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Kingdom of Kent
11:10
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KINGDOM OF KENT
Oh how the seas are bleeding with human blood
Ships full of anger, washed and wrecked in the mud
They're coming, they're fighting
Gnarled and all hell-bent
They're landing, expanding
They want the Kingdom of Kent
See all the men stripped naked on this land on the edge
No food or water or shelter can we pledge
The Romans have left us
It's now our own defence
Shore up our beaches
Save the Kingdom of Kent
You know we'll never see a time like this again
Beauty of green
The Garden of Eden was not as beautiful as this
Our love of this Kingdom is threatened by arrows and rods
We just can't stand by as they plunder and tear down our Gods
Gather your children and hold them to your breast
The castles have fallen, they never seem to rest
Our bloodlines infected
The purity has died
Our leaders desert us
The politicians lied
You know we'll never see a time like this again
Beauty of green
The Garden of Eden was not as beautiful as this
Our love of this Kingdom is threatened by arrows and rods
We just can't stand by as they plunder and tear down our Gods
Now we are running and hiding from their chains
Nothing but blood-lust is rushing through their veins
Our children are captured
Living in torment
Shields battered, skulls fractured
We've lost the Kingdom of Kent
You know we'll never see a time like this again
Beauty of green
The Garden of Eden was not as beautiful as this
Our love of the Kingdom is threatened by arrows and rods
We just can't stand by as they plunder and tear down our Gods
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CLARITY
I had a reason to seek some clarity
Too many options which one will it be
Move office, move country, new passions to find
I need to sit and think about this, can't make up my mind
I had a boyfriend, happy as can be
He wished us to marry and I said we'll see
A proper church wedding; the best we can find
I need to sit and think about this, can't make up my mind
It’s so funny this aimless life
Am I really that person to make a good wife?
A great opportunity headed my way
A step up the ladder and a bump in my pay
Expense account, healthcare and a company car
I need to sit and think about this on a stool at the bar
It’s so funny this aimless life
Am I really that person to make a good wife?
If only I had some kind of vision
The problem with me, indecision
I see trouble ahead but that’s nothing new
So the moment is lost and nothing gets through
Clarity, give me clarity
Clarity, give me clarity
Clarity, I need clarity
Clarity
I had a reason to seek some clarity
Too many options which one will it be
They all needed answers this messed with my head
The deadline expired as I lay in my bed
It’s so funny this aimless life
Am I really that person to make a good wife?
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3. |
Sprit of the Skies
04:22
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SPIRIT OF THE SKIES
Out of the dusk tiny shadows fall
A crowd in a cloud on the wing
Just follow the path as the swallows weave
The sky is alive as they sing
Twilight, insight, dreamer, take flight
Oh how it feels with the wind at your heels
We long for a land far away
We will return when a thief fails to steal
Ready to reclaim our homeT
Twilight, insight, dreamer, take flight
Hope lifts our souls as we fly
Spirits of the sky
We'll shed our skins like lizards in the dry
We dance the dance on an astral wind
Two spirits entwined like a vine
Our souls are so pure, unstained without sin
Outside of space and of time
Twilight, insight, dreamer, take flight
Hope lifts our souls as we fly
Spirits of the sky
We'll shed our skins like lizards in the dry
Soon to return on our own beam of light
Our journey is now at an end
We will salute the spirits of the skies
Our right to our lives we'll defend
Twilight, insight, dreamer, take flight
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4. |
TTWIG
03:48
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TTWIG (THAT’S THE WAY IT GOES)
Must fly out and take a walk
Get some air into my head
Been feeling sort of locked up lately
Reflecting on the day I've had
It's pretty quiet amongst the trees
And the wind it gently blows
I'd like to come here every day
That's just the way it goes
Ooh that's the way it goes
Ooh that's the way it goes
Must fly out and take a break
Get some freedom to my soul
Need a gig that just won't break
Restoration is my goal
Ithaca is calling me
As the wave it gently rolls
Restless spirits haunt the beach
That's just the way it goes
Ooh that's the way it goes
Ooh that's the way it goes
Ooh that's the way it goes
Ooh that's the way it goes
Ooh that's the way it goes
Ooh that's the way it goes
Ooh that's the way it goes
Ooh that's the way it goes
Ooh that's the way it goes
Ooh that's the way it goes
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5. |
Introception
07:17
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INTROCEPTION
I can see you. I can see right through you
I can hear you. I hear about the things you do
And I know you manipulate me
Not so blind that I cannot see
But no one extrapolates me. Introception!
