |
Sinking Sands
04:15
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SINKING SANDS
Ever get the feeling that you have lost your way
And all those games well I played them yesterday
You don’t have to tell me I’m right
I see it for myself in this cold hard light
Cos I feel you’re selling me down
The river that never will turn around
I can’t stay and I can’t leave
I can’t live cos I can’t breath
Sorry heart empty hands
Torn apart sinking sands
When you’re hanging around and there’s nothing left for you
Wasting my time well as if you had a clue
So come on step up to the light
But I am too tired to stand and fight
Cos I feel you’re selling me down
The river that never will turn around
I can’t stay and I can’t leave
I can’t live cos I can’t breath
Sorry heart empty hands
Torn apart sinking sands
The fear that’s left won’t go away
Now there’s nothing left to say
I can see the teardrops in your eyes
This time I’m not doing fine
There’s no cure for a troubled mind
You can see the teardrops in my eyes
I can’t stay and I can’t leave
I can’t live cos I can’t breath
Sorry heart empty hands
Torn apart sinking sands
We’re on sinking sands
We’re on sinking sands
We’re on sinking sands
We’re on sinking sands
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15. |
Goodbye
04:38
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GOODBYE
This time it’s goodbye
I have to be the one to make this moment die
This boys gonna fly
Cos I’ve been sitting here, pushing down my fear
Here we are again, the rain came in and drenched my skin
So silently we sit when you are here
Just keep on holding on year after year
And you’re gonna lose everything, everything again
You’re walking out on me
I watched you sleep, I lived to see if we’d hit the ground
Never coming down
Cos I’m too young to stay
But not too old to run away and start it again
Find my true voice and let it begin
So silently we sit when you are here
Just keep on holding on year after year
And you’re gonna lose everything, everything again
So now I’ve finally grown
Spread my wings and flown, but you just can’t see
This boy never will be free
The words I speak ain’t my own
I’m not that person I’m not that cold
Here we are again
My name is mud my name is sin
So silently we sit when you are here
Just keep on holding on year after year
And you’re gonna lose everything, everything again
Yeah you’re gonna lose everything, everything
This time it’s goodbye
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16. |
Pulling at the Reins
03:25
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Walking on my own
By the stepping stones
Cracks are showing all the time
The more I saw
The more I wanted more
But I can see the warning signs
I turned and shook
As I had a look
Faded dreams turn to tears
The morning rain
Can really show your shame
And we’ve been doing this
Now for years
And I was
Standing at the crossroads
Anyway the wind blows
Thinking ‘bout the perfect crime
A love and hate romance
Never really stood a chance
Tell me do you feel that pain
Pulling at the reins
Silence kills the feeling
But nobody’s leaving
The only one here today
On dangerous land
You wanna shake my hand
Tell me what are you tryna say
We stood and stared
But never spoke a word
Who cares about the right or wrong
Tired eyes feel the temperature rise
And it’s been going on
Far to long
And I was
Standing at the crossroads
Anyway the wind blows
Thinking ‘bout the perfect crime
A love and hate romance
Never really stood a chance
Tell me do you feel that pain
Pulling at the reins
There’s no easy way now
To tell you how I feel
Just take a chance on me
And tonight I might reveal
But you can’t understand
The grip this has on me
Is everyone too blind to see
Or is it me
And I was
Standing at the crossroads
Anyway the wind blows
Thinking ‘bout the perfect crime
A love and hate romance
Never really stood a chance
Tell me do you feel that pain
Well I was
Standing at the crossroads
Anyway the wind blows
Thinking ‘bout the perfect crime
A love and hate romance
Never really stood a chance
Tell me do you feel that pain
Pulling at the reins
Pulling at the reins
Pulling at the reins
Pulling at the reins
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Matt McManamon Dublin, Ireland
Formerly of The Dead 60s and recent live guitarist for The Specials, McManamon is strongly associated with ska, punk, dub
and reggae. His solo work however is more closer aligned to his Liverpool Irish roots.
A decade in the making, McManamon’s debut solo album 'Scally Folk was released via Fretsore Records in 2021.
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