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1. |
The Deil's Awa
00:50
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2. |
The Deil
05:27
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V1
Fierce the eyes that know it all
Just don't release the beast inside
Contain your charm and let it build
Negotiate your pride
V2
A bit this, a lot of that
A chunk of everything in sight
You make a deal on what you have
You feel the need to fight
V3
You come to me with all you have
I check you out, just to see
Why you makin' me look so bad?
Why I can't shake this decease?
Chorus
That don't mean my life ain't filled with joy
But it crossed my mind, yeh it crossed my mind
V4
I like to gamble, cheat and abuse
But maybe thats just me
[Robert Allan lyrics form Life's a Faught bellow]
And wisdom's sell' wi' aw its rules
Will often find it sae
V5
The honest heart keeps aye aboon,
Whate'er the world may say,
And laughs and turns it's shafts to scorn,
That others would dismay.
Chorus
That don't mean my life ain't filled with joy
But it crossed my mind, yeh it crossed my mind
Your body's telling me otherwise x 3
V6
It gi'es a charm to ilka thing,
And mak's it look fu' braw
The spendthrift and the miser herd,
It soors aboon them aw.
But there's a thing among the lave,
To keep the heart in tune,
And but for that weary spleen
Would plague us late and soon;
A bonnie lass, a canty wife,
For sick is natures law,
Without that charmer all our lives
There's scarce a charm ava.
Translation:
faught=struggle
braw=beautiful
aye=always
aboon=above
gi'es = gives
ilka=every
mak's = makes
aw = all
lave=rest, remainder
bonnie = pretty
canty=cheerful, pleasant
ava=at all
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3. |
Don't Follow Me
04:24
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Tag
I'm leaving you tomorrow,
And i don't have a lot to say
Forget most of my reasons now,
Dut they differ from day to day.
V1
The wind it stops to breathe
The rain hopes to see
(The) sun it makes no sound
Just shines on whats gona be
Chorus
And i think of you
To be misconstrued
I'm begin you
Don't follow me, don't follow me
V2
(And) The wind is breathing
Across and trough the wilderness,
Its stops the sun from seeing
And the hopes of me and you have jus left
V3
So i head on my own way
Staggering like some lost stray
Pleading for mercy
While romanticising yesterday
Chorus
And i think of you
To be misconstrued
I'm begin you
Don't follow me,
Don't follow me, don't follow me
//Jamie McCredie SOLO//
Tag
I'm leaving you tomorrow,
And i don't have a lot to say
Forget most of my reasons now,
But they differ from day to day.
Chorus
So this is hows its gona be
Do what you do, jus not with me,
I'm begin you don't follow me, don't follow me,
Don't follow me, don't follow me
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4. |
Beyond The City
05:25
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V1
You view the world, in silence with your minds eye
Its your concern, how we all will be from now
Like the bird, that lands upon the lonesome tree
You haven't heard, the past they hold of you and me
V2
I've dreamt the dream, and thought of what it all could be
But its not for me, although i have embraced the autumn leaf
Chorus
Your so small you could, fly away
Reach another land, watch the hill foots play
Climb aboard, in hope of an island
You may feel, the breeze upon your face
V3
Feel the burn, of a warming fire
You mustn't learn, of why this fire burns so bright
Your safe assured, that you can lead you infant mind
Across the bay, as the waves surround your side
Chorus
Your so small you could, fly away
Reach another land, watch the hill foots play
Climb aboard, in hope of an island
You may feel, the breeze upon your face
//Jamie Mcredie SOLO//
BRIDGE
We're gona live
Beyond the City
V4
I view the world, in silence with my minds eye
Its my concern, how we all will be from now
I've seen the bird, that lands upon the broken tree
Who hasn't heard, what the future holds for me
Double Chorus
Your so small you could, fly away
Reach another land, watch the hill foots play
Climb aboard, in hope of an island
You may feel, the breeze upon your face
Your so small you could, fly away
Reach another land, watch the hill foots play
Climb aboard, in hope of an island
You may feel, the breeze upon your face
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5. |
Across The River
06:12
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V1
This party seem so lonely,
Everyone is talking away,
My thought's are just so distant,
I can't think what to say,
My eyes they keep on wandering,
Searching for that old friend
I guess I'll keep on searching,
And meanwhile just pretend.
