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Lo​-​Fantasy

by Sam Roberts Band

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1.
We are all shapeshifters We are all lonely drifters In forgotten hours when we escape Through the winking eyes and the secret handshakes Disposable me, expendable you Just take what you need and do what you do You've taken me under, this heart has seen better days You've got my number, girl there's no changing my ways Over and over you're on your own Shapeshifters, shapeshifters Shapeshifters, shapeshifters I'm running from me I'm hiding from you There goes my alter-ego You know everyone that I know A bend in the stream, a bend in the truth There goes my alter-ego You know all the people I know Oh, you blew my cover You're that kind of lover You're that kind of lover You've taken me under, this heart has seen better days You got my number, girl there's no changing my ways Over and over you're on your own Shapeshifters, shapeshifters There goes my alter-ego You know everyone that I know Shapeshifters, shapeshifters, shapeshifters Sometimes I feel I'm slipping away I feel I'm slipping away... Woah, it'll be alright in the morning Woah, try to keep them fires burning Woah, open up your eyes ‘Cause the man and the devil are in cahoots But down here everybody has twisted roots Woah, it'll be alright in the morning Woah, try to keep them fires burning Woah, when the sun did rise Everybody was gone, you were far from home You were on your own... Shapeshifters, shapeshifters There goes my alter-ego You know everyone that I know Shapeshifters, shapeshifters There goes my alter-ego You know all the people I know And we are all shapeshifters There goes my alter-ego You know everyone that I know We are all lonely drifters There goes my alter-ego Sometimes I feel I'm slipping away Sometimes I feel I'm slipping away Sometimes you're on your own...
2.
It is such a drag, you're dressed in rags, everybody waving these faded flags, tongue tied a fire inside, caught like a deer in the headlights. Mine, mine, it isn't a lot so why try to take more than I got, more, more, we only want more, it's not what we came, for it's not what we paid for. We're all in this together, so keep moving don't stop, keep moving don't stop We're all in this tougher, so keep moving don't stop, keep moving just go, go, go. Every night I free fall into a dream, mirrored halls in the chrome machine, it's a phenomenon that goes on and on, saying it right but you're doing it wrong. Slow down you're going too fast now, a delicate dance take your foot off the gas now, don't try making it last now, sooner later you're a thing of the past. We're all in this together, so keep moving don't stop, keep moving don't stop We're all in this together, so keep moving don't stop, keep moving don't stop. We may never be the same again, we may never be the same again, keep moving don't stop, keep moving don't stop, we may never be the same again, we may never be the same again keep moving don't stop, keep moving just go, go, go. We are we are the angry apes, we don't want to look at no empty plates. We are we are the fire brigade, all we want to do is set the record straight. We are we are the first degree, we're the thief, we're the judge, we're the jury. We are we are the angry apes shake the fruit from the vine till there's nothing to take now. It's a phenomenon that goes on and on, saying it right but you're doing it wrong, tongue tied a fire inside, caught like a deer in the headlights. Slow down you're going too fast now, a delicate dance take your foot off the gas now, don't try making it last now, sooner later you're a thing of the past. We're all in this together, so keep moving don't stop, keep moving don't stop, we're all in this tougher, so keep moving don't stop, keep moving don't stop, we may never be the same again, we will never be the same again, keep moving don't stop, keep moving don't stop, we may never be the same again, we may never be the same again, keep moving don't stop, keep moving don't stop, keep moving don't stop, keep moving just go, go, go.
3.
