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American Dream
05:36
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Set the sails and find your dreams
You can't fail or so it seems
Just to be there ticks the box
This is paradise it rocks
Oh… American dream
Read the papers hear the news
All the TVs and radios
None of this is what it seems
No one really knows what it means
Oh… American dream
What you see and what you get
It's nothing like what people said
Take the strain and pay your dues
It's all for them there's none for you
Oh… this American dream
Chorus
You can try to play the game
Climb aboard the gravy train
From the top it's such a view
But mind the gap it's meant for you
If you're needy join the queue
But get in line it's not just you
We're at the back we're out of luck
If this is paradise it sucks
Oh… this American dream
Why build walls if there's nothing behind
Why build walls if there's nothing to find
Why build walls you must have something to hide
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Can't see the wood for the trees
Can't see where you're going if you're down on your knees
Pick yourself up and dust yourself down
You can't move on if you're down on the ground
If life's out of focus shoot from the hip
It's not where you're going it's enjoying the trip
Open your eyes and face down your fears
You're not really drowning it's only your tears
Life is in colour not black and white
Don't run for cover stand there and fight
You're a winner if you try
Front and centre every time
Leave your troubles far behind
It's just fake news in your mind
You can show them
Just live in the moment
Nothing and no one
Can change the fact I've got your back when you...
Can't see the wood for the trees
You can show them
Just live in the moment
Nothing and no one
Can change the fact I've got your back when you...
... Can't see the wood for the trees
Can't see where you're going if you're down on your knees
So, pick yourself up and dust yourself down
You can't move on if you're down on the ground
If life's out of focus shoot from the hip
It's not where you're going it's enjoying the trip
Open your eyes and face down your fears
You're not really drowning it's only your tears
Stand with your brothers doing what's right
Don't leave it to others join in the fight
You can make it if you try
I am standing by your side
Up above us only sky
Take my hand and we can fly
You can show them
Just stay in the moment
Nothing and no one
Can change the fact I've got your back now
You can show them
Just stay in the moment
Nothing and no one
Can change the fact I've got your back when you... Repeat *
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3. |
I Let You Down
04:10
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I let you down
I tripped and you did the falling
I was a fool
And what I did was appalling
You gave my life some meaning
I let you aim for the ceiling
You did nothing wrong
You don't deserve what you're feeling
I let you down
You let me go
I left but I heard you calling
You were a fool
You tried without ever knowing
I'd let you aim for the ceiling
But wouldn't care what you're feeling
I let you down
You let me go
I have to live with what I've done
I can't undue what I've become
I don't have words to make amends
It's not enough to just be friends
We let it die
We saw but we never knew it
We were such fools
We tried but couldn't see through it
You gave my life some meaning
I let you aim for the ceiling
You did nothing wrong
You don't deserve what you're feeling
I let you down
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4. |
Perfect Intentions
04:01
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I saw you walking down the street the other day
I caught your eye but you just looked the other way
I didn't realise I hurt you like I did
It's hard I know but let's not leave things like this
No perfect people only perfect intentions I guess
No point in hiding if the truth is plain to see
No point in lying if you're hiding it from me
I can't deny it if you ask me I confess
I'm on the spot so why not put me to the test
No perfect people only perfect intentions I guess
Why don't you let me I can try to put things right
I don't think you know me but I'm hoping that you might
No more to lose, already bruised it's such a mess
It's just an offer but I'll give you more for less
No perfect people only perfect intentions I guess
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5. |
Love's To Blame
03:59
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Love is all when love is lost
What is gone we want the most
When life's a pain it's likely love's to blame
It's time to exorcise the ghost
Chorus
Sweet dreams don't keep
They don't come true because we weep
Time waits but hearts break just the same
And love's to blame
Nothing new beneath the sun
Lovely view but then it's gone
Thanks all the same it's really just a game
All for one and one for none
Chorus
It never rains it only pours
Sunny days just hide the cause
Don't run and hide it's just as bad inside
