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HEAT OF SEPTEMBER
04:42
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HEAT OF SEPTEMBER
NI-NI-NI-NI-A-NI-NI……
I’M NOT SURE IF THOSE PLACES ARE COLD, BUT HERE IT’S HOT, THAT’S WHAT WE’VE GOT, YOU KNOW, IT RAINS, BEES, POLLEN, SPRING IS QUICK - YOU WERE RIGHT AGAIN AND IT’S NOT A TRICK, I JUST DON’T KNOW IF THOSE PLACES ARE THERE OR NOT – OR COLD OR HOT. YOU REMEMBER SEPTEMBER I’M SURE, OR PERHAPS YOU’RE STILL HERE, IN THE AIR, LIKE LAST NIGHT WHEN THAT ELECTRIC-LONE-WOLF SAT AND CRIED AGAIN, AS THEY BUST INTO SOMEONE LIVING INSIDE AGAIN. NO-ONE CAME, I NEVER WENT, I WONDERED WHAT YOU WOULD DO…. UNDER FIRECRACKERS YOU NEVER SHOWED FEAR BUT THESE DOGS GET SO, HEY, WELL, YOU KNOW HOW….. OH, NO, WAIT, YOU NEVER MET – BUT THEY DON’T GO, YOU KNOW, TO THE FIRESHOCKSHOW WHERE CRACKERS CACKLE AND YACKLE THE SKY, THOUGH THEY BARK THE DANGER RIGHT ON BY (ARF ARF ARF)…. CHRISTMAS MORNING THE CHURCH BELL PRAYED IN THE AIR, SOME CAME AND SOME OTHERS ARE STILL THERE – WHERE YOU GREW OLDER, RE-TOLD THE BOOK OF BRILLIANT THINGS. THEN WHEN WARM GREW COLDER, YOU SAID – HEY, MAYBE ALL OF THAT STUFF ISN’T EVEN THERE….. (IN THE HEAT)
I SAID………………….. WHAT?! (OF SEPTEMBER)
FROM FALLING OVER, UP YOU GOT. YOU STOOD UP, EVEN WHEN YOU COULD NOT. UP YOU GOT, HEY, UP YOU GOT.
TODAY IT SEEMED MY EYES WERE WET, DID YOU ALREADY KNOW WHY I COULDN’T SING, THOUGH I TRIED AND BEFORE I FORGET, THIS IS WHY IT’S HARDER THIS TIME – WHEN THE LOVE’S GOT SO GOOD – TO SAY TO THE LOVED ONE………………… GOODBYE. BUT YOU DON’T WANT TO HEAR THAT! AND I’D RATHER SHARE A SMILE, SOMETHING PASSING BY, BUT THIS SONG STARTED COMING ON STRONG – IS THIS TAKING TOO LONG? ARE YOU IN SEPTEMBER, MAYBE OCTOBER, NOVEMBER – YOU WILL BE PASSING, PICK ME UP LAUGHING, SEE I WASN’T CHAFFING, THAT STUFF IS STILL THERE, ANYWHILE YOU MAY BE NEARBY, APRIL, NOVEMEMBER, SEPTEMBER…. (IN THE HEAT) JANUARY, FEBRUARY………..(OF SEPTEMBER) - IN THE HEAT OF SEPTEMBER….
YOU KNOW I PICKED UP THE PHONE, I FORGOT YOU WEREN’T THERE. THE HEAT OF SEPTEMBER COMES CRACKING DOWN ON THE EGGS AS THEY HATCH, HERE COMES A NEW BATCH – IN THE HEAT OF SEPTEMBER. IN THE HEAT, THE HEAT OF SEPTEMBER.
I’M FINDING I’M DYING TO SEE YOU SOMEWHERE – I’M TRYING RELYING ON A SOUND FROM SOMEWHERE. THERE’S NO POINT DENYING THAT THIS IS STUPEFYING, ‘CAUSE I STILL FEEL YOU EVERYWHERE! THAT’S WHY I PICKED UP THE PHONE, I FORGOT THAT YOU WEREN’T HOME….
IN THE HEAT – OF SEPTEMBER. IN THE HEAT, OF SEPTEMBER…..
I’M FINDING I’M DYING TO SEE YOU SOMEWHERE – I’M TRYING RELYING ON A SOUND FROM SOMEWHERE. THERE’S NO POINT DENYING THAT THIS IS STUPEFYING, ‘CAUSE I STILL FEEL YOU EVERYWHERE!
