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Lyrics: Something So Strong - Crowded House

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Love can make you weep, it can make you run for cover
roots that spread so deep, bring life to frozen ground
(something so strong) could carry us away
(something so strong) could carry us today
Turning in my sleep, love can leave you cold
the taste of jealousy, is like a lust for gold
(something so strong) could carry us away
(something so strong) could carry us today
(i've been) feeling so much older
(frame me) and hang me on the wall
(i've seen) you fall into the same trap
(this thing) is happening to us all
(bridge)
(something so strong) could carry us away
(something so strong) could carry us today
(something so strong)
(something so strong)
(something so strong)
something something so strong

Lyrics: Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House

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There is freedom within, there is freedom without
try to catch the deluge in a paper cup
there's a battle ahead, many battles are lost
but you'll never see the end of the road
while you're travelling with me

Hey now, hey now
don't dream it's over
hey now, hey now
when the world comes in
they come, they come
to build a wall between us
we know they won't win

Now i'm towing my car, there's a hole in the roof
my possessions are causing me suspicion but there's no proof
in the paper today tales of war and of waste
but you turn right over to the t.v. page
Hey now, hey now - don't dream it's over..

Now i'm walking again to the beat of a drum
and i'm counting the steps to the door of your heart
only the shadows ahead barely clearing the roof
get to know the feeling of liberation and relief
Hey now, hey now, don't dream it's over...

Lyrics: Weather With You - Crowded House

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Weather with you
written by n. finn & t. finn
Walking 'round the room singing
stormy weather
at 57 mt. pleasant st.
now it's the same room but everything's different
you can fight the sleep but not the dream
things ain't cooking in my kitchen
strange affliction wash over me
julius caesar and the roman empire
couldn't conquer the blue sky
there's a small boat made of china
going nowhere on the mantlepiece
do i lie like a loungeroom lizard
or do i sing like a bird released
Chorus
everywhere you go you always take the weather with you
(repeat)

Lyrics: Fall At Your Feet - Crowded House

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I'm really close tonight
and i feel like i'm moving inside her
lying in the dark
an' i think that i'm beginning to know her
let it go
i'll be there when you call
And whenever i fall at your feet
you let your tears rain down on me
whenever i touch your slow turning pain
You're hiding from me now
there's something in the way that you're talking
words don't sound right
but i hear them all moving inside you
go, i'll be waiting when you call
And whenever i fall at your feet
you let your tears rain down on me
whenever i touch your slow turning pain
The finger of blame has turned upon itself
and i'm more than willing to offer myself
do you want my presence or need my help
who knows where that might lead
I fall
Whenever i fall at your feet
you let your tears rain down on me
whenever i fall
whenever i fall

Lyrics: When You Come - Crowded House

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When you come across the sea
me like a beacon guiding you to safety
the sooner the better now
and when you come the hills
will breathe like a baby
pulled up heaving from the bottom of the ocean
the sooner the better now
when you come to cover me with your kisses
fresh like a daisy chained up in a lion's den
i'll know you by the thunderclap
pouring like a rain of blood to my emotions
and that is why
i stumble to my knees
and why underneath the heavens
with the stars burning and exploding
i know i could never let you down
When you come like an iceberg float in darkness
smashing my hull sne me to the bottom of the sea
i should know you better now
when you come your majesty to entrap me
prince of light receding
the sooner the better now
and when you come to cover me
with your kisses hard like armour
the sooner the better now
i'll know you by the thunderclap
pouring like a rain of blood to my emotions
And that is why
i stumble to my knees
and why underneath the heavens
with the stars burning and exploding
i know i could never let you down
She came out of the water
into my horizon
like a cumulo nimbus
coming in from a distance
burning and exploding
burning and exploding
like a slow volcano
when you come
cover the ground with ashes
when you come

Lyrics: Better Be Home Soon - Crowded House

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Somewhere deep inside
something's got a hold on you
and it's pushing me aside
see it stretch on forever
I know i'm right
for the first time in my life
that's why i tell you
you'd better be home soon
Stripping back the coats
of lies and deception
back to nothingness
like a week in the desert
I know i'm right
for the first time in my life
that's why i tell you
you'd better be home soon
So don't say no
don't say nothing's wrong
cos when you get back home
maybe i'll be gone
It would cause me pain
if we were to end it
but i could start again
you can depend on it
I know i'm right
for the first time in my life
that's why i tell you
you'd better be home soon
that's why i tell you
you'd better be home soon

