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Pensive

by LorD and Master

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1.
First light 04:30
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When the first light Creeps through the window I think it’s time That I was asleep Don’t think of last night You’ll never win, though Don’t think of last time You fell down so deep It’s another day It’s another day Dawning outside Dawning outside And the first light And the first light Just feels like pain Just feels like pain It’s another day It’s another day Dawning outside Dawning outside And the worst sight And the worst sight Meets your eyes once again Meets your eyes once again When the water boils You use it for tea And the steam curls Into the grey At work, he toils For you and for me A crumpled wing unfurls To fly you away It’s another day It’s another day Dawning outside Dawning outside And the first light And the first light Just feels like pain Just feels like pain It’s another day It’s another day Dawning outside Dawning outside And the worst sight And the worst sight Meets your eyes once again Meets your eyes once again It’s another day It’s another day Dawning outside Dawning outside And the first light And the first light Just feels like pain Just feels like pain It’s another day It’s another day Dawning outside Dawning outside And the worst sight And the worst sight Meets your eyes once again Meets your eyes once again
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Artificial happiness 03:42
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Enjoy each song with its forced snappiness Enjoy your mood with its artificial happiness Day in, day out, life is filled with such crapiness Take your pills for that artificial happiness It’s raining again Coming down like torrent Kids jumping in puddles Behaviour I find quite abhorrent The sun breaks though Trying to melt the darkness away Me being me I preferred the rain Enjoy each song with its forced snappiness Enjoy your mood with its artificial happiness Day in, day out, life is filled with such crapiness Take your pills for that artificial happiness Another nightmare Why can’t I wake from my dreams Am I still sleeping Is anything as it seems Splitting the teabag Spilling the tea Dropping toast butter-side-down Why does this happen to me Enjoy each song with its forced snappiness Enjoy your mood with its artificial happiness Day in, day out, life is filled with such crapiness Take your pills for that artificial happiness Happiness Happiness Happiness Sad Happiness Happiness Happiness Sad Happiness Happiness Happiness Sad Happiness Happiness Happiness Enjoy each song with its forced snappiness Enjoy your mood with its artificial happiness Day in, day out, life is filled with such crapiness Take your pills for that artificial happiness Enjoy each song with its forced snappiness Enjoy your mood with its artificial happiness Day in, day out, life is filled with such crapiness Take your pills for that artificial happiness
3.
When autumn's winds blew you away 04:12
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Perhaps we’ve nothing left to say But it seems like only yesterday When autumn’s winds blew you away Blew you away Blew you away Perhaps we’ve nothing left to say But it seems like only yesterday When autumn’s winds blew you away Blew you away Blew you away Perhaps we’ve nothing left to say But it seems like only yesterday When autumn’s winds blew you away Blew you away Blew you away
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The most toys 04:39
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Out of all the other girls and boys You always hands-down had the most toys The best of the friends who made the most noise And all you did, you did with such poise Now it’s hard to extract all the joys Happiness that life seemingly destroys All the stuff, the people, girls and boys Whatever happens to the most toys I always had a fascination with Those lonely days Strange but familiar isolation with Bored eyes ablaze Meeting you With a sibling or two You had a carefree life Out of all the other girls and boys You always hands-down had the most toys The best of the friends who made the most noise And all you did, you did with such poise Now it’s hard to extract all the joys Happiness that life seemingly destroys All the stuff, the people, girls and boys Whatever happens to the most toys Jealousy is not part of my program But you could rock that boat Your holidays to African countries came With an ironic gloat We laughed too much At TV programmes and such We had a carefree life Out of all the other girls and boys You always hands-down had the most toys The best of the friends who made the most noise And all you did, you did with such poise Now it’s hard to extract all the joys Happiness that life seemingly destroys All the stuff, the people, girls and boys Whatever happens to the most toys But then, my friend In the end You set The final trend Your sorrow Becoming hollow On a path I couldn’t follow Out of all the other girls and boys You always hands-down had the most toys The best of the friends who made the most noise And all you did, you did with such poise Now it’s hard to extract all the joys Happiness that life seemingly destroys All the stuff, the people, girls and boys Whatever happens to the most toys (Oooh-ooh, I miss you) Out of all the other girls and boys You always hands-down had the most toys (Oooh-ooh, you’ve gone) The best of the friends who made the most noise And all you did, you did with such poise (Oooh-ooh, I miss you) Now it’s hard to extract all the joys Happiness that life seemingly destroys (Oooh-ooh, you’ve gone) All the stuff, the people, girls and boys Whatever happens to the most toys Oooh-ooh, I miss you Oooh-ooh, you’ve gone Oooh-ooh, I miss you Oooh-ooh, you’ve gone
