Daylight is Bleeding

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1.
Under My Skin 05:11
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Under My Skin White papers on a lonely road Are caught in the headlights They follow where a cruel wind blows They may show what we’ve always known You can't take away a man's soul, no You can conceal but dreams don't forget And sometimes eyes must close But closed eyes won't hide their regrets And only one line makes sense You can't take away a man's soul, no Under my skin Oh, I'm a mess of wires all tangled and thin Under my skin Oh.. That's where the dreams get in.. White angels on the highway's edge Are shivering and quiet Sad eyes , so dispossessed That only one line makes sense You can't take away a man's soul, no Black tyre-lines under the moon Are shifting with the sand If only the sky could tell If only the sky could tell But can it see inside a soul as well? As well? Under my skin Oh, I'm a mess of wires all tangled and thin Under my skin Oh.. That's where the dreams get in.. Under my skin.. Oh that's where the dreams detect it Like needles getting in Under my skin.. Those by-lines hide their secrets, yeah Under my skin.. Unfrozen, and unlocked again and unlocked again And only one line makes sense You can't take away a man's soul, no Under my skin Oh, I'm a mess of wires all tangled & thin Under my skin Oh.. That's where the dreams get in.. That's where the dreams detect it.. Oh under my skin Oh, I'm a mess of wires all tangled & thin Under my skin Oh.. That's where the dreams get in If you let it If you let it in.. Under my skin. © 3/2001 ISWC (Int. Standard Music Work Code) T-930995596-2 ISRC AU-G7G-22-00016
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No Need to Panic 03:21
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No Need to Panic The world is a minefield, a terrorist war And there’s an uncertain future just outside your door So raise up the drawbridge and poison the moat For we will defend you. Our weapons your vote. Yeah, we will protect you. Our weapons your vote. But there’s no need to panic And there’s no need for alarm Cause you can trust us to keep you Keep you feeling Safe from harm, safe from harm.. Now we don’t want to scare you, or play on your fears But the end of your world well, it draws ever near So spread all the rumours, believe all the lies Then lock out the strangers who’d die for your life Yeah, lock out the strangers who died for your life But there’s no need to panic And there’s no need for alarm Cause you can trust us to keep you Keep you feeling Safe from harm, safe from harm.. You feel alone and afraid Everything is changing too much Watching the passing parade Everything is changing so fast So you remain in the dark Everything is changing too much Safe with the ghosts of the past Everything is changing.. But there’s no need to panic And there’s no need for alarm Cause you can trust us to keep you Keep you feeling Safe from harm, safe from harm.. Now the world that you long for is now under siege From outside, from inside, there’s just no relief So raise up the drawbridge and poison the moat For we will protect you with mirrors and smoke Yeah we will defend you with mirrors and smoke But there’s no need to panic And there’s no need for alarm Cause you can trust us to keep you Keep you feeling Safe from harm, safe from harm.. © Peter Rule
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The Things We Don't Mean 04:21
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The Things We Don’t Mean This secret life cannot go on just wishing you were here Gotta let go gotta let go before this love turns to hate La dadada dada dada He said this time there’s no forgiveness And nothing said can be unsaid He said I know I gotta let go before this love turns to hate La dadada dada dada.... You know it’s hard to see through this pain But if i let it go again oh if i let it go Before it ends in anger and tears Oh and we can’t see far from here oh if I let it go oh.. La Ladada da La dada dada before this love turns to hate La Ladada da La dada da....... And we say.. things .. we don’t mean And we mean.. things.. we don’t say.. And maybe I should keep my big mouth shut?! La Ladada da La dada da before this love turns to hate La Ladada da La dada da.. You know it’s hard to see through this pain But if i let it go again oh if i let it go Before it ends in anger and tears Oh and we can’t see far from here oh If I let it go oh.. La Ladada da La dada da before this love turns to hate La Ladada da La dada da.. and we say things we don’t mean La Ladada da La dada da.. and we mean things we don’t say.. Ladada da La dada da......... © May 2020 ISRC AU-G7G-22-00023
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What a Way to Waste a Beautiful Day 04:42
