1. |
The Last Crusade
04:18
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The crusaders and their stooges
All you renegade rulers
All you spotlight fugitives
All you shakers, all you movers
All you cutthroat dealers
And you small-time users
All you turncoat schemers
All you victors, all you losers
You play the king and you play the pawn
You give up and you soldier on
This is the last crusade we're on
This is the last crusade we're on
There's a lighthouse on a battered shore
Gotta fight now, never mattered more
And the black tongues spitting poison
Spare no one
Gotta keep on, gotta keep on
Till the Ghosts of War come marching in
They've been reborn, they're free from sin
You play the king and you play the pawn
You give up and you soldier on
This is the last crusade we're on
This is the last crusade we're on
You play the king and you play the pawn
You give up and you soldier on
This is the last crusade we're on
This is the last crusade we're on
Now tell me, who do I look like to you?
Someone you thought you knew
Drinking wine in the afternoon
A rebel today is tomorrow's tycoon
Arm in arm, arm in arm
We are our father's sons and daughters, one by one
Marching off to kingdom come
And we're hunting down
We're trying to find
The architects of the wasted mind
And the way we laugh and the way we live
Brace for the aftermath
Something's got to give
You play the king and you play the pawn
You give up and you soldier on
This is the last crusade we're on
This is the last crusade we're on
You play the king and you play the pawn
You give up and you soldier on
This is the last crusade we're on
This is the last crusade we're on
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2. |
Without A Map
04:06
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Honey, don't point that gun at me
You know I only want to be your friend
Why don't you try and get some sleep
I swear I'll never come here again
But wont you shed some light on me
Tell me baby, who do you see?
This was a land of liberty and now it's closing
It's closing in on me
I'm without a map
I'm walking into a trap
And there's a white flag on the wind
I surrender to the very mention of you
I hope I get to see you again
All the time I'm wasting, all the dreams I'm chasing
Are leaving me behind
All the roads I'm facing, all the days erasing
Well I just about lose my mind
I woke up this morning, the idea was forming
That I'm always on the losing side
But I never believed in resurrection
So I just lay down
Lay down and cried
I'm without a map
I'm walking into a trap
And there's a white flag on the wind
I surrender to the very mention of you
I hope I get to see you again
And when I'm alone laying up all night
Till all the darkness is defeated
And just for one moment everything was right
It was all I ever needed
Honey, don't point that gun at me
You know I only want to be your friend
Why don't you try and get some sleep
I swear I'll never come here again
But wont you shed some light on me
Tell me baby, who do you see?
This was a land of liberty and now it's closing
It's closing in on me
I'm without a map
I'm walking into a trap
And there's a white flag on the wind
I surrender to the very mention of you
I hope I get to see you again
And when I'm alone laying up all night
Till all the darkness is defeated
And just for one moment everything was right
It was all I ever needed
I surrender to the very mention of you
I hope I get to see you again
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3. |
Let It In
04:19
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Take me back to Valhalla
I don't wanna fight with you no more
There was a time I was a warrior
And I knew who I was dying for
She was born in a cemetery
She was anything but ordinary
I'm torn and my body's weary
I only hope that she has mercy on me
To the sea with all of us
Let the deep wash over us
To the sea she's calling us
You and me gonna turn to rust
In the sea with all of us
Let the deep wash over us
To the sea she's calling us
Let the cities all turn to rust
In the sea
She said she knew with the first kiss
That the man don't match the myth
That the truth can't beat the wish and
Oh! how the man don't match the myth
Ashes to ashes, cheek to cheek
She looks at me and my knees go weak
Struck dumb, too dumb to speak
Ashes to ashes, cheek to cheek
Water is water and rocks is rocks
My baby took me down to the docks
And all I heard was them ticking clocks
Sayin' water is water and rocks is rocks!
To the sea with all of us
Let the deep wash over us
To the sea she's calling us
You and me gonna turn to rust
In the sea with all of us
Let the deep wash over us
To the sea she's calling us
Let the cities all turn to rust
In the sea
You can't win if you don't let it in
Oh no!
You can't win if you don't let it in
Oh no!
It's no sin starting over again
It's no sin starting over again
Ashes to ashes, cheek to cheek
She looks at me and my knees go weak
Struck dumb, too dumb to speak
Ashes to ashes, cheek to cheek
Water is water and rocks is rocks
My baby took me down to the docks
And all I heard was them ticking clocks
Sayin' water is water and rocks is rocks!
To the sea with all of us
Let the deep wash over us
To the sea she's calling us
You and me gonna turn to rust
In the sea with all of us
Let the deep wash over us
To the sea she's calling us
Let the cities all turn to rust
In the sea
You can't win if you don't let it in
Oh no!