The horse has bolted through the doors
Chorus
The lover's heart a marching drum
Keeping time as hearts are won
It's music to the ears of some
And in their droves just watch them come
But for the rest of us it's just a smoking gun
Love is all when love is lost
What is gone we want the most
When life's a pain
It's likely love's to blame
It's time to exorcise the ghost
Chorus
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6. |
Setting Sun
03:53
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Here comes the morning but the dawn is only grey
Red lips on cigarettes some more regrets today
These stains on memories the shape of things to come
These chains of reverie define me and remind me that the…
Chorus
Sun's setting on me
Light's fading away
At the end of the day
I'll say goodbye, se la vie
I'll say goodbye and sail away
You missed your calling but the falling's only pride
Cold lips of vanity a kiss of death inside
These painful memories remind you what you've done
Make friends not enemies cos everything is telling me the…
Chorus
No time for talking but the warning's just in time
Sunset's reality some clarity of mind
Forget the memories it's time to have some fun
No life in cemeteries take it to the limit cos the…
Chorus
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7. |
Last Breath
03:26
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A time to remember no room for regret
Cold misty mornings and a girl I once met
Living your life just the best that you can
Try to remember the best in your man
Cos it's all right now I'll take my last breath
It's time to pass over and be with the rest
No need to worry there's no need to moan
I'm standing beside you you're never alone
No need for sadness there's no need to weep
I'm holding you tightly at night while you sleep
So it's all right now I'll take my last breath
Time to pass over and be with the rest
Yes it's all right now I'll take my last breath
I'll see you mañana and along with the rest
As you live your life
Looking back sometimes
Look ahead instead
Cos we'll live this life again
It's only a journey but one we must make
It's only as long as the short time it takes
I see you standing down on the quay
I see you waving as I sail away
Oh it's all right now I've took my last breath
It's time to pass over and be with the rest
Yes it's all right now I've took my last breath
I'll see you mañana along with the rest
Oh it's all right now, you know who you are
Hasta la vista senora mia
As you live your life
Looking back sometimes
Look ahead instead
Cos we'll live this life again
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8. |
Now Is The Only Place
03:54
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Old memories today
Have so much more to say
Where you've been will point the way
Towards pure happiness
Towards a state of Bliss
And in that loving kiss you'll stay
No treasures left to find
They're already in your mind
All that's missing is more time
There are no dreams to chase
No ifs or just in case
Now is the only place
So place your weary hand in mine
Every time my tears hit the pillow
You're just a sweet dream away
But every day is only my tomorrow
I can't get back our yesterdays
Why do you have to go away
You didn't lose the fight
It's winning just to try
Rock solid while we cried
Your battle has been won
Just look what you've become
A star for everyone tonight
Every time my tears hit the pillow
You're just a sweet dream away
But every day is only my tomorrow
I can't get back our yesterdays
Why did you have to go away
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9. |
Don't Give In
04:52
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Every life it leaves a trace
In your mind if not your face
And these memories live on
While we remember they're not gone
Every loving leaves a trace
In your heart if not your face
But clocks are ticking time to leave
No time for love it's time to grieve
Chorus
When the water's deeper than you think it is
When the wind is blowing stronger than you think it is
When your life is just so hard you think you'll never win
Don't give in, just walk a little further baby
Don't give in, just work a little harder baby
Every losing leaves a trace
In your heart and on your face
But dry your eyes and face the sun
No looking back your life goes on
Chorus
Bridge
My little soldier
You'll grow no older
Slope your arms
Around my shoulders
Let's do it all over
We're in the clover
Don't break your heart
He would have told her
Life's only playing games
Take the dice and play again, and
Chorus
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Piper Radcliffe Manchester, UK
Piper Radcliffe epitomises the musical story teller in his lyrics and the connective tissue of melody in their
delivery.
His music offers a visceral account of the emotions that depict and drive human experience.
These are Piper Radcliffe's stories - but they're everyone's stories too.
Don't be surprised if you recognise yourself.
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