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Nine Lives To Waste
03:43
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Nine Lives to Waste
Ten thousand times I walked the line
From the edge of misery
No end in sight, just compromise
The answer’s still a mystery
Wherever I go, no matter how far
You’re there to twist my course
Some call you Fate or synchronicity
The Weaver of Time
I’ll say I’m ready
When I call you by your name
On through the thick and thin
I’ll plow my way back
I’ll say I’m through
When the Sun is cold as ice
You’ll never have your way
I’ve nine lives to waste
A pointless run to throw it all away
Down by the riverside
I’ll beat the odds and even the scores
I’ll rise and soar the skies
One more chance to see it through
One more run to the Holy heights
Sing for the world to shiver
And dance to shatter the ground
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All We Are
04:42
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All We Are
Once they came for the outcasts
For the ones that were lost and grim
There was a feeling of hysteria
People felt so unsure
Then for the first time I knew
Deeds of evil hide in plain sight
And I feel my turn is drawing near
Will you stand by my side?
Wake up, it’s time
Let them know you cannot be tamed
For every inch of your dreams cut out of your soul
A thousand are reborn
All we are
From the cradle to the grave
All we’ll ever gonna be
It’s a gift we cannot waste
All we are
Since our Mother brought us to this land
We are free in our soul; our mind is our own
Until the day we die
Then they came for my Father
He was the one that didn’t back down
They took him out to no man’s land
And silence never been so loud
I know it now, clear as the sky
My time is long overdue
Will you see me and give me your hand?
To be by my side in the end
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Rise Above The Storm
04:16
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Rise Above The Storm
I don’t wanna have to look at you
Through the lens of a camera
I don´t really enjoy to hear
Your voice through a speaker phone
I’m sick and tired of scrolling
Through all the channels on TV
Feeling empty every single day
A hollow shell without a soul
When we’ve lost all our hopes and dreams?
When we’ve sold away our deepest desires?
Walk away, please just open your eyes
And rise above the storm
Do you ever raise your eyes?
Do you ever look at the sky?
All your life is passing by
And all the world is left behind
When we’ve lost all our hopes and dreams?
When we’ve sold away our deepest desires?
Walk away, please just open your eyes
Don’t be dead and so empty inside
And rise above the storm
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4. |
Revolution Blues
04:16
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Revolution Blues
Pray for the morning light
To lift up my soul
Crave for the long walk
That leads back home
Still my restless heart
That burns in my chest
Bend the space and time
And put me to rest
Blame it on me
I’ll take it all
I cry to the seven skies
You’ll never silence my voice
I’ll die before you bend my will
No one will take it away
Down this avenue
Of pain and deceit
I will vindicate
And vanquish my foes
Lies and iniquity
Don’t hurt me no more
I’m tied to my resolve
Like never before
Look in my eyes
I have nothing to fear
My pleading is over
Open the gates
I’m here to let light shine through
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I'll Go All The Way
03:40
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I’ll Go All The Way
I saw you in the dark
Afraid and lonely
With tears in your eyes
With no salvation
No one to give you closure
No one to hear your cries
So deep the loneliness
When the soul dies
You’re down and out now
With nothing left to fight for
Your skin is bare to the bone
Naked for all to see
When it seems there’s no way out
I’ll go all the way
Just to give you my hand
I’ll pass through the fire
To make our final stand
To be by your side
Through the barren wasteland
I’ll go all the way
There was a time when all you want was to be free
To be a beacon of autonomy and liberty
Treading the road and walking down the way
Living those days as if they were our last
We can have it all back…
Just hear the sound of my voice
Let it wash from your heart all your sorrows
The sun will rise once more
CHORUS
I’ll go all the way
Just to give you my hand
I’ll pass through the fire
To make my final stand
All our lives, all our dreams
All the things worth fighting for
You can believe 2x
I’ll go all the way
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City Of Lights
05:50
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City Of Lights
Walking down that boulevard
Heading straight to the river shore
Streams of memories flow entwined
With the waters of beloved Seine
The Bateaux Mouche passing by
Brings back tales of a time long gone
My own reflection on the river bed
Greets me back home once again
City of Lights, shine on me now
Let me be yours for a single day
City of Lights, listen to my vow
I’m so vagrant here as I am away
Left my heart in Saint-Lazare
And travelled to the setting sun
A land I felt as mine
But a stranger, I am to this day
I feel afraid and alone
My home is not here or anywhere
I’m always an uninvited guest
