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Centaurus
04:15
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Devil’s pool
The water flows deep and cool
Before it’s mined
Let’s leave all this far behind
Wollomombi waterfall
There’ll be nothing left at all
I’m gunna miss this place
There’s no use denyin’
I look out into space
And imagine flyin’
M-type red dwarf for a star
4 light years is not too far
Leaving for Centaurus
There must be something for us
Bluebells bloom
Karijini’s future looms
Climate war
In the name of Gina’s ore
Wollomombi waterfall
There’ll be nothing left at all
Leaving for Centaurus
There must be something for us
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2. |
Waxes & Wanes
03:14
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The ebbs and flows, a pull a push, oh they can be a drain
But I am not the one to complain
Picking up and putting down the losses and gains
My fortune it comes and goes
Waxes and wanes
Some ground lost and some ground gained
Passion, love cannot be feigned
Luck or charm are hard to explain
My fortune waxes and wanes
Taurean with certain traits my victories they vacillate
But I tend to rely upon my brain
Blessings seem to undulate, but I stay in my lane
My fortune it comes and goes
Waxes and wanes
Some ground lost and some ground gained
Passion, love cannot be feigned
Luck or charm are hard to explain
My fortune waxes and wanes
Some ground lost and some ground gained
Passion and love cannot be feigned
Luck or charm are hard to explain
My fortune waxes and wanes
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3. |
Alive
04:31
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Under the stars, near the plain of jars
The earth nurses it’s old bombing scars
And although they’re tired a motley trio ride
Winding through the hills they weave ‘n glide
An old school map, an unmarked track
Unprepared there was no turning back
Injuries soon grew
For the foolish few
Wondering what they had got into
Darkness now fallen
Strange birds were callin’
Cliffs fell away to creek swollen
Land mines missed
Bridges crossed
Realisation that they were lost
He’s alive he’s alive go on run now he’ll survive he’s ignited something showing no misgiving
He’s alive he’s alive come and give me a high five sit around because the story’s worth reliving
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4. |
Can't Stop Me
04:08
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The barriers are down
The horse finally bolted
I’m so far out front
You cannot stop me
Service modules have finally fallen away
Command stage is rightly here to stay
You’ve come to recognise
You can’t stop me
I know, I know, I know, I know
You can’t stop me
Acceleration now
Is unparalleled
I’ve left the rest for dust
You cannot stop me
Remoras have finally fallen away
Pushin’ through Mach One all in a day
You’ve come to realize
You can’t stop me
I know, I know, I know, I know
You can’t stop me
I know
You can’t stop me
I know, I know, I know, I know
You can’t stop me
Service modules have finally fallen away
Command stage is here
I see, as far as the eye can see
I know you got nothing on me
You can’t stop me
I know, I know, I know, I know
You can’t stop me
I know
You can’t stop me
I know, I know, I know, I know
You can’t stop me
From the good, the bad and the ugly
You can’t stop me
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The first day of the rest of my life
I like living on the edge of a knife
I know you think I only think of me
And you’re perfect, I say, with just a little irony
Yeah my love
And the days roll by
Yeah sweet one
Oh deny away
Yeah same shit different day
A chance sighting on a busy street
It’s hard to walk with my two left feet
I called you up and you said please just let me be
Can’t you see I’m on a linear trajectory
Yeah my love
And the days roll by
Yeah sweet one
Oh deny away
Yeah same shit different…
Day after day
Week after week
I have to eat
I have to sleep
Month after month
Year after year
I eat, I sleep
And I’m still here…..
Yeah my love
And the days roll by
Yeah sweet one
Oh deny away
Yeah same shit different day
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6. |
Hickok's Curse
03:51
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I confess my dead man’s hand won’t win
The bell rings long before I sing
A post oaks bluff is what I want
Old Hickok’s curse oh woh oh
Let’s concede I’m pissing in the wind
I go for red, it’s black again
The mirror breaks you point the bone
Oh Hickoks’s curse oh woh oh
I’m living in a stacked deck
Tracks lead to a great train wreck yeah
Sheets short on my bed
Skies fall upon my head
On my head
On my head
Round and round the wheels begin to spin
My pedal’s off
the foot goes in
Resigned to this my arms are crossed
Already lost oh woh oh
If you’re up there looking down on things
And hear my voice above the din
An SOB is what you are
Oh Hickok’s curse oh woh oh
I’m living in a stacked deck
Tracks lead to a great train wreck yeah
Sheets short on my bed
Skies fall upon my head
On my head
On my head
That’s what I said
I concede it’s not the play for you
Penny ante aint what I do
And limping home is not my thing
If you’re up there looking down on things
And hear my voice above the din
An SOB is what you are
I’m living in a – stacked deck x 4
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7. |
Tragic
04:43
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Standing here alone with the common people
Listening to your foreign song
Sailing into strong wind and dangerous weather
You’re alone in the path you’re on
Sink into the floor using desperate measures
Poor folks are unleashed upon
To save you from yourself is a futile process
Who knows what planet you are on
Look at me now!
