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Between Now And Then
04:42
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Between Now And Then
(Edouard Poujaud, Patrice Steinberger - Elephant and Castle)
Girl, I cannot take anymore
I wanna change the statu quo
But in my head there are wills within wheels
I gonna change this, you know ?
Girl, I cannot stand being unemployed
I wanna offer you more
It can’t be worse and I don’t want to live
Having no place in this world, you know ?
I want to change my life
Win today and give you it all
Just for you I’ll change my life
I’m confused but I feel strong
Girl, I got booze in my tears
Ain’t got no mercy, got no fears
Don’t be afraid, give me a gentle kiss
I’m going out, see you…
Now, I’ve got a gun in my hand
“Hey man, just give me what you can
Don’t be so mean, my girl depends on me
I need a lot, ‘cause you know
I want to change, do you know
I want to change my life
Win today and give her more
You can’t blame the way I am
I think you prefer your role”
I want to change my life
Excuse me girl, I love you
I want to change our life
I want to change my life
From today and give you it all.
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2. |
The Bends
03:45
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The Bends
(Edouard Poujaud, Patrice Steinberger - Elephant and Castle)
Dum dum dum dum dum
I have to leave you, you know
Bell’s ringing, gate’s closing
I have to go
Don’t break your promise now, my love
No weeping, no crying
I have to go
Dum dum dum dum dum
You have to stand this, and hope
Wind’s blowing, day’s falling
I have to go
It’s not what you do, it’s what you are, so
I can’t blame you anymore
Tomorrow I’ll love you more
Let nothing ever change your heart, so
I’ll be longing more and more
For waiting days to be no more
Dum dum dum dum dum
Home is waiting, you know
I’m waiting, I’m standing
Out of this world
Our trembling kiss seems so cold
Through the grating… hey !
It’s not what you did, it’s what you are, so
I can’t blame you anymore
Tomorrow I’ll love you more
What we’re living now won’t change your love, so
We belong to nowhere or, anywhere but not this world
Someday you’ll be born again
Through those walls
Together sailing from the shore
Anywhere but not this world
What we’re living now won’t change your love, so
I’ll be longing more and more
Gate’s closing, leaving hope.
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No Time, No Rhyme
04:03
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No Time, No Rhyme
(Edouard Poujaud, Patrice Steinberger - Elephant and Castle)
Running, not moving, moon walking
As a mayfly in the evening
I’m dying at the end of each day
I felt your love as a private Tafilet
The oasis was a mirage and
I dry up each day
I made a strong decision today
Listen to what I have to say
Sweet heart, oh my sweet heart
The weather looks fine today
Sweet heart, oh my sweet heart
Stop it ‘cause you misplay
You are a feeble hypocrite and so vain
Shut up you are wrong
I’ve been loving you babe
How do you want me to walk
With you I feel so gawk
I drag love, as a mule his plough
No time, no rhyme or we’ll finish in the slime
We have to break up your ways
Listen to what I have to say
Sweet heart, oh my sweet heart
I know what you will say
Sweet heart, oh my sweet heart
Stop it ‘cause you misplay
You seem so secure
So long and go your way
Don’t you know that mayflies
Live just one day
The feeling of living, positive, incentive
I’ve got the world today
To free myself, in every way
Ubiquity is my estate
I had really not one reason to stay
The power, a tower
The flower is lower
I stamp on it today
I leave her now and now I say :
To squash a hand is a game
To climb the rings until the fame shame
Fame ! Fame !
He leaves me now, and now he claims
The right to be over blames
But in my belly, echo will stay
Sweet heart, oh my sweet heart
Sweet heart, oh my sweet heart
Don’t you know that mayflies
Live just a lonely day
Shut up don’t you know that time is honey ?
