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Time On Earth
03:43
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There’ll come a day when I am old
When my memory fades and my hair’s gone grey
When I’m reminiscing ‘bout days gone by
and how fast the years just slipped away
And on that day when I am old
I’ll look back on all the things I did
There’ll be some good times and there’ll be bad
But it’ll be a life well lived
‘Cause when I’m old I don’t want any regrets
‘Bout all the things I did and the life that I led
I’ll be content that day when I finally go
Cause I’ll have made the best of my time here on earth
So from today I’m gonna live my life
Like every day could be my last
no more waiting for what’s ahead
no more wishing for what has passed
‘Cause when I’m old I don’t want any regrets
‘Bout all the things I did and the life that I led
I’ll be content that day when I finally go
Cause I’ll have made the best of my time here on earth
I’ve only got one life to live
So I’m not gonna waste it away
I’ve only got one life to live, one life to live
‘Cause when I’m old I don’t want any regrets
‘Bout all the things I did and the life that I led
I’ll be content that day when I finally go
Cause I’ll have made the best of my time here on earth
So while I‘ve got this time I won’t waste it away
So when I’m old I’m proud of the life that I made
Each day’s a gift that’s much more precious than gold
And I’m gonna make the best of my time here on earth
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When I'm With You
04:07
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Like the moment the moon eclipses the sun,
like the second the ball hits the net
Like the moment the wheels touch the runway
or the juncture when life becomes death
Like the instant the clock strikes the hour
Like the the feeling of deja vu
Some things last for an instant
but time stands still when I’m with you
Like the scent on the breeze after the rain
like the moment you fall asleep
Like the second an earthquake shakes the ground
and a siren echoes through the streets
Like the flash of the sun through a gap in the clouds
and the world just feels brand new
Some things last for an instant
but time stands still when I’m with you
When I’m with you I want each second to last an hour
When I’m with you I treasure every single day
When I’m with you I savour every minute like a glass of sweet red wine
and time as we know it seems to fade away
Like a summer that’s gone in the blink of an eye
like the taste of honey on your lips
Like the bang of a firework in the night
that makes your heart skip a beat
Like a butterfly that lives for only one short day
but lives a life so true
Some things last for an instant
but time stands still when I’m with you
When I’m with you I want each second to last an hour
When I’m with you I treasure every single day
When I’m with you I savour every minute like a glass of sweet red wine
and time as we know it seems to fade away
Like the moment the moon eclipses the sun,
like the second the ball hits the net
Like the moment the wheels touch the runway
or the juncture when life becomes death
Like the instant the clock strikes the hour
Like the the feeling of deja vu
Some things last for an instant
but time stands still when I’m with you
Some things last for an instant
but time stands still when I’m with you
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The Dome of St Paul's
03:12
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I remember some years ago
The night the city was covered in snow
We wrapped up warm and rushed out the door
I’d never seen such a blizzard before
We headed south past Finsbury Square
The streets so quiet in the cold night air
Like a Christmas card from long ago
The dome of St Paul’s was dusted with snow
We built a snowman on London Wall
He looked so at home in the freezing cold
When a bus slid past adrift on the ice
and sailed right into a traffic light
There hasn’t been so much snow since then
I wonder if it’ll come round again
Like a Christmas card from long ago
The dome of St Paul’s was dusted with snow
That magic night when all the world turned white
I see it in my dreams every Christmas Eve
You held my hand in that winter wonderland
Now all I have of you are memories, just memories
I remember some years ago
The night the city was covered in snow
From Chancery Lane to Highbury Hill
All was hushed in the winter chill
The pavements sparkled frosty white,
And shining there in the pale moonlight
like a Christmas card from long ago
The dome of St. Paul’s was dusted with snow
like a Christmas card from long ago
The dome of St. Paul’s was dusted with snow
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There once lived a man who knew everything, everything there was to know
All of the puzzles and riddles, he’d worked them all out long ago
He had answers to all of the questions we’ve been asking since the dawn of time
Like “why do we dream when we fall asleep?” and “where do we go when we die?”