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2. |
IT DOESN'T MAKE A SOUND
04:41
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IT DOESN’T MAKE A SOUND
LAST NIGHT I WATCHED THE TAIL-LIGHTS
OF THE LAST BUS OUT OF TOWN
WET WOODEN SEATS, THOSE EMPTY STREETS,
THE CHAIN-LOCKED SHOP, THAT SHOP CLOSED DOWN
CHORUS:
AND WHEN YOU FALL - DOWN
WHEN YOU FALL - IT DOESN’T MAKE A SOUND
THE MORNING COMES, THE SAD-SUN SAYS STAY IN BED,
‘CAUSE LATER THERE’LL BE RAIN
THE PILLOW IS THE SPACE TO PLACE YOUR HEAD,
TODAY WILL JUST BE ONE MORE STAIN………….
(REPEAT CHORUS)
WHEN YOU FALL IT DOESN’T MATTER WHO’S AROUND
WHEN YOU FALL, YOU FALL DOWN
WHEN YOU FALL, YOU NEVER HIT THE GROUND
WHEN YOU FALL, IT DOESN’T MAKE A SOUND
THE BROKEN FRAME – THE COLOURWATER TRIES TO HIDE THE JAGGED FLOOR
THE HOLES, THE SPACE, THE PLACE TO TRACE THE WAY IS NOW THE WHY, BEFORE
REPEAT CHORUS X2
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3. |
SKY BLUE SKY
04:05
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SKY, BLUE SKY.
WELL I HAVEN’T SEEN YOU WHEN THIS IS GONE
AND WILL IT HURT NOW THAT ONE AND ONE MAKE ONE
WORDS SPEAK LIKE A SPLASHING BROOK, TINKLING BELLS
AND I CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR KISSES, TOUCH MY CHEEK I THINK I’M CRYING
THIS FLASH OF BEAUTY IN THIS NEST OF SIN
WIND CHIMES, SOFTLY FALLING SKY, THOSE SILVER SOUNDS
YOU’VE GOT A TOUCH, SO SOFT – AND I CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR KISSES,
TOUCH MY CHEEK, I THINK I’M CRYING.
AND LOVE IS WATER – AND LOVE IS LOVE
FORM CHANGING FORM OVER TIME
SKY, BLUE SKY – WE’VE GOT STEAM AND WATER AND ICE
THOUGH I HAVEN’T SEEN YOU WHEN THIS IS GONE
IS THIS SCARE TO CARE, TO BE CARED FOR?
ALWAYS MOVING ASIDE, CLOSING THE DOOR
I’M NEVER SURE WHAT TO TAKE AND WHAT TO LEAVE
FORM CHANGING FORM, OVER TIME……..
AND LOVE IS WATER – AND LOVE IS LOVE X2.
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4. |
CORRUGATED IRON
03:45
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CORRUGATED IRON.
JUST BECAUSE YOU THINK I’M MADE OF IRON, DON’T THINK YOU CAN BEND ME
JUST BECAUSE YOU THINK I’M BROKEN OPEN, DON’T THINK YOU CAN MEND ME
MAYBE YOU’RE STAINLESS STEEL, BUT YOU’RE TOO EXPENSIVE
AND YOU MAKE TOO MANY RULES AND YOU TREAT ME LIKE SHIT
LIKE I’M CORRUGATED IRON, THAT’S IT
I’M A CAR AFTER A CAR SMASH, I’M A ROOF, WAITING FOR THE EGGS TO HATCH
I’M A WALL, I CAN FALL - I CAN BE MOVED
SOMETIMES IN A STACK AND SOMETIMES I AM THIN - I’M CORRUGATED IRON IN THE DUSTBIN
MAYBE YOU’RE STAINLESS STEEL, BUT I DON’T REALLY KNOW
I AM CORRUGATED IRON……………… SO?
JUST BECAUSE YOU THINK I’M TOO FAR GONE. DON’T THINK YOU CAN SEND ME
WHEN YOU REQUIRE MORE DESIRE, DON’T THINK YOU CAN EXTEND ME
MAYBE YOU’RE STAINLESS STEEL, BUT YOU’RE TOO EXPENSIVE
AND YOU MAKE TOO MANY RULES AND YOU TREAT ME LIKE SHIT, I AM CORRUGATED IRON
THAT’S IT!
INSTRUMENTAL.
I’M A SQUATTER CAMP, PEOPLE LIVE IN ME
I’M A FLYING PIECE OF TIN, I CUT ONE INTO THREE
I’M BENT, I’VE BEEN IN THE FIRE AND THE ICE
WHEN I’M AGAINST THE WALL, I AM WAITING ‘TIL YOU SEE
WHERE, OR WHEN, YOU CAN USE ME.
MAYBE YOU’RE STAINLESS STEEL, BUT I DON’T REALLY KNOW
I AM CORRUGATED IRON…..SO…….SO…….. SO……. S-S-S-SO-SO-OOOH,
SO, WHAT!?
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5. |
STANDING ON AIR
04:09
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STANDING ON AIR.