Human Heat 03:43
Why don't we go to the city now We could see all the nitty gritty now Catch a fly ball at the stadium Maybe free fall into oblivion These days, these days every time that I go downtown I can't believe there's so much, there's so much of everything, everything There's so much of everything everything Move with the times or they'll leave you behind You are your own worst enemy, your own worst enemy Move with the times or go out of your mind You are your own worst enemy, your own worst enemy If you can hear this, then it means that there's no apocalypse Still, I don't know why I even go downtown anymore There's too much of everything, everything Out on the street, shoulder to shoulder The human heat is boiling over Move with the times or they'll leave you behind You are your own worst enemy, your own worst enemy Move with the times or go out of your mind You are your own worst enemy, your own worst enemy Move with the times or they'll leave you behind You are your own worst enemy, your own worst enemy Move with the times or go out of your mind You are your own worst enemy, your own worst enemy I've been drinking from the dregs Can't feel my fingers, can't feel my legs Sometimes it rolls straight to the heart It makes you whole or it tears you apart, woah It's taking over everyone you meet Shoulder to shoulder, feel the human heat, the human heat It's taking over everyone you meet Shoulder to shoulder, feel the human heat, the human heat Move with the times or they'll leave you behind You are your own worst enemy, your own worst enemy Move with the times or go out of your mind You are your own worst enemy, your own worst enemy Move with the times or they'll leave you behind You are your own worst enemy, your own worst enemy Move with the times or go out of your mind You are your own worst enemy, your own worst enemy
4.
Metal Skin 05:18
You can turn me on by remote control You tell me love is just a chemical And if this is true then I don't need you I don't need anyone, I don't need anyone My mind is dull and it's full of rust But my veins are full of wanderlust Wanna feel good, feel like it's almost real I could be anyone, I could be anyone I feel so mechanical I wanna run with the animals Wanna shed my metal skin Wanna forget everything Someone free the radicals The world gets too predictable Wanna shed my skin Wanna forget everything Woah Looking for somewhere to change Deep in the night I can hear you call my name I'm already leaving, and I ain't never coming back again And if I did I wouldn't be the same I feel so mechanical I wanna run with the animals Wanna shed my metal skin Wanna forget everything Someone free the radicals The world gets too predictable Wanna shed my skin Wanna forget everything Late last night, the night before You were on the street you were looking for Some human touch, oh some human touch Skin so tight can't take no more You're on your knees, heading to the floor And losing touch, you been losing touch Woah Looking for somewhere to change Deep in the night I can hear you call my name I'm already leaving, and I ain't never coming back again And if I did I wouldn't be the same I feel so mechanical I wanna run with the animals Wanna shed my metal skin Wanna forget everything Someone free the radicals The world gets too predictable Wanna shed my skin Wanna forget everything Late last night, the night before You were on the street you were looking for Some human touch, some human touch Skin so tight can't take no more You're on your knees, heading to the floor And losing touch, you been losing touch Late last night, the night before You were on the street you were looking for Some human touch, some human touch Skin so tight can't take no more You're on your knees, heading to the floor And losing touch, you been losing touch
5.
Angola 05:05
Heat pouring in through the holes slowing traffic to a crawl Time, time is only silhouettes, shadow puppets on the wall Pouring in through the holes slowing traffic to a crawl Makes you tick but don't forget that you can never have it all Listen to the raindrops falling on the treetops Angola, Angola, I never should have left you alone Many miles from home on the dawn patrol Where the elephants roam and the red hills roll Red sand red sand like a sea of blood Cold hands on the trigger wet boots in the mud Listen to the gunshots echo through the treetops Angola, Angola, I never should have left you alone The world's on fire, there's nowhere to run The world's on fire, try and hold on And if you're doing what you shouldn't turn the other way Because the proof is in the pudding so the old wives say You gotta cut that rope till your hands are free And throw off that yoke that keeps you on your knees Listen to the gunshots echo ‘cross the rooftops Angola, Angola, I never should have left you alone The world's on fire, there's nowhere to run The worlds' on fire, try and hold on Can you feel it, can you feel it, I can taste it, I can taste it Is it real now, is it real now, did we make it, did we make it Can you feel it, can you feel it, I can taste it, I can taste it If we dream it, if we dream it, we can make it, we can make it Angola, Angola, I never should have left you Angola, Angola, I never should have left you alone Angola, Angola, I never should have left you Angola, Angola, I never should have left you alone
6.
