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Wake Up
04:21
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UNQUESTIONING YOU TOW THE LINE AND YOU PRETEND EVERYTHING IS FINE / DECISION MADE THAT’S HOW IT WORKS AND YOU, YOU DON’T GET A TURN / LIFE PASSES BY EACH DAY THE SAME / YOU’RE LOSING MORE THAN YOU WILL EVER GAIN / YOU’RE TRAPPED INSIDE NOT ALLOWED A SAY AND YOUR CONFIDENCE QUICKLY DRAINS AWAY / SO YOU PLAY IT SAFE / YOU DON’T ANSWER BACK / REPAPERING OVER ALL THE CRACKS / YOU FIX THAT SMILE AND YOU COUNT TO TEN / ANOTHER DAY AND IT STARTS AGAIN / IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY / AND YOU WILL WAKE, YOU’LL WAKE UP ONE DAY / AND SEE THAT YOU, THAT YOU HAVE A CHOICE / THEN YOU CAN FIND, YOU CAN FIND YOUR VOICE / REPEAT LAST VERSE.
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End Of Days
04:00
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IT’S THE END OF DAYS / THE WORST SECRET EVER KEPT / HIGH-RISE LIVES GOING UP IN FLAMES / WE’RE ALL TO BLAME / IS THIS WHAT THEY CALL PROGRESS? / WE GET WHAT WE DESERVE / INDUSTRY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH / SHOULD’VE READ THE SMALL PRINT / WE CUT TOO MANY CORNERS / NOW WE’RE PAYING THE PRICE / IT’S TOO LATE, TOO LATE TO CHANGE / SLEEPWALKING TO THE END OF DAYS / MONEY-MAKING SCHEMES / TIME-SAVING MACHINES / LIFE-CHANGING DREAMS / IT’S NOT WHAT IT SEEMS.
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Gone
03:31
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TWENTY ONE WAS SUCH A HAPPY DAY / MOTHER SAYS GO OUT YOU CAN PLAY / BUT I’M A MAN NOW AND I’VE BEEN CRUSHED / SO DRIVER PULL AWAY / JUST PULL AWAY / AND HE SAID OH NO THOSE DAYS ARE GONE / OH NO NOT THIS TIME / HIDE AND SEEK WAS SUCH A HAPPY GAME / AND I’VE BEEN BATTERED BY HER FATHER / WHO SAW ME ON THE GRASS / CRYING LET ME GO / JUST LET ME GO / CHORUS / MISERY IT MAKES ME WHAT I AM / FROM A COVENTRY SCHOOL I LEARNED NOTHING / BUT I HEARD YOUR LIFE IT WENT TO WASTE / MONSTERS IN MY HEAD I KNIFE YOU ALL AWAY / CHORUS.
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YOU’RE JUST A WASTE OF SPACE / YOU JUST TAKE TAKE TAKE / HOW CAN I BELIEVE IN YOU? / DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT’S TRUE? / BORN, D’YOU THINK I WAS BORN, D’YOU THINK I WAS BORN YESTERDAY? / WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO THINK? / YOU CAN LIE AS QUICK AS BLINK / I’VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU / SICK OF WHAT YOU’VE PUT ME THROUGH / CHORUS / MY COMPASSION’S DRAINED AWAY / WHY SHOULD I LISTEN TO A WORD YOU SAY? / DON’T RECOGNISE YOU ANYMORE / HOW MUCH FURTHER CAN YOU FALL? / CHORUS / REPEAT CHORUS.
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Broken Head
06:06
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IT FEELS LIKE I’M ON TRIAL / LIKE I’M TAKING THE STAND / I JUST WANNA BLEND IN AND BE A FACE IN THE CROWD / EMBARRASSMENT ANGER AND SHAME / HOW LONG AM I GOING TO REMAIN? / THE LIGHTS GO OUT / I CANNOT SHOUT / THE WORDS UNSAID / THE BROKEN HEAD / IT FEELS LIKE I’M AN EXHIBIT / AN ARTEFACT ON DISPLAY / ALTHOUGH I’M BUILT JUST LIKE YOU / I’M WIRED A DIFFERENT WAY / CHORUS / THE BRAIN CONTROLS THE BODY AND MIND BUT WHO CONTROLS THE BRAIN? / THE BROKEN HEAD.