Lyrics: Chocolate Cake - Crowded House

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Not everyone in new york would pay to see andrew lloyd webber
may his trousers fall down as he bows to the queen and the crown
i don't know what tune that the orchestra played
but it went by me sickly and sentimental

Can i have another piece of chocolate cake
tammy baker's got a lot on her plate
can i buy another cheap picasso fake
andy warhol must be laughing in his grave

the band of the night take you to ethereal heights over dinner
you wander the streets never reaching the heights that you seek
and the sugar that dripped from the violins bow
made the children go crazy, put a hole in the tooth of a hag

can i have another piece of chocolate cake
tammy baker must be losing her faith
can i buy another cheap picasso fake
andy warhol must be laughing in his grave

and the dogs are on the road
we're all tempting fate
cars are shooting by
with no number plates
and here comes mrs. hairy legs

i saw elvis presley walk out of a seven eleven
and a woman gave birth to a baby and then bowled 257
the excess of fat on your american bones
will cushion the impact as you sink like a stone

can i have another piece of chocolate cake
tammy baker, tammy baker ...
can i buy another cheap picasso fake
cheap picasso, cheap picasso fake
Can i have another piece of chocolate cake
kathy straker, boy could she lose some weight
can i buy another slice of real estate
liberace must be laughing in his grave
Can i have another piece of chocolate cake

Lyrics: Four Seasons In One Day - Crowded House

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Four seasons in one day
Lying in the depths of your imagination
Worlds above and worlds below
The sun shines on the black clouds
Hanging over the domain
Even when you're feeling warm
The temperature could drop away
Like four seasons in one day
Smiling as the shit comes down
You can tell a man from what he has to say
Everything gets turned around
And i will risk my neck again
You can take me where you will
Up the creek and through the mill
Like all the things you can't explain
Four seasons in one day
Chorus
Blood dries up
Like rain, like rain
Fills my cup
Like four seasons in one day
It doesn't pay to make predictions
Sleeping on an unmade bed
Finding out wherever there is comfort
There is pain
Only one step away
Like four seasons in one day
Chorus

Lyrics: As Sure As I Am - Crowded House

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Make your decision now
Rely on no help from above
Living is luxury
I want everything you throw out
I'll do anything you want to

Please let me go with you
I'll wear the smile on your face
Big, black and beautiful
I want it, everything you throw out
There must be something you can do with out
'Cos I am as sure as I am

I couldn't cae less
For what might go wrong
And I'm as happy as sin
In a fear shaken world

I pity the rhino
Down there it's becoming extinct
Killed for a love potion
Sad thing looking like a dead flower
I want it, everything that you throw out
'Cos I am as sure as I am

I couldn't care less
For what might go wrong
And I'm as happy as sin
In a fear shaken world

Don't wanna be there
Don't wanna be spared
I'll wear the smile on your face
I am as sure as I am

I couldn't care less
For what might go wrong
And I'm as happy as sin
In a fear shaken world, world,
Couldn't care less

Lyrics: Pineapple Head - Crowded House

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Detective is flat, no longer is always flat out
got the number of the getaway car
didn't get very far
as lucid as hell and these images
moving so fast like a fever
so close to the bone
i don't feel too well
and if you choose to take that path
i will play you like a shark
and i'll clutch at your heart
i'll come flying like a spark to inflame you
sleeping alone for pleasure
the pinapple head it spins and it spins
like a number i hold
don't remember if she was my friend
it was a long time ago
and if you choose to take that path
i will play you like a shark
and i'll clutch at your heart
i'll come flying like a spark to inflame you
sleeping alone for pleasure
the pineapple head it spins and it spins
like a number i hold
don't remember if she was my friend
it was a long time ago
and if you choose to take that path
would you come to make me pay
i will play you like a shark
and i'll clutch at your heart
i'll come flying like a spark to inflame you