I can feel it comin' on Any day now, won't be long I can feel it comin' on Any day now, won't be long Empty your heart Empty your eyes They're gonna teach you Your head's on fire Look to the skies They're gonna reach you The Hands of Love Are holding you The Hands of Love Are holding you Hear the city, turn it up Take your money, burn it up Lose you patience, lose pride Bury your conscience All in stride The Hands of Love Are holding you The Hands of Love Are holding you The Hands of Love Will pull you through The Hands of Love Are holding you The road that never bends The one that never ends I'll see you there my friends We'll be together then We'll walk towards the Hands We'll sink into the sand I'll see you there my friends We'll be together then ....Are holding you ....Are holding you The Hands of Love Are holding you The Hands of Love Are holding you The Hands of Love Will pull you through The Hands of Love Are holding you
7.
Kid Icarus 03:15
Every morning when I wake up Try to get going, try to fill my cup Taping my knuckles for a dust-up ‘Cause there's no other way for me to fill my cup, woah Now every time that I break down Some up and comer tryin' to steal my crown Gonna send him back to the underground And that's what you get for tryin' to steal my crown I ain't going down easy I ain't going down easy You're not the only one Who's flying too close to the sun Set the world on fire if you're so inclined Gonna lay down low, gonna bide my time Gonna pull the strings till it all unwinds But set yourself on fire if you're so inclined I ain't going down easy I ain't going down easy You're not the only one Who's flying too close to the sun Flying too close to the sun I, I coulda been a contender I coulda been a contender, I coulda been a contender I, I coulda been a contender I coulda been a contender, I coulda been a contender I gotta pick myself up I gotta pick myself up I gotta pick myself up One more round I know that you'd be face down On the mat I'm on the ropes but Here comes the uppercut Here comes the uppercut I ain't going down easy I ain't going down easy You're not the only one Who's flying too close to the sun
8.
Too Far 03:52
He's been working at the shoe shop But he was dreaming of the big top Met a girl made his heart stop Bought her flowers and a soda pop He said... I'm working hard for the money I make Paying double for every mistake I got a sister but we don't relate I'm sowing seeds for my great escape Ah honey run away with me No more working in the factory I know that my car's a little beat up, girl But you'll be living with your feet up, girl I need to know cause I leave tonight Are you coming or is this goodbye? She said... Send me a postcard You're taking it too far Send me a postcard You're taking it too far She's been hiding in the suburbs Memorizing all the Proverbs And now he tells her that he loves her Could it be that it's just words? Never a weight that he didn't drop Never a feel that he didn't cop She may never be a pin-up girl But she walks with her chin up And she'd never run away with you You can steal the sun, you can hide the moon Send me a postcard You're taking it too far Send me a postcard You're taking it too far I don't care who you are Just send me a postcard I don't care who you are You're taking it too far This isn't enough for me It's not who I'm meant to be I always wanted more But I see a closing door So if you're coming with me To the promised land If you're coming with me Darling take my hand Baby all I can see are the bright lights We could be leaving at midnight Oh! Whatcha waiting for? I can't stay here anymore Ah honey don't you hesitate (No, no) Don't leave me waiting by the garden gate My mama told me that it's good to be patient So I'll be waiting by the railroad station Can't you see that I've changed my tune I'll be your Sunday afternoon I'm as constant as the sea Or as much as you need me to be And I'm never gonna ask again Is this the start or is this the end? She said... Send me a postcard You're taking it too far Send me a postcard You're taking it too far I don't care who you are Just send me a postcard I don't care who you are You're taking it too far Are you coming with me when I go, when I go Are you coming with me when I go, when I go
9.