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Scars
05:09
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THE CRISS-CROSS LINES ETCHED IN YOUR ARM / ONE MORE CUT / RELEASE THE BLOOD / YOU’VE GOT CONTROL / IT’S YOUR ESCAPE / RELIEVE THE PAIN AND TRY AGAIN / PERMANENT MARKS / FOREVER SCARRED / A BRIEF THRILL / AN ECSTATIC RUSH / TAKES YOU AWAY JUST FOR TODAY / YOU FEEL WARM AND YOU FEEL SAFE / TEMPORARILY LOST IN A PRIVATE PLACE / CHORUS / RELIEVE THE PAIN / RE-LIVE THE PAIN / CHORUS / RELIEVE THE PAIN / RE-LIVE THE PAIN.
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Sertraline Dream
03:32
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A CERTAIN STRANGENESS / LOST IN SPACE / COCOONED AND MAROONED IN AN EMPTY PLACE / BEING SUPPORTED BY A CHEMICAL CRUTCH / NO MIRACLE CURE / NO MAGIC TOUCH / OUT OF FOCUS AND UNABLE TO FEEL / IN A SERTRALINE DREAM NOTHING SEEMS REAL / THIS IS THE NEW NORMAL / YOUR FUTURE IS MAPPED / SUNLIGHT AND SHADE / IT’S A BALANCING ACT / A HIDDEN DISABILITY WITH NO END IN SIGHT / REPEATING PRESCRIPTION / S.S.R.I. / CHORUS / REPEAT CHORUS.
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Washaway
04:29
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FAREWELL MY SON AND TAKE THIS GUN / I BURIED YOU BEFORE / I BURY YOU IN SOIL / I WASHAWAY YOUR SOUL / I TEAR AWAY YOUR SOUL / I’VE READ SO MANY BOOKS AND I’VE SPENT SOME TIME WITH YOU AND THE RAIN FALLS ON MY HEAD AND THERE’S NOTHING LEFT TO DO / CHORUS / REPEAT FIRST VERSE / CHORUS.
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Repercussions
04:30
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SO THIS IS IT / THIS IS WHERE IT ENDS / YOU TOOK IT ALL / BODY AND SOUL / WE CAN NEVER BE FRIENDS / SO THIS IS DONE / A MESSAGE SENT / FINGERS BURNED / LESSONS LEARNED / AND PASSION SPENT / SO THIS IS TIME / YOU JUST WALKED AWAY / NOWHERE TO HIDE / EMPTY INSIDE / NOTHING LEFT TO SAY / THIS IS WHERE IT ENDS / WE CAN NEVER BE FRIENDS.
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Those Eyes
03:29
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YOU ALWAYS GET YOUR WAY / WRAP ME ROUND YOUR LITTLE FINGER / YOU CAN DO JUST WHAT YOU LIKE AND I WILL ALWAYS SURRENDER / THOSE EYES THEY ARE LIMITLESS / THOSE EYES THEY ARE RELENTLESS / THOSE EYES THEY ARE ENDLESS / YOU KNOW JUST WHAT YOU’RE DOING AND YOU KNOW THE EFFECT / YOU KNOW HOW TO DOMINATE AND YOU KNOW I WILL SUBMIT / THOSE EYES DEAD AND COLD / THOSE EYES WITHOUT SOUL / THOSE EYES TAKING HOLD / I DIDN’T SEE IT COMING / I DIDN’T FEEL THE THREAT / I’VE ONLY GOT MYSELF TO BLAME / PRETTY SOON I WILL FORGET / THOSE EYES THEY CAN PRESSURISE / THOSE EYES THEY CAN HYPNOTISE / THOSE EYES THEY CAN PARALYSE / THOSE EYES.
