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Lead
03:38
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I've never known another way to be,
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree,
Instead of dreaming I can't get no sleep,
I'm sorry Mary I can't be your sheep
Show me where I've got to lead
Cause I would never know to follow
Show me where I've got to lead
Cause I would never know now
Do I have the legs to stand on my two feet?
Right the wrongs that hold back legacy,
When I'm under pressure do I have the lungs to scream,
Hold my pride and rise to let them see I was never ordinary?
Show me where I've got to lead
Cause I would never know to follow
Show me where I've got to lead
Cause I would never know now
Show me where I've got to lead
Cause I would never know to follow
Show me where I've got to lead
Cause I would never know now
Show me where I've got to lead
Cause I would never know to follow
Show me where I've got to lead
Cause I would never know now
I would never know now
No I'll never know now
No I'll
No I'll
No I'll never know,
Show me where I've got lead
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The Bombay Doors
05:06
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Sometimes I love the smell of India,
But times it tries to bring me down,
I never really thought it could always,
Find more ways to make me come alive,
But believe me when I tell you it's always,
Just foreplay, the answer is survive
I can see you now,
Give me lovers,
Give me broken,
Give me all you'll ever know
Who dropped the bombs on us?
Not me! Oh I have not even started to fight,
Oh nothing's quite like home to us,
No fuss! Oh why, can't you hear my heart is,
Ready to fight
No I'll never leave a place to die,
No I'll never leave a place to die,
No I'll never leave a place to die,
So don't kick me out,
Don't kick me out just yet
Help me! Help me find me to my feet,
You keep showing me signs of life,
That I can never read
There'll always be enough of a doorway,
Through Bombay, do I stay or pass it by?
They're always gonna tell you an okay,
Price to pay, but the rent is much too high
I can see it now,
In front of me, people crawling,
Out from underneath the rubble,
Calm and quietly,
We raise alarm
I can see you...
Who dropped the bombs on us?
Not me! Oh I have not even started to fight,
Oh nothing's quite like home to us,
No fuss! Oh why, can't you hear my heart is,
Ready to fight
No I'll never leave a place to die,
No I'll never leave a place to die,
No I'll never leave a place to die,
So don't kick me out,
Don’t kick me out
No I'll never leave a place to die,
No I'll never leave a place to die,
No I'll never leave a place to die,
So don't kick me out,
Don't kick me out just yet
Won’t pass the test,
Won’t let me out,
Come let me out,
Give me tomorrow
Now, in front of me, people crawling,
Out from underneath the rubble,
Calm and quietly,
We raise alarm
We raise alarm
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3. |
Figure 8
04:31
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Everyone's trying to build something out of nothing,
There's a method in the madness I can't fathom but I've got to rush in,
I'm tired of being punished for dreaming honestly and,
Who says you can't be educated while you are in motion?
Help me baby,
Help me baby
Can't close your eyes and wish the world away
Help me baby,
Help me baby,
Everyone's talking but nobody’s listening
Oh, you thought your life was a figure eight,
Oh, nobody said it would be easy
You tried to look for another way and,
Seems to always be the long way down boy,
You can't outrun what was yesterday,
You can fall far enough to see
Oh, you thought your life was a figure eight,
Oh, nobody said there won't be dancing
The televisions been telling us something different,
We're yelling at different levels I can't even begin to question it,
Who told us this was music? What happened to the voices,
that me how to sing and made me believe in it?
Help me baby,
Help me baby,
Can't close your eyes and wish the world away
Help me baby,
Help me baby,
Everyone's talking but nobody’s listening
Oh, you thought your life was a figure eight,
Oh, nobody said it would be easy
Why must I fight for another word,
A smaller verse or refrain from it?
To hook you,
Won't make the cut for the radio edit,
But let's fight,
Get me someone to save it
How long have we got till breaking through illusions?
I'm picking up the broken pieces,
A mirror doesn't show the future,
But is it enough to make you a believer?
Well my mind is aching,
And the world is breaking,
Am I making up the complications?
Well my body's old and my thoughts are older,
But isn't it old enough for a little patience?
Isn't it old enough for a little patience?