Never Enough 03:58
You talk too much you break too much Some people saying that you take too much You move too much you shake too much Everyone saying you escape too much But you can't stop ‘cause it's never enough You're on top but it's never enough You take it all ‘cause it's never enough You break it all but it's never enough I must confess I can't settle for less So take it all ‘cause it's never Oh it's never, it's never enough Could this be could it be for real Is this the best I'm ever gonna feel It was under control now you're forced to steal You were on a roll now you're back on your heels But you can't stop ‘cause it's never enough You're on top but it's never enough You take it all ‘cause it's never enough You break it all but it's never enough I must confess, can't settle for less So take it all ‘cause it's never Oh it's never it's never enough Even when we were kids And they loosened the grip We would give 'em the slip It was never enough All the places we go, all the people we know All the faces that show, but it's never enough All the money in the world can't buy you a dream And all the prayers in your heart but never make you clean Instead of sitting there waiting for the bottom to drop Keep on looking under every rock and never never stop Can't stop ‘cause it's never enough You're on top but it's never enough You take it all but it's never enough You break it all but it's never enough I must confess, can't settle for less So take it all ‘cause it's never Oh it's never, it's never enough Even when we were kids And they loosened the grip We would give ‘em the slip It was never enough All the places we go, all the people we know All the faces that show, but it's never enough Oh it's never enough, it's never enough, it's never enough, it's never... Oh it's never enough, it's never enough, it's never enough, it's never... Oh it's never enough, it's never enough, it's never enough, it's never enough
10.
We're on a train and we're headed somewhere better for the both of us And if the train is just a metaphor, well, it still beats taking the bus I took a trip on a sailing ship, I was trying not to break on the shore Lady Luck came knocking once, but I couldn't even open the door Wherever we go (ooh ooh) remember the way home Wherever we go (ooh ooh) remember the way home I went walking with the Devil He had demons on the soles of his shoes He said from top to bottom you're Vicious and Rotten It's me who should be running with you! We stole a car and we took it far Just to see the wheels turn turn turn Now take me someplace that I don't know Let's go to Mexico and burn! burn! burn! burn! Wherever we go (ooh ooh) remember the way home Wherever we go (ooh ooh) remember the way home You're always chasing the light boy Turn and face and fight boy Keep on chasing the light boy This train is leaving when the whistle blows Where she's headed nobody knows Get on the bus with the rest of us, we're heading for the end of the line Aw, honey don't you make no fuss or you can stick it where the sun don't shine Wherever we go (ooh ooh) remember the way home Wherever we go (ooh ooh) remember the way home It's alright, it's alright if you go chasing the light Just remember the way back baby It's alright, it's alright if you been towing the line Now you're taking the day back baby It's alright, it's alright if you go chasing the light Just remember the way back baby It's alright, it's alright if you been towing the line? Now you're taking the day back baby Wherever we go (ooh ooh) remember the way home Wherever we go (ooh ooh) remember the way home It's alright, it's alright if you go chasing the light Just remember the way back baby It's alright, it's alright if you been towing the line Now you're taking the day back baby Now you're taking the day back baby
11.
Golden Hour 04:52
The glint of gold always pulls the eye The years unfold as the days go by I got the holes You got the kisses I drew the blood And you sewed the stitches I've got a fever under my skin Going to the water gonna jump right in I've got a fever under my skin Going to the water gonna jump right in In the golden hour, in the golden hour, in the golden hour In the golden hour, in the golden hour, in the golden hour I tell the stories You do the dishes I'll blow the candles You make the wishes The night is never As dark as it seems You bring the cheque-book I'll bring the dreams I've got a fever under my skin Going to the water gonna jump right in I've got a fever under my skin Going to the water gonna jump right in In the golden hour, in the golden hour, in the golden hour In the golden hour, in the golden hour, in the golden hour Tide is dancing with the shore Honey take my hand, what are we waiting for Walk in the light of the golden hour I'll be the roots, you'll be the flower I've got a fever under my skin Going to the water gonna jump right in I've got a fever under my skin Going to the water gonna jump right in In the golden hour, in the golden hour, in the golden hour In the golden hour, in the golden hour, in the golden hour

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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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