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Hurt
02:41
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Marychainsong
05:00
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I WANNA BE WITH YOU / WANT YOU TO WANT IT TOO / DON’T WANNA LEAVE YOUR SIDE / I’VE GOT TOO MUCH TO HIDE / I WANNA LEARN TO FLY / I WANNA SAY GOODBYE / I’D LIKE TO TAKE YOU THERE / WANNA SHOW YOU HOW MUCH I CARE / TO THROW IT ALL AWAY / TO GET IT BACK AGAIN / WANNA FEEL LIKE OTHERS DO / WANNA GET TO KNOW THE TRUTH / CAN’T FIND THE TIME TODAY / GONNA WISH IT ALL AWAY / GOTTA FIND ANOTHER PLACE / GOTTA FIND A HAPPY SPACE / REPEAT VERSE / TO THROW IT ALL AWAY / TO GET IT BACK AGAIN.
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Nobody Listens
03:38
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NOBODY LISTENS TO DANIEL / HE HASN’T GOT A VOICE / A CHILD OF CHILDREN / LOST AMONG THE NOISE / A STIFLING ENVIRONMENT / HE’S TRAPPED IN A CYCLE / A POOR DEFENCELESS INNOCENT / ON A DOWNWARD SPIRAL / NOBODY LISTENS / NOBODY LISTENS / A MISERABLE EXISTENCE / HE’S SLIPPING THROUGH THE NET / WORTHLESS AND NEGLECTED / HIS BASIC NEEDS NOT MET / CHORUS / DESPITE THE SOCIAL CALLERS / HIS CRIES GO UNHEARD / CAN NO ONE SEE THE SIGNS? / CAN NO ONE CHANGE HIS WORLD? / CHORUS / REPEAT CHORUS
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Twice Daily
04:59
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SHE’S STARING INTO SPACE / IN A DIFFERENT PLACE / HAS SHE TAKEN HER MEDS TODAY? / HAS SHE TAKEN HER MEDS TODAY? / SHE’S LOST IN HER THOUGHTS / ON A VACANT COURSE / UNAWARE AS TIME STANDS STILL / UNAWARE AS TIME STANDS STILL / 400MILLS TO BE TAKEN TWICE A DAY / VARIOUS PILLS TO BE TAKEN TWICE A DAY / HER DREAMS ARE RETURNING / HER SENSES OVERLOADING / STILL WAITING FOR AN ANSWER / STILL WAITING FOR AN ANSWER / CHORUS / ABSENT FOR A MOMENT / AWAY IN AN INSTANT / NORMAL SERVICE WILL BE RESUMED / NORMAL SERVICE WILL BE RESUMED / CHORUS.
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Sell-By Date
01:26
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WE PAY FOR THEIR PALACES AND THRONES / WHILE THE COMMON PEOPLE LOSE THEIR HOMES / THE REGAL PROCESSION / UNAFFECTED BY RECESSION / I WON’T BE KNEELING DOWN / DISLOYAL TO THE CROWN / THIS UNELECTED ROYALIST STATE IS PAST ITS SELL-BY DATE / THIS UNELECTED ROYALIST STATE IS PAST ITS SELL-BY DATE.
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Amplified
06:23
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I WAS HYPNOTISED / MESMERISED / AND NOW I KNOW IT’S YOU I DESPISE / IF IT’S YOU I DESPISE / I REALISE I CAN’T SAVE MYSELF / SAVE MYSELF / I’M HYPNOTISED / MESMERISED / I’M AMPLIFIED / AMPLIFIED / I’M HYPNOTISED / MESMERISED / OH WOAH WOAH / I LOAD THIS GUN FOR YOU MY FRIEND / I KNOW THIS TIME YOU’VE REACHED THE END / I LOAD THIS GUN FOR YOU MY FRIEND / I KNOW THIS TIME YOU’VE REACHED THE END / CHORUS / REPEAT FIRST VERSE / CHORUS.
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Long Good Fridays Coventry, UK
LGF’s main songwriters Jati Heer (vox & gtr) and Nathan Jessup (vox & bass) have worked together since 2016, creating
memorable songs blending punk/post-punk via Jati’s spiralling riffs weaving around Nath’s looping basslines. Top sticksman James Taylor joined in 2019 and Amplified was included on the ‘Alternative Sounds 4’ comp CD of Coventry bands in 2020.
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