He wrote it all down in a book on life
That took him a hundred years to write
And life and death and all in between
Were nothing to the man who knew everything
Then one day the man who knew everything finished his book on life
He closed the cover and put down his pen and reached to turn off the light
He sat for a while in the darkness when he realised something felt wrong
Now he knew everything there was to know the meaning of life had all gone
He’d written it down in his book on life
That took him a hundred years to write
But life and death and all in between
Meant nothing to the man who knew everything
And the man who had written the book on life
Sat in the dark and he cried and cried
‘Cause life and death and all in between
Meant nothing to the man who knew everything
No life and death and all in between
Meant nothing to the man who knew everything
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5. |
Over the Moon
03:23
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My father told me that over the moon,
was a great big planet with oceans blue
with forests of green and mountains white
there beyond over the moon
And on that planet you would find,
a strange-looking people they called mankind
they came in all sizes, colours, and creeds
there beyond over the moon
Over the moon, over the moon,
You wouldn’t believe what’s over the moon
The people travelled over land and sea
And they turned on each other when they couldn’t agree
They conquered and vanquished and razed the land
There beyond over the moon
Now the great big planet with oceans blue
Lies there in shadow, broken and bruised,
The people, I’m told, have made for the stars
There beyond over the moon
Over the moon, over the moon,
You wouldn’t believe what’s over the moon
But go outside on a cold dark night
And look above to the evening sky
There’s a glimmering light shining in the gloom
There beyond over the moon
There’s a glimmering light shining in the gloom
There beyond over the moon
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Amber Eyes
03:55
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Chill in the air on the harvest moon
I’m leaving this town not a day too soon
Maybe it’s just the time of year
World’s on the move but I’m still right here
Maybe it’s just some autumn dream
But the memories rise like coffee cup steam
And at every turn it’s those eyes I find
So hard to know who’s been left behind
Amber eyes, as the leaves turn gold
Amber eyes, when I’m walking alone
Amber eyes, I’m frozen in long gone times
But I’m golden there with your amber eyes on mine
Every fifth of November I think of that night
How the fireworks exploded and lit up your eyes
I held you so close and our love kept us warm
Like a fire burning bright it held out the cold
As the nights drew in Jack Frost came to stay
And put out the fire that you and I’d made
We said our farewells on a cold winter’s eve
Though I still feel the embers burning in me
Amber eyes, as the leaves turn gold
Amber eyes, when I’m walking alone
Amber eyes, I’m frozen in long gone times
But I’m golden there with your amber eyes on mine
Yes I’m golden there with your amber eyes on mine
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Morning Sun
03:31
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I’m always awake round 4am
when the streetlamps flicker and spark
I lie there and think ‘bout who I could have been
if I’d had just a little more luck
You don’t get much sleep when you’re out on the street
in the glare of the neon lights
And when I see the morning sun
I know I made it through another night
I know I made it through another night
The streets fill up with the break of day
and it’s time to pack my things
The dustman comes by with a joke or two
and the busker starts to sing
Morning turns to afternoon
and the day soon fades away
And when I see the evening sun
I know I made it through another day
I know I made it through another day
What has the sky got in store for us?
Will it be sunshine or rain?
What has the world got in store for me?
Is it my lucky day?
And when I see the evening sun
I know I made it through another day
I know I made it through another day
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The Universe Is Ours
03:26
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A spaceship went to Mars the other day
Carrying the flag, a new frontier for man
And as the ship touched down a great big cheer went up
And someone said, “the universe is ours”
Cause we’ve dived right down to the bottom of the ocean
And conquered every mountain there is to climb
Now we’re looking to the stars cause nothing’ll ever be enough
‘Til every corner of the universe is ours
The universe is ours
The universe is ours
We’re a speck of dust suspended in a sunbeam
A grain of sand in the hourglass of time
We think that we’re the gods of the sun, the moon, the stars
But really nothing in the universe is ours
The universe is ours
The universe is ours
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9. |
Grown Up Life
03:27
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Isn’t it funny what grown ups say?