You can't win if you don't let it in
Oh no!
It's no sin starting over again
It's no sin starting over again
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4. |
Graveyard Shift
04:27
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I've been working the graveyard shift
No one ever told me it would be like this
Sundown til the morning rise
Starting my day with a moonlight kiss
And I was born on a precipice
Between salvation and the great abyss
I don't think I can go on like this
Putting in time on the graveyard shift
I go to work at sundown
Pick-axe digging into common ground
Night falls but it makes no sound
Duty's calling from the underground
Now here it comes it comes
The setting Sun
Time to dig down and see what side you're on
Until the dawn the dawn you're soldiering on
Every sundown you gotta be reborn
Come away, come away, come away
Come sit by me and see what I see
When I close my eyes at the edge of sleep
And we dream on the blade of a knife
Following the trail of the afterlife
Now here they come
The night commuters
The midnight hoard
The dawn refuters
They're all here to settle a score
With the phantom limbs and the ghosts of war
Here it come it comes
The setting sun
Time to dig down and see what side you're on
Until the dawn the dawn soldiering on
Every sundown you gotta be reborn
Come away, come away, come away
I've been working the graveyard shift
Traded night for day
Now it's all I can do to stay awake
Eyes heavy as the moonlight drifts
Time to dig, time to dig
And bury my mistakes
Bury my mistakes
I've been working the graveyard shift
No one ever told me it would be like this
Sundown til the morning rise
Starting my day with a moonlight kiss
And I was born on a precipice
Between salvation and the great abyss
I don't think I can go on like this
Putting in time on the graveyard shift
Now here it comes it comes
The setting Sun
Time to dig down and see what side you're on
Until the dawn the dawn you're soldiering on
Every sundown you gotta be reborn
Come away, come away, come away
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5. |
No Arrows
04:27
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In the sun it's hard to measure
What is pain and what is pleasure
Spent a lifetime separating
All the turmoil from the treasure
We were young and we were able
Working under the table
Put your pennies in with mine
We can write our own fable
Lost in the fog again, again
Some days it's hard to give her
What she needs I can't deliver
Got no answers on my tongue I
Got no arrows in my quiver
I'm lost in the fog again, again
And you never saw it comin' now
And the answers don't come runnin'out
Lost with no arrows
Just shadows in my heat
Some things are hard to fathom
They come down right to the atom
Got no time for borrowed stories
Got no time for borrowed fashion
Either way I just can't figure
How you wrap me 'round your finger
How you keep me under thumb
Find a way to pull the trigger
I'm lost in the fog again, again
And you never saw it comin' now
And the answers don't come runnin' out
Every day you have to find your way
Every single day you have to find your way
There were times we were barely alive
And there were days that we lived under colorless skies
Never said that we didn't try
But realize you can paint it any way you like
I'm lost in the fog again, again
With no arrows
Just shadows in my heat
No shadows
Just arrows in my heart
No shadows
Just arrows in my heart
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6. |
Longitude
03:19
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Let's put some miles between us
And everything that comes between us
Let the spirits lead us
And the hunger feed us
Live by the morning light
Empty days and fill the nights
Never say our goodbyes
Never lay down and die!
And now we're looking for a way out
Even the closest stars are still so far
The only thing that tomorrow brings
Is that it will become today
On a night full of whispering
Don't let your hopes get carried away
Petty crimes, they were just for show
Now you're waiting for the trouble to blow over
You've got nowhere to go
You've got nowhere to go
'Cause you're already home
And now we're looking for a way out
Even the closest stars are still so far
Some people say it's never enough
Some people say what they mean
Some people say that they've had it tough
Some people live in a dream
Some people live like slaves to money
Some people live on their knees
If you want to live to taste the honey
Don't go kill all of the bees
And now we're looking for a way out
Even the closest stars are still so far
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What a way for a life to end
What a way for a life to begin
You come out kickin' and cryin'
You can't afford to lose
You don't know how to win
Just don't forget where you came from
Don't forget who you are
They're all beatin' the same drum
You've been playin' guitar
You hear the angel callin'
From the streets of heaven
You go to work in the mornin'
Get home by eleven
You're just a drop in the ocean
So don't rock the boat 'cause heads will roll...
Promises, promises
Got no control over this
Promises, promises
Not much to show except the ....
Heavy rocks I've been lifting
Memories I've been sifting
My mind is always drifting
And under me, the sands are shifting
You hear the angel callin'
From the streets of heaven
You go to work in the mornin'
Get home by eleven
You're just a drop in the ocean
So don't rock the boat cause heads will roll...