TELEVISION SHOWS ME WHERE TO GO - STILL, YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW
INFORMATION FROM A FRIEND - THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD, BUT HE’S MANAGING TO MEND
CHORUS:
SO WE KEEP ON LOOKING, LOOKING HERE AND THERE - ARE WE ALWAYS GOING TO BE - STANDING ON AIR?
WE LEFT OUR PLACE OF BIRTH, FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH - WHEN THE GANGS AND THE WAR BLEW IN THROUGH OUR DOORS - FUNDAMENTALISTS! TAKE AND RAPE AND MURDER, IS THE CURRENCY OF SADISTS - I LOST MY HEAD WHEN I LOST MY WIFE - THEY BURNED HIS CHILD, ONE MATCH MATCHES ONE LIFE - TRY TALKING TO A PIRATE WHEN THERE’S NOTHING YOU CAN SAY - THERE’S NO WAY WE COULD STAY, IT’S BEEN FIFTEEN YEARS TODAY.
REPEAT CHORUS
NEITHER HERE, NOR THERE, STANDING ON THE AIR. YOU KNOW THEY CAN’T COME HERE – HE SAYS THERE’S NO POINT GOING THERE. WHEREVER HE MAY BE, IS WHERE IT’S SAFER NOT TO SAY. WE DISAPPEAR INTO NOWHERE, IT’S JUST BETTER THAT WAY………. STANDING ON THE AIR WE CAN NEVER GO HOME – AND THEY NEVER WANT US WHERE - WE DESPAIR, WINDBLOWN! NOW FEET KEEP MOVING, LOOKING HERE AND THERE, SEEMS WE’RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE – STANDING ON AIR…………… AH, UH, AH……………
INSTRUMENTAL: - R A D I O
RADIO SHOW TALK LIKE THEY KNOW- WHY THE BARBED WIRE BORDER IS NOT THE WAY TO GO - I WISH I COULD LAUGH, BUT THAT MIGHT MEAN I CARE - AND ANYWAY I’VE GOT TO USE THE DARK TO FIND SOME FOOD SOMEWHERE- SOMEDAY, MAYBE, WE’LL – LAND SOMEWHERE. OR WITH MORE AND MORE OF US DAILY, WE’LL JUST RUN OUT OF AIR……..
STANDING ON, STANDING ON, TRY LANDING ON THE AIR. THOUGH WE PLEAD, THEY’VE GOT THEIR OWN ALIEN WEED. STRANGERS ARE DANGERS, EVEN DOWN ON KNEES, PRAYING – PLEASE DON’T SEND US BACK INTO THE SEAS!
REPEAT CHORUS
FEET KEEP MOVING, LOOKING HERE AND THERE- ARE WE ALWAYS GOING TO BE…………………
STANDING ON - AIR!
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6. |
ANYWAY
05:16
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ANYWAY.
JA, JA, ANYWAY………….
THINGS WILL HAPPEN IN THEIR OWN SWEET TIME
YOU PAY YOUR MONEY AND YOU STAND IN LINE
THINGS WILL BE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE –
FROM THE DEAD SEA, TO THE SEA OF TRANQUILITY
THINGS WILL HAPPEN IN THEIR OWN SWEET WAY –
YOU MAY MAKE CHOICES, BUT YOU’VE REALLY GOT NO SAY.
THINGS WILL BE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE –
THE STRESS OF STRIFE IS AN OCEAN OF FUTILITY –
ANYWAY…..
ANYWAY, YOU LOSE YOUR LIFE –
IT’S NOT YOUR TIME, IT’S NOT MY TIME-
IT’S JUST SOME TIME TO SPEND SOME TIME –
AND WHEN YOU’RE GONE – TIME CARRIES ON,
YOU’RE JUST A PHOTOGRAPH, PERHAPS A SONG,
REMINDING SOMEONE THAT YOU’RE GONE
(THAT’S IF THERE STILL IS SOMEONE)
OR DID YOU FIND THAT LIFE’S A CRIME,
TIME’S A THIEF THAT STOLE YOUR DESIGN – HAH… ANYWAY,
LOVE WAS A WORD YOU FOUND,
SCRATCHED IN THE GROUND,
SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE,
WHILE YOU WERE SCRATCHING FOR FOOD THAT DAY, ANYWAY!
THINGS WILL HAPPEN LIKE THE EARTH AND THE MOON –
SOME EVEN PRAY THAT IT WILL ALL BE DONE SOON –
EITHER WAY, IT DEFINITELY WON’T CONSULT YOU - TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK… WHERE ARE YOU ALWAYS RUNNING TO?
ANYWAY, YOU LOSE YOUR LIFE, IT’S NOT YOUR TIME, IT’S NOT MY TIME - IT’S JUST SOME TIME TO SPEND SOME TIME.
WHY WOULD I WANT YOU TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO WITH MINE?
