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The Golden Ones
02:24
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The Golden Ones
They'll know just what we mean, beacuse we're right
They'll have to understand, because we're right
'Cos we've got our brains and we've got our balls
So there can be no end
We are the righteous ones, darlin'
We'll never stop running at them
They think that we'll get tired but
We'll show them
It's easy to see what's wrong
And how we can fix it
And yes, it will take a long time
'Cos we'll say no and we'll mean it
So there can be no end
We are the righteous ones, darlin'
We'll never stop coming at them
I don't wish to alarm you but
I think we might just be the golden ones
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The Patron Saints of Lost Causes
We'll be the patron saints of lost causes
There'll be no glories, just you and me
You and me and the fight
You and me, and we'll be on the right side
Things are wrong (that's alright)
The road is long (that's alright)
Straight and thin (that's alright)
No way to win (that's alright)
Sometimes we'll stray (that's alright)
Get back some way (that's alright)
'Cos it's just a ride (that's alright)
When you're on the right side(that's alright)
And every now and then we'll stop and make time to party
Even if it's just you and me
And the next day we'll fight like all hell
They'll see through new eyes after we
We show 'em what's on their minds
When we pull them out of their lies
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This Is Just a Thing That I'm Doing
I think there must be something else here
Something we forgot when we were making those plans
Some kinds of other demands
I think there must have been a road closed
I think that maybe we'll have to find another way round
Before we run aground
Can't we just follow our noses for a while?
Do we really have to spend time tending the garden?
This is just a thing that I'm doing
It's just some time, it's just a little life
One small detour, we'll get back on the right side
As soon as we learn to drive
I think it's time we made some money
It's time to knuckle down, 'cos if you don't play your cards right
You'll never be a man
Can't we just follow our noses for a while?
Do we really have to spend time tending the garden?
This is just a thing that I'm doing
And it must be alright, yeah it must be alright...right?
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Thinking About It
02:58
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Thinking About It
Come home from work to find you staring at the walls again
Brain all drained from doing something the world could live without you doing again
I'm long past wondering if it's worth it
I'm scared in case maybe you haven't even started thinking about it yet
In my dreams I grip you with both hands
And shake you til you understand
Sometimes it seems like we get dumber every single day
We used to know by instinct what in life was good
And we used to do it every day
Now you're chasing dreams everyone else thinks everyone else wants
You're a man like any other and I need to work out how to tell you
That's not how it's meant to be
In my dreams I grip you with both hands
And shake you til you understand
That this is not the life that we had planned
Can't you see the line there in the sand?
Well if I kiss you first can I tell you how it is?
And if I love you first can I make you understand?
Can I love you before I know if you'll understand?
And if I leave you will that help you to understand?
Because it breaks my fucking heart to see you fail to be a hell of a man
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I Am A Reasonable Man
02:38
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I'm a Reasonable Man
How'd I get here from where I was?
Must have taken my eye off the ball
And now I seem to have to push 'em so hard
When I'm trying to let the good times roll
So hard to believe now that they seduced me
Made me feel like I wanted it until I couldn't see
Surely we don't always have to be killing somebody
That can't be in the rules
And if it is I think I'd rather they killed me
How hard do they work to still their minds?
They must know this is wrong, right?
I'm a reasonable man, but I get the rage
When I hear 'em saying it's all just a game
And there's nothing else for us to do but pass money around
And that we have to do this just to stay above ground
Things are wrong (that's alright)
The road is long (that's alright)
Straight and thin (that's alright)
No way to win (that's alright)
There's no hope (that's alright)
It's just a joke (that's alright)
It's just a ride (that's alright)
I see that tonight (that's alright)
All these things I've starved (that's alright)
And those I've fed (that's alright)
The mark of Cain (that's alright)
Gleaming on my head (that's alright)
But what was that (that's alright)
My darlin' said? (that's alright)
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Turn This Ship
03:13
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Turn This Ship
Hold me
Make me know I'm still here
I've been breaking all my own rules
I've been choking back the tears
Tell me
Tell me I can turn this ship
I didn't know I was a ship
Until I glimpsed the shore that I was heading towards
Take me to the city tonight
Hold my hand
We'll come together under the lights
And we'll be side by side underneath the beating of the drums
Cure me
I need to know that I've been sick
And that there is a cure for it
And I'm tough enough to take it
Tell me
Tell me it's not right
And it's been wrong for quite some time
But you're still sure we're still alive and it's not over
Take me to the city tonight
Hold my hand
We'll come together under the lights
And we'll be side by side underneath the beating of the drums
And in the morning can we look what we've got?
'Cos I suspect it's mostly nothing at all
And there's a million things I need to do
And I'll start by changing my name to Paul
And we'll go see Sisyphus
And we'll drink him under the table
And just as soon as we're able
We'll work out what the hell we're gonna do with this rock
It can't be impossible
And if it is, well that's OK
We'll give it our best shot anyway
And all these rules I broke, I didn't know they were rules
But I see them clearly now
They're stitched into the hems of my shoes
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Buen Chico Leeds, UK
Buen Chico have been around more or less since the dawn of time. They write songs about dancing, consumerism, the so-called "environment", love and happiness. They've made a couple of albums and a couple of EPs, most recently The Patron Saints of Lost Causes EP, released on Philophobia Music in 2013. On the whole, they try to play as loud as possible. ... more
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