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Promised Land
03:15
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You pose like Christ in sacrifice, your nails are digging deep
A whiskey haze keeps you awake as I rock you back to sleep.
Your tangled mind is ready, your skin as cold as stone
It’s a good thing we’re together now, home is not a place to feel alone.
We’re searching for a promised land, so darling take my hand
Music is the language of the soul, so put your faith in rock ’n roll
This old heart is barely keeping time and these eyes have lost their shine
There are things you’ll never understand, Iwas struggling to survive.
I journeyed with my anger and came out on the other side
Climb aboard you can be my anchor, hang on, enjoy the ride.
We’re searching for a promised land, so darling take my hand
Music is the language of the soul, so put your faith in rock ’n roll
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I Have Music
05:11
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I was left on the fringes, when all my friends had kids, it’s really hard to fit in when all you talk about is the weather. I could wrap myself in work, but I don’t like it anymore, I just stare out of the window and wish myself into the ocean. When I turned 43, I had the worst year of my life, 2021 that’s where it all begun, a year of loss and tragedy, dark days turned into months, lifetime angels left my shore, it happened more than once before, but I have music, music and the memory of you.
The devil pushed me to the edge, the walls were closing in, shadows falling, growing deeper, sunlight fading, growing weaker. Ten years later my friends said there is a change in me, the change is on the outside on the inside it’s still me. Hurting, shading finding glory, glory in the sun. Punching, kicking me awake, it helps me when I’m numb. The words all fly around my head, the music guides me through, the kindness in the photographs, the memories of you, but I have music, music and the memory of you.
Guide me through, fly me to the stars and let me hear the music
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Peat Bog Fly
02:52
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Tiny, grimy little hitchhiker buzzing all around (Buzz, buzz, buzz)
Taunting us, all day long, with his buzzing sound (Buzz, buzz, buzz)
Annoying free rider, illegal occupier,
you’re worse than a big, hairy spider.
Peat bog fly, peat bog fly, you’re a dirty little guy
Peat bog fly, oh peat bog fly, why won’t you die?
Miles and miles and miles and miles until we reach our destination.
Your high-pitched drone fills my mind and it’s becoming a frustration.
Beady eyes, spindly legs, our nerves are all torn to shreds,
you’re worse than a cockroach in my bed.
You should be gone at all costs, just I thought all was lost
You zipped out of the window, but in flew a wasp.
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Rescue Me
05:26
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I can see that you are grieving, I don’t know what to say
I can see your eyes are pleading, but I was never brought up that way.
I don’t exist in your mind, I’m no longer a memory
You lost your faith in humankind, but I can give you my guarantee.
If you pull me out of this mess, I promise to be true
If you save me from this hate of mine, I’ll give my love to you
Rescue me, oh rescue me
Hold me tight, set me free, save me from my misery.
Every rule I had to follow pushed me away from you
And every lie I had to swallow turned out to be true
Because if you’re telling me to go there must be someone in my place
I’m gonna take with me all my hope and all the dreams we said we’d make
I’ve tried to make a difference in others’ lives, I’ve tried to make a change in mine. Truth is, I don’t give a damn, truth is, it’s a waste of time.
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I'll Wait
02:52
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I lay back in my easy chair and stare at the rain coming down,
I smile to myself and remember when you were around
The sun we shared, still fades from the sky and I watch the clock as the hours go by…
The storm may be over, but the roads are still covered in leaves,
I wait for the mail man and look to the end of my street
The sun we shared, still fades from the sky and I watch the clock as the hours go by…
No, it’s not easy, you’re no longer mine.
I only drink when I think about you, but I think about you all the time.
The sun we shared, still fades from the sky and I watch the clock as the hours go by…. And I’ll wait.
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Count On Me
03:58
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I made a promise a long time ago,
that I would never ever leave you alone
I’ll be there when you need me to be, oh yeah, you can count on me
If you need me just hold out your hand,
if you’re hurting, I’ll understand.
I’ll be there when you need me to be, oh yeah, you can count on me.
I’ll be your hero I’ll save you from danger,
I’ll be your Batman, I’ll be your Lone Ranger,
I ‘ll be your Elvis baby, your entertainer, uh uh, you can count on me
When times are dark and you’re searching for light,
you’re feeling lonely in the middle of the night.
I’ll be there when you need me to be, oh yeah, you can count on me.
When there’s shadow at the break of dawn
and you think that all hope is gone
I’ll be there when you need me to be, oh yeah, you can count on me.
One – One for the lonely
Two – for the friendship you’ve shown me
Three – for the heartache that knows me
1,2,3, well you can count on me
Four – starts a new day
Five – you won’t keep me away
Six – I’ll be there by your side
1,2,3, well you can count on me
Seven – put your head on my shoulder
Eight – ‘cos when it’s all over
Nine – because in the end
1,2,3, well you can count on me
I’ll be your hero I’ll save you from danger,
I’ll be your Batman, I’ll be your Lone Ranger,
I ‘ll be your Elvis baby, your entertainer, uh uh, you can count on me
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Last Perfect Day
05:12
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I hear her echo in the kitchen, I see her shadow in the hall
Heading to the light, she waves to me, I’m just not ready for that call
She opens the door, invites me in, my heart’s beating like a drum.