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All this sound 03:45
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It’s been more than a hard week For us to stop We wanna listen to some awesome Pounding pop From hibernation, we emerge Onto the scene We wanna go all the way Know what I mean Of the tinny music and the hush We’ve had enough We wanna take up a notch So turn it up Here for the first time for a long time And it’s top Throwing our hands up when the music Hits the drop Turn it around Turn it up You’ve found the music That lifts you up Turn it up Turn it around It’s time to make a move With all this sound Who has pulled up outside In the silver car Who’s that standing staring At me at the bar I’m standing on the dance floor In a sort of trance It’s been so long that I’ve forgotten How to dance Of the tinny music and the hush We’ve had enough We wanna take up a notch So turn it up Here for the first time for a long time And it’s top Throwing our hands up when the music Hits the drop Turn it around Turn it up You’ve found the music That lifts you up Turn it up Turn it around It’s time to make a move With all this sound With all this sound, with all this sound With all this sound With all this sound, with all this sound With all this sound With all this sound, with all this sound With all this sound With all this sound, with all this sound With all this sound With all this sound, with all this sound With all this sound With all this sound, with all this sound With all this sound Turn it around Turn it up You’ve found the music That lifts you up Turn it up Turn it around It’s time to make a move With all this sound With all this sound, with all this sound With all this sound With all this sound, with all this sound With all this sound With all this sound, with all this sound With all this sound
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There's still time to save the world 04:08
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There’s still time to save the world Ever looked at a meteor shower As the Earth revolves at one thousand miles an hour And wished for an asteroid among the shooting stars To hit the reset button on this world of ours The problem lies entirely with our kind The spirit’s willing but our eyes are blind Destruction wrought with technological progress Death is the process There’s still time to save the world Without you Without me The world would turn just as easily Oceans rise and Man will fall No meaningful sign we were ever here at all The year three thousand goes one of two ways Dependent on our pulling back from the end of days To tackle hunger is to tackle greed To tackle the shackles inequality clamped on our feet Could be a new day Could find a new way Put that ingenuity to good use Reap the fruits There’s still time to save the world Without you Without me The world would turn just as easily Oceans rise and Man will fall No meaningful sign we were ever here at all It won’t be easy Leisurely Or even fun But now’s the time To come together As one This planet will recover From being too cold or too hot But it will always do so Whether we’re here or not There’s still time to save the world Without you Without me The world would turn just as easily Oceans rise and Man will fall No meaningful sign we were ever here at all Without you Without me The world would turn just as easily Oceans rise and Man will fall No meaningful sign we were ever here at all There’s still time to save the world
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Rainy days 04:14
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Here, when it rains It rains all day I wish I could find Another way A new melody Some honest words Of sun and cloud Of trees and birds But here I am trapped Inside a maze My brain and mind And rainy days Rainy days They never last too long Rainy days Will pass, so just be strong Turn the light on Switch it off Try not to think You’ve had enough Time and time And time again Watching water Run down the pane But here I am trapped Inside a maze My brain and mind And rainy days Rainy days They never last too long Rainy days Will pass, so just be strong Just know that freedom is there waiting Grab it with both hands if you can But here I am trapped Inside a maze My brain and mind And rainy days Rainy days They never last too long Rainy days Will pass, so just be strong Rainy days They never last too long Rainy days Will pass, so just be strong
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How soon is soon? 03:54