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4. |
Red And Cherrys
04:21
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Red And Cherrys
(Edouard Poujaud, Patrice Steinberger - Elephant and Castle)
Take my hand, I don’t fear the end
When there’s a future to defend
The world’s revolving, a page is turning
No one knows where, but we went
Press my hand, I don’t fear the tank
I’m mad and rebel, I’m a crank
I just wanna feel you when I fall
I could not survive after all
Leave my hand, I’ll fight for my land
Don’t stare at me blankly, understand,
For democracy, for liberty
You’ll be dressed up and happy, if we stand
Catch my hand, can you hear the tanks ?
Some people are trembling, the other ranks
I don’t wanna leave you, when they come
What we are going to become ?
Hey you’ll never go through
So fight, never compromise
Hey youth ! Never bow, for your rights
On your land, in the street, rise !
Hang your hand, I don’t like this end
Too fast almost easy, even strange
A head is falling, another’s coming
Red and cherrys interchanged
Pinch my hand, am I dreaming or
Do we have to do it again ?
Raise your hand, I don’t like this blend
This revolution needs a mend
We just wanna live free, we’ll never bend
Until the end, and...
Hey you’ll never go through
So fight, never compromise
Hey youth ! Never bow, for your rights
On your land, in the street, rise !
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5. |
Living In A Big Town
03:07
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Living In A Big Town
(Rémy Hennequin, Patrice Steinberger - Elephant and Castle)
The light, the life, the cell
The cars, the bars, the smell
The clouds, the smokes, a blend
Sidewalk, asphalt, my land
When I was young, I was walking
Along, country paths in country places
I was so worthless and boring
I have no regrets
I have always dreamed of living
In a big town
The crowd, the sweat
Some of those street are hot and wet
The timing, the motion, the stress
I feel too tired to be depressed
When I was young, I was walking
Along, country paths in country places
I was so deadly
I really have no regrets
I have always dreamed of living
In a big town
The roar, the bangs
Breaking your sleep, the pangs
The violence, emotion, madness,
Life is stronger close to death, and
When I get old, I shall finish my life
On a bumper or killed by a knife
It will be violent, sudden
In public and brief
I wanna live and be killed
By a big town
When I was young, I was walking
Alone
I was boring, so flat
I have no regrets
I have always dreamed of living
In a big town.
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6. |
The Game Of The Goose
06:47
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The Game Of The Goose
(Edouard Poujaud, Patrice Steinberger - Elephant and Castle)
We walk on a sea of empty souls
We fill them with knowledge
And we free them in the crowd
They are proud and clean with their heavy minds
But suddenly they totter swing and finally fall
‘Cause the summit of non-sense
Plays with their innocence
And the only way they knew
‘Got diplomas while they grew
Now they're big, some of them are six feet
They’ve got two hands and two feet
Something missing makes them fail
I’ve seen some of them pray
We walk on the street sure of our force
But behind doors only air and the echo of sounds
We are thousand kids fearing to grow and fall
But prematurely our baby’s face becomes
Wrinkled and soiled
Burning calories in dance
And emotions in romance
Playing car crash on the road
Trying drugs, trying overload
Searching for flight flood in the darkness flood
Searching for our head on god’s shoulder
Something missing cut them short
I’ve seen some of them pray
True or false, god of games
Games of roles, a random play
True or false, guide the game
Game we are, to hear you say…
Say what you mean, hiding to us our fate
True or false, has god an aim
Aims are sparse, eternal chase…
Say if that lottery's wheel is the only way
We all sink in sea with our heavy heart
We’ve been missing the feast
We belong to the crowd
We were proud and clean
But we’ve simply failed
Now we’re searching for the edge
Where ends echoing of souls
We’ll die by the sea
And by the mass of the crowd
We shall makes no waves
We shall makes no waves
We shall leave no traces
Such are people living without the goal
That we all need.
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The Call (live bootleg)
04:36
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Disappear (live bootleg)
02:46
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Bombs (live bootleg)
03:34
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Dry (live bootleg)
04:11
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The Ego (live bootleg)
04:53
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The Bends (live bootleg)
04:08
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Squat (live bootleg)
08:01
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