YOU - AND YOU AND YOU BIG SHOT, YOU TALK A LOT FOR ONE WHO’S GOT NOTHING TO SAY- AN IN AND OUT TRAY, FILES AND STAPLES, OLD CHEQUE BOOK, RAPE, TIES AND LIES AND SUITS AND STEALING, PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS – TOOTHBRUSH (ELECTRIC ONE) TWO-IN-ONE CONDITIONER, TORTURE, STIGMA, SQUASH, AMPUTATION, RACKET, STARVATION AND BEER…………. OH – AND SPORT!
WELL, I SUPPOSE IT’S STILL SORT OF SPORT – ANYWAY
DOES ANYTHING SOUND FAMILIAR? GA! WHO GIVES A RAT’S ARSE ANYWAY?
JUST ‘CAUSE YOU’RE FLAPPING YOUR ARMS DOESN’T MEAN YOU’RE FLYING
A COUPLE OF TEARS, A FEW SCARES, DOESN’T MEAN YOU’RE HIDING AND CRYING –
BUT SOME THINGS THERE’S JUST – NO DENYING!
……. AND THE WINNER OF THE BUSIEST MAN IN THE WORLD CONTEST CERTIFICATE….. ANYWAY,
THINGS WILL HAPPEN BUT WE ALL WILL BE FINE-
YOUR HEALTH WILL LEAVE YOU FOR SOMEONE WHO’S HAVING A MUCH BETTER TIME –
WE WILL BE WHAT WE ARE GOING TO BE –
A TINY SPECK OF DUST THAT NOBODY CAN EVEN SEE……
A PICTURE OF YOU ON THE FIRST DAY THAT YOU VOTED - HAVE YOU NOTED THAT YOUR TIME IS UP? – TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK…. HEY! WHERE DID YOU THINK YOU WERE GOING, ANYWAY?
ANYWAY!
ANYWAY X3, OR 1, OR 5, OR SO………..
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7. |
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
03:23
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LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
PERHAPS YOU’LL SLIP THAT DRESS OFF THE HANGER IN YOUR ROOM
GENTLY DOWN ACROSS YOUR SKIN, THE WAY I WATCH YOU, WATCHING YOU
GOING TO THE MIRROR, TO PRETTY UP YOUR FACE
YOUR CURLS CARESS A TREMOR AS YOU NESTLE INTO LACE
PERHAPS THE DRESS WE CHOSE, IS LIKE THE SONG WE’RE IN
TIME SIGNATURES THAT CHANGE, TRANSPOSE, THE KEY THE KEEPER KEEPS
THE LIPSTICK, LIPSTICK, ON YOUR LIPS – A TRICK THE EYE MAY PLAY
THE SHADOW OF YOUR EYESHADOW LOOKS FOR A PLACE TO STAY
CHORUS:
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL, JUST LIKE THE MOVIE SAYS
EVEN WHEN IT’S SADLY SO
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL, EVEN WHEN IT’S SADLY SO
THE LOVE REMAINS SURROUNDING, EVEN WHEN THE LOVED ONE GOES
PERHAPS YOU’LL SLIP THAT DRESS, OFF YOUR SHOULDERS TO THE FLOOR
TO LIE WITH NAKEDNESS BESIDE, TO GIVE TO TAKE, TO TAKE TO GIVE,
THE JOINING OF WHICH WILL BE, FOR WHICHEVER’S SAKE
PERHAPS THE RADIO WILL PLAY THE SONG FOR HIM NOT ME
REPEAT CHORUS
IS THIS YOUR FAVOURITE MOVIE, IS THIS YOUR FAVOURITE MOVIE SONG?
YOU PLAY IT OVER MANY TIMES, IT PLAYS AGAIN ANOTHER TIME
IS THIS YOUR FAVOURITE SCENE, THE PART THEY PLAY THAT MOVIE SONG?
YOU PLAY IT OVER MANY TIMES, IT PLAYS ANOTHER HUNDRED TIMES
REPEAT CHORUS
INSTRUMENTAL
REPEAT CHORUS
THE LOVE REMAINS SURROUNDING, EVEN WHEN THE LOVED ONE GOES
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8. |
SUNDAY THE MORNING
04:30
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SUNDAY, THE MORNING.
