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1. Achilles Healed

The pain that I thought gone has now returned

Exhausting me with each grinding breath

And so I will drape my body down

And through this gloom await my death

There’s no telling the strength of people

There’s no telling the strength of you

I heal again and rise at dawn

Warrior inside is now concealed

Power contained but not revealed

Surface wounds are not yet healed

The demi-god wins the day again

Named Achilles for strength

For strength to save the world

There’s no telling the strength of people

There’s no telling the strength of you

They heal again and rise with me

They heal again and rise with me at dawn

No weakness

Do we want you? Yes, we want you.

Do we need you? Yes, we do.

No weakness

2. Moment of Understanding

All you cynics and all you critics

You don’t know what you’re doing is wrong

The dark dominion of your opinion

Eats away at the fairy-tale

Imagination and fascination

What good is a world without dreams like these?

It’s in the borders, around the corners

It’s everywhere that you’ve ever been

Let it amaze you and don’t let it phase you

You have to believe what you cannot see

And in that moment of understanding

Open your eyes and come to me

There is a planet of earth and ocean

Circling ‘round a radiant sun

And slowly fading and always changing

Spiralling out until they make one

Above the twilight, behind the starlight

There is a place that you know all about

But through endeavour, success and failure

You can figure and find it out

Let it amaze you and don’t let it phase you

You have to believe what you cannot see

And in that moment of understanding

Open your mind and come to me

We don’t care where you were born

We’re all the same, we all belong

Everyone should fantasise

Everyone should realise

What they want, what they need

What they must have to succeed

In this life

3. Unsubscribed

They say they don’t sell

The signs show, we can tell

We won’t be fooled by their tricks

Or the clever words written in their scripts

And every one comes along to lead you down that road

And every one, they don’t belong, they lead you down that road

And every one, their will be done, will lead you down that road

Damn every one, to kingdom come, that leads you down that road

How do they dare?

Tormenting us with no care

We will defend

They’ll all burn in the end

Then someone else comes along and leads you down that road

And someone else comes along to lead you down that road

They – tormenting, We – resenting

They – insisting, We – resisting

I – I’m not listening

Leave me alone

They – with papers, We – escaping

They – duplicating, We – suffocating

I – I’m not listening

Leave me alone

4. Pity the Mind

Hide away, you can hide away

But you can’t hide away forever

Pity the heart between my ribs for being defeated

Pity the blood run in my veins for being depleted

Pity the cage around my soul when it’s completed

Pity me

Hide away, you can hide away

But you can’t hide away forever

Pity the mind in my head for it feels cheated

Pity the image in my eye when it’s deleted

Pity my thoughts should they ever be repeated

Pity me

Hide away, you can hide away

But you can’t hide away forever

5. The Colour of Life

When I first saw how the lights go around

And I realised that no one had ever shown me

The colour of life, the deep and the bright

The ultra, the infra, the fluorescent white

But I hide away to keep my face in the dark

I hate to see blood – the red is too vivid

Reminds me I’m weak and makes me feel hollow

A scarlet so strong, I suffer the image

And the blood rushes out of my face

So I am alive and with all this time

I know I’m alive and with so much time

But I hide away to keep in the shadows

I hide away, away from the colour of life

I know I’m alone, it’s not all that bad

My thoughts are my own, they’re all that I have

And the sensitive patches surrounding my eyes

Are much too evolved and share my surprise

So I hide away and take cover from sunlight

I hide away in the grim, gloomy darkness

I hide away, but I’m still not happy

I hide away, and keep my face in the dark

Now pull off the covers, get out in the daylight

Sun on my face – can’t keep my eyes open

Contrast and clash in this natural beauty

Why did I not warm to this?

How could I not warm to this?

How could I miss it?

Now I feel alive after all this time

Yes, I am alive after all this time

I won’t hide away now I’ve seen all this colour

I won’t hide away again

And I hate how the colour must fade

I hate how the colour must fade

I hate how the green turns to grey

And I hate how the colour must fade

I hate how the colour must fade

6. Surprises in the Silence

Surprises in the silence of the night

Surprises in the night

Surprises in disguise and out of sight

Surprises in disguise

When your head is in your hands

Because no one understands

When your back’s against the wall

And there’s no one you can call

When you’re taking your last breath

And you’re one step short of death

You can count on me

I’ll come running when you call

You can count on me

Surprises in the silence of the night

Surprises in the night

Surprises in disguise and out of sight

Surprises in disguise

When your sun has lost its spark

And your moon is always dark

When you feel the chill of night

And the frost begins to bite

When you’re weak and tired and ache

And when you’re about to break

You can count on me

I’ll come running when you call

You can count on me

When you’re falling and you’re calling

I’m running, I’m coming

When you feel the planet’s pull

And your head feels thick and full

When your orbit’s out of line

And your beat is out of time

When your satellites are lost

And your universe is dust

You can count on me

I’ll come running when you call

You can count on me

I’ll come running when you call

You can count on me

8. One Fine Morning

Deep in the night when you can’t sleep

Your hope is lost and all looks bleak

But one fine morning the storms will break

One fine morning we will awake

So, raise your head

And lift your chin

And breathe again

Late in the day when you’re cold and tired

Your spirits are down – energy expired

But one fine morning under clear skies

One fine morning our spirits will rise

So, raise your head

And lift your chin

And breathe again

Now bury your fears and look to the sky

Lift your head up and hold it high

There’s much to be glad and grateful for

Don’t let the despair break down your door

Deep in the night when you can’t sleep

Your hope is lost and all looks bleak

So, raise your head and lift your chin

‘Cause one fine morning we’ll breathe again

9. EnglishNationalHeritageTrust

I need to find out what it is that you think is cheating you

I want to know just why it is nothing’s good enough for you

You claim your heritage but you don’t see the trouble brewing

Well if you can’t trust them, you will tear the world in two

Why do you feel this?

Just too English?

Looks right, feels right

But you light a fire

I know the history, the country, the people as well as you

The land you claim as yours doesn’t even pass to you

There is no mystery to privilege, it doesn’t stop the trouble brewing

And if we can’t settle this, we will tear the world in two

Why do you feel this?

Just too English?

Looks right, feels right

But you light a fire

These fields, this sky, it’s not yours, it’s not mine

These sticks, these stones, this skin, these bones

This air, this sea, it’s not for you, it’s not for me

This world, this sun, it belongs to everyone

10. Your Protector

If I could wrap these arms around you

And take away your pain

Then you might not feel broken

And never cry any more

And if I could, I’d take this from your shoulders

And tolerate the pain

Arrest your aching torment

And share your suffering

You need not feel cautious

I will take the strain

I will keep a light on

Until you come home again

You are all important

Nothing matters more

So, I’ll be your protector

Your shield and your sword

If I could I’d kill these cruel shadows

And chase the hounds away

I’d slay the savage demons

And I will save the day

And if I could I’d make us both immortal

And take away your fear

Then we could live forever

And never die any more

You need not feel cautious

I will take the strain

I will keep a light on

Until you come home again

You are all important

Nothing matters more

So, I’ll be your protector

Your shield and your sword

If I could wrap these arms around you

And take away your pain

They you might not feel broken

And never cry any more