Lyrics: How Will You Go - Crowded House

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Escape is on your mind again
escape to a far away land
at times it seems there is no end
to long hard nights of drinking
How will you go
how will you go
drive through the wind and the rain
cover it up
cover it up
i'll find you a shelter to sleep in
I fell over on the couch again
but you know not all sleep is wasted
your dreams are alcohol inspired
you can't find a better way to face it
How will you go
how will you go
drive through the wind and the rain
cover it up
cover it up
i'll find you a shelter to sleep in
And you know i'll be fine
just don't ask me how it's going
gimme time, gimme time
cos i want you to see
round te world round the world
is a tangled up necklace of pearls
How will you go
how will you go
drive through the wind and the rain
cover it up
cover it up
i'll find you a shelter to sleep in
(silence)
(two, three, four!)
i'm still here
(i'm still here)oh-aiyaiyaiyaiyai'm still here!
i'm still here
whooa!
i'm still here
(he wn't go away!)
i won't go away
i'm still here
i've come to rain on your parade
i'm still here
it's gettin late
well i'm still hangin round keepin my fingers crossed i still wanna get laid
(i'm still here)
(i'm still here)
swing it!
(i'm still here)

Lyrics: All I Ask - Crowded House

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All I ask
Is to live each moment
Free from the last
Take the road forgotten
Don't leave me here
Oh, please let me stray
Far from familiar things

All I ask
Is to live each moment
All I ask
Is to live each moment
Free from the last

Strange roads
Going nowhere
Going nowhere in particular

All I ask
Is to live each moment
All I ask
Is to live each moment
Free from the last
Free from the last
All I ask

Lyrics: Into Temptation - Crowded House

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You opened up your door
i couldn't believe my luck
you in your new blue dress
taking away my breath
the cradle is soft and warm
couldn't do me no harm
you're showing me how to give
into temptation
knowing full well the earth will rebel
into temptation
A muddle of nervous words
could never amount to betrayal
the sentence is all my own
the price is to watch it fail
as i turn to go
you looked at me for half a second
with an open invitation for me to go
Into temptation
knowing full well the earth will rebel
into temptation
safe in the wide open arms of hell
We can go sailing in
climb down, lose yourself when you linger long
into temptation
right where you belong
The guilty get no sleep
in the last slow hours of morning
experience is cheap
i should've listened to the warning
but the cradle is soft and warm
Into temptation
knowing full well the earth will rebel
into your wide open arms
no way to break the spell
don't tell

Lyrics: Mean To Me - Crowded House

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She came all the way from america
she had a blind date with destiny
and the sound of te awamutu
had a truly sacred ring
now her parents are divorced
and her friends committing suicide
I could not escape
a plea from the heart
you know what it means to me
she said don't walk away
i'm down on my knees
so please don't be mean to me
So i talked to you for an hour
in the bar of a small town motel
and you asked me what i was thinking
i was thinking of a padded cell
with a black and white tv
to stop us from getting lonely
I could not escape
a plea from the heart
you know what it means to me
she said don't walk away
i'm down on my knees
so please don't be mean to me
no, i could not escape
a plea from the heart
mysterious sympathy
i couldn't wait for a chance
to walk out the door
you know what it means to me
I saw you lying in the arms of a poet
i heard him tell you t...tantalizing lies
whad'd'ya know, whad'd'ya know
I could not escape
you're down on the floor
you know what it means to me
i couldn't wait for a chance
to walk out the door
mean ...
you know what it means
in the arms of a poet
you know what it means

Lyrics: Italian Plastic - Crowded House

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I bring you plates from rome
you say they look fantastic
i say we're having fun
nothing like that italian plastic
I bring you rocks and flowers
you say they look pathetic
you pick me up at night
i don't feel pathetic
When you wake up with me
i'll be your glass of water
when you stick up for me
then you're my bella bambina
I say we're on a trip
look's like we're on vacation
i say we're having fun
in our little constellation
When you wake up with me
i'll be your glass of water
when you stick up for me

then i'll be your bella bambino, your man from the moon
i'll be your little boy running with that egg on his spoon
i'll be your soul surviver, your worst wicked friend
i'll be your piggy in the middle, stick with you till the end
When you wake up with me
i'll be your glass of water
when you stick up for me
the you're my bella bambina
Who ya gonna take to the ball tonight?
who ya gonna take to the dance tonight?
who ya gonna take to the dance tonight?
who ya gonna take to the dance tonight, tonight?

