1. |
Everyman Blues
04:27
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I sit here in the gutter
They say it's dark outside
I sit here in the gutter
I hear it's dark outside
All I know is it's dark down here
I'm gonna stay here 'til I die
I lie here flat on my back
Looking at the stars
I lie here flat on my back
Looking at the stars
I can't tell where they came from
Nor how far away they are
I don't know why I'm here
Or what I came to do
I don't know why I'm here
Or what I came to do
I might crawl out of here some day
Before my life is through
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2. |
Recipe Blues
04:15
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When you try your best life takes care of the rest
Least that's what they always say
Well I try my best but I've yet to see the fruit
Could be time to retrace my steps
And set off another way
It's an easy ride if you take the easy route
They say when life gives you lemons
Turn 'em into lemonade
But I can't find a lump of sugar anywhere
Thinking too much only gets you down
Seems like that's the way we're made
Don't make time to think and you won't have the time to care
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3. |
Hear The Music Play
06:05
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Fields of flame, charcoal skies
Feel the water rise
Cedar trees, tall grass shakes
Feel the branches break
Jungle cat, acid rain
Run to the edge of the plain
River deep, mountain high
Fighter planes in the sky
Hear the music play, the music play
Let it take you away
Rhythm flows, yeah the rhythm flows
Away she flies, away she goes
Gypsy dance, Ferris Wheel
See those axles of steel
Lions roar, four or five
The Jaguar's got a four-wheel drive
Rocky road, sizzling sand
Hear the sound of the marching band
Lightning flash, beaten track
Listen to that voice calling you back
Hear the music play (etc.)
[In the recording Verse 2 is absent and Verse 4 is sung twice]
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4. |
Last Words
05:42
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How can I shoot if my arm won't hold steady
How can I say it if you've said it already
You can't call it fair if you've already tried it
You can't call it square if your agent denied it
Put on your blinkers and squint in the sun
Get where you're going and you'll get the job done
Try not to think and I just might surprise you
Try not to blink or I might hypnotise you
Snow is falling now and so are the faces
They're all crying out from a thousand places
You've heard what they're doing but you just don't care
You're happy as long as you get your share
Pack up your lantern now and walk the streets
If you stay in the shade you won't feel the heat
All insulated, all circumcised
You've cut out the chaff and you've taken the prize
Put on your blinkers (etc.)
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5. |
Black Dog
07:42
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Black dog, black dog, stay away from me
Can't you see I don't have time for you
There's no use for you from what I can see
And I have a million things to do
I have a million things to do
Black dog, black dog, just go away
I'm sick and tired of your yoke
I had great plans for the day
And they've all gone up in smoke
They've all gone up in smoke
Black dog, black dog, stay away from my door
You're starting to scare everyone
I don't want you coming round here any more
Life with you is no fun
Life with you is no fun
Black dog, black dog, I'm so tightly wound
You suck the good out of everything
And I can't relax when you're around
My head is starting to ring
My head is starting to ring
Black dog, black dog, I want what's mine
I've nothing more to say
I've passed under the threshold and over the line
My patience ends today
My patience ends today
Black dog, black dog, take off your disguise
Run off into the night
You once had me fooled but now I realise
Your bark is worse than your bite
Your bark is worse than your bite
Your bark is worse than your bite
Your bark is worse than your bite
Black dog, running away
Black dog, running away
Black dog, running away
Black dog, running away
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6. |
Fire In The Sky
07:59
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Flares light up the Nigerian sky
Illuminate the valley below
Pipelines running across the land
Powered by the Kill-and-Go
Live life in the shadow of the flame
Pumping out that foreign oil
Junta to junta, same to same
Suck the blood right out of the soil
The fist of the multinational
And the long boot of the martial law
The justice of the kangaroo court
Sucked into America's gaping maw
Look out for the next checkpoint
Chicoco, watch your back
Offshore drilling at Ilajeland
While the army covers its tracks
Helicopters in the sky
Land and open fire
Dead fish washed up along the banks
Bodies piling higher
Nine men hanging in a blackened field
Eleven men in a shipping case
One man hung from a ceiling fan
Two villages erased
[There were some variations in the third verse on the night]
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Mekkan Ju Dublin, Ireland
Mekkan Ju is an Irish band centred on the songs of Justin McCann. While the band embraces everything from hip-hop to piano fantasias, our main focus is heavily rhythmic grooves drawn from funk and world music, topped off by instantly memorable melodies and complex vocal harmonies. The music is sometimes ecstatic and sometimes raging, but it's designed to get you moving either way. ... more
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