There’re so many words but no music there, but I know the music will come.
From plastic clouds came the Playdough rain, the Lego sun came out to play,
Said everything would be ok, it was the last perfect day.
It was the last perfect day, I ever spent with you.
It was the last perfect day, the sky was perfect blue
It was the last perfect day; I saw the sadness in your eyes
It was the last perfect day, The perfect day for goodbye
If I had five minutes left on Earth with you, I’d pretend I was asleep.
You broke my heart, you broke my life, you broke everything in-between
It was the last perfect day, I watched the shadows cross your face
It was the last perfect day, the perfect time and perfect place
It was the last perfect day, watching the perfect sunset fall
It was the last perfect day, it was not perfect after all
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Blather
02:15
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Woah oh, oh Woah Woah
Private moments of random thoughts, a song that makes no sense
Greedy potions of sanity like ravens on a fence.
Dark Sid the wolf moon brings joy to your bones
Meat Loaf angel on our shoulder, safe from parking woes.
Makes no sense to anyone but you, makes no sense to anyone but me,
Makes no sense, makes no sense, makes no sense at all.
Woah oh, oh Woah Woah
Another day in the pickle factory chasing wrong directions
Kicking off in Nutter Town, hazy crazy connections
The poppadom incident, generates a fight
Polarising olives, they’re marching through the night
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To My Life
04:10
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Two years in the wilderness will make you lose your mind
A mind that hasn’t that much left to lose.
I was forced to do everything I could to survive
I’m thinking clear and I’m no longer confused.
I’m on my way back, I’m on my way back, I’m on my way back, to my life
I left no-one behind me to miss me when I left,
well, no-one I would consider close
the trees around me cast the shadows of the place
and of the strangers I have missed the most
Packed my bag, hit the road, say goodbye,
To the people, that have helped me, to survive
And return, to my former, hated life
Make a change sort it out and do it right.
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That's Me
06:30
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I’m a stranger, you don’t really know me, but I’m everything you see,
That’s me, that’s me.
I’m a puzzle, I’m happy when you call, bit I won’t pick up at all,
That’s me, that’s me.
You’re stuck with my crazy, you’re stuck with my crazy, you’re stuck with my crazy, oh that’s me.
I’m a loner, I like my company best, but I like to be kissed,
That’s me, that’s me.
I’m trouble, I’ll be bad for you, but I’m worth the risk it’s true,
That’s me, that’s me.
I’m afraid, you won’t like my ways, I’m afraid, I won’t make the grade.
I’m waking, with the feeling of your touch, and I love you so much
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Closing Time
03:57
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I caught her eye when she walked through the door
I asked her to dance on that hardwood floor
Put a dollar in the jukebox and played a slow song by Dwight.
The neon light made her eyes shine
Had a couple of whiskeys and a bottle of wine
We left that honky tonk, and I walked her home
I was the closest one at closing time
We had the time of our lives
Her husband and her had just had a fight
And I was just the closest one at closing time.
I was drinking a beer on my favourite stool
When she drifted again into that room
The girl I’d fallen in love with just the night before
As she two stepped to me ‘cross that sawdust
Her boyfriend followed her through that door
She took a dollar from his pocket and played a slow song by Dwight
I was the closest one at closing time
I watched them dancing side by side
And I’m so lonesome I could cry
And I was just the closest one at closing time.
Before they turned out that neon sign
I turned to the closest girl by my side
I put a dollar in the jukebox and played some Patsy Cline
As we slowed danced together, I saw my future in her eyes
She was the closest one at closing time
We stayed up all night to watch the sun rise
It turned out to be the best night of my life
And she was the closest one at closing time.
She was the closest one at closing time
She’s the best damn thing in my life
We were side by side when we walked down the aisle
And she was the closest one at closing time.
She was the closest one at closing time
She’s the best damn thing in my life
I tell the story to our kids about that night
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I got a bone to pick and an axe to grind.
I got crazy thoughts running through my crazy mind
I’m screaming blue murder looking for a fight
I’m gonna break loose just like dynamite
You think you’re big and bad and volatile
But compared with me baby, you’re just a little child
I’m dirty trouble and a tough renegade
I’ll take you down baby like a hand grenade
Don’t worry baby, I know what you did
I said don’t worry baby, I know what you did
I’m a downright, dirty, big bad, double dealing, dirty rotten, cheating
Vermicious Knid
You ain’t so big and bad, you ain’t so mighty tough
You’re made of better things baby, you’re made of kinder stuff
Let’s forget what we did, let’s forget what we said
Let’s forget this fight baby and let’s go back to bed.
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The Knids Tauranga, New Zealand
The Knids are Coz Knid, Chris Knid & Mikey Knid
The Knids were formed in September 2020, and write and record, indie pop-rock songs, with a strong emphasis on DIY.
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