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What the New World Teaches the Old
When last we met
when last we walked out together
I remember
when things
were happening
oh the beauty of time fades memories
one of the pleasures of getting old
(or so I think I’ve been told)
but when you look back
I want you to remember
what the new world teaches the old
What the new world teaches the old
just remember what
the new world teaches the old
That’s all in the past now
that’s all been laid to rest now
your secrets were not news to me
I knew them all long ago...
so don’t worry, baby,
don’t worry baby
just come in from out of the cold
cause all you have to do is remember
what the new world teaches the old
What the new world teaches the old
just remember what
the new world teaches the old
And I hope that we can see us again
yes I hope that we can see us again
and just as the rivers run red
and the shepherd returns to the fold
please, please I want you to remember
what the new world teaches the old !
What the new world teaches the old
just remember what
the new world teaches the old
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The Comeuppance
03:25
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The Comeuppance
Hey baby,
the endless summer just ended
I know you tried to change
but you done a bad job,
you ain't mended
it's like we've been living
in some kind of trance
but now it's time you got
your comeuppance
Hey baby
you think you're master of the game
but let me tell you after a while
all looks look the same
wont take it for granted
won't leave it to chance
yeah, it's time you got
your comeuppance
As soon as I have leave to enter
then I'm gonna go
but before I do there's just one thing
you should know
you say you're a victim of circumstance
but now it's time you got
your comeuppance
There's a crisis in the war camp
all defenses are down
I heard what you been saying
to your booze friends all over town
so come here close
for one last dance
and then you gonna get
your comeuppance
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Magpie
04:54
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Magpie
Magpie
gonna pick up
all the pieces
little black bird
scavenge
put the pieces together
it’s all too confusin’ now
magpie don’t know what to do
ain’t no center
holding ground
magpie, he sees through
building nests
from garbage
bits of clay and straw
cram the pieces in now
hello, jackdaw !
Magpie
he be happy now
everything going
according to plan
millions of magpies screaming
taking litter out of your hand
it’s a magpie world
it’s a madcap world
take what you can get now
it’s lying on the ground.
Magpie
he don’t care
about the where and when
he just know to take the people close
and be good enough to be their friend
now there ain’t no looking back
there ain’t no thinking about
magpie, he delivers the goods
so don’t you throw anything out…..
it's a magpie world
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(Everything) Reminds Me Of You
No matter what I
try to do
everything still reminds me of you
that building in the distance
the menu on the table
everything I look at
I’m still unable
to forget the way it was
when things were true
because everything
still reminds me of you
Now you’d think that
another place
would erase any trace
of your
beautiful face
but I can’t get away
oh no it’s not true
cause everything
still reminds me of you
I can’t see a show
I can’t go anywhere
I can’t see anyone
I know
every little face
and every little chair
cause me to stop and stare
and to wonder where
I can get away from you
I don’t know what to do
cause every single thing
still reminds me of you
Oh maybe there’ll come a time
when I don’t really mind
and nothing will serve
to remind
but until that day
there is no way
I can’t work or play
in this gloom
because everything
still reminds me of you
yeah they do
and all things do
and I swear its true
it keeps me feelin’ blue
but baby, baby, baby
it reminds me of you
Yeah, I hope that I can say
that finally one day
I’ve managed to get away
from you…
but it's okay
because now I know the way
I’ll look at things and say
they remind me of you
I won’t worry about
these feelings that flow out
I won’t try and throw ‘em out
they remind me of you
they remind me of you
they remind me of you
yeah everything still
reminds me of you.
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See You At Sakura
04:12
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See You At Sakura
See you at sakura
when the cherry blossoms bloom
a once a year rendezvous
beneath the cherry moon
and every year the blossoms come
and I see you every year
a new bloom every springtime
on your face that greets me here
See you at sakura, sakura, sakura, sakura
So I'll see you at Sakura
where the cherry blossoms bloom
this once a year rendezvous
beneath the cherry moon
cause every year the blossoms come
and I see you every year
a new bloom every springtime
on your face that leaves me here
(with a petal and a tear)
See you at sakura, sakura, sakura, sakura
Ohanomi
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The Party Is The Most Precious Thing
The party is the most precious thing
the party is the most precious thing
and it’s not because of thee I sing
cause the party is the most precious thing
The party is the most precious thing
the party is the most precious thing
don’t even care about that diamond ring
cause the party is the most precious thing
The party is the most precious thing
the party is the most precious thing
off to the place where the clown is king
cause the party is the most precious thing
and it’s not because of thee I sing
cause the party is the most precious thing
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Phil Smith & Corsage Vancouver, British Columbia
Emerging out of Vancouver during the post-punk era, the musical collective Corsage features the core group of Phil Smith (vocals), Bill Napier-Hemy (guitar), Ron Allan (bass) and John Cody (drums). Over 7 albums and numerous live performances and broadcasts, they have collaborated with some of Vancouver's finest musical and artistic talents on songs that run from trance to hard pop to techno-folk. ... more
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