…..AND ON THE BROW OF THE HILL AS THE NIGHT SLIDES THE SLOPE
THE SUN RISES HANGING ON THE END OF A ROPE
IN THE BACK OF A CAR, THERE’S A DOLL WITH ONE ARM
A MAN MANGLES CHICKEN, FRESH-DEAD FROM THE FARM
TWO SWOLLEN AND RED-FACED MEN IN THE STREET
WATCH WHILE A WOMAN’S BREAST BEATS TO HER FEET,
TAKING LARGE BITES - INTO THEIR MEAT
SUNDAY, THE MORNING, IS HEROIN PALE,
HOLLOWING SOCKETS LIE FRAIL WHERE THEY FLY
WHILE ONLY A NEEDLE WATCHES WITH EYE
SILVER AND RIGID, A WISH FOR MORPHINE,
TO SPIKE UP THIS TOWN, TO SUPPRESS THE SCREAM
TO EASE UP THE PAIN OF THIS DESOLATE DREAM
ON THE RUN IN THE MILL, ONLY SINGLES ELOPE
A CAR LOOKS FOR PARKING AND NEWSPAPERS SHOUT SCOPE
SOME TILLS IN THE MILL STILL OPEN UP THEIR MOUTHS
THEY SWALLOW GREEN LUSCIOUS, THEN EMPTY THEIR BOWELS
ON THE PAVEMENT, LIKE BOTTLES, BUST UNDER FEET
THE STREET MEETS A CIRCLE, TURNS BACK DOWN THE STREET
COMPLETE IN THE WAY THAT IT IS INCOMPLETE
I N C O M P L E T E ……
SUNDAY, THE MORNING, LOOKS OUT WITH BLACK EYES
BLODDSTAINS ON POCKETS ARE CRIMSON LIKE LIES
FLY-SPECKLED CHILDREN LIE DEAD IN THEIR ROOMS
WHILE SWEEPERS TRY TO MENSTRUATE THE BROW, OF THE HILL, WITH THEIR BROOMS.
WITH THEIR BROOMS.
YOU WANT TO:
SPIKE UP THIS TOWN, SUPPRESS THE SCREAM,
EASE UP THE PAIN OF THIS DESOLATE DREAM…..
ETC…. AD NAUSEUM AND SHIT… UNTIL OUTRO RIFFS!
(THE BIT ABOUT THE WRONG MAN, WRONG CAR ……….. DON’T KNOW IF WE NEED IT…. MUSIC MIGHT SUFFICE!! – IT ALWAYS DID BEORE)…… or we can jot a few lines down about s’thing…..?
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9. |
LIEFDE
03:21
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LIEFDE
EK HET ORAL OP DIE AARDE RONDEGRAWE
GRAWE GRAWE HANDE IN DIE HARE, O JA
WANT EK IS HONGER
EK STUUR N RADIOSEIN IN JOU LUGRUIM IN
LAAT MY WEET OF JY WEL DIE BOODSKAP KRY, O JA
WANT JY IS MYNE
EN JY WEET WAT EK SOEK
JY MOET MY GEE WAT EK SOEK
EK HET JARE LANK GEWAG EN EK
IS HIER OM JOU FINAAL TE KRY MET LIEFDE
JA MET LIEFDE, WARM LIEFDE...
EK HET AL MY SOLDAATE UITGESTUUR
OM VAN VER TE BESPIED
OF JY WEERSTAND BIED, O JA
WANT JY IS MYNE
EK HET N RADARSKERM OP JOU LYF GERIG
N SATELIET HOU JOU DOP UIT DIE RUIMTE UIT
O JA, EN JY IS MYNE
EN HIER IS JY NIE VEILIG NIE,
MOORDENAARS LOOP LOS EN DAAR IS BLOED IN HIERDIE STRATE
SONDER LIEFDE, SONDER LIEFDE
GEVAARLIK, GEVAARLIK, GEVAARLIK HIER
GEVAARLIK, GEVAARLIK, GEVAARLIK HIER
SONDER LIEFDE
SONDER LIEFDE
GEVAARLIK, GEVAARLIK, GEVAARLIK HIER
GEVAARLIK, GEVAARLIK, GEVAARLIK HIER
SONDER LIEFDE
GEE MEER LIEFDE
EET MEER LIEFDE
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10. |
NAMAKWALAND
04:31
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NAMAKWALAND.
VOETSEK, VOETSEK, VOETSEK……
DIE KLIPPE VAL SOOS KOTS TEEN DIE KANT VAN DIE BERG
EN IN DIE HITTE EET ONS PITTE ONS WENS ONS WAS MIKE SCHUTTE
IN DIE SKURWE LAND, VOL SAND, MET MIN BOSSE
IS DAAR GEEN GENADE EN NOG MINDER OPLOSSINGS
MISKIETE, SOOS MISSIELE – UIT DIE WATER, TOT IN HEL
EN DIE JEUKE WAT DAN OORBLY SPEEL DIE HEL MET ONS VEL
KOOR:
GAAN ALLES VOORT IN ‘N RIGTING AGTERTOE
ANDERKANT OM EN ONDERSTEBO
SE MY HET DIE HEMEL AL IN HEL BEGIN GLO?
