Slow Death, by Slip-on John

Slow Death

by Slip-on John

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1.	Yellow is the View 03:05	lyrics	buy track
Yellow is the view from my room Fields in the haze of a golden moon Listen, summer sounds overhead Whilst floating out at sea, a thousand bodies on an ocean bed The curl is laced with white And it hangs above us so tall Something worth waiting all night for Might never happen at all And now the coffee is black And it’s waiting to be filled And if I catch this now then I won’t sleep tonight because my mind feels so alive oh Yellow is the view from my room People hide and seek in the golden dunes Glisten, burning sun in my eyes Whilst floating out at sea, a thousand bodies searching for the prize The curl is laced with white And it hangs above us so tall Something worth waiting all night for Might never happen at all And now the coffee is black And it’s waiting to be filled And if I catch this now then I wont sleep tonight because my mind feels so alive oh
2.	Make it just Today 04:02	lyrics	buy track
An ordinary day I drift away From the silence I feel that merseybeat Down in my feet Gets me out of my seat So make it just today On the stage Lock the door And now its time to play Like yesterday All the songs Make it happen Oh yeah Make it happen Make it happen Oh yeah Make it happen There's cats up on the roof In the groove Amongst the pylons Down here in the street So indiscreet Breaks the silence So make it just today Build a stage Anywhere you like And disclose the proof To the dudes Of today Make it happen Oh yeah Make it happen Make it happen Oh yeah Make it happen Make it happen Oh yeah Make it happen Make it happen Oh yeah Make it happen
3.	Comin' Around 03:31	lyrics	buy track
I know your face but I don’t know what your name is That dumb expression I have seen somewhere before On the front the middle and the back pages Everything’s the same, everything’s the same Everything’s the same, everything’s the same I know the game but I don’t know what the point is Same rules, same winner, same God Everything’s the same, everything’s the same Everything’s the same, everything’s the same It’s coming around again It’s coming around again oh yeah, yeah, yeah It’s coming around again It’s coming around again oh yeah, yeah, yeah Flash a smile but I know you’re disappointed I broke the rules and I meant it from the heart I couldn’t bring myself to give you what you wanted Everything’s the same, everything’s the same Everything’s the same, everything’s the same It’s coming around again It’s coming around again oh yeah, yeah, yeah It’s coming around again It’s coming around again oh yeah, yeah, yeah It’s coming around again It’s coming around again oh yeah, yeah, yeah It’s coming around again It’s coming around again oh yeah, yeah, yeah
4.	Chasing Butterflies 03:06	lyrics	buy track
Things are getting out of order tonight Too much and everything else And not enough time Oh it reminded me of the halcyon days So I drowned myself again and again And I’m off my face Do you wanna Do you wanna help me? Do you wanna wanna wanna Do you wanna help me Do you wanna Do you wanna help me? Do you wanna wanna wanna Do you wanna help me You were outside chasing butterflies With mist covered eyes and a watery smile And a good time disguise I went after you but I fell on the grass I looked up at the stars And the world was spinning faster than I was Do you wanna Do you wanna help me? Do you wanna wanna wanna Do you wanna help me Do you wanna Do you wanna help me? Do you wanna wanna wanna Do you wanna help me
5.	The Balance of Give and Take 04:26	lyrics	buy track
Like the stem of a flower Silently holds it's petals towards the sun That's the strength, that's the power Every waking hour, since their formative lives begun Ooh i's all within the balance of give and take Yeah, yeah it's all within the balance of give and take Like the wings of an eagle Give the strength to keep it soaring above the earth Although we're only two people Look at what we've got, you can see what our is worth Ooh i's all within the balance of give and take Yeah, yeah it's all within the balance of give and take So keep on living, keep on living that way Keep on living, keep on living that way
6.	Future Sounds 04:28	lyrics	buy track
