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Necessary Animals
04:46
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Driving south in an American car
the animals take the wheel
Waiting for rain in a hotel bar
No sunshine left to steal
High above where the seabirds sigh
The animals know the deal
I catch your words as they go drifting by
And watch your dreams unreel
Reality is not a hole in the ground
A sigh or a whisper or any kind of sound
Steps behind you when you're walking home
The panic you feel when you're alone
Rene Descartes said that love is just a fever of the heart
A handful of pills will cure this and sundry other ills
A crusader of the heart I will tear your sensibilities apart
I'll drive a nail through your soul and on it I will hang a cross of gold
Oh if I could reach you
Reality is not a hole in the ground
A sigh or a whisper or any kind of sound
Steps behind you when you're walking home
The panic you feel when you're alone
Reality is not a walk in the park
A lucky break or a shot in the dark
Feeling lonely when you walk in a crowd
You never speak your thoughts out loud
Reality it's just you and me
With nothing between us and no-one to see
A clear blue sky, a circle in the sand
And the animals understand
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Timelord
04:45
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I know everything there is to know
I could be Jesus and it wouldn't show
Don't cry baby you won't catch me
I can be anything I want to be
I never met anyone so shallow and so vain
You've to face your demons like you can't outrun the rain
I've seen demons in the park at night
Dancing naked in the pale moonlight
I've got time on my hands
You've got blood on your hands
I've got time on my hands
You've got blood on your hands
It doesn't matter when I'm shot away
I am the sunshine on a cool clear day
When the fighting starts I want be at home
Got to run got to be alone
In the dark I hear the barking of the foxes in the park
Late at night
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Lying awake I hear the breaking of the waves that welcome in
The morning light
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
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3. |
Talk To Me
04:19
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I look outside my window
What do you think I see?
The things you never gave me
The things that weren’t for me
All the demons and the angels
Other beings wise and free
Their voices ring out clearly
Down through history
All the creatures in the heavens
The fishes in the sea
Such wonder and perfection
But you won’t talk to me
Talk to me baby, talk to me
It won’t cost you nothing
Cos words are free
Talk to me baby, communicate
I’ll leave my options open
Don’t leave it to too late
I look outside my window
At the city wild and free
So many familiar faces
The sun shining down on me
I’m packing up my suitcase
I think I’ve got it all
The things you never gave me
In pictures on the wall
There’s a world of new connections
Of opportunity
I’d surrender any option
If you would talk to me
Talk to me baby
Talk to me
It won’t cost you nothing
Cos words are free
Oom sha la la di di dee
Oom sha la la di di dee
Oom sha la la di di dee
Oom sha la la di di dee
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Amarilla
05:25
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She can't help dreaming it
She's got everything she needs
He don't believe in it
He doubts everything he sees
Lay me down one more time
Let me drown in your deep blue eyes
Lay me down one more time
Let me drown in your deep blue eyes
Oh oh oh oh and I love you so
Oh oh oh oh and I love you so
Chorus:
Amarilla is the one
She flies closest to the sun
It was over yesterday
She blew her mind away
She is so far away
She loves everything she sees
He don't know what to say
Just wants her to be free
Lay me down one more time
Let me see where the spirits fly
Lay me down under open skies
Let me see where the spirit flies
Oh oh oh oh oh if I could let you go
Oh oh oh oh oh I'd still love you so
Chorus:
Amarilla is the one
She flies closest to the sun
It was over yesterday
She blew her mind away
Amarilla is her name
She's a player not the game
So be careful what you say
She'll blow your mind away
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Darkness comes over the hills
Caressing the sand
With a lover’s embrace
Stealing the light from your eyes
Sealing our secrets in silence
Darkness comes over the hills
Darkness comes over the hills
I reach for your hands
But you’re cool to the touch
Tasting the fear in your kiss
Watching the water that rises
As darkness comes over the hills
I’m watching
I am waiting
The tide is on the rise and all over the town
The lights go down
And nobody knows that you’re gone
Nobody knows that you’re gone
Nobody knows that you’re gone
Nobody knows that you’re gone
And darkness comes over the hills
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6. |
Walking to Babylon
05:58
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I’m walking the road to Babylon
I measure the miles in tears of grief
I fear for my soul in Babylon
I will never admit defeat
I wander the streets of Babylon
The children that stare in disbelief
On the wings of an angel in Babylon
A prayer of hope for these shattered streets
Oh this is so strange
The words that fill this page
Anything I can do
I would do anything
I’m searching for you in Babylon
I know that somewhere you wait for me
From the fires of hell in Babylon
I have come to set you free
Oh this is so strange
Alone in this lonely place
Tell me what I must do
To say goodbye to you
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7. |
Riverbed
03:36
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Take me to the river
Where the shadows run deep
Cool water runs slow
Take me where he sleeps tonight
The river his bed
His pillow a stone
Down here by the water
The secrets we share
The river bed knows
I see where he sleeps tonight
The river runs red
He’s sleeping alone
Tenderly he lays me down
The shades of the night
Will carry me home
Leave me where he sleeps tonight
The river our bed
Our pillow a stone
Let me feel this cool embrace
No kisses no more
His weeping all done
Take me where dark waters glide
The soft river bed
The whispers of night
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8. |
Piano Thing
03:59
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9. |
Revelation
06:30
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I saw Jesus at the roadside
He was headed for the station
He’d cancelled his appointment
With the United Nations
Beneath the water’s surface
I saw chaos overflowing
And felt conflicting forces
Of knowing and unknowing
I saw Dylan and John Lennon
Sharing speculation
While a choir of black angels
Declared their jubilation
I saw innocence and pleasure
They were walking hand in hand
The past is just a dream
The future is unplanned
Don’t be afraid
Don’t be afraid
Get your house in order
Have late payments made
Help your friends and family
To the shelter of the shade
Nothing is for certain
No plans that can be made
So get your house in order
And do not be afraid
I saw images in colour
The spirit of the age
I was very disappointed
Narcissus on parade
And down there by the seaside
The moon kissed by the ocean
A rocket ship aimed for your heart
Set off with explosion
I saw worlds that had been torn apart
Unite in celebration
And holy men and sinners
Lost in relaxation
And down there by the roadside
Scenes of lamentation
Jesus gone for good this time
His train just left the station
Don’t be afraid
Don’t be afraid
Get your house in order
Have late payments made
Help your friends and family
To the shelter of the shade
Nothing is for certain
No plans that can be made
So get your house in order
And do not be afraid
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Necessary Animals Hastings, UK
Necessary Animals is an alt psych/classic rock/experimental band based in Hastings. Our debut album features members of the Good Missionaries, 23 Skidoo, Near Jazz Experience, The Big Believe, Cuban Boys and Alabama 3. Our featured vocalists are Amanda Thompson (The Big Believe) and Norwegian actor and singer Ingvild Syntropia (Avengers Age of Ultron, Relationshit and Star Wars Rogue One). ... more
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