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What a Way to Waste A Beautiful Day Standing near the front line watching all the faces waiting Staring at a long line waiting for a way to get in Just to sit down.. oh and wait your turn To be next in line to find a way to pay the rent Oh what a way to waste a beautiful day..... (what a way..) We could be working in a coal mine working for a way to get out We could be working down a hole trying to find a way to get up But there’s no way... no way there from here! Standing in a long line waiting for a way to get in To find out if we can make it through the day.. Oh what a way to waste a beautiful day..... (what a way..) Standing near the front line watching all the faces turn grey Waiting for a lifeline just to make it through the day And counting down oh if you can make it... at all.. Standing in a long line waiting for a way to get in To find out oh if you can make it… Oh what a way to waste a beautiful day….. Standing in a long line waiting for a way to get in To find out oh if we can make it Oh what a way to waste a beautiful day..... What a way.. What a way! Living on the breadline, living day to day, Living hand to mouth, standing in a line Trying to find a way to pay the rent, oh yeah Oh what a way to waste a beautiful day Oh what a way to waste a beautiful day Oh what a way to waste a beautiful day..... © June 2021 ISRC AU-G7G-22-00019
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Truth to Power 07:09
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Truth to Power ‘Our lives end the day we become silent about things that matter’ MLK Well I saw it today – a cop point his gun at a black man Who just failed to sign Then they shot him twice as he lay face down And all the cars flashed by.. Oh and yesterday I saw an old bird.. singing.. outside a diner Then they threw him down, they broke his wings And no-one blinked an eye.. But if you wanna do something about it Wanna try and make things right Speak truth to power.. yeah you can testify Speak truth to power.. or you can walk on by Now you can close your eyes, or you can bite your tongue You can close your mind oh but you can’t change the wrong You can stand on by or you can walk on right along But if you wanna do something about it Wanna try and set things straight Speak truth to power.. oh tell it like it is Speak truth to power.. go share it with a friend Speak truth to power.... Now three wise monkeys, three wise monkeys say: ‘Silence is golden, go sit silent and meek!’ But their silence is loud! Their silence is violence! Their silence is consent! And if you wanna do something about it Wanna try and make things right.. Oh speak truth to power oh tell it like it is Truth to power go share with it a friend Truth to power.. tell me again Truth to power resist and defend.. Speak truth to power.. oh yeah ye-ah Speak truth to power.. yeah you can testify Speak truth to power.. oh you can shine a light for all the world see yeah Truth to power.. Oh you can share the flame, you can share the pain Truth to power.. oh yeah ye-ah Oh will you bow your head or will you bend your knee? Are you a bystander? Or a heartbreaker? Will you bow your head or will you bend your knee? Are you an eye witness?! Or a truthsayer? Will you bow your head or will you bend your knee, will you? Will you bow your head? Oh will you bow, bow your head or will you speak for me now? Tell me some truth now.. yeah I need you now Speak for me yeah ! Speak truth to power now... allright! Oh will you bow your head or will you bend your knee, will you? Oh will you bow your head or will you bend your knee, will you? Oh will you bow your head or will you bend your knee? Oh will you? Will you bow your head now? Oh speak for now yeah Truth to power… Yeah I need you now come on Truth to power… Speak for me now yeah Shine a light Truth to power… All right Yeah.. Will you bow your head? Truth to power.. Will you bow your head? Truth to power.. Speak for me yeah Or will you bow your head? Or will you bow your head or will you bend your knee, will you? Or will you bow your head or will you bend your knee, will you? Or will you bow your head or will you bend your knee? © October 2017 ISRC AU-G7G-22-00020
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Small Mercies (Radio Mix) 04:16
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Small Mercies Small mercies came to see me yesterday Oh she caught me like the sunlight on a winter’s day Small mercies standing at my door Oh thank the lord for small mercies Light sweet light to chase away the dark Gone are the shadows when she comes to my door Small mercies tiny rays of light Oh thank the lord for small mercies Small mercies like the ringing of a bell Small mercies like a caffeine and sugar smell Small mercies standing at my door Oh thank the lord for small mercies Words sweet words and a tender smile The sounds of a seashell ‘n a tiny flower Small mercies tiny grains of light Oh thank the lord for small mercies Small mercies chase away the pain Oh thank the lord for small mercies Small mercies came to see me a-gain Oh she caught me like a rainbow on a rainy day Small mercies standing at my door Oh thank the lord for small mercies © May 2020 ISRC AU-G7G-22-00025
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Daylight is Bleeding 04:27
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Daylight Is Bleeding This time we've gone too far, I'm telling you it hurts The sky is bleeding oil, It's burning with its curse and worse It's science fiction Do you really think so? Or have we gone too far this time?.... No! The air in retrospect it's getting hard to breathe, to breathe, And I fear it's getting worse, she said, It's getting worse and worse.. Daylight is bleeding Beneath the artificial sky... Now we can hardly see the sun.. It's science fiction Do you really think so? Or have we gone too far this time? This time.. No! Breathe in the ersatz air it hasn't happened yet, yet.. Take away the best of times who knows what to expect yet A hole is bleeding Inside our hearts it cuts like ice... The air is wearing thin and thin.. It's science fiction Do you really think so? Or have we gone too far this time? This time.. Or have we gone too far? It's science fiction Do you really think so? Or have we gone too far this time? It's science fiction It’s slow extinction Or have we gone too far this time .. No! © 9/2000 ISRC AU-G7G-22-00026