V2
I see this face so gently,
Eventually it leaves the room,
I'm guessing' she doesn't connect me,
With her sweet life to soon.
I take charge of my own life,
And be places I want to be,
I take some people with me,
But i'm no sure if they want to leave.
Chorus
Welcome eyes,
I see them glide across the river now,
I open mine,
To define a place where we should flee,
Can be alright,
Someday
//Jamie McCredie SOLO//
Chorus
Welcome eyes,
I see them glide across the river now,
I open mine,
To define a place where we should flee,
Can be alright,
Someday
V3
//Jamie McCredie SOLO//
Suppose wherever you may place me,
I'm sure that I'd be fine,
It might not last forever,
(But) As long as the sun on leith still shines
Double Chorus
Welcome eyes,
I see them glide across the river now,
I open mine,
To define a place where we should flee,
Can be alright,
Someday
Welcome eyes,
I see them glide across the river now,
I open mine,
To define a place where we should flee,
Can be alright,
Someday
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6. |
Ode To The Leven
04:04
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[Lyrics: 'Ode to the Leven Water' by Tobias Smollett]
On Leven's banks, while free to rome,
And tune the rural pipes to love,
I envied not the happiest swain
That ever trod the Arcadian plain.
Pure stream, in whose transparent wave
My youthful limbs I want to leave
No torrents stain thy limpid source,
No rocks impede thy dimpling course,
That sweetly warbles o'er its bed,
With white round polished pebbles spread;
While, lightly poised, the scaly brood
In myriads cleave thy crystal flood;
Oh to the Leven
Oh to the Leven
(The) Springing trout in speckled pride,
(The) salmon, monarch of the tide;
The ruthless pike, intent on war,
The silver eel, and mottled par.
Devolving from thy parent lake,
A charming maze thy waters make,
By bowers of birch and groves of pine,
And edges flowered with eglantine.
Still on thy banks so gaily green
My numerous herds and flocks be seen:
And lasses chant o'er the pail,
With shepherds piping throughout the dale.
On Leven's banks, while free to rove,
An ancient faith, that knows each cove,
//Tom Adamson SOLO//
And hearts resolved and hands prepared
Where beauties pulse flows, so unimpaired.
Oh to the Leven
Oh to the Leven
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Chorus
It's already winter, and the fire's now embers
Giving, glowing warm wisdom, long past November
To say to no one 'n' just to, to Keep the wood on, is a,
sure sign you need the company
V1
Old sins make long shadows
While new ones make us all repent
A single petal utters poetry
While a rose thorn makes a dent
Chorus
Tag
Everybody,
Everybody, everybody x 4
V2
Do not mistake me, just look
And cast an eye upon the broken ground
See how the water fascinates the dust in turn
Sealing in the knowledge all around, all around
Chorus
Tag
Everybody,
Everybody, everybody x 2
//Jamie McCredie SOLO//
V3
But it's better than nothing, I guess
'Cause reality is never as good as the dream
So jump too high and fall too far
If namasté is too obscene
Chorus x2
Tag
Everybody,
Everybody, everybody x 2
What a man, what a man, what a man,
What a very nice man, what a very nice man,
Just too much Bad Company.
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8. |
Acceptable
04:40
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V1
Something like
Say you are
Something i need
Acceptable
V2
Wondering why
Say it aint so true
How can i
Belive in you
Chorus
You can speak your mind
But, wait and the time will pass
So, Let me know, Let me know
Hold on, hold on, hold on…. so your not last
V3
Pick and choose
Sit around sometime
Stand up and be one
Stepping closer again
// Chorus //
//Jamie McCredie SOLO//
V4
Let us do it together
Follow on as three
Is it news your seeking
Or just how to be
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9. |
As of Late (Natalie)
06:01
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Chorus
Natalie, as of late I've missin' you
I've missin'... you're lips on mine
Natalie, as of late you've been on my mind
You've haunting me, so I might find… That,
V1
You were only, a look in my eye
A flight that I might fly.
