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As The Century's Defined

by VanRay

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Verdigris 03:55
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VERDIGRIS. Pull it down, smash it to the ground. What were we thinking? In the sunlight now we're blinking. And look around, the signs are so profound. Everything we're built from, the ivory and dulled bronze. Oh, here we go, I told you so. Secret conversations, abhorrent abominations. Back-engineer, don't make it clear what's going on. You don't need to know. It's probable that we're culpable in every little detail The evidence it dovetails. The misery and conspiracy - Truth is so much deeper the more that you look for. Oh, here we go, I told you so. Secret conversations, abhorrent abominations. Back-engineer, don't make it clear what's going on. You don't need to know. Pull it down, smash it to the ground. What were we thinking - in the sunlight now we're blinking. Look around, the signs are so profound. What's going on? You don't need to know.. ..secret conversations, abhorrent abominations. Back-engineer - they won't make it clear What's going on, cos you don't need to know.
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Cloud9 04:30
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CLOUD9. I was merely sleeping but you went and sold my dreams. Sold them to some corporation, no copyright it seems, but we're.. Sat on cloud nine, doing just fine. Feeling the fear and dread fade away. Lose track of time, relax and unwind. Feeling the fear and dread fade away. Why do we always fall desperately in lust at all? Is the trouble worth it in the end? Waking up hungover, to find your house has been turned over Is going to send you silently round the bend, but we're.. Sat on cloud nine, doing just fine. Feeling the fear and dread fade away. Lose track of time, relax and unwind. Feeling the fear and dread fade away. But it's cool, I'm not mad, I would've done the same thing to. I'll let you take the credit, then steal it back from you. What's mine is yours and what's yours is not mine. Waiting here so patiently, indecision racks me constantly, but we're.. Sat on cloud nine, doing just fine. Feeling the fear and dread fade away. Lose track of time, relax and unwind. Feeling the fear and dread fade away.
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Elephant 03:38
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ELEPHANT. There’s an elephant in the room and sometimes he’s aggressive. There are many rooms with an elephant, just like I said. We should set them free, but we don’t talk about it. We enjoy their company – that's the best bit about us. And on it goes, when will it end? If end it has to be.. When nothing’s what it seems and the truth is beyond us. What are all these dreams? I’ve never dreamt anything like this. This mentality is becoming corrupted. In all honesty, I’m struggling to get through this. And on it goes when will it end? I just can’t say, my dearest friend. I hope that we will meet again And raise a glass to them. On it goes, but it will end Can’t say just when cos it may happen again. Till then I’ve got my jumbo friends with me.. Where’s my jumbo, where’s my jumbo, Where’s my jumbo friends gone? They’re not here with me..
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Gallows Humour 03:55
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GALLOWS HUMOUR. It must be your gallows humour, lady, that I’m drawn to. When everybody’s drowning and we’re all sinking That’s when I feel closer to you. There’s the doers and the moaners and they’re all victims, Cos that’s what this does to you. The supermarket’s bare but in my heart There’s a whole lot of offers for you. There were cold west winds but we were happy. But now I fear what we might have to do. Everything is short term but we are longer And I won’t run out on you. Now every morning I wake up early With a fever just for you. It’s the gallows humour that keeps me sane In a world where I don’t know what to do..
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The End Of The Fun As We Know It 04:22
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IT’S THE END OF THE FUN AS WE KNOW IT. Lives are crashing, factions are clashing. New world order, headline splashing. Something wicked this way approaching. Shadows long and dark are encroaching. It’s the end of the fun as we know it. Planes are crashing, protestors clashing. New world order, headlines flashing. The end of some is quickly approaching. Reports are saying shadows encroaching. It’s the end of the fun as we know it. It’s the end of the fun. Stocks are rising, big pharma cashing in On peoples suffering. Until then the screw is kept tightened And lives are kept frightened. It’s the end The end of the fun...
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(It's Safer) If We Run To The Hills 05:05
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(IT’S SAFER) IF WE RUN TO THE HILLS. Once appeared on television, now a junkie cartoon cat In a wooden shack smoking forty a day. Electrodes in my head, smoking forty a day. Used to warn the children about getting too close, Now I’m too close, probably going to die, A cartoon cat, I. I’ll not be your hostage and I won’t conform. I’m finally seeing through this And it’s safer if we run.. The ice is getting thin, the ice is going to break. Don’t go near the water if you want to live a little longer. A guinea pig I’ll be to aid society. Through the bars, I’m too close, going to die, A cartoon cat, I. I’ll not be your hostage and I won’t conform. I’m finally seeing through this And it’s safer if we run.. We can do anything we want, we’ll get through this. Not going to be told that we can’t. Have to retrain and work the future out. Yeah, it’s a real pain staying sane. It’s safer if we run to the hills..
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Hole In The Fence 03:38
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HOLE IN THE FENCE. There’s no plan for escape Cos nowhere is safe. Take our chances, make a break, Somewhere, anywhere, before it’s too late. When the light lays low To the trees we will go. There’s a hole in the fence You can crawl through. When we look back And realise that they were the best times We never had. Stop harking, smile, let it show. There’s kindness in people I don’t know. When the light lays low To the trees we will go. There’s a hole in the fence You can crawl through. But I’m not sure if this is for you. I’d implore you to do what you have to do. When the light lays low To the trees we will go. There’s a hole in the fence You can crawl through.
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Knees To My Chest 04:36
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KNEES TO MY CHEST. Space to unwind, declutter the mind A house ain’t a home if you’re not living there. Try to create, try to stay strong, is something to aim for. At peace, will it last, my head is a shed. Somewhere to be, somewhere to bed. Feeding the muse that’s been overfed. With knees to my chest and head to the ground. We come from the stars, in the dust we have found A need to express through the medium of sound. What’s done is done, no going back. Need to step on. Guilt is a sin and a sinner I’ve been. With knees to my chest, head to the ground. We come from the stars. Knees to my chest, head in my hands. In the dust we have found. Need to express the medium of sound. Insignificant me, insignificant you In the grand scheme. What will we do, we can do anything. Guilt is a sin and a sinner I have been. We come from the stars, in the dust we have found.
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Dvision 07:34
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released June 19, 2021

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VanRay Bradford, UK

VANRAY, aka Pete Long, is a solo acoustic artist based in West Yorkshire, recording and performing original material and covers at venues across the UK and beyond.
The driving force behind indie band Moonpump and the alternative electroacoustic act Fie! Fie! Fie!, VanRay has been prolific in terms of penning tunes, with many of the tracks featuring on radio stations around the world. ... more

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