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The Best Dream 06:17
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The Best Dream Last night I had a dream, the best dream I ever had I met Keef smoking in a bar Oh and he was laughing ‘Hey buy me a drink son And I’ll show you how to play guitar.’ It’s only a dream now, the best dream I ever had.. The best dream I ever had I met Neil out in the country (Hey Neil!) He said ‘Hey man , let me show you a picture. It’s my electric car. We’re gonna go miles and miles. All the way to the to the stars! It’s only a dream now.. the best dream I ever had The best dream I ever had Was Television playing in my kitchen And it sounded so good (sounded so good) It sounded so sweet (sounds so sweet) It sounded so fine (I could almost touch it.. ) I felt like it was mine (I felt I could touch it..) It’s only a dream now, the best dream I ever had The best dream I ever had, when I met you......... Last night I had a dream, the best dream I ever had I met Bob playing in a bar and he was smoking a big cigar And he said ‘Hey man, let me share you a secret And I’ll show you how to write watchtower’.. It’s only a dream now, the best dream I ever had .. The best dream I ever had Was Television playing in my kitchen And it sounded so good (sounded so good) It sounded so sweet (sounds so sweet) It sounded so fine (I could almost touch it..) I felt like it was mine (I felt I could touch it..) It’s only a dream now , the best dream I ever had The best dream I ever had when I met you The best dream I ever had Was Television playing in my kitchen And it sounded so good (sounded so good) It sounded so sweet (sounds so sweet) It sounded so fine (I could almost touch it..) I felt like it was mine (I felt I could touch it..) The best dream I ever had Was Television playing in my kitchen © 2021 Michael Bates/Peter Rule
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Ashes in the Snow 06:32
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Ashes In The Snow Brother where are y’ bound? Your sister’s in the ground Where are you bound? Needles in the snow I wonder if you know Where will you go now? Brother where are y’bound? Your sister’s in the ground Where are you bound? Brother where are y’ bound? All your children in the ground Where are you bound? Brighter than the sun And wandering alone Are you the only one now? Brother where are y’bound? Your children in the ground Where are you bound? Ashes in the snow now Ashes oh in the snow Brother where are you bound? Snow blind the only sound Where are you bound? Across the icy plains Ashes on the moraine Oh it falls like rain Brother where are y’bound? Snow blind the only sound Where are you bound? Ashes in the snow now Ashes oh in the snow Ashes in the snow now.. Brother where are y’ bound? All your people is in the ground Where are you bound ? White on white again Sunrise that shines again Lights up your pain Brother where are y’bound? All your people in the ground Where are you bound? Brother where are y’bound? All your people in the ground Where are you bound? Ashes in the snow now Ashes oh in the snow Ashes in the snow now Ashes oh in the snow © 2021
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Always a Dream 03:40
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Always A Dream I should have known it was always a dream – Midnight and you’re with someone else And now I can’t sleep but for the thought Can’t close my eyes to where you are Ah—a——a----a---aieee— I should have known I should have known but when I met you All reason flew out the door Our stars were crossed when we first met And comets failed the night you left Ah—a——a----a---aiee— I should have known.. I should have known I should have known it was always a dream – But oh what a dream it would be Now you’re not here, here in the dark Out on the edge, without your spark Ah—a----a----a---a iee--- I should have known.. I should have known.. © 12/2014 ISWC (Int. Standard Music Work Code) T-930995634-1 ISRC AU-G7G-22-00027
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This Blues 06:37
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This Blues (after John Lomax) This blues ain’t nothin’ but a heart disease This blues ain’t nothin’ but a broken dream This blues is a woman on a poor man’s mind And when a man gets the blues he takes a train and rides.. Oh this blues ain’t nothin’ but a pain machine This blues ain’t nothin’ but a pain machine This blues is the woman that I left behind This blues ain’t nothing but a baby’s cry This blues ain’t nothing but a bowl of dust And when a women gets the blues she takes a greyhound bus.. This blues ain’t nothin’ but a pain machine This blues ain’t nothin’ but a pain machine This blues ain’t nothin’ but a closing sign This blues ain’t nothin’ but a freight train ride This blues ain’t nothin’ but a midnight scream Now there’s blues in my kitchen and blues in my dreams.. Oh this blues ain’t nothin’ but a pain machine This blues ain’t nothin’ but a pain machine… Oh this blues Oh this blues ain’t nothin’ but a heart disease Oh this blues ain’t nothin’ but a broken dream Oh this blues now is a woman on a poor man’s mind And when a man gets the blues he takes a train and rides Oh this blues Oh this blues now ain’t nothin’ but a pain machine Oh this blues Oh this blues oh it's the woman that I left behind Oh this blues ain’t nothing but a baby’s cry Oh this blues now ain’t nothing but a bowl of dust And when a women gets the blues she takes a greyhound bus Oh this blues Oh this blues now ain’t nothin’ but a pain machine Oh this blues Oh this blues © 2019 ISWC (Int. Standard Music Work Code) T-930995654-5 ISRC AU-G7G-22-00018