Do you like what you see?
I’ve got something to say
And it’s yours for free
Life is very simple when you’re tragic
Help me recreate the simple magic
Waking here alone is so often foetal
Sleeping in black boots again
Quantity consumed was so close to lethal
Codeine is a loyal friend
Memory returns with uncanny detail
Finger pointing square in eye
Monkey on your back pushing for a derail
Enjoy living with that lie
Look at me now!
Do you like what you see?
I’ve got something to say
And it’s yours for free
Life is very simple when you’re tragic
Help me recreate the simple magic
Look at me now!
Do you like what you see?
I’ve got something to say
And it’s yours for free
Life is very simple when you’re tragic
Help me recreate the simple magic
I am tragic x 4
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8. |
Easy
04:23
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Began as apparition
And moved across the floor
The band started playing
Cold breeze flowed through the door
So this is how it started
And this is how it came to be
The yearning was over
If I could only see
Easy to forget what you want
Harder to forget what you need
Easy to forget what you want
Harder to forget what you need
And the drinks start flowing
Time is slipping away
Yeah the floor starts shakin’
And night turns into day
And the band is rockin
The bass is so, so loud
And my ears are ringin’
The stars are out
Easy to forget what you want
Harder to forget what you need
Easy to forget what you want
Harder to forget what you need
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9. |
Mother of Invention
05:54
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Necessity is the mother of invention, yeah
Length of pursuit gives the size and dimension, fair?
Bitterness never goes away
Love and confusion a master illusion yeah
Dollar an answer and I’d be a millionaire
Bitterness never goes
Sweet doesn’t overflow
Necessity is the mother of invention yeah
Stuff and position they won’t be my mission yeah
Nerves are decade hey, so breathe in the morning air
Bitterness never goes, sweet doesn’t overflow
Lovin and dreamin’ a new deeper meaning yeah
Lovin and dreamin’ a new deeper meaning yeah
Bitternes never goes
Sweet doesn’t overflow
Necessity is the mother of invention yeah
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10. |
Just Steady
06:12
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You played hard and died alone
A vision as I looked inside me
A fear of the great unknown
Enlightened, the path is shown
Oooooh, Aaaaah
You made me meander gently
Awakened as the dreams frightened me
Reaction and transformation
Addiction appreciation
And you were
Just steady, moonlight to sundown
And you are
Just steady, moonlight to sundown
Always be
Just steady, moonlight to sundown
In my heart
Just steady, moonlight to sundown
Here I am
Just steady, moonlight to sundown
And you’re there
Just steady, moonlight to sundown
Evermore
Just steady, moonlight to sundown
So unfair
Just steady, moonlight to sundown
But to me
Just steady, moonlight to sundown
In my world
Just steady, moonlight to sundown
There was one
Just steady, moonlight to sundown
Now a hole
Just steady, moonlight to sundown
Here I am
Just steady, moonlight to sundown
And you’re there
Just steady, moonlight to sundown
Always be
Just steady, moonlight to sundown
So unfair
Just steady, moonlight to sundown
Wo o o o baby why’d you live so long
Wo o o o baby why’d you live so,
Going try an’ fade out
Leap before you’re pushed off
Baby why’d you live so long
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The Ronson Hangup Melbourne, Australia
The Ronson Hangup grew from a friendship and the shared musical tastes of Steve Pinkerton, Mal Pinkerton, Ashley Naylor, Dave Mudie, Luke Thomas and Erica Menting who had been gigging in similar musical orbits over many years. Their accumulated musical experience comes from from playing in outfits such as Dallas Crane, Even, Courtney Barnett, The Anyones, Paul Kelly, The Church, The Pictures etc ... more
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