1. |
Run
03:56
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RUN (Bowie/Armstrong)
Wish I was a sailor crossing an azure sea
Under leaden skies, under your eyes
But I can't see too far with these animal eyes
Can't hold my breath without your voice
An' I'm danger-prone, I'll be bound
I'll be fast as hell without your touch
An' I'll run, run, run, run, run
An' I'll run, run, run, run, run without your love
I'm a Goldman, I'm a soaring tower
And it's cold in here without your love
Trouble in here, trouble out there
Mainline problems 'til you no longer care
It’s a long-low life, duty bound
No hope, no life, no you, aha
And I run, run, run, run, run, run
Without your love
I duck the shots, tilt the world
I talk myself crazy, shoot the breeze
Shout to live, shoot to kill
Double up in pain, I'm on my knees
Yes I'll run, run, run, run, run
An' I'll run, run, run, run, run without your love
An' I'll run, run, run, run, run
An' I'll run, run, run, run, run without your love
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2. |
Where Does The Time Go?
03:39
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WHERE DOES THE TIME GO? (Armstrong)
3AM I must be going soon
Strictly sleeping through the afternoon
Smoke and mirrors don’t do much for me
Just adjust my geniality
Where is my head tonight?
Why is the moon so bright?
Where did I put my dreams?
How can my blood still flow?
Why does my heart beat so?
Where does the time go?
Daily service left a mark on you
There’s so much riding on the work you do
We’ve all fallen for that holy scam
Suckin’ thumbs like babies in a pram
Where is my head tonight?
Why is the moon so bright?
Where did I put my dreams?
How can my blood still flow?
Why does my heart beat so?
Where does the time go?
Like a small boat on an angry sea
That’s how you seem to me
I resemble something out the ark
There were two of us but one went dark
Late last night this thought occurred to me
We don’t have too much time that’s worry free
The inspiration of the working man
Is just get out and work it while you can
Where is my head tonight?
Why is the moon so bright?
Where did I put my dreams?
How can my blood still flow?
Why does my heart beat so?
Where does the time go?
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3. |
Dog Ate My Giro
03:56
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DOG ATE MY GIRO (Armstrong)
I’m not awake I’m half asleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
If he’s not there I guess you’ll do
But I’m not sure that I trust you
Some of the world is dead to me now
How can I carry on?
When I’m brown and drowning
I’m none too careful what I say
Wash my mouth out every day
Words of healing or contempt
You’re offended I never dreamt
That time would overtake us
And words could fail
When my dog ate my giro
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4. |
Leucocytes Of Love
03:18
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LEUCOCYTES OF LOVE (Armstrong)
I want something I can’t have
You’ve got something I don’t need
Maybe we could work it out
Both agree to stick it out together
How were we designed to roll
With me half and you not whole?
I will be waiting there for you
Out of the black and into the blue horizon
Well what’s it gonna be?
Put aside that gun
You won’t shoot me now
‘Cos I know when push it comes to shove
The leucocytes of love
You will suck them down
You will suck them down
I will be waiting there for you
Out of the black and into the blue horizon
Well what’s it gonna be?
Put aside that gun
You won’t shoot me now
‘Cos I know when push it comes to shove
The leucocytes of love
You will suck them down
You will suck them down
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5. |
The Way Of All Flesh
03:43
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THE WAY OF ALL FLESH (Armstrong)
We arced across the sky and then we were gone
We said our fond goodbyes
But we were too young to know what they mean
Now that’s gone the way of all flesh
Now that’s gone the way of all flesh
Now that’s gone the way of all flesh
There are no words to describe
What you mean to me today
And there’s no way to express
How sorry I am that I hurt you
Keep on moving or you’re lost
Beneath the light of someone else’s moon
Shines on the permafrost
It reaches in to rescue what it can
Now that’s gone the way of all flesh
Now that’s gone the way of all flesh
Now that’s gone the way of all flesh
There are no words to describe
What you mean to me today
And there’s no way to express
How sorry I am
That your faith has let you down
And that time won’t heal your pain
Just surrender to yourself
You’ll be the pride of Jonestown
The pride of Jonestown
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6. |
On Beachy Head
02:36
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ON BEACHY HEAD (Armstrong)
Lost a friend at Beachy Head
He couldn’t find his wings that day
All his life he tried to mend
I swear that’s the last time I’ll ever pray
I’ll tell you something good about my friend
On Beachy Head
We never laughed so hard
And he never lost his soul
Sickness pulling him over
Kept on calling him home
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
I’ll tell you something good about my friend
On Beachy Head
I’ll tell you something good about my friend
On Beachy Head
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7. |
Feel This Jones
03:13
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FEEL THIS JONES (Armstrong)
I can see the work that’s gone into you
I can see your dreams fall down too
I can see the signs of impending doom
I can read the epitaph on your tomb
But I do know this
By Osmosis
I am not afraid to feel this jones
Feel this jones
I could spend as lifetime on my knees
Counting up the rings on the redwood trees
I could tell you something and you’d go cold
I could give you points on a million sold
And I do know this
By Osmosis
I am not afraid to feel this jones
Feel this jones
What are we for if we fail to desire?