I'm picking up the broken pieces
You tried to look for another way and,
Seems to always be the long way down boy,
You can't outrun what was yesterday,
You can fall, fall
Oh, you thought your life was a figure eight
Oh, nobody said there won't be dancing
I've been patient
I've been waiting
Complicating
While we're waiting
I've been patient
I've been waiting
I've been waiting
I've been waiting
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Forget Conversation
02:25
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So nice to meet you,
Forget the dance,
Forego the lines,
I didn't need it,
I could never know more than others could
Forget the lies,
What’s in your eyes,
So close to not caring,
Maybe there's meaning in it
Yeah I'm calling out to you,
To forget conversation,
Yeah I'm calling out to you,
To forget, forget
Can't seem to pick apart yeah,
Lines in the sheets,
Lines in the dark,
I couldn't see them,
Maybe I was too late to ever bloom
Forget the past,
What can we do but,
Outlast the feeling,
Maybe we'll see it soon
Yeah I'm calling out to you,
To forget conversation,
Yeah I'm calling out to you,
To forget, forget no
Yeah I'm calling out to you,
To forget conversation,
Yeah I'm calling out to you,
To forget, forget
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5. |
Is Anyone Listening?
05:03
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If you keep looking it's a long way down,
A long way down,
A long way down
If you keep searching for the wrong way out,
It's a long way out,
A long way out
Is anyone listening?
Can anyone remember?
How we used to be,
In this world together?
Is anyone listening?
Can anyone remember?
I know wiser men than us have tried to,
Rationalize it,
But only tried to heal
There isn't any shame in us for hiding,
Let the world invite you back,
To keep on trying
When I see you running wild
Keep on running fearless child
When I see you running wild
I know it's still inside of,
Still inside of me
Is anyone listening?
Can anyone remember?
How we used to be,
In this world together?
Is anyone listening?
Can anyone remember?
Is anyone listening?
Anyone listening?
Is anyone listening?
Anyone listening?
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6. |
Story
03:42
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I know you can hardly call it the best,
Or merely good enough,
Can we please put this to rest?
I'm so afraid of the end that,
I couldn't hurry up but,
I can't put it down
Cause I can provide the beginning,
And you'll provide the end
Cause I can provide the beginning,
And you'll provide the end
It’s getting so hard to find new things to love,
and to say goodbye to,
but you stood your ground
No photograph can understand the words we've lost,
One thousand at a time but,
Speak them to me now
I said I can't live a life that won't have patience,
Where every little moment must be conversation out loud,
I'll give you the story you've always wanted,
There's something so glorious about what we have now,
What have we now?
Cause I can provide the beginning,
And you'll provide the end
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7. |
Outlast
06:34
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We must be digging,
Ourselves too deep,
With every step we take
Trying to find meaning,
To put ourselves to sleep,
Dreams don't last that long
Well all of the walls have come on down,
How long d'you think, that they wouldn't fall?
We'll Outlast them all,
Outlast forever,
Last out the door,
Last like we've never,
Placed first at all
Cause last place is underrated if at all,
When everyone's done blowing past,
So fast-paced and rat raced,
We've only got to Outlast
What were we thinking,
When we tried to grab,
A little piece of life at such a high price?
Now I'm just struggling with the words,
I ain't mature enough to write
Now all of the tales I'm writing are tall,
They're patiently waiting for them to befall
We'll Outlast them all,
Outlast forever,
Last out the door,
Last like we've never,
Placed first at all,
Cause last place is underrated if at all,
When everyone's done blowing past,
So fast-paced and rat raced,
We've only got to Outlast
Times are tough but all we've got is the love,
To see us through,
Times are rough but all we've got is enough,
Time, time, time
Time to see it through,
Time to make anew
Before the fall
We'll Outlast them all,
Outlast forever
Last out the door,
Last like we've never,
Placed first at all,
Cause last place is underrated if at all,
When everyone's done blowing past,
So fast-paced and rat raced,
We've only got to Outlast
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Tejas Mumbai, India
Tejas is a singer-songwriter from Bombay, India. Growing up in Dubai he was exposed to a variety of cultures, which has since influenced his signature brand of English Pop music. His music brings together a variety of genres including rock, funk, r&b, soul and electronica; and has been instrumental in shaping the landscape of independent English songwriting from the sub-continent. ... more
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