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Putting it off We keep putting it off As though we’re waiting for the bluest moon Defer it, procrastinate But soon it will be too late Tell me, how soon is soon I can hear it in the distance A storm making its approach Can we get through it this time If we prepare for it to encroach I’m not asking for anything but Co-operation Putting it off We keep putting it off As though we’re waiting for the bluest moon Defer it, procrastinate But soon it will be too late Tell me, how soon is soon Defer it, procrastinate Defer it, procrastinate Defer it, procrastinate Defer it, procrastinate Don’t tell me there’s no time If we begin now, we’ll get it done Don’t tell me to get in line When you know I am the only one I’m not asking for anything but Co-operation Putting it off We keep putting it off As though we’re waiting for the bluest moon Defer it, procrastinate But soon it will be too late Tell me, how soon is soon Defer it, procrastinate Defer it, procrastinate Defer it, procrastinate Defer it, procrastinate Defer it, procrastinate Defer it, procrastinate Defer it, procrastinate Defer it, procrastinate Procrastinate Defer it Putting it off We keep putting it off As though we’re waiting for the bluest moon Defer it, procrastinate But soon it will be too late Tell me, how soon is soon Putting it off We keep putting it off As though we’re waiting for the bluest moon Defer it, procrastinate But soon it will be too late Tell me, how soon is soon Defer it, procrastinate Defer it, procrastinate Defer it, procrastinate Defer it, procrastinate
9.
Counting on you 05:29
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You We’re counting on you Like you counted on me I’m counting on you Counting on you We’re counting on you You’d better take heed You’d better come through Promises, promises Keep your word You want a second chance But you’re on your third Keep your word Promises, promises Keep your word Honour yourself and Everything we’ve learned Keep your word You We’re counting on you Like you counted on me I’m counting on you Counting on you We’re counting on you You’d better take heed You’d better come through Promises, promises Keep your word You want a second chance But you’re on your third Keep your word Promises, promises Keep your word Honour yourself and Everything we’ve learned Keep your word You We’re counting on you Like you counted on me I’m counting on you Counting on you We’re counting on you You’d better take heed You’d better come through You We’re counting on you Like you counted on me I’m counting on you Counting on you We’re counting on you You’d better take heed You’d better come through
10.
Where we ought to be 04:20
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Where are we now Are we anywhere near Where we ought to be Where are we now Are we drifting apart You and me Where are we now Are we anywhere near Where we ought to be Feeling your way through another mad Situation You’ve got a question Of where we ought to be Should we be here at all Or should we follow the exit signs I think you should know there are times When I’m filled with doubt Centred about Where we ought to be Should we follow the formula Or simply resign Where are we now Are we anywhere near Where we ought to be Where are we now Are we drifting apart You and me Where are we now Are we anywhere near Where we ought to be Where are we now Are we anywhere near Where we ought to be Where are we now Are we drifting apart You and me Where are we now Are we anywhere near Where we ought to be
11.
Time to think 03:54
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Give me time to think About what it means to me And for now you can Take your leave I’ve set you free You can leave it with me I need time to think About what it means to me Did you initiate it Or did he I’ll set you free If that’s what you want to be I could give a million reasons why we didn’t stay Give a million reasons why it played out this way A million reasons why I couldn’t take any more Another million reasons why my heart is sore I’ve had time to think About what it means to me To tell the truth I still don’t know How to feel I still don’t know what is real That’s why I say Goodbye
12.
So simple 05:18
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So simple, yet so effective An unconditioned set of views Don’t be maudlin nor reflective It’s not by accident: you choose You choose to be this way, I swear it This is what I have been taught By those whose men seek to impair it A fight we never should have fought It’s so simple, yet so effective Isolation is the key Without a friend, we are selective And education is the enemy You could be the only one, I swear it This is what you have been taught It’s not true, but if the shoe fits, wear it Then the fight never will be fought

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released March 5, 2021

All tracks written, produced and performed by Daniel Bailey-Graham.
Art and design by Daniel Bailey-Graham, Peter Nugent and Derrick Ryder.

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LorD and Master Hastings, UK

Child of the 80s. Big into synths, keys, chords and melodies.
British sensibilities, danceable beats and a sprinkling of wit.

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