A misfit, an immigrant, I feel oppressed
City of Lights, make me reveal
For once let me be your lover and child
City of Lights, hear my appeal
For as long as I live, I’m forever exiled
Dark night, ravens in flight
Long days, barren and grey
Street lights, one hundred fights
The path to redemption is still out of sight
But I still try, hard as I might
To unveil myself as true light
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Battle Horse
04:25
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Battle Horse
Never tired, never scared to walk the line
Never stiff, never want to look back
Never ending, never mind
I’m heading for the sun
Contradiction, overthink and overload
Realizing I will never break free
But I’ll never stray away
I’m ready for the fray
Step down
I’m here to set the record straight
Right now
I’ll never be afraid again
This time I’ll be the one who says
What is in or what is out, I don’t care anyway
I steer the wheel, I set the course
I’ll ride through life like a battle horse
All the stones along the road
All the fences and pits to trip me off
I waver but I never fall
I carry on with a grin on my face
Sick of all your schemes and hypocrisy
Your devious ways make me wanna spew
You’ll never have my trust
I’m standing on my own
Chorus
I hear the bells of Jericho
Playing their mourning song
I’m through the walls and out the gates
My way can’t go wrong
This time I’ll be the one who says
What is in or what is out, I don’t care anyway
I steer the wheel, I set the pace
I’m not afraid to fall from grace
Chorus
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8. |
Back In The Bayou
05:22
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Back In The Bayou
Cold rain running down the edge of the roof tiles to the ground
No soul in sight, no motion, from the night comes not a sound
I’m lonely and I’m broken by the phantoms in my mind
I feel guilty for the chances that I had and left behind
Cold rain running down my face
Drowning away my fantasies
Bitter wind cutting through my bones
I’m all alone, bursting at the seams
I’m back in the hole
I got to get away
Black veils spread through the night with no hint of falling back
The howling of the wolves is the voice of my regret
All the shots I missed, from afar or by a hair
All coming back to haunt me and spear me like a bayonet
No tears running down my face
I’m drained and bare of sorrow and fear
The sky above is heavy and grim
But I’ll succeed, I’m still alive
I’m back in the hole
From where I clawed myself
I’m slipping in the sludge
I got to get away
Even the darkest night gives way to a shining morning
From the mud of the flood new seeds shall sprout
Cold rain waters my resolve
And the wind will blow my sails away
This time I won’t be tangled
I’ll soar the skies like a bird of prey
I’m out of the hole
Never to be back again
I’m free of the sludge
Unburden and clear
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9. |
So Good
04:30
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So Good
Maybe our life is just a thread
In the pattern of existence
Woven and entwined together
With so many others we ignore
Do we choose where we linger
Or we move to another end
Does it matter what we say
Or it’s better silent and still
You set your goals and make your plans
Is the rudder set to where you think?
Will the wind and tide take you there?
Are you really the wheelman?
Will you fail or overcome
Will you thrive or fade away
Be yourself or someone else
Does it matter anyway?
Slowly passing through our life
Is there a reason for it all?
Is it beside oneself?
It was so good to realize
A year will pass or is it a week?
Forever or only a day
A sudden moment or infinity
Flashing through your eyes
Golden gates and silver lines
All will burn and fade away
From the dust of our beliefs
The seed of Fate is born
Slowly passing through our life
Is there a reason for it all?
Is it beside oneself?
It was so good to realize
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10. |
Red Rover (Song Nr.1)
03:50
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Red Rover (Song Nr.1)
Say you remember
The high Summer Sun
Running down the stairs
With purpose and joy
Role playing games
And making up rhymes
Of witches and Queens
Larger than life
And I treasure the days
When we were wild and free
The troubles of life
Were still yet to be
And we’ve rolled with the punches
With a grin and a jest
Making our way
And wishing the best
A call from outside
And you were ready to go
No matter the reason
Or the hour of the day
Together we’ve ruled
Kingdoms and worlds
We’ve fought and we’ve loved
Like heroes and fools
I look for the child inside me
I know I’ll forever need to be
United with life and love
Making dreams come true
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The Bateleurs Lisbon, Portugal
The Bateleurs are a Blues/Rock band from Portugal; their debut EP “The Immanent Fire” was released in October 2018. After an extremely successful 10 date tour all over Spain, they're releasing the LP "The Sun In The Tenth House", mastered at Infrasonic Sound, Nashville TN (Rival Sons, Chris Stapleton) by David Gardner. With shows booked in Portugal and Spain, a full European tour is in the works. ... more
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