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Where We Gonna Be
05:34
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Where we gonna be in the end?
At least I can depend on the weather and my friends
Friends till the end yeah, we’re in cahoots
We keep you rock steady just like your roots
When your roots rock steady you might be ready
To think of the end of the weather and the world
Feeling fine despite the warning signs
Hard to think heavy all the time
Weight on my mind the truth to find
Too much information and blurry lines
Might not see it coming curled up in a ball
Sky may fall, tears may rain
But the people not the earth gonna feel the pain yeah
Mother Earth will shake us off after couple million years
An end to the worries, an end to the fears
I need some time just to think to myself
When the shit hits the fan will I be some help
If recycling is anti-revolutionary
and being polite is just an act of conformity
It’s hard to know where to stand and how to be free
How to hold up your head with dignity
Because according to scientific community
There might not be that much time left
For you or for me
The Jaws of extraction and the evil machines
Controlled by the money and the powers that be
Overwhelming in strength and immensity
Cranking up the level of intensity
Of their attack on the world and humanity
There might not be that much time left
For you or for me
Words by Joe Campbell-McArdle
Written, arranged and performed by Lonesome George
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Lies and Adverts
04:37
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The people’s minds are full of rot
Haven’t got the space for thought
They do exactly as they’re told
And all they think about is what’s being sold
Capitalisms propaganda
Based, as it is, on supply and demand
Conflicting messages all the time
The adverts tell you that all is fine
The big men say lets tighten our belts
Lest we forget we’re all in debt
Brainwashing head filling
Constant drilling, the brain cell killing
Filling the head with made up need
Fund the wars and fund the greed
I hope the day it soon will come
When all these lies and adverts will be done
We’re out of money for the schools
Sorry, but the banks have different rules
There is no end to the money making
To fix the mess are taxes taken
Whatever they ask for give it them all
Just incase the markets fall
In times of need we’re all in it together
Let the poor man carry the rich man’s feather
We hope the load won’t be too great
But the markets set the interest rate
If we bail them out then they might be kind
Or maybe they’ll be nasty this time
Words by Joe Campbell-McArdle
Written, arranged and performed by Lonesome George + Ben Mackenzie
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3. |
Flat as the Earth
05:12
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Flat as the Earth
If there were no distractions I’d write
I’d right all wrongs
If there were no restrictions we’d be
So free to move on
If there were no destruction we’d be holy
We’d be holy again
If there were no pollution we’d breathe easy
Breathe easy again
If there were no contortion I’d lie
I’d lie flat as the earth
When all things in proportion come round
As the earth
Breathe easy
Words, composition and arrangement by Myles McCormack
Performed by Lonesome George
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4. |
Mercy
04:07
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£1 from every album to go to Care4Calais charity
No-one is illegal
I never did see a map of the route
After hundreds of miles I arrived on foot
At the sea so clear and blue by day
Never imagined the horrors that lay
For all of us there who had no choice
Strangled, drowned, deprived of a voice
In the blackness, the hellish void
And then to arrive and be safe at last
In Europe now we’d outrun our past
But no, we’ve been locked up en masse
Someone’s been telling these people some lies
Or not telling them just how badly ruined
All of our lives have become and how each one of them
Needs to open up their eyes
And not ignore the people’s cries
Repeating mistakes of the past is unwise
Second class citizens, ended lives
Avoiding western bombs from the sky
Trade agreements from on high
The flame of their hope is still burning so strong
Against the odds they’re travelling on
Would you leave your home and all that you know
To throw yourself on the road unknown?
Would you leave the comfort of your family and friends
To start a journey with no end?
Would you leave your home and all that you know
To throw yourself on the mercy of the road?
Words by Joe Campbell-McArdle
Composed and Arranged by Joe Campbell-McArdle and Myles McCormack
Performed by Lonesome George
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5. |
Ruairis Lullaby
09:10
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6. |
Heartstrings
04:43
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He had a roving eye
He found to his surprise
She had a roving heart
But he knew that
Right from the start, of course
Get up, get on with ya thing
Nobody’s trying to clip your wings
Might not ever have it the same
But I just wanna see the wind in you sails again
Can’t stop thinking
Pulls those heartstrings.
Words by Joe Campbell-McArdle
Written, and arranged by performed by Lonesome George with guest musician Ben Mackenzie (Fiddle)
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7. |
Variety
06:09
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Well, I don’t know how life has hold of me
Or understand how love was told to me
How to be free or not to be
How to find that perfect recipe
How to recognize it when it comes
How to know just when you’ve had your fun
I dunno what and I dunno when
But I’ve heard people say it again and again
Is it, was it, is he, was she?
A heavy heart needs to be kept busy
Variety is the spice we choose to use
Variety is the spice we use it doesn’t matter whose
Variety is the spice of life
Well it’ll give you no trouble
Give you no strife
Use it well, it’ll treat you right
Variety is the spice of life.
Who’s to say what’s right or wrong to play
Or decide if there’s a better way?
Centralizing our activity
Standardizing creativity
Walk the line, it’s a balancing act
Passion doesn’t follow facts
Moderation is the key
And dehydration is the enemy
I know I want to say yes to everything
Don’t want to have to take a test in anything
No I want to say, no I want to say
know I want to say yes to everything
They channel guiltiness into charity
What we need is solidarity
Moments of this perfect clarity
The status quo just breeds hilarity
Look and listen mix and match
There’s always parts you didn’t catch
But at least the door has been unlatched
Which brings us oh so surely back
Words by Joe Campbell-McArdle
Written, composed and performed by Lonesome George with guest musician Jack Kelly (Double Bass)
This song is dedicated to Gabriel + Afresh; good times may they come around again!
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8. |
Alleycat Preacher
05:17
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There’s an all seeing face who’s up high in the sky
He’s in the same place you’re going when you die
If you behave like we tell you, believe like we say
You’re gonna be loved one day
So light the candle and say that prayer
If you don’t then you won’t go there
We’ll forgive you whatever you’ve done
Oh but there’s just one
More thing we should tell you about your belief
It’s gotta be like a rock and not a trembling leaf
If you behave like we tell you
Believe like we say
You’re gonna be loved one day
Only if you can believe
The thinkers thank different and tried to think free
They thought for themselves against authority
But now that we’re established we all agree
Obedience is key
And it’s not just enough to be thankful and nice
You should be fearful and respectful and not think twice
Being downtrodden is a part of life
Eventually you’ll see the light
So save your anger for the people who think differently
We'll tell you who they are and tell you how they should be
If you behave like we tell you
Believe like we say
You’re gonna be loved one day
Only if you can believe
Alice's Reel - Frankie Gavin
Words by Joe Campbell-McArdle
Written, and arranged by performed by Lonesome George
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