KOM ONS BID SAAM
ONS BID VIR ONS SIEL, ONS WENS ONS WAS ANNELINE KRIEL
‘N RIVIER SUKKEL-SUKKEL, WATER TENOOR SAND
MET ELKE JA, SE ONS NEE, ONS WENS ONS WAS TOBIE CRONJE
ONDER DIE HEMEL WAT SOOS ‘N KOEL, VARS OOG OP ONS AFKYK
MAAR VAN DIE SKADULOSE GROND AF, LYK DIT TE HOOG OM TE BEREIK
AL WAT HIER VERANDER IS DAT DAG NAG WORD
MET DIE DAG KAN JY DIT SIEN, MAAR MET NAG GAAN DIT VERYBY JOU VOORT
HERHAAL KOOR
KOM ONS BID SAAM
NOG ‘N J&B IN DIE NARE WOESTYN
NOG ‘N LEE BOTTEL, MAAR NOGSTEEDS DIE PYN
NAMAKWALAND IN SOMER EN DIE HITTE NEEM OOR
HULLE SE DAAR’S BAIE BLOMME IN DIE WINTER………..
EK HET DIT NOG NOOIT GESIEN NIE, MAAR EK MOET SEKER MAAR GLO
EK HET DIT NOG NOOIT GESIEN NIE, MAAR EK MOET SEKER MAAR GLO
EK HET DIT NOG NOOIT GESIEN NIE, MAAR EK MOET SEKER MAAR GLO
EK HET DIT NOG NOOIT GESIEN NIE, MAAR EK MOET SEKER MAAR GLO
SEKER MAAR GLO…..
VOETSEK, VOETSEK, VOETSEK…..
KWAK! (MISKIET DOOD).
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11. |
MAAK HAARSELF MOOI
03:00
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MAAK HAARSELF MOOI.
WAAR’S JOU VROU? - SY MAAK HAARSELF MOOI
JEES, DIS LAAT! - EK WEET, OU BOY
ONS SIEN JOU DAN DAAR? - JA, EK SAL MAAR WAG
EN UIT DIE DEUR, LEKKER LAG - SY MAAK HAARSELF MOOI
VOOR DIE SPIEEL, MET DIE LIPSTIFFIE
EK’S NOU-NOU DAAR! - HAH, JA – SOMMER IN ‘N JIFFY
SY KAM HAAR HARE, SY TREK HAAR AAN - OMTRENT ‘N FASHION SHOW WAT AANGAAN
SY MAAK HAARSELF MOOI
INSTRUMENTAL
‘N BIETJIE MEER ROUGE EN NOG EYELINER
EYESHADOW OOK - HY WATCH DIE TIMER
‘N ANDER ROK, WEER AAN, WEER AF - DIE WERELD GAAN VERBY, DIE HONDE BLAF
SY MAAK HAARSELF MOOI
TOE KOM HULLE AAN BY DIE PARTY GATE - KOM, KOM, VROU - DIS SERIOUSLY LATE
HAAR HIGH-HEEL STEEK (HAK/HAAK?) VAS OP BAKSTEEN - TE PLETTER OP DIE GROND, GESIG EN BEEN
ALLES IS NOU LEKKER OPGEVOK - HARE, MAKE-UP, HANDSAK, ROK - EN HY LAG, EN HY HELP HAAR, HY TEL HAAR OP - HY’S IN LOVE MET HAAR HART, HAAR GEES EN HAAR KOP………….
SY WAS ALREEDS MOOI X2
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12. |
BROEKE EN ROKKE
03:04
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BROEKE EN ROKKE
Vir jou voel ek vere
Vir jou gee ek nie om
Al was jy dan
Die laaste vrou
Wat op die aarde was
Sou ek nog steeds vir jou gestaan en lag
Oo jou met jou broekpak
Oo jou met jou dames das
Is jy ‘n man is jy ‘n vrou
Met jou hare oo so kort
En wat het dan van die boerevrou geword
Die tannie met die bondrok
Blink skoene met ‘n blom
Oo sy was nou
‘n boerevrou
Maar die meisies van vandag
Elastic sport klere is hulle drag
Gee vir my ‘n vroulikke vrou CHORUS
Een wat lyk nie soos ‘n man
Gee vir my ‘n outeydse vrou
Gee vir my ‘n ware boerevrou
Want ek is steeds ‘n ware boereman
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13. |
SHOPPING MALL
02:44
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SHOPPING MALL
DIS SATERDAG EN ONS GAAN WEER UIT, OM DIE SHOPPING MALL UIT TE KYK
DIE KAR IS BLINK, KINDERS INGEPAK - ONS LOOP VOORENTOE IN VYFDE RAT
ONS SOEK EERS PARKING VIR OMTRENT HALF-UUR, EDENVALE, KEMPTON, ALMAL IS HIER
BOKSBURG, BRAKPAN, VER EN WYD - AFSTAND PLA ONS NIE, ONS KOM DAARUIT
KOOR:
BY DIE SHOPPING MALL, SHOPPING MALL,
DIE WEEKLIKSE HIGHLIGHT, PROPVOL!