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If This is the News 06:02
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If This Is the News Falling down - can’t see the ground... Does anyone feel the way that I feel? I’m feeling afraid.. just a little scared I’m feeling alone.. out on my own If this is the news ... I can’t take it all in I can’t take it all in Falling down - like a spec of dust... I’m feeling so much I can’t see the ground.. Feeling so small It’s out of control If this is the news ... I can’t take it all in I can’t take it all in I can’t take it all in Oh where did the dream end and the nightmare begin? If this is the news right now... Falling down - like a flake of snow Falling in the sun... Does anyone feel the way that I feel? It doesn’t seem real.. It’s all so surreal If this is the news ... I can’t take it all in I can’t take it all in I can’t take it all in Oh where did the dream end oh and the nightmare begin? If this is the news right now ... Falling down - I’ve tried tuning out.. From feeling too much I’m overwhelmed. If this is the news right now.. I can’t take it all in I can’t take it all in I can’t take it all in I can’t take it all in I can’t take it all in © April 2020 ISRC AU-G7G-22-00021
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Pompeii 03:43
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Pompeii We’re living on the edges of Pompeii While you look away And you say you can’t hear a soul... I don’t know how you sleep at night I don’t know how you say your prayers I don’t know how you do those things you dare.. But when your ears are filled with money Oh and your heart is made of coal And thirty pieces of silver will buy your soul.. We’re living on the edges of Pompeii While you slip and sway And you say you can’t hear a sound... I don’t know how you can deny I don’t know how you compromise I don’t know how you tell your lies but you do And when your ears are filled with money Oh and your heart is made of coal And thirty pieces of silver will buy your soul.. But when your ears are filled with money Oh and your heart is made of coal And thirty pieces of silver will buy your soul.. And when your palms are lined with honey Oh and your eyes are burning gold And thirty pieces of silver will buy your soul.. We’re living on the edges of Pompeii While you look away And you say you can’t hear a soul....... © 12/2021
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Howl 06:23
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Howl So Mr Johnson made a deal at the crossroads.. Well the Devil’s found the house and he’s waiting for me Oh there’s a hellhound sniffin’ at my door He’s gonna hammer on the windows , hammer on the walls Oh He said he’d made a deal to collect my soul He said he’d made a deal to collect my soul O there’s a howl.. baying outside my screen O yea a howl.. now I can’t hide in my dreams Well it’s way past midnight and it should be cold But I can hear a growl and it feels warm O I can smell the sulphur I can feel the heat yeah Oh someone fetch a doctor, someone call a priest Someone fetch a doctor, someone call a priest O there’s a howl.. baying outside my door O yea a howl.. now I can’t hide anymore No more.. uh uh.. can’t hide here.. can’t hide there.. Oh I thought I was safe inside hallowed ground Oh but it seems evil knows no bounds Oh he will follow you down to the end of the world Oh he said he’d made a deal to collect my soul He said he’d made a deal to collect my soul Oh there’s a howl.. baying outside my door Oh yea a howl.. now I can’t take it anymore No more.. uh uh.. Now I can hear the nails shrieking at the boards Oh I can feel the earth shaking though the floor Oh it screams so loud it can’t be reeal Oh someone get me outta here before I die of fear Get me outta here before I die of fear O there’s a howl.. baying outside my door O yea a howl.. oh take me away..uh uh.. uh uh.. Take me away from here.. Oh I can make to the dawn, if I can hold my nerve.. Oh I can make to the dawn, if I can hold my nerve.. So Mr Johnson made a deal at the crossroads.. (oh yes he did) © June 2017 ISWC (Int. Standard Music Work Code) T-061127777-0 ISRC AU-G7G-22-00028

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Michael Bates vocal, guitars, bass, samples
Peter Rule vocals, harmonica
Joe Aiken drums

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Mark Gardiner guitars, keyboards, melodeon, mandolin
Donna Amini vocals
Tully Ryan drums (Howl)

Recorded in Sydney and Melbourne.

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released December 13, 2022

Produced by Michael Bates and Greg Ryan

Artwork by Michael Bates

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