It's a joke when you talk like a kid
'Get with you' was the worst thing I did
This time I'm gonna take off the lid; of this deception
And you're draining all my energy
And you take my creativity
Now you're praising your insanity. Introception!
I can see you. I can see right through you
I can hear you. I hear about the things you do
And you leave such a bittersweet taste
And you need to get out of my face
Do you think that you’ll ever replace my affection?
Like a butterfly caught on a pin
I regret that I let you in
Don’t think about adding me in to your collection
And you're draining all my energy
And you take my creativity
Now you're praising your insanity. Introception!
I can see you. I can see right through you
I’m a tongue twister your gonna miss
I’m leaving. Do you get the gist of my intentions?
Understand the look on my face
Take your stuff and don’t leave a trace
Now I’m free and I’ve got back my space. Introception!
And you're draining all my energy
And you take my creativity
Now you're praising your insanity. Introception!
I can see you. I can see right through you
I can hear you. I hear about the things you do
I can see you. I can see right through you
I can hear you. I hear about the things you do
You know you’ve seen the last of me . . . yeah
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6. |
Clarity
03:58
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CLARITY
I had a reason to seek some clarity
Too many options which one will it be
Move office, move country, new passions to find
I need to sit and think about this, can't make up my mind
I had a boyfriend, happy as can be
He wished us to marry and I said we'll see
A proper church wedding; the best we can find
I need to sit and think about this, can't make up my mind
It’s so funny this aimless life
Am I really that person to make a good wife?
A great opportunity headed my way
A step up the ladder and a bump in my pay
Expense account, healthcare and a company car
I need to sit and think about this on a stool at the bar
It’s so funny this aimless life
Am I really that person to make a good wife?
If only I had some kind of vision
The problem with me, indecision
I see trouble ahead but that’s nothing new
So the moment is lost and nothing gets through
Clarity, give me clarity
Clarity, give me clarity
Clarity, I need clarity
Clarity
I had a reason to seek some clarity
Too many options which one will it be
They all needed answers this messed with my head
The deadline expired as I lay in my bed
It’s so funny this aimless life
Am I really that person to make a good wife?
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7. |
The Last Harvest
13:09
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THE LAST HARVEST
With sadness, we watch our vision fall away to sand
The hour is at hand
With blindness, we follow prophets who promised us the most
And then gave up the ghost
As the earth spins around
And the distance reduces
And we close with the sun
Like a home-coming friend
We see in time
The last harvest approaches
With tears in our eyes
And regret in our hearts
We gather, the data stream to justify the spend
Then forecast the end
We witness, events unfold exactly in their time
Declaring our crime
As we squander
This last opportunity
To build peace on earth
And goodwill to all men
Time …
Had forgiven us everything
But we would not refrain
From the old ebb and flow
As the earth spins around
And the distance reduces
We run to the end
With our feelings on show
We see in time
The last harvest approaches
But we would not refrain
From the old ebb and flow
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8. |
Hengist Ridge
04:30
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HENGIST RIDGE
Oh that you were here with me now, sword in hand
To smite them down, to save our land
If you were here dear brother, you'd know what to do
This fight is theirs to pick but this day they'll rue
On this day listen, listen to your heart
Mind, what think ye of victories wrought
What's held dear in mind, body and soul?
Kentish men, men of Kent to your role!
Last night I awoke in a sweat, breathing hard
I dreamt our toil and work had all been marred
What pointless strife and stress do we endure?
To gain the upper hand; our legacy ensure?
Think of your wife, your lover, mother, kids
This day is the day to hold fast the Ridge!
They come to take, to wound, to kill and to enslave
This night our Gods say in their blood we'll bathe!
This morn let us fight for all we hold most dear
Use our weapons; use our skill, our bravery and fear
For Kent, for peace, our families and ourselves
Each man must pray to God; then we'll never fail
This land is ours now, once it was not so
We came; we conquered with spear, axe and bow
Is retribution now knocking at our door?
Our past to haunt us, trading war for war
No time for regrets now, forward to the fray!
Gird yourselves with rage and hope, immortalise this day
Defend your Hengist Ridge with honour, pride and might
Or rest forever in death's eternal night
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