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Four fifths your friend
And one fifth your enemy
I'm the thorn in your side
Four fifths your friend
And one fifth your enemy
I wear my smile like a knife
Four fifths your friend
And one fifth your enemy
I'm the unsure in your mind
Four fifths your friend
And one fifth your enemy
The little bit you can't decide
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Treptower Park
01:44
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You and I took the Ring to Treptower Park
Went to see the monuments and Soviet Art
The ground was all frozen from the snow that had fallen
I watched you whilst walking and felt warm around you
We tried to keep kissing but your nose was so cold
I remember saying how I liked how the old people were walking
Together not talking
If this is a love then I think I might like it
You and me are happy in Berlin
Let's see where we'll be next year
And whilst we were walking round the Pergamon
I couldn't stop thinking of the cloud I'm on
I love to be near you
I smile with I see you
I want to be with you in Berlin together
The cold was so bitter and the wind was so bad
The currywurst sausage and the gluhwein we had
Was a perfect moment
A subtle romance
In the snowy imbiss of an S-Bahn station
You and me are happy in Berlin
Let's see where we'll be next year
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Temporary glitches
Best intentions gone wrong
So many misses
I can't count them all
I ask for forgiveness
I try to redeem my soul
I'm not sure it's worth it
When trouble seems more fun
Oh, what I have become?
Life is meaningless if I can't have fun
I try to find balance
Everything's fine in moderation
This is my downfall
I can't stop a good thing
I'm best when I'm evil
I'm happiest when I do wrong
I'd be scared of redemption
But only when I'm old
Oh, what I have become?
Life is meaningless if I can't have fun
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Open up the door
Please open up the door
I've been stood here for forty five minutes
Wondering what this buzzer's for
I'll press it once more
Please forget what I said
Can you forget what I said?
I've a mouth that causes plenty of trouble
And speaks without consent
I never gave consent
I know I've made mistakes
I've made plenty of mistakes
But the list you've made has one or two
That were caused by me but because of you
So can we share out the blame?
Stop throwing the furniture.
Will you please stop throwing the furniture?
I've a friend who would buy that coffee table
But you've scratched the leg
And it won't polish out
Can we stay friends?
I'd like to stay friends?
I appreciate you may not need friends like me
But I think we should stay friends
It won't feel like the end
I know I've made mistakes
I've made plenty of mistakes
But the list you've made has one or two
That were caused by me but because of you
So can we share out the blame?
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Newark To New York
02:09
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I land on time
A transatlantic flight
I am only late
When someone's waiting at the gate
But not this time
I take the train
Fifteen dollars to Penn
A Manhattan view from across the bay
The city is alive
My heart is racing in time
I want to share this with someone
If there is someone I could find
But not this time
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eBay Addiction
01:52
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Daddy's got an eBay addiction
But he denies it all the time
He sneaks off at the end of meals and takes a quick peek online
And in the post the following morning
A parcel will arrive
A tiny box postmarked Southampton
With a toy train inside
It's the only website that he ever visits
And he loves what he can find
He thinks email sucks and blogging is stupid
But an online auction is fine
Mummy's got an eBay addiction too
Buys all kinds of things but hasn't got the room
A dial up modem and a slow connection
Won't put Mum off soon
I fear for eBay when my Mum gets broadband
As the site will be deluged
She doesn't need it
She doesn't want it
But a bargain can't be refused
But if she's happy when she finds those bargains
Then who am I to accuse?
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Small Things
03:10
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Yesterday I wrote you a letter
Didn't think you respond
I thought I knew you better
But this morning I got your response
Just seeing your writing
Made me feel better
Somewhere in this city
You're keeping it together
Which is more than I can say for myself
I got caught up in the small things
Forgot about the big things that I had to do
Maybe I got caught up in the small things
Forgot about the big things that I had to do
I take from the speed you replied at
You're thinking of us even whilst you were writing that
And I hoping that that never stops
I'm keeping the letter
With all of the other ones
Like keeping a piece of our love in box
To read them if I forget why it ended
I got caught up in the small things
Forgot about the big things that I had to do
Maybe I got caught up in the small things
Forgot about the big things that I had to do
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Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
02:27
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I said I'd make amends and start anew with old friends
But I started more fights
I cared for histories and uncovered mysteries
Yet should let sleeping dogs lie
Let sleeping does lie
I tried to quench my thirst
But was so young and was so cursed
And I made such mistakes
But now I've learnt the ways
To live this life with happy days
If I let sleeping dogs lie
Let sleeping dogs lie
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Up Yours Sincerely
02:58
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Dear Sir
I'm writing concerning your letter
In which you say I owe you cash
I'm confused by the tone of your writing
I'm not sure if you want it back?
Up yours sincerely.
Dear Mr Fair
Thank you for your letter
I can assure you that we want to be paid
If we don't receive a payment
A bailiff will be the next stage
He will rip you a new arsehole and take possessions I'm afraid
If you'd like to arrange a repayment
Call the number at the top of the page
The bank manager can't take your call right now, please leave a message after the tone
Yeah hi? It's James
I think there's been some confusion over this money
I was under the impression that your wife still owed my dog fuck money
We were gonna call it quits
Wipe the slate clean
It's roughly the same amount of cash
So anyway, thanks for the concern but no thanks
You assume your humour is priceless
It is worthless I'm afraid
I'm forwarding your case to the bailiff
Your debt will now reside with them
And as for the joke about my wife
She died in a car crash in Spain
Up yours sincerely
Then keep the money sir
I really couldn't take it
After everything that's happened
I couldn't make you pay it
She was such a lovely woman
But her debt is not your debt
Let's call it even
And forget it ever happened
With so much hurt and suffering
I'll never be in love again
I don't want your money
I just want your forgiveness
Up yours sincerely
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Pray To Myself
02:05
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Christ I come to you
Tell me what I can do
What is the point of life?
If it's gonna be shit all the time.
Oh I may as well pray to myself
Just send me a sign
An angel with cash
A cloud made of chocolate
Or a wind that brings love
Oh I may as well pray to myself
It doesn't mean dick
Because it doesn't exist
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Fools
02:07
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Another day wastes away
And I can feel my soul die
I've been here for far too long
And I can't really figure why
But I know I would be happy
If I left this ship of fools
I make a new start
And buy lots of stationery
To make my soul feel good
But a blank page and blank expression
Plague my inner thoughts
And I know I would be happy
If I left this ship of fools
When I leave this ship of fools
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