SHOPPING MALL, SHOPPING MALL,
KIES JOU TARGET, MIK VIR DIE KOL!
DIE LAATIES BALJAAR OP DIE MERRY-GO-‘ROUND, MANNE VREET STEAKS, POUND VIR POUND
PIZZA, JUICY LUCY, CHINESE EN BLACK STEER - KOM ONS DAARUIT MET ONS BOEPE OP ONS KNIEE
EN ONS SWEET EN ONS STOOT, BY GAME IN DIE RY – MAAR DAAI MICROWAVE IS ‘N BARGAIN ONS MOET KRY
EN ONS STAMP EN ONS STAAN OP MEKAAR SE VOETE – AS ONS LATER UITKOM IS DAAR ‘N PARKING BOETE
HERHAAL KOOR.
NOU HUIL DIE LAAITIES, VERVEELD EN MOEG – MA BLAF EN PA BLAF, DIS NOU GENOEG
DIE BLINDE MAN, OP SY BLIK BY DIE DEUR – KREUN NOG AAN SOOS HARTSEER
DIT VAN NOG ‘N UUR OM UIT TEKOM – KARRE STEEK VAS, ASOF MET BORRELGOM
DIE PAKKIES SIT DIE HELE BOOT EN KAR VOL – ALWEER OOR BUDGET BY DIE SHOPPING MALL
HERHAAL KOOR.
ONS SWEER, ALWEER, DAT ONS NIE WEER KOM – MAAR VOLGENDE WEEK VAL ONS RESISTANCE OM
DIE DONDERSE MALL SUIG ONS WEER IN – WEER OOR BUDGET, WEER DIE MOER IN!
HERHAAL KOOR.
KIES JOU TARGET – SKIET HOM IN DIE HOL! (OPTIONAL EXTRA).
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14. |
JUST FOR THE OCCASION
02:56
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JUST FOR THE OCCASION
JUST FOR THE OCCASION - I LIT A CANDLE
JUST FOR THE OCCASION - I STOLE SOME OF YOUR WINE
BUT YOU KNOW HOW IT’S BEEN WITH ME AND MONEY LATELY, HONEY
BUT THAT’S NOT WHAT I WANTED TO SAY
OH, AND JUST FOR THE OCCASION – I KIND OF LOST MY MIND IN A WAY, I GUESS…
E X A S P E R A T I O N!
BUT THAT’S NOT WHAT I WANTED TO SAY
I FEEL – I LET YOU – DOWN AGAIN
AND I - 1,2,3,4EVER-NEVER WANT TO SAY I WON’T SAY IT AGAIN – AGAIN!
AND JUST FOR THE OCCASION – I WILL STILL FIX YOUR HOUSE
IT’LL TAKE SOME TIME OF COURSE -
BUT, JUST FOR THE OCCASION – ENDLESS CUPS OF TEA, FOR YOU, FROM ME, FOR FREE….
BUT THAT’S NOT WHAT I WANTED TO SAY
‘CAUSE I STILL FEEL – I LET YOU – DOWN AGAIN
AND I – 1,2,3,4EVER-NEVER WANT TO HAVE TO SAY IT AGAIN – AGAIN!
INSTRUMENTAL
JUST FOR THE OCCASION, I’LL LIGHT A CANDLE
BUT THAT’S NOT WHAT I WANTED TO SAY
I FEEL, I DON’T WANT TO, LET YOU DOWN AGAIN…..
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15. |
WHO COULD I BE
03:12
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WHO COULD I BE?
WE CAME IN TO DO,
WHAT WE NEVER KNEW.
WERE QUITE SURE,
WE SAW NO LACE,
HIDING OUR FACE
.... AND ME,
WHO COULD I BE,
BUT YOU WITHOUT ME.
WITHOUT YOU,
LETTING ME DO,
WHAT I NEVER KNEW...
WAS SUBLIME,
TIMES WILL LEARN,
HOW OUT OF TIME'S WAY.
IS ON TIME EVERY DAY...
QUITE LIKE,
THE MISTS ON OUR FACE,
MAY NEVER FIND.
ONE PIECE OF THAT LACE,
WE HID BEHIND...
AT TIMES,
THYME SMELLS LIKE THE YEARN,
TO SPIRIT AWAY.
SOME SUBLIME EVERYDAY...
RIGHT UP UNTIL
WHEN YOUR VALENTINE FRIENDS
DREAM US AGAIN.
(REPEAT LAST LINE TWICE, REPLACE US WITH 'YOU' AND 2ND TIME WITH 'ME' )
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16. |
NOT WHAT YOU EXPECTED
03:52
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NOT WHAT YOU EXPECTED.