You're a drop in the ocean, baby
Don't drift away
Just a body in motion, baby
You're food for days
You're just a drop in the ocean
So don't rock the boat cause heads will roll...
We're all lyin' awake at night
We're all givin' the same advice
We're all sayin' it don't feel right
We're all rollin' the same ol' dice
You're always worried about money
You got the sting but no honey
They're always puttin' their hooks in me
They're always cookin' the books on me now
Just don't forget where you came from
Don't forget who you are
They're all beatin' the same drum
You've been playin' guitar
You hear the angel callin'
From the streets of heaven
You go to work in the morning
Get home by eleven
You're just a drop in the ocean
So don't rock the boat cause heads will roll...
You're a drop in the ocean, baby
Don't drift away
Just a body in motion, baby
You're food for days
You're just a drop in the ocean
So don't rock the boat cause heads will roll...
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8. |
Sang Froid
03:30
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We were shining on the front lines
We were standing on a land mine
But it's been a long time since I was afraid
We were hunters in the daylight
We were prey after midnight
But it's been a long time since I was afraid
We've been shining on the front lines
Burning in the sunshine
We've been dancing in the headlines
Standing on a land mine
There were flowers in the fields
There were guns, human shields
Ain't a daydream, this is real
Ain't a smokescreen, can't conceal
We were flushed with success
We were crushed by excess
We were standing at address
We were hoping for the best
We've been shining on the front lines
Burning in the sunshine
We've been dancing in the headlines
Standing on a land mine
Sang froid at the right time
Lying there waiting for the fever to break
There's only so much that a body can take (don't you know)
Everyone has a little piece to defend
There's only so much that a body can bend
There were roads that were paved
Only those who were saved are coming home
They're coming home
Reincarnation
You're coming back as a bug
Hallucinations got you crying tears on an afghan rug
Hope of salvation, pray for victory
You were only nineteen, you have so much to be
And now you're suffering from PTSD
We were flushed with success
We were crushed by excess
We were standing at address
We were hoping for the best
We've been shining on the front lines
Burning in the sunshine
We've been dancing in the headlines
Standing on a land mine
Sang froid at the right time
Sang froid at the right time
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9. |
Twist The Knife
04:13
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I hear you knocking on the door
But you ain't never comin' in, no,no
To this house no more
'Cause it ain't like
It ain't like it was before
You went sailin' on for that distant shore
Oh, oh, oh
True, we had love so true
Oh and we had skies so blue
We had skies so blue
So I, I had my hopes up high
Till all I heard was goodbye
When I called for you
I turn the key, you twist the knife
I can't win, no I can't win
Now you're knockin' on the door
But you can't come in
Oh no
So you can take it on the chin
Yeah you take it on your weak chin
Then you do it all again and again
Tell me when will it end
And now you come back
Oh yeah, you crawled on back
With your head held high and
Your book of lies in a burlap sack
I just don't know, honey, what went wrong
Love just can't grow when you're gone so long
I turn the key, you twist the knife
I can't win, no I can't win
Now you're knockin' on the door
But you can't come in
Oh no
Oh you just don't know
Which way the wind is going to blow
No, you just don't know
Just when the sky is going to fall
You've been a soldier
You've been a privateer
Now you're looking much older
Yes you are my dear
Now your back again
From the lion's den
You've got a plagiarist's eye
You've got a poison pen
I turn the key, you twist the knife
I can't win, no I can't win
Now you're knockin' on the door
But you can't come in
Oh no
Oh you just don't know
Which way the wind is going to blow
No, you just don't know
Just when the sky is going to fall
Love can bend you, love can break
Hearts can mend and hearts can ache
Life will give you what you take
Oh, life will give you what you take
Love can bend you, love can break
Hearts can mend and hearts can ache
Life will give you what you take
Oh, life will give you what you take
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10. |
I Feel You
05:17
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All or nothing, love is war
Take everything, want more
Ebb and flow, steady beat
No surrender, no retreat
All or nothing, love is war
Remember who you're fighting for
Never get what you came for
I feel you, life is short
All or nothing, love is war
Take everything, want more
Ebb and flow, steady beat
No surrender, no retreat
All or nothing, love is war
Remember who you're fighting for
Never get what you came for
I feel you, life is short
Been walking straight, been walking narrow
Shot through the eye by cupid's arrow
Don't know if I've seen the real you
but I feel you
Yeah I feel you
Chaos rains in Atlantis
Roaming the sea
Like some Preying Mantis
She got eyes for me
You're waiting for someone to reveal you
but I feel you
Yeah I feel you
All or nothing, love is war
Take everything, you want some more
All or nothing, love is war
Remember who you're fighting for
Now you spurred my advances
Like some beggar on fire
Say you're not taking chances,