So what to the future We live for the day, and die for the night To hell with the future So what if it breaks me So what if it hurts the rest of my life To hell with the future You’re making me happy, making me smile So come on over and stay for a while So what to the future, it’s just a word And these are the best sounds that I’ve ever heard You’re making me happy, making me laugh This day is picture, an old photograph Now running on empty, the clock never turns This is a lesson that I’ll never learn, I’ll never learn Oh no, no,no. So what to the teacher How much did I learn at the sermon tonight? Look into the future How much did it make me? How much did I turn at the sermon tonight? Look into the future You’re making me happy, making me laugh This day is picture, an old photograph Now running on empty, the clock never turns This is a lesson that I’ll never learn, I’ll never learn Oh no, no,no. You’re making me happy, making me laugh This day is picture, an old photograph Now running on empty, the clock never turns This is a lesson that I’ll never learn, I’ll never learn Oh no, no,no.
7.	Homework 03:50	lyrics	buy track
John lies in bed On Sunday morning And he’s still there On Saturday night But he’s doing alright He knows his human rights He’s clearly done his homework Jane likes a drink On Monday morning And she’s still having it On Sunday night But she’s doing alright The well never runs dry She’s clearly done her homework It’s like the lights are on But there’s no-one at home They’re riding on the gravy train As it spirals out of control And now the money’s gone And there’s nothing to show We keep on spiralling Down, down, down we go Down, down, down we go, Down, down, down we go Down, down, down we go, we go Tom watches Sky On Tuesday morning Waiting for the cheque To drop on the mat Thank you very much He’s down the pub for lunch Fighting with the neighbours It’s like the lights are on But there’s no-one at home They’re riding on the gravy train As it spirals out of control And now the money’s gone And there’s nothing to show We keep on spiralling Down, down, down we go Down, down, down we go, Down, down, down we go Down, down, down we go, we go It’s like the lights are on But there’s no-one at home They’re riding on the gravy train As it spirals out of control And now the money’s gone And there’s nothing to show We keep on spiralling Down, down, down we go Down, down, down we go, Down, down, down we go Down, down, down we go, we go Jack goes to work On Monday morning 100 hours ‘til Saturday night And he’s just getting by His family’s warm and dry He hasn’t done his homework
8.	Turning up the Pressure 02:39	lyrics	buy track
Turning up the pressure I’m….here all alone, and I’m I sinking like a stone and I staring down the hollow beneath me? Is it here, is it time, shall I put in on the line Should I stay inside where no-one can see me? You don’t know me I think its better that way Your words control me Through every night and day because I ask all these questions of myself All the time I don’t need you to ask them as well All my life Turning up the pressure Taking a glass ornament And turning up the heat until it cracks Up or below, should I tell you what I know? Should I give it to you from the beginning? Should I chill, should I blow, should I stay or should I go? I don’t even what number I’m ringing You don’t know me I think its better that way Your words control me Through every night and day I ask all these questions of myself All the time I don’t need you to ask them as well All my life Turning up the pressure Taking a glass ornament And turning up the heat until it cracks Turning up the pressure Taking a glass ornament And turning up the heat until it…… Turning up the pressure Turning up the pressure Turning up the pressure
9.	In Fear 04:15	lyrics	buy track
You’re my comfort zone Without you, I’m alone Now you’re gone I’m in fear I’m’in fear Everything I know All gone now I’m in fear I’m in fear Well it’s a bad habit So what did you do it for? What did you do it for? Yeah, yeah Now you can’t have it So what did you do it for? What did you did it for? Yeah, yeah Every step I take I look back I’m in fear I’m fear Everything I know All gone now I’m in fear I’m in fear You’re my comfort zone Without you I’m alone I’m in fear I’m in fear I’m in fear I’m in fear I’m in……
10.	Precious Energy 03:57	lyrics	buy track
Precious energy When I want what’s not good for me Precious energy Take me over it’s so good to feel Oh yeah Enemies to the left Got my buddies to the right Stains on my conscience I fight demons in the night So I’m shaking it to the left And I’m shaking it to the right Shaking all over Fighting demons in the night Precious energy When I want what’s not good for me Precious energy Take me over it’s so good to feel Oh yeah Enemies Buddies Enemies Demons in the night Precious energy When I want what’s not good for me Precious energy Take me over it’s so good to feel Oh yeah Precious energy When I want what’s not good for me Precious energy Take me over it’s so good to feel Oh yeah