Lyrics: Together Alone - Crowded House

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Together alone
above and beneath
we were as close
as anyone can be
now you are gone
far away from me
as is once
will always be
together alone
Anei ra maua (here we are together)
e piri tahi nei (in a very close embrace)
e noha tahi nei (being together)
ko maua anake (just us alone)
kei runga a rangi (rangi the sky-father is above)
ko papa kei raro (the earth mother is below)
e mau tonu nei (our love for one another)
kia mau tonu ra (is everlasting)
Together alone
shallow and deep
holding our breath
paying death no heed
i'm still your friend
when you are in need
as is once
will always be
earth and sky
moon and sea
Maori chant
Anei ra maua (here we are together)
e piri tahi nei (in a very close embrace)
e noha tahi nei (being together)
ko maua anake (just us alone)
kei runga a rangi (rangi the sky-father is above)
ko papa kei raro (the earth mother is below)
e mau tonu nei (our love for one another)
kia mau tonu ra (is everlasting)

Lyrics: Distant Sun - Crowded House

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Tell me all the things you would change
i don't pretend to know what you want
when you come around and spin my top
time and again, time and again
No fire where i lit my spark
i am not afraid of the dark
where your words devour my heart
and put me to shame, put me to shame
When your seven worlds collide
whenever i'm by your side
dust from a distant sun
will shower over everyone
Still so young to travel so far
old enough to know who you are
wise enogh to carry the scars
without any blame, there's no one to blame
It's easy to forget what you learned
waiting for the thrill to return
feeling your desire burn
and drawn to the flame
When your seven worlds collide
whenever i'm by your side
dust from a distant sun
will shower over everyone
dust from a distant sun
will shower over everyone
And i'm lying on the table
washed out in a flood
like a christian feeling vengeance from above
i don't pretend to know what you want
but i offer love
Seven worlds will collide
whenever i'm by your side
dust from a distant sun
will shower over everyone

Lyrics: Wake Up And Smell The Coffee - Cranberries

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I, i went to hell, i might as well learn by my mistakes
i, at twenty-four, was insecure, do whatever it takes
Come on and wake up, (wake up, wake up, wake up
shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up
it's time, smell the coffee, the coffee)
She's only got one reason to live, this is your life
she's only got one message to give, give it tonight
She's so gorgeous, i'll do anything
she's so gorgeous, i'll lose everything,
Any day!
Come on then wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up
it's time, smell the coffee, the coffee
She's only got one reason to live, this is your life
she's only got one message to give, give it tonight
She's so gorgeous, i'll do anything
she's so gorgeous, i'll lose everything,
Any day!

Lyrics: Zombie - Cranberries

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Another head hangs lowly
child is slowly taken
and the violence caused such silence
who are we mistaken
but you see it's not me,
it's not my family
in your head,in your
head they are fighting
with their tanks, and their bombs
and their bombs, and their guns
in your head,
in your head they are cryin'
in your head
zombie
what's in your head, in your head
zombie
another mother's breakin'
heart is taking over
when the violence causes silence
we must be mistaken
it's the same old theme since 1916
in your head,
in your head they're still fightin'
with their tanks
in your head they are dying
in your head, in your head
zombie
what's in your head, in your head
zombie

Lyrics: Dreams - Cranberries

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All my life
is changing every day
in every possible way
in all my dreams
it's never quite as it seems
never quite as it seems
i know i've felt like this before
but now i'm feeling it even more
because it came from you
then i open up and see
the person falling here is me
a different way to be
i warn more
impossible to ignore
impossible to ignore
they'll come true
impossible not to do
impossible not to do
now i tell you openly
you have my heart so don't hurt me
you're what i couldn't find
totally amazing mind
so understanding and so kind
you're everything to me
all my life
is changing every day
in every possible way
and oh my dreams
it's never quite as it seems
cause you're a dream to me
dream to me