I'm a fool and a liar
You think this fog will conceal you
but I feel you
Yeah I feel you
Last night I dreamt that Leonard Cohen
Handed me a bag of money
See my Achille's Heel was showing
But I didn't find it funny
He said "Beware of those who might steal from you"
But I feel you
Yeah I feel you
All or nothing, love is war
Take everything, you want some more
All or nothing, love is war
Remember who you're fighting for
I gave you anything you want
No pretending, no more
It's all or nothing, this is war
I gave you anything you want
No pretending, no more
It's all or nothing, this is war
All or nothing, love is war
Take everything, you want some more
All or nothing, love is war
Remember who you're fighting for
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11. |
The Band Vs. The World
04:10
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It came in a vision, and a vision don't lie
No tears for my heaven his better shivers ran dry
No rain on the horizon, no rain behind
No change in the seasons, no end in sight
No one is free, no, no
No one is free, no, no
'Cept all of us are free
Sleep the great divider, creeps in with a spider
You're fading like a fighter
Throwing punches at the mirror
Said no one is free, no, no
No one is free, no, no
'Cept all of us are free, yeah all of us are free
All the kids on the street, no, no
Going wild in the heat
You gotta let them go, let them go
The less you know, the more you grow
Ooh, here comes the rain
Let it cool your anger, let it ease the pain
Let it break the fever, and relieve the strain
Let it be the teacher, river's running again
'Cause no one is free, no, no
No one is free, no, no
'Cept all of us are free, yeah all of us are free
And all the kids on the street, lord no
Going wild in the heat
You gotta let them go, let them go
The more you know, the less you grow
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12. |
Partition Blues
04:12
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I must be blind if I can't see
Which part of me is you,
Which part of you is me
We two are bound, we're bounded in
We've been here to the ground and all how we've been back again
I can't tell which life is mine,
You and I should have seen right from the start
That little girl's gonna break your heart
And they say love is a great divide, I hope we make it to the other side
They say love is a great divide, I hope we make it to the other side
In this fading light it's hard to see
What will become of you, what has become of me
Who did we burn, who did we save
What did we learned between the cradle and the grave
We've done this days before, our hearts divided civil wars
You play a part and you roll the dice
That little girl still saved your life
They say love is a great divide, I hope we make it to the other side
They say love is a great divide, I hope we make it to the other side
I'll never be lonely, as long as you hold me
Twilight never gonna be easy to watch your time
I'll never be lonely, as long as you hold me
I found the flames and you pushed them lives
That little girl still saved your life
They say love is a great divide, I hope we make it to the other side
They say love is a great divide, I hope we make it to the other side
They say love is a great divide, I hope we make it to the other side
They say love is a great divide, I hope we make it to the other side
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13. |
Tractor Beam Blues
04:57
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The blushing city meets the pale morning sky
If you were indiscreet nobody asking why
I'm leaving home to hurry back again
You're not alone, I'll be waiting for you at the end
Don't want loose friends not worth defending
I'm tired of dead ends
I can't pretend it was
Gravity that was dragging us down
It's only gravity that's dragging us down
Is love enough?
Yes it is
Is hope enough?
I hope it is
Are we close enough?
Is this the best it's ever gonna get...
Is love enough?
Yes it is
Is hope enough?
I hope it is
Are we close enough?
One more push cause we just ain't there yet...
Bring on the night sky,oh! Bring me back again
We counted satellites and stars, every one of them
Bring on tomorrow, our hand is steady now
Bring on what follows..
We always said it was
Gravity that was dragging us down
It's only gravity
These years are the years
Don't go waste them all waiting for another time
These years are the years
Don't go waste them all waiting for another time
These years are the years
Don't go waste them all waiting for a better time
These years are the years
Don't go waste them all waiting for a better time
Is love enough?
Yes it is
Is hope enough?
I hope it is
Are we close enough?
Is this the best it's ever gonna get...
Is love enough?
Yes it is
Is hope enough?
I hope it is
Are we close enough?
'Cause it's only
Gravity that was dragging us down
It's only gravity that was dragging us down
It's only gravity that was dragging us down
It's only gravity that was dragging us down
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Sam Roberts Band Montreal, Québec
Sam Roberts is one of the most distinguished & decorated Canadian artist. Regarded as an “uncompromising rock purist,” Roberts independently released his first EP The Inhuman Condition, which included the breakthrough hits “Brother Down” & “Don’t Walk Away Eileen”. His multi-award winning albums include: We Were Born In A Flame, Chemical City, Love At The End Of The World, Lo-Fantasy, & TerraForm. ... more
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