Aren’t they strange, the games that grown ups play?
Isn’t it funny what they try to hide?
There’s nothing stranger than grown up life
Wouldn’t life be easier if we were more like kids?
Cause they’re not afraid to to say just how it is
Wouldn’t it be simpler if we could speak our minds
And try to be more honest in grown up life
‘Cause when we are young it comes quite natural to say just what you think
To let it all pour out and hold nothing back
And though the truth can hurt it ain’t half as painful as a lie
Cause with the truth at least you know just where you stand
Wouldn’t life be better if we just said how we feel
Instead of keeping all of our emotions concealed
Try to be more open ‘bout what’s happening inside
Things would be much simpler in grown up life
When we are young it comes quite natural to say just what you think
To let it all pour out and hold nothing back
And though the truth can hurt it ain’t half as painful as a lie
Cause with the truth at least you know just where you stand
Isn’t it funny what grown ups say?
Aren’t they strange, the games that grown ups play?
Isn’t it funny what they try to hide?
There’s nothing stranger than grown up life
No there’s nothing stranger than grown up life
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10. |
Disneyland
04:00
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When I was just little maybe five or six
We all went to Disneyland, mum and dad and us kids
Guess my dad got a pay rise ‘cause it can’t have been cheap
Taking us to Disneyland, the land of my dreams
We went on the rides and we met Mickey Mouse
But I was much too scared to see the haunted house
It was just smoke and mirrors but it was real enough to me
Back there in Disneyland, the land of my dreams
Take me to Disneyland where the sun always shines
Where it’s happy and the sky’s always blue
Take me there where life’s perfect though it’s all make believe
Oh Disneyland I’m dreaming of you
We walked all day long till our feet got sore
But I didn’t wanna leave till I’d seen it all
From the tinny piped music to the bubblegum ice-cream
It was all there in Disneyland, the land of my dreams
Take me to Disneyland where the sun always shines
Where it’s happy and the sky’s always blue
Take me there where life’s perfect though it’s all make believe
Oh Disneyland I’m dreaming of you
I had no idea it was all made of wood
And the fairytale castle had a fibreglass roof
That all of the characters were played by machines
I fell for Disneyland, the land of my dreams
Take me to Disneyland where the sun always shines
Where it’s happy and the sky’s always blue
Take me there where life’s perfect though it’s all make believe
Oh Disneyland I’m dreaming of you
Oh Disneyland I’m dreaming of you
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11. |
Brand New Day
04:02
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This is the start of a brand new day
It’s time to get up, time to change my ways
I’ll shake off the dust of all my mistakes
Cause this is the start of a brand new day
This is the dawn of a better me
Gonna be the person I know I can be
Won’t hide from the light where I’ll never be seen
Cause this is the dawn of a better me
I can see the sun rising, gold in the morning sky
I can see it shining out the way
I can hear a voice inside me saying things are gonna be alright
So I’ve made up my mind to treat myself more kind
And I’m gonna start the rest of my life today
It’s time to take courage
It’s time to change my ways
It’s time to shake off these worries
Cause it’s a brand new day, it’s a brand new day
This is the start of a brand new day
It’s time to get up, time to change my ways
I’ll shake off the dust of all my mistakes
Cause this is the start of a brand new day
Yeah, this is the start of a brand new day
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Ed Blunt London, UK
Ed's lyrics hold a mirror to the millennial experience, from swiping right for love in the digital age to arriving
(fashionably) late to adulthood.
His genre-blurring songs, likened to Paul Simon, James Taylor and Randy Newman, are tales for the 21st century rich in unfiltered truths and his signature dry humour.
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