I SAW A BENT MAN WALKING, TWO CHILDREN, ONE EACH SIDE - ONE WAS CRYING FOR HIS MOTHER, BUT HIS SISTER HAD MORE PRIDE - THOUGH SHE DID TURN TO PEEP AT AN IMAGE SHE COULD KEEP, TO REMEMBER ON THE NIGHTS WHEN SHE COULDN’T GO TO SLEEP - WHEN YOU DON’T GET WHAT YOU EXPECTED OUT OF LOVE, THEN LOVE’S NOT WHAT YOU EXPECTED. MAYBE ONE LOVE SONG WASN’T GOING TO LAST THAT LONG (ONE OF THOSE LOVE SONGS) – MAYBE, MAY BE - ONE OF THOSE LOVE SONGS WASN’T GOING TO LAST THAT LONG…..
HEY, JUST WAIT A MINUTE!
BOUND TO BE PURISTICALLY CONTROVERSIAL MID-EIGHT REPEAT CHORUS:
THAT SONG’S NOT EVEN ABOUT LOVE, IT’S ABOUT THIGHS AND HEAT AND ROSES FALLING FROM ABOVE, OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, DON’T BUST ME IN MY RHYMES, LOCK ME UP AND THROW AWAY THE KEY. SOME ARE INCLINED TO SAY THE WAY OF THE DESIGN IS SUCH THAT – LOVE, IF YOU WANT IT, JUST GIVE IT AND RECEIVE – BUT IN TRUST, HONESTY AND BILLY JOEL I DO BELIEVE. LOVE IS KIND, LOVE IS PATIENT - IT’S TOLERANT AND UNDERSTANDING. BUT HEY, HEY, I PARAPHRASE – LIKE ONE OF THOSE SHINEY SILVER CARDS. I AM A DANDELION!
WHEN YOU DON’T GET WHAT YOU EXPECTED OUT OF LOVE - THEN LOVE’S NOT WHAT YOU EXPECTED. WHEN YOU DON’T GET WHAT YOU EXPECTED OUT OF LOVE – THEN LOVE’S NOT WHAT YOU EXPECTED. MAYBE, MAY BE – ONE LOVE SONG WASN’T GOING TO LAST THAT – L-L-L-L-L-L-L-TH-THE-THA-
REPEAT CHORUS MID EIGHT THANG:
WHEN YOU DON’T GET WHAT YOU EXPECTED OUT OF LOVE, THEN LOVE’S NOT WHAT YOU EXPECTED. MAYBE ONE LOVE SONG WASN’T GOING TO LAST THAT LONG. MAYBE ONE OF THOSE LOVE SONGS WASN’T GOING TO LAST THAT LONG. (ONE OF THOSE LOVE SONGS). MAYBE ONE LOVE SONG WASN’T GOING TO LAST THAT L-L-L-L-L-L-L (ONE OF THOSE LOVE SONGS) MAYBE ONE OF THOSE LOVE SONGS, WASN’T GOING TO LAST THAT LONG…. J-J-J-JUST
REPEAT FIRST VERSE:
WHEN YOU DON’T WHAT YOU EXPECTED OUT OF LOVE, THEN LOVE’S NOT WHAT YOU EXPECTED X2
UGH-UH………………. (SOUNDS OF BEING PUNCHED BY LURV!) RELATIVE MINOR OUTRO……………….. (WITH SOME BACKWARDS SHIT – OPTIONAL EXTRA). ‘SPECTED OUTTA LUV, ‘SPECTED OUT OF LUV.
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17. |
LIMBO
04:11
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18. |
ZX DAN
06:33
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ZX DAN
My name is ZX Dan, I am a spaceman.
My galaxy is doomed, so I've moved to your moon.
So turn up your radio, and play me that rock and roll,
Stop feeling so blue- I'm coming down to you.
I've watched you on my screen, you're sweet, sweet sixteen
I've monitored your mind, You're just the loving kind...
So turn up your radio, and play me that rock and roll,
Stop feeling so blue- I'm coming down to you.
Meet me tonight at your window;
Dress warmly for absolute zero
And I'll come down as quiet as the snow
And we'll go for a glide in my U.F.O.
The whole of outer space, is tuned into the human race
From pole to frozen pole, your world transmits rock & roll
So turn up your radio, and play me that rock and roll,
Stop feeling so blue- I'm coming down to you.
Written by Jonathan Handley 12 April 1978
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DIE LEMME Suurbraak, South Africa
Gary Herselman, a prolific songwriter, has produced albums across genres, from tight, punkish Chrome Sweet Chrome (www.sjambokmusic.com) to his recent House for Sale, which is an intelligent and contemporary dance-oriented album (Bandcamp page Gary Herselman). He was part of the conscientising Voëlvry movement, and the founding director of Tic Tic Bang, S.A's first independent record company. ... more
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