To be lonely, to be hopin' you might find
A laugh, between a sigh.
Pre Chorus
So many people around us
Who could take you away
So many people around us
Who knows what they might say
Chorus
Natalie, as of late I've kissin' you
I've missin'... you're lips on mine
Natalie, as of late you've been on my mind
You've haunting me, so I might find
V3
We speak for hours, Then we dance the night away
Toe to toe, i'm leading you astray,
You have shown me, how I might survive,
A life, filled with pride
Pre Chorus
So many people around us
Who dance and sing and sway
So many people around us
Who've come out tonight just to say:
//Will Pound SOLO//
Bridge
As of late, yeh I need you, need you
As of late, yeh I feel you
As of late, yeh I need you, need you
Woh oh, Woh oh.
Double Chorus
Natalie, as of late I've kissin' you
I've kissin'... you're lips on mine
As of late, Natalie you've been on my mind
You've haunting me, so I might find
Natalie, Natalie, I've kissin' you
I've missing... you're lips on mine
As of late, Natalie you've been on my mind
You've haunting me, so I might find
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10. |
Queensberry Rules
07:29
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//Jamie McCredie SOLO//
V1
In 1707, a Gruesome tale arose,
The Day they singed the treaty, b'twix the Thistle and the rose,
Wait a while, and it all becomes so clear,
And save a smile, till the Death draws out a snear.
V2
('Cause) you your self were kept fe grinnin', abused your power for a crime,
So marked his death n kept him hidden, to save a name so refined,
So years passed, and your status grew tall,
'Till that one day, when you left the beast alone.
V3
('Cause) no one cared about this son,
The one who's grave marks him young,
So you left to make the secret sighing', while all the time your bairn was whinin'
You hid his life, from public view,
You locked this child up, what a thing to do… oh
Chorus
How do you measure your time and your space?
With the speed and the motion of the next man's pace?
How do you measure your time and your space?
Are you not conscious of your gatherings and haste?
V4
Creeping softly, Through the house,
Searching through rooms, as if to pounce,
Growing closer, to the kitchen boy alone,
The boy turns round quick, to a blood curdling grown.
V5
Returning to the house, to see the boy,
Spread across the kitchen's fire, spit impaled now just a roast,
To see your son, with nae fear,
A proud grin upon him, a snort & then a sneer.
Double Chorus
//Jamie Mcredie SOLO//
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Chorus
Natalie, as of late I've missin' you
I've missin'... you're lips on mine
Natalie, as of late you've been on my mind
You've haunting me, so I might find… That,
V1
You were only, a look in my eye
A flight that I might fly.
To be lonely, to be hopin' you might find
A laugh, between a sigh.
Pre Chorus
So many people around us
Who could take you away
So many people around us
Who knows what they might say
Chorus
Natalie, as of late I've kissin' you
I've missin'... you're lips on mine
Natalie, as of late you've been on my mind
You've haunting me, so I might find
V3
We speak for hours, Then we dance the night away
Toe to toe, i'm leading you astray,
You have shown me, how I might survive,
A life, filled with pride
Pre Chorus
So many people around us
Who dance and sing and sway
So many people around us
Who've come out tonight just to say:
//Will Pound SOLO//
Bridge
As of late, yeh I need you, need you
As of late, yeh I feel you
As of late, yeh I need you, need you
Woh oh, Woh oh.
Chorus
Natalie, as of late I've kissin' you
I've kissin'... you're lips on mine
As of late, Natalie you've been on my mind
You've haunting me, so I might find
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Tom Adamson Band London, UK
Scottish Musician Tom Adamson is an energetic, multi-instrumental performer not to be missed. Often leading the band from
behind his Drumkit.
Whether it's performing on TV... supporting Sister Sledge and Toploader in London... or regualrly commanding 250+ people onto their feet at his residency gig in Camden... Adamson is making a name for himself not just in London, but throughout the UK.
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