What are we for if we fail to desire?
I can see the darkness in your soul
I can see you crawl down a little hole
I can see you baby and I get wood
Isn’t it good!
Isn’t it good!
And I do know this
By Osmosis
I am not afraid to feel this jones
Feel this jones
And I do know this
By Osmosis
I am not afraid to feel this jones
Feel this jones
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HE KNOWS (Morrissey/ Armstrong)
He knows he knows
Or I think he does
'Cos when I lived in the arse of the world
He knows he knows
He knows I'd love
To see him happy or as close as is possible
As close as possible
As close as is allowed
My name still conjures up deadly deeds
A bad taste in the mouth
And the police they actually know me
They said you're just another person in the world
You're just another fool with radical views
You're just another who has maddening views
You want to turn it on its head
By staying in bed
I said I know I do
I said I know I do
Oh he doesn't know
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9. |
Clean
04:31
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CLEAN (Armstrong)
There is a road that must be taken
There is a life beyond defeat
There is no sense in which I’m broken
One day I’ll wake up
And be clean
Baby I was gonna walk on by your place
Just like a thousand days before
Where I can find that state of grace
One day I’ll wake up
And be clean
Lights on lets go
Take me down easy take it slow
Where I long to be
Floating on back in an endless sea
Floating on back in an endless sea
There is no way you could forsake me
Ours is a sacred bond of trust
While I still have this need upon me
Why would I wake up
And be clean
No point in asking you this question
You’d never tell me that I’d failed
It’s added to my understanding
That I must make up
And be clean
Lights on lets go
Take me down easy take it slow
Where I long to be
Floating on back in an endless sea
Floating on back in an endless sea
Lights on mainline
Take me down easy one last time
Where I long to be
Floating on back in an endless sea
Floating on back in an endless sea
The endless sea
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10. |
Outside
04:53
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OUTSIDE (Bowie/Armstrong)
Now Not tomorrow
Yesterday
Not tomorrow
It happens today
The damage today
They fall on today
They beat on the outside
And I'll stand by you
Now. Not tomorrow
It's happening now
Not tomorrow
It's happening now
The crazed in the hot-zone
The mental and diva's hands
The fisting of life
To the music outside
To the music outside
It happens outside
The music is outside
It's happening outside
The music is outside
It's happening, now
Not tomorrow
Yesterday
Not tomorrow
The music is outside
It's happening outside
The music is outside
The music is outside
Outside
Outside
Outside
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11. |
Oh Phony
03:23
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OH PHONY (Morrissey/Armstrong)
May this lovely letter reach its destination
If only
Question one is why do you pretend that you like me?
Oh Phony
See how the outside
Contradicts what's inside
Ooh who can make Hitler
Seem like a bus conductor?
You do, oh Phony you do
You sing a lovely song to a scale
And the words spell out my name
Oh Phony
But then you kick me down below
'Cos you know it won't show
How could you?
See how the outside
Contradicts what's inside
Ooh who can make Hitler
Seem like a bus conductor?
You do oh Phony oh Phony you do
Well you can make Hitler
Seem like a bus conductor?
You do oh Phony oh Phony you do
You do oh Phony oh Phony you do
You do oh Phony oh Phony you do
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Kevin Armstrong London, UK
Kevin Armstrong has had a stellar career since the early 1980s as sideman for David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Morrissey, Sinéad O’Connor Prefab Sprout, Thomas Dolby and a host of others. Kevin continues to tour the world with Iggy Pop and released the solo album RUN in 2018. ... more
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